The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 325 Headless Case

On December [-]th last year, during the reconstruction project of Dongkangfang in Lin'an City, construction workers dug up two headless corpses from the ground. It was later verified by the Lin'an Prefecture that these two corpses were exactly the ones who disappeared a year ago. Carpenter Sima Ping and Sima Nan brothers.

According to the landlord who is familiar with the two brothers, about ten years ago, the Sima brothers came to Lin'an from the Xiangfan area in the war-torn area. Both of them were in their twenties at that time. But the carpentry work is very good. Over the years, the two brothers have been making wooden furniture for people in the Dongkangfang area. Because the price of the two is fair, they are quite appreciated by the neighbors in the neighborhood, so almost everyone in the Dongkangfang area is well-known.

A year ago, the Sima Ping brothers disappeared suddenly, and even the landlord did not know where they were. At that time, most of the neighbors around thought that they might have returned to their hometown. The residents of Dongkang Fang felt a little uncomfortable with the two kind carpenters. During that time, people often talked about Brother Sima before and after meals. I went to Dongkangfang to investigate, but failed. As time went by, everyone gradually forgot about them.

It was not until the complete reconstruction of Dongkangfang that the bodies of the Sima brothers were dug up in a long-abandoned garden, which aroused people's interest again. The ancient residents seldom moved, and most people remembered The two carpenters, on the bodies of the two carpenters, the government officials found a carpenter certificate issued by the government. This certificate is made of wooden materials. It can be clearly seen from the above that the names of Sima Ping and Sima Nan and the names of the two people This is the only basis for the government to judge the identities of the two.

Afterwards, the Lin'an government re-examined the case and listed it as a major criminal case. Qian Shuaoyou personally ordered the yamen servants to search for clues everywhere, but because too much time passed, there was still no clue.

This was originally an ordinary criminal case, but since February this year, it has triggered a new story.

I don’t know where the rumors started to flow out. The carpenter has no head, which means that the Song Dynasty’s Song character removes the head cover, which means that the Song Dynasty’s vitality is exhausted. The names of these two carpenters also show their meaning. Sima Ping and Sima Nan , together it is Sima Pingnan. It is rumored that a man named Sima will pacify the south, and the south refers to the area under the current jurisdiction of the Song Dynasty. At the same time, there are two limericks as evidence, "The carpenter has no head Song went to cover, Sima Pingnan was waiting for the day, "

As the saying goes, "Good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles." It didn't take long for the whole Lin'an city to become an uproar, and even many tabloids published the news implicitly.

"Dear dears, the lower part of the Song character is a wooden character, and the two carpenters are dead. It seems that there is a little truth in thinking about it. There are other sayings like Pingnan, which can be far-fetched. It seems that this rumor The author still has a lot of brains, but I will not believe this kind of nonsense at all, and you, don’t you think the same as me? "

"Your Majesty, I will certainly not believe such naive rumors," all the ministers replied in unison.

"Well, dear friends, although this kind of rumor is naive, it also shows one point, that is, in the city of Lin'an, where my court is located, someone wants to cheat on me. This person may be an enemy of my court, and he is from Mongolia. It may also be some conspiracy with ulterior motives, in short, the purpose of spreading such rumors is to subvert our dynasty, with ulterior motives, this is definitely not something that ordinary people can think of, they will not and dare not, "

Jia Sidao, who seldom spoke at the court meeting, first played: "Your Majesty, the nature of this matter is so bad that it has endangered the stability of our court. The court should strictly investigate it."

"Well, the teacher's words are very suitable for me," I nodded and said, "Shangshu Chen Zongli of the Ministry of Punishment,"

Chen Zongli came out and said, "The minister is here,"

"Chen Zongli and Chen Aiqing, your Ministry of Criminal Justice immediately set up a task force to investigate the source of this rumor,"

"Yes, my minister Chen Zongli obeyed the order,"

"The magistrate of Lin'an is a potential lobbyist,"

"The minister is here,"

"Qian Aiqing, your Lin'an government should investigate the unsolved case of that year as soon as possible,"

"Yes, Chen Qian told you to obey the order,"

"Qian Aiqing, after you go back, immediately call the major newspapers in Lin'an City. One is to tell them that the government will inform them of the progress of the case at any time. Of course, you can ignore any clues to solve the case; the other is Tell the people that this matter is a rumor fabricated by people with ulterior motives in an attempt to undermine the stability of our dynasty. Everyone should not act as a disseminator for this kind of person. If you do not follow the advice of the government, the government has the right to deal with it according to law; the third is Vigorously publicize the achievements of the Lin'an government last year, so that the people feel that their lives are getting better every day. The fourth is to select 20 people from different walks of life in Lin'an City as the councilors of the Lin'an government to form a council to discuss Lin'an together. The people's livelihood construction and development direction of the city,"

The potential talker was stunned for a moment, and asked: "Your Majesty, forgive me for being stupid, what is this counselor?"

