Chapter 868: Proving Innocence (Part I)
"This ......" Sure enough, the steward suddenly looked embarrassed, and some words were a little choked. But soon, he turned his face again, grabbed the white and said, "I naturally don't know too much about the specific numbers, but those grains are indeed owned by my Zhu family, this is an undoubted fact." Not only the people of our Zhu family, but also several adults in the county government can be testified. β
"What do you mean is that as long as it is the same as the grain bag in your warehouse, it must be your Zhu family's grain? Even if I could explain its origins, it would not be deniable? Lu Zhen was not moved by the other party's words, but just asked again emphatically.
The steward seemed to sense something, but he couldn't think of anything wrong with it, so he nodded after a little muttering, "Yes, that's it." β
"Do you think so?" Lu Zhen looked at Wang Ningxian and other local officials again.
Several officials looked at each other a few times, although they knew that their collusion with the Zhu family would inevitably be known, but now they can only speak truthfully: "Yes, we have been to the Zhu family's granary, and the sacks used for the grain stored there are indeed no different from those brought into the city by Mr. Zheng's men, but I am afraid that there must be some problems." After saying this, Ding Le lowered his head a little weakly.
They did feel ashamed for a while, they came to Xingze County for relief of the victims free of charge, and they never asked for a penny from the government. Now that something happened, not only did he and the others fail to speak for them, but they helped the Zhu family to implement their crimes, and they are really shameless to face these enthusiastic people again.
After Yao Gan and the others heard this, their faces became more and more gloomy, and their hands even rested on the hilt of the knife that was bulging at their waists. They really can't stand such grievances, and their own governors can't bear this grievance, and now as long as Lu Zhen gives an order, they will not hesitate to act. Anyway, they can easily defeat the two hundred guards of the Zhou Palace, so naturally they won't take the manpower in this county government seriously.
Yin Xiang and the others also clearly felt the killing intent from the people around them, and they all moved in their hearts and made full preparations. As long as this side makes a move, they will cooperate accordingly and work together to control all the officials in this hall.
But just when these people were thinking about using force, Lu Jin, who was the party concerned, laughed, "Since Your Excellency said it so firmly, then I really have a way to prove my innocence." β
"What?" Everyone present was stunned, with a look of disbelief, especially Yin Xiang and them, who looked at him in surprise, at this time, he could still find a way to break the game? It was the manager of the Zhu family, but at this time, he snorted disdainfully, "The surname Zheng, it's all at this time, don't be clever and try to delay time." Now the evidence is confirmed, you are the robbers and thieves! β
But Lu Zhen didn't pay attention to his words at all, and just looked at Wang Ningxian and the others, "A few adults, according to your statement, as long as you can find a batch of sacks of grain with the same mark as the Zhu family in this city, and it is not in their warehouse, can it be proved that the previous statement cannot be established?" β
"This ...... It's natural. Ding Le only hesitated for a moment, then nodded and admitted. In this county office, in terms of their attitude towards Lu Jin, he is obviously the best one.
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After getting bigger, Wang Ningxian and several other officials also nodded their heads with some anxiety. Although they didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Lu Jin's gourd, they still felt that there must be something to say in it, and just by looking at the confident look on his face, they knew that he was sure.
Lu Zhen then looked at the Zhu family steward, "What do you think?" β
"I ...... It's impossible, don't try to fool the past! This one is also restless, but he refuses to give in.
Lu Zhen didn't care about it, but said, "Since that's the case, then ask a few people to come with me to find out this evidence." With that, he turned and walked out.
After a little hesitation, everyone else in the hall also got up and subconsciously followed. After some people walked out of the hall, they felt a little strange, how could they follow this person so obediently? They don't know that after many years of being on people, and getting used to giving orders, Lu Zhen naturally has an extra leadership temperament, and every word and deed can bring people an aura of obedience.
Only Yin Xiang and a few others fell to the end, and Gao Ming and they even had a trace of panic in their eyes, "Childe, he won't really be able to calculate this matter, right?" β
Yin Xiang's eyes flashed, and he said softly, "It shouldn't be." He did leave Xingze during this time, how could he know the inside story. Let's take a look and see the result. Maybe he's just bluffing. Although he said this, he was also a little apprehensive in his heart, and faintly realized that this businessman named Zheng Lu was far more difficult to deal with than he thought.
Next, this large group of people followed behind Lu Zhen and them, and left the county office in a daze, and then went westward in a mighty way, and soon came to the area of Xicheng, and it seemed that they were about to arrive at Zhu Xuan's mansion.
