"These house deeds are stamped with the red deeds of the government, but there is no name of the money owner?"
When Di Jin saw the house deed for the first time, his expression became serious.
Historically, the most active era for the real estate market was the Song Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, it was easy for the official families to get rich and fall easily. The land and real estate flow was unstable. The so-called "a thousand years of land for eight hundred owners" and "the rich and the poor have no fixed status" "The land and house have no fixed owner", which refers to the world situation at this time.
In this case, the deed signed during the transaction is the evidence of the property rights of the land and house, and it is also a legally binding document. Once a property rights dispute occurs and it goes to the yamen, the officials usually make arbitration based on the deed. "If there is a dispute in the transaction, the government will Make a decision and stop the contract."
In this case, it is natural to prevent counterfeiting.
During the Tiansheng period, the most formal house deed contract should be in four copies: one for the payer, one for the owner, one for the commercial tax bureau, and one for the county.
That is to say, each party to the transaction holds one copy, and one copy is kept in the Commercial and Taxation Bureau as a proof of payment of land and house transaction tax. The other copy is handed over to the local government office for registration and filing. It is used as a foundation. If there is a property rights dispute in the future, As long as the anvil base is retrieved, the ownership of the disputed property rights can be determined.
It is not difficult to forge the deed. The anvil is kept in the archives of the Kaifeng government office, so it is relatively difficult to forge it. It is an extra layer of insurance and gives people peace of mind.
Of course, in ancient times, rules were always just rules, and actual implementation was another matter. Even if ordinary people followed the above process completely, they might still be exploited and extorted by officials. However, the real rich and powerful, local big families, owned properties and houses. You don’t even have to report it here at the Yamen...
Now these house deeds are obviously not strictly in accordance with the law. The name of the money owner is blank, and the red deed of the Kaifeng government office is stamped. The ownership can be transferred at any time. You only need to go to the government office to apply for the anvil foundation book, and the property will be transferred to your name naturally. .
"I have seen it. The original owners of these five houses are not Liu Mei and Liu Congguang at all. Outsiders would never have thought that they were the property of the Liu family. When the rumors subsided, they found a way to take them away. This kind of ill-gotten wealth can be There’s no reason to give it back to those relatives!”
If he were from a poor family, Di Xiangling would not be greedy for money, but since the Liu family's philosophy was to rob the rich and give to the poor, Di Xiangling would certainly not give the house back.
People in the world are by no means a slut, but rather spend lavishly in order to impress people, often spending more money. A windfall like this is a great joy.
Di Jin's eyes also fell on the owner's name, and he narrowed his eyes slightly: "Not to mention other properties, just these five capital houses that can be sold at any time, Liu Congguang's death actually involves such a big interest, that suspicion There are more people.”
Di Xiangling said: "Liu Congguang's two brothers don't care about his brother's life or death at all. According to the wishes of my concubine, Mrs. Hu, they were planning to take back the money Liu Mei gave them in the name of dividing the family!"
"Money and silk touch people's hearts. This money is indeed enough to constitute a motive for murder..." Di Jin said solemnly: "But for the children of the rich family, generally they will not have murderous intentions unless there is someone who forces them to do so. external factors."
"Sixth brother, what you mean is that they are short of money now?" Di Xiangling was a little puzzled: "Aren't the three brothers of the Liu family the nephews of the Queen Mother? If they are short of money, they can just go to the Queen Mother for it?"
Di Jin laughed: "It would be so comfortable if my relatives could really do that, but in fact it's not that simple. There is a Dongmensi in the palace, who prohibits people from entering and exiting the palace. Not only can they restrict travel, but if someone is found to be carrying suspicious items , you can also directly submit it to the Imperial City Department for processing or report to Zhongshu's subordinates. Under their supervision, even the emperor cannot reward people and property at will, otherwise he will be impeached by the censor. It is even more impossible for the Liu family to ask the Queen Mother for money. It’s just a normal reward during the holidays.”
The Song Dynasty did a good job in restraining imperial power in many systems. If he traveled through time and became an emperor, he would naturally dislike it, but it would be beneficial to anyone except the emperor. Of course, it was later completely destroyed by Song Huizong. In the Southern Song Dynasty, it was not so successful.
Historically, it has been implemented in the early and middle periods of the Northern Song Dynasty. Song Renzong liked to give some fruits to his ministers. On the one hand, it seemed close to him, and on the other hand, the price was not high. There was no need to listen to the nagging from the Yushitai because of trivial matters.
