Compared with the assassination of an official of the imperial court, inciting the resignation of the errand servants en masse cannot be counted as a crime. The law of the Ming Dynasty stipulates that the assassination of the imperial court officials and other accomplices will be punished, which is a crime of destroying the door. Of course, Sun Dacheng knew what was waiting for him, he closed his eyes and didn't say a word.

The other eight killers didn't have Sun Dacheng's guts, and they were all trembling, not knowing what to do.

"I know who assigned you, and it's the same whether you say it or not. You must know what your crime is, it depends on how the official sentences, at worst it is all to destroy the door, and to sentence it lightly, it can be after beheading the prison or confiscating the army, you weigh it yourself. After Yue Su finished speaking, he pointed to a killer on the far right and asked, "Recruit yourself." ”

Yue Su has already said it clearly, and this killer can also see it clearly, stiffness is certain death, and it will affect the family, if it is recruited, or there is still a way to live, at least the family will not suffer a lawsuit.

"Returning to my lord, the little Diao Liang was assigned by Master Wu Kuiwu to follow Sun Dacheng to assassinate the adult, all what he said is true, and I ask the lord to give him extrajudicial grace."

With the case of assassinating the imperial court official, Yue Su was not in a hurry to ask Wu Bin about the case.

Diao Liang's move, the others can't hold it up, who doesn't know that it's better to live than to die, and they confessed one after another. Yue Su asked them to draw a detainment, called Tong Xuan, and immediately asked him to transfer troops to the Yamen of the Inspection Department with a license, and led the arrester to go to Wufu to raid the house and get people.

The county magistrate is the biggest official in a county, and the assassination of the county magistrate is of course the biggest thing in the county. After the inspection of the inspection department saw the card, he hurriedly ordered the people to go to get people, and hundreds of people surrounded the Wufu, who dared to resist, could only be obediently tied up and followed.

How could Xia Kuan not hear such a big movement, when he learned about it, he immediately understood that it was a trick. Yue Su didn't plan to kill Wu Bin at all, the purpose was nothing more than to lure the snake out of the hole and make Wu Kui move on his own in a hurry.

A charge of rebellion is deducted, it's not that you can kill whoever you want, and the little thing you have to do with Wu Kui, the people who know about it are not half of the people in the Wu Mansion, and there will definitely be someone who will confess everything they know in order to save their lives.

While no one has come to catch him at the moment, what are you waiting for if you don't run. Xia Kuan immediately asked his henchman to go home to inform his wife, and asked his wife to pack up her belongings and run out of the city for her life, while she escaped from the county seat first.

Xia Kuan's guess was not bad at all, after Yue Su brought the Wufu up and down to the court, he was no longer as polite as before, and he was charged with killing officials and plotting rebellion. Those who want to atone for their sins, confess everything they know, how many mansions the martial artists have in the city and outside the city, how many thugs they have raised, and how many people Xia Kuan and the martial artists have conspired to kill, whether it is to catch the wind or know the details, they have no reservations.

Yue Su immediately ordered someone to arrest Xia Kuan, and then took the time to interrogate Cui Gui and Diao Liang.

In the case of Zhang's murder, it was actually Wu Bin who failed to annihilate him, Zhang's was strong, and he committed suicide by hitting the wall, and Cui Gui and Diao Liang were just helping to carry the corpse. Zhang Dong and Gong Liang were both killed by Sun Dacheng with them, the purpose was nothing more than to kill people, and the person who bought the two jailers and ordered to cut off Guo Kai's tongue was naturally Xia Kuan.

Yue Su put the confession on the constitution, pronounced the verdict in the court, Wu Kui, Wu Bin, Sun Dacheng and eight killers killed officials to rebel and behead the execution, and the servants of the Wu Mansion who had evil deeds were all assigned to Liaodong to fill the army, and the wives and concubines of the Wu family were assigned to the Jiaofang Division. The servants and maids who had nothing to do with the case were released in court, and all the property of the Wufu family was confiscated. Guo Kai, who was wronged, rewarded him with fifty taels of silver and let him go home. There were also four servants who were waiting in the yamen, Yue Su did not reproach them, and all of them were sent away. He also issued a sea fishing document to arrest Xia Kuan.

That night, the three big men cooked together, made a few dishes, and a jar of wine, to celebrate well.

