Criminal investigation in ancient times

After all, two yamen servants came up with the splint, and several people pressed the woman and put the splint on her hands.The splint may have been used many times before, and it was black and shiny with blood on it, and I felt trembling all over just looking at it.

The woman kowtowed and said: "My lord, please spare the women! The women have been recruited, all the women have been recruited!" Before the punishment was over, He Cuihua was so frightened that she half-told everything about it.

It turned out that He Dayong was knocked unconscious by Yang Er and thrown into the water to drown.

Zhang Rui frowned and said, "Then you had an affair with Yang Er and your husband broke it, so Yang Er killed him, right?!"

He Cuihua nodded helplessly and said: "Yang Er and Dayong had previously agreed to come to work in the city, but I didn't expect to come back halfway. Only my husband came to Tongzhou City by himself."

"Yang Er... I knew him when I was young. If his family wasn't too poor, I would have been betrothed to his family. Later, he never forgot, and came to my house when he was free. After a long time, we have the beginning and the end. That day Yang Er came again... I didn't expect Dayong to come back from the city at night! He was about to kill Yang Er with a kitchen knife, but Yang Er knocked Dayong unconscious with a stool. I was terrified at the time, seeing him I dragged him out, and I was so frightened that I didn’t know what to do. A few days later, I heard that someone found Dayong’s body by the Tongzhou River.”

Zhang Rui: "So you took the opportunity to extort money from Gaomen Mufang?"

He Cuihua nodded, and kowtowed with tears of remorse streaming down her face, "The woman didn't harm her husband, it was Yang Er... I didn't expect him to throw Dayong into the river and drown him."

Zhou Yinchao, who was sitting next to him, shook his head, Zhang Rui nodded and said, "Come here! Take He Cuihua to the cell and send someone to Hejiagou to arrest Yang Er!"

After leaving the hall Zhang Rui and Zhou Yin walked down hand in hand, Zhou Yin said: "Do you believe what the woman said?"

Zhang Rui: "Half-believing, half-doubting, I'm afraid they will only tell the truth when Yang Er arrives."

On the second day, the man named Yang Er was brought back. It turned out that the official dispatched to Hejiagou. Yang Er was so frightened that he ran away when he heard the news. return.

Yang Er shivered and knelt down in the lobby and said: "My lord... Your lord is wronged. I didn't kill this person, but He Cuihua killed him by mistake. She knelt down and begged me, so I threw him into the hall." Hezhong. It was He Cuihua who sued the government after wanting to extort money from Gaomen Mufang, the young one, the young one has never done anything except adultery, my lord has learned!"

Zhang Rui laughed out loud when he heard this, it was really dog-eat-dog, no one could pick it off and they all wanted to push it on others.

"Bring He Cuihua to the court!"

He Cuihua was locked up overnight, frightened and frightened, her face was pale and her eyes were blue, her hair was messed up, and she didn't look like she came to sue that day. The two of them looked angry when they saw her.

Yang Er said angrily: "You bastard, you actually framed me for killing your husband, obviously you did it yourself, and you asked me to dispose of the body for you afterwards, but now it's on me!"

He Cuihua yelled: "You fart! Yang Er, you have been eaten by dogs. I was so kind to you in vain. When things came to an end, you actually pushed me out to block the crime. I was really blind to fall in love with you." !"

The two scolded each other more and more unbearably, Zhang Rui said: "Shut up, you two!"

Zhang Rui: "I want to ask you two, who knocked He Dayong unconscious!"

Yang Erdao: "It's her! That night when He Dayong came back in the middle of the night and saw the two of us in his house, he hurriedly took a kitchen knife and wanted to hack me to death. At that time, He Cuihua walked around the two of us, grabbed a stool from the side and threw it at He Dayong. On the back of the head! When I went to check his breath again, he had already lost his breath!"

Zhang Rui frowned: "He Cuihua, didn't you say that Yang Er smashed it with a stool?!"

He Cuihua said: "At that time, the woman...was frightened. She probably forgot...forgot."

Yang Er spat: "You bitch killed your husband by mistake and still dare to deny it, my lord, this matter has nothing to do with me, please forgive me, my lord."

He Cuihua sat paralyzed on the ground and began to cry, crying and saying: "I didn't intend to kill him. At that time, I saw him holding a knife and his eyes were red. I was afraid that he would kill him, so I had no choice but to smash it. How can I think... ...No! My lord, after I smashed Yang Er, I didn't sniff Dayong, but dragged him away!"

Yang Erqing argued with a straight face, "I went out to investigate!"

