Prince Consort

Chapter 91

King Yu's fiefdom is in Xiangzhou, not too far from the capital, and he can arrive within a day if he rushes there non-stop.

It was already night when Xie Ze'an and Zhao Chongzhao arrived in Xiangzhou.

He and Zhao Chongzhao both dressed lightly, and when they entered the city, they knocked on the door of Prince Yu's Mansion.

The concierge of Prince Yu's Mansion didn't recognize them, so they were a little wary.

Xie Ze'an took out a token and handed it over, and the concierge immediately turned into a smiling face: "It turns out that it is the official Xie, the son has ordered, if the official Xie comes, you can take it in directly." He looked at Zhao Chongzhao who was beside Xie Zean, "I just don't know what this is. The bit is...?"

Xie Ze'an laughed and said, "If it's not convenient for you to let us enter the mansion, you can go and inform your family officials first, saying that I and a person surnamed Zhao came here."

The concierge said: "That's not acceptable. The crown prince will definitely blame us for not welcoming us into the mansion when Mr. Xie came." He led the way while walking, "Mr. Xie and Mr. Zhao will come with the young ones."

Zhao Chongzhao saw the word "ang" written on Xie Zean's token sharply, and felt uncomfortable, but when he saw that Xie Zean was still wearing his own jade pendant around his waist, he soon regained his balance.

Xie Ze'an did not need to be informed when entering or leaving the East Palace.

Zhao Chongzhao adjusted his mentality and entered together with Xie Ze'an.

Zhao Ang is practicing guns. This guy is more than three years younger than them. There is a shadow of Zhao Chongzhao's childhood in his brows, but he is thinner than Zhao Chongzhao at that time. A clever little leopard.

Zhao Ang saw Xie Zean and Xie Zean sharply, put away his gun, and shouted happily: "Brother Chongzhao, Brother Heng, are you here?"

Looking at the innocent smile on Zhao Ang's face, Zhao Chongzhao vaguely understood why Xie Ze'an liked this brat.

Xie Ze'an likes such people.

Zhao Chongzhao said: "Angdi, we are here because of the tiger hurting people."

The smile on Zhao Ang's face froze.

He said with a stern face, "Brother Chongzhao, even if the offenders are under your command, I will not let them go!" He clenched his fists, "You didn't see the scene at that time, the two tigers who were hungry all the way Getting into trouble, the bustling street suddenly turned into a purgatory on earth..."

Zhao Chongzhao did not interrupt Zhao Ang.

Zhao Ang spoke angrily, and that scene reappeared before Zhao Chongzhao's eyes.

Zhao Ang didn't think it was enough, he called Zhao Chongzhao and Xie Ze'an to go out.

A group of people crossed two streets, Zhao Ang pointed to one of the families and said: "This family, the child just gave birth last month, the husband and wife have a very good relationship, and they run a tailor shop together." He paused and said in a deep voice. Said, "Now the child has no father, and the wife has no husband."

Zhao Ang took Zhao Chongzhao and the two of them forward for about fifty steps, pointed to a large courtyard and said, "Here lives a widow, her mother-in-law, and her son. The old man has bad eyesight, and the son is only ten years old. It is all dependent on her alone. Now that she is dead, the old and the young are left behind, relying on the help of the neighbors to live..."

Zhao Ang has a very good memory, counting every house, his eyes are already red, and tears keep falling down.He choked up and said: "I grew up here, and I know every family, so many such good people, because of what they said 'a careless', the whole family is separated from each other, and even the family is destroyed. Chong Zhao Brother, do you think that kind of bastard can be let go? Even if you intercede with them, Brother Chongzhao, I will never let him go!"

In the past, Zhao Chongzhao's life was just a few numbers on the file, and he had no real concept of the world he was about to take over.Listening to Zhao Ang counting the piles, Zhao Chongzhao realized for the first time that they were real people, not a reported number.

Zhao Chongzhao said: "I will not intercede with them. I am here to investigate thoroughly with you and Saburo. I will definitely investigate the culprit to the end! If this matter is really done in my name, I will never Will pass the buck!"

Zhao Ang has a straightforward temperament, but he is not elm bumpy.It was much better than he imagined that Zhao Chongzhao could come here in person and be able to say this kind of words.If this incident can make Zhao Chongzhao a better prince, it will be a blessing in misfortune.

At least it can prevent such a thing from happening again.

Zhao Ang clenched his fists and took the initiative to make a compromise: "Brother Chongzhao doesn't need to talk about responsibility or irresponsibility, as long as he can restrain the people under him in the future."

What Zhao Ang said actually admitted that he felt that the responsibility lay with Zhao Chongzhao.

If Zhao Chongzhao heard such words before coming here, he would definitely be furious and completely hate Zhao Ang.But looking at Zhao Ang's red eyes, Zhao Chongzhao intuited that this cousin was much more knowledgeable than himself. He was quiet for a moment, then reached out and rubbed Zhao Ang's little head: "Ang brother, do you want to live in Beijing for a while?"

Zhao Ang was taken aback, not quite understanding the meaning of Zhao Chongzhao's words, so he couldn't help looking at Xie Ze'an.

Zhao Chongzhao also looked at Xie Zean.

