Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

"Qin Guogong, do you still remember that at the Dade Temple, you asked the old man why only the grandfather, father and uncle were enshrined in the old man's family temple, but not the great-grandfather and the great-grandfather. At that time, the old man did not answer directly, but Changed the subject."

"That's true."

"Now the old man can tell you. This is because the family that the old man belongs to has expelled our branch!"

"Expelled from the clan?"

"Exactly. At that time, it was the Great Sui Dynasty. At that time, my uncle Wang Wei was demoted to Lingnan because he violated the law. He became a counselor of the Han Palace and joined the army. , Yang Liang, King of Han, rebelled against Sui. My uncle also joined the rebels..."

"What then?"

"Later he was defeated and committed suicide. In order to avoid the court's investigation, the old man's family expelled all of us. The old man also became a prisoner of the court and hid in Zhongnan Mountain for ten years."

Speaking of this, Wang Gui sighed, and said: "As a son, I can survive in Zhongnan Mountain, thanks to the help of the villagers there. The kindness of a drop of water should be repaid by the spring. Later, after the old man made a fortune, I often use my salary to help those villagers."

Guo Ye said: "I understand, you don't have money to build a family temple, it's because you use your salary to repay your kindness."

"Exactly."

"Then you later rented out your family temple to monks for the sake of the villagers in Zhongnanshan?"

"That's not true. We have one thing to say, and another to say two things. Before I didn't have money to build the family temple, it was because the old man had to use his salary to repay his kindness. But later, the family temple was rented out to monks, which was completely selfish. .”

Wang Gui sighed softly and continued: "As the old man grows older, he realizes that time is running out, so he wants to leave some inheritance for future generations, so he came up with the idea of ​​a family temple. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a big mistake .”

"So that's it!" Guo Ye nodded and said, "Old Mr. Wang must repay his kindness, and I, Guo Ye, still admire it. But I don't know what your old man told me, and what you are going to discuss with Mr. Guo today. Does it matter?"

"Of course it has something to do with it. Do you know what family the old man used to belong to?"

"This Mr. Guo really doesn't know."

"Just to remind you, the old man is from Taiyuan."

"Taiyuan..." Guo Ye's face changed, and he said, "Could it be that your original family is one of the five great clans, the Wang family of Taiyuan?"

"That's right. Originally, the old man's branch was kicked out of the clan. The old man had long been discouraged by the Taiyuan Wang family. He even secretly swore that if he became famous in the future, even if the Taiyuan Wang family begged the old man, the old man would not resign." Recognize the ancestors and return to the clan. But... alas!"

"what happened?"

"Now that the old man is getting older, his thoughts have changed again!"

"Change?"

"Thinking about it now, I think it was completely helpless for the clan to expell the old man from the clan. And even if the old man was not expelled, the old man is still a criminal, and the end is the same. Therefore, Just last year, the old man has recognized his ancestors and returned to the Wang family of Taiyuan."

Hearing now, Guo Ye has basically guessed the purpose of Wang Gui's visit today, and replied vaguely: "Mr. Wang recognizes his ancestors and returns to his clan. It is really gratifying."

Wang Gui smiled slightly and said, "Since Qin Guogong also believes that the old man should recognize his ancestors and return to his clan, then you must help me with this task today!"

"What... what are you busy with?"

"It's the glazed vessels you detained in the name of stolen goods. They belong to the five major clans and have nothing to do with the monks of the Dade Temple. For the sake of the old man, please raise your hand and return them to their original owners Bar."

Chapter 1744 Wang Gui's Ultimate Move

If Guo Ye had any obvious gains in the Dade Temple case, it would be the glazed vessels in the cellar.

Even if the five major clans invented the method of producing cheap colored glaze, the so-called cheapness is relative.

Although we don't know how much the five noble families cost to make these glazed vessels, Guo Ye estimates that the total cost will be at least 100 million guan, and 500 million guan is also very likely, even 1000 million guan.

The loss of such a large amount of money, even for the five great gentry, is considered a traumatic injury.The enemy's loss is his own gain.

From this point of view, Guo Ye's harvest is really not small.

Moreover, Guo Ye's reason for detaining this batch of glazed vessels is also very sufficient.

There are a total of two cellars in Dade Temple. In one cellar, 32 women were imprisoned, and in the other cellar, there were these glazed vessels.

Since the cellar where the women were held was dug by the monks, why not suspect that the other cellar was also dug by the monks?

Is there any reason not to suspect that these glassware are also stolen goods?

Therefore, Guo Ye's seizure of these glazed vessels is completely reasonable and legal, even in front of His Majesty Li Er, Guo Ye has something to say.

What's more, His Majesty Li Er has an order that Guo Ye will take full responsibility for this case without going through the Ministry of Criminal Justice or himself.

Guo Ye became even more confident when he started this job of pretending to be self-serving.

Guo Ye's trial of the Dade Temple case has basically been completed, and Guo Ye has also made arrangements for the ownership of these glazed vessels.

He planned to treat these glazed vessels as stolen goods, confiscate them all in the palace, and dedicate them to His Majesty Li Er.

After the news got out, there was a sudden panic.

The five great gentry called countless people to come and talk about it, but they didn't expect that in the end, they persuaded Old Wang Gui to come out.

Guo Ye looked distressed, and said: "If your old man orders other things, someone Guo will definitely do it. But this matter... This is completely official business. Your old man has been honest and self-confident all his life, upright and upright, and he will not be so old. When I get old, you still want to teach me, who is a junior, to pervert the law for personal gain?"

"Incorruptible surrender? Upright? Haha! Haha! Hahaha..." Wang Gui laughed out loud, and at the end of the laugh, he couldn't straighten up.

Guo Ye was very frightened, and asked cautiously: "Mr. Wang, are you... are you okay..."

"The old man is fine, it's just that the joke that Duke Qin said is too funny!"

"Laugh... joke? What joke?"

"You say that the old man is honest and upright, that's a joke!"

"How can this be a joke?"

"Hmph, if you said this a month ago, I would have regarded it as your compliment to this old man, but now, I can only listen to it as a joke! What is my reputation now? Is it money or not ancestors? , is a hypocrite and a villain!"

Old Wang Gui became angrier as he talked, and said: "These reputations are nothing more than that, some people even say that the old man is lustful and complicit with those monks... You say that the old man is honest and upright, what is it if it is not a joke?"

"Uh...that's just some ignorant people spreading rumors! How can your old man's reputation disappear because of such a trivial matter? I believe that as long as this trend continues in a few days, your reputation should be given to others." It's getting better!"

"Qin Guogong, do you believe what you say?"

"I... believe it! Of course I believe it!"

Wang Gui sighed, and said: "Mr. Qin, you have come to comfort this old man out of conscience, and this old man is very kind. But this old man understands, that is impossible! Life is rare in seventy years old, and this old man will not live for a few more days. I am afraid that this name The number is the conclusion of the old man's coffin!"

Guo Ye wanted to comfort him, but Wang Gui waved his hand and said, "Don't talk, just listen to the old man."

"Junior is all ears."

"Sometimes I ask myself, who should be blamed for this matter? Qin Guogong? Li Shilang? Or the monk of Dade Temple? In the end, I found that no one is to blame. Reading it together has caused such a catastrophe!"