Zhang Ruidao: "Send someone to the mass grave to bring the corpse back! I want to see which of you two is lying!"

The corpse was quickly brought back, and it was rotten beyond recognition. He Ming dissected the corpse in public, and found a large amount of mud in the mouth and nose of the deceased, and his lungs were filled with water.From this, it can be concluded that the deceased was still breathing when he was thrown into the water, and was choked to death by the water!

After the body was examined, Yang Er finally had no excuses. He admitted that he had a murderous intention and threw the man into the river at that time, and he didn't pay attention to whether the man was still alive.

In the end, Yang Er was sentenced to hang for the crime of intentional homicide. He Cuihua murdered her husband for adultery.

He Dayong's body was sent back to Hejiagou. In order to express his apology for the dissection of the deceased, he bought a coffin for him and buried him.When the people in the city learned about it, it was spread to ten, ten to hundreds.The story of Zhang Rui's case was conveyed so miraculously that some people turned the case into a joke, and there were endless applause in the storytelling in teahouses and taverns.

In October, Lin Xiaoqing's daughter-in-law gave birth to a son and brought a letter from Kyoto.Excited, Lin Xiaoze rushed to Zhang Rui and told him.

Zhang Rui: "Oh? The big cousin gave birth?"

Lin Xiaoze smiled and said, "That's right, the letter from Kyoto was born a few days ago, it's almost full moon now, I think my little uncle has not even given him the wedding money yet."

Zhang Rui also laughed: "It's really too far away from you, otherwise I would have to see what that little guy looks like."

Lin Xiaoze: "My brother said in a letter that this son looks more like his cousin, and should be a round-faced little baby. He weighed about seven pounds when he was born, and he is really fat."

Zhang Rui: "It's good that the mother and child are safe. Why don't we go to the street and buy something for him and have someone send it back. Although Tongzhou is not as good as Kyoto, it's better because the things are rare."

Lin Xiaoze nodded: "I also have that intention."

Zhou Yin walked in and said, "What are you two talking about, you chatted so happily."

Zhang Rui: "Big cousin has a son."

Zhou Yin cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, do you want to go back to Beijing?"

Zhang Rui: "It's too far away, just plan to buy something and send it back."

Zhou Yin stroked his chin and said, "Well, I'm afraid we have to hurry up."

Zhang Rui: "Why? Do you want to block the official road?"

Zhou Yin shook his head: "Recently there is talk in Beijing, I am afraid that you will be transferred to other places."

As soon as this remark came out, several people were stunned, Zhang Rui said: "Is this true?! Why should I be transferred to another place?" Tongzhou's management has just started to improve, and he will be transferred away. Is it possible that there are other places to transfer me to? he goes?

Zhou Yin said: "Do you still remember what I told you about the salt merchant last time?"

Zhang Rui nodded: "Could it be that Jiangzhou salt merchants have..."

Zhou Yin: "I'm afraid the emperor is going to be serious. Whether you will be transferred to Jiangzhou is still uncertain, but what is certain is that Tongzhou will be replaced by Jiang Tongyan soon."

Zhang Rui: "Who is Jiang Tongyan?"

Zhou Yin: "Jiang Tongyan is a person who is valued by the emperor, and one of the few pillars in the court. I was surprised that the emperor sent him to Tongzhou this time. He was originally the governor of Chongzhou. I thought the emperor had other arrangements to send him. Transfer to Tongzhou."

"When will the letter of appointment come down?"

Zhou Yin: "This is the news brought by the secret guards from the capital. I don't know when they will be sent, but...about the Jiangzhou salt merchants, the emperor probably wants to send you. After all, your ability is obvious to all. Yes, if you accidentally sacrificed you, it would be better than sacrificing an official who is loyal to you." After speaking, the two fell silent.

Lin Xiaoze who was next to him stared blankly at the two who didn't understand, and said from the bottom of his heart: What are you talking about!

***

Sure enough, as Zhou Yin said, the imperial decree came down not long after, and Zhang Rui was appointed as the imperial envoy, accompanied by Zhou Yin to supervise the handling. The two went to Jiangzhou to investigate the salt merchants on a certain day!

Zhang Rui took the imperial decree and swallowed the bitter water into his stomach, what's the matter!This Tongzhou ass was sent to Jiangzhou again immediately before it got hot!The imperial envoy, it sounds nice, the fourth-rank imperial envoy arrived in Jiangzhou and was not eaten to death by the prefect of Jiangzhou? !Fortunately, Zhou Yin is still there. I'm afraid it's like a tiger's den after leaving the wolf's den!

