Old Man Lu was shocked, staring at Xue Lao, and was very puzzled, who is this Xue Mingyu? How do you know this rule of Linglong Painting Boat?

The rule of carving words on the back shoulder is the secret of the Linglong painting boat, and it is impossible for outsiders to know it except for the person who paints the boat.

Seeing that Old Man Lu was puzzled, Xue Lao simply let him die and understand: "The old man has two names, the first name was given by his father, called Xue Mingyu; The other name was given by Mrs. Fu, called Fu Fusheng, and the Fu family lived in Jinling Mansion. ”

He also said: "The matter of the Linglong painting boat to the subordinates to engrave words on the back shoulder was originally a secret, but after the accident of the Linglong painting boat, this is no longer a secret, you are not the only one who escaped back then, and the official messenger of the Yamen of the Fucheng City once searched for a fugitive slave with inscription on the shoulder after half a month in Jinling City. ”

After hearing this, Master Tian hurriedly ordered Xu County: "My lord, verify it in the court." ”

Xu Xianling nodded, pointed at the old man Lu and said, "Come on, pick up Lu Xiangfu's clothes, and see if there is a scar on the back of his shoulder?" ”

"Yes." Luo Wu and Yang Yashi stepped forward, one held down Old Man Lu, and the other cut the clothes on Old Man Lu's back with a saber, and with a hiss, he tore off a piece of Old Man Lu's back clothes, revealing ...... Half of the back scar comes.

When Yang Yashi saw this, his face turned pale with fright, and he hurriedly let go of the hand holding the old man Lu, pointed to his back and said, "Great, my lord...... Lots of scars. ”

Seeing this, Luo Wu frowned, and turned Old Man Lu in one direction entirely, so that the county magistrate could see Old Man Lu's back.

Xu Xianling, Master Tian, and Jiang County Lieutenant all saw Old Man Lu's back full of scars, and they all frowned...... This Lu Xiangfu is a ruthless person, in order to cover up the three inscriptions on his back shoulder, he actually injured half of his back, if he was not ruthless, he really couldn't do it.

Xu Xianling was very angry, pointed at the old man Lu and asked angrily: "Lu Xiangfu, what's the matter with the injury on your back?" ”

Old Man Lu cried and said: "Master Qingda, you have to be the master of the people, people are really not fugitive slaves of the exquisite painting boat, the injuries on the back of the people are when they went out to make a living, and they encountered a robbery on the road, and they tied their hands and feet and dragged them with mules. ”

The yamen has done it, but now there is no need to call it out for inspection, and no matter how it is checked, the three inscriptions on the back shoulder are gone, leaving only a large scar.

Xu Xianling's hands trembled with anger, but he was not a fool after all, he was shocked and said directly: "Lu Xiangfu, someone accused you of being a fugitive slave, and there was evidence that your back shoulder was engraved." Now, although the inscription on your back shoulder is missing, the scar on half of your back is enough to prove that you are suspected of destroying the evidence of being a slave. ”

Old Man Lu was shocked and hurriedly said: "My lord, you have no evidence to prove that the old man is a fugitive slave, and you can't put the old man in prison!" ”

Syllable!

"Bold!" Xu Xianling was shocked, and said angrily: "Now there are witnesses accusing you of being a fugitive slave, and some witnesses are there, but there is a lack of physical evidence, this official has the right to put you in prison, and if you dare to make a noise, this official will be punished!" ”

Old man Lu's heart was terrified, but for the sake of the Lu family's children and grandchildren, he had to continue to shout: "My lord, my lord, you can put people in prison, but you can't put the old man's children and grandchildren in prison, they are not guilty!" ”

"Phew, what's not guilty?" Village Chief He knelt not far away, and when he heard Old Man Lu's many quibbles, he couldn't help it, and pointed at him and scolded: "Now someone is accusing you of being a fugitive slave, a fugitive slave, do you know what a fugitive slave is?" Not only do fugitive slaves deserve to die, but even their children and grandchildren must be enslaved. Since they are your children and grandchildren, is there anything wrong with being locked up with you? ”

Village Chief He squinted at Old Man Lu and said with a smile: "Or, do you want to delay time and let them escape with the Lu family's wealth?" ”

Village Chief He hated Old Man Lu to death, and now he knows that Old Man Lu may be a fugitive slave, and it is impossible for Old Man Lu's family to turn over, and no matter how he wants to beat Old Man Lu's family to death!

"My lord, Lu Zhudan is the most cunning, don't let the rest of the Lu family go, if you let them go now, they won't have to wait for dawn, they will be able to escape from Tianfu County. Now that the northwest is not stable, there are many victims, if they pretend to be victims and flee to the northwest, they will escape! ”

When Xu Xianling heard this, he was impressed by Village Chief He, this old man is not very useless, at least these words exposed Old Man Lu's calculations.

Xu Xianling cleared his throat and nodded quite seriously: "He Village is reasonable, in order to prevent Lu Xiangfu's children and grandchildren from absconding, this official has decided to take in all the people of the Lu family, including the children born to the daughter of the Lu family. ”

After that, he looked at Zou Xiancheng, who was so angry that his face turned pale, and asked with a smile: "Lord Zou, you have no objection, right?" The official does what he does. ”

The Dachu Criminal Law stipulates that in order to prevent fugitive slaves from escaping again, fugitive slaves and their children can be temporarily detained, and after the evidence is conclusive, the cattle can be announced

Zou Xiancheng was already so angry that he had blood in his mouth...... When he first received the news, he felt that Old Man Lu might have been wronged, after all, Da Chu has strict management of the people's household registration, even if you can escape from the main house, when you return to your hometown, others can follow the household registration you gave when you sold yourself.

I can't escape if I want to.

How do you know, Old Man Lu pretended to be a beggar with no father, no mother and no household registration, and went directly into the Linglong Painting Boat. In this way, even if Master Lu escapes back to his hometown, it is difficult to find his household registration address at the Linglong Painting Boat.

There is another one, the scar on Old Man Lu's back...... Half a scar on the back, think everyone else is a fool? When Xue Mingyu had an engraving on the back shoulder of the old man Lu, he also made a scar on half of his back, and everyone knew that he did it on purpose!

Zou Xiancheng wanted to help Old Man Lu for Zou Yuzhen, but now, how can he help?

Master Shao had already said on the side: "The county order to handle the case is naturally the most public, and my family will not have any objections." ”

He also said: "Lord County Commander, my family Dong Weng has been in poor health recently, and it is not appropriate to work hard, so I will leave first." ”

The witnesses, the escape from the water, and the deliberately made injuries on the back have all proved that the old man Lu is a fugitive slave, and the county commander has sent someone to Jinling Mansion to get the slave register, as long as it is ten more, as soon as the booklet arrives, the Lu family will have to be enslaved. This matter is a certainty, Zou Xiancheng can't save it, so let's leave quickly, so as not to be implicated by the Lu family.

Xu Xianling said with a smile: "Lord Zou is old, it is normal for him to be sick, go back and rest early, don't worry about the affairs of the county yamen, there are so many scribes in this yamen, all of them are capable, and they will definitely handle official affairs properly for Lord Zou." ”