A Clash of Gods - Chapter 1028

[Chapter 1018 True and False]

When Wei Yujiang made a secret order, everyone present knelt down, even Shen Liangqiu could only bite the bullet and knelt down.

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Before Qi Ning’s trip to the East China Sea, he made a request to Long Tai that in the event of a change, he could mobilize the East China Sea troops. He was not familiar with the East China Sea, and knew that the forces here were intricate.

Holding this secret decree is equivalent to having a sharp sword in hand.

He took the secret decree from Wei Yujiang, but handed it to Shen Liangqiu, and said lightly: “General Shen, I wonder if you want to take a look?”

“The humble general will not dare!”

Qi Ning nodded and said, “But you don’t know the emperor’s will, will you, General Shen, abide by it?”

“Bei Jiang is a minister of the Great Chu, the emperor’s will, and the lower general and the lower general will naturally act according to the order.” Shen Liangqiu’s forehead was obviously sweating at this time.

Qi Ning smiled slightly, put away the secret decree, and said with a smile: “It’s so good.” He waved his hand, and said lightly to the few sailors who wanted to drag Mo Yanbai down: “All retreat!”

With the emperor’s will, whoever dared not obey, the sailors immediately retreated.

Mo Yanbai straightened up, his expression was calm, but he looked at Shen Liangqiu coldly. When everyone got up, Qi Ning stared at Mo Yanbai and said, “You asked Ben Hou to open the coffin, but the request is absurd. Of course, Ben Hou can’t either. Because you are going to open the coffin of the Great Governor in just a few words.” Staring at Mo Yanbai, he asked, “Do you have a name?”

“Grassman Mo Yanbai!”

“Mo Yanbai, you said just now that the murderer wanted to set up the illusion that the Grand Governor would commit suicide. There is a reason for it. You don’t need to betray yourselves. Now this Marquis wants you to explain to everyone, what is the reason for this?”

“Marquis, the purpose of Xuanliang’s suicide was to cover up the wounds of the Governor.” Mo Yanbai said sternly: “The Governor was indeed harmed by others, and indeed he died of suffocation, but it was not that Xuanliang committed suicide and suffocated, but Was strangled with a rope. (fastest update)”

“Shrink your throat?” exclaimed from all around.

Mo Yanbai said, “The murderer took advantage of the Governor’s unpreparedness and suddenly shot. The Governor’s neck was strangled, so he would naturally struggle hard. The scars left on his neck were clearly caused by a violent struggle.” An autopsy official from the Department of Punishment asked: “My lord, since you are good at autopsy, you must be able to judge whether the scars left on your neck are suicide by hanging beams or being strangled?”

The official nodded and said: “The two methods lead to death, and the scars on the throat will never be the same. Even the most common tricks can be seen at a glance.”

What he meant by this was that even the most ordinary sages could see the flaws, and of course he could see them at a glance.

“What this lord said is very true, but you can see it if you do anything.” Mo Yanbai said: “But ordinary people may not be able to tell the difference. When the governor is buried, he has to wash his body, and there is someone in the governor’s mansion. Next to him, there is a scar on his throat. If the Grand Governor died because of other reasons, then where did the scar on his neck come from? The scars left on the neck cannot be removed, so the murderer can only fake the Grand Governor hanging beam. The illusion of suicide.”

When everyone heard the words, there was a sudden realization.

Wei Yujiang said: “Mo Yanbai, what you mean is that the murderer strangled the Governor, because there were scars on his neck, so he could only create the illusion of suicide by hanging. After the murderer killed the Governor, he hid the body of the Governor. On the big locust tree in the yard, he faked the hanging beam and committed suicide, so that the governor’s manor and others believed it was true. When the governor and the others left, he came down by himself and replaced the body of the governor, while he ran overnight. Back to the water army camp, waiting for the arrival of Director Hou?”

“What this lord said is really good, and that’s roughly what happened.” Mo Yanbai nodded.

Wei Yujiang said: “General Shen placed the body of the Governor General in the study room and sent someone to guard it. After we arrived, we will examine the body. The remains of the Governor General prove that the wound on his throat was indeed a suicide by hanging a beam, not being strangled. Stop!” His eyes flickered,

Staring at Mo Yanbai, he said, “Do you mean to say that the corpse we saw after we arrived that day was not the Great Governor?”

Mo Yanbai said: “Exactly. ()”

There was a commotion all around, and some of the people were dazed.

Shen Liangqiu sneered beside him: “Everyone, the surnamed Mo is getting more and more bizarre. Do we have to keep listening to his nonsense?” He glanced at Qi Ning and saw that Qi Ning was calm and didn’t pay any attention to his words.

“But you just said that the murderer stole the pillars and replaced the beams that night, and replaced them with the real governor. Then the body that was taken down and placed in the bookstore was of course the governor, why did it become someone else?” Wei Yujiang looked solemn.

In fact, everyone present knew that both Mo Yanbai and Wei Yujiang’s “murderer” pointed at Shen Liangqiu, but did not name them.

