Chapter 277: Behind Bars (Part II)
Dozens of would-be robbers rushed towards him with steel knives in their hands, and Lu Zhen hurriedly retreated. But when he moved, he found that he had been forced into a corner, and there was no way to retreat.
And just when he was surprised, all the swords beckoned towards him. At the moment of death, the knife turned into sharp claws and fangs, and it tore Lu Zhen to pieces in an instant, and those would-be robbers also turned into a large group of demons at this time......
"Ah......h
Just when this punch was thrown, he suddenly felt a pain all over his body, and the raised fist completely lost its strength. And the person in front of him also let out an exclamation: "Lu ...... Lord Lu, you can be regarded as awake! β
It was only at this time that Lu Zhen saw clearly that the person in front of him was just a kind and thin Langzhong, and he was holding his wrist just because the other party was diagnosing his pulse and healing. This made Lu Jin's face suddenly red, and he apologized: "I'm sorry, I was in a nightmare for a while, and I didn't hurt the doctor, right?" β
Na Langzhong hurriedly smiled, waved his hand and said: "It's okay, it's okay, the adults can wake up, and the little ones can rest assured, and they can also give an account to Lord Huang." As he spoke, he brought another bowl of decoction medicine from the side, "Please also ask Lord Lu to take this medicine to replenish your vitality, the injuries on your body have been treated slightly, and you can change the medicine in two days." β
Only then did Lu Jin realize that he had multiple bandages on his body, and he could still feel the slightest pain. At the same time, everything before was slowly remembered, and he hurriedly propped himself up and looked around: "Where is this......" As soon as the words came out, he already recognized the environment he was in.
Although there were two oil lamps lit here, it looked quite bright, and it was also cleaned very cleanly, but the dark environment outside and the fences in front of him still made Lu Zhen understand at once that he was actually in prison.
Lang Zhong in front of him also said: "If you go back to Lord Lu, this is the dungeon of the political envoy Si Yamen, and the little one will report the news that you have woken up to Lord Huang." β
Lu Zhen hesitated for a moment, but still took the decoction, drank it in one go, and then nodded: "So it's tiring." β
After all, he was framed and imprisoned, and this crime is still very great, he actually colluded with the Japanese and cowards, plotted against him, and killed He Huizhou, the envoy of the inspector...... Which of these charges was enough to kill him Lu Jin, which made his mood suddenly nervous, how long had he been in a coma, and what was happening outside now?
At that time, he was already exhausted after a hard fight, and he did not think about the problem deeply, but now, his mind has regained his clarity, but he is full of worries about his situation. This made him see that when Huang Qinru arrived, he still looked nervous, and without waiting for the other party to speak, he first asked: "Lord Huang, how long have I been in a coma, and I have a new look at the murder of Lord Huang?" β
Huang Qinru also had a sad face, and after ordering two guards to guard outside, he slowly came to Lu Jin's bed, looked at him for a long time and said, "Lu Tongju, you have been asleep for three days. As for the murder of Lord Ho, there has been no progress other than the evidence that points to you. β
In Lu Jin's uneasy eyes, he continued: "Actually, this official doesn't believe that you, Lu Tongju, would do such a thing, but there was still Gonggong Wu present that day, and it was also the evidence found by his people, and this official just wanted to protect you, and he couldn't open this mouth." In addition, Qian Manjiang was also recruited. β
"Brother Qian...... What did he recruit after the money experience? Lu Jin asked with surprise.
"Don't you know?" Huang Qinru was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that Lu Zhen had fainted shortly after entering the city that day, and he hadn't understood everything yet. So he explained: "On the night that Lord He was killed, there were two chaos in Hangzhou - one was that the granary was set on fire, but fortunately, the officers and soldiers arrived in time, so there was no big loss in the city's grain storage, but they took Qian Manjiang nearby......"
"What?" Lu Zhen couldn't believe his ears: "How could he be involved in this matter?" β
Huang Qinru was not in a hurry to answer, but continued: "This second thing is that someone attacked the defenders of Wulin Gate at night, but fortunately, the soldiers were on guard, so they didn't open the city gate, otherwise the matter would be even more serious." And one of the thieves who was captured alive confessed that all this was instructed by Qian Manjiang! β
"How is this possible? Qian Manjiang, as a government official, how could he do such a thing? Lu Zhen immediately shook his head and said that he couldn't accept it.
