The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 196
Before Yang Chan and others came back, Zhao Gou was not in a hurry to deal with official duties at Yushitai, and stayed here after the morning court, and did not return to the mansion until late at night.Repeating the same thing every day, but with different feelings, Zhao Gou gradually became familiar with the responsibilities of Yushitai and the scope of daily work.

As a result, Zhao Gou began to supervise the behavior of all officials in the court, and recorded those who had lost their manners one by one.However, these are not within the scope of his work, they are recorded by the censor in the palace, and he can just observe and compare with them.

After such a day, Zhao Gou spent half a month, and the people sent out returned to the palace of the king of the capital one after another.The first person to return to the mansion was Yang Chan. Zhao Gou knew that he was back, so he told him that he would see him immediately at any time when he came back, and tell him what he wanted to know.

"Young master, I went to Zhu Minzhong's hometown, but I didn't see Mr. Zhu, but I saw his descendants." Yang Chan bowed.

Zhao Gou asked in surprise, "Could it be that something happened to you?"

Yang Chan nodded, and said: "According to the information obtained by my subordinates, Master Zhu Minzhong passed away shortly after he resigned and returned to his hometown. This is very strange. Based on my subordinates' guesses, I guess there must be tricks in it, and the neighbors said Master Zhu Minzhong was in good health, but he died for no reason."

"Even the servants in the mansion don't know what's going on. Even Zhu Minzhong's descendants are silent about this matter, claiming to the outside world that Master Zhu Minzhong was unwell, caught a cold occasionally, and died at home. As for the truth, outsiders don't know."

"He's dead? Isn't the clue broken?" Zhao Gou frowned and murmured, "Since Zhu Minzhong is in good health, he definitely did not die of illness. There must be something else behind his death. His death must be related to the corruption case. It's murder to silence, could it be that the people involved have already prepared for it?"

"What else do you find out?"

Yang Chan replied: "My subordinates also found out that when Master Zhu Minzhong was alive, he had established a family rule: all the children of the Zhu family are not allowed to be officials in the court, let alone gain fame. According to the system that Master Zhu's ancestors are all the children of officials, There shouldn’t be such a strange family training.”

Zhao Gou agreed: "Yes, this family motto is a bit strange!"

"So, I found out from the servants in the mansion that this was said by Mr. Zhu Minzhong himself when he was dying, so that Mr. Zhu Minzhong's son did not get any fame. However, according to the inquiries of his subordinates, this talent learned Not weaker than his father, quite famous in the local area."

Zhao Gou said: "In this way, there must be secrets in it, so have you contacted anyone in the Zhu family?"

Yang Chan replied: "The subordinate also knew that this matter was a bit strange, so he quietly entered the mansion and met Zhu Minzhong's grandson, but he still didn't know anything from him. The person who really knew the secret should be Zhu Minzhong's son. So, I met him directly in the middle of the night and told him my identity, but he didn't believe it, and instead became wary of me."

Zhao Gou asked: "Then what's next?"

"The subordinate knew that he was jealous, so he told him that if he didn't believe it, he would come to the Prince's Mansion in the capital!" Yang Chan continued.

Zhao Gou was surprised: "So, the descendants of Mr. Zhu came to the capital?"

Yang Chan replied in embarrassment: "Here we come!"

Zhao Gou glanced at it, and knew that Yang Chan must have come directly by force, not because they came willingly.However, Zhao Gou did not plan to blame him for this matter.On the contrary, I feel that Yang Chan acts vigorously and resolutely, and takes extraordinary measures in extraordinary times.

"Then take me to see them!"

Yang Chan nodded, and led Zhao Gou to the meditation room. When he opened the door, he saw that there were two people in the room whose hands and feet were tied up, and even their mouths were sealed with white strips. They are the descendants of Zhu Minzhong, but seeing them like this makes me feel a little funny.

