Unexpectedly, Xiang Nan only dodged and he missed.
Then he stumbled and pushed with his hand. Lu Zhong fell to the ground with a thud.
Because his throwing force was already strong, and Xiang Nan pushed the boat with the current, the force of the fall was even greater.
The person fell to the ground and fainted immediately.
His head was cut open, his nose was bleeding, and two of his front teeth were missing.
Even so, Telford would not spare him. The big-mouthed man seemed to want no money. He opened his bow from left to right and slapped him dozens of times. Lu Zhong, who had fainted, was awakened by the pain.
Defu still remembers how Lu Zhong humiliated their master and apprentice when they were in the palace.
But this time, if it hadn't been for Master's alertness, more than a dozen of them would have been burned to death.
Therefore, the combination of old and new hatreds made him furious.
Slapping him dozens of times would be an advantage to him.
…
At this time, Lu Zhengming also led his men to catch the gangsters who set the fire.
Although these gangsters know a little bit about boxing and have some courage, they can only bully ordinary people.
This is not the case when it comes to well-trained and team-working palace guards. As a result, they were all caught in one sweep. They all had their shoulders tied up and their arms tied up, and they squatted in a row in the corner.
At this time, the surrounding neighbors heard the shouting and poked their heads out curiously.
Especially Hu Suhua, Sai Xishi and others came out boldly.
"Oh, what's going on? Where did so much firewood come from? The smell of tung oil is so strong!" Hu Suhua said in surprise.
"Brother Xi, Master Lu, what is going on?" Sai Xishi also asked in surprise.
"I have to ask Mr. Lu Zhonglu about this. On such a good day, he didn't sleep at home, but he came here to set fire." Lu Zhengming said with a smile, "Thanks to Mr. Xi for being aware of everything and seeing the opportunity first, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."
"Ah?!" Hu Suhua, Sai Xishi, Yu'er, Guizi and others were all shocked when they heard this.
"What kind of grudge do we have against you? You actually want to set fire to us?" Hu Suhua immediately ran to Lu Zhong and scolded him face to face.
"Yes, we didn't provoke you or harm you, and we didn't throw your child into the well. Why did you harm us like this?" Sai Xishi also asked loudly.
"You have made Doctor Wang unhappy. This is your biggest sin." Lu Zhong grinned and sneered, "If Doctor Wang is unhappy, you deserve to die."
"So, Doctor Wang sent you to harm us?" Xiang Nan asked immediately.
Lu Zhong was stunned, but he closed his mouth and did not dare to speak anymore.
…
He indeed followed Wang Tianhe's order to harm Xiang Nan's family. A few days ago, he asked gangsters in the capital to set fire to Xiang Nan's family. However, because the north wind had been blowing in the past few days, the gangsters were worried that the crime would be too great if the fire spread, so they did not dare to set fire to it, so they kept trying to shirk the crime.
This naturally made Dr. Wang very dissatisfied, and he pressed Lu Zhong in every possible way, telling him to get rid of his family before Xiang Nan's Yixiao Tang opened.
Lu Zhong accepted the pressure from Dr. Wang, and he also transferred the pressure to the gangsters, telling them that Xiang Nan must be eliminated before the sixth day of November. Otherwise, he will get rid of them.
It just so happened that today, the fifth day of November, the sky was clear and windless, and there was no moon. Lu Zhong was urging the gangster leader to do something. He was afraid that the leader would find excuses to shirk again, so he followed him.
Anyway, in his opinion, once the fire is set off and the person dies, there will be no evidence, so what else can anyone do to him.
Unexpectedly, Xiang Nan actually set an ambush. He was caught before the fire was even lit, which was really unlucky.
However, he was still quite loyal and would never give up Wang Tianhe.
…
At this moment, Prince Jing also received the news and came over on horseback with his soldiers.
When I arrived at the scene and saw that everyone had stolen the stolen goods, I couldn't help but get angry.
"Lu Zhong, you are also an official of the imperial court, but you actually know the law and break it, and commit such evil deeds. What do you have to say?" Prince Jing scolded angrily.
Originally, he thought Xiang Nan was a snake with a bow and a bow, and all the trees and grass were soldiers. Unexpectedly, someone really wanted to harm him, and they also wanted to destroy his whole family.
This kind of behavior is really bad.
Xiang Nan was the famous doctor he invited. He not only cured Princess's disease, but also prepared to open a medical school to cultivate more good doctors. It was a great thing for him and the court.
But there are people who can't tolerate him and have repeatedly excluded him, clearly not giving him the face of a prince. Now they even want to set fire to the whole family, which is simply a heinous and heinous crime.
"Prince Jing, you don't need to say any more. I, Lu Zhong, have been defeated today. I will be a king or a bandit, and I will kill you as I please. Just come and do it." Lu Zhong sneered.
Seeing that he was on the verge of death and still showed no repentance and was still so arrogant, Prince Jing couldn't help but become even more angry.
"What a bold slave, you really don't know how to live or die." Prince Jing said angrily, "If I don't give you some clues, you don't even know how official the law is! Come on, send him to Shuntian Mansion, I will interrogate him personally. "
At that moment, Prince Jing took his guards and sent Lu Zhong and the gangsters to Shuntian Mansion.
Xiang Nan, Defu, Lu Zhengming and others also went with them as witnesses and victims.
…
When they arrived at Shuntian Mansion, Yin of Shuntian Mansion was frightened when he heard that someone was planning to set fire to the inner city and destroy Xiang Nan's family. He immediately went to court for interrogation.
The gangsters couldn't help but be frightened, and they all told the truth in the first trial.
How Lu Zhong found him, how much money he paid, and how he planned the murder were all explained. Even Wang Tianhe was confessed.
However, Lu Zhong took all the blame on himself, saying that he was jealous of Xiang Nan's limelight and didn't want to see him again, so he hired gangsters to set fire to his whole family. The purpose of carrying out Dr. Wang was just to embolden the gangsters. In fact, Dr. Wang didn't know anything about it and it had nothing to do with him.
When Prince Jing heard this, he knew that what he said was not entirely true.
For one thing, Xiang Nan and Lu Zhong don’t have that big a grudge. It was Wang Tianhe who couldn't cure Gege, not Lu Zhong. Even if he is jealous, it should be Wang Tianhe who is jealous, when will it be Lu Zhong's turn.
Secondly, Lu Zhong was just a seventh-grade sesame official. If no one ordered him, he would not be so bold as to set fire to the inner city. Besides, he always followed Wang Tian and Ma's lead, how could he do such a big thing without asking him for instructions.
"Hit, beat this slave, let's see if he still dares to speak harshly." Prince Jing sat in the hall and kept giving orders.
He didn't believe that Lu Zhong could not be opened.
Prince Jing is now a popular person in front of the Queen Mother and the Emperor.
The Yin of Shuntian Prefecture is only a third-grade official, and is far inferior to the prince. Naturally, he does not dare to disobey.
Therefore, he was immediately ordered to be punished.
Beating a board, clamping a stick, squeezing...all kinds of torture were applied in turn. In a short time, Lu Zhong was tortured until he lost his human appearance.
When Defu saw this scene, his face turned pale with fright, his legs were like sieves, and he almost fainted.
Although Xiang Nan has experience in multiple worlds, he is also quite courageous. But seeing this scene, it was also a bit scary.
But even so, Lu Zhong still refused to let go, insisting that these were his own ideas and had nothing to do with Wang Tianhe.
Seeing this, Prince Jing had no choice but to order Shuntian Mansion to take him into prison first and try him slowly.
