Chapter 213
213 Reasoning (added for Alliance leader Xi piyou) _1
The Inland-water transportation Yamen was divided into two systems, the dock division and the ship transportation Division. The highest-ranking official was the transport Commissioner, a rank four official. There were nearly a thousand people in and out of the water transportation Yamen.
“Water transportation is the most profitable of all the Yamen in the Imperial court. In the 20th year of yuanjing, the Imperial court once promoted the sale of officials, all of which were related to the water transportation.” As Governor Zhang led the way, he said in a deep voice,
“In the 22nd year of yuanjing, the policy of selling official titles was jointly banned by the Duke of Wei and chief advisor Wang. But in just two years, the number of worms that came in to make up the numbers was outrageous. To this day, there’s still a group of people who are in high positions.”
Xu Qi ‘an did not care much about provincial governor Zhang’s indignation. Instead, he had extracted some thought-provoking points from his words.
Who was the person who needed Wei Yuan and chief advisor Wang to suppress him?
Without a doubt, it was Emperor Yuan jing.
There were many emperors who sold their titles in the history books, and Emperor Yuan jing was not the only one. These emperors all had one thing in common:He spent money like water.
Moreover, the history books would not have a good evaluation of this kind of Emperor, or at least criticized this kind of behavior.
They arrived at Yuzhou’s water transportation Yamen. The Yamen runners saw a group of people approaching menacingly. The leader was a high-ranking official in a red robe, and a night watchman with a golden gong embroidered on his chest.
He didn’t even ask any questions and just rushed into the Yamen to report.
After a few minutes, the transport Commissioner of Yuzhou’s water transport Yamen, a rank four official, hurried out to welcome him personally.
This luck transfer Commissioner was over 50 years old. He had a white beard and an ordinary appearance. There was a black mole between his eyebrows, which made his ordinary appearance a little special.
I am Zhang xingying. I am here to investigate the case in Yunzhou. This is the document from the cabinet. Governor Zhang took out a thin booklet and handed it over.
“So it’s the governor. I’m sorry, please come in,” After the transport Commissioner finished reading the document, he respectfully returned it. Then, he turned to his side and made a gesture of invitation.
The group of people entered the Yamen and the transport Commissioner led Governor Zhang to the hall of the Yamen. After taking a seat and having some tea, the transport Commissioner smiled,
“Governor, you must be tired from the long journey. Do you plan to rest in Yuzhou for a few days?”
He silently observed the Imperial inspector from the capital. He felt that the other party was a boring person who did not smile. He had never smiled since they met.
Are all the adults from the capital so arrogant?
…. This Transport Commissioner still didn’t know the severity of the situation. “Whether I stay here or not depends on the progress of the case.” Governor Zhang waved his hand.
“Why do you say so?” The luck envoy said in shock.
Provincial governor Zhang looked out of the hall and said in a clear voice, “”Bring him up!”
62 members of the yellow flag gang, including the bearded man Fang He, were brought up. He had either light or heavy injuries on his body and looked dispirited.
Upon seeing these people, the transport Commissioner stood up in shock and confusion. He pointed at them and looked at provincial governor Zhang,”What’s up with these people? why are they wearing the uniform of my inland-water Yamen?”
“This is the reason why I’m here to visit you, Sir.”
Immediately, Governor Zhang reported the details of the incident to the transport Commissioner. The latter’s face was drained of blood as he fell back into his seat and muttered,”What should I do, what should I do …”
‘Tsk, tsk, his ability to maintain his composure is too poor. Compared to the officials I’ve dealt with in the capital, this luck transfer envoy is simply a bronze …’ Xu Qi ‘an complained in his heart as he observed the expressions and movements of the transport Commissioner.
“Sir Transport Commissioner, let me ask you, do you know anything about this case?” Governor Zhang asked in a deep voice.
The luck transfer Commissioner hurriedly shook his head and tried his best to explain, “”I didn’t know, Governor …”
Governor Zhang ignored him and turned his head to look at the white-robed sorcerers in the crowd. The few white-robed sorcerers nodded their heads slightly, indicating that they were not lying.
“Is the gang Yun envoy in the Yamen?” Governor Zhang asked after a moment of silence.
