Chapter 353
After the county magistrate Wang Zhan returned to his residence, he was quite moved by the affairs of county magistrate Jia Xiaoman.
Jia Xiaoman is very capable and serious in his work. Because of his existence, the security of Mixian County has always been very good and has never had any major problems.
He blamed himself for his bad luck, but he hit the gun.
The prince has spoken, who dares to plead for him?
I don’t know what to do with Jia Xiaoman, but I just hope that the prince can open his mind and at least save his life.
While thinking, the butler rushed over and entered the study and saluted respectfully: "Master!"
"What's the matter?" Wang Zhan asked.
"A arrow shot into the front yard just now. The young men carefully checked around the mansion and found no one doing it." The butler respectfully presented the arrow, "There is a secret letter tied to the arrow. Please check it out!"
Wang Zhan was quite surprised and stepped forward to take the arrow, and indeed a sealed letter was tied to his head.
Carefully remove it, open the tissue paper and place it on the table, and check it carefully in the light of the candle.
The letter reads: "Comes from Huajun are waiting, don't make a statement, come alone!"
The inn name and room number are marked at the back, and there is also a official seal.
The official document seal looked very familiar. Wang Zhan hurriedly got up, went to the bookshelf to find a official document, spread it out and compared it carefully, and it turned out exactly the same.
The seal is extraordinary. Official documents sent from Huajun to all parts of the country must be reviewed and stamped before they can be released. Those who master this seal must be an important figure in Huajun city.
No matter who it is, it is impossible to provoke a small county magistrate.
Wang Zhan quickly collected the secret letter and thought to himself that a Danyang King had arrived before, and there were unidentified tourists from the imperial city. It was the first time in history that Mixian was so lively.
Even though I don’t know who the other party is, I can’t neglect it.
The letter cannot be told, and he dares not refuse to obey if he lets himself pass by alone.
Therefore, he ordered the housekeeper: "Come on the carriage and wait for me at the back door. Don't be discovered!"
"Here!" The housekeeper went out immediately.
Wang Zhan quickly went back to the house to change his casual clothes, quietly came to the back door, and took a carriage to the inn.
I came to the inn and said hello to the shopkeeper, quietly entered, and came to the guest room I wrote down in the secret letter.
There was no one on the left and right, so when Wang Zhan reached out and tapped him a few times.
The door opened quickly, and a young woman appeared in front of her.
Wang Zhan looked at the other party in confusion. Because there were many high-powered female officials in Hua County, he saluted carefully: "The lower official, the county magistrate of Mi County, Wang Zhan, just received a secret letter..."
"Come in!" It was Hua Erniang who opened the door. She asked to the side and made a gesture of inviting her.
When Wang Zhan entered the room, he saw someone sitting at the middle table, quite familiar.
Hua Erniang closed the door and turned around and walked behind the man.
Wang Zhan took a step forward, saw the person at the table clearly, and hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "Prince, you are not in the official office..."
Before he finished speaking, he looked up and saw Ning Ze's face clearly in the candlelight, showing a look of astonishment.
"Mr. Wang has been staring at the orphan, what do you want to say?" Ning Ze was sitting at the table. Seeing that the other party saw his face clearly, he was staying there, so he asked.
"No!" Wang Zhan's face changed, "The prince is obviously in the official office, who are you?"
"Bold!" Hua Erniang scolded, "The one in front of you is King Danyang!"
"This..." Wang Zhan was confused. He was not familiar with Ning Ze, so he couldn't tell the difference between fakes and Ning Ze himself for a while. Of course, the lack of details on his face under the faint candlelight is also a big reason. "If you are the prince, who is the official office?"
"Of course he is a fake prince!" Hua Erniang said.
"I forgive the official for being rude. This matter is too strange. I don't know if there is anything to prove it?" Wang Zhan was actually a little suspicious. Although the other party had a seal on the official document, this thing might be fake.
Ning Ze smiled slightly, reached out to take out the dragon-patterned king seal he carried with him, which contained the four words "Danyang Wang Ning" on it, which was a symbol of his identity.
In addition to the Dragon Pattern King Seal, there is also the Taiwei Seal, which is placed on the table together.
After permission, Wang Zhan stepped forward and carefully picked up the two jade seals, checked them carefully, put them back on the table, and quickly fell to the ground: "Sir, please pay homage to the prince!"
"Get up!" Ning Ze put away his seal and said to him, "This time I came to Dageng. I mainly heard that a fake prince pretending to be an orphan here was extorted by a local official in the name of a patrol, causing officials from all over the country to impose taxes, which made the people complain."
Wang Zhan stood up and said respectfully: "No wonder the 'priest' in the official office is not much the same as the rumors. It turns out that he is a fake! The official will go back and capture him now! He dares to pretend to be the prince and is extremely guilty. He should be beheaded and displayed for the public!"
"No!" Ning Ze said to him, "This matter should not be made public. If you directly send troops to arrest him, it will definitely make everyone know about it!"
"The prince means..."
"In this way, you go back to the mansion first and send someone to notify the main officials in the county, so that they can only bring their confidants and gather quietly." Ning Ze said, "At later, I will go to the near the official office and get into the team. Then, on the grounds of discussing the matter of county magistrate Jia Xiaoman, I will go to the official office to see the fake one. If there are only internal personnel, I will deal with it secretly!"
"Here!"
Wang Zhan came out of the inn, hurried back to the mansion of the county officials and sent his servants to quietly gather.
It didn't explain why, just let them meet up quickly.
Although I found it strange, all important officials such as the county magistrate, Gongcao, chief clerk, and county magistrate rushed over, with only their confidants.
