After losing the vest at the beginning, the female general was forced to marry the scheming prince

Chapter 187 Involving King Jiangcheng
Qu Chu asked soldiers to detain all the more than 300 people in Zinan Governor's Mansion in cells, waiting for the court's judgment, and then announced the closure of the Governor's Mansion.

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Although Qu Chu opened his mouth to let the generals get what they wanted, these generals would not really take all the things in the Governor's Mansion, they just took a few items for fun, and the bulk still had to be handed over to the state treasury.

When leaving the governor's mansion, Qu Chu glanced at the gold on the gate, "Pick out the gold and exchange it for meat for the soldiers to eat."

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After several days of searching in Nanshu City, Yan Qingnan was never found, and no one knew where he went?

But the soldiers found several secret roads in Nanshu City, one of which was newly dug, leading to the mountains outside the city.

Qu Chu went into this newly dug secret passage to check, and there were footprints and traces of two people in it, which were left recently.

Qu Chu asked Yan Qingnan and Yan Han to compare the shoes, and the shoe prints matched.I asked about the height and weight of Yan Qingnan and Yan Han again, and after comprehensive trace analysis, it can be determined that Yan Qingnan and Yan Han fled to the forest outside the city through this secret road.

However, it is difficult to track where to flee after entering the mountain forest.

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Qu Chu once again came to the cell where the people in Yan Qingnan's mansion were detained.

She told about Yan Qingnan's escape, "If any of you can provide clues, I can deal with it leniently."

Everyone bowed their heads in silence, including Yan Qingnan's wife and son.

It's not that the servants don't want to say it, but they don't know.

Yan Qingnan's most trusted person is Yan Han, and he is usually told to do any important things.Even his sons don't know much about Yan Qingnan.

Qu Chu pointed at Mrs. Yan Qingnan, "If you can provide clues, I can plead with the emperor to save your granddaughter's life and not sell her to the official prostitution camp."

According to the law, for the serious crime of rebellion, if the circumstances are not too serious, all the male family members will be executed, and the female family members will be sent to the border or sold as slaves or prostitutes.

In the case of rebellion like Yan Qingnan's, the whole family would be ransacked and beheaded, and the servants of the mansion would depend on the situation, and at the very least, they would have to be sold into slavery again.

Yan Qingnan's son and grandson, Qu Chu, were not sure that they would survive, but Qu Chu, the next female relative, was still sure.

After Qu Chu said this, a woman kneeling beside Mrs. Yan Qingnan suddenly raised her head, "Are you serious?"

Qu Chu looked at the woman, who was holding a two-year-old girl in her arms.Judging from her appearance, she should be Yan Qingnan's daughter-in-law.

Qu Chu nodded and said, "This general keeps his word."

The woman grabbed Mrs. Yan Qingnan's arm with one hand, "Mother, if you know something, tell me. My daughter is still so young, I don't want her to die."

Mrs. Yan Qingnan brushed the woman's hand away and turned her head away.

The woman hugged the girl and moved to a man on her knees, begging him:

"If you know something, just say it. I admit that you will be executed if I marry you, but my daughter is still so young, so please save her."

This man is Yan Qingnan's eldest son.

Yan Qingnan's eldest son looked at the girl in the woman's arms, with a look of impatience in his eyes.His lips moved a few times, but nothing came out in the end.

Qu Chu watched all this coldly.

Yan Qingnan's eldest son and daughter-in-law saw that there was no way to ask for help, so she knelt and knelt in front of Qu Chu with the girl in her arms.

"General, although I don't know much, I can tell you everything I know. I just ask you to spare my daughter's life."

Although she was holding the girl in her arms, the woman kowtowed very solidly.After only a few knocks, blood was seen on the forehead.

Qu Chu looked at the girl in the woman's arms. She was about two years old, ignorant and ignorant, and had no idea what fate she would suffer.

"Why don't you intercede for your son? Do you think he will be able to save his life when he arrives at King Jing's Mansion?"

The woman obviously didn't expect Qu Chu to ask this question, so she froze for a moment before answering.

"Although I am dull, the general's words just now made it clear that the crimes committed by the father-in-law will probably be punished by the whole family. The general's willingness to give the little girl a life is already a gift, and the criminal woman dare not ask for too much."

After saying this, the woman kowtowed three more times.

These three heads were different from the previous ones that were so heavy and eager, but more dignified.

Qu Chu thought in his heart: This is a sensible person, but it's a pity that he married the wrong person.

Qu Chu said coldly:
"If what you said is valuable, I can plead with the emperor to save your daughter, but if the information you provide is worthless, I can't break the law and let her go in private."

The woman racked her brains and began to think.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up, "General, I know one thing. The family is not only connected with King Jing, he is also connected with King Jiangcheng."

As soon as the woman spoke, Yan Qingnan's wife scolded her to shut up.

But at this time, the woman only thought about saving her own daughter, so she didn't care about her.

"General, there are two iron mines and a copper mine in Nanshu, both belonged to King Jiangcheng, and they were provided to him by his family."

Hearing this, Qu Chu was neither surprised nor surprised.

Surprisingly, Yan Qingnan did not expect that the collusion between Yan Qingnan and King Jiangcheng would be so deep. The scarce resources such as iron ore and copper mine were not given to King Jing, but to King Jiangcheng instead.

It's not surprising, but with Yan Qingnan's personality, it's normal for him to leave a way out for himself.

However, the Dayu Dynasty clearly stipulated that iron mines, copper mines, and silver mines belonged to the court industry, and individuals were not allowed to mine without permission, otherwise they would be sentenced to death.

For example, the three silver mines in the Chu Palace were all issued by the emperor to Ning Youbei.

If what the woman said was true and the evidence was conclusive, this alone could convict King Jiangcheng of treason.

Qu Chu stared at the woman: "Do you know the exact location of the two iron mines and one copper mine? Do you have evidence?"

The woman replied:

"Because I help the housekeeper, I can see the account books of Fuchu. Fuchu has a huge income every year, and the source of income is written as income from porcelain shops and antique shops.

I have learned arithmetic since I was a child, and I understand that the income of porcelain shops and antique shops cannot be so much, so I secretly took care of it.

Later, it was discovered that the money was transferred from the king of Jiangcheng to his family. As for knowing that the money was in return for two iron mines and a copper mine, it was a coincidence.

The steward may know the locations of two iron mines and a copper mine, because he has received people from King Jiangcheng.

As for the evidence, wouldn't it be enough to find these two iron mines and a copper mine? "

Qu Chu took a deep look at the woman, as expected, she couldn't underestimate her.

Qu Chu didn't think it was a coincidence that this woman knew such a big secret from an ordinary account that was wrong.

And at this time, she can still keep her mind clear, knowing that it is not easy to find evidence if she finds iron ore and copper ore.

These thoughts only turned in Qu Chu's mind for a while, and she looked at the housekeeper.

(End of this chapter)