Detective in the Red Chamber

Li Shi was speechless, but she refused to let go.

In the middle of a quarrel, the yamen servant on the side said to Xi Ni, "This is a quarrel, why don't you each take a step back, and this child will be born by the two of you, and let him still call you Daddy and her?" Calling my mother..."

"No!"

Wang Cobbler was annoyed, "She wants to drag me to die together, why should I divide my son in half?!"

Li's heart was agitated, and she couldn't help but blurted out, "Is it okay if I don't sue?! As long as you don't ask a mage to take him in, I... I won't sue!"

Chapter 330 Finalization

"Bring the plaintiff and the defendant to court."

"Wei~wu~!"

Following the sound of two neat knocks, Zhang Yamen, who was in charge of guarding Wang Cobbler, led Wang Cobbler and Mrs. Li to the lobby.

slap~

After the man and woman knelt down in the hall, Sun Shaozong patted the gavel on the table, and said solemnly, "Mr. Li, you just asked the yamen servant to say that you have other feelings, and now the official has been raised to question the case. You Don’t hurry up and tell me about the love one by one!”

"I……"

Although Li Shi had made a quick decision at Wang Cobbler's house before, but when the wind blew on the road, she felt a little uneasy in her heart, and she always felt that this matter was not so solid.

slap~

Seeing this, Sun Shaozong immediately slapped the gavel again, and scolded, "Since you woman applied for early promotion, why are you so hesitant now?"

Next to him, the Yamen Zhang hurriedly urged, "Master asked you, answer quickly!"

Then, he lowered his voice and reminded, "In front of the master, don't dare to mention "returning the soul from the dead body", otherwise if the master passes the child to court, with his eyes like lightning, he will stare at it like a ghost? !"

These words were clearly for Li Shi's sake, but actually they were afraid that Li Shi would reveal the truth.

If the "truth" is really told, according to the usual practice, Sun Shaozong will naturally investigate the theory of "returning the soul from the corpse", so how can this play continue?

However, Mrs. Li also heard that Mr. Sun was the reincarnation of Xingxiu and Baogong, and that the gods of all evil do not invade and retreated. Now that Zhang Yamen reminded him, his heart was awe-inspiring, but he forgot the anxiety just now.

So she hurriedly said, "My lord, the woman had resentment before, so she spouted nonsense—in fact, the king came to my house that day, not for adultery, but to discuss marriage with the woman!"

It's done!

Sun Shaozong heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the words, but he pretended to be suspicious and said, "Discuss marriage? Do you have evidence for this?"

"Yes, yes!"

Wang Cobbler rushed to the side and said, "At the end of February, the villain asked a matchmaker to come to our door to talk about marriage. Everyone in the neighborhood knows about it. You only need to send someone to ask you to find out!"

"Mr. Li and the villain have long been in love, but because of her son's objection, they have been unable to make up their minds. The villain went looking for her that night just to urge her to marry me as soon as possible."

"Who would have thought that her son came back suddenly and saw me in the room, so he jumped up and beat me without any explanation."

"The villain didn't fight back because of Li Shi's affection, he just wanted to escape home, so I thought he was chasing after him, but he fell to his death!"

After Wang Cobbler finished speaking, he knocked his head on the ground again, and said in tears, "everything the villain said is true, please judge clearly!"

This line skill is really poor, but fortunately, he cried sincerely later, barely saving some points.

Sun Shaozong judged it in his heart, leaned forward slightly, and asked in a deep voice, "Mr. Li, what Wang just said honestly is not true?"

"This……"

Mrs. Li looked at Wang Laoshi hesitantly, and finally nodded and said, "There is nothing wrong with it. He did go to find a woman to discuss marriage that day."

With this sentence, the original 'adultery' was classified as 'marriage proposal', and the whole case was completely different!

If it was an affair, Li's son's behavior would naturally be regarded as arresting adultery; but if it was courting, Li's son's behavior of chasing and beating Wang Cobbler would lose its legitimacy, and even be suspected of violating filial piety.

"That's the case."

Sun Shaozong said expressionlessly, "Master Sun, let the two of them be in charge."

On the jury's seat next to him, Sun Chengye flashed out immediately, and sent the official document that had just been recorded to the two of them, and then... the three of them stared wide-eyed.

In the end, it was Sun Shaozong who couldn't see it, so he reluctantly reminded "Cinnabar!"

Only then did Sun Chengye come to a sudden realization, and returned to the table in a hurry to get the cinnabar. Only then did Mrs. Li and Wang cobbler put their fingerprints on the confession. When the confession was presented to Sun Shaozong, his face was also red as if painted Like cinnabar.

This kid really can't adapt to the big scene!

Sun Shaozong was speechless in his heart, but it was hard to tell him what to say at this time, so he waved his hand to signal him to return to the jury box, then picked up the gavel and threw it heavily on the table.

slap~

"What a tricky woman!"

I heard him sneer and said, "To vent my personal anger, I dared to talk nonsense in front of the official before the court, it is really abhorrent!"

