Qi County.
The injuries on Zhao Chen's arm were healed a lot, and it was not as painful as before.
The expression on Li Ruoshuang's face also looked much better.
At least when Cheng Chumo came, Li Ruoshuang didn't drive him out with the sword.
"Zhao Da, have you heard about the situation outside?" Cheng Chumo came to the yard and asked Zhao Chen who was drinking tea.
"What's the situation?" Zhao Chen asked casually.
"Now there has been a notice outside that you killed the emperor because you wanted to kill Lu Yifa."
"Now Chang'an is sending someone to arrest you for trial."
"Who do you think that person in Chang'an is?" Cheng Chumo told Zhao Chen about the situation outside, and asked about the situation of the person behind Chang'an.
"No matter who he is, Chang'an is not something we need to worry about."
"If the emperor cannot even do such a small matter, it would be better to abdicate and give way to the wise as soon as possible."
"I'm worried now that if the emperor discovers the identity of the person behind the scenes, he really can't bear to attack him." Zhao Chen said his concerns.
Since the person behind Chang'an can command the entire Qizhou, it means that his status will definitely not be low.
There were only a few people in the court.
No matter which one it is, for the emperor, he is an old friend who has known each other for more than ten years or decades.
Zhao Chen was really worried that the emperor would be reluctant to kill that person.
"No, this is the man who wants to seek power and usurp the throne..."
"Isn't Li Tai the same before?" Zhao Chen said of Li Tai.
What Li Tai and Kong Yingda did is definitely not better than what they are now.
But the emperor still couldn't bear to deal with Li Tai.
It just made him never return to Chang'an in his entire life.
Who knows if the emperor will be cruel to the person involved this time?
Cheng Chumo didn't say anything. He always thought that Zhao Chen let Li Tai go, so he had a way to throw copper coins at that time.
Only now do I realize that the emperor did not want Li Tai to die.
"But it doesn't matter. I have many conflicts with the emperor. I don't care about Chang'an's affairs for now. I plan to take down all the officials of Qizhou in the past two days."
"Everyone who participates in the riot and regicide incident, except for the thief leader, will directly rectify the Dharma on the spot."
"All the thief leaders were put into prison, and they were sent to Chang'an in a few days." Zhao Chen talked about the matter in Qizhou again.
Since officials in Qizhou dared to commit such a thing, they would not have any psychological pressure to deal with them.
Cheng Chumo nodded. He came today for this.
They have been in Qi County for some time. According to the time, the emperor is about to arrive in Chang'an at this time.
It's time for Ma Zhiyuan and others to clean up.
"There is no problem to deal with them, but after finishing them, the officialdom in Qizhou will be empty."
"There is no one in the yamen at that time, so I have to find a way to deal with this matter first." Cheng Chumo said his concerns.
Almost half of the Qizhou officialdom was involved in the Qizhou riots and the murder of the emperor.
If they were killed, even the officialdom in Qizhou would be paralyzed.
The situation is probably not going to be very good then.
Without officials, the government office is completely empty. If anything happens, it will be impossible to solve it.
"Isn't there someone in Zhechong Prefecture in Taizhou? Let them supervise government offices in various places and wait for the matter to be resolved, and let the Ministry of Personnel send someone to take over." Zhao Chen had already thought of a solution.
Taizhou Zhechong Prefecture takes over local government offices, but at this special time, it is much more stable.
With the iron-blooded methods of soldiers, those who want to cause trouble dare not be openly ruthless.
"Okay, I'll make arrangements now. At this time tomorrow, we will take down a group of officials from Qi County first."
"In addition, how do you arrange those people in Zhechong Prefecture, Qizhou?" Cheng Chumo remembered again that there were thousands of people in Zhechong Prefecture, Qizhou.
If they don't deal with it well, it will be a huge hidden danger.
"I have already asked someone to clean up them. Zhang Duwei from Zhechong Prefecture, Quzhou, will take them."
"Don't worry." Zhao Chen said.
Cheng Chumo nodded with confidence and then quickly left Zhao Chen's yard.
...
Ma Zhiyuan was still a little nervous.
After all, he is still not sure whether the two corpses belong to the Emperor and Li Ke.
But now, the bodies have been sent to Chang'an, and Ma Zhiyuan can't change anything.
Now we can only wait for the final result here.
"What's wrong with Governor? I don't seem very happy?" Huang Duwei looked at Ma Zhiyuan and asked with a smile.
Today is a banquet.
It was also a celebration banquet for those of them.
Everyone showed joy on their faces, because soon they would be a new generation of Dukes, Dukes of the County, Dukes of the Left and Right, Masters, Generals, etc.
They are all people who have made great contributions.
You will definitely receive the most reward.
"Yes, Governor, today is a happy day for everyone. We have finally made a name for ourselves, and we shouldn't be like this."
"Yes, yes, yes, Governor, I respect Governor. If it weren't for Governor, we wouldn't have encountered such a good opportunity."
"If it weren't for the Governor, we would have been just an unknown man in our lives, so we would have no chance to be a marquis and ministers."
"Come on, let us thank the Governor for his cultivation."
Officials in Qi County stood up one after another and toasted Ma Zhiyuan.
Ma Zhiyuan was worried, but a smile still squeezed out on his face.
He said: "It is all the result of everyone's concerted efforts, and I have only helped me a little bit."
"More than your own efforts."
"It's just hope. If anything happens, I hope everyone won't blame me."
Ma Zhiyuan's words were a bit strange, but the officials in Qi County didn't take them seriously.
Or rather, they did not understand Ma Zhiyuan's words.
Only Lu Yifa looked at Ma Zhiyuan.
He knew that Ma Zhiyuan did not fully believe that the two corpses were the emperor and Li Ke.
But there was no way, and then I said it deliberately.
If the emperor is fine, then all of them will die without a place to bury them.
Don't blame him for saying this.
Lu Yifa did not make any noise.
He has nothing to care about if he can't catch Zhao Chen or kill him.
This is what happened in this life.
Lu Yifa doesn't care whether he dies or not.
"Chief Lu, come on, I will respect you a cup. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have been today." Ma Zhiyuan walked to Lu Yifa and said with a smile.
Lu Yi stood up, looked at Ma Zhiyuan, and said, "Without Governor Ma's help, there would be no today's situation."
"It's better to have a cup of Governor Jingma."
"Haha, what Lu Changshi said is reasonable." Ma Zhiyuan smiled and drank the glass of wine.
The other officials looked at the two of them with strange expressions on their faces.
They felt the strangeness of the two, but they couldn't say what was strange.
"Oh, it's interesting to drink together."
"Come on, please respect the two of you..."
"Clang!"
An official from Qi County was still thinking about smoothing out the situation, but he heard the sound of the door being knocked open from behind him.
Chapter completed!