Before dawn, Zhang Fu drove Zhang San to the palace in a carriage, accompanied by four guards. Although Zhang San was not afraid of the Zheng family, he was also worried about the evil behind them, so he had to be prepared.
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Fang Xuanling also learned about what happened in Qujiang Tower last night, and sent someone to Qujiang Tower to find out more about it. After hearing what happened, Fang Xuanling didn't worry too much, but she thought about the relationship between Zheng Xuan and the Supreme Emperor.
Close, I always feel a little uneasy.
Zhang San followed a group of officials into the palace gate and felt the strange looks coming from left and right. He felt helpless in his heart. It seemed that the whole of Chang'an now knew that he had deposed Zheng Shide.
Arriving at the main hall, under the inspection of the imperial censor, all civil and military officials took their respective positions.
Now many of the big men in the military have gone to the border, so the military generals seem a little deserted. Qin Qiong did not lead the army on the expedition due to physical reasons, and today's court meeting has also arrived.
After Li Shimin sat on the dragon chair, and after all the officials saluted and greeted him, Xu Huang shouted in a feminine voice: "If you have the foundation to start playing, you will have to retreat without the foundation."
In the past, I rarely said this, but today it was Li Shimin who arranged it this way. As for the meaning, I have to understand it.
Zheng Xuan also came to the morning court today and stood in front of Fang Xuanling, neither happy nor sad.
Cui Dian was behind Fang Xuanling, with his head lowered and did not speak.
Li Shimin looked at the officials below with a smile, his eyes drifting from Zhang San from time to time.
"Your Majesty, the border officers and soldiers are fighting for the country, but there is currently a shortage of salt. Please ask your majesty to raise salt for the border officers and soldiers." Qin Qiong was the first to go out and ask.
Zhang San was stunned after hearing this. Didn't he already tell Li Tai the method of extracting salt? Didn't Li Shimin know?
Or maybe Li Shimin concealed the news.
"I already have a countermeasure for Duke Hu's matter, and I will definitely not let the border officers lack salt." Li Shimin said with a smile.
Qin Qiong didn't know what countermeasures Li Shimin had. Are those aristocratic families willing to give out salt?
Although he had doubts in his heart, Qin Qiong believed that Li Shimin would not be targeted, so he returned to the queue.
When Zheng Xuan heard this, he felt a little upset for some reason, "Did some company betray the contract and secretly provide salt to the emperor?"
"Your Majesty, I have written a memorial." At this time, an orator stood up and said.
"What's the matter?" Li Shimin snorted in his heart. The censor who stood up was obviously from the Zheng family.
"I impeach Zhang County Bo to injure others with a weapon in public, and brutally shoot and wound Zheng Shide, the second son of the Zheng family. The impact is extremely bad. I ask the emperor to severely punish the murderer."
When Zhang San heard that someone finally stood up to provoke yesterday's incident, he couldn't help snoring in his heart, "There are so many scoundrels in the Zheng family!"
Li Shimin heard this and said to Zhang San: "Uncle Zhang, what explanation do you have for this matter?"
Zheng Xuan was very angry when he heard Li Shimin's question. Obviously Li Shimin was looking towards Zhang San.
"For your information, Your Majesty, I did not harm anyone at Qujiang Tower yesterday."
Hearing this, the censor immediately refuted: "How dare you, Uncle Zhang, to quibble. Yesterday, so many people saw that you shot Zheng Shide and two guards of the Zheng family with a crossbow."
"Well, don't get excited. I haven't finished talking yet. What's your name? How do you know that the person I shot is a human being? Can't it be an animal?"
"You... I, Wang Yu, the imperial censor, you, a yellow-haired kid with a snake-like heart, how dare you talk nonsense in this hall." Wang Yu pointed at Zhang San and spat.
When Zheng Xuan heard that Zhang San actually called his son a beast, he also looked at Zhang San with cold eyes and an evil look.
