The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 316 Pity Chai Rong
Accompanied by the sound, I saw Chai Jin leading the old housekeeper out of Zhaobi, and when he saw Mu Xu, he said, "My brother, why did you come so suddenly? You didn't even say hello to brother Wei in advance. Brother Wei came out so well." Thirty miles to meet you!"

Mu Xu took Chai Jin under the eaves, patted the snow on his body, and said with a smile, "Since elder brother calls me a good brother, then we are brothers of our own family. How can we be so polite?"

Chai Jin was startled for a moment, then smiled all over his face, nodded and said, "That's right, that's right, what my brother said is very true, I've said the wrong thing for my brother!"

Then Chai Jin met Wu Song again, and when his eyes fell on the cloak Wu Song was wearing, he said in surprise, "Hey, it's actually a white bear skin. It's so rare. Where did you get it, brother?"

Wu Song told the truth, and when Chai Jin heard the words, he looked at Mu Xu with admiration first, and he secretly paid more attention to Wu Song, so he immediately ordered the old housekeeper to say,

"Let the kitchen wash and peel the wild game I brought back, cook it and send it over, and then boil some good wine. I want to be in the main room with my two brothers, enjoying the snow and drinking wine at the same time!"

The old butler led away, and the three of them came to the main room in the front yard together. Chai Jin asked the two of them to sit down, and then asked Mu Xu about his visit.

Mu Xu replied, "I got the definite news that Mr. Gao Qiu still refused to let it go, and sent his men and dogs to Cangzhou, insisting on putting Coach Lin to death. I was worried, so I came to see the situation."

After hearing this, Chai Jin frowned immediately, called a servant, and sent an order, "Send someone to inquire if there are any visitors from Tokyo in the near future, and then report quickly." After sending the servant away, Chai Jin asked again, "Then what is the brother going to do?"

Mu Xu murmured, "Although Teacher Lin is very skilled, as the saying goes, it's easy to hide from an open spear, but hard to guard against a hidden arrow. Once the definite news comes, I'm going to take it personally, so as to be safe."

Chai Jin thought for a moment, then suggested, "There are quite a few good players in Weixiongzhuang, so I can go with my virtuous brother as a helper."

"No, Elder Brother Zhuang has many people with mixed eyes, so it's inevitable that the news will leak out. I alone, together with Coach Lin, is enough to take care of those people."

Mu Xu rejected Chai Jin's kindness. Of course, he only mentioned the superficial level of reason, but did not mention the deeper level.Perhaps in Chai Jin's view, no one can do anything with the iron certificate of the alchemy book bestowed by Zhao Kuangyin.

But Mu Xu knew very well in his heart that the Song Dynasty had been established for a hundred years, and no one took the Chai family seriously. Otherwise, in the original book, Chai Jin's uncle, Chai Huangcheng, would not have been bullied to death by Yin Tianci. Not to mention being almost beaten to death by Gao Lian's uncle and brother Gao Lian, and eventually the dignified emperor will be turned into a bandit.

Chai Jin knew that Mu Xu was excellent in martial arts, so he didn't say any more, but Wu Song who was at the side suddenly interjected, "How can my elder brother forget my younger brother? My younger brother is willing to go with my elder brother."

Mu Xu smiled and agreed, "Okay, with Erlang accompanying me, it will be safe!"

Chai Jin was a little surprised now. He asked himself that he knew Mu Xu a little bit. He knew that Mu Xu seemed approachable, but in fact he was quite arrogant. The little-known Wu Song cared so much, it seems that Wu Song must have something special.

With a slight thought, Chai Jin regretted that he should not have neglected Wu Song earlier, but fortunately there is still a chance to make amends.Now that the banquet was in full swing, Chai Jin began to drink frequently, and his attitude towards Wu Song was quite different from before.

Of course Wu Song sensed Chai Jin's anomaly, and thought to himself, "I remember when I first came to Cangzhou, this high official Chai only thought of me as an idler playing in the autumn wind, but now he changed his appearance, obviously because of the brother Mu's family. On the surface, it's just that you are so inconsistent, you are too underestimating me, Wu Song."

Chai Jin didn't know what Wu Song was thinking, but with him adjusting the atmosphere from time to time, he enjoyed the meal very much. Not long after the jar of wine was finished, Chai Jin was about to ask someone to come in again, but he saw the servants he had sent before come in. He replied,
"Your Majesty, there is news from the city that six strangers from Tokyo did come the day before yesterday. Judging by their behavior, they must be gentlemen."

Chai Jin and Mu Xu looked at each other and hurriedly asked, "Where have they been these few days, and who have they met?"

The servant bowed and replied, "The [-] or so men in the lead went out of the city yesterday to see the prison camp manager and the head of the prison. Early this morning, the leader Lin was sent to the hayyard as a guard."

