Chapter 965: Arriving in Hanzhou, Shen Tang guessed
On the way back, Xin Qiji proved this even more! The Guangling Princess directly regarded others as nothing, and her thoughts were entirely on her third brother!
Regarding this, Xin Qiji secretly gave Shen Tang a thumbs up! Of course he was happy to see it happen. Although it was not easy to marry a princess, who was his third brother?
It's just a princess, isn't it easy to capture?
Although Shen Tang now has three daughters, Liu Xiangling, he still has infinite confidence in Shen Tang.
Furthermore, if the princess who is closest to the emperor really marries home, it will be regarded as earning face for the warrior!
From now on, those third brothers of the family will be serious relatives of the emperor. How can those old masters compete with the third brothers?
The group of people did not stop at Jiangyang Mountain! The road ahead has been cleared, and the rest of the things will naturally be handled by the soldiers and horses brought by them! Xin Qiji brought a group of soldiers and horses to escort Shen Tang and others back first. To the territory of Hanzhou.
When we arrived in Hanzhou, there was only a thin line between Chengdu Prefecture, which was Shen Tang’s territory, so it was naturally safe! Moreover, in this wilderness, even if you wanted to rest, there was nowhere to go, and you had to travel twenty or thirty miles away. Hanzhou City is the best choice.
Jiangyang Mountain is only a dozen miles away from the Hanzhou border, and it is only twenty or thirty miles from the border to Hanzhou.
Therefore, at dawn, Shen Tang and his party arrived outside Hanzhou City! There was no rest that night, and everyone was a little tired, especially Zhao Ling and the other girls, who were even more listless.
It’s less than a hundred miles from Hanzhou to Chengdu. I’ll rest here for half a day, set off at noon, and return before sunset!
When the soldiers guarding the gate heard the news of the imperial envoy's arrival, they rushed to inform the chief officer in the city while welcoming Shen Tang and others into the city.
Not long after Shen Tang and others entered the city, they saw the sedan chair of Zhizhou Ying Deyuan and rushed over like flying.
"Your Majesty, Ying Deyuan, pays homage to the Imperial Envoy!"
After getting off the sedan, Ying Deyuan was led to Shen Tang and quickly saluted!
"Well, arrange a house. I will rest here for half a day and leave at noon!"
Shen Tang said lightly, this Ying Deyuan seems to have some opportunistic skills. It can be seen from the fact that when Shen Tang passed through Hanzhou, he directly brought many officials and honor guards to greet him at the border! However, later on, Shen Tang According to the news Tang Tang received, his arrival was not without merit! Although Shen Tang did not personally inspect Hanzhou, after Shen Tang left, the disaster relief in Hanzhou went very smoothly, and the local governments also made great efforts!
Including Xin Qiji's subsequent bandit suppression, Hanzhou also fully cooperated.
Therefore, Shen Tang doesn’t have any bad feelings towards this person!
"I obey my orders!"
Although he didn't know why Shen Tang arrived suddenly, Ying Deyuan did not dare to ask any more questions. He first gave instructions to the boy beside him, and then personally led Shen Tang and others towards the Yamen.
"Sir, please rest for a while in the Yamen now. The house will be tidied up soon!"
Not long after, the food was ready, Shen Tang and others finished eating, and the house was tidied up!
"You should know how to do it yourself. I will rest here for half a day.
We will return to Chengdu around noon!"
Shen Tang gave instructions to Ying Deyuan, and Ying Deyuan nodded repeatedly, but naturally he did not dare to ignore it completely!
First, the news was circulated to other government agencies, and then they hurriedly asked people to organize lunch for lunch! We can't really let the imperial envoy return to Chengdu mansion hungry.
The group of people were all tired. After entering the house, they simply cleaned up and then rested separately! Shen Tang was in good spirits, sitting in the hall and drinking with Xin Qiji.
“Third brother, who is this person so bold that he dares to intercept and kill you?
Intercepting and killing an imperial envoy is regarded as rebellion! This is the crime of punishing the nine tribes! Later, if the person behind it is really found out, I will directly lead the troops to teach them a lesson!"
Shen Tang smiled softly, "Second brother, this crime is certainly not a small one.
However, wealth and power are alluring! There are too many people who don’t care about the crime! Moreover, if the interception is successful, it only needs to be cleaned up from head to tail, and the court will investigate for a while and find a few scapegoats. This is true in Xining Mountain, and this is true in Kuizhou, so it is not unusual for an interception and killing to occur here."
"As for the clues, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find them! Since I, the imperial envoy, dare to plot against me, I must be extremely prepared.
Even if we capture some prisoners, I'm afraid we won't be able to find out much from interrogation.
At least, it will never be easy to find traces of the person behind it."
Having said this, Shen Tang's expression became much more solemn, "However, one thing you said is right! There are many people who dare to intercept and kill the imperial envoys, but there are definitely not too many.
Therefore, I guess whether what happened in Xining Mountain and Kuizhou is related to this interception!"
"snort!"
Xin Qiji shouted angrily, "When I heard that you were intercepted and killed before, I wanted to send my troops eastward! However, wasn't it that some eunuch secretly united with the Yun'an Army to create the situation in Xining Mountain?
Could it be that there are others behind them?
Moreover, Lu Feng also sent me news about the whole battle. Did the third brother also notice it?
Otherwise, why were so many soldiers and horses deployed in advance?"
"I didn't guess that there would be an interception, it was just some speculation and precautionary measures! From the inspection of Lizhou, I have noticed that this place is already riddled with holes, from the fourth division to the county government, almost There are not many clean ones.
I went to war with the Xingyuan Mansion in Mianzhou. Although it shocked some people, it was very likely that some people would be desperate! After all, if I really noticed any clues, I would be dismissed from office, or lose my head at worst! Under such pressure, it is not surprising that some people would take risks."
"There is not much time to prepare and arrange the places on Lizhou Road! Therefore, even if you have some ideas, they will at most be like the magistrate of Xingyuan Prefecture, stirring up chaos in people's livelihood.
However, Kuizhou has enough time to plan!"
"If I were to be intercepted and killed, it would be easier for the imperial court to send another imperial envoy, have the Ministry of Punishment or the Dali Temple investigate, conceal the truth or directly bribe the person who came, than deal with me directly.
Therefore, in the eyes of some people, I, the imperial envoy, am just a human life."
"As for the two magistrates and Yun Anjun, they were probably used as swords!"
"This...are the governor and Yun Anjun fools?
Are you going to use it as a knife for others to kill you, the imperial envoy?"
Shen Tang shook his head, "Of course they are not fools, but what if they can get credible information that in addition to supervising floods, I, the imperial envoy, also want to secretly investigate the salt supervisory affairs?
It’s not like you don’t understand those salt guards. Which one of them doesn’t kill a lot of people?
If you really go and investigate, there will definitely be a dead end! If they think I am going to attack them secretly, then it is not surprising that they will deal with me at all costs. "