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Lao Li's voice did not fall, and sure enough, the sound of the cloud board sounded again, this time everyone saw clearly, it was a tiger-backed bear-waisted, majestic, and a strong man dressed as a headcatcher, holding a small iron mallet in his hand, knocking on the cloud board, and sure enough, this echoed five times.

The eyes of a bunch of people around him shot at Lao Li, Lao Li smiled "hehe", showed a mouthful of yellow teeth, and said proudly: "This echo five times, indicating that Lord Thorn Shi should finish freshening up and preparing to come to the state government lobby to work, and those five times represent benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom and faith." ”

"And now, it is also the time when those scribes need to complete the signing and then attribute the official documents to the various departments, and the head catchers and officials also need to bring the litigants waiting to go to court at this time."

A majestic and neutral voice sounded: "Are you Liu San?" ”

"The grass people are."

"Come with me, stand in the lobby."

"Yes."

Lao Li shook his head and said, "No, I've seen Lei Catcher and Deputy Dong Catcher, not their voices." ”

Sun Er became proud at this time: "Lao Li, you don't know this, I heard Wang San Mazi say when I was drinking yesterday that on the first day of Wang Tingshi's arrival, he summoned all the officials of the state government, but he didn't summon the two head hunters, as well as Yang County Order and Zhang County Order. Then these four were angry, and they resigned the next day, and Wang Tingshi was directly approved, so now the head catcher in Yingzhou is no longer those two. ”

Lao Li gasped: "There is still this matter." ”

Sun Ermei said with a smile: "That's it, I look at the strong man just now." It's really majestic. It's murderous. The feeling of giving Lei Zhutou is completely different, Lei Zhutou always makes me feel a little yin, but this one is very powerful, with him, I don't think there is any need for officials in this hall. ”

The two of them gaged, and before they knew it, half an hour had passed, and the hour passed unconsciously. Three more sounds sounded on the cloud board.

Lao Li's face changed: "Lord Thorn Shi has finished breakfast, and now he wants to come out, these three voices are to be cautious and diligent!" ”

A deafening sound of "might--might-" sounded, accompanied by the earth-shattering beating of the drums in the hall, and everyone's chest and blood were tumbling. Most of them closed their mouths, covered their ears, and couldn't speak, while Wang Shichong, dressed in an official uniform, walked out of the back office unhurriedly, with a confident smile on his face. Walked into the lobby.

Wei Zheng was dressed in a Confucian costume and folded a fan scarf. Unhurriedly followed behind Wang Shichong, he had a long talk with Wang Shichong last night, made a careful analysis of the case, and had a clear understanding in his heart, and the panic when he first heard that Wang Shichong was going to judge the case had disappeared without a trace.

Wang Shichong sat on the official chair behind the big case, and Wei Zheng also stood by Wang Shichong's side. The officials all stopped the sound of "might", Wang Shichong slapped the hall in shock, and said in a deep voice: "Who is kneeling in the hall?" ”

At this time, above the lobby, there was a man and a woman kneeling, the woman was wearing a prison uniform, her face was full of tears, she was about thirty years old, with high cheekbones, small eyes, and a fair complexion, she didn't look like an ordinary housewife, and she was well maintained, it was Liu Qi's wife Zhu.

When Zhu heard Wang Shichong's words, he kowtowed and said, "The people's daughter Zhu was falsely accused by her uncle, and she asked Lord Qingtian to be the master of the people's daughter!" ”

The man on the side was about forty, there was a fierce aura between his eyebrows, his face was black, and there was a sarcoma the size of a quail egg on his neck, which didn't look like a good person. Master Qingtian, don't fool him. ”

Wang Shichong saw this, his brows furrowed slightly, from the outside, this Liu San looked fierce, and he didn't look like a good person, but this Zhu family was pitiful, and in contrast, people could unconsciously favor the weak woman of the Zhu family.

And the onlookers outside the yamen also had this attitude, discussing quietly one by one.

