Chapter 868
Halfway through the twelfth lunar month, another wind and snow hit Tokyo Bianliang, which made the capital of Song Dynasty, which was already more lively and prosperous because of the New Year's Day, became much deserted again. And this was just inside the city, and outside the city, the roads were empty and crowded, especially some small hills far away from the official roads, and no one could be seen in a few days.
But on the 20th day, the hill outside the city had more popularity, but the dozen or twenty entourages were guarding only at the foot of the mountain, while the hill had to stand alone in front of the simple grave. In this environment where snowflakes were constantly blown by the north wind, they seemed particularly lonely.
Sun Tu finally lit the incense candle and put it on the leeward place. Then he sifted three glasses of wine and slowly poured it in front of Zhou Tong and the newly-lived Zhou Xiuwan's tomb. Until today, he had not found the latter's corpse. In fact, Gao Duo or the guys from Wuyou Cave who helped deal with the corpse could not remember where to bury her body, so he could only set up such a corpse tomb to pay tribute.
After a while, Sun Tu looked at the two graves in front of him calmly and said, "Master, Wan'er, please don't blame me, at least I can't bury you in another better place now. It's not that I can't afford this price, but I'm really making too many enemies now. They may not dare to do anything to me, but they may disturb you. So please feel wronged for the time being.
"But I have almost revenged your grudges. The bastards in Wuyou Cave have used their lives to compensate for their sins. Even the guys who were not choked to death under the waterway have made heavy sentences. When the New Year is over, they will be sent to the border. As for Zhou Xiong, although he almost escaped by him before, he was still captured by his broken arm. Now he is seriously injured and is about to die. Maybe he can't even pass this year.
"Of course, they are not important. The most important thing is Gao Duo. A few days ago, he was killed by me in public. At this time, he should have gone down to apologize to you. Wan'er, with a master by her side, you will naturally not hurt you at all. If you see him below, don't be ruthless. We have revenge!"
As a young man from the 21st century, Sun Tu originally did not believe in the tricks of gods and ghosts. But now, he hopes that such a world after death exists, at least he can still say something to his masters and the others. After talking for a while, his words suddenly changed: "There is Gao Qiu. In fact, in fact, his guilt is not less than Gao Duo, because if he had not indulged in the protection, it would be impossible for him to act recklessly and lawlessly. Although I got angry that I fell seriously ill, I heard that it has improved a lot now. It seems that I cannot ask him to come down to apologize for the time being. But don't worry, one day, I will make him regret everything he has done and let him use his life to compensate for his past mistakes."
Although it was only a few days before Sun Tu killed Gao Duo in the street today, this incident caused quite a stir in the capital. After all, Gao Duo's identity is quite special, and Gao Qiu's fall after being incompetent and furious was even more satisfying, and he also had all kinds of strange emotions. Sun Tu's methods of doing all this were too ruthless and brave!
But to many people's surprise, even though Sun Tu did such a big thing, the court still did not have the intention to do it immediately. As a result, even the people even reported that even the officials recognized his actions. After all, Sun Tu did say that before killing Gao Duo, he was the one who killed the people, and he killed the people who violated the law. So if you really want to be serious, he will not only be innocent but also make contributions. As for Gao Duo, it can only show that he has an extraordinary background, but his identity is far from being comparable to the dignified Marquis of Yue.
In fact, those who were concerned about the affairs of the court also discovered an even more shocking truth. This time, Sun Tu actually tore off the prince's party, which was beyond everyone's expectations.
Although some people deliberately concealed it, when Sun Tu shouted loudly before the murder spread - it turned out that Gao Duo was able to get rid of the Wuyou Cave case and was protected by the prince's party. They actually ignored the court's laws and concealed all the witnesses and evidence because of their own interests. This was really lawless. It also made the prince's reputation in the court plummet.
If this is the case, it would be to let everyone talk more after dinner, but a series of practices from the court then finalized everyone's speculation. First, the Political Affairs Hall personally selected people, selected officials from the Censorate and Dali Temple to review the case of Wuyou Cave, and some people went straight into the residences of the officials of the East Palace to conduct a thorough search. It is said that even the Prince's East Palace was in three times, but I don't know if there was any key evidence to be found.
