Xie Zhongren was stunned for a moment, looking at the round thing, he didn't know what it was.

Everyone also cast doubtful glances.

Wang Defa sniffed and said, "Why do I smell a faint smell of blood?"

Xie Zhongren didn't think too much, took it and asked: "I wonder what this is?"

"Please thank Tongzhi to open it in person."

Xie Zhongren unraveled it layer by layer.

Gradually, the smell of blood began to spread, and it became obviously stronger and stronger.

Everyone seems to have noticed something is wrong, I'm afraid this is...

It can't be a pig's head, right?

That's a human head!

Tang Ke immediately shouted: "Arrest these people!"

The surrounding officials immediately came forward with knives.

Pan Hanli said calmly: "Ms. Tang, the emperor is outside the city, and I have sent you here on the order of the emperor."

As soon as he said this, everyone was shocked.

Tang Ke said: "Seriously?"

"When it comes to today's emperor, even if I have a hundred heads, I would not dare to say anything nonsense."

At this time, Xie Zhongren had already untied the last layer. He opened all the cloth with trembling hands and saw his son's head.

Xie Wende's eyes were still wide open and his mouth was slightly open, maintaining the fear at the moment before his death.

Xie Zhongren screamed strangely, and like a cat whose tail was stepped on, he jumped up from where he was and threw the head away.

Xie Wende's head just fell into Liu Shu's arms, and Liu Shu fled away in fear.

The human head fell to the ground and rolled on the ground.

The coagulated plasma dragged a long strip on the ground, and the head was wrapped in messy hair.

At this moment, everyone was so scared that they stepped back.

Tang Ke said: "Then what is the explanation for this head?"

"This man is Xie Wende, the son of Xie Zhongren. He incited the people to fight privately in Xiejia Village. He was met by the passing emperor and beheaded!"

Tang Ke immediately said: "Call everyone and go out of the city to meet the holy driver!"

Xie Zhongren yelled madly: "It can't be the emperor, these people are bandits! They are robbers! Come on! Capture them immediately! Put them in prison!"

"Wait a minute!" Wang Defa said loudly, "If he is really the emperor, who can bear this responsibility?"

Everyone started talking.

Tang Ke said loudly: "You haven't informed me yet and are preparing to welcome the saint. If you delay, you will be held accountable!"

Only then did everyone realize that they would rather believe it or not!

So I quickly went to prepare.

While the officials of Jiangling Prefecture were busy working together, Zhao Ning had already led his people and rushed all the way to Jiangling.

Looking up, there is a big city on the bank of the Yangtze River under the scorching sun.

This is Jiangling, one of the thoroughfares in the central part of the country.

At this time, the center of Hubei Province has not moved east to Wuhan, but to this place.

There are merchant ships coming down from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, loaded with Shu embroidery and Shu paper.

During the Tang and Song Dynasties, Sichuan's silk weaving industry flourished and became world-famous for its brocade, which was characterized by its exquisiteness and luxury.

Moreover, the papermaking industry is also extremely developed, so the earliest banknotes were also produced in Chengdu.

These commodities all flowed down the Yangtze River and stopped at the ferry at Shashi Town in Jiangling Prefecture.

Yes, Shashi in the Song Dynasty was already a town, equivalent to a market at the urban-rural fringe.

And according to historical records, when the city was booming, the number of people was as many as two hundred thousand.

I saw busy traffic on the official road and the scorching sun, which could not dampen people's enthusiasm for transporting goods.

However, a large number of people on horseback came over and attracted the attention of passers-by.

Zhao Ning looked around and saw that there were meat sellers, and they were pork, but the fish sellers were the most popular. The smell of fish was floating in the air, and he felt like he was back in the 21st century vegetable market.

There are also people squatting on the roadside selling vegetables and straw sandals.

Not far away, there were a large number of caravans loaded with goods.

Maybe he was a tea merchant or a salt seller.

After walking all the way, Zhao Ning was very satisfied with the atmosphere.

Markets of this size cannot be found on Gyeonggi Road, and can only be found in the open plains along the Yangtze River with rivers and open terrain.

And there are a lot of aquatic products.

Zhao Ning said to Jing Chao: "Look at this place, it is very lively. Tang Ke should write a detailed investigation here and submit it to the political affairs hall for discussion."

"Where do the people here come from, why do they gather here to buy and sell, how to solve transportation problems, how to solve public security problems, how to solve tax problems, what is the income of small traders, and whether it is enough to support their families, these are all things that the political affairs hall should and must know

of."

Zhao Guanjia was talking there, minding his own business.

"A politician cannot just sit in a luxurious office and write paper articles to govern the country. Isn't this just governing the country?"

Jing Chao sighed with emotion: "The officials are worried about the country and the people."

"Alas, there is nothing we can do about it." Zhao Ning sighed, "When I went south, I looked everywhere and saw devastation. Everywhere I heard, I heard lamentation."

He pointed to the golden wheat fields in the distance ahead, with waves of wheat rolling in the summer wind and the fragrance of wheat filling the air, and said: "What a beautiful land of mountains and rivers, but what about the people living on this land?"

No wonder a person passed by Tongguan later and said with emotion: When prosperity comes, the people suffer; when it dies, the people suffer!

Jing Chao seemed to feel the rare sorrow of Zhao Guan's family, and his eyes couldn't help but turn to reverence.

In his heart, Zhao Guanjia is an iron-blooded emperor, but he also has a tender side.

This tenderness is not a love for children, but a compassion for the common people.

He didn't know why this Zhao official's family was more sympathetic to the people than those Zhao official's in the past.

"Everything will be fine." Jing Chao didn't know how to answer. He just said, "The officials have been restructuring. All we can do is support you unconditionally."

Zhao Ning glanced ahead and said, "Let's go, there are still people waiting for us in Jiangling City!"

Zhao Ning came to Jiangling this time, firstly, to investigate things in the south, and secondly, he was definitely not here to kill people, but to help Tang Ke.

He wants to draw a circle here, and call scholars here to give speeches, promote new ideas, and let the scholars here accept new learning.

The more developed the commerce is, the more active people's thinking is. This has been true since ancient times.

The ancients also said: Chu is the only talent.

Chu has many talented people and has been famous throughout the world since ancient times.

Gangneung City in front is getting clearer and clearer.

Soon, he saw many officials of Jiangling Mansion standing under the scorching sun.

The officials also saw the team in front and were shocked to see so many horseback riders.

Wang Defa asked: "Ms. Tang, can you see His Majesty?"

The magistrates of the Song Dynasty were appointed by the prime ministers of the Zhengshitang. Unlike the Ming Dynasty, officials of fourth grade and above had to face the Holy Spirit before taking office.

Tang Ke and Liu Shu stood on tiptoe and looked around. When the crowd came closer, Tang Ke said in surprise: "It's Jing Chao, the chief minister in front of the palace, Yu Hou!"

"Who is that?"

"His Majesty's royal bodyguard."

Looking again, I saw Zhao Guan's family in the crowd.

Tang Ke immediately ran forward, and everyone followed him.

The horse's hooves shook the ground, and the momentum was like a rainbow.

This was the first time that officials saw so many knights.

After a while, the large team stopped.

Tang Ke shouted: "I am here to see your majesty. I am late to welcome you. Please forgive me."

Everyone immediately followed nervously and shouted: "I am here to see Your Majesty, long live the Holy Peace!"

Only now was it certain that the emperor had really arrived.
Chapter completed!