Chapter 22 Turn down

On the seventh day of April, it was really unfavorable for Zhao Zhe, the emperor of the Song Dynasty. Because just as soon as he got up, Huang Yuelai reported a news that made him angry that the grain from Shu was robbed on the waterway near the beam!

After hearing this amazing news, the chaotic emperor immediately woke up: "When did this happen? Do you know who robbed the grain?

"This is unknown to the old slave. The old slave has asked someone to ask Guoan. I think they should know a little more. Huang Yue answered cautiously. Over the past few days, the emperor's temper has become more and more, and even his closest person will be scolded for no reason from time to time. Now such a thing will naturally arouse the emperor's anger.

"What does Xu Jinghong and Guoansi eat? I gave him so much power that he even kept this in the dark? Sure enough, the emperor soon became angry and threw a jade sculpture by the bed to the ground with a wave of his hand. A green dragon carefully carved by the best Hetian jade became fragments all over the ground.

"Your Majesty is angry. Now it is imperative to get the grain back quickly!" Huang Yue quickly advised, "And this news can't be spread, otherwise I'm afraid it will cause anxiety to the people in Beijing. At that time, the scene a few months ago will be staged again!"

"That's right, then hurry up and give an order to the people below for me. As long as you find out who dares to spread the matter, no matter what their identity is, they will be killed!" After the emperor burst out these words, he officially put on his clothes and was ready to go to court.

At the court meeting, all the officials were worried and looking forward to it. After seeing the emperor, even if they talked about some political affairs, they seemed absent-minded. Obviously, they already know that something happened to the river, but no one here dares to say it in front of the emperor.

With the power obtained, Zhao Zhe's personality has also changed greatly, becoming very harsh and suspicious of his courtiers. There is nothing he can do. He has been bullied by those powerful ministers for so long, and now he has finally turned over. Of course, he will particularly value the power in his hands now. This made the ministers more afraid of this moody emperor, and some things did not dare to say directly.

But this does not mean that the emperor himself will not mention it. After saying some less important court affairs, the emperor said in a cold voice: "Presumably you all know what happened this morning. Now I ask you to take good care of yourself and your family. This news must not be leaked! If this matter is known to the people outside, so that there will be any trouble in the capital, the person who leaked the information will be guilty of the same crime as the thief!"

"I obey the order!" The officials hurriedly agreed, but they were not sure about it. Because on their way to the palace, they have found that many people in the city are in panic. Some people have even gathered in front of several official grain shops to wait to buy grain. Obviously, they have got the news.

After the family was taken down in one fell swoop, the court gained a lot of benefits by confiscation their food and property. At least relying on a certain amount of grain hoarded by them to stabilize the people who were already very uneasy. In addition, the court issued a notice that the grain of Shu would be transferred in a month or two, which made Daliang City stable again. Although the situation in the capital is still tense due to the existence of the remnants of the family, it is much better than the previous days.

But today, after the food is seized, I'm afraid that the situation in Beijing, which has just stabilized, will be a big variable again. This is the judgment formed in the minds of all officials. The only solution now is to find the people who snatch the grain and bring the food back intact.

But now everyone can't even figure out what the other party is. How can they take back the food? Many people turned their eyes to Xu Jinghong, who stood behind the minister of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, waiting for him to make a statement. Now the stability of the capital's beam has been handed over to the National Security Department. Naturally, he should be responsible for such a thing.

As the ministers looked at his position, the emperor's eyes also fell on Xu Jinghong. He narrowed his eyes slightly and said in an emotionless voice, "Xu Jinghong, do you have anything to say about this matter?" The meaning of the words is naturally to hold them accountable, and this time the name is also quite intriguing.

Xu Jinghong knew that there would be such a question, so he took a breath and pressed down the internal injury on his body before slowly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is indeed a dereliction of duty in our country. However, after the incident, I have mobilized everyone under me to investigate the matter in detail, and now I have a clue.

"Oh? What have you found? Tell it out and listen. The emperor looked at him and said.

"In terms of the situation at the scene and some soldiers who escaped for their lives, those who attacked them were good at water warfare, and many ships came this time, and many people could dive into the bottom of the ship to destroy the bottom of the ship. As far as I know, I'm afraid that the only people of the Cao Gang can have such ability on the water today!"

"What?" The muscles on the emperor's face suddenly twisted: "How dare the Cao Gang fight against the court like this? They helped those promiscuous ministers at the beginning, but I haven't asked them to liquidate yet. How dare they do such a rebellious thing!"

