Brother Song Taizu

Chapter 232 King Qin’s political affairs in the market

In fact, looking at the reactions of these scholars, we know that this scarred face is probably not just a gangster. Maybe, he may also have an official background.

Otherwise, these students are all young and enthusiastic, and they have just invited guests to dinner. It is impossible for them to be so cowardly, and not one of them dares to stand up and speak out.

Of course, Zhao Guangmei was definitely not afraid, and even used gestures to signal several of her personal guards to stay still for the time being.

He said to him quite funny: "Kaifeng City is at the foot of the emperor. I don't believe that this is a place without king's law. You just sit here and try to rob me. Isn't this appropriate?" .”

"Ha ha."

When Scarface heard this, he took out a red cuff from his pocket and put it on his arm.

"Look, can you read?"

"Market Supervisor? Is this from... Kaifeng Prefecture?"

"That's right, I'm telling you, I'm an upright person. I'm a subordinate of Shang Cao under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Mansion! Let me tell you, what I implement is the king's law."

Hearing this, Zhao Guangmei, who had been smiling all the time, finally changed her expression and became serious and serious.

Kaifeng Mansion is currently in the handover period. Zhao Guangyi's official post as Kaifeng Mansion Yin has been stepped down and replaced by Zhao Guangmei. However, he himself has not officially taken office. Luoyang is still under construction, so there is basically nothing to do. The specific work is nothing more than bidding, supervising work, etc. He only needs to ride a horse every now and then.

His most important job now is the handover of the general affairs of Kaifeng Mansion, because when he leaves, all his officials, chief secretaries, and even custodians will be taken away to calm Luoyang.

The new Kaifeng Prefecture Yin is naturally the King of Qin, Zhao Guangmei. Several positions such as promotion officials, secretaries, and supervisors under the Kaifeng Prefecture will all be replaced by people close to Zhao Guangmei.

So in fact, he has taken over the government affairs of Kaifeng Mansion bit by bit from Zhao Guangyi, and he is already in charge of Kaifeng Mansion.

Of course he also knows that this market supervisor is definitely not a subordinate, but a temporary position. After all, it is the Chinese New Year. The flow inside and outside the entire Kaifeng Mansion is extremely huge, and petty theft has become more serious than usual. There are many more, and the Kaifeng government officials simply don’t have enough manpower, and they are too busy just to deal with these evil cases.

It just so happens that there are a lot of activities during the Chinese New Year, including people setting off lanterns and cannons, people setting up temporary dance pavilions and singing stages, people operating flower boats and cruises, and countless people carrying bags and setting up stalls to go to the market. There are also this kind of temporary There are too many things to do in a food stall when it is open. The subordinates who are expected to be serious will have to die from exhaustion. It is impossible for Zhao Guangmei and Zhao Guangyi to approve such a high budget.

Subordinate officials need to be paid.

No, there is this market supervision administrator.

This idea was brought up by Zhao Guangmei to Zhao Guangyi. Before Zhao Guangyi left office, he entrusted it to Shi Xizai. Of course, he had no involvement in the specific implementation.

But he never thought that this little market supervisor would dare to rob him in public?
I couldn't help but said with a stern face: "A mere market supervisor who is not even a subordinate has the guts to do this openly and oppress good people, and prey on the common people. Today, I really opened my eyes."

"Huh? You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say it randomly. I'm borrowing money from you. It's up to you whether to lend it to you or not. I'm not saying I want to rob you. Besides, I have to give you a thorough explanation today. In this area, , if it’s a dragon, you have to coil up, if it’s a tiger, you have to lie down, I have the final say in this place, but my back leads to the imperial court.”

The expression on Zhao Guangmei's face became increasingly gloomy and serious, but instead she became happy because of her anger.

"How much do you want to borrow money from me? What will I say if I don't lend it to you?"

"Brother, you are quite polite. I won't borrow more from you. The fixed price is [-] guan. If you lend it to me, we will become friends. If you need me in the future, you can come to me. No. Borrow it, that's easy to say, I'll take you back and lock you up for a few days until your family can find someone to redeem it through their connections. At that time, you still have to pay."

"Catch me? But you don't know what crime I committed?"

"What's the crime? It's the New Year. Your Excellency criticizes the New Deal, the King of Qin, and confuses the public with your evil words. I suspect that you are a fake Khitan spy. People like you must be arrested and tortured with words and deeds!"

Zhao Guangmei laughed even louder when he heard this, and asked again: "Just now, these scholars were discussing state affairs, but I never participated. Instead, I kept eating in silence. Why did they arrest me?"

