After I became a widow

I don't know if the emperor's decision to make Xiao Beihuai the crown prince has stimulated some people. Within two days after the empress dowager's funeral, there were news of civil unrest in two places.

It seems that he wants to smash Dayong into a sieve in one fell swoop, so that the people will know how incompetent the emperor is, which will cause public anger and chaos.

Xiao Beihuai didn't have time to raise the fallen meat, but he didn't need to quell the chaos this time, there were [-] troops garrisoned outside the capital, so he just ordered someone to lead the troops there.

"There's no need to wait, just get rid of the person, otherwise I don't know how many troubles will arise."

Su Jingqing looked at Xiao Beihuai and said, "Now that the people are in chaos, the pens in the hands of officials are also writing. These people are far more instigating than court officials."

The emperor has not achieved much in the past few years in power. His ancestors built a good foundation in front of him, and he has been stable for so many years as a foolish emperor. If there are not a few ambitious officials who gamble with the people, they can be stable for a long time.

"It doesn't matter if the problem is exposed now, let's shovel it thoroughly, and none of those people can stay!"

Su Jingqing's tone was serious. He was really tired of these people's constant troubles. Leeks can still dig their roots, so why can't these officials?

Xiao Beihuai straightened the broken hair in front of Su Jingqing's forehead, "Well, this king will go to court tomorrow, and he will speak clearly."

Su Jingqing nodded, "I'll send someone to Xu's house later to ask Mr. Xu Ge about the evidence. In addition, don't forget to control the city gates. Those who can't leave should not let them escape."

That old Zhang Ge is not young anymore, all these schemes are not only for his own ambition, but also for the entire Zhang clan, it is actually easy to deal with him, just leave him to destroy the Zhang clan, what kind of power minister is a loner.

Of course, looking at the current situation, the Zhang family is afraid that they have changed their minds and are not going to be officials in power, but will sit on the dragon chair.

"This king knows." Xiao Beihuai rubbed Su Jingqing's head dishonestly, "Young Qing'er is worried."

"Take care of yourself now, and you will have a more peaceful life in the future. It's okay."

Although it can't be done once and for all, he won't be able to open his eyes every day and see that there is chaos here and there. He can't do it if he wants to really watch the world being tossed and riddled with holes.

After the two discussed it, they split up and acted separately. Xiao Beihuai also went out of the city to go to the camp in the suburbs of Beijing, so that Luo Lingchuan and others were prepared. If something happened in the city, they could immediately lead troops into the city.

In the palace on the other side, the emperor also received news of civil unrest in the local area.

He repeated the booklet repeatedly, "These bastards are so audacious!"

He asked Xu Cai next to him, "Why do you think they are so greedy? They want everything."

Xu Cai persuaded the emperor to appease the anger, and then said: "Since ancient times, power and wealth have moved people's hearts."

"It's because I'm too merciful," the Son of Heaven sighed, "At first, I wanted to keep the people and wait for Duke Huai to take care of them after he ascended the throne, but now it seems that they can't wait any longer. If that's the case, I won't be relentless."

The Son of Heaven changed his mind, guessing that Duke Huai would come to court tomorrow, and he would definitely mention this matter, so he had to support Duke Huai.

Those who miss their Xiao family's country have to be dealt with cleanly.

With the news of local civil unrest, Kyoto once again showed a state of stormy weather.

When it was dark, Su Jingqing also received the news brought back by Bai Shu from the Xu family and a ledger. The ledger was the evidence that the Zhang family had accepted bribes over the years. In addition, there was also news brought back by Bai Shu. The Zhang family was almost all over Dayong. , there are a large number of Zhuangzi shops all over the country, and there are countless fields.

The most important thing is that nearly half of the members of the Zhang clan are under the cover-up and deployment of the elder Zhang Ge. permeation of.

The most clever of these is that many officials and servants are not surnamed Zhang, and they did not follow the vines to check carefully. No one would have guessed that they were all members of the Zhang clan.

Come to think of it, as long as Zhang Ge's side completely controls the court and the emperor sitting on the dragon chair, these people will be surnamed Hui Zhang again, and they will walk unscrupulously anywhere in Dayong without worrying about what to do. In governing the country, you don't have to care about how the people are doing. If there is a war at the border, they will go to fight.

Those officials who are attached to the Zhang family may have the same idea. They think that they are not as powerful as the Zhang family, so they don't fight for it. But as long as they submit to the Zhang family, they will not even look down on the emperor in the future. It is said that they are common people, but they are actually slaves who can be ordered around by them. Most of the meager income they earn has to be enshrined to them. Who would not look forward to such a good day.

