As the saying goes, one wave comes after another. Soon after, Qiao Yunsheng, who was in the Criminal Department, was very busy with this strange case.
Not getting any clues, he couldn't help but pace back and forth in the room, and his eyebrows wrinkled inadvertently.
Come to think of it, I was a little bored, to the point where I didn’t even think about the food anymore.
According to reports from local people, there is a temple named Yongqing Temple in Linyi County under the jurisdiction of Shandong Province. It was moved here during the Yongle period. This indicates that the poet was inspired by the temple and wrote a touching poem. It can be said that the deep feeling suddenly breaks away, and the roaring wind comes;
It is said that the incense here is very strong and there is an endless stream of tourists, until a strange thing happened that month.
This scenic spot, Yongqing Temple, seems to be subject to some kind of curse. No matter who your surname is, as long as you are a local citizen and wander or stay in this temple, no one can survive the third day!
The fatal thing is that all the dead were decapitated. Although no one saw the appearance of the murderer, there were rumors that it was a headless Jin Yiwei who was as tall as Xing Tian and wore official uniforms to commit murders;
Coincidentally, Ji Gang was from Linyi, Shandong Province. He was unruly and scheming, even willing to frame others.
And this man was the leader of the Jin Yiwei at that time, and was executed by Ling Chi on charges of treason during the Yongle period. It was precisely because of this that it made people panic, so much so that some people associated them together;
Therefore, the local people rumored that it was Ji Gang's ghost who was causing trouble, and some even rumored that after his death, he refused to be too resentful and stayed in the world, specifically to take revenge on the local people!
So much so that no one dares to approach it even during the day, and it has since become a forbidden area, with no one allowed to intervene;
Even though he has won the hearts of the people for his clean and honest administration, he still has to worry about this matter;
Naturally, he doesn't believe in any ghosts and gods in this world, but who would have thought that such a difficult case would fall into his hands. There is nothing he can do now, what should he do?
Seemingly seeing Qiao Yunsheng's concerns, the officials on the side couldn't help but interject;
"Sir, according to my humble position, it is most appropriate to send someone who is upright and capable."
After the other party's on-demand broadcast, Qiao Yunsheng quickly remembered it. His eyes lit up, as if he saw all hope: Yun: "You mean... Beizhen Fusi, Tang Jianqiu?"
The official nodded, he put his hands forward and said: "Exactly! Your Excellency, you might as well think about it. This man is resolute, honest, upright and outspoken, and has solved countless cases.
The key is that he holds real power and specializes in arresting imperial criminals. Beiji believes that there must be no one more reliable than him except him. "
"Having said that..."
Qiao Yunsheng still had concerns. It wasn't that he didn't trust Tang Jianqiu, but that this matter was very important to him and he definitely didn't dare to be so hasty;
Originally, Beizhen Fusi could not intervene when Sanfasi took action. Although an exception was made once before because of an accident, it is not necessarily a good thing to keep breaking the rules like this.
Just when he hesitated, the official became anxious and quickly added:
"But the emperor only gave you half a month to deal with it, and now you can be said to have no eyebrows at all. If you can get Mr. Tang to help, it will be even more powerful!"
Qiao Yunsheng felt that this matter was quite reasonable. Now that time was getting tighter, he had to settle the case as soon as possible. How could he live up to his conscience if he closed the case hastily?
After thinking about it again and again, he finally nodded, "That's a way. In that case, just follow your advice."
I thought that after this incident, I would never have anything to do with Tang Jianqiu from Beizhen Fusi, but I never thought that after this incident, Tang Jianqiu would still need to work together to solve the case!
So he got up and headed to Beiping to find Tang Jianqiu in Beizhen Fusi.
Tang Jianqiu was a little surprised when he learned that Qiao Yunsheng was visiting. This had not happened in his previous life. Could it be that something had changed in this life and something happened?
Without thinking much, he immediately came to the gate of Fusi in Beizhen to greet Qiao Yunsheng, the chief minister.
"Master Qiao, please take a seat if you are not welcome from afar. This is Tang's honor. If you need anything, please just ask."
"Master Tang, it's been a while since I last saw you, but I'm nagging you, so I hope you don't get weirded out."
As a civil servant, he speaks elegantly, and his actions reflect his cultivation, which further demonstrates his modest attitude;
Tang Jianqiu smiled and said, "Master Qiao, please don't make fun of me."
"please."
The two met to go to the Fusi Hall in Beizhen. After taking their seats, they exchanged a few words and got down to business.
He had already thought about what to say, but he couldn't help but sigh when he thought of the strange things that happened in Linyi County. Tang Jianqiu quickly saw it: "I wonder why you are troubled?"
"The governor did not know that strange things happened frequently in Linyi County under the jurisdiction of Shandong Province. The county magistrate who accepted the case had already designated it as a strange case. After reading the memorial, the Holy Minister ordered me to hear the case here.
Your Majesty thinks this matter is still doubtful, but it is an offending thing to reopen an old case. Moreover, now that the eunuch Wei Zhongxian is in power, I always feel a little uneasy. "
Qiao Yunsheng was speaking from the bottom of his heart. It was out of trust that he said this to him.
Tang Jianqiu remembered that this happened in his previous life. Soon after, Wei Zhongxian regarded him as Zhao Nanxing's accomplice and wanted to get rid of him!
At that time, Qiao Yunsheng returned to his hometown due to illness in order to avoid being impeached. He thought he would call it quits, but who would have thought that he would be accused of being the mastermind of the evil party!
