Chapter 368 Urgent Report
Zhao Xing asked Liu Sanshi to control the entire imperial city, including the government offices within the imperial city.
However, because these government offices are in the imperial city, even the handymen are officials, and the people who serve tea and water are the officials' own entourage, not even any minor officials.
The only people Liu Sanshi could manage were eunuchs, and he did not dare to easily contact and bribe those officials.
It is very difficult to control the news of various government offices.
However, the handymen in various government offices are officials, while the cleaners are eunuchs in the palace.
Liu Sanshi could only use these cleaning eunuchs to collect information first.
It's just that these eunuchs are only responsible for cleaning, and the officials avoid them when talking, otherwise they are guarded by their entourage, and the information they can get is limited.
Two days ago, Han Zhang's entourage secretly hid the ink ingots provided to the officials, but because they did not hide them well, they fell from their bodies.
There was no one nearby at that time, so Han Zhang's entourage quickly picked it up and packed it up before leaving.
However, this scene was seen by a cleaning eunuch and reported the news to Liu Sanshi.
Liu Sanshi thought this was an opportunity, so he contacted Han Zhang's entourage as a threat.
The ink provided to officials, especially those in Zhizhengtang, is of relatively high quality and the price is not cheap.
But this is not a big deal, and those officials usually take some back.
It's just that this person is a follower. Once he is exposed, Han Zhang's face will be lost.
Even if no one pursues him by then, Han Zhang will not be able to let him go.
Faced with Liu Sanshi's threat, the man could only compromise.
Liu Sanshi originally didn't expect that person to have much effect.
As a result, the news about Zhu Shiquan was leaked and the Zhu family learned about it.
Liu Sanshi knew that Zhao Xing would definitely ask him to go over and question him. Just when he was feeling uneasy, a piece of news came from over there.
Liu Sanshi was summoned by Zhao Xing. After seeing Zhao Xing, he reported the news to Zhao Xing.
"That's it!" After Zhao Xing heard what happened, he nodded and said, "Please find out why the Grand Prime Minister's entourage stole the ink ingots."
Stealing ink ingots is just for money. As Han Zhang's long-term follower, the treatment should not be bad.
Under such circumstances, he was still short of money. If he didn't figure it out, Zhao Xing was worried that this person would be bribed by someone else who would catch him.
Zhao Xing still trusts Han Zhang.
After he ascended the throne, Han Zhang, the Grand Prime Minister, seemed to have played no role.
In fact, it was not the case. It was crucial for Zhao Xing that many things went smoothly because Han Zhang did not object.
Since the death of Xianggong Fan, Han Zhang has become the leader of the reform faction.
Although the reformists were suppressed after the failure of the New Deal, many of them survived.
Perhaps out of guilt, the father has been compensating those officials over the years, and there are still many reformists in the court.
Although these people are reformists, Zhao Xing killing officials is definitely not what they want to see.
The so-called reformists and conservatives simply have political disagreements.
But when something happens that affects the interests of both of them, they will naturally agree.
It was precisely because of Han Zhang's persuasion that the reformists did not speak out against it.
Although Han Zhang did not directly support what Zhao Xing did, he did not oppose it either. This was tantamount to support in disguise.
Therefore, there must be no problems on Han Zhang's side.
"My slave understands!" Liu Sanshi responded.
"Go!" Zhao Xing waved his hand and said.
Not long after Liu Sanshi left, the chamberlain came to report that the queen had sent someone to tell her that Mrs. Zhu had woken up.
Zhao Xing learned the news and came to his mother's palace.
Arriving outside the palace, Zhao Xing heard Zhang Guifen and Zhu talking quietly inside.
He looked inside with some doubts. Mrs. Zhu was sitting on the bedside, talking to Zhang Guifen. She saw Zhao Xing looking over her shoulder from the corner of her eye, and said with a straight face, "Why, the officials have the guts to hide it from me, but don't have the guts to see me anymore?"
"Mother, when did I hide this from you?" Zhao Xing walked in with a stern expression.
"You didn't hide it from me. How many days did it take for me to hear the news? Will your aunt not come to the palace to find me?" Zhu said angrily.
Zhao Xing was a little embarrassed when he heard this and said: "Didn't I think of a way again? I was afraid that my mother and concubine would be worried when she heard the news, so I hid the news and thought that I would tell my mother and concubine when I had a solution."
Hearing this, Mrs. Zhu ignored Zhao Xing, looked at Zhang Guifen and said with a smile: "You are pregnant now, and you are tired from talking with me for so long. Go back and rest first."
"Then I will go back first."
Zhang Guifen stood up and bowed, winked at Zhao Xing and left.
"Sit down."
Mrs. Zhu smiled and watched Zhang Guifen go out, her face turned cold and she said lightly.
"Yes."
Zhao Xing responded and sat down by the bed.
"Fu'er, did you plan to kill your uncle from the beginning?" Zhu asked.
"My mother-in-law..."
"Stop talking!"
Zhu interrupted Zhao Xing and said, "I also know that this matter has embarrassed you, but after all, he is my biological brother. I can't watch him die. Do you understand?"
"My son understands." Zhao Xing nodded.
"It's good that you understand." Mrs. Zhu nodded and said: "Your uncle refuses to change despite repeated admonitions. It is his own fault that he was sent to exile. I will not stop him. That's fine, he will never have the chance to make mistakes again.
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Those cousins of yours, if they can be used, use them. If they can't, don't use them. Just let them become rich men. ”
"Thank you for your understanding, concubine!" Zhao Xing said with a smile.
"Okay, you have a lot to do, and I'm tired, so go ahead." Zhu said.
"Concubine, how about I ask my aunt to come into the palace to talk to you?" Zhao Xing said.
"No, I'm afraid she will have to ask me for mercy when she enters the palace. I'll see her again when your uncle is exiled." Madam Zhu shook her head.
"Your Majesty, I have resigned!" Zhao Xing saluted.
"Go." Zhu waved her hand.
Zhao Xing bowed and left the palace.
After leaving the palace, Zhao Xing breathed a sigh of relief, this matter was over.
Although it is not perfect, it is not bad.
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"Hurry up, the city gate will be closed soon!"
On this day, at dusk and sunset, the sky was dark. At each city gate in Bianjing, the soldiers guarding the city loudly urged the people entering and leaving the city.
The soldiers at the north city gate saw a line of dust and smoke two or three miles away, and heard the faint sound of horse hooves.
If you look carefully, you can see a horse galloping towards the north gate.
When they saw the flag behind the man on horseback, the soldiers on the city gate narrowed their pupils and shouted: "Captain, there are eight hundred miles to spread the word urgently, we are about to reach the city gate!"
Hearing this, the captain in the distance quickly ran towards the city.
After a while, there was a loud roar at the gate of the city. When the soldiers drove the people away, the sound of horse hooves had already reached the bottom of the city.
The postman on the horse did not slow down at all, and shouted: "Eight hundred miles, hurry up, let us go quickly!"
A horse passed through the city gate, roared past, and headed straight for the palace.
(End of chapter)