On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in the first year of Jingkang, outside the Shangshan Water Gate in the southeast corner of Kaifeng Fucheng, a group of people in neat public uniforms gathered inside and outside a pavilion on the edge of the city lake. Judging by the color of the official uniforms these people are wearing, you can tell that their official uniforms are quite large. They are almost all purple or crimson, with only a few touches of green.
Zhao Mingcheng, who had just been appointed as the direct bachelor of Longtuge, informed of Dengzhou affairs, and the marching counselor of the Xuanfu Division of Jingdong and Liaodong, was also among this group of officials. He talked with some of the officials he was familiar with and found that, like himself, these were officials who had received imperial edicts from overseas appointments but had not yet resigned from the capital.
And these local officials who are about to take office are here today outside Shangshan Water Gate on orders to see off the unlucky guy Cai Mao - where is this send-off? It’s obviously like killing a chicken to show the monkey!
Cai Mao was previously the transfer envoy of Hebei Road and knew the affairs of Daming Mansion, so he was a very capable minister! Moreover, he and Zhao Kai had a good personal relationship, and their political views were relatively close - Cai Mao was the son of New Deal cadre Cai Que, and was a natural member of the New Party, while Zhao Kai had always been a supporter of the New Party and New Deal. Li Bangyan and Bai Shizhong, who are now in charge of Dongfu, are a bit biased towards the old party.
Therefore, if Cai Mao had not lost Daming Mansion, he would have become prime minister by now. And when he ran back to Kaifeng Mansion, he didn't realize how serious the problem was... The Song Dynasty was a coward, what were you thinking about losing some land? Moreover, he didn't just run away, but only ran away when he saw the thief. He was brave enough!
So after entering the capital, he begged Zhao Kai for mercy through Wang Fu, hoping to change his official position, or at worst, go to Lingnan to be a prefect.
But he didn't expect that what Zhao Kai gave him was the ultimate punishment from a civil servant - destroy the writings he had written since his birth, and Zhu Yajun would take custody of him and never release them!
The meaning of destroying the characters since one's birth is to be expelled from the official position. From now on, there will be no one like Cai Mao among the officials of the Song Dynasty!
Zhu Yajun's custody generally means exile plus residential surveillance. However, the exile of officials is also divided into different levels. The lightest one is resettlement, the middle one is supervision, and the most serious one is custody. The legal period of custody is six years, after which you can go home and eat old rice. But Cai Mao also added a prison guard who will never be released! In other words, he has to die at the end of the world!
Another way to classify the severity of an official’s exile is to look at the distance. The further away an official is exiled, the heavier the punishment will be! And Zhu Yajun, also known as Sanya City in Hainan Province in later generations, was the top grid for distribution, management, and supervision... No matter how far it was, it would not be the territory of the Song Dynasty court!
So this time Cai Mao received the three most severe punishments in one go! Add a little bit more, and it's "Yushitai Poisonous Chicken Soup" to serve or serve with Salmon Island!
However, the Song Dynasty theoretically did not kill civil servants, so if Zhao Kai really killed Cai Mao, it would be a bit of a public outrage, and many officials would definitely go to court to speak for him.
Although the punishment of "destroying the writings since his birth, Zhu Ya's army will guard them and never release them" is very serious, his fault for losing the Daming Mansion in Beijing of the Song Dynasty does deserve a heavy punishment, so today he is here to see him off with an order. The officials had no choice but to offer comfort while feeling sad about the death of the rabbit and the fox.
Some people say that Tianya Haijiao has beautiful scenery, with blue sky, blue sea, sandy beaches and many kinds of seafood. It is a good place for retirement.
Some people say that now is an extraordinary period. Once the gold thief is beaten away, the officials will definitely pardon him and he can become an official again.
However, Cai Mao was a little discouraged. He was already quite old, how could he still withstand the harsh days under Zhu Yajun's supervision?
So this old man is sitting cross-legged in the pavilion, crying and wiping his tears!
"I won't go, I won't go to the Zhuya Army. I want to see the officials. I want to see the Supreme Emperor. You take me to see the Supreme Emperor. I was sent by the Supreme Emperor to Daming Mansion. I am a person of the Supreme Emperor. I can't go to Zhuya. Army! Wuwuwu..."
Hearing his cry, all the officials, including Zhao Mingcheng, couldn't help but frown - this Cai Mao was really anxious and confused. Why was he talking about the emperor at this time? If you don't mention the Supreme Emperor, you may still be able to live forever in the ends of the earth. If you mention the Supreme Emperor, you may be killed!
It's better for him to die than live, right? If you were really not afraid of death, why did you run away when the gold thief broke into Daming Mansion? Daming Mansion has an inner city and a palace city. Even if the outer city cannot be defended, we can still survive if we shrink into the inner city and palace city! Maybe you can get rid of the golden thief, and then you will be the boss!
Although everyone knew that Cai Mao's nonsense would bring disaster, none of them spoke - disaster comes from his mouth! There must be spies from the Imperial City Department nearby now, and they will report anything they say to the officials... As for how the officials will understand it, it's hard to say! So it’s best not to say anything!
No one around him spoke, and no one tried to persuade Cai Mao. They just looked at him coldly. Cai Mao cried for a while and seemed to have vented his anger. He just sat there sobbing, looking very pitiful.
