Xu Liang made some accusations, but he was nonsense.

If the Xu family really bleeds and shows signs of poisoning at the time of the burial, no matter how depressed the Xu family is at that time, how can they not react when they are buried?

When he said this, he was just worried that the yamen would ignore him.

With just a group of gangsters, plus the Xu family, which has no power, Li Chengwei doesn't need to pay attention to it at all, this time he is defenseless, after this time, he will pay more attention when entering and leaving in the future, even if Xu Liang finds someone to make trouble in the past, it is enough to beat him out.

However, as long as the matter is involved in the yamen, Li Chengwei will have no way to get out.

Xu Liang asked Li Chengwei to open the coffin, in the final analysis, just to get a fortune from the Li family. He is poor and white, and he is not afraid of lawsuits, but Li Chengwei's family has a big business, and once he hands over the paper, it is equivalent to sending a large piece of fat with oil to the Kyoto government.

The Xu family is also a merchant, Xu Liang naturally knows that no businessman in the world is willing to go to the yamen, as the saying goes, wealth is not exposed, a dowry list is put out, and then Li Chengwei's dowry to Li Liniang is also put on the table, that big fortune, how many officials can look indifferent?

As long as this matter is brought to the yamen, and then Li Chengwei will be asked for silver with this one, as for the situation in the grave when the coffin is opened, Xu Liang is not afraid.

Xu's funeral goods are scattered, which already shows that there must be something strange in the tomb, Li Chengwei did not have time to prepare in advance, in a hurry, it is impossible to do anything in it, as long as the coffin is opened, Xu Liang does not remove the paper one day, and the Li family will stuff silver into the yamen one day. Li Chengwei is a businessman, and he can read and write, so he naturally understands the truth of throwing rat bogeys, and he also understands which is more important, Rao is his family is rich and noble, once it is given to the yamen, it is not good to be small, even if it is targeted by a powerful opponent in the business field, it is difficult to get rid of it, compared with this, it is better to give enough money at one time to end the matter.

made a big fuss, Xu Liang brought someone to the door to ask for money, and it was a little difficult to make a fortune through this, but if he wanted to make a fortune, it was easy.

Hearing the words "three tricks bleed", the face of the magistrate also became solemn.

If it was just an unfounded complaint, the Kyoto government would naturally ignore it. What a big deal to open the coffin and conduct an autopsy, I only heard Xu Liang's empty mouth and white teeth talking nonsense, how could the yamen go to give him a platform.

However, once poisoning is involved, I can hear Xu Liang's own statement, he still has evidence in his hand, and the evidence is well-founded, not nonsense, but it makes this matter completely different.

***

Not to mention how Xu Liang scolded Li Chengwei in this court, and how Li Chengwei cleverly defended himself, a few streets away, in the Gu Mansion on Jinliangqiao Street, Ji Qingling quickly received the letter.

Songjie stood down, quite wilted and said: "The little one didn't dare to approach, for fear of making the surname Xu and others recognize it, fortunately, I knew one or two people who were on an errand in the Kyoto Mansion in the past, and asked someone to ask, and I heard a relay, only saying that the Kyoto Mansion had taken over the Xu family's form, and had not yet gone down to the Ya, and the manager in charge of this time went to the Houya Zong Archives to find the former archive, and the Xu family was originally recorded in the case of illness, and the appearance and situation were all written clearly, and there were confirmed by the officials and ......subordinates at that time."

His mood was not very high, firstly, he did not see Xu Liang suing Li Chengwei with his own eyes, which was very regrettable, and secondly, the situation found out later did not conform to the original speculation, and his tone was depressed.

Before Ji Qingling could speak, Qiu Shuang had already interjected and asked, "Is the Xu family really sick or fake?" ”

Songjie glanced at her obliquely, and said, "I'm not the one who went to cover the coffin that day, I haven't seen it, how do I know how she lost her life?" ”

Qiu Shuang pursed his mouth and said, "I didn't ask you, what are you in a hurry to insert!" He turned his head and said to Ji Qingling: "Madam, if there is nothing wrong with the back, will the yamen still go to open the coffin for an autopsy?" ”

As long as the coffin is opened for an autopsy, no matter how careful you are, it will inevitably destroy the body and alarm the deceased. At this time, many lawsuits were fought and had to be opened for autopsy, but the plaintiff and the defendant withdrew the lawsuit at the same time, but they were afraid of being poked in the backbone, saying that they wanted to lose face for money.

With such a world situation, under normal circumstances, the yamen is naturally inclined not to open the grave.

