Because the news had been spread a few days earlier, the case of Lu Jin's fraud in the imperial examination would be tried at the same time in the lobby of the Criminal Department today, so on the morning of the third day of the first day of March, the yamen of the Criminal Department was already full of all kinds of people, among whom the most people came to Beijing to take the examination, and they were all full of anger, and it seemed that they were all planning to convict Lu Zhen before the imperial court.

It wasn't until after the end of the day that a carriage arrived, and when Lu Zhen got out of the car, there was a commotion, and many people rushed forward, looking like they were going to run to him to theorize, and there were even people behind him who were shouting and scolding something, and the scene was almost out of control.

In fact, Lu Jin, who was attacked, could understand the anger of these candidates, they had studied hard for more than ten years, and this time they finally had a chance to come out, but they suddenly made such a mess, which naturally made them feel angry and uneasy, and naturally they hated to swallow the cheating life alive.

If there really were such a fraudulent official who came here, he would definitely feel a little afraid and ashamed in the face of this turbulent public opinion. But Lu Zhen knew that he had no intention of cheating, and he had no fraud, so he could naturally calmly face the hateful eyes of those candidates, and he didn't look like he was weak-hearted.

But in this way, it made the candidates even more dissatisfied, and the angry reprimands suddenly became louder, and some people even wanted to run to them to do it. Fortunately, there are still the Criminal Department around, as well as the officers and soldiers transferred from the Soldiers and Horses Division to maintain order, and under their efforts to maintain it, coupled with the deterrence of showing swords and guns, they finally suppressed the crowd that was about to move, so that Lu Zhen was able to enter the gate of the Criminal Department safely.

Because it is about the majesty of the imperial court, and it is the court officials who are on trial, it is naturally impossible for ordinary people to be openly allowed to attend this trial. So when Lu Jin, the suspect, was brought into the door, the door of the criminal department was slammed shut, cutting off everyone's shouting and scolding and eyes outside. But even so, none of the candidates gathered here left, and even more and more people gathered, obviously they were waiting for a result here.

During this period, there were still people who shouted to the soldiers guarding the gate of the yamen: "If the government can't judge impartially this time, and wait for me to do justice, we will definitely not stop there!" Even if you go to beat the drum, you don't hesitate! Hearing this, the faces of those soldiers turned pale, and there was a little more pressure on them.

These words were shouted by dozens or hundreds of people at the same time, and the sound directly penetrated the already closed door of the criminal department, and reached the ears of the officials inside, which also made them look nervous, and when they saw Lu Zhen who walked into the hall, they had no good face.

The specifications of today's court trial have been improved a lot compared to before, and the three officials in charge of the trial are all the leaders of the three legal divisions - sitting in the middle is Yu Shiyue, the secretary of the Criminal Department, on the left hand side is Li Shi, the left capital of the Imperial Palace, and on the right hand side is Xia Qiuchi, the secretary of Dali Temple. There is no higher status of the judicial officials in the world in this world.

Not only is the presiding official extremely high, but even those who are listening to the trial on the side are all important officials in the yamen of the three law divisions, and everyone looks at Lu Zhen with strange eyes at this moment, which includes both amazement and resentment, because it is this person who makes the three law division yamen be questioned like never before, making them feel that their faces are gloomy.

In the face of these people's unkind eyes, Lu Zhen seemed very calm, and even had a hint of a smile on his face, and came to the hall to stand still

After that, he took the lead in saluting the three chief judges in front of him: "Lu Zhen has seen all the adults. As he spoke, his eyes swept over their faces, except for the Dali Siqing, the other two he had more or less contact with.

Looking at his calm and indifferent appearance, Li Shi felt angry in his heart, and took the lead in snorting: "Lord Lu is really calm." You should have heard it, but those people outside are still expressing their dissatisfaction. We are really ashamed that as officials of the court and the judicial department, we cannot administer justice for them. Don't you feel that your heart is empty? ”

"Why should I feel empty? Only those who have done evil things will feel weak because they are accused of being a suspect in this hall, but I have not done anything wrong, so I naturally have a clear conscience! Lu Zhen spread his hands and naturally replied.

Hearing this, the three chief judges all frowned, and Yu Shiyue immediately slammed the hall and said, "Lu Jin, so far, do you still want to cleverly say that you are innocent?" Could it be that the officials such as us, the countless people outside the door are blind, and they are wrong? ”

"It's only because you have prejudices against me and Jinyiwei that you will think that I will do something to peek at the exam questions. As for those outside, they are just listening to the wind and rain, and their attitudes have nothing to do with the facts at all. Lu Zhen shook his head disdainfully.

Seeing that the other party was still obsessed, several presiding officials finally snorted after glancing at each other: "Since this is the case, let's use evidence to speak." Come on, bring the certificate to the court! ”

With this order, there was a heavy footstep of the chain dragging outside, and the two prisoners, who looked very embarrassed, were escorted to the court. Lu Zhen took a closer look and recognized the identities of these two people, it was Wei Chengmo and Yao Gan, the latter was completely gone, his steps were staggering, and it was extremely difficult to even cross the threshold at the entrance of the lobby.

