"Your Highness, what you said is wrong..."
The speaker was another official. Judging from the clothes he was wearing, he should be the county magistrate. He said: "Taizu once said that the emperor's crimes are the same as those of the common people. Our government is only acting in accordance with the laws of the Song Dynasty. How can we say that we have exceeded our authority? Please don’t distort the facts, Your Highness, otherwise I would rather die than report it to the officials!”
Jiang Mu looked at this man and had no intention of worrying about whether the words "the emperor breaks the law and the common people are guilty" were said by Song Taizu. The other party's words were a naked threat to himself. How could he bear it? asked coldly:
"May I have your name?"
"Liu An, the Prime Minister of Xicheng Prefecture Yaxian County, was awarded Jinshi in the second year of Zhenghe, and was awarded by the official family himself!" Liu An said loudly, especially the last sentence.
He thought Jiang Mu was afraid. After all, in this era, scholar-bureaucrats and the emperor co-ruling the world were not just talk. Even Fan Zhongyan once said, "Since our ancestors, we have never killed a minister easily. This is a matter of great virtue." What? The character of the literati has reached its peak in this era. Liu An was eager for this matter to be spread, in case his name would be recorded in history, and he wrote: Liu Gong angrily criticized the prince Zhao Huan for being stupid and immoral, but he is a loyal minister who is not afraid of power...
But Jiang Mu's next words made him wary.
"Liu An, um, not bad. Do you know Liu Xiansheng?"
"It's a dog. I wonder what your highness means?"
"Oh, it turns out he is Master Liu's son. It's not interesting at all. It's just that I just deposed Gaokan a few days ago. I heard that your young master also has the same preferences. I wonder if I will be lucky enough to meet..."
Among the several scourges around Gao Yanei, Jiang Mu remembered Liu Xiansheng, but he only knew that his father was a member of Gao Qiu's party. He didn't expect it to be Liu An. It was indeed a parallel world, and some historical traces could be found.
Liu An was heartbroken. Of course he knew what his son had done. Like Gao Yanei, the adopted son of Gao Qiu, he raped women, burned, killed and looted. He would not be afraid if ordinary people pursued him, but if he was determined Wang... That's different. Just mentioning this matter casually in front of officials is enough for him.
Immediately, his expression changed again and again. He held it in for a long time, but could not say a word. Zhu Meng took over the conversation and said: "Your Highness redressed the grievances of the people and abolished Gaokan in anger. Everyone has witnessed it. Lieutenant Gao I am also very grateful to His Highness. I will not mention this matter again. Your Highness has come and I have not given you a good reception. Your Highness, please..."
He didn't want to talk about it in public.
Jiang Mu sneered in his heart, followed his advice, raised his legs and walked into the Xicheng government office. Zhu Meng winked at the two guards who were guarding the government office. The two understood and hurriedly closed the door...
The city of Tokyo is divided into four prefectures: southeast, northwest and northwest. There is a general office in the middle, called Kaifeng Prefecture and Xicheng Prefecture. Their administration is equivalent to the local county government. Zhu Meng was granted the title of Xicheng Prefecture Magistrate because of his "meritorious service" in offering granite.
When they arrived at the lobby, they still didn't see Zhu Lian. Jiang Mu couldn't help but darken his face again, "Where is Princess Ding!"
"The princess is in prison... Your Highness, please calm down. No matter what I do, I dare not do anything to the princess. It's just that the princess herself is going to prison, and there is nothing I can do!" Without outsiders, Zhu Meng didn't even bother to be a subordinate. Call yourself the official directly.
The yamen servants in the hall had already retired, and there was only a square tea table. The tea in the teacups on the table was still steaming. It was obvious that they had just entered the hall not long ago. Without thinking, Jiang Mu slapped Zhu Meng on the face. Knock it back.
"Setting up a private court and imprisoning the princess! Do you really think that this king is easy to bully!"
Jiang Mu spoke very loudly, almost shouting, and he could probably hear it outside the house. Do you think you are the only one who closes the door and doesn’t want to pretend in front of everyone? I don’t want to pretend anymore!
"you...!"
Prince Ding was notoriously weak, and no one expected that Jiang Mu would suddenly take action, and Zhang Zhenyun was stunned and hid behind him.
"What are you! Don't think that I don't know about your collusion with Gao Qiu. Don't say it's you. Even if Gao Qiu is here, I will still hit you today!" Jiang Mu waved his hand and took action if he could. It would be better to use less words and say a thousand words and ten thousand words, instead of just giving him a slap in the face.
"You bastard! I'm going to meet with the officials! Meet with the officials!"
Zhu Meng had been an official for many years. He had never been beaten before, and in front of so many subordinates. The pain on his face was small, but the loss of face was more serious. So after saying this, he turned around and left the house. When his subordinates saw At this time, everyone was shouting that Jiang Mu was cruel and wanted to sue Jiang Mu.
In this regard, Jiang Mu just sat calmly on the chair, recalling what he had learned, and said to himself: "I have an account book, and someone has enriched his own pocket, bought 300,000 acres of land, and made millions..."
