Chapter 612 Cancellation ceremony
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Tong Guan slapped the table heavily, and angrily yelled at his adopted son Tong Yansi: "How did you do it, the man died, did I say I wanted him to die?"
Tong Yansi lowered his head deeply, and he was also extremely regretful. He should have released Zhong Lin in the afternoon, but he didn't expect that the prison doctor treated his wound at noon, and Zhong Lin was suddenly poisoned and died. The most embarrassing thing is that the prison doctor hanged himself in the room. Everything was unclear, and he realized that the mantis was catching the cicada, and the oriole was behind. Someone was playing with them.
Tong Guan was extremely irritable and paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. He had received news from the palace an hour ago that the officials had canceled the triumphant ceremony of the Northern Expeditionary Army. Of course Tong Guan knew what this meant. Tao is a heavy blow, but also a warning to the prince.
Tong Guan is already very satisfied with this ending, so there is no need for Zhong Lin to be locked up in prison. Just when he was about to order his release, his adopted son told him that Zhong Lin was poisoned to death.
Tong Guan felt as if someone had stabbed him in the back. He knew that he had already made an enmity with Master Zhong. , he also offended the prince severely this time.
But Tong Guan felt that the reason for being stabbed in the back was not to offend the prince, but because someone was plotting against him behind the scenes. Who could this person be? Gao Qiu, Tan Zhen, Cai Jing, or Liang Shicheng, Tong Guan felt that it was all possible, and he must dig out the person who stabbed the knife in the back.
Thinking of this, he calmed down instead. There is no point in losing his temper now, the key is to solve the problem.
Tong Guan sat down again, waved his hand to his adopted son and said, "I won't scold you anymore, just listen carefully..."
Tong Yansi regained his energy immediately, he knew that his father had lost his temper, and now was his chance to make up for it.
He straightened his back, as if a general was listening to an order, his ears were erect, and he would not miss a word.
"You have to find out for me, how did Zhong Lin die? How did the prison doctor die? During this period, who else had contact with Zhong Lin? Find out these three questions, and there is probably something wrong with this matter." Got a clue."
Of course Tong Yansi knew that Zhong Lin was poisoned to death, but what his father asked was not this, but who poisoned him. In fact, he probably already had a plan in his heart. Except for Wang Ding, the prefect of Kaifeng, no one else had this ability, but he didn't have any Evidence, he dare not talk nonsense in front of his father.
"Remember, kid, check it out now!"
"Go!"
Tong Yansi walked away quickly, and Tong Guan fell into deep thought again. He needed to calm down and think about how to deal with the coming storm.
Three days later, the 80,000 Northern Expeditionary Army arrived at the Beidaying. The large amount of wealth that went south with them had been transferred to the ship at Daming Mansion, and was escorted back to the capital by the 3,000 army. Send someone to pick them up.
Beidaying has ready-made barracks, so there is no need to temporarily set up tents. The soldiers marched all the way, and they were really a little tired. After the barracks were allocated, everyone went to the camp to rest.
In the afternoon, Zhong Shidao was discussing the details of the triumphal ceremony with everyone. This is a big event. The triumphal ceremony is to enter the city in line and then be inspected by the emperor in front of the Xuande Building. Since Emperor Shenzong, there has been no such triumphant ceremony for decades. , everyone was both excited and looking forward to it.
Master Zhong smiled and waved his hands, "Okay, I know everyone is excited, but excitement alone is not enough. Millions of people in the capital are watching us! It's time for the city entry ceremony. Brothers don't understand the rules and mess things up. Let's go to the Northern Expedition Jun will lose all face."
Everyone quieted down, Zhong Shidao laughed again: "The entry ceremony is about majesty and majesty, and the team is neat. In addition, cavalry cannot participate. This is to prevent the horses from being frightened and injuring the onlookers, so the cavalry also entered the city in the same line as the infantry."
"Teacher, what about us generals on horseback?" Wang Yuan raised his hand and asked with a smile.
"You are all right!"
Zhong Shidao laughed and said: "If you generals can't even control your own horses, I'm afraid you can't hold back your own face either!"
Everyone laughed, and at this moment, a soldier walked in quickly and whispered a few words in Zhong Shidao's ear, Zhong Shidao nodded with a smile, and said to everyone: "You can make suggestions, I asked Ma Canjun to write it all down, and I'll sort it out later.”
He winked at Ma Kuo who had been promoted to be a reporter and joined the army, and Ma Kuo quickly stood up and saluted.
Shidao Chong came to the next room quickly, and saw Gao Shen standing in front of a map of the capital with his hands behind his back, looking at it. It was a detailed route map for their preparation to enter the city.
"Which fragrant wind brought the matter of the high court here?" Mr. Zhong said with a smile.
Gao Shen turned around and glanced at him, then said calmly: "I'm here to inform you that the triumphant ceremony has been cancelled."
Zhong Shidao was stunned, "A matter of the high court, what do you say?"
Gao Shen continued: "It's the official's intention. It was already arranged, but the official decided to cancel it."
"Why?"
Teacher Zhong was a little anxious, "How should I explain this to my brothers?"
"Old man, you are a sensible person. If you must have a reason, I can give you a reason, and it is a glamorous reason. But do you believe this reason?"
Zhong Shidao was stunned for a while and said: "Then tell me! What is the reason?"
