Liu Dongquan suddenly heard that the emperor had summoned him, and he couldn't help but be surprised and happy.

Except for that incident, it shouldn't be because of other things, right? Liu Dongquan thought to himself.

On the way to escort Zhao Ling back to Beijing, he wrote down the details into a chapter and ordered his henchmen to be sent to Miyagi, without even telling his boss Fang Baishi. Liu Dongquan did this because he wanted to take the credit alone.

Who knew that Zhao Heng actually directly instructed Liu Dongquan to send people into the palace, and there was no follow-up in the past two days. Liu Dongquan didn't know what the emperor's intentions were, so he heard the summoning decree, how could he not be surprised?

Liu Dongquan rushed out of the door, and saw Fang Baishi's official uniform neatly, standing at the door and seeming to be ready to go out, he couldn't help but be stunned. When he learned that the emperor had summoned both of them at the same time, Liu Dongquan's heart jumped.

Skipping the level of reporting is a big taboo in officialdom. If you succeed in winning the favor of the emperor and getting promoted, you don't need to look at Fang Baishi's face anymore, then that's it. But if it fails......

Liu Dongquan looked at Fang Baishi's face, and his heart was weak for a while. Fang Baishi can be regarded as a good leader, but this does not mean that a good leader will not be angry.

Fang Baishi didn't think much about it, and entered the palace with Liu Dongquan. Liu Dongquan couldn't help but be stunned when he saw that the eunuch actually led them to the Chongde Palace. It is generally impossible for them to appear in the last dynasty, could it be that the emperor actually wants to say that thing in public? No, right? Unless Your Majesty's brain is broken! Liu Dongquan scolded Zhao Heng and went to the palace hard.

After the salute, Liu Dongquan stood aside suspiciously. Fang Baishi arched his hand and asked, "I don't know if Your Majesty summoned Wei Chen, but what important case orders do you have?"

Zhao Heng smiled and shook his head. He had already asked the hundred officials just now, and as expected, no one knew who Chen Ao was. Of course, although Kou Zhun knew Chen Ao, he would not speak casually until he understood Zhao Heng's purpose.

Zhao Heng said to Fang Baishi: "I summoned you here, not because of any case, but for an old matter......

Liu Dongquan gasped, and his heart was pounding. How old is it? What could be bigger than that?

Zhao Heng continued: "Fang Qing, I remember that you once took a letter a few years ago to explain the matter of the Jiangnan Salt Gang......

Fang Baishi's eyes rolled, and he vaguely remembered that there was such a thing. Liu Dongquan was also a little puzzled, and he was also a little apprehensive in his heart. How could he have forgotten about the Salt Gang? That was the result of his "collusion" with Chen Ao. I thought that this matter was not a big deal for the emperor, and he just made a fortune by himself. Where did you think that Zhao Heng would suddenly mention this matter?

Zhao Heng continued: "I still remember that Fang Qing said in his performance that Liu Qing and Chen Ao, the magistrate of Haixian County, planned together to solve the problem of the salt gang that had plagued the imperial court for many years!"

The Salt Gang is now said to be a big gang, but it is far from growing, and for the imperial court, it is only a small problem in terms of smuggling. Fang Baishi hadn't taken this case too seriously, and when he heard this, he just nodded yes and told the story in a very official statement.

The civil servants who were divided into two shifts somewhat understood. Who of the emperors does not want the country under his own rule to have the scene of returning to the king with guests? Although the Salt Gang is only ringworm, it also symbolizes the prosperous scene of the bandits being subsumed into the king. Such a symbolic thing, it is strange that the emperor will miss it casually.

Liu Dongquan had been secretly looking at Zhao Heng's face, and when he saw that His Majesty the Emperor did not look angry, he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself, it seems that his deeds have not been known by the emperor......

Zhao Heng said with a smile: "At that time, I had already praised Liu Qing and promoted him to reuse. But another meritorious hero, Chen Ao, I haven't been rewarded yet! If my reward and punishment are not clear, wouldn't it chill the hearts of the people of the world?"

At this point, if anyone doesn't understand, then he's stupid. The ministers thought that they understood the holy will, and now it was time to grab the first prize and pat the emperor's ass.

A short and nimble civil official took a step ahead, knelt down in the middle, raised the wat board, and said loudly: "Your Majesty is wise! Ling Chen and the others were moved!"

