Fu Song

Zheng Qi was the Minister of Overwatch Council. If we only talk about the affiliation relationship, not only all the censors, but even Zhiqiuyuan should be his subordinates.

Of course, Zhiqiu Academy, led by Wu Ke, Shaoqing of the Overwatch Council, would not pay attention to Zheng Qi at all.

But Zheng Qi is also very happy.

There is no doubt that this seat is tailor-made for him.

In the past, he shouldn't have gone to the third division to manage any money. This is not what he is best at.

What he is best at is trolling people and finding fault.

The riots in Suzhou attacked the tax office, robbed the United Bank, even the Suzhou government office was set on fire, and the chaos lasted overnight, resulting in dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries. It can be said that it has never been seen in decades. The chaos caused the ruling and opposition parties to be shocked.

Such a thing, of course, needs to be investigated to find out the truth.

Before Zheng Qi set off, Jiang Ning had already made many voices.

The general idea is that a series of reforms led by the first assistant Xiao Cheng caused anger and resentment among the people and unrest among the people, which led to the great chaos in Suzhou. There will be no more peace in the south.

Indeed, judging from the information collected so far, on the night when the riot broke out, many people shouted slogans, and there were a large number of posters posted in the city, all of which showed that this was a disaster caused by the reform of the court, which caused the people to live in dire straits. Caused by not being able to survive.

But Zheng Qi didn't believe it.

He stayed on Guizhou Road for many years.

I have witnessed how Xiao Cheng turned a poor and empty place into a place that can be self-reliant step by step, and step by step let the people have extra money in their pockets.

These policies implemented by Xiao Cheng have achieved good results in Guizhou, Yunnan and other places, and then began to be promoted in Guangdong and Guangxi.

How did the policy that made the people happy in these places become a disaster for the country and the people when it came to the south of the Yangtze River?
Of course there are ghosts here.

Zheng Qi didn't have a good impression of Xiao Cheng.

His old man, Xiao Yu, is not a good guy, and he is not much better. When he was in Guizhou, he made himself miserable.

But Xiao Cheng is definitely not at a disadvantage in terms of major festivals.

Zheng Qi is a staunch Northern Expedition faction, a main combat faction who firmly wants to regain the old capital, regain Youyan, and defeat the Liao Kingdom.

But he was the one who dared to smack tables and benches with Xiao Cheng, pointing at Xiao Cheng's nose and scolding others.

At that time, he gained great popularity because of it.

In Jiangning, it was precisely because of this reason that he undoubtedly received the firm support of the Jiangnan faction, which made him the minister of the Overwatch Council.

In the eyes of Si Junchao and others, Zheng Qi could be their friend.

But they didn't understand one thing, Zheng Qi, above official business, was the kind of rigid person who never flinched or compromised.

Sometimes you can take a step back and take care of my good things. This guy has to make this matter end up hurting both sides, just because of the principle he insists on.

So in Suzhou, Zheng Qi encountered the greatest danger in his life.

After receiving strong support from the Imperial City Division and Zhiqiuyuan, it didn't take long for Zheng Qi to figure out the real reason for this civil unrest.

As each piece of evidence was collected and witnesses were brought to the case one by one, he was getting closer and closer to the truth.

Then, someone came to the door.

Straight to the point, without any concealment, the purpose of the opening is to cooperate with Zheng Qi, and the purpose is to overthrow Xiao Cheng, the chief assistant who has harmed the country and the people, and replace him with a new chief assistant who can really save the Song Dynasty.

This made Zheng Qi snort.

Now, is there a more suitable chief assistant than Xiao Cheng?
No!

This person is either domineering, or greedy for power, even he married a businesswoman, which makes Zheng Qi extremely uncomfortable, but this person is definitely the best candidate to lead everyone to the Northern Expedition.

Because he can make money, and all the money he gets goes to the court.

He can strengthen the army, and the armies trained under his command are invincible and invincible.

Now the frontlines of Nanyang and Xuzhou are all troops from the southwest.

Without Xiao Cheng, I'm afraid that half of the country south of the great river would have been lost long ago.

If it were him, not to mention regaining the homeland, I am afraid that even half of the country would not be able to be preserved.

Spit a few mouthfuls of saliva on the lobbyist's face, and then he was kicked out with a board.

Then, Zheng Qi was attacked at night.

No one expected this attack.

