King of Song

Chapter 132
On the seventh day of June in the second year of Xining, Hangzhou ushered in a new day!
The rebellion last night was over, the masterminds Zhao Shiju and his wife had killed themselves, and the first accomplice Li Feng had been arrested.The rebels were arrested, put in prison, under strict supervision, and awaiting execution!
In one night, the cleaning of the battlefield was a bit hasty, but it was done as fast as possible.At least the gates of the city and the streets where the street fighting took place were cleaned up, all the corpses were pulled out of the city and buried, and the blood was almost washed away.

Last night, the shouts of killing were so loud that the people in Hangzhou were so frightened that they stayed at home until dawn and dared not go out.It wasn't until noon that a brave person came out and found that there was nothing wrong except that there were more guards and soldiers patrolling the street.Then the whole city returned to normal life.

As the magistrate, Zheng Xi quickly presided over the handling of the aftermath. He would be in a hurry. He should deal with as many things as possible to make up for the previous mistakes!Lin Zhao was so happy that he was at ease, throwing all these things to him.

For such a big event to happen, the first thing to do is to report to the emperor that before dawn, a memorial jointly signed by Zheng Xie, Shen Kuo, and Lin Zhao was sent to Bianjing as quickly as possible.

"Dongyang, you have worked hard. Why, are you injured?" When Shen Kuo saw Lin Zhao, he stepped forward and asked with concern. If Lin Zhao hadn't been here this time, the consequences would have been so serious that it was unbelievable.

"It's okay, don't worry!" In that kind of fierce battle, flesh and blood injuries are inevitable.

"Both Zhao Shiju and his wife are dead?"

"Well, I killed myself!" I don't know why, Zhao Shiju's expression when he was dying kept coming to mind, and Lin Zhao always felt that it seemed to have something to do with him.Immediately, he shook his head lightly, the royal family dispute has half a cent to do with him!
"Oh, things come and go quickly!" Shen Kuo sighed, and when he said it carefully, the real conflict happened that night.

"However, there are so many things about the aftermath, I'm afraid it will be troublesome!" Lin Zhaodao: "Brother Cunzhong, please keep an eye on it, especially Zhao Zongyong and his son, their affairs have not been settled yet!"

"Okay!" Shen Kuo was the visiting envoy of the Liangzhe Road, and he was involved in a rebellion and a major case of illegal salt trafficking. It was completely reasonable for him to intervene.Now, none of the officials on the ground in Hangzhou is afraid of three points!
"I'm going to find brother Zizhan, there seems to be a hard bone!"

Shen Kuo said: "That's right, the origin of the huge amount of wealth in the palace must be clarified!" The sudden appearance of wealth really blinded the eyes of many people.

"That's right!" Lin Zhao nodded and said, "Two-pronged approach, you go ask Li Feng, and I'll take care of Chen Qi!"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
After Su Shi came back, he learned of the situation in the city last night, and learned that Lin Zhao took the lead in fighting bloody battles, and he was terrified.Fortunately, he was safe and sound, and the rebellion was successfully eliminated.As for Zhao Shiju and his wife, people can't help but feel a little bit embarrassed.

"Dongyang, as long as you are fine!" Su Shi patted Lin Zhao on the shoulder, showing a happy smile, so last night can be regarded as a complete victory.

Lin Zhaodao: "Brother Zizhan, how is Chen Qi's condition?"

"In a village by the canal, tens of thousands of tons of sea salt were preliminarily found. At that time, Chen Qi was directing the loading of the ship, and the stolen goods were seized. He ran away!" Su Shi's harvest this time is not small, at least this time After a while, the network for selling smuggled salt in Hangzhou was destroyed.

"It's really a big deal!" Lin Zhaodao: "But maybe it's just the tip of the iceberg. As a small county magistrate, he may not have the guts to create such a large network, so this matter..."

Su Shi and Lin Zhao exchanged a look. They both knew about this matter, and it was just a tacit understanding!

"Therefore, we must let Chen Qi speak quickly!" Lin Zhaodao had a key issue. He didn't want to delay any longer. It would be best if he could find evidence as soon as possible to bring down Zhao Zongyong and his son.

