Funing Hall

When he came to Huainan, Zhao Cong brought the imperial doctor with him.

When he returned to Li's house, his ankle was so swollen that he couldn't take off his boots.Rantao burst into tears, not daring to take them off.In the end, it was Zhao Shiqi who made up his mind to drag him down, causing Zhao Cong to grit his teeth in pain.The pain of a sprained ankle, whoever has sprained will know how painful it really is!

With a pale face, he was lying on the bed, allowing Doctor Bai to examine him.

In fact, there is no need to check it, and there is no injury to the muscles and bones, but the sprain is like this, and it will take three or two days to reduce the swelling.Zhao Cong knew it in his heart, but he didn't care much, but Zhao Shiqi was terribly frightened, and kept threatening Doctor Bai, which made Doctor Bai break out in a cold sweat.

Zhao Cong watched secretly, laughing again in his heart.

Zhao Shiqi is like the emperors in TV dramas, who will kill the imperial doctor at every turn.Looking at it this way, Little Eleven is actually quite suitable to be an emperor, with a natural majesty.He has always been a divergent mind, and he could sit in the pavilion for a whole morning without feeling bored.

Now everyone was worried about his feet, but he started to diverge again.

If he died early, Xiao Shiyi would be the emperor, he would be at ease.It's just that I don't know if Xiao Shiyi will be sad when he dies.He didn't think too much, it's just that he knew his body, and his luck had never been very good.God let him come to be the emperor for no reason, so he won't let him stay for too long.

He thought, Xiao Shiyi was so worried about spraining his ankle.

If he died, Xiao Shiyi would be very sad.He thought selfishly, in that case, he should be the person Xiao Shi misses most in his heart, right?more than his future wife and children.

Thinking of this, he laughed happily again.

Zhao Shiqi raised his head in dissatisfaction, and called him complainingly: "Your Majesty!"

Zhao Cong was not angry, but just smiled more happily.

Because of this incident, Zhao Cong became a complete idler, he couldn't even go outside, and sat inside the house all day long.

Fortunately, the change of salt registration is still going smoothly, every day when Zhao Shiqi returns to massage his legs and feet, he has to carefully explain the big and small things that happened that day.Zhao Shiqi's style of dealing with things is completely opposite to his, and he has benefited a lot from communication.Zhao Cong thought to himself that he could tell Xiao Shiyi about Xixia and Liao Kingdom.

Today, he waited for Xiao Shiyi to come back, and he was going to tell him about it.

Xiao Shiyi said first: "Your Majesty, another incident happened today. At that time, Xiao Tang and I were in the county government office, and we happened to see each other."

"What's the matter?"

"The first few officials in the county government have been convicted because of solid evidence. Lin Bai's evidence is not convincing, and Yang Yuan's account book is still the only evidence, and it is not correct. People who go to his Yangzhou mansion to search for things, Nothing was found, not even the so-called money from taking bribes, and the account books were searched back and forth many times."

Zhao Cong laughed: "That's because Lin Bai was framed and wronged in the first place, how could he be found?"

"Exactly. It's just that although he doesn't have conclusive evidence, he can't be convicted, but there is no evidence to prove his innocence. Today is a good day. Yang Yuan's uncle wants to get his body back, but the prison department will not give it to him. When they started arguing, his uncle yelled for injustice, and said that Yang Yuan was killed by Lin Bai. He also brought a letter with Yang Yuan's handwriting on it, which was written by Yang Yuan to him, but he only wrote it yesterday. I only received it when I returned home from abroad in Suzhou."

"What was written in the letter?"

"It's nothing more than that Lin Bai wants more money, and he can't give it. He doesn't want to squeeze the people anymore. Lin Bai holds a grudge and wants to kill him."

Zhao Cong laughed again, for this reason, the Salt Taxation Department did not expect to cheat Mr. Lin.

"It's just that there are traces of this matter. Yang Yuan is the salt tax department, but Lin Bai doesn't like him being the salt tax department. He has mentioned it to the officials around him several times. That's what everyone says."

"The word of mouth is useless."

"Lin Bai really wrote a letter, going to the middle of Beijing, proposing to change to a salt tax department."

"Who is the letter for? Du Yu? Has it been sent yet?"

"It's not for Du Yu. Du Yu is the prime minister anyway, how can he have time to manage a small salt tax department? It's for a friend of his age and a student of Du Yu."

"Have you sent someone to Beijing to pick up the letter?"

