When Wei Yujiang Longtai made the secret decree, everyone present knelt down, even Shen Liangqiu could only kneel down.
Before Qi Ning's trip to the East China Sea, he asked Longtai to mobilize the troops of the East China Sea if something unexpected happened. He was not familiar with the place of life in the East China Sea, and he also knew that the forces here were complex. If there was no guarantee, he would always feel unconfident.
Holding this secret decree is equivalent to having a sharp sword in your hand.
He took the secret order from Wei Yujiang, handed it to Shen Liangqiu, and said calmly: "General Shen, I wonder if you want to take a look?"
"The humble general... The humble general doesn't dare!"
Qi Ning nodded and said: "But I don't know the emperor's will. Will you, General Shen, obey it?"
"The humble general is a minister of Da Chu. The emperor's decree, the humble general... The humble general will naturally act in accordance with the order." At this time, Shen Liangqiu's forehead was obviously covered with cold sweat.
Qi Ning smiled slightly, put away the secret order, and said with a smile: "That's very good." He waved his hand and said calmly to the sailors who were trying to drag Mo Yanbai down: "All of you, please retreat!"
If anyone dares to disobey the emperor's order, several sailors immediately retreated.
Mo Yanbai straightened his body and looked calm, but looked at Shen Liangqiu coldly. When everyone stood up, Qi Ning stared at Mo Yanbai and said: "You asked me to open the coffin, but your request is ridiculous. Naturally, I I can't open the Governor's coffin because of your few words." He stared at Mo Yanbai and asked, "Do you have a name?"
"Grassman Mo Yanbai!"
"Mo Yanbai, you just said that the murderer wanted to set up the illusion that the governor hanged himself from the beam. There is a reason for it. You don't have to sell it. I now want you to explain to everyone, what is the reason for this?"
"Master Marquis, the purpose of committing suicide by hanging from a beam is to cover up the wounds of the Governor." Mo Yanbai said sternly: "The Governor was indeed harmed by others, and he did die of suffocation, but it was not suffocation by hanging from a beam, but suffocation. Someone had a rope tied around his throat.”
"Strangle your throat?" There were exclamations from all around.
Mo Yanbai said: "The murderer took advantage of the Governor's unpreparedness and suddenly took action. The Governor's neck was strangled, so he would naturally struggle with all his strength. The scars left on his neck were clearly caused by a violent struggle." Looking at that An autopsy official from the Ministry of Punishments asked: "My lord, since you are good at autopsy, then you must be able to tell whether the scars left on the neck were suicides by hanging from the beam or being strangled?"
The official nodded and said: "The two methods of causing death will never be the same. The scars on the throat will never be the same. Even the most common operation can be seen at a glance."
What he meant by this was that the flaws could be seen in even the most ordinary works, and of course he could see them at a glance.
"What this gentleman said is absolutely true, but you can see it in all the work of the deceased." Mo Yanbai said: "But ordinary people may not be able to distinguish it. When most governors are buried, they have to clean their bodies. There are people in the governor's mansion. Next to it, there are scars on his throat. If the Governor died for other reasons, then where did the scars on his neck come from? The marks left on the neck cannot be eliminated, so the murderer is destined to have to forge the hanging beam of the Governor. The illusion of suicide.”
Everyone felt a sense of enlightenment upon hearing this.
Wei Yujiang said: "Mo Yanbai, you mean that the murderer strangled the governor. Because there were scars on his neck, he could only create the illusion of hanging himself from the beam. After killing the governor, the murderer hid the governor's body. On the big locust tree in the yard, he then faked a hanging beam and committed suicide, making the Governor Hou and others believe it was true. After the Governor and others left, he came down on his own and replaced the Governor's body, while he ran all night Return to the water army camp and wait for the arrival of General Manager Hou?"
"What this gentleman said is indeed true. That's roughly what happened." Mo Yanbai nodded.
Wei Yujiang said: "General Shen placed the body of the Governor in the study room and sent someone to guard it. After we arrived, we inspected the body. The wounds on the Governor's throat proved that he committed suicide by hanging from a beam and was not strangled. Live...!" His eyes flickered as he stared at Mo Yanbai and said, "Do you mean to say that the corpse we saw when we arrived that day was not the Governor?"
Mo Yanbai said: "That's right."
There was a commotion all around, and some people looked confused, unable to figure out what was going on.
Shen Liangqiu sneered at the side and said: "Everyone, Mo's words are getting more and more bizarre. Do we have to keep listening to his nonsense?" He glanced at Qining and saw that Qining was calm and calm, not paying attention to his own words. .
"But you just said that the murderer stole a pillar that night and replaced it with the real Grand Governor. So the body that was taken out and placed in the study room was of course the Grand Governor. Why did it become someone else?" Wei Yujiang looked grim.
In fact, everyone present knew that the "murderer" mentioned by both Mo Yanbai and Wei Yujiang was pointing at Shen Liangqiu, but they did not mention him by name.
Mo Yanbai said: "The body of the Governor was replaced that night just to let everyone in the Governor's Mansion know that it was indeed the Governor. After that, the body was replaced again, just because the murderer knew that officials sent by the imperial court to investigate the matter , if the body of the Governor is still in the study room, all the adults from the Ministry of Punishment will know that the Governor was killed by someone just by looking at the scars, and the murderer will certainly not be stupid enough to let you see the body of the Governor."
