hsntnovel Chapter 2372 Zheng Shaohong's Defense
Chapter 2372 Zheng Shaohong's Defense
The atmosphere in the lobby of Prince Ji's office was somewhat solemn at the moment.
After Li Shen said that if I kill you, no one will know, Zheng Shaohong fell into silence.
He could feel Prince Ji's murderous intent, he really wanted to kill him.
This made him feel a little scared. Yes, he was scared.
It's not like the pride of this family just now.
He forgot that the person in front of him could kill people.
The more Zheng Shaohong thought about it, the more frightened he became. His mind raced, trying to come up with a solution.
He was reluctant to give up the set of jewelry worth thousands of strings of cash.
But if you don't give up your life, you might die here.
"Haha, do you think this king dare not kill you?"
Seeing that Zheng Shaohong didn't say anything, Li Shen thought that this guy was fighting with him.
So he asked with a sneer.
"This... I am just a small businessman. Your Highness Prince Ji is a prince, so you dare to kill me.
But I think His Royal Highness Prince Ji won't hold it against me."
Zheng Shaohong's tone softened. When you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head, let alone when it is a life-threatening matter.
"Then this king said that he must make a fuss with you?" I didn't expect that Zheng Shaohong was quite smooth. If only he wasn't a member of the Zheng family,
Li Shen will definitely find a way to recruit him, what a pity.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, although I am a merchant, I come from a distinguished family and am a member of the orthodox Xingyang Zheng clan.
If His Royal Highness Prince Ji wants to kill me, it would be easy, but my Zheng family will never let you go.
When the incident reaches the court, His Royal Highness Prince Ji will inevitably be punished.
Moreover, the news that His Royal Highness Prince Ji has killed people and robbed goods will spread throughout the entire business community, and people will be in panic. I think this is not what His Royal Highness Prince Ji wants to see, right?
I don't think His Royal Highness Prince Ji would make such a decision as to make the Prince Ji's Mansion lose trust in the business world just for a small businessman like me.
His Royal Highness Prince Ji has been extremely intelligent since childhood and is unmatched in the business world. He should have already understood the pros and cons of this.
My life and death are of little importance; His Highness Prince Ji's reputation is paramount. How could such a shrewd man as His Highness do such a thing?"
Zheng Shaohong's expression was indifferent and very calm, as if he didn't care about life and death.
There was no trace of fear on his face.
He calmly explained the pros and cons of killing himself, which really made Li Shen admire him.
He secretly sighed that they were indeed from wealthy families, as the children of wealthy families were superior to those from poor families in all aspects.
No wonder they were able to occupy half of the official positions in the court.
Don't panic when encountering things, stay calm, analyze the pros and cons, find the side that is beneficial to you, and seek a glimmer of hope for yourself.
Li Shen admired such a person very much, and he had no intention of killing Zheng Shaohong.
He is not a murderer, nor has he traveled to a novel about cultivating immortals where he draws his sword when he disagrees with others and kills anyone he dislikes.
Zheng Shaohong merely accepted the stolen money, and everything would have been fine after paying the ransom.
Li Shen thought Zheng Shaohong was a profiteer because of the Zhang brothers and sisters, so he wanted to teach him a lesson.
Or to put it bluntly, it's just because of the money.
That set of accessories really made Li Shen excited, and it was also priceless.
It is not easy to find jewelry worth more than a thousand strings of cash in Chang'an City.
Wang Xuance, who was standing by, knew that Prince Ji would not kill Zheng Shaohong, so he trapped Prince Ji here.
It would be fine if Zheng Shaohong begged for mercy, and Prince Ji would also have a way out.
But Zheng Shaohong's words were firm and neither humble nor arrogant, and it seemed that Prince Ji could not come down.
Seeing that Li Shen was silent, Wang Xuance naturally wanted to protect his master and said:
"Zheng Shaohong, my prince has always been kind and will not oppress ordinary people, so naturally he will not take your life."
"Chapter Wang, why did you accept my treasures and only give me twenty strings of cash?"
Zheng Shaohong knew Wang Xuance and knew that he was the chief secretary of Prince Ji's Mansion and had been handling the affairs of Xizhou.
"Let's not talk about this matter for now, let's talk about the crime you committed..." Wang Xuance changed the subject.
"Crime? I've already confessed to receiving stolen goods and paid the ransom. Isn't that the case with the government closed?"
Zheng Shaohong asked bluntly.
“It is precisely because of this that His Royal Highness Prince Ji summoned you to the lobby, but you have not arrived yet. The prince plans to look for you again tomorrow.
I didn't expect you to come alone." Wang Xuance's voice was always calm, and no emotion could be heard.
"Why is this?" Zheng Shaohong was puzzled. He couldn't figure out what Wang Xuance meant because the other party had no expression at all.
"Zheng Shaohong, you were convicted of the crime of receiving stolen goods by Pei Changshi of Xizhou, but His Royal Highness Prince Ji discovered that he made a mistake.
Your crimes go far beyond this."
Wang Xuance spoke frankly.
"Wrong judgment?" Zheng Shaohong had a bad feeling in his heart. When Prince Ji summoned him, he felt something was strange.
But after the yamen runners told him, he understood that it was about collecting stolen goods.
"That's right, it was a wrong judgment." At this moment, the situation reversed, and Li Shen became tough again, nodding vigorously in agreement.
He also gave Wang Xuance a scrutinizing look.
In fact, he didn't know what was wrong.
Following Li Shen's gaze, Wang Xuance said:
"Zheng Shaohong, I have carefully checked the files and found that you received the stolen goods for one yuan.
Therefore, Pei Ziyu sentenced you according to the amount of stolen money you received.
However, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, theft was not convicted based on the amount of money stolen, but on the value of the stolen property itself.
Just now in the lobby, His Royal Highness Prince Ji had sentenced the brother and sister to seventy strokes of the cane according to the price of one hundred strings of cash.
Now it should be your turn.
Since you are sensible, you should have heard of the crime of accepting bribes for a job, and you will be sentenced as sharing the spoils."
Beautiful! Li Shen, who was pretending to be powerful, couldn't help but give Wang Xuance a big compliment.
Wang Xuance's words were well-reasoned and powerful. When he spoke, it was the law, and when he was silent, it was the basis, which made Li Shen praise him endlessly.
How can a small businessman like you possibly be able to fight against an official? Screw you, you bastard.
As expected, Zheng Shaohong's face changed slightly after hearing this. He did not expect that the chief secretary of Prince Ji's Mansion would seize on this point.
His case was initially handled by Pei Ziyu, who convicted him and demanded a ransom.
After that, he had nothing to do with anything, but I didn't expect that he would bring up the past.
"Chapter Wang, accepting money for a job is indeed a serious crime, but I didn't realize it was stolen property, not a crime of sharing the spoils.
According to the law, those who are unaware of the situation can be exempted from punishment and can simply pay a ransom."
Zheng Shaohong was still very calm. He reacted instantly. Since he was unaware of the situation, he would not be charged with the crime of accepting stolen goods.
"Bullshit!!" Li Shen shouted, and it was finally his turn to perform.
"You only gave me one guan of something worth a hundred guan, and you actually said you didn't know it was stolen? Do you think I'm a fool?"
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