Lu Mingci smiled, looking at his smile, Zhu Hongyu felt that it was still quite ugly, and sure enough, the serious appearance on weekdays was much better than the smile.

However, the next words completely defeated Liu Shaotong.

"You said you knew the Tai Hospital? Indeed, he is a very high-status official, and I know him. Tobe squire is on the same list as you? I also drank the 100-day sake of the Tobe squire's son-in-law. ”

When Lu Mingci said this, he didn't mean to flaunt himself, but what he said next was the point.

"Liu Shaotong, do you know, there are not many lifelong friendships in this world, more often it is the charity of the high position to the low position, when your interests conflict, he will kick the low position of you out first. We are all laymen, the hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit. ”

Liu Shaotong looked at Lu Mingci and shook his head, he definitely didn't believe that there was such a thing.

In fact, it's not that he doesn't believe it, it's just that the instinct to survive makes him unbelievable.

Among the officials in the capital, there are only these two officials he has befriended, and they can still speak.

For Liu Shaotong, this is the last straw, will people veto their last straw?

Apparently not.

Zhu Hongyu didn't know what she should do now, she might be listening, she might continue to endure it, but the pain behind her made her unbearable anymore, beads of sweat rolled down her sideburns, and her cheeks became whiter.

"Du Yuexiao, there is nothing else to do here, you can help Zhu Hongyu down. You are not wrong, go out open. ”

Du Yuexiao was relieved, Fugui spent a lot of money in order to make him suffer less in the men's prison, and indeed his life in prison was better than average.

Normally, a prisoner who has no money has to be arraigned and sentenced, but he does not.

And now that he is walking out of this bottomless place, it has become Du Yuexiao's most primitive desire.

In fact, Du Yuexiao also felt that he was a little miserable, the president of the dignified Yunmeng Town Chamber of Commerce, a wealthy businessman with a lot of funds and a lot of money, had fallen into such a situation, and he had no power to fight back.

You say it's ridiculous, it's not ridiculous.

However, Du Yuexiao knew how to advance and retreat, and after hearing Lu Mingci's arrangement, he hurriedly helped Zhu Hongyu out of the gate of the court.

Because of the punishment, Zhu Hongyu could only limp away, and she was also anxious to see it.

But he can't go, they still have to fulfill their sister's biggest wish after sacrificing herself - to dispose of Liu Shaotong and serve the people of Yunmeng Town tomorrow.

So he stayed.

"Okay, now that the bitter master is gone, everyone present is a person with status in the Hua Dynasty, I can say whatever I have to say. Liu Shaotong, you must die! ”

Liu Shaotong still shook his head, but at this time, tears were already overflowing in his eyes, and he couldn't believe it.

"They'll save me! Even if you secretly put me to death, they won't let you go! ”

Lu Mingci still had a smile that was neither yin nor yang.

"Really? The plague that was supposed to be intercepted in Ganzhou was spread by you, and then the whole of Bianjing will be reduced to a hell of smallpox, are you not guilty? ”

"Yes, Weichen is guilty, and I am guilty of negligence, but let the hospital sentence say two words, I must be innocent."

"So who is guilty, smallpox has invaded the whole of Bianjing, and all the people of Bianjing have never seen this disease, let alone have the opportunity to prevent it. There will definitely be a lot of people dying in Bianjing, and who is responsible for the death of so many people? ”

A question stopped Liu Shaotong, he thought for a moment and became anxious, and shouted in an almost roaring voice: "I don't care who is who is and who is responsible, anyway, it has nothing to do with me!" ”

"It really doesn't matter?"

Lu Mingci raised his eyebrows and asked, his gaze gradually changed to a threatening look, which made people feel cold when they saw it.

"Right...... Right...... It doesn't matter......"

Liu Shaotong became unconvinced.

"You are wrong, this plague enters Beijing, as long as there are more than a hundred people who die, causing panic, there will definitely be a scapegoat, and someone will definitely die. Will those in high positions die? Of course not, they have enough connections to protect themselves, so who are the people who died? Small fish and shrimp have to shoulder this responsibility. The Tai Hospital sentence you mentioned also has the household servants, and they are all responsible for the death of the people, especially the Tai Hospital. ”

Liu Shaotong looked at Lu Mingci, and his eyes suddenly became dull.

Lu Mingci is a ruthless person, Liu Shaotong is so arrogant, he can use his own means to kill Liu Shaotong silently, and then make up lies to hand it over, so that the above think that Liu Shaotong died of some emergency.

But Lu Mingci is the most disdainful of playing this set of conspiracies.

It is not easy to use the power in your hands to force a person to die, but it is even more difficult to make a person die willingly, which is the ability.

Lu Mingci was the one who wanted to be the commander of the Jinyi Guard, so he didn't allow himself to kill a little ant by his next means.

What he likes to watch the most is to use his own means to torture these people to death, and then obediently ambush them.

Obviously, the current Liu Shaotong has come to the brink of collapse.

He looked at Lu Mingci helplessly, indeed, none of what Lu Mingci said was false.

