Hundreds of households in Liaodong, covering the light with one hand

Chapter 286 The Counterattack Begins

Zhao Jun's house is located on Chongwenmenli Street, next to the Paozi River.

As a fan of Dongchang, Zhao Jun has always lived in seclusion. Because his neighbors are afraid of his errands from the inner palace of Dongchang, they rarely have any friendship on weekdays, so the family is considered deserted.

But today is indeed different. A large number of neighbors gathered at the entrance of Zhao's house early in the morning, and several officers from Shuntian Prefecture were on site to maintain order.

"I heard that Zhao Jun, who had just been promoted to Jinyiwei Qianhu, died suddenly last night."

"Who knows? Early this morning, the prostitute he brought back last night ran out of the house naked and yelled, attracting neighbors to watch, only to find that she had died in an explosion last night. "

"The loss was so great that it caused a stroke?"

"Thousands of dignified and well-dressed guards died on a woman's belly?"

The comments of the common people naturally fell into the ears of Qiu Tong, a member of the Jinyi family. However, Qiu Tong, who had a family background and was an excellent autopsy expert, looked at Zhao Jun's body that had been carried out, and a strange smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: Zhao Jun was poisoned and died of heart failure.

Zhao Jun died in an explosion, and the poor prostitute naturally became the first suspect and was taken away by the Jin Yiwei.

This matter was originally under the control of the Shuntian Prefecture, but because the deceased was a member of the Jinyi Guard Qianhu, when Qiu Tong brought people over, the Shuntian Prefecture's messengers could only do things like maintaining order and running errands to deliver letters.

"Sir, we have searched everything and found out the prostitute's rouge and gouache. There are no traces of outsiders in Master Zhao's house. There is nothing suspicious." The subordinate handed the record book in his hand to Qiu Tong.

"Is there any doubt?" Qiu Tong glanced at it and threw the book aside without any care.

"Forehead"

Just as his men were about to reply, a burst of noise suddenly came from outside the crowd: "Get out of the way, get out of the way!"

Everyone turned to look, and another team of Jin Yiwei also appeared at Zhao Jun's door.

"Qiu Tong, something happened!" The visitor and Qiu Tong were close friends, and he looked panicked at this moment.

"What's the matter?" Looking at his friend's expression, the official, who was used to seeing strange things, suddenly had a bad premonition.

"Several people who went to Jiangxi to handle the case with Zhao Jun all died last night in an explosion in the middle of the night. They were silent and were only discovered by their families as soon as possible."

"All dead?" The stubby fingers in Qiu Tong's sleeves suddenly tightened - this is not good!

At this moment, inside Qianqing Palace.

Sun Chengzong was giving lessons to Emperor Tianqi Jingyan.

"Sima Wen Gong once said that Taizong used force to bring chaos to an end and used benevolence to defeat the weak. His talents were better than Han Gao but not as large as him. His frugality was not as good as filial piety but his merits were exceeded. It is traced to his strong nature and bravery without regard for relatives. But to be able to fear righteousness and love the virtuous, to bend oneself to obey advice, to be sharp and disciplined, and to strive to do good, this leads to the rule of Zhenguan."

Sun Chengzong was talking about the Book of Tang Dynasty today, and he also borrowed some excerpts from Sima Wenzheng's "Zizhi Tongjian" to facilitate the emperor's understanding.

"Then Mr. Sun thinks that in the past, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty used force to quell chaos, or used benevolence to overcome the disabled. Which one is the foundation of governing the country?"

Sitting on the throne, Zhu Youxiao looked solemn.

"If you choose one of the two, Zhenguan will not be achieved. Wu Nai determines the country and benevolence governs the world. One is indispensable." Sun Chengzong continued: "From this point of view, our dynasty is currently pacifying Liaodong and the world is stable. Loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness should be the basis. Ben, don't use weapons anymore, lest you harm the country and the people!"

"Rule the world with benevolence, righteousness, loyalty and filial piety, and no longer use weapons?" Zhu Youxiao's expression was not very good as he listened to Sun Chengzong's words.

