"This hand is washed in vain!" Li Zhang followed Han Qi's frightened gaze, and then couldn't help but sigh in his heart, only to see a floating corpse floating in the upper reaches of the river, although it seemed that this floating corpse had not yet decayed, but the thought that he was still washing his hands in the river just now still made Li Zhang feel a little disgusted.

"Didn't you want to hear about some autopsy, now I can tell you that this corpse must be a man!" Li Zhang stood up at this time and patted Han Qi on the shoulder, wiped the river water on his hand by the way, and then shouted into the woods behind him, and after calling the officials, immediately asked them to inform Han County Lieutenant and Lu Wu and others.

"Men? How do you know it's a man? Han Qi also woke up from the fright at this time, and asked Li Zhang very puzzled, the floating corpses on the river were facing down, only their backs were exposed, and the style of their clothes could not be seen, so it was impossible to judge men and women at all.

Li Zhang smiled mysteriously at this time, and did not answer Han Qi, and at this time, Han County Lieutenant and Lu Wu also hurried over, and then a servant jumped into the river and dragged the body to the bank, when the body was turned over, Han Qi found that the other party was indeed a man, and he looked very young, and the body did not look decomposed, it should have just died.

"It's really a man, how the hell do you know?" Seeing this, Han Qi couldn't help but ask Li Zhang in a low voice again, at this time, he was not only curious about Li Zhang's ability, but even admired it a little.

"For the vast majority of floating corpses, it is common knowledge for men to fall on their backs!" Li Zhang smiled at Han Qi at this time, and then stepped forward to check the body, Han County Lieutenant and Lu Wu took the initiative to stand aside at this time, and now they no longer have any doubts about Li Zhang's ability.

"Huh? He has scratches on his hands! As soon as Li Zhang squatted down, he immediately found that there were obvious scratches on the deceased's hands, which made Lu Wu immediately come forward to take a closer look, because this deceased was probably the murderer of Liu Da.

At that moment, Li Zhang carefully examined the young corpse again, and found that the other party had died for a short time, and there were no corpse spots on the corpse, but there was already a corpse stiffness, with mushroom-like foam on the mouth and nose, plus some other characteristics, it can be concluded that the other party was drowned, but the deceased still had a lot of scuffle wounds on his body, especially two very obvious palm prints on his ankles, which showed that the other party was likely to be drowned by someone who grabbed his ankles and dragged them into the water.

"Go! Call the villagers in and see if they know this guy! At this time, Lu Wu immediately instructed the officials, there were many villagers around who were watching the excitement, but they were blocked by the officials and couldn't get over, but now the officials let them go, and many people immediately surrounded them.

"Isn't this the boss of Liu Er's family?" As soon as the villagers came, someone immediately recognized the deceased.

"Son~" Then I saw an old farmer with gray hair pounce on the corpse and cry, and when they saw this old family, Han County Lieutenant, Lu Wu and others were stunned, because this old farmer was the informant Liu Er, and the one who hanged himself before was his brother Liu Da, in other words, the deceased in front of him was the nephew of the previous deceased.

"Uncle Wu, didn't the deceased Liu Da say that he had earned a sum of money and was going to repair the house, had you found this money?" At this time, Li Zhang suddenly pulled Lu Wu aside and asked.

"No, it is estimated that Liu Da was killed because someone wanted to kill him for money." Lu Wu shook his head and replied.

"That's it, I estimate that the deceased in front of me is the murderer of Liu Da, Liu Da drank with his younger brother Liu Er before he died, and leaked the news that he was rich, and then Liu Er's son knew, so he killed his uncle, he should still have accomplices, because the spoils are not infighting, resulting in him being dragged into the water by his accomplices and drowning, this accomplice may be a person, and the water is very good, because if it is several people, there is no need to use the troublesome method of dragging people into the water and drowning, As long as you inquire about the people with whom the deceased usually interacted, it should not be difficult to find the murderer! Li Zhang calmly told the facts of the case he had deduced.

"You kid is okay, just rush to your ability, it's a pity not to be a horse, after a few days, when you heal from your injury, follow me to the yamen, maybe you can mix in Kaifeng Mansion in the future to be the head of the team." After listening to Li Zhang's inference, Lu Wu also widened his eyes and said in surprise at the moment, he originally just wanted Li Zhang to follow him to eat, but he didn't expect that Li Zhang was far more suitable for this business than he imagined.

Hearing Lu Wu mention again that he would let him go to the yamen to do things, Li Zhang still smiled and didn't speak, and at this time Lu Wu was also in a hurry to catch the murderer, so he hurriedly ran to the villagers to ask, but at this time Li Zhang was a little worried, because Lu Wu didn't care about letting people send him back, he couldn't stay here all the time, right?

But soon Li Zhang didn't have to worry about this matter, he saw an ox cart coming slowly, and Han Qi on the car shouted to Li Zhang at this time: "Li Zhang, come up, my second brother and I are going back, just enough to give you a ride!" ”

"This ......" Li Zhang was a little hesitant when he heard this, because he was worried that Lu Wu would not know that he was gone, and what if he could not find himself when the time came?