Lu Zhen immediately understood what this was about. Obviously, in these days, he was taken down on the spot, and Yao Gan, as one of the main culprits in this fraud case, did not suffer less, which made his brows suddenly wrinkle, and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.

After letting the two of them report their identities and names, Yu Shiyue snapped a few more cases and shouted: "The two of you were taken down on the spot when you stole the exam questions, and their charges are irrefutable." But this official knows that with your two identities, you are not so bold, and now this official gives you a chance to atone for your crimes, as long as you explain who instructed you, as long as what you say is true, and make merit, this official will ask the court to reduce your crimes as appropriate. ”

Hearing this, both of them were shocked, and then they both looked at Lu Zhen on the side. What Yu Shangshu meant by this, they naturally knew it.

Seeing that they hesitated, Li Shi also shouted: "You still haven't recruited from the truth!" Is this person right up in the hall? ”

This question became more and more explicit and direct, although there are now dozens of officials in the court, including the three chief judges, but only Lu Zhen is suspected. Moreover, Li Yushi deliberately looked at Lu Zhen when he asked this, and his intention could not be more obvious.

The others understood what this meant, and all eyes fell on the three of them, waiting for the two witnesses to point him out

Recognize. Although the Son of Heaven seemed to intend to exonerate Lu Zhen at the court meeting a few days ago, it was obvious that these officials of the Three Law Divisions still intended to completely implement the charges against him. And they also believe that as long as these two witnesses open their mouths to admit it, it will be difficult for Lu Zhen to excuse himself even if he can quibble.

Faced with such a situation, Lu Zhen was very calm, and did not express his dissatisfaction at all, just stood there quietly, as if waiting for the final verdict. His reaction made other people even more happy, feeling that he was a sign of weakness, and his condemnation was only in the blink of an eye.

Yao Gan and Wei Chengmo were silent for a long time, and it was not until the faces of the presiding judges after the case showed a little impatience and seemed to be angry, that Wei Chengmo opened his mouth tremblingly: "The criminal officer is willing to recruit ...... The reason why the criminal officer was confused for a while to peek at the exam questions was indeed instructed by Lu Dudu...... It was because he said that all the consequences would be borne by him, so I dared to go with Yao Baihu to secretly go to see the test questions in the middle of the night......" As he spoke, he knelt on the ground, not daring to look up at Lu Zhen and Yao Gan on the side.

"The surname is Wei, you ......" Yao Gan was so angry that his body trembled suddenly, but before he finished speaking, Yu Shiyue in front of him had already patted the case and asked: "Yao Gan, you still don't recruit from the truth?" As a hundred households in brocade clothes, you are naturally more likely to do such lawless things because you are instructed by your boss, right? ”

Faced with such an inducement, Yao Gan took a sharp breath, and then said loudly: "No, I only pulled Wei Chengmo to check the test questions because I learned that there was fraud in Beijing, but I didn't want to cheat and pass on the exam questions, and I had nothing to do with Lu Dudu!" ”

"How can this be true? So far, you still dare to deny it, can you really be bullied by this official and others? Seeing that the other party still refused to cooperate, Yu Shiyue was furious, and subconsciously wanted to ask someone to torture him. But as soon as his hand touched the shocking wood, he felt a pair of faint eyes staring at him, and then Lu Jin's voice also sounded: "Lord Yu, are you planning to torture him to confess according to your wishes?" ”

"This ......" Yu Shiyue then remembered that it was now the third division of the trial, and there were many people watching on the side, so he quickly swallowed back the words that came to his mouth, and glared at Lu Zhen and the two of them with some hatred: "Lord Lu, don't spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, my criminal department is not your Jinyi guard." But even if he refuses to recruit, it has nothing to do with the overall situation. Because this Yao Gan is your subordinate, he naturally wants to defend you at this time. His testimony is simply not credible! ”

That's a big problem. His testimony is not credible, could it be that Wei Chengmo's testimony must be true? Lu Zhen sneered: "Or is it credible as long as you are willing to confess and have the confession of the mastermind behind the scenes?" If that's the case, I don't think Yao Gan would mind confessing that all of this was the truth instructed by you Yu Shangshu. ”

"You...... It's nonsense! Seeing that he did this trick again, and this time he said it in front of Yao Gan, several presiding judges suddenly turned pale with anger.

Just when the atmosphere in the hall was frozen, an officer of the Criminal Department suddenly came to the front of the hall and reported: "Several adults, a group of brocade guards suddenly came outside, saying that there are human and material evidence related to the fraud case to be sent into the hall!" ”

Hearing this, Lu Jin's heart suddenly became certain: "It's time to come, it's finally arrived in time!" ”

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