Han Xuan returned to the county government from Su's house to deal with the official documents, and then prepared to return to the house to continue to study the "Book of Horses". Through these two years of research, he has gained a lot, he has learned how to arrange troops and march and many other tactics, combined with his understanding of modern military theory, Han Xuan dares to say that he is now marching and fighting at least no worse than these generals of the Han Dynasty. And the entire Luo County under his rectification, arrested many thieves, severely punished the law, and there has been no case for a long time.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Han Xuan was about to go out, someone beat a drum outside the door and shouted grievances. Han Xuan came to the court and sat down in the hall with the county commander Qian Rui and the county magistrate Zhao Mu, and Han Xuan specially asked Huang Ergou to make two chairs for them to sit on. I saw a big plaque hanging in the lobby, with the four big characters of "Mirror Hanging" written on it, the left side of the lobby was avoided, and the right was quiet, and Cao Xing, who was standing next to Han Xuan, shouted: "Ascend to the hall!" ”

The official below kept shaking the court staff in his hand and smashing it on the ground, shouting: "Wei!! "Martial !!"

It was Han Xuan who asked them to do this, and he told Qian Rui and Zhao Mu that it was very imposing for the officials to shake the court staff and smash the ground like this, which could make the interrogated person feel depressed and other psychological effects.

Han Xuan was shocked and asked, "Who is beating the drum in the hall?" What grievances come quickly. ”

I saw an old woman kneeling under the lobby, and she cried: "The old woman Wang has visited the county governor, and the old woman wants to sue my daughter-in-law." This poisonous woman killed my son Sun Guang, my poor son~"

I saw a young woman kneeling next to her: "You old woman don't want to spray people with blood, how can the concubine harm her husband?" ”

Han Xuan asked, "Wang, you should tell the official about the case." ”

Wang said: "The night before yesterday, the old woman heard a noise in my child's room, thinking that it was some small conflict between the two of them. I didn't think it was quite quiet last night, but when I woke up this morning, I found my son dead in my room. ”

The young woman said to Han Xuan, "My lord, the concubine Chen is really wronged. I hope you don't take her word for it! ”

Han Xuan said calmly: "This official pays attention to evidence in judging cases, and no conviction without evidence!" Where is the body of the deceased, the official must personally examine the autopsy. ”

Han Xuan, Qian Rui, Zhao Mu and others came to the scene of the crime, the home of the deceased Sun Guang.

Han Xuan entered Sun Guang's bedroom, only to see that the windows in the room were closed. The items in the room are also neatly arranged, and there are no traces of fighting. Han Xuan asked Cao Xuan to go up to the roof to inspect it, and saw that there was no trace of external force destroying the roof.

Han Xuan asked Wang and Chen, "Has anyone touched the scene since the incident?" ”

Seeing that they all shook their heads and said no, Han Xuan said: "This is strange, Sun Guang slept in this bedroom before he died, and no outsiders entered. He is only here with his wife Chen, if the murderer is not Chen, who else can there be? ”

Hearing this, Chen hurriedly knelt on the ground and cried, "My lord, the concubine is wronged." The adult once said that the case should be judged by evidence, can the adult have evidence to prove that the concubine did it? ”

Han Xuan asked the Wang family to take them to the mourning hall, and Han Xuan waved his hand: "Open the coffin for autopsy!" ”

Several officials carried the lid of the coffin and put it aside, and Han Xuan stepped forward to inspect Sun Guang's body in the coffin. After careful inspection, there were no scars on the body's body, and Han Xuan immediately ruled out the possibility of death from external injuries.

Han Xuan inspected the deceased's mouth and nose again, and turned the deceased's eyelids. Han Xuan groaned, "It's not poisoning. ”

Han Xuan couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle, how did the deceased die? Now there is no evidence, and there is no way to convict Chan.

Han Xuan said: "This case will be shelved for the time being, and when I go back to the house to sort out my thoughts, this official is scheduled to close the case before Sun Guang's first seven." ”

After a few more days, seeing that Sun Guang's first seven days were about to arrive, Han Xuan did not close the case for a long time. Wang ran to the gate of the county yamen and clamored for Han Xuan to convict Chen, and the front of the yamen was crowded with people watching the excitement. According to ancient customs, the deceased was buried after the first seven days. Now that Han Xuan's promise to solve the case before the first seven years looks like it can't be fulfilled, everyone is unhappy for the Wang family, accusing Han Xuan of unfavorable judgment.

Cao Xuan hurriedly came out to maintain order, and Han Xuan came out and said to the people: "Everyone, I have solved the ......"

