When Lu Zhen was taken to the yamen of the criminal department and got out of the carriage, he was greeted by dozens of pairs of eyes with strange looks, which contained schadenfreude, doubts, and of course, deep hostility and contempt.

When these officials in the yamen of the Criminal Department knew that the headquarters was going to interrogate Lu Jin, a close minister of the Son of Heaven and the big leader of the Jinyi Guard, they all looked very excited, and they had been waiting in the courtyard for a long time.

In the face of these people's play-like eyes, Lu Zhen didn't show any discomfort, he only swept his gaze back to them, and most of them bowed their heads and didn't dare to look at him, and then he walked in. Looking at his calm and calm appearance, I really can't see the appearance of a suspect at all.

In fact, not only himself, but also Yu Shiyue, the secretary of the Criminal Department who presided over the case, and the two jury officials did not dare to put the shelf too full when they saw him, and even arranged a chair for Lu Zhen to sit down in the public court, which made their momentum of asking the case naturally a little weaker.

After each reported their identities, Yu Shiyue looked at Lu Zhen and said, "Lord Lu, you should already know why my criminal department invited you this time, right?" I wonder what else you have to say about this? ”

"This is a deliberate planting, and this official has never meant to ask someone to steal the test questions out of the examination room." Lu Zhen immediately gave his own statement.

"There's no basis for talking. Lord Lu, you should take a look at this first, and it's not too late to talk about it. Yu Shiyue frowned, handed over a confession to the officer, and took it to Lu Jin.

Lu Jinyi took the ink-drenched confession and read it, and his brows quickly furrowed. Because this confession was recruited by Wei Chengmo, as far as he said, it was indeed Jinyiwei's people who instructed him to steal the exam questions, and also made it clear that this was what Lu Zhen meant. Although the words were not very conclusive, the meaning was very clear, and he designated Lu Zhen as the mastermind behind the theft of exam questions.

Unexpectedly, things were actually bad for such a guy, which made Lu Zhen very unhappy. But the answer that should be done was still to be said, and he said: "This man's words are not credible, he is just trying to reduce his guilt, so he is just biting indiscriminately." ”

"Then according to Lord Lu's meaning, Wei Chengmo didn't go to steal the exam questions at the behest of your Jinyiwei? Then this matter is a little strange, why was he taken down with you and your Baihu Yao Gan of Jinyiwei? Although he hasn't explained a word until now, his identity is here, and Lai can't rely on it. Liu Muqing, the jury officer on the side, immediately retorted.

This is really not easy to deal with, but Lu Zhen must answer. He thought for a moment before saying: "What the official said just now is not clear enough, yes, I did secretly ask people to go to the examination room to peek at the exam questions, but what I can do is to put an end to fraud, and I never asked them to steal the exam questions." ”

"Hah...... Lord Lu, what you said is hard to believe. Liu Muqing sneered and shook his head: "But there is one thing that the lower officials still understand, they are indeed instructed by you to do these things!" ”

Yu Shiyue glanced at his subordinates with some appreciation, and then said to Lu Jin: "Lord Lu, what you said is too perfunctory. How can there be any stealing exam questions in this world not for cheating, but for putting an end to cheating? I think it's better for you to come up with some other arguments. ”

"That's the truth! Because I found out two days earlier that someone was peddling the exam questions to the candidates, I was worried that the exam questions had been leaked

The men in the field went to investigate. It's just that I didn't expect things to change, but I was regarded as a thief. Lu Jin hurriedly explained.

Everyone in the hall sighed softly, but looking at their expressions, it was obvious that they didn't believe his words very much. After a while, Yu Shiyue said, "Then dare to ask Lord Lu, is there any evidence for this?" ”

"Of course, there is evidence." As Lu Zhen spoke, he took out the piece of paper with the exam questions hidden in his sleeve and handed it over: "This is the exam question that my Jinyi Guard spy got from the thief two days ago. ”

Yu Shiyue took the exam questions with some solemnity, looked at the questions on the top, and looked solemn: "If what you said is true, Lord Lu, these exam questions are indeed the questions of the undergraduate examination, and they can really be used as a reason." But other than that, does Lord Lu have any other evidence? For example, the thief who peddled exam questions could be in the hands of Jinyiwei? This evidence is much more credible than physical evidence. ”

"It didn't." Lu Zhen shook his head helplessly.

"This is too strange, isn't what you Jinyi Wei is best at taking people, why didn't you take down such an important thief?"

"Because we were going to put a long line to catch a big fish, and we traced the origin of the person behind the scenes from that person, but the other party was quite cunning and actually got out one step earlier." Lu Jin's face was a little ugly and explained, this matter is indeed quite embarrassing for Jin Yiwei.

