"Wait!"

Lu Cheng didn't want to be beaten inexplicably, so he argued: "The punishment is not a sergeant, the student has a meritorious reputation, does the county lord plan to violate the law?" ”

"Statutes?"

Before Wei Zhixian could speak, Feng Tuiguan on the side had already spoken: "You have a bad character, how can you be worthy of the fame of this life, this official will order someone to send it to Tixue Dao, and remove your fame!" ”

Lu Cheng sneered: "Even so, the student is still famous now, and Wu Tixue is not in Kaifeng, so Lord Tuguan can't torture me now, right?" ”

"It's ridiculous!"

Feng Tuiguan replied coldly: "You have already violated the law, if there is a conflict between the law and the regulations, you should defend the former, otherwise, where will the court law be placed?" ”

What he said was absolutely correct, "not punishing a sergeant" is just a regulation that magistrates should follow, and the "Da Ming Law" does not include this article in it at all. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

However, this regulation is also universal, and even today's Son of Heaven is unwilling to easily touch this interest of the scholar class, so it is the customary rule that "even if a person with meritorious service has violated the law, if there is no conclusive evidence, the magistrate shall not be tortured."

Is the evidence conclusive, and it is not up to these officials to decide?

Moreover, after all, it is now in the era of human rule, and whether the accused is guilty or not depends entirely on the free will of the official. The recognition of human evidence is often greater than that of physical evidence, and the magistrate can also pronounce a sentence based on the testimony of multiple people.

Lu Cheng has now been convicted by them, and this regulation is naturally to give way to the law. It's just a little showman, so what?

"What the magistrate said is reasonable, and those who are lawful are also common; Regulations, expedient also. ”

Wei Zhixian nodded in agreement. He naturally understood what Feng Tuiguan meant, as long as the case was handled as an iron case and Lu Cheng confessed, the ironclad evidence would be like a mountain, and Wu Tixue would not be able to return to heaven no matter how capable he was.

"Smack-"

He slapped the shocked wood and shouted again: "Why are you still stunned? Execute! ”

"Hmph, under the killing stick, look at how hard he is still with a mouth!"

Feng Tuiguan sneered: "But Lord Wei, only fifty boards, isn't it too little?" ”

"This ......"

Wei Zhixian gritted his teeth: "Then, it's okay to be eighty!" ”

At this moment, Lu Cheng had already let the officials detain him, and after hearing this, he said angrily: "The highest punishment is five degrees, and if it is above sixty, it will be a cane punishment. ”

Lu Cheng understood that his board today was decided. But he's not stupid, with so much literature in his mind, can't he find something that benefits him?

Eighty flogging?

Really when I haven't read a book?

"Ahem......"

The general judge, who had been watching from the sidelines, finally couldn't sit still this time, and said loudly: "Aren't the two adults confused? Cane punishment is not something we can send directly. ”

The two of them saw that the judge had helped Lu Cheng speak, so they were willing to give up.

Thus the sentence of eighty rods was changed to fifty lashes.

Lu Cheng let people take off their pants, lying on the ground and was about to be tortured, but he didn't want to suddenly hear a majestic voice outside the hall: "Slow down, adults!" ”

Seeing that the buttocks were about to bloom, but someone stopped him at this time, Lu Cheng was grateful in his heart, and when he looked back, he was immediately dumbfounded.

Because the person who stopped him was wearing a crimson official robe, and a lark was embroidered on the patch on his chest.

Although Lu Cheng couldn't recognize what kind of bird this was, just by looking at this scarlet robe, he knew that this person's official position was very large, at least above the fourth grade. Because the color of the official uniform worn by Wu Tixue is also cyan.

The person who came was the prefect of Kaifeng Mansion, He Rong.

When everyone in the hall saw this person coming, they knelt on the ground one after another: "Meet the lord of the mansion!" ”

Lu Cheng was surprised in his heart, who is this who has such a big face, can invite the Lord of Kaifeng Mansion to save him?

Although this is just a guess in my heart, it is obviously more in line with the facts. Otherwise, why did this prefect take the lead in stopping the execution before he entered the hall?

The prefect came in person, and the officials in the hall did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly greeted him.

At this moment, Feng Tuiguan secretly hated in his heart, he was friendly with the same acquaintance, and he had never dealt with this prefect very much, but he didn't expect that he would also alarm him by handling a case.