"The Prison Division doesn't have this right yet, and Lin Bai, who has the right, is being locked up."

Zhao Cong smiled: "The more the play is sung, the more interesting it becomes. Since that's the case, I'm in charge, just ask him to send someone to get the letter."

Zhao Shiqi nodded.

Zhao Cong looked at his feet on the chair, remained silent for a moment, and said, "If this letter is confirmed, Lin Bai will have one more crime."

Zhao Shiqi nodded: "Those people have worked hard and will definitely produce evidence to prove that Yang Yuan was killed by someone sent by Lin Bai. I'm afraid it's more than that."

"Since this is the case, you can directly write a letter to tell Du Yu these things, and see how he reacts. In the past few days, some officials have been convicted, and the black hat has been removed. By the way, you have him discuss with the money merchants, and the officials will choose new ones. brought with them."

"Yes."

Zhao Cong rubbed his forehead, and said: "Although Du Yu has a lot of scheming, his ability is really good. But he has been the prime minister for 11 years, so he should make a move."

Zhao Shiqi looked up at him, did Zhao Cong want to change the left side?He didn't expect Zhao Cong to think so.After all, this is only his idea. In his eyes, his imperial power is everything, and no one can provoke him. The prime minister should be changed every three years or every five years, just like other officials.

Du Yu has really been the prime minister for too long, no matter whether he is wrong or not, he should always be cold.

But Zhao Cong has always been gentle, caring for the world, and sympathizing with everyone.

Zhao Cong had other thoughts in his mind, this game of chess that was forced to play could actually be played beautifully.He is Zhao Cong, an official, no one can force him.Even if he is forced to fight, he still has to take the initiative.Those who force him, if caught by him, can only die.

Du Yu also has other suitable places to stay, and Zuo Xiang also has others to do.He had already made up his mind, but it still depended on the follow-up development, and he didn't mention it to Little Eleven.

For some reason, he didn't want Xiao Shishi to think that he was a scheming person.

These days, when he was free, Zhao Shiqi took care of him. As he said at the beginning, he did a lot of things for him.As long as he praised, Xiao Shishi would smile brightly.In fact, he also knows that Xiao Shiyi, like him, is not a cheerful person, and has a gloomy temper.

He also knew that outsiders were afraid of Xiao Shiyi.

Therefore, the more Xiaoshi laughed happily, the more he was willing to praise Xiaoshi.

He likes to see Xiao Shishi laughing like this.

That's fine, people outside don't need to know that his little eleven can still be like this, as long as he knows.

If he acts too smart, maybe Xiao Shiyi won't want to do things for him anymore, right?

When he thought this way, Zhao Shiqi also thought in his heart.

Yang Yuan's real account books are all in his hands. This time Mr. Yu came over and brought him the account books.He has been informed of what was found in Yang Yuan's house.There is a small box in Yang Yuan's study, in which there are some papers, pens, gold ingots and a few books.

It seems very common, but why should such a thing be locked and hidden in the study?

Mr. Yu didn't bring the cage, after all, it was not easy to hide when he came, but he described it to him, he didn't want to understand.After finishing the work here, I am afraid I have to go back to Hangzhou.

After thinking about it, he turned to Zhao Cong and said, "Your Majesty, the matter of the salt register will be almost done in five days, because the top ten households in the production of salt, their children can go to the county school, and almost no one leaves the salt farm. Everyone works hard."

"The upper households have more resources than the lower households, and the amount of salt production must be much more than the lower households. How to distribute it? Isn't it fair?"

"Xiao Tang and I have long thought that there will be three places for upper, middle and lower places, and they will be ranked separately. The remaining one will be given to the household with the best results, and will be jointly selected by the county magistrate and the field magistrate."

Zhao Cong nodded again: "This is very good." But, "They work hard, and the court's salt capital should also keep up. When we return to Beijing, I will give each household another ten guan every year."

"Yes." Zhao Shiqi finished his serious business and said, "Your Majesty, Xiao Tang and I are no longer needed for the rest of the matter. Your Majesty will go to Hangzhou with me!"

"..."

"Your Majesty, my house in Hangzhou is very exquisite. Your Majesty must love it. There is also a lake in the garden with many koi carps, which is very beautiful. I also have a painting boat in my house. The streets of Hangzhou are very lively, no worse than Kaifeng Mansion."

Zhao Cong was itchy by what he said, he hesitated and said, "I'm afraid I have to go back to Beijing soon."

