Cai Xiangfu

Cai Jing, the Taishi of the ruling and opposition powers, was seventy-four years old at this time, and this was the third time he was the prime minister. Although since the beginning of this dynasty, there have been regulations for the prime minister to reign for no more than eight years. But when it comes to Zhao Ji and Cai Jing, the two monarchs, it is not easy to do it.

Just because Cai Jing can find out Zhao Ji's preferences, blindly advocate "Fengheng Yuda", and can use the name of changing the law to scrape all the private wealth to the imperial treasury, so as to provide Zhao Ji with a life of poverty and luxury. Therefore, although he was dismissed twice before, it didn't take long for Zhao Ji to think of his benefits again and reinstate Cai Jing as prime minister again.

Zhenghe appeared for the third time in the second year, it has been eight years, Cai's family can be described as extremely prominent, but after all, it is a rare year, in recent years, Cai Jing's energy has not been as good as before, I wanted to help a few more sons, and then returned to my hometown.

Unexpectedly, more than ten days ago, a document suddenly came from Jiangzhou, and Cai Dezhang, the ninth son who was sent to Jiangzhou to be the governor, was actually assassinated on the street.

The pain of the white-haired man sending the black-haired man made this power-destroying capital, who had been in the court for a long time, seem to be a few years older, and he no longer had the energy to ask about the affairs of the court.

Cai Jing leaned back in his chair a little weakly, looked at the officials standing under the hall, and said, "How is it?" Has the Assassin been missing? ”

This official was a cadre of the Criminal Department, and he was good at tracing and arresting prisoners, so he was sent by Cai Jing to Jiangzhou to arrest the assassins.

"Back to the Taishi, the first few assassins in white clothes and black hats should be from the Jiangnan Manichaean religion, and some people heard those assassins call the women among them the holy aunt, thinking that the first batch of assassins were all Manichaeans. Later, the assassin who killed Lord Zhizhou was a flat man, and he was not in a group with them, so he should have been improvized, but he was not from Jiangzhou, and he fled immediately after the incident, so his whereabouts have not been found for the time being. ”

Cai Jing nodded, and was about to speak, but when he saw his eldest son Cai You, who had opened his own mansion, come in, he couldn't help but say, "Why are you here today?" ”

The official of the Criminal Department saw another powerful person of the Cai family coming in, and hurriedly retreated.

Cai You said: "I heard that my father is not in good health these days, so I came to visit. ”

When Cai Jing heard this, his face couldn't help but change, he had already ordered his subordinates not to spread the matter of his physical weakness, but he didn't expect to let this rebel know.

Immediately said in a deep voice: "There is nothing to do, please go back." ”

Cai You ignored his father's eviction order, but stepped forward, grabbed Cai Jing's wrist and took the pulse.

Cai Jing couldn't help but tremble with anger when he saw Cai You so presumptuous.

Cai You said with a smile: "My father's pulse is a little disturbed, I'm afraid that my body is really unwell." ”

Cai Jing naturally knew Cai You's thoughts, and said angrily: "You rebel son wishes that his father was sick, right?" ”

Cai You let go of his father's wrist with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "My father misunderstood, but my lord is now in his old age, and the affairs of the court are chaotic and heavy, so I don't want you to hurt your mind anymore." Now my brothers and I can gain a foothold in the court, and my father can enjoy his old age in peace. ”

Cai Jing glared at Cai You and said, "Now that you are the Kaifu Yi and the Third Division, you are a member of the first rank, and you can sit on an equal footing with your father." I just don't know my phase, what are you going to do with your second brother? ”

Cai You said without hesitation: "My Cai family's reputation has been ruined by him, and now the people are eager to eat his flesh and sleep on his skin, for the sake of my Cai family, my son can only ask the saint to behead him to be angry." ”

Cai Jing's eyes couldn't help but darken, leaned back in the chair and eased down for a while, before he said: "Rebel, rebel, as long as I live, you will not succeed." ”

Cai You saw that his father was indeed weak and that the purpose of this line had been achieved, so he patted his forehead and said, "I suddenly remembered that there were still some things in the palace, and my son retired here." ”

Cai Jing looked at Cai You's retirement with a happy face, couldn't help sighing, and said to the official of the Criminal Department: "Go down, you can report the matter of the assassin to the Criminal Department, and I have no right to intervene in the future." ”

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Zhao Ji to order Cai Jing to be a scholar, just remembering that he had contributed to the country, and allowed him to go to court on the first and fifteenth days of each month.

Cai Jing was dismissed, Chao Gai and others only fought in Liangshan, no longer robbing the city and plundering the government, and no one in the court and the ministers were nosy, only caring about fighting for power and profit in the court.

However, it was said that after Li Kui was happy in Liangshan for a few days, he saw Zhang Shun's old lady living comfortably on the mountain, and he also remembered his own wife. immediately came to find Chao Yong and wanted to go down the mountain to fetch the old lady.

Although Li Kui had just gone to Liangshan, the nearby state capital did not know his murderous name, and the murder in the township before was no longer done after several amnesties.

It's just that Li Kui's surname is reckless, Chao Yong is afraid that he will have trouble on the way, and if he talks about Luocao Liangshan, he was arrested by the government, so he asked Mu Hong to accompany him back.

went all the way north from Jiangzhou, but Li Kui didn't have a lot of trouble with everyone, but Li Jun, Zhang Heng and others were all heroes in the water, and they were not less angry with him, only Mu Hong was strong in martial arts, Li Kui teased Mu Hong several times, but he was taught a lesson by Mu Hong, so Li Kui was a little afraid of Mu Hong.

The two went down the mountain, Mu Hong restrained Li Kui all the way, but there was no surprise, there was nothing to say all the way, and they arrived at Baizhang Village in Yishui County early.

Li Kui has been away from home for more than ten years, but the people in the village can't recognize him, and when they see the two of them entering the village, they just look at it curiously.

Li Kui was also impatient to talk to them, so he came home.

When Mu Hong looked at it, it was two dilapidated thatched houses, very dilapidated.

The two pushed open the firewood and entered the house, when they heard the voice of an old woman inside: "Who came in?" ”

Li Kui heard the familiar voice and called "Niang", so he knelt down and walked inside.

When I entered the room, I saw the old lady sitting on the bed and chanting the Buddha, so I threw herself into the arms of the old lady and shouted, "Mother! The Iron Bull is back. ”

When the old lady heard Li Kui's voice, she immediately groped her hands on Li Kui's face, touched it for a while, and said: "It's my son Tie Niu, where have you been all these years, and my mother thought I couldn't see you anymore." ”

Li Kui saw that the old lady was just touching her face, but she didn't look down at him, and couldn't help but say, "Mother, can't you see it?" ”

"When you have been here for a long time, my mother misses you all night, and her tears are dried up, so that she cannot see you. I didn't expect you to come back, it's really the blessing of the Buddha, it's not in vain that my mother blesses you with safety every time I say that the Buddha reads it. ”

Along the way, Li Kui thought about it and said, "The sin of killing people before has also been forgiven, and now Tie Niu is an officer in Jeju who has silver to use every month, so he comes to take his mother to enjoy happiness." ”

The old lady didn't think much about it, and when she heard the words, she said: "I don't want my iron bull to have such blessings, wait for your brother to come back, take him with me." He worked long hours in other people's homes, and every time he got some food, he had to give his mother a portion. I haven't even asked for a mother-in-law over the years, and you can take him to enjoy some blessings. ”

Li Kui and his brother Li Da are two people, and they said impatiently when they heard this: "He loves himself to work for others, and when he does something, my mother and I will go." ”

As he spoke, he picked up the old lady and left.

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