"Fu... Fu Zhu..." What did Zhao Zheng say after that? Yangquan Jun couldn't hear even a single word. These two words kept coming back and forth in his mind. When he realized the fact that his son had been killed, The dizziness came over me overwhelmingly and went straight to the top of my head. My vision went dark and I fell straight down.
Queen Mother Huayang was also horrified. Seeing her only brother Lailai suffering such a painful blow, she looked at Zhao Zheng angrily. Her words were stuck in her throat and she couldn't say a word. She shook her hand and pointed straight at his nose. It took him a long time to recover, and he quickly squatted down to check on his condition, and shouted: "Attendant doctor, please send me the doctor!"
Zhao Zheng stood majestically nearby, watching his grandmother tossing up and down with cold eyes. But he was also easy to talk to. When she wanted to serve as a doctor, he would raise his hand to ask someone to help her. If she couldn't help someone, he would find someone to help her. In short, Zhao Zheng would do whatever she wanted.
Although the grandmother in front of her made things difficult for their mother and son in every possible way before he came to the throne, Zhao Zheng still treated her kindly after he came to the throne and never embarrassed her because of personal grudges. In this way, the honor she once had can continue to this day. After so many years, although their relationship is not very close, they have always been in harmony.
After this incident, Zhao Zheng didn't even give his sister and brother a chance to plead for mercy. Originally, Zhao Zheng didn't move her just to block everyone's mouth, and there was no love at all. Now, the Queen Mother Huayang is so angry that she is even more angry. He couldn't care less about anything and completely fell out with Zhao Zheng.
After all, today is different from the past. Although her honor is still there, the power behind her has long since dissipated. She wants to avenge her brother who lost his son in old age, but she cannot avenge her poor nephew. She has to take Zhao Zheng before leaving with her brother. He let out a sigh of relief and said sarcastically: "You are so heartless and unrighteous at such a young age. No wonder that prostitute would rather support the son she had with a fake eunuch than dare to ask you to be the King of Qin."
Her voice was not loud, but when amplified by the slightly empty main hall, her words were clear. Both the people brought by the Queen Mother Huayang and the people originally guarding the outer hall heard her.
The solemn court clothes made the surrounding atmosphere a bit solemn. Zhao Zheng just stood there motionless, with no expression on his face, and no one knew what he was thinking. At this time, they were more concerned about whether they could save their lives after hearing something they shouldn't have heard. The palace servants knelt on the ground, and the attending doctor who came over stood shivering at the door, no one dared to raise their head.
Queen Mother Huayang turned her back to Zhao Zheng and raised her head proudly. The golden hairpin on her head shone luxuriously under the light, but today it became a bit dazzling for no reason.
For Zhao Zheng, in the past, many officials of the Qin State deceived him because of their looks on Lu Buwei and Lord Changping. Later, the rulers, ministers and people of the Six Kingdoms despised him and hated him, but he never noticed or took it into his heart. But just like that, his grandmother, who was once the closest to him, also complained about him and hated him. She hid in Yongcheng and swore not to see him until she died, but it made him heartbroken and tossing and turning every time he thought about her.
Outsiders never dared to mention this matter in front of him. Although it had been known to everyone for a long time, he was also ridiculed by people all over the world behind his back, but he could not care less about this.
But just now, after so many years, his great-grandmother angrily opened up the scar that had been painful for many years, but he couldn't convince himself that he didn't care. One word could easily make his heart ache uncontrollably. .
Seeing that Zhao Zheng didn't say anything, Queen Mother Huayang asked someone to help her fainting brother, turned around and left. Unexpectedly, she was stopped by a deep voice just half a step away. She turned around and looked over, only to find that except for his dim eyes, he had no other emotions. No, he raised his hand and pointed steadily at his brother and said calmly: "My grandmother, the Queen Mother, did not dare to stop Zhao Zheng from leaving, but he must stay."
Queen Mother Huayang obviously did not expect that he had such a hand: "You..."
Zhao Zheng did not give her a chance to argue and continued solemnly: "Mr. Yangquan allowed his son to obstruct the implementation of the Yanyin Law. Although the death penalty can be avoided due to his father's decree, he cannot escape the crime of living. He will be handed over to Zong Zheng for review immediately."
At this time, the Queen Mother Huayang had vented her grievances and was much calmer than before. She grasped the key and asked: "Then Li Si ignored Qin Fa, did not wait for Zong Zheng to discuss the crime, did not let my nephew plead his case, and rushed to kill me. If my nephew is killed in the city, what crime should he be punished for?"
"I'm afraid my grandmother, the Queen Mother, doesn't know that before Li Si left, I had given him Tai'a, allowing him to kill princes and criminals, so that he could do whatever was convenient." Zhao Zheng explained without thinking.
Yes, Tai'a, cast by the two great swordsmen Ou Yezi and Ganjiang, was originally owned by the Chu State, but later fell into the hands of the ancestors of the Qin State, and became a national treasure of the Qin State. It has such weight.
She did not remember how the Queen Mother Huayang walked out of Qutai Palace after that. She only vaguely remembered that Zhao Zheng called the attendant doctor to diagnose his brother, and later heard that he was handed over to Zong Zheng.
On Liyang's side, Zhao Gao looked at the invitation in his hand with a half-smile, then held it back in his hand, sat up slightly and cupped his hands to Li Si, saying, "With this turning point, I have to thank Tingwei for his help."
Hearing this, Li Si lowered his eyes and returned the greeting: "It's my responsibility and I don't dare to take credit. On the contrary, Nei Shi also helped Li Si a lot during the investigation."
