The struggle of the reborn prince

Chapter 130 IX Returning to Beijing Road ([-])

In the middle of the night, Zhu Ruzhou took the confession. Zhu Ruzhou signed and drew it, and the magistrate and the postman also stamped their official seals. Zhao Tang read it again and found nothing wrong. After I enter Beijing, I will report to my father to ask for credit for everyone."

"Thank you for the cultivation." The magistrate and Yicheng bowed to thank them, but their mouths were more bitter than eating Huanglian. It's hard to say whether they can save their lives if they get involved in this matter, and they dare not even think about being promoted.

"Which lord are you? King Jia has a long history with our Zhu family, for his sake, please let the lord let us go." Zhu Ruzhou only had half his life left at this time, and he hummed pitifully.

"Hey, that's true for Prince Yan, the second prince of the Great Song Dynasty. As courtiers of your Zhu family, making friends with the clan is also a serious crime. Write it down to him." Zhao Tong said with a smile, adding another crime to him.

"Prince Yan?" Zhu Ruzhou's face turned ashen after hearing this, King Jia and King Yan were both competing for the reserve position, so if he mentions him now, isn't that courting death?

That night, Zhao Tun knew that Zhu's family was being favored by the emperor, and when the red was turning purple, he arrested his nephew. Zhu Yun would never let it go. He and everyone were on guard against a sneak attack, but the incident was beyond his control. Unexpectedly, I didn't even see a fly flying into the yard at night.In the early morning of the next day, all the gangsters surrounding their courtyard disappeared, and Yi Cheng reported that these people were on the road again with the tribute before dawn, leaving nothing behind

"What kind of medicine are these guys selling in the gourd?" Zhao Tang said, resting his chin in one hand, and knocking on the table with his index finger with the other hand.

"Zhu Man is cunning and cunning. The prince has given him such a big advantage this time. It is said that he should not let it go. At least he should keep us here first and prevent us from entering Beijing." He Qufei I also feel puzzled.

"Don't think about it anymore. The matter is very simple. Those people must have been transferred by Zhu Xi. There are two ways to deal with such a matter. One is to kill people to silence them and snatch them back; the other is to ask someone to say And, avoiding disaster by breaking the fortune. The prince is the prince. He will not be ignorant of the crime of assassinating the king. Unless he really wants to turn against him, he will not turn against us for a nephew. Let's go on the road with peace of mind. Maybe someone is waiting for us," Huang Jingchen said with a smile.

"Damn, it's easy to deal with the hard ones, but it's troublesome if the soft ones come." Zhao Tang frowned and said, according to his mind, he wanted to bring down Zhu Xi through this matter, and it would be best to kill him. It's not bad to let him lose his official position, so that maybe the people in the south of the Yangtze River will have less suffering from Hua Shigang, and the Fang La uprising can be avoided.

"Does the lord want to teach Zhu Xi a lesson, or does he have other plans?" Huang Jingchen found that the lord didn't seem to want this result, so he asked again.

"I want to kill this fat pig. This guy is using the banner of his father to harm Jiangnan, and he will cause trouble sooner or later." Zhao Tang took out Zhu Ruzhou's confession and handed it to them.

"Hiss..." After reading the confession, He Qufei couldn't help gasping for air, "This Zhu Xi's decree is in vain, it's really a heinous crime, and ten thousand deaths cannot atone for it."

"Zhu Xie and his son made their fortunes by relying on Cai Jing in the early years. They were recommended by him to join Tong Guan's family. Later, they donated exotic flowers and herbs to the palace. They were favored by the Holy One and ordered him to promote the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Yingfeng Bureau. This time he participated in the design and construction of the new building. Yanfu Palace has been appointed as an observer. In the southeast, it has covered the sky with one hand. Even the servants under the door have been appointed officials. It has a complicated relationship with the officials in the court and the inner court. Even if we send the confession up, refer to him. Someone will cover it up for him, at most just let him spend some money to lose a nephew. Besides, as long as the saint likes the flowers and stones in the south of the Yangtze River, he will not be dismissed as an official." Huang Jingchen said with a sigh, and his analysis was also penetrating.

"Oh, I'm so unwilling." He Qufei knew that what Huang Jingchen said was right, as long as the emperor protected him, no one could do anything to him, he thumped the table and said.

"There is still something to do about this matter," Zhao Tun said after pondering for a moment, rubbing his chin.

"Oh, does your lord have a plan?" He Qufei and Huang Jingchen asked in unison.

"In this way, if they come, the two of you will come forward first, and then..." Zhao Tong said in a low voice.

"My lord is a good plan. If you don't get him down, you have to get rid of his skin, but you can't take the money alone." Huang Jingchen said with a smile.

"Old rules, you and the teacher are the same, you just talk about it, and I will bear the risk, not a lot," said Zhao Tong.

"Thirty to seven, we are three, you take [-]%, my lord, and it will cost a lot to go back to the capital, you will give us [-]% more," Huang Jingchen said unwillingly.

"Officer Huang, forget it, wouldn't it be against the teachings of the sages to spend this kind of money?" He Qufei frowned while listening to the two bargaining.

"He Yishan, these money are the people's fat and people's anointing they plundered. What's wrong with us using it to do things that benefit the country and the people? Look at the roads of Zhuangzi in Xiangyi, the fields planted by the farmers, and the houses where they live. The lord got it from those corrupt officials, although the means are not contemptible, but they are doing good deeds," Huang Jingchen said seriously.

