The carpenters swore on the spot that they would find out the real culprit and let the foreman look at him under the nine springs. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

After Chang Qingqiu was beheaded, the carpenters searched everywhere, but finally found nothing.

I don't know who issued an initiative: "Everyone donates some money and puts together a reward for catching the murderer." ”

Hundreds of workers in the woodworking bureau donated money one after another, and a total of 500 taels of silver were scraped together. The carpenters also posted notices at various intersections: "Regardless of whether men or women are high or low, if the real murderer of Ma Xiaoqi is found, a reward of 500 taels of silver will be rewarded." ”

As soon as the notice came out, those beggars, thieves and other people from humble and well-informed backgrounds wanted to get the money, and more and more people in Chang'an City were looking for the real culprit.

Besides, Luo, recently closed his eyes at night and dreamed that Xianggong and Chang Qingqiu came to ask for his life. What bothered her even more was that since her husband returned to heaven, Hu Butcher never mentioned marrying her again.

Hu Butcher was very slippery, and he thought to himself: Although Luo killed her husband for my Hu Butcher, if you marry such a ruthless woman like a scorpion, won't there be endless troubles? Besides, since Ma Xiaoqi's death, the neighborhood has been suspicious, and he married Luo at this juncture, which will lead to a big disaster. Therefore, Hu Butcher not only did not mention the matter of marrying, but also the number of times he went to Luo to have fun was significantly reduced, so that Hu Butcher occasionally came to Luo, and Luo Shi seized the opportunity to count down his ruthlessness and unrighteousness, and when she was annoyed, Hu Butcher started to beat her, and she did not dare to shout loudly.

On this day, Zhang Shun was about to go to the people's house to steal a few pennies and spend money, but he happened to enter Luo's house before he could take care of the theft, but he saw a drunk man stumbling in and hurriedly entering the firewood stack.

The drunk, with the strength of the wine, began to bully Roche when he entered the door, punched and kicked, and insulted her with swear words in his mouth, Roche just cried and let him beat and insult her. After a while, the snoring of a drunk man could be heard from inside the house.

Zhang Shun boldly got out of the firewood, licked the broken window paper and took a look, only to see Luo Shi sitting on the kang platform, looking at the drunk man lying upright on the bed, with a look of resentment, and kept whispering: "You conscienceless thing, I killed Xianggong for you, and now my Xianggong's bones are not cold, you beat and scolded me and bullied me like this." Alas, I knew why I had to do it in the first place! ”

then talked about Ma Xiaoqi's various benefits to her.

Zhang Shun was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly tiptoed away.

Early the next morning, Zhang Shun ran to the carpentry bureau and shouted to the carpenters: "Hurry up and get the reward, I have already found out the cause of Ma Xiaoqi's death!" ”

The carpenters didn't believe it, and Zhang told him about the adventure of last night.

So, the carpenters asked someone to write a petition and came to the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion together to complain about grievances. Zhou Xian immediately ordered the official to look for Zhang Shun for questioning, Zhang Shun tremblingly walked into the hall of Jingzhao Yin's mansion, thinking that he had committed a theft on weekdays, but he didn't expect Zhou Xian to ask what he heard that night.

Zhang Shun didn't dare to lie and told the truth.

According to the information provided by Zhang Shun and his own inference, Zhou Xian determined that Luo was the murderer of Ma Xiaoqi, and Nahu Butcher was an accomplice.

What needs to be found out now is where Ma Xiaoqi's body is hidden.

Zhou Xian analyzed that most of Ma Xiaoqi's corpse was hidden at home, because Luo was a weak woman, how could she carry Xianggong's thick corpse? Even if you want to go out, you will worry about being discovered by the soldiers who are on duty at night in the streets and alleys.

So, Zhou Xian ordered Ma Ming to select more than a dozen shrewd and capable officials, let them dress up as beggars, and Zhang Shun led the way, and instructed them to go to Luo's house to behave like this.

said that Zhang Shun pretended to be drunk, and as soon as he entered the house, he deliberately teased Roche, and Roche didn't understand their intentions and scolded him.

At this time, Ma Ming, who was dressed as a beggar, broke into the house and rummaged around for a while, but found no suspicious signs.

Just when everyone hesitated, Zhang Shun walked into the bedroom of the main house that had not been inhabited for a long time, but saw dust all over the ground, and rows of ants crawling on the edge of the kang. This Zhang Shun is very clever, he wants Luo to leave the main house and live in the short and narrow wing, isn't there a ghost in her heart? I saw ants running on the kang again, where are there so many ants in the old house? Could it be that Ma Xiaoqi's body is buried in this kang cave?

Besides, when Luo saw Zhang Shun walk into the main house, he was shocked, and hurried in to pull him.

Zhang Shun jumped on the earthen kang and lifted the adobe bricks as if she was going to smash someone, and the corpse happened to be exposed, and the officials immediately tied her up and escorted her to the yamen.

Zhou Xian saw that the body was found, and immediately ordered the arrest of Hu Butcher. The adulterer ** both knelt in the court, knowing that the end was coming, so he honestly told them all about how they cheated and how they killed Ma Xiaoqi.

Ma Xiaoqi's corpse was found, and the two corpses that were handed in must be fake. Zhou Xian sent Zhou Cheng and Wang Ling to the hall and asked where the corpse came from.

Zhou Cheng and Wang Ling saw that they could no longer hide it, so they recruited the old man who was riding a donkey and pushed the old man riding a donkey into the river and drowned him for fear of being whipped after the deadline.

The truth of this interrelated mystery case has finally been revealed.

So, Zhou Xian sentenced in court: Luo Shi and Hu Butcher ** killed people, and the crime was serious, and they were dragged to the market and cut off their hands and feet and executed in eight pieces. The two pretends, Zhou Cheng and Wang Ling, indiscriminately killed innocent people and escorted them to the execution ground to be beheaded.

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Zhang Bao'er sighed after hearing this: "Chang Qingqiu and Niu Er's death is unjust! ”

Zhou Xian said with a look of shame: "I have regretted this for a long time, and it is because of this incident that I was impeached by the imperial historians, so I will have today, and this is also a punishment for me!" ”

Zhang Baoer asked a little puzzled: "That Zhang Shun is considered to have made a meritorious service, and it should be a reward, why is he still imprisoned?" ”

Zhou Xian said truthfully: "Although he has made meritorious contributions, he also has more than a dozen cases of theft on his back, and there are bitter masters who sue him, how can he let go?" ”

What Zhou Xian said was reasonable, and Zhang Bao'er had no way to refute it, he nodded and said, "Leave this matter to me!" ”

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Zhang Bao'er came to the prison again, looked at Zhang Shun and Wang Qi for a long time, and said slowly: "If you are willing to get out of this way from now on, I will save your life and let you live a normal life!" ”

Wang Qi sighed: "If you can live a normal life, who wants to make a living with a bad reputation?" ”

Zhang Shun also echoed: "It's not because I'm too poor to be forced out because I can't live a good life, if I can start over, I won't do this business anymore!" ”

"I will pay for your normal livelihood, you can rest assured. But you have to cooperate with me to do something, and you have to suffer a little......"

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On this day, the arresters of Jingzhao Mansion escorted Zhang Shun and Wang Qi to Xishi, counted their crimes in front of the people and whipped them severely, and then punished the two of them to sweep the road.