Liaozhai: A scholar should draw a sword

Chapter 99 Tit for Tat [Two-in-one 5000-word chapter]

"The judge now pronounces the sentence..."

"Wait!"

At this critical moment, a loud shout suddenly came from outside the hall.

"Crack!" Yi Ruzhong slapped the gavel hard, cast his eyes to the outside and shouted angrily: "Who is so bold?"

At this time, a figure walked straight in.

"stop!"

"Who dares to trespass in court?"

Two yamen servants outside the door immediately drew their swords to block the way.

"I am the Marquis of Jing'an!"

Zhou Yu took out a waist badge and drank it.

"Marquis of Jing'an?"

Hearing this name, Yi Ruzhong couldn't help being shocked, and hurried down the hall.

Ge Dongming couldn't help cheering up, and turned his head gratefully...

"It turned out to be him?"

After seeing the person coming, Xiang Nan exclaimed out of composure.

Yunling, Mrs. Liu, mother and daughter couldn't help turning their heads... their faces turned pale.

Especially Yunling's mood was like a turbulent sea, and at the same time, a trace of remorse and annoyance could not help gushing out.

She recognized Zhou Yu, who was the classmate her husband said she was studying with in Yuhang. He turned out to be the world-renowned Marquis of Jing'an?
That dead ghost has such a beautiful classmate and friend?

Why haven't you heard him mention it before?
No wonder, that dead ghost told Xiaoying yesterday that a distinguished guest was coming...Damn it, can't you make it clearer?Can't you just say it's the Marquis of Jing'an?
If she had known that it was the Marquis of Jing'an, how could she be negligent?

Subsequent conflicts are even less likely.

Mrs. Liu was also dumbfounded. Yesterday, she was just an ordinary friend of Ge Dongming, and she didn't take it to heart at all, and she didn't even bother to say hello.

In the end... he turned out to be a big shot?

Just when the mother and daughter were thinking about each other, Yi Ruzhong hastily walked out of the courtroom and came to the courtyard, and bowed to Zhou Yu who was on the way:

"The lower official, Yi Ruzhong, the prefect of Gusu, has a meeting with Lord Hou. I don't know that Lord Hou is here, so I am far away from welcoming you. If there is any negligence, I ask Lord Hou to forgive me."

Although he had never met Zhou Yu, no one dared to impersonate Lord Hou in the government office, right?

That was a heinous crime against the Nine Clans.

In addition, as the magistrate, he naturally has unusual eyesight, and he can see Zhou Yu's extraordinary momentum at a glance, which is very human.

"Hehe, Master Yi doesn't need to be too polite. The Marquis didn't intend to interfere with His Excellency's resolution of the case. He just listened outside for a while and felt that there were many doubts in the case..."

These words were not false, Zhou Yu heard everything clearly from outside the door since the opening of the class.

If Yi Ruzhong judged the case impartially, there was no need for him to come forward. The problem was that the magistrate was too stupid. Perhaps, he was also with Xiang Nan, so he decided the case hastily.

Seeing that Yi Ruzhong was about to pronounce a sentence, Zhou Yu stopped in time.

"This……"

Hearing what Zhou Yu said, Yi Ruzhong couldn't help being stunned, and subconsciously exchanged a glance with the master who followed him.

At this time, Xiang Nan also came over, and bowed to Zhou Yu: "We will pay our respects to Lord Hou in Xiang Nan."

Zhou Yu raised his hand: "Fang Juren doesn't need to be formal. Speaking of which, we met yesterday afternoon."

"Oh?" Yi Ruzhong was surprised: "Could it be...Fang Juren knows Lord Hou?"

Xiang Nan coughed dryly: "Cough...well...it's just that I didn't know the identity of Lord Hou at that time."

At this time, Zhou Yu cupped his hands at Yi Ruzhong: "To tell the truth, Master Yi, Benhou and Ge Dongming had classmates.

Yesterday afternoon, when Dong Ming clashed with Fang Juren in the courtyard, Ben Hou was at the gate of the courtyard. "

"Oh? Is there such a thing?"

Yi Ruzhong was startled, and couldn't help but glance towards Xiang Xiangnan.

The muscles on Xiang Nan's face twitched, and his heart sank...

If Zhou Yu hadn't come forward, he would have been absolutely sure that Ge Dongming would be imprisoned in this case, and he would be dismissed as a scholar.

After that... maybe he will die in prison someday.

Only now did I realize that he had done all the tricks, but he never counted that the scholar he met yesterday turned out to be the famous Marquis of Jing'an.

In this way, the direction of this case may not be under his control.

"Lord Yi, what happened yesterday afternoon, I heard Fang Juren talk about it before.

