Governors Liao and Lu Tongju and other bureaucrats were stunned and looked at each other, this method was simply unbelievable to them, but if they thought about it carefully, this method was really effective and very convincing.

First of all, it was Liao Zhifu who said that it was good, and Lu Tongju and other bureaucrats also praised the wonder of this method. It's just that it sounds good now, but it hasn't been tested yet, so it's hard to say whether it has any effect.

Liao Zhifu and the others were full of wine and food and said goodbye and left.

The next day, Leng Yi took Master Dong to the yamen to handle the matter of "supporting grain", but he didn't expect that the officials who handled it were pushing and pushing. I used it all day, and I didn't even have a single eyebrow.

Only then did Leng Yi know what it meant to be "a big ghost is easy to see, but a small ghost is difficult to deal with". Come back and discuss with Master Dong, this kind of thing, you can't tell the prefect, because this is the practice of officialdom, this time, they have been punished, they will hold a grudge, and they will do things in the future, and they will wear small shoes for you everywhere, but it is not beautiful, I can't say it, I can only give these little ghosts another gift. Leng Yi handed over this matter to Master Dong to be in charge of.

Fortunately, there is still a surplus of the killer bounty from the last time, and there is still financial resources to do these things.

In the evening, Governor Liao sent someone to send an invitation to invite Leng Yi to the banquet, which was held in another top luxury restaurant in Bazhou. The banquet was attended by mainly officials such as Tongzhi, Tongju, and Sifang of the prefect's yamen. This time, Governor Liao invited Leng Yi to sit in the chief, and he himself was accompanied by the chairman.

Leng Yi thanked him again and again, but Governor Liao just didn't allow it, so he had to sit.

Governor Liao took a cup to make a toast and said: "Today, this wine, the first one to pay tribute to Lord Leng!" Thanks to his tricks, he successfully solved the case of killing his wife! ”

Leng Yixi said: "That guy confessed?" ”

"Yes!" Liao Zhifu said happily: "We followed the method you said, in front of that kid, cut open the stomach of the deceased and took out the food inside, and sure enough, it was basically not digested." They were washed one by one, and they were not bad compared to the leftovers on his table! The boy was paralyzed on the spot, bowed his head and confessed, admitting that the body was his mother, and that he had killed her and cut her face to pieces. The case has been successfully solved! It's all thanks to Lord Leng's tricks! Come on, colleagues, let's toast Leng Zhi County! ”

Several bureaucrats stood up and toasted Leng Yi together.

Leng Yilian said that he didn't dare. Drink it all.

At the moment, pushing the cup and changing the lamp, the drink is very lively.

When he drank to the end, Lu Tongju brought a glass of wine and came over to toast Leng Yi, who was the same judge last time, and Leng Yi's face was very difficult to listen to. However, after knowing that Governor Liao attached great importance to Leng Yi, he immediately changed his face, and every time he saw Leng Yi, he was full of spring breeze. This time, it made a red face laugh badly.

Lu Tong judged: "Lord Leng, our Liao Governor has praised your ability to solve cases, and has talked about you many times, saying that he has never seen an official as capable as you. If you can get the attention of the prefect, you will be prosperous in the future, and when the time comes, don't forget our brothers! ”

Leng Yi also had a sincere smirk on his face, and said that he didn't dare to take it seriously, and praised it falsely.

The two drank the wine dry, but Lu Tong didn't leave, and said: "I have a case here, which is also very tricky, it is an old case, I want to ask Lord Leng, I don't know if I can advise?" ”

Leng Yi arched his hand and said, "Lord Lu, please speak." ”

Liao Zhifu was holding chopsticks and was about to pick up vegetables, when he heard this, he couldn't help but smile and said: "Yes, yes, take this opportunity to ask Lord Leng for advice, maybe you will solve the old case, that is a good opportunity for you to improve your political performance." ”

There are two Tongzhi of the Yamen of the Bazhou Governor's Prefecture, one is in charge of Qian Gu, and he met him yesterday, surnamed Tong. I have already seen the banquet yesterday, and this day, surnamed Xing, is in charge of the criminal name. Hearing this, he also smiled and nodded again and again, and said: "Lord Leng has helped us Bazhou solve three major cases in a row, and the ability to solve this case is extraordinary. We really should ask Lord Leng for advice! ”

Leng Yi hurriedly humbled a few words.

Lu Tong judged: "This case is very tricky, it has been several months, but there is no way to solve the case." -- That's right, the leader of the boat gang was assassinated while mourning his son, and half of his head was blown off, and he died a terrible death. The prefect suspected that it was the personal bodyguard of the gang leader, but all the bodyguards were arrested and interrogated, but to no avail. Because these people were all there at the time, and they could testify to each other, and none of them did anything. And the others, all hundreds of paces away, could not have killed him at all. The case is now headless. ”

Xing Tongzhi shook his head and said: "This case, it's not that I underestimate Lord Leng, there is really no way to solve it, - in front of everyone's eyes, there is no movement, and his head suddenly blooms!" Those bodyguards and guards looked at each other, no one made a move, and no one else was present, you have to solve such a case, don't you deliberately embarrass him? ”

Lu Tong smiled and said: "Yes, such a thing can be detected, then Lord Leng is not a magistrate, you can go to the Criminal Department to be a scholar!" Hahahaha. ”

Everyone laughed.

