Chapter 28 The twenty-eighth round of autopsy cases of the Ministry of Punishment

Gao Wuyong received the reward and Xi Zizi left Fu Heng's mansion. He saw people rushing to the west on the street, and he didn't know what happened.When he stopped in Ma and inquired, he realized that He Luying's coffin had been transported from Dezhou.Today, Dali Temple, the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, and Zhili Shuntianfu Yamen will jointly examine and open the coffin for autopsy.The eunuch likes to watch the excitement. After the trial of this case, he went to the Ministry of Criminal Justice several times to watch Liu Tongxun torture Liu Kang. Because Liu Kang refused to confess to death, Mikishita was tortured without fear. He admired his courage and integrity.Hearing that there will be an autopsy, Gao Wuyong really wants to go and have a look.But he was the eunuch who passed the decree, and he had to go back to the palace to answer Qianlong, so he rode his horse and galloped back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.Unexpectedly, Qianlong was not there, Gao Wuyong asked, and found out that the emperor had gone out for less than half an hour, accompanied by Prince Yi Hongxiao and Neqin.Little Sula eunuch told Gao Wuyong that the emperor wanted to overhaul the Old Summer Palace, and the people from the Ministry of Industry went out after finishing their work, maybe they went to Changchun Garden to survey Fengshui.Gao Wuyong thought about it, it would take an hour or two to go back and forth to Changchun Garden, so why not go to Dali Temple to see the excitement, and said: "I will go to Changchun Garden to see the emperor to hand over the decree." He slipped away alone come out.

Thousands of people had already gathered in front of Dali Temple, and the buzzing of people could be heard half a mile away, and it was impossible to ride a horse at all.Gao Wuyong often came to this area to have tea, and the people in the teahouse were very familiar, so he found a random one to store his horse, and he squeezed into the flow of people alone, shouting: "I'm from the palace, I have business to go in." Step by step Squeeze in.As they approached the center of the circle, there were more and more people, making noise.Gao Wuyong's head was sweating, and the flow of people who were driven back by the guards in the middle with the whip suddenly rushed halfway down. He laughed and cursed, "These stinky mounds, I haven't seen so many people, so forcefully use the whip!" Holding a man's shoulder, he said: "Hey, excuse me, I want to go in!" Unexpectedly, when the man turned his head, Gao Wuyong was frightened out of his wits: it turned out that the one standing in front was actually Qianlong!Gao Wuyong exclaimed "Huang--", but he didn't say the word "up", his mouth was tightly covered by Selenge behind him, and when he looked back, he saw that there were guards from Qianqing Palace all around him.Qianlong only glanced at Gao Wuyong, then turned his head away again.

At this time, the chief officer of the Judicial Office has not yet arrived.In the middle of the empty space in front of the screen wall of Dali Temple, there is a black lacquered coffin on two benches.A few jars of wine were placed on the small table near the east, and five or six coroners from Shuntian Mansion sat around the small table, drinking as if no one else was around.It was the soldiers of Dali Temple who maintained the order of the venue, with their robes pulled up around their waists and whips in their hands. As long as someone squeezed into the white line, they would be whipped at the head.Gao Wuyong stood behind Qianlong's Gao Gao, blocking it tightly, not daring to squeeze or leave. He was in a state of anxiety when he heard a loud singing from inside:

"The Imperial Envoy Liu Tongxun has arrived!" Then someone called out: "Alongke, Minister of Dali Temple, has arrived!" "Yin Yang of Shuntian Mansion has arrived!" The crowd was in a commotion immediately, the soldiers of Dali Temple slapped their whips loudly, but they stopped beating, and only swayed on their heads.Dozens of Geshhama spurs and sabers clinked, and the servants of Shuntian Mansion shouted "Oh——" in a long voice.The thousands of onlookers immediately fell silent.Gao Wuyong stood on tiptoe and looked over Qianlong's shoulder, and saw Liu Tongxun sitting in the middle, with Alongke on the side table, and Yang Zeng from Shuntian Mansion on the west side.All three of them had straight faces.Gao Wuyong was very familiar with Alongke on weekdays, and he would say everything to make jokes, and when he saw him, his face was livid, and the corners of his mouth twitched.Hao Wuyong thought of his usual appearance, and felt it was funny.

