The Four Great Cases of Wu Zetian

Chapter 9

Clay Tools Unveiled by Di County Magistrate

But when Mr. Di saw that Mrs. Zhou asked him to open the coffin without injury and frame good people, what is the punishment in the law? Mr. Di sneered and said, "This county doesn't have the guts to pursue this case. I told your mother-in-law yesterday Explain that if the deceased has no injuries, the county will first dismiss him from office and punish him.

If you want to intimidate with words at this time, you can close the case here, and don't have such delusions in front of this county because others may be fooled by you. "The order was sent to take Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Zhou to the corpse first to say hello, and the guards could not help her to distinguish them. They had already dragged the two of them off, pushed and hugged each other, got on the messenger sedan chair, and went straight to Gaojiawa. Mr. Di Immediately, he took the criminals and others, and went away in a sedan chair. All the people along the way, listening to the opening of the coffin, said that it was easy to see things, and they all brought the old and the young to visit with the sedan chair. About At the beginning of noon, he arrived in Huanghua Town. Tao Daxi, a geotechnical engineer, He Kai, came to greet him earlier, and said: "The corpse yard has been arranged, please show me. " Di Gong told them to retreat, and said to Hong Liang: "you were in the bathroom the day before yesterday, and you heard Yuan Wu say that the young man who took a bath opened a shop near Bi's house. Why are you going to visit now? Name, return to Gaojiawa.The county is too late to go back to the city today. After the inspection, it will be temporarily used as a mansion in the inn the day before yesterday. "After the order is over, I go back to the sedan chair and go forward. After a while, I have already arrived at the front.

On the left side of the tomb, a shed with reed mats was built, in which there was a public case, and all the servants were on the right side.Under the reed mat shed, the earth-digging equipment has been placed in front of the tomb.

Mr. Di got off the sedan chair, went to the grave first, inspected it carefully, then entered the public seat, took Tao Daxi and Mrs. Zhou with him and asked: "The former Japanese county is here. You said that this tomb was buried by the Bi family. Is it true? This matter is unusual, if the coffin is opened, it is not Bi Shun, the crime is not small, then it will be too late to regret." Tao Daxi said: "How dare a villain lie, now his mother and wife, It's all here, so there's no reason for it to be wrong." Di Gong said: "It's not because of the county's arrest, but Naizhou's villainy, she and the county are still asking about the punishment for framing good people. If it wasn't for Bi Shun's grave, Not only hindered this test, but also the county will be charged with crimes. You have already made a statement. If you are not Bi Shun, you will be punished as usual." Then he said to Zhou: "Can you hear me? This county has always been for the people. He has never defended his own opinions in handling the case. It can be seen that when the coffin is opened, the bones are distressed in every possible way. You are his married couple. No matter how murdered, you should pay homage at this time to express your affection in life. "

After saying that, he ordered Tao Daxi to lead her there.When Bi Shun's mother saw Di Gong say this to her daughter-in-law, and saw her son turned over, she felt so sad that she couldn't help howling and crying. She grabbed Zhou and said, "My son, my Bi family is like this." Corruption! The death of the son is already a misfortune for the family, and this disaster will happen after he dies. I am not sad to meet this dog official." Zhou said in a loud voice: "I don't think you need to cry, usually At home, I can’t let me be quiet, bring someone back innocently, and find out about this matter, it’s useless to cry now. We have to open the coffin for an examination, and when he can’t find out his injuries, he won’t be afraid that he will be an official. Your Majesty Legislation, who asked him to rule the people, never asked him to harm anyone, and he was not allowed to accept the crime of sitting on the back. Ask me to worship, and I will worship." At that time, her mother-in-law was pushed over, and she walked in the In front of the grave, after two prostrations, not only did he not look sad, but he showed a lewd look, and cursed at Tao Daxi: "You old dog, you talk too much, and you are trying to please him in front of him at this time. Forgive me, I can’t go away. You do it, grandma has paid homage to you.” Tao Daxi was scolded by her, she was really wronged innocently, because she was a poor family, and she didn’t dare to argue with her in the corpse yard. I had to turn around and go back and forth to Duke Di.

When Di Gong saw Zhou being so aggressive, he thought to himself: "Although I want to avenge Bi Shun, I can't believe it very much. Because she is the wife of the deceased, she should be very sad when she opens the coffin and turns over the bones at this time, so she is ordered to go to sacrifice. Bye, seeing her persuasion, I don't know that she is not miserable at all, and she reflects such a fierce image, if there is any doubt, she must be murder." Then he ordered the earthworker to dig.