"Zhang San, it's true that you shot and wounded my son. Don't make excuses. Please make the decision for me!" Zheng Xuan also stood up and cried with tears in his eyes.
"Zhang San, what do you have to say?" Li Shimin was very angry when he saw that Zhang San was still in the mood to talk nonsense with Wang Yu.
"Going back to the emperor, I did shoot a dog with a crossbow yesterday. The dog took advantage of human power and tried to bite my little sister in broad daylight. Naturally, I can't just sit back and ignore it."
Zhang San spoke like a dog. Zheng Xuan was so angry that his muscles twitched. He pointed at Zhang San and shouted: "Zhang San, you have gone too far. You not only hurt my children, but you are also wantonly humiliating me here. I beg the emperor to make the decision for me!"
Li Shimin secretly scolded Zhang San for being such a stupid young man, but he also felt that Zhang San scolded him well, and Zheng Shide was so bearish, which was no different from a male dog.
"Speak politely. If you accuse Sang and Huai like this, I won't let you off the hook." Li Shimin warned angrily.
"It's the Emperor. I believe many people know what happened yesterday. Zheng Shide tried to molest my little sister again and again. Yesterday in Qujiang Tower, in full view of everyone, he actually wanted to tease and humiliate my little sister, and even condoned it.
The evil servant injured my servant..."
Zhang San described what happened yesterday in detail, and finally added: "I am the earl of the Tang Dynasty who was personally conferred by the emperor. How dare Zheng Shide do such an unruly thing? This is a naked violation of the laws of the Tang Dynasty! Please, Your Majesty
Do me justice."
"Your Majesty, this Zhang San is confusing right and wrong. Although my son was at fault first, he should not have been so cruel and shot my son with a crossbow. This will make my son inhumane in the future. I ask the Emperor to severely punish Zhang San." Zheng Xuan
Knowing that the fault of this matter was Zheng Shide's, he wanted to avoid the important issues and distort the facts.
"Your Majesty, the second man of the Zheng family knew the other party's identity and stopped, but Zhang San still refused to give up. Such a narrow-minded and cruel thug must be severely punished by the law!" Wang Yu also shouted.
Li Shimin winked at Wei Zheng, and Wei Zheng was also quite fed up with Zheng Shide. He was a second-generation ancestor who bullied the weak and feared the strong, and was full of evil.
After receiving Li Shimin's instructions, he went out to report and said: "To report to the emperor, I believe that the fault of this matter was Zheng Shide. At that time, Zheng Shide relied on the strength of his numbers, and County Uncle Zhang was also forced to have no choice. Then Zheng Shide brought the blame on himself."
Zheng Xuan stared at Wei Zheng with a gloomy face and said coldly: "You are responsible for your own fault? Doctor Wei, do you have a grudge against my son? My son is lying on the bed now, and he will be an incomplete person in the future. Their brothers and sisters are now alive and kicking. Do you want to protect them?"
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"Your son and I have no enmity. I only discuss matters based on their merits. I think Mr. Zheng understands in his heart." Wei Zheng replied with a cold face.
"Okay, all of you, please step aside!" Seeing that the heat was almost over, Li Shimin was ready to put an end to this matter.
Zheng Xuan knew that it was impossible to seek justice from Li Shimin today, but fortunately he still had backup options.
"I already know the reason for this matter. Although Zheng Shide was at fault first, Zhang San did strike too hard. Fortunately, everyone is fine. Zhang San, you will come to apologize to the Zheng family after you go to court and pay compensation of three thousand
I went to the Zheng family and treated Zheng Shide."
After Li Shimin finished speaking, Zhang San felt a little unhappy. Even though he was fined, he still had to come to apologize, but he also knew that this was the best result.
Zheng Xuan's chest rose and fell violently, showing the great anger Zheng Xuan felt in his heart at this time.
Just when Zheng Xuan was about to stand up and refute, there was a sudden commotion outside the door: "The Emperor has arrived!"
When Zheng Xuan heard this, he felt happy and looked at Zhang San as if he were looking at a dead person.