"Your Highness is wise. It seems that this flood disaster is not only a natural disaster, but also a human disaster." Qin Mubai said, "Among these layers of fog and many endings, the most puzzling ones are three points. One is
The first one is Zhu Chengwen’s death, the second one is the food problem, and the third one is where the flood went.”
"That's right." Li Ke said, "We will solve the problem one by one, but we can only do it secretly. Therefore, in the past few days, I will work with Cheng Songnian, Ma Kun and others to continue to fight floods and provide disaster relief to appease the victims. You can do it secretly."
Investigate these things. I suspect that there must be some secrets that shock us!"
"Okay, I'll check it out!"
That night, Qin Mubai secretly ordered several capable soldiers from Baiqi to find the body of the county magistrate Zhu Chengwen and examine it carefully. The theory given by Cheng Songnian and others was that Zhu Chengwen committed suicide by hanging from a beam in his home. He was from the south
He had just taken office as the magistrate of Jishan County less than half a year ago. He was working alone as an official and lived alone in the official residence of the county government. After he committed suicide by hanging from a beam, he also left a suicide note in which he confessed his crime.
Qin Mubai looked at the corpse and found that there were indeed strangulation marks, bruises and fractures on the neck bones. On the surface, it seemed that he had committed suicide by hanging from a beam. However, the congestion on his face was not serious, and Qin Mubai discovered that his
There were dead blood spots between the lips and nose, and there was blood stasis in the nasal cavity.
Qin Mubai's heart brightened - apparently, Zhu Chengwen had his nose and mouth covered and suffocated to death before he was hung on the beam! After his death, his body was hung on the beam to make a
It looks like he committed suicide by hanging on a beam.
Qin Mubai looked at the suicide note again and compared it with the handwriting left by Zhu Chengwen before. It was indeed very similar. The words in the suicide note were heartbreaking, as if he had committed a heinous crime and was unworthy of the emperor's kindness. But every stroke
They are all written extremely neatly, and it is obvious that the person who wrote them was not at all excited.
Let me ask, how can a person who is about to commit suicide know that he can have such a stable state of mind?
There is no doubt that the suicide note was forged and Zhu Chengwen was killed by him!
Who is the most suspect? Why should Zhu Chengwen be killed?
Qin Mubai thought about this issue repeatedly and thought of what the emperor said about allocating 50 million yuan to build the Jishan dike. Ma Kun and others poured grain into the flood to build the dike, and then denied the idea of plundering the people's food——He
Such an assumption and inference could not help but arise in my mind.
Suppose that the imperial court had previously allocated funds to build flood control levees, but part of this money had been squandered by someone who cut corners, resulting in the flood control levees not being strong enough, leading to the flood disaster in late summer and early autumn. Then, the imperial court would definitely send people to investigate.
The first target of this investigation was Zhu Chengwen, the magistrate of Jishan County. He must be an insider. Therefore, he was silenced.
Then, they can only follow the whereabouts of this money and trace it. Then, Jiangzhou can use food to talk about it - the food thrown into the flood is all money! From this, they can
It can be inferred that Jiangzhou was well prepared for flood control. The five thousand shi of food invested in the flood was worth ten million yuan!
In addition, the lake embankment has burst, and there are no traces of the previous construction. Zhu Chengwen, the magistrate of Jishan County who knew the inside story, has committed suicide in fear of crime... So, even if the court suspects that someone has tainted it, it can completely destroy the basin.
All the dirty water was poured on the dead Zhu Chengwen!
What's more, he already had a "criminal record". For example, the people and the governor sued him for forcefully driving away the people, intending to take the opportunity to rob their property and food to enrich the country.
It’s so flawless that there is no proof!
Thinking of all this, Qin Mubai couldn't help but smile secretly: When people pass by and the geese pass by, how can there not be traces left behind? There is no doubt that this sudden flood frightened some officials and exposed their clues.
Their fox tail. So they panicked and hurriedly looked for excuses to cover up. Regardless of whether Zhu Chengwen was an upright official or a corrupt official, there was no doubt that he was killed and silenced. Then, the flood of "disappearance" must be even greater.
If there is an article, it must be washed away somewhere else, then build a dam, and then put in grain