The canal transportation yamen is divided into two systems, Pai'an Department and Gangyun Department.The highest-level official is the Transshipment Author, the fourth rank.Nearly a thousand people are managed inside and outside the canal transportation yamen.
The canal transportation is the most abundant among all the yamen in the court.In the 20th year of Yuanjing, the imperial court once promoted the sale of official positions, and all the sales of positions related to the canal transportation.Governor Zhang led the way and said in a deep voice:
In the 22nd year of Yuanjing, the policy of selling official positions and titles was banned by Duke Wei and Shoufu Wang.But in just two years, there were so many borers coming in that they were outrageous.To this day, there are still a group of people with corpses and corpses in the upper hand.
Xu Qi'an didn't care much about Governor Zhang's indignation, but instead extracted some intriguing points from his words.
We need two mortal enemies Wei Yuan and Wang Shoufu to join forces to suppress them. Who is the one who sells official positions?
There is no doubt that it was Emperor Jing of Yuan.
There are many emperors selling official positions and titles in history books. Emperor Jing of Yuan was not an isolated case. These emperors all have one thing in common: spending money is like flowing water.
Moreover, the historical books do not evaluate such emperors very well, at least they are criticized for this behavior.
When the Yuzhou Cao Transportation Office arrived, the yamen runners saw a group of people coming in full force. The leaders were high-ranking officials wearing red robes and beating people with gold gongs embroidered on their chests.
He didn't even ask, and rushed into the yamen to report.
A few minutes later, the transferee of the Yuzhou Cao Transport Office, a fourth-rank official, went out in person to greet him in a hurry.
This lucky man is over 50 years old, has a gray beard, an ordinary appearance, and a black mole on his forehead, which makes his ordinary appearance a little more special.
This official Zhang Xingying went to Yunzhou to investigate the case under the order. This is the cabinet's document.Governor Zhang took out a thin booklet and handed it over.
It turned out to be the governor, I was so respectful that I was so kind.After reading the document, the transshipment officer respectfully handed over it, then turned sideways and made a gesture of request.
The group entered the yamen. The transfer envoy led Governor Zhang to the hall. After taking a seat to see the tea, the transfer envoy smiled and said:
The governor was exhausted, but he planned to rest in Yuzhou for several days?
He observed the governor from the capital quietly, only to think that the other party was a serious and boring person. He had never smiled until now.
Are all adults from the capital so arrogant?
...This transshipment officer still doesn't know the seriousness of the matter.Governor Zhang waved his hand: Whether this official stays here depends only on the progress of the case.
What do you mean by this?The fortune tells in surprise.
Governor Zhang looked out of the hall and said loudly: Bring it up!
Along with the bearded man Fang He, sixty-two members of the Huangqi Gang were brought up. He was carrying light or severe injuries and looked listless.
Seeing these people, the fortune teller stood up in surprise and confused, pointed at them, and looked at Governor Zhang: What's going on with these people? Why are they wearing the bad uniforms of my Caoyun Yamen?
This is why I visit the Lord of Transferred Lucky.
At this moment, Governor Zhang informed the transferor in detail about the matter. After hearing this, the latter was bloodless and fell back to the seat and murmured: What should I do? What should I do?
Tsk, the skill of qi cultivation is too bad. Compared with the officials I have dealt with in the capital, this fortune envoy is simply bronze... Xu Qi'an complained in his heart while observing the fortune envoy's expression and making minor moves.
Governor Zhang said in a deep voice: Lord Transfer, I ask you, are you aware of this case?
The transshipment officer shook his head quickly and tried hard to defend himself: This official is not aware of Ah, Governor...
Governor Zhang ignored him and turned his head to look at the white-clothed sorcerer in the crowd. Several white-clothed sorcerers nodded slightly, indicating that they did not lie.
After pondering for a while, Governor Zhang said: Is the Gangyun envoy in the yamen?
The fortune commander then turned his attention to the culprit. He was angry that he had a 25-year-old boy under his command and said in a deep voice:
Yan Kai, the governor of the Gangyun, was resting today and was not in the yamen. The official immediately took the governor to capture this villain.
