On February 23, the 16th year of the reign of Emperor Guangwu of the Ming Dynasty, a wind blew up in the North Sea, and the study in He Zhai was lifeless.
"Father, are you looking for me?" He Nian walked in. He was in his twenties and had a calm temperament.
Admiral He Zixiang put down the "Fushe Daily" in his hand, Li Yindu's article "Strange Beihai, the literary style is at its peak or Brother Kong Fang is rampant" is clearly in front of his eyes.
"Nian'er is here, sit down and let me take a good look at it," He Zixiang said in an unusually soft tone, "Well, when we grow up, our family will depend on you in the future!"
"Don't worry, father, you will definitely turn the bad luck into good luck," He Nian said with a cry in his tone. Public opinion spreads very fast, especially among scholar leaders like Li Yindu, "Fushe Daily",
Newspapers such as "Yunjianjishe Newspaper", "Nanshe Newspaper", "Fengshe Newspaper" and "Fengshe Newspaper" have spread his articles to various parts of the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, He Nian has also read it.
"Idiot, what kind of person is Li Kuangsheng? He raised his arms and the whole world followed him. He said there was fraud in the imperial examination in Beihai. How could he escape as a father?"
He Zixiang smiled self-deprecatingly, picked up his beloved Great Sage's musical instrument, and handed it to He Nian, "After my father died, you gave this instrument to Zhang E, the imperial censor of Hokkaido. He is the only one in the world who understands this instrument." "I know, father."
He Zixiang took out another letter from his arms, "You will leave overnight today and rush to Kulun to stay temporarily. If you meet the imperial envoy sent by the imperial court, you will entrust this letter to you."
"Yes, father."
He Nian said goodbye to his father with tears, and left home with Qin and Xin that night and rushed to Culun.
At noon the next day, just as He Zixiang was reading some books in the study, a servant came to report and the inspector Wan Sitong asked him to discuss matters.
"It came so quickly!"
He Zixiang laughed and ordered someone to prepare a sedan to go to Wanzhai.
I don’t know if he has been playing the piano for many years and his perception ability is higher than that of ordinary people. As soon as he entered Wanzhai, he felt a murderous aura coming towards him.
"Have Inspector He read Li Kuangsheng's articles?" Wan Sitong asked calmly.
"The official has read it", He Zixiang is as calm as water.
"Alas!"
Wan Sitong sighed, "We can't handle our affairs anymore!"
He Zixiang said nothing.
"Someone must plead guilty to this matter. Why don't you admit it in full? I will ensure that your family will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives. If Young Master Ling wants to be an official, I will definitely help." Wan Sitong stared into his eyes and stared.<
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"It is already against the teachings of the saints to help people pretend to be nationals. How can we take the blame for others again and make the same mistake again and again?" He Zixiang refused.
"Does Inspector He want to report me?" Wan Sitong asked coldly.
"The official is only willing to bear the responsibilities that should be borne by the official. Take leave." After saying that, He Zixiang left.
"Humph!"
Wan Sitong laughed ferociously, "Where do you think this is, how can I allow you to escape unscathed? Take action." With a "take action", Wan Hu led several strong nurses to appear. Without any explanation, He Zixiang was strangled to death.<
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"Master, this guy brought two bearers with him," Wan Hu reported.
"We dealt with them together and waited until late at night to sink the bodies into the lake."
"Yes, sir."
Wan Sitong took out a letter and ordered: "Hang He Zixiang's body in the woods in the city and make it look like he hanged himself in fear of crime. Then put this letter of confession into the arms of the corpse. Be careful.
Be careful, don't let anyone see it." The so-called confession letter was naturally forged by Wan Sitong who asked someone to imitate He Zixiang's handwriting.
"Don't worry, sir." Wan Hu took the order and left.
In the early morning of the next day, a vendor who got up early found He Zixiang's body in the woods.
The school inspector helped someone take the exam by impersonating their nationality, and after the incident was revealed, the news spread quickly throughout Beihai City that he committed suicide out of fear of guilt.
What the people were most concerned about was not how Inspector He helped people to fake their nationality, but how much money he made. Some said it was fifty thousand taels, some said two hundred thousand taels, and some said one million taels.