Huang Qinru looked at Lu Zhen for a moment, and then said: "And just yesterday, Gonggong Wu handed over a confession of Qian Manjiang, which was clearly written in black and white, and he confessed that you asked him to do all this, in order to cooperate with the Japanese outside the city and take Hangzhou City!" β
Lu Jin stayed there in a daze, and only said after a while: "This ...... This is perjury, no, this is a trick of torture, this must be Wu Miao's torture of Qian Manjiang, he couldn't stand it, so he confessed to the crime! As far as I know, there are people from Dongchang around the eunuchs, and Dongchang has always been good at extorting confessions by torture! Please don't believe their words! β
"Of course I know that this is their method of framing you, but at the same time as handing over the things to me, Wu Miao has also sent his testimony to Beijing City in a hurry."
Lu Zhen immediately understood, Wu Miao had only been instructed by Wang Zhen to attack himself before, and now that he had such a big handle, the big crime fell into their hands, they naturally would not only attack themselves in Hangzhou, but send it to the capital, and it was normal for Wang Zhen and his party to exert pressure on the Hangzhou government.
This made Lu Jin feel powerless for a while, and at this point, he really fell into a Jedi. Even if Huang Qinru has the heart to protect himself, he may be able to withstand the pressure from Wu Miao, but once Wang Zhenyi and his party in the DPRK make a move, he will no longer speak for himself for his own future.
Although he Lu Zhen also has a backer in the court, Hu Hu and others will definitely not stand idly by. But the problem is that there are witnesses and material evidence in these cases, plus Wang Zhen is now the time when his power is rising, a few months is enough for him to have more say in the court, plus the emperor's favor, I am afraid that Hu Hu and they may not be able to keep themselves in this matter.
The more he thought about it, the more uneasy Lu Zhen became, and his already pale face became even more ugly.
Huang Qinru's face on the side was not much better than Lu Jin's, and after a while, he said: "Lord Lu, now your situation is very unbearable, even the people of Jinyiwei have tried to get you to them for interrogation several times, and this official is also a little difficult to handle." β
Although he did not say it explicitly, the intention of shirk was already revealed. Lu Zhen smiled bitterly, it seemed that there was no need for any reaction from the imperial court, Huang Qinru was going to sell himself for the sake of his official position.
In fact, this is also very understandable, this Lord Huang is not a responsible person, otherwise he and those people would not have been locked up outside the city that day, and almost died under the sword of the Japanese Kou. Wu Miao also grasped this weakness of the other party and dared to be so aggressive.
Is it true that he has no way back as in his dreams, and is he going to be torn apart by these guys?
Lu Zhen is really unwilling, he didn't want his life in the face of so many Japanese robbers at that time, but he had to die under the conspiracy of these guys?
Lu Zhen clenched his fists tightly, wanting to say something, but he couldn't come up with words that could convince Huang Qinru, so he could only look at the other party. Huang Qinru, on the other hand, had flickering eyes, and he didn't dare to look at Lu Jin. Also, he did feel guilty......
Suddenly, a doubt flashed in Lu Jin's heartβno! Huang Qinru's reaction was very problematic!
Since he has the heart to give up on himself, why did he still leave himself in the yamen of the political envoy? He can completely hand it over to Wu Miao or Jinyiwei's people while he is unconscious, then they can torture him, just like dealing with Qian Manjiang, so why bother?
Once he saw the problem, Lu Zhen found that the other party also looked preoccupied, as if there was some problem that had been bothering him, and it was likely that this matter was related to him?
What could it be? What could make Huang Qinru dare not hand himself over and have to admit his guilt? Is it pressure from the DPRK and China? It's impossible, according to the time, they don't know everything that happened here, so it can only be an accident in Hangzhou.
Feeling Lu Jin's gaze constantly sweeping over his face, this made Huang Qinru even more uneasy, and couldn't help urging again: "Lu Tongju, I hope you put the overall situation first, you don't want Hangzhou to make any mess because of you......"
"Lord Huang, but there are people in Hangzhou who are complaining about the lower officials? Do they feel that the lower officials have been wronged? Lu Zhen asked suddenly.
"How do you know ......" Huang Qinru, who was already distracted, asked casually, and as soon as the words came out, he realized that he had missed his breath, and his face suddenly changed.
Seeing this, Lu Zhen smiled hesitantly: "Lord Huang, it seems that you also feel quite difficult." They knew that I had been framed, but they wanted me to confess the crime. At the same time, I was afraid of causing trouble for myself, so I wanted me to confess, are you really so ignorant of me Lu Jin? This is a great sin! β
"You...... If you refuse to cooperate, the official will not only torture you, but even send you to the Jinyi Guard, so that they will torture you! Huang Qinru suddenly became a little anxious.
Lu Zhen had the confidence to do so, and he was neither anxious nor annoyed: "If Lord Huang is really not afraid of the mouths of everyone, he can be arrogant and send the lower officials to punish people." But in this way, Lord Huang, I'm afraid your own situation is also very bad. After a short pause, Lu Jin's tone eased slightly: "My lord, in fact, you still have another way to choose......