Upon hearing the news, Chu Nanzhi was so angry that she couldn't speak for a long time.
After pondering for a long time, she slowly said: "His little one will be buried generously."
After that, he handed Little Ruigi and Little Ruisi into the hands of Abi Achun, arranged the makeup herself, and solemnly ordered to Tang Weiming: "Follow me to Jichun County in person, I will personally investigate the wet nurse
Murder case."
"Queen, you have not fully recovered yet."
Tang Weiming was a little worried and was about to dissuade him, but Chu Nanzhi immediately interrupted him: "It's okay, I want to see what kind of tricks are hidden in this Langzhou City. It's so hard to find even a wet nurse."
After that, he went straight out the door.
Looking at Chu Wenbi who was full of complaints in the yard, Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but stop and said with relief: "Father, don't worry, I will definitely find a wet nurse to enter the house today."
"Ahem, this Qian just wanted to earn a few coins. How could she have done anything wrong? As for her whole family being slaughtered."
Chu Wenbi was filled with self-blame at this time, feeling that he had harmed the family of six.
"I will seek justice for them."
Chu Nanzhi suppressed the anger in her heart and clenched her fists heavily.
Seeing that his daughter was about to go out again, Chu Wenbi's face tightened, but knowing that he could not persuade her, he could only agree: "As a father, I will accompany you to Jichun County. If you can't see the murderer brought to justice, I will really be ashamed of the Qian family."
Small."
"good."
Chu Nanzhi did not refute, and asked Tang Weiming to order some guards, and the group went straight to the Jichun County government office.
Jichun County is a county town adjacent to the state capital, about an hour's drive from the state capital.
It was already afternoon when we arrived here, and the county magistrate Zhan He was enjoying tea in the backyard of the government office with a comfortable expression. When he learned that the queen was coming, he pretended to be sad and went out to greet her.
Seeing the dense crowd of state soldiers in the government office, Zhan Hechen knelt down in fear and apologized loudly: "I didn't know that the queen came to this county, and I didn't go far to welcome her. I hope the queen will forgive me."
"Zhan He, you are so brave. There was a murder in the county. You didn't send people to hunt down the murderer, but you still had the leisure to drink tea in the courtyard."
Tang Weiming looked at this pretentious official and scolded him angrily.
"The lower officials are frightened."
Zhan He explained unhurriedly: "Since the murder happened, I have already known who the murderer is, but I don't dare to do it. For this reason, I only dare to stay in a humble house. Although it seems to be leisurely, in fact it is just self-pity."
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Hearing this, Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but sneer, and looked at Zhan He with mocking eyes: "As a county official, you should make decisions for the people, but I would like to know who can make Lord Zhan so afraid?"
"The lower official is incompetent, so please ask the Queen to punish him."
Zhan He didn't say a word about the suspicion in his heart, and pretended to be noble and sighed softly.
"It seems that if I don't punish you today, I will let you down."
Chu Nanzhi snorted coldly.
She was extremely tired of this kind of mysterious people.
Presumably, the little county magistrate also heard about the deeds of Xu Jinzhou and the county supervisor Zheng Huan in Luyan Port, and wanted to play this trick of sensationalism.
Smiling with Zhan He with cold eyes, Chu Nanzhi directly ordered to the guards around him: "Come on, Jichun County Magistrate Zhan He is not able to manage the county well, so he has specially given two hundred military staffs and handed them over to the governor's office."
After finishing his words, he looked at Zhan He again with sharp eyes, and deliberately emphasized: "The number will only be counted when the number of hits is full, and not a single stick should be missing."
The sharp eyes were so frightening that Zhan He trembled and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
After beating two hundred army sticks, can you still enter the governor's mansion alive?
How come this queen doesn't play by the rules at all?
Zhan He was so frightened that he hurriedly begged for mercy and said: "Queen, please calm down. I really have something to hide, and I am not deliberately showing off my secrets."
Seeing that he finally told the truth, Chu Nanzhi walked slowly towards the hall, sat down steadily, looked at Zhan He who followed him, and remained silent without speaking.
Now Chu Wenbi couldn't wait to know who murdered the wet nurse's family, and hurriedly urged: "The Queen is here, Lord Zhan, you'd better express your doubts quickly to avoid suffering any physical pain."
Zhan He noticed that the queen was already disgusted with him, and he did not dare to show off any more, so he could only reply truthfully with a bitter face: "Not long after the queen gave birth to the little highness and the little princess at the beginning of last month, there was a news in Langzhou City.
Any remarks that are unfavorable to the queen."
"What's the point?"
Chu Nanzhi probably guessed that it was something related to giving birth.
Zhan He carefully observed everyone, but did not dare to say anything further.
"You just say it's okay, and I will grant you no guilt."
Chu Nanzhi smiled calmly at him: "But if you dare to deceive me again, I will not only hold you accountable for dereliction of duty, but also punish you for deceiving superiors and concealing information from subordinates."
"yes."
Zhan He frowned and nodded and said: "Although the late emperor issued an order for the whole country to observe mourning for only three days, our Langzhou is the capital of Zhongzhou and an ancient city with thousands of years. We have always abided by the etiquette and laws, observed the integrity for the emperor, and paid filial piety to the elders. We have always followed the ancient system of the previous dynasty.
"Filial piety should not be removed for less than three years. The Queen is a mother to the world. Your Majesty is from the lineage of the late Emperor and was highly valued by the late Emperor. He should be mourned in accordance with the funeral. For this reason, some people have complained about the Queen giving birth during the national mourning."
"I see."
Chu Nanzhi suddenly realized: "So, the officials of various counties in Langzhou did not act in accordance with the decree issued by the governor, and the women who gave birth during the rest of the month were forcibly hiding their babies?"
Thinking of this plot, Zhan He couldn't bear to close his eyes.
"Absurd, really absurd."
Chu Nanzhi felt even more angry: "Even the late emperor was considerate of the people's livelihood and understood that it was not easy for a woman to conceive, so he issued this edict. You are the subjects of this dynasty, but you are pedantically following the old system of the previous dynasty. What are your intentions?"
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Everyone has three relatives and six dependents. If you have to observe mourning for three years every time a close relative dies, how many three years can be wasted in this life? Not to mention that during the national mourning period, there are many women in labor throughout the country. After the death of the late emperor, the people of the country
It’s all heartbreaking, but why are these women so wrong that they must be forced to have their babies stillborn, or even kill one and two of them?”
After a long silence, Chu Nanzhi looked up at the silent lobby and sighed deeply: "County Magistrate Zhan, please tell me who is so stubborn and regards human life as nothing?"
The person who can make the whole city's officials and people feel so taboo must not be a mere mortal.
Zhan He gritted his teeth, and then blurted out: "This person is a famous person in our Langzhou City, Gu Lei, the patriarch of Gujiazhuang. Although he is a commoner, he has a very important position in our Langzhou. Even Princess Yanjing and
When Prince Consort Pei was stationed in Langzhou, he also respected Mr. Gu very much. Whenever he encountered difficult matters in the state, he would ask Mr. Gu for proper solutions."
"Gu Lei?"
Hearing this name, Chu Nanzhi felt sad and sad in her heart.
Chang Lao lost his life in order to ask him to come forward to preside over the reform of Langzhou's official system. He never thought that this man was actually a person who was seeking fame and reputation.
In order to comply with the old system, one can actually violate the holy will. It is really incredible to see human life so clearly.