Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

Several favorite hobbies of Song scholar-bureaucrats and literati, brothels, fine wine and bathhouses.

People like Hu Quan who didn't take a bath for two months were commonplace in Europe at the same time, but they were unusual in the Song Dynasty.

Hu Quan didn't change his countenance, and even smiled proudly: "The officials and I have nothing to do. I have been handling the case for the past two months, and I can't get out of the Yamen."

"Why can't I get out of the Yamen?"

"If the minister steps out of the yamen, he will be killed."

"Nonsense, who dares to kill the imperial court official."

"Your Majesty, it's true!" Zhang Chong on the side said quickly, "Those thieves came to besiege the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion in the middle of the night a month ago, and Prefect Hu was almost poisoned."

"and after?"

Zhao Ning's face darkened, making Zhang Chong tremble with fright.

"Then...then..."

"Just say what you have to say."

"Later, those thieves came over again and again, and a few times they set people on fire, causing the yamen to flood. Fortunately, Zhifu Hu had the foresight to force all the yamen servants to stay in the yamen during that time. A lot of money."

"Does anyone know what it is?"

"They're all local hooligans from Chang'an."

Zhao Ning asked again: "Why do local ruffians attack Yamen?"

"A month ago, we took down the Tsing Yi Club's club and captured some of the Tsing Yi Club's stewards. After that, a large number of thieves raided the yamen every day."

"How many yamen are there in Jingzhao Mansion?"

"There are 43 people."

Zhao Ning asked: "43 people is not too many, but it is not too small, why can't we fight back?"

"There are more than 100 people from that group of thieves. We are not opponents."

"More than 100 people?"

Zhang Chong continued: "And it may be more than that. We can only rely on the yamen for defense. The injury on the lower official's body was caused when he was fighting with the thief a month ago."

Without waiting for Zhao Ning to speak, Zhang Chong immediately said: "Your Majesty, those thieves started viciously, completely ignored the Yamen, ignored the court, and came here many times!"

"This is Jingzhao Chang'an. No matter how courageous those thieves are, they can't besiege the yamen. Not to mention that there are not enough people in the yamen when they besiege the yamen. How can the chief secretary of Yongxing Army Road, the secretary of punishment and prison, and the secretary of Changping be promoted?" A yamen does not have some yamen, and the magistrate’s yamen is besieged by more than 100 thieves, so there is no news about those yamen, do they dare to sit idly by?"

Facing the cross-examination by Zhao Guan's family, Zhang Chong was immediately speechless.

Zhao Ning continued to ask: "Not to mention these yamen, let's say that the Xiang army staying in Jingzhao Mansion can be mobilized by the Division of Economics and Strategy, and the magistrate's yamen also has the right to mobilize a small part. I remember correctly, right?"

Now Zhang Chong didn't know what to say.

"Your Majesty is right." Hu Quan said.

Hu Quan knew that Zhang Chong could no longer answer Zhao Guan's questions, and if he didn't speak again, Zhang Chong might be so frightened that he knelt on the ground and couldn't move.

He knew Zhao Guan's family very well. Even if the officials knew that what Zhang Chong said was true, they would never immediately show that they believed it.

Zhao Guanjia is a person with extremely careful thinking and will not easily draw conclusions on anything.

This is a basic requirement for surviving a brutal struggle.

Those who believe it when they hear a few words from others are easily led by others, and in the end they are played to death by others, and they still think that they are not wrong, and the ministers misunderstood him.

Then you can only hang it on a crooked neck tree!

"Hu Quan, tell me, if what Zhang Chong said is false, it is a crime of deceiving the emperor!"

"What Zhang Chong said is true." Hu Quan said, "Ten people in the yamen were injured, and one person was seriously injured and died. In this month, not every passer-by was involved in the fighting that took place in the magistrate's yamen. They have all seen it, but every yamen guard has experienced it carefully, and there must be many passers-by who have seen it, and they can testify, but not all conflicts occurred this month."

Hu Quan spoke eloquently.

