(Thanks: zp Ambiguous Happy Brother for the reward. Thanks: Wang family, Wang Yong, Mudi Langyan for the vote.)
Lin Jue's brows knitted into a knot and he said in a deep voice, "Keep talking."
Sun Dayong coughed, nodded and continued: "Due to the rebellion caused by the Qingjiao, a large-scale search is conducted in Mengcheng every few days to identify suspicious persons, especially non-locals who stay out of town. There is no record of Mrs. Green Dance and
The traces of the Lin Hu brothers. We found the Zhangjia Inn on South Street where Mrs. Green Dance and the Lin Hu brothers stayed after entering the city. The shopkeeper said that he indeed saw the two of them coming to invest in the hotel and opened two rooms. Description of clothing and clothing
It was Mrs. Green Dance and Brother Lin Hu who were described. However, the shopkeeper said that they left the hotel early the next morning. The inn’s records also prove this. I don’t quite believe what the shopkeeper said.
, I personally went to ask the shopkeeper, and I tried every possible means to coerce and cross-examine him. The shopkeeper insisted that he was not lying. Because... no one can lie under my knife. I really feel that it is very strange. Since Mrs. Green Dance and Lin
The Tiger brothers only stayed in the city for one night, but there was no record of leaving the city. If they had stayed in another inn, why could they not be found in the city census? The subordinates really couldn't figure it out, so they could only conclude that Lu
The final destination of Madam Wu and Brother Lin Hu was in Mengcheng, and I really couldn’t figure out the rest. I was afraid that Young Master would be anxious while waiting, so I came back to report the matter first. The remaining brothers are still searching in Mengcheng."
Sun Dayong spoke clearly and explained things in an orderly manner, and everyone at the table understood them clearly. Sun Dayong actually did everything he could in a short period of time. He thought of every aspect and used all the means to investigate.
checked.
"Brother Sun, thank you for your hard work. You didn't rest all the way. Otherwise, Mengcheng is hundreds of miles away from the capital and you wouldn't have been able to come back. Quickly drink some tea and eat some snacks. I'll ask you a few words and then go and have a rest.
, otherwise the body will not be able to hold on." Lin Jue said in a deep voice.
Xie Yingying hurriedly got up and poured tea, took the snack box and handed it to Sun Dayong. Sun Dayong only drank tea but didn't eat anything. He smiled at Lin Jue and said, "This is nothing. Young master, please don't forget that I am a guard of the palace. Shen
The commander was very cruel to us. In order to train us, he deprived us of sleep for several days and traveled hundreds of miles on horseback and on foot, so we were able to bear it. But we were not incompetent and did not find Mrs. Green Dance and Brother Lin Hu.
, I am really ashamed. By the way, I almost forgot. I asked Magistrate Hu for the records of entering and exiting the city and the registration book for the city census. I came back and showed it to the young master. I was afraid that I had missed something. The young master is careful and reliable in work, so I brought him with me.
Come back and check it out for yourself, Master."
As Sun Dayong spoke, he untied the package from his back that had not yet been unloaded, took out several thick volumes from it and handed it to Lin Jue.
Lin Jue nodded and praised: "Brother Sun is still very thorough in his work."
Lin Jue took the thick stack of books and quickly walked to the table and spread them out. There were three books, one was the "Registration of the People Entering the People's Gate at the Gate of Mengcheng County, Bozhou Prefecture" on Huainan East Road of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the other was "The Great Zhou Dynasty".
Huainan East Road, Bozhou Prefecture, Mengcheng County People’s Register of People Leaving the City, and the other is the Mengcheng County Xiangbing Security Inspection and Outsiders Staying in the County Register. Several of these books are large open books with yellow paper, and the registrations inside
The records are extremely detailed. The time when people enter and exit the city gate, the purpose of entering the city, the general appearance of the people, the things they carry, when they enter and exit, and other items are subdivided and registered, which looks extremely professional. It can be seen that the Magistrate Hu of Mengcheng is a relatively good person.
People who manage government. Generally speaking, all prefectures and counties in the Great Zhou Dynasty have rules for entry and exit registration, but this is the first one that Lin Jue has seen that is so detailed.
Lin Juezai carefully began to check these three registers. Although it was a register of entry and exit for a small county town, the average number of people entering and exiting the city gate per day was five to six hundred, with the highest number reaching a thousand per day.
There are so many people. The registration is very trivial and detailed, and the handwriting is so small that the truth is like ants, and it is so dense that it makes people's scalp explode. For example, there is an entry in the registration: Boss Wang, a native of Niujia Village in the south of the city, height 6 feet 3.
, black and thin, with a beard and a scar on the left side of his face, went to the city to sell vegetables, carrying two loads of vegetables, and entered the city through the south gate at every hour...
All the records were similar to this, and they were incredibly complicated and detailed. But Lin Jue didn't find it complicated at all. He spread out the three books, looked at them one by one, compared them one by one, reflected each other, and thought about it from time to time.
Everyone watched silently as Lin Jue flipped through the books. The room was quiet, and they could only hear the sound of paper flipping and Lin Jue's gentle tapping on the table. Finally, Lin Jue straightened up and gave a long sigh.
Sighed.
"Has your husband noticed something?" the little princess asked hurriedly.
Lin Jue nodded slightly and said softly: "There is no need to search anymore, the person has been taken away. Brother Sun, please send someone to inform everyone to return to Beijing. There is no need to investigate anymore."
