Liu Zhang and the others arrived in Cangsong County at noon the next day, and the officials of Changsong County learned the news in advance.

They went out of the city one after another to greet them, the city walls of the county town were built, and the internal buildings were still being built.

The officials of Cangsong County heard that Taishou was coming to inspect, but they didn't know what would happen?

They feel quite nervous, and if they don't do well, Taishou can remove them from their official positions.

Then he reported it to the imperial court, and they didn't know much about Liu Zhang.

I only know that he is very good at fighting the Huns, and since his arrival, a point system has been formulated.

Everyone is very satisfied with this system, but it cannot be implemented for a long time.

As long as Liu Zhang leaves Wuwei County, this system will be abolished.

No official is so generous, taking out supplies for others to exchange.

Until then, they want to make as much benefit as possible.

The Cangsong County Commander took his subordinate officials out of the city to greet them, and they saw Liu Zhang and Huo Qubing coming.

"Humble Guo Huai, welcome the Ming Mansion to Cangsong County."

Liu Zhang looked at Guo Huai, he looked like he was in his thirties.

He was dressed in a gray official robe and wore a crown of Jinxian on his head.

Wear a copper-printed black ribbon with you, and the last grade is a half-printed yellow ribbon.

The half-seal is a rectangular copper seal, which is worn by officials at the rank of county lieutenant.

Liu Zhang turned over and dismounted, he came here to investigate the case of smuggling cattle suicide.

"Thank you all for your hard work, and we will join the group to speak."

Guo Huai and the others saw that Liu Zhang was following Huo Quai, who was the nephew of the general Wei Qing.

He also came with him, and the officials were even more frightened.

They felt that something big was happening, and when they got to the city, they asked cautiously.

Guo Huai took them to the simple government office, and the standard government office was under construction.

They came to the hut, where several people sat on the heels.

"I don't know why Mingfujun came here? Everything is fine in Cangsong County. ”

"I heard that there was a case in your Cangsong County where someone slaughtered a ploughing cow without permission. Is there such a thing? ”

Liu Zhang wants to determine whether there is such a thing, and then further investigate whether Qi Ertie has been wronged?

"It is true that a sturdy ploughing ox in Qijia Village was killed. We captured a prisoner named Qi Ertie, and before we could capture him, five ploughing cattle had already been killed. ”

This matter is very serious, and Guo Huai originally planned to report the case to Taishou in the next two days.

"If you talk about this case, the slaughter of the ploughing cattle is not trivial."

As soon as I arrived outside Cangsong County, I saw the frightened eyes of some officials.

Even though he was their superior, they wouldn't be so afraid of him.

There is only one possibility, and these officials have done something wrong.

For example, framing others, embezzlement and bribery, oppressing the people, and deceiving superiors and subordinates.

They knew how powerful Liu Zhang was, once what they did was known to him.

They will definitely be severely punished, and they dare not offend Liu Zhang.

After Guo Huai's narration, Liu Zhang felt that there were many suspicious points in this matter.

Although he was not professional in solving the case, he could also hear the problem with the case.

"These ploughing cattle were killed when they were young, and Qi Ertie was with his wife and children at this time. Don't you think that's suspicious? He had only been out for a short time at night. ”

Liu Zhang is not exonerating his second iron, he does not want to unjustly kill an innocent person because of a ploughing cow.

It is also possible that he was taking revenge on Qi Ertie, and the real cattle killer colluded with some officials.

Whether Guo Huai is involved or not will be further investigated.

"Yesterday his wife met me and complained to me. I'm here today to investigate, and you can show me the file. ”

Qi Ertie has already been convicted, and Guo Huai plans to hand over the file and verdict to Liu Zhang in a few days.

Guo Huai asked people to bring the file, and he believed that his judgment was not wrong.

Qi Ertie also pleaded guilty, and waited for the approval of the imperial court verdict to be sent.

In cases involving capital convictions, the magistrate would submit the file and the verdict to the magistrate.

It was then transferred by the Taishou to the emperor, and the magistrate had the right to judge himself for some moderate and minor crimes.

After the emperor approved it, it was handed over to the magistrate to be executed according to the emperor's opinion.

Outside the house, Green Valley and Qi Huangdou waited nervously, thinking that Qi Ertie had been wronged.

They believed that Liu Zhang would be able to handle the case fairly and justly, and they had heard that he was a man of integrity.

A small official handed over the file to Liu Zhang, and he took the file and opened it for a look.

He reads every word carefully so as not to miss important information.