Yang Chan explained that the two of them were swearing all the way, and they were so annoyed, so this was the only way to shut them up.Zhao Gou immediately asked Yang Chan to untie the two of them, and then said: "I'm really sorry for disturbing you."

Yang Chan was untied, and one of the young men yelled, "Who are you? You dare to commit banditry. Is there no law in the Song Dynasty? I advise you to release our father and son as soon as possible." !"

"If we haven't returned for a long time, the family will definitely send someone to look for it. If we make trouble in the government, I'm afraid you thieves will not be able to escape the law!..."

"Han Zhang, that's enough!" The older man scolded in a low voice. He didn't panic at all. He stared at Zhao Gou intently. Seeing that he was dressed gorgeously and had a dignified appearance, he guessed that his status must be extraordinary, so he said calmly. : "May I ask who you are, and why did you bind us, father and son, here?"

Zhao Gou ignored the young man's words, but looked at the other person appreciatively. He was calm and calm from the beginning to the end. Seeing him questioning himself, Zhao Gou replied: "This is Bianjing. As for why you two came here, there is something wrong. Inquire."

"The capital?" The father and son were both stunned. After waking up, they actually arrived in the capital. Remembering Zhu Minzhong's last words, they were completely dumbfounded. Seeing a little bit tricky, but can't find any flaws.

Zhao Gou cut to the chase and said, "Are you the descendant of Mr. Zhu Minzhong?"

"That's right, I'm Zhu Tingzuo!" Seeing his extraordinary temperament, Zhu Tingzuo was sure that he and the others were in the capital, and if they came, he would be at ease. He sighed helplessly, and then continued: "This is the dog Hanzhang. The dog just offends me a lot. Please forgive me!"

"It's okay! It's our fault first, it's our fault!" Seeing that Zhu Tingzuo treated him calmly, Zhao Gou couldn't help a little approving, and ordered: "Yang Chan, you go and tell the housekeeper to tidy up the guest room, and the two of them will stay at the house Rest, and prepare tea and pastries to satisfy the hunger of the two honored guests."

Yang Chan turned and left respectfully, and then acted according to Zhao Gou's instructions. Zhao Gou also invited Zhu Tingzuo and his son into the living room for a talk.Seeing that Zhao Gou was polite and treated each other with courtesy, the two of them felt relieved.Along the way, Zhu Tingzuo remained silent, looking at Zhao Gou and the environment in the mansion all the time, guessing vaguely in his heart that this person's identity was not simple.

"Tea, please!" Zhao Gou picked up the teacup in his hand and sipped the tea with a smile.

Zhu Tingzuo also took a sip, feeling the fragrance on his lips and teeth, and praised: "Good tea!" He put down the teacup in his hand and looked at Zhao Gou intently, "I don't know why you asked your subordinates to arrest our father and son and go to Beijing?"

Zhao Gou said: "There is a case that requires you to provide some clues. It was originally to find your father, but your father passed away a few years ago. I can only ask you two to come and ask about what happened back then."

Zhu Tingzuo's eyes froze, and he pretended to be calm and said: "I don't know what to ask? If we, father and son, know, we must tell the truth!"

Seeing the sudden change in his expression, Zhao Gou guessed that he had already guessed it, and said with a smile: "I am the current supervisory censor. I think you should have guessed something!"

"Supervising Yushi?" Zhu Tingzuo was taken aback, and said, "You...you are the county king Zhao Gou?"

Zhao Gou nodded with a smile, Zhu Tingzuo hurriedly dragged his son to worship, and was helped up by Zhao Gou again.Zhao Gou's reputation is also somewhat loud in the capital, even Zhu Tingzuo and his son have heard of Zhao Gou's deeds in their hometown.Moreover, Zhu Tingzuo knew more than the others, and the two of them knew each other. Only Monk Zhu Han Zhangzhang couldn't figure it out, he didn't understand the conversation between his father and the king of the county, and he just stared at them in a daze.

(End of this chapter)