"But since he was arrested, he behaved very calmly, and he didn't speak at all when asked!" Su Shi also had difficulties. What can you do when you encounter such an uncooperative character?
Lin Zhao also couldn't help frowning, this is not a good phenomenon, and he has to find a way.After pondering for a moment, he asked, "Can you find out that Chen Qi is particularly concerned about something? Something he cares about? Or is there any special performance?

"This..." Su Shi pondered: "I didn't find it... By the way, according to the account of the arrested Chen family servant, Chen Qi has been thinking about his son and has been looking for it everywhere!"

Chen Hong?Only then did Lin Zhao remember that this fellow must have died on Leifeng!Although he didn't do it himself, Chen Qi couldn't explain it clearly. He might not believe it, and he might stubbornly blame it on himself. It would be even more difficult to get him to speak up. It's really nerve-wracking!

Especially let him know that his son is dead, he has no hope, and whether he can live is a problem.Fortunately, he didn't know the news of Chen Hong's death yet, so he could use his brains on this matter and think of a way!

correct!After contemplating for a moment, Lin Zhao finally had a flash of inspiration in his mind!
"Brother Zizhan, let me tell you, this way..."

"Didn't you say you want to close some safe room? Why now..." Su Shi was puzzled!
Before, because of Chen Qi's special status and importance, he was afraid that something would happen when he was locked in the prison of the state capital.Therefore, Lin Zhao adopted the practice of the so-called safe house in later spy war dramas, and originally planned to let Su Shi detain him in a house outside the city.Unexpectedly, Lin Zhao suddenly changed his mind...

"Don't worry, brother Zizhan, when the time comes, attacking the heart is the most important thing. How can we do it without using some tricks?"

Chen Qi was then imprisoned in the prison of the Hangzhou government office, but the treatment was obviously different, and he was held incommunicado.In the current situation of the overcrowded prison in Hangzhou, this is definitely a special treatment.

Su Shi has been interrogated several times, but there has been no progress, and nothing has been asked.

Of course Chen Qi knew what they wanted to ask, but whether to say it now and how to say it was another matter!If people get stolen goods at the same time, I am doomed, but what will happen to some people outside, I have no idea!
What he cares about most now is his son. It has been a long time since there is any news, especially in this chaotic time, how can he not be worried?

Safety is one aspect, and he has to consider these things in his future life.After all, this was the last time I planned for my son.

He thinks that he can use what he has to negotiate terms with some people, whoever offers the highest price, whoever is the cheapest!
Therefore, he dare not act rashly and must be cautious!
When Su Shi was a substitute, he never said anything, he was waiting, as long as anyone who was interested in him would definitely contact him.At the same time, he was always thinking about his son in his heart, and he appeared to be quite calm, but in fact his heart was full of sorrow and concern.

For three days in a row, he was held in a cell, and the jailer came to deliver food every day, and then left!On the third day, when the jailer delivered the food, in addition to the hard-to-eat food, he also left a small cloth bag!

Chen Qi knew that someone gave it to him, but he didn't know what price the other party offered!
With a nervous mood, he quietly opened the cloth bag, and when something came into view, Chen Qi was shocked.It was his son's jade pendant, which he had always worn very deeply, and it was an unmistakable token.In other words, the son is now in the hands of this person.Then he found another note, with a simple sentence: If you want to be safe, you should know how!
Threats, naked threats!
If the worry is really fulfilled, the most worrying thing all the time is that the son will fall into the hands of others, and now it seems inevitable.

At the same time, he secretly blamed himself for being lucky and whimsical at this time.Before, he hoped to use the things in his hand to threaten, or ask someone to give his son peace and prosperity.Only now did I realize that they would do the same thing, directly threatening me with my son's life and death!

What should I do?
If you hand over your son, you will die. If you don't hand it over, will Chen Hong live?
Chen Qi fell into a huge entanglement for a while!It is self-evident who sent this letter, you can think of it with your toes.In fact, it's not that there are other possibilities, it's just that if you care about it, you will be chaotic and preconceived, so that he didn't think about it at all.

When thinking of those people's deeds, their dishonesty and cruelty, Chen Qi dared not think about it any longer.I can't help crying in my heart; son, why are you disobedient and want to leave the house?If you are sent away safely, what else can father worry about?

