Wang Hu wanted to speak out, but when the words reached his lips, he choked again. His eyes moved down for a moment, and then he thought about how he, a powerless commoner, knew about this. But when the time came, he could no longer back down.
If they don't reveal that name, they will not be able to bring down Minister Yang. Even this Taoist Priest Li cannot take his life. As long as Li Le lives one day, they will have to live in fear for one day. This anomaly should be killed as soon as possible.
Wang Hu said, "Your Excellency may not know that the child that Taoist Li asked Liu Da to swap was the child of Yang Shaoyuan from the Yongzhou Yang family. And Young Master Yang happened to go from Yongzhou to Yangzhou in April, and arrived at Da'an County at that time. It was also at that time that Taoist Li found Liu Da and wanted Liu Da to perform a play with him. In May, he instructed Liu Da to swap the two children."
Wang Hu said with full vigor, "Sir, Young Master Yang is from the Yang family in Yongzhou. He has several maids and servants around him. How can a commoner like Liu Da easily enter and leave his residence? He even colluded with the midwife to swap the children of the two families. This is clearly a plot by Taoist Li!"
"It was Taoist Priest Li who had arranged everything, so that Liu Datong's midwife could switch the babies of the two families. It was also because of Taoist Priest Li's instructions that Liu Da's wife went to file a complaint. By taking advantage of the fact that Liu Da's wife paid five taels of silver, she slowly brought the matter of the two children's switching to the surface, making everyone think that it was calculated by him."
Wang Hu said this, he clenched his fist and looked back at Li Le angrily and said: "It is clear that this Taoist directed and acted it himself, please understand." www.jiangnanxs.com Jiangnan Literature Network
If Li Le only knew that he had not done such a thing and had not met Yang Shaoyuan before, and only listened to Wang Hu's words, which were clear and logical, as if he had seen the scene with his own eyes, he would have really colluded with Yang Shaoyuan to set up this trap.
What Wang Hu said was not that he asked Liu Da to play the role, but that he wanted to drag Yang Shaoyuan into the water, implying that the two of them were in collusion and set up this case. Wang Hu had other intentions.
Yang Shaoyuan...Yang family of Yongzhou, Minister of Justice Yang Wenjing. Li Le only realized at this time that Yang Shaoyuan and Minister Yang had the same surname. If it weren't for today's incident, he would not have implicated the two.
At this moment, he recalled Minister Zhou's kindness to him and still believed that he would calculate this matter. If Minister Zhou did not know something here, how could he easily believe him instead of being like Censor Qiu.
Therefore, all this was because he was the one who figured out Yang Shaoyuan's case, which was why Minister Zhou showed him special care from the very beginning.
All this was because of Minister Yang and the Yang Shaoyuan case.
As for Wang Hu, he wanted to drag Shangshu Yang into the water, but he did not dare to say Shangshu Yang's name in front of Jingzhao Yin.
After Wang Hu's explanation, Li Le understood that they wanted to attribute all the things he had calculated to the plans made by him and Shangshu Yang early on, and that the two cases he calculated in Da'an County were so that after coming to the capital, Shangshu Yang would use him, a Taoist priest, to clear out his political enemies in the officialdom without any evidence.
Li Le didn't comment on their actions. The fact that they could do this just showed that they were guilty and were starting to get scared.
Jingzhao Yin could also hear about this matter from Taoist Li, but he kept mentioning the Yongzhou Yang family. Who among the officials in the court didn't know about the Yongzhou Yang family? Yang Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice was from the Yongzhou Yang family. Moreover, if he remembered correctly, Yang Shaoyuan was Yang Shangshu's grandson.
Although this person was talking about Yang Shaoyuan, he was actually talking about Yang Shangshu behind his back...?
Regarding this matter, Jingzhao Yin could only pretend that he had not heard the other party's hidden meaning and asked, "Do you have any evidence?"
