On December 4 last year, during the reconstruction project of Dongkangfang in Lin'an City, construction workers dug out two headless corpses from the ground. Later, Lin'an Prefecture confirmed that these two corpses were those who disappeared a year ago. Carpenters Sima Ping and Sima Nan brothers.
According to the landlord who is familiar with the two brothers, about ten years ago, the Sima brothers came to Lin'an from the war-torn Xiangfan area. They were both in their twenties at the time. They were kind-hearted people and not good at speaking. However, they are very skilled in carpentry. Over the years, the two brothers have been making wooden furniture for people in the Dongkangfang area. Because their prices are fair, they are highly praised by the neighbors, so they are almost well-known in the Dongkangfang area.
A year ago, the Sima Ping brothers disappeared suddenly, and even their landlord did not know their whereabouts. At that time, most of the neighbors thought that they might have returned to their hometown. The brothers had never been married, and they rarely interacted with people. They had almost no friends. The residents of Dongkangfang felt a little uncomfortable with these two kind carpenters. During that time, people often talked about the Sima brothers before and after meals. The landlord also reported the matter to the government, and the yamen of Lin'an Prefecture also I went to Dongkangfang to investigate, but to no avail. As time went by, everyone gradually forgot about them.
It wasn't until the complete reconstruction of Dongkangfang that the bodies of the Sima brothers were dug up in a garden that had been abandoned for a long time. This matter aroused people's interest again. Ancient residents rarely moved, so most people still remember it. The two carpenters found carpenter certificates issued by the government on the bodies of the two carpenters. This certificate was made of wooden materials. It can be clearly seen from the above that the names of Sima Ping and Sima Nan, as well as the names of the two people, were found. The carpenter's rank is the only basis for the government to judge the identity of the two people.
Later, the Lin'an Prefecture re-examined the case and listed it as a major criminal case. Qian Shuoyou personally ordered the police officers to search for clues everywhere, but because too much time passed, no clues were found.
This was originally an ordinary criminal case, but since February this year, a new story has emerged.
I don’t know where the rumors started to spread. The carpenter has no head, which means that the Song Dynasty’s word "song" has been removed from the head, which means that the Song Dynasty has run out of energy. The names of these two carpenters also show their meanings, Sima Ping and Sima Nan. , together they are Sima Pingnan. Rumor has it that a man named Sima will pacify the south, and doesn’t the south refer to the area currently under the jurisdiction of the Song Dynasty? At the same time, there are two limericks as evidence, "The carpenter has no head." When Song Dynasty went to build a building, Sima Pingnan was waiting for him."
As the saying goes, "Good things don't go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles." It didn't take long for the entire Lin'an City to be in an uproar, and even many tabloids implicitly published the news.
"Dear dear friends, the lower part of the character Song is the character for wood, and the two carpenters are dead people. It seems to make some sense when you think about it. There are other things like Pingnan that can be far-fetched. It seems that this is a rumor The author still put some thought into it, but I won’t believe this nonsense at all. Do you think the same thing as me?”
"Your Majesty, I will not believe such childish rumors," all the ministers replied in unison.
"Well, my dear friends, although this rumor is childish, it also illustrates one point, that is, in Lin'an City, where our court is based, there is someone who wants to do evil to us. This person may be an enemy of our court and comes from Mongolia. It may be a detailed work by some conspirators with ulterior motives. In short, the purpose of spreading such rumors is to subvert our government with ulterior motives. This is definitely not what ordinary people can think of. They will not and dare not,"
Jia Sidao, who rarely spoke at the court meeting, first said: "Your Majesty, the nature of this matter is so bad that it has endangered the stability of our court, and the court should investigate it strictly."
"Well, what I said is very much what I want," I nodded and said, "Chen Zongli, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment,"
Chen Zongli came out and said: "I am here."
"Chen Zongli and Chen Aiqing, your Ministry of Punishment immediately set up a task force to investigate the source of this rumor,"
"Yes, Chen Zongli obeys the order,"
"The prefect of Lin'an is a potential friend,"
"I am here,"
"Qian Ai Qing, your Lin'an Mansion should investigate the unsolved case of that year as soon as possible,"
"Yes, Chen Qian said that you will obey the order,"
"Qian Ai Qing, after you return, immediately summon the major newspapers in Lin'an City. First, tell them that the government will inform them of the progress of the case at any time. Of course, any matters involving clues to solve the case can be ignored; second, Inform the people that this matter is a rumor fabricated by people with ulterior motives who are trying to undermine the stability of our country. We must not act as disseminators for such people. If you do not follow the government's advice, the government has the right to deal with it according to law; thirdly, Vigorously publicize the political achievements of Lin'an Prefecture last year to make the people feel that their lives are getting better day by day. The fourth is to select 20 people from opposition groups from different walks of life in Lin'an City as counselors of Lin'an Prefecture to form a senatorial group to discuss together. Lin’an City’s livelihood construction and development direction,”
The potential speaker was stunned for a moment and asked: "Your Majesty, I'm sorry for my stupidity, what is this consultation?"
