Today is not the day when Chu Nanzhi officially entered the Tingwei Mansion, but the emperor's edict had already been conveyed to the government office.
The Tingwei Mansion has been open for hundreds of years, and there has never been a woman serving as a Tingwei. Therefore, those officials with strong backgrounds, including the two left and right Tingwei supervisors, chose to take leave to express their dissatisfaction.
Fortunately, Tang Weiming invited the most important people to Tingwei Mansion, which was enough for Chu Nanzhi.
As soon as she entered the courtyard of the government office, Chu Nanzhi saw him leading a middle-aged man in black and simple shirts waiting in the courtyard, with more than ten minor officials standing behind him.
Seeing Lin Jinshu following Chu Nanzhi, the middle-aged man bowed his hands very respectfully: "The guilty minister Fang Qingyue has met Princess Shu."
But when he looked at Chu Nanzhi, he turned his face away arrogantly.
Lin Jinshu was not surprised at all by his attitude. He impatiently gestured for him to get up, and then introduced seriously: "This is the new female official of Tingwei Mansion, Princess Pingning. I haven't met Ting Ning yet."
Mr. Wei."
Fang Qingyue snorted disdainfully: "Your Majesty is really confused, how can you let a woman serve as the official of the Tingwei Mansion."
"This princess is also a female streamer."
Lin Jinshu glared at him dissatisfied: "But if women like me hadn't recovered the southern border and resisted the Rongdi tribe in the north for several years, Mr. Fang would not have the leisure and leisure to talk and laugh with others in the capital."
"The princess is a woman who is not inferior to her men. She fights for the country and is not afraid of hard work. The guilty ministers will naturally respect her."
As soon as Fang Qingyue finished speaking, Lin Jinshu rebutted again: "If it weren't for the woman in front of you who is the same as me, another innocent person would have been beaten up and humiliated by the subordinates of your Tingwei Mansion yesterday.
Another injustice will happen."
After hearing this, Fang Qingyue took a serious look at Chu Nanzhi, but he still felt unconvinced.
"Fang Qingyue, it doesn't matter whether you accept or not. It is an ironclad fact that I have been ordered to take over the Tingwei Mansion by His Majesty's grace. If you are really dissatisfied, you can follow General Rong Heng's example and go to the Chengqian Hall to kneel down.
Let’s see if His Majesty can be moved by your sincerity in the last ten days and a half.”
Chu Nanzhi looked at his arrogant and arrogant look with a smile. She was not angry, but deliberately mocked: "If you don't want to suffer this, I can give you another way to prove that you are better than me."
There are many things you can do, if you can do this, please resign from the post of Imperial Lieutenant."
Hearing this, Lin Jinshu immediately panicked and was about to stop him when Chu Nan Zhi calmly waved his hand and said, "Master Fang, do you dare to make a bet with me?"
"A real man can bend and stretch, so why should a guilty minister dare not?"
Fang Qingyue curled his lips very arrogantly and said: "Princess Pingning, please tell me, what are you betting on?"
"The murderer who murdered Lao Tingwei captured yesterday is now being held in the prison of Tingwei Mansion. However, there must be great power hidden behind this person. I want you to find ways to pry open his mouth and find out the mastermind behind it.
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Chu Nanzhi said those words in Zhang Mansion yesterday, which made everyone think that Du Jiuzhen was a person who was greedy for life and afraid of death. He just wanted these words to spread and arouse the vigilance of his opponents.
However, it is not easy to really find out something from Du Jiuzhen's mouth.
This was no longer part of her plan.
What she has to do now is to use every possible means to lure her opponent to the surface.
Fang Qingyue had also learned that Du Jiuzhen was a dead soldier who had been lurking beside Zhang Lu for more than twenty years. He almost committed suicide but was stopped abruptly.
It's not easy to ask questions from a dead soldier.
He hesitated and frowned, feeling embarrassed when Chu Nanzhi's sharp voice suddenly rang out: "Why, you don't dare to take on this porcelain job?"
