Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 803: The Threat from the Jiangnan Aristocracy

Zhu Han didn't take their words to heart at all. Gao Fei had already walked out at this time, and he immediately stepped forward to ask.

"If officials can't even serve the people, then why should they be officials?"

His words immediately made the yamen runner beside him feel a little embarrassed, and he hurried to report it. He saw that these people at the door were not easy to deal with.

Zhu Han and Zhu Biao stood there, and the people began to talk.

In the Jiangnan area, the county government does not care about anything at all. Now that so many bloody incidents have occurred, even the business of the Chamber of Commerce has been affected, but no one has come to take care of it.

Now it has become a hot topic. There are many people here who have no way to escape such a fate.

Zhu Han has always been very calm. He wants to handle this matter impartially and will never let anyone cause trouble for him.

The county magistrate in the county government office felt his scalp tingling after listening to what he heard. He had never expected that these tough guys would come from Jiangnan. They put on their official uniforms and cursed more and more as they walked towards the door.

"They really don't take Jiangnan seriously. It's not their place to interfere in government affairs. I want to see who is causing trouble outside."

The county magistrate ordered his men to open the door of the county government office. Zhu Han and Zhu Biao's men took the lead and walked in. The people also poked their heads inside to look.

The county magistrate looked at Zhu Han and Zhu Biao with his beards pulled and his eyes glared, as if they had disturbed his sweet dream.

"Who is this person in the hall, and what is he suing for?"

County Magistrate Chen deliberately raised his voice.

The gavel slammed heavily on the table with a loud bang, and the entire county government office fell silent.

Zhu Han walked forward, looked at the county magistrate in front of him, and sneered.

"I just want to ask the county magistrate why he didn't warn the court when a murder occurred in Jiangnan, and why he hasn't investigated the truth yet and people are still dying. Can a county magistrate just ignore it?"

County Magistrate Chen never imagined that it was because of these murders.

He had originally thought of distancing himself from the matter, but now it seems that is no longer possible.

He tried hard to calm down, and looked at Zhu Han with helplessness in his eyes, as if this matter had nothing to do with him at all.

"You and others don't know that there are more and more murders in Jiangnan, and the murderer's whereabouts are so strange that we can't find him at all."

County Magistrate Chen glanced at Zhu Han casually.

"Even if they are government officials, they may not be able to catch them. Why waste time? It is better to manage the county government well. This is the way to be an official."

Zhu Biao was listening at the side and was very angry.

He never expected that in Jiangnan, he would ignore the court like this.

He suddenly remembered that Zhu Yuanzhang once said that these gentry in Jiangnan were not willing to recognize the Ming Dynasty at all.

Even in their hearts they are still people of the Yuan Dynasty.

This is why he did not take the Ming Dynasty court seriously at all. He never expected to see such a scene today.

It seems that the Jiangnan area needs to be properly rectified.

Zhu Han was not angry. He walked forward slowly, looked at the county magistrate, and put the petition he had already written directly on the table.

The noble aura around him made people look at him with admiration.

After seeing Zhu Han's petition, the county magistrate's face suddenly turned paler.

The hand holding the petition was shaking slightly. The confused people were watching this scene and whispered to each other.

"What on earth was written on that piece of paper? It actually scared the county magistrate so much. This is the first time I've seen him so panicked."

"It's been such a long time, but this is the first time I've seen a county court hold a trial and hear a case, especially one related to a murder case in Jiangnan. It seems this person has an extraordinary background."

"These people are dressed in luxurious clothes, they are definitely not ordinary people. Could it be that they are imperial envoys sent by the court to investigate the rituals in Jiangnan?"

Amid all the rumors, the county magistrate felt his scalp tingling.

He looked at Zhu Han in front of him with evasive eyes, and began to be secretly shocked in his heart.

He never expected that Zhu Han was really the imperial envoy.

There were only a few words written on the paper, it just stated Zhu Han's identity, which made Chen Xianling a little overwhelmed.

He glanced at the people in the yard who were watching the fun, and quickly ordered the bailiffs in the county government to drive them out.

"The Jiangnan murder case is of great importance. All outsiders please leave quickly, or don't blame us for being rude!"

