The letters Zhang Kegong to Lu Benzhi were actually not written by him, but by Zhao Tingzhi, the chief censor. After Zhao Tingzhi finished writing, he asked Zhang Kegong to copy one in person. The contents above were mainly two. One was to take over the big bags, and the swords and fires were all filial sons. Don’t hurt your father Lu Jia. The other was to complain about the wrongs and complain. If you bite yourself to death, you were framed by someone. Although there was no evidence to prove it, you were willing to die and show your ambitions. You only wanted the official to thoroughly investigate the case...

When Lu Benzhi's blood-thorn letter was sent to Zhao Tingzhi's general office, the Censor Zhongcheng was having a meal. There were three or four dishes on a table and a pot of wine Zhongxian produced in Jiehe Shangshi. The advertisement for this distilled liquor has been in place for a long time, and it has been given a lot in the name of the Imperial Tribute Wine, but it is still the case this year.

Zhao Tingzhi, who had been an official for 31 years, was certainly a drinkable person who could drink so many social engagements in the Northern Song Dynasty. He used to be unable to drink, but now he has developed a good amount of alcohol. So after drinking the wine fairy, he felt that those undistilled wines were not strong enough. He now comes to at least half a pot of wine fairy who is full of energy every day.

"Zhongcheng, Lu Benzhi's blood-thorned letter has been written."

Zhang Kegong presented the bloody letter written on the white silk to Zhao Tingzhi with both hands.

Zhao Tingzhi took a look, took another sip of old wine, then picked up a piece of fish sashimi with chopsticks, dipped it in the sauce and put it in his mouth, closed his eyes and chewed it and tasted it.

Zhang Kegong and a scholar who was a little older and looked a little thin, and who was somewhat similar to Zhao Tingzhi, were looking at him, as if waiting for something.

"Is it Lu Benzhi's handwriting?"

Zhang Kegong said: "It was written by himself, and the official watched him copy it with his own eyes."

"That's good." Zhao Tingzhi nodded, "Fourth brother, put away the blood book."

"Here."

The answer was the thin clerk. He was Zhao Tingzhi's fourth brother. Because he failed the test, he simply became his brother's aide.

"Go and do things." Seeing that his brother had put away the blood letter, Zhao Tingzhi sent Zhang Kegong to leave his general office.

Seeing Zhang Kegong leave for a while, Zhao Tingzhi whispered again: "Fourth brother, it's such a pity that Lu Benzhi is like this child!"

"Brother, it's not a pity that he can be famous in history."

"That's right!" Zhao Tingzhi sighed, "It's not a pity... Go and do it cleanly, don't let people see through it."

"Don't worry, brother!"

...

When Han Zhongyan returned to his prime minister's mansion from the Political Affairs Hall, it was already evening. The rain had stopped. The weather was very cool, and the air was filled with the unique freshness after the rain.

Tonight he held a family dinner in his mansion and invited Deputy Prime Minister Fan Chunli and Li Gefei, one of the four Sumen bachelors. Li Gefei is the senior official who is considered to be not very party-oriented and can convince the scholars of Jingzhao Prefecture.

In the original history, Emperor Huizong of Song did not value this Su family, and was dismissed from office in the first year of Chongning (1102).

However, in this time and space, Li Gefei also gained the glory of Wu Haogu, which made Song Huizong look at him differently. It was not because Li Gefei was Wu Haogu's senior brother, but because Li Gefei's daughter Li Qingzhao and Song Huizong edited "Mengxi Bitan" together. As a result, Zhao Ji and Li Qingzhao became familiar with each other over time and became friends with good relationships. At the wedding of Zhao Mingcheng and Li Qingzhao not long ago, Song Huizong also sent Liang Shicheng to send a generous gift, which was an oil painting signed by Zhao Xiaoyi, "The No. 1 Talented Girl in the World", which is Li Qingzhao's photo!

This is amazing! Today's official family has painted photo oil paintings for Li Gefei's daughter... How familiar are they? Now Li Gefei's popularity has immediately increased, and he has become a feudalist blue sky recognized by both the old and the new.

Since it is Qingtian recognized by both the old and the new parties, it is natural to go to Jingzhao Prefecture to be the prefect. It was because of this that he was recalled to Kaifeng Prefecture.

Li Gefei and his father were both "corporals of Han Qi", so their relationship with Han Zhongyan was very close. The Northern Song Dynasty also left some legacy of the gentry era. Anyone who was recommended to the government was considered a corporal of the recommendation. So as soon as he returned to Kaifeng Prefecture, he immediately came to Han Zhongyan to pay his respects.

"Uncle Wen, I will introduce you to you. This is Wu Wangdao, your junior brother Wu Chongdao, and he is also my son-in-law who rides the dragon."

In the Prime Minister's Central Hall, Han Zhongyan smiled and introduced his son-in-law Wu Haowen to the visiting Li Gefei.

Li Gefei, who is quite thin and has a big beard, looked at Wu Haowen carefully and nodded with a smile: "Okay, okay, you are indeed a handsome talent!" He paused, "I hope you, I have never seen your brother before, I don't want to see you first."

"My brother will be in Kaifeng Mansion soon," Wu Haowen smiled, "Mr. Uncle Wen should be able to see him soon."

Wu Haogu had already received an edict from Song Huizong to summon him back to Kaifeng Prefecture, but because there were many miscellaneous things to be arranged in Jiehe Shangshi City, it delayed for a while, but he was about to return to Kaifeng Prefecture.