"Qian Aiqing, as the name suggests, participating in the council is to participate in political discussions. I don't care whether the name is appropriate or not. What I mean is to let the common people participate in the development and construction of the city, and elect representatives from different classes of people. When they come They can reflect the actual situation and ideas of the class they represent to the governments at all levels, and put forward their suggestions. This is equivalent to the liaison between the government and the people. Second, because the policies formulated by the government are often not considered comprehensive enough, they will It is biased, so it is necessary to brainstorm and listen to the opinions of various people for the planning of urban development, seeking common ground while reserving differences, so as to win the understanding and support of the majority of people. At the same time, I also have another purpose, which is to use the power of the people to supervise The daily government affairs of the government at all levels, "

The potential talker thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, I obey the order."

"Regarding the matter of forming a council of civilians, I originally planned to introduce this policy in the second half of this year. Since this incident happened in Lin'an City, let's use Lin'an as a pilot," I continued, "My dear friends, for the court Some departments in the government can also try, such as the Ministry of Commerce. To develop the economy, it is natural to invite people from the business community to discuss development methods. A few days ago, I discussed with you how to improve export trade. Quanzhou Pushi Trading Company, the largest export firm in the DPRK, has put forward its own suggestion. I think it is a good method, and the Ministry of Commerce can completely adopt it. The officials of the various ministries of our DPRK are not proficient in everything, so we need to rely on the knowledge of professionals even more. Avoid detours. For example, the Ministry of Education and Health, Jiang Aiqing, you understand education, but you don’t understand health medicine. If you are asked to change to study medicine and become proficient, it is impossible for you to come to work again. Human energy is limited. , There are quite a few medical talents in our dynasty, but it is impossible to let them all work in the government, so I have this idea to form a private council, "

Jiang Wanli came out and said, "Your Majesty's intention is to allow the common people to participate in politics,"

"It can't be said to be participating in government affairs. Judging from the current awareness of the people in our court, it is far from reaching this level. It can only be said to let the people put forward relevant suggestions. Of course, whether these suggestions are adopted is still up to the government. It is also possible for the people to make amendments to the upcoming government affairs to improve these policies and practices. As the court, we should gradually guide the people of our court to participate in it.”

"Yes, I understand,"

This method may be similar to the Political Consultative Conference of later generations, that is, people of different classes, statuses, and nationalities are organized together to discuss basic policies such as national or local development guidelines. The Senate I am talking about does not belong to the It is compiled by the government, but it has a close relationship with the government.

"Let's go back to the headless case I just mentioned. Since this case affects the stability of our dynasty, the newly established Jinyiwei should start to deal with it, Wei Xiaoqi,"

Xiao Qi went down to the main hall and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is here,"

"How is the formation of Jinyiwei going?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the address of Jinyiwei has been selected, and the heads of the Intelligence Department and the Detective Department have also been in place. They are currently selecting personnel and various equipment. I expect to complete the construction of the basic framework by the end of this month, and it will be officially operational in April. up,"

"It's not until April,"

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

It takes two months from the establishment to the official operation. This kind of efficiency is considered very high. I nodded and said: "Although the Jinyiwei has just been established, its personnel and configuration are not completely complete, but for this case, it is just right This is an opportunity, Jin Yiwei can start to act while forming. For Jin Yiwei, the result of this time is not important, I don’t even make a request, but the important thing is to start from this matter and build up your own intelligence and detectives. system,"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey the order,"

"Dear dear friends, regarding the battle between Song and Mongolia, I expect it to break out in the second half of next year, but on the eve of the war, the intelligence work of both sides will start ahead of schedule, and Mongolia will definitely send a large number of spies to various fortresses in our dynasty. This includes Lin'an. Before the Jinyiwei is perfected, the Ministry of Punishment, Lin'an Prefecture and relevant departments must attach great importance to it and resolutely crack down on the enemy's spy behavior. The outlaws are taking the opportunity to make trouble in order to affect the normal order of our court. For this kind of situation, we must also focus on cracking down on it, Lu Aiqing of the Military Affairs Council, "

Lu Xiufu said: "The minister is here,"

"When the enemy enters our dynasty to collect intelligence or carry out sabotage activities, our intelligence agencies must also strengthen their activities in northern Mongolia. Intelligence is the eyes and ears of war, which is very important,"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey the order,"

"Well, the headless case seems to be an ordinary criminal case, but there must be another deep meaning behind it, and all ministries must pay attention to it,"

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

"Chen Zongli, you let Song Chengzu enter the palace in the afternoon, I have something to look for him,"