The yamen runners came forward with sticks in their hands and drove the people out.

The door of the county government office was slowly closed. The county magistrate quickly stood up from his chair and knelt down in front of Zhu Han.

"Your Excellency, I didn't expect you to come to Jiangnan so quickly. I just received the notice from Yingtian Prefecture a few days ago, and I didn't expect you to come so soon."

Zhu Han looked down at the county magistrate in front of him with a hint of disdain on his face.

"We are only here to investigate the murder case in Jiangnan. If you have something to say now, just provide it. If not, please leave."

Zhu Han spoke in a deliberately high tone, with a hint of coercion in his voice.

"Our identities have always been kept secret and cannot be disclosed to outsiders. If you ruin my good deeds, don't blame me for being rude."

The county magistrate nodded repeatedly without any further questioning. Zhu Biao glanced at the person on the ground.

"As soon as possible, bring over all the investigations on the murders that have occurred in Jiangnan in the past few days and the women involved. We need to check them carefully."

Zhu Biao glared fiercely at the county magistrate in front of him. It was simply hateful that he was so insidious and cunning as he governed such a large area in the south of the Yangtze River and did not care about the people's affairs.

"If you dare to conceal it, it would be a great rebellion. I can order the people of the Dali Temple to throw you into the Heavenly Prison."

The county magistrate did not dare to delay at all and immediately ordered people to investigate the files.

Zhu Han and Zhu Biao slowly sat down in the county government office.

Gao Fei searched for a long time in the county government office, but found nothing.

Soon, news came from the county government that their investigation into the missing women was not sufficient.

Although they are all prostitutes, their hometowns and the time and place when they came to Jiangnan in previous years seem to be different.

The county magistrate simply did not have enough evidence when he was investigating.

Anyway, it was a murder case, so they didn't take it too seriously. However, they didn't expect that people in the court would take it so seriously.

"Sir, these are the only files we can investigate now. These women all come from various places and make a living in brothels."

The county magistrate knelt on the ground and tried to distance himself from the matter.

"When he died, not even his family members showed up, which left us with no clue where to start."

Zhu Han just thought it was ridiculous.

No matter what, they are all citizens of the Ming Dynasty. Although the reputation of a woman who has fallen into prostitution is still bad, they are also human lives after all. However, the government officials are so indifferent, which makes Zhu Han very angry.

"As an official of the imperial court, you actually don't care about the lives of the people. It seems that I really underestimated you."

Zhu Han said as he threw the file in his hand onto the ground, scaring the county magistrate so much that he trembled all over.

The yamen runners kneeling on the ground realized the seriousness of the problem.

They also did not expect that Zhu Yuanzhang would personally give the order in the Jiangnan case.

"Now that such a major case has occurred in Jiangnan, the news has already reached Yingtian Prefecture, and you have not yet investigated it, and are simply trying to distance yourself from it."

The noise in the county government office gradually faded away.

The county magistrate quickly began to explain.

He didn't want to bear this reputation like this. After all, he still wanted to continue climbing up in Yingtian Prefecture.

If the Jiangnan area had been able to gain a firm foothold, perhaps it would not have ended up like this.

"Sir, we also have our difficulties. This incident happened too suddenly. Even though the government officials were extremely fast, they still couldn't find the murderer."

The county magistrate's voice trembled slightly.

"The murderer hasn't committed any crimes in recent days, so we thought he had left Jiangnan, and we were relieved. The brothel has also resumed normal business, and we have never had any other thoughts. I hope you can understand."

Zhu Han never expected that investigating something in such a big country like Jiangnan would be so difficult.

He deliberately leaned closer to the county magistrate.

"Then tell me where you put the bodies of those women? The matter has not been investigated thoroughly yet. Could it be that you have already disposed of the bodies?"

Facing Zhu Han's question, the county magistrate avoided her gaze and suddenly changed his words.

"Sir, I have dealt with all those archers. They are so rotten that we can't find out anything!"

The look on his face only made Zhu Han feel even more disgusted.

It was obvious that they didn't care about the lives of others and threw all the bodies of those women into a mass grave.

