Emperor Zhao Ji received a report from Zheng Zheng and Lin Zhao at the same time, and was furious.

More than 40 people were killed, even by the most heinous smugglers, and such an execution was a great contempt for the authority of the imperial court.

In the past, Haiyan Heqing was in the country, and this kind of thing happened only two years after he ascended the throne, especially in the critical period when the law change began, how could Zhao Ji's face be hanged?

Check, you have to check to the end!

There is also the issue of salt affairs in Hangzhou, and even the entire Liangzhejiang Road, which was planned to let Lin Zhaoming make a secret visit and slowly figure it out.

Now it seems that the problem is big. It is definitely not possible to boil so slowly, and this time it is an excellent excuse, just take this opportunity to investigate it thoroughly. No matter who dares to be so arrogant, he will never be soft.

As for the person to preside over the investigation, he already knew it, and Su Shi was very suitable.

Soon Su Shi was invited into the palace to talk, and got the intention of the official family to let him serve as the general judge of Hangzhou. If it had been put in the previous few days, Su Shi would have thought that it was because he impeached Wang Anshi and was demoted.

But today, the official said seriously: "You must have heard about the killing of the smuggler in Hangzhou, 41 lives, and the salt affairs involved, there are big problems, and sending other people to me may not be at ease, Zizhan has a long way to go!" ”

went to Hangzhou to investigate the salt case, and the meaning of the emperor's words was obvious, it was to trust and reuse himself! Of course, there may be no lack of intention to let yourself out of Beijing, but the disgust and resentment in my heart have decreased a lot.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will definitely do his best to thoroughly investigate this case!" No matter what, Su Shi accepted it willingly, the emperor's face is one thing, and the forty-one lives are also very important. He is a kind and upright person, how can he tolerate such a careless disregard for human life? Nature is incumbent.

Zhao Ji continued to instruct: "The problem of salt affairs in Hangzhou is far more serious than imagined, and an important task for you to go this time is to find out that I want all the salt taxes on the two Zhejiang roads to be paid to the imperial court. ”

"Yes!"

Su Shi felt more responsible, and his negative emotions were further reduced. Moreover, even if he is a Jinshi, a leader in the subject examination, with his current qualifications, it is not a loss to be a general judge in Hangzhou.

Zhao Ji said: "It's definitely not okay to let you go alone, before that, Lin Zhao has been appointed as the official of Hangzhou/City, and he has really made a secret visit, after arriving in Hangzhou, the two of you need to cooperate more." ”

Lin Zhao? Is it the Bianjing man of the year at the end of last year? Hearing that this person is brave and resourceful, talented and quick-witted, but bold and reckless, Su Shi was also very curious, but unfortunately when he came to Bianjing, Lin Zhao had already left and had no chance to see him. Do you want to cooperate with him in Hangzhou this time? I heard that he is close to Wang Anshi, will he? The performance of Lu Huiqing, Li Ding and other disciples of the Wang Sect was really not flattering, and Su Shi was inevitably a little worried.

Emperor Zhao Yanyan couldn't see it, and said: "Dongyang is a sensible person, and he has always focused on the overall situation, don't worry!" ”

"Minister's!" After thinking about it, the emperor dared to send this person to Hangzhou to open up the situation, which shows its extraordinary. In this way, I just took this opportunity to go to Hangzhou and meet the legendary Lin Dongyang.

Zhao Ji then made a series of arrangements, and in April of the second year of Xining, Su Shi was appointed as the general judge of Hangzhou, two years earlier than the original history. At the same time, Shen Kuo, who was idle at home, was the visiting envoy of Liangzhejiang Road and took office immediately.

From the outside world's point of view, Su Shi may have been belittled because of his resistance to changing the law, but Shen Kuo is a celebrity who is good friends with Wang Anshi. In this way, Emperor Zhao Ji's layout is very meaningful...... "Lin Zhao, Lin Zhao, I have done everything that should be done, and it depends on you whether you can succeed!" Zhao Ji sighed lightly, the waiter came to report, and Wang Anshi asked to see him.

Immediately, the prince came in in a hurry, and after seeing the salute, he said: "Your Majesty, the Qingmiao Law already has a preliminary charter, please take a look at ......it."

"Well, is it very efficient to set up the three divisions of the regulations department?" Zhao Ji looked at the Qingmiao Law statute and asked, "By the way, how is the matter of the imperial examination?" ”

"The exam will start on the 27th of this month, and the results will be available before June......"

Emperor Zhao Ji nodded and said, "Well, there is really an urgent need for talents now......

Although ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Su Shi and Shen Kuo have not yet taken office, the news quickly spread to the city of Hangzhou.

On the Leifeng Tower, Zhao Shiju stood next to the desk, splashing ink and said with a smile: "See, Zhao Ji's mind is no more obvious, what he lacks is just an excuse." ”

"Okay, now we'll help him find an excuse......" A bewitching woman behind her smiled lightly, looked at the cruise ships on the West Lake in the distance, and said in a low voice: "I heard that there is a dusty woman in Hangzhou recently, and she is incomparably beautiful, is this really the case?" ”

Zhao Shiju naturally heard what his wife was saying, and said with a smile: "It's a bit beautiful, but it's far worse than you!" ”

"Really?" The bewitching woman seemed to be jealous, and said with a smile: "I thought you painted and gave it as a token of love?" ”

"Where, I mainly want to meet and see who Lin Zhao is who Zhao entrusted with the important task? As for this gift, it naturally has a purpose. ”

"And the result?"

