Fenghou

Chapter 879
Yang Yizhong nodded, "What Li Xianggong said is not wrong at all. According to the investigation by the official, they are indeed Wan Yanchang's subordinates. According to the register of the official, the guards brought by Wan Yanchang this time, except for the three hundred Jurchen cavalry In addition, there are thirty-five close warriors, all of whom are Han Chinese.

But last night, no matter whether it was the surviving people or the people who were burned to death in the Jin Guo Pavilion, the thirty-five warriors were not there. The handyman hired by the hotel, a local, the humble job let him identify, he recognized the leader, called Li Qingzhou, nicknamed Li Banmei, he only had eyebrows on the right eye, and no eyebrow on the left eye, so the humble job can be sure, these thirty-five People are Wan Yanchang's warriors. "

"Who killed them?" Zhao Gou asked again.

"Your Majesty, I went to Sanqiao to investigate again. Several residents said that around three o'clock last night, they heard screams in the newspaper office, and one person saw a large number of black-clothed warriors entering the newspaper office over the wall. I just went to the newspaper office , the newspaper office is very busy, as if nothing happened, but I still found a lot of fresh blood in the gaps in the atrium flower bed. It is certain that there was a fierce battle in the newspaper office last night, and the thirty-five warriors were in the newspaper office. was killed."

Li Guang applauded and praised: "Yang Dutong is really meticulous, and he found out the truth so quickly!"

Li Guang turned to Zhao Gou and said: "Your Majesty, the whole incident is now very clear. At noon yesterday, the "Lin'an Beijing News" disclosed the news that the Jin State forced the Song Dynasty to form an alliance and jointly deal with the Sichuan-Shaanxi Army, which aroused the attention of the Tai students and the common people. The parade eventually led to the imperial court abandoning the alliance with the Kingdom of Jin. Wan Yanchang turned his anger on the "Lin'an Beijing News". Four warriors were ambushed and the entire army was wiped out, Chen Qing's men immediately counterattacked Yan Chang at the fourth watch and set fire to the Jin Guoguan."

Zhao Gou said coldly: "Why can't I be the only one who can't see "Lin'an Beijing News"?"

Li Guang realized that he had made a slip of the tongue just now. He reacted very quickly and quickly explained: ""Lin'an Beijing News" is not a current affairs newspaper, but occasionally publishes some current affairs content. , makeup, various gourmet food production, store advertisements, and novels are all boring content. Your Majesty has a lot of work every day, so how can you have the energy to read this kind of newspaper?"

"But at critical times, I will be concealed, right? If it hadn't been for Li Xianggong's slip of the tongue just now, I would not have known that the university students' parade was triggered by the "Lin'an Beijing News". You will really conceal it!" Zhao Gou's anger I can't hold back anymore.

"Your Majesty, no one wants to hide His Majesty on purpose. I only saw the "Lin'an Beijing News" when I went home at night, and the same is true for other ministers. There was a regulation in the Political Affairs Hall before, and the "Beijing News" was not allowed to enter the court. Everyone thought who it was They ran to Taixue to instigate them, but the Jin Guoguan incident happened again early this morning, and everyone never thought about yesterday’s parade, and naturally they also couldn’t think of the "Lin’an Beijing News", and they definitely didn’t intend to conceal His Majesty, so I beg Your Majesty to learn from you!"

Li Guang's explanation made Zhao Gou's face slightly calm, and he said, "I will not pursue the past, but from today on, I must put "Lin'an Beijing News" on my imperial case every day."

He stared at the eunuch Kang Shun sharply, and Kang Shun tremblingly said, "Your Majesty, there is one in the inner palace. Concubine Wu Gui and Concubine Zhang Xian almost have a share."

This answer was beyond Zhao Gou's expectation. He said coldly for a while: "I repeat, from today onwards, "Lin'an Beijing News" must be put on my imperial case every day."

"Your servant understands. This servant is asking people to buy today's newspaper."

Kang Shun was so frightened that he rolled and crawled away, Zhao Gou asked Li Guang, "How should we deal with this matter?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, since Wan Yanchang doesn't want to pursue the matter, let's pretend to be confused as much as possible! If things get serious, we won't be able to catch the murderer."

