Chapter 13: Not by Yugong Mountain (4)

[There is also a shift in the night.] Continue to ask for red tickets and collect. 】

It's the end of May, and the real summer has come to this land. The heat was overwhelming, and the scenery a little farther away became distorted in the shaking air. The cicadas on the trees can't be heard, and even the cicadas can't stand it in such a hot weather. Even the pavement made of rammed loess has become white and shiny, reflecting the hot sun. The dry grass and trees on the side of the road, probably just a little spark, will burn

It hadn't rained in Qinzhou for many days, and the water level was more than two feet lower than when they went to Beijing. Wang Hou looked sideways at the river, and Zhao Long next to him came over, looking at the water surface at the bottom of the river if he looked a little lower, and heard Wang Hou sigh: "If the river in the south of the Yangtze River is like water, then this year's harvest is all over." ”

"That's what the king said. Fortunately, this area in Kansai is planted with winter wheat, and now there is only grass in the field, no grain, and there is no fear of no rain. ”

"Wang Guanren?" Wang Hou turned his head and smiled, "Then do I want to call Zhao Zijian and you as a Zhao official?" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare." Zhao Long humbled himself repeatedly, but looking at his satisfied expression, it was obvious that he was saying, 'Call me a few more times'.

Wang Hou and Zhao Long have now obtained official status, and it is natural that they are Wang Guanren and Zhao Guanren. And on the way back, I heard the news of Gu Wei's victory, and the two of them are now in a more relaxed mood than ever.

Wang Hou and Zhao Long both changed into cyan official uniforms today, although they were already soaked with sweat, they were unaware of their appearance. The idea of returning to Qinzhou early and showing off was full of their minds, completely ignoring the heat of the outside world.

"Will someone pick it up? Zhang Zhanzhi and Wang Duzhi are back together, Li Jingluo should also go out of the city to greet him, right? Getting closer and closer to Qinzhou, Zhao Long looked forward to the scene of the empty city welcoming each other.

Wang Hou immediately poured cold water: "It's impossible, Wang Duzhi and Zhang Laochuan didn't send anyone to inform Qinzhou." How could anyone come out to greet them? ”

Zhao Long looked back at the convoy following them, a carriage was guarded in the center of the procession, and Li Xin and a group of guards gathered around the carriage. Sitting in the car was what the two of them said, Zhang Laozhan and Wang Duzhi - the new Qin Fenglu Governor Zhang Shouyue, and Wang Zhongzheng, the deputy capital governor who was ordered to go to Qinzhou to proclaim.

Zhang Shouyue is old, and a long-distance trip consumes a lot of his energy, and he is not in the mood to roast the fire in the summer. Hiding in the carriage, Wang Zhongzheng, who had thin eyebrows and small eyes, sat opposite him, chatting without a word.

Zhang Shouyue left Beijing earlier than Wang Hou, but when he passed through Jingzhao Mansion, he was left by Han Jiangqiang, the envoy of Shaanxi Xuanfu, for two days to ask him about Qin Feng's military situation. This delay was rushed up from behind by Wang Hou and Zhao Long.

And Wang Zhongzheng was ordered to leave Beijing, and he walked two days later than Wang Hou, but he rode all the way, and after a one-day journey from Jingzhao Mansion, he met Zhang Shouyue and Wang Hou.

caught up with Zhang Shouyue and Wang Hou, and Wang Zhongzheng no longer hurried to catch up. He also has a plan in his heart, just out of Beijing, when he is still in Gyeonggi, he should hurry up to represent his loyalty to the king. But after entering Guanzhong, he was in a hurry to rush to Qinzhou, but it would give people the feeling that he couldn't wait to expel people from Qinzhou, which was too offensive to people, so of course he had to go slower.

Each has its own thoughts, and the three groups of people will cooperate all the way to Qinzhou together.

Yesterday, the group rested in Longcheng County, and Wang Zhongzheng did not let people inform Qinzhou first. Again, it's too offensive to do so. If the summoned envoy has an edict in his hand for promotion, of course he will send someone to notify him as early as possible, but if it is an edict of demotion or dismissal, he will not notify the person concerned in advance, because he is afraid that the criminal minister will abscond in fear of the crime, and there is also the fear that forcing the degraded official to go out to welcome him will leave resentment, which is also an unwritten practice for many years.

Wang Zhongzheng came to Qinzhong this time, and the several edicts in his hand were not issued to one person, some people would be happy, and some people would be sad, so they simply didn't know about it. And Zhang Shouyue is old and sophisticated, and he is also very familiar with the conventions of the DPRK and China, of course, he will not embarrass Wang Zhongzheng.

So calmly all the way into Qinzhou City, the team went to Qinzhou Prefecture. However, when they arrived in front of the state government in the center of the city, they saw hundreds of people surrounding the gate of the state government despite the heat.

When Wang Zhongzheng heard the report, he lifted the curtain and looked at it, and he was surprised, "What's wrong?!" He asked anxiously.

Zhang Shouyue got out of the car, his gray eyebrows were frowning, and he was puzzled, he saw that the group of people were divided peacefully, and it didn't look like they were here to make trouble.

Li Xin was ordered to inquire about the news, and came back in a blink of an eye, "I know that it is Dou Jie, the grandson of Deputy Chief Dou, who committed a crime, and Li Dafu is interrogating in the ya. The people outside are all bitter lords, who have come to hear the news. ”

"Dou Xie ......" Wang Zhongzheng's voice suddenly became smaller.

