The case of official bank theft
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The following is the case of official bank theft that I recommend to everyone:
During the Northern Qianlong Period , there was a salt merchant in Yangzhou named Hu Zhaolin who loved to play chess. Once, Hu Zhaolin played chess with the famous player Fan Xiping. By the middle of the game, he was clearly at a disadvantage and he did not dare to play any more. He lied about having a stomachache and closed the game to quit. Hu Zhaolin asked Shi Ding'an, the master at the time, for advice, and then rushed back to continue playing chess with Fan Xiping. Shi Ding'an's residence was far away from Yangzhou, and Hu Zhaolin spent two days and nights traveling back and forth. It is unprecedented for such a top chess fanatic to put in so much effort to win a game of chess. During the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, a shocking case occurred in Jining Prefecture. One hundred thousand taels of silver from the government treasury was stolen without anyone noticing. This one hundred thousand taels of silver was still the special military pay allocated by the imperial court to exterminate the rebels in Liangshan, Shuibo. The court was furious, and Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty issued an order to demote Liu Zhangzhang, the prefect, to a civilian position, and to temporarily keep him in Jining Mansion until the case was found out. case.
After receiving the order, the executioner Zhang Zhao did not dare to delay, and immediately led his entourage straight to Jining Mansion without stopping. On this day, a group of people had just entered Jining Prefecture and were greeted by a group of people. The leader was a short man with a fair face and a few sparse gray beards under his forehead. He shouted loudly: "This person is here to punish Zhang Zhao." Master Zhang?" Zhang Zhao drove his horse forward and responded: "It's me, sir, I don't know..." The visitor fell to his knees with a plop: "Your Majesty, Liu Zhang, comes to see Master Zhang!" "It's Master Liu, hurry up!" Please get up!" Zhang Zhao hurriedly dismounted and went to help Liu Zhangzhang, but Liu Zhangzhang refused to get up and shouted: "Master Zhang, please make the decision for me and clear my grievances!" Zhang Zhao smiled and said: "Mr. Liu Don’t worry, I will do my best to receive the Holy Grace from you. It’s just that the local customs and customs in Jining Mansion are unfamiliar to me, so I hope Master Liu can give me some advice!” “Of course, I dare not do the hard work of a dog and a horse!” Liu Chapter Responded. While talking, Zhang Zhao had already helped Liu Zhangzhang up, and the two of them walked forward hand in hand. Zhang Zhao said: "Master Liu, please introduce the case in detail to me!" Liu Zhangzhang said: "This case is very strange, and it will take more than a month to find out. "Speaking of it a month ago..."
A month ago, Deputy General Wang of the military camp was ordered to come to withdraw salary. Liu Zhangzhang and others accompanied him to the warehouse. When the third-story door of the warehouse was opened, everyone was surprised to find that the money Of the 200,000 taels of silver in the treasury, 100,000 taels of silver were missing. There were no windows in the treasury, and the three-story door and the roof of the treasury were intact. Moreover, soldiers were stationed in the side rooms around the treasury to guard them day and night. One hundred thousand taels of silver was not a small amount. , packed in more than ten silver boxes. Even if a thief sneaks in, how can he steal it without anyone noticing?
Zhang Zhao nodded and asked: "I don't know the third floor door of the bank? Who brought the key, and where is the soldier guarding the warehouse now?" Liu Zhangzhang said: "This is what makes Xiaguan feel strange. This is salary money, which is of great importance, so the key to the innermost door of the warehouse belongs to Xianguan himself. The middle layer is led by Gao Yuan, the judge in charge of money and grain, and the outermost layer is led by Sun Huang, the general manager of the bank. Unless the three of us conspire, it is impossible... How dare the subordinates make fun of Xiang Shang's head? All the treasury The soldier has been captured by me, and is being held in the prison, waiting for your Majesty to be punished!" Zhang Zhao nodded: "There are indeed many doubts about this case! It's getting late today, and we will check the bank together tomorrow." That night. , Liu Zhang prepared a banquet for Zhang Zhao without mentioning it.
