Zhao Si looked at the dozen or so people in front of him, all of whom were just caught stirring up trouble.
"Tell me! Who ordered you?" Cen Meng got a Zhao-like look and stepped forward to ask.
"Little... I was really angry for a moment... no, I was confused for a moment, so I did this stupid thing to deceive my heart with lard. Please let the officials spare me for this stupid thing!"
The leaders kowtowed and begged for mercy.
"You're quite loyal! It seems that the person behind the scenes has given you a lot of money, so that you can bear the responsibility of the crime with determination. OK, I wonder if you have the life to take the money, and do you have the life to spend it?"
Several people raised their heads suddenly, still struggling, "We are really just confused for a moment..."
Cen Meng sneered and continued, "Even if I have a lot of wealth, I wonder if I can still use it after I go to Salmon Island?"
When they heard the word "Salmon Island", not only the leaders but also the rest of the group trembled all over, as if they were suffering from some kind of cold and fever disease at the same time.
"We are willing to confess!" Several leaders kowtowed repeatedly, as if pounding garlic.
"...The day before yesterday, the young ones were invited by Guard Xiao from Prince Mu's Mansion to have a drink and dinner together. Guard Xiao promised that as long as we ruined the affairs of the police department, we would give each of us fifty guan..."
Look at your potential!
Gao Qiu casually dared to change fifty guan into 800 guan, and forcibly took 750 guan from Brother Eleven's hand.
If each of you is rewarded with fifty guan, you would rather abandon your family and career and pay for your life to the fourteenth brother.
What a difference!
The leading men finished their confessions with tears in their eyes and looked at Zhao Si pitifully.
Cen Meng asked from the side: "Your Highness, how should we deal with these people?"
"Don't worry, there is another one. I'm waiting for you to surrender?"
Zhao Si's cold words gave everyone goosebumps on their backs.
"If you don't want to say it, let me point it out. Xian Daotang, apart from the beauty of the princess in charge, what's the redeeming quality? Are you so in love with me, are you thinking that one day you will be recruited by Wei Ming Qian Shun to become your brother-in-law?
?I don’t even dare to think about it, but you really dare to think about it!”
Still no one said anything.
"Zhang Guangshun, I heard that you are a descendant of Zhang Yuan. How did you end up in such a miserable state that you actually became a spy? Your ancestor made suggestions and plans for Li Yuanhao and sold them for a good price. Why didn't he pass on to you?"
A man kneeling in the middle of the crowd raised his head. He was nearly thirty years old, with an ordinary appearance and a weathered face. Among the officers and soldiers in the compartment, you couldn't find him for a while.
He looked at Zhao Si with a complicated expression.
"How did your Highness discover me?"
Zhao Si smiled and did not answer, but waved his hand to indicate that the rest of the Xiang army officers should be taken away.
Zhang Guangshun was the only one left in the room, under the gaze of Cen Meng and other palace guards.
After a while, Cao Duo walked in, followed by one person, one of the Xiang army officers who had been taken out just now.
Zhang Guangshun recognized him at a glance.
"Yang Jin! You bastard! I never thought you were..."
In the past few days, Yang Jin has been very active in fanning the flames and making things worse.
Previously, in order to win over people, I secretly approached him and quickly became a "good friend".
Never would have thought that he was actually a workman of Prince Jian's house.
Zhang Guangshun was speechless, even a little convinced.
"Zhang Silang, I didn't expect you to be from Xiandaotang. I originally thought you were just from Suining Prince's Palace," Yang Jin said.
Cao Duo glanced at Zhang Guangshun and said, "Indeed, this guy is quite hidden. If we hadn't seen you secretly communicating with Li Furen, we would never have thought of it."
"The matter has come to this, I have nothing to say. If you want to kill or behead him, it's up to you!" Zhang Guangshun raised his head and said stubbornly and proudly.
"Zhang Silang, if you die, how will the mother and son in the second yard of Huaihua Lane live?" Yang Jin's words made Zhang Guangshun's expression change drastically.
"This matter has nothing to do with them. I am responsible for everything." Zhang Guangshun shouted in panic.
What's going on? Zhao Si looked at Cao Duo.
"Your Highness, Zhang Guangshun fabricated his identity as a native of Shizhou, Hedong, and lied that his whole family was in his hometown of Shizhou. He is a small general in the Xiang Army, and no one will investigate and verify him. I don't want him to be in Kaifeng City for five or six years.
He actually met a woman and secretly got married and gave birth to a pair of children."
Zhao Si smiled, pointed at Zhang Guangshun and said: "You are not a good spy to get involved in the affair of your children. However, you can also make a decision that goes against your ancestors. Not only can you save your own life, but also
Save the lives of the mother and son."
Zhao Si paused, looked at Zhang Guangshun who was having a fierce ideological struggle, and replied in a deep voice, "We will handle those dozen Xiang army officers just now and won't let you be exposed. Think about it carefully."
Back at the palace, Zhao Si let Zeng Shuhua and Ming Zhaoxia take care of him while changing out of his armor, while listening to Li Fang's report.
"Your Highness, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has received a decree from the officials this morning. Tonight, the officials will hold a banquet in the Imperial Palace to send off the Liao envoys and ask Your Highness to accompany them. Your Highness must make preparations and arrive early."
What? Liao envoy?
After I time-travelled, I spent two months in Kaifeng City trying to develop my ambitions. I didn’t even know there was a Liao envoy in the city?
Why didn't anyone tell me this?
"Does Liao have a mission?"
