Go to ancient times to catch fast

The magistrate of Qingzhou met Chu Xiaoyun and the two in the government office flower hall, together with Mr. Wu from Qingzhou Prefecture.After seeing the ceremony, Chu Xiaoyun handed over the case file of Zhihe Bookstore reported by Hejing County, and outlined the matter.

The magistrate of Qingzhou took over the dossier handed over by Mr. Wu and looked through it. His face turned serious: "The barbarian wolf is ambitious and covets my Dacheng heart. It has never stopped. After 20 years, it is unexpected that now it has established in the hinterland of my Dacheng. Contact channel. This matter is extremely urgent, and the government will report it to the Ministry of Punishment immediately."

After all, the magistrate sent a post envoy, who rushed to the capital six hundred miles away.

After dealing with the case of Zhihe Bookstore, the prefect of Gyeongju asked, "Is there anything else important?"

When Chu Xiaoyun talked about Gu Qingyun's case, he made it clear what he wanted.

The magistrate wondered: "You and the Jingxian government sent the files from the government office. Why do you want to come to the government office to retrieve the files now? But what new progress has been made in the case?"

To be on the safe side, Chu Xiaoyun did not reveal the truth: "It's not a new development, but the sufferer has come to complain again. Mr. Wei has assumed the post of Hejing county magistrate, intending to investigate and deal with old cases."

The magistrate nodded and asked someone to fetch the dossier for Chu Xiaoyun to read. Chu Xiaoyun opened the dossier and read it one by one, the more he looked at it, the more ugly his expression became.There is a world of difference between the archives of the government office and the archives kept by the county government, and the archives of the government office are called files.

Before looking at the archives kept by the Hejing county government, it was like a fog in the clouds. The description of the case was not rigorous, and even the basic plot was not perfect.After reading the dossiers of the government office, all the doubts I had when I read the dossiers of the county government were answered.

Previously, Chu Xiaoyun had seen the files of the county yamen, and through his own investigations, although he knew that the case was full of mistakes and omissions, the files did not show at all why the government would call back for retrial one after another. After reading the files kept by the government, Chu Xiaoyun Only then did Yun understand why the government office sent the case back for retrial.

The dossiers kept by the government office record the case in an orderly manner, with a clear context, and it can be clearly seen that the chain of evidence is not perfect.The former county magistrate also commented on the file that everything was conjecture by the plaintiff, Zhou Sheng.Attached is the relevant file on Zhou Sheng's false accusation.

Seeing that Chu Xiaoyun's expression was not good, the prefect of Qingzhou asked, "What's the problem?"

Chu Xiaoyun closed the dossier and said respectfully, "My lord, this subordinate wants to make a copy of the dossier archived by the government office, and bring it back for Mr. Wei to have a look at."

"Why?" Qingzhou prefect was puzzled, "The dossier of the government office was also reported by you and Jing County."

Chu Xiaoyun said in a deep voice: "The existing files of this case in Hejing County are very thin, a lot of case progress, and evidence is missing for some reason. Now there are some files left, and I don't understand what I read. I hope you will help me."

"There is such a thing." The prefect of Qingzhou was quite surprised, and agreed to Chu Xiaoyun's request, and ordered Master Wu to go forward to remake the dossier.

After Master Wu left, the prefect of Gyeongju got up and paced back and forth, his tone full of deep sadness: "Three years have passed in a flash. The government still remembers that Zixi discussed this case with me at the beginning, but I didn't expect that it was my last meeting with him See."

Zixi is the word of Jingshen, the former magistrate of Hejing County.

Chu Xiaoyun only heard about Wei Jinghan, the magistrate, before coming to Qingzhou Mansion, but he didn't know that the magistrate had actually discussed the case with the former magistrate. Now it seems that the late Jing County magistrate and the magistrate are still quite close.Hearing the words, he said: "My lord, my condolences. Mr. Jing is no longer in office. The people of Hejing County remember him."

The prefect of Qingzhou waved his hand and did not approve of Chu Xiaoyun's consolation: "I met Zixi Boya Ziqi when we were in the academy. I didn't expect him to leave so early. For the rest of his life, I can only reminisce..."