The file has Qi Ertie's signature and red handprint on it, and he has confessed his guilt.

For the time being, I'm not sure if Qi Ertie was threatened, or if he was beaten into a move.

"Slaughtering a ploughing ox without permission is a capital offense. The law of the Han Dynasty stipulates that money should not be used to atone for sins. ”

Nor can money be used to atone for homicide, unless there is an amnesty for the world.

Liu Zhang learned from Green Valley that Qi Ertie was not very literate, but he could write his own name.

Is there a possibility that the person who read the verdict at that time read out the content of Qi Ertie's verdict is inconsistent with the content on this file?

Qi Ertie believed it, and he signed it and pressed his handprint.

There are too many doubts in it, from one moment to three minutes.

The cattle of five villages were killed, and Qi Ertie had conflicts with people from these five villages before.

The reason is to irrigate the farmland with water from the aqueduct, because there is not much water.

They got into a verbal argument with people from other villages, and then they beat each other up.

Qi Ertie held a grudge, he didn't dare to kill anyone, so he took advantage of the night to kill the ploughing cattle to retaliate against them.

Although Liu Zhang is not a professional case-solving officer, he can also see the problems in this file.

In short, there are so many doubts recorded in this dossier, and it is a matter of human life.

This case must be handled with great caution, and if it is killed by mistake, the case will be overturned in the future.

People can't come back from the dead, and it doesn't matter to these officials.

"I've finished reading the dossier, there are still some doubts on it, take me to see Qi Ertie later."

Since he has encountered this kind of thing, he has to investigate the case clearly.

During this time, the Xiongnu may come to invade, and there is nothing to worry about here.

"Ming Fujun said that this case was misjudged, but Qi Ertie admitted it personally."

"Since he confessed it himself, did you torture him?"

"Don't hide it from the king, we did use it, this is within the scope of the laws of the Han Dynasty."

At first, Qi Ertie didn't admit it, but some officials did torture him.

The Han Dynasty did not stipulate that it was forbidden to use punishment on suspects, and there was a limit to punishment in everything.

"The law of the Han Dynasty does have such a provision, I will go and see him later. I still think that there are many doubts in this case, and you should investigate carefully. ”

Liu Zhang spoke to them very politely, and his intuition told him that Qi Ertie was most likely wronged.

There may not be anything wrong with what these officials did, and it was a right granted to them by the laws of the Han Dynasty.

When Green Valley and Qi Huangdou heard that Qi Ertie had been tortured by those officials, they felt very uncomfortable.

I hope that his injuries are not too serious, and when he has cleared his grievances, he will be brought back to recuperate.

There is definitely something wrong with the inconsistencies between the families of the criminals and the officials.

Who the hell is lying? Liu Zhang felt that this matter was quite brain-consuming.

As long as people with normal thinking logic can see the problem, it depends on which side the individual prefers.

Midoriya feared that Liu Zhang would favor the officials, whom he considered the common people to be very humble.

Their lives are not valuable, and she doesn't know Liu Zhang very well.

It's just that I heard that he fought the Huns very well, and I don't know what his relationship with these officials is?

She was very nervous in her heart, if Liu Zhang did not administer justice.

Green Valley will feel hopeless, and Qi Ertie's hope of surviving is very slim.

Qi Huangdou held his mother's hand tightly, and he didn't know what those adults were thinking.

Just now, he saw that Liu Zhang was very serious, and felt that his father had hope of being released.

But seeing the mother's eyes flickering, could something bad happen?

"Ah Niang, Ah Weng will definitely go home, right?"

He thought that his mother was an adult and must know what those people meant.

Qi Huangdou is too young to know that adult ideas are complicated.

"Your Ah Weng will definitely go home, and those officials will find out."

The mother and son were waiting outside for news, and Midoriya was very worried.

After a while, Liu Zhang led them out of the wooden house.

"You guys wait here for a while, I'll go see Qi Ertie."

Liu Zhang felt that it was inappropriate to take their mother and son over, and let them wait in this courtyard.

He will definitely administer justice for them, if Qi Ertie really commits a crime.

Liu Zhang will also punish those villagers who have conflicts with Qi Ertie in accordance with the law.

Not arrested and imprisoned, Liu Zhang felt that several of them were a little suspicious.

He asked Guo Huai to send someone to arrest those people and interrogate them.

None of those involved in this case can be spared.

Guo Huai could only follow Liu Zhang's orders, and he sent people to arrest the villagers.

Liu Zhang: They came to the cell, and there were many people locked up in the cell.