One day in the fifteenth year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty, Shengjing sent Zhu Guoyin to Yingkou County for inspection. Suddenly, an elderly woman rushed out to stop the car and shouted injustice. Although Zhu Guoyin had recently entered the official field, he was known for being honest and honest, and for judging cases like a god. This time, he came to Yingkou County to inspect some unjust, false and wrongly decided cases. The arrival of the old woman opened his first stop in Yingkou County to investigate the case.
Zhu Guoyin asked the old woman to come over and ask her what her grievances were. The old woman denounced Wu Chenghao of Yingkou Zhi County as a comatose official, beat his son Tang Bangcai into confession, and sentenced him to death. Zhu Guoyin asked the old woman to tell him in detail what had happened, and the old woman wiped her tears and told him about the relevant case.
The old woman complained
The old woman's son, Tang Bang, was a local medicinal herb merchant, and because of his busy business, he was buying goods outside all year round, so he left his wife Liu Shi alone at home. A few months ago, Tang Bangcai, because the business was doing well, ended the trip early and planned to go home to surprise his wife. On the way home, when passing by the pharmacy in the county, Tang Bang remembered that his wife had complained that the rats at home were making a lot of noise, so he bought 5 small packets of rat poison at the pharmacy.
But as he hurried to the door, he heard the laughter of his wife and other men in the house. Tang Bangcai was furious, kicked open the door, and shouted: "Where are the adulterers and adulteresses?" "Who knew that the man inside was agile and even turned over the window and fled." Only a shoe with the word "sea" was left. Tang Bangcai angrily rebuked Liu Shi for not being honest and slapped her twice. When asked who the man was, Liu Shi was silent and bowed his head.
Tang Bangcai and his wife
Tang Bangcai was in a very bad mood and did not want to share a room with his wife anymore, so he went to his mother's house. Before leaving, Tang Bangcai also made a cruel remark: "Tomorrow I want you to look good!" Let your family know that you have done a good job! When Tang Bangcai came to his mother's house, he angrily informed his mother of the matter, and although the mother was also angry at her daughter-in-law's cheating, she still advised her son to calm down. After all, the two have passed many years, and if she is willing to admit her mistake and voluntarily break off relations with that person, it is not unforgivable.
Tang Bangcai didn't want to talk about this matter anymore, and he slept alone with a sigh of relief. As a result, early the next morning, before Tang Bangcai could get up, some officials poured into the house, forcibly put chains on him, and took him to the county court. When her mother followed the official messenger to the county court, she learned that her daughter-in-law Liu Shi had been killed last night. After examination, Liu's face was swollen and there was rat poison left in his mouth. Apparently, she was beaten to death and then forcibly poisoned.
Willow's
Neighbors in the neighborhood all heard Tang Bangcai's quarrel with Liu's family, and at the pharmacy, Zhixian also found his record of buying rat poison. Therefore, Wu Chenghao of Zhixian concluded that it was Tang Bangcai who killed people in anger because he was wearing a green hat. The 5 packs of rat poison found from him are evidence. Tang Bangcai naturally refused to admit that he had killed his wife, so Wu Zhixian used a large punishment. Tang Bangcai couldn't hold back and had to be forced to admit it. After Tang Bangcai was detained, Wu Zhixian sent the file to the Punishment Department and requested that Tang Bangcai be sentenced to death.
Tang Bangcai's mother knew that her son had been wronged, and several times she wrote a petition to seek justice for her son, but all of them were rejected by Wu Zhi County. Just when she was at a loss, she heard about Shengjing's inspection of Zhu Guoyin,leading her boldly to stop the car and cry out for injustice. After understanding the ins and outs of the matter, Zhu Guoyin took over Tang Mu's form and came to Yingkou County yamen to investigate the truth.
Zhu Guoyin first interrogated Tang Bangcai, and after judging, Tang Bangcai did not lie, and he did not kill people. Who killed that? Is there anything to do with that adulterer? Zhu Guoyin began to investigate the people close to Liu Shi before his death. But no one knew about her cheating, let alone who the adulterer was. Liu's body has also been buried due to weather conditions. There was no way, Zhu Guoyin had to look for some clues from Liu's living objects.
Zhu Guoyin
Suddenly, Zhu Guoyin was attracted by a small clay pot. You know, there are not many women who like to drink tea. When Zhu Guoyin took the clay pot in his hand and played with it, he was surprised to find that the weight of the clay pot was actually lighter than he imagined. If you look closely, there are some tiny holes in the bottom of the clay pot that are not very visible to the naked eye. He picked it up and shook it, and found that there seemed to be something inside. After the orderer cut open, he found that there was a sandwich layer with some powdery things inside. It was identified as rat poison.
