In early December, a fresh snow fell in Chang’an. It was a rare good weather after the snow. Ming Huashang’s house was warm as spring. She sat in the sun and carefully described it.
Suddenly, Zhaocai hurriedly ran in and said loudly: “My wife, happy event, the murderer who killed someone and dug his bones was caught!”
Ming Huashang’s pen tip stopped, and a drop of ink fell on the paper, just in his eyes, and the whole painting was ruined. Ming Huashang didn’t have the heart to pay attention to the painting, and hurriedly asked, “Who is it?”
“A monk from Pudu Temple, I heard that it was pretended by a thief in Jiangyang, hid at Chang’an for five years! Jingzhao Mansion sent someone to Qingzhou to ask, and brought back the wanted order. Only then did he know?!”
“Monkey” Ming Huashang frowned, “Is it Jinghui?”
Zhaocai widened his eyes in surprise: “It seems to be. Madam, how do you know?”
It turned out that it was really him, the murderer was so easy to be arrested, Ming Huashang felt a little dazed, and hurriedly asked, “Where is he now?”
“It’s dead.” Zhaocai patted his chest, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, “Fortunately, the murderer is dead. The New Year is coming, and there is still a lantern festival in two days. I was worried that if I couldn’t catch the murderer, I wouldn’t be able to watch the lights this year. Now, I don’t have to worry anymore when going out.”
Ming Huashang frowned even more, and the murderer was dead. Ming Huashang asked, “Where did he find him? He died when he found him?”
“I don’t know? It seems that he was afraid that he would be found in a murderer, steal Fobao and escaped. He accidentally fell down and fell to death while walking on the mountain road.”
Ming Huashang’s heart skipped a beat and asked, “In other words, no one heard him admit his crime.”
The reason for the money was unknown? I blinked and said, “Madam, he killed so many people. Even if he was caught, he would be sentenced to beheading. What’s the difference? If he was not the murderer, why did he run away?”
Ming Huashang looked calm and did not speak. She frowned and thought for a while, and asked, “Where did the news that he was the murderer come out?”
“Official government.” Zhaocai thought what his wife today is? Always asking nonsense? “Your Majesty asked to close the case before the New Year, but he didn’t expect that Jingzhao Mansion was found out a month in advance. Now the people of Chang’an praised Jingzhao Mansion! Erlangjun is the person in charge of this case. Although the case has been taken over by Jingzhao Yin, Jingzhao Yin will definitely not forget Erlangjun when he is rewarded in terms of merit!”
Ming Huashang’s eyes were wide open, and he didn’t know what to do? He should be shocked: “Now the case is not under the jurisdiction of the second brother.”
Zhaocai nodded, and she looked at Ming Huashang’s face and comforted her: “My wife, this is the case in the officialdom. Newcomers do things and superiors receive merits. Don’t worry, the adults in the court have all the eyes. Jingzhao Yin will definitely remember the contributions of Erlangjun.”
Ming Huashang bit his lip and suddenly put his pen on his penThrow it down, carry the skirt and run out. Zhaocai was shocked and hurriedly chased him out: “Second Madam, where are you going Erlangjun in Jingzhao Mansion now, and he hasn’t come back yet!”
Guangdefang, Jingzhao Mansion.
The officials of Jingzhao Prefecture gathered together. Jingzhao Yin sat at the top, cleared his throat, and said, “The murderer has finally found the serial murder case that has been sensation these days. I have reported to the Ministry of Justice today. The Minister of Justice attaches great importance to it. In a few days, officials of the Ministry of Justice will come to inspect. Maybe the people from the Censorate will also come. What should I say? What should I not say? Do you all know?”
Ming Huazhang sat down at Jingzhao Yin and raised his eyebrows when he heard this. The murderer was found and even reported to the Ministry of Justice
Jingzhao Yin waved his hand and asked someone to pass the wanted order sent back from Gyeongju to everyone. Ming Huazhang is the second largest official except Jingzhao Yin, so this wanted order will naturally be passed to him first.
Ming Huazhang looked down at the portrait. This piece of paper looks like it has? After years, the edges have become yellow and crispy, and the ink marks have faded a lot. But it can still be seen that the person above has a fleshy face, gloomy and fierce. If he removes his beard, his skin is whiter and his face is thinner. Isn’t it the monk Jinghui who is well-known to people in Chang’an?
Ming Huazhang looked next to the wanted order, which read “The leader of the official silver robbery case in the fifth year of Tianshu, Cen Hu.”
Jingzhao Yin said at the right time: “The person who went to Qingzhou to inquire about the news came back yesterday and brought back the wanted order and letter from the Governor of Qingzhou. Jinghui was indeed fake. He was actually a bandit Cen Hu who robbed the house. The official silver under his bed was evidence. The Governor of Qingzhou said in the letter that Cen Hu killed people like a slaughter, and he often robbed women during his time as a bandit in Qingzhou. Six years ago, they were brave enough to rob tribute silver and angered the government. The Governor of Qingzhou sent troops to surround the mountains and suppress the bandits. Cen Hu and others were defeated and fled. The Governor of Qingzhou had not wanted for a long time. He found him, but he didn’t expect that he would pretend to be a monk and have more resources in my family. As soon as his father was swaying in Chang’an. From this point of view, Cen Hu’s murder case was far more than the girls in Chang’an. The real monk Jinghui might have also been killed by him.”
