Chapter 535: Trap

Zhao Ji was not an unreasonable person. Seeing that Chen Ao reached out to ask for money, although he refused to give it to him, he also knew that Chen Ao was devoted to the navy. According to Chen Ao, the navy was related to the military preparations of the Song Dynasty. This was called using one's strengths and defeating the enemy's weaknesses. The Khitans and the Jin people were good at riding horses. No matter how many cavalry formed in the Song Dynasty, they were not their opponents, so they used the navy to suppress it.

For the sake of his own anxiety, he couldn't say anything. So he held Chen Ao's shoulder with a smile, so he smiled and said, "Look, the New Year is coming, and there is no need to think about this now. Let's talk about it after the New Year. You have to rectify the maritime trade in Suzhou and Hangzhou and Quanzhou. Of course, I strongly support you. At that time, you will be the imperial envoy and let you supervise maritime affairs."

Zhao Ji never mentioned the money from the inner warehouse, but just hoped that the inner warehouse would not exist. The general idea was that you could get as much as you could from the sea with the ability, but there was one thing, just don’t think about me.

Chen Ao got his promise and found that the new father-in-law was also sinister. He said nicely, and it was all empty promises. As a result, he still broke his legs, but he had to say: "Your Majesty, I will remember it."

Without any objection, when he met the emperor, he would have to go to the harem to meet the empress dowager. Since the incident with King Su, the empress dowager has trusted Chen Ao a lot. She is not easy to come forward for anything outside the palace, so she naturally cared about Chen Ao, so she became much more enthusiastic about Chen Ao and gave some rewards from time to time. Chen Ao also took it as her own reward and accepted it without hesitation.

It's the New Year's Eve again, and the atmosphere on the street is much stronger. Although he is now a great minister, the interactions between some friends and classmates are still indispensable. Occasionally, Chen Ao would invite some friends to go to the restaurant to have tea. Now, he would go to the newly opened Suiya winery. Chen Ao directly set up the large wing room on the fifth floor, facing the Cai Mansion, and invited Wu Pen and Zeng Sui'an to enjoy the spring scenery of the back garden of the Cai Mansion while drinking and chatting. Occasionally, he could not help but whistle. In fact, this was just a fun place. If you don't look close, God knows whether the woman was 28 years old or in her sixties. Watching from afar, it's just a psychological comfort.

As soon as Chen Ao whistled, everyone laughed and came to persuade him to drink. Chen Ao was the type that would never refuse anyone. He was drunk and was taken back.

Such a good life took only a few days, but something happened to the martial arts school.

Chen Aoben was sitting at the Honglu Temple, and a lieutenant came over and said, "Sir... it's not good."

Chen Ao's face was calm: "As a captain, he was panicked and had a disheveled appearance. What does this look like? Stand up straight before talking."

The captain immediately thrust his chest and said loudly: "Sir, it's not good..."

Chen Ao just took a sip of tea and almost couldn't help but vomit it out. He finally swallowed it and slapped it on the table: "Can you speak? Are you going to scare me to death?"

The captain felt very wronged and had to say softly: "The navy instructor Zhou Chu was taken away by Jingzhao Mansion, saying yes... said yes..."

Chen Ao's face sank: "What do you mean?"

The captain said: "It is said that someone reported that he was a thief in Jiangyang. The trial will be held in Jingzhao Mansion, and there are all the evidences."

Chen Ao slammed the teacup heavily on the table and suddenly stood up: "Bianjing is so far from Suhang, how could the former miserable came to him? Is there any mystery here? Is there any other news?"

The lieutenant said: "Yes, it is said that the victim was Changsui, a newly recruited from the Duke of Jiaguo."

"Oh?" Chen Ao pondered for a moment and immediately sorted out the veins. Zhao Zhi, Duke of Jiaguo, was only thirteen years old. He was released from the palace a year ago and was the same brother as Zhao Shu. In fact, this prince is just an inconspicuous character in Bianjing, which is easy to be forgotten. In addition, he is young, no one takes it seriously. When Chen Ao captured Zhao Shu, Zhao Qi did not appear. Perhaps at that time, this little guy was already shocked. At this time, he suddenly attacked and happened to recruit a Changsui. But Changsui came from Suhang again, and coincidentally he actually recognized Zhou Chu.

Chen Ao didn't believe that there was such a coincidence in the world. Duke Jia was young and could not have such a scheming. The only possibility was that there must be someone to give advice behind Duke Jia, but it is unknown who the person who was just instructing him.

Zhou Chu was not careful in the past. Chen Ao didn't have much protection, but as soon as the matter was over, Zhou Chu has now changed his mind. Besides, this is obviously a situation set by someone. The drunkard's intention is not to drink, but to deal with Zhou Chu, but in secret, it is clear that he wants to find his own troubles.

I can't swallow this or even swallow this.

Chen Ao smiled coldly, stood up with his hands behind his back, and said, "I understand this matter. You go back to the martial arts school and tell everyone that you should practice. I will deal with other matters."

The captain went immediately.

In the ear room, a man came over carefully. This person was Yang Lin. Yang Lin is now a hard-core friend of Chen Ao in Honglu Temple. Chen Ao did not avoid him in many things. Yang Lin saluted Chen Ao first and said, "Sir, this is not simple afterwards. When it comes to the royal family, there are also evidences. He left Jingzhao Mansion. No one can find any mistakes, because it is reasonable..."