Sun Dayong and the other girls were all shocked. Before they could ask, Lin Jue said softly: "Come and see, this is the record of Lu Wu and Xiao Hu entering the city."
Everyone gathered around to take a look, and the record was very clear. The Lin family from Hangzhou entered the south city with a servant, Lin Hu, at three o'clock. The female family members took a carriage, and the servants drove the carriage. They carried two bags of parcels and clothes. They passed through the county and took the road to the capital. The female family members
Wearing a plain green skirt, she is nineteen years old, and her servant wears a short black coat. She is sixteen years old, with a short and stout figure... The records are also very detailed.
Look at the date, it was August 27th. In other words, at three quarters in the afternoon on August 27th, Lu Wu and Lin Hu drove to Mengcheng and entered the city. After registering at the city gate, they entered the city to stay.
At three quarters, it was getting dusk, so they chose to stay overnight and set off for the capital early the next morning.
Everyone followed Lin Jue's finger to the record book of leaving the city. In the records from the 27th to September, there was no information about Lu Wu and Lin Hu leaving the city. And in that book, every record
In the "Public Security Register" that is checked every three days, there is no record containing information about Lin Hu and Lu Wu since the 27th. It is as if Lu Wu and Lin Hu disappeared after entering the city.
"Did you see it? After entering the city on the 27th, there was no more news. Could it be that it went to heaven and earth and disappeared into nothingness?" Lin Jue said softly.
Fang Huanqiu suddenly turned away and started wiping her tears. She was worried to death. Now that she saw such a thing becoming a reality, she couldn't help but feel sad and sad. She couldn't stop crying.
Lin Jue handed over a cloth towel and comforted in a low voice: "Huanqiu, it doesn't have to be like this, things haven't gotten to a bad point yet."
Fang Huanqiu quickly wiped away her tears and nodded in agreement.
"Husband, this is indeed the case in the record, but what is the basis for you to say that Lu Wu and Xiao Hu were captured just now?" the little princess asked with a frown as she looked at the record book.
This is also a common question in the minds of everyone present.
Lin Jue nodded, flipped through a few pages of the book, pointed to a record and said, "Look at this record."
Everyone looked closely and found that this record was completely different from other records. It simply said "Three members from the Changping Division of Bozhou Prefecture", and the various reasons behind it were blank.
The word 'business' is written on it.
"Oh, I also asked about this. Magistrate Hu said that city gate registration is only for ordinary people. There is no need to register the reasons for government officials. Only the entry and exit times and the number of people are recorded. This is a rule. After all, some official matters are You can't show it to others." Sun Dayong said hurriedly.
Lin Jue nodded and said: "That's right. It is impossible to register official business transactions in detail, and many things cannot be made public. In this small Mengcheng County, there are not many official business transactions. The few here are people from Bozhou Prefecture doing official business. Then It’s all local official business. There are also some officials passing through on official business. But let’s take a look at this one.”
Lin Jue turned over a page. Under the records of August 25th, there was a row of eye-catching blanks among the dense registration records.
In front of the Jingcheng Palace, the officials came to work, including one captain and five cavalrymen.
The record is simple, and there is no record of the appearance and purpose of the six-man cavalrymen in front of the palace. The only thing that can be determined is that they came from the capital, and they were cavalrymen in front of the palace.
"Why do the guards and cavalry of the Dianqian Division go to a small county like Mengcheng? The Dianqian Division is the bodyguard of the capital. They have no right to leave the capital at will. Even if there is official business, there is a company to do it on their behalf, not the Dianqian Division. The soldiers and horses are dispatched." Lin Jue said in a deep voice.
"Let's see the city records again." Lin Jue quickly pointed out the records of leaving the city in another booklet for everyone to see.
"On August 28th, at the right time, six members of the Imperial Palace Guards left the city to return to the capital. Look, they did not go to other places via Mengcheng County. They arrived on the 25th and stayed in the city for three days. On the evening of the 27th, after Lu Wu and Xiao Hu entered the city, they left on the morning of the 28th. At this time, Lu Wu and Xiao Hu also disappeared. Let's take a look at this "Public Security Register" for the 26th "The record in "Sitong Inn in Beicheng was home to six guards and cavalrymen of the Imperial Palace in Beijing." It clearly states that they lived in the Stone Inn in the city. This is enough to prove that these six Imperial Palace Guards in the past three days The cavalry guards stayed in Mengcheng County. Why did these people come? They went to Mengcheng for a walk and stayed for three days before returning to the capital. What is the so-called business trip? If they were going to Mengcheng for business, why not live there? In the Guanyi, or living in the Xiangbing military camp? They returned to Beijing the morning after Lu Wu and Xiao Hu arrived. So far, there has been no news about Lu Wu and Xiao Hu. Who can be exempted from the city gate inspection? Can people be easily taken out of the city? The answer is self-evident. The problem lies with these six front cavalrymen. I dare to conclude that they were the ones who led Lu Wu and Xiaohu out of the city. Anyone can mobilize the front cavalrymen. Is that so? As far as I know, every one of the front division officers is counted. Our Prime Minister Lu Da also has this ability. Don’t forget that the five hundred front division troops were sent by Lu Zhongtian to Changheng County to be taught by bandits. They all died in an ambush. As for who was in charge of the inspection at that time? I don’t need to say more, you all should understand."