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Wang Hu paused in anger, turned around and looked at Jingzhao Yin, confusion flashed across his eyes. Why didn't Jingzhao Yin ask him if he meant that the Yang family and this Taoist priest Li had teamed up to set up this trap. ?
Suddenly asked him for evidence, Wang Hu had no way to produce it, and the situation was not going in the way he thought, so he didn't know how to answer for a moment, and there was something that was out of his control. ?
If he didn't handle this matter well, he would have a hard time explaining to the Minister of Personnel.
Wang Hu thought a lot, but in an instant, he shook his head and said, "Sir, Liu Da can be a witness in this matter."
"Liu Da is the plaintiff and cannot be a witness. Do you have physical evidence that can prove that it was Taoist Li who asked Liu Da to do it, or do you have other evidence?"
Wang Hu could forge other evidence, but this one… he couldn’t forge physical evidence. But Wang Hu thought of the people he had arranged, and said, “Sir, I remember that besides us, there is also the inn where Young Master Yang lives. The waiter there can testify for us.”
"Is this person here?" asked Jingzhao Yin.
"Yes, yes, yes," Wang Hu could not care less. Although the people he arranged were not involved in the child swap case, this case was the only one that could bring Minister Yang in, so he had to use them here.
He said, "This man is staying at Lai Fu Inn. Just go and invite him. This waiter also saw Taoist Li and Young Master Yang communicating privately, and heard their conversation. Then he heard about what happened in the county government office, and felt guilty. Until Liu Da had nowhere else to go, he found me. When I was at Lai Fu Inn again, I saw that the waiter had a frown on his face. After I asked him, he learned that Liu Da and I were coming to the capital for Taoist Li's matter, so he came with us."
Jingzhao Yin took a quick look at Li Le and seeing that Taoist Li's expression did not change, he waved and sent someone to Lai Fu Inn to invite the person over.
People give their own names.
Then Wang Hu said, "Sir, this is the waiter at the inn where Young Master Yang is staying. He has seen Young Master Yang talking with Taoist Li."
"Yes, yes, yes," the man who was said to be the waiter immediately agreed, "Sir, I also feel guilty. I know what Liu Da wants. Later, it was Liu Da's who switched the baby. This was calculated by Taoist Li. I met Liu Da later and found out that it was Taoist Li who asked him to do it. The calculation that Liu Da colluded with the midwife to switch the baby is all false."
"Sir, I can't bear to see this. Although the Liu family was blinded by money and did something wrong, it was clearly this deceitful Taoist priest Li who asked them to do this. He even promised that this would not cause any harm to the Liu family. The county magistrate had already arranged it. Later, after coming to the capital, we heard about Taoist priest Li's deeds. We were terrified and didn't know what to do. After all, this Taoist priest was all-powerful and knew people in the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice. We were afraid to go to the capital.
The county government office in the city?
No chance to speak out?
Was he silenced?
Fortunately,
We found the adults, and they are willing to listen to us, otherwise…"
The waiter's eyes were red, and he raised his hand to wipe the moist corners of his eyes, as if he had suffered a great injustice.
"So you want me to give you justice?" After sorting out the situation, Jingzhao Prefecture said, "Regardless of whether it was Master Li who ordered this, it is a fact that Liu family swapped children, which is the same crime as kidnapping. This verdict will not be changed."
"Sir, we want justice. We want to ask you, can we just let this Taoist cover up the truth? Even if we know that this is a scam by this Taoist and others, we cannot punish this Taoist. This Taoist Li became famous because of the two cases in Da'an County. That's why the county magistrate of Da'an County was deceived by him and issued a document. As a result, such a liar was disguised as a human and passed off the fake as the real one. If even liars can be Taoists in the future, I feel scared when I think about it. I wonder how many Taoists in this world are fake liars and how many are real ones."
"This is clearly a monk!"
Wang Hu said excitedly, his expression was excited, his body was shaking slightly, his eyes were full of despair, it seemed that he wanted to vent the injustice in his heart through this shouting.