"Teacher, we take the ill-gotten gains and do something that is beneficial to the country and the people. Is it any worse than their spending time, buying officials and marrying concubines?" Zhao Tang said.

"This..." He Qufei asked the two of them to go into the ditch. It was not unreasonable to think about it, and he answered vaguely, but he still didn't quite understand. The bandits who occupy the mountain as king are just a little more civilized in their methods, but the essence is the same.Seeing He Qufei fighting with gods, Zhao Tun and Huang Jingchen smiled knowingly, and after leading him for a few days, the old man would learn to think in the way of a prince.

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After breakfast, the convoy went on the road again, but there was another carriage behind, needless to say, this one was the tortured and half-dead Zhu Ruzhou. After he said everything he should say and should not say, Zhao Tang did not make things difficult for him , wrapped up his wounds, entertained him with delicious food and drinks, and was specially served by someone. Now he is a baby, he is simply a golden man

Because of what happened yesterday, the guards have stepped up their guard, and Xin Zhao squeezed into the prince's special car for personal guards.Although there were people spying on the road from time to time, they didn't take any hostile actions. Zhao Tuo ignored them and let them follow. He just kept his head on the road and arrived at Chenliu County, the destination tonight at Weishichu.

Chenliu is the resident of the state city, naturally much more prosperous than Yongqiu, it is still forty miles away from Kaifeng, officials from all walks of life going in and out of Beijing will stay here.Zhao Tong went into the post house and saw that the guest houses at the prefectural level were different. They had received emperors who traveled, friendly people from all over the world, high officials who traveled in the court, and officials who were appointed as feudal officials. The local government spent a lot of money to build the post house. It is said that it cost more than 20 yuan, mobilized more than 2 civilians, and took two years to complete.

From the outside, it looks like a magnificent temple, but also like a dignified official residence, or like a rich man's mansion.There are all kinds of internal equipment, pavilions, pavilions, corridors, gardens, halls, living rooms, stables and warehouses. There are guards at the door, waiting people inside, and all kinds of service personnel. It can be said that only you can't think of it. It is comparable to modern five-star hotels, making people happy and forget to return.

Now that Tianning Festival is approaching, there is an endless stream of teams sending people to pay tribute from all over the country, and early reports are full of customers.But although there are officials coming and going in the post house, there are not many first-rank princes, so the post office hurriedly recruited people to vacate the house and gave them the largest yard.

After a short time, the hall was cleaned up. Yicheng asked the prince to rest his feet and drink tea. Zhao Yu entered the yard and found that the outside looked small, but the inside area was not small. The house was very spacious. It is about 24 square meters, with complete supporting facilities, once you enter the door, it is completely independent, and now it is shared by several groups of people. After receiving the notice, the older ones will move to another place of accommodation. Of course, the conditions are not as good as Here, the youngest can only consider themselves unlucky and find another inn.

Living well, but suddenly kicked out, although dissatisfied, but everyone is in the officialdom, the distinction is still clear, the so-called high-ranking official crushes people, they all carry the package deftly, and pull the wife to lead it. The child goes out.

"These people have lived here for a long time?" Zhao Tun said with a smile looking at the messy scene.

"My lord, I'm just joking. According to the laws of the Song Dynasty, officials who stay in the post house for more than 30 days will be punished for a year. The officials are willing, but they dare not." Post Cheng served Zhao Tong some tea, and said with a smile.

"Hehe, you know how to be a man. I don't have time to worry about those bullshit things. You quickly tidy up the yard. After driving for a day, everyone is tired." Seeing Yi Cheng's eyes rolling around, Zhao Tang knew that this boy must be Fake public affairs for personal gain, rent the yard to those officials who are nostalgic for going back and forth, and earn some money to spend, but he is not one of those censors who don't mind their own business, he waved his hand and said with a smile.

"My lord is wise, I will arrange for people to clean, change bedding, and arrange banquets so that you can live comfortably," Yicheng said with a sneer when the lord broke the news.

"My lord, the Deputy Envoy Zhu in the backyard has gone out, what should I do if I can't clean up?" At this moment, a postman came in to salute Zhao Tun, and said to Postmaster.

"Hurry up and send someone to look for it, don't delay the prince's check-in." Yi Cheng took a peek at the prince and said angrily.

"Who is Deputy Envoy Zhu, and how long has he been here?" Zhao Tang was very sensitive to "Zhu" now, so he interrupted and asked.

"My lord, this person's name is Zhu Yannian, a county magistrate in Anhui. After being investigated by the Ministry of Officials, he was transferred to Jiangsu and Zhejiang Road to promote Chang Pingcang Deputy Envoy. He came to Beijing to thank him, and he has lived here for many days." Cheng hurriedly replied.

"Oh, since we can't find anyone, forget it, this yard is not small, and we don't need so many people." Zhao Tun heaved a sigh of relief. This person is from Anhui, and he has lived for many days. It seems that he has nothing to do with Zhu Xi. In the Song Dynasty, Changping and Guanghui warehouses were set up in various roads, and they were also in charge of farmland water conservancy and errands, and they were one of the "supervisors" who specialized in assassinating officials.