Written by | Shassie
During the Kangxi Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty (1661-1722), a young Zhixian was newly appointed in Duchang County, Nankang Province, RaojiuNan Province, Jiangxi, named Qin Rushui, although only twenty years old, he was young and old, and he was very sophisticated in his dealings with people.
One day, Qin Rushui saw that there was nothing to do in the county court, and was playing chess with his newlywed wife in the back garden, when he suddenly heard the drums at the door of the county court ringing rapidly, and it seemed that someone had a major grievance to appeal.
Just when he was wondering, he saw that Wang Wu, who was on duty in the hall, hurriedly came to report that a young woman who called herself Yao Had broken into the county court alone, beat the drum, and accused yao Wenheng, the father of the county school, and the uncle Chen Hao of defiling his innocence.
When Qin Rushui heard this, he was very shocked and thought to himself: Yao Wenheng, the county scholar and teacher, has always been respectful of etiquette and morality, and has a good reputation, although he has just arrived, he also admires him. How could such a Confucian gentleman go with his daughter's in-laws to tarnish the innocence of his own daughter?
Therefore, Qin Rushui ordered Wang Wu to go to the third class of Ya Gong ShengTang to inquire about the case, and then brought Yao Shi, who was beating the drum to complain, to the lobby for questioning.
After Yao Shi went to the church, Qin Rushui carefully looked her up and down, only to see that she was about the same age as herself, born very beautiful, and elegant in behavior, and did not seem to be a woman with any unchaste and unclean behavior, so he asked her to tell her what had happened.
It turned out that as early as two years ago, Yao Shi, with the help of matchmakers, obeyed the instructions of his father Yao Wenheng and married Chen Jun, a rich son of a rich family in the old city of Duchang County. After the marriage, the husband and wife were very affectionate, and Yao soon became pregnant.
Chen Jun's parents died early, and there were only two brothers in the family, the older brother named Chen Hao, who had been married for several years. The brothers spent their days doing nothing, living off the large inheritance left by their parents.
After Yao Shi became pregnant, his younger brother Chen Jun suddenly woke up and couldn't bear to stay at home and sit in the mountains and eat the sky, so he went to consult with his brother, saying that he wanted to go out to do business, and then come back after earning some money, and asked his brother-in-law to help take good care of his wife at home. Chen Hao saw that his brother had this vision and thoughts, and if he did not agree with the reason, he should even agree to his request.
Therefore, Chen Jun said goodbye to his wife and followed the caravan down the east side of the river to Jiangning. After only half a year, he actually earned hundreds of taels of silver.
At this time, Chen Jun remembered his wife who was far away from home, predicted that she was going to give birth, so he packed up and rushed back to Duchang day and night.
Coincidentally, when I first arrived at home, I happened to meet my wife Yao Shi who was about to give birth. Chen Jun was very happy and wanted to go into the house to visit, but he was stopped by his sister-in-law, saying that there was a local custom that there would be a bloody disaster when he met a woman giving birth. Chen Jun was a little frightened when he heard this, so he followed his sister-in-law to his brother's house, and because he was busy for several days and the journey was tired, he ate some supper and went to sleep.
The next day, before dawn, Yao finally gave birth to a white and fat son. After Chen Hao learned the news, he was very happy, and rushed to tell his brother, who knew that he knocked on the door for half a day, but did not hear a response, opened the door and looked, and found his brother lying on the bed, he had long been out of breath, and had been dead for a long time.
Chen Hao was shocked to see this and hurriedly ran to find the local Langzhong. Lang Zhong watched for half a day, and did not know what was going on, so he concluded that Chen Jun died of an acute illness because he was tired from running around.
When Chen Hao saw that his younger brother Chen Jun had died suddenly, he was very sad and rushed to ask Chen Jun's father-in-law, Yao Wenheng, a county school teacher, to come to consult. In the end, the two considered that Yao Had just given birth, and once they learned of this bad news, they were worried that she would not be able to bear it, so they decided to bury Chen Jun for the time being, and then find a suitable opportunity to tell her.
A few days later, Chen Hao went to see Yao with his wife, told her about his brother Chen Jun's return home but died violently, and gave her a hundred taels of silver, saying that his brother had stayed in business before he died.
