Chapter 167 Ending, Book of War, Ruizhu Palace Family Banquet

A team escorted Zhai Dalang to the government office, but they did not bring Cai Yi and Li Jiaoer. It was unrealistic to use this kind of thing to bring down the Cai family, not to mention that Zhao Tong originally just wanted to solve the problem in Yanggu County.

As for Cai Feng overturning the case for the rebels and falsely accusing the "loyal minister", Zhao Yu would also write a memorial and submit it. He didn't care what the officials' attitude was. Anyway, Cai You would use his force during the process, but according to the Daojun and the emperor's attitude towards Cai

If you are favored by your family, you will be punished, but you won't be too aggressive.

The lights in the Guards and Military Division were brightly lit. At this time, Cai You had arrested Zhai Qian and returned. Zhao Tong sent people to summon Chen Chuixiang, the minister of Dali Temple, and Teng Tu, the powerful official of Kaifeng Prefecture. Although it was not a three-chamber trial, it was still

It is necessary to put down regulations on this matter.

Only then did Cai You know the ins and outs of the whole matter. It was not just as simple as a member of the Cai family collaborating with bandits, but it actually involved an official of the imperial court. Although the rank was not high, it was still an important case.

At this moment, he felt more and more that his knife was sharp. King Qi's conspiracy was connected with one another. First, he had to go to the Taishi Mansion to arrest people, and now he had to file a memorial to interfere with his father and Cai San.

, but these are the things that I want to do most on weekdays. I can't find any opportunities when I usually look for them, which is a bit frustrating.

Chen Chuixiang and Teng Tu both brought recorders and legal officials. Of course, Zhao Tao had no right to interrogate the affairs of Yanggu County Magistrate, but at this moment, what he wanted to interrogate were the remnants of Guifanlou, and the remnants involved Yanggu County.

The two of them had no choice but to cooperate.

Zhai Dalang and Zhai Qian were tried separately. Zhai Qian still doesn't know what happened until now. It's just that the eldest master came back and tormented the Taishi Mansion so much that he was arrested here.

At this moment, he saw that the adults in the hall only asked Ximen Qing, and without thinking too much, he told everything exactly as it was, including Ximen Qing congratulating Cai Jing on his birthday and recognizing his godfather. Then he signed a bond and was taken down.

Then Zhai Dalang came up. This man was a bachelor. When he saw these many majestic official robes and jade belts, including the eldest man of Cai Mansion, he knew that this encounter would be inevitable. He gritted his teeth and attacked them all.

All the blame was placed on his own family, and Cai Chen was completely ignored. As for Cai Chen's role in reversing the case for Ximen Qing, he didn't know anything about it.

However, he does recognize the leader in Guifan Tower. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a broker. He cannot deny the fact that he went to Guifan Tower with Ximen Qing. As for Ximen Qing, he will definitely not be able to get it out.

Well, what is an unscrupulous gangster? As for what to do, it is not his decision. It is a crime to have fun, and it is also a crime to contact thieves. In short, a person who is accused of being a bandit cannot escape.

Guifanlou has been cleared, so it would be more reasonable to go to the bandits. What's more, there is "evidence" there. In short, this person is indeed guilty and the case cannot be reversed! The Yanggu County Magistrate was unjustly accused!

A whole night passed after this trial. The context of the matter was clear and the case was closed. However, Cai Chen's case had to be dealt with separately. An official of the rank of Minister of Civil Affairs could not be tried without the emperor saying anything.

People from Kaifeng Prefecture took the Zhai family and his son away. The Yanggu County Magistrate still had to submit a memorial and wait for Emperor Daojun's approval. However, it was certain that the "grievances" would be cleared. As for whether the official would be reinstated, it all depends on Emperor Daojun.

Feeling.

When Zhao Tong returned home, it was already early morning, the air was cold, and the autumn trees were covered with frost.

When he walked to the central hall, he smelled the smell of medicine. It was coming from the east kitchen. Zhao Tao touched his chin. Although he pretended to be sick and deceived the palace man, he had boiled medicine and smoked it so early in the morning. People, aren’t they causing trouble for themselves?

He walked over and saw that there were actually two or three people working in front of the east kitchen. Qi Hongyu was fanning the fire, Jin'er was adding firewood, and Zhang Zhenniang was draining the medicine. They had already drained two bowls, but there was still something boiling in the medicine pot. What? After two bowls, do you still have to cook it?

Zhao Tong turned around and left with a cold face. Qi Hongyu saw him from behind and called out "Young Master". Zhao Tong didn't answer and walked aside quickly.

