Chapter 1174 Revenge

As one of the perpetrators of this incident, Wang Yuan does not intend to continue to bear the responsibility for investigating the case. The situation has developed to the current level and it is time for him to pass the blame. As for the reason for passing the blame, there is no better reason.

The government does not have the authority to investigate the military. This matter can only be handed over to the Sentencing and Prosecution Department, and the higher-level judicial organs with authority will find out the truth. Will Jinyiwei and Dongchang also get involved in the investigation after this?

That's not a problem that Wang Yuan needs to worry about.

Of course, it was Wang Yuan who said hello in private that made Lin De appear in the government office again at exactly this time. Otherwise, he would have been too early, and the two government offices had not yet completed the handover of procedures, and there would be no time to throw the blame out; he would have been late.

The Sentencing and Prosecution Commission directly announced that it would take over the investigation of the case, so Linde could not play a role in guiding public opinion.

Sure enough, Linde immediately climbed up the pole and performed a performance outside the government office, sternly accusing each government office of passing the blame to each other, ignoring the interests of the victims, and deliberately delaying the investigation process.

Cover the murderer.

One of the effects of Linde's dedicated performance is that when the prosecutor's office takes over the case, he will be accused of "ineffective handling of the case", and he knows that the prosecutor's office has no chance of solving the case.

, so no matter how harsh you speak now, you won’t be slapped in the face. As long as public opinion is led in the direction of "the government and the military are collaborating," the subsequent investigation of the stagnant case will naturally confirm this theory.

However, after this rhythm was over, Linde had to run away as soon as possible. The Zhejiang Inspectorate and Chengxuan Envoy were the same person. He was already the highest chief executive of the province. There was no way he could sit back and watch him walk out and make remarks that were detrimental to the government.

.If he is really arrested and punished by then, the leaders of Haihan in Zhoushan will not be able to save him in time. Moreover, the matter has fermented to the current level and has achieved the expected effect. Linde's continued stay in Hangzhou City will have limited effect.

, the risk will increase exponentially, it’s time to get out.

Before leaving Hangzhou, Linde's last task was to submit an ultimatum to the government on behalf of Haihan. Of course, this would not end with just sending a letter to various yamen. Linde would have to take the initiative to publicize the matter so that

This will allow the people of Hangzhou Prefecture to better understand the seriousness of the situation.

So on the second day after the Procuratorate and Procuratorate took over the Tongsheng Wharf fire case, Zhejiang Sansi Yamen, Hangzhou Fu Yamen, and Qiantang County Yamen all received a letter signed "Haihan Guodonghai Dinghai Port Management Committee", in which

The content of the letter is roughly the same, requiring the government to solve the case within a time limit and hand over the real culprit, otherwise Haihan will take a series of retaliatory measures. The words in the letter are not too fierce, but it does not leave any excuse for Zhejiang officials.

space, and the time limit given is also very stuck, leaving only five days from now on.

Not to mention five days, even fifty days, the government will not be able to solve this case. The reason why the time limit is set is also symbolic, so that Haihan can appear to be the most benevolent and occupy the moral high ground. At the same time, these five days are also set aside

A certain amount of space is used to observe the reaction of the Zhejiang government. If there are clear-minded people in the government who have realized the seriousness of the matter, the goal may be achieved without resorting to strife.

However, the Management Committee did not really place its hopes on the Zhejiang government's complete concession. After all, with Ming's consistent temperament, even if it was unreasonable, it was absolutely impossible to bow to foreign interference. What's more, they don't do it now.

Apart from the murderer, we know what the real purpose of Haihan's ultimatum is.

While various yamen received the letters, Zhoushan Dinghai Port also quietly entered a state of preparation for war. Civilian ships entering and leaving the harbor were restricted to waterways and activity areas, keeping distance from the military port where the fleet was parked. After returning to Zhoushan, they spent a short time

All naval soldiers during the rest period have returned to camp and began to prepare for the next operation.

At present, Haihan's only generals in Zhoushan are Shi Diwen and Wang Tom. Shi Diwen has stayed in Zhejiang for a relatively long time. Wang Tom is still the front-line commander of this operation, while Shi Diwen is based in Zhoushan.

Responsible for logistics dispatch and overall coordination. The Security Department will send back the latest progress news of the incident by speedboat from Hangzhou every day. Although there is a certain lag in timeliness, it is extremely efficient in this era.