This time, thanks to Li Xun's high efficiency, he found out the insiders of the Salt Affairs Bureau and reported them to Li Si within one day. He was able to find out that the assassinations of the previous two salt officials were all provided by this person to the dead soldiers. It was so smooth. After many twists and turns, they finally found Yang Quanjun's son.
The fact that everyone from salt officials to problematic merchants could be found out so quickly was also thanks to Zhao Gao accompanying Li Si in the scene at the Salt Affairs Bureau. Although the two didn't speak much, they had a good rapport when working together.
Li Si has a cold temperament, and even Li Xun, who is used to following Zhao Zheng, can't bear the cold aura. Looking at Nei Shi's calm and calm face and his unaffected determination, he can't help but secretly admire him. .
"How long until the banquet?" Just when Li Xun's mind was wandering, Zhao Gao suddenly turned his head and looked at him and asked.
Li Xun came back to his senses, went out to look at the sundial in the yard, and came back and said: "There is still one hour."
"I've got time, I'll go to the Marquis Mansion first." Zhao Gao stood up slowly, picked up a roll of bamboo slips on his right hand, smoothed the wrinkles on his clothes, said goodbye to Li Si, left Li Xunshi and went out. .
In order to hurry up, Zhao Gao simply rode over. I heard that he was a dignified Zhi Su Neishi who didn't even show up. He simply came over on horseback alone. Several uncles from Zhao Zheng's clan were waiting inside and felt a little confused.
As expected, when Zhao Gao entered the main hall, he saw that everyone from that day was there. He calmly bowed and entered the table under the guidance of his servants. After sitting down, he took out a bamboo slip from his sleeve and held it in his hand, and said with a smile: "I have invited you all, and Zhao Gao has nothing to offer as a gift. I just want a bamboo slip to express my feelings."
Li Si is in charge of investigating the case these days, and the affairs of the Salt Service Department are taken care of by the people he brought, so he doesn't need to worry about it. But he didn't sit idle either. He privately visited many old merchants who were involved in the salt affairs to learn more about various conflicts in the salt affairs. He then went back to summarize and reconsider some details.
The reason why he made so many preparations was actually for the Chamber of Commerce that was going to be held in the afternoon.
And these few people in front of them are the key to the Chamber of Commerce. Although they did not serve in the court, these uncles of Zhao Zheng used to control the Yueyang salt transportation, and they controlled all the water and land transportation. Now that the salt is unsaleable, it has something to do with them.
As soon as the Salt Introduction Law came into effect, many merchants preferred to handle the salt transportation themselves. Uncles like Zhao Zheng gradually lost their previous advantages in officialdom. Although in order to compensate for their losses, the DPRK also allocated a large amount of salt to them and allowed them to sell it freely, but compared with the past situation of being the general leader of salt transportation, the profit was far behind.
Most of the people waiting to sell salt at the entrance of the Salt Seal Department are small merchants. Most of the people who usually take big bucks from selling salt have not gone there. This is because these small traders were not qualified to sell salt in the past. Finally, when the ban was lifted, they had the opportunity, but they encountered difficulties. The unexpected stop made me extremely anxious. Even though I waited at the door for several days, I didn't dare to go back.
This is not the case for these big bosses. Although the salt affairs were under official control in the past, some links were indispensable and required their participation. How can they be at peace with the salt introduction law that disrupts the existing rules?
This time Li Si dealt with only a small number of people who had colluded with officials and had the most serious consequences. More often than not, it is just a small stumbling block that secretly hinders the investigation. It is difficult to investigate, the law does not punish everyone, and it is inconvenient for everyone to investigate.
Of course, this power should not be underestimated. If Zhao Gao wants to implement the salt introduction method, he must continue to use these people, so in this case, he cannot be tough, so he will be more circuitous and use both soft and hard tactics.
Several of Zhao Zheng's husbands and uncles looked at the bamboo slips in Zhao Gao's hand, then you looked at me, and I looked at you, wondering what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd. But they remembered that they had lost their momentum that day when they went to the Salt Affairs Bureau, and they couldn't throw it away today. They all put on airs and waited for the boy to present the bamboo slips in front of them, but they were still reluctant.
Zhao Gao leisurely raised his hand and said, "You might as well open it and take a look."
Unexpectedly, after reading it after passing it around one by one, and looking at the scholar-looking Zhao Gao, his color changed. Anger, fear, and uneasiness... were all written on his face, which was quite wonderful.
Zhao Gao was immediately surrounded by private soldiers in the mansion. The host was a Marquis of Guannei, who had the hottest temper among them. He drew his sword from his waist and walked over in a few steps, put it on his neck, and looked at him aggressively.
Zhao Gao, who could have escaped this attack, did not move at all. Seeing himself being escorted by two attendants, with a Guan Neihou pointing at him with a sword, he felt dumbfounded.
How do you say that sentence you heard in your previous life? When a scholar encounters a soldier, he cannot explain why. Isn't he still in trouble...
Suddenly he felt that this scene seemed familiar. At that time, he had just become the commander-in-chief of the national salt administration. He handed the selected files to the salt officials below. They also looked at him with the same expression. Of course, this time Zhao Several clan uncles in the government treated him "not too lightly" and made the battle even bigger.
But he is not a savage beast, can he also eat people?
"What do you mean?"
Zhao Gao had an unchanging smile on his face. He looked left and right steadily, and finally his clear eyes fell on him, meaning: I didn't bring anyone here today just to show my sincerity. Since I'm giving this to you Will it trick you after reading this?
His calmness made the Guan Neihou look at him with admiration. He put away the sword in his hand and waved his hands to let him go.
There were still important things to do in the afternoon, and Zhao Gao didn't want to waste any more time. He straightened his expression and said slowly, "Zhao Gao came here today to give you some advice."
