Chapter 276 Accident
Some people also used Hai Wenyou's ancestral home to make their point.
Hai Wenyou's ancestral home is in Jiangning Prefecture. Some people say that he is taking revenge.
In fact, when Hai Wenyou went to Jiangnan to investigate the land, he chose Jiangning Prefecture as his first stop because the Hai family was a big family in Jiangning Prefecture.
With the help of the clan, he can not only quickly understand the situation, but also let the clan take the lead and set an example, allowing him to quickly open up the situation.
Jiangning Prefecture has a special status in the south of the Yangtze River. Historically, most of the forces that ruled the south used Nanjing as their capital.
If he could quickly complete the land survey in Jiangning Prefecture, surveying the land in other places would be much smoother.
His idea was good, but it became an excuse for others to criticize him.
After Zhao Xing knew this, he asked someone to retrieve Hu Zhongyan's file and discovered that the secret guards had not collected much information about Hu Zhongyan over the years, and there was almost nothing that could be used as evidence.
The reason why I say almost is because it is impossible for the Hu family to have no handle at all, but they are not a big deal, and these small problems are not enough to move Hu Zhongyan.
He asked people to impeach Hu Zhongyan, but he had no intention of concealing the news. His main purpose was to alert the enemy.
As a result, Hu Zhongyan didn't react at all in the past few days.
Zhao Xing also had a headache when he met this kind of person who could not be found to have any handle and was very calm.
"Since you can't get any evidence, why do you want people to impeach you? Don't you understand the principle of planning before taking action?" the official said unhappily.
"I understand what the emperor said, but because of Hu Zhongze, the officials in Jiangnan have become bolder and the progress of measuring the land is very slow. If we do nothing, it will be even more difficult to proceed." Zhao Xing said helplessly.
The officials in the south of the Yangtze River were too deeply involved with those merchants. Those merchants were landlords themselves and held a large amount of land, so naturally there were cases of hidden land.
Although Hu Zhongze was dismissed from his post, he was not in any danger. In addition, Bian Jing had been impeaching Hai Wenyu, and other officials in Jiangnan were becoming more and more daring.
This is also the reason why Hai Wenyou’s progress in Jiangnan is slow.
He didn't even come back for the Chinese New Year.
The official fell silent after hearing this, and after a long while he said, "Your doing this won't have much effect."
"It will at least have some effect." Zhao Xing knew that it would not be very effective, so he did not hide his intentions and said, "But I have already sent people to Jinling. Hu Zhongyan can't find any evidence against him, and I don't believe that Hu Zhongze can't find any either."
The official's expression softened upon hearing this, and he said, "Since you have this in mind, then... ahem..."
"Father, are you all right?"
Zhao Xing hurried to his father's side and stroked his back.
"I'm fine!" The official coughed for a while, felt better, waved his hand and said, "I just caught a cold a few days ago, and I haven't recovered yet."
"Father, when did this happen? Why didn't I know about it?"
Zhao Xing saw that his father's face had turned much paler and he felt very worried.
Calculating the time, if everything had developed as it should have, my father should have passed away by now.
Although because of him, the emperor suffered less pain from losing a son, the previous losses were still a heavy blow to him.
In addition, my father has been working hard all year round and his health has not been very good.
Zhao Xing was not sure how long his father could hold on.
"It's not a big deal, why do we need to make it known to everyone?" The official shook his head and said, "Let's not talk about this. Since you have made your considerations, you can handle the rest on your own."
Guan Jia could feel that his health was getting worse and worse, and he didn't want to care what Zhao Xing did now.
Wait until Zhao Xing makes a mistake, then tell him where he went wrong. Only in this way can Zhao Xing grow up as quickly as possible.
This was also the reason why he did not ask too much when he knew Zhao Xing had contacted someone to impeach Hu Zhongyan, but later called Zhao Xing over to give him a lecture.
Zhao Xing didn't know what his father was thinking. Seeing that his father's face was gradually getting redder, he felt relieved. He chatted with his father for a while, then took his leave.
…………
"Your Highness, Lord Sheng Weisheng is here."
As soon as Zhao Xing got off the carriage, Liu Sanshi came to meet him.
"Let him see me in the study." Zhao Xing said.
Before going to court, Zhao Xing ordered someone to call Sheng Wei over after dawn.
Zhao Xing came to the study and waited for a while, then Sheng Wei came.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you!" Sheng Wei bowed.
"No need to be polite, just sit down and talk." Zhao Xing waved his hand.
"Thank you, Your Highness!" After expressing his gratitude, Sheng Wei sat down and waited for Zhao Xing's instructions.
"I want you to go to the northwest." Zhao Xing told Sheng Wei his purpose.
When it comes to trading with the Qiang and Tubo tribes in the Hehuang area, or dealing with matters like salt and iron that are controlled by the imperial court, it is necessary to send a trustworthy person.
After listening to this, Sheng Wei pondered and said, "Your Highness, the northern border cities have not been repaired yet. If I go to the northwest, who should take over the task of repairing the cities?"
"There is no rush for this matter. Repairing the city will have to wait until after the spring plowing. There are still a few months left. We can talk about it then." Zhao Xing said.
