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Cai Jing's fifth son, Cai Ying, the commander of the horses, rushed to the study, and saw that Cai Jing was painting inside, and it was inconvenient to go in and disturb, so he was in a hurry.

Although Cai Jing is old, his eyes are still good, so he naturally noticed his small movements outside the door early in the morning, so he reluctantly rubbed the brush in his hand on the pen and rested it on the white jade pen holder in the shape of an arched bridge.

"Come in."

He took a wet towel from the side, wiped his hands carefully, and said leisurely: "Look at you like this, didn't you hear any news from the palace again?" ”

Originally, with Cai Jing's power, any important news in the palace would reach his ears as soon as possible, but since the dispute with Tong Guan and Liang Shicheng, the two eunuchs of Wen and Wu, because of the 'attack on Liao', most of the news channels in the palace have been cut off.

So in these days, whenever Emperor Namod heard any news in the palace, she would ask her husband to come and say hello.

I heard Cai Yan say excitedly: "Master, do you remember that a few days ago, you once recommended a monk with the Dharma name Wukong in front of the official family?" ”

"Wukong Monk?"

Cai Jing groaned slightly, and remembered that he was entrusted by the Shaolin abbot a few days ago to mention this 'Wukong' in front of Song Huizong, but it was only a few words, and it was not a serious recommendation.

So he nodded and said, "That's true." ”

"The master is really smart!"

Cai Yan sincerely admired: "Some time ago, when I saw that the old man was falling into the middle of the court, my son was still worried, but I didn't think that you were already confident, and you actually used the monk's mouth to ruin the good deeds of Tong Guan and others!" ”

Cai Jing was a little dazed this time, and hurriedly instructed his son to describe the matter in detail.

When he heard Wu Kai's prediction that there would be a large-scale rebellion in the south, his heart jumped suddenly, but he stepped forward and grabbed Cai Yan's arm, and said in a deep voice: "That monk really said that?!" ”

"Where did the princess hear from Concubine Wei Xian, there must be no fake!"

Although Cai Yan saw that his expression was a little wrong, he couldn't think of anything wrong with it, so he still said excitedly: "Master, since the official family has believed in the monk's prophecy, it is presumably that they will not raise troops to attack Liao again-in this way, this 'battle for attacking Liao' is a big victory for you, sir!" Look at those two geldings, do you dare to be arrogant in front of our Cai family in the future! ”

"Hey~"

Cai Jing sighed, stood up and walked to the bookcase, turned out a blank note, spread it out on the table, and after a little hesitation, he picked up the pen and wrote a flowery piece in a moment.

Cai Yan was still looking curiously at the beginning, but the more he looked at it, the more panicked he became, and finally he simply knelt on the ground with a puff, hugged Cai Jing's thigh and cried: "Dad! Don't be stupid! Now that the situation is very good, how can you fold the 'beggar bones'?! ”

The beggar bones are the meaning of the ancient officials' application to return to their hometowns - no wonder Cai Ying was so panicked, and the feeling that Cai Jing wrote this letter was actually a 'letter of resignation'!

"The situation is good?"

Cai Jing looked at his son and shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said: "That monk dares to say such things, either he is a madman who is bent on death, or he has heard something - of course, he may really be a monk with profound mana, but as long as it is not the former, then as a father and an official, I am afraid that he will resign if he doesn't want to!" ”

"Why is that?"

Cai Yan asked puzzledly: "If that monk is a madman, it's fine, but if he can really have such a catastrophe with the prophecy, so that the court can prepare early, the lord has no merit and hard work as a recommender, how can he be forced to resign?!" ”

"Why? Hey~"

Cai Jing sighed again, then took a blank piece of paper, wrote three big characters on it, threw it in front of Cai Ying, and said in a deep voice: "It's not just for this!" ”

Cai Yan picked up the piece of paper, and when he looked at it carefully, he saw the words 'Huashi Gang' written on it.

"Although the flower stone gang is used by the official family, it is handled by the father, before and after 20 years, causing the people in Jiangnan to resent, if nothing happens, it is okay, once there are thieves in Jiangnan, it will be used as a reason to strengthen the momentum, then it will be difficult to escape the blame for the father, I am afraid that even the begging bones will not beg, I can only wait for the resignation of the official!"

Saying that, Cai Jing couldn't help but smile bitterly, the reason why he was able to stand in the court for many years without falling down was that he was able to procure the Flower Stone Gang was an important reason - whoever wanted to succeed would lose Xiao He, and he would eventually be bad at this Flower Stone Gang.

When Cai Yan heard this, his heart suddenly cooled half, he originally thought it was a happy event, but he thought it was a disaster.

However, unlike Cai Jing's loss and bitterness, he was very panicked, hesitated for a while, and finally said in a trembling voice: "Master, if you really tell the old man to return to his hometown, where is the eldest brother...... Where is he afraid of ......"

"Your brother...... Hey~"

Speaking of his eldest son, Cai Jing suddenly had a headache, it is said that the Song Dynasty is the most filial piety, but he gave birth to a disobedient son!

Cai Jing's eldest son, Cai You, is currently a scholar of Xuanhe Palace, because he had a friendship with Song Huizong when he was a teenager, so he was fortunate not to be under Cai Jing, and he was only one step away from the phase.

It stands to reason that he should be Cai Jing's most powerful helper, and he is the natural successor of Cai's forces - but the father and son have been quite unhappy in recent years.

At first, it was just a struggle for power, Cai You was unwilling to be his father's pawn, and felt that Cai Jing was hindering his path of becoming a marquis and worshipping the prime minister.

Later, an incident happened, which made the relationship between the two sides incompatible!

But said that two years ago, Song Huizong revealed the rumor that he wanted to marry the most favored Emperor Maode to Cai Ying, which was a happy event, who would have thought that Cai You heard the news, and actually found his younger brother Cai Yan in person, forcing him to play a fold to imply that he had a hidden illness and could not marry the princess, and begged the official family to allow him to replace him with his nephew [Cai You's son].

Of course Cai Ying refused, the two brothers made trouble in front of Cai Jing, and Cai Jing was naturally dissatisfied with Cai You's nonsense.

After only a few reprimands, Cai You was completely annoyed, and actually swore in front of Cai Jing, saying that when he came to power in the future, he would definitely kill the fifth and fourth Cai Qian [tao], the most favored in the family.

This is not just talking, he really intends to do it!

Now that Cai Jing is about to return to his hometown, how can he not make Cai Jing tremble?

"Don't panic! With Emperor Maude here, the eldest brother should be helpless against you, but your fourth brother is in some trouble......"

Cai Jing pondered for a moment, and then explained: "When the Wukong monk comes out, you will take the fourth brother to visit in person, and be more respectful - as long as the monk's prophecy comes true, the power in the future will not be under Lin Lingsu, and it will not be a problem to protect the two of you." ”

After a pause, he added: "In the future, if my father wants to be reinstated, I can't say that it will fall on him!" ”

[Cai You's attempt to kill his younger brother is recorded in the history books, and it is not made up out of thin air. 】