Things are often more complicated than imagined, especially when it comes to a major case of rebellion, and the inconspicuous details can also cause an uproar.

Zhao Shiju is the mastermind, and people related to him have become the targets of investigation. Those who were more or less implicated in the rebellion were all imprisoned. Then there are people who have correspondence or ordinary relationships, and even some indirectly related characters, all of which are inevitably involved. Since ancient times, anyone who is touched by the word rebellion would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let go of one.

The evidence was presented to Bianjing one by one, and a lot of plots and tricks to confuse the public were found in the mansions of Zhao Shiju and Li Feng, all of which were Tie Chen's rebellion. There is also a saying that Zhao Shiju looks like Taizu, although it is nonsense, it is undoubtedly more hateful and fearful.

Therefore, there are not a few people who have been implicated, including Zhang Jing, the chief secretary of the prison, Teng Fu, the governor of Mingzhou, Liu Yu, the medical officer, Qin Biao, a student of Si Tianjian, and even Deng Xuan, the middle of the imperial history.

However, as the investigation of the case continued, Emperor Zhao's anger gradually turned into helplessness, and there were many things that were difficult to continue to investigate, and he even had to stop. Because inadvertently, many people who should not be implicated have been implicated.

For example, his younger brother Jiawang Zhao Hao once asked Liu Yu, a medical officer who participated in the rebellion, to come to the palace and serve as a medical minister in his palace. After the case broke out, Zhao fell into a deep fear, for fear that he would be convicted for it. Zhao Ji has to take care of his brotherhood no matter what, at least in this matter, it is pure nonsense that his younger brother participated in the rebellion.

This is still the beginning, and the next situation is the last thing Zhao Ji wants to see. The rebellion case involved not only officials, but also a legendary civilian - Li Shining!

This person is broad, famous, and even a bit of a charlatan. is such a person, and the people he interacts with are all dignitaries and elites. As early as the Renzong Dynasty, Li Shining went in and out of the house where the royal family lived, and had a good relationship with many clan members.

Originally, these were all assets worth showing off, but this time, it was undoubtedly a talisman for him. Li Shining's crime is very clear, he adapted the elegy of Song Renzong's longing for Yingzong Zhao Zongshi's biological mother, and it became a prophecy that Zhao Shiju was destined to ascend the throne. In addition to physical evidence, he had previously accepted a dragon knife from Zhao Shiju, and he often drank with Zhao Shiju.

Why did a little Li Shining give Emperor Zhao Ji such a headache? Because Li Shining has traveled extensively, he doesn't know if he is familiar with the clan, and there are many celebrities and ministers, such as Wang Anshi!

Wang Anshi's father died, and during the period of living in Jiangning Shouxiao, Li Shining was his guest and lived in the Wang family for a period of time.

Speaking of which, it is already very clear that if Zhao Shiju's case continues to be investigated in depth, Wang Anshi will inevitably be implicated. said that Wang Anshi participated in Zhao Shiju's rebellion, Zhao Ji would never believe it at this time, especially at the critical moment of reform and change.

Wang Anshi is the minister of the humerus, and if there is any mistake, the reform plan will be affected. This is what he does not want to see, and if this matter becomes a big problem, it will definitely be seized by conservative officials, and it will have a huge impact on Wang Anshi's reputation and reform matters.

Fortunately, Li Shining's problem was noticed by Lin Zhao first, and he played it to him first, otherwise things would be a little tricky. Now there is nothing to be done, and Zhao Shiju's case can only be stopped. Lin Zhao also realized at this time that this should be Zhao Shiju's so-called gift!

Soon after, Emperor Zhao issued an edict that Li Feng and others, who participated in Zhao Shiju's rebellion, were beheaded, and a large number of implicated people were exiled to Lingnan. As for Zhao Shiju's family, as in the original history, supervised exile.

However, such an opportunity to hit the Taizu lineage, Zhao Ji will definitely not let it go, and Zhao Shiju's uncles and brothers all lowered their positions to set an example.

Then the case of Zhao Zongyong, the king of Yuhang County, selling illicit salt, officially surfaced, and Zhao Zongyong never thought that he had already pleaded with the Queen Mother, but it still ended up like this. The emperor issued an edict that Dali Temple and Yushitai jointly tried the case, making it clear that he would not give his uncle a little face.

When the news came out, the dynasty was shaken, and at first it was despised by the greedy and dirty behavior of the princes of the clan, and they were angry and filled with righteous indignation. Then he expressed his appreciation for the wisdom and martial arts of the official family and the righteous annihilation of relatives.

