The Four Great Cases of Wu Zetian

Chapter 10

Evil adulterer prevents collection of coffin, county magistrate sincerely stays in temple
But after talking about Zhou's words, he wanted to think how Di Gong could do it without a silver sign, and said: "There are no wounds in this county, so it is reasonable to plead guilty. How can you take human life as a trifle and try to cover it up! Positive On the dark side, since there is no injury, the internal inspection must be completed before the work can be completed.

"At that time, Mrs. Zhou was not allowed to say any more, and ordered him to conduct another inspection as usual. Everyone saw that they first poured hot water into their mouths, rubbed it gently from their chest twice, and then spit it out from their mouths two or three times. After that, they took out a thin silver The stick, about eight inches in length, penetrated through the throat, stopped for a while, and asked Mr. Di to sign.

Di Gong came to the front of the corpse and saw that the staff had pulled out the stick, and the color remained unchanged. He said to Di Gong: "This fact is strange. All the fatal wounds should be revealed after this inspection. There are no wounds now, little one." People dare not take on this matter, please ask the grandfather to seal it first, and then ask the neighbors to inspect it, or send another old man to come and re-inspect." Di Gong was also anxious when he arrived at this time, and said: "This county's move will not be done. Although I feel Meng Lang, why did the deceased come to show his spirit? The eyes were closed just now, which is our proof. If it is not for the murder and injustice, how can it be so effective?" Immediately said to Zhou: "There is no scar at this time, so I have to rely on it For example, it is a crime of self-love. But the deceased has already suffered, so he can no longer expose his body, and leave it here, and first put him in the coffin and seal it as a temporary house." Before he could finish speaking, Mrs. Zhou put away the original coffin The coffin was beaten apart, and he cried: "It was said earlier that he died of illness. You dog official will definitely open an inspection. Now there are no wounds, and you want to collect it. Is this what you do when you are an official? Although we are ordinary people, we have not violated the law. I can't torture the innocent like this. Yesterday I used torture to extract a confession, and now I care about people's lives. How can this be done? Now that the coffin has been opened, it can't be buried again. coffin. I couldn’t find any injuries, and I’m going to risk my life with you for the crime of insulting the officer.” Then he came up and grabbed Di Gong Sapo.Seeing his daughter-in-law like this, Tang came over, and the two of them stayed together, arguing endlessly.When Di Gong arrived at this time, he had no choice but to listen to her stalking.All those idlers, seeing that Mr. Di was embarrassed here, knew that he was a good official, and they all came up to Mrs. Zhou and said, "You woman, you don't understand too much. Your husband has already suffered from this washing. If you don't want to take him away at this time, Don't you just listen to him expose? Since the grandfather allows you to apply for a detailed plea, it is not a lie to you. Besides, no one knows about this matter, and you can't do it if you want to cover it up. I think it's useless for you to mess around here. It's better to bury the body first Get up, go to the city with him, and go to the yamen to wait for the letter, that's the right thing to do." Seeing that everyone said the same thing, Zhou thought that I was just making such a fuss to prevent him from re-examination next time. It's all right.Mrs. Zhou said: "It wasn't me who caused my husband to suffer, but this dog official was innocent. Since he made the first complaint, I just sat in his yamen. Although I was buried now, I refused to plead guilty at that time. Don't blame me for making trouble in the court. "Speaking, let go and let everyone arrange.Reluctantly, the old coffin had already been broken up for her, so she had to rush the guards to Huanghua Town to buy a thin coffin, and it would be brought here in the evening.Immediately, the coffin was hastily finished, the house was put in the original place, and the deposit was marked. Then, he led the people to Huanghua Town and stayed in the inn from the previous time.Tang was released first, but Zhou was still in custody.All orders have been completed, and the lights have been on for a long time.

Seeing that the crowd had dispersed, Mr. Di was really suspicious. He saw Hong Liang coming in from the outside and said to Mr. Di: "The villain was ordered to investigate that young man named Chen Ruipeng. He opened a shop in this town because he was with Bi Shun before his death. Neighbor, so it is a pity after his death. As for the case, I may not know it, but I know that Zhou's Yu Bishun often laughed in front of the street, which is not a woman's reason. After his death, he didn't go out of the door all day long. Even outsiders refused to see him. On this point, it makes people puzzled. Since there is no evidence at this time, how to deal with this matter? From the perspective of the deceased, it must be unjust. If there is no injury, and torture is not easy, my grandfather will still try. Moreover, it has been half a month since the case of Liulidun, and Mrs. Qiao and Ma Rong have not interviewed the murderer. How can it be settled for a while. Although the uncle is not famous for his fame, but human life is at stake, and he has to take care of it." The two were discussing in the inn, when they heard voices outside and crying, and when they got inside, Hong Liang suspected that it was Tang's ex Come to mess around, and heard the shout outside: "You ask Mrs. Di, now Zhongjin, even though it is a life case, it can't be so urgent. It's not that Mrs. will not take you to justice. Take a good rest, make it clear, we will help you How do you know it's your husband?" Hong Liang knew that something else happened, so he rushed to visit, but he didn't know that the family of the unknown man who was killed in Liulitun came to complain.Hong Liang went back to Duke Di and ordered someone to bring him in.When Di Gong saw that it was a woman in her forties, with unkempt hair and face covered with tears, just as she walked in, she burst into tears and knelt down on the ground, calling on the grandfather to avenge her.