The few Yushitai soldiers who were guarding him and responsible for deporting him did not have as many scruples as those officials. After he had used up all the "poison" that should be used, they comforted him and said, "Scholar Cai, please don't do this. , Trouble comes from your mouth, you are already a person waiting for sin, if your words are reported to others again, I am afraid it will be added to the sin!"
Cai Mao was still arrogant, "Huh, I've already arrived at Zhuya Army, what else do I have to be afraid of? At worst, I'll be stabbed, which will be more satisfying!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of rapid horse hoofbeats. Several soldiers escorting Cai Mao turned around and saw a group of cavalrymen in black hats and purple clothes flying along the Dijie Street beside the Bian River. Come running. The first rider was a burly man with an unshaven beard, and a knife handle was exposed from his back. It seemed that he was carrying a large blade!
Some of the officials gathered outside the pavilion knew the burly man, so they shouted: "Isn't this Gao Yudai? You are..."
The person who came turned out to be Gao Jingang. He was now Zhao Kai's personal cavalry commander. He also had an official position with royal equipment, that is, he was Zhao Kai's bodyguard leader.
Gao Jingang stood up and dismounted, raised his hands to the official and said, "The official is going to kill someone outside Shangshan Gate today and asked the Sa family to do it, so the Sa family will come over first and wait!"
"Kill, kill? Kill who?"
When the man asked the question, his eyes had already turned to Cai Mao, who was sitting in the pavilion with his mouth wide open in a daze.
Gao Jingang chuckled: "Kill everyone named Cai!"
Your surname is Cai?
Want to kill Cai Mao?
Sure enough, disaster came from the mouth!
Everyone looked at Cai Mao with surprise and sympathy!
Cai Mao now knew that he was afraid of death, and angrily said to the soldiers escorting him: "Quickly, get on the boat, I am going to Zhu Yajun and never come back!"
The soldier frowned and said, "Scholar Cai, you are about to be beheaded..."
Cai Mao was so anxious that he glared at the soldier: "What nonsense are you talking about? There are so many people named Cai in the world. It's not me who wants to be killed. I want to kill Zhu Yajun!"
Now I know Zhu Yajun is good!
When the soldiers around Cai Mao said this, they had no choice but to come up and help Cai Mao, whose calves were weak with fear, and walk to an official ship moored on the shore.
Before I even got on the boat, I heard a loud voice coming from behind: "Isn't this Academician Cai? Why did you let the soldiers help you get on the boat?"
Cai Mao recognized that the voice was his subordinate, the former Yanshanfu Road Transfer Envoy Lu Yihao... Wasn't this Lu Yihao captured by the gold thief? Why did you go back to Kaifeng Mansion?
Cai Mao, who was still curious even when he was about to die, looked at the sound and found a group of knights passing a pontoon bridge on the edge of the moat lake. The leader was an older white-faced scholar, Lu Yihao.
Cai Mao asked loudly: "Yuan Zhi, did the gold thief let you back?"
Lu Yihao seemed to be in a good mood and said with a smile: "Yes, I have released him... The golden thief wanted to negotiate a peace, so he released me and Cai Dafu together."
Cai Dafu?
Cai Mao hurriedly looked behind Lu Yihao and saw Cai Jing, his predecessor in charge of the Yanshan Prefecture, riding a horse and swaggering!
Seeing Cai Jing, Cai Mao immediately became happy and said to the soldiers supporting him: "Did you see that? It's not me, it's not me... There are other people named Cai! His crimes are comparable I’m older!”
Cai Mao just abandoned the city and fled... For the cowards of the Song Dynasty, this was also the way to go. The punishment given by Zhao Kai was already enough, and killing him again would be too much.
But Cai Jing is different... He betrayed the emperor and surrendered to the enemy! This can be decapitated! So it must be him that Gao Jingang comes to kill now.
The soldier also smiled and said: "Congratulations to Bachelor Cai... Now you can go on the road with peace of mind!"
Cai Mao was crying and refusing to go to Zhuya Army just now, but now he actually feels that it is not bad to live in Zhuya Army until he is old. It is better than Cai Jing who is about to be beheaded! Moreover, if you don’t behead, you will have a chance to make a comeback. If you behead, everything will be in vain.
So when he got on the boat, Cai Mao was in a happy mood.
Cai Jing suddenly felt that something was wrong. Why were there so many officials outside Shangshan Gate? And all the officials looked at themselves very strangely?
Also...who is that man carrying the big knife? Why does it look so familiar? He seems to be Dong Jingang! Didn't he die in battle? How did he become an official in the Song Dynasty?
Cai Jing became angry when he saw Dong Jingang. When he was captured in Yanshan Mansion, it was Guo Tiannu and Dong Jingang who led the arresters!
Even though no one would catch him, he would have to seek refuge with Daikin, but being caught would always be an insult to gentleness!
Thinking of this, Cai Jing rode forward and wanted to argue with Dong Jingang. Suddenly, I heard an angry voice yelling: "You dare to come back, Cai Jing, who betrayed your master and surrendered to the enemy... Do you know your guilt?"
Cai Jing was startled when he heard the voice. He quickly followed the voice and looked over. He saw a strong man with a black hat and purple clothes, a long knife hanging on his waist, and a fierce look on his face, riding on a tall horse. He didn't know when he appeared in Dong. Behind King Kong.
Cai Jing has already recognized it. This person is none other than King Yun Zhao Kai, no, it is Zhao Kai, an official of the Great Song Dynasty!
