During these days, when the famous musician Kang Wang was enjoying himself discussing and exchanging music experiences with the girls in the palace, his secret letter was finally sent to Zhenjiang Mansion.
Kang Lu, who was on his way with a few followers, had a smooth journey.
After all, it was the north that was really hit by the disaster, and it was relatively peaceful going south.
When he arrived in Zhenjiang, he spent hundreds of dollars to bribe a Cuju assistant in Gao Qiu's house, who handed over the secret message.
Of course, Kang Lu is not stupid either.
He only said that it was a letter from an old friend in Tokyo asking for help from the Taiwei, and he also agreed to pay him a huge sum of money after the good thing was accomplished.
And when the gang went to find Gao Qiu with the letter, Kang Lu immediately got on his horse and galloped away with his men.
The reason why the letter was given to Gao Qiu instead of to Cai Jing was because Gao Qiu got ahead by being a favorer, and all his glory and wealth rested on Song Huizong Zhao Ji.
He would definitely attach great importance to getting such a secret letter, and he would definitely hand it over to Zhao Ji.
But Cai Jing is different. Although he is a traitor, he is also a turban.
Even though he is almost eighty years old, Cai Jing's brain is still good.
When the secret letter comes into his hands, he will never inform Zhao Ji immediately, but will use the letter to make a deal with Zhao Huan.
'You have cronies who betray you.'
This is the same thing, but the location is different, and the choices and responses made are also different.
"You are a traitor, you are a traitor!"
Zhao Ji, who got the secret letter, was furious and furious.
With a wave of his hand, he swept the flower and bird painting he was working on to the ground, "I should have sprinkled it on the wall back then!"
Many cronies of the Huizong Dynasty in the hall were filled with indignation and echoed the same hatred.
They were really angry because the secret letter said that the current officials would take action on them first.
After some confusion, Zhao Ji, who looked gloomy, looked at Cai Jing, who was sitting on a chair with his eyes closed and saying nothing.
At this time, everyone else is useless, and only this person can solve the problem.
"Cai Qing's family." Zhao Ji directly named him, "What do you think of this matter?"
Cai Jing coughed unhurriedly, and after handing over his hands, he slowly said, "We must first determine the authenticity of this matter. Don't alienate the family ties of the Tian family just because of a letter."
"snort."
Zhao Ji rolled his sleeves and refused to comment.
He believed it was true from the bottom of his heart, because he was the emperor and knew how crazy people would be after sitting in this position for the power in their hands.
Minister Zuo Chengyu Wen Cuizhong came forward and asked, "Xiangong Cai, what should I do if it is true?"
This is what everyone cares about.
"If it's true." Cai Jing looked at Zhao Ji, "The officials will have to come forward."
"How to show up?"
"If there is an imperial edict that belittles or denounces my ministers, it should be regarded as a corrective edict!"
Who is the most authoritative person to say that the imperial edict is false? Of course it is the emperor himself.
But if there are two emperors, it can certainly be said to be a false edict. The only problem is that the authority of the imperial edict will be greatly reduced, and the power of the royal family will be damaged.
If it hadn't been stated clearly in the secret letter that Zhao Huan wanted to cut off his wings first, and then attack the Supreme Emperor and send him a pound of arsenic for snacks, Zhao Ji would indeed have to acquiesce to belittle and expel his cronies because of the general trend.
After all, the whole world is now abuzz with controversy, and everyone is scolding him and his accomplices. It is a routine operation for Zhao Ji to throw some scapegoats out to save himself at this time.
But now the secret letter has made it clear that the ultimate purpose of eradicating his cronies is to deal with himself. Zhao Ji, who is extremely power-hungry, will certainly not allow this to happen.
After a moment of silence, he nodded vigorously, "Yes."
"If there is more," Cai Jing frowned and continued, "Let's wait for news from Senior Officer Liang in Tokyo."
Everyone was stunned, why did it involve Liang Shicheng?
"The letter talks about the six thieves." Cai Jing explained unhurriedly, "Only Liang Daguan is in Tokyo at this time. If he is dealt with, this letter is naturally true. There is no need for the official to say more, it must be done as soon as possible
It’s time to return to Tokyo City.”
Zhao Ji, who had always had a sullen face, finally smiled and said, "As expected of the Cai Qing family, just as the Qing family said. Also, who wrote this letter needs to be found out as soon as possible."
The reason why Liang Shicheng did not follow was because when the prince and King Yun were fighting fiercely, Liang Shicheng bet on the prince and jumped ship.
Zhao Ji was naturally very angry about this.
If Zhao Huan did not let Liang Shicheng go, then there would be no need to say more about the rest.
Sure enough, news about Bianliang City came quickly after more than ten days.
Hundreds of Tai students gathered in Xuande Tower to submit a letter asking them to kill the traitor Liang Shicheng.
A few days later, news came again from Bianliang City that Liang Shicheng, who had supported Zhao Huan, was indeed demoted to deputy envoy of the Changhua Army.
The struggle in the imperial court is fierce, and once someone is expelled, they are all losers.
Giving him a name or something like that is just to cover up his own facade a little.
After learning the news, Zhao Ji and others began to prepare to return to Bianliang City without any hesitation.
However, before they could set out, a shocking news came.
Liang Shicheng was hanged on the way to be demoted!
This news deeply shocked everyone.
The scholar-bureaucrats here in Dazang ruled the world and naturally raised their status to a very high level.
There is even a saying that "the punishment is not good for scholar-bureaucrats".
In the past, no matter how fierce the battle was, scholar-officials who reached a certain status could at least ensure their lives were safe even if they failed and were demoted.
Now, Liang Shicheng was directly slaughtered!
Although he was a eunuch, he was once the "hidden prime minister" after all. Even he was killed, and everyone from Zhao Ji to his close associates was in danger.
