After a busy day, Zhang San was also very tired. In the evening, Xiaoyu rested with his little sister to prevent her from being afraid. Zhang San went back to the house early to rest.
Thinking about Li Shimin's attitude towards this matter, if Li Shimin makes the decision for himself, Zhang San will decide to be a pawn and won't deal with those aristocratic families anyway; if Li Shimin ignores it, Zhang San will decide to use his own method.
Revenge against Zheng Shide.
The next morning, Zhang San was still immersed in his dream when he suddenly heard Xiaoyu's urgent knock on the door.
"Master, it's not good. Get up quickly. Master Cheng and the others have been arrested."
"What?" Zhang Sanyi jumped up from the bed and asked.
"The person from the Cheng Mansion said they are still waiting in the front hall." Xiaoyu said quickly.
Zhang San quickly put on his clothes and came to the front hall. He saw that the person coming was the housekeeper who gave Zhang San a gift last time. When he saw Zhang San, he quickly saluted and said: "My father-in-law asked me to come to find you to enter the palace. Da Lang last night
He, Fang Gongzi and others beat Zheng Shide, and now they are all imprisoned in Dali Temple."
"Let's go, let's talk as we walk." Upon hearing this, Zhang San knew that the situation was urgent, so he took the housekeeper of Cheng's house and walked out.
On the way, Zhang San roughly understood what happened.
Yesterday, Fang Yiai told Cheng Chumo, Qin Huaiyu and others about Zhang San's family. So that night, Cheng Chumo inquired about Zheng Shide's whereabouts. Several people blocked Zheng Shide and several of his friends in a restaurant, and then arrested him.
Zheng Shide was beaten severely.
It is said that if he had not been pulled away by the people brought by Zheng Shide, Zheng Shide would not have been there last night. Afterwards, Zheng Shide was taken away for treatment, and Cheng Chumo and others were also imprisoned in Dali Temple.
Last night, in the palace, Zheng Shide's father, together with representatives of several aristocratic families, entered the palace to meet the saint and demanded severe punishment for the thugs. Later, Fang Xuanling, Cheng Yaojin and others also rushed to the palace after hearing the news, and the two parties started a spat in the palace.
Great war.
After coming back, Cheng Yaojin and others discussed and decided to call Zhang San into the palace early in the morning. Then, they would use the kidnapping incident as a breakthrough. Both sides would take a step back and rescue Cheng Chumo and others first.
"My father-in-law said that this matter will cause trouble to Mr. Zhang County. Afterwards, several families will compensate Mr. Zhang County." Butler Cheng said.
"Whatever, this happened because of me. If I need to do anything, I will definitely not refuse it when the time comes." Zhang San replied.
"On behalf of my father-in-law, I would like to thank Mr. Zhang County in advance." Butler Cheng bowed and thanked him.
When Zhang San came to the palace gate, there were already eunuchs waiting. Seeing Zhang San coming, they immediately took Zhang San to the Zichen Palace.
Before they reached the Zichen Hall, they heard a fierce quarrel coming from inside.
"Your Majesty, the man from Zhang County is here and waiting at the door." The eunuch came in and preached.
"Let him in." Li Shimin looked red in the face and had a headache as he watched the two parties arguing.
Zhang San came in and saw the whole family headed by Zheng Xuan glaring at him angrily. Zhang San didn't take it seriously and saluted Li Shimin and said, "The humble minister Zhang San comes to see the emperor."
"Excuse me, I guess you already know the purpose of calling you here today, right?" Li Shimin said.
"Back to the emperor, I probably know a little bit," Zhang San replied.
"Boy, my son was injured because of you, do you know your guilt?" Zheng Xuan pointed at Zhang San and scolded.
"Old man, who are you? I'm talking to the emperor again, why are you interrupting? Who is your son? Do I know him?" Zhang San replied.
"Okay, you little naughty boy, I..."
When Zheng Xuan saw Zhang San talking to him in such an arrogant and rude manner, Zheng Xuan became furious and pointed at Zhang San, wanting to scold him.
It's a pity that Zhang San interrupted before he could finish his words: "What am I? I'm a long time old. Can't I be more steady? The emperor is still sitting up there. Why are you barking here?"
"Hahaha, my nephew said it well. You are really old enough to live like a dog." Cheng Yao Jin Shen assisted.
