After Zhu Ping'an thought about the method of sorting books, he asked Lao Li and Lao Ma, who were responsible for cleaning the library, and planned to get them to tidy up the library together. Then he found that they were not literate at all, so he had to give up.
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It seems that I can only be a lonely handsome man.
But just as Zhu Pingan rolled up his sleeves and prepared to start his own journey, he heard a commotion coming from the Hanlin Academy, and then saw Zhang Siwei, who was working in the study room, walking in from the outside with a constipated look on his face.
"Zihou, come out with me quickly, something strange has happened." Zhang Siwei came in and pulled Zhu Ping'an out, with a look of surprise still on his face.
"What happened? Did our well-informed brother Ziwei change his attitude?" Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but curiously asked as he followed Zhang Siwei out.
"Just follow me out and you'll find out." Zhang Si pulled Zhu Ping'an and quickened his pace.
Soon I walked to the hall where I entered the Hanlin Academy. There were many people in the hall. Li Chunfang, Yuan Wei, Zhang Juzheng and others were all there. In addition to the people from the Hanlin Academy, there were two officials, one of whom was wearing a
Zhu Ping'an, a fifty-year-old official in the fourth-grade Yunyan official uniform, had an acquaintance with him. It was Lord Zhou Jie, the magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture, who had dressed himself in red silk when he praised his officials in the Imperial Street.
There is also a seventh grade county magistrate sitting below.
After Zhu Pingan and Zhang Siwei came in, they greeted the Shangguan present. Li Chunfang nodded and motioned for Zhu Pingan and Zhang Siwei to take their seats.
"The Hanlin Academy deals with literature and history, and has read through historical materials and newspapers. Is there any news of seeing ghosts in the previous dynasty or at that time?"
Mr. Zhou, the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, was sitting in the upper position. His face was a little pale at the moment, as if he had experienced something incredible. He took a sip of tea to suppress his shock and asked all the officials present.
"There is a lot of unofficial news, but as for the official history, there is almost no news about it." Li Chunfang shook his head.
"I saw a ghost the night before yesterday." Mr. Zhou, the prefect of Shuntian, clearly told the news about the ghost the night before yesterday, seriously and formally.
"Huh?" Li Chunfang was slightly startled, and everyone else also looked surprised.
If you have been in the capital for a long time, you will know that Zhou Houjie, the prefect of Shuntian, is a serious official who never lies. He is diligent and loves the people, is serious and conscientious in his work, and never says unfounded words. In addition, Mr. Zhou is also very capable. Otherwise, it would be impossible to follow the rules.
The seventh grade county magistrate became the fourth grade magistrate. It was precisely because they knew Zhou Houjie's character that Li Chunfang and others were surprised.
"The thing is like this..." Mr. Zhou took a sip of hot tea and slowly told the whole story.
This matter is also related to the Qipin County Magistrate who sits under Mr. Zhou. Zhou Houjie is diligent and loves the people. He is more serious about his work. When reviewing the files submitted by his subordinate counties to the prison, he discovered that among the files submitted by Wanping County, there was a murder case.
There are flaws in the lawsuit file materials, and the facts of the case appear to be wrong.
The magistrate of Wanping County is the seventh-rank magistrate who is sitting under Zhou Houjie at the moment. Zhu Ping'an saw that this man was about forty years old, with an ordinary appearance and no special features, and there was nothing unusual about him sitting upright.
Continuing with what was said above, after Zhou Houjie discovered the problems in this file, he sent people to bring the case to trial. Wanping County belongs to Jingxian County, and the magistrate of Wanping County quickly brought the prisoners in custody and relevant evidence witnesses to Shun
Tianfu Yamen.
Zhou Houjie personally interrogated the prisoners and witnesses and gained a deeper understanding of the case. As usual when encountering difficult cases, Zhou Houjie stayed in the Yamen that night to study the files and materials related to this case.
That night, Zhou Houjie lit an oil lamp in the Yamen and sat by the window all night studying the files.
It happened to be a light rain that night, which was the light rain before Zhu Pingan's vegetable serving ceremony. The light rain was pattering at night. The dark clouds covered the moon outside and it was so dark that I couldn't even see my fingers when I stretched out my hand.
While Zhou Houjie was studying the files in front of the oil lamp, he suddenly heard a faint cry coming from outside the window. The sound came from far and near, and it was very sad.
"Tang San, go and see who is crying outside." Zhou Houjie ordered Tang San, the guard on duty, to go and see who was crying and whether there was any grievance.
In ancient times, it was common for people to cry and cry outside the yamen, but it was rare to cry inside the yamen.
"Yes, sir." Tang San was a thin man. After listening to Zhou Houjie's instructions, he nodded and walked out of the room.
Almost a second later, Zhou Houjie, who was reviewing the research files in front of the oil lamp, heard a scream, and then the sound of falling to the ground.
"What happened?" Zhou Houjie was surprised and walked out of the room holding an oil lamp.
Tang San, who had just gone out to investigate as ordered, was lying on the ground at this moment. Just now he screamed and fainted.
Seeing this, Zhou Houjie was even more surprised. This Tang San was also a capable hero. He also took a fancy to Tang San's skills so he moved him to follow him. Unexpectedly, he only had time to scream and fainted to the ground.
What happened?
Zhou Houjie took the oil lamp and looked outside, and then he saw a scene that made his scalp numb. He saw a man kneeling not far from the steps outside the door with disheveled hair and a bloody face. His clothes were scratched by a knife and had blood stains.
of clothing.
Very eerie
Because there was light rain that night, the sky was dark, and the light from the oil lamp was small, so I couldn't see as clearly as during the day.
"Who are you?" Zhou Houjie pinched himself and asked loudly with courage.
As soon as Zhou Houjie finished speaking, he heard the man kneeling at the foot of the steps with his disheveled hair and his face covered in blood, kowtowing and replying with a faint resentment.
"Replying to your lord, I am the dead ghost who was killed in the murder case that your lord is interrogating today. I have grievances to report to your lord. Wanping County Magistrate overgeneralized and arrested the wrong person, allowing the real murderer Zhang Dalin to go free. My killer
This person is Zhang Dalin, not Lin Dafu in prison. Today I am here to complain and plead with you to catch the real culprit so that I can rest in peace."
"I understand."
Zhou Houjie nodded, his hand holding the oil lamp trembling slightly.
As soon as Zhou Houjie finished speaking, he saw the dead ghost kneeling on the ground kowtowing his head again and then drifting away.
After the ghost left, Zhou Houjie still had doubts about this. After dawn, Zhou Houjie interrogated the prisoners and witnesses in custody again, carefully questioning the deceased's body size, height, and the style and color of the clothes and shoes he was wearing on the day of death.
After asking, Zhou Houjie felt his scalp was numb. He was tall and thin, wearing a navy blue shirt, black shoes and white socks... exactly the same as the ghost last night.
Then, Zhou Houjie overturned the murder case in Wanping County, released the suspects in prison, and ruled out the police officers to arrest Zhang Dalin, the real culprit mentioned by the dead ghost, and bring him to trial in person.
Zhou Houjie took personal responsibility for everything and strictly interrogated Zhang Dalin who was arrested and brought to justice.
The magistrate of Wanping County did not agree with Zhou Houjie's overturning the case. He argued many times, but all he got was Zhou Houjie's words: Nanshan can be moved, Beihai can be filled in, but this case cannot be overturned.
The magistrate of Wanping County persisted in his defense, and the real murderer Zhang Dalin refused to plead guilty even under strict interrogation. Therefore, Master Zhou Houjie came to the Hanlin Academy to find similar records and add evidence to the case. (To be continued.)