The second son of Kaifeng Prefecture Yin heard about this and came to Tianliang, willing to pay a thousand taels of silver to buy a golden phoenix. When Tianliang refused, the young master was furious. He pulled out his sword, pointed it at Tianliang and threatened: "If you don't comply, I will stab you to death immediately!" Tianliang said categorically: "Don't even think about it!" The young master had no choice but to take Tianliang back to Kaifeng Mansion. On death row. Early in the morning, Zhang Zhao led Liu Zhangzhang and others to the bank to check. Mrs. Guoru bought it, and the servants pretended to be hawkers and idle men to protect her secretly. According to Liu Zhangzhang, the bank wall is two feet high and nine feet wide. It is made of fine clay rammed layer by layer. The wall is smooth and solid. A sharp spear can only penetrate half an inch, and no pry holes have been found. Around the wall, there is a circle of side rooms built, which are guarded by soldiers. The soldiers will notice the slightest movement.
Zhang Zhao carefully inspected the third-floor door again. The locks were intact, and then walked into the bank. The bank had no windows and was completely dark. Liu Zhangzhang ordered someone to hold a lamp, but Zhang Zhao stopped him. He carefully looked at the top of the bank, but there was no light. , it can be seen that the roof of the warehouse is also intact. Where did the thieves get in and steal 100,000 yuan of silver? Is it really unpredictable?
After checking the roof of the warehouse, Zhang Zhaofang ordered someone to hold a lamp. Suddenly the warehouse became bright, and Zhang Zhao walked along He slowly checked around the corner of the warehouse. When he walked to the northwest corner of the warehouse, he suddenly found a hole the size of a fist, and he couldn't help but take a closer look. Liu Zhangzhang said, "Mr. Zhang, this villain has also checked, but it's just a rat hole!" "Rat hole?" Zhang Zhao was thoughtful, and ordered people to lift several semi-empty silver boxes, and found that they were all under the bottom. There was a hole the size of a fist, and he pondered: "Could it be that rats stole a hundred thousand taels of silver?" "Rat thieves?" Liu Zhangzhang said: "Absolutely impossible. Rats love to steal food, but how can they like silver taels?" Zhang Zhao thought deeply: "This is the key to the case. Who can control the rats?" Suddenly his eyes flashed and he ordered: "Even if the police in the city disguise themselves to conduct investigations, there will be beggars who spend a lot of money and come to see me immediately! ”
Liu Zhangzhang did not dare to neglect and immediately ordered the entire city’s police officers to dispatch. A few days passed, and there was a harvest. The police brought back two beggars, one old and one young. The young beggar was strong and brightly dressed. He was enjoying himself at Wanchunlou, the largest brothel in Jining Prefecture, when he was arrested. The old beggar, frail and in rags, was captured by the police at Zuixian Restaurant.
Zhang Zhao immediately went to court to interrogate the young man. Zhang Guolao smiled and said to the matchmaker: "I have thought about all this. Go and tell me about it. If it doesn't work, then I will do it early in the morning when the sun is still shining." Before the light reached the treetops, he was awakened by the usual cry: "Get up, you lazy fool!" It's already broad daylight, and the animals won't stop hungry because of you. "I know my fate is bad." The beggar. The young beggar was brought to the court, trembling all over. Zhang Zhao slapped the crowd with surprise and shouted: "Bold maniac, you don't have a tile in your house or a cone of land. Why have you become rich recently and frequently come in and out of Wanchun Tower? You must have done something shameful and evil. Please give up immediately." I will tell you the truth, otherwise, I will serve you with severe punishment!" "Sir, forgive me." "Oh, Hercules, you have caused me so much pain, what can I do now?" At this moment, the old lord stepped into the courtyard and stood beside a groom. With the help of his servants, he climbed onto the horse with difficulty and was about to set off. ? "My life, please tell me truthfully!" The young beggar's face was ashen and he kowtowed as if he was pounding garlic. It turned out that one night ten days ago, he was sleeping in the wild and happened to meet a merchant who was passing by alone. He couldn't help but feel malicious. When the merchant was unprepared, he beat him to death with a stone, took the merchant's belongings and pushed his body into the house. Dry Well has been free since then. He never expected that in just ten days, the police would come to his door. He felt guilty as a thief, so he confessed to Zhang Zhao honestly without waiting for Zhang Zhao to be tortured. Such a case was solved, and Liu Zhangzhang and others were shocked. On this day, the Japanese team looted Tianluo Town again, took away all the food in the town, and shot and killed several young people who resisted. When the Japanese soldiers walked out of the town carrying food, they suddenly saw an old beggar sitting on the ground smoking a copper cigarette pole. The old beggar took a long breath of cigarette and then closed his eyes. When I opened my eyes, two streams of white smoke shot out from my eyes, which was really magical. He was stunned and called himself a god again and again.
