Lu Fei also had to make a show, patted her shoulder and said in a heavy tone, "Okay, people can't be resurrected after death, you have to mourn and change, Benzhi County will do its best, rest assured, rest assured"

On the side, a family member hurriedly pulled Steward Hu's family away, Lu Fei saluted Zhao Junma, pretending to be completely unaware, and said in a low voice, "Master Junma, do you know who did this?" ”

Zhao Junma snorted disdainfully, "This is your county master's business, you have to investigate, I want to see, who doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, and dares to break ground in front of my Zhao family."

Lu Fei pointed to the officials and Qian Zuodao who came with him, "Then leave this case to the county government to deal with."

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Lu Fei beckoned, let the official and the servant step forward to take over, and at that moment, the autopsy was carried out in the front yard of the Zhao Mansion, and all the irrelevant people left, and Zhao Junma also returned to the front hall, waiting for the results of the autopsy.

At this time, Lu Fei took advantage of the case to start his next plan.

Lu Fei said, "Master Junma, when did this happen?" This is not the place where the crime occurred."

Zhao Jun Ma Dao, "Yesterday evening, at the bluestone bridge"

Lu Fei nodded and said, "Then who else was with Steward Hu at that time?" ”

The two family members who were still in shock on the side knelt down with a thud, "Master Lu, at that time, our brothers were present"

Lu Fei stood up, pretended to think, and came to the two of them, "Tell me about the situation at that time"

The two stammered and told what happened at that time, and because of their hearts, they said that the bandits who killed Steward Hu were amazing, and they came and went without a trace, only to say that Zhao Junma on the side was in a cold sweat.

Lu Fei snorted, turned his head to Zhao Junma and said, "So it was killed by bandits, not vendetta?" ”

"Is this how Lord Lu decides the case?" A loud voice came from the back hall, and then King Ning appeared in the front hall.

All the family members hurriedly turned around and knelt down to salute him, and Zhao Junma also hurriedly stood up from the chair, bent down and arched his hand, "Father-in-law, morning"

When Lu Fei heard this, he was shocked, Zhao Junma's old man was not King Ning, could this be the legendary King Ning who could control the lifeblood of the Tang Dynasty in secret? Well, there are some qi forces.

Zhao Junma said on the side, "Lu Zhixian, this is King Ning."

This was really unexpected by Lu Fei, he didn't know that King Ning was in the Zhao family at all, remembering that Li Shun had said before that when he saw the vassal king in the Tang Dynasty, he had to make a big salute, otherwise he would be beaten to death with a stick for the crime of contempt for the royal family.

"Lu Fei of Susongzhi County saw King Ning, I didn't know that King Ning was here, the lower officials were reckless and disturbed, and asked King Ning to punish the crime" Lu Fei also gradually understood some of the coping words on the official face, and as soon as he flicked the hem of his official uniform, he wanted to kneel.

King Ning walked over to him, his eyes were like torches, he waved his hand, and said in a straight voice, "No need to be polite, this is not the palace, you handle your case."

Lu Fei arched his hand and said, "King Xie Ning, I didn't expect that King Ning would catch up with a murder case as soon as he came to Susong, this is a dereliction of duty on the part of the lower officials."

King Ning sat down on the first seat in the hall, and the family on the side hurriedly served tea, King Ning took a sip and said, "This has nothing to do with this king, it's just that I just saw that you decided that this was a headless case committed by bandits based on just a few words of testimony, so I spoke, Lord Lu, is your conclusion a little premature?" ”

Lu Fei took a step towards King Ning, and quickly adjusted his plan in his heart, "Back to King Ning, Xiaguan is only a preliminary inference made by the evidence, not a conclusive conclusion, if you have another opinion, King Ning, I hope to give you some pointers for Xiaguan."

King Ning said, "The trial of the case is your business, this king does not interfere, but this king thinks that this case has to be investigated more deeply, bandits act, often do not leave a living mouth, but according to the family and the sedan chair man who came back, those people seem to be only interested in Steward Hu, and they leave quickly after killing people, and it is only a matter of a moment before and after, I am afraid that this is not done by ordinary bandits."

Lu Fei nodded and said, "What King Ning said is extremely true, it is the lower officials who are not thoughtful, and they will definitely investigate carefully when they return to the government, and return the Zhao Mansion to justice."

