The Song Dynasty was the king for thirteen years before he knew that he was Tianlong.

Chapter 74: Slight Punishment
Lü Jia asked Wen Xianzhi's intention, guessing that it was Zhao Xu's intention, and said, "I will send someone to check it out right away."

Zhao Ti rested for a while, and when the banquet was arranged, he sat down directly. Everyone at the table was a member of the Jiangning New Party, and no one from the old party was invited.

The next day he brought people to the Wang family. Wang Anshi had no direct bloodline, so he could only adopt his grandson Wang Di, who was named after his eldest son Wang Pang. At this time, he was guarding the house and did not take up an official position.

Wang Di was the grandson of Wang Anshi's younger brother Wang Anli. Wang Anli had been the magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture and served as vice prime minister, but he wrote letters to oppose the Xining Reforms. He also helped Su Shi and repeatedly advised Emperor Shenzong against attacking Western Xia, which was very inconsistent with Wang Anshi's political views.

But even so, Wang Anshi's second and fourth brothers were adopted as Wang Anli's grandsons.

When they arrived at the Wang family, except for Wang Di, many other members of the Wang family were there to greet them. Zhao Ti expressed Zhao Xu's intentions, greeted them, and then stayed for dinner. He asked about the Wang family's children and how they were doing.

Wang Di said that except for Jiangning Prefecture, there were also such people in Suzhou and Hangzhou. They made a living in various ways, but most of them studied and became officials.

Zhao Ti stayed for another while, then got up and left. There was nothing much to say about the Wang family. At this moment, Wang Anli was still alive. He had been demoted to the governor of Yongxing Army in recent years, but he would be reinstated soon. He could no longer enter the court and went to manage the Hedong Road in the north.

On the second day, Zhao Ti ordered the army to be assembled and leave the city for Suzhou. When Lü Jiawen saw him off, he said cautiously, "Your Majesty, the governor of Suzhou, Wang Zhongyan, is from the old party and may be neglectful."

Wang Zhongyan? Zhao Ti thought for a moment, what a famous person.

Wang Zhongyan was the youngest son of Wang Gui, who served as prime minister for three dynasties. Twenty years later, he chose the treacherous Qin Hui as his son-in-law and gave his daughter a dowry of 200,000 strings of cash, making him Qin Hui's father-in-law.

Zhao Ti nodded and said, "Lu is thoughtful in his efforts to pacify us." Then the troops set out and headed straight for Suzhou.

When they arrived in Suzhou, the scenery became even more beautiful. The soldiers and horses stopped and walked until they arrived in front of Suzhou City, but there was no one to greet them.

Zhao Ti was in charge of the military and political affairs of the four routes. Wherever he went, in a prefecture or state, that was where the Xuanfu Mission was located, and he was in charge of all government affairs.

At this time, seeing that people from Suzhou had not come to greet the changeover and it was difficult for the army to enter the city, he looked at the city gate in the distance with a slight smile on his face.

Suzhou was a prosperous city. At this moment, many men, women, old and young were coming in and out of the city gate. They were all curious about Zhao Ti's team of flags and horses, and kept looking over.

Zhong Pu's face turned pale as he said, "Your Majesty, I will take people into the city and bring this Wang Zhongyan here to meet Your Majesty!"

At this time, the people from the underworld who were recruited also asked: "Your Highness, let's go over and bring this dog official to you to vent your anger."

Zhou Tong's face twitched when he saw this. He was afraid that he would change color when he mentioned the government, so how could he have so much courage at this moment? Besides, how could the word "dog official" be used casually? He hurriedly spoke out to stop it.

Zhao Ti said, "General Zhong, we don't need too many people to disturb the people. We can select 500 soldiers to go to Suzhou Prefecture Government Office to take a look."

Zhong Pu said: "My Lord, do you want to capture him directly?"

Zhao Ti said: "See what the situation is and report back first."

Zhong Pu led his men away. Zhao Ti rode Black Rose around and saw a small river. He dismounted and let the horse drink water. After drinking, he patted Black Rose's head and said, "I'm afraid your master doesn't want you anymore. He hasn't come to take you back for a year. From now on, you follow me. Even if he comes again, I won't return you."

Black Rose rubbed her head against him and made two "hushing" sounds.

After a while, Zhong Pu and his men returned angrily and reported: "My Lord, we arrived at the Suzhou prefectural government office. Wang Zhongyan claimed to be ill and asked me to go into the city on my own."

