A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 929: Mediation

Jia is not fake, white jade is used for the hall and gold is used for the horse. The Afang Palace is three hundred miles long, but it cannot accommodate a single Jinling official. The East Sea lacks a white jade bed, so the Dragon King comes to invite the King of Jinling. In a good year, there is heavy snow, and pearls are as common as dirt and gold as common as iron.

Among the four major families in Jinling, Jia, Shi, Wang and Xue, the Jia family is a family with two dukes, the Shi family is a family with two marquises, and Wang Ziteng of the Wang family is a provincial governor. They are all powerful, wealthy and noble families.

As for the Xue family, their ancestors were once Ziwei Sheren, and they were considered a family of scholars. However, they later became imperial merchants, responsible for purchasing gold, silver, jewelry, and silk fabrics for the royal family, and fell into decline in official circles.

Moreover, since the death of Xue Baochai and Xue Pan's father, Xue Pan, the dull bully, has been idle all day long and has been rampant, making it impossible for him to establish a family. Although Xue Baochai has certain abilities, she is a girl after all and cannot show her face and handle household affairs.

Because of this, all the business contractors, managers, and associates in the provinces under the Xue family began to deceive their superiors and subordinates, embezzle money, and suck blood from the Xue family. Even the Xue family's several businesses in Kyoto were gradually consumed.

Coupled with the power struggle among the Xue family members in Jinling, Aunt Xue had no choice but to bring Xue Baochai and Xue Pan to the capital to seek refuge with the Jia family.

Aunt Xue, the mother of Xue Baochai, and Lady Wang, the mother of Jia Baoyu, are sisters from the same mother. Wang Ziteng, the head of the Wang family, has the same father as Aunt Xue and Lady Wang, but different mothers.

Originally, after entering the capital, the Xue family could either rely on the Jia family or the Wang family. But Wang Ziteng was transferred to the frontier at that time, and his family was not in the capital. Aunt Xue's family could only rely on the Jia family.

When Xue Pan was in Jinling, he was always domineering and was known as the Jinling Bully. After arriving in Kyoto, Xue Pan restrained himself at first. But with the support of the Jia family, Xue Pan gradually released his nature, eating, drinking and having fun with a group of playboys all day long, doing whatever he wanted.

In the past, those dandy young men, for the sake of the Jia family's face, gave in to Xue Pan in everything.

Now, the Jia family has fallen into decline and their status has plummeted. Many powerful people in the capital city no longer give them face.

Naturally, there were fewer people around Xue Pan who flattered him. Some people even dared to argue with Xue Pan.

In the original novel, Xue Pan had killed people twice. In the 87 classic TV series, Xue Pan killed the son of Captain Qiu because of a dispute over an actor. In addition, the case of killing Feng Yuan was uncovered, and he was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve.

Therefore, Lu Cheng was not surprised when he heard that Xue Pan had an argument with someone and severely injured that person.

But Xue Baochai was indeed a little panicked when she heard this: "Ying'er, who did my brother hurt? How badly was that person injured? Where is my brother now?"

"Miss, I don't know the details. I just heard that the young master was drinking with someone at Zuixianlou, and got into a conflict with another group of people over a singing girl, and the two sides started fighting. The young master beat one of the young masters and seriously injured him. Someone reported it to the authorities, and the young master was taken to the Shuntianfu government office."

"Shuntian Prefecture? Then..." Xue Baochai turned to look at Lu Cheng: "Brother Cheng, can I trouble you..."

"Sister Xue, there's no need to say more. I'll go take a look."

"Then I'll trouble you, Brother Cheng."

Not long after, Lu Cheng left the Jia Mansion and went straight to the Shuntian Prefecture Government Office.

Lu Cheng had just been transferred from Shuntian Prefecture Government Office not long ago. When he was on duty here, he maintained a good relationship with the officials at all levels. As soon as he entered the government office, the constables and runners of the government office saluted him one after another.

"Hello, Lord Lu."

"Captain Li is here too. Did a fight just happen?"

"That's right. We were all dismissed and were about to go home, but we didn't expect something like this to happen again. The people fighting were all children of the rich and powerful. Even the prefect was alarmed and had to come out to deal with it personally."