Zhou Yin looked at the imperial decree and shook his head slightly, his face was not very good.Walking back and forth in the house twice, he paused and said, "Jiangzhou has been a rich place since ancient times. To be able to appoint a magistrate in Jiangzhou, there must be both means and scheming. The surname of Wu Zefeng, the prefect of Jiangzhou, was a few years ago. It is a fifth-rank Hanlin Xiushu in the palace. Later, he followed Prime Minister You's line to become more popular. He was sent by the emperor to Liuzhou to appoint a magistrate. Who knows that he has made great achievements in government for three years. Recommended him to go to Jiangzhou, the emperor was obsessed with cultivating immortals and sent him to Jiangzhou with a stroke of a pen. Now he has collected a lot of gold and silver treasures in Jiangzhou."

Zhang Rui picked up the teacup on the table after hearing Zhou Yin's words and said, "I'm worried about whether I can reach Jiangzhou smoothly. One of the two former officials resigned by himself, and the other died tragically at home. I'm afraid I won't be able to take on this important task..." After taking a sip, I felt bitterness in my mouth. Whatever I ate when I was on fire in the past few days, my mouth was bitter.

Zhou Yin took a sip from his teacup and said, "What's so difficult about it? No matter how bad it is, I'm still there. They won't dare to be too presumptuous."

Zhang Rui shook his head, "Don't be afraid of [-], just in case. If it's making things difficult on the surface, there's nothing to be afraid of. I'm just afraid of doing the same thing on the surface and doing the same thing behind the back. In the end, I don't know how to die."

Zhou Yin nodded and suddenly held up the teacup to look at it and said, "Why do I feel that today's tea is particularly bitter?"

Zhang Rui: "Huh? Me too. I thought it was because I had a bitter mouth that drinking tea was also bitter."

Zhou Yin felt a little dizzy, and shook his head, "There is something wrong with the tea! Zhan Qing..." After speaking, the two fell down.

Today was also a coincidence, Lin Xiaoze took He Ming out to go shopping, Zhan Qing and Duan Xiaobai were sent by Zhang Rui to investigate the tattooed person.Uncle Han didn't come to the front yard in the past few days, because watching the two get along with each other was unavoidable, and he hid in the back yard out of sight and out of mind.

In the entire mansion, except for the cleaning boy, no one noticed anything strange in the house.No one would have thought that someone would be so bold as to break into the magistrate's residence during the day!

A few men in servant clothes quietly walked into the room, seeing that the two had fainted, they worked together to wrap Zhou Yin and Zhang Rui with sacks over their shoulders and sneak out through the back door.

It just so happened that Huzi came back from the outside. He really broke his legs in order to do the things the adults entrusted to him in the past few days, but he still had no clue. Give two big money per person per day.

Although these two big coins are not too many, there are many people, two coins per person, and there are more than 60 big coins a day!It made him feel sore, touching his purse that was becoming more and more empty, he really wanted to cry, but if he really couldn't find out the identity of that person, wouldn't he lose his wife and lose his army!I was feeling sad here, when I saw a few people sneaking out of the back door with heavy loads on their backs.

Huzi frowned, thinking about what these people were carrying on their shoulders?Taking a closer look at the appearances of several people, they are all strange!Could it be a thief? !His grandma's, all the stolen things went to the magistrate!You are quite courageous!I just wanted to wave my hand to stop them, but when I thought about the three or four of them, how could I be their opponent for a half-sized boy, and it wouldn't be worth a fat beating if I couldn't make a fuss, let's go with them to see what they stole. Come back and tell the adults, in case the adults are happy, I will reward him with ten taels of silver~ Hehehe... Thinking of this, I quietly followed a few people out.

Those people had really good footwork, and they could walk like flying with two people on their shoulders. Huzi didn't dare to get too close, and hid while walking for fear of being discovered by them.

Walking straight to a remote abandoned courtyard in the city, several people nodded to each other and untied him from his shoulders.

"My lord, the man has already been brought." The leading man said.

A man came out from the house. This man was wearing a long black coat and a bamboo hat, so he couldn't see clearly.He took out a bank note from his pocket and handed it to the leader, "Thank you for your hard work. Pick it up and give it to the brothers."

The leader hurriedly bent down and said: "Thank you for the reward, my lord." Several people got up and left one after another.

Huzi stared at the man putting the silver bill into his arms and swallowed, 100 taels of silver bill!It's the first time I've seen a real 100 tael bank note when I grow up so big, and it tickles the little greedy worm in Huzi's heart.