Lu Tong said again: "The lowly position is also because the Tu gang leader has a close relationship with the Huang Transit Envoy, and the Transit Envoy has supervised the handling of the Lord several times, and the Liao Governor's Mansion is in a hurry, and there is no way, so I will ask Lord Leng!" ”

Seeing Leng Yi's panicked face, Governor Liao guessed that there was nothing he could do, so he smiled and said: "This case has already been reported to the transfer envoy in person, and after he heard it, there is no way." It's really not a problem, and that's not a problem. Don't be embarrassed about such a headless case! ”

Leng Yi was relieved, and quickly got up and arched his hand: "Thank you for your understanding, some cases are indeed headless cases that the gods can't do, and we are even more helpless for ordinary people." ”

And they all laughed again.

Xing Tongzhi said to Governor Liao: "By the way, Lord Prefect, the case supervised by the Criminal Court can be discussed with Lord Leng for an idea." ”

When Leng Yi was in college, he studied the history of the legal system, and he knew that after Song Taizong became emperor, in order to further disperse the functions and powers of the central organs, so as to strengthen the imperial power, the newly established supreme judicial body, read the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple, its main function is to undertake the original death penalty review work that was originally responsible for the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, that is to say, the death penalty cases tried by Dali Temple should be reported to the Criminal Court for review, and if the Criminal Court does not agree, it will be rejected, and if it agrees to be sentenced to death, it will be reported to the emperor for approval.

Governor Liao listened to Xing Tongzhi's words, nodded, and said, "That case is also very tricky, but in comparison, it is better than the case of the Tu gang leader." If Lord Leng can solve this case, it will really help the mansion a lot! ”

"My lord, please speak, I will do my best in my humble position."

"Hmm!" Governor Liao stroked his beard, sighed, and said: "Here's the thing, during the Spring Festival, there is a village under the jurisdiction of this government, called 'Erjin Village', -- this name is because this village has produced two jinshi in this dynasty. However, the population of the village is not large, but it is such a village, and within three days, there were two murders in a row! On the first day, on the tenth day of the first lunar month, not long after you last returned from Bazhou, a large family in the village surnamed Su, his grandson was killed by the paddy field at the entrance of the village. And three days before this case, Xia, the wife of another villager surnamed Hao in the same village, was killed at home, stabbed in the head several times, and her brains flowed out, and she died a miserable death! ”

Leng Yi frowned and groaned, "Why does the trial court supervise this case?" ”

"Only the case of the eldest young master of the Su family has been supervised by the Criminal Court. Because before the old lady of the Su family returned to his hometown, he once served as the chief secretary of Dali Temple. Although this is not a big official, but this old lady and his second son were both born as Jinshi, which is very rare and worthy of boasting, so much so that the government renamed the village of his hometown as 'Erjin Village'. At the same time, this old lady is very old in Dali Temple, very respected, and has a wide range of personal relationships. Although his son is now only an adjutant of the Ministry of Rites in the capital, the trial and punishment court is a new yamen that has just been established, and the trial and punishment of the trial and punishment court made Lord Shen a colleague of Old Lady Su back then, and the relationship is very good. In addition, the new official took office with three fires, and the old lady stabbed him with this matter, so the trial made Lord Shen play this matter to the emperor. Emperor Zhu Bi ordered the trial court to handle it at its discretion. The trial made Lord Shen supervise the case, and personally drafted a sternly worded official document, claiming that the case was "appalling" and ordering us to solve the case within one month! However, this case is very strange, and there is really no clue, so the case has not been solved at the end of a month. The trial court issued several official documents in succession to solve the case within a time limit. It's a mess in the house. ”

"I see!" Leng Yi nodded again and again.

Xing Tong knew: "Originally, Governor Liao had long intended to invite Lord Leng to come to Bazhou to guide and solve the case, but I heard that Lord Leng had been busy with spring ploughing, so he personally paid a private visit and went deep into the fields to observe the people's conditions, and even the people in the yamen didn't know where the adults were, so they couldn't invite the adults to come." It just so happened that the adults went to Bazhou on official business, but it also solved our urgent needs. ”

"Lord Xing has won the prize."

Lu Tong judged: "Although there are two cases in a row three days apart, the other one can be ignored for the time being, and it is important to concentrate on investigating the previous case first, and we can slowly investigate and handle the latter case." ――Of course, if Leng Zhixian has the ability to solve both cases, the prefect must be the happiest! ”

Leng Yi arched his hand and said, "That's nature, I must do my best." This case sounds quite strange, I wonder if you can show me the file of this case?

"Absolutely!" Governor Liao said: "Not only do you have to read the file, if you have time, Lord Leng had better go to the scene to have a look." ”

Leng Yi hurriedly agreed: "This is as it should be!" Well, I'll read the file tomorrow and go to investigate in the afternoon. ”

"Good! Ming said that this mansion accompanied Lord Leng to Erjin Village to investigate the case! ”

(To be continued)