pear blossoms fall to the end of the night

As soon as Jing Li finished speaking, Zhaohua smiled, but she quickly covered it up with her majestic voice, "Tell me about what Aiqing found."

She knew that Jing Li was a tiger, and even if the tiger was asleep, it was still a tiger. Obviously this tiger didn't plan to sleep now.

"The beginning of the matter is like this. As we all know, when the minister was managing the disaster in Yuzhou, he killed many corrupt officials, including Qin Ye, the prefect of Yuzhou. The old woman beating drums to cry out for grievances, Mr. Yang felt strange, so he asked the old woman what kind of grievances she had. The old woman was old and could not speak clearly, but she kept saying that her son was wronged. Mr. Yang asked the master in the yamen and learned that The old woman's son had committed a capital crime before and was scheduled to be executed at the end of the autumn. Master Yang couldn't bear it and was puzzled, so he searched the file and the confession, and found something weird, and Qin Ye I have always committed crimes, and I dare not lie about this matter, so I reported it to my minister." At this point, Jing Li clenched his fists and said to Zhao Hua: "Your Majesty, I would like Lord Yang to explain the details to Your Majesty personally. Master Yang is outside the hall right now."

Local officials are not qualified to go to the court, so Jingli kept Yang Ji waiting outside after bringing him.

Zhaohua didn't have any expression on his face, he first waved someone to take away Nanny Li and others who were kneeling on the ground, and then said, "Tell me."

After a while, Yang Ji arrived. After the ceremony, he first presented the file and the statement in his hand, and then said: "Your Majesty, I found this when I was sorting out the file. The murderer in this case is named Luo Ergou. His The mother is Luo Zhang, who has always claimed that Luo Ergou was wronged, but after investigation, Luo Ergou committed the crime of killing his wife."

In Yang Ji's narration, everyone probably understood what happened.

Luo Ergou lives in Xinghua Village in Yuzhou. He is usually idle and sneaky. Because of this, no one in the village is willing to marry his daughter to him. Luo Ergou has been single until he was 30 years old. Suddenly one day , Luo Ergou claimed that he had found a daughter-in-law, but the people in the village naturally didn't believe him, saying that he was bragging, but Luo Ergou didn't explain, and sent invitations to invite people to his wedding banquet.On the day of Luo Ergou's marriage, a pretty woman with a red hijab appeared at Luo Ergou's house.According to Mrs. Luo Zhang, the woman was called Danqing, and she was picked up in the wild. Seeing that Danqing was beautiful, the old lady brought her back home, thinking of marrying her son in her heart.

After getting married, Danqing was considered safe, and she didn't show any disgust at her inexplicable marriage, and she wanted to run away, but she was very silent and didn't like to talk, and sometimes she would yell at night, Luo Ergou got married After that, she became more honest and found a job in the village, but Luo Zhang found that the relationship between her daughter-in-law and her son was a little strange. She kept the house in good order, but after a month passed, Danqing's stomach didn't move, which made the old lady a little suspicious. Later, she found out that her son and Danqing didn't sleep together at all. Danqing scolded, Danqing didn't speak, just cried, Luo Ergou had a quarrel with Luo Zhang after knowing it.

Afterwards, Luo Zhang became dissatisfied with Danqing. The seeds of resentment were planted, and they would only grow bigger. In addition to Danqing's beauty, there were always some unscrupulous people in the village who wanted to get involved, and were accused by three aunts and six wives. After giving pointers, Luo Zhang disliked Danqing even more. Later, she saw Danqing talking to a neighbor man, and the man touched Danqing a few times. It was like a star falling on a calm lake After Dashi and Luo Ergou found out, he was also very angry. He questioned Danqing in every possible way, but Danqing didn't say anything, so he beat her. In the end, Luo Ergou lost his temper and killed Danqing.

After finishing speaking, Yang Ji glanced at Zhaohua, and then said: "This is written in the file, but what Luo Zhang told Chen is not the case. She said that she had some opinions on Danqing, but Danqing was given to him with great difficulty." Luo Ergou's daughter-in-law would never make Luo Ergou beat her no matter what, because Luo Zhang himself was afraid that Luo Ergou would beat Danqing away. On the night Danqing died, Luo Ergou and her were not there. At home, after returning home, the people from the Yamen arrested Luo Ergou, saying that he had killed someone, and there was a witness, that is, the man from the neighbor. Your Majesty, please forgive me for not being guilty. Yuzhou mentioned the capital, and now he is locked in the sky prison, please Your Majesty avenge the innocent."

