Chapter 8: The Warrior Was Wronged in Kaifeng Mansion
The poor officer watched Lu Bu break Pu Dao in the air, and his face quickly changed his expression several times.
"Tang Zhuangshi is good kung fu!" The officer applauded.
Master Bao's face didn't see any change, he just kept staring at Lu Bu.
This person's kung fu is so good, it should be easy to defeat two people with his bare hands, and the suspicion of him is instantly lifted.
Master Bao is thoughtful and calm, and he will think backwards in everything, if the case of assassinating the important ministers of the dynasty reaches the ears of the emperor, and the ground under his rule is so chaotic, how can it be explained?
It seems that the breakthrough in this case should still be in He Zhutou.
"Come on, go to the prison quickly and bring He Zhutou to the back hall to await trial." Master Bao slapped the table and shouted.
The errand officer picked up the broken knife on the ground, glanced at Lu Bu with a strange expression, and then called the two of them to go out together.
"Doesn't Master Bao go up to the lobby?" Fei Yong saw that Bao Zheng didn't want to be officially promoted, so he asked.
Bao Zheng smiled.
"The place where Lord Fei was assassinated yesterday was a tea house, although the lower officials knew that Lord Fei was incorruptible, but the assassination in such a place would damage Lord Fei's reputation if it was spread out, so the lower officials decided to try it in the back hall for the time being. If Lord Fei thinks it is inappropriate, the lower officials can also be promoted to the court for trial. ”
Fei Yong's expression was a little unnatural.
The Minister of Chinese and Wu of the DPRK knew that this Fei Yong was an extremely greedy guy, and Bao Zheng said and did this, which really gave him enough face.
Fei Yong hurriedly said with a smile, "It's still Lord Bao who is thoughtful." ”
Bao Zheng stood up and went to the back hall with Fei Yong.
The so-called back hall is actually a place for the trial of some cases that are not suitable for disclosure.
The imperial court system in the Northern Song Dynasty was quite complete, and all kinds of cases could be tried publicly.
Fei Yong naturally didn't want this.
The back hall is much smaller than the front lobby and doesn't have those extra amenities.
When the three of them arrived, there were already four officials standing at the entrance of the hall, holding wooden sticks covered with black and red paint, with solemn expressions.
Bao Zheng and Fei Yong sat down.
After waiting for about a stick of incense, there was a sound of footsteps outside.
The errand officer just now ran in with a nervous expression.
"Lord Qiyu, the big thing is not good, He Zhutou died in prison last night."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, and Master Bao stood up.
"Yesterday, I asked Lang Zhong to treat him, seeing that he looked very sharp, how could he die for no reason?"
"I'm afraid that he was seriously injured yesterday, and Lang Zhong died because he was a repeat offender and was not well treated." The officer thought for a moment and replied.
"That makes sense." Fei Yong listened to what the errand officer said, and without waiting for Bao Zheng to say anything, he preemptively said, "Lord Bao also saw it just now, this Tang Zhuang is infinitely powerful, and he was beaten into an internal injury by mistake, and if the treatment is not timely, it is possible to die." ”
Bao Zheng's gaze shot at Lu Bu.
"Never." Lu Bu shouted, "The villain did have the intention of killing the two yesterday, but because there were other people present, he was afraid of hurting the innocent, so he did not use his force. ”
Lu Bu almost wanted to say Chen Yuniang's name.
"Tang Zhuangshi should not panic." Fei Yong looked extremely calm, "Even if He Zhutou was really killed by you, at best, he was injured by mistake to protect his own official, I believe that Master Bao will not punish you severely." ”
Lu Bu's head roared.
Although Fei Yong said it calmly, this accidental injury to people's lives is definitely not a good thing.
Mr. Bao was thoughtful.
In just a few seconds, question marks had already sprung up in his mind.
He Zhutou was put in a prison cell, only he and a few officials knew about this matter, yesterday Lang Zhong clearly said that his injuries were not serious, how could he suddenly die? Looking at Fei Yong's expression, there didn't seem to be much surprise, it stands to reason that he is the most nervous at this time, if the mastermind behind the scenes is not removed, his danger will always be there, so calm, there must be a reason.
On the other hand, Lu Bu, this man who looks very reckless on the surface, is anxious.
Bao Zheng sat down slowly.
"Where is the body of He Zhutou?"
"The lowly official has just ordered someone to pull it in a car, can I ask for an autopsy?" The officer replied.
Master Bao waved his hand.
"Temporarily parked in the autopsy shed, waiting for the official and Lord Fei to go to the examination together."
"I don't think so." Fei Yong hurriedly said, "Although He Zhutou has the intention of assassinating the official, but he has followed the official for many years, and the person is dead, so the official will not pursue it anymore." ”
Lu Bu looked at Fei Yong's face.
He suddenly remembered that last night, Fei Yong was still telling the two errand officials that he wanted Lord Bao to interrogate him strictly and track down the people behind the scenes, why did he suddenly not want to pursue it?
Lu Bu remembered what Qi Shun had just said to himself, could it be that he already knew about the death of the head?
The corners of Lord Bao's mouth moved.
"Lord Fei must not want to see He Zhutou die, however, since this case has been handed over to the lower officials to deal with, the lower officials must find out the cause of his death, so as not to wronged this Tang Zhuangman."
"Lord Bao is like a god in judging the case, and this official is not good to intervene more, so please ask Lord Bao to go and check alone." Fei Yong saw that he couldn't stop Bao Zheng, so he had no choice but to say.
Bao Zheng nodded, and suddenly broke off: "Someone, first unload Tang Zhuangshi's weapon, no need to tie up, and bring the corpse to be examined with the official." ”
As Master Bao's voice landed, the four errand officers rushed forward almost at the same time, first pulled out Lu Bu's halberd, and then cut his arms upside down and pressed them hard.
Lu Bu sneered.
Although the strength of the four people is very strong, Lu Bu is confident that as long as he uses a little force, he will break free immediately, but he doesn't want to do this now, he wants to prove his innocence.
The autopsy booth was set up in a corner of the courtyard, with four wooden stakes placed diagonally in the ground, wrapped around a reed mat and covered with wooden planks.
Although every government office has such a shed, it is not used much in normal times, and there must be very few homicides, and it is even less common to bring the body back to the government office like this.
When Master Bao and Lu Bu arrived, He Zhutou's body had just been moved in.
Shortly after death, the body was just showing signs of stiffness.
"Tang Zhuangshi, do you remember where you injured He Zhutou yesterday?" Master Bao asked.
Lu Bu thought for a moment.
"Yesterday the villain just kicked him, it should be in the chest."
Master Bao nodded and motioned to the errand officer next to him to untie He Zhutou's clothes.
An errand officer flipped the Pu knife in his hand and gently picked it with the tip of the knife, and He Zhutou's clothes were immediately torn and separated to both sides.
Everyone saw a large blood-red mark on He Zhutou's chest, and the bone in the middle of the mark showed obvious signs of collapse.
On the surface, this was indeed the cause of his death, but at the same time, Lord Bao and Lu Bu both felt that there was some trick hidden in it.
Master Bao squatted down and approached the corpse, his huge nose twitched a few times, and his face suddenly sank.
"For the time being, Tang Zhuangshi will be imprisoned, and he will be disposed of after the official and Lord Fei discuss it."
"The villain is wronged!" Lu Bu was anxious and shouted.
With a "bang", an iron chain the thickness of a baby's arm was put around Lu Bu's neck.