Only then did the transport Commissioner turn his attention to the culprit. He was furious that a traitor had appeared under his command. He said in a deep voice, ”
“Gang Yun envoy Yan Kai is not in the Yamen today. I will immediately bring the governor to capture this b * stard.”
…..
Outside the gang Yun envoy Yan Kai’s Manor, Governor Zhang waved his hand and had the Tiger guards spread out to surround the Yan Manor.
Yang muhua, the transport Commissioner of the water transport Yamen, also brought 20 bounty hunters.
After the Tiger guards dispersed, Jiang Luzhong led his men and broke into the residence, pressing down all the servants and guards.
The Tiger guards, the water transport Yamen’s bounty hunters, and the night watchmen swept through the entire Yan Manor like lightning, not giving the other party a chance to react.
“My Lord, he’s in the study.”
The caoyun Yamen’s captor was the first to find Yan Kai. When Xu Qi ‘an rushed to the study with his colleagues, he was a step too late. He saw the ground covered in thick blood.
Gang Yun Shi Yan Kai lay weakly on the big chair, his head tilted, a deep wound on his neck, and a dagger on the ground to his right.
This result was clearly out of the expectations of both envoy yang and provincial governor Zhang. They were both stunned and filled with anger.
However, the anger of the two was different. The anger of the transport Commissioner was closer to the anger of incompetence. As soon as the gang Transport Commissioner died, everyone’s eyes were focused on him, and he was definitely the first suspect.
On the other hand, Governor Zhang was furious, like a cooked duck that had flown away.
There were too many people, and it was easy to destroy the scene … Moreover, there was no guarantee that there was no murderer at the scene, which might destroy the key clues … Xu Qi ‘an was the calmest. He made a prompt decision.
“Everyone, leave the study and wait outside.”
Upon hearing this, provincial governor Zhang’s spirit was lifted. He swept his eyes across the crowd and said in a deep voice,”Wait outside and leave the study.”
Soon, only Jiang Luzhong, Xu Qi ‘an, and the two lords were left in the study.
“Governor, Yan Kai must have committed suicide to escape punishment. This case has nothing to do with me.” Envoy Yang Chang explained in a flurry, trying to draw a clear line between them.
Provincial governor Zhang ignored him and looked at Xu Qi ‘an,”Xu ningyan, take a good look.”
Yang Chang couldn’t help but glance at Xu Qi ‘an, but he quickly stopped paying attention to him. He pulled provincial governor Zhang along and continued to explain, complaining and expressing his innocence.
the blood is dried up. He died not long ago, but before we entered the mansion. Jiang Luzhong said.
“He died almost when we entered the water transportation Yamen.” Xu Qi ‘an nodded.
He checked Yan Kai’s body briefly. The wound was so obvious that there was no need to do an autopsy. His carotid artery had been severed.
After examining the body, Xu Qi ‘an checked every corner of the study room as usual, looking for any possible clues.
The whole process only took five minutes. Xu Qi ‘an sighed.”Lord Governor, he was killed, he didn’t commit suicide to escape punishment.”
“Why do you say so?” Governor Zhang nodded.
The talkative luck envoy stopped explaining and turned around.
“If the carotid artery is severed, the person will lack oxygen … He wouldn’t have sat like this if he was struggling because of his survival instinct. Of course, it’s not enough to judge that he was killed.” Xu Qi ‘an said, ”
“Yan Kai is left-handed, right?”
“How did you know?” envoy Yang Chang was stunned.
“There’s a thick cocoon on the side of his left middle finger. It’s from holding a pen for years. A normal person’s cocoon is on his right middle finger, so I judged that he was left-handed.
look at the wound on the neck. The left side is deep and the right side is shallow. This is a wound left by a right hand holding a knife.
Godly … The transport Commissioner looked at Xu Qi ‘an in shock. There was no longer any contempt in his eyes. In less than half an incense’s time, they would be able to find clues and deduce the true cause of death.
In the eyes of the transport Commissioner, who was not good at solving cases, this was simply a display of his amazing ability.
Amazing … It was the first time that provincial governor Zhang witnessed Xu Qi ‘an’s ability to solve a case, even though he had heard about it before. No matter how the rumors of this little Gong spread in the capital, hearing about it and seeing it were two different things.
