When he returned to the capital yesterday, Tong Guan didn't even return to his own mansion, but went directly to Wang Fu's mansion to pay a visit to Wang Fu, who was the prime minister at the time. The reason for this is, firstly, to inquire about the recent trends in the court, and secondly, to ask Wang Fu to make an appointment with Yang Jian and Gao Qiu to the Prime Minister's Mansion in advance, so that they can discuss it together after he and Cai You have an audience with the Emperor tomorrow. Framing Song Jiang and Lu Junyi.
When Tong Guan and Cai You entered the palace to meet Emperor Huizong, Wang Fu had already invited Yang Jian and Gao Qiu to the mansion. The three of them drank tea and chatted while waiting for Tong Guan and Cai You.
After Tong Guan and Cai You met Emperor Huizong, they went directly to Wang Fu's residence.
After serving tea, the service staff of the Prime Minister's Mansion withdrew. Wang Fu, Yang Jian, and Gao Qiu expressed their condolences to Tong Guan and Cai You, saying: "Privilege Tong and Cai Jianjun went to the north to conquer Khitan. They lived in the open air and worked hard. We admire them very much."
Tong Guan and Cai You greeted the three people and then said, "Thank you for helping me."
Tong Guan and Cai You sat down, drinking tea and talking to Wang Fu, Yang Jian and Gao Qiu.
Tong Guandao: "The campaign against the Khitans this time has not progressed very smoothly and failed to achieve the strategic goal; there may be many twists and turns in the following wars. Now, it is the troubled autumn of the imperial court, and my biggest concern is not the north. The war in the south is actually a destabilizing factor in the south. As you all know, Song Jiang and Lu Junyi were outlawed bandits before they were recruited. Now they are officials in Chuzhou and Luzhou. In the future, the court will devote itself to the war in the north. If they repeat themselves, the court will be overwhelmed. Speaking of which, this is a hidden danger after all.”
Wang Fu was sipping tea and listening to Tong Guan's words. After Tong Guan finished speaking, Wang Fu put down the tea bowl and said: "This matter concerns the country, the country, and the country. Naturally, it must be treated with caution. How can I and the ministers look at it?" To threaten the country and the country?! At present, the war in the north is urgent, and there must be no crisis in the south; therefore, the issue of Song Jiang and Lu Junyi has reached the point where it must be resolved, and it must not be delayed any longer."
"What Enxiang said is absolutely true." Yang Jian said: "There have been discussions before about solving the problem of Song Jiang and Lu Junyi, and Enxiang had already had a solution, but it was delayed because of the imperial court's northern expedition to Khitan. The lower official thought that he would report to the Holy Spirit that morning , requesting the Holy Spirit to give royal wine to Song Jiang and Lu Junyi as a sign of comfort, so that we can take this opportunity to drug the royal wine and send those two guys on their way as soon as possible."
Wang Fu said: "Of course there is a way, and it is not bad. The key is who should report to the Holy One? If it is done by me or Privy Tong, it will be abrupt and inappropriate, and it will arouse the Holy One's suspicion."
Gao Qiujian, who was sitting in the distance, stood up, bowed to Wang Fu, and said, "Your Majesty, it's better for me to present the invitation."
Wang Fu looked at Gao Qiu and said happily: "If Gao Taiwei is willing to invite him, the matter will be more than half successful. The Holy Emperor has always treated Gao Taiwei as one of his own, so it is natural for Gao Taiwei to invite him. Then it is perfect." There is Lieutenant Lao Gao."
Gao Qiu said: "It takes a little effort, but it doesn't matter."
Tong Guan continued: "After Gao Taiwei's invitation, we all agreed with Gao Taiwei's memorial, and the Holy Spirit will naturally play it accordingly."
Hearing this, several other people nodded and said, "That's natural. Song Jiang and Lu Junyi conquered Fangla and made great achievements for their hard work. How can they not be specially rewarded?"
Several traitorous ministers laughed.
A few days later, Emperor Huizong sat in Zichen Pavilion and received congratulations from hundreds of officials.
At that time, a palace official shouted: "If you have something to do, please leave early. If you have nothing to do, roll up the curtain and leave the court."
