Today is Qu Ping's first time in a year, and with the help of the two ladies early in the morning, he changed into a clean and tidy official uniform.

Before leaving, Xiao Lu whispered: "If you don't want the emperor to give you anything, you will take it, and if the thing is heavy, be careful to hit your feet." ”

Qu Ping knew what Xiao Lu meant, so he said that this was also a problem he was considering, of course he knew that the height was unbearable, and he would be inferior if he climbed high.

Before entering the palace, when he met the lonely Lu Ji, Qu Ping grabbed him and whispered: "Lu Ji, when the emperor rewards me today, you must count the places that I can't do this year." ”

Lu Ji looked at Qu Ping ignorantly and asked, "Big brother, what's wrong?" ”

"The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it." Qu Ping raised his head and looked up at the sky at forty-five degrees, looking unfathomable.

Lu Ji understood in seconds and said, "Understood!" ”

Each class is in place, and something is playing.

Qu Ping gave a brief report on the execution of this trip to Western Xia, as well as the affairs of the Mongolian tribes.

Although everyone basically understands the affairs of Western Xia, it is a different sensory experience from the mouth of the person concerned.

Zhao Gou said: "Yongguo Gong's trip to Western Xia can be described as a great contribution!" not only subverted Li Qianshun's court, but also supported the pro-Song Li Changzuo to ascend to the throne, turning enemies into friends. Coupled with the submission of the Mongolian Ministry, it is a groundbreaking measure, and I will definitely be rewarded! ”

Lu Ji came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has a word. Although Lord Yongguo has great achievements, he also has three losses. ”

Everyone was curious about how Lu Ji, as Qu Ping's good brother, good friend and good colleague, said this.

I only heard Lu Ji continue: "Li Changzuo has been named the Marquis of Ningxia by the emperor, and after he borrowed my Great Song Dynasty forces to overthrow Li Qianshun, he forgot his original promise, and he was consumed by the desire for profit and ascended to the throne. Yongguo Gong was next to the Marquis of Ningxia, but he did not stop it, but took advantage of the situation to promote Li Changzuo to ascend the throne, which was the first mistake of Yongguo Gong, and it was not a mistake.

Second, Yongguo Gong did not know the importance of the court, and in vain the important responsibilities of the imperial court, in order to help Li Changzuo vent his personal grievances, he recklessly chased Li Qianshun with 500 horsemen, although he was lucky to kill Li Qianshun in the end, but he was also attacked by the Jin army, suffered heavy losses, and even the Lord Guogong himself almost lost his life. If the prince loses, it is not only a personal regret, but also a loss to the imperial court, which is a mistake that is not observed.

Article 3, Yongguo Gong did not truthfully report to the emperor in a timely manner, causing the emperor to worry, which is disrespectful. These three mistakes, please the emperor to be clear! ”

The emperor and his ministers were dumbfounded, but they didn't expect that at this time, there were still people who dared to go against the emperor, dare to say that Yongguo Gong had made mistakes, and this person turned out to be a reckless man. It's also true!

Zhao Gou said: "Why did Lu Aiqing say this? ”

"Although the minister and Yongguo Gong have a personal relationship, in terms of the right and wrong of the society, the minister will not lose the big because of the small." Lu Ji said solemnly.

Li Gang said: "Your Majesty, although what Lord Lu said is a bit exaggerated, it is also the truth. No one is perfect, but fortunately, the general direction is still developing in a good direction. ”

Zhao Gou saw that Li Gang also said the same, so he said: "Although Yongguo Gong has a small mistake, there is no major mistake, and I still have to reward this reward." ”

Zhao Gou wanted to give him a reward, the highest level of Wuxun Shangzhu Guo had already been sealed, and the title had already reached the Guogong, only the king was missing, and I am afraid that it was not enough at present.

Zhu Guo is a military lord, which is different from the princely category, which is why Wu Jue has long been crowned Zhu Guo, and later a Marquis of Wu'an.

