1 minute to solve the case

Chapter 11 Pure Thought (10)
Baogong made logical deduction based on the knowledge of farming, and came to a conclusion: the first year in the field is tobacco, the second year is sweet potato, and the sweet potato is bitter; the first year is corn, and the second year is sweet potato, the sweet potato is bitter. Sweet.Therefore, after tasting the sweet potatoes, the people surnamed Li and those surnamed Wang naturally separated from each other.

hostess who doesn't know
Father Shang was the county magistrate of Lincheng County in the Song Dynasty. He was always known for his uprightness and ability to resolve strange cases.

One day, Shangfu, the county magistrate of Lincheng County, sent someone to capture a robber named Heifeng.So, he came up with a very insidious idea.

There is a jailer named Qin Gui in the county government office. He is very greedy and vicious.He often accepts gifts and bribes, and if any prisoner does not give him any benefits, he will punch and kick any prisoner.One day, Qin Gui came to the prison of the thieves Hei Feng, and Hei Feng rushed up and said to Qin Gui, "I won't live for a few more days. I want to give you something before I die, but I'm afraid you won't dare to take it."

"Ha something? Tell me quickly." Qin Gui's eyes widened when he heard that the thief wanted to give something away.

"This treasure is not with me. Someone will bring it to you"

"Who? Tell me quickly!"

"Don't worry, the thing is like this," Heifeng said, looking at no one outside, "The treasures are all in the homes of those rich families. list, and I will ask them to bring you the treasure."

Qin Gui became more and more confused the more he listened, and asked again: "Is this true?"

Seeing Qin Gui's greedy look, Hei Feng laughed inwardly, but put on a serious look on his face, and said: "When the master asks the case again, I will confess all the rich households on the list, saying that they are all I hid stolen goods for me. At that time, the master will catch them all here, and they will not plead guilty when they are interrogated. In this way, they will be put in this prison and you will take care of them. You think, they Rich families have plenty of money, so they will definitely give you gifts one after another, please take care of them."

"It's wonderful," Qin Gui danced happily and grinned widely.He quickly opened a list, handed it to Heifeng and said: "After the matter is completed, your benefits will be indispensable. I will personally buy some good wine and meat to reward you."

"My little brother should be of service, and I hope my brother will take care of him in the future." Hei Feng couldn't help laughing after watching Qin Gui leave.

A few days later, Father Shang began to try the Heifeng robbery case.Father Shang discovered that Hei Feng was not afraid, as if he had already thought of his inevitable end.Father Shang stared at Heifeng and asked:

"where are you from?"

"Living in the rivers and lakes, the four seas are my home."

"What is your name?"

"I don't have a big name, but people call it Black Wind, the evil ghost."

"What crime did you commit?"

"theft."

"How much treasure was stolen?"

"It's innumerable, and I can't find it out."

"Where did you hide all the stolen goods?"

"It's all hidden in the homes of my hostesses."

"who are they?"

"Li Ting, Liu Gong, Wang Lu..." Hei Feng recited seven or eight names in one go, as if reciting formulas.

Father Shang breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the trial of this case today was really enjoyable.After he ordered Ghost Qin to take Hei Feng down, a cloud of suspicion suddenly floated in his mind: Hei Feng is a famous thief, how could he confess the truth so easily, there must be fraud in it.

How to do it?Under the moonlight, Father Shang was thinking in the courtyard alone.Finally, he came up with an idea, immediately called the police officers on duty, and ordered them to arrest all those people that Heifeng confessed overnight.

In the early morning of the next day, the policemen brought those "house owners" to the lobby. At this time, Father Shang also got up early and came to the lobby.Father Shang did not interrogate these "house owners", but made them kneel in the lobby and wait.After a while, Heifeng was brought to the lobby.Father Shang pointed at these "house owners" and only asked Hei Feng a few words, and Hei Feng was forced to tell the truth of the matter.So, Father Shang released those "house owners", beat Qin Gui forty times, dismissed him from his post, and beheaded Hei Feng for public display.

