Chapter 194: The Case Is Clear
Among the yamen, it was extremely solemn. The two women in the hall also stopped crying, because there were not only prefectural orders, but also extremely majestic figures.
King Hou sat in the upper hall, watching the development of this case from one side, and also looking forward to how the final outcome would be decided.
Liu Li never revealed his identity, so he just stood and watched with Fengxing in the hall. It seems that the two of them look much better, maybe they got the reassurance given by Xue Ze yesterday.
There were many people in the hall, until it extended outside the gate, but there was no noise, most of them were the credit of this serious and upright Marquis of Zhenning.
"Two of you, report your name!" the county magistrate asked.
An old woman in black replied: "The old woman Chen, who lives on the west side of Zhenning, is Chen Langzhong's mother. My son went to collect medicine the day before yesterday, and was eaten by Da Yan, there are many witnesses, and I hope that the county lord will see it and give me some comfort and subsidies!"
A young woman in blue and green clothes replied: "The people's daughter Sun, who lives in the northeast corner of the Zhenning River, was eaten by a fox while fishing in the suburbs the day before yesterday. They all want to ask for a generous burial money for their deceased relatives!"
The county commander frowned and asked suspiciously: "Your two family members are all eaten by fierce beasts, and their families are not poor, why do you also receive this generous burial money?"
As soon as these words came out, Liu Li's face was displeased, and King Hou was even more angry, and asked directly: "How does the county order speak? This generous burial gold was originally set up for this purpose, why can't you receive it?"
The county magistrate looked embarrassed and replied in a low voice: "King Hou doesn't know, these two people's words yesterday are not these. At the opening of the church yesterday, they kept saying that they wanted justice, that we should do justice for the deceased, and that they would drive out some people whose origins were unknown. I sentenced the pension, but they ignored it and deliberately wanted to denounce it!"
King Hou was stunned, looked at the two people in the hall, and asked angrily: "Are you two like this? Why did you change, what do you want?"
The two of them bowed their heads and were silent, both afraid of Hou Wang's question.
Seeing this, the county magistrate asked, "What do you want to do?" This fierce beast has been searched for by the officials, and it will definitely be restrained. Your affairs are not man-made, so you must be reasonable, and you must no longer mess around and disturb the yamen!"
The two women were silent, their heads bowed to the ground, and occasionally glancing at each other, looking confused and frightened.
The prince waited for a long time, but still did not see the situation, so he shouted: "In front of this king, it is the same?"
Sun shook her head vigorously, her hands trembled, she didn't dare to offend the majestic and domineering Hou Wang.
"The folk girl knows, but whether it is this denunciation, or the generous burial money, it is not the original intention of the folk girl. These days, I always dream that my deceased husband gave me a dream, so I chose to do it!"
"Dream, aren't you dreaming at random?" the county order didn't believe it.
Seeing this, the old woman also replied: "Please ask the county lord to find out, this is indeed the case." I recently had a dream that I was also guided by my son that I needed to do this so that he would not suffer and be reincarnated. We don't want to!"
The county commander was stunned, and wanted to say more, but was stopped by King Hou. "Is it not a coincidence that you say that you dream of the dead and make you do these things? It is not a coincidence, and you two have not noticed it? I ask you, what is the difference between your sons and your husbands when they were alive?"
The two looked at each other, thought for a long time, and shook their heads.
There were gradually many heated discussions in the hall, so that this yamen was not quiet, and there was still a little turmoil.
The prince and the county magistrate couldn't speak, and they couldn't judge it, but they let the idlers wait for their tongues to play.
"Your Majesty, they don't say anything, what should I do?"
Liu Li smiled indifferently, "Don't worry, we have a way to deal with this matter!"
Suddenly, a gust of wind drifted by, and a cloud of white clouds fell, and in the clouds stood a fairy in white, whose appearance could not be seen by ordinary people. As soon as this phenomenon came out, everyone was stunned in place, Liu Li glanced at Fengxing, and then followed him to pull the people around him to kneel.
"The case here is very different, and there are gods and men who have come down to the earth to give guidance!" Feng Xing shouted loudly.
Hearing this, everyone bowed their heads and knelt down, and Liu Li and Fengxing looked at each other and smiled.
"Welcome to the man of God!" everyone bowed in amazement, and all emotions were suppressed by awe.
The prince and the county commander glanced at each other, got up and left their seats, walked to the side and bowed their heads and asked, "We welcome the gods, please judge the case and return justice!"
The white clouds flashed and floated to the center of the case hall, which seemed to have a little meaning.
Sun and Chen were excited, trembling on their knees, and a lot of cold sweat came out.
"What are you two doing here?" asked the man in the clouds.
