Chapter 10, Murder in the Dark of the Moon

As soon as the words "anti-rebel thief" came out, Chen Xuan's cold hair stood up in fright.

He originally thought that he was criticizing Zheng County's "three cities in one" policy in the restaurant, but he didn't know that he was heard by some sinister villain, and reported to the county order, so he sent the township guards to take him and wanted to punish him severely. So on the way he was escorted to the county office, he kept shouting: "The mouth of the people is more important than the defense of Sichuan, don't the county know it?" Besides, we are not ordinary people, but also scholars, dare to be arrested without guilt?! Or: "I am the only one who calls for trouble, and I have nothing to do with these two people, please let them go." ”

But I didn't expect that I would directly deduct a big hat of "anti-rebel thief". "Thieves" are just "thieves", but also "rebellious...... In other words, rebel against the court and try to rebel! I rely on this to copy and kill all the big crimes, Zheng County officials are crazy, dare to bend the law for personal gain, aren't they afraid of the imperial history inspection and impeachment? If you want to say such a big crime, you don't dare to punish it privately, but you must report it to the Criminal Department - maybe the Criminal Department thinks that it should be a car split, how can you just cut the account? What is the basis for determining that the Criminal Department will not strictly review it?

Oh, by the way, the county order is that Captain Junno is the younger brother of Hongfu......

I didn't expect to talk about a few words casually, but it would cause such a catastrophe...... Two companions were also implicated. Chen Zifu was really sad and indignant, and couldn't help but open his mouth and shout: "Wronged~~"

Lu Ping glared at him, and ordered the townsman to gag his mouth with rags to prevent him from screaming. But he turned his head and asked Ma Qi: "Since you have the courage to rebel, why don't you have the courage to confess?" Ma Qi knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "It's not about the villain, it's about slandering the court." The villain is not all the way with him, Shangguan is clear! ”

Lu Ping frowned slightly, and said that it was not right...... Never mind. That's right, let's fight first!

The county sat in the hall today to try the case, and the county order is still unknown for the time being. At the time of the autumn harvest, Shi Jun had to go out of the city every day to tour the villages, supervise the harvest, and calculate the taxes and grains, and he also went out early in the morning today. It was not until a moment before the closure of the city that he returned belatedly.

Shi Jun was very happy in his heart, the wind and rain in Guanzhong County this year were smooth, and he had newly obtained more than 200 families to move to Tunken. The harvest of autumn grain is more than 30% more than in previous years. The recent order of "three cities in one" has also been quite effective, and the commercial tax revenue has also increased, and it is estimated that the year-end performance appraisal. Even if you can't fall up, middle, and up. There is always something in the middle and upper. As long as there are no major problems for another two years, you will be able to defend a county after two years. With the relationship between himself and Taiwei is Hongfu, he will get a good county.

If you can get the counties of these two states as guards, even if you leave the eunuch road, as long as you stretch out your hand to the treasury in advance, it will be enough for you to eat for the rest of your life. Hey. It's Hongsuke, I don't dare to compare, but the other three brothers. Achievements and industries are estimated to be less beautiful than their own. My dad used to say that I was useless - "Who is the most important place to do today?" ”

Looking forward to a better future, he returned to the county office triumphantly, and while calling people to clean up the evening food, he casually asked the remaining officials, is there anything going on in the city today?

The little official reported with a smile: "Congratulations to the county honor, Tsukasa Ling Liu has been captured!" ”

Ahh ”

The so-called "Tsukasa Ridge" refers to the Tsukasa Mountain, in the south of Zheng County, recently there was a group of bandits in the mountains, not only robbing business travelers and pedestrians, its leader claimed to be surnamed Liu, is "the son of Emperor Xiaoshu of the Han Dynasty", and openly played the banner of "anti-Wei and Han Dynasty".

