Chapter Twenty-Five: A Shocking Case

Jiangnan was attached to the Tang Dynasty, in fact, in the second year of Wude, after the Jianghuai general Du Fuwei surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, before that, Yuhang Zhuzhou County could not effectively belong to the imperial court due to the separation of Du Fuwei. Soon after Du Fuwei was attached, in the sixth year of Wude, his subordinate Fu Gongbing forged Du Fuwei's letter and raised troops to rebel, causing turmoil in the north and south of Jianghuai again. It's just that this rebellion is not of any standard, and the court will be able to complete it by dividing five by two.

It's just that Chang'an doesn't seem to be at ease.

The central court wants to learn about a matter from local officials, and often it is reported from the other side, not necessarily the truth of the matter. Therefore, in order to understand one thing exactly, it is generally necessary to send a person from the Beijing officials to the local area to investigate, and this kind of Beijing officials are generally the emperor's cronies or very capable officials.

From here, you can also see the emperor's attitude towards the matter. If you don't send a Beijing official, but you only send an order, or the Beijing official sent over is not important, then it means that you will deal with it in an appropriate way at the local level, right?

But the emperor didn't like others to figure out his "holy will", so the imperial court sent Qin to the place, the first was a clear inspection, and the other was a secret visit. Ming Chahao said that there are some countermeasures below, clean the house and invite guests, and what local officials are most afraid of is unannounced visits.

In fact, this is not nonsense, but in this era of underdeveloped communications, it is inconvenient for the central and local governments to communicate, and it is a method that is forced out of life.

Of course, it is more troublesome to send a special envoy, and it is rare for the emperor to have a person who takes advantage of his hands and has spare work, so he let the officials who are delegated or return to Beijing pass by to take a look.

For example, Xu Qing, who resigned from Cangzhou, suddenly appeared in Yuhang, and the suspicion of this kind of person's "Qincha" is relatively great. At this time, Zhu Yizhi and the officials in the house all thought that Xu Qinglai was doing the mission.

Zhu Yizhi picked up the chopsticks, calmed his mood, and looked at Xu Qingdao: "Lord Xu, I have also heard about the disappearance of 100 people, but I don't know if Lord Xu came here on the orders of the emperor?" ”

Xu Qing thought in his heart, looking at Zhu Yizhi's performance just now, it must not be as simple as hearing about it. It's just that Zhu Yipulp asked Xu Qing so much that he had to answer, how could the other party's people who had been in officialdom for a long time be easily fooled?

Therefore, at this moment, Xu Qing could only say: "No." ”

Everyone knows that pretending to be a messenger is a serious crime, and forging the emperor's order is a felony. Xu Qing just asked about this matter, there was no need to make a fuss about himself.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, since it was not the emperor's order, then this matter still had to be turned around.

"That's what does that mean, the Criminal Department? Or is it the governor of Gangnam Province, or is it ......" the crowd asked again.

"What do you mean by the official's question, and you don't answer at all, but probe the official's tone? Could it be that there is something hidden? Xu Qing said, thinking that in addition to the emperor's order, the rest of himself was still not borrowed at will.

But the other party should not be stupid, if he really served the meaning of the Criminal Department and Jiangnan Dao, then there should be an official letter on his body.

And Xu Qing's current identity is just a powerless loose official, uncle, if you really want to ask about local affairs, you are still a little short-handed.

Zhu Yizhi was calm on the surface, but he was already frightened in his heart, he was not like a civil official, but a military general. Civil officials can make friends with each other, at most they form a party, but military attachés cannot, even if you and I have a taste for each other, we can't be too enthusiastic when we meet each other, otherwise we will be seen by someone with a heart, and we will have the intention of plotting chaos.

Therefore, once Zhu Yipulp came to disaster, no one could reach out to save him. Therefore, he is very careful when he is an official and leads a town, and it is almost the same as walking on thin ice.

The people who lead a town of troops are most afraid of being said to raise soldiers for self-respect, or for raising bandits for self-respect. Once such rumors spread, it is impossible to get rid of the dismissal from office and imprisonment. Zhu Yipulp is also afraid of this, but he is not most afraid of this, what he is most afraid of is that these troublesome road bandits have something to do with the army under him!

Zhu Yizhi flashed thousands of thoughts in his heart, opened his mouth but did not speak, but the master book next to him was a little calmer, and the master said in his heart, this Lord Xu heard that he was a good official for the people, and he must have known some grievances on the way to take care of such a matter, at most, which adult was entrusted to strictly investigate this matter.

Ordinary people are just fine, just fool around, let him do his face, and it will be over. But the other party is the first person in the world, and he is a good official who is honest and honest and the master of the people, and he will go to the capital to listen to the heavens soon, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is half a Qincha.

Can such a person be fooled?

The master bookkeeper weighed left and right, and chose a cautious approach, he glanced at Zhu Yizhi, patted his shoulder and said, "General, since Lord Xu asks questions, you will tell the truth." ”

Zhu Yipulp has cooperated with this master book for many years, and he understands the meaning of the master book, and pats him on the shoulder, so that he doesn't have to panic, things are not as bad as he imagined, but with this look, Zhu Yipulp wants to answer solemnly.

