The post station is a special unit. The inn station no matter where it is is not actually under the local control, but is under the control of the Ministry of War.
This arrangement was also a way for the imperial court to prevent the post station from being under local jurisdiction. If the local government deliberately conspired to rebel, blocked the post road, or used manipulation, the central government would become deaf and blind.
To put it figuratively, all the inns across the country are like the blood vessels of the empire. No matter where there is siltation, it will seriously threaten the life of the empire.
A shocking case occurred in such an important place, which naturally shocked Sichuan official circles.
The first people to arrive at the scene of the crime were the police officers from Huayang County under their jurisdiction, followed closely by the relevant personnel from the Procuratorate Si Yamen in charge of criminal matters in Sichuan.
The Sichuan Inspector General Office is the old unit of Chairman Li, the current governor of Sichuan.
The new Chief Envoy and the successor Chief Envoy have not yet arrived, so the person in charge of the work of the Chief Envoy is Song Bing, the Deputy Chief Envoy.
This person was born in Juren, a native of Qianxi, Guizhou. He served as an inspector of the Lujia Branch six months ago, which is equivalent to the chief punishment of the second government. He has excellent work ability. During the inspection of the second government, he corrected more than ten wrong and unjust cases and solved several major cases. Performance appraisal
Shangyou was called Song Qingtian by the local people, and he was highly regarded by fellow villager Chairman Li.
After being promoted to Futai, the first thing Chairman Li did was to transfer Song Bing to the agency and spent some money to help Song Bing get the position of deputy inspector of the fourth rank. In this way, before the arrival of the new inspector of the imperial court, Song Bing actually presided over the whole government.
Provincial criminal work.
With Song Bing's assistance, a group of former Chairman Li's cronies were gradually transferred from the Inspectorate to serve in the governor's yamen or as errands in other prefectures and counties.
Because he often traveled to various places to investigate cases, Song Bing learned to ride a horse. When his subordinates informed him that a murder had occurred at Wuhou Station, he immediately rushed to the scene of the crime on horseback.
When they arrived, they found Wang Guotai, the magistrate of Huayang County, paralyzed there.
Although the inn is not under the control of Wang Zhi County, if such a big thing happens, is it difficult for Wang Zhi County to be involved?
Needless to say, the most serious case is beheading, and the lightest case is dismissal from office.
Ignoring the magistrate Wang who was so frightened that he lost his mind, Song Bing led his subordinates directly into the burned-in ruins post station for on-site inspection.
After entering the scene of the crime, Deputy Commander Rao Shisong saw the scene of multiple murders, but was still shocked by the horror before his eyes.
Looking at the charred corpses that the soldiers were constantly searching and carrying out from the ruins, Deputy Song could not stop sweat from his forehead despite the cold winter months.
Since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, except for civil uprisings, such a shocking crime has never happened!
The murderer can no longer be described as bold, he is simply lawless.
Because the victims were burned, it was difficult to identify them immediately. The witnesses at the scene recovered the body of one of the victims from a piece of jade pendant that was burned to pieces and several carriages that were more than half burned.
identity.
This man is the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, the minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the deputy commander of Manchuria's red flag, Fu Chang'an!
When this "guess" came out, all the officials present were stunned and silent.
Magistrate Huayang, who was paralyzed there, even fainted on the spot.
Deputy Song's heart became increasingly cold, but he remained calm. On the one hand, he ordered the Chasi Yamen soldiers to take over from the Huayang County officers to block the scene. No one was allowed to enter the crime scene without his order.
On the other hand, people were asked to go back to the Yamen to mobilize more people to inspect. Every corpse must be inspected in place, and nothing can be missed.
At the same time, officers from Huayang County were asked to go to every household within ten miles to investigate and ask people if they had seen any suspicious persons yesterday, so as to provide clues for the investigation of the case.
As orders were issued, carriages came one after another.
Dozens of people, including officials from the Chengdu Prefecture, the Chief Envoy, and the Eight Banners garrisoned in Chengdu, large and small officials came to visit.
The core governor of Sichuan Province also came over on horseback. Since he had just finished shooting, the president felt relatively comfortable physically and mentally.
"See Lord Futai!"
Before the old leader got off his horse, Song Bing hurried over to salute.
"No gift."
Looking at the ruins of the inn that was still smoking, President Li frowned deeply and quickly asked with his professional knowledge who the deceased were, how many victims there were, and whether any clues left by the murderer were found during the on-site inspection.
Deputy Envoy Song reported one by one that a total of fifty-six corpses of the victims were found, and there were no survivors. The murderer acted extremely viciously, and he obviously committed this major case with the intention of "exterminating the family."
"Fifty-six people?"
President Li looked shocked. When he learned that among the dead was Fu Chang'an, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, his expression changed rapidly again.
Holding down the shock in his heart, he asked Song Bing: "Yuanzhi, what do you think?"
"Yuanzhi" is Song Bing's name. He hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "Sir, the gangster's tactics are very clever and he leaves no one alive. It doesn't look like the work of ordinary thieves."
The president's eyes flashed: "What do you mean?"
"Like in the army,"
Song Bing boldly spoke his mind and was able to quickly kill fifty-six people and escape without leaving any survivors, which was impossible except for those who were soldiers.
But he didn't dare to say which group of people did it, let alone guess.
Under the leadership of Song Bing, the governor walked to the burnt black body of Minister Fu. After pondering for a long time, the governor turned to Song Bing and said: "You stay here, I will go to the governor's palace right away!"
Not daring to delay, the governor immediately got on his horse and went straight to the mouth of the Guo Mingzong River where the governor was stationed. He rode so fast all the way that his bones were broken apart.
By the time we arrived at the governor's temporary residence, it was already dark.
Fulehun, the governor of Sichuan, who was discussing with relevant officials the construction project of Dacang at the mouth of Guo Mingzong River, heard Governor Li Shijie's request for an audience and couldn't help but wonder why the Futai master came to him so late.
Fulehun did not have a good impression of Li Shijie. His confidant Qian Jun, the Sichuan governor, was the one who Li Shijie seized and arrested. Although Li Shijie was ordered to handle the case, it was difficult for Fulehun to get close to him, let alone win over him.
Because the reinstatement of the governor of Sichuan greatly divided the military power of the governor-general Fulhun.
After Li Shijie came over, Fulehun smiled broadly: "What kind of wind brings you, a Sichuan parent official, here..."
However, before the Governor could finish his polite words, Sichuan Governor Li Shijie interrupted him and told the story in a panic about the murder of Fu Chang'an, the minister of the Ministry of Industry.
"What? Fu Changan was attacked and killed at Wuhou Station!"
Fullerhun was shocked by the news brought by Li Shijie, and all the officials present also stood up in shock, in disbelief.
"After the official learned about the incident, he immediately rushed to the scene of the crime. After preliminary verification by the Prosecutor's Office..."
The governor was about to report the specific circumstances of the crime scene to the governor in detail, but the governor suddenly slammed the table and said angrily: "Quickly, send my order to the general to mobilize troops to surround Daping!"
"grown ups?!"
The governor was shocked by the military order to call the governor and was speechless. The same was true for other officials.
"What are you still doing? Go quickly. Agui is going to rebel. If you're late, it will be over!"
The Governor was so anxious that smoke was coming out of his throat.