Stay with me, I rely on the childbearing system to get pregnant and dote on me alone

The little emperor was cut off in public and lost face. He suddenly became angry and said, "Prince Regent, do you want to rebel against me?"

Zong Yue threw away the cutting knife, with a hint of menace in his eyes: "Your Majesty, why don't you listen to the magistrate's explanation?"

Only then did the magistrate realize that the noble and arrogant young man in front of him was the man of the day.

But he didn't feel happy at all.

Just because the little emperor was close to the sycophant, his reputation for lust and stupidity had spread throughout the Sheng Kingdom. Even if he reported to the governor of Dongzhou that he colluded with Lin Minfeng to withhold food aid, I am afraid that the other party would do their best to protect him.

Seeing that the magistrate was about to speak but hesitated, Chajiu knew that he must have been wronged and said, "Since the regent wants to hear your explanation, you can just tell him."

She deliberately emphasizes "regent".

Because she knew that Zong Yue's weight in the hearts of the people had always been high.

Sure enough, the magistrate looked at Zong Yue and mustered up the courage to say: "There is not much food left in the granary now. If we still cook thick porridge that can be inserted into chopsticks without floating, then in three days, there will be no rice left in the porridge shed to cook porridge." But if you cook such gruel, you can still support the people to eat rice soup for more than ten days. Although it is not full, so many people will not starve to death."

Chajiu frowned: "The imperial court's money and grain relief has just been distributed, so why is there not enough grain left in the granary?"

The magistrate smiled bitterly: "I am in charge of Chen County's granary, and I have not received any food or silver from the court. The rice for the porridge is still the old rice saved last year. It has supported the porridge for three months, and it is almost ready now." Bottomed."

Lin Minfeng winked at his entourage, who understood and went to do it immediately.

The governor cupped his hands and reported back: "Your Majesty, the money and food for disaster relief have been sent to Chen County a long time ago. What this person said is untrue!"

Lin Minfeng pretended to be fair and said: "If you want to know who is lying, send someone to the granary and the magistrate's home to check and find out."

Half an hour later, the investigating guards returned.

They found official silver used for disaster relief in the magistrate's home, and they also found mountains of grain in the granary. It was not as the magistrate said that the grain had bottomed out.

The system clicked its tongue and said: "Lin Minfeng just sent people to put these things into the magistrate's house. This person's mind is really vicious and dirty."

Cha Jiu also guessed it.

Political achievements can be faked, but people's hearts cannot.

The attitude of the people around him towards the magistrate is grateful and loving. This shows that the magistrate is not a corrupt official, and these silver coins are framed by others.

The little emperor couldn't see this layer clearly.

He glanced mockingly at Zong Yue, who was defending "corrupt officials," and then looked down at the magistrate from a high position: "The evidence is conclusive, what else do you have to say?"

The magistrate shook his head and stood up calmly: "Although I am a humble person, I have been innocent all my life. I have never done any corruption, and I will not admit it."

"I am willing to risk my life to prove my innocence, and I also implore Your Majesty, His Highness the Regent, to investigate the corruption case of disaster relief and save the people of Dongzhou!"

After saying that, he hit the broken knife in the little emperor's hand, the blade of the knife went into his belly, and he cut himself off in front of the emperor.

The people screamed.

The little emperor was frightened.

All this happened so suddenly that Zongyue had no time to stop it. He could only cover the magistrate's wound and screamed for the imperial doctor to be summoned.

It was too late, the magistrate died.

Faint sobbing began to be heard in the originally silent crowd.

A stone was thrown from nowhere and hit the little emperor on the forehead.

"The magistrate is not a bad person, you are!"

A young child's voice sounded like a cry. The woman next to the little girl quickly covered her mouth, her face turned pale.

The little emperor touched his forehead, his hands were stained with blood, and he was about to get angry, but another voice came from the crowd.

This time it was a white-haired old man who sighed: "Whether an official is corrupt or not, the court doesn't say it, nor does the emperor say it. Only the people themselves know. At the beginning of the drought, it was the county magistrate who took the lead in risking beheading. If we open warehouses and put food in to save everyone, there won’t be so many people starving to death.”

"Nowadays we can still drink rice porridge, but in order to save food rations, the county adults always drink water to satisfy their hunger, or chew hay. Which corrupt official can do this?"

These words were like pebbles thrown into the lake, quickly stirring up thousands of waves.

Many voices began to echo.

"Yes, you nobles, who wear fox furs and eat big fish and meat, who really care about what we want? You want to kill good officials indiscriminately!"

"Once the magistrate dies, I'm afraid we won't even be able to drink rice soup! Instead of waiting to starve to death, it's better to grab this batch of food and eat until we're full!"

"that's right!"

At this time, the crowd was furious. The people who had been tortured by hunger and despair for a long time finally broke out. They took up weapons, waved their fists, and rushed towards the grain and silver that Lin Minfeng had found with green eyes.

In an instant, the little emperor and the others who were standing next to the grain were in trouble.

"Escort! Escort!"

"Come on!"

The anger of hungry people is as powerful as a flash flood. They collided with the swords of the escorting guards, not even intending to take their lives, just to get a bite of food for their children.

Zongyue, with quick eyes and quick hands, pulled Cha Jiu into his arms and hid aside.

Cha Jiu looked at the chaotic scene in front of him and was shocked: "They don't want their lives..."

Zong Yue patted her head to comfort her: "As soon as we leave, the governor and Lin Minfeng will remove all the food from the granary. These people will still starve to death by then. Trapped animals are still fighting, let alone humans?"

There were too many hungry people, and the guards were helpless. Lin Minfeng and the governor had hid far away to save their lives, while the little emperor was squeezed to the ground, holding his head and shouting for help.

The heavy wooden cart containing grain was overturned, and the wheels hit the little emperor hard.

"what--"

By the time officers and soldiers arrived to suppress the attack, the little emperor had already fainted from the pain.

The wooden cart was moved away, and everyone gasped.

Because the knees of the little emperor's legs had been smashed to pieces, and the muscles and bones were broken.

……

Cha Jiu rushed to the governor's mansion with the seriously injured little emperor and asked the imperial doctor to treat him.

Zong Yue stayed to deal with the remaining matters.

The imperial doctor treated her for more than ten hours, but in the end there was nothing she could do.

The little emperor's legs were completely disabled and he would never be able to stand or walk again for the rest of his life.

When the little emperor woke up and learned the bad news, he was suddenly struck by thunder. He was in disbelief at first, and then entered a state of madness.

He smashed the doctors' heads with the things at hand until their heads were covered with blood, and then beat his legs crazily until the blood dripped from them.

When Cha Jiu walked in, he raised his red eyes and said impatiently: "My legs can still feel pain! Queen Mother, I can still be saved!"

The smell of blood spread in the room, and there was also a faint smell of incontinence.

Chajiu covered his nose with a handkerchief and said calmly: "Your Majesty, your legs are broken and you can't walk anymore. What you feel now is just the pain of the wound."

This sentence uprooted the last trace of self-deception in the little emperor's heart.

He looked at his useless leg, and his face gradually turned gloomy: "My leg is broken, does the regent have a reason to usurp the throne?"

Cha Jiu said nothing.

The little emperor raised his head and stared at her fiercely: "Lu Zhaoyu, you have to help me secure the throne. This is what you and the Lu family owe me!"