At this moment, everyone understood that it was indeed true that the government had increased the punishment and abolished martial arts in this matter. Many people with irritable personalities have begun to curse.
Shang Zhixian's face turned blue. He didn't want to continue to face this large and angry crowd, so he left in a hurry.
When he crossed the threshold of the hall, he was still trying to argue: "This magistrate's county has always enforced the law impartially and was honest and upright. It is absolutely not true that Wanjia gave money to the prisoners to get heavy sentences." This caused a burst of laughter.
In this era when the imperial court sells officials and plunders people's wealth and anointing, almost everyone knows the saying "three years to clean up the magistrate's office, one hundred thousand snowflakes of silver". No one believes that a magistrate, as the head of a county, can be an "upright and honest" official.
As Wan Zhenshan listened to the noisy laughter and chatter of the guests, his heart became increasingly heavy, panicked and struggling.
He has understood that this wedding will definitely not go ahead. After all, even the "daughter-in-law" has rebelled first, and most of the guests have also believed the other party. At this point, there is no way to overturn the situation.
After today, both his father and son will become the laughing stock, and their image of colluding with the government will be confirmed. At least the Wan family paid to bribe the government to increase Di Yun's punishment. It was an irrefutable fact and had to be accepted.
Even if he forcibly denies it now, when the banquet is over and someone asks the jailer in Jingzhou City, he will surely learn about the situation in the prison.
It doesn't matter if he admits to bribing officials, but he must not let go of the bad reputation of framing his fellow sect members. The daughter-in-law can remarry, but the reputation and family business that have been run for many years cannot be regained. Once someone is despised or even hated by fellow martial artists, the consequences will be much more serious.
However, Wan Zhenshan was worthy of being a well-known figure with long history, rich experience, and the founder of such a huge business. He quickly cheered up and thought of a suitable speech.
I saw this tall old man with gray beard and gray hair, his eyes were wet and he sighed with emotion:
"Hey, all friends in the martial arts world, you should have heard of my fellow junior fellow student of Wan Zhenshan, Qi Changfa, 'Iron Lock Hengjiang'."
"On the same day and a few hours before Di Yun committed the crime, I accidentally discovered that the death of my mentor, 'Iron Bone Mocalyx' Mei Niansheng, was actually related to his junior brother."
"After all, we are brothers in the same discipline, and we have a friendship. I invited him into the study room with me, and I gave him good advice. I didn't want him to do anything difficult. I just hoped that he could kowtow a few times on his master's grave and admit his mistakes to his mentor. It’s over.”
"But what I didn't expect was that after he knew that I found out the truth about that year, he became malicious and attacked me brazenly, almost costing my life. I was seriously injured that day, and my subordinates Disciples, the officials in Jingzhou City, including Master Qi’s niece, can all testify.”
Speaking of this, Wan Zhenshan's voice became a little heavier.
"I was originally unwilling to reveal the secret of the internal strife in our master's sect, but today in order to gain the trust of all my friends, I have no choice but to reveal it."
"After that, my junior apprentice Di Yun almost insulted my concubine and committed a crime. My son Wan Gui was deeply concerned about filial piety, and thought that the master and apprentice had insulted me in turn. It was so abominable that he made the money heavier. Di Yun's crime."
"But I won't let Master Nephew Di stay in prison forever. He will be released when the time comes. In fact, this is closer to using the government to punish his fellow disciples and let him know how to return. I don't want to give up martial arts. Let him continue to have the power to harm people and be an ordinary person in the future."
"Imagine if you all encountered such a thing, would you be broad-minded enough to forgive such a pair of evil masters and disciples? Of course, the methods I used are indeed against the principles of chivalry, and I admit it here today. , and will never do it again in the future.”
"And the so-called frame-up and wrongful accusation of Di Yun is really nonsense and cannot be believed. As for Miss Qi later falling in love with my son Wan Gui for some unknown reason, it was something I didn't expect. But speaking of it, Our Wanjia family concealed the truth, and we are ultimately ashamed of her."
When Wan Zhenshan said this, he paused and deliberately glanced at Wan Gui's handsome face.
The meaning is obviously to imply that Qi Fang's "like" is actually due to Wan Gui's appearance and the Wan family's wealth, labeling her as a heartless woman with bad conduct to reduce the credibility of her words. .
"Miss Qi, I, Wan Zhenshan, am here to apologize to you. To show my sincerity, I will send gifts to Mr. Futai and Mr. Magistrate to intercede, hoping that they will release Di Yun as soon as possible."
"In addition, I will also pay two to three thousand taels of silver. I hope that you brothers and sisters can forgive me for my mistakes by then, and I also hope that this girl will no longer pursue the case."
