"What? Someone is going to rebel? ”

Regarding the sudden visit of Lin Zhao, Su Shi, and Shen Kuo, Zheng Zheng, the governor of Hangzhou, felt a little surprised.

Su Shi said that he would not talk about working together, although Shen Kuo is now in a high position and has a lot of power, his qualifications are relatively poor, and Zheng Zheng does not take him seriously. Because of Wang Anshi and the change, and because he and Tang Jie are friends, he has not been very happy to see Lin Zhao.

What would happen if these three people suddenly came together? When Zheng Zheng was puzzled, he heard an earth-shattering answer!

Conspiracy? At any given moment, those two words are enough to shock anyone. Zheng Zheng calmed down for a long time and asked, "Who wants to rebel?" What the hell is going on? ”

Su Shi replied: "Dongyang has discovered that there are people in Yuhang County who are raising warriors and hiding weapons privately, with bad intentions!" ”

"Yuhang County?" Zheng Zheng was even more shocked in his heart, this was on his own ground, why didn't he realize it at all? I suddenly felt a little nervous in my heart, and at the same time wondered if it was true or not?

After being in the officialdom for a long time, Zheng Zhizhou immediately realized a problem of responsibility, Zhizhou shepherded one side, and bore great responsibility for the rebellion and rebellion in the jurisdiction. Although it has only been half a year since he arrived, he is not very familiar with the situation in Hangzhou, but if something happens, the court will be held accountable, and the imperial history will be impeached, and he will not be able to eat and walk around.

Therefore, Zheng Zheng didn't want such a situation to occur at all, and subconsciously hoped that it would be best to lie about the military situation, which was nothing.

"Is there a basis, can you know the specific situation?" Zheng Zheng continued to ask, hoping to get further definite information, and the most important thing now is to find out whether the matter is true or false.

Lin Zhao replied: "A brewing workshop in Yuhang County secretly hid weapons, and many killers and samurai gathered, and they were responsible for the murder of the smuggler in Fangjia Village. ”

"Really?" The Fangjia Village Bloody Case has always been clueless, and now there is news that makes people excited, but if this is the case, it will be a little troublesome.

"Not bad!" Lin Zhao nodded and said, "This matter has nothing to do with Yuhang County Ling Li Feng!" ”

"Li Feng? He's always been honest and dutiful, how could it be? Zheng Zheng didn't believe it, if this was true, it would add a crime of laxity to the emperor.

Lin Zhao said: "Lord Zhizhou, to tell you the truth, things may be far more complicated than you imagined. Shenwu General Zhao Shiju may also be implicated, maybe he is still the main messenger behind the scenes, you should know the seriousness of the matter! ”

Zhao Shiju? The fourth grandson of Taizu, the rebellion within the royal family is far more serious than the ordinary rebellion of the government and the people. It's just that Zhao Shiju may have rebelled? Zheng Zheng couldn't believe it.

Zheng Zheng and Zhao Shiju's father Zhao Congzhen had a very close relationship, and they knew Zhao Shiju very early. said before that someone wanted to rebel, he might still believe it, and Li Feng could believe it if he had bad intentions, but Zhao Shiju and Zheng Zheng didn't believe it.

"Is there any evidence?"

Lin Zhao shook his head and said, "No, it's just a guess from the clues." ”

"Can you talk nonsense without evidence?" Zheng Zheng was immediately displeased: "The matter is so big, how can it be judged by speculation?" Zhao Shiju is a royal family and a descendant of Taizu, so he must be cautious. ”

Shen Kuo said: "It is precisely because of the importance of the matter that we should be more concerned, and when it comes to rebellion, it is naturally better to believe it than to believe it." ”

"That's what I said, but ......" No matter what, Shen Kuo's face still has to be given, Zheng Zheng said: "But Zhao Shiju is a descendant of Emperor Taizu, if he makes a mistake, how bad will the impact be?" Is it something we can measure? What will the government and the opposition say then? The official family will be very passive, how can they tarnish the wisdom of the official family because of speculation? ”

No, it sounds like this Zheng Zheng seems to be deliberately biased in favor of Zhao Shiju? Lin Zhao suddenly had a bad premonition.

