"How could this happen? I'll go find Mr. Zhu to argue." Yang Xiu said angrily.
Lin Jue waved his hands and smiled bitterly: "Forget it, can't you see? This is an arrangement. The old and weak government officials from all the government offices in Kaifeng Prefecture were selected and gathered here. Some people don't like us to serve.
This is deliberately blocking our horses' legs. It will be in vain if you go."
Yang Xiu said angrily: "Then let them bully us? How should we do things with these people?"
Lin Jue smiled and said: "There is nothing that can't be done. An old man in a family is like a treasure. We have got so many treasures. What else can we be dissatisfied about?"
Yang Xiu stamped her feet and said, "You are still joking at this time."
Lin Jue chuckled, walked over to meet everyone, and thanked everyone for their hard work. He went to check out the things they moved back with great interest. These tables, chairs, benches, cabinets, shelves, etc. are not bad, they are all used. At least they are not difficult in these aspects.
, bring back some junk.
"Wipe it clean and move it in and put it on the table." Lin Jue ordered.
Everyone immediately started to move things into the room and put them up. Not to mention, after putting the tables, desks and chairs, it looked like a government office.
"What's in here?" Lin Jue pointed to the two large wooden boxes placed in the hall.
"Sir, here are the case files. They are files on unsolved cases in our Kaifeng government office. Master Tongpan asked us to move them all back, saying that from now on these cases will be handled by us. There are also three big boxes,
I still have to take people there twice. In addition, Lord Tongpan said that case files from the counties below will be sent here one after another." Yuan Captou said hurriedly.
Lin Jue nodded and said, "Open it and take a look."
Yuan Captou pulled out his sword and pried open the wooden box. There was a crash, and the files inside fell to the floor. Smoke and dust were everywhere, mixed with some mildew smell. When the smoke and dust dispersed, there were bound files on the ground, some of which were yellow.
It's black, some are damaged and infested with insects, and I don't know how many years ago the files were.
Lin Jue bent down and picked up a copy, shook off the dust and opened it. The date was written on the yellow paper. It turned out to be a case from the 21st year of Jinxiu. It has been fourteen or five years ago. The record was from the outer city.
A murder case. A man named Li Er was killed at home, and the suspect was his wife Wang Ahua. However, in the end there was insufficient evidence to convict. After two years of investigation, there were no clues about the murderer, so it became an unsolved case. There was Kaifeng
The government's instructions read, "The case is pending and sealed to be solved."
Lin Jue read a few more cases, which were all unsolved cases and spanned a very long time. One case was from the fifteenth year of Jinxiu, which was nearly twenty years ago.
He opened another box, which also contained these unsolved cases. The two boxes added up to a total of seventy or eighty cases. Yuan Captou said that there were still three boxes that had not been shipped, which meant that there must be more than one hundred and fifty cases.
The number of unsolved cases is indeed huge, plus the cases in the counties under his jurisdiction.
"Some of them are busy. With so many cases, we have to investigate them in the Year of the Monkey and the Horse in the Year of the Horse." Yang Xiu smacked her lips.
Lin Jue nodded and said, "Yes, I'm quite busy."
Yang Xiudao: "I think we have to start quickly. Someone is watching us, and you have also issued a military order. Within half a year, we must make some progress."
Lin Jue chuckled and said: "There is no need to rush now. In this case, you all listen to my instructions. We are divided into three groups. Mr. Yang and Mr. Yu are in one group with the two masters. From now on, you will be responsible for sorting out all the case files, according to the time
Classification. Transcripts that need to be transcribed, and things that need to be published and supplemented should be supplemented. All cases are classified and sorted for easy reference. This matter must be meticulous and careful, and there can be no sloppiness."
"Yes!" Yang Xiuyu De Shui and others said with cupped hands.
"The second group, Yuan Captou, led a few brothers and continued to bring in everything we need. We are still short of a lot of supplies. We need to get tables, chairs, benches, window paper, flower pots, pots, pans, four treasures of the study and so on. From now on we will
To work here, you need to stay comfortably and work with peace of mind. I will invite two cooks to cook for you tomorrow. From now on, if you don’t want to go home for a long time, you will eat here at noon. Don’t worry, you won’t have to pay for the food.
Come out." Lin Jue said loudly.
"Yes, I will go to the warehouse to move a few more times. There are a lot of good things there. I was afraid that useless things would take up space before. Now that the adults have told me, I will move them with all my strength." Yuan Captou cupped his hands and said with a smile.