Xie Ze'an and Zhao Chongzhao have always had a very good understanding, and without much thinking, Zhao Chongzhao's meaning was expressed: "Ang Brother, Your Highness thinks that you can understand the people's sentiments, and wants you to live in the capital for a while, so that you can spend more time walking around with him."

Zhao Ang said: "Then what's the problem, if Brother Chongzhao wants me to go, of course I will go!" After he finished speaking, he added, "But we have to deal with the tiger entering the city first."

The three of them returned to King Yu's mansion and stayed overnight, and went to see King Yu together the next day.

King Yu is an idle prince. He was born with high and low feet, and he doesn't look good when he walks. Therefore, he is very lazy and has to be carried everywhere.It is said that he was always carried away when he greeted the bride, and Zhao Ang's mother cried so angry, but after marriage, they were very affectionate, and I never heard of any quarrel between them, even though they were married for more than [-] years, only Zhao Ang was alone. Son, King Yu didn't take concubines either.

Zhao Ying once wanted to give King Yu a beauty, but King Yu said with a mournful face, "Brother Emperor, I have worked so hard every month to fulfill the 'intercourse obligation' to the princess, don't you want to torture me to death?"

After that, the reputation of the prince as "too lazy to have sex" spread all over the streets and alleys.

Seeing the "too lazy to have sex" real person, Xie Ze'an was in awe.

There are really wonderful things everywhere, especially the royal family!

After hearing their reason for coming, King Yu said: "I don't know who has followed this kid's temper. It seems that he has endless energy."

Princess Yu said: "Yes, we were all terrified when we heard that this kid captured two tigers a few days ago. Fortunately, he was not injured." The tiger's skin is crying like a tearful man, do you think he is stupid!"

Thinking of the scene at that time, Zhao Chongzhao's nose also felt sore.

Seeing those two tigers hurt so many people, Zhao Ang must have been angry and uncomfortable, so after subduing them, he wanted to skin them and shed tears in grief.

How can you say that such a child with a true temperament is stupid?

Zhao Chongzhao said: "Ang Di is not stupid, he is a loving person."

With Zhao Chongzhao in charge, the magistrate quickly found the person who sent people to escort the tiger.Coincidentally, that happened to be Xie Xi's father's close friend. Hearing that the crown prince was about to investigate, the man panicked and sold Xie Xi's father in tears. He told the interrogators that it was Xie Xi's father who told them the crown prince. Want beasts!

The Xie family in Tongchuan was involved on the one hand, and the prince was involved on the other, the prefect was caught in a dilemma.

At this time, the Xie family in Tongchuan made a move. Regardless of the long history of the world, they came forward in person and cleared Xie Xi out of the Xie family tree in Tongchuan. , Said that there is something important to discuss.

The strong man from the Xie family in Tongchuan cut off his wrists, which made the magistrate lose his scruples. He quickly took out the regulations, and decisively took the people involved in the incident into custody one by one, and sent the case file to Dali Temple for further judgment.

Zhao Chongzhao and Xie Zean brought Zhao Ang with them when they returned to Beijing.

When passing Baishou Mountain, Zhao Chongzhao stopped his horse and said to Xie Ze'an: "Sanlang, didn't you say before that you can build some kind of 'zoo', so that people who have no chance to travel can get to know these birds and beasts..."

Xie Zean nodded.

Zhao Chongzhao said: "Let's change this place to the 'zoo' you mentioned. You can find experienced hunters to tell you how to deal with them when you encounter them, and how to guard against snakes, scorpions and beasts in the wild. It's useful."

Xie Ze'an said: "Your Highness has a good idea."

Zhao Ang also nodded.

Most of those experiences were exchanged with their lives. If they could teach more people how to save their lives in times of danger, it would be fine to keep this mountain of beasts.

Zhao Chongzhao said: "I want to erect a stone monument in front of this 'zoo'."

Xie Ze'an asked, "What stele?"

Zhao Chongzhao said: "I want to write five words myself. Evil government is fiercer than a tiger."

This is based on the allusion that a tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger. In ancient times, the imperial court imposed heavy taxes and forced the people to hide in the mountains.There was a family where almost the entire family was killed by a tiger, except for one widow who remained there, but she still refused to move out, saying, "tyranny is fiercer than a tiger", which means that the tiger can survive, but it is difficult to live under a tyranny.

When Zhao Chongzhao engraved this sentence on the stone tablet, he undoubtedly classified the fact that he let Xie Xi get out of the Mountain of Beasts as "evil government" and admitted his mistake to the people of the world.

Xie Ze'an and Zhao Ang looked at Zhao Chongzhao's serious face, and the uncomfortable feeling that had been lingering in their hearts these days was a little less.

Xie Ze'an asked: "Your Highness, have you made up your mind?"

Zhao Chongzhao said: "Think it over." He looked in the direction of Baishou Mountain, "Others will definitely scold me when they find out about this, and I won't be angry if anyone scolds me for it. scold."

Zhao Ang was finally a little happy: "Brother Chongzhao is doing well!"

The three of them rode their horses together and rode in the direction of the capital.

At this time, Yan Chong had led the Xixia mission to the capital, placed them in the hotel, and went to meet Zhao Ying alone.