Chapter 102 Investigating the case, the mastermind behind the scenes, the empress is like a demon, Tao
Flowers show!
at this time.
In the Ministry of Punishment.
Xu Qingxiao's figure appeared.
The officials who were tortured by Xu Qingxiao were all sent for medical treatment, but most of the officials in the Ministry of Punishment were still dealing with official business.
Looking at Xu Qingxiao approaching, everyone's eyes showed awe.
Xu Qingxiao knew that what he did today had shocked the six departments. If nothing unexpected happened, no one would dare to hinder him from handling cases by himself in the future.
It's just that Xu Qingxiao understands a truth better.
They are afraid of themselves because they are afraid of power and being beaten by themselves.
Rather than truly fearing one's own power and one's own means, this kind of awe has no effect.
When it comes time to cause trouble for you, you will still do so. As long as both parties are reasonable, the other party will still not be afraid of you.
After all, it's okay to do something like this once or twice, and it must be reasonable, but it's definitely not good to do it more often.
First of all, he is not stupid. If he was fooled once, how could he be fooled a second time?
After suffering a loss once and suffering a second time, all officials in the Wei Dynasty will die in their duties.
So I must do the things at hand as soon as possible.
Regardless of whether it is difficult or not, it must be done well. Once it is done, the rest can be left to the emperor.
Return to the main room.
Before he could sit down, a bookkeeper came in immediately.
"Xu Xu! Sir Xu, this is the file related to the Pingqiu Mansion disaster relief case. Please take a look."
The scroll official was trembling a little, looking a little scared, and did not dare to look directly at Xu Qingxiao.
"Thank you for putting it here."
Xu Qingxiao smiled gently and put it on the table.
"Oh, okay, Mr. Xu, take your time and take a look. If anything happens, just say hello and my subordinates will be waiting outside the door."
The scroll official nodded, slowly put down the things, and then quickly retreated.
There is no way, what Xu Qingxiao did before is still vivid in his mind, who dares to be rude?
Seeing the latter leave, Xu Qingxiao didn't think much more.
Pick up the file that was delivered and start reading it carefully.
[Pingqiu Mansion Disaster Relief Case]
Roughly speaking, Pingqiu Prefecture suffered a drought, the court allocated 30 million taels of silver, and the governor Zhang Nantian embezzled 20 million taels of silver. The remaining 10 million taels of silver fell into the hands of refugees, and very few of them fell into the hands of refugees.
Later, the imperial court sent people to inspect and found that there were still numerous casualties in Pingqiu Mansion, and there were even cases of people exchanging children for food. Therefore, they reported it to the imperial court, which shocked the government and the public.
The suspect Zhang Nantian killed his entire family before waiting for the court to take action, and then committed suicide by hanging himself from a beam.
But I don’t know where the stolen money is.
So the main purpose of this file is to find the stolen money.
As long as the account is found, the settlement can be finalized.
Twenty million taels of silver.
Xu Qingxiao felt a little emotional, if she solved this case, wouldn't it be too much to be promoted to a member of the Communist Party of China?
The current annual tax revenue of the Wei Dynasty should be about 10 million taels of silver.
It sounds like a lot, but how many people are actually in the Wei Dynasty? According to limited statistics, it is at least 300,000,000.
We can't count the shady ones here.
With such a huge population base here, the tax revenue is only ten million taels of silver.
In Xu Qingxiao's previous life, there was a dynasty called the Ming Dynasty, with a population of 30 million. Not counting its decline, under normal circumstances there were 15 million to 22 million taels of silver.
The population of the Wei Dynasty was ten times that of the Ming Dynasty, but the tax revenue was not ten times that of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, the larger the population, the greater the qualitative and quantitative changes. At the very least, land reclamation was simpler.
At the very least, there is an extraordinary system here. As long as conditions permit, we can move mountains and reclaim seas.
Therefore, Wei's treasury revenue was completely rubbish, and there was another point, which was the problem of expenditure.
Last year, 95 million taels of silver were spent, and the treasury had a balance of 5 million taels of silver.
It is barely bearable, but the problem is that the growth rate and expenditure rate are not in direct contrast.
There is still a lot of fuss about going to the Northern Expedition and fighting a war.
how to spell?
Fight with your life?
Therefore, if you solve this case and recover 20 million taels of stolen silver, you will not feel any pressure at all if you are promoted to Yuanwai Lang, and it will not be too much to be promoted to the rank of Langzhong.
