Tao Zang Xuan Zhi

There was a commotion outside the hall.

Soon, several strong carpenters carried some large and small wooden boards through the outer court and into the court. Among them was a pretty and lovely cardamom girl.

The fat shopkeeper saw that the girl's whole face was blue and he almost knelt down on the spot.

Several carpenters put down the wooden planks and knelt in a row with the girl. The middle-aged man in brown clothes who took the lead kowtowed and said:"Mo Zi Woodworker Lu Xiangyang and his apprentices kowtow to your lord."

Mo Zi Woodworker is probably well-known in Lin'an. , a century-old masterpiece of woodwork in the capital. Lu Xiangyang is a well-known master craftsman. It is said that even the newly completed Wushan Palace was the work of the Lu family and his son.

Zhao Qian secretly complained that he had a headache. He never expected that a great craftsman would be hired to renovate the Kuiyuan Building, which was hard to imagine without raising any doubts.

But before Zhao Qian could ask the question, Lu Xiangyang spoke first:"Sir, I want to sue the shopkeeper of Kuiyuan Building for imprisoning the little girl and coercing my father, son, master and apprentice to cover up the truth for him! Sir! Please make the decision for me!"

There was another uproar outside the hall.

Zhao Qian felt bitter in his heart, why was he the one to make the decision today? He makes the decision for others, who makes the decision for him?

Zhao Qian sighed, held his head, and said,"Master Lu, get up and speak slowly."

Lu Xiangyang led Mo Zimu as everyone kowtowed and thanked him, and pointed at the fat shopkeeper with a blue complexion:"That's him! This man brought us Call us and let us renovate the first and second floors of the annex building in two or three days. With such a tight time limit and such a large workload, we didn't want to take it on at first, and it was even more impossible to take it after seeing the situation in the building!"

"What kind of situation?" Zhong Wanling interrupted.

Lu Xiangyang looked horrified when he thought of that scene, and several of the carpenters at Mo Zimu also felt sad.

Lu Xiangyang endured the discomfort in his abdomen and said,"Hey, I really don't want to Recall that scene. I have lived for decades, and this is the first time I have seen something like that... It was simply purgatory on earth! There was blood everywhere in that wing, on the bed, table, and wall. There was also a lot of sticky yellow stuff that I didn't know what it was. The blood on the floor seeped into the first floor. I don’t know what caused the damage to the doors and windows on the second floor. They were all broken, just like a typhoon passing through. Beast...no, monster! Definitely a monster! Otherwise it's absolutely impossible……"

"What nonsense! It's all lies! You...you must have discussed this with this bastard! You, you just want to frame my store! In this case, why did you still accept my order? You took so much money from me and you actually framed me like this! What a greedy despicable person!"The fat shopkeeper shouted hysterically.

Lu Xiangyang glared at the fat shopkeeper and said angrily:"You monster! If you hadn't captured my little girl, imprisoned her, and threatened my little girl's life, how could we have done this for you! How could he have kept silent until now and then came to report to the official!"

"quiet! quiet!"Zhao Qian had no choice but to slap the alarm again and asked the yamen to hold the two people down.

Lu Xiangyang was stopped by the yamen and his disciples. He gasped and stared at the fat shopkeeper. The fat shopkeeper was also held down by the yamen. The two of them Like two bulls fighting to the death, Zhao Qian could only slap the table repeatedly and said half-command and half-persuasion:"Quiet! speak nicely! After a while, the two of them calmed down. Zhao Qian then continued to ask:"Master Lu, please continue talking." Say it nicely and don't get excited."

Lu Xiangyang responded"Yes" and said in as calm a tone as possible:"That day, my disciples and I went to the place as promised. When we saw the situation, it was obvious that a murder had occurred! I originally wanted to submit the order and report it to the official immediately. But that day, my little girl happened to be acting like a spoiled brat and insisted on being a trainee with me. This crazy thing saw that I wanted to report it to the police, so he ordered his men to arrest the little girl! It’s Nalu Dakui! They are basically in the same group! They clearly know what happened in your building!

