Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 227 A Slight Shock

Zhao Kuangyin kept looking behind Zhao Guangmei, and found that the latter's expression changed like everyone else's, he was relieved, thinking that what Zhao Si did, Zhao Guangmei, a confused father, didn't know.However, he didn't notice that Zhao Guangyi's body shook slightly at that moment.

Zhao Kuangyin said: "Everyone will know after reading this secret letter. Mmm! Third brother might as well read it last."

Zhao Guangmei was puzzled and said yes.

A servant first delivered the secret letter to Zhao Pu. After Zhao Pu read it, he was overjoyed and handed the secret letter to Zhao Guangyi, who had been waiting impatiently for a long time. Great merit, it is indeed the auspicious star sent by heaven to assist His Majesty."

Zhao Guangyi quickly read the content, and after seeing that Mr. Chen from the mansion was not included in the long list behind, he was relieved for a long time.But without revealing anything on his face, while handing the secret letter to the privy envoy, he also showed undisguised approval to Ye Chen, nodded and said: "Yehou's work is no less than an attack for my Da Song." Going to the Southern Han Dynasty. The officials did not send Ye Hou to the Southern Han Dynasty half a month ago, which is really a wise move by Your Majesty!"

No one noticed that Wang Jien lowered his head, his body was tense, and he kept paying attention to Zhao Guangyi's expression and behavior from the corner of his eyes. Wang Jien was slightly relieved when he found that Zhao Guangyi read the secret letter without any abnormalities, but he was still very secretive. He glanced at a servant standing by the door.Then the servant walked quietly towards the back door of the main hall along the back of the curtain beside the hall.

Soon the important officials of the two governments had seen it, except for Lu Yuqing, all of them said a few words of praise to Ye Chen solemnly, sincerely, or with complex expressions.Ye Chen always said modestly and concisely: Mr. So-and-so praises you, this is what a lower official should do.

After Zhao Guangmei saw it, she went limp to the ground, her face was pale, she knelt down to Zhao Kuangyin, and said, "Brother Huang! This matter...it is absolutely impossible, Sier, how could he be that kind?" Disciple of the Great Elder of the Holy Hall. It must be that Xiang Fuhou made a mistake... Please ask the emperor to check clearly."

"Ah..." Suddenly, a scream came from the direction of the back door of the main hall, everyone was startled, and their expressions changed.Before the emperor could get angry and ask, Zhang Zhan had already brought two people and ran quickly, carrying a dead body. Looking at the attire, it was the servant who wanted to leave secretly.

Zhang Zhan knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, this servant wanted to sneak away and was caught by the minister. But I didn't want him to hide a poison pill under his tongue. I didn't do my job well, so the thief killed himself by biting the poison. The minister deserves to die."

Zhao Kuangyin's face was flushed with anger, and he said, "Okay, okay... I don't think there are thieves hidden in the servants around me. Zhang Zhan! Are you Wu Desi's people all useless? I think you really deserve to die." .It’s better to give Wu Desi to Ye Chen, and Zhang Zhan... I think you can be Ye Chen’s deputy!"

Zhang Zhan's expression froze, but he didn't dare to say anything. He said in panic, "Thank you Your Majesty for not killing him. I will definitely try my best to assist Ye Hou, and wipe out those thieves as soon as possible."

Ye Chen was startled, and wanted to refuse, but seeing Zhao Kuangyin's expression, he had no choice but to say yes respectfully.

Zhao Kuangyin was murderous in his heart, and said, "Zhang Zhan, Wang Jien, now go and lock up all the servants in the palace and find a place for me to investigate one by one. If the thief can arrange a servant to lurk by my side, there is a possibility There are two, maybe more."

Zhang Zhan and Wang Jien said yes respectfully, and then left quickly.

Ye Chen remembered that in the original history, Zhao Kuangyin died violently in the suspected usurpation case of "The Shadow of the Candle and the Sound of the Axe", Zhao Guangyi succeeded to the throne, Wang Jien played a huge role, presumably it should be Zhao Guangyi's person.But he didn't know that Wang Ji'en himself was the deepest and biggest nail of the Holy Church in the Song Palace.

There is a reason why Zhao Kuangyin trusted Wang Jien so much.Wang Jien was originally a lieutenant next to Zhao Kuangyin when he was a general in the later Zhou Dynasty. Once he injured his lower body to save Zhao Kuangyin on the battlefield, and then became a eunuch.With this relationship, Zhao Kuangyin can doubt all the servants, but he will not doubt Wang Jien.

"Okay! Third brother! I believe you don't know what your good son has done. You step aside first." Zhao Kuangyin said to Zhao Guangmei.

Zhao Guangmei didn't dare to say anything more, and quickly stepped aside.

"Zhao Pu, I order you to immediately lead a commanding Imperial City Imperial Army to arrest Zhao Si's mansion and the four courtiers and three officials in Kaifeng who are listed in the list, and put all the relatives of his nine clans in prison for interrogation. At the same time Confiscate the homes of all relevant people and seal the courtyard." Zhao Kuangyin said in a deep voice.

Zhao Pu respectfully said yes, and immediately left.

"King Jin, I order you to immediately mobilize the officials of Kaifeng Mansion to arrest the 13 people on the list, mainly the three leaders, and their minions. Remember, it is better to arrest one person by mistake than to let one person go." Zhao Kuangyin said to Zhao Guangyi again .

Zhao Guangyi solemnly agreed, and then left.

