Although the jade-faced flying fox deserves to die, he cannot die now. Li Qi did not kill him that night, but bandaged his wounds, tied him up, and asked Gao Yanei and the others to escort him to the Yamen.
The next day, the government began to post notices that the verdict on Zhao Mingcheng's case would be announced tomorrow.
The day has finally come for the sentencing.
The people have been waiting for this day, and their hearts are broken.
Early in the morning on the second day, the front of the Hangzhou government office was crowded with people.
When the mighty and mighty sound sounded, Ouyang Che was seen sitting high in the court. Yesterday, the government explained that this imperial envoy was deliberately arranged to lure the murderer out, and was not the real imperial envoy.
Gao Yanei was very depressed.
He originally thought that he could still try the case, but as soon as it was done, Ouyang Che kicked him away. It was so unkind.
The three young masters were all very dissatisfied.
But even so, Li Qi still ignored them. There were two reasons why he chose to tell the people truthfully.
First, this is not a joke, it is a very majestic thing. If these idiots make any jokes in court, it will damage the majesty of the court.
Secondly, and most importantly, Ouyang Che is young after all, and he has taken office not long ago. He is now really in urgent need of accumulating his prestige and political achievements, and gaining the trust of the people. This case shocked him for a while. It is considered a major case, which is very important to him.
For him, it was a very good opportunity, and it was also an opportunity that he urgently needed. Of course, Li Qi would not let Gao Yanei and himself steal his limelight.
Since the people did not know that so many things had happened in the past two days, when Ouyang Che ordered the officials to escort Li Qingzhao, Liu Qin, Lei Laoshi, and Lei Ming out, there was an uproar immediately in front of the door. Ouyang Che
It took several shots of the gavel before it calmed down.
Since Li Qingzhao came from a family of scholar-bureaucrats and bore the emperor's royal title, she did not have to kneel but stood, while Lei Laoshi and the other three knelt on the ground.
Having said that, even now, Ouyang Che still doesn't have enough evidence to prove that Lei Ming and Lei Laoshi are the culprits behind poisoning Zhao Mingcheng. The key breakthrough is still Liu Qin.
Therefore, Ouyang Che interrogated Liu Qin as soon as he came up.
Liu Qin now hated Lei Ming so much that she confessed to it.
After hearing this, the people in front of the door whispered to Liu Qin with disdain on their faces, and some even cursed.
However, Lei Ming placed all the responsibilities on himself. From beginning to end, he refused to confess Lei Laoshi. Because Lei Laoshi had always been hiding behind the scenes, even Liu Qin did not know the details of Lei Laoshi.
Lei Laoshi is really an old fox. Even now, with half of his arm broken off, he refuses to admit it and is still shouting about his injustice. It was not until Ouyang Che ordered people to search for the stolen goods from the secret compartment of his home that Lei Laoshi finally
His face became ashen.
Ouyang Che also knew in his heart that regarding the Zhao Mingcheng case, if Lei Ming refused to confess Lei Laoshi, then he really had nothing to do with Lei Laoshi. So instead of attacking in this area, he used the crime committed by the jade-faced flying fox.
Come and convict Lei Laoshi.
Among the stolen goods searched, there were sweat pills, "miyao", and some stolen goods they had stolen in recent years.
Ouyang Che then listed all the cases committed by Zeng Jinyu-faced Flying Fox.
Just when Ouyang Che was about to call Lei Laoshi's wife and daughter to testify, Lei Laoshi suddenly raised his head and expressed his willingness to confess everything, on the condition that his wife would not be allowed to testify. Although he could be said to be extremely conscientious, because Lei Laoshi originally
Yuan Wai couldn't help but save his life, and he was very kind to him when he was alive, just like his biological father. Therefore, in this world, he is only grateful to Lei Yuanwai. When Lei Yuanwai was alive, he never committed another crime, and this
Although he occasionally committed crimes for more than 20 years, he was still very good to his wife at home.
