After appeasing the Chen family and his son, Chu Nanzhi led everyone away.
On the carriage ride back, Chu Wenbi was filled with confusion. Looking at his daughter who was concentrating with her eyes closed, he asked with confusion on his face: "Da Zhi, you said today that you would come to seek justice for the Qian family, why didn't you?
Bring the patriarch of Gujiazhuang to the county to watch such a bustle?"
"Magistrate Zhan suspects that the death of Chang Lao and the Qian family is closely related to the head of the Gu family. What does father think about this?"
Chu Nanzhi did not rush to answer him, but asked back.
"This head of the Gu family does not look like the murderer who murdered them."
Chu Wenbi shook his head hesitantly: "My father looked at him today and his expression was indeed saddened by the death of the Chen family's wife. I'm afraid he was taken advantage of."
"Father's guess is consistent with what I think."
Chu Nanzhi pursed her lips and smiled and said: "Although he is the leader of the Langzhou gentry, he has never entered the officialdom. Today, Tong Fei would rather die than reveal the person behind the scenes. This shows that the person behind the scenes is extremely powerful in Langzhou City and can strangle him.
Keeping their lifeline alive is something that the head of the Gu family obviously cannot do."
"In that case, why do you need Magistrate Zhan to mobilize troops to seek justice for the deceased mothers?"
Chu Wenbi was still puzzled: "Dalang is in the capital and is looking forward to your mother and son's return. It's better for you to delay here."
"You can't just take things in this world at face value. There are several unsolved cases at the moment that have no clue, but one thing I can tell is that they are all aimed at the reform of the official system."
Chu Nanzhi patiently explained to him: "Since there is no way to find out, we can only try to find ways to lure the murderer to appear. The head of the Gu family relies on his aristocracy, and what he is most proud of in his life are the scholars he has recommended over the years, so I want to
Breaking down his psychological defense layer by layer, allowing him to have a clear understanding of the aristocratic families in Langzhou."
Chu Wenbi stared at her blankly, as if he understood something but at the same time he didn't understand anything at all.
Seeing his helpless expression, Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Okay, father, I know you are worried about Dalang being alone in the capital. Once I solve the matter in Langzhou City, we will enter the capital immediately.
Then I will personally choose a big house for you and your mother, and you can live your whole life in Beijing."
Now that he has become wealthy, Chu Wenbi most wants to return to his hometown and live with his relatives, but when he thinks of the far distance between Jinling City and Pingning Prefecture, he really doesn't worry about his daughter being alone in the palace, so he has no choice but to obey:
"As long as you sisters live well, your mother and I will feel relieved wherever we are."
As soon as he finished speaking, he couldn't help but frowned: "Ahem, I haven't looked for a reliable wet nurse to take him back with me after being out for a long time. Rui Ji, Rui Si is probably starving."
"Until the Qian family's affairs come to light, I'm afraid no one will dare to enter the house again. Even the richest people will have to risk their lives."
Chu Nanzhi sighed helplessly.
"It's time for the slaves who want to go out to buy cows to come back."
Chu Wenbi thought about it and said with relief: "When the cows are bought, let's use milk to deal with it for a while. No matter how difficult the days are, they will be over."
"Of course."
Chu Nanzhi squinted her eyes and looked out the car window, hoping that everything would go smoothly.
She wants to play a big game of chess.
Outside Langzhou City, inside Gujiazhuang
Zhang Xuan personally helped Gu Lei back to the village. Seeing that his complexion had improved a lot, a hint of joy appeared on his sad face: "My teacher really scared the students just now. It's no wonder what happened to the Chen family."
Teacher, teacher, you don’t have to blame yourself, Langzhou is a vast land and rich in resources, and there are always places that are beyond our reach, so some treacherous and stingy people will inevitably appear."
"If I remember correctly, Tong Fei, the county lieutenant of Jichun County, is the person promoted by Lord Chang Shi when he was the county governor, right?"
Gu Lei glanced at him deeply, leaned on his crutches and asked earnestly: "Erlang, you have become a bigger and bigger official now. I wonder how much you still remember your original intention of being an official?"
