Chapter 2801 Sarcasm
Manager Zheng was not very reassured, but he had no better solution at the moment and could only send Zhou Man to the car.
May all the gods and Buddhas bless Zhou Man, and she is doing well. Now she is the biggest supporter of their family. His second brother can only move around in the capital, but in terms of knowing the most and the strongest people, Zhou Man is still the one who knows the most.
When Manbao returned to Prince Gong's Mansion, County Magistrate Luo had just come out of prison, but his face did not look very good.
The confidant following behind him said, "Sir, I see Zheng Gu's face is not good. He is obviously frightened. If it happens twice more, he might confess."
Magistrate Luo, however, held out hope. "We dragged An out in front of him, and he still hasn't said anything. Once he comes to his senses, he'll definitely realize we can't do anything to her, and he'll be even less likely to confess."
He angrily returned to the county government office. Halfway through, he paused and said, "No, why is Zhou Man in Luoyang? How did she know the news?"
"Didn't she say she came to see Prince Gong under imperial decree? When she arrived in Luoyang, she would definitely look for her own disciples. Wouldn't she know once she found them?"
"But why is Zheng Gu's father here too?" County Magistrate Luo felt a bad premonition and felt dizzy. "Quick, send someone to find out when Zhou Man and the others entered the city and what they did after entering. Go and investigate!"
Before the confidant could run out, Magistrate Luo's advisor came running over with his men, "Sir, you have a letter from the capital."
The legal advisor was the most trusted confidant of County Magistrate Luo. He could open and read any letter without County Magistrate Luo's consent, unless it was a secret letter.
So County Magistrate Luo lifted up his robe and quickly went back to open the letter.
After he finished reading, he sat down on the chair, rubbed his forehead with a headache and said, "No need to check. An angel from the capital is coming to investigate this matter."
The master was startled and asked, "Didn't they report it? How did the people in the capital know about it?"
"You weren't careful when you searched the house, and Zheng Gu's men escaped. Someone went to the capital to report the incident."
"this……"
The people below immediately defended themselves, "Sir, Zheng Gu lived in the backyard of the hospital. During those few days, many people came to get medicine, and he hired some temporary workers. When we searched his house, there were people running away everywhere, making it difficult to determine which one was his."
"Now is not the time to shirk responsibility. The most urgent thing is to think about what to do," the counselor said. "Sir, since the capital already knows about this, what will you say when the angel asks why you didn't report it?"
"The road is blocked by heavy snow and people can't get out?"
"That's not right," the lawyer said. "If Zheng Gu's people can come to the capital, why can't your people come?"
After a moment's thought, Magistrate Luo said, "We've already sent out the envoys, but the roads are blocked by heavy snow. They might have gotten into trouble along the way, and we're waiting for a response."
The master nodded and told his captain, "Pick two people and have them hide somewhere else first. Don't come out until the angel leaves."
The captain agreed.
Magistrate Luo did not dare to relax and lowered his voice, saying, "There is one more thing. I detained Zheng Gu without the consent of the Censorate..."
"Sir, the victim's family has been making a commotion, infuriating the city's citizens. Since the official document was sent, there has been no response. You have been forced to detain Master Zheng. This action is not only to appease the public anger, but also to protect Master Zheng's family." The lawyer said, "Local officials have the power to act accordingly. This matter is not a big deal."
County Magistrate Luo let out a breath and relaxed a little.
The lawyer said, "The officials from the Censorate and the Dali Temple are difficult to deal with, but even more difficult than them is Prince Gong's side."
He said, "Although Prince Gong is not involved in the matter, and Luoyang County is no longer Prince Gong's fiefdom, His Majesty has always favored Prince Gong. If Prince Gong intervenes, this matter may be disastrous."
Luozhou, the fief of Prince Gong, once included a large and very fertile area called Luoyang. Unfortunately, he got into trouble one after another, and with the efforts of his ministers, the emperor had to reduce his fiefdom twice.
Luoyang County was thus removed from his fiefdom. Originally, the princes were not allowed to interfere in the appointment and dismissal of officials and government affairs in their fiefdoms, and now he had even less say.
However, although he cannot do this openly, his influence is still very great in secret.
County Magistrate Luo did not want to offend the prince, otherwise his term in office in the next few years would be too difficult, so he began to think seriously.
He thought for a moment and said, "Isn't Zhou Man the prince's man?"
The legal advisor said helplessly, "Sir, if the prince's leg hadn't been injured, Prince Gong would have dared to challenge the Crown Prince. But now that his leg is injured, he's no longer eligible for that position, so he naturally wants to repair his relationship with the Crown Prince. Even if it's just for this, he won't make things difficult for Zhou Man."
Who doesn't know that Zhou Man is the prince's man?
At this time, Prince Gong was making things difficult for Zhou Man.
He was leaning on the pillow, his large body squeezed into a specially enlarged chair, his calves raised up and placed on a small low table, with a maid kneeling on either side of him, massaging his legs.
He even raised his chin to look at Zhou Man. He was obviously shorter than Zhou Man when he was sitting, but he managed to act as if he was looking down on him.
He said, "I was wondering why you came to see me. It turns out you have other motives. If you hadn't come here, I wouldn't have known your apprentice was arrested. How come your Imperial Medical Bureau is going to fail after only two years?"
Manbao glanced at him and said, "Your Highness, Prince Gong, do you know who was the one who insisted on building the Imperial Medical Bureau?"
Prince Gong sneered and said, "Of course I know. Isn't he the Crown Prince?"
He said, "Aren't your Imperial Medical Bureau, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Revenue all the crown prince's trusted confidants?"
That's not the case. It's just that the Crown Prince used to be in charge of the Ministry of Rites, and now he is in charge of the Ministry of Revenue. When the Imperial Medical Bureau was established, it was the Crown Prince who was in charge. Therefore, these three departments are naturally close to the Crown Prince. But it cannot be said that they are the Crown Prince's direct confidants.
Therefore, Man Bao said: "The Crown Prince has only two true confidants, one is the Zhanshi Mansion, and the other is the Chongwen Academy. Our Imperial Medical Bureau is not one of them. We are a department established by the court, just like the six ministries and nine temples."
Prince Gong was so angry that he retracted his foot, stepped on the ground and scolded her, "Aren't you from Chongwenguan? Aren't you the crown prince's confidant? How dare you say that the Imperial Medical Bureau doesn't belong to the crown prince?"
Manbao wiped her face with a handkerchief in disgust. After thinking for a while, she realized that the first sentence was half right, but the second was completely wrong. She said, "I am still your Majesty's confidant, and your Majesty's confidant. So, is the Imperial Medical Bureau affiliated with the Great Jin Dynasty, or with the harem?"
Prince Gong sat back angrily.
Zhou Man then continued the topic, "The Imperial Medical Bureau was built by the Empress."
She said with a serious face, "In the fourteenth year of Dazhen, we submitted a memorial to His Majesty suggesting that the Imperial Medical Bureau be rebuilt. At that time, only the Empress agreed."
Prince Gong was stunned. In the fourteenth year of the Dazhen reign, the Crown Prince still had no son. The Crown Princess didn't become pregnant until the fifteenth year of the Dazhen reign. It was also in that year that someone proposed rebuilding the Imperial Medical Bureau, and the Crown Prince fully supported it. Later...
Prince Gong looked at Zhou Man and asked, "Why are you telling me this?"
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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