Biography of the traitorous officials who dominated the Song Dynasty

Chapter 211 Public resentment boils over and lives are in danger
This time Zhao Gou went to Xiangzhou to recruit soldiers and horses, and was always ready to serve the king. Princess Xing Bingyi planned to follow Zhao Gou to Xiangzhou.

Zhao Gou firmly disagreed with Xing Bingyi going with him, saying that this time he went to Xiangzhou, the road ahead was confusing and uncertain, and it would be more appropriate for the princess to stay in Bianliang City.

In terms of personality, Princess Xing Bingyi was originally the kind of person who was as weak as water and drifted with the crowd.

In stark contrast to Zhao Gou's perseverance, Xing Bingyi could not defeat Zhao Gou and had to follow his mother to see him off.

Before Zhao Gou left Bianliang City, he made a special trip to the craftsman's workshop temporarily built by Count Ying.

As soon as he saw Earl Ying, Zhao Gou proposed to take the two good brothers beside Earl Ying, Han Shizhong and Yue Fei, with him to Xiangzhou.

To be honest, Zhao Gou was really embarrassed.

After all, the war is in chaos right now, and no one knows what will happen next.

For a long time, Han Shizhong and Yue Fei have been following Earl Ying and living in Earl Ying's residence. Both in terms of relationship and emotion, they should be regarded as Earl Ying's family members.

No matter what Zhao Gou said, Earl Ying knew very well why Zhao Gou wanted to go to Xiangzhou this time.

Earl Ying agreed to Zhao Gou's request without thinking, and asked Han Shizhong and Yue Fei to follow Zhao Gou.

Before leaving, Zhao Gou told Count Ying: "Brother Ying, Xiao Wang is going to Xiangzhou this time, and I don't know when he will come back."

"By the time we return, we will definitely have completed the recruitment of soldiers and horses. By then, you and I will not stop until we drink three thousand cups."

Zhao Gou and Earl Ying high-fived each other and swore an oath, saying that since they had said goodbye this time, the two brothers didn't know exactly when they would see each other again, so they should take good care of each other.

Just like that, Earl Ying, Jin Lian and other women sent Zhao Gou out of the city together.

A huge group of people set off from the outer city of Bianliang at the unlicensed time of the day.

As the prince, Zhao Gougui was supposed to sit in the sedan chair with Wang Yun, the Minister of Punishment.

But because he was too impatient, Zhao Gou made an impromptu decision and took Wang Yun, the Minister of Punishment, to ride on the horse together.

Zhao Gou followed the crowd on Kangzhuang Avenue while chatting and laughing with Han Shizhong and Yue Fei.

The group of people galloped all the way, and twelve hours passed before they arrived at Cizhou.

Zongze, the magistrate of Cizhou, heard that Zhao Gou, the king of Kang, and Wang Yun, the minister of punishment, were passing through Cizhou, and he quickly drove his horse to the outside of Cizhou city.

In front of a small temple outside the city, Zongze personally paid homage to Zhao Gou and Wang Yun.

Zongze told Zhao Gou: "King Kang, I heard that you were sent to Jinying as an envoy last time and finally returned safely to Bianliang City."

"Wei Chen tells you that this matter will never happen again. These Jin people are extremely cunning and sinister."

"Did you know? As soon as King Su went to Jinying, he was completely detained. From then on, King Su was never heard from again, and his life and death are unknown."

"These are the words from the bottom of my heart. Prince Kang, you must keep them in mind."

Zongze was extremely anxious. After talking to Zhao Gou, he took out a few mutton cakes from the food box he brought with him and stuffed them into the hands of Yue Fei and Han Shizhong.

Until this moment, Zhao Gou finally woke up.

It turned out that King Su never came back since he went to Jinying in his place.

King Su was taken back to his hometown in the Northeast by the Jin people. It was probably impossible for him to return to the Song Dynasty. If he really went to the Jin camp again.

Most likely, what happened last time will never happen again.Is it possible that there is really no room for negotiation between the Song Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom?
When Zhao Huan thought about this section, he couldn't help but feel confused.

Wang Yun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, looked at Zhao Gou and said, "King Kang, we have been away for a day and a night, and now it's getting late, so why don't we stay in Cizhou tonight? It doesn't matter if we leave tomorrow."

Zhao Gou's mind was filled with the figures of the Jin people. He didn't listen carefully to what Wang Yun said and just nodded.

At this moment, many people in Cizhou began to gather around one after another.

The people here wanted to hear what Zong Zedu, the prefect of the state, said to the prince of the Song Dynasty.

The crowd was excited for a while, and soon Zhao Gou, Wang Yun and others were surrounded on three levels inside and three outside, making it airtight.

When Wang Yun saw this, he immediately became displeased and shouted at the soldiers under his command: "What are these dirty and smelly people doing here? They are an eyesore. Please drive them away quickly!"

However, as soon as he finished speaking, several people in the crowd recognized who Wang Yun was.

The people became furious and cursed angrily: "You son of a bitch, it turns out to be the dog official named Wang!"

"I think back then, all our houses were demolished by this dog official, but they were all our ancestral property! The ancestral foundation was destroyed by this dog official in one day!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was stunned.

It turned out that before the first Bianliang defense battle, Wang Yun proposed in the court the method of "strengthening the walls and clearing the fields" to resist the Jin army.

In other words, all the residential buildings outside Cizhou City were demolished, and all the spare places were used for defensive warfare against the Jin army.

Just because of Wang Yun's idea, thousands of people were forced to be demolished by the government.

Logically speaking, when the country is in trouble, everyone is responsible, and the people of Song Dynasty actually don't mind making some sacrifices for the country.

But the problem is that the people have obviously made these sacrifices, but in the end, the Song Dynasty court actually went to Jinying to negotiate peace with the Jin people!
The result of that war was that the Song Dynasty ceded territory to the Jin Kingdom to pay compensation.

How can the people endure this?
Since the first Bianliang Defense War, because the Song Dynasty court was busy with the war between the two countries, it temporarily forgot to deal with the funeral affairs of the people who were forcibly demolished.

As a result, these people have been homeless for a long time, and many of them even live on the streets.

At present, the second Bianliang defense battle is about to break out again.

These people, who had already suppressed their anger, finally caught Wang Yun, the Minister of Punishment who had caused them such great harm. How could they let it go now?

So, the people on the scene began to yell at Wang Yun. At first, they just cursed, but soon they began to punch and kick Wang Yun.

Everyone swarmed forward, forced Wang Yun off his horse, pinned him to the ground, and punched and kicked him.

The beating made Wang Yun moan incessantly and cry to the heavens and the earth.

The soldiers who were accompanying him were frightened by this battle. No one dared to come forward, and no one dared to say a word to the common people.

These public grievances that should have boiled over long ago were easily ignited.

It's just this moment.

The majestic Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs of the Central Court was about to be beaten to death by the people of Cizhou on the spot!

(End of this chapter)