At the same time as the autopsy, there was a small grove more than a mile away from the Zhang's cemetery. Eight? One Chinese? Net? (a)?.

There was a carriage parked next to the woods, and more than a dozen famous men were vigilantly guarding around, and in the carriage, Master Chen leisurely flipped through an ancient book in his hand, waiting for the coffin of the boss of the Zhang family to be carried to the mansion.

With Zhang Shan personally coming forward, Master Chen naturally sat firmly in Diaoyutai, he didn't believe that Lu Xiaoming dared to disobey Zhang Shan's order, otherwise he would have violated the taboo of officialdom.

"Master, it's no good, Young Master Li and Scholar Zhao are here!"

Suddenly, a fast horse came galloping, and on the back of the horse was Steward Chen, who hurriedly jumped off the horse before and after coming to the carriage, lifted the curtain and panted to report to Master Chen.

"Young Master Li, Scholar Zhao?" Master Chen was slightly stunned when he heard this, and he didn't understand what Steward Chen meant for a while.

"Master, it is Scholar Li who defeated Jiannu outside the Guan, and Scholar Zhao of Youchunfang." Steward Chen explained while gasping.

"What?"

Master Chen understood now, and couldn't help but be taken aback in his heart, the ancient book in his hand fell to the ground with a click, never expecting that Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin would appear here.

You must know that the two of them are out-and-out important ministers of the imperial court, don't look at Zhang Shan's official authority in front of him, but he doesn't even dare to breathe in front of the two.

What is especially important is that Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin came at an extremely uncomfortable time this time, now is the critical moment for the coffin to open the autopsy, and the arrival of Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin will undoubtedly make unpredictable changes in the situation that was originally controlled by Zhang Shan, and this change will obviously be unfavorable to the second son of the Chen family.

"Why did Young Master Li and Scholar Zhao come here?" After being stunned, Master Chen came back to his senses and asked Steward Chen urgently, this situation was too unexpected.

"It is said that the two adults are here for a visit, and they heard that the Lu Governor's Mansion is going to open the coffin for an autopsy, so they came to see the excitement."

Steward Chen wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to Master Chen with concern, "Master, when I came, the people from the Yamen were opening the coffin, and it seems that an autopsy is necessary today, so you have to find a way to get out of it." ”

Obviously, once the coffin is opened for an autopsy, the cause of death of the boss of the Zhang family will be made public, and the second son of the Chen family will be implicated.

The second son of the Chen family is used to being pampered on weekdays, and I am afraid that before he can be punished, he will pour beans into a bamboo tube and tell the truth in one go, which will be unfavorable to Master Chen and the Chen family.

"Damn, how did they get here!" Master Chen was already in a state of confusion, and said with a pale face, who would have thought that Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin would dare to come to Jiujiang impartially when Lu Xiaoming was in trouble with the Chen family.

At this moment, Master Chen couldn't help but feel annoyed in his heart, if he listened to Steward Chen's words and gave Lu Xiaoming the bribe that Lu Xiaoming deserved, then there would not be such a bad situation today.

However, Master Chen would never have thought that the person who really wanted to punish the Chen family was not Lu Xiaoming but Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin, otherwise Lu Xiaoming would have been full of food and made trouble at this time, and he would definitely be obedient with his tail between his legs.

"Young Master Li and Scholar Zhao shouldn't be in the capital, why did they come back here?" The next moment, Master Chen was puzzled by the appearance of Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin here, the two of them were important ministers of the court, so they naturally wanted to stay in the capital to discuss the government.

"Master, I heard that Young Master Li and Scholar Zhao were transferred out of the capital by the emperor because of the party dispute in the court, so they must have taken this opportunity to go to the local place to relax."

Steward Chen heard some rumors, and explained to Master Chen when he heard the rumors, and then looked at Master Chen worriedly, "With Young Master Li and Scholar Zhao here, I'm afraid that Lord Zhentai won't be able to help us, and Governor Lu will also protect himself." ”

"Hmph, they took so many benefits from us, how could they pat their butts and leave?"

When Master Chen heard this, he immediately sneered, he had a lot of evidence in his hand to bribe Lu Xiaoming and Zhang Shan, if they didn't help the Chen family, it would be a big deal to die together at that time, and no one would want to live alone.

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, and a fast horse rushed over, and the person on horseback was an officer of the yamen, and judging from the clothes, it was a person from the yamen of the inspection department.

"Lord Zhentai said, although this handwriting is a fake, but as an official of the imperial court, he does not dare to accept the people's things, so this thing is returned to Zhao, and the ten taels of silver should be donated to Jiujiang Mansion to repair the bridge and pave the way."

The messenger jumped off the horse under the gaze of everyone, handed a slender rectangular brocade box on his back to Steward Chen, and then turned over and rode away.

Steward Chen hurriedly opened the brocade box, which was the authentic painting of Wang Xizhi, which made Master Chen's face suddenly even more gloomy, Zhang Shan This is to dissociate himself from him, which means that the situation has been extremely bad, otherwise Zhang Shan would not be willing to be so precious.

"Butler, how is the master doing to you?" After a deep groan, Old Man Chen looked at Steward Chen solemnly and asked quietly.

