With a slap in the auspicious wood, the three yamen runners' hall not only made the county yamen lobby quiet, but also a group of scholars from aristocratic families watching the court outside the court also quieted down.
Prince Yu sat upright behind the case, and Gu Qingzhou, Liu Jian, Zhang and others who were listening sat down one by one on the left.
"Goodbye to the Lord!" The four of them who were taken to the court by the yamen runners and knelt on the ground with a plop. The four of them were the murderers who were most likely to poison Wan Yunhao, so they were put into jail.
Fortunately, Prince Yu, who was in charge of the trial, did not like to torture. Although the four people who had been detained for three days looked haggard and frightened, they did not suffer.
"I have found out that Wan Yunhao was poisoned not because of the cold water in the bamboo tube. The suspicion of the four of you has been ruled out." Prince Yu slapped the auspicious tree again, but released the four of you in the hall.
Chef A, Aunt B, and C, and D, who were kneeling on the ground, were stunned for a while, and then he realized that after being ecstatic, the four of them kept kowtowing, "Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
Seeing the little official holding a brush and ink paste and asking the four of them to sign and seal it, Liu Jian frowned, and a feeling of anxiety surged in his heart, "The prince doesn't know how Wan Yunhao was poisoned?"
Not only was Liu Jian confused, but the twenty scholars selected to listen to him were the same. If Prince Yu had not been majestic and a first-class prince, they would have asked him out loud.
Prince Yu looked at Liu Jian sneeredly, "Mr. Liu is a little restless. Since I am responsible for the trial of this case, I will naturally find out the truth. If Lord Liu is anxious, his mind is not as good as these young scholars.
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Liu Jian's old face darkened, but he did not dare to refute Prince Yu. To apply Prince Yu's previous words, he could not touch the eldest prince for the time being. Could it be that he could not deal with Liu Jian, a second-rank minister!
The twenty scholars who were originally impatient were stunned by praise, and then they stood up proudly, posing calm and steady attitude as if they were not arrogant or impatient. As scholars, they naturally fell down and their faces remained unchanged.
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Many people were unable to listen outside the county government because the weather was too hot, but they hired people to stay here. Seven or eight people ran to the streets and spread the news that Chef A and the four of them were released in the hall.
When the scholars waiting in the teahouse, the winery and the inn rushed over, Chef A and the others had already walked out of the county government office. When they saw the family members who were coming to pick them up, they cried with joy: "The prince has found out, and my suspicion has been cleared."
Perhaps it was because of the noise outside that was too loud, Prince Yu slapped the haunt again, and the yamen runners shouted "magnificent", and the case had to be tried again.
"Go to the prince!" Chongguang walked into the court and saluted Prince Yu, and asked the two yamen runners to carry the table to the court, and then took out the things in the wooden box and placed them on the table.
"What are you going to do?" Outside the court, the young man in brocade robe stretched his neck and looked at it, with a mist on his end.
"Silence." The companion whispered.
That is the Forbidden Dragon Guard, who is very skilled in martial arts. No matter how small their voices are, they will be heard. More words will lead to mistakes. If you say less, you will read more.
And the scholars who rushed over were not caring about the loss of the children of the aristocratic families, and stood under the black cloth shed and looked at the court.
Chongguang's voice was a little louder than before, "Prince, this paper was written by Wan Yunhao during the competition. After the inspection of the Forbidden Dragon Guard, the ink strips used by Wan Yunhao that day were tampered with... "
As soon as Chongguang said this, people inside and outside the court finally knew why Prince Yu released Chef A and the other four. It turned out that there was a drug mixed in the ink strip, and Wan Yunhao was stunned.
Later, the haifu Liu Tong took advantage of the black to pour poison into Wan Yunhao's mouth and poured it into a bamboo tube, creating an illusion to confuse everyone.
"Magnificent!" In the hall's mighty voice, Zhaifu Liu Tong was taken to the court, but Prince Yu directly used the punishment.
"Ah...I said...I said everything..." Liu Tong was an ordinary person. After his butt was beaten so hard that he confessed.
As previously speculated, Liu Tong had no idea who instructed him. In the dark, the other party gave him two hundred taels of silver ingots and then put the porcelain bottle containing the poison on the table.
If he did, Liu Tong could get two hundred taels of silver; yes, his only son would die on the spot.
"Prince, the villain is forced to do nothing!" Liu Tong knelt on the ground and cried. How dare he kill people if he had a way out? He was still a juren.
Prince Yu was not soft-hearted. After Liu Tong signed the sign and sealed it, he was directly put on shackles and was imprisoned in prison.
"Take the seven people responsible for guarding the county school and self-reflection house to the court!" Prince Yu shouted coldly, and the seven people detained by Nan Xuanwei before the trial were taken to the court.
Prince Yu's eyes were so sharp that he had nowhere to hide. The seven people kneeling on the ground were inexplicably uneasy.
