Song Mingyue

Chapter 161 Long Yan's Fury

Hearing what Tong Guan said, Zhao Hao's heart moved, and he asked with a smile, "Could it be a plan to save the car?"

Tong Guan laughed and said: "That's right! Gao Qi has neglected his duties, so he is abolished no matter what... Even if he saves his life, he is still relegated to the status of a commoner. He will never be used and has no use value. Son. And Gao Qiu has a close relationship with King Yun, Cai Jing and others. If the young master pursues Cai Jing and King Yun, Cai Jing's party is bound to be defeated. How can Cai Jing not know about the stakes? Therefore, he simply concocted evidence , push all the case to Gao Lian alone, so as not to get burned."

There was an interesting look in Zhao Hao's eyes, but a slight chill flashed in his heart. The dispute in the court seemed to be nothing more than verbal swords, but in fact it was full of murderous intentions.A room full of literati and doctors, all of them seem to be gentle and elegant, but in fact, most of them are ruthless and ruthless people. Don't say that once they catch the opponent's flaws, they will make trouble and kill them. Even if they are their teammates, once they are useless , It is also used to betray and frame.

Puzzled and asked: "Why is it so real?"

Tong Guan's expression turned serious, and he said slowly: "The officials want to recover the sixteen prefectures of Youyun and achieve great achievements for thousands of years. Doesn't Cai Jing know about it? , Repeatedly obstructing the alliance with the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty, and rebelling against the holy will? It is not for the country, but for self-interest."

Zhao Hao: "Oh?"

Tong Guan said with a smile: "The mutual market trade between Liao and Song Dynasties, especially the large trade of salt and iron, is controlled by Cai Jing's party. All business travelers traveling to and from the border of Liao must hold the Qilin order to pass, otherwise they will not be able to pass At the checkpoints along the road, there may even be a shortage of people and money. The unicorn orders are issued by the Taiwei Mansion, and the benefits are more than one million yuan a year, all of which are earned by Cai Jing and Gao Qiu. In addition to the issuance of the unicorn orders, large transactions such as salt and iron, The caravan under the name of Cai Jing and Gao Qiu is untouchable, and the profit from it is tens of millions... If the Liao Kingdom is destroyed and the sixteen prefectures of Youyun are all returned to the Song Dynasty, then the tens of millions of guan Money is lost in vain, how can you not feel distressed? Therefore, Cai Jing’s party would rather defy the official’s wishes and preserve the Liao Kingdom.”

Tong Guan paused for a moment, then continued: "As for the Tongliao letters, Cai Jing and Gao Qiu colluded with the Liao people for their own interests, and exchanged more than a hundred letters a year? Therefore, the letters in the iron evidence are true and false, false and false. It’s true. A few letters from Tongliao are true, but among them the letters that conspired with the Liao people to rebel are false, and it’s hard for outsiders to tell the truth from the false.”

Zhao Hao asked with doubts on his face: "But the concocted letter is almost exactly the same as Gao Qiu's handwriting. I also know calligraphy quite well, so I can't see the difference."

Tong Guan smiled wryly and said: "Cai Jing's calligraphy is famous all over the world, and its ability to mix fakes with real ones is unrivaled in the world. In his early years, although Cai Jing claimed that his thin gold calligraphy was only [-]% of the official skills, he repeatedly pretended to be official handwriting to pass on the sage. Even the officials themselves have difficulty distinguishing the authenticity of the decree, so it is easy to imitate Gao Qiu's handwriting."

Zhao Hao finally understood thoroughly, and he couldn't help admiring old Cai Jing.

This old man is not only decisive and ruthless, but also extremely capable. No wonder he was able to be an extremely powerful minister, control the government for decades, and won the trust of Shenzong, Zhezong and Zhao Ji.

Tong Guan looked at Zhao Hao, and asked respectfully, "I don't know how the young master wants to deal with it?"

Zhao Hao said with a faint smile: "It's rare that Cai Jing worked so hard, I had no choice but to fall for his tricks."

Tong Guan laughed loudly and said, "Wonderful, your master is really brilliant!"

Zhao Hao himself has a ghost in his heart, if he can push all this matter to Gao Qiu and avoid disputes, it will be the best of both worlds.

Although Cai Jing didn't know that Zhao Hao was the mastermind behind the scenes, he knew that Zhao Hao had no foundation in the court. When encountering such a bizarre case, it was absolutely impossible to solve the case within a month. Hao didn't fall for it.

The two looked at each other and laughed for a long time before Tong Guan asked: "Once Gao Qiu dies, there will be no leader in the Sanya, and the officials will have to choose another person to replace them. I wonder what your son thinks about this matter?"

Zhao Hao was taken aback for a moment, and asked back, "What's your opinion?"

Tong Guandao: "Cai Jing has a party, and Yang Jian must be elected. This person is deeply trusted by the officials and is the most hopeful; the second is Qingliu's party, and Li Gang must be elected back to the court."