The two women were as frightened as if they were stupefied, and they did not dare to speak, nor could they speak.
The county commander knelt on the ground, and replied with his forehead on the ground: "Please be enlightened, these two women disturbed the solemnity and concealed a lot, which made Zhenning uneasy for a while!"
"Do you two have anything to say?"
As soon as the cold voice came out, the two women's hearts were like ice, and they didn't dare to hide it anymore, and a desire to survive made them let go of everything.
"God forgives sins, God forgives sins!" Chen said nervously, "I don't want to, and I don't want my son to be eaten by a fierce beast." Although he usually does some bad things and prescribes some medicine in exchange for money, I can't bear to be indifferent to him, and I can't refuse the request of a dead man!"
"What about you?"
"I, I, I, too, should not have listened to my deceased husband and made a fuss. My husband also did a bad thing some time ago, raped and killed a little woman, and I didn't dare to speak out, it's all my fault! I think it's evil and evil retribution, and I shouldn't shamelessly avenge him!"
"In that case, you can judge the case?" the man in the cloud waved his long sleeves, and it was extremely cold here. "Everything is cause and effect, and you need to always remember: good thoughts cannot be destroyed, evil thoughts cannot be born!"
"Yes!"
"Wild beasts eat people, there is a cause and effect, and leave an article for you to read!"
After all, the place is gone, and there is nothing of what it used to be. Everyone stood up and stared blankly at the string of words floating above the air, and Liu Li asked Fengxing to read it out loud:
There is a spiritual light on the head of every mortal, and wild beasts do not eat, and you need not be frightened to distinguish between man and beast, but only abide by your duty and do a good deed every day. Those who do good deeds gradually increase their spiritual light, making the beasts fearful, and the gods and Buddhas bless those who do evil deeds, and the spiritual light is dissipated, so that the beasts do not know and eat, and the bad luck is connected
As soon as the words fell, everyone was talking, and the place was lively again.
"It turns out that everything has a fixed number, and people's fortunes are in their own hands. If you do good deeds, you will not usher in bad luck, and you will not be eaten by fierce beasts!"
"Yes, that Langzhong looks good, who wants to prescribe medicine for money from time to time? Although we don't know, the beast will not be biased, and the god knows everything well!"
"Yes, we will do more good deeds in the future! This town is not where bad people come here, but there are evil people who will be punished!"
"Great, this is another wake-up call, and another solution, we can live generously!"
The county magistrate looked at King Hou, then patted the case and said, "Since the case has been cleared and the matter is clear, then the case will be closed now." The two of you disturbed the solemn place because of the things in your dreams, and made the people of Zhenning uneasy, although they were excusable, but they were intolerable, and sentenced you two to confess their crimes, make amends for the people, and compensate the victims for the deceased. Chen Langzhong's matter, the official will investigate it carefully, and he will not let go of the big mistake made by Sun's husband. Although the two of them were eaten by wild beasts, they could not escape the blame, do you have any objections?"
"The county order is wise and irrefutable!"
"Quit!"
King Hou and Liu Li glanced at each other, and soon converged in the empty courtyard of Yamen.
"This matter, thanks to the emperor's personal handling, has restored this place to normal!"
"The prince doesn't have to be polite, this is as it should be. I also have to investigate the civil affairs in detail, how can I be delayed by this matter? However, this matter can regulate people's hearts and persuade the people of the world, and it can be regarded as a good deed, so you don't have to worry too much!"
King Hou nodded, "Yes, thanks to the gods! Maybe it was the emperor who came to recruit him, this is Zhenning's blessing!"
"I don't have that much ability, everything has cause and effect, you don't have to worry!" Liu Li thought for a while, and asked suspiciously: "If the man of God doesn't come, and the two women don't tell the truth, what might happen to this matter?"
"Don't hide it from the emperor, according to public opinion and the state of affairs, it should be a strict review of the flow of people in and out, and the interrogation of non-local people, maybe everything will come back to the newcomers"
Liu Li thought about it and finally understood. "I see!"
"What does the emperor mean?"
Liu Li smiled slightly, "I heard that Miss Nangong is better, you father and daughter should talk more!"
"This is natural, but isn't the emperor going back to the Hou Wang's Mansion now?
"It's okay, I still have some serious things to do, and I will naturally go back when I have time, you don't have to worry. There is still some time left, and I will never give up the opportunity to disturb you!"
"The emperor is laughing, the Hou Wangfu is waiting for you at any time!"
Liu Li turned around and left, thinking as he walked: It seems that Xue Ze's inference is correct, this matter is really aimed at me and her! In order for us to leave earlier, the poison was also dropped, and the people were killed, but why did they kill two bad people? The death of two wicked people should not make us feel so guilty, I don't understand this method and thoughts!