"Song and Jin are negotiating now, and the state of Jin is in a period of national mourning. We are disrespectful to others by doing this, so keep a low profile."
"Disrespect?"
Zhong Shidao suddenly became furious, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Did the Jin soldiers respect us when his mother's 100,000 troops attacked Yanjing City? We won the battle and still tucked our tails in front of the enemy. What kind of reason?"
The teacher's voice was so loud that the generals in the next room heard it and rushed out one after another.
"Shuai Zhong, what happened?"
Gao Shen glanced at the general outside, and said coldly: "Old man, I advise you not to do this. If a mutiny is stirred up, I'm afraid you will end up badly."
At this time, Zhong Shidao calmed down. He had already realized that the relationship between the emperor and the prince might be involved, and the real reason was beyond his knowledge.
He nodded, "Since the imperial court wants to cancel the triumphant ceremony, I have no objections, but I want to know, should the rewards for our Eastern Route Army officers and soldiers also be cancelled?"
"No, the Privy Council has reported the rewards for the officers and men of the Eastern Route Army to the Zhizheng Hall. As far as I know, the Zhizheng Hall has also approved it. We will wait for the final official approval before it can be officially promulgated and implemented."
"Okay! Thank you for coming to inform me, High Court."
Gao Shen nodded, turned around and left the room. Outside the door, he took a deep look at Li Yanqing, then quickened his pace and left.
As soon as Gao Shen left, the generals surrounded Zhong Shidao, and asked in a hurry: "What happened, Commander?"
Zhong Shidao smiled bitterly and said: "The imperial court has canceled the triumphant ceremony!"
The crowd suddenly exploded, and they all shouted: "We are going to fight with our lives, and the last bit of dignity will not be given, we quit!"
"Shut up, everyone!"
Zhong Shidao roared like a thunderbolt from the clear sky, and everyone fell silent.
Zhong Shidao shouted again: "Go back to your own barracks, and the triumphant ceremony will be treated as if it has never happened before, and no one is allowed to mention it again!"
Zhong Shidao used his prestige to suppress the generals under him. Although the generals were dissatisfied, they had no choice but to return to their barracks listlessly.
At this time, Zhong Shidao gave Li Yanqing a wink and told him to stay.
Li Yanqing stood aside all the time. When the generals surrounded Zhong Shidao with dissatisfaction, he also remained silent. Zhong Shidao seemed to have seen something.
Walking into the room, Zhong Shidao sat down and said, "You were very silent just now, why?"
Li Yanqing smiled, "Actually, I was thinking along the way, can this triumphant ceremony really be accomplished? But I can't say anything casually, so today is within my expectations!"
"Why?" Zhong Shidao stared at Li Yanqing with sharp eyes.
Li Yanqing sighed inwardly, this old military leader really doesn't understand politics!
"People in the capital want to see the entrance ceremony, but some people in the court don't want to see it!"
Chong Shidao didn't react until then, "You mean... Tong Guan?"
"It shouldn't be just Tong Guan. I think Gao Qiu, Wang Fu, Cai Jing, Liang Shicheng, almost everyone is against it."
"Say it straight! Why?" Teacher Zhong said a little anxiously.
Li Yanqing sighed softly, "It's because of being so handsome that he got a new hat."
Zhong Shidao was completely stunned. After a long time, he finally understood that the new hat of Guangyang County King is not so heavy!
At this moment, a soldier reported at the door: "Master Zhong, the housekeeper from your house is here, he..."
Chong Shidao's housekeeper is surnamed Chen, he has followed Zhong Shidao for more than 20 years, and all the soldiers know him, but it's just too unfortunate that he came now, Li Yanqing waved his hand quickly, stopping the soldiers from talking down.
At this time, Zhong Shidao's mind was in chaos, he desperately needed to calm down, Li Yanqing knew it in his heart, so he stood up and said, "Master Zhong, I'll go and receive the housekeeper for you, please calm down first!"
Zhong Shidao nodded numbly, he has not yet escaped from the confusion.
Li Yanqing followed the soldiers to the next room, and saw an old man with gray hair sitting in the room blankly, wiping tears from time to time.
Li Yanqing was surprised, maybe something happened to Zhong Shuai's family, he gave the soldiers a wink, the soldiers retreated, Li Yanqing went straight into the room.
"Uncle Chen, do you still know me?"
Chen Steward quickly wiped away tears, looked at Li Yanqing, "You...you are Li Canjun."
Li Yanqing laughed, he was the first to join the army as a recorder under Zhong Shidao, and the old housekeeper still knew him.
"It's me! Our commander-in-chief is in a bad mood, tell me what's going on."
"Master is in a bad mood!" Chen Butler hesitated, "Then I'll come back another day!"
"You tell me first, I will find a chance to tell the commander tomorrow."
Chen Butler couldn't help crying, and whimpered, "Someone died in Zhongfu!"
"Old Chen, what did you say?"
Zhong Shidao suddenly appeared at the door and asked sharply, "Who is dead?"
Steward Chen plopped down on his knees and cried loudly, "Qilang is dead!"
Zhong Shidao's eyes darkened, his body swayed, and he passed out immediately. Li Yanqing, with quick hands and eyes, helped him up, and shouted anxiously: "Commander! Commander!"
(end of this chapter)
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