As soon as Judge Qin finished speaking, Guard Zhang understood and stepped forward to give the Jiangzhou Prefect a hard punch in the stomach.
The prefect of Jiangzhou immediately curled up like a boiled duck, clutching his stomach and groaning unconsciously.
Teacher Shu frowned and said, "That's too cruel! Too cruel!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw that the young prince was looking at her with some confusion in his eyes, and she immediately realized that the young prince had misunderstood her meaning.
Shu Xiaohan quickly explained, "Your Highness, I do not sympathize with the prefect of Jiangzhou!"
Whether in ancient or modern times, officials like the Prefect of Jiangzhou, who prey on the people, should be despised.
"What I mean is that the way the person was treated when they fell into the water was a bit cruel."
She pushed up her glasses and said, "Of course, this method is just right for dealing with such heinous villains. But it would be a bit cruel to do this when dealing with good people."
Shu Xiaohan chuckled: "Young Prince, after the Jiangzhou matter is settled, I will teach you a first aid method for drowning. If a person is in shock, this method can save them."
Seeing the confusion in Gu Yuzhi's eyes, she explained softly, "Shock is probably..."
"You might think the person is dead just by checking their pulse, but they're not actually quite dead yet. If you use the first aid method I'm about to describe, they can still be brought back to life."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yuzhi immediately took it to heart: "Teacher Shu, are you serious?"
During my recent trip to Huizhou, I learned from chatting with Prince Qi that many people drown in Jiangnan every year, including many children.
If Teacher Shu's method is really that miraculous, then wouldn't many people be spared from dying because of it?
As Gu Yuzhi was thinking this, he heard a violent cough.
The prefect of Jiangzhou was rescued.
The guards didn't have time to interrogate the man, so they simply put him to sleep with pressure points, tied him up with ropes, and threw him into the middle of the beast army, asking the beasts to keep an eye on him.
Led by Black Python and Black Panther, Guard Zhang and a squad of elite soldiers secretly descended from the moat and silently made their way to the city wall.
The soldiers guarding the city gate didn't even blink before they were instantly strangled by the black python's head and tail, and killed at an extremely fast speed.
One person was left to wait for orders to open the city gate, while the others split into two groups and went up the city wall.
With the help of the black panther and the black python, the raid went incredibly smoothly. They finished the job in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
Upon receiving the news, the waiting soldiers immediately opened the city gates to welcome the crowd that had been prepared outside the city.
The heavy city gate creaked in the silent night, and then everything returned to calm.
Fearing that wild animals entering the city would cause panic, Xiaobai consciously led the black python and black leopard back to the jungle, awaiting their master's next command.
Gu Yuzhi patted Xiaobai's head and promised Mr. Huo several meals of barbecue before quietly leading Guard Zhang and the others into the city.
To prevent any unforeseen complications, Gu Yuzhi and his entourage immediately went to the prefectural government office and imprisoned all the yamen runners inside.
Afterwards, Xie Changshi began to diligently review the materials, setting aside anything that had even the slightest doubt.
The elite troops split into three groups, surrounding the staff and the prince's residence respectively.
Guard Zhang also went to the prison without stopping and began interrogating the Jiangzhou prefect and others.
Gu Yuzhi helped organize the case files in the yamen for a while, and soon it was dawn.
After a busy night, Gu Yuzhi felt extremely hungry and missed the breakfast that Xu Mama had prepared.
He slumped over the table and said weakly, "Chief Secretary Xie, I'm so hungry!"
He touched his stomach with a wronged expression: "I wonder if there are any shops in the city that sell breakfast."
Having worked all night without closing his eyes, Chief Clerk Xie was feeling quite dizzy and lightheaded. Looking at the thick stack of suspiciously large files that had been separated, Chief Clerk Xie couldn't help but sigh.
He calmed himself down for a while before standing up, leaning on the desk: "Let's go, Your Highness. Let's have our meal first. We still need to go to the Chu Prince's residence later."
During those few hours in the darkness, their men had silently captured all the city guards of Jiangzhou and brought them to justice, filling the Jiangzhou prison to capacity.
Just before the young prince spoke, news came from the Chu Prince's residence that the Chu Princess requested to see the young prince.
At the time, the young prince was in a daze, nodding his head like a chicken pecking at rice, and didn't hear the servant's report at all.
Xie Changshi lagged half a step behind Gu Yuzhi and bowed slightly, saying, "This morning, Princess Chu sent someone to deliver a message, wishing to see you."
The elite soldiers guarding the Chu Prince's residence reported that the Chu Prince's purchasing agent, upon opening the gate and learning that the residence was under guard, returned home. After relaying the Chu Princess's message, all was quiet again.
It was as if they had known this day would come all along.
Gu Yuzhi responded with an "oh," initially intending to ignore them, but for some reason, he felt a strange unease.
He quietly touched his heart and whispered, "Chief Secretary Xie, why don't we go to the Chu Prince's residence first? I feel a little uneasy."
Chief Secretary Xie's heart skipped a beat: "I will make the arrangements immediately."
The Chu Prince's mansion was full of women. In addition, although Gu Yufan had an accident, the Chu Princess was still a respectable woman from a noble family. The elite soldiers would not dare to barge in and make a scene.
But after sharing a bed for so many years, it was impossible for the Queen Consort of Chu to be completely unaware of what the King of Chu was thinking.
During this waiting period, will the Princess Consort of Chu destroy anything?
For a moment, Xie Changshi felt cold sweat pouring down his body. Even the bright sunshine could not ward off the chill in his heart.
When Xie Changshi saw the body of the Princess of Chu, who had hanged herself in the main room, his heart finally settled down.
He didn't even need to wait for the results of the elite troops' search to know that the Chu Prince's mansion on the surface would definitely not contain anything.
Now all we can do is hope that the King of Chu has some secret chambers that no one knows about, chambers that the Queen Consort of Chu is unaware of.
Chief Secretary Xie knelt heavily on the ground: "Your Highness, it was my oversight."
They entered the city early last night, before dawn, so they naturally didn't intend to disturb the tranquility of Jiangzhou.
"The reason I didn't tell you about Princess Chu's request immediately was because I wanted to give Princess Chu and the others some time to cool off..."
Princess Chu is of noble birth and will definitely try to send a message to her family. It would be even better if we could get evidence of collusion between the King of Chu and Princess Chu's family.
Who would have thought that his attempt to play the long game would lead the Princess of Chu to her doom!
Gu Yuzhi looked up at the Princess of Chu, then silently turned away.
The person who hanged herself was hardly beautiful, a far cry from the proud Princess Chu he vaguely remembered.
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