The next two days were still peaceful, and Su Shi was never interrogated.But it was obvious that Chen Qi was no longer so calm, he couldn't sit still anymore, his inner panic could no longer be concealed, and it had already manifested in his behavior.At this moment, he even had a hope that Su Shi could be arraigned.

In fact, for him, what he hopes most is to get information from the outside world!

Chen Qi didn't know, but someone noticed his daily reactions and reported them to Lin Zhao and Su Shi!
"Brother Zizhan, the heat is almost ready!" Seeing this, Lin Zhao made such a judgment!

"Oh?" Su Shi also understood Lin Zhao's approach now, and was quite interested in it.

Lin Zhao said with a smile, "Timing is only one aspect. The key is that if you drag it on, the corpse will stink and you won't be able to see anyone! Speaking of which, you'll have to suffer more grievances!"

"All right!"

Su Shi immediately announced the arraignment of Chen Qi. The former county magistrate Chen was already emaciated, and now he was a little excited about something that everyone else was afraid of.Of course, he has been trying his best to conceal his true inner emotions, but he is just deceiving himself and others from beginning to end!

"Chen Qi, do you have anything to say?" Su Shi still asked.

There was an unexpected silence today, and Chen Qi seemed to be casually saying: "What are you talking about? The prison cells in the Hangzhou prefectural government are not as good as those in Qiantang County? Why didn't my family come to deliver things? Did you detain them?"

He really couldn't hide the anxiety in his heart, and he was eager to get some news about his family, so he couldn't help asking this question in disguise.It seems that he has covered up, but in fact he has betrayed his own inner world naked.

Su Shi smiled in his heart, it seems that Lin Zhao's strategy has worked!

"Hmph, do you think you are still an official of the imperial court? Now you are just a prisoner who corrupted the law!" Who was very disdainful, and said coldly: "If you don't want to say it, then I have to ask you to say it!"

Is it necessary to use punishment?Chen Qi was already prepared for this, but he had to suffer.

But in fact this was not the case. Immediately, a yamen servant brought up a stretcher and covered it with a white cloth.

A puff of stinky meat came from far away, making people unable to bear the nausea and vomiting.If the two guards who raised the price hadn't covered their mouths and noses with wet cloths in advance, they would have collapsed long ago.

Chen Qi was about to vomit, Su Shi also covered his breath, picked up a square scarf to cover his nose, and said: "Yesterday someone found a male corpse on the Leifeng Peak in the West Lake. It is suspected to be your son Chen Hong, but the corpse has already disappeared." Some are rotten, and I can't identify them clearly. To be safe, you should see for yourself!"

"What?" When Chen Qi heard that it was his son, he was startled and anxious, and rushed to lift the white cloth, the stench became even stronger.Just now, the disgusting Chen Qi didn't care at all. Looking at the corpse under the white cloth, even though it was a bit rotten and deformed, he still recognized it at a glance. It was undoubtedly his son Chen Hong!

Chen Qi burst into tears, almost fainted on the spot...

The goal has been achieved, Su Shi hastily waved his hands to be carried away, and the smell in the lobby dissipated, and the situation improved a lot.

Chen Qi acted as if he had never heard of it, watching his son's body go away, his heart was like a knife, not to mention how uncomfortable it was.

He also thought about using chips in exchange for his son's wealth, but in the end he didn't even get peace, and he was killed because of it.Thinking about how stupid he is, Chen Qi would feel self-blame, anger, and the grief of losing a child in old age all hit his heart.

"Who killed him? How did he die?" Chen Qi was emotionally agitated, almost a little mad.

Su Shi said: "He was killed with a knife and his body was abandoned on Leifeng. Wu Zuo thinks it has been about four or five days. In addition to the murderer's fatal knife wound, Chen Hong still has many bruises on his body. It was caused by a fight. As for who killed him, uh, I don’t know, do you have any clues?”

Hmph, it must be them, their sons are dead, and they still want to threaten themselves with things, Chen Qi will feel sad and angry, since you are unkind, don't blame me for being unrighteous!

Concern has already made people confused, let alone the pain of losing a child?Chen Qi's mind is not so clear anymore, let alone preconceived, he has already determined that Zhao Zongyong and others killed his son.