When I saw Wang Zhan, I asked me inquire about the reason why I summoned everyone here so late.
Wang Zhan asked everyone to rest assured and wait together.
Soon, Ning Ze brought Hua Erniang here. The two of them had a straw hat and couldn't see clearly. After they got into the team, they attracted everyone to watch.
Wang Zhan told everyone to be quiet and not to speak out. Then he asked Ning Ze to take off his hat and show his identity.
After showing the seal, all the officials determined that he was the real Danyang King.
The official office did not show any seal at all, and no one dared to ask for inspection in person.
When the officials learned that they were a fake, they were so angry that they were being played with themselves! So they were impatient to break into the official office and take it down.
Ning Ze told everyone to be calm and to ensure that this action was absolutely secret and unknown to outsiders.
Therefore, the mobilization of county soldiers is directly exempted. Anyway, the officials' confidants and county soldiers from the government office are enough.
However, before this, people need to be sent to the prison to release the county magistrate Jia Xiaoman.
Wang Zhan asked his confidant to go to prison with his seal.
Not long after, Jia Xiaoman was taken here.
When he learned about the whole thing, he first bowed to Ning Ze, and then asked to go to the official office to catch the counterfeit.
Ning Ze approved Jia Xiaoman's request and brought the Mi County officials to the official office.
The county magistrate asked the gatekeeper to inform the soldiers, saying that it was discussing how the county magistrate Jia Xiaoman would deal with it.
Jia Xiaoman, Ning Ze and Hua Erniang, mingled among the officials with a hat, temporarily hiding his identity.
The gatekeeper entered the official office and reported that the fake guy was a little confused and agreed to decide tomorrow, how could he come here at night?
He still asked the gatekeepers to invite the officials in.
When he entered the official office, Wang Zhan asked his confidant to stay at the gate and secretly told the soldiers guarding the gate.
The group came to the inner courtyard and waited for the fake to appear.
Wang Tong originally wanted to rest, but the officials in Mi County suddenly came over and could only wear neatly and come to the yard with Qiu Chan.
Facing the officials in the courtyard, just as the crowd was about to speak, the crowd separated, Jia Xiaoman took off his hat, rushed to the front with a quick glance, and directly held Wang Tong down.
Qiu Chan was startled and was surprised to see Jia Xiaoman's face clearly: "Why are you? Bold! How dare you be rude to the prince!"
Turning around, Wang Zhan and other officials from Mi County were unmoved.
Wang Tong was suddenly held down by Jia Xiaoman. He felt that the other party was very strong and could not break free, so he angrily scolded: "This cruel official has been imprisoned, why is this here? What do you mean by that?"
"Let go!" Qiu Chan wanted to push Jia Xiaoman away, but her strength was useless.
"I am so brave that I dare to pretend to be the Prince of Danyang!" Jia Xiaoman held down Wang Tong and said coldly.
"Rareless!" Qiu Chan said anxiously, "The prince is in front of you! Why don't you let go quickly? Do you want to make trouble?"
Jia Xiaoman snorted coldly: "If you are really a prince, please show the dragon pattern jade seal and the Grand Marshal's seal!"
Wang Tong paused and said quickly: "I am too anxious to come out this time and have never brought it. Please let go, the prefect of Dageng County recognizes this king..."
"That's right! I don't know that Dageng County, all the prefects who have entered the Imperial City Hua County have seen the prince's true appearance!" Qiu Chan said, "You can tell at a glance whether it is true or not!"
"No need to be so troublesome!" County magistrate Wang Zhan finally spoke, "It's very simple to tell the truth and the false, please invite the prince!"
The crowd suddenly parted. Ning Ze took off his hat and walked forward, standing in front of Wang Tong.
Seeing Ning Ze's face clearly under the torch light, Wang Tong's face changed drastically.
Qiu Chan next to him was so scared that his legs were weak when he saw it.
If you don’t look at your face carefully, Ning Ze and Wang Tong will be carved out like the same mold, and even Qiu Chan almost admits her mistake.
They were sure that the person in front of them was the real Danyang King Ningze, and they didn't expect that the deity would appear here!
Qiu Chan rolled her eyes a few times, tried to calm down, pointed at Ning Ze and said, "This person does look similar to the prince, and it is indeed a fake! Don't be deceived when you wait!"
"Rareless!" Wang Zhan stepped forward, "The one in front of you is the King of Danyang himself. The prince just showed the dragon-patterned jade seal and the Taiwei seal, and he has proved his identity! You dare to pretend to be the prince, and the crime is unforgivable."
"Prince, according to the law, impersonate the royal family and behead him without mercy!" Jia Xiaoman said, "Please suppress these two people for the time being, and behead him in Caishikou tomorrow!"
When Wang Tong heard this, he felt depressed and powerless.
Qiu Chan next to him was even weaker and couldn't stand it, and he collapsed to the ground.
"Come on, take them down!" Jia Xiaoman said sternly, "Take them to prison immediately and take them under strict supervision!"
"Slow!" Ning Ze took a step forward, "Prince Jia, it's not advisable to make a statement about this."
"The prince means..."
"This person pretended to be the orphan, and his crime was indeed unforgivable." Ning Ze looked down at Wang Tong, "But the orphan wanted to keep them, which would be of another use. No one should disclose the matter today. These two orphans were to take back to Hua County, and the chaos caused during this period should be restored as soon as possible. I wrote a secret letter for the orphan to the various counties of Dageng. The money these two people had to be paid back to the people without any money!"
Chapter completed!