It turned out that the person sent by Ming Huazhang to inquire about the news came back yesterday, but Jingzhao Yin Guan was at the top of the senior level and intercepted it one step ahead of time and announced the results to everyone after everything was settled. In this way, the credit for finding Cen Hu will naturally belong to Jingzhao Yin.
Everyone in the hall looked at Ming Huazhang quietly. Ming Huazhang was sitting sternly, looking like a bamboo, staring at the wanted portrait seriously, and seemed not caring about the stolen credit.
Everyone in Jingzhao Mansion secretly sighed that Young Yin was so upbringing that he could hold on to the snatch of merit in person. In fact, this is because the people in Jingzhao Mansion misunderstood Ming Huazhang. Ming Huazhang did not respond. It was not that he was very arrogant, but that he was thinking about other things.
The person who went to Qingzhou to ask questions was from the Minghuazhang school, and the letters from Qingzhou were also handed directly to Jingzhaoyin. There was no third party involved in the middle, and the false identity of Jinghui was confirmed., there seems to be nothing? There is room for doubt. However, Ming Huazhang always felt something was wrong.
Why do he always feel that there are invisible eyes peeking at them. Jingzhao Mansion found Cen Hu’s identity. Is it really them themselves?
Jingzhao Yin finished reading the letter from the Governor of Qingzhou, and was proud and proud, saying, “The Governor of Qingzhou proved that the truth of this case was revealed. Six years ago, Cen Hu was wanted for robbing official silver. He met Master Jinghui on the road. He didn’t know what method to kill Jinghui and replace Jinghui’s identity. He hid in Pudu Temple in the southern suburbs of Chang’an five years ago. Pudu Temple was still called Qingshan Temple. The time he came to Chang’an was consistent with the time when the first murder occurred. All the murders that occurred later were related to him.
“I guessed that he must have been wiped out by the government and felt resentful to the government, so he deliberately killed the daughter of the official. Four years ago, Huang Caiwei, the daughter of Huang Jiji, often came to Pudu Temple to burn incense. He took advantage of his status and led Huang to a secluded place and killed him, and used cruel means to throw the body and dig the bones. On the tenth day of October this year, Chu Jun, a woman from Pingkangfang, went to Pudu Temple to attend the Dharma Assembly. After that, he led Chu Jun away and killed him and threw his body on the official road not far away.
“The most ironic evidence is the death of Mrs. Cheng. On October 22, Pudu Temple went to Qingchan Temple to preach. Everyone stayed together, but he was not there. It must be that he wanted to steal the Buddha treasure, so he deliberately left the door to guard the door. After he succeeded, he went into the city to kill Cheng Siyue and threw the body near the city gate. But this year was different. In the past, the investigation in Jingzhao Prefecture was very close. He was afraid of exposure, so he returned to his old career and stole the Buddha treasure and ran away on November 19. The monk at Pudu Temple said it was the 19th day. During the Shen period, he found that the false Jinghui was missing. According to his footsteps, it was about Youshi that he walked to the pass area. It was the time when the sun was setting and the light was dim. He fled in a hurry, and accidentally stepped on the cliff and fell to his bones on the spot. This is proved by the coroner. The coroner found his identity documents, money and broken bone flute on the body of the false Jinghui, that is, Cen Hu’s body, which is consistent with the statement of Pudu Temple. People and physical evidence are there, so it can be decided.”
Everyone nodded frequently as they listened, and all the explanations were reasonable, and the cause and effect and timeline were in line. I have to say that Jingzhao Yin has some official fortunes. He did not catch the murderer four years ago, so many officials in Jingzhao Mansion were questioned for this. Over the years, they have changed so many people. As soon as Jingzhao Yin was promoted to supervisor, the case was solved. Moreover, the murderer was a fugitive who was not caught by the Gyeongju Governor six years ago. Is there? With such political achievements in hand, why worry about not being promoted in the future?
The yamen runners of Jingzhao Prefecture sighed and envied, and they all praised Jingzhao Yin Ming for being observant and decided the case as if they were gods. Jingzhao Yin held his beard and smiled proudly. As the cheers were everywhere, the only one was silent and out of place.
Ming Huazhang carefully read the letter from the Governor of Qingzhou and suddenly interrupted the cheers in the hall: “Since Cen Hu wanted to steal the Buddha treasure on October 22, why? He left Pudu Temple and went to the city to kill people?”
The congratulations in the hall stopped, and everyone looked at them together.Minghuazhang. Ming Huazhang looked at him with many questions, and still looked cold and calm, and asked, “Since he is rich, he should find a place to hide it first after he succeeds. Why do he have to make trouble? If he deliberately murdered the daughter of an official, how could he know? Cheng Siyue would go to the Imperial College and go to Dongshi alone.”
Everyone was asked, Jingzhao Yin thought about it and said, “It must be that he stole the Buddha treasure and wanted to come to the city to sell stolen goods, but he didn’t find the buyer. He was so angry that he happened to bump into Cheng in the east city. He recognized Cheng’s identity and became malicious and killed people to vent his anger.”
Ming Huazhang raised his eyebrows and asked, “How did you know these things?”
“You can find out with a little inference.” Jingzhao Yin Su said with a face, “He is a thief who kills and robs. He had a criminal record of robbing women earlier, but only he could do such a cruel thing. Besides, if it weren’t for him, what would he run away?”