Chapter 100 History of the Qing Dynasty (9-1)

There are many thieves in Henan, and catching thieves requires quick arrest, so when there are many thieves, there are also many fast arrests. There are as many as a thousand people listed as "clerical" in large counties.In fact, as the saying goes, "the catcher was born as a thief", the catcher who sits in the "squad room" during the day is the robber who fights openly at night. The most famous catcher in Henan is Hu Ti'an from Zhenping County, Nanyang Prefecture.Of course he didn't take action, and he didn't commit crimes locally. Instead, he assigned his disciples and grandchildren to rob people hundreds of miles away.Due to his cunning methods and wide-ranging voice, accidents rarely happen.If the case is too big and the pursuit is too urgent, Hu Ti'an has one last move: to buy out the poor with a lot of money to "take the culprit".

Once Hu Ti'an's henchmen robbed a cloth merchant named Zhao in Gwangju.So Zhao, who was surnamed Zhao, hired someone to investigate in private, and found out that Hu Ti'an was the mastermind.The person surnamed Zhao went to the province in person, took the route of the governor's yamen copywriting committee member, and directly filed a complaint with the governor Tu Zongying.Sent to the yamen for interrogation.The suffering master testified against Lili, and there was no doubt about it, so Tu Zongying ordered Hu Ti'an to be arrested by name. The secret letter was issued from the governor's yamen to the standard department, and then from the road to the government, from the government to the county, and followed it layer by layer, and it was in the hands of the magistrate of Zhenping.

The county magistrate of Zhenping is a native of Shandong, named Ma Zhu, who was born as a top-ranked Jinshi.In terms of the number of shifts to fill vacancies in prefectures and counties, Xinke Jinshi is a "tiger class" and fills in when there is a vacancy. Therefore, on the third day after the provincial report, the vassal office "listed" and appointed the county magistrate of Zhenping.He came across such a robbery case related to "passing the exam" within half a month after he took office, and the principal culprit was a policeman from the county. How could he explain it?Even if he is arrested and brought to justice, the punishment of negligence is inevitable.

"Old Master," he said to Master Xingming, "Look, it's really my fault. The police from this county went as far as Guangzhou to commit crimes. Shangfeng named him to arrest him, which shows that he attaches great importance to it. I ask the old master to work overnight and take this Hu Ti'an , Escorted up." "Come on, Dong Weng!" The criminal master surnamed Mao replied slowly: "I don't know where this Hu Ti'an is yet!" "What?" Ma Zhu was stunned, "Aren't you a police officer from this county?" "The name is catching fast, but in fact it may be a local ruffian, a hooligan, or an eyeliner. It's just a name." Master Mao said again: "Dong Weng has just passed his nationality and just arrived in office. Regarding the situation in Henan, I will forgive you. I'm not familiar with it. Well, that's how it happened..."

After Master Mao briefly talked about the reason why there are so many robbers in Henan and so many arrests, Ma Zhu became even more panicked. "From this point of view, it is still uncertain whether Hu Ti'an can be arrested or brought to justice." He said, "The upper limit of the secret letter is only Ten days, what should I do?" "Things are a bit tricky, but Dong Weng doesn't need to worry. Wait for me to figure out a way." So Master Mao took out a small notebook from the bedside box and flipped through it for a long time with Ma Zhu on his back.This is a "secret book" that no one wants to read. It records all kinds of information necessary for handling criminal cases. One of them is the police register, name and year, whether it is "inherited" or newly added. What is the history?When Hu Ti'an was found, it was noted below: "Recommended by Liu Xuetai."

"It doesn't matter. Wait until I find someone to ask." "Who are you looking for?" Ma Zhu asked. "It's also a policeman from this county, Liu Xuetai. This is a real policeman." So he went to the classroom to summon the policeman Liu Xuetai.After kowtowing, Liu Xuetai only asked Master Mao, "Master Mao, what's your order?" "You're in trouble!" Master Mao yelled at the people who were peeping out the window: "Get out for me! Close the door." The rules of Muyou are that they all live alone in the same hospital, board and lodging and work, and they are all together, and the security is very strict.Liu Xuetai saw him deal with it like this, knew that there was a real trouble, and his expression changed immediately.

