Everyone listened to Zhu Xiaoyi confess for a long time, talking about his daily business, and then started talking about the car wheel. Knowing that his status was limited and his knowledge was limited, they couldn't help but look at Zhao Tong.
Zhao Tong was silent for a moment and said: "Zhu Xiaoyi, let me ask you, according to you, haven't you accumulated countless gold and silver in Wuyou Cave and Huanxi Cave over the years?"
Zhu Xiaoyi said: "If that's the case, the children down there can get as much profit as they want by eating and drinking, but the thieves have lost a lot of money, and they go up there to have fun when they hear nothing is wrong."
Zhao Tong asked curiously: "You mean they also left Guifan Tower and went to the ground for activities?"
Zhu Xiaoyi said: "Grandpa, I see you are the real king. How can I dare to talk nonsense? How can these thieves be willing to just hang out underground when they have money? Even the real Fan Lou has been there several times."
Zhao Tong touched his chin, glanced at the incense leakage next to him, and ordered: "Let him draw an underground drawing to look at. Pick out the key points of the distribution of the three forces. If the drawing is good, keep it for the time being. If the drawing is not good, chop it up. Crush it and steam it to make steamed buns to sell!"
Zhu Xiaoyi said: "Your Majesty, I will paint with all my heart, but my knowledge is limited and my painting cannot be so complete..."
Zhao Tong ignored him and turned around to go up the steps. Suddenly he thought of something and turned around and said, "Teacher, would you like to work under me?"
Xu Ning heard this from the bed, struggled to get up and said, "I have my wish, but I don't dare to invite you."
Zhao Tong smiled and said: "Okay, okay." After saying that, he left the underground secret room, looked at the sky turning white, and went directly back to his house.
After taking a nap for a while in the morning, a decree came down. Naturally, it was what Emperor Daojun had agreed to do last night. The envoy of Xuanfu on Xihe Road, the governor of Longyou Jiedu, the governor of Longyou Duhufu, promoted the group of shepherds.
After Zhao Tong finished thanking him and dismissed the eunuchs, he came to the study.
Managing Longyou is a big deal, and it has been planned since the beginning, not only because it is a natural pasture, but also because the terrain is dangerous, and it is a place where you can attack, retreat and defend.
Zhao Tong opened the small sandalwood box, which contained various plans he had written since he was a child. He flipped out a few and looked at them, and couldn't help but frown slightly.
He reached out and took out the pen and paper, laid it out gently, thought about it for a moment, and then filled up the ink.
The first thing I wrote was "Yue Fei", and then I wrote "Han Shizhong", but I checked it out again and changed it to Han Powu.
There was a moment of silence, and when I started writing again, I wrote "Zongze".
Then he wrote "Zhang Shuye" again.
Zhao Tong thought for a moment, then wrote "Li Gang", but after a few breaths he crossed it out, and then wrote it again. He repeated this several times, and finally sighed slightly and left the name.
Finally, he wrote the word "Ma Kuo" at the bottom of the paper and circled the name in thick ink.
Putting the piece of paper into the box, Zhao Tong closed his eyes and fell asleep for a long time. Someone knocked on the door and brought soup. After eating, he put another piece of paper on the paper.
This time, I wrote "Xu Ning" first, then "Ling Zhen", then "Dai Zong" and "Huangfu Duan", and left it at that.
After putting away the wooden box, Zhao Tong went out, called Su Shi and said, "Go to the front office of the palace."
He kept bathing all day long, and Gao Qiu did not return to the Taiwei's Mansion early, but was discussing matters in the front office of the palace.
His beard has turned a lot white in the past two days. He knows his own family affairs, and his reputation in Tokyo city is ugly. Not many ministers and censors in the court think highly of him, but he has earned a reputation like Ba Hui. .
He thought that he had done a lot of bad things in most of his life, but he had never done anything like picking off ashes. The reason was simply because he cherished Gaokan's child, and because he had been hurt by anger when he was young, many of his thoughts were not good enough. Heart.