How did Father Shang force Heifeng to tell the truth?

Father Shang said to Heifeng, "According to the list you provided, I arrested all these 'house owners'. Now let's see if any of these people have been caught wrongly?"

"It's them, none of them are right." Heifeng only glanced at these "hosts" before replying affirmatively.

"Okay, now I'll ask you." Father Shang pointed to the person kneeling on the farthest side and asked, "What's his name?"

"He..." Hei Feng blinked dryly and was speechless.

"Let me ask you again," Father Shang pointed to the kneeling man in the middle and asked; "Who is he?"

"He is..." Hei Feng still couldn't answer.

"Okay, don't pretend anymore." Father Shang asked sharply, "You remember those names so well, but you can't match the person with the name. Isn't it weird? It's not true!"

Heifeng lowered his head.He admitted that he had failed and had to tell the truth of the matter.

Cutting off family property
During Song Zhenzong's time, one day, two angry people came to the county government to file a lawsuit.The county magistrate saw that the person was a descendant of the emperor's relatives, so he naturally didn't dare to neglect, so he hurriedly sat down on it, smiled and asked:

"What orders do the two young masters come to our yamen?"

"I want to break a lawsuit with you." The two said at the same time.

Hearing that they were going to settle the lawsuit, the county magistrate was very happy.I thought, this is a good opportunity to climb up!If I help them vent their anger and spread it to the emperor's ears, will there be any benefit for me?Thinking of this, the county magistrate deliberately straightened his waist and said:

"Who is so brave, dare to break ground on the young master's head, look at me..."

"No, I'm suing him!" The two said at the same time,
"The two of you are going to sue?" The county magistrate was stunned for a moment.

"Exactly." The two went on to tell what had happened.

It turned out that they were two brothers, and their father died of illness not long ago, leaving behind a fortune.When the two brothers separated, the eldest said that the second brother had a lot of property, and the second child said that the eldest had a lot of property. They argued endlessly and refused to give in to each other.

When the county magistrate heard that this was the case, his joy just now was gone. How could he dare to end the lawsuit?He hurriedly said to the two brothers: "If you and the common people have a lawsuit, no matter what, I will guarantee you to win. But this is a matter between your royal family, and the lower officials don't dare to judge rashly. I see you..."

The two brothers saw that the county magistrate could not handle the lawsuit, so they came to the state capital again.Unexpectedly, the state officials dare not accept it.So, they found Kaifeng Mansion and Yushitai again, but they didn't dare to ask.In the end, they had to find Emperor Zhenzong to rule.

After listening to the narration of the two brothers, Zhenzong felt that it was difficult to deal with it, so he persuaded: "Brothers with the same root should live in harmony. How can you turn against each other for a little family property? I think you should be more modest."

"No, no!" The two brothers couldn't even listen to the emperor's persuasion, and they still wanted to argue over right and wrong.How to do it?Suddenly, Zhenzong remembered Prime Minister Zhang Qixian and hurriedly announced him into the palace.Zhang Qixian is a very capable person, and he has dealt with many difficult things for Zhenzong.When he came here and heard what Zhenzong said about the matter, he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "This is a trivial matter. The family division is uneven, and brothers are fighting for money. It's easy to break up. Long live, within three days, I will let them Everyone is happy, and we will happily come to see you together."

After hearing Zhang Qixian's words, Zhenzong shook his head and said in disbelief: "This lawsuit is not big, and it is not difficult to make a fair decision. But if everyone is happy, I am afraid it will not be possible. You think, ask the boss for some money to give to the second brother." Well, if the second child is happy, the eldest child will definitely be angry, but on the contrary, if the eldest child is happy, the second child will be angry again. So, it’s hard to do!”

"Long Live Lord, if you don't believe me, after I make a judgment, you can ask them whether they are satisfied or not." After speaking, Zhang Qixian led the two brothers out of the palace and came to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

After Zhang Qixian asked the two brothers to sit down separately, he asked: "As far as I know, both of you think that the other party has more property than your own, so you want to go to court, don't you?"

