Mao Jiawa. In front of Bi Hu's grave.

After Yue Su's order to open the coffin for the autopsy was issued again, the county town and Huangming Town were boiling, and the people rushed to Maojiawa to see what the results of the second coffin autopsy were.

Now the people of the entire Yangshuo County basically know that Lord Yue was deflated last time he opened the coffin for an autopsy, and the body was not injured at all. But this time he opened the coffin for an autopsy, is it certain? Everyone wants to see if Bi Hu was murdered by his wife, and if so, where will the injuries be? Of course, there are many people who gloat, and I want to see if the injury is still not detected, whether this Lord Yue will keep his word and resign.

Mao Jiawa has never been here so many people, and the layers of crowds, estimated to be no less than 10,000 people, squeezed the small tomb to the ground.

Yue Su took Jin Chan, Yin Zhu, Tong Xuan, Tie Qiu, Ruan Aoyue, Zhou, Liu, Hong Xuan, and the three classes to the cemetery. The onlookers consciously moved out of the way and let Yue Su and others come to Bihu's grave.

This time, the Liu family no longer had the heart to protect the Zhou family, and glared angrily at this daughter-in-law, if it weren't for the fact that there were always two errand officers around him, it was estimated that he would have stepped forward to fight with the Zhou family.

Yue Su ordered the earthenmen to dig up the grave, take out the coffin, and then open the coffin for an autopsy. At the same time, a reed shed was set up next to it, and Yue Su even asked people to bring the public case and place it under the reed shed, which seemed to be ready to be tried in public after verification.

This time, it was no longer Na Zuo who was in charge of the autopsy, but Ruan Aoyue, this errand was her initiative to ask Yue Su for help, and it was the first time for Yue Su to see such a bold girl, and she agreed with a smile.

As in the last process, the body was carried under the reed shed, and Ruan Aoyue wore gloves and personally checked Bi Hu's seven orifices. She was wearing men's clothes, and others didn't know that she was Lord Yue's wife, if those people knew about it, this news would definitely be more sensational than the results of the autopsy.

Jin Chan and Yin Zhu were clear, and the four of them were all dumbfounded, and they couldn't imagine how Mrs. County Ling was so bold.

Seeing Ruan Aoyue's meticulous appearance, Yue Su's mind once again recalled Li Lan's figure, why were the figures of the two people so similar. It's just that he never believes that Li Lan will be reborn like himself. And he can't tell anyone the secret of rebirth, he can only bury it deep in his heart.

Ruan Aoyue's autopsy method is very simple, but it is very direct and effective, a magnet, a silver stick. As long as the magnet is placed on the seven orifices of the deceased, if there is an iron tool, there will definitely be a reaction. The silver skewer is used to insert the seven orifices and check for foreign objects in them.

During the examination, everyone held their breath and all eyes were fixed on the corpse. Soon, all the seven tricks were checked, and there were no mysteries in them. At this moment, everyone on the lookers was stunned, and looked at Yue Su one by one, especially Jin Chan and the others, who seemed to be a little stupid. They know Yue Su's personality, and if they really can't test it, they will definitely keep their promises.

However, there was not the slightest hint of nervousness on Yue Su's face, it was not that he was full of confidence in Ruan Aoyue, but that he was still reminiscing.

Ruan Aoyue, who performed the autopsy, seemed to be extremely calm, unhurried, and found no abnormalities in the seven orifices, and her eyes shifted to the top door of the corpse.

After death, all the functions of the body will die, and there is only one place, and that is the hair. It will grow at least two to three months, so Bi Hu's hair is very long. Ruan Aoyue put the magnet on Bi Hu's head, moved it gently, and suddenly heard a soft sound of "pop", and the magnet reacted.

Just when Ruan Aoyue placed the magnet on top of Bi Hu's head, the look on Zhou's face completely changed, and she was lying on the stretcher, knowing that her death was coming.

"Lord Hui, the magnet has reacted on the top of Bi Hu's head, and there should be iron tools inside the top door!"

Ruan Aoyue's answer shocked everyone, and Yue Su also woke up from his memories. This time, everyone's eyes were focused on Ruan Aoyue's hand. I saw Ruan Aoyue gently pull the magnet up, and soon, along with the magnet, there was also a steel needle, looking at the thickness of this steel needle, it should be used for the sole of the shoe.

"My son...... You died so miserably......" As soon as Liu Shi saw the steel needle, he completely collapsed, screamed, and his whole body was tilted, and he was already unconscious. The errand on the side hurriedly massaged her in the middle of the person, and when Liu woke up, he threw himself at Zhou like crazy, "Dead slut...... You will return my son's life......"

