Wu Laoqi slammed it on the ground hard, and this time he used full force, and he was bleeding: "My lord knows that what the grass people say is true." Among the exhibits presented was an account book, which my son had stolen from the county at the risk of his death! There are county orders and county seals in the account book, and it is absolutely impossible to fake them! ”

Wu Laoqi talked in detail about how his son dropped the account book from the county Cheng, and watched how the county order and the county Cheng destroyed the fake account book.

Meng Jiquan's officials on the side made a look, and soon the county official was also brought to the court.

Seeing the account book, the county Cheng instinctively changed his face, although he tried his best to hide it, but the change in his expression at that moment had betrayed him.

"My lord, you are unjust! This account book is absolutely fake, and the lowly and county orders have never been greedy for public funds! This is simply a great injustice! Of course, we can't admit it, but if we admit it, we will be exiled at least and my life will be difficult to protect at worst.

The county magistrate also hurriedly stepped forward to explain: "My lord, the handwriting on this suicide note is indeed Wu Shan's handwriting!" There are still a few handwritten notes written by him in the county office, and the main book is quickly submitted for the adults to compare to prove our innocence. ”

No criminal would casually admit his guilt, and Meng Jiquan compared the handwriting on some of the two papers, and it was indeed the work of one person. Meng Jiquan did not express his position on this, but only said truthfully that the suicide note was indeed from Wu Shan.

However, Meng Jiquan passed on another witness.

When this man came out, he made everyone who watched the excitement stupid. I saw that the man's face could be said to be hideous, and most of his face had been burned.

Others couldn't recognize it, but the county magistrate and the county Cheng saw it, and both of them were shocked.

The man knelt down respectfully and said, "Xu Biao, who is lowly and lowly, was originally in charge of the warehouse of the county government. Because he found that there was a problem with the accounts, he was killed. ”

Xu Biao is in charge of the county grain depot, and there are four subordinates below, which can be regarded as a small leader. He is a relatively straightforward person, and he has been in office since he was appointed as the county commander, but unfortunately when he came to Ouyang Jing, he found that there was always something wrong with the accounts.

He didn't suspect the county magistrate at first, until he later found out that the county magistrate had something to do with it. He began to investigate the county in private, and as a result, the hairstyle was that the county and the county order had always been embarrassed.

He secretly wrote an anonymous letter to the prefect, but he didn't expect the letter to be robbed. That night, he was drugged and fainted. When he woke up, the house burned down and it was like a sea of fire, and he crawled out of the fire with a hard breath.

Although he was lucky enough to save his life, he suffered severe burns all over his body. Fortunately, it was his nephew who rescued him and dragged a body from the mass grave overnight to burn it, so he survived without hesitation.

Xu Biao knows far more things than Wu Laoqi: "My lord, Wu Laoqi's son Wu Shan also knows a little bit about it. Uncle Wu, the handwriting on this suicide note is indeed your son's, yes. ”

Wu Laoqi was stunned, he originally thought that Xu Biao was here to testify against Ouyang Jing, but he never thought that he would speak for them in turn. For a while, my emotions were a little uncontrollable, and I trembled with anger: "You are also a person who has been harmed by them, how can you speak for them with a clear conscience?" ”

Xu Biao shook his head: "Uncle Wu, don't worry, listen to me." The reason why Wu Shan wrote this suicide note was because that night, the county order invited you, who was also a laborer, to the yamen for the purpose of assisting in the investigation. At the same time, the county Cheng appeared at your house and used you as a threat to force Wu Shan to write a suicide note. ”

Wu Laoqi has not thought about that incident so far, and thought that his son's matter was because he knew that his son wanted to sue him at a higher level, so he sent someone to kill him.

Later, his son died, and the autopsy said that it was indeed a suicide, and he beat him hard for this, thinking that he was helping the county order to fake.

Ouyang Jing snorted coldly: "Xu Biao, you are making a lot of nonsense in this public court!" Not to mention whether you saw the county Cheng go to Wu's house to coerce Wu Shan to commit suicide, when did this official summon Wu Laoqi to the county government for questioning? Wu Laoqi, this official can call all the officials over for you to identify, and you can see who summoned you to the county government. ”

Wu Laoqi's expression suddenly became excited: "No, it wasn't the county government that we went that day!" ”

Ouyang Jing sneered: "Is the official summoning person not in the county government or is it a restaurant?" It's a joke! ”

Wu Laoqi ignored him, but just looked at the county order with burning eyes: "My lord, the person who went to summon the grass people that day was indeed wearing the clothes of the officials, but the shoes he wore were ordinary cloth shoes and not long boots. The man was also very characteristic, with thick eyebrows, small eyes, and a brown mole on the left eyebrow. There is a fishy smell on his body, how can a servant have such a heavy fishy smell?