"Oh, I heard that another person was seriously injured?"

"That's right. The son of the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice was beaten and injured. It was quite serious. One of his arms was broken and he vomited a lot of blood. The Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Mr. Han, has already arrived at the back hall, and the prefect is trying to comfort him."

"Captain Li, please take me there first."

"My lord, please come this way."

Not long after, Lu Cheng came to the back hall and heard an angry voice coming from inside: "Master Tang, my child was severely injured this time. He may have some underlying illness in the future. If the Xue family's child is not severely punished, I will never give up."

"Master Han, calm down. I will make a fair judgment and give your son justice."

Captain Li went in first to report, and then Lu Cheng walked into the back hall.

"Your humble servant greets Lord Han and Lord Tang."

"It's Shouxin who's here. Please take a seat."

Lu Cheng also knew Han Ping, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice. The two sides had cooperated before when the three judicial departments jointly investigated the case of Marquis Jing'an, so they were considered familiar with each other.

After the three of them greeted each other, Han Ping guessed Lu Cheng's purpose and said casually, "Sir Lu, weren't you transferred to the Ministry of War? I heard that you have close contacts with the Jia family, and you must know the Xue family's child. You came to the Shuntian government office this time, are you trying to exonerate the Xue family's child?"

"Master Han, the Xue family did ask me to come and mediate. However, Master Han should know that I have always been impartial in enforcing the law. If Xue Pan really made a mistake, he should be punished. However, since your son was injured, the most important thing right now is to heal his injury first to avoid any future troubles.

I happen to be a bit familiar with medicine and have done some research on external injuries. The Xue family also knows that they are in the wrong and are willing to make compensation. I am even more willing to take out the best medicines in my family to cure your son's injuries. I wonder where your son is now? Can I take a look?"

Han Ping remembered that Lu Cheng had once "resurrected from the dead" and saved a newborn baby, so he said, "My son is being treated at the city's Chinese medicine clinic. It's inconvenient for him to move around right now. I'd like to trouble Lord Lu to come with me."

"please."

Seeing Lu Cheng asking Han Ping to leave, Shuntian Prefecture Governor was also relieved. Although this Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice was also a third-rank official like him, he was more experienced than him, and Shuntian Prefecture Governor did not dare to offend him easily.

In addition, this time it involves the children of several powerful families. If it can be resolved quickly, it will avoid some trouble.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng and the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice went to the clinic first to check on the guy who was injured by Xue Pan.

This guy's injuries were indeed serious. His left forearm was fractured and his chest was hit several times, injuring his internal organs. With the medical level of this era, if the treatment is not careful, it is indeed easy to leave sequelae.

After a diagnosis, Lu Cheng immediately wrote out a prescription and asked the Xue family servant who was following him to get the best medicine.

After all, Xue Pan was in the wrong in this matter, so even if he wanted to reconcile, he had to make full compensation.

When the doctor saw the prescription written by Lu Cheng, he was also amazed: "Wonderful, really wonderful. The prescription you wrote has the right proportion of various medicines, and the main and the secondary complement each other. I admire you very much."

Hearing this, Han Ping couldn't help but ask, "If we follow this prescription for treatment, can we ensure that there will be no sequelae?"

"If the medicines used are good, they should be able to cure your son's health without any aftereffects."

Han Ping finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his son's injuries were properly treated.

"Sir Han, Xue Pan was at fault first, and he should be punished. But the fight between the two parties happened in a brothel after all, and it would not sound good if it got out, so we shouldn't make a big fuss about it. If it gets to your majesty's ears, I'm afraid...

If Lord Han is willing to give me a favor, why don't we both reach an agreement privately? The Xue family will cover all your son's medical expenses. In addition, the Xue family will give you another 5,000 taels of silver, how about that? "

Hearing the number "five thousand taels", Han Ping's heart was moved. After a pause, he said, "My son's injury was cured thanks to Lord Lu's treatment. This time, I will give Lord Lu a favor. However, Xue Pan will definitely be punished."

The annual salary of a third-rank official was about 400 dan. These 5,000 taels of silver were enough to cover his salary for more than ten years.

"It's natural."