"The old man treats the little one as heavy as a mountain." Steward Chen's heart couldn't help but tremble when he heard this, and he was vaguely aware of Master Chen's intentions, but he had no choice but to reply in a deep voice.

"Butler, we are people on the same boat, one is prosperous, one is lost, and now the Chen family has encountered a difficulty, if the master falls, the boat will capsize." Old Man Chen stared at Steward Chen and said with a serious expression, looking a little meaningful.

"Master, the little one understands, the second young master's affairs are small, and I hope that the master can take care of the little one's wife and children."

Steward Chen naturally knew what Master Chen meant, if there was a person on the boat, it could only be him, so as to ensure that the boat would not capsize, so he gritted his teeth and said.

This is not that Steward Chen is so loyal to Master Chen, but a kind of self-preservation in desperation, he has too much intersection with the Chen family, as Master Chen said, one is prosperous, one is lost, for the future of the family, only sacrifice himself to protect Master Chen.

"Don't worry, I'll treat them like my own family!" Master Chen breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and solemnly promised Steward Chen that there was no way out, and he could only fight stubbornly.

At this time, at the head of the Zhang family cemetery, Lu Xiaoming openly tried Zhang Laohan's case in public.

Because the prefect Liu and the two young men who falsely accused the second child of the Zhang family had already confessed their guilt, the case went very smoothly, and the rest of the witnesses also refuted their original confessions one after another and confessed the truth one by one.

According to the confessions of these people, the spearhead has been pointed at the Chen family, to be precise, it is the Chen family's housekeeper Chen, everything is operated by the Chen family, and the noble Chen master will definitely not come forward for this kind of thing.

"Chen Hu, are you guilty?" After the trial of those witnesses, Lu Xiaoming stretched out his hand and pointed to the bloodless Chen Ergongzi who was standing next to the witnesses, and asked coldly.

"Know...... Prefect, student...... The student was wronged, and I hope ...... I hope you will see it. ”

The second son of Chen, who looked panicked, was already stunned at this time, and his mind was blank, but he knew that he absolutely could not admit it, otherwise he would have to pay for the Zhang family's life, so he stammered and denied it.

"Chen Hu, now that the evidence is conclusive, you still deny it, it seems that you don't shed tears when you don't see the coffin."

Lu Xiaoming couldn't help but sneer when he heard this, he had a way to deal with this kind of pampered gentleman, and shouted at the errand officer on the side, "Come on, give this official a twenty-year scold, see if he still talks hard!" ”

Hearing this, several errand guards immediately rushed up and pressed Chen Ergongzi to the ground, and one of the errand officers immediately picked up a water fire stick and hit Chen Ergongzi's ass fiercely.

"!" As the water and fire stick fell, Chen Ergongzi suddenly shouted like a pig, feeling a hot pain in his buttocks.

If it weren't for the fact that Chen Ergongzi had the identity of a donor prisoner, his pants would have been ripped off and executed, which is also the difference between a donation prisoner and an orthodox prisoner.

"Don't fight, don't fight, the student is willing to recruit, the student is willing to recruit, the student just wanted to kiss Fang Ze at the time, and gave the woman a lot of money afterwards, but she still jumped into the lake and died, it has nothing to do with the student!"

Seeing that the second stick of the errand was about to fall, where did the second son of Chen, who was already in pain, dare to take a second blow, he hurriedly shouted loudly when he saw this.

When Lu Xiaoming heard this, a disdainful smile suddenly flashed at the corner of his mouth, Chen Ergongzi was really useless, and he was punished with a cane and recruited everything, which really made him feel a little disappointed.

Hearing the confession of Chen Ergongzi, the onlookers at the scene suddenly made a commotion, Zhang Laohan even looked up to the sky and sighed, and then couldn't help but tears rained down, he didn't expect that he would be able to bring down Chen Ergongzi in his lifetime to avenge his children.

"My lord, my lord, I have something to report in Xia Chen Xuande, and the housekeeper in Xia has secretly done some illegal things behind my back, I hope my lord will find out!"

Before Lu Xiaoming could speak, a voice suddenly came, and I saw Master Chen walking quickly from the crowd, followed by Steward Chen, who was escorted by two family members and tied up by five flowers.

It was the first time Li Hongyu saw Master Chen, and when he saw that he had tied up Steward Chen, he immediately understood what he meant, and a sneer suddenly flashed at the corner of his mouth, could it be that he still fantasized about getting away with it?

The people at the scene then blew up the pot, talking to each other, whispering, no one thought that Master Chen would actually tie up Steward Chen, everyone could see it, this is clearly to make Steward Chen take the blame.

Master Chen naturally heard the discussion of the people, but he had no other way but to take Steward Chen to meet Lu Xiaoming, this was his only chance to get rid of his crimes.

Therefore, he doesn't care what the people say, the key is how the adults at the scene view this matter, especially the attitudes of Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin.

What made Master Chen feel a little disappointed was that only Lu Xiaoming was at the public trial scene, and Li Hongyu, Zhao Xin and Zhang Shan were all waiting in the pergola, but they could see the situation outside, so as not to disturb Lu Xiaoming's trial, which made him unable to figure out what Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin were thinking.

As for Zhang Shan, as long as Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin are not targeting the Chen family, then Zhang Shan will naturally not find trouble for him without trouble.

(End of chapter)