Chapter 437: Captured

The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled all over the Great Song Palace, dyeing the palace golden.

Zhao Kuangyin heard the shouts coming from outside the palace, and was silent with his hands in his hands.

"Good kill! Good kill! .........”

Wang Jien asked cautiously: "Official, what ........do you see?"

Zhao Kuangyin sighed: "That's it, send it to Kaifeng Mansion for detention first, let Guangyi interrogate it, but don't use the punishment." ”

Zhao Kuangyin turned around and walked back, followed by a large group of guards.

Wang Jien smiled bitterly: "What's the matter, can't you stop for two days?" ”

He quickly walked out of the left door and saw that it was already crowded with people.

The soldiers surrounded Du Dalei, who held his head high, surrounded by emotional people.

Many of them raised their hands and shouted hoarsely:

"Good kill! Good kill! .........”

At this time, there was a commotion outside the crowd, and soon a path was divided.

Zhao Guangyi came in with a large group of people, and couldn't help but be stunned when he saw Du Dalei proudly holding Wang Jixun's head.

Wang Jien hurriedly walked to Zhao Guangyi's side and whispered Zhao Kuangyin's order in his ear.

Zhao Guangyi nodded subconsciously, and then shouted loudly: "Mr. Du, put down the head, and quickly tie it up." ”

Du Dalei was also tired, he put down his left hand, and then looked at the grinning head.

"Wang Jixun, what do you think I'm doing, I haven't seen a handsome guy?"

He threw Wang Jixun's head up, and then kicked it up.

Wang Jixun's head flew up and fell into the crowd.

"Ah~, run!"

The people fled one after another, and there was another burst of chickens and dogs.

Zhao Guangyi's face turned blue with anger, and he waved his hand and said, "Grab it and take it back to Kaifeng Mansion." ”

The officials of Kaifeng Mansion rushed up and tied Du Dalei firmly.

Du Dalei was still dishonest: "Hey, why are you so rude?" I don't know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade? Hahaha! ”

Zhao Guangyi's forehead was bruised: "Plug his mouth, and then stuff the carriage." ”

The officials hurriedly wrapped Du Dalei's head and face with their clothes and quickly stuffed them into the carriage.

The officials opened the way in front and escorted the carriage to Kaifeng Mansion.

On both sides of the road, there were crowds of onlookers, still shouting loudly, cheering for Du Dalei.

Zhao Guangyi rode on a horse, thinking about how to solve this problem as he walked.

Du Dalei is really bold, he dares to kill people at the gate of the palace in broad daylight, and the person he killed is not an ordinary person, he is the emperor's brother-in-law and the queen's younger brother!

This is a slap in the face of the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty! And it was fought quickly and hard, "smack, smack," and it sounded.

Hey, the imperial brother must be thundering now, he definitely hates Du Dalei to death.

But Du Dalei did a really beautiful job, daring to challenge the emperor's authority in front of the palace of the Great Song Dynasty, what a good man!

Zhao Guangyi was full of admiration for Du Dalei in his heart, and he also hated Wang Jixun, but he definitely didn't have the courage to go against Zhao Kuangyin's wishes, and he killed people on the street.

But Du Dalei can't die now, otherwise the people of Bianliang City will have to go crazy. Although these unarmed people will not rebel, how can their grievances be resolved? If you don't get it right, something big will happen.

If these people organize themselves and go outside the palace to petition, it will be their own sin! Who made himself the Yin of Kaifeng Mansion.

Besides, Du Dalei and his brothers can provide excellent ordnance to the Great Song Dynasty, which is very important to Zhao Kuangyin, who is determined to be in the world. Moreover, during this time, the sales momentum of Wuliangye was very good, and in just one month, more than 80,000 yuan of liquor tax was paid for the third division, which is an amazing income!

The annual tax revenue of the Great Song Dynasty is now only seven or eight million yuan. If Wuliangye continues to be sold like this, it is estimated that it will receive millions of yuan in tax revenue every year, which is at least to say.

If Wuliangye is sold to the bitter cold region in the northwest, it is estimated that the income will increase exponentially, which is a huge income!

Besides, they have a lot of novelty that can be sold for a lot of money!

Zhao Guangyi was very entangled, he estimated that the imperial brother would definitely kill Du Dalei, but that would not be good for the country or the people!

But how can Du Dalei be exonerated from his crimes? It's not easy to do.

After entering Kaifeng Mansion, Zhao Guangyi instructed: "Wash him, change into clean clothes, and then take him to He Tuiguan, and the official will wait there." ”

------------------- --------------------- ----------------------

In a room in the backyard of Quanjude, Cui Daoshu was checking accounts with Mr. Ledger and the guys.

The door was suddenly pushed open vigorously, and Wang Minglong walked in with a solemn face.

"Cui Gongzi, something happened to Mr. Du."

"What? What the hell is going on? ”

Cui Daoshu stood up and asked eagerly.

Wang Minglong quickly explained the matter, and the people in the room were stunned.

Cui Daoshu slapped his forehead: "It's really worrying!" Whatever you're afraid of, you'll come. ”

He pondered for a moment, and immediately picked up his pen and began to write.

After writing it, he folded the letter, handed it to Wang Minglong, and then dragged him out of the house.

