Zhao Ping asked the shopkeeper to bring another meal, and asked the official to sit down, poured him a glass of water, and asked, "Why did you return from Chang'an so quickly, how did the matter that the king asked you to investigate?" ”

The official drank the water and replied, "I have found out, the villain is worried that His Highness is in a hurry, so he rushed back day and night!" That Zou Fugui is the cousin of Zou Ruhai's family, the waiter of the Criminal Department, and he runs errands for Zou Ruhai on weekdays! ”

Zhao Ping frowned: "Zou Ruhai, the waiter of the Criminal Department? How could his cousin appear in Xingyang? ”

Thinking about it and having no clue, Zhao Ping asked another head catcher: "Cui Yanze said before he died, how did you find out about this person on Thursday?" ”

The head catcher replied: "Your Highness, there are too many people called Thursday, not to mention other counties, there are more than 20 in Xingyang City, and the subordinates have checked them one by one, and they can't fight with Cui Yanze's eight poles, and they are not very skilled people, either fishing or pulling carts, they are all ordinary ordinary people!" ”

At this time, another catcher suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and said to Zhao Ping: "Your Highness, could it be that the few words Cui Yanze said before he died were misheard?" Will they listen to Zou as Zhou and Shi as four? If Cui Yanze wants to talk about Zou Shilang, this will be connected with Zou Fugui being killed by the water! You see, let's assume that the big man behind Cui Yanze's gang is Zou Ruhai, and he learned that Cui Yanze and others were being investigated in prison, so he was in a hurry, so he sent assassins to kill them, and Zou Fugui was the one who contacted the assassins, which can also explain why Zou Fugui appeared in Xingyang! ”

Zhao Ping's eyes gradually lit up when he heard this, listening to this headcatcher's analysis, it seemed that there was really such a possibility, after all, the logic made sense, but he frowned again and said: "If the assassin was sent by Zou Ruhai, the servant of the Criminal Department, then why did he kill Zou Fugui, the liaison?" ”

The head catcher thought for a moment and said, "Maybe there was some conflict between them, maybe the price was not negotiated, maybe the assassin asked for more reward, or maybe the assassin did it on purpose!" ”

"Deliberately? The assassin deliberately killed his employer? Zhao Ping said and touched his chin, "There is indeed this possibility, we investigated the killing of Cui Yanze and others, the direction of the investigation must be to track down the assassin, the assassin may have some conflict with the employer, and then kill Zou Fugui and index the line to Zou Ruhai, so that he can get out calmly, and our targets are all aimed at Zou Ruhai, after all, Zou Ruhai is the big fish, and it is the most important object of investigation in our Imperial City Division, as for the assassin is just a knife!" ”

The head catcher asked, "Your Highness, do we want to investigate Zou Ruhai?" If you check him, the movement will definitely not be small, after all, he is the number two person in the first department, a real important minister of the court! ”

Zhao Ping thought about it for a while, and soon made a decision, he said with a firm expression: "Check, since there are clues that have pointed to him, wouldn't it be irresponsible if we don't check?" ”

Zhao Ping took a risk in making this decision, first of all, whether Cui Yanze's last words were Zou Ruhai or not, this is just the speculation of these few people, if the direction of the investigation is wrong, not only will a lot of manpower and material resources be wasted, but also the precious time spent on solving the case, and the mastermind behind the scenes will have enough time to erase other evidence!

There is also a second point, if the direction of the investigation is wrong, and then it is found that Zou Ruhai is not the mastermind behind the scenes, but there is a big move, once Zou Ruhai is provoked, this person will mobilize his colleagues in the DPRK and China to impeach the Imperial City Division, and then he, the prince, will only be afraid that he will not be able to withstand the pressure.

"How can Your Highness check?" A cadre asked.

Zhao Ping thought for a while, and instructed the head catcher: "In this way, you take two people back to Chang'an to report this matter to Si Cheng, and let Si Cheng preside over the investigation of Zou Ruhai, but you must tell him that you can only investigate secretly without certain evidence, and you must not be discovered by Zou Ruhai!" This king will report to his father again, make a report first, and get his father's support! ”

The head catcher clenched his fists and promised: "Yes!" ”

After sending away the head catcher and the two detectives, Zhao Ping immediately rushed to see Zhao Junsheng, and when he arrived at the palace, he knew that his brother Zhao Dong had returned from Shanyang County, and the father and son were talking.

There was no one else in the hall, except for the eunuch Yuan Lian, there were only Zhao Junsheng and Zhao Dong, father and son, Zhao Ping walked in and saluted: "Meet my father, I have seen my eldest brother!" ”

Zhao Junsheng pointed to the position on the right: "Sit down!" ”

"Thank you, Father!"

Zhao Junsheng said to Zhao Dong: "You go on, how is the situation in Shanyang County?" ”

Zhao Dong replied: "The disaster in Shanyang County is relatively light, and after some criminal officials have been investigated and punished, the official atmosphere in Hanoi counties has been cleared, and the officials have also become active and energetic. ”

"I heard that you are in Shanyang County with officials and people to rush to plough and plant?"

