Chapter 655: A fatal blow

Li Hun said goodbye and went out. He arrived at the gatehouse. He sat in an inconspicuous sedan chair and ordered, "Go back to Honglu Temple."

The sedan chairmen carried Li Hun across a corner of the street. The Shen Mansion was getting farther and farther away. Li Hun sat in the sedan chair and suddenly said, "Go to Cai Mansion and pay attention to see if anyone is following you."

The sedan was turned a bend and headed towards the Cai Mansion in the hot sun.

Every spring, the city of Bianjing is a little lively. The young master who went out for a trip was riding a horse and took his child servant out of the city. Many people also enjoy the beautiful scenery of the lotus pond nearby. There are several of the most famous lotus ponds in Bianjing, one of which is the Cai Mansion. Unfortunately, not everyone can enter here. The access control is tight, and the blooming lotus is blocked by the courtyard wall, but the Cai family can only admire it alone.

The lotus pond is an artificial pond in the shape of a moon. There are boats parked on the shore, and lotus flowers bloom in the pond. Looking around, it makes people feel refreshed. There are some algae on the shore, and a few servants are fishing there. Cai Jing was surprised today and did not go to the door to see the village, but was wearing a straw raincoat and rafting and fishing.

The afterglow of the sun shines, the water surface is sparkling, and the boat is filled with clear waves, showing the water patterns of clusters of arrows. Sitting on the sampan in front, Cai Jing did not move at all, holding a fishing rod in his hand, and a fish basket next to it.

The breeze blew, and the water waves moved. Cai Jing, who was sitting depressedly, suddenly pulled the fishing rod and caught a red phosphorus goldfish. Then he smiled, took the goldfish from the hook, and threw it back into the water. The boat entered a lotus bush freely. Cai Jing collected the fishing rod, untied the straw raincoat on the ***, and entered the boat.

An elderly servant at the stern of the boat warmed the fish soup and brought it over carefully. Cai Jing sat here and ate it slowly, and couldn't help but say, "The sea fish is more delicious. When I come to Bianjing, I have never tasted that taste again."

Cai Jing grew up in the Xinghua Army. The Xinghua Army was backed by the sea. Since entering the official career, he has never returned except for one more time to return home.

The old servant smiled slightly and said in a Fujian accent: "Didn't the masters send some seafood from Xinghua Army? They were all delivered by fast horses, why didn't the old master like it?"

Cai Jing frowned and said, "Imported food is delicious. Even if it is delayed for a few days, the umami taste has faded. It is not as fresh as this river fish." He picked out a fish bone from his mouth and sighed, "Are they okay in Xinghua Army?"

"It's great. Several masters asked Lao Nu to come and pass on a message to the old master. They all wanted to come back to Bianjing."

Cai Jing put down the spoon, frowned, and said coldly: "Come back? Is it so good for Bianjing? When you go back, tell them that even if you die, you will not be allowed to enter Beijing. Be their rich man peacefully. This bright future is for life."

The old servant smiled and said, "They said the Xinghua Army was too boring."

Cai Jing sneered and continued to eat fish soup.

The old servant said again: "These masters run to Quanzhou all day long, especially the fourth masters, who stay there for twenty days in a month."

Cai Jing cursed: "Useless things!" Although he cursed like this, he could only let them go. The sky was high and the emperor was far away, so what could he do?

"Let Zhou'er dock." Cai Jing finished the fish soup, wiped his mouth with a scarf, and sat tiredly in the tent and ordered.

Xiao Zhouer leaned against the shore, and several servants hurriedly tied up the cables. The old servant helped Cai Jing to the shore. Cai Jing saw Cai Lun, who was leaning on a cane, saying something to someone under the willow tree, frowned and said, "Who is here?"

A servant said, "Go back to the old master, the Western Xia envoy Li Hun came to pay a visit, and Young Master Cai Lun is talking to him."

Cai Jing said coldly: "Why didn't you report it just now?"

The servant hesitated for a moment and said, "I am afraid that I will disturb the old man's interest."

"Remember, no next time." Cai Jing said: "Call him to the pavilion over there."

When Li Hun saw Cai Jing, he saluted obediently. Cai Lun behind him called out: "Great-grandfather." Then he said happily: "That Chen Ao has indeed taken the bait, and Lord Li's constitution has been written into the letter of the country."

Cai Jing was just concerned about drinking a sip of tea before saying to Li Hun: "That's right?"

Li Hun then talked about the negotiations between him and Chen Ao. Cai Jing hesitated for a moment before saying, "He has no refuted?"

Li Hun said: "No one, but I asked a few questions before. The official said according to Lord Cai's intention, so he didn't say anything."

Cai Jing was silent for a moment and said, "It's too light."

Cai Lun said excitedly: "He is amazing now. In the future, he has a son to be the lord of Xixia, of course, he is planning for his son."

Cai Jing couldn't help but shake his head and said, "No one is allowed to release this news. Wait until the letter of the country is handed over and then publicized. Li Hun, do you know what to do next?"

Li Hun smiled and said, "Of course I know that before handing over the letter of the country, I will immediately draw a memorial to send to Xixia, so that this matter will be a foregone conclusion. Even if Chen Ao wants to repent, it will not be easy to explain to Xixia at that time."