Lin Jue nodded, pointed at Old Wu and said: "Old Wu, you, me, and the other brothers have something big to do."
Old Wu was in high spirits, and he was immediately chosen by Master Lin to take him to do something, and it was said to be a big thing, which was a great honor. Old Wu straightened his back and looked at the people around him with different eyes.
"Your Majesty, do you want me to take someone with you to investigate the case?" Old Wu said.
"Investigating the case? It's very early. The big thing we have to do is - weeding!"
Before Lin Jue finished speaking, a dozen old government officials and police officers who were gearing up fell to the ground. It turned out that the big thing was weeding, which was really surprising.
"If this place is not cleaned up, I'm afraid it will be haunted at night. I dug out all the weeds in the front and back yards. I dug out all the unsightly flowers and trees. I paved all the uneven ground. I dug out all the weeds in the front and backyard.
I will clear out all four rooms and put them with tables, chairs and furniture. Otherwise, where will you stay? Where will the kitchen be placed?"
Lin Jue waved his hands and pointed, while Lao Wu and others agreed dejectedly.
"Over there, the wall needs to be repaired, and a firewood shed needs to be built to store firewood. A fish pond needs to be dug here, and a flower bed needs to be built next to it. By the way, a grape trellis should be built in the southwest corner. I can go to the palace to get two
We’ll bring vines from the Western Regions. Well, we can open up two vegetable beds in the back garden and plant some things. In short, there’s really a lot to do.”
Lin Jue was still gesticulating and immersed in his own plan. Frowning, everyone looked at Lin Jue's enthusiastic expression. Some people thought to themselves: Are you here to be an official to investigate cases, or are you here to live at home? This is not looking for trouble.
Huh? This Master Lin is really a weirdo.
…
For several days in a row, the entire Punishment Division Yamen was in full swing. Everyone was busy in circles. Yang Xiu and Yu Deshui, with their two masters, had to sort out mountains of files every day until midnight. Yu Deshui and the masters
They were all older people, and they were all complaining from exhaustion, with sore waists and backaches. Yang Xiu, however, did not complain and worked day and night. For him, he has only found a truly fulfilling career after more than ten years in the officialdom.
It feels like he puts all his enthusiasm into it and concentrates on doing things without caring about physical fatigue, because his spirit is full and excited.
Lin Jue and the rest of the group were not idle either. Lin Jue took matters into his own hands, cutting grass, pruning branches, digging ponds, and filling the soil. He led a group of old and weak men to renovate the courtyard with the power of example. Someone secretly asked Yang
"Xiu, why does Lord Lin do these useless things?" Yang Xiu smiled and said nothing. "Master Lin likes to live in a comfortable place. He did this when he entered the storyteller's room in Chongzheng Hall last year."
Yang Xiu also asked him the reason. Yang Xiu thought that Lin Jue was practicing the sage's teachings of "If you don't clean one house, how can you sweep the world?" Lin Jue's answer was: "I am not that advanced. I should beautify and clean up my place."
This is a way to make your mood more comfortable. Facing a clean and tidy house interior and exterior layout, your mood will be very different. Doing this may seem useless, but in fact it will subtly affect your thinking and decision-making. Messy home furnishings and scenes will
Making people's thinking become messy and irritable will have a great impact on their work. This is called 'environmental psychology'."
Yang Xiu didn't understand what environmental psychology was, but he agreed with Lin Jue's statement. After the dilapidated public house was renovated by Lin Jue, Yang Xiu felt much better. He went to sit under the grape arbor every day.
, going to the fish pond and watching the fish can also make you feel more relaxed. And the most intuitive change is that after the weeds are removed, the entire yard is much wider and smoother, and there is no place for mice to hide.
In summer, there will definitely be fewer mosquitoes. In short, there are only advantages and no disadvantages.
A few days later, a decadent and abandoned courtyard was given a new look. After a brief rest, the gatehouse was hung with a red plaque reading "Tips to the Prison Secretary". Two high-hanging wind lanterns were erected at the door.
In the yard, a green brick path several feet wide leads to the corridor of the public house. Under a black locust tree that is about ten feet tall after the construction, the huge stone mill was pushed under the tree. Several stone stools were placed next to it.
It suddenly became a little emotional. After the grass roots were excavated, Sanhe soil was sprinkled on the flat ground, and it was tamped with bluestone to ensure that it would not turn into a muddy pond when it rained. The grape trellis in the corner of the yard was large and tall, although it was brought from the palace.
The vines that arrived from the Western Regions are only about a foot tall, but what is certain is that within a few months, they will be full of vines.