The man in the bamboo hat untied the sack to reveal the human face inside, laughed loudly and said to the attendants beside him, "Tie these two up for me and drag them into the house."

Huzi looked back and was startled, "Ah!" He yelled, what was in the sack, the adult who loved him was stolen!

The screams reached the ears of the man in the yard, and the man raised his head suddenly and said, "Who?! Come out!"

Huzi hurriedly covered his mouth and squatted and ran to the side.

The man in the yard said: "Go, chase me!" He made a kill gesture.Two people walked out of the courtyard, and when they saw Huzi's figure, they hurriedly chased him out.

Huzi was so frightened that his legs went limp while running. If he was caught, he would definitely kill him!Why do I have to be so memorized, why did I get involved in such a thing!The adults have been tied up, who else can I turn to!

Passing through a few alleys, Huzi ran towards a place with a lot of people. In the past few months, Tongzhou City has been turned around. I remember clearly which alley is connected to the alley and which one is dead. After two turns, I ran to the busiest North Street.

This time is when there are a lot of people, there are hawkers and common people everywhere on the street, and tigers jump left and right, and the people behind are chasing after them.He knocked people on the street into cursing.

Hu Zi ignored the sweat on his head and howled loudly as he ran: "Help! Kill! Help! ~~~~"

The two men in the back showed some kung fu, and their footsteps were not comparable to Huzi's half-sized man. Finally, they stopped the man in the middle of the road, reached out and grabbed Huzi's collar to lift him up.

Huzi said, "Help! Kill someone!"

One of the yellow-faced men stretched out his hand and slapped him to the ground, cursing angrily: "You little thief, you dared to steal my money bag, let me catch you today, let me see if I don't send you to the government! "

The half of Huzi's face was swollen from the slap, his ears were buzzing, and stars were popping out of his head. After listening to what he said, he spit out a mouthful of blood, and he also had two knocked out molars.

"You are talking nonsense, when did the young master steal your money! You will kill people in broad daylight, and the young master will fight with you two!" He stood up and ran towards the man.

The man next to him raised his foot and kicked the tiger. This kick probably used internal force, and the tiger flew out, and the thin body fell to the ground with a "bang".Huzi was lying on the ground twitching all over, spitting blood from his mouth, unable to speak, maybe his ribs were broken, tears came out of his eyes from the pain, and blood spurted out of his mouth every time he took a breath, the two seemed to want to Beat self-care to death in the street!

The spice vendor next to him looked down and said, "Why do you two beat him like this? He stole something at a young age, maybe it's because the adults didn't discipline him well. If you beat him twice, you'll be fine. If you beat him again, you will die."

The yellow-faced man said angrily: "What the hell is going on with you! If he dares to steal my uncle's money, my uncle dares to beat him. If you beat him to death, I'll be considered an old man. It has something to do with you!"

The sister-in-law who sold eggs over there couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Why are you so virtuous? They kindly persuade you that if you beat this child to death, you will definitely be sued by the government!"

Another man stretched out his foot and kicked her eggs over, "Get lost! Damn bitch."

The sister-in-law was stunned when she saw the eggs that had been smashed all over the floor. She pointed at the two who were trembling with anger, and then burst into a terrifying howl: "Come quickly, the head of the family! Your wife is about to be bullied to death." The whole street was shaken.

The head of this sister-in-law is the blacksmith next to her. She has no other ability but great strength. She ran out with a sledgehammer and said, "Daughter-in-law, what happened?!"

The sister-in-law said: "These two scumbags kicked my eggs over, and they are going to kill me! I can't live!"

Holding the hammer, the big man rushed up to the two men. The two men were also a little terrified when they saw the dark man who was eight feet tall and weighed two hundred catties. They looked at each other and hurried towards the alley next to them.

The tiger lying on the ground was already taking in less air and exhaling more, and a large pool of blood flowed from its mouth on the ground.

Many people around looked at Hu Zi and said: "Tsk tsk tsk, I don't know whose child was beaten so hard, it was a bit dark."

At this moment, Lin Xiaoze and He Ming passed by for shopping, Lin Xiaoze saw a group of people gathered in front of him, so he went over curiously to have a look, and He Ming was also dragged to the front by him.

Seeing that it was all right, the two of them were so frightened that they pushed through the crowd and squeezed in.

He Ming: "Huzi? How are you, Huzi?!"

Huzi slightly opened his eyes and opened his mouth and said weakly, "My lord... Your lord was... taken away... Hurry up... Hurry up and save him." After finishing speaking, he closed his eyes and passed out.