At that moment, the gangsters cut open the unknown body and the body of Li's husband, took out the stomach contents respectively, washed them with water, and then used silver needles to explore them respectively. All of them were only slightly blackened.

Leng Yi said: "The corpse poison has invaded the food in the stomach, and washing with water cannot completely remove it, so the silver needle will turn slightly black. However, the corpses we examined are all the same, and those corpses died normally.

They were frozen to death by the snow. Since the silver needle tests are all the same, it means they were not poisoned. What do you think of this county’s judgment?”

Everyone nodded with sincerity, and a few of the widowers held their hands in admiration and said: "The autopsy method taught by the great master, let me wait for the enlightenment, and then I will know how to do the autopsy."

Leng Yi added: "It's just that it's hard to verify how Li's husband died. Because there are many reasons for death, such as sudden death from illness, etc. Didn't the deceased suffer from illness and palpitation before his death? It's probably

The attack of this disease led to sudden death. However, one thing is certain, that is, it was not murder. After an autopsy, it was determined that the crack in the head of the deceased in this case was not caused by a heavy blow, but a crack that appeared in the normal vagina. There was no external injury on the deceased in this case.

, and there were no signs of poisoning, so the possibility of murder is ruled out. The county decided to acquit the criminal Li."

Everyone nodded.

Leng Yi said to Mr. Dong: "After you return, you immediately release Mr. Li. At the same time, send the clerk from the execution room to the house of the deceased's parents, tell them the whole process and conclusion of our autopsy, and explain clearly that Mr. Li is innocent."

The reason for his release was to avoid misunderstanding by the host’s family.”

Master Dong nodded in agreement.

Leng Yi then ordered Wu Zuo to bury several corpses separately, and then got up the sedan chair and returned to the Yamen.

Leng Yi's voice just now was very high, just to spread some basic forensic knowledge to the people watching. These people were convinced after hearing what the county magistrate said eloquently. They all looked at Leng Yi with their eyes full of awe.

When Leng Yi returned to the Yamen, it was already noon. Zhuo Qiaoniang had already prepared lunch. Although Cheng Luo'an and the female detective were there, they were responsible for guarding and could not be spared to help with housework, cooking, laundry, etc.

.But the maid Cao Sui was still seriously ill and could not get out of bed to work, so Zhuo Qiaoniang took matters into her own hands.

When Leng Yi came back, Zhuo Qiaoniang brought hot water. Leng Yi washed his hands and changed his clothes, then sat down to eat.

After dinner, Leng Yi wanted to help Zhuo Qiaoniang clean up the dishes and wash the dishes. Zhuo Qiaoniang blushed and was unwilling to do anything, so she asked Leng Yi to sit in the study and drink tea and rest, and she would do it by herself. Leng Yi knew that she

She didn't want Cheng Luo'an and the others to see an official doing housework, as they would talk about her secretly.

Leng Yi gave up and continued to practice calligraphy in his study.

At this time, Zheng Yan, who was in charge of the gate of the inner house, came in and reported that Mrs. Li, who was acquitted, knelt outside the inner house, begging to kowtow to the lord and thank him. She asked Leng Yi if he had seen her.

Leng Yi got up and came out. Sure enough, he saw Mr. Li, in ragged clothes, kneeling on the ground. When he saw him coming out, he knelt and crawled a few steps, kowtowing as if pounding garlic: "A common woman kowtows to the great master Qingtian...!" After saying this, she was already in tears.

Under the rain, I was choked and couldn't make a sound, I just kowtowed and made a thumping sound.

Leng Yi hurriedly asked Cheng Luojie next to him to help her up. He was very sad when he saw that Li's hands were tortured so hard that all the joints of her fingers were crushed. Each finger was swollen like a small mallet and could not even be bent.

He took off the purse and purse from his waist, poured out all the broken silver, handed it to Mrs. Li, and said: "I've wronged you. Your hands and fingers have been severely punished, and your life will be difficult in the future. Alas! All of this is

It's the county's fault. You were beaten into a trap, and you suffered the pain of jail and lost a pair of hands. This little money can be regarded as a little compensation from the county."

In ancient times, unjust, false and wrong cases could only be vindicated, and there was never any mention of state compensation. If the people who had been wronged could be vindicated and acquitted, it would be a blessing. There was no thought of asking the imperial court for compensation. Hearing what Leng Yi said, he suddenly panicked.

