Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 247
The sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the first day after the Spring Festival holiday.

Taiye Pool is still frozen, and Qionghua Island is covered with white snow. Looking around, this world has a taste of wilderness, only the palace and palace walls in the distance exude a royal atmosphere.

Zhu Youtang ended this pleasant vacation and returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation in a dragon chariot. Smelling the familiar sandalwood, he began to deal with the government affairs at hand.

Although the government offices of the world are closed during the holidays, some important events will also be conveyed. At the same time, various things will inevitably happen in the capital city with a population of several 10.

During the Spring Festival, Dongchang and Jinyiwei only had one day off, and then began to collect information on the capital.

The Spring Festival holiday is the day when officials win over their feelings, but it is also the day when they are most likely to show their flaws, especially when some bribery is often carried out at this time.

What's more, this year is the year of foreign inspections. In order to avoid being removed from the black hat, many local officials need to open up various joints to keep their jobs.

Power, even in later generations, makes people want to stop, but now it makes these officials crazy, even sending their concubines to play with them.

Because of this, Jin Yiwei and Dongchang did not miss the good opportunity to collect criminal evidence during the Spring Festival, and relevant information was sent to Zhu Youtang, so that the emperor could see the true colors of the civil and military officials.

Zhu Youtang looked at the vacant Zuodu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, with a serious expression on his face.

He knows that no matter how wise a decision is, it still needs people to implement it seriously. It is thanks to the governor of Huguang Liu Zhong that Huguang's Qingzhang can achieve such results.

The first major event in the new year is to finalize the candidates for the foreign inspection officials, and remove all those who are old, disabled, incapable of doing things, greedy, violent, and make troubles to harm the people.

Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, naturally wanted to participate in it, but in the selection of the Zuodu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, it finally fell on Wang Yue who had just finished sorting out the salt administration.

The Zuodu Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is the second rank, and he should have been on an equal footing with the six ministers, but now he excludes Zuodu Yushi from the highest meeting.

It's not that he has a prejudice against Zuodu Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but he thinks that everyone can perform their own duties. The main duty of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is to supervise civil and military officials, and there is no need to participate in the discussion and formulation of major national affairs. .

Wang Yue is an official of the Duoming Festival, and now he is the most suitable candidate for Zuodu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to supervise the civil and military officials for him.

Only the external inspection will eliminate hundreds or even thousands of officials on a large scale, so it will naturally need to be filled, so this year's Enke examination has become very important, and at the same time it is necessary to find an examiner.

According to the consistent tradition, the candidates for the chief examiner of the examination must be from Cichen.

Zhu Youtang decided to break this tradition, but he hoped that a more pragmatic official would be the chief examiner of the Enke Examination. The initial candidate in his mind was Du Ming, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment.

Letting others do things, this is actually the thing that most tests the emperor's ability.

Governing the country is actually like marching to fight a war. If the important ministers are not selected carefully, the tragedy of "Zhuge Liang beheading Ma Su with tears" may be brewed.

The sky in Xiyuan is very blue, and it looks very quiet here, as if it is quietly waiting for the spring to come.

It's just that the capital city is like a frying pan.

In fact, from the first day of the Lunar New Year, many people had no intention of celebrating the Spring Festival. As the news spread that the imperial court had shelved the proposal to build the outer city of Beijing, the entire city of Beijing seemed to be in mourning.

"It's over, it's over, I just got the land!"

"Who hasn't just started, now it's all going to be smashed!"

"Haha... I thought I would regret it this time, but Your Majesty is wise!"

……

When they heard the news that the imperial court would not build the outer city, those who bought the land at a high price in advance were heartbroken, but those who were lucky enough to sell it were very lucky.

In this era, the greatest value of a house is actually to protect personal safety.

Regardless of whether it is the capital city or the local area, everyone's preferred residential area is inside the city.

If they lived in the village, wealthy families would definitely build high-walled courtyards, and fortresses would be built around the village, always putting safety first.

It is true that the capital is a place where every inch of land is expensive, but after all, there is no security outside Beijing, so the value of the land has always been low.

Take the Conservative War in Beijing as an example. The Mongolian cavalry went south to besiege the city, causing many people to die under the knife of the Mongolian cavalry, and almost all their houses were burned down.On the other hand, the houses in the capital were not affected in the slightest.

Just like this, there has always been a rumor in the capital: it is better to live in a dilapidated house in the city than in a big house outside the city.