Zhu Yilu put down his chopsticks again and said: "This case, alas, this case is indeed frequent in nearby states and counties, not long ago, another boatload of wealthy businessmen was killed. I once looked for clues, and the officials of the next state and county also sent out sea fishing documents, but they were all clues. ”

Xu Qing asked: "This case is so strange, hasn't the chief manager ever asked?" “

Zhu Yizhi said: "Why not, it's just that this is not a matter of one state and one county, and even a general manager can't find out the problem." There were people who gathered to protest, and those confused county orders pushed out innocent people to be bandits, not killed, and locked up in trumpets to appease the people. ”

"It's really a trace, there is no clue, could it be a demon or a monster?" Xu Qing said and smiled, but the laughter seemed a little cold.

Seeing Xu Qing like this, Zhu Yipulp looked at the people present, and the rest of the officials and generals shook their heads helplessly, avoiding Zhu Yipule's glance. Zhu Yixi's eyes showed a hint of determination, and then he hurriedly said: "Lord Xu, my eyeliner, scouts, and reconnaissance are not pus, once a businessman friend of mine was killed, I swear to investigate thoroughly." But after I found out, the more I investigated, the more frightened I became, and the case of these 100 missing and murdered people could only be slowly shelved. ”

Xu Qing frowned and said: "This case involves a hundred lives, how can it be put aside, could it be that the people behind it are some kind of family with big roots and deep roots?" No, how could the clan be greedy for such a small profit, and you will bring all the clues you find to the official to read. ”

"Lord Xu, those clues are compiled into a book, scattered and scattered, and it is too cumbersome to find!"

"It's okay, I'll just take a look at ......"

When everyone in the hall heard this, they looked at each other, it seemed that this Lord Xu was really going to investigate thoroughly. Alas, why did you invite this thorn back in the first place?

The people present admired Xu Qing, but their understanding of Xu Qing was all hearsay, and they couldn't hear it completely, so Xu Qing's mental reflection in their hearts was different. The main book and a few people in the army who served the pen and ink listened to Xu Qing's words, but they sneered in their hearts, this headless case, how many years and how many powerful heads, the specialized detectives have not solved it, you are a literary world, okay, I admit that you write poems well, but even if you chant the wind and the moon, how can you solve the case, and let you play, and then see your jokes.

Few of the people present had obviously heard the story of Xu Qingri's cracking of a hundred cases, and if they heard that story, they might regret that they had lived in vain for half a hundred years.

However, Zhu Yilu and they were relieved, they were most afraid that Xu Qing would use the identity of Shangguan to suppress them, standing and talking without backache, they were only limited to solving the case, but they spread their hands and didn't care about anything. If he does it himself, it will be much easier, there is no loss if he does it, and if he does it well, can't he follow the invitation? And, in this way, can't that thing be slowed down?

Everyone in the hall is saying, let Lord Xu take a look at the file, presumably Master Xu has excellent literary skills, and he will definitely be able to analyze some clues between the lines.

There is humanity again, yes, yes, with Lord Xu investigating the case here, it will definitely be revealed within a day.

Zhu Yilu thought about it for a while, and said with a smile: "Oh! It's the official who is confused, how can he not know that Lord Xu has outstanding political achievements and is experienced and capable! Zhu Yilu immediately asked people to bring the dossier, and after a while, the two strong men carried the dossier over.

That's right, it's lifting!

The documents in the public house have already been written on paper, and such paper documents have to be carried by two strong men.

As soon as the two strong men put the file down, the new and the old, a burst of dust suddenly rose, and everyone present fanned it. The master bookkeeper also choked, and said dissatisfiedly: "Why are there so many? ”

"I, I," a strong man was nervously speechless, why did he have to be scolded if he took too much? The other calmed down and returned: "The literate people in the army are all here, and the two of us can't read and write, so I brought them all." ”

"Alas! You ......" The master walked up to him, rummaged through it, took out some files wrapped in black cloth, and waved his hand to let the two of them carry them away. Xu Qing put his mind at ease, it seems that these people haven't made it difficult for him yet, he still thinks he has to find it from such a large pile of documents!

The master bookkeeper handed the file wrapped in black cloth to Xu Qing, and smiled awkwardly: "Let Xu Tingshi see ...... smile"

"It's okay, are these volumes?" Xu Qing raised his hand and asked.

"No, I remember it at the time, there were some in every volume." The master bookkeeper shook his head and looked at Xu Qing, with a hint of "I know it's amazing" in his eyes.

Zhu Yizhi said with a smile: "Xu Tingshi, it's better to put down the file, drink and eat food, use the banquet, and watch it tomorrow, right?" ”

Xu Qing patted his head, remembering that this was still a banquet, so he apologized, and I drank it again with you. On the spot, Xu Qing also made a small yellow poem, such as sitting alone in an empty room and being a wife, which caused everyone to laugh. Du Dao Xu stabbed Shi Zhen temperament, a real man.

It's just that Zhu Yilu and a few people who know "that thing" are not happy at all, and they force a smile.

At the end of the feast, the minor figures retreated, leaving behind the bones scattered in the lobby and the leftovers of the wine glasses. People in the army are arrogant in drinking and eating feasts.

Finally, there are Xu Qing, Zhu Yipulp and the main bookkeeper, several of whom are always in the hall.

In fact, Xu Qing only drank a few sips of wine, but pretended to be drunk, and tapped his fingers on the file on the table. The file was wrapped in a black cloth and was tightened by a rope, Xu Qing's eyes lit up, and he suddenly asked Zhu Yixuan: "General Zhu, why did you just look at the title of your book, and it would make you frightened to investigate this case?" ”