"Cao Bin! I ordered you to be the imperial envoy, command five thousand forbidden troops, and immediately arrest all the thieves in the three roads of the Central Plains except Kaifeng. It is still the same sentence, it is better to catch a wrong person than to let a person go." Zhao Kuangyinhan Said loudly.

Cao Bin knelt down on one knee, saluted as a leader, and left immediately.

"Emperor brother! All the people in your mansion who have ties to Zhao Si, or who may be the same gang of thieves as Zhao Si Nai, let Lu Yuqing handle this matter with you. I won't say anything redundant, I believe that you and Lu Qing will not let me down. Well, time is running out, so hurry up!" Zhao Kuangyin finally said to Zhao Guangmei and Lu Yuqing.

Zhao Guangmei was still a little absent-minded, her expression was full of grief, but she still suppressed the pain in her heart and said, "Don't worry, Brother Huang, I will definitely not be confused again."

After Lu Yuqing solemnly said yes, the two also turned and left in a hurry.

Under the attention of all forces in the city, Ye Chen entered the imperial city with his guards, his expression extremely anxious, and his face extremely ugly.Not long after that, Ye Chen came out again, but with two more soldier symbols on his body.One is a soldier talisman that can mobilize two thousand elite cavalry of the forbidden army, and the other is a soldier talisman that can mobilize two commanding Yellow River Navy divisions.

When leaving the city, he ran into Luo Yaoshun who had just summoned more than 200 masters and had a crazy look on his face. Ye Chen gave Luo Yaoshun the soldier talisman to mobilize two thousand cavalry, and went to mobilize the navy himself.

After Zhao Guangyi left the imperial city, he sent people to the Kaifeng government office to gather all the officials, while he himself returned to the Prince Jin's residence first.

"Mr. Chen, the situation is like this. For your safety, and also for the safety of this king, this king wants to know who else knows your identity in Kaifeng." Zhao Guangyi asked.

Mr. Chen was taken aback for a moment. He didn't expect Zhao Si to be another person in charge of the church. Fortunately, although Zhao Si knew of his existence, he also didn't know his identity. On the contrary, it was Li Siyan and he who knew each other. identity.There were many thoughts in his mind, but he just smiled slightly and said: "Prince Jin, don't worry too much. No one in Kaifeng City knows your true identity except the prince."

Zhao Guangyi snorted coldly in his heart, scolded the old fox secretly, but did not reveal anything on his face, and said: "That's good, since this is the case, this king will take people to catch the thief."

Mr. Chen always had a faint smile on his face, and said, "My lord, please go ahead."

In the lobby of the Kaifeng government office, Zhao Guangyi sat on top of Fu Yinbao, while Ren Zhiliang, Hu Zhengyi, Wang Xin and a dozen other high-ranking confidants stood respectfully below.

"That's how things are. This matter is of great importance. You don't need to know the identities of these people. You just need to know that what they did was treason. Say the same to the people below. Okay, according to the principles Wang's arrangement and division of labor just now, each lead people to start immediately, if anyone makes a mistake, don't blame me for not showing favor in the past."

Everyone's heart trembled, they said yes with awe, and then left separately.

After everyone went down, another person walked in from the side door, who was a housekeeper of Prince Jin's Mansion.

"My lord! Luo Yaoshun has already left the city with [-] cavalry from the imperial army, and they are heading towards the Yellow River ferry. And Xiangfuhou personally led the navy to the direction of the Yellow River ferry. Those who have sneaked into the city these days The Fang faction has also chased after it." The housekeeper said.

Zhao Guangyi's eyes lit up, and there was a frightening light in it, and he said: "It seems that someone is going to exchange Ye Chen, the little concubine who is missing in Luo's mansion, for the Heavenly Star Jade Pendant."

"My lord! One hundred masters have been assembled, should we follow up?" the butler asked for instructions.

"Of course I have to follow, but they all dressed up as Jianghu gangsters, covered their faces, and snatched that day's star jade pendant from me. Such a treasure, no matter whether it is true or not, since it can be exchanged for half of the Southern Han Dynasty , it will naturally fall into the hands of this king." Zhao Guangyi said in a deep voice.

The butler agreed and left quickly.

The Yellow River Grand Ferry is the largest ferry on the Yellow River near Kaifeng.

Although the weather is still cold this year, the Yellow River has not been frozen. What's more, the Lantern Festival has passed, and the ferry on both sides of the Yellow River has returned to normal ten days ago.

On weekdays, there are many ferry boats at the Yellow River Grand Ferry, but today there is only a single small boat left.

There were only two people on the boat, a very strange combination, a monk in white clothes who was hard to tell the age, but handsome and seductive, and a gentle young woman with fair skin who was already married.

The monk sits cross-legged on the bow, holding a nipple in his left hand and a bead in his right hand.He closed his eyes slightly and remained motionless, not knowing whether he was dozing off or sitting in meditation.She is not tall at all, and she is a little thin, but she is sitting upright, like a bronze bell, without any deviation in her body, and her face has a sacred and solemn look that makes people yearn for. undoubtedly.It is hard to believe that this monk is none other than the notorious and ruthless Maitreya sect No. [-] figure Xiao Ming Wang Shangguan Bingyun.But the strong smell of blood that has not dissipated in the air, as well as the hundreds of boats and boatmen that have disappeared within a few miles, all show the inhumane side of this person.

The body of the boatman and the damaged boat plank had already flowed along the current, more than ten miles downstream, and was about to approach the ferry of Baima County. Presumably, the people at the ferry of Baima County would panic.

(End of this chapter)