After burning the deed of betrayal in his hand, Huang Qiong looked at Song Zhihuan, who was a little overwhelmed by the act of burning his deed of betrayal. He smiled at him and said: "If you understood it right away, you wouldn't be you anymore." .You go down and rest first, and I will tell you Mr. Jia when there is news."
"During this period, you should think carefully about my words. Oh, that Qinghai Cong must also be cured as soon as possible. If you need anything, just go and withdraw it from your account."
Song Zhihuan, who wanted to say something when he heard Huang Qiong's eviction order, opened his mouth but said nothing in the end. He turned around and followed Li Hai silently. Huang Qiong ignored Li Hai's words to pass on the meal before leaving. Just tell him that when Jia Quan comes back, let him come over to see him immediately. Let the kitchen prepare a few side dishes and wait for Mr. Jia to come back to have a meal with you.
After Li Hai turned around and went down, Huang Qiong looked at the candlelight in the study and fell into deep thought quietly. Although Huang Qiong appeared calm and indifferent to Song Zhihuan's words. But in fact, after hearing that King Rui actually intervened, how could Huang Qiong calm down? Song Zhihuan's father was the governor of Suzhou Qunmu Supervisor. Within his jurisdiction, he produced nothing except war horses.
King Rui sent people to him, what was his intention? Do you want to buy a war horse from him? Otherwise, what would a prince who just ruled Zhengzhou send people all the way to Suzhou to do? You know, although Suzhou is close to the Uighurs. But whether it was negotiating with the Uighurs, business, or civil affairs, it was not his job to supervise all the pastoral supervisors.
The military affairs were under the jurisdiction of Yumenguan Dudu, Suzhou Military Preparation Envoy, and civil affairs were under the jurisdiction of Suzhou Magistrate. At the upper level, the people have the Longyou pacification envoy, and the army has the Longyou system envoy and the Jiedu envoy under their jurisdiction. Except for the few horse farms under his control, he knows that the prison can't control them. Even if King Rui wanted to conduct private business with the Uyghurs, it was his turn to find him as a herdsman.
King Rui came to him, and the only thing he could do was to buy a horse. If King Rui wanted to buy some good horses for his own riding, I'm afraid Song Zhihuan's father would not be frowning. Even if King Rui wanted to smuggle, he didn't need to go to the herdsmen to buy the horses to carry the goods.
Judging from the situation at the horse market in Jingzhao Prefecture today, King Rui did not have to go out of Henan to buy enough horses to carry goods. He went to the pastoral supervisor of the group, and even took such a heavy blow after being rejected. I am afraid that apart from buying war horses, and the quantity is definitely not small, there is absolutely nothing else.
He is a prince who is outside the vassal. According to the so-called ancestral customs, except for the guard army of more than a hundred people, he is not allowed to raise any troops, and even the military attachés are not allowed to contact him. What will he do if he wants to buy these war horses? What can be done? Could it be that King Rui was really waiting for the day when Yan Jia would come to the palace?
Huang Qiong just had a vague feeling that things were not as simple as they seemed. If King Rui really wanted to rebel, why would he go all the way to Suzhou to buy war horses? Unlike those horses that pull carts and carry goods, military horses have always been strictly controlled by the court.
He went to Suzhou, thousands of miles away, to buy horses. Needless to say, the Group Herding Supervisory Committee would not agree to such a thing. Even if Song Zhihuan's father agreed, how could he get it back? From Suzhou to Zhengzhou, where he became a vassal, it was thousands of miles away. Not only were there a large number of garrison troops in the Hexi Corridor, but the garrison troops were also divided into border troops and local guards.
In addition to the government offices in various places, even if he buys a war horse, unless he has great hands and eyes and can make the officials along the way listen to him, Prince Rui's house will not be able to transport it back at all. It's even possible that we can't even get out of the Hexi Corridor before something happens. Buying military horses privately, no matter what you do, can be said to be the same as rebellion.
Once he reports to his emperor, even if his emperor is partial and thinks about his relationship with the middle palace, I am afraid he will not be able to tolerate him. This has been the case in all dynasties, no matter how favored the prince is or how respected his mother's status is. But once it comes to rebellion, no emperor will care about the relationship between father and son. There is no father or son in the heavenly family. This is not just a saying.
Could my second brother be so stupid as to expose himself to the idea of rebellion? I'm afraid this is impossible. Someone who can fight with the prince for so many years would be so stupid. Jia Quan commented on King Rui that he was greedy and domineering, but he never said he was stupid.
A smart person would never do such a stupid thing. Therefore, Huang Qiong can conclude that if King Rui really had the intention to rebel, he would never do such a self-destructive act. But what kind of articles are there? If it was really not King Rui who did it, then who was the hand behind it? Is he the same person who drugged himself?
Huang Qiong made random guesses while waiting for Jia Quan's return. It's just that Jia Quan didn't return until Chen. Hearing Li Hai mention that Huang Qiong had been waiting to eat with him, Jia Quan hurriedly came to Huang Qiong's study without taking a rest. Seeing that Huang Qiong was waiting for him, Jia Quan quickly said: "Your Majesty, Quan is late, please forgive me."
Regarding Jia Quan's act of pleading guilty, Huang Qiong smiled slightly and signaled Li Hai to bring the dinner immediately, then waved her hand and said: "It's okay, I know you have something to do. It's not a big deal if you wait a little longer. We haven't had a meal together since you entered the house. It's better to choose a different day, and it just so happens that you will have dinner with me today."
