A certain person is the Heavenly Killer Li Gui.

Chapter 103 Shocking Case (First order 3000 plus 25 updates)

Countless women and children emerged from the underground, shocking the entire Tokyo.

Especially many of these people are covered in scars and even have missing limbs.

There were many people present at that time, and many soldiers were patrolling the assassins. They were shocked when they saw this scene.

But those women and children, suddenly seeing the light of day, were filled with joy and sorrow, and they fell to the ground and burst into tears.

The nearby government officials did not dare to neglect and hurriedly came over to inquire. As a result, they found out that all of them had been kidnapped or abducted and had been imprisoned underground in the dark.

Only now that he is saved by others can he return to the world.

After asking roughly, the longest one among them was actually more than ten years.

It’s not that there aren’t those that lasted longer, but those that lasted longer would have basically died long ago.

The lucky ones who survived were all abducted when they were young. They are now only in their 20s, but they look old and haggard, and their limbs are missing. I am afraid they will not live much longer.

One of the characteristics of Confucian civilization is that it has always been official-oriented, but it always claims that it is people-oriented, and the archways have always been erected high.

What about "the people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least", what about "loving the people like a son", what about "not competing with the people for profit", what about "princes who break the law are as guilty as the common people"...

He talks nicely, but his actions are always superficial.

These officials know very well that most of the people are obedient and easy to fool.

As long as you make a show on the surface and publicize it, the people will be superstitious about authority. When the authority says so, they will naturally believe it.

At most, we can establish some typical examples and use a small sample of special cases to represent the majority. As long as it spreads, the concept can naturally be replaced and people can form a stereotype.

"A good man should not be a soldier, and a good man should not be hammered into nails." Listen, how catchy it is.

"The one who is called out at the Donghua Gate is a hero." Look, among those with white hairpins and white horses paraded through the streets, and those whose sons-in-law were captured by the list, is there a military commander?
When it comes to playing with public opinion, literati are experts, but military commanders and common people cannot compete with them.

This is the current situation. The assassination of officials has been a hot topic recently, but the sudden appearance of hundreds of women and children immediately stirred up the heat.

Nowadays, the people all over the capital talk about these rescued victims all day long, and they don't even pay much attention to the assassination of officials.

In fact, everyone knows that there are kidnappers and strongmen around them, who abduct children and take away women, but except for the families who have suffered greatly, others don't feel much about it.

Even if someone around him is killed, he just sighs that his fate is bad and his luck is bad.

In the huge capital city, 800 or [-] people are lost every year, and there is no sense at all. Except for the records in the yamen, outsiders know nothing about it.

But now that hundreds of people suddenly appear in the city and gather together, the matter becomes serious.

People suddenly discovered that there were so many victims, not just the one or two around them.

These were still rescued alive, but what about those who died underground?

What about those that were sold?
Even more, are there people underground who have not been rescued?
Especially those who heard that someone had been rescued and rushed over to look for their family members, but were disappointed to see that everyone was taken away by their relatives except their own relatives, the sadness and despair were simply unspeakable.

At the underground exit, there are now a large number of people wandering around every day, hoping that their relatives are just walking a little slower and can come out of the hole again soon.

Even though the government tried every possible means to drive him away, he still refused to leave.

What's even worse is that the living women and children leaked some "guests" information, causing an uproar in Tokyo.

Everyone knows that the powerful take human life seriously, but no one has any evidence.

Even if there is evidence, they can't afford it.They are noble people, they kidnapped your daughter and wife, and abused your children, what can you do?

The common people dare not go to the streets to march, which is illegal, but they dare to curse secretly, dare to slander, and dare to complain...

What does the imperial court do for food?
I know how to collect taxes all day long, but I don't do anything about it!

All of a sudden, wherever the officials went, everyone looked sideways, did not speak, did not curse, just looked at the road with a sullen face.

The pressure came to Kaifeng Mansion instantly.

The magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture, Sheng Zhang, is very worried now because there was a large vacancy at the court meeting this morning, and more than a dozen people were unable to come to the court.

The official record is sick leave, but now many officials know that most of these people will never come back in their lifetime.

Moreover, many powerful families sent people to report the incident, saying that their masters had not returned today after leaving home last night.

Magistrate Sheng knew where these people had died without even thinking about it.

After getting the news, he immediately sent people underground to find out the situation in Guifan Tower.

There are burned ruins everywhere, with countless corpses inside. Who knows which corpse belongs to which noble?

As for why he knows the address of Guifan Tower, just look at the "book of life and death" written in blood in Li Gui's hand, and you will know that he is the number one!
All the pressure from all parties fell on him, requiring him to capture and bring to justice the "evil thieves" who "killed" those noble people.

These people were too powerful for him to resist.

This matter was so big that even the officials were alerted and asked questions.

In this world, there are many things that can be done, but cannot be said.

Although most people, including the emperor, now wish that those bitches who came out could simply die so as not to affect the existing stable overall situation, no one dares to say such a thing.

Most bureaucrats and nobles do not care about the life and death of the people, but they are not opposed to using this propaganda slogan to carry out political struggles and suppress dissidents.

"Putting the people first" is politically correct, and anyone who opposes it is seeking death.

The imperial court explicitly requested that the Kaifeng Mansion must solve this shocking case, give an explanation to the people, and make the victims avenged.

But secretly, the real meaning is to try to eliminate the situation as much as possible, let everyone have an outlet for their grievances, and calm down as soon as possible.

At the same time, the evil thief who dared to harm the noble man must be brought to justice!

There is no need to say these things. Officials must understand them, otherwise they will not be able to climb up.

It was under such circumstances that the tacit understanding among officials gradually took shape.

Of course, Magistrate Sheng was sensible, so he immediately sent people with gifts to visit each victim's house to investigate the details of the incident. At the same time, he organized government officials to go underground to "clear out" the thieves.

The underground wave of people went very smoothly. Most of the people were already dead. Just capture a group of the remaining people as scapegoats, push them to Caishikou and behead them in public to appease the people's emotions.

But when it comes to questioning the victims, things don't go so smoothly.

　"Kaifeng Prefecture Yin" often appears in film, television dramas or story books. This is not an extraordinary official position, but usually the crown prince.

　　The official position responsible for the administrative affairs of Kaifeng Prefecture is "Quanzhi Kaifeng Prefecture Affairs", referred to as "prefect". He was one of the important central officials in the Northern Song Dynasty. People such as Kou Zhun, Bao Zheng, Ouyang Xiu and others once held this position.

　　Shengzhang, courtesy name Jiwen, was a member of Zhu Meng's party. He served as the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture several times from the fourth to the eighth year of Zhenghe.

　　
　
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