Yi Song

Chapter 93 Another damn divine arm bow

"Real or false?" Liang Shicheng glanced at Zhao Ji and asked for him.

"The arrows shot by the Divine Arm Bow are very powerful. Whether they hit objects or people, they are more than an inch deeper than other crossbows. Its arrows, arrow shafts, arrowheads and arrow feathers are the same as those used by ordinary crossbows. The arrows are also different.

The military academy conducted an on-site inspection and found that the criminals used at least three divine arm bows and shot fifteen arrows specifically designed for the divine arm bows. Seven of the guards of Taishi Mansion were injured under this bow. "

Zhao Ji's expression changed drastically, he stared at Gao Qiu with stern eyes and asked, "Who owns the divine arm bow?"

"In the official family, the Divine Arm Bow does not exist in the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army, and it is strictly forbidden to appear in the imperial capital Gyeonggi. The Western Army has it, the Hexi family also has it, and the Bei Liao family may also have it." Gao Qiu replied.

"Why do both the Hexi family and the Beiliao family have families?"

"The official family, the Xi Army and the Hexi Family fought against each other. Each had its own victory or defeat. It is normal for hundreds of weapons to be robbed on the battlefield. The Beiliao Family has a close relationship with the Hexi Family. It is also normal for them to receive hundreds of weapons as gifts."

Zhao Ji was a little angry, "It's all normal, but it's abnormal when it appears in Bianjing!"

Liang Shicheng, who had been watching with cold eyes, said: "The Grand Master has always been neutral in the alliance with Jin to attack Liao. However, Cai Silang has always opposed the alliance with Jin to attack Liao, and even opposed the recovery of Yanyun."

Zhao Ji nodded, "When Master Cheng said this, I remembered it. Cai Silang also gave me two memorials. Why do you say that?"

Liang Shicheng replied: "The officials and Cai Silang have roughly two objections. One is that the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun is connected to the north by the Huru Tatars. Once recovered, it is necessary to station heavy troops, relocate the people, and build forts to repel the Tatars, which will cost a lot of money." Huge and unbearable.

Second, the Northern Liao Dynasty and our Song Dynasty will have peace for a hundred years, and there will be no major wars. On the contrary, the Jurchens are flourishing and greedy, like a group of wolves that have just tasted delicious food and are difficult to contain.

Therefore, Cai Silang suggested that it would be better to let the Northern Liao and the Jurchens confront each other in a fierce battle. If necessary, our Song Dynasty can fully support the Northern Liao and let it fight the Jurchens in a lose-lose situation, which may reap the benefits of the fishermen. "

Zhao Ji shook his head and sighed with regret: "Cai Silang is so young, why is he so sluggish and lacking in ambition?"

However, Gao Qiu understood the meaning of Liang Shicheng's words, as if he was reminding Zhao Ji, "The official family, the God's Arm Bow may have been deliberately thrown at the scene by the Khitan people, and blamed it on Tong Taiwei."

Zhao Ji glanced at him, then at Liang Shicheng, and hesitated for a moment.

Cai Sui opposed the alliance with Jin to attack Liao, but only a few people inside knew about it.

If someone leaked it to the Khitans, how could they kill Cai Sui? Logically speaking, only Jurchens would kill him.

However, the existing evidence indicates that the murderer of Cai Sui was the Khitan Pishi Army.

what happened?

First, it was a coincidence that Cai Sui's life was declining, and he happened to hit the head of the Khitan people who wanted to kill people and establish their power.

The second is that someone is playing a trick, using the Khitan people's hands to eradicate dissidents.

The situation is strange!

In this court, there were many important ministers who supported the alliance with Jin to attack Liao.

There are also many people who oppose the alliance with Jin to attack Liao.

The Song Dynasty used culture to govern the country, and the ancestral law was to keep the inside and the outside.

Civil servants often talk about peace being the most important thing and not to engage in war. Besides, joining forces with the Jin Dynasty to attack the Liao Dynasty is taking advantage of human danger and is worse than an animal. Many civil servants with moral obsessions detest this.

Could Cai Sui's death be the result of an undercurrent?
  Will it trigger a new round of party strife? The court, which has only been peaceful for a few days, will start a fierce battle like Yuanyou Genghua and Shaosheng Shaoshu?

