Chapter Fifty-Eight: Zong Ze Cuts Jobs

It is said that after the ministers dispersed the court, they left one after another, but Zong Ze stood on the court and did not move.

"Zong Aiqing, all the ministers have dispersed, why are you still standing here?" Emperor Qinzong asked curiously.

"Emperor Qi, there is still one thing that Weichen has not mentioned, Yue Fei and others have returned to Beijing and are now staying in the yamen, do you want to see them?" Zong Ze asked.

"Aiqing really lived up to my expectations and thought it through. So be it! You wait a moment, I will change my clothes and go with you to stay at the yamen. Qinzong said.

"Your Majesty, you can't do it. It is no longer appropriate for Your Majesty to go to see an ordinary person with a body of ten thousand gold, not to mention that Yue Fei is a murder case, and I am afraid that it will lose the dignity of the emperor if it is spread out. It's better for Weichen to call a few of them into the palace to meet the emperor, the emperor wants to personally assess them, how to test but the emperor is in charge, now the court is the time to employ people, talents like Yue Fei are indeed rare, if the emperor is satisfied, you can give them an official and a half position to keep them, once the border is in trouble, their brothers can come in handy. Zong Ze said.

"What Aiqing said is quite reasonable, so be it! At noon today, you called a few of them to the Imperial Garden to meet the driver, and they were about to test Yue Fei's Wen Tao Wu Strategy. By the way, I will call Mr. Zhang and Mr. Wang, and I want the four of you examiners to come together to testify. Qinzong said.

"We're thanking you." Zong Ze said that he walked out of the court, caught up with Zhang Bangchang, Wang Duo, and Zhang Jun, and brought the emperor's words to them.

Besides, after Zong Ze and Zhang Bangchang and others said goodbye at noon, they went straight back to the yamen in a sedan chair. When he arrived at the gate of Yuan, Zong Ze got off the sedan chair and looked at the horse tethering stake at the gate of Yuan, which was empty. "What the hell is going on? Didn't you say that it was good to stay behind and wait at the yamen, why didn't you see them? Are they still in their apartments? Zong Ze was puzzled.

At this moment, I saw the soldier guarding the door kneeling down and reporting: "My lord, Yue Fei and the others have been away from the capital for a long time. ”

Zong Ze heard it as if he had been hit on the head, and his head was 'booming' and he fainted.

"What? Are they gone? Wasn't it an appointment? Why did they leave quietly? What the hell is going on? After a long while, Zong Ze came back to his senses and asked anxiously.

"They were originally here waiting for the adults to come back, but they didn't expect King Xiaoliang's family to come to Yue Fei for revenge, and there were many officers and soldiers, saying that they came to arrest Yue Fei by the emperor's holy decree. There were many of them, and the five Yue Fei brothers were afraid that they would affect us, so they rode out of the siege and went out of the city from Nanxun Gate. The soldier said.

"Nonsense! The emperor was still telling me just now that he wanted to come to see Brother Yue Fei, but I didn't let him come. The emperor asked me to take Brother Yue Fei to the Imperial Garden at noon today, and he will personally take the exam, and the four of us examiners will also be present to testify. It's good now, Yue Fei and the others have left the capital, I don't know where they are now? Time is pressing, where do I go to find them? If I don't find them, how can I explain to the emperor? Zong Ze's heart was on fire.

"My lord, shall we go after them?" Jun Han asked.

"How to chase? Going out of the city to find them was like looking for a needle in a haystack. They thought that I had deceived them, and they must have held a grudge against me, and even if they found them, they would not be able to come back with me. In my opinion, Yue Fei was thoughtful, it was impossible for them to go the same way again, and they must have changed their course. Zong Ze said.

When Jun Han heard this, he was also very nervous, and he didn't know how to share his worries for Master Zong.

"Those officers and soldiers belong to the yamen? What does the leader look like? He must have been instructed by someone to make a false decree, and I must explain the situation to the emperor and ask for his forgiveness. Zong Ze felt that as long as he explained the situation clearly, he still had a glimmer of hope, after all, Yue Fei and the others were not disrespectful, but had no choice.

"Those officers and soldiers seem to be people from the military department, and the military master at the head seems to be intent on driving Yue Fei and the others away, and they didn't really do anything with Yue Fei's brothers." The military man said.

When Zong Ze heard this, he suddenly realized that their purpose was not Yue Fei's life and death, but to come at me, and they wanted me to bear the crime of bullying the monarch and use the emperor's golden words to get rid of me. What a vicious move, this must be a trap designed by Zhang Bangchang, Wang Duo, and Zhang Jun.

The ugly daughter-in-law always wants to see her in-laws, and she can't hide, so Zong Ze has to resign herself to fate. He came to the hall, put the file in order, and ordered his soldiers to take care of all the silver taels in the house, and distribute the rest to his subordinates except for the expenses of the family, but everyone refused to accept it.

