Seeing Zhao Hongrun frowning slightly and staring at Yuanling Marquis Feng Shu intently, as if he didn't hear his words, Chu Shuli, the Prime Minister of Daliang Mansion, was stunned and used this to bring Zhao Hongrun back to his senses.
After all, it would be difficult for him to act in favor of Zhao Hongrun in court.
This shocking sound finally brought Zhao Hongrun back to his senses and turned his attention to Chu Shuli again.
Seeing this, Chu Shuli asked seriously: "His Royal Highness King Su, Marquis Yuanling said, Your Highness once threatened him in front of everyone at the banquet in Prince Qing's Mansion, saying that he would send his subordinates under the name of Marquis Yuanling.
Is there such a thing as ruining the business of my shop and ruining Marquis Yuanling's business?"
Zhao Hongrun nodded and said truthfully: "Reporting to Lord Chu, I did say so."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Mou, the Marquis of Huyou, sneered beside him and said, "The matter is already very clear."
Seeing this, Chu Shuli frowned, slapped the wooden door and scolded: "During my interrogation, please don't speak casually. Otherwise, don't blame me for expelling you in the name of disturbing the court."
out!"
After hearing this, Sun Mou, the Marquis of Huyou, looked sad and apologized to Chu Shuli repeatedly.
Seeing this, Chu Shuli turned his attention to Zhao Hongrun again and asked sternly: "On the second day of November, His Highness Prince Su once said this, and at half of the month, Marquis Yuanling's family property in Yuanling County was really attacked.
Harmful, how does His Highness King Su explain this?"
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun smiled and said, "Three of you, my lords, clearly understand that this matter has nothing to do with me."
After hearing this, Uncle Feng, the Marquis of Yuanling, cursed angrily: "Zhao Run, you dare to do it but you don't dare to do it?!"
Zhao Hongrun glanced at Yuanling Hou Feng Shu and said with a smile: "I have always been upright and upright. As long as it is an order from me, even if my subordinates go too far and set fire to your residence, I will still recognize it...
…But this matter has nothing to do with this king.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Wanlong Marquis Zhao Jian asked surreptitiously from the side: "In that case, may I ask His Highness Prince Su how he explained what His Highness Prince Su said in Prince Qing's Mansion that day?"
Chu Shuli frowned and was about to hit the wall and scold Zhao Jian, Marquis of Wanlong, but then he stopped moving his hands, apparently wanting to hear Zhao Hongrun's explanation.
After all, these two things were such a coincidence - it was only half a month ago that King Su said that he would ruin the business of Yuanlinghou and his family in Yuanling County. As a result, half a month later, many of Yuanlinghou's shops in Yuanling County were really
Having been smashed by others, it is really hard to convince people that the two are not related at all.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun took a deep look at Wanlong Hou Zhao Jian, curled his lips and said lightly: "Oh, that sentence, I just said it casually, don't take it seriously..."
Zhao Jian, Marquis of Wanlong, said with a sneer: "Words spoken are like water that is thrown out and cannot be recovered. How can one say "casually" be regarded as a joke?... As far as I know, His Highness Prince Su has always spoken.
It’s something that must be followed, right?”
"..."
Zhao Hongrun shook his head and said calmly: "You must keep your word, which refers to the promise made by this king. That day at Zhao Wu's Mansion, did I promise to destroy Marquis Yuanling's family property?... I
Wang used to say a lot of things, some of which were just to suit the occasion.
You may not be able to take it seriously. Just like when I say that I am the father of your "Wanlong Marquis Zhao Jian", you won't just believe this and kowtow to recognize me as your father, right?... If you just rely on what you said that day
These words are used to accuse me, but I don’t recognize this truth.”
"You..." Wanlong Marquis Zhao Jian's face turned red with anger, and he gritted his teeth and said: "I have heard that His Highness King Su is good at sophistry, and I have learned from him... But in any case, His Highness King Su said those words that day.
