When Zhao Shan heard the news reported by Zhang Xu, a look of surprise appeared on his angular face.
Song Qingshan is a member of the Ministry of Industry. Although he has a small official position, he has contacts with the Xungui Group. He represents the interests of the Xungui Group and has great influence and wide connections.
Such people died suddenly.
There are too many doubts.
Zhao Shan thought for a moment and asked, "Did Song Qingshan commit suicide? Is there any secret behind his eagerness to end the case by committing suicide?"
"Yes, it's suicide."
Zhang Xu nodded and answered.
Zhao Shan shook his head and said: "The Xungui Group is currently only using force to impeach Du Gangfeng, and has not adopted more extreme measures, such as assassinating Du Gangfeng. At this point, Song Qingshan will not be so timid and unreasonable to commit suicide."
Zhang Xu's heart skipped a beat and he quickly said: "Report to Your Majesty that Du Gangfeng was assassinated. I arranged for people from Dongchang to protect him, so there is no problem. Plus it's getting late, so there is no report."
Zhao Shan's eyes were deep and he said slowly: "This makes sense, but Song Qingshan still won't commit suicide directly."
Having said this, Zhao Shan immediately looked at Zhang Xu and said coldly: "Tell me the whole process of Song Qingshan's incident in detail. What happened? Or what happened when Song Qingshan returned home? ?”
Zhang Xu raised his head and wiped away the cold sweat.
My heart is even more panicked.
Zhang Xu quickly reported: "Your Majesty, there is no missing news, except that after Song Qingshan returned home, Wei Guogong Chang Biao and An Guogong Ximen Bao went there. Immediately afterwards, Song Qingshan and his son Song Wenzhong committed suicide. Others We haven’t found any information yet, and Dongchang is still investigating.”
"That makes sense."
Zhao Shan sorted it out.
After Song Qingshan's assassination failed, Chang Biao, Ximen Bao and others were afraid. They were worried about pulling out the radish and bringing out the mud, and were afraid that Song Qingshan would involve them, so they went to the Song family and asked Song Qingshan to kill himself.
What the two sides talked about is no longer important.
This is abandoning the pawn to protect the car!
Zhao Shan stared at Zhang Xu indifferently. The scrutinizing look made Zhang Xu's heart skip a beat, and he couldn't help but kneel on the ground as his legs weakened.
Zhao Shan said coldly: "Why are you kneeling? You, Zhang Xu, are very courageous. As the eunuch chief, and also the admiral of the East Factory, you are well-informed but do not report it. You deliberately suppress the information because you are preparing to see Du Gangfeng's jokes, and then look at me. A joke?"
brush!
Zhang Xu's expression changed even more.
In his heart, he was a little unhappy with Du Gangfeng, and felt that Yushitai had robbed Dongchang.
Unexpectedly, I fell down again.
Zhang Xu knelt his head on the ground and said loudly: "The slave is the one who followed His Majesty out of the palace. He will never betray Your Majesty, let alone have any intention of watching His Majesty's jokes."
"This slave's wish in this life is to be able to make some contribution to His Majesty with his broken body."
"Your Majesty, please give me a clear warning."
Zhang Xu kept kowtowing, his head banging, and in a blink of an eye there was blood on his forehead, and his scalp was completely broken.
Zhao Shan looked at Zhang Xu's appearance and showed no signs of weakness. When the influence of the imperial court becomes greater and greater and its power becomes more and more stable, there will inevitably be fights.
Courtiers and internal ministers fight, and even courtiers and courtiers fight for their own interests.
This is all normal.
There are no factions in the court, and there are all kinds of strange things, which means that Zhao Shan is not at ease.
Zhao Shan believed in Zhang Xu's loyalty.
It's just that as the governor of Dongchang, Zhang Xu will have his own plans and hostile people, so he cannot be Zhao Shan's puppet.
These are human nature.
As long as we are human, we have selfish motives and thoughts.
However, Zhang Xu's actions cannot affect Zhao Shan's interests or the government's governance.
This is the fundamental red line.
Zhao Shan let Zhang Xu kowtow for a while, and then said: "Go and get the Ten Army Stick yourself. If you don't remember it well, it won't be the Ten Army Stick next time. You can go back and forth wherever you go."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."
Zhang Xu's back was wet with cold sweat, but he was also grateful in his heart. Thanks to him being an old man in the palace and someone who grew up with the emperor.
Otherwise, they will be punished today.
Zhang Xu was even more alert in his heart. He had completely lost his memory and no longer dared to do anything wrong because he was beaten one after another. If you make the same mistake again, the next time you will be punished will not be so simple.
Zhang Xu went to receive the punishment honestly, but as soon as he walked out of the door of the hall, Zhao Shan arranged for Zhang Xu to deliver the order and notify Du Gangfeng to come to him immediately.
Zhao Shan went to the main hall to wait.
The night was dark, Zhao Shan was thinking in his heart.
Song Qingshan is dead.
Is this the end of the matter?
Obviously impossible!
People like Chang Biao and Ximen Bao think of things too superficially and too simply. Because Zhao Shan's goal from the beginning was not to target a certain businessman or an official.
The anti-corruption campaign must continue. The most important thing is to further implicate these corrupt people behind the anti-corruption campaign. It is most important to kill these corrupt people, release the resources controlled by the corrupt ones, and reduce the burden on the court.
While Zhao Shan was thinking, time passed in an instant. Du Gangfeng entered the hall and saluted: "Your Majesty, Du Gangfeng, pays homage to you."
Zhao Shan said: "Sit down."
Du Gangfeng sat down respectfully, and then talked about the assassination, saying with emotion: "If it weren't for Your Majesty's ability to predict events, I'm afraid I would have been a withered bone in the grave. Song Qingshan wanted to assassinate me, but he couldn't. Then tomorrow In the great court meeting, I will definitely capture Song Qingshan, and then start from Song Qingshan to dig deep into the people behind him."
Zhao Shan shook his head and said: "Song Qingshan and Song Wenzhong are dead and committed suicide."
ah! !
Du Gangfeng exclaimed when he heard this, his face was full of disbelief and shock, and he said solemnly: "Your Majesty, you were fine, but you suddenly died."
Zhao Shan talked about what happened to Chang Biao and Ximen Bao, and continued: "Song Qingshan and Song Wenzhong committed suicide. It is definitely not possible to take the blame. You have to investigate overnight, rearrange the arrangements, and prepare for the attack at the court meeting tomorrow. Prepare."
Du Gangfeng thought quickly in his mind.
After all, he was a veteran in the court and had rich experience. He had an idea in a blink of an eye and said: "Your Majesty, I will immediately go back to the Yushitai to make arrangements, and then dispatch people from the Yushitai to investigate. But here in the Song family, I have to stay up all night To take action, we need to deploy troops to assist.”
Zhao Shan did not hesitate and ordered: "I will give you a handwriting. You go to Chen Hu, the commander of the Forbidden Army, and ask him to mobilize three hundred Forbidden Army to cooperate."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Du Gangfeng cupped his hands and thanked him.
After Zhao Shan gave the handwriting, Du Gangfeng hurried back to the Yushitai, bringing the necessary files with him, and temporarily notified Yue Kaijiang and Lin Fan to return to the Yushitai immediately and wait for news about Du Gangfeng.
Then, Du Gangfeng went to find Chen Hu, the commander of the imperial army, and led three hundred imperial troops to attack the Song family.
Song Qingshan is dead, so it is not difficult to control the Song family. Du Gangfeng even believed that although Song Qingshan was dead, it was impossible to destroy all the information and there would definitely be backup plans.
This is Du Gangfeng's goal.
