Chapter 60: Blessings and Misfortunes
Following the case of Xu Changzhen, the secretary of the Ministry of War, with the son of Zhao Linchong, the general of the imperial army, showing amazing financial resources in the Zuiyan Pavilion as the lead, and starting with the spread of the shady Ganling gold mine, Da Chen soon ushered in the second Zhuang case. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Early this morning, a large number of Praetorian Guards quickly arrived and surrounded the Zhao Mansion, led by Xie Yan, the commander of the Praetorian Guards.
When the subordinates ran in tremblingly to report, Zhao Linchong already knew that at this moment. It's finally here. He suddenly remembered a sentence, people do the sky, and the retribution is not happy!
You see, all his life his hands were stretched too long, his greed was too heavy, and he took too many things, so now, retribution has come.
Zhao Linchong's wife Zhang ran to ask Zhao Linchong what was going on, and asked what happened, and soon, several other concubines also ran over, as well as his sons who were not angry, and the youngest and most beloved daughter Zhao Yueshan, everyone's expressions were flustered, and they looked at Zhao Linchong at a loss, they wanted to know what was going on, why the Praetorian Guards surrounded Zhao Mansion, and what they were going to do.
Zhao Linchong stood on the steps of the main court and looked at everyone, and after being silent for a long time, he suddenly smiled faintly, walked down slowly, and then walked straight out through everyone, and also gave the most concise answer, "Retribution!" ”
When Zhao Linchong's figure appeared in front of the gate of the Zhao Mansion, the Praetorian Guards guarding the gate immediately surrounded him, and even the sword on his waist was half unsheathed, and he only needed to work hard for a moment, and he could draw his sword at any time.
Xie Yan walked out of the Praetorian Guard, waved his hand at Zhao Linchong, and said with a smile, "General Zhao, offended!" ”
Zhao Linchong smiled coldly, "Since Commander Xie has appeared here, then I, Zhao Linchong, will not be a general in the future, it is already a great honor to bother Commander Xie to personally go to Zhao, Commander Xie is really ashamed of this gift!" ”
Xie Yan smiled and said respectfully, "General Zhao is too modest!" It's just that Xie did come with a mission today, and asked General Zhao to be willing to move with me, which also saved us from making it difficult, right? ”
Zhao Linchong slowly walked down from the stone steps, and said calmly, "Let's go!" ”
"General Zhao, please!"
Suddenly, a mournful shout sounded behind him, "Master!!" ”
Zhao Linchong turned around and looked, shouting his wife, Mrs. Zhao, as well as his other concubines, and several sons and daughters also chased out.
Zhao Yueshan ran down crying, hugged Zhao Linchong, and whimpered, "Dad, what's wrong?" Why are they taking you away? Where are they taking you? My daughter doesn't want you to go, I don't want you to leave us, Dad, don't you go with them, okay......."
Zhao Xuan walked down the steps and walked in front of Zhao Linchong, with a "bang", he knelt down, his forehead slammed on the ground, but he didn't lift up, "Dad, Xuan'er is not filial, it was Xuan'er who hurt you and the entire Zhao family, you killed Xuan'er, you killed Xuan'er!" ”
Zhao Linchong hadn't spoken yet, Zhao Yueshan, who was crying heartbroken just now, was completely occupied by anger at this time, she turned around, completely ignoring the image, raised her foot and kicked in front of Zhao Xuan on the ground, Zhao Xuan was unstable, and his whole body fell to the ground, but he didn't say anything.
But Zhao Yueshan was still angry, when she kicked Zhao Xuan down, she may have used too much force, and she herself fell to the ground, and then she got up, walked in front of Zhao Xuan, and continued to punch and kick, crying loudly and scolding, "It's all you!" Zhao Xuan! It's all you who hurt your father! I Zhao Yueshan doesn't have a brother like you, and my father doesn't have a son like you! ”
"Shan'er, that's enough!" Zhao Linchong interrupted, "This matter is my father's own sin, and it has nothing to do with your third brother!" ”
"Daddy! It's ....... him."
"Shan'er!" Zhao Linchong scolded, "Isn't it shameful enough!" What kind of body are you doing on the street! Will you marry or not in the future! Don't go back soon, do you have to let everyone in the world know about the ugly things of our Zhao family, are you satisfied?! ”
Zhao Yueshan became more and more aggrieved, "Dad, I didn't!" ”
Xie Yan took a step forward slightly, cried to Zhao Linchong and smiled, "General Zhao, it's time for us to go." ”
Zhao Linchong turned around indifferently and didn't speak again.
Ren cried out in grief behind him.
"Mother, Dad, he was taken away, what will they do to Dad? What are we going to do? What do we do? Zhao Yueshan hugged Mrs. Zhao and whimpered.
No matter what, Mrs. Zhao is just an ordinary woman after all, seeing Zhao Linchong being taken away, she was already panicked and in chaos at this time, "What should I do?" What to do, what can I do...... That's right, your sister! Shan'er, go find your sister and brother-in-law, now only your brother-in-law can help your father! Just go!! ”
Everyone immediately woke up, yes, there is another person in their Zhao family, the eldest daughter of the Zhao family, Princess Zhao Yuelin of Qing.
So, there's still hope for everything, there's still room for maneuver, isn't it? Mrs. Zhao thought that the Zhao family thought so, so Zhao Yueshan held her own hope and the hope of the entire Zhao family, and hurried to Qingwangfu to find her sister and brother-in-law.
But this is wishful thinking after all.