Seeing the steel needle on the top of Bi Hu's head, the servants were a little overwhelmed, and they had deep sympathy for Zhou, but they hated Zhou, a poisonous woman. This time, they didn't stop the Liu family, and let her rush towards the Zhou family, and the errand officer who was guarding the Zhou family seemed to be an idea, so they didn't stop it at all, and let the old lady come to the Zhou family.

"Slut...... I've fought with you...... Give back my son's life......" Liu cried and grabbed the ground, his hands were desperately scratching on Zhou's body and face, and the grasp was dripping with blood.

Zhou did not resist at all, it can be said that even if she wanted to resist, she was powerless. I was severely punished yesterday, and my life has been lost to seventy percent, so I don't have any strength.

Yue Su, Ruan Aoyue, Jin Chan and others saw it in their eyes, but they didn't say anything to stop it, and they also wanted the Liu family to vent the resentment in their hearts. Seeing that it was almost over, Yue Su coughed heavily. The servants around the Zhou family understood that this meant that it was enough to stop, could they really let the Liu family kill the Zhou family in front of their eyes. Everyone worked together to pull the Liu clan aside.

"Don't bring the prisoners with you yet!" After Liu was stopped, Yue Su let out a loud shout.

The messenger immediately pressed Zhou and Hong Xuan to the front of the public case, Yue Su glared at Zhou, and said loudly: "This is the so-called Heavenly Reason, now that the human and material evidence are there, Zhou, what else do you deny?" Don't hurry up! Do you know that at this moment, even if this official sentences you to death, he will still avenge the people's grievances and enforce the law for the country! ”

At this time, Zhou also knew that it was the same whether to recruit or not to recruit, and the evidence was ironclad, even if he denied it again, he would only receive a senseless punishment. After all, before Bi Hu died, she was the only one in the room, and now Bi Hu is murdering, she didn't do it, who else can there be.

"The adults are discerning, and the little women are willing to recruit." Zhou was already scarred by Liu's scratch, and said weakly: "My husband usually opened a velvet store in Huangming Town, but since the little woman passed the door, business has gradually weakened, and finally three meals and a difficult diet. In addition, the mother-in-law was restless at night and noisy for no reason, so the little woman should not have evil thoughts and want not to marry others. That said that Hong Xuan suddenly went to the store to buy goods, and saw that he was young and beautiful, and he suddenly had a silver thought, so he loved him. Later, he learned that his family was rich and had not yet married a wife, so that every time he came, he tried to provoke and take advantage of the occasion. After moving to the house, it happened to be only next door to the Hong family, so he had the idea of a cellar so that he could often go in and out. In short, the friendship deepened, and suddenly realized that this was not a long-term solution, and it was only for a short time, and it could not be kept for a long time, so that it gave birth to a poisonous heart and wanted to kill Bi Hu. But it happened that it was called the Duanyang Festival, making a big noise about the dragon boat, he took his daughter back to play, and after dinner, he brought a little wine. The little woman had a change of heart, and when he had fallen asleep, she put a steel needle on the sole of her shoe and put it on his head, and he screamed and died. All of the above is a true confession of the little woman, and there is no lie. ”

After listening to Zhou's narration, everyone present glared at her angrily, and some of them had already scolded, "Dead silver woman! "Slut!" "Kill her!" ……

When Liu heard the end, he didn't even have the strength to cry, and fainted again.

Yue Su also gritted his teeth, and asked again: "You ruthless silver woman, why don't you harm him elsewhere and use this steel needle to nail him into his heart?" ”

Zhou said: "Although it is fatal elsewhere, the scar is obvious, this steel needle is a very fine thing, the needle is inside, and the hair on the outside is protected, and the scar cannot be detected for a while." This is the meaning of solving the case after fear. ”

"What a silver woman, but she is also thoughtful, how can Skynet be restored and not leaked, so that you can meet this official." Yue Su shouted again: "Then you plotted to kill your husband, did you conspire with Hong Xuan, and why did you poison your daughter?" ”

Hearing this question, Zhou Shi could not say that Hong Xuan's heart was about to jump out of his throat. Turning his head to look at Zhou, he said pitifully: "You and I have a relationship, you have to tell the truth." When he said this, tears flowed well. He understands very well that if Zhou wants to say that the two are complicit, he will definitely die.

Zhou turned his head to look at Hong Xuan, showed a wry smile, and muttered: "When you were in bed, you always said that you wanted to live and die with me, and now that the matter is coming, why are you so afraid of death......

