When Zhu Jinsong was still gnawing chicken wings at the home of Wang Liang, the president of the Lao Wangzhuang Farmers Association, the child was brought over.

Zhu Jinsong was very disgusted.

It’s not that I dislike the child, but that I dislike Ke Zhiming, a fool who has no eyesight, do I recognize this child? If I don’t know him, what’s the use of holding him to me!

After being glared at by Zhu Jinsong, Ke Zhiming immediately carried the child to Wang Liang, the president of the Farmers Association, and asked, "Brother, is this kid?"

Wang Liang, who had been waiting for a while when Ke Zhiming entered the house, looked carefully for a few seconds, and then shouted excitedly: "Yes, yes! This is the one lost by the Wang Er family!"

Zhu Jinsong then smiled and nodded, saying, "Then I'll have a good time, I'll carry this kid to the Wang Er family. Later, we have some things to ask for advice from me?"

Wang Liang nodded wildly, carefully took the child from Ke Zhiming and ran out of the house with fire.

After a while, Wang Liang came back with a honest young man.

As soon as he entered the room, the young and strong man knelt down on the ground with a thud, kowtowed and bowed: "Little Wang Er, thank you for your kindness and kindness!"

After bowing hard again, Wang Er continued to bow: "If it weren't for the young master, the child wouldn't be able to find him again. The young master not only saved the child, but also saved the young family!"

After straightening up, Wang Er bowed heavily again: "The villain has no way to repay you, only this cheap life. I hope to follow the young master and let him be driven by the young master!"

Zhang Dequan, who had been standing beside Zhu Jinsong, suddenly wanted to draw a knife to kill Wang Er. Previously, there was Xu Yaozong who wanted to compete with our family for the position of eunuch. Now there was another Wang Er. Why are these bastards so willing

Compete with our family! It’s your mother!

Zhu Jinsong snorted and said, "You have to look forward to your child in the future. We can help you find it back this time. You may not be able to meet us next time!"

Wang Er nodded quickly and responded. Seeing that Wang Er was about to say that he was like a cow and a horse, Zhu Jinsong hurriedly stopped him and said, "Get up, don't kneel there, too, let's do it for you.

Retrieve the child, it’s not for you to be a cow and horse for us. You should go back and see the child as soon as possible.”

After Wang Er, who was grateful to him, left, Zhu Jinsong ordered Ke Zhiming: "Calculate the children who have been abandoned over the years, what are their characteristics, how old are they, what zodiac signs, birth dates and eight characters, etc.

Let’s count it, and see where the entire Fengyang area is lost, and then see if there is a similar situation in the nearby prefectures.”

Ke Zhiming immediately responded, then turned around and left. Wang Liang, the president of the remaining farmers' association, was stunned. After a while, he asked tentatively: "Young Master doubts what's wrong here?"

Zhu Jinsong laughed loudly and asked back, "All nearby villages lost their children, and they were lost after a year or two. Do you think this is normal?"

After Zhu Jinsong asked this, Wang Liang hesitated a little.

If it were during the Qing Dynasty, it would be nothing special to lose a child a year or two, even if you lose a few children a year, you would not lose ten or eight in any prefecture or county in any year.

But the Ming Dynasty is different.

Things like kidnapping children basically cannot give birth to a son, so they have to spend money to buy one to inherit the incense, but this kind of transaction is based on the premise that the risk is not high.

The "Ming Dynasty Law: Criminal Law" clearly stipulates that the crime of abducting a child is similar to that of abducting a child. They are all directly slapped into the family. Those who buy children will also be sentenced to death or exile. With such a great risk, who will be punished by death or exile.

Willing to kidnap children?

More importantly, there are so many prefectures and counties in the Ming Dynasty, but Lao Wangzhuang and nearby villages always lose their children?

Therefore, the possibility of someone buying and selling children is ruled out for the time being. The only possibility left is that someone is doing the matter of picking and cutting, because picking and cutting is different from abducting and selling!

Abduction and transactions are purely for making money, and some of them are to create some deformed children as beggars, while others are to sacrifice.

When Wang Liang thought of this possibility, he couldn't help but take a breath.

As the leader of the Lao Wangzhuang Farmers Association, Wang Liang often went to the village Farmers Association to study. After he came back, he preached some Ming laws to the people of Lao Wangzhuang, including picking and cutting.

It is precisely because of this that Wang Liang knew how cruel the four words Caisheng Chop was.

(For details, please refer to the Yuan Dynasty's "Sacrificial Law of the State Dynasty" Volume 41 "Ministry of Justice 3: All Evils · Unrighteous · Forbidden to Pick up and sacrifice to ghosts", which describes the cruelty of picking up and cutting, and also

Explain the purpose of picking and cutting)

When Wang Liang thought of the lost children being taken to pieces and then used for lewd sacrifices, he couldn't help but feel a secret hatred in his heart and said gritting his teeth: "Don't let me catch these bastards, otherwise I will live

Slash them!"

After leaving Lao Wangzhuang, Zhu Jinsong took people directly to Fengyang County and found an inn to stay in.

Ke Zhiming and Zhang Dequan stood in front of Zhu Jinsong, but they didn't even dare to show off their anger.

It was not until after a long silence that Zhu Jinsong knocked on the table and said, "Send someone to investigate, Jinyiwei, Dongchang, local farmers' associations, and policeyiwei will all investigate it for me."

"How many broken children are still begging in various cities, and how many are there any phenomenon of buying and selling children in various places, especially Fengyang County, Fengyang Prefecture and the entire Anhui Administrative Office, to investigate it for me!

