The last conscience of the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 23: How about... looking at it?
I don't know how many people were beheaded in Huangzhuang, both inside and outside Bianjing City. They were eunuchs, so they didn't need to go to Kaifeng Mansion or Dali Temple to interrogate them.

The palace was also filled with blood.

The Cai Jing brothers' house was sealed off, and the imperial army began to patrol outside Prince Jian's mansion...

All these things are topics of conversation in the restaurant.

Only one person is different.

Cao Tan was sorting out the stories Liang Xin told her while thinking about what happened in Bianjing City.

She has a feeling.

There is a hand behind all this.

Just as Cao Tan was thinking about it, the female envoy Ling'er came to her: "Girl, a eunuch from the palace is here to deliver a message."

"In the palace?"

"He is indeed from the palace. His clothes and badge are all correct."

Cao Tan put down his pen and walked to the outer courtyard.

It was Liang Zhong who came. After confirming that the person in front of him was Cao Tan, he held the letter in his hands, saluted, and left without saying anything.

Cao Tan took the letter and opened it.

After reading it quickly, Cao Tan said: "Ling'er, ask the second housekeeper to take people who know the charcoal industry out to take over some shops, tell them not to wear Cao family clothes, and take the Cao family's mark on the carriage. When we got to the shop, there were people waiting for us from the palace, arranged by Eunuch Zhao Youfu."

"Yes, let's go now." Ling'er trotted over to make arrangements.

Cao Tan burned the letter and was thinking silently in his heart, and then he mentioned to Liang Xin that there were three big merchants in charcoal shops in Bianjing City. Today, the shop owned by the Cai brothers and the shop owned by Prince Jian's concubine brother changed hands.Then in the entire Bianjing city, except for a few inconspicuous small charcoal shops in the poor streets and alleys, all the charcoal shops in the entire Bianjing city are at hand.

Liang Xin!

At this time, Cao Tan determined that the hand behind everything that happened in Bianjing City was either Liang Xin or his father Liang Shicheng.

tough enough.

As for sympathy.

What kind of people are the Cai brothers? Cao Tan can't even sympathize with them at all.

As for King Jian...

Cao Tan is from the Cao family, and the Cao family has given birth to a queen.

She understands the things about the Zhao family.

Those who failed to compete for the throne are now counting the days to live, and every extra day they live is saved.

Therefore, Cao Tan has seen through King Jian's future.

It's just one day early and one day late.

The next day, it was the beginning of the season.

Two young men in casual clothes quietly entered the house of the Cai brothers.

Zhao Ji, Liang Xin.

Liang Zhong, who had been busy all night last night, had prepared everything.

After entering the gate of Cai Jing's mansion, Zhao Ji signaled the guards of the Forbidden Palace to retreat to a distance, and whispered to Liang Xin: "Last night, the eldest lady met Concubine Zhu. Zhao Youfu arranged for someone to find out the news. The eldest concubine reduced the daily expenses of Concubine Zhu. Du, reprimanded King Jian for not abiding by his duties, what do you think?"

Liang Xin replied: "Next, if the eldest lady summons you to lecture you, she will tell you sternly that brothers should be in love with each other, but secretly she would like you to punish King Jian. This matter will not be spread outside, and the eldest lady does not want the courtiers to We are involved, let my father worry about the affairs in the palace for you, and when you face Concubine Zhu, just say these four words: Be extremely respectful when offering gifts."

Zhao Ji glanced at Liang Xin: "Speak simply."

"Carefully control the scale and distance, and don't make the eldest lady unhappy."

Zhao Ji: "Don't beat around the bush next time. It's better to keep it simple. But why is the eldest lady unhappy?"

Liang Xin really didn't know what to say.

Empress Dowager Xiang chose Zhao Ji as emperor because she was afraid of choosing Prince Jian. Concubine Zhu's status was once again promoted. You must know that the late emperor was Concubine Zhu's biological son, but Concubine Zhu never received the title of Queen Mother.

Things in this palace are quite complicated.

The human heart is also quite sinister.Liang Xin didn't know how to explain it, so that Zhao Ji could understand it without touching the palace.

Fortunately, at this moment, when Liang Xin arrived, Liang Zhong trotted towards her, holding a scroll in his hands.

Seeing Liang Zhong running nearby, Liang Xin quickly changed the topic and asked:

"What did you find?"

"Younger ones can't understand it, but they hide it very deeply."

Liang Xin ordered: "Open it and take a look."

This thing was actually prepared by Zhao Youfu. He also stole it from the palace and tampered with the records and documents in the palace. If it was found out, he could blame it on the dead eunuchs and say that they stole it. Sold to Chua Brothers.

As soon as he opened it, Zhao Ji's eyes changed.

"This, this, this is Wu Dai Dangfeng."

Liang Xinshun said: "From bottom to top, it's all done in one stroke."

"Wrong, it was painted from top to bottom, one stroke at a time. Let me take a good look at it. Take a good look at it." Zhao Ji loved this painting so much that he wanted to study it carefully to see if it was the original or a copy by later generations.

Liang Xin started laying bricks beside him: "Zhao Yi, my lord, our father and son have something good. Who do you think of first? This guy has something good that he secretly hides so that you don't know about it. Are you going to collect it yourself or give it to yourself?" who?"

Zhao Ji's face twitched.

From that day Mi Fu said that the Cai brothers were the best and second best in calligraphy and painting in the world, he hated them so much that his teeth ached.

Now, let Liang Xin say this, and look at Wu Daozi's appearance more and more like a real work, the Cai brothers should be beaten to death with random sticks.

At this time, Zhao Ji only had this painting in his eyes. He had completely forgotten what he had asked Liang Xin just now.

Liang Xin winked at Liang Zhong.

Liang Zhong understood and trotted over to make arrangements.

After a while, Liang Zhong came back and stood obediently next to Liang Xin.

On Zhao Ji's side, he finally understood it through research and slapped the table hard: "The original, this is the original. It's hidden here, it's disgusting, it's hateful."

Liang Xin supported Zhao Ji: "This way."

Outside the door, people were kneeling in half the courtyard.

Liang Xin pointed to one of the women in red and said: "This is the family of a demoted official from Jiangnan. According to the rules, they should enter the teaching workshop or the camp. Why are they in his home? A woman who is excellent in poetry and painting."

"And the one in pink..."

Zhao Ji's face became darker and darker.

After Liang Xin finished the introduction, she added: "Otherwise, there needs to be more maids in the palace, which is quite suitable."

A hint of joy instantly appeared on Zhao Ji's face.

Based on Zhao Ji's reaction, Liang Xin didn't have to wait for Zhao Ji to say: "Liang Zhong, don't go to work immediately."

Liang Zhong greeted a group of young eunuchs, asked all the kneeling people to get up, and led them out.

Zhao Ji then whispered: "The fourth, the sixth, um, No. 11..." Liang Xin smiled and signaled Liang Zhong to be obedient.

After everyone left, Liang Xin began to lead Zhao Ji to the inner courtyard: "There are many paintings and calligraphy, and I don't know whether they are true or false. How can I appreciate them?"

"Go quickly."

Zhao Youfu's Liang Shicheng hid far away and secretly observed.

Seeing the emperor's reaction, the two of them were also secretly happy.

Liang Shicheng whispered to Zhao Youfu: "For the charcoal shop, I will give my brother three thousand gu for tea every year, and I will give another [-] gu to the younger ones as rewards."

"Easy to say, easy to say." Zhao Youfu agreed cheerfully.

As for Cai Jing, the original owner of the mansion...

(End of this chapter)