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Chapter 507 The Holy Car Arrives at Jiangling with the Sword ([-]rd)

Xie Zhongren was stunned for a moment, looking at the round thing, he didn't know what it was.

Everyone also cast doubtful eyes.

Wang Defa took a sniff and said, "Why do I smell a faint smell of blood?"

Xie Zhongren didn't think too much about it, he took it and asked, "I don't know what this is?"

"Thank you, fellow acquaintance, for opening it yourself."

Xie Zhongren untied layer by layer.

Gradually, the smell of blood came out, obviously getting stronger and stronger.

Everyone seems to have noticed that something is wrong, this is probably...

It can't be a pig's head, can it?

That is a human head!

Tang Ke immediately shouted: "Arrest these people!"

The surrounding Yachai immediately went up with their knives.

Pan Hanli calmly said: "Mr. Tang, the emperor is just outside the city, and the servants were sent by the emperor's order."

When he said this, everyone was shocked.

Tang Ke said: "Really?"

"When it comes to today's world, even if the officials have a hundred heads, they dare not speak nonsense."

At this time, Xie Zhongren had already untied to the last layer, he opened all the cloth with trembling hands, and saw his son's head.

Xie Wende's eyes were still wide open, his mouth was slightly opened, maintaining the fear of the moment before he died.

Xie Zhongren let out a strange cry, and jumped up from the spot like a cat whose tail was stepped on, throwing the head out.

Xie Wende's head just fell into Liu Shu's arms, and Liu Shu avoided it in fear.

The head fell to the ground and rolled on the ground.

The coagulated plasma dragged a long strip on the ground, and the human head was wrapped in messy hair.

At this moment, everyone backed away in fright.

Tang Ke said: "Then what is the explanation for this head?"

"This person is Xie Wende, the son of Xie Zhongren. He incited the people to fight against each other in Xiejia Village. He was met by the passing emperor and killed him!"

Tang Ke immediately said: "Call everyone and go out of the city to meet Shengjia!"

Xie Zhongren roared madly: "It is absolutely impossible to be the emperor, these people are bandits! They are robbers! Come! Take them down immediately! Put them in prison!"

"Wait!" Wang Defa said loudly, "If it's really the Son of Heaven, who can take this responsibility!"

The crowd discussed.

Tang Ke said loudly: "Don't go to inform, prepare to welcome the saint, if you delay, you will be held accountable!"

Only then did everyone realize that they would rather believe what they have than believe what they have not!

So hurry up and get ready.

Just as the officials of Jiangling Mansion were busy, Zhao Ning had already led people all the way to Jiangling.

Looking up, under the scorching sun, there is a big city beside the Yangtze River.

Here is Jiangling, the thoroughfare of several roads in the central part.

At this time, the center of Hubei Province has not moved eastward to Wuhan, but here.

There are merchant ships coming down from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, full of Shu embroidery and Shu paper.

In the Tang and Song dynasties, Sichuan saw the rise of the silk weaving industry, and became famous for its brocade, which is characterized by its delicacy and luxury.

Moreover, the paper industry is also extremely developed, so the earliest banknotes also came from Chengdu.

These commodities all flow down the Yangtze River and stop at the ferry of Shashi Town in Jiangling Prefecture.

That's right, Shashi in the Song Dynasty was already a town, equivalent to a market at the fringe of urban and rural areas.

And according to historical records, there were as many as 10,000+ people in Wang City.

I saw that the official road was full of traffic and the scorching sun, which could not stop people's enthusiasm for transporting goods.

Instead, a large group of people on horseback came over, which attracted the attention of passers-by.

Zhao Ning watched and looked around. He saw that there were meat sellers, and they were pork, but the fish were the most. The smell of fish floated in the air, and he felt like returning to the 21st century vegetable market.

There are also people squatting on the side of the road selling vegetables and straw sandals.

Not far away, there are also a large number of caravans, full of goods.

It may be a tea merchant or a salt dealer.

Along the way, Zhao Ning was very satisfied with the atmosphere.

Bazaars of this scale are not found on Gyeonggi Road, and are only found in the plains along the Yangtze River where the rivers criss-cross and the terrain is open.

And aquatic products are very rich.

Zhao Ning said to Jing Chao: "Look at this place, it is very lively. Tang Ke should write a detailed investigation here and submit it to the Zhengshitang for discussion."

"Where do the people here come from, why do they gather here to buy and sell, how to solve the transportation problem, how to solve the public security problem, how to solve the tax problem, what is the income of small traders, and whether it is enough to support their families, these are all things that the Zhengshitang should and must know of."

Zhao Guanjia was talking on his own.

"A politician can't just sit in a luxurious office and write articles on paper, governing the country, isn't that what governing the country is?"

Jing Chao was greatly moved: "Officials worry about the country and the people."

"Hey, there's nothing I can do about it." Zhao Ning sighed, "I've been traveling all the way south, and when I look around, there are scars everywhere. Everywhere I hear it, it's just mourning."

He pointed to the golden wheat field in the distance ahead. The waves of wheat were rolling in the summer wind, and the fragrance of wheat was overflowing. He said, "What a beautiful land of mountains and rivers, but what about the people living in this land?"

No wonder a person passed by Tongguan later and said with emotion: prosperity, the people are suffering; death, the people are suffering!

Jing Chao seemed to feel the rare sadness of Zhao Guan's family, and his eyes couldn't help becoming reverent.

In his heart, Zhao Guan's family is an iron-blooded emperor, but he also has a tender side.

This tenderness is not the love of children, but the compassion for the common people.

He didn't know why this Zhao official family was more sympathetic to the common people than those Zhao official families in the past.