Ji Qingling shook his head and said, "This time, unless the Li family invites a big backer, the Xu family's coffin will have to be opened." ”

"That Xu Liang is not a fuel-efficient lamp, he is not a small family grew up, he has not seen a lot, and now he has reached the point of exhaustion, and he is even more fearless in doing things, besides, Li Chengwei has not only done a big business over the years, but also offended a lot of people, you look at it, I am afraid that in a few days, there will be many rumors in Beijing."

Qiu Shuang was a little puzzled and asked, "What rumors?" ”

"Kill your wife and take the treasure." Ji Qingling sighed, "When the news of the death of Li Liniang's son in Quanzhou comes back to the capital, I'm afraid that the rumors will become more and more noisy." ”

At the feet of the Son of Heaven, the first good place, once the rumor becomes the climate, even if it is not in accordance with the rules, for the sake of the anger of the people, they can only open the coffin to testify. Such an approach, even if Xu Liang couldn't imagine that the hob meat Sangda, who was born in the market, would never contribute to the share of that much money.

Everyone was talking, but a little girl outside suddenly ran in and said, "Madam, the official is back." ”

Sure enough, after a while, Gu Yanzhang had already come in from outside, he first saw Ji Qingling's tired expression, and he didn't seem to be very happy, and then saw a room of girls frowning, and another pine knot standing under his head, drooping his face, and said in surprise for a while: "What's the matter?" ”

Ji Qingling told Fang Cai about the matter again, and said: "The Li family is really sticky, like mud, if it weren't for the family always sticking it up, I couldn't shake it off, I really didn't want to touch it." ”

Gu Yanzhang was very busy for a while, although he knew that his own person had done a lot of things in the future, but he didn't have time to ask in detail, and after listening to it at this time, he knew it completely, and said, "If you don't like it, you might as well let it go first?" When I have my hands free, I'll take care of it again. ”

Ji Qingling smiled and said: "I'm just annoyed that he is disgusting, it's not a big deal, you just have to be busy with your going." ”

He said: "This is a case many years ago, this time it is equivalent to a big gift to the Kyoto government, they will not let it go for the sake of merit, and wait for the coffin to be opened in a few days, the result is out, and there is nothing to do with me, besides, in a few days, Du Guanren will also come back from other counties, he seems to have found something, last time Sister Liu sent someone to send me a letter, asking a lot of things about the Li family, and I am afraid that I have any dealings with his family, for fear that we will be implicated." ”

According to the new rules of the current dynasty, whoever discovers a wrongful or unjust case will not only be promoted to an official and rewarded, but will also be able to reduce the grind and investigation, and as long as he grasps it accurately, it is really an extremely rare and good opportunity to make meritorious contributions.

Although the records in the scrolls are of natural causes, they are written by men, and they can be overturned by putting a bribe on the person who wrote the scroll that day.

At this time, everything is ready, just waiting for the coffin to be opened.

***

In the back office of Kyoto Prefecture, Zhang Jiu and Su Si were sitting in one place talking.

Zhang Jiu frowned, took advantage of the fact that there was no one left and right, patted Su Si's arm, and asked in a low voice, "Has anyone found you recently?" ”

Su Si smiled and said, "What found me?" I am a man who deals with the dead, and how can anyone come to me? Besides, I only returned to Beijing from Xiangfu County yesterday afternoon, so in such a hurry, who has time to keep an eye on us? ”

Zhang Jiu glared at him and said, "How many years has the friendship between the two of us, when has this been, and you still want to hide it from me?" Tell me honestly, did someone give you five catties of silver last night? ”

Su Si was so shocked that his heart was about to jump out, and he shouted, "How do you know...... What nonsense are you talking about! ”

Zhang Jiu gritted his teeth and said, "How do you say I know!" Yesterday, someone came to me and gave me five catties of silver, saying that you also accepted it, and it was you who asked him to come to me and ask me if I was going to conduct an autopsy on the case of the Li family's poisoning of his wife this time! ”

Su Si shook his head again and again, and shouted, "When did I tell him to ask him to look for you...... Nothing else, I just say that this case may not be my ......"

After he finished saying this, he was suddenly stunned, and then he realized that he had said the wrong thing.

Zhang Jiu exclaimed: "Did you really accept his silver?" ”

Su Si hesitated for a while and said, "I only said that it was the carriage and horse fare for me, so that I could check it according to the truth, and I was not asked to cheat...... Although there is more money, it is not impossible to collect ......."

He was about to defend himself, but he heard a sound of footsteps outside, and then a person hurried in and shouted: "Fourth Brother Su, Brother Zhang Jiu, the front office told you to quickly pack up your things and go for a trip!" ”

But he was a servant in the yamen.

