King of Song

Chapter 118

The imprint on the newspaper is urgent!
What will happen?It is so serious that it is usually only in emergency military situations.

Zhao Xu hurriedly took it, opened the sealing seal, and took a closer look, his face changed drastically, and his expression suddenly became extremely solemn.

The Hangzhou salt smuggling case has already begun to take shape, and it will soon have a result. Zhao Xu is very satisfied with this, and Lin Zhao and others can be regarded as fulfilling their mission.

The following continues to write: Yuhang County found that someone was raising warriors and hiding weapons privately, which seemed to be a conspiracy.It has been found out that Li Feng, the magistrate of Yuhang County, has a relationship with Li Fengnan, and the Shenwu General Zhao Shiju has a close relationship with him, and seems to be implicated.This is what I speculated based on clues, and there is no real evidence at present.

However, the matter is really important, and I am afraid that there will be a big change. I dare not hide it, so I have to take the liberty to speculate and report it. Please learn from your Majesty.As for whether the traitor is related to the illegal salt trade, it is not known.

Furthermore, on the sixth day of June, the Prince of Yuhang hosted a banquet at the West Lake, and there may be great changes on that day.The minister discussed with Su Shi and Shen Kuo that if the situation is urgent, they would like to jointly request Zhizhou to dispatch troops.It's too late to ask for an order, and the ministers and others made their own opinions. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!

The meaning is very clear, the matter of private salt has already begun, as for the results of the investigation, it depends on their ability.Whether it can reach the expected level is hard to say, Zhao Xu believes that maybe Lin Zhao will surprise him.

Compared with selling private salt, another thing shocked him even more!
Shenwu General Zhao Shiju and Yuhang County Magistrate Li Feng might rebel, although Lin Zhao said it was just speculation without evidence.But Zhao Xu believed that, after all, there is no such thing as a storm, and the matter would not come out of nowhere. Lin Zhao was able to report it urgently, because he must have noticed some clues.

Furthermore, for things like treason, since ancient times, one would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go. Since there is a turmoil, it must be taken seriously.

What's more, the Shenwu general Zhao Shiju was involved. His rank was not high, but his identity was too sensitive.Ever since Emperor Taizong came to the throne, the descendants of Taizu have been dissatisfied, and now it has been almost a hundred years, and it has reached the point of rebellion.

Zhao Xu was very angry, and Long Yan was furious!
At the same time, he was also very worried. After all, Zhao Shiju's status and status were there. Once the rebellion was raised, what kind of impact would it cause?Especially those who colluded with local officials. Li Feng was just a county magistrate. This was found out, so what didn't?Liangzhe Road, the south, and the entire Song Dynasty, how many people still colluded with Zhao Shiju?This is unknown!

If it affects the whole body, will it affect the safety of the throne?How much damage will it cause to the Song Dynasty?These are currently unpredictable and scary.

Lin Zhao did not exaggerate, the news was really urgent, even if it was just speculation.Zhao Xu vaguely hopes that this speculation is false, or that they won't launch it for the time being, so he can settle it calmly.

It's a pity that time waits for no one. Lin Zhao specially emphasized that something big might happen on June [-]th. What should we do?

After a while, Zhao Xu gradually calmed down, and suddenly realized that this difficult problem is also a good opportunity.

Since he ascended the throne, many people have been unconvinced. Many people still regard themselves as juniors. The prestige of this emperor is still not enough.Right now, if someone who is not afraid of death comes to his door, he will take advantage of the first rebellion after ascension to the throne, deal with it with thunderous means, and establish the authority of the emperor.

There are also those who sell private salt, as long as Lin Zhao can grasp the handle, he will definitely not be merciful.This is an extremely rare opportunity, either not to do it, or to do it completely, so that everyone is terrified, no matter who it is, it will not let it go.

Furthermore, the rebellion can attract attention very well and divert conflicts, so the attention and resistance to reforms may not be so great.However, the report was delivered too late. Lin Zhao made it clear that the accident would probably happen on the sixth day of June.

What is the situation in Hangzhou, and whether there will be major changes, Zhao Xu does not know.But one fact is very clear, if it is really June [-]th, the court will have no time to react.The situation in Hangzhou depends on themselves. Lin Zhao has already said hello in advance, asking Zhizhou to mobilize local troops. As long as it is used to counter the rebellion, naturally they will not blame them.

But the key is to succeed?The highest administrative official in Hangzhou is Zheng Xie, but unfortunately he doesn't know anything about these things, so I don't know if they can persuade them!Zheng Xie, Zheng Xie, I hope you will be more sensible, and don't miss my important event.

I don't know how many people Zhao Shiju's rebels gathered in the local area. Can Hangzhou itself solve it?What's more, it also mixed in the sale of private salt, so maybe that Uncle Yuhang might not give face, the situation in Hangzhou is really chaotic.

You are all waiting, when the matter is over, I will clean up you one by one!A group of people still don't know whether they are missed by others or the emperor. It is self-evident how terrible the consequences will be.

However, rewards and punishments must be clearly defined for doing things. If you have done something, you will be punished, and if you have credit, you will naturally be rewarded!Zhao Xu thought to himself: "Lin Zhao, Lin Zhao, if you do this well, I will definitely reward you and give you a bright future!"