As for the old beggar, Zhang Zhao was not in a hurry to interrogate him. Instead, he asked people to go to Zuixian Restaurant every day to fetch delicacies from the mountains and seas prepared by famous chefs to entertain him, but he did not let the old beggar see a drop of the wine. After seven days of this, Zhang Zhao suddenly ordered his people to stop feeding the old beggar and not even give him a sip of water, which puzzled Liu Zhangzhang and others.
Two days later, Zhang Zhao invited Liu Zhangzhang and others to have a drink. During the dinner, they were served delicacies prepared by the famous chef of Zuixian Restaurant. He also served a jar of aged Shaoxing famous wine Nerhong and opened the altar. Cover, the fragrance overflows, refreshing the heart and spleen. Zhang Zhao and Liu Zhangzhang waited for the tenth: protecting and assisting the suppressing bandits, changing cups from cup to cup, and drank happily. Liu Zhangzhang said in confusion: "Master Zhang, the imperial edict came again the day before yesterday and asked about the progress of the case. Your Excellency found that ever since Pangu opened the world and revealed the history of mankind, endless battles have begun. History is written by men, and there are Many women appeared among them. Emperor Wa, also known as Nuwa, can be said to be the most heroic heroine in China throughout the ages. But the old beggar was not interrogated. I don't know why?" Zhang Zhao said with a smile: "Why are you so anxious, Mr. Liu? When I finish this glass of wine, I will interrogate this old beggar!" After saying this, everyone drank it all in one gulp. Zhang Zhao ordered someone to fill up the wine again and gave the order: "Take the old beggar!"
After a while, the old beggar was brought to the hall and knelt on the ground.
He hadn't had a drop of water for two days, and he was obviously very hungry. He could smell the aroma of food and wine, and felt even more unbearably hungry. Zhang Zhao did not ask questions, but Liu Zhangzhang talked about wine: "Master Liu, this daughter's Honggu is fragrant and sweet, but the taste is not enough. I once solved a major case and won the favor of the Holy One. Bring in a glass of the fine wine, it is rich and fragrant, melts in your mouth, and the fragrance is still lingering in your teeth after three months!" "It's such a good wine, Master Zhang is really a blessing!" Liu Zhangzhang and others praised. When the old beggar heard this, he felt even more greedy and his tongue kept licking his lips. Seeing that the fire was about to start, Zhang Zhao picked up a glass of wine and walked up to the old beggar: "I see that you are old and don't want to be tortured, but if I ask a question, you must answer it truthfully. Well done, I." I will reward you with this table of food and wine!" The old beggar said, "Excuse me, Sir, I dare not hide it." Zhang Zhao said, "Did you steal the money from the bank?" The old beggar was shocked: "Sir, I don't dare to hide it." I really don’t know!” “Hahaha…” Zhang Zhao laughed loudly, poured the wine in his glass on the ground, and said sternly: “You tame a rat and dig a hole into the bank, steal the money and still dare to deny it. Bring the evidence!" A policeman stepped forward and presented a five-tael silver ingot. Zhang Zhao took it in his hand: "Although you are cunning and know how to remove the mark of the silver ingot in your inventory, each ingot only removes the mark. In one place, traces are lingering, just trying to hide them! How can you, an old beggar, have the money to drink this daughter's red wine every day in Zuixian Tower for a month and turn it into five ounces of silver? I ask you again, is it? Is this a table of food and wine, or is it a punishment?" "Master, I'm willing to recruit you!" Seeing that he couldn't hide it, the old beggar simply confessed.
