Mrs. Rebirth

The crowd of onlookers could not calm down for a long time. The Minister of the Ministry of Justice raised the gavel high, but gently put it down at the last moment, making a slight noise, "Silence!"

More and more people gathered outside the courtroom, and it was unclear whether they were here for the case or Lord Zhen Guo.

If it were normal, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment would definitely call out a few people to teach them a lesson, telling them that the majesty of the Ministry of Punishment court should not be ignored.

But now, the murderous Lord Lu was sitting by the side, the blood on the armor was still vivid, and the disturbed people's thinking was not smooth.

"Grandpa Lu, look..." The Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment cast a beseeching look at Lu Zheng.

"No noise in the courtroom!" Mr. Lu swept his gaze coldly, and the people outside immediately became quiet.

His eyes shifted to Zuo Shaoqing, and he saw that he had lost a lot of weight compared to the last time he met, and the flesh he had managed to raise had returned to its original shape, but his height seemed to have increased a bit.

He was wearing the clothes he took away from the Duke of Zhen's mansion, and the unicorn jade was hung on his waist. He was not nervous, and his expression was calm. Obviously, he was not captured in a hurry.

Lu Zheng rushed back all the way. He originally wanted to surprise Zuo Shaoqing after the imperial examination, but he did not expect to receive news of cheating in the examination on the way. When he entered the capital, his subordinates would report to Zuo Shaoqing He was taken away by the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

He didn't even enter the gate of Zhen Guogong's mansion, so he rushed over in a hurry. After seeing the man standing in the courtroom intact, he felt that the days of parting were so long.

The eyes of the two collided in the air for a while, and then separated naturally, neither deliberately pretending to be strangers nor showing closeness under the eyes of everyone.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice coughed twice, and then asked the topic just now: "Zuo Huiyuan, do you have other evidence to prove your innocence?"

"I don't know what kind of evidence my lord thinks is considered?" He cast a veiled glance at Dali Siqing, thinking that this old guy was either too rigid, or he was born to be at odds with himself.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice also felt that it was a bit embarrassing, so he asked: "When you discuss the exam questions with your friends, is there someone else present?"

Zuo Shaoqing lowered his head and replied: "Students are just guessing wildly. How can they dare to publicize what they are not sure about?" Even for Qu Changqing, he was careful and didn't say it too bluntly.

It's just that he believes that if Qu Changqing is really allowed to confront in court, he will definitely stand on his side.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment discussed with the two adults in a low voice, and then asked Zuo Shaoqing: "What is the name of your friend? I can ask you."

Zuo Shaoqing said frankly: "He is also a Gong student in this exam. His surname is Qu and his name is Changqing. He lives in the Xianlai Inn in the city. He is a high-ranking disciple of the Yin family. He is upright and will never give false testimony."

Suddenly, his scalp went numb, and he felt a sharp gaze cast on him, and his whole body froze immediately.

He quietly glanced at the source of his line of sight, and what he saw was a gloomy face without happiness or sadness, and belatedly realized that every time he mentioned Qu Changqing, this person seemed not very happy.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice also noticed the unusual expression of Lord Lu, and he was a little uncertain about his purpose, so he could only order someone to invite Qu Changqing according to the normal procedure.

Zuo Shaoqing breathed a sigh of relief, and the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, "Actually, the students still have personal IDs, but... I wonder if they are also within the taboo range?"

"Oh? Tell me, as long as you are not your biological parents, brothers, close friends, and personal servants, you are fine."

Zuo Shaoqing felt that apart from these people, who would talk about such a confidential matter with a stranger for no reason?

However, it seems that this adult has forgotten that there is another kind of person who is more intimate.

He raised his head, with a smile on his face, and cupped his hands towards Lu Zheng's position, "I wonder if Mr. Lu is willing to be the witness for Wansheng?"

The crowd obviously couldn't react, they just listened to Mr. Lu asking back: "Prove what?"

Zuo Shaoqing told the reason why he was sued in court, and then blinked at Lu Zheng, "I read a policy theory for you a month ago, do you remember it?"

