When the beautiful woman Ye heard Wang Mang's words, saying that she was going to kill her child, she panicked and hurriedly begged for mercy: "Adult, beg adult." It was the women who framed the adults, and it was the women who did not abide by the women's way and had a tryst with Gongzi Zhou. I hope that the adults will be kind and let my child go. Please, my lord, I confess, I confess my sin, my lord. ”

After speaking, she cried to Zhou Ping again: "Master Zhou, adults know everything, they know everything." Don't resist any longer, or our children will die." ”

Wang Mang ignored the two people, but said to Yuan Kui: "You said that I had no evidence and didn't find the murder weapon?" Hmph, people are doing it, the sky is watching, how can I not find the murder weapon. You cut off Li Ao's head with an axe, and then threw the head into a barren mountain, and the axe was buried in the back of the yard by you. ”

"Come on, go to Yuan Kui's backyard for me, dig the axe for me, and let him die."

Yuan Kui was startled, cold sweat flowed, and hurriedly retorted: "Lord Wang, if you want to add to the crime, why bother? I don't have an axe buried in my backyard. Even if there is, it must have been buried in advance. ”

"Hahaha, I knew you would be so quibble, but it still didn't work."

Wang Mang said coldly: "Yuan Kui, before I came here, the gods gave me a dream, asking me to uphold justice and find out the truth for the people. The fairy had expected you to deny such a quibble, so he passed on to me a method sufficient to convict you of murder. ”

"What's the solution?"

Wang Hai on the side showed a look of concern, he really couldn't think of any way to prove that the axe was not buried in advance. After all, there is no one to testify to.

Thinking the same as him, Wang Ping, the city lord, and many ordinary people all showed expressions of concern. They were all shocked by the god in Wang Mang's mouth.

Wang Mang replied: "Everyone has ten fingers, and there are lines on them. It is unlikely that this pattern will be the same. In other words, in the land of Kyushu, no one's fingerprints will be exactly the same, even if they are twin brothers, there will definitely be differences.

Now Yuan Kui, since you said that the axe is not yours, then it means that you have not touched the axe at all. In this way, the lines left on the axe cannot be yours, but mine.

It's very simple to prove this. Just take the axe, and then I will use the secret method handed down by the gods to imprint the lines stained on the axe, and compare it with your ten fingers. If it's exactly the same, then you're the murderer. If not, then you are not a murderer. ”

"Come on, when you go to dig an axe for me, don't touch it with your hands, wrap it in a cloth. lest Yuan Kui deny it and say that we put it on purpose. ”

"Lines?"

Wang Hai and the others widened their eyes, and involuntarily spread their hands in front of their eyes, carefully looking at the spiral lines on their fingers.

Especially Yuan Kui, he is even more of a thief, trembling and conscientious, and in a cold sweat.

Wang Mang saw this situation and was secretly happy in his heart.

There must have been lines on the axe, he knew it, but he couldn't get it down to prove it. He was afraid that Yuan Kui would continue to die and not admit it, and then he would be in trouble.

Now seeing that he showed fear, he immediately said to Wang Hai: "Cousin, you can dip your ten fingers in ink or red water." Then press down on one side of the white gauze and carefully observe the lines left on the gauze. I'm sure it's not the same for each pattern.

This Yuan Kui thought he was smart, but he didn't know that the gods knew everything and knew everything. In this world, there is nothing that can be hidden from the gods. I uphold the will of the gods and represent the glory of the gods, how can I be justified in judging a wrong case? After the matter is verified, he will be sentenced to death to seek justice for the deceased Li Ao. ”

When Yuan Kui heard the word capital punishment, he immediately softened his heart and said: "Your lord's mercy, please be merciful." Li Ao was killed by the grass people, and the axe was buried by the grass people. What you said before, my lord, is true. The grass people plead guilty, and the grass people plead guilty. Please don't kill me, please, my lord. ”

"Oh? Pleaded guilty? Don't refute it? ”

Wang Mang sneered: "Yuan Kui, Zhou Ping, Ye Clan, do you three have any other complaints?" Has Lord Ben wronged you in the slightest? If you can find an excuse to refute it, then you have what you can do. Of course, I have more evidence to give you a certain guilt. ”

"This, this, this..."

The people who were watching were shocked at once, and they were completely speechless.

They didn't expect that Wang Mang would be so powerful, get the dream of the immortals, and find the evidence to solve the case.

At this moment, the way they looked at Wang Mang was completely different from before. There are convincing, there are doubts, there are speculations, there are entanglements, and it is very complicated.

Wang Hai saw the situation and secretly said that it was not good. He suddenly glanced at those who had ulterior motives among the people, and motioned for them to act at the opportune moment.

As for Yuan Kui, Zhou Ping, and Ye, under Wang Mang's fierce verbal attacks, they all bowed their heads and confessed their guilt and no longer resisted.

When the people saw that Wang Mang really decided the case like a god and had the help of God, their minds gradually changed.

He really seems to know everything, knows everything, and he seems to have really gotten the dream of the gods.

This case is not surprising, as long as you are patient and careful, basically an official with a little talent can review and judge it clearly.

However, Wang Mang's approach is different. His method set off a wave in the hearts of the people.

"The king... Lord Wang, have you really been entrusted with a dream by the gods? An old farmer about the age of Gu Gu asked tremblingly.

Wang Mang nodded and said, "Uncle, I did get a dream from the gods, otherwise how could I solve the case so quickly?" Everyone knows that this is the first time I have come to Laishan City, and I am not familiar with this place at all.

However, in just two or three days, I was able to lock down the murderer. And when he first came, he promulgated the list. That's because I know that the murderer is greedy for money and lust, and he will come and throw himself into the net. This is all the guidance given by the gods, and I don't dare to take credit. ”

Seeing that the situation was wrong, Wang Hai quickly interrupted Wang Mang's conversation with the people, and said in a deep voice: "Cousin, you are the presiding judge of this time, you can quickly convict and close the case, without delay, so as not to delay the hour." ”

Wang Mang nodded, patted Tangmu, and shouted: "Yuan Kui killed people for no reason, and then arrested and resisted, peeking at Ye's beauty, and quibbling in court. Several crimes are punished together, and they should be beheaded after the autumn.

But if a person is not a sage, he can do no wrong. The official remembered that he was a first-time offender, and he was pardoned for a capital offense and imprisoned for twenty years. If there is repentance, the sentence may be commuted as appropriate. Without the slightest repentance, there is no reduction in punishment! ”

When Yuan Kui heard that he could save his life and not have to be beheaded, he immediately shouted: "Thank you for your kindness, thank you for your kindness, and the sinners should repent." ”

"Knowing that mistakes can be corrected, and good is great. Yuan Kui, you have to remember this while you are in prison. If you finish your sentence in the coming day, you will be free. And I will also consult with my uncle as appropriate, so that you will have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and you will have to grasp it when the time comes. ”

Wang Mang instructed Yuan Kui, and then said to Zhou Ping: "Zhou Ping, you are a scholar, familiar with poetry and books, and you are also famous. should serve the imperial court, revitalize a place, and educate the world.

But thou hast abandoned the teachings of the sages, and hast fornicated with other people's wives. And use his intellect to confront legal justice and justice, and collude with the word. It is a heinous crime to also arrest disrespectful. He could have twenty rods and eighty rods, and he was imprisoned for fifteen years. ”

(End of chapter)