"That's right, he does have more than mine." The two brothers replied almost at the same time.

"Is it true?"

"Exactly!"

"Okay, I'll stop as you said, but no one is allowed to go back on his word?"

"Never regret it!"

Zhang Qixian ordered people to bring paper and ink, and said to the two brothers very seriously, "If you don't repent, I will definitely make a fair decision. Please sign and draw!"

So, my brother wrote on a piece of paper, "My brother's property is more than mine!" Then, he signed his name below.The younger brother also wrote on another piece of paper: "My brother has more property than me!" He still signed his name on the bottom.

Then, Zhang Qixian held a piece of paper in one hand and said: "You have all written your opinions and demands on it, now it's time to decide the truth..."

After hearing Zhang Qixian's decision, the two were speechless.The next day, Zhang Qixian brought the two brothers to Zhenzong again.When Zhenzong asked, both of them said "satisfied".

How did Zhang Qixian make the decision?

Zhang Qixian said decisively: "Both of you brothers think that the other party has more property than you, that is to say, as long as you can get the other party's property, you will be satisfied. So, in order to make you all happy, please exchange all the property."

Salt in the little girl's basket
When General Wu Xingde was guarding Luoyang, Tokyo, he promulgated the Salt Law, prohibiting the smuggling of salt. If anyone can catch the salt smugglers, the state will reward them heavily.Strangely, after the promulgation of the Salt Law, the number of salt smugglers increased unabated, and people were often rewarded for catching salt smugglers.In fact, a large number of people were framed by people with ulterior motives.

One day, Feng Meizi, a little girl from Nanshui Village, carried a small basket of vegetables to the city to sell.As she walked, she hummed a moving folk song.

"The mountains are green and the water is long,

The fragrance of wild flowers..."

"You sing so well! Little sister, what's your name?" A woman's voice came from behind.Feng Meizi turned her head and saw a young nun, Feng Meizi lowered her head in embarrassment.

"Go to the city to sell vegetables? Come on, I'll help you carry the basket, which will be lighter, and I'll be on the way anyway." The nun didn't hesitate to say anything, and helped Fengmeizi untie the vegetable basket.

Feng Meizi was embarrassed to bother her, and hurriedly said: "No need, I can move my back by myself, you should go on your way first!"

The nun smiled, bent down and grabbed the handle of the basket: "Let's go, why are you so polite!"

Seeing how enthusiastic he was, Feng Meizi felt that it was not easy to shirk, so she had to lift up the vegetable basket.

The two talked and laughed along the way, before they came to the city gate unknowingly.

The nun put down the vegetable basket and said to Sister Feng, "I have to go first, someone is waiting for me in the city."

The nun walked into the city gate, and Feng Meizi was also going into the city with a vegetable basket on her back.

"Stop, kid, come and check." A bearded city guard stopped Feng Meizi.

Fengmeizi thought to herself, my basket is full of vegetables, let you check it.She put down the vegetable basket and waited for the bearded man to check.

The bearded man rummaged through the vegetable basket a few times, and then took out a small bag wrapped in a handkerchief: "What is this? How dare you smuggle salt at such a young age, follow me to the government!"

When Feng Meizi saw the cloth bag, she couldn't help being surprised: "It's not mine!"

The bearded man stared at his eyeballs, and said in a nasty voice, "How could it be in your vegetable basket if it wasn't yours?"

"definitely is……"

"Stop talking nonsense and follow me!"

Big Beard brought Feng Meizi to the government.Wu Xingde heard the case.He opened the handkerchief bag and found that there were more than two catties of salt in the bag.Just as he was about to ask a question, a burst of incense suddenly wafted over.He sniffed it with his nose and found that it came out of the salt bag. Could it be that the salt is fragrant?He sniffed it curiously, only to find that the salt was wrapped in a fragrant handkerchief.He looked at the fragrant handkerchief, then at Fengmeizi, doubts suddenly arose in his heart, after thinking for a while, he suddenly realized, and quickly asked Fengmeizi: "Did you come from home alone?"