During the banquet, Tie Qiu asked aggressively, "Brother Yue, how do you know that someone will assassinate someone last night?" ”

Yue Su said with a smile: "After Wu Bin admitted to the annihilation, I was really a little helpless for a while, and as soon as I walked into the back house with Jin Chan, I happened to see the servant sweeping the floor looking at my room vigorously. So I came up with a plan, I might as well let him spread the fake news. deliberately asked Guo Kai to kill Wu Bin, Wu Kui only has such a son, and he will definitely not be able to sit still after knowing it. In order to make the play more realistic, I also let Jin Cicada stay in prison, and no matter who came, he was not allowed to open the door. The son is not Xia Kuan's, of course Xia Kuan will not be in a hurry, and he will not dare to break into the prison, but Wu Kui must be afraid that Guo Kai will kill his son, he will not dare to rob the prison, and the only way is to assassinate. With the truth of this rebellion, everything is still not solved. ”

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After the samurai family that rampaged in Yangshuo County was destroyed, the people of Yangshuo were full of lights and were very happy, and celebrated for a month.

Yuesu also built water conservancy, encouraged farming, and everyone in Yangshuo praised it, and soon reached the point that it was not closed at night, and the road was not left behind. Fewer and fewer people complained to the yamen.

This time, Yue Su was looking through the official documents in the back office, and suddenly heard someone beating the drum, busy sorting out his robes and clothes, and ascending to the public court. A group of officials were in high spirits, and they saw the elders of their forty and fifty-year-old men in a hurry, sweating and standing at the entrance of the hall and shouting grievances.

Yue Su asked him to take him to the hall, knelt down in front of the public case, and asked, "Who is your surname, and why did you come to the hall to beat the drum and voice the grievances?" ”

"The grass people's surname is Kong, his name is Wanchang, and his family lives in Shilitun outside the south gate. There are more than a dozen houses in the house, because there are few people and many houses, so an inn was opened, and there has been nothing wrong with each other for decades. Yesterday evening, there were two silk merchants, said to be from Huguang, to the way to do goods here, because the sky is getting late, so stay here. When the villain saw that they were passing guests, he left them behind, and drank and laughed at night, which was known to everyone. This morning, the sky was about to dawn, and the two got up to hurry, but when they arrived at Shen, Di Baohu came to the store, saying that two people died at the entrance of the town, and they were the merchants who lived in my store last night. He didn't allow the villains to distinguish between them, so he dragged the two corpses to the front of the store, and threatened me to pay a hundred taels of silver to cover up the matter. Because the villain is in a hurry, I came to ask the lord to redress his grievances. ”

Yue Su listened to these words and looked at Kong Wanchang carefully, it didn't look like a murderer. But this case is a homicide after all, so I can't listen to his side of the story, and asks: "Since you say that you are a good local citizen, why don't you say that it is someone else, but only you?" Thinking about it, you are not a kind people, how can this official be gullible. Someone! Bring the land protection to the confrontation. ”

The messenger agreed, and before he could go out, he saw a man come up to the court. This man was in his thirties, his face was full of evil lines, he was wearing a green coat, knelt down in front of the case, and said: "The villain is Shilitun Di Bao Hu Chuan, please say hello to the master." The case is under the jurisdiction of the villain, and two bodies were seen lying at the entrance of the town this morning, and they did not know where they were at the time. He came to Hezhen to identify them, and they all said that they were guests who had thrown themselves into the Confucian shop, so the villain interrogated him. If it weren't for his money, why would both of them die in the town? Moreover, Kong Wanchang said that it was still dark when he left, and there should have been people walking in the town at that time, even if he met gangsters on the road, no one had seen it? When I asked the house at the entrance of the store, no one heard the call for help. This is an obvious plot, it is clear that he did it at night, killed the two people, dragged them to the entrance of the town, and removed the corpses. This is the villain's analysis, the murderer is the old man Kong, please ask the adult to interrogate. ”

Yue Su listened to Hu Chuan's words, and he was also reasonable, and then looked at Kong Wanchang really not like a murderer who wanted to kill his life, but said: "You two confess one each, and this official has not been verified, and he can't make a decision on this." Wait until after the autopsy before proceeding with the interrogation. ”

At that moment, Yue Su asked the messenger to look at the two of them, and sent a message to Shilitun with Jin Chan, Tong Xuan, and Tie Qiu.

The people along the way heard about the murder and knew that Yue Su was a clean official, and he would be able to avenge his wrongs, so they gathered in groups and followed the sedan chair to watch. When I arrived in the town in the evening, the local township chief had already prepared the mansion and came to greet him. Yue Su said a few words, and after getting off the sedan chair, he said: "This official will first go to the Confucian store to investigate, and then conduct an autopsy. ”

As he spoke, he walked to the door of the inn and saw two corpses, which were stabbed to death. Then he called Hu Chuan and asked, "Did this corpse fall here?" ”

Hu Chuan saw Yue Su ask this first, and hurriedly replied, "Master Grace, this is Kong Wanchang's intention to harm people, so he dragged the body to the entrance of the town so that he could deny it later." The villain can't involve the innocent, so he still moved to his door and begged the adults to ......"