King Ning looked at Zhao Junma, his face was full of disdain, which meant that this person was nothing more than that, and he was a vain person.

Zhao Junma smiled slightly, turned to Lu Fei and said, "Lu Zhixian, it is rumored in the market that you are like a god in judging the case, why don't you settle this case in my house today?"

Lu Fei smiled secretly in his heart, this was exactly what he was planning, and he arched his hands towards King Ning and Zhao Junma, "Jun Ma Ye said, the lower officials will obey orders, but it's just ......"

King Ning raised his eyes and glanced at him, "It's just what?" ”

Lu Fei looked at the family and the servants in the hall, "Can you ......?"

Zhao Junma waved his hand and asked the family to retreat, and Lu Fei also asked the officials to withdraw from the hall and close the door.

Lu Fei said, "King Ning, Master Junma, it is not difficult to try this case, but the difficult thing is how to decide."

King Ning sighed, half-squinted his eyes and said, "The case hasn't been tried yet, so you know the result?" ”

Lu Fei smiled, "No, the lower officials don't know, it's just that the chief housekeeper of the Junma Mansion died unexpectedly, whether it was killed by the rumored bandits, or another vendetta with hidden feelings, it is not good for the Zhao family."

Zhao Junma was puzzled, and said in a deep voice, "What do you mean by this, right and wrong, killing people pays for life, what does it have to do with my Zhao family, Lord Lu, you have made it clear."

Lu Fei smiled slightly, "Jun Ma Ye doesn't need to be angry, the reason is very simple, if the case is finished, Steward Hu was indeed killed by the bandits, and spread it, I am afraid that it will damage the prestige of the Zhao family, several bandits dare to attack the Zhao family's big housekeeper, in the future, the Zhao family's business between the north and south of the river will not be coveted by other bandits, and everyone dares to make a fortune on the Zhao family, King Ning, Jun Ma Ye, is there such a possibility?" , Also, if it is really a case done by bandits, think about the fact that not long ago, the bandits in the mountain killed a county Cheng, which attracted two thousand troops to encircle and suppress, this time the bandits dared to attack the emperor, the county master, can you imagine what kind of bloody storm Su Song will set off? Su Song is messed up, is it really good for the Zhao family? ”

King Ning and Zhao Junma glanced at each other, this may not be nothing, think that the Zhao family's business is all over the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, and the goods are shuttling back and forth, which is quite frequent, everything is not afraid of the opponent is too strong, afraid that someone will take the lead, there are one and two, in the future, the Zhao family will become a big fat piece that bandits from all walks of life dare to rob, the most important thing is that King Ning has a special hope for Su Song, Su Song must not be chaotic, another purpose of his visit this time is to calm the mountain for Zhang Shenjiang.

King Ning remained silent on the surface, "What else?" ”

It was difficult for Lu Fei to tell from King Ning's face whether he believed it or not, this person was too shrewd, and he couldn't scare him if he said it lightly, and continued, "Besides, if it is found that the enemy deliberately killed him after the trial of the case, who is Steward Hu?" That's the big butler of your Zhao Mansion, no matter whether the killer's target is him Hu Steward or Zhao Mansion, this is inseparable from Zhao Mansion."

Zhao Junma snorted coldly, "Then we have to solve the case and give my Zhao Mansion a peace."

Lu Fei took a few steps in front of Zhao Qunma, and said, "This is natural, but please think about it again, does Steward Hu have enemies?" Why did Steward Hu make enemies with these people, you should know better than me, right? ”

This Zhao Junma doesn't have to think about it, it's too much, almost all of what Steward Hu does is planned and arranged by him, of course, there are also Steward Hu's sins done in private, he doesn't know this, Zhao Junma doesn't throw a word, to show his consent.

Lu Fei continued, "King Fang Cai Ning also said that the killer's modus operandi is not an ordinary simple bandit, maybe a professional killer who hunts and kills for a living, who can afford to hire these people?" In my opinion, this is certainly not an ordinary person seeking revenge."

Hearing Lu Fei say this, Zhao Junma gasped, if there was really such a person hiding in the shadows and wanting to be unfavorable to the Zhao family, it would be terrible, he looked at King Ning with a panicked expression.

King Ning was very calm, he listened and analyzed Lu Fei's words, and the scheming King Ning couldn't help but secretly praise Lu Fei at this time, these two really got to the point, whether it was the reputation or safety of the Zhao family, there could not be a trace of loss, not to mention that Yan'er lived here.

