Chapter 014
Cui Jianfeng was still kept in the dark when Lu Hechang quietly led his troops to Liuhe Village, Huainan Township. Although he was dissatisfied with the local area, his husband reported to the county government, so Daoli quickly recruited troops and rushed to the south of the county to pursue the criminal.
Annoyed, but also very helpless.
"The unscrupulous people caused so much trouble to us in handling the case. They almost killed us all this time," he said with lingering fear.
"What can we do about this?" Zhu Guangcai sighed: "Detecting criminals was originally the responsibility of the county captain, but the Tang Dynasty had too many rules, and also added this mechanism of good people assisting in solving crimes. We want to get rid of it.
They can't do it independently."
"This shows that we also need to deal with these bad people and use them to collect intelligence." Chen Yuntian nodded and said.
"But they are non-registered officials under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Punishment, and we can't get their files." Cui Jianfeng sighed thoughtfully.
"If we want to find out and control these people to serve us, we can only understand the location and scope of activities of local bad people through the Ministry of Punishment's Jiali Library." Zhu Guangcai said.
"But we are not in the same system as the Ministry of Punishment, and the Minister of Punishment may not agree with us to check the personnel files of its crime-solving agency." Chen Yuntian said.
"An official in their Jiali library is a fellow countryman of mine. If Cui Gong wants to get the files of local bad people, he might as well ask me to go back to Luoyang to find a way to get these information." Zhu Guangcai thought about it and said, "I can
Use this fellow of mine to get the files out, write down the information on the local bad guys, and give them to you."
"But doing this is too risky. Jialiku is not easy to get into. Even if you want to ask your fellow countryman to get the records, he doesn't have the guts."
"If he doesn't agree, I will find a way to sneak in quietly and steal out." Zhu Guangcai said.
"I'm afraid this won't work." Chen Yuntian shook his head: "Even if you sneak in, the number of documents stored in the Jiali Library is huge, so it is not easy to find it."
"That's right." Cui Jianfeng asked thoughtfully: "How can we get these documents?"
"Mr. Cui," Zhu Guangcai said eagerly, looking at Cui Jianfeng who was undecided, "I will also look for our colleagues to find a solution after I go back. Anyway, there are many detectives under Mr. Di."
"But it is a death penalty for Dali Temple personnel to steal documents from the Ministry of Punishment. If something happens, it will be too late for me to regret it." Cui Jianfeng was still undecided: "After all, the Ministry of Punishment is not a place where we can come and go casually."
"But if we don't get these documents, we won't be able to figure out the activities of local bad guys. Our actions will be noticed by them at any time and they will report us. This is extremely detrimental to our security."
"Okay." Cui Jianfeng finally made up his mind and nodded in agreement with Zhu Guangcai's idea: "Go to Luoyang and try with your fellow villager. However, be careful, don't believe his words easily, and don't go to his workplace easily."
"Don't worry." Zhu Guangcai smiled: "Are you worried that he will set a trap to arrest me and ask for credit? In that case, I will have to kill him."
"Don't kill and slaughter at every turn. If you go to Luoyang to steal documents and cause a murder, then you and I may face beheading."
"I'm joking with you, do you take it seriously?" Zhu Guangcai laughed again.
"Be careful."
"Don't worry. I'll be back soon." After saying that, Zhu Guangcai rode away with two of his men.
Wucheng is nearly two thousand miles away from Luoyang. At that time, the fastest express was 800 miles, and it took four or five days to get there. But for a move like Zhu Guangcai's, it was impossible to use 800 miles to rush.
The so-called 800-mile express delivery actually means traveling from one place to another. If the distance is too far, the government's urgent documents will be sent through this 800-mile express delivery method.
There are "relay stations" set up by the government along the way, that is, inns. Of course, they are not ordinary inns, but rapid information delivery institutions directly managed by the central government of the Tang Dynasty. The documents of the Eight Hundred Miles Express arrived at the intermediate inns so early.
The knight on the other horse waiting there took the letter or handed the horse to the courier, completed a quick horse change, and flew away without stopping. It covered a distance of more than a thousand miles and was delivered on the same day.
However, not everyone can serve as this kind of messenger. They have waist badges for identification (officials in the Tang Dynasty used "fish charms" to prove their identity).
Zhu Guangcai was an official under Di Renjie, so he could of course change his horse and gallop through such passages. Of course, ordinary people could not afford this kind of long-distance driving at high speed.
But what Cui Jianfeng and the others never expected was that the news of Zhu Guangcai's flying horse heading north would soon be noticed by the unlucky person stationed by the Ministry of Punishment at the 800-mile express horse-changing station, and he sent a secret letter to Zhu Guangcai earlier.
It took a long time to reach the Ministry of Justice.
"What is the purpose of Cui Jianfeng's men returning to Luoyang so urgently?" Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment (the Ministry of Punishment was renamed Qiuguan at the time of Wu Zetian) sent the capital to the northern post station of Jiangnan East Road. After reading the letter sent by Liangshuai for a while,
Ask the Minister of Autumn Palace.
"As soon as Lu Hechang left, he sent his men back to the capital of the gods. Did he hear some rumors and come back urgently to negotiate with Duke Di?" Qiugong Minister asked.
In the Tang Dynasty, the assistant minister was a deputy in the Qiu Palace.
"I don't think so." Shangshu shook his head and said, "According to Sima Cong, the censor of Jiangnan East Province, he has been reluctant to take action against the criminals who committed the rebellion, and he is suspected of being an accomplice."
"I don't think so." The minister did not agree with the minister's opinion: "It is said that those gods who descended to earth were so powerful in martial arts that they almost killed all Cui Jianfeng's men with the flash magic box?"
"They are all rumors and cannot be believed. I have sent Lu Hechang to Wucheng to conduct a thorough investigation. We will soon have some clues."
"I can't see it."
"Why?"
"It's like those gods who descended to earth are really extraterrestrial visitors with high martial arts skills. I don't think Lu Hechang is necessarily their opponent. Chief Lu will be like Cui Duguan and adopt a wait-and-see attitude to deal with the matter."
"No way? I know Master Lu's ability to do things. He is a master who comes and goes without a trace. How can he delay doing things like Cui Duguan?"
"The problem is that these criminals are not mortals. They possess Hot Wheels and Flash Magic Boxes. Our horses cannot catch up with them. Even if we catch up, they will shine their magic light and all our people will die."
"Is it really that powerful?" Shangshu was secretly surprised.
"I just heard it from hearsay. I don't know whether it's true or not," the waiter said.
"No matter what, we have to find out the purpose of Cui Duguan's sudden return to the capital." Shangshu said: "You quickly send someone to follow him. Once he arrives, keep a close eye on his whereabouts and find out what he is doing here.
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"Is this appropriate?" The minister looked confused: "He is not the target of our investigation. If we follow him casually, if he is discovered, this is like the Emperor Wu's order."
"What do you mean?" Shangshu asked angrily.
"I don't think it's appropriate for us to follow Di Guolao's men."
"But Mr. Di often interferes in our handling of cases because he used to be a prime minister in Dali Temple. I feel very uncomfortable when I think about it."
"Aren't you afraid of getting into a dispute with Di Lai if you do this? This is a loss of life."
"How dare you? Mr. Di Guo is a popular figure of Emperor Wu. How can I offend him?"
"Then are you still investigating the affairs of Di Guolao's men?"
"check!"
"Why?"
"To handle the case."
"That's okay." The waiter nodded and said, "I will arrange for a few people to follow him secretly."
Chapter completed!