A few days later, Sun Jincheng received a report that last night, the pawnshop of the shopkeeper Li in Nancheng was robbed of thieves, not only the valuables were robbed, but the two men who took care of the shop were also killed.Sun Jincheng hurriedly rushed to the pawnshop to check the scene.The pawnshop's shop door is locked from the inside, how did the thief get in?
Sun Jincheng quickly found the answer, the outward side of the door latch, there was a little knife mark, obviously the thief picked it open with a knife.Both men died in their beds, most likely in their sleep, one with a knife in the chest and one with a ruptured skull, suggesting that there were at least two murderers.The door lock of the warehouse was thrown aside, Sun Jincheng picked up the lock to check, the lock was not damaged, but he didn't see the key.Shopkeeper Li said that the key has always been on him, and this is the only one.After checking, there were more than a dozen of the most valuable and easy-to-carry items missing from the warehouse.Zhou Cheng said: "It seems that the murderer knows the situation of the pawnshop very well, first opened the door with a thin blade, and then entered the house, directly killed the guy, and they will open the lock." ”Sun Jincheng nodded and said, "Such a means must be done by a veteran." ”After returning to Yamen, Sun Jincheng turned over the list of prisoners who had been exiled here.He thought that those who had such means must have committed many crimes before, and they must have been committed by prisoners who had been exiled here, but the government had very little information about this.Sun Jincheng called Zhou Cheng to study the possible murderers together.Zhou Cheng was very surprised and asked, "How could Fu Zun suspect that it was the criminals who did it, they are all under the control of the Luo family, how can they come out to commit the crime?"
”Sun Jincheng pondered for a moment and told him what he thought.Zhou Cheng's eyes widened suddenly, and he asked in disbelief: "Fu Zun suspects that the Luo family instigated!"
”Sun Jincheng shook his head and said, "There is no evidence yet, so you can't say it." ”"Fuzun is in trouble with the Luo family everywhere, they obviously regard you as a thorn in their side and are eager to drive you away.If there is a murder in the city and it is not solved, it will affect the performance of the government. ”Speaking of this, Zhou Cheng blurted out, "I hope there will be no more big cases." ”But the next day, Sun Jincheng received a report that a jewelry store was also robbed and the shopkeeper was killed.Like the pawnshop case, there are no clues, and the only thing that is certain is that the perpetrator is a master.In the next few days, one or two cases would occur in Nancheng every night, and people were panicked for a while.Early this morning, Sun Jincheng was discussing with Zhou Cheng in the study how to catch the thief, and someone came to report that Luo Wenbin was visiting.came to the living room and saw Luo Wenbin.Luo Wenbin was not polite, and said straight to the point: "Sun Fuzun, I heard that Nancheng has suffered a big case, Luo wants to help, if there is anything I need to contribute, please feel free to say." ”Sun Jincheng was not polite, and said bluntly: "I want to exile the prisoner's information." ”Luo Wenbin said: "Fuzun, my father has an order, and the information of the prisoner shall not be leaked.Unless there is a warrant from the Baikal Governor-General to the left.So ......"
Sun Jincheng sneered, and then pointed to the door, which obviously meant that you can get out.After Luo Wenbin left, Zhou Cheng said indignantly: "Looking at his arrogant momentum, I really wish that there were people in our court to govern him." ”Sun Jincheng's heart moved.Subsequently, he immediately wrote a letter to He Song, a confidant of the General Administration of Integrity as an inspector, and asked Zhou Cheng to send it to the post station.In the following days, Nancheng calmed down again, and there were no more cases.According to the report of the patrol captain, it was because the Luo family sent a large number of people to guard the main roads at night.At this time, Zuo Li, the governor of Baikal, already knew that a big case had occurred in Mizhou, and sent a letter, blaming him for not solving the case effectively, and asking him to cooperate with the Luo family, otherwise Li Lu would be dismissed from his post as prefect.Sun Jincheng was angry and annoyed, the case was obviously done by those prisoners in charge of the Luo family, and Zuo Li actually asked him to cooperate with the Luo family.Fortunately, half a month later, He Song's letter arrived, and Zuo Li also sent a letter at the same time, which was completely different from the previous one, not only very polite, but also attached a warrant, clearly stating that he could check all the information of the prisoner.Sun Jincheng came to Luo's house with Zuo Li's warrant, and Luo Wenbin had no choice but to get the prisoner's case file.The case file of the Luo family is much more detailed than that in the yamen, not only what crimes the prisoner committed in his hometown, but also his actions in Mizhou are clearly recorded.It wasn't until the next morning that four people were singled out, and he asked Luo Wenbin to bring them in for a talk.Luo Wenbin glanced at the list and said, "These people are no longer there."
Disappeared more than a month ago, has not been indicated. ”Sun Jincheng said: "Yes, I just don't know if someone deliberately hid them." ”Luo Wenbin stood up abruptly and shouted, "What does Sun Fuzun mean by this?"
”Sun Jincheng waved his hand and said, "Just talk about it, Mr.
Luo doesn't have to care, can you take me to see the prisoner's labor place." ”Although Luo Wenbin was resentful in his heart, he could only agree.Afterwards, the two mounted their horses and headed to the north of the city.When I arrived at the mine, what I saw was not much different from what Sun Jincheng saw that night.Sun Jincheng asked, "Mr.
