Chapter 550: Solving the Case Safely (1)
You have a lot of responsibilities, so it’s not convenient for you to salute? You think you are a military general, but you still salute while wearing armor!
Master Tongzhi looked at the magistrate standing upright in front of him and almost wanted to slap him in the face.
Although the Taizu ancestral system stipulates that when a subordinate meets a superior, he does not have to kneel down and bow, but only bows. After all, everyone is a person with a distinguished status. However, when the subordinate met the superior later, he knelt down in a low voice to greet him. , have become accustomed to it.
Hu Shining, who served as Shangshu of the Ministry of War in the early years of Jiajing, once said: "The Constitution was determined by the previous dynasty, and it was regarded as a formal document. When meeting with officials such as the prefect of the Third Division, they each had their own etiquette... ...Now the governor is unable to kneel down. When you come with me, you are afraid of bowing your head and bowing your head."
It has almost become a convention for subordinate officials, especially subordinate officials, to meet their superior officials during a grand ceremony. Of course, if it is according to Taizu's ancestral system, nothing can be said about the county magistrate. If you force him to reason, you can't do anything to him. That's why this magistrate is so unhappy with this magistrate.
"Clear a waterway with fishing nets on the river and let me pass through first."
Master Tongzhi was too lazy to pay attention to the green pine magistrate anymore, and gave the order to the magistrate on airs, and then quickly Turn around confidently and prepare to board the ship.
Just as Mr. Tongzhi was taking official steps and turned around to board the ship, he suddenly heard a clear, deep and rich voice coming from behind, making Mr. Tongzhi who was walking in the document couldn't help but stagger. Staggered.
“I’m sorry that I can’t do anything.”
What? Did I hear it wrong? He actually refused? How dare a small county magistrate disobey his own orders? ! Did he eat a bear's heart or chew a leopard's gall? !
Master Tongzhi's face turned dark at that time. He turned around and looked at the magistrate who made the sound with a dark face. He narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Do you know who you are talking to?"
"My lord, please forgive me. There is a murder case in Xiaguan's jurisdiction, and I cannot shirk the responsibility. The curvature of the water channel here is obvious. I would like to ask you to familiarize yourself with the water properties." The fishermen checked the hydrological conditions and found that if someone fell into the river, it would be easiest to salvage him here. In order to prevent the body from being washed away by the current and delay the case, the official had specially set up fishing nets at the bottom of the river and asked the Dangtu County Lord to cooperate and deploy them at various traffic arteries. The police officer prevented the suspect from escaping, so the suspect is probably nearby... Please cooperate," the magistrate replied calmly.
"Bastard, are you saying that I am also a suspect?" Mr. Tongzhi was furious.
"I don’t dare to lower my official rank. It is my duty to protect the people, so please cooperate with me. If I set a precedent for you, I would be afraid that I would be unfair to these people, and secondly I would be afraid of setting a precedent for you. The official couldn’t stand it if he wanted to take it.”
Facing Lord Tongzhi's anger, the magistrate's face was as calm as ever, unaffected at all, and he didn't even blink.
Seeing this scene, Zhu Ping'an was glad that he did not take out the official document and ask Hai Rui to make it easier for students rushing to take exams and the elderly who were sick, otherwise he would definitely be embarrassed.
Just look at what happened to this fifth-grade Tongzhi master! Not to mention that he is only a sixth-grade person. Although the county magistrate is no more than a seventh-rank official or even a seventh-rank official, he doesn't even have the honor of being a fifth-rank official, let alone a sixth-rank official.
No personal favoritism.
Not afraid of power.
This is Zhu Ping'an's second sense of the magistrate. The first sense is the integrity and frugality that can be seen from his patched official uniform. Of course, the first sense may be wrong. After all, in modern Guangxi, a certain double-faced corrupt official who wore shabby clothes, an old belt, and shabby sandals but took bribes and made tens of millions of dollars could be said to be "Others laugh at me for being crazy, but I laugh at others because they can't see through it." ".
But judging from Zhu Pingan's second sense of him, his first sense should be correct.
Humble yet aloof.
This is Zhu Pingan’s third sense of the magistrate. Zhu Pingan got closer and saw the magistrate more clearly. The magistrate’s face had serious and stubborn eyebrow lines, giving people an aloof look. Feeling, and it can be seen from his behavior today. Whether it is Lord Tongzhi, common people who are sick, or students rushing to take exams, this county magistrate insists on this.