If it weren't for Gao Fei's extremely fast investigation, I'm afraid nothing would have been found out. Thinking of this, Zhu Han's eyes became filled with anger.

"presumptuous!"

As Zhu Han spoke, he brought Zhu Biao out and pointed at Zhu Biao.

"Now you dare to speak so shamelessly in front of us, do you know who is standing in front of you!"

The county magistrate lowered his head and dared not look, and his voice became extremely trembling.

His body began to tremble like a sieve, fearing that if he said something wrong he would be killed on the spot by Zhu Han. He did not dare to confront the imperial envoy head-on.

"I don't know, please tell me clearly!"

Zhu Han said slowly.

"That is the current crown prince. Do you know what will happen to you if you lie to him like this?"

The county magistrate was struck by lightning and collapsed to the ground. When he looked at Zhu Biao, he couldn't even believe his eyes.

He never expected that the prince would come to their Jiangnan, but he never knew that he would cause such a disaster.

"Your Highness, I was blind and did not recognize the real man. I hope Your Highness will punish me, but I really do not have the ability to investigate the truth."

Seeing him like this, Zhu Biao didn't want to make things difficult for him anymore.

"Get up, and order someone to find the bodies as soon as possible. Have the coroner examine them thoroughly. If you dare to delay, you can imagine the consequences."

After Zhu Biao gave the order, the county magistrate hurried to prepare.

Zhu Han and Zhu Biao settled down in the county government office. Zhu Biao looked at the files in Zhu Han's hands and even felt a little short of breath.

Most of these women had lost their families and wanted to come to Jiangnan to find a way to make a living, but unexpectedly they went astray.

"The story of these women is very strange. Let's see how much information we can get from Gao Fei. Otherwise, there will be no progress in this situation. We are just wasting our time here."

Zhu Biao was also a little helpless. Ever since this incident happened, he had spared no effort to find out the truth.

But all that time has passed, and there is still no progress.

He suddenly felt a little guilty.

Those women died in such tragic ways, yet the government officials were unable to even investigate the cause.

Their trust in the government is now beginning to dissipate little by little. No wonder the people in Jiangnan have no way of managing things properly.

Now it seems that this is also a huge reason.

Zhu Han listened to Zhu Biao's words at the side, slowly closed the fan in his hand, looked at Zhu Biao with complicated eyes, and suddenly curled his lips into a smile.

"What the prince is thinking is actually a hidden danger that your majesty has always had. Therefore, this trip to Jiangnan is just to make these people have more trust in the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Han slowly stood up and walked to Zhu Biao, and gave him some earnest instructions.

"To make them feel awe for the imperial court is the most hidden meaning of your majesty, and it is also what your highness the crown prince needs to learn this time."

Zhu Biao looked up at Zhu Han, and seemed to have understood the meaning of his words. He admired Zhu Han even more in his heart.

"But uncle, we have already investigated so many things, but there is still no progress. If there are too many involvements, it will have a lot of impact on us."

"We have been in Jiangnan for four or five days. Our business has been greatly affected. There has been no progress in the murder case."

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was too risky.

If we continue to waste time like this, I'm afraid there will be a lot of impact.

He and Zhu Han had been on this journey to find out more of the truth. Thinking about it now made him feel a little tired.

Fortunately, Zhu Han handles cases faster than himself.

Otherwise, I would definitely be held accountable by Zhu Yuanzhang after I return.

When Zhu Biao thought of this, he felt something strange in his heart. He didn't want to waste his opportunity like this.

"We really have accomplished nothing. How are we going to explain this to our father when we return?"

Zhu Han laughed out loud when he heard what he said.

When looking at Zhu Biao, he couldn't help but let a hint of tenderness appear in his eyes. He always helped Zhu Biao with all his might.

In fact, Zhu Han had already understood Zhu Yuanzhang's intention of the trip to Jiangnan. Seeing Zhu Biao so serious, Zhu Han looked at him with admiration.

"Of course there are ways to investigate the truth, but we need to find some key evidence. Your Highness the Crown Prince never went to a brothel when he was in Yingtian Prefecture. It seems that you have to follow me today."