This Northern Song Dynasty is a bit weird

Chapter 54

The case of the naked death of the master and servant of the young lady in the brothel has reached a stalemate for the time being.

Therefore, the two suspects are currently being held in the Kaifeng Mansion Prison for the time being.

On the one hand, Zuzuo continued to search for clues on the corpse, and on the other hand, Zhan Zhao brought people to the scene and began searching around the address of the deceased.

Hope to find new clues.

Lu Sen returned to the foot of the Dwarf Mountain and told the matter to Old Master Chang.

When he heard that his only son was actually in prison, Old Master Chang almost died of anger.

Lu Sen comforted him: "Master Chang, don't worry, you are just taking custody, not convicted. I think the Prince of Runan is also willing to take charge, and although Bao Fu Yin Ming can't try the case on the surface, I want to secretly, He will still be concerned about this case and will not let little brother Chang Wei be wronged."

Old Master Chang sighed dejectedly: "I just don't want Fu Yin Bao to take care of this matter. That tolerance is his nephew. In case... Although Fu Yin Bao has always been known for being clean and honest, but it concerns relatives, it is hard to say that he will not be biased."

Lu Sen thought for a while, but he really didn't dare to guarantee that Bao Zheng would be completely neutral and impartial.

In the rumors of later generations, Bao Zheng is fair and strict, but the problem is that historical materials are always a little unreal.

After all, it's been so long ago, who dares to say the recorded text without deliberately hiding something.

After coming out of Chang's house, Lu Sen returned to the low mountain to rest.

The matter of the Chang family has nothing to do with him from now on. He lives as leisurely as usual, and occasionally sits in the pavilion with friends who come to visit, blowing the bullshit and chatting about romance.

Sixteen days passed in the blink of an eye, and the servants of the Chang family came to visit Fu. After seeing Lu Sen, he quickly said: "Lu Xiaolang, now the case of Young Master Chang Wei is about to be finalized. Please come over and help support the scene."

Old Master Chang was considered a rich landlord, but he did not have any power. He himself was only the No. [-] in the township examination. He was unable to enter the scholarship after more than ten provincial examinations.

Now, among all his relatives and friends, only Lu Sen seems to be capable. Under this circumstance, he was worried that his son would be treated unfairly, so he naturally wanted to attract all the people who might be able to help him.

After hearing this, Lu Sen immediately went to Chang's house at the foot of the mountain, and then rushed to Kaifeng Mansion with Master Chang.

He is also very interested in this case.

Who is the murderer?

Chang Wei or tolerance, or someone else.

As a result, by the time Old Master Chang and Lu Sen arrived in Kaifufeng, the case was over.

Chang Wei's legs were not yet healed, and he was crying and laughing while sitting on the mat.

Tolerance sat beside him, his face withered.

Beside the tolerance, there is a middle-aged couple who are glaring at Bao Zheng.

When Old Master Chang and Lu Sen entered the hall, King Runan, who was sitting on the main seat, immediately said, "Close the door."

Mr. Chang didn't care so much. He ran to his son and asked anxiously, "Will, how is the situation? What the hell are you..."

With tears on his face, Chang Wei turned to look at the tolerance beside him, and said viciously, "The Prince Runan has already found the murderer, it's the man-faced and beast-hearted tolerance next to him!"

Old Master Chang breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't care who the murderer was, he only cared that his son didn't do that kind of crazy thing.

"It's good for people to be safe. You don't have to worry too much. The criminals will naturally be dealt with by the law." Old Master Chang comforted.

In fact, it is only comfort, because tolerance is Bao Zheng's nephew, it is hard to say whether he will be sentenced lightly.

Chang Wei grabbed the old master's hand suddenly, and cried out in grief, "Zuo Zuo said during the court trial that Huanhuan is about three months pregnant. That's my child."

Old Master Chang's face was stunned for a moment, and then he forced a smile on his face: "That may not be our Chang family's child, after all, she is a young lady!"

"Huanhuan has not received a benefactor for half a year." Chang Wei grabbed the straw mat under him with both hands, his eyes were red, and he stared at the tolerance next to him: "She still has enough money and is preparing to redeem herself!"

After hearing this, Old Master Chang sat back on the ground as if he had been hit hard.

With tears in his old eyes, he turned his head numbly, his fingers tremblingly pointed to the tolerance beside him, and muttered to himself, "Beast, beast!"

When he was young, Old Master Chang devoted himself to the great cause of obtaining fame and fortune. It was not until middle age that he failed to pass the test before he got married and had children.

It can be regarded as a middle-aged child. Don't look at him every day calling Chang Wei an evil beast, so why is it not a deep responsibility for love.