Luo, can you tell me what kind of mine this is?"
”Luo Wenbin glanced at him and said, "Mine?
You can come forward and take a look. ”Sun Jincheng picked up one of the stones picked by a prisoner and was surprised to find that it was just an ordinary mountain stone.Sun Jincheng asked in confusion: "Why do you mine useless mines?"
”Luo Wenbin said: "The prisoners were escorted here, if there is no place to vent the resentment in their bodies, then in addition to fighting, it is a disaster for the people, let them do hard labor, and let them not be idle, and they can expand the land for Mizhou, why not." ”Sun Jincheng asked, "Every year, hundreds of prisoners are escorted here, and this is obviously just a part of them, where are the others?"
”Luo Wenbin looked at Sun Jincheng's puzzled gaze and said with a smile, "Among the prisoners sent every year, there are many extremely vicious people, like these people, wherever they are, they will harm one party, so I will concentrate these people in one place......"
Saying that, the two went down the mountain and rode back to Beicheng.Luo Wenbin pointed to the shops on both sides and the small traders along the street and said: "Twenty years ago, this was still a wild place, and it was the prisoners who created the northern city.Therefore, they deserve to enjoy the fruits of their labor. ”Sun Jincheng was dumbfounded, are these people with a ball of kindness on their faces all exiles?
He replied, "They......
Why did they return to their homeland after the end of the exile period......"
Most of them have become notorious in their hometowns, and who will believe that they have changed for the better?
, so for the sake of their reputation, most people choose to stay. ”When several vendors saw them, they stepped forward and bowed, "Hello Mr.
Luo." ”No one cares about Sun Jincheng, there is no doubt that Luo Wenbin's reputation in Beicheng is much greater than him, because the fair and prosperous situation in Beicheng is simply because of the Luo family.Suddenly, Sun Jincheng suddenly thought of Ma Zhilong.Luo Wenbin said: "Ma Zhilong can only be regarded as manslaughter, and the crime is not to be exiled for 3,000 miles.So when he got here, I gave him permission to make a career as a peddler. ”In that case, what Lin Yuan said was a lie, why would he do this?
There are obviously people behind him, who will benefit from his contest with the Luo family?
The man was almost out of breath.Sun Jincheng returned to Yamen and immediately ordered the patrol captain to arrest Zhou Cheng.But a step too late, Zhou Chengjuan went out of the city with a few people.Sun Jincheng hurriedly ordered the patrol police to chase after him.In the evening, the patrolmen brought back Zhou Cheng's body, as well as Lin Yuan and the other three.Subsequently, Sun Jincheng asked Luo Wenbin to come to the hearing together.It didn't take much effort, Lin Yuan and the others recruited, and the cases that happened in Nancheng a while ago were done by the four of them, but they were all instructed by Zhou Cheng.Before the Luo family came to Mizhou, the exiled prisoners were all managed by him, and the benefits from it were innumerable.After the Luo family came, the management of the prisoners fell into the hands of the Luo family, and he was resentful, so every time the new prefect came, he would encourage him to take back the management power to the yamen.Zhou Cheng's abacus played well, he knew that Sun Jincheng was a Beijing official who was demoted, and there must be confidants and friends in the court, and Luo Qing's tiger power was still there, and the two sides fought for it, and in the end, they would lose to Sun Jincheng because Luo Qing was no longer an official, and then the management of the prisoners would be withdrawn to the yamen, that is, back to their own hands.Zhou Cheng found Lin Yuan, killed Ma Zhilong, and started the plan that had been planned for a long time.After learning that Luo Wenbin took Sun Jincheng to the mountains, Zhou Cheng knew that he had failed, so he fled with Lin Yuan and others.I didn't want to go all the way, Lin Yuan and the others saw his softness, so they simply killed him with a knife, grabbed something and were about to run away, when the patrolmen arrived......
Although Sun Jincheng expressed his admiration for the Luo family's methods of governing Beicheng, it did not mean that he agreed with a family to replace the ruling party of the government, so he wrote a report by hand again, and directly stabbed this matter in front of Li Lu, Li Lu finished reading Sun Jincheng's report, and then called Ye Muyi and scolded him, such an important information, Jinyiwei did not notice it, this is a big dereliction of duty.The reason why Li Lu is angry is very simple, he is the emperor, he is the real master of the empire, he will never allow forces like the Luo family to rule for him, no matter how good their reputation is, no matter how good their starting point is, it will not work.Ye Muyi, who was scolded by Li Lu, quickly found out the reason why the Luo family wanted to manage Beicheng in Mizhou, it turned out that although this Luo Qing was hired as a professor of law by Broken Leaf University because he was proficient in law, he was still a Confucian idealist in his bones, and he wanted to practice the feasibility of Confucian virtue rule in a remote place like Mizhou, but he did not calculate that Li Lu's goods belonged to the dragon.A few days later, a decree came from the broken leaves, the Luo family must withdraw from Mizhou, go to the broken leaves to bathe in the glory of Li Lu, as for the northern city of the Luo family was taken over by the government, the relevant measures of the Luo family in the northern city were inherited from the good, and the bad ones were abandoned, and even the Baikal Governor Zuo Li was severely reprimanded by Li Lu.......
When Luo Qing saw Li Lu's will, he sighed, Hey, Your Majesty, is Confucianism so unbearable in your heart?