In the territory of the Ming Dynasty, the population of the capital was different from other places. It does not mean that the capital has a large population - the number of big cities in the world is not small, but that the proportion of the capital's population is very special.?
The emperor's national policy of guarding the border resulted in a large proportion of military households in the capital, while the proportion of civilian households was smaller than in other places. Li Dongyang, for example, was born in a military household.
In addition, the population of craftsmen's households was also very large. Because of the intensive construction work in the capital, craftsmen and servants from all over the country gathered in the capital in an endless stream.
The system of craftsmen households in the Ming Dynasty was more complicated than that of ordinary households. For example, in the capital, there was a difference between working shifts and shifts. In theory, craftsmen households from all over the world had to serve in turns and return to their place of origin after the service period.
But in reality, some craftsmen have served in the capital for a long time and have no intention of returning to their place of origin, and have become de facto residents of the capital. Such craftsmen are called zuban, while those who still maintain the tradition of rotation and return to their place of origin after the term are over
House calls for shifts.
The craftsmen and craftsmen in the capital often live together based on their region of origin, and many streets and alleys with the names of other prefectures originated here.
Fotan Hutong in Xuanwumen is an alley where craftsmen are concentrated. There was a family named Jiang. When cooking today, she found that there was no salt at home, so Jiang's wife went to Cai Sanlang's house next door to borrow salt. Although Cai Sanlang had been eating all the salt during this period,
Although she was busy at the construction site outside the city, Mrs. Cai was still at home. It is natural for neighbors to help each other.
But it was said that Ms. Jiang called several times outside Cai's house, but no one answered. When she knocked on the door again, she found that the door was ajar, and no one came out since then.
So Jiang became suspicious and walked into the Cai family courtyard. When she looked up, she was so frightened that she couldn't stand firmly and sat on the ground.
But I saw three figures, one large, two small, hanging on the branches of the jujube tree in the courtyard, swaying back and forth in the mottled and gloomy shadows of the trees. On the wall next to them, I also saw a large, eye-catching blood-red character: "Injustice".
The Jiang family was very familiar with the Cai family, and they recognized it immediately. The figures hanging on the tree were Cai's wife and her two sons. Yesterday they were washing clothes together, but today they were hanged from the tree. How could it be so tragic?
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"Ahhhh!" Jiang's mind went blank after being suddenly frightened. When she came back to life, she couldn't help covering her face and letting out a shrill scream.
Most of the craftsmen's households were from poor families and the houses were not big. Jiang's scream immediately spread to the neighbors. Everyone didn't know what the accident was, so they followed the sound to investigate.
Entering the Cai family's courtyard, the timid ones were as frightened as Mrs. Jiang, while the bold ones also gasped and turned pale. This scene was so tragic, so tragic, it was close to annihilation!
Everyone is an ordinary citizen. I have never seen this before. Those who are still somewhat conscious can only shout in panic: "Report! Report! Report!"
The most serious case of human life in Ming Dynasty law is the most serious case. Taizu has an edict. Whenever a life case occurs, local officials must go to the scene to investigate as soon as possible. Even in the capital city where there are many people and many things, such a thing as the extermination of a family is a very shocking case. Local officials
No one dares to ignore it.
In just half an hour, the Wanping County Government Office, the Five Cities Military and Horse Department, and the City Patrol Censor's Office all came, crowding the small courtyard and small alley.
Naturally, it is impossible for the government's investigation results to be released so quickly. However, news has been circulated privately, saying that the three members of the Cai family hanged themselves. As for the word "injustice" on the wall of the courtyard, it may refer to some huge injustice suffered by the Cai family.
, which is why Cai committed suicide in anger.
What kind of injustice did the Cai family suffer? The neighbors didn't understand this at all. Cai Sanlang went out to serve and work, and Cai's wife stayed at home and didn't see anything unusual. Why did she suddenly commit suicide because of the injustice?
Not to mention the common people, even several government officials were confused. If it was a homicide, the Cai family had not offended anyone, so who could come and kill these three people with enough food? If it was suicide, what exactly does the word "injustice" refer to?
Previously, the neighbors in Fotan Hutong sent two groups of people. One group went to various government offices to report to the government to solve the case; the other group went to the southern suburbs to find Cai Sanlang and called Cai Sanlang back to express his condolences.
At this time, I saw people who had been to the southern suburbs running back panting, as if they were anxious, and started shouting in the alley: "Cai Sanlang is not on the street hall construction site. I heard from others that he was arrested by Dongchang."
gone!"
Dongchang? Everyone present seemed to vaguely understand something when they heard these two words. Ninety-nine times the word "injustice" refers to this! Who doesn't know that the factory guard is a place that specializes in making unjust, false and wrong cases?
The people in the government also shook their heads and smiled bitterly. Some things were really out of the ordinary. The indiscriminate arrests of criminals in Dongchang did not happen every day or two, so there was no need to make a fuss about it. But no one expected that it would lead to the whole family committing suicide.
situation.
There are also experienced senior officials who asked: "Why did Dongchang want to capture Cai Sanlang?"
The person who brought back the news replied with all the information: "I heard that there was also a life case at the construction site. A man who had just joined the service this year was killed. Cai Sanlang was regarded as a suspect and was arrested and tortured by Dongchang, who was eager to solve the case.
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The subordinate officials were not very concerned about the trends at the top and did not hear any useful information from them. However, many of the officials who came to investigate the scene had some knowledge of recent events.
The "righteous man" who served in Fang Yingwu's place died inexplicably. The suspected murderer was Cai Sanlang, who was captured by Dongchang, but the murderer's family committed suicide because of injustice. Is this series of events really just a coincidence?
The officials who have been handling cases for a long time can also smell the dangerous atmosphere contained in it based on their intuition. It seems that if they are involved, they will be shattered to pieces immediately, but no one can see where this dangerous atmosphere comes from.
After inspecting the scene and the body, it was getting a little late, so the government officials left Fotan Hutong in groups. They chatted while walking together, but not a single word was mentioned about today's tragedy. Because most of them had already smelled something strange.
breath.
It is unwise to expose one's opinions before the truth is known, although they may never know the truth.
Fang Yingwu knew nothing about what happened in Fotan Hutong at this time, but he received a copy of the confession sent from Dongchang, which contained the confessions of Cai Sanlang and Li Cheer, and also had their signatures. Although it could not be exchanged
Give back the life of the dead, but some scum should not have life at all!
"This time Dongchang worked very efficiently." Fang Yingwu sincerely praised him. He never thought that Dongchang would find the real culprit so quickly. If you know the real culprit, you will have the initiative! (To be continued
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ps: Do you know why the text is stuck? I stood as the villain and came up with a way to trap the protagonist, but when I returned to the protagonist's stand, I couldn't think of a way to solve it...