After finishing his fabricated remarks, Wan Zhenshan solemnly saluted Qi Fang and Zhao Qing, as if he was sincere.
…
Qi Fang was filled with sadness and entanglement, and fell into deep thought.
In the past three years or so, the Wan family's subordinates have not treated me badly. Although she can be regarded as the daughter of an "enemy", she still provides her with the same food, clothing, housing and transportation as a wealthy family. Wan Gui even comes to comfort her every morning and evening.
Without people like them, maybe he would have committed suicide in despair after learning the news that his father had fled and his senior brother had committed a crime.
But Senior Brother was indeed framed by them, how could he just forgive him? How can the suffering he has suffered in the past three years be measured by money? Why would Master Wan think so?
But what should we do if we don’t accept it? Senior Brother Di is still imprisoned in a heavily guarded death row prison. With mediocre martial arts and no power, I am afraid there is no chance to rescue Senior Brother. But Master Wan said that he had a way... Should he accept the apology?
As she thought about it, she looked at Zhao Qing with sorrowful eyes. This girl who suddenly appeared for unknown reasons and allowed her to learn the truth about that year would probably not agree to Master Wan's apology. Then I can't disregard morality and go against her.
I just don’t know if she has the ability or is she willing to help rescue Brother Di? Alas, that is my senior brother's miserable life, and my miserable life too. I myself also distrust and have wronged my senior brother for so long. Even if I risk my life by cutting him to pieces or die in prison, it is still the right thing to do.
As if he could tell what Qi Fang was thinking at this time, Zhao Qing gently patted Qi Fang's shoulder to show comfort and support. Then he looked at Wan Zhenshan and Wan Gui, who had regained their composure, and spoke in a deep voice. road:
"Wan Zhenshan, when you see that the situation is not going well, you change your words and use clever words to get away from the crime. It is also guilty and ridiculous. Wan Gui, 'remember senior brother Di Yundi who was framed and imprisoned by us?', this sentence lasts for an hour How do you want to wash away what you said before?"
It turned out that Wan Gui whispered to Shen Cheng to do something, but Zhao Qing, who had been paying attention to it for a long time, heard it. Now she imitated it and said it again in the same tone as Wan Gui at that time.
"Next, the two witnesses I asked will appear on the stage, so that you can no longer quibble."
Zhao Qing put all his strength into this sentence, and his voice shook the roof and spread throughout the Wanjia Courtyard.
There was only the sound of "stomp", and a purple-faced man with round eyes and beard quickly walked into the hall, with one arm around a handsome young man wearing a silk leather robe and an obvious purple-black pinch mark on his neck, and the other Holding one hand was a middle-aged beggar woman with unkempt hair and a haggard appearance.
This person is none other than Ma Daming. He was previously coerced and controlled by Zhao Qing using a method known as "penetrating force into the fatal point", and he agreed to do two things.
So he followed Zhao Qing's instructions and captured Tao Hong, who participated in the frame-up of Di Yun and was now hiding in the dilapidated ancestral hall of the Wan family, and Shen Cheng, who returned to the Wan family after delivering a wedding cake to Di Yun in prison.
Ma Daming is also considered the first-class expert in the "Wan Sheng Sword" sect. He has more than 20 years of skill with the "Pi Gua Sword". Even against Wan Zhenshan himself, he can block forty or fifty moves. He It was easy to deal with the young disciples that Wan Zhenshan had never taught carefully.
…
Looking at these familiar two people, Wan Zhenshan's heart skipped a beat.
It’s just Tao Hong who is a bit crazy. How could his apprentice Shen Cheng become the other party’s witness?
Could it be that he discovered that he had been hiding his superb swordsmanship, or that he knew the rumors about Liancheng Jue and rebelled against his master like he did back then?
No wonder the other party knew so clearly about the situation that framed Di Yun back then. After all, Shen Cheng had come up with the plan, but he had never thought of it before.
Humph, this Shen Cheng is usually very sharp-tongued, cunning and changeable, and has many evil intentions. He should have been wary of this a long time ago.
Also, the purple-faced man seems to be a master of martial arts that Magistrate Ling has recruited in recent years. Could it be that the Magistrate's Yamen wants to deal with him? It turns out that everything is explained. Only the government has such energy.
Are they interested in my vast wealth, or do they want to find the treasure hidden in the City Linking Art? Could this be the method used by the second junior brother Yan Daping?
Wan Zhenshan was completely panicked. He suppressed the emotion of wanting to drag his son Wan Gui away. He forced out a stiff smile and tried to struggle again, hoping that he had guessed the truth wrong.