"Bullshit, this happened because of you. Before you came in, this was a poetry gathering. After you came, you paid and treated, seducing these inexperienced students to discuss politics. They said a lot of dissatisfaction with the New Deal and His Highness the King of Qin, but in the end you still spent money to pay for the entire audience, why can't I arrest you?"

This is simply unreasonable.

Zhao Guangmei did not struggle with this issue, but asked: "Okay, even if I deliberately criticize the New Deal, it is an iron law of our government that the people of the world will never be punished for their words. This is what the officials ordered to engrave on On the stone tablet in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, it is to be passed down to future generations. Since the implementation of the New Deal, let alone talking about it in private. Hundreds of officials in the world have written to impeach the New Deal and the King of Qin. I am afraid there are not even a thousand but eight hundred. Officials It's just a matter of keeping the secret in mind, that's all, why do you want to arrest me for this?"

In fact, Zhao Guangmei's words had already hinted that her identity was extraordinary. However, the scarred face seemed not to recognize it, or maybe he really didn't care, and actually curled his lips and said: "What are you talking about, Da Song?" It is a rule set by the officials not to make people guilty for their words, but this is my territory and you have to abide by my rules. If I say you are guilty, you are guilty; if I say you are not guilty, you are not guilty."

"Ha, okay, okay, you mean, under the emperor's feet, your rules are greater than the rules of the official family, is that right?"

"Huh? Man, you are really right. That's what I really mean. My territory and my rules are bigger than those of the official family."

"........."

But Zhao Guangmei was finally out of control.

At first, he thought he was a child of someone's family, related to the family or something. After all, although this kind of temporary assignment did not have much power, it was indeed lucrative, and it would be even more profitable if he acted like this guy. , it seems quite normal if there is someone backing him and he is sent by a big shot to make some money during the New Year.

But now that he heard this man speak so arrogantly, he was confused.

Someone who really has a backer dares to speak like this?

Aren't you afraid of trapping your backers?
Living in a place like Kaifeng, even if you are a dandy, you will definitely be told repeatedly by your family that there are people outside the world and there is a world outside the world, and there are principles for being an official.

Besides, Kaifeng City is really top-notch and there is no second-generation person who is not afraid of anyone. There is no one he doesn't recognize.

So...what's the situation?
After a while, Zhao Guangmei asked cautiously: "Your Excellency...are you from the Sky Rat?"

"Huh? Do you know Master Shu?"

As soon as the word "Shu Ye" came out, Zhao Guangmei couldn't hold it back anymore and rolled her eyes.Because it is almost impossible for people with real background to mention the word "ye" when they mention the Sky Rat.

For a moment, I felt as sick as if I had eaten a fly.

"Boy, do you want to borrow it or not?"

Zhao Guangmei ignored him at all, shook her head, started to pour herself wine, and had a drink with Zhang Ling'er.

"Hey? You're a very talented kid, so please come with me."

With that said, he stood up and went to catch Zhao Guangmei.

Zhao Guangmei didn't tolerate him, so she just picked up the wine bottle and smashed it on his head, and then kicked him in the chest.

After all, he is also the son of a general, and he always says that he doesn't know martial arts. Compared with real top masters like Zhao Kuangyin and Gao Huaide, if he really wants to fight one on one, the average person with three or five people is really no match for him.

As soon as Zhao Guangmei made a move, Zhang Ling'er naturally followed suit. Just as the scarred man was about to fight back, Zhang Ling'er took out his flail and struck him with a hammer, hitting him in the head and killing the strong man. Lost half his life.

The action here was so fast that the guys didn't even react for a moment.

After reacting, just as he was about to go up, the personal guards brought by Zhao Guangmei swarmed up, breaking the legs of these gangsters and still wailing on the ground.

"You...you actually dare to work as an official! Just wait for me, you...don't leave if you have the ability."

Zhao Guangmei didn't want to leave. After snorting coldly, she asked the waiter to refill her bottle of wine. She sat back down and continued to eat and drink. She even took out a big one from her pocket. The pearl was still given to Hu Ji so that she could continue pole dancing.

Not long after, a group of people from Wuyang Wuyang did come around with swords, guns and sticks. It looked like there were hundreds of them. The ones standing in front were almost all wearing cuffs, which Zhao Guangmei could not see. He couldn't help but frown.

Kaifeng City is now under the guidance of Zhao Guangmei, and this has resulted in almost all of these gangs having certain military capabilities.

With so many people coming out in formation with their weapons, even if all the government officials from Kaifeng Mansion came, they probably wouldn't be able to suppress them.