"How many names have you saved?" This refers to the sponsorship of the police. Liu Xuetai couldn't remember it for a while, but when he thought about it, he said that he had reported a total of five names, and Hu Ti'an was not among them. "No way!" Master Mao asked, "Where is Hu Ti'an?" "Hu Ti'an!" Liu Xuetai was shocked, "There are many people who protect this person! I'm not the only one." "I'm only looking for you!" Master Mao raised his "secret book" and added: "I'm only on you."

"Master Master Mingjian," Liu Xuetai knelt down, "Hu Ti'an is a tyrant in this county, and he is extremely difficult to provoke. If the wind gets out, he will definitely not be caught. Since Master Master fell on me, I will definitely find a way to arrest him , it’s good to have an explanation in official business, the future of the great master can be preserved, but..." Hearing that he hesitated to speak, he naturally wanted to talk about it, so Master Mao asked: "If you have anything else to say, just say it." "Please be sympathetic, my lord. First, the time limit should be wider; second, my family will not move, so as not to startle the snake."

"The family is small and does not move" is to request that his family members be exempted from being detained, and the guards are ordered to handle the case. In order to increase the pressure, this method was originally used.If Liu Xuetai's family members were detained, Hu Ti'an might become suspicious, so he said "so as not to startle the snake".This request was reasonable, and Master Mao allowed him. "Don't move your family, that's fine. However, the time limit cannot be extended, because the time limit above is also very tight. I'll give you a three-day time limit, but no one comes on the fourth day. Don't blame me for being ruthless. I want to invite your old lady to eat I'm in jail."

Liu Xuetai has contacts with Hu Ti'an, and Liu Xuetai has heard a little about his case in Guangzhou.It was not difficult to catch him. "If you can escape a monk, you can't escape from the temple." Hu Ti'an has a lot of property in Zhenping, and he will never leave.But in this way, a life-and-death enmity has been formed. There are many gangsters, and they are all desperadoes. I must not provoke this murderous disaster. After much deliberation, I can only do it according to my original idea.When answering Master Mao, saying "we must find a way to arrest people, so that we can explain in business", which means: there is always a "principal culprit".Now the only option is to discuss with Hu Ti'an himself and get a "principal culprit" to bring to justice.

"Boss Hu," he told others, "the Guangzhou case was committed, and the person who wanted you by name fell on me. What do you want to do?" Hu Ti'an was startled and then laughed: "Old Liu, are you kidding me? My brother, I have something to say, why bother?" "You are wrong! I am your own person, so I came to tell you the truth. Please find a way for yourself. You are suspicious. What kind of tricks am I playing on you? This is not too wronged? You don't want to think about it. Sponsor you It's me, I got you in, what good is it for me?" The last sentence was very thorough. Hu Ti'an was originally a kind of temptation. After finding out the truth, he immediately changed his face and thanked him: "Old Liu, Lao Liu, I told you a joke. How can I not care about you defending me like this?" Understand the truth. Come, come, I will ask you for advice." Introduced into the secret room, a couch lay horizontally, the two of them discussed quietly through the opium lamp, and decided to use a "murderer" to prevaricate.The first big event, of course, is to send a big gift to Master Mao. The gift was sent in, and Master Mao accepted it, which meant that Master Mao had already implied something.So he arrested a person from Hu Ti'an's house and took him to the "class room". This person was a fifteen-year-old boy named Wang Shuwen, who was a servant in the kitchen of Hu Ti'an's house. "Hang him up first!" Liu Xuetai shouted, "Ask him, what's his name?" Hanging up and asking, Wang Shuwen cried and said, "My name is Wang Shuwen." "What Wang Shuwen? Fight for me, really fight!" "No, no." Wang Shuwen shouted, "My name is Hu Ti'an." "Okay, okay! Let it go, let it go!" Liu Xuetai made that kind of expression that frightened the child, and he felt guilty but couldn't find the right words to comfort him, "I said you were someone from Hu, so you don't need to suffer head?" So the people next to him swarmed up and put down Wang Shuwen who was hanging, rubbing his arms and wiping his tears for him. The service was very thoughtful. "The kid should be hungry, make a good meal for him!" There are the most food stalls in front of the county yamen, and within a short while, a plate of stewed donkey meat, a large bowl of hot and sour soup, and a plate of steamed buns with foreign noodles were delivered, but the tearful Wang Shuwen just Shake your head. "Eat!" A little Zaoli who was about the same age as Wang Shuwen said in an old-fashioned way, "A man, a real man, one person does the work and the other is responsible. Why