Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 458 Secret arrest
Half an hour after Han Qi handed over the secret report to Zhao Zhen, Zhang Yaozuo also received a secret letter from the palace, 'The Emperor ordered Fan Ning to arrest Zhao Qian'.

Zhang Yaozuo was taken aback by this secret letter, why Zhao Qian had an accident only half a month after Yang Du's accident, this is a posture to wipe out his power in Yingtian Mansion!
Zhang Yaozuo was so anxious that he didn't know what to do. If he informed Zhao Qian, he was afraid that Zhao Qian would jump over the wall and rebel. If he didn't inform him, he might lose everything in Yingtian Mansion.

He said anxiously: "Mr. Yang please!"

Mr. Yang's name is Yang Kai, and he is an important staff member of Zhang Yaozuo. He has followed Zhang Yaozuo for many years, and many major plans are planned by him.

Under Yang Kai's plan, Zhang Yaozuo scored every step of the way, making Zhao Wenyun gradually surpass Zhao Zongshi, and Concubine Zhang was posthumously named Empress Wencheng, Zhao Wenyun gained the orthodox status, and his hope of being the heir of the emperor had already gained [-]% of the upper hand. Zhao Zongshi sent a surprise army to send Zhao Zhongzhen into the palace, which reversed the decline in one fell swoop.

After reading the note Zhang Yaozuo gave him, Yang Kai's face became very solemn. Ying Tianfu is too important. If Ying Tianfu is completely defeated, it will greatly affect the support of all court officials for Zhao Wenyun.

Yang Kai pondered for a long time and said, "The key is that I don't know what excuse Fan Ning used to impeach Zhao Qian?"

"Could it be that Zhao Qian confronted Yingtian's government and forcibly tore up the seal of the government, and the villain Fan Ning filed a complaint first, offending the emperor?"

Yang Kai frowned. Although this reason was barely valid, it was not enough to use the word 'arrest'. There should be other excuses.

"Besides that, what is wrong with Zhao Qian's usual words and deeds?"

Zhang Yaozuo shook his head, "He is a civil servant, so he should be very careful in his words and deeds, and he will not talk or do things indiscriminately."

"What about his family?" Yang Kai asked again.

Zhang Yaozuo suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said: "I remembered, Ying Tianfu's chief steward said that the servants of the Zhao family guarding the grain boats are equipped with the same equipment as the army. I heard that the Zhao family has thousands of village servants. , that is a major crime, and Fanning may have grasped this handle."

Yang Kai nodded, "That's no wonder!"

He said to Zhang Yaozuo again: "The possibility of Zhao Qian's comeback is relatively small, and I suggest that the Grand Master make another deployment."

Zhang Yaozuo was not reconciled, and said again: "Sir, he said that the possibility of his comeback is relatively small, is there still a glimmer of hope?"

Yang Kai smiled wryly and said, "Unless Zhao Qian takes the initiative to detain Fan Ning first, and then seize some of Fan Ning's handles, and at the same time eliminate the hidden dangers of the Zhao family as quickly as possible, maybe he can counter Fan Ning and say that he falsely accused himself , the key is what reason is used to detain Fan Ning?"

Zhang Yaozuo pondered for a while and said: "My nephew told me that the Fan Ning family lived in Yingtian Mansion in the old house of Emperor Gong of the Later Zhou Dynasty, Chai Zongxun. That old house was originally the Palace of the Later Zhou Dynasty. Of course it is not now. Can you make use of this matter? ?”

"I can see it!"

Yang Kai nodded, "Back then Di Renjie's family lived in the Daxiong Hall of the monastery and were attacked by the court officials. Fan Ning's family's residence in the old palace can also be used. Anyway, it's just an excuse to buy time. The key is that Zhao Qian should disband the private army as soon as possible. Destroy the evidence."

"Then will Zhao Qian be desperate and join forces to rebel?" Zhang Yaozuo asked worriedly.

Yang Kai laughed, "Zhao Qian is a civil servant, not a military general. A scholar rebelled. If he fails in ten years, the Grand Master should worry too much."

Zhang Yaozuo made up his mind that he could only be a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

He immediately wrote a short message, found a confidant servant, and ordered him to ride three horses to Yingtian Mansion as quickly as possible, and send an urgent letter to Zhao Qian.

Two hours later, Fan Ning received an urgent letter from Feige from the capital. This is an emergency contact method that is only used when a serious situation occurs.

Fan Ning opened a thin piece of paper, which turned out to be a handwritten letter given to him by the emperor Zhao Zhen, and there was a private seal underneath. The reason why he used the private seal meant that if the action failed, Zhao Zhen would not admit that he had committed suicide. With such an order, all responsibility can only be borne by Fanning himself.

The risks are great, but so are the rewards.In the note, Zhao Zhen appointed him as the comfort envoy of Jingdong Road, and the troop transfer gold medal has been issued. With this troop dispatch gold medal, he can mobilize the [-] forbidden troops stationed in Yingtianfu.

You must know that although there are 3 Xiang troops on Jingdong Road, there are only 3000 Xiang troops stationed in Yingtianfu, and the other Xiang troops are stationed in the state capitals on Jingdong Road.

Fan Ning's face became very serious. Of course, he knew what Han Qi meant by sending the letter with the flying pigeon. He was trying to buy himself time and prevent Zhao Qian from getting the news of Zhang Yaozuo to act first.

Fan Ning immediately ordered: "Quickly order Gu Changqing to come see me!"

