The Four Great Cases of Wu Zetian

Chapter 8

The adultery is as sharp as the old woman's idiot
But he said that Mrs. Zhou was beaten with forty lashes, and she was willing to confess. At that time, she kept complaining, and said to the hall: "My grandfather is the parent of a county. If there is no case, he wants to kill someone. What kind of government is he! Today! The little woman is willing to be beaten to death here, and if she wants to use torture to confess, she must be lying in the middle of the night. "Although the steel knife is fast, it does not kill the innocent." Testify, where is his appearance? Do you know that there is a sky beyond the sky, you have come here to frame you for personal revenge, and your boss has never closed the door. Even if the officials protect each other, the prosecution is still not allowed. I sue you. Falsely accused of being a thief, there is still the crime of sitting on the back, not to mention that I am a young widow, I have risked my life, and you don't want to wear it firmly." At that time, I was crying and scolding in the hall. .

Seeing that she was so eloquent, Duke Di asked someone to serve her with a stick. There was a threat from both sides, and with a sound of "puff", the torture tool was thrown off.Seeing her, Mrs. Zhou still insisted on her words and complained endlessly.Di Gongdao: "This county also knows that you are promiscuous and aggressive. Forgive your skin all over your body. It is not made of pig iron. If you don't recruit, this county will not loosen the torture tools for a day."At this time, the servants, seeing Zhou's defense, understood each other and refused to go forward.There was a quick man inside, seeing that Hong Liang was also in the hall, he hurriedly lost his eyes, the two walked to the back of the Nuan Pavilion, and asked him: "Dutou, what kind of loopholes did you find in the interview with the grandfather yesterday, and now you are in the hall and you are here?" Tell people to use torture. If she is strangled to death, how can the grandpa's fame and our lives be sued? Isn't this something out of nothing? She is very upright at ordinary times, why is she so muddled today? Even if she murdered her husband, she has to be serious Indeed, torture can only be done after the coffin is opened. You can go up at this time, answer first, or retreat first, and interrogate later? Or use arbitrary torture? You see, this woman's sharp mouth is not a threat Reasonable, if you act like your grandfather, you are afraid that your fame will be hindered." After Hong Liang heard this, even though he and Di Gong went to investigate together, it was always because the incident was separated by a year, even if no one reported it, the dumb man cannot be used as evidence. He couldn't give up in his heart, so he had no choice but to go to Di Gong's side and whispered a few words.Di Gong said angrily at that time: "This case was visited by the county itself. If someone reports it and makes the deceased wronged, there is no way to extend it. What kind of county magistrate is this county here! Even if you dare not use torture , the county will open the coffin for inspection tomorrow, and if there is no scar at that time, I will sit down willingly, and this case cannot be dismissed because of this." He said to Zhou: "You whore, you are still so eloquent. , as the county said, you should be smart, and if you find out that you have died temporarily, I forgive you and you can't deny it." At that time, the guards were ordered first, and Zhou's family was imprisoned, and Bi Shun's mother was signed at the same time. On a day's errand, I went to Gaojiawa to arrange a corpse yard and prepare to open the coffin tomorrow.As soon as the errand ticket came out, all the officers in Changping were frightened on behalf of Mr. Di, saying that this matter is no joke, although it is suspicious, it can't be done in this way, if it can't be verified, it will be a waste of life.

Not to mention that everyone was discussing in private, but only that the businessman arrived at Huanghua Town and went all the way to the front of Bishun's house. It turns out that Mr. Di is in this town. I said that although he is an upright official, he can't hear the wind well. Now that he sees the flaw, he naturally investigates it thoroughly. That old fool is still crying on the ground. No leaks? But Mr. Di can't just copy the confession because of this suspicious case. From this point of view, there will always be a big outbreak later." They were chatting there, and the messenger had arrived at the alley and sang loudly: "Everyone But we are separated! We have traveled dozens of miles for this business, and it is meaningless to stay here at this time. To watch the excitement, we will go to Gaojiawa tomorrow.

"Speaking, we parted the crowd, and when we got inside, we saw the old woman crying: "This is not a disaster from heaven!Yesterday, when he was serious, why did you ask him to make such a disturbance?I don't want to die tomorrow, and I will fight this old life with him. The messenger went up and shouted: "You old man, you don't know what's going on. It's better for your grandfather to avenge your son's grievances, but you say so!"Since you are going to work hard, it is a great coincidence that the grandfather is waiting for an answer in the hall, so he will go with you so that your daughter-in-law will not be in prison alone. As he said, he dragged her away and wanted to go into the city. Bi Shun's mother saw that another messenger was coming, and it was a sad time. I don't want any more of this family's products. Anyway, you dog official will make rumors and make troubles, and you are going to sue him with your life. My mother won't go with you, and I will be sorry for my daughter-in-law. "At that time, I went out of the gate and walked together.