Zheng Qi didn't expect it, Xiao Cheng didn't expect it, and even a certain person who was deeply involved in this matter, who could be called the biggest behind-the-scenes person, didn't expect it.

Zheng Qi is no ordinary person.

He is one of the core figures of the current Jiangning court.

Although he belongs to the Northern Expedition faction, he cannot be regarded as a member of Xiao Cheng's faction, so the Jiangnan faction has been working hard to win over him.

Moreover, this kind of action undoubtedly crossed the line. Is it clear that we must use force to resist?
One is not good, and this is the prelude to the civil war.

Of course, judging from the reckless actions of the other party, Zheng Qi is very likely to have caught the real evidence. With these witnesses and physical evidence, he can completely lift the lid of Suzhou.

At first it was old fashioned.

People who didn't know where they came from began to gather and make trouble, and then there were more and more people.

Finally, they gathered in Zheng Qi's temporary office. When Zheng Qi showed up without fear to appease and persuade these people, a crossbow arrow suddenly shot out from among the crowd.

If it weren't for the extremely quick response of a guard from Zhiqiuyuan, Zheng Qi would have confessed there on the spot.

But the guard who used his body to block Zheng Qi when he heard the sound of the crossbow, was pierced by the arrow, and he couldn't do it.

Accompanied by the sound of the crossbow, the whole incident changed completely.

Shocked, the guards dragged Zheng Qi and retreated into the courtyard.

A fierce battle broke out immediately.

Inside the post house, Zheng Qi's guards were no more than a hundred people. Although they were all elites from the Overwatch Council, they were few and weak after all.

More importantly, most of the people who rushed into the house were ordinary people who were incited, and the gangsters were hiding among these people. The guards were killed after a while.

As a last resort, the guards could only take action, and as more and more people died, this matter became more and more out of hand.

"Bachelor, let's go quickly! We can't hold it anymore." Huang Dawei rushed in covered in blood, "Break out, go through the secret passage."

"Where did the secret passage come from?" Zheng Qi's face was pale, but he still looked very calm.

"Bachelor, the owner of this house is the land tiger of our Zhiqiu Academy in Suzhou! So there are secret passages."

"The personal evidence is here, and the physical evidence is also here? How do I go? Hold on for a while, the imperial army will come!" Zheng Qi took a deep breath.

Huang Dawei shook his head: "Scholar, the imperial army is five miles away from here. As soon as the incident happened, we sent out warning fireworks, and the cavalry could arrive within a stick of incense. The infantry could also arrive within this time. Since we arrived If they haven't come now, they won't come when we need them."

Zheng Qi raised his head.

Huang Dawei nodded: "Scholar, they will only come to collect the corpse for us. We don't want these witnesses or physical evidence. If we keep the green hills, we don't worry about running out of firewood."

"Then let's go together!" Zheng Qi said.

"If everyone leaves, then no one will be able to leave!" Huang Dawei still had another worry. If there were too many people and attracted attention, he might attract more powerful opponents, such as the Forbidden Army stationed in Suzhou. "Bachelor, you alone are more important than all of us combined. Go along the secret passage, and you will go out to the Suzhou Creek. There is always a boat waiting there. Once you get on the boat, you can go to another place to hide first, and then you can only wait for the city. The imperial court has sent people again."

"Who stays?" Zheng Qi asked.

Huang Dawei said: "This is our duty!"

Zheng Qi is not stupid, he immediately understood the meaning of Huang Dawei's words, just as he was about to refute, Huang Dawei took a step forward and slashed at the back of Zheng Qi's neck with a knife, Zheng Qi immediately fell into the arms of a person behind him .

"Take the bachelor and hide until the imperial army arrives!"

"Will the army come?" The one who carried Zheng Qi was the Sidihu of Zhiqiuyuan here.

"Of course there will be! The matter is so big, will it not?" Huang Dawei sneered and patted Sidihu's shoulder: "Protect the bachelor, and then avenge us!"

Sitting Tiger picked up Zheng Qi and disappeared into the night.

Soon after, the house caught fire.

It wasn't until the fire ignited that the forbidden troops stationed in Suzhou arrived long ago, but they were helpless in the face of such a fire.

And there was no one there.

Except for the corpses in one place.

Another big case broke out in Suzhou,

The life and death of Zheng Qi, Zhengqing of the Overwatch Council, is unknown.

The hundreds of guards accompanying him all died in battle.