In the early years of the Zhenghe period, Zhu Meng was approved by Huizong to serve in front of the emperor and search for rare flowers and stones in the world. However, he falsely reported and claimed hundreds of thousands in private.
This Zhu Meng was one of the Six Thieves of the Northern Song Dynasty and could be regarded as a "celebrity" in history. Jiang Mu, as a talented student in the Chinese Language Department, was familiar with history, so he naturally understood this.
If I remember correctly, it's about this amount. Since "Birthday Plan" matters exist in this world, the money that Zhu Meng lost should also be able to correspond...
As expected, as soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Meng, who was walking out angrily, suddenly stopped and staggered along with several of his subordinates behind him.
"grown ups?"
Zhu Meng turned around and saw Jiang Mu leisurely drinking the tea offered by Zhang Zhenyun, as if he had everything under control. He couldn't help but start beating a drum in his heart, because the amount of money Jiang Mu just mentioned was not in line with what he was greedy for. The results are generally consistent, especially the field output of 300,000 acres, which is exactly the same.
In order not to be caught, he did not record the money he had embezzled. He only remembered in his mind, why would King Ding know about it?
For a moment, he didn't know whether Jiang Mu's words were true or false, especially when "I have an account book"...
"What do you want, His Highness?"
In the end, he still did not dare to gamble with his future, even though the Song official family punished civil servants extremely leniently.
Jiang Mu was glad that he had made the right bet, and did not want to waste any more time with him. He said bluntly: "First, please bring Princess Ding out of prison without any neglect! Second, find the perpetrators who smashed the shop. This The king does not need you to punish them, just repay ten times the loss. If you fail to do one of these two things, the king's account book will appear in my father's study..."
Zhu Meng looked ugly, but being caught, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and nod: "I will take your prince's matter to heart, but please don't take advantage of this to cause trouble in the future, otherwise I will be nothing but a fish." , you can also break the sword by jumping..."
"Haha, that's quite a big tone."
Jiang Mu stood up: "No need to say more, as long as you don't mess with me, I won't bother you. I will give you half an hour to personally invite Princess Ding!"
Although Zhu Meng felt like something was stuck in his throat, seeing what Jiang Mu said, he could only believe it...
Although the others did not understand the meaning of the two men's words, they could also see that Zhu Meng was caught by Jiang Mu, so naturally they did not dare to say anything and followed Zhu Meng to the prison...
"Your Highness, there are rumors outside that among the princes, only the three kings are smart and talented, while the eldest son, Prince Ding, is weak and incompetent... If Zhenyun hadn't been lucky enough to meet him, she would have been deceived by the rumors..." Zhang Zhenyun said with admiration.
Jiang Mu smiled bitterly, thinking that the rumors in his mind were not all false.
It didn't take long for Zhu Meng to "invite" Zhu Lian back. She was still wearing an official yellow skirt. Behind her was Xiao Shu, who was a little dirty and had tears on her face, and the expressionless girl who had always been expressionless. Become rich and be foolish.
"Your Highness, Princess Ding has been released from prison. I wonder if Your Highness is satisfied?"
Seeing that Zhu Lian only had a guilty look on his face and everything else was fine, Jiang Mu's anger subsided by half. Besides, he was just using the tiger skin as a banner, so there was no need to continue to ask for anything.
After comforting Zhu Lian, he said: "Within five days, the compensation will be sent to the palace, and the matter will be forgotten."
This proves that the shop belongs to me.
Zhu Meng nodded and had no choice but to discuss the account book with Gao Taiwei later...
Jiang Mu took Zhu Lian's hand and left the Xicheng government office. More and more people were watching at the door. After all, there were rumors that Princess Ding was imprisoned in the private court of the Xicheng government office, and that Prince Ding broke into the government office angrily because she was his wife!
"Come out! Come out! King Ding is out!"
"Wow, is that King Ding? So handsome!"
"Yes, yes, Prince Ding looks more handsome than Prince Yun. I heard that Princess Ding is also very beautiful. Why do you keep your head down..."
"Oh, no matter how handsome he is, what can he do? A majestic prince can even fall into the trap of his own princess. He is indeed as weak as rumored..."
"Shut up! It's clear that the government office colluded with that thief Gao Qiu to frame His Highness Prince Ding!"
"Oh, really? Then why didn't you frame other princes? Why did you frame Prince Ding..."
Listening to the garbled language, Jiang Mu was okay. After all, he was thick-skinned and didn't care at all. However, Zhu Lian's face turned red. She originally thought that she had caused trouble to Jiang Mu, and now she was so ashamed that she even lost her head. I don’t even dare to lift it! There is no need to say more about the guilt in my heart. Fortunately, Changfu and Yuren opened the way, and the government officials came out to disperse them in time, so they were able to escape quickly.
After returning to Prince Ding's Mansion, Jiang Mu first comforted Xiao Shu and told her to go back and have a good rest, and then returned to the study with Zhu Lian.
Without the outsiders around, Zhu Lian couldn't help but shed tears. Jiang Mu looked distressed and took him into his arms.
She is just a young girl in puberty, but she can be so calm when encountering such a thing, which is much beyond ordinary people...
