"The official issued an oral order to summon Prime Minister Cai and Tong Guan to come inside to discuss matters."
Cai Jing and Tong Guan glanced at the smiling Liang Shicheng, and then at the expressionless Yang Jian.
Just as he was hesitating, he heard an obviously irritable shout coming from the study room.
"Now that you're here, why don't you come in quickly?!"
The two of them did not dare to neglect, so they could only bite the bullet and quickly walked into the imperial study room.
Just a moment ago, Zhao Ji, an official of the Song Dynasty, was still so lazy and peaceful.
At this moment, he stood in the center of the royal study with a livid face, his eyes like daggers, looking towards them.
"The old minister meets the official, I wonder what the official's instructions are?"
Shengsheng was frightened by the sight of the two of them, and Cai Jing did not hesitate to directly salute the official, with a flattering and humble tone.
No matter what the situation is, when officials are angry, they will definitely give in.
Tong Guan on the side was not bad either. Almost as soon as he saluted Cai Jing, he bowed his head respectfully, looking like a timid little daughter-in-law.
The official's eyes were fixed on the two of them, and the official's heavy breathing echoed in the study.
The silence that lasted for several breaths made Cai and Tong start to feel anxious, and then they heard the official's voice that contained Tao Tian's anger.
"Do you two know your guilt?!"
The official's questioning immediately confused Cai Jing, and he looked up at the official Zhao Ji with a face filled with astonishment.
Then he subconsciously looked at Tong Guan beside him.
If what was urgently delivered over eight hundred miles was military information on the border, it must be his Tong Guan's fault. What should I do?
Tong Guan also looked confused and subconsciously looked at Cai Jing. Our family has been fighting in the border towns of the Song Dynasty in the past few years.
There is no time to go along with this traitor, and the delivery has to be delivered 800 miles away. It should be a military and national event.
Cai Jing saw the change in Tong Guan's expression and saluted the official without hesitation.
"My lord, I am old and fatuous. I wonder why the officials ask this question?..."
Tong Guan couldn't help but raised his objection in a low voice.
"Officials, if this slave has done something wrong, please ask the officials to severely punish you. I just want to let this slave know the reason."
"Haha, you, you two..."
Zhao Ji, an official, saw the confused looks on their faces and recalled the cheerful expressions on their faces when Cai Jing and Na Tong Guan kept saying good things for Zhu Chong and Zhu Men.
The anger in the official Zhao Ji's heart grew higher and higher, and he directly picked up the eight hundred mile express delivery on the desk and threw it to the floor in front of the two of them.
"You have just told me that Zhu Chong and Zhu Meng, the father and son who are in charge of the Suzhou Yingfeng Bureau, are loyal to the country and dedicated to the court, and are willing to die for me."
"Then now, you tell me that Zhu Chong and Zhu Meng's father and son conspired to rebel and raise armies to cause chaos. Is this what you call loyal and loyal, and it has ruined my life?!"
Just a quarter of an hour ago, Cai and Tong, who were in front of the official and praised Zhu and his son for their loyalty and courage in doing things, stared at the lustful official with dumbfounded eyes.
Tong Guan immediately picked up the eight-hundred-mile letter that was thrown on the floor by the officials and put it in his hand. When he opened it, he saw the name of Tan Zhen, the enshrining officer of Hangzhou Jinming Bureau.
There is also news that the Zhu family and his son intend to rebel, and Suzhou has begun to be turbulent.
Tong Guan's face gradually turned from rosy to gray at a speed visible to the naked eye.
When Cai Jing saw this scene, he took the eight-hundred-mile express without any regard for politeness.
Soon, his expression became the same as that of the child, and he murmured to himself in disbelief.
"No, no, it's impossible. Why have their father and son gone crazy? Obviously before... the officials, is there any misunderstanding here?"
"Misunderstanding, what you mean is that Tan Zhen, a close eunuch around me, dares to deceive me with things like conspiracy?"
"In the past few years, father and son Zhu Chong and Zhu Meng have actually recruited thousands of desperadoes to protect them."
"None of the princes of the Song Dynasty are as courageous as him."
"Are all the officials in Suzhou and all the officials in Jiangnan blind?!"
"Within a few years, the people's land was invaded and even the official land was almost completely in the hands of the Zhu family and his son."
"Even the officials in Suzhou and even Xiuzhou came from the sect of the Zhu family and his son..."
Following the Song Dynasty Emperor Zhao Ji's voice, which was not high-pitched, but revealed a sinister tone.
Cai Jing and Tong Guan prostrated themselves on the ground and apologized repeatedly. The sweat on his body had soaked through his clothes in a short period of time and began to fall to the floor along the corners of his clothes.
The two of them were so frightened that they wanted to pick up their weapons, rush to Suzhou, chop the Zhu family and his son into pieces and feed them to the dogs.
It must be too bad for this horse rider. The two of them are still thinking about the future of their father and son.
As a result, they actually betrayed the imperial court and raised a flag to rebel. In what way did the imperial court fail you and your son?
If you want to rebel, you should rebel early. Why did you choose this time?
Cai Jing and Na Tong Guan, who were kowtowing as if they were pounding garlic at this moment, were really lying in one place after another.
"That's enough..." As the official Zhao Ji shouted, Cai Jing and Tong Guan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
But it is also clear that the next step is the most painful moment.
Cai Jing still prostrated himself on the ground, resisting the dizziness caused by kowtowing just now, raised his hand, and gingerly wiped the sweat from his cheeks.
Although neither he nor Tong Guan would be classified as accomplices because of the rebellion far away in Jiangnan.
But presumably, he will definitely be greatly implicated in this matter.
I am afraid that my position as the leader will be in danger again...
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Official Zhao Ji looked at the trembling Tong Guan and Cai Jing who were lying on the ground to plead guilty. At this moment, the fire in his heart could not be completely vented.
Rebellion in Suzhou will definitely destabilize Jiangnan, and as the governor of the two Zhejiang Roads, his beloved disciple Xiao Gao is now in Jiangnan, how can he not be affected?
The important thing is that once the Zhu family and his son, who are deeply entrenched in the south of the Yangtze River, get into trouble, Xiao Gao's safety will be in danger...
When I think of my beloved disciple living far away in the south of the Yangtze River, I still remember my mentor. But at this moment, I am really beyond my reach.
And these ministers around him, one or two, appear to be loyal on the surface, but in fact they all have their own little plans.
Especially the two idiots Tong Guan and Cai Jing, who didn't know how much money they had received from the Zhu family, would actually cover up for the Zhu family and his son at this time.
"You two, I, have always been relying on each other, hoping that you can do things well for me, but I didn't expect that you are so selfish..."
At the gate of the palace, another rider fell off his horse and roared at the shocked palace guard.
"According to the order of the governor's envoy, urgent delivery from 800 miles away."
"..."
(End of chapter)
