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Chapter 15 The Princess Takes the Blame and is Granted Death (15)

"Zhou Hui, is it too late for me to return home on sick leave?"

If Prince Lu was assassinated, even if his hands and feet were chopped off, Zhai Hongxia would not be as panicked as he is now, because the worst that could happen is to catch the thief and the criminal. But after being possessed by an evil spirit and cursed, it is really hard to say what will happen if his hands and feet turn into pig's trotters.

Even if you don't think deeply about it, just think about it a little.

The other party dared to curse and successfully cursed the prince today. Will he curse the current emperor tomorrow?
I guess it would be hard for Emperor Tianwu not to think too much!

Once something could threaten the life or even the dignity of the current emperor, it would absolutely not be dealt with lightly or ended casually. It would not be surprising if it caused a huge uproar or turned into a witchcraft disaster.

And the disaster of witchcraft——

It’s not so weird as to turn a human hand into a pig’s trotter!!!
How could Zhai Hongxia, who had read history books thoroughly and had some understanding of Emperor Tianwu's character, not be panicked?
"Sir, it's too late. Unless you die right now, I'm afraid you can only help King Lu exorcise the evil spirit successfully, or find the murderer behind the scenes."

Zhou Hui was also helpless.

But it’s too late!

Even though he was ill, he had to submit a memorial to the Ministry of Revenue. After the Ministry reviewed it, they would first need to find a replacement official, who would then bring a series of paperwork to the county government to take over. This would take at least two or three months, and by that time, the Prince of Lu would have already been seriously ill. It would be too late!
It is different if someone dies suddenly. If someone dies suddenly, the local adjutant will immediately inform the superior officer at full speed. Although the express route of 800 miles is not possible, it can be accelerated, and there is no need to inform the Ministry of Revenue immediately. The superior officer will arrange for the adjutant to take over the administration and then inform the Ministry of Revenue.

Waiting for additional officials from the Ministry of Revenue to take over.

The process was always governed by the adjutant.

Death is the greatest tragedy. If Emperor Tianwu had any shame, he would not implicate the former county governor in the matter of Prince Lu.

After all, people devote themselves to their work until their death.

"Oh, forget it. If something happens to Prince Lu, there's no way I, the prefect, can remain unscathed. Zhou Hui, take my personal business card and visit Prince Lu's mansion now.

It would be best to see Prince Lu in person, or even touch his hands and arms to confirm that he has really changed.

Or some sleight of hand.

Or the technique of grafting.

The new steward of Prince Lu's palace is probably also panicking and frightened, probably feeling much the same way as me. Go in and meet him, appealing to his feelings and reasoning. After all, his and my demands should be the same. As for the rest, you can do whatever you want. Also, be sure to ask the new steward what he wants to do.
Do you want to block the message forever or what should you do?
If he wants to continue suppressing the news and cooperate with me, then have him come to see me secretly. If he doesn't want to continue suppressing the news, then have him come to me openly and file a complaint. In short, everything must be done according to the rules."

Although the princes of the time could behave recklessly without fear of being beheaded by their father, Emperor Tianwu, there were two absolute taboos. First, they were not allowed to leave their fiefdoms without imperial decree. The two times the Prince of Lu left were both orders from Emperor Tianwu, allowing him to go to the capital. If he dared to sneak back to the capital, he would be severely punished.

Another thing is to make friends with local officials and have secret meetings with them.

For safety reasons, princes such as the Prince of Lu generally did not dare to contact local officials, and local officials were the same, not daring to go to the prince's palace to meet them privately.

If necessary, a meeting must be held.

In that case, we should also find as many witnesses as possible to prove that the meeting was for official business, rather than a secret meeting with some unknown plan.

To put it simply, they were afraid that they would collude and rebel.

Because of this, Zhai Hongxia did not dare to go to the Prince of Lu's Mansion to discuss things in person, but instead asked his confidant to go there secretly and then make different choices for the subsequent steward of the Prince's Mansion.

It will also determine how they meet: openly or covertly.

"I understand. I'm also curious about what His Royal Highness Prince Lu is like right now. I'll go there now. When I first arrived, the lights in Prince Lu's mansion were still brightly lit. I guess they are not in the mood to sleep at this time."

After agreeing, Zhou Hui quickly took his leave.

Bring Zhai Hongxia's business card to visit Prince Lu's Mansion.

The little bit of drunkenness that Zhai Hongxia had left had completely disappeared. At the same time, he couldn't sleep at all and paced back and forth in the pavilion, thinking, struggling and waiting.

……

As soon as the news that Zhou Hui was visiting with the county magistrate's personal business card reached Dong Huaide, Dong Huaide knew that the news in the palace must have been leaked, otherwise there would be no need for him, a close confidant of the county magistrate, to risk visiting so late at night.

However, the blow of too much bad news had made him decide to go all out, so he soon stopped worrying about anything and immediately sent someone to bring Zhou Hui over.

Then, as soon as we met, he said straight to the point:

"The County Magistrate should already know what happened in the palace. Tell me, what are your thoughts?"

This statement blocked all the words Zhou Hui had prepared long ago, leaving him at a loss as to how to respond. After a long pause, he finally said:

"The prefect wants me to see Prince Lu in person!"

"The rest is up to you. If you wish to continue suppressing the news, then please go secretly to the County Magistrate's Mansion later and the County Magistrate will speak with you in person. If you do not wish to suppress the news, then it would be best to go to the County Magistrate's Mansion openly and file a complaint tomorrow. The County Magistrate will do his best to investigate."

In fact, there are two options: either block the news first and then investigate secretly, or go directly to the government office and file a case for investigation.

There is no other choice. After all, Prince Lu is there, and we can't keep him locked up in the Prince Lu's Mansion forever.

Don't let him go out, and don't let him return to the capital.

"You all know about this, so how can we continue to suppress the news? Besides, suppressing the news is useless. We can only make it bigger and focus on the fact that His Royal Highness Prince Lu's hands and feet have turned into pig trotters. Maybe we can get a glimmer of hope.

I choose the latter. Tomorrow morning I will go to the local government office in person to beat the drum and file a complaint. At that time, our Prince Lu's Mansion will try its best to cooperate with the government's investigation. I also hope that your county magistrate can conduct a thorough investigation to find out the culprit, or help His Highness the Prince Lu recover, otherwise no one can escape.

I heard that he cleared up a lot of backlog cases in the Dali Temple.

I hope I have some ability.”

It is impossible to hide it any longer, so the only thing to do is to respond positively and find a way to resolve the matter in order to have a chance of survival. As long as Prince Lu can return to his original state, or if the murderer behind the scenes is found out, at least the crime can be atonement.

Otherwise, we can only leave it to fate.

Or maybe you didn’t burn some paper for yourself in advance.

“As for letting you see King Lu with your own eyes.

Wait a minute, Doctor Wang is making a calming soup for Prince Lu. Once Prince Lu drinks it, he'll fall asleep. I'll let you take a look then. But Doctor Wang and I have checked many times, and it's definitely not an illusion. His Highness Prince Lu's hands and feet have indeed turned into pig's trotters.

(End of this chapter)