Tao Daxi accepted the order, and started digging with the shovels with the many fellows, and within half an hour, the coffin was revealed.Everyone came forward, brushed away the floating soil, reported to Di Gong, and carried it to the inspection field.At this time Tang saw that the coffin had been dug out, she had been crying to death, and fainted on the ground.Di Gong had to be helped by someone, got up and went to the field, first ordered He Kai and his guards to open the coffin lid.Everyone led the order to step forward, and then lifted the cover, they couldn't help but retreat a few steps together, and each of them stuck out their tongues and shook their lips in fright, saying: "This is really strange, even if the death is unknown, it will definitely not be more than a year, two years later. One eye remained open.

Look at this image, isn't it terrifying! " Hearing this, Di Gong went to the side of the coffin and looked inside. He saw that his eyes were similar to walnuts, and there was no light at all, but he was surprised to see the gray look. He said: "Bi Shun , Bi Shun, today the county is here to avenge your grievances. If you have the spirit, close your eyes quickly so that everyone can come forward. No matter what, I will interrogate your case and understand it. "How can you know that even though a person is dead, the ghosts will not leave. Di Gong just finished speaking, and his eyes closed. All the guards, and other people, were all amazed, saying that this man was murdered. , Otherwise, why is it so effective. Immediately, Duke Di turned around, and a few brave servants inside took the lead first, carried Bi Shun out of the coffin, placed it on the corpse yard, and first invited the sun with the reed mat. It has been buried in the soil for a long time, and it will be difficult to show it when it is tested.You must wash it first before you can act according to the law.Ask the grandfather to show you. " Di Gong said: "this county knows the reason, but his clothes are not rotten, and his body is still intact. " Seeing what Di Gong said, Wu Zuo had to take off the clothes of the corpse gently. The skin on the body was already rotten, and many rags were stuck to it. If you don't spray the wine, you don't know where the scar is, so you have to go back and see. Di Gong ordered Tao Daxi to choose a wide open field, dig a deep pond, and bring an iron pot from a nearby house, and put it on the wasteland with him. Everyone boiled a pot of hot water, soaked it with a soft cloth, wiped off the rags, and then used hot water on the whole body, washed it once, then took a bucket of high grain shochu, sprayed it around for a while, Cover the corpse with a cloth.

At this time, the corpse yard is already crowded with people, both men and women are crowded together, looking forward to the opening of the examination.I saw that he started from the head and face, and went to the lower abdomen step by step, but he still didn't report any injuries, everyone was already puzzled.Seeing him and the guards again, they lifted the body up and turned it over. The back of the spine, the head, and the top were inspected to the valley road. It was still the same as before, and no injuries were reported.At this moment, Duke Di was also in a hurry, so he closed the case and watched everyone make their move.Now that the upper body has been tested, I have to come to test the lower half of the legs and feet. All the skin and joints have been tested, and there is no scar.Wu Zuo had no choice but to report to Duke Di, saying: "The villain is on this mission. The methods have always been tested, and they are divided into positive and negative. These two places are not injured, so they can be imported with a silver stick to test the poison. Bi Shun's external body has no injuries from top to bottom. Please show me, my lord." Before Mr. Di could speak, Mrs. Zhou grabbed him and said angrily, "My husband has been dead for a year, and my lord framed him for no reason, saying that his death was unknown, and the coffin was opened to reveal it. Now Who is completely uninjured, but wants to enter with a silver sign, isn't it just a prevarication, thinking of harming others! Whether it is a sudden illness or death, even if the dog official sees the flaw, it is the poisonous gas in his belly, which has been in his belly for a year. After a long time, it should happen. How can there be no harm and no poison in the whole body, but there is poison in the abdomen? He doesn't know the reason, you have taught it, and you have been this servant for more than a year. Why do you follow his order and make the dead suffer? This is definitely not feasible!" As he spoke, he grabbed Wu Zuo and cried endlessly.

Di Gongdao: "This county has made a decision with you. If the deceased is not injured, I am willing to sit back. This official matter has been submitted to the constitution yesterday. How can I prevaricate? But autopsies have always been performed, and there is no external injury. Inner abdomen, this is the law, why do you hold on to the tolerance and act recklessly, don’t you know the king’s law? Why don’t you put it down quickly and let him test the inner abdomen again. If there is still no injury, the county will be willing to sit back. Don't be rude." Zhou said, "I don't think you need to take it seriously. Although there is no injury at the moment, you can use false words to say something. If you are against the deceased, after the inspection, there is still no poison. I'm afraid you will sit back. Grandpa will not be able to cover up the crime." After saying these words, Wu Zuo dared not do anything.I don't know what happened to Di Gong at that time, let's see the breakdown in the next chapter.

(End of this chapter)