do you make such a move?" Before he could finish his sentence, he slapped his face, "Fuck you!" Liu Xue was too annoyed at his inappropriate saying of "one person does one thing, one person should take care of it." , no one thinks you are dumb." When the little Zaoli covered his face and moved away with his mouth pouted, Wang Shuwen timidly asked, "Uncle Liu, does what you say count? Are you lying to me?" "How can I lie to you? That sentence doesn't count?" "That's right, it's the sentence 'there is no death penalty'." "Of course, how could there be a death penalty?" Liu Xuetai sat down on the stool next to him, took his hand, and said with an earnest expression that he wished he could dig out his heart and show him: "Think about it, if Didn't the superiors say that, with you like this, can you pretend to pass? Although you are only fifteen years old, you are very sensible, and you have always heard about the "top evil"? Now it's just for business, so I have to Put on a show. You can feel confident and bold, and you will be fine with whatever you ask and answer.” "Will you be spanking?" "It's up to you!" Liu Xuetai leaned back, "If you confess honestly and don't make the magistrate angry, why should he beat you?" Wang Shuwen thought for a while, nodded, picked up a steamed bun, broke off a piece, put it in his mouth, and chewed it slowly. "But there is a word, I'll take care of you first, don't be afraid!" Liu Xuetai said calmly: "A business should look like a business, even though it's been agreed in secret, and the scene should be pretended. Logically speaking, this kind of case It doesn't matter if you want to be nailed, everything is up to me." This time, Wang Shuwen lost his appetite, took a mouthful of food, and looked at Liu Xuetai in a daze, his face full of suspicion and fear. "I told you, it's just a pretense. When I'm in prison, I'll take it off for you right away. In a word, you trust me, Uncle Liu, don't worry." "Uncle Liu," Wang Shuwen asked, "You said there is no death penalty, so what crime is it?" "At most three years in prison. In the prison, you will be allowed to sleep on a high bunk and eat twice a day. You will have enough of such white-faced steamed buns. You will be guaranteed for three years, and you will be white and fat. Even you I can’t even recognize myself.” Liu Xuetai lowered his voice and said: “After three years, isn’t it allowed for you? Two hectares of land, fifty taels of silver, marry a wife, hire two long-term workers, boy, You are lucky, and you will start a family and start a business soon!" As he spoke, he slapped him on the back hard, with an air of being overjoyed for him. Wang Shuwen's face gradually became brighter, but just like the weather in Huangmei, the sun leaked from the clouds for a while, then disappeared, and the sky was still full of haze, "I don't believe there is such a good thing!" He shook his head. "Whoever lied to you? Whoever lied to you will be destroyed." Liu Xuetai said seriously, "I will ask that side to write a deed to you tomorrow, fifty taels of silver will be stored in Yufengyuan for you, and the booklet will be kept by you. This is the head office, right?" ?” Yufengyuan is the only Shanxi bank in Zhenping County. "real?" "Of course it's true. Haven't I cursed myself?" Finally, Wang Shuwen nodded and started drinking soup and eating steamed buns again.Then Liu Xuetai gave some more instructions and stabilized him before he left his seat and walked to the next room. "I saw it." Zhang Shuban in the punishment room shook his head, "Why did you get such a child? You have to be able to get over it!" How could he not be able to prevaricate?Liu Xuetai knew that Zhang Shuban was full of tricks, and even the dead could be said to be alive, not to mention that there was a person who had taught the confession?It is of course useful for him to express in this way. For the sake of pleasure, it is better to know what is interesting. "Old Hu asked me to send a letter," he said in a low voice, "I have a pen to honor, and I will immediately deposit it in Yufengyuan for you, Second Uncle Zhang." Then he stretched out two fingers. "two hundred?" "Ok." "This case..." "This is the first expression of modesty." Liu Xuetai rushed to say: "When things are settled, there is still this amount." He pointed out three more fingers. Zhang Shuban thought for a while, and said seriously: "That's all! But the truth is, I'm pure." "Of course, of course. Master Mao already has another one." "I'll go up and talk. If he has something to say, you have to tell Lao Hu and let him make up for it." "Of course, I don't want to embarrass you anyway." Master Mao didn't say anything, maybe he was already satisfied, maybe when the case came to a critical point, he needed something else.Zhang Shuban thought to himself, anyway, let Liu Xuetai take care of it himself, so there is no need to talk about money at this time, just talk about people. "He's a little too thin, but he's still tactful in his speech, and he can pass it by, and it's not all fake." "How do you say that?" Master Mao asked, "This guy also did it together?" "The