When Zhao Hao heard Tong Guan say this, he moved his heart and asked with a smile: "Is it a plan to throw away the pawns and protect the car?"

Tong Guan laughed and said, "That's right! Gao Qiu neglected his duties and was abolished no matter what... Even if he saves his life, he will be demoted to a commoner, never use it, and has no use value. He has been regarded as an abandoned son by Cai Jing's party. Gao Qiu is very close to Prince Yun, Cai Jing and others. If the young master pursues it and involves Cai Jing and Prince Yun, Cai Jing's party will inevitably be defeated. How can Cai Jing not know the interests of this? Therefore, he simply concocted evidence and pushed the case to Gao Qiu's one person to avoid causing trouble."

Zhao Hao's eyes showed an interesting look, but a hint of chill flashed in his heart. The court battle seemed to be just a verbal battle, but in fact it was full of murderous intent. The literati and doctors in the hall seemed gentle and elegant, but in fact they were mostly sweet-mouthed and cruel and ruthless people. Not to mention that once they grasp the opponent's flaws, they would take the blame and kill them. Even if they were their teammates, once they had no use, they would be betrayed and framed.

Asked in confusion, "Why does it look like it is true?"

Tong Guan's expression was solemn, and he said slowly: "The official family wants to recover the sixteen states of Youyun and achieve success in the future. Does Cai Jing not know? However, he has always been versatile and very consistent with the official family's intentions. Why do he repeatedly block the Jin and destroy Liao and go against the will of the holy people? He is not for the country, but for his own benefit."

Zhao Hao: "Oh?"

Tong Guan smiled and said, "The trade between Liao and Song dynasties, especially the large-scale transactions of salt and iron, are controlled by Cai Jing's party. Any business trips that go to Liao border must be held to pass through the Qilin order, otherwise not only will they not be able to pass the checkpoints along the way, but they may even lose both people and wealth. The Qilin order is issued by the Taiwei Mansion, and the benefits in this year are more than one million coins, all of which are obtained by Cai Jing and Gao Qiu. In addition to issuing Qilin orders, salt and iron, etc., it is not Cai Jing, and the caravans under the name of Gao Qiu's party cannot touch it, and the profits are even more than tens of millions of coins... If the Liao Kingdom is destroyed, the sixteen states of Youyun will be all over the Song Dynasty, and the tens of millions of coins of money are lost in vain. How can you not feel sorry for it? Therefore, Cai Jing's party would rather go against the will of the official family than to protect the Liao Kingdom."

Tong Guan paused for a moment and continued, "As for Tongliao letters, Cai Jing and Gao Qiu colluded with the Liao people for their own interests, and exchanged letters in a year, more than a hundred letters a year? Therefore, the letters in the ironclad evidence are true and false, and false. A few Tongliao letters are true, and among them, the letters conspiring to rebel with the Liao people are false, and it is difficult for outsiders to distinguish the true and false."

Zhao Hao asked with confusion: "However, the fabricated letter is almost exactly the same as Gao Qiu's handwriting. I am quite familiar with calligraphy, but I can't see the difference."

Tong Guan smiled bitterly and said, "Cai Jing's calligraphy is famous all over the world. He is the best in the world for his ability to distort the real. In his early years, although Cai Jing claimed that his thin gold calligraphy was only 80% of the official's foundation, he repeatedly pretended to be the official's handwriting and passed on the sages. Even the official himself was difficult to distinguish between true and false, and imitating Gao Qiu's handwriting was no problem."

Zhao Hao finally understood completely, and he felt very impressed by Cai Jing's old man.

This old man is not only decisive in killing and ruthless, but also has great ability. No wonder he is able to be a high-ranking minister and control the government for decades and is deeply trusted by Emperor Shenzong, Zhezong and Zhao Ji.

Tong Guan looked at Zhao Hao and asked respectfully: "I don't know what the young master wants to deal with it?"

Zhao Hao smiled faintly and said, "It's rare that Cai Jing works so hard, so I have to be fooled by him."

Tong Guan laughed and said, "My dear, the young master is indeed brilliant!"

Zhao Hao has a ghost in his heart. If he can push all this to Gao Qiu and avoid disputes, it will naturally be the best of both worlds.

Although Cai Jing did not know that Zhao Hao was the main messenger behind the scenes, he knew that Zhao Hao had no foundation in the court. When encountering such a bizarre and strange case, it would be impossible to solve the case within a month. Now he is in a timely manner and does not believe that Zhao Hao will not fall into the trap.

The two looked at each other and laughed for a long time. Tong Guan asked, "As soon as Gao Qiu dies, the three yamen will be without a leader. The official must choose another person to replace him. I wonder what the young master has to say about this matter?"

Zhao Hao was stunned and asked back, "What are your opinions?"

Tong Guan said: "Cai Jing's party must be elected Yang Jian. This person is deeply favored by the officials and has the most hope; the second is that the Qingliu party must be elected Li Gang back to the court and serve him."

Zhao Hao smiled and asked, "Who do you want to recommend?"

