Mystery Makes Me Strong

A few days later.

The yamen where the prosecutor was.

Suddenly, a temporary constable knocked on the door and came in.

"What's the matter?" Liu Tuiguan did not look up and continued to look at the case file.

"Report to the prosecutor, a man named Wu Sanwen came outside the door."

"He said that he was the real deceased, no, the real Wu Sanwen." The constable said with a surprised look,

"He came to the yamen to ask for his identity documents so that he could take office."

Wen Rensheng, who was outside the door, immediately understood that this was a bait.

But other people naturally would not think so.

At least the constable took it seriously.

Liu Tuiguan's face suddenly changed, and then he said: "Okay, call him in quickly."

"Forget it, I will go to see that person in person."

Of course, Liu Tuiguan was also acting.

Not long after, in a side room of the second hall of the yamen, a middle-aged man who was a little thin but very capable appeared.

He was in his thirties and seemed to weigh about 100 kilograms.

No wonder he was easily killed by the assassin.

After Wu Sanwen came in, he bowed to the judge and said:

"Reporting to the judge, the person who lived in Liu Gen's house was actually a humble official."

"That night, a friend came to see me and both of us got drunk. He had no place to stay at the time, and I happened to have some things to buy, so I gave him my place to sleep."

"And I stayed in the inn myself, so that it would be convenient for me to buy things the next morning."

In fact, there is a loophole in this statement.

Wen Rensheng heard it as soon as he heard it.

Since there was suddenly an outsider staying overnight, why didn't Liu Gen and Liu's father mention this before?

It can be said that Liu Gen was not at home, but Liu's father was always at home at night.

If Wu Sanwen changed to another person, wouldn't he ask a few questions?

Even if Wu Sanwen deliberately avoided Liu Gen, two drunk people would make a lot of noise when they returned home.

Why didn't Liu Gen's father hear it?

And Liu Tui Guan also asked: "According to what you said, why didn't Liu Gen's father hear it? Why didn't he report it before?"

"That's because Liu Gen's father is old and goes to bed early. When he wakes up, he snores like thunder."

"He doesn't know anything happening around him."

"Liu Gen told me this." Wu Sanwen replied quickly.

"It is precisely because I know this that I let my friends stay at my place and I sleep in the inn."

After hearing this, Liu Tui Guan nodded.

"That can explain a little."

"Yes, unless he gets up at night, he can hear the noise." Wu Sanwen quickly agreed,

"And he was snoring at the time, so I thought I wouldn't disturb the old man. Anyway, he'll leave early tomorrow morning, so it's better to save trouble."

After hearing this, Liu Tuiguan continued, "You're right."

"But why did you come here to admit that you're not dead and collect your identity documents after so many days?"

Wu Sanwen looked around and whispered:

"In fact, I'm afraid that the killer will appear again."

"I found that the rumors have disappeared in the past few days, so I dared to come to collect my identity documents."

"Killer, do you know that person is a killer?" Liu Tuiguan asked subconsciously.

"Yes, I haven't offended anyone before, and that good friend hasn't offended anyone either. We're here for the first time in this county."

"No one knows us. If someone comes to kill me specifically, it must be a killer."

"It must be because of the identity on my document. It's this identity that offended someone." Wu Sanwen whispered.

Hearing this, Liu Tuiguan pretended to be serious: "Then what is your identity? Why don't you tell the truth?"

"Well, I am just an ordinary border official." Wu Sanwen looked around and didn't say it directly.

Liu Tuiguan then let him leave.

Then Wu Sanwen mysteriously took out a white flower from his arms, took out an old general, and put it on top.

The king is on the white, this is going to rebel...

"What a mess." Liu Tuiguan took a deep breath, and the code matched.

This person is the bait that the strong man said.

For safety reasons, he did not meet the bait privately with the strong man.

Otherwise, once exposed, there would be no room for maneuver.

He only knew the code of the strong man.

"Okay, okay, I know, after the documents are compared, they will be returned to you. Remember not to lose them again in the future." Liu Tuiguan said directly.

When Wen Rensheng heard it, he knew that there was a loophole.

In order to fish, he had to reveal a fatal loophole.

This document is important evidence, how can a prosecutor just return it to the suspect?

Isn't this funny?