Su Shi said: "But what if it's true? If there is a rebellion, it will be difficult to end! ”

"Now that the anomaly has been discovered, why don't you just surround the brewing workshop and search it directly?" Zheng Zheng said: "If there is evidence to show that they are the masterminds behind the bloody case in Fangjia Village, they can be justified in prison." It is just a matter of rebellion, which must be cautious and not rashly judged. ”

"No!" Lin Zhao said: "If the brewing workshop is searched now, it may be possible to arrest dozens of people, but it will inevitably startle the grass and snakes, and attract a counterattack!" We don't know how many thieves' dens there are! ”

"And what do you want me to do?" Zheng Zheng knew that the purpose of the three of them coming would definitely not be so simple, and his proposal was vetoed, which was somewhat unhappy.

Su Shi said: "Let's discuss it, which means to ask Zheng Zhizhou to mobilize troops and horses, just in case, be prepared!" ”

"Mobilize troops?" Zheng Zheng was shocked: "Is there a will of the official family, or an order of the Privy Council?" ”

"The matter is urgent, it has been reported to the official family, but I can't wait for the instructions and the letter of transfer from the Privy Council, so I can only follow the power in a hurry, and it is precisely because of this that I came to find you Lord Zhizhou!" Lin Zhao gave an explanation for this, and he thought that this explanation was very reasonable.

But Zheng Zheng didn't buy it at all, and said unhappily: "The dynasty has a system, and the Privy Council has no order, so we can't mobilize soldiers and horses, and we can't do this power!" ”

Can Zheng Zheng be happy in his heart? It can be heard that the three of them have long known the inside story, and have even reported to the emperor to discuss countermeasures, and they have not communicated with themselves at all.

When it comes to the so-called most critical juncture, do you know that you are running to find yourself? Who am I? Zheng Zheng obviously felt isolated and not reused, and he was very unhappy. Well, you don't take me seriously, why should I pay attention to you? Hmph, let's see who is the one on the ground in Hangzhou.

Shen Kuo said: "The matter is urgent, this is an expedient measure, and I hope Lord Zhizhou understands." You are a herding guard in Hangzhou, a feudal official, in charge of military and political affairs, and it should not be difficult to mobilize a series of soldiers and horses at an emergency moment. Dongyang has already reported to the official's family, as long as the matter is handled properly, it will be fine. ”

Zheng Zheng insisted on not sending troops, his reasons were very good, there was no holy decree, there was no order from the Privy Council, even if something really happened at the time, the emperor could not do anything to him. Anyway, the system is like this, is it wrong for him to strictly abide by the system of the national dynasty?

He didn't believe that Zhao Shiju would rebel at all, and coupled with his prejudice against Lin Zhao and others, he didn't believe it even more. It is not easy to mobilize troops and horses without authorization, and the consequences are very serious. When the time comes, the wind and waves must be calm, the court will blame it, the responsibility is his, Zheng Zheng is not stupid, he is not willing to do things that are not good!

After all, Lin Zhao and the others are responsible for this matter, and the communication is not timely, and it is really difficult to suddenly ask Zheng Zheng to make such a major decision! At that time, you can excuse yourself on the grounds that you don't know the details, which is also reasonable! Sometimes, once people form certain thoughts, it is easy to stubbornly identify them, and at the same time, they are constantly looking for plausible reasons to support their own opinions, and Zheng Zheng will be in this state.

What the hell is going on with this Zheng Zheng? How can it be said that it doesn't work?

Lin Zhao was suddenly angry, suppressed his emotions, and said calmly: "Zheng Zhizhou, you are the official shepherd, you should know that you have a great responsibility. Now that the matter is urgent, I can't take care of it much, let me tell you the truth, I have been secretly investigating for a long time, and Hangzhou will be very chaotic and the situation will change abruptly...... Ming said that not only will there be a large number of illegal salt shipments, which involve the emperor's relatives and relatives, and if they accidentally startled the snake when they investigated the news before, the traitors are likely to launch a rebellion. If you don't take precautions in advance and are caught off guard, the situation in Hangzhou may be out of control at that time. As an official of the imperial court, how can we live up to the emperor's grace and the trust of the people? ””

Lin Zhaoyi was speechless and continued: "Now that the official family is working hard, it is a critical moment for the Zhongxing of my Great Song Dynasty, the Khitan people of the Liao State have been eyeing each other, and the Western Xia has been ready to move, if there is a major rebellion at this critical moment, how serious the consequences are, you should know?" You can't bear to watch this heavenly city of Hangzhou being devastated by war? Is the West Lake Qianjiang a river of blood? ”

The words are correct, and the tone is also in place, if you change to an ordinary official with a sense of responsibility or justice, you will inevitably be impressed.

