"How is this going?"
When he came to the room, Zhao Hong was not necessarily shocked when he saw the dead maid lying on the table bleeding from all her orifices.
What happened?
"Your Highness, the soup was too hot, so Xiao Cui blew it. He accidentally took a sip and ended up like this."
Zhou Ping carefully inspected Xiao Cui's death state and his face was ashen.
Xiaocui was Zhou Xiuniang's personal maid. They grew up together, but who knew they would be poisoned to death.
"Are the prince and madam okay?"
Zhao Hong asked nervously.
"The prince and his wife are fine. We were afraid of shocking them, so we sent them to the backyard. However, Xiuniang and Xiaocui have a deep relationship and they couldn't stop crying..."
Zhou Ping's words made Zhao Hong feel relieved a little.
"Call the doctor... no, call the imperial doctor! Call the people from Lin'an Mansion!"
Zhao Hong's face turned livid and he shouted angrily.
It is really crazy to want to attack the prince. I don’t know if this is the reason why princes died in the first ten months of history?
"The seven orifices were bleeding, and Xiao Cui died of poisoning. I'm afraid the other party came for the prince."
Zhou Ping said in a deep voice, Zhao Hong strode away with a dark face.
The imperial doctor came and diagnosed him with arsenic poisoning. Lin'an Prefecture Yin personally arrived at the scene, and the suspect was assigned to Hu Er, the cook in the mansion. Hu Er had already escaped and Lin'an Prefecture was wanted all over the city.
Lin'an City, Imperial City, Daqing Hall.
On the throne, Zhao Kuo glanced at the ministers below, and his eyes fell on Zhao Hong.
The two looked at each other, Zhao Kuo nodded slightly, Zhao Hong nodded slightly and returned the salute.
Zhao Hong understood that Zhao Kuo was asking about the emperor's grandson, and he also indicated that everything was fine.
Turning to Shi Miyuan, where the old god was present, Zhao Hong's eyes became cold unconsciously.
If God wants to destroy him, he must first make him crazy.
Although political struggle is cold-blooded and cruel, this is too shameless.
"Wu Jing, I'm here to ask you, has the murderer been apprehended in the poisoning case at Duke Ji's Mansion?"
Zhao Kuo looked calm and turned to Lin'an Prefecture Yin Wu Jing.
"Your Majesty, we have noticed the traces of Hu Er, the cook of the Duke's Mansion, and the police went to arrest him. In the end, it was a step too late. Hu Er had committed suicide. There is no clue about this case. Please punish your Majesty."
Wu Jing stepped forward with his scepter in hand and played according to the facts.
Zhao Hong was secretly surprised. This is another headless case.
"The prince was poisoned, and the mastermind behind it went unpunished. Is this how your Lin'an Mansion handled the case?"
Zhao Kuo said softly, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.
The royal heirs were so few that it took a lot of effort to have a grandson, but he was almost poisoned, which really made Zhao Kuo intolerable.
"Your Majesty, I am guilty."
Wu Jing knelt in the main hall and fell to the ground.
"Get up, go down and check again later."
Zhao Kuo's tone was calm, Wu Jing got up and replied to the court.
Zhao Hong shook his head secretly. This headless case just ended like this.
"Xiang Shi, what do you think of this matter?"
Zhao Kuo's eyes were complicated and he looked at the silent Prime Minister Shi Miyuan.
"Your Majesty, I am busy with official duties and have never paid attention to this case. I have nothing to say."
Shi Miyuan's face was expressionless, but his voice was full of energy.
Zhao Kuo raised the corners of his mouth slightly and looked at the minister of the DPRK.
"This case is complicated and confusing, and the person who poisoned it is so insane that he deserves to be punished. Once it is found out, I will not give him an easy pardon."
Poisoning the emperor's grandson would be punishable by death. I don’t know how many people are involved here. What kind of courtier are they if they don’t even have a courtier who speaks out for justice?
"Holy Saint!"
Shi Miyuan looked ugly and bowed solemnly.
No need to ask, the emperor was already suspicious of him.
"Your Majesty, I am here to help Duke Zhao Hongben!"
Shi Miyuan's face was gloomy, and the supervisory censor Liang Chengda immediately stood up and bowed solemnly.
Zhao Hong couldn't help being stunned.
Supervising the censor, he wants to interfere with himself?
"Censor Liang, here comes the memorial!"
Zhao Kuo was also slightly startled. What kind of trouble is this Liang Chengda going to cause?
"The minister, Zhao Hong, the Duke of Ji, is not strict in protecting his servants. Or maybe it is a cruel trick to win sympathy and frame the minister, it is not yet known!"
Liang Cheng was so righteous that everyone in the palace was shocked, and Zhao Hong was also dumbfounded.
Is the relationship directed and acted by oneself, pouring dirty water on the crazy other person?