"Everything will be fine." Jing Chao didn't know how to answer, he just said, "Aren't the officials changing the system all the time? All we can do is support you unconditionally."

Zhao Ning glanced ahead and said, "Let's go, there are still people waiting for us in Jiangling City!"

Zhao Ning came to Jiangling this time, first to investigate the affairs in the south, and second, he was definitely not here to kill people, but to help Tang Ke.

He wants to draw a circle here, and call scholars here to speak, to promote new ideas, and let the scholars here accept new learning.

The more developed the business, the more active people's thinking is, which has been a principle since ancient times.

The ancients also said: Only Chu is talented.

There are many talents in Chu, which has been famous all over the world since ancient times.

The Jiangling City ahead became clearer and clearer.

Soon, he saw many officials of Jiangling Mansion standing under the scorching sun.

The officials also saw the team ahead, and they couldn't help being shocked to see so many horse riders.

Wang Defa asked: "Mr. Tang, can you see Your Majesty?"

The magistrate of the Song Dynasty was appointed by the prime minister of the Zhengshitang, unlike the Ming Dynasty, where officials of the fourth rank and above had to face the saint before taking office.

Tang Ke and Liu Shu stood on tiptoe and looked around. When the crowd approached, Tang Ke said in surprise, "It's Jingchao, the Marquis of Sidu in front of the palace!"

"Who is that?"

"Your Majesty's bodyguard."

Looking again, I saw Zhao Guanjia in the crowd.

Tang Ke rushed forward immediately, and everyone followed him.

The horseshoe shook the ground, and the momentum was like a rainbow.

It was the first time the officials had seen so many knights.

Not long after, the big team stopped.

Tang Ke shouted: "I see Your Majesty, your Majesty is late, please forgive me."

Everyone immediately followed up and shouted nervously: "The minister waits to see His Majesty, long live Sheng'an!"

Only now can I be sure that the emperor has really come.

Everyone didn't think much about why the emperor suddenly arrived in Jiangling, only to see Zhao Guanjia riding on the horse shouting: "Where is Xie Zhongren?"

Chapter 508 It's a showdown, I'm going to kill you all! (first update)

Xie Zhongren stood up tremblingly, lowered his head, as if exhausting all the strength in his body, and said: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I... I am here."

Zhao Ning looked at him calmly and asked, "Have you received your son's head yet?"

The wrinkles on Xie Zhongren's face became deeper, as if he had aged ten years in an instant. He knelt on the ground and said, "Your son disturbed the holy car, you deserve death! You deserve death!"

The sun was scorching hot, it was the height of summer, and everyone was sweating profusely from the sun.

But Zhao Guan's family didn't intend to go to the city to go to the Yamen at all.

"Disturbed Sheng Jia?" Zhao Guanjia said coldly, "I have brought two thousand elite guards, how can he disturb me?"

Xie Zhongren still lowered his head, and said with difficulty: "Your Majesty is stupid, I don't know why His Majesty executed the dog."

Zhao Guanjia did not answer his words directly, but glanced around at the crowd, seeing that they looked tired, and said, "Do you all feel uncomfortable under the scorching sun?"

Everyone said: "I dare not wait."

"Don't take it to heart, I know you are suffering now!" Zhao Guan's voice suddenly increased, "But I am suffering more than you!"

The officials said again: "Your Majesty is exhausted from traveling and traveling, please go to the city to rest immediately."

"Rest?" Zhao Ning snorted coldly, "The people on Jinghu North Road don't even have a piece of land of their own, and they are forced to borrow usury at three times the interest rate! They are instigated to fight privately! How can I pay them back?" Have the mood to rest! How can you still have the mood to rest!"

Everyone immediately said: "Your Majesty, calm down, the minister is guilty!"

"You're right! You're all guilty! But I'm afraid you don't think you're guilty in your heart! And you're still calling me mean and giving him the head of Xie Zhongren's son!"

Everyone was silent, obviously Zhao Guanjia was right.

"Xie Zhongren."

"The minister...the minister is here."

"Are you calling me a tyrant in your heart?"

"Chen...Chen...Chen...Chen dare not..."

"You don't dare! Why don't you dare! Your son encouraged the villagers of Xiejia Village to fight privately and bully the land! How dare you go to the Jingmen Army to bribe Liu Tong, the Zhijun of the Jingmen Army, and annex Xintian! You tell me! There is nothing to dare!"

As soon as Zhao Guanjia said this, many people's hearts sank.

It's a hot day, and the soles of my feet feel cold.

The envoy Liu Shu immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I am about to report this matter to His Majesty. There have been frequent private fights on the Jinghu North Road recently, and there are people behind them to instigate and support them. This is especially poisonous. We should be strict with you." Check it out!"

Zhao Ning said: "Oh, how to deal with it, do you have any suggestions?"

Liu Shu immediately said, "Of course I'm going to death row."

"You!" Xie Zhongren jumped up, pointing at Liu Shu and yelling, "Liu Shu, your hands are not clean! You still have the face to accuse me! You were the one who instigated the Bingtian incident in Gong'an County..."

Before Xie Zhongren could finish, Liu Shu interrupted him: "Your Majesty, this person has been exposed. He wants to change the subject and bite people indiscriminately. I am absolutely innocent. I am willing to accept all investigations. If I have corruption, The minister is willing to offer this head."

Xie Zhongren cursed: "Liu Shu! You shameless person..."

Zhao Ning asked: "You said that Liu Sixian had Bingtian, what evidence do you have?"

"Chen..." Xie Zhongren was speechless.

"Without evidence, you accuse the ministers of the court indiscriminately. What is it?"