However, it was useless. It could not make a breakthrough in the investigation of the case … The cause of Yan Kai’s death was a cut of the throat, which was not as fancy as the wizard’s dream killing, but it was because anyone could do such a simple and violent method of killing that it was more difficult to find the murderer … In the absence of surveillance cameras, it was too difficult to solve a case.
“There are no signs of the door and windows being pried open or damaged, so the murderer and the deceased obviously knew each other. He would interrogate the servants in the manor to see if anyone had just come to visit, or if they had heard Yan Kai’s call for help. Also, when interrogating everyone in the water transport Yamen, including the transport Commissioner, remember to search them. Don’t use any magical artifacts to conceal your aura, which will hinder the observation of the aura-gazing technique.” Xu Qi ‘an suggested.
“Sir Transport Commissioner, please cooperate with us,” Governor Zhang said.
In the next two hours, the three astrologers kept an eye on the officials of the water transportation Yamen.
However, he did not find anything. With the death of Gang Yun envoy Yan Kai, the clues to this case of ” embezzlement ” were broken.
Accompanied by Jiang Luzhong, Governor Zhang went to Yuzhou’s criminal investigation office. This Yamen was in charge of the prison, and it happened to be the Yamen in charge of this matter. At the same time, it was the court’s supervisory body, subordinate to the Imperial Censorate.
Provincial governor Zhang was the Fengdu Imperial Censorate of the Imperial Censorate and the direct superior of the Criminal Investigation Department.
In the afterglow of the evening, Xu Qi ‘an sat on the roof of the Inland-water transportation Office, bathing in the Golden glow. He was reviewing the case in his mind.
With the death of an administrator, the clues of the entire case were cut off. Ha, this was also a clue, indicating that the person behind the scenes did not control the entire water transportation Yamen.
From this, it could be seen that this was not a simple corruption case … The Minister of Works had already fallen, but Yuzhou’s water transport Yamen continued to smuggle iron ore to Yunzhou … This meant that there was still someone behind the scenes. This person didn’t have much power and could only control one person. No, it wasn’t necessarily that he didn’t have much power. He might be doing things in secret.
If I hadn’t been so lucky to bump into them, the smuggling of iron ores might have continued.
Since there were people smuggling iron ore, would there be people smuggling official salt and saltpeter? He had to let the Imperial court investigate the water transportation Yamen in the various provinces.
“I’m afraid that this trip to the cloud plane will be more dangerous than I imagined.” Xu Qi ‘an thought worriedly. Suddenly, he heard someone calling him from below.
“Ningyan, let’s go to the music department of the Academy.” Song tingfeng stood in the courtyard and waved at him.
“I’m not going. I’m thinking about serious business.” Xu Qi ‘an said unhappily.
go. I heard that the girls from the Imperial Academy of Yuzhou know how to serve people. Song tingfeng guided patiently.
“All you know is the teaching workshop Division, be careful not to be promoted for the rest of your life.” Xu Qi ‘an replied in exasperation.
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Yuzhou, education workshop.
In the melodious sound of the bamboo, Xu Qi ‘an raised his glass and laughed.”Come, let’s drink. We’ve been floating on the water for six days.”
The night watchmen raised their glasses together. Each of them was a beautiful woman, and they were all chatting and laughing.
Xu ningyan had indeed come along. Song tingfeng was not surprised by this. In fact, it was all within his expectations.
When they were in the capital, Xu Qi ‘an never took the initiative to go to the education workshop. It was always song tingfeng who suggested it, and then he and Zhu guangxiao would go together.
Sometimes, when Xu ningyan was cultivating, he would curse, “Song tingfeng, if you have a conscience, don’t disturb my cultivation.
After he finished scolding, he patted his butt and followed.
Yuzhou’s education workshop was different from the capital’s. It didn’t take up as much space, but it was built by the river, with six courtyards and two tall buildings. The scenery was elegant.
The rippling water distorted the reflection of the Red Lantern, and the sound of bamboo flute music drifted in the courtyard and on the sparkling river.
With Xu Qi ‘an and the others’ status, they certainly would not go to the brothel to drink with those mixed-up whoremasters. They were led by an official of the water transportation Yamen to the courtyard of a courtesan named Hong Xiu for tea.
The courtesan called Hong Xiu seemed to be a little reluctant. The group of people had been drinking in the courtyard for almost an hour, but she still had not come out.