Twenty million taels of silver.
It is equivalent to picking up money for nothing. With this money, the court can do something.
However, the tax revenue of Dawei is so low, which still needs to be verified. After all, I have not entered the Ministry of Revenue, so I definitely don’t know what the data is. Only by entering the Ministry of Revenue can I know what the current situation of Dawei is.
Xu Qingxiao felt it was a bit demeaning. With a population of 300 million, the annual tax revenue was only 10 million taels of silver, and it was on a downward trend every year.
The Northern Expedition can be used as an excuse, but this data is too outrageous and a bit weird.
It's just that Xu Qingxiao didn't think much about it at the moment. She had to do her own thing well first. This kind of thing will also happen in the future.
Get the new file information.
Xu Qingxiao began to handle the case seriously.
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[Pingqiu Prefecture Disaster Relief Case File 1]
The forty-fifth year of Wuyuan.
The seventh day of March.
The lower official, Li Jianquan, the head of the Pingqiu Li Division of the Ministry of Punishment, was ordered to thoroughly investigate Zhang Nantian's disaster relief case.
The lower official discovered that Zhang Nantian's entire family had been killed in one blow. Although there were multiple sword wounds on his body, it was suspicious that the wounds were patched up later.
The official believed that even if Zhang Nantian was worried that the court would convict him and his whole family would be implicated, he would never be so decisive, especially since Zhang Nantian's three sons and one daughter were also killed in one blow. According to my 20 years of experience in handling cases, as a father
Those who take action against their own children cannot be so decisive. At least one of them needs to hesitate.
April 15th.
The lower official is Li Jianquan, the head arrested by the Pingqiu Li Division of the Ministry of Punishment.
After a thorough investigation by the lower officials, it was confirmed beyond a doubt that Zhang Nantian secretly practiced strange arts and had evil intentions. Therefore, he was possessed by demons, so he ruthlessly attacked his children.
The lower official believed that the case was due to Zhang Nantian practicing strange arts and going crazy.
【Wuyuan 45th year, April 15th】
[Dossier records: Li Jianquan, the head of the Pingqiu Prefecture’s Officials Division]
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This was the first dossier information. Xu Qingxiao opened the second dossier information without thinking too much.
[Pingqiu Prefecture Disaster Relief Case File 2]
The forty-fifth year of Wuyuan.
The eighth day of September.
The lower official, Linlan Prefecture, arrested the head, looked around, and was ordered to investigate the Pingqiu Prefecture disaster relief case.
After several months of tracking and investigation, the lower official discovered the source of the strange technique practiced by Zhang Nantian, the prince of Pingqiu Prefecture, and found that the strange technique Zhang Nantian practiced was called Daluo Tianshu.
This technique comes from the Sea Kingdom. To practice this technique, you need extremely strong Qi veins, otherwise it will be difficult to control. You can find it through Zhang Nantian's corpse. Zhang Nantian's Qi veins are ordinary.
Instead, it was as if someone had forcibly opened the door, making it difficult to practice the Great Luotian Technique. The subordinate thought there must be something fishy about this matter.
September 20th.
After lowering the official rank, the Linlan government office arrests the head and looks around.
After various rounds of scrutiny by lower officials, it was found out that Zhang Nantian swallowed an evil fruit that could instantly open up his Qi veins, so he created the illusion that he had been forcibly opened.
After Zhang Nantian practiced this strange technique, his mind became disordered, so he killed his entire family.
The lower official believed that this case was caused by strange magic.
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The second file was slowly put down by Xu Qingxiao.
Xu Qingxiao took out the third file and looked at it.
Just like that, an hour passed in the blink of an eye.
There are a total of nineteen files before you.
And starting from the fifth part, they were all about tracking the whereabouts of the 'stolen silver'.
It's all kinds of reasoning without any actual evidence or clues.
It's completely my own guess.
After reading all nineteen files, Xu Qingxiao couldn't help but frown.
He always felt that something was wrong, but it was hard to think of it for a while.
At the moment, Xu Qingxiao continued to read the first file carefully.
After Zhang Nantian died and the Criminal Department tentatively finalized the case, the first person to take over was named Li Jianquan. He was the head of the Pingqiu Li Division and had decades of investigation experience.
From the beginning, he thought this matter was a bit strange, because after examining the bodies of Zhang Nantian's family, it was discovered through autopsy that all of them were killed by one blow, and the wounds on their bodies were added later.
