Chapter 617 How could the official have bad intentions?
"It seems that the lower official mistakenly blamed the princess."
Xu Jinzhou was both happy and guilty. He shook his head and blamed himself. He couldn't hide his excitement and murmured to himself: "The official said that he would never misjudge the wrong person. The princess was not afraid of power and redressed people's grievances several times. Even the people in the capital
The eldest princess can offend, so how can she ignore the life and death of hundreds of thousands of people? It's just a low-ranking official who was confused and wrongly blamed the princess."
"Nothing about people remains the same."
Seeing him blaming himself so much, Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but joked: "I still like Magistrate Xu's unruly look. Only in this way can I and Your Highness dare to entrust Xu with peace of mind."
The county magistrate has important responsibilities.”
"Important responsibility?"
Xu Jinzhou raised his head suspiciously, straightened the messy hair on his cheek in a panic, and said in confusion: "I am just a county magistrate, how dare I be valued by the princess and your highness."
"Magistrate Xu being so arrogant and belittling is not what I saw in my house today."
Chu Nanzhi smiled warmly and said: "This Xing Huan is so bold that he dares to send someone to assassinate His Highness. His Highness intends to thoroughly investigate the entire Funing County. Magistrate Xu braved all odds and came to the state capital just to be in this palace."
Are you saying these excuses in front of me?"
"Of course not."
Xu Jinzhou looked solemn and bowed respectfully: "I would like to ask the princess to make the decision on the lives of 192,300 people in Tuyuan County."
"Okay, I have received permission from His Highness to appoint you as the chief inspector of the state capital to go to various counties to supervise disaster relief matters. No matter what method you use, I will definitely allocate all the disaster relief money and food to every county.
In the hands of a disaster-stricken citizen."
Chu Nanzhi looked at him squarely and asked solemnly: "Is Magistrate Xu confident in completing this arduous task?"
Seeing that her serious look did not seem to be teasing him, Xu Jinzhou immediately fell into hesitation.
"Why, Magistrate Xu doesn't dare or is he afraid of betraying the trust of me and His Highness?"
Chu Nanzhi frowned and asked.
Xu Jinzhou gritted his teeth, and his eyes gradually showed an extremely determined look. He knelt down and replied sonorously and forcefully: "To be so respected by the princess and your highness, I can't repay you even if I am shattered to pieces. I will definitely die with all my strength this time."
Fulfill the mission.”
"Okay, very good. Mr. Xu doesn't have to worry about going here. You can just go ahead and do whatever you want. I and Your Highness are waiting for Mr. Xu's triumphant return in the state capital."
"I will take my orders."
Xu Jinzhou stood up calmly, and the two looked at each other and couldn't help but express the joy of admiring each other.
Chu Nanzhi could now roughly imagine in his mind the scene of this thorny head full of courage, stirring up trouble in various counties.
I don’t know how Tang Ru should respond.
Regardless of whether the Tang Governor had the intention to protect the officials involved, one thing she could believe now was that with Xu Jinzhou supervising the disaster relief, the disasters in various places should be controllable.
There are parents and officials who are willing to ask for orders for the people regardless of their lives, so they will definitely not starve to death.
"Princess, it's not too late. I'm afraid I can't delay here any longer. I need to take advantage of the Funing County officials to come to the state capital to watch the ceremony and immediately go to the county to inspect and collect evidence of the crimes of Xing Huan and his gang members."
Xu Jinzhou was determined to cut off a strong man's wrist this time and couldn't wait to consult.
"Okay, if you secretly return to Funing County at this time, you will be caught off guard."
Chu Nanzhi nodded in agreement, and then told He Ying: "General He, you personally escort Mr. Xu to the coastal defense camp, and ask Li Sanmu to recruit more smart soldiers to protect Mr. Xu's safety."
"The last general takes orders."
He Ying cupped his hands and left in a hurry with Xu Jinzhou.
In the dark discipline room, Chu Nanzhi slowly stood up and was about to move when she saw a jailer walking in mysteriously.
Guan Erbai looked at the boy who was hesitant to speak, and asked impatiently: "What's the matter?"
"Prison Master, the Governor Xing who was just escorted in said he wanted to meet the princess."
The jailer then opened his mouth to report.
"Prefect Xing?"
Guan Erbai looked at Chu Nanzhi in confusion.
"Bring him here."
Chu Nanzhi ordered without hesitation.
The jailer frowned: "Prefect Xing asked the princess to come over and said that he had something to tell the princess alone."
"But it's unreasonable for a subordinate prisoner to ask for a princess."
Guan Erbai was very angry, and as soon as he started complaining, Chu Nanzhi waved his hand to stop him: "I would like to see what other tricks this Prefect Xing can pull off."
Then he asked the jailer to lead the way, and only Sang Qi was led to the cell where Xing Huan was imprisoned.
Because he was a repeat offender of the assassination, the place where Xing Huan was imprisoned was extremely deep and the most closely guarded innermost area.
The further you go inside, the more dim and powerless the fires lit everywhere appear.
Light footsteps stepped on the uneven stone slabs, and the echoing footsteps were particularly clear, making the empty prison even more eerie.
"Princess, Princess, I have been waiting for you. Please help me, Princess."
Chu Nanzhi was looking around cautiously when she suddenly heard a rush of words coming from a dark cell on the left, and then a pale face popped out.
She looked closely and could vaguely make out the familiar figure.
"Mr.
Chu Nanzhi walked forward slowly, with a stern look in his clear eyes, staring directly at most of the faces reflected in the gap in the cell door.
"There's no need to blame someone if you want to."
Xing Huan argued with reason: "Lianyi is just a weak woman. How could she have the ability to assassinate His Highness? King Pingning wants to frame his subordinates. The princess is a smart person, how could she not see that?"
"Weak woman?"
Chu Nanzhi smiled sarcastically: "I'm afraid not necessarily."
"It seems that the princess also wants to put the official to death."
The last trace of luck in Xing Huan's heart was slowly extinguished. He always felt that this woman was not that easy to fool, but now this woman was his last life-saving straw, and he had to put some effort into coaxing her.
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"Xiaoguan has admired the princess for a long time. He has been thinking about the princess day and night in the county just to be able to see the princess as soon as possible. How could he have malicious intentions to murder His Highness and make the princess sad?"
Xing Huan looked around and saw no one around. He knelt down pretending to be deeply affectionate, held the cell door with both hands, and said sincerely: "Princess, do you still remember the incident in Haikang County? When you and Your Highness took over the officialdom of Haikang County,
The ground was shaken and the people were in panic, but the subordinates turned a deaf ear and did not send anyone to stop it. Does the princess know why?"
"Why?"
Chu Nanzhi looked at him with a cold smile.
His sudden change of expression made it difficult for people to get used to it.
"Xiaguan has seen a lot of things in the world in his life, but he has never seen such a smart and courageous woman as the princess. Ever since the Luyan Port tax and bank case spread, Xiaguan has been respectful to the princess.
I wish I could meet the princess. I knew that I had been deceived about the Haikang County matter, so I deliberately made it easier for the princess and your highness so that the princess could successfully investigate the case."
Xing Huan was full of unambiguous lies. If Chu Nanzhi hadn't been wary of this person, she would have almost believed his affectionate words.
She had no intention of exposing him, but Chu Nanzhi agreed with a smile: "I see, it seems that I have wrongly blamed the prefect."
"Yes, how can a lower official have any bad intentions?"
Xing Huanwei looked downcast and confided: "I have good intentions. I really don't know why Your Highness would frame me like this."