But several officials in front of him were obviously suspicious: "Lord Lu, what you say is too difficult for people to believe. Who could be more cunning than the White Lotus Sect traitor who had been in trouble for many years, and could still get out of your Jinyi Guard's hands? Don't you don't have this character in the first place, it's all made up by your Jinyiwei, right? ”

These words made Lu Jin's heart feel unhappy and tightened, and the uneasy mood became more and more serious. Although on the surface, these people are quite polite to themselves, and they do not use the same means to deal with suspects against themselves, but every word they say is leading them down the road of confession, which means that they have long been convinced that they are guilty, which is not a good sign.

It's really hard to deal with them so passively, so it's better to take the initiative. Thinking of this, Lu Zhen looked up at several officials: "Yu Butang, this official also has a question to ask you." ”

"Lord Lu, please speak."

"As the commander of the Jinyi Guard, I have no shortage of fame and fortune, why would I do such a thing? Isn't that completely contrary to common sense? I had no incentive to steal the question. ”

"Well...... I heard that a few years ago, someone cheated in the imperial examination, and this exam question was sold for a high price of 500 taels, who knows if some people will do things that are inconsistent with their status because of greed for money. Liu Muqing suddenly said this, and Lu Zhen was unhappy again: "Lord Liu, what you said may be applicable to the vast majority of officials in the DPRK, but it is not useful for this official." Do you know how much benefit this official can get from the opening of the sea? Will you take this few hundred or thousands of taels of silver to heart? At this point, some things that might cause controversy have to be brought up.

Everyone present was obviously stunned for a moment, but they couldn't refute it for a while. Because they do have a limited understanding of the profits that can be obtained by opening the sea, but they can see that Lu Jin's words are sincere.

In this way, this crime really can't be added to Lu Jin's head. Perhaps, for ordinary criminals, they can convict them without asking about their motives, and only rely on some available evidence

。 But Lu Jin's identity is here, as long as there is a suspicion, it is not easy to convict.

After a while, it was Liu Muqing who opened his mouth: "Although there is some truth in Lord Lu's words, you still missed a point. Stealing exam questions can not only be sold for money......"

"So what else can be done?" Lu Zhen asked a little puzzled.

"Of course, it's to help people get into the Jinshi in the current science examination, and the title of the gold list!" Liu Muqing sneered: "If you gather in Beijing today to wait for the scientific examination, it is difficult to guarantee that there is no one close to you who you want to bring." ”

"You are sinning with desire. This official has always followed the rules, how could he do such a thing? And now I'm in the brocade guard, and I don't have any friendship with those candidates. Lu Zhen immediately refuted.

"It's hard to say, and you have to check it carefully to have a definite answer." Liu Muqing laughed, and a strange light flashed in his eyes. The subtle change in his expression did not hide from Lu Jin's eyes, and it also made his heart tighten, feeling that this person seemed to be targeting him.

But before he could speak, Yu Shiyue opened his mouth again: "What Lord Liu said is that there are still a few doubts in this case that need to be investigated, so please ask Lord Lu to be wronged for a while." With that, he ordered someone to take Lu Zhen to the side hall to guard him.

In the next few hours, Lu Zhen was confined to this small side hall, waiting for the results to come by.

Only then could he confirm that it was all a conspiracy against himself. Since Zhou Lu, who was peddling exam questions to candidates, was discovered by his subordinates, someone was already plotting this game behind his back. Although it is difficult to say whether there is someone in the examination room who is cooperating with the arrest of Yao Gan, Liu Muqing, who interrogated him just now, must have been ordered by someone to deal with him deliberately.

As a result, things are getting worse and worse. It is very likely that even those test questions are fake, in order to lure yourself into the bait. Even the reason that Liu Muqing mentioned at the end may be found out by them. At this time, he had fallen into their hands, and he couldn't even think of countermeasures......

He waited for a long time, and seeing that it was almost dusk, someone brought him back to the court. And this time, including Yu Shiyue, everyone's faces were much more serious than just now, and the gazes looking at him were a little different: "Lord Lu, we have already got the exact news from the examination room, and the exam questions that were stolen before are completely different from those you took out. ”

Although "......" had expected this result, after hearing this, Lu Jin's body still trembled obviously, and his heart sank.

Yu Shiyue then said: "In addition, among these candidates, I also found a man from Lujia Village, Suzhou Prefecture, named Lu Tong, speaking of which, you are still his uncle!" Do you have anything else to say about this, Lord Lu? ”

Unexpectedly, the other party could still find such a motive, which made Lu Jin marvel, but speechless. And the other party obviously didn't listen to his explanation: "Now that the motive is there, coupled with what happened before, this official can be sure that you Lu Zhen is the mastermind of this peek at the exam questions." Someone, put him in prison, and wait until I play the Son of Heaven, and then deal with it!" ”

With this order, five or six officials of the Criminal Department pounced, and escorted Lu Jin, who was a little stunned, to go out......

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