Qin Official

In the early morning of the next day, the official who came from the county seat was angry and stood at the scene of the crime, frowning and saying nothing.

This banyan tree grew on the top of a hill. At the foot of the hill was a steep cliff, more than ten feet high. Below was a rapid stream. The edge of the stream was covered with moss-covered stones. The body of You Gong Shuwu was lying on it. Half of his head was bruised and bloody...

Pavilion chief Heifu said that he fell into a treacherous trick and stepped on a trap. He was hung upside down on a banyan tree and was unable to escape. When Shu Wu arrived, the thief also picked up a crossbow bolt and shot his eye socket with his bow. Wu was in pain, and while walking randomly, he accidentally fell off the cliff.

"If you've fallen like this, how can you record the original wound condition?"

Shaking his head angrily, he asked for help, and finally found the fatal crossbow bolt from Shu Wu's shattered head, which was indeed deeply embedded in his eye socket.

At this time, a petty official also hurried over and reported: "Ling Shi, the arrow that injured Pavilion Chief Heifu was found by the water pool."

The tail of the same crossbow arrow was broken because it was pulled out from the wound, and the diamond-shaped arrowhead on it was still stained with meat scraps and blood. Heifu said that after treating the wound by the waterhole, he threw it aside, and sure enough he found it. .

After careful inspection, Nu nodded and asked everyone to put away all the evidence and prepare to carry Shu Wu's body back to the county for another inspection. Although there are still some small doubts, the overall situation is basically consistent with what Heifu said. .

But anger still felt a little wrong.

"This thief was able to escape while being chased by Youyou and the Pavilion Chief, and then fought back to kill one of them and injure them. Isn't it too impressive?"

He only focused on solving the case, but he never thought that there would be so many mistakes when arresting the thief. Now, the officials of Anlu County would have a good harvest...

But until they left, they didn't realize the truth. This scene had been carefully arranged by Heifu, who was very familiar with the history of the Qin Dynasty!

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"That's just the way it is."

A few days later, Heifu was summoned again. In front of the prison warden, Lingshi and many other colleagues, he calmly recounted the incident again.

"The pavilion chief can leave."

Xi nodded. Heifu described the incident in great detail, which was completely consistent with the results of the on-site investigation. When Anhui said that the body's head was too badly smashed and there was nothing he could do, the government did not find any more doubts.

"Wei, the criminal said goodbye."

Heifu limped out of the county jail with his hands in hand. His men Dongmen Bao, Ji Ying and others were already waiting here, and upon seeing this, they quickly came over to help him.

Although he failed once, Heifu's status in everyone's hearts remained unchanged.

The sun outside was dazzling and warm. In a daze, Heifu felt the same sense of relief that he had when he first walked out of here nearly a year ago...

He was forced to lie and cover up the truth about his murder.

Heifu had heard of such an incident. In the neighboring Jingling County, there was also a pavilion chief who, while chasing a thief, accidentally shot and killed the thief in front of him. Afterwards, he confessed truthfully. But because no one testified for the pavilion chief except the thief who had run away long ago, in the end the pavilion chief was still convicted of murder, seeking to steal for his own life...

In fact, there is another incident that happened in the not too distant future. Xia Houying was from Pei and worked as a minor official in charge of carriages and horses in the county. He was a close friend of the pavilion chief Liu Bang. Whenever he drove back after seeing off envoys or guests, he would stop the car when he passed the pavilion where Liu Bang worked, and talk to Liu Bang for most of the day.

The two often competed in martial arts. However, one time, when no one was witnessing their martial arts competition, Liu Bang missed and injured Xia Houying.

This trivial matter, which the two good friends laughed off, was reported to the government by someone who was serious about it, saying that Liu Bang and Xia Houying were fighting privately, and the thieves were hurting others!

As the chief of the pavilion, he knew the law and broke the law, and he would be sentenced to a strict sentence if he hurt someone. Although Liu Bang complained to the county that he did not intentionally hurt anyone, Xia Houying also provided the same testimony. But because the informer insisted on it, the county suspected that the two had colluded to confess and concealed something. As a result, Xia Houying was tortured for a long time and beaten for hundreds of years...

In the end, this case proved Liu Bang's innocence because Xia Houying gritted his teeth and refused to retract his confession. The whistleblower was falsely accused and turned back. But what if Xia Houying could not withstand the punishment and provided testimony that was not conducive to Liu Bang?

Then I'm afraid there won't be an uprising by Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty who killed the White Snake, and Liu Bang himself will spend the rest of his life as a prisoner in Lishan Mountain.