one who attacked was Lao Hu's nephew. He also followed, but he didn't know about it." Zhang Shuban said, "It's always a little bit involved, and it's not completely wronged. Everything depends on the master." "Let me think about it." Master Mao was thinking, Ma Zhu looks like a nerd, and he has deep myopia. If he is so dark that he can't see clearly when sitting in the room to ask questions, this case can be passed. .However, from the county to the government, from the government to the road, all the way to the province, it must be well managed, so that nothing will happen. "Old Hu knows." Liu Xuetai answered him like this, "Already prepared." "That's fine." So Master Mao sent someone to invite Ma Zhu, and when they met, he said, "Congratulations Dong Weng, the murderer has been caught." "To each other, to each other!" Ma Zhu replied with a smile on his face, "It all depends on the strength of the old master." Then we talked about the case.These repeat robbers are often questioned by the criminal room secretary office first, and make an "abbreviation", describing the outline of the case. This abbreviation has been prepared a long time ago. Ma Zhu received it in his hand, and stopped after reading two or three lines. A look of surprise appeared on his face. "I didn't expect this thief chief to be so young, only twenty-one years old!" "'Judging people by their appearance is the lost son of Yu.' It is advisable to listen to the case with humility, and Dong Weng must not preconceive prejudices." "That's right, that's right!" Ma Zhu was taught, and after finishing the abbreviation, he was going to pass the order to be promoted. "Dong Weng!" Master Mao stopped him and said, "It's not suitable for interrogation at this time!" "Oh!" Ma Zhu asked, "Could it be that there is something to say?" "Hu Ti'an is able to commit crimes thousands of miles away, so he naturally has a lot of party members. At the moment of the trial, the people can't help but watch. If there are some lawless people in the public party who make troubles, although it is not a serious problem, it will damage Dong Weng's official authority." "Yes, yes!" Ma Zhu asked sincerely, "Then, old master, when is the best time?" Robbery cases, corruption cases, or cases involving confidentiality and related obstacles, could have been tried in plainclothes in the flower hall. It was to deceive him, and said solemnly: "Tomorrow morning, the sooner the better. First, it should be quiet, and second, it should be made into a gloomy appearance, so as to teach the prisoners that there are ghosts and gods. Don't deceive them, they should be true. to testify." Ma Zhu accepted his words naturally, passed on the word, and asked the answer in the morning hall the next day. At dawn the next day, the court was ready to serve. Ma Zhu was also woken up in the middle of the night, washed and had a full meal, then changed into his official uniform and waited.When the clock struck six times, Zhang Shu's office in the punishment room went to the window of the signing room and reported: "Please ascend to the hall, sir." From the upper room, through the second hall, to the lobby, and took a seat in the Nuan Pavilion, I saw a gray sky directly in front of me, with drizzle and wind, blowing a candlestick with a red horn cover on the koan, The halo flickered, and even the documents were not clearly seen.The only other light is the two big lanterns in front of the main eaves, which are supported on a tripod bamboo frame, and the words "Zhenping County Zhengtang Horse" are still fresh. Holding the bamboo board is the instrument of torture. "It's all ready!" Zhang Shuban took care of Ma Zhu, and at the same time uncovered a red cloth-covered dossier. So Ma Zhu made a point on the list with a vermilion pen, and ordered: "Take Hu Ti'an!" The Zaoli on duty responded loudly: "Cha!" Then he went to the eaves and announced: "By the order of the hall, bring Hu Ti'an." Liu Xuetai had been waiting outside the Xijiao gate for a long time. At this time, she patted Wang Shuwen on the shoulder and said to her nephew, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid! I have everything. The county magistrate is a nerd, so it's better to talk; you answer He must be happy if the offering is clean and tidy." Wang Shuwen took a deep breath, nodded heavily and said, "I know." "Okay, let's go up!" So the iron chain clang, like a trick to pull out a monkey, led Wang Shuwen to the hall and knelt down.In order to look like a robber, he followed Liu Xuetai's instruction, raised his head, and tried his best to pretend to be indifferent. "Report to the Elder," Liu Xuetai knelt down and said loudly, "By order from the court, bring along one of the robbers, Hu Ti'an." Ma Zhu looked down and saw a thin and thin child, he couldn't help being surprised, but based on Master Mao's preconceived words, he didn't think that this child was not like a robber, he just lamented that his heart was not old, such a young man, He would even rob. After looking at it for a while, he asked, "What's your name?" "The younger one is Hu Ti'an." Hearing his answer