Chapter 535 I'm just rich
No one had ever been so arrogant in front of the officials and people of Suzhou Prefecture, not even the dignitaries of that time.
Jiang Qingzhi stood alone outside the city gate, surrounded by thousands of people, but there was complete silence.
Whose show of power is this?
He looked at everyone sneerfully.
People follow the crowd. The so-called son of a son-in-law has nothing to do with them. These people come to watch the fun, mostly wanting to see what the son of a son-in-law who came from Suzhou Prefecture looks like now that he has returned home in glory.
Everyone is jealous. Why is the son of a son-in-law so successful?
But at this moment, most people were sighing secretly.
It turned out that this young noble was almost cheated by Ye.
Jiang Qingzhi asked, "What does Prefect Yang think of this case?"
The show of force is over... Yang Changhe coughed dryly, "The predecessor's judgment was not wrong!"
Being humiliated to this extent and even slapped in the face, anyone would fight back.
If it were in the Han and Tang dynasties, Jiang Qingzhi would not only be innocent, but the local government would also reward and commend him, as a warning to those who do evil - it would be in vain if he was killed!
Jiang Qingzhi slowly looked at everyone, "Who has any questions?"
Sun Chonglou whispered, "Young Master, why are you asking them?"
Xu Wei stroked his beard and said, "My Lord, you naturally don't bother to defend yourself, but you must seek justice for what happened back then."
"Justice... Anyone who questions it should be killed. This is justice."
Xu Wei was stunned, wondering why Sun Chonglou became so impatient after being poisoned?
No, it's irritability.
……
Yang Bai was anxious but acted calmly, repeatedly raising his glass to invite others to drink.
The talented men in Suzhou Prefecture were reciting poems and composing lyrics. Someone mentioned the famous Suzhou scholar Tang Yin and compared Jiang Qingzhi with him.
"Jiang Qingzhi is not good at painting."
"This person's poems are good, but they are few and far between."
"You only know how to fight, you rude fellow!"
"..."
Wang Pin was standing aside, and someone whispered to him, "These talented people feel that they cannot defeat Jiang Qingzhi, so they bring out their deceased predecessors, as if that means they have won. To be honest, I am not optimistic about this batch of talented people."
Wang Pin said: "However, Jiang Qingzhi has not produced many poems."
"With the Confucian-Mohist war starting, how could he have the energy to write poetry? If he really had the energy to write poetry, I would really admire his calmness and composure, but I would also mock his ignorance of life and death."
Wang Pin smiled, "That's right."
Confucianism is such a huge organization, while the Mohist school composed of Jiang Qingzhi and a few kittens is just a mantis trying to stop a chariot. This is the mainstream of public opinion at present.
"They said that they had a show of force waiting for Jiang Qingzhi today, but I don't know what to do about it." Someone muttered.
"I will definitely make him look humiliated."
"Brother Li is here, maybe he has brought some news."
A man came over in a hurry, and someone shouted, "Brother Li, is there any news?"
The man stopped walking. "Just now, the widow of the man who was killed by Jiang Qingzhi in the street complained to the governor in public, asking the governor to review the murder case. In front of the elders of Suzhou, Jiang Qingzhi forced the servant of the Ye family to confess that the cousin not only humiliated and cursed his deceased father, but also slapped him. Jiang Qingzhi could not bear the humiliation... so he took action."
Yang Bai planned this matter because he saw that the verdict of this case was quite vague. The previous prefect did not execute the criminal. It was not a violation of the law, but according to the custom of preferential treatment for scholars, no matter what the crime was, the crime would be reduced by one level.
Ye Tian's widow made a public accusation, and Yang Changhe took the opportunity to try the case in public... Although he was unable to punish Jiang Qingzhi, he was able to dampen his spirit and make him a rat crossing the street in Suzhou Prefecture.
But unexpectedly, Jiang Qingzhi actually got Ye Tian’s servant.
Everyone was stunned. Someone asked, "How did Jiang Qingzhi get Ye Tian's servant when he was about to arrive in Suzhou?"