They used my little girl as a hostage, so I had no choice but to take a few disciples to help them work day and night. What I did was to replace the blood-stained walls, floors, and furniture with new ones so that they would not be stained with blood. During this period, the little girl was imprisoned by these people and beaten severely. Fortunately, several fairy masters came to investigate and rescued the little girl. Otherwise...otherwise, I really don't know what else would happen to the little girl."

Speaking of this, Lu Xiangyang couldn't help but cover his face with his hands and paused for a moment, then pointed to the wooden board on the ground and continued:"The common people know that such a big case cannot be concealed, so they and their disciples removed the floorboards during the renovation. The bloody parts of the furniture were removed, hidden in the wood, and smuggled out. These are it, my lord, please take a look."

Lu Xiangyang directed the disciples to pick up the wooden boards one by one and show them to everyone inside and outside the hall. Some of the wooden boards were damaged carved window panels, and some were flat and smooth, like parts of polished furniture. Their colors were a little dark. Some were shallow, some were large, some were small, and had different shapes, but there were a lot of black and smelly stains attached to them.

There was another uproar outside the hall.

Zhao Qian stood up involuntarily, and it took him a while to react and wave. He asked Wu Zuo to come forward and inspect them.

After Wu Zuo came forward and inspected them one by one, he handed over his hands and reported to the hall:"Sir, they are all stained with blood."

A horrified noise came from outside the hall again.

The fat shopkeeper fell to his knees, Zhao Qian fell back and sat down, and even the knuckles holding the fan turned white.

Attorney Lu recovered quickly and immediately came forward to pay his respects. He said:"My lord, I'll forgive you. I just took this assignment and I don't know anything about it. I didn't expect these people to be so bold. They dared to deceive adults just for the sake of the reputation of a mere restaurant. They were really audacious. Although Xiaosheng didn't know it, he still believed these people's lies. Xiaosheng was willing to accept the punishment."

Only then did Zhao Qian react, dropped a command arrow, and said sternly:"How dare you deceive me. Someone come! Pull down the shopkeeper of Kuiyuanlou and whip him twenty times, and then punish him for sitting down!"

The fat shopkeeper's face turned pale and he screamed:"Sir! Sir, wait! I'm recruiting! Sir, have mercy! Sir, give me a chance! Let me atone for my sins! The fat shopkeeper pointed at Mr. Lu and shouted,"It's him!" That's what he told me to say! It’s not that he doesn’t know, he knows everything!

Attorney Lu's face turned stern and he shouted angrily:"You idiot!" Don't talk nonsense!"

The fat shopkeeper could no longer care about so much. He pointed at the short steward of the Shen family and shouted:"Shen Chenggong killed him! This guy paid me to cover it up for him! He also bribed the bearer who brought the oiran that day! I've seen it all! Sir, give me a chance! I swear to God this time I will tell no lies! Your Excellency can tell the bearers to come and confront you that day! He can prove what I said!"

The short steward was so frightened that he knelt down with a"pop" sound, his face ashen as if it were shaking like a sieve of chaff. There was chaos inside and outside the hall.

Attorney Lu frowned and thought hard for a moment, then suddenly chuckled, unfolded his folding fan and said:" Why go to such great lengths to fight?"

Zhao Qian was completely at a loss. Seeing that Advocate Lu was still laughing, he felt a chill of fear from the bottom of his heart. He looked at him and was speechless.

However, Advocate Lu seemed to have taken off his shackles and smiled more and more relaxedly. He fanned lightly and regained his appearance as a humble gentleman. He sighed softly and said as if talking to himself:"Ah, after all, Master Shen still doesn't trust Xiaosheng. If Mr. Shen is willing to tell me everything, how can I let them do such a thankless and laborious task?"

"Sir, please believe me, I really don't know what these people are doing. Lord Shen said that when he entrusted me with it, and I defended it like that. I was loyal to others when I was entrusted." Attorney Lu explained to the audience elegantly. He glanced at the handsome young man on the other side who was standing in the center of the crowd but looked as indifferent as an outsider, and showed a winning smile.

"Sir, this case was wrong from the beginning."

Zhong Wanling's expression suddenly changed.

There was silence for a moment inside and outside the hall.

Attorney Lu's voice was not loud, but it seemed to be deafening in the quiet courtroom."Sir, this case should be classified as damage to public property, not murder.

