The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 472 Something happened to Zhu Xiu
Chai Rong, the Kaifeng government official, has been here recently, assisting Kaifeng Prefect Chen Guanquan in handling Kaifeng government affairs in the name of observation and study.

When Chai Rong returned to Beijing this time, in addition to preparing for his wedding, he also followed Guo Wei's requirements and went to three provinces and six ministries to study in rotation. Every time he went to a ministry, he had to report his learning experience to Guo Wei on time. He also had to stand from the perspective of each ministry and focus on The current government provides countermeasures.

The last place for transfer internship is Kaifeng Government Office.

Compared with the imperial court, Kaifeng Mansion is just a small court. It is not easy to manage this capital well.

For Chai Rong, this is also his most important internship position.

Ma Qing knew that Chai Rong stayed in the government office most of the time and came straight after escaping from Xinlingfang.

As an old servant who had followed Zhu Xiu since Cangzhou, Chai Rong naturally knew him. He raised his head from the pile of documents and said with a smile: "Zhu Xiu sent you to see me. Could it be that he wants to invite you to Li Chongjin's house again?" Fighting the autumn breeze?"

Ma Qing fell to his knees and cried in panic, "I'm going to report to you, what a disaster! My Lord Hou was trapped in Xinlingfang by Wang Jun's troops, and his life is hanging by a thread. Please hurry up and save me!"

Chai Rong's hand shook, and the writing pen scratched a sharp mark on the paper. He stood up with a cry and his face was ashen: "What's going on? Tell me quickly!"

Chai Rong put on his robe and sword while listening to Ma Qing's explanation of the cause and effect, and said angrily: "Zhu Xiu is confused! Even if it is not the official residence of the Privy Council, he cannot lead his people to break in and arrest people! Wang Jun is the prime minister after all, how can he ignore it? Regardless of breaking up?"

Ma Qing gritted his teeth: "I only regret that Tao Wenju's fellow was hiding too deep and it was not easy to find his traces. The Marquis was anxious for a while, so..."

Chai Rong shouted: "You go to Li Chongjin and Zhang Yongde quickly, and then send someone to notify the Hou Mansion. I will rush to Xinlingfang first to prevent a fight between the two sides!"

"I obey, villain!" Ma Qing kowtowed, got up in a hurry and ran away.

"He Hui!" Chai Rong shouted toward the outer hall.

"The general is here!" He Hui, who was standing outside, strode in, clasped his fists and obeyed the order.

This time Chai Rong returned to Beijing, and his generals only brought He Hui with him.

It can be seen that this person has completely won Chai Rong's trust.

"Hurry up and take my command talisman to Cao Ying, the deputy commander of the Guards Department, and ask him to quickly mobilize five hundred sergeants to join me."

Chai Rong handed him his personal talisman.

He Hui took it with both hands, hesitated for a while, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to directly ask Deputy Cao to command the envoy to transfer troops!"

Chai Rong said angrily: "Don't say any more words! Go quickly!"

He Hui still didn't move and said bravely: "Your Majesty, you rashly mobilized your troops. How should you answer when the officials ask you afterwards?

The Guards Division is in charge of the imperial army. What would the officials think if they knew that the monarch could instruct Cao Ying to mobilize troops and horses with just a talisman? "

Chai Rong was suddenly stunned. Just now he was only worried about Zhu Xiu's life and death, but he didn't think deeply about it.

He Hui was right to remind us that soldiers and horses must not be moved lightly and must not leave any clues at such a sensitive moment.

Chai Rong put away his command talisman, then thought about it and said, "In this case, please quickly go to Cao Bin, the deputy commander of the Tiger Wing Army, and Shi Yanchao, the commander of the right wing of Long Jie, and tell them that a riot broke out in Xinlingfang. Please tell me. The two of them led troops to suppress it!
When they see you, they will naturally know what to do! "

He Hui was filled with jealousy. Zhu Xiu was in trouble, and the king was so anxious that he almost lost his sense of proportion.

This shows that Zhu Xiu has an irreplaceable position in the hearts of the princes!
Jealousy is jealousy, He Hui did not dare to delay, respectfully accepted the order and resigned.

