The birthday card was robbed again, and the entire government in Jingdong and Hebei searched for the thief, and the focus was on Jeju Prefecture where the incident occurred. Qinbei Pavilion
"Master Magistrate, what's the point of investigating this? Just say that the Liangshan thieves robbed us!"
Kong Mu in the mansion looked at the magistrate and said, "The birthday plan was robbed. Master Cai and Liang Zhongshu were furious. They both sent documents to urge the officials to break the case and they must give an answer."
"You think simply. Are Taishi Cai and Liang Zhongshu easy to deceive? You don't have any evidence to make them believe it."
The prefect said with a bitter face, Cai Jing was the grand master of the dynasty, the head of hundreds of officials, and had been in the officialdom for many years, and had been in the position of prime minister several times; Liang Zhongshu was once a member of Zhongshushe, and was later transferred to Daming Mansion in Beijing as the prefect to resist Northern Liao people. How can these two people be deceived by just a word?
"Evidence? This..."
When it comes to evidence, the officials of Jeju Prefecture are worried. The last time Jeju was defeated, more than half of the troops were lost. The regiment leader Huang An and the arresting envoy He Tao are still imprisoned in Liangshan. How can anyone dare to go out of the city to find evidence by the waterfront?
"This is the birthday card that was lost sooner or later. Why did it happen to be lost in Huangniggang? That place is already at the border of Jeju. It only takes two more days to leave Jeju. It has nothing to do with us."
The prefect of Jeju had a bitter look on his face. Ever since the Great Sage Sun Lei came to Liangshanbo, he, the prefect of Jeju, had never had a stable life. Recently, he had finally spent money to go to Tokyo to clear things up. He might be able to transfer to another place next year. The result came out. I'm afraid my money will be wasted if I don't care about my birthday.
"Your Excellency, now that the government is short of manpower, why not recruit talented people as officials to suppress thieves?"
A patrol inspector spoke.
"Get a list!"
The magistrate waved his hand, saying that this was all for later, what he wanted was a solution to the problem at hand.
"Master Magistrate, an official from the Grand Master's Palace is here."
A policeman came in to report, followed immediately by a policeman in his thirties.
"The government officials have come a long way to work hard. I have already prepared a banquet. Please move to the back hall..."
The prefect of Jeju quickly greeted him. The messenger from the Taishi Prefecture was a third-level official.
"I don't think I'm in the mood to have a banquet. Here is the official letter from the grand master. The magistrate is required to break the ban within ten days. If not, the magistrate will go to Salmon Island in person!"
The governor took out Cai Jing's handwritten letter and handed it to the Jeju magistrate. Normally, he would be willing to accept some bribes when he was out on business, but this matter was different. Cai Taishi was furious, and they had to be careful to avoid getting burned.
"There is another matter. The armaments sent by the Daming Prefecture to Tokyo have also been robbed. Three hundred sergeants are missing. The Privy Council has supervised the investigation and it seems that they are also in your Jeju territory."
Fu Gan looked at the Jeju magistrate and said.
"There's still this matter!"
The prefect of Jeju was in a panic. He had offended Grand Master Cai Jing in a birthday ceremony, and now his military assets were robbed. Didn't this offend the Privy Council as well, the head of the civil service and the highest body of military attachés? If this matter If he doesn't do it right, his life will be ruined. Isn't this forcing him to die?
"Prefect, you have a ten-day deadline, so hurry up. I will be waiting for good news from the prefect in Jeju in the next ten days."
Fu Gan bowed his hands and left.
"Let me check it out. I won't find the culprit in ten days. Even if I go to Salmon Island, you won't be able to make it easy!"
The prefect looked at all the officials in the government and shouted.
Jeju Prefecture, including the counties under its control, launched a massive manhunt, and soon there was news. He Qing, the brother of the original arresting envoy He Tao, reported that Chao Gai and Bai Sheng were seen in disguise at a hotel near Huangnigang on the day of the arrest. The others were dressed like selling dates and wine, and the number of them matched.
