Chapter 33613363【The truth is revealed】

"You..." Shen Jue was so angry that Liu Yong said this, but he couldn't think about it.

It is said that one level of official rank can kill people, not to mention that Liu Yong is many ranks higher than him. What's more, he is still an imperial envoy. Even if he is the governor of Liangjiang and the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, he must be polite to him, lest if he finds out any contradictions and submits a memorial, his official title will not be guaranteed.

 As a small magistrate, he really had no room to speak in front of the imperial envoy.

After driving away the unruly people, Liu Yong immediately ordered the graves to be dug, the coffins to be taken out, and the coffins to be opened for autopsy.

All the soldiers rushed forward, dug up the tomb and carried out the coffin. Then he chiseled open the coffin lid.

　　A foul smell filled the air, causing everyone to cover their noses. Du Dazhi, Shen Jue and others even vomited on the spot.

Liu Yong walked forward with his nose covered, and saw that the deceased was half rotten. Judging from the exposed teeth, bones, and nails, the deceased showed no signs of poisoning at all.

 Because according to records in "The Record of Cleansing Wrongs", people who died after taking arsenic had black fingernail tips and black bones. The bones of Li Xiaofu did not appear black, but were still pale in color, and the nails were also gray, not pointed black.

However, Liu Yong did not dare to draw a hasty conclusion, but ordered his wife to step forward for an autopsy.

  Wu Zuo took out the bones of the dead and soaked them in water. Then take the silver needle, wash it with soap first, and then put it into the water. After a long time, the silver needle does not change color.

 Wu Zuo stood up immediately and reported to Liu Yong, "For your information, sir, the deceased showed no signs of poisoning."

"Okay, sign and stamp." Liu Yong nodded.

When Du Dazhi and Shen Jue heard this, their knees weakened and they almost fell to the ground.

Since the deceased Li Xiaofu was not poisoned, the case they had previously decided was an unjust, false, and wrongful conviction. Not only will he lose his hat, he won't even be able to save his head.

Because the "Regulations of the Qing Dynasty" stipulates that if an official enters or exits without permission, he will be punished for the crime of entering or exiting, and will be punished with a rod, a prisoner, exile, or death; if an official enters or exits accidentally, he will be punished with a reduced crime.

 In other words, if an official intentionally framed a good citizen, or deliberately acted for personal gain, or protected and condoned someone, then whatever crime the other party committed, the official would suffer the same crime, and he would retaliate against the other party in the same way.

 If it is caused by negligence, then the crime will be reduced by five levels if the fault is found; if the fault is found, the crime will be reduced by three levels. In other words, a person who was originally going to be beheaded may be changed to exile or imprisonment after the sentence is reduced. What was originally meant to be exiled was changed to imprisonment or rod...

 But no matter what, their future is over. And not only the two of them, but also the prefects, Daotai, Naitai, Fantai, governors, governors, heads of the criminal department, ministers, ministers... above them, no one in this line can escape.

 And along this line, I don’t know how many people will be led out. All in all, a disaster is approaching.

 Liu Yong immediately began the interrogation. Starting from Du Dazhi, the county magistrate, and Shen Jue, the prefecture magistrate, all the way up will be investigated to see if there was any bribery, bribery, connivance, cover-up, favoritism, or carelessness.

 …

 Six months later, the survey work for the Yellow River Bridge and the Yangtze River Bridge was completed, and then the design of the construction plan began.

With such a large group of scientists and the genius Xiang Nan, it is not difficult to design two bridges. After all, in Xiang Nan's time, bridge construction technology was already quite advanced, and countless natural chasms were turned into thoroughfares. Not to mention a Yangtze River Bridge, even the Zhuhai-Hong Kong-Macao Bridge has been built.

 Hence, Xiang Nan has the most solid theoretical foundation and the most avant-garde design concepts. Coupled with his super high IQ and the efforts of these masters, the design plan was released in half a year.

 …

 During this year, Dong Zhaoen's case has also been initially cleared.