"I also worked as an official in the capital, my family is very poor, and my parents worked hard to provide for me alone. Hey......"

Liu Shaotong let out a long sigh, it was obvious that he had heard all the questions Lu Mingci said, and he had calmed down.

The most terrible thing in the world is that what the enemy says is the truth.

"I know your parents are working hard, but if I really spare you today and let you continue to sit in the position of this county official, will you, the person who let smallpox into Bianjing, still have a good life?"

Lu Mingci seemed to be thinking about Liu Shaotong, analyzing the problem.

Liu Shaotong lowered his head, and then nodded, very depressed.

"I don't know what to say about this matter, it's just the matter of being an official, I really wanted to be a good official before. But in the years when I was an official in the capital, I gradually realized how dark this officialdom was, and I had no power or power to move an inch in the officialdom. ”

As he spoke, Liu Shaotong showed a gentle smile at Lu Mingci.

Lu Mingci knew, and all the people present knew that the matter was over.

A man who once wanted to be a good official, but in the end, because he witnessed too much darkness, he changed.

"Actually, I sympathize with you." Lu Mingci expressed his concern for Liu Shaotong, "You must know that although the editing of a Hanlin Academy is from the seventh grade, it has a great future. Because at the feet of the Son of Heaven in the capital, there are always many opportunities for promotion. But an official who is in the seventh grade and is outside Beijing seems to have been promoted, but in fact he is demoted. You don't have any connections, as you said, so it's the end of your life. Chances are you've been a county magistrate for the rest of your life. ”

Liu Shaotong looked at Lu Mingci, and he still wanted to argue about something, but it was too late to say anything now.

"That's right, my lord is right, although it is a move to the right, but it is also a move to the left. The only thing I could count on was my son, but I think he's too heavy. I don't know that Miss Zhu and Boss Du are your people. ”

Everyone looked at Liu Shaotong, and his kneeling in the court was a little ironic.

Zhu Zhanao, who had been watching all this, seemed to have realized something.

In the capital, he is now the transfer envoy of Bianjing, and he is the same rank as this county official.

But he is now from Bianjing, so he is better than this leader in the exam who has struggled for more than ten years and selected one out of tens of millions of people.

What is the truth of this?

"Whether it's my person or not, if smallpox spreads from Yunmeng Town, you will die, at least the three clans, and the people of Bianjing like to cause trouble to officials like their families to die. Now I'll come here to at least save your family. If you want to die, you are the only one who will die. ”

The light in Liu Shaotong's eyes gradually dimmed, and he didn't know what to do.

"Thank you, sir, although you said you came to save people, you also saved me. My son is my only son and has gone now. I also have Gao Tang and a wife at home, and I have enough money after I die. I really can't bear them to die because of me, although the life after that is hard, it is better to die than to live is the right way. ”

As he spoke, Liu Shao kowtowed to Lu Mingci, and he really kowtowed.

"Knock knock, knock knock".

There were several such rings.

Runye watched from the side, to be honest, he was a little unbearable, and was about to speak when he was stopped by Jin Yuanjing.

In the darkest moment of human nature, Jin Yuanjing can always look at it with a smile, and penetrate all the interests in it.

"Lord Lu, Lord Liu, Lord Zhu, Dao Mo and Daoyou are outsiders after all, and they came to help Miss Zhu get out of trouble. Now that adults have to deal with things in the officialdom, it's really not good for me and other outsiders to participate in it, so let's leave, I don't know if adults can do it conveniently? ”

Lu Mingci nodded, and with a wave of his hand, all the Taoist priests went down.

Runye couldn't bear to go, but there was no way to be dragged by Jin Yuanjing, so he left in disgrace.

Soon, only the officials were left in the court.

"Lord Liu, I will report your matter truthfully, and you can write a confession by yourself and judge yourself. Of course, you can also wait for your sentence from above, it may be dismissal, or exile, but I will not kill the doctor, you can still survive. ”

Liu Shaotong shook his head and resolutely denied the idea.

"No, I am a reader, and the reader has grown up with four books and five classics, and the shame of killing is already engraved in my bones. Although it is good for Gou to survive, it is still a family member. Ganzhou is already far away from Bianjing, and my wife should be homesick if I am exiled again...... It's better for me to cut myself, at least keep my name clear, my family will not be harmed by me, and the court will give a large amount of consolation. ”

Saying that, Liu Shaotong let out a long sigh.

He walked to the master who was recorded next to the county office.

It's interesting to say, such a big battle master is still on the side, and he doesn't let go of the slightest.

Liu Shaotong opened the ink on the master's table and wanted to stamp his handprint.

"Master, think twice!" The master hurriedly grabbed Liu Shaotong's hand, hoping that Liu Shaotong's life would be important.

But Liu Shaotong shook his head, this is the last thing he disdains to do.

"Think twice? 3. What do you think? ”

As he spoke, he stamped his handprint on the trial record recorded by his master.

"Okay, please Lord Liu, this official will send the investigation of the case today."

After speaking, Lu Mingci stood up, with a sly smile on the corner of his mouth.