The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

Chapter 163
Zhao Tun entered Gyeonggi-ro, it was already the prime season, the autumn wind was bleak, the leaves were yellowing, fluttering and falling.

At this time, a news from the white mountains and black waters in the northeast shocked the countries. The Jurchen emperor Wanyan Aguda was assassinated and died in the west of Huining and the east of the grassland.

It is said that it was the assassins sent by the Liao Kingdom!
Wanyan Wu begged to succeed to the throne hastily. Chaos began to appear in the court. Disagreements continued. There were probably two factions. One faction advocated sending soldiers to Beijing immediately to capture Emperor Tianzuo to avenge Wanyan Aguda, while the other faction advocated strict defense , to prevent being attacked by the Liao State during the national mourning. As for revenge, the Liao State can't run away anyway, and we can wait until everything is stable.

The Liao Kingdom naturally refused to admit this matter, but they sent heavy troops to defend the front line in the Northeast. Xiao Qian knew the military affairs on the Northeast Road and led the army.

The relationship between the two countries immediately became somewhat strange.

But Zhao Tang knew that no matter how talented Xiao Qian was, it would not be too difficult for Jurchen to break through the Liao defense line. It was just that some people in the Jin Dynasty were delaying the pace of attacking Liao.

The rise of the Kingdom of Jin was too fast, and the death of Wanyan Agu was a little early, which changed the mood of some people. It turned out that although the Kingdom of Jin was united externally, it was also divided into two factions internally, and it was the Dubo Jilie faction. He Guoxiang faction, Wanyan Agu was beaten to death, Wanyan Wu begged to buy a superior position, so where to sit for the vacant seat of Bo Jilie's auxiliary political affairs, now became a problem.

In the current situation, Wanyan Aguda's Jurchen banner has fallen, the court of the Kingdom of Jin is in chaos temporarily, and the attack on Liao is accelerated, or postponed for a few years to avoid Fangla's rebellion against a small country at the time of Liao, Zhao Tian has achieved it Purpose.

If the Jurchens attack Liao earlier, the Sea Alliance will be gone. If the attack is delayed, the Sea Alliance will be delayed. In any case, the emperor of the Song Dynasty will be able to wear the new clothes for a few more years...

Zhao Tun sat in the carriage, which was covered with thick fur mats, and there was a small table with paper and pens placed on it, especially a small bowl, the smell of the medicine was strong, and the bottom dregs still remained.

The memorial to Emperor Daojun had already been written on the way back from the sea. It described in detail what happened before and after the encounter with the pirates. When he arrived in Dengzhou, he sent it out quickly. This time when he returned to Beijing, Ma Zheng and Hu Yanqing came together. People naturally want to apologize.

At noon, the city gate of Tokyo was already seen, vehicles rolled in, and five hundred imperial guards guarded the surroundings, and the team escorted the box stolen from Ximenqing's home in Yanggu County.

There was no one to stop him on the road, but apart from the cavalry infantry patrolling the inner and outer cities, no one knew that Zhao Tong had entered Tokyo.

After entering the city, Zhao Tun wrote another letter of apology on the carriage and sent it to the palace, then sat in the carriage with his eyes closed to rest his mind, only to return home.

At this moment, he happened to be passing by the side street of Dali Temple, and heard noises outside, Zhao Tun opened the curtain to look, but saw a prison cart coming from the other side, it seemed that he was going to be escorted to the Dali Temple Prison.

There were five or six prison cars, and the car body made a harsh sound of "squeaks and creaks". There were many escorts around, and the leaders were officials from Dali Temple, and the official robes were not low.

When the two teams met, one went vertically, the other crossed, and they stood sideways at the intersection. It wasn't just a two-person crossing. The team was very long, and one party must give way and wait for the other party to pass before leaving.

Zhao Tuan didn't want to reveal his identity, and was about to order to wait a little later, but the Dali Temple official who was the leader on the other side shouted coldly: "Bold, what kind of army are you from, you dare to rob the prisoner's road in Dali Temple? Do you know any rules!"

Leading the way was naturally Zhou Xiao, the commander of the Ninth Battalion of the Dragon Guard Army. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he was afraid of the Dali Temple official. He couldn't tell the other party, so he had no choice but to look back at Zhao Tun in the carriage.

Zhao Tang frowned in the car, originally thinking of stopping to let the other party go first, but unexpectedly the tone of the Dali Temple official was too arrogant, but thinking about it, how could this kind of court official be of any benefit to the Imperial Army complexion.

He just wanted to give orders, but saw that the Dali Temple officials over there saw that Zhou Xiao didn't speak for a while, and became a little impatient, saying: "Hurry up and back away from the distance of five feet, if there is an accident with the prison car, you are the only guards to ask! "

Zhou Xiao immediately became a little angry when he heard the words. If he was a battalion commander like him before, he would not dare to make any gestures. There was an inexplicable change in both his temper and mentality.