Under the wall opposite the grape trellis is a circle of flowerbeds. The circular flowerbed is made of gravel and covers half of the wall. The flower seeds have been sown, and soon there will be a flourishing scene.
The fish pond was dug in a corner of the back garden. A dozen koi carps that Lin Jue brought from home were placed in the small fish pond with a radius of about 10 feet, which was plated with stones. A few water lily bulbs were planted in the mud below. Soon, here
It must also be a small scenic spot.
Lin Jue originally wanted to build a rockery on a whim. After discussion, Lao Wu and others decided to reject it. Lao Wu and the others thought: If it depends on Mr. Lin's temperament, today it will be a rockery, and tomorrow it may be a pavilion.
After this came the pavilions and towers. He could bear it, but his old bones couldn't stand the torment. He would try his best to offend the adults and nip this trend in the bud.
The four wing rooms on both sides have also been reorganized. One of the two rooms on the east side is a resting place for the police officers and one is a warehouse. One of the two rooms on the west side is a kitchen and one is where files are stored.
At this point, after three and a half days, the entire public house renovation operation was finally nearing completion, and a brand-new Yamen public house was presented to everyone. After the end, Lin Jue invited everyone in the Yamen to a banquet. At the banquet, Lin Jue said to everyone
He announced his own principle of running the government.
"Everyone, you are all transferred from the yamen of Kaifeng Prefecture. Today, I will not deny that you are actually people they don't want. You are all old and weak people, people who are despised by them, so you are all rejected.
They were shoved into my place. I could have sent you all back. Even if I did, you can't blame me, because you all know that the yamen of the Criminal Division is not a dawdling yamen. We have to investigate various cases.
You have to run around in the market, you have to face the resistance of the suspects, and you have to fight desperately. What is needed is young and strong manpower. But... I don't intend to do this. In fact, it is not easy for you to find a job. I know you also
I rely on my salary to support my family, so I have no intention of replacing you."
"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. You are such a good person. We will do our best." In fact, everyone has been thinking about this matter. They have indeed been cleared out by various yamen. In fact, they are no longer suitable for the yamen.
They are the object of being disliked for their various official duties. Therefore, what they are most afraid of is that Mr. Lin will not want them. Now hearing Mr. Lin's words, a stone fell in their hearts, and at the same time they were extremely grateful.
"But..." Lin Jue waved his hand and said: "But, the Yamen is not a nursing home. Although you are old, you can't be lazy. If I keep you, you must be more diligent. Although you may not be able to climb over the wall.
You have to hunt down thieves, but you can do what you can do. For example, investigate clues and use your advantages to do things for the government. Your advantage actually lies in your age. Although you are old, you have rich experience and many connections.
You know a lot of people. These are useful resources for handling cases. If you make good use of these resources, you can even do better than young people."
Everyone nodded, they understood what Mr. Lin meant. Investigating a case is not necessarily about catching the murderer or hunting down the criminal. The process of investigating the case is a process of collecting a large amount of evidence and chasing down clues. They are fully qualified. They can even use their age and connections to expand their lives.
The advantage of more experience is to achieve better results.
"Li Taibai said in a poem, 'I am born with talents that will be useful.' Others treat you as trash, but I treat you as treasure. I hope I didn't make a mistake, and you won't let me down. Working in my yamen, my
The requirements are actually not high. In addition to the fact that you have to work diligently, the most important thing is to be united and loyal to each other. I hate those who eat the inside and outside the most, and those who sell their souls for petty conveniences.
Therefore, please remember to me that I will not tolerate anyone who reveals to the outside the behavior of Mr. Yang and I, or the progress of the case, which is detrimental to my yamen. You all know who I am, I am the son-in-law of Prince Liang.
I am the number one scholar in the Great Zhou Dynasty last spring, and I am also the official appointed by the emperor himself. No matter who instructs you or who gives you guarantees, I can kill you. Do you understand?" Lin Jue said.
After a turn, it became strange.
"I don't dare, I don't dare, I absolutely don't dare." Everyone shouted hurriedly.
The faces of several yamen detectives changed obviously. They thought that Lin Jue had discovered their secret and were too scared to say anything. In fact, these yamen servants were transferred from various yamen and their identities were complicated. Several of them were indeed informed.
You must report everything in the new Yamen at any time. Lin Jue is so smart, how could he not understand these secret methods, so Lin Jue deliberately took a precaution today.