There are more than a hundred guests who can testify. Even if His Royal Highness Prince Su denies it today and pretends that what he said that day was just a joke, it will be difficult to convince everyone... Humph, how can such a coincidence happen in the world?!"
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun chuckled and said calmly: "Of course there will be no such coincidence in the world... But who can guarantee that this matter was not a conspiracy by you and others to let the supervisor of Marquis Yuanling steal by himself? The thief shouted
How about being a thief and deliberately damaging my reputation?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Marquis Yuanling's face turned red with anger, he pointed at Zhao Hongrun with trembling body, and cursed in a low voice: "Zhao Run! How dare you, such a bastard..."
"How presumptuous!" Wei Jiao, the chief of Zongwei, shouted sternly from the side: "Marquis Yuanling, please respect yourself!"
At this time, Chu Shuli, the chief minister of Daliang Mansion, also slapped the crowd and shouted to stop the audience. Then, he looked at Zhao Hongrun and hesitated for a moment, then whispered: "Your Highness, Prince Su, there may be something that Your Highness does not know...
We are unable to determine whether it was Marquis Yuanling himself who framed His Highness. However, in this incident, Marquis Yuanling's six-year-old grandson Feng Shun was pushed around in the chaos and accidentally knocked his head on the shop floor.
On the stone steps in front of the door, he is still unconscious..."
"..."
Zhao Hongrun frowned calmly.
To be fair, at the beginning, he was suspicious of Yuanling Hou Feng Shu himself.
Because both parties knew each other that after receiving the support of Zhao Shen, Prince of Chengling, Zhao Tan, Marquis of Anping, and others, he, Zhao Hongrun, would definitely start trying to suppress the Marquis of Yuanling, Uncle Feng, and other big nobles in the country whom he had turned against him.
Under such circumstances, it is not impossible that the Marquis of Yuanling, Uncle Feng, and others used Zhao Hongrun's words in Prince Qing's house as a loophole to destroy his family property, shouting "catch the thief," and deliberately ruining Zhao Hongrun's reputation. This is not impossible.
But having said that, in order to frame Zhao Hongrun, his own grandson, is the price too high?
You know, even if people like Marquis Yuanling succeed in framed Zhao Hongrun, the most they can do is make Zhao Hongrun admit his mistake in public, apologize, and then be punished to a period of confinement in the clan mansion.
If we have to say that Yuanling Hou Feng Shu and others gained any benefit, at most it was that Zhao Hongrun was unable to suppress them in a short period of time, that's all.
In this regard, is the sacrifice made by Yuanling Hou Feng Shu really worth it?
Zhao Hongrun destroyed most of his family property, took advantage of his own grandson, and risked the serious crime of framing the prince to frame him. In exchange, Zhao Hongrun was unable to deal with them for the time being.
"Something's not quite right...it's definitely not quite right."
Zhao Hongrun turned to look at Chengling King Zhao Shen and Anping King Zhao Tan who were also listening, and found that the latter two people also had deep frowns on their brows.
After thinking about it, Zhao Hongrun turned to Yuanling Hou Feng Shu and said: "Yuanling Hou, although I did say those words that day, they were just to intimidate you. I have always done things openly and aboveboard... It is undeniable that I
It is true that I am preparing to deal with you and use you to kill chickens and scare monkeys, but I am using legitimate means. I am not afraid to tell you that I have secretly asked people to collect evidence of various crimes against your Yuanlinghou family, including your annexation of land and lending money.
You pay rent, raise the price of rice, smuggle in coarse salt, and force people to work as tenants. I believe that these kinds of solid evidence of crime are enough for the court to accuse you, and there is no need to use such despicable tactics... Think about it carefully, I
The king is also a man who cherishes his wings, so will he do this at the risk of telling the truth?"
"..."
After hearing this, Uncle Feng, the Marquis of Yuanling, looked at Zhao Hongrun suspiciously, and the anger in his eyes faded a little.
After all, Zhao Hongrun has said it very bluntly - I have collected all kinds of evidence of your crimes. It is too easy to deal with you, Marquis Yuanling. Can I use such dirty tricks?
