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"What did you find?" Du He asked Wu Meiniang to sit down and say that she found something different from herself. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Wu Meiniang first poured herself a cup of tea to quench her thirst and moisten her throat, and then said: "That outsider's surname is Zhao, called Zhao Hui, and his ancestor was also from Longmen in Jiangzhou during the reign of Emperor Wen of Sui, and he was also a big local household, doing rice and grain business. More than 50 years ago, Zhao Ying, the son of the Zhao family, went south to Jiangnan to discuss business with Jiangnan rice, and encountered a storm that is rare in a hundred years on the way south, and has not been heard from since. And Zhao Hui returned to his hometown in the name of Zhao Ying's son, and his purpose was to bring Zhao Ying's ashes home and bury them in the ancestral grave of the Zhao family. After burying Zhao Ying in the ancestral tomb of the Zhao family, he personally repaired the tomb that had been barren for more than 30 years. All this is reasonable, and Zhao Hui also did what he should do as a son of man. But just half a month ago, Zhao Hui suddenly rushed into the Cao family, the richest local businessman, with a sharp weapon for no reason, and wanted to kill Cao Dashan and his wife. There is one point here, Zhao Hui and his companions are holding sharp weapons, but none of the more than 50 nursing homes were injured, all of them were knocked down by fists and feet, it can be seen that Zhao Hui is not crazy, but full of reason and rationality, the people he is looking for are only Cao Dashan and his wife, and they have no intention of hurting the innocent at all. According to my estimate, it must have been during this period that someone said something to Zhao Hui that Zhao Hui would kill Cao Dashan and his wife, and only then did he break into Cao's mansion. Why, exactly, is not clear. ”

Du He smiled and said, "Then I'll inquire more!" Mei Niang, do you know what this Cao Mansion was originally called? ”

Wu Meiniang was puzzled at first, but then she was taken aback, and said in a low voice: "The Zhao family was a big family in Longmen in the past, dealing in rice and grain, and the Cao family was too. Don't...... What's the connection? ”

Du He nodded and said, "If a person wants to kill someone, according to human nature, there must be a reason. So, I tried to find the grievances between the Zhao family and the Cao family. It's just that this is more than 50 years ago, the vicissitudes of life, the world has changed masters, and not many people know the old things. But fortunately, I met an old man who was too old and knew a rough idea from him. In the past, the Zhao family had a son and a daughter, the eldest son Zhao Ying married his wife Wang and had two sons, and the second daughter Zhao married Cao Bo in Shandong, which is now Cao Dashan. The Zhao family disappeared because of Zhao Ying, and the people in power were Zhao Ying's parents...... Mr. and Mrs. Zhao. According to the old man's recollections, the old couple Zhao was very fond of the two sons of the Zhao family. Later, Cao Bo and Zhao returned to Longmen County, and Zhao and his wife seemed to be old and handed over part of their business to the two of them. In the next few years, first the old couple Zhao met a thief and died under the sword, and the Wang family also died of illness, as for the second son of the Zhao family, because of greedy play, they burned their own thatched hut and burned to death, so far the Zhao family has become the current Cao family! ”

Wu Meiniang gasped, and there was a trace of unbearability in her eyes: "If all this is done by Cao Bo and the Zhao family, it is really too ruthless." ”

Du He also sighed, got up and said, "Although I can't be sure, the difference won't be too far...... Okay, it's time to inquire, I'm almost done, I'll go to the county office to find the county lieutenant, do you want to go with me? ”

Wu Meiniang hurriedly stood up and said, "Naturally, go together!" ”

The county lieutenant is equivalent to the current director of the public security bureau, and the official position of the Tang Dynasty is becoming more and more perfect, and each person has his own division of labor, Taishou is responsible for the administrative affairs of the county, and the county lieutenant is responsible for the investigation of theft and the judgment of cases. Although the county lieutenant is a subordinate officer of Taishou, Taishou has no right to intervene in the investigation of theft and judgment of cases.

Zhao Hui committed a criminal case, which was handled by the county lieutenant with full authority.

The county lieutenant of Longmen County is surnamed You, called You Feng, known as You Tiemian, who is selfless and selfless, upright and selfless, and does not disgrace this name at all, but at this moment he is frowning and at a loss. It is precisely Zhao Hui's case, as a law enforcer, it is the law he has always believed in to handle any case impartially.

In the face of Zhao Hui's case, he was not confused by Cao Bo's fame like others, but found some suspicious points. Zhao Hui has certainly had, but Cao Bo may not be a real good person, but more than 50 years have passed since the old case.

In the past 50 years, after the most brutal turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty, Longmen County, which originally had a population of 500,000, has been sharply reduced to 80,000. They only knew the general situation of the matter, and they were all in the impression of chasing after the wind and shadows, and they couldn't find any evidence to prove Cao Bo's guilt.

If Cao Bo can't be proven guilty, it means that Zhao Hui will be condemned by all the laws.

This situation is really not what he wants.

"Lord County Lieutenant, there is a man and a woman outside the house asking to see you!" Just when he was sad about this, he suddenly got a report from the soldiers!

Thinking that it was the people who came to report the case, You Feng prepared his official uniform and said, "Please let them in!" ”

A man and a woman walked into the government one after another.