Di Xiangling basically understood: "So if Liu Congge and Liu Congyi spend lavishly, they may really be short of money. Liu Congguang was the most favored by Liu Mei at that time and gave a lot of property to this younger son. On the contrary, this guy is very rich. , which made the two brothers murderous. I will ask someone to check and see if the eldest and second eldest brother of the Liu family are in urgent need of money recently..."
"This line is being investigated by the Kaifeng Mansion, but there is no need for my sister to take action. Now we have to focus on the other key witnesses of the Liu Mansion, and there may be something fishy behind these properties!"
Di Jin spread out the house deed in his hand, put it on the desk, and looked at it carefully.
He didn't have a map of the capital at home, and he wasn't very familiar with the various towns and neighborhoods, so he couldn't tell for sure whether the areas where these houses were located were particularly prosperous, but it was clear at a glance that the house was the size of a house on the deed.
The smallest one here is a second-entry house, and the largest one is undoubtedly a mansion, because it is located in Taipingfang.
With the increase in housing prices in the capital, even if the Liu family becomes prodigal again, as long as they don't get carried away and sell the house in a hurry, and with this reserve money as a backing, they can still be wealthy for three generations.
Ever since, Di Jin raised a question: "How did Liu Mei get these five houses back then? Now that she got it, why not just transfer the ownership?"
Regardless of the current state of the Liu family, in fact, her ex-husband Liu Mei had a very good reputation back then because he was cautious and cautious and did not rely on Liu E, who was still the queen at the time. He was a standard model among relatives, and he even publicly refused to win over her. , won the praise of many civil servants.
Of course, Liu Mei's identity was a bit embarrassing after all. It was a wise move to do so. As expected, she died a good death. She died of illness at the age of sixty. Zhenzong abolished the court for three days and presented him with Taiwei and Zhaodejun Jiedu. He could not have any other than a posthumous title. This treatment is already quite good.
So the question is, how did the cautious Liu Mei save five houses in the capital when Liu E was not generously rewarded by Liu E in the Zhenzong Dynasty? Why should such a valuable property be left empty to the owner instead of going directly to the Yamen to complete the formalities and get it recognized by the government?
Di Xiangling suddenly asked: "These houses have bad origins?"
Di Jin said: "Liu Mei died of illness five years ago. These houses were transferred earlier. Can my sister ask someone to check the status of their original owners?"
"I'll try it! Let's go!"
Di Xiangling did not confirm this time, but he acted resolutely, waved his hand, and left without a trace.
Di Jin carefully put away the house deed, compiled the information he had obtained so far, nodded slightly, and returned to the state of preparing for the exam.
After half an hour like this, there was a soft knock on the door, and Lin Xiaoyi's voice came in: "Sir, someone from the Kaifeng government office is here again, and Gongsun Langjun is also here."
"Invite them in."
Not long after, the official Lu Andao walked in, and it was Gongsun Ce who accompanied him.
After the two parties met, Lu Andao said: "According to the decree of the Queen Mother, I will inform Di Langjun of the details of the case every day. I hope that Di Langjun can help solve the case and find the murderer as soon as possible!"
Di Jin cupped his hands in the direction of the imperial city, meaning I thank you, and then asked directly: "Has the interrogation of Mr. Zhai produced any results?"
The elder of the house took "The Biography of Su Wuming" to the Yamen to report. It was said that this book had a huge connection with the case. According to Di Jin's analysis, this was the step the murderer had to take in order to frame others, so who informed the news? Very important.
Lu Andao said: "It's a maid, Jin Niang, who was originally the personal maid of my concubine, Madam Hu. According to her, Madam Hu has been peeking at this koan script during this period, and muttering to herself. After a lot of talking, she felt very scared and informed the head of the family, Liu Congde."
Gongsun Ce said coldly: "This maid's eyes are evasive, and her words are quite untrue. If it weren't for the fact that this case cannot be punished, her lies will definitely be exposed!"
As it relates to the death of a relative, the Queen Mother is paying close attention to the matter. The investigation process of the case must be carried out with caution. Punishment must not be used unless it is absolutely necessary. Otherwise, even if the truth is revealed, it will be stigmatized as being executed to extract a confession.
In this way, the government officials clearly knew that the maid Jin Niang was not completely telling the truth. As long as the other party could withstand the intimidation, she would not let go, which was a bit helpless.