However, from what happened later, there should be some. Because just the day before yesterday, the court suddenly issued an edict to allow Ren Xu to retire and return home, and some other ministers from the Eastern Palace were transferred from another place. You should know that the former is the most trustworthy old minister around the prince, and he is not sick or disaster. He suddenly retired and retired. Isn’t it a gentle way to seize the official position and dismiss his post? As for the departure of other ministers from the Eastern Palace, it is also a necessary way to isolate the prince. Maybe when the order will be issued to abolish the prince.
If these two are just hints, then the more explosive news yesterday really makes people believe that the official family is determined to depose the prince - Zhao Heng's identity as King Jin has not changed, but the Kaifeng Prefecture Prime Minister was taken away.
You should know that the Song Dynasty has had an unwritten rule since the Taizong Dynasty. Every prince would be appointed as King of Jin before he became the throne and was awarded the title of Kaifeng Prefecture. Although this was not an assignment, it was enough to prove his importance in the emperor's heart. Now that Zhao Heng has lost this honor, he may be deprived of the title of King of Jin and then abolished the crown prince.
Although Sun Tu felt a little strange about this result, he soon understood that it was obviously Zhao Ji and Cai Jing who were taking the opportunity to cause trouble. The emperor had the idea of deposing the eldest son and establishing the young man. He had been struggling to find a suitable reason before. Now, Gao Duo was caught by him, so he naturally wanted to make a big move and take this opportunity to depose the prince. Although there must be someone to advise and block the prince, as long as Cai Jing's power is helping each other, and the prince himself has indeed problems, it is enough to suppress the ministers.
After thinking through all this, Sun Tu didn't have much thought. He had no loyalty to Zhao Heng, and was even quite dissatisfied with his previous choice. As for what influences history, it was even more a joke in his opinion. Did Zhao Heng become the Emperor Qinzong of Song, which seemed to have no substantial impact on the ending of the Northern Song Dynasty and the disasters of the people of the Central Plains. After all, after he ascended the throne, the Jin people still entered the Central Plains like walking on flat ground, and finally easily captured Tokyo?
And after all, Zhao Heng was responsible for this result. It was his foolishness and greed, and his reusing politicians who only know their own interests. Sun Tu just did something he should do.
Even at this time, Sun Tu could easily tell this matter slowly: "Master, this time, I even dragged the prince down to my disciple. I don't know what your opinion would be if you have a spirit in heaven. But in my opinion, they are all similar. They are all mediocre people who are short-sighted and greedy, have great ambitions and are out of the ordinary. Today is just the beginning, just watch here and see how I deal with them!"
After a long speech, it was too late and the wind and snow were getting tighter. Sun Tu looked up at the low-pressure sky, and drank the last glass of wine: "It's getting late, and my disciple is back now. I think this year shouldn't be too calm, but Master and Wan'er, you don't have to worry about me. Those people dare not be bad for me now. You should also know that I am not a person who can fight unsure."
When Sun Tu walked down the mountain, he happened to see a fleet of cars and horses slowly coming out of the city. It was almost dusk, and someone actually picked out the city at such a time to go out, which was too strange. However, when he saw the small flag raised in front of his head, he smiled again: "It turned out to be Ren Shuli. It seems that the emperor is serious this time. He refused to let him finish his life and drove away the people." Logically speaking, an old minister like him always had all kinds of grace and honor when he retired from the capital. The emperor still had to hold a banquet. But today his departure was too sad, and he was just a family, and he had to rush on the road in the snow.
At this time, Ren Shu, who was lying sick in the carriage, didn't know that he was passing by Sun Tu, the initiator. If he knew about it, the old man might be so angry that he would burst into blood vessels and would not be able to return to his hometown.
Sun Tu watched the team of men and horses leave coldly, and then he turned over and shouted: "Let's go back, let's have a few drinks tonight and celebrate."
The guards around him immediately laughed and responded. With a slight splash, dozens of cavalry rushed towards the city gate quickly in the wind and snow.
However, Sun Tu's plan to have a drink at home to celebrate was out of stock after returning home. Just after he entered the door, a manager came over with a strange expression and handed over an invitation and said, "Mr. Marquis, someone has sent an invitation in the afternoon, saying that Grand Master Cai wanted to invite you to visit the mansion."
When Sun Tu heard this, he was stunned and took the gold-burned invitation casually. After opening it, he saw the vigorous and graceful text written by Cai Jing - "Today I will hold a banquet at home, I hope the Journey of Yue will be here." Behind is the signature of the dragon flying phoenix, Hanlin Cai Jing!
Chapter completed!