He did not go back to the bedroom, but went straight to the West Cross Courtyard. No one lived here, but it was kept clean by the maids on weekdays.

I randomly found a room, got in, bolted the door and fell asleep. I didn't even want to eat breakfast. I felt the smell of medicine everywhere. What do these girls mean by asking "Master, come and take medicine" so early in the morning?

Two or three days later, Zhao Tong entered the palace and reported the story of his trip to sea. Although he had written the cause and effect in a memorial before, he still had to explain it carefully to Emperor Daojun.

Naturally, the matter failed because he was kidnapped by pirates. The pirates were ferocious and brutal, and their numbers were overwhelming. If it weren't for the idea of ​​recruiting people to be safe, I'm afraid you, the prince and officials, would have killed a few of them long ago.

Zhao Tong didn't say this himself. Ma Zheng and Hu Yanqing had already apologized and described the number of pirates and their ships. Emperor Daojun's face turned pale when he heard that. How could he ask questions and randomly reward the two of them? Afterwards he was sent back.

After Zhao Tong finished speaking to Emperor Daojun, Emperor Daojun only said that his second brother had merit and no fault. He also said that the Emperor of Jin was assassinated. If he had gone there before, it might not be a good thing. This was God's blessing for the Song Dynasty. , and smelled the smell of medicine all over Zhao Tong's body, and coughed a few times from time to time, his face turned red, so he rewarded him with something more and told him to go back and rest.

A few days later, the situation in Yanggu County was also resolved. Cai Fei was demoted to one level and retained, the magistrate of Yanggu County was not guilty, and he was promoted to the magistrate of Yunzhou.

If Cai Chen's actions were in accordance with the law, he would probably be held accountable until the end. This act of intervening in Dali temple affairs beyond his authority and falsely accusing the court officials was not a minor crime. However, Emperor Daojun only surrendered. If you use it to the first level, you can't say it will be upgraded back in a few months.

As for Cai Jing's adoption of a bandit's godson, he didn't even mention it.

As for the promotion to Yanggu County Magistrate, this is a kind of compensation. It doesn't punish the other party much, so let's give more benefits to the sufferer. After all, we can't let the local officials be too cold. It has always been rare for a county magistrate to be directly promoted to a state magistrate. , often those with connections will transition to a few other positions, which can be considered a blessing in disguise for Shi Wenkui.

And these are still the results of memorials in Zhao Tong and Cai You's fierce criticism in the court, which shows how strong the Cai family's holy love is at this moment.

Shi Wenkui came to Zhao Tan's house to pay his respects. Zhao Tan sat on the big chair in the middle hall and looked at him.

Shi Wenkui knelt on the ground and did not dare to move. These days, he had experienced life and death in the world, and it would be an exaggeration to say that he died once. Although the disaster was eliminated and he was promoted again, he was still trembling, as if walking on thin ice.

Zhao Tong looked at him, slowly put down the tea bowl in his hand, and said, "Is it hard to live in the cold for ten years?"

Shi Wenkui lowered his head to the ground: "Go back to the prince, it's hard."

Zhao Tong said: "How is the scenery outside Donghua Gate?"

Shi Wenkui said: "Go back to your lord, the scenery is unique."

Zhao Tong smiled: "Can you feel comfortable in a deep prison?"

Shi Wenkui sobbed: "Returning to the prince, life and death are worse than death."

Zhao Tong sighed and stopped talking. He just looked outside the door. Lei San was standing outside. There were patrolling guards passing by in the distance. Several big trees had fallen leaves, as if an orange rain had fallen.

Shi Wenkui's legs were numb from his knees, but he didn't dare to raise his head. He knew that King Qi must have something to say. He was now considered to be the disciple of King Qi, and he was the disciple of King Qi. After leaving this time, he could only send greetings through letters.

, it’s not easy to meet again.

Zhao Tong suddenly asked: "Do you have enough money?"

"Ah?" Shi Wenkui was stunned on the ground. How should he answer this?

Zhao Tong added: "You don't need to send me some gold beads every year, and you don't need to worry about others. It's useless to offend the Cai family."

Shi Wenkui murmured: "But how can I lose my filial piety to the prince every year?"

Zhao Tong said: "It's no different now than it was in Yanggu. You can understand it yourself. As for filial piety...if you really want to be filial, just bring some fresh fruits like dates, ducks, and pears."

Shi Wenkui whispered: "Yes, my subordinates know, and the money is enough to spend."

Zhao Tong said: "As long as you have enough to spend, you can see that sometimes no matter how much money you are greedy for, you have to have the life to spend it."

Shi Wenkui said: "Yes, I understand."

