Touring the Ming Dynasty

This night, Duan Fei didn't sleep very peacefully because he had something on his mind, but he got up early in the morning, adjusted his breath and exercised his kung fu according to the method Su Rong taught him, and when he faintly felt some changes, Shi Bin's voice Shouting came from outside the small courtyard: "Brother Fei, my lord, get up quickly, there is a murder case in Shanggao County! Peng Xing, the magistrate of Ruizhou Prefecture, and the county magistrate and county magistrate of Shanggao County are here together. Please go, Brother Fei!" Handling the case!"

Duan Fei resigned himself, thinking: "How is it such a coincidence, could it be that I have also become the legendary detective of the plague god? Wherever I go, people will die?"

After hurriedly changing clothes, Su Rong had already prepared a basin of water and put it on the shelf in front of his door. Duan Fei washed his face, and Su Rong appeared next to him in the appearance of a handsome young man. It's hard not to misunderstand.

Duan Fei opened the door and went out, only to see a group of officials and the commander-in-chief Niu Caiyi waiting for him in front of the door, as well as Chi Chengchang and Chai Junfu, but the other two guards were still missing.

A group of officials, headed by Judge Peng Xing of the Ruizhou Prefecture, greeted Duan Fei for a while. Duan Fei hurriedly returned the salute, and then asked: "A murder case? What's the general situation?"

The county magistrate of Shanggao County explained: "The corpses were discovered by fishermen who got up early in the morning to collect their nets. They set up nets in the Shu River at night to catch fish and collected their nets early in the morning. It seems that the corpses floated down the river last night and were caught by the fishing nets."

"Oh, this case is a bit troublesome..." Duan Fei looked at Boss Niu Qian.

Niu Caiyi smiled and said: "It's okay, Mr. Wang has ordered that Mr. Duan walk as slowly as possible. Since there is a murder case in Shanggao County, Mr. Duan might as well stay here to help solve the case. Even if it takes ten days and a half months, it's okay. .”

That being the case, Duan Fei had no choice but to say to Shanggao County Magistrate: "Take me to the scene quickly."

A group of people walked out, Duan Fei felt a little worried. It is generally difficult to confirm the identity of the deceased in this type of case, and it is also difficult to find the scene of the crime, and there is no way to find a breakthrough in the deceased's interpersonal relationship. Fortunately, the body was picked up as soon as it floated to Shanggao County. If it floated to Nanchang or Poyang Lake, there are so many tributaries, it would be impossible to think about it.

As soon as everyone left the county office, they heard someone yelling from the side of the street: "Brother Fei, Brother Fei, Lord Duan!"

Duan Fei was about to get on his horse, when Wen Sheng looked over, besides Shi Bin and Guo Wei, who else in Shanggao County would call him Brother Fei?With just one glance, he saw a baby face, and then he saw two acquaintances, Duan Fei couldn't help waving to them: "Yang Sen! Why are you here? Let them come here!"

The yamen servants moved out of the way, and Yang Sen and the other two came to Duan Fei excitedly. Duan Fei and Yang Sen hadn't seen each other for almost a month, and the other two hadn't seen each other for two or three months. Each gave them a hug, Then he grabbed Yang Sen's shoulder and said with a chuckle: "You kid has grown a lot taller. Where's your grandfather? Jiang Jun, Hong Bang, did you come here specially after receiving my news? That's great. Is there anyone else?"

Yang Sen hurriedly said: "There is no one else. Grandpa said Brother Fei, you are a prosperous official and you will make great achievements in the future. He is getting old and doesn't want to run around anymore, so he sent me here and said he wanted me to follow you." Brother Fei is exercising, actually, I think Brother Fei must need me very much, no, I heard about the murder case early in the morning, hehe, it's time for me to show my skills."

Hong Bang and Jiang Jun were both young policemen Duan Fei met during the battle in Hai'an Town, Rugao County. Two people came.

"No matter how big my official position is, I'm still the old A Fei, and this will not change." Seeing that Hong Bang and Jiang Jun were somewhat restrained, Duan Fei couldn't help encouraging him, Guo Wei and Shi Bin also greeted them, The sense of restraint between the two of them was obviously weakened a lot. Duan Fei smiled and said: "Let's go back and talk slowly, are you tired? If you are not tired, come with me to the murder scene?"

The three of Yang Sen and the others came by boat. Although they were full of travel and dust, they were not very tired, and they refused to let go of the opportunity to show off. So Duan Fei got on the horse, gave Yang Sen and the others an apologetic look, pulled the horse and left first.

Su Rong patted her horse and followed, and suggested: "My lord, I think it's better to let them all resign from their status as yamen servants and follow you as long-term attendants. Otherwise, because of their status, it's not good for your lord to take special care of them. In the future, if your lord If they are promoted or transferred elsewhere, it will be another trouble for them to follow."

"Long Sui?" Duan Fei seemed to have heard the name before, but didn't know much about its meaning. Su Rong explained it to him, and Duan Fei suddenly realized that the so-called long follower was a servant who came to be an official with the master. It is the master's "family".Their relationship with the master is not that of superiors and subordinates, but of master and servant.Although they are not appointed by the state, they can rely on their personal relationship with the master to participate in official duties. This long-term follower is actually just like the master, a non-staff civil servant, the chief's personal assistant.

"Oh, so that's the case. You intend to make them become people like Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, and Wang Chao Ma Han. That's good, that's a good suggestion." Duan Fei was overjoyed.

"Dynasty Mahan? What kind of character is that thinking?" Su Rong was puzzled.

"Uh..." Duan Fei was speechless, and thought to himself: "Could it be that there are still four dynasty, Ma Han, and the others in the story of Duke Bao at this time?"

Under Su Rong's questioning, Duan Fei had no choice but to casually tell her the story of Bao Gong and Wang Chao Ma Han. Su Rong listened to it with great interest, and before she finished speaking, she left the city, and a river appeared in front of her.

Duan Fei didn't tell Su Rong any more stories. He followed the magistrate of Shanggao County to the bank of the river. After getting off his horse, he walked through the crowd of onlookers and saw a corpse lying on the bank of the river under the guard of two yamen servants.

Duan Fei didn't go to see the corpse. Yang Sen came, so he should leave this kind of matter to him. He asked the yamen servant, "Who found the corpse? Call him for questioning."

Before the yamen servant could answer, an old man in ragged clothes knelt down on his knees, kowtowed to Duan Fei and said, "Master, I picked up the corpse, but I didn't kill anyone. Master, the corpse fell into the net along the river. I really didn't kill anyone."

Duan Fei only took one look at him and ruled him out of the list of suspects. The corpse was thick and tall. It wasn't this old man who could kill and throw the corpse. Besides, the murderer would not throw it into his fishing net. With a timid and fearful appearance, he really doesn't look like a murderer.

Duan Fei helped the old man up, and said kindly: "Old man, don't be afraid, no one says you are the murderer, I just want to ask you something about the discovery of the body, it is very important to catch the murderer, please be sure Be clear and tell the truth, and then you can go home."

At this time, Peng Xing, the magistrate of the Ruizhou Prefecture, shouted: "This lord is the procuratorial envoy who is responsible for the punishment of Mr. Duan. Mr. Duan has solved countless cases. The murderer is always caught. As long as the person is not killed by you, you don't have to be afraid! "

The old man gradually settled down, and Duan Fei immediately started regular inquiries...