"Oh, is that?" Li Gefei touched his beard, "That's really something to see."

Although he had never seen Wu Haogu, he had heard about Wu Haogu from his daughter Li Qingzhao and Li Qingzhao was very familiar with Wu Haogu, and he also earned a lot of royalties from the "Caodle Palace" album and the magazine "Wenquxing".

"I will definitely see you!" Han Zhongyan smiled, "Your errand in Jingzhao Mansion is indispensable for Wu Chongdao's help."

After hearing Han Zhongyan's words, Li Gefei disagreed. Although Wu Haogu is very capable and is still his junior brother, he is a close-knit businessman after all.

Such an identity was ultimately a good success in the Song Dynasty, where literary style was so prosperous. Therefore, Li Gefei was quite puzzled by Su Dongpo's love of martial arts.

Han Zhongyan said again: "Uncle Wen should know what the officials want you to go to Jingzhao Mansion, right?"

"It's a mansion soldier."

Han Zhongyan nodded and looked at Li Gefei, "Uncle Wen, what do you think?"

Li Gefei shook his head, "It's not easy to make."

“Why?”

Li Gefei frowned and said, "The army was useless as early as the Wuzhou period. When it was the Kaiyuan Tianbao, it all relied on military recruitment. Now, it has been several hundred years since it has been implemented suddenly, but it has no clue."

"How come there is no clue?" Wu Haowen interrupted, "There have been a discussion in the magazine "Wenquxing" and many scholars offer suggestions."

"It's all on paper!" Li Gefei said, "It's useless!"

"But what Wu Chongdao did in Cangzhou is not a paper argument!" Han Zhongyan said, "He bought more than one million acres of land and brought in less than nine hundred knights... These knights are a bit similar to the mansion soldiers, right? With his advice, Lantian's mansion soldiers can always make it."

When Han Zhongyan was having a good chat with Li Gefei, a civil servant from the prime minister ran in, leaned over to Han Zhongyan's ear, and muttered a few words in a low voice. The originally excited Prime Minister Han suddenly changed his face.

"Why are people dead? And they still have blood-thorned books? What's going on?"

"That's what the family sent by Chen Jingshi said."

Han Zhongyan waved his hand and sent the confidant civil servant to leave, then sighed deeply: "What happened, Lu Benzhi committed suicide."

"I committed suicide?" Wu Haowen was stunned, "In the prison of the Censorate?"

"Yes!" Han Zhongyan said, "and there is also a blood-thorned letter!"

"Blood-thorned letter?" Li Gefei also frowned, "How did he write it?"

"I don't know yet..." Han Zhongyan said in a deep voice, "But you can guess that you must take on all the responsibilities, and then complain about your grievances and show your ambitions by dying!"

Li Gefei asked: "Take ambitions by death? He is... to protect Lu Jia? If that's the case, he will be a filial son."

Han Zhongyan nodded: "This dynasty is the world! Filial piety is the leader of all virtues, and one filial piety covers a hundred ugliness. This time the new party has won a game back!"

Wu Haowen became nervous, and he could vaguely guess the truth behind the fire in the northern military camp of Zhoubei! This case was originally an iron case, but now when Lu Daxiaozi died, another one came to show his ambitions by dying. This iron case is not very iron...

...

On the same night, Wu Haogu and his party who returned from Jiehe Shang City had already crossed the Yellow River and arrived at Guancheng County, where Zhengzhou Prefecture is located.

You should not pass through Zhengzhou by land from Jiehe Shangshi south, but Wuhaogu's journey is along Jiehe-Yellow River-Bian River. This is the waterway from Jiehe to Kaifeng Prefecture, and it is also the lifeline for the future trade of Jiehe-Kaifeng Prefecture, so Wuhaogu would rather take a detour than investigate.

Zhengzhou once abolished and assigned the counties to Kaifeng Prefecture in the history of the Northern Song Dynasty. It also served as the so-called "Fu County" (probably the meaning of Fu Bi Kaifeng Prefecture). In short, it is an extremely prosperous state. Although its territory is not large and it has only five counties, it has a very dense population (compared to other parts of the Northern Song Dynasty), with at least 300,000 to 400,000, one-third of which are concentrated in the small Guancheng County.

In Guancheng County Guancheng County, Wu Haogu also met Su Che's second son Su Shi. Su Shi once lived in Yuntai Mountain with his father Su Che for a while, where he met Wu Haogu. After Su Che was promoted to Taiyi Palace, Su Shi also returned to serve as an official (he was Yin Bu and had been an official for a long time). He became a Tai Zhu in Taichang Temple. This was a "priest" and was responsible for reciting congratulations at the national sacrificial ceremonies. Su Shi went to Gongyi to recite congratulations. Now he was returning to Kaifeng after reciting the congratulations. He passed through Guancheng and actually met Wu Haogu.

"There was a fire in the Zhoubei Military Camp? Two people were burned to death? Lu Jiawen, and Lu Benzhi was arrested in the Censor's Prison? There was such a thing..."

He was also surprised to hear Su Shi talk about the "Zhoubei Military Camp Incident" at Guanchengguanshi. Of course, he knew that this was probably caused by Gao Qiu. He gave Gao Qiu 10,000 yuan to make him make a fuss, but it was a bit unexpected to this point.
Chapter completed!