Chai Rong paced in the hall, and hurriedly wrote a memorial, explaining what happened, and clearly informed the officials that he was going to Xinlingfang to stop a riot, and asked the officials to send someone to investigate the case in detail!
After someone was sent to deliver the memorial to the palace quickly, Chai Rong took his own soldiers and hurried to Xinlingfang.

Ma Qing hurried back to the Hou Mansion, and Zhu Wu and his wife happened to be there. He told the story in a few words. Zhu Wu and his wife were confused as soon as they heard it. How could such a big thing suddenly happen in such a good situation.

Yang Qiaolian burst into tears, shouting at the heavens and the earth, completely panicked.

Zhu Wu turned pale and roared: "Crying is useless! Shut up!"

Yang Qiaolian was so frightened that she immediately stopped crying. Zhu Wu pulled Ma Qing and said, "Tell me quickly, how can we save Brother Xiu?"

At this time, Ma Qing couldn't care less about etiquette, and said in a deep voice, "You go to Li Chongjin, I'll go to my son-in-law Zhang Yongde, and we'll meet at Xinlingfang!"

"Okay!" Zhu Wu agreed decisively, thought for a moment, pointed at Yang Qiaolian and shouted: "Hurry up and send someone to pick up Liangwa Daya, and then go to Xihua Gate to pick up my mother in person. Don't let her know! Everything is waiting for us. Let’s talk about it when we come back!”

Yang Qiaolian was usually fussy, but when something happened, she was at a loss for words. She could only nod her head and agree, wipe her tears and go make arrangements.

Hanoi County Government House.

Li Chongjin became the chief inspector of the Imperial Palace, and became the head of the Forbidden Army in front of the palace. In less than two months, the original excitement and enthusiasm were gone. Thinking about it, he might as well be happy and happy in Suzhou.

This guy soon revealed his true nature, and he stopped going to the government office often. In the name of training the new army, he took several people out of the city to hunt in the western suburbs.

But you can't run to the outskirts of the city. When you have nothing to do, you can stay at home and ask three or five subordinates to play mahjong.

wow~
Li Chongjin set aside several rooms in his house to play mahjong and chess, which was very lively.

Among the people who often play with him, only the keeper Zhai Shouxun's card skills are worthy of competing with him, and the rest are just making up the numbers.

"Damn it~ I'm not playing anymore! It's boring!" After playing Hu Shisan's cards, Li Chongjin pushed the table out of the room and stood in the sun stretching.

Chai Rong was studying in the Kaifeng government office, Zhu Xiu was busy in the Firearms Supervision and Information Bureau, and Zhang Yongde was a homebody. When he was off duty, he only stayed at home reading and hugging his mother-in-law.

Hearing that the fourth sister is pregnant, Zhang Yongde will not go out to play.

"It's so damn boring!" Li Chongjin yelled at the top of his lungs.

The two confidant commanders and poker buddies were so frightened that they ran away for fear of being caught and scolded by General Li.

Zhai Shouxun seemed very calm. He bowed slightly and handed over his hands, about to leave.

"Where to go?" Li Chongjin asked lazily.

Zhai Shou asked with a smile: "The logistics plans for the horses, grain, weapons and armor of the forbidden army in front of the palace have not been completed yet. I still need to sort them out and try to hand them over to the Lord before the day after tomorrow."

Li Chongjin pouted and said nothing, waving his hand to indicate that he could leave.

Just when Li Chongjin was hesitating whether to go back to the back house to sleep, the house steward led Zhu Wu in in a hurry.

"Haha Zhu Da, you came just in time, come with me to Jingdezhen to drink and listen to music!" Li Chongjin's eyes lit up and he laughed.

When Zhu Wu saw Li Chongjin, he immediately knelt down and said, "Wang Jun led the troops and trapped Brother Xiu in Xinlingfang. General, please rescue him quickly!"

"What?!" Li Chongjin was stunned and plucked his ears, suspecting that he heard wrongly.

Under the corridor, Zhai Shouxun stopped, turned around and frowned.

