Chapter Eighty-Four: Seizure of Power and Grounding
Yes, another upright Chen Weizhi.
But that's okay, Lu Xuan was originally worried that the prefect invited by Wang Ji'an would be taught by the Wang family, but now it seems that she is too worried.
It's not bad to have such a prefect who enforces the law impartially, so that he is not afraid that Wang Ji'an will continue to get in the way, and he can also return Lu Xuan's convincing innocence by the way.
Thinking about it this way, Lu Xuan responded to Su Junfeng's misunderstanding of himself.
"The prefect is too worried, and the lower officials just want to ask Lord Ming's intentions, so that he can clear his grievances as soon as possible."
Su Junfeng had a righteous face: "Wronged? Before the facts of the case are revealed, it is not known whether the Lu County Order is wronged. ”
Well, this person really doesn't get in oil and salt, and it's exactly the same as Chen Weizhi.
However, Feng Wukuan said before that what the Jiangnan prefect hates the most is that the official family bullies the people with power, listening to his tone, didn't he mistake Lu Xuan for the kind of corrupt official who bullies the people?
Lu Xuan was speechless, but who told the official to crush people to death?
At present, whether this case can be handled fairly depends on this master.
Thinking about it this way, Lu Xuan breathed a sigh of relief: "In short, the Wang family has no evidence to prove the crime of the lower officials, and since the prefect is so impartial in enforcing the law, please take a clear look." ”
Since it didn't make sense, Lu Xuan used the evidence as his hole card.
It's just that this evidence doesn't seem to have become Lu Xuan's talisman.
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Wang Ji'an coming towards the county government with a few people in a menacing manner.
"Grass people Wang Ji'an, I have seen the prefect." This Wang Ji'an is very respectful to the prefect.
Su Junfeng motioned to Wang Ji to excuse himself, and when he saw that both sides had arrived, he began to interrogate fairly.
Following Lu Xuan's above sentence, Su Junfeng immediately asked Wang Ji'an: "The head of the Wang family, you claim that Lu County Ling hijacked Ling Lang, what evidence do you have?" ”
Hearing this, Lu Xuan couldn't help but be happy in his heart: this wooden head can still be carried clearly.
Now she wants to see what Wang Ji'an has to say, can't she also bring out the previous festival to testify, right?
But this time, Lu Xuan thought too simply.
Su Junfeng's voice fell, and he saw Wang Ji'an deliberately glance at Lu Xuan, and then hooked the corners of his mouth: "Back to the prefect, the grass people have a certificate, and I invite the prefect to see it." ”
Hearing this, Lu Xuan was taken aback: "Human witness? It's nonsense, I'm innocent, where did this witness come from? ”
Feng Wukuan also hurriedly echoed: "That's it, didn't you buy it to blame Lord Lu?" ”
Each has its own reasoning, and the two sides can't help but argue.
Until Su Junfeng in the hall was shocked, the scene suddenly returned to silence.
Only then did Su Junfeng say to Wang Ji'an: "Pass the witnesses up." ”
Wang Ji'an immediately showed a villain's face: "The grass people obey the order." ”
After a while, Wang Ji'an's so-called witnesses were also brought to court.
Lu Xuan saw that this person was very angry, and couldn't help but refute: "I haven't seen this person, how can I be a witness?" ”
Wang Ji'an sneered contemptuously: "You haven't seen him, he has seen you." ”
Su Junfeng didn't intend to listen to the two arguing, so he only looked straight at the so-called witness: "Who are you and what can you see?" ”
Only then did the man speak: "I have seen the prefect, the grass people are Yong'an Hall guys, his name is Shi An, that day the grass people passed by the Old Wind Temple, and saw Lord Lu take away Wang Gongzi in a daze. ”
"It's nonsense, I haven't even seen what Wang Zixuan looks like, how can I arrest him?" Lu Xuan couldn't bear it anymore when he saw this.
Su Junfeng asked her to stop and continued to ask Shi An: "Then have you seen where Lu Xianling took Wang Zixuan?" ”
Shi An shook his head: "The grass people only saw that Wang Gongzi was dragged into the carriage after being stunned, and the grass people didn't want to get into trouble, so they secretly left." ”
According to what Lu Xuan said before, Wang Zixuan's two actions of being kidnapped and being taken into the carriage were not done in one go, otherwise it would be impossible to escape the Wang family's entourage.
However, the evidence previously examined has now been washed away by heavy rains, and this argument may not be convincing enough.
Seeing that Lu Xuan was quiet this time, Su Junfeng looked at her: "Does Lu Xian Ling have something to say?" ”
Lu Xuan nodded: "Can the prefect allow the lower officials to say a few words to Shi An?" ”
Su Junfeng agreed, Lu Xuan stepped forward, and only a few steps closer could he clearly feel Shi An's nervousness.
"The official asked you, since you had already witnessed what had happened, why didn't you say it before?" Lu Xuan stared at the person in front of him with a pair of sharp eyes.
Shi An hesitated for a long time before he hesitated and said: "There was no prefect in charge before, and the grass people did not dare to offend the county order. ”
Knowing that he would say this, Lu Xuan immediately continued to ask: "You said that you saw this official kidnapping Wang Zixuan with your own eyes, then you saw this official alone?" ”
Hearing this, Shi An's eyes unconsciously glanced at Wang Ji'an.
"Yes, there is only one person in Lu County." Shi An nodded.
"You saw the official kidnapping Wang Zixuan in the Wind God Temple, where did you see the carriage?" Lu Xuan asked.
