The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

Chapter 207 The Heavens Want It to Die, It Will Make It Crazy

Emperor Daojun was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and then frowned.

He can barely remember the magistrates of the prefectures in the Song Dynasty, but he can't remember all the judges, but he knows Zong Ze.

Just a few years later, this Zongze begged to become an official, resigned from his old age and returned to his hometown, and he personally approved it.

Because he felt that he had done half his life as a judge, he was awarded the nominal job of promoting Hongqing Palace in Yingtianfu, Nanjing.

But later, Lin Lingsu sued Zongze for contempt for the Shenxiao Sect, and that it was impious and inappropriate to build the Shenxiao Taoist Palace in Dengzhou.

They sent someone to investigate, and it turned out that the Shenxiao Palace in Dengzhou was crudely built.

But the land area of ​​Shenxiao Palace in Dengzhou is only about half of that of other places. Could it be difficult to use more land?This is indeed a sin of impiety.

So naturally he was not allowed to become an official, dismissed from office, detained, and demoted.

Thinking of this, Emperor Daojun rubbed his temples. He kind of forgot where he had demoted Zongze, but judging from the time, the decree might have just arrived in Dengzhou, and Zongze might not have gotten up and left.

He said: "Why does the second brother use this Zongze?"

Zhao Tong was calculating in his mind that if Zong Ze was not in Dengzhou at this time, he should have been dismissed and detained in Zhenjiang.

If Zhenjiang has already been imprisoned, under normal circumstances, it will be in the Song and Jin Dynasties when Tong Guan spent money to buy Yanyun, and when the Emperor Daojun held a sacrificial ceremony and granted amnesty, Zong Ze regained his freedom and was sent to supervise the wine tax of Zhenjiang Prefecture, and to preach and preach Lang.

Of course, it is impossible to become an official. There is such a rule in this dynasty. If you don't approve it, you can't even retire.

Zong Ze's position in Zhenjiang was from the seventh grade, which was insignificant, but he still kept himself and devoted himself to the public, and did his best to make this small official work well, which doubled the income of the local wine tax.

Later, it was not until the first year of Jingkang, when he was already in his 60s, that Zong Ze became the magistrate of Cizhou and started his magnificent anti-golden career.

There are actually two reasons why Zhao Tong wants Zong Ze. One is that besides the Western Army, there are very few civilian officials who know about military affairs in the court. Zong Ze is, Zhang Shuye is, but Li Gang is not.

The second is that after Jingkang, Zong Ze regained Tokyo, and even sent 24 "Books of Begging for Return to Luan" to Zhao Gou, imploring Zhao Gou to return to Luan to Tokyo to boost morale, but he was ignored. In the end, he became ill with grief and anger, and died in depression three times. "Crossing the river" makes people feel uncomfortable.

Zhao Tong replied: "Father, before my son entered the sea last year, he was stationed in Dengzhou. I heard that although this man has a rigid and stubborn personality, he knows soldiers well. These two points are suitable for being a deputy supervisor."

Emperor Daojun thought about it, he was a rigid and stubborn person, that's it, otherwise, how could the land of Shenxiao Palace be used so small?That is official land, not civilian land. This Zongze is the kind of person who sticks to the rules.

However, although this kind of person is rigid, there is also an advantage. He does not rub sand in the eyes of the army, not to mention that he knows soldiers, so he is a good candidate to supervise the army.

The Emperor Daojun said: "This Zongze has just issued a decree to demote him not long ago, and he has not yet arrived. I will issue another decree to go over quickly and let him enter the capital."

Zhao Tong said: "Thank you, Daddy, for making it happen."

Jingdong East Road, Dengzhou.

Zong Ze was packing things in an old house. He was a Jinshi in Yuanyou for six years, and he was 59 years old this year.

Since the imperial examination, he has been an official in the border states and counties of Hebei and Shandong for several years, and he is very familiar with land and sea affairs.

