Zhao Tai is the Minister of Civil Affairs and the successor of the Zhao family. Such a character rarely loses control, and when he does, it is because of his precious daughter Dan Niuer.
After returning to Beijing, the more Zhao Tai thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
A beloved daughter is better than a father. A beloved daughter is not that easy to deceive. Even if she is deceived, she cannot be deceived by a servant, even if the servant is a servant of the Han family.
Recalling the situation at that time, Zhao Tai also realized there was some misunderstanding.
After entering the city gate and returning to Tailongfang, as soon as they arrived at the gate of Zhao Mansion, the expressions of Zhao Tai and Zhao Laosi changed slightly.
The door is not at the door, but kneeling behind the screen wall.
Zhao Tai quickly walked into the Zhao Mansion, and before he could speak, he saw the housekeeper, steward, and servants of the Zhao Mansion, all kneeling there, covered with snow, and they had obviously been kneeling for a long time.
"What are you doing kneeling here?"
Zhao Laosi frowned: "Get up quickly, where is the eldest lady, but the eldest lady has lost her temper."
A steward raised his head: "Sir, the chief steward is Mr. Zhao. He will be the supervisor. Mr. Zhao is here, holding... holding the clan order, we dare not stop him."
"Zhao Zhongzheng?!" Zhao Tai's expression changed drastically: "With the clan order?"
"yes."
"Where are the people?"
"Main hall."
Zhao Laosi's heart skipped a beat: "Since there is a clan order, my family must have sent someone to the capital."
"good."
Zhao Tai's brows trembled, and he quickly walked through the Moon Gate towards the main hall, followed closely by Zhao Laosi.
When Zhao Tai walked quickly to the main hall, he saw a man in a robe sitting at the main seat of the main hall drinking tea. Seeing Zhao Tai coming, he smiled slightly.
"My cousin is very elegant. He left Beijing at night and I don't know where he went."
The person who spoke was none other than Zhao Tai's cousin Zhao Zhongzheng, who was also a descendant of the Zhao family. He was the director of military weapons in Beijing and was in the fourth rank.
There is one military supervisor in each lane, southeast, northwest, and every third lane. The fourth military supervisor is under the jurisdiction of the capital's military supervisor.
The manufacture of weapons, armor, and crossbows was considered an office under the Ministry of Industry. However, during the previous dynasty, when the Ministry of Industry was mainly responsible for construction, repair, renovation, and materials, the Ordnance Supervision was completely separated and became a separate agency. Government office.
In the Ordnance Supervision and Administration Office in the middle of the capital, the Jian Zheng, Shao Jian, Jian Cheng, and Deputy Cheng were respectively the fourth rank, the fourth rank, and the two fifth ranks. They were not considered high officials and had little say in the court.
But it also depends on the situation. Sometimes the official position and grade are meaningless, and it depends on who does it.
Just like the Yidao Guards, Jiang Zhui is the leader, but the one who really gives the orders is Han You, the captain.
The situation of the weapons supervisor is somewhat similar. Even the supervisor is only a fourth-grade official, and generally speaking, he is not as powerful as the Shaoqing from Jiu Temple.
However, the current supervisor of the weapons supervisor is none other than Zhao Zhongzheng, who comes from the Zhao family.
The Zhao family has many children serving as officials in Beijing. The one with the highest official position in the Zhou Dynasty is naturally Zhao Tai, but it is not necessarily true that the Zhao family invests all their resources in Zhao Tai. In addition to him, there is another person whom the Zhao family focuses on cultivating. The younger brother is his cousin Zhao Zhongzheng.
Zhao Zhong is the eldest son of Uncle Zhao Tai and can be regarded as the true core child of the Zhao family.
He had a small official position and a good family background. If Zhao Tai was the leader of the Zhao family's children in Beijing, then Zhao Zhongzheng would be considered the second oldest. The courtiers and aristocratic families would give him face and the Zhao family's face.
Zhao Zhongzheng's face is somewhat similar to Zhao Tai's, but his smiling appearance makes people inevitably think of the Smiling Tiger. His complexion is a little pale, his body is a little thin, and his official robe is a little loose, and he is only two years younger than Zhao Tai.
Logically speaking, this is the Zhao Mansion, the Mansion of the Minister of Civil Affairs. Zhao Zhong is a guest, but an uninvited guest. There is no reason to sit in the main hall of this house.
But in Zhao Zhongzheng's hand, there was a jade pendant, crystal clear, with the word Zhao engraved on it.
This jade pendant is also called a clan order among the children of the Zhao family. It is meaningless in the court and in front of other officials, but in front of the children of the Zhao family, it is like an imperial edict.
The Zhao family order can only be used by the current patriarch. When encountering special circumstances, it will be given to other Zhao family children. This Zhao family child can use the order to exercise certain privileges of the patriarch, which is similar to the meaning of seeing an order as seeing a person. .
Zhao Zhong, who holds the token, is qualified to sit on the main seat, but most people will not do this. Those who can do this are equivalent to not leaving any face to Zhao Tai.
In fact, this is also the case, otherwise the servants of the Zhao family would not all be kneeling.
Zhao Tai's eyes stayed on the clan order for a moment, suppressing the anger in his heart, he came to the middle of the main hall without sitting down.
This is the Zhao Mansion, Zhao Tai's mansion. If someone is sitting on the main seat, he would rather not sit down and just stand, because except for the main seat, any position is inferior to others.
"Why bother, why bother."
Zhao Zhongzheng had a signature smile on his face: "Our elders have taught us since we were young that no matter what errands we hold or where we sit, the children of the Zhao family must never forget where our roots are and where we come from, cousin. Am I right."
