Chapter 813 Confession II (to book friend Mo Yan's birthday
Mrs. Liu paused and then said: "Can you understand that feeling? Their attitude was strange. They didn't want me to ask any more questions, and they didn't even allow me to stay in my son's study for a long time. If I stayed for a long time, someone would come over to investigate.
, so I vaguely felt that my son was not killed by bandits until I sent someone to find Erji."
Magistrate Tang sat up straight.
"Erji is alive, but he..." Mrs. Liu paused and said: "He was seriously injured. He told me that my son was found out that the King of Yizhou and other officials in Yizhou were involved in embezzlement of Jianwei Weir.
After paying for the repairs, he was killed."
"They chased them all the way, and my son fled to Luojiang County. By chance, he met Zhou Yin and his wife on the road," Mrs. Liu said for a moment, looked at the Zhou family and his wife and Man Bao and said, "Erji said,
At that time, they were already injured and were being chased by soldiers. They were carrying evidence and might not be able to escape, so they happened to meet a couple who were driving home."
"My son asked them for help. The couple was very enthusiastic and wanted to take my son away. My son refused. Then he handed the things to them and asked them to take them away. Later, he found a way to give them to Mr. Tang who was on patrol.
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After Mrs. Liu finished speaking, she looked at Magistrate Tang.
County Magistrate Tang frowned and asked, "My father?"
He calculated the time. In the third year of Dazhen, his father seemed to be out on patrol.
"Yes, it is Mr. Old Tang." In order to overturn the verdict for her son, Mrs. Liu was very familiar with the ministers in the court, especially the people her son mentioned in the past. She was secretly paying attention to them all.
This was also the reason why she was able to trust Magistrate Tang so quickly and decided to drag him into the water, because she was very familiar with Magistrate Tang's father and had naturally paid attention to Magistrate Tang.
"Because time was urgent, the couple only told my son that they were from Luojiang County. The man's name was Zhou Yin and his wife was Xia. Erji said that he said very cheerfully at that time that he was a celebrity in this area and they would come later.
, as long as Zhou Yin’s name is mentioned, everyone will know that it is him.”
Madam Liu glanced at Man Bao again, "After that, they separated. My son and Erji led the pursuers away together. Unfortunately, they were overtaken after not long running away. The two of them decided to escape separately. Erji
When he was being chased, he rolled down a hillside and fell into a big hole and escaped. However, his hands and feet were broken, especially his legs, and he would have to lie in bed for the rest of his life."
"As for my son, Magistrate Tang also knew about it," Mrs. Liu said: "After that, I kept waiting for someone to come up with evidence, but there was no evidence."
Mrs. Liu's tears fell, "After that, everything was calm. Except for the occasional person who came to check on our house, no one mentioned it again. Mr. Old Tang never mentioned anything about Yizhou Prefecture. He seemed to have no idea.
They didn’t receive anything special, and the couple just disappeared.”
"So I couldn't help but ask people to go to Luojiang County to investigate. After careful investigation for a long time, I found out that in May of the third year of Dazhen, an official posted a portrait at the gate of the city to arrest a gangster, but the people in the government secretly secretly
They said that the gangster was actually dead and he was just looking for his accomplices, and the person who died with him was a woman. They seemed to be a couple. I..." Mrs. Liu looked at Qian who burst into tears apologetically.
Shi said: "I vaguely guessed at that time that they might also..."
Mrs. Liu paused and then said: "After that, although I sent people to Luojiang County to inquire frequently, I couldn't find anything. It wasn't until the Jianwei Weir burst four years ago that the people of the former governor of Yizhou, Yan, found it.
After coming here, I learned about Zhou Yin from Li Zhi. It turns out that the Zhou family also has a Zhou Yin..."
"Four years ago..." Mrs. Qian was slightly startled, remembering the three people who said they were liars, and she looked at Mrs. Liu in surprise.
Mrs. Liu nodded slightly, "They came here just for Zhou Yin. I think they didn't get those things from Zhou Yin back then. That's why the Jianwei Weir burst and they were so anxious to find those things."
Magistrate Tang asked, "Where are those people?"
"Took away by Mr. Wei."
Magistrate Tang asked: "They said they were sent by Governor Yan?"
"yes."
Magistrate Tang said: "But Governor Yan was beheaded and his whole family was exiled. Why would he bother to look for evidence from several years ago? If he can't find it, shouldn't he be beheaded?"
Magistrate Tang shook his head and asked, "Aside from Magistrate Bai's letter and the servant's confession, what evidence does the old lady have?"
Mrs. Liu was silent for a long time, and then said: "I still have an account book."
After saying that, he looked at Aunt Liu.
Aunt Liu quickly took out the well-wrapped account book from her arms. Man Bao and the others saw at a glance that they found it in Yan Cishi's house, and were stunned.
Magistrate Tang turned over it, shook his head and said, "This is not what Magistrate Bai recorded."
"Yes, this was obtained from Governor Yan's house."
County Magistrate Tang raised his eyebrows, "The old lady is so capable, how can she get such an important thing from Governor Yan's house?"
Mrs. Liu did not explain that this was what Manbao and the others found.
Magistrate Tang pondered for a moment and then shook his head and said: "This thing is useless for this case."
"How could it be useless..." Mrs. Liu was a little anxious.
County Magistrate Tang put the account book on the table and said: "To solve this case, we need the evidence left by Magistrate Bai. This was recorded by Yan Cishi after Magistrate Bai left. It's useless."
Mrs. Liu was silent for a while and then said: "But the King of Yizhou is corrupt..."
"Based on the things in this account book, the King of Yizhou was demoted at most and had some of his fiefdoms cut off. The Jianwei Weir had burst its embankment before. Mr. Wei found so much evidence that the imperial censor impeached him. He was also ordered to be cut off.
Is it just a village and a fiefdom?"
Seeing that everyone in the room was silent, County Magistrate Tang smiled and said, "There is no need to be so pessimistic. Maybe County Magistrate Bai left something crucial that can illuminate the future?"
After saying that, he looked at Mrs. Liu.
Obviously, he didn't believe that Mrs. Liu had revealed all her trump cards.
Mrs. Liu lowered her eyes and said nothing.
Old Zhoutou couldn't help but become anxious, "Old madam, if you know anything else, please tell Magistrate Tang. Your son's revenge will be avenged, and my second brother's grievances will be avenged. I, I still want to
Man Bao remembered my second brother's name and asked her to find a son-in-law to carry on the family line."
Qian couldn't help but glared at him secretly.
Bai Shan couldn't help but look at Man Bao and murmured in a low voice: "Isn't your father thinking too long-term?"
Mrs. Liu sighed and said: "There are only some letters, and there are some things written in the letters..."
Mrs. Liu was not willing to give those things to Mr. Wei, and of course she did not dare to hand them over to Magistrate Tang just like that, so she looked at Magistrate Tang suspiciously.
County Magistrate Tang smiled and said: "If the old lady cannot trust this county, she will not wait here specially for the county. As the saying goes, do not use people who are suspicious, but do not doubt people when they are employed. Now that the old lady has made a decision, why should she hesitate again?"