"You...you" Zheng Xuan's face turned red angrily, and the family officials who were with him also stared at Cheng Yaojin and Zhang San with angry expressions on their faces.
Fang Xuanling, Qin Shubao and others also laughed with mocking looks on their faces.
Seeing that the two sides were about to start scolding again, Li Shimin said loudly: "Shut up, everyone. Do you think I can mediate?"
Naturally, both sides did not dare to disobey Li Shimin and retreated to their respective camps.
Zhang San was standing in the middle now, feeling like he was in the eye of the storm.
"Mr. Zhang County, last time you sued Zheng Shide for sending someone to abduct your little sister with evil intentions, is that right?" Li Shimin asked.
"Your Majesty, that's right." Zhang San bowed and replied.
"Mr. Zheng, what do you have to say?" Li Shimin asked Zheng Xuandao.
"Back to the emperor, as you said, the intention was evil, but didn't it happen? Why did my son break the law?" Zheng Xuan began to babble.
"You...dare you ask the emperor if Zheng Shide is dead?" Zhang San was furious, but tried hard to overcome the anger in his heart and asked Li Shimin.
"No, I'm just injured." Li Shimin also secretly scolded Zheng Xuan for being shameless. Zheng Shide had already known what had happened. He originally wanted to use this opportunity to dig deeper and give the Zheng family a warning, but it was a pity that Fang Yiai and others
The guy messed up his plans.
"Then according to what I just said, is this an attempt to commit murder, but the person is not dead, which means no law was broken, so why did he arrest the person?" Zhang San shot back.
"Yeah, your good-for-nothing son is not dead, so what kind of law did those little guys break?" Cheng Yaojin laughed.
"You are changing your concept. Mr. Zheng's injuries are quite serious. If he had not been treated in time, the consequences would have been disastrous. I ask the emperor to severely punish the murderer." Cui Dian came out and said.
"Zheng Shide was lawless and dared to rob the families of Tang Dynasty officials in broad daylight. I ask the emperor to severely punish the murderer." Qin Qiong said to the emperor with his hands in hand.
"Okay, we've gone around again, everyone, retreat." Li Shimin said irritably.
"Mr. Zheng, Mr. Zhang County, you both need to take a step back in this matter. No one should sue the other again. What do you think?" Li Shimin began to argue.
"No, Your Majesty, my son's injury is so serious, how can we just let it go?" Zheng Xuan said hurriedly.
"Your Majesty, I think it is better to deal with it in accordance with the law, so we should arrest Zheng Shide." Fang Xuanling said calmly.
"You...what crime my son is guilty of, please ask the Emperor to judge." Zheng Xuan said with cupped hands.
Zhang San was standing aside at this time, watching the performances of several people. The situation was clear now. He just took a step back and stopped pursuing Zheng Shide's crimes. Zheng Xuan also took a step back and stopped holding on to Fang Yiai and others.
Although I really want to kill Zheng Shide, I can't ignore Cheng Chumo and the others. When this incident is over, I will definitely not be able to uncover Zheng Shide's case again if I continue to look for it.
"Okay, both of you take a step back and no one will be held accountable." Li Shimin made the final decision.
Zheng Xuan, Cui Dian and others saw that the emperor had made up his mind, so they had no choice but to accept the result. They also knew that if they continued to entangle themselves, the emperor would probably have to deal with the matter. If something bad was discovered by then, Zheng Shide would also
It's really over.
Zhang San followed Fang Xuanling and others out of the Zichen Palace, and heard Cheng Yaojin laugh and say: "My nephew has done well, I have wronged you this time, and I will make up for it later."
"Yes, mistress, thanks to you this time. If anything happens in the future, come to me. I owe you a favor this time." Fang Xuanling also said.
"No, this happened all because of me. Besides, we are all friends, and they all stood up for me. It is only right for my nephew to do this." Zhang San answered with cupped hands.
"Mr. Zhang County, you are very nice. Come and visit Huaiyu at home when you have time." Qin Shubao came over and patted Zhang San on the shoulder and said.
"Thank you Duke Qin for the compliment. I will visit you another day." Zhang San replied.
Everyone exchanged pleasantries for a while before they dispersed. During this period, when Zheng Xuan and others passed by Zhang San, they stared at Zhang San fiercely. Cheng Yaojin, who had a bad temper, almost got angry and hit him.
Fortunately, Qin Shubao stopped him in time, otherwise he would have to wait for Li Shimin to mediate.