Chapter 1249: Open the coffin for autopsy
When He entered the lobby, the civil and military officials present looked at her with sympathy in their eyes, and now the truth of this so-called murder case has come out, and He is undoubtedly the victim.
"He's family, this king asks you, have you been blackmailed before the Yue family sues?" Looking at the He clan kneeling in front of the hall, Li Yuntian asked in a deep voice quietly.
"How did the prince know about this?" He Shi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and asked in surprise, looking very surprised.
However, no one would have thought that He's reaction at this time was just pretending, and compared with Ye'er, He's experienced He would be able to complete this task with ease.
"Do you know who is blackmailing you? Why are you blackmailed? Li Yuntian was very satisfied with He's reaction, and then asked in a deep voice.
"Back to the prince, the prisoner only knows that this person claims to be the military attache of Jinyiwei, and said that she has the evidence of the crime of poisoning her husband, and if you don't give him a sum of silver, our family will not be at peace." He hesitated when he heard this, and replied with a gloomy face, as if he was unwilling to mention this matter.
"He, can you tell this king how he made your whole family uneasy, and how he blackmailed you on the charge of poisoning your husband?" Li Yuntian stared at the He family, asked methodically, and gradually showed the "truth" to everyone at the scene.
"This ......" He couldn't help but be speechless when he heard this, his face showed a complicated look, and he stopped talking, looking like he was slurring.
"He Shi, things have come to this point, what else do you want to hide, do you really want to bear the infamy of poisoning your husband?" Li Yuntian looked at He Shi coldly and shouted loudly.
"Lord Wang, the prisoner woman...... The prisoner is all recruited. Hearing this, He couldn't help biting his lip, and then fell to the ground and said loudly, "The reason why that person wants to blackmail the criminal wife on the charge of poisoning his own husband is because he has a close relationship with my second wife, the Yue family, and if he does not agree to his request, he will let the Yue family go to the yamen to accuse the criminal woman of murdering her husband and killing her husband for money!" ”
There was a bang, and there was another commotion in the lobby, although everyone had already guessed the result, but it was still surprising after saying it from He's mouth.
"He's, why did you hide such important news, it is precisely because of your concealment case that it has developed to this point!" Li Yuntian breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, He's explanation could be regarded as a successful end to this case of poisoning his husband, and then his brows furrowed slightly, and he reprimanded in a deep voice.
"Lord Wang, the prisoner wife thinks that the ugliness of the family should not be publicized, anyway, my master did not die of poisoning, and the yamen will give the prisoner a clean slate, and if she doesn't think about it, it will lead to today's situation." He Shi's heart was sour when she heard this, and two lines of hot tears flowed down her cheeks, she felt it this time, if it wasn't for her scruples in her heart, then it wouldn't have caused today's chaotic situation.
"He's, in order to prove your innocence and return peace to your Zhao family, are you willing to open the coffin for an autopsy and let the servants of Jinyiwei and the Three Law Divisions inspect the bones of Zhao Commander Tongzhi?" Li Yuntian shook his head secretly, and asked with a serious expression, he understood the choice of the He family at that time, after Commander Zhao Tongzhi died, she was completely supporting the family, and it was really pitiful that she had to choose silence in order to maintain the face of the family.
"The prisoner willing." He Shi nodded again and again when she heard this, she knew that she no longer had any choice at this time, although Li Yuntian seemed to ask for her opinion, she had no right to refuse at all.
"Okay, tomorrow at noon, the coffin will be opened for an autopsy, and the Jinyi Guard and the Three Law Divisions will each send them to conduct an inspection." Hearing this, Li Yuntian stretched out his hand and patted the startled wood, stood up and announced in a deep voice.
The so-called day is better than hitting the day, he doesn't have time to wait for the selection of a good day to open the coffin for an autopsy, and tomorrow's day is also quite good, suitable for opening the coffin.
Everyone present knows very well that the He murder case is actually not important, and they can't hold back these high-ranking officials and dignitaries to hear the trial and jury, the key is that the Xue Xuan bribery case caused by this case is the focus of everyone's attention.
Because the suspicion of killing her husband is about to be purged, Chen Zhi, Jin Lian and others present have shown relaxed looks, in their opinion, if He did not poison her husband, then it is obvious that there is no need to bribe Xue Xuan, so the so-called Xue Xuan's bribery is purely false.
"Humph!" Wang Zhen noticed the ease shown by Chen Zhi and the others, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but flash a sneer, he naturally knew what Chen Zhi and the others thought, but would things really be as simple as they imagined?
Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.
"Oh?" The orthodox emperor put down the "Historical Records" in his hand, and looked at Song Dashan who was standing on the side in surprise, "King Zhong wants to open the coffin for an autopsy to return the innocence of the He family, and Wang Daban has not expressed the slightest expression?" ”
The orthodox emperor naturally knew that Wang Zhen wanted to teach Xue Xuan a lesson through the bribery case, and then teach the civil official group a lesson, but since Li Yuntian had quickly cleared Xue Xuan of the suspicion of accepting bribes, why did Wang Zhen stand still? Could it be that he is afraid of Li Yuntian's power?