After getting Prince Yu's approval, Shigeguang put on the cicada wing gloves he took from Dr. Ji, and then picked up the ink strips on the table.
"The ink strip with the drug added was taken away by the murderer. This is the replaced ink strip. As long as the fingerprints are checked, it can not only prove that Wan Yunhao has never used this ink strip, but also use this to find the ink replacement.
The murderer of the sword.”
Huh! The people inside and outside the court were shocked and gasped. Chongguang explained clearly. Everyone looked at the seven people kneeling down. Only they had the chance to change the ink strips.
Chongguang opened the powder box on the table. The exquisitely crafted box not only had hollow carvings, but also a pearl was inlaid.
"That's a powder box for women, right?" The older scholar widened his eyes in surprise. They all got married. Of course, they had seen their daughter-in-law dress up, but the powder they used was far less exquisite and gorgeous than that of Chongguang's hands.
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Ignoring everyone who was surprised and curious, Chongguang used a soft wool brush to dip a little white powder, shook it slightly twice, and then painted it on the ink strips.
After a while, Chongguang blew twice at the ink strip, and several fingerprints appeared on the black ink strip, two of which were clearer.
"This?" The people outside couldn't tell clearly, but the twenty scholars who were listening in the court couldn't help but exclaim.
This is the method of banning the Dragon Guard? Liu Jian, Zhang and others were shocked and afraid and looked at Chongguang. If this method was used in the Ministry of Justice or Dali Temple, would it be easier to investigate the case?
"How to compare fingerprints to find the murderer?" Prince Yu asked bluntly. Chef A, who was released not long ago, pressed his fingerprints, but the fingerprints were not clear and the lines seemed blurry. This way, we can find the murderer by comparing them to find out the murderer.
Nearly impossible.
"Prince, please wait a moment later, and then take the fingerprints of these seven people." Chongguang lowered the ink strips gently.
At this moment, the seven people kneeling in the court looked calm. Although the Forbidden Dragon Guard was terrible, it made people feel disgusted. However, after seeing Chongguang's methods, they were no longer worried. As long as they were innocent,
Not afraid of investigation.
Several candles were lit on the table, Chongguang put a piece of porcelain piece of voucher on the candlelight and slowly roasted it. After a while, he saw a layer of black gray on the white porcelain piece.
Chongguang asked the first detective who was kneeling to come forward. After the temperature of the ceramic piece dropped, he said aloud: "Spray all three fingers of the right hand with black smoke."
Although I didn't understand what Chongguang was going to do, the constable did not hesitate. He first used his thumb with his right hand, then his index finger and middle finger. "Sir, it's already done."
Chongguang glanced at it, his fingertips were already black, and he evenly applied black smoke, "Wait."
Everyone saw Chongguang put the candle-made wax on the fire and roast it. After the wax was roasted soft, Chongguang quickly poured the candle oil that looked like a thick liquid into the long copper box and quickly polished it with a blade.
The surface is over.
After waiting for a while, he confirmed that the candle oil was almost soft. Chongguang looked at the guard and said, "Press your fingers up one by one, remember, just press them gently. The fingers cannot move, otherwise the fingerprints will be blurred."
"Yes." The constable nodded in understanding and pressed the three fingers with black smoke on them one by one.
After he took his hand away, three clear fingerprints appeared on the candle oil.
Perhaps because the fingertips are covered with black and gray, they are set off by white candle oil. In contrast, the fingerprints are much clearer than when signing and marking, and the patterns in the middle are even more clearly visible.
"Can this be able to extract fingerprints?" The people inside and outside the court once again stared in shock. If they hadn't witnessed it with their own eyes, they would have probably not believed it.
Chongguang asked the subordinates of the Dragon Guard to extract fingerprints for the second one, and he took the ink strip to compare the black fingerprints on the candle oil, and then recorded them on the record.
Although this process was slow, the effect was significant. As one person after another extracted fingerprints, only the last two people were kneeling down.
One of them is Chen Fei, the small banner of Nanxuanwei, and the other is the ordinary Bingding Xiong Dahai.
Zhan Feiyu originally thought that the fingerprints of the five people in front of him were not as good as those of them, so the murderer who replaced the ink strip was Xiong Dahai, who was burly and dark and stout.
But after a casual glance, Chen Fei's hands trembling slightly while holding him beside him. Zhan Feiyu was stunned. How could this be possible?
Whether it is Prince Yu who was sitting behind the case, or Gu Qingzhou, Liu Jian, Zhang Magistrate and others who were listening, they were officials of the court and knew countless people. Zhan Feiyu could find Chen Fei's abnormality, so they were naturally
I also noticed it.
"Mr. Chen, I will die without regrets!" A hoarse and tragic voice sounded, and Chen Fei suddenly stood up to hold Xiong Dahai who was kneeling beside him.
