"I bet on whether I have done any bad things since I became the heir." Shen Yunfan squinted his eyes, "I bet on myself, I have never done any bad things."
"It's a joke, then your story about killing people and making money, is it all groundless?" The scholar glared.
"Stop talking nonsense, just tell me whether you want to gamble or not. Mother-in-law and mother-in-law don't look like men."
As expected, these words angered the scholar. His face turned red with anger and he said decisively: "Okay, then I'll bet you are a corrupt official and a villain who has done all the bad things and dare not admit it!"
"Okay, one stick of incense. If I lose the bet, I'll let you do whatever you want. But if you lose, kneel down and apologize to me."
"Okay!" The scholar agreed immediately.
A bet made the originally tense atmosphere much less tense, but it also added a little subtle suspicion.
Someone murmured: "Is this person named Shen trying to delay the attack?"
"I think we should start now."
"Everyone, please be patient, I have to wait for the result today!" The scholar who was betting was a fool, so he sat down and waited quietly.
His family had some background, and everyone did not dare to say anything after hearing this, so they could only wait with him.
The capital prison fell into an eerie silence.
A stick of incense burns to the bottom quickly.
From beginning to end, no one on either side moved, and Shen Yunfan did nothing to prove his innocence.
"If you can't prove it, you will lose this bet." The scholar sneered.
The jailers broke out in a cold sweat and said, "Doctor Shen, you'd better run away, there's no need to fight for this!"
Upon hearing this, everyone behind the scholar stood up and gathered around him, fearing that Shen Yunfan would escape.
The moment the incense candle was burned, the scholar stood up and said coldly: "One stick of incense has passed. If you are a man, don't break your promise and come into the palace with us now!"
Shen Yunfan smiled, stared behind everyone, and Feng Qingyun said calmly:
"Don't worry, everyone, isn't that coming?"
Everyone was startled when they heard this, and when they looked back, they saw more than a hundred imperial guards from the capital lining up and walking towards this side.
However, their black armor was wrinkled, their hair was messy, and their bodies were dirty. They looked more like beggars fleeing from the desert.
Behind them, each was pulling a few empty carts.
But even though they were so embarrassed, the murderous aura in their eyes still made everyone feel terrified.
The leader of this small group of imperial guards is none other than the commander of the left guard army, Li Cheng!
I saw him quickly entering the prison, then kneeling on one knee and shouting: "Your Majesty, the last general has lived up to his command and has sent 50,000 taels of silver to Chuzhou, most of which was exchanged for grain and cloth in advance. We have personally Distributed to Chuzhou disaster victims and frontline soldiers!"
"I heard you worked hard to come back last night." Shen Yunfan patted Li Cheng on the shoulder and asked, "How is the situation on the front line?"
"The battle was stalemate and the fighting was fierce. My brothers were running on the front lines and participated in several battles, and suffered a lot of losses." There was a hint of sadness in Li Cheng's determined expression.
When Shen Yunfan heard this, he raised his head and glanced at the group of guards. These guards who had returned from the front line were really impressive!
This is the real soldier.
"Okay, okay, okay! I am so lucky to have you here in the Southern Wei Dynasty!" Shen Yunfan's face was full of appreciation, and he asked the scholar next to him: "Now, do you think I am still a corrupt official?"
"This...this is just a one-sided statement." The scholar frowned.
Li Cheng glanced at him, then cupped his hands and said, "By the way, Your Majesty, there are two more people who want to see you."
"Oh? Who is it?" Shen Yunfan raised his eyebrows.
Li Cheng waved his hand, and a gray-haired old man was helped up.
As soon as he saw them, he knelt on his knees and shouted: "I thank my benefactor today. Your benefactor is our reborn parent. Even my life is not worth your kindness!"
Shen Yunfan looked confused, and Li Cheng explained: "This is the head of Xiaoshi Village in Chuzhou
, Xiaoshi Village, on the front line of the battle, has been burned to the ground. The whole village fled and almost starved to death."
"We happened to arrive at that time and rescued these villagers with supplies. Later, when the village chief found out that we were returning to Beijing, he insisted on following us, saying he wanted to thank you for your kindness."
The village chief kowtowed to the ground with snot and tears.
Shen Yunfan hurriedly helped him up and said seriously: "Old man, I was performing the duties of prime minister at that time, and it was my duty to allocate funds. If you want to thank me, you should thank the court and the emperor."
Hearing this, Li Cheng looked a little strange and whispered: "Doctor Shen, I heard on the way back that the emperor punished you for this matter? Then I have to tell the emperor."
As he spoke, his tone was clearly dissatisfied with the emperor.
"Let's put this matter aside, who else wants to see me?" Shen Yunfan waved his hand and changed the subject.
Li Cheng waved his hand and another woman was brought up.
When she saw him, she also knelt down and thanked Shen Yunfan for his kindness.
"Are these also Chuzhou disaster victims?"
"No, this is a villager from a mountain village outside the capital. We met by chance."
The woman said: "My husband was raped many years ago because of his strong physique and was brought to the capital to work as a thug in the martial arts arena. He has not been able to go back for several years. He suddenly came home a few days ago and said that someone rescued him. The common people... The common people are here to thank you for your kindness!"
It turned out that these were the family members of the thugs in the fighting arena.
Shen Yunfan felt a little emotional and quickly helped the woman up and comforted her a few words.
At this time, the expressions of everyone around him had become extremely exciting.
"Actually, Mr. Qian from the martial arts arena has done many evil things and deserves to be damned. Has this guy named Shen really never done any bad things?"
"The 50,000 taels of silver looted were really sent to the front line?"
The scholar murmured: "Isn't this acting?"
Li Cheng's expression changed, and he suddenly stretched out his hand to pinch the scholar's neck. His eyes were cold and he said: "When the money was stolen from the martial arts arena, Shen Shizi didn't keep any of it. All of it was sent to Chuzhou to distribute to the victims and soldiers, and it was I sent it by myself."
"You nobles in the capital are well clothed and well-fed, but when the country is in trouble, have you ever taken a penny? I warn you, if you dare to slander me again, don't blame my sword for not having an eye."
These words made everyone blush!
After a while, a middle-aged wealthy businessman took a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "I admire Shen Shizi for caring about the country and the people. Today's incident seems to be a misunderstanding, so I will take my leave first!"
Someone took the lead, and others fled one after another. The scholars did not mention the bet at all, and blended in with the crowd to escape.
Today, they have been completely embarrassed by this incident.
The farce in the capital prison was witnessed by many people.
In addition to bringing those two people back, Li Cheng also brought many refugees from Chuzhou. These people were very grateful to Shen Yunfan, and the news that Shen Yunfan contributed money to help Chuzhou spread in the capital.
For a time, his prestige soared, and his original bad reputation turned into a name praised by everyone in the blink of an eye!