Zhu Wu was sweating profusely and said anxiously: "Brother Xiu originally led people to arrest Tao Wenju, but he was tricked by Wang Jun, saying that he broke into the Privy Council residence without permission and killed two generals, Chen Sirang and Kang Yanzhao. He was going to be imprisoned for questioning!

Brother Xiu didn't have enough manpower around him and he went late. He was afraid of being harmed by Wang Jun. Please ask the general to rescue him immediately! "

Li Chongjin was furious: "What the hell is Wang Jun! How dare he? I am in charge of the inspection of the imperial capital and command the imperial army. Without my consent, what authority does Wang Jun have to dispatch troops and arrest people?"
Damn, if you dare to touch my brother, I will kill him!Come here, take my soldier talisman and quickly mobilize the crossbowman squad, silver spear squad, and golden sword squad, and then mobilize the five commanders of the heroic cavalry army, and order Liu Qingyi and Liu Shouzhong to lead them. I will rush to Xinlingfang and clear the entire building first. Let’s talk after we’re surrounded! "

The two confidant commanders who had just accompanied the mahjong game hurriedly took orders to leave!

"Come on! Come on! Bring me the black iron spear!" Li Chongjin yelled loudly, full of excitement to fight the enemy with his clothes on.

Zhu Wu was overjoyed and stood up to follow him.

Zhai Shouxun turned around to stop him, glanced at Zhu Wu, and pulled Li Chongjin aside.

"Master, you'd better not get involved in this matter!" Zhai Shouxun whispered.

"Why?" Li Chongjin looked at him sideways.

Zhai Shou asked: "Wang Jun is a cunning man. If he hadn't caught him, he would never have easily led his troops into a conflict with Zhu Xiu.

If Zhu Xiu is good at killing court generals, no matter how much the officials favor him, he will definitely be dealt with severely this time!

The situation is still unclear, so it’s best for you to watch the fire from the other side and don’t get involved easily.”

Before he could finish speaking, Li Chongjin said angrily: "Fart! Zhu Xiu is my brother. If my brother is in trouble, how can I not save him?"

Now Xinlingfang is surrounded by Wang Jun's people. If he kills Zhu Xiu and fools him by saying that Zhu Xiu committed suicide out of fear of crime, it will be too late to save him! "

Zhai Shou asked urgently: "But as the commander of the Imperial City's imperial army, how can I rashly use my military power for personal reasons? It's better to report this matter to the officials first."

Li Chongjin said impatiently: "I lead the troops to rush over first, stabilize the situation, and then invite the officials later!"

Zhai Shouxun still stopped him: "Wang Jun is the most important minister in the dynasty, and the Prime Minister is also the privy envoy. He has a high position. It is definitely not a wise choice for the Duke to offend him for Zhu Xiu! If the officials blame him"

Li Chongjin got angry and grabbed Zhai Shouxun's collar, pushed him against the wall: "How can I be afraid of a doting actor? I don't care about right or wrong, I only know that if my brother is in trouble, he will die." If you don’t save me, I might as well check this bird and refuse to do it!”

Li Chongjin glared at him fiercely, let go of his hand and strode away.

Zhu Wu looked at him deeply with a gloomy face, remembering this person's appearance in his heart.

Zhai Shouxun smoothed the wrinkles of his collar with a wry smile and murmured: "Ignorant and humble man is not enough to achieve great things."

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Princess Shouan's Mansion.

Ma Qing knelt in front of Zhang Yongde and Guo Qing, crying with runny nose and tears.

The couple looked at each other in shock. They never expected that Zhu Xiu and Wang Jun would start a fight.

Zhang Yongde said in a deep voice: "Did you ask Zhu Wu to inform Li Chongjin?"

Ma Qing looked up and said cautiously: "The villain is afraid of delays, so he split up."

Zhang Yongde said solemnly: "No, Li Chongjin has a reckless temper. If he gets impulsive, he may cause even greater trouble!"

Guo Qing also said anxiously: "Your Majesty, go to Xinlingfang quickly. My cousin is so angry that he can't even pull nine cows!"

Zhang Yongde nodded and called Ma Qing to leave. Guo Qing said hurriedly: "Bring more guards, so you won't suffer any loss in case of a fight!"

Zhang Yongde smiled bitterly, cupped his hands and hurried away.