Yao Shi was shocked to hear the bad news, like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, she wanted to cry without tears for a while, she had hoped that her husband could come back as soon as possible and the family would be reunited, who knew but she would never see her husband again. Looking at her son who was waiting to be fed in her arms, she finally couldn't bear it anymore, holding her son and crying loudly. When Chen Hao and his wife saw the situation, they also shook their heads and sighed, and quietly withdrew.
In the blink of an eye, when it came to the full moon of Yao's son, Chen Hao, as the eldest uncle, invited relatives and friends, and filled a hundred tables of banquets, which meant a long life and a hundred years, to bless his nephew, Yao's father, Yao Wenheng, the county school teacher, was of course among them. After Yao Shi learned about it, he was very touched, and he couldn't help but be grateful to uncle, and after coming out to meet everyone, he carried his son back to the house.
During the banquet, Chen Hao frequently raised a toast to all his relatives and friends, and also assured everyone in public that although his brother died unfortunately and early, as his uncle, he must do his best to raise his brother's widow to adulthood. When everyone saw the situation, they all nodded their heads and praised his words and deeds, Yao Wenheng was a typical Confucian gentleman, who had always put loyalty and filial piety and righteousness first, and when he saw this situation, he couldn't help but praise Chen Hao, and he was very happy in his heart, so he drank a few more drinks, and he was slightly drunk.
After a long time, the banquet finally ended, the guests dispersed, and Yao Wenheng also wanted to go into the house to say goodbye to his daughter. At this time, Chen Hao called out to him, saying that there were also important things to consult with Yao, and the two walked together to Yao's bedroom door.
Chen Haogang was about to raise his hand and knock on the door, when suddenly, the door was pushed open from the inside, and a strong man with an exposed body sprang out, pushing him hard, and then he fled, not knowing where to go.
When Yao Wenheng saw this, he was shocked, and his face was flushed with anger at once, and the wine also woke up. Suddenly, he woke up, took a few steps and broke into the house, pulled up his daughter who was half lying on the bed, slapped her face several times, and said that she was shameless, stole adultery and raised a man, and insulted the family style.
Yao Shi was beaten by his father for a while, and he did not know what had happened, and when he heard his father scolding him for not keeping the way of women, he cried out that he had been wronged and refused to admit it to death.
When Yao Wenheng saw this, he sneered, pointed to a set of men's clothes and pants at the foot of his daughter's bed and asked, "You said that you did not have an affair with anyone, so whose clothes did it?" After saying that, he waved and slapped her a few times, making sure that she summoned who the adulterer was.
When Yao Shi heard his father scold himself like this, he couldn't help but cry. At this time, Chen Hao came over, grabbed Yao Wenheng, and whispered to him that the ugliness of the family could not be publicized, asked him not to be silent, and secretly went to find a suitable person to marry Yao Out. Who knows, Yao Wenheng did not spare, threatening to bury his daughter alive the next day, and when he finished, he went back angrily.
When Chen Hao saw the situation, he hurriedly went forward to comfort Yao Shi for two sentences, and also left in a hurry, leaving Yao Shi alone sitting on the bed crying and crying.
After a night of crying, Yao Thought to himself: Father is traditional and old-fashioned, violent, excellent face, said that he can do it, he will definitely bury himself alive. However, if you die in this way, you are really unwilling in your heart, so it is better to go to the county court to complain about your grievances, and perhaps you can wash away your own white dirt.
Therefore, early the next morning, Yao Shi handed over his son to Ya Gui to take good care of, and he broke into Duchang County ya alone, beating the drum and pleading with the county grandfather to administer justice to himself and return his innocence.
After listening to Yao's confession, Qin Rushui fell into contemplation for a while, and felt that there were two major doubts in this matter: first, her husband Chen Jun died violently as soon as he returned home, which inevitably made people suspicious; second, Yao Shi had just given birth to a child and had an affair with someone, which was really unbelievable. Therefore, he asked Ya Gong to go and bring Chen Hao and Yao Wenheng to the lobby.
Qin Rushui first asked Chen Hao to tell him all about the death of his younger brother Chen Jun. Subsequently, Qin Rushui asked him about Chen Jun's symptoms and expressions after his death, but Chen Hao was dumbfounded and could not answer.