Ming Dynasty is about to change...
In order to avoid letting the other party notice, Tang Jianqiu habitually suppressed this emotion: "How could such a thing happen? Can Sir please explain this matter to Tang in detail?"
"I came to you just for this matter. According to legend, this is the work of ghosts and gods, which makes people panic..."
As a result, Qiao Yunsheng dragged out all the strange things he heard about Tang Jianqiu, his words were full of helplessness, but his eyes had the belief to save the people of the world from the fire and water.
After hearing this, Tang Jianqiu's brows flashed with confusion: "I'm sorry to be blunt, but isn't it weird what ghosts and gods do? If it's really a sinister soldier killing people, how can this matter be related to Ji Gang? He was not the commander of the Jinyi Guards during the Yongle period. Do you want to use it?
Although he is from Linyi, it is already the first year of Tianqi, and it has been two hundred years, so ghosts and gods are too far-fetched. What do you think? "
Qiao Yunsheng said: "Jun Zhiyan, it's not like I have never thought about this case. This case is too strange. I'm afraid I won't be able to solve the case on my own. I also hope that Mr. Tang can help me in order to save my face." ?”
This matter was all attributed to a strange case, both covertly and overtly, but in any case, the case was related to Jin Yiwei, and also involved ghosts and gods, so he had to take the case;
Tang Jianqiu agreed readily: "Okay! Beizhen Fusi will assist the Criminal Department in this case, sir, don't worry."
"That's great! Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Tang!" Qiao Yunsheng glanced at Tang Jianqiu gratefully. Now it seems that he has found the right person.
Out of politeness, Tang Jianqiu smiled, and then said: "My lord, you are joking. You and I are officials together, and everything we do is for the court. Why is there such a thing as hard work? I understand, not to mention that I am very interested in this case. ."
Tang Jianqiu is still very relieved about Qiao Yunsheng's character. In his own opinion, he is indeed an upright official and has no reason to do anything to harm himself;
Tang Jianqiu said: "Beizhen Fusi has taken over many bizarre cases, from rare to hundreds of cases. Please rest assured, sir."
"Lord Tang, you are really helping me in times of need! Please feel free to speak up if you may be of use to me in the future!"
Qiao Yun was promoted to be a chief minister and also a minister of the Ministry of Punishment. A person like Tang Jianqiu who helped those in need and those in danger was a person worthy of close friendship;
The two chatted happily, as if they had been friends for many years, and Tang Jianqiu was also very interested in Qiao Yunsheng's personality.
So the two sent troops to meet and go to Linyi County together;
As usual, Tang Jianqiu still couldn't get used to sitting in a sedan chair and insisted on riding a horse. Qiao Yunsheng didn't interfere too much, so he agreed;
I thought I could arrive smoothly, but who would have thought that within ten days, I would see a woman standing in a sedan chair crying for injustice, which made Tang Jianqiu, who was riding a horse, unable to understand.
Qiao Yunsheng, who was sitting in the sedan chair, was also quite surprised, but he still opened the curtain and looked at the crying woman with pear blossoms and rain;
I saw this woman in blue with beautiful plump and phoenix eyes, her eyes were like a pool of clear water. She had not applied makeup, but she looked fresh and elegant. She was only in her twenties, but she was quite pretty.
"It's unjust, sir! It's unjust!"
The woman in blue raised the paper above her head as she spoke. He made this decision because those people were wearing official uniforms and he heard that the people on the sedan were upright officials.
Looking at these officers and soldiers again, there were so many people holding signs with great vigor and momentum that they dared to come and stop the sedan.
The signs held by these officers and soldiers read words such as silence and avoidance;
"Sir, this..."
Even if this is not the first time A Fei encounters a similar situation, it is inevitable that he will still be a little entangled.
"It doesn't matter."
After saying that, Tang Jianqiu got off the horse. He looked at the woman in blue in front of him expressionlessly, and then his eyes suggested that the Jinyiwei took the complaint from her hand.
Jin Yiwei didn't dare to neglect, and he didn't know why Tang Jianqiu was like this, so he could only do what he asked;
Jin Yiwei Xiaoqi took the paper from the woman in blue and put it in Tang Jianqiu's hand. Tang Jianqiu handed it to Qiao Yunsheng;
The little flag said: "Little lady, you are lucky today. You have met the Minister of Punishment and the Governor of the North Town Fusi. No matter how serious the grievance is, you can be vindicated."
When she learned that the person on the horse was Tang Jianqiu, the governor of the town, and the person sitting in the sedan was Qiao Yunsheng, the minister of justice, the woman in blue was ecstatic. She realized that she was saved, and she repeatedly expressed her grievances:
"The commoner woman was originally the second wife of a rich man, but her husband was in poor health and died of illness not long after.
Both the woman and her sister claimed to have children before their husband died of illness, but in fact only one of them and her sister gave birth to a son!
The commoner woman and her sister both agreed that the son was born to them, which is why the incident arose. At that time, it was obviously the elder sister who wanted to see the commoner woman's child, and the commoner woman agreed without much thought.
But who would have thought that after her sister took over the child, she would not let go of the child and claimed that he was her son. This was obviously born to a common woman in ten months of pregnancy, so how could he become her sister's son? "
After all, that man is a rich man! There is a saying that mother is more valuable than son, whoever has a son can directly inherit the other's inheritance, and it is the second wife who is complaining...
