The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 189
After Xu Jingheng heard about it, he fell silent, glanced at Zhao Gou, who was calm and calm, and thought, "Could it be that he has a better plan?"

Xu Jingheng was a little uncertain, not because he looked down on Zhao Gou, but because he felt a little incredible.After all, no matter how old Zhao Gou was, even if he was walking in the court and was the former supervisory censor, he had to deal with it carefully, not daring to go too far, and being restricted everywhere.

Even though he has the heart to be loyal to the country, he is powerless, which makes him a little depressed.

Seeing Xu Jingheng's surprised eyes, Zhao Gou smiled meaningfully and said, "Master Xu, don't worry, it's better to keep some things hidden, if it's too obvious, I'm afraid you won't get anything, just keep a low profile!"

Xu Jingheng was shocked, and looked at Zhao Gou in surprise. He was a little curious, wondering why Zhao Gou knew this.At the beginning, the reason why Xu Jingheng was restricted everywhere as the supervisory censor was that his character did not know how to forbear, and he acted openly and aboveboard, so that he often got nothing.

Zhao Gou's words made him understand that the supervisory censor is a supervising official at best, and a spy at worst, or a spy who investigates the behavior of all officials for the emperor.Because of this, it was necessary to hide his whereabouts so that others would not be able to see them, so as not to fail.

Xu Jingheng learned these principles from failure, but he didn't want to be caught by Zhao Gou's words, so he kept silent, and didn't continue to ask other questions, and he felt relieved.Xu Jingheng couldn't help but glanced at it appreciatively, thinking: "As expected of a handsome talent, his eyes are so vicious!"

Now that he knew what Zhao Gou meant, Xu Jingheng was too embarrassed to stay longer, so he got up and said goodbye.Zhao Gou didn't keep him, let him go, and said: "Master Xu, if I have important matters, I will come to inform you, and you can rest assured!"

Xu Jingheng nodded solemnly, turned around to say goodbye, and left. Before he came, he had a frowning face, but after he went out, he opened his eyes and smiled, with a relaxed expression on his face. He knew in his heart that Zhao Gou didn't just wait and see, nor did he stand still, but waited for the opportunity.

Sure enough, Xu Jingheng's going to the county prince's mansion spread like wildfire. No matter the prince Zhao Huan, Gao Qi, Tong Guan, etc., even other officials knew about it, even Song Huizong Zhao Ji who was sitting in the palace knew it all. Huizong smiled lightly after hearing this.

Prince Zhao Huan, Gao Qiu and others were not calm anymore. They guessed that Xu Jingheng must have taken some action, so they dealt with things faster, discarded all innocuous things that should be discarded, and stored all valuables.

Other officials in the court also followed suit.For a while, such deeds were circulating in the whole market, saying that after taking office, the supervisory censor was finally going to act.The people in the capital were also curious, wanting to see what Zhao Gou did.

Even though this matter had nothing to do with them, it was just a feud among cronies in the officialdom, but they also knew that the previous supervisory censors were just superficial, with empty names, and they had no right to intervene when things happened, and the real control was still in the hands of the emperor.

Regarding the emperor's behavior, the people in the capital had mixed opinions. After hearing these rumors, Zhao Gou was still indifferent. He still went to the court and did not report anything.At the beginning, those officials with a bad style suspected that Zhao Gou was also scaring them, so they didn't dare to act at all.

Zhao Gou turned a deaf ear to it and ignored it, thinking about what to do next.After all, there are too many officials in the court, and there are many officials who only eat the imperial salary and do nothing, so I don't know how to start.According to Zhao Gou's temperament, he might have expelled all these people from the imperial court long ago, and strictly abided by Song Huizong's agreement, and could not move Prince Zhao Huan, Gao Qiu and others for the time being.

"I'm afraid I still need to ask Mr. Xu!" Zhao Gou frowned, not knowing how to proceed. Thinking of Xu Jingheng, he hurriedly got up and told him to go out and ask someone to prepare a carriage, and then excitedly walked towards Xu Jingheng Go to the mansion.

After a while, Zhao Gou came to a mansion. Seeing that the door was closed, he asked Butler Wang to knock on the door without thinking too much.After a while, the door on the right side opened, and a servant walked out of the mansion. He looked up at Zhao Gou and Steward Wang, and asked in surprise, "Who are you two?"

Wang Guanjia said: "Quickly go and report to your master, and say that the supervisory censor has come to visit the door!"

The man was taken aback, and said tremblingly: "You two wait a moment, the villain will go and report to the master!"

Sure enough, the door opened again after a while, and Xu Jingheng came in a hurry. He was stunned for a while when he heard the servants said that the inspector censor was coming, and he came over after a while, not daring to delay at all. Respectfully said: "It is a great honor for the censor to come to the government, please come in!"

Zhao Gou was not polite, so he walked in behind Xu Jingheng, while Steward Wang put the carriage outside, handed it to the man, and followed directly.

Xu Jingheng led Zhao Gou to the side room, knowing that Zhao Gou would go to the Three Treasure Hall for nothing, and asked straight to the point: "Master Yushi suspects that the lower officials are corrupt and pervert the law? Or are they here to visit the lower officials because of other things?"

He was a little curious, why Zhao Gou came to his house to find him. On the one hand, he was flattered, and on the other hand, Zhao Gou's behavior made him a little confused.Even though Xu Jingheng's ability to observe is relatively weak, he has been in the officialdom for several years and is well versed in personnel affairs.

Zhao Gou said respectfully: "Master Xu is the former supervisory censor. You know more about some things than I do. I am here to teach you a thing or two."

Xu Jingheng was stunned. They hadn't seen each other for half a month, and they always felt that Zhao Gou was a bit unusual, and he didn't want to say it outright. That would be Zhao Gou's embarrassment and his identity.However, Zhao Gou never cared about these imaginary things, what he really cared about was how to get them.

"My father once told me that if you encounter something that cannot be solved, you should ask Mr. Xu more." Zhao Gou didn't say anything, but Xu Jingheng understood it. He was slightly taken aback, and then heard Zhao Gou say: "Many people are former Supervising the censor, he is well-informed, and what I need is Master Xu's advice."

Xu Jingheng was stunned, a little suspicious in his heart, he didn't think Song Huizong would say that, if it was true, he didn't have to become a deputy supervisory censor from supervisory censor to assist Zhao Gou in handling cases.However, Zhao Gou said so, and he couldn't refuse, and bowed and said: "If you have anything to ask the lower official, why don't you speak up?"

At the beginning, Zhao Gou swears that there are methods, and he personally visited the door to ask for advice, which made him feel a little embarrassed, but when he thought of serious things, he didn't have the heart to take these things into consideration, and said: "These days, I have been thinking about how to start ?Although the duty of the supervisory censor is to inspect all officials, he can also make open and unannounced visits to collect evidence, but he has no direction?"

The corners of Xu Jingheng's mouth twitched, and he said in a deep voice, "No direction?"

"That's right, it's because I have no direction, and I don't know how to act, so I would like to ask Mr. Xu to give me some advice!"

Rao Zhao Gou is thick-skinned and embarrassing, but he still explained the purpose of this visit. If he really wants to get started, there is no way, but after thinking about it, he should go the right way first. If he exposes his power too early, I am afraid it will backfire. So I can only come to ask for advice.

(End of this chapter)