"Then who is the body we saw?"
"It doesn't matter who he is." Mo Yanbai said: "And the corpse you have examined has been disposed of long ago. But the corpse looks like the Grand Governor, and maybe his appearance is somewhat similar to the Grand Governor. This Sir, may I ask, when you did the autopsy that day, did you ever see the face of the corpse?"
Several officials from the Ministry of Justice looked at each other, especially the official who conducted the autopsy, and couldn't help but look at Wei Yujiang.
Wei Yujiang was also looking at that person. Qi Ning finally sighed at this time: "General Shen, if I remember correctly, when we saw the body of the Grand Governor that day, most of the Governor's face was covered with white gauze, including me. Inside, I really didn’t even see the Grand Governor’s face clearly.”
Shen Liangqiu tried his best to stay calm and said: "Master Hou, the Governor had been dead for many days and wore a white gauze mask. This was also a sign of respect for the Governor. Moreover, there is indeed such a custom in the East China Sea. The deceased must be covered with a white veil for three days after his death. On the face."
Mo Yanbai said: "Master Marquis, this is the murderer's method. The mask is white gauze. You have respect for the governor and will not lift the veil of the governor at will. Moreover, you are not likely to suspect the corpse." It’s not the Grand Governor, what he is examining is just an unknown corpse. The murderer is very powerful in the East China Sea, so it is not difficult to find a scapegoat who looks like the Grand Governor, and then make the scapegoat willingly hang himself from the beam. "
"Actually, even if the veil is really lifted, we won't know each other." Qi Ning sighed: "I only heard the name of the Grand Governor but never met him. The Grand Governor has been staying in the East China Sea and rarely comes to Beijing. Even if he does, I haven’t seen many people in Beijing.” He turned around and asked the officials from the Ministry of Justice behind him: “Sir Wei, have you seen the Governor?”
All the officials shook their heads.
"So the murderer seems to have taken risks, but in fact it was a careful plan." Qi Ning sighed softly: "In that case, even I, the prince, would never suspect that the corpse was fake. Everyone thought that was the Grand Governor."
Chen Ting couldn't help but ask: "If this is the case, how did the fake corpse pretending to be the Governor get to the Governor's academy? The academy was not guarded at the time...!" Halfway through, he thought of something, but did not say the next words. Go down.
Some smart people present felt that Chen Ting was talking nonsense.
If the murderer is really Shen Liangqiu, then this question can be answered easily.
After Tantai Zhilin passed away, Shen Liangqiu could be said to be in control of the Dudu Mansion. All the outposts and hidden posts were arranged by Shen Liangqiu. In addition, Shen Liangqiu knew the layout of the Dudu Mansion very well. It is really easy to find an opportunity to get a corpse to look like the real one.
Qi Ning put his hands behind his back and said slowly: "According to this, after the death of the Governor, the body has gone through many twists and turns, and the remains that everyone has seen are also true and false several times. The body that Mr. Hou and the others discovered for the first time was that of the murderer. Pretend, when General Shen arrives, the body will become real. When we arrive at Donghai, the body will become fake again, so the body in the coffin now is not known to be real or fake?"
"When the body is buried, it needs to be cleaned, and there are people from the Governor's Office present, especially the manager Hou who is loyal to the Tantai family, so we can't use fake corpses to deceive." Mo Yanbai said: "So now The person in the coffin was indeed the Governor. The people begged the Lord Hou to open the coffin because after opening it, they could see the Governor's real body and be able to identify whether the Governor committed suicide by hanging from a beam or was murdered. "
At this time, many people's eyes couldn't help but look in the direction of Fuchuan.
Shen Liangqiu snorted coldly, but Qi Ning said: "General Shen, whether Mo Yanbai's words are true or false cannot be entirely decided by him." After a pause, he said: "Master Chen, ancient times Officials of all sizes here in Lincheng are present, and there are also many naval officers and soldiers. Today we will testify together and open the coffin of the Governor. We will know if what Mo Yanbai said is true or false, we will know at a glance."
"Master Marquis, after all is said and done, we still have to open the coffin of the Grand Governor." Shen Liangqiu said coldly: "I have the courage to ask you a question."
"General Shen, it's okay to say so." Qi Ning said with a smile: "Mo Yanbai is here to accuse you of being involved in the murder of the Governor. Of course you have the right to refute what he said."
"Master Marquis, according to what Mo Yanbai said, the murder of the Commander-in-Chief was extremely secretive." Shen Liangqiu said slowly: "It is a capital crime to murder the Commander-in-Chief of the Donghai Navy. If there is a murderer, the murderer will be killed." Naturally, you have to be careful, and there is no chance of anyone discovering the secret." Staring at Mo Yanbai, he sneered: "Mo Yanbai is just a deserter from the Donghai Navy. Not to mention entering the Dudu Mansion, even those close to the Dudu Mansion He has no qualifications, so how could he know about these extremely secretive things? Could it be that he was at the scene when the crime occurred and saw it with his own eyes? "