Chapter 6: The Bright Moon Leaves Branches to Surprise Bianliang (1)
At this time, Kaifeng City was full of vitality.
Since Dongzhi last year, Kaifeng Prefecture has built a mountain shed and a long fence as usual. The tall trees of the mountain shed are facing the Xuande Building in the Imperial City, and the long fence surrounds the middle of the imperial street and extends southward along the imperial street.
, all the way to Zhuque Gate, winding for more than ten miles.
Tourists gathered under the corridors on both sides of the imperial street to watch the performances on the fence of the imperial street. Magical magic, singing and dancing, hundreds of plays, scales and scales, and the sound of music filled Kaifeng.
Shooting pills and kicking cuju, stepping on ropes and poles, monkeys performing a hundred tricks, fish jumping through sword gates, summoning bees and butterflies, and chasing ants. Strange people from all over the world used all their strength and tried their best to achieve the goal.
Win good fortune and make a name for yourself in front of the military, civilians and officials in Kaifeng City.
Therefore, each one is more exciting than the other, attracting crowds of people and making it very lively.
On the seventh day of the first lunar month, the lantern mountain of Fushanpeng begins to be decorated with gold and jade. From east to west, large silk paintings are hung from the tower of Xuande Tower. To the east are stories about gods and stories about Pangu opening up the world.
, Nuwa mends the sky, and a phoenix rises to nirvana...
To the west are the deeds of heroic officials: Cao Bin conquered the south of the Yangtze River; Di Qing attacked Kunlun Pass at night; Wang Shaoxining opened the frontier; Hehuang fought four battles and won four victories; he conquered Liangzhou...
It attracted tens of thousands of people to stop and look up, watching and taking a closer look.
Every household in the streets and alleys has begun to hang lanterns, but they are not fully lit. Standing on the Zhuque Gate Tower, looking up, the inner and outer cities are dotted with stars, as bright as the starry sky.
But everyone can feel that the entire city of Kaifeng is holding back a lot of energy and is preparing to burst out with the greatest enthusiasm during the Lantern Festival.
"Shangyuan Festival!" Zhao Si stood on the Zhuque Gate Tower, wearing a simple royal robe and a simple royal hat, no different from the hundreds of young scholars walking around the streets.
Behind him are Zhang Dun, Zhang Shangying, Cai Bian, Xu Jiang, Sun Lu, Zhang Shuye, Liu Kai, Pan Yi, Gao Shize, Cao Duo, Cen Meng, Xue Fanzi, Changsun Moli, and Yu Hua
Tian and Li Fang.
Everyone carefully held their breath and listened to Zhao Si's words.
"Is the news confirmed?" Zhao Si asked Xue Fanzi.
"When we returned to the official house, after the Security Bureau found clues, they immediately notified the Prosecution Bureau and the Police Department. Following the clues, they quietly arrested four people and seized two barrels of kerosene." Xue Fanzi replied cautiously.
"Two barrels of kerosene?" Zhao Si looked at the inner city with his hands behind his back. Although he couldn't see his expression, his sharp tone made everyone's hearts tighten.
"Kerosene is an important military material. It is only produced by the Lize Military Factory in Doumen Town, Jingzhao Prefecture..."
"When we return to the official house, the seized kerosene will indeed have the logo of Lize Military Factory on the outer barrel, as well as the factory number..." Cao Duo answered honestly.
"Have you checked?"
"Dang Caixiong from the Security Bureau and Dong Xueli from the Prosecution Bureau rushed to Jingzhao Mansion day and night." Changsun Moli replied, "According to the situation reported by the Police Department, the Security Bureau checked the past intelligence. Last month, Doumen Town
There are some clues in the branch report. I am going to follow these clues to investigate further."
"We thought it was an iron wall, but we didn't expect it to be a fence leaking air everywhere."
After Zhao Si finished speaking, the eldest grandson Moli, Cao Duo, Cen Meng, Xue Fanzi and others quickly said solemnly: "I have neglected my duty and asked the officials to punish me."
Zhao Si turned around and scanned several people's faces.
"You are indeed responsible. It is your duty to investigate and rape, but there is such a big mistake! I will record this crime first! You work hard and make up for it."
"Here!"
"However, this matter cannot be entirely blamed on you. Who would have thought that someone would be so crazy that he would set fire to Kaifeng City on the night of the Lantern Festival and give me a fire camp!"
Zhao Si pondered for a while, then raised his head and asked: "My lords, let's all think about it carefully. Who is the mastermind behind this time? Where will they choose to start?"