"Yushi Liang, you must be careful what you say. Do you have any conclusive evidence?"
Wei Liaoweng walked out of the queue and said sternly.
This guy is shouting to catch a thief, he is so brave!
"Lin'an Prefecture has no evidence. Where can I get the evidence?"
Liang Chengda smiled coldly and poured a large basin of feces and urine, which made Zhao Hong smell delicious from head to toe.
"Hu Er and Xiao Cui are both domestic slaves in the Duke of Ji's house. They follow Duke Ji and his wife all the year round and have had nothing for many years. But after the grandson was born, he was poisoned? Then when Hu Er poisoned him, didn't he know that Xiao Cui Do we need to test the soup in advance? Since we know how to test the soup, how could the emperor's grandson be poisoned to death? Isn't this self-defeating and with ulterior motives?"
"Liang Chengda, you thief!"
Liang Chengda's words made Zhao Hong's nose crooked with anger. He smashed the wat board in his hand and then walked out of the courtroom and went straight to Liang Chengda.
This shit stirrer was too much for him to bear!
He was a victim, but now he was said to be the instigator of the conspiracy, which made him unbearable.
"Quick! Stop Duke Ji Guo quickly!"
Zhao Kuo was also dumbfounded. Why does this prince have such a violent temper?
He hurriedly dodged Zhao Hong's wat board, and when he saw Zhao Hong rushing towards him with eyes wide open, Liang Cheng turned pale with fright. He ducked around and immediately got into the middle of the ministers to escape.
"Your Highness, forget it! Forget it!"
The ministers were shocked and quickly blocked Zhao Hong.
This Duke of Ji Guo gets into fights whenever he disagrees and takes pleasure in grudges. He is really a violent man!
"Your Highness, calm down!"
"Your Highness, calm down, this is not a place for fighting!"
The ministers grabbed Zhao Hong, who was blushing, and tried to comfort him. They returned the wat board to him and persuaded him to return to work.
"Liang Chengda, you are lying and maliciously slandering Duke Ji. Leave the hall immediately and go back to reflect on yourself!"
Zhao Kuo yelled unconsciously.
"Your Majesty, I am wronged..."
"Why don't you leave the palace! Do you want me to invite you personally?"
Liang Chengda continued to argue, but Zhao Kuo had a rare expression on his face and his voice was much higher than usual.
"Your Majesty, I retire!"
Liang Chengda glanced at Zhao Hong, whose face was ashen, and retreated angrily.
"Ji Guo Gong, if you behave badly, you will be fined half a year's salary."
Zhao Kuo's voice sounded.
"I...obey the order!"
Zhao Hong calmed down and calmed down his anger.
Today, envoy Jin came to discuss the issues between the two parties. If the Jin people saw this, it would be detrimental to the state and would lose the face of the Song Dynasty court.
"The chief envoy of the Kingdom of Jin, Agu Dai, and the deputy envoy Zhang Tiangang, have received the imperial edict from the Emperor of Jin to meet with the Emperor of the Song Dynasty!"
As the sound outside the hall sounded, Zhao Kuo and the ministers looked towards the entrance of the hall.
Under the guidance of the eunuch, the Jin envoy entered the hall with a book box in hand. Compared with the last time, this time he was much more humble.
"The Emperor of Jin Dynasty wrote a letter to the Emperor of Song Dynasty!"
The golden envoy held the book box in his hand and looked respectfully. The deputy envoy behind, Zhang Tiangang, glanced at the palace, paused on Zhao Hong, and then looked back.
"Your Majesty, since the Shaoxing Peace Conference, the Jin and Song Dynasties have established border disputes on the border, which have been intermittent since then. Now that my emperor has ascended the throne, I am willing to resume the border negotiation with the Song Dynasty, exchange what we have, benefit both countries, and return Please allow your majesty!"
Jin's envoy Wanyan Agudai was respectful and his face was gentle.
"Respected envoy, we have restored the foraging field along the Huai River, Xiangyang Prefecture, and Lintao Prefecture. This is a good move that benefits the country and the people. We will give it a reply to the Jin Dynasty after we consider it in detail."
Zhao Kuo put down his credentials and raised his head.
"It is a matter of great importance between the two countries to open up discussions. The Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty is a great leader. I would like to ask, what does the Prime Minister think of this matter?"
Zhang Tiangang, deputy envoy of the Kingdom of Jin, bowed respectfully and glanced at Shi Miyuan.
Zhao Hong couldn't help but feel shocked. This Zhang Tiangang promoted the prime minister and demoted the emperor. Isn't this putting Shi Miyuan on the fire?
Zhao Kuo, who was sitting on the throne, remained calm and his pupils shrank slightly.
The Wei lord Wu Jing and others in the main hall all had ugly faces.