The reason why it feels strange is that no matter how desperate Zhang Nantian is, he cannot do this to his children. Even if he is so determined and ruthless against his children, why would he add new injuries?
Having enough to eat and nothing to do? This is obviously impossible.
And if you are so determined because you don’t want your children to suffer pain or torture a second time, why don’t you choose to escape?
A person with such a mind would never commit suicide by embezzling stolen money. The first thing he should do is think about running away. If there is really no way to run away, then there is no problem in killing the whole family.
One hit kill and new injuries added.
This is a doubtful point. Xu Qingxiao believes in the contents of the dossier.
It’s just Li Jianquan’s additions later that explain it all.
He practiced strange arts and had evil intentions. After killing his whole family, he went completely crazy and only then added new injuries.
This reason can be established, magic, evil things, if a person goes crazy, then all irrationality is normal.
And the second dossier.
It is to continue the investigation of the case from the first file.
Starting from the magic, he investigated and found out that this magic is called "Daluo Tianshu", which comes from the Sea Kingdom, which is in the north.
It is not a big problem for the magic to spread. After all, it is not particularly difficult for the prince of a house to get a copy of the magic.
It's just that the premise of practicing this strange technique is that the Qi pulse is twice as strong as ordinary people, but Zhang Nan's Qi pulse is very ordinary, but it is like forcefully opening it up.
But there are also supplements and explanations later on, eating some kind of strange fruit, forcibly opening the Qi meridians, and then practicing strange techniques.
It's logically sound.
And the third dossier.
They searched for the source of the strange fruit and found that although this strange fruit can forcibly open up the Qi veins, the fatality rate is very high. Normally, even if someone wants to practice Daluo Tianshu, they would not dare to take the risk.
Practicing strange arts is already very dangerous. If you eat this kind of fruit, the probability of survival is almost zero. Why would Zhang Nantian eat this strange fruit?
And why does Zhang Nantian practice strange arts? He is a good ruler, so what is he doing practicing this thing?
This idea for solving the case is very good, but a new explanation soon came up.
The reason why Zhang Nantian took such risks was because he had embezzled 20 million taels of silver and was being blackmailed. However, he could not eradicate the evil, so he took the risk of swallowing strange fruits and practicing strange arts.
Unexpectedly, he lost his mind and killed his whole family. Finally, he hanged himself with his remaining sanity to avoid harming the people again.
This is the content information of the third volume.
The content information of Volume 4 is.
Why did Zhang Nantian commit suicide? His whole family was dead, and even if he regained some sanity, it stands to reason that he should have fought with the imperial court to the death, or even if it didn't work, he would have to eradicate the person who had his own reasons, right?
It is impossible to commit suicide under any circumstances, and since you really care about the people, you cannot do anything corrupt and pervert the law.
Therefore, this logic is untenable, and I think there must be an unknown scene involved.
But soon, new content appeared again.
The investigators found out that Zhang Nantian knew that he was guilty of serious crimes and could not take action against the person who threatened him. Moreover, one of his heirs escaped and was suspected to have gone to the Sea Paradise. He did not want to harm the people and was afraid that the court would eradicate the roots, so he committed suicide.
I hope the court will take this into consideration and forgive his descendants.
This is the content of the fourth volume.
The content of the fifth volume still continues the investigation of the fourth volume.
The person handling the case in Volume 5 believes that this matter will never be that simple. It is obviously unreasonable to swallow the stolen money and leave without taking the whole family, but only allowing one heir to escape.
And after investigation, it was found that this was not Zhang Nantian's son, but the housekeeper's only son. He had died in the wilderness, starved to death, and was eventually cut into pieces by jackals, but his veins were shattered.
But the second article gives a new explanation.
Zhang Nantian became possessed and killed his whole family. He was extremely sad and angry. The butler's son appeared. Zhang Nantian let him escape and told him where the stolen money was. Unexpectedly, Zhang Nantian's inner demon appeared and gave him a slap in the face.
Therefore, this young man died in the wilderness, and the whereabouts of the stolen money could not be found.
These are the five files for investigating the case, and the following fourteen files are all about guessing where the stolen money is.
And they searched one by one, but in the end there was no result. The Baiyi Sect was even involved. They believed that Zhang Nantian was a member of the Baiyi Sect and had embezzled 20 million taels of silver and provided it to the Baiyi Sect.