Zhao Hao smiled and asked, "Who do you want to recommend?"

Tong Guangong said: "Li Gang is not liked by the officials, and there is little hope, but if Yang Jian is allowed to take over, the power of Cai Jing's party will not decrease but increase... The old slave recommends Baoxin Army Jiedushi and Majun Deputy Commander Let Liu Yanqing take over. It's just that Liu Yanqing is originally from the Western Army, if the old slave recommends it, the officials must be suspicious; if the son recommends it, the officials know that the son and the Western Army do not have too many entanglements, so they will not doubt it."

When Zhao Hao heard this, he couldn't help cursing inwardly. Although Liu Yanqing performed well in the Battle of Fangla, he was defeated in the historical Battle of Baigouhe, which caused both the Liao people and the Jin people to despise the Song army. With the later golden men going south, letting such mediocre people take charge of the Sanya Imperial Army, wouldn't that mean that the Imperial Imperial Army would completely rot?

A person suddenly appeared in his mind, and he had already made a conclusion in his mind. He snorted coldly and said: "Who is recommended, I have my own ideas in my heart, just don't let that Yang Jian succeed."

Although Tong Guan's face was a little disappointed, he didn't dare to say anything in front of Zhao Hao. Fortunately, Zhao Hao promised not to let Yang Jian succeed, and he had achieved his goal, so he didn't say any more.

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Royal study.

Sitting behind the desk, Zhao Ji's face was cloudy and uncertain, a little lonely and a little angry, seeing Zhao Hao coming in to greet him, he didn't get up, he just waved his hands slightly.

Zhao Ji asked, "Is it true?"

Zhao Haogong said: "It's all verified. This is the conspiracy of Gao Qi and the Liao people. The soldiers and horses who killed the king in the paddock were all Liao spies. Gao Qiu abused his power and made the Liao spies come from the north. The road is unimpeded. And then ambushes in the paddock."

Zhao Hao respectfully opened the brocade box, gently placed it on Zhao Ji's desk, then stepped back a few steps, and stood with his hands down.

Suspicious in Zhao Ji's eyes, he took out the letters in the brocade box, picked up a letter and read it carefully. As soon as he read one, his expression became restless, and his eyes brightened.

But this guy is very meticulous, he didn't continue to read the second letter, but carefully studied the letter for a long time.He was originally a master of calligraphy, and Gao Qiu served him for 20 years. If the handwriting was forged, it would be impossible to escape his eyes.

Finally, Zhao Ji put down the first letter, and continued to read the second and third letters...

Gradually, the light in Zhao Ji's eyes became more and more frightening, the muscles on his face twitched sharply, and his body trembled slightly. It took him a long time to force himself to calm down, and asked angrily, "Why did the Liao people want to harm me?"

"Because Your Majesty wants to unite with the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty, the Liao people think that Your Majesty is a saint who will not come out in a thousand years. If they can harm His Majesty, the Great Song Dynasty will inevitably be in chaos, and they have no intention of going north, so they commit murder."

When Zhao Ji heard the words "a sage who has never been born in a thousand years", his expression softened a little, and he asked in a deep voice, "I treat Gao Qiu well, why did you treason the country and kill the king?"

Zhao Hao shook his head and smiled wryly, "I'm not Gao Qiu, so I don't know what he thinks... But I know that if your majesty conquers Liao in the north and recovers the sixteen prefectures of Youyun, it will greatly damage Gao Qiu's interests. The mutual market between Liao and Song Dynasties, In the hands of Gao Qiu alone, all business travelers passing by must hold the Qilin order privately issued by the Taiwei's mansion before they can pass through the checkpoints along the road, otherwise not only their property will be confiscated, but their lives will also be in danger. Also, the large trade of salt and iron, as much as possible Gao Qiu controls it, other people cannot touch it, and if you touch it, you will die. The benefits of the Qilin order, among the salt and iron exchanges, are more than a million per year, if your majesty recovers the sixteen prefectures of Youyun, everything will be in vain."

There are thousands of marriage officials in the Imperial City Department, who are responsible for monitoring officials and investigating information. Zhao Ji has already heard about Gao Qiu's activities in the north, but he just kept turning a blind eye.

bang~
Zhao Ji couldn't restrain his anger any longer, he grabbed the stone inkstone on the desk and threw it on the ground, feeling that it was not enough, he pushed it hard again, knocking the whole desk to the ground, and the decorations on the desk fell apart land.

Gao Qiu has followed Zhao Ji for 20 years, and the friendship between the two is actually quite deep. Now that Gao Qiu is the mastermind of this rebellion, how can he not be angry?
After a long time, Zhao Ji calmed down slightly, and asked angrily, "Who else is involved?"

Zhao Haogong said: "No other officials were found to be involved."

Zhao Ji's eyes were full of murderous intent, he gritted his teeth and shouted: "Kill, kill everyone!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

A big stone in Zhao Hao's heart finally fell to the ground.

(There are still four chapters, the pressure is huge...)
(End of this chapter)