Chapter 34: Recruiting Troops to Fight the Bandits
Xiang is organizing personnel to salvage, after an hour, there is no harvest, there are some broken jars and broken cylinders, as well as rotten wood and broken fishing nets, these things, fished up, put on the case, just a set, a lot of people come to watch, see if the lively, in the end can fish out Niu Dayuan.
You must know that Niu Dayuan is tall and young, and he has strength, and most people can't do anything about him.
Suddenly, someone touched something, and Xiang Zheng heard the report, so he quickly got it and took a look.
Experienced boatmen, it seems that there have been a lot of people who have been looking for short-sightedness, this time they came to the catch, and they didn't plan to catch it at first, because they wanted to get more wages, if it was too easy to know the corpse, it would be considered too easy to make money, so they deliberately rubbed it off, so that Xiang Zheng felt that it was difficult to make money, and it was worth it.
Fished up is a male corpse, strong as a cow, clothes soaked, wet, close to the body, appear more strong, after an inquest and recorded, the man has a knife wound in the back, pierced from the back, the wound is very deep, almost through the back, came to a penetrating puncture, it can be seen that the blood flow at that time is like an injection, this weir pond is long and narrow, the water is living water, the flowing water takes away a lot of blood, diluted, winter, relatively cold, the corpse has not been decomposed and deformed, found in time, it is easy to distinguish.
As soon as he saw this situation, Yinhu knew that this was Niu Dayuan.
He gestured to Xiang Zheng County, and Xiang Zheng understood the meaning, so he went to a secluded place with him.
Yinhu said to Xiang Zheng: "If you want to solve this case, you need to do this." ”
He attached his opinion to Xiang Zheng's ear, nodded to Xiang Zheng frequently, smiled, and said yes again and again.
After coming back, Xiang Zhengyan said: "Folks, the corpse is Niu Dayuan, it has been shown from the evidence that Niu Dayuan was killed by bandits in the mountains, everyone go back, and we must strengthen our precautions." It's best to go out in a group, don't act alone, banditry activities have been frequent recently, and it may be approaching the end of the year, and bandits want to grab things to celebrate the New Year. Everyone must be careful when going out, and when they are at home, they must close the doors and windows of the courtyard, so as not to give bandits a chance to take advantage of it. ”
After Xiang Zheng finished speaking, everyone slowly dispersed, probably figured out the cause of Niu Dayuan's death, satisfied their curiosity, and was quite satisfied with this explanation. may be limited to the cognitive level, and he believes in Xiang Zheng's statement very much, will not question it, believes it as it is true, and is ready to deal with the bandits as Xiang Zheng instructed.
Xiang Zheng asked Niu Dayuan's parents to bring back their son's body for burial, and gave a pension to comfort him, and promised to avenge his son's hatred, wipe out the bandits, and severely punish them. Niu Dayuan's parents saw that their parents were like this, so they had no choice but to give up, helpless, and helpless.
After arranging Niu Dayuan's funeral, Xiang Zheng issued an announcement.
The content of the announcement is: Recently, Niu Dayuan, a villager of Niupo Village, was killed by bandits, money was robbed, people were killed, and put into the river, bandits are very rampant, and they need to be severely punished. The warriors who were recruited were rewarded with five hundred taels of silver. ”
The announcement was posted everywhere, in the streets and alleys, the purpose was to make it clear to the residents of Baokang County that the influence was not small, and many people saw the announcement, and they were eager to fight to the death with the bandits, and they wanted to wipe out all the bandits.
Sure enough, the applicants gathered at the county government and Xiang Zheng personally selected talents.
Xiang Zheng asked the recruits to be in good health, all of them were tigers, they looked vigorous, energetic, and powerful, and they were the elite of the entire Baokang County.
Xiang Zheng patrolled in the courtyard of the county government, checked carefully, and as soon as he found clues, he could solve the case, that is, as Yinhu said, follow his demonstration.
Walking up to a man, Xiang Zheng stopped, looked at the man carefully, and saw that the man's heart was furious, and he became nervous.
Xiang Zheng circled around the man, and suddenly asked, "You say, why do you wear a padded jacket backwards?" ”
"Master, the little one learned that the county was recruiting warriors and was going to go up the mountain to suppress the bandits, the little one was very excited, grabbed the padded jacket and wore it, and didn't pay attention to whether it was positive or negative." The man said, looking at his expression, he was very flustered, and when he spoke, he was still lacking in energy, as if he was avoiding and dodging something, especially staring at his face with a pair of eagle-like eyes, which made him feel creepy, and he couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into, and he couldn't wait to go back early, he shouldn't have come to this place to apply.
