As soon as Rikuo arrived, his officers quickly controlled the scholar.
"Master Lu, I came here today just to argue with Jiang Han. However, the daughter-in-law of Ningguo Mansion killed someone on the street because of a disagreement. As the general judge of a state, you did not arrest the murderer but defended the murderer. Isn't there a king in the world? Is it legal?" Wang Zhong shouted.
Lu Tongpan's heart sank, someone died?
When he glanced around, he saw Liu Zhiming lying on the ground.
An official came forward to check his breathing, and then reported back: "Sir, this man's name is Liu Zhiming. He was once the master of Anxiang Academy, but he has died now."
The death of a wife is a trivial matter, but it is much more difficult to die under the sword of Miss Ning Guofu in full view of the public.
The top priority is to disperse this group of people first, and then turn the big issue into a trivial one.
Afterwards, Ningguo Mansion was asked to take some silver as compensation to Liu Zhiming's family to settle the matter.
Judge Lu Tong thought quickly and said in a deep voice: "I will handle this case myself. You gathered a crowd to cause trouble, and you are suspected of fighting. If you don't let me disperse, don't blame me for arresting you!"
"What does Lu Tongxuan mean? The murderer is right in front of you. If you don't catch the murderer, you will deal with us instead. Do you want to protect the murderer?"
"We came to the Ningguo Mansion just for theory, but the legitimate daughter of the Ningguo Mansion killed someone at the slightest disagreement. It is simply lawless! Now you, Mr. Lu, want to protect criminals, where is the justice of heaven!"
"Don't be afraid, everyone! As scholars, how can we be suppressed with our integrity! Today, Lu Xiong dares to protect the prisoner, so we will go to Beijing to complain! How can Ning Guofu cover the sky with one hand and kill us scholars! "
Originally, the appearance of Lu Tongpan had suppressed the anger of most of the scholars. However, some people with ulterior motives in the crowd immediately started to provoke, and for a while, the anger of these scholars was aroused again.
Lu Tongpan sneered, waved his hand, summoned an official, stretched out his hand and pointed at the crowd: "Catch those troublemakers!"
The officers immediately rushed into the crowd and arrested those who caused trouble.
"Stop, what are you going to do?"
"Don't touch me!"
When some people saw that something was wrong, they were ready to run away. However, those officials were not vegetarians. They acted very quickly and quickly caught out a dozen scholars who were hiding in the crowd.
Among them was Wang Zhong.
When those people saw Lu Tongpian attacking them, they secretly thought that something was wrong. Lu Tongpian was not a simple person, and he noticed that they were inciting emotions so quickly.
Wang Zhong said angrily: "Master Lu, what do you mean? You don't arrest the murderer, but you arrest us. Where is the law of heaven? Where is the law of the king?"
"To attack us scholars, what a good Lu Tongpan, what a good Master Lu!"
"As a scholar who maintains a righteous attitude and is not afraid of power, I don't believe that Lu Tongpan can cover the sky with one hand! I don't believe that Ning Guofu can cover the sky with one hand!"
As Wang Zhong spoke, those who were arrested also shouted loudly, as if they were upright scholars who were willing to die.
Judge Lu Tong's face was as heavy as water, and he shouted: "Gag their mouths, take them to prison, and interrogate who asked them to come!"
As long as these troublemakers are captured, the rest will be easier to deal with.
The officials quickly took action, gagged Wang Zhong and his group and took them away.
Lu Tongpan then said to the scholars: "I will make a decision on this case. If you are not satisfied, you can appeal. You cannot be instigated by others and gather people to make trouble. Please disperse!"
The person who was responsible for the fire was taken away, and the crowd suddenly lost its backbone. Although there were still some people filled with indignation, there was no need to fight with the officials, and they slowly dispersed.
Qin Fen thanked Lu Xiong and said, "Thank you, Mr. Lu, for rescuing the siege."
Lu Tongpan smiled and said, "It's just a small matter."
As he spoke, he looked at the corpse on the ground and said, "Go and prepare some silver..."
The son-in-law of Ning Guofu was deeply loved by the Confucian scholars, and the prefect valued him very much. Lu Tongpan wanted to take this opportunity to sell some favors.
Qin Fen instantly understood that after all, a life had been lost and the mouths of the family of the deceased must be silenced with money.
"Thank you, Mr. Lu, for reminding me."
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When Jiang Han returned home, the matter had been settled by Lu Tongpuan, but when he heard that Liu Zhiming died after hitting his sword, and when Lu Tongpuan took the troublemaker away with his officials, his face suddenly darkened. It was over. , something big is going to happen!
Qin Fen said: "Although Miss accidentally killed this person, it is not a big deal. I will take three hundred taels of silver and give it to Liu Zhiming's family later to put an end to the matter."
Three hundred taels of silver, an ordinary master could not earn in his lifetime! It's enough to buy one life.
What's more, Liu Zhiming actually committed suicide.
Butler Qin continued: "I don't know who wants to deal with our Ningguo Mansion and provoke this matter. Fortunately, Lu Tongjian is here, otherwise the matter would not be solved so easily today."
Qin Zhong said calmly: "Although Ningguo Mansion is in decline, not everyone can bully it! Those who stir up trouble must pay the price."
Hearing what the two said, Ning Ying and Qin Muqing felt relieved.
My father-in-law has been living in a corner for too long, and he didn’t even realize that something big was going to happen. The most dangerous person in this matter is not Liu Zhiming who committed suicide, but the person who was taken away...
Jiang Han was keenly aware that there was a trap draped over Ningguo Mansion, intending to catch everyone in Ningguo Mansion!
Qin Muqing saw that his expression was wrong and asked, "What's wrong? You don't look good."
The family also noticed that Jiang Han's face was gloomy.
Jiang Han said: "Father-in-law, is Lu Tongpan really here to help us?"
Qin Zhong said: "Why do you ask that? He and I are familiar with each other."
Jiang Han said: "Then he has good intentions and does bad things."
Qin Zhong frowned and said, "How do you say that?"
Jiang Han knew that there was a big crisis in Ningguo Mansion at this time, and he didn't care about hiding it. He said: "His approach is not wrong in normal times. He first arrested the scholars who caused trouble, then dispersed the scholars who lost their backbone, and finally Then let us pay compensation to Liu Zhiming’s family and settle the matter. But the mistake is that the patrol envoy of the fourteen states in the south of the Yangtze River is in Yunmeng."
As soon as these words came out, Qin Zhong also noticed a problem, but he still couldn't figure it out and said, "So what if Tang Yi is in Yunmeng?"
Jiang Han said: "What if those scholars who were captured were tortured...or even died suddenly?"
Qin Zhong said: "This...how is this possible?"
Jiang Han said: "Think about it, is it really just some scholars who gathered to make trouble today? Liu Zhiming died after hitting his sword. It seems to be a coincidence, but if you think about it, it is completely unreasonable. If this person was really so fierce, he would not wait until today. Suicide was completely premeditated! And the person who planned it would not just let it end so easily."
After all, Qin Zhong and Qin Fen were older and had experienced big scenes, but they had been comfortable for too long and did not realize the crisis. When Jiang Han said this, he immediately realized the problem.
"The target of these people is not you, but the Ningguo Mansion." Qin Zhong said slowly.
Jiang Han said: "That's right! Those who provoke trouble seem to be targeting me, but their so-called charges are simply a joke. The real killer move is the scholars who were taken away. Because once those people die suddenly, it will cause Public resentment! When the time comes, the Ningguo Mansion will be accused of colluding with officials and killing scholars, and the inspector Tang Yi will definitely take over the case and uproot our Ningguo Mansion!"