Both Wang Tom and Shi Diwen were very satisfied with Linde's performance in Hangzhou. They believed that he seized the opportunity well, successfully played the role of a victim, and guided the public opinion in Hangzhou to be more favorable to Haihan.

direction, at least taking the initiative morally, which is of great significance to Haihan's next action of sending troops to demonstrate.

"After Linde comes back, you can put some more responsibilities on him!" Wang Tom suggested: "After this matter is completed, we will definitely set up an office in Hangzhou. I think he should be able to do the job."

Shi Diwen also expressed his agreement: "The three brothers of the Lin family are really useful. It can be considered a big gain after we arrived in Zhejiang."

In this operation, it was Lin De, the youngest of the three Lin brothers, who played the leading role on stage, but his two elder brothers, Lin Xing and Lin Si, actually also played an important role in the operation. Lin De showed off his personal acting skills

At that time, it was the second brother Lin Si who directed and spread various opinions in Hangzhou city, and the person who was responsible for manipulating the ghost Cangshan ship to transport the corpses to the fire scene and pick up the living people and valuable property during the operation was the boss Lin.

tasks to do.

The three brothers of the Lin family should be credited with the successful implementation of this scheme. Moreover, after they withdraw from Hangzhou City, they will also cooperate with the fleet to attack and serve as guides for the navy during its operations in the Hangzhou Bay and Qiantang River areas. Wait.

After this wave, it is almost certain that the three brothers will be promoted.

Of course, no matter how these three brothers are promoted in the future, they will only get opportunities in the administrative and trade fields. Due to their background, they will not be able to hold military power in the Haihan Army, and their letters of appointment will not be issued by Wang Tom.

and Shi Diwen, a big shot in the military, to sign it. If they really want their family to enter the Haihan military system, they can probably only place their hope on the next generation.

Haihan's set of combo punches had been thrown out, and they had hit the Zhejiang officials firmly in the face. The ultimatum issued by Haihan people did not actually create enough tension. In the eyes of the officials, it seemed more like

Using false threats, I don’t believe that the Haihan people really dare to use military means or other extreme methods to solve this incident. What makes officials most uneasy now is actually how to clarify all kinds of outrageous rumors on the market and restore the situation.

The good reputation of the government.

To solve this problem, the most effective way is to solve the case as soon as possible. As long as we can find out the truth, catch the real culprit, recover the stolen goods, and publicly try and deal with the culprit, we can naturally save the government from the current unfavorable situation.

But the problem is that it is easier said than done. It is not that easy to solve this case. The difficulty in solving the case does not lie in the fact that there is too little evidence for investigators to trace. From a certain perspective, the objective evidence of this case is

There is really too much information that can be provided, so much that the government cannot use the excuse of "accidental fire" to cover up the fact of murder and arson. And all the known evidence points to the identity of the perpetrators. This is

The Hangzhou police officers who were responsible for investigating the case in the early stage were unable to continue the investigation.

Even after the Criminal Investigation Department took over the case and introduced Jinyiwei to participate in the investigation, no further progress was made in the investigation of the case. All clues came to an abrupt end when they reached the mysterious Cangshan Ship, although the coast from Qiantang River to Hangzhou Bay

All garrison bases equipped with Cangshan ships were investigated, but it was still not possible to confirm where the warship that appeared near Tongsheng Pier on the day of the incident came from.

Since no evidence could be found, the military naturally cried foul, believing that the prosecutor's office responsible for handling the case was deliberately suppressing the case, and was not willing to fully cooperate. However, the prosecutor's office believed that the military seemed to be deliberately concealing evidence. However, the outside world

But it is generally believed that this is the result of the protection of officials. After all, when Lin De, the victim, last appeared outside the Hangzhou government office, he gritted his teeth and said that the government would definitely protect the murderer. Even if the government office was changed to investigate, there would be no results.

It seems that he knows a lot of shocking inside stories.

Now that a few days have passed, not only has there been no progress in the arson case, but there have been many rumors about the three divisions and yamen quarreling with each other, which has become more and more solid to the theory that someone in the government deliberately hindered the investigation of the case. Even if he is the chief envoy and

Wang Ji, who held two positions as inspector and envoy, coordinated and asked the Zhejiang Dusi to cooperate, but it was difficult to make more progress in the investigation of the case.

All the major yamen in Hangzhou were busy with this case, but no one seemed to have paid attention to the five-day deadline stated in Haihan's ultimatum. The five-day deadline came unknowingly. While the officials were still debating whether they should be responsible for this case,

When the case was thoroughly investigated and the troops stationed in the coastal prefecture came from Ningbo Prefecture, news came from Ningbo Prefecture that the Haihan warships were dispatched in large numbers from the Zhoushan Islands.