Chen Ao shook his head and interrupted him: "There is no reason to say at this time. People must come out. If they don't come out, they will make people laugh. Besides, Zhou Chu is the instructor of the Martial Arts School. Now the navy lieutenant is in a hurry to practice, so he can't leave him. Yang Lin, you take my name to the Jingzhao Mansion first, explore the wind and see what the Jingzhao Mansion says."

Yang Linhe nodded: "There is now to do it."

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Jingzhao Prefecture received a complaint early in the morning. Jingzhao Prefecture overwhelmed the ground of Jingzhao Prefecture, and various lawsuits were indispensable. Therefore, it was used to it and no one took it seriously. A church official went to the hall. The person came was a man with a sharp mouth and a monkey cheek. His skin was bronze, and he had a strong salty smell on his body. It seemed that he had not been covered in soreness for more than ten days.

The man claimed his name, Liu Fang, and said that he had made a living by sailing in Suzhou and Hangzhou. The lawsuit was Zhou Chu, the instructor of the Wubei Academy. Liu Fang said that when he was running the boat, he encountered a group of pirates on his own ship. As soon as he approached, he ransacked his ship and killed many sailors. At that time, he was the helmsman and was so scared that he hid in the cabin and did not dare to come out. He looked out of the cracks in the wooden boards, remembering Zhou Chu's appearance, and said that he was here to make a living in Bianjing, and just bumped into him on the street. Then he recognized the murderer and came to sue.

The official yawned at first. After all, he was the duty last night. He encountered such a case early in the morning. He didn't have any moods. He heard halfway through the hearing, he fell asleep and became energetic. He stared at Liu Fang with his eyes, and slapped the auspicious wood: "Who are you suing?"

"If you want to go back to the adults, the villain told Zhou Chu, the instructor of the navy in the martial arts school."

The officials looked at the man with contempt. This man was indeed a foreigner. He sued the martial arts school and was still an instructor. Not to mention anything else, Jingzhao Mansion had a tacit understanding of the martial arts school and would never ask about it. The prefect also had a reminder that he could not even ask about the matter involving Chen Ao. Jingzhao Mansion is not Dingwang Mansion. One day he was surrounded by the imperial guards and the imperial guards, which was really too late. If he took on this case, wouldn't he destroy his future?

The official angrily slapped the aggro, said a lot of nonsense, and told the servants without saying a word: "Beat him twenty boards and drive him out!"

The servants are not polite. Anyway, they are foreigners, so what if they are bullying? I sue Lord Shen. Isn’t this asking for death? He put Liu Fang in the torture room, took off his pants and beat him. Liu Fang screamed repeatedly. When the board was finished, his whole butt was covered in blood, which was terrible.

He was limped out and left, and the matter was over. The officials breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved. He felt quite proud. He felt that he had handled it properly and finally avoided any involvement with the Chen surnamed Chen. As for the one named Liu Fang, he didn't take it seriously. He was just a troublemaker or a foreigner who was afraid of something. He beat him today to teach him a lesson. If he talked nonsense in the future, he would definitely beat him.

As a result, after a stick of incense, Liu Fang came again. This time he was chasing him in a walk. There were still many people with him, bustling with more than a dozen people. The leader was a young man in a blazing dress with a childish face, but his face was really terrible. As soon as he entered the yamen hall, he didn't even bow to him. The finger hall official said, "Dog official, you are so brave. My slave dares to fight!"

Just as the officials were about to say something, a man who looked like a man behind the boy said with a sharp voice: "This is Duke of Jia, Long Zi, Long Zong, and a famous royal prince."

This general explanation almost scared the officials to death, and the solemn officers on both sides were also shocked.

The officials of the hall did not dare to say anything, so they immediately asked someone to bring Jindun to Duke Jiaguo Zhao Yi, and obediently came down to salute the Duke. They smiled awkwardly and said a lot of things wrong.

Duke Jia just sneered and said suddenly: "Apologize? You can also afford to pay for this crime? Is this wrong with my slave who came to sue Wang Yang? Is this right? You, a foolish official, beat him up without any discrimination. Is this Jingzhao Mansion too unfair?"

The officials' face turned green, and they suddenly realized that from the beginning, this was a situation. Liu Fang deliberately concealed his identity as a slave of Duke Jia and did not mention it. He clearly waited for him to beat him. After someone beat him, he would have a handle. He was indeed not wrong. In addition, with Duke Jia, he could not escape the crime of dereliction of duty and abuse of power. He bowed with a face like ashes, so he naturally asked Duke Jia to forgive him.

Duke Jia sneered: "What are you forgiven? I don't know how many people you want to harm, I must tell my father about this matter, and ask the uncles of Zongling Mansion to uphold justice."

The officials even begged for mercy, and their tears were filled with tears, and they were miserable.

Jiaguo Gong changed the subject: "I want to atone for my sins? This is easy to deal with. Didn't Liu Fang say that Zhou Chu was a thief in Wang Yang? Since he was a thief in Wang Yang, he was a very evil person. Why didn't Jingzhao Mansion come forward to question people?"

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Chapter completed!