like this, Liu Xuetai and Zhang Shuban on duty both heaved a sigh of relief. Even if Wang Shuwen would not change his mind temporarily, they were afraid that he would panic and accidentally reveal the truth. Hearing his calm and calm tone now is a great comfort . "how old are you?" "Twenty-one years old this year." "Twenty-one years old," Ma Zhu shook his head, "I can't tell." "My little one's birthday is the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month." Ma Zhu ignored his words, looked at the case file and asked, "Did you do the robbery of the Zhao family in Guangzhou?" "yes." "You are so bold!" Ma Zhu raised his voice, "Do you know what crime is robbery?" "My lord is kind." Wang Shuwen kowtowed and said, "The young ones are helpless. In the past few years, there has been a severe drought in Henan, and there is no food to eat. Some of the young ones have to be taken care of by those in their seventies.... " "Slow down!" Ma Zhu seized the loophole and hurriedly asked, "You are only twenty-one years old this year, but you have a father in his seventies. How do you say that?" The loopholes were caught too quickly. If there is an old woman in her seventies, it is difficult to justify it, but it is not surprising that her father is in his seventies. Saying "easy to talk", I am not too afraid in my heart, and I can lie more calmly: "The young one is the old man of the young father." "How old is your mother?" "My mother is fifty this year." "That's all." Ma Zhu paused for a moment, and then resumed the original words: "Although it is unforgivable to say that hunger and cold steal your heart, you are young, what can't you do, why do you want to be a robber?" "The little one originally added a name in the hands of the former elder, but it is empty." Wang Shuwen said, "The young one dare not commit crimes locally. Please forgive me." "Of course there is more than one person who commits the crime. What about your accomplices? It's those people, and you must be honest." "Five people in total." Wang Shuwen gave four names randomly, including five of himself. "Where do these four people live?" "The little one doesn't know." "Nonsense!" Ma Zhu slapped the table and scolded, "How can your accomplices commit crimes without knowing where they live?" "Master, it's not that the younger ones dared to bully the elder master. It's because these four people are homeless gangsters. They either live in the earth temple or squat under the eaves for a night. When the younger one is caught, the four people Presumably, he heard the wind and escaped cleanly." Hearing this, it seemed reasonable, so Ma Zhu shouted: "Zhang Shuban!" "Yes!" Zhang Shuban paused next to the case, stood up and waited for questioning. "This robber is also involved in the same case with four other criminals. We must be caught." "Yes!" Zhang Shuban agreed first, taking into account Ma Zhu's authority, and then took two steps, and said in a low voice: "Returning to the Lord, this is another case and has nothing to do with this case. meaning, don’t worry about it.” "That's wrong! It's the same case, how can it be another case?" "Master Mingjian, this county is not handling a robbery case. The case in Guangzhou has not been reported to this county and has nothing to do with this county." "So, tell me, what is the name of this case we are handling?" "This county is just entrusting it to the stage to arrest Hu Ti'an by name. Once Hu Ti'an is caught, the official business can be explained." "Ah, ah!" Ma Zhu suddenly realized.This case is somewhat different, the robbery case in Guangzhou was not reported to Zhenping County, so there is no need to go overboard to inquire in detail, the higher authorities ordered Hu Ti'an to be arrested, just catch Hu Ti'an and send him up.However, he had another question: "Hu Ti'an has confessed to these four people, isn't the higher-ups going to arrest them in this county?" This time, Zhang Shuban could no longer speak clearly, and leaned closer to Ma Zhu's ear and said, "My lord, the confession is easy to correct. These four people live in no fixed place. If they are not in this county, they have nothing to do with this county." "Yes!" Ma Zhu asked in a very low voice, "How to change the law?" "Changed to Hu Ti'an's personal confession: Passing somewhere, four unknown rascals were gathered together to rob." "Is it okay?" Ma Zhu doubted; "It seems too slippery." "There are a lot of such things. As the saying goes, 'see the money', it's like this. In the past few years in Henan, there has been severe drought, hunger and cold, and cases where strangers have joined hands to 'beat the pole'. There are always dozens of cases in the book office." pieces." "Okay, okay! It's up to you." Ma Zhu didn't ask any more questions, waved his hand and said, "Put it down first. Ask later." Wang Shuwen was detained, and he still sat in the classroom, and was still accompanied by Liu Xuetai. He asked the young apprentice to go to the food stall under the wall in front of the yamen to get a big bowl of beef steamed buns for him to eat.His hands were handcuffed, and it was inconvenient