Chapter 643 Murder Case
Lu Zhengfu dared to swear that if one of the Lu family shops that Xiao Yu asked for fell into the hands of Sun Wuji, the eldest son of Zhao Guogong, he would be willing to die without a burial place! It's just that Xiao Yu himself is greedy. The hundreds of thousands of wealth in front of him cannot satisfy him. He also needs the foundation of the Lu family's livelihood...
But Lu Zhengfu had no other choice.
One thing is certain, Xiao Yu will definitely do things for him after receiving his money, even if the price is too heavy, making it almost unbearable for the Lu family...
But if it were anyone else, regardless of whether they would help or not, even if they received the money, they would probably swallow it secretly and do nothing with the money. Even so, what can we do now that the Lu family is about to be ruined?
Therefore, now that Lu Zhengfu is being raped by Xiao Yu, he still has to shed tears of gratitude.
"Thank you very much, Duke Guo of Song Dynasty for your great kindness. Even though the Lu family was shattered to pieces, there is nothing to repay. I will send a message to my family and send all the house deeds to the capital. I also ask Duke Guo Song to deal with it and protect my family, the Lu family."
Xiao Yu stroked his long beard with one hand, patted Lu Zhengfu's completely slumped shoulder with the other, and said with relief: "It's not someone who is unreasonable, or someone who wants to be friends with you, but in this civil and military dynasty, who would go to see you for no good reason?" Where is your majesty?”
Lu Zhengfu obeyed, but he swallowed a mouthful of blood in his heart!
Our Lu family has been glorious for hundreds of years. Even if we are in dire straits now, we will one day rise again! At that time, who would dare to force the Lu family like this? Although the Lu family is now in dire straits and can only allow themselves to be plundered, the things belonging to the Lu family cannot be taken away by anyone who wants to...
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There is a saying that goes, "When people are in the arena, they can't help themselves."
In this era where the clan is the ancestor of the law, whenever personal interests conflict with the interests of the clan, the former must give way to the latter, or it can be said that "one is in a clan, one cannot help himself"...
It was impossible for Xiao Yu to directly intervene in Lu Xiaoyu's case despite his past friendship with Lu Zhengfu. He was the head of the Xiao family, and he represented more than just himself. When he intervenes, it means that the entire Xiao family is involved. There is no corresponding benefit and there is no way to explain to the entire clan, even if Xiao Yu is the head of the family.
The interests of the family are above all else.
Similarly, Lu Zhengfu will not feel grateful because Xiao Yu took action. After all, Lu paid an almost unbearable price for this. Losing money to save the family from disaster is a last resort. If one day the situation is reversed and Xiao Yu comes to beg him, then his approach will be the same as Xiao Yu.
Again, the interests of the family are above all else...
But what Lu Zhengfu never expected was that the saying "Blessings never come in pairs, misfortunes never come alone" was definitely more than just words. Our ancestors have condensed their life experience over countless years and have the wisdom to understand the secrets of heaven.
"Liufu Tower" is the Lu family's only property in the capital, but it is also the largest inn and first-class restaurant in the capital. This was an industry established by the Lu family after Lu Xiaoyu came to Beijing to become an official. Lu Xiaoyu's younger brother Lu Xiaojie was responsible for running it.
On the night when Lu Zhengfu was knocked out by Xiao Yu and almost cut off the foundation of the Lu family, a jaw-dropping riot occurred in Pingkangfang, where the "Liufu Tower" is located. Officials of Honglu Temple, Japanese envoys, King Li Tai of Wei, royal family members, noble sons, dandy gangsters... These unrelated people fought and almost demolished half of Pingkangfang.
Then the next morning, the shopkeeper of "Liufulou" went to Wannian County to report the crime. The owner, Lu Xiaojie and his wife, were murdered in the backyard bedroom...
Lu Zhengfu, who was persuaded by Xiao Yu to stay overnight at the Duke of Song Dynasty, heard the news and hurried to the backyard of "Liufu Tower". Seeing the tragic scene, he fainted and caused another burst of ghosts and howls and people in "Liufu Tower". Chaos.
The world has been at peace for a long time. Although Chang'an City dare not say that "households are not closed at night and luggage is not picked up on the road", murder cases like this are absolutely rare. Naturally, the Wannian County magistrate did not dare to neglect, and summoned the officers from the Yamen and the investigation experts from the Criminal Department to immediately conduct an investigation on the scene.
The investigation went smoothly, this was not a well-planned case...
Traces were found in the dog hole in the backyard wall. This is where the murderer entered the backyard. It can be seen that the murderer must have been thin and short, otherwise it would be difficult to get in and out of the dog hole. According to the footprints left in the backyard and the scene, the murderers should be four people. They got into the backyard through the dog hole, and then swaggered into the main room where Lu Xiaojie and his wife were sitting. They did not use weapons, but directly pinched the couple with their hands. Death, there were bruises on the neck of the deceased, and the method was extremely cruel.