This also proves the reason why Zhang Nantian can possess strange magic.
But having said that, there are currently three possibilities for the stolen money.
First, he was taken away by the white-clothed door.
Second, he was hidden by Zhang Nantian and wanted to inform the housekeeper's son. Unexpectedly, he became insane and injured the housekeeper's son, causing him to die in the wilderness. The Baiyimen did not know where he was.
Third, Zhang Nantian had already transferred the money to the Sea Paradise in advance, but unfortunately he ran away too late, so he committed suicide at home.
The Ministry of Punishment generally agrees with the first possibility, and some people agree with the second possibility. As for the third possibility, it is unlikely. If the transfer is carried out, then Zhang Nantian is not stupid. Twenty million taels of silver will be enough for him to spend ten lifetimes.
Not finished.
It is impossible to stay in Pingqiu Mansion. What are you doing in Pingqiu Mansion? Continue to cheat money? The civil and military officials are not fools. The Ministry of Household Affairs is the shrewdest. Being able to become the king of a house is enough to prove that Zhang Nantian is not a fool.
So the third possibility is unlikely.
Xu Qingxiao's thoughts were a little confused.
He took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
After a moment, Xu Qingxiao took out a piece of white paper and recorded it on it.
A good memory is worse than a bad pen.
If you write everything down, your ideas will become clearer.
[1. Li Jianquan was the first person to handle the case. He noticed that Zhang Nantian’s whole family was killed in one blow, but there were many new injuries on his body. He put forward the point of view: As a parent, it is impossible to be so determined. If you are so determined, you should escape as soon as possible.
Even if you are so determined, why add new injuries?】
[Explanation and answer: Practiced strange arts]
[Second, Zhang Wang is the second case handler. The magic that Zhang Nantian practices is called Daluo Tianshu. He cannot practice it if his Qi pulse is not strong. After examining Zhang Nantian’s body, it was found that his Qi pulse was normal, just like that of an ordinary warrior, but he was as if he was being raped.
People can force the way through.]
[Give an explanation and answer: swallow some kind of spiritual fruit]
[3. Chen Kang is the third person handling the case. The spiritual fruit that Zhang Nantian swallowed has a high fatality rate. Practicing Daluo Tianshu is also very dangerous. Why did he take such a big risk? This is very unreasonable]
[Explanation and answer: Someone knows his background, and he wants to eradicate the scourge, so he takes the risk]
[Fourth, Li Jun is the fourth person handling the case. If Zhang Nan really wanted to eradicate the scourge, he would be even less likely to commit suicide. He should wait for the other party to come to his door and kill him. Since he has become possessed and his whole family is dead, logically speaking, he should not follow
Is the imperial court making a last stand? This is a normal reaction of ordinary people. Is it possible that they suddenly wake up when they die? This is unreasonable.]
[Explanation and answer: He has an heir, and is unable to eradicate the scourge. He hopes that he will commit suicide so that the court will let his only heir go, and even tell him the whereabouts of his heir with the stolen money to atone for his sins.]
[Fifth, Zhou Bai is the fifth person handling the case. Zhang Nantian’s heir has died in the wilderness, and his veins were broken. Zhang Nantian hoped that the court would spare him, so why did he destroy his veins? It may be a homicide. 】
[Explanation and answer: This is the housekeeper's son, not Zhang Nantian's son. He wanted to let the other person go, but his mind sank, so he slapped him. At the critical moment, he regained his senses and withdrew his hand, only shattering the opponent's tendons.
pulse, but the other party is still dead]
The final result given to Xu Qingxiao from the five files was.
Zhang Nantian embezzled 20 million taels of silver and was discovered. He used this as a blackmail. In order to eradicate the evil, he took the risk of practicing strange magic and swallowing spiritual fruits. As a result, his mind sank and he killed his whole family. Later, he added new injuries. When he regained some sanity, he discovered this
Waiting for the tragic scene, I was extremely sad and angry. When I saw the housekeeper's son, I asked him to run for his life and told him the location of the stolen money. However, the inner demon came again and shattered the housekeeper's son's muscles.
Case closed.
To be more precise, Zhang Nantian knew that he was guilty of a serious crime. He repented before his death and when he regained some sense, he told the whereabouts of the stolen money and asked the steward's son to inform the court. Unexpectedly, he still died.
So the whereabouts of the stolen money are unknown.
Everything seems reasonable.
