In a brothel of the Yuan family in Changshan Country.
Guo Jia was lying in a gentle place, drinking while asking the group of women beside him about the recent changes in Chang Shan.
In reality, after Liu Chen, the Prince of Chang Shan, inherited the title, subdued Zhao Yun, and wiped out the surrounding bandits, Guo Jia had already paid attention to him.
Yingchuan produced celebrities. Guo Jia was intelligent and resourceful. He had long seen that the world would be in chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty and chose a wise ruler to deal with the chaos.
Many warlords of the Han Dynasty rose with the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and Liu Chen, the King of Changshan, was particularly outstanding. As for Liu Biao, Liu Yan, and Dong Zhuo, Guo Jia looked down on them.
Following Liu Chen's recruitment of soldiers and horses, Guo Jia finally moved north to Jizhou.
When he arrived, the Chang Shan Kingdom had a bumper harvest, and their production tripled. The rumors of the King of Chang Shan defeating 500,000 enemies with 40,000 troops also spread to Guo Jia's ears.
This made Guo Jia clearly understand that he was right to come!
Not only was Liu Chen a wise ruler worthy of his assistance, but he was also a wise ruler with superb intelligence, resourcefulness, strategizing, and outstanding military skills!
However, Guo Jia didn't go there rashly. Instead, he planned to continue observing for a while. Of course, the enthusiasm of the women in the brothel also made him forget to leave.
At this moment.
Suddenly, there was a clamor outside the house. When the maid returned, Guo Jia was pleasantly surprised to find that Liu Chen, the King of Chang Shan, wanted to open a court to investigate the case.
To be precise, it was a re-examination!
Naturally, Guo Jia would let go of such an interesting matter. He immediately got up from his gentle place and headed to the scene of the incident under the guidance of the maid.
Many women in the brothels also covered their faces and came out. Many commoners in the city also gathered.
As Guo Jia walked forward, he once again received Liu Chen's evaluation of benevolence and righteousness.
"Why do I feel like he's an all-powerful saint?”While Guo Jia was in shock, they finally arrived at the lobby.
From the words around him, Guo Jia quickly understood the cause and effect. At the same time, he smelled a conspiracy.
"I just don't know how King Chang Shan is going to deal with it.”
In the main hall.
Liu Chen hadn't arrived yet, but the main characters-the tyrant Zhang, the Prime Minister Yuan Fu, the old farmer, and the sheepskin pouch were all present.
The old farmer was covered in blood and looked terrible. He looked like he could die at any moment. He was only holding his breath. It was unknown if it was because of resentment or anger.
Whoosh!
As everyone discussed, an uproar suddenly erupted. It turned out that Liu Chen had led Zhao Yun, Qiushou, Tian Feng, and the others here.
The surrounding commoners all cupped their hands and bowed sincerely. Many people even knelt down and kowtowed, worshipping Liu Chen as if he was an immortal god.
Guo Jia saw everything. Liu Chen's words and actions, Liu Chen's temperament, etc., all made him very satisfied and sincerely admire him!
Guo Jia looked forward to Liu Chen's verdict. If necessary, he did not mind stepping forward.
However, when he saw Jushou and Tian Feng, his eyes narrowed and he smiled.
"I didn't expect Ju Gongyu and Tian Yuanhao to also join Prince Chang Shan.”
Guo Jia thought,
"With them around, even if the Chang Shan King is blinded by the thief, there will be someone to remind him. He doesn't need me for the time being.”
Guo Jia's thoughts were like lightning as Liu Chen walked into the hall.
State Minister Yuan Fu, despotic Zhang, the old farmer's family, and the mine hunter all bowed to Liu Chen.
Liu Chen looked at the family of the ore hunters. They were one of the ore hunters that he had carefully selected through his investigation. The family was stiff and reserved, appearing very honest.
As for the old farmer who claimed to have stolen the sheepskin purse of the despotic Zhang, he was covered in blood. His skin was torn and his flesh was torn. He breathed less and breathed more. It seemed that he did not have many days left to live.
When Liu Chen came in, the old farmer stared at him stubbornly. He wanted to say something, but his mouth opened and closed, but no sound came out. The anger on his face could be felt by others.
The person Liu Chen had personally selected was a dark-skinned young man, the son of an old farmer. When he saw this, he repeatedly kowtowed and complained that he was wronged.
The State Minister Yuan Fu looked somewhat indignant, but he did not dare to say anything with Liu Chen present. The eyes of that tyrant Zhang flickered, and his body began to tremble.
Liu Chen was not fooled by his appearance. He first said to Hua Tuo and the other doctors who had followed him,""You guys treat him first."
"Yes."
Hua Tuo and the others immediately began to treat the old farmer.
Liu Chen said to Zhao Yun,"Zilong, present the evidence."
Zhao Yun quickly brought the evidence over and said with certainty,"My lord, I have already asked the two families to confirm that it is this sheepskin bag.”
Liu Chen looked at the sheepskin bag. It was the size of two palms. Could this bag hold six thousand yuan?
The Eastern Han Dynasty used five baht coins, which were about 25 millimeters in diameter and weighed about four grams. It could barely be regarded as one yuan in the future. Was it possible to put six thousand yuan coins in two palm-sized bags?
Liu Chen felt that his intelligence had been insulted!
Liu Chen already had a guess in his heart. He continued to flip through the goatskin bag. There was actually fine powder falling out of the inner bag. He smelled it and was completely certain.
"Is this your money bag?" Liu Chen looked at the despotic Zhang and asked coldly," How much money was originally inside?”
Humble families, despotic families, and aristocratic families. Ordinary people like the old farmer were even worse than the children of the Humble families.
"Yes, yes."
Zhang's body was shaking like a sieve. His face was pale and cold sweat was dripping down his forehead. He stuttered,"Six, six thousand!"
Qiushou and Tian Feng were disdainful.
Just by looking at Zhang's performance, one could tell that there was definitely something fishy going on. Six thousand yuan in such a small bag, who was lying?!
However, if Zhang insisted that it was gold worth 6,000 yuan and continued to quibble, it would obviously not be convincing to make an arbitrary judgment!
There must be conclusive evidence!
What was it?
Qiushou and Tian Feng frowned in deep thought. They couldn't figure out what the problem was.
Liu Chen looked at the young man and spoke in a gentler tone, but the aura of a superior was still displayed."You said you were wronged, but is this money bag yours?”
"Your Highness, this is not a money bag. This is our family's salt bag. Salt is precious, so we have always used sheepskin bags to keep it from moisture.”The miner cried out.
Liu Chen coldly looked at State Minister Yuan Fu and questioned,""This is your verdict? The result? I think it's a confession under torture, right?"
State Minister Yuan Fu's expression was somewhat angry, as if he had been wronged.
" Your Highness, you can't accuse me wrongly. I've investigated this old farmer's family. It's impossible for him to have such an expensive sheepskin purse…"
He dared to say such a flawed explanation.
"Turn over the inner pouch," Liu Chen said coldly.”
State Minister Yuan Fu didn't understand what was going on. He turned over the sheepskin bag with a puzzled expression.
"Lick it."
When Liu Chen's voice rang out, the State Minister did as he was told. He licked the sheepskin inner pocket and was stunned on the spot!
"What's that smell?"
Prime Minister Yuan Fu's face turned pale, and his body trembled. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he stuttered,""Salty, salty!"
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