It has been more than half a month since Zhifu Tan has arrived in Xinping City, and they all said that the new officials have been appointed three fires, but when Zhifu Tan has arrived in Yucheng, everything is done in accordance with the original rules. Naturally, no one tripped him up with his actions. Many people think that Zhifu Tan is a man of moderation. The so-called doctrine is the kind that no one can be guilty of and leaves after the tenure expires. But these people didn't know that during this period, Zhifu Tan had been looking at the files of taxation and lawsuits in Xinping City in the past years. When Yu Cong arrived at the prefectural office, Prefect Tan was still in the house looking at the files. Hearing people from Yucheng, Zhifu Tan was a little strange.
The entourage of Zhifu Tan handed him a letter and said: "My lord, someone said that as long as you read this letter, you will understand."
After reading the letter, Zhifu Tan held the letter and said: "Go and invite people in." Zhifu Tan was named Tan and Tuo, and he was a jinshi in the two rankings. Tan Tuo’s ranking in the scientific examination was very high back then. He could have been admitted to the Hanlin, but he was unwilling to switch to someone else because of the funding from the Han family. He was stumbled by others and was finally assigned to a poor place in Guizhou. A county magistrate.
Tan Tuo was originally a child from a poor family, and he has been used to hard times. Although he was dispatched to Guizhou, a land of poor mountains and rivers, he did not fail to recover, but did his best to help the people. He stayed in the position of county magistrate for nine years, and his annual assessments were excellent, but unfortunately he failed to rise up. It was not until Han Jianming took charge of the Han Mansion that he felt that his character was commendable and helped him clear the relationship before he was promoted. With the backing of Han Jianming, Tan Tuo's promotion afterwards has been much smoother. From the county magistrate to the prefect, it only took eight years, and it went so smoothly that people couldn't believe it.
Yu Cong bowed to Tan Tuo and said, "My lord, these lost children are all orphans. I also ask the adults to help them find them." Since they belong to his own family, he should naturally be more respectful.
Zhifu Tan is a firm-minded person. Otherwise, he would not stay in that poor place in Guizhou for nine years without being decadent. On the contrary, he governed the county very well: "You said it was the people from Wangchunlou who took their children from Ci Kindergarten Coax away, but there is evidence."
Yu Cong handed the painting Yuxi drew to Zhifu Tan and said: "My lord, this is the woman who took the four children from Ciyouyuan in the name of adoption. My lord, we have found out. , This person is the kiln sister of Wangchunlou. "Unfortunately, Mrs. Yin was tortured by Zijin. She was half-lived and could not be brought here.
Zhifu Tan read the words and nodded, as long as there is physical evidence.
Yu Cong said: "My lord, our general said, if there is a need, you can just tell us." Yu Cong's words also showed that they will not act without authorization, and everything is subject to Tan Zhifu.
Regarding Yu Cong’s attitude, Zhifu Tan was very satisfied, and said, “When I summon the arrest, you can follow me to the Wangchun Tower to get people.” Although the division of military and administration is irrelevant, in fact, the local government In the event of a major incident, it still requires military personnel to come forward and shake the scene.
Yu Cong was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, sir." He didn't expect this new prefect to be so courageous, he thought he would check the news first, and then act!
Zhifu Tan summoned more than 20 arresting officials, plus more than 20 people from Yu Cong. More than fifty individuals followed Zhifu Tan to the Wangchun Tower.
Among the people who followed, a surnamed Gao ran to Yu Cong quickly, and asked, "Brother, what happened to this?" Looking at this posture, something big must have happened.
After Yun Qing learned that the whereabouts of more than 30 children in Ciyouyuan was missing, he shut the gate of the city. Therefore, the news has not been sent out. At least until now, many people in Xinpingcheng have no idea what happened.
Yu Cong said: "When you arrive at Wangchunyuan, you will know what happened." Who knows if this person is the minion of the person behind the scenes, this kind of thing will naturally not leak out casually.
At the door, Zhifu Tan asked Yu Cong to separate some people and a few officials to guard the entrance. Others, follow him to arrest people and save people. With such an arrangement, Zhifu Tan was also worried that these officials and arrests were not all reliable. As for Yu Cong, because of Yuxi's letter, he naturally wouldn't doubt it. Zhifu Tan knew very well that he was able to be promoted to two levels in a row to serve as the prefect, which was also in the convenience of Yuxi.
Zhifu Tan brought people in, first stopped the old bustard, and then sent people to find the person in the painting. Unfortunately, people are not in Wangchun Tower.
The old bustard screamed and said: "I have already said that Qiu Hong has been redeemed and is no longer a person in our building. My lord, although you are the imperial court official, you can't just wrong us. We are also doing our duty. Do business."
Hearing this is really harsh. If brothels are also doing business honestly, there are really no honest people at the end of that day.
Zhifu Tan climbed up from the county magistrate step by step, and in the depths of Guizhou, the place full of barbarians has never seen any tricky people. When he came in and saw the flustered look of the old bustard, he knew that there was a problem, and went to Yu Cong and said quickly: "Search, search every corner of Wangchun Tower, and be sure to find the child."
At this time, the arresting officer of the party also knew what was going on. There are bad people, but most of them still have conscience. Knowing the ins and outs, these people are naturally very dedicated to searching.
After half an hour, more than 20 young girls between the ages of five and ten were found from Wangchun Tower.
