Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

"What's the matter?" Gao Qiu asked quickly.

"Li Hui told Lu Qingliu these things in order to get Lu Qingliu to tell the Imperial City Secretary and overthrow Cai Mao. How did he know that Lu Qingliu could tell the Imperial City Secretary?"

Chapter 1243 Qin Hui's handle (second more)

Gao Qiu was immediately speechless.

"Okay, you guys step back first and pass on Lu Qingliu, I want to ask him personally."

Gao Qiu and Zheng Xi withdrew from Wende Hall, and not long after, Lu Qingliu came in.

"Grassmen see Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"

Seeing Zhao Guan's family again, Lu Qingliu was still full of panic and fear.

He didn't even dare to look up at Zhao Guan's house. He just lowered his head and even knelt on the ground to show his humbleness.

"Get up."

"The grassroots dare not!"

"Get up and talk."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Lu Qingliu stood up. Although he appeared to be sincere and apprehensive, the cunning revealed by those triangular eyes could hardly conceal his true nature.

This is a person who has been in the huge profit field on the border all year round. He must be slick in all directions, manage up and down, and make arrangements everywhere.

"These years, you have worked hard in Liaodong."

"It is an honor for Caomin to serve His Majesty."

"I've read the content of your conversation with Zheng Xi, without missing a single word."

"Your Majesty, forgive me!" At this moment, Lu Qingliu knelt on the ground again, trembling.

"What's your fault?"

"The minister wrote a letter to Cai Zhizheng privately."

"It's okay, didn't I ask you to go to the north to investigate the list of collusion with the Jinren?" Zhao Ning waved his hand, as if he didn't care, "Since you are doing this kind of thing, naturally there is a certain The need to handle affairs independently, know how to hide and let go, this is your advantage, how can I blame you!"

Zhao Ning's words made Lu Qingliu's heart hang in his throat instantly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your pity, and the grass people are deeply grateful!"

"After these matters are dealt with, I will not treat you badly. I will hand over the iron smelting department in the north to you to manage."

"How can a grassroots man be..."

"Don't be too happy, the opportunity to be promoted to the top is in front of you, but if you don't handle this matter well, what did you deceive me, don't say anything about iron smelters, the crime of deceiving the king is decapitation , Colluding with the Minister of the Ministry of War on the spot, the ruling party, channeling the Dragon Guards and Jin people to smuggle, it is a crime of extermination, understand?"

Lu Qingliu was so frightened that his whole body was sweating like a waterfall, and he almost collapsed on the ground.

Zhao Ning's tone was calm, but it contained a monstrous coercion, which made Lu Qingliu feel suffocated.

Seeing that Lu Qingliu didn't reply, Zhao Ning said, "Huh?"

"Understood! Even if the grassroots have 1 guts, they would not dare to deceive His Majesty!"

"I ask you, have you told other people that you are the eyeliner planted by the Secretary of the Imperial City in Liaodong?"

"This..." Cold sweat immediately broke out on Lu Qingliu's forehead.

Zhao Ning's first question hit Lu Qingliu's heart like a thunderbolt.

"Grassmen don't!"

"Really do not have?"

Lu Qingliu was startled, and immediately added: "However, Cao Min only revealed to others that he has some friendship with Gao Taiwei. Cao Min did this for the convenience of handling affairs, making friends with some high-ranking officials, infiltrating them, and getting more information. "

"Gao Qiu is in charge of the Imperial City Department. If you tell others about your friendship with Gao Qiu, others won't guard against you?"

"No, no, Caomin just informed one person, and Caomin did it entirely to exchange news with him!"

"Who?"

"Li Hui, the former servant of the Ministry of War."

As soon as Lu Qingliu said this, Zhao Ning basically confirmed that what Zheng Xi inferred before was almost the same.