"Bring the prisoner's certificate!" Liu Tongxun saw that the arrangements for the human service were ready, and he nodded slightly to Yang Zeng and said, "Preparation for the autopsy!" "tie!" The few servants who were drinking had already bowed to serve the shift, and they all responded after hearing the order, "You guys are waiting!" Liu Kang had already been carried out by two yamen servants.Both of his legs were injured by the clamp stick, and the yamen servant collapsed on the ground as soon as he let go, but his face was pale, but he was not frightened, he just rolled his eyes to look at Liu Tongxun and lowered his eyelids.Then He Lishi, Xiao Luzi, Boss Shen and Hao Er entered the arena, and Qian Du also came out.Qian Du is a man of fame, and he bowed upwards with He Lishi and stood staring at Liu Kang.Boss Shen and Xiao Luzi knelt beside the case.Liu Tongxun held up the hall wood and "slapped" the desk, and asked, "Liu Kang, this is He Luying's coffin!"

"So what?" Liu Kang raised his head without looking at Liu Tongxun, "What does it have to do with me?" "I want you to turn around and look!" "Why, don't you dare?!" Luckily, Liu Kang turned his head around, but the lifeless coffin seemed to have some magic power. He glanced at it and lowered his head, and looked again unwillingly, but his eyes flickered, and he still didn't dare to look directly at it. "You have read the book, and you have irregular eyes in your chest." Liu Tongxun said lightly, "You killed the corpse here. Naturally, you can't face up to this wronged soul! I advise you to admit the truth early, so as not to be tortured by flesh and blood." He Luying doesn’t need to expose the body and undergo an autopsy, which may reduce your guilt a little bit.” Liu Kang raised his head, looked at Liu Tongxun nonchalantly, and said, “Liu Yanqing, I thought you were a good person, but I really missed it! I was in Shandong for disaster relief, you have seen it, am I someone who doesn’t know what’s going on? The victims all call me Liu Qingtian!” “Do you want to be greedy for God’s work? Relief is the emperor’s grace?” Liu Tongxun said with a sneer: “ The Shandong Fan treasury was short of 17,000 taels of silver for no reason during your tenure, even if there was no such case, the court would have to interrogate it!"

Liu Kang shook the iron chain around his neck, snorted and said, "I'm a corrupt official, you should check it out, I'm impatient to chew my old woman's tongue with you." Liu Tongxun stopped and said, "Now I'm asking He Luying How did He Luying die?" "I have answered your lord's words a long time ago." Liu Kang said with a teasing look on his face, "Your lord asked, and the prisoner was recruited too. He hanged himself to death." "Has an autopsy been done?" "Tested!" "The imperial envoy doesn't believe you," Liu Tongxun said coldly, "Today the coffin will be opened for an autopsy—someone!"

"exist!" "Open the coffin!" "tie!" The couple agreed, then turned back to the small table, sprayed each other's mouthfuls of wine, picked up axes, chisels, and crowbars without hesitation, and went to the coffin with a burst of jingling, followed by a sound. There was an extremely unpleasant "squeak" sound, and the heavy coffin lid had been worn to one side.At this time, there was no sound on the field, and all eyes were directed at the movements of the couple.A foreman skillfully took out a pair of long pliers, which seemed to have pinched the corpse from head to toe.He was busy asking for silver needles again, and injected needles one by one on He Luying's corpse, which was already in a terrible state. He Li immediately sobbed and let out a loud voice.Shuntian Mansion Yin Yang Zeng couldn't sit still, got up and went to He Shi to comfort him, then walked to the side of the coffin, and personally inspected the silver needles pulled out by the foreman.The old man took a look at Yang Zeng, saw Yang Zeng nodding, and came to Liu Tongxun's case, and said, "He Luying's corpse was found. No injuries were found on the head, chest, abdomen, and bones. There are two wounds of Shengle on the jawbone. The silver needle probe showed no symptoms of poisoning in the whole body, but the silver needle under the sternum is yellowish, which should be caused by the decay of the corpse..."