"Your Majesty, according to what the slaves have seen, Deputy Chief Wang must have reached some kind of tacit understanding with Prince Zhong, so he did not show any objections to today's court trial."
Song Dashan smiled slightly when he heard this, bowed down to the orthodox emperor and said, "Prince Zhong is a shrewd person, and he must know why the emperor moved Lord Xue, so he will definitely not disturb the affairs of the deputy chief of the king." ”
"Alas!" The Orthodox Emperor couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, and said with a bitter smile rather helplessly, "If those people in the court can be as loyal to me as the loyal king, and not so aggressive, why should I be like this, it's ridiculous to think about it." ”
"Your Majesty, it is those people who are ungrateful and regard themselves as the elders of the court, the emperor does not need to be sad, one day the emperor will surrender to them."
Hearing this, Song Dashan hurriedly bowed down and comforted, as the most personal attendant of the orthodox emperor, he was very aware of the huge pressure that the orthodox emperor was facing now, which of the civil and military ministers in the court was not a veteran with deep qualifications, and it was not easy for the young orthodox emperor to control these powerful people who were in charge of the military and political power of the Ming Dynasty.
"I hope they can understand my painstaking efforts." The orthodox emperor couldn't help but shake his head when he heard this, his expression was extremely gloomy, if Emperor Xuande hadn't died so early, presumably those courtiers wouldn't have dared to be so presumptuous.
But then the orthodox emperor's heart was warm, fortunately, Emperor Xuande found a loyal minister like Li Yuntian to assist him, and those civil and military veterans who had Li Yuntian in charge of the court were not too tight, and solved many important military and political affairs of the Ming Dynasty.
Since the death of the Empress Dowager Zhang, the orthodox emperor really knows why Emperor Xuande and the Empress Dowager of the Zhang family trusted and valued Li Yuntian, Li Yuntian was not only capable but also loyal to the imperial power, and it was a blessing for the royal family to have such courtiers.
In the evening, the Metropolitan Inspectorate.
Li Yuntian frowned slightly and walked around the courtyard, after the coffin is opened tomorrow and the autopsy is opened, the case of the He family's murder of her husband will be officially closed, and the next thing is Xue Xuan's bribery case, and only after this case can he enter the palace and give the decree to the orthodox emperor.
Regarding Xue Xuan's bribery case, Li Yuntian felt very helpless in his heart, now that the Ming Dynasty's national strength is thriving, it is a good time to vigorously develop it, but there is intrigue in the court, which makes him physically and mentally exhausted.
Because he had to deal with the He murder case and Xue Xuan's bribery case, Li Yuntian had to stop his preparations for sending troops to Korea.
"Lord Wang, the night is dark, and I will go outside the city tomorrow to open the coffin for an autopsy, please rest early." I don't know how many laps I paced back and forth in the courtyard, Yun Na stepped forward and whispered to Li Yuntiandao.
"Yun Na, isn't today's case boring." Li Yuntian stopped when he heard this, looked up at the stars in the sky, and asked after stretching lazily.
"The prince has a heart, and the sun and the moon can be seen." Yun Na saw that Li Yuntian looked lonely, and knew that Li Yuntian was not willing to waste his energy on the struggle and dumping of the forces between the DPRK and China, so she bowed to Li Yuntian and said in a coquettish voice.
"Yunna, it seems that you have also learned to flatter people." Li Yuntian couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, Yun Na wouldn't have said this kind of compliment before.
"Lord, what Yun Na said is true, and it is a blessing for the emperor to have a courtier like you." Yun Na shook her head and said with a sincere expression.
Don't look at Li Yuntian's high position and power, but Yunna has only experienced Li Yuntian's hardships since she followed Li Yuntian's side, she has to deal with busy official business every day, and her life seems extremely boring, she doesn't know how Li Yuntian has come over the years, if she leaves it to others, I'm afraid she will go crazy a long time ago.
Yun Na knew very well that in fact, Li Yuntian also wanted to assign the official business at hand to the people below to do, but there were some things that Li Yuntian had to decide, and he couldn't push it if he wanted to, otherwise the generals of the Xiaowu Army and the Sailor Division would not be convinced at all, and God knows what would happen.
It was precisely because of Li Yuntian's indispensability in the lecture hall that he had to summon Lei Ting and even Lin Xin into the lecture hall to assist him in his office, because no one except him could suppress those arrogant soldiers in the lecture hall, and it was difficult for Li Yuntian to promote a suitable person to handle official affairs on his behalf, so he could only let Lei Ting and Lin Xin serve.