Including the entire Jiangnan, we must also check it out!"

Gu Zhao/span   But after getting the files summarized by Jinyiwei and Tiandihui, Zhu Jinsong instinctively felt something was wrong.

Ke Zhiming reported the information in his hand: "The police guards and farmers' associations in various places reported that since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there have been no loss of children in other places, including those who were lost and those who were abducted by others. Almost every place

There are some related files, among which the most are around the first year of the Holy Emperor to the second year of the Zhihuang. After the third year of the Holy Emperor, as the government attacks became increasingly fierce, this situation became less and less.

"But in the ninth year of the Holy Emperor, the number of cases of the Anhui governor's constituent's loss of children suddenly increased to fifty-five, of which thirty-four cases occurred in Fengyang Prefecture, and all were boy cases."

"In the tenth year of the Holy Emperor, there are still fifty-two cases of the Anhui Provincial Administrator losing children, including twenty-eight cases in Fengyang Prefecture, and they are also boys."

"However, according to the report of the Jinyiwei of Anhui and several nearby governors, there are currently no children who have been broken and begged in towns in various places."

"The Heaven and Earth Association also reported that there are no sects like the White Lotus Sect and the Bagua Sect found in Fengyang Prefecture at present."

This is also what Zhu Jinsong felt was wrong.

There was no kidnapping or trafficking, and no sect was involved in any erotic sacrifice. So where did these children go?

Even if it is sold to other places, it is impossible to have no clues at all, right?

A famous detective once said: After eliminating all possibilities, the rest is hard to accept, and it can only be a fact.

If it is just one or two cases, then it can be explained with various reasons. However, dozens of similar cases occur every year, which can only show that there are other hidden things behind these cases.

Therefore, there is only one possibility, that is, these children did not leave Fengyang Prefecture or even Fengyang County at all, and after eliminating sects such as Bagua Sect or White Lotus Sect...

"check!"

Zhu Jinsong ordered: "Let the Jinyiwei and the Tiandihui work together to investigate, aim at all the temples, Taoist temples and nunnies in Fengyang, notify the local government to check the certificates of all monks, Taoist and nuns from Dali Temple,

The Ministry of Justice sent people to find out for me!"

"I have to know who is so brave to pick so many lives!"

Under normal circumstances, as long as the emperor's will is not to the point where the heavens are angry and the people are resentful, the emperor's will can basically be regarded as the will of a country.

When the entire Ming Dynasty court acted because of Zhu Jinsong's will, the power burst out was extremely amazing-

The investigators of the Ministry of Justice, Dali Temple, Jinyiwei, and Dongchang were transferred to Fengyang Prefecture with a transfer order. Fengyang Prefecture and various prefectures and counties below also joined forces with Jinyiwei and Tiandihui to start a comprehensive investigation of temples, Taoist temples, and nunnery.

And he asked questions to the monks, Taoists and nuns in Fengyang Mansion one by one.

It has to be admitted that although the Ming Dynasty began to emphasize governing the country with the laws of the Ming Dynasty, the habits developed over thousands of years still include the elements of man-rule.

Especially the Jinyiwei, this institution itself has many privileges. Even if it cannot be arrested and interrogated at will, the imperial prison has basically become a decoration. However, the great reputation accumulated over two hundred years can not be stopped by the children at night.

At least it can make people feel scared.

In conjunction with the visits of farmers' associations from various places, we began to verify who had passed through the village before each child was lost and the activities of all monks, Taoists and Niangs in various places. The entire network was already airtight and covered directly.

To those behind these cases.

All the clues gradually point to the two monks - almost every time before the child is lost, someone has met monks who beg for alms, and almost every time they are two monks who beg for alms.

What’s even more coincidental is that these two monks have ring scars on their heads.

As for more detailed clues, it is indeed not easy to find, but after getting the car note issued by Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice, what clues do the Jinyiwei need?

The investigation of the Taoist and Ni was directly let go of the investigation. All the temples in Fengyang Prefecture were temporarily taken over by the local garrison, and all the monks with ring scars on their heads were questioned one by one.

He had abducted the Wang Er family's children before, but in the end he had to abandon the two thieves on the way, so naturally he was on the list of questioned.

The thief who was holding the Wang Er family's child trembled his legs, and his eyes were filled with despair when he looked at his senior brother: "Senior brother, it's completely over now. Jinyiwei, Dali Temple, and Ministry of Justice, can we still avoid it?"

The thief, known as the senior brother, glanced at him and whispered: "What should I do before? The master has already explained everything. As long as you follow the master's instructions, there will definitely be no problem in the end."

"You must remember that you are a master Wuzhi, you have a certificate, and you are a native of the Ming Dynasty. As long as you don't show your strength, those eagle claw grandsons will only imprison you at most, and they will not be tortured casually."

Wuzhi nodded, and his eyes were filled with worry when he looked at his senior brother: "What about you? And Master, you two do not have a household registration in the Ming Dynasty. Although you have a certificate, those eagle claw grandsons may not be able to torture you, right?

?”

The senior brother smiled and said, "My Buddha is in my heart. Even if the sword and axe are added to my body, it will not hurt me at all."

Wuzhi looked at his senior brother admiringly: "The senior brother is still a higher level, and the junior brother is far inferior to you."

The senior brother's face was even more proud: "That's right, otherwise how could my Dharma name be unintentional? Those who are unintentional have no body."
Chapter completed!