Boom boom boom! ! !
  There were footsteps from Xiaohuangmen outside the hall. I heard the sound in a hurry, but I was stopped by someone outside the hall.

Not long after, Wei Qiansui's figure appeared outside the hall, hunched over, obviously having something to say. "Is something wrong?" Zhu Youxiao asked knowingly.

cough cough.

Sun Chengzong coughed twice, stood aside and stopped talking.

"Your Majesty, this is the news from Shuntian Mansion," Wei Zhongxian stepped into the palace. After he stood still, he said, "This morning, several people died in the capital."

"Huh?" Zhu Youxiao believed that if a few ordinary people died, Wei Zhongxian would not come here to tell him.

"The guards in Jinyi executed Zhao Jun from a thousand households, and the officials from hundreds of households were raised first. There were also seven captains in Jinyi, a total of nine people. They all died in the explosion last night." Wei Zhongxian's voice was not loud, but it fell on the ears of several people in the hall. But like Hong Zhong Da Lu, it makes people feel shocked.

He took a deep breath and tried hard to control his emotions. As an emperor, Zhu Youxiao didn't want to have such an attack, but his tone was extremely cold: "Do you have any clues?"

"There are no clues found so far." Wei Zhongxian glanced at the emperor cautiously and said, "They were all killed by explosions."

"Hey," within a few breaths, Zhu Youxiao had calmed down, and only one word appeared between his lips and teeth.

Sun Chengzong on the side pursed his lips and his gray eyebrows twitched. He was obviously extremely frightened: It was obvious that Wang Qi had already taken action.

Ugh!
  Sun Chengzong, who was nearly seventy years old, couldn't figure it out after all: Why did the Duke of Qi, who was already a highly respected minister, go against the emperor on such a matter?

After releasing military power, wouldn't it be good to be a wealthy and idle man?

Can the emperor still kill you?

Sun Chengzong stood there, either leaving or staying.

After a long while, Zhu Youxiao finally turned to look at his teacher: "Mr. Sun, I understand what you just taught me. You can go down first."

"Your Majesty, I have something to say," Sun Chengzong felt that he still needed to persuade the emperor. Don't be impulsive in anything.

"I'm tired of talking about loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness," Zhu Youxiao obviously didn't want to continue the feast.

"My point is, in terms of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, no one is perfect in this world, so we still need to act prudently and not destroy the country and the country for a moment of anger!!"

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao did not speak, but looked at Sun Chengzong silently. After a few breaths, the imperial master also realized that the matter was complicated, sighed silently, bowed and retreated.

Not long after, only Wei Zhongxian and Zhu Youxiao were left in the hall.

"Go tell Tian Ergeng to dig out all the spies and spies of Duke Qi in the capital within ten days! I will uproot them!" When Zhu Youxiao spoke, he was already extremely angry.

"Your Majesty, on the surface, Duke Qi still has many properties in the capital. There are seven or eight trading houses alone, right?" Wei Zhongxian asked.

"This kind of thing cannot be done openly!" Zhu Youxiao shook his head: "I act secretly. On the surface, I want to marry the emperor's sister to the Duke of Qi!"

"The servant understands!"

"Wang Tiqian has arrived in Zhucheng?" Zhu Youxiao calculated the date and asked.

"The letter arrived at Jinan Prefecture ten days ago. Now, calculating the date, it should have arrived at Zhucheng County." Wei Zhongxian nodded: "I should have met Duke Qi by now."

As if he knew the emperor's worries, Wei Zhongxian added: "A royal marriage is something that many people dream of. What's more, the wedding date is just brought forward, so the Duke of Qi has no reason to refuse!"

Can't refuse either!
  Clenching his fists tightly, Zhu Youxiao thought of his imperial sister, and suddenly felt a sense of guilt, but after a few breaths, he suddenly let go: for the stability of the Ming Dynasty, it is worth sacrificing one person!
  (End of this chapter)