The two who used to be slaves and maids of the Li family are not stupid. They can endure the pain and turn their backs on the old master ungratefully, but they don't have the courage to expose the people in the Lin Mansion. In the eyes of the two, the Li family has already been in decline, and the family is in the middle of the road, and it can be said that they are completely powerless to compete with the wealthy and powerful Lin Mansion.

They can turn their backs on Li Wenxuan, who is powerless, and they can't cause trouble. However, if the two of them annoy the Lin family, it will be a big trouble. It's not that they don't know the status of this Lin Mansion in the local area, so they have made up their minds that they will knock out their teeth and swallow blood, and they will not recruit the people behind the scenes who instructed the two to come out and commit perjury.

Before going to the court, the two of them, who were originally a pair of dogs and a man, planned to make a fortune after the fact, not only could they get the house and land promised by the Lin Mansion, but they could also live a small life that belonged to them. The two knew that it was risky to do such a lack of morality, so they couldn't resist the temptation and discussed it repeatedly, and made a certain degree of bad intentions.

Even if they confessed and each accepted the Lin family's money, the unlucky person would only be an insignificant little person like them. The charges of slandering the old master, deceiving the county lord, and committing perjury could have made them suffer a heavier punishment. They don't want to suffer too much, and they don't want to spend a long and dangerous time in prison.

They knew that the guilty inside the prison were no more kind than the innocent outside. If the two really go in, whether they can get out alive is a big question mark. For the Lin family, the most they can do is to use some more money to solve the troubles that involve themselves.

After receiving the top ten boards, the two people knew that they would have to make an explanation to the magistrate at this time, so they still insisted that Li Wenxuan was a moral traitor. And Liu Wenjing, who was sitting in the public court, had long understood in his heart that they were continuing to talk nonsense. He was really a little angry, and decided to use heavy punishment to punish such treacherous petty criminals.

Liu Wenjing, who had just pulled out the two signs from the lottery holder, had not yet thrown them out, but was suddenly interrupted by the Taoist who had been brushing his beard and had not said a word while sitting in the hall: "Poor Dao has something to say, I wonder if the Lord of Lu Dao County is willing to listen?" ”

Liu Wenjing, who had to put the two signs in his hand into the lottery holder temporarily, said quite politely: "If the Taoist chief has something to say, then please speak." ”

"Thank you, Lord Zhixian, then the poor road is gossiping in this court." The Taoist who had already had a plan seemed to be careless, but in fact he had a deep meaning: "Master Lin of this county is not only a believer, but also the most pious. The slaves and maids of the Lin family are also kind people who are bound by him, even if there will be no bullying behavior. ”

Wang Dake and the others, who were kneeling on the ground, were very cooperative, pretending to touch their tears, and nodding their heads again and again.

The Taoist who paused for a moment continued: "Poor Dao has heard that Li Wenxuan's reputation is not very good locally. As for all the bad deeds that I have heard of him, I will not enumerate them all here. From the point of view of the poor road, these two former slaves and maids of the Li family are not like treacherous people. Although they were beaten by adults, they still insisted on their original statements, which was enough to show that their words were credible. If the magistrate indulges Li Wenxuan like this, and uses punishment to punish other good people, I am afraid that your local reputation and political achievements will be damaged in the future. ”

Liu Wenjing, who could understand it, knew that he not only excused the plaintiff's gang of false accusations, but also expressed his attitude towards Li Wenxuan. In addition to this, there is also a sense of awakening himself in his words. Liu Wenjing, who knew it well, understood that the other party was not an ordinary Taoist, but a local influential figure. Therefore, you can't excuse yourself.

Liu Wenjing, who does not have enough courage and courage, really wants to be selfless with an iron face, and I am afraid that the future will be very sad, after all, the people under the rule of this county believe that the words of the Taoist people on Longhu Mountain are far better than themselves. If it is added, the people in the Lin Mansion are adding fuel to the fire, going up and down, then he will be in trouble.

I have studied hard for ten years, and I will pay a certain price for the hard-won official position step by step. And on this one place, the prefect's yamen is still located in the city. Liu Wenjing didn't want to exonerate himself for such a local force that could use the resources in his hands to make waves, and he didn't want to attract pressure from his boss, so he wanted to drag it out and take a look.

After some weighing in his heart, Liu Wenjing groaned, he really couldn't offend such a local figure for the sake of Li Wenxuan, who was not related to him, but he didn't want to deliberately sentence an unjust, false and wrongful case: "The words of the Taoist chief are very reasonable. There are indeed some inconsiderate places in this county, and presumably there will be other hidden reasons in this, so I will wait for someone to investigate clearly, and then continue to try this case another day. ”

The Taoist who didn't say much saw that Liu Wenjing was still familiar with current affairs and understood the way of being an official and a person. With a calm face, he brushed his beard again with his right hand. As for this matter to be satisfactorily resolved, the Taoist thinks that Old Man Lin has to come to Liu Wenjing in person to walk around. As long as the Lin Mansion puts the gold and silver in place, then all the problems will be solved.