Moreover, the Chang family is considered to be thin, so he is now waiting for Chang Wei to reach eighteen, and ask someone to talk about his marriage, so that the Chang family can quickly add children and grandchildren, so that he can be a grandfather.

After all, people are old and their bodies are not as good as before. Maybe one day they will be gone.

Now that I heard that my grandson actually died first, I was instantly heartbroken, and it was so painful.

Lu Sen was behind and shook his head, what a tragedy on earth.

At the same time, he also understood the current situation. The closed door behind him could already explain that the two high-ranking officials in the hall seemed to have private intentions.

It's just that Lu Sen didn't dare to judge his guess. After all, according to the rumors, Bao Zheng was just and strict, so he probably wouldn't cover up his nephew.

The Prince Runan saw that everyone had arrived, smiled and nodded to Lu Sen, then patted the table with a black gavel, and said, "Now the outcome of the case is known. Bao's children are tolerant, and Bao's children who are absconding Bao Mian, around the eighth day of the eighth month of the eighth lunar month, sneaked into the house of An's family in Kaifeng, and raped his master and servant to death. Later, it was confirmed that An's was pregnant for three months in his belly, and one corpse and two lives. Plus one class, according to the law, Tou and Bao Mian should be put in prison and asked to be executed, but Bao Mian is fleeing, then Tou should be executed first, to show respect, and to be executed in the afternoon of three days."

Lu Sen suddenly realized that the flesh between the deceased's fingernails belonged to another prisoner.

Hearing this, Tou Tou trembled all over, and then suddenly raised his head, looking at Bao Zheng who was standing beside him with expectant and pleading eyes.

The old couple rushed forward a few steps at the same time, then were arrested and quickly blocked.

The old man among them grabbed the fire and water stick in front of him and roared: "Second brother, say something, second brother! These two are your own nephews, they just took a wrong step. You can beat and scold them, you can break their hands and feet, you can punish them however you want, but you can't kill them, they are your relatives whose blood is thicker than water."

The old woman also cried and shouted: "Second brother, just be your sister-in-law and beg you, please help your two nephews to beg for mercy, as long as you can save your life, break your hands and feet, or even send out frontier troops, sister-in-law begging is you."

Saying that, the old woman fell to the ground and cried, very sad.

At this time, Chang Wei, who was sitting on the mat, suddenly roared: "Both of them are beasts, they are not human, damn it!"

After saying that, it suddenly broke out, and with both hands, he crawled towards Tou with a ferocious face, as if he wanted to strangle the other party, but before he had climbed halfway, he was stabbed by the two arresters next to him with water and fire sticks.

He could only pull on the spot and let out a frantic roar.

Lu Sen also stared at Bao Zheng, wanting to see what the other party would do.

At this time, the Prince of Runan County leaned back slightly, turned his head to look at Bao Zheng, and asked with a smile, "Xiren, what do you think? Do I need to revise my sentence?"

At this time, everyone's attention was focused on Bao Zheng.

Bao Zheng looked around slowly, and finally landed on Lu Sen, looking at the latter for a few breaths of time.

In the end, Bao Zheng said lightly: "Because tolerance and Bao Mian are relatives with this government, according to the law, this government should avoid it, and this case will be taken over by the King of Runan County, so this government cannot deal with it. any suggestions and opinions on the case.”

Upon hearing this, the tolerant father in the hall became even more anxious and shouted, "Second brother, are you really so cold-blooded and ruthless? You won't even tell your two nephews a word of sympathy?"

And the old woman was crying on the ground so she didn't even have the strength.

"Xiren, Xiren, you are really cunning, and you actually want to put everything on this king and take care of it for you." Prince Runan shook his head with a smile, and then said seriously: "The gate is closed, what's the matter? You can let it go. This king was also the governor of Kaifeng, and he has tried no less cases than you. According to the law, this case can be executed, or tattooed and sent to the frontier army, it is just a matter of your words."

"Your Highness, you are the presiding judge in this case."

The Duke of Runan suddenly sneered: "This is your Bao Zheng's calamity, and it is also your family matter, why should this king take care of it for you? Back then, this king also encountered such a thing, and no one was willing to replace this king. I'm worried, so no one has ever called this king fair and strict, but at best he's a good official. Now it's your turn, what are you going to do?"

Everyone's eyes once again fell on Bao Zheng.

Especially the old couple, trembling, looked at Bao Zheng in horror and begging.

After Bao Zheng was silent for two breaths, he said firmly: "Cut and decide!"

It's obviously not loud, but to everyone's ears, these three words are as heavy as a thousand catties.