But the more Xu Qingxiao looked at it, the more she felt something was wrong.
The more I look at it, the more I feel there is something wrong.
The details in many places are completely problematic.
Xu Qingxiao wrote the corresponding questions on rice paper.
First, is the embezzlement of twenty million taels of silver really just for the sake of wealth? What else does a prince of a government need? Why does he need twenty million taels of silver? Two million taels is enough.
Possibility: White Door!
Secondly, someone knew about him and threatened Zhang Nantian, so why didn't Zhang Nantian run away immediately? He had to practice different skills? Eradicate the opponent? If this is true, then it can overturn the possibility that Zhang Nantian is the White Clothes Sect.
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They are all people from the Baiyi Sect. Isn’t it enough to just let the Baiyi Sect deal with such people?
Possibility: The opponent is very powerful, a member of the imperial court, and his status is not lower than him.
Third, why doesn't Zhang Nantian run away? Even if the other party's identity is not weaker than his own, and his strength is stronger than his own, then we can share the spoils together. The worst he can do is a little less. As long as his life is saved, everything is easy to say. At most, one person is half and half, and Sanqi is not the same.
I can't accept it, it just makes me feel a little uncomfortable, but at least I've dragged you into the water so that we can keep each other in check in the future.
Possibility: The other party wants all, or 90%, otherwise Zhang Nantian doesn’t have to risk everything and take such a big risk to practice the magic.
But no matter how big your appetite is, it won’t be so big, right? Just ask for 90% of the money? People got the silver taels from greed. If you ask for 90% of the money, who will agree?
If you really want to cooperate, you can understand it by 50-50 points, 40-60 points, or 37-70 points. 30-70 points is the limit. You have the leverage, but the consequence of 37-70 points is that others will also come to trouble you later.
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So the most appropriate method is 50-50, each of us has half, you have 10 million taels, I have 10 million taels. If something happens, we can run together and we can take care of each other.
But according to Zhang Nantian's script, there should be no agreement, and the price demanded by the other party is too high.
Of course, there is also a possibility, that is, Zhang Nantian pretended to agree, but actually practiced the magic secretly.
But it’s still the same problem.
Why take such a big risk? You said practicing magic is already fatal, let alone adding a spiritual fruit.
Death is almost certain.
There is a well-known investment concept that can be applied to this.
Give you a button. If you press it, you may get 100 million, but there is a one in 10,000 chance that you will die directly.
Most people will choose to click. After all, in their eyes, one in 10,000 is considered a very small probability. It is almost impossible to die, but if you win, you will win 100 million.
However, 99% of wealthy people will not press this button, because they dare not deal with even a one-in-10,000 fatal risk.
It can be said that 100 million is not very attractive to them.
For Zhang Nantian, even if it is 30% of the 20 million taels of stolen silver, it is still more than he can spend in his lifetime. As long as a rational person is more reasonable, 30% of the stolen money will be willing to bite the bullet and agree. If it is 50%, it is simply an unexpected surprise.
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Whether to take revenge or not is a matter for the future. At least you won't be so anxious to practice the magic, right?
If the other party asks for 90%, or even takes it all for himself, then why is this person so greedy? Isn’t this forcing others to break up?
So there is something hidden here.
No, it's not that there's another hidden secret, but it's full of doubts.
Xu Qingxiao read the file carefully, over and over again, trying to find the details that he had overlooked.
Once, three times, five times, ten times, twenty times.
One hour, two hours.
Xu Qingxiao watched it for two hours, and finally he discovered a neglected detail.
"When the five investigators first started investigating the case, they all put forward corresponding opinions and found flaws instantly. However, each person who handled the case was able to explain what they were hiding."
In an instant, Xu Qingxiao stared at these five files.
The investigators of the first five files all spoke eloquently and logically, but they immediately began to explain their own opinions.
The first one was like this, Xu Qingxiao didn’t think anything of it.
Xu Qingxiao didn't think anything of it for the second time.
But the third, fourth, and fifth copies were all exactly the same script, and they were all separated by more than ten days.
"Someone is threatening them!"
Suddenly, Xu Qingxiao thought of a possibility. The five investigators did find some problems during the investigation, but when they continued the investigation, they encountered obstacles and changed their tone.
"Someone is coming!"
Xu Qingxiao spoke.
The bookkeeper outside the door immediately came in.
"Master Xu, what's wrong?"
The scroll official said with some fear.
"Call these five people to the Criminal Department."
