At that time, Tong Guan was escorted outside the palace gate by a group of soldiers. He was stabbed in the back of his pocket. Seeing that Tong Guan's head was not broken, the soldier's blade curled up. The soldiers were shocked when they saw this and looked at each other. A soldier became furious and shouted: "What's weird! Is it possible that my knife can't chop off this eunuch's head?! Look at me!" While shouting, he jumped up, raised the steel knife in his hand, and fought hard towards the child. Guan's head was chopped off. With a "bang", Tong Guan's head was broken, and the steel knife in the soldier's hand bounced back with such force that even the soldier took a few steps back.
Tong Guan screamed in pain and collapsed to the ground.
The soldiers were even more surprised. They gathered around and looked at Tong Guan lying on the ground. Why on earth could the monster be unable to be cut with a knife? ! When the soldiers saw Tong Guan's head wounded and bleeding, rolling on the ground, they swarmed up and stabbed Tong Guan with knives or spears. Tong Guan was stabbed to death on the ground.
The soldiers chopped off Tong Guan's head from his neck and hung it on the tower on Bianjing Street. The people, soldiers and civilians surrounded the three floors inside and three floors outside. For some unknown reason, some people saw the crowd gathering and gathered around him even more. The person behind him couldn't see the situation clearly, so he asked what was going on? Someone told him, "That guy Tong Guan has been seen through by the Holy Spirit!" "Okay! Great! Hit the bucket and pour the vegetables, and you will be a good person in the world!" The people, soldiers and civilians who were watching were so excited that they threw away the sundries in their hands. Throw it towards the tower where the child's head is hanging.
After Tong Guan was beheaded, the person in charge should enter the palace and report to Qin Zong. Qin Zong was overjoyed when he heard the report. Qinzong said to Li Gang and Zhong Shidao: "Two gentlemen, our country, Jinxiu, in the Song Dynasty, was originally stable because of the eunuch Tong Guan. Tong Guan is so evil that killing him ten times will not be an understatement! It’s just that Tong Guan is in trouble, and Cai Jing is still at large. It’s hard to eliminate the hatred in my heart.”
Master Zhong took a step forward and reported: "Your Majesty. Cai Jing is a veteran of the Shenzong, Zhezong, and Huizong dynasties. He was prime minister for four times. He was old and frail. Although he had committed many crimes, he was demoted to the south of the Yangtze River and allowed to perish. Since it is considered a punishment, it also shows the mercy of the Holy One, so let him go! The most urgent task now is to expel the Golden Dog, regain the territory of the Song Dynasty, and consolidate the country, the country, and the country. The most urgent thing is to ask the Holy One to issue the edict. I am willing to work with Li Liushou to raise the powerful army. Branch, destroy the golden dogs so that they will never dare to peek at an inch of our Song Dynasty territory again."
When Qinzong saw this, he was overjoyed and said loudly: "What I said is very much in line with what I want. However, are the imperial troops and horses sure of victory? The Jin people are the masters of tigers and wolves. I recently heard that Jinyang has been lost and the king died for his country." , if the two Jin soldiers join forces at the foot of Bianjing City, and the imperial court takes the initiative to provoke a dispute, can it be sure to control the situation?"
Li Gang said: "Your Majesty, the Jin Army on the West Route attacked Jinyang. It took several months, but was blocked by General Wang in Taiyuan. Its combat power was meager. I recently heard that Wanyan Zongwang, the East Route Army of the Jin Kingdom, intended to withdraw. We will send troops to the imperial court." It would be a good move to take advantage of the situation and pursue the horse, destroying its majesty and preventing it from peeping at our territory."
Qinzong rolled his eyes and looked at Master Zhongdao again.
Zhong Shidao bowed down and said loudly: "Please give me the decree."
Qin Zong said: "General Zhong is a military general of the imperial court. He has many military exploits in the northwest. We still have to rely on General Zhong to fight. General Zhong can give me an accurate answer. How sure are you that we can defeat the Jin army in one battle?"