Of course, there were too many loopholes in the feudal ancient times.

No one cares.

Apart from other things, is the imperial palace strict enough?

Didn't the Qing Dynasty also have vendors, rebels, and cooks break in directly?

The so-called strictness is actually a stereotype left by people from film and television dramas.

The real feudal society is a big scam.

The big deceive the small, and the small deceive the big.

Everyone barely maintains a system that is destined to collapse.

Some can cheat a little, so they can last longer, and some scams are too rubbish and die in a few years.

Some scams are more advanced and can last for hundreds of years.

"Thank you, sir." Wu Sanwen bowed quickly.

From the beginning to the end, he did not kowtow.

This is actually a side-by-side proof to others: he is not a commoner.

Officials kowtow to each other according to a system. If the two sides are not in the same system, they may not kowtow.

"However, you still need to prove your identity." Liu Tuiguan said at the critical moment.

The other party then took out a small seal.

"This is an official seal that matches the identity document."

"At that time, my document was in a package because it was a bit big and difficult to carry with me. I was afraid that it would be damaged."

"But this small seal is what I carry with me." Wu Sanwen handed the small seal to Liu Tuiguan.

Liu Tuiguan took it out and compared it seriously.

It was completely unrecognizable that this was the one he handed to the strong man personally.

"The comparison is correct. It seems that you are the original owner."

"Then you can take the document first and leave the county as soon as possible."

"Don't cause trouble for me anymore." Liu Tuiguan waved his hand and said.

He played the image of a bureaucrat who didn't want to get involved in big things vividly.

As for what to do with the deceased and the case, just leave it there.

Just sentence the murderer to flee far away and be difficult to catch.

Anyway, there are a lot of cases piled up every year.

No one really thinks that they need to solve every case, right?

Isn't it just one person who died?

Every year, a group of people died in vain?

So if you look at it from this point of view, there is no big flaw in this matter.

This is also the basis of the plan made by Liu Tuiguan and the strong man.

Then Wu Sanwen left the gate of the yamen with documents, seals and other items.

When he left, he took the small road.

Wait until the other party walked for most of the day.

At this time, Liu Tuiguan called Wen Rensheng and a group of constables.

"Okay, let's set off now."

"You don't need to ask anything, just follow me."

He naturally didn't have to worry about losing him.

Because the distance was determined long ago.

They just had to follow behind from a distance and didn't need to see Wu Sanwen.

So as to prevent being discovered by someone with ulterior motives.

As for the name, they used the name of a business trip.

Afterwards, Liu Tuiguan greeted the county magistrate and told the government that he was going to go on an official business.

The government naturally did not refuse.

After all, it was good to have someone to do this kind of hard work.

No matter how difficult it was for Liu Tuiguan, if he refused to do it and was just giving up, it would not be good if the higher-ups questioned him.

So people who do hard work in the yamen may have difficulty in promotion, but if they do things normally, as long as the higher-ups are not stupid, they will still follow the procedures.

Of course, there has never been a shortage of fools, so the system will collapse sooner or later.

"If it goes as I expected, the venomous snake will be dispatched soon." Liu Tuiguan said casually after he led his men on the road.

The surrounding constables did not understand, but they just followed him.

It is impossible for everyone to have a horse and not be able to ride it.

Only the Tuiguan had a horse.

And the horse was very old.

Thirty miles a day was the best he could do.

At this time, when everyone followed Wu Sanwen from a distance, Wu Sanwen hired a carriage from a business in the city after leaving the city.

This carriage has a fixed route.

It only travels between the main roads in the county.

Because this world has too much food, and there are frequent cases, there are few wars.

Similarly, there are few large-scale bandits.

Because there is no source of population.

Only occasionally a few fugitives gather together.

Because they are not short of food, they rarely go down the mountain to rob.

After all, robbing once is a risk.

Therefore, it is safe on the road.

After all, everyone on the road is a stranger.

There is rarely a motive for murder between strangers, so the probability of a case on the road is very low.

Wu Sanwen first took a carriage, and then went south to take a boat on the canal.

In this way, when he arrived in the Central Plains, he took a boat from another river that intersected with the canal and headed northwest.

After traveling hundreds of miles northwest, he turned to the carriage and headed northeast.

