If the business woman does not help the poor, the villain's dream of prosperity will be shatter

In front of the secret guards of Prince Jin's Mansion, Zhu Zhi, the second in command of Qinglong Mountain, was as obedient as a little baby.

I dare not look up when looking at people.

The six men in the cellar had been tortured, were covered in blood, and were tied to chairs.

Qin Shu asked Ying Yi, who was in the lead, "Thank you for your hard work, Lord Ying. How are your questions going?"

Ying Yi handed Qin Shu a piece of paper with many names written on it and a lot of blood splattered on the paper.

Qin Shu remained calm, pinched a corner of the paper, took it and glanced at it, then handed the paper back to Ying Yi and said, "These people may not be the ones who gave the orders. Next, I'll have to trouble you, Lord Ying, to follow the clues and find these people out and ask them who is the mastermind behind them."

Ying Yi bowed to Qin Shu and responded in a deep voice.

Qin Shu was about to turn around and leave, but suddenly stopped and asked, "Have you found out the identities of these people?"

Ying Yi replied, "Yes, there are a few villagers who are paid to do things."

He pointed to the two exceptionally strong men on the left and said, "These two are the guards of the mansion on the list."

Qin Shu glanced at the two men and asked doubtfully, "Really?"

She slowly walked to the man on the far left.

This man is tall and strong, with strong muscles and a full beard.

He was wearing a martial arts uniform that was bulging with muscles, as if it would be torn apart at any moment.

As soon as Qin Shu walked over, she smelled a faint smell of mutton. It was very light and was masked by the strong smell of sweat and blood. If it weren't for her extremely sensitive sense of smell, she wouldn't have been able to smell it at all.

Qin Shu doesn't eat mutton, so she is particularly sensitive to the smell.

She stood behind the big man, and seemingly put her hand on his shoulder unintentionally. With a slight movement of her fingers, the truth talisman on her palm was hidden under the man's rough linen half-arm.

The muscles under the palm contain hidden power, and when the hand falls on it, it feels like falling on a piece of iron plate.

Then he said, "You are a Northern Barbarian, not a citizen of the Great Zhou. Are you and aren't you?"

All the shadow guards present were stunned and immediately put their hands on their swords.

The man was startled at first, then said, "Yes."

Qin Shu's eyes were slightly cold, "Who sent you?"

The man answered honestly, "Your Highness King Evergreen."

Qin Shu then asked, "Who are you sent to contact?"

Fine beads of sweat quickly overflowed from the man's forehead, and his face looked very conflicted and distorted, as if he was using all his willpower to resist the effect of the truth talisman.

After a while, he said with difficulty: "Prince Ning."

Ying Yi's eyes widened in shock and he quickly exchanged glances with Qin Shu.

When Qin Shu left this person, she put the truth talisman into the space.

As soon as the truth talisman was taken away, the man seemed to be a soul that was imprisoned and suddenly released. His whole body suddenly relaxed and he shouted loudly: "What did you do to me?"

Qin Shu's lips curled up slightly, and she said with a smile: "What does this have to do with you?"

She looked at Ying Yi and said, "Master Ying, this man will be handed over to you from now on."

Ying Yi looked solemn and bowed in response.

Qin Shu walked out, and the man struggled and shouted behind her: "You know magic, right? Our state master asked me to enter Zhou to find someone who knows magic."

Qin Shu's heart skipped a beat and she walked out quickly.

The man continued to shout: "Is your surname Liu? Is the girl's surname Liu?"

Qin Shu turned around and frowned, saying, "My last name is not Liu, and I don't know any of that witchcraft you're talking about."

The man did not give up and shouted loudly: "If the lady is the one I am looking for, I will tell you whatever you want to hear."

Qin Shu sneered and said, "If you have anything to say, just tell our Lord Ying."

After saying that, he took Zhu Zhi and others away.

After leaving the cellar, Zhu Zhicai breathed a sigh of relief and lowered his head to secretly glance at Qin Shu.

