kvmb Chapter 904
Chapter 904
Emperor Changtai did not issue a formal decree, but only gave an oral order, asking Lu Cheng, who was reading files in the Hanlin Academy, to temporarily serve as the prosecutor of Shuntian Prefecture to assist Shuntian in handling criminal cases.
In the Ming Dynasty, each prefecture generally had a prosecutor who was in charge of criminal cases and handling sacrifices. The prosecutors of Shuntian and Yingtian prefectures were of the sixth rank, while the prosecutors of other prefectures were generally of the seventh rank.
The Tui Guan was only an assistant to the local chief official and did not have much power. He was responsible for investigating and handling criminal cases, but the final decision-making power still belonged to the prefect.
However, in the original history, there was a very powerful magistrate during the Wanli period. At that time, there was an unjust case in which Li Lai, the governor of Yingtian, persecuted Shi Kunyu, the prefect of Suzhou. Yuan Keli, the magistrate of Suzhou, impeached the governor of Yingtian, who was a fourth-rank official, as a seventh-rank official. In the end, after going through many difficulties, he successfully cleared Shi Kunyu's grievances. Because of this, Yuan Keli became a model of magistrates in Chinese history.
However, perhaps history has changed, and there is no figure like Yuan Keli in this world.
When Lu Cheng arrived at the Shuntian government office, Shuntian prefect Tang Han immediately sent someone to greet him and led Lu Cheng to the government office: "Lu Xiuzhuan, I have received an oral order from His Majesty, asking you to assist me in handling criminal matters. However, to be a prosecutor, you must be familiar with the laws of the Ming Dynasty and have certain criminal experience. I wonder if Lu Xiuzhuan is prepared?"
"Don't worry, Master Tang. I have memorized the laws and calendars of the Ming Dynasty. As for my experience in criminal law, I am a little lacking. I still need your advice."
The prefect of Shuntian Prefecture did not know that Lu Cheng was the author of "Three Heroes and Five Gallants", so he naturally had no idea whether Lu Cheng had any ability in criminal law. He also could not understand why the emperor would issue an oral order to allow Lu Cheng, a 15-year-old top scorer in this year's imperial examination, to come and serve as a magistrate.
However, the emperor's oral instructions had the same effect as imperial edicts, and the governor of Shuntian Prefecture did not dare to disobey.
Looking at Lu Cheng in front of him, Shuntian Prefecture Governor suddenly remembered something and asked, "Some time ago, a palace eunuch came to Shuntian Prefecture Yamen and took away some files from previous years, saying that they were going to send them to the Hanlin Academy. I wonder which part of the files was for Lu Xiuzhuan to see?"
Lu Cheng did not hide anything and nodded, "Yes, I have read all those files."
"I see." Prefect Tang nodded, guessing in his heart that this must be because His Majesty discovered that Lu Cheng had the ability to solve cases and wanted to focus on training this new number one scholar.
Thinking of this, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, who was originally not very satisfied with the sudden arrival of a prosecutor, was not so averse to Lu Cheng anymore.
After thinking for a while, the Shuntian prefect said, "Lu Xiuzhuan has just arrived at the yamen and is not familiar with everything here. It is difficult for me to assign you an errand. I think it would be better if Captain Li took you around first to familiarize you with the environment of the yamen and the case handling process. How about Lu Xiuzhuan come to the yamen to work tomorrow?"
"In this case, I will follow your arrangement."
Seeing that Lu Cheng was very cooperative and not arrogant, the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture breathed a sigh of relief. He then called a captain of the police and asked him to take Lu Cheng to familiarize himself with the government office.
Lu Cheng first followed Captain Li and walked around the government office, familiarizing himself with the location of each department and learning about the daily work and case handling procedures of Shuntian Prefecture.
Captain Li took over the position from his father. He had worked in Shuntian Prefecture for more than 20 years and was quite familiar with the place. He introduced everything to Lu Cheng in detail.
Li Jue led Lu Chenggang around the yamen, and then saw another Jue Jue from Shuntian Prefecture, accompanied by several yamen runners, walking in with a woman. The woman kept shouting that she was wronged.
Seeing this, Captain Li pulled over one of the yamen runners who was walking behind him and asked, "Xiao Wang, what's going on?"
"Captain Li, we were patrolling on East Street just now when we received a report that something happened in the home of Mr. Li, who is in the silk business. Not long ago, one of Mr. Li's concubines gave birth, and he asked this midwife Liu to deliver the baby.
The fetus was born, but the midwife said it was stillborn. But the mother said she heard the baby crying and suspected the midwife had killed her child. Not only that, the concubine's personal maid also said she heard the baby crying. We brought the midwife back as soon as possible and were preparing to interrogate her. "
Captain Li nodded. "I see. This may be a bit tricky. It's not easy to perform an autopsy on a newborn baby."