The messenger, seeing what had happened to him, hurriedly said to He Kai: "Although we are tired of her and have traveled so many ways, we can't bear to see her like this. It's not easy to come to this small house." Yes, which item does not need money to buy? You can send two men to take care of her for a night, it is also a good thing for you and me." He Kai also agreed at that time, met the two of them, took advantage of the moonlight, and went there overnight.

After the third watch, they were already at the base of the city. Fortunately, the gatekeepers were all acquaintances. When they heard about the county's tolerance, they quickly opened the gate and let the two of them in. At this time, Duke Di had already rested.They sent someone to bring Bi Shun's mother into the classroom, and stayed there overnight. Early the next morning, when Mr. Di got up, the tickets were finished, and then he sat in the lobby and brought her with her.Di Gong asked: "Although your wife's surname is Bi, what's the surname of your mother's family? I came to your town the day before yesterday in this county. Do you know that it was your son's incident? It's just because his death is unknown and he was killed by your daughter-in-law. This county is an upright official here, and it is dedicated to avenging grievances on behalf of others, so your son sued me and begged me to avenge him. I brought you here today for nothing else. I hate that your daughter-in-law refuses to admit it. The county deliberately framed her, and if it wasn't for the examination of the coffin, the matter would never be distinguished. The deceased is your son, so I bring you to the case." When Bi Shun's mother heard this, she didn't agree, and replied at that time: "My son is dead. One year, why did you have to look through the bones? On the night of his death, I saw him at home, and when he was about to be encoffined, he was seen by all eyes. The grandfather said that my son was wronged, and my son had no justice. My daughter-in-law was tortured? There is no proof and no evidence for this. Since you are a parent official, you should visit and understand why it is so harmful! My maiden name is Tang, and I have been here for several generations. I don’t know if I am a good person. If you want to ask him, are you going to drag others down again? I’m here to explain to you today that I don’t want to go back unless my wife is released. If I die here, I can’t listen to your nonsense. , kill the living and seek my dead." As he spoke, he continued to cry in the hall.

When Di Gong saw that she was a useless and honest person, she kept talking for his daughter-in-law, he was very anxious, and said: "You woman, you are so confused, no wonder your son died, you believed it, even the county judged it like this, you I still don’t understand. We know that the county is doing it for your sake. If the coffin can’t be opened to examine the wound, the county will also sit back. Just because the deceased’s ghost refused to accept and came to complain, you refuse to open the examination today. Don’t you feel wronged? Stretched? Since this county is the local government, we can't be ignorant of it. We are going to destroy this black yarn, but we have to do something to reveal the truth. This test is done!" Said, let her be taken away, and sent an order tomorrow morning Chenshi Go, at the end of the day, Dengchang immediately withdrew from the hall, went to the lower study room, prepared detailed documents, and applied for the constitution.All the servants outside are suspicious and say that Di Gong is reckless.But they didn't dare to go up and resist, so they had to prepare the things for the test and spend the night.

The next day, when the sky was about to brighten, all the guards had already arrived one after another. They sent out three bangs first, and waited in the lobby.At the time of Chen, Di Gong was promoted to the court, and first passed on the work of the original commissioner and the inspector, saying: "This matter is different from the ordinary case. If it does not hurt, it is a small thing to ruin this county's reputation. You and others will not be indifferent. Today Make sure the wounds are identified, so that we can decide the case and punish the deceased, and avenge the deceased." The messengers finished their orders, and immediately brought the Tang family and the Zhou family to the hall.

Di Gong said to Zhou Shi again: "you whore, you were willing to be punished yesterday, but you refused to confess. I don't know that you have deceived others. This county will not allow you to be fooled. Take your mother-in-law and daughter-in-law today to open the inspection, and see if you have any more. Why argue." Seeing that Mr. Di was so powerful, Mrs. Zhou said inwardly, "I didn't expect to be so serious, but if I go here, I may not be able to prove it. Why don't I bite him and let him know my interests." At that time, he replied: "The grievances of the little lady are as deep as the ocean. What does the grandfather have to do with the deceased if he is slandered by revenge. One year after my husband died, he suddenly opened the coffin and turned it upside down. What's your opinion? If there are injuries, the woman should plead guilty. , even though my grandfather is a seal official, you have to admit to yourself if there is any punishment in the law, and you can't use the national law as a joke to blindly frame ordinary people." Di Gong sneered, I don't know what to say, let's see the breakdown in the next chapter.

(End of this chapter)