Zhao Xingzhi also said: "My father and my sons and ministers also agree with Xuan Pinghou's approach."
Zhao Qian pondered for a moment, and then said: "Okay, then I will follow what you two said."
He knocked on the dragon case with his finger, "I will send another five thousand soldiers to accompany you to Hedong County."
"yes!"
"When do you plan to leave?"
Zhao Jin and Zhao Xingzhi looked at each other and said in unison:
"Tomorrow morning."
"Tomorrow morning."
Zhao Qian agreed, "Then tomorrow morning, I will hide the news that you have set off from me."
Zhao Qian gave some more careful instructions before letting the two of them go.
Returning to the Hou Mansion, Zhao Jin started packing things and arranging matters in the Hou Mansion without stopping.
When Jin Quan, Takeda and others were summoned, Zhao Jin was packing things in the study.
Takeda scratched his head and said, "Master Hou, are you going on a long trip?"
It's not surprising that Takeda asked this. It's true that if Zhao Jin didn't travel far, there would be no need for Zhao Jin to clean up the study so thoroughly.
"Yes." Zhao Jin responded. After putting away the last things, he looked up at the few people standing.
"Your Majesty asked me to investigate the Hedong County disaster bank case and set off early tomorrow morning."
"Ah?" Jin Quan was stunned for a moment and muttered: "Master Marquis, aren't you from the Ministry of War? Cases like this shouldn't be a matter between the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple? Why do you have to handle it every time?"
"The Punishment Department belongs to the third prince, and the Crown Prince will definitely not let the Punishment Department take action."
"What about Dali Temple?"
Shouquan didn't know much about these factional disputes in the palace, only roughly.
"Dali Temple." Zhao Jin said with some sarcasm in his eyebrows, "The Minister of Dali Temple is a coward, and he doesn't dare to offend anyone."
"The young minister of Dali Temple is quite capable, but he belongs to the prince."
Zhao Jin recalled that when the young minister of Dali Temple saw him, he hid great hostility.
His acting skills were quite good, he almost didn't notice it at the time.
Bai Wu asked in a deep voice: "Master Hou is responsible for this alone?"
"There are also four princes." Zhao Jin looked a little embarrassed. Ever since he knew that he was really Zhao Qian's son, and that Zhao Xingzhi's mother-in-law was his mother's substitute, he didn't know how to face Zhao Xingzhi.
Zhao Jin recovered his mind and said seriously: "Wu Tian and Chi Yi are going with me. Jin Quan, you are responsible for the affairs of the Hou Mansion. Bai Wu, you are responsible for the affairs outside the Hou Mansion."
"While I am away, the residence will be closed to thank guests."
Zhao Jin was worried that the prince would take this opportunity to attack the Hou Mansion, especially since there was a secret hidden in the Hou Mansion, Mrs. Ning.
Although he was justified and had no choice but to do so, he also committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. If the prince's party discovered it, there is no guarantee that they would not make a fuss about it.
"If you encounter something that cannot be solved, you can go to the Prime Minister."
The prime minister repeatedly expressed his kindness to him, obviously intending to win over him. Moreover, the prime minister was a true minister of Zhao Qian, and Zhao Qian trusted him more.
"Okay, let's all go down." After the instructions, Zhao Jin began to drive people away, "Takeda and Chi Yi, you two should go back and pack your things."
"Also, the news of tomorrow morning's departure cannot be revealed."
"yes."
It took Zhao Jin more than an hour to finally pack everything up.
Because I have to leave early tomorrow morning, I don’t know when I will be back.
Disaster relief is easy to talk about, but recovering disaster funds may not be so easy.
Therefore, Zhao Jin had lunch and dinner with Ning Huan and Chu Weiqing.
Early the next morning, at Mao hour.
Five thousand troops have gathered outside the gate of Bianzhou City, led by a young guerrilla captain.
Zhao Jin took only Takeda and Chi Yi and rode horses from the city.
"Hush!"
He had a face-to-face meeting with the young general.
"Hou Xuanping."
"Colonel Chen."
Both of them were looking at each other carefully.
Chen Xiao was young, but Zhao Jin felt a sense of hostility in him. He looked lifeless, his face was tense, and he didn't have any vitality of a young man.
Chen Xiao saw that Zhao Jin only brought two people with him, and there was no carriage behind him.
He looked a little better. At least the Marquis Xuanping didn't bring a bunch of messy attendants, nor did he pull a carriage pretentiously.
Soon, Zhao Xingzhi also arrived, also riding on horseback with only three guards.
In the end, no one in their group rode in a carriage.
"Everyone is here, let's go." Zhao Jin held the reins, clamped the horse's belly, and walked directly to the front.
Now the city gate has just been opened, and no one is going in or out.
When it was later, someone came in and out of the city. Their group was too conspicuous. After being seen, news would inevitably spread.
"drive!"
More than 5,000 people marched quickly, whipping their whips, hurrying and slowing all the way.
More than ten days later, the group finally entered the territory of Hedong County.
Along the way, they didn't encounter any bandits, and Zhao Jin didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.
"Master Marquis, I think this disaster may have been caused by someone from the government."
Zhao Xingzhi is riding in the middle, Zhao Jin is on his right, and Chen Xiao is on his left.
When Chen Xiao heard Zhao Xingzhi mention the disaster money, he also listened attentively.
"If there were no people in the government, how could the bandits know the route of escorting the disaster money?"
Zhao Jin frowned, ordinary bandits would not be so vicious.
"After we arrive at the government office, we should not make any noise first, so that they will think that we only think that the robbery of the disaster money was the work of bandits."
With that said, Zhao Jin turned to look at Chen Xiao, "Captain Chen, please pretend to only focus on the bandits when the time comes. While you are suppressing the bandits, take a look at the whereabouts of the million taels of silver."
Even so, Zhao Jin felt that there was a high probability that Chen Xiao would not be able to find the disaster silver.
"What Marquis Xuanping said makes sense." Zhao Xingzhi nodded and said, "We are new here and are not familiar with the local government office in Hedong County, so we have many inconveniences."
"If the other party deliberately conceals it, it will not be easy for us to find clues."
"Sure." Chen Xiao had no objection to this decision and agreed concisely.
His duty was originally to suppress bandits. These twists and turns were not suitable for him and he did not want to deal with them.
"Your Highness, when we are providing disaster relief, we can test this county guard." Zhao Jin said in a low voice.
Zhao Xingzhi's eyes narrowed slightly, "Do you suspect he is the county guard?"
Zhao Jin twitched the corner of his mouth and revealed a sneer, "Anyone who has the courage to commit such a thing will definitely have a high position."
"Moreover, we have been on the road for more than ten days, and they have been investigating for more than ten days, but there is no news at all. This can only mean that the people behind the scenes are able to cover up the sky in Hedong County."
While Zhao Jin and others were on their way, urgent reports from Hedong County continued to be sent to Bianzhou.
Zhao Qian once allowed them to check the emergency reports from Hedong County, and these days, the emergency reports they saw all showed that the disaster was getting worse and worse.
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