……
Outside the Yan Kai Mansion of the Gangyun Commander, Governor Zhang waved his hand and let the Hu Ben Guard scatter and surround the Yan Mansion.
Yang Muhua, the transferor of the canal transportation yamen, also brought twenty catchers.
After the Hu Ben Guard dispersed, Jiang Luzhong directly led his men into the door and pressed down all the servants and guards in the mansion down.
The Hu Ben Guard and the Cao Transport Office captured the three groups of people swept across the Yan Mansion, as fast as thunder, and did not give the other party a chance to react.
Adult, I'm in the study.
The catcher from the Cao Transportation Office was the first to discover Yan Kai. When Xu Qi'an followed his colleagues to the study, he was one step late. He saw blood splashing all over the ground, thick as fast.
Gangyun made Yan Kai lie weakly on the big chair, his head tilted, there was a deep wound on his neck, and a dagger fell on the ground on his right hand.
This result was obviously beyond the expectations of Yang Zhuanyun and Governor Zhang. He was stunned and filled his chest with anger.
However, the two of them were different. The anger of the fortune-teller was closer to the incompetent rage. As soon as the fortune-teller died, all his eyes were focused on him. He must have been the first to be suspected.
Governor Zhang was anger of a cooked duck flying away.
There are too many people, which can easily destroy the scene... and there is no guarantee that there will be no murderer present, which is likely to destroy the key clues... Xu Qi'an is the calmest, and as his thoughts turn, he makes a quick decision:
Everyone left the study and waited outside.
Governor Zhang was excited when he heard this, glanced at everyone, and said in a deep voice: Everyone is going outside and waiting, and exit the study.
Soon, only Jiang Luzhong, Xu Qi'an and two adults were left in the study.
Governor, Yan Kai must have committed suicide because of fear of crime, and this case has nothing to do with this official.Yang Zhuanyun sent a stack of voices to explain, eager to clear the relationship.
Governor Zhang ignored him at all, looked at Xu Qi'an and said: Xu Ningyan, take a look.
Yang Zhuanyun could not help but glance at Xu Qi'an, and soon stopped paying attention. He pulled Governor Zhang to continue explaining, complaining in a nagging manner, and expressing his innocence.
The blood stains solidified into blocks and they had just died shortly after they died, but before we entered the mansion.Jiang Lu Zhongdao.
It was almost the death when we entered the canal transportation yamen.Xu Qi'an nodded.
He simply checked Yan Kai's body. The wound was so obvious that there was no need to have another autopsy, but he died of the carotid artery.
After seeing the body, Xu Qi'an checked every corner of the study as usual to look for possible clues.
The whole process was only five minutes short, and Xu Qi'an sighed: Governor, he was killed, not committed suicide fearing his crime.
Governor Zhang nodded and said: How can you see it?
The chattering fortune stopped defending and turned his head to look.
If the carotid artery is cut, people will struggle because of lack of oxygen... because of their survival instinct and will not sit like this.Of course, it is not enough to just judge that he was killed.Xu Qi'an:
Yan Kai is a left-handed.
Yang Zhuanyun was stunned: How do you know?
There was a thick calluse on one side of his left middle finger, which was left by holding a pen all year round.The calluse of a normal person is in the middle finger of his right hand, so I judged that he is a left-handed.
Look at the wound on your neck again. The left is deep and the right is shallow. These are the marks left by holding the knife in the right hand.
It's amazing... The fortune teller looked at Xu Qi'an in shock, without any contempt in his eyes.In less than half an incense stick, you can find clues and infer the real cause of death.
In the eyes of the lucky master who is not good at determining cases, this is simply a demonstration of his amazing ability.
Awesome... This is the first time Governor Zhang has witnessed Xu Qi'an's ability to judge cases with his own eyes, although he has heard of it for a long time.No matter how the story of this little Tongluo is circulated in the officialdom in Beijing, hearing about it and seeing it is different.
