Gao Qiu was defeated!
In the process of annihilating Liangshan, he not only lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but he was also captured by Liangshan.
What was even more suffocating was that Gao Qiu actually sent an envoy back to Beijing, saying that because of his sincerity, Liangshan had the intention of recruiting peace.
Such an operation almost made the emperor angry to death.
You, Gao Qiu, are just living an ignoble existence, greedy for life and afraid of death, but you have the audacity to take credit for yourself and say thank you for Liangshan?
Who gave you the qualifications to recruit?
The current emperor is not Song Huizong, and the court is far from exhausted.
The defeat of Gao Qiu did not scare the court.
Not to mention Kou Zhun, Taishi Pang and others, even Cai Jing's party to which Gao Qiu belonged did not dare to say anything in favor of the recruitment.
Those people in Liangshan have violated the court's bottom line.
Robbing official rations and attacking cities are already the standards of rebellion.
The court would not let them off easily.
In the original work, Liangshan was able to successfully recruit troops because the imperial court had no way to destroy them, and the situation in Shandong as a whole had been corrupted.
In order to reduce losses, the imperial court had only one option: recruitment.
This is actually a situation that both parties want to see, but Song Jiang is too impatient and the court is holding back.
Otherwise, their fate would not be so miserable.
But now there are many elite soldiers and generals in the Song Dynasty court, so how can they compromise easily.
"The Liangshan thieves are extremely evil people."
"If these people are allowed to live in temples and enjoy wealth and status, wouldn't they tell the world that they can become high officials by killing people and setting fires?"
"At that time, what prestige will the imperial court have?"
This is what Taishi Pang said, and Bao Zheng probably meant the same.
The argument is similar to that of Cai Jing and others in the original work.
Therefore, from the moment Gao Qiu sent the envoy, he was already accused by the court of treason and surrender.
Why Gao Qiu didn't dare to come back? One possibility was that Liangshan wouldn't allow it, and the other was that Gao Qiu was afraid of being punished by the court.
But in this case, his crime is even more serious.
Losing a master and humiliating the country, he surrendered to the thieves.
In addition, many crimes were exposed in the court, and the emperor was directly convicted of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan.
Before they had even discussed how to deal with Liangshan, the order to confiscate their homes had already been issued.
Letting Kaifeng Prefecture send people to search his home undoubtedly gave Cao Bin an opportunity.
The feud between him and Gao Qiu lasted for more than a day or two, and finally it was time for him to be unlucky.
This day was the most active time that Cao Bin got up.
Before dawn, Cao Bin led a group of government officials and soldiers from Kaifeng Mansion to surround the Taiwei Mansion.
"What are you doing?"
As soon as the door was opened, the wolf-like government servants and soldiers had already kicked the "concierge" over and rushed into the Taiwei's mansion.
Cao Bin waved his hand and said:
"Drive everyone to gather in the front yard, and no one is allowed to destroy the property in the house. These belong to the imperial court."
"yes!"
After receiving the order, the government officials and soldiers immediately began to take action.
In an instant, countless screams came from the Taiwei's mansion.
"What are you doing? My father is Captain Gao, let me go..."
At this time, several government officials escorted the disheveled Gao Yanei out. It seemed that he had not gotten up yet.
When Gao Kan saw Cao Bin, panic suddenly flashed in his eyes:
"Brother Bin, am I wrong? What are you going to do?"
"My father is also an official of the imperial court. You will be punished by the imperial court for doing this."
"You can't avenge yourself privately!"
Cao Bin sneered:
"Are you worthy of letting me avenge my personal revenge? It seems that you still don't know that Gao Qiu has surrendered to the Liangshan bandits."
"The officials have issued an order to raid your whole family. This time you can go in peace."
Gao Kan was stunned when he heard this: "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"
But he looked at the government officials and soldiers around him, and finally believed Cao Bin's words:
"Brother Bin, you are Taishi Pang's son-in-law. Please beg me for me. As long as you don't kill me, you can do whatever you want!"
Seeing his runny nose and tears, Cao Bin suddenly lost his interest and waved his hand to ask the government officials to take him aside.
Not long after, a group of women were brought up crying.
The yamen officer came forward and reported: "Master Cao, these are the female relatives of the Taiwei Mansion."
Cao Bin nodded and said: "How to deal with these people? Is there any regulations?"
The soldier next to him, Cao Shenjun, quickly stepped forward and said:
"Reporting to your lord, all the family members of the criminals will be sent to the Jiaofang Department to atone for their crimes."
At this time, a woman in her thirties trembled and fell in front of Cao Bin:
"Sir, spare my life, please don't send me to the Jiaofang Department."
"I am not a member of Gao Yanei's family, I was robbed."
Cao Bin glanced at this woman and saw that her face was like a hibiscus, her figure was charming, and she was crying so hard that she couldn't help but become interested and said:
"Been robbed?"
The woman nodded quickly and said:
"Yes...yes, I am the...wife of Lin Chong, the instructor of the Forbidden Army."
Cao Bin was stunned for a moment and said with a strange expression: "Lin Chong's wife?"
The woman shook her head sadly: "He divorced me!"
She was afraid that Cao Bin wouldn't believe it, so she quickly opened the clothes on her arms, revealing blue and purple scars, and said with tears:
"Sir, I am really not Gao Yanei's wife and concubine. He brought me into the house just to beat and scold me for fun. You must believe me, sir."
Cao Bin looked at the soldier beside him, Cao Canjun, and sighed:
"It's so pitiful. Isn't it convenient for such a weak woman to seek medical treatment?"
Bingcao Shenjun was stunned for a moment, then tentatively asked, "How about you take her back to the Marquis Mansion and nurse her back to health slowly?"
Cao Bin said: "Is it convenient? There is no problem with Mr. Bao."
Bingcao Canjun nodded quickly and said: "It's convenient, it's convenient. It has to be sent to Jiaofang Division no matter what. Buying and selling is allowed there."
Cao Bin smiled and said: "Don't worry about money, I will provide it myself, but you have to bear witness to me."
Bingcao Shenjun chuckled: "Don't worry, sir... But it's best to check to see if she is pregnant..."
Hearing this, the woman blushed and said, "Sir... Sir, Gao Yanei was badly beaten by a loyal uncle."
After saying that, she quickly lowered her head, not daring to look further.
Bing Cao Shenjun glanced at Cao Bin with a strange expression, then at the pitiful Gao Yanei, and said with a smile:
"What a coincidence, Mr. Cao is Uncle Zhongjing!"
"ah?"
The woman looked at Cao Bin in surprise, not knowing what to say.
As soon as he returned to Kaifeng Mansion, Zhan Zhao came to see him and said that Bao Zheng had summoned him.
Cao Bin suddenly became anxious, wondering if Bao Zheng had discovered the Taiwei Mansion's trick.
After entering the back office, I saw Bao Zheng wearing a military uniform, standing at the desk writing big characters, writing very carefully stroke by stroke.
“A pure heart is the root cause, and a straight path is the strategy for the body.
Good work will eventually build a building, and fine steel will not serve as a hook. "
After finishing writing, Bao Zheng handed the copybook to Cao Bin and said:
"Your Majesty has issued a decree, ordering Hun Tianhou to be the commander and you to be the supervisor to conquer Liangshan..."
"After you leave this time, you may never come to my Kaifeng Mansion again. I only hope that you can control your selfish desires in the future and avoid regretting in your life!"