to hold chopsticks, so he took off the handcuffs for him. Halfway through the meal, Zhang Shuban came over, called Liu Xuetai out, and after a few instructions, he came back and said to Wang Shuwen, "Brother, there is one more session to make a confession. You just say yes to those four people." The people I met on the road talked about poor food and clothing, hunger and cold, and had no choice but to form a gang to rob someone. I didn’t know the name of the person, and I didn’t know where it was. This way, the crime will be much lighter.” Hearing that "the charge will be much lighter", Wang Shuwen naturally agreed.So he drew the confession, folded the papers, and prepared the papers for submission to Nanyang Mansion.The criminal curtain of Nanyang Mansion and Master Mao are sworn brothers, so it is natural that they will not be mistaken.When we arrived at the Neisi Yamen, it didn't go so smoothly.Nie Mu is a veteran of criminal names, carefully read the whole volume under the lamp, there are many doubts, each item has been endorsed with paper, and Chen Ming "Dong Weng" is going to refute it. This is the official way, but there is another way in private.There are many friends in the world, most of them are from Shaoxing, Zhejiang, and they are commonly called "Master Shaoxing". They are especially proficient in criminal names.So Ji Xiaolan jokingly called this generation "Mr. Four Rescues", and the most important one of the four rescues is: "Save life, not death."Speaking of it, it is the virtue of being good at life, accumulating more yin skills for the benefit of children and grandchildren.In fact, "saving the dead" is nothing more than apologizing for injustice. Although it can be famous, it may not be beneficial, but saving life means that the family members of the prisoner must do their best and spend money to buy their lives.If you encounter a murder case involving a rich family, if you can try to get rid of it, then you can get whatever you want, and you can't eat it all. Of course, this must be done jointly.Therefore, it is very important for Muyou to have a wide voice and a self-contained system, otherwise it will not work if you have great abilities.For this reason, learning the curtain is more important than a teacher's inheritance. Start with the prefectures and counties first, and have a foundation, and then vote for the "Xianmu".After one or two years in this way, when you apply for a job, from the prefecture to the province, the entire case-handling procedure is all the same, which is called "getting everything".At the same time, since the teacher is in the "constitutional curtain", of course he will take care of him everywhere, and there will be no exceptions, and the states and counties will definitely compete to hire him.And what the students repay the teacher is to extract a fraction of Shuxiu's contribution on a monthly basis.If the famous criminal masters of the local yamen and the Qian Ji masters of the vassal yamen can stay in a certain province for three to five years, they will be full of wings and reap the rewards, and they can become very rich. Mr. Zhang from the Henan Bureau of Standardization has not been employed for a long time and is "fighting the world". When he encountered this case, of course he would not let it go easily.At the same time, I was very annoyed at Mr. Mao in Zhenping County. In such a serious robbery case full of flaws, because he believed that he and the manor were sworn brothers and could pass the test smoothly, he didn't pay attention to him and didn't even greet him. Wouldn't it be hateful not to hit one? However, if these shortcomings are checked out one by one, and the "Dong Weng" is directly reported, it will be difficult to correct himself in the future, and there will be no drama to sing.If someone is entrusted to signal to Mao, he will be underestimated by others, and he also knows that the surname Mao is powerful, so he is afraid that he will hold the handle to extort bribes for him and be coerced instead.He had to think of a way to teach the surname Mao to know how to do it secretly, without any trace on the surface, so that he could come to ask for advice by himself. This method is not difficult to think of.Master Zhang personally drafted an official document, reminding Nanyang Mansion to pay attention to the deadline.There is a "trial limit" in the name of the sentence. For all robbery cases in various provinces, from the time of solving the case to the conclusion of the case, the time limit is four months. Si Yamen is limited to 20 days to release the governor; the governor is limited to 20 days to consult with the Ministry of Punishment.Although these regulations are stated in the "Regulations of the Ministry of Punishment", they have already been written down, and if the deadline is missed, just find a reason and declare it for a while.Now, the Nisi Yamen suddenly reiterated the trial limit, which shows that it takes it seriously, and it is tantamount to warning Nanyang Prefecture and Zhenping County that this case will never be carried out as usual as reported by the prefecture