It turned out that a few years ago, the old beggar begged for an egg by chance. He was so happy that he refused to eat it. After returning to the Pofeng Temple where he lived, he placed the egg on the shrine, planning to enjoy it tomorrow. In the middle of the night, the old beggar suddenly woke up from the cold. It happened to be a bright moon and few stars that night.
The old beggar was surprised to find a few mice stealing eggs. One mouse hugged the egg with its four claws and fell down from the shrine. A mouse bit the tail of the mouse holding the egg and dragged it desperately into the hole. The old beggar suddenly had a whim: "If the eggs are exchanged for silver coins, the mice can be tamed to enter the big house. Who knows, when he arrived at Mr. Feng Shui's residence, he saw that the door was deserted, as if no one had lived in it for a long time. After asking his neighbors, he found out that the old man had already He died half a year ago, and his death was mysterious. According to the neighbor, Mr. Feng Shui lived alone and was always in good health. Just half a year ago, the neighbor felt a smell coming from his house. For some reason, When he opened the door to his house, he found that the old man had wide eyes and a ferocious face. He had been dead for a long time. It was obvious that he did not die from illness, but from fear. When his neighbor recalled these things, he was still frightened. He had no choice but to go home disappointed. If someone steals money, won’t he have no worries about food and clothing?” From then on, the old beggar concentrated on taming rats. After several years, he finally succeeded in training a group of rats that could steal money. "It's just what?" Empress De Fei asked, and Liu Fuhai replied: "Originally, Guanyin, who gave birth to children, had two children in her arms and a child under her knees. She lost her child some time ago." It is strong, but how can it be compared to the fact that mice are digging holes? Expert, the mouse sneaked into the bank without anyone noticing and stole the silver coins. The old beggar responded not far from the bank and said that the authenticity of this legend can no longer be tested, but the prevalence of witchcraft in the Miao area cannot be tolerated. Doubtful. Research shows that the Miao people are the first ethnic group in my country to invent weapons, criminal law and witchcraft. In some Miao inhabited areas, they still retain a strong tradition of witchcraft culture. Driving corpses is, to some extent, the embodiment of Xiangxi witchcraft culture. All the stolen silver was buried under the statue of the Wind Temple. At the moment, Zhang Zhao ordered people to follow the old beggar to the Feng Temple to retrieve the stolen silver.
"Mr. Zhang, you are really a great detective today, no one can compare with you! It's just the beginning of the first month of the first lunar month when the official has something wrong. The people who came back from the refuge were very surprised to see that the village was safe and sound. At this time, the old woman suddenly realized and hurried to the villagers They told the old beggar about his promise. Ming, since you knew that this old beggar was a silver thief, why did you entertain him for seven days and starve him for two days?" Zhang Zhao smiled and said, "I don't think this old beggar has ever seen so much money in his life. He loves money as much as his life. If you insist on it, he will die and refuse to confess. He will not get the stolen money. In the end, it will not help the matter. What I do is just to arouse his appetite. As long as people have selfish desires, they will understand. If you are greedy for life and afraid of death, it will be much easier to interrogate!" Liu Zhangzhang said: "Sir, you are really a god!" After a while, the police officer reported that more than 3,000 taels of silver had been seized from the Feng Temple. Liu Zhangzhang was furious. One hundred thousand taels of silver were stolen from the treasury, but only a mere three thousand taels of silver were recovered. This old beggar must have stolen money that he had not confessed, so he was ordered to be pushed down and sentenced to death. However, Zhang Zhao smiled slightly and asked someone to take the old beggar down and have his confession recorded and signed.
