When Xu Hanliang heard the word "wife", the first thing that came to Xu Hanliang's mind was the word "tongguan".
Tong Guan's current status in the court can be said to be only lower than that of Cai Jing.
People usually like to call Cai Jing the public prime minister, and Tong Guan is called the concubine prime minister.
Although it sounds like there is nothing wrong with it, there is still something strange about a eunuch being called a concubine.
My cheap father actually has some relationship with Tong Guan.
At the beginning, Tong Guan was collecting all kinds of calligraphy and painting curiosities in Hangzhou, and it was at that time that Lao Xu sent the paintings.
After delivering the painting, Tong Guan didn't say anything at first.
But a month later, Lao Xu was arrested directly.
But another question appeared in Xu Hanliang's mind: "How can a eunuch have a son?"
"The yamen I'm talking about is not his real son, but an adopted son he adopted."
Su Hao then explained.
After hearing this, Xu Hanliang suddenly realized that it was actually quite common for eunuchs to benefit from their children.
Eunuchs always retire when they get older, and after retirement they don't have any sons of their own.
Therefore, eunuchs generally like to adopt adopted sons, so that when they grow old, they think they can also take care of themselves.
Anyway, the more well-known eunuchs will basically accept adopted sons.
"I can't help you with this matter. To be honest, I don't think what they did is wrong."
Xu Hanliang actually made a very clear distinction between good and evil.
If I really helped him, it would be tantamount to aiding the evildoer. If I met such a person, I would probably hug him immediately.
"Actually, I don't want to do this, but the pressure in the court is really urgent now."
"If I can't solve it, maybe I won't have any problems, but the few officials under me may have..."
Su Hao's voice gradually became lower and then he said.
Xu Hanliang could also feel the helplessness in his words.
And from the first words Su Hao said when he came in, we knew that he really cared deeply for the people.
"So, what happens next?"
Xu Hanliang did not answer directly, but asked.
During those days, the yamen always asked officers to protect him, and the yamen also specially sent officers to guard outside his door.
Everyone thought that if this was done, the follow-up would be foolproof, but who knew that an accident would happen anyway.
That day, there were three government officials who stayed outside his door day and night.
Moreover, the room where he rested was also tightly sealed. Normally, there would be no problems with it.
But who knew that after that night, when the maid went out to deliver food the next day, an accident suddenly occurred.
After entering the room, I found that the head of the yamen had been chopped off directly.
Even the head is missing.
The maid who saw this scene was so frightened that she immediately told the official outside.
The official also checked the room immediately, only to find that the room was still tightly closed.
This is a secret room murder case.
On the next day, they found the head of the yamen official hanging high above the city gate.
"The imperial court has already held those few officials accountable. To be honest, I'm not sure whether they can be saved."
Su Hao sighed slowly and then said.
Xu Hanliang, who originally blamed Su Hao, now fully understood his situation.
Under such circumstances, as a county magistrate, he must find the murderer.
"Okay, let me help you take a look."
Xu Hanliang nodded and said.
"The body has been buried directly now. This is a direct order from Tong Guan, saying that his son should be buried in peace."
Su Haoyou added a sentence.
"What a good father."
Xu Hanliang snorted coldly, with a hint of coldness in his words.
"If that's the case, then take me to see the crime scene."
Now that things have become like this, Xu Hanliang has no other options.
Regarding this case, he will naturally try his best to solve it, but he doesn't know whether it can be solved.
Soon, under the leadership of Su Hao, several people arrived at a mansion.
It can be seen that Tong Guan seems to be very good to his godson.
This mansion alone is extremely luxurious, even twice the size of the Su family.
Outside the mansion, several women were standing in front of the gate, fighting with several government officials.
"What happened?"
Su Hao came to several people and frowned.
"These women insisted on going in and taking a look. They said they wanted to set off firecrackers to celebrate the death of this dog thief."
One of the government officials came out and told what happened.
While speaking, Xu Hanliang's eyes were already looking at these women.
The women were all dressed in coarse cloth and looked like ordinary people.
But there are marks on their faces, which look like they were cut with a knife.
Reminiscing about some of the habits in that yamen, Xu Hanliang instantly understood their identities.
"Are you the women being persecuted by this Yameni?"
Xu Hanliang stepped forward and asked slowly.
These women are themselves commoners and seem to have a natural fear of officials.
After hearing these words, they all took a few steps back and did not dare to speak.
"Don't worry, tell me what happened and I will help you."
Xu Hanliang looked at the women and continued.
As for the expressions on the faces of the several women who responded to Xu Hanliang's questions, they did not waver in the slightest.
He just shook his head and left directly.
Seeing the people leaving, Xu Hanliang also felt a headache.
Now, when others are not cooperating, it is impossible for me to take someone by force.
"Let's go take a look first. In fact, I already have some ideas in mind."
Xu Hanliang continued.
When he first heard about this case, he had already remembered a secret room killing method that he had seen before.
Among the ancient costume cases filmed in modern times, seven or eight out of ten are secret room murders.
Soon, several people came to a room in the house.
The outside of the room has also been surrounded by coarse cloth, and a seal is still posted on it.
Xu Hanliang did not expect that the current level of promotion of "The Record of Clearing Wrongs" has been so high.
This method was also mentioned by Xu Hanliang in the record of clearing wrongs.