The red sun is rising, and a new day has begun. Zhao Shanxiang has gone to Jianghuai to take up his post, and Zhao Yun has also begun to be busy again.
Zhao Yun must always be concerned about the war ahead, and Zhao Yun must always be concerned about the government affairs behind him. Zhao Yun can be said to have his feet beating gongs and his hands beating drums, so he is tired of both ends.
After greeting Empress Dowager Yang and his mother Zhao Quanshi, Zhao Yun began to review the memorial.
The first few memorials were no different. They were just normal government affairs. Zhao Yun gave instructions very simply. But when Zhao Yun opened a memorial to admonish Gao Tu, an official in the court, he frowned.
In the memorial, Gao Tu impeached Zhao Fan for killing a general named He Gui without permission, causing the army to almost fall into chaos.
Moreover, Zhao Fan had nefarious intentions by offering generous rewards to win people's hearts, so Gao Tu demanded that Zhao Fan be brought to justice and arrested.
This is really thunderous. People are fighting for the country at the front, and you are talking about punishing their crimes from behind. How can you say it out loud?
Zhao Yun saw Yan Guan's face again and again, and felt extremely disgusted in his heart.
"Gao Shi, call Zhang Chu."
Zhao Yun did not let him go lightly this time, but wanted to give Gao Tu a hard beating to let other officials know what should be done and what should not be done, so that Zhao Fan would not be distracted on the battlefield.
"Your Majesty, what are your orders for summoning me?" Zhang Chu received the summons and rushed over immediately without delay.
Zhao Yun glanced at Zhang Chu and saw that Zhang Chu was glowing and full of energy. He felt alive at the first sight.
Zhao Yun smiled and scolded: "Zhang Chu, you have gained a lot of weight and your life is quite comfortable."
Zhang Chu chuckled and said: "This is all thanks to His Majesty. With Your Majesty's support for me, no one should give me any respect when they see me, especially the Imperial City Division. Those people are in awe of Your Majesty, and I have also fallen into your Majesty's favor."
Guang, you can do well there."
After chatting for a while, Zhao Yun turned to the main topic and said: "There is a man named Gao Tu who is a disgraceful official. Please check his dirty information for me and lock him up for a few years."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Zhang Chu solemnly agreed, then took his leave and left the palace.
Zhang Chu came to the Imperial City Division and ordered people to find information about Gao Tu. However, he was very disappointed because the Imperial City Division had been abandoned for too long and was just getting better now, so he didn't have much interest in a small official like Gao Tu.
Lots of information.
Zhang Chu was disappointed. Remembering that Zhao Yun had personally told him this, he did not dare to neglect and immediately started to investigate personally.
He dressed up in disguise, took two of his confidants to Gao Tu's residence, and ordered his men to get close to Gao Tu's housekeeper, the old lady, and soon learned some things about Gao Tu, but they were all inconspicuous.
Little things.
But among this trivial matter, there was one piece of information that caught Zhang Chu's attention.
That is, Gao Tu often went to gambling dens in the past, but in the past few days, Gao Tu went to Xiaofanlou several times. It is said that he rarely went there before, but for some reason he suddenly went there frequently now.
Based on instinct, Zhang Chu felt that there seemed to be something going on here, so he sent someone to Xiaofan Building to inquire. He found that every time Gao Tu went there, he always kept appointments, seemed to be meeting someone, and kept talking while talking.
Send the girls away.
Zhang Chu immediately knew that this high-level picture was not simple, and there must be something going on here.
Zhang Chu decided to find out Gao Tu and get things done for Zhao Yun as soon as possible, so Zhang Chu secretly arranged people to wait in Xiaofan Building pretending to be a guest, while he himself followed Gao Tu closely at all times, never missing a moment.
Sure enough, the next day Gao Tu went to Xiaofan Building again and entered a room where three people were already drinking and having fun.
Upon closer inspection, although these three people had amused faces, their eyes were sharp, and they looked like they were soldiers.
Especially the man sitting in the middle had an evil aura about him. It was obvious at a glance that he had many lives on his hands. His aura made people shudder.
When Zhang Chu saw Gao Tu entering the room, he immediately entered the room next door. This place had long been booked by someone arranged by Zhang Chu. Naturally, Zhang Chu would not arouse any suspicion when he entered.
As for Gao Tu, as soon as he entered, the man in the room waved his hand and drove away the girls who were drinking and laughing.
"How about it? Is the person above charged with the crime of Zhao?"
The general-looking man glanced at Gao Tu, and the playful smile on his face disappeared and became serious. Seeing that Gao Tu's expression was as usual, he asked in a slightly lowered voice.
Gao Tu shook his head and said: "There hasn't been any word from the higher ups yet, and I haven't heard the news yet. It's almost certain that I won't be punished."
"snort."
The general snorted coldly and said: "Didn't you say that the man above is most afraid of generals who lead troops in battles? Didn't you say that if you want to kill a military general, just a letter is enough? Gao Langjun, you accept it from me.
Money, but nothing has been done, how to settle the account?"
Gao Tu's face flushed with embarrassment, and at the same time he felt humiliated. He didn't bother to hide it, and said: "Who knows what he thinks when he becomes a great official for the first time? What if he wants to liquidate Zhao Fan after the war for fear of disturbing the morale of the army?
Not necessarily. If you think about it this way, I can still consider it as a success for you."
The general was furious. Tengda suddenly stood up, looked at him and said, "Are you trying to steal my money?"
How could Gao Tu, a literary man, stand up to being frightened like this? He was so flustered that his hands and feet were trembling, and he no longer had the toughness he had before.
Gao Tu said tremblingly: "General, please calm down and let me give you a few more discounts to see the effect. But if it doesn't work, I will invite my classmates and friends to give the discounts together. The officials can't bear the pressure, so they will."
Deal with Zhao Fan."
The general calmed down a little and said, "Hurry up and do it as soon as possible. I don't have the patience to wait for you."
After saying that, he waved his hand to signal Gao Tu to leave. Then, his men went to summon the girl back, and the place was filled with the sound of drinking and having fun again.
Zhang Chu was in the next room, hearing everything just now clearly, and Zhang Chu suddenly felt frightened.
He knew that this Gao Tu must have colluded with some people to maliciously frame Zhao Fan, and judging from the tone of their words, his background was quite high.
General Zhao Fan is currently fighting in Huaidong. Anything related to him is not a trivial matter, it is of great importance. Zhang Chu immediately ordered people to continue to keep a close eye on Gao Tu and the other three people. He himself hurriedly entered the palace and asked Zhao
Report the situation.
Imperial Palace, Funing Hall.
"Your Majesty, I have found out that this Gao Tu is colluding with others to frame General Zhao Fan for death."
"What, is there such a thing?"
When Zhao Yun heard this, he was quite surprised. When he reviewed Gao Tu's memorial before, he just felt that Gao Tu was just like other Yan Guan. He did not take it seriously and just regarded it as an ordinary matter.