"Filial piety" is the nickname given by the Shu thief Liu Bei to Liu Xie, the still living Xin'an Gong. It is said that not long after the Wei Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei did not know what rumors he had heard, so he actually mourned Liu Xie in Shuzhong and added a nickname, and then he was arrogant and respected, and still Shao Hantong, with the year name "Zhang Wu". However, Jun knows very well, although Liu Xie is confined in Xin'an, he is no different from a prisoner, he is still alive after all, and Liu Xie is not yet thirty years old, and several emperors ...... The oldest of the sons is also dying at the age of the year, how can he run away to incite rebellion?

There are bandits in the county, that is a trivial matter, but if someone plots to rebel, the matter will be great, and if the court knows, it will definitely blame a county magistrate. Therefore, Jun didn't dare to report it easily, but Zhang Bang wanted "Tsukasa Mountain Thief Liu", and he planned to wait until the autumn harvest was over, and after being busy for a while, he ordered the township soldiers to suppress it. When the time comes, he will be captured or killed, and he will report a "thief".

But who would have thought that he hadn't done it yet, he had just gone out of the city to go around, and this Liu had been captured, he was really overjoyed, and hurriedly asked the little official to report the process of capturing the thief in detail.

The little official said, this Liu is really bold, he dared to sneak into the county seat with his companions, went to the city restaurant to eat, was seen through on the spot, reported to the county, and the county sent a township guard to arrest him. Although the thieves rose up to arrest and injured several villagers, after all, it was difficult to defeat the large number of our people, so they were still tied up with ropes and escorted back.

When Jun heard this, he couldn't help frowning, and said in his heart, Is this guy really a madman? What do you dare to call for "anti-Wei Fuhan", and dare to enter my county lightly? What does he want to do? Do you want to contact the bandits in the city and take my Zheng County?! Thinking of this, I couldn't help but be shocked, and quickly asked again, has the county ever tried it? Did the thief confess?

The little official said that the thief was still stubborn and refused to recruit at first, falsely claiming that it was a scholar from Fufeng County who went to Luoyang for the imperial examination, and the county was very angry, so he ordered to be tortured, and only a few boards were beaten, then Liu was cowardly, and pressed his fingerprint on the confession on the spot. It's just that his two companions still refuse to accept their fate, one resolutely refuses to change his words, and the other ...... It's a stammer, and he doesn't speak well, but looking at his expression, he doesn't really want to admit his guilt.

At present, they have all been taken to prison and are waiting for the county to come back and punish them.

It was Junxin who said that this was wrong, so he didn't eat anymore, and hurriedly went to find the county Cheng Luping. It happened that Lu Ping heard that the county order had returned, and he was also looking for him, and the two met face to face in the courtyard. It was Jun who opened his mouth and asked, who reported that Liu entered the city? How can you tell it's his?

Lu Ping replied that it was a case reported by the proprietor of the restaurant, first, he heard that they slandered the court, and secondly, the "Liu" was also consistent with the description on the list. He had a wanted list with him, and he showed it out at the moment. It clearly reads: "The thief Liu Mou, who is weak in age, short and black." Slightly fat, with a flat nose and thick lips...... "It's exactly the same as the person we caught."

However, Lu Ping immediately had a twist, saying that I tried that Liu, and he did everything after only a few boards, but he asked the east and the west, and I showed him the guilt. He just fell on the ground and cried bitterly, and I said that if you don't recruit me, I will continue to fight, and he should press his fingerprints......

Search for it. There is indeed a pass issued by Fufeng County, indicating that it is a scholar who went to the imperial examination in the capital, his name is Ma Qi, and the word Boyong - his two companions are also the same. I asked the soldiers guarding the south gate again. Indeed, there were three people who entered the city before noon......

It's Jun Wenyan. I can't help pouting: "People are similar, Confucius is also ...... in Kuang" I think that when Confucius marched to various countries and passed through Chen Cai, he was besieged by the Kuang people, just because he looked like a Yang Tiger - "Yang Hu tasted the violence of Kuang people, and Kuang people stopped Confucius". "He was weak and weak-crowned, short, dark, and slightly fat. Flat nose and thick lips", I can pull two out of the city for you from the city, do you believe it or not? Surely the wrong person was arrested!

