The fourth set of Chen state case horror Chapter 11 The public hall is a spiritual hall, and the dead also go to the public hall.

  Suddenly, King Bageen let out a loud shout, "Someone, prepare the horses!"

  Then, the Eighth King bowed his hands to Bao Zheng, "Lord Bao, let's hurry back to Kaifeng Prefecture!"

  Bao Zheng nodded in surprise and the two of them rushed out of Nanqing Palace, heading towards Kaifeng Prefecture!

  When they arrived at Kaifeng Prefecture, everyone had tears in their eyes and a sorrowful face.

  Zhang Long and others have also woken up, after seeing Bao Quan, several people told the story of what had happened!

  Bai Yutang clenched his fists tightly, letting his fingernails dig into the flesh until blood seeped out from between his fingers. The four mice of Trap Island all looked somber and remained silent.

  Bao Zheng suppressed the sadness in his heart, waved his hand and said, "Everyone go rest first. Wang Chao, escort the Eighth Wise King back to the palace. Everyone else disperse. Buy a good coffin and bury Xu Ying's body properly. Tomorrow, we still have things to do. We need to investigate that old man's grievances one by one!"

  The Eighth Wise King suddenly waved his hand, "Lord Bao, I'll stay in Kaifeng Prefecture tonight and bother you for one night. Hurry up and set up the mourning hall, tomorrow, use that public hall as a mourning hall..."

  Everyone was stunned, and Bao Gong said with a sad face, "Your Highness, setting up the mourning hall is a must, but tomorrow's trial still needs to be held. If that public hall is used as a mourning hall, I'm afraid it would not be in line with reason..."

  The Eighth King snorted, "After Xian Hu Wei entered Kaifeng, how much merit did he establish? Even if the public hall was treated as a mourning hall, what's wrong with that? If someone dares to make trouble over this, I will not let it go! Moreover, tomorrow, when the public hall is used as a mourning hall for the trial, isn't it equivalent to Xian Hu Wei still being in charge of the public hall?"

  The crowd was stunned again, and nodded silently.

  A sleepless night, and the people of Kaifeng Prefecture have all begun to bustle about, with faint sounds of sobbing mixed in.

  On the second day, the mourning hall was already set up, and when preparing to hang couplets, incense, fire, and candles, everyone could no longer hold back their emotions, one by one they shed tears, and burst into sobs. The crying voices of over a hundred people in the government office, overlapping with each other, were like muffled thunder, and in an instant spread throughout the four corners of the government office.

  This cry is not to be taken lightly, and suddenly in Bianliang City, a hornet's nest was stirred up. The people around heard: Oh, what's going on? Why did the prefecture suddenly transmit such a shocking cry without any reason? Many nearby residents came to inquire out of curiosity. When these people arrived at the prefecture, they were shocked and saw that inside the prefecture, white sails were raised high, spirit sheds were built, and everyone entering and exiting wore white mourning clothes. After inquiring further, it turned out that Xianzhang, the fourth-grade imperial guard with a sword from Kaifeng Prefecture, had passed away...

  The common people were even more heartbroken when they heard the news. Zhan Zhao, who had been with Bao Da in Bianliang City, was a household name and everyone knew that he was an upright and honest military officer. The security of Bianliang City was well-maintained under his management. Who would have thought that such a good official would leave like this?

  These common people were the more they thought, the more sorrowful and sad, gradually gathered at the gate of the prefecture, wiping away tears and crying. In less than half a time, there were already over a thousand people gathered at the gate of the prefecture, all mourning for Zhan Zhao. The news spread faster and faster, in less than an hour, the news that Zhan Zhao had gone west with the imperial guard had spread throughout Bianliang City, the whole city was filled with the sound of wailing and sobbing. To say again, the gate of Kaifeng Prefecture was surrounded by mourning citizens, the crying shook the sky, inside the prefecture, everyone was also in tears, both inside and outside the prefecture were filled with sorrow.

  Before long, the main gate of Kaifeng Prefecture slowly opened from the inside, and a Confucian scholar emerged. He had a pale face and a black beard, and was none other than Mr. Gong of Kaifeng Prefecture.

  Suddenly, in front of the Kaifeng Prefecture, there was an eerie silence. Everyone's eyes were fixed on Gong Sun Ce, hoping to hear him say something like "it was all just a misunderstanding". But Gong Sun Ce looked despondent, his eyes filled with sorrow, his body swaying unsteadily, and his footsteps light as air. After gazing at the crowd for a long time, he finally spoke: "Everyone... Zhan Hu Wei is gone... I hope you will all mourn his passing..." It wasn't until then that the crowd slowly came back to their senses, looking incredulously at the people standing beside Gong Sun Ce, hoping to hear a different outcome.

  But this sight made everyone's heart feel a chill. On the right side, Wang Chao, Ma Han, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu, the four great marshals, each had eyes that were bloodshot and tears streaming down their faces, no need to ask, it was clear they were overcome with grief.

  Suddenly, Bao Da and Bayan Wang came out, Bao Gong looked at the crowd and waved his hand, "Thank you all for coming to see off Hu Wei, please leave now, this court still has a case to hear today..."

  Everyone looked up at Bao Gong and the Eighth Wise King, only to see that Bao Gong's originally dark face had turned pale, while the Eighth Wise King looked haggard with red-rimmed eyes. Forget it, even Judge Bao and the Eighth Wise King have red eyes, it seems that this official has probably gone to meet King Yan.

  When they heard that Bao Zheng was going to try the case, everyone was stunned. Bao Zheng saw the look on everyone's face and let out a long sigh. The Eighth Wise King spoke up, "Today, we will treat this Kaifeng Prefecture government office as a mourning hall. By holding court here, we also mean to show that although Xian Wei has left us, his spirit remains in this courtroom!"

  Everyone was stunned, tears welling up in their eyes, as they watched Bao Zheng and the Eighth Wise King return to the government office once again!

  "Come in!" Bao Gong wore an official robe, but on his arm was wrapped a circle of white gauze. Upon closer inspection, it became apparent that everyone in the prefecture, including the Eighth Wise King, were all dressed in this manner!

  "Bring that old man who came to report the case here!" Bao Gong slapped the alarm wood and shouted, but his voice was filled with a hint of tremble!

  That old man was brought up by the court, and Bao Zheng slapped the wooden board, asking, "Who is below?"

  The old man was a bit dazed, looking at the public hall, which looked like a mourning hall no matter how he looked at it. The whole person was a bit dazed!

  Bao Zheng looked at the old man's puzzled expression and knew what he was thinking. He didn't know why, but seeing the old man's expression made Bao Zheng feel a surge of anger in his heart. If it weren't for you, how would Xie Huwei have died?

  Now that you're in court, how dare you still look puzzled!

  At this point, Bao Zheng shouted angrily and slammed his hand heavily on the desk, "Who is in the hall? The court is asking you questions!"

  The old man suddenly came to his senses, hastily knelt down and cried out loudly, "Humble commoner Zhang Qing-song, begs the noble sir to take charge!"

  Bao Zheng suppressed the anger in his heart and said, "What grievances do you have, speak quickly!"

  The old man hastily said, "Reporting to your lordship, I am Zhang QingSong, a humble villager from Chen Prefecture. This time I came here for my daughter, Zhang Qiuniang, who was taken by An Le..."

  The words had hardly been spoken when a loud shout came from outside the palace gate: "The Emperor has arrived!"

  Bao Zheng was taken aback, hesitated for a moment, and shouted loudly, "Quickly follow me to greet him!" After speaking, he hastily walked out from behind the desk, leading his subordinates, all of whom knelt down in unison!