"Prisoner Zhao." Zhao Tai said with calm eyes: "You come here late at night, do you think that I, like you, the prisoner, have nothing to do all day long?"
Zhao Zhongzheng laughed loudly: "Cousin, you are always like this. When I talk to you about business matters, you press me as a cousin. When I talk to you about private matters, you press me as a minister. It's like..."
Speaking of this, a hint of hatred flashed across Zhao Zhongzheng's face: "Just like when I wanted to be admitted to the Sixth Film Department, with my reputation, I couldn't be admitted to the Sixth Film Department. But what about you, what did you say? You said you were a Tang Brother, you said that your cousin was thinking about me, but now, I am already in my forties, but I can only hang out in this military prison with no future."
"It's an old thing, and it's a trivial matter. I have forgotten it."
"you…"
Zhao Zhongzheng was furious and held up the family order: "Okay, I won't mention you and me. I ask you, do you know that the palace intends to restore the three-province system?"
"If I say I don't know, will you believe it? Even if you believe it, will you tell them whether what I say is true? Whether I say it or not, you will always make trouble."
Zhao Zhongzheng smiled again, as if acquiescing to Zhao Tai's statement.
When the conversation changed, Zhao Zhongzheng stood up and said seriously: "Uncle said, the Zhao family needs a prime minister, but it does not need a three-province ministerial order. The three-province ministerial order is not called a prime minister."
"The deal is done. This matter is not something I can control. If you think you can convince His Majesty, then you can enter the palace. If the uncle, uncle and others have good ideas, I, Zhao Tai, will obey your orders."
"Yes, this matter is indeed a done deal, but my uncle and uncle, as well as us, the children of the Zhao family, have spent so much effort on helping you run the civil service for decades. My cousin cannot always just sit back and enjoy the success, but we should also consider the family. Ichiban is."
Zhao Tai narrowed his eyes: "What do you mean?"
"Your Majesty was born in the military. After he won the great treasure and ascended to the supreme position of the Nine Five-Year Plan, he did not use civility to suppress military power like the previous dynasty. There are scholars all over the world. The Zhao family's disciples and former officials are all over the world, but he only has few connections in the army. After much consideration, my uncle and uncle want to marry Feiyu Hall’s niece to the West, and marry her to Prince Yan’s Mansion to make friends with the army. This matter is inevitable.”
Zhao Tai said calmly: "Feiyu is my daughter, Zhao Tai. Which family I join is a matter between my father and my daughter and has nothing to do with anyone else."
"I knew you would say that." Zhao Zhongzheng sneered: "This matter is not your fault. If you do, you can still keep your position as Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. If you dare to disobey my uncle, you know better than me what the consequences will be, cousin. Don’t make the mistake of yourself.”
Zhao Tai looked at the clan order in Zhao Zhongzheng's hand with a gloomy expression.
"Let me think about it for a moment or two. I will give you an answer in five days."
"Don't say five days, what can it be if it's five years?"
Zhao Zhongzheng smiled, inexplicably, and put away the family order: "Farewell."
"Wait a minute!" Zhao Tai was shocked as if he suddenly realized something; "Where is Dan Niu'er?"
Zhao Zhongzheng's smile became even stronger, and Zhao Tai suddenly turned around and shouted: "Come here, come quickly, Feiyu has returned to the house, come here!"
Zhao Laosi hurried in and did not answer Zhao Tai. Instead, he pointed at Zhao Zhongzheng and roared angrily.
"Zhao Zhongzheng, tell me where you took the eldest lady!"
"What?" Zhao Tai changed his face: "Danniu'er was taken away?"
"The steward said that Zhao Zhongzheng entered the house with two men in black wearing veils. Zhao Zhongzheng was holding his family, but they did not dare to stop him. The two men in black went to the backyard and were never seen again. Just now I was I went to the eldest lady’s private room, but the person was gone, the eldest lady was gone, and the two men in black were also missing!”
"Zhao Zhongzheng!" Zhao Tai suddenly rushed out and threw Zhao Zhongzheng to the ground. His bastard fist immediately hit the latter's face: "You are looking for death!"
Zhao Laosi also rushed forward and kicked Zhao Zhongzheng hard on the head.
Although Zhao Zhongzheng, who had a bloody head and was beaten, laughed wildly and immediately threw the token in his hand.
With a "click" sound, the jade pendant cracked.
Zhao Zhongzheng smiled ferociously like a pervert.
"Cousin, you are dead, you are dead, hahaha, Zhao family, if you no longer have a place as Zhao Tai, the children of the Zhao family will regard you as their life and death enemy!"
Furious, Zhao Tai suddenly stood up, raised the vase, and smashed it down.
Zhao Zhongzheng fainted and passed away. Zhao Tai gritted his teeth and said: "I suppressed you back then precisely because I knew that you had evil intentions and would do anything to achieve your goals. Using you again will definitely make the Zhao family angry. Okay, okay, Zhao Zhongzheng, If you want to die, I will help you!"
Zhao Laosi quickly grabbed Zhao Tai: "The top priority is to find Dan Niu'er. Don't make any more trouble. If you kill him, no one will know the whereabouts of the eldest lady."
Zhao Tai's expression was gloomy and he threw the blood-stained vase away.
"Everyone leaves the house and looks for them in the capital. They won't escape too far. Those two people must be dead men in the clan. They will be beaten to death with sticks when they see them. Danniuer must be brought back."
"Go right now."
Zhao Laosi turned around and ran out, shouting.
Zhao Tai looked at Zhao Zhongzheng, whose face was covered with blood on the ground, and clenched his fists: "Since you are forcing me, Zhao Tai, so what if I break up with your Zhao family? At the worst, we will both be destroyed!"
