With Zhang Gu's confession, the faces of the people outside the hall showed shocked looks, and no one could have imagined that the reason for the incident would be like this.

The magistrates in the lobby had gloomy faces one by one, their faces looked a little ugly, they had preconceived more than a dozen court trials before to conclude that Liu and Liu Qing were guilty, and now they were really slapped in the face by Xie Muen, and they all felt embarrassed.

But then again, as a messenger sent by the imperial court to inspect everyone, Xie Muen's role is actually to "find fault" with the locality, otherwise it will not be able to reflect his value, and there is no need for the imperial court to send a messenger downward.

What particularly disturbed Zhao Fu and others was that in the case of Butcher Wang's violent death, a lot of power and money transactions had been formed around this case for more than two years, and once it was revealed, the consequences would be unimaginable.

In Zhang Gu's confession, the women in the crowd outside the hall followed Liu and Liu Sujuan into tears, and many men also showed gloomy expressions, and everyone could imagine how much Liu Qing and Liu, who were infamous and had suffered in the past two years.

"Is what he says true?" After Zhang Gu finished telling what happened, Xie Muen quietly asked Wang Jiu and Qi Zuo and other witnesses.

"Exactly." Wang Jiu and Qi Zuo and the others nodded hurriedly, now that their psychological defense line had already collapsed, where could they dare to hide and quibble.

"Liu, in order to find out the truth of the facts, are you willing to let the coffin be opened for a bone examination to see if Wang Qi was poisoned before his death?" Hearing this, Xie Muen turned to the Liu family, who was secretly weeping there, and asked in a deep voice.

Although there are a lot of human and physical evidence now, if you want this case to be fully understood, then it is necessary to examine Wang Qi's bones, if Wang Qi was poisoned before his death, then his bones will appear black, which is the most commonly used bone examination method by the ancients to identify whether the deceased was poisoned and died.

"The women are willing, and the women want their husbands to die clearly." Liu Shi didn't think about it when he heard this, he raised his head and said with a resolute expression.

"Okay, tomorrow at noon, open the coffin for bone examination!" Xie Muen bowed slightly when he heard this, and gave this matter a given, in fact, Nanzhili and the famous servants in Zhejiang had all rushed to Lin'an County at this time, and they were waiting to open a bone examination for Butcher Wang.

These works are different from those in Lin'an County, which are at best just servants, and the servants who came this time have official bodies, and they are out-and-out court officials of the Ming Dynasty.

Although the official rank of these puppets is only nine grades, they are undoubtedly the best in the puppetry, which is enough to glorify the ancestors and is the authority in the profession.

"Lord Wang, what else do you have to say?" Then, Xie Muen bowed to Li Yuntian, who was sitting on the chair of the next Grand Master, and asked respectfully.

"This king thinks that Liu Qing can be released on the spot, he was involved because of the arsenic matter, and now the arsenic matter has been proven to be false, so he should be cleared up, and if he finds evidence related to the death of the butcher Wang, he will be arrested."

Under the concerned gaze of everyone, Li Yuntian put down the teacup in his hand and said to Xie Muen quietly, "Liu Qing is a son, if it is verified that it has nothing to do with the case of Wang Butcher, he can report to Zhejiang Xuezheng to restore his fame, and considering that he has suffered physical and mental injuries in the past two years, he can be given priority to arrange for the official vacancy of the alternate local yamen." ”

"The subordinate obeys." Xie Muen bowed to Li Yuntian when he heard this, and replied in a deep voice, after Li Yuntian's words, Liu Qing can be said to be a blessing in disguise, at least he can get a real shortage of more than eight grades, and the Zhejiang political envoy Si Yamen will definitely give Li Yuntian this face.

"The student thanked the prince." Liu Qing didn't expect that he would one day be able to regain his fame, and he would also give priority to the official vacancy of the local yamen, so he was extremely excited, as if in a dream, and hurriedly kowtowed to Li Yuntian to thank him.

The people outside the hall also became excited when they heard this, in their opinion, since Liu Qing is a good person, then naturally there should be a good reward.

"In addition, Liu Qingzhi's sister Liu Sujuan is not afraid of hardships, avenging his brother, this king feels that his feelings are pitiful, his deeds are commendable, he has not married since the loss of his husband, he can apply to the court for a chastity archway for him, as a reward!"

Then, Li Yuntian looked at Liu Sujuan in front of the crowd outside the lobby, and after a deep groan, he said to Xie Muen, "You can let Jiangnan Confucianism write an inscription for him." ”

"Xia Guan understands." Xie Muen felt that Li Yuntian's move was quite humane, so he nodded and agreed, and at the same time glanced at Liu Sujuan, who was excited, this woman who had suffered a lot could be regarded as having come to the bitter end.

Since the matter of the chastity arch was ordered by Li Yuntian, then when Xie Muen reported it, the imperial court would definitely establish the chastity archway for Liu Sujuan in accordance with the highest specifications, so that Liu Sujuan would be equivalent to winning the highest reward of the Ming Dynasty for civilian women, which was enough to be admired by future generations.

"Min...... The women thanked the prince and the lord of Qincha. Liu Sujuan's mood at this time was already indescribably excited, in this era to get a chastity archway is a woman's dream thing.

Li Yuntian couldn't help but sigh secretly when he saw this, in fact, he didn't agree with setting up a chastity archway for women, which was a cruel constraint for women, but now the atmosphere and customs of the Ming Dynasty are like this, and it is difficult to change it with his own strength, so he can only go with the flow and give Liu Sujuan a comfort.

After the court trial, when Li Yuntian left surrounded by Xie Muen, Zhao Fu and others, the people at the scene suddenly burst into thunderous applause, they not only enjoyed a wonderful court trial today, but also saw the famous and famous Zhongwu King of the Ming Dynasty, which was really exciting and exciting.

