The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

Chapter 578 Entrustment
An extra thick letter with another one stuffed inside the envelope.

Pan Yun opened the big envelope, took out the letter paper and the tightly sealed envelope inside, glanced at the handwriting on it, and then reacted.

This letter was sent by Master Li, and inside the letter was a letter written to her by Magistrate Wu.

A county magistrate actually had to put a letter inside the letter of a gentleman. Either it was inconvenient for him, or it was inconvenient for him to say what he wanted to say to her.

Pan Yun immediately put his letter aside and read Mr. Li's letter first.

After this incident, Mr. Li, who had always needed to get money from his father, took control of half of the family's financial power.

Mr. Li seemed to have just realized that his son was quite capable and sometimes even smarter than he was, so after a family meeting, he decided to hand over the two large farms and three shops in his family to his son.

Mrs. Li agreed wholeheartedly.

The son had half of the family's financial power, Mrs. Li herself held her own dowry, and Mr. Li also had some say in the property. The mother and son suddenly became the masters of most of the Li family.

Rounding it off, it's equivalent to Mr. Li being in charge.

Therefore, he became much more generous.

In the letter, he praised Pan Yun's talismans for their effectiveness and said that he had recommended her talismans to several friends, who all wanted to ask her for a few talismans to try.

Including but not limited to talismans for attracting romance, wealth, peace and health.

Mr. Li said that they were also willing to try strange and bizarre talismans.

The intention was good, but it was too long-winded. Pan Jun quickly scanned the text and finally found the key information he wanted to see.

The latter part of the letter said that the day after she left, her missing experience and others finally attracted the attention of people outside.

Within two days, the governor sent people to inquire about Ji'an Prefecture, and Ji'an Prefecture then found the person responsible, Magistrate Wu.

The case of the eighteen corpses was then revealed before the Ji'an Prefecture and the Governor.

Upon learning that Magistrate Wu had reported the incident to the capital, the Ji'an Prefecture and the Provincial Administration were furious and immediately put Magistrate Wu in jail.

Master Li said, "The day after you left, Magistrate Wu entrusted his family to me and asked me to ask the caravan and escort company to escort them back to Zhending. So when he was released from prison, he didn't even have anyone to take care of him."

Procedurally speaking, it was not at all unfair for Magistrate Wu to be imprisoned.

Because, according to the law, such a major case in the county must be reported to the prefectural government, and the prefect will report it to the provincial government. After both parties have reviewed and confirmed that there is nothing wrong, it will be reported to the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple.

Even if he suspected the prefect and the governor, he would first submit an impeachment document to the capital to let the capital know that he had this suspicion. The prefect and the governor would also have to write a letter to clarify the matter and then continue after a verbal battle.

How could they just overturn the table and submit the case directly to the capital, bypassing two levels of departments?

There are more than 1,100 counties in the Ming Dynasty. If they all do this, what is the use of the prefects and the provincial governors?

Wouldn’t the capital be extremely busy?

Master Li told Pan Yun: "However, five days later, people from the Three Departments came to the capital, and Magistrate Wu was released. He is now recovering from his injuries in the county government office. I went through great pains to get news about him."

Mr. Li finally wrote: "He asked me to deliver the letter to you..."

"Hi——" Pan Jun put the letter aside and immediately opened another one. He talked for a long time, but there was not much useful information.

Magistrate Wu's letter was much more concise.

He told Pan Yun that the reason why the capital sent the three officials so quickly was because the Jiangnan inspector wrote a petition on his behalf, fished out his memorial that had been pressed into a corner, and sent it directly to His Majesty. The emperor was shocked to hear about this cruel case, and immediately assigned the three officials to investigate the case.

"The three courts are working hard on the case and have imprisoned me in the county government office. They call it detention, but in reality it's protection."

He changed the subject and sighed, "Although they tried hard, it was difficult to dig deeper. Before the arrival of the Three Divisions, Xue Xin and the former prefect Qian Zhixiao, who were imprisoned with me, one choked to death, and the other hit his head and went crazy."

"You and I both know that the upper limit of this matter is not the experience of Xue Xin and Qian Zhixiao. After you left, Xiyan, now known as Huang Xi, was found. According to her, Liu Xiaohong warned her before her death. She seemed to have found out that Qian Zhixiao and others had tortured people to death, but someone liked her very much at that time, so Liu Xiaohong was not in danger. The next person chosen at that time was Xiyan."

"That's why Xiyan accidentally scratched her face. After a long time of treatment, the madam of Wanchunlou finally agreed and allowed her cousin to redeem her."

"According to what she said, Liu Xiaohong was both scared and excited at the time, saying that she would perform great merits, redeem herself with honor, and no longer be afraid of being sold in the future.

But after that, Liu Xiaohong disappeared."

County Magistrate Wu said: "Xue Xin and Qian Zhixiao have been trying to cover up Liu Xiaohong's death. I'm afraid there is something else going on behind the scenes that we cannot detect."

"Eighteen people were brutally murdered. Even if they blamed the already executed Yang Ji for the murder, these two people would still be dead," Magistrate Wu asked. "It is said that dying people tend to speak kindly. Why are they so reluctant to talk about Liu Xiaohong's death?"

"Please ask Taoist Pan to help Liu Xiaohong recover her memory as soon as possible, find out the truth, and bring justice to the world."

Magistrate Wu told Pan Yun that he was only being detained now, and even if the Censorate could defend him for procedural errors, he would not be able to be an official in the future.

"Among the 18 corpses, four were found during my term. Three or more are major cases, but this county only found out about them three years later. This is a major dereliction of duty." Magistrate Wu said, "After this case, I will be dismissed. Xue Xin and Qian Zhixiao both committed suicide in the Ji'an County Jail. If I'm unlucky, I may be questioned. Then, I'll leave this case to you, Taoist priest."

Pan Yun folded the letter expressionlessly and put it away.

Miao Zhen looked at her expression and asked, "Little Master, what happened during your last retreat?"

"Yes, Junior Master is not happy at all when he comes back this time. He doesn't have much energy left, and he even used a communication talisman to call Xiaohong."

Pan Jun thought about it and said, "I found Xiaohong's body last time I went out."

The three people's eyes widened.

The first thing Miaohe thought of was the stitches that appeared on Xiaohong's body when she was frightened, and she looked distressed: "Xiaohong... is she okay? Does it hurt?"

Pan Yun nodded: "It hurts a lot."

The four of them were silent for a long time, and Miao Zhen said, "Master Junior has been burning the talisman paper for thirteen days, why hasn't she come back yet?"

Pan Yun sighed and said, "She is a ghost, living in the golden hairpin. If her lover doesn't bring her back, she can't fly back even if she wants to."

She frowned: "Where did Hongyan take her? Why hasn't she come back yet?"

Miao Zhen also became worried: "Nothing will happen, right?"

The four of them looked at each other, then turned around and went to Miaozhen's room to tell fortunes.

Since it concerned a good friend, Miaozhen prayed very seriously before making a divination.

She arranged the hexagrams and pondered: "This hexagram..."

Three heads came together and asked in unison: "Not good?"

"No, it's great."

(End of this chapter)