Yi Song

Chapter 167 The end of Cai Mansion

Taishifang was surrounded by the imperial guards in front of the palace. Teams of officers and soldiers walked in and walked between the high walls of the deep courtyard. From time to time there were sounds of yelling and crying.

There were sounds of smashing doors, rummaging through boxes and cabinets, and the sounds of broken porcelain and pottery falling to the ground.

The soldiers from the Military Inspectorate blocked the intersection across two streets and tried their best to stop the people who were rushing in.

"Brothers Pu Bing, we are all neighbors. Let us go in and have a look." Someone said with a playful smile.

"Let you go in and have fun, I have to go to Bianzhou to eat old rice. Stop crowding, and I will give you a few sticks if you crowd again. Hu San, Hou Si, Chu Wu, I recognize you, if you continue to crowd here and disrupt order, I will arrest you immediately and send you to the Bian River to repair the river."

"Wang Datou, don't bluff me! Governor Liu has finished dredging the Bianhe River, and there is no more river work to do. It will be useless if you arrest us."

"Haha, I want you to know that Governor Liu was so capable that he dredged the Bianhe River in three months. The officials asked him to dredge all the canals from Nanjing to Suzhou, Suishui River, and Laobian River. He recruited an additional 100,000 Huaibei rebels. I don’t have more than a few of you to be a Xiangjun, so let’s go together.”

The words of Pubing Wang Datou made several rogues take two steps back involuntarily.

"Haha, you guys go repair the Bianhe River together and stop causing trouble here!" A voice burst out from the crowd.

"Who! Who is this straight bitch? How dare you antagonize me!" Hu San and others yelled, but everyone laughed.

When Cai Jing fell, people did not dare to set off firecrackers to celebrate publicly, but they were able to laugh and release their mood through these small actions.

Gao Qiu was dressed in a purple robe. He was escorted by several close associates and led by military attachés. He walked through alleys and courtyards. He walked through countless corridors and walked through countless courtyards. After walking for a quarter of an hour, he still hadn't arrived at Zhileju.

"This Taishifang is really big. It's a pity that no matter how big it is, it's just a dream!" Gao Qiu secretly sighed.

When they arrived at Zhileju's study, there were several Forbidden Army sergeants standing at the door and outside the window. When they saw Gao Qiu approaching, they quickly saluted.

"Is the Grand Master inside?"

"exist!"

Gao Qiu pushed the door open and went in. The first thing he saw was an old man with white hair and beard. He almost didn't dare to recognize him.

"Master, I haven't seen you for a few days. Why have you aged so much?"

Cai Jing sat on an armchair and looked at the scenery outside the window. He turned his head when he heard the sound and smiled, "Lieutenant Gao is here. Please sit with me. My house has been ransacked now and there is no tea to entertain me. I'm sorry."

Gao Qiu walked to the side, lifted up his lapels and sat down on the parallel armchairs.

"The Grand Master is very elegant and cheerful."

"I am no longer a Grand Master. Lieutenant Gao must not be called that. I am now the deputy envoy of the regiment training in Shaozhou and am under the supervision of Nan Enzhou."

"Grand Master, don't be discouraged. You have experienced many ups and downs. You may be recalled by an imperial edict before you reach Jinghu South Road."

Cai Jing smiled and said, "I can't reach Jinghu South Road. There are too many people in the court who don't want me to come back. Zheng Juzhong, the newly promoted young prime minister Wang Fu, and Liu Erlang. It's impossible to say that all the Wuhe Gang's thugs have left Bianjing City. , is it Captain Gao?"

Gao Qiu, the boss behind the Wuhe Gang, also smiled and did not answer.

"By the way, where is Liu Erlang? I didn't say that I wanted to see him. Am I in such a state of desperation that I don't even give him this face?"

Gao Qiu turned his head to look at him for a few times, then continued to look at the scenery outside the window, his voice a little shaky, "He went to find Cai Wulang."

Cai Jing's face suddenly froze, his cloudy eyes stared at the scenery of the garden outside the window, and tears suddenly burst into his face.

"I've seen enough of this beautiful scenery. It's a pity that my Shiro and Wuro can't see enough. It's a pity, it's a huge pity."