Some of them are correct, but..."

Speaking of this, Zhou Yu glanced at Xiang Nan and smiled: "But Fang Juren seems to have concealed some facts that are not good for him."

Xiang Nan was startled, and hurriedly said: "Why did Lord Hou say such a thing?"

Zhou Yu ignored it, but said to Yi Ruzhong: "Lord Yi, this Marquis and the defendant Ge Dongming are classmates, and they are also one of the witnesses to the conflict between the two sides.

Regarding this case, the Marquis has many doubts, so I have an unfeeling request, hoping that Mr. Yi can retry the case. "

"This……"

Yi Ruzhong was a little embarrassed.

Speaking of which, Marquis is a noble title, not an official appointed by the imperial court.Even if it is, you can't easily intervene in local cases unless you have the emperor's order.

Zhou Yu already had countermeasures for this.

"Master Yi, this Marquis is not interfering with your handling of the case. Since Mr. Yi is in a dilemma, let's deal with business as usual.

The plaintiff invited Fang Juren to file the complaint on his behalf, so Ben Hou will now represent the defendant in this case.

Ben Hou thought that the defendant had been wronged and was falsely accused of being a murderer.

If Mr. Yi insists on jumping to conclusions so hastily and making a judgment under the circumstances of insufficient evidence, then don't blame me for writing a letter to the imperial court to join you! "

On this point, Zhou Yu did not intend to scare Yi Ruzhong.

Anyone with a title, no matter whether he has an official position or not, can go to Datianting and submit memorials to various ministries of the court and even the emperor.

Although the magistrate is very prestigious locally, once he is targeted by the capital... the consequences will be unpredictable.

Therefore, as soon as Zhou Yu's words came out of his mouth, Yi Ruzhong was shocked into a cold sweat, and quickly apologized: "No embarrassment, no embarrassment, since Lord Hou feels suspicious, then try again."

"Master Lao Yi is here."

"Master Hou speaks seriously, Master Hou speaks seriously, this is the duty of a subordinate official..."

When the trial reopened, the direction of the wind changed.

With Zhou Yu sitting here, Ge Dongming has the confidence to talk about what happened yesterday afternoon in detail.

"At that time, Master Hou came to visit suddenly, and the students were overjoyed, so they ordered Xiaoying, a servant girl in the mansion, to inform Yunling.

At that time, the students did not know the identity of Lord Hou..."

"In the end, Yunling made an excuse that she was unwell and couldn't meet the guests. Naturally, the student was a little unhappy, so she went to the backyard to invite her in person.

Unexpectedly, as soon as we got to the backyard, we saw Yunling and her cousin...that is, Fang Juren almost head to head together, and they looked very intimate..."

Upon hearing this, Xiang Nan couldn't help shouting: "Ge Dongming, stop talking nonsense!"

"Crack!" Yi Ruzhong slapped the gavel and reprimanded Xiang Xiangnan: "Fang Juren, let the defendant finish his speech first, and argue after you have any different opinions."

"Yes, my lord, the student is rude."

"Okay, Ge Dongming, you continue to talk."

"Yes... Actually, everyone in the mansion knows that the relationship between Fang Juren and Yun Ling has already surpassed the category of cousins.

Playing around together when we were young was because we were ignorant.

But now, both of them are in their early thirties, one is a husband and the other is a wife, and they still often stay alone together.

May I ask my lord, do you think this has exceeded the etiquette? "

"This..." Yi Ruzhong hesitated for a while, subconsciously glanced at Zhou Yu, and then said with a straight face: "Well, it's really not polite."

"This is not a student's nonsense. If you don't believe me, you can summon the servants of the mansion to ask."

At this time, Yi Ruzhong couldn't help but cast a glance at Yunling and asked, "Is what your husband said just now true?"

Yun Ling's face was pale, and she subconsciously wanted to deny it, but who in the house didn't know about it?

At that time, bring it to the hall to ask, and someone will always tell the truth.

After hesitating for a while, I could only bite the bullet and say: "Returning to the adults, Minnv and cousin... grew up together, and cousin...he does come here often.

But Minnv can swear to the sky that Minnv and her cousin are absolutely innocent and have never done anything beyond the rules. "

"Ridiculous! One of you is already married and the other is married. Don't you understand the truth about melon fields and plum blossoms?
As the hostess, it's fine if you don't welcome a distinguished guest at home, and you still want to accompany your cousin to play with birds? "

"My lord, it is clear that the bird was also a gift from Fang Juren."

At this time, Xiang Nan couldn't hold back anymore, and couldn't help but said: "My lord, don't you have something to say!"

