King of Song

Chapter 36

It is a great opportunity for Lin Zhao to accept the imperial decree, but also a heavy responsibility!

Wang Yu also breathed a sigh of relief, with an inexplicable confidence in his heart. He believed that Lin Zhao could solve the case, and this time he would definitely make Wang Gui and his son look good.

Wang Anshi's idea was relatively simple, but Lin Zhao hoped to solve the case as soon as possible and remove the threat from the Liao Kingdom, so that the court could free up its hands to do other important things.

The emperor left the Kaifeng mansion to find someone else to solve the case, his face was dull, Wang Gui felt very uncomfortable, and then smiled coldly, "There are so many excellent officials in Kaifeng mansion that I can't do anything, what can you do, you kid?"I hope you can solve the case, otherwise I will make you look good!Then reluctantly, he roughly introduced the case to Lin Zhao.

The root of the matter has to start with the Chanyuan Alliance decades ago. Song and Liao are about brotherly countries.The emperors of both sides naturally respected the queen mother of the other party as their aunts, and envoys would be sent to greet and congratulate the emperor and queen mother on their birthdays, or on the first day of the new year.

Last month, Empress Dowager Gao Taotao of the Song Dynasty celebrated her birthday, and Liao Emperor Yelu Hongji sent envoys to pay her respects to her.Afterwards, it happened to be raining continuously and the road was muddy, which was very inconvenient.Out of courtesy, Honglu Temple in the Song Dynasty left the Liao Kingdom Mission to live in Bianjing temporarily to avoid the wind and rain.

Both parties readily accepted the originally very polite and humanized proposal, but something went wrong during the process.Xiao Jie, the envoy of the Liao Kingdom, died inexplicably in the concierge courtyard of Honglu Temple. The Kaifeng Mansion searched for a long time, but there was no clue.In grief and indignation, the Liao Kingdom Mission kept clamoring to send news back to the country. If they did not give an explanation, the Liao Kingdom would send troops south to take revenge.

It coincided with the floods and earthquakes in the Song Dynasty. It was really an eventful time. If the Liao army invaded at this time, it would undoubtedly make things worse and cause internal and external troubles.It is precisely because of this that the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty are in a hurry to solve the case, block the mouth of the Liao Kingdom, and avoid military confrontation.

Lin Zhao sighed in his heart, ever since the Emperor Shi Jingtang of the Later Jin Dynasty lost Youyun Sixteen Prefectures.After Taizong Zhao Er's Northern Expedition was defeated in the Gaoliang River, the Song Dynasty had always been inferior to Liao, especially the alliance under the city of Chanyuan, which was really humiliating!

After Wang Gui made a general explanation, he ordered the guards in Kaifeng Mansion to be ready for dispatch at any time.Wang Anshi ordered his son Wang Yu to stay and assist Lin Zhao. This was a matter related to the country's plans, and petty tricks were not tolerated.

Afterwards, the two Hanlin scholars, Mr. Wang, left, and Lin Zhao and Wang Yu went to the Courtyard next to Honglu Temple.Since the case was to be investigated, the first thing to do was to go to the murder scene for an investigation, and then there was the autopsy.

Now that Lin Zhao was of great use to Wang Anshi, Wang Yu naturally did his best and was willing to be a small follower, taking advantage of the time when the heavy rain stopped, he hurried to the Concierge Court.

Before leaving, the two beauties earnestly asked and cared!Looking at Lin Zhaoyuan's back, Meng Ruoying couldn't help but sigh in her heart, maybe he will leave the Meng family forever after leaving!After thinking about it, he has talent, ability, and ability. He is not something in the pool. Sooner or later, he will have such a day!

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It is said that when Lin Zhao and Wang Yu came to the diplomatic institution of the Song Dynasty, they saw something solemn and majestic.The atmosphere outside is tense, and even a bit chilly!In the meantime, many soldiers surrounded the Concierge Courtyard, and the guards were not so strict.

"This...Brother Yuanze, what about it?" Now that Lin Zhao's status has risen, he is much more casual with Wang Yu.

Wang Yu shook his head and sighed: "It wouldn't be the case if it was just to protect the Khitan people. Now it is to prevent the Khitan people from leaving. If the court is not prepared, it will be troublesome if the news spreads northward to the Liao population. Now continue The wind is raging, the rain is pouring, it is said to be protection, but in fact it is house arrest."

"Alas!" Lin Zhao sighed lightly, to have reached this point, really...

Although the Concierge Courtyard is heavily guarded, Lin Zhao and others have the sacred decree, so they can freely pass through!Entering the courtyard, it was chaotic and noisy, and many people surrounded the gate of the concierge courtyard.

At a glance, they are all bald on the top of their heads, and their hair droops twice and at the back, but it is not very long.The clothes are not of my race. Lin Zhao remembers that he seems to have seen it in a history book. It is a Khitan.What are they doing here?make trouble?

Lin Zhao and Wang Yu arrived with a group of guards, and happened to see a group of Khitan people surrounding a middle-aged Song Dynasty official.There is a young man supporting her, but upon closer inspection, it is Chai Ruona, why is he here?

