Fu Song

Chapter 259 Anger

Zhao Suo leaned on the pillow, looking very calm, but those who are familiar with him know that this person's anger has accumulated to a considerable degree, and perhaps only a little excuse is needed, It will explode.

The ministers in the room held their breaths and kept their eyes on their noses and their hearts. No one wanted to be the unlucky guy who was targeted by the officials.

The first person on the left is Xia Jie, and below him sits Luo Song, the political advisor, and next to him, Xiao Yu, the third envoy.

The first person on the right is Chen Gui, next to him sits Li Guang, who also signed the Privy Council, and at the bottom of Li Guang is Zhao Jing, king of Chu.

The King of Jing, Zhao Zhe, is now unlucky and down, but the King of Chu, Zhao Jing, is known for his limelight. Although he doesn't have any specific duties, he is a follower of the court, but he can get mixed up in everything.

In the middle of the room, Cui Ang, the censor Zhong Cheng, stood.

In this room, there should also be a seat for Yushi Zhongcheng, but this time Yushitai did not handle things well, Longyan was furious, and naturally this seat was gone.

The current structure is like three trials.

"Tell me, how is the investigation going?" Zhao Suo's voice seemed to come out of his throat, and it sounded gloomy.

All eyes fell on Cui Ang.

Cui Ang, who stood with his head down, looked around, the corners of his mouth were slightly drawn, and he seemed to be smiling, but when he looked closely, he looked distressed.

"Officials, Yushitai and the officials on Gyeonggi Road have inspected several times together, and now it is basically confirmed that the person who did it must not be a quack, but someone with a military background. These, from the escort soldiers at the scene and Yushitai criminal name It can be easily deduced from the death conditions. The way of killing a master in the army is completely different from the way of killing people in the Jianghu."

"Cui Zhongcheng be careful!" Chen Gui snorted coldly: "After the preliminary investigation, your people have checked the troops around Jingji Road and Bianliang to the bottom, and many generals have come to me. Find out What happened? During this period, none of the armies had any changes, right? Since there are no changes, then your conclusion is very problematic."

"Chen Xianggong, I said that they have a military background, but I didn't say that they are currently in the army!" Cui Ang turned his head to look at Chen Gui, and said, "It's also a routine to check the troops near Jingji Road and Bianliang. Let them get rid of suspicion. I think that's fine."

Chen Gui sneered: "If you waste any more time on this, I'm afraid the real murderer will have gone to the ends of the earth long ago."

"They can't run." Cui Ang said: "Not only can't run, but they will come to Beijing!"

"What do you mean by that?" Zhao Suo sat up straight, "Don't hide it, if you have something to say, just open up and say it."

"Yes, official!" Cui Ang said: "This time the escort, I had put some thought into it. The escort was divided into two groups, one of which was the ten Wutai criminal names led by Huo Huai and five There are ten soldiers, and the second batch is some other masters hiding on one side. Because of the incident of the general being robbed and killed last time, I feel that this time the other party may still kill people to silence them, so I also want to hook them out."

Chen Gui let out a loud voice: "It was indeed caught, but the fish caught was too big, and the bait was eaten too. Cui Zhongcheng, if this happens, you should notify the military in advance, and the military will spread a blanket outside. Zhang Wang, can these daring murderers still escape?"

Cui Ang was silent, but his expression seemed to tell everyone, I don't trust you.

"Go on!" Zhao Suo waved his hand impatiently, and his subordinates fought each other in the ring, which was his favorite thing to see.The reason why he tried his best to keep Cui Ang was because he wanted to use Cui Ang's hand to suppress his ambitious second son, and on the other hand, he wanted Cui Ang to restrain the court ministers.

Cui Ang has now become the hated object of all the ministers in the DPRK. Apart from trying his best to be loyal to himself and do things for himself, he basically has nowhere to go.Once I don't support him anymore, the few people in this room will rush on and tear this guy to pieces.

"It's just that I didn't expect these people to be so daring!" Cui Ang said: "They actually attacked a station in advance and robbed dozens of horses from that station. Then they first lured out the minister's rear, and then these cavalry went out and defeated them in one fell swoop." All the escorts and ambush personnel robbed the prisoner and fled away."

"Are you sure you are from the army?" Zhao Suo asked.

"Sure. They didn't kill all the people at the scene. Not only did the soldiers survive, but the censor Huo Huai who was escorted also survived." Cui Ang said; "Officials, if it weren't for the special status of these people, how could they let Huo Huai go? ?”

