Flourishing of the Ming Dynasty Novel - Chapter 195

Chapter 195 Transfer Order Rushed Over

When the sounds of fighting came from the pawnshop, Lin Lie, who already had doubts about Qu Ping and the others, knew that the target had arrived. Therefore, after ordering the others to surround the front door to prevent the thief from escaping suddenly, he pounced towards the target guarding the carriage like a gale.

How could that person be Lin Lie’s opponent? Coupled with his sudden attack, he took down the man in just a moment. Without saying a word, he broke through the door and threw the man. Then, he rushed forward and chopped down a strong man who was attacking Ah Hu with a single move.

Qu Ping had never encountered such a thing before. Under the circumstances where he had already revealed his identity as a Royal Guard, the other party did not have the slightest bit of fear or even the slightest bit of sluggishness in his movements. This made him really shocked and angry. Especially when he saw his brother being chopped down by someone who had suddenly rushed in, he was even angrier. At the same time he roared angrily, he already brandished his saber and stabbed out fiercely.

After hearing him shout out about the identity of the Royal Guards, Lin Lie was not surprised at all. He only waved his wrist and the saber in his hand had already swung horizontally, just in time to block the incoming saber. Previously, Lu Zhen had deduced that the person who set the fire and stole the goods was a member of the factory guards, so he was naturally on guard.

Qu Ping and the other two strong men were also good. Although their bodies were strong enough and they had learned martial arts in the past, their martial arts were really ordinary. Actually, with their status as brocade guards, they usually didn’t have to fight to the death, and it was enough to make their opponents surrender.

But today, they were facing two highly skilled martial artists. Just one person was enough to deal with them. Now that Lin Lie and Ah Hu were working together, the situation was naturally even more one-sided. Taking advantage of the fact that Qu Ping was entangled by Lin Lie, Ah Hu quickly moved forward, wrapped his hands around his shoulders, and knocked down all three strong men in half and half, unable to get up again.

When Qu Ping saw this, his heart panicked even more, and the movements of his hands slowed down as well. How could Lin Lie miss such a flaw in front of him? He looked at the opportunity and slashed his back into his chest. As he retreated, he stepped forward again and punched him in the lower abdomen, knocking over the thousand households of the Royal Guard.

Only when the four of them fell to the ground and completely lost their resistance did Lin Lie turn around and cupped his fists at Ah Hu. “Thank you so much for taking them. I am the leader of the Daxing County Government. Just hand them over to me,” he said.

Ah Hu glanced at Lin Lie and smiled. “Originally, I was going to hand it over to your county government. Since Ban Tou Lin is here, I naturally have to hand him over to you. I’m just following orders.”

Lin Lie nodded and greeted the servants outside. The servants who were guarding outside rushed in and tied up the four men who were temporarily unable to struggle with ropes. Then, they dragged them up and escorted them out.

Inside the counter, Liu Chaofeng’s face was filled with panic. Just now, these fellows had revealed their identities. They were actually from the Royal Guards. However, these people were truly fearless and fearless. They still took him down. However, they weren’t afraid, but they were a little worried. If the Royal Guards blamed the Ji Clan pawnshop for this, things would be too troublesome.

However, when Lin Lie’s Ah Hu looked at them, Liu Chaofeng didn’t dare to say those dissatisfied words in his heart. He only forced a smile and said, “Guys, are you really going to take these people to the county government for interrogation?”

“Naturally, I will invite Liu Chaofeng to be my witness. I hope you don’t refuse. Brother, may I know your surname?” Lin Lie replied casually, then looked at Ah Hu.

Ah Hu clasped his fists and said, “My name is Ah Hu. My Young Master told me to stay here and help you keep an eye on him. Since he has already taken him down, then let’s say goodbye.” As he spoke, he glanced at Lin Lie and waved his hand.

When Lin Lie heard that the other party was from Xu Chengzong, he didn’t say anything more. He just cupped his fists and thanked them. Only then did he order the others to escort the four of them back to the county government.

At this time, Qu Ping and the others had recovered a little and immediately shouted, “How dare you humiliate my Brocade Guards like this? Quickly let us go! Otherwise, you will suffer!”

The servants were nervous about this threat, but Lin Lie didn’t even change his expression. He just said, “Nabu, gag their mouths. We’ll talk about it when we meet adults.”

Soon, a scene of ten men swaggered through the streets of the capital while escorting the four tied men. Although it attracted the attention of others, everyone quickly recognized their identities. After knowing that it was the Daxing County Government who took them, many people followed behind, wanting to see what kind of case had happened.

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Lu Zhen was sitting in his public house, and the next officer was carefully reporting the news he had just gotten from Shun Tian Manor. After he finished speaking, Lu Zhen waved his hand to let him leave. Then, he frowned and said, “The Shuntian Prefecture is actually going to settle the case so hastily? They really can’t wait.”

It turned out that the Shangyuan Festival arson case had been forcefully questioned by the people of Shuntian Prefecture about the so-called crime. Then, the Prefecture Government had intentionally reported it to the Ministry of Justice, preparing to heavily sentence the people of the Azure Bamboo Gang who had already been imprisoned. Among them, Sect Master Lin Qing, as the culprit, naturally had to be sentenced to death.

