But it was his godson's screams that made him come back to his senses from the extreme shock.
He felt anxious and shouted loudly at Wu Zhi on the stage:
"Stop the evil thief!"
"In front of today's officials, how dare you, a vicious thief, to commit crimes wantonly?"
"Is it true that there is no king's law in the world?"
But what Tong Guan never expected was that Wu Zhi at this moment, instead of being frightened by his words just now, turned around sharply, and his sharp eyes made him head-to-head.
:
"Master Tong, don't talk to me about national laws in front of me first, because your national laws are simply not applicable to this situation."
"The bet I just had with your dog on the stage, whether it is the content of the bet or the bargaining chips that have been discussed before, not only the colleagues here know about it, but also the official himself knows it very well."
"At this moment, it's your dog who wants to default on his debt after losing this competition. What I did was just use my own way to get my bet back from him."
"What's wrong with doing this?"
"Now, the officials of our Great Song Dynasty are there. If you are still dissatisfied with what I just said, then you might as well ask the officials in person if there is any problem with what I just did."
"If even today's officials say that I, Wu Zhi, am guilty, then I have nothing to say."
"If even today's officials say that I am innocent, then what qualifications do you have to say this in front of me?"
At this moment, Tong Guan was so angry that he almost bit his teeth into pieces.
If there were not so many colleagues present at this moment, if Zhao Ji was not here at this moment...
Presumably, he had already ordered his soldiers to be summoned to cut into pieces the body of Wu Zhi who dared to speak nonsense in front of him.
But now, in a place like this, he would never dare to do that.
Unless, he is crazy!
At this time, Tong Guan could only hope that Zhao Ji, who had always had a good relationship with him, could protect both father and son in this matter.
Otherwise, the father and son would have suffered this dumb loss.
And after Zhao Ji pondered for a long time with a complex expression, the decision he gave was...
"Tong Aiqing, although you are the humerus in the court, I can't be too biased in this matter."
"After all, there is a gamble ahead, and everything must be based on the rules of the gamble."
"And what about Wu Aiqing?"
"Although the intention of his assertion is not wrong, the method used is really too extreme."
"No matter what, the son of a court official cannot be harmed by violence or other means. This is the bottom line issue and it is unshakable."
"If that's the case, then so be it."
"That Tong Chenglin, as the loser of the bet, is now kneeling naked in front of all the officials. So if you want me to watch him run around naked for ten laps, forget it."
"After all, these humiliating punishments are severe enough for him."
"But the compensation of 88,000 taels is absolutely necessary."
"As for Wu Aiqing..."
"The means of beating people are extremely bad, and the words he uses are extremely domineering."
"If you want to see it, I will fine you eighty-eight thousand taels of silver to compensate for the damage to this garden before this."
As soon as Zhao Ji finished speaking, Tong Guan, who was standing far away, impatiently came to Zhao Ji's side.
The expression on his face is full of grievance:
"Guanjia, when that guy just kicked the dog, he didn't know how hard he was."
"The dog has not been able to get up from the stage until now."
"Could it be that this matter is just settled?"
Zhao Ji glanced at Tong Guan helplessly:
"Didn't I just fine Wu Zhi with eighty-eight thousand taels of silver?"
"Such a punishment is not light."
"How about you stop asking Wu Aiqing to pay for your dog's medical expenses?"
Since just now, Wu Zhi, who was standing on the stage, has been paying attention to Zhao Ji's penalty results.
When he heard that after he was fined 88,000 taels, he actually had to give Tong Chenglin some more medical expenses, he felt unhappy.
Even if he is not unhappy at this moment, what can he do?
Is it possible that he still dares to resist the order in public?
Feeling extremely helpless, Wu Zhi had no choice but to pick up the clothes he had just taken off from behind. When he touched his arms, he happened to pull out three pieces of silver.
And these are exactly the money he uses to go to the stall for breakfast every day.
As he pondered slightly in his heart, he casually waved his hand and threw the three pieces of broken silver next to Tong Chenglin, who was squatting on the ground and still secretly rubbing his legs.
"Hey, boy from the Tong family, these silver coins are considered as your medical expenses. You..."
Just as Wu Zhi said this, Tong Chenglin, who was extremely angry, picked up the scattered silver coins thrown in front of him and threw them back towards Wu Zhi.
"Are you feeding the dog?"
"I don't want to ask for your dirty money!"
Wu Zhi smiled contemptuously, then picked up the three pieces of broken silver from the ground and put them in his arms again.
After that, he first glanced at Tong Chenglin, who was still squatting naked and shivering.
Then he turned around and looked at Zhao Ji who was sitting in the audience with a happy face:
"Officials, it's not just the humble minister who is unwilling to carry out your will. I believe you saw the scene just now in the audience. It's because the boy from the Tong family is unwilling to accept the medical expenses I gave him."
"I am very helpless about this."
Zhao Ji laughed, and then waved his hand to Wu Zhi casually.
The meaning is also very obvious, that is, since this matter has passed, then you should not talk about it again.
As for Zhao Ji today, it was really his happiest day in recent years.
Not only did he see many novel gadgets, but he also heard many interesting puzzles.
He even gained a huge sum of nearly two hundred thousand taels.
That's it, I made money with a smile.
How could such a comfortable feeling make his face unhappy?
On the other hand, whether it is Wu Zhi, Tong Guan and his son, or Liang Shicheng and his son, they have all become complete losers.
At most, Liang Shicheng was embarrassed because his godson Liang Xin came on stage and sang the song Shiba Mo.
But what about the father and son Wu Zhi and Tong Guan?
Not only did they each lose 88,000 taels of silver, but their situation on the stage was also quite embarrassing.