Yue Su didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and immediately shouted: "You dog head, this official doesn't ask who the murderer is, even if you are a public official, how can you know the law and break the law, but you can know what crime should be committed when moving the body?" Regardless of whether Kong Wanchang intended to harm people or not, even if it was really him who abandoned the corpse at the entrance of the town, you should first go to the county to notify the official, explain the reason, and wait for the official to complete the examination, before you can ask for the seal. Why do you defy the law of the king and dare to move these two corpses here! You have the intention to blackmail, and it has been demonstrated; Otherwise, they will conspire with him to murder, and because of the uneven distribution of the spoils, they will be the first to take the lead. The official will first reprimand you severely, and then interrogate you. Someone! Pull Hu Chuan aside for me and hit the forty boards again! ”

The servants on both sides stepped forward and grabbed Hu Chuan, pressed him to the ground, picked up the board, and hit forty boards with "splitting and crackling". The only beaten Hu Chuan is shouting and shouting, and the skin is open.

All the people in the town knew that Kong Wanchang was wronged and was framed by Hu Chuan, and they had no choice but to sue for their lives, so they didn't dare to get involved. At this time, seeing Yue Su enforcing the law like this, everyone admired and praised: "Sure enough, he is a shrewd Qing official." ”

After Hu Chuan was beaten, he still did not waver, and Yue Su was just harsh and led everyone into the Confucian shop. He asked Kong Wanchang: "There are more than ten rooms in your house, but I don't know that those two guests lived in that room yesterday, and you will lead the way." ”

"The three rooms are where my husband and wife live with their daughter, and there are two kitchens. The two guests who arrived yesterday, I saw that they were silk sellers, and I expected that they must have a lot of money on them, and I was afraid that it would not be appropriate to move forward, so I let them stay in Zhongjin. Kong Wanchang said as he led the way forward, came to Zhongjin, and pointed to the upper one.

Yue Su entered the house to check it carefully, and there was nothing special, and said: "You have opened an inn here for decades, and you want to come and go to stay with you, are there only the two of them staying in the hotel last night, and there are no other guests?" ”

"Lord Hui, there are still three guests, one is a leather seller in Shanxi, and the other two are the master and servant, who are sick and are now lying down." Kong Wanchang said honestly.

Yue Su first called the guest who was doing the leather business to inquire, and the person was also honest and answered truthfully, "The villain's name is Gao Gaoquan, and he is in the leather business in Shanxi, and he has stayed here all the years." Yesterday, the two guests did leave at dawn, and did not hear the shouting during the night, and I really don't know why they died. ”

Yue Su called the servants who were living in the advance again, and when he asked, he also gave a general answer. He also said: "The master is sick, and he couldn't sleep peacefully last night, if there is any noise, he will definitely be able to hear it." ”

Yue Su saw that it was not Kong Wanchang who killed him, and he was puzzled, so he went into the room again to check, and there were indeed no clues. I thought to myself, "It seems that he is really dead outside, otherwise even if they help to deny it, how can there be no trace of it." ”

Leaving the Confucian store at the moment, take people to the town entrance to check, it is indeed the place where the crime occurred, blood is profuse, scattered everywhere, looking left and right, and there is no one at home, can only find a few residents nearby to ask, all said that they do not know, but when they go out in the morning, they see it, and then notify the local security, and after visiting, they know that they are guests of the Confucian store.

Yue Su thought to himself, "Could it be that this land protector did it?" At this time, it is getting late, and I can't do an autopsy, so I'll have someone make an unannounced visit to see if I can find any clues. Thinking of this, Yue Su called the township chief and said: "This official has always been able to ask questions at any time, and to conclude the case at any time, so it is said that it will be reported today, and I will come to inspect it immediately." However, the murder case is serious, and it is not appropriate to say that the examination cannot be done properly, so the official will temporarily live here for one night, and the examination will be held again tomorrow. Then he ordered the servants to take care of the corpse, and the township chief led the way to the mansion.

As soon as he entered the door, Yue Su called Tong Xuan and whispered in his ear: "This case must not be done by Kong Wanchang, it is estimated that Hu Chuan did this, but he took the lead, you secretly inquire and report quickly." ”

"Yes, sir."

