Linzhi

In these years, although He Rong has not personally killed anyone, he has seen enough dead people. Although the Zhou family is involved in a lot, a Zhou Shu is not enough to make him change color.

What's more, this killing of chickens and monkeys was originally arranged. If Zhou Shu can understand current affairs, then everyone will be happy, but unfortunately he refuses.

He Rong knew that because the Zhou family's operation in the capital had even alarmed the emperor, Lu Qing and Fan Xuan's attitudes were also shaken. If they let it go, even Lu Qing and Fan Xuan's money would not be collected.So a Zhou Shu who refused to cooperate had to die, and he had to die in front of Lu Qing and Fan Xuan, so as to have a deterrent effect.

"Why not?" He Rong got up and walked towards Zhou Shu, Zhou Zhi and his son, as if he was not afraid that Zhou Zhi would violently strangle him to avenge his father, but Lin Miao became vigilant and did not dare to relax.

"Your father thinks that he has the backing of a family, and he dares to resell the military rations. If I don't deal with it, what else does he want to do next? Sell the Governor's Mansion? Or sell the Governor's Mansion?"

Looking at Zhou Zhi's bloodshot eyes full of hatred, He Rong's expression remained unchanged, and he said, "I have already killed Zhou Shu, and I don't care about killing you one more. According to your actions, it is not too much to ransack your home and kill your head."

Zhou Zhi was taken aback for a moment, his expression was filled with hatred and fear.

"If you want to leave a way out for the Zhou family, you should cooperate obediently. Maybe when I go to the Shu, I will intercede appropriately for you, reduce your crimes, and save you from the fate of being beheaded."

Panting heavily, Zhou Zhi looked down at his father's body again. The accident happened so suddenly that he didn't even realize that he was now the head of the family, and the fate of the whole family rested on him alone.

But his dullness does not mean that others are as dull as him, Lu Qing stood up without saying a word, cupped his hands and said in a loud voice: "Your Highness, my Lu family is willing to do my best to serve Your Highness!"

Fan Xuan was robbed by him, secretly annoyed in his heart, and expressed his loyalty in a hurry: "After His Highness announced the punishment for us that day, I was convinced and tried my best to raise the fine. I never sent a letter to the capital for help!"

"I know." He Rong smiled, "If it wasn't for that, I wouldn't invite you two to watch a good show today. As long as you work together, you will be safe and sound."

Fan Xuan repeatedly responded, looking at Zhou Shu's eyes that were dying, he couldn't help shivering again.

Thanks to him and Lu Qing meeting each other quickly, otherwise they would be the ones lying on the ground now.

Lin Miao walked to Zhou Zhi's side and said impatiently, "Hurry up and take your father away, do you still want us to help collect the body?"

Zhou Zhi dared to call He Rong by his name, relying on his anger just now, even though he didn't think much of this King An in his heart, but now facing Lin Miao's shining blade, he suddenly remembered that this knife even his father If he dared to kill, he would naturally not take him seriously, and the blood energy suddenly faded away, replaced by the fear that enveloped his whole body.

"I, I can't move it by myself..." Zhou Zhi gritted his teeth, "I have to call someone outside to help!"

Lin Miao glanced at him, and beckoned the servants to call in the servants of the Zhou family who were blocked outside.

Not to mention that Zhou Shu went out vertically and returned home sideways, which was nothing short of earth-shattering shock to the Zhou family. When Yu Feng was invited to the side hall, he felt his beating heart hadn't recovered yet. The appearance of Zhou Shu's chest spurting blood.

"Mao Lin, take a sip of tea to calm down the shock."

Someone said that when the teacup was handed to Yu Feng, he took a sip in a trance, only to realize that Xue Tan handed it to him.

Xue Tan's official position is more than half a rank higher than his. Although the other party is now willing to give up the position of the six ministers for the sake of King An, and he has only a false title to follow him so far, Yu Feng did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly got up and said, "Why do you need General Xue?" Serve the tea yourself, I'll do it myself!"

"Your Highness sees that you are out of your mind right now, so you won't be able to work when you go back like this. Why don't you take a rest here, and it won't be too late to go back when your mood calms down." Xue Tan smiled narrowly at him, "Don't worry, Your Highness has no intention of detaining you as a hostage." .”

Yu Feng smiled wryly: "General Xue, don't make fun of me. I'm cowardly and useless. I failed to help Your Highness share his worries. Since I took office, I have been mediocre and accomplished nothing. Now I have to come down to clean up the mess. Ashamed, ashamed!"

His feeling of shame does not seem to be fake. In today's officialdom, there are not a few people like Yu Feng. The enemy can only be content with the status quo, and be a monk hitting the clock for a day.

Yu Feng is a little better than other mediocre officials, because he also thought about punishing these merchants, but he was beaten up later, and he was convicted instead of suing, so he was discouraged and let it go.

Xue Tan understands that, of course, there are strong bones of integrity, but there are very few of them, and there are too many people like Yu Feng. If they don't have a thorough training, they will only become mediocre officials day after day. One member, now that Yu Feng can feel ashamed, it can be seen that he is not hopeless, and another person to be the governor of Lingzhou may not be better than Yu Feng.

"At this point, Maolin knows what he should do?"

