A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

The next morning, Lu Cheng received news that the young Marquis of Jing'an Mansion was taken to the Jinyiwei. Jing'an Marquis also hurried to Beijing to ask for an audience with the emperor.

At the same time, the Jinyiwei also took away Lu Yanchang from the Lu family.

In the afternoon, the Shuntian government sent people to search the Lu family's house. Lu Yanchang was sentenced to beheading, and the rest of the Lu family were exiled.

At the same time, the prefect of Shuntian also returned the land deed to Tao Sheng, a porcelain merchant in Xicheng, and took out a part of the Lu family's property to compensate the Tao family for their losses.

At this point, the Tao family’s case was settled.

Two days later, Emperor Changtai issued an edict that Marquis Jing'an had failed to educate his son and allowed his son to commit crimes, and he was demoted one rank to Earl Jing'an and stripped of his post as co-director of the Beijing Guard Commander-in-Chief.

The eldest son of Marquis Jing'an killed innocent people indiscriminately and disregarded the law. He was deprived of his right to inherit the title and exiled to Lingnan.

It is obvious that Emperor Changtai is not ready to take action against the noble group for the time being, but instead takes this opportunity to deprive Marquis Jing'an of his military position.

Lu Cheng was somewhat disappointed about this, but it was also within his expectations.

After this incident, Lu Cheng's reputation as a man who was not afraid of power and stood up for the people became known.

However, this also brought Lu Cheng into enmity with the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion.

Demotion, dismissal, and exile are no small matters. How could Jing'an Bo let it go so easily?

But although Lu Cheng's official position was low, he was also a Hanlin Jinshi and a disciple of the emperor. The Earl of Jing'an did not dare to take action openly, let alone cause trouble for Lu Cheng at this critical juncture.

Having just been punished by the emperor and being watched by the Embroidered Uniform Guards, Earl Jing'an could only swallow his hatred for the time being.

That night, Lu Cheng gave another order to Xuanwu Hall, asking the young marquis not to travel all the way to Lingnan, but to go to hell after leaving Shuntian Prefecture. This would save trouble and waste less food.

Two days later, when Earl Jing'an heard that his son was killed by a group of bandits and his body was chopped into eight pieces, he was extremely sad and angry. He immediately sent people to investigate, but they did not find any useful information.

In the end, Earl Jing'an had no choice but to blame Lu Cheng for the incident.

In the following days, as the matter developed, Lu Cheng's fame grew.

As a magistrate of the sixth rank, he dared to investigate the Marquis's mansion without fear of power, and finally caused the Marquis of Jing'an to be demoted and even the young Marquis to be exiled. This is more in line with the image of "Justice Bao".

For a time, many people came to the Shuntian government office to file complaints and ask Lu Cheng to seek justice.

According to the rules of officialdom, this would not be a good thing for Lu Cheng.

After all, the top leader of Shuntian Prefecture was the Shuntian Prefecture Governor, who was of the third rank, and under him were the Prefecture Assistant, who was of the fourth rank, the Zhizhong, who was of the fifth rank, the Tongpan, who was of the sixth rank, and then the Tui Guan, who was of the sixth rank.

How can the officials above him save face if a subordinate official has such a high reputation?

However, with Lu Cheng's title of "Six Number One Scholars" and sufficient ability, he should not stay in the Shuntian Prefecture Yamen for too long.

When faced with people who came to file complaints, Lu Cheng tried his best to redress their grievances one by one.

Not every citizen can easily provoke a big shot. Most of the grievances of the common people are financial disputes, fights and the like.

Lu Cheng enforced the law impartially and made clear judgments about right and wrong. He also handled many disputes at one time, which greatly improved the crime-solving rate of the entire Shuntian government office and further affected the natural environment of Kyoto City.

Half a month later, Lu Cheng suddenly received a letter from Yangzhou Prefecture. Lin Ruhai, who had been the Inspector of Salt for six years, was finally promoted. He was transferred from the seventh rank Inspector of Salt in Yangzhou Prefecture to the fifth rank Tongzhi in Jinan Prefecture, which made him the second-in-command of Jinan Prefecture.

From Yangzhou to Jinan, the distance to Kyoto City is much closer.

Lu Cheng also immediately went to the Duke of Rong's Mansion and told Daiyu the news.

