Chapter 842： Hikijaide Cave

Chapter 842 Luring the snake out of the hole

While several people were talking, Li Ce had already arrived at the door, and said respectfully: "Qi Queen, Tanzhou governor Ji Huaizhang led the state officials to greet him outside the inn."

"Quick announcement."

Chu Nanzhi immediately walked out of the room, ready to meet the governor of Tanzhou who had already heard cocoons in his ears.

Just walked out of the gate of the inn, and saw a slightly thin middle-aged man in a red official robe leading a group of people in the courtyard.

All of them are well-dressed and dignified. If they hadn't heard about those things in advance, as the queen of the dynasty, Chu Nanzhi would really like to get closer to these local officials.

But they are so silent that they want to let the evil things they committed calm down under their noses.

After thinking about it in her mind, Chu Nanzhi decided to use the matter of Dangyang County as a pathfinding stone to explore the depth of the water in Tanzhou.

But before and after Chu Nanzhi, the middle-aged man didn't care about the thick snow that had accumulated on the ground, and he knelt down in fear and fear, cupping his fists and pleading guilty: "The next official, Ji Huaizhang, the governor of Tanzhou, came late to meet you. This desolate place has settled down, the officials are guilty, please punish the empress."

As soon as he finished speaking, a plump official in purple clothes looked at the desolate scenery, and immediately reprimanded angrily: "This prefect of Ruyang County is really deceiving people too much. He knows that the queen has entered the territory, but If you don't come to greet me in person, you will despise the emperor's prestige, disrespect the queen, and your crime will not be forgiven."

After finishing speaking, the aggressive man ordered the soldiers behind him: "Go to the Ruyang County Mansion immediately to arrest Han Ping and punish him, so that I can vent my anger on the queen."

It was a flattering sentence, but Ji Huaizhang was very dissatisfied.

In front of the queen, he couldn't reprimand him. He just coughed a few times, and the chubby official immediately stopped talking.

"It's not a barren land."

Chu Nanzhi pretended to be innocent and said with a smile: "In the small inn, there are bear's paws, fresh fish, delicacies from mountains and seas, which is really rare. Compared with the situation when we settled down in Anhe County, Langzhou, it is very different."

After a pause, she deliberately lowered her head to look at Ji Huaizhang: "I heard that Tanzhou is not easy this year. A few days ago, my uncle even played to ask for help from His Majesty. Speaking of which, Ruyang County and Tanzhou are only a short distance away, but right now It seems that the situation is quite different."

"Tanzhou is the hinterland of Qinghe. In the past two years, it has suffered from wars and turmoil. Although it is very close to Binzhou, the lives of the people are miserable."

Ji Huaizhang sighed weakly.

"So my uncle just kept going as he did, and didn't even allow those refugees who fled to survive to step out of Tanzhou City?"

Thinking about the few things that he heard yesterday, Chu Nanzhi began to ask questions deliberately.

"There is absolutely no such thing, there is absolutely no such thing."

Ji Huaizhang listened with fear on his face, and his figure was trembling: "The lower official has never issued such an order."

At this moment, the purple-clothed official said frightenedly: "It's true that the governor did not do this, it's just that Dangyang County is not doing well this year, and all the counties are empty. I know very well that the nearby prefectures The situation in the counties is also not optimistic, in order not to cause panic to the brother counties, so the county officials are ordered to actively persuade the fleeing people to return."

After the words fell, he immediately added: "But the official has ordered people to report the situation in the county to the state government truthfully, and has also organized the county officials to do their best to relieve the disaster."

"What a persuasion."

Chu Nanzhi sneered and shook his head: "I don't know what official position this lord holds?"

Insulting a woman in public and forcing her father to death, this method of persuading her to return is really intriguing.

And everyone around Ji Huaizhang was silent, only the fat official kept interrupting, which also made Chu Nanzhi interested.

"Xiaguan Sun You, the prefect of Dangyang County."

Hearing the queen asking himself, Sun You said complacently: "The officials have admired the queen's virtuous name for a long time, and knowing that the queen's westward journey is like longing for rain after a long drought, I hope that the queen will come to this county soon."

"Prefect Sun?"

This name is no longer unfamiliar to Chu Nanzhi.

Then he glanced at the handsome gentleman in brocade clothes kneeling beside him, and asked with great interest: "Surely this is your son, Sun Li?"

"The empress also knows the dog's name?"

Sun You raised his head happily, but suddenly felt that something was wrong, and quickly lowered his head again.

"Of course I have heard of it. The prefect is very famous, and the son is even more serious. How could I not have heard of it? It has already been heard."

Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but laugh at the eunuch's repeated behavior.

His lazy and tyrannical way of governing the county government is enough to be worthy of the prestige of this city rogue.

It’s no wonder that people all over the world support the system of appointing officials. As long as there is power and power, any cat or dog can be stuffed into the officialdom to dominate.

"Prefect Sun is such a powerful official. As a prefect under the jurisdiction of Tanzhou, you dare to question the prefect of Ruyang County, which is at the same level as a neighboring state. I would like to know who gave you the courage?"

Thinking of his aggressive opening to punish Han Ping just now, Chu Nanzhi was already furious.

This kind of behavior shows that the arrogance of the clan in Tanzhou is unusual.

"Queen, I feel aggrieved because of you."

It was only then that Sun You realized that the current empress is not a flattering master, and pleaded guilty in fear: "The empress's mother honors the world, which is the face of the imperial court. How can Han Ping insult the empress's majesty like this? It's just a grassroots person who wants to seek justice for the queen."

"In this case, I have to be grateful to Prefect Sun for his kindness."

Chu Nanzhi stared at him meaningfully.

Looking at everyone with their heads drooping, it seemed that they were quite frightened by his reprimand.

Now the prey has been hooked, and the people behind it want to stir up conflicts between the Ji family, the nobles of Qinghe and the court, but she still doesn't know what Ji Huaizhang is thinking.

How much does he know about these nasty things that happened in Dangyang County?

Now, in order to lure the snake out of the hole and create an opportunity for the people behind the scenes to incite civil strife, it is also necessary to figure out Ji Huaizhang's mind.

Thinking of this, Chu Nanzhi suddenly showed a smile, and said to everyone: "Look what scares you, I just told some anecdotes based on hearsay, uncle and prefect Sun's loyalty to the imperial court, and respect for me Those who are in sight, get up, those who are in the world of ice and snow, don't freeze to death."

After finishing speaking, he led everyone into the inn.

The shopkeeper asked the wine doctors to add charcoal to every corner of the house. In the heated room, the shivering bodies of Ji Huaizhang, Sun You and others felt much warmer.

Chu Nanzhi immediately asked Ji Rongheng to read the court's decree in public, and when he learned that the new emperor would urgently call him back to Beijing to report on his duties, Ji Huaizhang and the officials behind him looked at each other and slowly accepted the imperial decree, and said with a stiff smile:

"Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, and the minister should have entered the court to congratulate him long ago. However, in the past few months, there have been continuous disasters in various counties and frequent murders. The minister is overwhelmed, so I want to take care of the affairs of the state capital before I go to the court. I never thought of alarming the empress to come in person, so that your majesty and empress cannot enjoy the Spring Festival in Beijing, I am really ashamed."

"If I don't come here in person, I'm afraid that my uncle will not be able to spend this year with peace of mind in this city of Tanzhou."

Chu Nanzhi smiled deeply again, which gave Ji Huaizhang goosebumps.

(end of this chapter)