"It's rare for Your Majesty to come out for a trip. It was originally a one-month plan. Now that the affairs here have been done in advance, why not go to Hangzhou?" Zhao Shiqi said, slipped to his knees on the ground again, and looked up at him.

Zhao Cong couldn't bear his eyes like this the most. When he saw him, he relaxed and nodded in a daze.

Zhao Shiqi laughed immediately, stood up and said, "I'll go out and order Mr. Yu to go back to Hangzhou to prepare!"

Seeing his happy appearance, Zhao Cong also smiled and nodded.

Fang nodded, and Zhao Shiqi had strode out.

Zhao Cong was happy to think that he could go to Hangzhou for a few more days. He had already put away his smile, and the corners of his mouth curled up again.

Zhao Shiqi ordered Mr. Yu to go back to Hangzhou to make arrangements.

Mr. Yu is a scholar who has been studying for many years, and has a great literary talent, but he has no luck in the scientific examination, and he failed to pass anything in the examination.Zhao Shiqi invited him to the mansion, barely regarded as an aide or counselor, after all, Zhao Shiqi had no official position, so it was difficult to give him a specific identity.

Mr. Yu is in his 40s and has a goatee. His wife also lives with him in Zhao Shiqi's house in Hangzhou, and he can usually talk with Mrs. Shan.

Zhao Shiqi said directly: "Sir, Your Majesty is extremely intelligent. Even if he has not seen this account book with his own eyes, he firmly believes that Lin Bai is not greedy for money."

Mr. Yu nodded: "Your Majesty rarely finds a wise king."

Hearing someone praise Zhao Cong like this, Zhao Shiqi was also happy. He smiled and said, "Your Majesty does not want Lin Bai to die, but Yang Yuan and the others obviously want to delay his death. The key now is whether we can find Lin Bai." There is evidence that Bai did kill Yang Yuan. If found, Lin Bai will inevitably die, and if not found, no one can convict him of death, and because the evidence is not convincing, it is difficult to convict him of other crimes."

"What does Saburo mean?"

"Sir, go back and tell Mu Fu about this, and order him to quickly take people to investigate, especially the boat that Yang Yuan was on that day. Whether it is an official ship or a civilian ship, what is the origin of the boatman, etc., all have to be found out. Among them There must be something strange, if you find it, bring it back immediately."

Mr. Yu cupped his hands: "Yu understands."

"This matter is urgent, please return quickly, sir."

Mr. Yu nodded.

"When the master arrived home, he told my mother to let him tidy up my bedroom and give it to His Majesty. Your Majesty likes things in the color of vermilion and concubine, likes soft things, likes to lean on the couch, likes to wash rice with fruit tea, and likes to be light. Food, likes..." Zhao Shiqi kept talking about Zhao Cong's likes and dislikes.

Mr. Yu was already dumbfounded, he memorized it for a long time before he left in a hurry.

After Mr. Yu left, Zhao Shiqi walked back and forth in the house. Is it necessary to give Zhao Cong the real account book?

After all, Zhao Cong was sure from the very beginning that Lin Bai and Du Yu were involved for no reason.To give or not to give seems unnecessary.Even if he wants to give it, he will deliberately find a time for it to be offered by others, and he must not give it by himself.

Otherwise, Zhao Cong will doubt him.

When Mu Fu was first ordered to recruit those private salt dealers and bandits as private soldiers, he did have other thoughts. After all, he thought that he would continue to be emperor, and this was reserved for himself. die.

After that, he no longer wanted to be emperor.But with so many people gathered in so many villages, it's hard to disperse.

Disperse, where to settle?

And whether he died once, or was betrayed to death, he always has a sense of insecurity, only he himself does not realize it.With these people around, he seemed to be able to feel more at ease.

But if Zhao Cong knew about it, how would Zhao Cong think him?

So he also kept this matter from Zhao Cong.If Zhao Cong knew, he had used salt to make money in the two Zhejiang provinces in the past few years, although he did not violate the laws of the Song Dynasty.But it was always wrong for him to recruit the former private salt dealers.After thinking about it for a while, he still decided to keep Zhao Cong a secret.

Like Zhao Cong, when he thought of going to Hangzhou together, he put aside these things and laughed instead.

During those five years in Hangzhou, he lived with a lot of guilt, but it was rare for him to be peaceful.

Hangzhou is a place he likes, he hopes Zhao Cong can also visit it, he thinks that Zhao Cong will like it too.