Yu Cong didn't know the appearance of the kidnapped children. He looked at the children and said to Zhifu Tan: "My lord, I don't know these children. I have to ask my wife to identify them." What he was looking for was. He is beyond his control of the children lost in the Tzu Kindergarten.
Hearing this, the old bustard immediately shouted: "My lord, we bought these with money, and each one has a deed." It is not illegal to buy it with money. Those who abducted the Ci Children's Home, and they were all the orphans of martyrs, this is a big taboo.
As soon as these words fell, a little girl pushed aside the crowd and shouted: "My lord, I didn't buy it from you. I was tricked by you. My father's name is Wei Desheng, the seventh-rank deputy lieutenant of the Dingbei Army, Yun A subordinate of the general." At this point, the little girl's eyes were red: "My lord, my father died in the war in the beginning of the spring, and my mother learned that the bad news has passed away. There is no one in my house, so she was sent to Ci The kindergarten is here. These people deceived me and others from the kindergarten and brought me to this dirty place in the name of adoption. "The people in Yucheng are strong and the girls are very courageous. However, it was also the little girl who came to Wangchunlou for a short time and had not been subjected to inhuman abuse. After a while, he may not have such courage again.
The old bustard immediately fell to the ground. It's also because the little girl is too watery, even if it is thorny, these people are reluctant to give up.
Yu Cong heard that it was the children of the soldiers of the Dingbei Army. Thinking of the children who died in battle, he couldn't help his nose sore, and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely bring you back to Yucheng."
The little girl had already been deceived once, and she looked at Yu Cong's eyes naturally with vigilance: "Who are you?" She was deceived once, but she couldn't be deceived a second time.
Yu Cong said, "I am also a member of the Northern Army. My name is Yu Cong. I came to you by the general's order." Yu Cong was very uncomfortable seeing the child's eyes.
A surprise flashed in the little girl's eyes and said: "You are the guard next to the general. I heard my father say it." At this time, she knew that she was really saved.
Zhifu Tan saw that Yu Cong was talking with the little girl a little speechless, and without seeing what the occasion was, he said, "Take them all back."
Zhifu Tan asked Gao Chou to escort the old bustard and other people back to the Yamen first, and he took people to find the person in the painting. Soon, the person in the painting was found. This person was called Qiuhong. He was ransomed not long ago, and he was married to someone who was also a local ruffian. Now the husband and wife live in a small private house.
After the officials caught the people, they searched the house and found several children from the house. It was confirmed that four of them were abducted from Ciyouyuan.
Returning to the Yamen, Zhifu Tan was promoted immediately.
The old bustard killed these children and bought them with money, and she still has a deed of selling in her hands. Qiuhong would not be so stupid to say that she had a bad intention: "Adults, the local women are wronged. The local women also heard that there are many orphans living in the kindergarten. The local women want to do good deeds, so they go to the kindergarten. Adopted these children."
Zhifu Tan gave a sneer, slapped the javelin on the long case, and shouted: "Great torture and wait." At this meeting, we didn't tell the truth, and we must use the big torture to confess.
As soon as he was tortured, Qiu Hong couldn’t hold on to it, and confessed: “My lord, the local woman has also heard that Wangchun Tower has had a lot of good-looking young girls recently. When the local woman inquired, she knew that these children were from Yucheng Ciyouyuan bought it, and the women wanted to make some of the previous use, so they started thinking. When I arrived in Yucheng, I saw that the lady in charge of the Ciyouyuan was a greedy money, so I gave her a favor and picked it. Four. Because I have picked it a few times before, the looks I picked are not outstanding."
The old bust opened the hand of the ya chap, threw Qiu Hong to the ground, and slapped Qiu Hong fiercely. : "You mean hooves..." A series of swear words came out.
The old bustard is not like Qiu Honghui. The people she sent at the time were all fresh faces. After the incident was completed, these people were allowed to leave Xinping City. Even if they were spotted and tracked down to Wangchun Tower, she had the deeds of these children in her hands. . At that time, she can completely say that she did not know and was deceived. But Qiu Hong's words meant she was dragging her into the water.
Zhifu Tan slapped the Jingmutang again and said, "I won't pull the people away." It seems that the prefect's yamen have to be cleaned inside and out.
After using the big punishment, the old bustard finally confessed. However, she only said that she wanted to buy cheap. The girls who were abducted from Ci Kindergarten were all good-looking, but the cost was very small. That's why she moved this crooked mind. As for other gains, there is nothing.
The purpose of Zhifu Tan is to dig out the people behind the scenes. The new official has three fires, and this fire should also be burned out. However, the old bustard was killed in one bite. She was stunned, and no one instigated her. Zhifu Tan fell into a passive position.
The stalemate is not a solution. At the moment, Zhifu Tan shouted angrily: "Withdraw from the hall."
After retreating to the yamen, Zhifu Tan said to Yu Cong: "You take someone to keep in the dark. If someone is unruly to the old bustard, you will catch him." Zhifu Tan doesn't believe that an old bustard has such courage, this matter. Someone must have instigated it. According to Tan Zhifu's speculation, this man behind the scenes must have wanted to kill.
However, Zhifu Tan made a wrong calculation this time, and no one came to kill him. Instead, the old bustard was about to commit suicide and was stopped by Yu Cong, who was under surveillance.