Before Zhao Ning could ask, Lu Qingliu quickly explained: "Caomin told him about this because he wanted to control him and get more information from him. He had done a lot of business with the Jinren. Many officials were involved, and many of these officials were recommended by Mr. Qin."

Lu Qingliu's speech was fast, probably because he was under too much psychological pressure when talking to the emperor.

This feeling is completely different from having a conversation with Zheng Xi.

When the emperor asked a question, Lu Qingliu instinctively did not dare to make up things, because if the front and back were not round, he would not be able to bear the price.

"For example, Hu Changtian, the magistrate of Qingzhou, does your Majesty still remember the Qingzhou case in October of the seventh year of Jingkang? Han Shizhong went to the rebellious Goryeo, and Qingzhou officials searched for the people's fat and anointment in the name of war. It was actually Qin Xianggong's instigation. Plant it on Han Shizhong."

"Later, the imperial court investigated and dealt with Qingzhou officials, but the new prefect Hu Changtian who took office in Qingzhou was still a member of Qin Xianggong. He used his power to do a lot of maritime trade with Jinren in Dengzhou. He was also Li Hui's cousin, Jingkang. In three years, Li Hui began to smuggle sheep with the Jin people in the Hebei area, and Hu Changtian Jingkang followed Li Hui in three years, and engaged in many things in this area."

"I remember that in this regard, the north is very strict."

"Your Majesty knows that as long as officials want to do it, there are a hundred ways. No one in the local area dares to report it easily, and there are many officials covering it."

Zhao Ning asked knowingly: "So, Qin Hui has laid out many lines of interest in the north?"

"Yes!"

"What did Li Hui tell you?"

"Yes!"

"Li Hui was threatened by Cai Mao, but he told you about Qin Hui. He is related to Cai Mao and Qin Hui?"

"Yes!" Lu Qingliu hesitated for a moment and continued, "Li Hui's ex-wife, Liu Meng, is a fine artist. Before she came to Tokyo, she had contacts with many officials in Hebei. Li Hui just took a fancy to her, Cao Min When he first started helping Li Hui, Li Hui didn't trust the grassroots, no matter what the grassroots did, Li Hui was on guard against the grassroots, and even threatened to kill the grasslanders several times, but the grassroots were forced to reveal their identities to him."

"Since revealing his identity, many things with Li Hui have been done smoothly. He told me more than once that if something happened to Dong Chuang, let me save his life for the sake of his providing a lot of information."

"Then he told you all the information in his hand?"

"Returning to His Majesty, Caomin dare not be sure about everything, because Caomin doesn't know what everything is."

"Then you said that Qin Hui has multiple interests in the north, what is the evidence?"

"The evidence here is that the prefects of several prefectures privately used their powers to trade with Jin Guo. These prefects were almost all recommended by Mr. Qin."

"After all, there is no direct evidence?"

"Those officials, or big businessmen, took out the money from private transactions with the Jinren and handed it over to the upper line in the name of buying antiques and treasures. For example, Caomin knew that Hu Changtian once paid [-] yuan in Tokyo. I bought a vase from a pottery store in China. It is said that the vase belonged to the former Tang royal family, but it actually came from an ordinary kiln factory in Kaifeng. There are several of these shops in Tokyo. They regularly close down and reappear under different names. Check Nothing to check, but..."

"but what?"

"But Li Hui told Caomin that he once talked with Qin Xianggong's son and left a letter."

Chapter 1244 Zhao Gou's Chance? (third change)

"Qin Xi?"

"Yes!"

Usually, when referring to Qin Hui's son, they are referring to Qin Hui.

Lin Yifei is Qin Hui's illegitimate son, not father and son in name.

In other words, the illegitimate child is still in the name of gossip in the civil and official circles.

Even when many officials heard these gossips, in order to please Qin Hui's wife, they would angrily denounce them as rumors.

At least Qin Hui and Lin Yifei have never been called father and son.

Zhao Ning fell silent, his mind was spinning rapidly.

