Chapter 326: Mourning (Part II)
- "Please." Zhao Zongshi nodded.
"The official family has no heirs so far, and if one is born in the next two years, it will be all nonsense." Li Zhaoliang smiled and said: "But if it keeps being like this, then the eight achievements of the heirs of the Great Song Dynasty will fall on the head of the little prince." ”
"The old man is making this kind of joke," Zhao Zongshi had never come into contact with this kind of Qiu Ba, who had never been in contact with this kind of single-handed straight penetration, and he fidgeted and said, "Zongshi never dares to think about it." ”
"Hehe," Li Zhaoliang said in his heart, you just pretend. smiled faintly and said: "The little prince may not have this idea, but the fact is that you can't have any other choice, if other people come to power, will there be a way for you to live?" After a pause, he said gloomily: "As the so-called 'pre-establishment is established, and failure is waste', do you want to establish or abandon?" ””
"......" Zhao Zongshi stopped talking.
"Xiao Wang has not thought about it, why among the hundreds of brothers of the same generation, everyone supports you?" Li Zhaoliang smiled faintly: "Yes, you were once carried into the palace and served as the adopted son of an official family for a few days, but that doesn't mean anything, don't forget, you are still an uncle and nephew now!" ”
This sentence poked at Zhao Zongshi's pain point, as if it was burned by a soldering iron.
"In fact, what everyone values most is you as a person." Li Zhaoliang changed his words and said: "Because you are the most like the official family, and everyone has long been accustomed to emperors like the official family. ”
"What is an official-like emperor?" Zhao Zongshi's smile was a little weird.
"Be kind to others, treat others with kindness and righteousness, and never practice others easily." Li Zhaoliang smiled: "Who among the courtiers doesn't want to have such an emperor? So everybody is scrambling to lift you. ”
"Hehe......" Zhao Zongshi finally laughed and said: "I understand, you mean, I am destroying the Great Wall, right?" But the laughter was terrible.
Li Zhaoliang stared at Zhao Zongshi, nodded and said, "Looking at these days, the little prince seems to be really preparing to self-destruct the Great Wall, and the old man has to say a few more words." ”
"I am instructed to do things, and there is only one 'dedication'. How did you self-destruct the Great Wall again? Zhao Zongshi's face was very ugly. Whoever is replaced, doing his best, being called a shit, will blow up his lungs.
"The little prince doesn't destroy the Great Wall, how can your brothers make this Hebei East Road make chickens and dogs jump over the wall? The two border guards were locked up by you, and they were so hungry that they began to chew grass roots. Li Zhaoliang sneered: "Hundreds of officials outside pleaded for mercy. Groveling and weeping. But you two are hard-hearted and unmoved! He said hesitantly: "The one in Bianjing City, at least he knows how to pull up the banner of the official family." Hide behind and put cold arrows. Little prince, you are good, the murderous charge is ahead, people block killing, Buddha blocks killing Buddha! Even the border defense was paralyzed, and the Liao people entered the prison. The people of Hebei Road are in danger. Have you ever thought about it, what will the world's officials think of you? ”
"......" Zhao Zongshi was silent, and his words were right in his hidden worries.
"Alas......" Li Zhaoliang softened his tone and said: "The soldier can't speak, and his words have angered the little prince, please do more Haihan." It's just that the little prince, if it chills everyone's hearts, I'm afraid it will be difficult to warm it up again! With that, he clasped his fists and turned to leave.
Zhao Zongshi sat there for a long time, and Fang slowly raised his head. I saw that under the teacup used by Li Zhaoliang, a thin booklet was pressed.
So he got up and picked it up, and it turned out to be an account book. When I opened it, it was a record of the flow of funds, and if it weren't for his erudition, I wouldn't have understood it. After flipping through a few pages quickly, his gaze suddenly froze. Sit down with a butt.
I saw that more than half of the funds transferred from the military expenses were transferred to Beijing. The list of those who received filial piety was found in the Privy Council, the Zhongshu Province, the Three Divisions, the Military Department, and the Three Yaya...... From the dignified to the public. To the little officials below, all of them are good to take.
There are even sections. Transferred directly to his home. There is an ice tribute to his father, and there is a benefit to his close brother......
Zhao Zongshi was angry from the bottom of his heart, what kind of world is this? Up and down, colluding, unscrupulously devouring the people of the Great Song Dynasty, this is the foundation of my Zhao family!
But after the anger, he was full of depression, and even his father and brothers were not clean, how could he check this? Check and check, but you can't find it on your head......
Just when Zhao Zongshi was in a dilemma and was sad, Lao He, the guard who came out of the capital with him, rushed in with a panicked face.
"And are there any rules?" Zhao Zongshi is full of evil fire and has nowhere to vent, and now he can catch an unlucky guy.
"Childe, childe, fourth son, he ......" Lao He's face turned pale, and his teeth chattered: "Go." ”
"Where?" Zhao Zongshi was stunned.
"Returned to the West...... Lao He said with tears in his eyes: "The fourth prince has returned to the West......"
"What?" Zhao Zongshi was a little unable to come back to his senses and said, "Are you kidding?" ”
"How dare I joke about this kind of thing." Lao He cried loudly: "The fourth prince really went. ”
"What the hell is going on?" Zhao Zongshi asked in a deep voice.