The man smiled bitterly, "They say he's still in Changshu, but this guy...he has already quietly entered Suzhou City."
Damn it!
Everyone was stunned, and someone exclaimed, "Isn't this the art of war?"
No one cared whether this was a military strategy or something else. They surrounded the man and asked him about what happened.
"... Jiang Qingzhi looked around and asked the officials and citizens of Suzhou, is this the Suzhou government's way of showing its power to me?"
"No one fought back against him?"
"Are you going to try it?"
The man said, "There was total silence all around, and Jiang Qingzhi entered the city laughing. I'm afraid he has arrived at the station now."
Wang Pin walked to Yang Bai and said, "The success is just around the corner."
"It was my negligence." Yang Bai narrowed his eyes, "But the most important thing is the biogas tank. It's all ready now, just waiting for him to jump in..."
……
As soon as Jiang Qingzhi arrived at the station, a minor official from the Ministry of Works asked to see him.
Suzhou and Songjiang were the richest places in the world, and the Ministry of Industry sent three officials to the area to show its respect. Two of them were killed in the explosion, leaving only one minor official.
"My humble name is Han Xing, nice to meet you, Uncle." Han Xing's eyes filled with tears as if he had seen a relative.
"Tell me about the situation at that time." Jiang Qingzhi changed into plain clothes and sat down.
"The incident happened in Xinli Village, more than ten miles outside the city. Someone in the village reported that day that there was something wrong with the biogas pool, as if something was surging underneath. The family was scared... Zhao Limu took Niu Lin to check it out, and I stayed in the city. The next day, I learned that they were killed in the explosion..."
"You don't know the process?" Jiang Qingzhi asked.
Han Xing lowered his head. "I just heard that... there was a thunderstorm at that time, which hit the methane tank and then exploded..."
"There was thunder and lightning?" "It was a thunderstorm today."
"Is there anything wrong before and after the incident?" Jiang Qingzhi asked.
"I am stupid and didn't find anything."
Jiang Qingzhi waved his hand and someone took Han Xing out.
He narrowed his eyes, "Old Xu, what do you think?"
Xu Wei drank the tea and praised: "The tea in Suzhou is a little softer than that in the capital."
"Let's get down to business." Jiang Qingzhi took out the medicinal cigarette.
"Yes." Xu Wei coughed dryly. "The biogas tank will explode. My uncle told me about this. In addition, the biogas tank on the farm outside the capital city also killed Lin Jie from the Ministry of Industry. This matter caused a lot of uproar. Those people in the Confucian School must know about it. They are fighting back with my uncle's methods."
That's one of the motivations.
"They have been planning this for a long time, waiting for this thunderstorm." Xu Wei said, "Think about it, the thunder came and killed the officials of the Ministry of Works and the family who built the biogas tank. Who would not believe that it was a punishment from the gods? But Master Bo said that the explosion of the biogas tank could not kill so many people. So, this matter is worth pondering."
Jiang Qingzhi leaned back in his chair, thinking about Yang Changhe's attitude today. He thought that this person seemed impartial today, but he started to prepare for a public trial, and then talked about returning to the government office. It was inconsistent, and it was obvious that he was standing on the opposite side of him.
The South was the stronghold of the literati. Jiang Qingzhi, a great figure of Mohism and a mortal enemy of Confucianism, felt like he was stuck in a quagmire as soon as he entered the South.
"The explosion killed a clerk in the Ministry of Works, a minor official, and all four members of that family were killed. Six people died at once, so an autopsy is necessary. Coroner!"
Xu Wei's eyes gleamed with confidence, "Master, the key to this case lies in the coroner!"
"I've ordered Ye Bushou to keep an eye on them." Jiang Qingzhi said, "Besides, the village has probably been cleaned up by them many times, so it's hard to find any clues. But we have to go there."