"You go on!" King Ning felt that Lu Fei hadn't finished speaking, and the two completely different reasoning results could not close the case, so he would definitely have to give an explanation for Steward Hu's death.

Lu Fei arched his hand, "Yes, according to the lower officials, this case has been tried, the cause of death of Steward Hu deserves it, the lower officials have the courage to reason about yesterday's case, yesterday evening, the big housekeeper of the Junma Mansion stole a package of gold, silver and jade from the Zhao family, and fled in a hurry, when passing by the bluestone bridge, he was caught up by the house housekeeper, and under the dispute between the two sides, the house Ding killed the Hu housekeeper by mistake and brought things back to the Zhao mansion"

Hearing this, King Ning laughed, clapped his hands and said, "Well, yes, that's the way things are" King Ning only cared about whether the Zhao family's business would be damaged because of this, and he disdained the life and death of Steward Hu.

Zhao Junma looked dazed, and said to King Ning, "Father-in-law, this, will this reason be too reluctant, the Zhao family is a thief, and it won't sound good to spread it, not to mention that this matter has already made a lot of noise."

Without waiting for King Ning to speak, Lu Fei preemptively said, "No, no, Zhao Jun Ma is too careful, just imagine, a small family member in the Zhao Mansion dares to kill the big housekeeper with unclean hands and feet, which shows that your Zhao Mansion is very strict, who will dare to underestimate the Zhao family in the future, right?" The rumors of the people are not to be worried, the county government, the Zhao family, the county master can rest assured, this rumor has changed in a few days"

King Ning nodded with satisfaction and smiled, he is now a little fond of this kid, there is a hint of insidious cunning in his shrewdness, in the unpredictable officialdom, only this kind of person can be in a big way, King Ning seems to see his own shadow from Lu Fei, this young man really deserves his reputation.

Zhao Junma still wanted to deny the recurrence of Lu Fei's case, and King Ning waved his hand, "Okay, this case is over like this, you give his family more silver, as well as the family and the sedan chair man, and reward more, they don't dare to talk more, right, Lord Lu, do you want to say that in the next sentence?" ”

Lu Fei smiled and arched his hand, "Ning Wang Yingming, Xiaguan is just a last resort for the overall situation, and in the future, Xiaguan will secretly investigate and bring the real murderer of Steward Hu to justice, so as to comfort Steward Hu's soul in the sky."

Lu Fei breathed a sigh of relief, the death of Steward Hu had finally been bypassed by his own nonsense.

Since it was said that Zhao Junma had to accept it, but in the future, Steward Hu was gone, and he couldn't help but feel a little lost in his heart when he had something to discuss with someone.

Ning Wang said, "It's rare that Lu Zhixian thinks about the Zhao Mansion, even if this matter is over, no one is allowed to mention it again."

"Yes, yes," Lu Fei and Zhao Junma both replied together.

"Okay, Lu Zhixian, please take a seat, this king heard that you plan to recruit bandits from Anza Mountain, is there such a thing?" King Ning asked.

Lu Fei just sat down and stood up again, "It's true."

King Ning pressed his hand at him and motioned for him to sit down, "This king also heard that the battalion army of Anqing Mansion wants to go all out, right?" ”

"King Ning is really well-informed, and this matter is not false," Lu Fei smiled and said.

"This has impressed this king, you are a small magistrate and you have the courage to fight in the ring with a general with heavy troops, can you tell this king why you want to do this?" King Ning wants to see a peaceful and stable Susong, which is very necessary for his future events, and when he has to fight, he is very annoyed that the county horse recruited General Zhang from him, and now that the court has a will, King Ning cannot openly persuade the court to withdraw his fate, but fortunately, this small seven-mouthed county has resisted.

The reason why Lu Fei dared to do this was that he had always been using Zhao Junma to deal with General Zhang, and he would go alone and die eight hundred times earlier.

"Protecting the territory and the people is the duty of the lower officials, and it is best not to die if you can die less, this is the idea of the lower officials, Zhang Shen waved the big sword, the lives were devastated, the husband died and the son died, and the lower officials couldn't bear it" As soon as Lu Fei said this, he wanted to laugh, but he didn't believe it.