"This, this ......" Lao He didn't know where to start, wiped his tears and said: "Just go and see." ”
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Cuixiang Building, which is the first place to go in the Daimyo Mansion, is surrounded by officers and soldiers at this moment, and all the officials of the Daimyo Mansion have arrived, and the old bustard, sister, and turtle slave are all gathered in the lobby and interrogated one by one.
As soon as Lao He came in with Zhao Zongshi, Li Weiqian, the young man of Kaifeng Mansion, greeted him and said in a low voice: "The little prince is mourning." ”
Zhao Zongshi didn't look at him, and Lao He said softly: "The fourth prince is upstairs." ”
Everyone surrounded him upstairs, and when he came to the private room of the most wealthy family on the top floor, he saw Zhao Zongfu covered with a silk quilt, staring at him, lying motionless on the big bed, and had been dead for a long time.
On the way, Lao He had already explained the ins and outs to Zhao Zongshi. It turned out that Zhao Zongfu came to the Daimyo's Mansion, in addition to helping him run errands, he also had the heart to save his own business. Therefore, in addition to official duties, he often accepts banquets from local officials and wealthy businessmen, hoping that they can take care of their own business more in the future.
Last night. He and several money village bosses had a drink in Cuixiang Building, and after talking about business, the night was already deep, so they hugged their sisters who accompanied the wine and went back to the room happily. Who knew that the next morning, his sister, who was sleeping with him, found him dead in bed, and screamed in shock......
Seeing the sudden death of the fourth brother, Zhao Zongshi did not have much grief. Just feeling angry. He said with a gloomy face: "How did my fourth brother die?" ”
"The puppet has been examined, and there are no injuries on his body," the daimyo Mansion Shaoyin said in a low voice, "But after death, the penis is still as strong as a lift." It was preliminarily determined that it was due to an overdose of aphrodisiacs, which led to the death of exhaustion. ”
Zhao Zongshi's face. Deng Shi turned into a red cloth and said angrily: "You dare to slander my nobles!" ”
But that Shaoyin knew in his heart that the cause of Zhao Zongfu's death must be blamed on himself, otherwise this matter would be very difficult. From the small table at the head of the bed, he picked up a porcelain bottle and said: "This is the best aphrodisiac 'Spring Breeze Crisp', only one grain can make people stay in the golden gun all night, but the fourth prince may be drunk." I ate six pills in a row. Saying that, he uncovered the silk quilt and let Zhao Zongshi see Zhao Zongfu's lower body, as well as the sperm spots all over the bed, and said: "The woman who accompanied her was overwhelmed, and she fainted alive and woke up in the morning." The lower official has ordered his mother-in-law to check it. The woman's lower body was severely wounded, and it was caused by excessive conquest......"
"Shut up!" Zhao Zongshi couldn't listen anymore, and kicked on the young Yin's lower abdomen: "Someone must have come in from outside and drugged my brother!" ”
That Shaoyin was kicked so much that he took two steps back, clutched his chest and said, "The lower official has already checked it." The windows of this room were all bolted from the inside. There is no trace of being pried, and the door has always been guarded by the guards of your mansion, so the possibility of outsiders coming in to commit the crime is ruled out. ”
"And the slut, why not her?" Zhao Zongshi asked hatefully.
"According to the explanation of the old bustard and the merchants who accompanied the fourth prince to dinner, this woman was originally to accompany a businessman, but she was taken by the fourth prince and changed before entering the house." Shao Yin said: "So, you can rule out her suspicion." After a pause, she said: "According to her confession, the fourth prince ate several spring breeze cakes in one go, which is basically consistent with our speculation. Moreover, according to the prostitutes who had served the four princes before, he would use aphrodisiacs to cheer up every time he had a good time......"
"Enough!" Zhao Zongshi's face had already swelled into an eggplant, he grabbed the neckline of the young Yin, and said viciously: "If you dare to write a report like this, I will kill you!" ”
That Shao Yin was relieved in his heart...... Obviously, the other side has accepted its own explanation. He clutched his chest and said, "Ahem, Xia Guan understands that the fourth prince is due to his busy official duties, running around, and overwork. ”
"This brothel, don't open it anymore," Zhao Zongshi let go of his hand and said lightly: "And that bitch, I want to pay for my fourth brother's life." ”
"Well, I'm afraid it won't work." Shao Yin lowered his voice and said: "Don't hide it from the little prince, this Cuixiang Mansion is actually the property of the Imperial City Division, just check it, if it is sealed, the Daimyo Mansion does not have this full strength, and the little prince has to find them to put pressure." After a pause, he said: "As for that bitch, it's not a pity to die a cheap life, but you have to have a suitable crime......" The officials of the Song Dynasty were not even afraid of the emperor, and there was a limit to the future emperor's stammering. I will never break the king's law for you......
"Hmph......" Zhao Zongshi snorted, glanced at the fourth brother who was like a dead dog, and turned around and went downstairs.
On the second floor of the restaurant opposite Cuixiang Building, two men in ordinary clothes sat at the table by the window and ate wine, seeing the chaos outside, seeing Zhao Zongji hurriedly entering, and seeing him come out with a face as pale, the two glanced at each other, and both saw relief in each other's eyes, so they threw a dime of silver downstairs and disappeared into the vast city-
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