Chapter 63 Only the fragrance is as good as before
"Zhong Huai, no matter how clean it is, there will always be traces to follow. Only if you find the evidence can I help you." Zhao Xing said.
"I understand. Thank you, Your Highness." Gu Tingye cupped his hands and said.
"Have you told your grandfather about this?" Zhao Xing asked.
As a salt merchant, Mr. Bai was able to earn a huge family fortune, so naturally he was not a good man or woman.
When Yu Xianggong was responsible for thoroughly investigating the salt affairs, he suffered many assassinations.
Those salt merchants raised many dead soldiers. When they ransacked their homes, they encountered strong resistance and many people died.
The old man of the Bai family must also have some dead soldiers. Who knows if he will send dead soldiers to assassinate the little Qin family if he knows the murderer of his daughter.
No matter whether it is successful or not, my father will not tolerate the use of dead soldiers in Bianjing.
If Mr. Bai is executed for this, I won’t say whether Gu Tingye will be implicated, and he won’t dare to use Gu Tingye anymore.
"My grandfather is old. I was afraid that he wouldn't be able to bear it, so I didn't dare to tell him." Gu Tingye said.
"Well, it's really not appropriate to tell Member Bai about this matter. You can search for evidence secretly first. As long as there is evidence, everything else will be easy to talk about." Zhao Xing said.
"I understand. Thank you very much, Your Highness. I will retire first." Gu Tingye saluted.
"Go ahead." Zhao Xing waved his hand.
After Gu Tingye left, Zhao Xing began to think deeply.
Now that it has been some time since I moved out of the palace, my plan to make money should also be put on the agenda.
The only problem that gave him a headache was the issue of candidates.
Until now, he has not found a suitable candidate.
The people around him were either palace maids or eunuchs, and then there were the companions, all of whom were inappropriate.
Zhao Xing wanted to build a business network that spread across all important cities in the Song Dynasty, and then rely on the radiation of this business network to set up an intelligence system all over the world to collect intelligence for him.
The Song Dynasty also had an organization similar to the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty, which was called the Imperial City Division.
But the main responsibility of the Imperial City Division is to monitor abnormal developments in various places and prevent rebellions. There is no right or responsibility to supervise the officials.
In fact, at the beginning, the Imperial City Division also had the power to investigate and supervise officials.
But the officials of the Song Dynasty were a bit stubborn. They were very opposed to the existence of the Imperial City Division. The emperor refused to force its establishment, but when he sent spies to the local areas, the local officials quietly arrested and killed those spies.
Because the spies recruited by the Imperial City Division were mostly idle rogues from some places, even if the emperor wanted to pursue them, local officials would have excuses.
There are also those who are stubborn. After catching someone, they will be beaten, tied up and sent to the capital. He also blamed the emperor for not trusting the heroes of the world and favoring the villains who pretended to be powerful.
Under the huge resistance, the existence of the Imperial City Division is only for the people, not for the officials.
Even if Zhao Xing ascends the throne in the future and wants to set up a spy agency to monitor officials, he will still encounter opposition.
Moreover, Zhao Xing is also worried that the formed secret service agency will have too much power like the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty, and will be unable to lose its tail.
To say that the dynasty that paid the most attention to spy agencies in ancient times was the Ming Dynasty.
However, in the Ming Dynasty, the East Factory was established to restrict Jinyiwei, and the West Factory was established to restrict the East Factory. Later, an inner factory was established to restrict the East and West Second Factory.
Firstly, it was because the emperor at that time no longer trusted the previous secret service agencies, and secondly, it was also because their power was too great, in order to balance the restrictions.
Without an official identity, the spy agency formed only has the function of collecting intelligence, and will not have excessive power.
But it is hidden in the dark, and it is not easy for civil and military officials to detect it.
Of course, Zhao Xing does not intend to leave business and intelligence gathering to one person.
He not only controls money but also possesses information. If he has any objections, wouldn't he be able to cultivate a brave and courageous prince? But if you want to build an intelligence system, you must first have money, so the ability of the person who makes money for him is very important, and he must also be loyal.
Zhao Xing thought about it, but he had one candidate, and that was Sheng Wei.
But he has not yet thought clearly about whether to use Sheng Wei.
When Hualan gets married, Sheng Wei will definitely come to Bianjing, and Zhao Xing is going to meet him before making a decision.
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Before taking a bath, Hai Wenyou left behind his homework and asked Zhao Xing and others to write a poem.
The ancient literati were very fond of poetry. Regardless of various factors, the important point is that poetry requires high cultural knowledge, is easy to spread, and shows their talents to the world.
Hai Wenyou asked everyone to write poems just to test what everyone has learned.
During class the next day, Hai Wenyou asked someone to collect the poems written by everyone.
As the prince, Zhao Xing's poems were naturally placed at the top, so Hai Wen saw Zhao Xing's poems first.
"Beside the broken bridge outside the post, I am lonely and without an owner. It is already dusk and I am sad alone, and there is more wind and rain.
I have no intention of struggling for spring, and I will let all the flowers be jealous. The scattered pieces are crushed into mud. Dust, only the fragrance is the same as before."
Hai Wenyou's eyes became brighter when he saw the last sentence "Only the fragrance is the same as before", he couldn't help but praise: "Good, what a good one, the fragrance is the same as before!" Your Highness wrote this poem very quickly, I am ashamed of myself!"
Zhao Xing smiled and said: "Xueshi Hai is so complimentary."
Just kidding, this is Lu You's word, can it be bad?
Some people may say that the first half of this poem exaggerates Mei's loneliness and suffering from wind and rain. This is Lu You's use of Mei's misery to vent his depression and lament the frustrations and frustrations of life, which is not suitable for him.
In fact, when reading poetry, there are two artistic conceptions. One is the superficial meaning of the poetry.
The other is to feel the emotions the author wants to express based on his experiences at that time.
As the prince, Zhao Xing naturally gave people different perceptions through the poems he wrote.
If we read it from the perspective of his identity, it can be understood that he is borrowing words to describe people. This person is not an individual, but refers to officials in the world in general.
Students studying hard in the cold window are like the plum blossoms beside the broken bridge outside the post office.
The final fragments turned into mud and ground into dust, but only the fragrance remains the same, which can also be understood as allowing the officials of the world to remain true to their original aspirations.
"Your Highness is so humble. Not only is this poem well-written, but it also has far-reaching ideas. It is truly a rare masterpiece." Hai Wenyou praised.
Zhao Xing smiled and said nothing. The literary style of the Song Dynasty was at its peak. He was a prince, but no one dared to say anything about his literary talent.
But copying some poems and articles will undoubtedly make the world's literati more aware of it.
This is not the time to show off. It is still necessary to stabilize those civil servants.
He can't remember the article, but he can still remember some poems.
Hai Wenyou read Zhao Xing's words in front of everyone, and Zhao Xing received another pile of rainbow farts.
Then Hai Wenyou read the other poems again, selected a few good ones to read aloud in public, and praised them.
Zhao Xing also rewarded those people with some of the four treasures of the study that entered the palace.
Hai Wenyou did not teach the Four Books and Five Classics in this class, but explained some of Zhao Xinghe’s good poems to everyone.
After class, Hai Wenyou saluted Zhao Xing and left in a hurry.
(End of this chapter)