"Hey, then Liu San killed the pig, it looks like a fierce baba, I think it must be the property of his brother's family, and he wants to embezzle it."

"But no, you see that the eyes of the little lady of the Zhu family are swollen like a peach, it can be seen how sad he has been crying these days, when my dead ghost husband died, I didn't shed so many tears. If I were a big man, I wouldn't have to interrogate it, I would have released the Zhu family directly, and then put this Liu San on the fifty board. ”

"Liu San, this guy is scheming with people when he sells meat, and from time to time he wants to take advantage of people, every time I go to his stall to buy meat, I have to bring a scale to weigh it, and this guy stares at me fiercely every time, as if he wants to beat me. Hmph, I'm not afraid of him. He usually has this virtue, and this time he must have deliberately framed his younger siblings. ”

"That is, whether his brother told him that or not, who knows. I think the eight achievements were made up by himself, the little lady of the Zhu family has always had a good reputation in the city, his man has been in business for many years, and he has never heard of him having an affair with anyone, so how could he murder his husband? ”

"Don't be wordy, Lord Assassin Shi also looks shrewd and capable, I heard that he is very good at fighting, and he kills people like hemp, I think he will definitely give the little lady of the Zhu family justice."

"That's it, our newcomer to the assassin history, but he started from small soldiers with a knife and a gun, pacified Jiangnan, fought back against the Turks, and suppressed Yang Liang's rebellion! Then the famous general Xiao Maha of the Southern Dynasty is powerful, he was still eliminated by him, he is sharp-eyed, Liu San's little tricks can't hide from him, let's rest assured. ”

Wang Shichong's eyesight and hearing were far better than ordinary people, and the discussions of the people outside could be heard clearly, he sighed secretly, and reminded himself that he must not be guided by the appearance of the prisoner, and make irrational judgments lightly.

Wang Shichong cleared his throat and said coldly to Liu San: "The man in the hall, just now the official asked you what your surname is. You don't give your name. Instead, he roared in court. Is it to ignore the law of the land as nothing? ”

Liu San was so frightened that he hurriedly kowtowed: "The little one is guilty, the little one is guilty, the little one was angry just now, and I ask the adults to forgive me." ”

Wang Shichong nodded, his tone softened slightly, and said, "Then you can report your name and family situation now, as well as what you do to make a living." ”

Liu San raised his head. Said: "Grass farmer Liu San, forty-one years old this year, is a local clan, and is the elder brother of the deceased Liu Qi. A butcher's shop was opened in the city. There is a wife and a son in the family, among the seven brothers, five died early, the deceased Liu Qi is the last brother of the grass people, I didn't expect it, I didn't expect to be killed by this thief mother-in-law! ”

When Liu San said this, his eyes were a little red. His voice became a little choked, as if he was about to cry.

There was another round of discussion in the hall: "Look." I started pretending to be pitiful and wanted to trick adults into sympathy. ”

"It's just that I can't drop a single tear, and it's too unusual."

"Hmph, I think this guy is afraid that Wang will assassinate Shi to punish him, and now he is starting to find a way out, and he wants the little lady of the Zhu family to be soft-hearted and no longer pursue his false accusations."

Wang Shichong ignored the outside discussions, he thought for a while, and said: "Liu San, in this way, Liu Qi only has a brother like you, and there is a lady like the Zhu family, and there are no heirs, if something happens to him, according to the laws of this dynasty, the property should all belong to the Zhu family." If the Zhu family can't inherit this property for other reasons, then the property will belong to you, right? ”

Liu San was speechless for a while, and after a while, he said, "The grass people don't know." ”

Wang Shichong said sharply: "Liu San, if it's not for property, why would you sue the Zhu family, is the relationship between you and Liu Qi like this?" Besides, what evidence do you have to insist that Zhu is the murderer of your brother? ”