After the carriage, he took the official road again.

In this way, by trekking all the way and making detours, you can reach the northern border.

The whole journey is actually not far, but it is not close.

If he can endure the bumps and not seek convenience, he can ride all the way from the border grassland wasteland to the capital.

After running through the flat wasteland, he will cross a mountain and then enter the plain area and ride again.

In this way, only the mountain is difficult to walk.

Other places can run 600 miles a day.

It will take about a week to reach the capital.

And this place happened to be carefully selected by the prince's staff.

In this way, it looks far away at ordinary times and will not attract attention.

But at critical moments, as long as you are hardworking, you can overcome the difficulties of the journey and reach the capital in time.

Of course, this must be an elite force.

And the scale can only be less than 300.

In fact, in the positive change, 300 people in key positions are enough.

And seeking comfort is the visit now.

First go south, then west, then north, then east, and make a big detour.

Try to take a boat or a carriage, which is comfortable.

It is also safe for the body.

If you take a shortcut, you are likely to die.

There are many migrants and officials who died on the road.

When seeing off a traveler, people cry because the probability of death is too high. Basically, you should be prepared to never see him again.

In this way, because riding a carriage or boat consumes less energy, it is safer.

But the time will be very long.

It will take at least 2 months to get to the place.

However, the time to take office is relaxed to half a year.

It is normal for a position in a place to be vacant for half a year.

Walking less than 50 miles a day.

This is the normal driving speed of the ancients.

In fact, the ancients were slow.

Walking 30 or 40 miles a day is very common.

In the eyes of modern people, this is not as fast as riding a bicycle for an hour.

There is a huge gap between ancient and modern roads.

Now there are all kinds of roads, which are very flat, and there are villages around the road, which is relatively safe.

Even if you walk normally, you don’t need to bring too many things, just buy what you need on the road.

In ancient times, if you do this, it will be a dead end.

You need to carry a lot of dry food and water, and calculate how much distance you walk every day.

You must never take unfamiliar roads.

Otherwise, encountering thieves on the road is a small matter, but without water and dry food, it will be a dead end.

Therefore, the ancients seldom traveled far.

Except for a few official roads, which could be maintained to a certain extent, they were compacted with loess.

Most of the other roads were made by people.

There was no maintenance, and everything depended on the weather.

Whether it was marching or traveling, the speed of passers-by was quite slow.

If tens of thousands of troops set out, they would form a long snake.

Why is it most dangerous when the army is marching?

Because the front has already set out for dozens of miles, and the soldiers behind are still in the camp and have not walked out?

Once attacked, the head and the tail do not know the situation.

Even if there are messengers running back and forth to tell the situation.

The poorly organized troops will not have time to temporarily organize a counterattack.

They will only be defeated by the people in a local area with more people and fewer people.

At that time, there will be chaos and killing.

There are countless generals and troops who died on the march.

That's why there must be pioneers.

Those who say that hundreds of thousands of troops are stationed in one place are simply impossible.

The reason is also very simple, because the roads are limited.

Hundreds of thousands of people can't just walk away.

Let alone logistics, as for walking in the wilderness?

The wilderness is full of dangers.

In ancient times, development was not complete, and people would usually trample on the fertile fields on the roadside when walking.

It was still a good way to walk when there were fields.

When you walk into the wilderness, it's fatal.

There are mountains, forests, and hills on both sides.

Why did the army split up even though it knew that dispersion would lead to weakness?

It's not that they don't want to concentrate, but that they can't concentrate.

Concentrate and walk along one road, the efficiency is too low.

When will it take to reach the battle site?

So in ancient times, generally, battles were fought in several directions and finally gathered.

In this way, the marching efficiency was improved, and more supplies could be obtained from the road. In fact, it was looting local warehouses and looting local people.

Even within the homeland, it was looting.

Forced conscripts and forced grain.

So wherever the army went, it was a mess.

It took a few years of tax exemption to recover.

After a march, this route was abandoned within a few years.

Abandoned means the village is finished.

Wen Rensheng naturally knew these things. The reason why he paid attention to this was because this man surnamed Wu was deliberately observing the road and even writing and drawing on paper.

It was obviously to make plans for the future return of troops to the capital.

These are all important combat knowledge.