Qian Ping's voice was trembling a little, "...I...I don't know where to start..."
Lin Yutong looked at him and said, "Let's start with that woman in your family."
Qian Ping moved uncomfortably and then said: "My father was originally a clerk in the county government of Zhao County. That year there was a case in the county, which was a fire in a granary! It was verified at that time that it was Zhou Yuanji, the manager of the warehouse.
It was caused by an accident due to dereliction of duty. The things Zhou Yuanji committed should be reported to the court. He is Chen Xinli, and storing grain in the granary is always a big deal... Therefore, he is temporarily detained and only needs to be reported to the prefect.
The Yamen will then determine the crime. But after the report was reported, the then prefect, Du Weijun, said that the imperial court was in urgent need of food and grass for its troops, and the matter should be handled as appropriate. If the food and grass could be supplied, the guilt should be reduced. Zhou Yuanji was just a man.
What kind of wealth can a steward have? But within a few days, someone actually replenished the grain in the granary. The person who escorted the grain and grass at that time was a grain merchant from Yixing Grain Company!"
Lin Yutong asked, "Yixing Grain Store...is this Zhou Yuanji a member of the Zhou clan in Yixing?"
"Yes! He is from the Zhou family in Yixing." The Zhou family in Yixing is also an aristocratic family.
Lin Yutong asked, "Since you are the Zhou family of Yixing, why can you give your daughter to your father as a concubine?"
Qian Ping shook his head: "That's why I said my father was wronged! Then she's not Zhou Yuanji's daughter. She's just an adopted daughter raised by the family. She was originally meant to be given away."
"Then why didn't your father explain the situation at that time?"
Qian Ping looked at Lin Yutong, "This matter is not a trivial matter! Zhou Yuanji was an abandoned son who was expelled from the Zhou family, but after his accident, someone came to clean up the mess for him. Why? The case was reported to the prefect, but the prefect did not report it.
Someone quickly made up for the damage, and the case was closed at that time! As a scribe, my father had no choice but to discuss the case.
All details must be involved. Zhou Yuanji gave away his adopted daughter just to silence the fire case and completely settle the fire case. With such energy, no one from the prefect to the county government mentioned it again. So.
Someone reported my father, and the censor was asked about the case. How could my father dare to argue? I was afraid that if the matter was investigated further, my father could only admit the matter..."
This means that there is something fishy about the fire! At that time, everyone from the prefect to the county government was afraid that someone would investigate, so they hid the fire case.
Han Siyuan asked, "Zhao County...is Zhao County, the hometown of Duke Zhu Guo?"
Qian Ping nodded, "Yes! The Zhao family is a wealthy family in Zhao County."
Lin Yutong looked at Qian Ping and said, "Your father has passed away, and there is no one involved. Then can you tell me, in that granary... was there any food back then? You were in your 13th or 4th year, don't you remember? You lived in Fuya,
You should know how much time it took to put out the fire and how long it took!"
Qian Ping moved uneasily again, "Back then, the fire burned for a whole night... Later, the granary was cleaned and the wooden roof was rebuilt..."
Lin Yutong and Han Siyuan looked at each other, and they had a rough idea. If it were a granary of grain, it would be impossible to burn it all in one night. It was like filling a pit with wood chips when burning a kang.
There is a gap in the air, so there will be no open fire, only smoke. A dustpan of sawdust can be burned all night. How about a large granary of grain that will be burned in just one night? A small vat of grain.
If you can't burn all the food in a night, how could the grain in a granary be burned in a fire? That thing will keep smoking, so it's easy to lose sight of the open flame! Even if the building is burned down, the grain inside will be ignited.
If the fire breaks out, then rescue is possible the next day! Grain is stored in granules. After extinguishing it, the outer layer will be burned at most, but the inside can be saved. Therefore, if the granary catches fire every now and then, go to hell with it!
This must be because Zhao County is where the Zhao clan lives. There are so many of them that they choose to bear the tax!
Han Siyuan whispered: "I heard from my father that at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, there was a debate over tax reform!"
Lin Yutong understood that for a long time, in a noble family, one person attained enlightenment and the whole family became immortals. Taizu must have believed that small households with no land to cultivate could pay less tax. The more they occupied a large area,
The more people own land, the more they have to collect taxes.
As for the Zhao family, which has the pillar of the family, it is a powerful family. They think that their family is the pillar of the family, so why should they pay taxes?
So, resist the tax and refuse to pay!
The local government protected it, or in other words, this was caught by someone with good intentions. They "kindly" covered up this crime that was tantamount to rebellion for the Zhao family. The Zhou family was one of the families who pulled the Zhao family into trouble! They first
He used chess pieces to set fire to the empty granary, and then replenished the food as if the younger generation was dealing with the mess.
Who else is there? There is also the Du family. Du Weijun, the prefect at the time, was one of the participants.
Lin Yutong knew what was going on and urged Qian Ping, "Keep talking."
"My father felt vaguely that something was wrong, but in the end he just lost his job. He didn't want to be implicated, so he thought about leaving Zhao County with his family. That year... was also strange! There was a bandit trouble, and I don't know where to go.
The bandits who came came burned, killed and looted in Zhao County. For a while, the people of Zhao County fled in all directions... In the end, it was the bandits that His Majesty led the troops to annihilate. His Majesty was still a young man at that time..."
Lin Yutong was stunned, "In other words, there are not many Zhao family members in Zhao County now."
"Yes! After that year, everyone fled in all directions, including their houses and fields..." Qian Ping whispered, "Actually, 60% of the Zhao family members died in that banditry!"
Lin Yutong felt excited and asked directly: "Then what do you think? Do you think it was unfavorable for His Majesty to suppress the bandits, which led to the death of sixty people of the Zhao family at the hands of bandits?"
