Ge Ye Case

Jiu Jin, a native of Nanfeng County, Jiangxi Province, was born as a scholar. He has a cousin named Mei Xianchun, as the Nanjing press envoy, powerful and prominent.

One summer, Jiu Jin bought some exquisite bronze playthings and took three servants, Gui 18, Zhang 3, and Fu 10, to visit Mei Xianchun in Nanjing. One day, the four servants came to stay in Ruifeng County. Jiu said: "Mei press courtyard busy with official business, or to go around the tour, not necessarily in Nanjing. Zhang San and Fu X can go to Nanjing by dry road to inquire about the whereabouts of the court, and then wait for me and your 18 at Wuhu after they have made a clear inquiry." When Zhang San and Fu Shi saw that their master had instructed them to do so, they had no objection, but only asked Jiu Wei to be more careful on the way.

The next day, Jiu bow and Gui 18 changed ships, and Ge Cai, the sailor, carried their luggage on board. The luggage was heavy, and Ge Cai suspected that it was gold and silver, so he said to Ai Hu, the ship's master, "There are some suitcases that are very heavy, I think they are gold and silver." When Ai Hu heard that the suitcases were full of gold and silver, he had bad intentions and said to Ge Cai, "We can't take other guests so that we can make a move midway." After the two agreed, they pretended to say to Jiu Wei, "I think your Excellency is a scholar, like quiet, I'm afraid to take another guest messy, with the boat disturbance is not convenient, now no longer take other guests, only hope that your Excellency rewards more boat money." Jiu Wei said, "That's better, I will give you more money for the boat when I arrive at Wuhu." When the two men saw Jiu Jin say this, they were more and more sure that the suitcase must be gold and silver.

One day, the ship crossed Jiujiang, and at night, the sailor stopped the ship in a secluded place. Waiting until midnight, Ai Hu and Ge Cai took advantage of the master and servant of Jiu Wei asleep, they killed them and threw the bodies into the river. Ai Hu found the key and opened the suitcase, and saw that it was full of bronze objects, including incense burners, vases, kettles, pen mountains, and other exquisite playthings. Ge Cai said, "I said it was all silver, we both have wealthy, it turned out to be these things." Ai Hu said: "There are such good goods, still worried about no place to sell. Why not transport to Wuhu, along the way to sell, is silver." The two of them acted according to the agreement.

After Zhang San and Fu X arrived in Nanjing, they heard that the court was in Suzhou, so they went back to Wuhu and waited for more than half a month, but the master did not come. Hired a boat up the river until the original store in Ruifeng asked. The shopkeeper said, "The next day to change the boat and left, how can we wait until now?" The two people were very surprised and went down to Nanjing and Suzhou to look for them. At this time, they ran out of money and had to pawn their clothes for their travel expenses. In Suzhou, they heard that Mei had already left for Songjiang to inspect, so they went to Songjiang again, but there was still no news.

Two people want to see the court, but no opportunity to meet the court, no opportunity to meet, so they returned to Nanjing.