Chapter 777: Snatching the Witness
I don't know if it was because the news in the capital spread quickly, or because someone deliberately let the news out, Lu Jin's story of stealing questions and cheating in the examination room quickly spread and was known to the people in the city.
Ordinary people know about it, at most they should say a few words in front of people, and scold a few times, but once the matter is known by the candidates who are now gathered in the city, the situation will be different. This is a major matter related to their vital interests, and suddenly a group of candidates quit, not only accusing Lu Zhen and Jinyiwei of all kinds of crimes everywhere, but also some people went directly to Shuntian Mansion, and even the criminal department and other yamen made noise, shouting that the court could give an explanation to themselves and others, and shouted by name that the court wanted the court to severely punish Lu Jin, a prisoner.
If it weren't for the fact that the Jinyi Guard Yamen was too famous, and they didn't dare to provoke it easily, I am afraid they would all have to go to the Zhenfu Division to gather and protest collectively.
But even so, it's enough of a headache. Several yamen who were blocked by candidates could only say good things before finally persuading them temporarily, but when they turned around, they reported the difficulties they encountered to the imperial court, hoping that the emperor could severely punish Lu Jin, a great sinner who ruined the reputation of the imperial court. Obviously, this is another extremely unfavorable thing for Lu Jin, who is already in prison and about to be convicted.
Soon after, another news came out, saying that Lu Zhen would do such a thing, because he wanted to help his own nephew, Suzhou candidate Lu Tong successfully passed the Jinshi examination. As soon as this statement came, it immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of the candidates, and some people went to the Ministry of Rites and other yamen to protest, bluntly saying that they wanted the imperial court to take away Lu Tong's qualifications for reference, and even all his fame, and at the same time, many people ran to the Jiangsu Guild Hall to find Lu Tong himself to settle accounts, and the entire guild hall was surrounded by water.
As the person concerned, Lu Tong was too frightened to go out, although he didn't know the specific situation, but just looking at those classmates who could still talk and laugh freely suddenly turned their faces and shouted at themselves, he was weak and timid, and he didn't know what to do at all.
Especially when countless people directly surrounded the entire hall and kept shouting for him to go out, he didn't dare to go out, so he could only shrink into the house, praying to God and Buddha, hoping that someone could save him.
Just as he was panicking and helpless, suddenly a rush of footsteps sounded from outside, towards the room where he was. This made Lu Tong's heart more and more nervous, and the whole person shrank into the corner, burying his head deep in his arms, as if he could avoid the impending danger in this way.
There was a knock on the door, but it was the guy in the hall: "Master Lu, please open the door." The adults of the current criminal department ask you to come and testify! β
Hearing this, Lu Tong only trembled there, but he didn't move. In his opinion, as long as he opens this door, he will be completely finished. Who knows how those so-called officials of the criminal department will rectify themselves.
But even if he doesn't say anything and doesn't step forward to open the door, it doesn't mean that there will be no problem. After seeing that he didn't respond for a long time, someone outside the door shouted: "Why hasn't there been any movement, isn't it that he committed suicide in fear of sin?" Quick, knock the door open, he's a big witness, nothing can happen! "When you speak, you just listen to the bang
There was a bang, and the door shook.
Naturally, the guest rooms of this kind of guild hall could not be as strong as the door of the rich and noble's house, and the people who hit the door were all powerful criminal officers, so after only a few hits, the latch of the door snapped open, and the door opened widely. After hearing this sound, Lu Tong, who was hugging his head and shrinking in the corner, exclaimed even more, his body trembled more and more intensely, just like a residual leaf in the wind, looking so pitiful.
The few people who broke into the door were relieved to see him huddle there safely, and someone immediately ordered: "Take him away and go to the criminal department for questioning." β
Several of the officers came to him and stretched out their hands to pull him up. Lu Tong, who was feeling desperate and frightened, was touched by them like this, and immediately screamed like an electric shock: "Don't ......" and waved out his hands indiscriminately, trying to push all the people in front of him away.
It's a pity that he is a scholar, he has no power to tie the chicken, and he pushes and beats indiscriminately, how can he threaten these criminal department servants who are good at taking people? With just a flash of their hand, they clasped his hands and shouted, "Get up, go!" Then he pulled Lu Tong up, pushed him, and walked out.
At this moment, Lu Tong's whole person was completely desperate, and his face became pale. In his mind, since the government came to arrest him, it means that people have determined that he is indeed cheating, and he is completely finished. Suddenly, his body was weak, and if someone hadn't dragged him, he would have collapsed to the ground.