The official office of the appeasement envoy is also in Songcheng County, but it is outside Beicheng, close to Hongqing Palace. A large barracks, the right barracks is the barracks of [-] forbidden troops, commanded by the general, the infantry guards, and the envoy Linghu Jin.

The Zuojun camp is the Xiangjun military camp, currently there are [-] garrisons, and Zhao Qian is also the commander.

At present, among the [-] troops, [-] troops have been sent to the city to stand guard for the grain shops of the Zhang Family. Zhao Qian was afraid of accidents, so he himself patrolled the city. The township soldiers of the government office are in charge, and the Xiang army only guards outside the city and cannot enter the city.

In order to please Zhang Yaozuo, Zhao Qian also went all out.

Zhao Qian's mansion is also in the city. It is a ten-acre mansion. His wives live in Gushu County. In Songcheng County, only one of his concubines takes care of him. In addition, his eldest son Zhao Xudong lives in Nanjing Taixue read.

Zhao Qian was patrolling the city with more than a dozen personal guards. At this time, an official from the Taixue came running in a panic and reported to Zhao Qian: "Report to the pacifier, something happened in the yamen!"

Zhao Qian was taken aback, "What happened to my son?"

"He was learning how to ride a horse in Taixue, and was accidentally knocked down by a frightened horse!"

"what!"

Zhao Qian grabbed the official's skirt and asked anxiously, "How is he doing now?"

"There are multiple fractures on his body, and his life is dying. Please appease the envoy and go to Taixue as soon as possible!"

Without hesitation, Zhao Qian got on his horse, urged the horse and ran towards the west gate of the city, and more than a dozen personal guards also urged the horse to follow closely
The Nanjing Taixue of the Great Song Dynasty is at the same level as the Imperial University of the Capital. They are both the highest institutions of the Song Dynasty’s official schools. It is located on the bank of Cuihu Lake in the west of Songcheng County, Yingtian Prefecture. Outstanding students study and study here.

Taixue was about twenty miles away from the county seat, and it took half an hour to ride a horse. However, Zhao Qian was so anxious that he kept whipping the horse and galloped along the official road. More than a dozen personal guards rode closely behind him.

There were still seven or eight miles away from Taixue, Zhao Qian rushed into a tree-lined road, with dense forests on both sides, the official road passed straight through the forest, and after passing through this forest about three miles long, you can see Taixue’s gate in front of you. building.

Not long after Zhao Qian rushed into the woods, he saw a big tree in front of him fell down on the road, completely blocking his way, so he had to tighten the reins quickly, the horse let out a long neigh, its front hooves jumped high, and finally stopped, The guards behind also stopped their galloping horses one after another.

Zhao Qian said angrily, "Go and see, what's going on?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of a gong, and countless soldiers rushed out from both sides of the forest, armed with spears and crossbows, and surrounded them, there were as many as a thousand of them.

Zhao Qian was stunned for a moment, turned his horse around to look around, and he recognized it, it should be a soldier from Yingtianfu.

Zhao Qian was furious and shouted, "Where is Gu Changwu? Tell him to come out and meet me."

At this time, a few people came out from the woods, and the commander Gu Changwu was in front of him, but the person beside him was Fan Ning, the magistrate of Yingtian. Zhao Qian's eyes widened suddenly, "Fan Ning, how could it be you?"

Fan Ning said indifferently: "Why can't it be me, who else in Yingtian Mansion has the right to mobilize the soldiers?"

Zhao Qian calmed down and asked, "You made up the news about my son's accident?"

Fan Ning nodded, "Only in this way can I invite you out of the county seat. I'm sorry, your son is fine!"

Zhao Qian breathed a sigh of relief, and then snapped, "Fan Ning, what do you want to do?"

Fan Ning said coldly: "According to the order of the emperor, Zhao Qian, the appeasement envoy of Jingdong Road, was arrested and sent to the capital immediately."

"nonsense!"

Zhao Qian was furious and shouted, "Rush back!"

A dozen or so of his personal soldiers were about to urge their horses to charge and encircle them. When Fan Ning waved his hand, Gu Changwu ordered to shoot! '

Three hundred crossbowmen fired crossbow arrows at the same time, only to hear a scream, more than a dozen soldiers were shot and fell off their horses one after another, not one left, all died tragically on the spot.

Zhao Qian was stunned, it turned out to be true!

Fan Ning waved his hand, "Get it for me!"

Zhu Long and Zhu Hu rushed up, pulled Zhao Qian off the horse, and tied him up with ropes.

Zhao Qian yelled angrily: "Fan Ning, what crime have I committed?"

Fan Ning smiled, "Mr. Zhao, your ancestral hall is built too high."

"what!"

Only then did Zhao Qian realize that the accident happened because of the arrogance of the ancestral hall.

"You can't catch me, the emperor allowed my Zhao family to build it!" Zhao Qian struggled and shouted.

"Go and explain to the emperor yourself!"

Fan Ning ordered his mouth to be gagged with rags and his head covered with a black gauze bag. He was worried that someone would intercept him halfway, so he divided his troops into two groups. More than a dozen soldiers escorted an empty carriage into the capital by land, while Let the four of Zhu Long secretly escort Zhao Qian to Beijing by boat and by water.

He himself needs to stabilize Yingtian Mansion's [-]-army army, and now he is waiting for the gold medal to be dispatched by the emperor.

(End of this chapter)