[Rat cat] Long live the emperor

Knowing that the Buddha of Misfortune is fake, the Zhanjia brothers and Bai Gu couldn't stay in Bianjing for a long time due to various reasons.

Knowing that the elders would leave tomorrow, Zhan Zhao helped pack the luggage until late at night, and got up early the next day to see him off.

Bai Yutang slept in with his head covered as usual, but was woken up by Zhan Zhao poking his itchy flesh, and he dragged him desperately to see Bai Gu off.

Bai Gu originally said that he would go on the road with the brothers from the Zhan family, but who knows that Bai Gu has no sense of time, everyone packed up and waited, and it was half an hour late before seeing the ghosts of Baigu Mountain tiptoeing, carrying a The huge coffin is thick...

Everyone's foreheads were covered with black lines, and they were speechless for a long time looking at the coffin.

All the ghosts stretched out a finger and let out a long [shush], and said softly: "Don't wake the master to sleep."

Zhan Zhao cursed in his heart: Sure enough, they are father and son, and it's hard work to sleep in the coffin too late.

Bai Yutang raised his eyebrows, stepped forward and reached out to touch the coffin, but after a while, the coffin lid flew up with a [bang] sound, and at the same time as it flew up, ice flakes splashed and chilled to the bone, and then Bai Gu jumped out and rubbed his arms violently, "It's so cold! It's so cold! Who is so vicious and disturbs people's dreams!"

As the culprit, Bai Yutang patted the non-existent dust on his hands, and said flatly, "The corpse needs to be refrigerated and embalmed."

The father and son of the Bai family quickly scuffled into a ball without saying a word, and the ghosts of Baigu Mountain circled around the two of them.

The Zhan family's father and son are quite harmonious, Zhan Zhao obediently helps his father with his luggage, Zhan Qingfeng doesn't like to talk, Zhan Qingmang likes to talk, Zhan Qingfeng looks at Zhan Zhao without saying a word, Zhan Qingmang babbles endlessly, "Zhaozhao wear more clothes when it's cold, Zhaozhao don't kick the quilt when sleeping, Zhaozhao don't eat indiscriminately, Zhaozhao often go home and have a look, Zhaozhao is the first to act first, don't be seized by the little ghost of the Bai family..."

Wait, it seems that something strange has mixed in?

Zhan Zhao agreed, and finally looked up at Zhan Qingfeng, what does that mean—do you have any instructions?

Zhan Qingfeng held back for a long time with a sullen face before saying: "Ju Que."

Zhan Zhao was speechless, and pulled out the giant que to tell Zhan Qingfeng to say goodbye.

Zhan Qingfeng touched Ju Que's scabbard, then touched Zhan Zhao's head, and then got into the carriage without looking back.

Because of forging weapons all the year round, Zhan Qingfeng's palms are rough and strong, and his warm hands have a kind of calming power.

Zhan Zhao froze on the spot, stroking the ends of his hair that were still warm: Well, this feeling is not bad...

Zhan Qingmang also got into the carriage, lifted the curtain and waved goodbye to Zhan Zhao, with reluctance written all over the same face.The coachman raised his whip and set off slowly, Bai Gu took the opportunity to rub Bai Yutang's head twice, and before Bai Yutang could get angry to fight back, he quickly got into the carriage of the exhibitor.

Bai Yutang's face turned livid with anger, and all the ghosts dispersed.

Bai Gu's laughter came from far away, "Zhan Laomen, I miss your wife's cooking~"

Zhan Qingfeng's answer was concise and to the point - "Get lost!"

Bai Gu laughed and teased, "Zhan Lao bored you take it easy, be careful not to get angry~"

After a moment of silence, the carriage the three of them were riding in was staggering forward as if they were drunk. There was a fierce fighting sound in the carriage, and the curtains and curtains were whirring with internal force.After a while, Zhan Qingmang climbed out of the carriage with a sullen face, and was with the calm driver. The driver drove the carriage undisturbed, and the carriage rushed into the distance...

The people seeing off were very worried: Can the carriage be shaken like this until the two fathers part ways?