At least he was sure that Lin Zhao and the others would not kill anyone, even if his son had an impulse with him, at least his life would not be in danger.

Before the West Lake banquet on the sixth day of June, he basically cut off news from the outside world. He didn't know his son's whereabouts, or even Zhao Shiju's conspiracy to rebel.It was even more unexpected that his son did such a foolish thing, and his subsequent tragic experience. In this way, there is only one possibility for the mastermind behind the scenes.With the style of those people, it is entirely possible...

"Su Tongpan, I have something to tell you..."

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"Dongyang, your strategy really worked!" Su Shi was very pleased to have got what he expected, and he admired Lin Zhao a lot.

Lin Zhao smiled and said, "It's just a time difference to break through Chen Qi's psychological defense. This shows that smooth information is very important! Tell me, do you find anything?"

"Of course, and it's still shocking!" The expression on Su Shi's face still became serious, and this incident really shocked him.

Lin Zhao took the things in Su Shi's hand, first he was pleasantly surprised, then he was shocked, and there was no joy at all!
Su Shi sighed: "Unexpectedly, the majestic royal county king would do such a thing!"

"Brother Zizhan, there's nothing strange about it. The more powerful some people are, the more lawless they are. But with this thing, hehe, what else can they say this time?" Lin Zhao's tone became more and more bleak. , and then said: "Hurry up and send it to Bianjing!"

Su Shi nodded and said: "Okay, but, I think you'd better go to the palace and beat them up, it's been a lot of trouble these days!"

"Okay, it's rare to have such an opportunity!"

When Lin Zhao came to the Prince's Mansion in Yuhang County, he heard Zhao Zhongshan's yelling and cursing from afar.In the past few days, the palace has been related to Zhao Shiju's rebellion case, and Zhao Zongyong, father and son, have been placed under house arrest.

After all, the other party is the king of the county, or the uncle of the official family, so it stands to reason that he would not dare to do so.But Lin Zhao insisted on this. If he missed this opportunity, Zhao Zongyong and his son would definitely get away with it.Zheng Xie didn't agree at first, but Lin Zhaoping rebelled and Yu Wei was there again, and Shen Kuo insisted, so he agreed.

As a result, the prince of Yuhang County, father and son were put under house arrest. Zhao Zongyong was very dissatisfied, but there was nothing he could do. Zhao Zhongshan was used to domineering and yelling at the door every day!After cursing people today, when he saw Lin Zhao coming, he immediately shouted from a distance: "Lin Zhao, why are you so arrogant? How dare you put the emperor's relatives under house arrest? You really don't know how to live or die! Let me tell you, if we don't let us out, I will definitely go in." Bianjing sued the imperial court, let you die without a place to bury you!"

"Have you finished scolding Little Monkey Lord? Gather up your strength. Don't let you go to jail, it's not bad, you don't appreciate it!" Lin Zhao chuckled, got the things today, and the evidence is solid, what's so scary about these paper tigers.

"you……"

Lin Zhaodao: "You want to go to Bianjing to file a complaint? Go ahead, the officials must really want to hear what you father and son have to say!"

Hearing these words, the expressions of Zhao Zongyong and Zhao Zhongye suddenly changed!

"What do you mean?" Zhao Zhongye suddenly walked up to him and asked sharply.

"What do you mean, don't you know, Duke Dongyang?" Lin Zhao's words were quite resentful.

"You...you are very arrogant!"

Lin Zhao said with a smile, "It's nothing. The death of magistrate Chen was a big blow. He confessed a lot of things. I think the prince will be very interested!"

"What, Chen Qi..." At this point, Zhao Zongyong and his son naturally understood what happened.What they were most worried about in the past few days was that there was a problem with Chen Qi, and they had been trying to find a way to contact Chen Qi and let him take the matter down.Naihe was placed under house arrest by Lin Zhao and had no chance to leave.It can be seen from this that Lin Zhao's risk of placing them under house arrest is very effective.

"Don't think that whatever he says will have an effect, it's just crazy words, the officials believe it's counting, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what?" Lin Zhao said coldly: "If you still don't know how to repent, let's see if the officials believe it or not... just let me feel wronged for a few more days!"

(End of this chapter)