No, I haven't lived enough of peace and happiness, how can I cause another storm?

Zhao Ji put his hands behind his back and walked around seven or eight times in a row, making a decision in his mind.

"Tong Guan is training troops for me in the west and has trained an elite army in order to launch the Northern Expedition and regain Yanyun in the future. Now that the victorious army has been completed, the troops of the Western Army are also ready to use their military morale, and the great cause is just around the corner."

Gao Qiu quickly replied: "The official family, recovering the sixteen states of Yanyun is the foundation of our national policy. It cannot be questioned or interfered with."

Liang Shicheng said in a soft voice on the side: "After recovering the sixteen states of Yanyun, the great achievements of the official family surpassed Taizu and Taizong and became the first in the country. Wen Chengwu De, which is as bright as the ancient times, can be compared with the Han and Wutang Dynasties. Zong."

Every eyebrow of Zhao Ji was trembling with pride, but he pretended to be calm, waved his hands, and said nonchalantly: "These are all false names. Recover the Sixteenth State of Yanyun, and then destroy the Hexi family to complete the task." Huang Kao’s long-cherished wish can be regarded as my filial piety.”

"Your Majesty's filial piety is so touching!" Gao Qiu and Liang Shicheng said in unison.

Zhao Ji was filled with joy after listening to a few words of flattery from the two of them. Then he said with satisfaction: "A divine arm bow appeared at the scene of Cai Silang's assassination. This matter is becoming more and more complicated and may cause controversy. If you are not careful, you will It caused a party dispute. What do you two think about how to deal with it?"

Gao Qiu and Liang Shicheng had followed Zhao Ji for many years and had long figured out his thoughts. They looked at each other secretly and reached a tacit understanding. Gao Qiu spoke first.

"Officials, I will move the 300 forbidden troops from Chang Hemen and the 300 patrolling troops coming from behind to the military camp outside the city. It is strictly forbidden to go out. I will issue a military order again. Anyone who dares to say a word will be killed by the whole team. Kill them all!

After twenty days of the first half of the month, I will send these forbidden troops to Xichuan, Guangnan and other places, and they will never return to Kaifeng in this life. "

"Well, okay." Zhao Ji nodded approvingly.

He is still an old man like Lao Gao, a close friend.

Liang Shicheng also suggested: "The official family, the key to this matter lies with the grand master. He is suffering from the pain of losing his son, so he must be comforted and no more trouble will occur. It will be dawn soon, and the official family should make a decision early."

"I have made up my mind!" Zhao Ji stood up, his face full of determination, "Follow me out."

Returning to the Huixian Hall, Zhao Ji sat down on the throne and said straight to the point: "Grand Master, your family Cai Silang died of illness last night. It is really sad. He is not only the successor of the Grand Master, but also the Cai family's thousand-mile horse. He is also a new talent that I have high hopes for, and I also want to leave it to the prince.

What a pity, what a pity! "The teacher is here," "I am here." "

"An edict."

"Yes."

"Under the sect. The fourth son of Cai Mansion, Xiangwei Chujing, Guizhang is tall and handsome. He is elegant and upright in literature, and good at learning. He has achieved the first achievement of Yamo, and showed the ceremony in Fensui. With the hard work of accompanying the temple, he continued to promote Hongyi. Ying He passed away young, and the world and the earth were in sorrow. Human sentiments were fearful, and the sacred artifacts were shaken. Posthumously presented to him as a bachelor of Xuanhe Hall and the Minister of Rites, "

Zhao Ji paused for a moment and added two more sentences, "Add a young master to magnify his emblem and spread his name to the world. He will only show his destiny, and his body will care about him. Yes."

After everyone heard this, they were all envious, and Wang Fu's eyes almost popped out.

After hearing this, Cai Jing's mind was in a mess.

My fourth son was killed near Changhe Gate by assailants of unknown origin, suspected of being from the Khitan Pishi Army.