Although others think that this person is a little disgusting, they can't help but follow the perversion. So all the ministers seconded the proposal, and Wuyang knelt down. Only Kou Zhun and Fang Baishi and Liu Dongquan were standing.

Fang Baishi is nothing, he doesn't know Chen Ao at all, it doesn't matter whether he gives a reward or not. He just didn't want to be too flattering.

And Kou is a little disdainful. He had just dealt with Chen Ao, and he didn't have a good impression of that person. Kou Zhun sneered, he didn't know why Zhao Heng suddenly remembered Chen Ao.

As a doer, he looks down on people like Chen Ao. In Kou Zhun's mind, Chen Ao was flamboyant and regained the Salt Gang, presumably because he was also speculative and took the line of Liu Dongquan. Now that Chen Ao has been confused, what kind of martial arts alliance leader has been, if he is proud in the officialdom again, then is there any heavenly reason? His Majesty the Emperor may not know what is going on with this so-called martial arts alliance master, if it is true, then in the future, Chen Ao's status will not be above the Kou family?

How could Kou Zhun tolerate this happening? But Chen Ao's merits had already been given to Fang Baishi, and he couldn't stop the emperor from rewarding him. Therefore, Kou Zhun is waiting for the good show in the future. Besides, he still has a good card in his hand, Chen Ao entered Beijing without permission, but it is a big crime!

Liu Dongquan and Chen Ao have a lot of grievances, and naturally they don't want to see Chen Ao get benefits. But he was humble and couldn't speak, so he had to stand aside helplessly.

Zhao Heng was as good as a stream, pursuing the principle of the minority obeying the majority, and immediately laughed and said: "It seems that all the secretaries agree with my proposal." Chen Ao has the position of seven grades, but he has made such great achievements, which is really rare. These are not troubled times, and it is impossible to expand the territory. But Chen Ao's contribution is no different from expanding the territory. Therefore, I decided to transfer Chen Ao to Beijing, serve as the patrol envoy of the right army of Kaifeng Mansion Zhengwupin, and return to the Marquis of Yi!"

When Zhao Heng said this, the ministers were surprised. Listening to Zhao Heng's tone, it seemed that he wanted to give Chen Ao a huge reward. But at the end of the day, many people were confused again. is the patrol envoy of the right army of the fifth grade, and the official position is very high, but the power is not great. If you are not treated well by the leader and do not assign tasks to him, it is equivalent to being an idleman. As for the title, although it was promoted too quickly, it was just a symbol of treatment and glory, and it was nothing. This reward makes everyone a little incomprehensible, the reward is heavy, but the power is not high. What does His Majesty the Emperor mean exactly?

Everyone didn't understand Zhao Heng's thoughts, and they didn't dare to speak casually. Kou Zhun was a little faintly worried. Unlike those civil officials, he thinks more deeply about many things.

Chen Ao is now regarded as the nominal leader of the martial arts alliance, if he is given another prominent title, won't it raise his reputation a lot? At that time, who knows that these false names, which are now as illusory as castles in the air, will not really become real power?

He experienced the promotion of the four major families by Emperor Taizong Zhao Guangyi. In order to eliminate the influence of Su Zhuo, Zhao Guangyi also gave supreme titles to four families that were not famous. In just ten years, the four major families have flourished and taken deep roots. Could it be that Zhao Heng wants to do such a thing again?

Kou Zhun was about to speak, but Liu Dongquan couldn't help it first. He didn't dare to let Chen Ao be a marquis, so he would be trampled under Chen Ao's feet.

He originally wanted to solve Chen Ao by himself, so he hadn't told Zhao Heng about the relationship between Chen Ao and Zhao Ling. But Liu Dongquan still has a way, and this coincides with Kou Zhun's method.

Liu Dongquan suddenly said: "Your Majesty......! There is dissent from the lowly position!"

"Oh?" Zhao Heng was a little puzzled and asked, "Didn't you work with Chen Ao and form a good friendship?"

Liu Dongquan didn't have the same scheming as Kou Zhun, so he had to say directly: "Yes...... But the lowly is more loyal to His Majesty! The lowly detective heard, that Chen Ao ...... He didn't keep to himself, he actually entered Beijing without permission!"