Idle courtiers

Chapter 75
The files of the murder case had been stored in the county government for ten years. Due to the low level of science and technology in ancient times, the paper was old and the fingerprints had become blurred.

Zhou Nan's angry fingerprints were covered, and it was a mess. Even if the detective Di Renjie was there at this time, he couldn't see the original appearance.

There are quite a lot of files, and according to the system at that time, wherever there is the word Zhou Nan, fingerprints must be stamped.It took a long time for Zhou Nan to get everything done.

He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, relaxed his body and mind, and chatted with Mr. Huang while watching the case that happened that day.

Why Zhou Xiucai clashed with Mr. Zhou back then, and how he took his life later, Zhou Nan had only vaguely heard it a few times, so he was inevitably a little curious in his heart.

In fact, at that time, Zhou Xiucai and Mr. Mei had a disagreement about the scriptures. They argued for a long time, and even turned their faces into enemies.

At that time, Zhou Xiucai and Mr. Mei were drinking and having fun in a restaurant.Both of them were drunk, and after yelling and cursing at each other for a long time, they twisted into a ball and came to the stairs.

Zhou Xiucai couldn't bear it anymore, and punched Mr. Mei in the chest.

Immediately, Mr. Mei yelled, his whole face was distorted.According to the owner of the restaurant, it was "pale face, sweating like beans." Then, he turned over and fell down the stairs, dying.

"Probably he fell into a cerebral hemorrhage, which is basically a death sentence in ancient times. Even in a modern society with advanced medical science, a craniotomy is required, and it takes a lot of money to save it." Zhou Nan didn't realize it. Some sympathized with Mr. Mei, "Why is this such a coincidence, it just happened to hurt your head?"

He subconsciously went to look at the autopsy report of Xu Zuo again, and as soon as he opened it, he smiled wryly in his heart: "Could it be possible that Wu Zuo also dissected Mr. Mei's body, what can you tell just by looking at the surface? Mr. Mei It has been ten years since the young master was buried, and now there are only a handful of dead bones left in the tomb."

Just as he was about to throw the file aside, a line of words inside suddenly caught his eye.It roughly means that the reason why Mr. Mei stumbled and fell downstairs was because Zhou Nan punched him and caused unbearable pain.

So, here comes the problem.According to the autopsy report, Mei Xiucai is about 1.7 meters tall and weighs 140 kilograms when converted into modern weights and measures.This figure is amazing in the Ming Dynasty where malnutrition was common.

According to Zhou Nan's observation, in the Central Plains and Jiangnan areas during the Jiajing period, ordinary people ate meat only a few times a year because of the large number of people and the lack of land.Protein intake is generally insufficient.Just relying on the carbohydrates of a catty of rice for three meals a day can't provide many calories at all.

The reason why Mr. Mei is so tall is not because the family has money and eats well.Moreover, the Mei family has good genes.Mei Kang is a man like a steel tower, and Mei Pu is no different from an adult at the age of 12.

Therefore, the average height in the rural areas of the entire Ming Dynasty was only about 1.6 meters ten.As far as Zhou Xiucai was concerned at the time, at the age of 16, he was only 1.6 meters tall and weighed about [-] kilograms, which was so pitiful.

Then, another more important question comes.His face was pale from being punched, and he was sweating profusely. "There is only one possible situation, that is, the bone was broken and the pain was unbearable. However, according to the autopsy report, Mr. Mei's body is intact, with no fractures or internal injuries.

It is impossible for a frail scholar who weighs ninety catties to knock down Mr. Mei who weighs one hundred and forty catties.Don't say that Zhou Xiu has internal strength and knows how to punch seven wounds.After traveling to the Ming Dynasty, Zhou Nan also noticed that the so-called martial arts are actually not as mysterious as those in martial arts novels.

Even the best fighters in the army have stronger strength and quicker reaction than ordinary people, which is the level of later generations of Sanda athletes, or even worse.

"Could it be that Mr. Mei has a hidden disease? I haven't heard of it!" Zhou Nan felt more and more suspicious about this case, but he couldn't see where the suspicion was due to the limited information at hand.

After reading the dossier, Zhou Nan stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Brother Huang."