"Okay" King Ning slapped his thigh, in fact, he didn't believe it, a magistrate who had just misinterpreted the death of Steward Hu became a son in the blink of an eye, who would believe it, but King Ning needs to do this, "Lu Zhixian loves the people like a son, this king admires, this king can't bear to see bloody killings, and Zhao'an's move is very good"

Lu Fei hurriedly got up and left his seat, and bowed his hand to King Ning, "Xia Guan is recruiting An, and I want to ask King Ning to help."

In the matter of Zhao'an, the attitudes of King Ning and Lu Fei were unprecedentedly consistent, and the results that the two wanted on the issue of treating Zhang Rake were also discussed, but these things were basically controlled by Lu Fei, he just inadvertently secretly agreed with King Ning's thoughts, with King Ning's old ways and scheming, Lu Fei didn't dare to play too much clever in front of him before he completely understood him, so as not to be careless and put himself in.

King Ning looked at Lu Fei and said slowly, "What can this king do to help you?" ”

The corners of Lu Fei's mouth raised, "Xiaguan is willing to ask King Ning to help Xiaguan buy more time, the following official positions are small and small, if General Zhang really follows the order and forcibly attacks the mountain in these few days, then Xiaguan is powerless, and it is inevitable that the lives will be ruined."

King Ning deliberately tried to do it, and said without revealing a trace of expression, "If he really wants to do this, how can this king dare to disobey the holy decree, this busy king can't help, please also ask Lord Lu to think twice, General Zhang is the mandate of heaven, aren't you afraid of the crime of rebellion if you do this?" ”

Lu Fei was shocked, and said secretly: Why is this old Ning King inconsistent in his statement, didn't he still appreciate my recruitment just now, why did he change his face again as soon as he twisted his face.

"Of course I'm afraid, but I just feel that this should be done is the most appropriate way, the emperor is far away in the capital, and it is inevitable that there is a lack of knowledge, and it can not be adapted to local conditions, according to the official investigation and secret visit, the mountain bandits are just a group of people whose livelihood is difficult to sustain, most of them are good people, and their hearts have no intention of rebellion, if they are given the opportunity to reform themselves, they must be grateful for the great virtue of the court, and will never make these radical actions again, on the contrary, if they are forcibly exterminated, the art of war is cloudy, the siege is secondary, and the heart is the first, Harvesting people's hearts is the real move once and for all, benefiting the present and future generations, the lower official has always adhered to this idea, so he dared to take the egg to touch the stone, bow to the end, and then die, fortunately, the emperor did not directly give the lower official an edict, which also gave the lower official the space to maneuver with General Zhang, and it cannot be said that the lower official is violating the will, if the emperor is angered because of this matter, then the lower official has no regrets about death"

Lu Fei was impassioned, and after speaking, he swallowed his saliva, and secretly praised himself, he was too able to blow.

King Ning's face slowly stretched, and gradually became joyful, "Well, yes, bloody, listen to Junma talk about your old way of handling cases, Mu Ben will add another one to you, with sharp teeth, no matter whether your words are true or not, this king will rush you for the courage to touch the dragon scales, your favor, this king has helped"

At this time, Zhao Jun hurriedly glanced at King Ning, leaned over, and whispered in his ear, "Father-in-law, the son-in-law thinks that you shouldn't be disrespectful in front of him, if you really want to do it, just act in secret."

King Ning laughed, stood up, patted Zhao Junma's shoulder, and said in a loud voice, "You are thoughtful, but everything is not the same, from now on, this king will change this rule."

Zhao Junma was taken aback, his mouth was wide open, and he couldn't close it for a long time.

When Lu Fei heard that Ning Wang was willing to help, he hurriedly saluted, "Thank you Ning Wang for your success"

King Ning raised his chin, "Say, how can this king buy you time?" How many days do you need? ”

Lu Fei smiled, walked quickly to King Ning's side, and whispered in his ear.

After hearing this, King Ning stroked his long beard, laughed, and waved his hand, "It's a trivial matter, you just have to rest assured and boldly do what you think, and the rest will be handed over to this king."

Lu Fei arched his hand, "Okay, the lower officials don't bother King Ning and Junma to talk about their family affairs, and they say goodbye" As he spoke, he turned around and opened the door, and walked out with a swagger.

King Ning looked at Lu Fei's departing back with a smile, his expression gradually became extremely cold, and the teacup in his hand was tightly held in his palm.