Everyone looked at each other, and Cai Bianxian said: "Looking at the official family and the ministers, who is behind the scenes and where to start, it may be a matter of two things."
"Oh, Mr. Yuandu, tell me."
"Officials, if the mastermind behind the scenes is Xixia, who has a blood feud with us, their target should be the imperial city; if it is some fanatical Buddhist believers, then they should start at the Zhongmartyr Shrine and the former site of Xiangguo Temple; if it is someone with ulterior motives
, the place to start is the area around Dailoumen in the outer city. The houses there are connected and stacked one on top of another. Once a fire breaks out, it will be unstoppable..."
Zhao Si thought for a while and nodded, "That makes sense. Let's analyze it now. Who might be behind the scenes? Let's talk about the first family first, Xixia!"
Zhang Dun was the first to speak out: "Officials and veterans think it is unlikely."
Everyone listened quietly.
"First of all, Brother Richard, the chief envoy of Xixia, is still in Kaifeng City. Brother Richard is not only the younger brother of the Lord of Xia, he has been defeated and fought repeatedly in the past two years. He has worked hard to support himself and has become the pillar of the Xia army.
It has accumulated a lot of prestige. Xixia should be more or less intimidated by rats."
Zhao Si nodded in agreement and turned to ask Cen Meng, "Where is Brother Richard?"
"Guan family, Brother Richard is at Duting West Station, under the strict protection of the Security Bureau and the Special Police Detachment of the National Police Department."
"Well, Zhang Xiang, you continue."
"It's an official family. Secondly, Xixia has been defeated in consecutive years, losing troops and generals, and its strength has been greatly reduced. Although last year's autumn harvest was good, it was not enough to recover. Now they should endure the humiliation and bear the burden, and will never resort to such a trick. They set fire to Kaifeng City, and in
Our military strength will not be damaged, but it will arouse our dynasty's overwhelming anger and share the same hatred with the enemy."
"I, the Song Dynasty, also have an excuse to devote all the strength of the country to attack Xixia. Even if Bei Liao turns against Xixia again, under the irrefutable evidence, it is better not to be too partial. Now the people in charge of the Xia Kingdom are the country's leader Li Qianshun and the county king Brother Richard.
, Princess Li Qingluan, the three of them are not stupid people, and they will definitely not make such a plan that brings disaster with less benefit and more harm."
Zhao Si thought for a while and finally nodded, "The suspicion of Xixia has been ruled out for the time being. Next are the Buddhist fanatics. Let's discuss, are they more likely?"
Zhang Shangying, the censor of Zuodu, looked around and said impatiently: "In the official family, Wei Chen believes in Buddhism and has many connections with many great Buddhist monks. Judging from the information Wei Chen has, there are no fanatics in Buddhism, let alone such
A crazed lunatic. Wei Chen speculates that he may be a false believer under the banner of Buddhism."
Zhao Si said calmly, "Zhang Qing, tell me your reasons."
"Yes. Since the beginning of the third year of Yuanfu, newspapers and newspapers have reported on the illegal activities of some evil and fake monks. At the same time, they have also published numerous evidences and the results of severe punishments by the government. Step by step, from small to big... When the time is ripe, the government will
He ordered the closure of Xiangguo Temple and many other famous temples, eliminated evil and uprightness, and purified the Buddhist halls. The majority of monks and believers praised him without complaining..."
Having said this, Zhang Shangying felt a little guilty.
The officials resorted to sudden measures and closed 29 famous ancient temples including Xiangguo Temple. They used this as an excuse to suppress Buddhism. It is impossible to say that the monks and believers have no complaints.
But the problem is that the evidence of the illegality of these evil monks who have been purged is conclusive. With the overwhelming "preaching" of newspapers and preachers, a one-sided public opinion has been formed among the people.
Coupled with the incomparable power of the official family, no matter how many complaints the monks and believers had, they could only keep it in their hearts.
However, Zhang Shangying is right about one thing. Judging from the current situation, there are really no such crazy people among Buddhist monks and believers.
Zhao Si glanced at Zhang Shangying, then turned around and looked towards the inner city.
The lights in the inner city are brightly lit, as bright as day, and overlap with the starry night sky. It is unclear where is the sky and where is the world, like a long silk painting.
And Zhao seems to be the painter of this long painting. He is like the master of God, leaning down and painting this beautiful scene in the world.
"It's not Xixia or Shimen, who could it be? Such great resentment will turn this glorious city of Tokyo into ashes!" This chapter has been completed!