Before he could ask about the details of the case, Gao Qiu went out and had a small meeting with Liang Shicheng and the officials. The officials determined that Shiro died suddenly due to illness and issued a posthumous edict to confer a dazzling list of high-ranking official titles.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation!
  Zhao Ji swept around the crowd and said, "This matter is settled. Nothing happened at Changhemen last night. Cai Silang passed away due to illness last night. You are all my ministers and pillars of the Song Dynasty. You should know your priorities. .

Okay, I'm tired too, let's all disperse. "

"Yes, I will take my leave."

"Master, I'll send you off to the Grand Master."

"Yes."

Cai Jing and Liang Shicheng were sitting in a spacious warm sedan, looking at each other speechlessly.

"Prime Minister Liang, what is going on?" Cai Jing looked at Liang Shicheng with a sinister look and asked.

"Lieutenant Gao just received the results of the on-site inspection. The gangster used the divine arm bow to assassinate Shiro Guifu." Liang Shicheng went straight to the point.

Cai Jing's expression changed, and the damn divine arm bow came again!
  When Wu Lang of his own family was chasing Liu Erlang, he borrowed Tong Guan to stay at home to protect him. He used the divine arm bow many times. With the power of this magical weapon, he was able to suppress the ferocious flames of this fierce tiger.

Now when he assassinated his own Shiro, the Divine Arm Bow also appeared. This was no small matter!

The God's Arm Bow is highly lethal and will cause panic among the dignitaries in the capital.

Gao Qiu knew its power and ordered it to be confiscated.

He also knew the stakes involved and asked Tong Guan to bring all the guards who stayed at home and the divine arm bow back to the northwest.

Why did the God Arm Bow appear again? Apart from the Xijun, probably only the Hexi family has this thing.

As long as it is mentioned, everyone will naturally think of Tong Taiwei.

But Tong Guan was an ally with him, so why would he kill his own son?

"Grand Master, Silang once opposed the recapture of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, and also secretly opposed the alliance with Jin to attack Liao. In the first year of Zhenghe, Tong Taiwei proposed to the officials a plan to join forces with Jin to attack Liao, and also found Zhao Liangsi.

However, the Grand Master always looked around thinking that the time had not come yet. Sixty-seven years have passed, but Lieutenant Tong sent two caravans in his own name to the north to contact the Jurchens in Asakusa, but the DPRK and China have yet to take any actual action to join forces with the Jin Dynasty to attack Liao.

Could it be Cai Silang who was causing trouble? Anyone who cares knows that all political affairs in the three provinces came from Taishifang, and half of them came from Cai Silang. "

Cai Jing was so angry that he wanted to explode on the spot. He suppressed his anger and said, "Even so, Tong Guan will not kill me, Shiro!"

"That's right. We all know that Tong Guan won't take action. But who can do it? And the arrangement is so clever! It leaves Taiwei Tong speechless."

Cai Jing slowly calmed down, and his cloudy eyes flickered again.

There was too much information and it was too confusing, and it would be difficult for him to figure it out for a while.

But he knew that once this incident broke out, there would be fierce conflicts between those who opposed the Allied Forces' attack on Liao and those who supported it, which would trigger a party struggle, affect the stability of the government, and even affect the recovery of the officials. Yanyun's big plan.

My Shiro died in vain.

"Grand Master, it doesn't matter what we think, the important thing is what the officials think? Restoring the land of Yanyun and achieving unparalleled achievements are the top priority of the officials, and there is no room for failure.

The current stable and peaceful court situation is the result of the Grand Master's hard work and strategic planning. It is hard-won and should not be destroyed easily. "

Cai Jing said gloomily, and after a while he replied, "I know."

"The Grand Master is a sensible person, so I won't say more. Stop the sedan chair."

After Liang Shicheng left, Cai Jing continued to return home in a sedan chair.

The sedan was carried to Zhileju. Cai Jing, who was heartbroken, held the sedan door and walked out, his old eyes full of sadness. The maids on the left and right hurriedly supported him and tremblingly entered the door, just in time to see the youngest son Cai Xiu jumping over.

Cai Jing felt sad in her heart, struggled away from the support, staggered a few steps, hugged Cai Xiu, and burst into tears.

"Seventh brother, seventh brother, do you know? Your fourth brother is gone, gone!"

(End of this chapter)