Qu Yutong, the prefect of Ningbo, is a very controversial figure in Zhejiang official circles. Some people think that he allowed the Haihan people to occupy Zhoushan County for his own selfish purposes, which is tantamount to treason. However, many people think that Zhoushan has long been a

For a place that is outside the jurisdiction of the government, there is no harm in changing to a law-abiding owner. At least the Haihan people are more disciplined in dealing with things than the armed smugglers who occupied the area before, and they only made trade requirements to the Ming Dynasty.

After Haihan cleaned up the Zhoushan Islands, the local Japanese pirates and pirates were wiped out, which actually brought a better development environment for Zhejiang's maritime trade. Qu Yutong was able to handle the dispute between the local government and Haihan

The relationship did not intensify the conflict and trigger a war between Ming Dynasty and Haihan. This can already show his ability as an official.

As for why some people desperately oppose the arrival of the Haihan people, in fact, everyone with a discerning eye knows it very well. For example, the three officials who were known to be anti-Haihan and disappeared without reason last year, their private relationship with Wang Jialin, the original owner of Zhoushan, is not known to everyone. They opposed Haihan because their own interests were harmed, so now there will inevitably be people who choose to take sides because they benefited from Haihan.

However, the current main trend in Zhejiang's official circles is still to curb Haihan's behavior. There are still a few people who hope to replace Qu Yutong and give up Ningbo Prefecture, which is a rich and profitable territory. Therefore, the Chief Minister Wang Ji had also been considering whether to write to the court to adjust Qu Yutong's appointment. However, just as he was pending, the Tongsheng Pier fire occurred in Hangzhou, so he could only temporarily discuss Qu Yutong's appointment. Put it aside.

If it weren't for the urgent military situation coming from Ningbo Mansion, Wang Ji would have forgotten that he had received the seemingly joking ultimatum a few days ago. But after he read the message from Ningbo, he knew that the Haihan people were not the ones this time. Just talking about it for fun.

It is reported that Haihan dispatched dozens of combat ships this time, and immediately arrived at the Zhaobaoshan stronghold at the mouth of the Yongjiang River in Ningbo Prefecture, and conducted a symbolic bombardment of the local area. Although there were no casualties among the Ming army, However, it caused great panic in Ningbo Prefecture. People outside the city rushed into the city to take refuge, fearing that the Haihan people would come ashore.

However, the Haihan people did not stay in Ningbo for too long, and soon the fleet sailed out of the Yongjiang River and headed north into Hangzhou Bay. Qu Yutong claimed in the report that "the Haihan warships were numerous and the garrison was outnumbered. In order to preserve their strength, they only had Send a speedboat to follow and monitor." In this way, they watched the Haihan fleet pass through Hangzhou Bay and enter the territory of Jiaxing Prefecture.

Just one day later, Jiaxing Prefecture also sent an urgent military message, saying that Zhapu and Kanpu under Hainingwei were attacked by the Haihan fleet. Although the Haihan people did not land to attack the city, they did not attack the city. They mercilessly sank all the Ming army sailing ships they could find docked on the coast, and there were also single-digit Ming army casualties. At present, Jiaxing Prefecture has assembled all the troops to guard against Haihan's sudden landing and a larger-scale launch. offensive.

The Haihan people's proactive attack finally succeeded in attracting the attention of Zhejiang's top officials. At this time, everyone suddenly realized that the impact of the arson case outside Hangzhou a few days ago had not slowly subsided with the passage of time. The Han people did not accept their fate because of the stagnation in the investigation of the case. They wanted to seek so-called justice from the Zhejiang government in their own way.

Regardless of whether the real culprit of the arson case is the Ming army, it is an indisputable fact that Haihan launched a war against the coastal areas of Zhejiang. The Ming Dynasty has always faced such situations head-on and will not choose to escape. The correct way to deal with it is for Zhejiang to Dusi immediately mobilized troops from various state capitals and rushed to the area where the incident occurred, ruthlessly attacking the daring Haihan people and letting them know the terrible consequences of invading the Ming Empire.

But there is currently a small problem facing Zhejiang officials, that is, including the Hangzhou garrison, more than 8,000 elites mobilized from various states in Zhejiang just received orders from the court five days ago to go north to Henan to participate in The operation to annihilate the peasant army was over.
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