After talking for a long time, they finally got down to the serious matter of the land dispute. Lu Xun slowly put away his beaming expression and felt a little guilty: "I heard that even General Cao Gong knew about the dispute over the land boundary between Pingyuan County and Qinghe County?"
Although the relationship between the Lu family and Cao Shuang's cronies was not good, they did not seem to want to directly offend Cao Shuang. After all, as the Tuogu minister, Cao Shuang was now in full power and was in the limelight.
Qin Liang hinted: "Why would the general (Cao Shuang) notice such a minor incident in the local area?"
Lu Xun glanced at Qin Liang, with a smile on his face, noncommittal. Lu Xun was also very young, but he could tell that he had a sense of proportion. He knew what he could and could not say. It was the first time he and Qin Liang met, and they had not yet developed a friendship.
So deep.
Qin Liang thought about it, Huan Fan may not care about Zhong Chang's land dispute. Cao Shuang doesn't care even less. What Cao Shuang cares about is that even if he is partial to the land dispute, who dares to disobey him? He is so overbearing! How else to explain?
Qin Liang said softly: "Because of the death of Duke Huan's pregnant wife, his in-law relationship will be implicated. Now the people of Zhong Chang's family may not dare to see Duke Huan easily anymore."
He paused for a moment and said step by step, "Since the territorial dispute has been reported to the court, General Lu does not need to rush to make a judgment. But on the ground in Jizhou, if General Lu can stop armed fighting, false accusations and other chaos, deter those who make trouble, protect and govern
The common people can also be said to be able to make clear decisions about right and wrong, and their thunderous methods are in line with the intention of the article."
Lu Xun suddenly asked: "Is it true that my brother has nothing to do with the private salt dealer?"
Qin Liang said: "Before I kept my filial piety, my brother was working in the county, I was studying at Taixue, and my family had fertile land, so why bother to get involved with the thief? This matter originated from the land dispute, and there were people in the Zhongchang family.
He is framed for personal gain and wants to further embezzle the Qin family’s land and population.”
Lu Xun thought for a while and suddenly said: "This is the only way it makes sense."
But as soon as he finished speaking, Lu Xun fell into thinking again, "This matter is complicated and complicated. I'm afraid that if we argue together and escalate the matter to higher levels of litigation (looking for connections), it will not end well."
Qin Liang said: "As long as the name of the Zhong family's false accusation is proven, we can stop."
He had already thought about it the night before, and this level was the most appropriate and easiest to convince the Lu family. Because in this way, the Lu family could obtain the maximum benefit within the minimum risk, and not only gain the good reputation in Qin Liang's eulogy, but also gain the reputation of Qin Liang.
It tarnished Huan Fan's feathers. But if we continue to dig deeper, the Lu family will gain little benefit.
Lu Xun asked: "How to control it?" Qin Liang already had a plan in mind, and replied: "General Lu is in charge of the north, and he has to take care of everything. It is inconvenient to worry about it. All he needs is a warrant to summon the governor of Qinghe County and the witnesses to report the case to the state.
You can take care of the rest of the matter by yourself and share the worries of the general."
When Lu Xun heard "sharing the general's worries", he immediately became interested again, with an eager expression on his face. As expected, almost every young man longs for his father's approval.
So Lu Xun stood up and stepped forward, instead urging Qin Liang to make suggestions. The two approached and discussed in a deep voice. After deciding on the plan, Lu Xun was not stingy. He arranged a place for Qin Liang and Qin Liang, and sent someone to deliver food every day. It can be said that they had everything they wanted.
live.
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Lu Zhaonai was the governor of the north, and he was considered a prince, not to mention the governor of Jizhou. As a direct governor, the governor responded quickly and attentively when summoned. Within three days, Qin Liang learned from Lu Xun that the governor of Qinghe and others
A group of people have arrived at Zhouzhi City.
Qin Liang was unable to participate in official occasions and could only pass on the news behind the scenes through Lu Xun and his entourage to understand the progress of the matter.
As expected, the direct superiors who control the future of the county governor are indeed a deterrent. Qinghe County Sheriff does not care about anything and shirks his own responsibilities first. The responsibility lies entirely with the whistleblower from Zhong Chang's family (only at this time)
The boy's name is Zhong Changke), and the county guard is only fulfilling his duties to arrest people for interrogation. No witnesses or physical evidence have been identified yet, and further inspection is required.
