Datang: Just been appointed as the crown prince, the counterattack system is here

Chapter 105 Crazy Climbing and Biting, Shocking Giant Tent [Seeking Monthly Ticket]

Jiangling Governor's Mansion.

Pei Xuan is waiting for Liu Li's investigation results and preparing his next plan.

If the barren mountain is a real gold mountain, he will try his best to take it back from Li Chengqian.

If the barren mountain was not a golden mountain and Li Chengqian was teasing them, he would report to the court, impeach Li Chengqian for causing chaos in Jiangling, and then expel Li Chengqian from Jiangling.

No matter which step is taken, Liu Li needs to take the lead.

At this time, Zhang Ping walked in with a smile.

"How's that Liu Li, that blockhead? Did he go to the barren mountain?"

In fact, he heard everything that night, but he just didn't express his opinion.

Pei Xuan also knew the truth, so he used Sima Cai to take advantage of the situation and transferred Liu Li back from Xiangyang.

As for why Sima Cai recommended Liu Li?

This has to start with the feud between the Liu and Pang families.

Originally, these aristocratic families were all intermarrying with each other.

The Liu and Pang families have been intermarrying for generations.

However, after the death of Liu Zhilin, the Liu family began to decline, so that by the generation of Liu Li, it was no longer considered a prominent family.

The fundamental purpose of marriages between aristocratic families is to get what they need and strengthen each other.

A declining aristocratic family will naturally be excluded, suppressed, and even eroded and annexed by other aristocratic families.

Although the Liu family had not yet been cannibalized or swallowed up by other aristocratic families, the Pang family, which had been married to the Liu family for generations, broke off the engagement when the Liu family declined.

The victim of this engagement was Liu Li.

He was about to get married, but his wife died.

In a rage, Liu Li staged a play called "Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west, don't bully the young and poor."

Not only did he revive the Liu family, he also severely ridiculed the Pang family, making the Pang family so angry that they tried every means to suppress Liu Li.

As a result, he lost more than he gained and was killed by Liu Li several times.

That's why the Pang family spent a lot of money to rely on Cai Sima's relationship and use the prince to get rid of Liu Li.

Pei Xuan smiled complacently, "You know his character. As long as it's official business, even if it's in front of the Emperor, he dares to handle it impartially!"

"Hahaha!"

Zhang Ping threw his head back and laughed heartily, then said with a smile on his face, "You know what, people with this kind of personality can sometimes be quite likable!"

"Yes, I heard that there was a man named Wei Zheng in the court who had the same personality. His Majesty liked him very much. It's a pity that he will never have the chance to see the emperor in this lifetime!"

"Not necessarily. Isn't there a future Tianyan?"

"Ah!"

Pei Xuan chuckled, then sighed, "To be honest, those people dug for three days and only found such a small amount of gold. I've given up hope!"

"Oh?"

Zhang Ping narrowed his eyes: "You mean, this is a scam?"

"Probably."

Pei Xuan pondered and said, "Haven't you heard? That barren mountain has been opened up several times, and the owner of the barren mountain has not appeared until now!"

"In that case, it's a good thing we didn't enter, otherwise we would have fallen into the prince's trap!"

"A child can only be clever and clever!"

"No, I think this is a pretty mean trick!" Zhang Ping shook his head and laughed, "We underestimated him by having so many people help him open up the wasteland!"

"Too!"

Pei Xuan nodded in agreement, then said seriously, "Then we should drive him away!"

"What do you want to do?" Zhang Ping said with a restrained smile.

Pei Xuan glanced at him and said with a half-smile, "How about inciting the people and plotting a rebellion?"

"Wonderful!"

Zhang Ping's eyes lit up. He was about to discuss the details of the false accusation against Li Chengqian with Pei Xuan, but he heard footsteps outside the door, and then saw Cai Sima rushing in in panic.

"Inspector Pei, Commander-in-Chief Zhang, something terrible has happened! Chief Clerk Liu has arrested the heads of the four great clans!"

"What!?"

Zhang Ping and Pei Xuan were shocked when they heard this.

At the same time, at Jiangling Prefecture Government Office.

Liu Li sat solemnly in the courtroom, with yamen runners on his left and right below him, holding clubs in their hands, looking very imposing.

Kneeling in the hall were the heads of the Cai family, the Huang family, the Ma family, the Pang family, Ma Zhou, Gou San, Liu Wu and others.

The outside was surrounded by people from Jiangling.

But then Liu Li shouted coldly: "Silence!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire court fell silent.

"Master Cai, I want to ask you, are those tenants who went to the barren mountains to steal gold your tenants?" Liu Li asked calmly and majestically.

The Cai family head quickly denied it: "No! They were kicked out of our house a long time ago and are no longer our tenants!"

"Oh?"

Liu Li raised his eyebrows: "Do you have any proof?"

"Have!"

The head of the Cai family quickly took out a contract of sale and handed it to the officer, saying, "This is an expired contract of sale. It proves that they have no relationship with our family anymore, and their actions have nothing to do with our family!"

"You're talking nonsense! Our indentures have been in your hands the whole time. You forged them!"

When Gou San heard what the head of the Cai family said, he immediately refuted it.

The head of the Cai family sneered: "Third dog, you need evidence when you speak. You said that the indenture is in my hands, do you have any evidence?"