Power is terrible, and it will always confuse people, and it will also corrupt people's brains, making them feel that they are the smartest people, and the others are idiots that can only be controlled by them.

Su Jingqing showed the ledger to Xiao Beihuai, who had returned home before dark, and told him the news that Bai Shu had brought back.

"I have to say, Zhang Ge is a capable person."

It's a pity that the way is different.

Xiao Beihuai's face was gloomy, "He hid it very well."

The first time he noticed that Dayong was not stable, and when someone was plotting huge things, it was before he went to Liangzhou, but he had just caught some signs, and the war broke out, and he fought for two years, more than two years. Time is enough for the enemy to do more and more adequate planning.

"At the beginning when Xiao Yunyi wanted this king to die on the way back to the imperial court, there were probably quite a few people behind the scenes who instigated provocations."

Su Jingqing: "Xiao Yunyi should be a part of the plan from beginning to end, after all, controlling Xiao Yunyi is much easier than controlling you."

"That's true," Xiao Beihuai recalled the information he had found, "Except for the Zhong family, there is no one around Xiao Yunyi who is sincerely looking forward to his well-being."

Su Jingqing thought of the Tang family that was the first to be brought down by them, and also remembered that Xiao Beihuai had told him that he had found clues that someone in the court was collaborating with the enemy and treason.

Therefore, it was not a coincidence that the Tang family was moved, nor was it because the Tang family was Xiao Yunyi's lackey.

Su Jingqing tilted his head, raised the corners of his mouth and smiled, "My prince is clearly only in his twenties, so why is he so scheming and scheming?"

Those people must have thought that the Tang family's defeat was because they wanted to deal with Xiao Yunyi.

"Just think you're praising me," Xiao Beihuai laughed.

"It's just that the Zhang family hid it too tightly, even if the Tang family was moved, there were no useful clues."

Perhaps it should be said that the Zhang family has never had direct contact with the Tang family, and everything is done through Li Miao, the middleman.

Fortunately, Li Miao asked about the Zhang family.

"Tomorrow," Xiao Beihuai said, "Tomorrow in the court, let that quiet Mr. Zhang Ge shine."

Su Jingqing's eyes fell on the thick ledger, "We still have to send someone to search for the money hidden in the Zhang family. Such a large amount of money can do a lot of things."

The reason why the common people are so contemptible is because their ancestors could only bury their heads in the fields, and there was no better way out.

Only the suffering belongs to them, and all the good things are monopolized by the aristocratic family. They are afraid that the common people will get ahead, so they try their best to guard against them.

Su Jingqing knew that he was not someone who worried about the country and the people, for example, in the past, he didn't worry about anything, he just wanted to lie at home all day and eat his father's wealth.

But now it's no longer possible. Xiao Beihuai wants to be the emperor, but he is also a queen. People who used to have nothing to do with him have become citizens, and he has to be responsible.

So the two of them changed their subject and turned into discussing what to do with the Zhang family's money after they found it, which meant that the money had already been obtained.

He talked more and more vigorously, and didn't fall asleep until late at night.

……

next day, morning

Although the news of the civil unrest spread to the capital yesterday, almost all the officials knew about it, but they had a bad feeling when they saw that King Huai came to court. Just a formality.But if Duke Huai didn't go to court for a while, and suddenly came one day, then something big must happen, and someone will suffer.

Some acquainted officials gathered together and whispered, who is going to be unlucky today.

Xiao Beihuai's face was expressionless, making it impossible to see any emotion, and there was no one around, so he didn't dare to get close.

Until the emperor appeared, the early dynasty began.

Someone reported the civil unrest, and asked the emperor to order troops to suppress it.

The Son of Heaven looked at Xiao Beihuai, "Prince Huai, who do you think should be sent to suppress civil unrest?"

Xiao Beihuai went out of the city yesterday to make arrangements for the military generals, the emperor asked about it, and called out the names of several civilian officials, military generals fought wars, and civil officials stayed in charge to deal with the aftermath, so the chaos would be quelled faster.

He ordered all his own people, not high-ranking official, but outstanding ability, in line with the emperor's wishes, and also in line with the wishes of those officials who did not want to leave Beijing, this matter was settled quite quickly.

But after talking about the chaos, it's time to settle the score.

The emperor glanced at all the courtiers, "This place is in turmoil, one wave is not calm, and another wave is rising again. All the lovers explain to me, these people are doing well, how can they be violent?"

