Chapter 49: Jingkang's Shame [I]
On the eighth day of November in the first year of Jingkang, Bianliang City finally ushered in the first snow since the beginning of winter. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
It took two days to wrap the devastated Bianliang City in a layer of silver, and at the same time, the shouts and killings outside the city that lasted for more than a month temporarily disappeared.
Therefore, I don't know how many people in the city are looking forward to this snow to continue to fall, so that those fierce Jurchens will retreat.
But Xing Bingyi clearly knew that the Jurchens who wanted to rely on a snow to force back the Jurchens who grew up in the white mountains and black waters were undoubtedly dreaming - the reason why the Jin army temporarily stopped the offensive was only because the imperial court once again sent a peace envoy.
Thinking of the words 'peace talk messenger', Xing Bingyi unconsciously touched his heart, sighed faintly, and moved lightly to the root of the north wall.
Looking at the two plum trees in the yard that had begun to bud but had not yet bloomed, Xing Bingyi couldn't help but think of the scene of Zhao Gouyi, the king of Kang, who had been sorry for him that day.
It was at the end of September, not long after the Jurchens invaded the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, when the Manchu Dynasty was in mourning and the two emperors were in panic, Zhao Gou wrote a letter and invited himself to the Jin army camp to sue for peace.
This book was like a shock, instantly shocking the government and the opposition, and even the Emperor couldn't help but blurt out praise: "I don't want me to have such a good child?!" ā
Of course, everyone is just shocked on the surface, and in their hearts they are actually like a mirror, knowing that even if King Kang Zhao Gou does not take the initiative to 'ask for his life', once he needs to send hostages over in the future, he will be the best choice - since it is also a knife to stretch out his head and shrink his head, it is understandable that Zhao Gou chose to take the initiative to attack and get some benefits by the way.
But the choice of another person made everyone fall through the glasses - Qin Hui, who had just been promoted to the position of Governor of the Council [Participating in Political Affairs, is actually the Prime Minister at the bottom of the ranks], actually wrote to invite himself to be the deputy envoy of King Kang, claiming that he would save the people from fire and water with a three-inch tongue!
At this time, the courtiers were really shocked, thinking that since Li Gang, there was another fierce and pure minister in the court - of course, in terms of personal relations and business relations, Li Gang definitely couldn't catch up with Qin Hui.
A few days later, under the two plum trees in the courtyard, Xing Bingyi and Zhao Gou said goodbye to each other and shed tears, although the two never said it explicitly, but they actually understood in each other's hearts that if nothing else, the husband and wife would be difficult to reunite in the future, and maybe life and death would be possible forever.
To be honest, Xing Bingyi actually had some resentment in his heart at that time, after all, he was also a messenger of peace talks, and Qin Hui and Qin Xiangye sent his wife and children to the south first, and Zhao Gou was ready to stay in the city in order not to arouse suspicion......
Click, click, click~
Xing Bingyi was thinking by the window, when he was suddenly disturbed by a sound of footsteps, frowned, and saw the housekeeper Liu hurriedly entering the courtyard, with two big feet flying up and down, turning out countless mud from the snow.
Seeing this, Xing Bingyi was a little more unhappy in his heart, and when the Liu family screamed and rushed to the door like a pig, he couldn't help but scream: "Stop!" Tell me something through the window, don't dirty my house! ā
Liu Shi stopped his steps in embarrassment, slandering in his heart, but hurriedly apologized on his face: "Oops~ Look at my eyesight!" ā
As he spoke, he patted his face lightly, and then leaned in front of the window and changed his tone and shouted: "Niangniang, it's amazing, a group of thieves broke in outside, saying that it was ...... It is said that it is a holy decree to take away all the maids in our house and give them to the Jurchen barbarians outside the city! ā
"What?!"
Xing Bingyi didn't care about any interests, leaned forward, grabbed the collar of the Liu family, and said hurriedly: "You...... Are you serious?! ā
"Can this be fake? How many heads does my old woman have, and she dares to falsely convey the holy decree?! ā
Listening to Liu's gambling curse and swearing, Xing Bingyi only felt as if a thousand catties of boulder had been pressed on his chest, and it seemed that there was a mountain of flames about to erupt - although Zhao Gou said that there was no news for a while, he was also a righteous prince, how could the woman in the house allow such a practice?!
She was about to go to the front yard to explore the truth and truth, when she saw Wei Liben, the chief eunuch in the house, leading the two eunuchs into the courtyard with a sad face.
Xing Bingyi immediately closed the window, called out to the two maids from outside, and helped himself out with a solemn face.
Although the two eunuchs stood tall all the way and were quite perverse, they still didn't dare to lose their manners, and when they saw Xing Bingyi coming out, they hurriedly stepped forward and said, "The villain has seen Mrs. Jiaguo [Xing Bingyi's official title]. ā
Xing Bingyi looked the two of them up and down a few times, and saw that they were not familiar faces, let alone the favored eunuchs in the palace, so his pretty face sank a little more, and he scolded angrily: "Who are you instructed by to come to the palace to make trouble?!" The maids in this mansion are all domestic slaves of His Royal Highness King Kang, how can they be sent to humiliate those Hu people?! His Royal Highness King Kang is serving the country outside, but you are so mad, aren't you afraid of five thunderstorms in the sky?! ā
In the face of her fierce words, the two did not have much panic, exchanged glances with each other, and the eunuch at the head of the eunuch bowed his hand without saying anything humble: "Please Mrs. Jiaguo be cautious, the villain and others are really here on an errand by holy order, and there is no disrespect for His Royal Highness King Kang." ā
Before the words fell, another eunuch immediately said: "Besides, this imperial order is not aimed at your Kang Wangfu family, now this capital is from the kings and grandsons to the nobles to the people of Limin, but all the young and beautiful women are among the recruits." ā
After a pause, he added: "It's good like the prince's mansion, only a few maids and maids are collected, and none of the concubines on the register are touched - those ordinary people are miserable, don't say it's a concubine, even if the eldest lady in the family has some appearance, she will also have to go on this 'errand'!" ā
Listening to these two people, Xing Bingyi's face had already lost blood, and the two maids beside him were even more frightened to tears, and only knelt on the ground and begged Xing Bingyi to save his life.
Xing Bingyi looked at the two maids who were stunned for a while, and suddenly asked in a trembling voice, "If so...... What if the golden man had so many women and refused to go back? ā
The eunuch at the head shook his head: "How does this villain know?" But ......"
After a little hesitation, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Looking at the meaning of the Emperor and the Emperor, Bacheng will continue to send people and things, until the Jurchen barbarians are satisfied!" ā