lcionline Chapter 211 Now It's His Turn
Chapter 211 Now It's His Turn
Lu Zhoujin was in school and was soon found by yamen runners and taken to the county government office.
He was very nervous inside, but tried his best to look calm on the surface.
He first bowed to Magistrate Lu and said, "Greetings, Your Excellency the Magistrate!"
Magistrate Lu didn't waste any words and recounted what had happened before and the accusations that Yu Laowu had made against Lu Zhoujin.
"Lu Zhoujin, do you plead guilty?"
Lu Zhoujin said helplessly: "Sir, how can I plead guilty to something I didn't do?"
"Can I confront my fifth uncle?"
County Magistrate Lu said, "Yes!"
Confrontation in court is naturally allowed.
Lu Zhoujin looked at Yu Laowu and said, "Uncle Wu, we drank together that day."
"I complained to you that Wulang's wife was disrespectful to my parents and instigated the Lu and Qiao families to pick a fight with my mother."
"She even hit me, which was very infuriating."
"right?"
Yu Laowu nodded, "Yes."
Lu Zhoujin continued, "Then you were very angry and said you would support us mother and son, and you offered to deal with Wu Lang's wife, right?"
Yu Laowu always felt that there was something wrong with this question, but that was indeed the situation at the time.
Then he nodded again, "Yes."
Lu Zhoujin asked: "Did I take the initiative to ask you to find your cousin to destroy the innocence of Wulang's wife?"
Yu Laowu frowned, "That's not the case."
Lu Zhoujin asked again: "Did I give you the silver and ask you to give it to your cousin?"
Yu Laowu shook his head, "You haven't given it yet."
He continued, "But what you meant was that if I take care of that dead girl, I can ask you for money."
"So when I went to see your cousin, I told him I would give him the money after the matter was done. That's why I haven't had the chance to ask you for it yet."
Lu Zhoujin sighed, "I thought you were just going to go to the Lu family to cause trouble and cause trouble for Wulang's wife, so I promised to give you some money to buy some wine."
"But I never told you to go find your cousin."
"I also didn't ask you to destroy the innocence of Wulang's wife and sell her to another place."
"Fifth uncle, you are my real uncle. Why did you frame me for something you did when you were drunk and angry?"
His mother was smart. She asked him to have a drink with his fifth uncle and then led him to deal with Qiao Ye.
Moreover, he only hinted and guided the other party with words, and did not take the initiative to ask the other party to go to his cousin to discredit Qiao Ye's innocence.
Instead, Yu Laowu stood up for them and took the initiative to go find his cousin.
If he didn't say anything, no one would believe him.
So she just admitted that she had indeed complained about Qiao Ye to her fifth uncle, and the other party offered to deal with her.
But he did not give any instructions or make any direct suggestions, so he cannot be considered the mastermind behind the scenes.
He did this on purpose.
He was afraid that something unexpected would happen one day and his fifth uncle would sell him out.
It was also wise for his mother to ask him to find his fifth uncle.
Uncle Five is the most innocent among all the uncles, so no matter what he asks, he will answer truthfully.
It also proved to the county magistrate and everyone that he did not instruct the other party to do so.
If it were Sixth Uncle, he would definitely not answer honestly, but would bite him cleverly.
Yu Laowu looked at him in disbelief, "You, you!"
But I didn't know how to refute it because Lu Zhoujin didn't bring it up on his own initiative.
But the reason he thought of asking his cousin to deal with the dead girl that day was because his nephew mentioned his cousin.
Instead, Lu Zhoujin showed an expression of being hurt after being wronged by him.
"Fifth uncle, you acted without permission and harmed others. Although you wanted to fight for justice for us mother and son, you can't do such an illegal thing!"
"After the incident, you even falsely accused me in order to shirk responsibility."
Yu Laowu pointed at him and stuttered, "You, you, I, I don't have it."
He was fooled and had drunk too much at the time, so he couldn't remember many details clearly.
It seems that this is exactly what Lu Zhoujin said.
Lu Zhoujin turned to Magistrate Lu and said, "Sir, I have finished the confrontation."
"I did complain about Wulang's wife, but I didn't mean to hurt her like this."
"This was all done by my fifth uncle. I never instructed him to do anything."
County Magistrate Lu frowned, looked at Yu Laowu, and asked him again whether it was Lu Zhoujin who ordered it.
Did Lu Zhoujin ever tell him to find someone to destroy Qiao Ye's innocence?
Yu Laowu was sweating profusely and replied hesitantly that Lu Zhoujin did not say it directly.
Finally, he knelt down and said that he was drunk and acted impulsively, so he went to find his cousin and asked him to help him deal with Qiao Ye.
