Chapter 117
According to the household registration file record, the original owner of the broken house where Jiao Er lives is Pu.
Pu Zu, the ancestor of the Pu family, stayed in the second year of Jianyuan of Shun Taizu, and bought this house. At that time, there were two courtyards, three main houses, twelve wing rooms, one kitchen, one firewood room, two toilet rooms, and twelve acres of land. He was admitted to this village, but after applying for a certificate of merchants, the land should have been rented to others for farming, and the taxes were paid on time, and the tax was deducted with silver.
The file only records that, on a certain year, month and day, Tianwu's ancestor changed to Pu Moumou, who was the son of the original owner Pu Moumou. The same was true until this dynasty.
According to the records of the file, the last owner was named Pu Ding, whose courtesy name was Jishou. According to the rules of this dynasty, those who live in other places must return to their hometown for five years to apply for documents. If they have not arrived, the next year the yamen will check the place where they live. If they are not found out, they will be missing. Three years later, the land and acres of houses will be used as officials.
Pu Ding's last re-issue of the document was in the 21st year of Chunhe. It was concluded that it was missing in the fifth year of the Supreme Saint. The land and a mu of houses were confiscated in the eighth year of the Supreme Saint. The houses in the nineth year of the Supreme Saint were rented to Jiao Er by the government.
Zhang Ping held the booklet brought by Xie Fu in the small hall with a expressionless face.
Xie Fu frowned: "The officials checked the tax records. Until the fourth year of the Supreme Saint, the land under Pu Ding's name was still paying taxes, and the deduction of Ding was also paid. Ding money can be paid in advance one year in advance, but the land tax was settled at the end of the year."
That is, at the end of the fourth year of the Supreme Saint, someone was still helping Puding pay taxes.
Who is it? The tenant farmer who rents the land, or someone else?
Xie Fu retrieved the booklet from Zhang Ping and turned a few more pages: "In addition, the official also found something. Please look at the page of Chunhe's 12th year. There was a round seal stamped with the missing person at the bottom of Puding's name this year, but it was smeared. That is, he was once considered missing in this year."
But the document was clearly written. The previous year, that is, Chunhe eleventh year, Pu Dinggang re-issue the document.
Why was he dismissed again?
Did the household's house tremble and put the wrong seal?
Zhang Ping raised his eyes from the album and looked at Xie Fu: "Have you ever checked the criminal case files for this year?"
Xie Fu said: "Xiaoguan has already thought of this and has asked someone to check it. I think it's about to find it."
Zhang Ping closed the booklet in his hand: "I'll go to the file library with you."
The dusk was already very heavy. Several yamen runners carried lanterns and followed Zhang Ping Xie Fu to the file library. They just walked to the intermediate court. Two black shadows strode from the outer court and stopped to salute a few steps away. One of them said in a deep voice: "Please forgive the mistakes of rudeness. If there is any important case, you must report to the prefect, so you will leave first."
The lanterns in the hands of the yamen runners reflected the beauty of their two men, and they were from the Ministry of Justice.
The two hurried to the main hall again. Xie Fu was about to ask Zhang Ping if he wanted to go to Master Feng too. Zhang Ping had already continued to move towards the file library in silence. He had just walked not far away, and a lantern was swaying towards him, but it was Miao Fan of the torture room.
"Sir..." Miao Fan was panting, his voice trembling slightly. He opened the booklet in his hand and presented it to Zhang Ping, "I found that in the twelve years of Chunhe, there was a murder case related to Pu Ding."
Zhang Ping took the booklet, hurriedly swept the light of the lantern, and then turned around and headed towards the main hall.
The main hall was as bright as daylight. Feng Tai hurriedly walked out from behind the hall and sat upright in the hall, with a gloomy face: "What are you going to have to see this mansion if you have anything important?"
The two constables from the Ministry of Justice bowed and said, "It is indeed important to the case. The Minister of the Secretariat has explained that if he is not here, he will report to the prefect first."
Feng Tai was about to speak again, but he saw that the lanterns were approaching outside. Before the guards could report to County Magistrate Zhang to see him, he simply said: "Go in quickly."
Zhang Ping quickly stepped into the hall, and Xie Fu followed in. Feng Tai waved his hand again, indicating that the two of them did not have to waste time with too much courtesy, and said to the constable of the Ministry of Justice: "What's going on, just say it."
One of the detectives from the Ministry of Justice bowed and replied, "Sir, I have dug up a body near that well."
Zhang Ping immediately stepped forward: "Sir, the lower officials also need to report. The county magistrate Xie and the criminal room found that Pu Ding, the original owner of the house where the sarcophagus was dug out in the twelve years of Chunhe, was accused of murdering the Taoist Shunhuaguan in the capital. However, the evidence was insufficient, and the quasi-true body was not found. Some people also confirmed that Pu Ding was not in the county at that time, and the case was finally accused of Pu Ding."
Feng Tai frowned, and the two of the Ministry of Justice looked at Zhang Ping, and then bowed upwards: "Please forgive me for being ruthless. Among the bodies dug out by Bei Jie and others near the well, there are indeed Taoists. But more than one."
Xie Fu couldn't help but look up at the two constables of the Ministry of Justice in surprise, and Feng Tai said, "How many corpses?"
One of the constables said: "Bi Zhiren dug out three bodies, all of which were men, two of them dressed in Taoist costumes."
Zhang Pingyi looked at the two of them, and Feng Tai said: "I'll report it in detail."
Another constable replied: "The Minister of the Secretariat taught him when he went to dig the well in Huzhi. There must be people digging there over the years. When digging, he must also find other possible points. Huzhi looked for them according to the adult's usual teachings and case handling experience..."
Feng Tai interrupted him coldly: "I don't have time to listen to you talking about these things. Did these three corpses be dug out from one place?"
The constable said: "Report to the Lord, no."
Lan Jue and Wang Yan rode their horses back to the county government, and it was already dark. As soon as they dismounted in the yard, Wang Yan's followers rushed over.
"Sir, the case has made great progress!"
Wang Yan laughed and said, "It just so happened that Mr. Lan and the headquarters had found a big clue just now. You can sit down with Lao Feng and chat with him."
Wang Yan's entourage said, "Sir and Lord Lan, please go to the main hall quickly. Feng Fuyin is waiting. Fortunately, the villain did not embarrass the adults and the Ministry of Justice. As the adults ordered, three other old corpses were dug up near the well. Perhaps the original owner of the house in that place was a bloodthirsty demon who was used to killing people! Feng Fuyin had received any other news and sent people to the road to the capital."
Lan Jue's heart buzzed and rushed to the direction of the main hall first.
Chapter completed!