Lu Qingliu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty should summon Li Hui to Beijing immediately!"

"Recall Li back to Beijing?"

"Yes!" Lu Qingliu said excitedly, "Li Hui must have solid evidence in his hand!"

"You mean, let Li Hui testify against Qin Xianggong?"

"Yes..." Lu Qingliu just said a word, then came back to his senses, and stopped talking immediately.

His quick reflexes.

What does it mean to testify against Qin Xianggong?

It sounds like our emperor wants to deal with Mr. Qin specifically.

Qin Xianggong is a hero of the Song Dynasty. His Majesty the Emperor wants to deal with loyal officials?

Does His Majesty the Emperor want to deal with Qin Xianggong?

of course!

Even if Lu Qingliu was a fool, he knew it now.

But can such words be said in person?

Don't mind!

Do you understand the political game?

Back then Li Yuan wanted to rebel against the Sui Dynasty, but he didn't say anything, he just wanted to give Li Shimin a chance to say it, and he wanted people around him to encourage him in turn.

There are some things that the top leaders cannot express directly.

Because once the top leader expresses his position, there is no room for maneuver, and it will immediately let all factions smell the direction of the wind, and then cause chaos.

What the top leader has to do is wait for the people below to take the initiative.

If Lu Qingliu didn't mention it, Gao Lian would mention it soon.

After mentioning it, Zhao Guanjia pretended to think about it, hesitated again and again, and sent someone again.

In this way, even if the voice spreads, others will think that Zhao Guan's family has been slandered by people around him.

In this way, the political direction is blurred, and the factions dare not act rashly.

And this can stabilize Qin Hui.

Although Lu Qingliu is not an official, he has dealt with local officials for many years, so he understands politics.

"You go down first!"

"Yes, the grassroots retire..."

Lu Qingliu cautiously stepped back a few steps as if he was about to receive an amnesty, but he suddenly realized something, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, there is one more thing. I don't know if I should say it or not?"

"Say."

"His Royal Highness Kang Wang has repeatedly asked the grassroots to cooperate with some officials in the north. Moreover, Kang Wang not only promoted private lending in the Northwest, but also some private loans in Hebei are backed by Kang Wang. Caomin knows one..."

"I know, you go down first."

"Caomin retire."

After Lu Qingliu left, Zhao Ning immediately summoned Gao Qiu and Zheng Xi again.

He briefly stated Lu Qingliu's words, Gao Qiu immediately became excited, the light in his eyes seemed to be able to eclipse the sun, and he said: "Your Majesty, Li should be called back to Beijing immediately, and there is no delay!"

Zhao Ning nodded, then waved his hand, meaning Gao Lian, you should make arrangements immediately.

"I retire!"

Gao Qiu gave Zheng Xi a look, and Zheng Xi also said, "Your Majesty, leave!"

At this time, the cold moon was hanging high, and the streets of Tokyo City were brightly lit, and there was a lot of voices, Goulan Washe cheered, wine shop literati talked loudly, and even hahaha laughter came from the bathhouse.

But in the area of ​​Zaizhi's mansion in the inner city, it was unusually quiet.

It was not only Zaizhi's mansion that was quiet, but also the mansion of His Royal Highness King Kang of the Great Song Dynasty.

Holding a teacup, Wang Boyan was admiring the dancers of the dancers in Zhao Gou's mansion.

These dancers are extraordinary, some of them are from the Western Regions, and their appearance is quite different from that of the Central Plains people.

Although it does not conform to the mainstream beauty, it also has an exotic style.

Men, like to try something new.

"I heard that many orchids entered Guanzhong from Hexi, then left from Guandong and arrived in Gyeonggi." Wang Boyan said with emotion.

"It's true. Since Hexi was taken back, some merchants in Longyou and Hexi have moved very quickly." Zhao Gou was drinking wine, his tone was calm and soothing, and he seemed to be in a very good mood.