"Hahahaha......" Speaking of this, Zhou laughed miserably, looked at Yue Su again, and said: "Hong Xuan really didn't know about this matter, and he asked me several times later, but I didn't explain it to him. As for making her daughter dumb, when Hong Xuan came to the room, she saw it, and she was afraid that she would talk outside and leak the news, so she came up with an idea to make her dumb with earwax. All that is said is true, and the adults condemn it. ”

"Let her draw a confession!"

The clerical office took the written transcript to Zhou, and after Zhou's detention was drawn, Yue Su pronounced the sentence at that time, "Zhou's murder of his husband is a heinous crime, and according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, Ling Chi will be punished." Hong Xuan and Zhou's Tong Annihilation, although they did not conspire to kill Bi Hu, but the murder case finally started because of him, Tong Annihilation is already an iron case, and he did not know it, the crime was extremely heinous, and he should have been sentenced to death. Reading that he confessed in court, the official had words first, and he was given a light sentence, so he was assassinated with Liaodong Chongjun. ”

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After hearing this case, the entire Yangshuo County was full of discussions, and Yue Su's reputation spread far and wide, gossiping and talking, all saying that Yue Su was rare in ancient and modern times, comparable to Bao Longtu and Hai Qingtian's good officials. No matter what kind of difficult case it is, when it comes to him, it can be tried and brought to justice.

At that time, there was no news media, and personal fame was usually spread by ordinary people. Later, it was inevitable to exaggerate and say that Yue Su was an official like Bao Qingtian.

Guangxi is relatively close to Huguang, and Yuesu's reputation has also been brought there by many small traders. At this time, there were two businessmen in an inn outside Wuchang City, talking and chatting, and they talked about Yue Su's head. That was to praise Yue Su for being in the sky and in the earth, which attracted many listeners. Coincidentally, this inn is the one where Yue Su met Li Qiongying and got acquainted with Jin Chan and Tie Qiu.

The two talked about Yue Su, and naturally some in the audience interjected, asking some questions such as where Yue Su was from and what kind of fame he was.

The little two in the shop have always liked to join in this kind of excitement the most, and when they heard Yue Su, the spirit head immediately came, and without waiting for the two merchants to answer, they put on a jack-of-all-trades and talked exaggeratedly. "I have seen this Master Yue Suyue you are talking about, he was still living in our inn at the beginning. At that time, he had just finished high school and went to the city to thank his teacher. You don't know, Master Yue can't help but write good articles, and he is also good at carpentry, and I have never seen the style of tables and chairs he makes. ”

At the table next to the merchant sat a middle-aged scribe with two retinues at the side of the scribe. This middle-aged scribe surnamed Xu Shaoji, originally the imperial history of Jiangnan Province, because next year is the year of Jingcha, and he is the Chu Party, so he was promoted to the official department to assist in the acting Jingcha plan. Why he was promoted to official at this time is actually very simple, Zheng Jizhi, the secretary of the ministry at that time, was also a member of the Chu Party. He came to Wuchang this time, firstly, by the way, and secondly, to see an old friend, Li Wenzhang.

Xu Shaoji, you say that he is upright, how can there be any upright lord in the officialdom these days, everyone is a party for personal gain, and the party is the same as the other. Saying that he is not upright is not true, when he was the imperial history, he was also a minister who dared to admonish directly.

Hearing that everyone was talking about Yue Su, he subtly remembered this name in his heart, had lunch, and entered Wuchang City with his entourage. After entering the city, he went straight to Li Wenzhang's mansion.

Li Wenzhang said that this time was very unpleasant, if nothing else, just for his baby daughter. Since Yue Su went to Yangshuo, Guangxi to take office, Li Qiongying wanted to see him, but how could Li Wenzhang agree, so Li Qiongying came up with the idea of sneaking out of the house disguised as a man. How could Li Wenzhang have learned from the past, he looked at it very strictly, and threatened that if his daughter disappeared, the subordinates who were responsible for serving his daughter would cut off their hands. This time, the servants around Li Qiongying all took action and began to stare at her, for fear that the young lady would lose it and affect herself.

This year's township test has been held, and the one who solved the yuan in high school is Pei Yingjie, the son of Huguang deputy general Pei Xuan. As for how he got in, it is estimated that he summed up the experience of failure last time, and this time he put in a lot of money.