Yi Ruzhong frowned and asked, "What do you want to say?"

"My lord, I just admitted that the relationship with my cousin has indeed become a little closer, but this is just a private matter and has nothing to do with this case.

Therefore, I thought that the defendant Ge Dongming was deliberately diverting the attention of the adults, messing around in order to get rid of the crime. "

"wrong!"

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yu replied coldly.

"I don't know what opinion the Marquis has?" He glanced at Xiang Nan, and his tone became a little stiff.

"What you said just now has a lot to do with this case. Because the Marquis suspects that it was your Juren who conspired to kill Mr. Liu!"

"You're spitting blood!"

Frightened and angry, Xiang Nan actually didn't care about Lord Hou or not, and roared with embarrassment and anger.

Yi Ruzhong looked dumbfounded, looked at Zhou Yu, then at Xiang Nan, not knowing how to speak for a moment.

"Hehe, spitting blood? Didn't Fang Juren eloquently analyze Ge Dongming's motives for killing people? Wasn't it very exciting?

how?You are only allowed to set people on fire, but I am not allowed to light the lamp? "

"you……"

Xiang Nan blushed with anger.

"Master Yi..." Zhou Yu turned to Yi Ruzhong and said, "Please allow Benhou to follow Fang Juren's example and deduce his motives."

"Hey, Master Hou is free to..."

How could Yi Ruzhong refuse?Inference itself is a way to solve the case.

"According to Ben Hou's observation, the relationship between Fang Juren and his cousin is by no means as simple as cousins..."

Xiang Nan gritted his teeth and wanted to refute again.

Unexpectedly, before he could open his mouth, Zhou Yu said first, "Fang Juren, don't be in a hurry to deny it, and don't treat others as blind.

Of course, you can also take this as an assumption of Ben Hou.

Based on this situation, you have every reason to kill Master Liu, because Master Liu is the head of the family.

As long as he dies, you will put the crime on Ge Dongming's head again, kill two birds with one stone, and bring down the two pillars of the Liu family at the same time.

At that time, you will appear as the savior again, hehe, wouldn't that be a double gain for people and wealth? "

Hearing Zhou Yu's words, Xiang Nan's face changed drastically, so much so that he protested desperately.

"My lord, I have learned from you. I have read sage books since I was a child, and I am a dignified son. How could I do something that seeks money and kills my life?"

Before Yi Ruzhong could speak, Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Fang Juren, what Ben Hou said is an inference based on facts.

Just as you deduce from the facts that Ge Dongming's manslaughter is a truth. "

Xiang Nan was so angry that his face was livid, and he was about to open his mouth to argue, but Zhou Yu cupped his hands at Yi Ruzhong and said:

"Master Yi, this Marquis has an intuition that Master Liu's death was not as simple as falling to his death by accident. Therefore, please ask Master Yi to re-examine the autopsy to find out the truth."

"This……"

Yi Ruzhong hesitated.

Xiang Nan hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, you must not, Mr. Liu died in vain, you should ask someone to cross the dead soul as soon as possible.

If he disturbs the old man's body again and again, it will be disrespectful to the deceased, and the family members will find it hard to accept..."

As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Liu burst into tears in the hall.

"Master, you died unjustly...Master, I am sorry for you, making you feel uneasy if you leave..."

This is what Xiang Nan wanted, so he pretended to persuade him.

It stands to reason that Yi Ruzhong should stop him, after all, this is a court, so what does crying sound like?

However, he pretended to be embarrassed and glanced at Zhou Yu: "Master Hou, look at this..."

To put it bluntly, Yi Ruzhong wanted to make peace with it, and he didn't want to offend anyone.

He has been an official for many years, and he climbed to the prefect step by step, and solved many cases, big and small.

Liu He's case, in fact, he could guess in his heart that it was not that simple, or in other words, it was not that coincidental that he fell to his death.

The reason why he favored Xiangnan was not because of Xiangnan's status as a Juren, but because of the power behind Xiangnan.

Xiang Nan is Ye Kun's disciple.

Although Ye Kun has resigned and returned to his hometown, Yu Wei is still there. There are many disciples under his sect, and many of them are officials in the imperial court.

As the prefect of Gusu, Yi Ruzhong didn't need to curry favor with Ye Kun, but he definitely didn't dare to offend him.

Once the post-mortem is re-examined, maybe this case will become a big one, and who will be involved, so... It's best to make the big things smaller and the small things smaller.

It's a pity, how could Zhou Yu give up?

Ge Dongming had talked about Ye Kun and Gu Bufan before, this direction Nan is Ye Kun's disciple, and he is also close to Gu Bufan.

