"Come here, bring Gao Mingxuan to the court!"
As soon as Jingtang Mu slapped the table, two policemen escorted Gao Mingxuan to the court.
"Gao Mingxuan, have you written a confession to Wang Wu? I advise you to tell the truth!"
"As far as the governor is concerned, I have never done this."
Facing Qin Jinzhong's inquiry, Gao Mingxuan acted very calmly and insisted that he had no knowledge of the matter.
After Gao Changfu saw his son's answer, his heart dropped. He was truly his proudest son. Sometimes his head turned very quickly.
"Wang Wu, I will give you another chance. As long as you explain who gave you the confession, I will pardon you!"
When he heard that he was not guilty, Wang Wu's originally blank eyes immediately brightened up.
"My lord, it was Gao Mingxuan, the little bastard, who gave me the confession! Because I was illiterate, it was the bastard who asked someone to read it to me, and then it was engraved in my mind!"
Wang Wu pointed at Wang Mingxuan's nose and shouted one after another. This made Gao Changfu, who was lying on the ground, turn green with anger. If his eldest son was a little Zamao, wouldn't his father be one? Are you an old bastard?
"What? You are still not convinced about your son, are you? There is no doubt that your Gao family is full of bastards from top to bottom! Without exception!"
This person is really weird sometimes. Wang Wu obviously stutters and can't speak clearly at ordinary times, but sometimes he speaks very fluently. Now it seems that there is a layer of radiance attached to Wang Wu. On the body.
"Sir Governor, someone verbally abused me in the lobby. According to Daliang law, I should be slapped with twenty boards!"
Gao Changfu couldn't stand this cowardice. Even if a second-grade official stepped on his head, who was he, a fifth-grade king? How dare you insult your entire family in front of so many people?
"The second opinion is invalid. Daliang values freedom of speech. Although what he says is a bit unpleasant, can't you just cover your ears and not listen? You don't have the ability to handle things, so you rely on others?"
The Qin Jin Center was very happy. Wang Wu's performance just now made him very satisfied, and he even thought so in his heart.
"Sir Governor, I think this matter has come to light. Can it be finalized?"
Shen Anran saw that the matter was coming to an end and it was time to make a judgment.
According to Daliang law, just one charge of subcontracting goods from the imperial court was enough to make Gao Changfu's head move, not to mention his crime of engaging in malpractice for personal gain.
"Come here, take Gao Changfu to the death row and will not be executed! Although Gao Mingxuan's crime is heinous, he will not die. I have decided to send him to the frontier to serve as a corvee for five years!"
After the trial results came out, the crowd immediately cheered. Gao Changfu had been unpopular since he took office. The people in the city had nowhere to redress their grievances. They could only allow powerful people to harm the countryside, but there was nothing they could do.
At present, Gao Changfu has been sentenced to death in court, and his son has been exiled to the frontier for five years. I believe that after this incident, the Gao family will never be able to make a difference.
"Dad, what should we do? My child doesn't want to go to the frontier to do corvee service?"
Gao Mingxuan knew what the frontier was like. Even if he had been working as a corvee for five years, it was still unknown whether he could reach the frontier alive.
"Son, be careful in the next life and don't come up with random ideas. Dad's head is not enough for you!"
Gao Changfu was also desperate. The family was fine in the morning, but by noon they would be separated forever.
"Shen Anran, I won't let you go even if I become a ghost!"
When Gao Changfu was escorted out of the court gate by the police, he couldn't help but turn around and say harsh words. He knew very well that the reason why today's matter developed like this was because of Shen Anran's doing.
"Quit!"
After the governor Qin Jinzhong ordered him to retreat, he walked to Wang Youwei and helped him up.
"Brother Wang, it was my lack of consideration that made you suffer. Please don't blame me?"
Shen Anran on the side finally realized that the relationship between Qin Jinzhong and Wang Youwei was so close that the two of them were considered brothers. This also explains why the goods that can be directly connected have to go through Gao Changfu's hands. All this is really to avoid suspicion.