Li Wenzhang had the intention of marrying his daughter to this Pei Yingjie, but Li Qiongying had a preconceived idea and didn't do it to death, and today she disguised herself as a man again, ready to slip away, but a servant reported the news and was blocked by her father. The father and daughter are now scolding in the study, Li Qiongying shouted the slogan, she would rather be broken than broken, if she had to force her to marry Pei Yingjie, she would rather commit suicide.

When the father and daughter were both angry, a family member spread that Xu Shaoji wanted to see him. Li Wenzhang had no choice but to let people watch at the door of the study to prevent his daughter from escaping, and then tidied up his clothes and went to the flower hall to receive Xu Shaoji.

Xu Shaoji was promoted to the official department, and he was the assistant to Jingcha, and Li Wenzhang of course had to entertain him, and after meeting, he exchanged a few words of greetings and chatted about some unnutritious knocks. In the evening, a sumptuous meal was prepared, and Zou Jiaren, the political envoy, was invited to sit with him. After all, they are not outsiders, and when they were in Beijing, the political envoy had to lead a delegation into Beijing, and now they are introduced, and when the provincial people meet in Beijing, they don't know each other.

As soon as the three of them sat down and drank only one glass of wine, the second housekeeper hurried to the flower hall, "My lord...... Oh no......"

Li Wenzhang glared at the second housekeeper fiercely, and said angrily: "Didn't you see that I was meeting guests?" There is something big about it that can't be said later. ”

"This ......" The second housekeeper lowered his head, but did not retreat.

Seeing his expression, Li Wenzhang understood that it was not a trivial matter, and said, "Say something quickly." ”

"Yes......" The second housekeeper saw that there were outsiders, so it was inconvenient to speak directly, and said in a low voice: "It's Miss's business." ”

"What's wrong with her?" Li Wenzhang said unhappily. He was so heartbroken and angry for this daughter.

"I just delivered food to the next person, but the young lady not only didn't eat it, but also threw all the food out. Let's tell the lord...... Say...... said that if she was not allowed to go to Huguang to see Yue Su...... She went on a hunger strike...... "The more the second housekeeper spoke, the lower his head drooped.

"She's turned the sky upside down, if she doesn't eat, she won't eat, go down!" After speaking, he waved his hand angrily and sent the person away.

Waiting for people to go out, Li Wenzhang suppressed his anger and smiled awkwardly: "Let the two adults see the joke, my daughter, just don't worry about it......"

As soon as he heard that it was Yue Su, Zou Jiaren immediately said: "It's the Yue Su ...... last time."

"Isn't it him, he is a seven-grade county order, and he is not a jinshi and a first, what future can he have in the future, how can I marry my daughter to him." After Li Wenzhang finished speaking, he raised the wine glass alone and drank all the wine in the cup, which showed that he was indeed angry about his daughter.

Xu Shaoji saw Li Wenzhang and Zou Jiaren talking about Yue Su, and it seemed that both of them knew this person, and suddenly remembered that he was talking about this Yue Su in the inn, and immediately said: "The Yue Su you are talking about is the county order of Yangshuo County. ”

"That's him." Zou Jiaren looked at Xu Shaoji in confusion and said, "Lord Xu, do you know him too?" ”

Xu Shaoji shook his head and said with a smile: "I don't know, but when I was having dinner at the inn outside the city at noon today, I heard passers-by talk about him, saying that he is a rare good official, discerning, iron-faced and selfless, comparable to Hai Rui and Bao Longtu." ”

"Oh?" Zou Jiaren's eyes lit up and said, "This person still has such a big reputation? ”

"I don't know the size of the reputation, it's just hearsay. Hearing that he is Huguang Jieyuan, Lord Zou should know better. ”

Zou Jiaren really knew it, but what he knew was that Yue Su cheated in the examination room and copied Xie Yuan. As for the official reputation, it is unheard of.

Li Wenzhang smiled helplessly, thinking to himself, if this is really Xie Yuan, he doesn't have to worry, a Xie Yuan who has no real talent and real learning, the township test may be able to pass the test in a fool's way, and when he waits for the meeting test and the palace test, if he wants to get in, it's just a fantasy.

In recent years, there have been no cases of cheating in exams, but only a few cases. Especially in the palace test, as long as the emperor is not confused, if you don't have any skills, just wait for your head to move.

"Don't mention him, if this kid hadn't come out of nowhere, there wouldn't have been this. Let's continue to drink. ”

Li Wenzhang said, picking up his wine glass again. At this moment, another subordinate ran in, still holding an envelope in his hand. "Sir, your letter."

"Oh? Who came? ”

"It was sent by Fang Xiangye from the capital."