If Wang Hu and others had not been talking about him, Li Le would have applauded them. With such acting skills, he could have killed countless people in seconds. No wonder he was sent out to do such a thing. The two of them sang in unison, as if they had convicted him of the crime.
"Have you finished?" Li Le just asked. Meeting the eyes of Wang Hu and the waiter, he chuckled and said, "Do you know where I was in April? You probably didn't know. After all, you wouldn't be able to find any trace of me at that time if you went to Da'an County."
"In April, I lived in Gao's house, which is my apprentice's home. The servants in Gao's house can testify for me. Since you said that you saw me and Young Master Yang in the inn, may I ask, which day in April was it, what was the weather like that day, and where did you see me and Young Master Yang?"
"..." The waiter couldn't say anything. How could he know so many details? There was an unknown panic in his eyes when he looked at Li Lezhi. This was the first time he met such a person. Others who encountered such a thing would shout that they were innocent or prove themselves, but this time the other party asked them back.
How could they remember such things so clearly?
"I can't remember. If you don't remember such an important day, how can you prove that what you said is correct? The person you met at that time was really me, and not someone else?"
Waiter: “…”
This was the first time they saw someone with such a fierce aura, but he wasn't panicked at all. Wasn't he afraid when he heard what they said?
But he had no time to remain silent. The waiter pretended to think carefully, but was actually frantically thinking of a suitable day, at least so as not to be exposed in front of the Jingzhao Yin. He guessed based on what happened in the county government, and also the days during that period in Da'an County.
In March and April in Da'an County, although it rains sometimes, the weather is mostly sunny. Therefore, the waiter said, "It was April 5th. It was still sunny at that time. I saw it when I was cleaning inside."
"But there are other people who can testify for you that you worked in the inn."
“…”
The waiter looked at Li Lezhi in confusion, and his eyes revealed whether Wen was accusing him or he was interrogating me.
Jingzhao Yin was also seeing such a case for the first time, and he did not interrupt the two people. Compared with those who could only cry out for injustice and could not say a word in the past, Jingzhao Yin
Or do you admire people like Li Daochang?
Can you argue for yourself?
It also saves him some effort.
Li Le just asked in confusion: "No one? How do you prove that you are not slandering me without any evidence?"
The so-called seeing me talking with Young Master Yang is also false."
"I... what I saw was certainly not fake??[(.)]??♂?♂???,
"The waiter frowned. He didn't know how to continue for a moment. This was very different from their previous arrangement. If he continued, he might let something slip.
Therefore, the waiter avoided answering and imitated Li Lezhi's appearance and asked: "Master Li, are you making up excuses here and trying to get away with it? Although I don't know if anyone else saw me, I know that Master Li, what you said is false. This matter cannot be false. What's more, Master Li, have you forgotten about the boatman? The boatman's wife is still alive and working for the Wu family. I also saw this with my own eyes. I even saw the boatman's eldest daughter, who is still alive and well. How can Master Li defend this matter? If Master Li did not collude with the Wu family and the boatman's wife, how could you frame the boatman for murder?"
"You didn't find anything else except these two things. Maybe it's not that you don't want to investigate, but you can't make a fuss about other things." Li Le just smiled and said, "It was April 5th, and it was raining that day. I was at Miaodao Temple, and there happened to be pilgrims going up the mountain to burn incense. There are witnesses who can testify for me that what you said is false and cannot be trusted."
"In the case of the boatman, do you know what pattern the jade pendant of Old Man Liu has? Mr. Liu, you haven't answered this question for me yet. Secondly, the boatman sold his wife and daughter to the Wu family. This matter has nothing to do with me. What I counted is that the boatman killed someone in the river. This is what the boatman was guilty of."
"Liu Da, the jade pendant you mentioned is the key, why don't you tell me?"
When Liu Da was called, he shuddered and glanced in the direction of Li Lezhi in fear. He only saw a piece of white cloth. He immediately retracted his gaze and said, "I don't know. I just took a quick look. It's a round jade pendant. I don't know the pattern on it. It's white."