But just like this, with this great reputation being withheld, he experienced for the first time what it felt like to be wronged. He was impeached by the censor, reported to the officials, reprimanded by the prime minister, and was entangled in everything, which made him confused all day long.
And now I have completely broken up with the second king. I originally just wanted to use some tricks to weaken his reputation and give some explanation to that kid in Gaokan. Who knew that this prince acted so fiercely and unscrupulously, and he was not as powerful as King Jia? As gentle as jade, like a spring breeze, the horses that were taken away by the Japanese army may not come back, and he has no courage to lead the troops to seize them. If the two kings lose their minds and become ruthless, he will have nowhere to reason. .
Gao Qiu sat in a daze in the hall, and the generals on both sides were dejected. Who didn't know what happened in the past two days, and felt that he was a dwarf when he went out and walked.
But at this moment, there was a report from the primary school outside, saying that the second king and his people had arrived and were on their way into the hall.
Upon hearing this, Gao Qiu immediately stood up and said, "Just say that I am not here at the moment."
The principal said with a sad face: "Lieutenant, you have already come in, where can you go to complain?"
Gao Qiu's expression changed, and he turned around and was about to go to the back door, but he heard a clear voice coming from outside the hall: "Gao Qiu, don't tell me that you are not here, are you still thinking of going to the king's army to lead horses again?"
Gao Qiu stayed where he was, but his face was like a trick, changing several colors in the blink of an eye. Finally, he took a deep breath, pulled the corner of his mouth below his ears, turned around and flattered, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you have misunderstood me. , wherever the official is bold, it is Feng Ju who makes the decision without permission, and the official does not know about this from the beginning to the end."
Zhao Tong had already walked into the hall, looked at Gao Qiu's appearance, and said with a smile: "In that case, why did Gao Taiwei turn around and want to run away when he heard the king's arrival?"
"Your Majesty, please don't call me that. It's really offending your Majesty." Gao Qiu said: "Your Majesty is here, and the minister in front of the palace will be in full glory. Your Majesty just wants to order tea and water to wash away the prince's dust."
Zhao Tong nodded and said: "Okay, your lobby is where the meeting is held, and there are no maids or servants to wait on you, so I'll go to Lieutenant Gao and serve me a pot of Xiaolongtuan."
After saying that, he walked directly to the back of the military case, sat on the palace commander's big chair and exclaimed: "The Taiwei's chair is much more comfortable than mine, it's big and soft, and the tiger fur is actually white. , It’s so rare, I’m afraid even the official family doesn’t have it, right?”
Hearing this, Gao Qiu hurriedly wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeves and said: "Your Majesty, you are kidding me. Although this white tiger skin is rare, it is not very rare. If your Majesty is pleased with it, I will send it to the palace after my subordinate." yes."
Zhao Tong glanced at the seal on the military case and said, "Gao Qiu, do you think that I want a tiger skin from you? I don't have a big banner to support, so what's the use of your tiger skin!"
Gao Qiu said: "What the prince said is true, but the lower officials are too narrow-minded."
"What a sentence about being too small!" Zhao Tong sneered: "I came here to ask about the crime of horse theft, but you used this to excuse me. Are you saying that I am also too small, so why don't I come to torture you?"
Gao Qiu hurriedly shook his head and said: "Don't dare, I don't dare. I said something wrong. Your Majesty, don't blame me. Even though I don't know about it, I am still guilty. I think I am right."
He kept his posture low, and just wanted to send this great god away as soon as possible. As for what other intentions this great god had, he just wanted to listen to it before talking about it. He just settled this bad thing and would not have anything to do with it in the future.
But Zhao Tong said: "Gao Qiu, it's good if you admit your guilt. I want to ask you, is there a person named Xu Ning in your golden spear class?"
(It’s New Year’s Day. I wish everyone a happy New Year, all the best, good health, and make a lot of money this year. Thank you)