The relationship between Li Shizhong and Dou Shunqing, Wang Zhong is well known. Li and Dou joined forces to fight Wang Shao in Qinzhou, and the dispute between one hectare and ten thousand hectares also caused an uproar in the court, and the two can be regarded as allies. But this time, Dou Xie was taken to court and tried by Li Shizhong himself.

If it weren't for Li Shizhong and Dou Shunqing's face, then Dou Jie's crime would definitely not be small, and the evidence of the crime would definitely be clear, making it impossible to suppress the power of the governor of Qinzhou.

"You know, what do you think?" Zhang Shouyue asked casually.

Wang Zhongzheng's decree has nothing to do with him, the position has been decided, the reward has been received, and there is no need to listen or observe. The most important thing he should do now is to go back to his private house in Qinzhou City to rest, and by the way, wait for someone to visit him to congratulate him. When Xiang Bao is leaving, he will come out again to make a handover. Zhang Shouyue was also ready to do this, but he and Wang Zhongzheng came all the way, and before saying goodbye, he had to ask a more polite question.

"Please take care of yourself." Wang Zhongzheng replied knowingly, and then raised his eyes to look at the crowded crowd in front of the yamen.

He came on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and he wanted to announce the edict in the state hall. Even if Li Shizhong tried the case in the lobby, he had to make room for him, let alone in the second hall.

Wang Zhongzheng ordered someone to hold the holy decree covered with bright yellow satin, and then walked forward. His subordinates hurriedly stepped forward to drive the crowd, opened the way for him, and went straight to the state office.

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Yang Ying walked quickly into Wang Shao's official hall. In the hall, Wang Shao and Gao Zunyu sat opposite each other, and a chessboard was placed between them, and the black and white children occupied the chessboard, and the game was already final. And Han Gang was also in the hall, sitting on the crosshead of the chessboard, counting for them.

Hearing the movement of Yang Ying entering the door, Gao Zunyu looked down at the chessboard, and asked, "How is the situation over there in Ertang?" ”

Because Dou Xie is an official and involves Dou Shunqing, a high-ranking official, the case was not tried in the hall, but in the second hall.

Wang Shao and Gao Zunyu were not officials of Qinzhou, but subordinate officials of Qin Fenglu's Jinglu Division. Li Shizhong's trial was tried in the capacity of the governor of Qinzhou, not as a pacification envoy. Wang, Gao Er, and Han Gang had no room to interject, and they didn't even have the qualifications to observe. I can only send my subordinates to the second hall to inquire.

Yang Ying stood up and bowed, and then said: "Dou Qiyanei pushed everything on his subordinates Qian Wu and Li Tiejian and others, but Qian Wu and others who were rumored to be in the hall said that everything was done by Dou Qiyanei himself, including the rape and murder case, which was done by Dou Xie alone. ”

Gao Zunyu sounded strange, how could those ruffians who followed Dou Xie have the courage to accuse Dou Xie like this, and Dou Shunqing was still his deputy chief of soldiers and horses. He asked Han Gang suspiciously: "Yukun, did you go to the prison and tell them something last night?" ”

Han Gang shook his head: "No, how did the lower officials go to the prison without the eyes and ears of Li Jingluo and Dou Observation?!" ”

But Gao Zunyu still looked a little unconvinced, and Han Gang smiled bitterly. In the future, it is better to use less intrigues and tricks, and the image that you have worked hard to build must be maintained.

Wang Shao said a few words to Han Gang on the side, "There are still many smart people in this world, and anyone can see that the current situation to help Dou Xie speak is to put a knot around his neck." Whether it is Qian Wu or Li Tieji, they are just a group of fox friends and dog friends, and they will not stick a knife in Dou's ribs. He said and said to Yang Ying, "You go to the second hall to inquire again, and if there is any new progress, you will come back and report." ”

"No." Yang Ying sang, then turned around and went out.

"Yukun ......" Wang Shao took back the chess pieces one by one, and asked at the same time: "How is Wang Qinian's widow now?" ”

"Rest assured. Wang Aliu seems to be very serious, but in fact it is just a flesh wound, and with the care of the elders, it will be healed in a few days, and a pair of children of the Wang family will not be in serious trouble. ”

Han Gang was relieved that his plan did not harm human life, which made him feel very relieved. Han Gang doesn't mind killing people, he kills a lot of people, but he doesn't want to do it by framing the enemy with the lives of innocent people.

Although Wang Aliu is not dead, and her children are safe and sound, Dou Xie cannot be cleared of the crime of entering the house at night. And when he pressed Wang Aliu, it was tantamount to not confessing to the rumors and bringing out all his past crimes. When the news of Dou Jie's detention in the yamen spread in the city of Qinzhou, early the next morning, hundreds of people came to the state government to hand over grievances, and now there are hundreds of people outside the state government, all of whom are his sufferers.

"I don't know what Dou Shunqing will do?" Gao Zunyu followed Wang Shao to pack up the chess pieces, and also asked casually, "He will never watch his grandson die, and his family will be implicated." ”

"As soon as the city gate opened this morning, someone saw two Dou Shunqing's doormen driving out of the city with three or four horses, probably wanting to ask Han Qi for help." Wang Shao said.

"I'm afraid that far water can't save the thirst of the near." Han Gang laughed sarcastically, "The public case of Wang Qinian being killed by a rod will definitely drag Dou Shunqing into the water, and he will not have a good time with the Son of Heaven." ”

Wang Shao and Gao Zunyu were about to reopen the chess game, but Yang Ying hurriedly walked back at this time and reported to Han Gang and the others: "Jiyi, lifting, and fugou, the angel is here, and the three of them are going to receive the order." ”