Before asking, Wang Yu explained: "Four years after Jiayou, there was a custom in the imperial court to choose the longest one from among the houses of the Chai family to become the Duke of Chongyi, and to be in charge of the Gouling Temple, and Serving in this Honglu Temple, the current Chongyi justice is Chai Ruona's uncle Chai Xiao."

"So, it's not surprising that he appears here!" Lin Zhao saw a group of Khitan people surrounded Chai Xiao, pushing and shoving, they were very rude, the old man was stumbling around, and Chai Ruona couldn't support him anymore.The other officials and servants of Honglu Temple seemed to be very afraid of the Khitan people, and they didn't even dare to go forward to dissuade them.

"Why are you so useless?" Lin Zhao rushed forward and shouted, "Stop!"

Not to mention, this shout was really shocking, the Khitan people turned their heads in unison, and looked at this arrogant young man.

"This is my Great Song Honglu Temple, why are you making such a fuss here? It's really rude to be so rude to an old man!" Lin Zhao said as he stepped forward to help Chai Xiao out .As an official of Honglu Temple, he came to appease the stranded Liao envoy today, so that he was besieged, dizzy and almost trapped in a tight siege.

Chai Ruona looked at Lin Zhao suspiciously, not knowing why!
A Khitan headed by turned his head and asked: "Who are you? You dare to be so arrogant to my Daliao envoy. Didn't the Southern Dynasty call itself a state of etiquette?"

"Hmph!" Lin Zhao snorted coldly: "My Great Song Dynasty is naturally a state of etiquette, but I can't tolerate the young people running wild here!"

"You..." the Khitan said angrily, "It's been a few days since my Daliao envoy was killed in Bianjing, and you haven't given an explanation? What's the story? We were protesting wrongly? The officials of the Honglu Temple in the Southern Dynasty didn’t say a word, what is your identity as a kid? How dare you play wild here?”

"My Xia Lin Zhao, the official appointed by His Majesty the Emperor has come to investigate the murder of envoy Xiao of your country!" Lin Zhao immediately revealed his identity.

Chai Ruona glanced at Lin Zhao suspiciously. Didn't he open a restaurant before?How did you become an investigator in the blink of an eye?It was personally appointed by the emperor's decree, so the changes have been huge!But when his eyes fell on Wang Yu beside him, he was relieved!Uncle is already in dire straits, this Lin Dongyang's whimsical idea, maybe there is a solution.It's always good to have someone to help out with a problem.

The Khitan people immediately said: "Could it be that there is no one in the Southern Dynasty? They sent a little baby to investigate the case!"

Lin Zhao said indifferently: "I have a lot of talents in the Great Song Dynasty. For such trivial matters, it is enough for a low-level official like me to come!"

"That's good! Since that's the case! Then you give us an explanation..."

Chai Xiao took a breath, and hurriedly explained: "The reason why you are staying in the Courtyard is because you are afraid that your embassy will be in danger. Mr. Xiao must pay attention to the lessons learned from the past! Recently, there has been continuous heavy rain, and the river has burst. Make plans after the rain has passed!"

"Then let me bring back Lord Xiao's body first..." Since the incident, Xiao Jie's body has been kept in the hands of the Song Dynasty people. Lin Zhao is quite satisfied with this, at least there are still clues to be found.

Lin Zhaodao: "Don't worry, after inspection later, Lord Xiao's body will be handed over to you all intact!"

"I still need to check? Is it too much!" The Khitan man said angrily: Master Xiao has been dead for many days, but we have never even seen the body! "

"Your emissary is serious!" Lin Zhao laughed and said, "This is also to repay Master Xiao's innocence, so that his death will not be unknown! You deliberately stopped it, could it be that there is something in it...?"

Uh, for some reason, the Khitan man twitched suddenly in his heart, hesitatingly said: "That's good! Let me tell you, if I don't give an explanation... Hmph, Master Xiao is an important minister of my Daliao family, if you don't understand If you die in the Southern Dynasty, my Daliao army will march south, and then go to the battlefield to explain!"

"Everyone, please go back first! I will give you an explanation!" Lin Zhao said firmly.

A group of Khitan people retreated temporarily with weird eyes, Chai Xiao stepped forward and said, "Thank you, my lord, for making the siege!"

"Chai Gong is too polite! These Khitan people are too arrogant!"

"I can't help it. The governor of Xiongzhou has detected traces of army mobilization on the border of the Liao Kingdom. If you give the truth, it will be really troublesome!" responsibility.

Lin Zhao couldn't help but wondered: "The incident just happened, and the inside and outside of the concierge courtyard were cut off. The Liao army must not have known that the envoy was killed. Why did they move so frequently? Could it be that they had the idea of ​​taking advantage of the fire from the very beginning? Why are these Khitan people so confident? Their Where does the arrogance come from?"

"This..." Wang Yu couldn't make it clear for a while...

Lin Zhao asked, "Where is Xiao Jie's body? Did you find anything during the inspection? What about the crime scene? Take me there to have a look and tell me the details!" From this moment on, Lin Zhao officially took over the murder case of the Liao envoy. !
(End of this chapter)