Master Zhong said: "Your Majesty, I am reporting to you. My brother's army has led tens of thousands of Western troops and has arrived in Bianjing. At present, around Bianjing, there are more than 200,000 imperial soldiers and horses, while the Jin army only has tens of thousands of horses. Moreover, we have exhausted our troops on expeditions and have not replenished them, so we have become a tired army. If we gather the imperial troops in Bianjing and fight the Jin army, we have a 100% chance of winning."
"Okay! Okay!" Qin Zong said, "Please go and prepare now. I will think about it again and give you an accurate answer."
Zhongshidao and Li Gangwang bowed to Qinzong, said goodbye and left the palace.
After Zhong Shidao and Li Gang left the palace, Qinzong immediately found Li Yanbang and Bai Shizhong.
Li Bangyan and Bai Shizhong entered the palace. After watching Qinzong kneel down, they stood up and waited for the emperor's orders.
Qin Zong said: "The two ministers are mature people, and they think everything carefully. Just now, Li Gang and Lao Zhong came to the palace to see each other and requested to gather the imperial troops to fight against the Jin soldiers and expel the Jin soldiers from the country. What do you think? "
When Li Bangyan and Bai Shizhong saw it, they plopped down on the ground, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed three times to Qinzong. Then they raised their heads, looked at Qinzong and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty! Never do it!"
Qinzong looked at Li Bangyan and Bai Shizhong and said, "You two gentlemen, why are you absolutely unable to do this?"
"Your Majesty!" Bai Shizhongwang bowed to Qinzong and said loudly: "The Jin army is a tiger and wolf army. They are cruel and ferocious and must not be provoked. If Jin Shuai is angered and attacks, Bianjing will not be protected. The people will be massacred and the imperial court will face an unreasonable disaster."
Qinzong was shocked and said: "If this is the case, what should we do?"
Li Bangyan said: "Your Majesty. Under the current situation, the only way is to send the Jin army out of the country with gifts, so that everything will be fine."
Seeing this, Qinzong hurriedly said: "The two ministers are fully responsible for this matter. We must not cause another war between Song and Jin."
Bai Shizhong and Li Bangyan said goodbye and left the palace.
Qinzong felt uneasy and paced back and forth. Qinzong thought of Wang Chen who died in Taiyuan City, and was deeply saddened. He called the palace official and conferred Wang Chen a loyal and loyal doctor. He also asked people to find out about Wang Chen's family situation and whether he had descendants. He summoned him to the court and granted him the official position. , to encourage the soldiers who resisted the Jin Dynasty.
The palace official reported to Qin Zong: "Your Majesty. As far as I know, General Wang only had one son. He accompanied General Wang in the battle in Taiyuan and died for his country."
Qin Zong was very sad. Immediately, Qinzong became even more angry at Tong Guan, Cai Jing and others. Tong Guan, Zhao Liangsi, Zhu Meng, Wang Fu, Liang Shicheng and other traitorous officials and traitors have all been brought to justice, but Cai Jingshang is at large. Regarding Cai Jing, Emperor Qinzong considered that he had experienced three dynasties, served as prime minister four times, had outstanding talents, was highly valued by the Supreme Emperor, and had indeed solved many of the Emperor's worries, so he wanted to let Cai Jing live. However, he thought of Wang Zhen who died in Taiyuan. , Qinzong felt that Cai Jing must be punished, otherwise he would be sorry for the heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country. Therefore, Qinzong asked the palace official: "Where is Cai Jing now?"
The palace official replied: "Reply to Your Majesty. According to His Majesty's decree, Cai Jing has been turned into a secretary-prisoner and is heading to Nanjing. From what I can see, Cai Jing may have arrived in Nanjing now, or he may still be on his way south."
Qin Zong said: "Cai Jing has wronged the country and the people. His crime is unpardonable. He was demoted to Nanjing and the punishment is too light. In addition, the Supreme Emperor is in Nanjing and Cai Jing will definitely deceive the Supreme Emperor when he goes to Nanjing. Listen to the order!"
The palace official knelt on the ground and said hurriedly: "I will listen to the imperial edict!"
