Chapter 26: Paving the Way for the Prime Minister (2)
"Shen Qi is dead?"
When the news came, Huang Shang's face showed just the right amount of surprise.
Murong Fu was itching, but he knew that he must not tell the truth to the upright young master, so he could only reply: "Well, I heard that it was people in the world who were seeking wealth and murder."
Huang Shang shook his head and did not comment further.
Historically, Shenqi had different official positions, and his main crime was to underestimate the enemy's strategy, not to measure himself, and to provoke others.
To put it bluntly, he was so proud of his success that he took the initiative to provoke the enemy, but was not fully prepared for battle.
As a result, Jiaozhi took the opportunity to invade on a large scale, burning, killing, looting, and poisoning Guangxi.
Therefore, Shen Qi was punished. "The crime was so serious that it will never be used again. It will be praised all over the world and it is considered worthy."
It seems to be very serious, but hundreds of thousands of people in Guangxi died as a result. Although the blame cannot be placed entirely on Shen Qi, is it just a demoted official?
hehe!
The punishment for scholar-officials in the Song Dynasty was extremely light. The punishment was not as serious as that of a senior official. No matter how serious the mistake they made, as long as it did not involve rebellion, it would be very serious to lose their official position. They could go back to their hometown and become a rich man. Even if it was a capital crime, most of them would be punished. It can also be changed from a lighter sentence to exile, without being punished with a cane or tattooed.
In view of this, normal officialdom methods cannot shake Shen Qi, and it is easy to cause trouble if he moves outside the plan, but the insidious thing about Murong Fu is that he used a borrowed knife to kill people.
Moreover, the knife he borrowed also had a very important identity, so important that some people would turn against it.
It's just that Murong Fu was still young after all, unlike Murong Bo who was old and cunning, and he underestimated the methods of people in the officialdom.
In the government office, Yang Xing opened the white cloth and shook his hands.
Under the white cloth, there was a twisted face of Shen Qi with a dead look on his face. Wherever Yang Xing dared to look at it, he immediately covered it up and started asking about his work.
Wu Zuo analyzed: "This is Jiang Huzi's method. Before his death, Luck was tortured. He was suspected of making money. The goal was clear. As long as he found out why the other party came, the real culprit would be revealed."
Since Shen Qi was severely tortured before his death, and his home inventory was rummaged through, it was easy for him to make a judgment.
People in the world have always liked to rob the rich and give to the poor, breaking the law, but they rarely provoke the government directly, not to mention that Shen Qi was a high-ranking official, and he died at home without any explanation. We must investigate to the end and punish the murderer severely, and we will never be lenient. .
Yang Xing thought so too, but when Zuo Zuo came up with all the doubts one by one and started to analyze the Jiang Huzi who was the most suspicious, his brows suddenly trembled: "Wait a minute, you just said that there are rumors in the market, hundreds of flowers are everywhere." What is ointment?”
Wu Zuo explained the function of Baihua Wanling Ointment in detail. Yang Xing's expression immediately changed and he asked anxiously: "Have you ever mentioned these investigations to others?"
Wu Zuo was startled and knew it was wrong, so he immediately reported: "No one, not even Chen Tuiguan, knows."
The coroner was the coroner, and the prosecutor was the official who tried the case. Since the case of Shen Qi's murder was of great importance, Yang Xing came in person, and it was true that the process had not been followed yet.
Yang Xing nodded: "This matter is of great importance, please do not spread it outside."
Wu Zuo understood: "Yes!"
Yang Xing turned around, and Shen Qi's body was lifted off, his face becoming extremely ugly.
The day before yesterday, Shen Qi complained to him, saying that the Prince of Dali had heard rumors from somewhere, and was bent on asking him for the elixir, but refused to listen to his explanation, which was simply unreasonable.
And now, Shen Qi died suddenly at home. Although this is not 100% certain, Duan Yanqing's suspicion is too high.
The prince was disabled, but he had become extremely extreme. In addition, Zhao Shu was very pleased with Long Yan's credentials submitted by Dali. Yang Xing and Shen Qi already knew that this chess piece was useless.
Unexpectedly, in the end, the useless chess came back to bite them.
“You’re an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf!”
Yang Xing was so angry that his mouth was filled with smoke.
He was not sad about Shen Qi's death, but angry that Shen Qi was killed by Duan Yanqing. Didn't he get Huang Shang's advantage in vain?
If Shen Qi dies, given Huang Shang's previous achievements, it is logical that he will become the transporter and be on an equal footing with him!
At that time, what can he do to suppress this popular person in the eyes of the emperor and his benefactor in the eyes of the imperial guards?
"Ms. sir! Duan Yanqing, the crown prince of Dali, is missing!"
At this moment, another confidant came to report.
Yang Xing became more and more certain that Duan Yanqing must have done this, but he rolled his eyes and asked: "Are there some people in the Jianghu family in Huang Yun's house?"
The confidant was stunned for a moment before reacting and whispered: "Yes."
Yang Xing yelled: "Check it out!"
Impressed by the divine understanding, I retreated.
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A few days later, when the conspiracy theory that Huang Shang ordered his generals to kill Shen Qi was spread in the streets and alleys, Murong Fu knelt in front of Huang Shang with tears streaming down his face.