After learning that the imperial court was going to build the outer city of Beijing, the price of land outside the city soared directly.It's just that without the protection of the city wall and the corresponding security conditions, no one can guarantee whether there will be murders and robbery, so the price plummets directly.

The price of land outside Beijing has fluctuated sharply, causing many speculators to suffer heavy losses, and some people have even abandoned land to avoid creditors.

In this turbulent city of Beijing, the busiest one is actually the Shuntian government office.

In the northern suburbs, a mansion filled with a stench.

At this time, the officers and soldiers of the Shuntian government office had surrounded the place, even if it was ten meters away from the house, the guards here couldn't help but cover their mouths and noses.

Song Cheng, who was wearing a third-rank official uniform, rode over. Even though he was not idle during the Spring Festival, he still had a lot of work in his hands.

Because he is no longer the hopeless Zhejiang official of the Ministry of Justice, Wailang, but the high-ranking third-rank Shuntian Fu Yin, this year's Spring Festival, even eight relatives who have nothing to do with him will come to pay New Year's greetings.

Fortunately, his wife was able to handle these things well, so he didn't bother him much, while he devoted all his energy to his official duties.

"Master Fu Yin, this family is named Qian, and the owner's name is Qian Fu. He is a well-known rich man in our northern city! He has been living in Jintaifang in the northern part of the city for many years, and built this mansion here about ten years ago. It is said that he has a withdrawn personality and rarely interacts with his relatives. Apart from thirteen servants, there are only Liu Shi, whom he newly married a few years ago, and a three-year-old son!" Zhao Dayan, the head catcher, stepped forward to lead the horse and reported at the same time Some information about the owner of this house.

Song Cheng's whole person looked more and more calm, his eyes were piercing, but his skin was still dark.

He had already smelled a stench in the air, and couldn't help frowning slightly. This year's Spring Festival in Beijing seemed particularly strange.

The previous arson and homicide cases were still unsolved, but in the end there was a shocking massacre. If there were too many cases, I would secretly have a headache.

Song Cheng strolled into the house, the first thing he saw was the concierge lying in a pool of blood, followed by a few guards who seemed to be coming up to him, then two maids who wanted to escape, and finally Qian Qian who was having a New Year's Eve dinner in the dining room. Fu and his wife and children.

Although he had already handled quite a few bloody cases, this was the first time he had encountered such a massacre.

Seeing the tragic death of the three-year-old child by the knife, he felt a little unbearable in his heart, and at the same time secretly decided that the murderer must be brought to justice.

Judging from the scene in front of him, the murderer this time must not be one person, but many people.Since almost everyone was killed in one blow, the perpetrators in this case must not be ordinary people, but a group of well-trained or murderous perpetrators.

"Master Fuyin, all the belongings inside have been looted!" Shuntian Mansion pusher came here just one step ahead, shaking his head bitterly and came out.

Robbery?

Song Cheng learned that the money in this house was robbed, and this man was a famous rich man, so he couldn't help but have an idea.

It's just that there is a faint thought in my heart, this gang of murderers must not have come for Ku Yin of the Qian family, or they are pure murder, or they are plotting something bigger.

Combined with the disturbance of land speculation in the outer city of Beijing earlier, now that the house is relatively close to the city wall and the city gate, one has to suspect that someone has an idea for this house.

"My lord, I just found out that there is actually one person missing here!"

"Who?"

"Qian Fu also has a daughter who has just grown up, but she's not here!"

"Where is she?"

There is no impenetrable wall in the world, and the massacre of the Qian family quickly spread throughout the capital, causing panic throughout the capital.

"It's horrible, this case must be investigated!"

"How many years have there been no such incidents in the capital, the truth must come to light!"

"If the culprits are not exposed, the country will fail, and the court must not tolerate the traitors this time!"

……

If it is an ordinary murder case, it is just that it involves a murderous evil force, and no one can guarantee that it will happen to them, so everyone seems to be filled with righteous indignation for this massacre.

"Miss Qian is still alive?"

"Maybe she escaped by chance!"

"Quick, if you find Miss Qian, you may know the truth of the matter!"

……

This massacre did not leave too many useful clues, but the most important thing is undoubtedly the missing Miss Qian Jing, whether she witnessed the whole process of the incident, where she is now, and immediately became the leader of the whole family. The things that the people of the city are most concerned about.

