Chapter 414 The capital is Mr. Zhao’s territory (please vote for the new month)
The tongue of fire licked the paper on which the information was written, quickly carbonizing it.
Sun Lianying was wearing a loose cotton robe, stretched out her hand to bake on the fire pot, and said calmly:
"Although Cao Mao is not in the capital all the year round, he is still a nobleman with military power. After noticing the trend of public opinion, the situation is different. He will definitely initiate a relationship, blockade, and suppress him. Have you thought about how to deal with it?"
Zhao Duan's tone was calm and calm. He did not answer immediately, but turned to look at the person who came to report the message. Minglihuatang Jinyi asked:
"Have all the arrangements for you to say hello been done?"
The man in Jinyi cupped his hands and said:
"It has been done a long time ago. Sir, don't worry, the capital is not Jubei City, this is us We want to take a look at our territory, since you have spoken. Who in the entire capital dares to do things for Mr. Cao Guo?"
Zhao Duan waved his hand with satisfaction and asked the latter to leave, then turned to look at the old leader with a smile:
" Is this appropriate? ”
"You." The old eunuch seemed to shake his head helplessly, and gently dropped the chess piece, with a look of relief on his face.
A year ago, who would have thought that Zhao Duan would have the energy he has today?
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Kyoto government office.
On this day, Lord Fuyin learned that the deputy general of Jubeicheng, Cao Kedi, was visiting, and he immediately welcomed him politely into the back hall to entertain him.
After a moment of greetings, Cao Kedi came up with his intention:
“Today someone in the city concocted rumors, spread them in the market, and criticized the laws of the imperial court. The Duke was very angry when he heard about it, so he urged me Come and ask the Governor to stop the rumors, prevent them from spreading, and find out who is so bold."
"Is this happening?" The Governor of the capital was shocked and shouted angrily:
"How can the Emperor allow Duke Cao to be slandered under the emperor's feet? Please tell the Duke that I will order the government office and several county offices in the capital to deal with it."
Cao Kedi smiled and said: "Thank you, Mr. Fu Yin."
"Haha, it's just my job." The Fu Yin of the capital smiled and personally sent Cao Kedi out of the government office.
When the others left, the smile on his face faded, he turned around and dragged his somewhat plump body against the cold wind back to the warm back hall.
The head of the government office came over cautiously and asked for instructions: "Sir, what should I do now?"
Fu Yin glanced at him and said in a cold tone: "What should we do?"< br>
The catcher was stunned for a moment and said: "It was entrusted by Duke Cao Guo..."
Fu Yin snorted, waved his hand irritably, and said:
"We will hold off for now, wait until the day after tomorrow. Just find a few and splash them It’s enough for the scoundrel to give an explanation to the Duke’s office.”
He didn’t want to offend Cao Mao. If it was for other matters, it would be just a favor. Why did King Zhao Yan send someone here before? Say hello.
“How many days can a commander at the border in the north stay in the capital throughout the year? A simple thank you would make me offend the man named Zhao, but Cao Mao could not figure it out.”
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Fu Yin cursed in his heart, and at the same time secretly thought about this matter, he could vaguely sense an undercurrent surging, and it felt like the show was about to begin.
"You can't get involved in this matter. If you don't see the situation clearly and interfere indiscriminately, I'm afraid you will get burned."
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Zhao Yamen, Peony Hall.
"Cao Guogong wants to appoint us to help him investigate the source of the rumor? Block it?"
Zhang Han, with a paralyzed face, looked at the Northland officer in front of him with strange eyes.
The officer nodded and said seriously:
"Zhang Jisi is the number one in Jiutang. In terms of the ability to investigate cases and handle affairs in the capital, Peony Hall is second to none. As long as this matter is handled well, the Duke of the State will I will never forget Zhang Jisi’s hard work.”
Zhang Han looked at this man expressionlessly for a moment, shook his head and said: "The yamen are ordered to do something for your majesty. This matter neither involves rebellion against the party nor is it ordered by the governor. I am sorry that I cannot interfere."
"This..." The Jubeicheng officer was stunned and seemed to have no idea. Thinking that the other party is so disrespectful and unwilling to say anything to the situation, even if you are a little tactful...
He lowered his face and said: "Dong Cao Guo is..."
Zhang Han interrupted this person and served tea to see the guests off: "I have something to do, so I won't send you far away."
< br>The Northland officer opened his mouth, took a deep breath, stood up and left the table angrily.
