Chapter 280 Do you think there is something wrong with Magistrate Zhao?
Chapter 280 Do you think there is something wrong with Magistrate Zhao?
"Yes," Magistrate Zhao seemed to have come to his senses and smiled bitterly:
"Prince Princess Princess doesn't know that since last summer, people have often been kneeling in front of the government office, begging the government to find their missing relatives as soon as possible.
The officer couldn't bear to see Yu, so he devoted himself to this matter.
I originally planned to write a letter today to report to the court about those monsters. "
Xiao Anyu was speechless.
"Then you are so considerate of the people. After searching for so long, have the missing people been found? Have you found out who took them?"
A hint of embarrassment appeared on Magistrate Zhao's face.
He really found nothing.
The person behind the scenes is too clever.
Xiao Anyu pursed her lips, "Even if we don't find out who is responsible, there should be someone to suspect, right?"
Suspicion?
Magistrate Zhao's eyes flashed. Chief Qian had actually mentioned this to him a few days ago.
Qian Captou suspected that the Changsheng Cult had kidnapped the people.
Judge Lu Tong spoke again:
"What the princess said is that there is indeed a suspect in this matter. We suspect that the missing person has something to do with the Immortality Cult."
Magistrate Zhao frowned slightly when he heard this. How could Judge Lu Tong tell this?
Isn’t there no evidence yet?
When Xiao Anyu heard this, she was finally not so speechless.
Looking at the silent Magistrate Zhao, Xiao Anyu's eyes flashed with disgust.
He's so stupid, I don't know how he became the prefect.
Chu Mingye stood up:
"Master Zhao, to be honest, this prince came to Luoning Mansion this time for the Immortality Cult.
This prince would like to meet the officials who discovered the monster of the Immortality Cult, and also go to the village where the missing villagers live. "
Magistrate Zhao also stood up:
"The gangsters who discovered the monster are now guarding the village outside the city. I will ask Lu Tongpan to take Princess Crown Princess directly to the village outside the city."
Monsters appeared in that village, and Magistrate Zhao was timid.
He hasn't been there since the incident happened. Judge Lu Tong and Captain Qian have always gone there on his behalf.
Now that Mr. Qian is not in the government office, Magistrate Zhao subconsciously wants Mr. Lu to take people there.
Chu Mingye looked at Magistrate Zhao and frowned displeased.
Aren't his and An Yu's status worthy of a magistrate personally accompanying them?
What does this Zhifu Zhao mean?
Do you want to take advantage of their absence to send a message to Changsheng?
Magistrate Zhao didn't know why.
"Sir," Judge Lu Tong whispered in Magistrate Zhao's ear:
"The Crown Princess has a noble status, so it would be better for you to take the two nobles there in person. I will draft a memorial for you at the government office."
Magistrate Zhao struggled for a moment, but in the end his career triumphed over his cowardice.
"Hey, I made a mistake just now. I will personally take the crown prince and the princess there."
Chu Mingye's face looks pretty now.
"Thank you, Mr. Zhao."
As soon as he got on the carriage, Xiao Anyu whispered in Chu Mingye's ear:
"Zhifu Zhao looks very guilty. There must be something wrong. Could he have been bribed by the Immortality Cult, or controlled by that evil spell?"
Chu Mingye shook his head:
"It is unlikely to be controlled by a demon. Wanwan and Jingnian have been following us secretly.
If they find that Magistrate Zhao is controlled by a demon, they will notice it immediately and tell us.
The fact that Wanwan and the others are silent now shows that Magistrate Zhao is not under the control of evil spirits.
As for bribery..."
Chu Mingye thought for a while, opened the curtain and called Chu Zhao, who was sitting on the shaft, into the carriage.
"What are your orders, Your Majesty?"
"Chu Zhao, go and find out the origin of this Magistrate Zhao."
Chu Zhao squatted in the carriage without moving and began to take things out of his arms.
Chu Mingye raised his eyebrows:
"No way? Have you checked the origin of Magistrate Zhao in advance?"
Although he knew that Chu Zhao was reliable, Chu Mingye was still a little surprised that he was so reliable.
Chu Zhao took out a palm-sized booklet from his arms, which was three inches thick.
Then in front of Chu Mingye, he started to rummage through the pages.
While reading, he didn’t forget to answer Chu Mingye’s question:
"Reporting to the Crown Prince, the last time we were in Taohua Village, Miss Wanwan asked the Crown Prince for advice from the high-ranking officials in the capital. At that time, my subordinates took the opportunity to check all the officials in Da Yue.