However, it is useless and cannot play a breakthrough role in the investigation of the case... Yan Kai's death was a throat slit, which is not as fancy as a wizard's dream killing. But because of this simple and crude murder method, it is becoming increasingly difficult to lock the murderer... Without surveillance, it is too difficult to solve the case.
The doors and windows were not pried or damaged, and the murderer and the deceased obviously knew each other.Ask the servants in the mansion to see if anyone has just visited or heard Yan Kai’s cry for help.Also, when interrogating everyone in the canal transportation yamen, including the transport envoy, you must remember to search your body to avoid magic weapons that cover up your breath and hinder the observation of the qi-seeing technique.Xu Qi'an gave suggestions.
Governor Zhang said: Lord Transfer, please cooperate with us.
For more than an hour later, three sorcerers from Sitianjian kept observing the officials and officials of the Cao Transportation Office.
But there was no gain. With the death of Yan Kai, the clues of this custody thief case were cut off.
Accompanied by Jiang Luzhong, Governor Zhang went to the Criminal Office of the Criminal Office in Yuzhou. The yamen was in charge of the criminal prison, which happened to be the yamen in charge of this matter.It is also the supervisory authority of the court and is affiliated with the Censorate.
Governor Zhang is the assistant censor of the Censorate and the immediate superior of the Censorate.
In the afterglow of dusk, Xu Qi'an sat on the roof of the canal transportation yamen, bathing in golden clouds, and reviewing the case in his mind.
After a commander died, the clues of the entire case were cut off.Haha, this is also a clue, which shows that the person behind the scenes did not manipulate the entire Cao Transportation Office.
It can be seen that this is not a simple corruption case... The Minister of Works has fallen, and the Yuzhou Cao Transportation Office continues to repeat operations, smuggling iron ore to Yunzhou... This means that there are still people behind the scenes to manipulate it.
This person has little power and can only control the commander of the plan. No, it may not be because he has little power, maybe he is doing things in secret.
If I hadn't been hit by my luck, the smuggling of the iron ore would have continued.
Since there is iron ore smuggling, will there be official salt and saltpeter smuggling?We have to let the court investigate the canal transportation yamen in each state.
This trip to Yunzhou is probably even more dangerous than I imagined.Xu Qi'an thought worriedly, and suddenly heard someone calling him below.
Ning Yan, go to the Jiaofangsi to have fun.Song Tingfeng stood in the courtyard and waved to him.
If I don’t go, I’m thinking about the important things.Xu Qian said angrily.
Go, I heard that the women in the Jiaofangsi in Yuzhou know how to serve people very well.Song Tingfeng was good at temptation.
I know Jiafangsi and Jiafangsi all day long, and be careful not to be promoted in my life.Xu Qi'an's response was disappointed.
……
Yuzhou, Jiaofangsi.
In the melodious sound of silk and bamboo, Xu Qi'an picked up the wine glass and laughed: Come on, drink and drink, and floated on the water for six days.
People raise their glasses together, and everyone is a beautiful and beautiful man, who keeps talking and laughing.
Xu Ningyan came with him, and Song Tingfeng was not surprised by this, and it should be said that they were all expected.
When he was in the capital, Xu Qi'an never took the initiative to go to the teaching office. It was Song Tingfeng's suggestion, and then he and Zhu Guangxiao followed him.
Sometimes when Xu Ningyan was practicing, she cursed: Song Tingfeng, if you have a little conscience, don’t disturb me in my practice.
After scolding, patted his butt and followed him.
The Jiaofangsi in Yuzhou is different from the capital. It covers an area of not that large, but it is built by the river, with six yards and two tall buildings.The beauty is the elegant scenery.
The rippling water distorts the reflection of the red lanterns, and the sound of silk and bamboo wind music floats in the yard, floating on the shimmering river surface.
With Xu Qi'an and others' status, of course, they would not go to the building to drink with those mixed customers. After leading the way by officials from the Cao Transportation Office, they came to a yard of a court named Hongxiu to make tea.