"Your Majesty, what happened?" Wang Anshi stood at the bottom, seeing Zhao Xu's expression changed, he guessed that something important must have happened.

Zhao Xu said: "Yes, Hangzhou may be about to change! Call the Prime Minister Chui Gongdian to discuss matters!"

Immediately afterwards, the emperor's secret edict was immediately sent to Jiangnan East Road, Huaibei Road, and various places in central Fujian, ordering the troops stationed in various places to take revenge and be on high alert, and then wait for dispatch.Once the situation in Hangzhou is out of control, it can only be dealt with by force, and there must be no less preparations.

As for the authenticity of Lin Zhao's report, Zhao Xu has no doubts at all. This urgent letter has other meanings...

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On the fifth day of June, there is only one day left before the West Lake banquet held by Yuhang County King Zhao Zongyong. On the surface, Hangzhou seems to be calm, but in fact it is undercurrents, and the atmosphere is actually unprecedentedly tense.

Zhao Zongyong asked in a deep voice at the Prince's Mansion of Yuhang County, "Are the ships arranged properly?"

Zhao Zhongye, Duke of Dongyang County, replied: "Father, don't worry, everything is in place and can be shipped at any time."

"Is everything ready?" Zhao Zongyong was a little worried and asked one by one.

Chen Qi, who was sitting on the side, nodded and said: "Don't worry, my lord, everything is already ready, just waiting to be shipped."

"What about money?" Zhao Zongyong loves money like his life, and always attaches great importance to money.

Chen Qi nodded and said: "The old rule is to collect [-]%, and the other half will be delivered after the shipment arrives. These merchants are regular customers, trustworthy, the prince can rest assured."

"That's great!" Zhao Zongyong nodded and said, "From tomorrow evening onwards, the king will hold a banquet at the West Lake and gather all the officials on the ground in Hangzhou until evening. During this time, you should hurry up and load the goods and start shipping as soon as possible." .”

Zhao Zongyong made up his mind, and went out to see all the officials himself, who would dare not give the Yuhang County King face?At that time, the dragons will have no leader, and no one will take care of things, so as to exchange time.The big deal is to create some other troubles at that time, to distract everyone's attention, and the possibility of success will be greatly increased.

"At that time, Zhong Ye and Zhong Shan will accompany me to the West Lake to entertain the guests, and you will be fully responsible for the loading and unloading of the ship." Zhao Zongyong continued to make arrangements.

"Yes!" Chen Qi had no choice but to agree, but he really had other thoughts in his heart, and had already cursed Zhao Zongyong and his son eighteen times.You go to the West Lake to eat and drink, let me work hard to load the ship, if something goes wrong, put the blame on me?

It's a beautiful idea, but don't expect it to come true!What Chen Qi was most worried about was his son Chen Hong, no matter what, he couldn't implicate his son Chen Hong.After going back, I must take good care of him. If something goes wrong, things will be troublesome.He was still thinking about whether to find a way to send his son away first, but he didn't know that Chen Hongzai had already sneaked out to carry out his great plan...

Zhao Zongyong asked again: "By the way, what are Su Shi, Shen Kuo, and Shen Kuo doing now? Is there anything unusual?" This was what he was most worried about.

"No, Su Shi is still working on that unresolved case. Shen Kuo just rushed back from Huzhou and will attend his father's banquet tomorrow. As for Lin Zhao, he is nostalgic for the gentle hometown every day, and he is already too happy to think about it!" Zhao Zhongye replied like this, but he still felt a little bit Don't worry, especially since the instigator behind the Fangjiacun massacre has never been found.This uncertainty makes him very uneasy, especially in this tense time.

"It's fine if there is no change, watch closely, and don't dare to make mistakes at the last moment!" Zhao Zongyong was relieved and quite confident.

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At the last moment, Lin Zhao secretly discussed countermeasures!
At noon Lin Zhao sneaked away from the flower boat, avoiding everyone's eyes and ears, and disappeared on the West Lake. He secretly went to meet Shen Kuo and Su Shi to discuss the countermeasures for tomorrow.

"It is certain that there may be a large amount of illegal salt shipped tomorrow!" After multiple confirmations and several analyzes, this conclusion has been confirmed.

"Then it's obviously time to collect the net?" Shen Kuo said with a smile: "It's more convincing to get the stolen goods together!"

"It's natural, but how do you collect the net? It's not a good thing if the fish slips away, or if the fish dies and the net breaks!" Su Shi was also quite worried about this.

"The matter of collecting the net can almost be done with our current strength, but it seems a bit stretched, so let's do our best!" Lin Zhao said: "The key is that there is no news about this rebellion, when it will be launched, and how it will be done. Not knowing, that’s the scariest thing.”

"How to do?"

Lin Zhaodao: "I think Lai Zoubao has already arrived in Bianjing, but the time is limited, and we can't receive official instructions. I think it's time to see Zheng Zhizhou now!"

"That's good, we need to mobilize the Hangzhou garrison to be prepared! Besides, it will be much easier for us to collect the gang of big salt lords!"

"Yes, go see Zheng Xie now, make preparations early, and hope that tomorrow will be safe and smooth!"

Both Su Shi and Shen Kuo agreed!

For a while, the atmosphere in Hangzhou was tense, and it was really raining!

(End of this chapter)