Yu Feng nodded again and again: "After I go back, I will send people to Zhou's house immediately, and supervise them to quickly spit out all the money they have embezzled and embezzled over the years, lest someone jump over the wall in a hurry and act secretly. On the side of the Lu family and Fan family, I also Someone will be watching!"

Xue Tan said with a smile: "Then I will trouble you. Many people say that His Highness is so eager to get money from the three families because he wants to fill his own pocket."

Yu Feng sighed: "General Xue doesn't have to take the gossip from the villains to heart. If His Highness is really out of selfishness, why make such a big fuss? Just scare the three families and force them to spend some money to eliminate the disaster , everyone is happy. From my point of view, His Highness probably wants to retrain Lingzhou soldiers?"

At last, Yu Feng was not in a daze.Xue Tan nodded: "The treasury of the imperial court is empty, and there is no more money and food. Lingzhou is adjacent to the Eastern Turks, and there is a possibility of being invaded at any time. If the Turks knew that the soldiers in Lingzhou were vulnerable, they would have come here long ago. But in the late summer and early autumn in previous years, when the Turks invaded the border, His Highness had to be prepared in advance, whoever swallowed the military salary would have to spit it out."

These words made Yu Feng stunned for a while, and he suddenly realized that the weather in Lingzhou might be about to change.

Yu Feng is not the only one who thinks that Lingzhou is about to change. As He Rong's brothers, the crown prince and Ji Wang know him better than Zhou Shu and others. I have absolutely no position of favoritism, but I also hope that my younger brother will let the Lu family live out of his own face, and not be too cruel.

Xin He Rong received it, but this is by no means the reason for his mercy.From He Rong's point of view, Lu Qing knew enough about current affairs. After returning home, within a day, he immediately collected 15 yuan and sent it to the governor's mansion in person. He was respectful and smiling, and he wanted to make friends with King An. The meaning is the same for Fan Xuan, so He Rong can let them go, killing only one Zhou Shu is enough.

On the third day after Zhou Shu's death, the angel finally arrived. The other party's name was Wang Zhi, who was an attendant in the Xuanzheng Palace, and Zhou Bi, the nephew of the late old prime minister Zhou Ying, was with him—the other party must have come to support Zhou Shu. Stand up.

Unexpectedly, the two rushed to Lingzhou in a hurry, only to find out that Zhou Shu's body had been cold for three days, and they couldn't help being shocked.

Seeing the white banner at the gate of Zhou's house and the Zhou family who almost fainted from crying, Zhou Bi was so angry that his voice changed: "King An is too deceitful!"

Zhou Zhi saw Zhou Bi, a distant cousin, as if seeing a savior, and rushed over to complain loudly: "Cousin, my father died unjustly, please do justice for us!"

Zhou Bi turned to look at Wang Zhi: "Wang's servant, you have also seen that King An is resisting the edict and ignoring the Holy Majesty!"

He Rong also has his own view on this.

He didn't let people greet the two at the gate of the city, but let them be intercepted by the Zhou family first. Naturally, he was not afraid of the Zhou family's complaint, and it was also a mental preparation for the two capitals to come.

Seeing Zhou Bi angrily come to Xingshi to question his guilt, he smiled a bit, feeling a little pity in his heart, thinking that the Zhou family was not as good as the previous generation, if Zhou Ying was still alive, he would definitely not let his nephew come here.

"Zhou Shu's embezzlement of military salaries is conclusive evidence. Over the years, he has colluded with the former governor Zhou Yue, Feng Ci and others to do evil. Lu Qing and Fan Xuan corrected their mistakes. They are willing to pay a huge amount of money to atone for their sins. Naturally, I can forgive them. However, I did not know that His Majesty would issue an imperial decree to escort Zhou Shu and them back to Beijing for interrogation. If I had known earlier, I would definitely kill him It’s such an unfortunate coincidence that someone has been left behind.”

He Rong spoke slowly and calmly, but Zhou Bi didn't believe that he didn't know beforehand at all.

Wang Zhiwei said: "Your Highness, I'm afraid the villain will not be able to explain himself when he goes back..."

Unlike Zhou Bi, Zhou Shu's life and death has nothing to do with Wang Zhi, he is only worried that his errands will not be completed, and he will be held accountable when he returns.

He Rong looked calm and said: "You just tell the truth, I will express my feelings to His Majesty at the meeting. You two have come a long way and have worked hard, so why don't you just rest in the Dudu's Mansion today, and then set off to go back in two days. "

Zhou Bi said: "Thank you, Your Highness, but since I have relatives in the city who can settle down, it's more suitable to live in their house, so I won't bother Your Highness."

He Rong didn't force him to stay, and stretched out his hand to lead: "Walk slowly."

Zhou Bi left with an ugly expression, Wang Zhi said worriedly: "Your Highness may offend the Zhou family with this move!"

He was the apprentice of the former emperor Ma Hong, the former celebrity, and he still has a bit of love with He Rong.

He Rong smiled: "All they can do is to give me eye drops in front of His Majesty, or to trip me up in secret."

Lingzhou itself is a remote place. He has even been to Nanyi. To put it bluntly, he has already been demoted. When he invited him here, Emperor Jiayou always felt that he owed him. This time, such a thing happened. At most, his father would get angry and warn him, but he would not be expelled for this matter. He Rong was not very worried.

As for the aristocratic families like the Zhou family, if you want to do things, you will always confront them.

After sending Zhou and Wang away, He Rong finally received a letter from He Zhan.