Yang Qiuchi continued: "There is another very important basis for judging that the fire was deliberately set on fire, that is, there were two ignition points in this fire! ”

"Two ignition points?" Song Yun'er asked.

Yang Qiuchi nodded: "Yes." The porter also said that as he came here, he saw the second granary, the one we had just checked, with flames burning through the roof, and then the third granary next to it burning through the roof. ”

"You know, the fire started in the granary, and the roof was covered with tiles, which was not easy to ignite, especially when the fire had just started. Did you notice the description of the porter? He was talking about it, and then the third granary burned through the roof. ”

This sentence gives us two hints: the first is that the third granary should have caught fire almost at the same time as the second granary; The second hint, 'burned through the roof', indicates that the fire in the third granary was also burning from the bottom up. ”

"We can tell from the current ruins that the two granaries are more than ten steps apart, and if the third granary is ignited by the fire of the second granary, what the gatekeeper sees is not a 'burn through' from the bottom up, but a parallel 'ignition'."

Song Yuner didn't have any intuitive impression of this kind of fire, and couldn't imagine the difference between "burning through" and "ignition", frowning and imagining there.

Yang Qiuchi smiled: "Yun'er, don't think about it, I'll find you another piece of evidence, and you will be clear." Yang Qiuchi walked to the third granary, pointed to a charred black remnant of wood and said, "Look at this wood, what did you find?" ”

Song Yun'er took a closer look, took a wooden strip and scraped it, and exclaimed happily: "This crack is also relatively thin and shallow." Don't...... Could it be that this is also the point of fire? Then he cut open the tiles covering the bottom of the log, and found a few unburned scorched wood, picked one up and scraped it open, and exclaimed with joy: "You see, there is also the grease pine wood that was used for ignition just now!" ”

"Good!" Yang Qiuchi admired Song Yun'er's comprehension ability in his heart, and continued: "These two traces confirm the concierge's statement, proving that there were two fire points at that time. If it is a fire, it is usually not a fire in two places at the same time, so there are generally no two ignition points in the same fire site. Conversely, if more than two ignition points are found at the same fire scene, it can be concluded that the fire was deliberately set on fire. ”

At this moment, Song Yuner and others understood, and when everyone understood this problem, they also discovered another shocking question: Who set fire to the disaster relief food in the yamen? What is the purpose?

There are many possible surnames for this arson: outsiders steal grain and then destroy the evidence of the crime in order to set it on fire; The officials of the yamen guarded and set fire to themselves; revenge for enmity with political envoys or other officials related to grain release; arson and revenge for social dissatisfaction; arson by a child or a mentally ill person; set fire in order to allow himself to hoard Juqi's exclusive high-priced operation; Even in order to make meritorious contributions, he set fire to himself and save himself, etc., of course, there is another possibility, that is, the conspiracy of the Jianwen Yu Party.

After thinking about this matter before and after, Yang Qiuchi felt that all kinds of signs showed that this was not an ordinary arson, and the last one might have a big surname, if so, then the matter was serious, and decided to go back to the post station first.

Returning to the post station, Yang Qiuchi first sent two guards to the yamen of the prefect of Wuchang Prefecture to pay attention to the movements of the hungry people in the square, and then returned to the post station to report. Then called Song Yun'er, Master Jin, Master Long, Nangong Xiong, and Xia Ping to his room, this involves political struggle, this is not his strong point, he needs to listen to everyone's opinions, especially the opinions of the two masters who have been in the officialdom for a long time and are scheming.

After everyone came, Yang Qiuchi closed the door, took out his brocade guard waist card from his arms, and handed it to Master Jin: "You guys take a look at this first." ”

Master Jin took the waist card with both hands, and Master Long also came up, the two of them took a closer look, and were taken aback, and hurriedly knelt down on their knees: "Meet the envoy of the Jinyi Guard!" Please forgive me for the sin of ignorance! ”

Yang Qiuchi smiled: "I won't tell you how you will know. Hurry up. Only then did the two masters stand up and stand with their hands down, their faces frightened.

Song Yun'er looked at the two masters suspiciously, seeing that the two of them were sincerely frightened, and then looked at Nangong Xiong and Xia Ping, the two of them were not surprised by this, it can be seen that they already knew.

Song Yun'er looked at Yang Qiuchi in disbelief: "You, you are the envoy of the Jinyi Guard?" ”

"Why, isn't it like?"

Song Yun'er was a little embarrassed, of course she knew what this position meant, when Ma Du was a small general banner of Jinyiwei, she almost put her father down. In front of her was the commissioner of the Supreme Leader of Jinyiwei, and wherever she went, she now understood why Ma Du and Niu Dahai were affectionate and in awe of Yang Qiuchi.