Clay pot
This discovery shocked everyone, could it be that this was a murder that had been deliberately planned for a long time? Zhu Guoyin sent someone to investigate the origin of the clay pot, and soon there was a discovery. This clay pot of the Tang family comes from the Cui San pottery shop in the county seat. Cui San was definitely inseparable. Soon after, Cui San was quickly taken by the county magistrate. He seemed to have been prepared, and as soon as he saw Zhu Guoyin, he knelt down and begged for forgiveness, saying that he had been blinded by lard and had done such a stupid thing.
Zhu Guoyin asked him what contradictions he had with the Tang family? It turned out that Cui San had asked Tang Bangcai to borrow money when he opened a shop before, but the result was poor management, resulting in a lack of money. In order to pay off this debt, Cui San evil gave birth to the bold side and planned to kill Tang Bangcai and his wife. But to kill people in a brazen and upright manner, he did not dare. He knew that Tang Bangcai and his wife had a habit of drinking tea, so he personally built a small and exquisite clay pot and placed rat poison at the bottom. As long as they use clay pots, they will surely die.
Ancient government trials
Wu ZhiXian Daxi, it turned out that the murderer was Cui San? "Not him!" Zhu Guoyin gave a positive answer. "Didn't he admit it himself?" Zhu Guoyin explained: "Cui San really wanted to kill people and kill people, but this clay pot had not been used, and the rat poison inside had not moved. I have checked the file, and in addition to the residual rat poison in liu's mouth, there are symptoms of purple all over the body and loss of eyeballs. These symptoms do not correspond to poisoning. She must have been poisoned after her death. Therefore, Liu Shi did not die at the hands of Cui San. "Then who killed Liu Shi?" Zhu Guoyin temporarily lost his clue.
During dinner in the evening, the family chef cooked a dish for him, which was a soup stewed with wild quail. Zhu Guoyin was curious: "This thing is quite rare, how did you catch it?" The chef smiled and said, "It's easy to say, as long as you set up a pot in the field and sprinkle some rice underneath, they will naturally be attracted." When the line is pulled down, the quail is caught. Then take the hammer and knock it on the pot all the time, and the quail will turn purple all over the body, and the eyeball will fall off and die. ”
The chef's words suddenly reminded Zhu Guoyin, who asked, "Is there a big clock near here?" The cook thought for a while and said, "There is an ancient temple nearby, called Jingyan Temple, and there is a big bell in it." The next day, Zhu Guoyin took someone to visit jingyan temple. Under the leadership of the abbot, Zhu Guoyin and his party traveled around the temple to enjoy sightseeing. When they turned to the backyard, Zhu Guoyin and the others did see a large bronze bell.
Big clock
The abbot proudly introduced: "This bronze bell was cast in the Ming Dynasty and weighed three hundred pounds. Every morning, it is heard by monks reminding them to prepare for the start of the morning class. Zhu Guoyin's mind was moved, and he asked, "With such a heavy bell, I'm afraid no one in your temple can afford to move it, right?" The abbot laughed and said, "My lord, this is wrong, there is a small monk in the temple, named Ruhai, who can carry the ding." I once carried a big clock. ”
Zhu Guoyin asked, "I wonder if this official has the eyes to be able to see this skill?" So the abbot called out to the sea. When Ruhai saw the people in the official palace, he couldn't help but get nervous. The abbot asked him to raise the bell, but he refused. The abbot showed a look of displeasure on his face and said, "A few adults just want to see your divine power, don't twist, just perform one or two." There was no way, Zhu Guoyin had to start performing in front of everyone.
monk
And just as he lifted the bell, some sharp-eyed people noticed that there was dried blood inside the bronze bell. Zhu Guoyin gave an order and ordered the people to take Ruhai. At the same time, he took out the shoe that Tang Bang had just found, let people put it on for Ruhai, and found that it was just right. The abbot of the monastery also confirmed that the shoe was like the sea. And the real murderer who killed Liu Shi was finally arrested. Then why did Ruhai kill Liu Shi?
It turned out that when Liu Shi went to Qingyan Temple to offer incense, he accidentally met Ruhai. Gradually, the two became a de facto husband and wife. That night Tang Bang came home and fled like a sea through the window, but did not run far. After Tang Bangcai left, Ruhai returned, and Liu Shi asked to take her elope. Ruhai had nowhere to go for a while, so he took the Liu clan back to the temple.
Tang Bangcai
In order to prevent her from being discovered, she was hidden under a large brass bell. Originally, the two planned to escape after dawn, but in the early morning, the monks of the monastery rang the bell and shocked the Liu clan to death. Ru Hai was bitter in his heart, so he had to send Liu Shi home, and at the same time injected her with rat poison that he had already bought, and blamed Tang Bangcai. The next day the neighbor went to borrow something, only to find the killed Liu Shi. After the truth came out, Tang Bang was acquitted, Ruhai was sentenced to death, and Cui San was sentenced to prison for attempted murder.