Looking for death! Chongguang's eyes suddenly sank, and the wool brush in his hand shot towards Chen Fei's right hand like a hidden weapon, and his figure also rushed over in an instant.
"Ah!" A terrified shout rang out.
Just as Chongguang turned around and twisted Chen Fei's arm, his body twitched in pain, and black blood flowed out of the corner of his mouth, but he bit the poison pill hidden in his mouth and committed suicide.
"Sir..." Chen Fei stretched his left hand towards the direction of County Magistrate Chen, and vomited another mouthful of black blood, but he died with his eyes open. However, even if he died, he could still see County Magistrate Chen.
"It's dead!" The timid scholar shouted again. Chen Fei, who died of poisoning, looked too painful, and his eyes were so bulging and ferocious, which really scared them.
"Silent!" Prince Yu slapped the aggro, and glared at the few scholars who shouted. Xiaoyu was not afraid of an eight-year-old girl. Their big men were still screaming, losing all the face of the man.
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Zhan Feiyu came to his senses and then looked at Liu Jian, but saw that he was still so gloomy and mean, without shock or success in frameing Chen County Magistrate's pride. He was calm and composed as if all this had nothing to do with him.
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Seeing Zhan Feiyu's emotional change, Gu Qingzhou patted her on the shoulder comfortingly. After all, Liu Jian was a second-rank senior, and he didn't have the effort to nourish his energy. That would really be a waste of his age.
Chen Weibin was not panicked and knelt down and apologized, "I would like to ask the prince to understand. This case has nothing to do with the officials."
"Mr. Chen, do you think it doesn't matter if it doesn't matter?" The head of the Qin family scolded in grief, then knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Prince Yu, "Please check it out clearly."
Prince Yu ignored his in-laws and ordered Chongguang coldly: "When the person dies, the body is still here, extract the fingerprints first."
"Subordinate to obey the order." Chongguang was angry. He didn't expect that Chen Fei would hide poison in his mouth. As soon as this man died, the clues would be completely cut. The key was that he would drag the Chen County Magistrate into the water before he died!
Perhaps it was because Chen Fei's death was too terrifying, or perhaps it was because Prince Yu's anger was too shocking, and it was quiet inside and outside the court at this moment.
Chongguang personally extracted Chen Fei's fingerprints and compared them in detail with the fingerprints on the ink strip. "Your Majesty, Chen Fei's fingerprints match the clear one on the ink strip, but with the top of the ink strip.
The fingerprints do not match."
Actually, this is normal. Chen Fei is the one who sneaks ink strips, so his fingerprints will remain on the ink strips.
But there are still five or six slightly vague fingerprints on the ink strip, but the fingerprints on the top are clear. This must be left by the person who grinds the ink strip. In order to achieve the point of being fake and real, you cannot replace it with brand new and unused ink strips.
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After Chongguang finished speaking, Gu Qingzhou looked at Liu Jian with a smile. The emperor directly issued an oral order to Prince Yu for the new salt making method. Liu Jian said that they rushed to Shangsi County with rushing horses and only the guards were brought.
, there are no servants.
After arriving in Shangsi County, the servant ordered by Liu Jian was arranged by Tongzhi Tong, so the grinding work would not be done by the guards, and it would be even more impossible for the servants of Tong's mansion.
Of course, with Gu Qingzhou's understanding of Liu Jian, Lord Liu was full of airs and could not do such a servant's job. Then the only one who could do this is Liu Jian's aide. This person is very mysterious and is Liu Jian's heart.
, he is a scholar again, and there is no more suitable candidate than him.
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Although Prince Yu suspended the trial, the scholars were not as emotional as before. At least they had already found out the truth about Wan Yunhao being poisoned. Who was the one who instructed Chen Fei in Xiaoqi? He still had to continue investigating the investigation.
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"What? I'm upholding the magistrate Chen?" In the carriage, Gu Qingzhou smiled and glanced at Zhan Feiyu with a fat face tense. He was really a soft-hearted and kind little girl.
Looking at the street scene that was retreating outside the carriage window, Zhan Feiyu spoke dejectedly: "I just feel that Lord Liu's move is too disgusting!"
"Haha, you only know one thing but not the other. Liu Jian wants to nail Chen Weibin to death, so he shot himself in the foot." Gu Qingzhou said halfway, "The chance to take revenge may be here."
Zhan Feiyu's mood fluctuations were a bit big. Firstly, she didn't expect that the murderer would be Chen Fei, and secondly, she was worried about the magistrate of Chen County.
At this moment, Zhan Feiyu frowned and thought, his eyes lit up, and his voice became a little cheerful, "Teacher, are you saying that Lord Liu is going to kill someone to silence him?"
Today, Chongguang extracted the fingerprint in public and then painted a fingerprint on the top of the ink strip to store the case. As long as he found the owner of the fingerprint, it was equivalent to finding the grinding person, and this person must be Liu Jian's confidant.