In the Jianye Palace, Prime Minister Chen Guoqing said to Emperor Xiao Daocheng of the Song Dynasty: "Your Majesty, the ministers of Xu County have already discussed the results. ”

Xiao Daocheng smiled: "So fast? What are you going to do with it, let's hear about it. ”

Chen Guoqing said: "The ministers believe that Tian Yufeng and Jin Ziyuan, the county commander of Xu County, are both guilty of many crimes, and the evidence is conclusive, and they should be sentenced to death. Li Situ had some objections to the punishment, feeling that the capital crime was a bit excessive. However, the minister believes that the present is different from the past, because in the past, because we had external troubles, so the internal management was relatively lax, which led to serious corruption among county officials. In the past, there was Zhang Mancheng of Jeju, and now there is Jin Ziyuan of Xu County, and the minister believes that there are many such officials in our Great Song Dynasty, and our current national policy has shifted from foreign wars to internal people's livelihood construction. ”

Xiao Daocheng nodded and said: "What the prime minister said is reasonable, now that the national policy has changed, many things should also be changed, these officials take the money given by the state, eat the offerings given by the people, and also despise the national law, use power for personal gain, and disagree with the people, these people are not punished heavily, what will become of the Great Song Dynasty in the future, this time it will be dealt with according to what the prime minister said." In addition, I heard that this matter was reported by a county official named Shen Rihua, this person can be set up as a positive example, Prime Minister, you can see if there is any suitable position, promote him. ”

Xiao Daocheng's words seem to be referring to something else, implying that the five great families headed by Chen Guoqing are now different from before, and they will no longer be able to operate independently without the five great families as before. You'd better be more restrained, otherwise it will be your turn one day, and this time the Tian family is a beginning and a warning.

Chen Guoqing is so sophisticated, how can he not hear the meaning of Xiao Daocheng's words, but he pretended not to know and took the order.

The imperial court's verdict soon reached Xu County, and Tian Yufeng and Jin Ziyuan, who had no time to react, were escorted back to Jianye to await the final verdict. The soil emperor of Xu County fell like this, when the imperial captain did not stand up for his younger brother in this matter, which made many people with a heart smell a different smell, and there were many people who speculated whether the Tian family was going to collapse, whether His Majesty was going to move the Tian family, these rumors made some people who were originally close to the Tian family or planned to be close to the Tian family consciously keep a distance from the Tian family.

Xiao Yan is still in Xu County at the moment, and he hasn't been anywhere these days, just wandering around the county every day, seeing what the people on the streets do and talk about every day. This kind of life has never been experienced in the palace before, but now I find it interesting.

Yuan Chengce came to the teahouse this day to find Xiao Yan, Shi Luosheng and others who were drinking tea, and said: "Your Highness, the verdict has come down, Tian Yufeng and Jin Ziyuan were escorted back to Jianye, it seems that it is impossible to escape death, and the county minister Shen Rihua was promoted to the county magistrate of Xu County because of his meritorious report. ”

Xiao Yan was still a little unsatisfied, but he also knew that this kind of life was not what he, the prince, should live, so he patted the dust on his hands and said, "Okay, everyone go back and pack up, let's leave for the palace tomorrow." ”

Shi Luosheng wanted to meet Shen Rihua, although Shen Rihua was promoted this time, but he was greedy for profit, and he committed the following crimes, causing everyone to have a bad impression of him. If it weren't for Xiao Daocheng to set up a model, Chen Guoqing and others would not have thought of promoting him at all, but Xiao Daocheng spoke, and the county order of Xu County happened to be taken down again, so he was promoted to the top.

Xiao Yan also didn't have a good impression of Shen Rihua, otherwise he wouldn't have come here for so many days without seeing him.

Shi Luosheng said hello to Xiao Yan and went to the Shen Mansion. After this catastrophe, all the servants in the Shen family were gone, leaving only Shen Rihua and Shen Qianyi. In the past few days in prison, Shen Rihua has reflected a lot, not only on the quick success and quick profit this time, but also on the reasons why the officialdom has been unsatisfactory for so many years, and Shen Rihua has seriously summarized and sorted it out.