That night, Liu Zhangzhang hosted a banquet for Zhang Zhao in Jining Mansion to celebrate the success of solving the case. When the wine was full, Liu Zhangzhang raised his glass and said thanks: "Thanks to Mr. Zhang for solving the case like a god and clearing the grievances of my subordinates. I will definitely reward you generously!" "Oh?" Zhang Zhao smiled slightly: "Brother, I can't bear the alcohol. Please step aside, Mr. Liu." Everyone, could you and I say something about ourselves?" Liu Zhangzhang understood and immediately dismissed everyone. Zhang Zhaodao: "As the saying goes, three years to clear the magistrate's office, one hundred thousand snowflakes and silver. Jining Prefecture has outstanding people and treasures. I have been here for many years, unlike brothers who have been under the emperor's feet. Every penny spent has to be taken from the salary. Money is really tight. Very good!" "This brother understands!" Liu Zhangzhang smiled slightly, took out a gift slip from his arms and said: "Brother has prepared a gift of five thousand taels of silver. Please accept it, Brother Zhang!" "Hahaha..."< /p>
Zhang Zhao laughed loudly: "Brother Liu regards his brother as a beggar!" "Oh?" Liu Zhangzhang was surprised: "Brother Zhang means..." Zhang Zhao's expression changed and he said: "I want to Fifty thousand taels of silver!" "How do you say this?" Liu Zhangzhang was shocked and stood up. Zhang Zhao smiled and said: "Master Liu, don't you feel that the case of the bank being stolen is not over yet? There are still many doubts in it, which are worthy of scrutiny! One hundred thousand taels of silver were stolen from the bank, and the value of the silver is between ten and five taels. The stolen silver we recovered from the old beggar was only five taels. Think about it. How could a few little mice have the strength to drag twelve taels of silver in a narrow hole? So where did the ten taels of silver go? The officer discovered in the warehouse that many of the rat thieves' silver boxes had holes gnawed by rats at the bottom, but most of the stolen silver boxes were intact, indicating that the silver was taken from the mouth of the box! Only a mere 100,000 taels of silver were recovered. Three thousand taels, which shows that the old beggar is just a thief. There must be another big thief in the case of the treasury silver being stolen! The locks of the three-story door are intact, which shows that it is very likely that the thief was a thief!"
" What did you say?" Liu Zhangzhang's face turned pale and he was sweating profusely. Zhang Zhao said with a smile: "Master Liu, you don't have to be nervous. People die for money, and birds die for food! Who wouldn't be moved when looking at the white money? It must be Master Liu, the money and grain judge Gao Yuan, and the bank manager Sun Huang checking the bank. , it was discovered that the bank was stolen, but it was strange how the thieves stole the silver? The three of you have all had thoughts of corruption for a long time. Now that you see others stealing it, you wonder how we can't get it. You hit it off immediately and conspired to steal the silver. It's just that you are greedy. God, I suddenly got more than 90,000 taels of silver. I thought that the bank was stolen anyway. If the superiors can find it, the thief will be responsible. If they can't find it, it's just three people who are in vain. They can't save their lives for the money. , not to mention that you are already old and you were going to retire and return to your hometown, so why bother with a black gauze hat? As a criminal and prison history officer, I have read countless cases, so I have already noticed it. Mr. Liu, please see, this is my inquiry about money and food. From the secret confessions written by Judge Gao Yuan and Bank Manager Sun Huangshi, do you know the criminal law of the Song Dynasty, which stipulates that those who steal money from themselves will be punished with death!" "Sir! Master Zhang, it is a villain who was confused for a moment, and deserves death!" The next day, the sun was high and Huang Zhi's restaurant was not open yet. When the good guy opened the door and took a look, there was no sign of Huang Zhi in the room. Liu Zhangzhang knelt down with a plop: "I am willing to give everything I have to beg Master Zhang to save my life!" Zhang Zhao laughed loudly: "Brother Liu is frightened. Please get up quickly and wait for you and me to discuss a perfect solution. "
A few days later, Zhang Zhao and Liu Zhangzhang jointly wrote to the court. With the cooperation of the two, the case of the theft of the treasury banknotes was found out: the leader of the thief, Wang Ermazi, disguised himself as an old man. The beggar, together with the Liangshan bandits, sneaked into Jining Prefecture and stole 100,000 taels of silver from the treasury. Wang Erma was found to have been arrested and executed. More than 20,000 taels of stolen treasury silver were recovered, and the rest was smuggled to Shuibo Liangshan by the rogue bandits. The soldiers guarding the warehouse were not strict, and they were all exiled to the border. The big treasury case was solved. Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty was overjoyed and rewarded Zhang Zhao generously. Liu Zhangguan was reinstated. However, he didn't know that the real thief was his loyal minister. Zhang Zhao took 50,000 taels, leaving nearly 30,000 taels. The two were naturally divided between Liu Zhangzhang, Gao Yuan and Sun Huang.
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