What's more, they are the forbidden army. With them here, the prison car is the safest. How could there be an accident?Unless they came to rob prison cars, the imperial army robbed prison cars, this is really a big black pot.

Zhao Tang's face also became gloomy in the car. Although he didn't go to the court, he knew more or less what the faces of these court officials were. rare.

"In the past!" Zhao Tang said indifferently, he didn't want to let it go now.

The military generals are powerful, and the civil servants are powerful and weak. This is a very difficult balance. It’s just that five hundred armored cavalry enter the city, no matter how low the status of the imperial army is. Is there no important military situation?

Isn't the military situation more important than the prisoners in your prison car?What's more, in Tokyo, when the imperial army is present, there will be problems with the prison car if you talk nonsense. If it's not because you are used to bullying others, or if you have a problem with the imperial army, you will find fault when you see it.

Zhou Xiao got the order at this moment, immediately raised his chest, and said to the guard behind him: "Let's go!"

The Dali Temple official over there saw that the other party not only refused to give way and retreated, but actually rushed up, he immediately trembled with anger, and shouted: "What do you military personnel want to do? Rush into the prison car of Dali Temple in broad daylight, don't you really want to rob the prisoner!"

Zhou Xiao ignored him and just drove forward. Although the Dali Temple officials were screaming fiercely, these soldiers and horses really passed by on the road, and he had no choice but to do so.

The Dragon Guards all rode horses with guns and wore armor, even if they were not running but riding normally, but the friction of guns and knives and the sound of horseshoes stamping on the ground also made the Dali Temple official and the escort guards terrified.

Halfway through the imperial army's march, Zhao Tun's carriage came to the intersection, and the Dali Temple official showed a surprised expression when he saw the carriage.

It turned out that the dragon guards were all cavalry, and the carriage was not as high as the cavalry sitting on the horse. Under the protection of hundreds of cavalry, even if you looked carefully outside, you might not be able to see it.

The face of the Dali Temple official was even worse at this time, knowing that it was not the leader of the imperial army in front who made the decision at all, and the person who actually gave the order should be in the carriage.

He thought about it again and again, and he probably felt that the generals in the army, even those from the two divisions, should ride on horseback. As for the family members who ride in cars, it's just that the family members can have such a big ostentation, but they are people of status.

It's just that he always feels uneasy about what kind of place Dali Temple is. After Yuanfeng restructured, people added more hands, more management, and more power.

As for the Imperial Army, Dali Temple has never looked down on it. This is not a level comparison at all. At this point, the Dali Temple official suddenly said: "Who is in the carriage? How dare you drive the Imperial Army indiscriminately, ram into the prison cart, and respect the laws of the country." Where are the military regulations!"

Zhao Tong heard the words in the car, and said to Ouyang Bei who was driving the horse ahead: "Stop."

Ouyang Bei reined in the carriage, and the shaft horse let out a long hiss, and the front and rear guards also stopped.

Zhao Tong raised the curtain of the car, looked at the Dali Temple official with a sickly face, saw that this man was dressed in a fish bag, white-faced and beardless, in his thirties, he didn't recognize him.

He said indifferently: "Since I went to Longyou last year, this king has been out to sea for a few months this year, and I haven't been in Beijing for a long time at the end of the year, so no one recognizes it? He actually ran in front of this king to dictate and utter paradoxes! "

The official of Dali Temple saw that the curtain of the carriage was opened, revealing a person. He was not very old, and he didn't recognize his face. When he was suspicious, he only listened to the words of the person in the carriage. He got a few words, the more he listened, the paler his face became.

This is... is that guy back?
He has never met Zhao Tun. In fact, he entered Dali Temple in the past few months. He originally worked in the local area and made enough money. Then he gritted his teeth and spent it all again. This is how he got a Beijing official. In fact, he is not very satisfied with this position. Dali Temple has a lot of power, but the oil and water are not as sufficient as imagined.

Although there are a lot of money in the prisoner's family, whether he ransacked the house or waited for his family to take care of it, there are incomes, but there are not so many criminals in Song Dynasty at this moment.If the Beijing Central Court had no backing, it would not even be able to release a seventh-rank county magistrate. Most of the officials who were able to be officials had already settled their affairs, so there were not many cases heard throughout the year.

And the only few cases will be exploited layer by layer. In the end, not many can fall into his hands. It is completely different from being in charge of the local government. Although he regrets it a little, he has been promoted after all. , which is a two-phase cancellation.