"They have all done such a rebellious thing, what does it matter if they kill Huo Huai or not?"

"Because these people have different identities, it's their inertia!" Cui Ang said: "So Huo Huai was just knocked out."

"Where do these people come from?" Zhao Suo leaned forward and stared at Cui Ang.

"Officials, with military background, are not under the control of the court, and are so powerful, in the image of the minister, only the frontier soldiers have this kind of ability!" Cui Ang said.

"The elite frontier army was wiped out in the battle with the Liao people last year, and the few remaining defeated soldiers were almost killed by you, Cui Zhongcheng. Where does such an organized team exist? Even if it exists, How could it appear in the Gyeonggi area?" Chen Gui sneered sarcastically.

No matter how thick-skinned Cui Ang was, his face was flushed at this moment, staring at Chen Gui, his eyes almost burst into flames.

Chu Wang Zhao Jing smiled, and said leisurely: "Chen Xianggong is right, the frontier army is almost dead, and it is impossible to do such a thing again. But Cui Zhongcheng's deduction is not unreasonable. In fact, there is such a thing. It’s not like I don’t have such elite people under my command, and they’re in Bianliang!”

He didn't say who it was, but everyone in the room knew who he was talking about.

Chen Gui immediately shut his mouth.

Several other people even turned their heads in other directions, not looking at Zhao Suo at all.

Zhao Suo's face was extremely gloomy.

Yes, besides that evil obstacle, who else has this ability?
Xiao Ding took ten cavalry and selected a hundred cavalry from the Fourth Army.

Not long ago, a small pawn led only twenty-five infantry, and knocked down nearly a hundred infantry of the Fourth Army.

The elite frontier army should have been loyal to their official family, but who are they loyal to now?

Ma Xing unexpectedly invited that villain to Hebei for inspection, and Xiao Ding, the commander of the Northwest March, even went to Ming Zhe to appeal for justice on behalf of King Jing.

Do these one by one want to force the palace?
Do they give up if they want to force themselves to make that evil person the crown prince?
Xia Jie stood up, bowed to Zhao Suo and said, "Officials, there is no evidence, all are speculations, conjectures, reasoning, what they say seems, seems, probably, how can this be convincing? Cui Zhongcheng , Is this how Yushitai handles cases?"

"As long as the official Xu Chen goes to investigate, the minister may be able to produce evidence immediately." Cui Ang stared at Xia Jie, the chief assistant, without fear.

He now understands that in Hebei, this Xia Zhiyan has been waiting to step on his shoulders, return to Bianliang, and regain the position of chief assistant!

"A bunch of nonsense!" Xia Jie was furious, turned to look at Zhao Suo and said: "Officials, if there is no evidence, they will act nonsense. Once such a bad precedent is set, everyone will be in danger in the future. Yushitai must handle cases with reason. According to the evidence, everyone must be convinced. Even ordinary people should be like this, not to mention the people involved are valuable now, Cui Ang has sinister intentions, alienating the kinship of the Tian family, and wanting to fall into the court and turmoil, please Your Majesty deal with this matter Wait for the villain."

Chen Gui also stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Officials, the people of Liao are rampant at the moment, troubles are constantly happening on the border, and Hebei is precarious. There is turmoil, and officials are in danger."

The two top officials of the East and West Mansions looked at each other, although they did not deal with it, Xia Jie was too strong and wanted to reach out to the West Mansion, so Chen Gui naturally hated him.But when it comes to dealing with Cui Ang, the two are tacit understanding.

This person must be suppressed.

In fact, to suppress him now is to suppress the emperor.

The court can be rectified to a limited extent, but it must not be violent.

Sure enough, the heads of the two prefectures objected together. Even if Zhao Suo wanted to support Cui Ang, he couldn't say anything. He waved his hand and said, "Cui Zhongcheng is also eager to solve the case, and the two ministers don't need to be too harsh on him. Next time, the villains robbed and murdered prisoners, murdered and silenced them. They are truly unscrupulous and vicious. They have already appeared in Gyeonggi, and the next time they appear, will they be in Bianliang City? How can people feel at ease if they are not caught? ?”

"Then start by catching these people first. People leave traces, and geese leave their voices. How can anyone commit such a big case without leaving any traces? Cui Zhongcheng, if you catch these people and get their confessions, If there is any action at that time, I will definitely support it with all my strength!" Xia Jie turned to look at Cui Ang: "Before that, without evidence, you are absolutely not allowed to act recklessly."