Finding out the truth from Dali Temple and Yushitai, Zhao Zongyong's sale of illicit salt is true, the evidence is conclusive, and the amount is huge, and he should be sentenced to a felony according to the law.

However, Emperor Zhao Ji personally came forward and called the king of Yuhang County my uncle, even if he made a mistake, but his family affection was not wasted, and it was really unbearable to surrender his guilt. The posture of the official family is already obvious, and it is very clear from top to bottom that the emperor is filial, so he has to fulfill it!

So as for the final result, Zhao Zongyong died of advanced age, and took his title and returned to Bianjing to recuperate, as for the two sons Zhao Zhongye and Zhao Zhongshan, they won the title together and served their father's knees. In a word, Zhao Zongyong's father and son were deprived of their titles and imprisoned.

Zhao Zongyong wrote a letter to intercede to no avail, and the prince of the clan of the Pu Wangfu saw this, and was sad that the rabbit died and the fox was sad, and he wrote to ask Zhao Zongyong to intercede. Some people even ran to lobby the Queen Mother, but they didn't get a good face at all. All the clans of the Pu Wang family clearly felt that this time the Queen Mother completely supported the emperor, and as for the Empress Dowager Cao, who had a very high authority, she was already dissatisfied with the Pu Wangfu, and she would not speak for them.

They finally saw that this time it was the three generations of the emperor's ancestors and grandchildren who attacked the Pu Wangfu, killing chickens and making an example of monkeys, which was sounding the alarm for themselves. One by one, when they looked back, they were all a little frightened, but this time they gradually converged, and their arrogance suddenly darkened a lot.

After two incidents, Zhao Shiju and Zhao Zongyong, the arrogance of the children of the clan was suppressed, and Zhao Ji's throne became more stable. The world also saw a fair, strict, benevolent and filial emperor, and his prestige was greatly enhanced. The bad influence of Zhao Shiju's rebellion has gradually disappeared, and the Great Song Dynasty is thriving again!

The emperor's disposition is just a word, but it still depends on the magistrate to dispose of it. For example, escorting Zhao Zongyong's father and son back to Beijing had to be carried out in Hangzhou, and the result fell to the new Qiantang County Commander Lin Zhao.

Lin Zhao didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to be promoted to the county magistrate so soon. Although it is a seven-grade sesame official, it is still very good to be the first in a county. However, there is a saying called "Three lives are unfortunate, and the county is attached to Guo", which refers to the characters who are county magistrates in the capital of a state.

Qiantang County and Yuhang County are the places where Hangzhou City is located, and there are Zhizhou and Tongju above their heads. Needless to say, the relationship between Su Shi and Lin Zhao is needless to say, but this upcoming Zhao Zhizhou, I don't know what the situation is!

Lin Zhao took office in such a daze, and when he entered the county office, he found that the county order was not so easy to handle, and the complicated things were really troublesome. The partial birth emperor still wants to find something for you to deal with Zhao Zongyong's father and son, hum...... There is nothing to do left and right, go and find fault with them, Lin County Ling is still very happy.

When he came to the palace of Yuhang County, he walked to the door, and heard Zhao Zhongshan shouting and scolding, it was nothing more than getting used to a good life, and he suddenly became a prisoner, so he was naturally unhappy. He kept scolding the guards guarding the door, but unfortunately no one paid attention to him, no different from a shrew scolding the street.

The most angry is Zhao Zongyong, the king of Yuhang County in the past, this prince from a noble background, this will be a scolding, not to mention how angry he is. As for the content, it is nothing more than that Zhao Ji is ungrateful and does not miss family affection...... In the midst of the words, there are wild words and rebellious words.

He originally thought that as long as he sent a letter to the Queen Mother, the thirteen brothers and sisters would give him face. At least remember the previous relationship, there shouldn't be anything, so I've been staying these days and don't care. I didn't expect things to be like this, and the blow in my heart was really not small.

When Lin Zhao arrived, he heard it clearly, and said with a smile when he entered the door: "Zhao Zongyong, be cautious, if you can't control your mouth, I'm afraid you won't be able to go to Bianjing for a stable day!" ”

"Lin Zhao, ...... you" The enemy was very red when they met, and Zhao Zhongshan was the first to see Lin Zhao, and immediately scolded and was furious.

"What are you here to do? See the joke? "Among the three brothers, the most rational is Zhao Zhongye, this guy has been silent, how uncomfortable he feels is self-evident, but what else can he say about it? What's the point of a shrew scolding the street? It's useless to say more! Until he saw Lin Zhao, he couldn't bear it anymore.

Zhao Zongyong also looked at Lin Zhao directly, before that, he looked down on a petty official who was not in the stream, and he could only have disdain and contempt in his heart when he was above the top. But I never thought that my failure was due to him! Now that he has fallen into this field, how can he not hate Lin Zhao?