Shi An didn't think about it and responded: "Your carriage is naturally with you." ”
After asking in three sentences, Lu Xuan immediately turned to Su Junfeng: "Go back to the prefect, the words of the lower official are finished." ”
That's it? Everyone on the side was confused, only Wang Ji'an was triumphant, Xu thought that Lu Xuan was speechless and retreated.
Su Junfeng was curious, and then asked, "Oh? I don't know what happened to Lu County's order? ”
Lu Xuan nodded: "That day, the Wang family went out with Wang Zixuan, and Wang Zixuan disappeared in a blink of an eye when he passed the corner of the ruined temple. ”
Feng Wukuan and the others nodded, and the people present could also testify.
Lu Xuan continued: "But there are three irrationalities in Shi An's words. ”
"Which three?" Su Junfeng took the opportunity to ask, and everyone waited with bated breath.
Lu Xuan didn't sell Guan Zi either: "First, what Shi An said just now, I did it alone to kidnap Wang Zixuan, but everyone present knows that Lu doesn't know martial arts, so how did I take Wang Zixuan away in the blink of an eye without being discovered by the Wang family's attendants?" ”
This statement was reasonable, and Su Junfeng nodded and motioned for Lu Xuan to continue.
"Second, Shi An said that Wang Zixuan was directly brought into the carriage after being stunned by Lu, and the carriage was nearby, but that day, the little servant in Lu Mansion said that Wang Zixuan was empty when he disappeared, so where is Lu's carriage, Shi An, and where is it?"
Lu Xuan's words were reasonable, Su Junfeng couldn't help but be interested, and then asked: "What about the third?" ”
When asked about the third, Lu Xuan couldn't help but hesitate.
"Third, the evidence has been ascertained, but it was obstructed by the Wang family, and the heavy rain is pouring, and now the evidence has been destroyed."
Hearing this, before others could say anything, Wang Ji'an sneered contemptuously: "I'm obstructing? I think you made it up out of thin air. ”
Lu Xuan also knew that the destruction of evidence was not enough to call it evidence, so he didn't intend to explain anything with this.
can be stirred up by Wang Ji'an like this, Su Junfeng is a little interested.
"It's okay, Lu County ordered me to listen to it." Su Junfeng allowed Lu Xuan to speak, and then she spoke:
"According to the investigation of the lower officials, Wang Zixuan was taken to the Fengshen Temple to temporarily avoid the eyes and ears of the attendants, and then he was taken into the carriage, and the carriage traveled all the way to the woods on the outskirts of the city before turning back."
"Where did you turn back?" Su Junfeng asked.
Lu Xuan shook his head: "Xiaguan wanted to investigate, but he was attacked by the Wang's courtyard halfway, and then escaped back to the mansion by luck, but the Wang family was helpless, so Xiaguan had to take refuge in the inn for a while, and it rained heavily that night. ”
Hearing Lu Xuan's words, Su Junfeng suddenly became angry, and then glared at Wang Ji'an: "Chasing and threatening the imperial court officials, is there such a thing?" ”
Wang Ji'an didn't deny it, but said that he was anxious about his son, and he was worried that Lu Xuan would kill people in a hurry before he made this decision.
It is reasonable and reasonable, Su Junfeng did not punish him, and only warned Wang Ji with warning words not to take an example.
It was getting late, and the two sides were holding their own reasons, and Su Junfeng couldn't make judgments when he first arrived here, so he had to suspend the trial for the time being.
"Let's do this today, and then make a decision when the official personally understands the situation tomorrow, so let's step down." Su Junfeng walked down from the hall as he spoke, and finally did not give an explanation.
Lu Xuan couldn't help but refute: "Lord Prefect, what Lu said just now is reasonable, then Shi An is clearly full of nonsense, why doesn't the adult ask clearly?" ”
Su Junfeng also ignored Lu Xuan, only saying that he had his own judgment.
Lu Xuan was not convinced: "If this is the case, please allow the prefect to accompany the investigation tomorrow and seek justice for himself in person." ”
"Lu County Ling is now under suspicion, and the official will decide this case, and from now on, without the permission of the official, Lord Lu will not be allowed to leave the county government for half a step." Su Junfeng said.
Lu Xuan was speechless, he asked him to come to cooperate with him to handle the case to show justice, why did he have to monopolize power and ground himself here as soon as he came? What's the difference between sitting back and waiting?
"Lord Prefect!" Lu Xuan begged bitterly, but Su Junfeng left without looking back.
On the other side, Chen Weizhi received a letter from Lu Xuan, which was full of things about Gu Huanli.
Probably asked Chen Weizhi to help Gu Huanli save the situation in the court, and the letter also claimed that the previous incident was all because the prince deliberately suppressed Gu Huanli in order to seize power.
Chen Weizhi naturally knew that this matter was caused by partisan strife, but why was the person who interceded for Gu Huanli Lu Xuan?
For some reason, as long as the names of these two people appeared at the same time, Chen Weizhi's mind was full of the impropriety and law behaviors of the two people he had seen everywhere before.
"Hearing his news from thousands of miles away, and specially repairing books to ask me for help, is it really a broken sleeve?"
Chen Weizhi muttered to himself, expressing more and more disgust for the relationship between the two, and casually threw the letter into the brazier.
The next day, Chen Weizhi had completely forgotten what Lu Xuan said in his mind.
Until the early morning road, I heard a few idle ministers around me who seemed to be talking about something-
"The fierce king angered Long Yan this time, and the day of his fall is probably just around the corner." One of them was triumphant, and he didn't have to think about it to know that it must be the prince's faction.
The person next to him immediately echoed in a low voice: "What's more, the adulteration between the fierce king and Lu Xuan is despicable." ”