After the others left, Haitang walked in with his arms folded outside the door, looking like he was eating melons and watching a show. He said with interest:
“This Duke is quite interesting. Are you used to being the master of power at the border, or are you too old to give orders?"
Zhang Han shook his head and said calmly:
"They didn't go to Zhao Duan, but came to me, which shows that they are not too stupid. Maybe they heard that the nine halls were fighting with each other and thought that I would be happy to climb up to Cao Guogong. "
Hearing the excitement, Haitang came over to eat the melon and said in surprise:
"Although I don't know what happened, based on my relationship with Zhao Duan. I understand that this Duke is in trouble.”
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Red Flower Club Headquarters.
The "White Paper Fan", the largest gang in the capital, came out in person to welcome the arrival of the housekeeper of Cao Guogong's mansion.
The so-called White Paper Fan is not a name, but a title. Its status is similar to the "strategist" role of a gang. Within the Red Flower Club, its status is only below the leader.
"Oh, what a coincidence, the gang leader is not at home right now. I wonder if you have anything to tell me? Can I convey it to you?" The tall and thin white paper fan said politely.
The seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's door, the chief steward of the Duke's mansion, is already a big shot in this group of societies.
"You, the Honghua Society, know the market well. You should have heard the rumors against the Duke. I'll give you a day and I want to know where the rumors started."
The chief steward ordered with an arrogant look. Finished, get up and leave.
The white paper fan sent the person away with a smile on his face, watched him leave, and spat lightly.
He turned around and ordered a few gang thugs to stay outside. He returned to the house, walked to the door of a room in the back house, and pushed it open with both hands.
Looking at the bald middle-aged man pacing in the room.
"Gang leader, I sent you off just as expected. We have to finish it within one day."
The leader of the Red Flower Club looked sinister and sneered:
"Otherwise We say we look like beautiful scenery, but in fact we are nothing more than The chamber pot of a big shot, I picked it up when I remembered..."
The white paper fan hesitated: "Then let's..."
The leader of the Red Flower Club said with a straight face: "How can we deal with it? Did I say that? ”
"Yes. Then where the news is spreading..."
"Send extra manpower to make the matter bigger. If King Zhao Yan is not satisfied, you and I will never survive until next year. Think of Master Meng!"< br>
Master Meng was the previous leader of the Honghua Society. He had sinned against Zhao Duan and died tragically in prison.
In a sense, Zhao Duan's deterrent effect on underground gangs is much stronger than that of the emperor in the palace.
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At the same time, similar scenes occurred in every corner of the capital.
The personal network of a duke can extend to all the yamen in the entire capital. However, compared to Cao Mao's order, no official dared to disobey Zhao Duan's "greeting".
Even the "Li Dang" who was the enemy of Zhao Duan maintained a high-minded attitude in this matter.
"It seems that this Zhao Duan is more capable than my father expected."
Somewhere in the capital, in a carriage, Tang Guogong looked out the window and almost entered a certain yamen. , two groups of people belonging to Zhao Duan and Cao Mao sighed softly.
In the carriage, Tang Zhao looked depressed.
What she is good at is fighting, and she really doesn’t understand this kind of intrigue.
Even now, she doesn't know what Zhao Duan and his father talked about in the study last night.
"Okay, let's go." Tang Guogong looked at his brave daughter and shook his head helplessly, "Don't be late."
Today, Tang Guogong gave the city seniority The higher-ranking royal family members will pay a visit after handing over a greeting card.
This is not unexpected for a general who returned to Beijing from guarding the border.
But only a few people know that the purpose of Tang Guogong's trip is to remove Cao Mao's arm in this killing situation.
According to what Zhao Duan said last night: "This is part of the plan."
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In the blink of an eye, two days passed.
In the streets and alleys of the capital, the news about Cao Mao not only did not decrease, but intensified.
Criticizing a prince is inherently risky, but if too many people criticize him, it will make people emboldened.
In particular, a case involving Duke Cao was reported in Dali Temple, which gave even people in the official circles a reason to talk about it publicly.
Since the censor Chen Hong was refused entry to the palace that day, in the next two days, more than a dozen censors entered the palace to impeach him, and the momentum became more and more intense.
Cao Guogong Mansion.
"Why are the rumors still spreading?! Two days! Two whole days! The rumors outside are getting bigger and louder. I can hear them at home. How do you do things?! Huh? Are you all mute? Say! ”
Cao Mao’s hair and beard were all growing, and he roared angrily at several subordinates standing side by side in the room, venting his anger.