and county, and in the Nisi Yamen, it will be reopened. Trial, get to the bottom of it. At this moment, Master Mao knew that Master Zhang was not someone to be easily messed with, so he quickly sent Liu Xuetai to take Wang Shuwen to the mansion in a mule cart, and at the same time asked someone to take care of Master Zhang: "Please forgive me." The entrusted person was a fellow magistrate of Master Mao, who was also an acquaintance with Master Zhang.In the end, he ran into a soft nail. Mr. Zhang said that he would wait for the criminal to be found out, and then he would go through the trial. If he can help, he will definitely help. If he can't help, then he can't. It's better not to say this.The intermediary passed it to Master Mao, only to realize that empty talk is useless, so I honestly asked the intermediary to inquire about what conditions are required to help forgive? Master Zhang only put forward one condition, asking Master Mao to worship him.In terms of qualifications and age, they are similar to each other. For Master Mao, this condition is unavoidable.But considering the benefits, it is not a bad thing to form such a relationship, not only to solve the current predicament, but also to have a lot of support in the future.Therefore, he readily agreed. So through the arrangement of the middleman, Master Mao made a special trip to the province and borrowed a friend's house to conduct the ceremony of apprenticeship.He knelt down on the red felt strip, kowtowed three times respectfully, and presented the full post and a letter of respect, which are one hundred taels of silver notes. In order to conquer the world, Master Zhang used both grace and power.Master Mao kowtowed to him, and he sat majestically, accepting it without hesitation, but the letter of respect was "Bi Xie".Not only did he not accept the respect, but he also gave the student a heavy gift, which was a big fur stalk and a branch of old mountain ginseng brought from outside the pass.The robbery case, of course, passed the customs smoothly, and the agent was Nie Si Linchun, who applied to the Fuyuan and consulted with the Ministry of Punishment. The original crime was "beheading the prison guard", but Zhao Shuqiao, the general manager of the autumn trial division, thought that the crime was serious and light, and changed it to "beheading for execution" according to the law.Send it back to Henan with a "nailed document", and appoint Lu Xing, a county magistrate who has just arrived in the province, to supervise and execute him. So Wang Shuwen was brought to court early in the morning, and his integrity was verified. Wang Shuwen didn't know that he was going to be kidnapped and sent to the city, so he was only on retrial, and still declared his name as Hu Ti'an.It wasn't until he was tied up that he realized something was wrong. When he wanted to complain, the "hemp walnut" had already been stuffed into his mouth, and he couldn't open his mouth. Just like this, he put on the mule cart, rang the gong and shouted, and went to the downtown area to beheaded.As the car passed the Temple of the City God, the mules pulling the cart were startled for some reason, and suddenly they couldn't help but go out diagonally and headed straight for the Temple of the City God. There was a sudden chaos.Lu Xing also stopped the sedan chair and waited for the mule cart, but the mule refused to come out no matter how much it was whipped. After a while of tossing, Wang Shuwen's "hemp walnut" fell from his mouth. This was a once-in-a-thousand-year opportunity, so he used all his strength to shout loudly: "Wrong!" Its sound is shrill and creepy.Lu Xing was already disgusted in his heart. When he was on a mission, he was sent to the commissioner and executed without doing any other errands. At this time, he heard the prisoner complaining about his grievances, and the mule cart broke into the Town God's Temple for no reason. Ghosts and gods warned, so after the guards and the driver finally got the mule cart out, he ordered: "Let's not go to the execution ground!" "What?" The officer in charge had never encountered such a thing before, so he pretended that he had misheard and asked again: "Master, please say it again." "I'm not going to the execution ground. I'm going to the yamen in Taiwan." Only now did I hear clearly.The officer was ordered to act and transferred to the Bureau of Standards. Lu Xing sent someone to the door to throw a handbook, declaring that there was an urgent business and he had to report to the Bureau of Standards. Lin Chun has already received the report, thinking that Lu Xing is messing around, and Master Zhang's threats are even more displeased.So when meeting Lu Xing, his face was ashen and he didn't say a word. "If you go back to the adults, there must be grievances in this case." Lu Xing recounted the accident that happened in the Town God's Temple. "Nonsense!" Lin Chun lowered his face and reprimanded, "You know what absurd things you have done! Those who are ordered to rectify the law, you have delayed without reason, and you still have the guts to tell this secretary? go! "