Everyone looked at Magistrate Tang. Mrs. Liu also sat up straight, looked at Magistrate Tang and said, "Master Tang came to the temple fair this time because he has something to ask us, doesn't he?"

Magistrate Tang raised his eyebrows, his eyes flickering back and forth between her and the Zhou couple.

Lao Zhoutou and Qian also looked confused.

Mrs. Liu asked: "Are you looking for Zhou Yin, sir?"

Lao Zhoutou and Mr. Qian immediately turned to look at Mrs. Liu, and then couldn't help but look at Mr. Bai, suspecting that he had told Mrs. Liu.

Mr. Bai sighed and said nothing.

Man Bao and Bai Shanze looked at a loss. They didn't understand how the home field became Mrs. Liu. In other words, this matter has nothing to do with her, right?

County Magistrate Tang had a panoramic view of the faces of the people in the room, then gave up on Old Zhoutou and Qian, and focused his main attention on Old Madam Liu, "Does Madam recognize Zhou Yin?"

"Although I have never seen it, I have heard about it for a long time. Every year during the Qingming Festival and the eighth day of May, we have to pay homage in private."

Bai Shan was surprised and couldn't help but said: "Grandma, isn't the eighth day of May the anniversary of my father's death?"

Qian couldn't help but grabbed Man Bao's hand. Man Bao didn't feel it, but looked at Bai Shan and said: "Every year on the eighth day of May, I also go to the cemetery to offer incense to my grandparents."

Of course, I also had to offer incense to the solitary grave next to me, and later I also offered incense to my brother-in-law.

Man Bao turned his head and looked at his parents, then looked at Mrs. Liu.

County Magistrate Tang glanced at everyone, withdrew his gaze, and said to Mrs. Liu: "Yes, this county is looking for Zhou Yin. At first, we suspected him of committing a crime. Later I found out that he was dead, and that he died an untimely death, so this is considered a crime."

It’s a murder case, so the county is investigating. According to the old lady, you know the inside story?"

"That's right," Mrs. Liu sat on the chair and said, "Besides me, the only person in the world who knows the inside story best is Mr. Wei in Beijing. Although the Zhou family is the master of suffering, they don't know as much as I do.

"

Magistrate Tang pondered and asked: "The Master Wei that the old lady is talking about, is it the Secretary Supervisor Wei Zhi?"

"It's Wei Jianzheng."

County Magistrate Tang's heart tightened and he clenched his fists. He looked at Old Madam Liu and said nothing for a while. After a long time, he couldn't help but chuckled and said: "That's it. It seems that Old Madam has been waiting here for a long time."

It’s got me.”

Mrs. Liu immediately stood up and saluted him, "Since Mr. Tang did not turn around and leave, it is obvious that he has taken over this case. Please help us clear our grievances and give justice to the deceased."

After saying that, he knelt down.

Qian stood up and pulled Manbao to kneel down. Although Lao Zhoutou was confused, he saw that his wife had knelt down, so he knelt down too.

Bai Shan also knelt in the sky with a bang. He looked as confused as Man Bao. Various thoughts flashed through his mind. Finally, he slowly calmed down. He raised his head and glanced at his grandmother and mother kneeling in front of him. He lowered his head.

Magistrate Tang sighed, stretched out his hand to help Mrs. Liu up, and said with a wry smile: "Can this county do what even Mr. Wei can't do?"

When Mrs. Liu was about to speak, Magistrate Tang stretched out her hand to hold her down and said, "Although it is difficult, since this county knows about it, we will try our best."

And he really wanted to know and investigate this case that had been concealed by so many people for more than ten years from the beginning.

Magistrate Tang helped Mrs. Liu sit down on a chair and said, "Tell me, Mrs. I think everyone wants to know."

After saying that, he motioned for her to look at the Zhou family and his wife.

Mrs. Liu took two steps forward and bowed solemnly to the Zhou couple. Lao Zhou quickly avoided it. Qian supported Mrs. Liu and her mouth trembled, "Old lady, what are you doing?"

Mrs. Liu held her hand and said, "I should have done this gift a long time ago. Zhou Yin's death was because of my son. It is also because of this that you have been frightened and frightened all these years. I, I feel guilty."

Qian shook her lips and said nothing because she really didn't know what to say.

It has been almost twelve years since Zhou Yin died. In the past twelve years, they have racked their brains and couldn't figure out why he was killed or who killed him. But in the end, the insider has always been by their side?

Mrs. Liu clapped her hand, then turned back to County Magistrate Tang and said, "Master Tang, this matter must start from the second year of Dazhen."

The magistrate of Tang County made a sign of all ears.

"My son Bai Qi was a Jinshi in the first year of Dazhen. In the second year of Dazhen, he took over the official position from the Hanlin Academy and was sent to Shu County in Yizhou as the county magistrate."

"Shu County?" Magistrate Tang couldn't help but said, "Isn't that Huayang County?"

Chengguo County in Yizhou was previously called Shu County, but in the eighth year of Dazhen Dynasty, the emperor changed the name of Shu County to Huayang County, shortened the jurisdiction of Huayang County, and allocated some areas to neighboring counties.

Magistrate Tang touched his chin, he was still his senior.

"Yes, but Shu County used to be in charge of the Jianwei Weir area, and the area under its jurisdiction was much larger."

Magistrate Tang's scalp went numb as soon as he heard about Jianwei Weir, and he vaguely guessed something.

"When my son took office, my daughter-in-law was pregnant and couldn't bear the hardship of traveling, so we stayed in the capital, planning to wait until my daughter-in-law gave birth to a child and he had established a foothold there before moving our family over. However, as the New Year approached,

He sent back a letter in person, saying that Shu County is busy with affairs and the various forces are intertwined and difficult to sort out. It would be difficult for him to accommodate us after we went there. He asked us to go back to our hometown in Longzhou first and wait for him to take care of Shu.

After the county affairs are handled, someone will be sent to pick us up." Mrs. Liu said: "After receiving the letter, our mother-in-law and daughter-in-law returned to Longzhou from the capital."

"Your Excellency also knows that officials need their families to take care of their backyards and socialize with them when they are away from home. Therefore, I kept urging him to send someone to pick up my daughter-in-law, but he kept pushing back. Until April of the third year of Dazhen, he

Suddenly a letter came, saying that Yizhou was in danger, and he was in danger too, so he did not dare to leave his family in Shu County. He only hoped that I could take good care of the family, and when he had taken care of the county affairs, he would ask for leave to pick us up in person.

.”

Mrs. Liu was sad every time she thought about it. She wiped her tears and said, "But less than two months after we received the letter, the news of his death came. The county government said that he took the county magistrate out of the city to suppress the bandits and died at the hands of the bandits.

, half of the people in Shu County’s government offices are gone.”

Magistrate Tang couldn't help but opened his mouth wide and asked: "Dazhen three years?"

"yes."

County Magistrate Tang couldn't help but get up and walk around, saying: "I have looked through the cases in the yamen. I have read all the cases from the 15th year of Dade's reign, but there is no such case."

Mrs. Liu wiped her tears and continued: "At first, I had no doubts. I endured the grief and went to Yizhou City to attend his funeral. However, I found that Erji, who had been waiting for him personally, was missing. I asked the officials in charge of the case.
Chapter completed!