"Your Highness, over the years, the Kingdom of China and the Liao Kingdom have sent envoys to each other. They usually set off at the end of October and rush to Kaifeng City and Xijin Mansion to congratulate the emperors of the two countries for Yuan Dan and participate in the Yuan Dynasty celebrations. Then the Liao Kingdom's envoys
After collecting last year's coins, the delegation set off to return home."
After listening to Zeng Shuhua's explanation, Zhao seemed a little unhappy.
Sui coins, the money given by the Song Dynasty to the Khitans for their safety and protection.
After arriving at the Huangyi Hall and meeting the envoy, deputy envoys, and attachés of the Liao envoy, Zhao seemed to understand why he could not feel the presence of the Khitan envoy.
Except for wearing the official uniforms of the Liao Dynasty, these people looked, spoke and behaved exactly like the officials of the Song Dynasty.
The chief envoy named Yelu Guangxi, and the deputy envoys with the same surnames Yelu and Xiao, chatted and laughed with Zhang Dun, Li Qingchen, Zeng Bu, Huang Fu, Lu Huiqing and others.
Poems, songs, scriptures and meanings from sages, Zhao seemed to be in a trance when he saw a group of famous scholars and scholars from the Song Dynasty having a literary meeting.
The people from the Liao mission respected Fan Chunren very much. They took turns holding wine glasses and respectfully went forward to propose a toast.
Old man, you can do whatever you want, I'll do it all.
That attitude was comparable to meeting a great master.
Yelu Guangxi and other envoys also met Zhao Si, said a few polite words, and toasted each other with a glass of wine. However, they preferred to talk to Zhang Dun, Li Qingchen and others.
"His Royal Highness King Jian, I am Yelu Dashi, whose name is Zhongde. It is a great honor to have the honor to pay a visit to His Highness." A young Khitan man came over with great dignity and held his hands in greeting.
Yelu Dashi? Founding emperor of Western Liao Dynasty?
"Your Highness, Yelu Dalang is the eldest son of Yelu Zhengshi and the eighth grandson of Emperor Taizu of the Liao Kingdom. He is here as an attaché of the envoy." The official of Honglu Temple next to him quickly introduced.
"Yelu Dalang is indeed the son of a dragon and a phoenix grandson, a royal nobleman, with extraordinary demeanor." Zhao Si said happily.
"I wonder if Zhongde can ask His Highness for advice nearby?"
"Haha, what can you teach me? Acting wantonly?" Zhao Si laughed loudly, "Please sit down, please sit down quickly!"
After Yelu Dashi sat down, he waved the officials of Honglu Temple to leave. Looking at Zhao Si, he suddenly asked: "Your Highness, do you know the Beiji Temple in the north of Kaifeng City?"
"North Pole Temple?"
Zhao Si pretended to think for a while, "But a few days ago, the monk in the temple accidentally lit the lamp and let the water escape. As a result, a fire burned the North Pole Temple to a white ground?"
"Exactly." Yelu Dashi said in a deep voice.
"I have read in the tabloids that there are rumors that the monk in the North Pole Temple has committed too many sins in his previous life, so he received this retribution. I think it is really possible. The monk was burned to death in a pot under the nose of the Buddha.
, what a sin must be done!"
Having said this, Zhao Si turned his head and smiled.
"By the way, I heard that there is also a North Pole Temple outside the city of Xijin. You should check it carefully when you go back. The monks in the temple should not commit too many sins, otherwise they will be burned down in a fire, which will be bad."
Yelu Dashi's expression changed several times, and he suddenly changed the subject, "The quality of the silk and silk used in your country's last year's coins is better than in previous years."
"Indeed, the weather was good last year, and the mulberry leaves in Jiangnan grew well, and the silkworms were well raised and spun silk well. Therefore, the quality of silk fabrics from Suzhou, Hangzhou, Huzhou and other places is indeed much better."
Zhao Si took over the topic.
"I bought forty or fifty horses in one go last month for my wife at home. Dashi, are you married? If you are married, you will bring more to your wife. If you are not married, you will send some to your mother and sisters.
.”
Yelu Dashi said calmly, "No need to bring it with me. The annual coins are 300,000 pieces of silk, which is enough for my family."
This damn kid has such a venomous mouth!
I'm the only one who slaps other people in the face. I didn't expect to be slapped in the face by this little bastard today.
Zhao Si burst out laughing, his voice resounding throughout the hall.
Everyone turned around when they heard the sound. Lu Huiqing asked with a smile: "Your Highness, why are you laughing so hard?"
"This old man talks interestingly." Zhao Si pointed at the Yelu Dashi and said with a smile, "I asked him to bring more silk cloth back to honor his family. He said no, saying that all the coins belong to his family and are enough for him.
.”
The faces of the two deputy envoys and several attendants changed slightly, while Yelu Guangxi's face turned pale.
Three hundred thousand bolts of silk sounds like a lot. But how many clans, nobles, and civil and military officials were there in the Liao Kingdom?
How many family members do they have?
Three hundred thousand horses is simply not enough.
Every year, in order to distribute these 300,000 pieces of silk, there will be an open and secret fight within the Liao Kingdom. Yelu Dashi said that all the silk cloth belongs to his family, and if it is passed back to the Liao Kingdom, how many people will be confused and jealous?
But in public, Yelu Guang couldn't speak out to defend himself, so he could only glare at his son fiercely and said with a smile: "My child is young and ignorant, which makes King Jian laugh."
"Haha, Yelu Dalang is simple and sincere, straightforward and straightforward, no problem, no problem!"
Yelu Guangxi's face became even whiter, and Yelu Dashi's face also turned white.
He stared at the smiling Zhao Si fiercely, wishing he could go forward and take a few bites.
1. Wei’s name is Qianshun, that is, Xia Chongzong Li Qianshun. This chapter has been completed!