Zhu Yuanzhang can see my dreams

Chapter 328: National Manhunt
Wang Buli's dialect is quite effective in Jiangning County.

The Prince Consort said there was so much reward money, so it must not be less.

However, Wen Ke and others were copying the portrait very slowly.

Fortunately, the copied portrait was quickly placed at the city gate. Even if it was half similar, it could be temporarily detained and wait for eyewitnesses to identify it.

So the matter spread more and more.

One was the murderer of the dismemberment case, and the other was the Jiangning County Dianshi, the son-in-law of the emperor, Wang Buli, who publicly offered a reward of fifty strings of cash for clues leading to the arrest of the murderer.

There will be a reward for providing useful clues.

This matter is brewing bigger and bigger.

So much so that Zhu Yuanzhang heard the source of the news when he was reviewing memorials.

It has to be said that Zhu Yuanzhang's inspectors kept a close eye on various events in Nanjing.

"Dad, this murderer finally couldn't help himself and started committing crimes again."

Zhu Biao stopped writing the imperial calligraphy, and couldn't help but narrow his eyes and said:

"I really don't know what hatred the murderer has with the White Lotus Sect that he would kill them so cruelly."

"That's not necessarily hatred, maybe it's to clean up the inside and prevent more people from being exposed."

Although Zhu Yuanzhang agreed with his son's words, he felt in his heart that only the White Lotus Sect would do such a cruel thing.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the White Lotus Sect was rampant throughout the South.

Many people have suffered greatly from them and have been deceived by them.

Han Shantong, Liu Futong, Xu Shouhui, Zou Pusheng and others were all members of the White Lotus Sect.

Zhu Yuanzhang understood that this group of people had a very hostile attitude towards the government, even if the Yuan Dynasty was destroyed and the Ming Dynasty was established.

They still did not change this situation, so Zhu Yuanzhang had to ban the White Lotus Sect.

"Dad, are they the remnants of the Han family?"

Zhu Biao felt that Han Shantong's ancestors were all members of the White Lotus Sect, and his son was the Little Ming King.

The young Ming King Han Lin'er responded to the sky, but the boat capsized and sank into the river, leaving Zhu Yuanzhang speechless.

In fact, it was Liao Yongzhong who figured out the emperor's intention and killed the Little Ming King.

This also led to Liao Yongzhong being executed later.

"Hard to say."

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that even if they were the remnants of the Han family, it was understandable. They could not get close to the palace and there was no chance of assassination.

Then the only option is to create a big event in Nanjing and make everyone feel insecure?
"Let's see what Wang Buli can do."

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but smile: "This reminds me of the thrilling arrest of the thugs in the counterfeit money case last year."

It’s just that Wang Buli can get more support today.

The coroner Sun Jiusheng began to report the results of the corpse to Wang Buli, which was that some pieces of flesh were missing.

"Ah."

Wang Buli responded and asked people to protect the scene.

See if the murderer has missed anything. We have to search every inch of the ground and the beams of the house.

They just fenced off the yard and asked Sun Jiusheng to restore it as best as possible and collect shoe prints and the like for the purpose of gathering evidence.

Now that we have a rough portrait of the murderer, we can identify him immediately.

What is certain is that the deceased was also a member of the White Lotus Sect, but no information about the deceased has been found until now.

Mu Ying looked at the interior decoration and found incense ash.

Dengdengdeng.

Mu Ying knocked, observed carefully, and then twisted it, and the wooden board in front of him opened.

An incense burner was revealed inside, holding Buddhist scriptures.

"It looks like an internal conflict!"

"Why not clean up the house?"

In fact, when Wang Buli found the deceased last year, he was very surprised that the lotus tattoo was not damaged even though the body was cut into pieces.

Is this a deliberate attempt to guide the government's judgment?

Or just want to expose the target.

Mu Ying listened to Wang Buli's words and agreed with him. Since the murderer was also an internal member of the White Lotus Sect, it was very appropriate to purge the sect.

"It seems that there are still many remnants of the White Lotus Sect!"

Wang Buli always felt that believers with tattoos were high-ranking officials, and ordinary believers were poor people who worked every day and would find it difficult to escape once their tattoos were exposed.

Only high-ranking officials have the opportunity to get tattoos to show their status, and they don’t need to do any physical work. They can just rely on the support of those below them.

