My father Yongle, building a five-good family

Chapter 24 Are You Tie Xuan?
Zhu Gaoyu was not an ordinary child after all.

Speaking of which, he is like a silly roe deer, always having all kinds of weird curiosities.

Taking advantage of the crowd, he relied on his small size and ran to the front in a flash.

In the crowded crowd, occasionally someone's shoe would be stepped on, and suddenly there would be sounds of cursing.

But before Xiao Jixiang could retort, the spectators who were still muttering and cursing noticed what Zhu Gaoyu was wearing.

I saw this boy, with a belt tied around his waist and wearing a long shirt made of jade-colored silk, dressed like a scholar.

You have to know that in the early Ming Dynasty, social classes were clearly divided, and people were supposed to wear clothes according to their class.

It's like a businessman. Even if he is rich, he can only wear clothes made of silk or cloth. If he wears clothes made of satin or gauze, he will be unlucky.

In an instant, the curses that were about to come out of the mouths of the spectators were swallowed back.

I can’t afford to offend you…

Zhu Gaoyu didn't care that much.

At this moment, he stretched his neck and looked at the corpse not far ahead.

The body was already swollen from blisters, and the abdomen was bulging. Because the weather occasionally had a sudden burst of hot autumn weather, mosquitoes and flies were biting the body, and maggots were crawling on it.

Tie Xuan stood aside, also frowning, as if thinking about this rather difficult case.

At this moment, a woman in a thorny hairpin and a cloth skirt suddenly ran out from the crowd. Her eyes were red and she wiped away her tears. She kowtowed to Tie Xuan several times:
"Master, please make the decision for me! This man is my husband!"

Tie Xuan's brows twitched slightly, and the wrinkles between his brows seemed to relax a little.

He said meaningfully:
"Do you think...your husband was murdered by someone else?"

At this point, the woman's eyes were red, she gritted her teeth, and she looked like she was about to cry:

"Isn't it? My husband is fine and has no illness or any other problems. How could he be so depressed that he jumped into the well?"

"After much thought, the only person who could have a problem with my husband is a classmate in his private school."

As she spoke, the woman wiped away her tears again and began to sob:
"Just the day before yesterday, my husband had a fight with that classmate in the private school. When he came back, he had a scar on his forehead. So many people in the private school saw it with their own eyes. It's absolutely true!"

"I suspect that it is very likely that the classmate is holding a grudge against me because of what happened during the day, so he is seeking revenge on me..."

The woman kept talking, and the official next to her was no fool. From the moment he spoke, he had already found out the name of the classmate who had been fighting from the neighbors.

Because it involves a life, there is no time to delay.

Immediately, they rode at full speed to find the classmate.

After the woman finished explaining the whole story, the classmate finally arrived at the scene.

But his expression was still a little dazed, and his clothes were a little messy. It was obvious that he had rushed here in a hurry. Even the officials didn't have time to tell him what had happened.

Tie Xuan gave a wink, and the official next to him brought the boy forward.

The classmate was still in shock. When he looked up, he saw a swollen and rotten corpse. He screamed in shock:

“W-What is this?!”

The woman next to him heard this and looked a little resentful:

"What? You have done this yourself, don't you know it?!"

The classmates also came to their senses.

This is actually a corpse!
Although he did not dare to act presumptuously in the presence of an official like Tie Xuan, he felt puzzled by the woman's words.

Immediately, he frowned and became a little angry:
"What do you mean by the sin I committed?! Don't I know what I did? The master is here, please don't make false accusations!"

Listening to the conversation, Tie Xuan seemed to realize something.

There was a lot of noise in the crowd, with all kinds of words. Some believed the woman's words and thought that it was the classmate who did it.

After all, that person didn't look friendly, and his tone was bad and he seemed to have a bad temper. It was obvious that he was the type who could easily make enemies with others.

It seems possible that under the influence of intense emotion, one might commit murder and dump the body in a split second.

Of course, some onlookers believe that we cannot just believe one side of the story, but we need to find a few more neighbors to get more information.

However, at the front of the crowd, Zhu Gaoyu had a slightly strange expression on his face. He always felt that there was something he didn't quite understand.

So he just opened his mouth directly:

"Do you know all the neighbors in this area?"

The scene suddenly became silent.

Everyone focused their attention on a little kid like Zhu Gaoyu.

When they heard the child's voice, some people wanted to wave their hands to chase him away.

How can a child have the right to speak in a place like this?

But there are also some smart people among the crowd.

When they saw Xiao Jixiang beside Zhu Gaoyu, and saw that he had a pale face and no beard, they were immediately startled and hurriedly covered their hands to cover their companions who were about to speak. Seeing that he looked puzzled, they pointed in the direction of the imperial city.

The companion's pupils shrank instantly and he dared not say anything.

When Tie Xuan heard Zhu Gaoyu's words, he seemed to have thought of something and actually followed Zhu Gaoyu's idea. He called on his officials to bring out the neighbors around and stand in front of the corpse one by one.

Zhu Gaoyu spoke up:

"Look, if you didn't know in advance, could you recognize that the owner of the body in front of you is your neighbor?"

Many neighbors looked at each other, it seemed... this was really impossible!
Some people reacted.

And for more people, their minds haven't come around yet.

When Tie Xuan looked at Zhu Gaoyu, there was a hint of admiration in his eyes.

I only heard Zhu Gaoyu continue:
"You are neighbors and classmates who have been with the corpse day and night, but you couldn't recognize the owner of the corpse at once. However, the wife of the corpse recognized him at a glance and clearly pointed out the suspect... Don't you find it strange?"

As soon as these words were spoken, those who originally didn't quite understand suddenly understood.

In an instant, everyone's eyes changed when they looked at the woman.

The woman still wanted to protest her innocence and get rid of the suspicion, but Tie Xuan just waved his hand and had her taken away for interrogation.

After doing all this, he came to Zhu Gaoyu and bowed slightly:

"I am Tie Xuan, the judge of the Metropolitan Governor's Office. I am honored to meet your Highness."

It was just an ordinary courtesy, but Tie Xuan did not expect Zhu Gaoyu's response.

"Ah?! You are Tie Hyun?!"

Ok?
Tie Xuan was a little confused.

Could it be that Tie Xuan was so outstanding that his reputation spread far and wide that even the four sons of Prince Yan who were originally in Peking had heard of his name?

Some people may say that this picture is off topic, so let me first stack the armor.

This book will not become a crime-solving suspense type, after all, I don’t have the brains to write this type of thing.

This chapter is only to introduce Tie Xuan. The plot in the chapter is also adapted from real history. If there is any similarity... uh, it is purely accidental.

Thank you all for your understanding and reading, mua.

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(End of this chapter)