"What is pure will become pure by itself, and what is turbid will become turbid by itself. Fu'er, you don't have to be afraid, let alone pay attention to those gossips!"
Huang Shang's gentle smile was like a ray of spring light falling down.
"But...but..."
Murong Fu felt even more guilty, choked with sobs and could not speak.
He didn't understand why things developed like this.
Duan Yanqing impulsively killed Shen Qi and regretted it greatly. At the same time, he was disheartened and decided to flee.
He took the opportunity to arrange for four generals to send Duan Yanqing away. Duan Yanqing was extremely grateful to him. Coupled with the rumors that had been spread before, everything should be done perfectly!
It's a pity that he doesn't understand the truth...
If you want to impose a crime, why bother?
Not to mention Murong Fu, even Huang Shang underestimated the shamelessness of these veteran officials.
If it were another official, he might really be in trouble, but Huang Shang sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, waiting for the day when the rumors would be revealed.
Because in his perception, there were two groups of people coming towards Guangnan West Road.
The first team was the envoy of Tubo Zanpu, led by Maharaja Jiumozhi.
The second team consists of dozens of tribal leaders, secretly controlled by Qu Yun, the leader of the Five Poisons.
"Tea-horse trade? This is such a big deal. I have to report it to the court, so I can't make the final decision!"
"You! You!"
Regarding the Tibetan envoys, Yang Xing spoke in an official tone, but when it came to the second wave of tribal alliances, he was completely dumbfounded.
Because the clan leaders, all of whom were dressed strangely and had even weirder names, took out their tokens and credentials.
Accepting the era name and calendar issued by the Central Plains Dynasty was a sign of the vassal's surrender, but now Luo Dian and Ziqi did not accept it, but completely gave up their independence as a country and demanded to be integrated into the Song Dynasty.
In fact, those same people lived there and ruled the tribe, but from now on, the land they were on was the territory of the Song Dynasty.
Yang Xing looked at the authentic credentials, as if in a dream, is there anything like this?
But when he asked the reason, the two kings held up a Zhuge pen together, making him spin and sit down.
With the enlightenment of Wen Quxing, he dedicated his territory of 500 miles to the Song Dynasty!
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"Put down the chaos in Dali and convert the barbarians!"
"Luo Dian came from the thirty-seven tribes of the two countries of Qi, and together with the ghost masters, he decided to reduce his country's title and merge it into the Song Dynasty!"
"This is opening up territory and expanding territory! Opening up territory and expanding territory!"
"Tubo praised and offered good horses, and they were transported along Luodian Ziqi Road in Dali, and then transported to Guangnan West Road, becoming the second tea horse trading place in the Song Dynasty!"
Han Qi read the newspaper on Guangnan West Road over and over again, not missing every word.
Han Zhongyan's face turned pale, but he still managed to say: "Father, it's not that we have no way to control Huang Shang. The profits from the tea-horse trade are too great, and they are one of the lifebloods of our Song Dynasty. How many people in the court are watching, how can we?"
It’s only tolerable…”
Snapped!
Before Han Zhongyan finished speaking, a strong wind suddenly blew in his face, and Han Qi slapped him with a big blow, almost sending him flying.
"Contain? Are you still unwilling to admit it? Unless Huang Shang dies of a sudden illness at a young age, he is destined to become prime minister before the age of forty!"
"He manages Guangdong and Guangxi, and once he stabilizes the tea and horse market, he will also hold the lifeblood of our Song Dynasty. He is far more than an ordinary prime minister!"
Han Qi roared angrily, the wrinkles on his face became clear, and he said with hatred: "You still want to provoke him again? How dare you provoke him again?"
Han Zhongyan covered his mouth, lowered his head, and tears burst into his eyes.
Han Qi no longer paid attention to his son and murmured to himself: "I want to resign to His Majesty. If I take the initiative now, I can still retain the old friendship. If I am dismissed as prime minister, then I, the Han family of Xiangzhou, will really want to
It’s over!”
Han Qi knew that he had fallen out of favor.
The emperor Zhao Shu was still worried about the assassination. After it was revealed that the prisoner had been exchanged by the Ministry of Punishment, yellow mud fell on his crotch, and he could not explain it.
It's just that the new emperor has just ascended the throne and his position is unstable, so we didn't do anything to him. Now that he is firmly on the throne, there will definitely be an operation one day.
Just as he was making plans, his confidants suddenly informed him that the emperor had recruited Zeng Gongliang into the palace.
Han Qi was startled. Zeng Gongliang and he were both prime ministers, but he was the prime minister. All matters concerning the court should go through him first, and then through Zeng Gongliang. How could it be reversed...
"No! Your Majesty wants to resign!"
Han Qi was so keen in his ups and downs in the officialdom. He immediately realized that something was wrong and took a step too slowly.
This step is so close to the end of the world, and it will be useless to resign at this time.
Because the normal process is that he submits his resignation request, and the emperor rejects it at the first time, and then submits it again, and rejects it again. In this way, the resignation goes back and forth between the Prime Minister's Mansion and Chongzheng Hall three times, and finally the emperor "reluctantly refuses" again.
Only when you agree without hesitation, you have gone through the process.
But now, it's too late.
As the world was spinning, Han Qi's legs weakened and he collapsed to the ground.
Han Zhongyan next to him couldn't cover his mouth and finally burst into tears.
The crying became louder and louder, and continued for a long time.