The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

Chapter 91 Taking Advantage of the Situation

Although something happened in the house, the festival still had to be passed. At this time, not only Qu Yuan was worshiped, but also Cao E and Zhang Tianshi. Zhao Tong still knew about Qu Yuan. He was a representative of the national integrity, and many later generations also

It was to worship him, but the other two were slowly forgotten.

The weather is hot in May, and all kinds of poisonous insects and animals are ready to attack. There is a saying that the Dragon Boat Festival avoids the five poisons. Worshiping Zhang Tianshi means asking the Tianshi to suppress evil and drive away diseases. People collect herbs on this day and use them to make medicine. It can be said that

During the Dragon Boat Festival, people generally carried out an anti-epidemic activity. In order to prevent the invasion of poisonous insects, people also put on things to ward off evil spirits. They put calamus and mugwort on their doors, and wore charm bags and sachets on their bodies. On the Dragon Boat Festival, peach, willow, and sunflower flowers

, cattail leaves, Buddhist and Taoist mugwort, etc. are laid out in front of the door, and a mugwort figure is nailed to the door to ward off evil spirits.

Of course, the royal palace is more complicated and luxurious than the folk. All the decorations are based on the standard of the palace. Red gauze is used to line the cups painted with gold. A statue of the Heavenly Master controlling a tiger is carved out of calamus or grass and placed in the cup. Five hangings are hung around it.

The calamus is dyed with various colors. Hundreds of insects are carved on it, and it is surrounded by sunflowers, pomegranate flowers, rhombus leaves, and various flowers. It is decorated with hundreds of colorful threads, delicate strands of gold flowers and silver-like drums, molasses rhymes, and clever

Rice dumplings and five-color beads are used to form a sutra tube bag. Five-color cattails and herbal frost are also used, which are placed in a large three-layer box. The inside is decorated with sunflowers, durian flowers, mugwort, various flowers, and centipedes made of pearls and emeralds.

, snakes, lizards, scorpions, etc., are called poisonous insects, symbolizing the encirclement and suppression of poisonous insects.

Now that I have become the queen, the palace's rewards for Zhao Tong are much richer than in previous years. Not only are there the incense sticks, yarns, silks, and kudzu that were used to make summer uniforms in previous years, but there are also some extremely exquisite ones made by the palace.

Frosting, rhyme fruit, molasses, and even Zhao Tong's attendants gave various gifts, including green leaves made of jade, five-color sunflowers made of pearls, pomegranate flowers, jade fans made of gold wire, and pearls made of hundreds of ropes.

Sutra tube talisman bags, sachets, soft ambergris belts, purple silk cloth, white linen cloth, red plantains, etc. The nearby Taoist temples and temples also fawned over and sent talismans and seals to be worn to avoid poisons.

evil.

The main food of the Dragon Boat Festival is rice dumplings. In addition to the ordinary rice dumplings, there are also rice dumplings made of bamboo tubes, neem leaves stuffed on top and tied with picked silk, rice dumplings made of water bamboo leaves, etc. There are also many fruits.

It is also a festival food, including peach, apricot, tangerine, ringo, orange, bayberry, summer orange, papaya and other fruits from the north and south. There is one thing that makes Zhao Zhan respond, that is owl soup, owl is an owl, use it to make soup

Zhao Tong always felt a little nauseous in his heart, so he asked Jianxi to find out why he wanted to eat it. Because people regarded the Dragon Boat Festival as a poisonous moon, and the owl bird was considered by ancient people to be an evil bird, and they were eaten to get rid of evil. In fact, this is all the same!

The joint task force of the state and county settled in the mansion. Headed by Cao Shenjun, they directed the helpers to survey the scene, interview witnesses, and investigate suspects. They were very busy! The next day, the prince of heaven personally delivered rice dumplings.

, and gave each person five taels of silver as hard work fee, and of course asked about the progress of the case.

"Your Majesty, according to the description of the nursing home in your residence, the thief is short in stature, has extraordinary skills, and is proficient in martial arts. We also checked the stolen treasury and found two footprints and palm prints on the beams, indicating that he did not enter through the door or window, but

He opened a skylight on the roof, then followed the rope down, used a knife to pry open the silver box, and then returned the same way. This thief has sophisticated techniques and must be a habitual criminal!" The judicial officer of Gongzhou Prefecture said respectfully, "It's just...

"

"It's just what, is there anything wrong?" Zhao Tong listened to what this guy said, and he was indeed an official. At this time, he was afraid that he was too smart and would expose himself.

"My lord, it's just that after the thief succeeded, why didn't he run away quickly, but went to the watch room to spy? It's puzzling!" said the judicial officer, shaking his head in confusion.

"Oh?! Then did you find out where he escaped from?" Zhao Tongxin said, "I know this, but I just can't tell you." She asked with a "curious" expression on her face.

