Chapter 10 Han Qi
The young man behind County Weiwei Han questioned the conclusion of Li Zhang's autopsy, which made Lu Wu next to him glar at him with dissatisfaction. Although he knew that the other party should have been brought by County Weiwei Han, he was just a child after all, and it was not his turn to interrupt at this time. So he asked unhappily: "Who are you?"
"Well~, this is my brother. Although he is young, he is a hundred times more talented than me. He will enter the officialdom sooner or later, so I will take him to see it!" County Magistrate Han coughed and introduced.
Although his explanation seems to be very reasonable, it is now a business in the yamen. It is somewhat inappropriate for him to take his younger brother to participate in the case in the yamen. Of course, he is the biggest here. Even if the magistrate finds out in the future, he will not blame this little thing for it.
It is worth mentioning that County Wei Wei did not lie when introducing his younger brother. Although he was admitted to the Jinshi at a young age, he believed that he was far inferior to his younger brother in terms of talent and learning. In their hometown, his younger brother had long been known as a child prodigy, and many people even said that he would be the prime minister in the future, so he was devoted to his younger brother, and even brought him by his side when he took office.
"Student Han Qi, my second brother didn't let me come, but I followed him quietly. The main reason was to see how the case was handled in the yamen. I hope Lu Bantong would not blame him!" The young man smiled and bowed to Lu Wu.
When Lu Wu heard Han Qi's words, he couldn't help but look at the other party in surprise. Although he was young, he said nothing and even took all the reasons for coming here. Even if someone wanted to use this to attack Han County Magistrate in the future, it would probably be useless.
"You are Han Qi!" Before Lu Wu could speak, Li Zhang next to him couldn't help but shout in shock.
"Huh? Do you know me?" Han Qi looked at him in surprise when he heard Li Zhang's words and asked.
"I don't know you!" Li Zhang hurriedly denied.
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Han Qi couldn't help but look at Li Zhang depressedly. He didn't recognize him and called him so loudly, which made him think that the other party had heard of his reputation as a "child prodigy". He was a little happy in his heart, but he didn't expect that the other party didn't know him at all.
In fact, Han Qi blamed Li Zhang wrongly. How could he have never heard of the famous Han Qi? Of course, this "famous" was in later generations. Now Han Qi is just a child of the same age as Li Zhang. At most, he has the name of a "child prodigy". However, it was not until a few years later that he passed the second place at the age of 19 that he won the first place in the world. It is even said that if it weren't for his young age, he would have been the top scorer in the imperial examination that time.
Of course, Han Qi's achievements are far more than that. He has been prime minister since the reign of Emperor Renzong, and he served in three dynasties. Later, when Yingzong and Shenzong ascended the throne, he also played a decisive role. In addition, he himself had great achievements in governance and military affairs, and he also participated in the Qingli New Deal initiated by Fan Zhongyan. It can be said that it was a lifelong glory. The Han family also became an important political family in the Song Dynasty since his generation. His sons were also extremely ministers, and the eldest son became the second prime minister of the Han family.
Thinking of Han Qi's achievements in history, Li Zhang couldn't help but look at the other person a few times, and then was afraid that others would see his strangeness, so he pointed to the deceased's neck and changed the subject: "Cough, if a scar is not enough, then you can look at the deceased's neck again. There are more than two strangling marks on his neck!"
Han Qi is a genius in studying, but now he is also a child and has a strong curiosity. When he first met Li Zhang, he thought the other party was a little beggar, but now he doesn't dare to look down on Li Zhang anymore. Instead, he is very curious about him. So after hearing Li Zhang's words, he actually came to the corpse to observe the other party's neck carefully.
Han Qi observed for a while and actually found something. He shouted: "There are scratches on his neck!"
"Yes, there are several scratches on the front of the neck of the deceased. Generally, people who hang themselves find it difficult to grasp their necks with their hands. Only when they are strangled from behind and the deceased struggles will they leave scratches on their necks!" Li Zhang smiled again and said, "Li Zhang had once had such doubts about the way to hang himself and commit suicide, that is, if the hanger regrets it, can he grasp the rope with both hands to make himself survive?
Unfortunately, the answer is basically impossible, because when a person is hanging, his neck is suddenly subjected to strong pressure, which will make people lose consciousness in a very short time. Even if he is awake, his nerves will be compressed, causing his hands to be unable to lift. Sometimes, because he is too heavy, he will directly tear off the cervical spine. Therefore, hanging is extremely dangerous, and ordinary people should never try it easily.
