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Liu Bucun was stunned for a moment.

He opened and closed his mouth, but he couldn't say a word.

Zheng Wuji ignored him first, but said to his subordinates: "Bring the evidence to the hall."

A yamen servant came up carrying a chamber pot with a wooden stick.

The chamber pot was full of urine alkali, and there was a pungent smell from afar, and everyone in the hall covered their mouths and noses.

"It's only July now, you don't want to go to the yard to urinate at night, let alone September?" Zheng Wuji asked.

"This..." Liu Bucun blinked his eyes very quickly, "The villain originally wanted to relieve himself, but he didn't want to go outside, so he just peed."

"Then let me ask you again, when you heard movement in the courtyard next door, you climbed up the wall, where did you see that person at that time?" Zheng Wuji didn't bother about the last thing either.

"That man is standing by the window." Liu Bucun said.

"Are you sure?" Zheng Wuji asked.

"It's absolutely true, the villain swears." Liu Bucun said, and he seemed to swear.

It's a different person from when he said he was peeing just now.

"Then let me ask you? After you found someone in the yard, what did you shout?" Zheng Wuji continued to ask.

"The villain is calling for flower pickers." Liu Bucun said.

"This is ridiculous again!" Zheng Wuji sneered, "I saw someone in the yard at night, maybe they were thieves who went to steal. Why didn't you call for a thief? Instead, you called for a flower picker?"

After saying this, not only Liu Bucun was stunned, but everyone else in the hall was also in a daze.

What Zheng Wuji said was right, Wu Lao Liu did not enter Cui's house at that time, but was only in the courtyard.

The black light is blind, and he has no obvious actions, how can he tell at a glance that he is going to pick flowers instead of stealing?

"Little man...Little man..." Liu Bucun stammered and couldn't utter a complete sentence.

Zheng Wuji's eyes sank, and he ordered the yamen servant: "Come here! Sentence this troublemaker!"

Liu Bucun was so frightened that he almost peed his pants, and quickly waved his hands and said, "Wait a minute, wait a minute! My lord, tell the truth, the little one! Tell the truth, the little one! Please don't use torture."

"I will only give you one more chance. If you dare to talk nonsense again, you will be punished for a felony!"

This Liu Bucun is an old bachelor in the village, how can he continue to deny it?
Therefore, he confessed honestly: "The villain is a bachelor, and because Mrs. Cui is really beautiful, he moved his mind that he shouldn't.

However, he didn't dare to do anything too extreme, but occasionally, when Liu Shuangxi was not at home, he climbed over the wall to peek at Cui's bath in the middle of the night.

On the night of the eighth day of September, I knew that Liu Shuangxi was not at home. When Cui entered the house and closed the door, I heard the sound of scooping up water, so I knew she was going to take a bath again.

So I climbed over the wall secretly, who would have thought that as soon as I reached Dongfang Mountain, I saw someone climbed into the yard from the outside of the wall.

The villain didn't dare to move, and the man didn't see me, so he went to the door and pushed the door. The door was blocked from the inside, and he couldn't open it.

Then he came to the window again, and when he heard that Mrs. Cui was taking a bath inside, he pierced the window paper and looked inside.

Seeing that he was fascinated by it, I quickly turned back to the yard secretly, then lay down on the wall and shouted. "

After listening to Liu Bucun's words, everyone knew that there was still such a secret.

"You just said that when Wu Lao Liu entered Cui's courtyard, he first pushed the door, but didn't push it, is that right?" Zheng Wuji asked.

"Yes." Liu Bucun nodded quickly, "The villain will never dare to tell half a lie again."

"Listen all of you, if Cui Shi really made an appointment with Wu Lao Liu to meet at night, why wouldn't he keep the door open for him?" Zheng Wuji said.

The people in Liujia Village nodded quickly, they just wanted to prove Cui's innocence, otherwise it would be embarrassing.

But the people in Wujia Village obviously still don't believe it, or they don't want to believe it.

Zheng Wuji also noticed it, and said: "In addition to Liu Bucun, I also found a witness. Come, bring Mrs. Song to court."

People in the two villages all knew Mrs. Song, and some were related to her.

Mrs. Song came up and told the situation at that time in detail.

"Have you heard clearly? If Mrs. Cui really had an affair with Wu Lao Liu, why should Wu Lao Liu ask other people? The two of them must have made an appointment in private." Zheng Wuji said, " Although Cui Shi and Wu Laoliu are both dead, the truth is not without trace.

Now that the case has been heard, there is no need to say more about who is right and who is wrong.

According to the law, Wu Laoliu started with evil intentions first, and framed Cui's family later.Although he was not guilty of death, Cui Shi also died to apologize.

Therefore, his fault cannot be unmasked.

Cui's husband will be compensated by his family.

Cui is a clean and strong woman, and she did not hesitate to commit suicide to prove her innocence.I will report to the imperial court to rectify his name.

As for Liu Bucun, even though his evil deeds were minor, they cannot be tolerated.He was ordered to thank Cui's grave and burn thousands of paper money. "

The two parties heard that Zheng Wuji's decision could not be said to be unfair, so no one refuted it.

Zheng Wuji said again: "This matter has been clarified, there are still things to come, the people in your two villages have had many disputes, and each has been hurt.

Even if Cui's case is settled, I'm afraid the enmity you formed later won't disappear immediately.

In order to avoid further troubles in the future, I decided that from this year on, every year on the Double Ninth Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival, people from your two villages will compete in tug-of-war and dragon-boat races.

Which side loses, it will pay the other village a pig and two sheep as a profit.

In addition, there is no further incident.Otherwise, if the official finds out, he will never forgive me lightly. "

Zheng Wuji turned the fight between the two sides into a competition, which is both competitive and not rude.

Everyone shouted that Master Zhizhou was wise and decisive. Even if the people in Wujia Village felt a little unhappy, they would blame Wu Lao Liu for being an asshole.

Seeing that Zheng Wuji solved the old case in just two days, several county magistrates couldn't help but reduce the contempt towards him in their hearts.

After leaving the hall, Zheng Wuji didn't let them go.

"There is one more important matter to discuss with several county magistrates." Zheng Wuji said with a smile.

How could the county magistrates dare to be negligent, and hurriedly bowed and asked: "Please speak, my lord, and my subordinates will listen attentively."

Zheng Wuji said, "No rush, let's talk while eating."

At this time, it was time to have dinner, so Zheng Wuji sat down with these county magistrates to eat and drink again.

During the dinner, several people praised Zheng Wuji, saying that he was so unrestrained and his eyes were as bright as a torch.

Zheng Wuji just listened with a smile, pretending to be very helpful.

After three glasses of wine, Zheng Wuji cleared his throat: "To tell the truth, we are officials to serve the imperial court, but we have to consider ourselves.

I have no talent or virtue, besides, this Chenzhou has always been peaceful and happy.It is really difficult to achieve something! "

When everyone heard what Zheng Wuji said, they understood his implication.

Which official is not allowed to make some political achievements in office?

So they said: "Your Excellency is very true, not to mention that your Excellency has political achievements, and it is also for the benefit of the people and the region! Why not do it?"

Zheng Wuji hiccupped, raised his thumb and said: "Everyone really knows everything, what I want to discuss with you is to set up free schools in various counties.

Recruit Su Ru as a teacher to teach the children of poor families.

As for the fees used, each county takes a sum of money from the account every year. "

The other county magistrates thought about it for a while, and this matter was also good for them.

Not only can you gain a good name, but you can also make some money in the current account.

Anyway, it was advocated by Zhizhou, let alone nothing, even if there is something, there is a need to shirk it.

So they all agreed.