He passed the word, and instead of going away, he came in the door, and while helping the two people pack up their utensils, he urged: "The officials are waiting outside, hurry up!" ”

Zhang Jiu had the heart to pair a pair of calibers with Su Si again, but he was stared at by the officials, and he couldn't send them away, so he had to follow them out with a heavy heart.

When I arrived at the front office, not only did the Kyoto government officials and managers join the army, and more than a dozen officers stood outside, but two other people who were somewhat familiar were also standing in the back seats.

Zhang Jiuhu exchanged a look with Su Si suspiciously.

Su Si whispered: "It's a puppet in the Criminal Division." ”

The two of them walked to the front, and before they could say hello to the officials and managers to join the army, they suddenly saw a smile on everyone's faces, and several of the biggest officials led everyone in the opposite direction of the two of them, and shouted: "Tian Zhifu!" Deputy Envoy Gu! ”

Zhang Jiu hurriedly turned his head, and sure enough, he saw that the same person from Kyoto Prefecture was walking outside side by side.

He was puzzled by the second monk, and hurriedly grabbed a servant next to him and asked in a low voice, "Which official is that one?" ”

The servant replied: "It is the deputy envoy of our department, and we have been here for a while, and this time this case is a bit big, and the imperial history platform said that he is afraid that someone in the Kyoto government will bend the law for personal gain, so he will go to the criminal department to conduct an autopsy." ”

Zhang Jiu smiled reluctantly and asked: "I only came back from other counties yesterday, I really don't know what is going on in this case, brother, if it is convenient for you, you can talk to me, and let me have a bottom in my heart, what kind of thing is that the criminal department is also dragged in?" ”

That pretending to say: "I thought it was just an ordinary case of fighting for dowry, who expected that the outside spread badly, saying that the owner poisoned the original partner, took out all the funerals, and sold them in his own shop, but somehow he asked his brother-in-law to get it in his hands, and yesterday there was another news, saying that he bought his son-in-law, killed his daughter, and killed his grandson......"

Zhang Jiu was dumbfounded when he heard this, and said, "This ...... Where did this come from! How can there be such a femme fatale?! ”

The pretending said: "It is rumored like this outside, there are noses and eyes, and the crowd in the capital is excited, and they say that they want to open the coffin for an autopsy......"

While the two of them talked, they followed into the carriage, and when they reached the foot of Defubo Mountain, Zhang Jiu was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

Rao has been doing it for more than ten years, and he rarely encounters such a case.

Killing wives, daughters, and grandsons, how can this series of killing words be put out so much.

When everyone arrived at the place, they got out of the carriage one by one, and Zhang Jiu realized that there were dozens of people who came over this time.

The group meandered up the mountain road and soon reached the place.

The Li family is rich, as early as a few generations ago, the ancestors bought the hill here, used it for the tomb in the clan, and also hired a special person to guard it, which should have been taken care of very decently, but I don't know why, along the road up, the tombs on both sides are all unrepaired for many years.

At this time, it is only autumn, and it is only half a year before the Qingming Festival, and the graves are already overgrown with weeds, where it seems that there are tombs to be taken care of.

Xu's tomb is only halfway up the mountain, and after finding the cemetery, he first put on incense, and his own servants stepped forward to dig the grave and lift the coffin. Zhang Jiu and several other servants filled in various documents according to the routine, and after asking the officials and managers to join the army to sign, they pressed the fingerprints of the parties Li Chengwei and Xu Liang.

Li and Xu didn't say a word, and the two stood at a great distance, and their faces were very ugly.

Soon, the coffin was lifted out of the tomb.

The neighbors who were invited from Jinliangqiao Street and Baokang Gate came forward to inspect and take a look, and then named Bao.

Because the girl and the servant woman who sealed the coffin and entered the funeral were no longer in the Li Mansion, Xu Liang and the two Li Zheng had to come forward to check the sealing of the coffin together to ensure that it had not been replaced.

When the preparations were completed, everyone looked up at the sun, and waited until three o'clock in the afternoon, and a few servants drank the soup to ward off evil spirits, took incense pills, and lit incense beside the coffin, and waited until the messenger pried open the coffin, and then gathered around.

Zhang Jiu had already cleaned his hands and put gloves on his hands, but when he saw the corpse in the coffin, he couldn't help but let out a "huh".

Zhang Jiu was not the only one who felt strange, and the other three people all made surprised noises when they saw the corpse of the Xu family.

Xu has been dead for many years, and it stands to reason that the body should have been decomposed, but the corpse in the coffin is not lifelike, but it is like a dead person who has only been dead for a year or two.