Reborn to marry the emperor, I just want to confuse the emperor and seize the throne

Chapter 737: The three main investigators have different opinions 3

Li Cheng was a little impatient. "I have said it many times. I went to pick up Xue'er and we went out of the city directly. We were going to watch the sunrise. I didn't expect that she would be harmed in Fulai Inn.

Mr. Zhang wanted to ask me something else, asking me where I went that night. I told you that I was drinking with my guards that night. We were all drunk. When I woke up, it was already the next day. I found that Xue'er was not in the room. I took people to look for her everywhere. I saw her in the last room with Jin Ji. Xue'er was no longer breathing. She was naked at the time. She was violated, and her breasts were cut by the murderer. I am still scared when I think of the tragic scene at that time. "

As soon as these words came out, the whole court was in a state of panic. What did Li Cheng mean by that? Her breasts were also cut off. Isn't this a perversion? How cruel is this? The murderer is really crazy!

When Li Cheng heard everyone talking, he felt a chill in his heart. He had never seen such a tragic death.

Zhang Anyu's voice sounded again: "So judging from the time point, everything that Master Li said was a lie you made up. In fact, Madam Li had already died before this."

"Your Majesty, this is the conclusion of the coroner's autopsy. It is confirmed that the body has signs of being moved and bumped, and her time of death was also one day earlier. However, Li Cheng said that he was with Madam Li the day before. I suspect that the murderer is most likely Li Cheng, who killed someone and framed Jin Ji."

"I didn't kill anyone. These are all Mr. Zhang's imagination."

"Are the autopsy results also imaginary? The time of Madam Li's death does not match the time you said. How do you explain it, Mr. Li?"

Li Cheng was stunned. "Shu Xue and I left the city together. My guards and the Shu family can testify to this. Shu Xue's maid can also testify to this. Why don't you call out the witnesses for a confrontation?"

Li Cheng has been making excuses like this, either he killed the person and made up these lies to put the blame on Jin Ji, or he was willing to take the blame.

Minister Tang suddenly spoke up, "Master Zhang, isn't it too loose to judge that Master Li lied just because the coroner said that the body was dead one day earlier than when it was found? The man has his own reasons, and the woman has her own reasons. We can't rely on the coroner to tell us when he died!"

"Your Excellency the Minister does not believe the coroner's autopsy results either." The King of Qi suddenly spoke.

Minister Tang frowned and said, "Of course I believe it, but I also dare not believe it. After all, the person is dead, and she cannot say when she died. It all depends on the coroner." What he meant was that it is possible that the coroner was bribed. It is really disappointing that the Minister of Justice could say such words at this time!

Sometimes the role played by the coroner in handling cases is even greater than that of the officials! They have their own way of judging right and wrong, truth and falsehood, but Minister Tang did not believe the coroner as soon as he opened his mouth.

Is the Ministry of Justice also afraid that the coroner will be bribed by someone when handling cases? How ignorant!

Shangshu Tang was originally an acting position, but he was able to become the Minister of Justice thanks to his daughter's pregnancy and the support of the Empress Dowager. It can be said that he was able to secure the position of Minister of Justice through nepotism.

Now everyone has to examine whether he can handle the case of the Ministry of Justice well.

Zhang Anyu said: "Then please invite the coroner in to explain it to everyone in person!"

Soon the coroner was also invited into the Golden Palace.

The man has been working as a coroner all his life and can be said to be very capable. Almost all the corpses that have passed through his hands cannot escape his sharp eyes. He even started learning to be a coroner when the late emperor was the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture.

As soon as this man entered the hall, almost all the older ministers recognized him, "Mr. Gong, was it you who examined the body?"

"Your humble servant pays respect to His Majesty." Old Gong first saluted in front of the emperor. In fact, he did not need to kneel because he had the permission of the previous emperor.

Xie Shang had never seen him, but he had heard of his reputation, Gong Ming. He was a coroner who could make the dead speak up to redress their grievances. He was also commended and praised by his father, the emperor. If he performed an autopsy, no one would dare to question his accuracy.

Xie Shang said: "Master Gong, please stand up!"

Gong Mingchao bowed to the emperor and stood up straight without any hesitation.

Li Cheng naturally didn't know him, and neither did Minister Tang, and it wasn't him who performed the autopsy on Shu Xue.

Tang Shangshu said: "It was not Master Gong who performed the autopsy at the Jingzhao Prefecture Office."

Gong Ming said: "It's true that it wasn't me, but he is my most proud disciple. If he makes a mistake, it will ruin my reputation for life."

"The bodies of people who have died one day and two days ago are completely different, because the whole body will change rapidly after death, so it is easy to distinguish." Gong Ming said, "It may also be due to weather reasons, or external interference that prevented the rapid change of the body, but no matter what means the other party uses, it cannot change the fact that the body has already died..."

After listening to Gong Ming's analysis, everyone understood that living people can forge and lie, but dead people cannot, and autopsy reports cannot deceive people.

After hearing this, Xie Shang said in a cold voice: "Li Cheng, what else do you have to say? You killed someone and framed Jin Ji. Your method is so cruel. It is intolerable."

Li Cheng knelt on the ground, "I didn't kill Shu Xue, I don't know how she died."

Madam Li also cried out for injustice: "It wasn't Cheng'er who killed her. My husband, please beg the emperor. Cheng'er doesn't know how Shu Xue died."

Minister Li said nothing, his eyes full of sorrow. He was a minister and could only stand respectfully in the court. What was the use of begging? What exactly did his son do, or why did his son frame the Jiang family? He had already reminded Li Cheng to stay away from the Jiang family and not offend Queen Jiang, but he just wouldn't listen.

Xie Qi said, "Your Majesty, there is another suspicious point in the Li family. Madam Li's mourning hall was "accidentally" set on fire by a maid, and the body was almost burned. I think this is very suspicious. It seems that someone deliberately wanted to destroy the body to prevent Lord Zhang from investigating the case."

Xie Shang said: "Why did the King of Qi say that? Perhaps Li Cheng wanted to stop the government from investigating the case and wanted to burn the body."

Xie Qi said, "That's possible, but if Li Cheng killed the person, he would have had plenty of time to destroy the body by setting it on fire intentionally before Master Zhang arrived, and then the funeral hall would have caught fire before Master Zhang arrived."

"The two maids who were guarding the body admitted on the spot that they accidentally knocked over the oil lamp and ignited the white sail, but the two maids suddenly died of poisoning last night." Xie Qi added: "The key is that the emperor appointed Lord Zhang to investigate the case and ordered no one to stop the coroner from examining the body. The emperor only announced this news in the court. Lord Zhang had plenty of time to arrange everything on his way from the palace to the Li family. The fire started before he arrived. These ministers think it is not a coincidence. It seems that someone destroyed the body before Lord Zhang."

Neither Li Cheng nor Madam Li expected that the King of Qi would say this. The King of Qi's words directly overturned Zhang Anyu's investigation.

At this time, no one was confused. Prefect Zhang, Prince of Qi, and Minister Tang were investigating a case together, but the three of them seemed to have different opinions!