清(qing)嘉慶十(shi)三年(1808)淮(huai)安(an)水災(zai),官府(fu)賑(zhen)(zhen)濟,李毓(yu)昌奉命至(zhi)山(shan)陽(yang)縣查賑(zhen)(zhen),住在(zai)善(shan)緣庵。知(zhi)(zhi)縣王(wang)(wang)伸(shen)(shen)漢要李多開戶口,以中(zhong)(zhong)飽私囊。李不(bu)從(cong)(cong),王(wang)(wang)懼事泄,買(mai)通李仆毒(du)(du)死李毓(yu)昌。知(zhi)(zhi)府(fu)王(wang)(wang)轂亦受王(wang)(wang)伸(shen)(shen)漢賂銀(yin)4000兩(liang),驗尸時(shi)即以自縊(yi)報案(an)。李叔從(cong)(cong)遺物(wu)中(zhong)(zhong)發(fa)現血跡(ji),開棺驗見(jian)服(fu)毒(du)(du)狀,赴(fu)京告(gao)狀。山(shan)東撫臬(nie)奉旨(zhi)復查如實,就把(ba)王(wang)(wang)伸(shen)(shen)漢等(deng)拘(ju)至(zhi)刑(xing)部嚴訊。一訊得實,王(wang)(wang)侵貪賑(zhen)(zhen)災(zai)銀(yin)23000兩(liang),同知(zhi)(zhi)林(lin)永(yong)升(sheng)1000兩(liang),其(qi)余數十(shi)人各得不(bu)等(deng)。王(wang)(wang)伸(shen)(shen)漢處斬刑(xing),知(zhi)(zhi)府(fu)王(wang)(wang)轂處絞刑(xing),江督(du)鐵保(bao)、同知(zhi)(zhi)林(lin)永(yong)升(sheng)均革職(zhi),遣戍(shu)烏魯木齊,江蘇巡撫汪日章革職(zhi),留河(he)工(gong)效力,李的(de)隨從(cong)(cong)是在(zai)李的(de)墓前凌遲處死皇帝(di)老兒真(zhen)發(fa)怒了其(qi)余佐貳雜職(zhi)獲(huo)徙流杖責者8人。此為清(qing)代(dai)四大(da)奇案(an)之一。