The county lord has been re-elected as the county governor here for more than ten years, and is deeply loved by the people and has a good reputation, otherwise he would not have been re-elected here for so long.

There was an unwritten rule in the Great Song Dynasty that officials at the county order level served for four years, and under normal circumstances, the head of a county only served two terms at most. can do it for a long time, and there is only one possibility that the people love it.

Therefore, although the Bazhong City under the jurisdiction of this Cao Lin Cao County Commander is only a small city, his reputation as a county magistrate in Zuojin County is still very good.

Cao Xian Ling asked the bearded Ying Sheng: "This is not a small matter, is that woman's body still alive now?"

The bearded man replied victoriously: "It has been put into the ground." ”

Cao Xianling frowned slightly and said, "Why didn't this case come down earlier? Now that the body is probably decomposed, it may not be possible to conclude the case." However, since your cousin and his wife have left the matter to you to handle on their behalf, can you open the coffin and perform the autopsy?"

The bearded man said: "Lord Qiyu, my cousin's family agreed to dig up the grave for an autopsy, but now that the weather is still cold, the corpse should not be so decomposed." My lord, my cousin and brother-in-law are very honest people, and it doesn't matter if I am solely responsible for this time. ”

Cao Xian Ling nodded and stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, turned his head to the county Cheng beside him and said, "Wei Xiancheng, what do you think?"

Wei Xiancheng, as the second-in-command of Bazhong City, thought for a while and said: "Lord County, the lower officials think that it is still necessary to conduct an autopsy first, and then make a decision on the results." Although this case is not a big case, it is related to thieves, and in order to give an explanation to the people, we must be cautious!"

Cao Xian ordered: "Yes! As parents and officials, it is our unshirkable responsibility to run for the people to seek justice for their grievances. Master Liu, you are a famous talent from far and near, do you have anything to say?"

Master Liu sneered in his heart, but his face was still indifferent, shaking the fan that was not opened, and said: "Lord Xianzun County, Bunsheng only hopes that the two adults can deal with it impartially and give the woman of the Wang family justice, that's all." ”

The people heard what the county lord said outside the hall, and they all applauded, and the county lord praised the county lord for being a great official who really did things for the people.

In the afternoon of the same day, the bearded man Ying Sheng, the head of the Houfeng leader, Liu Daming, and others came to the cemetery of the Wang family woman in the northern suburbs.

There were also a lot of people accompanying him, and the officials wanted to drive them away, but they couldn't bear Liu Daming's words, and what was left and right was nothing more than that, and the government was handling the case, so why shouldn't they say anything to people? The people followed and looked at it together, and even the county lord probably agreed. With the incorruptibility of the county lord, he wishes that everything he does will be supervised by the people. How can you, the servants, drive out the people who come to be the witnesses?

The officials were dumbfounded when they heard it, and they could only nod their heads and say yes, praising Liu Xiucai for being right.

Li Xuan'er naturally followed with the guards in the crowd.

At the sound of an order, the officials excavated.

Soon, the thin coffin was dug up.

The eldest niece has only been buried for three or five days, and the weather is cold, so the body has basically not changed, and it is still the same as when she died.

The eyes that had been smeared were wide at this time, and when the coffin lid was opened, everyone else was startled, except for the pretend.

He looked light, put on gloves, masks and hats, and leaned down to take a closer look.

This man is about fifty years old, he has seen countless dead people, and he can be said to have seen all kinds of deaths, and there is nothing surprising to him about a woman in front of him who has been pierced in the heart by a dagger.

Most of them turned away, afraid to look.

Even the officials walked a little farther away and stood and gossiped.

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Although she was scared in her heart, she was able to stand aside and stare all the time. Even she herself was frightened by her boldness.

"Death caused by the dagger piercing the heart, nineteen wounds on the lower body, more than ninety other wounds, and a slight fracture of the tailbone..."

Abominable, hateful, lamentable, pathetic!

This iron-headed gang, which has always been known for not hurting people's lives and robbing people's daughters, actually did such a sinful thing that hurt nature and reason?

Also, can thieves and bandits have a good one?

Li Xuan'er listened to the words with a blank face, and after the young work recorded next to her was finished, she closed the book and couldn't help but scold: "How much abuse this woman has suffered in her life, it is simply inhumane." ”

The middle-aged man said lightly: "What kind of human nature do villains talk about." ”

The people began to clamor, saying that they would immediately send the army commander to lead the troops up the mountain to quell the Iron Head Gang, otherwise Bazhong City would not be at peace for a day.

After arguing for a while, the head of the official said loudly: "Don't make a noise, the adults will definitely handle this matter properly, everyone should be calm and restless, this case will definitely give justice to the daughter of the Wang family." ”

When the people calmed down, the head of the official said: "Everyone look at it, when has the county lord disappointed everyone?"

That's just as well.

Everyone nodded one after another, the county lord's honesty and fairness have been obvious to all for more than ten years, there is no doubt about it.

"Justice, it takes time, fairness, it takes process. The head of the government said in a loud voice.

Master Liu and Leader Feng glanced at each other, and each sneered lightly, this official Zhao Biao is really the dog leg of the county lord, not only is he absolutely loyal to the county lord, but he is also so eloquent.

After examining the body, everyone nailed the coffin of the Wang family woman again and closed the low grave.

A woman who was only in her thirties died like this.

Li Xuan'er suddenly thought, if she was born in Bazhong City, if the daughter of the royal family was replaced by herself, what could she do in the face of these things?

Thinking like this, Li Xuan'er suddenly felt chills all over her body.

The husband was killed, and he was taken captive to the thieves' den in the mountains... So much torture... I'm afraid I won't be able to stay for a moment, I'm afraid I'll find an opportunity to kill myself on the way up the mountain.

But can you really kill yourself? Sometimes it hurts to be pricked by a fish!

Now that I think about it from afar, I think I must dare to commit suicide, but when that time comes, do I really dare? Not necessarily...

If it is defiled, if... Then I must have no face to see my father and third uncle, and then my will to die will be stronger.

But finally had the opportunity to run home, are you really willing to die?

But if you don't die, your husband is dead, and you are defiled, what's the point of living, how will you live the rest of your life?

Thinking of this, Li Xuan'er felt more and more cold all over her body, and couldn't help hugging her arms, until a cold went straight into her body.