Chapter 54: This treacherous Bao Qing
Bao Qing saw that Zhanzhao's face had changed greatly, and he was shocked in his heart, is it so exaggerated? But seeing that Zhanzhao seemed to have something to say, he seemed to be willing to confide in front of everyone. So Bao Qing waved his hand and motioned for everyone to disperse, leaving only Zhan Zhao and Jin Wandao.
The three of them looked at each other for a moment, and Zhanzhao threw the letterhead to Jin Wandao, and Jin Wandao's face changed greatly after seeing it.
Bao Qing couldn't help it, and now he was in the dark, so he said: "Zhanzhao, you can talk about it!" ”
When Zhan Zhao heard this, he hurriedly said: "My lord, this matter is not trivial, our will to exonerate the crime has not yet come down, but it is better to cause less trouble!" ”
Na Jin Wandao also said bluntly: "Don't do such a secret matter, we had better pretend not to know, otherwise it will cause trouble, but it is not good!" ”
What can a letterhead say about a big deal, Bao Qing was depressed in his heart, and couldn't help shouting: "Okay! Jin Wandao, tell me first, what is the so-called thing in this epistle? ”
Jin Wandao was stunned for a moment, looked at Bao Qing with puzzlement and said, "My lord, don't know anything about the court?" This letter was a reply letter written by Lu Xiangye to someone in the court, but the letter did not say who it was, and there was no envelope. What the letter says is the abolition of the establishment, and there is also the seal of Lu Yijian on it. ”
Bao Qing was shocked when he heard this, what? Doing the abolition? Do you want to be Huo Guang? Is this surnamed Lu so capable? In history, Emperor Renzong seems to have been old, and it is estimated that this Lu Yijian will definitely be no play. Thinking of this, Bao Qing has a final decision in his heart, that is, if he doesn't see it, otherwise he will really cause trouble. However, Lu Yijian's seal is fun, and the twists and turns are very strange.
"Since this is the case, we will not mix, I said, it turned out that I wanted to rebel, no wonder the seal was twisted and twisted."
"What? Rebel? Have you taken a closer look, my lord? And that's how the seal is, it's a seal character! Zhanzhao asked.
Jin Wandao was also confused, and said: "My lord, if you take a closer look, it's not a rebellion, it's a rebellion, you want to abolish the current Queen Guo and establish a beautiful woman as the queen!" ”
Hearing Jin Wandao say this, Bao Qing finally understood that illiteracy is really terrible. However, this time, when Lu Yijian solved the case by himself, he sent the [***] to make trouble, completely ignoring his own life and death, is he really a pawn at the mercy of others?
Since this letter has fallen into his own hands, he doesn't have to be polite to him, he has the right to collect it, and it may be of great use in the future, but I don't know who this person who colluded with Lu Yijian is. By the way, after a while, find a time to ask Fan Zhongyan, ask Empress Guo about the origin of the monk Shang Meiren, and the things in the court.
"Oh, I took a cursory look, and I accidentally saw a fork, isn't it just to abolish a queen? Zhanzhao, you don't have to change your face so much, I thought it was a big deal. We don't need to get involved in such secret battles in the court. I'll put it away first, and I'll talk about it later. ”
After the two left, Bao Qing took the big cow and collected all the money, and the big cow was happy in his heart.
"Brother Bao, my father wants you to see the crossbow arrows he made!" Zhu Daniu said.
"Okay, by the way, I haven't eaten your mother's noodles for a long time, so I'll cut some beef tonight and bring it back and go to your place to eat!" Bao Qing said.
When Bao Qing arrived at Zhu Daniu's residence, he happened to see Zhu's sister-in-law.
"Bao Xiucai is here? It's been a long time! Come in, you see, your Uncle Zhu is no longer hunting now, he is tinkering with his stuff every day, and he doesn't know how to do some serious things, and he can't open the pot at home! Sister-in-law Zhu complained.
When Bao Qing heard this, he was slightly stunned, looked at Zhu Daniu in surprise, and asked, "What's the matter?" Don't we have a lot of money? Why can't you open the pot. ”
Zhu Daniu glared at Sister-in-law Zhu angrily and said, "Mother, Brother Bao is now an official, the biggest official in our Changchang County, why is he still called Xiucai." ”
Bao Qing was displeased and said: "You know a fart, your mother is called this, this is not visible, we are all our own family, Sister-in-law Zhu is your mother, and I am also Bao Qing's mother." Besides, you can tell me, what does it mean that you can't open the pot in this house? ”
"This." Zhu Daniu was a little stumbling.
Sister-in-law Zhu saw that Zhu Daniu didn't speak, so she said: "Bao Qing is not an outsider, if you don't say it, I will say." Bao Qing, although this big cow and your Uncle Zhu have nothing to do, they can be regarded as following you as an errand in the yamen, I was very happy at the beginning, and finally someone in our family has a public meal, and there is no need to eat a meal in the future, and I am still worried about the next meal. Who would have thought that your Uncle Zhu has recently become obsessed with his broken things, that is, bows and arrows, and he is tinkering there every day, and the monthly rules received in the yamen are all spent on those broken things. No, if you don't come, I'm still worried about how to eat. ”
When Bao Qing heard this, he felt quite guilty in his heart, this Zhu Xiong's family can be regarded as the only relative who came to the Great Song Dynasty. I have been busy with these bullshit things, but I forgot to care about my relatives, I really shouldn't be.