Just in time, I took this opportunity to pull out the radish and bring out the mud.

In fact, Zhou Yu was not completely sure that Liu He's death was related to Xiang Nan, and there was no evidence.

He relied on a kind of intuition.

Intuitively, Mr. Liu died strangely, and Xiang Nan probably couldn't get rid of it.

Just like his previous deduction, it is very likely that Xiang Nan is killing two birds with one stone.

So, Zhou Yu turned to Yi Ruzhong with a serious face and said, "Excuse me, Mr. Yi, if there is no autopsy, doesn't that mean that Ge Dongming has been convicted of manslaughter?"

"This... this may really be an accident..."

"Lord Yi, the law is merciless. Although Ge Dongming is Ben Hou's classmate, if he really committed manslaughter, Ben Hou will definitely not cover him up, nor will he intercede for him.

However, if someone plans to frame him, this Marquis will never let it go..."

Speaking of this, Zhou Yu turned to Mrs. Liu and Yun Ling again and said, "If Master Liu was really killed by someone, could it be that you want to let the murderer go unpunished?"

Having said that, the mother and daughter couldn't help but look at each other.

"Auntie, don't..."

Xiang Nan saw that his aunt was a little shaken, and almost blurted out the words "don't listen to him" in a hurry.

But after speaking halfway, he came back to his senses, and quickly changed his words: "Don't touch my uncle's body lightly, lest he will feel uneasy in the old man's spring."

At this time, Zhou Yu couldn't help shouting angrily: "Absurd! Xiang Nan, what are you guilty of? Why do you lose your composure when you mention the autopsy? Could it be that you have a ghost in your heart?"

"Master Hou, why did you say that? After all, Master Liu is Bucai's uncle, and Bucai just can't bear to see his old man die and have no peace."

"Do you think you can get away with fooling around? The more you stop me, the more reason I have to believe that you are the real murderer...

Mr. Yi, as the attorney representing the plaintiff, I have the right to request a re-autopsy in court to restore the plaintiff's innocence. "

"This……"

Yi Ruzhong felt bitter in his heart, he shouldn't, he shouldn't, and he didn't.

"Master Yi, you are a majestic fifth-rank magistrate, you should be familiar with the laws of Daqian."

As soon as Zhou Yu uttered these words, Yi Ruzhong knew that there was no way out.

Obviously, he thought it was impossible for both sides to not offend, so he could only do the autopsy first and then talk about the following.

In desperation, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and order Liu He's body to be carried to the court, and passed it on to the court together.

This time, Mrs. Liu, mother and daughter did not cry loudly, but sobbed softly.

Xiang Nan's face was livid, and his expression kept changing... At the same time, he made a gesture with his hands behind his back.

This is sending a signal to people outside, hurry up and call for rescuers.

"Sir... my lord, the deceased did die from hitting his head against a hard object..."

The work was obviously a little perfunctory, and he went to the court to check it hastily and then began to report the results.

"Wait a minute!" Zhou Yu glanced at the scribe and shouted, then asked, "How long have you been a scribe?"

Wu Zuo seemed a little guilty, he didn't dare to look at Zhou Yu, he lowered his head and replied, "Ten... 12 years."

"Hehe, 12 years?"

Zhou Yu sneered, then glanced at Yi Ruzhong and asked, "Master Yi, according to your investigation, why did the deceased die?"

Yi Ruzhong replied: "According to the on-site investigation and the autopsy results, it can be inferred that the deceased fell and accidentally hit the back of his head on the corner of the chair, resulting in excessive blood loss and death."

"Can your lord take that chair to the court and check it with the wound of the deceased?"

Yi Ruzhong had no choice but to order someone to lift the chair out.

"Please look, my lord, although the corners of this chair have been polished, they are still relatively sharp, which does not match the description of the wound on the back of the deceased's head at all.

This point, let alone a writer with 12 years of experience, I am afraid that even a newcomer can see it.

If you don't believe me, you can find a few experienced doctors to do an autopsy immediately, and you'll know right away. "

"Ok?"

Yi Ruzhong couldn't help but glance at Wu Zuo.

Wu Zuo lowered his head guiltily, sweating coldly.

Now, Yi Ruzhong knew what he was doing, and couldn't help but ask Zhou Yu: "Then what did Lord Hou discover?"

"According to Ben Hou's observation, the deceased should have been hit hard on the back of the head by a blunt instrument such as a hammer, causing the skull to shatter..."

"master……"

Upon hearing this, Madam Liu couldn't help but let out a mournful cry, and fainted on the spot.

……

[PS: Try to post a two-in-one chapter in the future, so that readers can read more coherently]

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