Wu Zuo said that "the whole body has no symptoms of poisoning." The audience was already in an uproar, their voices became low and high, and some people shouted, "Kill this shrew!" Mr. Ke presides!" The scolding was overwhelming and deafening.At this time Liu Kang raised his spirits, but he didn't speak a word, his head was raised high, and his eyes were fixed on Liu Tongxun.Eyes full of resentment: see how you end up.Even Qianlong, who was standing by the circle, had cold sweat on his palms. "What's the noise?!" Liu Tongxun yelled, stood up abruptly, and said with a loud bang, "This is the National Judiciary Office! Shuntian Mansion seized the leader, shackle!" The report said that he was so excited, but he was the chief judge of the case. Liu Kang murdered, there were witnesses and bloody clothes, and he had interrogated all kinds of people separately. The witness evidence and material evidence are all solid, how can it be tested as non-toxic at this time?Thinking about it, Liu Tongxun walked up to the old foreman and asked, "What's your name?"

"Return to your lord," said the old butcher with sweat dripping from his forehead, "Young Fan Yinzu." "How long have you been doing this?" "The younger three generations are all scribes." Liu Tongxun looked at He Luying's corpse in the coffin. The unrotten skin and flesh covered the white bones, emitting a choking stench. He Luying's jaw was strangled until the bones were dented.Without saying a word, he took a silver needle and inserted it into the mouth of the corpse, and another one in the throat, and looked at the corpse motionless.After a while, Liu Tongxun pulled out the two needles gently, only half of the needles were shining with silver light, and half of the needles were mottled black and purple.Liu Tongxun smiled with satisfaction, raised his needle and asked, "Fan Zuyin, who ordered you to be so unreasonable? You don't understand the laws of the king, don't you even understand the rules of conduct?" He threw the needle contemptuously. In front of Liu Kang, Ge Ge returned to her seat with a smile.

