After listening to what Jiang You said, Zhao Tong remained silent for a long time and then said: "If this is all, I can help you. Just pretend that the imperial edict has been received. I don't think there is anyone who will check this kind of thing, so it can get away with it."
Hearing this, Jiang You knelt down on the ground again: "Your Majesty has been so kind to me, and Jiang You doesn't know how to repay him. If your Majesty sends you orders in the future, Jiang You will never dare not to obey."
Zhao Tong glanced at him, shook his head and said, "Jiang Shangshu, get up and talk."
Jiang You got Zhao Tong's promise, and his heart immediately brightened up. His originally dark and deathly mood seemed like a storm was approaching, but in the blink of an eye, it turned into dark clouds that cleared the clear sky.
It seems that after a lifetime of calamity, everything is calm the next moment.
The feeling of losing and regaining his rights really made Jiang You frightened, as if it was an illusion.
But he knew that this was not an illusion. If the news of losing the imperial edict really spread and the officials were furious, then sending him to Lingnan or Qiongzhou would be a good result, but it would be worse than being sent to Qiongzhou.
There are many ways to demote criminal officials in this dynasty. According to the severity of the punishment, there are roughly the following forms: fine, dismissal, demotion, replacement, replacement, pursuit of officials, suspension, expulsion, residence, resettlement , editing, supervision, etc.
Zongze's punishment at that time was to be sent to Zhenjiang for custody. Jiang You thought to himself that this kind of punishment might not happen to him. If he was detained, it would be difficult to turn around in the future.
In fact, he was right. Zongze's subsequent resurgence was extremely rare. The reason was that Zongze's charges did not involve political matters and were relatively minor in reality. Moreover, after Lin Lingsu's fall, the charges were no longer established, so was reactivated.
But once he is punished for his crime of violating the imperial edict, if Emperor Daojun does not forgive him, even if Zhao Huan comes to the throne in the future, he will not be able to use ministers like him.
After Jiang You sat down tremblingly, he added: "The prince relies on me for this matter. From now on, the prince will only take care of his orders, and all subordinates will obey them."
Zhao Tong looked at him and shook his head, saying: "What do you want me to say? After I return to Beijing this time, I will resign from all official duties and stay away from the court."
"Ah, Prince?" Jiang You was stunned when he heard this and did not react for a while.
Zhao Tong sighed: "I will quit my job. I will resign from my post after returning to Tokyo. I will never lead troops or enter the court again."
At this moment, Jiang You's face still had tears that had not dried. He stretched out his hand to wipe them away and whispered: "My lord, are you saying that you are resigning?"
Zhao Tong said: "Don't do it. It's too tiring and too dangerous. This battle in Huaixi almost cost me half of my life. You also saw that there are thieves hiding in Luzhou City, but I can't do anything. "Recovering Huaixi can be regarded as an explanation to the officials and the court. I will resign from the officials when I return."
"Your Majesty, this..." Jiang You didn't know what to say for a moment. If Zhao Tao saw the official's intention of sending him here and deliberately said this to vent his resentment, then he would definitely not help him conceal the imperial edict, but if he didn't Judging from his intention of coming to Luzhou, it may be that he really doesn't want to do it.
Zhao Tong stretched, then picked up the tea bowl and said, "It's better to be a laid-back prince. I don't care about the soldiers. It's boring to work to death. I'm tired."
Jiang You couldn't answer, and looked at Zhao Tao serving tea to see off the guests, so he had to stand up and said calmly: "Your Majesty, I would like to resign. Please take care of yourself, but if you are useful as an official, I will just say hello."
Zhao Tong nodded, then closed his eyes slightly.
After Jiang You left, Huang Gu came in and said with a smile: "Master, Jiang Shangshu was really scared this time."
Zhao Tong shook his head and said: "Who asked you to steal the imperial edict? How can he not be afraid if the imperial edict is lost? Jiang You is from the official family, but he can even lose the imperial edict. Think about it, can the official family trust him again? "
Huang Gu said: "Master, did you promise him to hide this matter?"
Zhao Tong nodded: "I agreed."
Huang Gu said: "Then if this matter is exposed in the future, won't the young master commit the crime of deceiving the emperor?"