Zhao Gouxin said: "Qu Ping is already a pillar country, and he has reached the upper limit of martial arts, so let's reward Wenxun, or whether it is both civil and military, it is better to reward a scholar." Li Gang is already the prime minister and concurrently serves as a scholar of Zhaowenguan University, so give Qu Ping Jixian Hall a scholar, anyway, they are all fictitious titles, no officials, no positions and no money. ”

"Then I will give Yongguo Gongji the title of Scholar of the Xiandian Palace." Zhao Gou said.

Qu Ping didn't shirk it, and thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Zhao Gou said again: "Give another 1,000 silver silks." ”

Qu Ping accepted it as he said.

Zhao Gou then rewarded the reward: "Dingwei Marquis Yang Zaixing will also reward 1,000 silver silks." ”

Yang Zaixing thanked the emperor, and said in his heart There are only ten people in my house, how can I spend so much money, and I don't have a caring housekeeper. By the way, you can take it to the barracks and distribute it to the brothers. You can also keep some and ask your wife for later.

Zhao Gou gave Liu Xiaochen, the hero of the peace talks, the title of the Hanlin Academy, and then transferred to the granary fire case on Jingdong West Road: "How is the granary fire case going?" ”

Shang Shu of the Criminal Department said: "After a careful and thorough investigation by the Criminal Department, coupled with the cooperation of Lord Zhang Jun, the ins and outs of the matter can already be confirmed. There was indeed thunder and lightning that day, and the grain warehouse was old, and the fire caught fire, and the roof burned out, and when the rain poured heavily, the grain was either burned or wet. ”

"After checking for half a month, I told me that the culprit is God?" Zhao Gou was not satisfied with this answer.

"Of course, the staff on duty found that the report was not timely, coupled with the lack of manpower and improper management, is also a factor." The Criminal Department Shangshu added.

The secretary of the criminal department is a big old man, and in a few years, I am afraid that he will return to his hometown, and the principle of doing things is to "turn big things into small things".

Qu Ping muttered: "This granary, there is no fire in the morning, and there is no fire in the evening, but it is really strange that it caught fire at this critical time." ”

Zhao Gou said: "What suspicion did Aiqing find? ”

Qu Ping asked Li Gang: "What do you think, Prime Minister?" ”

Li Gang said in his heart I am not Di Renjie nor Bao Zheng, what can I think, Chabei.

Li Gang said: "Whether it is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, we must not only investigate, but also find a way to make up for the dead sheep and fill in the gaps. ”

Li Gang said it, but he didn't say it.

Zhao Gou said: "Is it because of Zhang Jun's title, so it's inconvenient for you to check?" I've suspended him, what are you worried about? Then arrest him! This matter must be turned upside down and found out! "Sogou Library

Zhao Gou was determined to think that there was a ghost in this matter, and Shangshu of the Criminal Department thought to himself, if he really couldn't find out that it was man-made, would he find a scapegoat if necessary?

Zhao Gou said: "Yongguo Gong, I ordered you to lead the Criminal Department to investigate this matter thoroughly, within five days, and give me a result!" ”

People walk under the house, and disaster comes from heaven, and this matter finally falls on Qu Ping's shoulders, and it is limited to five days, which is too difficult.

Qu Ping understands Zhao Gou, he wants to find out the truth, and he doesn't want anyone to be wronged, this is Qu Ping's trust, and he has to be worthy of the emperor's love. Qu Ping had no choice but to accept the order. Five days is five days, what the emperor said was to give him a result, but he didn't say that he would lose his head if he couldn't find out the result, what were you afraid of.

Since the emperor moved the capital to Yingtianfu, the capital of Jingxi Road was moved to Jeju.

It should be a day to Jeju, and Qu Ping is not in a hurry, so he has to deal with the Mongolian issue first.

The emperor did not want to delay the cycle of investigating the case, so he met with Hedaan on the same day, conveyed the recognition of the Mongolian Ministry, looked forward to the future of the Mongolian Ministry of Strength, and canonized Hebul as the Great Khan of the Mongolian Ministry, rewarding 5,000 pairs of soldiers, but it was only when the Mongol Ministry defeated the Kereh Department and opened the Mengxia Pass that it could be safely handed over.

This is also an incentive to the Mongolian Ministry, if they can't even achieve this vote, then they are not qualified to accept the blessing of the Great Song Dynasty, after all, striking iron must be hard.