Qin Liang immediately gave Lu Xun an idea and asked Lu Xun to summon Zhong Changke to deceive him first and then scare him.
Although Zhong Changke has already reached the crown and is less than two years younger than Lu Xun, he seems to have never seen the big scene. After a while, Zhong Changke believed the lie, thinking that the county governor had shied away from responsibility in order to protect himself, and he couldn't wait to take it.
He was going to be the scapegoat.
Lu Xunming said, it's useless for you to go to Duke Huan, the chief minister of agriculture. It's true that General Lu, the governor of one side, is not afraid of a big agriculture minister, not to mention that the two families are still dirty, so there's nothing wrong with what he said.
At this time, Lu Xun turned out a scroll of slips and ordered Zhong Changke to read the words on it himself: "False accusations lead to rebellion." Then he explained in a troublesome manner that whatever crime you are guilty of falsely accusing others, you will be punished yourself.
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Colluding with thieves, trafficking in illicit salt, he should be executed according to the law! Lu Xun is very talented in acting. When he said beheading, he also moved, and his tone suddenly became more serious, which scared Zhong Changke. Lu Xun changed his style and said: "But as long as
Once you get forgiveness from the person who suffered, you can still be given a lighter sentence as appropriate."
Qin Liang, who was standing outside the back door, saw that the time was right and immediately stepped out. Zhong Changke turned around and looked pale. After a while, Zhong Changke suddenly knelt down on the ground with a "plop" and moved over with his knees.
He hugged Qin Liang's thigh and cried: "Please forgive me, Mr. Qin! It's just my youth and ignorance..."
After hearing this, Qin Liang was overjoyed and said anxiously: "Jun Lu testified, he admitted that the accusation was false."
Zhong Changke immediately stopped pretending to cry, and was stunned for a while before saying, "When will I admit it?"
Qin Liang said: "You didn't make a false accusation, so why did you say you were young and ignorant? What can I forgive you for? Why are you crying?"
Zhong Changke's eloquent skills in the fields last time suddenly disappeared. He was speechless for a moment. It was useless to just curse people in the current situation. But Zhong Changke was not stupid, and he knew what was going on.
If it was serious, he would just shake his head and deny it.
Qin Liang also knew in his heart that if Zhong Changke was really convicted of death, Zhong Chang's family would definitely try their best to find Huan Fan if the matter got serious, and maybe Cao Shuang would also open his mouth. Once it got to that point, it would not end well, because Lu Xun
I have said that I don’t really want to have a head-on conflict with Cao Shuang or even Huan Fan.
So Qin Liang said: "Although our two families belong to two counties, they are not far apart, why should we be enemies? As long as you sign and sign to admit the false accusation, I will plead for you in front of the county guard and be given a lighter sentence. That's it. After all, we are enemies.
It is better to untie and not to tie. So what?"
"Just give him a lighter sentence? That's all?" Zhong Changke breathed a sigh of relief from the extreme fear and seemed to see hope.
Qin Liang nodded to confirm.
Zhong Changke frowned and thought for a while, then said: "Unless General Lu acts as a guarantee."
Qin Liang guessed that Lu Xun wanted to impress his father, so he said, "The governor of Qinghe County will be your guarantee with Mr. Lu."
Zhong Changke said again: "The writing and wording should not be ambiguous. I was also confused by others and made an unintentional mistake. I accidentally wronged Qin Sheng."
Qin Liang nodded happily: "It's up to you."
Zhong Changke finally breathed a sigh of relief and said hurriedly: "A gentleman's words..."
No matter how Qin Liang looked at this man, he didn't look like a gentleman, but he still reached out and clapped his hands as an oath, "It's hard to chase a horse!"
Zhong Changke quickly kowtowed to express his gratitude, and there was a "dong dong" sound when his forehead hit the ground.
Qin Liang remembered what happened last time. This man gave in when a sword was held around his neck and started to curse as soon as he got away. So he was very doubtful about Zhong Changke's sincerity of gratitude. But at least on the surface he admitted defeat and could solve the problem.
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"You must learn a lesson so that you can take care of yourself." Qin Liang said meaningfully.