"The servant on night duty reported that no one was seen. I have also checked and searched the surrounding area, but found nothing."
Eunuch Hai lowered his head and said that there was really no way. This matter could not be concealed because the Fourth Prince would inspect the fields every day. It would be better to report it earlier.
really.
"How can this be? I am the Fourth Prince. How dare this Great Sage cause trouble in my territory?"
Situ Xiu shouted angrily, "You are the fourth prince of the Great Sage, but you are bullied even when you are farming outside. It would be a huge joke if others knew about it."
"Your Highness, please calm down. I will report to the Six Gates tomorrow. I believe the criminal will be caught soon." Eunuch Hai said.
In ancient times, the Six Gates were the three judicial offices, namely the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Court, and the Censorate. Their responsibilities were to manage special cases and deal with various matters in the underworld. In short, they were one level higher than the government offices.
"You are so stupid! If you go to the Six Gates for such a trivial matter as the farmland, you will be laughed at."
Situ Xiu shook his head. The Six Gates were responsible for handling major cases. If such a small matter were to be reported to the court, it would probably become a laughing stock among the officials.
The fourth prince was farming when his land was dug up. He is so incompetent. So incompetent...
Eunuch Hai understood immediately and knelt on the ground, blaming himself: "This servant deserves death. I was so anxious that I lost my mind and only thought about catching the criminal. I didn't think too much."
"Stop kneeling. Go tell Li Wei to gather the men at the gate, and get the horses ready."
"We have to catch the criminals ourselves. Don't count on the Kyoto constables. Even if they find out about the small matters in the fields, they will report them. They won't say anything openly, but they will do all kinds of disgusting things behind people's backs."
The fourth prince has no power and influence, is only 9 years old, and has no other qualities except for his royal title. The key is that he is a man, so he won't say anything on the surface, but he will look down on others behind their backs.
For example, in ancient times when men were respected, concubines in the palace, especially those who were not favored, would be looked down upon by other palace maids and eunuchs even though their status was higher than that of servants because they had no power or influence.
The poor concubine, when she caught a cold and fell ill, had to ask the eunuch to call the imperial physician to see her. It was very tragic.
Similarly, there are all kinds of intrigues among officials, businessmen and wealthy families.
The Fourth Prince is a very contradictory existence. He is not afraid of anyone and has the support of the empress and the royal family. No one can control him, but he is also ignored by everyone.
It’s like, if the Fourth Prince goes to the Six Gates now, the Six Gates will definitely not say anything and will immediately send people to investigate the case, but if they can’t catch the murderer, that’s another matter.
You can accuse the Six Gates of incompetence, but at the same time, someone in the court reported that the Fourth Prince was being unreasonable and that he had to trouble the Six Gates for a trivial matter like a dozen pieces of land. It was a waste of manpower and resources, and he was simply relying on his status as a prince to act arrogantly.
Situ Xiu certainly doesn't care about this kind of nonsense, but if he causes trouble for the empress, he will not end up in any good situation. Why should he ask the Six Gates for help? It will not only not please people but also make people dislike him.
If the empress had been cold to him in the past, he would have called the Six Gates without hesitation, and then called all the government offices in Kyoto. If they couldn't find out within a month, everyone would be in trouble.
He dares to say and do this.
However, the empress was cold on the outside but warm on the inside towards him, which was enough to show that she still cared about him, and he definitely couldn't let his mother down.
Moreover, the court officials in Kyoto must not be allowed to think that men are good for nothing and can only rely on women.
"Wait, I can fight for my mother's favor. Who told you that you are not as lucky as me... No, I can't fight for my mother's favor. As a man, especially in an empire where women are the emperors, a man's backbone cannot lose."
Well, for the sake of his male compatriots, he must strive to improve himself and not be looked down upon by women.
It is precisely because of this idea that Situ Xiu works so hard and has been practicing martial arts tirelessly for the past three years. Since he has traveled through time, he must not bring shame to the world of his previous life.
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