It is said that Qing Dynasty During the Jiaqing period, an inspector named Liu Jia took office in a certain province in the south of the Yangtze River. It is said that this man is a smart and capable man who started his career as a county magistrate and has achieved good political results over the years. Now, he has been promoted to be the inspector in charge of the province's judicial, prison and official inspection matters, and local security has improved greatly. The rich gentry, the wealthy and the common people all clapped their hands and celebrated.
Unexpectedly, Liu Jia had only been appointed as the new inspector for more than a month, and several major thefts occurred in the provincial capital. The silver box of Zhang Chaofeng's family was pried open, and tens of thousands of taels of silver were lost; Li's wife's home was stolen, and all the antiques and treasures were looted. The gold and silver jewelry of Wang Fushen's second concubine was also stolen by gangsters one night. , worth more than 10,000 taels...
Such theft cases all happened in wealthy and powerful families. What's so big about it?
As a result, papers from each household requesting the arrest of the thieves were delivered to the provincial inspection department like snowflakes. When Liu Jia saw these reported case files, he was furious and immediately issued an order, strictly ordering his local officials to quickly dispatch personnel to investigate, solve the case within a time limit, and punish them severely.
After receiving the strict order from Inspector Liu, the magistrates of Futai and County were frightened and immediately ordered their arresters to visit the criminals everywhere and set a three-month deadline. Although hundreds of detectives worked very hard and conducted covert and covert investigations, they could not find even a single clue related to the robbery. For this reason, many prisoners were severely punished by their superiors, and each of them received dozens of slaps.
The prisoners who were punished were unwilling to give up. They gathered together in small groups and said, "This thief did his job so cleanly and neatly. He even robbed several houses without leaving any traces. It shows that he has extraordinary skills and extremely fine skills. We are definitely no match for him." Nowadays, the government is urgently pursuing the investigation. If the case is not solved, our lives will be at stake.
Suddenly, a clever catcher suggested: "Brothers, I just thought of a way. I wonder if it is possible?"
When everyone heard that there was a plan, they were all anxious to ask him to explain it in detail. The man continued: "Have you all forgotten? Chen Bing, a policeman from a neighboring county, is highly skilled in martial arts and resourceful. He can be regarded as a veteran in solving crimes. Over the past decades, he has solved many major and mysterious cases. Now, Although Mr. Chen has retired and returned home, he is still in strong health. As long as we go and beg him for help, will the case be unsolvable? "
This "smart guy" came up with a clever idea and got it immediately. received the approval of the government officials. Therefore, all the detectives dug into their own pockets, prepared a generous gift, and rushed to the neighboring county together to explain to Chen Bing how they failed to solve the case. They repeatedly begged the seniors to help solve the case, catch the murderer, and relieve the brothers' urgent needs. Chen Bing saw that these colleagues expressed their sincere love and sincere invitation, so he couldn't refuse and agreed to give it a try.
Chen Bing is worthy of being an expert in hunting. After he arrived in the provincial capital, he knew that this case was unusual and he could not bluff, lest he alert the enemy. So, he quietly searched around, searching the streets and alleys carefully without showing any signs of expression.
More than ten days later, on a dark and windy night, Chen Bing quietly lurked in a hidden corner and carefully observed what was going on around him. Based on his past experience, he knew that if a thief was stealing, he would probably choose this time to do so.
is as expected. As the night deepened into silence, Chen Bing suddenly saw what seemed to be a black shadow flying past in front of his eyes, moving extremely quickly. When Chen Bing saw it, he immediately started to follow him. When they tracked to the outside of the high wall of a wealthy family, they saw a black shadow leaping into the wall. Chen Bingshen was afraid of exposing himself and did not dare to continue the pursuit.
He guessed: Any thieves who are used to doing this kind of business must choose their target in advance and find out the way, so that they can move in and out freely and have easy access. So, he quietly lurked in the darkness outside the wall, listening to the movements inside the wall, ready to wait for the opportunity to attack.
Sure enough, after about a pack of cigarettes, I saw a black shadow flying out of the wall, holding a baggage under its ribs, and gently retracing its steps. When the black shadow came nearby, Chen Bing sighted the target and shot an arrow from his sleeve. The black shadow swayed, and there was no doubt that the arrow had been hit.
What is surprising is that after being injured by the arrow, the black shadow did not slow down and still ran forward with the package tightly in hand. At this time, Chen Bing was in the active position and of course he was chasing after him. But after all, he was old and had too much ambition but not enough strength to catch up for a while. When Chen Bing followed the black shadow to the back wall of the Chasi Yamen Office, he suddenly found that the black shadow jumped sideways and disappeared. There was no other place to go outside the back wall, but how could Chen Bing dare to break into the governor's office late at night, so he had to return to his residence with regret.
After Chen Bing returned, he immediately truthfully reported to his colleagues the experience of his battle with the shadow thief and his whereabouts. The catchers were overjoyed when they learned that the shadow thief had been shot by Senior Chen. That night, he reported to the county magistrate and said that the injured shadow thief seemed to be in the inspector's office.