Lu Zhen muttered to himself. His gaze fell on the outside again. Zhu Chang hadn’t returned in the past few days. He didn’t know if he had gone out to search for any results from those gangs that day. If not, he could only hope that his opponent would make a mistake and sell the stolen goods.

However, Lu Zhen still didn’t dare to place too much hope on this point. This was because as long as the other party was slightly more cautious and delayed the case for a while, it would be difficult for him to reverse the case once the case was settled.

This was different from later generations. In order to take care of the face of the Imperial Court, sometimes even if it was proved to be an injustice, it would still be a mistake to the end. At the very least, it would be very difficult for those who were wronged to be rehabilitated. Especially when one side was a gang member in the capital and the other was a factory guard, the situation was even more difficult to handle.

This made Lu Zhen feel a little uneasy and anxious, hoping that there would be a chance to break the current deadlock.

At this time, a servant suddenly walked to the door and said, “My lord …”

“But someone has returned?” Lu Zhen asked subconsciously.

The man shook his head in confusion, “No, my lord. It was an official document from the Ministry of Officials, saying that it was to be handed over to my lord face to face.”

“Oh? Wait for me to change.” Lu Zhen’s heart skipped a beat. He had already guessed what was going on, and he couldn’t help but secretly complain. In the past two days, he had only been focusing on the case before him, but he had forgotten something even more important-the transfer.

When he paid his New Year’s greetings to Hu Ying, he had mentioned that he would be transferred to Jiangnan after finishing his visit to Beijing. Now that Jingcha is finished and the people from the Ministry of Officials are here, I’m afraid it’s very likely because of this matter.

However, Lu Zhen still had such an important matter to deal with, so he couldn’t leave. This gave him a headache. If he had known earlier, he should have gone to greet Hu Ying. Now, it was good. He had already sent the transfer order to his door, but what should he do?

He regretted it in his heart, but Lu Zhen did not dare to neglect his actions. He hurriedly changed into his official uniform and quickly went out to welcome him.

The person who came was a head of the Ministry of Officials. He didn’t look as arrogant as the other officials when he saw Lu Zhen. Obviously, this person knew that his clan had a good relationship with Lu Zhen, so when he saw Lu Zhen cupping his hands and saluting, he smiled and replied, “County Magistrate Lu’s name was like thunder in the capital. Today, I finally saw you in person.” Sure enough, he is young and young, which makes people envious. ”

“This lord praises me absurdly. Lu Zhen is too ashamed to do so.” Lu Zhen hurriedly said humbly, and then his gaze fell on an official document in the other party’s hand, “May I know why you came to my Daxing County Government?”

“Oh, congratulations, County Magistrate Lu. Previously, Jingcha, you were evaluated by the higher and lower levels. You are a rare capable official. Therefore, the Ministry of Officials has agreed to promote you to reward you for your merits.” At this point, his expression suddenly turned solemn, “Daxing County Magistrate Lu Zhen obeys orders–”

Lu Zhen hurriedly cupped his hands and lowered his head, “Xiaoguan, listen to my orders.”

The director opened the official document in his hand and read out one sentence after another, “Today, Daxing County Magistrate Lu Zhen of Beijing is an official with outstanding talent and integrity. The Ministry of Officials has promoted him to Hangzhou Prefecture of Zhejiang Province based on the plans of the country and the common people.” After reading the contents, he smiled and handed over the document, “County Magistrate Lu, no, now it’s time to call you Judge Lu. Congratulations on your promotion.”

Lu Zhen was slightly stunned for a moment, but he quickly regained his senses. He hurriedly took it with both hands and thanked the person in front of him a few more times before sending him away.

At this time, the surrounding county officials had already known that Lu Zhen had been promoted again, so they immediately came to congratulate him one by one. Afterwards, even Zeng Guang and Yue Liqiu, who were working in the detention room, rushed over to congratulate him.

Facing these people’s reactions, Lu Zhen could only respond with a smile and praise the crowd. He bluntly said that it was precisely their obedience and cooperation that led to his promotion today. After a long time of entanglement, the crowd dispersed, and Lu Zhen’s face revealed some helplessness.

“Master, why don’t you look too happy? Don’t you think it’s a good thing to be transferred out of the capital?” Zeng Guang asked softly. This was also the opinion of some people in the official circles. They believed that the position of a capital official was much higher than that of a local official. Even if they were promoted, once they were transferred out of the capital, it would be as if they were exiled.

But Lu Zhen shook his head gently, “My Daxing County Magistrate is not a good position. It’s always good to be transferred to Hangzhou. I just have one more thing to do, so I’m a little worried.”

Yue Liqiu naturally knew what he was referring to and advised, “Your Excellency, this case is not in the hands of our county government. Furthermore, it depends on the situation. It is a good thing that I am able to escape from this humble opinion by being transferred to another post.”

Lu Zhen smiled disapprovingly when he heard this, “That’s not what I said. After all, I promised someone that I would make the decision for him …”

As he was speaking, a commotion sounded in front of him. Lin Lie brought the servants and escorted the four over with him. This instantly lifted Lu Zhen’s spirits. “Are they really that casual?”