In the afternoon, Lake Water Town.

In the living room, Mr. Chen was drinking tea with a middle-aged man in casual clothes, who was Zhang Shan, the new Jiangxi envoy.

"Lord Zhentai, this is a word that I got by chance a few years ago, it is said to be Wang Xizhi's authentic handwriting, I heard that adults love calligraphy and painting, so I asked adults to help appreciate whether it is genuine."

While talking and laughing, Steward Chen walked in with a long brocade box in his hand and placed it on the table next to Mr. Chen, who opened the brocade box and took out a scrolled word from it, and handed it to Zhang Shan with a smile.

"Oh?" When Zhang Shan heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he took it with great interest, and then carefully unfolded it and spread it on the table.

Seeing this, Master Chen's face suddenly showed a smug look, he had already inquired, Zhang Shan's biggest hobby in his life was to collect calligraphy and paintings, so he did what he liked, and found this authentic painting of Wang Xizhi to give to Zhang Shan.

"Good words, good words! The dragon flies and the phoenix dances, and the pen walks the dragon and snake, which is really Wang Xizhi's genuine product! As soon as Zhang Shan saw the words written on the scroll, he was immediately attracted, leaned over and looked at it carefully, and was full of praise, his face flushed with excitement.

As an expert in collecting calligraphy and painting for many years, Zhang Shan's best skill is to distinguish the authenticity of calligraphy and painting.

"My lord, you are mistaken, this is actually just a copy of the word, if the adult likes it, he is willing to cut his love for ten taels of silver." Master Chen laughed when he heard this, he could see that Zhang Shan liked this painting very much, so he said meaningfully.

"Then the official is respectful, it is better to obey the order."

Zhang Shan was slightly stunned when he heard this, this was obviously the real thing, but then he reacted, and said to Master Chen with a smile, Master Chen was giving him a gift in disguise, and he naturally smiled generously.

At this moment, a subordinate hurriedly entered the room and whispered a few words in the ear of Steward Chen, who was standing on the side, which made Steward Chen's face change suddenly.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that Steward Chen's face was a little out of shape, Master Chen's brows couldn't help frowning slightly, and he asked in a low voice when Zhang Shan leaned over to check the calligraphy and paintings with great interest.

"Master, the prefect wants to open the coffin for an autopsy to check the cause of death of the boss of the Zhang family." A trace of panic flashed on Steward Chen's face, and he said worriedly, "It seems that the prefect will not close the case easily this time. ”

"Open the coffin for autopsy!" Master Chen's brows suddenly frowned, didn't Lu Xiaoming do this to make a big deal about the case, didn't he know that the matter was committed by Chen Ergongzi, once the coffin was opened, then the matter would be revealed.

"Lord Zhentai, if you have something to do next, you have to leave first, and I hope that your lord will forgive you if you are not careful." After a deep groan, Master Chen bowed to Zhang Shan and said solemnly.

He has a wealth of experience in the rivers and lakes for so many years, Lu Xiaoming's actions at this time made him quite angry, and it was clear that he wanted to knock him hard before leaving, but how could he sit still and wait for death, and Zhang Shan at this time happened to be the object of his help.

"What happened?" Hearing this, Zhang Shan looked up at Master Chen, and saw that his face looked a little ugly, so he couldn't help but ask.

"Lord Zhentai, the dog was involved in a case, this case was closed three years ago, and it proved that it had nothing to do with the dog, but the old case was suddenly reopened in the past few days, and the dog was arrested and sent to the prison, not to mention, the coffin will be opened tomorrow for an autopsy."

Old Man Chen sighed helplessly when he heard this, and said with a heavy heart, "I heard that Master Lu is about to leave Jiujiang Mansion, and before leaving, he reopened the old case, and I don't know what he wants. ”

"Hmph, what else can I do, these guys from the Zhejiang Party usually don't understand government affairs, and they only think about getting promoted to government and wealth all day long, and harming the people!"

Zhang Shan immediately understood when he heard this, so he snorted coldly and said, he naturally knew that Lu Xiaoming was a member of the Zhejiang Party, and he knew that Lu Xiaoming must have wanted to make a lot of money before leaving.

As Master Chen said before, Lu Xiaoming was really going to be transferred out of Jiujiang Mansion by the Ministry of Officials, and the Jiujiang Prefect who took over was naturally a member of the Donglin Party.

As for whether Chen Ergongzi committed the crime, Zhang Shan didn't care much, which of the local magnates and clans didn't have some dirty things that were unseemly, and knowing the mistake could improve it!

"My lord, I have two sons in the next place, I really can't watch my second son suffer in prison, I have to go to see Lord Lu, and I hope your lordship will forgive me."

Master Chen was secretly happy when he heard this, he knew that Zhang Shan had no friendship with Lu Xiaoming, and then pretended to be helpless and said to Zhang Shan, putting on an appearance of letting Lu Xiaoming slaughter him.

"Chen Yuanwai, you don't have to worry, now that this official has encountered this kind of scourge to the people, he will definitely not ignore it."

Zhang Shan sneered, and opened his mouth to comfort Master Chen, who gave him such a heavy gift, he naturally wanted to repay the favor.

"Lord Xie, Lord Xie." Master Chen's face was overjoyed when he heard this, and he hurriedly thanked Zhang Shan, with Zhang Shan as a backer, then Lu Xiaoming would not want to overturn the case for the Zhang family, and he would be suppressed by Zhang Shan, just a breath of sulk in his chest.