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Zhao Zhen originally wanted to see him off, but unfortunately he had to go to court in the morning.

Because of the earthquake in the eastern suburbs, officials from all over the country took action upon hearing the news and reported all the things related to the 'living Buddha' in their jurisdictions one by one.Zhao Zhen was very worried. Specific problems had to be analyzed in detail. It was impossible to solve all the "living Buddhas" with one method, which required a clever person.

While listening to the report, Zhao Zhen inspected the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty with his eyes, and suddenly saw Pang Ji who was at home.

Since the last time he accompanied Pang Tong to the palace to ask for blood, Pang Ji seemed to be terrified, so he asked for sick leave after returning home.Zhao Zhen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he had to promise him to wait and see what happened.Pang Ji didn't bring his wife and children here, but just closed the door to thank guests and recuperate at home. After two days of rumors, he dared not come out to court.

Zhao Zhen checked Pang Ji's background, but it wasn't clean.

Pang Ji's current wife has shallow eyesight and dares to reach out for any money, and has gained a lot of benefits behind Pang Ji's back.Pang Ji's youngest son didn't worry too much. Pang Yu didn't have any great skills, so he wasn't a big villain, but he was good at eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, and he was raised and disabled by his mother at a young age!

Pang Ji's culture and martial arts are mediocre, but he has some crooked talents. He has been promoted all the way by relying on the shadow of his ancestors, coupled with observation and speculation.Pang Ji is greedy for money and timid, lustful and fearful of internal affairs, trembling at the slightest sign of disturbance, completely unlike the treacherous officials in the book who have power over the government and form cliques for personal gain.

A traitorous minister and a capable minister can only be thought of in one thought. No one naturally likes being a traitorous minister and being poked in the back. If Pang Ji handles this matter well, Zhao Zhen can tolerate him being a little bit greedy.Zhao Zhen knew very well that if he really wanted to track down corrupt officials, few officials in the DPRK and China were clean, and Pang Ji was just one of them.

Anti-corruption in ancient times was not as difficult as modern anti-corruption. Modern corruption methods are sophisticated, and property transfers from east to west have become illegal and legal. You also have to worry about corrupt officials going abroad to hide their names.Anti-corruption in ancient times did not have this trouble. The emperor made his words clear, and the family was ransacked and exterminated day and night.

After the dynasty, Zhao Zhen left behind Pang Ji Pangtong and the Eight Wise Kings.Just as the end of the year was approaching, Zhao Zhen ordered Pang Ji to serve as an imperial envoy to deal with the 'living Buddhas' in various places in the name of patrolling hunting on behalf of the sky.Supplemented by Pang Tong's troops, he guarded the imperial envoys in the open and inspected the situation of the troops stationed in various places in private.

Zhao Zhen has not been in power yet, and several auxiliary ministers respect the Eight Sage Kings.For the sake of convenience, Zhao Zhen always exalts the Eight Wise Kings to show his honor, and the Eight Wise Kings also reciprocate. As long as Zhao Zhen's orders are not too outrageous, he is willing to make things easier.

Zhao Zhen solved a big problem and went to see the queen mother in a happy mood.

Let Princess Huiguo 'die of illness' just to fool the King of Xiangyang, Zhao Zhen had to let Princess Huiguo rest for a while in order to be realistic, at least as a show.The Empress Dowager sent the imperial physician three times a day to treat illnesses, and let the imperial physician exercise if she was not ill.Because Princess Huiguo is 'critically ill' and cannot go out, Zhao Zhen has to shoulder the mission of accompanying the queen mother, walking three times a day, exercising more than the imperial doctor, and being forced to eat vegetables by the queen mother!

Every time Zhao Zhen thinks about it, he feels melancholy, and he shoots himself in the foot with a stone, feeling stupid...

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A few days later, Zhao Zhen received news that King Xiangyang had returned to Beijing.

To be honest, no one, including Zhao Zhen himself, believed that King Xiangyang would return to Beijing.