The head officer of the palace had just finished drinking when he saw among the squad, the commander-in-chief of the palace, Taiwei Gao Qiu, came out of the squad and said: "Your Majesty, start the memorial. In the past, the Fang La bandits caused chaos in the south of the Yangtze River and devastated the place. They committed great crimes. Fortunately, we were saved." Song Jiang and Lu Junyi, a group of righteous men, accepted the imperial court's invitation, responded to the imperial court's order, crossed the river to conquer Fangla, and quelled the Jiangnan bandit rebellion in one fell swoop. It can be said that Song Jiang and Lu Junyi have made great achievements in their hard work. It has been more than a few months since Song Jiang and Lu Junyi took up their new posts. Think of Song Jiang and Lu Junyi. After conquering Fang La, I have achieved great results through hard work. I look down on your majesty and give Song Jiang and Lu Junyi royal wine to express comfort and comfort."
When Huizong heard the memorial, he said, "If you don't do it, I will have forgotten the two Qings of Song and Lu. Song Jiang and Lu Junyi have done great work in conquering Fangla, and I have already greatly praised them. It seems that there is no reason to give them imperial wine this time. How can I praise them?" Neither Song Jiang nor Lu Junyi is an exaggeration; when the time is right, I will order Song Jiang and Lu Junyi to come to Beijing for an audience, and I will personally appease Song and Lu Qing."
Recruiting Song Jiang and Lu Junyi to Beijing is what Tong Guan is most worried about. Tongguan did not want Emperor Huizong to always have Song Jiang and Lu Junyi in his heart. Tong Guan knew in his heart that if the Northern Expedition to Khitan failed to bear fruit for a long time, and Song Jiang and Lu Junyi were summoned to Beijing again, they would most likely be responsible for the Northern Expedition to Khitan, and then he would have nothing to worry about.
Thinking of this, Tong Guan became anxious and hurriedly came out of the class to recite: "Your Majesty, the Northern Expedition to Khitan is at a critical moment. The stability of Jiangnan is the top priority. At this moment, we should give more comfort to Song Jiang and Lu Junyi Wait, so that they can guard the south of the Yangtze River with peace of mind, so that the court can concentrate on advancing the war in the north and regaining Yanyun's homeland."
Emperor Huizong heard the memorial but said nothing.
Gao Qiu then said: "Your Majesty, when controlling Song Jiang, Lu Junyi and others, we should pay equal attention to kindness and power; summoning Song Jiang and Lu Junyi into the capital at every turn, and having the Holy Majesty personally summon and comfort them will encourage the pride of Song Jiang and Lu Junyi. I think it is better to send an edict officer. Go to Chuzhou and Luzhou and give Song Jiang and Lu Junyi wine."
Gao Qiu had served Emperor Huizong since he was still King Duan, and was deeply trusted by Emperor Huizong. Emperor Huizong had always regarded Gao Qiu as one of his family members. Emperor Huizong could not believe what others said, but Emperor Huizong believed Gao Qiu. Particularly willing to believe.
Although Gao Qiu played directly, Emperor Huizong could feel that Gao Qiu was thinking about the court, so Emperor Huizong nodded slightly and thought about whether it was feasible.
After Gao Qiu finished playing, the Holy Emperor was meditating. Wang Fu, Tong Guan, Yang Jian, Cai You and others also came out to play: "Your Majesty, Gao Taiwei's proposal is very important. We will add it."
When Emperor Huizong saw that Wang Fu, Tong Guan, Yang Jian, Cai You and others all supported the proposal, he felt that Gao Qiu's prestige was very high, so Longyan was overjoyed and said: "Song Jiang and Lu Junyi are both loyal and righteous people. I should give you wine and express my condolences. When Prime Minister Wang handles this matter, he must do it solemnly to show his divine grace."
Wang Fu replied loudly: "I will obey the imperial edict."
After the court meeting that day, Wang Fu and others returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion. They were very excited. They had a banquet first, and then arranged for their cronies to take medicine and wine, and traveled at starry night to Song Jiang in Chuzhou and Lu Junyi in Luzhou to bring Emperor Huizong to the palace. A toast from the royal wine.
On that day, Song Jiang was working in the public house when he suddenly heard the imperial edict officer arriving and giving the Holy Emperor wine. Song Jiang hurriedly went out to the corridor with everyone to greet him. After entering the public house and reading the imperial edict, the angel held the royal wine and taught Song to appease him and finish the drink. Song Jiang also offered the royal wine to the angel, who said that he did not know how to drink. After the banquet, the angel returned to Beijing. Song Jiang prepared a gift for the angel, but the angel refused and left.