The atmosphere in the room was frozen and everyone was silent. Cao Kedi stood with his hands down and said in shame:
"Father, it's not that we don't use our strength, it's actually those people in the city who appear to be arrogant and arrogant, but in fact they don't work hard and deal with us perfunctorily. After all, the capital is not Beidi." , we..."
The other people also complained endlessly.
After Cao Mao finished venting, he leaned back and threw himself into the Taishi chair. He put his hand on his forehead:
"That's it, that's it. As the old saying goes, a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake. After all, I have been away from the capital for too long, but Unexpectedly, in just one year, a biting snake grew up."
Cao Kedi was surprised and said: "Father, you mean..."
"Zhao Duan," Cao Mao gritted his teeth and spit out the name:
"I have been wondering before, why does this person want to conflict with you in the Ministry of Punishment, just because the Northland Blood Sword has been his guard for a period of time? It is simply ridiculous. . Now it seems that he is here for me.”
Cao Kedi frowned and said: "My foster father is saying that those yamen refused to use force because Zhao Duan said hello?"
Cao Mao wanted to say something, but suddenly drove the rest of the people out of the house and waited. There were only two people left in the room, and he said with a gloomy face:
"I have no contact with that Zhao Duan, how could he go against us over such a trivial matter for no reason? I'm afraid this person is just a human being. I'm on duty."
Cao Kedi asked:
"Is that Mr. Tang? This person has always been at odds with his adoptive father..."
Cao Mao shook his head and said with a faint look in his eyes:
"It's your Majesty. The spread of news among the people can be said to be the work of my political enemies, but the case in Dali Temple came too unexpectedly. The most important thing is that it was the work of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Those officials... Haha, I'm afraid His Majesty is dissatisfied with us and wants to beat us up."
Cao Kedi looked anxious:
"Father, if it is really your Majesty's doing. What should we do..."
Cao Mao glanced at him dissatisfied and said displeasedly:
"Why are you in chaos? Inside me, there are many allied nobles, and outside, there are hundreds of thousands of border troops resisting Beicheng. Our Majesty has only been on the throne for a few years? It's nothing more than beating."
Although the momentum is now However, Cao Mao was only angry, not panicked.
Because in his opinion, the empress definitely did not have the confidence to turn over the table and do something serious to him.
At this time, suddenly the butler's voice came from outside the room: "My lord, someone from the palace is coming to your door!"
The father and son looked at each other, and they both understood the meaning of each other's eyes: Here we come!
A few moments.
A eunuch holding a fly whisk came to the door with a smile. After paying homage, he said:
"In recent days, the public opinion in the city has been fierce, and rumors related to the Duke of the Kingdom are spreading. Your Majesty doesn't believe it, but he can't stand up to the imperial censor's repeated impeachments and cannot ignore it.
Therefore, your Majesty hopes that the Duke will go to court tomorrow morning to explain himself in person, so as to settle the dispute. "
Cao Mao was not surprised, even a little proud of his guess, and said casually:
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I will go to court tomorrow."
According to his expectation, it would be nothing more than a confrontation with the officials in court. As long as he showed a little respect for the empress, he would make the empress look good. If it doesn't hurt or itch, just hit it and the matter will be over.
"How dare a woman have the courage to become an emperor? It's nothing more than putting the fight in the harem in the court."
Cao Mao activated the spiritual victory method, but inexplicably he gave birth to A feeling of uneasiness
——Is that really all His Majesty has to do?
However, thinking of the northern frontier troops who were firmly in his hands, his heart stabilized again.
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That night, a cold wave swept through the capital and the temperature plummeted.
After the mission from the Western Regions left Beijing, the sky that had been clear for a while was once again obscured by dark clouds. In the second half of the night, goose feather snow began to slowly fall.
early morning.
When Zhao Duan opened the door, what he saw was snowflakes flying like confetti under the pale sky.
In the courtyard, the servants were already sweeping with brooms.
Zhao Pan unexpectedly got up, but judging from his shivering look, he must have woken up from the cold.
She and her Pekingese dog are squatting next to the stove to warm their hands (paws).
Her bright eyes like autumn water were still looking out longingly. When she saw Zhao Duan coming, the girl said happily:
"Brother, the snow is so heavy, I should be able to build a snowman in the afternoon. "
Well, this little girl is already thinking about building a snowman... Well, although the last round of snowfall has been sparse for a long time, it is not thick.