Zhang Tiangang's move was intentional or unintentional, self-defeating, and obviously aroused public outrage.
"Your Majesty, all matters of state are decided by me, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, Qiankun. I am a minister of the Song Dynasty, and I, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, am the only one who takes the lead. This matter is decided by me, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. I am only acting on your orders!"
Shi Miyuan's face was gloomy and he said it in a cold voice.
This envoy from the Kingdom of Jin is talking nonsense and really has no idea.
"Envoy from Daijin, resume negotiations. This is a major event for both countries. How can we make a hasty decision? Your envoy should go back to the posthouse first and wait for the good news!"
Xue Ji, the ruling minister, spoke next.
Restarting the business is a good deed. It will not only benefit the court's wealth, but also stop wars. He wholeheartedly agrees.
"So, the Song Dynasty court is willing to reopen the discussion. I wonder what His Highness Ji Guogong thinks?"
Zhang Tiangang's spearhead suddenly pointed at Zhao Hong.
"this……"
Zhao Hong glanced at Zhao Kuo and the ministers. They were hesitating and didn't know what Zhang Tiangang meant. Zhang Tiangang spoke again.
"As the only prince of the Song Dynasty, the Crown Prince of the Song Dynasty, and the future prince, His Highness Duke Ji Guo is already an adult. Does he really know nothing about state affairs?"
Zhao Hong felt a thump in his heart. The Jin envoy was targeting Shi Miyuan for one moment, and then targeting himself for the next. He couldn't figure out what this person's intentions were?
"Your Majesty, don't try to sow discord or speak arrogant words. I, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, have a deep love for the prince and his son, and the king and his ministers know each other well. What is your motive for talking such nonsense?"
Wei Liaoweng's face was full of anger and he angrily scolded Zhang Tiangang.
Zhang Tiangang smiled coldly, showing no fear.
"Xiangong Wei, please don't exaggerate and make a fuss. Duke Ji Guo has outstanding talents, literary and military skills, and everyone in our country knows about them. Whether it's his "Linjiang Immortal" or his "Tatar Policy", they are all Shocking and shocking, it can be a masterpiece that will be remembered forever! As a prince of the Song Dynasty, he was in charge of the government and had not been promoted for four years. Isn't he a puppet? The emperor's grandson was poisoned and nothing was done. This shows that the prince of the Song Dynasty is humble and everyone can do it. The plotting and humiliation makes people think and laugh.”
"Your Majesty, Duke Ji Guo is our only prince and the only crown prince of the Song Dynasty. The future of our country cannot be called humble."
Wei Liaoweng couldn't help being stunned and blurted out. Was this love relationship created to fight against injustice for Zhao Hong?
The whole hall was silent, and Zhao Kuo finally spoke.
"Zhao Hong, as the prince of the Song Dynasty and the crown prince of our country, if you have any opinions on the border reset between the two countries, you might as well speak up."
All the ministers in the palace looked at each other in shock.
The Jin envoys are aggressive, and the officials seem to be following the trend of the times, trying to get Prince Zhao Hong to take the throne.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I agree that the resettlement of negotiations between the two countries will benefit the country and the people. However, the choice of location, selection of officials, and court decrees must be considered one by one. Do not rush into it, so as not to cause unnecessary conflicts. trouble."
Zhao Hong walked out, looking pretty good.
He was also secretly surprised. What is the Jin envoy going to do when he comes out like this? Are you helping yourself?
Prince, that is the foundation of his dream.
Zhao Kuo nodded appreciatively. Zhao Hong knew everything about court laws and local government affairs, and his answers were flawless.
When everything comes together, it may be time to establish the candidate for the crown prince.
It seems that we still need to talk to Queen Yang Guizhi.
"Emperor of the Song Dynasty, September is the birthday of the Emperor of Jin. Before his mission, I, the Emperor of Jin, heard the imperial edict of the Duke of Ji and heard about his literary talents and military strategies. He specially invited Duke Ji to be the envoy to the Kingdom of Jin to attend the birthday of the Emperor of Jin. . Please also ask the Emperor of the Song Dynasty for permission!"
Zhang Tiangang spoke loudly, and Zhao Kuo and the ministers in the hall heard clearly.
"Your envoy, the Emperor of the Jin Dynasty has good intentions, and we, the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty, appreciate it. As for whether Duke Ji will send an envoy to the Kingdom of Jin, after the court meeting, I, the Song Dynasty, will give an answer to your envoy."
After Zhao Kuo finished speaking, he glanced at Zhao Hong and nodded slightly.
Being able to be personally invited by the sponsor to attend his birthday, Zhao Hong has earned enough face for the Song Dynasty today.
Zhao Hong was also secretly suspicious when he left the palace.
What does it mean to be envoy Jin's friend or foe today?