But he did not let his cousin sell her to a brothel in another place. He just let him destroy Qiao Ye's innocence and get her kicked out of the Lu family.
Although Lu Zhoujin did not directly order him to do this, the other party did complain and instigate him, which made him impulsive.
But obviously this would not be able to prove that Lu Zhoujin was the mastermind behind this incident.
Although everyone thought that it was this guy who instigated his uncle to do it.
But this guy was smart and deliberately didn't say anything, making it difficult to get any evidence.
County Magistrate Lu couldn't punish Lu Zhoujin and exile him, but he could still punish him.
As a scholar, it is inappropriate to talk nonsense like a woman.
Although he did not directly instigate Yu Laowu and others, it was indeed caused by his complaints and instigation.
How can such a person without moral integrity be qualified to continue to be a scholar?
Therefore, Magistrate Lu directly revoked Lu Zhoujin's status as a student and cancelled his qualification to continue to take the imperial examinations.
Lu Zhoujin was originally still feeling proud in his heart.
Even though everyone knew that he was the one who instigated it, there was nothing they could do about it.
However, he did not expect the county magistrate to be so cruel. Not only did he strip him of his status as a student, he also cancelled his qualification to take the exam.
He asked unconvincedly: "Sir, I just complained a few times, why do I have to be punished so severely?"
Magistrate Lu snorted coldly, "In addition to complaining, you also instigated your uncle step by step."
"Although you are not the obvious instigator, this matter is inseparable from you."
"You heard your uncle say he wanted to deal with your cousin's wife, and not only did he not stop her, he even promised to give her money."
"You are not innocent."
"This is my sentence for you. If you are not satisfied, you can go to the prefect and sue me."
Although there is no obvious evidence, anyone with enough brains would know that Lu Zhoujin is not innocent.
He couldn't sentence the other party to exile, but he could cancel his honors and the qualification to continue taking imperial examinations.
Even when he went before the prefect, his judgment was well-reasoned and well-founded.
Is such a person with a corrupt character and a penchant for gossiping qualified to continue taking imperial examinations and become an official?
Lu Zhoujin was unable to refute the county magistrate's words. He was just a student and could not change the other party's judgment.
My eyes are still filled with disbelief and unwillingness to accept the defeat, as well as a great sense of frustration and unspeakable regret.
He became even more confused. He could no longer take the imperial examination. What would happen to his future?
Back then, he instigated Lian Chunyi to frame Lu Shao in order to prevent Lu Shao from taking part in the imperial examinations again.
Lian Chunyi failed to accomplish his task and was instead disqualified from taking the imperial examination. He even scolded the other party for being too stupid.
I really didn't expect that it would be his turn now.
This must have been done on purpose by that damn girl Qiao Ye.
He turned his head sharply and looked at Qiao Ye, "It's you. You schemed against me."
Qiao Ye's face was filled with anger, "Are you sick? You failed to harm me, and yet you still want to frame me again."
"Do you also want to be slapped in the face like Lu Mei?"
"I never thought you would be so vicious as to instigate your uncle to harm me."
"The Lu family has really raised you in vain over the years."
She would not be stupid enough to provoke Lu Zhoujin in public and let others see the clues.
After all, she is just an innocent victim now.
So what is expressed is also the anger of the victim.
Qiao Ye had expected that Lu Zhoujin could not be sentenced to exile.
When it comes to doing things, the mother and son Lu Zhoujin like to hint and instigate, and usually they won't give instructions blatantly.
Especially since Yu Laowu was relatively honest and his brain wasn't very useful, he was easily fooled by him.
So there is insufficient evidence.
But today she didn't want to send Lu Zhoujin into exile.
After all, once he married Miss Lian and the affairs of the Lian family were exposed, he would not be able to escape the fate of being exiled.
She just wanted him to have a taste of what it would be like to have her science exam cancelled and have a dark, confused and painful future.
Of course, there is another important purpose.
This incident will cause a complete rift between the Yu family and Yu Wanzhi, and the situation will only get more serious.
Yu Wanzhi was so close to her parents' home, so she was criticized and scolded by them.
Yu Laowu was exiled because of Lu Zhoujin. What will happen to the wife and children of the fifth branch of the Yu family in the future?
Of course, we have to ask Yu Wanzhi to be responsible.
Soon, the five houses in the county town will stage another good show.
Lu Zhoujin has no future, and even if the Lian family is forced to marry their daughter to him, it will still feel like a thorn in their throat.
It's good enough that you don't deal with him, how can you help him?
Moreover, after this incident, the reputation of the fifth family in the county town was almost ruined.