Qian Ping's tone was difficult, but he still nodded, "There are corpses everywhere. The princess has never seen a scene like that that day. If you ask me who the woman is, we met her on the way to escape. She is a direct descendant of the Zhao family.
Lady...and
Zhu Shigong was of the same clan and had never left Wufu. When we escaped, our father and mother died one after another because they had to sleep in the open air and catch wind and cold. At that time, we had nowhere to go and were penniless, so we had no choice but to go to our maternal uncle's house in Zhuojing.
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"Whose family is her mother-in-law's family?" The Zhao family is a big family, and it is a direct branch. It seems that the mistress is not a small family.
Qian Ping whispered: "It's the Shen family in Wuxing! We didn't go to Wuxing, but came to the capital. Her uncle was studying in the capital at that time. She knew about the correspondence he had exchanged earlier. So, we came!
I told Uncle Shen about this matter, and he said that there are two possibilities for this matter. One is that it is really a bandit disaster; the other is that His Majesty's rescue is a lie, and the use of a knife to kill people to eliminate Duke Zhu's influence is true;
Third, the Duke of Zhuguo felt that the tribe was a drag, and they were afraid of being implicated, so they simply used this method to solve the trouble." He paused as he spoke, "We think it is unlikely that the trouble was caused by bandits! Bandits also want women.
They want children, but the bandits in Zhao County don’t want women, they don’t like children, and they don’t care about money... Their purpose is to kill people! So, we think the latter two are more likely.”
Lin Yutong shook his head. Emperor Wen Zhao is not that kind of person, and Taizu is not that kind of person. However, Zhao Jing may not be like that! Zhao Jing may know about his hometown's tax resistance, and he doesn't want to be dragged down! Even if he hides it again, then Zhao Jing
There are so many people at home
Is it difficult to find out whether taxes have been paid or not? It is not difficult to find out. With so many people, it is impossible for them to be monolithic. Therefore, he could only kill them out of fear and scatter them in order to protect the Duke's mansion from being implicated.
!So, there was a bandit trouble!
And the people behind the scenes, from the county government to the prefect, took advantage of this to seize Zhao Jing's hand. This was the reason why Zhao Jing had to get on this pirate ship.
Qian Ping said, "I don't know who the enemy is, but does it matter whether it's your majesty or the Zhao family? The Zhao family has the eldest daughter, who can do anything to them? Fortunately, uncle Shen's family supported him, and this is how he came to be.
A bookstore can make a living. A few years ago, my uncle only asked me to help deliver some news. They wanted to see whether the Zhao family was loyal or traitorous... Therefore, we only occasionally helped deliver news..."
"Where's the news?"
"From the Zhao family, from the palace, from some government offices in the capital..."
"Do you know everyone?"
Qian Ping frowned, "I know... I know..."
Han Siyuan picked up a pen and wrote down a list.
Lin Yutong asked, "Do you know the content?"
Qian Ping shook his head, "They use secret language, I don't understand it."
"It's not you who is in contact with the Shen family!"
Yes! It was Zhao who contacted me.
Lin Yutong stood up and asked her questions tonight. She walked out first, followed by Han Siyuan. He must have lived in the prison, but she had to go back.
As soon as he went out, Chen Liu was waiting outside. The fourth master and a team of people from the city defense camp were also nearby. When he saw Tongtong coming out, the fourth master came directly and got on the carriage.
Tongtong said to Chen Liu, "Send me to the palace."
So late?
"Um!"
Then the fourth master accompanied Tongtong to the palace. Outside, it was quiet at night, and neither of them spoke. Tongtong was very deep in the car, grabbing the extra finger on the fourth master's left hand and pulling it like this.
I played around unconsciously all the way.
After entering the palace, there was no one around except those who were waiting closely. Tongtong did not wait for the fourth master to say anything else, but first talked about what happened tonight, "...these people are very hateful! In order to provoke Duke Zhu Guo
The relationship with Tai-zu is all about doing everything possible!"
The fourth master laughed in his heart and pretended to be so serious. He also pretended not to know anything, so he said, "...this Du Weijun is from the capital, and now he is serving as a minister in the Ministry of Household Affairs... I just heard today that there is a worthy person."
The girl who is as good as gold and jade with Junshan tea belongs to his family..."
Lin Yutong: “…………”
Fourth Master continued in a soft voice, "Do you know that Xiao Guifei's maiden sister-in-law's surname is Shen? You must know that you are not the one praising Xiao Jiuniang for being as good as her hair today?"
Lin Yutong: “…………”
"There is also the Zhou family in Yixing. One of Concubine Gao's sisters seems to have married into the Zhou family. This time, the Zhou family asked Concubine Gao to be a matchmaker and married a daughter to the Cui family. One of Cui Shiba's sisters-in-law was named Zhou... They got married at the beginning of the year.
Yes!" Fourth Master counted the relationship for her on his fingers, "It's just that I haven't found out clearly how the Lu family is related to Concubine Gao. I think.
Come on, no matter how beautiful Lu Qilang is, it will not be easy to spread it to the palace. Even if the fifth princess thinks he is good-looking, she still has to have a chance to meet him, what do you think?" He said, and also
He looked at Tongtong with a worried look on his face, "You said, you praised others with your front foot, like pearls and jade, and then you turned around and led soldiers to surround their mansion... Isn't it a little bad?"
Lin Yutong: "..." Why do you think Fourth Master's sarcastic and sarcastic attitude looks a bit familiar?
She was so excited that she had goosebumps all over her body: It wasn't weird when she looked like him, but why did she feel so upset when he looked like her?