The Qin Dynasty opened the Hengqu Four Sentences, sweeping away all the schools of thought

The two of them clinked glasses and in a short while, they had already finished several glasses of wine.

When the conversation was in full swing, an official rushed in with a panicked look on his face, "Sir, County Lieutenant Teng Kan came to report a case. Now the hall is full of people, and there is a lot of noise."

"What happened?" Li Si frowned slightly.

Teng Kan has always been known for his fairness and integrity. He was originally an official in the imperial court. Now that he has taken the initiative to report the case, something extremely serious must have happened.

"The wife of Lieutenant Teng was murdered and her body was thrown into the swamp. Lieutenant Teng asked you to do him justice." The official answered truthfully.

Li Si frowned. Teng Kan and his wife had always been loving and harmonious, with a deep affection. It was a well-known story, but he never expected that he would be killed for no reason!

They even dared to kill the families of imperial officials. This is truly lawless!

Li Si looked furious, thinking that he must find out the murderer behind the scenes, bring him to justice, and punish him severely according to the law, so that people would be happy!

Su Xuan raised his eyebrows slightly. He had also heard some rumors about Teng Kan.

Teng Kan's life has been smooth sailing so far.

He has a successful career, a virtuous wife, and a good reputation. He is definitely a winner in life.

He was a man of great talent in writing and painting. He met a noble man who helped him and he became the lieutenant of Xianyang County. He married a beautiful wife with a kind heart. The couple loved each other and respected each other. This was a story that was praised by people in Xianyang.

The most famous are the four screen paintings he painted, which vividly depict the process of the two people's acquaintance, understanding and love.

A spring dream, with the spring breeze blowing, under an ancient pine tree, a scholar is working at his desk in his dream. In the season when flowers are blooming on the roadside, he meets four women who are outing in the spring. The scholar falls in love with them at first sight.

Erpingxia went to Beijing. It was a hot summer day. The scholar rode a tall horse and rushed to Xianyang, delivering visiting cards everywhere to show off his knowledge and seek an official position.

Sanping passed the imperial examination in the autumn, and the weather was clear and cool. With the help of the noble, he became the county lieutenant of Xianyang. When he brought generous gifts to thank the noble, he found that she was gazing at him from behind the door curtain. It turned out that he was her father.

The fourth screen depicts snow in winter. The scholar marries his beloved woman as he wishes. The couple loves each other very much. They sit in pavilions, lean on each other and enjoy the snow scene together.

Su Xuan shook his head with a look of regret, then looked at Li Si, "Lord Yanwei, do you mind if I follow you?"

"Junior brother, that's what I've been looking for." Li Si's face lit up with joy.

Su Xuan glanced at him calmly and reminded him, "I'm just going to take a look. It's your job to judge the case and impose the punishment."

Li Si nodded and said that it was the right thing for him to do as he was in his position.

Yanwei Hall was not far from here, and the two arrived there in just a few minutes.

The lobby was filled with people, all of whom were filled with indignation and looked regretful.

"Lord Yanwei will definitely find out the truth, severely punish the murderer, and give justice to County Lieutenant Teng."

"Ah, Madam Teng was a very kind person. I once received her kindness. I never thought that such a short-lived person would be gone just like this."

"It is said that Lord Teng fainted several times due to excessive grief after hearing the news. How sad must he be!"

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In the hall, a man in an old green robe stood in the middle. His eyes were swollen and his face was depressed. When he saw Li Si, he bowed respectfully and said, "Greetings, Lord Yanwei."

"I have always heard that Lord Yanwei is strict in handling cases. I have come to ask for help today. I implore you to find the murderer and give my wife justice!" He was filled with grief and indignation. His voice choked several times and his body swayed, which was very moving.

"Don't worry, Lieutenant Teng. I will never tolerate anyone who commits evil!" Li Si assured him and asked someone to bring him a chair to sit on to prevent him from falling accidentally.

After this, Li Si summoned Chu Zuo, the first person to discover the body, and questioned him one by one to find out the details of what happened.

After understanding the situation, he asked Teng Kan if he had any enemies and if there was anything wrong with his wife recently.

Su Xuan sat on the side and listened. On the table were the case files of Li Si's past cases. He had asked his subordinate officials to bring them here specially. Because Li Si had just taken office, he did not have many case files to solve.

However, there are some classic cases.

One of the stories is about Li Si who was inspecting Jingyang County and found a dead body in the wilderness. The body was slashed with more than ten sickles. At first, it was believed that the body was killed by robbers, but the body's belongings were still there, which made Li Si suspicious. So he asked his subordinates to investigate and found the village where the dead body was.

A woman came forward to claim the body. Li Si asked her if she had any grudges with anyone. The woman replied that she did not, except that a man from the same village came to borrow money the first day but she did not lend it to him, so it could not be considered a grudge.

After understanding the general course of events, Li Si asked everyone in the village to take out their sickles. If there was anyone hiding, he must be a murderer.

After a while, hundreds of sickles were placed on the open space, with the names of each family clearly marked on them. Just when everyone was puzzled, Li Si led out the big yellow dog that had been prepared long ago. He first let it smell the blood, and then led it in front of the sickles. After a while, the dog stopped in front of a sickle and did not move.

This sickle belonged to the man who failed to borrow money. Faced with the irrefutable evidence, the man confessed his crime and accepted the punishment.

Su Xuan chuckled when he saw this. A dog's sense of smell is 1200 times more sensitive than that of a human. He told this to Li Si. The fact that he was able to apply this knowledge to solving cases so quickly showed that he was a natural-born descendant of the Legalist school.

Another story is about a child in Sanyuan County who relied on his strong body to beat another child to death. After Li Si arrested him, some people wanted to plead for him, saying that he was young and did not understand the situation, and that they should give him another chance.

As a result, at mealtime that day, Li Si inserted the chopsticks one right side up and the other upside down into the bowl and handed them to the child. The child took the bowl and straightened the chopsticks before starting to eat. Li Si immediately gave the order that the matter was clear and the person should be executed immediately. Everyone stopped arguing and had nothing to say.

Su Xuan nodded slightly, thinking that if it were him, eating with the chopsticks straightened, he was sensible and should be executed immediately, eating with the chopsticks not straightened, he was scheming and should be executed immediately, eating with his hands, he was born rebellious and should be executed immediately, throwing the bowl on the ground and eating with his mouth, he was disrespectful and should be executed immediately! Not eating? Then he would be reincarnated as a starving ghost.

There are thousands of reasons to want to kill someone. Being young and ignorant are never excuses or reasons to avoid punishment!

The child does not teach, the father too!

Give him a chance, who gives a dead child a chance?

He who kills someone should pay with his life, that's the way it should be!

Su Xuan glanced at the following cases. Most of them were trivial matters, such as two peasant women arguing over whose chicken belonged to them, or the thief crying "stop thief" and the one who tried to catch the thief confused.

At this time, Li Si, after learning the details of the incident, went to the pestle-making room to observe the traces left on the corpse.

Su Xuan looked at the corpse covered in mud and glanced at Teng Kan thoughtfully.