Wang Pu personally appointed the prosecutor of the Left Hall of Kaifeng Prefecture to be responsible for collecting evidence and reasoning about the process of the assassination of a senior general of the Imperial Guard in Tokyo. This prosecutor was very powerful and a famous prison official in Kaifeng Prefecture; his father was in this line of work, and his son inherited his father's job and was very professional. No matter who was in power in his family, they had always been involved in prison litigation. He solved the case in two days.
The prosecutor calmly reported to Wang Pu: This case is not complicated, and the most suspicious person is Zhao who deliberately concealed his name. I will first deduce Zhao's crime process, and Deputy Envoy Wang will listen to see if there are any omissions:
Zhao first fell in love with the daughter of General Li Chuyun, but because Li Chuyun was unwilling to marry into the Zhao family, Zhao sent his accomplice Li Xiaer Li Mazi to secretly investigate outside the Li mansion; but he found that Li's wife had contacts with the Guo family and booked an inn near Datong Temple in Taishishan. He then determined that Li's wife had an affair with General Guo and became jealous. Zhao had already observed General Guo's trip to Datong Temple, so he had the opportunity to commit the crime.
He also believed that once General Guo died, his subordinate Li Chuyun would be forced to defect to the Zhao family due to the power of the Zhao family, so he could marry Lady Li. Also, because General Guo and Huainan Jiedushi Li Chongjin had always had a rift, he wanted to leave clues at the scene to divert attention and get rid of the relationship.
With such a motive, Li Xiaer Li Mazi recruited more than ten refugees from Xuzhou and set up an ambush at the Datong Temple Inn. That night, they lit a gunpowder barrel and threw it into the room through the back window of General Guo's room, exploding him. When he failed to kill him, they shot him with a bow and crossbow in front of the door, wounding General Guo, but the assassination attempt failed.
Li Mazi and one of his accomplices were arrested. Zhao was worried that the conspiracy would be exposed, so he killed Li Xiaer, who was his accomplice. The coroner found that the body was first poisoned by arsenic, and the fatal cause was a heavy weapon such as an axe that injured the skull. After killing him, he buried him on the roadside.
After the prosecutor finished speaking, he continued: "What I just said is my inference about the case. From the evidence at the scene and the confession of the criminal, it can be confirmed that this case was indeed committed by Li Xiaer and Li Mazi; and it can be found that Li Xiaer and Zhao San had frequent contacts and often went in and out of Zhao's house."
Li Xia'er had a close relationship with Zhao. There are three pieces of evidence: first, Li Mazi's confession; second, the confessions of people in the East Market, brothels, gambling houses, etc.; third, the consistent confessions of several servants of the Zhao Mansion, confirming that there was a person named Li Xia'er entering and leaving the Zhao Mansion, and that the person matched the portrait. Deputy Envoy Wang, please don't worry. I did not arrest the people in the Zhao Mansion. I just sent people outside to ask them in a friendly manner. They said it voluntarily.
The judge continued: With this much evidence, we can usually arrest someone. But because the case involves the Zhao family, there is still one thing that cannot be proven: although Li Xiaer had contacts with Zhao, there is no testimony or evidence to prove that Li Xiaer was favored by Zhao. As for Zhao's motive, it is only the inference of Xiaguan that needs to be confirmed. Li Xiaer is dead, unless Zhao Kuangyi is arrested and made to confess in person.
Wang Pu said: "No need. You have done a good job in investigating the case, and you are able to be impartial and fair. I will definitely report this matter to the government."
The magistrate hurriedly said: “Thank you, Lord, for your kind words in front of the emperor.”
After Zhao Kuangyin came out of the palace, he first went to the Palace Front Office to see Zhao Hongyin, and then the father and son stopped working and went straight home. Zhao Kuangyin asked his father to sit in the main hall of the inner courtyard, and ordered all the servants to leave the courtyard. Then he took out a file submitted to the emperor by the Left Hall of Kaifeng Prefecture from his arms and handed it to Zhao Hongyin.
Father, please take a look at this first, Zhao Kuangyin said.
Zhao Hongyin coughed a few times, took a sip of tea, and began to read the files. The old man's face gradually changed color, and his fists were clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white.
At this time, Zhao San came in, bowed his head and said: Father, second brother, why did you come back so early today
Zhao Kuangyin's dark face couldn't change color, but he didn't say a word in displeasure, and ignored his brother. Zhao Hongyin suddenly slapped the table with his palm, shaking the teacup on it directly, and it fell to the ground and broke into pieces.
Zhao Hongyin stood up and slapped him. Zhao San didn't dodge and was hit. Five spots on his left face quickly swelled up. Zhao San screamed in pain, quickly covered his face with his hands, and fell to his knees.
When Zhao Kuangyin saw that his brother was beaten by their father and knelt down to admit his mistake, he immediately spoke and hurriedly advised: "Father, please calm down. Sit down and calm down first. There is no need to be anxious."
Zhao Kuangyin helped his father sit down and turned around to ask: "Third brother, you didn't stay at home on February 28th. Where did you go?"
Ruzhou. Zhao Sandao.
Zhao Kuangyin asked again: Why go to Ruzhou
Meet a good friend named Wang Shun, Zhao San replied.