"Those people attacked the yamen head-on at first, but after being blocked by the ministers, they scattered around and disguised themselves as passers-by. If someone came out from the yamen, they would besiege in groups."

"That……"

Without waiting for Zhao Guan's family to speak, Hu Quan continued: "I have sent people to write letters to Zhou Shu, the Minister of Justice, Yang Yan, the Minister of Punishment, Li Mi, the Minister of Changping, and Liu Han of the Department of Economics and Strategy. Even the minister issued an order to mobilize [-] troops from the Xiang barracks to enter the city, but these letters and papers all fell into the sea."

Zhao Ning was silent for a while, and asked: "Why did those thieves attack the yamen after you established the Tsing Yi Society, and why did your letter disappear?"

"I caught a man named Sun Liuer, who is the chief manager of the Tsingyi Society, and he has several account books in his hand. I think that the reason why those people attacked me may be because of Sun Liuer."

"What about the ledger?"

"The account book is not with the minister, but Sun Liu'er told the minister where the account book is. Since I can't show my skills this month, I can only wait for His Majesty to come back."

"Then why did your letter sink into the sea?"

"I don't know." Hu Quan said.

Of course Hu Quan knew that there were two reasons. One was that the senders were intercepted, and the other was that those people had received the letter but pretended not to.

But Hu Quan can't easily draw conclusions in front of Zhao Guanjia.

Talking nonsense is not what a qualified politician should do.

"Jing Chao, you bring 300 people, prepare your weapons, and escort Prefect Hu to get the ledger. I want to see the ledger before the application time in the afternoon."

"Yes!"

Jing Chao immediately took Hu Quan and Zhang Chong out.

After leaving the palace, Zhang Chongcai asked: "Some of those letters were clearly sent to various yamen. They pretended to be deaf and dumb. Why didn't they tell the officials about this?"

"What evidence do you have to prove that they are pretending to be deaf and dumb?" Hu Quan said, "The officials summoned them to ask, and they only need to say that they are involved in official business and don't know anything about it. What can you do?"

"This..." Zhang Chong was stunned, so he could still say that?

"Then get the ledger, can we overthrow the Tsingyi Society?" Zhang Chong continued to ask.

"The Tsing Yi Club has already been sealed up by us. What's the use of the Tsing Yi Club? After checking [-] pieces, now the tree is down and the monkeys are scattered, but if we don't find out the one behind it, after the limelight passes, there may be another blue one at any time." Clothing clubs, this kind of clubs that do not need to invest in textiles or raw materials, gather a group of people, and they can suck blood at both ends without being held accountable by the local justice!"

"Who is the person behind that?"

"We were besieged for a month, and the letter was lost. Who do you think is behind it?"

Chapter 1120 All Arrived? (Second more)

Zhang Chong feels that this matter is not simple.

The most important thing is that after the letter was sent, there was no response.

It stands to reason that even if Hu Quan didn't send out the letter, Zhou Shu, as the political envoy, should regularly discuss political affairs with the prefect of Jingzhao Mansion.

Once this is the case, it can be found that the magistrate's office is besieged.

But it happened to be very quiet for a month.

Something is wrong behind this.

If you want to say that it is the Tongtian character who suppressed everything, that is impossible.

Even if the emperor Lao Tzu does something, there are still people who sing against it in private.

It is simply unreasonable to suppress it so tightly.

Then there is only one possibility: Those officials may know, but they are fucking pretending not to know.

As for why he pretended not to know, it was up to his ass to decide his head.

This is the scariest thing, more terrible than any big shot getting involved.

When the situation developed to this point, it was basically the officials of several yamen who protected each other, and Hu Quan, the only one who did not protect him, was surrounded.

Thinking of this, Zhang Chong couldn't help but shudder, if this is true, then the matter will be serious.

He was a little scared.

Seemingly seeing Zhang Chong's fear, Hu Quan said, "Why, do you know how to be afraid now?"

"Prefect Hu, this... this... this matter..."

"How about this?"

"In case, the officer just said in case."

"What if?"

"In case many officials get involved and His Majesty is forced to back down, what shall we do?"