"Don't worry, it's okay now, I already told Lu Wu when I met him just now!" County Lieutenant Han saw Li Zhang's worry at a glance, and said with a smile at the moment, after two autopsies, he was also very curious about Li Zhang, a young man, and even had some good feelings.

Hearing the words of Han County Lieutenant, Li Zhang finally dispelled his concerns, Han Qi also jumped out of the car at this time and carried him into the ox cart, and then the old man who drove the car raised his whip and made a crisp whip, and the old cow in front of him also began to move forward slowly, the Song Dynasty lacked horses, the price of a good horse was not cheaper than a luxury car in later generations, and the cost of raising horses was usually very high, even an official like Han County Lieutenant could not afford to raise horses, and he could only hire a cheap ox cart or donkey cart when he went out.

"Li Zhang, where does your family live?" Han Qi was full of curiosity about Li Zhang at this time, and as soon as he got into the car, he immediately opened his mouth to ask.

"Yizhuang outside Bianhe Town." Li Zhang didn't hide it, and he felt that there was nothing embarrassing about living in Yizhuang.

"Yizhuang? Isn't that where the dead live? Han Qi couldn't help but exclaim in surprise when he heard Li Zhang's answer, he was born in a family of eunuchs, although his father died when he was three years old, but he usually has his brothers to take care of him, so his family background is still good, plus he usually studies hard, and rarely comes into contact with the people of the lower classes, let alone thinking that people can live in Yizhuang.

However, Han Qi was very smart after all, and as soon as he said it, he knew that he had said the wrong thing, and the county lieutenant Han next to him glared at him even more, and then coughed dryly: "Yizhuang was originally a place where the yamen temporarily stored the corpse, and your father was a servant, so it was nothing for your family to live there, but your father has not seen anyone for the past two years, and you can't just raise idlers in the yamen!" ”

Although the county lieutenant Han did not say it explicitly, Li Zhang also understood what he meant, and he just wanted to tell himself that he was not targeting himself and Lu Wu today, but to clean up the idlers in the yamen, which could be said to be a business matter, and Li Zhang had no reason to blame him.

"The county lieutenant is dedicated to the public, and he is also very admired in the lower part, it is the ministry in the yamen, the father is not there, and it can only be done by my son, if the county lieutenant is in need in the future, but please send!" Li Zhang also expressed his attitude at the moment, and he took the errand he did.

"Okay, I'm relieved to have your words!" Han County Lieutenant also showed an appreciative expression at this time, Li Zhang could understand his own words at a young age, and he did not leak a drop when answering, which is not something that ordinary people can do.

What's even more rare is that Li Zhang's father's behavior is so unbearable, but as a son of man, he has no complaints, which makes Han County Lieutenant also very satisfied, after all, the son does not say anything about the father, which is also one of the principles of filial piety in ancient times.

"Li Zhang, I see that you are the same age as the sixth brother, and you are smart and sensible, it just so happens that my sixth brother lacks a book...... Accompany reading, if you want, why don't you come to my house to study with the sixth brother, and I will fund everything for the usual food and clothing, so that when you participate in the imperial examination in the future, maybe you can also fight for a background, I don't know what you think? At this time, Lieutenant Han also had a heart of love for talent, and couldn't help but speak to Li Zhang again.

Originally, Han County Lieutenant wanted Li Zhang to be Han Qi's scholar, but through today's contact, he found that although Li Zhang was from a low background, he was quite arrogant, and the scholar's status was low, equivalent to Han Qi's servant, he was afraid that he might not be willing, so he changed his words halfway and asked Li Zhang to be Han Qi's companion, so that he and Han Qi were equal in terms of identity, which can also show that Han County Lieutenant valued Li Zhang.

"Okay, okay, I'm usually bored to study alone, but it would be great to have a companion!" Han Qi was also full of surprise when he heard his brother's words, he got along with Li Zhang very happily today, especially Li Zhang knew a lot of knowledge that he didn't understand, if Li Zhang could be his companion, he could listen to Li Zhang talk more about this in the future.

"Can the son of the servant also participate in the imperial examination?" Li Zhang looked at the county lieutenant Han with a shocked face at this time and asked, in his impression, the status of the servant was lower than that of the official servant, and he belonged to the lowly servant, so he was generally not allowed to participate in the imperial examination.

"Hehe, my Song Kaike is eclectic, and the children of ordinary people can participate, as long as they are not prostitutes, excellent children, or the sons of criminals, others are eligible!" Lieutenant Han said proudly at this time.

"I see!" Li Zhang finally nodded suddenly when he heard this, in fact, what he didn't know was that the imperial examination in the Song Dynasty was relatively enlightened and less restrictive, but in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the restrictions were relatively large, and it was in the Ming Dynasty that the law stipulated that lowly servants such as servants, servants, and merchants could not participate in the imperial examination within three generations, and they could not even buy officials.

Knowing that he is also qualified to participate in the imperial examination, Li Zhang showed a contemplative expression, he is still young now, if he can really dive into reading for a few years, it is also a good way to participate in the imperial examination in the future, especially Han Qi has a bright future in the future, and he can climb this high branch as his companion, which is simply suitable for him who is helpless, but ......