Yang Yizhong nodded, "Xianggong Li is right. According to the investigation of the humble post, they are indeed Wan Yanchang's subordinates. According to the registration book of the humble post, the guards brought by Wan Yanchang this time include only three hundred Jurchen cavalry.
In addition, there are thirty-five close warriors, all Han Chinese.
But last night, none of the thirty-five warriors were present in the Jin Guo Pavilion, whether they were survivors or those who were burned to death. The humble post found people who had seen these thirty-five warriors, and one of them was killed by the Jin Guo Pavilion.
He was a handyman hired by the museum, a local, and his humble job allowed him to identify him. He recognized the leader, named Li Qingzhou, nicknamed Li Banmei. He only had eyebrows on his right eye and no eyebrow on his left eye, so his humble job could confirm that these thirty-five
People are Wanyanchang’s warriors.”
"Who were they killed by?" Zhao Gou asked again.
"Your Majesty, I went to Sanqiao again to investigate. Several residents said that around three o'clock last night, they heard screams in the newspaper office, and one person saw a large number of black warriors entering the newspaper office over the wall. I went to the newspaper office just now.
, the newspaper office was very busy, as if nothing had happened, but I still found a lot of fresh blood stains in the gaps between the flower beds in the atrium. It is certain that there was a fierce battle in the newspaper office last night, and the thirty-five warriors were there
Got killed."
Li Guang applauded and praised: "Yang Dutong is really meticulous and found out the truth so quickly!"
Li Guang turned back to Zhao Gou and said: "Your Majesty, the whole incident is very clear now. Yesterday noon, the "Lin'an Beijing News" disclosed the news that the Jin Dynasty forced the Song Dynasty to form an alliance to jointly deal with the Sichuan-Shaanxi Army.
Wan Yanchang's grand parade eventually led the imperial court to abandon its alliance with the Jin Kingdom. Wan Yanchang vented his anger on the "Lin'an Beijing News". At midnight, he sent thirty-five warriors to attack the newspaper office. Little did he know that Chen Qing's men had been prepared. Thirty-five
A warrior was ambushed and the whole army was destroyed. Chen Qing's men immediately counterattacked Wan Yanchang at the fourth watch and burned down the Jinguo Pavilion."
Zhao Gou said coldly: "Why am I the only one who can't read the Lin'an Beijing News?"
Li Guang realized that he had just made a mistake. He reacted very quickly and quickly explained: "Lin'an Beijing News is not a current affairs newspaper. It only occasionally publishes some current affairs content. Most of them are all kinds of trivial matters in the market and various women's clothing.
, makeup, various food preparations, store advertisements, and novels are all boring content. Your Majesty has so many things to do, how can you have the energy to read such a newspaper? "
"But at critical moments, I will be concealed, right? If Mr. Li hadn't made a mistake just now, I wouldn't have known that the student demonstration was actually triggered by the "Lin'an Beijing News". You really know how to hide it!" Zhao Gou was furious!
I can hardly restrain myself.
"Your Majesty, no one wants to deliberately hide it from your Majesty. The minister only saw the "Lin'an Beijing News" when he went home at night. The same goes for other ministers. Previously, there was a rule in the Political Affairs Hall that the "Beijing News" was not allowed to enter the court. Who did everyone think it was?
We went to Taixue to instigate, and as a result, the Jin Guoguan incident happened again this morning. Everyone did not think about yesterday's parade at all, and naturally they could not think of the "Lin'an Beijing News". We definitely did not deliberately hide it from His Majesty, and I sincerely ask Your Majesty to tell you clearly!"
Li Guang's explanation made Zhao Gou's face soften slightly, and he said: "I will not pursue the past matters, but from today on, the "Lin'an Beijing News" must be put on my imperial record every day."
He stared at the eunuch Kang Shun with sharp eyes. Kang Shun was so frightened that he said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, there are some in the inner palace. Concubine Wu, Concubine Zhang Xian, they almost all have a share."
This answer was indeed beyond Zhao Gou's expectation. He said coldly after a while: "I will say it again, starting from today, the "Lin'an Beijing News" must be put on my imperial record every day."
"I understand, I will ask someone to buy today's newspaper."