"It's nothing, we're all working together. Don't you still have the job of being a house clerk? It's not a bad rule to read the files." Mr. Huang said with a smile: "You can see all of them? But, there are more than one file. This one."

Zhou Nan's face changed slightly: "Is there another set in other places?"

"Yes, human life is at stake, and the Ministry of Criminal Justice still has a reserve." Master Huang explained that whenever a major homicide case is encountered in the local area, and the criminals are arrested, after interrogation, according to the system, they have to be reported to the provincial level for retrial by the Procuratorate .After the trial, report to the Ministry of Punishment.After the Criminal Ministry recorded the statement, it was sent to Dali Temple for conviction.

After being convicted, it must be sent to the Metropolitan Procuratorate for review.The final verdict of Dali Temple will be issued after the review is correct. Those who should be executed should be executed after autumn;

In this way, a set of procedures is considered complete.

For critical cases of human life, all departments are very cautious and follow laws and regulations.

After the criminal case is concluded, in addition to the government of the place where the crime occurred will keep a set of files, the Ministry of Criminal Affairs also has a set of files to file.

Zhou Nan is just a small official, a basic civil servant, if he can enter the Ministry of Punishment to modify files?

At the moment, he felt a little frustrated.But after thinking about it, at least the fingerprints left by the county have been changed. If someone has doubts about my identity in the future, is it possible to go to the central government to file?
People in small places, do you know which way to look at the gate of the Ministry of Criminal Justice?
Thinking of this made me happy again.

As for the suspicious points in this case, Zhou Nan just felt a little strange, wanted to investigate but didn't know where to start, so that's all.

Besides, the county examination is coming soon, which is related to whether the 300 taels of debt can be settled, and he has no time to think about other things.

A few days later, this year's Anton County Examination was held as scheduled.

Culture and education are directly related to the performance of a local official. According to gossip, Shi Zhixian will be transferred to Yunnan soon, and the time is after the Chinese New Year.If the county examination can be done well this time, and a few scholars will be sent out, his term as county magistrate can be regarded as a perfect ending.

On this day, Zhou Nan was preparing in the ceremony room as usual, when suddenly a yamen servant came and said that the Elder Master invited him to talk.

When we arrived at Houya, seeing no one around, Shi Jieren suddenly said: "Zhou Nan, you have to think about the matter of protecting the third son of the Mei family as the first case. As far as the county knows, that Mei Pu failed in his studies. Mr. Fanjia thought he was stupid, so he didn’t even want Shuxiu, and left with the crown. The official is worried that he will go to the examination room of the college, because the essay is really bad, which will annoy Xuezheng and damage the official reputation of the county.”

Zhou Nan was shocked: "My lord, this is what you promised. In fact, you don't have to worry about the county honor. Every year, there are more scholars who can't study among the top names in each county. What's going on? clearly."

Shi Zhixian pondered for a moment: "You step back, let me think about it again."

After going down, Zhou Nan inquired and found out that just yesterday, the sailor's family suddenly sent someone to visit Shi Jieren, and they talked for a long time, probably promising a lot of benefits.

Zhou Nan was dissatisfied, you Shi Jieren, you obviously agreed to me, but when it came time to take the exam, you started to hesitate, isn't this a trick?

On the day of the county examination, Shi Zhixian, who loves to sleep in late, and Zhou Nan, who is good at what he does and does not follow suit, got up when they were not used to the body, and came to the county government to start preparing for the exam.

The examination room was set up in the lobby of the county government office. Today, many examinees, more than three hundred, were waiting outside the lobby for their identity verification before entering the venue one by one.

As an official close to the people, Shi Zhixian cheered up and met the candidates cordially, asked for their names one by one, and gave a few words of encouragement.

After a while, Mei Pu came over and said: "Student Mei Pu pays respects to old parents."

"You are Mei Pu?" Shi Jieren suddenly turned his face down, and shouted: "I heard that you spend a lot of money on wine and money, and ruined the reputation of the Mei family. Not only did you leave, sir, but also your parents. I got seriously ill with anger. An unfilial and useless person like you has the face to read sage books, and also has the face to participate in the country's national talent ceremony, come here!"

This is the sudden change in the situation. Zhou Nan was shocked and couldn't help saying: "The county lord."

"Shut up!" Shi Jieren was furious.

(End of this chapter)