Chapter 322: If the salt is not recognized by the law, what is it but private salt?
Zhuo Zhen trembled all over and his face became extremely ugly.
He was so angry that he gasped, clenched his fist and slammed it on the counter, saying fiercely: "Are you here to buy salt? Are you here to cause trouble?"
The waiter has already picked up his tools.
He shouted into the house, "If you dare to cause trouble in our store, I think you are tired of living."
The deputy director scolded: "How dare you! This is the Salt Administration Supervisor. Why don't you kneel down when you see your Excellency?"
Zhuo Zhen smiled and looked at the woman in front of him impolitely. He nodded and said, "Are you the new female official in Shengjing? You are indeed beautiful and can easily rely on men to get to the top."
"Zhongqin." Jiusu called softly.
A woman with a cold face came in from outside the house. She was the secret guard given to her by her father. Zhongqin held the sword and kicked Zhuo Zhen's legs twice. Seeing him kneel down, she looked at the waiter again.
The waiter lay on the ground, trembling all over.
Zhuo Zhen gritted his teeth, looking at the onlookers pointing and talking at the store entrance. His face fell to the ground. He asked unconvincedly, "Are all women officials so arrogant? I don't want to kneel, but you have to force us to do business honestly?"
Jiusu said calmly, "If you don't want to kneel, then go and ask the emperor to change the law so that people don't have to kneel when they see officials. What does it have to do with me?"
She actually didn't like kneeling all the time, but then again, bad guys deserved to have their knees broken.
Seeing Zhuo Zhen lowered his head and dared not speak.
She continued, "Or, mixing sand with salt, is that what you call doing business honestly?"
Zhuo Zhen retorted: "Words are not enough, do you have any evidence?"
Jiusu pulled out evidence from his bag and said, "Seventy or eighty people have accused you of selling fake salt. Here's the seal of your Zhuo's Salt Shop. We also had someone buy salt from your shop. The evidence is irrefutable."
"Maybe a colleague deliberately framed me!" Zhuo Zhen did not admit it and secretly crumpled up some of the evidence.
Jiusu turned around: "Zhongqin, search!"
When a servant tried to stop him, Zhongqin drew her sword and said coldly, "Impeding your Excellency's work is a capital offense!"
Death, capital crime?
They lowered their heads and stood aside, about to break into the warehouse. Zhuo Zhen blocked his sword, glaring with fear and anger, and threatened: "Zhuo's salt merchants have the Prime Minister's business shares, how dare you investigate!?"
Zhongqin grabbed Zhuo Zhen's collar and threw him aside. The warehouse was locked. She swung her sword, concentrating her energy and mind, accompanied by the sound of the lock and the sword blade colliding.
The lock vibrated several times.
Zhuo Zhen's heart also trembled, and he breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately he didn't chop...
It shook violently again.
Yu Bai shouted, "Split it open!"
Zhuo Zhen shouted, "Quick, stop her! We absolutely cannot let them into the warehouse. The Prime Minister will be angry if you do this!"
The waiter was scuffling with someone from the Salt Bureau.
People were watching the excitement at the door.
"The Prime Minister has arrived—"
Prime Minister Zhou got off the carriage and went straight to the shop. It was in a mess. He frowned and looked at Jiusu. His heart sank: "It turned out to be Lord Jiu..." As he spoke, he suddenly became angry at the person kneeling on the ground.
"Zhuo Zhen, how did you offend Master Jiu!?"
Zhuo Zhen crawled in front of the Prime Minister and explained what he had done: "Maybe I beat up someone from the Salt Bureau."
The words haven't been finished yet.
Prime Minister Zhou kicked him and cursed, "You bastard! I've always told you not to take advantage of others' power, but you refused to listen and even hit an official. You deserve to die!"
He looked at his followers on both sides.
Then, the follower grabbed Zhuo Zhen's left hand, picked up a wooden stick, and hit his wrist.
"ah!"
“Ahhh!”
"ah!"
The shop was filled with miserable cries, and the onlookers were all terrified. As the situation became more and more serious, the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion began to drive the people away.
Zhuo Zhen rolled on the ground in pain.
He screamed in agony, "Help! It hurts so much!"
Prime Minister Zhou waved his hand: "Hurry up and take him to the clinic for treatment!"
"Stop!" Jiusu ordered his men to block the door and shouted, "Thank you, Prime Minister, for venting your anger on behalf of the Salt Administration. However, privately taking revenge on the criminal is unethical. Zhongqin, quickly send him to the clinic. I have something important to ask you."
Prime Minister Zhou: “?”
He really had no place to vent his anger. He beat up his own people and was called "unkind".
Zhongqin grabbed his collar and took him to see a doctor.
Jiusu waved her hand, and the people from the Salt Bureau rushed into the warehouse and brought out bags of salt mixed with white sand. She said, "The evidence is irrefutable. Arrest them all and take them to the Ministry of Justice."
This also includes Prime Minister Zhou.
After hearing about the case, Song Wang was overwhelmed. He asked in a low voice, "Why don't you let Brother Jiang handle the trial?"
"He's tired." Jiusu said without any concealment.
Song Wang asked: "Okay, okay."
Jiusu coughed lightly, "Actually, there is a reason. You had a grudge with the Zhuo family before, and this is the time to take revenge. They have witnesses and evidence, and this is related to the national salt, a matter of national importance. The emperor will not ignore it."
"There is indeed a grudge." Song Wang's eyes darkened, recalling the Zhuo family's arrogant look at that time. He said, "Leave it to me."
At this time, I heard that my second uncle was in trouble.
Zhuo Wenbao broke into the Ministry of Justice. He had no parents, and only his second uncle treated him well. When enemies meet, they are extremely jealous. He cursed: "Song Wang, you must go against me, right? Come on, arrest me and throw me in jail. I think you don't want your official position anymore!"
"Nonsense!" Prime Minister Zhou raised his hand and slapped him. "You were making a fuss in court and insulting Lord Song. Have you forgotten how I beat you up a few days ago?"
The smell of vitex.
I can't forget it since I was a child.
Zhuo Wenbao shuddered all over, his face aching, but he didn't dare to resist. He smiled awkwardly, "Uncle, why are you here? I didn't see you just now."
Prime Minister Zhou ordered: "Kowtow and apologize to Lord Song!"
"No need." Song Wang raised his hand and sat in the main seat. "We will have to kneel down anyway. But the Prime Minister is an elder in the court. Come, bring a chair for the Prime Minister."
With both witnesses and evidence present, the case went smoothly.
Zhuo Zhen admitted to mixing sand into the salt. He cried bitterly, "Sir, I was blinded by greed and greed. To make a little more money, I did something bad. But, fortunately, no one was killed. Please be lenient with my sentence."
What he said was true, no one was hurt.
Song Wang frowned.
Jiusu raised her chin. She hadn't been at the Salt Bureau for nothing these past few days. She said, "It's true no one was killed, but selling fake salt is a serious crime! What's more, the Prime Minister has a stake in this store. This is simply mismanagement and a knowing offense! The lightest punishment is beating, the worst is exile, or even the death penalty."
Prime Minister Zhou’s mind was spinning rapidly.
Fortunately, he was well versed in the law.
"That's the punishment for selling illegal salt!"
"Since it is not private salt, then please tell me the source of this salt. Who allowed the addition of sand into the salt? If the salt is not recognized by the law, what is it but private salt?" Jiusu stood with his hands hanging down and asked indifferently.
They certainly couldn't say where the salt came from.
Can you say that he will still commit crimes?
Prime Minister Zhou was furious: "Your argument is absurd!"
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