The musician was not a private prostitute, but the daughter of a criminal official who belonged to the Jiaofang Division. Although she was a public official, she was of low status. Those with low status will be slaves for generations. Slaves are the same as livestock, they are objects, not humans."

It was so quiet inside and outside the hall that you could hear a pin drop.

Lu Liangshi continued:"According to the Laws of the Tang Dynasty, anyone who damages public instruments will be punished with a forty-thousand-pound staff and will be paraded through the streets with a torture device for a month. Or," Mr. Lu paused and glanced at Zhong Wanling, who was staring at him sullenly,"or, pay twice the price. Advocate Lu looked up at Zhao Qian in the hall and smiled confidently:"Sir, do you think Xiaosheng is right?""

Zhao Qian was enlightened, stood up and said:"Yes... yes! That's exactly what I want to say."

Advocate Lu smiled slightly, glanced at the people kneeling next to him, and said lightly:"According to the Laws of the Tang Dynasty, if the accusation is untrue, you will be punished. Since it is a crime of harming a public instrument, it would be fine to treat him as if he was injuring a public instrument if he recoiled, and it would not be too harsh."

Zhao Qian nodded repeatedly.

The sisters of the Ren family knelt on the ground and sobbed. The onlookers outside the hall couldn't help but sigh.

"Wait."

Advocate Lu looked at Zhong Wanling warily. At this point, it doesn't matter where the musician died or by whose hands he died. No matter what evidence he has about this case, as long as the nature of the case is No matter how much evidence she has, it won't help.

Zhao Qian is so annoyed that he wants to kneel down for the young man in front of him. Can't this kid just accept it? He has to be forced into a desperate situation, okay? ?"What else do you want to say? This judge has already ruled in favor of you."

Zhong Wanling stood in the hall solemnly and said coldly:"What if Shen Chenggong is neither a human nor a demon?"

Zhao Qian gasped, and Advocate Lu was also stunned.

Discussions outside the hall started again.

"Little fairy! Don’t say this nonsense!"

Zhong Wanling ignored it, only looked at Zhao Qian coldly, and said unhurriedly:"I remember that the"Datang Code" said that those who harbor demons should be punished for treason."

Lv Litigation Master said sternly:"This immortal master, you can't say this nonsense! Do you have evidence?

Zhong Wanling looked at her coldly:"Evidence?" Didn’t Mr. Lu just say that? The tragic scene of the corpse is beyond human imagination, but now all the evidence points to the fact that the murderer is the frail young man you mentioned, so there is only one possibility - this Shen Chenggong is not a human being."

"this……"Master Lu did not expect that he would shoot himself in the foot,"Isn't Master Xian's inference too arbitrary?"

"Arbitrary?"Zhong Wanling sneered,"We have witnesses. Didn’t my junior brother say that before? Didn’t you say how mortals can defeat those of our generation who are cultivating immortals? Yesterday, my fellow apprentices and I were entrusted to ward off evil spirits from Shen Chenggong. Not only did Shen Chenggong injure my younger brother, his appearance was not human-like.

Liang You responded decisively:"Yes!" That's right! I just wanted to say it! That guy doesn't look human at all! but……"Senior sister, didn’t you say he was a human being?

Zhong Wanling interrupted Liang You and said:"Excuse me, Mr. Fu Yin, is it your responsibility to harbor demons or even allow demons to commit crimes? What kind of crime should you do if you defend demons or cover up crimes for demons?" There was an uproar outside the hall again. But this time the commotion was even greater, with screams and curses coming from far away. A horse neighed outside the hall, and someone shouted while pushing through the crowd and rushing into the government office. The gatekeeper wanted to stop him, but saw that the man was wearing a golden armor military uniform.

The man kept walking. He took out the token from his waist with one hand and said,"The City Patrol Department is handling the case." He waved away the person in front of him and rushed in.

"Where are Master Zhong and Master Mu?!"

The sergeant rushed into the hall. His neat plate armor had gaps and there were blood stains nearby. He shouted again:"Where are Master Zhongxian and Master Mu?!"

"here."Zhong Wanling and Mu Xiaochuan replied.

The sergeant was overjoyed."Hurry up and rush to support Changlefang with me. The three immortal masters can't hold it anymore!"After that, he turned around and rushed out.