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Chapter 183 Blacksmith

"Keep~Keep~" Li Zhang rode on the road. Although he had just learned how to ride a horse, he had a good understanding. Now he can trot and sometimes he can rush to run wildly for a while, but he must be on the flat ground. If the road is not good, he may fall down.

The weather is good today, and it is about to be early summer, and wild flowers are blooming on both sides of the road. In fact, although there are many inconveniences in life in the Song Dynasty, after adapting to it, it feels quite good. The air is fresh and the pace of life is slow. Li Zhang is also slowly falling in love with this kind of life. If he really wants him to go back, he may be a little uncomfortable.

Li Zhang let his jog on his jujube horse, but before he knew it, he came to the vicinity of the imperial tomb. There was a large construction site in the distance. Because of Lei Yungong's affairs, the progress of the imperial tomb slowed down. During this period, the officials of the imperial tomb also worked overtime to make up for the time. Tens of thousands of civilians were divided into three shifts and worked day and night. According to the rules, Zhao Heng would definitely be buried in September this year, and the imperial tomb must be completed by then.

Going further forward, he passed Huyan Shouxin's patrol area, and even he could not get close to him easily, so Li Zhang also stopped his horse at this time, standing by the roadside, looking at the imperial tomb in the distance. Speaking of which, his hometown in later generations was not too far from here, but he never knew that there was an imperial tomb here.

Looking at the civil servants who built the imperial tombs like ants in the distance, Li Zhang suddenly sighed. I am afraid that this scene can only be seen in the era of imperial power. With the order of the court, tens of thousands of civil servants were mobilized here to start building the imperial tombs. It is said that they can be servile because according to the law, ordinary people need to serve labor every year, that is, they help the court work for free. Generally, they count by days, mainly digging rivers and building roads. Of course, if they encounter war, they have to help transport food and grass or even defend the city. Building the imperial tombs is also a kind of labor.

Standing in the distance and looking at the imperial tomb for a while, Li Zhang turned the carriage and was about to go back, but he didn't expect that the sound of horses suddenly came from behind. When he turned his head, he found a team of people coming from the imperial tomb, and there was a carriage in the middle. Li Zhang felt that the carriage looked familiar, and then suddenly remembered, wasn't this the carriage of Wang Zeng that he had seen a few days ago?

Seeing that it was Wang Zeng's carriage, Li Zhang also secretly called out badly. Unexpectedly, he met him when he came out. He wanted to hide aside, but he didn't expect that Wang Zeng in the carriage happened to see him and immediately shouted loudly: "I didn't expect to see Li Ban again. It seems that we are really destined to be!"

Li Zhang didn't have any more time to hide at this time, and immediately bowed his fists and said, "I'm going out to walk my horse, but I didn't expect to meet Wang Tanzheng again, but is Wang Tanzheng going back to the capital?"

"Yes, Lei Yungong's case has been investigated clearly. Not only did he change the location of the imperial tomb without authorization, he also embezzled more than 3,000 taels of gold and more than 4,000 taels of silver. Even a rhino belt used by the emperor to bury was hidden by him!" Wang Zeng, in the carriage, nodded at this time. In just a few days, he could check the details of Lei Yungong's corruption so clearly, which was enough to represent his ability.

"It's really damn. Even the supplies for the ancestors who were buried with the emperor are unforgivable!" Although Li Zhang had known that Lei Yungong was dead for a long time, when he heard about the things he was embezzled, he could not help but show a shocked expression. Even the supplies for the burials are greedy. His courage is really extraordinary.

"Yes, I didn't expect Lei Yungong to be so bold that he even deducted a lot of food expenses for the civil servants. Many civil servants couldn't have enough food for this. I will definitely report it to the queen mother when I go back this time!" When Wang Zeng said this, his face also showed an annoyed look. He was a person with a round outside and square inside. Although he was not as jealous as Li Di, he also had his own principles.

"People like Lei Yungong are indeed extremely damn. I will send Wang Zheng back to Beijing. I hope to clear the Dharma Code as soon as possible!" Li Zhang saluted again immediately. Since Lei Yungong was dead, he did not want to waste time with Wang Zeng so much. The main reason was that he felt that Wang Zeng was difficult to deal with. Last time he refused the other party to enter the imperial village, but I am afraid the other party would not give up so easily.

Wang Zeng also heard what Li Zhang said, but he did not leave immediately. Instead, he laughed again and said, "Li Bandu, at your age, you probably haven't been married yet, right?"

"Uh?" Li Zhang was stunned again when he heard Wang Zeng's words, and then he secretly shouted that something was wrong. However, he was not good at lying on such things, so he had no choice but to nod, "Yes, I wonder what Wang Chanzheng asked about this?"