By then, it is very likely that the Great Wall will have to be built on the northern border. This project is too large and will definitely be undertaken by the imperial court.
The city was repaired at the same time.
But it’s not convenient to tell Sheng Wei about this.
"Yes, then I'll get ready and set off right away." Sheng Wei replied.
"Yes." Zhao Xing nodded and said, "After you go there, follow Wang Shao's arrangements. Zhong Huai is also in the northwest, and he will arrange people to protect you."
"I understand. If Your Highness has no other instructions, I will take my leave." Sheng Wei said. "No hurry." Zhao Xing said, "Sanshui, take Doctor Sheng to Shulan Pavilion to meet Concubine Sheng."
Now Sheng Wei held the official position of a sixth-rank official in the Ministry of Works, so Zhao Xing called him Doctor Sheng.
After Shulan gave birth to a daughter, Zhao Xing specially sent someone to the Sheng family to invite the Sheng family to come and take a look.
However, only the women from the Sheng family came; the men including Sheng Wei did not come.
After all, when a woman is in confinement after childbirth, even her father and brothers are not allowed to enter the house.
Not to mention that Shulan is the Crown Prince's concubine.
However, Sheng Wei was going to the northwest now and would not be able to come back for several months, so Zhao Xing specially allowed him to see his daughter and granddaughter.
"Thank you for your grace, Your Highness!" Sheng Wei said excitedly.
After Shulan entered the Eastern Palace, she only went back once during the Mid-Autumn Festival of the first year. After that, she became pregnant and never went back again.
Sheng Wei has two sons and two daughters. His second son took his wife to work in the northwest, and his youngest daughter married his sister's eldest son last year.
Now I only have one son by my side, and he is very busy every day.
He hadn't seen his eldest daughter for more than a year, so naturally he missed her terribly.
After Sheng Wei left, Zhao Xing thought about the current situation.
A few years ago, intelligence was sent back from Western Xia that the young emperor of Western Xia was indeed very capable.
After more than half a year in power, he had completed the internal reorganization and completely controlled the situation in Western Xia.
Now, Han officials are being promoted even more, and there are signs that they are planning to launch a military operation against the Tibetans in the plateau.
If Wang Shao's plan succeeds, there is a high chance that he will be able to provoke a war between the Tubo and Qiang peoples in Hehuang.
By then, the Song Dynasty will be able to reap the benefits.
As long as the Song Dynasty could occupy Hehuang, it would be able to attack or defend against the Western Xia, and the Western Xia would no longer be a concern.
As for the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Chongyuan is still in Xijing, and it is unknown when he will take action.
However, Zhao Xing felt that it should be soon. Yelu Chongyuan was not stupid. He had stayed in Xijing and refused to leave. The Liao emperor should have become suspicious.
If Yelu Chongyuan could succeed, the Liao Kingdom would be in chaos for a few years, and the Song Dynasty would have enough time to complete the construction of the Great Wall in the north.
By then the situation will have completely improved.
However, man proposes, God disposes.
Zhao Xing had no idea how things would develop.
…………
Half a month after the impeachment of Hu Zhongyan.
That day, Zhao Xing was teasing his daughter.
The little guy is almost a month old now, and his little face has grown more mature. It is no longer wrinkled like when he was just born, but now has a chubby and very cute face.
Zhao Xing named him Zhao Jing.
The name Jing means quiet, virtuous, kind-hearted, gentle and reserved.
Zhao Xing still hopes that his daughter can be as virtuous and calm as her mother.
At this moment, a palace maid hurried in and said anxiously: "Your Highness, someone from the palace came to say that His Majesty wants you to come to the palace immediately!"
"Did you talk about anything?" Zhao Xing frowned.
Normally, when his father summoned him, he would hardly ask him to come over immediately.
This is the first time I'm so anxious.
"The eunuch from the palace didn't say anything, he just told Your Highness to enter the palace immediately!" said the maid.
Zhao Xing's heart sank, and he said, "Go and inform Sanshui, and ask him to notify someone to prepare the car!"
"Yes!" the palace maid responded and hurried away.
"Your Highness, business is more important. Please give Sister Jing to me." Shulan said.
"Ok!"
Zhao Xing handed his daughter in his arms to Shulan. The little girl was awake at this time. Unlike when she was just born and would cry as soon as Zhao Xing held her, now she actually liked being held by Zhao Xing.
The little girl was a little confused by the sudden change of person, and then she started crying.
Zhao Xing heard the crying sound coming from behind him, but he was in no mood to pay attention and left in a hurry.
When Zhao Xing saw the eunuchs from the palace, he asked, "What happened in the palace?"
"Today, an urgent report was sent from the north over an express journey of eight hundred miles. The emperor was overjoyed after reading it, but for some reason he suddenly passed out." The eunuch naturally did not dare to hide anything from Zhao Xing.
"What?" Zhao Xing was shocked when he heard this and asked anxiously, "What did the imperial physician say? Has the emperor woken up?"
"Your Highness, it was the Queen who sent me to invite Your Highness into the palace. I don't know whether His Majesty has woken up or not," said the eunuch.
After listening to this, Zhao Xing turned around and ran out.
"Send someone to bring the horse!" Zhao Xing shouted.
(End of this chapter)