Liu San was shocked by Wang Shichong's roar, and hurriedly said: "Back to stab Master Shi, the grass people just drank with Liu Qi a month ago, and at that time Liu Qi kept sighing and sighing, but he never spoke, just kept drinking, and then when he got drunk, he fell on the table and began to cry." When the grass people asked him what had happened, he said that if he died after a while, it must have been done by the Zhu family. ”

Wang Shichong nodded and asked, "That's it?" ”

Liu Sandao: "Yes, the grass people were also surprised at the time, because the grass people and Liu Qi didn't move around too much, after all, they separated early." But the few times Caomin went to his house, he felt that Liu Qi and Zhu had a good relationship, so after Caomin heard it, he asked him what was going on, but he refused to say anything more, and then walked home by himself. ”

Wang Shichong groaned for a moment, and suddenly looked directly into Liu San's eyes, his gaze was like a torch: "Where did you drink?" How did Liu Qi meet you? Recruit from the truth! ”

Liu San replied without thinking: "Back to the stabbing Lord Shi, it was April 27, the grass people were selling meat at the stall, Liu Qi took the initiative to come to me, and he looked preoccupied at that time. I didn't move around much after I separated from him, that is, I occasionally visited the house during the New Year's holidays, so when I saw him come to my place, I was a little surprised at first. ”

As a result, Liu Qi said that he hadn't met the grass people for a long time and wanted to find a place to drink with the grass people. So I closed the stall and went with him to the nearby Li Family Winery to drink, but as soon as I entered, Liu Qi had to find a secluded corner, ordered a few side dishes with wine, scalded two pots of wine, and drank it. ”

Wang Shichong nodded, and said to Zhang Jin, who was standing proudly with a knife under the hall: "Zhang Duwei, has Li Fugui, the shopkeeper of the Li Family Winery, ever been to the hall?" ”

Zhang Jin turned around sharply and saluted Wang Shichong: "Back to my lord, Li Fugui is waiting outside the hall." ”

Wang Shichong said: "Take Li Fugui!" ”

Zhang Jincheng turned around and shouted with full anger: "Take Li Fugui!" ”

Two officials had already brought a middle-aged man in his forties, medium height, and a yellowish face to the hall, and as soon as the man saw Wang Shichong, he immediately knelt on the ground: "Grass man Li Fugui, meet Lord Thorn Shi!" ”

Wang Shichong said: "Li Fugui, do you remember that on April 27 this year, did Liu San and Liu Qi go to your hotel?" ”

Li Fugui raised his head and said, "Yes, every business in the small hotel has a record, after Liu Qi's murder a few days ago, the little one deliberately found out the account books of that day." On April 27, when it was almost evening, Liu San and Liu Qi did come to the small shop, asked for two pots of wine, and ordered a few side dishes, and finally paid a total of 37 yuan. The little one has now been brought here. ”

Li Fugui said and took out an account book from his arms. Tong Guò Zhang Jin said that he handed it to Wang Shichong.

Wang Shichong quickly glanced at the account book. It happened that on April 27th, a mark was made, and one of the lines reads Shen Shimo, Liu San, and 37 Wenqian.

Wang Shichong nodded and continued to ask, "Did Liu San and Liu Qi talk that day?" What did Shopkeeper Li hear? ”

Li Fugui shook his head and said, "That day, the grass people only remembered that Liu San and Liu Qi came very early, and before they arrived for dinner, as soon as the two of them came in, they directly found a seat in the corner. has been drinking there all the time, and then there are more and more customers in the store, and the grass people have been settling accounts in front, so they don't care about greeting the two of them, but they seem to cry when they see Liu Qi later. ”

Wang Shichong let out an "oh" and asked, "A big man is crying, doesn't Shopkeeper Li think it's strange?" Is there any past persuasion and persuasion? ”

Li Fugui shook his head, with a bit of pride in his tone: "My lord doesn't know, in this hotel of the grass people, the wine is notoriously fair." It is never mixed with water, so it is very strong. Although I didn't feel it when I started drinking, I would get drunk after a few more drinks, so there were a lot of people who went crazy with alcohol, and there were many people who often broke tables, chairs, and dishes. ”

Wang Shichong said with a smile: "In this case, there are only two people at that table, Liu San and Liu Qi, why did you sell them two pots of wine?" ”

Liu San rushed and said: "That was the brother of the grass people who took the initiative to ask for it, he said that he was bored in his heart, so he wanted to get drunk." ”

Wang Shichong's face sank: "Liu San, this is the court, you can only answer when the official asks you, if you want to commit it again, the official will ask someone to slap your mouth!" ”

Liu San covered his mouth in fright and didn't dare to say more.