Xu Qingxiao took out the file and handed it to the other party.
The latter immediately took the file without thinking too much, and went directly to the record library to get their information first, and then summoned them to the Criminal Department.
A quarter of an hour later, the clerk came back.
Holding five copies of the official document, a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.
"Sir, my subordinates have fetched the files of these five people."
"It's just that we probably won't be able to summon these five people."
The other party smiled bitterly.
"Can't be summoned? Why?"
Xu Qingxiao asked.
"The last four are dead, and the first one is crazy."
The scroll official smiled bitterly.
"Dead? Crazy?"
Xu Qingxiao was a bit speechless. He really didn't expect this result.
It's not that Xu Qingxiao didn't expect this result, but Xu Qingxiao didn't believe it would be this result.
This is not to tell others clearly that there is something wrong with this matter. The five people who handled the case are all dead. It is almost pointing at the nose of the Ministry of Punishment and saying, you'd better not investigate this matter.
hiss.
Xu Qingxiao opened the files on the five people, and he instantly became very energetic about the case.
Li Jianquan, Zhang Wang, Chen Kang, Li Jun, Zhou Bai.
The files of the five people were unfolded, and Xu Qingxiao watched them carefully.
【Li Jianquan】
On March 3, the 47th year of the Wu Yuan Dynasty, because he was too radical in handling the case, he was plotted by the enemy and struck the Tianling Cap with his palm. He fainted for several months. When he woke up again, he was already crazy and stupid.
【Looking】
In the 49th year of Wu Yuan's reign, on October 7, he had a drinking contest with others and died drunk in Hongxiang Tower.
【Chen Kang】
In the fifty-first year of Wuyuan, on the second day of the first lunar month, he contracted lung disease for which there was no cure and died at home.
【Li Jun】
He owed thousands of taels of gambling debt. In order to repay the gambling debt, he kidnapped a local wealthy businessman. He was caught on the spot.
【Zhou Bai】
He committed adultery and was caught on the spot. In desperation, he killed another person by mistake. The Ministry of Punishment had his head displayed to the public on the fifth day of July in the second year of Wu Yuan.
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Five files appeared in front of him, and the cause of death was very straightforward.
One was injured in the head and became crazy, while the remaining four died of drunkenness, contracted lung disease, kidnapped wealthy businessmen, committed adultery and committed murder, and were publicly displayed by the Ministry of Punishments.
There is nothing strange about the way of death. If you fight with people for hundreds of times, you will be almost useless if you don't die.
It is not impossible to contract lung disease.
As for the last two, they seemed to have deserved their death. They were executed by the Ministry of Punishment, and they were fair and square.
But Xu Qingxiao is not stupid.
"Get these people's files."
Xu Qingxiao spoke, he wanted to see the files of the remaining fourteen people.
The latter did not dare to delay and immediately went to the archives.
Another quarter of an hour later, the other party fetched the file and placed it in front of Xu Qingxiao.
Xu Qingxiao read them one by one.
As expected, none of these fourteen people were fine and living well.
Oh, no, the last person died, criticized Emperor Wu for his mistakes in the Northern Expedition, and was beheaded in public.
This death is normal. Emperor Wu died in his later years and many people were involved.
Emperor Wu reigned for fifty-three years.
In other words, Zhou Bai was beheaded in public five months before the empress ascended the throne.
has a problem.
has a problem.
There is a big problem.
"Twenty million taels of silver."
"Master Zhang Nantian."
"The five people handling the case are crazy unless they die."
"This is a warning and an attitude."
"Some people hope that this case file will be sealed forever and do not want anyone to continue investigating."
All the clues have been cut off, and it has been ten years since the incident. It is difficult to review it now. If another ten or twenty years pass, it will be even more impossible to find out this case.
"I want to find out the stolen money."
"The mastermind behind this must be found out."
"Otherwise, you'll never find out where the stolen money is."
Xu Qingxiao understands this truth.
He sat in the main room and meditated.
But after a while, a flash of light suddenly appeared in Xu Qingxiao's eyes.
"wrong!"
"wrong!"
"Your Majesty has read this file. Everyone in the Criminal Department has read it. Some people have even read it among the six departments."
"I can think of this, but these people can't think of it."
"Especially the people from the Criminal Department, they can even guess a few suspects."
"But why don't they continue to investigate?"
"They don't dare to continue the investigation. The people involved in this case must have a very big background, so big that the Sixth Department does not dare to move."