Qin Rushui saw the situation, carefully considered The half-shaking, felt that this case could only be specifically determined by opening the coffin autopsy to specifically determine the cause of Chen Jun's death, so he told the three people that they wanted to open the coffin for autopsy. Who knows, as soon as his voice fell, Yao Wenheng was silent, Yao Shi thought about it and agreed, but Chen Hao's face suddenly changed dramatically, and he didn't agree with it.
When Qin Rushui saw that Chen Hao did not agree, he was furious, and he had already guessed in his heart that Chen Jun's death was a bit strange, so he took Ya Gong and Gong Zuo to open the coffin and examine the body. After investigation, Chen Jun had a large amount of mercury in his abdomen, which was obviously poisoned and died.
Therefore, Qin Rushui brought Chen Hao and his wife and other cadres to the lobby and tortured him severely, asking him to confess the truth. Chen Hao saw that the matter had been exposed and could not stand the torture, so he confessed his crimes and interrogations one by one.
It turned out that Chen Hao and Chen Jun did not separate their families after marriage, and they still lived together, living on the money left by their parents. Although Chen Hao has been married for several years, he has not been able to give birth to a man and a half woman, and his younger brother Chen Jun has just been married for a few months, his wife Yao Shi is pregnant, seeing that his brother has a successor, and the property in the family will be inherited by him in the future, and Chen Hao and his wife are very unhappy in their hearts.
Soon, Chen Jun proposed to go out to do business, so as not to sit on the mountain and eat the air. Chen Hao thought that he could take advantage of his brother's absence and use some means to take possession of the family's property for himself, so he agreed to his request.
A few months later, Chen Jun returned from business and happened to encounter Yao's production. Chen Hao saw that his brother had earned hundreds of taels of silver, so he consulted with his wife and decided to take advantage of this opportunity to kill his brother first, and then try to force Yao to leave, kill his nephew, and seize the entire family property left by his parents.
Therefore, Chen Hao asked his wife to trick Chen Jun into his home in the name of avoiding secrecy, added mercury to the supper porridge cooked for him, poisoned him, and bribed the local Langzhong with ten silver, so that he could confirm that Chen Jun died violently, and soon buried him.
After Chen Jun's death, Chen Hao pretended to be righteous, gave his nephew a big full moon wine, and said in front of everyone that he wanted to raise his nephew to grow up, but on the other hand, he secretly instructed his confidant Qian Gui to secretly hide in Yao's bedroom, strip naked and hide behind the door, and flee when he knocked on the door, letting Yao Wenheng witness the ugliness of Yao's adultery, so as to force her out of the house and wait for the opportunity to kill his nephew.
Who knows, although Yao Wenheng is a reader, he has a violent personality and is the most ethical, and when he sees his daughter so corrupting the family style, he is immediately angry, and he must bury his daughter alive. Yao Shi could not bear the grievances, so he had to come to the county alone to complain, and finally let Chen Hao's treacherous plan be exposed.
Qin Rushui learned the truth of the whole case, so he sent someone to detain Lang Zhong and The Elder Qian Gui for interrogation, and the confession obtained was exactly the same as chen Hao's confession. Subsequently, Qin Rushui pronounced a verdict in the hall, sentenced Chen Hao and his wife to a beheading sentence, and escorted them to the downtown area to be beheaded for public display; Lang Zhong and Chang Gong Qian Gui were each beaten to fifty boards and distributed three thousand miles; Yao Wenheng was reprimanded, and finally, all the family property was awarded to Yao's mother and son.
@ Dong You Lou Gong Ji: As the saying goes, being a brother has no afterlife in this life, and this family affection should really be cherished. However, Chen Hao, for the sake of the inheritance left by his parents, not only killed his brother Chen Jun, but also set up a poisonous plan to tarnish the innocence of his sister-in-law Yao Shi, and even wanted to mutilate the life of his young nephew, which was really unworthy of being a man. Fortunately, the young Zhixian Qin Rushui was clever and wise, stripped away the cocoon, found out the truth, brought Chen Hao and his wife to justice, and gave Yao a wrong and a fair way.
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