Li Fugui kept nodding his head: "Lord Thorn Shi, this was the case at the time, originally the grass people only served one pot, then Liu Qi had to have another pot, and said that if he got drunk and went crazy and broke the table and chair or something, he would definitely pay for it." ”

"There is an unwritten rule in the small shop, the folks in Yingzhou City who are familiar with the road are okay when they are drunk, and the guys in the small shop who can't walk will send people back, anyway, there is a place to find compensation if they break something. As for the strangers from other places, the grass people don't dare to sell more than one pot of wine, otherwise I won't have a place to find someone to compensate for the broken things. ”

There was a burst of laughter in the hall, the Li family winery is also famous in this Yingzhou city, and the locals know this rule.

Wang Shichong pondered for a moment and asked, "Li Fugui, then Liu Qi got drunk and cried, don't you go to a guy to help him go home?" ”

Li Fugui shook his head and said, "My lord, that drunk man is the most unprovoked, not only will he smash the table, but he will also beat people!" Liu Qi was so drunk that he cried, the grass people only hoped that this guy could leave the shop as soon as possible, how could he dare to go up and provoke right and wrong? ”

Wang Shichong asked in a deep voice: "So, what did Liu Qi say to Liu San, and you didn't hear it?" ”

Li Fugui nodded and said, "Yes, there were already many customers in the store at that time, many of them were drinking and talking, and there were many people who made wine orders. Even Liu Qi cried, and the grass people only heard a little bit, as for what he said, the grass people didn't hear a word. ”

Wang Shichong continued to ask: "Then did Liu Qi and Liu San talk, did you see it?" ”

Li Fugui thought about it carefully, but still shook his head: "After more than a month, the grass people really don't remember it clearly, I only saw that Liu Qi had been burying his head in Liu San's arms since he was drunk, and he didn't know if he had spoken." Later, Liu San and Liu Qi supported each other to the door of the store to settle the bill, and then went home separately. ”

Wang Shichong said suddenly: "Are you sure that the two of them walked back by themselves?" ”

Li Fugui nodded affirmatively: "Yes, the homes of the two, one in the west of the city and the other in the east of the city, are exactly two directions, and the grass people saw it very clearly at that time." ”

Wang Shichong said: "Okay, shopkeeper Li, you have worked hard, you can go down." ”

Li Fugui bowed to Wang Shichong, got up and retreated from the hall.

Wang Shichong looked at Liu San, who looked a little lonely, and said, "Liu San, no one can prove that you heard Liu Qi say that, can you find any other witnesses?" For example, were there any acquaintances in the store at that time who were close to you? ”

Liu San said hatefully: "At that time, the few people who came later in the store all seemed to be foreign merchants, not locals. As soon as Li Fugui saw that people were rich, he kept greeting these guests, and he never came to care about our brother at all. So the grass people couldn't find any other witnesses. But Lord Thorn. Grass folks can swear to the sky. What the grass people said is true, if half of the sentence is false, the discipline will be destroyed! He raised his right hand as he spoke.

Wang Shichong shook his head: "Liu San, above the court, the evidence is true, and it is useless to swear by gambling curses." I'll ask you now, do you know why Liu Qi would say such a thing? Did he say something wrong with the Zhu family? ”

Liu San thought about it carefully, but still shook his head: "Stab Lord Shi back." My brother usually doesn't move around much with the grass people, I have been to his house a few times, but I never see any clues, the Zhu family is usually very virtuous, if it wasn't for Liu Qi to say that to the grass people, the grass people would not believe that he would murder his husband. ”

Wang Shichong nodded and said, "Okay, Liu San, I already know your confession, do you have anything else to add?" ”

Liu San shook his head.