After Song Jiang drank the imperial wine, he felt pain in his abdomen and had doubts in his heart, suspecting that he had been drugged in the imperial wine. Song Jiang was frightened, and when he urgently ordered his followers to inquire about the envoy, he drank again at the roadhouse post.
It is known that Song Jiang fell into a treacherous plot, and the traitors must have poisoned the imperial wine.
Song Jiang was extremely sad and angry. He looked up to the sky and sighed: "Oh my God! I miss you Song Jiang. I have studied Confucianism since I was a child, and I have been a good official since I was a child. Although I unfortunately lost my life as a sinner, I never did anything against my will. In the civil uprising in the south of the Yangtze River, An Songjiang led the Liangshan brothers. , charged into battle, went through fire and water, and suffered heavy casualties. One hundred and eight brothers were present at Liangshan, and nine out of ten were killed or wounded at the Jiangnan station. Song Jiang was worthy of the imperial court, so why could the imperial court tolerate Song Jiang? It must be the emperor today who listened to the slander and gave the gift My medicinal wine, why should I, Song Jiang, have offended me?"
In addition to grief and anger, Song Jiang thought of Li Kui.
Song Jiang thought to himself, Emperor Huizong was a wise and benevolent king. For Liangshan, he was magnanimous and wholeheartedly appeasing, and he did not accept past sins. I, a hero from Liangshan, surrendered to the court and devoted myself wholeheartedly to serving the country loyal to the emperor. Thinking about the iron cow, I had a bad temper. , since Jiangzhou followed me to Liangshan, I was the only one who followed my lead. If he knew that I was drugged to death by the imperial court, he would be furious, go back to Liangshan, and raise the flag to rebel. Wouldn't it ruin the reputation of Liangshan? ! Now, since I am going to die, I should take Tien Niu away to avoid leaving any trouble.
With this in mind, Song Jiang did not dare to delay, and hurriedly sent people to Runzhou, Zhenjiang, and urgently recruited Li Kui, the commander of the capital, to come to Chuzhou to meet him. Li Kui was summoned by Song Jiang and rushed to the Chuzhou Military and Horse Division without delay.
When Song Jiang saw Li Kui's arrival, he was full of grievances and burst into tears.
Seeing this, Li Kui asked anxiously: "Why is my brother like this?"
Song Jiang shed tears and said: "In recent days, I have been feeling very sick and I am afraid that I may die soon. I miss Brother Tieniu, so I called to see him."
Li Kui replied: "Thank you for your concern, brother. Since my brother is in ill health, he should just take good care of himself."
Song Jiang took out the medicinal wine and said to Li Kui: "Brother, I miss Tieniu and forget to eat and sleep. Now that brother Tieniu is here, I will have a drink with him to relieve his boredom."
Immediately, the two drank together.
After drinking, Song Jiang said: "Brother Tieniu, let me tell you the truth, but Cai, the wine you and I drank was poisonous wine. In just a few days, you and I will no longer be in this world and can only meet in the underworld. "
Li Kui was shocked when he heard this and hurriedly said: "Why is this?!"
Song Jiang replied: "It's useless to ask any more questions. The matter is settled as it is. Let's just let nature take its course."
Li Kui saw this and said loudly: "Come on! Come on! Come on! I will go with my brother! Anyway, my brother has to be served by Iron Bull in the underworld."
That night, when the medicine was about to be released, Song Jiang told his followers: "Follow my instructions and bury my coffin deep in the Liao'erwa Plateau outside the south gate of this place. I will repay you for your kindness. Please obey my instructions." !”
The words passed away.
Within a day, Li Kui also died.
Lu Junyi also received Huizong's royal wine a few days later. A few days after drinking it, he fell into the river and drowned due to feeling unwell.
A few days later, Wu Yong and Hua Rong heard that Song Jiang had died with wine and medicine given by the imperial court. They were so sad that they rushed to Chuzhou and hanged themselves in front of Song Jiang's grave.
A few days later, the spies sent by Tong Guan and others reported that Song Jiang, Lu Junyi and others were dead.
Tong Guan, Wang Fu and others were overjoyed and held a banquet at the mansion to celebrate.
After Emperor Huizong gave Song Jiang and Lu Junyi imperial wine, he ignored everything and went through the tunnel to Li Shishi for entertainment in the evening.
