That night, when the imperial envoy of Fengyang Mansion was on his way, a fire shot up into the sky, illuminating the surrounding area into daylight.
By the time the officers and soldiers of Fengyang Mansion came to put out the fire, the fire had burned most of the entire imperial envoy's residence, and the first one to catch fire was the imperial envoy's bedroom.
Fengyang Magistrate panicked almost immediately. While ordering his men to put out the fire, he asked about the imperial envoy's current situation. However, the answer given by everyone was that the imperial envoy was injured, fainted, and could not see anyone.
The Fengyang magistrate was so worried that he was sweating profusely and immediately sent people to the Huaihe Navy Camp to inform Major General Zhao Zhuo.
Zhao Zhuo was still asleep at the moment. After hearing the news, he was so frightened that he almost jumped out of bed. He hurriedly got dressed, mounted his horse and ran towards Fengyang City, looking back as he ran.
Looking at the conductor Han Zhong behind him, he was so angry that he even trembled when he spoke.
"What did you do?!"
Han Zhong was so frightened by these words that he trembled all over and almost fell off his horse. He hurriedly shook his head and said in a trembling voice: "Young General, even if you are humble and have great courage, you will not dare to do such a thing!"
Zhao Zhuo snorted, glared at the commander angrily, and said through gritted teeth: "What you did during the day was already bold enough!"
After that, he waved his whip and rushed towards Fengyang Mansion.
Master Shen had a very good time when he ordered the house. He ordered the house at midnight, so including the time for sending letters, by the time Zhao Zhuo and others arrived at Fengyang Mansion where the imperial envoy was traveling, the time had already passed.
By the morning of the next day.
When Zhao Zhuo rushed to the imperial envoy's camp, most of the fire in the imperial envoy's camp had been extinguished, leaving only scattered sparks. Zhao Zhuo jumped off his horse, rushed to Fengyang Magistrate, and grabbed Fengyang Magistrate's clothes.
Leader, he shouted in a low voice: "Where is the imperial envoy!"
He is a Qianhu of the fifth rank of the Huaihe Navy, and Fengyang Magistrate is a fourth-rank civil servant. Under normal circumstances, when a fifth-rank military general sees a fourth-rank civil servant, he would like to kneel on the ground and kowtow to the civil servant. Like this situation
, is almost impossible to happen.
But this situation is quite reasonable in Fengyang Mansion.
The fact that the Fengyang prefect can be the prefect in Fengyang is inextricably linked to the Zhao family. Even if he was grabbed by the collar, he just kept smiling, lowered his head slightly, and smiled bitterly.
Said: "Major General, when I first arrived here, the imperial envoy disappeared. When I asked the entourage of the imperial envoy's departure, they all said that the imperial envoy was burned and could not see anyone..."
"Until now, I have not seen the Imperial Envoy..."
Zhao Zhuo snorted angrily, looked around at the messy imperial mission, and gritted his teeth: "How did this fire start?"
"have no idea…"
Magistrate Fengyang hesitated for a moment, lowered his head slightly and said: "However, Major General, judging from the fire at the scene, it started from the imperial envoy's bedroom. It should be..."
He hesitated for a moment, but still didn't finish his sentence.
Zhao Zhuo glared at him and shouted: "What should it be?"
Magistrate Fengyang took a deep breath and whispered: "Someone should have set the fire deliberately..."
"You fart!"
Zhao Zhuo flew into a rage, slapped the fourth-grade magistrate hard on the mouth, and cursed: "How could anyone in Fengyang Mansion dare to burn the imperial envoy's residence?!"
This is a matter of stance.
At this moment, no matter whether this imperial envoy's palace was burned intentionally or not, no matter who burned it, it cannot be said to be man-made!
Because once this matter is man-made, it will definitely be inseparable from the Zhao family in Fengyang Mansion!
Zhao Zhuo cursed several times angrily and was about to speak when a fast horse hurried over. The knight jumped off the horse and almost ran to Zhao Zhuo. He took a few deep breaths and said: "Young General
…”
"Our people discovered that a dozen riders escorted a carriage and left Fengyang City at dawn. They are now heading straight to Jiankang from the official road!"
Zhao Zhuo's expression changed immediately.
Under such circumstances, the person who could be escorted by more than a dozen people was almost certainly the imperial envoy Shen Yi.
