Chapter 5 Conviction

Beijing officials are difficult to do, which is a common rule in any day, especially the so-called parent officials who are in charge of civil affairs in the capital, and positions that many officials do not want to be involved in. Because the water in the capital is too deep, he is likely to offend a powerful man because of a small matter, thus casting a shadow on his official career. Therefore, even if the grade of the capital is higher than that of the local government, it has never been favored by people.

Today, there was another trouble in the Gyeonggi Mansion. From noon, many officials gathered in the detention room to discuss, but in the end, there was no conclusion. They could only stare at each other until it was dark. Among these officials, of course, the heaviest burden is Lu Bingqing, the magistrate, and Xu Cang, the supervisor in charge of the case.

Because of Xu Zhengnian's words, the Xu family did not dare to disove, so they sent Xu Jinghong to the prison of the capital government to let the magistrate judge him. After listening to the Xu family tell the story, Lu and Xu, who were good at handling the case and knew the truth of Daliangcheng, were completely stunned.

They were stunned, not because of the case itself, but because the Xu family was involved. In fact, the case itself is really nothing. It's just hurting people. At most, it's just beating and being sentenced to prison for a few months. But the murderer was the slave of the Xu family, and the third young master of the Xu family was injured, which made things a little difficult.

Under normal circumstances, once such a thing happens, there will be only one end for this domestic slave - death, and it is the Xu family's own hands, and they will not say hello to the government at all. Because this is the style of the family. In their eyes, the so-called royal law is nothing, that is, killing a civilian only needs to compensate for some money, let alone domestic slaves. But this time they actually handed him over to the government, which couldn't help but make Lu Bingqing feel strange and uneasy.

What is the real purpose of the Xu family? Is it to condemn this bold slave? Or do you want to ex acquit him? Or have another purpose. If you can't figure out their intentions, it is really difficult for Lu Bingqing to decide how to judge.

Seeing that it was dark, those subordinates who had nothing to do with the case could not sit still and looked at Lu Bingqing one after another, waiting for him to make an idea quickly. He also sensed the thoughts of these people, which made him even more unhappy. He held his beard with his hand and said, "Guys, we are an official in the government office. To put it bluntly, if something happens to me, I'm afraid you won't get well. If you have any ideas, just say it quickly!"

But this matter is related to the Xu family, and these six or seven petty officials dare to say their beaks. They continue to stare and close their mouths, just waiting for Lu Bingqing to make his own decision. At this time, Xu Cangcheng, the senior official, had to reply because he was most closely with himself: "Your Excellency, the following officials are stupid. Why don't we ask the Xu family for advice..."

Before he finished his words, he was interrupted by Lu Bingqing: "If they can give an opinion, they will give us a hint when they send people here. But the Xu family steward who was sent this time didn't say anything. Obviously, it was the order given by their owner that made him dare not say anything. Now even if I have the audacity to ask for advice, I'm afraid I can't ask why.

"But...how about that? Why don't we condemn him according to the law? Xu Cangcheng said after meditating.

"When did you see that the domestic slave injured owner can still be convicted according to the law?" Lu Bingqing said angrily, "If we dare to do this, I'm afraid that the black veil on our own heads will not be preserved at the same time of conviction."

This is not the case, and that doesn't work. Xu Cangcheng, a veteran who is good at criminal cases, has no idea. In the end, he has to be stunned as before. At this time, a servant guarding the door outside suddenly came to the detention room and said respectfully, "Dadults, someone asked the little one to send this post in."

"What post, don't you see that we are busy?" Lu Bingqing was irritable, and he was even more angry when he was disturbed by this government official.

"This... The person who sent the post claims to be the stewart of the Fang family. If you have something important, you need to ask several adults for help!" Although the government official saw the irritability of these adults, he still bravely explained that it was too unusual.

"What? Fang family!" Lu Bingqing was the first to react and immediately strode to the door, reached out to take the post, and then read it. After a while, his eyebrows did not stretch, but frowned deeper: "How on earth is this? A small domestic slave actually let both of them find us!"

Xu Cangcheng also came over when he heard the words and happened to see the words written in the post. Instead of being as embarrassed as his boss, he said, "Your Excellency, isn't the matter very clear? The post sent by the Fang family is to ask us to punish the Xu family slaves again..."

"You also said that you are a slave of the Xu family..." Lu Bingqing snorted, "Not even the Xu family said anything, so the Fang family came out to post more and more. This matter itself is very strange. Interfering in his family affairs is a taboo of these families. How can this family make mistakes in this matter? From the Fang family's post, I feel that this matter is even less simple. Maybe there is something hidden behind it. We must be cautious!"