At the beginning of the year, he wrote a letter begging to retire and return to his hometown, and after he was approved, he was granted a nominal job to promote Yingtianfu Hongqing Palace. Just after the handover was completed by Xintong San, there was a decree of resignation.

He was actually relegated to Zhenjiang, where he was dismissed and placed in custody. After asking, he found out that because of the Shenxiao Palace incident, he realized after careful consideration that he had punished Taoist priest Gao Yanzhao, and was sued by Gao Yanzhao's backer, Lin Lingsu.

After the Emperor Daojun had confidence in Lin Lingsu, he ordered all states and counties to build the Shenxiao Palace. The Taoist priests of the Shenxiao Palace took advantage of their power to break the law, seized a large number of farmers' land, and displaced the people.

Gao Yanzhao was the abbot of Shenxiao Palace in Dengzhou, Zong Ze counted him for several major crimes and punished him, and he was really powerless in the construction of Shenxiao Palace, which is why Lin Lingsu sued today.

Zong Ze's beard and hair are half white now, but his body is still strong, even his waist is still straight.

He moved out of Tongpan Mansion after the handover with Xin Tongpan. He planned to live in Dengzhou for another two months, meet old friends for a while, and then return to his hometown. Unexpectedly, the order of demotion came down, so he had to pack up his things and prepare go south.

I don't have too many complaints. I have been an official for most of my life. I have seen many things clearly. It's just that my original intention has not changed, and my heart is frozen in the jade pot. Now I am old, and I feel powerless in the country and politics. Whether it is restrained or not, there is no difference between playing a flat boat and looking at the bright moon in front of the bed.

Zong Ze stood in the courtyard silently as he watched the old servant and the book boy pack many books into boxes, sort out the scattered and forgotten poem manuscripts, and outdated stationery.

The family members all returned to their hometown early and didn't know that he was demoted. Now that he is alone, it doesn't matter where he goes.

At this moment, the gate of the courtyard opened suddenly, and it was officers and soldiers from the state. It was considered polite to enter the door, but said: "My lord, haven't you tidied up yet?"

Zongze knew that there was a time limit to leave after the demotion order came down, and today was the last day, if he didn't leave, Lin Lingsu would have a new excuse to sue him again for resisting the order.

Just as Zong Ze was about to speak, a strange voice suddenly sounded outside the courtyard: "Oh, Zong Tongpan seems to be reluctant to leave Dengzhou with his dawdling manner!"

As the words fell, several people walked in outside the courtyard, all Taoist priests, the first one was wearing a feather crown and a bright Taoist robe, with a mocking and gloomy face.

Zong Ze looked at this person, it was Gao Yanzhao, the abbot of Shenxiao Palace in Dengzhou, who had been severely punished by him once for taking advantage of his power, occupying the people's land, and seizing the people's good property.

It's just that the Shenxiao Palace in various places now has privileges, even the status is second only to the government, or even equal. The magistrate of Dengzhou can't directly convict and try. The mortal sin was let go.

Zong Ze remained silent, his already half-gray hair was a little disheveled, the strands of hair fluttered slightly in the wind, and his expression was somewhat sad.

Gao Yanzhao walked up with a few Taoist priests behind him, glanced at the wooden boxes placed on the ground, and opened one casually. Seeing that it was full of books, he couldn't help but sneered and said, "Who is Zong Tongpan showing these to? I'm afraid not Have all the gold and silver goods been shipped back to my hometown?"

Zong Ze still remained silent when he heard the words, he had nothing to say to this kind of person, even if he took a second look, he felt filthy.

Seeing this, Gao Yanzhao said to the Taoist behind him: "Open them all and see if there are any private goods inside. Zong Tong judged that he would go to Zhenjiang without any gold and silver, so how can he go there to take care of himself and live comfortably? ?”

The two Taoist priests came up and started rummaging through the boxes, and the little book boy next to him rushed over and shouted, "What are you doing?"

A Taoist stretched out his hand and pulled him aside: "Go away, little thing, do you think your old man is a judge? Go away."