"Yes." Xu Wei nodded. "Besides, even if you clean it up thoroughly, as long as you have done it, there will be clues left. As the saying goes, do not deceive in secret, be cautious when alone..." He pointed to the top of his head, "There is a god above your head!"
Early the next morning, Jiang Qingzhi set out for Xinli Village outside the city.
"He has."
After receiving the report, Yang Bai sneered and said, "I want to see what clues he can find in Xinli Village."
Wang Pin said: "Muramasa..."
"Muramasa?" Yang Bai said with a smile, "Muramasa went to visit relatives half a month ago, and he disappeared while walking."
Wang Pin glanced at him and felt a chill down his spine. "Who killed him?"
"No one, missing!"
"Alright."
……
Xinli Village is not big, and the new village chief came out to greet and enthusiastically took Jiang Qingzhi to the scene.
Not far behind the five huts is a biogas tank, and you can still see its original messy appearance.
Jiang Qingzhi conducted a careful investigation and determined that it was a biogas tank explosion.
"Did you see the scene at that time?" Jiang Qingzhi asked.
Muramasa nodded. "I heard the noise and came to see what was going on. I saw Chen Bing's family of four lying on the side. Their bodies were all gray and black, with blood stains... Two officials from the Ministry of Works were lying opposite..." He pointed to the other side of the methane tank. "Their clothes were tattered, and their bodies were covered in blood and dust..."
Jiang Qingzhi walked to the other side and gestured, "It's not too far from the biogas tank, so it's easy to calculate."
As for the marks on the body, each has his own reasons. Unless Jiang Qingzhi has another biogas digester explosion, there is no way to refute it.
"Where is the former Muramasa?" Jiang Qingzhi suddenly asked.
Muramasa said subconsciously: "Missing. They said he disappeared when visiting relatives."
Ha ha!
Jiang Qingzhi smiled silently, "What else do you know?"
Muramasa shook his head. "Afterwards, the government came and sealed this place off. Some people said that this was an offense to the gods, and the gods punished them... No one dared to come here since then. Today, I am relying on the power of the Lord... Otherwise, I would not dare to come here."
Jiang Qingzhi stayed in Xinli Village for more than an hour and then left.
Not long after, two men appeared at Muramasa's house.
Left after a long time.
The two appeared again at Yang's house.
"Jiang Qingzhi asked about the situation at that time, but Muramasa actually didn't know anything, so he got nothing."
After the two men left, Wang Pin asked, "Jiang Qingzhi will definitely pursue Muramasa."
"Muramasa left a loophole for him. Just wait for him to pursue it." Yang Bai smiled and said, "I guarantee that he will get nothing in the end."
……
When Jiang Qingzhi returned to the base, the guard who stayed behind said that someone wanted to see him. Seeing that Jiang Qingzhi was not there, he said that he had seen Cun Zheng encounter a group of robbers on his way back.
"It is said that the gang of thugs committed crimes nearby from time to time. They are quite cunning and the Suzhou government is helpless."
"So... Muramasa might not be dead?" Xu Wei stroked his beard and rolled his eyes. "Why do I feel that this is not right?"
Jiang Qingzhi sat down and chuckled, "Playing this with me... is fun."
Xu Wei said, "My Lord has slapped the Suzhou government in public. Who would dare to come and tip off the government at this time? There must be something fishy going on."
"This is a pit. If I follow it step by step, I will fall into it sooner or later. But why should I follow it?"
Jiang Qingzhi said, "Spread the word that I am offering a reward of 10,000 strings of cash for anyone who knows where Muramasa is. If you find him or his body, I will give him the 10,000 strings of cash immediately. Even if he is involved in the case, as long as he surrenders himself, I will also give him the 10,000 strings of cash. In addition, I will guarantee his innocence and protect him and move him to another place."
"My Lord, this is not a normal move!" Xu Wei said with a smile, "Money can move people's hearts. Ten thousand strings of cash is enough to move many people. Now Suzhou Prefecture is going to be very lively."
Jiang Qingzhi said calmly: "I am rich, so what? I can scare them with money!"
(End of this chapter)