Chu Xiaoyun saw tears in the eyes of the Gyeongju prefect, and was shocked for a while.He didn't expect that there was such a friendship between the two of them.He didn't know how to express it for a while, so he could only murmur: "My lord has a deep love from the same family, and I know you from Jingzhi County Quanxia, ​​so I should feel comforted."

It was only then that the Gyeongju prefect realized that he had lost his composure in front of a junior subordinate. He held back the tears from the corners of his eyes and restrained his emotions and said, "Zixi told me back then that this case was very strange. Gu Qingyun killed his wife. Without empirical evidence, it is suspicious that his brother-in-law Zhou Shengpan did not exaggerate."

Although the dossier has already shown the attitude of Jingzhi County, Chu Xiaoyun was still quite shocked by what the prefect said, but he thought of another point, and couldn't help asking: "Then why did Jingzhi County arrest Gu Qingyun later?" ?”

The magistrate of Gyeongju said: "I don't know this government. The meeting was rushed that day, and Zixi only told me that he found that the case was deeply hidden and there was a lot of mystery, but there was no evidence to support it. But he also told me, Once you get conclusive evidence, you will definitely let me know. The county magistrate and others are very powerful in Hejing County. Before leaving, he begged me that there are many doubts in Gu Qingyun's case. If someone puts pressure on Gu Qingyun, he will I must help him resist. If the death penalty is reported, it must not be reported to the Ministry of Punishment. I don’t know if Zixi knew that he was seriously ill at that time, so he entrusted him to me. But why didn’t he tell me that he was seriously ill? Woolen cloth……"

Unexpectedly, there is such a secret in this case.Chu Xiaoyun felt very tormented when faced with a big official from the frontier who analyzed his heart in front of him, and he didn't know how to persuade him, so he could only comfort him: "My lord's condolences...Since there are many doubts about this case, why didn't your lord supervise me after the death of Mr. Jing? Hejing County retrial the case?"

While comforting, Chu Xiaoyun did not forget to ask his own doubts.

The prefect of Qingzhou looked at Chu Xiaoyun: "You are still young, and official affairs are not that simple. Three years ago, our government was not as good as the head of Qingzhou Prefecture, and we had more energy than energy. Although I tried to urge this matter, the retrial The Houhejing county government still sentenced Gu Qingyun to death, reported it to the government government, and was sent back for retrial."

Could this be the reason for the tug of war?Chu Xiaoyun was still a little puzzled, and was about to ask again, when Fang Lingfeng beside him kept coughing.Chu Xiaoyun looked at Fang Lingfeng out of the corner of his eye, but saw that the other party was also looking at him with his fist pressed against his lips.

It seems that he was not allowed to ask, so Chu Xiaoyun had no choice but to give up.

At this time, Master Wu came in with a reprinted dossier, and the mood of the prefect of Gyeongju has returned to calm: "The people of Hejing County are tough, and the county magistrate and others have been operating here all year round. It is not easy for him to be an official. Master Wei is now in Hejing County County magistrate, I hope to live up to the high expectations of the imperial court."

The turning point of these two sentences was quite blunt, and Chu Xiaoyun didn't know who the prefect of Qingzhou was talking about for a while.I can only say vaguely: "Thank you for your compassion."

Chu Xiaoyun took the reprinted dossier handed over by Master Wu, quickly browsed through it, and after confirming that there was nothing missing, he bowed deeply to the magistrate: "Thank you, magistrate, we will do our best to solve this case .”

The prefect of Gyeongju nodded in relief.

When he was about to say goodbye and leave, Chu Xiaoyun thought for a while, but still couldn't hold back and asked: "Master Zhifu, I don't know how the government's alms shop works. Street beggars, especially those with mental impairment, can Did you get alms?"

The magistrate was quite puzzled: "There are many homeless beggars on the streets of Gyeongju Prefecture? How can this government not know. The Buzhengfang of the government government operates in accordance with the imperial court's laws, and it is different to help the homeless refugees caused by non-personal reasons. There are corresponding rescue measures for the situation, and those who need it can go to the charity workshop for help."