As the saying goes, he knows his own affairs. Even the charges listed by Zhao Hongrun, Yuanling Marquis Feng Shu believed them to a certain extent.
Let’s not talk about anything else, but just talking about “smuggling coarse salt”, the court has been very strict about this in the past two years.
Of course, although he believed it in his heart, Yuanling Hou Feng Shu would not be so stupid as to acquiesce in these charges, so he immediately said: "His Royal Highness, please don't unjustly accuse good people..."
That's what he said, but the way he called Zhao Hongrun revealed his guilty conscience at the moment.
You must know that just now, he called Zhao Hongrun directly as "Zhao Run", but now, he calls him "His Royal Highness King Su". After understanding this meaning, Daliang Mansion Chief Chu Shuli, and the Ministry of Punishment Shangshu Tang Zheng
And Xu Rong of Dali Temple calmly shook his head slightly and cursed in his heart.
If it weren't for the important case that these three adults are trying this time, which involves King Su Zhao Hongrun, maybe they would have examined Uncle Feng, Marquis of Yuanling - as Zhao Hongrun said, the listed evidence alone would be enough.
Let the court investigate the crime against Uncle Feng, Marquis of Yuanling, and even go so far as to cut off his title of Marquis.
But the top priority was to clear the reputation of King Su Zhao Hongrun as soon as possible, so Chu Shuli and the other three adults pretended not to hear.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun asked Uncle Feng, Marquis of Yuanling: "Marquis Yuanling, why do you think you are a subordinate of this king?"
Uncle Feng, the Marquis of Yuanling, took a deep look at Zhao Hongrun. After hesitating for a long time, he said in a deep voice: "It was the inference of my family minister Feng Guan... When the incident happened that day, he had inquired and learned that His Highness Prince Su
The soldiers under my command once passed through our Yuanling County and returned to Shangshui, so..."
The family order he refers to is the steward of his Yuanlinghou Mansion.
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun frowned and asked, "Where is this person now?"
"In order to testify, I summoned him to Daliang, and he is waiting on the carriage outside the mansion." Uncle Feng, Marquis of Yuanling, replied.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun raised his head and looked at Chu Shuli, the chief minister of Daliang Mansion.
Chu Shuli understood, nodded and said: "It is said that the Marquis of Yuanling's family ordered Feng Guan to enter the hall!"
Not long after, a Yamen servant from Daliang Mansion brought Yuanling Hou's family leader Feng Guan to the hall. He was an old man who was estimated to be about forty or fifty years old. He had a good appearance and did not look like a treacherous person.
Seeing this, Chu Shuli patted the gavel and asked: "Feng Guan, this is Chu Shuli, the Prime Minister of Daliang Mansion. This time, I will jointly hear the case with the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment and the Qingzheng of Dali Temple. You will witness it that day."
After all, tell me, don’t make any false promises."
"Yes." Feng Guan, the leader of Marquis Yuanling's family, nodded with some fear. Then he secretly glanced at Yuanling Marquis Feng's uncle. Seeing the latter nodding, he said, "That day, the little man took the little master to the street and passed by my house.
Shop, meet a group of people
He was arguing with the clerk in the store, so he stepped forward to see what was going on. Unexpectedly, the gangsters had a disagreement with the clerk in the store and smashed the store. There were many people watching at the time. During the push and shove, the young master unfortunately fell down.
Hitting his head on the stone steps..."
Chu Shuli stroked his beard and thought for a moment, then asked: "But do you identify those villains as the soldiers of Shangshui County who passed by Yuanling?"
Feng Guan waved his hands repeatedly and said: "The villain has never said such a thing. I just heard about such a thing, so I mentioned it in the family letter to the prince..."
Before he finished speaking, Tang Zheng, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, who had been closing his eyes to rest his mind, suddenly opened his eyes.
"But why did you mention in your family letter that 'King Su's army passed through Yuanling'?"