At that time, the grass people felt strange and paid special attention along the way. But after a while I became dizzy, and soon fell asleep in the carriage, and when I opened my eyes I was already sitting in a room. ”

Ouyang Jing smiled again: "Are you dreaming?" ”

Wu Laoqi shook his head: "My lord, I remember that the bell of the drum tower could be heard in that place, and the sound was very close. After the bell rang, I heard the sound of dogs selling tofu brains in the east of the city. The dog's tofu brain sells twenty bowls a day, and it comes out at the same hour every day. ”

Meng Jiquan sent people to follow these clues to look for them separately, and soon, the official escorted someone back, followed by a young man who looked honest.

"My lord, according to Wu Laoqi's description, he found this person at the dock. This person's name is Wei Qiang, nicknamed the poor old ghost, who does river fresh business on the dock. He was not honest in business, so no one wanted to buy from him, so he secretly did some shady things for others.

According to the time Wu Laoqi said, we visited his relatives and neighbors. found that during the period that Wu Laoqi said, he suddenly got a large amount of silver, and the expenses were very large, and he frequently went in and out of the restaurant and gambling house. ”

The officials presented the confessions of some witnesses and summoned several bosses, proving that Wei Qian was indeed spending a lot of money during that time.

Meng Jiquan was only slightly punished, and then Wei Qian confessed to everything.

Meng Jiquan asked Wu Laoqi to step aside first, and his subordinates walked up to Ouyang Jing with a stack of complaints: "You and I were originally fellow scholars, and I have always believed in people. I'm going to move next year, and I wanted to recommend you to take my place.

But I never expected that all of this incident pointed to you, and I wanted to give you a chance, but you still don't repent. ”

Ouyang Jing's gaze was fixed on those complaints, and he felt a little incredible. How many years have passed since something happened, how could someone gather these people together and sue him together?

Who was going to harm him?

Meng Jiquan was a little distressed: "Ouyang Jing, do you admit these charges?" ”

Ouyang Jing's mind was a little blank, the other party came prepared, this is the snake seven inches, and he didn't have a chance to fight back at all: "My lord, there is no excuse for the crime you want to add!" ”

Meng Jiquan sighed: "You want evidence, don't you?" Evidence? Witnesses? What you want, this official will give you everything! Come, on the physical evidence, on the witnesses. ”

All the physical witnesses came to the court, the county had already fainted, Ouyang Jing's body shook, he didn't expect him to be suddenly defeated, and he didn't know who the opponent was.

"Ouyang Jing, can you plead guilty?" Meng Jiquan asked again.

Ouyang Jing silently turned around and looked at the onlookers outside the public hall gate: "Who is it?" Who exactly? You have the audacity to harm me, why don't you dare to stand in front of me! The cases from ten years ago have been turned over, and you really have a heart. ”

In fact, Meng Jiquan was also a little puzzled in his heart, he didn't know who put these complaints on his desk. There is not only the pleadings, but also the information of physical evidence and human witnesses. At that time, he was also frightened, and immediately sent someone to investigate, but the result made him shocked.

Meng Jiquan is really disappointed, he has always had a good impression of Ouyang Jing and regards him as a good one. Unexpectedly, among the cases he did, there were two cases in which he himself was calculated by Ouyang Jing, and he became an accomplice without knowing it.

Meng Jiquan was heartbroken and pulled out the last complaint.

"This last complaint is filed against Ouyang Langshu! Homicide! ”

Ouyang Jing came to his senses from his anger and knelt down with an ordinary voice: "I confess!" I confess all my sins, but they have nothing to do with my daughter! ”

Meng Jiquan ignored him and continued: "Murder is also a crime. Buy murder, crime two! Come on, spread Ouyang Langshu to the court! ”

It's already boiling outside, and the county order daughter really kills someone? She used to say that she had killed someone when she met someone on the street, but it turned out to be true?

The discussion became louder and louder, Ouyang Jing looked over in a panic, and finally fixed his gaze on Su Yunran's face.

She stood beside Liang Hezhen, her gaze coldly met his gaze. In the end, the corners of his mouth were raised, as if mocking and disdainful.

Ouyang Jing looked at Liang Hezhen, and suddenly felt that he was so strange, and that sneering look was not the Liang Hezhen he knew at all.

It's him? Could it be him! How can it be? No, it's possible, he mixed up with him and became a master, although he didn't let Liang Hezhen get involved in many shady things. But he has been by his side all the year round, and doesn't he just look for evidence of guilt in him?

But why? He appreciated him so much that he wanted to marry his daughter to him at one point. Why should he take revenge? What good will it do him to bring him down? He didn't pass the scientific examination, and unless a high-ranking Beijing official recommended him, it was impossible for him to be a county magistrate.

Ouyang Jing couldn't figure it out, even if he couldn't figure it out anymore, the current situation was already so bad, what he should be thinking about now was how to reduce his guilt.

Ouyang Langshu was escorted to court, and the image of a weak woman made many people think she was innocent.

"Dad, what the hell is going on?" Ouyang Langshu cried and threw herself into Ouyang Jing's arms.

Ouyang Jing patted her back and said comfortingly: "Don't be afraid, there is a father." ”