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

Chapter 273
Jiang You lived in fear these few days, never thought that Luzhou City was so scary.

Since he was promoted as an official among the Jinshi, he has been doing civil affairs for more than [-] years. He has never led a soldier, nor has he been to the frontier, and he has even left Tokyo for a limited number of times.

It is precisely because I only know the depth of the brush and ink, but I don't know the length of the sword.

Unexpectedly, on the first night of entering Luzhou City, he was assassinated, which bluffed him until three souls came out of his body and seven souls ascended to heaven.

The one who came to assassinate him was a high-flying Snitch, wearing a scary mask that seemed to cry and laugh, and a big knife in his hand was shining brightly. He actually took him as King Zhao of Qi.

With a knife, the hair bun was split. If it hadn't been for the timely rescue from outside the door, his life would have to be confessed here.

It's all because Zongze, who has no winks, actually put him in the best mansion in Luzhou. Isn't that the most dangerous place?Any bandit assassin would think of coming here to assassinate!

Jiang You suddenly understood why Zhao Tun lived in an ordinary house, because no one would have expected that a prince would live in such a simple place.

He immediately asked Zongze to change his residence, and then he felt at ease. Who knew that within two days, he was assassinated again.

In fact, it's not really an assassination, because it wasn't bandits who came, but thieves who stole things. They swept away all the gold and silver in the house, even the imperial decree, and finally threatened them with a knife. , He was not allowed to call out, and feeling the chill from the cold blade rubbing against his skin, Jiang You's soul trembled.

Zong Ze didn't know that Huang Gu was so ruthless, so he had no choice but to cooperate with the army to surround the house and guard it day and night to prevent idlers from approaching.

Jiang You was lying on the bed at this time, just finished drinking the bitter medicinal soup, and stared at the beams blankly. It is not a joke to lose the imperial decree, and he dare not say the key thing.

Originally, he wanted to reprimand Zongze for his lack of protection, but let the thieves sneak into the house and steal the imperial decree. Later, he thought it was wrong. Zongze was not an official in Luzhou City, but a member of the conscripting army. It's easy to ask, the sacred decree is here, no matter how much you ask about the crime, it is a big crime for you.

It is impossible for the officials to ask Zongze, they can only ask themselves, as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, how did you lose my imperial decree!
Officials care about face. Losing imperial edicts is different from other things. Other things may be punished symbolically, and then it will pass. The imperial edict is lost, and the official’s face is lost in front of the army. He must be blamed , say that he can't be dismissed for investigation, or... directly sent to prison?

Thinking of this, even though it was early autumn, Jiang You was still sweating profusely.

There is only one solution for the current plan, and that is to discuss with King Qi and ask King Qi to help hide this matter.

Because the imperial decree is for King Qi, as long as King Qi remains silent, no one will know that it is lost, and no one will take the time to ask King Qi if he has received the imperial edict.

But will King Qi agree?If he had found out the real intention of his visit to Luzhou this time, he would never have agreed. If he hadn't seen it, there was still a possibility, but only a third. After all, concealing this matter is a crime of deceiving the emperor.

He was lying on the bed thinking about it and had a headache. At this time, his relatives came to report that Zong Ze asked to see him.

Jiang You was about to recruit him, so he asked someone to come in, and he himself got up from the bed, calmed down, pretended to be majestic, and sat and waited.

Zong Ze came in to see the ceremony, and said, "How is Shang Shu's illness? It can be seen that it has improved?"

Jiang Youdao: "It's all right, I don't need to worry about it here, but what about the prince?"

Zong Ze said: "The lower officials came here for this purpose, the prince can already get out of bed and walk around, and he is thinking about seeing the minister."

Jiang You breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, said hello repeatedly, and then asked when it would be appropriate to go.

Zong Ze said: "My lord said that Shang Shu can go at any time, and he is waiting to receive the order."

Jiang You was anxious, and said, "Go now, go now!"