"Haha~, that's a coincidence. I think Li Banjuan is smart and steady. It just so happens that I have a daughter who is about the same age as you. I want to recruit you as my son-in-law. I wonder if you are willing?" Wang Zeng looked at Li Zhang and smiled again. He was really optimistic about Li Zhang. Not only did Li Zhang and Liu E, but Zhao Zhen's relationship, the most important thing is that he felt that this young man was much smarter and more stable than his peers, and he would definitely have a bright future in the future. Marrying his daughter would have a good destination.

"This..." Li Zhang knew that Wang Zeng was going to be a matchmaker for him. After pondering for a moment, he replied, "I dare not make decisions about marriage, so I still have to go back and discuss with my father!"

Although Li Yong and this father were incompetent, they could sometimes be used as a shield. It was not the first time that Li Zhang met a marriage proposal. Liu Mei tried every means to marry her daughter to her. Of course, Li Zhang did not agree. However, he heard that Liu Mei had not given up and wanted to meet Liu E several times to decide the marriage, but Liu E didn't agree or disagree. The matter was dragged down, but Wang Zeng fell in love with him again.

"Li Bandu said it well, but I was a little abrupt!" Wang Zeng also heard that Li Zhang seemed to be unwilling to do so at this time, and he did not force him at the moment. Then he chatted with Li Zhang for a few more words before saying goodbye and leaving. Li Zhang also stood by the roadside to see him off.

After Wang Zeng left, Li Zhang breathed a sigh of relief, but he was still a little worried that Wang Zeng would force him to get married. You should know that Wang Zeng could leave now. In addition to his own talent and hard work, the most important thing is that Wang Zeng's father-in-law was Li Han, the former famous prime minister of the Song Dynasty. Li Han was known as the "Sacred Prime Minister", and his third daughter married Wang Zeng. It was under the care of Li Han that Wang Zeng could become the deputy prime minister at a young age.

Wang Zeng himself is the beneficiary of the marriage, so Li Zhang was worried that Wang Zeng would repeatedly force him to marry his family. You should know that Wang Zeng's power is much stronger than Liu Mei, and Wang Zeng's ability is not comparable to Liu Mei. If he is targeted by such a person, Li Zhang may not be able to sleep or eat.

A few days later, news came from Tokyo City that Lei Yungong's all charges were conclusive and he was pulled to Zhao Heng's tomb and beaten to death. Speaking of which, Lei Yungong was an eunuch, that is, the emperor's slave, so the crime was dealt with by the royal family, rather than being tried by the three departments like ordinary officials.

Lei Yungong was dead, but the others involved in his case were still under trial. Kingsoft had not been sentenced yet. However, Liu E had already said that a sentence of exile would definitely not be able to escape. Now it depends on where to exile. Exile Shanxi is completely different from exile Guangxi. Shanxi belongs to the north at least and is not too far from the capital, but Guangxi is over. Guangxi in this era is still a poor mountain and bad water. It would be better to be chopped off with a knife if you go there.

Early that morning, Li Zhang continued to go to the front barracks after breakfast as usual, and then rode a red horse to walk around the circle. However, he didn't expect that when he came to the barracks, he found that Hu Yan Shouxin was actually blocking the gate of the imperial village with a group of people. There seemed to be a group of people quarreling outside the gate, and I don't know what was quarreling?

"What's going on?" Li Zhang hurriedly walked up to ask. When he squeezed out the crowd and came to Hu Yan Shouxin, he found that there was an official outside, followed by a group of men dressed in short clothes. They all had dark faces and yellow hair. The ox cart behind him was also filled with stoves and various tools, looking like blacksmiths.

"Li Zhang, you are here just in time. Judge Liu from the Third Division insisted on putting these blacksmiths in our imperial village. I disagreed, but they did not leave, so there was a conflict." Hu Yan Shouxin immediately explained angrily. Since Li Zhang reminded him last time, he knew that the things Li Zhang planted were extremely important, so he usually had stricter guards on the imperial village, so naturally he would not let people in easily.

"You are a small battalion commander, why don't you agree? These blacksmiths came to build the imperial tomb. However, the imperial tomb really cannot be placed there, so they can only be placed here in you." At this time, the judge Liu, who was headed opposite, also shouted angrily.

The Sansi is the general term for the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Revenue, and the salt and iron. It has great power. Moreover, they have financial power, so the officials of the Sansi are also very cursed by others outside. This time, they only placed a group of craftsmen, but they did not expect that Hu Yan Shouxin, a small general, would dare to refuse, which made him very angry.

"If I say no, it won't work. If you have the ability, go to the court to sue me!" Hu Yan Shouxin was also angry at the other party's attitude. He said angrily again, the order to guard the imperial village was given by Liu E himself, so even if it was in the court, he was right.

"You...you are so brave. If the construction of the imperial tomb is delayed, it depends on how many heads you have to cut off!" Judge Liu on the opposite side also said furiously at this time. He had no choice. It was close to the imperial tomb and was on the way to the capital, and it was convenient to transport various raw materials, so he took a fancy to this place.
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