It is estimated that when Gao Changfu's head fell to the ground, he could not understand why a second-grade governor would take this matter so seriously.
"I was able to escape this disaster this time, and Shen Anran is indispensable! Shen Wenchang saved my life back then, and now his son has saved my life again. It seems that the kindness of the Shen family to me, Wang, will last forever in this life. It’s hard to pay it back.”
Wang Youwei sighed unconsciously. If Shen Anran hadn't taken the initiative to come to the door that day, predicted Gao Changfu's plan in advance, and gave him enough time to investigate the counterattack, he might have been dead at this time.
"Shen Anran, everyone in the city knows that you are an ignorant prodigal, but no one knows that you are meticulous and have the ability to turn the tide. If you hadn't arranged for your servants to find me, the consequences would have been disastrous!"
Qin Jinzhong took one of Shen Anran's hands and always felt that the young man in front of him was a little different. His behavior was different from everyone around him, as if he didn't belong to this world.
"An Ran, can you tell me how you learned about Gao Changfu's plan?"
Wang Youwei wiped the sweat from his forehead and expressed the questions in his heart.
"It's actually very simple. When I went out that day, I saw a horseman pulling herbs who looked very familiar. I had seen him at Gao Changfu's house before, so I guessed that this batch of goods had been packaged by the Gao family."
Shen Anran suspected that Gao Changfu's transfer of medicinal materials was entirely because the transporting horseman exposed his whereabouts.
Because Chang Shennongtang has always delivered goods in person, this is the first time I have encountered this method of letting an enemy be responsible for shipping goods. It is difficult not to let the other party make a fuss about it.
It was after Shen Anran had this conjecture that he found Wang Youwei and told him all his thoughts and plans.
When Shen Anran saw a group of officers and soldiers taking Wang Youwei away, he knew that all his expectations were about to come true.
He quickly found a reliable servant in the mansion and accurately found the governor Qin Jinzhong according to the address he provided. Only then happened a series of reversal of confessions and verdicts.
Truth be told, Shen Anran knew about the relationship between the governor and Shennongtang from the beginning, and his plan might be more perfect.
"I think you are different from the rumors. If you encounter any trouble in the future, you can use this jade pendant to come to me for help. I still like to make friends with capable people."
Although Qin Jinzhong is already a second-rank official, he does not have any official airs and his approachable personality makes people feel very comfortable.
Shen Anran took the jade pendant engraved with the crane pattern handed to him by Qin Jinzhong with both hands and carefully put it into his pocket. He knew how precious this thing was.
Especially in this age before the Internet, it is such a blessing to have a high-ranking official as your backend.
After bidding farewell to Qin Jinzhong, Wang Youwei forcefully dragged Shen Anran to a restaurant. Today he must thank Shen Anran for his help to Shennongtang.
In the private room on the second floor, Wang Youwei and Shen Anran exchanged glasses, and the relationship between the two gradually became familiar.
"My dear nephew, we uncle and nephew didn't have a chance to talk and communicate in the past, so Uncle Wang apologizes to you! I really shouldn't believe the rumors, and really treat you as an uneducated prodigal!"
After three rounds of drinking, Wang Youwei felt a little confused. He had always thought that the Shen family had a prodigal son and that there would be no hope for him in this life.
If Shen Wenchang hadn't saved his life back then, he might have chosen to keep a distance from the Shen Mansion.
After this incident, Wang Youwei completely changed his prejudice against Shen Anran and fell in love with the young man in front of him.
Today, Wang Youwei is very happy. This feeling of surviving the disaster makes people feel comfortable.
As a time traveler, Shen Anran completely drank the turbid wine in the cup as beer with a certain degree of alcohol. The wine in this dynasty was different from the original world and could not reach the level of 53 degrees at all.
The alcohol content of the liquor here is relatively low, usually around ten degrees, and the highest will not exceed twenty degrees. Especially the popular wines in the Central Plains are fermented wines with a maximum alcohol content of no more than 20 degrees, and most of them are rice wines with less than 10 degrees alcohol.