"Yes, it's not too cold yet, so you can plow the land and sow wheat seeds, and you should be able to catch up with the season! At present, seventy percent of the land in Shanyang County has been cultivated! Erchen came back this time to arrange for other matters such as plowing and sowing! ”

Zhao Junsheng nodded: "Very good, I heard from the officials of the Taishou Mansion yesterday that Hanoi County still lacks about 300,000 stone of grain for the winter this year, but it is short of money, so I will allocate 3 million guan of the money sealed in the treasury to you for disaster relief, and the real estate, land and shops that have been confiscated by those prisoners will also be handed over to you Taishou Mansion for sale, and all the money obtained will be used for post-disaster reconstruction and resumption of production!" ”

Zhao Dong immediately got up: "On behalf of the people of the whole county, the sons thank their father for their great kindness!" ”

Zhao Junsheng smiled: "It's a little bit of a parent's official meaning, okay, you go and get busy with you, you don't need to come again, I will leave tomorrow, and I will go back after a circle in Hebei!" ”

"That'······ Sons and daughters retire! After Zhao Dong finished speaking, he retreated.

"Big brother go slowly!" Zhao Ping waved his hand.

Zhao Junsheng turned his head to look at Zhao Ping, "What's the matter with you here?" ”

Zhao Ping said: "Father, those prisoners in Hanoi have been locked up in prison all along, about whether these people were executed locally like Xingyang County?" Or will they be escorted to Chang'an and then executed? ”

Zhao Junshengdu: "Such a serious disaster is caused by these moths, the people are bitter and angry, but they are helpless, they are holding back in their hearts, they need to vent the bitterness and anger in their hearts, if they don't let them vent, sooner or later there will be problems!" Let's refer to the disposal method in Xingyang County and execute these prisoners! ”

"No!"

Zhao Ping's hesitant expression was seen by Zhao Junsheng, "What else did you say, why did you stumble?" ”

Zhao Ping had no choice but to say: "Regarding the backers of those criminal officials in the imperial court, Erchen already has some clues, but it is only speculation, there is no actual evidence, Erchen is worried that if he can't find real evidence, he will put the Imperial City Division on the cusp!" ”

Zhao Junsheng asked, "Who do you suspect is behind those criminals?" ”

"Back to my father, it's Zou Ruhai, the waiter of the Criminal Department!"

Zhao Junsheng frowned: "Zou Ruhai? Although he is a member of the imperial court, he is afraid that his energy is not enough to cover up some of the problems of the officials in the two places who have been greedy for money for the river control project for so many years, right? But it's hard to say, maybe he's just a pawn in front! In this way, you guys will secretly check it out, and don't make too much noise! ”

"Yes!"

In the next five or six days, Zhao Junsheng's team went around Hanoi County, and he inspected the post-disaster reconstruction and resumption of production in various places, and he was quite satisfied with the progress of each county

After the early winter, there was a snowfall, Zhao Junsheng planned to go to Youzhou for a turn, but the snow in the early winter made him unable to make the trip, and also made him more worried about the post-disaster reconstruction and production recovery of the victims, but the purpose and effect of his trip have been achieved.

In mid-November, Zhao Junsheng set off for Chang'an, crossed the Yellow River and stayed in Luoyang for two days, then set off for the west, and returned to Chang'an in early late February.

After Zhao Junsheng personally presided over the disaster relief affairs in the Heluo area and killed a large number of corrupt officials and officials who were ineffective in disaster relief by thunderous means, the news quickly spread to the imperial court and Chang'an City.

There was a lot of discussion between the government and the opposition, and many people and many officials said that it was good to kill them and kill them in time, and that not killing these people was not enough to make the people angry, and many important ministers and officials of the court said that it was too cruel to kill so many officials at one time.

No, as soon as Zhao Junsheng returned to the palace, the cushion was not yet hot, Liang Lin wrote a book to bluntly talk about his mistakes, and scolded him for being cruel and unkind, probably only he could rely on the old man to blame Zhao Junsheng's mistakes, and he would never dare to change to someone else.

Zhao Junsheng was so angry when he saw Liang Lone's recital, he fell asleep without even eating that night, Hua Mulan and Wan Yutong looked at him lying on his side, and each looked at each other.

Hua Mulan gave Wan Yutong a look, and Wan Yutong had no choice but to step forward and push him: "Zhao Junsheng, it's dark, it's time for dinner!" ”

"No appetite, no food!" Zhao Junsheng's sulking voice came from the quilt.

Wan Yutong said: "I really convinced you, how can you be like a child, how old are you?" When someone plays a piece of music, you are so angry that you can't eat, then you simply don't eat in the future and go straight to be a fairy! Why do you think you're like an old man? Besides, in addition to those words and sentences that scold you as a tyrant, Liang Gong is not unreasonable in his recital, the officials are finally cultivated by the court, and they have killed so many at once, won't the court's efforts over the years be in vain? Murder can't solve the problem, the root still lies in the teaching of officials! ”

Zhao Jun was angry and lifted the quilt and sat up: "Who taught you this?" ”

"Of course it's Liang Gong!"

"Then why didn't he write it in the recital?"

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