"Of course there are more." Wang Buli took out the scriptures and took a look:

"Brother Mu, please don't be unwilling to eat meat. Although the Ming Dynasty has been established for ten years, it has also stabilized.

But after all, many people are still starving, so it is normal for them to be instigated by the White Lotus Sect!"

After all, when it comes to ignorance, these teachings are often just empty promises.

Even if they receive modern education, many people will be deceived into it.

Not to mention the Ming Dynasty period.

Wang Buli thought that when the White Lotus Rebellion broke out, if they came up with some kind of invulnerable pill, a lot of people would believe it.

Mu Ying also sighed: "The strength of the Ming Dynasty is too weak now. The repeated wars are to stabilize quickly so that the people can rest and recuperate completely."

"Then don't even think about it."

Wang Buli closed the scripture and said: "According to the current situation, the intermittent war will not end easily even if it lasts for ten years.

King Yuanliang of Yunnan had nowhere to run, but the Mongols far away in the northern desert and people like Nahachu who were entrenched in Liaodong were all extremely difficult to deal with.

It is difficult to launch a large-scale campaign to destroy them, so we can only fight small-scale battles."

"Yes."

Mu Ying was also worried. The Mongols who had abandoned the city defenses and arrived on the grassland really just lived in tents without any guards.

They would also migrate with the seasons, and since it was difficult to tell directions in that area, the army would not be as familiar with the area as the Mongols after entering.

It will be even harder to chase them.

“These problems cannot be solved in a short period of time.”

Wang Buli asked Zhong Niu to put away the scriptures in his hand and take the incense burner with him.

By the way, where did you buy this incense from?

Check, check everywhere for me.

After searching for a while, apart from discovering the hidden small compartment for burning incense, nothing else was found.

Wang Buli ordered a team of men to guard here to prevent the murderer from running away in a hurry and finding out that we had left, and then making a surprise attack, thus leaving us in the dark.

Mu Ying also highly appreciated Wang Buli's arrangement.

Otherwise, I really wouldn’t have thought of this, otherwise I would have missed this search point.

“What kind of judgment is this?”

"Many murderers have the involuntary behavior of returning to the crime scene to watch."

Wang Buli felt that these ruthless criminals enjoyed being able to create such a large-scale case.

It was the first time that Mu Ying heard this statement, and he felt that Wang Buli’s way of thinking in solving cases was very different.

"So now you're fishing in the ocean?"

"No, of course it's to alert the enemy."

Wang Buli pointed to the surroundings and said: "The entire city of Nanjing will become a cage, at least Jiangning County will be checked one by one.

I will send someone to inform the Shangyuan County Magistrate in a moment that this is the best opportunity to solve the case and catch the murderer. If he gets away, it will be difficult to catch him in the future." Everyone will be a helper.

Mu Ying understood Wang Buli's idea.

Unless the "snake" can stay in a hiding place such as a cellar for some time, it may be able to escape the search.

Painting a portrait is really a time-consuming job, so in order to save time, Wang Buli invited all the court painters.

It is imperative to spread the murderer's portrait within a short period of time so that the murderer has nowhere to hide.

Today is a good day to commit the crime. Deng Yu went out of the city to bury the body, and many people's attention was attracted by them.

Wang Buli took some time to return to the princess's mansion to comfort his family members who had been brought home.

After all, there were criminals around, so he was worried and decided to stay in the mansion for a few more days.

There were nobles all around, many of whom had soldiers, and the princess's mansion was also given guards, so at least her personal safety could be guaranteed.

Otherwise, the Wang family would be scattered and easily targeted by the murderer.

Doctor Wang understood his son's actions. He thought that he should first settle his family before he could do his job for the emperor.

He might as well rest for a few more days in the princess's mansion, and the clinic would be closed for some time.

We'll talk about other things after we catch the murderer.

Wang Buli gave his eldest brother some additional instructions, telling him to be careful with strangers and acquaintances.

The last deceased was found around the Imperial College, and Wang Buli had always suspected that it was done by students of the Imperial College.

Although the man in the portrait drawn today has a big beard, Wang Buli always feels that it is fake.

It fits the young appearance of students.

There's always a bit of pretense when he does things like this.

Wang Guanzhong looked at the portrait carefully, but for a moment he couldn't remember whether he had seen this person before.

Nowadays, he seldom goes to the Imperial College anymore.

After all, even the teachers are not very good at mathematics, so there is not much use for everyone to study in the Imperial College.