Tong Xuan agreed, led Jin Chan to find Hu Chuan's buddies Zhao San and Yu Wu, and deliberately said: "We came with adults to do this errand, but there is no bitter master, and there is no master, seeing that Old Man Kong is wronged, the people who eat at our public gate can't innocently disturb good people." At this time, he was hungry, and Hu Chuan, as a land protector, didn't he even prepare a glass of wine? ”

Tong Xuan is an old man in Yangshuo County, of course Zhao San knows, and said with a smile: "Where is Tong Zhutou, our local security is also a public case, and I didn't have time to prepare." In this way, how about we go to the East Street restaurant in the town to eat indiscriminately. ”

Zhao San and Yu Wu led Tong Zhou and Jin Chan to the restaurant, and after entering and taking a seat, Xiao Er saw that it was a tolerance in the county, and knew that he was coming for a murder, so he rushed up to ask long and short questions.

Tong Zhou waved his hand, signaling not to inquire about the case, and said: "I am not an ordinary errand soldier, and when I encounter a case, I will eat and drink, take the money of the victim, and extort some silver taels." Serve your usual meal and eat two glasses of wine. ”

When Xiao Er served the wine and food, the four of them drank a few glasses, Tong Zhou knew that after Hu Chuan was beaten, Tie Qian looked at the detention in the mansion, so he deliberately said: "The head of your family is too negligent, when you see the corpse early in the morning, you go to blackmail Old Man Kong for a hundred taels of silver, but if they refuse, they will move the body to the door of his house." Now that he has eaten the board, he will let him hand over the murderer, isn't this asking for his own hardship? ”

"Tong Zhutou, you don't know the inside market, you are a constitution, and you are not an outsider, so you dare to say this. We, the land protector, because we have a grudge against Old Man Kong, but when it comes to the New Year's Festival, Old Man Kong only honors a few copper coins, and usually wants to take a penny from him, but he refuses. Yesterday, it was said that Hu Chuan was gambling at Li Xiaoliuzi's house and owed a lot of debts, and he couldn't get out of it until dawn, and suddenly the town made a commotion and told the murder. He learned that it was someone from the Confucian family, so he came up with the idea and planned to announce his personal vendetta. Yuan also knew that it was not Old Man Kong, but he wanted to blackmail him, who wanted to harm others and never hurt himself, and ate a meal from the county master. But this case is also strange, I was on the night shift, and I passed by there at dawn, but I didn't see it, and when I got home, I just lay down, and I had this thing. Although Old Man Kong is a stingy person, I don't think he has the courage to do this. ”

After hearing Zhao San's words, Tong Xuan only vaguely agreed, thinking that according to what he said, that Hu Chuan was not a murderer, at most he wanted to blackmail some silver taels. Now he has tried to do what he wants, and he has been beaten on the board, which can be regarded as a crime of reproach, but the murderer is not him, who is it?

and the golden cicada gobbled up, quickly finished the wine and dinner, calculated the accounts, and hurriedly returned to the mansion to report to Yue Su.

Yue Su listened to Tong Xuan's story, and he had no clue, thinking that he had revealed his money and was followed and killed, and everything could only wait until the autopsy was carried out.

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When he woke up, Yue Su dressed neatly, ate early, and rushed to the Confucian store with all the officials. The people around knew that the autopsy was done this morning, and they came to take a look, and Old Man Kong also waited at the door early in the morning.

After Yue Su arrived, he called Old Man Kong to his side and said, "Although you don't know about this case, it is also from your inn, so you can't stay out of it." and put the names of these two men on the table, so that they may be examined by name. ”

Modern people have to register with their ID cards when they live in hotels, and the same is true in the Ming Dynasty, at least they have to report their names and tell them what they do.

"Back to my lord, Xiaomin also asked when these two people joined the store the night before, one said that it was surnamed Yang, and the other said that it was surnamed Qiu, and they hurriedly unloaded their luggage at that time, and they had no time to say their names."

Yue Su nodded, criticized the words "man surnamed Yang" with a red pen, and ordered him to make a priori of this corpse.

He took Zhu Pi, lifted a corpse aside, and said, "Lord Yu, whether this corpse is surnamed Yang or not, please confirm it with Shopkeeper Kong!" ”

Yue Su asked Old Man Kong to step forward to take a closer look, and although the old guy was afraid, he still stepped forward tremblingly. I saw a bloody human head implicated in the corpse, and his facial features were already covered with blood and mud, so he had the courage to barely look at it a few times, and said, "It is indeed a guest surnamed Yang who stayed in the hotel the night before." ”

"It's confirmed, autopsy!"