Xu Jinghong was not affected by the emperor's anger, but continued to analyze calmly: "As your majesty said, they had a connection with those rebellious ministers before, so I suspect that this matter should also have nothing to do with the remnants of those rebellious ministers!"

The hall suddenly became extremely quiet, and everyone held their breath and looked at Xu Jinghong. Although many well-sighted people also analyzed this, they really dared not explain it in front of the emperor. You should know that the emperor hates these people to the bone, and now they have done such a thing, which is not adding fuel to the fire!

"How can this be!" The emperor's eyes were about to spit out fire: "These traitors and thieves have done such a crazy thing. Do they really think I dare not kill them!"

Looking at the emperor's deeply hurt and almost begating expression, Xu Jinghong's heart was full of disdain. Didn't you play this trick before to regain power? Now they just give you back in your way, and you can't stand it? Of course, in front of Xu Jinghong, he will never see any problems.

After the emperor's anger calmed down a little, he continued: "But I still have to plead guilty to your majesty. It was the minister who paid too much attention to the situation in Daliang City and paid all his attention to the city, which gave those thieves the opportunity to make such a big thing outside the city!"

When the emperor saw that Guoan Division did not know anything, his anger subsided a little, but he still said, "This matter is related to the stability of the Song Dynasty, so your Guoan Division must do its best to get the food back to me! Besides, those thieves are too arrogant. I don't want to see them again. You can also get rid of them!"

"I complied with the order. This time, I will do my best to deal with those thieves!" Xu Jinghong quickly agreed. When the officials around saw this scene, they were full of gloating. Before, Guoan could not find out the remnants of those families. Now why do they have such a determination? I'm afraid that this time, Xu Jinghong is really going to die.

When Sanchao walked out of the palace, Xu Jinghong breathed a sigh of relief. At least at present, it seems that the news has not been leaked by Tian Dahu. It seems that he has just received information that he dares not report it before confirming its accuracy, or he really has a sense of himself, so he has been hiding it. No matter which one it is, the current result still makes Xu Jinghong satisfied.

It's just that the engagement with Tian Dahu still made Xu Jinghong suffer some internal injuries, and the old dogs also hung up a little, which made Xu Jinghong a little frustrated. I didn't expect that Tian Dahu had such a good ability. The soft sword seemed to be alive in his hand. If there were no other three to help deal with it, I'm afraid I might not be able to hold him.

But now it seems that everything is under its own control. As long as you take a break, you can recover from this minor injury. The next step is to start the second step of the plan. Presumably, there will be rumors in the capital soon, and the remnants of those families will also begin to put forward their own conditions, right?

Like Xu Jinghong thought, after noon, the situation in the capital became a little tense. Many people came to the grain shop and queued up to buy grain. They knew that the grain from Shu was robbed, so they thought that they could store more food at home, even if there was actually enough food in their home for more than half a month. But no one dares to say whether the price of grain will rise again in a few days, so they still buy some prepared.

But the grain in the grain shop can't meet the purchase of hundreds of millions of people in the city. Therefore, after just half a day, the grain reserves of several major grain shops were all gone. This made the people more frightened, and many people began to spread the news that the food from Shu had been destroyed on the river. As soon as this rumor came out, it made the people of the capital panic. In addition, the performance of the grain shop made everyone start to recall what happened in Daliang City that day. They also had the same excuse to say that they had no food, but in fact they were hoarded!

If it hadn't been for the people patrolling the city camp and the Gyeonggi Province had taken to the streets and prepared early for the possible situation, Daliang City would have been in chaos at this time. Even so, the shadow of chaos still shrouded in Daliang City again, waiting for a fuse to be ignited, and it will be out of control!

And in this case, things that made the emperor even more angry also occurred - the officials of the Ministry of Household rushed into the palace full of worry and reported that they had received a letter without any signature outside the gate of the government office, which only mentioned that the food was in their hands. If they wanted to keep the stability of the Song Dynasty, they had to Do what they want. That is to send all the family members who were originally locked in the National Security Division out of the city!

After reading this letter, the emperor tore it into pieces: "How can it be? These traitors are too bold to take me to my court! I want to kill their nine clans and let all those related to them die..." After venting, the emperor sat down, but knew that he was just talking.

Because now they don't even know where these people are hiding, how to kill them? And in their hands, the grain is equivalent to that they have grabbed the throat of the Song court. Even if others stand in front of him face to face, I'm afraid that Zhao Zhe will not really fight with them!

