late Qing Dynasty arrest

Chapter 74 The Flintlock 1

There was still a seal on the gate of the state treasury. Every time it was opened, five officials would check whether the seal was intact. Li Guolou also went to watch it.

Li Guolou looked at the soldiers standing beside him, they were from the two systems of Hebu.Soldiers only guard under martial law, and carefully check the identity of everyone who enters and exits. They are meticulous and do not give officials face.When they arrived at the gate of the treasury, all of them, including Ma Zhijun, opened their braids to see if there was anything in their braids. They also stripped off their clothes and trousers, and gave each of them a pair of big underpants and a thin coat with their arms bare.

Li Guolou and others did not dare to complain about the cold, because they were not bad and had a piece of clothing to cover their bodies.Thirty treasury soldiers were all fierce and fierce, with shaved heads and no clothes or trousers. They were naked like this, and trotted in the corridor to resist the winter cold.

The thirty treasury soldiers are all Manchurians, less than 30 years old, and their bodies are well-trained, with muscles all over their bodies bulging.In addition to carrying silver, they usually exercise their bodies, and they are not afraid of severe cold and heat. Every time they enter the treasury to carry silver, they always look like this.

The theft of silver from the national treasury has already been verified correctly on the books, that is, the people in the treasury are guarding against themselves and stealing. Judging from the checks at each level, Li Guolou did not see a single flaw.Entering the state treasury, those treasury soldiers stood in a row like wooden stakes, watching the actions of Li Guolou and others. They seemed to be fast arresters, while Li Guolou and others seemed to be people who entered the treasury to steal silver.

Ai Hai and others were yelled by Yin Zihuang, "Wow;;;;;"

Rows of shelves were stacked with silver ingots, and everyone picked them up to look at them, smiling brightly.

Ma Dequan said: "Sir, if I come here once, I can take two silver ingots out, and it will be worth it."

Ma Zhijun sighed: "You are worth it, and I will suffer. There is no discussion about the distribution of the whole family to Xinjiang. It is okay to touch, but it is impossible to take it out of the door. Later, I will have to bare my buttocks."

Li Guolou glanced at those treasury soldiers, and praised them in his heart for their good health. They had no clothes to wear in the winter, so they just stood like this.

After staying in the treasury for half an hour, everyone couldn't take it anymore. They were all running to check their surroundings. The gloomy treasury was too cold.

Lu Haikong panted heavily, and said, "Xiao Lizi, why are you dawdling, why don't you hurry up for us, you are young and powerful, and I am in my 30s."

Li Guolou stepped on the floor made of big stones and asked, "Old Lu, is it possible to dig a hole?"

Lu Haikong shook his head and said, "Little Lizi, it's impossible. There is a river outside. How do you dig into the treasury inside? I think this case is still a case of self-stealing. It's either fraudulent accounting, or Ma Zhijun and the others. No one is willing to admit to stealing money from the treasury. If we report that everyone has a share, but there is no real evidence, the guards of the Xishan Ruijian Battalion will also bear part of the blame, and we will even offend the Ministry of War."

Li Guolou nodded slightly, understanding that the law does not punish the public, but innocent people should be punished together.Anyone who has anything to do with the case will be replaced.The officers and leaders of the guards will also be punished. After finally climbing up, they have to be beaten back to their original shape and recorded in the file. This life is over, and they will never be promoted again.

How many people will the Criminal Department offend this time?Bao Yitong refused to do such a thing, so he had to catch the principal culprit and find a scapegoat for whatever he said.But who has such a great ability to take out tens of thousands of catties of silver from the national treasury? After all, the criminals this time are a gang. Li Guolou looked at Yuanwailang Ma Zhijun. This person is probably thrown out by the Ministry of Household Affairs. scapegoat.Could it be that Ma Zhijun is ready to sacrifice his life for righteousness at any time, and take all the blame for his crimes, but it seems impossible to think about it. What do the Manchu people in the household department think?

Li Guolou glanced at the group of treasury soldiers. They were doing exercises under the leadership of the captain, practicing boxing with their buttocks naked. This was the first time he saw them. It was so funny.

Everyone ran for half an hour. Li Guolou held the map of the treasury in his hand, looked around, and jogged at the same time. He couldn't bear the winter cold anymore, and said, "Return the team! Let's go out to interrogate the suspects."

Lu Haikong glanced at those soldiers and sighed: "They are also soldiers. I really admire you for what you can get out of their mouths. The clever trick just now doesn't count."

The first time Lu Haikong cooperated with Li Guolou in handling a case, Li Guolou was outmatched by Li Guolou.He was jealous of Li Guolou's good life in his heart, no matter how bragging he was, his expression did not change, but he refused to admit defeat at all. His subordinates were watching, how could he disgrace his squadron.

Li Guolou knew in his heart that soldiers would say, "I don't know! I don't know! I haven't done anything wrong!" At most, he could add, "You have to ask our chief." It's all this kind of narrative, with no new questions and answers, which makes the viewers drowsy.

The gate of the state treasury was closed again. Five officials took official seals and put them on the seals, and five seals were sealed on the gates. This is the wealth and life of these five officials.

Li Guolou saw that his subordinates were already scratching their heads, and they couldn't see any loopholes. The procedures for entering and exiting the treasury were so cumbersome, how could they steal tens of thousands of catties of silver?

After reading the treasury, Li Guolou said, "Master Ma, let's go out and talk."

Ma Zhijun was very surprised, and asked: "Li Duzheng, don't you ask those guards what to say?"

Li Guolou sighed: "Master Ma, I have already read the transcript, and there is nothing new. If you ask anything else, you will not agree. Do you think so?"

Ma Zhijun smiled grimly, and looked at Li Guolou with a strange look, as if he wanted to see what Li Guolou was thinking.