"Sir, the key piece of evidence in the boatman case is a jade pendant worn by a student who went to Beijing to take the imperial examination. The name of the student was engraved on it. It is definitely not the jade pendant that Old Man Liu owned. Therefore, it is clear that what Liu Da said is false."
"You two are all lying in front of the adults, trying to say that my calculations are inaccurate. In fact, you want to use this incident to say that it was Minister Yang who set it up. You are really calculating."
"Wang Bai, Wang Hu's younger brother, from Huai'an, you followed the orders of the Minister of Personnel and deliberately tried to frame me in front of the Jingzhao Yin. Do you know the consequences of offending a fortune teller? Or did the Minister of Personnel never believe it, so he wanted to take the risk and let me figure out everything about him?"
The waiter, Wang Bai, looked at Li Lezhi in shock. He couldn't believe that his identity was actually revealed by this Taoist.
Such a person, such a person actually made them figure out that everything was planned by him and Minister Yang!
Wang Bai was frightened, then looked in the direction of Wang Hu in disbelief, and saw that the other party was also shocked, as if he had not expected that this Taoist could really calculate to this extent. The anger in his heart dissipated for a moment, and only a bit of self-mockery remained.
They really had the guts to think of such a Taoist priest. They couldn't afford to offend such a person.
It’s a pity that they were blinded by their own shortsightedness before. Even though they had heard about the Taoist’s deeds, they would never believe that he was really able to tell fortunes and was truly a capable person.
Thinking back to what had just happened, they were all very excited in front of Jingzhao Yin, trying to bring him down from his position and completely brand him as a liar. They also wanted to use Jingzhao Yin to deprive him of his identity as a Taoist priest.
Wang Bai recalled and felt despair. Was their actions just now seen by the Taoist priest as grasshoppers in autumn?
If the Taoist priest had not said a word, they would not have told the matter to the Minister of Personnel. Wang Bai's scalp tingled, and he could not believe what the Minister of Personnel looked like after being summoned.
Isn't this Taoist afraid of offending the Tong family of Huai'an, and the big shot behind the Tong family? If this Taoist could endure it, he would just lose his identity as a Taoist when the matter is over. But he chose to involve the Minister of Personnel. The Tong family will not let him go, and the big shot behind the Tong family will not let him go either. What awaits him are only ferocious birds descending from the mountain and ferocious beasts eating him.
This Taoist is absolutely unable to contend with such a big shot.
There is only one way out: death.
Despite this, Wang Bo had to marvel at the other party's fortune-telling skills. Such a skilled Taoist priest actually lost his life because of official disputes.
What a pity.
If such a Taoist priest survived, he would have an extra helper in Daliang in the future. However, this kind of thing was not something a small person like him could worry about. Before this, he and this Taoist Priest Li were in different positions and had different standpoints. It was either you die or I live. As long as Taoist Priest Li didn't die, he and his brother Wang Hu would not have a good ending.
Wang Hu was also shocked by Li Lezhi's methods, but what he couldn't believe was why Li Lezhi knew that the Minister of Personnel was behind this matter and how he calculated it.
But he absolutely could not admit such a thing. After Wang Hu calmed down, he frowned and said, "Master Li, I don't know who the Minister of Personnel you are talking about is. We were not sent by the Minister of Personnel. We just don't want others to be deceived by you, so we came to the capital from Da'an County together."
"Sir, how about this matter? Why not invite the young master of Yongzhou Yang family to come here, and let the two sides confront each other to know the truth of the matter."
This difficult problem was instantly thrown in front of Jingzhao Yin. Jingzhao Yin really didn't want to take on this hot potato, but he had to deal with it as part of his duty. Seeing that both parties insisted on their own opinions, and the capital was far away from Da'an County in Yangzhou, and it was even more inconvenient to travel to Yongzhou, it was not an easy task to invite the son of the Yang family in Yongzhou, and it would take a lot of time.