The Prince of Runan laughed loudly, threw the red arrow on the table, and said loudly: "The facts of this case are conclusive and irrefutable. Tolu was immediately pushed to the execution ground for beheading. While Bao Mian was absconding, he issued a sea arrest document and was arrested. Immediately after that, take it back to Kaifeng Mansion to ask for execution, and then close the case."

The arrow fell to the ground and rolled a few times.

The old woman fell unconscious on the spot.

Fu Tou was shaking like chaff and sweating coldly. He stared at Bao Zheng blankly, as if he was desperately trying to say something, but his lips slightly opened and closed, but no sound came out.

Then he was arrested and walked away.

The old man wanted to rush towards his son, but was blocked by two arresters.

He anxiously wanted to rush towards Bao Zheng again, but was still blocked from approaching the past.

In the end, he helplessly picked up the old woman on the ground and burst into tears. After a while, he suddenly turned his head to stare at Bao Zheng, his eyes indifferent, and finally turned into a cold hatred: "Bao Zheng! Such a fair and strict Bao Qingtian. , Hahahaha! Ruthless, ruthless, merciless, ruthless, what did my family do wrong to become brothers with someone like you..."

The last four words, the old man spat out word by word in a gnashing tone.

Bao Zheng stood up straight, but his eyes closed gently.

The atmosphere in the hall was dull.

But at this moment, Chang Wei dragged his broken leg and knelt down, kowtowed repeatedly, and babbled: "Xie Bao's governor is in charge of the small people, Xie Bao Qingtian is righteous and kills relatives. Huanhuan, the two masters and servants, and me My child, you can rest your eyes under Jiuquan."

The old man turned his head to look at Chang Wei angrily, but Chang Wei was still kowtowing heavily, and after three more kowtows, he fainted.

There was blood on his forehead.

The old man looked at Chang Wei with blood all over his face, and then looked at Mr. Chang, who was disheartened because of his grandson, and seemed to have no angry sculptures, and the whole person was at a loss.

He looked around, almost everyone looked at them coldly, and he couldn't find someone to speak to him.

Then he understood that it was a foregone conclusion.

Finally, he carried his old wife and walked out slowly.

"Old lady, they did something wrong, there's nothing you can do about it."

"Let's go back first. Let's dig a hole for them in the back mountain. We have to hire a master who is good at sewing. The neck skin should be sewed better."

"Go away, people in the capital are cold-hearted."

"Don't let Xiao Yao read when you go back. If you read too much of this book, you will either become a beast or a heartless big blue sky."

Seeing the old man leave muttering to himself, everyone in the hall was actually a little depressed.

Lu Sen felt that this case was extremely uncomfortable.Two beasts, how many good people have been implicated!

"Okay, the case is over, and the chair of the governor of Kaifeng has been returned to Xiren."

The only one who can still laugh is the Prince of Runan.

He got up, walked over to Lu Sen, and asked with a smile, "Lu Xiaolang, we meet again. Do you have time to have a few glasses of wine with this king this time?"

Lu Sen was a little surprised by the enthusiasm of the other party.

How to say Zhao Yunrang is a prince, or the richest person in Bianjing, no one.I have only met two or three times with him today, why is this so?

Just thinking that this is Zhao Bilian's father, he agreed.

How to say Zhao Bilian is one of her target candidates.

"Okay, Lu Xiaolang is here with this king."

Then the two of them arrived at the west side of the fourth floor of the Fan Building.

It is generally not open here.

Because from this place, you can see the inside of the palace opposite.

Lu Sen and Zhao Yun made two people sitting by the window.

Below the front are the red walls and the eaves of golden tiles.

I could vaguely see the palace maids moving in the alleys inside, like cute little ants.

"Climbing high and looking into the distance, isn't the palace very spectacular?" Zhao Yunrang asked with a smile.

Lu Sen held a glass of peach wine, the fruity and fragrant taste, and he took a sip. He felt that the taste was quite good, and then said with a smile: "That's natural, after all, it's the palace."

"That's just an outsider's idea. In fact, living in the palace is very tiring." Zhao Yunrang showed a little nostalgic expression: "It takes half an hour to walk from the east gate to the west gate. And there are many rules, which are extremely annoying. "

Zhao Yunrang also served as a backup crown prince when he was a child, and he did not come out of the palace until Zhao Zhen was born.

Then his son Zhao Zongshi was brought to the palace as a spare crown prince at the age of three and changed his name to Zhao Shu. Fortunately, at the age of six, Zhao Zhen gave birth to a son and was put back at home.

Lu Sen didn't understand why Zhao Yunrang told himself this.

Arguably, these words are a bit too much.

Seeing Lu Sen's slightly puzzled expression, Zhao Yunrang smiled, put down the wine glass, and asked, "I heard that Lu Xiaolang and Bi Lian know each other, and are they familiar?"

(End of this chapter)