Shopkeeper Zheng Da was not very relieved, but at this moment he had no other choice but to send Zhou Man to the car.
The sky is full of blessings from gods and Buddhas, and Zhou Man is fine. Now the biggest supporter of their family is her. His second brother can only walk around the capital, but in terms of the people he knows, Zhou Man is still the most powerful.
When Man Bao returned to Prince Gong's Mansion, Magistrate Luo had just come out of prison, but his face was not very good.
The confidant who was following him said: "Sir, I see that Zheng Gu's expression is not good. He is obviously frightened. If he does it two more times, he might be tricked."
Magistrate Luo didn't have any hope, "We dragged An out in front of him, and he didn't let go. After he calmed down, he must have realized that we couldn't do anything to An, let alone him.
Got it."
He returned to the county office angrily. He paused slightly halfway through and said, "No, why did Zhou Man come to Luoyang? How did she know the news?"
"It's not like she came to see Prince Gong on orders. She will definitely be looking for her disciples when she gets to Luoyang. Will she know when she finds them?"
"But why is Zheng Gu's father here?" Magistrate Luo had a bad premonition in his heart and felt a little dizzy. "Quickly, hurry up and find out when Zhou Man and the others entered the city and what they did after entering the city.
What, go check it out!"
Before his confidants could run out, Magistrate Luo's master came running with his men, "Sir, you have a letter from the capital."
Master is the confidant of Magistrate Luo, and he can open and read ordinary letters without Magistrate Luo's permission, unless they are secret letters.
So Magistrate Luo lifted up his robe and quickly went back to open the letter.
After he finished reading, he sat down on the chair, rubbed his forehead with a headache and said: "There is no need to check, there are angels from the capital coming to check this matter."
The master was surprised and asked: "Didn't you report it? How did the capital know about it?"
"You were not careful when you ransacked the house. The person named Zheng Gu ran out, and someone went to the capital to report the matter."
"this……"
The people below immediately argued: "Sir, Zheng Gu lives in the backyard of the medical department. In those days, there were many people coming to get medicine. He also hired some day laborers. When we ransacked the house, there were people running out everywhere. It was difficult.
Determine which one is his."
"This is not the time to shirk responsibility. The top priority is to think about what to do," the master said, "Sir, since the capital already knows, when the angel asked why you didn't report it, how would you answer?"
"Heavy snow blocks roads, can't people get out?"
"That's not right," the master said, "Zheng Gu's people can come to the capital, why can't your Excellency's people come?"
Magistrate Luo thought for a moment and then said: "The official has been dispatched, but the road is blocked due to heavy snow. Someone may have had an accident on the road, and we have been waiting for a reply."
The master nodded and ordered the catcher below: "Pick two people and let them hide elsewhere first, and then come out after the angel leaves."
The head catcher should come down.
Magistrate Luo did not dare to relax, and lowered his voice: "One more thing, I took Zheng Gu into custody without the consent of the Yushitai..."
"Sir, the victim's family has been making trouble, which has aroused the anger of the people in the city. However, there has been no reply after the official document was sent out. You have no choice but to take Mr. Xiao Zheng into custody. This move is not only to calm the public anger, but also to protect Xiao Zheng.
My family." The master said, "Local officials have the right to do what they want. This matter may seem serious but it is not serious at all."
Magistrate Luo exhaled and relaxed a little.
The master said: "The adults at Yushitai and Dali Temple are difficult to deal with, but what is even more difficult to deal with is Prince Gong's side."
He said: "Although Prince Gong is indifferent and Luoyang County is no longer Prince Gong's fiefdom, Your Majesty has always trusted Prince Gong. If Prince Gong intervenes, this matter may be worse."
Prince Gong's fiefdom in Luozhou once included Luoyang, a large and very fruitful area. Unfortunately, he got into trouble one after another. With the efforts of his officials, the emperor could only cut off his fiefdom twice.
In this way, Luoyang County was removed from his fiefdom. Originally, the vassal king could not interfere in the appointment and dismissal of the fiefdom and government affairs, but now he was even more speechless.
However, even though this is not possible on the surface, secretly his influence is still very great.
Magistrate Luo didn't want to offend the prince, otherwise his tenure in the next few years would be too difficult, so he also thought about it seriously.
He thought for a while and then said: "Isn't Zhou Man from the prince?"
The master said helplessly: "Sir, if the prince's leg had not been injured, Prince Gong would have dared to fight with the prince. But his leg was injured and he was no longer destined for that position. Naturally, he had to repair the relationship with the prince. Even if it was just
For this reason, he will not embarrass Zhou Man."
Who doesn't know that Zhou Man is the prince's son?
At this time, Prince Gong was in trouble for Zhou Man.
He was leaning on the pillow, his big body squeezed into a specially made larger chair, and his calves were raised and placed on a small table. A maid was kneeling on the left and right, pressing his legs.
He also raised his chin to look at Zhou Man. He was obviously shorter when he was sitting than when he was standing, but he made it look like he was condescending.
He said: "Let me tell you, why are you here to treat me? It turns out that the drunkard is not interested in drinking. If you hadn't made this trip, I wouldn't have known that your apprentice was arrested. Why?"
, your Imperial Medical Office has just been opened and it’s going to collapse within two years?”
Man Bao glanced at him and said, "Your Highness Prince Gong, do you know who was responsible for the construction of the Imperial Medical Office?"
Prince Gong sneered and said: "Of course I know, isn't he the prince?"
He said: "Aren't your Imperial Medical Office, the Ministry of Etiquette, and the Ministry of Household Affairs all the direct confidants of the Crown Prince?"
It can't be said that, it's just that the prince used to be in charge of the Ministry of Rites, and now he is in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs. When the Imperial Medical Office was established, the prince was in charge, so these three departments are naturally close to the prince, but it is not enough to say that they are the prince's direct confidants.
Therefore, Man Bao said: "The Crown Prince has only two true direct confidants, one is Zhan Shifu and the other is Chongwen Palace. Our Imperial Medical Office is not. We are a department established by the imperial court, the same as the Six Ministries and Nine Temples."
Prince Gong was so angry that he took his foot back and stepped on the ground to spray her, "Aren't you from Chongwen Hall? Aren't you a confidant of the prince? How dare you say that the Imperial Medical Office does not belong to the prince?"
Man Bao took out her handkerchief and wiped her face in disgust. After thinking about it, she found that the first sentence of this sentence was barely half correct, but the second sentence was completely wrong. She said: "I am still your majesty's confidant and your empress's confidant."
, then does the Imperial Medical Office belong to the Jin Dynasty, and does it belong to the harem?"
Prince Gong sat back angrily.
Zhou Man then continued the topic, "The Imperial Medical Office was built by the Empress."
She said with a serious face: "In the 14th year of Dazhen's reign, we submitted a proposal to His Majesty to rebuild the Imperial Medical Office. At that time, only the empress agreed."
Prince Gong was stunned. The prince had not yet had a son in the fourteenth year of Dazhen. The princess only became pregnant in the fifteenth year of Dazhen. It was also in that year that someone proposed to rebuild the Imperial Medical Office, and then the prince fully supported it. Later...
Prince Gong looked at Zhou Man and asked, "Why are you telling me this?"