Lu Ping approached Jun. said in a low voice: "If he is really a scholar, he will be lenient now, and he will be told to us when he enters Luoyang, and he will be killed by secret seals?" Moreover, they really slandered the court, and they were not wronged to kill. ”

Shi Jun frowned and said: "Fufeng County, the people who go to the capital today must not be these three people, if they are found immediately, what can they do?" Lu Ping shook his head and said that he was not afraid: "I can delay, but the clouds don't know, they are in a hurry to enter the capital, and they will not dare to drown for a long time for fear of missing the trip." "You beat me here, and you lost three people for some reason, so you have to be responsible for this county? Where is this happening? If the lawsuit starts, are you not afraid of delaying the date of the exam? Dragged on, this matter will definitely be over.

It was Jun who twisted his beard and pondered for a long time, and couldn't help but sigh: "I have to do it like this." "I'm on the rise, and I must not ruin my reputation and my official reputation because of such a trivial matterβ€”" What do you want to do? ”

Lu Ping said simply, first of all, he strictly warned the soldiers guarding the south gate and the proprietor of the restaurant not to divulge the matter, and then killed the goods in prison tonight. The two who refused to confess directly dragged the fingers of the corpse and pressed their handprints. After burning the place or something, the body was buried in a mass grave outside the city, God knows, you know and I know, are you afraid that someone will turn this thing out?

Shi Jun nodded and said, "There is Lao Junzhi." "Anyway, you caused the matter, so I'll leave it to you to clean up. Lu Ping bowed and retreated, and had just walked a short distance away, when suddenly Jun called him behind him and asked, "How can they slander the imperial court?" ”

Lu Ping turned around and replied, saying that the owner of the restaurant who whistleblower was not very clear, and it seemed that he was against the admonition of the county to "integrate the three cities", and also opposed the policy of increasing the number of officials in the imperial court. Shi Jun nodded: "Let's stay late at night." As the saying goes, "the moon is dark and the night kills, the wind is high and the sky is on fire", wait until the middle of the night before you do it, so as not to leak the rumors, but it is not beautiful.

The two parted ways, and Shi Jun slowly paced back to the main hall with his hands behind his back. Although he had already made a decision to use murder to cover up the scandal, after all, the good mood when he first returned was completely gone, but Jue Tong's body was heavy, and even when he was breathing, he felt depressed.

When I arrived at the door of the main hall, a small official suddenly came to report: "Mr. Wei Yu has come to visit the county and has entered the county office." Shi Jun hurriedly ordered: "Hurry up, please." Then he did not enter the church, but stood at the door and waited. It was not long before I saw that the little official had brought in a man, who was eight feet tall, broad in appearance, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, but his beard and hair had been shaved off, and he was as smooth as a stripped egg, and he looked particularly strange. This person was wearing a coarse cloth gown, unbelted, and a pair of barefoot sandals, and when he saw Shijun, his hands were folded, his nose was raised, he bowed, and said: "Worship the county." ”

Yes Jun hurriedly returned the salute: "I haven't seen Mr. for a few days, Jun is deeply thirsty, I don't know if I have ever eaten?" ”

The Mr. Wei Gang smiled and shook his head: "Not yet, disturb the county honor." "That means, I'm just here to eat. As he spoke, he raised his head and looked at Shi Jun's face, but his face couldn't help but change greatly, and he hurriedly put his hands on his hands and turned around.

It's strange, and he hurriedly beckoned: "Why did Mr. go?" ”

Wei Yu frowned and said: "I am not here at the time, Guanxian Zun's face is murderous, and he will definitely kill him, so he doesn't dare to stay." ”

It's Junxin who said, hey, it's really a master, I plan to kill innocents, you can see it by looking at your complexion - I want you to solve this knot for me. Hurriedly caught up and grabbed Wei Gang's arm: "Mr. Hugh go, Jun has something to inquire about." (To be continued......)