Zhang Chong could see that the prefect Hu's backer was Zhao Guan's family, but now the situation seemed to be completely out of control.

Prefect Hu can rely on His Majesty to save him, and at worst, he will be transferred away and continue to be an official.

But as a native of Chang'an, what should I do in the future?

Hu Quan patted Zhang Chong's shoulder, looked at Jing Chao and said with a smile: "Jingdu Yuhou, what do you think His Majesty will do if he finds out something?"

A gust of cold wind was blowing, Jing Chao looked at the front of the city, counted it, and said: "What else can I do, hang it up."

"Hang it up?" Zhang Chong looked puzzled, "What to hang it on?"

Hu Quan pointed to his head and said: "Of course it is this. I said Zhang Chong, so don't scare yourself. You have boarded this boat with me. If you want to go down, you won't be able to get off. Let's go."

Unlike Li Guang's sophistication and prudence, Hu Quan is upright, courageous and strategic.

In the afternoon, Li Liangfu settled down, and he went to visit Fan Zhixu first.

"Fan Shuai, this is a little bit of caution from the lower officials." Li Liangfu held a wooden box in his hand, "This is Persian amber."

"Marquis Dingbian's gift is too expensive, I can't accept it."

"Fan Shuai is out of touch, and I will need Fan Shuai to take care of him in the future. I heard that Fan Shuai's knowledge is erudite, and he is the number one in the Song Dynasty after Su Zizhan."

"You still know Su Zizhan?"

"Xiaguan is already from the Song Dynasty, so naturally he has to study more about my style in the Song Dynasty."

Li Liangfu compared Fan Zhixu with Su Shi, Fan Zhixu naturally had a great time.

He glanced at the things in Li Liangfu's hand, and said, "What's the matter with you, but it's okay to say."

"Nothing else, just admiring Fan Shuai's talent and learning. I'm a rough old man with no culture. Whenever I see a literati, I can't help but admire him. But I see Fan Shuai as the most knowledgeable person among many people. I really can't help my admiration for that one."

"You want to flatter Ben Shuai, but your skill is a bit weak!"

"Yes, Fan Shuai is right."

"You are quite a nice person. I have accepted the gift. If you have anything to do in the future, you can come and talk to me."

"Definitely, for some things in the future, I really have to rely on Fan Shuai."

Fan Zhixuan actually wanted to win over Li Liangfu.

Fan Zhixu had stayed in the Northwest for more than ten years. Before Zhang Jun came, he was still the soul of Shaanxi. As soon as Zhang Jun came, he was dismissed.

But who doesn't want to climb up?

He Fan Zhixu was a Jinshi in the third year of Yuanyou, and he entered the Zhongshu Province as an assistant to the prime minister Zhongshu Sheren during the Chongning period, and soon won the title of Minister of the Ministry of War.

He got off to a quicker start than average and has more seniority than most guys these days.

But now, Xixia is gone, and whether he can go up next is a big question.

Li Liangfu is a member of the party, and now he must look for backers everywhere. Since Li Liangfu is willing to take refuge in himself, why not do it?

"The commander-in-chief packs up and prepares to go to face the saint, do you want to go together?"

"That's for sure. It's an honor for me to be able to face the saint with Fan Shuai. By the way, isn't it good for me to wear this suit?"

"You don't need to be formal, Your Majesty is a very gentle person, don't you know that?"

"Yes Yes Yes."

At this time, not only Fan Zhixu and Li Liangfu were going to the palace, but all the important officials of Chang'an City also went outside the palace.

"Officials, Chief Minister Zhou Shu, Minister of Criminal Affairs Yang Yan, Minister of Changping Li Mi, and judge Liu Han of the Department of Economics and Strategy, as well as officials of various yamen, a total of 20 people, are here. Listen outside."

"Oh, what are they doing here?"

"He said he had something important to see His Majesty."

Zhao Ning thought for a while and said, "Let them in."

Not long after, everyone entered the palace and outside the main hall, they shouted in unison: "Your Majesty, I will see you, and I wish His Majesty peace."

Wang Huaiji stood outside and said, "Everyone, please come in."