Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 11 Anger

Upon hearing this, Sanshui quickly lifted the curtain and shouted to stop the car.

Cao An also saw many people gathered at the gate of Kaifeng government office. When he heard that Zhao Xing wanted to go and take a look, he was worried that he might encounter danger, so he suggested that Zhao Xing wait in the car while he sent someone to inquire about the news first.

Zhao Xing thought about it and nodded in agreement.

Cao An sent someone to inquire about it. After hearing the news, Cao An frowned slightly and came to the carriage and said, "Your Highness, I have found out everything."

"Tell me, why are there so many people gathered in front of the Kaifeng government office?" Zhao Xing asked.

"Among the envoys from Liao, someone clashed with the people of Song on the street last night and accidentally killed a civilian. The prefect of Kaifeng did not catch the murderer. The angry people blocked the Kaifeng government office and demanded that the murderer be severely punished!" said Cao An.

"Bastard!"

Zhao Xing was furious after hearing this and said, "Although this matter involves the Liao envoy, it is not easy for the Kaifeng prefect to handle it, but we must first arrest the murderer."

"Your Highness, the prefect of Kaifeng is also helpless. The murderer is a member of the Liao envoy group. The Liao envoy refused to hand over the person, so it is not easy for him to take him by force." Cao An said.

Zhao Xing also knew that this could not be entirely blamed on the prefect of Kaifeng, so he took a deep breath and asked, "Why did the Liao Kingdom send envoys to the Song Dynasty?"

"There is a severe drought in several parts of the Liao Kingdom this year, so the envoys were sent to discuss converting all of this year's gift coins into grain and giving them to them as soon as possible," said Cao An.

"Hmph, that's a nice thought." Zhao Xing sneered with a hint of aggrievedness.

Cao An said that he gave money as a gift, but in fact, now it is no longer a gift but a payment.

It was obvious that the Song Dynasty won the Treaty of Chanyuan, but it still had to pay tribute to the Liao Kingdom. It was really ridiculous.

But at that time, for the sake of face, I said it was a gift.

When Western Xia was founded, the Song Dynasty sent troops to attack and was defeated. After the peace talks, the Song Dynasty not only had to pay tribute to Western Xia, but the Liao Dynasty also took the opportunity to send troops to the border, forcing the Song Dynasty to increase the annual tribute and change it from gifts to tribute.

Although only one word was changed, it directly exposed the fig leaf of the Song Dynasty.

The situation was tense at the time and the Song Dynasty had no choice but to accept it.

Zhao Xing has understood all of this in recent years. Although he feels aggrieved, things have already happened and he cannot change it for the time being.

The annual tribute was paid after the autumn harvest. But now the Liao Kingdom not only sent people to ask the Song Dynasty to pay tribute earlier, but also killed civilians in the city of Bianjing. This shows how arrogant the Liao Kingdom was.

This made Zhao Xing feel as if his chest was blocked and his breathing became a little difficult.

"Go to Kaifeng government office and take a look." Zhao Xing said coldly.

"Your Highness, it's too chaotic outside..."

"Uncle, what if I insist on going?" Zhao Xing looked at Cao An indifferently.

Cao An was respectful to Zhao Xing because he was the only son of the emperor.

No matter how talented and brilliant he was, people outside said they didn't really believe him and just treated him as a child.

However, Zhao Xing's current look inexplicably made him feel a great deal of majesty, and he dared not refute.

Seeing that Cao An didn't say anything, Zhao Xing lifted the car curtain and got out.

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Bian Jing was the capital, and the rank of the Kaifeng prefect was higher than that of the prefects of the same level. His rank was lower than that of the Shangshu, but higher than that of the Shilang, and he was a third-rank official.

In fact, the position of Kaifeng Prefecture Governor was very special. Apart from officials from other families, if a member of the royal family served as Kaifeng Prefecture Governor, it meant that he would be the future crown prince.

There has been endless debate in history about the legitimacy of Emperor Taizong of Song's succession to the throne. One of the points is that he had been the prefect of Kaifeng since Taizu ascended the throne.

