This time, Lu Jin's choice is undoubtedly correct. As he entered the government and became a staff member of the prefect, the rumors about him in the city decreased dramatically, and there was no longer the feeling of being overwhelmed by the hype he had before.

The reason for this is naturally that his current identity has changed. From an ordinary scholar with no power, no power and no official to a person in the yamen who has now regained some power. This made people who knew the news dare not talk nonsense anymore, for fear of offending Lu Jin.

Especially the Yan family, after their own head Yan Runzhang sent a message, they restrained a lot, and they no longer dared to let the people in the family make money to instruct the idlers on the street to spread rumors everywhere, as for those who were friendly with the Yan family, or wanted to use this to curry favor with the Yan family, they did not dare to mention this matter again.

Just relying on those people to count Lu Jin's own is not, obviously the impact is much smaller. After all, this kind of thing could still attract people's attention when it spread at that time, but after ten days and half a month, the freshness decreased. Especially the Chu family, one of the parties involved, did not react, and they were even less interested, so the rumors slowly faded over time and were replaced by other things.

Of course, Lu Jin's reputation has indeed been greatly affected, but he doesn't take this too seriously. However, there was one thing that surprised the people around him, that is, after the rumors dispersed, Lu Zhen did not go to the door of the Chu family again, and wanted to take Chu Yunrong back to him.

Some people speculate that this may be a reaction caused by Lu Jin's self-esteem, only he knows that it is because of his weak heart. Because just two days ago, he had that kind of relationship with Yun Yan, which made him a little afraid to see Chu Yunrong. After all, the education he received since he was a child was still the same as that hundreds of years later, and he couldn't turn a corner for a while about things between men and women, and he couldn't think that three wives and four concubines were very ordinary like men in this era.

So, about the matter with Chu Yunrong, it could only be postponed for the time being. Fortunately, the Yan family also reined in after the previous incident, so they didn't have to worry about being taken advantage of by Yan Yuqi.

Although the matter of the Chu family has been delayed, Lu Zhen does not plan to delay the matter of the Lu family any longer. On the afternoon of the tenth day of the fifth month, he took leave with Kang Sichuan, came to the county government of Wu County, and handed over to the household in the yamen the documents that he wanted to completely break with the Lu family.

If he had gone to the county government to do this more than half a month ago when he was not a staff member of the prefect, I am afraid that most of the things would not have been done. Even if you don't talk about the relationship between Liao Dianshi and Lu Ren's return home, the yamen will not allow such an act of committing such a crime.

After all, now the Ming Dynasty is most about filial piety and etiquette, and Lu Jin, as a junior, actually did such a thing, and it was impossible for any official to agree. Even if the elders of the Lu family don't do things like that, he can only bear it as a junior.

But now it's different, as a close confidant of the Kang Governor's Mansion, Lu Jin's request made the county government dare not rudely veto. However, the household clerk who received Lu Jin still persuaded Lu Jin bitterly, and finally mentioned: "Mr. Lu, you still have to serve in the officialdom in the future, and this is very inappropriate, and it is very likely to be true." I hope Mr. Lu, you can think twice. ”

"I've made up my mind." Lu Zhen didn't hesitate at all, looked directly at the other party and said, "The people of the Lu family and I don't have any kindness at all. But I helped them a lot in matters such as land taxation and forced labor, but what did they do to me? Am I still going to swallow my anger like this? As for reputational matters, I will take care of them, so I won't bother your Excellency. ”

Seeing that Lu Zhen said so resolutely, the man couldn't persuade him anymore, so he could only sigh, and according to his wishes, he stamped the seal of the county government on the rupture document. In this way, the government recognized that Lu Zhen had completely severed relations with the Lu family in Lujiagou.

In the future, apart from this surname, Lu Zhen has nothing to do with them. They can no longer use Lu Jin's status as a jinshi to get any benefits from the government, and Lu Jin, from this moment on, will completely become a person without a foundation.

Maybe people hundreds of years later don't feel anything about it, but for the people of the Ming Dynasty today, Lu Jin's approach is really deviant to the point of unbelievability. After the official had done everything, he looked at Lu Zhen with surprise, but he couldn't see the slightest apprehension in the other party's eyes.

Lu Zhen really didn't feel the slightest uneasiness or apprehension, and even felt a great sense of relief. As the person who replaced Lu Zhen in the world, he has always been worried about being seen as a problem. Especially those people of the Lu clan, after all, they grew up watching Lu Jin, and it is hard to guarantee when they will see the clues.

And now, after completely severing relations with them, all future troubles are eliminated. Except for Chu Yunrong in this world, no one will know that he is not the real Lu Jin.