Zhao Shiju said; "How much can you see from one side? But it didn't disappoint me, some talents, and relatively calm, Zhao Ji can send him, there must be something extraordinary, wait and see! ”

"So will he have any effect on us? Do you want to deal with this person......" The bewitching woman couldn't help but be a little worried.

Zhao Shiju shook his head and said: "No, I should worry about it now, it should be Zhao Zongyong who has a headache...... Don't worry, someone will deal with Lin Zhao, and we don't need to do much. What's more, the official family sent Su Shi and Shen Kuo, some people should be even more in a hurry, let's just wait and see. Can Li Feng handle it properly? Nothing will go wrong, right? ”

"No, he's got it right, you know. It's just that this incident has caused some fire and implicated him, and this responsibility is not small. ”

"That's right, he has indeed been wronged, and I will find a way to protect him, and it will be fine. The more this is the case, the more reassuring the court will be to him, as long as the matter of salt tax does not involve us, it will be a good thing for us......" Zhao Shiju was proud, as if everything was exhausted.

The bewitching woman said lightly: "It doesn't matter if these are any of these, as long as we can bring down Mr. Zhao as soon as possible, we have waited too long......"

"Don't worry, I'm already doing my best, but this matter can't be rushed!" Zhao Shiju comforted him, and his eyes returned to the vast West Lake again, and he was silent.

Was it really as he thought it would be? This is clearly not the case. The appearance of the jade boy that night was so ingenious that they never thought that there was something omission under carelessness, and they never found it.

Yu Tong was instructed by Mu Sihong to come to Yuhang County many times in a row to investigate, but he didn't know that there was a Su Bozhou behind him, so the news was immediately summarized to Lin Zhao.

"Are you saying that Mu Sihong's people have been going to Yuhang County a lot recently?" Lin Zhao was a little surprised at first, and then he was interested.

Su An nodded and said: "Yes, it's a woman, I first went to a house near Yuhang County, where there are guys from a brewing workshop, and there are a lot of people...... Sometimes I will go to Yuhang County. ”

"Yuhang County Ya? What was she going to do there? Lin Zhao was puzzled: "Could it be that they have some plans for Yuhang County?" Or what's the connection, what is this Mu Sihong doing? "At present, he only knows that the name of Yuhang County is Li Feng, who is from Xuzhou, that's all, and he really doesn't know what the relationship is with Mu Sihong...... "Childe, this Mu Sihong does have something strange, but does he have anything to do with the salt case?" Su An said this, and he wanted to stop talking.

Lin Zhao knew what he meant very well, could it be that his investigation was in the wrong direction? So far, Mu Sihong really has no connection with the case. But there is such an intuition in my mind, and I vaguely feel that there is some reason for it, but I can't tell what it is...... "This...... Anyway, there are no other clues at the moment, you just keep an eye on it, in case there is still nothing to find, forget it......" Lin Zhao pondered for a moment, so it was a compromise. Then he asked, "What are the results of the investigation from the Hangzhou government?" ”

"There aren't many clues...... The current surname is the sale of illicit salt, and there is a conflict between the sale of illicit salt, and it happens that there is a Raozhou salt dealer who sinks the ship...... Su An replied: "There is also ...... Fangjia Village had a close relationship with a seafood merchant named Tang Qingyuan a few years ago, but three years ago on the Shangyuan Festival, the Tang family accidentally caught fire, and dozens of people were all killed in the fire......

"Oh?" Lin Zhao couldn't help but be surprised, and after a moment of silence, he ordered: "Start investigating this Tang Qingyuan immediately, maybe it's a breakthrough!" ”

Su An's work efficiency in Hangzhou is very high, and Lin Zhao has reason to think that he has other helpers, or channels, and it is not difficult to track down a person.

"Okay!" Su An agreed and asked, "I heard that the imperial court sent someone?" ”

"Yes, Su Shi served as the general judge of Hangzhou, and Shen Kuo was the visiting envoy of the two Zhejiang roads...... Lin Zhao was a little surprised by such an arrangement, Shen Kuo was very familiar with it, and they cooperated very tacitly with each other, which was naturally very good.

As for Su Shi...... When I received the news, I was somewhat shocked. After all, he is a great writer who has been famous for thousands of years, and his mood at this moment is even more exciting than when he met Ouyang Xiu in Qingzhou...... When is the bright moon, ask the wine to the sky...... The great river goes east, the waves are exhausted, and the romantic characters of the ages are ...... Look northwest, shoot the wolf... Ten years of life and death, without thinking, unforgettable...... There are many well-known famous articles, and there is always a special reverence for Su Shi, thinking that he will be able to meet this great writer and work with him soon, Lin Zhao is still very excited.

There is only one thing that worries him, and that is Su Shi's political position. Wang Yan has specially sent a letter to remind Su Shi that he is quite conservative, and that Wang Anshi has just been impeached not long ago, and this time he came to Hangzhou with a derogatory meaning.

Lin Zhao couldn't help but have a headache, if this was the case, I am afraid that this great writer would not be easy to get along with...... However, before the arrival of the new Su Tong sentence, there was trouble on his side, and Lin Zhaocai "recalled" that his original position was that of Hangzhou/City Bo Division......

(To be continued)