"Yes."

"Did you meet anyone on the road?"

"On the way? By the way, I met a nun on the way."

"What does that nun look like?"

So, Feng Meizi described the appearance of the nun in detail.

After listening to Feng Meizi's description, Wu Xingde understood in his heart that this must be a trap set by the nuns of the Fairy Temple and the city guards colluding with each other in an attempt to get rewards.So he shouted, "Come on, follow her to the Fairy Temple and the gate of the city, and bring those two villains to me!"

On the same day, Feng Meizi led people to arrest the nun and the bearded man to the government.After interrogation, the nun and the bearded man explained how they framed Feng Meizi and wanted to get a big reward.

From then on, those who wanted to frame others and get rewards no longer dared to cheat.

How did Wu Xingde affirm that this was a case of framing without interrogation?

Because judging from her clothes, Feng Meizi is a child of a poor farmer, so it is impossible to have a fragrant handkerchief.Only the handkerchiefs of nuns in Xiannv Temple have this kind of incense fragrance. I asked Feng Meizi; I met a nun on the road, and thus solved the case.

suicide bird king

In the Yuan Dynasty, there was a small town in the south of the Yangtze River called Lingniao Town. People there lived by raising birds. They raised and trained birds and sold them all over the country, so the town became famous.

In Lingniao Town, there is an old man who has no children, but treats the birds like his children. He would rather save his own money than buy the best food and feed the birds carefully.In his house, there are birdcages hanging on the roof beams, and birds are everywhere on the window sills and beside the bed.Interestingly, when the birds chirped, he could understand what the birds were saying.The birds he bred are all the best, and people call the old man "the king of birds".

Every morning when the sky is bright, the bird king will go for a walk with the bird, that is, to "take a walk" with the bird.This morning, people found that the time for walking the birds had passed, and the king of birds hadn't come yet.Lin Dahai, the bird king's friend, said: "Is the bird king sick? He has no children. I'll come and see him."

Lin Dahai came to the door of Bird King's house and knocked on the door for a long time, but there was no response from inside, only the chirping of birds was heard.He felt a little bad, and he slammed the door open, and saw the bird king lying on the bed, already dead.Many of the birds in the house had also starved to death.

The county magistrate came to the scene and found a suicide note next to Bird King's pillow, which said: "I am old and have no children to take care of me, so I chose to commit suicide." After receiving a suicide note, he said with certainty: "The facts of the case are already clear. Bird King committed suicide."

Lin Dahai looked at the bird king sadly, and then looked at the starved bird with pity, and said with certainty: "This is impossible. According to what I know about the bird king, the bird king definitely did not commit suicide. Someone must have killed him." Bird King, forged a suicide note to create the illusion of suicide!"

On what grounds did Lin Dahai determine that Bird King did not commit suicide?

Because the bird king loves birds, if the bird king wants to commit suicide, he will first let his beloved bird go or give it to someone else, and he will never commit suicide first regardless of the life or death of the bird.

Mrs. Zhao
During the Ming Dynasty, a murder case occurred in Jieyang County, Guangdong Province.The county magistrate Zhu Yiming questioned the two men and one woman who came to report the crime, and one of them, a young man with delicate features, spoke first:
"The villain's surname is Zhou, and he makes a living selling cloth. Three days ago, my good friend Zhao Xin and I agreed to go out to buy cloth. We booked a boat with Zhang Chao, the boatman, and made an appointment to meet up on the boat the next morning, but that morning , I came to the boat and waited, but there was no sign of Xin Zhao. I hurriedly asked Zhang Chao to call him. Zhang Chao went to Zhao’s house, but who knew that Xin Zhao ran away from home early in the morning and did not know where he went. We were afraid There was an accident, so I searched nearby for three days, but so far there is no sign of anyone."