De Gudong fell to his knees again, kowtowed and kept saying: "People's women don't dare! People's women don't dare...!"

Leng Yi said: "Yes, if it's nothing else, it's really inappropriate for this county to use severe punishment to destroy your hands. With this little money, you can use it to see a doctor and try to cure the injury. It's probably completely useless."

Recovery is impossible. It would be good if you can recover more than four or five points. Please accept it!"

Mrs. Li was so moved that her face burst into tears, and she knelt on the ground, sobbing and kowtowing, not even saying she dared.

Leng Yi looked at Cheng Luojie next to him. Cheng Luojie's eyes were a little red. He stepped forward to help her up and said, "Since the magistrate has said so, just accept it." After that, Leng Yi started talking to Leng Yi.

He took the handful of broken silver in his hand and stuffed it into her hands.

Holding the pieces of silver in her hands, Mrs. Li cried so much that her nose and saliva were all muddy in her face. She just choked with sobs and said thank you to Master Qingtian, but couldn't say anything more.

Leng Yi asked the female police officer to take Mrs. Li home quickly. Looking at Ms. Li who turned around every step of the way and slowly walked away, Leng Yi sighed with appreciation.

Wu Captou cupped his hands and said: "Sir, my subordinates now understand, why don't you let me and others use severe punishment on the criminals at will? Using severe punishment is indeed too easy to cause wrong cases. This time, Li's fate is great

, met the great master and helped her find out the unjust case, but her hands were still useless. From now on, we will definitely remember the great master’s teachings and never use severe torture to extract confessions from criminals.”

Mr. Dong next to him also stroked his beard and nodded frequently: "Yes, in the future, like the elder, we must analyze the case carefully, investigate openly and secretly, find evidence, and identify the crime. This is the right way to solve the case."

Leng Yi smiled bitterly. Seeing Li's miserable state, he gave her all the money he got from Lin Ling. Now his pocket is empty. The new year is approaching, how can he celebrate the New Year?

Fortunately, within a few days, the salary was paid out. Leng Yi could not get rid of the money of the yamen clerks, so he directly distributed it to everyone in the households where the money was received. For the first time, everyone received their wages in time, and they were very happy.

, coupled with the money Leng Yi gave to everyone to pay off debts, they all said that they can have a good New Year this year.

They were happy, but Leng Yi couldn't laugh after receiving his salary.

Because he once asked Master Dong and found out that his salary as a magistrate in a remote area is 10,000 copper coins per month, plus 3,000 copper coins for servants (if you don’t hire servants, the money goes to the magistrate himself), and there is also salary

Su Sanshi. Nothing else.

Thinking about it, it’s not bad. Not counting the servant fees, the monthly salary is 10,000 yuan. In addition, there is food worth about 1,000 yuan, which adds up to 11,000 yuan. It is considered a high salary, and I am very satisfied. Unexpectedly,

What was delivered to his inner house was less than three guans of copper coins, which was less than three thousand Wen, and there were also some daily necessities such as cloth, wine, and salt.

Leng Yi was surprised. He called Master Dong and asked insinuatingly. He found out that although the overall salary of the Song Dynasty was the highest in history, even nearly ten times higher than that of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, at the beginning of the Song Dynasty, it was

It's not high, and at this time, only about 30% of the official's salary is paid in cash, and the rest is paid in kind, such as cloth and the like, which is the salary.

In addition, because the economy was not very prosperous in the early Song Dynasty and the state's treasury was low, the salaries given to officials were also discounted, "eight points calculated as ten points", that is, only 80% of the salary was paid.

Therefore, Leng Yi's monthly salary was actually only a little over 8,000 yuan, and most of it was in kind. His cash in cash was less than 3,000 yuan. For Leng Yi, who was in urgent need of money to pay off debts and start a new life, he could only smile bitterly.

Of course, if there were no foreign debts, the money would be enough for him and Zhuo Qiaoniang, and they could barely be considered well-off. However, part of the debt owed by the magistrate he replaced was still unpaid, so under his

Just as he was looking at the pile of things and smiling bitterly, several creditors came to collect debts.

Although Leng Yi had paid all the taxes this year and paid off all the debts owed by everyone in the Yamen, he still had to borrow money from several large households in Yinling County to repay the taxes, except for Zhuang Jincai, who helped him exchange gold.

In addition to the debts that have been paid off, there are still outstanding debts from several large households. When they heard that he had received a salary, they all came to collect debts in person.

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Chapter completed!