Xiang Zheng sneered twice, his nose "hum-", and commanded loudly: "Someone comes, take off his jacket immediately." ”
The man couldn't run away, because there were already a lot of catchers gathered around him.
When he saw that the big thing was not good, he obediently did as he was told, and cooperated with the catcher to take off his jacket.
He came over, unfolded the jacket, looked at it carefully, and said to Xiang Zhengyan: "Report to the master, there are blood stains on this jacket, and it seems that it has only been contaminated with blood stains for less than a day." ”
"Okay, you say, where does this blood come from?" Xiang asked the man who was facing him.
"Master, this, this is the blood of the bandits left behind when the villain and the bandits are fighting." The man said.
"What about the bandits?" Xiang Zhengyan said.
"The bandits didn't grab the small money, they were injured by the small ones, and ran away to the deep mountains and old forests. The small ones were in a hurry, so they didn't chase them anymore, because there was no loss, and the bandits were not beaten, so the small ones didn't report to the officials. The man said.
"That's nonsense! Are you bullying a three-year-old? The bandits have long been eliminated, and three years ago, the bandit problem has been eliminated, and now it is a peaceful and prosperous era, everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, no one wants to be a bandit, and Baokang County has not heard of bandits harming people for many years. The bandits you are talking about do not exist at all, they are a non-existent thing, don't continue to make up stories, and recruit them truthfully! The blood on your body is clearly stained and fresh! Say, what's going on? Tell the truth, avoid the pain of flesh and skin! If you resist, don't blame the official for pulling your tendons and picking your skin! Xiang Zhengyan said.
The threat of the positive worked.
The man began to tremble, as if he had already been tortured.
"At the salvage site of Shiliping River Pond, the little one obviously heard that there were bandits and bandits who had not been wiped out, so he recruited warriors to crusade, how can he say that there are no bandits? Isn't it inconsistent? Master! The man said.
"Haha, you're thinking too much, aren't you? This is a ploy, the purpose is to bait the bait, I didn't expect you to believe it so easily. If you weren't a bounty hunter, it wouldn't have prompted you to apply, and if you didn't show up, criminals would have nowhere to look. Don't you want to think about it, the bandits have long been wiped out, and besides, isn't it doubtful that the bounty is so generous that it is more than ever? Why don't you use your brain to wonder if this is true? Don't blame the official for being ruthless, you can only blame you for being brainless. Whatever happens, think twice. This is a tragic example. You say, how did you kill Niu Dayuan? Xiang Zheng asked.
"Which Niu Dayuan?" The man asked rhetorically.
"Which Niu Dayuan? It's the one you killed! After the killing, they were thrown into the river pond and wanted to destroy the evidence. Xiang Zhengyan said.
"Oh, I'm sorry!"
"Do you know you're sorry? He is preparing to get married, and your greed has ruined human lives, destroyed two families, and you yourself have not died. Why bother? Totally self-inflicted! Xiang Zhengyan said.
"Hey, that's right, it's too late to regret it. At that time, I saw Niu Dayuan alone, singing all the way, looking very happy, and also carrying a bulging bag, as if he was loaded with silver, according to his intuition, it was silver, it happened to be a fair, didn't he go to the market to buy something? If you don't bring goods, you're not doing business, it's just a person, you must be buying things, where is the money not to buy things? I quietly touched it. Because Niu Dayuan is tall and big, and the little one is worried that he can't get him, so I will scare him first, the mountain road is rough, and the others are bold and small, I shouted, brothers, tie up the boy and throw him into the river to feed the fish. I didn't expect Niu Dayuan to run forward desperately, just tripped over the stone, and fell face down to the ground, I stepped forward, took out the dagger, and poked the back of the heart down, poof, Niu Dayuan was killed, blood splashed, and then, the small one searched for Niu Dayuan's belongings, and found a number of silver, maybe fifty taels. He took the silver, worried that he would float up, tied a big stone to him, pushed it into the river, cleaned up the blood stains on the road, and then fled, but he didn't expect to be known by the lord soon, and came to the scene to investigate in Shiliping, the small one mixed in the crowd to watch, and heard that the master said that the bandits did it, and the small one was relieved, and later heard that the master recruited warriors to go to the mountains to suppress bandits, and there was a heavy amount of money as a reward, and the small one was tempted to come to apply, but he didn't expect this to be a strategy, and the small one didn't think about it carefully, so he was fooled and caught in the net. Ah—" said the man.