And these people are still using the name of the government.

The leader smiled and said: "Boy, you are very arrogant. Do you dare to hit our people?"

"You are also very arrogant. How dare you put up such a huge formation at the feet of the emperor."

Scarface, who had been beaten half to death, now got up and said with a ferocious smile: "Boy, I know you must have someone to rely on, but I don't care if you are a relative of the emperor or the heir of a high-ranking official. I said, before me In this territory, you have to hold the dragon, and you have to lie down for the tiger. Even if you are the King of Qin himself, I will peel off your skin today!"

"Oh? Are you so lawless? Then I want to see how you peel off my skin."

After that, Zhao Guangmei clapped her hands gently, and countless soldiers from the patrol camp came out wearing armor. Without saying a word, they threw grenades first, and then they all pressed forward with shields, spears, and crossbows, without even saying hello. Start killing.

But just when the two parties clashed, Zhao Guangmei's soldiers had already secretly gone to the patrol camp.

"My lord, Wang Jigui, Kaifeng's patrol inspector, was late in coming to rescue. I would like to ask His Highness to atone for his sins."

"Okay, don't do this. This is not Kangxi's private interview in disguise. It would be a pity to kill these people. We should arrest them all, stab them in the face, and give them to Lin Renzhao to be a hero-killing soldier."

"Here"

But I couldn't help but think about it. With so many people sending it directly to Lin Renzhao, it seemed that the Song Dynasty should be preparing to take action against the Southern Han or Southern Tang again after the New Year.

Zhao Guangmei said to the scarred face: "You know now? I am the King of Qin, but I want to see how you plan to peel off my skin?"

Scarface: "..."

"take away!"

All the living ones among the gangsters knelt down and surrendered, and then they honestly collected the bodies of the dead ones and took them directly to the prison.

Zhao Guangmei herself, however, still did not get up. She still lowered her head and ate her lunch. After eating, she leisurely started pouring wine.

The shopkeepers and students who were watching the excitement were a little dumbfounded, especially during the political discussion just now, some of them actually criticized the New Deal and the King of Qin without hesitation, and now they couldn't help but look pale.

However, Zhao Guangmei also ordered the boss to serve wine to these students. He treated the guests and said: "You don't have to be restrained. Since the founding of the country, our country has never made people guilty. Because words are a crime, public opinion is truly free. You can say whatever you want." Whatever you say, even if it is criticism of the New Deal, I actually welcome it. Besides, I think what you say is very good and makes sense. At least no one is talking nonsense, and I am very happy."

"It's just that...the imperial court has its difficulties, and development will inevitably come at a cost. Nothing in this world is perfect. I hope you can understand. Besides, it is indeed impossible for those in high positions like us to cover all aspects of national policy. Today you and others Some of my remarks were things that I really didn’t notice in advance, and they can be corrected by the New Deal. I will definitely change them. I would also like to thank you for your suggestions and suggestions. But for some, due to limited conditions, there is no other way. I’m sorry to everyone.”

After that, he sat down and said: "Today is the Chinese New Year, and it is also a rare opportunity. Whether you support the New Deal or oppose the New Deal, do you have any suggestions or see any shortcomings of the New Deal? You can mention it to me, and it can be regarded as giving you young people who are studying a chance to participate in politics."

When everyone saw that His Majesty the Prince actually came to eat at the food stall in person, was so easy to talk to, and so open-minded, they couldn't help but admire him even more. After a long time, someone actually stood up and started to make suggestions to Zhao Guangmei.

For example, housing prices are too expensive, housing prices are too expensive, and housing prices are too expensive, and no one can afford a house.

Zhao Guangmei also listened attentively, and even asked someone to take a pen to record his reasonable suggestions. In this way, it was a harmonious scene where the king and the people were enjoying themselves. Some students even laid out paper and ground it on the spot, expressing their gratitude for this scene. I splashed ink and drew a very good picture of "The King of Qin Asking About Politics in the Market".

After some time, the Flying Sky Rat and the two new officers of Kaifeng Mansion, Bing Cao and Xing Cao, all heard about this incident and rushed over in a cold sweat. They knelt at Zhao Guangmei's feet and did not dare to say a word. .

After a while, he had almost finished chatting with these students, and then he turned to these three people and said: "Now, the security of Kaifeng Mansion is handed over to you, and you manage it very well. I heard Nothing like this had ever happened in Kaifeng when my second brother was the governor of Kaifeng. Why did this gang become so arrogant as soon as I took over? Do you have to give me an explanation?"

(End of this chapter)