Gao Qiu comforted him softly and kindly: "Master, there are nine out of ten things going wrong in this world."

Cai Jing wiped away the tears on his face with his sleeves, and said with a sad smile: "I have been rich and noble for half my life, and have been in a high position, that's enough, that's enough! But I have been in officialdom for decades, and I never expected that I would be defeated."

Cai Jing couldn't go on and couldn't seem to find the right words. "Defeated at the hands of a warrior?" Gao Qiu asked.

Cai Jing turned around and asked with a sneer: "Have you ever seen such a cunning, despicable martial artist?"

"On the battlefield, some rely on bravery, some rely on resourcefulness, and some have both wisdom and courage. They are cunning, despicable, and shameless. Haha, it's good if you can win. The winner is not condemned."

"The winner is not condemned. This is what Liu Erlang said. When I heard it, he always had some wonderful words to say. Yes, if you are not as good as others, you have to admit defeat. By the way, where are my Dalang and Sanlang? ?”

"Today, a memorial was issued on the admonition platform, impeaching Cai Dalang and Cai Sanlang together. The imperial pen was given. Cai Dalang was demoted to Wuning County Lieutenant in Hongzhou, Jiangxi Province, and Cai Sanlang was demoted to the chief registrar of Tongmingyuan in Dazhou, Xishu."

Cai Jing smiled bitterly and said: "That's right. Wang Fu, who is in power, is not a soft-hearted person. If Liu Erlang is included, he will definitely try to eradicate the roots. There are not two characters of Cai in one sentence. No matter how disobedient these two traitors are, Outsiders still consider us father and son.

Also, the raid on Taishifang was probably Liu Erlang’s idea, and Wang Fu came up with the idea to take credit. The inner treasury of the official family is full, and everyone above and below is getting fatter. Everyone was satisfied and praised Wang Shaozai as a good official, sensible, good at doing things and a good person. "

Suddenly, the sound of neat footsteps sounded outside, and Cai Jing's heart shrank.

Creaking, the study door was pushed open, and Liu Guozhang, dressed in a scarlet robe, walked in steadily.

Cai Jing stood up suddenly, his hands trembling on the armrests of the chair, and his thin body swayed like a dead leaf.

"Liu Erlang, my Wulang." His voice was hoarse and crying.

"Going peacefully."

Liu Guozhang replied simply and neatly.

"My Wulang, Wulang!" Cai Jing couldn't bear it any longer, bursting into tears and wailing loudly.

It's better for you to cry than during the Jingkang period when tens of millions of people in China cried.

Liu Guozhang glanced at him, cupped his hands and said, "Grand Master, have a good journey, Liu will not send you off."

After saying that, he turned around and left, his voice drifting towards Gao Qiu.

"Lieutenant Gao, the prisoner presentation ceremony will be held tomorrow. You are the ceremony official, so you must prepare early."

When Gao Qiu heard this, he stood up quickly and said, "Yes, that's right. Master, please go on your way. Gao has something important to do, so I won't send him off."

"Tomorrow the prisoners will be presented, will you be the ceremony official?" Cai Jing asked in disbelief.

"That's right, Tian Wenbao was annihilated by the imperial guards in front of the palace. As the Taiwei in front of the palace, I am in charge of the prisoner presentation. Is there any problem?"

Seeing the elated Gao Qiu, Cai Jing suddenly smiled and said, "No problem, congratulations to Captain Gao, congratulations to Captain Gao."

Gao Qiu raised his eyebrows and cupped his hands: "We are happy together and congratulations together!"

He lifted up his front and walked out happily.

Cai Jing stood alone in the study, silently looking at the closed door, reminiscing about something.

After a while, he shook his head, with an incomprehensible smile on his lips, and murmured: "Well, Liu Erlang, I didn't lose unjustly! Liang Shicheng, Bai Shizhong, Wang Fu, Gao Qiu, Zhao Ji , I lost, completely lost, and was the first to leave.

I opened my eyes and watched to see how you all lost completely and how you left miserably! I'm waiting for you, waiting for you to open another table together, no, two tables. Haha, hahaha! "

Cai Jing raised his head and laughed. His crazy laughter was so weird and sharp that the hairs of those who heard it stood up in fear.

(End of this chapter)