Before Zhaohua could speak, Ouyang Yi on the other side laughed, "Hehe, it's just an ordinary wife killing case. Even if there is a grievance, why bother Your Majesty."

Jing Li also laughed, "Lord Ouyang, don't forget, didn't Lord Ouyang bother His Majesty with a wrong case just now?"

Jing Li turned to Zhao Hua, "Your Majesty, I said before that this case involved the ministers of the court. When Master Yang sent the file to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, someone deliberately covered up the existence of this case. If Master Yang hadn't found out I am afraid that this matter will be obliterated like footprints in the heavy snow, and no one cares about it, and no one will seek justice for the deceased."

"How did the Prime Minister determine that this case is strange and has something to do with the government? There are so many cases in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and it makes sense that some of them are occasionally forgotten. In addition, Mr. Yang's new official took office. It is most convenient to use the dead Qin Ye as a stepping stone, and the prime minister should not be used by others."

"Master Ouyang is so scared, is he trying to cover up something?" Jing Li asked back.

Ouyang Yi was so angry that he didn't speak. As he himself said, this case is just a small case and has nothing to do with him, but Jing Li actually intervened, which means that this matter may damage his interests, or The interests of his subordinates, after all, the old thief Chu Qin seems to be on Jingli's side.

Zhaohua looked at Jingli, and finally nodded, "Biography."

When Luo Ergou was brought into the main hall, some officials muttered in a low voice, saying that when the Zhaoyang Hall became the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, there were endless streams of prisoners in the morning.

When Luo Ergou met the Queen for the first time, he was very apprehensive. After saluting tremblingly, his tongue got a little knotted.

Yang Ji comforted: "Don't be nervous, if you have any grievances, just tell your majesty, and your majesty will make the decision for you."

Luo Ergou took a deep breath, nodded and shouted, "Your Majesty, the villain is wronged, and the villain's wife is even more wronged!"

"Although the villain used to be idle, but since getting married, the villain really loves my wife and wants to earn money to support the family honestly. Who knows that the villain's wife was killed before enjoying a few days of happiness."

Luo Ergou said while wiping his tears with his hands, "The name of the villain's wife is Danqing, who is from Xianzhou. On the night Danqing was killed, the villain's mother fell ill. The villain took her mother to the hospital and left the lady at home alone. My wife just... just lay on the ground, she was covered in blood."

Ouyang Yi had a bad feeling when he heard about Xianzhou, he couldn't help retorting: "Since your wife is from Xianzhou, why did you go to Yuzhou for no reason, and your mother picked her up in the wild, right? How do living people pick it up? Besides, if you said you went to the hospital, the doctor would always testify to you. Why did your neighbor say that he saw you kill someone with his own eyes? I can see that your mother abducted his daughter , that woman refused, and because you were jealous, you killed her."

Luo Ergou still had tears on his face, as if recalling Danqing's tragedy, he couldn't help retorting when he heard Ouyang Yi's words, "I didn't kill anyone, I really went to the hospital, but I don't know, why did that happen?" The doctor will change his words, and I don't know that Li Sanshu would say that, my wife and I really love each other, otherwise she wouldn't marry me."

"Since we really love each other, why doesn't she let you touch me!"

"I..." Luo Ergou was suddenly speechless.

It was Yang Ji who stopped Ouyang Yi from continuing to interrogate, "Luo Ergou, let me ask you how much you know about your wife."

Luo Ergou pursed his lips and fell into memories, "My wife doesn't like to talk and doesn't let me touch her. At first I thought she was doing it for chastity, but I didn't expect that she would still refuse to sleep with me after we got married. I asked her, she I just kept crying and didn’t speak, and I couldn’t force it, so I kept it from my mother. Later, my wife let go and said that she was from Xianzhou. Because her family was poor, her parents disliked her as a daughter and kicked her out of the house. She begged all the way, I just arrived in Yuzhou."

Yang Ji sighed, "Did you know that during the autopsy, it was discovered that your wife had already lost her virginity?"

Luo Ergou excitedly said: "Impossible! I have never touched my wife, who is it! I know...it must be...Li Sanshu! Yes! It must be him, he has been coveting my wife."

Seeing that Luo Ergou was agitated, Jing Li gave the guard next to Luo Ergou a look, "Your Majesty, I and Lord Yang have already investigated this matter. Next, let me interrogate the prisoner."

"Let me ask you, did Danqing experience any abnormalities in the days before his death, or in other words, was there any abnormalities in your village?"

