Criminal investigation in ancient times

In less than a month, it will be Chunwei, and the school has officially entered the modern hard-working senior year mode. Although I don’t understand why the ancients waited until the last month to do this, it may also be in line with the words of the military strategists, and it’s okay to grind your guns before the battle.

In the past few days, Lin Xiaomin got up early and went to bed late every day, and he never stopped holding books in his spare time, although he did not participate in the Spring Festival.But he is still particularly integrated into this tense atmosphere. Even his wife who was not optimistic about him at the beginning was full of praise for him.

Lin Xiaoze also worked hard every day, making up for his weakest arguments every day.Not to mention Jiang Taizhongxin and the others, there is only one person who seems special, and that is Zeng Zijin.Recite poems and paint pictures every day or play the piano alone, a posture where everyone is drunk and I am alone.Even Mrs. Xu couldn't understand him anymore. If it is said that he is talented, this kid is indeed talented, but why does he look careless about his official career.I had several conversations with him, but they broke up badly. Mr. Xu regretted transferring him to Class A, standing in the latrine and not shitting.

One day Xiaomin had lunch, was walking back from the cafeteria with a book in his arms, when he bumped into someone oncoming.The man held a bowl of vegetables in his hand and spilled all over Lin Xiaomin's body and books.

Although the clothes are thick, they are still hot and sucking in the cold air, and the wrists are red.

The boy was tall and strong with an angry face, stretched out his hand and pushed Lin Xiaomin and said, "You don't have eyes when you walk! Why did you bump into someone!"

Lin Xiaomin was in pain from being burned, and was pushed again, and his body fell backwards because he couldn't stand still.

Suddenly one supported him: "Are you all right?"

Lin Xiaomin stood up straight and thanked him: "Thank you for nothing." Then he said to the man: "I was walking in a hurry today, and I accidentally bumped into this young master. I'm really sorry." Then he bowed to the man.

But the man knew that he was a soft persimmon when he saw that he was subdued, and he refused to forgive him and said: "Master's good mood has been disturbed by you, kneel down and kowtow to me today to apologize, otherwise Master will not forgive you!" The student tugged at him and whispered, "That's from Class A, it's better not to provoke him."

The man swallowed and said, "So what about Class A?! Can Class A hit people?"

Lin Xiaomin frowned: "I have already apologized."

The man was probably from a good family and was used to being pampered at home. Seeing that Lin Xiaomin was young, short and looked like a bully, he stretched out his hand and wanted to push him down again.

But this time he didn't succeed, the man behind Lin Xiaomin pulled Lin Xiaomin behind him, raised his foot and kicked the man's stomach, kicked him back more than ten steps before he sat on the ground.

The noisy dining hall suddenly fell silent.

The man sitting on the ground turned pale with fright... this... this is Ding Ban's... student? !

He Zixiang walked to the man sitting on the ground with a smile and said, "Are you still apologizing?"

"No... no..."

He Zixiang: "Are you still kneeling?"

"No... woo woo woo... Wow" the student finally couldn't help crying out of fear.

Lin Xiaomin walked up to He Zixiang and tugged at him, "I...I have nothing to do, let's go."

He Zixiang kicked the human being on the ground and said: "I let you read the sage books in the dog's stomach. If I see you bullying him again, I will beat you until your mother doesn't know you." go outside.

Lin Xiaomin is short and short-legged, even though he trots, it still takes some effort to follow him.

"Hey... where are you taking me?"

He Zixiang pulled the corner of his mouth and did not speak, and dragged him to Zidi Hall.Zidi Hall is the resting place for the students of Class D.Due to the special situation of the Ding class, only two people live in each children's hall, while the other classes have to live in a children's hall with six people.

He Zixiang: "You stay here" and went out with the wooden basin, and brought back a basin of cold water after a while.

Lin Xiaomin looked at him suspiciously.

"Come and put your wrists in." He said, pulling Lin Xiaomin over and pressing his two little hands into the cold water. "Your wrists are hot and red, don't you feel pain?"

Lin Xiaomin nodded blankly.

Seeing this, He Zixiang burst out laughing: "Hahahahahahaha, it really looks like a rabbit."

Lin Xiaomin looked down at his wrist, not understanding why this man suddenly smiled so happily.If he knew the phrase "How to make friends with different brain circuits?", he would definitely praise it with both hands.

Lin Xiaomin: "Thank you for saving me today, if it wasn't for you..."