Zhou Yi just finished speaking.Another man went on to say: "The villain is called Zhang Chao, he is a boatman, and he earns his living by ferrying. Three days ago, Zhao Xin and Zhou Yi came to hire my boat, saying that they would go out to buy cloth the next day. Early the next morning, Zhou Yi came Xin Zhao was not on the boat, so she asked me to look for him. I called Mrs. Zhao three times at the gate of Zhao’s house, and Mrs. Zhao opened the door slowly. She told me that Xin Zhao left before dawn.”

After listening to the two men's narration, Zhu Yiming looked at the woman again and asked, "Are you Xin Zhao's wife?"

The woman replied in a low voice: "Yes. That morning, my family officials took 500 taels of silver and hurried out of the house. I didn't know his whereabouts until Zhang Chao came to look for him. We searched for three days in a row, and all There is no trace. The officials must have been assassinated, and I hope that the adults will make decisions for the young lady." After she finished speaking, she wiped away the tears hanging from her cheeks.

Zhu Yiming quickly thought to himself: Xin Zhao is an old man, it is difficult to win the favor of Zhao Shi who is much younger than him, Zhou Yi is a handsome young man, suave and romantic, how can he not be courteous and adore beautiful women?It must be that Zhou Yi and the Zhao family had a secret relationship and secretly conspired to kill Zhao Xin.Therefore, Zhu Yiming ordered the guards to impose severe punishments on Zhou Yi and Zhao.Zhou and Zhao couldn't bear the punishment, so they had to confess and were thrown into death row to await execution.

Coincidentally, at this time the court minister Zhang Juzheng came to Jieyang County for inspection.After reading the case file, he felt that the case was strange and decided to retry the criminal himself.Above the lobby, Zhou Yi shouted for innocence, saying that he was a clean cloth merchant and had never committed any wrongdoing, and he did not dare to take his wife and kill anyone. Zhao also cried out for injustice, and hoped that Lord Qingtian would investigate the truth and catch the real culprit To avenge her husband.Zhang Juzheng saw that they did not look fake, so he sent someone to call the boatman Zhang Chao.

"Zhang Chao, tell me what happened that day again. Tell the truth!" Zhang Juzheng stared at Zhang Chao.

"Yes, my lord." Zhang Chao didn't panic, and repeated to Zhang Juzheng what he told Zhu Yiming that day.

After hearing this, Zhang Juzheng sneered and said with a "hey hey": "Well, you are a bold thief, you still haven't confessed truthfully!"

Zhang Chao was suddenly flustered and incoherent, so he had to explain the process of killing people and stealing money.It turned out that that morning, Xin Zhao brought 500 taels of silver to the boat before Zhou Yi.Seeing that Cai suddenly became malicious, Zhang Chao took advantage of Zhao Xin's unpreparedness and stoned him to death, took the silver and hid it, then tied the body to a heavy stone and sank it to the bottom of the river.After Zhou Yi came, he lied that he had never seen Xin Zhao, and pretended to come to look for him.He thought he could be exonerated because there was no body to investigate.Unexpectedly, Zhang Juzheng was serious in judging the case and found a flaw.

What flaw did Zhang Juzheng discover, and then he concluded that Zhang Chao was the murderer?
Because Zhou Yi asked Zhang Chao to call Zhao Xin, but when Zhang Chao came to Zhao's house and knocked on the door, he called out "Ms. Zhao's family".Zhang Juzheng deduced that at this time, Zhang Chao must have known that Xin Zhao was killed, otherwise, he would not have asked Xin Zhao to open the door, because it was unreasonable.

Wronged Vegetable Farmer
There was a vegetable farmer who worked hard from morning to night and worked hard. When the vegetables in the field grew, he picked them up and sold them in the city.Although life is very difficult, he always said happily: "Living with my own hands, although it is hard, I feel very comfortable."

(End of this chapter)