This morning, Chang 'an County Magistrate Cui Wanli received a complaint.
When he received the complaint, his heart trembled. This was from the Lu Public House.
The plaintiff was a commoner, and the defendant was Li Qin, who had drunk and written poems in Chang 'an last night.
He was complaining that Li Qin's wine had killed him.
There was nothing wrong with these two people on the complaint, but this complaint came from the Lu Public House.
That was interesting.
In fact, Cui Wanli didn't want to offend anyone, especially Li Qin, who had just become famous in Chang 'an.
He had read " When will the bright moon appear " and knew that this poem was excellent. The person who could write this poem would definitely become great.
However, it was written clearly on the complaint paper, and Cui Wanli could not delay it.
He could only issue a document and send someone to arrest Li Qin.
After all, no matter how promising Li Qin's future was, it was still in the future.
With the Lu Public House as a behemoth, would he still have a future?
As the focus of attention, the news of Li Qin's arrest quickly spread throughout Chang 'an County.
When Du Ruhui arrived at the Li family's residence, Li Qin had already been brought to the yamen.
When he heard about this, he was immediately furious and hurriedly asked the servants to drive to the Chang 'an County Yamen.
Fang Yaoyi's face turned pale when she heard the rumors. As the number one talented woman, she knew that according to the laws of the Great Tang, anyone who sold fake wine and caused a life to be lost would be hanged.
He also knew that if Li Qin went to the yamen, he would definitely not be able to come out.
He immediately rushed back to his own house in a panic.
When Li Qin was brought into the yamen, he was also shocked.
The redwood palisade was packed with people, most of whom were here to watch the show.
However, there were also some brothel girls who came to their homes to beg for Qu 'er. They shouted angrily,"Young Master Li, we believe you.”
They were all people who had tasted the wine in the tavern. Now that the morning had passed, they did not feel any discomfort.
Moreover, the song 'When Will the Bright Moon Appear' was famous in Chang 'an, and many people had asked for it at a price of a thousand gold.
Young Master Li didn't hide it and even taught it to them openly.
How could such a magnanimous person fake wine to harm others?
If it's really fake wine, why are we all fine?
"Young Master Li, I can testify for you.”
"I can do it too. I drank too. There's no problem!”
When these words fell into Li Qin's ears, it warmed his heart. There was true love in the world.
"Everyone, there's no need to worry too much.”
"There is justice in right and wrong."
"I believe that Milord will be able to distinguish right from wrong.”
These words were so frank that those who supported Li Qin could not help but have their eyes turn red.
Right and wrong, black and white, naturally have justice.
However, once you enter the yamen and are punished, you won't be able to do as you please.
The delinquent behind him suddenly pushed Li Qin and almost fell to the ground. He said disdainfully,"Hurry up and leave. What are you blabbering about?”
This caused the onlookers to become dissatisfied, and they all shouted some unpleasant words such as dogs taking advantage of others 'power and looking down on others.
Li Qin was not angry. In fact, he was pretending.
The reason for this was, of course, to push the fishing vessel, which was the victim, to the peak.
With the support of the system's attribute points, his body was stronger than ordinary people.
Excluding his martial arts, his physical strength was even stronger than the soldiers who had been fighting on the battlefield all year round.
However, it was not so good in terms of martial techniques.
When they arrived at the court, shouts of authority rang out.
The county magistrate Cui Wanli walked out from the back hall and sat down with a straight face.
Li Qin stood with his hands behind his back, and the woman who represented him knelt at the side, crying.
The delinquent's eyes turned cold as he shouted,""Li Qin, why aren't you kneeling down?"
Li Qin said with a sincere expression,"Lord, this kid has a leg disease. It's not good to kneel."”
The delinquent glared at him and was about to say something when he saw the county magistrate Cui Wannian smack the gavel in his hand!
Bang!
The court was instantly silent.
Cui Wannian didn't say anything. If he didn't want to kneel, then so be it. He still cherished the talents of scholars.
It was a pity that he had provoked the Lu Public House.
A trace of sympathy flashed in Cui Wannian's eyes as he asked slowly,""Who in the hall is crying injustice?"