"My Majesty, they are all troublemakers. The imperial court sent troops to suppress them. There is nothing to be afraid of."

"It's nothing to be afraid of, how about letting Aiqing go for this suppression?"

The official shut his mouth, said incompetently, and then backed away.

The emperor asked again: "Which love can tell me what happened to the people and what are they planning?"

"I remember that there was only a snowstorm in Mizhou last year, and the weather has been smooth since this year. I have never raised taxes or added corvees. What is it that drives the people to resist?!"

The emperor's tone became more and more severe, and most people lowered their heads, not daring to speak out.

"Answer me!" The Son of Heaven raised his voice.

The last one to stand up was Mr. Xu Ge, "Your Majesty, the two prefectures where the civil turmoil broke out this time are remote and have always been places of bitter cold. Perhaps it is because the local officials have exploited too much that the people can't bear it. That's why this happened." □□.”

"Speaking of which, the officials in those two states are all disciples of Mr. Zhang Ge, right? Mr. Zhang Ge really didn't know anything about what his disciples did?" Father Su followed Mr. Xu Ge's words and pulled Mr. Zhang out.

Zhang Xiru, Zhang Ge's old man, who was originally an old god and saw that everything had nothing to do with him, finally reacted here, and guessed that King Huai's target today was him.

Zhang Xiru took two steps forward, "Your Majesty, the prefects of the two prefectures of Yongchang are indeed my disciples, but these two places are too far away from the capital, so it is inconvenient to travel. I may not have received a letter from my disciples for a long time."

"Isn't that right? The magistrate of Linzhou who was the first to turmoil seems to be a disciple of Mr. Zhang Ge. Why is there no disturbance in other places, just the place related to you, Mr. Zhang Ge? Could it be that Mr. Zhang Ge ordered it, or that What are the prefects planning together?"

Following Su's father's opening, Song's father also stood up. Like Su's father, he was firmly in the Huai Dynasty's party, and would be a princeling in the future, so he was not afraid of offending others.

"Master Song, you can't talk nonsense about this. What does the disciple's matter have to do with Mr. Zhang Ge? You can't implicate Mr. Ge when your disciple makes a mistake."

"That's right. A disciple is a disciple. The mountains are high and the roads are far away. The elder Ge doesn't know the local affairs."

"Heh, the adults are defending Mr. Zhang Ge so much. Could it be that the turmoil in this place has something to do with you?"

"Ge Lao has the responsibility of supervision. If the place is far away, Ge Lao doesn't care. Isn't that negligent?"

There are those who help to speak, and naturally there are those who refute. You come and go, it is very lively.

There are many differences from before, at least there are more people speaking for Xiao Beihuai, and he himself can't help sighing in his heart, sure enough, this is going to be a prince, the status is just different.

When the quarrel was almost over, Xiao Beihuai said, "Mr. Zhang Ge's vision is not very good. The disciples he recruited are all corrupt officials. Could it be that birds of a feather flock together?"

Xiao Beihuai looked at Zhang Xiru with squinted narrow eyes, with half a smile on his mouth, waiting for his reply.

Zhang Xiru cupped his hands, "His Royal Highness Huai Wang was joking. I have been an official for decades, and I boast that I have a clean hand. The emperor knows that my colleagues can also testify for my subordinate."

"Oh, really?"

Xiao Beihuai turned around and looked at the Son of Heaven, "Imperial Father thinks Zhang Ge's two sleeves are cool?"

Since the Son of Heaven had made up his mind to support Xiao Beihuai, now that Xiao Beihuai picked Zhang Xiru to attack, he naturally wouldn't tear down the stage.

"Which of those corrupt officials in the past was innocent before me, but after investigation, they found that they were corrupt and violated the law, and ignored human lives. A few lives are not enough to kill. Zhang Aiqing has been an official for so many years. It is true that no one has ever been impeached. Just check it out."

"Just right, leave this matter to Duke Huai."

As soon as the emperor asked Xiao Beihuai to investigate him, not to mention whether Zhang Xiru had really done something, at least the emperor did not trust him in the past.

Zhang Xiru remained calm, "I will definitely cooperate with His Royal Highness Huai Wang."

"Okay, this king is also looking forward to the cooperation of Elder Zhang Ge. By the way, there are also disciples of Elder Zhang Ge. I feel that they should also be investigated. I also ask my father to give my son an imperial edict to kill first and then play."

Xiao Beihuai was clearly telling everyone that he had murderous intentions.

It was also these words that finally made the calm old Zhang Ge change his face slightly.

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