Reborn as the beloved of the crippled king

Chapter 193: Blinded by crying
Unexpectedly, this county magistrate Gao really had a backer.

It's just that this backer is not a powerful person, but a steward of the Second Prince's Mansion, also named Gao, and is cousin to Magistrate Gao.

Murong Jiu also reacted, yes, if you don't have a backer, how dare you act at the emperor's feet?
What's more, since there were deaths, some people must have gone to the capital to complain.

I remembered that Xu Darong was the second prince before. Xu Darong was the governor of Shuntian and was in charge of these things.

I'm afraid that they would be suppressed before any commotion broke out.

No wonder Magistrate Gao acted so blatantly and boldly.

It seemed that half of what County Magistrate Gao had greedily ended up in the Second Prince's Mansion.

Thinking of the fact that the second prince discovered iron ore in Chaling County in his previous life, it was probably because of Magistrate Gao. Perhaps the iron ore was discovered due to a landslide or something like that.

The discovery of iron ore was a great achievement. If the second prince was able to forge weapons privately, Magistrate Gao would definitely receive a large reward, and maybe even be promoted.

But in this life, Magistrate Gao will not be so lucky.

Murong Jiu followed Jun Yuyan to meet the magistrate Gao.

The people in Chaling County are all so thin that their chests are close to their backs, but this county magistrate is so fat. I heard from Yang Chuan that he has been imprisoned for several days and only given him a little water, but he is not hungry at all. .

Magistrate Gao looked at him with a sinister look and a very unpleasant appearance. I heard that he had offended someone and had been living in this remote rural area with no hope of promotion. Compared with other counties, the population of small Chaling County is indeed pitifully small. But County Magistrate Gao actually exploited him at every level, making the people miserable.

"My lord and princess, I am a subordinate of the second prince. You are breaking into the official residence without permission and detaining the court officials privately. This is a serious crime!"

Maybe he has been a local snake for so many years. Magistrate Gao spoke very arrogantly. Perhaps he felt that he had a strong backing and the second prince was the most promising candidate to become the crown prince. He, a little man, was also honored and thought that even if Even King Ling didn't dare to touch him.

He believed that Prince Ling's men did not lynch him because they were worried about the second prince.

"Oh? You mean, what you did was instigated by the second prince? Magistrate Gao, everything you say now will become evidence in court. It just so happens that the second prince has been in trouble recently, and I don't know the evidence of your crime. Can you drag the second prince into the water?"

Murong Jiu said this deliberately with a sarcastic tone.

The second prince was indeed in trouble, but it was not in the open, but was suppressed secretly by the emperor, and it was in the name of the third prince. The second prince had too much time to take care of himself.

Magistrate Gao's face suddenly turned pale.

Although it is not far from the capital, it is not easy to go down the mountain. Not to mention the bumpy road, Magistrate Gao has actually never met the second prince. It was his cousin who received him, but the second prince did not pay attention to his filial piety. The fallen one accepted it.

Thinking that if he dragged the second prince into trouble, all nine of his Gao family would be wiped out by the second prince, he instantly broke into cold sweat and could no longer feel arrogant.

This County Magistrate Gao is of no use. If it were in the past, he would definitely not cause any trouble. But today is different from the past. The emperor is jealous of the second prince and wants to avenge the third prince. The matter of County Magistrate Gao depends on the emperor. How to judge.

Murong Jiu then smiled and said: "It is just when my father is dissatisfied with the second prince. If your affairs are revealed, my father will be furious. If you want to make meritorious deeds, you should know what to say."

She felt that if the emperor wanted to deal with the second prince, he would definitely call someone to contact Magistrate Gao and let him know what to say. She was just giving Magistrate Gao a warning now.

Jun Yuyan did not stop her, but there was a doting smile in his deep eyes.

After she finished speaking, she ordered all the evidence of Magistrate Gao and his crimes over the years to be sent to Shuntian Mansion, as well as a note of filial piety to the Second Prince's Mansion.

Someone will take care of the rest after that.But this has nothing to do with Jun Yuyan and Murong Jiu. The current situation is actually very clear. The emperor is dissatisfied with the second prince and has begun to support the third prince's power. This is equivalent to the secret competition between the two forces.

On Jun Yuyan's side, Prince Ling's Mansion just happened to come to a small place like Chaling County to escape from the world, and it would not attract any attention.

After dealing with Magistrate Gao, Murong Jiu was not idle. While sending people to deliver grain to her granary in the capital, she and Jun Yuyan toured the entire Chaling County together.

Chaling County is surrounded by mountains, but only three sides are planted with tea mountains. The other side, which is the side of Magistrate Gao's private residence, has a lot of gravel and no crops are grown. All that is planted are flowers and trees that Magistrate Gao likes.

And further back, there is a deep mountain that stretches for dozens of miles. On the other side of the deep mountain is a medium-sized city. I heard from the people that there are large beasts in the deep mountains that often appear, so no one goes in. It is precisely because Chaling County cannot develop on this mountain.

Jun Yuyan asked someone to survey, and there were no iron mines around. It should be deep in the mountains.

However, Murong Jiu didn't know exactly where it was. She only knew that it was a large iron mine. After hearing what the guards said, the second prince, who was already the crown prince at the time, was in a very good mood those days and even sent messages to his servants. rewarded.

Not in a hurry.

Magistrate Gao's private residence was well repaired, fully equipped and comfortable to live in. In addition, Jun Yuyan had reorganized it a few days in advance. There were no traces left by the original owner. Even the daily necessities and furnishings were all gone. Murong Jiu came according to Murong Jiu's habit in the palace, so she lived very comfortably.

Late that night, the food arrived.

Jun Yuyan did not affect Murong Jiu's rest. He waited until breakfast was finished the next day before talking about food and asking her to go out and show her face.

You can't do good deeds without leaving your name behind.

As soon as I went out, I saw many people kneeling on the ground.

Murong Jiu was surprised and looked at Jun Yuyan.

Jun Yuyan frowned and asked the guard what was going on.

Zhou Chen came over and said, "Master, these people are here to thank the mistress."

"Thank you for what?"

Murong Jiu blinked, a little curious, hadn't the food been distributed yet?
"They heard that Magistrate Gao had been captured, and they were very grateful to you and the master, because some of their family members were killed by Magistrate Gao, and some were forcibly occupied by Magistrate Gao. Yesterday, you sent those poor women away When you go back, they will all be grateful to you and the master."

After Zhou Chen finished speaking, the common people began to wipe away tears one by one, and thanked the princes and princesses loudly for coming to give them justice.

They thought they had no hope in this life, but they didn't expect Magistrate Gao to be arrested, and all the women who had been occupied were sent back. Although their life was ruined, living was better than dying.

At least they can die together as a family. People like them, who have had one meal but not another, have no time to think about chastity or not.

As for those whose families had died, some committed suicide due to unbearable humiliation, some were killed by the women in Magistrate Gao's back house, and some were beaten to death by Magistrate Gao, including many men who resisted him. In total, There were more than 20 people.

Their family members believed that Magistrate Gao had finally been punished, and they all came to express their gratitude.

Murong Jiu personally helped up an old woman with gray hair in front of her. She seemed to be blinded by crying and could not see anything.

Ugh!
Murong Jiu sighed heavily in his heart.

(End of this chapter)