Qin Zong issued an edict: "Immediately inform Kaifeng Mansion and send people to Nanjing immediately to inform Cai Jing that he is not allowed to stay in Nanjing or have an audience with the Supreme Emperor. He immediately goes to Changsha and serves as the Deputy Envoy of the Qingyuan Army."
The palace official hurriedly said goodbye to Qin Zong and headed to Kaifeng Mansion.
In Kaifeng Mansion, after Xu Bingzhe heard the emperor's intention, he did not dare to delay, and hurriedly sent an official from the government, leading dozens of soldiers, to gallop all night to Nanjing to convey the emperor's imperial edict to Cai Jing.
At this time, Cai Jing, who was demoted to secretary supervisor, was riding in three or four carriages with his wife Xu, his concubine Wang, and his youngest son Cai Xiu on the way to Nanjing. Before Cai Jing set off from Bianjing, he was accompanied by seven or eight carriages. In addition to his family, there were more than ten servants. Along the way, Cai Jing went through hardships and suffered a lot.
At the beginning, there were still servants serving him, buying some food and so on. But halfway through, the people along the way got the news from unknown sources that Cai Jing was demoted to secretary-supervisor and went to Nanjing to take up a post. They faced all kinds of difficulties and humiliations along the way. The servants originally thought of enjoying the blessings with Cai Jing, but they didn't expect that they couldn't even buy food. They were so hungry that their hearts were pressed to their bellies and they were full of grievances. On the way, servants kept running away privately, taking away the carriage and money. The remaining servants became impatient and spoke harshly to Cai Jing's family. Cai Jing was afraid of accidents on the road, so he could only smile and comfort the remaining servants with kind words.
On this day, Cai Jing and his party had sighted the city of Nanjing. Suddenly, a small group of soldiers and horses chased them from behind. The general at the head shouted loudly: "Is this Master Cai in the carriage ahead?!"
Cai Jing was surprised when a small group of soldiers chased him in the dust. When I heard the leading general shouting: "In the carriage ahead is Master Cai," I felt a little relieved.
Originally, Cai Jing thought that maybe the Holy Emperor was going to punish him. When he heard that the leading general still called him "Master Cai", he felt that the matter was not too bad to be handled.
Cai Jing felt a little relieved and hurriedly got off the carriage and stood beside the carriage, waiting for a small group of soldiers to arrive.
The small team of soldiers quickly came to Cai Jing's carriage. The leading general jumped off his horse and asked Cai Jing, "Are you Grand Master Cai?"
Cai Jing no longer had the majesty he had when he was prime minister or grand master in the imperial court. He hurriedly arched his waist, smiled on his face, and replied softly: "I am Cai Jing."
"It would be great if it's Grand Master Cai Jing and Cai!" said the leading general: "You made us find it so hard, and we asked all the way to find you!"
Seeing the other party's harsh tone, Cai Jing panicked again.
The first one said to Cai Jing: "We are the officials of Kaifeng Prefecture, and Cai Jing listens to the order!"
Cai Jing hurriedly knelt on the ground. Behind Cai Jing, Xu, Wang, Cai Xiu and others also knelt on the ground.
The first general declared loudly: "By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict: Instructing Secretary Supervisor Cai Jing to be transferred to the deputy envoy of the Qingyuan Army and immediately go to Hunan to take up his post."
Cai Jing kowtowed and accepted the order.
After receiving the order, Cai Jing and others stood up. Cai Jing said to the leading general: "Missing officer, I set out from Bianjing, and it was a long and tiring journey. The weather is pitiful, and now I have arrived in Nanjing. I want to enter the city to have an audience with the Supreme Emperor. After that, I will immediately transfer to the Qingyuan Army. , is it possible?”
"No!" said the leading general: "Before we came, the Kaifeng Prefecture's Xu Fumu specifically told us that you are not allowed to enter Nanjing to meet the Supreme Emperor. Grand Master Cai, if you have offended me, please go to Hunan."
Cai Jing had no choice but to take Xu, Wang, Cai Xiu and others to Hunan.
