County Magistrate Wei was not stupid either. He discovered that Emperor Wanli was very concerned about the price of salt, so he immediately quietly included himself in the list of credits! In fact, last night he just sat there and watched the scholars busy, and he sat there completely neutral and acted as a witness!
But at this time, he didn’t care much about getting promoted and getting rich! Not only did he include himself in the list of merits, but he also vividly described how the scholars calculated and modified the design drawings last night, describing the things vividly, which made Emperor Wanli feel itchy!
But just when Emperor Wanli was about to inquire in detail, Liu Haojia bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Magistrate Wei can report this kind of matter to Your Majesty alone. Why don't we let that scholar come to the palace?"
Although Emperor Wanli felt a little disappointed when he heard this, he also knew the seriousness of the matter. So he sat up straight and said, "Master Wei, you worked hard last night. Go down and rest first. I will find another time to summon you. In addition, let the three scholars go to the palace."
Not long after, Jin Pu and three others were brought to the main hall. The performance of the three of them was worse than that of Wei County Magistrate! Because County Magistrate Wei was already a member of the officialdom and had seen the scenes of court meetings, he responded appropriately. But this was the first time for the three of them to see such a scene, and each of them was so frightened that their two legs trembled, and they did not dare to raise their heads, which made all those threatening glances useless!
After they finished their salutes cautiously, Emperor Wanli lowered his tone and said, "Okay, you guys, get up and answer." Kanshu La
Emperor Wanli specifically allowed the three of them, who had no official positions, to stand up and answer questions. This was a great privilege! This moment made the three of them burst into tears of gratitude, but they also felt much calmer!
At this time Liu Haojia said: "I am calling you three to the temple today just to ask what happened last night? You three don't have to worry about anything, just tell the truth!"
The three of them, Jin Pu, were all confused at this time. Naturally, they nodded repeatedly after hearing Liu Haojia's words! But at this moment Peng Jianbin jumped out and said loudly: "I am Peng Jianbin, the left servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs! I am here to remind you that you must think carefully about what you want to say before saying it, and do not commit perjury!"
Liu Haojia immediately said: "Master Peng, you are threatening the witness! Do you still understand the rules?"
Emperor Wanli also patted the armrest of the dragon chair and said: "Master Peng, I am about to ask a question now, I don't need you to tell me what to do!"
After speaking, he slowed down his voice and said to Jin Pu and the others in a friendly manner: "You three, please ignore others and just answer truthfully like Wu Ninghou said!"
Just now, Jin Pu and the other three heard that the person who jumped out and spoke loudly to them was actually Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Personnel, and they were naturally frightened out of their wits! At least, with Emperor Wanli's comfort, the three of them can feel more at ease!
In fact, the three of them are still confused now! They were busy until early last night, but they were woken up not long after they fell asleep! Afterwards, they were roughly washed and thrown into the Golden Palace. Now, the three of them are probably shouting in their hearts: "Who am I? Where am I? What am I going to do?"
However, when the three of them heard Emperor Wanli's question, Jin Pu concentrated on saying, "Yes, thank you Your Majesty!"
Emperor Wanli said: "It is said that yesterday evening, a large group of your scholars went to Wu Ninghou to discuss the salt policy. Is this true?"
Jin Pu trembled when he heard this! He was very lucky that Wu Ninghou didn't have an attack yesterday, otherwise he would have been beaten yesterday and would be beaten today! However, he still said: "Your Majesty, this is indeed the case! It was because I was debating the salt policy with my classmates in the Difan Building. I felt that there were some shortcomings in it, so I wanted to ask Wu Ninghou for advice, so So I went to the Hou Mansion!"
Emperor Wanli asked with a straight face, "I heard that you directly intercepted Wu Ninghou's cavalry. Is this true?"
Jin Pu hesitated for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, this is indeed true! But..."
At this time, Emperor Wanli said with a straight face: "As a white-skinned scholar who intercepted the officer's frame, don't you know that this is a big mistake?"
Emperor Wanli's words frightened the three of them and they knelt down again. Jin Pu said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, the common people were temporarily confused and did wrong things. Now they regret it.
I hope your majesty will forgive me! "
Seeing his sincere attitude, Emperor Wanli relaxed his tone and said: "Forget it, get up, I have no intention of pursuing you! Now I just want to know how Wu Ning treated you after you stopped Wu Ning waiting for the carriage? Is there any? Beat and torture you?"
Hearing this, Jin Pu shook his head repeatedly and said: "Wu Ninghou did not beat the grassroots and others, but, just..."
Jiang Lin is young and seems to be like a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers! In addition, after staying in the main hall for a while, his confidence recovered a lot, so when he saw Jin Pu's hesitation, he intervened and said: "I just asked the servant to capture all the grass people and others into the mansion! The servant's hand is too strong , the twisted arm hurts!"
When the officials heard this, they were in an uproar again! Some people laughed, some shook their heads in silence, and some even had earth-colored faces! Some people looked happy, thinking that Jiang Lin might be a breakthrough!
However, although they thought so, they did not take issue with this issue! Because although Liu Haojia sent his servants to drag them into the mansion, considering Liu Haojia's identity, dragging a few scholars into the mansion was really not against the rules! Not to mention it's just a twisted arm that hurts, even if their arm is broken, they still have to suffer! Whoever made them was at fault first!
At this time, Emperor Wanli waved his hands to calm down the ministers, and then asked: "What happened after entering the palace? Did they threaten you or beat you? And why did you and Zhang Zhi calculate the earthwork together? Hurry up and be honest. Recruit it from scratch!"
After Jin Pu and the other three exchanged glances with each other, Wu Jifeng took the lead and said, "Actually, when Wu Ninghou just dragged Cao Min and others into the house, Cao Min and others thought they were going to get a good beating, but things were not like us. Guess it developed like that, but there was a little change! "
Then the three of them slowly told each other what happened last night. Among the three people, Jin Pu was the main one, and Wu Jifeng and Jiang Lin were the assistants. They explained the matter clearly, so this matter started when they stopped Liu Haojia who was returning home last evening, and then they were dragged into the house and started talking. get up!
After everyone was dragged into the house, Liu Haojia led the horse through the door. At this time, Liu Guangyuan had already rushed over after hearing the news. When he saw a group of soldiers detained in the front yard making noisy noises and even crying, he couldn't help but sweat all over his head!