Since his identity has been exposed, Li Yuntian naturally can't live in the inn anymore, for the sake of safety, he went to the heavily guarded county government hall, Xie Muen vacated his residence to Li Yuntian, which is naturally the best room in the county office.

"Lord Wang, how should the lower officials deal with this case." In the living room of the backyard of the county government in Lin'an County at night, Xie Muen bowed to Li Yuntian and asked for instructions in a deep voice.

Judging from the information that Xie Muen has so far, the case of Butcher Wang's violent death has been widely implicated in Zhejiang officialdom over the past two years or so, and if it continues to be investigated, I am afraid that many people in Zhejiang's political envoys and prosecutorial envoys will be unlucky.

Li Yuntian knew that Xie Muen was worried about touching the interests of all forces in the imperial court, after all, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, as the richest place in the Ming Dynasty, were the focus of the competition between the forces of all parties in the imperial court, so the officials in it were divided into different forces, although Li Yuntian was not afraid, Xie Muen was a little drumming in his heart, he was just a small imperial envoy of the Imperial Palace, and some people could not afford to provoke him.

"Check, check to the end!" Regarding what Xie Muen was worried about, Li Yuntian had already made arrangements, smiled slightly, and said to him, "If we don't find out the truth of this case, how can we talk to the people in the court?" ”

"Xia Guan understands!" Xie Muen's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this, and he hurriedly said after arching his hand to Li Yuntian, his expression became relaxed.

Xie Muen originally thought that Li Yuntian wanted to take down the officials involved in the case, but listening to Li Yuntian's meaning, it didn't seem to be like that, but to use this to bargain with all the forces in the imperial court to seek the greatest benefits.

In Xie Muen's opinion, this is the best way to solve the case of Wang Butcher, which can not only make a contribution to the investigation of this case, but also reap benefits from all forces in the court.

Li Yuntian is already a prince, so naturally he didn't take credit for this bit of investigation, but Xie Muen is different, he has never been in contact with such a big case, but he is still the chief judge.

Although Xie Muen's presiding judge is subject to Li Yuntian's restraint, he has served as the presiding judge after all, which will be the most colorful stroke in his career and an out-and-out great achievement.

In other words, what should be checked should be checked clearly, but after the investigation, how to deal with this knowledge is great, and if you are not careful, you will set up a strong enemy in the imperial court, or you can use it to form a good alliance with all parties in the imperial court, mainly depending on how to operate from it.

In fact, Li Yuntian's desire to strictly investigate the violent death of the butcher Wang was not only to rectify the rule of officials in the Jiangnan region, but also to use this as an opportunity to insert forces into the Jiangnan region, the richest area in the Ming Dynasty.

Li Yuntian is a rising star in the Ming Dynasty, although he is relatively close to the forces of various factions in the imperial court, but he does not rely on the forces of all parties, it can be said that he is a faction of his own, and its foundation is the martial arts hall.

Due to the rise of Jiangwutang, the territory of the Ming Dynasty, the two capitals and thirteen provinces had been carved up by all the forces of the imperial court, which made Li Yuntian have to develop from the border areas of the Ming Dynasty that no one wanted, so there was a pacification of Jiaozhi and a decisive battle in Liaodong, as well as the establishment of a naval division to recover Xiaoliuqiu Island and Qiongzhou Island.

Li Yuntian did not covet the wealth of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, to be honest, the overseas trade alone made him earn a lot of money, and there was no need to enter the Jiangnan region where the forces of the imperial court were fiercely fighting openly and secretly.

However, Li Yuntian was still in charge of the Ming Dynasty's commercial bureau and tax bureau, and when he promoted it in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, he encountered local resistance, so Li Yuntian wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of the violent death of Wang Butcher to set up branches of the commercial bureau and tax bureau in the state and county yamen in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

After all, Jiangsu and Zhejiang are the richest areas in the Ming Dynasty, and Li Yuntian can't watch thousands of taels of tax silver drain in vain, he has to collect all those tax silver step by step.

At noon the next day, Wang Qi's coffin was dug out of the grave, and several masters who came from other places carefully examined Wang Qi's bones, but found no signs of poisoning, which means that Wang Qi did not die of poisoning.

The opening of the coffin attracted tens of thousands of onlookers, many of whom came from other places to see the excitement, everyone wanted to know what was going on with this case that shocked Jiangnan, and they also wanted to witness the demeanor of the Ming Zhongwu King.

It's a pity that those people didn't see Li Yuntian, because Li Yuntian didn't go to join in the fun at all, but hid in the backyard of the county government.

When several masters announced that Wang Qi had not been poisoned before his death, Liu, who knelt in front of the grave in linen and filial piety, could no longer hold back the excitement in his heart, and couldn't help crying bitterly, venting the long-suppressed feelings in his heart to the fullest.

Since the truth of this case has basically been revealed so far, and all that remains is some details, Li Yuntian did not stay in Lin'an County any longer, and left by car early the next morning, returning to Xiaoliuqiu Island to deal with local affairs.

In Li Yuntian's view, how to govern Xiaoliuqiu Island is the top priority at present, and the Ming Dynasty needs it to be a natural barrier on the sea.

However, before leaving, Li Yuntian deliberately explained how to deal with Liu, who was both a victim and a perpetrator, because he framed Liu Qing, he should be beheaded according to the law, but considering that she was a weak woman, she also fought several times during the period, so she was allowed to enter the nunnery outside the law, accompanied by the Green Lantern Ancient Buddha, in order to atone for her crime of framing Liu Qing, which can be regarded as finding a home for her.