These two things are similar to Heifu's situation, that is, there is no third party present, so what else can he say except passing the blame to Zhong Limei who ran away? He stretched out his hands and said frankly to everyone: "Did I kill Youyou because he wanted to kill me?"

Who witnessed this? Who can testify for him?

If Heifu alone talks about it, who would believe it?

Qin officials, who always value evidence, would trust him?

Do you want to point to God as proof?

Heifu did not have this kind of confidence and did not want to trust his life in the hands of others again.

"I have no other choice but to lie to save myself."

This is the reason why Heifu did not hesitate to arrange the scene carefully, but also had to keep himself clean.

Because telling the truth will only make things worse. The wandering family is not considered top-notch in the countryside, but there are many brothers working as minor officials. What awaits him then may be endless prosecutions and torture. After being tortured and robbed, Hei Fu didn't want to end up being a "thief and murderer". Then his life would be completely over, and he would have no other choice but to rebel.

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Throughout late July, Heifu had been recuperating at home, and the affairs of Huyang Pavilion were left to the thief Dongmen Bao to handle on his behalf.

In the county town, the storm over this matter has not subsided. The arrest had a great impact, but in the end the main criminal escaped, and the relevant officials were inevitably implicated.

While Heifu was recuperating at home, several county magistrates were indeed having a fierce dispute in the county town.

The county's left lieutenant, who had a grudge against Hei Fu, advocated removing Hei Fu from the post of pavilion chief in the name of dereliction of duty!

The county right lieutenant believes that Heifu just lost the main criminal in the end, but without his many suggestions during the investigation, he might not have been able to catch even the accomplice Shi and the dead people of Chu State - because they were found to be It was too early, and Zhong Limei's plan failed. The dead people of Chu State fled towards Yunmengze under the cover of night. In the end, except for one person whose trace was not found, the other five were all captured.

The warden Xi also provided legal advice: "Heifu Pavilion Chief failed to capture the thief, so I only have three pieces of armor, that's all."

"Too light!" Zuo Wei kept shaking his head, still insisting on severe punishment.

When the officials were in dispute, the county suddenly sent a messenger to send a document.

The officials looked at each other for a moment. Has the news been delivered to the county? Why did you reply so quickly this time?

With a worried heart, after opening the document, the expression on the county magistrate's face was somewhat wonderful.

"Xian Cheng, what does it say?"

From the county magistrate to the two county captains, they all stared at the wooden slip eagerly. The content inside was related to their future.

"It's not the county government's punishment for us." The county magistrate didn't know how to answer, so he had to let everyone watch.

It turned out that it was the "Footprint Study" presented by Hei Fu earlier, which was reported to the county magistrate to ask for credit. The county magistrate recognized it and thought that this method could be promoted in the county, so Hei Fu was praised...

"Can I be promoted to a higher rank and become a hairpin?"

"There is no punishment but reward, how can this be true!" County Zuo Lieutenant was so angry that he threatened to write a letter to the county in person to complain about the facts.

"Heifu failed to capture the thief and should be fined, but his previous achievements cannot be covered up."

Zuo Wei of Xichao County cupped his hands and said: "If Zuo Wei insists on his opinion, then I have no choice but to state the truth to the county and city together, and insist that rewards and punishments be carried out at the same time."

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At this moment, Hei Fu didn't know that the county officials were quarreling again because of him. His arrow wound did not damage his bones. After being raised at home for more than half a month, he gradually recovered, but he was not in a high mood.

The eldest brother thought that Zhongdi was still unhappy about letting the thief escape by mistake, so he took the initiative to take him to the field, pointed to the golden rice that had been harvested after the fields were cut, and persuaded him: "Being an official is like planting crops. Rain, drought, and floods are commonplace, so how can everything go smoothly? Brother Zhong, you still have to be more open-minded."

"Let Brother Bo worry about it." Heifu smiled, threw the matter of Zhongli Mei and Shu Wu behind his mind, and asked, "I haven't asked Brother Bo yet. After using compost last year, what happened to the ground?" What’s the harvest?”

It's okay not to mention it. When he mentioned this, Zhong immediately became happy and said happily: "I used Zhongdi's method and got a lot more harvest! As for corn, the original yield was less than 2 shi per mu. This year, the yield per mu There are as many as two and a half stones!”

PS: I’ve seen everyone’s opinions. The last plot was written in a hurry because it was the Chinese New Year, and I had a lot of things to do, and I was sick again. I didn’t think carefully enough in many places. I was biased in what I wrote, and there were a lot of bugs. I’m sorry. . Now I can only try my best to bring things back together. Fortunately, the police drama is completely over. I am really not good at writing... I hope everyone can still keep looking forward to it.