Zhao Tong nodded: "Go back."

Shi Wenkui paid homage and then left. Zhao Tao closed his eyes and meditated for a while, then called Zhang Xian over.

After Zhao Tong asked Zhang Xian to sit down, he asked, "How are you reading the Military Book?"

Zhang Xian said: "I have gained insights from both articles, but there is nowhere to practice."

Zhao Tong thought for a while and what he passed to Zhang Xian was the general outline of Meng De's new book, as well as the first preliminary chapter.

Meng De's new book has a total of fourteen chapters. The first chapter is the general outline, the last chapter is political strategy, and the actual text has twelve chapters.

He said: "Follow me to the study."

When the two of them arrived at the study, Zhao Tong took out another piece of paper with writing on it from the small box, handed it to Zhang Xian and said: "This is the second military chapter of the book of war. Once you have read it well, destroy it. Don't let it fall into the hands of others."

Zhang Xian took the military book and left happily, but Zhao Tao sat behind the table and fell into deep thought. He read the military book but had nowhere to practice it. This cannot be said to be a comprehensive understanding. Even if he understood it, it was only the literal meaning, and the essence was probably just

Just think about it, if you have the opportunity to go to the battlefield, you can accumulate a little bit, otherwise it may be reduced to just talking on paper.

He is currently in charge of hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops and has been training for more than a year. Can he... An idea suddenly appeared in Zhao Tong's mind. He raised his eyebrows and started to write a letter. After he finished writing, he asked someone to hurry up.

Sent to Damingfu, Hebei Province.

When Emperor Daojun originally promised to go to sea, there was still one unused official position requested. This was the largest official position requested at that time. Under his bodyguard and military department, he wanted to leave this official position to Lu Junyi. Thinking about it, it is time to

I asked Lu Junyi to go to Beijing, but... I don’t know how this senior brother’s family affairs are being handled now.

Three days later, Emperor Daojun held a family banquet in Yanfu Palace.

The palace attendants who attend the family banquet are not allowed to come if they have a title, and there will probably be hundreds of people.

The so-called family banquet refers to the concubines, princes, princesses, sons-in-law and nobles. Only these people are eligible to participate in the family banquet.

If you have nothing to do, you are not qualified to come here, and generally speaking, palace people who have nothing to do can't climb to a high position. Even if they are favored, they can only get some lowly titles.

The family banquet was held in Ruizhu Hall, one of the five main halls of Yanfu Palace, where Emperor Daojun specially held banquets.

Emperor Daojun liked liveliness and crowds of people. He would be surrounded by singing and dancing, and he preferred to have a banquet without any trouble.

Normally, he would have a small banquet every three days, and a big banquet every seven days. He would banquet the courtiers, the concubines, the palace people, and the princes and concubines.

Because Zhao Tong left the palace and opened a palace outside the palace and did not go to court, he did not attend the banquets with courtiers. When there were small banquets for the princes and princesses in the palace, he did not come outside, but he had to be present for such a large banquet.

Not a few times a year.

The scenery outside the Ruizhu Hall is naturally very good. Although it is late autumn, there are still chrysanthemums blooming on both sides of the hall, with golden petals covered with white edges and a cold fragrance permeating the air.

The banquet has not officially started yet, and there are a lot of people idle inside and outside the palace. The big ones are noisy and the small ones are noisy. Many of the big ones are accompanied by princes and dukes, but the small ones don't care. They are climbing, pulling and laughing.

piece.

Zhao Tong was looking at Ju from a distance with his hands behind his back. He suddenly felt someone creeping towards him, and out of the corner of his eye he saw Zhao Fujin and Zhao Huer.

Zhao Fujin's little face was expressionless and serious, as handsome as the person in the painting, but Zhao Huer couldn't hide his smile, as if his facial features were twisting together happily.

The two came quietly behind Zhao Tong, who only pretended not to know. Zhao Huer wanted to reach out and cover Zhao Tong's eyes, but at her age, she couldn't do it.

So she gestured and made mouth shapes, hoping that Zhao Fujin would do it. Zhao Fujin's face suddenly turned red. She looked at Zhao Tong's back, bit her lip gently, stood on tiptoes, and closed her eyes.

Once he closed it, he stretched out his hand and covered it forward.

Zhao Tong knew that the two of them were behind him, but he didn't know what trick he was going to play. He felt that someone was covering his eyes, so when he wanted to talk with a smile, his eyes were already covered.

He suddenly felt that something was wrong. This was not Zhao Huer. He was so familiar with Zhao Huer's chubby little hands, but these were the delicate hands of a girl, with a faint scent of orchids.
To be continued...