He Zixiang: "What's the matter? Are you really going to kneel down and apologize to him?"

Lin Xiaomin frowned and said: "Of course not, a man has gold under his knees, and he only kneels to elders and kings, why should I kneel with him?"

"Well, that's about the same. If someone bullies you again in the future, you can come to Dingban to find me."

Lin Xiaomin couldn't help laughing: "Why did you help me?"

He Zixiang: "No reason, the young master is happy, so he naturally helped."

Lin Xiaomin smiled and said, "Thank you."

He Zixiang blushed, scratched his head and said, "Cough... nothing to worry about."

Lin Xiaomin burst into laughter: "That's nothing to worry about."

He Zixiang stuck out his tongue, made a grimace, and rubbed Lin Xiaomin's little head. "Why didn't I see you a few days ago?"

Lin Xiaomin's face darkened and said: "My... my aunt has passed away."

He Zixiang suddenly remembered that he was a bastard and his aunt was his own mother.Looking at the lonely child, I felt that I had asked the wrong question, and I didn't know how to comfort him, so I could only say: "You, my condolences will change."

Lin Xiaomin sniffed and said: "It's okay, my aunt hoped that I would be outstanding when she was alive, so I have to study hard and do something in the future so that my aunt can rest in peace."

The look in the child's eyes as he spoke these words was simply intoxicating.He Zixiang hurriedly turned his head away, his heart skipped a beat.For some people, a moment is enough for some things.

***

There are no cases in Dali Temple these days. Apart from looking at past cases for Zhang Rui every day, Duan Xiaobai exercises his body. Duan Xiaobai is very interested in his capture moves. The beating was even more beautiful, and Zhang Rui vomited blood angrily. Sure enough, people are more deadly than others, and goods are more expensive than goods.Today, as usual, I was reading a case file of Longxing's six years in Dali Temple.

I don't know if I don't see it, but I was shocked when I saw it. Even Captain Zhang, who had seen various major cases in his previous life, almost couldn't stand it.

The case happened in April of the sixth year of Longxing. The Jiangnan area suffered a drought that was rare in a century. There was no rain for three consecutive months, and the grass and trees did not grow. The back road was cut off, but who knew that the drought was worse than before, and the locust plague came again, and the vegetation was gone everywhere. The people couldn't survive and had to rush to the pass.But when they arrived in Dezhou, the prefect of Dezhou ordered the closure of the city and prohibited the refugees from continuing to go north.Hundreds of thousands of refugees starved to death outside the city of Dezhou, starving to death everywhere.The hungry people couldn't take it anymore, and they actually changed their children to eat, which made people sigh.

Later, the magistrate of Yongzhou, Jia Yong, wrote a book with blood in his tears: "Scattered officials galloped on the dry hills, and the sand and dust covered their eyes. The trees in the mountains were less colorful, and the springs by the streams were extremely thin. Crying is useless. Although the lower officials have tears of concern for the people, there is a burden on their shoulders and thousands of surnames worry."

The emperor was furious when he found out, and even beheaded the prefects of five states, and ordered to allocate 500 million taels of silver to relieve the disaster. The money was allocated, but after layers of skinning, when it finally reached the hands of the people, only one and a half people could not even buy a bucket of rice. .In the end, the riots almost overturned Dazhou.

Zhang Rui couldn't help sighing: "Floods and droughts are disasters, and there are many places that are spared, but the drought is extreme and locusts. For thousands of miles, the grass and trees are all gone, or the cattle, horses, hair and flags are all gone, and the damage is even worse than floods and droughts. "

Afterwards, the peasant army was suppressed, and the ministers who handled the money, up to the privy envoys, the three envoys, and the royal doctor, a total of 24 high-ranking officials of the court, including the official department, the Ministry of Rites, and the Minister of the Household Department, all died tragically... and All the suicide cases in Dali Temple were reported to the emperor. This was the Longxing six-year purge case.

Putting down the file, Zhang Rui rubbed his head, all committing suicide? !What a joke, those big officials are probably the victims of the game between the two parties!If not, how could Dali Temple close the case with such a ridiculous excuse.Suddenly remembered what Zhou Yin said in his ear that day, "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop..."

"Master Zhang, my lord told you to go to his study."

Zhang Rui nodded, stretched his waist, saw that the sky outside was getting dark, and thought to himself: I have read such a case file for so long. It is really shocking to read it. If it is placed in modern times, it is appropriate to fight corruption and promote integrity. .

