A reverie-inducing case of killing an adulterer and an adulteress not only stirred up public opinion in Taiyuan City, but also stirred the sensitive nerves of some big figures in the DPRK and China. If it was in the past, those officials would have impeached Li Xin at the beginning of the rumors, but this time they were uncharacteristically silent and collectively silent. They all seem to be waiting and seeing, waiting to see how Li Shin, who has been the focus of the DPRK's and China's attacks since the launch of the war, will deal with this matter and then strike another blow.

Li Xin finally sent a proclamation to the whole Taiyuan City, promising that he would never bend the law for personal gain in the matter of Zhang Shi, that he and the relevant personnel of the Three Guards would not participate in the interrogation, and that he would definitely give a fair and open explanation to the people.

Li Xin's proclamation was ostensibly a letter to the people of Taiyuan, but in fact it was intended for the rich gentry and magnates in the city and officials at all levels, and whether Li Xin was favoritistic or not had an inseparable relationship with these people. They were worried that once Li Xin showed favoritism, in the following days, if the habit of the Three Guards and bandits was revealed, it would affect their own lives and property safety, and the typical representative of them was the King of Jin.

According to rumors, the King of Jin resolutely advocated strictness and dealt with the case of Zhang Shi's murder of an adulterer and adulteress, which was confirmed by several attendants and eunuchs around the King of Jin.

According to the division of functions, this matter should fall on the head of the Sentencing and Procuratorial Division, but Lu Sizhen refused on the grounds that the officials of the Yamen Department of the Sentencing and Procuratorial Department were incomplete and it was difficult to undertake the case. No matter who spoke, they all refused, and in the end, they had no choice but to shirk the case to Tian Fuzhen, the prefect of Taiyuan, Tian Fuzhen had a lot to do with Li Xin, so he naturally didn't want to get involved, and he also rejected Lu Sizhen's unreasonable request.

As a result, Lu Sizhen didn't dare to try Zhang Shi's case, and he couldn't get rid of it, so he finally came to ask Li Xin for an idea. According to Lu Jiu's meaning, since Lu Sizhen personally came to the door to ask for an invitation, it was better to push the boat down the river, get off the donkey, and let him open the net.

Who knew that Li Xin was thoughtful, and actually agreed to help the procurator determine the trial according to the opinion of the prosecutor, Lu Sizhen was overjoyed when he heard this, as if he was amnesty, he was embarrassed to leave after a thousand thanks.

"Does the thirteenth brother really want to try the case impartially?"

"Is there any other way?"

Li Xin didn't answer the rhetorical question, and Lu Jiu was silent. He was very angry at Li Xin's elbow turning outward, but there was nothing he could do. Zhang Shi's case is clear to no one better than Lu Jiu, who first killed his wife Han Qiaoniang with an axe at home, and then rushed to Hu Ergou's house in the city, wounded him with a short-barreled musket, and was captured by the gendarmes who rushed to hear the noise.

The facts of this case are clear and clear at a glance, and the Daming Law stipulates that only if you get the current situation in person can it be considered that the adultery can be established, so that you can kill the adulterer and adulteress on the spot and not be punished as a crime, otherwise it must still be executed according to the law.

As for the sentence, the heavier ones will be sentenced to imprisonment, and the lighter ones will be exiled to the borderlands. If exile can at least save Zhang Shi's life, it can be seen from the current public opinion situation, once the trial is open, it is very likely to be dealt with severely.

Speaking of which, Zhang Shi's life is also extremely miserable. When Chongzhen was seven years old, Gao Yang's wife and mother were taken away by the Tartars who entered the Kou, and later he participated in Minzhuang before he and Li Xin came together. As for the little disagreement between him Lu Jiu and Zhang Shi, it was also caused by the deceased Han Qiaoniang in the current case.

Han Qiaoniang was originally the daughter of a big family in Suning City, and she escaped by luck when she broke the city, but how could she have thought that after the city was restored, she was raped by the cavalry under Lu Jiu. Han Qiaoniang was also really strong, and she was stunned to report to Zhang Shi, who was in charge of rectifying military discipline at that time.

Zhang Shi couldn't see a woman being aggrieved the most, so he withstood Lu Jiu's pressure and disposed of the cavalry who raped Han Qiaoniang. After Gao Yang Minzhuang left Suning, the two parted ways. It wasn't until later, after several twists and turns, that Zhang Shi returned to Gaoyang City with the Minzhuang musket team, and after the Tartar army broke the city, he escaped by luck, and it was also the fate of the two, and he met Han Qiaoniang who was also fleeing, and the two got together.

If they hadn't met Hu Ergou, the lives of the two people might not have been as tragic as they were in front of them. And speaking of Hu Ergou, it is really a coincidence that there is no book, and this person also joined Gaoyang Minzhuang with Zhang Shi to fight against the Tartars together. Later, before Minzhuang attacked Suning, when he attacked the Iron Lantern Inspection Division, Hu Ergou was seriously injured and was left in the local area.

Zhang Shi took Han Qiaoniang to take refuge in the mountains around Zhending Mansion, and it was here that he met Hu Ergou again. It's just that Hu Ergou was weak at that time, his right arm was disabled, and under pity, Zhang Shishi discussed with Han Qiaoniang to take him in.

After the turn of the year, seeing the beginning of spring, the news of Li Xin's promotion to the general army of the three guards reached Zhending Mountain, Zhang Shi's ambition was ignited again, and he decided to follow Li Xin, so he entrusted his wife to the care of his brother Hu Ergou, and waited for him to settle down before taking the two over.

didn't want to encounter a big war in Daizhou, and later met Li Xin and went through various wars, until Taiyuan was rerecovered, Zhang Shi decided to bring Han Qiaoniang and his brother Hu Ergou to Taiyuan. He even bought a property for Hu Ergou, and planned to marry a daughter-in-law for him.