What's even more cruel is that Lu Xiaojie's wife was obviously assaulted before she died, probably because of her desperate resistance. She was beaten with scars all over her body, her whole body was naked, her lower body was in a mess, and her death was horrific.
The room was rummaged in a mess. According to the inspection by Lu Xiaojie and his wife's maid, a lot of clothes and gold and silver jewelry were missing.
As for tracking down the murderer it's easier.
I fished out some strange clothes from a pool in the backyard, then checked who was in Pingkangfang at that time, and who quietly left the capital... Then I identified the murderers as several Japanese envoys. The man must have changed his clothes and left Pingkangfang after committing the crime.
The government officials of Wannian County and the detectives of the Ministry of Punishment almost turned the entire city of Chang'an upside down, but there was no trace of the Japanese envoys.
The Japanese envoys disappeared after the Pingkangfang Rebellion. At first, no one paid attention to these soy sauce characters. Even if they died, who would care about the emperors and common people of the Tang Dynasty?
But now the emergence of this murder case has made the entire city of Chang'an boil!
When could the Japanese devils commit such unscrupulous violence in the Tang Dynasty? What's more, it's still in Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Empire! This is simply a naked slap in the face of the emperors, ministers and people of the Tang Dynasty. It makes a snapping sound and hurts like hell!
The people were so angry that they spontaneously gathered in front of the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment and demanded that the Ministry of Punishment investigate and arrest the murderer!
Naturally, the Ministry of Punishment did not take heed. While summarizing the case and reporting it to the political hall, it also issued arrest documents, ordering all the prefectures and counties along the route from Chang'an to Laizhou to conduct strict interrogations of suspicious persons, so that the murderer must be apprehended and brought to justice.
After His Majesty Li Er learned about this case, he was furious!
He ordered people to carry Fang Jun to Tai Chi Palace, roared angrily, and sprayed Fang Jun's face with saliva!
"Remember me, once the navy is formed, after I conquer Goguryeo, I will immediately set sail to the sea and reach Japan! If I don't let out this bad breath, I will be a ruler in vain!"
In fact, even His Majesty Li Er knows that with poor communication and traffic jams, once the murderer leaves Chang'an City, it is basically impossible to catch these envoys unless he is stupid enough to slip through the net. The world is so big and the uninhabited areas are so vast. As long as you hide somewhere for a month or two, you'll basically be fine. The imperial police cannot keep an eye on these people all day long, there are still many things to deal with...
Fang Jun wiped the saliva from his face and said with certainty: "Your Majesty, don't worry, there will definitely be a battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Japanese! In fact, you don't have to wait until Goguryeo is conquered. As long as your Majesty sends troops to Goguryeo, the Japanese will definitely not be lonely and will definitely defeat Goguryeo." If we send troops to fish in troubled waters, then I will make sure that the Japanese will not be able to eat anything!”
Although he said it openly, he was actually a little disappointed in his heart.
With His Majesty Li Er's domineering character, he has not paid much attention to the Japanese land. A naive Japanese country is just a group of unruly people in poor mountains and rivers, so there is no need to pay too much attention...
In fact, in history, only Kublai Khan launched a large army to attack Japan, but it was unfortunately terminated due to sudden natural disasters. The rest of the emperors, whether it was the domineering Emperor Qin and Han Wu, the enterprising Tang Zong and Song Zu, or even the powerful Ming Dynasty, had never thought of conquering Japan.
Natural conditions are on the one hand, but more importantly, it is due to the Han people's nature of not being good at aggression and being content with one side. If you really want to conquer Japan, how can it be possible that there are so many unified and powerful dynasties and so many wise and powerful emperors in history that they can't conquer a mere island country?
You must know that until now, the so-called nobles on that island don’t even have a surname...
Japan has always been in Fang Jun's plan. As the saying goes, "How can we allow others to snore on the side of the bed?" Today's Japan is vulnerable. In fact, almost all of Japan's history has succumbed to the Han Dynasty. But Fang Jun knows that once this extremely vicious nation breaks out in power, it will be a kind of madness full of destruction...
He wanted to press this nation tightly into the rocky crevices of that island, so that they would never be able to stand up, and let the broken earth, gushing magma, and violent waves play the sad music of destruction for them, and they would be imprisoned in hell for life after life. In despair...
However, how to persuade His Majesty Li Er to use force against Japan, which he despises?
Fang Jun's mind was racing, thinking of excuses that could impress His Majesty Li Er... (End of Chapter)