His inference is also very reasonable, which makes the officials who were already relieved begin to fall into deeper meditation. Just when everyone was relatively speechless and didn't know what to do, a straight figure appeared in front of the house. This was a man in his early 30s, wearing only cloth clothes, but giving everyone's style.

The man came to the detention room and saluted several officials before saying, "Your excellency must be having a headache for the man at noon, right? I don't know if I should say a few words.

"Brother Pei has something to say, but it doesn't matter. We really can't make up our minds on this matter." As soon as he saw this man talking, Lu Bingqing's face suddenly smiled, and other officials were also full of hope.

This man's surname is Pei Mingjun and his character is Xunzhi, and he is a famous wise man in the Song Dynasty. Because the emperor issued an order to see this Wenren this time, he came to Daliang. And he also had a friendship with Lu Bingqing, the governor of Gyeonggi Province, so he lived in his mansion before entering the palace. After living here for three days, he has helped these officials solve a lot of troubles, so he won the trust of everyone.

Today, Lu Bingqing also wanted to discuss with him after receiving the offender, but he couldn't find his figure afterwards. Now that he has come back and has his own opinions, he is naturally overjoyed.

After nodding at everyone, Pei Jun also sat down in the room and then said, "Today, I knew that it was not easy after hearing about the man committing the crime he had committed, so I went to the vicinity of Zhongyong Houfu to inquire about the news. From their lower population, I found out the general history of this matter. With that, he slowly talked about the conflict between Xu Jinghong and the Xu brothers. There is no impenetrable wall in the world. Although Xu Wanyou issued a strict order, the matter was still spread by the subordinates.

When those officials saw him go out for a long time, they inquired about the story and showed admiration. No wonder they disappeared later. It turned out that they wanted to find a way for everyone. Of course, after listening to the cause and effect of the matter, there is still no proper way.

Pei Jun knew what was going on when he saw everyone's appearance, so he continued: "In fact, the key is not the reason, but the attitude of the Xu family. If the situation had changed, I'm afraid that this domestic slave named Xu Jinghong had already turned into a corpse, but because of the words of the owner of the Xu family, he was able to save his life, which shows that this is unusual. Thinking about it, the marquis of the Xu family ordered someone to send him to the government, just to save his life!"

It turned out that this person was sent to the government office because of Xu Zhengnian. Officials did not know this, but they could indeed come to such a conclusion. However, thinking of the post he received later, Lu Bingqing still dared not make a decision without authorization: "But..."

"What Brother Lu wants to say is that this matter is also involved in the Fang family?" Pei Jun said the other party's words first, which surprised the other officials present. You should know that Pei Jun didn't come back until a while after the Fang family's post was sent. How could he guess this layer? Pei Jun smiled and said, "I can still guess that the Fang family wants Brother Lu to punish Xu Jinghong. Of course, this is not because of my unpredictable ability, but because I know that the mother of the third young master of the Xu family he injured is the sister of the head of the Fang family.

"If your son is injured, you will naturally not give up as a mother, let alone the children of the family? And the Xu family no longer dealt with it because of the owner's words, so the Fang family could only rely on the strength of his mother's family to put pressure on the government. I don't know whether this inference is true or not?

"Brother Xun is so right, but I don't know what you have for such a situation?" Lu Bingqing stared at his resourceful friend with expectation. Since he can straighten out everything, he can naturally give himself a reasonable solution.

Pei Jun smiled and said, "In fact, the Xu family has given us a hint, but you can't see it because you have been blinded by the practice. The reason why the Xu family handed over people to the government is that the government should be cut off impartially. Otherwise, it is a matter of killing or not their words. Why do they have to do this? Only when the people were handed over to the government and convicted by the government can they reflect the selflessness of their Xu family.

Everyone nodded when they heard the words, only Lu Bingqing said, "But this family..."

"The Fang family is indeed a problem. If Brother Lu only breaks according to the Xu family's will, he will offend them, and there will certainly be people inside the Xu family who are not satisfied with this. At that time, the government office will be a little difficult. Therefore, in my opinion, the best way to make a decision in this case is to save Xu Jinghong's life and try to weigh his punishment as much as possible, so that we can not offend both sides. What do you think?"

Indeed, the owner of the Xu family is unwilling to take Xu Jinghong's life, and the Fang family does not want to let him go easily. Only this plan is feasible. And it is reasonable to be a little heavier in the law, which is the most comprehensive judgment. What other objections can officials raise?

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