"Miss Qian's family ran away from home."

"That Miss Qian's family was born really juicy."

"That day, the two sons were still jealous over that Miss Qian's family!"

"By the way, one of the sons threatened that Ms. Qian must make an apology, otherwise he will destroy her...the whole family!"

……

Due to the great impact of the Miemen case and the fact that everyone in Beijing is concerned about it, many useful clues were quickly found, and even an important suspect was obtained.

To the west of the city, Huichang Hou's Mansion.

"This is Huichanghou's Mansion, not a place where you Shuntian Mansion can run wild!"

"I am Song Cheng, governor of Shuntian Mansion, where is Sun Gao?"

"What are you doing?"

"Stop talking nonsense! Hurry up and hand over Sun Gao, or don't blame our Shuntian Mansion for being rude!"

The Shuntian Mansion quickly went to the Huichang Hou Mansion to arrest people. Although the steward of the Huichang Hou Mansion looked down at him at first, he finally chose to compromise in the face of the powerful Shun Tian Mansion Yin Songcheng.

Although Huichang Hou's Mansion used to be the most Qi Xun, and was once in charge of the Beijing camp, but now it has become an ordinary Qi Xun after all, and now the Huichang Hou Sun Ming is just hanging on a idle job.

As soon as the news came out, there was an uproar immediately.

"Huichang Hou Shizi is so insane?"

"It's really not a good thing to see him like to tease women from good families on weekdays!"

"That day I thought I was just talking harshly, but I didn't expect that I would actually dare to do it. This kind of person must not be tolerated!"

……

No one thought that just because of the momentary jealousy, the son of the Huichang Hou family actually arranged for people to massacre the whole family at the Qian's New Year's Eve dinner, even the three-year-old child, and condemned them one after another.

It's just that many people still have doubts. Where is that Miss Qian's family now? Is she alive or dead?
Sun Gao was brought up for interrogation in the third hall, and facing Song Cheng, he cried out for grievances: "I did fall in love with that little lady that day, but that little lady stepped on my foot and splashed tea on my face, so I said Say those words. But... But those are just short-term anger words, they can't be taken seriously!"

"This government originally thought so, but we found this in Qian's house!" Song Cheng said, and took out a wooden sign, which was resolutely the word "Sun".

When Sun Gao saw the sign, his eyes flashed with surprise, and he immediately realized: "My lord, there must be someone who knew about this, so they deliberately planted the blame on me. I really didn't do this! Besides, I am greedy for the beauty of that little lady Qian, what good will it do me if I kill the Qian family?"

"Take it down!" Song Cheng gently raised his hand, apparently not listening to Sun Gao's words.

The massacre of the Qian family has made significant progress. First, Sun Gao threatened to kill Miss Qian's entire family, and then discovered a certificate that seemed to belong to the Sun family.

"Congratulations, my lord, Xu Sou will sue the big case of breaking the family!" Xu Tuiguan stepped forward, clasping his hands with a happy face.

Song Cheng's expression didn't change, but he shook his head slightly: "Didn't he do it?"

"Why did your lord say that?" Xu Tuiguan was secretly delighted that the case had been solved, and couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard this.

Song Cheng looked in the direction where Sun Gao disappeared, and said clearly in the world: "These young masters may speak harshly, but they don't have the guts. What's more, what he wants is Miss Qian's family, even if he sends someone to kidnap Miss Qian's family, it's better than that." It is more in the interest to send people to destroy the whole family!" After a pause, he asked seriously: "By the way, what is the origin of that Du San, and why did he sue Qian Zhai that the land belongs to him?"

"Your Excellency, you should see for yourself!" Xu Tuiguan sweated secretly, and Dang even took out the background that he had just investigated.

Song Cheng couldn't help but gasp when he saw the name on it.

At this moment, Catcher Zhao came hurriedly from the outside, but he told Qian's house that someone had set it on fire.

Burned?

When Song Cheng heard the news, he immediately smelled a conspiracy, and the case became confusing.

Although all the evidence points to the Huichang Hou Mansion, it is also possible that it was deliberately planted to blame, not to mention that Sun Gao did not benefit from this massacre.

On the contrary, it was the one who, if the Qian family was wiped out, then Qian Fu would not jump out to fight for the property rights, and it was very likely that the house would be awarded to Du San.

(End of this chapter)