"Big, big... man!" That Zuo looked at Liu Tongxun in horror.Kneeling a few steps, he yelled incoherently, "Yes, yes..." "What is it?" Fan Yinzu glanced at Yang Zeng in awe, stuttered for a long time before saying: "It's a villain who is not good at learning..." "I'm not a craftsman, but I know that poison comes from the mouth and swallows, how dare you hesitate to talk to me like this?" !" Liu Tongxun was furious, and slapped the public case. People thought he was going to attack Fan Yinzu, but he waved his hand to designate Yang Zeng, and shouted sharply, "Remove his seat, take off his crown, and strip off his official robe!" Yang Zeng was so shocked that his face was pale as paper. Hearing that Fan Yinzu didn't dare to climb him, he breathed a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, Liu Tongxun shot Fan Yinzu feignedly. He was caught off guard and pointed at himself. He didn't even have the time to be startled. With a strong push, Ha had already left his seat, and the crown robe had been removed in an instant.At this moment, he came back to his senses a little bit, his trembling legs were unable to stand upright, he wanted to kneel unwillingly, and he stammered and asked, "Master Liu, this is..." "Fan Yinzu," Liu Tongxun smiled viciously, "now you dare to say, which bastard with no imperial constitution ordered you?" Qianlong was also shocked when he saw Liu Tongxun deal with a senior official like Jing Zhaoyin with lightning bolts. Hearing this, he couldn't help feeling hot again, and murmured: "This man is a loyal minister." Sighing: "Yes, not only loyal, but capable. Yang Zeng became a commoner in the blink of an eye, and he cannot escape the law of the country." Fan Yinzu pointed at Yang Zeng while speaking, and said, "That's him! He called me the day before yesterday, saying that the emperor I intend to be considerate of Liu Kang. This case has been going on for too long, and it is already unclear. If the drug is tested, I don’t know how many people will be implicated. When I have to be reborn, I will be rehabilitated. There is no reason to be a villain. I have been rewarded with two hundred taels 'Drink money'..." Before he finished speaking, Yang Zeng had already collapsed on the ground. "Take him down!" Liu Tongxun was furious, and he seemed to calm down his impulsive emotions, "This is a case in the case. The imperial envoy should make it clear to the present and deal with it according to the law—Liu Kang, you are now How to say?" Liu Kang was lying on the ground and could not speak.A yamen servant raised his shoulder and sprayed water with a "poof", and he woke up slowly.His spirit had completely collapsed, and he said repeatedly: "Fate should be like this... I admit it... He Daotai... Don't pester me, pay your life for your life, pay your life for your life!" His voice Hoarse and shrill, his face was distorted beyond human shape, and he looked at the coffin in horror, as if the coffin had grown legs and was approaching him, covering his face covered with oil and sweat, he backed away: "Don't come here, ah?! Don't! Oops! Life for life, life for life!" After Gao Wuyong left, Fu Heng immediately asked someone to prepare the horse and said that he was going to leave the mansion. Tang'er came out from the back room and said: "I came back yesterday and saw the emperor's work. I have been busy non-stop until now. If you don't relax, what else do you want?" Go?" Fu Heng said with a smile, "I want to meet Zhang Tingyu, but the emperor can't take care of some details, so I should listen more to this old minister." Tang'er teased: "You are also a minister now. Now, he is still the prime minister of the uncle of the country, so he naturally puts the country's affairs first!" One sentence reminded Fu Heng that he was obviously frivolous in rushing to pay respects to Zhang Tingyu, and said with a smile, "You are right. What is the difference? I am just a minister with scattered ranks. I am not as good as at home when I am doing things outside. The prime minister is also better than being a bodyguard. I think, the emperor is so generous, I can't let it down." Tang'er is a very clever person, and she has heard her husband's intentions. She brought a bowl of ginseng soup to Fu Heng and said: " This makes sense, the last time I went to the palace, I heard from Yun Xianger who was in front of the empress. There was an Enke champion Zhuang Yougong, who became crazy after drinking hairpin wine, and asked everyone, "I am the champion, do you know?" 'I see that you are fidgeting, and you are about to be paired with Zhuang Yougong, which makes people laugh!" This is the first time Fu Heng heard about it, and thinking about Zhuang Yougong's questioning appearance, he couldn't help laughing: "I'm just so worthless. ?I--" "Are the couple talking privately?" There was a sudden burst of laughter in the courtyard. Fu Heng and Tang'er were startled. When they looked out of the window together, it was Gao Heng, the younger brother of Concubine Huixian who came.Gao Heng was only about twenty years old, with straight eyebrows and a square face. He wore a red-coloured Pegasus-style wool lamb batulu vest, a rain-coloured azure leather robe, and a pair of black cloth shoes with a thousand layers of mud. , playing with a sandalwood fan and walking gracefully, seeing Fu Heng waiting for him with the curtain hanging, he said with a smile: "I don't dare to do it, Heng Chen's old Xiangguo is here too!" "Really?" Fu Heng let go of his hand, holding