Cui Ang took a deep breath, and said yes to Xia Jie helplessly.

Zhao Suo was very upset,
The senior officials who controlled the fate of the Song Dynasty bid farewell and left, but Zhao Suo still sat there for a long time without moving. After a long while, he knocked on the table, and an old eunuch bowed and walked in from the door.

"Quan Jin, what do you think of this matter?"

"Officials, the Department of the Imperial City has carefully sorted out the incidents of the two criminals being attacked. From the perspective of this old servant, these two cases were not committed by a group of people." The old eunuch did not show any expression on his face. , with a flat tone, without the slightest emotional fluctuation.

"Did different people do it? The culprits in these two cases actually targeted the second child." Zhao Suo said in a deep voice.

"In the first case, those frontier generals were killed. Although they used military equipment, when they did it, they had no military style. It was completely the method of people in the Jianghu." The old eunuch continued: "But this time, It's totally military-style."

"In other words, Cui Ang didn't tell the truth. He wanted to mislead me and make me think that the two things were done by the same person!"

The old eunuch did not speak.

"Quan Jin, tell me about these two cases, which one is likely to be done by the second child?"

Looking up at the thoughtful official, the old eunuch said: "If there is one of these two incidents, His Royal Highness King Jing must have done it, then it must be the second year when Qin Kai was robbed."

"why?"

"Few people died!" The old eunuch said: "And the criminals were taken away, not silenced on the spot. In fact, silence is the easiest thing to do. His Royal Highness King Jing values ​​affection, especially his opponents are always very good."

"You think King Jing is good?"

"The old slave always only speaks the truth." The old eunuch bowed again.

Zhao Suo waved his hand: "Go and find out, where did that Qin Kai go? How much power does the second brother still have? Find out which troops are still under the orders of the second?"

The old eunuch responded in a low voice, and stepped back out of the room.

A cart loaded with grain and vegetables drove in from the side door of the palace. Every three days, a cart like this would deliver goods to the palace, and the deliverers were all the same person, even the horses. They were all those horses, and those who watched the palace had long been used to these faces.

But this time, it was obviously different.

If these people are brave enough, if they go to lift the carriage at this moment, they will find a person hiding in the middle of the fully loaded carriage.

And this person is precisely Qin Kai, the protagonist in the robbery that has been raging all over the past few days.

Jing Wang Zhao Zhe stared at Qin Kai who was standing in front of him in a daze.

"You, you..." Zhao Zhe turned to look at Hong Yuan.

Hong Yuan knelt down, "Your Highness, I did it. I found someone to do it and rescued Brother Qin."

"Who has such a great ability?"

"I'm looking for Sun Guaizi, the biggest gang leader in Bianliang, and he paid [-] taels of silver." Hong Yuan said.

"Where did you get the [-] taels of silver?" King Jing Zhao Zhe felt incredible.

"I paid the money!" A crisp voice sounded at the door of the room. King Jing looked up and saw his princess Lu Lin. "My lord, we can't sit still and wait for death. How can you let the traitor Cui Ang, a hero of your life, bow his head and admit defeat?"

"Princess, do you know how big this matter is?" Zhao Zhe murmured.

"How big can it be?" Lu Lin sneered and said, "Mr. Qin fell into their hands, so the matter is small? Mr. Hong has told me that if Cui Ang finds out about those matters, my lord, you really want to go to Jiangnan Are you going to copy scriptures in the monastery?"

"Those things are for the country and the people, and everything is clear."

"I can't tell, my lord!" Hong Yuan said decisively: "Cui Ang also served as a pacifier on the Hebei Road, he must have heard about these things, and he knew that these things could seriously hurt the lord, so he went to arrest Brother Qin. "

"Okay, the thing has been done, let's do it!" Zhao Zhe closed his eyes and pondered for a moment: "The next step is to arrange an absolutely safe place for Mr. Qin, the palace is not good, and now there are many spies inside and outside the mansion .”

"My lord, I have made arrangements outside." Hong Yuan said.

"Can you rest assured?"

"Yes!" Hong Yuan said, "Does the lord know who is going to save Brother Qin this time?"

"Who? Didn't you say he was the grandson of the gang leader? I've heard of this person too."

"It is indeed Sun Guaizi's man. This man's name is He Sheng, but his surname was Qin before, and his name was Qin Min. His father's name is Qin Kuan!" Hong Yuan lowered his voice.

Zhao Zhe's eyes narrowed immediately.

(End of this chapter)