Chu Xiaoyun described what he saw yesterday: "This kind of person's intelligence has been damaged, and I'm afraid they can't ask for help on their own."

The magistrate looked at Chu Xiaoyun: "I didn't expect you to have such a heart of benevolence. This government will let people pay attention."

"Chu Xiaoyun thanked you sir." Chu Xiaoyun was overjoyed upon hearing that.

Although entering the government office suffered some setbacks, the results of meeting the magistrate were beyond Chu Xiaoyun's expectations.With these files, Gu Qingyun's acquittal is a certainty.Gu Qingyun, who was wrongly imprisoned for three years, is finally about to be free.Thinking of his own efforts in this, Chu Xiaoyun is quite proud.But thinking of the silly beggar he saw yesterday, Chu Xiaoyun's excitement faded again.

Fang Lingfeng seemed to be pinching his head and said: "Chu's captor is really awe-inspiring. A homeless beggar can disturb a big official in the frontier."

Chu Xiaoyun pretended not to understand Fang Lingfeng's joke, and asked, "Fang Concierge, do you think the magistrate will send someone to find that homeless scholar?"

Fang Lingfeng smiled rarely: "I'm not the magistrate, how would I know."

Chu Xiaoyun paused for a moment and then asked: "I was in the government office just now, why didn't the concierge let me ask questions?"

Fang Lingfeng sneered and said: "At that time, the magistrate was just a boss of the government office. His meddling in this case was unfair. Do you want him to use the name of favoritism?"

It can be big or small to intervene in cases that are not under one's jurisdiction; however, it is a taboo in official circles to be associated with the name of favoritism.Chu Xiaoyun Chu Xiaoyun thought about it, and felt that his official experience was still too lacking, and he didn't think carefully.Those articles that write about how modern people thrive after traveling through ancient times seem unreliable, at least not for me.Not to mention anything else, in many aspects of myself, I really don't see as thoroughly as the paralyzed face in front of me.

Thinking of this, Chu Xiaoyun looked at Fang Lingfeng more inquiringly: "Fang Concierge is so far-sighted, why is he willing to be just a concierge?"

Fang Lingfeng didn't respond directly to Chu Xiaoyun's naked inquiry, but kicked the inquiry back: "Chu Butou seems to have great ambitions in his heart, and I hope you can get what you want."

Chu Xiaoyun showed an unknown smile, and didn't ask any more questions.Before, he thought that Fang Lingfeng was so outstanding, but he was willing to be a concierge. He might be a martial arts master supported by a wealthy family. Now that he is quite transparent about court affairs, his previous idea was rejected again.

Fang Lingfeng did not answer his question directly, and had already exposed his identity in front of him. Chu Xiaoyun felt that he was not at a disadvantage in this merger.

But no matter what Fang Lingfeng's real identity is, according to the current situation, they should not be confrontational.After confirming this, Chu Xiaoyun was relieved a lot.

It was already late that day, and the group continued to stay at the post house, and set off on the second day.

Returning to Hejing County a few days later, Chu Xiaoyun reported the trip to Wei Jinghan, including the assassination on the road, the similarities and differences of the files, and the relationship between the magistrate and the former magistrate Jing.

When discussing the facts of the case, Wei Jinghan said: "Master Daojing, the magistrate, mentioned this case to him at the beginning. There is a great mystery. Apart from the fact that Gu Qingyun is not the murderer of his wife, what mystery can there be?"

Chu Xiaoyun pondered for a while: "According to my subordinate's humble opinion, did Mr. Jing also discover the truth that Zhou Ying is not dead?"

Wei Jinghan was silent for a long time: "Maybe."

Chu Xiaoyun said: "Gu Qingyun was wronged, Zhou Ying may not be dead, for the current plan, let's find out the person who may not be dead first. The truth of the case will be revealed. I request to go to the Zhuang Mansion to find out."

Wei Jinghan nodded, then shook his head: "If this case was really concocted by Zhuang Di, it would be so easy for you to come to find out the truth. If you want to investigate, go on a night patrol with Fang Lingfeng."