Mo Yanbai said: “The body of the Great Governor was replaced that night, just to let everyone in the Governor’s Mansion understand that it was indeed the Great Governor. After that, the body was changed, just because the murderer knew that the imperial court had sent officials to investigate the matter. , if the body of the Governor is still in the library, all the adults from the Department of Punishment can know that the Governor was killed by just a glance at the scars, and the murderer will of course not be stupid enough to let you see the remains of the Governor.”

“Then who is the corpse we saw?”

“It doesn’t matter who it is.” Mo Yanbai said: “And the corpse you have examined has already been cleaned up. But the corpse looks like the Great Governor, and maybe it looks a bit similar to the Great Governor. My lord, do you dare to ask if you saw the face of the corpse during the autopsy that day?”

Several officials of the Ministry of Punishment looked at each other, especially the official who performed the autopsy himself, and couldn’t help but look at Wei Yujiang.

Wei Yujiang was also looking at the man, and Qi Ning finally sighed at this time: “General Shen, if this Marquis remembers correctly, when we saw the body of the Great Governor, the Great Governor was covered in white veils, including this Marquis. Inside, I really didn’t see the face of the Great Governor clearly.”

Shen Liangqiu tried his best to keep his composure and said: “Master Hou, the Grand Governor had to wear a white gauze after he passed away for many days. That is also a kind of respect for the Governor, and there is indeed such a custom in the East China Sea. The deceased has to cover his face for three days after his death. .”

Mo Yanbai said: “Master Hou, this is the murderer’s method, wearing a white veil, and you all have respect for the Governor, you will not lift the veil of the Governor at will, and it is impossible for you to suspect the corpse. It’s not the Grand Governor, and the inspection is just an unnamed corpse. The murderer is very powerful in the East China Sea, and it is not difficult to find a ghost who looks like the Grand Governor, and then let the ghost be willing to hang himself.”

“Actually, even if the veil is really lifted, we won’t know each other.” Qi Ning sighed, “I have only heard of his name and never met him. Jing, I haven’t seen many people.” He turned around and asked the officers behind him, “Wei Sizhen, have you met the Grand Governor?”

All the officials shook their heads.

“So the murderer seems to be in danger, but in fact it is a careful plan.” Qi Ning sighed softly: “In that case, even if it is a prince, it is impossible to suspect that the corpse is fake. Everyone thought it was the Grand Governor.”

Chen Ting couldn’t help but ask: “If that’s the case, how did the fake corpse pretending to be the Grand Governor arrive at the Grand Governor’s academy? The academy wasn’t guarded at the time!” .

Some savvy people present felt that Chen Ting was talking nonsense.

If the murderer is really Shen Liangqiu, then this question can be easily answered.

After Tantai Zhilin passed away, Shen Liangqiu could be said to be in control of the Governor’s Mansion. All the bright posts and dark posts were also arranged by Shen Liangqiu. In addition, Shen Liangqiu knew the layout of the Governor’s Mansion very well, so he wanted to find an opportunity to get into it. It’s really easy to make a corpse look like the real one.

Qi Ning put his hands on his back and said slowly: “In this way, after the death of the Governor General, the body has been twisted and turned, and the remains that everyone has seen are true and false. Pretend, when General Shen arrives, the corpse becomes real. When we arrive in the East China Sea, the corpse becomes fake again. So the corpse in the coffin now, but I don’t know if it is real. Fake?”

“When the corpse is put into the burial, the body needs to be cleaned, and there are people from the governor’s office present, especially the loyal Hou manager of the Tantai family, so there is no way to use the fake corpse to deceive.” Mo Yanbai said: “So now In this coffin, it is indeed the real governor. Caomin begged the marquis to open the coffin, because after opening the coffin, and seeing the real body of the governor, he could identify whether the governor committed suicide or was killed by someone. ”

At this time, the eyes of many people couldn’t help but look in the direction of Fuchuan.

Shen Liangqiu snorted coldly, but Qi Ning said, “General Shen, Mo Yanbai’s words are unequivocal, whether it is true or not, it cannot be entirely up to him.” After a pause, he said, “Master Chen, Gulincheng All the officials here are present, and there are many naval officers and soldiers. Today we will testify together and open the coffin of the Great Governor. We can see if what Mo Yanbai said is true or not.”

“Master Marquis, after all this talk, we still have to open the coffin of the Great Governor.” Shen Liangqiu said coldly, “I am a humble general, I have a question that I have to ask.”

“General Shen, but it doesn’t matter.” Qi Ning said with a smile: “Mo Yanbai is here to sue you for being involved in the murder of the Grand Governor. Of course you have the right to refute his words.”

“Master Marquis, according to what Mo Yanbai said, the murder of the Governor was very secretive.” Shen Liangqiu said slowly: “Murdering the Governor of Donghai Division is a capital offense. If there is a murderer, the murderer will be natural. Be careful, it is impossible for anyone to discover the secret.” Staring at Mo Yanbai, he sneered: “Mo Yanbai is just a deserter from the East Sea Division, not to mention entering the Governor’s Mansion, even the qualifications to be close to the Governor’s Mansion are not enough. No, how did he know about these extremely secretive things? Couldn’t he have seen it with his own eyes at the scene when the crime happened?”