Zhao Duan recalled seeing those Internet masters in his previous life, one by one making snowmen into various cool shapes, such as carving them into a dragon or something. It was so cool...
< br>"Hurry up and close the door. Aren't you afraid of getting sick?"
Eugene Hua disappointedly led several maids and walked in from outside carrying dinner plates.
Goose feather snowflakes fall on the beautiful woman’s hair, with sharp contrast between black and white.
"Oh." The girl closed the door in disappointment, and the temperature in the room slowly rose. Zhao Duan shook his head and smiled, chatting with his family at the dinner table.
Eugene Hua excitedly reported to him how many new year's goods the family had purchased.
“It’s almost the end of the New Year. I wonder what the lantern show will be like on New Year’s Eve this year.” The beautiful stepmother said with longing in her eyes.
In the Yu Dynasty, New Year's Eve was a major festival, and people would attend lantern festivals despite the cold wind.
Of course, it will not be cold on New Year’s Eve. Even if the weather is bad, the great priests of Tianshi Mansion will work together to change the celestial phenomena
——This is one of the few times that the priests except major natural disasters, Will intervene in the weather.
Unfortunately, due to the influence of the Xuanmen Coup in the past two years, the atmosphere in the capital was somber and ups and downs. The flavor of the New Year was greatly reduced, and the New Year's Eve Lantern Festival existed in name only.
This year the empress’s regime gradually became more stable, and there were signs of recovery.
Zhao Duan was a little distracted.
After dinner.
He put on his official uniform, picked up the Frost Sword and left the yamen. The coachman Xiao Wang was already waiting outside.
"Brother seems to be very preoccupied today, and he went to the Yamen very early." Zhao Pan murmured curiously, holding the Pekingese dog in his arms.
Eugene Flower was wrapped in thick fur, covering her plump figure, and said:
"Men always have big things to do. It is enough for women to take care of the family."
Zhao Pan twitched his lips, understanding but not accepting his mother's feudal speech.
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The morning court time in winter was postponed a lot. When Zhao Duan went out, it was not yet time to go to court.
But he estimated that the courtiers were already rushing to the Meridian Gate one after another.
He is not going to go to the Jinluan Palace today because he has more important things to do, or in other words, in his plan with Yuan Li, the impeachment in the Jinluan Palace is the first half.
Responsible by Yuan Li.
What Zhao Duan has to take care of is the second half.
"Sir, are you waiting here?"
Xiao Wang stopped the carriage at an intersection and asked.
Zhao Duan opened the car curtain and nodded, without letting go of the curtain, and just looked at the falling snow outside.
At this time, the entire street has been paved with a layer of white, and there are far fewer pedestrians on the street than before.
Yesterday, Qintian Prison posted a notice saying that there will be a heavy snowstorm today, but it is in the afternoon and it is not very heavy at the moment.
How should I put it? In a world with gods and magic, weather forecasts are indeed more accurate than in previous lives...
“Drive!”
Suddenly, a carriage came from the street across from the intersection. It stopped as it passed the intersection. The curtains of the carriage were raised, revealing the faces of siblings Tang Ping and Tang Zhao.
"Master Zhao!" Tang Ping jumped out of the carriage and walked outside the carriage. He cupped his hands in a gesture of courtesy for a subordinate to meet his superior.
Tang Zhao was reluctant and walked over, just nodded.
Zhao Duan did not get out of the car, smiled through the window and said:
"How are the preparations?"
The young father-in-law Tang Ping patted his chest hard to indicate that the thing was inside. There seemed to be beating flames hidden in his eyes, which was the excitement and excitement of participating in a big event:
"It's already settled. My father also asked me to tell you that the agreement has been reached with Xungui."
Zhao Du. An nodded and said with a smile:
"Thank you for your hard work. It's almost time to go to court. Go into the palace quickly, don't miss the time."
Rouge Ma Tang Zhao blinked, she didn't have any today. Carrying his own horse and wearing a thick red cloak, he said curiously:
"Aren't you going together?"
Zhao Duan waved his hand and said with a smile: "I'll be waiting for you outside."
Strange... Tang Zhao with wheat-colored skin With a murmur, he turned around and got into the car with his brother, heading straight to the palace.
Zhao Duan watched his siblings go away, lowered the curtains, leaned against the soft car cushion, closed his eyes, and said calmly:
"Let's go, let's go to the next stop."< br>
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Typos will be corrected first
(End of this chapter)