But he was asked to nod and let him out, but the emperor could not accept it. Not only because it is related to the dignity and face of the court, but more importantly, the identity of these people is too special. Although the family was eliminated in the previous coup, it was just a force floating on the surface. It is really hidden in the dark, especially the reputation among the people. It is impossible for the court to eradicate it in this blow. So once these people are released, the tiger will be released to the mountain. No one knows what kind of storm they will stir up, and can the Song Dynasty still cope with these?

But it's very difficult not to agree now. The situation in the capital has been like this. If it goes on, there is no need for those people to make trouble. The people who have been afraid of the city alone is enough to give the imperial court a headache.

"What should I do now?" The emperor walked back and forth uneasily, which made the household officials who came to report the matter very uneasy. Suddenly, the emperor said, "Huang Yue, go to the National Security Department to see if they have found anything? If you find the whereabouts of those thieves, find a way to get the food back!"

"...Yes, the old slave is going to the National Security Division." Although I felt that the emperor's idea was really too willing - after all, it happened less than a day, and no matter how capable the Guoan Division was, it was impossible to find someone now - Huang Yue still hurriedly agreed and then went out of the palace.

In a tightly guarded house in the backyard of the Guoan Division, Xu Jinghong stood in front of Tian Dahu, who had been tied to death by iron cables and cow tendons. The latter has many scars on his body, but they have been dealt with, which is not life-threatening, but his expression is a little depressed. Obviously, the wounds on his body are still quite serious.

"Big tiger, you and I have known each other very early. Why can't we let you make another choice after so many years of friendship?" Xu Jinghong is still persuading the brother in front of him. He and Tian Dahu have finally been born and died many times. He really doesn't want to do that unbearable thing.

However, Tian Dahu's response did not change as a result. He still didn't say a word, just closed his eyes. Xu Jinghong saw that his heart had made up his mind and couldn't help sighing: "Then you should think about it here. I still have a lot of things to do, and I don't have time to continue to waste with you. With that, he turned around and opened the door.

"The team is..." At this time, Tian Dahu suddenly said, "You'd better stop. If it goes on like this, it's really not a good thing for me, and you have little chance of winning!"

Xu Jinghong looked back at him and said, "Do you think that if these people are in charge of the government, I will have a future in the Song Dynasty? I just turned long pain into short pain. Maybe this is not a good thing for the Song Dynasty, but for the people of the world and for us Han people, this is a good thing that has changed the past. I won't change my mind, even if I die!" After saying this, he went out, leaving Tian Dahu there with a heavy sigh.

As soon as he came out, Xu Jinghong saw the old dog coming. Seeing that something seemed to have happened, he asked early, "What, but is there any definite news from the Intelligence Department?"

"No, it's someone from the palace." The old dog said, "It's Grandpa Huang!"

Xu Jinghong heard that he was Yilin. He was still a little afraid of this old eunuch with strong martial arts, especially now that he had a different heart, and he did not want to confront such a person. But now he has to face the old eunuch, and Xu Jinghong has to pass after a wry smile.

After the two met and exchanged a few words, Huang Yue said his intention: "Your Majesty is very angry because of the threats of those thieves. I hope the National Security Department can find them out as soon as possible!"

"Please rest assured that our people have found a little clue, and I believe that they will find out their hiding place in two or three days!" Xu Jinghong is full of confidence. The other party left in front of his own eyes, and Xu Jinghong was naturally sure to find the person in a short time.

"It's the best. I hope Xu Dusi is telling the truth." Huang Yue smiled. Then he looked at Xu Jinghong strangely: "Why, Xu Dusi is injured? Does it matter?"

"Oh, this small injury was accidentally injured when the remnants of those families came to rob people that day. There will be no big deal after these two days." Xu Jinghong reacted quickly and immediately prevaricate with words.

Huang Yue was not too suspicious. After talking a few more words with Xu Jinghong and others, he left and returned to the palace. But when he left, his eyes swept over the faces of many Guoan officials, as if he were looking for something. This made Xu Jinghong's heart tighten. Naturally, he knew that the other party was suspicious because he could not see Tian Dahu, but at this time he could not say anything, otherwise he would want to cover it up!

At night, the situation in the capital improved a little. There were no more people who seemed to be very uneasy on the street, and only a small number of officers and soldiers patrolled the important streets from time to time. At this time, Xu Jinghong of Guoan Division had obtained the exact information that those people had hidden food in a manor more than 30 miles away from the city.

Suddenly, many people asked to go, but Xu Jinghong stopped their invitation: "Now is not the time to take action. Let's wait two days!"