Most of the people focused their eyes on Lu Zheng, waiting for his answer with bated breath, only Yu Shi Zhongcheng gave Zuo Shaoqing a strange look, feeling a bad premonition.

Lu Zheng took a deep look at him, and opened his mouth to ask: "You mean the article on people's livelihood?" He recited a passage casually, and the smile on the corner of Zuo Shaoqing's mouth widened uncontrollably as he listened.

In fact, he didn't show Lu Zheng these few policy theories he wrote, but they discussed many topics in this area at that time.

Minister of the Ministry of Justice opened one of the manuscripts, read each word, and his expression gradually became strange.

"My lord, my knowledge is limited, I wonder if there is a mistake in my memory?" Lu Zheng asked with a cold face.

Rong Minggeng shook his head again and again, "No, Mr. Lu is both civil and military, and he said every word." No matter how stupid he is, he can see that the relationship between the two is not normal. Maybe Lu Zheng broke into the court for this leftist Shao Qing.

Someone in the crowd of onlookers suddenly said: "Hey, isn't the young lady that Mr. Lu is looking for surnamed Zuo?"

The Zuo surname is not common, and two people with the surname Zuo suddenly appeared in a short period of time, and everyone took it for granted that they were related.

And the fact is indeed the case, Minister of the Ministry of Justice and the other two adults also realized that they knew Zuo Shaoqing's family background better than the public, and even the three adults present had a few encounters with Grand Tutor Zuo.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs bit the bullet and asked Lu Zheng: "I wonder when Lord Lu read this theory?"

"One month ago, on the way to Beijing, I took the same boat with Zuo Huiyuan. Hundreds of people can testify to this matter."

The three adults looked at each other, and they felt that this case had nothing to do with Zuo Shaoqing. Let alone Zuo Shaoqing's reasons, the fact that Lord Lu was willing to testify for a tribute student was enough to convince the public.

So far, no official has dared to confront Lu Zheng face to face. Although Lu Zheng has not been in the court for a long time, the sword in his hand is covered with blood.

None of the ministers in the DPRK and China forgot the scene of the master holding a bloody sword and leading troops to encircle and suppress the rebels that day.

When Qu Changqing arrived, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment asked him another question casually, and the answer he got was exactly what Zuo Shaoqing thought, so Zuo Huiyuan was acquitted and released on the spot.

"Wait!" Just as the Minister of Criminal Justice was about to target the next suspect, Lu Zheng spoke, pointing to the young man who sued Zuo Shaoqing and asked, "Master Rong, can I ask him a few questions?" question?"

When Lu Zheng opened his mouth and Zuo Shaoqing did not testify, the young man became uneasy and shrank back as much as possible, begging the master not to see him.

Unfortunately, things backfired. Lu Zheng got up and walked in front of him step by step. Every step seemed to be on his chest, which was suffocating.

"Are you also a candidate for this year?"

"Yes……"

"Where is the ancestral home? Who else is in the family?"

The young man looked up in surprise, not understanding why Lord Lu would ask these questions, "Students who live in Changping have parents and brothers at home."

Lu Zheng nodded lightly, "It's good to have brothers, so that your parents won't have anyone to take care of them in the future!"

The young man's heart skipped a beat, his legs softened and he knelt down, "Student... the student doesn't understand what Lord Lu means..."

Lu Zheng crossed his arms and looked down at his head, "Do you know what crime it is to deliberately frame a member?"

"Student...everything is true! Lord Lu, please enlighten me!" The young man raised his forehead to the ground, not daring to even look at Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng raised his eyebrows, noncommittal, he turned around and said to the three court officials: "I suspect that this person is Beidi's secret agent, deliberately sabotaging our central imperial examination, and I want to take this person back for review. Does your lord have any objections?"

Of course there are opinions!Dali Temple Qing stood up abruptly, wanted to refute but calmed down when he met Lu Zheng's sharp eagle eyes.

The wide sleeves were tugged, Dali Temple Qing caught a glimpse of the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment shaking his head secretly at him from the corner of his eyes, so he had to sit down again.