Kang Shun was so frightened that he rolled away and ran away. Only then did Zhao Gou ask Li Guangdao, "How should we deal with this matter?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, since Wan Yanchang doesn't want to pursue the case, we should try our best to pretend to be ignorant! If the matter gets too big, we won't be able to catch the murderer."
Li Guang hinted to the emperor that both sides were strong rivals. If the imperial court got involved, it would eventually lead to trouble and disaster. First of all, Chen Qing's men would not be caught at all, and there would be no way to explain to Wan Yanchang.
Zhao Gou understood what Li Guang meant, nodded, and said to Li Guang and Yang Yizhong: "This matter ends here!"
Li Guang and Yang Yizhong excused themselves and left. At this time, Kang Shun placed a copy of yesterday's newspaper on the table, "Your Majesty, this is yesterday's Lin'an Beijing News. Today's newspaper will not come out until noon."
Zhao Gou took the newspaper and put it on the table. He saw the headline on the front page at a glance, 'Song and Jin secretly discussed killing righteous men, father and son cried blood to talk about Jingkang.'
Zhao Gou almost vomited out a mouthful of old blood, "Father and son cried blood and talked about Jingkang." Who are they talking about?
After more than a month of sailing, Chen Qing's fleet finally arrived in Chengdu. The prefect Zheng Ainong and the governor Zheng Ping came to welcome Chen Qing's return.
When Chen Qing saw Zheng Ping's eyes evading, he knew that his father had been sent there. He didn't say anything, and simply asked about the situation in Chengdu Mansion, then went to the military camp to rest. Tens of thousands of troops immediately set up camp outside the city.
"What good news did Magistrate Zheng bring me?" Chen Qing took a sip of tea and asked with a smile.
"The biggest good news is that the salt tax has recovered quickly and has reached the amount of the year before last."
Chen Qing nodded, "It seems that various places are very effective in cracking down on illegal salt dealers!"
"Exactly, in the past few months, various places have been continuously cracking down on private salt dealers and killing several groups. However, this month it has eased."
Chen Qing was startled, "Why?"
Zheng Ainong smiled bitterly and said: "Because the agreement signed between His Highness and the imperial court involves Sichuan Road."
"Has it started to have an impact?"
"How could it not have an impact? The appointment of the state capital was returned to the imperial court, and the Tongpan and the county were returned to Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu Envoys. Everyone knew that His Highness was preparing to evacuate the state capital, so people were panicked, and even the low-ranking officials wanted to change their posts to Tong.
Judgment, can Your Highness fulfill it?"
Chen Qing waved his hands and said with a smile: "I really don't know what you think. Everything in the world is either black or white. You, Zheng Ainong, are the prefect of Chengdu. Do you think I will make you an empty figure? If I cut it off, all the prefects will be made empty. It will be like this.
?"
Zheng Ping laughed at the side and said: "I would say that Zheng Zhifu is worried for nothing. Your Highness is just giving the court a face. How can you let the court interfere in Sichuan?"
Chen Qing smiled and nodded, "That's right, it's just to give the court some face."
"But the question is, if the court appoints another prefect of Chengdu, and there are two prefects, what should I do with the humble position?"
Chen Qing sneered and said: "What should you do or what? Are you going to give up your position to others? Just let the new prefect stand guard at the gate, and don't give him the official house. Let him live in an inn.
, when he runs out of money, he will naturally go to the streets to beg for food, what are you worried about?"
Zheng Ping burst out laughing, Zheng Ainong looked ashamed, stood up and gave a long salute, "Your Highness's teachings are like enlightenment, I now understand how to deal with it!"
Chen Qing said calmly: "It is not impossible to stand aside. I know that there are quite a few state officials who are interested in the imperial court. I will look at the imperial court's appointments with a cold eye. Those who are to be replaced must be loyal to me and continue to serve in their original posts.
My heart must be toward the court, so I know which ones should be ignored and which ones should continue to be reused. This is actually a touchstone that allows me to see the quality of gold."
Zheng Ainong sighed: "His Royal Highness's skill is admirable, but it is a pity that the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Envoy is a little too far away, and is beyond reach of Bashu. If Counselor Zhou can stay on Sichuan Road permanently, everyone will have a backbone."
Chen Qing smiled and said: "Don't worry about this. Sichuan Road Shangshuxingtai will be established soon. I will also serve as the general manager, and Lu Qingshan will serve as the chief secretary. He will be the top administrative officer of Sichuan Road."