The courtesan named Hongxiu seemed a little reluctant. The group drank in the yard for half an hour, but she had not come out yet.
The canal transportation is the most abundant among all the yamen in the court.In the 20th year of Yuanjing, the imperial court once promoted the sale of official positions, and all the sales of positions related to the canal transportation.Governor Zhang led the way and said in a deep voice:
In the 22nd year of Yuanjing, the policy of selling official positions and titles was banned by Duke Wei and Shoufu Wang.But in just two years, there were so many borers coming in that they were outrageous.To this day, there are still a group of people with corpses and corpses in the upper hand.
Xu Qi'an didn't care much about Governor Zhang's indignation, but instead extracted some intriguing points from his words.
We need two mortal enemies Wei Yuan and Wang Shoufu to join forces to suppress them. Who is the one who sells official positions?
There is no doubt that it was Emperor Jing of Yuan.
There are many emperors selling official positions and titles in history books. Emperor Jing of Yuan was not an isolated case. These emperors all have one thing in common: spending money is like flowing water.
Moreover, the historical books do not evaluate such emperors very well, at least they are criticized for this behavior.
When the Yuzhou Cao Transportation Office arrived, the yamen runners saw a group of people coming in full force. The leaders were high-ranking officials wearing red robes and beating people with gold gongs embroidered on their chests.
He didn't even ask, and rushed into the yamen to report.
A few minutes later, the transferee of the Yuzhou Cao Transport Office, a fourth-rank official, went out in person to greet him in a hurry.
This lucky man is over 50 years old, has a gray beard, an ordinary appearance, and a black mole on his forehead, which makes his ordinary appearance a little more special.
This official Zhang Xingying went to Yunzhou to investigate the case under the order. This is the cabinet's document.Governor Zhang took out a thin booklet and handed it over.
It turned out to be the governor, I was so respectful that I was so kind.After reading the document, the transshipment officer respectfully handed over it, then turned sideways and made a gesture of request.
The group entered the yamen. The transfer envoy led Governor Zhang to the hall. After taking a seat to see the tea, the transfer envoy smiled and said:
The governor was exhausted, but he planned to rest in Yuzhou for several days?
He observed the governor from the capital quietly, only to think that the other party was a serious and boring person. He had never smiled until now.
Are all adults from the capital so arrogant?
...This transshipment officer still doesn't know the seriousness of the matter.Governor Zhang waved his hand: Whether this official stays here depends only on the progress of the case.
What do you mean by this?The fortune tells in surprise.
Governor Zhang looked out of the hall and said loudly: Bring it up!
Along with the bearded man Fang He, sixty-two members of the Huangqi Gang were brought up. He was carrying light or severe injuries and looked listless.
Seeing these people, the fortune teller stood up in surprise and confused, pointed at them, and looked at Governor Zhang: What's going on with these people? Why are they wearing the bad uniforms of my Caoyun Yamen?
This is why I visit the Lord of Transferred Lucky.
At this moment, Governor Zhang informed the transferor in detail about the matter. After hearing this, the latter was bloodless and fell back to the seat and murmured: What should I do? What should I do?
Tsk, the skill of qi cultivation is too bad. Compared with the officials I have dealt with in the capital, this fortune envoy is simply bronze... Xu Qi'an complained in his heart while observing the fortune envoy's expression and making minor moves.
Governor Zhang said in a deep voice: Lord Transfer, I ask you, are you aware of this case?
The transshipment officer shook his head quickly and tried hard to defend himself: This official is not aware of Ah, Governor...
Governor Zhang ignored him and turned his head to look at the white-clothed sorcerer in the crowd. Several white-clothed sorcerers nodded slightly, indicating that they did not lie.
After pondering for a while, Governor Zhang said: Is the Gangyun envoy in the yamen?
The fortune commander then turned his attention to the culprit. He was angry that he had a 25-year-old boy under his command and said in a deep voice:
Yan Kai, the governor of the Gangyun, was resting today and was not in the yamen. The official immediately took the governor to capture this villain.