"...In the yamen, everyone is doing their own thing. You are not allowed to inquire about the case or irrelevant things. You are not allowed to talk about Mr. Yang and I in private. These are not allowed. You must supervise each other.
If anyone violates what I said today, come and report to me, and those who report will be heavily rewarded." Lin Jue said.
Yang Xiu smacked her mouth and glanced at Lin Jue. She wanted to say something, but stopped herself. Yang Xiu thought that Lin Jue had gone too far. It was inappropriate to say these things in his yamen. He was making a fuss out of a molehill. Lin Jue knew it.
He had something to say, but what Lin Jue was thinking was: You have not experienced these things, and you don’t know the dangers. If someone is hostile to his appointment here, it cannot be ruled out that someone will interfere with it and undermine the progress of the case. All of this is
necessary.
"Of course, I don't mean that I don't believe you when I say this. I just want you to understand what you can and cannot do. As long as you work with me and work together, I promise you here: I will strive for the best benefits for you. And rewards. Anyone who has made contributions to the detection of the case will be rewarded. Anyone who works wholeheartedly will be credited by me. Everyone, do your job well, and we will show those who dislike you that you are not useless. , let them know that although you are old, you are not useless." Lin Jue smiled.
…
It took Yang Xiu five days to finally sort out more than 200 case files. File and copy them one by one according to the time they occurred. Lin Jue knew that if he wanted to secure this position, he must make some achievements. So he and Yang Xiu met with Deshui three times. They held a small meeting and unanimously decided to start investigating the recent cases. Because they happened not long ago, the evidence, witnesses and clues can be investigated, and those cases that are very old must have been difficult to investigate and need to be investigated. A more arduous investigation and visit has begun. The top priority is to solve a few recent major cases, so that we can quickly establish our prestige and secure our position.
The three of them retrieved more than ten unresolved cases that occurred in the past year, including murder, robbery, and many other vicious cases. Each of them divided three or four cases for investigation. Of course, Lin Jue will be thirty Li Qiao's case is in his hands, and he doesn't want it to be investigated by Yang Xiu or Yu Deshui. Although this case has become one of the difficult and unsolved cases, there is no guarantee that they will have bad luck. It would be embarrassing to find some clues.
Lin Jue quickly solved the first case. Just after he read the file of a murder case, Lin Jue announced in front of Yang Xiu and Yu Deshui that the case was solved.
Yang Xiu and Yu Deshui looked at the triumphant Lin Jue as if they were looking at fools. This gentleman neither went to the scene to investigate nor asked anyone for questioning. He just glanced at the file in his hand and announced that the case had been solved. , isn’t this crazy?
Lin Jue ignored their questions and read out the facts of the case to them. This was a case that was classified as a homicide that occurred last winter. Because the murderer had never been found, it was listed as an unsolved case.
There lived a Li Yuanwai on Xishuimen Nei Street in the capital. In the twelfth lunar month of last year, Li Yuanwai was found dead in his bedroom. The death was extremely miserable, with bleeding from all the orifices, and it was extremely horrifying. The servant came to wake him up early in the morning, but he couldn't wake up for a long time. In response, he pried open the door and window and found that Mr. Li was dead in the house. So he hurriedly reported it to the official.
After some investigation, it was found that no outsiders came in or out of Mr. Li's house. At the time of the incident, the doors and windows in Mr. Li's house were intact and there were no signs of damage or intrusion. There were no signs of a fight in the house. His belongings were intact and there were no Lost gold and silver property.
Some people suspected that it was a vendetta, but after investigation, it was found that Mr. Li was a loyal person and had no enemies outside. He also never argued with others. He smiled at everyone and bowed to everyone he met. He was polite and no one said anything bad about him. He lost his wife in his early years, and his next daughter is already married. There are only a few servants at home to serve him. He goes shopping and raises birds every day, leading a carefree life like a citizen of the capital. The relationship between the neighbors is very good. It is said that he has Enemies, everyone shook their heads in disbelief.
The Kaifeng Prefecture investigators then targeted people in Li's family. They suspected that an insider of the Li family had committed the crime. So several servants of the Li family, as well as their daughter and son-in-law who lived in Luoyang, were also tortured and interrogated.
, but everyone refused to admit to killing member Li. This case naturally became an unsolved case. At that time, there were rumors that serial killers took pleasure in killing people, came and went without a trace, and killed people invisible.
This makes people panic.
It was this case that Lin Jue saw. At first glance, there was really no clue. All the investigation directions had been tried, but with no results. But after reading the file, Lin Jue had an idea of 80% to 90% certainty.