"I..." Gou San was speechless, turned his head and looked at Liu Li, and said quickly; "Master Liu, I dug up two pieces of gold. One was given to the Cai family, and the other is with me. I can only return one. Can you give me a lighter punishment?"

"Humph!"

Liu Li snorted coldly, obviously not agreeing to his request, and then picked up the indenture and examined it carefully.

It does clearly state that the indenture with Gou San will be automatically terminated upon expiration.

But judging from the font, it is obvious that it was written not long ago.

But this does not mean that it is forged. After all, the indenture can be supplemented as long as both parties sign and seal it.

Thinking of this, Liu Li set his eyes on the Patriarch of the Pang Family and said coldly, "Patriarch Pang, have the leases of your tenants also expired?"

"I"

Compared to the shrewd head of the Cai family, head of the Pang family did not think of terminating the indenture in advance, so when Liu Li asked him about it, he stammered and remained silent.

"Why, I asked you a question, and you didn't tell the truth. Do you want me to punish you severely? Come here!"

"Wait a minute!"

Just as Liu Li was about to torture Patriarch Pang, Patriarch Huang, who had also not yet released his indenture, stopped him and said, "We are willing to return the gold that the tenants dug up and compensate Boss Ma for his losses!"

"Yes! We are willing to return the gold and compensate Boss Ma for his losses!" Another head of the Ma family also echoed.

Hearing this, Liu Li turned to look at Ma Zhou and frowned, "What do you think, Boss Ma?"

"I'm new here and don't want to offend anyone. As long as I can recover the losses, it's fine!" Ma Zhou said aggrievedly.

Gou San was overjoyed when he heard this. He quickly took out the gold he had dug and gave it back to Ma Zhou, saying, "This is the gold I dug. I'll give it back to you first. I'll find a way to return the rest to you!"

"Ok!"

Ma Zhou nodded in response and took the gold in front of everyone.

However, the moment he took the gold, he made a strange "eh" sound.

"what happened?"

Liu Li discovered something unusual and asked Ma Zhou immediately.

Ma Zhou hurriedly said, "My Lord, there's something wrong with this gold!"

"What!?"

Gou San's face turned pale with rage, and the rest of the people were also horrified.

Then Ma Zhou said again, "Could you please break open this gold and verify its authenticity?"

"Ok?"

Liu Li frowned, but still did not refuse Ma Zhou's request. He immediately shouted, "Come here, break the gold!"

"Yes!"

A yamen runner immediately drew his sword and split the gold in front of everyone.

clang!
After a sound of metal collision, everyone stretched their necks to check.

The surface of the gold was golden, but the inside was red.

"No! There's copper in here! This is fake gold!"

Ma Zhou was so angry that he jumped up and down.

Liu Li's face darkened, and he suddenly looked at Gou San: "You bold Gou San! How dare you deceive me!"

"I, I don't have it. What I dug up was fake gold!" Gou San was frightened and tried to argue.

Ma Zhou chuckled: "You dug for three days and three nights for fake gold? Who are you trying to fool?"

"Me me me"

A dog with three hundred mouths cannot defend itself.

Suddenly, Liu Wu said, "Sir, Gou San must have dug up more than two pieces of gold. I think he must have hidden the real gold!"

As soon as these words came out, Gou San was immediately furious: "You are slandering me! I only dug up two pieces of fake gold! You didn't dig up anything yourself, and you are so angry that you accuse me!"

Liu Wu sneered, "You said you dug up two pieces of fake gold, and these family heads also said they received two pieces of fake gold! Are you going to return two pieces of fake gold too? If we just listen to you guys, then why do we need an official to try this case?!"

Wow!
The whole place was in an uproar!

The expressions of several family heads changed drastically!

What a shocking tent!
Doesn't this mean that whatever amount Boss Ma says, we will have to pay?
Thinking of this, several family heads immediately refused to do it.

"Sir Liu, we are wronged! It was Inspector Pei and Commander Zhang who sent us to the desolate mountains to inquire about the news! We know nothing!"

"Yes, Lord Liu! It was Inspector Pei and Commander Zhang who said it was the Crown Prince's conspiracy."

"Shut up!"

Before the family heads could finish their words, Pei Xuan and Zhang Ping rushed in and interrupted them.

"You unruly people! How dare you falsely accuse me! Come here! Take them down and put them in jail!" Pei Xuan rushed into the government office and gave a stern order.

Zhang Ping echoed with embarrassment, "You unruly people, you dare to slander His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Your crime is even more serious! Come on! Drag them away!"

"What!?"

The family heads never expected that Pei Xuan and Zhang Ping would be so shameless as to abandon them without any hesitation. They were all stunned on the spot.

At this moment, more than a dozen officers and soldiers rushed into the court, ready to arrest someone.

"boom--"

The sound of a gavel suddenly rang out, and the entire court fell silent.

Liu Li stood up from his seat with a sullen expression and shouted in a deep voice, "While I'm trying the case, I'll see who dares to take the person away!"

"Liu Changshi! I am the governor of Jingzhou. What qualifications do you have to judge a case in front of me?" Pei Xuan shouted angrily.

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the entire courtroom suddenly became tense.

At this moment, a leisurely voice suddenly rang out from the crowd: "He is not qualified, am I qualified?"

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