It would be better for him to learn a little bit of accounting from his father at home. He does have rich mathematical experience.

After Wang Buli comforted his family, he went straight back to the yamen to keep an eye on it.

After working overtime all night, I managed to draw a lot of portraits.

In particular, it was noted on the portrait that the murderer might be wearing a beard as a disguise.

The next day, many portraits of the murderer appeared on the streets, with his approximate height marked on them, and the county magistrate's seal stamped on them, along with a reward.

Wu Wei also attached great importance to this matter, but who would have thought that such a thing would suddenly happen.

How can you not act fast?

With the support of the government, the people of Jiangning County became even more excited about this matter.

As the saying goes, money makes the world go round. The total reward of 200 strings of cash is more than they could earn in many years.

Another price increase!

The opportunity is right in front of us, who wouldn’t be tempted?
So the murderer was easily trapped in the vast sea of ​​people.

Nanjing is a big city, but news spreads very quickly.

Even the murderer did not expect that Wang Buli could draw his portrait so quickly.

So I became extremely nervous and didn't act rashly.

The main thing is that I can’t leave the city even if I want to.

Ding Haidong, the magistrate of Shangyuan County, did not sleep last night either.

He held in his hand the portrait sent to him by Wang Buli and asked his men to carefully identify the man.

If you have any clues, please report them promptly.

Or if we can find some traces of this person's stay in Shangyuan County, that would also be helpful in solving the case.

"Good good."

Ding Haidong was actually somewhat gloating.

That year, he asked Wang Buli for help in solving the case, but was rejected.

Although this case caused a sensation in Nanjing, there was not a single clue.

Wang Buli didn't even get involved.

Even when the magistrate of Shangyuan County asked the Ministry of Justice for help, and even the chief official and the minister came to help, Wang Buli refused to take over.

There were no clues. He had no idea at all.

Unlike this time, the murderer acted in Jiangning County, and he was caught up with him.

After giving these orders, he couldn't wait to catch the murderer.

Ding Haidong felt that the murderer must have more than one residence, but it would take too long to search for him, so he might end up with much ado about nothing.

Despite the huge push to lock down the city, not a single person was caught.

But he still said:

"Remember this man's face very clearly. Whoever finds him will be rewarded."

"Yes."

Everyone rushed to pass around the portrait of the murderer.

After Prime Minister Hu Weiyong returned home, he was also quite surprised when he heard the servant report this matter.

Everyone went to attend Deng Yu's funeral in the morning, but in the afternoon another incident occurred that shocked the capital.

"Dad, do you think Wang Buli can solve the case?"

In response to his son's question, Hu Weiyong simply shook his head and said, "It's hard to say."

“My son has heard that he is quite capable of solving cases, and you also told me not to cause trouble on the streets, lest I fall into his hands and lose face for you, the Prime Minister.

If he makes such a big scene and still can't solve the case, then he's not as capable as you say, Dad!"

Hu Weiyong doted on his son, but at this moment he had to be patient and said:
"Wang Buli is the son-in-law of the emperor. Just for this reason, his relationship with the emperor is closer than that between your father and me.

If you really cause trouble in front of him, do you think he will accept you?"

"I know, I know. I just thought that if he makes such a big fuss, what will happen if he can't catch the murderer?"

Hu Weiyong thought carefully about his son's problem. After much thought, he felt that there would definitely be no bad ending given the emperor's love for Wang Buli.

Even if the murderer is not caught, at most he will be reprimanded and there will be no other problems.

The murderer was too cunning and was good at hiding his identity.

If it was easy to catch him, he would have been caught long ago. Why make such a big fuss without any clues?

The people, ministers, and the emperor were all waiting for Wang Buli to give them a good result.

Although Wang Buli spent the night in the county government office, he did not stay up late, but went to bed on time.

He has so many people working for him, so there is no need for him to do everything himself all the time. He is sleeping in the county government office just to motivate everyone.

Wang Buli had no intention of knowing the murderer at all.

He didn't want to get involved with any rebellious sect, but he had to take over the situation because of what he encountered.

Anyway, the fishing net has been cast, and he has no control over when he can catch the fish.

"My Lord, here is some information about the deceased."

Zhong Niu knocked on the door, wanting to present the latest clues to Wang Buli.

Hearing this, Wang Buli, who was lying on the bed thinking, sat up slowly:

"Bring it in, and let me see who is going to be slaughtered like this."

(End of this chapter)