You Feng saw that the man and the woman were good-looking, especially the temperament on his body was very popular, and he also knew that the other party was not an ordinary complaint, so he hurriedly stepped forward to say hello!

The people who came were naturally Du He and Wu Meiniang!

Du He saw You Feng leave his position to greet him, but he was neither humble nor arrogant, he was quite satisfied, and said with a smile: "In Xia Chang'an Du He!" As he spoke, he took out the seal he had brought with him to identify himself.

You Feng was shocked in his heart, Du He's name had already spread all over the Tang Dynasty with his deeds, and You Feng had already heard of it.

"You Feng, the county lieutenant of Longmen County, has seen Lord Du!"

Du He has no authority to govern the affairs of Longmen, but his official rank is much greater than that of Taishou and county lieutenants.

"No need to be polite!" Du He stepped forward to help him up, "I came here today for Zhao Hui's matter, I saw Zhao Hui who was imprisoned, I wonder if County Lieutenant You can be accommodating?" ”

You Feng frowned, and his face turned cold: "Lord Du, is this going to interfere in my Longmen government affairs?" Although the adults are deeply favored by the emperor, they don't have this authority! ”

Du He was not angry, the early Tang Dynasty was politically clear, and the corrupt officials and corrupt officials could be called the most clear compared with the previous dynasties, and most of the officials were carefully selected and promising officials, and he was not surprised by You Feng's performance, but said: "You County Lieutenant doesn't have to be angry, he also misunderstood." Du never intended to interfere in the government affairs of Longmen County beyond his authority. I also don't believe that County Lieutenant You has no doubts about Zhao Hui's case. I'm not afraid to tell you the truth, Zhao Hui's existence is very important to my Datang. When necessary, I will ask Your Majesty for your Majesty's order to pardon Zhao Hui. But this is not what I want, because if I amnesty, there will be no possibility of rehabilitating the possible bloody case on Zhao Hui's body, and some people under Jiuquan will not be able to turn a blind eye. Therefore, my original intention was to return Zhao's innocence and find out everything that happened to the Zhao family more than 50 years ago. Here, it doesn't matter if Lieutenant You regards me Du He as his subordinate, I just want to find out everything, so I need Lieutenant You's help. ”

You Feng was silent for a while, and thought about it again and again: "Since Lord Du can tell the Zhao family, it shows that he has a certain understanding of this case. I also believe that Lord Du will not do anything illegal and taboo. The adult's words have come to this, and You Feng will not refuse. As the adults said, You does have doubts about this case, especially the abnormal behavior of Cao Bo and his wife in recent days, and there is a faint situation of being a thief. I specially looked for the old man left in the village, learned about the Cao family's experience on behalf of the Zhao family, and suspected that Cao Bo and his wife were murdering for money, but the time was too long, and I couldn't find any evidence. In addition, the most important thing is Zhao Hui's identity, he said that his father Zhao Ying encountered a storm, but luckily did not die, was blown to an isolated island, survived in a foreign land, and did not return to the Central Plains until not long ago. I don't have any identity certificate in Datang, first I can't even be sure if he is Zhao Ying's son, and now Cao Bo's wife insists that Zhao Hui is a fake, not his brother's son at all, all this is Zhao Hui's trick to seize the Cao family's property. Adults should also know Cao Bo's reputation in Longmen, almost all the people believe that Cao Bo and his wife are innocent, and it is really difficult for me to judge the case before there is no favorable evidence. As a result, the case has dragged on and on, and there has been no public trial so far. ”

"There should be witnesses!" Wu Meiniang said curiously: "Zhao Hui came across the sea, and even my Tang Dynasty Sui didn't know about it, let alone the sins committed by Cao Bo and his wife." If someone hadn't told the truth, I don't think Zhao Hui would have intentionally killed someone for no reason. The person who told Zhao Hui everything was the witness who knew the truth. ”

You Feng didn't show any joy, just sighed and said: "If Zhao Hui didn't lie, that person was the nurse of the son of the Zhao family, she saw Cao Bo set fire to the second son of the Zhao family with her own eyes, but she was timid and afraid of harming her family, so she didn't dare to say it." A few months ago, she died soon due to her advanced age. After hearing the news of Zhao Hui's return, perhaps because of his repentance before death, he felt sorry for the Zhao family, so he told Zhao Hui everything. After saying everything, she died. I once inquired about the nurse's family, and they only knew that their grandmother did pull Zhao Hui to speak before she died, but the person who was dying was not angry enough to speak, and only Zhao Hui, who was in front of his ear, heard everything alone, and they could not be used as witnesses. The only clue is also broken......"

Du He smiled and said: "There must be a way, before that, let me meet Zhao Hui, I have some things to ask clearly." This matter is related to the future of my Datang, and it is a hundred times more important than the trivial matter of returning his innocence. ”

You Feng replied very happily: "Zhao Hui's crime is attempted homicide, not a capital crime, and he is allowed to visit the prison." As long as the adults don't dislike the dungeon being dirty, they can visit it at any time. ”

Du He himself doesn't care, but Wu Meiniang, a woman, has a certain resistance to the damp prison, and looked back at her and said, "Are you afraid of dirty?" ”

Wu Meiniang smiled and said, "I don't care!" ”

She didn't say that she wasn't afraid, but that she didn't care, that is, as long as he was there, she didn't care about anything.