Li Qi's guess was not wrong at all. In fact, Lei Laoshi's wife was "qiangjian" by a gangster, and she was pregnant. That's why Lei Lei accepted Lei Laoshi as his adopted son and hoped that he could marry his daughter.
to cover up the scandal, but Lei Yuanwai did not force Lei Laoshi and told the truth. Of course Lei Laoshi was willing to agree. You must know that Zhou Tong was looking for him all over the mountain at that time, and he hoped to use the Lei family to cover himself.
It can be said that both parties have their own needs.
If the wife is allowed to testify, this scandal will be dug out.
That sentence can be applied here - the law is nothing more than human relationships.
Ouyang Che agreed. After all, Lei Laoshi's wife and daughter were innocent. If all these scandals were dug out, they might not be able to survive.
But can this really make up for the pain in Mrs. Lei's heart?
At that time, after Mrs. Lei was "qiangjian", she hated these lewd thieves in her heart, but she never knew that her husband, who had been sleeping with her for decades, was actually the biggest lewd thieves since ancient times.
This is really cruel!
But this is life!
When the people heard that Lei Laoshi was actually the jade-faced flying fox who was shocked at first, they couldn't help but be shocked. This was too incredible.
But the truth is often surprising.
After some interrogation, the three confessed everything about how they poisoned Zhao Mingcheng.
It turns out that this matter started when Lei Laoshi came to see Zhao Mingcheng for the first time. At the beginning, Zhao Mingcheng's condition was not serious. He was still lying in bed writing epigraphs and stone records, with several famous paintings beside him.
The main reason why the Jade-faced Flying Fox was able to shock people for a while was because he was arrogant. Secondly, it was his personal strength. He was handsome, had good skills, was good at writing, and was good at poetry and songs. After he committed the crime,
, if the interest comes, leave a erotic poem for the victim, how "elegant" it is. There are too many bright spots in the jade-faced flying fox, and these are becoming more and more popular, so some people will
The Jade-Faced Flying Fox is considered the most powerful flower-picking thief in history.
There are even some fools who are very proud. Look, look, our Song Dynasty is indeed a country of literati. Even prostitutes and thieves have such high talents.
So when Lei Laoshi saw the paintings collected by Zhao Mingcheng, he immediately became greedy. He knew the value of these paintings because he used to steal other people's famous paintings. But the famous paintings in his hands were far inferior to those in Zhao Mingcheng's hands.
So he asked Lei Ming to seduce Liu Qin, because Liu Qin was going to Lei's Pharmacy to get medicine, and Lei Ming was handsome, talented, and excellent in all aspects, and there was the Jade-faced Flying Fox, a master of picking up girls.
, this is not easy to grasp.
Everything that happened next was just as Li Qi speculated. Liu Qin was not caused by fatigue at all, but by abortion. Because if Zhao Mingcheng knew that Liu Qin was pregnant, it would be a failure, because
They didn't know how long it had been since they had sex, and Li Qingzhao's sudden arrival caught Lei Ming off guard, so he asked Liu Qin to have an abortion. Then they planned to poison Zhao Mingcheng and frame Li Qingzhao in an attempt to seize the treasure that Zhao Mingcheng had collected for many years.
Lei Laoshi also confessed to the crimes he had committed before.
After the interrogation was completed, Ouyang Che began to judge. He first acquitted Li Qingzhao, and then sentenced Lei Laoshi and Lei Ming to be executed by Lingchi. Although Liu Qin escaped the pain of Lingchi, he still had to be beheaded in public.
The sound of power... and force... echoed in the courtroom again.
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After withdrawing from the court, Li Qi accompanied Li Qingzhao to the prison. When Liu Qin saw Li Qi, she was shocked at first. Then a wry smile appeared at the corner of her mouth and said: "It turns out that the Privy Council has arrived. It seems that I have ended up here.
It’s not unfair!”
Li Qi said coldly: "The sky net is vast and sparse. Even if I don't come, you will definitely not be able to escape."
Liu Qin remained silent, obviously she did not agree with Li Qi's words, but there was no point in arguing about this now.
Li Qingzhao had no time to think about this. She looked at Liu Qin for a long time, as if she still couldn't believe the facts in front of her. The impact of this incident on her was too great. She asked in an unbelievable tone: "Liu Qin,
My husband treats you so well, why---why do you do this?"