Hearing Huang Qiong's words, even Jia Quan, who was always proud of his quick wit, really couldn't understand why this young prince was not only waiting for him at such a late hour without saying anything, but also allowed him to accompany him to dinner. What an idea. But since Huang Qiong said it, Jia Quan could only be respectful rather than obey.
Only after Li Hai, who was quick with his hands and feet, laid out a few exquisite side dishes that were not sumptuous, did Jia Quan know that Huang Qiong really wanted to treat him to a meal. After waving Li Hai to exit, Huang Qiong personally held the pot and poured a glass for Jia Quan. After the good wine from Shu brought by King Yong last time, he said: "I'm not good at drinking. Sir, just pour it yourself."
Seeing Huang Qiong's behavior, Jia Quan was even more confused. Monk Zhang Er was confused. However, Huang Qiong did not say anything, but Jia Quan hesitated for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, King Yong has already agreed and given instructions for your matter. He promised that as long as you are still in the capital, he will be delivered to you within three days. It's just that. , do you really believe what Song Zhihuan said and his identity?"
Jia Quan's words made Huang Qiong, who was gently chewing a piece of mutton, smile slightly. After the mutton in his mouth was eaten, he said: "It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not. It can't be true if it's false, and it can't be true if it's true. Sir, he's been out for so long Time, shouldn’t we have already investigated and figured it out?”
When Huang Qiong finished speaking, Jia Quan, who was drinking, couldn't help but be stunned. The wine in his mouth fell from his mouth without even realizing it. He didn't expect that Huang Qiong would know exactly what he had done after being gone for so long. Jia Quan was somewhat embarrassed to have his thoughts guessed.
Looking at Jia Quan who was a little embarrassed, Huang Qiong took a piece of braised fish fillet to Jia Quan with serving chopsticks and then said: "Tell me, how was the investigation? I'm not talking about this case. Your friends are not that big." I am capable of getting to the bottom of this matter just in the capital. You should know what I am talking about. Weren't you also hesitant at that time? "
Jia Quan, who had been exposed by Huang Qiong, became calm at this time. He poured the wine from the wine glass into his mouth, wiped the remaining wine from the corner of his mouth and said: "The prince is right, Quan Ziyong" After coming out of the palace, I did go to an old friend from the Ministry of Justice to investigate whether Song Zhihuan's words were true."
"He did not lie about certain things. Song Gongliang, the supervisor of all the pastoral supervisors in Suzhou, was indeed involved in secretly selling war horses to party members, and the emperor ordered Ganzhou Prefecture to take them to Beijing. But the emperor did not let anyone arrest him. The whole family just asked him to be brought to the capital for questioning. As for whether he is guilty or not, the emperor has not yet finalized the case without going through the trial of the three divisions, let alone implicating the nine clans. "
"In other words, the emperor only ordered someone to take him to Beijing, but his family was not involved at all. No one can tell how his family got to Chang'an. However, Song Gongliang committed suicide in Chang'an. The story is indeed true. As for his wife, it is true that she jumped from a boat on the Yellow River and died after his death."
"After Song Gongliang committed suicide, for some unknown reason, someone from the Ministry of Punishment and the Yushitai suddenly reported that he committed suicide out of fear of crime. If there were no ghosts in his heart, he would have walked all the way, but why was he almost arriving at Jingzhao Mansion? Sudden suicide when redressing his grievance? It can only be done because he feels that he has sinned so much that he has no face to face your father."
"After receiving the memorial, the emperor did not handle it himself, but forwarded it to the prince for him to handle the matter. The prince directly convicted him without any trial or investigation. Although he was dead, the death penalty was exempted. It is impossible to escape the crime of living, the women in the family are thrown into the Jiaofangsi, and all the men are sold into slavery by the government."
"Originally, the prince's plan included killing his body and decapitating him. However, the report was reported to the emperor, but he rejected it. The emperor meant that this was the end of the matter, and that the family members would not be held accountable for their crimes. But the prince insisted. We want to sell the family officials into slavery as a warning to the officials all over the world. In the end, the emperor didn’t know what he was thinking, but he finally agreed to the prince’s decision.”
"However, an old friend with power in the Ministry of Punishment told me that he felt that this case was not as simple as it seemed. He and Song Gongliang were Jinshi in the same year, and they were both sent to the Ministry of Households to observe politics after they passed. I understand him very well. This person is cautious by nature, can be considered fair in his dealings with others, and has always been considered honest as an official."
"After this person became a member of the Ministry of Household Affairs, he has been serving in the Ministry of Household Affairs and various transportation departments, except for being appointed as an envoy to promote tea horses. Because of his many years of experience in the Ministry of Household Affairs and various transportation departments, he can be said to be one of the leaders of our court. One of the few financial experts. Before he was transferred to Suzhou Qunmu Supervisor the year before last and served as the capital inspector, he had always received first-class performance evaluations. "
"Although my old friend didn't know that King Rui had sent someone to look for him before the incident. But he also told Quan that Song Gongliang was definitely not the kind of official who would do anything to make money. He dared to guarantee it with his head, let alone Selling horses privately to Dangxiang people, even selling horses to those mainland horse dealers, will never be done."
"It's just that although he thought Song Gongliang was framed, he still couldn't figure out who was trying to frame him. Song Gongliang was very cautious as an official and would never make grudges with others easily. Although he has been in trouble for many years He holds a position in the company, but he has always been clean when it comes to money and food."
"And the place where rabbits don't poop at him now, although it is a very high-level place, is definitely a place without much oil and water. He is so poor that no one will care about his position, but it doesn't actually have much real power. . Even the local officials in Longyou, those who serve in Suzhou and Ganzhou, are trying their best to be transferred abroad. But they can still be falsely accused, which is really incomprehensible."