the corner of his robe and hurried down the steps, seeing the old Zhang Tingyu helping a family member into the second door with one hand, Fu Heng saw that the family was serving him thoughtfully.Smiling in satisfaction, he stepped forward to give Zhang Tingyu a hand, and said with a smile, "You are over seventy years old, if you want to see me send a personal message, don't you just end it?" Zhang Tingyu is a deep person, he only smiled when he heard this, and entered the upper room with the help of Fu Heng.Fu Heng then rushed to the back room and said, "Nara's (Tang'er), Gao Heng is not an outsider, and Zhang Xiangtou came to the mansion together, so you don't have to avoid it, and make the Dahongpao tea I brought back for you two." "What's so rare about Dahongpao tea?" Gao Heng was in Zongxue with Fu Heng since he was a child, and he knew him very well. Sitting in his chair, he said with a smile, "If you like to drink it, I will give you twenty catties. Prime Minister Zhang is here, and when you are promoted again, Take it! Do you want to show your innocence?" "You are so bold!" Fu Heng laughed. "The real Dahongpao has only one tea tree. Lightning struck half of it, and only half of it survived. I went to Lingnan Lupo in person, and only got two taels. Even as a tribute to the emperor, it was a The tea tree nearby is mixed with it. It’s twenty catties as soon as you open your mouth!” A few words made Zhang Tingyu excited, leaned back on the chair and smiled: "So what I drank in the past was also fake? I want to taste it today!" After speaking, Tang'er had already brewed three cups, and used a small cup The tea tray was brought out by himself, Zhang Tingwang picked it up and saw that there was no floating tea, only a thin layer of white mist diffused over the mouth of the cup, and the faint fragrance was refreshing. "This is called Yaochi Wusheng." Fu Heng pointed out with a smile, "Look, the tea in the cup has five layers of color, green and red are clear, and the leaves turn yellow after being soaked in water, floating in the middle...the surrounding tea trees are also fragrant. Alright, even if it doesn’t have a cold fragrance, you can’t tell the difference between the five colors, that’s the difference between real and fake!” Zhang Tingyu looked at it carefully with a smile, took a cup and sniffed it lightly, touched his lips and took a sip, tasted it and said: "It's mellow but not thick, the fragrance is not strong, the color is not lewd, it refreshes the heart and refreshes the spleen - good!" Heng Xinsi was not on the tea at all, he stared straight at Tang'er until the tea was brought to him, then hurriedly took it, and said with a smile, "The tea is good, and the brewing is good, sister-in-law's skill is extraordinary! It's rare that this All five colors come out!" Then he took a sip of his drink.When Tangtang was a child, she had already left. "Mr. Zhang," Fu Heng returned to the main topic, sipped his tea and said, "I just received an order that I want to go to Shanxi. I wanted to visit tomorrow to receive your instructions. Since you came in person, it just so happens Let me ask you for advice. I am young and out of sorts. The emperor entrusted me with a heavy responsibility. I am really afraid that I will fail the errand. Gao Heng was ordered to go to the south of the Yangtze River to pick up my errand, and he came just in time. I have something to say later. I need to explain." Gao Heng hurriedly lowered his head and agreed with "Yes". Zhang Tingyu stroked his beard and said, "I have read all the papers you handed out outside. Those articles are so detailed that I would not be able to write them when I was young. The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. I have been thinking about it for the past few days. It is indeed time for you young people to contribute to the master." "This is Hengchen's humility. When I gave my majesty's speech, the emperor said, 'You must learn from Zhang Tingyu, not Mingzhu and Gao Shiqi. Zhang Tingyu has served his superiors with respect and care for decades, handled things diligently and impartially, and treated his subordinates with kindness. Regardless of official business Big or small, no matter how complicated, there is no slack. The ancestors took benevolence as the law, and they cannot do without him. The first emperors took strictness as the law, and they couldn’t do without him. To seek the country, always be honest and self-sufficient. Lord Shizong once allowed him to enter the Xianliang Temple, which is a natural reason. Now I can’t let him retire. When that day comes, I will let him enter the Xianliang Temple and give him poems and feasts , so that this generation of fame and glory will start and end'." Zhang Tingyu listened very intently, "Hong Fan" five blessings, the most important of which is "final test of fate".Before the founding of the Qing Dynasty, none of the ministers who went to the study room had "full beginnings and complete ends". Mingzhu and Suo'etu were almost killed by Kangxi.The more he pays attention to it in the past few years, the more he feels that this is determined by the "Qing Qi".He was not like Ertai, who felt jealous when he saw Qianlong using a newcomer.What he thinks most is that he would rather die from exhaustion, and finally get a good name all the time.Therefore, listening to Fu Heng's recitation made me feel more comfortable than drinking this cup of Dahongpao tea.He didn't even know that Fu Heng missed what Qianlong said, "Feng