Link leaned against the carriage and just took a nap before rushing forward. If the door hadn't been blocking it, he was almost thrown out of the carriage.
At this moment, he rubbed his forehead and shouted outside, "What's wrong?"
Lin Kuan then sat firmly and said in a low voice: "It's okay, Your Majesty."
They all rushed in front of the carriage, and you still said it was okay?
Link opened the curtain with his hand and looked outside. He saw a white and pale woman tightly hugging a seventeen or eight-year-old girl in her arms. She looked towards this side in fear. The mother and daughter were shrinking.
, avoiding his own appraising eyes.
Lin Keyong called Lin Kuan: "Did you almost hit someone? Go down and apologize, and use two taels of silver to buy cakes for the child to calm the shock." Lin Kuan refused to go: "Your Majesty, it's none of our business! It's the child who is here.
On the east side of the road, her mother was on the west side of the road. She had no intention of crossing the road, but the carriage was about to come, and she rushed out... She had to stay still and be out of the way."
Go down, apologize, and give me some money to buy cakes for my children! Don’t be verbose.
Lin Kuan went down, apologized to the woman, and gave him some money. The woman quickly waved her hand away. He then waved to the vendor who was buying rice cakes, "Bring me two bags of rice cakes."
The vendor came with a bang, holding rice cakes. Lin Kuan took the copper coins and gave them to the vendor, and then handed the rice cakes to the woman: "What is this sister-in-law worried about, and why did she rush out suddenly?"
When the woman saw that the child had taken someone else's rice cake, she blushed and said, "It's the little woman's fault! I just heard some rumors recently and I was just scared."
Rumor?
What rumor?
"It's just... I just heard that the little girl was lost in the capital!"
Losing a little girl? How could that happen? I haven’t heard of it at all.
"I heard that it was bought by a wealthy family and sent to Goulan Courtyard to learn... I learned some tricks and sent it to the families of high-ranking officials... So, I'm sorry! It's my fault!"
Oh! After hearing such rumors, when I saw the carriage, I was afraid that someone would kidnap her girl!
"It's okay, just didn't hit me." Lin Kuan got on the carriage and whispered to Link, "It's the capital that lost the child."
Heard it!
Link whispered: "Let's go! It's okay."
Lin Kuan felt a little enlightened and stopped asking.
But when we got home, even the old lady said, "Why is this capital not peaceful yet in the northwest? I have never heard of such a child being lost in the northwest."
Nothing!
"Why not? When I went to the theater, I heard that some evil people kidnapped the beautiful little girl from the family's parents, saying that it was specially given to the family who was an official!" The old lady was shocked.
I was so angry, "Isn't this a bastard! I knew it
, everyone didn’t admit that Taizu refused to take concubines, and they didn’t dare to do so on the surface, but what about behind the scenes? Get some singers and opera singers... It’s really hateful! If they don’t accept it, then whoever wants to curry favor with them
It’s useless for people to do this, isn’t that true?”
Link patiently explained to the old lady, "Think about it, the prefect did not report the case. Come to think of it, no report was received. If there was no report, it would naturally be spread by rumors. The prefect is Mr. Mi's son. When he was a child, you
I have seen him."
Oh! That little dull boy! He could be a justice of the peace.
After coaxing the old lady, Link called Lin Kuan: "Go out and ask around to find out how this rumor spread?" Tongtong and Xiaowu murmured to each other, what the fuss was about.
It was a good idea to inquire about it. It was said that she had a nose and eyes. It was said that she was the daughter of a family in Dongcheng who was carrying a load to buy tofu. She was about eight or nine years old, and her tofu looked like tender tofu, white and watery.
First, the old bustard of Zui Chun Tower saw him.
I bought it, but it turned out that my parents loved my daughter and refused to sell it. Who knew that after two days, the good boy followed his parents' stall, and he sold a piece of tofu and disappeared. It was said that someone was watching him being killed.
He was put into a carriage and taken away.
He also said that he was a wealthy family in Xicheng. He had hundreds of acres of farmland in the suburbs and lived a very good life. The girl in that family was very pampered and never touched the spring water. She was only nine years old. When she went out, she took the girl to the entrance of the alley.
They burned incense in a small temple, but when the girl came back, the girl at home came back. Yan said that the girl was taken away by a carriage, and the driver was all wearing silk.
Lin Kuan waved his fingers and gave examples, and he said more than ten in one breath, which sounded very detailed.
But these rumors were so vivid that if he hadn't known that his daughter was the one behind them, he would have almost believed them.
The lie was written so smoothly, and coupled with everyone's interpretation, it became more and more true.
Lin Kuan whispered: "Now... the common people are avoiding the carriages of wealthy families. Whenever officials go out, they are all trying to avoid them like tigers."
Link touched his chin. This idea seemed to be a bit of a loss. This was such a force to drag so many people into the water!
Dare I ask: How many officials don’t want official reputation? The quality of official reputation is also an extremely important criterion for official evaluation. You can do nothing, you can have a low reputation, but you definitely don’t want the censor to go out and inquire about the common people.
He said, 'I've never heard of it, but I think all crows in the world are generally black.'
Just say it's not unfair.
Lin Kuan coughed lightly, "I'm afraid Mr. Mi is a little worried."
Link waved his hand, "He is not unjust. The old lady is right, he can be a peace officer! But in the capital city, the most difficult thing is peace."
No! There were rumors outside, and the imperial censors took action upon hearing the news and questioned the security of the capital.
Even the Cabinet and Privy Council were above the imperial court in impeaching Mi Qingyun.