I went to Mr. Zhang's study and saw Zhang Yaozhi and Jiang Shuo playing chess. Zhang Rui saw the interest, and walked over eagerly to watch the two begin to play chess.

It has to be said that Zhang Yao played chess as if he was doing things, and he was vigorous and resolute, and the subtleties were true. Every time Jiang Shuo took one of his pieces, he asked for two back.Moreover, he made good use of horses, and the two horses put up a cannon to defeat Jiang Shuo in a row. In the end, Jiang Shuo said helplessly: "I have played chess with adults for so many years and have never won. Come and try Zhang Xiaoyou." He stood up and gave up his seat.

Zhang Ruidao: "It's better to obey orders than to be respectful at night."

Zhang Yaozhi smiled and said: "Look at him, he seems to play chess well, so I will come to meet you."

Zhang Rui holds the red stones, Zhang Yaozhi holds the black stones, and the red stones go first.Zhang Rui smiled slightly and hit the horse directly.

Zhang Yaozhi was stunned... How could this be so fun!Don't play by the routine!Move the car and eat the cannon.

Seeing him take the bait, Zhang Rui hit the horse again.

Zhang Yaozhi was speechless... This old man is good at playing with two horses, how can you play if you beat me down with all the horses? !Immediately, his old face smelled like the bottom of a black pot.

Mr. Jiang sat next to the two of them holding roasted sweet potatoes. Seeing Zhang Rui's surprise, he burst into laughter. The young man really dared to do something that others dared not do.

In the end, Zhang Yaozhi took the chess pieces in a tragic victory and said: "The younger generation is awesome, you met me today, I am good at using two horses, you shoot my horse with cannons, if it is another person, you will not be so lucky if you exchange horses with cannons Yes. Pao pieces play chess much faster than horses. If you lose the double pistols, you will lose momentum, and you will obviously suffer. The remaining pawns are double rooks, so it is difficult to win."

Zhang Ruigong cupped his hands and said with a smile: "This game is specially set up for adults. If I don't beat your horse at the beginning, it will be even more difficult to win at the level of a late student."

Zhang Yaozhi pointed to Zhang Rui and said to Jiang Shuo: "Did you see, I have used all my heart and eyes on this old man." After saying that, the two of them burst out laughing.

"I have other things to ask you to come today..." Mr. Zhang put away his smile and stroked his beard.

Zhang Rui said seriously, "I don't know what your lord has to say."

Zhang Yaozhi said: "Your itinerary to Tongzhou may have changed. News came from the palace today. 37 members of the prefect of Tongzhou were wiped out, and none of them survived..."

Zhang Rui decided to "hum" his head, his ears roared, his body swayed a bit before he stood firm and said in a trembling voice: "How could you be wiped out?!"

Zhang Yaozhi sighed: "I don't know the details. It is said that it is inseparable from the local banditry. After all, he is a fifth-rank official in the imperial court. The emperor was furious when he found out, and he planned to send troops to suppress the bandits. It just so happened that you went all the way to find out what happened. Case, take over as the prefect of Tongzhou."

Zhang Rui: "When will we leave?"

Zhang Yaozhi: "The army may leave first. You don't have to worry. You will leave at the end of next month. The imperial decree will come down in a few days. If you need anything these days, make up for it quickly. Tongzhou is no better than the capital. If you don't have enough money, get it from me first. The emperor should There will also be rewards."

Zhang Rui said: "Thank you, my lord."

Zhang Yaozhi shook his head and said, "What are you thankful for? Others hide in this place and it's too late, but I recommended you here. Thinking about it now, I really regret it!"

Zhang Rui smiled wryly: "Although this place is not good, it's not too bad. The border is full of chaos. If you go to that night, you will really want to cry without tears."

Zhang Yaozhi patted him on the shoulder: "It's rare that you are still in the mood to joke. I have been uneasy since I heard that the magistrate of Tongzhou was wiped out. If you don't want to go, I will ask the emperor, even if I leave you in Dali Temple as a junior official." It's better than dying."

Zhang Rui hurriedly said: "My lord, there is no need to be like this. Now that the land of Tongzhou is occupied by grassroots bandits, the state capital is occupied and no one is left. The people are in a state of misery, and they have already become a country within a country. They are too late to be talented. I am willing to give it a try."

Zhang Yaozhi: "Since that's the case...then you go prepare, the old man will definitely do my best to protect you."