After exhaling a long breath and thanking the official in front of him, Lu Zhen didn't stay long, and turned around and walked out of the small signing room.

Just as he was about to leave the county office, there was a commotion in front of him. When I listened attentively, there was a man who was shouting loudly at the throat of the wronged, mixed with the reprimands of others. Just when Lu Jin was stunned, a group of people escorted a young man who was tied up with five flowers and walked to the entrance of the second hall.

"I'm really wronged, I didn't kill anyone......" The young man still shouted that he was wronged, but he aroused the dissatisfaction of the servants behind him, and pushed him on the back suddenly: "Shut up, how can the yamen allow you to shout indiscriminately?" You didn't kill anyone? You're the one who was taken down red-handed, is there anything wrong with that? ”

The young man's footsteps were also solid, although his hands were tied behind his back, and he had already lost his balance, but this push did not make him fall, but he staggered forward two steps before he stopped, and at the same time shouted again in his mouth that he had been wronged.

This noise not only attracted Lu Jin's sideways, but also alarmed other people in the county office, many people immediately walked out of their respective signing rooms to see what was going on, and a few of them even talked about it.

At this moment, a young officer in a green robe in his forties with a somewhat gloomy face walked out of the signing room on the side, and when he saw this scene, he immediately reprimanded with a calm face: "The yamen is an important place, and no noise is allowed." ”

When the officials in the yamen saw him come out, they immediately stopped making a silent silence and retreated to their public houses, while the young man who was escorted took the opportunity to rush forward and shouted again and again: "Master, the villain is wronged, the villain has not killed anyone......

When the junior official saw someone rushing in, he immediately frowned in disgust, and then leaned over and let go. He didn't look at the man who was crying out for injustice, but just looked at the servants: "What's going on?" ”

"I've seen the fourth master!" When the officers saw him, they all showed awe, and saluted, and at the same time rushed forward and held down the young man in front of him, so as not to make any more trouble. At the same time, he explained: "Fourth master, there was a murder case in Beigang Village outside the city today, and I will go and arrest the murderer and return." ”

Lu Jin, who was on the side of the "Fourth Old Master ......", heard this title, and looked at this middle-aged junior official carefully, because according to the rules in the yamen, the fourth master is the classic history, that is, Lu Rengui's in-laws and Lu Tang's father-in-law.

Lu Zhen doesn't have any prejudices against this person, but because of the relationship between Lu Tang and others, it is impossible to have any good feelings about him.

Liao Dianshi didn't pay attention to Lu Jin, and only looked at the young man: "This official doesn't look like a good person, and he is a foreigner, and there is a chance that he is responsible for such murders." ”

Lu Zhen was stunned when he heard this, good guy, this case is similar to what he looks like, and he has good means. And those errand officers flattered one after another: "Your eyes are like torches, that's it." In the family of the deceased in Beigang Village, except for his wife, there was only such a foreign guest, if it weren't for the fact that he wanted to kill the master's family, no one else would have been able to do such a heart-wrenching thing! ”

It turned out that it was still the result of such a combination of stolen goods, which made it difficult for Lu Zhen to exonerate the suspect. And the young man shouted even louder, but it was impossible for everyone below Liao Dianshi to listen to him, especially Liao Dianshi, who waved his hand and gave an order: "Escort him to the prison, and he will be interrogated and then dealt with." ”

"Yes!" The servants hurriedly agreed, and hurriedly stepped forward to take him to the county jail on the other side. The young man still wanted to struggle, but he was beaten a few times, and was taken away in embarrassment in the cry of pain.

Everyone knew that with the opening of Liao Dianshi, who was in charge of the affairs of the county government prison, the young man's crime was completely decided. Unless the county magistrate or other officials above take the initiative to intervene, this case will be condemned to death, and whether this young man kills or not, he will be convicted as a murderer, and he will eventually die.

In today's era of the Ming Dynasty, local judges will not carefully investigate the scene and interrogate as in later generations, as long as a suspect is caught, he will be determined in one bite. Even if there may be mistakes, as long as the officials have an explanation for the people and the superiors, they will not delve into it.

However, Lu Zhen was quite unimpressed by such a hasty decision, especially since the case was decided by Liao Dianshi, which made him unconsciously have an idea.

However, it was impossible for him to speak for the young man at the county office, but after laughing, he turned and left.

Judging from the young man's reaction, it seemed that he had indeed been wronged. In this case, when the case is handed over to the prefect's yamen, he can intervene in the investigation. As long as the case can be overturned, it will make the surnamed Liao eat some hanging!