Zhao Junma said, "Are you really going to help him?" In case the emperor knows, I'm afraid it's hard to explain."

King Ning's eyes were full of perseverance, and he was silent for a long time before he said slowly, "After holding up with my heart for so long, it's time for me to be real, and I can take this opportunity to see what the emperor's attitude is towards us."

Zhao Junma said anxiously, "You are not afraid that the emperor will blame you and give up your efforts."

King Ning smiled coldly disdainfully, "My emperor's nephew is shrewd."

Zhao Junma thought for a while and said, "Then about him investigating bribery, do you want to get rid of him?" to prevent future troubles"

King Ning glanced at him sideways, pondered, and waved his hand, "Don't be busy first, haven't you checked his bottom, without any background and backing, how could such a small county investigate such a shocking case"

Zhao Junma pondered for a while and said, "Then you mean that Zhang Shenjiang maliciously provoked it?" ”

King Ning smiled slightly, stroked his long beard, "You are only half right, according to this king, both of them want to kill each other, what do you think he Lu Fei will reveal to you, if this king is right, these two people are provoking each other, in order to borrow a knife to kill"

Zhao Junma nodded with deep feelings, "Then why did you promise Lu Fei to help him deal with General Zhang, lose a general and get a magistrate, this deal is not cost-effective"

King Ning laughed, "You're right, but you forgot one thing, that is, what the two of them said is true, think about it again, if these two people want to be unfavorable to us, who is the most dangerous to us?" ”

Zhao Junma didn't think about it, "Naturally, it's General Zhang, but he doesn't dare to think twice about us, right?" ”

"You have to remember, never trust those who are attached to you, these people are really loyal to fame and fortune, and think again, if the bribery is leaked, what will the officials who are attached to this king think? It's hard to guarantee that no one will waver, so Zhang Shen will have to get rid of it."

Zhao Junma was secretly surprised, "Father-in-law is worried, but you just think that Lu Fei has no intention of being an enemy of us?" Things won't leak out of his mouth? ”

King Ning smiled and said, "To judge whether the other party is hostile to you, you can't just rely on the appearance of the other party, you have to look at the relationship between the two, there is no conflict of interest between us and him, why should he be an enemy of me?" Moreover, he has just easily reversed black and white in a murder case, which shows that the right and wrong of loyalty and treachery do not work in his eyes, and now do you still think that he will use the bribe to fight for a reputation for serving the court? ”

Zhao Junma nodded slowly.

Then, the two made arrangements in the front hall on how to impeach General Zhang, and the matter should be sooner rather than later, and finally, with their cronies, the results of the discussion were quickly transmitted to the capital.

Lu Fei left the Zhao Mansion, all the way to the heart of the joy, it seems that this King Ning is nothing more than that, a few high-sounding words to bluff him, it seems that most of the legends are not credible, from where do you look at this old King Ning does not look like a second emperor who can control the Tang Dynasty, he originally planned to add another fire to the leakage of bribes among General Zhang Shen, so that Zhang Rake died faster.

However, as soon as he heard that King Ning did not object to his move to recruit An, he immediately changed his mind, since King Ning supported Zhao'an, he must not be optimistic about Zhang Razi's military action, this is okay, Zhao Junma must have told him about the bribe Zhao Junma must have told him a long time ago, and he mentioned this matter again and again, it may be exposed, it is better not to mention it.

As soon as he returned to the county office, Lu Fei took Li Zhong from prison to the back office.

Li Zhong already knew that his life was saved by Lord Lu, and when he saw Lu Fei at this time, he couldn't care about the injuries on his body and the high grade, so he arched his hand, "The grace of saving your life, don't forget it, please accept it in the next worship"

Lu Fei hurriedly got up and helped him up, and laughed, "I'm a little sesame official, where can I afford the general's gift, come, you have an injury, sit down and talk"

Li Zhong gratefully threw a sincere look at Lu Fei, and sat down on the table, "Lord Lu, how would you know that I was buried there?"

Lu Fei poured him a cup of tea, "It's no coincidence that there is no book, the rumors of bandits are getting heavier and heavier these days, so I asked Zhao Bantou to take people out of the city to inspect around, I didn't expect to see the general you suffer like this, and you also owe the general that you are blessed with a great life, and if you don't die, there will be a blessing in the future."