Cai Jinghe nodded and said, "Leave the rest of the matter to me. If you come, change my clothes and enter the palace."

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Wenjing Pavilion seemed a little stuffy. Zhao Ji looked at the memorial absent-mindedly, with an impatient look on his face. He was the most afraid of trouble. No major incident happened recently, and it was trivial. Zhao Ji's patience had reached its limit.

Finally, Zhao Ji pushed the memorial on the case and said, "A canal canal can cause a fight between thousands of people in the two townships. What do those local officials do? Why don't the government care? It's only when the trouble is so big that it's sent to me."

Sometimes when Cai Jing came, he was holding these memorials. Cai Jing sat upright and smiled faintly: "Your Majesty, the power is not inferior to the county. The court has always ignored the affairs of the village. They are all taken care of by famous gentry. The county magistrate of Xinchang County is helpless."

Zhao Ji sneered: "Everyone says that gentry takes care of him, but why can such a big thing happen?"

Cai Jing said slowly: "The gentry is a gentry, and the gentry is a tyrant. There is only a line between the gentry and the tyrant. Your Majesty, the gentry is obedient, and the gentry is a tyrant who is rampant in the countryside."

Zhao Ji was silent and said, "Please save the orders and arrest him. Who incites him, and whoever dies in the fight, pick them up."

If it were in the past, Zhao Ji might have just heard of it, or he might have simply said that the Taishi would deal with it. Today, it is rare that he expressed his intentions and wanted to do it according to his own wishes.

Cai Jing smiled faintly, had already noticed the change, and said, "The old minister follows the order."

Zhao Ji raised his eyebrows: "The Grand Master has been sitting for so long, is there anything to say?"

Cai Jing said: "Your Majesty, the old minister wants to ask, has the letter of the Western Xia been handed over?"

Zhao Ji woke up at this time and said slowly: "It's not that fast, why do you ask me about this? If you have Chen Ao to do it, I don't worry."

Zhao Ji had already noticed a clue, and Cai Jing seemed to be targeting Chen Ao everywhere these days.

Cai Jing smiled and said, "Did Your Majesty still remember what the old minister said?"

"What's the matter?"

Cai Jing's eyes were faint and he said slowly: "Chen Ao is now Xia minister, and he is no longer the minister of His Majesty."

Zhao Ji snorted coldly and said, "Cai Aiqing, you are too presumptuous."

Cai Jing said slowly, "Your Majesty doesn't believe it. You will know it when Chen Ao sent the letter of the country. The old minister just thought that Chen Ao was deeply favored by Your Majesty. What would Your Majesty do if he made a hawk for the Xia people?"

Zhao Ji snorted coldly and stared out the window in a daze.

Cai Jing didn't have to ask, and he knew the answer. The emperor knew too well, so he smiled faintly and said, "Old minister said goodbye."

Zhao Ji suddenly said, "Let's wait!" He paced in the pavilion impatiently and said slowly, "If I enthroned Chen Ao as Prince, can I keep him?"

Cai Jing smiled and said, "The Regent can."

Zhao Ji's face suddenly turned gray and he said, "Nothing is said."

Cai Jing said seriously: "Your Majesty can no longer give Chen Ao any more good things."

Zhao Ji sat down: "You keep talking."

Cai Jing said: "Chen Ao's hands and eyes are all clear. The most important thing is that he still holds the martial arts school. His Majesty should know the methods of the martial arts school, if so..."

Zhao Ji sneered: "He will not rebel."

Cai Jing said calmly: "Of course he doesn't, but did Your Majesty ever think that if Chen Ao went to Xixia, with his means, Xixia would definitely be able to train a hundred-refined army within ten years. What should I do to raise a tiger? Raising a tiger will eventually hurt you. Your Majesty should not be a woman's kindness." Cai Jing smiled coldly and continued: "So the old minister thought that if Your Majesty should break it, it would rather let me get into evil with Xixia than kill Chen Ao to avoid future troubles."

Zhao Ji smiled and said, "Cai Aiqing smiled."

Cai Jing said coldly, "The old minister is not joking. Have you ever heard of the allusions of Qin and Jin? But do you know that the King of Qin won the throne for the prince Chong'er of Jin, but Jin became the biggest enemy of Qin. Chen Ao held military power in our Song Dynasty and knew a lot about martial arts. The lieutenants of the Wubei Academy became his disciples and former officials. At that time, these lieutenants were put into the army. If one day they became enemies with Xixia, what would the ending be? Your Majesty know?"

Zhao Ji was serious: "Cai Aiqing, you have said too much today."

Cai Jing sighed and said, "The old minister is willing to think about the country and His Majesty. These words are the heartfelt words of the old minister. Chen Ao is available, but once you cannot use it for yourself, you should kill him and be quick. Your Majesty's friendship with Chen Ao has ever thought that Chen Ao is his own selfishness, but now he is running for Xixia. Isn't it that his Majesty's great kindness to live up to His Majesty's kindness?"

Zhao Ji sighed sadly: "I am tired, you go out. All things will be left to be submitted after the letter of the country will be discussed."

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Chapter completed!