A key verification route has temporarily reached a dead end.
Di Jin's eyes moved slightly.
From Di Xiangling's perspective just now, Jin Niang was the maid who betrayed Madam Hu and asked Liu Congyi to lead people to block her outside the deceased's house. If Di Xiangling hadn't been there and happened to take the house deed, then the other party would have already taken the deed. Found it.
Such a quick betrayal didn't seem like a hasty act, but rather premeditated.
If you look at it this way, Liu Congde's suspicion becomes smaller, and he is likely to be used by the murderer behind the scenes...
"Where are the other people's statements?"
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Taking note of this, Di Jin looked like he was listening, very attentive.
This is anything but perfunctory.
The Kaifeng government office investigates the case officially, while Di Xiangling investigates the case privately. The latter can have no scruples. For example, if the house deed is brought, it will not work if it is replaced by the government office. If he really wants to take the house deed as evidence of crime and take it to the government office, Liu What kind of trouble will this cause...
But this does not mean that the official investigation of the case is useless, because Di Xiangling cannot appear in front of witnesses to interrogate. If he really wants to interrogate, he must read the official transcript.
Sure enough, Lu Andao took out the notes one by one: "Now those who are being questioned include the deceased's eldest brother Liu Conde, second brother Liu Congyi, wife Qin, son Liu Yongnian, and daughter Ninth Lady. However, Ninth Lady seems to have been stimulated. , speechless..."
Gongsun Ce added next to him: "Liu Congguang has been extremely harsh on his children since he took his concubine. His son scolded and scolded him at every turn. His daughter should have reached the age of reading and literacy, and he did not invite a female tutor to come to the home. The nine little ladies could not pass the writing test. , wrote down what she saw and asked her to identify it, but she couldn’t speak and just kept crying..."
In this era, there was no saying that it was a virtue for a woman not to be talented. Women from wealthy families had always been educated, and they could exchange letters with each other and visit famous teachers to learn from them. For example, Li Qingzhao was the tutor of many women in the boudoir.
So now Liu Congguang does not let his daughter study. It is not the trend of the times, but it is not good for his children. Lu An also said: "According to the confessions of Liu Congde, Liu Congyi and the servants, Liu Congguang did spoil his concubines and kill his wives. Seeing that Qin was seriously ill, , just wait until she dies of illness to straighten my concubine Hu."
Gongsun Ce added: "It's very strange that Mr. Qin is seriously ill. It's very possible that he was poisoned!"
Lu Andao frowned: "Mr. Gongsun, this is some groundless speculation..."
Gongsun Ce sneered: "How can this be groundless speculation? Mrs. Qin is not very old. I asked my subordinates and found that she had no symptoms in the past years. Not long after Mr. Hu was admitted to the mansion, the first wife fell ill and became worse and worse. Zhong, now the concubine is waiting for the death of his wife to take the throne, is there no suspicion? "
Lu Andao became serious when he heard this: "Not long after Mrs. Hu entered the government, Mrs. Qin fell ill? Who said this... How come our government office doesn't know about it?"
Gongsun Ce said with some pride: "The servants of the Liu Mansion have been in the house for a long time and dare not tell the truth. The servants who are new to the house do not know what happened back then, so it is indeed difficult to ask, but the purpose of investigating the case is to distinguish Whether it’s true or not, your government officials’ interviews are too rough, how can you get the key clues?”
Lu Andao resisted rolling his eyes and said seriously: "Since Mr. Gongsun has asked for such important clues, I hope he will inform you in time!"
Gongsun Ce realized that he had made good suggestions before, but was kicked out of the execution room. Now he responded with a small blow, smiled and said with a cupped hand: "Definitely! Definitely!"
Not to mention the little confrontation between the two, Di Jin had already picked up the case file and was looking through the pages carefully.
Imprint the words of the Liu family and the servants in the house into my mind, filter them one by one, extract the key information, and then compare it with the information found by Di Xiangling.
After a moment, he said: "Liu Congde wants to continue his marriage?"
Lu Andao turned over his confession, nodded and said, "His wife passed away from illness...three months ago, and he does have plans to renew the relationship."
Di Jin said: "Is there any preparation in the Liu family for anything big?"
Lu Andao thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I haven't heard anyone mention it."
Di Jin said: "Then we need to check, which family is renewing the string, how much is the betrothal gift, and what stage of the three books and six rites have been reached."