"My wife doesn't go out, and she doesn't have any abnormalities. In the village...I think about it...it seems that there are some people from other villages in the village."

"How did your wife die?"

"He was killed from behind with a knife."

"When the former prefect interrogated you, did you tell him that you were innocent?"

"Yes! But that lord doesn't believe me at all, plus...everyone says I killed someone, and I can't argue with it."

Jing Li turned to Zhao Hua and said, "Your Majesty, I'm done asking."

"Luo Ergou did not tell lies, and the minister has also found out the truth of this matter. The person who killed Danqing was Lord Ouyang's elder brother, Ouyang Chao!"

Ouyang Yi shouted in astonishment: "Don't spit blood on people!"

Jing Li snorted coldly, "Let me explain to His Majesty what's going on."

"Luo Ergou's wife's name is Danqing, a person from Xianzhou, who used to work in Ouyang Chao's mansion. Seeing Danqing's beauty, Ouyang Chao became lustful, insulted Danqing forcibly, and robbed Danqing with several others. The folk girl who came here was locked up in one of her own houses for her to play with. Danqing managed to escape from that house and returned home, but when her family found out about it, not only did they not help her, but they despised her for losing her virginity. A dirty woman, Danqing had no choice but to escape from Xianzhou. Later, she met Luo Ergou's mother, Luo Zhang. Luo Zhang took Danqing in with the idea of ​​marrying her son, and Danqing also settled down in Yuzhou. .”

"Although Luo Ergou has nothing to do and is idle, he really fell in love with Danqing. Danqing was moved, so he married Luo Ergou. Don't let Luo Ergou touch. On the other side, after learning that Danqing had escaped, Ouyang Chao worried that she would spread his affairs, so he sent people to chase after Danqing, and they quickly found Danqing. When Luo Ergou went out, Chao's people sneaked into Luo's house, killed Danqing, and put the blame on Luo Ergou."

"This is just the first step. The second step is naturally to bribe Li Sanshu, the neighbor, and the doctors of the medical clinic to let them slander Luo Ergou against their conscience. Then Ouyang Chao found Qin Ye. With Qin Ye's help, the case will be resolved." It was over soon, and Luo Ergou was also sentenced to be executed in autumn."

"You're talking nonsense!" Ouyang Yi shouted angrily, "Although Xianzhou used to be under the jurisdiction of my eldest brother, these are just your one-sided words! Your Majesty, the elder brother of the minister has been relegated, and he should not suffer this unreasonable disaster. Dirty water!"

Jing Li looked at Yang Ji, Yang Ji agreed, took out other things from his arms, knelt on the ground, raised his hands up and said: "Your Majesty, this is the authorship, the testimony of Danqing's parents, and the dossier of Danqing's household registration. In addition, Luo Er The people in the dog village also confirmed that there were indeed a few strangers who asked them about Danqing."

Zhou Fu next to Zhaohua understood, went down and took the things into Zhaohua's hands.

Jing Li went on to say: "There are many cases of missing women in Xianzhou, and this matter has been recorded in the Ministry of Criminal Justice. This case has been backlogged before, and it must be because Mr. Ouyang Chao was afraid that the matter would be exposed. Besides...how will Mr. Ouyang explain it? The doctor Ergou’s mother saw and Li Sanshu next door died accidentally at home after the case was settled?”

Zhaohua was flipping through the things Yang Ji handed over, and the more he looked at it, the more angry he became, and in the end he threw the things in front of Ouyang Yi, "Please take a good look at it!"

Ouyang Yi was so frightened that he fell to his knees. With trembling hands, he picked up the file on the ground and looked through it, with cold sweat running down his face, "Your Majesty! My brother must have been wronged. Someone must have fabricated these things to harm my brother! Your Majesty , you must be the master of the minister."

Jing Li looked at Ouyang Yi, who was stubbornly resisting, with a trace of contempt in his eyes, "Your Majesty, whether you have been wronged, you only need to send someone to Xianzhou to investigate, and it will be clear. Although Ouyang Chao was demoted from Xianzhou, but There will always be clues."

Zhaohua looked at Ouyang Yi bitterly, gritted his teeth and said, "Go and investigate for me! If the matter is true, I will kill you without mercy!"

A sentence of killing without mercy made Ouyang Yi completely collapsed to the ground.

"Master Hu, I will leave this matter to you. It involves the ministers of the court and China. I will send Dali Temple to assist you in the investigation."

Hu Feng stepped out of the queue, "The minister leads the order."