Chapter 229 This is the next time!(1/2)
As soon as the magistrate Zhao spoke, his eyes also looked at Song Zhi.
But Wang Feng answered first, holding his waist and glancing at Song Zhi and said:
"I don't need to tell you who I am. Everyone here should know who I, Wang Feng, is."
The magistrate Zhao was too lazy to pay attention to him, but just waited for Song Zhi's answer silently. If Song Zhi really has a background, I will try my best to give him carelessness today. If there is no background...
Although there was no choice, I had to favor this Wang.
Song Zhi did not rush to answer, but looked at Wang Feng and asked, "So who are you?"
Wang Feng was stunned and the entire hall was quiet. Then he felt offended. Someone didn't know the identity of his young master of the Wang family, and didn't he just signed up for the house not long ago?
"I am Wang Feng, the legitimate son of the Wang family of Nanyan Business Company. Do you understand?"
Song Zhi pretended to be enlightened and clapped his hands and said, "Hey, the Wang family? Is it the Wang family? Are you a prince? If not, isn't this Wang family a sorcerer?"
Wang Feng felt a little confused and pointed at Song Zhi in disbelief and said, "You, you..."
"Sir, since Wang Feng is by his side, he is a grass-roots person, as he said just now, he should kneel down to you. I don't know if I understand it."
County Magistrate Zhao coughed lightly and did not respond to Song Zhi's question, but gave the Lord Bo a look.
The Lord Bo immediately understood and said, "Prince Wang and Prince, please report your origin first, and the county magistrate will make a decision."
Song Zhi snorted coldly. As expected, the Wang family didn't know what origins it was, but they did have such privileges.
Song Zhi thought for a moment, and it would be better to take out a jade sign from his body and lift it up:
"I am Song Zhi, the Minister of Rites, and one of the top ten heroes enthroned last year. I don't know if I need to kneel down to the county magistrate."
A servant immediately stepped forward and handed Song Zhi's jade plaque to Zhao County Magistrate on the main seat. Zhao County Magistrate just touched it with his hand and concluded that it was a real official plaque.
Top Ten Masters?
That's amazing. Once a few years, there were only ten people in the world. No wonder they came from the capital. If you say you could be a hero without a backstage, you would not believe that Zhao County Magistrate Zhao would not believe that the woman who couldn't see her face clearly had a deep origin.
"Hurry up, I'm just making a big fence. Why don't you bring a bench for Lord Song?" Zhao County Magistrate hurriedly stood up and signaled the yamen runner to bring a bench for Song Zhi, but Song Zhi raised his hand to stop him.
"Just stand down, but since Wang Feng asked if he kneels, is there any reason to kneel down?"
Wang Feng's expression changed. He couldn't understand what the top ten heroes were, but he saw the reaction of County Magistrate Zhao, and he was immediately unable to grasp it.
County Magistrate Zhao also looked embarrassed and looked at Song Zhi with an inquiring look. But what he got was Song Zhi's cold eyes, so he had to shake his head and said:
"Wang Feng, the Caomin, still not kneel down to listen to the hall!"
Wang Feng clenched his fists, but finally knelt down reluctantly. Before the ceremony was opened, he knelt down before his death. It was a great humiliation for him.
County Magistrate Zhao then continued to speak:
"I wonder if there is any misunderstanding between you two?"
Song Zhi frowned, what is a misunderstanding?
"Mr. County Magistrate, this person..."
Song Zhi explained the process of seeing Wang Feng committing the murder today. County Magistrate Zhao nodded frequently when he heard it, but in fact he was thinking about how to close the case in a hurry.
"Take Li Xiulan and his brothers to the church!"
When the magistrate saw the county magistrate slapped the table, he immediately said loudly. Soon, Li Xiulan and his brother were taken to the hall. After the county magistrate's majestic inquiry, he explained the truth tremblingly.
"Wang Feng, what Li Jie just said is the truth?"
The county magistrate turned to look at Wang Feng. After exchanging a look, Wang Feng stood up and said:
"I'm wronged! Li Jie knew this whole Jiangnan Road. He was just a fool. How could he believe what he said?"
"Yes, I asked him to help me get the White Dragon Class's money, but no matter how I say it is, the Young Master of the Wang family, can I only give him one or two silver?"
"Everyone's comments, this matter is really endless. I obviously gave him twenty taels of silver that day. All the friends around me can testify to me!"
After Wang Fenggang finished speaking, Ajie suddenly said with his neck thick:
"Let's go, fart!"
Seeing Ajie scolding him, Wang Feng smiled and looked at Zhao County Magistrate:
"Sir, as for why I beat him in the street, one is because the brother and brother are shameless and don't pay back the money, and the other is because this kid's mouth is too poisonous and he still wants to scold me at this time. If anyone is scolded by a fool, he will not be able to help but take action, right?"
Song Zhi was immediately full of questions. As the saying goes, a tree will die without bark. People are shameless and invincible. Wang Feng can really turn right and wrong.
But the magistrate Zhao nodded and pondered:
"This Li Jie is incomplete and impulsive, and what Wang Feng said makes some sense."
Song Zhi suddenly laughed angry and asked, "Sir, this Ajie is not completely mentally, but it also shows that he is simple and has too many things to do. Just a little investigation can reveal how much money he has used from beginning to end. I'm afraid it's Wang Fengcai who speaks, right?"