The next morning, the originally desolate Zhangjia cemetery was a noisy scene, and the people from ten miles and eight townships came to see the excitement outside the official service of the government office.

The people of the government had already set up a grass hut in a vacant lot in front of the cemetery, and Lu Xiaoming sat there quietly drinking tea.

"Son, in order to repay you justice, Dad can only disturb you." Zhang Laohan shed tears while burning paper in front of his eldest son's grave, in ancient times, the dead were big, and opening the coffin has always been regarded as an unlucky act, which will disturb the peace of the deceased.

But now opening the coffin is the only way to seek justice for the Zhang family, so Zhang Laohan can only agree to open the coffin for an autopsy and return the Zhang family to a clean slate.

After burning the paper money, Zhang Laohan reluctantly left the grave, and the villagers who had already been holding shovels and hoes and other things rushed forward, brandishing the tools in their hands and began to dig the grave.

These people are all relatives of the Zhang family, and this kind of thing naturally cannot be done by outsiders.

"If there are injuries on the bones, can Second Prince Chen get out of it this time?"

"How could the Chen family sit idly by and watch him go to prison, they will definitely come to the rescue, and in the end, it will definitely not be over."

"Are there really any wounds on the bones?"

"Of course, many people in their village have witnessed it with their own eyes, and they have been beaten beyond recognition, and several bones have been broken."

"The prefect can withstand the pressure of the Chen family and overturn the case for Zhang Laohan, what a good official!"

……

Seeing this, the onlookers were talking there, all wondering if Chen Ergongzi would be punished.

In the crowd, Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin whispered with relaxed expressions, there is no doubt that Lu Xiaoming chose the most correct way to deal with this case, starting from the bones is the point of view of cracking this case.

"Childe, Zhang Zhentai and Chen Yuanwai are coming over soon." A guard came to Li Hongyu and bowed down to report.

"I heard that Chen Yuanwai found a true painting of Wang Xizhi for Zhang Shan, it seems that Zhang Shan will prevent the coffin from being opened no matter what this time." Zhao Xin smiled slightly when he heard this, and said to Li Hongyu.

While paying attention to Zhang Laohan's case, Li Hongyu was also collecting information about the Chen family, so the two of them knew about the authentic handiwork that Chen Yuanwai gave to Zhang Shan and Wang Xizhi as soon as possible.

"People die for money, birds die for food, and Zhang Shan, as a prosecutor in charge of prison litigation, can just intervene in this case."

Li Hongyu frowned slightly when he heard this, and then smiled and whispered, "However, his luck is bad enough to meet us, I'm afraid he will spit out that authentic painting." ”

"Xianggong, if Chen Yuanwai knew that Zhang Shan had secretly mobilized people to seize his private salt warehouse in Zhaojiaji, I don't know if he was in the mood to come here at this time to stop the coffin opening." Zhao Xin glanced at the villagers who were digging graves, and asked Li Hongyu with a smile.

It turned out that at the same time as the coffin was opened for autopsy, Lu Xiaoming had asked the thin and tall man to lead the team to Zhao Jiaji to seal Chen Yuanwai's secret warehouse there, which was the foundation of the Chen family's foothold in Poyang Lake, and Master Chen was not in a hurry to die if he knew.

"They have been here for many years, and they should be punished." Li Hongyu's face turned cold when he heard this, and he said coldly, he wanted to let Master Chen and those local magnates who were doing evil know that Daming still had a royal law.

It was not long before a simple thin-skinned coffin was pulled out of the grave with a rope and carefully placed on several tables in front of the hut.

"Open the coffin!" Seeing this, Lu Xiaoming put down the teacup in his hand, walked to the coffin and gave an order in a deep voice, as long as the coffin was opened, the truth of the matter would be revealed.

Hearing this, the two villagers immediately came to the coffin with tools and prepared to pry the lid of the coffin open, which made the people at the scene quiet for a moment, and they all looked at the scene in front of them with great interest.

"Wait!" Seeing that the two villagers were about to pry the lid of the coffin with the tools in their hands, a shout suddenly came from the back of the crowd.

Under the gaze of everyone at the scene, a middle-aged man wearing the costume of a yamen official walked quickly towards Lu Xiaoming, bowed his hand to him and said, "Lord Prefect, Lord Zhentai will be here in a while, and he will personally try this case. ”

"Wait for Lord Zhentai." A sneer flashed at the corner of Lu Xiaoming's mouth when he heard this, and then he commanded the two villagers who were about to open the coffin, he naturally knew that Zhang Shan was a rescuer brought by Master Chen, otherwise why would the dignified envoy come to such a remote place.

However, Lu Xiaoming is not afraid of Zhang Shan, in the morning, Li Hongyu sent someone to send him a letter, asking him to send someone to Zhao's family to check the illegal salt, which means that Li Hongyu has been paying attention to the Zhang family's case, and with Li Hongyu supporting him, he is naturally not afraid of Zhang Shan.

"Lord Zhentai is coming?"

"This case has shocked even Lord Zhentai!"

"I'm afraid it's the rescuers moved by the Chen family!"

……

Hearing the news that Zhang Shan was coming, the onlookers were suddenly in a commotion, secretly discussing this matter, but they didn't expect Zhang Shan to come here.

(End of chapter)

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