"Everyone, you have followed me for many years, you know that the old man is a good person, he is clean, he is not corrupt and bribery, and I have saved such a little over the years. Now that I have committed the crime of defrauding the king, the emperor will definitely condemn me, and in order not to affect you, I will give each of you a little scattered silver and two rights to entangle. You -- have been with me for many years -- have suffered a lot, and I'm sorry -- you. Zong Ze said that when he said the sad part, his voice was choked.

Everyone knelt down together, and pleaded with tears streaming down their faces: "My lord, you are as kind to us as a mountain, and we will never leave you, even if we go up the sword mountain and go down to the sea of fire, we will also be with you." Please put away the silver taels, it is not yet a step yet, maybe the emperor saw that someone had forced Yue Fei and the others away with a false holy decree, and his heart would soften and forgive you. A pro-soldier said.

"Yes! Today, the saint is a good emperor, and he can forgive Yue Fei for picking on King Xiaoliang, not to mention this extenuating little thing. My lord, you will definitely turn evil into good fortune and be lucky when you are in trouble. Another soldier said.

When Zong Ze heard this, he felt a little comforted in his heart.

"Actually, after so many years of getting along, you are like my brothers and sisters, and I am reluctant to leave you." Zong Ze said.

It was almost noon, Zong Ze wore his court clothes and tidied up his clothes in front of the mirror, and then took a sedan chair to the palace and came to the imperial garden, where Emperor Qinzong and Zhang Bangchang, Wang Duo, and Zhang Jun were already waiting.

Zong Ze came to the emperor, and pouted down and played: "Minister Zong Ze apologizes to the emperor." Yue Fei and the others were originally waiting to come to see Yue Fei in the left-behind mansion, but they didn't expect that King Xiaoliang's family and many officers and soldiers surrounded the left-behind mansion and threatened to come to arrest Yue Fei. Yue Fei and the others didn't know the truth, thinking that the old man had tricked them into the capital to arrest them, so they fled because they rushed out of the mansion. Don't know where you are now? I heard that they had already left Nanxun Gate. Weichen wanted to chase them, but he didn't know which path they would take, and he was afraid that the emperor would wait for a long time, so he had to come to see them first. Zong Ze said and kowtowed to the emperor a few times.

Zhang Bangchang, Wang Duo, and Zhang Jun saw that Zong Ze had committed the crime of bullying the king, and they were secretly happy in their hearts.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor stayed behind to disobey the holy decree and committed the great crime of deceiving the king, please ask the emperor to make a holy judgment." Zhang Bangchang said forward.

"Yes! Zong stayed behind and didn't bring Yue Fei and the others, causing us to wait here for an empty time, which is really a negative grace and should be punished. Wang Duo agreed.

"Wang Duo, you thief, I haven't asked you yet, but you blame me. Let me ask you: Why did you send officers and soldiers to arrest Yue Fei and others under the false proclamation of the Holy Decree? Who gave you this right? Do you know what the sin of false proclamation is? Zong Ze shouted angrily.

"Zong Ze, you don't want to spew blood, what evidence do you have?" Wang Duo asked.

"Let me ask you that the officers and soldiers who arrested Yue Fei said under the banner of the Ministry of War that they were ordered to arrest Yue Fei and kill him, what is going on? The leader is a commander, if you don't believe it, we can go to the military headquarters together to arrest this person and confront him. Zong Ze said.

When Wang Duo heard this, his face turned red, and he secretly thought in his heart: "Last night, Ma Bao, who was introduced by King Xiao Liang, asked him about Yue Fei's news, and I told Ma Bao about Yue Fei's whereabouts because I was drunk, this Ma Bao is from Liang Wangfu, and he must have brought the officers and soldiers to find Yue Fei to take revenge." ”，

"Zong Ze, if my subordinates take the lead in arresting Yue Fei, I will definitely kill him with my own hands if I find out this person." Wang Duo said.

"Good! You and I will go to the military headquarters now. "Zong Ze said that he would go to the military department with Wang Duo.

"That's enough, I don't want to see you fighting here like shrews scolding the streets. Zong Ze, you are old and confused, it is better to go home and retire! Although Qinzong was displeased, Nian Zongze was a veteran of the two dynasties and had made a lot of contributions to the Great Song Dynasty, so he was treated leniently and cut down for the people.

Zong Ze knelt down to thank him and shouted three times.

"Wang Duo, what should you be guilty of falsely preaching the holy decree and forcing away the virtuous people?" Qin Zong asked with an angry face.

"Your Majesty, things haven't been figured out yet, and Weichen doesn't know what the crime is? Maybe Zong Ze used the excuse to shirk responsibility. Wang Duo said.

"Yes! Your Majesty, things haven't been clarified, maybe someone deliberately fabricated the facts. Zhang Bangchang said from the side.

"That's good! Old lady, you go and find out this matter for me, and bring the leader to Dali Temple for trial, I must get the matter to a conclusion. ”

Zhang Bangchang knelt down to receive the order.

"Wang Duo, I will spare you for the time being, and when the truth is found out, it is indeed you who are hindering it, and I will never forgive the loan." Qin Zong said with an angry face, and then brushed his sleeves away.