But today, the person in front of him is Zheng Zheng Zhizhou, and the turtle eats the scales and has an iron heart.

Lin Zhao's words made him feel that he was being taught a lesson and blamed, how could a character who stood in the way of a scholar of Hanlin tolerate a junior who used this kind of tone? Lin Zhao didn't mention the Great Song Zhongxing, and Zhao Ji worked hard, but when he mentioned Zheng Zheng, he was even more angry.

What are you trying to do? Isn't it Wang Anshi's reform and change? You must know that Zheng Zheng was demoted from Beijing because of this, can you be happy? What's more, he didn't believe that this thing could enrich the country and strengthen the army from the beginning, and he was still prosperous? It wouldn't be good if you didn't give an account of the Great Song Dynasty.

It is said that there will be a rebellion, but there is no sign at the moment, what can be done by mobilizing troops and horses? Is it necessary? Relatives of the emperor involved in the case of smuggling salt? Is Zhao Shiju selling illicit salt or a rebellion? It's just inexplicable.

Lin Zhao and others still took this into account, although there are various indications that Zhao Zongyong, the king of Yuhang County, may be the mastermind behind the sale of illicit salt. But after all, there is no absolute evidence at the moment, Zhao Zongyong is the uncle of the official family, and he is very different from Zhao Shiju, so he naturally does not dare to say his innocence easily, but it caused Zheng Zheng's misunderstanding.

Lin Zhao was completely helpless, a fifty or sixty-year-old local magistrate played a child's temper with you, what can you do?

"Zheng Zhizhou, do you think about it carefully, the official family sent Dongyang here to investigate the case of illicit salt, there is a situation now, we must be cautious!" Su Shi knew that it was useless to be tough, so he had to continue to persuade tactfully.

Zheng Zheng said: "The case of private salt is a local government affair in Hangzhou, and this official naturally cooperates. You explain that there is private salt to be transported, so just pay more attention, if you can get the stolen goods, it is naturally good. If we can't, then there must be groundlessness, and we will lose our adults. ”

"Zheng Zhizhou, why don't you believe what I say? Such a big thing, how dare you play with it, can I lie? Whether it is the sale of illicit salt or rebellion, all in all, Hangzhou is bound to be unpeaceful. ”

Lin Zhao was already a little angry, what the hell is going on with this Zheng Zheng? How does it feel like it's deliberately targeting people? He probably had to guess some of the reasons. It's just that this is the time to be able to do things righteously? What a bastard!

But no matter what they say, Zheng Zheng is as solid as a rock, he doesn't believe it at all, and he is not moved!

Lin Zhao was completely helpless, and secretly said in his heart: "Okay, whatever you want, if something really happens, you won't be able to eat and walk around!" ”

Although Shen Kuo also has great powers, this envoy is a mistake correction and inspection, and if he can't grasp the handle, he can't do anything at all, and the weight of his words is naturally much lighter. In addition, he has a close relationship with Wang Anshi, and he is a New Party official who supports the reform of the law, so Zheng Zheng does not take him seriously.

"Zheng Zhizhou, you think the rebellion is groundless, don't send troops!" Su Shi said helplessly: "The sale of illicit salt, this is a matter within the division, since there is news, Ming Yu has to be cautious, you see......"

Reasonable request, Su Shi's request he can't refute, Zheng Zheng said: "Okay, Zizhan, you can do it yourself!" However, it is said that the king of Yuhang County wants to have a banquet in the West Lake, and he needs to send some people to guard, and the rest of the state government officials will be transferred to you. ”

"Then thank you Zheng Zhizhou!" Su Shi arched his hand, thanked him in his mouth, but was very dissatisfied in his heart. Zheng Zheng, you have gone too far, if something really happens this time, I will definitely impeach you to the officials!

When Lin Zhao saw Zheng Zheng's stubborn and self-righteous face, he was even more angry in his heart, and he wanted to scold him angrily several times, and he really wanted to go up and beat him up. Fortunately, he was pulled by Shen Kuo, so he didn't have a direct conflict in person!

A conversation broke up unhappily, and the three had no choice but to leave.

