He looked at these simple and kind fathers and villagers, and only felt that the burden on his shoulders was heavier.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the great husband should take it as his responsibility to help the world." Chu Ze said earnestly: "I rushed to make pesticides this time to relieve the victims and stabilize the society. If pesticides can really solve people's worries, my life will not be in vain! ”

"The prince is right!" Everyone nodded yes, and their admiration was overflowing.

Chu Ze said again: "It's just that there are still some hidden dangers in the matter of pesticides right now." As far as I know, some people with ulterior motives are secretly destroying the reputation of pesticides in a vain attempt to stir up public opinion. Have you ever heard any rumors? ”

Everyone looked at each other, shook their heads, and said, "No, my lord." We've always trusted pesticides, and we haven't heard anything bad. ”

Chu Ze secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "That's good." Rest assured, I will definitely find out who is behind the scenes, and I will never let them succeed! You just have to farm with peace of mind, with me Chu Ze here, no one can hurt you! ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang!" Everyone was grateful, and they knelt down and kowtowed to Chu Ze.

Chu Ze hurriedly helped everyone up, and instructed the family to serve wine and delicacies, and drink and talk with everyone.

For a time, the county government was full of laughter and joy, filled with a festive and peaceful atmosphere.

Chu Ze looked at the happy scene, but he was faintly uneasy in his heart.

He knew that it was just the calm before the storm.

Zhang's gang must have a bigger conspiracy.

"No matter what your plans are, I, Chu Ze, will not let you succeed!" Chu Ze secretly swore in his heart: "Even if I fight for this life, I will protect the people of Li and prevent you from harming them!" Thinking of this, Chu Ze raised his glass to everyone and drank the wine in the cup heroically.

At the same time, in Zhang's mansion, in a dark secret room, several men in black were plotting something.

A middle-aged man headed by Zhang Fu is none other than Zhang Fu's advocate Hongru.

He said gloomily: "We were unlucky this time, we originally thought that this time the pesticide was just an ordinary official, but I didn't expect it to be Chu Ze's henchman Zhao Si, who made a mistake." ”

One more day, Chu Ze felt that the interrogation of Qi Da would not yield results, so he frowned and ordered in a deep voice: "Zhao Si, you go to the army to pick a dozen scouts of the clever and secretly monitor the movements of the Zhang Mansion." Be sure not to be aware of ghosts, and not to startle snakes. Zhao Si received the order and bowed down.

Chu Ze paced back and forth in the study, his brows furrowed.

"What is this Zhang Hongru's idea?" He secretly wondered: "Is he really not afraid of the majesty of the imperial court and dares to openly destroy the reputation of pesticides?" For several days, Chu Ze was anxiously waiting for news from Zhao Si.

Finally, Zhao Si hurriedly came to report: "Lord Qiqi, there is really something wrong in the Zhang Mansion!" ”

"Oh?" Chu Ze perked up and hurriedly asked, "What is the situation?" Zhao Si replied respectfully: "The scouts sent by his subordinates reported that the Zhang Mansion arranged for several housekeepers, with hundreds of family members, to go out of the city in batches and go straight to the nearby villages. ”

"Such a big battle?" Chu Ze frowned and muttered, "What are they going to do in the village?" Have you inquired clearly? ”

Zhao Si nodded and said, "My subordinates have already sent someone to follow him." According to the scouts, people from Zhang's house went so far as to spread rumors in the village that although pesticides can kill locusts, they are more harmful to people, and farmers in many places have already suffered casualties, causing panic among people. ”

"Bastard!" Chu Ze was furious, slammed his fist on the table and said: "They are deliberately destroying the reputation of pesticides and stirring up people's hearts!" ”

Zhao Si was also indignant and said: "Lord Wang, my subordinates heard from those scouts that the people of Zhangfu said that the pesticides were extremely poisonous, and after spraying, they would cause crops to wither, livestock to die, and even poison people. They also made up tragic stories of the victims, and the farmers were so frightened that they vowed never to use pesticides again. ”

Chu Ze was so angry that he trembled all over, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

After a long time, he took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Zhao Si, pass on my order, and immediately send people to various villages and towns to clarify rumors and stabilize the people's hearts." We must let the people know that pesticides are harmless and will never harm people's lives! ”

"No!" Zhao Si received the order and was about to turn around and leave, but was stopped by Chu Ze again.

"Wait!" Chu Ze's eyes were like electricity, staring at Zhao Si and saying, "You pick a few more people who can speak well, disguise themselves as businessmen, and go to the village to promote the benefits of pesticides." It is said that this pesticide was sent by the imperial court to save the victims. Don't let the people believe in pesticides, don't fall for Zhang's house! ”

"No!" Zhao Si replied respectfully: "Don't worry, your subordinates will definitely handle this matter and never live up to the prince's trust!" ”

Chu Ze nodded, and then ordered: "By the way, don't make a noise about this matter, so as not to startle the snake." You must act secretly, and don't let the people of the Zhang Mansion be suspicious. "No!" Zhao Si received the order and bowed down.

After Zhao Si left, Chu Ze paced back and forth in the room, and the more he thought about it, the more depressed he became.

"This Zhang Hongru is really insidious and vicious!" He secretly scolded in his heart: "In vain, Lao Tzu is dedicated to the people, and he is against me everywhere, it's disgusting!" ”

Zhao Si went non-stop to carry out Chu Ze's orders.

He first selected dozens of clever scouts and instructed them to disguise themselves as various people, etc., and go around inside and outside Zhang's mansion to inquire about news.

Then, he selected a few of his subordinates who could speak well, and instructed them to disguise themselves as merchants and farmers from other villages to go to various villages to promote the benefits of pesticides.

For a time, dozens of people were secretly working for Chu Ze.

A few days later, the purpose of Zhangfu's rumors was quickly discovered by the scouts.

It turned out that Zhang Hongru took great pains this time and sent hundreds of people to various villages and towns to spread rumors, in order to completely destroy the reputation of pesticides and make the people lose confidence in the imperial court.

And the reason why he did this was because he had ulterior motives.

It turned out that Zhang Hongru had been hoarding a large amount of grain behind his back, preparing to take advantage of the famine to raise prices and make a fortune in the country.

Now that pesticides have come out, the people have finally seen hope, and naturally they are not willing to be profiteering by him.

Zhang Hongru saw that his wishful thinking was about to come to naught, so he became angry and deliberately destroyed pesticides.

He wanted to use this to make the common people lose confidence and fall back into despair, and then he could continue to make a fortune.

All of this was found out by Chu Ze's scouts one by one and reported it.

When Chu Ze heard the news, he was so angry that he couldn't wait to rush to Zhang's mansion immediately and dismantle Zhang Hongru into eight pieces.

But he still held back his anger and did not act rashly.

Because he felt that things might be more than that, and there should be deeper intentions behind Zhang Fu. (End of chapter)