"Behavior like this should be severely punished, but considering that you are also eager to lose your son, this official only rewards you with twenty big boards as an example to others!"

"Wang cobbler."

"The little guy is here!"

"The death of the son of the Li family was not caused by you, but you were one of the main reasons after all. I will punish you for a grand funeral and receive forty punishments with a cane. Are you convinced?"

"Convince me, my little heart is convinced!"

Originally, the lightest exile was two thousand miles, but now it only needs to suffer forty boards, and then mourn for Li's son. How can Wang cobbler refuse to accept it?

slap~

Seeing that Mrs. Li was also silent and had no intention of defending himself, Sun Shaozong slapped the gavel again and ordered, "Catcher Zhao stay here for punishment—retire!"

"Mighty~Wu~"

Not to mention how Li Shi and Wang cobbler were tortured in the hall.

However, Sun Shaozong led Sun Chengye back to the back hall, and saw that the nephew's forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat. It didn't look like he was on a jury trial, but rather like he had been interrogated.

Unconsciously, he laughed and said, "I just let you take notes in class, and you don't need to make any effort. Is it worth being so nervous?"

Sun Chengye forced a smile, wiped the sweat off his forehead with a handkerchief, and said embarrassingly, "My little nephew doesn't know why this happened. When I was in Jinling, I was nervous, but I am far from losing my composure like this."

Acclimatization still has this effect?

Seeing his appearance, Sun Shaozong couldn't blame him for anything, so he changed the subject and said, "Do you know what is the most important reason why today's case can be reduced from a big one to a small one?"

This can't be difficult for Sun Chengye, after all, since he took office three days ago, he has been in charge of supervising the handling of the case, and he already knows the details.

So he immediately cupped his hands sincerely and said, "Naturally, it is all thanks to my uncle who came up with this clever plan of 'returning the soul from the dead body', so that the Wang Cobbler's family would not be ruined."

Unexpectedly, Sun Shaozong shook his head and said, "Think about it carefully."

It's not right?

Sun Chengye was stunned for a moment, and then asked tentatively, "Could it be that Xu Wu did the disguise technique? If he hadn't used his skillful hands to dress up that child as Li's son, it would be difficult..."

Sun Shaozong interjected, "I'm asking about the key to making this case smaller, not the means we used."

means?

The point?

Sun Chengye was completely bewildered, and for a long time he didn't understand what the words meant.

"Sigh, just knowing how to read is really not enough."

Sun Shaozong sighed, and then pointed out the answer to the mystery, "The key to making this case small is that Li's husband was originally a foreigner and had no clan relatives in the capital—otherwise, if someone else came out to complain, we will Isn't this play a mess?"

After finishing speaking, seeing that Sun Chengye was a little dazed again, he explained again, "I just want to let you know that when you are an official, you must adapt to local conditions. humiliate yourself."

Chapter 331

The uncle and nephew chatted for a while in the back hall, and when Zhao Wuwei came in to report after finishing his sentence, he told him to send a message to the cobbler Wang, and try not to let the child be alone with Mrs. Li in the future.

After all, that woman is easy to go to extremes at first glance, and if she sees a flaw afterwards, she may not make any crazy moves—if possible, it is best to move as soon as possible, as far away from Li as possible.

Zhao Wuwei took the order and went, and then Sun Shaozong took Sun Jiye back to the criminal justice department.

"Dong Weng."

As soon as he entered the living room of the main room, Cheng Rixing greeted him, and held up an official document in front of Sun Shaozong, "This is the official document sent by the Ministry of Punishment just now."

The official document sent by the Ministry of Punishment?

Sun Shaozong shook it open and scanned it roughly, but it turned out to be a meeting notice, asking him to come to the Ministry of Criminal Justice at [-] o'clock tomorrow morning to participate in a special meeting on 'rectifying the recent chaos of gods and immortals'.

This 'Shenxian Powder' is a kind of soft drug that was born out of the 'Wu Shi Powder' in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. It has been circulated in the market a few years ago, but it has not formed any trend.

It wasn't until the end of the autumn last year that the Sanxian San suddenly became popular among the fallen scholars, and it became even more popular after the spring of this year.

It is said that if there is no "Shen Xian San" prepared for the literary conference held in the capital, it would be a shame to say it.

At present, this trend has also spread to the honorable circle. Although it has not fully spread, those dudes who like to pursue fashion have fallen into it early on.

So since April, streaking incidents caused by overdose of Shenxiansan and unbearable heat have occurred frequently, and there are many people who simply died.

In view of the increasingly severe situation, His Majesty the Emperor, who is wise, wise and always correct, issued an order yesterday, ordering the relevant departments to carry out a special rectification campaign immediately, in order to eliminate potential safety hazards in their infancy.

The "special meeting" led by the Ministry of Criminal Justice this time was precisely to implement the will of Emperor Guangde.

In addition to the criminal department responsible for the overall situation, the imperial medical office responsible for technical support, and the criminal department of Shuntian mansion responsible for charging into the battle and carrying the scapegoat, those who attended the meeting specially invited the Secretary of General Administration to attend the meeting, and prepared to organize the minutes of the meeting into a copy, which will be used as a backup for the palace newspaper. Choose one of the news.

