NOVEL NEXT Chapter 205: The Wu Family Twins, Candidates for Temple Priest
The crowd outside the Government Office was boisterous and lively.
The people of the Jin Sect love to join in the excitement, chase trends, and equally love the hustle and bustle, unafraid of stirring trouble.
Seeing the Wu Family members coming out, there were cheers, congratulations, and even some with peculiar expressions and gestures.
The Wu Family brothers led the way out, facing the crowd, they first clasped their hands in salute and then specially thanked the neighbors and friends.
The saying goes, when a family is in trouble, the neighbors help. Today the Wu Family has an issue, everyone who could from the funeral street came, even the mute carpenter's child from the end of the street was holding a puppy just a month old, cheering them on.
The Wu Family brothers felt warmth in their hearts and said once this matter is settled, they will host a banquet on Underground Street, sincerely inviting guests from all around to thank the community for their deep affection and kindness.
A 'literary hooligan' who spent all day at the Government Office entrance, pulling jobs to help people sue, spoke up: "The key figure in this Government Office case hasn't been determined, how come you two came out so early?"
Before the Wu Family brothers could respond, the literary hooligan, who carried ink, paper, and brush with him, immediately followed up: "Is it because you're lacking a Litigation Master? I am named Gao Qin, also known as Lu Jingtian. With me, I can guarantee you'll gain some advantage."
Literary hooligans are best at stirring up trouble, and at amplifying small issues, the Government Office calls people like him litigation pests, seeing how unpopular they are.
However, if used well, even a literary hooligan can play a massive role.
Lu Jingtian is such a person, in his early years he mixed litigation in the Capital City, and because he was familiar with the laws, almost able to recite them backwards, coupled with an agile mind, he made a name within two or three years, people dubbed him—Lu Jingtian.
Meaning once he opened his mouth, he could shake the heavens!
However, later Lu Jingtian seemed to have mishandled a case in the Capital City, and his reputation fell from grace overnight.
You'd think no one would seek him for litigation, but not really, after all, this person has some skill, even if he messed up a case, people still look for him.
It's just that Lu Jingtian values his reputation heavily, he couldn't stand others constantly mocking him with that old case, so he came to the land of Jin Sect.
Few people here know him, everything can start anew.
At present, the Wu Family brothers' case is undoubtedly his opportunity to regain his reputation.
"Brother, we appreciate your good intention..."
"Really not interested? I can provide free litigation." Seeing the Wu Family brothers uninterested, Lu Jingtian analyzed the stakes: "You don't understand the intricacies here, Yang Hong is, after all, a County Magistrate. Even if he plots against you, yet you two were not severely harmed, once the case file is submitted for judgment, he may not suffer much. Though I am not highly skilled, I do have ways to make him lose a few layers of skin."
A powerful litigator can speak life into the dead, and speak death into the living. Lu Jingtian, if nothing else, he truly dares to boast.
"That's not necessarily the case." Wu Wencai smiled calmly and said: "Just you wait and see, whether Yang Hong can survive or not."
Lu Jingtian shook his head, this young man is too ambitious, thinking he can accomplish anything, yet unaware of the wisdom of listening to advice.
The audience watching the drama squeezed on both sides as the Wu Family brothers prepared to leave, reluctantly creating a path.
No one paid much attention until they saw the brothers board the carriage parked not far from the Government Office, then some realized something was amiss.
"This carriage, why does it look like an official carriage?"
Some were puzzled, others turned their heads to look.
About half a cup of tea later, the curtains of two carriages opened, and Wu Zhiyuan and Wu Wencai emerged from within.
Servants and attendants who had been waiting for some time held them on both sides, making the two men look even more radiant.
How do you think the two brothers look?
One, adorned with gold cap like fire, peacock embroidery poised to soar; if not a royal child of the qilin, surely a celestial officer descended!
The other, black gauze cap with blue ribbon hanging ink jade, lake silk ceremonial robe reflecting spring; originally a star writer of the Hanlin Academy, an extraordinary valiant scholar in all directions!
Are they still those poor lads in plain clothes!
The spectators at the Government Office entrance looked as if they'd seen a ghost.
That literary hooligan Lu Jingtian's eyes widened more than anyone!
He's seen those who can endure, but never ones who can endure like this; if you dressed in these clothes earlier, would you fear Yang Hong?
Lu Jingtian now felt these two brothers were cunning at heart, they were holding back a trump card, waiting to strike back at Yang Hong!
What is meant by a deep wound to the heart, this is it!
Seeing those official clothes, the crowd managed to squeeze out a path half an arm's width again.
Some neighbors on Underground Street, though aware of some inside information earlier, seeing their demeanor now, were more excited than anyone.
Even funeral street counts as having prominent figures rise!
Yet, who is this old man beside them? Our street's fine youths have succeeded, why are you blindly rejoicing?
Guo Dongyang was clapping excitedly.
In his mind, this play was already good enough, he didn't expect there would be more excitement to follow!
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Inside the public hall of the Government Office, the disheveled Yang Hong, although dejected like a dog, still harbored some hope.
After all, he was a legitimate eighth-ranked County Magistrate, although not having shed blood for Dayong, he had indeed added bricks and tiles to the Prefect's gold and silver chambers, and for peers from all directions.
No matter what, they should lend him a hand, right? Even if unable to protect him, when the time comes to dismiss and exile him, surely they can pull some strings so that he suffers less.
On the seat above, Imperial Censor Wei thought for a while and then planned to draft the charges, requesting judgment.
But just as he was about to propose Yang Hong's sentence of exile to Yazhou, there suddenly came a commotion from outside the Government Office.