"Even Emperor Wu in his later years did not dare to continue the investigation, or in order to stabilize the overall situation, he could not investigate!"
"The Six Ministries don't dare to investigate! Emperor Wu doesn't want to investigate!"
"Why are you entrusting this matter to me now?"
Xu Qingxiao frowned as thoughts flashed through her mind.
"The Ministry of Punishments handed over this matter to me in order to make me sit on the bench, and it deliberately disgusted me."
"And because I made such a big fuss in the Ministry of Punishment, His Majesty asked me to investigate the matter, thus making up for the blame."
Xu Qingxiao began to think about it.
This file is no longer a hot potato. It involves a lot of things, definitely beyond my imagination.
I shouldn't pick it up, and I can't pick it up.
How can someone who dares not move in the six departments do it himself?
Are you really not afraid of death?
It's true that you have reason to travel all over the world, but the problem is, before you find reason, wouldn't it be enough to kill you?
"etc!"
Xu Qingxiao completely figured it out at this moment.
"My coming to the Ministry of Punishments was arranged by His Majesty."
"Theoretically, you should go to the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Works, or the Qingshui Yamen, either with mixed qualifications or through qualifications."
"It is impossible for me to come to the Ministry of Justice. If you really want to use my talents, you should let me go to the Ministry of Husbandry to develop the economy of the Wei Dynasty."
"Everyone in the world has misunderstood my article as an opinion piece, but Your Majesty knows it best."
"She first arranged for me to go to the Ministry of Personnel, but the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty naturally refused to agree, so His Majesty took a step back and arranged for me to join the Ministry of Punishments. But Your Majesty understood a truth better. The Minister of the Ministry of Punishments would definitely give me small shoes."
"So His Majesty has expected that the Minister of Punishment will hand over this file to me."
"Even she expected that I would definitely make a big fuss in the Ministry of Punishment, so that's why I relied on officials from all over the Ministry of Punishment, and only when the Minister of Punishment announced my entry into the palace."
"Making a fuss in the Criminal Department, let me take a breath and balance my anger."
"Stopping it at the critical moment saved the face of the Minister of Punishment and prevented it from causing an uproar. It was just a matter of time."
"The Minister of Punishment is full of anger and will definitely cause trouble for me, and His Majesty asked me to investigate the case to quell public anger."
"It seems like he is being partial, but in fact His Majesty wants me to take over the case."
"She wants to find out who is behind this."
Xu Qingxiao finally figured it out.
From the moment she went to court, or even from the moment His Majesty announced her entry into the capital, she had already thought of this step.
OK!
It's really good.
The sincerity of the ancients will not deceive me.
Accompanying you is really like accompanying a tiger.
A simple position arrangement, including the six departments and everyone. The empress has already thought of everything everyone does, and everyone follows her ideas step by step.
Go for a walk.
What kind of monster is this?
Thinking of this moment, Xu Qingxiao fell silent.
Completely silent.
After a long time, Xu Qingxiao let out a long breath.
This case will be completely solved.
Moreover, he will not be in any danger. To be more precise, he is not afraid of any danger.
Because the empress wanted to investigate this case, she couldn't let anyone hinder it.
Any obstacle is not a big deal in front of this emperor.
"Since you are investigating a case, Your Majesty is also testing me."
At the same time, Xu Qingxiao also understood another thing.
If he really takes over this case, he will definitely encounter some things, including coercion, inducement, power, money and beauty. If he is like these five people, bribed or intimidated, then his end will probably not be better.
where it goes.
Half a step ahead of schedule.
Xu Qingxiao was a little lucky that she understood everything half a step ahead of schedule.
If you wait until you think of it while you are stupidly investigating the case, you may be in trouble.
The empress is testing herself, firstly, her ability to do things, and secondly, whether she can serve her. If she is not good at doing things, but is loyal to her majesty, she can get a good job.
If you are capable of doing things but don't work for her, you will be in danger.
If your ability to do things is average and you don't work for her, you will probably be in Qingshui Yamen for the rest of your life.
"The court."
"It's really fascinating and terrifying at the same time."
Xu Qingxiao murmured to herself, but her eyes were full of perseverance.
Although it was half a step too late to guess what the empress was thinking.
It's understandable, after all, I just entered the imperial court, so it's pretty good that I can think of it half a step ahead.
To put it bluntly, I'm afraid the Six Ministers may have just reacted, right?