Seeing this, the manager of the Zhu family became a little nervous again, don't be this guy jumping off the wall in a hurry, wanting to take revenge on us, so he just found an excuse to come here, right? Just when he was thinking wildly and being vigilant, he saw that the person leading the way in front of him suddenly turned around and went in the opposite direction from his own, which made people feel a little strange even more.
In fact, not only him, but the other people who followed Lu Zhen to this place also felt a little strange, it seemed that if he went further, he would arrive at the palace of the Gong family, could it be that his target was the Gong family?
The answer was quickly confirmed, and Lu Zhen really stood in front of the gate of the palace family, raised his hand to signal, and asked his subordinates to step forward and knock on the door.
Without the slightest hesitation, a brocade guard strode forward and knocked vigorously on the knocker. After a while, an old man opened the door and walked out, and when he saw such a large number of people suddenly appearing outside the door, he was obviously taken aback, and subconsciously closed the door, and asked in his mouth, "Who are you, what are you doing in my palace?" β
"The government investigates the case, and quickly let your master come out to speak!" This brocade guard was full of anger, and as soon as he saw that the old man in front of him actually wanted to close the door, he quickly made a move, and pushed the door open completely with a force, and at the same time said angrily.
At this time, the old man saw that the county officials who were following behind finally believed this, and hurriedly turned around, and said something to a house slave who rushed over after hearing the sound, and the other party hurriedly ran inside.
Lu Zhen was in no mood to wait outside, so he took the lead in breaking in. When several of his subordinates saw it, they immediately followed, protecting him
side, in order to be safe. The people behind him opened their mouths to say something, but in the end they silently followed. At this moment, our Lu Dudu has already controlled the whole situation with his powerful aura, not to mention those people from the Zhu family, even the county officials, Yin Xiang and others, all of whom only have to follow.
As soon as the men saw this posture, they knew that they couldn't stop the people in front of them, so they had to hide wisely to the side. In this way, Lu Zhen and the others drove straight in, entered from the gate, passed through the first courtyard, and did not come to the second courtyard until a group of domestic slaves heard the news and rushed to stop them, but when they looked at the number of people, there were only about a dozen people.
What is even more surprising is that there is a huge palace mansion, except for these few people, there is no other figure in sight. Compared with the posture of the Zhu family's strict gate and hundreds of servants that day, it is really much more to investigate.
In this regard, Lu Zhen didn't mean to be surprised, and when he saw someone blocking him, he stopped and asked the person who took the lead, "Others may not be in this courtyard now, but your old man's palace dust should still be there, right?" β
"Who are you who dare to break into my palace house so presumptuously?" With this question, a middle-aged man dressed as an outsider walked over with a pale face, obviously he was the owner of this mansion, Gong Chen, one of the two major grain merchants in the city.
"Okay, in Xia Zhenglu, you must have heard my name a long time ago, right?" Lu Zhen directly reported his identity, looking like he didn't take the other party seriously at all, "That's why I'm here today, just to prove one thing." β
"What's the matter?" Gong Chen was intimidated by his momentum, and subconsciously followed his words and asked. It wasn't until the words came out that I realized that something was wrong, but it was obviously too late.
"It proves that food is not only available to his Zhu family." Lu Zhen said, and took another step forward, "There is the boss of the Lao Palace to take us to your granary to have a look." β
"Why? My granary is something that you and other idlers can approach at will! Gong Chen immediately refused, and then seemed to remember something, "I know, you actually want to hit my head again......"
But Lu Zhen was in no mood to talk nonsense with him at this time, and immediately handed Yao Gan a look, and said, "This is beyond you!" As soon as his words fell, Yao Gan had already stepped forward, and his probe hand grabbed Gong Chen's wrist. The other party subconsciously wanted to dodge, but his movements were more than a beat slower, and he was still held by his right wrist, and then he was brought to Lu Zhen with a stumble.
"You ......" Gong Chen trembled with anger, and in a blink of an eye, he saw Wang Ningxian and the others again, so he shouted as if asking for help, "Wang Xiancheng, how can your county government let such people come to my mansion?" β
"This ......" has followed Lu Zhen into the palace family, and it seems even worse to go again, so Wang Ningxian had to smile and say, "Outside the palace staff, you can be wronged, take us to the granary to have a look, this matter is indeed very important." And this official can guarantee that we will not do anything bad to your food! β
Even the people in the county government have such an attitude, Gong Chen suddenly lost his temper, and it seems that he only has to obey his fate......
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