Lu Andao wrote it down.
Di Jin asked again: "Is Liu Congyi a gambling addict?"
Lu Andao nodded: "Yes...he is a very good gambler and often hangs out in gambling houses."
Di Jin said: "That must be someone who owes money in the gambling house in the capital. If he owes too much, who will repay the debt? Does he have any acquaintances in the gambling house? Will he reveal anything in his daily words? intention?"
"this……"
Lu Andao still couldn't answer, and there was sweat on his back, so he could only say: "Let's go check it out!"
He originally thought that there were only a few missing clues. A rich man like Gongsun Ce could spend money on his servants to find out some things that the yamen didn't know about. But he didn't expect that in a few words, Di Jin found more clues that needed to be investigated.
Di Jin said: "As for Mrs. Qin's serious illness and Miss Ninth Lady's mute disease..."
Lu Andao finally had the confidence; "Chen Dafu has gone to the Royal Hospital to ask for medicine. He hopes to cure the ninth lady's mute disease as soon as possible so that she can speak. Maybe she can be serious!"
Di Jin cupped his hands and said, "Students, wait patiently for the good news!"
Lu Andao breathed a sigh of relief and was sent out by Di Jin himself. Gongsun Ce did not leave, but looked at him carefully: "Shi Lin, are you confident?"
Di Jin said: "For now, we still don't know who the murderer is, so how can we be sure?"
Gongsun Ce couldn't help but feel more and more strange: "In this case, I am anxious to death, how come you are not anxious at all?"
Di Jin smiled: "Is there any use in being anxious? Since it's useless, I can only advise myself. I know you are in a hurry, but please don't be anxious yet."
"I know you are in a hurry, but please don't be in a hurry..."
Gongsun Ce whispered and repeated: "This statement sounds straightforward, but it is quite clever. Great! Great! In the future, when I persuade those impatient and incompetent investigators, I will also add such a sentence!"
Di Jin: "..."
When the words come to your mouth, why are they full of irony?
Of course, after the joke, Gongsun Ce also said seriously: "Shi Lin, this case is not a trivial matter. Now the Imperial College has been talking about it, saying that you are not doing your job properly and want to show off your talents with story-telling legends. As a result, you suffered the consequences and got involved in the murder of the Empress Dowager's nephew. ! It’s simply hateful. You study hard at home and don’t even participate in the literary and poetry gatherings, but when it comes to their mouths, you become so unbearable!"
At the end of the sentence, he became more and more angry. Di Jin didn't care. Literati looked down on each other. This has been the case since ancient times. Moreover, there is a lack of entertainment in this era. Gossip is actually more popular within a certain range. It's just a little strange: "Liu Congguang's case has spread so much." Is it like that? Did the Imperial College know about it so quickly?"
"I don't know. It stands to reason that the Kaifeng government office blocks the news, and ordinary people have no idea..." Gongsun Ce's eyes became serious: "Is it because he deliberately slandered your literary name? No! I must clarify it for you!"
Di Jin said seriously: "Mingyuan, if you want to help me, just stay out of the matter for the time being and ignore the gossip over there!"
Without Di Xiangling, Gongsun Ce would indeed be a good helper in solving the case, but he was young, energetic and sharp, and could easily be plotted by others. Di Jin did not want him to get too involved in the case.
Moreover, the Imperial College is by no means limited to investigating cases.
To specifically attack him, a scholar from Bingzhou who had just gained some fame, it was obviously not necessary to mobilize troops like this, but if it was another fight between the Queen Mother Liu E and the ministers, then some public opinion trends would be necessary.
The person stirring up trouble in the Imperial College now may be the son of an official who favors the Queen Mother's camp, or it may be directly arranged by the Imperial City Department. Many scholars are already somewhat dissatisfied with him, a scholar from Hedong, who is being used and magnified by someone with ulterior motives...
Therefore, at this stage, it is obviously not a wise move to go to the Imperial College to reverse the criticism. The best response is to resolve the case quickly.
"Then I will look for clues again. This is the good news you are waiting for me!"
When Gongsun Ce heard this, he cupped his hands and walked out in a hurry. After leaving the courtyard gate, he turned to look at the figure standing on the steps watching him, and said loudly: "You and Bao Heizi can compete with each other." One of the great pleasures in life is to be defeated by an opponent, Di Shilin, you must not fall into this trap!"
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