Dao was prime minister during the five generations, and after the revolution of the fourth generation, Zhang Tingyu was in prime minister at about the same time as Feng Dao. It is not a good thing to compare Zhang Tingyu to the shameless "Elder Changle" Feng Dao, because Fu Heng naturally avoided it because he did not pass the message according to the order.Zhang Tingyu stretched his wrinkled face, and said: "Master Fu, the emperor's words are really flattering to me. To be honest, two things are easy to happen after being in this position for a long time. Arrogant and extravagant, because of their power, they forget their status as courtiers; the second is that villains tend to cling to each other, and there are endless connections between disciples and old officials. How can they all follow the rules when they are outside? I feel that my face is dull. Just like Liu Kang, how many faces have been scanned? Prince Zhuang, Qi Lesu, Xu Shilin... and even Prince Hongxiao and Prince Hongxi. Li Wei I was shrewd and was dragged into the case this time .I sent someone to see him yesterday, he was skinny, and he didn't even have the strength to speak..." As he spoke, Zhang Tingyu looked sad.But he immediately lifted his spirits, and said with a smile: "Your happy day, I shouldn't have said these words. Now that the Holy Spirit is above, and the candles are shining in all directions, it's just like what Long Live said, how caring you are! It’s the age to ride the wind and waves and start a career, cheer up and do it well, and it’s justified to do better than me!” "I will always remember Zhang Xiang's warning." Fu Heng pondered and changed the subject, "I was ordered to go out before, but I didn't have any rules in my heart. I don't care about what I see. To be honest, I have a bad reputation in the officialdom in Nanjing. What' Fu Liuye, brother of the empress, is in charge of the sky above and the land below, even if we sneeze or fart, he will play it, making the emperor laugh and making officials feel unlucky...'" He didn't finish, Zhang Tingyu laughed out loud, and Gao Heng couldn't help laughing.Even Tang'er, who embroidered next door, laughed so hard that her needles pricked her hands.Fu Hengdao: "No matter what, I want to do things well, and I don't mean to make a mess of it. It's just that I haven't worked on a special job, so I can't figure it out. So if you know me, you can forgive me." Zhang Tingyu said with a smile: "Employing people, administration, and financial management are the same thing. You are an imperial envoy, you can't grab gourds and grapes, let alone do it for you. For example, in Shanxi, the bandits gathered in the Tuotuo Peak of Heicha Mountain. This is your full-time chief. You must handle the errands in a clean and tidy way. You just watch over the rest, and only remind you about minor problems, or send a document to ask the Yamen to handle it and report back. It is best to discuss with the governor and general there, and jointly report on major problems. Your errands are done, and they don't think you're in the way anymore." Then he turned his face and smiled and said to Gao Heng: "It's about Mr. Fu Liu, and it's the same when you go to Nanjing. You are all royal relatives, and you are more than ordinary people. Scruples, word of mouth is like a sword, it is also very scary.” "Yes." Gao Heng said with a quick smile, "I can't compare to Sixth Brother Fu. He is a genuine national uncle, and I am a miscellaneous brand. Shake the mountain. Do a few good deeds, and I will come back and pay the order." Fu Heng smiled and said: "I am most concerned about Lu Zhuo and Zhuang Yougong. A Jianshan Dam is related to the safety of Fujian Province, and a relief to Anhui, Henan, The disaster victims who flowed into Nanjing from Shandong, if not handled properly, would spread the epidemic and die. If the religious bandits incited again, it would be easy to cause serious trouble. The victims were extremely poor, and there were many robberies and fights. Zhuang Yougong still wanted to do a good job, but the officials were so slippery. Oil, I haven't had time to clean it up yet - you know, the emperor waived the annual donation. Those corrupt officials can only get money from their errands. Zhuang Yougong is a good man, but he is too kind, cowardly and honest. You go to help him. "Thank you, Brother Six, for your advice." Gao Heng said with a smile, "I don't plan to stay in Jingduo if I don't accept them. After I go, it's convenient to discuss some things in a sealed letter." Several people were talking about authentic tea, and the family members outside hurried in and said: "Gao Gonggong is here." Then Gao Wuyong came in hurriedly, only bowed to Zhang Tingyu, and said: "Master asked Zhang Xiang to come in." Zhang Tingyu got up Asked: "Is the master in Changchun Garden?" "No." Gao Wuyong smiled and nodded with Fu Heng and Gao Heng, "Liu Kang's case is over. Master has just returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and summoned Prince Zhuang, Neqin, Ertai and you to discuss matters." He didn't even eat tea, and said: "I still have to go to Nezhongtang Mansion." Then he left in a hurry. Fu Heng hurriedly got up to see him off, and called Tang'er back, "Bring the rest of the red robe to Zhang Xiang." Tang'er agreed, and Gao Heng looked at the curtain eagerly, but saw a girl coming out with a paper bag, Give the tea to the servant of the Zhang family who is guarding the door.Gao Heng had no choice but to resign sadly.