Chapter 696: Ask the Cause
"Because this matter involves the *** Shi clan," the young man said, "There are still many people in Luoyang who hate Zhao Tingshi, but they are afraid of the strong soldiers in her hands and dare not say anything."
"She forced people to move back to Luoyang, cut off the future of many people, and also separated many families, those noble family remnants did not get good treatment here, and at this time they had to pay taxes like civilians, and even had to serve, I don't know how many people hate her."
The young man whispered, "As far as I know, everyone writes articles to scold her in private."
Zhao Hanzhang also lowered his voice and asked, "What are you scolding her?"
"Scolding her for being gluttonous, only in and out, greedy for money and stingy, and saying that she has a money fetish, even more powerful than her grandfather, but she doesn't have her grandfather's morality, and she is a soft woman......
Tinghe on the side was so angry that his eyes were red, and he was about to have a seizure, Zhao Hanzhang grabbed her hand, listened with a smile, and nodded pertinently: "She is indeed a little stingy."
The young man sighed and said, "Otherwise, I think that our assassin is only stingy with himself, but he is much more generous to the people than many *** families, but she forced the *** family with the right to be exempt from tax to pay taxes together, so it is expected that she will be scolded for being scolded so despised talents."
Zhao Hanzhang asked him, "Do you also think that Zhao Tingshi shouldn't have to negotiate taxes with those *** scholars?"
The young man nodded, "This has been the case in all dynasties, Zhao Tingshi is a woman after all, maybe she didn't think of this for a while, if she wants to get the support of various families, she can find each family to exchange interests, and she can also marry."
Speaking of this, the young man also regretted for a moment, "It's a pity that Zhao Tingshi is married, otherwise he can choose a strong in-law, in fact, it is just a marriage, that is, if you get married, you can marry again." The Fu family is still a little weaker at this time."
Zhao Hanzhang: "...... You're smart, and everyone thinks the same way you do?"
"How can anyone else be as smart as I am?" The young man said to himself, "I am a scholar, and I have been listening to books for many years to have such a clever plan, can those people's brains compare with mine?"
He said, "In the past, Emperor Guangwu stopped his wife and remarried, didn't he just form an alliance with King Zhending? Those who achieve great things are not informal, and Zhao Tingshi is still only a fixed marriage, and all the talents in the world have a chance."
Zhao Hanzhang waved his hand with little interest, and decided to listen carefully to Zhao Kuan's trial.
The young man said that he was addicted, and whispered to Zhao Hanzhang: "Girl, don't believe it, just think about it, if she marries the Gou family directly, then she will settle the dispute with the Gou family, isn't it her and General Gou who have the final say in this world?" If you have another child, you will be able to put it in the hands of your child in the future, and how much trouble will it be saved?"
Zhao Hanzhang asked him, "You are so talented, why don't you go to the recruitment exam?"
The young man lamented, "I went, but the time has not come, so I have to wait for another opportunity."
That is, he went to take the test, but did not pass it.
Zhao Hanzhang said: "If you test the general trend of the world, you will not be able to win, if you are a small official in the government, you may give it a try."
When the young man heard this, he was not happy, "Why does the girl assert that I can only be a servant?"
Zhao Hanzhang saw that Zhao Kuan had already calmed down the three families who were crying, and began to ask about the case, so he asked a word and motioned him to be quiet, "Then you say, will the Zhao family and the emperor agree to Zhao Tingshi and Gou Xi's marriage?"
The young man was stunned and thought about it.
Emperor...... Of course he doesn't want to, if Gou Xi and Zhao Hanzhang become a family, then what else does he have to do?
But the Zhao family ...... I guess I would, right?
It is also possible that he is unwilling, if Zhao Hanzhang marries the Gou family, then his dependence on the Zhao family will become smaller, and he will have another child, so what will happen to the Zhao family?
But if she marries Fu Tinghan, won't she also have this problem?
Just when the young man was entangled, Zhao Hanzhang unbuttoned his hat and stepped forward.
When Zhao Kuan saw her, he immediately got up and greeted her, "Envoy."
Zhao Hanzhang nodded, glanced at the public hall and said, "Bring a few more mats, remove all the chains in their hands, let's sit and talk."
The three families were also very excited to see Zhao Hanzhang and had many things to talk to her.
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and the Xiao family are all scholars, the difference is that the Chen family stayed in Luoyang with the emperor and hid in the palace together, but the lord of the Chen family, his two sons and three nephews all died in the battle to defend the city, and only women and children and a twelve-year-old son were left in the family;
The Xiao family left with the king of the East China Sea, their family was a little luckier, they were scattered when they fled, some of them were arrested by Shi Le, except for the adult male, the rest were redeemed by Zhao Hanzhang, and the few people who were separated were also relocated and reunited after returning to Luoyang.
So the Xiao family has an adult male who is in charge, the other party is Xingsan, Xiao Sanlang, called Xiao Zhi, but unfortunately the name is like this, people may not be very smart.
Zhao Hanzhang sat cross-legged on the mat that had just been spread out, and motioned for everyone to sit down too.
She sat casually, but this was above the public court, and Zhao Kuan didn't dare to sit cross-legged in front of her, so he knelt beside her, and the others also knelt down and sat down, putting their hands on their knees to listen carefully.
Zhao Hanzhang also asked people to bring more than a dozen bowls and a pot of water, and poured water for them, "Come on, drink some water." c
Xiao Zhi took the bowl, and after taking a sip, his eyes were red, and the other two ladies were quite stable, and they also took the bowl respectfully with both hands.
Zhao Hanzhang first asked the eldest lady of the Chen family, "Why did the lady leave Luoyang with her family?"
The eldest lady put down the water bowl, wiped her tears and said: "The world is difficult, there are only old and weak women and children left in my family, winter is coming, and I don't know if the Huns will go south again, I only have a young son left, and I can't afford the disaster of war anymore, so I want to leave."
She looked at Zhao Hanzhang with a blank look and said, "Please have mercy on you and let us go."
Zhao Hanzhang was unmoved, and said solemnly: "There are no rules, there is no circle, since I have already set the rules, I will not allow the relocated Luoyang remnants to leave, then I can't change it at will, otherwise the Chen family is gone today, and the Qian family and the Sun family can also come to ask for departure tomorrow?"
She reassured: "Mrs. Chen, my Zhao Jiajun is in Luoyang, I can assure you that if there is a war, the first to go to the battlefield must be my Zhao Hanzhang and Zhao Jiajun, if one day, Zhao Jiajun really can't hold Luoyang, I will definitely let you leave in advance."
"So if you leave because you are worried about the war, I ask you to stay in peace and build Luoyang with me, okay?"
Mrs. Chen looked embarrassed, and couldn't help but look at Mrs. Chen and the second lady who were crying with red eyes.
Old Madam Chen was also entangled for a moment, but still nodded at Mrs. Chen.
Only then did Mrs. Chen say, "Let the king be honorable, we left because of taxes and forced labor."
She wiped her tears and said sadly, "There is not much money left at home, and it is really difficult to support it, so I have to leave Luoyang to join relatives and friends."
Zhao Hanzhang turned his head and asked Old Madam Chen and Second Madam Chen, "Is this the reason?"