Tong Guan said respectfully: "Li Gang is not favored by the government and has almost no hope. But if Yang Jian is allowed to be appointed, the power of Cai Jing's party will not decrease but increase... The old slave recommended the Jiedushi of the Baoxin Army and the Deputy Commander of the Ma Army Liu Yanqing. However, Liu Yanqing was originally from the Western Army. If the old slave recommended, the official family would be suspicious; if it was recommended by the young master, the official family would have no too many entanglements with the Western Army, so there would be no doubts."

When Zhao Hao heard this, he couldn't help but curse in his heart. Although Liu Yanqing performed well in the Battle of Fang La, he collapsed without fighting in the Battle of Baigouhe in history, which led to the Liao and Jin people's extreme contempt for the Song army, which led to the Jin people going south and letting such mediocre people take charge of the imperial guards of the three yamen. Isn't that the imperial guards of the capital completely rotten?

A person suddenly appeared in his mind, and he had a conclusion in his heart. He snorted coldly: "Who is recommended? I have my own idea in my mind, so I can not let Yang Jian succeed."

Although Tong Guan had a little disappointed on his face, he did not dare to say anything in front of Zhao Hao. Fortunately, Zhao Hao promised not to let Yang Jian succeed, which was considered to have achieved his goal, so he stopped talking.

...

Imperial study room.

Zhao Ji sat upright behind the desk, his face was gloomy and gloomy, with a little bit of loneliness and anger. Seeing Zhao Hao coming in to greet him, he didn't get up, but just waved his hand slightly.

Zhao Ji asked, "Can you verify it?"

Zhao Hao said respectfully: "It's been confirmed that this is a conspiracy between Gao Qiu and the Liao people. The soldiers and horses who killed the lord in the surfing are all spies from Liao. Gao Qiu abused his power, causing the spies from Liao to come from the north, unobstructed, and then ambushed the soldiers in the surfing."

Zhao Hao respectfully opened the brocade box, gently placed it on Zhao Ji's desk, then retreated a few steps, and stood with his hands down.

With a suspicious look in Zhao Ji took out the letter from the brocade box, picked up a letter and read it carefully. As soon as he read one, his expression became uneasy and his eyes were bright and bright.

However, this guy was very meticulous and did not continue to read the second letter, but looked at the letter carefully for a long time. He was originally a master of calligraphy, and Gao Qiu served him for twenty years. If it were forged handwriting, it would naturally be impossible to escape his eyes.

Finally, Zhao Ji put down his first letter and continued to read the second letter and the third letter...

Gradually, the light in Zhao Ji's eyes became more and more scary, the muscles on his face twitched sharply, and his body was shaking slightly. It took him a long time to calm himself down and asked angrily: "Why do the Liao people harm me?"

"Because Your Majesty wants to join forces with Jin to destroy Liao, the people of Liao thought that Your Majesty was a saint who had not been out for a thousand years. If you could harm Your Majesty, the Song Dynasty would inevitably be in chaos and had no intention of expedition in the north, so they committed the crime."

When Zhao Ji heard the words "a saint who has not been released for a thousand years", his face calmed down a little, and then asked in a deep voice: "I treat Gao Qiu well, why do I treason and kill the king?"

Zhao Hao shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I am not Gao Qiu, I don't know what he thought... But I know that if Your Majesty attacks the north and destroys Liao and recovers the sixteen states of Youyun, it will greatly damage Gao Qiu's interests. The mutual markets on the borders of Liao and Song are controlled by Gao Qiu alone. Any business traveler must hold the Kirin Order issued by the Taiwei Mansion to pass the checkpoints along the way. Otherwise, not only will the property be confiscated, but the life will be difficult to protect. In addition, the large-scale transactions of salt and iron are controlled by Gao Qiu. Others cannot touch it, and they will die if they touch it. The profits of the Kirin Order, the salt and iron markets are more than one million yuan a year. If Your Majesty recovers the sixteen states of Youyun, everything will be invisible."

There are thousands of marriage officials in the Imperial City Department who are responsible for monitoring all officials and investigating information. Zhao Ji has long heard of Gao Qiu's activities in the north, but he has just turned a blind eye.

Bang ~

Zhao Ji could no longer suppress his anger and suddenly grabbed the stone inkstone on the desk and threw it on the ground. He still felt that it was not enough. He pushed it hard and pushed the entire desk to the ground. The decorations on the desk fell to the ground in a sensation.

Gao Qiu has followed Zhao Ji for twenty years, and the friendship between the two is actually quite deep. Now he hears that Gao Qiu is the mastermind of the rebellion. How can he not be angry?

After a long time, Zhao Ji calmed down slightly and asked angrily: "Who else is involved?"

Zhao Hao said respectfully: "No other officials were found to be involved."

Zhao Ji had a great murderous intent in his eyes and gritted his teeth and shouted: "Kill, kill the whole family!"

"I obey the order!"

A big stone in Zhao Hao's heart finally landed on the ground.
Chapter completed!