……
Outside the Yan Kai Mansion of the Gangyun Commander, Governor Zhang waved his hand and let the Hu Ben Guard scatter and surround the Yan Mansion.
Yang Muhua, the transferor of the canal transportation yamen, also brought twenty catchers.
After the Hu Ben Guard dispersed, Jiang Luzhong directly led his men into the door and pressed down all the servants and guards in the mansion down.
The Hu Ben Guard and the Cao Transport Office captured the three groups of people swept across the Yan Mansion, as fast as thunder, and did not give the other party a chance to react.
Adult, I'm in the study.
The catcher from the Cao Transportation Office was the first to discover Yan Kai. When Xu Qi'an followed his colleagues to the study, he was one step late. He saw blood splashing all over the ground, thick as fast.
Gangyun made Yan Kai lie weakly on the big chair, his head tilted, there was a deep wound on his neck, and a dagger fell on the ground on his right hand.
This result was obviously beyond the expectations of Yang Zhuanyun and Governor Zhang. He was stunned and filled his chest with anger.
However, the two of them were different. The anger of the fortune-teller was closer to the incompetent rage. As soon as the fortune-teller died, all his eyes were focused on him. He must have been the first to be suspected.
Governor Zhang was anger of a cooked duck flying away.
There are too many people, which can easily destroy the scene... and there is no guarantee that there will be no murderer present, which is likely to destroy the key clues... Xu Qi'an is the calmest, and as his thoughts turn, he makes a quick decision:
Everyone left the study and waited outside.
Governor Zhang was excited when he heard this, glanced at everyone, and said in a deep voice: Everyone is going outside and waiting, and exit the study.
Soon, only Jiang Luzhong, Xu Qi'an and two adults were left in the study.
Governor, Yan Kai must have committed suicide because of fear of crime, and this case has nothing to do with this official.Yang Zhuanyun sent a stack of voices to explain, eager to clear the relationship.
Governor Zhang ignored him at all, looked at Xu Qi'an and said: Xu Ningyan, take a look.
Yang Zhuanyun could not help but glance at Xu Qi'an, and soon stopped paying attention. He pulled Governor Zhang to continue explaining, complaining in a nagging manner, and expressing his innocence.
The blood stains solidified into blocks and they had just died shortly after they died, but before we entered the mansion.Jiang Lu Zhongdao.
It was almost the death when we entered the canal transportation yamen.Xu Qi'an nodded.
He simply checked Yan Kai's body. The wound was so obvious that there was no need to have another autopsy, but he died of the carotid artery.
After seeing the body, Xu Qi'an checked every corner of the study as usual to look for possible clues.
The whole process was only five minutes short, and Xu Qi'an sighed: Governor, he was killed, not committed suicide fearing his crime.
Governor Zhang nodded and said: How can you see it?
The chattering fortune stopped defending and turned his head to look.
If the carotid artery is cut, people will struggle because of lack of oxygen... because of their survival instinct and will not sit like this.Of course, it is not enough to just judge that he was killed.Xu Qi'an:
Yan Kai is a left-handed.
Yang Zhuanyun was stunned: How do you know?
There was a thick calluse on one side of his left middle finger, which was left by holding a pen all year round.The calluse of a normal person is in the middle finger of his right hand, so I judged that he is a left-handed.
Look at the wound on your neck again. The left is deep and the right is shallow. These are the marks left by holding the knife in the right hand.
It's amazing... The fortune teller looked at Xu Qi'an in shock, without any contempt in his eyes.In less than half an incense stick, you can find clues and infer the real cause of death.
In the eyes of the lucky master who is not good at determining cases, this is simply a demonstration of his amazing ability.
Awesome... This is the first time Governor Zhang has witnessed Xu Qi'an's ability to judge cases with his own eyes, although he has heard of it for a long time.No matter how the story of this little Tongluo is circulated in the officialdom in Beijing, hearing about it and seeing it is different.