Seeing his urgency, Zong Ze was puzzled. He was ignorant of the imperial decree, so he hurriedly agreed, and then Jiang You called him to accompany him to change his official uniform and then went out.

The sunlight outside is very dazzling. Jiang You has not gone out for several days. At this moment, he feels a sense of alienation in his heart. He just wants to meet King Qi to discuss the imperial decree and return to Beijing immediately. This shitty Luzhou City does not want to stay for a moment .

Arriving in front of the house where Zhao Tun lived, he asked the soldiers to go in to report, after a while Huang Gu came out to greet him, and said politely: "Your Highness is waiting in the hall, Shang Shu will follow you."

Jiang You looked at Huang Gu, and couldn't help thinking of the words "promising nothing", and then followed into the house until the middle hall.

I saw Zhongtang was smoking incense at the moment, and Zhao Tun was sitting at the table drinking tea, his face was a little pale, and he looked listless.

Jiang You thought to himself, this is probably because the injury is not fully healed, and then recalled the assassination of his own family, secretly thinking that the city of Luzhou is in danger everywhere, so it would be strange if he was energetic.

When he stepped forward to greet him, Zhao Tun smiled and said, "I have kept Jiang Shangshu waiting for a long time, please sit down and talk."

Jiang You sat down, thinking about words in his heart, but he heard Zhao Tun say again: "These days the king has been anxious, and he only hopes to get out of bed and walk, and return to Beijing immediately after receiving the order."

Jiang You was taken aback when he heard the words, and said, "My lord is in a hurry to return to Beijing?"

Zhao Tun nodded and said: "I'm really anxious. It's been a long time since I came out. The battle has exhausted people and horses, and the soldiers are impatient. Now that Huaixi has been recovered, the overall situation has been decided. After receiving the order, we will start our journey."

Jiang You didn't expect that Zhao Tun was in a hurry to leave, so he opened his mouth and didn't know what to say, so he heard Zhao Tun say, "This king is no better than Jiang Shangshu, and there is no chief official in Huaixi at the moment, so Zhang Julu knew that he had committed a serious crime by appeasing him." , is waiting to return to Beijing to accept the crime, Jiang Shangshu will stay in Luzhou for a longer period of time, and preside over the handover of the Huaixi states."

"Ah?" Jiang You trembled when he heard the words. He didn't want to stay in Luzhou for a moment. If Zhao Tun led the army away, he would not dare to stay any longer. As long as the delegation continues, the matter of presiding is still up to the prince to make up his mind."

Zhao Tang glanced at him and said: "What is Jiang Shangshu talking about? This king raised his own military commander, commanded the troops to hunt down thieves, and was in charge of military affairs. How can this king intervene in such local affairs? How can this king be involved?" It’s not overstepping the rules, besides, Jiang Shangshu is in charge of the Ministry of Officials, which is exactly his duty, so what’s the matter with this king presiding over it!”

Jiang You immediately felt sweat on his forehead when he heard the words. He couldn't let Zhao Tun leave his family and take the army away. This Luzhou city is extremely dangerous. Tens of thousands of troops are suppressing here, and the law and order are in chaos. Stay here without fear of dying.

"My lord, in fact, there is nothing to preside over in Huaixi. The officials have already been appointed. As for money, taxes, soldiers and food, the lower officials have no control over them. They have to go back to Beijing to ask the officials for instructions, and wait for the chief officials to be sent by the court. , and everything will be back up and running.”

Zhao Tong asked suspiciously: "Then Jiang Shangshu means..."

"When will the prince leave, the officials will follow and go back to Beijing." Jiang You said with a sneer.

Zhao Tong thought for a while after hearing the words, and said: "Since this is the case, it should not be too late. Jiang Shangshu should read out the imperial decree as soon as possible. After receiving the decree, the king will arrange the return to Beijing immediately!"

(End of this chapter)