At this moment, Lu Cheng, who was standing by, suddenly asked, "How long has it been since the baby was born?"
The yamen runner Xiao Wang turned to look at Lu Cheng, and Captain Li quickly introduced him: "This is the new prosecutor."
"Reporting to the Lord, Mr. Li reported the case in time, and we happened to be patrolling near their home. Calculating the time, the baby should have been born about a quarter of an hour ago."
Hearing that it was a quarter of an hour, Lu Cheng immediately grabbed the yamen runner Xiao Wang and walked outside: "Quick, take me to Mr. Li's house."
"Oh, okay, slow down, sir."
Before Xiao Wang could react, Lu Cheng picked him up and took him outside.
Upon seeing this, Captain Li didn't think much and hurriedly followed.
However, just after leaving the yamen, Captain Li saw Lu Cheng directly picked up Xiao Wang and walked briskly around the corner.
Seeing this scene, Captain Li secretly smacked his lips: "Isn't this new champion a martial arts champion?"
Mr. Li’s house was not far from the government office. Lu Cheng, carrying a person in his hand, arrived at Mr. Li’s door in less than three minutes.
The servant at the door was also startled when he saw someone breaking in with a yamen runner in his hand: "What are you going to do?"
Lu Cheng was too lazy to waste time talking to the two servants, so he rushed directly into the backyard of Li's house and asked, "Where is the child? Where is the newborn baby?"
The servants in the mansion were frightened by Lu Cheng's aura and subconsciously pointed in a direction.
Lu Cheng didn't have time to think about it. He walked through the pavilion and the courtyard and went straight to the back house.
From a house in the backyard, a mournful cry was heard: "My child, my child..."
At the door of the room stood a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties with a sad face.
Lu Cheng walked straight up to the middle-aged man and used hypnosis when he spoke: "Let me see the child."
The middle-aged man was stunned when he heard this, and nodded in agreement subconsciously. When Lu Cheng entered the house, he realized that something was wrong, and turned to look at the yamen runner beside him: "Inspector Wang, who is this?"
"This is our new Shuntian Prefecture prosecutor, who has come here in person to investigate the case."
When Lu Cheng entered the room, he saw a young woman with disheveled clothes and a pale face, who was being supported by a maid and was looking at a cradle baby with a sad face.
Lu Cheng did not hesitate and went straight to the baby. He checked the situation and felt slightly relieved. Then he reached out to untie the baby's swaddling clothes, supported the baby's chest with his left hand, and gently pressed the baby's back with his right hand, massaging the baby's internal organs with the softest internal energy.
The baby's mother saw this and quickly struggled to stand up: "What are you doing? Let go of my child."
"Shut up, your child may still be saved."
While speaking, Lu Cheng did not stop his hands. He patted and massaged the baby with his right hand while gently pressing the baby's chest with his left thumb.
Generally speaking, if a newborn baby is suffocated at birth and does not cry out, the doctor needs to perform rescue as soon as possible, through various patting and massage, to restore the baby's heartbeat and spit out the amniotic fluid in the stomach.
When Lu Cheng heard what Constable Wang said in the government office just now, he suddenly felt that maybe the baby was not completely dead yet. In order to save a life, he didn't care too much and rushed here as fast as possible.
After investigation, it was confirmed that the baby was not stillborn, but was suffocated by the midwife covering his mouth and nose after being born.
Normally, if a newborn baby suffocates for more than three minutes, there is basically no chance of saving it. Even the most powerful doctor can't save it.
The midwife probably had never killed anyone before. When she wanted to suffocate the baby, she unconsciously retained some strength in her hands, leaving the baby a glimmer of hope.
Of course, no matter which doctor in the world today, or even with the most advanced medical conditions in the future, the possibility of saving this baby is very slim.
Only Lu Cheng, with his medical skills at the level of a medical saint, plus his abilities to "break the void" and "achieve unity between man and nature", could use his soft internal energy to massage the baby's delicate internal organs, causing it to spit out the amniotic fluid, restore its heart and lungs, and fight for its life, thus giving it a glimmer of hope.
Soon, amniotic fluid was seen flowing out of the mouth and nose of the baby in Lu Cheng's arms, and the pale face gradually regained a hint of redness.
After a while, the baby's mouth suddenly moved, and then a slight hoarse cry was heard.
At this time, Captain Li also hurried out of the house with a few detectives, and Mr. Li was also standing by and watching.
When the baby cried for the first time, everyone in the room was stunned. When the baby cried for the second time, Mr. Li and the concubine came over in a hurry.
At this moment, the maids and servants around, as well as Captain Li and others who had just arrived, looked at Lu Cheng as if they were respecting a god.