Qin Shu looked straight ahead and asked, "What do you want to say?"

Zhu Zhi chuckled, "Miss, why did that person say you know witchcraft?"

Qin Shu chuckled, "Do you think I'm someone who knows witchcraft?"

Zhu Zhilian didn't even think about it, "Yes."

Qin Shu stopped, turned around and faced Zhu Zhi, saying expressionlessly: "I'll give you one more chance, think it over before you speak. Do I look like someone who knows witchcraft?"

Zhu Zhi felt the hairs all over his body stand up in a chill, and he shook his head vigorously, "Not like that."

Qin Shu then walked forward with a cold face, "There are many shadows around us. Some words you may just say casually. If they fall into the ears of others, they may become something that can take your life."

Zhu Zhi immediately broke out in a sweat and said in a hurry, "I know I was wrong. I will be careful with my words and actions in the future and will never cause trouble for the young lady."

Qin Shu didn't ask any more questions about what happened next.

The spring ploughing work is proceeding according to plan and smoothly.

The people from Gushan Manor, together with the clerks sent by Prince Yu, were dispersed to various towns and villages in Jin, registering and distributing grain seeds, signing grain loan contracts, and assisting in guiding planting...

Things went surprisingly smoothly.

It was not until early June that a major grain reselling case suddenly broke out, shocking the entire government and the public.

The governor of Nan, Yun, colluded with officials of seven states and twenty-eight counties and the warehouse department to exchange old grain for new grain and leave the granaries empty. They bought grain at a low price and sold it at a high price, reselling grain and enriching themselves.

The official granaries in Yun, Yi and Lishui, which were known as the granaries of the world, were filled with moldy stale grain. The granaries were empty, and the three granaries could not even hold 10,000 dan of grain.

If a famine occurs or a war breaks out and military rations need to be requisitioned, the consequences will be disastrous.

Throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty, people from all walks of life were in panic.

There was an endless stream of prisoner cars escorting prisoners to the capital on the official road, and the execution platform at Caishikou in the capital was covered with layer upon layer of blood.

Even the executioner's sword was bent.

The strong smell of blood lingered in the air above the capital city for a long time, and even the air seemed to be dyed red.

However, one wave has not settled, another wave has risen.

The grain speculating case has not yet been settled, and the officials involved in the grain speculating have confessed to selling official positions and titles.

The emperor was furious and ordered a thorough investigation of the case, which turned out to involve a cheating case in the imperial examination more than ten years ago.

The cheating case in the Spring Examination implicated Grand Tutor Wei.

As they investigated, they found out that Grand Tutor Wei was suspected of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country...

A total of 32 officials from top to bottom were beheaded in the Spring Examination cheating case.

The case of Grand Tutor Wei's treasonous behavior involved two high-ranking officials of the imperial court and more than a dozen officials from various ministries.

The nine clans of Grand Tutor Wei were executed, and other high-ranking officials of the imperial court and various ministries were either beheaded or exiled.

When Qin Shu was ordered to return to the capital, she heard people on the way saying that nearly half of the official positions in the court were vacant.

On the way back to Beijing, we passed through Qishan. Although it was early autumn, it was still unbearably hot at noon.

The convoy stopped in a wood on a gentle slope to rest for a while.

The autumn weather is clear and the sky is blue without a single cloud in sight.

The leaves did not move at all, and the chirping of the cicadas was particularly loud.

The twelve shadow guards of Prince Jin seemed to be scattered randomly, but they were actually guarding the carriage in the middle firmly.

As long as someone dares to attack, these people will be able to come together instantly to protect Qin Shu's safety.

Qin Shu washed her face, ate something, and then hid in the carriage to take a nap.

Suddenly, a burst of arrow whistling sound came from deep in the woods. An iron arrow with great force deeply embedded itself into the carriage with a "snap" sound. The remaining force at the end of the arrow made a "snap, snap, snap" sound...