When the two came to the courtyard, Cui Daoshu looked at no one around, and then whispered: "You give the letter to Pang Xu and let him send it home with a carrier pigeon." Then tell Pang Xu that he must not act rashly and let them stay in the Wang family's courtyard honestly. Especially optimistic about Li Jilong's kid, you must not let him enter the city, understand? ”

Wang Minglong nodded in agreement, and Cui Daoshu continued:

"I'll do the rest, I won't let Lao Du be wronged. If the officials of the Great Song Dynasty go to arrest you and tell Pang Xu and them not to resist or run away, they will die. Even if everyone is arrested and put in prison, I will find a way to get everyone out, so that they must stay calm and never confront the forbidden army of the Great Song Dynasty. In addition, transfer the four Kaifeng Mansion officials who were caught, and they must be hidden. Their families, I'll settle them. ”

"Don't worry, I'll definitely be optimistic about everyone."

Cui Daoshu patted Wang Minglong on the shoulder: "Please, you can go out of the city now." Otherwise, the gates will be shut. ”

Wang Minglong grinned: "You don't have to worry, I have a way to get out." ”

Wang Minglong left, and Cui Daoshu paced slowly in the courtyard, thinking about how to solve this matter.

------------------- ------------------- -------------------

The next morning, the Wende Hall of the Great Song Palace.

Zhao Kuangyin sat behind the bookcase, his face was very ugly.

He was listening to Zhao Guangyi's report, and there were several important ministers of the court sitting in the main hall, including the squire of the door, Ping Zhangshi, and Zhao Pu, a scholar of Jixian Palace; Privy envoy Li Chongju; Hubu Shilang, Governor Lu Yuqing; The squire of the military department, Xue Juzheng, the governor of the political affairs; intellectually instructed by Lu Duoxun; General Zuo Shenwu, privy secretary Cao Bin.

These people, together with Tongping Zhangshi, Yin Zhao Guangyi of Kaifeng Mansion, were the confidants of the Great Song Emperor.

"Brother Huang, last night my brother interrogated Du Dalei overnight, and he confessed to the crime of killing Wang Jixun. According to his confession, he ambushed near the official road of Chenqiaoyi, and when Wang Jixun's carriage passed by, he killed and dispersed the four Kaifeng officials who escorted Wang Jixun, and then subdued Wang Jixun after a fight. Then he tied up Wang Jixun and stuffed him into the carriage. He pressed some cloth on Wang Jixun, then sneaked into the city gate, came to the palace gate, and killed Wang Jixun in front of the public. That's how it happened. ”

Zhao Kuangyin frowned: "Guangyi, I don't think it's that simple. Did the four officials find it? ”

Zhao Guangyi shook his head: "Brother Huang, the four officials are missing, and they haven't been found yet." ”

Zhao Kuangyin stroked his beard: "That's right, Du Dalei must have helpers, otherwise it would be impossible to successfully win the four officials and Wang Jixun." I guess it's likely that Li Jilong's shaft helped him do the case. These days, Li Jilong is mixed with Du Dalei every day, and it is impossible not to know what Du Dalei is going to do. Du Dalei must want to shoulder all the charges and shield Li Jilong alone. You have to find Li Jilong as soon as possible and find out the truth of the matter. ”

Zhao Guangyi bowed down and agreed, Zhao Kuangyin looked at Zhao Pu:

"Zeping, how do you think this matter should be resolved?"

Zhao Pu said expressionlessly: "Your Majesty, Du Dalei should be punished according to the law." He killed people in front of the palace, which was a challenge to the majesty of the Great Song Dynasty, and the impact was extremely bad, and he must be punished. ”

Zhao Kuangyin nodded, and asked the privy envoy Li Chongju:

"Li Qing, what do you think?"

With a dignified bearing, Li Chongju, who is usually taciturn, said:

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the handling of Du Dalei must be cautious. Now most of the people in Bianliang City hate Wang Jixun very much, they think that Du Dalei is a figure comparable to the rangers of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and killing Wang Jixun is to eliminate harm for the people. Therefore, Du Dalei cannot be easily punished, so as not to arouse public anger. ”

Zhao Kuangyin was a little unhappy, but he knew that Li Chongju was a decent person and would not have any selfish thoughts, it seemed that Wang Jixun was angry.

Cao Bin, who had a good temperament, spoke: "Your Majesty, Du Dalei and his gang can provide high-quality weapons to the forbidden army, if you kill Du Dalei, these weapons will definitely be gone, please think twice." ”

Lu Yuqing, the head of the household department and the governor of the political affairs, said: "Your Majesty, according to the report of the third division, the tax paid by Pan Lou last month on Wuliangye liquor reached 83,754 yuan. This is still Wuliangye has just started to sell, but it is only sold in Bianliang. If it is sold in China, it is estimated that it can earn millions of dollars per year. This is very important for the balance of income and expenditure of the imperial court. Your Majesty, please think deeply. ”

Most of the important ministers present only knew about Wuliangye's amazing sales and income, and they were all shocked.

Xue Juzheng, the head of the military department, and the governor of the political department, asked, "Lu Shilang, you are not mistaken, right?" Does Wuliangye have such an amazing income? ”

"There's absolutely no mistake, Wuliangye was very popular as soon as it was launched. The Third Division sent people to sit in Panlou and kept an eye on the sales of Wuliangye every day, and they had no chance to evade taxes. ”