When the news reached Jiang Ning, the whole Jiang Ning was stunned.

With a crisp slap, Si Jun slapped Si Jie heavily, and before the opponent could recover, he turned around and slapped Si Jie again, causing Si Jie to fall to the ground. on the ground.

Si Jie rolled on the ground, got up and knelt on the ground, not even daring to cover his face, while Si Junchao was so angry that his face was flushed, he took a few steps back, and fell down on the chair, coughing so hard that he could barely breathe.

Xu Xiangqi on the side hurriedly stroked Si Junchao's back, then picked up the cup and handed it to Si Junchao.

"Sister, don't worry, let's listen to what Qi Mo has to say about this matter. He is not a brainless person. How did things turn out like this?"

"My lord, I really don't know why things have developed to this point." Si Jie, who was kneeling on the ground, looked at his father and said in a trembling voice: "Zheng Qi and his men are very good at investigating the case. We are about to get to the core of the matter, and there are all witnesses and evidences. If we let him investigate further, it will involve us, so I asked someone to arrange another trouble. Sneak in and set fire to kill people. Not to kill Zheng Qi, but to kill those key witnesses, as long as they die, and then burn all the physical evidence, even if there is anything in the future, it will not involve us. "

"Then how did you make things like this?" Si Junchao roared angrily.

"I don't know!" Si Jie shook his head again and again: "The arrow shot at Zheng Qi among the crowd was definitely not arranged by us."

"What about the garrison, why didn't the garrison rush over in time?"

"Things have come to that. If the imperial guards go early, they can quickly extinguish the civil unrest, but those things that are not good for us can't be destroyed." Si Jie raised his head, "So, so I let Zhou Tongzhi pushed back.

"Master, I'm afraid that there will be someone else intervening in this matter. Could it be someone from Xiao Cheng's faction who deliberately intensified this matter? Didn't he always fight with Zheng Qi? Take this opportunity to kill him, You can also frame us!"

Hearing this, Si Junchao was so angry that he jumped up with an agility that was not commensurate with his age, and kicked Si Jie to the ground several times, but he also accidentally sprained his foot.

Xu Xiangqian stepped forward to support Si Junchao: "Sir, Qi Mo is right about one thing. There is indeed a third party involved, but it must not be Xiao Erlang. Who could it be?"

Si Junchao looked up to the sky and sighed: "No matter who it is, they are the ones who want us to fight Xiao Cheng to the death, and they are the ones who want another civil war to break out in Da Song."

Xu Xiangqi was silent.

"My lord, when things have come to this point, what should I do? Should I just stop doing it and keep going, and take advantage of this incident..."

Si Junchao, who had just sat down, was furious, and wanted to jump up and kick him again, but when his foot landed, his face twisted in pain, and he couldn't stand up, so he picked up a teacup beside him and threw it at Si Jie. , Si Jie was caught off guard, and hit his forehead, blood spurted out immediately.

"Qi Mo, go down and bandage yourself first!" Xu Xiangqi waved his hands again and again, signaling Si Jie to back out.

"Why do I have such a stupid son? I thought he was clever and intelligent earlier, and I entrusted the future of our family on him."

Si Junchao let out a long sigh.

Xu Xiangqi also smiled wryly.

If they can win a civil war, then it doesn't matter whether they fight or not.

The question is, can they win?

Can't win.

Can they not understand the combat effectiveness of the five thousand tigers of the Jiangning garrison?
Not to mention Jiang Ning's garrison here, even the two Jingsui troops just established by the Ministry of War are not easy to deal with. If a civil war breaks out, they will be defeated in a catastrophic way, and they will never recover.

"Things are like this, what should we do next?" Xu Xiangqi asked.

"I'll go find Xiao Cheng." Si Junchao closed his eyes: "The person who should be handed over must be handed over, the thing to be done must be done, and then, of course, there must be a person with enough weight to do it for this matter." Take responsibility. Only in this way, I am afraid that Xiao Cheng's anger can be calmed down."

"How about Liu Mingyi?" Xu Xiangqi asked.

Si Junchao shook his head: "Liu Mingyi has already been beaten into a dead tiger by Xiao Cheng, a dead tiger, can Xiao Cheng be satisfied this time? No, this time, it can only be me!"

"That won't work." Xu Xiangqi shouted: "You are our backbone."

"Only me, otherwise, Si Jie would not survive!" Si Junchao said.