One and all.
"Bah, this bitch actually made a million taels. He deserves to die!" An old farmer herding sheep by the lake cursed angrily.
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The right minister of the Ministry of Justice, Zhang Mingfeng, the right young minister of Dali Temple, Xu Liang, and the imperial censor of Hokkaido, Zhang E, led five hundred followers and rushed day and night to the important town of Kulun in Outer Mongolia.
The personnel sent by the Third Law Division are all carefully selected and capable people. Almost all of them can ride horses. They rushed to the horse station outside Culun City with their horses and whips whipped along the way. They made their identities known and prepared to rest.
Kulun is an important town in Mobei. The horse post is quite large. Even if it is crowded, five hundred people can still fit in it.
Seeing that the flags displayed by the team were very conspicuous, Zhang Mingfeng calmly ordered, "Put all the flags away. Early tomorrow morning, everyone will disguise themselves as a caravan and travel."
"Little Sikou (the nickname of the Minister of Criminal Affairs), the bright flag can show our majesty in carrying out tasks and our determination to solve the case. Why should we put the flag away?" Xu Liang was a little puzzled.
"We are about to enter the territory of Beihai. In order to prevent those people from learning the news in advance and jumping over the wall in a hurry, it is better to remove the flag. I want to catch them off guard."
"Little Sikou's words make sense." Xu Liang and Zhang E nodded in praise.
The attendants were busy tying horses and unloading flags.
"Unjustly accused!"
Suddenly I heard a loud cry, someone was crying for injustice.
Zhang Mingfeng frowned. He wanted to catch his opponent by surprise, but unexpectedly, someone discovered his whereabouts just after he arrived in Culun! Annoyed, he ordered someone to bring him up.
"Who are you? Why do you cry out for injustice?"
"I am He Nian, the son of He Zixiang, the admiral of Beihai. My father ordered me to hand this letter to the imperial envoy who came to handle the case."
It turned out that He Nian was ordered by his father to go to Kulun to deliver the letter to the imperial envoy. He figured out that since he was on an errand, he would definitely stay at the inn, so he went to stay at the horse inn outside the city early to wait.
Today I heard people neighing and horses roaring. When I inquired about it, I found out that it was the imperial envoy who had arrived. I immediately went out of the room and cried out my grievances.
Zhang Mingfeng opened the letter, and He Zixiang stated in the letter that he was forced by Beihai Inspector Wan Sitong to commit the mistake. More than half of the income from the false registration went into Wan Sitong's pocket, and 30 people who had falsely registered were also included in the letter.
The origins of the scholars are listed one by one.
I got such an important piece of evidence before I even arrived in Beihai, and I couldn't help but smile, looking very happy.
"Little Sikou, what is written in the letter?" Xu Liang and Zhang E asked.
Zhu Mingfeng handed the letter to the two of them, and they nodded repeatedly after reading the letter.
Zhang E suddenly asked He Nian: "Why did your father ask you to come to Kulun to deliver the letter? Is he a good person?"
“May I ask the envoy’s name?”
"I am the imperial censor of Hokkaido, Zhang E".
When he heard that it was Zhang E, He Nian became excited and said, "My father has something to give to Zhang Yushi."
Give me a gift? It is taboo for suspects to give gifts to officials handling cases. Cold sweat broke out on Zhang E's back, and he snorted: "I have always been honest, and the 20,000 taels of silver that your father bribed me with last time has been handed over to the Ministry of Punishment.
How come you are ruining a person’s name festival again? Since I want to give gifts, I will give them here. I want to see what your father is going to give this time."
Seeing his sarcastic words, He Nian felt angry and miserable in his heart. He stopped talking and silently took out a big package. When he opened it, he found a bed of Yaoqin.
"The Great Sage's Musical Piano!"
Zhang E's heart was shocked. He knew that this piano was the life of "Qin Madman" He Zixiang. Now that he entrusted the piano to him, he must be in danger of his life!
Immediately he said to Zhu Mingfeng and Xu Liang: "No, the suspect He Zixiang is in danger! Hurry to Beihai immediately!"