After listening to Yun Na's words, Li Yuntian smiled helplessly, the food of the king bears the worries of the king, maybe this is his life.
The next morning, the ancestral tomb of the Zhao family outside the city was surrounded by people who came to see the excitement, and everyone heard about the opening of the coffin for the autopsy, so they wanted to know if the He family was the murderer who poisoned her husband.
Since many high-ranking officials and dignitaries of the imperial court would arrive at the scene of the coffin opening and autopsy, the Gyeonggi Governor's Office mobilized a large number of soldiers to maintain law and order at the scene, and even the Xiaowu army of the Xiaowu Army on the outskirts of Beijing outside the city was dispatched to protect the safety of Li Yuntian and others.
A pergola was built on the open space on the side of the ancestral tomb of the Zhao family, and some seats were placed in it, which were specially prepared for Li Yuntian and other high-ranking officials and dignitaries.
The people gathered in groups to talk about the open coffin autopsy, they had already heard about the process of yesterday's court trial, who would have thought that the Yue family who reported the He family would be **** and coerced by the person who pretended to be Jinyiwei, which can be described as a case within a case.
"If you want me to say, it's still our loyal prince who is powerful, and he has found out the ins and outs of this case in just a few days."
"That's it, there was no big punishment during the court trial, and this ability is only available to our loyal prince."
"What is this, I heard that our Zhong Wang Ye tried a more complicated case than this in Hukou County back then, and he made those sinners confess their guilt and surrender to the law without using punishment."
"If it weren't for the loyal prince, this grievance of the He family would not be able to be cleared up."
"Alas, if we could have a few more masters of reasoning and punishment like the loyal prince, there would not be so many unjust cases."
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"Lord Zhong is here!" Just when everyone was talking, a surprise voice suddenly sounded in the crowd, and people looked towards the east entrance, only to see Li Yuntian and others walking over surrounded by a group of Xiaowu soldiers.
Seeing this, the people at the scene suddenly became excited, and they rushed forward to see Li Yuntian up close, squeezing the soldiers who were responsible for maintaining order at the scene.
Li Yuntian led Wang Zhen, Chen Zhi and others into the pergola, and sat down one by one in their respective seats, at this time Zhao Commander Tongzhi's grave had been dug up, and he waited for the coffin to be lifted out of the tomb after noon.
A group of Taoist priests were doing rituals in front of the grave, and the people of the Zhao family such as the He family and the Yue family knelt in front of the grave in linen and filial piety, crying bitterly, knowing that the opening of the coffin and the autopsy would disturb the peace of the deceased, and no one was willing to do so until the last resort.
After noon, the people guarding the grave carried the coffin of Zhao Commander Tongzhi out of the grave and placed it on the table in the small pergola next to prevent the bones of the ancestors from being exposed to the sun.
As for when to open the coffin lid is said, it can't be early or late, and the coffin lid should be opened at three o'clock in the afternoon when the sun is at the beginning, this time is the time when the yang energy in the heaven and earth is the fullest, which can dissolve the yin energy in the coffin, so as not to hurt the people around the coffin.
"Lord Wang, it's three o'clock in the afternoon." When Li Yuntian was talking to Jin Lian, who was sitting next to him, an official from the Metropolitan Procuratorate walked over quickly and bowed to him.
"Open the coffin!" Li Yuntian bowed slightly when he heard this, and said quietly.
With his order, several big men standing next to the lid of the coffin immediately pried open the lid of the coffin, revealing the bones inside, which made the Zhao family members kneeling on the side cry loudly.
Jin Yiwei and the servants of the three law divisions were waiting on the side, and they all gathered around to inspect the bones in the coffin, and exchanged opinions with each other in a whisper.
Li Yuntian sat on the chair and closed his eyes to recuperate, secretly waiting for the results of the coffin opening and inspection, so as to close the He family's murder case.
"Lord Lord, ladies and gentlemen, after the verification of Jinyiwei and the Three Law Divisions, there is no sign of poisoning on the bones, and it can be ruled out that the deceased died of poisoning before his death." After some deliberation among the staff, they told the results of the autopsy to the previous official of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, who immediately reported loudly to Li Yuntian, Chen Zhi and others.
Hearing this result, the Zhao family, who was crying there, suddenly became excited again, crying in a mess, and finally returned the He family's innocence after this toss.
"Ladies and gentlemen, let's take a look." Li Yuntian immediately got up and led a group of officials in the pergola to check the bones in the coffin.
The officials of the Three Law Divisions have basically dealt with the bones, so it is clear at a glance whether the experienced bones are poisoned or not, and the bones of Zhao Commander Tongzhi are completely normal, without the slightest vision.
At this point, the curtain has come down on He's murder case, and He's finally cleared the suspicion, but this is not an end, but a new beginning, and the curtain of Xue Xuan's bribery case slowly opened.