Wang Shichong quickly made a judgment in his heart: Liu San sued the Zhu family for killing people only because of Liu Qi's words. As for whether Liu San sued for embezzlement of Liu Qi's family property, it is difficult to draw conclusions now. Moreover, Liu Qi's words were only heard by Liu San, and they can only be regarded as lonely evidence, not strong evidence. The truth of the facts still needs to open a gap from the Zhu family.

Wang Shichong turned to the Zhu family and said, "The woman in the hall, but Liu Qi's surviving Zhu family?" ”

Zhu had been wiping his tears just now, and when he heard Wang Shichong's question, he didn't react at first, and when Wang Shichong asked again, he came back to his senses and cried: "The people's woman Zhu is Liu Qi's Hun family, the husband is unfortunate, and the people's wife is slow to react while being sad, and I hope your lord will forgive me." ”

Wang Shichong asked in a deep voice: "Zhu, this is the public court, the place where the case is tried and judged, now that the official asks you, you have to listen carefully and answer carefully, you can't have half a lie, understand?" ”

Zhu nodded, sat up straight, and said, "The woman must answer truthfully, and I hope that the adult can return the woman's innocence." ”

Wang Shichong said: "Where are you from, how long have you been married to Liu Qi, and do you still have dealings with your mother's family?" ”

Zhu was slightly stunned, and then replied: "The people's woman is from Jiangling, and when Liu Qi came to Jiangling to procure in the twelfth year of the emperor's reign, he happened to buy goods in my father's store. For so many years, the women have always adhered to the women's way and have never returned to their parents' homes. ”

Wang Shichong's heart moved, and he continued to ask: "Is your mother's family also in business?" Do business with your deceased husband? ”

Zhu nodded: "My father is in the bronze business, Jiangling is a big city, the transportation is developed, this bronze ware in Jiangling is generally sold for three yuan a copper bowl, but in Yingzhou it can be sold for five yuan, so Liu Qi has been in Jiangling to buy these bronze ware, transported to Yingzhou to sell, because of the relationship between the people, my father gave him a lower price than the market, is ten copper bowls twenty-six seven Wen." ”

Wang Shichong stared at Zhu's eyes, his expression was very calm, and there was no panic in his eyes: "Zhu, you are a woman, how can you be so clear about Liu Qi's business?" Besides, does Liu Qi have his own shop? How did he sell these bronzes? ”

Zhu sighed and said: "Liu Qi has always loved the women very much, because he often goes out, and he is afraid that the women will think crankily at home, so he will hand over the account books of doing business to the women for safekeeping. ”

"As for the shop, because Liu Qi started from scratch and ran it on a small scale, he didn't have his own shop, and he sold it in the Lei family's copperware shop. In addition, in the eight counties below Yingzhou, he often took the initiative to consign in the copperware shop there, which the Yingzhou fathers and elders knew well. ”

A group of people watching the excitement outside the gate of the state government all shouted at this time: "My lord, it is true, the villain can testify." ”

"Yes, the bronzes that Liu Qi bought from Jiangling are of the best quality and the most fair price in the city, and everyone uses them and says they are good."

"The Lei family bronze shop in Yingzhou City sells Liu Qige's bronze ware in the most conspicuous place, and I also bought a batch of copper bowls, copper candlesticks and copper mirrors last month."

Wang Shichong glanced at Zhang Jin, Zhang Jin understood it, and stood up to the hall and shouted: "Your Excellency is ascending to the court to judge the case, wait for silence, don't affect your adult!" (The novel "Yin Xiong at the End of Sui" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner "Add Friends", search for the official account "ddxiaoshuo" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued......)