I thought maybe Miss Wanwan would ask the prince about the situation of local officials.
When the time comes, the prince will not know how to answer when asked. "
Chu Mingye imitated Su Jinnian and gave Chu Zhao a big thumbs up:
"No wonder my grandfather and father praise you for being reliable. Ah Zhao, you might as well change your name to Chu for being reliable."
Chu Zhao ignored Chu Mingye's unreliable remarks and accurately found the information about Magistrate Zhao of Luoning Mansion.
"Your Majesty, please take a look."
When faced with business, Chu Mingye immediately became serious and looked at the contents recorded in the booklet.
Xiao Anyu curiously came over to watch together.
After a long while, Chu Mingye tsked mockingly.
"No wonder Zhao is so guilty. I dare to think that he got his position as prefect from the Seventh Prince."
Xiao Anyu concluded:
"The person named Zhao was promoted by the Seventh Prince, and the Seventh Prince is a member of the Immortality Cult, so the surname Zhao is also from the Immortality Cult.
That must be why there are so many missing people under his rule. "
Chu Mingye tapped his fingers on his knees:
“The officials and forces in the capital that were dependent on the Seventh Prince were all liquidated by the Emperor.
The incident of Governor Zhao has reminded us that there are still seven princes who have not been liquidated among the local officials.
If these people were used by the Immortality Cult, it would be a big trouble for the court.
When I got back, I wrote a letter and told it to Beijing to investigate the local officials. "
Xiao Anyu pressed her chin with both hands. For the first time in the face of the unruly princess who had been carefree for more than ten years, a look of concern for the country and the people appeared on her face.
"I didn't know before that Da Yue was so deeply infiltrated by a small longevity cult."
The carriage was swaying, and there was no one in the city. The carriage traveled smoothly and soon reached the village outside the city.
There were many Yazai patrolling outside the village with big swords.
Seeing the carriage belonging to the magistrate, the leader, Qian Captou, came forward to greet him respectfully:
"grown ups."
Mr. Zhao pointed to Chu Mingye and Xiao Anyu beside him, rushed to Qianqian and said:
"This is Princess Yong'an of the Crown Prince Chu and the eldest princess of Zhenguo Palace.
They want to know about the monster. Mr. Qian, tell the two nobles carefully what happened on the day you met the monster. "
Captain Qian respectfully led a few people towards the village.
“Your Majesty, Princess, this is where we found the monster.
That day, villagers from the neighboring village went to the government office to report to the government that their daughter, who was married to this village, was missing.
Not only that, the entire village has disappeared.
At that time, I just thought it was a simple missing persons case, so I brought seven or eight brothers to the village.
But he happened to see a man in black, all wrapped in black, appearing in the village.
At first we didn't notice anything different about the men in black, we just thought they were related to missing persons.
So he started fighting with him.
There were so many of us, we chopped that man down many times.
Not only was the man fine, but he was covered in black air and bleeding.
Several brothers were close to the man in black, and their eyes were splashed with blood from the man in black.
Then, as if being controlled by something, he stood still and didn't move.
Then those brothers turned around and attacked our own people.
Fortunately, there was an archer with us.
The man was far away and was not affected by the black energy, so he shot the man in black in the heart with an arrow.
The strange thing is that the man in black was not shot to death, but escaped quickly. "
After Qian Captou finished speaking, he pointed in the direction in which the man in black was escaping and said:
"That's where he escaped. We've been searching for him for several days, but we haven't found any trace of the man in black."
Chu Mingye asked Captain Qian to take them to the place where the man in black disappeared.
It was the mountain behind the village, and as we walked we came to a cliff.
Qian Daotou pointed to the bottomless cliff and said:
"This is where the traces of the Man in Black disappeared."
Chu Mingye walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down. It was really bottomless.
"Have you sent someone down to look for it?"
"I searched and found that it was a hundred meters deep below, with a stream flowing at the bottom and surrounded by a miasma forest.
We searched below for several days and found no useful clues.
If the miasma stays for a long time, people will feel dizzy and uncomfortable, and the body will not be able to bear it, so it will come back. "
Chu Mingye said nothing more, and asked about the teeth that were attacked by men in black:
"Are those Yazas who were attacked by men in black okay?"
Mentioning this money catcher's face showed a sad look.
"Something happened. After the man in black escaped, they still attacked their brother.
We had no choice but to knock them unconscious.
Unexpectedly, after waking up, these people were so crazy that they could not distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, attacking whomever they caught.
Now they are tied up in the house over there and are not allowed to come out. "
HCB