When the people from the criminal department on the side saw this, they couldn't help but show disdain, this guy was too bold, and he dared to cheat in the test? If he hadn't had a good uncle, I'm afraid he wouldn't even be able to pass the Xiucai exam - well, they immediately defined Lu Tong's character, believing that he could only achieve this by relying on Lu Jin's potential.
Just when these people landed on Lu Tong with chain shackles and dragged him to leave, another wave of people suddenly broke into the front yard of the guild hall, and they came face to face with the people from the criminal department.
As soon as they saw the latecomer's bright red official uniform, as well as the long embroidered spring knife hanging from the waist of the leader, all the people from the Criminal Department were stunned on their faces, and vaguely guessed the purpose of their coming here - obviously, the other party must have known about the existence of Lu Tong, a witness, so he came to get someone.
On the other side, the Jinyi guards led by Zhao Jie quickly understood after seeing the criminal department officer lock one person out: "Is this person the son of Suzhou Lutong Lu?" Immediately, someone shouted a question.
Of course, he didn't ask Lu Tong himself and the criminal department officer on the side, but the shopkeeper of the guild hall who accompanied them in and looked a little nervous. This one only hesitated slightly, but nodded slightly: "Positive...... Precisely! β
"It's better to be in time than to be in time. Everyone, this land is for our Jinyi Guard, so you can hand it over to us! Zhao Jie laughed, and as a matter of course, he gave orders to the few people in front of him.
Of course, it was impossible for the people in the criminal department to obey the order, so they immediately refused: "This can't be done, we are also ordered to come and get people." Moreover, this person is also very related to the case of your Jinyi Wei Lu Dudu, and he is an important witness, how can he let you take it away? β
"That is, I think you want to interfere in this case and exonerate you all governors, right? if
If you are smart, give way quickly, otherwise, we will definitely report it truthfully to the adults, and make your Lu Dudu's crime even heavier!" "The Criminal Department has already formed a bond with Jinyiwei, so they don't have any worries about talking.
As soon as Zhao Jie saw that they were going to hurt their own governor, he was annoyed at the time: "Okay, wow, since you don't eat and drink in a toast, don't blame Lao Tzu for not being emotional." Brother, come on, grab someone for me! β
At the sound of the order, the Jinyi guard, who had been waiting impatiently for a long time, pounced viciously, brandished his sheathed saber and fought with those criminal department officers.
As soon as they made a move, they immediately frightened the surrounding residents of the guild hall who were watching the play, as well as the shopkeeper among them, who were shocked and quickly flashed to the side. And Lu Tong, because his body was weak, he could only fall to the ground, watching the two sides fight beside him, and almost hurt him a few times, so scared that he yelled for a while, and was so frightened that he almost fainted to the ground.
The two parties made a move, revealing the effect of Jinyiwei's diligent training during this period of time. Not long after the start of the fight, they had already taken the absolute initiative, completely pressing the other party to fight, and they were defeated and retreated, and they couldn't even care about Lu Tong who fell to the ground.
After knocking them all to the ground, Zhao Jie whistled, regathered the people, and then pulled up Lu Tong and swaggered away.
It wasn't until Jinyiwei led the people away that everyone in the criminal department cried out in pain and got up from the ground in embarrassment, their faces full of anger. They really didn't expect that Jinyiwei would be so unreasonable and bold, and they would dare to snatch people from their own hands, and at the same time, they didn't expect these Jinyiwei to be much more powerful than they imagined.
Originally, in the eyes of these criminal officers, Jinyiwei was only feared by many people inside and outside the capital because of their own special status, and people were afraid of their background so that they did not dare to resist. But the battle just now made them understand that Jinyiwei is really not easy to mess with.
He suffered a big loss under Jinyiwei, and important witnesses were also taken away by them, which made the people in the Criminal Department a little overwhelmed, and everyone looked at Li Geng, the director of the Criminal Department who brought them: "My lord, how is this good?" β
Li Geng was also beaten at this time, his nose was blue and his face was swollen, he looked so embarrassed, and he was naturally even more angry in his heart, these brocade guards were too rude and presumptuous! After pondering for a while, he said angrily: "What else can I do, I can only go back and confess." However, they didn't have to be arrogant for long, and by doing so, they were confirming Lu Jin's charges. They are shielding their own governor, as long as we report truthfully, the DPRK and China will have their own public opinion! β
Soon after they left in a hurry, the incident that happened in the Jiangsu Guild Hall was spread to the outside world, and it was quickly known by the candidates who were gathered outside. This made the candidates even more dissatisfied, so many people went to other yamen to publicize the matter.
In this way, the matter of Jinyiwei shielding Lu Zhen has become more and more inventive, and many officials are ready to impeach this matter, and they can't let Jinyiwei mess up like this......
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