The old man got furious again after hearing this and stood up suddenly. Seeing this, Zhao San quickly covered his face and said in horror: "Father, you are so shameless!" The old man cursed: "How dare you deceive? The government has already investigated what you did clearly. Even the government is alarmed, and you don't even think about it. With that little ability, who can you deceive? Ah, how dare you lie? I'll break your dog legs, cough cough!"
Father, please be at ease. Let me ask you something. Zhao Kuangyin picked up the files on the ground, patted them in his hands, and said to Zhao San, "This is not a court, and no outsiders are here. Third brother, tell father and second brother what you have done, and we can help you find a solution."
The father was there beating and scolding him, with a frightening look of anger on his face; the second brother tried to persuade him kindly, pretending to be a good guy with a bad face. But Zhao San was unmoved and admitted that he was going to be taken away by his second brother to show his loyalty.
Zhao San knew very well that everything he had done before and recently was not just a mistake, and he could just admit it and it would be alright; nothing should be forgiven casually. So he insisted: Second brother, I really don't understand why
I raised you in vain. Why did you give birth to Zhao Hongyin? When he said this, blood suddenly spurted out of his mouth. With a "pu" sound, even Zhao San, who was kneeling far away, was splashed with blood.
The father and his two brothers rushed forward to support him.
Zhao Kuangyin didn't care about Zhao San's matter. Seeing that his father had fainted, he hurriedly shouted: Go and ask someone to find a doctor quickly.
Zhao San was also anxious, and hurriedly got up from the ground, ran out of the door, and shouted: "Come here, come here!" Zhao Kuangyin had called out all the servants in the inner courtyard, and no one answered for a while. When Zhao San ran to the cave entrance, he saw a servant coming up to answer.
But the servants who came were all maids, and they were not good at doing the job. Zhao San hurried to the front yard, called the servants and said: Go find the doctor and call a few more people.
The servants hurried to the stable to get the horses. The groom Dong Er saw this and asked: What happened? The servant replied: Sanlang wants to see a doctor, I don't know what it is. It looks urgent.
After hearing this, Dong Er hurriedly said: Then I will take a few fast horses to the front yard to prepare, so as to avoid time and trouble.
Go, go
Dong Er led the horse into the front yard and the doorman asked: "Why are you bringing the horse in?" Dong Er replied: "Just now a few people came to the stable and asked me to bring the horse in. They said it was Sanlang's order to quickly call for the doctor."
After hearing this, the doorman said: "Go in quickly, we just heard that Alang fell ill and is unconscious."
Dong Er walked in quickly with the horse, but saw Zhao San still standing in the front yard calling for help. At this time, Zhao San turned around, covered his left face with one hand, frowned and asked: "What are you doing here, a horseman? What are you doing here?"
Didn’t someone just come and say that Sanlang asked someone to bring the horse over, saying that Alang was sick and needed to see the doctor Dong Erdao
Zhao San cursed: "I told them to go straight to the doctor, I didn't tell them to take the horses. They are a bunch of idiots. Why are you standing there? Take the horses away!"
Yes, yes. Dong Er said hurriedly, his face was very pale and his expression was a little strange. He swallowed his saliva and turned to leave. But when he looked back slightly, he saw that Zhao San had turned around and was talking to someone else, with his back to him, and there were no servants around him. All the servants nearby were driven out to find a doctor.
Dong Er frowned and hesitated for a moment, then finally reached his hand into his arms. His hands began to tremble slightly, and his expression became even more strange.
Finally, Dong Er pulled out a rusty dagger from his arms. It was a piece of junk that he had dug out from somewhere. The blade was covered with rust, and only the tip and the front half of the blade had been worn.
He rushed forward and stabbed Zhao San in the back. Zhao San screamed, and when he looked back, Dong Er had already pulled out the knife and stabbed Zhao San in the face again.
Zhao San covered his face with one hand and bled profusely. He turned and ran, but his eyes were covered by blood. He immediately bumped into a tree trunk and stumbled to the ground. Dong Er chased after him, twisted Zhao San's hair, and slashed his face and neck more than a dozen times. Zhao San's head was bloody and he kicked around on the ground.
Dong Er aimed his last knife at Zhao San's forehead, and stabbed it hard, but it pierced Zhao San's eye socket and went deep into his eye socket. Zhao San didn't move, so Dong Er gave up the rusty knife, stood up and ran.
At this time, the servants who came rushing over after hearing the noise saw Dong Er standing there in a daze with blood on his face, and screams were heard all around.
Finally someone shouted: Call the soldiers in the hallway
Dong Er had already rushed to the horse, jumped on it, and rode to the east, where there was a side door. Dong Er had worked for the Zhao family for three years and was very familiar with the place. He opened the bolt of the side door with light equipment and rushed out.
As he ran, he took off his coat, wiped the blood off his hands and face, and threw the bloody coat to the side of the road. The people on the street were in a panic because of his fast horse. At this time, the sound of horse hooves came from behind. Dong Er knew that there was an official shop at the opposite corner of the street. With such a loud scene, he must have encountered officials when he rushed to the corner of the street. He saw a small side street next to him, and people were coming and going on the street.
Dong Er simply abandoned his horse, jumped off, and ran towards the crowd, running wildly along the streets and alleys, but when he saw a narrow opening or a gap between the houses, he would squeeze in.
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