Li Shimin carefully looked through the materials and he almost confirmed the murderer. It must have been done by those armed militias. They assassinated a first-rank official. Did they want to rebel?

Qing Dynasty

Yongzheng no longer cared about his reputation. He wanted to know more about this case and, if possible, stop it at the source.

"The Ma Assassination Case is one of the four great mysteries of the late Qing Dynasty. Let me tell you about this case."

Qi Cheng had already introduced the affairs of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, so he directly told everyone that because the imperial court's troops were so rotten, they had to rely on the militia below.

The most powerful among these militias was Zeng Guofan's Hunan Army, and the city of Nanjing was also captured by the Hunan Army.

After the Taiping Rebellion was suppressed, the imperial court at that time wanted to disband the Hunan Army, so it transferred Zeng Guofan to the position of Governor-General of Zhili and appointed Ma Xinyi as Governor-General of Liangjiang.

It is rumored that Ma Xinyi was met by Empress Dowager Cixi many times, who asked him to find the lost treasure of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Ma Xinyi also knew that he was basically doomed to die.

When he returned home, he warned his two brothers that if anything happened to him, they should not go to Beijing to file a complaint, but just stay in their hometown.

After he went to Nanjing, he promoted Yuan Baoqing to be his assistant. While rectifying the military discipline of the Hunan Army, he also eliminated a group of Hunan Army soldiers and generals.

Two years later, he was assassinated by Zhang Wenxiang at the back door of the Governor's Mansion after reviewing the troops. This was why Qi Cheng asked him where he was just now.

Daqin

Li Si has understood it all. Isn't this just local forces rebelling against the central forces? The Qin Dynasty does not have this kind of trouble now, but it needs to think about this situation.

The law should clearly stipulate how such cases should be judged.

Qing Dynasty

Emperor Yongzheng also understood this. He wanted to see how future generations would handle this case and whether Zeng Guofan, the leader of the Hunan Army, was implicated.

Killing him is a bit like killing a meritorious official without authorization. He should be dismissed from his post and be impeached.

……

After killing the man, Zhang Wenxiang did not escape, but waited to be caught and brought to court. The presiding judges at the time included Zhang Zhiwan, the governor of the Grand Canal, and others. They did not torture the prisoner, but only took his confession.

It was said that Zhang Wenxiang and Ma Xinyi had a personal grudge, so they assassinated each other in the street.

The imperial court was certainly not satisfied with this result. On the one hand, it sent Zeng Guofan to Nanjing to appease the Hunan Army, and on the other hand, it sent Zheng Dunjin, the then Minister of Justice, to lead his troops south.

Zheng Dunjin is known for being impartial and just.

However, they did not find out anything in Jiangnan, so they could only listen to Zeng Guofan and report according to the previous results.

On his way back to Beijing, Zheng Dunjin resigned from his official position. The court could only vent its anger on the two doctors who returned. One was transferred to Lanzhou, and the other went directly back to his hometown.

But the case was not over. Soon a theory emerged that Zhang Wenxiang assassinated Ma Xinyi because of a sex scandal.

However, the descendants of the Ma family do not agree with this result. Now there is a movie going to be made about this incident. If a romantic scandal occurs, they will go to court to sue.

Tang Dynasty

Li Shimin shook his head. It was indeed the end of the dynasty, and such a major case would lead to such a result. Wasn't this fooling the court?

No wonder the judge had to resign. If he went back, he would have to bear the infamy for the rest of his life.

Qing Dynasty

Emperor Yongzheng sighed helplessly. The trial of this case was muddled, and in the end there was even a romantic scandal. Was there no loyal person in the court at that time?

Even if there isn't one, why not send a prince to try the case?

How could a Minister of Justice have more power than the Governor-General of Zhili?

I'm afraid that after this case, there will be even fewer ministers working for the court.

After listening to the case, Li Wei narrowed his eyes slightly. He also came here on a mission from the court. He thought that Jiangnan would not send someone to assassinate him.

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