But the king of Xiangyang came back. Even if he was too sick to walk, he asked someone to carry him back.What's more, Zhao Zhen sent Meng Ke to deliver a secret decree. People who didn't know the situation thought that the King of Xiangyang was going back to the capital himself.

Zhao Zhen pondered secretly: Could it be that Empress Liu is so charming that the King of Xiangyang has been infatuated with her for 20 years, and after her death, she still has Princess Huiguo?Is it true that Princess Huiguo is not the flesh and blood of the first emperor, but Empress Liu and King Xiangyang are true love?

Bianjing and Xiangyang are far away. When Zhao Zhen received the news, the King of Xiangyang was already on the way.

Compared with other people who are worried, Zhao Zhen's attitude is super good, even revealing his true nature as a profiteer!

Zhao Zhen is ready to [soldiers come to cover up the water and soil], and if they can't reach an agreement, they will close the door and let Princess Huiguo go.It happened that the first emperor left in a hurry, and the emperor's mausoleum hadn't been finished yet, so he sold Empress Liu to the King of Xiangyang if it was impossible. As long as the emperor's uncle doesn't rebel, the price can be negotiated~

After figuring it out, Zhao Zhen relaxed instead, and followed Zhan Zhao Bai Yutang to run outside the palace.

Ever since the "dilapidated alley" was forcibly demolished, the law and order in Bianjing has risen to a new level. Zhao Zhen sat in the private room by the window of the restaurant eating snacks. Zhan Zhao wanted to go patrolling the streets. Ordered to stay and watch Zhao Zhen.Before leaving, Zhan Zhao stroked Zhao Zhen's small head, and then stroked Bai Yutang's large head: "You two are not allowed to fight, wait until I come back, you know!"

Zhao Zhen was speechless with his dull hair on his head, Bai Yutang hated himself for reacting too slowly, and insisted on rubbing Zhan Zhao back.

Master Yumao failed to resist in time, was caught by the white mouse, and escaped from the window with his messy hair, reaping the consequences.

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In fact, Zhao Zhen and Bai Yutang's relationship is very good, and noisy dislike of each other is also a way of communication. Among friends, there are those who are daring and daring, and naturally there are also bad friends who hinder each other.Zhao Zhen likes to do good things like light bulbs disturbing Bai Yutang. Bai Yutang has been disturbed so many times, and he has no intention of falling out with Zhao Zhen. Instead, he never forgets to feed Zhao Zhen every time he feeds the cat.

Zhao Zhen's psychological age is very old, but Bai Yutang doesn't know it, and always treats him as a precocious child.

The two sat together to eat snacks, and watched the excitement from the window together, not talking too much and not being cold.Chatting for a while, Chengying, who was on guard outside, suddenly came in, with a bad complexion and a little nervous, "Your Majesty, someone wants to see you."

Zhao Zhen was taken aback, "The exit from the palace was very secretive this time, why was it discovered again?"

Cheng Ying took out a waist card, "It's not that he found the emperor's trace, but this person went directly to the hidden guard following Meng Ke, begging to see the emperor."

Bai Yutang glanced at his waist badge, "Xiangyang King Zhao Jue?!"

Zhao Zhen couldn't believe it, so he took it over and checked it carefully, "Is it true? I just received the news of his departure this morning."

Chengying said: "The dark guard came back to report that the King of Xiangyang met Meng Ke on the way, and he seemed to be ready to return to Beijing long ago. After seeing the emperor's secret decree, the King of Xiangyang asked the dark guard to come back to deliver the letter, hoping to go down privately. Counting the date, King Xiangyang will be able to secretly enter Beijing this afternoon."

Zhao Zhen smiled, and his eyes were full of interest. "This is really a happy event. Uncle Huang returns to Bianliang for the first time in 20 years. I have to welcome him anyway. Since Uncle Huang doesn't want to mobilize the crowd, let's meet at Shili Pavilion outside the city. You ask the dark guard to pass the decree."

Chengying hesitated a little, and Bai Yutang persuaded, "I'm afraid there is fraud."

Zhao Zhen had the winning ticket in his hands, "It's better to come early than to come at a good time. He sent the butcher knife to me. It would be a pity not to use it!"