Di Gong asked: "You are Hemen's family? How do you know that man is your husband? To be honest, this county is easy to arrest." The woman said: "The little woman's surname is Wang, and her natal family is from the Chou family. My husband's name is Wang Hong. He specializes in pushing carts. He lives in Liushuigou, which is about [-] to [-] miles away from Liulidun. That day, because my neighbor was sick, I asked my husband to report to Qufu. There were hundreds of contacts. It was miles away, so I had to go back in one day, so I got up and went in the middle of the night. Unexpectedly, I didn’t come back at night. At first, I suspected that he was delayed, but after waiting for a few days, the people from Qufu had returned, and asked about the situation. Because, it was said that my husband had never been there. Hearing this, the little woman was startled and had to wait for a few more days, but she still did not come back, so she went to look for it herself. But when she went to Liulidun, she saw someone A coffin was asked to be claimed, and the little lady asked someone to read the notice. The body, age, and clothes on the coffin belonged to my husband Wang Hong. He was killed for some reason, so wronged, I always ask my grandfather to understand me." As he spoke, he cried bitterly on the ground.Hearing what she said was true, Mr. Di had no choice but to explain his work. He allowed her to seize it immediately, and then rewarded her with ten slings to take the coffin away. Only then did Wang Choushi retreat.

Di Gong was very depressed and thought: "I came here to clear up the accumulated cases for the sake of the country and the people. At this time, there are so many suspicious cases. If they don't make it clear, how can we treat the people? The case of Liulitun , there is still a clue, as long as Qiu's surname is obtained, it will be clear at a glance, but Bi Shun's matter can't be tested, so how can it be settled? Seeing that Zhou is so vicious, no matter she won't allow me to be vague, Even if I saw Bi Shun appearing twice, I can't ask him for my fame. I can only go back to the yamen and pray to the Yin officials silently, and ask for secret instructions, and maybe the two cases can be solved." At that time, I was troubled for a while, Xiaoer Bring in wine and rice, and barely eat some food.Fu and Hong Liang went out and made a private visit, but they still couldn't find any clues, so they had to wander around in the shop, rested all night, and returned to the yamen in a sedan chair early the next morning.First detour around Liulidun to see Wang Qiushi, and take the coffin away before returning to the Yamen.First of all, he had his own official business, went up to the lobby, brought Mrs. Zhou to the front of the case, talked to her, and said: "This county will plead guilty first, but the case will not be cleared for a day, and it will not leave here for a day. Your husband has I'm here to sue you for your infamy, and tonight, when there is a bad business in the county, bring him here to inquire about it, and then make a judgment." How could Zhou believe it, knowing that he used words to deceive others, and said: "Master, you don't need to be so pretentious. Even if you bother to ask the devil, since he has no wounds, would he dare to confront him again? The grandfather is a majestic official, but it is ridiculous for him to be counted by ghosts! Now that the detailed text has been written, the little lady will believe it now. "

At that time, Mr. Di heard her sarcasm and knew that he was scolding him face to face, but it was not easy to punish him at this time, so he had to order Yuan Cha to take him with him, and he retreated to the back hall, made an abbreviation, and wrote the form.Then he fasted and took a bath, and ordered Hong Liang to go to the county temple to greet him first, saying that he would come to the temple tonight, and all the idlers would be expelled.After saluting myself, I knelt down and recited the seal, and burned it in the furnace.He ordered Hong Liang to serve at the bottom, and one person was on the left. He laid out the luggage, and sat quietly on the futon for a while. After the appointment was scheduled, he went back to God and prayed. Officials have their salaries, and gods have their incense. Since you have this position, you should ask about this matter. Knock at my psychic department and give clear instructions." After praying these few words, I sat down on the bunk, closed my eyes and concentrated on it, waiting for the ghosts and gods to appear.

I don't know if Mr. Di will be able to crack these two cases when he stays in the temple this time, let's see the breakdown in the next chapter.

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