Shen Rihua already knew Shi Luosheng's identity at this time, and Shen Rihua was still a little frightened about Master Taifu's arrival. Shen Rihua first bowed to the ground and thanked: "Xiaguan is thanks to Lord Taifu for saving him this time, without Master Taifu, Xiaguan would have been beheaded by Tian Yufeng and Jin Ziyuan now." Xia Guan's death is also to blame, and he can't complain about others, but he left no one to take care of the clumsy Jing and the little girl, and Lord Taifu is the benefactor of our family. ”

Shi Luosheng waved his hand to help Shen Rihua and said: "Shen County Order doesn't need to thank me for this matter, I said that this time it can be regarded as a favor for you, we don't owe each other, don't mention the grace of saving your life." ”

Shen Rihua said: "Although Lord Taifu said so, but the lower official still knows in his heart, since the adult does not let him mention it again, the lower official will not say it, I don't know what the adult has to say today?" ”

Shi Luosheng was not polite, and went straight to the point: "Shi Mou's visit today is mainly to say goodbye to Shen County, and by the way, I also congratulate Shen County's high promotion, and I will return to Jianye with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince tomorrow." ”

If it were replaced by the previous Shen Rihua, he would definitely really think that Shi Luosheng was for these two things, and now he thinks about it carefully: "A prince and a prince, or the righteous son of a general, is it necessary to say goodbye to you with a small county order?" Taifu must have other things to do, could it be for Shen Qianyi? As soon as he thought of this, Shen Rihua shook his head again: "Although Shen Qianyi is also a big beauty, this Taifu has never revealed this meaning since he met Shen Qianyi. If it wasn't for Shen Qianyi, could it be that Taifu came here to win over his county order? ”

Thinking of this, Shen Rihua said tentatively: "With the departure of Master Taifu, it will be more difficult for the lower officials to carry out their work in Xu County. Although Tian Yufeng and Jin Ziyuan are now escorted to Jianye, but they have many henchmen, where can they be cleaned up for a while, and the next official will inevitably have to trouble Lord Taifu, and I hope that the adult can help the next official. ”

Shen Rihua knew that don't look at Shi Luosheng who is young now, he is the future political star of the Great Song Kingdom, and the relationship between the royal family and the general is there, if there is a chance to hug his thigh, Shen Rihua still wants to fight for it.

Shi Luosheng smiled slightly, this Shen Rihua can be regarded as enlightened, and it is not in vain that he came to see him. Shi Luosheng nodded and said, "Shen County Ling rest assured, if there is anything you need help with, just send someone to Jianye to find me." ”

The two had reached an agreement in this seemingly ordinary conversation. Shi Luosheng chatted a few more words, and then got up to leave.

Back in the palace, Xiao Daocheng inevitably rewarded everyone, especially Shi Luosheng. After Xiao Daocheng knew that it was Shi Luosheng who asked Deng Yuanjue to take the blame for Xiao Yan, he was even more appreciative, but because it was inconvenient to make this matter public, he could only reward him with more gold and silver in private. And all this gold and silver were also sent to Changxing Island by Shi Luosheng.

In the deep palace, Xiao Daocheng and Xiao Yan, father and son, were talking, Xiao Daocheng said: "The emperor went to Xu County this time to make a great contribution and gave Tian Yulong a heavy blow, and I was very happy in my heart. The family problem is now the most urgent problem to be solved in our Great Song Dynasty, what do you think of Shi Luosheng when you go out this time, can you control this person? ”

Xiao Yan lowered his head and thought about it seriously: "The child is still young, and Taifu is not very old, but Taifu is vicious and spicy, which makes people unguardable. I don't know about the bandits in Jeju, so I won't mention it. On this trip to Xu County, even an old fox like Taiwei was afraid that he didn't know who he was planted in until now, and thought that it was the prime minister and the general who joined forces to deal with him. ”

Xiao Daocheng said: "You can clearly recognize your own shortcomings now, and you are not blindly arrogant, and I am also pleased." The gap between you and Shi Luosheng now is indeed not small, but it would be a pity for this person to abandon him, and it is still possible to use him to deal with the five great families. A person who can even calculate his own father-in-law will naturally have to be a little more vigilant in the future, otherwise the problem of the five major families will be solved in the end, and it will be troublesome for a new and bigger family to come out. Emperor, don't worry, at present, you can boldly trust him before Shi Luosheng is fledgling, he now has no power in the court except Liu Zixuan, only relying on the royal family or the general, you must not force him to the side of the general. ”

Xiao Yan said: "The child understands. ”