In this matter, the Yang family mentioned by the other party refers to Shangshu Yang. Even if the Jingzhao Yin had some courage, he would not dare to invite Shangshu Yang to come, let alone such nonsense. Without the order of Your Majesty, to offend Old Yang would be like thinking that he has lived too long.
But what Jingzhao Yin didn't expect was that he didn't go to invite Elder Yang, but Elder Yang had already arrived. Seeing Elder Yang, who was wearing a purple robe and looked like a tiger or leopard, walking towards him, Jingzhao Yin immediately stood up to greet him and asked with a smile: "Elder Yang, what brings you here?"
"What wind? Humph, I heard someone sued Taoist Li for being a liar, so I came to take a look," Yang Wenjing looked at the three people kneeling on the ground and asked, "Are you all from Da'an County, Yangzhou?"
"Yes," Wang Bo and Wang Hu did not expect that Minister Yang would come at this time, so they could only bite the bullet and say.
"Your accent doesn't sound like that of a Yangzhou person. Let me hear you speak Yangzhou dialect," Yang Wenjing said after he sat down.
The power emanating from his body put great pressure on Wang Bo and Wang Hu.
Only after they personally faced Minister Yang did they realize what kind of person they were about to offend. He was a veteran of two dynasties and also the Minister of Justice. He had thousands, if not tens of thousands, of cases under his jurisdiction, many of which were major cases that they were not able to handle.
Wang Bai and Wang Hu's throats were tight and dry, and they had difficulty uttering complete sentences, let alone speaking Yangzhou dialect. Not to mention, the two were from Yizhou and could not speak Yangzhou dialect. As soon as they opened their mouths, they would be exposed in front of Shangshu Yang.
Wang Hu had no choice but to say, "Master Yang, we are from Yizhou and cannot speak Yangzhou dialect."
"Yizhou people, how can Yizhou people go to Yangzhou? How long have you been in Yangzhou? How many months, and you can't even learn a word of Yangzhou dialect?"
Wang Bo and Wang Hu: “……?[(.)]?”
"Master Li, have you figured out who they are?"
Yang Wenjing wants to invite his grandson to come.
"Minister of Personnel," Li Le simply replied.
"Send someone to invite the Minister of Personnel here. I will talk to him in person and want to know what the Tong family boy thinks."
With Yang Wenjing's words, Jingzhao Yin immediately sent someone to invite the Minister of Personnel to come. Looking at the scene, Jingzhao Yin muttered in his heart, why did Tong Xu have to mess with Old Yang when there were so many people to mess with? He also wanted to use this matter to make Old Yang unhappy. He had handed the handle to Old Yang. If he didn't investigate it thoroughly, he would be unworthy of Old Yang's reputation.
After a while, Jingzhao Yin's people did not say a word to the man, and still had the same expression, but because they did not look angry at all, they did not even frown. When Jingzhao Yin saw this, he immediately couldn't breathe. No one could bear it, even he felt his heart pounding and sweat on his back.
"People are in Yixianju, but are you going to the Ministry of Personnel?" Li Le asked.
In this situation, he still dared to speak. The look in Jingzhao Yin's eyes when he looked at Li Lezhi was suddenly unusual, as expected of Taoist Li. Then Jingzhao Yin saw that Old Yang's expression had eased a little, and this was just because of Taoist Li's words.
If people did not know about Taoist Li's abilities, based on what Old Yang had done, it's no wonder that others mistakenly thought Taoist Li was a chess piece pushed forward by Old Yang. This attitude was a bit too kind. The last person protected by Old Yang was his grandson, and now Taoist Li has to be added to the list.
This also shows that Taoist Li’s position in the Ministry of Justice is extraordinary, and it can even be said that he is second only to the chief minister.
When Jingzhao Yin saw that the person had not left yet, he immediately said, "Why don't you go to Yixianju and bring the person to me."
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