Li Guang hinted to the Son of Heaven that both sides are powerful opponents, and if the imperial court gets involved, they will end up in trouble. First of all, they will not be able to catch Chen Qing's subordinates at all, and they will not be able to explain to Wan Yanchang.

Zhao Gou understood Li Guang's meaning, nodded, and said to Li Guang and Yang Yizhong: "That's the end of this matter!"

Li Guang and Yang Yizhong resigned and left. At this moment, Kang Shun put a copy of yesterday's newspaper on the table, "Your Majesty, this is yesterday's "Lin'an Beijing News". Today's newspaper will not come out until after noon."

Zhao Gou took the newspaper and put it on the table, and he saw the headline at a glance, "Song and Jin secretly discuss killing righteous men, father and son cry blood and say Jingkang." '

Zhao Gou almost spat out a mouthful of old blood, "Father and son cry blood and say Jingkang", who is this talking about?

After more than a month of sailing, Chen Qing's fleet finally arrived in Chengdu. The prefect Zheng Ainong and the governor Zheng Ping came to welcome Chen Qing's return.

Seeing that Zheng Ping's eyes were a little dodgy, Chen Qing knew that his father had already been delivered. He didn't say anything, but simply inquired about the situation in Chengdu Mansion, and then went to the military camp to rest. Tens of thousands of troops immediately camped outside the city.

"What good news did Prefect Zheng bring me?" Chen Qing asked with a smile after taking a sip of tea.

"The biggest good news is that the salt tax has been restored very quickly, reaching the amount of the previous year."

Chen Qing nodded, "It seems that various places are very effective in cracking down on private salt dealers!"

"Exactly, in the past few months, various places have continuously suppressed private salt dealers, killing several batches, but this month has eased."

Chen Qing was taken aback, "Why?"

Zheng Ainong smiled wryly and said, "Because the agreement signed between His Highness and the imperial court involved Sichuan Road."

"Already started to affect?"

"How can it not be affected? The appointment of the state capital belongs to the imperial court, and the general judge and county belong to the Xuanfu envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi. Everyone understands that His Highness is going to evacuate the state capital, so people are panicked. Judgment, can His Highness fulfill it?"

Chen Qing waved his hands and laughed: "I really don't know what you guys are thinking, is everything in the world either black or white? You, Zheng Ainong, are the prefect of Chengdu, so I will make you empty? If I cut it all down, all the prefects will be empty, it will be like this ?"

Zheng Ping laughed beside him and said, "I said that the magistrate Zheng was worried for nothing. Your Highness is just trying to save face for the imperial court. Why would the imperial court interfere in Sichuan?"

Chen Qing smiled and nodded, "This sentence is right, it's just to give the court a face."

"But the question is, if the imperial court appoints another prefect of Chengdu, there are two prefects, what should I do if I am a lowly post?"

Chen Qing sneered and said, "What are you supposed to do or what are you doing? Are you going to give up your seat to someone else? Let him stand guard at the gate for the new magistrate, don't give him the official room, let him stay in the inn , when he spends all his money, he will naturally go to the street to beg for food, what are you worried about?"

Zheng Ping laughed out loud, Zheng Ainong was ashamed, stood up and gave a salute, "Your Highness's teachings are like enlightenment, I understand how to deal with it!"

Chen Qing said indifferently: "It's not impossible to stand aside. I know that some state officials are loyal to the imperial court, and there are quite a few of them. I just look at the appointment of the imperial court with a cold eye. Those who will be replaced must be loyal to me and continue to use the original post. It must be the heart of the court, so I know which ones should be emptied and which ones should continue to be reused. This is actually a touchstone, allowing me to see the fineness of gold."

Zheng Ainong sighed and said, "Your Highness's skills are admirable, but it's a pity that the Sichuan-Shaanxi Propaganda Envoy is too far away, and he can't reach Bashu. If Counselor Zhou can stay on Sichuan Road, everyone will have the backbone."

Chen Qing smiled and said: "Don't worry about this. Sichuan Road Shangshu Xingtai will be established soon. I will also be the general manager, and Lu Qingshan will be the long history. He is the highest administrative officer of Sichuan Road."

(End of this chapter)