Guo Qing gritted his teeth and muttered angrily: "Zhu Xiu will never get into trouble!"

After thinking about it, she summoned her servant: "Go and inform the Huaiyang Prince's Mansion quickly, saying that the old prince's second son-in-law is going to be beaten to death by Wang Jun! Then send someone to Guanyin Yuan and tell Zhou Xian that she will live there recently. In the temple, don’t go back to the Marquis Mansion!”

After simply tidying up, Guo Qing hurriedly got into his car and entered the palace to see Guo Wei.

Huaiyang Palace.

On the second floor of the boudoir, Fu Jinhuan and Fu Jinzhan were sitting together, studying new embroidery patterns. The two sisters were talking and laughing.

Suddenly, Fu Jinhuan said "Ouch" and frowned. The index finger of his left hand was pricked by a needle, and some dark red blood stained the towel.

"Be careful!" Fu Jinzhan said hurriedly.

Fu Jinhuan smiled and said, "It doesn't matter."

She put her fingers to her lips and sipped gently, tasting a little fishy sweetness.

For some reason, she suddenly felt flustered.

Fu Jinhuan put down his knitting towel and frowned: "Sister, I feel a little uncomfortable."

Fu Jinzhan asked with concern: "Could he be sick?"

Fu Jinhuan shook his head, looked out the window, and murmured: "I have a bad feeling."

Just as he was talking, heavy and rapid footsteps came from the stairwell, and Fu Zhaoxin's figure appeared at the door of the room, breathing heavily and with a solemn expression: "Zhu Xiu broke into the Privy Council residence without permission and was suspected of killing two Jinzhou generals, Chen Sirang and Kang Yanzhao. , was caught by Wang Jun on the spot!

Wang Jun wanted to arrest Zhu Xiu and put him in jail for questioning. Zhu Xiu led the guards of the Hou Mansion to resist. A fight broke out between the two sides in Xinlingfang, causing heavy casualties! "

Fu Jinhuan's pretty face turned pale instantly and her body swayed. Fu Jinzhan hurriedly supported her.

Fu Jinzhan asked anxiously: "When did it happen?"

Fu Zhaoxin smiled bitterly: "Just now! Princess Shou'an sent someone to tell her that her father already knew and had gone to the palace to meet the officials. She ordered me to lead a tiger guard to Xinlingfang!"

Fu Jinzhan said: "Brother, go quickly! No matter what, save Zhu Xiu first!"

Fu Zhaoxin nodded vigorously, hesitated for a moment, looked at Fu Jinhuan distressedly and said: "Second sister, don't worry, Zhu Xiu is not a short-lived ghost, and he will definitely be safe and sound!"

After a pause, Fu Zhaoxin said bitterly: "If Wang Jun harms Zhu Xiu, brother, I will definitely avenge him, and then help you find a good husband."

Fu Jinhuan's face turned a little pale.

Fu Jinzhan said angrily: "Shut up! Go!"

"Hey~" Fu Zhaoxin smiled sarcastically and rushed down to the boudoir.

Fu Jinzhan comforted him: "Don't panic, sister, Zhu Xiufu is lucky, he will be fine! Chai Junhou, Li Chongjin, the Prince Consort and others are all his close friends, and they will definitely help him!"

Zhu Xiu is the son-in-law of my Fu family. No matter how arrogant and domineering Wang Jun is, he would not dare to offend my Fu family! "

Fu Jinhuan nodded silently. Although his face was frighteningly pale, his expression had calmed down.

"Sister, send someone to the Hou Mansion to take care of the Zhu family." Fu Jinhuan said softly.

"Okay! I'll do it!" Fu Jinzhan nodded, comforted her, and left in a hurry.

After getting off the boudoir, Fu Jinzhan turned back and glanced at the second-story window, smiled bitterly and sighed.

In fact, she couldn't guarantee that Wang Jun would betray Fu's face. After all, Wang Jun was now the Prime Minister's Assistant and Privy Councilor, and even Fu Yanqing had to address him as Mr. Wang.

"Zhu Xiu, please never let my sister become a widow." Fu Jinzhan prayed in a low voice.

(End of this chapter)