However, the emperor now has only one son, Zhao Xing, who is still young and has not yet been appointed as the prefect of Kaifeng.

The current prefect of Kaifeng is named Chen Tingwen, and he is over fifty years old.

Chen Tingwen was born in a poor family, and was the top scorer in the imperial examination after the current emperor ascended to the throne.

He was highly regarded by the government, which enabled him to rise from a humble family to the third-rank prefect of Kaifeng.

In the government office, Chen Tingwen paced back and forth anxiously. Seeing the master hurriedly coming in, he stopped and asked anxiously: "How is it? Have the people been evacuated?"

"Sir, someone just handed in a note through the side door, asking you to review it."

The lawyer did not answer Chen Tingwen's question, but took out a business card from his sleeve and handed it to Chen Tingwen.

Chen Tingwen took the business card in confusion and opened it to read it.

Seeing that it was a name card from Cao An, Duke of Wei, he was stunned at first, then hurriedly said, "Come on, follow me to greet him!"

In Chen Tingwen's opinion, Cao An was the commander-in-chief of the Palace Guard, and he must have come here on behalf of the government.

He was extremely troubled by this matter, and naturally became anxious when he saw that the official decree had come down.

However, when he hurried to the side door, he found that he was wrong.

A group of people were standing outside the side door, and in the front was a young man who looked to be about seven or eight years old, dressed in luxurious clothes.

But Cao An stood behind the young man, showing great respect.

"Your Highness, your servant Chen Tingwen pays his respects to you!" Chen Tingwen hurriedly saluted to the young man.

"Oh? You know me?" Zhao Xing asked in surprise.

The Kaifeng government office was blocked by the people. Cao An did not dare to stop Zhao Xing from coming to the government office, but suggested that he go through the side door.

Zhao Xing did not refuse this.

However, the gatekeeper didn't know Duke Cao, so he was stopped.

He occasionally went to Longtu Pavilion and met some ministers, but he had no impression of Chen Tingwen.

"I have never seen your highness's true appearance, but at this age, only your highness can have the Duke of Wei follow him." Chen Tingwen said.

"You are smart, but why are you so confused when doing things?" Zhao Xing said lightly.

"Your Highness, please go in first." Cao An reminded.

Zhao Xing nodded and walked in.

Chen Tingwen hurried forward to lead the way for Zhao Xing and brought him to his office.

Zhao Xing was not polite and went straight to the main seat and sat down. Because he was angry, he only asked Cao An to sit down and did not let Chen Tingwen sit down.

"Mr. Chen, tell me what happened when the Liao envoys beat the people to death," Zhao Xing said.

"Yes."

Chen Tingwen bowed and said, "The Liao envoy arrived in Bianjing yesterday. Last night, a soldier accompanying him was bumped by a civilian when he left the Honglu Temple to tour Bianjing City. The soldier was angry and beat the civilian. The civilian did not die at the time, but was seriously injured. Because the attacker was from the Liao envoy group, the patrol soldiers of the Five Cities Military Department did not dare to arrest him.

After the civilian died, his family came to report to the authorities. I went to the Honglu Temple and negotiated with the Liao envoys. However, the Liao envoys said that their people only injured the civilian but did not kill him, and that they were framed and refused to hand over the civilian.

This is about the Liao envoy, and the Honglu Temple also blocked it. I really have no choice. However, the palace gate was locked at that time. I reported it early this morning, but there has been no reply yet. "

"Bastard!"

Zhao Xing was furious and said, "He killed the people of our Song Dynasty and still accused us of framing him."

Zhao Xing became angrier and angrier. He took out a token from his pocket and said, "My two cousins, take this token and mobilize troops to the Honglu Temple to capture the murderer for me."

This token was given to him by his father. It not only represents his father's identity, but also can mobilize a part of the imperial guards of the Palace Front Department.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Qin and Cao Mian looked at their father, saw him nod, responded, stepped forward to take the token, and hurried away.

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