Hearing Li Zhang's words, County Magistrate Han and Lu Wu also came over to take a look. Following his instructions, they saw several scratches, which made Lu Wu nod and said, "That's true. It seems that Liu Da really died because he killed him!"
"Uncle Wu said it right. In addition, Liu Da can scratch himself while struggling, so he is likely to scratch the murderer. So I think Uncle Wu, you can pay attention to those people with scars on your hands when you catch the murderer." Li Zhang smiled again at this time.
When Lu Wu heard Li Zhang's words, his eyes lit up and immediately ordered all the yamen runners to investigate. Generally, in cases like this, the murderers are mostly people nearby, and they may even be familiar with the deceased. They have obvious characteristics of being scratched on their hands. It should not be difficult to find the murderer.
At this time, there was nothing Li Zhang's business. Lu Wu was busy checking the murderer and could not arrange for someone to take him back, so Li Zhang came to the river next to him with a crutch and squatted down to wash his hands. Although he was not surprised by the corpse, he was still a little disgusted with touching the corpse with his hands. This also made him secretly decide that he must make a pair of gloves after going back, otherwise if he encounters rotten corpses again next time, he would not be able to take these hands.
"Hey, can you tell me why you asked Lu Banto to hold you and look at the branches above?" At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly asked. Without turning back, Li Zhang knew that it must be Han Qi, a young man who was very curious.
"My name is Li Zhang, not hey!" Li Zhang said without saying a word. After saying that, he grabbed a handful of soil from the river and applied it to his hands. The soil here is not very good, and the river is covered with saline-alkali land. However, because it is natural alkaline, it can be washed clean by hand. After all, there is no soap now, and Li Zhang can only make do with it.
"Okay, Li Zhang, can you tell me why you looked at the branches just now and what was on it?" Han Qi seemed to have become accustomed to the rhythm of Li Zhang's speech. He lifted up his clothes and squatted beside him and asked again. After Li Zhang had just examined the corpse, he asked Lu Wu to hold him and look at the tree, but Li Zhang did not explain this matter just now, so he was very curious.
Li Zhang was washing his hands carefully and replied: "Actually nothing. If he was a hanged person, he would definitely struggle before his death. The rope was tied to the branch, and the struggle would leave traces of friction on the branch. But if he was hung on the tree after his death, there would only be a rope mark!"
As soon as Li Zhang finished speaking, Han Qi jumped up and ran out. After a moment, he ran back with excitement on his face and said, "As you said, there are no traces of friction on the branches, only a trace of a rope, which means he was dead when he hung up."
Looking at Han Qi's excited look, Li Zhang smiled faintly. No matter how powerful Han Qi is in the future, he is just a boy similar to himself. He just looks very steady because he has read a lot of books, but in fact he is still a jumping boy in his heart.
"Li Zhang, who did you learn these things from? It feels quite interesting. There are no such things in the book." Han Qi was excited and sat in front of Li Zhang again and said, "Now his brother and Lu Wu are both handling cases, and they are both young men ignored them. In addition, they are of similar age, so he naturally feels close to Li Zhang.
"There are no such things in the book. That's because many scholars don't want to record this knowledge, but there will definitely be someone doing it in the future. As for where I learned it?" Li Zhang suddenly became a little joking when he said this. He turned his head and grinned at Han Qi, "That's because I was injured and unconscious before. My soul went to the Hall of Hell for a few times. When I woke up, I learned a lot about dealing with dead people!"
"Brave! There is no king of hell in this world. Only those foolish men and women believe these things!" Li Zhang did not expect that Han Qi was extremely brave. Not only was he not afraid at all, he also pointed out that Li Zhang was lying.
"If you don't believe it, forget it!" Li Zhang looked at him indifferently. As an excellent salesperson, he has a very thick-skinned face. Even if the lies are exposed in person, he can remain calm.
Although Han Qi did not believe that Li Zhang went to the Hall of Hell, he was very interested in his methods of autopsy. At this time, he couldn't help asking again: "Li Zhang, can you tell me more about autopsy?"
"What do you want to hear?" Li Zhang looked at Han Qi helplessly at this time. It was estimated that this kid was locked up at home every day and could not come out once. He met his peer who knew how to take autopsy, so this aroused his interest. However, for him, this interest was more like a adjustment between study intervals, and he would probably forget it in a few days.
Chapter completed!