At this time, the leader of the state army was a little bit disappointed, and said: "Master Gao, this is not good, is it?"

Gao Yanzhao glanced at him sideways, and snorted: "What are you, you dare to talk to this real person like this. This is what Lin Xianshi ordered to check, even if Qu Zhizhou is here, he dare not deny it!"

The leader of the state soldiers had a bad face, but he didn't dare to say anything, so he retreated and gritted his teeth.

The Taoist rummaged through the box and randomly scattered some books on the ground. The little bookboy burst into tears immediately. The old servant pulled him over, with a sad expression, and whispered to Zongze, "My lord..."

Zong Ze said indifferently: "Just let them read it."

But even so, when looking at the books on the ground, there is always a distressed look.

The Taoists rummaged around, not to mention gold and silver, but they couldn't find any valuables, so they went back to Gao Yanzhao's side to report.

Gao Yanzhao swept the ground, then looked at Zongze, the corner of his mouth twitched and said, "I'm afraid Zong Tongpan hid all the good things in the house? Let me go in the house and have a look again!"

Zong Ze frowned when he heard the words, and said, "The old man was just demoted, not ransacked, so what do you want?"

Gao Yanzhao laughed and said, "Zong Tongpan, that's not what I mean. I'm just an abbot of Shenxiao Palace in Dengzhou. No matter how brave I am, how dare I search the house of the court official? This is Lin Xianshi. If Zong Tongpan has any dissatisfaction, go and talk to Lin Xian."

Zong Ze took a deep breath when he heard the words: "If the heavens want her to perish, she will be driven mad, Lin Lingsu!"

"Haha, why don't you dare!" Gao Yanzhao laughed and said, "I will also bring the words of Zong Tongpan to Master Lin. I am afraid that Zong Tongpan will not be in Zhenjiang by then. Go to Lingnan for a walk, and enjoy your old age there!"

After finishing speaking, Gao Yanzhao commanded the two Taoist priests to enter the house, but the little bookboy came up to stop him again. The Taoist reached out and grabbed his lapel, then threw it aside, and the little bookboy fell to the ground crying loudly with an "ahhh" stand up.

The old servant hurried over to help him up: "Yu Mo, did you break anything?"

Zong Ze said angrily: "Gao Yanzhao, what did you do to a child?"

Gao Yanzhao snorted coldly: "So what if you do it, hurry up and search the house for me, and see what kind of treasure this old thief has hidden!"

The two Taoist priests rushed to the door like wolves and tigers, but at this moment, the sound of horseshoes came from outside the courtyard, and they came close in an instant.

Four horses, a servant in red, and a man in light armor, leading two soldiers.

The man in light armor entered first, saw the scene in front of him, and shouted: "What are you doing?"

Zong Ze seemed to be stunned, he recognized that the man in red was an internal servant, he had seen eunuchs in the palace wearing it when Jinshi named Donghua Gate, but the light armored one was dressed as an officer of the Imperial Army.

Gao Yanzhao only recognized the clothes of the forbidden army, but he didn't know about the eunuchs. He said angrily, "Who dares to behave wildly in front of this real person?"

The officer man didn't speak, he went over and pulled the two Taoist priests who were going into the house, the two wanted to struggle, the officer man kicked one by one, and kicked them to the side like gourds on the ground, crying for father and mother .

Gao Yanzhao was furious: "Where did you come from to join the army? How dare you beat the real person of Shenxiao Palace?"

The officer had a ferocious smile on his face, then thought for a while and said, "Your name is...Gao Yanzhao?"

Gao Yanzhao stuck Fuchen behind his neck, pointed at the officer and said, "It's your real person, how do you treat it?"

The officer came over and muttered: "Dare to call me a thief and join the army, and tell me how I will be treated..."

When he got close, he slapped Gao Yanzhao with a slap, right on Gao Yanzhao's face: "What do you think of me, I can't beat you to death!"