Who would have thought that the world is impermanent!

It was hard for Lu Jiu to imagine how painful Zhang Shi's heart should have been when he learned that his good brother had slept with his own woman! Hu Ergou is not as good as a pig and a dog, a person with a human face and a beast's heart, even if he is chopped alive, it is difficult to get out of his heart.

Thinking of Hu Ergou, Lu Jiu's eyes lit up, he seemed to see a little hope, why didn't he start from this person? Although Zhang Shi was handed over to the Sentencing Prosecutor's Department as a prisoner, Hu Ergou was not a prisoner, he was seriously injured alone, and he is still being held in the gendarmerie barracks.

So, Lu Jiu went to the gendarmerie camp overnight, and the gendarmerie camp was set up by Lu Jiu and was his confidant, so it was appropriate to teach a cadre and others face-to-face. Not long after, a gendarme lifted Hu Ergou from the bed, put him in chains, and put him in the prison cell of the military police barracks. Hu Ergou was frightened by the actions of the gendarmes and begged for mercy desperately, but was told that he was going to punish him for adultery.

Hu Ergou listened, his heart was a little calm, Da Ming Law and the adulterer's staff were eighty, and they could survive after boiling up. But when he heard the gendarmes talking privately about avenging Zhang Shi, a drum beat in his heart, did they want to kill themselves?

The reason why Lu Jiu said that Hu Ergou was seriously injured was because the place where he was injured was not trivial, it was the lifeblood of a man, Zhang Shi used a short-barreled musket to hit the crotch with a shot, and beat Natuo Wushi into a rotten meat. I don't know if Zhang Shi deliberately aimed at it, or if he hit it by mistake, anyway, the soldiers of the three guards thought that this was karma, and they tried it repeatedly.

As the minutes passed, the more Hu Ergou thought about it, the more frightened he became, until a gloomy and terrifying officer came to his cell, and he pretended to be calm instead.

"Why didn't Zhang Shi come to see me?"

The officer snorted coldly in his nose, and instead of stubble, he ordered someone to bring a charcoal brazier, stuffed the soldering iron into it, and pulled it out again after a while, only to see that the soldering iron was burned red and shiny. The officer spat a mouthful of saliva and immediately snorted, and a puff of white smoke floated up, which immediately made Hu Ergou creepy, and his calm disguise collapsed in an instant, and he shouted for mercy.

The officer said coldly: "It's okay to spare your life, but there are conditions, as long as you explain what I say during the trial, you will be safe!" ”

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According to the procurator, Lu Sizhen, the envoy of the procuratorate, closed the door on the surface to thank the guests, but in fact, as soon as he entered the night house, there were many visitors, and many people asked him to handle the case of Zhang Shi, and he did not refuse, accepted the gifts one by one, and sent them away. It wasn't until midnight that a mysterious messenger came to the door, and then he cleaned himself down and greeted him.

After welcoming the mysterious messenger into the mansion, Lu Sizhen did his best to flatter, serving left and right, and responding to requests. At the same time, he sent a large bag of Cheng Yi, which was heavy in his hand.

"Please ask Zhang Xianghao on behalf of Sizhen!"

The mysterious messenger immediately smiled after receiving the gift, and responded, "Okay, no problem, I will definitely bring it for Lord Lu!" ”

The hall had already prepared wine and food, obviously just waiting for the mysterious messenger to arrive, but the man first took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Lu Sizhen.

"Don't eat first, talk about important things. Zhang Xiang confessed that he must make that person a favoritism case. At that time, the various arrangements of the DPRK and China will be good to act one by one! ”

Lu Sizhen laughed strangely, and responded repeatedly: "Understood, understood!" ”

"Zhang Xiang also said that even if the favoritism case cannot be handled, it must be necessary for the world to see its meanness and injustice, and its true face!"

"This nature, this nature, Sizhen must do their best!"

The mysterious messenger nodded in satisfaction.

"Zhang Xiang also said, if this work is successful, it will be you who will be the inspector!"

Hearing what the man said, Lu Sizhen's heart was full of joy, and he was busy taking his seat and moving chopsticks, and soon two more women playing and singing came into the hall to help the wine......

Early the next morning, Lu Sizhen once again personally visited the General Military Mansion, and Li Xin promised to draw up a feasible idea for him. But he couldn't stop sneering in his heart, but he wanted to see how you, the hundred-battle Qiu Ba of the battlefield, were pinched and rounded in the hands of this official.

When he saw the articles that Li Xin had drafted, he was dumbfounded and couldn't understand them. Among them, the chief judge was no longer selected in the current official office, but recommended Zhang Fangyan, a bachelor at home. Zhang Fangyan is as his name suggests, notoriously square and temperamental.

Lu Sizhen secretly sneered, did Li Xin do this to use Zhang Fangyan's hand to kill his relatives?

Next on the list is Tian Fuzhen, the prefect of Taiyuan, as an auxiliary judge, which is also logical. But when he saw the word "public prosecution", he was a little inexplicable, and then when he saw his name written on the back, he immediately guessed, did Li Xin want to make himself a lawsuit? Don't even think about it!

He pointed to his name and negotiated with Li Xin, hoping that the imperial court yamen would not do the work done by the courtier, and in the end, he made a more direct statement, whoever likes to do it, he will not do it anyway.

Li Xin said with a smile: "Lord Lu, don't be excited, Li Xin is just putting forward opinions, and you are the one who makes the final decision." Since Lord Lu doesn't want to prosecute, why don't you exchange it with Tian Fuzun? ”