However, it is useless and cannot play a breakthrough role in the investigation of the case... Yan Kai's death was a throat slit, which is not as fancy as a wizard's dream killing. But because of this simple and crude murder method, it is becoming increasingly difficult to lock the murderer... Without surveillance, it is too difficult to solve the case.
The doors and windows were not pried or damaged, and the murderer and the deceased obviously knew each other.Ask the servants in the mansion to see if anyone has just visited or heard Yan Kai’s cry for help.Also, when interrogating everyone in the canal transportation yamen, including the transport envoy, you must remember to search your body to avoid magic weapons that cover up your breath and hinder the observation of the qi-seeing technique.Xu Qi'an gave suggestions.
Governor Zhang said: Lord Transfer, please cooperate with us.
For more than an hour later, three sorcerers from Sitianjian kept observing the officials and officials of the Cao Transportation Office.
But there was no gain. With the death of Yan Kai, the clues of this custody thief case were cut off.
Accompanied by Jiang Luzhong, Governor Zhang went to the Criminal Office of the Criminal Office in Yuzhou. The yamen was in charge of the criminal prison, which happened to be the yamen in charge of this matter.It is also the supervisory authority of the court and is affiliated with the Censorate.
Governor Zhang is the assistant censor of the Censorate and the immediate superior of the Censorate.
In the afterglow of dusk, Xu Qi'an sat on the roof of the canal transportation yamen, bathing in golden clouds, and reviewing the case in his mind.
After a commander died, the clues of the entire case were cut off.Haha, this is also a clue, which shows that the person behind the scenes did not manipulate the entire Cao Transportation Office.
It can be seen that this is not a simple corruption case... The Minister of Works has fallen, and the Yuzhou Cao Transportation Office continues to repeat operations, smuggling iron ore to Yunzhou... This means that there are still people behind the scenes to manipulate it.
This person has little power and can only control the commander of the plan. No, it may not be because he has little power, maybe he is doing things in secret.
If I hadn't been hit by my luck, the smuggling of the iron ore would have continued.
Since there is iron ore smuggling, will there be official salt and saltpeter smuggling?We have to let the court investigate the canal transportation yamen in each state.
This trip to Yunzhou is probably even more dangerous than I imagined.Xu Qi'an thought worriedly, and suddenly heard someone calling him below.
Ning Yan, go to the Jiaofangsi to have fun.Song Tingfeng stood in the courtyard and waved to him.
If I don’t go, I’m thinking about the important things.Xu Qian said angrily.
Go, I heard that the women in the Jiaofangsi in Yuzhou know how to serve people very well.Song Tingfeng was good at temptation.
I know Jiafangsi and Jiafangsi all day long, and be careful not to be promoted in my life.Xu Qi'an's response was disappointed.
……
Yuzhou, Jiaofangsi.
In the melodious sound of silk and bamboo, Xu Qi'an picked up the wine glass and laughed: Come on, drink and drink, and floated on the water for six days.
People raise their glasses together, and everyone is a beautiful and beautiful man, who keeps talking and laughing.
Xu Ningyan came with him, and Song Tingfeng was not surprised by this, and it should be said that they were all expected.
When he was in the capital, Xu Qi'an never took the initiative to go to the teaching office. It was Song Tingfeng's suggestion, and then he and Zhu Guangxiao followed him.
Sometimes when Xu Ningyan was practicing, she cursed: Song Tingfeng, if you have a little conscience, don’t disturb me in my practice.
After scolding, patted his butt and followed him.
The Jiaofangsi in Yuzhou is different from the capital. It covers an area of not that large, but it is built by the river, with six yards and two tall buildings.The beauty is the elegant scenery.
The rippling water distorts the reflection of the red lanterns, and the sound of silk and bamboo wind music floats in the yard, floating on the shimmering river surface.
With Xu Qi'an and others' status, of course, they would not go to the building to drink with those mixed customers. After leading the way by officials from the Cao Transportation Office, they came to a yard of a court named Hongxiu to make tea.
The courtesan named Hongxiu seemed a little reluctant. The group drank in the yard for half an hour, but she had not come out yet.