After skimming through the official document, and pressing it on the official case inside with a paperweight, Sun Shaozong asked, "Master Cheng, have you ever written the regulations that I asked you to draft yesterday?"

After receiving the order from Guangde Emperor Mingfa yesterday, Sun Shaozong knew that this matter would definitely fall on the Criminal Department, so he immediately listed the outline of the special rectification, and then handed it over to Cheng Rixing to concoct a regulation.

"It's almost there."

Cheng Rixing was talking, but he tentatively asked, "Should I ask Mr. Sun to help polish it, his literary talent is much better than that of the students."

Sun Shaozong said without hesitation, "No need, he's just here, and he's not clear about all the rules and regulations. It's up to you to deal with the copywriting. You should teach him how to handle mundane affairs first."

Ever since Sun Jiye took office, Cheng Rixing worried that he would be marginalized - after all, he not only has a relationship with his boss as uncle and nephew, but also has a lot better writing skills than him.

Now listening to Sun Shaozong's meaning, at least in the short term, Cheng Rixing's heart suddenly fell to the ground, and he hurriedly said, "Since that's the case, the student will fetch the charter, sir, please have a look."

With that said, he hurried to the outside room.

Sun Shaozong pondered for a while, and then ordered Sun Jiye to say, "You go and inform Wei Tongjuan and Qiu Jianxiao, and let them go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice with me to discuss matters tomorrow."

Unlike the later generations, the main targets of this Shenxian powder are those officials and wealthy businessmen who are full and have nothing to do. There are very few ordinary people. Therefore, the obstacles to rectification are greater than those in modern times.

At this time, the advantages of the famous criminal division were revealed - in front of Wei Ruolan and Qiu Yunfei, the two top dandies, the so-called obstacles basically did not exist.

As for those literati...

Scholars failed to rebel for three years, not to mention that those who smoke Shenxiansan today are mainly literati. Without the support of high-level officials and scholarly public opinion, it can be said that it is effortless to rectify them.

"correct."

Just as Sun Jiye was about to bow down to accept the order, Sun Shaozong said again, "You won't be working in the yamen tomorrow, so you can tidy up at home and see if there is anything that needs to be prepared in advance, so as not to panic when things come to an end."

It is estimated that Jinling was also worried that after Sun Jiye failed the exam, he would have some self-defeating thoughts, so as soon as he received the news that he was going to stay in Beijing to prepare for the exam, he immediately packed his wife and children over.

The servants at the front station yesterday had already arrived, and if there were no accidents, on April [-]th—that is, around noon the day after tomorrow, the passenger ship would be able to arrive at the Datong Bridge Wharf.

In contrast, Yu Qian's side is much more stable, and it is estimated that he will not go north by boat until the new house here is signed.

But he said that after reviewing the draft of the articles of association drawn up by Cheng Rixing and putting forward some suggestions for amendments, Sun Shaozong Shi Shi ran out of the criminal department and came to the courtyard where Jia Yucun was located.

Because of his ability to collect taxes, Jia Yucun has just been commended by the above, and he was even summoned by Emperor Guangde in person-although there is no such thing as collective first-class merit this year, but with this commendation as a basis, the year-end performance appraisal Every now and then, the word 'excellent' will never be missing.

Therefore, the officials below are also very excited, and they seem to be a little more energetic than usual when speaking and doing things.

Of course, the morale of the criminal department is not inferior, and it is even better. After all, Sun Shaozong's contribution over the past year can be called a car-loading capacity.

It is said that the two "pillar industries" of finance, taxation and criminal name have achieved double harvests, and Shuntian Mansion is now in a good time to flourish--it's a pity that Han Fuyin obviously doesn't think so. Since Jia Yucun was commended, he has been frowning all day long .

Less gossip.

But he said that Sun Shaozong was welcomed into the living room by Jia Yucun. After the guests and hosts sat down and said a few polite words, Sun Shaozong said straight to the point, "My lord, the official has just received the official document, and I have to go to the Ministry of Criminal Affairs to discuss matters tomorrow. For this matter, I'm afraid I can only trouble Mr. Fu Cheng to act as an agent."

"This is my job, how can I mention the word 'trouble'?"

Jia Yucun shook his head and smiled, but said again, "Actually, if you don't come to look for me, I will go to look for you later—Mr. Zhen from Ningguo Mansion will celebrate her [-]th birthday on the [-]th day, so I specially asked me to invite you to come." Go to the banquet."

The Sun family has always been on good terms with the Rongguo Mansion, and has nothing to do with the Ningguo Mansion. Why did Jia Zhen keep silent and suddenly ask Jia Yucun to invite her to the birthday banquet?

Sun Shaozong became suspicious, so he planned to find a reason to evade it. Who knows that Jia Yucun had already figured out his intentions by observing his words and expressions, and hurriedly said, "I made a guarantee in front of Brother Zhen, my brother must give it to you." My face."

face?