Chapter 413 Solving the case safely
Respect ghosts and gods and keep them at a distance - "The Analects of Confucius. Yong Ye"
In the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius and his disciples traveled around the world to promote his political ideas. He defended the country twice, but he failed to transfer his political power to the The government's promotion was successful, so Confucius had no choice but to take his disciples to the state of Chen to try their luck. When passing through the states of Song and Zheng, they encountered a disaster. First, Confucius's disciple Sima Niu fell seriously ill and fell into a coma several times. Then Confucius also suffered from a similar disease and fell into coma several times. After he woke up from a coma, his beloved disciple Zilu advised Confucius to pray to ghosts and gods. Confucius insisted on the view that "life and death are determined by destiny, wealth and honor are in heaven", rejected Zilu's persuasion, and said, "respect ghosts and gods and stay away from them." talk.
Respect ghosts and gods and stay away from them. This is also the mainstream view of the ancients towards ghosts and gods.
If it weren’t for Zhou Houjie’s words about the ghost encounter in the Yamen at this moment, the people in the Hanlin Academy would definitely not believe it. However, after the words that came out of Zhou Houjie’s mouth, everyone in the Hanlin Academy could not help but let them know first. I believed it three points.
You must know that Zhou Houjie's character and ability are well-known throughout the capital, and he has no mental problems. In addition, this person has never told a lie.
Zhou Houjie's description is very accurate. Even if Hanlin here has not experienced it personally, he seems to have experienced it with Zhou Houjie. There is a faint cool breeze behind his neck.
"This" Li Chunfang was speechless for a moment.
“I didn’t expect that the usual supernatural and strange things would happen once. I have heard that an unjust ghost approached Mr. Bao to adjudicate a case. I am afraid that this case is somewhat similar. It seems that Mr. Zhou’s reputation for integrity has spread far and wide. , even ghosts know it." Yuan Wei held the hot tea and took a sip of tea to warm his body. He could feel chill just listening to Zhou Houjie's description.
"Where." Zhou Houjie shook his head and said with a bitter smile.
Zhang Juzheng touched his chin thoughtfully. He seemed to have different views on what Zhou Houjie said about encountering ghosts in the Yamen, but he seemed a little unsure. After all, what is Zhou Houjie's reputation? The level of suspicion is relatively large. , I didn’t know where to start, so I fell into deep thought.
Zhang Siwei, who was next to Zhu Ping'an, was also doubtful, but seeing Zhou Houjie's assurance, and knowing Zhou Houjie's reputation, he probably believed it more than he doubted it.
"I hope your Excellency will think twice. The judge concluded that the witnesses and physical evidence in this case are conclusive. There is no doubt that the prisoner in custody was the murderer. This Dalin has nothing to do with this case." The person sitting under Zhou Houjie's head The Wanping County magistrate raised his hands and advised Zhou Houjie.
"Confirmed? How do you explain the pond dirt on the shoes? How do you explain the bloody murder weapon found in front of Zhang Dalin's house." Zhou Houjie pointed out several issues he discovered during the file review and interrogation.
"Sir." The magistrate of Wanping County once again tried to persuade Zhou Houjie.
"Okay, don't say anything more. Nanshan can be moved and Beihai can be filled. This case cannot be overturned." Zhou Houjie refused firmly.
"Mr. Zhou's case will definitely become a good story." Yuan Wei admired Zhou Houjie's approach very much.
"I am not seeking fame or profit, I just want a clear conscience and justice for the deceased." Zhou Houjie shook his head, his brows full of clear conscience.
What Zhou Houjie said came from the heart, and everyone could feel it. The hall seemed to be full of righteousness and positive energy.
However, just when this aura was surging, a very discordant voice was heard.
"Um, Mr. Zhou, how did that dead ghost get away?"
Everyone followed the voice and saw the owner of the voice, Zhu Pingan. Zhu Pingan's eyes were as clean as if they had been washed by water, and the corners of his mouth were He raised his head slightly and looked at Zhou Houjie and asked.
Now is the time to be curious about this! Why is this child so ignorant? He ruined the atmosphere. Do you understand? Yuan Wei and others from the Hanlin Academy looked at Zhu Pingan with reproachful eyes, but Zhu Pingan was not affected at all.