Liu Wenjing, who decided to put Li Wenxuan in prison first, was shocked and shouted to retreat. Li Wenxuan, who kept calm, neither shouted that he was wronged, nor did he scold, and chose to be obedient and was taken down by the yamen's errands, after all, Li Wenxuan, who knew that he was in a weak position, knew that if there was really a cat among them, then his shouting would only be harmful and useless.

At this time, a little maid who had been standing outside the door and probed her brain saw that she had retreated, and she walked up, looking at her master with her eyes and saying, "The old lady heard that there was a Taoist chief from the Qing Palace on Tiger Mountain, so she sent a slave maid to invite." ”

As a filial son, Liu Wenjing knew that his mother was a faithful believer in Taoism, so he stood up and walked in front of the Taoist and asked: "I wonder if Daoist Lu is willing to go to the back hall to talk to his mother?" ”

The Taoist who stood up slowly shook the dust in his hand, and he understood this person's sophistication and said: "Since the old lady is invited, then it is the honor of the poor Dao." ”

"Dao Chief, please come here." Liu Wenjing made a gesture in his hand.

The little maid who turned around led the way in front, while Liu Wenjing and the Taoist walked side by side. There was no such thing as Wang Dake and others here, so they walked out of the county government together and walked towards the Lin Mansion together, after all, they needed to report this matter to their master, and how to continue to do the next thing, they also had to go through the instructions.

Li Wenxuan, who was taken into the county prison, began to churn in his stomach when he smelled the sour smell of the prison, and he wanted to gause. Knowing that he was not here to enjoy the blessings, he did not complain, but followed a jailer into a cell. Caring about Li Wenxuan, who was not dirty and messy here, he silently found a corner and sat down first.

At this time, Li Wenxuan understood that it would be useless to shout wrongs here. With the remaining strength, he slowly closed his eyes, and needed to sort out the whole thing, and the eyes of the three people who closed it first looked at the new inmate, after all, his performance was quite abnormal.

Li Wenxuan, with his hands crossed on his chest, made an analysis of Liu Wenjing, who can decide his future and destiny, for the first time. I deeply feel that there are two possible reasons why the county lord did not directly convict him of a trumped-up crime. First, the other party is considered a good official; Second, the other party wanted to use this as a condition to ask for more gold and silver from the Lin family. As for whether Liu Wenjing is the former or the latter, he really can't make a conclusion for a while.

Li Wenxuan also deeply understands that if he does not break the marriage contract with Miss Lin for a day, then she will not be able to marry for a day. And the Lin family's hard work does not rule out wanting to use her to marry a powerful family. was swept in like this, and he wanted to get out of prison as soon as possible and see the light of day again, ending the endless entanglement with the Lin family, and the most direct way was to get out of the marriage. And to withdraw from the marriage means that he admits that he is a man with corrupt character and no dignity and face.

For Li Wenxuan, the most unacceptable thing for him is that even the slaves and maids of the Lin family can wantonly bully him as if he was completely inappropriate. Thinking of this, he hated his teeth so much that he couldn't help but hammer the ground with a punch. In an instant, the face of the Taoist priest in the public court appeared in his mind, which made him think again.

Li Wenxuan thought that the biggest reason why Taoist priests would be treated so well was that the Ming Dynasty respected Taoism, and Emperor Jiajing, who was now sitting on the dragon bed, was the most obsessed with cultivation, so he would naturally treat Taoists all over the world. In addition, there is also the potential range of Longhu Mountain, one of the four famous mountains of the Great Daoist Sect, which makes the Taoist priests who come out of the Taoist temple with a royal background have a special status higher than ordinary people.

Li Wenxuan has no prejudice against the profession of Taoist priest. I believe that everything in the world is existential and reasonable. Even if the Taoists around him would add fuel to the flames to bewitch the people, he didn't think he was engaging in feudal superstition. In this era, the development of science, especially natural science, is still too immature, which makes the public's awareness very limited. The people ruled by the rulers will never rise up to resist unless they have to, so they have to pin all their spiritual beliefs on Taoism to talk about comfort.

"Brother, what did you do to get in?" A man with a dirty, tattered face leaned over and said.

Li Wenxuan, who opened his eyes, looked at the other party slightly, and said with a sense of not nonsense: "It hurts." ”

"How many were hurt?" The man who looked at Li Wenxuan carefully with his eyes said strangely when he saw his fine skin and tender flesh, dressed in a shroud.

Li Wenxuan, who raised the three fingers of his right hand, said calmly: "Three." ”