Prince Chongzhen

Chapter 78 Weird
Yu Xiangrensheng wanted to come.

No matter how much food there is, it belongs to others. There is no other way to seize it except pretending to be a bandit.

In addition, he had already obtained so much food from the Xincheng Earl's Mansion, so he never mentioned the matter again.

But Yue Qijie's words gave him a wake-up call.

With so many people, this little bit of food can only last about two months.

That's why he planned to pretend to be a bandit and steal all the food, and then he would know how to clean up the situation.
Anyway, a man should take responsibility for his actions and we cannot implicate His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!
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"One person's plan is short, two people's plan is long. In the future, you must discuss things with me first, and never do anything rash."

This was the first sentence Zhu Cilang said to Xiang Rensheng after he returned.

The intention behind these words was quite complicated, but to Xiang Rensheng it sounded like His Highness was worried about his safety.

In any case, this matter has been resolved.

Afterwards, the two men entered the inner city through the Jinchuan Gate, wandered around the camp in the north of the city for a while, and then headed back.

These days, no matter where Zhu Cilang went, he felt as if there was a wolf chasing him from behind, but today he felt like he was strolling in the garden.

Xiang Rensheng saw that the Crown Prince was in a rare state of relaxation, so he quietly followed behind him.

Zhu Cilang walked and stopped along the way, entering every store he saw and stopping whenever he encountered something, looking like he was very gossipy.

However, when the two men passed by the Yingtian Prefecture Yamen, they found that there were many people watching, and there seemed to be bursts of noise coming from them.

In this situation, it must be that the government office had done something to cause dissatisfaction among the people. Lao Xiang originally planned to find out what was going on, but he was stopped by Zhu Cilang before he could even move his legs.

"Don't worry about it. The civil affairs will be handled by the adults."

Having said that, Zhu Cilang ran out of the city as if escaping, and had no intention of wandering around any further.

His Highness left, and as Xiang Rensheng's close lackey, he certainly couldn't stay any longer. However, when he left, Xu Yu's voice seemed to be heard in the crowd.

"No matter what the case is, it will be dealt with according to the imperial law. Are you gathering here to provoke a civil uprising to pave the way for the Tartars?!"

Xu Yu's words were already quite harsh, and he was also in charge of the students' promotion assessments, so the dozen or so young men just shrank their heads and dared not answer.

But nothing is absolute?

How could there not be someone among these ten or so people who dared to confront them since they dared to get involved in such matters at this time?

"Jiujiu, if His Highness has an order, I will go there even if it means going through mountains of swords and seas of fire. But this old man has been begging for help outside Yingtian Prefecture for several days. How can we, who read the books of sages, ignore him?"

Having said that, even Xu Yu didn't know how to persuade these students to come back.

He originally believed that this was an incident caused by the Yingtian Prefecture's favoritism and abuse of power. If it weren't for the special circumstances now, he would not have bothered to come here to rescue those cysticerci.

"How about this, you and the victim go to the yamen first, and I will ask Yingtian Prefecture to give an explanation today."

"The chief priest has said something, and the students should obey it."

At this time, more and more people were gathered outside the government office, and these students were afraid that they would really stir up a civil uprising and tarnish their own innocence.

Just as Xu Yu gave them a way out, they just followed it.

Of course, a large part of this was because Xu Yu's character had long been known among the students. Otherwise, if someone else came here, these students probably would not have followed him into the government office.

A moment later, Xu Yu appeared in the government office with a group of students and the victim. Seeing that the matter seemed to have been settled, the governor of Yingtian Prefecture knelt on the ground as soon as they met.

"Thank you very much, Master Xu, for saving me. From now on, I will do my best whenever you ask me to do something." "Humph! Do you think I am doing my best for you?"

"Of course not, of course not."

Seeing that Zhizhong looked very cautious, Xu Yu no longer had the heart to reprimand him. Besides, it was not his responsibility to investigate the responsibility. The right thing to do was to settle the matter first.

"I have brought everyone in. How should we deal with the case next?"

At this point, Zhizhong looked embarrassed. Only when he saw that Xu Yu was a little impatient did he explain.

"Old Sir, this case happened in September last year and was originally handled by the Lord of the Palace. If you want to re-examine it, you have to review the case files and find both parties and witnesses."

"This matter has been going on for a few days, and you haven't done anything?!"

Xu Yu got angry, and Zhizhong knelt on the ground again. However, he had a tearful look on his face, but his words did not slow down at all.

"Old sir, what is my rank? How dare I review the case decided by the Lord? Moreover, without the Lord's order, I can't even retrieve the case file."

Hearing this, Xu Yu was so angry that he didn't know where to vent it.

Of course, the Lord of the Palace ran away, and what the Governor said was in line with the rules of the Ming Dynasty. However, how can we blame others for the fact that he has dragged the matter to this point?

"Knowing this, why didn't you report it?"

"Old sir, there are only a few sirs above the third rank in Yingtian City. Who is willing to see me?"

What Zhizhong said was reasonable. Not to mention Xu Yu, even the students had no interest in pursuing the matter further.

"You have also heard that this matter is not deliberately delayed by Yingtian Prefecture," Xu Yu said to the students and then turned to the governor: "When I see His Highness tomorrow, I will ask for the temporary power of Yingtian Prefecture for you."

At this point, although the matter was not resolved, the students had no reason to continue to pursue it.

After Xu Yu gave a few more instructions, the group returned to the Imperial College.

After everyone left, only one person was left in the government office.

At this moment, he went over what had happened in the past few days in his mind again, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was a disaster from the sky.

Ever since the new emperor ascended the throne, things in Yingtian Prefecture have been turbulent.

He was able to survive these waves of conspiracies and intrigues because he did not fight for power, did not strive for the first place, and did not show his face.

But this time, the top few responsible people all ran away, so he became the one with the highest
Speaking of old man Chen's case, there was really nothing special about it. To put it bluntly, his son had an argument with someone on the street, which then turned into a fight, and eventually led to his death.

There are at least thirty to fifty such cases every year, which are nothing to them who work in the government office.

But after looking at it for the past few days, he found that this matter was not that simple.

Let’s talk about old man Chen first. The case has been closed for several months. Why would he come to the palace to file a complaint at this time?
Besides, although the officials in the palace cannot look through the old case files without the order of the Lord of the Palace, to be frank, that is only in theory.

Why did they regard the case file as more important than their lives as soon as this case happened?

Finally, there are these students. If someone didn’t want to make a big deal out of the case, how could such a small matter reach the ears of the students far away in Yingtian City?

The more Zhizhong thought about it, the more he felt that he was at the center of the power struggle, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt that his response could be called an example.

"Fight, fight! The Tartars are about to enter the city, but you are still fighting. Sooner or later, this country will be destroyed by you!"

(End of this chapter)