Mi Qingyun was able to die unjustly: "Firstly, none of the cases received by the government office were cases of little girls or missing girls. Secondly, the ministers collected all the rumors, but the rumors seemed to be detailed, but when going from house to house
After visiting every house, I found that no girl was missing in any house. Third, I have asked people to investigate the cause of the rumors, and there will be results soon."
The handling seems to be appropriate, but what is the reality? The rumors cannot be stopped, and the negative impact of the rumors cannot be eliminated. Mi Qingyun just said that you are not qualified as an official.
Emperor Wen Zhao asked, "What is Magistrate Mi going to do next?"
"Continue to trace the origin of the rumors, find out the people behind the scenes, and investigate in detail the purpose of spreading such rumors."
Mr. Cheng Hancheng frowned and suggested: "If there is really no case, then there are people with ulterior motives and other purposes. Of course, it should be investigated. Then I dare to ask, besides the investigation, what about the rumors?
So what if it is so raging? If within three to five days, we can
It's enough to find out the people behind the scenes and find out the reasons why they did this. But what if they can't be found out within three to five days? Let the rumors continue like this? The imperial examination will be held in seven days, and all the scholars in the world will be together.
Ju, Mr. Mi, you have to give an explanation to the world."
Mi Qingyun glanced at Emperor Wen Zhao, then knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report on this matter."
Emperor Wen Zhao frowned and raised his hand, "Get up and tell me! If you have anything to do, I'll tell you."
After Mi Qingyun stood up, he said: "Before this incident, I heard rumors that there were remnants of the previous dynasty in the capital. At this time, the government's police officer disappeared for a period of time. I really suspected that at that time,
But then, the policeman found him again, saying that he had offended someone, so he was tricked by someone. Fortunately, he was not a bad person, and he just abandoned the person in the city.
In the vegetable cellar of an abandoned house outside, no harm was done...I ruled out the suspicion of the remnants of the previous dynasty in my mind. But then, such rumors came out again, and I had to suspect again that the remnants of the previous dynasty were related.
.If this is the case, I will indeed be unable to find out the truth within three to five days. Therefore, I boldly suggest that the case be transferred to the Yamen for handling."
As soon as these words were said, there was no sound in the court.
The fourth master then spoke, "Mr. Mi, remnants of the previous dynasty are not a panacea! Any case that cannot be solved is often remnants of the previous dynasty. Where is the evidence? You have heard rumors that there are remnants of the previous dynasty. Where do these rumors come from? Why?
What came to your ears? Did you check it? Did you check it? Because someone was investigating this matter, it has nothing to do with you.
Is it? Rumors are rife that no one in the court will hand over the case to you. That is the official in charge of this matter, who does not think that this matter is the work of remnants. Then, Mr. Mi, within three to five days... or simply give it to you.
Seven days, within seven days, you may find evidence that this matter is related to the remnants of the previous dynasty. Even a little clue, can you?"
"This..." Mi Qingyun shook his head, "I...will do my best."
The fourth master then told Emperor Wen Zhao, "You can ask the Ministry of Punishment to assist in the investigation and report it every day."
Accurate! With the cooperation of the Ministry of Criminal Justice for investigation, it will be delivered in a special package every day without delay.
Here!
After leaving the court, the Minister of Punishment stood outside, waiting for the Fourth Master: "Your Highness, do you have anything else to tell me about this case?"
The Fourth Master looked at Mi Qingyun who was standing not far away, but did not ask him to come closer. He only told the Criminal Department: "I have heard the rumors. They all said that a girl was missing, but Master Mi found nothing about it! So what the hell?
Are you here? There are rumors about Zui Chun Tower, there are rich families, there are dignitaries, this is
One line. It’s hard to identify the wealthy family. In the eyes of the common people, there are so many dignitaries and they are scattered all over the place, so it’s hard to check! Then check Zui Chun Tower, and Ru Zui Chun Tower, which buys and sells beautiful girls.
Maybe the missing people are not the people who permanently live in the capital?"
Got it! I’ll let someone handle it.
Mi Qingyun's heart skipped a beat as soon as the Ministry of Punishment said they were investigating Zui Chunlou.
The female servant named Wu Xiaomei also mentioned the matter of Zui Chun House and Salesian Home, but it was true, but it was something that was urgently done. But looking at it now, it turned out to be the same thing.
How dare you hide this?
After Mi Qingyun told the story, Wu Xiaomei became a very important figure.
But when he searched for Miss Wu again, he said he could not find him. No one knew where he had settled.
Mi Qingyun frowned, "I'm afraid the person behind the scenes is Wu Xiaomei."
The person sent by the Punishment Department is Deng Sui. He was just a criminal under the fourth master at first. Now he has been promoted to the first official of the Punishment Department.
Now that the prince has spoken, the Ministry of Punishment has always been close to the fourth master, and the people sent will naturally listen to it. Deng Sui frowned, thinking that we don’t know who Wu Xiaomei is, but now that this matter has been investigated here, it is very important to deal with the current rumors.
There are benefits! Rumors need another bigger rumor to cover them up.
Yi Gai's denial was not the way to deal with rumors. He made a prompt decision and put up notices in the name of the Ministry of Punishments, asking people to beat gongs and drums all over the capital to spread the word: Unscrupulous businessmen are pretending to be compassionate, and there is something wrong in the Salesian Institution. The rumors are not groundless.
Feng, the truth lies in Zui Chun Tower!
As a result, the poor orphans, the greedy officials, the hypocritical businessmen, the lustful bureaucrats, the people who the people most sympathize with and the people they hate the most are all connected together!
For a time, the crowd was excited, and they were all clamoring for justice!