The young man she kept calling her brother turned out to be a high-ranking official of Jinyiwei, which surprised Song Yun'er too much, just when Song Yun'er didn't know what to do, Yang Qiuchi came over and took her hand: "Yun'er, I'm sorry, my identity is required to be kept secret, and it can't be revealed unless there is a special need." That's why I've been hiding it from you. ”

Yang Qiuchi apologized to her in turn, which made Song Yun'er a little surprised and moved, and her mood suddenly became much more relaxed: "Then, should I call you an adult or a brother?" ”

"Call me brother, of course! That's what they called, adults, you are my good sister, of course you have to call me brother! ”

"Hey!" Song Yun'er nodded happily, and shouted crisply: "Brother~!" ”

"Hmm~!" Yang Qiuchi smiled, let go of Song Yun'er, turned around and walked in front of the two masters, and said, "Two masters, do you know why I want to expose my identity?" ”

The two of them thought of Yang Qiuchi's concern about the granary fire and disaster relief today, and immediately figured out the joints inside, if Yang Qiuchi hadn't regarded the two of them as confidants, how could such secrets be known to them. They glanced at each other and bowed together: "Thank you for your attention to us, we will do our best to assist you!" ”

Yang Qiuchi smiled and nodded with satisfaction.

Master Jin continued: "The two of us saw the official document appointing the envoy from Lord Song of Song Zhi County, and we knew that the main mission of the Lord was to be responsible for the arrest of Jianwen Yu Party, and had the basic duty of picketing hundreds of officials in Jinyiwei. ”

"Your Excellency should be aware of the arson of the granary of the Wuchang Buzheng Division and the delay in the distribution of disaster relief food by the prefect's yamen, which may be related to the construction of the document, and I need to come up with ideas."

"Exactly! Let's all sit down and talk, we will all be our own people in the future, so you don't have to be too restrained. Yang Qiuchi said.

"Yes!" Master Jin and the others sat down.

Yang Qiuchi said: "I thought about it, before the imperial court's disaster relief grain money was allocated, how could the victims of the hundreds of miles in Fangyuan know, including the victims from as far away as Hui'er, who knew that Wuchang was going to release grain. The victims of the disaster in all four miles and eight towns will gather in Wuchang City, how can the news spread so quickly? This is quite strange. ”

Master Jin said: "My lord suspects that some of them deliberately spread the news and gathered the victims to Wuchang City, and there are other attempts?" ”

Yang Qiuchi said: "Yes, especially this afternoon, so many hungry people have got the news that the Yamen of the Governor of Wuchang Mansion will release grain tonight, but I saw Governor Tan today, and he has no intention of releasing grain at all." So what is the intention of the people who spread the news? ”

Song Yun'er said: "Then do you still need to think about it?" It must be an opportunity to create chaos among the hungry! ”

If that's the case, then Wuchang City won't be peaceful tonight. Everyone thought of this result.

At this moment, the guards sent out by Yang Qiuchi to observe the news rushed back and reported to Yang Qiuchi: "My lord, the prefect's yamen has been full of hungry people, and the prefect and the political envoy Yamen have all come forward to maintain order, and announced that there will be no grain tonight, but the hungry people don't believe it, and some people are starting to shout to rush in to grab food." ”

"Due to the fast capture and the small number of strong people, the commander of Huguang has sent troops to participate in the vigilance, but there are too many hungry people, and even the nearby streets are crowded.

Yang Qiuchi asked in surprise: "What about now?" Are the hungry already scratching up? ”

"Not yet, it's just that people keep shouting and rushing into the yamen to grab food!" The guard replied.

"Probe!"

"Yes!" The guards exited.

Yang Qiuchi's brows locked together, and said, "You guys help me come up with ideas, what should I do now?" ”

Master Jin thought for a while and said: "My lord, the top priority is to open the warehouse and release grain to stabilize the situation, only by stabilizing the mood of the victims will there be no big chaos, as for what is strange inside, we can only wait until the hungry people are appeased and the situation is stabilized." ”

"But Governor Tan doesn't mean to put grain!" Song Yuner said.

Master Jin thought for a while, and said in a deep voice: "Then there is only one way, use Huguang Jinyi Guard, forcibly take over the disaster relief affairs of the Wuchang Prefect's Yamen, and open a warehouse to release grain!" ”

Yang Qiuchi also thinks exactly like this, the political envoy is a high-ranking official from the second grade, and even the prefect is a fourth-grade official, and he can't afford to provoke any of his small county orders, but Jinyiwei has the authority to picket hundreds of officials, no matter how high your official is, once you catch the handle, you will take it all.

However, he didn't know if this method would cause trouble for himself, it involved political struggle, which was not his strong point, and this was also the main purpose of Yang Qiuchi to reveal his identity to Master Jin and ask for advice.

Yang Qiuchi asked, "Is this okay?" ”

(To be continued)