After he arrived in the capital, he naturally inquired about people from all walks of life, and he probably knew what he must not provoke. Naturally, the King of Qi must not provoke him, but he heard that the emperor ordered him to go out of Beijing on business, and he would not be in Beijing for a long time. As for Gao Lian, it is even more impossible to bring hundreds of cavalry on the street.

Except for the two divisions, he really didn't care about the rest of the imperial army. After all, no matter how high the official position is, the remaining ones are just big soldiers. How dare he flirt with the Dali Temple official?
But right now, it's a hundred secrets and a sparse one. I didn't expect this one to come back to Beijing, but he was bumped into him.

Sweat immediately fell from the Dali Temple official's forehead, and cold sweat broke out from his back in an instant, and a large area was wet. He turned over and dismounted in a hurry.

Zhao Tuo in the carriage over there looked at him, and said to the imperial guards: "I tied it up for this man and threw it back to the Dali Temple. If Chen Chuixiang has any dissatisfaction, let him come to my palace to speak."

The imperial guards were ordered to step forward immediately. At this time, the Dali Temple official had already dismounted. He vaguely heard Zhao Tun's words, and wiped the sweat from his forehead. Instead, he was relieved. He thought that this punishment was his own fault, and he deserved it. It's not as cruel as the rumors say, if someone contradicts me when I change my place, it would be strange if I didn't whip twenty lashes first.

He was kidnapped and dragged away by the imperial guards, but he still did not forget to flatter him and shouted: "I don't know that the prince will return to the capital, so I will offend and contradict him... The official thanked the prince for his life, and he will be at the prince's house some other day." Please forgive me."

Sitting in the car, Zhao Tun watched this man being dragged away, he couldn't help but sighed, the court was coaxed by flatterers, and the servile people came to power one after another, how could these people have the ability to govern the country, let alone their bones and blood Yong, in his mind, besides being promoted, is getting rich. The people of Li are nothing but weeds in his eyes. When the country is in crisis, he is afraid that he will surrender if he refuses to escape.

He scanned the front of his eyes, and was about to put down the curtain of the car, but suddenly raised his eyebrows slightly, looked forward again, and his eyes fell on the leading prison car.

I saw a prisoner wearing shackles in the prison car, with disheveled hair and half-closed eyes. It is unknown whether he has passed out or is dying.

Zhao Tang couldn't see his whole face clearly, but he always felt a little familiar, so he said to Huang Gu at the front of the car: "Go and see the people in the prison car."

Huang Gu walked towards the prison car, and the guards of Dali Temple did not dare to stop them, they all gave way. When he got close to the prison car and looked up and down, he also felt a little familiar, but the hair covered half of his face, so he couldn't make out the whole face, so he asked a person next to him Officer: "Who is in this car?"

The officer hurriedly responded with a smiling face: "Shangguan, this is the magistrate of Yanggu County. He was taken to the capital for trial because he committed a serious crime of framing."

Yanggu county magistrate?Huang Gu was startled when he heard the words, didn't the matter in Yanggu County be done seamlessly?How come he was taken to Tokyo!

He hurried back to report to Zhao Tun, Zhao Tun frowned slightly, did this happen?It seems that I still underestimated the senior official of Ximen, even if he is dead, he can still bring down the magistrate of Yanggu County. After getting the news, it is not difficult to turn over the case with a little effort. As for the evidence or not, it is not that important to the Cai family.

Zhao Tang guessed the reason after a little thought, but he didn't know if Shi Wenkui, the county magistrate of Yanggu, had sold himself. home, but how do ordinary people know where it came from, let alone who led the soldiers.

But this Shi Wenkui is a smart man, if he doesn't recruit himself, he may save him if he gets the news, if he confesses himself, then there is nothing to say, there is a dead end on the left, right, top and bottom, don't say anything Killing scholar-bureaucrats, that’s the whole story, but actually killing scholar-bureaucrats lightly, it still depends on what you have done.

Zhao Tang looked back at the big box in the team, the stolen goods are here, no matter how unjustifiable this matter is, the money is being pulled here, and the person who works for him is in the prison car on the other side, it's hard to see!
Zhao Tuo rushed to the front and waved, Zhou Xiao rode over immediately, Zhao Tuo pointed at the prison cart: "Everyone will be taken to the military prison outside the city, and no one will be allowed to see or bring anyone!"

Zhou Xiao was stunned for a moment, thinking how could this really be robbing the prison van?But where did he dare to ask, he was about to give an order immediately, and Zhao Tuan said coldly again: "You call the No. [-] Battalion to guard the military supervisor together, even if Cai Jing comes, you must not watch him or take him away!"

Zhou Xiao's heart trembled when he heard the words, he shouted "yes", and went straight to the prison car.

(End of this chapter)