County Magistrate Zhao leaned back and looked at each other with the Lord Bo, both of which could see the helplessness in the eyes of the other person.
As both officials, why bother to make things difficult?
The Ministry of Rites is a fifth-rank official, while the county magistrate is a fifth-rank official, and strictly speaking, he has a higher rank than Song Zhi.
Although the official in Beijing is half a rank, the strong dragon does not defeat the local snake. Why don’t you give me face in my territory? For an old man like Zhao County Magistrate, I don’t understand it.
The court iteration took only a few years, and it was not a secret since the court meeting that day, and officials in the whole world knew about it.
The emperor in Jiangnan was far away. Zhao Chao was just a scholar who married into the family back then. Later, he was helped by his wife's family and got to this position. However, if he wanted to sit firmly, he had to deal with the local nobles in Jiangnan.
Especially in recent years, if you don’t want to be replaced by the new emperor’s political reform, you must get the support of these families in order to continue to “maintain stability” and keep your official hat.
So compared to Song Zhi, a foreign member of the Ministry of Rites who was unknown, he was more afraid of offending the Wang family behind Wang Feng. After all, the Wang family focuses on face and has strong energy. He is one of the salt giants that dominate the entire Dayuan.
"Well, what Lord Song said makes sense, then that's it... Captain Tian!"
Seeing Captain Tian run out, County Magistrate Zhao threw a bamboo stick and said lightly: "Let's check what Li Jie has spent recently, where he has used it. How many taels of silver did he spend to find out."
Then he looked at Song Zhi and said with a smile:
"Mr. Song, it will take some time to investigate the silver road. Don't worry, this matter is the only one. I will deal with it fairly."
Seeing Captain Tian picking up a bamboo stick and running out with a few yamen runners, and Wang Feng’s faint smile on his lips, Song Zhicai didn’t believe the lies of Zhao County Magistrate. Who can tell what tricks he did in the investigation?
"Sir, do you think you are a fool? If you want to investigate, take my official to investigate. Don't let someone get mixed up with muddy waters."
Seeing Song Zhi persisting so much, County Magistrate Zhao lost his leisure, put away his smile and made a cold face, and asked:
"Does Lord Song not trust me? These trivial matters in Jiangnan every month, and I have my own way, so Lord Song doesn't need to worry about it."
After saying that, County Magistrate Zhao didn't wait for Song Zhi to speak again, then slapped the gavel and said aloud:
"The evidence will take some time to restore the case of Wang Feng's murder in the street, verify the remarks of both parties, temporarily suspend the court, and retrial in the future!"
Song Zhi bit his lower lip, and a fire surged in his heart. Is this the yamen who decided the case in this way? He closed the case in ambiguously and hurriedly. Wang Feng would not retaliate against Li Xiulan and his brothers in the future. He may have been scolded before he could be promoted to the church next time.
Just as the magistrate Zhao was about to leave, Wang Feng, who had been silent, suddenly spoke and shouted:
"Sir, have you forgotten one thing?"
County Magistrate Zhao paused and almost prepared to curse. He held back his anger and asked, "What's the matter?"
Wang Feng pointed to his blood-stained face and smiled: "This official from the capital, he beat me like this regardless of right or wrong. My Wang Feng is wronged. Where can I put my Wang family face in the future?"
His last sentence was a little heavier, which made the Magistrate Zhao breathe a sigh of relief.
At this moment, County Magistrate Zhao really wanted to ask a few officers to beat the winkless Wang boy into eight petals, but he still frowned:
"What do you want?"
Wang Feng smiled, slowly stood up from the ground, stretched out his five fingers and said:
"I am different from Li Jie. I think the doctor has to spend money. If you want to take care of such a wound, you have to take care of it... That's right, Lord Song only needs to give me fifty taels of silver, and I just think nothing happened."
County Magistrate Zhao was stunned and thought that fifty taels of silver were not a big deal, but in order to give Song Zhi a "face", he sighed:
"It takes fifty taels of silver for any disease, but this injury was indeed caused by Lord Song. According to my official opinion, each step will take a step back and Lord Song can give him half of it."
Song Zhi didn't expect that he would be defeated, so he lowered his hat a little, thinking that twenty-five taels of silver...
I touched my wallet, and it seemed that I really didn't...
Wait, I won’t give it to you, what’s the reason?
Seeing that Song Zhi was not talking for a long time, Wang Feng seemed to have guessed something and teased: "No, Lord Song can't even take out these silver, right?"
Just as Song Zhi was thinking about how to retaliate, there was a sudden riot in the crowd.
Then, Captain Tian and the yamen runners who had been ordered to go out were driven back, to be precise, they were kicked back and rolled into the hall.
Then, a tall figure walked out of the crowd and stepped into the hall with dragons and tigers. After standing still, everyone rushed to look at it.
Song Zhi also looked over and took a step back.
“This is this…”
Zhu Wushi, who was wearing a black shirt and a black knife, golden eyes and long hair, was looking around the hall with cold eyes.
"Who is coming!"
Although Zhao County Magistrate was shocked by this man's momentum, he was too lawless to attack his yamen runners in public. He was not afraid of the imperial court's supervision?
Zhu Wushi just glanced at him, then slowly pulled out the knife...
To be continued...