bookcurios Chapter 219 Confused
Chapter 219 Confused
If they really fought hard, Shen Xianzhu, who had been working continuously for several months, would naturally not be completely defeated, but if they were attacked by surprise on the road to Bingzhou like last time, he would definitely be a drag.
Seeing that he was embarrassed, Shen Lingzhu asked again: "Brother, do you want to go to Wumeng for the scientific expedition?"
"Xiao Zhuzi, how can you slander my innocence out of thin air?
My father works in the local area, so I can't possibly take the exam there." Shen Xianzhu's face flushed with anger.
Shen Lingzhu quickly apologized and comforted him: "Brother, don't be angry, don't be angry. You see, if you don't take the exam there, accompanying your uncle will delay the county exam in your hometown for at least two years.
If you pass the imperial examination as soon as possible, we will have a double insurance policy. If your uncle is dismissed from his post, you, a scholar, can still support the family."
"I..." Shen Xianzhu hesitated.
Shen Lingzhu stopped there and left him alone in the room to think.
She tiptoed out the door and was met with her uncle's anxious eyes. She smiled and said, "Brother will figure it out."
"Brother, I will go to Zhending to find some martial arts masters to escort you south." Shen Chi had more than four thousand bills of exchange on him.
Shen Huai's heart, which had just been at ease, was lifted up again when he heard this, "You are not allowed to have any contact with them anymore.
Look at the herbal medicine dealer you partnered with before, he's also a relative of these people, so unreliable."
Shen Chi: "He is a special case. Mr. He is also half a gangster. You can also use his people."
“His people are all ordinary people, completely different from the people in the underworld.
Shen Chi, please stop making trouble when I'm not at home. The whole family depends on you." Shen Huai looked at him solemnly.
After a long while, Shen Chi finally agreed, and Shen Huai said to him, "Miao Zhu, come here. If your father makes any unusual moves, I allow you to use extraordinary means to stop him."
"I will, uncle." Shen Miaozhu, who was trying to calm her aunt down, answered very seriously.
Shen Lingzhu saw it clearly from the side, and Mr. Chi was somewhat disapproving.
However, two months after my uncle left home, when the old house was completed and was being dried out, several people with swords and a gangster-like air came.
The three siblings happened to be at home today, and they all frowned when they saw this scene.
"I'll go to the backyard to find mother and second aunt." Shen Xianzhu knew that his second uncle would not listen to him.
After Shen Chi talked with several gangsters outside the gate, he immediately told his family that he would be away for a few days.
"Dad, are you going to break the promise you made to uncle?" Shen Lingzhu asked before his aunt's face changed.
Those people were too far away from the gate, so she couldn't hear what they were saying. Her senior sister couldn't read their lips because they were facing away from her.
"This time things are different." Shen Chi patted her shoulder and told her not to speak.
He then gestured to his wife to raise his daughter-in-law, and bowed to Mrs. Hu: "Sister-in-law, this is a child from a martial arts family in Zhending. When Shi Wulang was robbing a commoner girl, he injured her while saving her, and he was sent to death row.
I have to rescue him."
"The Shi family?" Hu's anger subsided. "Prison robbery?"
"No, no, no, find some connections in Zhending Prefecture and steal the person..." It is impossible to get him out and protest his innocence. The reason why Shen Chi went to help was because he was afraid that the person would die in prison before the Ministry of Justice could review the case.
Shen Miaozhu reminded him, "Dad, they are from a local martial arts family and are more familiar with the government officials than you are."
"And the matter involves Shi Wulang who always wants to cause trouble for us. How do you know it's not a trap? They'll trap you and then implicate your uncle." Shen Lingzhu added with divergent thinking.
Huang Ruyue was immediately shocked when she heard that her uncle would be implicated. She said, "We can give you some money, but you can't show up.
They can go to the capital to file a complaint with the emperor."
"Mom, it's a crime to go beyond your authority. No matter whether you can sue or not, you will be punished first. If things go wrong, you might not be able to rescue the person and even lose something." What Shen Miaozhu didn't say was that the capital was the Shi family's largest sphere of influence.
Hu Shidao agreed even more: "Yes, use money to bribe the jailer to save his life temporarily, and at the same time let this family find the inspector of Zhending to re-investigate the case."
"Sister-in-law, Shi Wulang is backed by the Duke of Zhongguo's Mansion, and the local..." Before Shen Chi finished speaking, Shen Xianzhu interrupted him softly and said, "Second uncle, we asked them to appeal to the inspector first, not the local governor's office and the provincial government.
Moreover, once the inspector receives the complaint, the case will be transferred to another prefecture for trial.
This way there would be a time difference, and they would go to Beijing in another group. If the original verdict was upheld elsewhere, they could quickly submit an appeal to the Ministry of Public Security to reach the emperor.
Then, if the case is sent back to its place of origin for trial, the Shi family won’t be able to do whatever they want.”
"Brother, this is too complicated. In the end, it was still sent back to Zhending for trial." Shen Lingzhu was completely confused.
Shen Chi was also confused. "You mean, let everyone know about this to deter Shi Wu from killing anyone?"
“Yes, the Shi family is still not able to cover the sky with one hand.
A few days ago, I went to the provincial capital to accompany Songge to the provincial examination. I learned from my cousin Xue that Chen Shangshu of the Ministry of War, who had always made progress with Duke Zhongguo, was imprisoned for corruption, stupidity and dereliction of duty.
Furthermore, the Minister of Works who slandered Dad has also been frequently impeached recently." Shen Xianzhu told him a new piece of news.
Shen Lingzhu and her sister looked at him at the same time. He smiled bitterly and said, "Since my father took office, I attended my cousin's wedding banquet on his behalf. My cousin Xue often wrote to me to communicate."
At this time, Shen Miaozhu said: "I think, big brother should go and talk to the guests and give them another 500 taels to smooth things over.
Dad, Shi Wu is not dead, right?
"No, but he was hit in the abdomen. I heard that his intestines were cut off. If he wasn't a Xinglin master, he would have confessed.
So after escaping, when he saw his home surrounded by government troops, he took the initiative to surrender to the government office. "Shen Chi's eyes were filled with pity.
Shen Lingzhu sneered: "After causing trouble for a thousand years, this fellow will not have a good end sooner or later.
Dad, my brother’s idea is very good. It won’t affect my uncle and it can help others.
I'll go get the silver now and give it to them later."
"Husband! My stomach hurts, hiss." Huang Ruyue saw that the whole family was trying to persuade him, but he was still hesitating, so she simply slipped off the chair.
"mother."
"Second aunt."
"Hurry up and hold her." Hu and Miaozhu hugged her together, but were immediately pushed away by Shen Chi. "Madam, madam, wake up."
Shen Miaozhu, who was taking the pulse, gave a wink to his junior sister and elder brother, and the two went outside the gate to receive several martial artists.
After Shen Xianzhu revealed his identity, he explained to them in detail how to use legitimate means to save the person.
The method of exchanging death row prisoners for others is not only infeasible when the Shi family is watching, but it is also likely to implicate the remaining people.
"You, you can't move your entire clan, right?" Shen Lingzhu couldn't help but ask the people with different expressions.
An elder said, "But we can't do it if the government offices tell us to do this."
"Let me introduce you to a great lawyer." Shen Lingzhu asked Mr. Fang about many lawyers in the county and the government.
They looked at each other hesitantly, and she continued, "I'll give you another letter. You can take it to visit Han Yongxi, the current censor of the Metropolitan Censorate."
"Really?" The older man was not completely ignorant of the officialdom, otherwise he would not have come to look for Shen Chi.
Shen Lingzhu nodded heavily: "I will write it now."