Chapter 800： big game of chess

Chapter 800 A Big Game of Chess

After comforting the Chen family father and son, Chu Nanzhi led the crowd away.

On the return carriage, Chu Wenbi was full of confusion. Looking at his daughter who was resting with her eyes closed, he asked with a puzzled face, "Da Zhi, you said today that you would come to uphold justice for the Qian family, but why did you not Take the patriarch of Gujiazhuang to the county to watch such a commotion?"

"Magistrate Zhan suspects that the deaths of Chang Lao and the Qian family are inseparable from the head of the Gu family. What does father think about this?"

Chu Nanzhi didn't answer him in a hurry, but asked back.

"This head of the Gu family doesn't look like the murderer who murdered them."

Chu Wenbi hesitated and shook his head: "The expression on his father's face today is indeed saddened by the death of Mrs. Chen, I'm afraid he was taken advantage of by others."

"Father's conjecture is consistent with what I think."

Chu Nanzhi pursed her lips and said with a slight smile: "Although he is the leader of the Langzhou gentry, he has never entered the officialdom. Today, Tong Fei would rather die than confess the person behind the scenes, which shows that the person behind the scenes is so powerful in Langzhou City that he can pinch him It is obviously impossible for the head of the Gu family to control their lifeline."

"Since that's the case, why did you let the magistrate of Zhan County mobilize people to seek justice for the deceased mothers?"

Chu Wenbi was still puzzled: "Da Lang is looking forward to the return of your mother and son in Beijing, you don't want to delay here."

"Things in this world can't just be seen on the surface. There are a few unsolved cases that have no clues at the moment, but there is one thing that my daughter can be sure of. They are all here for the reform of the bureaucracy."

Chu Nanzhi patiently explained to him: "Since there is no way to find out, we can only try to lure the murderer to appear. The head of the Gu family is proud of himself, and the most proud thing in his life is the scholars he has recommended these years. Breaking through his psychological defense layer by layer, let him have a clear understanding of this aristocratic family in Langzhou."

Chu Wenbi stared at her blankly, as if he understood something but didn't understand anything.

Seeing his helpless expression, Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but smiled wryly: "Okay, father, I know you're worried that Dalang will be alone in the capital, and when I settle the Langzhou City matter, we will immediately enter the capital and arrive at the capital." At that time, I will personally choose a big house for you and your mother, and you can enjoy your life in Beijing.”

Now that he is rich, Chu Wenbi most wants to go back to his hometown and live with his relatives, but when he thinks about the distance between Jingling City and Pingning Prefecture, he is really worried that his daughter will be alone in the palace, so he has no choice but to obey: "As long as your sisters live well, I will be at ease wherever your mother and I are."

As soon as he finished speaking, he couldn't help frowning: "Hey, I haven't gone to find a reliable nanny to take back with me after I left for a long time. St. Regis and Rui Si are probably starving."

"Until the truth about the Qian family's affairs is revealed, I'm afraid no one will dare to enter the mansion again. Even the rich and powerful will have to save their lives."

Chu Nanzhi sighed helplessly.

"The servants who wanted to go out to buy cows should also come back."

Chu Wenbi thought about it and said with relief: "When the cows are bought back, let's deal with them with milk for a while, no matter how difficult the days are, they will pass."

"Naturally."

Chu Nanzhi squinted her eyes and looked out of 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 villa, and seeing that his complexion has improved a lot, a look of joy appeared on his sad face: "The teacher really scared the students just now, and the Chen family's incident is no wonder Teacher, teacher, there is no need to blame yourself, Langzhou has a vast land and rich resources, there are always places beyond our reach, so there will inevitably be some treacherous people."

"If I remember correctly, Wei Tongfei of Jichun County was the person who was promoted by Mr. Changshi himself when he was the sheriff?"

Gu Lei glanced at him deeply, leaning on his crutches and asked earnestly: "Erlang, you are becoming a bigger and bigger official now, how much do you remember of your original intention to be an official?"