Bao Qing glared at Zhu Daniu and said, "You can't bear to let your father and mother starve?" My money is your money. After Bao Qing finished speaking, he turned to Sister-in-law Zhu and said: "Sister-in-law Zhu, if you don't have any money in the future, you can ask Xiaowen directly, we have a lot of money now, and we can't spend it in a few lifetimes, if you are embarrassed to ask for it, just say that I Bao Qing asked you to get it." ”
Bao Qing followed Zhu Daniu to Zhu Xiong's house where he was pounding crossbow arrows, Bao Qing looked at it, heh, dare to love this Zhu Xiong opened a blacksmith shop here, and there are all kinds of iron-smelting tools such as hammers, tongs, wind stoves, etc.
"Hey, Master Bao is here?" Zhu Xiong found out that Bao Qing was coming, and he was quite surprised.
"Uncle Zhu, you still call me Bao Qing, Bao Xiucai is okay. What, you've got that crossbow rack ready? Bao Qing asked.
Zhu Xiong was really interested when he heard this, and hurriedly pulled Bao Qing to look at it, and said: "Don't say it, Bao Qing, your idea is too good, I really made it up, you can take a look." Immediately, Zhu Xiong took out a short crossbow and handed it to Bao Qing.
Bao Qing looked at it, and saw that the crossbow was finely worked, the bowstring was powerful, and the support at the bottom of the short crossbow was actually hollow, and there were three short crossbow arrows in it.
"You made a box for arrows into a tray? And this circlip, how do you do it? Bao Qing was very surprised, he didn't expect this Zhu Xiong to be proficient in these things, and he was really surprised.
"Haha, what do you think? I'm going to improve it, preferably with five short arrows, and some longer crossbows that are slightly larger. Zhu Xiong said proudly.
That Zhu Daniu complained bitterly when he heard this, has there been any future talk?
"Good!" Bao Qing said excitedly, "Uncle Zhu, you study hard, I don't have anything else, now I have a lot of money, I will give you 50,000 yuan, and you can give me thirty short crossbows equipped with five short arrows!" ”
Zhu Xiong was taken aback when he heard this, and said, "Ah! 50,000? Isn't it too much? ”
"Not much, not much, see how much you can control the production cost of a short crossbow in the end? The rest of the money will be your reward! ”
Zhu Daniu on the side saw that Bao Qing had allocated 50,000 yuan to his father at once, but his heart was very painful, and he couldn't help complaining, Brother Bao is throwing money into this furnace?
Just when Bao Qing was wandering around boredly, the court of the Great Song Dynasty was in full swing.
"Your Majesty, do you know who is around Bao Qing? Your Majesty actually issued an order to pardon all those prisoners? That Zhan Zhao is a complete ringing horse, killing people and doing all kinds of evil, or the thief who killed my nephew back then, Your Majesty, this is what you personally appointed Zhan Zhao to commit as a prisoner. Master Pang cried.
Li Hai, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, also stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, there is also a person named Qian Catcher next to Bao Qing, who is said to be the master of the Bagua Hall, who is the fish that slipped through the net of the Plum Blossom Gang many years ago, and the King of the Nine Sages knows this matter best." How can such wicked people be forgiven? ”
Fan Zhongyan was furious when he heard this, and said unceremoniously: "Li Hai, I'm afraid that you won't be able to protect yourself, and when that Bao Qing submits the evidence of the case, I see if you have anything else to say, then Li Jiujin of the Li family has recruited everything, and in front of all the officials in Changchang County, you know everything." ”
Fan Zhongyan then bowed his hand to Emperor Renzong and said, "Your Majesty, this Bao Qing first asked for a holy decree, and then he received the decree to handle the case. His Majesty had made it clear in his previous decree that all those who contributed to the recovery of the robbed official money would be pardoned. What's more, this Bao Qing found not only the stolen two million guan for His Majesty, but also cracked the robbery of military pay many years ago, and recovered three million guan of military salary money. ”
After Fan Zhongyan finished speaking, Ouyang Xiu also hurriedly stepped forward to echo. Although the two of them helped Bao Qing speak in the court, they scolded Bao Qing's entire family in their hearts.
This cunning Bao Qing is really hateful, and when he asked himself to ask His Majesty for a pardon of his crimes, he had already calculated it. At first, he thought that Bao Qing was just to help Bao Hong get rid of his crimes, so he asked His Majesty for an order, and he also made it clear in the recital that this Bao Hong was actually Bao Qing's future father-in-law. Renzong solved the case in order to let Bao Qing free himself from worries, so he made the will to exonerate himself. Who knows, Bao Qing actually calculated himself and the official family, it turned out that those who were with Bao Qing were all Qin criminals. Bao Qing fought at the beginning to help these people get rid of their crimes, and helping Bao Hong was a cover. Now it's okay, I have to rely on my face to help him!
"Your Majesty, you can't break your word and get fat, this Bao Qing is a hero of the Great Song Dynasty!" Xia Zhu felt that Bao Qing was good, and he helped Da Song recover so much money, and the key was a military salary of three million yuan. He, the squire of the military department, said that he was much better.
Renzong thinks that Bao Qing is good, and he has helped him a lot, which is really due to Sheji, if this is not rewarded, and he still grabs the pigtails of others, it seems unreasonable. So, he wanted Lu Yijian to look at it again.
Who is Lu Yijian, he saw through Renzong's thoughts at a glance, so he arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, what Lord Fan said is true, and he should be pardoned for the guilt of one of his meritorious personnel, and I think that a talent like Bao Qing should serve the country better, this little county lieutenant seems to be a little inappropriate, Your Majesty, you see?" ”;