In the final analysis, he is just a scholar who is used by others, so what does his death have to do with them?Why create a quarrel with Mr. Lu because of him?

Dali Siqing thought about this and did not stop him, while Minister of the Ministry of Justice and Yushi Zhongcheng glanced at the scholar sympathetically.

They were almost certain that this scholar would end badly. Mr. Lu rarely defended anyone so clearly, but once he did, he would definitely defend to the end.

Yu Shi Zhongcheng looked at Zuo Shaoqing, who was already standing aside, and his eyes changed. Why did he feel that the two had a good understanding?

"The student was wronged..." the scholar shouted, and just when he looked up, he saw a burly man walking towards him, and then picked him up like a chicken.

He still wanted to say something, but his mouth was stuffed with a bunch of rags, and there was a disgusting smell of blood, and he couldn't help being frightened.

"Let's go." Lu Zheng raised his chin towards Zuo Shaoqing, and led him out of the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment in an open and honest manner.

Zuo Shaoqing was a little worried about He Zhicheng. Although he had only met this middle-aged scholar once, he just felt that this person was different from ordinary scholars, and he had a similar aura about him.

He Zhicheng smiled ambiguously at him, and then stood in the courtroom without looking sideways.

When Zuo Shaoqing passed by him, he whispered: "Take care!" Then he walked out behind Lu Zheng.

Wherever they passed by, the crowd voluntarily gave way, and Zuo Shaoqing kept following Lu Zheng a step away, neither far nor close, neither close nor close, with his gossip-watching eyes on all sides.

The guards brought Lu Zheng's steed forward, and Lu Zheng jumped on the horse's back, turned around and stretched out a hand to Zuo Shaoqing.

Zuo Shaoqing's cheeks turned red, he looked around, and found that everyone's attention was still on the two of them, staring at the generous palm with some shame and anger.

Lu Zheng stretched out his hand stubbornly, and Zuo Shaoqing didn't give way for too long, and put his little white hand into the palm of that palm, and was held tightly.

At that moment, Zuo Shaoqing felt that what she was holding was not just a person's hand, but a person's whole life.

The body was lifted, and Zuo Shaoqing sat on the horse's back with his legs spread apart. His back was pressed against the cold soft armor of Lu Zheng's body, and he seemed to be able to feel his beating heart.

"Sit down!" Lu Zheng held his waist with one hand and the rein with the other, lightly kicked the horse's belly with both legs, and led Zuo Shaoqing towards the Zhen Guogong's mansion under the surprised eyes on the road. go.

Zuo Shaoqing's head was always dizzy, and he was still a little unconscious until he was carried off the horse. How could he dare to ride with Lu Zheng in public?

Along the way, he didn't bother to watch other people's reactions, and he didn't know if everyone guessed the unusual relationship between him and Lu Zheng.

Although now is not the best time to disclose their relationship, Zuo Shaoqing is still more happy than worried. It is something he has always hoped to be able to walk with Lu Zheng in such an open and aboveboard manner.

Looking back, sitting on horseback just now, with a top-down view in front, and Lu Zheng's solid backing behind, the whole person felt unprecedentedly relaxed.

Following Lu Zheng into the Duke of Zhen's mansion, servants saluted and greeted him respectfully along the way. Lu Zheng led the people into his room without looking sideways, and then closed the door with a bang, cutting off all kinds of curious eyes from outside. .

"Hmm...Master Lu..." With her lips blocked, Zuo Shaoqing subconsciously hugged Lu Zheng's shoulders with both hands, but what she got was the hard and cold armor, and even the strong smell of blood.

He groped along Lu Zheng's chest, trying to find the entry point of this armor and tear off this obstructive thing.

Lu Zheng held his waist with one hand, supported the back of his head with the other, and kissed Zuo Shaoqing's lips with a curved corner of his mouth. From the corner of his eyes, he watched that little hand groping around him in a disorderly manner, although it didn't really touch him. , but it is enough to make people feel distracted.