Zhang Xuan smiled without smiling, and replied with a sincere face: "Thanks to the mentor's support all the way, I am the student I am today. The student has always been grateful for the mentor's teachings, and vowed to be loyal to the court and plead for the people of the world. I have never forgotten this.
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"Yeah?"
Gu Lei faced him with a wry smile: "But what happened today really opened my eyes."
"This incident is indeed outrageous. It shows that the water in Langzhou is very deep."
Zhang Xuan let out a long sigh, but suddenly a sly smile appeared on his face: "But this is good, it shows that some people are also unwilling to see the official system of Langzhou change. The queen is just a woman after all. How does she know about officialdom?
The truth is, only people with great wisdom like my mentor can decide who can be an official."
Before today, Gu Lei would not have doubted his flattering words. It can be seen that after the tragedy of the Chen family, he had already doubted himself and felt that he had become an accomplice of Langzhou officials in killing the people.
"Today's officialdom is indeed no longer what it used to be. All I have seen over the years are selfish disciples of powerful families. As for true talent and learning, it seems to be much less important in front of the elite."
At this point, Gu Lei closed his eyes and sighed slowly: "Maybe what the Queen said is right. After all, this world belongs to the people of the world, not to a few big families. The Tang family has controlled the government and supported the tribes these years.
, which stirred up chaos in the imperial court. The fate of Tang Yao and King Qinghe is too old and unwilling to repeat the same mistakes. Erlang, you should also take care of yourself."
"Could it be that my mentor wants to support the queen in reforming the official system?"
Hearing his meaningful words, Zhang Xuan suddenly felt bad and loudly dissuaded him: "My mentor is a very important figure in our Langzhou City. We shouldn't compromise because of the Chen family. Our country is in turmoil right now, so why not?"
We have to rely on the strong support of various wealthy families, so how can we listen to the queen's words and carry out any reforms in the official system? If the foundation is touched, how can we turn the tide?"
"I'm old and tired, Erlang should go back early."
Gu Lei was in a state of confusion and did not want to discuss this topic with him in depth, so he left him and went straight back to the mansion.
He rested peacefully at his house for a few days, but as the unjust cases discovered by Zhan Heche continued to surface, and the number of officials arrested gradually increased, Gu Lei finally couldn't stand it any longer. He vaguely sensed that there was a human being hidden behind Langzhou City.
Big hands have been dominating the entire officialdom.
Recalling the death of Chang Yanjue, the extermination of the six members of the Qian family, and the mothers who were murdered during the national mourning period, he finally made a choice.
On the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Gu Lei ordered his servants to go to the Governor's Mansion in advance to hand over greeting cards, and had people harness the carriages and horses to rush to the city in person, preparing to go to see the queen.
After returning from Jichun County, Chu Nanzhi has been waiting for news about Gujiazhuang.
On this day, she was in the room looking through the autopsy reports of Lin Jinqian, mother and son, which Li Sanmu brought back from Anhe County, when she saw Tang Weiming hurriedly walked in with a smile on his face: "Queen, the head of the Gu family is leaving.
Yes, we are heading towards the Governor's Mansion in the city."
Looking at the little eunuch's proud face, Chu Nanzhi put down the case file in his hand as usual and said thoughtfully:
"Li Sanmu investigated the murder case of Princess Qian. Judging from the conclusion of the autopsy, the stab wounds were consistent with those of Chang Lao and the six members of the Qian family. To say that the attempt to harm Princess Qian's family of three would be least noticeable to others in Beijing.
That's right, after all, there are many people in Beijing who want their lives, but why do they choose to do it at the border of Langzhou?"
"Didn't the Queen say before that Anhe County is close to Yizhou, and the murderer wanted to use this to instigate a relationship between the Queen and the Tang family's old party."
Tang Weiming replied suspiciously.
"No, no, I think there is another important reason."
Chu Nanzhi half-squinted his eyes and said firmly: "I think their power is only in Langzhou. Only by committing crimes in Langzhou can they ensure everything is safe."
After saying this, he immediately ordered Tang Weiming to send Li Sanmu to come.