After hearing the lord speak, the woman cried out that she had been wronged and handed over a piece of paper. She told him that the wine from the wine house had killed her husband.
Cui Wannian had already read the complaint, so he was just pretending to have read it.
He patted the gavel and shouted,""Li Qin, you sold poisoned wine, sold food to Qian Li An, and caused death.”
Do you plead guilty?"
In the Tang Dynasty, the punishment for making and selling fake wine was extremely heavy. Those who sold fake wine and caused death were sentenced to death by hanging for manslaughter.
Li Qin smiled indifferently." I'm not guilty. How can I plead guilty?"”
Cui Wannian narrowed his eyes.
"Madam Qian said it was my wine that caused her husband's death."”
"Then may I ask, when did your husband die?”
Madam Qian was stunned for a moment and replied,"Today is midnight."”
Li Qin narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly." Yesterday at noon, my wine tavern was already closed for more than twelve hours.”
"If that's the case, then what evidence do you have to say that the wine from my winery harmed your husband?”
Madam Qian was not in a hurry and slowly said,"Yesterday, my husband came back from drinking at your place and fell asleep immediately. He didn't eat anything during this period.”
"At midnight, he suddenly vomited.”
"When I came back, she was already dying.”
"My husband went to the tavern to drink.”
With a witness, it would be easier.
"The Successor Certificate," Cui Wannian replied.
Following that, a group of people came to the hall. They were dressed in all kinds of clothes. Some were doing business at the wine shop, some were boatmen, and Li Qin even saw a familiar face in this group of people.
He saw a familiar face in the group.
Chen Ergou.
Chen Ergou avoided Li Qin's eyes.
Wait for the witness to leave.
"Last night, your husband slept the entire time during the Yuan Festival."”
"You didn't wake him up for dinner?”
After saying that, Li Qin cupped his hands and said,"Daren, the family is gathering on the Heavenly Yuan Festival. At this moment, will your wife call Daren to gather with the family?”
There was no perfect lie in the world. Li Qin knew that as long as he asked more and more detailed questions, he would definitely reveal a flaw.
Even if this was a conspiracy.
He had to do his best to find a chance to break out of this situation.
Hearing this, Cui Wannian felt bad. What this woman said was illogical.
However, it was even more difficult for him to agree with Li Qin's words. He frowned and said,"Don't compare yourself to me."
At this moment, Madam Qian kowtowed and pointed at the corpse beside her. She respectfully said,"Milord, during this period, I did call my husband to eat.”
"But my husband was very drunk and didn't want to eat after he woke up.”
"I couldn't force him, so I didn't care about him.”
"If you don't believe me, you can send someone to do an autopsy!”
Cui Wannian, who was sitting behind the table, frowned. When did the Lu Public House bribe the coroner?
He did not think much about it and immediately said,"Call the coroner to the court."”
Li Qin narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the coroner. He couldn't help but admire Hou Yulan's ability.
In just half a day, he had actually taken into account most of the variables.
In the court, everyone's thoughts were flowing.
After the coroner finished his examination, he said," Sir, this person died at midnight."”
"Just now, I used a silver needle to examine it. The tip of the needle was black, but it died from the poison.”
Cui Wannian let out a sigh of relief. If he died from poisoning, then it would be fine.
Li Qin narrowed his eyes and frowned.
It wasn't that he didn't want to directly say that the wine in his house could be tested, but he considered that this was already a dead end.
If he were to rashly tell them, he was afraid that the wine at home would be tampered with.
Cui Wannian saw that Li Qin was about to open his mouth, so he slapped the gavel and shouted,""How dare you, Li Qin, still want to quibble?"
"Men, give me a heavy punishment."
"Forty strokes!"
He didn't care.
Even if the evidence seemed far-fetched, at this point, it was fine as long as there was an excuse.
Beat him until he confessed, and the case would be over.
He was just a businessman. Even if he had made a name for himself by composing poems, he would still be a businessman.
So what? The Lu Public House was involved in everything!
Cui Wannian's move made Li Qin's supporters outside the hall anxious.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that this was an interrogation.
Moreover, with Young Master Li's physique, he would be beaten forty times.
He was afraid that before he could confess, he would be beaten to death in court!
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