"Your Majesty, the guards said that after escaping the siege, the thief jumped over the wall and entered the inner courtyard. They did not dare to go in and search without authorization. After getting permission, the thief had long since disappeared. We also inspected the scene, but only

Where did you escape from the traces you left when you entered?" Judicial Joining the Army was embarrassed to say.

"Then you suspect he is a traitor?" Zhao Tong said for him.

"My lord, I thought so at first, but after asking all the officials in the inner palace, they all said that no one left on the night of the incident. That's strange. Could it be that he flew into the sky!" said the judicial officer, looking up at Zhao Tao.

"I am the only one who has not asked, so you are not doubting me, are you?" Zhao Tong noticed his suspicion and asked with a smile.

"The prince is joking, how could you steal my own things? Besides, I heard that you are not in good health!" the judicial officer said with a smile.

"Haha!" Zhao Tong smiled but did not answer. After a long time, his poor health became a shield. It seemed that this boy really listed himself as a suspect.

"We are all innocent people in our house, how could there be a thief!" Jianxi curled his lips and said, but he knew the prince very well. Looking at Zhao Tong, the figure of the prince really looked like the thief that the nursing staff said.

Almost, but he thought about it in his mind, "Listen to this boy, if the prince is in good health, he might be the one who did it, but why is the prince teasing the nursing staff when he has nothing to do?"

"What Mr. Xi said is that we have now gone through all the crimes that have been committed around Gongzhou Prefecture. We have actually found two thieves who have similar methods of committing crimes to this thief. We have sent people to investigate. Once confirmed, they will be arrested."

Take it!" Judicial Joining the Army said respectfully.

"Well, everyone has taken the trouble. I'll treat you all to a drink on the day the case is solved!" Zhao Tong breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile. Fortunately, the matter was deceived.

"I have another question to ask, Zhang Canjun, you just said that the thief's behavior was abnormal, but have you found out his purpose?" Zhao Tong just raised his butt to leave, and when he was happy, he asked again, what did he learn from the prince?

You have to ask why!

"Master Xi, I can't explain clearly right now. I will definitely ask him for details when I catch him!" Judicial Joining Army said with a smile.

"This matter must be investigated clearly. If he is using theft as a cover, he actually wants to find out what is going on in the house and it will be detrimental to the prince. We have to be careful!" Jian Xi said.

"Yes, I will definitely investigate it!" Judicial Officer replied, but in his heart he just wanted to slap himself in the mouth. Why should I be so mouthy? This was originally a theft case, but now that he said this, it immediately escalated into a case of sexual harassment.

It’s an unfavorable murder case for the prince. Isn’t this making yourself uncomfortable?

Zhao Tong looked at the bitter face of the soldier who had joined the army but secretly laughed. His unintentional words pushed the task force into a corner. It is difficult for them to change their words now. 'Plotting to assassinate the prince' is a serious crime. This can also be said for some people.

If someone provides someone with the opportunity to get promoted and make a fortune, they will definitely find a way to 'detect' the case and then submit a petition to claim credit. Then it will be more legitimate than Huang Jingchen or himself who submitted the petition, and the things they have been planning may come true.

There was nothing he wanted under severe torture. Zhao Tong felt that his ancestors could not do any worse than modern people. Moreover, the presiding judge in these days was fully protected by the law. Even if the criminal suspect was beaten to death in court, it would not be a problem.

Someone will hold him accountable. As for who will be the unlucky rabbit, Zhao Tong has no control over it!

Sure enough, the thief was caught within a few days. He was a giant thief who was roaming around the Gyeonggi area. He was known as the "Flying Spirit Ape" in the world. He was small in stature and had great lightness skills. It was said that he could cross the river on lotus leaves and lie down.

Sleeping on a branch, he committed several serious crimes and was wanted by the government. He simply gathered a few people to occupy the mountain and become the king. I heard that Prince Yan's mansion was rich and planned to kidnap the prince for ransom. I went to the palace at night just to check out the spots. I saw

I suddenly thought of gold and silver and took some with me.

Of course, during the interrogation, the government also sent people to testify and identify the criminal. That night, the culprit was masked, so no one could see clearly what he looked like. Judging from his stature, he was about the same size, but the criminal who was caught was

He confessed, and told a good story about the environment of the palace, the route in and out, and what he had stolen. Everyone admitted it, and they couldn't say anything else, so they confusedly concluded that this person was

A thief broke into the palace at night. Unfortunately, all the lost items were sold by the thief and were not recovered!

The case of premeditated kidnapping of the prince was solved, which was of course a political achievement. The Gongzhou government immediately reported to Dali Temple to behead the criminal. Of course, the palace was 'extremely grateful'. Zhao Tong personally wrote in four big words, 'The case was solved quickly', and engraved a gold plaque on it.

The beating was sent to the magistrate's office, and the prince also wrote a memorial to the emperor, asking the secretary to commend the relevant people. This incident caused a sensation in the whole city.