Chai Jin thought for a while and said, "Continue to keep an eye on those people. If there is any change, report it in time. Don't be careless."

After sending the servants away, Chai Jin looked at Mu Xu and said with a smile, "Your brother is really good at predicting things, and that guy Gao Qi is really ruthless."

Mu Xu waved his hand, "Brother, it's absurd. Gao Qiu was originally from a rascal background, and his mind is extremely narrow-minded. Taking advantage of the favor of the Zhao official family, he must avenge every revenge. It's not surprising that he has acted like this this time."

As soon as Zhao Guan's family was mentioned, Chai Jin's face was filled with displeasure, "Hmph, the Zhao family's descendants are becoming more and more useless, and Zhao Guan's family is even more outstanding today. Since he ascended the throne, he has been extravagant and pampering treacherous officials. In order to build a Gen Yue , Daxing granite, the people in the south of the Yangtze River are in dire straits, and for a long time, it is still unknown who owns this Huahua Jiangshan?"

"My brother is right. From my point of view, the world will be in chaos within twenty years. It's a pity that the country of our Han people may fall into the hands of barbarians and the old things of China will repeat itself."

Mu Xu sighed, thinking of the two hundred years from the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty to Zhu Yuanzhang's rebuilding of the Han Dynasty, he felt a sense of time waiting in his heart.

Chai Jin paused his hand while holding the wine glass, and said in disbelief, "Why did you say such a thing? As far as I know, the national power of the Liao Kingdom and Xixia Kingdom has been greatly weakened in recent years, and they can't pose much threat to the Song Dynasty. Yes."

Mu Xu saw that Chai Jin and Wu Song were suspicious, so he explained, "I'm not talking about Khitan and Dangxiang, but the Jurchen in Liaodong, and the Mongolian Shiwei people in the grassland."

"My dear brother, please explain carefully!" Chai Jin is from everyone, and he has heard of Jurchen Mengwu before, but he doesn't believe that those barbarians are so powerful, but seeing Mu Xu's serious face, and It's not like being aimless.

Mu Xu dipped his fingers in some wine, drew a rough map on the table from the north of the Yellow River to Liaodong, and then pointed to the area around Huanglong Mansion in Liaodong,

"Leaving aside the Mughals, the Jurchens, led by their leader, Wanyan Aguda, have revolted against the Liao Dynasty. However, the Liao Kingdom, like the Song Dynasty today, has been rotten to the root from the bottom to the top. It's time for the country to perish."

Speaking of this, Mu Xu pointed to Youyun Sixteen States again, and said regretfully,

"I hate that Shi Jingtang, who gave the land of Yanyun to Khitan, made our Han people lose the northern barrier. It is a pity that Emperor Sejong did not take back the homeland of the Han people. When Zhao Da stole the country, Zhao Er's defeat at the Gaoliang River made us lose the northern barrier. It is my extravagant hope for the Han people to regain Yanyun.

When the Liao Kingdom is destroyed in the future, this place will be owned by the Jurchens. On that day, can Song Ting, who can't even deal with the Liao Kingdom, be expected to stop the Jurchens' iron hooves? "

Although Chai Jin and the others don't know why Mu Xu is so sure that Jurchen will destroy Daliao.But they can all think that if there is such a day, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Especially Chai Jin, when he heard Mu Xu lamenting for Chai Rong, his thoughts were immediately aroused, and he saw tears in his eyes, leaning over the table and crying bitterly,
"Heaven has no eyes, I think that Emperor Shizong is wise and resolute, and he is very powerful. He doesn't want to start a business and collapse, leaving orphans and widows to be bullied by others, and future generations are unfilial. Every time it comes to worship, we can only pay homage to the Qingling Mausoleum... "

Wu Song looked at Chai Jin who was crying bitterly, and said a little at a loss, "Brother, why are you high officials, and who is the Emperor Sejong you are talking about?"

Mu Xu knew that Wu Song was from the bottom class, and he might have heard of Chai Rong's name, but he certainly didn't know the deeds of this first Ming emperor of the Five Dynasties, so he told Chai Rong's life in detail.

When Wu Song heard that Chai Rong had defeated Shu in the west, Tang in the south, and Liao in the north during his six-year reign, he was greatly shocked. A descendant of Emperor Sejong?"

Mu Xu nodded to confirm, "That's right, Brother Chai is a direct descendant of Emperor Sejong, and that Qingling Mausoleum is where Sejong's mausoleum is located."

After replying to Wu Song's words, Mu Xu patted Chai Rong on the shoulder and said with relief, "I'm sorry, brother. Although Emperor Sejong is buried forever, his deeds will be passed down through the ages, and future generations will have their own comments."

Wu Song also persuaded them a few more words, Chai Jin finally stopped crying, and confessed to the two, "Xiao Ke lost his composure and disturbed the elegance of the two virtuous brothers."

(End of this chapter)