The county magistrate was very happy when he heard that the case had been revealed, but when he thought about it, he was very troubled. Therefore, the case has been implicated in the Ancha Envoy Yamen, and I have no conclusive evidence in my hand. If I accidentally offend the Ancha Envoy, how can I afford it? So, after the county magistrate encouraged the arresters, he warned them again and again. The circumstances of this case still need to be further clarified. You must keep it secret and must not make it public. All the arresters took orders, but Wei Wei resigned. The county magistrate also secretly sent his confidants to secretly and carefully inquire about the activities of the inspector's office.
The next morning, the county magistrate suddenly heard the following news from his confidants: In the early morning of that day, the inspector-general specially appointed a subordinate to go to the governor's gate and the governor's office to ask for leave, saying that he had a cold and could not come on time to ask for greetings from his two immediate superiors. , report the matter; and also announced to the subordinates that because the leader was ill, none of the people who had reported the matter before were seen. After hearing this information, the county magistrate became even more suspicious: The inspector was sitting in the office just fine yesterday. Why was he so sick today? Could it be related to the theft?
Thinking of this, the county magistrate came quietly. He went to the magistrate's office in the provincial capital and reported to his immediate boss, Mr. Futai , how he discovered the shadow thief last night and what happened at the inspector's office this morning.
The prefect was also very surprised when he heard this, and made a verbal report to the governor and governor in person.
The governor and the governor were shocked when they learned that the case had developed so unexpectedly, so they held emergency consultations and decided that the prefect should take the lead. Under the pretense of urgent business, he had to report to the inspector in person. If it was found that the person was really injured by an arrow, he would authorize the prefect. Caught on the spot.
The prefect followed the instructions of the governor and governor and came to the government office and said that he had urgent official matters to report to the governor face to face. Liu Jia heard that the prefect came to his door in person, saying that he had urgent business. Although he felt guilty, he probably didn't think it might be related to the theft, so he had no choice but to summon the prefect to the bedroom for a meeting.
After the prefect entered the bedroom, he saw that Liu Jia had his head wrapped in a kerchief. Looking carefully, he saw that there were real scars between his eyebrows. This is obviously a new injury. How can we talk about "cold"?
The prefect shouted and ordered his followers to arrest Liu Shen immediately. Liu Jia had something going on in his heart, and he was also hurt. The incident happened so suddenly, so he had no choice but to catch it.
After Liu Jia was arrested, the governor and governor immediately appointed important officials to interrogate him. When Liu Jia saw that the people and the stolen goods were all there, he knew that the matter had been exposed. No matter how much he tried to quibble, it would be of no use and would only add a little more physical pain. Therefore, he had no choice but to truthfully confess his crime and its origins.
It turns out that Liu Jia was an extremely tough green forest thief in his early years, and he developed the ability to fly over walls and fly over walls since he was a child. Over the years, he has robbed families and homes, and each time he succeeds, the gold and silver in his pocket accumulates more and more. As time went by, he became tired of theft and wanted to find a stable job to make a fortune and live a peaceful life.
Liu Jia learned from the pedestrians. Not all officials, big and small, in the world came from the "proper way" through the imperial examination, but some came from "other ways", including "donation", that is, in exchange for money. Since there was this "other way", Liu Jia suddenly wondered: Why didn't use the gold and silver in his pocket to exchange for an official position? As the saying goes: "Three years to clear the prefecture, one hundred thousand snowflakes and silver.""As long as he wears a black gauze hat, he will not only be majestic, but also make a fortune legitimately.
So Liu Jia paid a batch of gold and silver coins in accordance with the regulations of the imperial court and was appointed as the county magistrate by the imperial court. Since wearing After serving as the seventh-grade official of the county magistrate, Liu Jia really felt strange about the life of an official who "calls in front and supports behind him, and makes promises every time". Fortunately, he is smart, capable, efficient, and hard-working, so his political achievements are pretty good.
After getting familiar with the officialdom, Liu Jia learned another trick: if wanted to rise to the top, he had to use money to pave the way. So he used the money around him to make friends with . ," he had a wide network and won the "love" of his superiors, who recommended him as a "capable official". With this, Liu Jia prospered in officialdom, and within a few years, he was promoted to the rank of inspector. In the Qing Dynasty, the imperial envoy, together with the governor and chief envoy, became the senior chief executive who controlled the entire province.
In fact, the formal salary of officials in the Qing Dynasty was not high, and officials had to rely on other evil ways to make a fortune. For Liu Jia, the best method is to do unscrupulous business without capital. Therefore, after becoming the inspector, Liu Jia, who is obsessed with money, takes charge of the entire province's prisons. No one may dare to doubt him. However, he never dreamed that he would eventually fall into the hands of the old catcher Chen Bing.
After Liu Jia's true identity was revealed, In the memorial, the governor and governor actually concealed the evil and promoted the good. They only caught some of Liu Jia's dereliction of duty during his tenure, made a big fuss, and suggested that this person be removed from office. As for the "theft case", it was not "resolved" at all. "Question".
What is the final outcome of Liu Jia is unknown. However, this scandal left a very deep impression on people. Because it not only exposed the corruption and ugliness of the officialdom of the Qing Dynasty, but also revealed the feudal legal system The hypocrisy and darkness of
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