Liu Qin raised her eyes and looked directly at Li Qingzhao, without any guilt at all, and said with a smile: "You mean he was good to us, do you mean he abandoned us three times and ran away alone?"
Li Qingzhao was startled, but did not answer.
Liu Qin sneered and said: "Everyone knows in their hearts that the reason why Zhao Mingcheng took the three of us as concubines was just to have a wife, nothing more. He has never loved us, whether in Dengzhou or in Kaifeng.
, he didn’t even say a word, just wanted to abandon us. In his eyes, we were nothing more than a piece of cargo, coming as soon as he was called, and leaving at the next moment.
Although you are better than us, you can't compare to his calligraphy and painting. All this time, he only has those ancient epigraphic paintings and his epigraphic records in his heart. These are the only things he cares about. When has he ever cared about us? He treats me like this.
, why can't I do this to him? Even now, I don't regret everything I did. I just wasn't as lucky as you and met with unkind people, which led to me falling into this situation." While speaking, she also glanced at
Li Qi looked aside.
Li Qingzhao frowned and said, "How come you still don't know your fault until now? Even so, it's not an excuse for you to kill someone."
Liu Qin smiled and said: "I just learned this from Zhao Mingcheng. When he abandoned us, it was no different from killing us. It's just that we were lucky and were not caught by those thieves. Otherwise, we would just
Life would be worse than death, why didn't you ask him if he knew he was wrong?"
Li Qingzhao was silent for a while, closed his eyes and sighed softly: "Just take care of yourself."
After saying this, she left the cell.
Li Qi glanced at Liu Qin, shook his head, and followed him out.
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In the small courtyard opposite the Zhao family courtyard, the courtyard doors and room doors are all open at this time. A lonely figure is sitting in the house. Although it is daytime, there is a lit candlestick on the table, which is just an oil lamp.
There is not much oil left in it.
After a while, a carriage stopped at the entrance of the courtyard, and two people got out of the carriage. It was Li Qingzhao and Li Qi.
"Good mother-in-law."
Li Qingzhao came to the door and looked at the waning old man with complicated eyes.
Zhang Hao was not surprised by Li Qingzhao's arrival. He stood up, extended his hand and said, "Mrs. Zhao, please sit down." His tone was very calm.
Li Qingzhao walked in, but did not sit down.
Zhang Hao first bowed and said, "Thank you, Mrs. Zhao, for sparing the old woman's life."
Li Qingzhao shook his head and said: "I don't want to spare you, but there is no evidence to prove you. If there is, I can't make the decision. But you really did something wrong this time."
Zhang Haodao: "Yes! I have never done a bad thing since I was a child. I never thought that in my old age, I would make a big mistake just because of a single thought." As she spoke, she was already in tears, and blood suddenly flowed from her nostrils.
, the body is shaky.
"Good mother-in-law!"
Li Qingzhao looked shocked and quickly stepped forward to support Zhang Hao, "What's wrong with you?"
Zhang Hao shook his head and said: "Mrs. Zhao, you are a good person. I am sorry for you. Although the law cannot punish me, I can never pass my own test. I don't expect to be forgiven by you. I will be in hell."
Now, I will personally apologize to Mr. Zhao, and I will work for you in my next life to make up for the mistakes I have made."
With tears in his eyes, Li Qingzhao couldn't bear to say: "You---why are you doing this? No matter what, my husband can't come back from the dead. In fact, I am here because I don't want to see you commit suicide.
I don’t want anyone to lose their life over this again.”
"In the past ten years or so, I have been thinking about my dead husband and two sons all the time. I am really tired. Mrs. Zhao, cough cough cough - can I ask you one thing?"
"you say."
"After I die, can you scatter my ashes into the canal? I will go look for them---ahem, cough, cough."
"I promise you."
"Thanks."
After saying that, Zhang Hao gently closed his eyes, and a clear teardrop fell from the corner of his eye and bloomed on the ground.
Li Qi, who was leaning against the door, tilted his head and sighed softly.