And Shen Yi must not return to Jiankang at this time!
When he returned to Jiankang, the Huaihe Navy's burning of the imperial envoys was confirmed, and the conflict between the imperial court and the Zhao clan was about to come to a showdown.
At that time, even if the court cannot make up its mind, it will be forced to make up its mind by Shen Yi's matter for the sake of imperial power and dignity!
Thinking of this, Zhao Zhuo almost jumped onto his mount and shouted angrily: "Follow me with fifty riders!"
He shook the reins, rushed out of Fengyang City, and then went south along the official road, bringing up a puff of smoke.
The official road was originally flat, and there was no speed limit for galloping horses. They were much faster than carriages. Almost half an hour later, Zhao Zhuo saw a dozen riders in the distance directly ahead, escorting a carriage to the south.
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It doesn't take long, just half a day, the carriage will probably leave Fengyang Mansion, and by then, Zhao Zhuo will no longer be able to control it.
At this moment, there was no reply from Zhao Lu. Zhao Zhuo could not let Shen Yi leave. He raised his whip and whipped his mount, rushed up and stopped in front of these dozen riders.
After stopping the cavalry, Zhao Zhuo jumped off his horse and stood in front of Shen Yi's carriage. He bowed his head deeply and clasped his fists in front of the carriage: "Zhao Lu of Qianhu, Huaihe Navy, has met the imperial envoy!"
There was silence in the carriage.
The driver of the car was Luo Yong, the secretary of the Di Newspaper Division. Luo had an official position in the court and was relatively confident. He looked at Zhao Zhuo and shouted: "You know it's an imperial envoy driving the car, but you still dare to block it."
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Zhao Zhuo's eyes were fixed on the carriage. Seeing that no one was talking in the carriage, he hesitated for a moment, then slowly knelt down and lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, the general's arrangements are not good enough, so that the imperial envoy
If you are frightened, the general will be guilty."
"Please, your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, follow me back to Fengyang. I will definitely explain it clearly to you."
Still no one spoke in the carriage.
Luo Yong put his head into the carriage. After a while, he poked his head out, looked at Zhao Zhuo who was kneeling on the ground, and said: "General Zhao, the imperial envoy said that your poor arrangement cost him half of his life."
Go, if the arrangements are complete, wouldn't he die in Fengyang?"
Zhao Zhuo's expression changed slightly, he lowered his head slightly and said, "Sir, among these..."
"There is a huge misunderstanding!"
Shen Yi in the carriage still didn't speak.
Luo Yong put his head in, and after a moment he stretched it out and looked at Zhao Zhuo. After coughing, he said: "General Zhao, my imperial envoy has said that this matter is clear. There is nothing to misunderstand. He has accepted it now."
I'm injured, I need to go back to Jiankang to recuperate."
"If you block the imperial envoy's vehicle today, you are going against the imperial court and His Majesty!"
Luo Yong paused and shouted in a low voice: "The imperial envoy has already written about the coastal capital of Songjiang Prefecture, and the coastal capital is sending troops to respond. Does General Zhao really think that the Zhao family in Fengyang can be lawless?"
Zhao Zhuo still knelt in front of the car to stop him. He ignored Luo Yong and looked at the car without saying a word.
From just now to now, he has not heard Shen Yi's voice.
At this moment, he couldn't help but wonder, was Shen Qi really seriously injured by the fire?
Thinking of this, Zhao Zhuo slowly stood up and looked at Luo Yong with a faint look in his eyes: "What do you call me, brother?"
Luo Yong raised his head and said, "The imperial envoy is on his way to the camp, Luo Yong."
Zhao Zhuo nodded and said slowly: "Brother Luo, if the imperial envoy spoke, Zhao would naturally obey him. But now that the imperial envoy is silent, I would have suspected you people and kidnapped the imperial envoy with evil intentions!
"
After saying that, Zhao Zhuo waved his hand behind him, and more than fifty horsemen immediately surrounded him, completely surrounding the carriage.
When Luo Yong saw this, he sneered and said nothing.
The scene fell into silence.
I don't know how long it took, but Master Shen's weak voice came out from the carriage.
"Young General... you are so majestic..."
Hearing this voice, Zhao Zhuo's heart tightened, and he subconsciously knelt on the ground again.
"Huaihe Navy Commander Zhao Zhuo..."
His face was ugly and he lowered his head slightly.