"Qian Aiqing, as the name suggests, Shenyou means participating in political affairs. I don't care whether this name is appropriate or not. What I mean is to let the common people participate in the development and construction of the city, and select representatives from different classes of people. Once they come They can reflect the actual situation and ideas of the classes they represent to the government at all levels and put forward their suggestions. This is equivalent to the liaison between the government and the people. Secondly, because the policies formulated by the government are often not comprehensive enough, they will It is biased, so we need to brainstorm. For urban development planning, we must listen to the opinions of various people and seek common ground while reserving differences, so as to win the understanding and support of the majority of people. At the same time, I also have a purpose, which is to use the power of the private sector to supervise Daily government affairs of governments at all levels,”
The potential speaker thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, I obey your decree."
"As for the formation of a Senate group by civilians, I originally planned to launch this policy in the second half of this year. Since something like this happened in Lin'an City, let's use Lin'an as a pilot," I continued, "Dear sirs, regarding the North Korea We can also try certain departments within the Ministry of Commerce, such as the Ministry of Commerce. To develop the economy, we can naturally invite business figures to discuss development methods. A few days ago, I discussed with you how to increase export trade. The largest export house in the DPRK, Quanzhou Pu's Trading Company, has put forward its own suggestions. I think it is a good method and can be adopted by the Ministry of Commerce. Officials in various ministries of our DPRK are not proficient in everything, so they need to rely on the knowledge of professionals. Don't take detours. Another example is the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Education. Jiang Aiqing, you know education, but you don't know about health medicine. If you were asked to change your career to study medicine and then become proficient in it, then you would be employed. That would be impossible. People's energy is limited. There are many medical talents in our dynasty, but it is impossible for them all to serve in the government, so I came up with this idea to form a private advisory group,"
Jiang Wanli came out and said: "Your Majesty's intention is to let the people participate in politics."
"It cannot be said to be participating in government affairs. Judging from the current consciousness of the people in our country, it is far from reaching this level. It can only be said that the people are allowed to put forward relevant suggestions. Of course, whether these suggestions are adopted is still decided by the government. To make decisions, the people can also make revisions to the upcoming government affairs to improve these policies and practices. As a court, we should gradually guide the people of our dynasty to participate in it,"
"Yes, I understand,"
This method may be similar to the political consultative conference of later generations, that is, people from different classes, different statuses, and different nationalities are organized together to discuss basic policies such as national or local development guidelines. The consultative group I am talking about does not belong to It is established by the government, but it has close ties with the government.
"Let's go back to the unsolved case I just mentioned. Since this case affects the stability of our court, then as the newly established Jinyiwei, we should start to deal with it, Wei Xiaoqi,"
Xiao Qi went down to the main hall and said, "Your Majesty, I am here."
"How is the progress of the formation of Jinyiwei?"
"Back to Your Majesty, the location of Jin Yiwei has been selected, and the heads of the Intelligence Department and Detective Department have also been in place. We are currently selecting personnel and various equipment. I estimate that the basic framework will be completed by the end of this month, and it will be officially operational in April. "
"Not until April,"
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
It takes two months from the initial establishment to formal operation. This efficiency is considered very high. I nodded and said: "Although the Jinyiwei has just been established, its personnel and configuration are not fully complete, but for this case, it is just right This is the opportunity for Jin Yiwei to start taking action while forming. For Jin Yiwei, the result this time is not important. I don’t even make demands. However, the important thing is to start from this matter and establish our own intelligence and detective work. system,"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey your order,"
"Dear dear friends, I predict that the war between Song Dynasty and Mongolia will break out in the second half of next year, but on the eve of the war, the intelligence work of both sides will start in advance. Mongolia will definitely send a large number of detailed operations to various fortresses in our territory. This includes Lin'an. Before the Jinyiwei is perfected, the Ministry of Punishment, Lin'an Prefecture and relevant departments must attach great importance to resolutely crack down on the enemy's spies. At the same time, in addition to sending spies into the country, Mongolia will also support and incite some of our DPRK's spies. Lawless people take the opportunity to cause trouble in order to affect the normal order of our country. We must also focus on cracking down on this situation, Lu Aiqing of the Military Council,"
Lu Xiufu said: "I am here."
"When the enemy enters our country to collect intelligence or carry out sabotage activities, our country's intelligence agency must also strengthen its activities in northern Mongolia. Intelligence is the eyes and ears of the war. This is very important,"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey your order,"
"Well, the headless case seems to be an ordinary criminal case, but there must be a deeper meaning behind it, and all ministries must pay attention to it,"
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
"Chen Zongli, please ask Song Chengzu to come to the palace in the afternoon. I will see him if I have anything to do."