"Okay! Okay! Okay! Tell me where do you rule?"
Master Tongzhi said three good words with a dark face, and then asked gloomily where the magistrate was serving.
The meaning is self-evident.
If you dare to embarrass me, leave your name if you dare! See if I don’t deal with you in the future!
"The lower official is the magistrate of Chun'an County." The magistrate of Chun'an was not afraid at all. He told the story of his appointment frankly and without any concern that he would be settled in the future.
"Then it depends on how you handle the case!"
After hearing this, Mr. Tongzhi looked hard at Chun'an County Magistrate a few times, memorized it deeply, then got into the sedan chair carried by his subordinates, and ordered his subordinates to carry it to the shade of the trees by the river, and lift it up He took off the window screen and sat in a sedan chair watching this stupid Qingzhi county magistrate handle the case.
"I obey my orders." The magistrate of Chun'an resigned, turned around and went back to the riverside to take charge of the case handling work.
The magistrate of Chun'an refuses to accept hard or soft advice. He can only find the body as soon as possible or solve the case as soon as possible to get through.
As if watching the excitement, Zhu Pingan followed the magistrate to the first scene without attracting attention at all. He carefully inspected the scene and paid close attention to the parties involved in the case for a while, and then listened. People around you comment on the case and obtain as much case information as possible.
After the magistrate of Chun'an arrived at the scene, he directed the officers to pull the net again in the Yangtze River, but still found nothing. He frowned slightly and thought for a moment, then ordered the officers to call all the people who reported the crime.
There were two main people who reported the crime, and they reported the crime together. One is the young woman who was crying heartbrokenly by the river. She is also the wife of Mr. Zhang who may have been killed in the accident. The young woman is the younger wife that Mr. Zhang married after his first wife died of illness. Mr. Zhang married him into the family. of. Mr. Zhang is forty-five this year, and this young woman is only in her early twenties, more than 20 years younger than Mr. Zhang. Mr. Zhang married into the family five years ago.
The other person who reported the crime was a boatman named Wang. His boat was a small awning boat on the riverside, which could only hold five or six people. Boatman Wang is about the same age as Mr. Zhang. He has been making a living on the Yangtze River since he was a child, making money by transporting people on boats.
Master Zhang is a businessman and has several shops. Three days ago, Master Zhang went to Yingtian Mansion to purchase goods. The boatman he hired was the boatman named Wang. They agreed to meet here at the riverside at 10:15 this morning, and then go to Yingtian Mansion to purchase goods. Unexpectedly, something happened this morning.
"Tell me the whole story again. Mr. Zhang and Wang, you go first." The magistrate of Chun'an said to the two of them.
"Oh, oh, oh, please, Mr. Qingtian, you have to make the decision for the women." The young woman cried so hard that she almost couldn't stand up. She was supported by her maid before she managed to stand up, and then cried and begged. The magistrate of Chun'an makes the decision.
"I will make the decision for you, you tell me first." Magistrate Chun'an nodded.
While the young woman was crying, many people around her pointed at the young woman and whispered gossip.
“Look, something has happened to Mr. Zhang, and she is still dressed so colorfully and smeared with makeup. Alas, Mr. Zhang fell into the trap of a woman.”
“That’s it, that’s it. I know Mr. Zhang is a kind man, but, alas, good people don’t live long. The Mrs. Zhang whom Mr. Zhang remarried had a sweetheart when she was a girl in her parents' family. She was a poor boy. It was her parents who made the decision and betrothed her to Mr. Zhang. "
" No, I heard that when Mrs. Wang got on the sedan chair, she cried so hard that she refused to get on the sedan chair. "
"Look at her appearance. You can tell at a glance. I heard that after marrying Mr. Zhang, she... Come here and I will tell you quietly."
For a time, the gossips of the onlookers around him reached Zhu Pingan's ears like countless small speakers. The more everyone talked, the more lively and enthusiastic they became, as if they had witnessed it with their own eyes.
"Bah, bah, bah, what are you talking nonsense? My wife is not like what you said. My wife and the master are in love."
The maid next to the young woman heard the gossip of the people around her, her face turned red and her whole body was shaking with anger, and she spat hard at the onlookers.
“Quiet!”
Seeing this, several police officers stepped forward and yelled at everyone, and then the scene calmed down slightly. (End of this chapter)