Of course, the visiting Hedaan is also indispensable for rewards, and the emperor also specially ordered two courtiers, Yiwen and Wu, to accompany Hedaan to the Mongolian Ministry to play the role of helping and supporting, and these two can also play the role of warning and monitoring.

Qu Ping also asked Yang Zaixing to lead Hedaan to visit the cannon in the Gyeonggi Route Army, and he was so surprised that Hedaan's eyes were about to fall out.

"Song Jun still has this kind of secret weapon! With this baby, he has to fight down even if he is a gold country and a silver country. He replied with peace of mind, "When I go back, I must truthfully report this matter to my father Khan to know that the Great Song Dynasty is amazing, and there is an artifact!" ”

Qu Ping didn't have time to see him off, because he rushed to Jeju the next day.

According to the emperor's will, Zhang Jun has been detained on the spot. Regardless of whether he is the mastermind or not, he can't get out of it anyway, and if it's a natural disaster, it's even more of his sin.

The first thing Qu Ping did when he arrived in Jeju was to visit Jang Jun in his cell. The first time I saw Zhang Jun that year, it was still on the streets of Yingtianfu, the two had lofty ambitions at that time, and later repelled the Jinxia coalition army together, but they didn't expect to see each other now, but they had to be separated by the prison door fence.

"General Zhang, you suffer!" Qu Ping said.

Fortunately, although Zhang Jun is in labor, there is no shortage of good food and drink, but the place where he lives has changed.

Seeing Qu Ping coming, Zhang Jun got up from the bed excitedly, approached the fence, and said, "Lord Guogong, you are here!" ”

Qu Ping said: "The emperor doesn't believe that it's your problem, so he ordered me to investigate this matter thoroughly, and let General Zhang get his grievances awkward." ”

Zhang Jun was grateful and said, "Thank you, sir." If it is really providential, I also admit it, if it is artificial, there will be Lord Lao. ”

Qu Ping asked Zhang Jun to tell him what he knew.

On the day of the fire, Zhang Jun was busy sorting out the soldiers and horses in the barracks to prepare for the front line, and half of the soldiers guarding the grain went to help recruit new recruits that day, so it indirectly caused the situation of poor rescue from the fire.

"Who told those soldiers to help recruit them?" Qu Ping asked.

"It's me." Zhang Jun replied bitterly.

Qu Ping asked: "Granary, how do you usually protect it?" ”

"In a courtyard with three entrances and three exits, there are heavy guards inside and outside at ordinary times, and it is impossible to get close to the idle people."

Qu Ping had a general understanding of the situation and said, "I'll go to the field first, and I'll ask you for advice at any time if I have any questions." ”

"There's Lord Lao Guogong." Zhang Jundao.

Qu Ping was about to go out when he heard someone shouting: "My lord, Lord Guogong, please help your subordinates to avenge their grievances!" ”

Qu Ping felt curious and asked the master of the criminal department who accompanied him: "Who is this?" ”

"The caretaker of the granary." The adult of the criminal department who accompanied him said.

Qu Ping thought that the adult who was a full-time food guard was also imprisoned here, so he didn't need to make another trip, but looking at his state, it seemed that he was not taken care of.

Qu Ping asked the man, "Who are you?" What is the official position? ”

"Xiaguan Liang Shouren is the lieutenant who is responsible for taking care of the granary. My lord, please make the decision for the lower officials, and the lower officials have also been wronged! The lieutenant who called himself Liang Shouren said.

Qu Ping said: "As the captain who guards the granary, you are derelict in your duty and position, what do you have to be wronged? ”

Liang Shouren said: "That day, the officials in the world should not be on duty!" ”

"When you're not on duty, who is in charge?" Qu Ping asked.

"If there's something going on, they'll report it to me as soon as possible."

Qu Ping said: "That's still your dereliction of duty." ”

"My lord, my lord, this is a natural disaster, where can the lower officials take care of it?" Liang Shouren said urgently.

"Where were you and what were you doing at the time of the fire?" Qu Ping asked.

This person is in a hurry to ask for help, and maybe he can come up with some clues, but he will find out if he continues to ask.