Seeing that he could do the job, the prefect of Jeju immediately sent people to Yuncheng and asked Yuncheng County to send people to arrest him.
"Chao Gai? Did the superior make a mistake? This Chao Gai has lived in Dongxi Village for a long time. He is a generous and loyal man. He was elected as the guarantor of Dongxi Village. How could he snatch the birthday card?"
Song Jiang looked at the document in his hand and quickly looked at the person coming and said.
"There can be no mistake. Bai Sheng was beaten all night and confessed. It was Chao Gai and others who did it. Where is the county magistrate? Tell me quickly to catch the culprit!"
Kong Mu, who came to deliver the order, urged.
"Unfortunately, I came here on a business trip. The county magistrate received the case in the morning and took a group of officials to the countryside to handle the case. I'm afraid I won't be able to come back until dark. Now I'm the only one in the house with a few servants."
Song Jiang quickly replied.
"Then why don't you send someone to call him back? If the thief escapes, you, Yuncheng County, won't be able to survive!"
Kong Mu looked at Song Jiang and urged.
"Don't worry, sir. Song Jiang has gone home to pick up the horses, and will go to the countryside now!"
Song Jiang pretended to be in a hurry and entered the county government office, but instead of going home, he picked up his horse and went straight to Dongxi Village.
In the afternoon, Song Jiang returned to Yuncheng County with the county magistrate Shi Wenbin.
"The county magistrate, this is the eucalyptus named by Grand Master Cai, why are you so slack!"
Kong Mu was very angry about Shi Wenbin's late return, but he had been waiting for a long time.
"Please stop being angry. It's all because Song Jiang is henpecked. When he came home, he was pestered by his concubine. After a quarrel, it was too late!"
Song Jiang was afraid that he would go to Dongxi Village to report the news and quickly found an excuse. After all, he had spared a lot of time. The time difference was more than an hour, which was difficult to make up. If Chao Gai could not be caught, he would be gone as soon as he came back. Revealed.
"Song Yasi, you can still be intimate with my concubine at this moment. Do you know that the matter is serious?"
After hearing this, Kong Mu had no choice but to direct his anger at Song Jiang.
"Brother Song Jiang has a new concubine. He is busy with official duties and seldom returns home. It is inevitable that he will have some complaints. Please calm down!"
Zhu Tong and Lei Heng helped smooth things over.
"Magistrate Shi, here is the official document from the magistrate. Please magistrate Shi, please send troops to capture the thieves."
Kong Mu didn't waste any time and handed the official document from the prefect directly to Shi Wenbin.
"Chao Gai is also a well-known hero. Why did he do such a thing? Zhu Tong and Lei Heng obeyed the order and ordered you two to gather troops and go to Dongxi Village to get Chao Gai back."
Shi Wenbin read the official document and immediately gave orders to Zhu Tong and Lei Heng.
Zhu Tong and Lei Heng quickly ordered their troops and horses to fight towards Dongxi Village.
"Chao Gai and I have a good relationship. It was thanks to Chao Gai's help that we rescued people last time. He also paid for me to help me. I will definitely protect him this time."
Zhu Tong secretly thought in his heart that right and wrong are worthless in the face of relationships. Even if Chao Gai really committed a serious crime, he would still be able to tolerate it.
"Brother Lei, it's getting dark today. Ask your men to slow down. Don't let your feet slip and get hurt. We'll need someone later."
Zhu Tong looked at Lei Heng and said.
"Don't worry... Brothers, it's been a tiring day. Walk slowly and build up your leg strength!"
Lei Heng didn't know what Zhu Tong meant. Chao Gai was a righteous man, and he often couldn't do anything when he got benefits, not to mention Zhu Tong who had a good relationship with Chao Gai.
After dark, Zhu Tong and Lei Heng arrived at Dongxi Village. Chaojiazhuang was already empty of people. They searched it casually and saw that no one was there, so they led their troops back to Yuncheng to recover.
The thief ran away, and Kongmu of Jeju Prefecture had no choice but to urge the Yuncheng County Magistrate to search the whole county and issue a wanted order. He would also return to Jeju.
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