After being killed by the landlord, the long-term worker forged a wound and escaped
Since the Southern Song Dynasty Song Ci's "Collection of Records of Clearing Grievances" became popular, many criminals became familiar with the official autopsy methods and tried every possible means to cover up the murder crimes, and many of them succeeded. The following case in the "Ming Dynasty Celebrant Case" was passed"Posthumous feigned wounds"way to evade official sanctions.
There is a gentleman named Yu Zecheng in Hechi, Guangxi, who has a lot of money, but he is a miser who loves money like his life. His wife, Bao, had a difficult family and often begged or borrowed money to support the family, but Yu Zecheng did not have a penny. So, Bao often carried her husband behind her back and sent her friend Lian Zong, who had been a friend for many years, to secretly take some grain rice to the family.
Bao Zheng didn't expect that this Lian Zong was a treacherous person, and after a long time, his heart would be distorted. When Bao Zheng secretly asked him to send grain and rice again, he deliberately delayed three times and did not send it. One day, when Yu Zheng was on a business trip, Lian Zong seized the opportunity to enter Bao Zheng's room, forcibly hugged Bao Zheng, and said sarcastically:"Transporting grain and rice is extremely difficult for you, you must play with me once today, and as long as there is goods in the future, you will definitely be allowed to catch up. "
Bao Zheng replied angrily"It is indeed hard for me to send you to carry grain and rice, but I have often rewarded you with wine and meat, and I have never let you go home empty-handed, how dare you be so rude! I'll report to the boss tomorrow and see what happens to you!" "
Lian Zong said with a smile"I kept all the grain and rice you stole and didn't send it. Tomorrow, I will tell the boss about your private concern for your mother's family, and when the time comes, if you falsely accuse me of forcing you to commit adultery, the boss will definitely not believe it, but will only treat you as a false accuser. "
Buwu is also a woman with little knowledge, while being coerced by Lian Zong, she really didn't dare to report it to her husband, she heard that the food was confiscated, and she also knew that her husband was a stingy person, if she knew that he secretly took his family, she would inevitably reprimand him, and maybe she would dislike her wife. At that time, even if she sued Lian Zong**, her husband would not believe it because there was no evidence. Bao thought about it, but he had no idea, so he had to follow Lianzong's wishes. Lian Zong took the opportunity to deliver food, it was really fast and heavy. Bao Zheng and Lian Zong often talk and laugh.
It was a winter day, Yu Jiucheng took Lian Zong to collect the tenant's rent, and on this day he came to the tenant Zhiqi's house. Zhiqi and Lian Zong are cousins, so they naturally have someone to take care of them in life, and they also prepared a banquet for the two. After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, the three of them were slightly drunk, and somehow, chatting and chatting about the topic of the mark on the person. Yu Zecheng said:"Any woman with a mark is either rich or expensive. "
Lian Zong continued to whisper"Your mother is really a rich woman, and in addition to yin qi, there is also a mark. "
Hearing this, the branch manager immediately realized this and looked at Yu Gecheng with a smile. Yu Gecheng also realized the difference, and immediately began to be disgusted, but it was difficult to say it in front of strangers, so he could only pretend not to hear it and continue to do other things. On this day, the three of them drank until late at night, but Yu Gecheng and Lian Zong stayed in the Governor's Palace.
When he woke up the next day, Yu Zecheng remembered what happened yesterday, he decided to pay taxes tomorrow, and now the rent can't be collected, so he will go back first, and then he will go back to the house and take the opportunity to ask his wife Bao. Yu Zecheng said that yesterday's incident could not be denied, and how Zong forced him to rape, he must explain the ins and outs of the matter. When Yu Zecheng mentioned yesterday's incident, Bao Zheng couldn't deny it, so he had to say how Lian Zong was forced to **. When Yu heard this, he said that Bao Zheng had said:"This is adultery, and according to the law, ** women are not sentenced to death. If what you said is true, then I won't trouble you, I'll marry another wife and make you a maid, but you have to kill Lian Zong tonight, you can prepare some wine and food for him, and then kill him after getting him drunk. "
Bao had no choice but to prepare wine and food according to her husband's instructions. Yu Zecheng went to treat Lian Zong and took the opportunity to get him drunk. When Lian Zong fell to the ground, Yu Zecheng tied her to the bench with hemp rope and woke her up to ask about **. Although Lianzong strenuously denied it at first, Bao Zheng had already confessed, and Lianzong was forced to confess, saying:"At this point, I don't regret my death"。
Yu Zecheng hated Lian Zong to the bone, covered his mouth with a wet cloth, covered his eyes, and then cut a hole in his ribs with a sharp knife, and threw him into the boiling water, which was so scalding that no one could see the shadow of blood. After Lian Zong's death, Yu Zecheng untied the rope and threw him on the bed.
The next day, Yu Juzheng sent someone to inform Lian Zong's younger brother that Lian Zong had died of a stroke. Lian Zong's younger brother Lian Yu invited his cousin Zhici to go with him. When Zhici heard about it, he suspected that Lian Zong, who had been running around the house drinking the day before and was in good health, suddenly died. Thinking of Lian Zong's private affairs about Bao Zheng, he suspected that there were ghosts. After telling Lian Yu about the matter, the two rushed to Yu's house and examined Lian Zong's body in detail.
Lian Yu saw the hole in his brother's ribs, suspecting that Yu Zecheng had killed his brother, on the one hand, he carried the body home with everyone, and on the other hand, he rushed to the district bureau to complain, he said: The businessman Yu Zecheng attacked the city, saying that his brother hired his younger brother, but he was killed by Yu Zecheng, and he also fabricated that his brother had committed adultery with his wife, saying that the government and the military division could testify.
After hearing the news, Yu Juzheng also went to the district bureau to complain:"Zhiqi is a rebel, as a tenant owes three years of rent, and collects it himself, so as to declare that he is an enemy. This year, tenant Lian Zong died of a stroke, and Chiki's cousin came forward to falsely accuse me of killing him.
Huang Taiyi took the ** book and asked him to quickly investigate the cause of Zong's death, Lian saw that Zong's ribs had wounds, but the flesh was dry and white, and there was no blood in the shadow. Huang Taiyi took out the book "Collection of Grievances" and showed it to Lian Yu, Zhizhi, and Yu Jiecheng:"The wound on the raw side, which is a blood shadow washed by blood, is surrounded by several blood flowers with bright colors. If it is cut with a knife after death, the flesh will be dry and white, and there will be many blood flowers. If the blood cannot be covered after death, the flesh will be white. Lian Zong had a fatal wound to his ribs, but the flesh color of the wound was white, and the flesh color was obviously white after death"。
Zhijie replied:"Lian Zong said that the master's mother had a scar in her groin and died the next day, and there was also a wound on her ribs, so they suspected that Yu Chucheng killed her. "
Huang Taiyi continued:"If a servant commits adultery with his master's mother, it makes sense to have him torn into pieces. But today, we leave aside whether he committed adultery or not, and only look at whether the wound is real or false. "Zhiqi received 20 lashes, was falsely accused of incitement, and was recommended for three years' imprisonment; Lianyu also received twenty lashes and was falsely accused of incitement; Yu Jucheng was acquitted.