my wonderful zoo

Chapter 75 Poisonous Wine
He finally understood why Cai Jing died.

Now that I have lost my money, if I can't get it back later, these followers will probably scatter like birds and beasts soon.

Without the money to feed those who are poor, they will definitely not treat themselves as kindly as before.

I don’t know if I can reach Lingnan smoothly. If I don’t, I will end up depressed like Cai Jing.

Those who went out to inquire about the news soon returned.

But two groups of people went out, and only three groups came back.

It was confirmed that there was indeed a convoy passing through Baochang County last night. They did not enter the city, but went directly around the city and boarded the ship at a private port in the south of the city. The abandoned cart was found by his followers at the private port. It was indeed the same vehicle as before. A cart used by Tong Guan to carry money.

The thieves didn't even spare the mules, horses and oxen that pulled the cart, and loaded them all on ships and transported them away together.

The boat is a local boat, but it was bought by a group of outsiders at a high price two days ago, and now even the boat and people are gone.

The boat entered the Shixing River and went downstream. By now, it was probably hundreds of miles away.

The downstream tributaries converge and all waterways intersect, making it difficult to find traces of ships.

In addition to these two bad news, the third is the most deadly.

In the end, the new official family did not let Tong Guan go. Even if he was demoted, he still pursued the jute book that was sent to him for death (the imperial edict to the outside world was made of yellow hemp paper.).

"Zhi said:..." Supervisory censor Zhang Cheng was still reading out the contents of the book, but Tong Guan's mind went blank.

All the previous plans and worries were in vain at this moment.

He no longer has to worry about how miserable his life will become after losing his money, because from today on, everything in this world will have nothing to do with him.

"Tong Xianggong, please." After reading the imperial edict, Zhang Cheng ordered the eunuch to bring a pot of wine.

For people who are about to die, this title is considered respectful, and there is nothing to care about the previous grievances.

"Thinking about my childhood, although I was a disabled person, I have made outstanding achievements. I have been in charge of the military for more than [-] years, and I have devoted myself to the Song Dynasty. I recovered the four states, sent the Khitan as an envoy, attacked Xixia, pacified Fangla, and Northern Expedition to the Liao Kingdom. I never thought that... It’s okay to end up like this! That’s it!”

After saying that, he picked up the wine bottle on the plate and drank directly without using a wine glass.

Tong Guan was tall and well-dressed, with a beard under his chin. He was not like a eunuch, but at this time, he looked extremely bold and bold.

But he never thought that when he was in power, he issued orders that even surpassed the emperor's edict.The officials who impeached him were all framed, but convicted and executed.

Everyone has many sides.

Tong Guan was very generous with money throughout his life. When he was in power, he used money to support everyone in the palace from the concubines down. Every day, he could hear people in the harem praising him.

His favor was outstanding, and his family was like a city. Many Yue Mu and Fu Bi came from his sect, and he had hundreds of servants, servants, officials and envoys.

When he was an official on the western border, he recruited young people to form the Shengjie Army, which numbered nearly ten thousand people. He used them as personal soldiers to guard his residence.

Even if he was demoted to Lingnan, he could still use money to win over a large group of people to follow him. In Meiling Official Road, without Lu Hui, the final result of his battle with the bandits would be hard to say.

However, in terms of being an official and a person, he was extremely evil, often causing trouble and causing disaster to the world.The world hates him, and even if he is chopped into pieces, it cannot atone for his guilt.

After drinking the poisonous wine in the jug, Tong Guan felt a little drunk before he died from the poison.

"That's all!" After a while, he felt cramps in his stomach, foamed at the mouth, stood up and fell to the ground, and soon died.

"Go and take a look." Zhang Cheng ordered.

The imperial doctor who came with the team came forward to check, touched his mouth and nose, and then touched the artery in the child's neck to confirm that he was no longer breathing, and then nodded to the eunuch.

"I heard that when Tong Xianggong went south, he took a boatload of family property with him. I wonder where he is now?" This was asked to Tong Guan's entourage.

These followers had all knelt on the ground from the beginning, and when they heard the eunuch's questions, they all bowed their heads and did not answer.A middle-aged man who looked like a steward stepped forward and answered: "Returning to Yushi Zhang, the silver car was robbed by a group of thieves in Meiling yesterday."

"Bad luck!" Upon hearing this, Zhang Cheng immediately cursed.

The thieves in the Song Dynasty were extremely courageous. They dared to rob the imperial court's tax and money, let alone the wealth of a demoted official.

"Take me and take a look." Zhang Cheng still ordered, wanting to see if there was any chance of recovering this huge sum of money, but the result was disappointing. The money had already entered the water and flowed down the river. Even if the emperor came, he would have to Sigh.

……

Chenjiazhuang.

Chen Xun met Chen Qin as he wished on the afternoon of the 29th. Although the girl was angry and refused to talk to him, she came anyway.Time is the best glue. After a while, Chen Xun believes that she will definitely calm down.

This is the happiness of men in this era. They don’t have to be cautious and walk on eggshells in front of their girlfriends. It’s the man’s fault whether he makes any mistakes or not.In this day and age, the head of the family is a natural person.

It's a pity that before I could have a moment of tenderness in the gentle land where children love each other, I was pulled into work mode by big news.

The enemy is about to attack!

The enemy who invaded this time is not just soldiers from Guangzhou.

It is an encirclement and suppression army composed of the five states of Nan'en Prefecture, Xinzhou, Duanzhou, Yingzhou, and Huizhou around Guangzhou, plus Guangzhou and the six prefectures.

According to the contents of the petition, Cui Junru, the Xuanfu envoy, also dispatched the first army of the Southwest Frontier Army (one army with five battalions, one battalion with five capitals, and one capital with 100 people) forbidden troops to assist in the battle.

Cui Junru, the envoy of Xuanfu, is the supreme military commander of Guangnan East Road and Guangnan West Road. With his intervention, it means that Chenjiazhuang has brushed the Song Dynasty dungeon to the road (province) level and officially entered hell mode.

According to the analysis in the report, the main force of this battle was the Forbidden Army of the Six States, with a total of six battalions of 3000 people, and the auxiliary troops were the soldiers of the various states, with a total of 5000 to [-] people.

Although the Forbidden Army attached to Guangnan East Road is not responsible for the main battle, if the officers and soldiers are at a disadvantage in the battle situation, they cannot stand aside and watch.

The Forbidden Army is not the same as those in Guangzhou before, and even the armor cannot be fully equipped.

Due to the prosperity of the Song Dynasty, the Imperial Guard, the army directly under the central court, was all equipped with armor and had sophisticated weapons.In terms of long-range combat, catapults, large, medium and small divine arm crossbows, and long archers are all available.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, during the period of Song Taizu, the recruitment of the imperial army would undergo a more comprehensive test of physical fitness, strength and height.However, by the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the military and political affairs were bureaucratized, which led to the tendency for recruitment standards to regard height as the only criterion.But there are differences. Generally speaking, the taller, younger, and stronger you are, the more likely you are to be assigned to an army that is well treated and valued.

For superior Imperial Guards, the height standard is generally required to be over 178 centimeters.

A medium-sized Imperial Guard with a standard height of about 170 centimeters or more.

Even the low-level imperial guards with average treatment are still over 165 centimeters tall
You must know that in the Xiang army, people with a height of 165 centimeters or more can be said to be rare and outstanding.

The taller you are, the better your physical fitness will be.

(End of this chapter)