Zhao Tong said: "What crime did I commit to deceive the emperor?"
Huang Gu said: "It's not about concealing the imperial edict..."
Zhao Tong looked at him and frowned: "When has this king ever concealed an imperial edict? I never knew that there was an imperial edict issued by the official family, and Jiang You never said that there was an imperial edict for me!"
Huang Gu: "..."
In the evening, Zhao Zhu came to the Luzhou Prison. At this moment, all the prisoners in the prison were rebels. Wang Qing, Duan Er, Fang Han, etc. were all here.
Leading the way in front of the cell, we came to an independent cell. This cell was far away from the others and much cleaner. There was actually a wooden bed inside.
Zhao Tong stood in front of the cell door and saw a big man sitting beside the bed inside. This big man had a sinister look, a lion's nose and a big mouth. His arms, legs and feet were as thick as those of an ordinary person, and his muscles seemed to be about to explode.
Zhao Tong put his hands behind his hands and looked at the big man. The big man also saw him and couldn't help but be stunned.
Zhao Tong said: "How is Brother Du?"
The big man was none other than Du Bo, who was captured alive by Lu Junyi. Later, Zhao Tao ordered him to be held in solitary confinement until now.
Hearing this, Du Bo looked Zhao Tong up and down, and the more he looked at him, the more familiar he looked, especially his voice, which sounded like an acquaintance.
"Are you...Li Fei?" Du Bo asked tentatively, not sure yet, but looking at the figure and the voice, it was undoubtedly Li Fei. However, the appearance had changed too much, so he didn't dare to confirm. And how could Li Fei do it? outside?
Although Du Bo was captured when he failed to steal the camp, he knew a little bit about what happened later. After all, when the Song army attacked Luzhou, he was escorted in the prison car at the rear. He knew that the Song army defeated Luzhou by cooperating with the inside and outside. .
At this moment, looking at the people outside who looked like Li Fei, and thinking about this again, he couldn't help but jump up on the bed, pointed at Zhao Tao and said: "Li Fei, it's you... you are a spy!"
Huang Gu shouted outside the prison: "Bold, this is His Highness King Qi, why don't you kneel down!"
His Highness King Qi? Du Bo opened his mouth, King Qi was Zhao Tao, the commander-in-chief of the Song army, but shouldn't the person outside the prison be Li Fei? Why did he become Zhao Tao?
Zhao Tao waved his hand to Huang Gu and said: "Forget it, Brother Du and I hit it off as old friends that day. It was a pleasure to get along as brothers and talk about military affairs. There is no need for this."
No matter how slow-minded Du Bo was, he could still react at this moment. He stared at Zhao Tong with two big copper bell-like eyes and said: "Li Fei...you, are you King Zhao Tong of Qi?"
Zhao Tong said: "That day, I was a member of the bandit army. I slightly changed my appearance and sneaked into the city, which actually made Brother Du laugh."
Du Bo looked at Zhao Tong blankly and murmured: "You are so brave..."
Zhao Tong said: "Brother Du, you joined the bandit army that day in response to Li Zhu's oath, and you were not a willing thief. Now that Wang Qing has been defeated, I am here to ask Brother Du what his plans are in the future."
Du Bo was surprised when he heard this: "You won't kill me?"
Zhao Tong shook his head and said: "I have already said that I fell in love with Brother Du at first sight, and Brother Du is not willing to be a thief, so how can I kill people? If Brother Du wants to join the army, I can make the decision to give Brother Du an official position. If Brother Du doesn't want to , I can let Brother Du go home."
Seeing that his expression didn't look fake, Du Bo couldn't help but said, "I... want to go home first."
Zhao Tong nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll let Brother Du go home. It's already late today. I'll have someone prepare a quick ride tomorrow morning. Brother Du will just stay the night and set off tomorrow."
After saying that, he turned around and walked out.
Du Bo looked at his retreating figure and suddenly shouted: "His Royal Highness King Qi, how is Li Zhu doing?"
Zhao Tong's voice came: "Dead."
Du Bo was stunned when he heard this, and then sat down on the wooden bed with a "pop" sound...
(End of chapter)