Out of the state capital, Lin Zhao scolded: "What the hell, this kind of person can be worthy of being a governor?" I didn't care about such a big event, and I completely ignored it? Ming said that if something really happened, how serious would the consequences be, would he be able to bear it? It's just that he asked him to deploy troops to be on guard, and he has the courage to take responsibility. I really don't know if it's cowardly, stubborn, or deliberate. ”

Shen Kuo sighed helplessly: "I didn't expect this result, Zheng Zhizhou is actually this spleen surname, it's really a bit of a surprise!" ”

"This person is known for his stubbornness, otherwise how could he have offended Wang Xianggong, contradicted the official family, and deposed to Hangzhou?" Su Shi pointed out the reason, if Zheng Zheng was worried, how could he risk offending the emperor and impeach Wang Anshi? As for saying that Zheng Zheng is disloyal and has collusion with the traitor, it should not be enough. It is clearly stubbornness, but it is an anachronistic and unreasonable stubbornness.

Some things tonight made him feel a little, it is true that conservative forces oppose the change of law, but they can't oppose it so straightforwardly, if there is no bottom line? There is no distinction between right and wrong, no matter what is important. At least what is right should be supported, which is a bit unreasonable...... Su Shi, like Lin Zhao, planted a seed in his heart, and vaguely recognized a fact - the party fight misleads the country!

Lin Zhao said: "The key is what to do next? ”

"Forget it, it's good to be able to mobilize most of the errand soldiers, at least we can calmly deal with the matter of smuggling salt!" Su Shi is also optimistic and can see more openly.

"Overstretched!" Lin Zhao sighed: "I can only pray that I was wrong, I hope that Ming Yue is safe and sound, and don't go wrong!" If Zhao Shiju and the others really had ill intentions and launched a rebellion, the situation would be very bad. ”

The three of them all sighed helplessly, Lin Zhao looked at the sky and prayed silently, thinking in his heart, should he do something? You can't just wait anxiously.

After the three ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~of them left, Zheng Zheng was also quite uneasy, he was angry and stubborn in his thoughts. To put it bluntly, it's a tendon, and it can't be turned around.

But this time, after gradually calming down, I found that some things seemed to be a little negligent, and I needed to think carefully.

Regarding the so-called Zhao Shiju plot against the case, he thought about it for a long time.

Maybe Lin Zhao is not completely open-mouthed, maybe someone is really ready to move, otherwise he wouldn't be so rash and insistent!

Zheng Zheng didn't understand why he was so stubborn at that time, and even had a strange idea, and he was already a little shaken at this moment. You have to be cautious about this, in case it's true? The consequences are really unimaginable.

Think about it carefully, I watched Zhao Shiju grow up back then, but people will change, knowing people and faces but not hearts, who knows what he has become now? After all, he is a descendant of Taizu, and if he is really dissatisfied, it is not impossible to covet the throne. Is it true that he has stayed in Hangzhou all these years just to paint? For a while, Zheng Zheng's heart was in turmoil!

The key is the responsibility behind it, and it can be seen that the official family trusts those three very much, especially Lin Zhao. It is a crime to mobilize troops and horses without authorization, but if Su Shi and they played in advance, there would really be an emergency, and it would not be a big deal.

But if you don't do anything, if something really happens, then you will be responsible for it. Don't look at Zheng Zheng's hard mouth at that time, he didn't care at all, but he was really a little scared when he calmed down.

No, you still have to be cautious, Zheng Zheng felt that he should at least send someone to watch out, Lin Zhao was right, just in case. However, Zheng Zheng's understanding and actions have been lowered by several levels, ignoring the more important need to be prepared, at least the degree of "preparedness" is much worse.

At the same time, Zheng Zheng also realized a problem, if there was really a rebellion, wouldn't it be a great achievement to deal with it himself?

Shicai didn't promise them, as long as it works well, the great credit for this day is his own. Don't worry, Lin Zhao will write a letter of impeachment and bite back, maybe those three are already writing impeachment chapters, hehe...... If it is fake, then the responsibility can be put on Lin Zhao and them.

At the very least, make sure you're invincible!

Zheng Zheng thought about it for a long time, and after several times of wishful thinking in his heart, he finally made a decision...... The relatives who thought they were the most confidant were called in, and Zheng Zheng secretly told him to go out casually.

However, Zheng Zheng didn't expect that before he went to arrange the things he explained, he turned a corner. In a cloth shop somewhere on the street, I had a few words with a small vendor, and then I went to a teahouse to drink tea after leaving!

The small traders left in a puff of smoke and went straight to the Leifeng Pagoda of Leishan Mountain in West Lake......

(To be continued)