Wei Zhixian shouted in his heart that he was unlucky, he knew that this case was so difficult to handle, so he shouldn't have listened to that Feng Tuiguan. It's his business to deal with Lu Cheng, what does it have to do with him?

Directly come to a push, 265, transfer that Lu Cheng to his magistrate's office, and let him go to the trial himself, offending Feng Tuiguan, isn't it better than offending Governor He?

Seeing that things have developed to this point, Yang Tongju is a little gloating in his heart. He didn't participate in Lu Cheng's case from beginning to end, it doesn't mean that he agrees with the approach of these two people in his heart, it's just that it's none of his business, so he doesn't bother to ask.

Surrounded by several adults, Governor He stepped into the lobby, his eyes seemed to inadvertently glance at Lu Cheng on the ground, and asked aloud: "I heard that Lord Wei is trying the case?" ”

"Lord Huifuzun, exactly." Wei Zhixian nodded and said.

"Who are these people of the earth? What crime was committed? ”

"My lord, this person's name is Lu Cheng, a native of Lanyang County, a student of the Fuxue, and the head of this year's college examination is guilty of extorting money, bribing examiners, cheating in the field, interfering with the judiciary and other crimes, and is awaiting execution."

Listening to Wei Zhixian's words, He Zhifu's eyes widened, and he pretended to be surprised: "There is such a thing? ”

He is just pretending to be stupid, the yamen are not far apart, and the government is only a few steps away from the county government, this case has been tried for so long, as the prefect of Kaifeng Mansion, he really doesn't know about it?

In the face of Lord Fuzun's shameless behavior, several adults present were a little contemptuous in their hearts, but it was not easy to expose it in person.

Wei Zhixian was about to answer out loud, but Lu Cheng suddenly rushed to shout: "Wronged, the student is wronged, Lord Fuzun!" ”

"Bold Lu Cheng, in front of Lord Fuzun, how can you be allowed to talk nonsense?"

Wei Zhixian scolded him inwardly, but he didn't dare to order the execution in front of the real He prefect. Fools can see that this prefect came to rescue Lu Cheng.

Sure enough, Governor He immediately asked, "You are Lu Cheng, the head of the case this year?" ”

Lu Cheng smiled bitterly: "Back to the adult, the student is Lu Cheng, I can't salute the adult, and I hope to forgive the sin!" ”

"Hmmm......"

He Zhifu nodded in understanding and said, "You get up and answer first." ”

"Thank you, sir!"

Lu Cheng hurriedly pulled up his pants and stood up, of course the officials of the county government did not dare to stop him.

"Lu Shengren, this mansion is here to ask you, is what Lord Wei said true?"

"Lord Fuzun, they are going to bend into a trick!"

With a backer, Lu Cheng would not be polite to them, and said bluntly: "Someone falsely accuses students, they have no evidence, but they refer to the deer as a horse, frame the student for bribing the examiner, cheating in the examination room, and remove the student's reputation, which is even more ruthless than killing the student!" ”

He Rong is also a Jinshi, and of course he understands the importance of fame to a scholar, which is no less than a second life. Once Lu Cheng's crime of fraud in the field is confirmed, it is impossible to just remove his reputation.

Cheating in the field is not a small crime, even if it is not sentenced to a heavy sentence and the capital crime is exempted, it will be the end of the removal of fame, never hiring, and the cane punishment plus imprisonment.

It's just a matter of being exiled after beating the board, but there's still a chance in the future, right?

And if he is never hired, Lu Cheng's life will be over, and he will never have the opportunity to pass the imperial examination and become an official, which is indeed more cruel than killing a scholar.

Seeing that he nodded in approval, Lu Cheng became more emboldened, and then said: "The students deliberately wanted to defend themselves, but they said that they were interfering with the judiciary, and they also planned to punish the students with rods!" ”

Seeing him complain to the prefect, the corners of Wei Zhixian and Feng Tuiguan's mouths twitched, and they couldn't wait to kill this bastard boy!

When He Rong heard this, his face became gloomy, he glanced at the three adults coldly, and said coldly: "I can't imagine that there are such things under the jurisdiction of this mansion!" Today, the government will make the decision for you! ”

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