It is obvious that the Supreme Emperor's party who returned to Bianliang City in order to protect themselves will definitely fight to the death.
In March, the spring rain is as precious as oil.
In the fields in the countryside of Zhengzhou Prefecture, a large group of people were busy plowing in the spring rain.
Li Yunze, who was plowing the fields with his ox, raised his eyes and saw Kang Lu waiting on the field ridge, and pulled Fan Yangli down to continue plowing the fields.
After plowing the field, he turned around and walked to the ridge.
"Your Majesty."
Kang Lu, who came over with a kettle, presented the kettle respectfully, and then lowered his voice, "Then Liang Shicheng was hanged to death as expected."
Li Yunze was noncommittal, took a few sips from the water bottle, and then exhaled, "Yeah."
The city of Bianliang is about to become stormy, and people on both sides are about to start fighting madly.
As a smart person, I naturally chose to stay out of the matter at this time and let them bite off enough first.
Li Yunze received an assignment from Zhao Huan, which was to inspect the spring plowing work in various places along the North Beijing Road.
This kind of thing has no other benefits besides making some money and improving your reputation, let alone military power.
Therefore, Zhao Huan did not hesitate at all and immediately agreed.
Li Yunze, who was holding a kettle, looked at the people around him who were busy with spring plowing, and whispered softly, "Dogs biting dogs should be limited to the court, don't torment the people."
"You have done a good job in your affairs, and last time you encouraged the imperial students to submit a letter."
With a smile on his face, Li Yunze praised Kang Lu and said, "I will reward you with two hundred coins."
Kang Lu was overjoyed and hurriedly saluted, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Raising his hand to pat his shoulder, Li Yunze made a wish, "If I can reach 90,000 miles in the future, I will never forget your contribution."
Kang Lu was so excited that he was trembling, and his head was already pressed against the field ridge.
Buying people's hearts is nothing more than fame and fortune.
This is even more true for eunuchs like Kang Lu.
Li Yunze is not short of money, but what he is temporarily short of is his reputation.
"Tomorrow we will leave for Luoyang, Xijing." Li Yunze told Kang Lu, "After arriving in Luoyang, go and find the Zhai family, a big tycoon in Song County, and invite them to see me."
Kang Lu naturally had nothing to say and answered immediately.
The Zhai family was a wealthy family in Xijing. At this time, the heads of the family were two brothers, Zhai Xing and Zhai Jin, also known as the famous big and small Zhai.
Their brothers once participated in the famous Battle of Lingzhou when Liu Fa raided Xixia, and later participated in the Northern Expedition at Yanyun.
Because the Northern Expedition to Yanyun failed miserably at the hands of the Liao people, many people were unlucky for this, and the Zhai brothers returned to their hometown.
In history, the Zhai brothers fought tooth and nail against the Jin Dynasty until they died in battle. They are absolute heroes.
For such people, Li Yunze naturally wants to recruit them.
On the way to Luoyang, Li Yunze took a slight turn around Songshan Mountain and went to the boundary of Ruzhou.
Walking around various towns and villages, inspecting spring plowing matters, and discussing matters related to spring plowing with local government officials.
For example, if there was a shortage of cattle or farm tools, he would write a letter and send it to Bianliang City to Zhao Huan to ask for it.
Naturally, the yamen in various places, as well as the accompanying Imperial City Secretary, could write letters. In the letters, Li Yunze was undoubtedly a wise king who valued spring plowing and worked seriously.
There is absolutely no such thing as making friends with local officials or even getting involved in the military.
On this day, Li Yunze came to Shibeigou Village in Lushan County. It is backed by Funiu Mountain, has no traffic and is sparsely populated.
Everyone accompanying him wanted to remind Li Yunze, 'Your Majesty, it's almost done. It's okay to be a virtuous king, but there is no need to do this.'
There is no need to come to a remote mountain village like this.
Li Yunze understood their thoughts very well, but he ignored them.
"There are a lot of game in the mountains and forests here." Looking at the deep mountains and old forests in front of him, Li Yunze stretched out his hand and pointed, "How about I wait and hunt here?"
The prince wanted to go hunting, so the people accompanying him naturally had nothing to say.
However, among these people, only a few of the guards, the Imperial Banzhi and the Imperial City Secretary, brought their bows and arrows, and the others could only go to the village to settle down first.
"Walk."
Li Yunze rode his horse, picked up his bow, and rushed directly into the forest.
Needless to say, there is no need to talk about his shooting skills. In less than half an hour, he had already shot dozens of hares, pheasants, etc., and everyone kept cheering and applauding.
"Your Majesty."
One of the royal guards repeatedly signaled, "There are deers in the forest!"
Compared with the meatless pheasant and hare, the deer in the forest is definitely a real delicacy.
When Li Yunze saw this, he didn't waste any time and directly drew his bow and arrow.
Before shooting, he unexpectedly glanced at the dense forest on his left, and then loosened the bowstring.
Almost at the same time, a sharp arrow also flew out of the dense forest on the left.
The two arrows shot through the neck of the deer in the forest almost at the same time.
The class members were overjoyed and hurried over to catch the deer.
But from the dense forest on the left, an extremely burly man jumped out and roared, "This is a deer shot by a certain family!"
The Ban Zhi immediately started quarreling with them, and they used violent words and moves. Several Ban Zhi were knocked down by three punches and two kicks.
When the strong man wanted to carry the deer, Li Yunze came over on horseback and asked slowly, "Who are you?"
Seeing that Li Yunze's clothes were not as luxurious as those of ordinary people, the strong man hesitated, put down the deer, saluted and sang "O".
"A certain hunter from Shibeigou Village at the foot of the mountain is Niu Gao."