Li Guolou followed Ma Zhijun back to the front hall. Li Guolou, Lu Haikong and Ma Zhijun were talking in the hall, accompanied by five other Manchu officials.

After exchanging a few polite words, Li Guolou said, "Master Ma, I'm new here. After reading the files, why didn't you give us the most important clues?"

Ma Zhijun asked: "Captain Li, are we still not cooperating? You have even been asked to go in and investigate the important treasury, which has set a precedent in the Qing Dynasty." With one sentence, Li Guolou was pushed back, unwilling Succumbing to softness allowed Li Guolou to take the initiative.

Li Guolou didn't even think about it, and directly retorted: "Since Mr. Ma said to cooperate with us in handling the case, then I will say that you are a bunch of criminals, please! Come with us to the court of the Ministry of Criminal Justice to speak." After speaking, Li Guolou He has already stood up and asked six household officials in charge of the treasury to go to the lobby of the Ministry of Punishment together.

The atmosphere in the lobby suddenly became tense. Fu Guozhong, a big shotgun guard from the Military Academy, suddenly changed his face. Afraid of the table, he shattered the teacups on the ground, and angrily shouted: "Shame on you, what kind of brat dares to come to the household department to act wildly? I'm going to interrogate you first!"

Suddenly, a group of officers and soldiers with flintlock guns rushed into the lobby, pointing their guns at Li Guolou, Lu Haikong, and the ten police officers at the door were also surrounded by a group of officers and soldiers with guns. When the short guns are fired, they are also aimed at the surrounding officers and soldiers, and there will be a firefight. As long as the officers of both sides give an order, blood will be splashed in the court.

Lu Haikong said anxiously: "Everyone has something to discuss."

Li Guolou said loudly: "Fu Guozhong of the Shotgun Guard Military Academy conspired against the imperial decree, and dared to threaten the emperor with a gun in public. Who dares to follow Fu Guozhong and destroy the three clans. Now that I am Yao Suo, whoever dares to stop Fu Guozhong is also a conspiracy party."

Li Guolou took the first step and walked straight towards Fu Guozhong without pulling out the short-barreled flintlock on his waist.The atmosphere in the lobby was so tense that it was hard to breathe, and both sides were waiting for the commander's order.

Ma Zhijun didn't expect that Li Guolou was not afraid of the army's fusiliers. Originally, during this period of time, they had come into contact with the police officers of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.As discussed in advance, let Fu Guozhong, the Shotgun Guard Military Academy, make the first move to "get off the horse." These police officers must be scared to pee their pants.Unexpectedly, things would turn around from the beginning, Li Guolou was even tougher, and he refused to give up even a little bit of leeway, instead directly taking people in his court.

If the gunshot rang out and the Qing Empire shook, all the officials present would be imprisoned, or they would go to the prison of the Ministry of Justice.Dali Temple Qing Wangjue will not bend his elbows, he will definitely protect the Ministry of Punishment, and if he does not do it, he will really betray all the officials of the Ministry of Households present.

The gun must never be fired. Once the gunshot rang, Yu Shuzhen, the Shangshu inside, would hear it. He didn't control the situation well, and he was not a human being inside and outside. He was the most to blame.Ma Zhijun stood up suddenly, and shouted: "Stop it all, why did the musketeers rush into the court, and get out of them all."

Ma Zhijun had already stopped Li Guolou, and said: "Li Duizheng, Fu Guozhong is from Xishan Ruijian Camp, not from our household department. Don't blame him if he doesn't understand the rules." Then he turned his head and said, "Fu Guozhong is not here. What's the matter with you, get out quickly, and make trouble for our household department."

Fu Guozhong and Li Guolou glared at each other, but neither of them made a move. Fu Guozhong kept humming, and he didn't dare to do anything wrong. He deliberately walked past Li Guolou, as if he was not afraid that Li Guolou would lock him.

In the yard, Fu Guozhong yelled deliberately: "Boys, you are doing very well, and you will have an extra meal in the evening, and you will have a lot of meat to eat."

Fu Guozhong glared at Ai Hai and other arresters contemptuously, but he still didn't pay attention to the arresters from the Ministry of Criminal Justice. They are the pillars of the country, and no officers and soldiers dare to offend anyone.But the army cannot participate in local affairs, let alone the important places of the capital.Fu Guozhong did the biggest stupid thing in his life and broke the taboo of the royal family. What awaits him is to retire and return to Baiding.

Li Guolou could only bear with it. There were people in both establishments in the treasury, so he couldn't offend the Ministry of War at once.

Li Guolou clasped his fists and said, "I will follow Master Ma's arrangement. We are all young and angry. What happened just now should be regarded as a misunderstanding. I will not write it into the report."

Ma Zhijun no longer had the arrogance of the Manchurians. For the first time in his life, he saw a musket confrontation, and his forehead was already covered with cold sweat. He saw that the other four Manchu officials were also wiping their sweat with their sleeves.The feeling of being pointed at by a musket is uncomfortable, which is two different realms from boasting that you are not afraid of death, comparable to the ancestors of the Manchus who opened up territories.Musket is not a joke, Ma Zhijun did not dare to underestimate the talented and kind Li Guolou, secretly annoyed in his heart that Manchu Shangshu Cheng Kunyu did not care about his subordinates at all, and until now he still ignored them, Manchu subordinates, 360 days a year, except before the Spring Festival I never come to the household department to do business at dinner parties.

Manchu Shangshu Cheng Kunyu has a job but no power, and he eats the virtues accumulated by his ancestors, and he is named as the left servant of the household department.This is the state system, used to support those noble children, just get salary and honorary official position.At this time, Ma Zhijun thought of the officer, and he slandered the unreasonable state system, and felt helpless about the situation he was in now.

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