"He left over the wall." Although Zhou Houjie was a little surprised why Zhu Pingan asked this question, he still answered Zhu Pingan's question.
As expected
After hearing Zhou Houjie's answer, the corners of Zhu Ping'an's mouth rose even more.
Unlike others, Zhu Pingan didn’t believe it at all when he heard Zhou Houjie say that the yamen encountered ghosts. Zhu Pingan was a person who had received twenty years of atheist education in modern times. Although Zhu Pingan could not explain his arrival in the Ming Dynasty with atheism, and the luck he saw was also very strange, Zhu Pingan's deep-rooted atheism still made Zhu Pingan's first reaction be to deny the theory of encountering ghosts.
In addition, after so many years of personal observation and experience in the Ming Dynasty, I am basically certain that this world is also a world without ghosts and gods, at least there are no ghosts.
Of course, you cannot use atheism to explain it to them, otherwise the day will not be far when you will be tied to a pillar and burned to ashes!
Okay, if you dare to say atheism, this is a slap in the face of the Holy One. What does our Holy One, Jiajing, cultivate immortality and refine elixirs for? This is treason and heinous, and even gods can’t save you. Oh, by the way, no gods can save you. Aren’t you an atheist?
Although it cannot be explained by atheism, there are always loopholes in pretending to be gods and ghosts, and there are always clues left behind.
Zhu Pingan also got something.
For example, the question Zhu Ping'an asked Mr. Zhou is the key to solving this ghost encounter. Zhou Houjie's answer did not disappoint Zhu Ping'an, so he raised the corners of his lips clearly.
However, it is obvious that most people here do not understand the meaning of Zhu Pingan's question. For example, Yuan Wei looked at Zhu Pingan with dissatisfaction, feeling that Zhu Pingan was unreasonable and too curious!
However, there are exceptions. For example, Zhang Juzheng's eyes lit up at this moment, and the corners of his mouth curled up. His eyes looking at Zhu Pingan were serious for the first time.
"It seems that this ghost is fake."
After Zhou Houjie answered, Zhu Pingan smiled and stated the conclusion with great certainty.
What?
Are ghosts fake?
A sound of surprise sounded in the hall. Most people expressed serious doubts about Zhu Pingan's words, and boos broke out everywhere.
"Why did the champion say this?" Zhou Houjie was also full of doubts.
"Ghosts are formless, erratic, coming and going without a trace. If they are really ghosts, they can just pass through the wall, or float out of the wall. How can they climb over the wall?" Zhu Ping An spoke calmly and pointed out the key points.
Zhu Pingan's words were like enlightenment. Zhang Siwei screamed and understood the truth of the matter in an instant.
Others were also thoughtful, and then they all showed expressions of understanding.
“If I’m not wrong, there should be footprints on the wall of the government office where Mr. Zhou is now. It rained that day and the ground was wet, so there will be mud staining the shoes. If you climb over the wall, there will be traces. Leave the footprints. I expect Mr. Zhou to send someone to investigate and find something." Zhu Ping'an added and expressed his guess.
"Excuse me for a moment." Mr. Zhou suddenly woke up after hearing this, apologized, and led Magistrate Wanping out of the hall quickly.
About an hour later, Zhou Houjie entered the Hanlin Academy again with a grateful and smiling face, and made a special trip to express his gratitude to Zhu Pingan.
After Zhou Houjie returned, he found fresh footprints on the wall of the back office, and Wen Wen's footprints were also found on several other walls outside. So Zhou Houjie ordered the suspects released yesterday to be re-arrested and brought to justice. After rigorous interrogation, it was discovered that the suspect bribed an accomplished thief while his family was visiting the prison, and asked him to pretend to be the deceased, and deliberately staged the scene of a ghost claiming grievance the night before, just to reverse the case.
But it was also because the suspect was so smart that he showed his flaws and admitted to harming others under strict interrogation.
"What happened today is all thanks to Zi Hou. Otherwise, it would be a small matter for me to be a wise man in this life. If I mishandled the case and wronged a good person, it would be a big crime. Today's matter, I have written a letter to my son. Thank you very much. "Zhou Houjie is really a real person, and he can't hold him back. He insists on adding Zhu Ping'an to the merit request, but no one can say it.
(End of this chapter)