Chapter 950: The inner reason, the golden envoy meets
Of course, in addition to this, there is another more important reason! That is that he needs to get out of the whirlpool of Kuizhou as soon as possible!
Although I don’t know how the forces behind these will compete, it is enough to imagine that there must be a turmoil in the court! Whether it is assassinating the imperial envoy or besieging the princess, this kind of thing is beyond Zhao Shen’s ability. As a result, the court will The collision above is obvious.
The arrival of Wang Hu further illustrates this point.
The underlying reason is that Wang Hu came this time, probably to break the situation with death, or to let the anger in Zhao Shen's heart dissipate with death.
It was certainly impossible for the imperial court to allow the emperor to act unscrupulously, but how could Zhao Shen give up?
Wang Hu's death was what Zhao Shen told the civil and military officials, and it was obvious that Wang Hu's death could not be in vain.
It can be expected that the next Kuizhou Road will be a bloody storm, and there is no telling how many people will fall to the ground! And Wang Hu, a man who knows he is bound to die, will do something that Shen Tang cannot imagine! Therefore, Shen Tang will definitely I don't want to continue to get involved in Kuizhou's affairs.
It's enough to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight without leaving a trace behind!
Judging from the current situation, it is obviously extremely difficult for the Imperial City Division to find any clues! Guan Mingzhe and Sun Letian are both smart people, and even some traces have probably been erased! Before, if it hadn't been As two intellectual supervisors, Shen Tang contacted the source of their information and came to a certain conclusion. I am afraid that even Shen Tang would not look at Guan Mingzhe and Guan Mingzhe.
After all, all the evidence so far shows that these two people have nothing to do with this matter.
The Imperial City Secretary is pervasive, but he is not a god!
This is why Shen Tang will secretly lead some clues to Sun Letian!
Shen Tang's departure will definitely make everyone in Kuizhou relax. Will someone show their flaws by then?
Moreover, since Wang Hu knows that he will die, then maybe there are some things that don’t need any clues or evidence...
When the imperial envoy and the princess traveled, in addition to Tang Tianrui, the prefect of the state, many state and county officials who were stranded in Kuizhou came to see them off!
Seeing Shen Tang step on the sampan, the people present finally breathed a sigh of relief! In these days, Shen Tang has taken down countless officials, big and small, and no one knows whether he will be next.
But now that Shen Tang is gone, he and others are safe.
"Everyone, stay!"
Stepping onto the deck, Shen Tang turned around and shouted loudly, "I will allocate the needs of various places that you have reported before as soon as possible. However, more people from various places will still have to fall on you! Although I have left, it is not No longer paying attention to disasters in various places.
On the contrary, I have dispatched manpower to follow up the disaster relief situation in various places in detail and report it at any time.
I hope you will not disappoint the court!"
They did not dare to doubt Shen Tang's words. Of course, they could bet whether Shen Tang was deceiving them, but the result of losing the bet would definitely be unbearable for them.
"Please follow your instructions!"
Everyone bowed together!
Shen Tang returned the gift, and then entered the cabin...
"Brother Shen, come quickly! It's cold here on the river. Warm yourself up with a bowl of hot tea..." Zhao Ling greeted with a smile...
As the incident in Kuizhou gradually passed, Zhao Shen's mood gradually improved a lot.
As the New Year is approaching, although the chief officials of various prefectures cannot come in person to congratulate Emperor Zhao Shen with gifts, most of them come to the table to celebrate, and basically bring many valuable special gifts from various places to Zhao Shen!
The envoy from Dali was temporarily delayed, and then the Li Dynasty of Vietnam also sent an envoy to congratulate Zhao Shen!
"Your Majesty, the envoy from the Kingdom of Jin has arrived!"
After the court meeting, I had just greeted Zhao Gou and Empress Wu! Although Wang Quan was carefully behind Zhao Shen, Zhao Shen frowned and was obviously not in a good mood! The reason for this lies in the word 'money'.
This year of the Song Dynasty has been full of twists and turns. In order to cope with the Chengdu War and the current disaster on the Northwest Fifth Road, not only the national treasury is empty, but also the internal storage warehouse, packaging warehouse, etc. are empty! But when I asked Zhao Gou just now, Zhao Gou had already Mention that this is the New Year's Day soon, and as in previous years, the calendar money must be sent as soon as possible.
Just to calculate the money, it will cost at least two to three hundred thousand taels, plus some filial piety, that is five to six hundred thousand! What about the expenses for the New Year?
There are all kinds of things, almost a million taels of silver!
The Song Dynasty was not short of money, but Emperor Zhao Shen thought he was really poor! If he had given it in previous years, he would have given it, but now...
Looking at the Minister of Rites in front of him, Zhao Shen frowned and said, "The envoys from the Kingdom of Jin have arrived. Your Rites will make arrangements as usual. I will receive them at the meeting tomorrow..."
"Your Majesty, the envoy from the Kingdom of Jin said that he wanted to meet General Fengguo of their Kingdom of Jin. It is said that the Emperor of Jin brought him a gift..."
Seeing Zhao Shen stunned, Wang Quan said in a low voice, "It's Mr. Shen..."
With the reminder of the royal power, Zhao Shen just remembered that Shen Tang also had the title of General Fengguo, who was personally proclaimed by the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom! Zhao Shen couldn't help but feel a little unhappy in his heart! The envoys of the Jin Kingdom arrived in Lin'an. You don't want to pay a visit to yourself as the emperor first, but you go to give gifts to your ministers?
"Go, let the golden envoys enter the palace now, and I will summon them now!"
Zhao Shen frowned and said.
After that, he turned around and headed towards Qinzheng Hall!
After entering the Qinzheng Hall, Wang Quan first brought a bowl of hot tea, and then said with a low smile, "This Emperor of the Jin Kingdom also knows how to use some unsavory tricks. He is indeed a barbarian and cannot compare to the etiquette of our Song Dynasty! I'm afraid he I don’t know how kind-hearted you are as an official and how much you value Mr. Shen. Otherwise, you wouldn’t want to use this alienating method to sow discord between the monarchs and ministers of our Song Dynasty..."
Zhao Shen was startled for a moment, then the expression on his face softened a lot, "Haha, barbarians will be barbarians after all! Shen Tang is my minister, how can he be provoked by this little trick?"
"Now Shen Tang is patrolling the northwest five roads for me. He has worked hard all the way and achieved great results! Although he is not in Lin'an, the rewards he deserves are there! The New Year is coming soon. Tell the Ministry of Rites and ask them to draw up a reward schedule and reward them directly. Just give it to Shen Tang’s residence in Lin’an.”
King Quan obeyed! Not long after, Zhuang Chi, the Minister of Rites, and Li Duo, the doctor, led several Jin men into the main hall!
Back then, when Li Duo and Shen Tang were on an envoy to the Kingdom of Jin, he was just a seventh-rank official in the Ministry of Rites! Under normal circumstances, unless he had great good luck and a backer, he would probably have to waste time in the Ministry of Rites, and in the end Being able to release a county magistrate is already a dream.
However, his mission to the Kingdom of Jin changed his fate! After returning from his mission, he was directly promoted three levels in a row to the sixth rank due to his great achievements! Later, he was promoted to the chief of the full sixth rank.
And now, just over a year has passed, and he has become a doctor in the Ministry of Etiquette from the fifth rank!