After saying that, he shook his head with disdain: "It seems that Mr. Fang is no more than that, so let me, a female figure whom you despise, go and interrogate him personally. I have a way to make him open his mouth."
"slow."
Fang Qingyue felt extremely insulted, and finally mustered up the courage to agree: "The guilty minister is willing to take over the case and interrogate the criminal Du Jiuzhen. If the guilty minister doesn't even have this ability, he can't pry that guy's mouth open. The guilty minister is willing to take over the case and interrogate the criminal Du Jiuzhen.
I am willing to lead the princess’s horse and make amends for today’s rudeness.”
"Very good."
Chu Nanzhi smiled knowingly: "There are still ten days before the New Year's Eve Festival, so let's use the ten days as a period to see who can think of a way to find out the mastermind behind Du Jiuzhen first."
"It's a deal."
Fang Qingyue clenched his fists confidently, obviously irritated, and began to plan to use all means to interrogate this case.
Chu Nanzhi nodded happily: "Then please Master Fang, please go home and tidy up quickly. For the next ten days, the palace hopes that you will stay at Tingwei Mansion. If you need it, please ask Princess Shu's guards to pick it up. In addition to
I, Princess Shu, are not allowed to get close to anyone anymore, let alone leak the interrogation process."
"There is no need to go back to the house, just ask the master to send you two pairs of clean clothes."
Fang Qingyue waved his hand decisively: "The guilty minister can take over the case today."
As for the matter of being under custody, he has been on duty in Tingwei Mansion for many years and knows the ins and outs of it. He must be aware that it is not simple behind the case, otherwise he would not be isolated from the outside world.
"Go ahead."
Chu Nanzhi admired his attitude in handling the case very much, and asked someone to lead him to the prison, while she and Lin Jinshu slowly entered the Tingwei Mansion.
When she entered the Tingwei Mansion for the first time, the base for administering the country's criminal law, she was shocked by its grandeur.
The solemn and solemn bright red paint everywhere covers the entire Tingwei Mansion, which is much more imposing than the county government office in Luyan Port or even the newly built Governor's Mansion.
Being able to continue her lifelong pursuit here, she felt indescribably warm and touched in her heart.
The passion that was gradually extinguished burned again, and she vowed to restore this solemn place to its former sanctity.
Lin Jinshu saw her eyes wandering around the buildings in Tingwei Mansion. Thinking of the bet between her and Fang Qingyue just now, Lin Jinshu couldn't help but joked: "Nan Zhi, you are really not afraid that that guy will find out before you."
The mastermind behind this? I don’t want you to leave Tingwei Mansion.”
"If he really has this ability, then I bet on the right person."
Chu Nanzhi smiled nonchalantly and said, "Wouldn't this save a lot of trouble? When the time comes, we only need to go to the door to pick up the person, so there is no need to go through all the trouble."
As he finished speaking, he muttered to himself: "I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for ten days."
Thinking of this, she suddenly looked at Lin Jinshu anxiously: "When will the guards in Jingling City be the weakest?"
Lin Jinshu thought for a moment and then replied: "Now, of course, it is the year-end ceremony. The emperor's health is gradually improving. He will personally participate in the sacrifice this year. At that time, all the courtiers will follow the emperor to worship outside the city."
"I don't think this will be the day."
Chu Nanzhi shook his head suspiciously: "At this juncture, the city must be on guard on the day of the tail festival, and there is also King Qinghe's garrison on the outskirts of Beijing. If I want to succeed, I will definitely choose to do it on the eve of the tail festival.
Well, we can make a sudden attack while the personnel deployment is not yet stable, so that we can catch people off guard."
"The night before the tail festival?"
Lin Jinshu was reminded by her and really thought that was what happened.
On the eve of the last festival, everyone must recuperate their energy for the next day's escort, and rest peacefully after completing preparations. Although the curfew is the most stringent, the frequent mobilization of the army is the time when the army is truly at its weakest.
Glancing at Chu Nanzhi with admiration, Lin Jinshu said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will be careful from that day on."
The two people's eyes met, and they immediately reached a tacit understanding.