Zhang Xuan smirked, and replied with a sincere face: "Thanks to the mentor's support all the way, I have a student today. The student has always been grateful for the teacher's teaching, vowed to be loyal to the imperial court, and pleaded for the people of the world. I have never forgotten this. .”

"yes?"

Gu Lei faced him with a wry smile: "But today's facts really opened my eyes for the teacher."

"This incident is indeed outrageous. It can be seen that the water in Langzhou is very deep."

Zhang Xuan sighed, but a sly smile suddenly appeared on his face: "But that's fine, it shows that some people don't want to see changes in the official system in Langzhou. The queen is just a woman, how can she understand the officialdom?" The truth is, who can be an official depends on a person with great wisdom like a mentor."

If it was before today, Gu Lei would not have doubted his flattering words. It can be seen that after the tragedy of the Chen family, he already doubted himself, and felt that he had become an accomplice of Langzhou officials to kill the people.

"Today's officialdom is indeed not what it used to be. What I have seen all these years are selfish children of the powerful. As for real talents and practical knowledge, they seem to be much less important in front of the family."

At this point, Gu Lei closed his eyes and sighed slowly: "Perhaps what the queen said is right, after all, this world belongs to the people of the world, not a few big families. , will stir up the whole court into a miasma, the end of Tang Yao and King Qinghe is old and I don't want to repeat the same mistakes, Erlang, you have to take care of yourself."

"Doesn't the mentor want to support the Queen's reform of the official system?"

Hearing his meaningful words, Zhang Xuan suddenly felt bad, and loudly dissuaded him: "Master is an important figure in my Langzhou City, so I shouldn't compromise because of this matter of the Chen family. Right now, my court is in turmoil. You have to rely on the full support of the big families, how can you listen to the queen's words, what kind of bureaucratic reforms, if the foundation is touched, how can you turn the tide?"

"The old man is exhausted, Erlang should go back earlier."

Gu Lei was in a turmoil right now, and he didn't want to discuss this topic with him in depth, so he left him and went straight back to the mansion.

He rested peacefully at the mansion for a few days, but as the unjust cases uncovered by Zhan Heche continued to surface and the number of officials arrested gradually increased, Gu Lei finally couldn't bear it anymore. He faintly noticed that there was a bird hidden behind Langzhou City Big hands have been dominating the entire officialdom.

Recalling the death of Chang Yanjue, the annihilation of the six members of the Qian family, and the murdered mothers during the national mourning, 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 the greeting card, and asked them to hire a horse and horse to drive to the city in person, preparing to go to see the queen.

After returning from Jichun County, Chu Nanzhi has been waiting for news from Gujiazhuang in the mansion.

One day, she was looking at the autopsy report of Lin Jinqian, mother and son, brought back by Li Sanmu from Anhe County, when she saw Tang Weiming stepping in in a hurry with a smile on his face and eyes: "Queen, the head of the Gu clan is going out." Already, they are coming towards the Governor’s Mansion in the city.”

Looking at the little eunuch's happy face, Chu Nanzhi put down the case file in her hand as usual, and said thoughtfully:

"Li Sanmu investigated the case of Princess Qian's murder. Judging from Wu Zuo's autopsy conclusion, the knife wound was consistent with that of Chang Lao and the six members of Qian's family. If you want to kill Princess Qian's family of three, the least noticeable place would be in Beijing. That's right, after all, there are many people in Beijing who want their lives, but why choose to do it on 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 the relationship between the queen and the old party of the Tang family."

Tang Weiming replied suspiciously.

"No, no, I think there is another big reason."

Chu Nanzhi squinted her eyes halfway, and said firmly: "I think their power is only in Langzhou, and only committing crimes in Langzhou can be sure."

After saying that, he immediately ordered Tang Weiming to send Li Sanmu to come.

(end of this chapter)