Thinking of this, Xu Qingxiao stood up and left, walking towards the outside of the Criminal Department.
After get off work, let's go for a walk.
And at the same time.
In the Wen Palace of the Great Wei Dynasty.
The Prime Minister Chen Zhengru is sitting on the left, followed by Wang Xinzhi, the Minister of Rites.
Gu Yan, the Minister of Hubu, is sitting on the right, and Zhang Jing, the Minister of Punishment, is sitting next to him.
Inside the Wen Palace, it was extremely quiet.
Chen Zhengru called them over, but he remained silent, making everyone a little curious.
But the three of them are ministers, and the city government still has this.
It was at this time.
Chen Zhengru's voice sounded.
"Everyone, something is going to happen in the Wei Dynasty."
Chen Zhengru spoke up and said calmly.
In an instant, the expressions of the three people changed slightly.
"Is it Xu Qingxiao?"
Zhang Jing frowned and asked.
"No."
Chen Zhengru shook his head and gave an answer.
"What's that?"
Gu Yan frowned.
"Pingqiu Mansion Disaster Relief Case."
Chen Zhengru slowly opened his mouth and said six words.
In an instant, everyone's expressions changed again.
"Xu Qingxiao can't find out." Zhang Jing, the Minister of Punishment, shook his head, and this was his first reaction.
However, Gu Yan's voice sounded.
"be cheated."
There was a look of astonishment in his eyes. Almost as soon as Chen Zhengru said these words, he understood everything in an instant.
"be cheated?"
"What did you fall for?"
Zhang Jing frowned even more. He was so angry today that he was really not very flexible in his mind.
"His Majesty asked Xu Qingxiao to serve in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and he was eventually assigned to the Ministry of Punishment."
"We thought His Majesty only valued Xu Qingxiao, but we didn't expect His Majesty's plan to be so big."
When Gu Yan spoke, Zhang Jing and Wang Xinzhi suddenly understood.
The two of them sat aside, shocked into silence.
They didn't understand it before, but Gu Yan, the Minister of Household Affairs, made it so.
They couldn't have imagined it.
"Your Majesty, you are really as wise as a demon."
Wang Xinzhi sighed bitterly, using such a small thing to turn around the six ministries and plotting this matter.
"Kill three birds with one stone!"
However, Chen Zhengru continued to speak, with some emotion in his voice.
"Investigating Xu Qingxiao's talent, uncovering the mastermind behind the scenes, and suppressing the power of the Ministry of Justice. Your Majesty's move is to defeat a big one with a small one, killing three birds with one stone. It is really a conspiracy. Gu is ashamed of himself."
Gu Yan instantly understood the meaning of the four words Chen Zhengru.
Using such a small thing to achieve three goals and advance and retreat freely can be said to be the ultimate use of tactics.
Xu Qingxiao investigates the case. If he really finds out the mastermind behind the case, and if it causes huge trouble, he can ask Xu Qingxiao to stop the investigation and exchange benefits with the other party.
At the same time, Xu Qingxiao's talents will be examined. If Xu Qingxiao takes bribes and protects prisoners, he can be dismissed directly. If Xu Qingxiao is upright and serves His Majesty, he can be reused.
Moreover, having people from the Ministry of Works placed in the Ministry of Punishments was a win for the Empress.
"The people behind this case are too involved. Even the late emperor has taken it into consideration. Will your Majesty's thorough investigation of this case cause some shock?"
Wang Xinzhi, the Minister of Rites, spoke with worry in his tone.
"Not necessarily. We are just guessing who the person behind the scenes is. It must be him without knowing it. As long as it is not that person, any other person will not cause any big trouble."
Zhang Jing spoke immediately.
They had read this file countless times, and they knew many things better than Xu Qingxiao.
We even know who the three suspects are.
"Regardless of whether it is possible or not, we must be prepared to guard against any eventuality."
Chen Zhengru said, no matter who he is, there is nothing wrong with taking precautions against the future.
"kindness!"
The three of them nodded.
But Chen Zhengru muttered to himself.
"Hopefully it won't be too soon."
He said to himself, while the three ministers seemed a little silent.
They understood what Chen Zhengru meant.
And at this moment.
In the capital city.
After Xu Qingxiao walked out of the Criminal Department, she walked around the capital to relax and think about some things.
Today’s events must be digested and digested.
Just when Xu Qingxiao was wandering around casually.