Just when Zhao Yueshan's carriage stopped in front of Qingwangfu, she saw her sister, Zhao Yuelin from Qingwangfu, who was hurrying out of the palace with tears in her eyes, and when she saw Zhao Yueshan, Zhao Yuelin was stunned, "Shan'er? How do you ......."
Zhao Yueshan ran up crying and grabbed Zhao Yuelin's hand, crying silently, "Sister, something happened to my father!" The Praetorian Guards, they took away Dad, you, you and your brother-in-law, save Dad......"
Zhao Yuelin nodded again and again, "My sister knows, my sister knows!" But Shan'er, my sister can't help it, he doesn't see me at all, he went out early in the morning, and he doesn't even know where his sister went, and I can't find him, Shan'er, my sister can't help it!"
Zhao Yueshan looked at her sister, stunned for a moment, pulled the corners of her mouth, and said with a stiff and ugly smile, "Sister, don't, joking with Shan'er, brother-in-law, he is your husband, our father is his father-in-law, what happened to his father, how could he not help his father, how could he not help his father?" You must be joking with Shan'er, right, sister, you are too much, you bullied me when I was a child, and now you are still ......"
Zhao Yuelin closed her eyes and shook her head, letting her tears fall silently, and said in a low voice, "Shan'er, my sister also wants this to be just a joke, but Shan'er, this is not ....... No! ”
Zhao Yueshan looked at Zhao Yuelin and shook her head desperately, "Sister, I don't believe it, I don't believe it!" I don't believe it! You go to find your brother-in-law, go and get your brother-in-law back, I don't believe that my brother-in-law will ignore my father! Definitely not! You go to him, sister, go find him! ”
Zhao Yuelin pulled Zhao Yueshan into her arms, "I've been looking for it all along!" Shan'er, let's go back to Zhao's house first, and go back to figure out a way with everyone, okay? ”
"Sister......
.........
At this moment, Zhong Zhe is indeed not in King Qing's mansion, he is in the Jin Mansion.
Just last night, Emperor Chen summoned him to the palace overnight, and Emperor Chen didn't say anything, just handed him a few folds, and then asked him what he thought.
The letters presented the same thing: Zhao Linchong took advantage of his position to embezzle a large amount of finished metallurgical escorts, and concealed the world and the sea by bribing and co-opting some officials of the household department.
The first sentence he thought of at that time was not how to answer Emperor Chen now, but the sentence that Su Jin reminded him: When necessary, Mingzhe protects himself!
Zhao Linchong was his father-in-law, and the person who was summoned by Emperor Chen at the first time when he knew about this happened to be himself.
Perhaps, what Su Jin said was right. Zhong Zhe thought.
Give up Zhao Linchong.
His answer to Emperor Chen was: investigate immediately and thoroughly, and if it is false, Zhao Linchong will be returned to his innocence; If it is true, then it is judged according to the law!
Zhong Zhe was very decisive when making this decision, and Chen Huang also seemed to be very satisfied.
He knew that the Zhao family would definitely turn to him for help as soon as possible, so he left the palace early in the morning and came to Su Jin, but maybe after all, his conscience had never been extinguished, maybe he was worried about his family, or maybe he was sorry and unbearable to Princess Qing, he had been looking solemn and obviously restless.
"Miss Su, are we really, completely giving up on Zhao Linchong?" Zhong Zhe clenched the teacup in his hand tightly and said with his eyebrows.
Su Jin looked up at Zhong Zhe and said with a smile, "Does the prince feel that he owes the princess and General Zhao by doing this, or is he worried about his own situation in the future after losing General Zhao?" ”
Zhong Zhe shook his head slightly, "It's all there!" The king can't tell. ”
"If it's the former, I'm afraid this Su Jin can't do anything; But if it's the latter, there are ways, it depends on what the prince does in the future! ”
"Miss Su has already thought of a way?" Zhong Zhe said with some joy.
Su Jin smiled and nodded, "Although General Zhao's arm is lost, it can always be found again, isn't it?" The position of the general of the imperial army is now vacant, but the next general of the imperial army, whether it is the current deputy general Wang Qi or another dark horse, depends on the ability of the prince and the prince's staff! ”
"You mean ......"
"Since we can all operate secretly in the military department, what is wrong with the position of the general of the imperial army?" Su Jin smiled and nodded, "Also, Su Jin made a suggestion to the prince: Prince Duoduo is the king." ”
"Acting king? Why? Zhong Zhe wondered.
"There are not many remaining brothers and sisters of the Zhong royal family in your generation, and among these people, the one who has the deepest estrangement and resentment with Emperor Chen must be the acting king! Otherwise, with the outstanding talent of the acting king, how could he just be crowned a nominal and idle auxiliary prince, and the status of the court is not as good as King Rong, who has been in the border guard for seven or eight years and has not returned to Beijing! I think you should know better than me! ”
"Because of Prince Yin, and the Xiao family!" Zhong Zhedao.
Su Jin smiled faintly, "These are not the most important things, as long as the prince knows, it will be beneficial and harmless to win over the acting king!" Of course, it also includes King Rong, who is about to return to the imperial capital in September to report on his work, and even King Ming, who has long since withdrawn from the court and lives on Lingyue Mountain outside the eastern suburbs without asking about the government! ”
"It is understandable to win over the acting king and the king of Rong, but Miss Su, you also know that King Ming has not heard of the government for many years now, and I am afraid that it will be impossible to return to the dynasty in the future, so what is the point of winning him over?"
Su Jin smiled lightly, "Sometimes, some people, the important thing is not how much help he can give you, but just his position, which is enough for you to get a lot." The prince will understand in the future. ”
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(To be continued.) )