It turned out that Cai Bingwen, a wealthy local businessman, wanted to buy a hundred acres of good land from Dong Zhaoen's family to grow mulberry and raise silkworms.

 At that time, foreign trade business was booming, and silk from China was very popular in Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and even North Africa. Therefore, the price of silk was always high and the profits were very good.

 But Dong Zhaoen refused to sell, so Cai Bingwen held a grudge.

Li Xiaofu died suddenly. When Sun Qian was doing the autopsy, he inserted the silver needle into Li Xiaofu's body without cleaning it with soap locust in advance. As a result, the silver needle turned black, so he mistakenly thought he died of poisoning.

When Cai Bingwen received the news, he falsely accused Dong Zhaoen of having committed adultery with Chang and conspired to poison her husband. Du Dazhi was eager to close the case and received another five hundred taels of silver from Cai Bingwen, so he tortured Chang to extract a confession and beat him severely.

Chang couldn't survive the sentence, so he was forced to admit that he had committed adultery with Dong Zhaoen and that he poisoned her husband in order to be a long-term couple. Du Dazhi then arrested Dong Zhaoen and also beat him to death.

But the Dong family refused to accept it and kept suing. Since Shen Jue and Du Dazhi were in the same department, they deliberately shielded them and did not conduct a detailed investigation. They identified Dong Zhaoen and Chang as the murderers based on their oral confessions alone.

The Dong family was still dissatisfied, so they reported it to the prefect He Mingyue. He Mingyue, Shen Jue and Du Dazhi were from the same sect, and they also chose to protect themselves for personal gain.

After that, Chen Sicheng from Daotai and Zhao Dezhu from Daotai turned a blind eye to the case and just passed the buck.

However, Ji Jia of Fantai, Governor Gui Huaicheng, Minister of Punishment Mi Dagong, Shangshu Leerjin, etc. were either afraid of Yu Minzhong, the Minister of Hubu, or they were indifferent and didn't care...

As a result, this case, which was not difficult to try in the first place, was because these officials shielded each other and left the corpses in plain sight, leaving the unjust victims with no way to appeal. If Xiang Nan had not intervened in the case and specially sent Liu Yong to investigate in detail, I am afraid that Chang and Dong Zhaoen would have Not one head is saved.

Xiang Nan was very angry after reading the files.

The county magistrate Du Dazhi, who was incompetent, corrupt and perverted, was ordered to be beheaded in public; Cai Bingwen, a wealthy businessman who falsely accused others for personal gain, ransacked his home; Shen Jue and He Mingyue, who engaged in favoritism and malpractice, were exiled to Southeast Asia;

The corpses were left bare, and the insensitive Chen Sicheng and Zhao Dezhu were dismissed from their posts and sent to build the railway; Ji Jia and Gui Huaicheng were dismissed from their posts and each received thirty pieces of work. During the execution, officials from all levels below watched collectively to see if they still dared to remain in their positions. , do not seek political power.

As for the minister of punishment, Mi Dagong, Shangshu Leerjin and other officials, they are incompetent, practice favoritism and ignore the king's law. They deeply disappoint me and have to take off the feathers on their heads. Two cages were erected in front of the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment, and the two men were asked to stand in them until they died, as a warning to all officials.

Although Yu Minzhong did not know about it, he was fined one year's salary, removed from the posts of Minister of Household Affairs and Minister of Military Aircraft, and was appointed as the official of Guanglu Temple.

 In addition, judicial actions have been launched across the country to review backlogged cases, old cases, and unjust cases, and to carry out the most severe crackdowns on the hooligans, bandits, tyrants, landlords, and cult gangs that are most hated by the people.

Since the Dong Zhaoen case was a precedent, other officials were deeply shocked, so even if they were just pretending, they had to put in some effort first. As a result, many local ruffians, bandits, tyrants, landlords, and cult gangs were eliminated, making the lives of ordinary people easier.

 (End of this chapter)