I am Da Song

Chapter 588
Facing Wu Liang's sophistry, he raised some criminal and prison affairs and angrily reprimanded: "Bold madman, if you don't repent, your crime will be aggravated! Come on, give evidence!"

The two small officials next to him immediately walked to the front of the hall with the steward of Wu's mansion and a short knife.

Song Tixing picked up the short knife and asked the two of them, "Do you two know this knife?"

The two of them were facing a catastrophe, but they still had luck and shook their heads one after another.

Song Tixing looked upright, stared at Wu Liang, and said, "Evil criminals, the law has been restored, and no one will be missed. Today, I will let you understand that in front of the mighty power of the country, there is no way to hide your criminal methods." Tell you, this is the dagger that stabbed Li Shu to death."

Speaking of this, Song Tixing removed the wooden handle of the short knife, showed everyone the iron bar where the blade was wrapped by the wooden handle, and then said: "The iron bar is engraved with the inscription on the knife, the bow and the sword cultivate woodcutters, and the seal of Dingfengzhai , Jianye has been in business for 19 years."

"Wu Liang, you must not know the craftsmanship of this knife, right? This knife is cold-forged. Generally, this kind of knife will have the forger's name, inscription and forging date engraved on the knife body inside the wooden handle."

"This knife was forged by the blacksmith craftsmen of Dingfengzhai, and the bow and sword plowing firewood is the inscription of Dingfengzhai. It comes from the praise of Su Shi, a great writer in my dynasty. People wear bows to hoe, and swords to woodcutter. "

Wu Liang and the steward turned pale in an instant. Sure enough, there is no perfect crime, and any crime scene will leave traces of the perpetrator.

Song Tixing lowered his head and said to Wu Liang: "Mr. Wu, you didn't expect that, did you? A line of small characters on the handle of the knife directly exposed your identity as the murderer!"

"Dingfengzhai is a famous sword shop in the world, and it is only opened in Tokyo. And the famous sword forged by Dingfengzhai in the 19th year of Jianye, Li Shu is a strong man, and he is far away in Hejian Mansion, so how can he buy it?"

"In fact, this kind of famous knife comes from a master knife forger, and ordinary people can't afford it at all. Only the old man of your father would buy this kind of knife in Tokyo and give it to his mentor. The manager of your house doesn't know much about knives, so you use this knife to hide , and used it to assassinate Li Shu."

Wu Liang panicked, and quickly said: "Impossible, impossible. Why do you say that Dingfengzhai's sword belongs to my house? Can't other people's houses have Dingfengzhai's sword?"

Song Tixing yelled: "Because this knife is a complete set, there are three in total! This is just the shortest short knife, and there are waist knives and long knives placed on the knife holder together! And in the treasury of your house, there are waist knives and long knives. All the knives are there, but this short knife disappeared and appeared at the scene of the crime!"

"The murder weapon, wounds, witnesses, and physical evidence are all there. How dare you argue?"

"No, it's not me! It's not me! It's all the steward's own opinion. He killed Li Shu and has nothing to do with me!" Wu Liang quickly separated the relationship. He thought very simply. Everything now points to the steward, which can only prove that the steward Killing people doesn't involve him.

But as a dandy, his thinking is too simple, the beauty fell asleep, the steward was ordered by him to kill, but in the end he bears all the blame?

Why?
The logic of the crime is unreasonable.The steward had no grievances with Li Shu, why did he kill Li Shu and help him pretend to commit suicide.

The steward was betrayed by Wu Liang, and the evidence of the crime has been confirmed.But he was not willing to be a scapegoat. In order to seek a commutation of sentence, he confessed to Wu Liang in court.

It turned out that Wu Liang met Li Shu's bride by chance, so he moved Cao Wei's style, so he ordered the steward to kill her, and then pretended to commit suicide.He bribed the county magistrate to identify him as a suicide.

However, the society in Song Dynasty is now peaceful, and every unnatural death has a file to check.

The criminal officer noticed the clue when he saw the suicide file, and began to re-investigate the case.When Wu Liang heard the news, he asked the manager to go to the countryside to hide for a while, but he didn't expect the government to investigate a person, and he could check a person's network so clearly.

Even though he hid in a ravine, the steward was found by the government and brought back.

Even though everyone scratched their heads, they never expected that a line of small characters hidden in the handle of the knife at the scene of the crime became a crucial clue, and Wu Liang was finally sentenced.

Then the case entered the trial stage. The presiding officer announced to Wu Liang and the principal that he had violated the provisions of the law and announced the charges.

The laws of the Song Dynasty also judged crimes based on the heart. Although Wu Liang did not commit murder, he deliberately murdered and did not repent.

Although the principal committed the murder, he was coerced by Wu Liang, but because he voluntarily confessed to the crime and made a good report, he was exempted from the death penalty and sentenced to exile for three thousand miles to enrich the border area in the Beihai area.

The sentencing of the steward of the Wu Mansion can be decided at the first level of Lu.But the death penalty has to be sent to the imperial court and handed over to the third division for re-verification.The Shang Palace Bureau stamped the emperor's seal, and then passed the execution.

At the end of the trial, all the presiding officials signed the case file.If there are unjust, false or wrongly decided cases in the future, all trial officials who signed the name will be held accountable.

Wu Liang's case was sealed, and he immediately entered the next link, which was to hold the county magistrate accountable.

The magistrate's case is not so complicated. He made an unjust case, embezzled and accepted bribes, and the evidence was conclusive. He was dismissed from office and sentenced to ten years in prison.

In the Song Dynasty, the sentences are basically based on imprisonment, and they have to pave roads and bridges for the government, and mine and log.

Nowadays, people are needed everywhere, and it is impossible to keep a criminal in prison for more than ten years in vain.

The case was handled neatly and successfully rehabilitated Zhuang Han, and the appointment of the criminal officer won praise from the onlookers, causing a sensation.

Countless people applauded Song Tixing outside the lobby.

This case is so classic, it not only eradicates the strong and helps the weak, but also upholds justice and sweeps away corruption.

It's just so satisfying.

The crowd dispersed, and everyone's emotions were agitated. Wei Sheng said to Zhao Huan: "Abiding by the law and upholding justice is like an autumn mountain. There is justice in the world."

He Qinhu also nodded in praise, and said: "Evil does not overwhelm righteousness. It fully demonstrates what is meant by subordinates not to be bullied, and petty officials not to be feared."

Zhao Huan turned his head to look at the majestic Hejian Mansion Office, the young prisoner inside, Zhao Huan didn't know his name until the end.

But Zhao Huan was still relieved by it. Isn't that what the so-called political clarity is like?
Although there are corrupt officials, in front of the mighty hearts of the people, once they show up, they will be spurned and judged by everyone, all the people and officials together.

Instead of political darkness, corruption is commonplace, even officials and ordinary people are used to it.There is also nowhere to monitor feedback.

So Zhao Huan said with a smile: "Isn't the so-called governance just a person's heart is against the law? I believe that the right way in the world is the vicissitudes of life. As long as the people are united, they will be able to make the Taiwan Pavilion windy, and the nobles will hold back their hands and dare not abuse the people."

Zhao Huan walked out of the Hejian government office in a happy mood, the sky was already dark, and the street was lit up with lights, a world of fireworks.

This small town is so bustling.

Zhao Huan walked along the street with two guards. Seeing people coming and going, the bustle was extraordinary, and he couldn't help asking Wei Sheng: "How many people do you think there are in this small town? Are there as many as 10 people?"

(End of this chapter)