This will be the father and son, although the expressions are different, but there is a common mood, that is, anger and hatred!

Lin Zhao smiled: "Look at the joke? Yes or no? I remember who said wildly at that time, saying that the Queen Mother and the official family would not believe it, how and how...... What now? It can be seen that people cannot be ashamed! ”

"Lin Zhao, it's all you, it's all you who hurt us, I won't let you go!" Zhao Zhongshan angrily swung his fist over, and before he could get close, he was knocked to the ground by Lin Zhao who came with him.

"Save your energy, there is still a long way to go back to Bianjing, and the road will be very hard!"

"Hmph, Lin Zhao, don't be arrogant, one day I will take revenge and I won't let you go!" Zhao Zhongshan still spoke wildly, and the thief's heart did not die.

Zhao Zongyong, who was still sitting on the main seat, laughed wildly and said: "Ignorant child, you should be arrogant, don't forget, I am a nobleman, and now it is only temporary." In the future, the knighthood will be restored one day, and when the time comes...... Ha ha...... Ha ha! ”

Zhao Zongyong was already a little crazy at this time, thinking that after the huge blow to his mind, he was a little insane!

"Alright, take care of your father, the ship back to Bianjing has been arranged, let's go!"

Lin Zhao watched Zhao Zongyong's father and son leave, and couldn't help but sigh a little! In the final analysis, they are also to blame, and those who fall to this step of the field are not to blame.

After arranging them, there is another big thing next, that is, this batch of treasures in the palace.

Now he knew that this batch of treasures had nothing to do with Zhao Zongyong's father and son. Because the amount is so huge, it's unimaginable. Even if the sale of illicit salt is very profitable, it is impossible to make such a huge fortune in a few years.

Zhao Shiju's last words must have been to confuse the public and deliberately create chaos, which is completely understandable. As for its true source, it is not difficult to find out.

Although Zhao Shiju and Qian are dead, their cronies are still alive, and one or two of them can confide in the news under torture. Lin Zhao was very surprised, he didn't expect that the bewitching woman was actually a descendant of King Wu Yue Qian.

What I didn't expect was that the descendants of the Qian family also wanted to take revenge, even if it had been almost a hundred years, they still couldn't let go of this hatred in their hearts.

Lin Zhao couldn't help but sigh, the power of hatred is so powerful, right? A hundred years is not enough, so how long will it take to put it down?

Alas!

With a sigh, Lin Zhao immediately ordered people to sort out this batch of treasures, and after packing and sealing, the transfer envoy sent someone to escort them back to Bianjing.

This batch of treasures came at a very good time, presumably Zhao Ji and Wang Anshi would be very happy. With such a large amount of money to back it up, many things are much easier to do.

As for this Yuhang County Palace, let's seal it first!

Of course, before sealing, Lin Zhao walked around the palace casually to see if there were any good things, and it was completely okay to take a few sheep at this time.

There are a lot of treasures in the palace, except for a few delicate gadgets, the others are not interested.

However, the garden of the palace is quite beautiful, and it is really good to arrange it like this, but it can be seen that Zhao Zongyong and his son don't seem to have any intention of appreciating it, it is simply a tyrannical thing!

Really, these plants and flowers are good, and I have to move a few back. Lin Zhao was interested in walking around the garden in the morning, and was suddenly attracted by a plant in the corner, so he walked over quickly to take a closer look.

It's July, and the leaves of these plants are still green, and there are peach-shaped spheres on top of their heads.

This thing is-Lin Zhao pondered and carefully observed for a moment, and finally determined that this thing was a common thing in later generations - cotton!

This is a baby, Lin Zhao couldn't help but sigh!

The main clothing materials of this era were silk and linen, and the figures of the upper class were messy and satin, and the common people could only wear linen clothes.

If there is cotton, it is naturally very advantageous to spin it into cotton cloth. And cotton can also be made into cotton jackets, cotton clothes, the winter of the Great Song Dynasty is really a little cold! If a larger area is planted, then the profit ...... Lin Zhao smiled, and his eyes suddenly lit up with golden light.

I just vaguely remember that in history, cotton was planted on a large scale after the Yuan Dynasty, to be precise, during the Ming Taizu period. There are not many records before the Song Dynasty, how can there be cotton in this city of Hangzhou?

When Lin Zhao was curious, he saw soldiers escorting a group of servants from the palace out, and several of them were obviously different and stood out from the crowd. As soon as Lin Zhao turned around, he saw these familiar faces, and the doubts in his heart became a little clear!

(To be continued)