But seeing a person coming in the distance and interrupting Han Xuan, he smiled and said to the people: "Fathers and fellow villagers, I, Zhao Mu, have found evidence and can close this case!" ”

Han Xuan was also shocked when he heard this, and followed Zhao Mu, the Wang family and the onlookers to the Wang family's house.

Zhao Mu ordered someone to open Sun Guang's coffin, only to see him reach for the bun on the top of the corpse's head and untie the deceased's bun. Everyone saw that he was struggling to pull something, and when he pulled it out, everyone saw clearly that it was a hairpin.

The hairpin was broken, and because the hairpin was very thin and nailed to the top of the deceased, Sun Guang's bun covered the small half of the top of his head. Therefore, Han Xuan failed to find it when he inspected Sun Guang's body.

When Han Xuan figured it out, he was preempted by Zhao Mu. Wang recognized the hairpin at a glance as Chen's hairpin, and Chen cried and admitted that she was the murderer of her husband.

Zhao Mu ordered the officials to put Chen in prison. He solved the case and was praised by the people, and he was getting carried away at the moment.

When everyone dispersed, Han Xuan pulled Zhao Mu over and whispered, "Zhao Xiancheng is really decisive!" The official is ashamed of himself. ”

Zhao Mu pulled Han Xuan to a corner and said to him, "Lieutenant Han has won the award." Thanks to my wife, Lee, who reminded me that the cause of death of the deceased was unknown that day, I told her about the case. She asked me to scrutinize the deceased's bun and said that evidence would be found. ”

Han Xuan complimented: "Madam Zun is really smart and peerless, and before she went to the scene to inspect it, she could find evidence just through Lord Zhao's description. Lord Zhao's wife can't be compared, ashamed! ”

After Zhao Mu went to the mansion of the county commander Qian Rui, Han Xuan said to Cao Xuan: "Zijian, what do you think? ”

Cao Xuan pondered for a while and said, "My lord, there must be something strange at this time!" ”

In the county Zhao Mu's mansion, a masked man climbed over the courtyard wall and quietly slipped into Li's boudoir, and he knocked Zhao Mu's wife Li unconscious with one palm and took her away.

When Lee woke up, he found himself blindfolded with his hands and feet tied, and he didn't know where he was. After a long time, a gust of wind blew and untied the ropes of Lee's hands and feet and disappeared.

Li ripped off the black cloth covering her eyes, and she found herself in the City God Temple. It was pitch black outside the temple, and it seemed that it was already night. It was still raining heavily, and the temple was alone, and Li was so frightened that he cowered in the corner and shivered. The stone statue of the city god looks hideous against the backdrop of the night, and it looks particularly terrifying.

I only heard a gust of wind blowing, and two lights suddenly lit up in the City God Temple, and a "City God Lord" quietly appeared.

Lord Chenghuang spoke with an echo: "Li's ...... I'm from this county...... Chenghuang, do you know why you were arrested here today? You have done something wrong, and no one knows it, but I know it. People are doing it, and the sky is watching. I'm going to arrest you today and ask for your guilt! ”

Li was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and begged for mercy: "Lord Chenghuang spares his life, the concubine has recruited everything, and begs Lord Chenghuang to be light." ”

"Lord Chenghuang" smiled: "If you invite it, I will make my own decision." If you have half a lie, you will be sent to the underworld in a moment to return to the hell of Mount Tai. ”

Li Shi said tremblingly: "The concubine doesn't dare to hide half a sentence. The concubine's ex-husband was pierced to death by the concubine with a hairpin, and I married Zhao Xiancheng after his death. I saw that the murderer in the case that Zhao Xiancheng solved a few days ago was similar to my murder method back then, so I reminded him to let him solve the case. ”

"Chenghuang Ye" said with a smile: "Since you have been recruited from the truth, you will go to the county government of this county tomorrow to surrender yourself, so as to save the suffering of soul torture in the underworld." Hehehe~ Hehe. ”

Early the next morning, Li went to the gate of the county government to surrender and confessed to the murder of her ex-husband. Han Xuan convicted Li and Chen, and ordered the officials to take them outside the city gate and have the executioners behead them.

Han Xuan glanced at Qian Rui and Zhao Mu twice, only to see that both of them were silent, obviously agreeing with his verdict. Han Xuan didn't expect Zhao Mu to see that his wife was about to be convicted and beheaded, and he didn't plead at all.

As soon as he felt surprised, Zhao Mu arched his hand and said to him: "The Li family is a murderer, and this official is deceived by her and actually marries her." Now that the truth is revealed, the county lieutenant of Wanghan does not have to worry about enforcing the law impartially! ”