"Hmph, it's pretty honest. Look at it, sign the confession. Xiang Zhengyan said.
"Okay, the little one reads, it's the little one who said." The man said.
"Come on, tie up the prisoner and put him on death row." Xiang Zheng commanded.
"Yes, sir!"
Everyone shouted, surrounded the man, and went to the death row, waiting for the autumn queen to behead him, in order to comfort the hearts of Niu Dayuan's parents.
The case has been solved, and Yinhu and Jinlong did not linger and went to the capital to report on their work.
After listening to Yinhu's introduction, Bu Huishu was not surprised, knowing that Yinhu often followed him and learned a lot of experience. The first time I tried the knife, it was okay, it happened to be in Niupo Village, it was the will of God. Yinhu solves the case, and Bu Huishu is inseparable, and he is often exposed to it, and it will be.
Yin Jian heard about the case of Jin Long and Yin Hu and was very satisfied. I think these two scholars will definitely be able to make a big difference in the future. It is the well-being of the people and the hope, and no one can lose hope.
There are more affairs in the capital, and difficult cases from all over the country have to be dealt with one by one when they are sent to Yin Jian's desk.
Dali Temple has become a lively place, and Dali Temple is also a hot position. But whether it is in the capital or in the provinces, counties and townships, there are still some accidents on the streets.
One day, it was a rest day, Yin Jian took the scholar Jin Long to the antique market to have a look, he had this hobby, and cleaned up some strange stones to play with. Take this opportunity to pass the time and let your mind relax and relax, so that your brain doesn't hurt.
They passed by the city gate, and suddenly someone hurriedly ran over, and when they saw it, it turned out to be Li Si, a government official.
Li Si saw that it was Yin Jian, and immediately said, "Master, the big thing is not good, there is a person on the other side of the city gate who is dying." ”
"Li Si, don't worry, say slowly, what's going on?" Yin Jian asked.
"Go, go, it's not out of breath." Li Si said hurriedly.
"Let's go, let's see, Golden Dragon!" Yin Jian instructed, "Li Si, you go to find Master Bu Huishu Bu and ask him to come to the west gate of the city, quickly!" ”
"Yes, sir!" After Li Si finished speaking, he ran away.
Yin Jian rushed to the west gate of the city with the golden dragon, and found that there was a group of people surrounded there, and everyone saw an official coming, and immediately dodged a passage, Yin Jian walked to the injured person, leaned over to look, and found that he had a dagger in his chest, and he had not yet lost his breath, but he was already dying, and he couldn't live, and the dagger couldn't be pulled out, once it was pulled out, the blood flowed like an infusion, and it was even more difficult to live.
How good is that?
Yin Jian has nothing to do. The injured person seemed to be a businessman, his body was wrapped in disarray, his clothes were scattered, his hair was messy, and it seemed that after some struggle, he finally lost his strength, and after being stabbed by the gangsters, the gangsters ran away with the money, which is a typical robbery. The incident happened suddenly, and before he could report to the official, he met Yin Jian.
What is hateful is that the murderer did not leave any clues, and looking at the injured again, there is only the breath that comes out, and the breath that does not go in, and it is difficult to breathe, let alone speak.
Seeing that the case had entered a deadlock, some of us knew him, some didn't, and those who knew him said: "This is Lord Yin Jian, the secretary of Dali Temple in Dali Temple in Beijing." ”
Yin Jian knew very well that if it spread, his reputation would be difficult to say, this case actually happened in the capital and reached the ears of the emperor, it was not a trivial matter. If you want to establish your prestige, you have to solve the case now.
He was thinking about how to deal with it, everyone looked at Yin Jian, and at this time, he flashed out of the way, and a person who looked like a scholar came in.
He greeted Yin Jian, looked at the scene, and felt that the murderer must be watching in the crowd, who is this murderer? Need to outwit.
How to outwit? He touched the silver ring and had an idea.
He whispered in Yin Jian's ear, and Yin Jian nodded yes, he had found a way to solve the case. After Bu Huishu finished speaking, he got up to say goodbye, left the scene of the crime, went back to find someone, informed the sheriff of the capital, and dealt with it immediately.
Here Yin Jian got a way to implement Bu Huishu's strategy.
He stood up and said in a loud voice, "Everyone, you have seen that there is a person here who is injured and in urgent need of treatment, who can cure him?" Please volunteer to save this man, and the official will be rewarded with five hundred taels of gold. ”
No one answered in the crowd.
"In this way, whoever can save him will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold." Yin Jian doubled the bounty.
There was a commotion in the crowd.