Daiyu was also very happy: "This way, we don't have to go back to Yangzhou so far."

In fact, given Lin Ruhai's status as a third-place winner in the imperial examination, he would not have stayed in the position of Salt Inspector for more than six years. The main reason was that his performance was somewhat mediocre and he did not make any political achievements.

Lu Cheng has already planned to give more advice to this teacher and future father-in-law in the future, so that he can achieve more political achievements and get promoted as soon as possible.

After being happy for a while, Daiyu became a little worried: "Brother, you have made an enemy of Jing'an Bo, you must be more careful in the future."

"Don't worry, I will pay attention."

There were often people from the Jinyiwei secretly watching Lu Cheng. If anyone from the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion really dared to come, they would be discovered by the Jinyiwei before Lu Cheng could take any action.

As for his family, Lu Cheng was even less worried. Most of the servants and maids in Lu Cheng's family were elites selected from the Flying Eagle Gang. Even if the Jinyiwei sent a team of 100 people, they would not be able to gain any advantage.

Lu Cheng and Daiyu had just chatted for a while when the three sisters of the Jia family, Xue Baochai and Shi Xiangyun came over after hearing the news.

"Brother Cheng, you haven't been here for a while. I finally remembered Sister Lin."

"That's right. Recently, I've heard the maids and servants in the mansion talking about a man called 'Lu Qingtian' who appeared in Kyoto City and specializes in redressing grievances for the people. Brother Cheng, can you also tell us about your story of solving cases?"

"Yes, yes, yes. What Brother Cheng wrote in the book is all fake. I wonder if this real detective experience is also so ups and downs?"

"In reality, there aren't so many ups and downs. There aren't so many major murders. Most of the time, we deal with disputes for ordinary people, such as debts, quarrels, fights, etc."

The girls were a little disappointed when they heard this.

Xue Baochai said, "No matter how big or small the matter is, it is all about helping the people. Brother Cheng can serve as an official and benefit the people. He will surely be remembered in history in the future."

"Sister Xue, you are too kind. However, the first sentence is correct. Lying in the government office, I hear the rustling of bamboos, and I suspect it is the sound of people's suffering. We, the small county officials, are concerned about every branch and leaf. Officials should work for the people, so that they can be worthy of the black gauze on their heads and the official robes on their bodies."

"Every branch and leaf has a lot of sentiment. Brother Cheng said it very well."

Tanchun also agreed: "Brother Cheng's poem is worthy of being passed down to future generations. And the previous painting of bamboo and rocks, it seems that Brother Cheng really likes bamboo."

Yingchun also took the initiative to speak: "The four gentlemen of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum are loved by all scholars. Didn't Mr. Dongpo once write a poem, I would rather eat without meat than live without bamboo. Eating without meat makes you thin, living without bamboo makes you vulgar..."

Hearing this, Lu Cheng looked at Yingchun. Yingchun, who used to be honest and dull, now became more lively, less dull and more energetic like a young girl.

Yingchun also happened to raise her head and met Lu Cheng's eyes. She couldn't help blushing and lowered her head: "Well, I... I just said it casually."

"Sister Yingchun said it very well. Everyone has their own preferences for plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum. Some people also love lotus and pine. Just like women love flowers, women are like flowers. Some women are elegant and rich peonies, some women are lonely and self-admiring orchids in the valley, and some women are red plums that stand proudly in the snow and frost..."

Upon hearing this, the girls looked at each other and seemed to be wondering what kind of flower they looked like.

In fact, the maids of the four sisters Yuan, Ying, Tan and Xi in the Jia family all have names corresponding to the four arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Yuanchun's maid is named Baoqin, Yingchun's maid is named Siqi, Tanchun's maid is named Shishu, and Xichun's maid is named Ruhua.

The four girls' best arts happen to be music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Although Yingchun appears to be quite dull, she is not stupid and has a talent for playing chess.

Tanchun glanced at her elder sister Yingchun, then looked up at Lu Cheng: "Speaking of which, Second Sister should thank Big Brother Cheng very much. Last time, it was thanks to Big Brother Cheng that Nanny Wang and her wife were kicked out of the house. Now, Second Sister has a new servant, and she is much more respectful."

Yingchun also bowed gracefully, and Lu Cheng waved his hand: "Sister Yingchun, you're welcome. It's just a small favor."