While Xiang Nan, Hu Suhua, Sai Xishi, Defu and others were celebrating the opening of the new store, Wang Tianhe, who was sitting on the second floor of the teahouse diagonally across the street, saw the prosperous appearance of the new store after its opening, but he couldn't help but burst out of anger. My eyes were red.
During these days, he has been trying every means to suppress Xiang Nan. However, Xiang Nan not only was not knocked down by him, but his career became more and more prosperous.
In contrast, his business partner Meng Qinghe died, and his loyal dog Lu Zhong was captured. Even he is now in danger and may be exposed at any time...
Therefore, he became more and more certain that Xiang Nan was his enemy and nemesis.
The better Xiang Nan's career is, the worse his career will be. If Xiang Nan is not suppressed, he will not have a good life.
However, he had just heard what Prince Jing said. If he openly opposed Xiang Nan again, he might not be able to pass the prince's test.
Therefore, to deal with Xiang Nan, we must find another opportunity.
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At this time, Liu Tongpan from Shuntian Mansion went up to the second floor.
"Master Wang, you are so excited~" Liu Tongpan smiled when he saw Wang Tianhe.
"Master Liu, please take a seat~" Wang Tianhe hurriedly stood up and greeted, "Hey, how can I be interested now? Such a big scandal has happened in the Taiyuan Hospital, and as the head of the hospital, I can't escape the blame."
"Master Wang, there is no need to say that. There are dead branches on big trees. There are dozens of doctors in the imperial hospital, and it is normal for there to be someone with bad conduct and jealousy of talents." Liu Tongpian waved his hand and said with a smile.
When Wang Tianhe heard this, his expression suddenly became unnatural.
"Master Liu, no matter what, Lu Zhong is also my colleague, and I can't bear to watch him beheaded." He then added, "Do you think there is any way to save his life?"
"Master Wang is so kind." Liu Tongpuan said with a smile, "To tell you the truth, there is a way after all. It can be done whether it's life or death."
Officials in ancient times were different. Officials are mostly appointed by the imperial court and have grades, so they are called imperial officials; while minor officials are recruited from the government and do not belong to grades or ranks.
In addition, officials are not allowed to serve in their own hometowns, and there is an evaluation every three years. Those who are capable are promoted and those who are mediocre are demoted. Moreover, most of the officials came from a professional background. They usually only studied the Four Books and Five Classics, and had no knowledge of criminal laws, water conservancy, field mulberry and other official duties.
In comparison, petty officials are mostly local local bosses, and there is no evaluation. They only need to please the superiors to stay in the yamen. They have been doing it for many years, so they have a lot of experience.
Therefore, when officials want to do things, they often have to rely on petty officials to provide references and be responsible for execution.
In ancient times, cases were judged based on examples, and cases were even more important than laws.
For example, a certain crime should be punished according to the law, but if there were previous cases where the crime was not punished, then there is a high probability that the crime will not be punished.
The petty officials have been working all year round and have naturally accumulated a large number of cases. The facts of many cases are obviously similar, but the verdicts are very different, which gives the petty officials room to work.
As long as they give money, they can turn a big crime into a small crime, a small crime into a not guilty one, an innocent crime into a guilty one, and a small crime into a big crime. Therefore, it has been said since ancient times that if your official is as clear as water, it is difficult to escape the official as slippery as oil.
Lu Zhong intended to commit arson in the inner city and burned Xiang Nan's family to death. It seemed like a heinous crime that could not be punished, but Tong Xing still found a way to save his life.
"Then please help Mr. Liu," Wang Tianhe said as he stuffed a stack of banknotes.
Liu Tongpuan nodded, "Don't worry, Mr. Wang, they are all officials in the same dynasty, so I will naturally take care of them."
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Later, under the operation of Liu Tongpan, Lu Zhong escaped and died.
After hearing the news, Prince Jing was very dissatisfied. He urged Lu Zhong to be sentenced to death.
However, the county magistrate is not as good as the current one. No matter how powerful he is, he is not the emperor after all. Besides, even the emperor doesn't kill anyone he wants, so he has no choice but to do it in the end.
However, he still put pressure on Lu Zhong and sent him to Ninggu Pagoda, where he was pardoned but not released. As a result, Lu Zhong will almost have to stay in the bitter cold land of Northeast China for the rest of his life.
Hearing the news, Xiang Nan couldn't help but sigh.
In the play, Xilaile's family was sent to Ningguta and suffered for more than ten years. They did not return to the capital until the Qing Dynasty collapsed. Unexpectedly, it was Lu Zhong who was sent to Ning Guta now. It was a clear and unjust retribution.
However, Wang Tianhe, the culprit, was unscathed this time, which makes people feel a bit regretful.
"Lu Zhong was obviously sent by Wang Tianhe, but Shuntian Mansion didn't check him properly and let him go in vain." Defu said angrily.
"Yes, if the old man hadn't been clever this time, our whole family would have gone to the underworld." Hu Suhua also cursed, "I really don't know how we offended him, Wang Tianhe, to actually harm us like this."
"Brother Xi, how do you know that they want to harm us?" Sai Xishi asked curiously.
Xiang Nan then recounted the conversation he heard among gangsters while on patrol at night.
When everyone heard this, they chanted Amitabha Buddha together!
If it weren't for Xiang Nan's alertness, they would really have died.
"Old man, we were wrong before and we shouldn't laugh at you." Hu Suhua and Sai Xishi both apologized.
When they went out to buy groceries before, Xiang Nan asked his two apprentices to follow them. They also laughed at Xiang Nan's timidity. Once bitten by a snake, he would be afraid of well ropes for ten years.
Now I know that Xiang Nan really has good intentions.
"Okay, we are all a family, let's not talk about this." Xiang Nan waved his hands and said, "In short, we must be more careful in the future.
We caught Lu Zhong and broke Wang Tianhe's arm. With his arrogant and jealous character, he will definitely not give up and will definitely find ways to deal with us again. Therefore, it is not yet time for the swords and guns to be stored in the warehouse and the horses to be released to Nanshan. "
When everyone heard this, they all nodded.
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Lu Zhong was assigned to Ning Guta under the mediation of Wang Tianhe.
Before setting off on the road, Wang Tianhe prepared a farewell banquet for him at Shibaliting.
Tian Kui also went.
"Lu Zhong, I'm sorry for not being able to rescue you." Wang Tianhe looked at Lu Zhong and felt very uncomfortable.
He had only been in jail for a few days, and he had already lost several pounds. There was almost no flesh on his face, and his cheekbones were bulging out. Moreover, his front teeth were lost and his face was swollen. He looked more than ten years older.
He couldn't help but feel very sad. He raised his glass, punished himself with three glasses of wine and said, "I am here to apologize to you."
"Master Wang, please don't say that. My immortality this time is all thanks to you. If there is another life, I will wear a grass ring and repay your kindness." Lu Zhong said quickly.
"Lu Zhong, don't worry, I will find a way to get you back." Wang Tianhe said again.
"Thank you, sir." Lu Zhong nodded, "Sir, you must be extra careful after I leave."
"My dear benefactor, I am humble in my position and I cannot help you. I'm really sorry. Don't worry, I will try my best to help you get revenge." Tian Kui also said.
"I didn't expect you would still have a heart." Lu Zhong nodded, "Sir, if there is no one around you after I leave, you might as well promote him."
When Tian Kui heard this, his heart suddenly swayed.
Wang Tianhe glanced at him but said nothing.