Zhao Ti touched Black Rose's head and said, "The Xuanfu Envoy has always been the one who settled wherever he went. Go and throw Wang Zhongyan out. The Suzhou government office will be changed to the Xuanfu Envoy."

Zhong Pu said, "I will obey your orders!" Then he went back to the city. Zhao Ti selected a hundred men from the army and told them to follow him, and they slowly marched towards the city gate.

At this time, the soldiers guarding the city all looked extremely unhappy. Since Zhong Pu had just reported his identity and background, they naturally knew who Zhao Ti was and hurriedly saluted: "Greetings, Your Majesty."

The Imperial Guard Division is not only in charge of the troops in the capital, but nominally has the right to manage all the troops. The Palace Front Division manages more troops in the capital than the Imperial Guard Division, but it does not have the right to manage all the troops.

In other words, the Imperial Guards could not dispatch the soldiers in Suzhou even without an imperial edict or an order from the Privy Council, but they could still control them.

Zhao Ti said: "Lead the way to the prefectural government office."

The soldier did not dare to disobey the order. He led the way, crossed the streets and arrived in front of the Suzhou government office. He saw dozens of soldiers surrounding a man. The man had a sallow face and a goatee, and his official uniform was covered in dust, making him look quite disheveled. He was pointing at the gate of the government office and cursing.

Hearing the footsteps, the man turned around and saw the soldiers leading the way frowning. Then he saw Zhao Ti riding a horse, and then saw the imperial guards dressed in the uniforms of the capital following behind him. He couldn't help but ask, "Is it the King of Yan?"

Zhao Ti looked at Wang Zhongfang. He had never seen him before. He had only attended the grand court in the past. Wang Zhongfang had always been sent out on a mission, so he had no impression of him.

"Why is the Prince of Yan disrupting the government? Abandoning the old and restoring the new, and disturbing the court?" Wang Zhongyan asked loudly.

Zhao Ti said calmly, "Who is making noise down there?"

Wang Zhongyan said angrily: "Wang Zhongyan, the governor of Suzhou, ask the Prince of Yan!"

Zhao Ti sneered: "Come here, capture this lunatic who has gone beyond the rules for me!"

The imperial guards behind him immediately stepped forward, grabbed Wang Zhonglang's arms, and tied him up with cowhide ropes.

Wang Zhongyan was stunned and somewhat panicked: "I am the emperor's decree. Why do you arrest me, King Yan? What right do you have to arrest me? I will report you to the court. I will sue you!"

Zhao Ti said, "I am the lord of the four provinces of Jiangnan and the forty-three prefectures. You say I have no right to arrest you?"

"I..." Wang Zhongyan opened his mouth and said, "What law did I break? What national law did I violate? You abused your power to promote and pacify the country, to pave the way for your new law, and to retaliate against the imperial officials. I want to report you!"

Zhao Ti shook his head slowly: "Investigate Suzhou Governor Wang Zhongyan, the area under his jurisdiction fosters bandits, does not investigate or correct them, lets them run wild, and causes a large number of bandits. He is usually negligent in government affairs, lazy, and rude. He has been thrown into prison and is awaiting his fate!"

"I, there are no thieves under my jurisdiction... woo woo." Before Wang Zhonglang could finish his words, Su Da came forward, blocked his mouth with a piece of rag, knocked off his official hat and took him away.

All the gangsters showed a happy look. Although they usually called officials "dogs and hawks", as long as they set up a sect, they would rush to make friends with the government. Not to mention that they had never seen such a high position as the prefect, even the county magistrate and the chief clerk had to reach for it.

As for the assassination of the dog official, pleading for the people, are the dog officials vegetarians? Don't the dog officials have anyone to protect them? Why would anyone kill the officials for no reason? There are not so many injustices to fight for. The local sect is not a big bandit, but a lonely man. If he really gets into trouble, he can escape from the temple but not the monk, and his family and disciples will be in trouble.

At this moment, seeing the Suzhou prefect captured in a blink of an eye, and none of the yamen soldiers nearby dared to guard him, he suddenly felt very happy. He felt that a real man should be like this, to hold the power of the world and to control life and death in his hands, which is truly the eternal ambition of a man.

At this time, some people were driven out of the gate again, and Chong Pu came out to report: "Your Majesty, the government office has been cleaned up, please move on."

Zhao Ti nodded and walked inside: "Call all the officials of Suzhou here, I will question them."

(End of this chapter)