This slap made a "slap", one side of Gao Yanzhao's face suddenly swelled up, he stumbled and bumped against the wooden box in the courtyard, and then sat down on it, opening his mouth and spitting out two big molars.

"You, you dare to hit the real person of Shenxiao Palace!" Gao Yanzhao was stunned by the beating. All these years of domineering, no one dared to come up and beat him. Said: "You dare to fight a real person, I think you don't want to live as a thief..."

Before he finished speaking, the officer man came over and pulled him out, slapped him repeatedly, until the corner of his mouth was bleeding, his eyes were swollen, and his mouth stopped being hard, and he began to beg for forgiveness: "Grandpa, Grandpa, stop, the little one doesn't dare, never dare again!"

The book boy next to him got up from the ground, wiped away his tears, clapped his hands and said, "This person is the worst, he bullies people when he comes here."

Zong Ze was a little bit puzzled, although he knew that the man in the red robe behind him was a servant, but the military man should not be of high quality, so how could he be so bold as to dare to attack the host of Shenxiao Palace?

He knew that the soldier was standing up for his own family, but he was also worried that the soldier would not know the identity of the other party and would cause disasters. In the end, he would be retaliated by Shenxiao Palace, so he hurried over and said, "General, please stop, this person It's the host of Shenxiao Palace, it would be bad if something happened."

The military officer glanced at him and said with a smile: "Master Zong, right? It's okay, even if you don't kill him today, you have to give him a memory."

After finishing speaking, he kicked over again.

At this moment, Gao Yanzhao was beaten into a daze, but he was so full of hatred in his heart that he didn't dare to say anything, he was only thinking about how to get revenge, when he suddenly heard the man in red shout loudly: "Dengzhou Tongju Zongze Accept the order!"

Gao Yanzhao was startled, these people are from Tokyo?Are you here to find Zongze?But how could there be an imperial decree?

Over there, Zongze knelt down hastily. He guessed that the group of people came to look for him, but he didn't know the specifics, and said, "The guilty minister Zongze accepts the order."

The etiquette of receiving decrees in this dynasty is different. Some can stand while others need to kneel. Most of the decrees sent from the capital to the local area should be received on their knees.

The waiter in the red robe held the imperial decree in his hand, and read a bunch of narratives with prefixes, including when Zongze was a Jinshi and what official positions he had before, and then came to the main text: "Dengzhou judged Zongze, resolute and resolute, judged the border If you have meritorious service, you will not be dismissed as an official, but you will be promoted to be a doctor, served in the Baowen Palace, moved to the doctor of the Ministry of War, and given the title of Supervising the Thieves, and will go to Beijing today to obey the orders of the King of Qi!"

Zong Ze was stunned for a moment, even if he thought about it just now, this group of people entered the hospital to protect their own side, maybe there was a change in the demotion, but they never expected it to be a promotion!

The doctor Zhengfeng is a regular fourth-rank official, but the Baowen Palace servant system is a real fourth-rank official. As for the doctor of the Ministry of War, he is temporarily suspended. As for the thief and supervisor, what is it?And King Qi...

Gao Yanzhao next to him listened to the imperial decree, and his head buzzed. He didn't quite understand the official positions in front of him. The court officials were complicated, and there were no local official positions that were easy to understand, but the words "supervising army" behind him could be clearly heard. That's great. Unbelievable official, as soon as the supervising army came out on the stage, they only killed Zhongliang, and Zhongliang was killed, let alone a traitor like him?

Thinking of this, Gao Yanzhao couldn't help but rolled his eyes, and was so frightened that he passed out.

At this time, Ouyang Bei, who was dressed as an officer of the imperial army, said with a smile: "Master Zong, don't hurry up to receive the order to thank you, and then quickly serve under the command of King Qi."

Zong Ze came back to his senses, and hurriedly thanked him for accepting the order. He didn't know at the moment that this encounter must have something to do with King Qi, but King Qi...he didn't recognize him.

(End of this chapter)