The news of Zhang Rou's return to the Song Dynasty finally arrived in Zhongdu. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Kublai Khan was furious because of the joy of the victory in the Lianghuai battle, which disappeared without a trace, and he knew very well that compared with the victory in the Lianghuai battle, the fiasco of Sichuan, especially Zhang Rou's return to the Song court, was even more worrying.

Zhang Rou is old, it is estimated that it will not pose much of a threat, but Zhang Rou's two sons Zhang Hongluo and Zhang Hongfan are not easy to say, especially Zhang Hongfan, who can be described as the leader among young people, Kublai Khan knows it very well, once Zhang Hongfan also follows Zhang Rou to the Song court, it will be a great loss for the Mongolian court.

Kublai Khan knew very well that since Zhang Rou had surrendered to the Great Song court, it was unlikely that a talent like Zhang Hongfan would continue to be used by the Mongol court.

The palace guards had already set off to Kaiping City, and they carried Kublai Khan's holy decree to arrest Zhang Rou's family, and none of them were allowed to let go.

Not long after this group of guards set off, another group of guards also set off from the palace and headed for Kaiping City.

Liu Bingzhong's mood was unusually calm, he had been waiting.

Zhang Rou's family all left Kaiping City, it is said that they went outside the city to pray for the blessing of the Bodhisattva, and the descendants of the family are still there, but two days have passed, and Zhang Rou's family still does not come back, and the temple outside the city also has news, and Zhang Rou's family has not been seen to enter the temple to pray for blessings.

Liu Bingzhong had understood everything, but he wouldn't say anything, faintly, in his mind, he was even more curious about the Great Song Dynasty Sichuan system, and he also had a rare sense of admiration.

Liu Bingzhong still has illusions in his heart, after all, he debuted by Kublai Khan's side, conscientious and dedicated, he didn't believe that Kublai Khan would punish him, after all, Zhang Rou returned to the Song Dynasty court, and there was no direct relationship between him Liu Bingzhong, speaking of which, there was a problem with the arrangement of the Great Khan, requiring Zhang Rou to lead 10,000 new annexed troops to attack Sichuan, which is incomprehensible.

The butler came to report that there were strangers outside the mansion, and these people were in strong shape, much like the guards in the palace.

Liu Bingzhong's face changed slightly, but he still didn't show anything.

Liu Bingzhong is different from other Han ministers, he has almost no family, his grandfather and father have died, only a half-brother, Liu Bingzhong is a talented learner, once worked as a small official in the government, so that he was depressed, thinking that he had failed to live up to his talent, and later abandoned the official and lived in seclusion in Wu'an Mountain, and was later accepted as a disciple by the Zen master of Tianning Temple, and since then he has become a monk.

Although he was loyal to Kublai Khan later, Liu Bingzhong still used the custom of a monk to demand himself, he did not marry a wife, and the old housekeeper took care of him, and there were many subordinates in the family, but most of these people were poor people taken in by Liu Bingzhong.

Liu Bingzhong, who is almost fifty years old, still lives the life of a scavenger, abandoning all luxurious enjoyments.

Liu Bingzhong's mansion is also very simple, and there is absolutely nothing resplendent in sight, but it has the taste of green lights and yellow rolls.

Like Liu Bingzhong, a person with a character is extremely stubborn, what he doesn't believe in, no one says it has any effect, only after experiencing it himself, will he be convinced, this kind of stubbornness hitting the south wall will definitely suffer.

Two days passed, Liu Bingzhong didn't go anywhere, he had been waiting at home, the housekeeper had persuaded Liu Bingzhong to walk around the courtyard, Liu Bingzhong shook his head and refused, just like reciting scriptures in the temple.

On the third day, before dawn, there was a commotion outside the mansion.

There was a knock on the door.

When the panicked housekeeper was about to open the door, he was stopped by Liu Bingzhong.

"Butler, you don't have to open the door, just let them crash open, so as not to be injured by mistake, you remember, after I leave, divide the family's belongings into many subordinates, let them leave here, fend for themselves, no need to continue to follow my side, I am afraid it will be difficult to take care of them in the future."

The butler's body trembled, and he opened his mouth to speak, but he couldn't say anything.

"Butler, you also have to take care, if I can still come out, we will naturally meet one day, if I can't come out, you can also leave here and go back to your hometown, this is a place of right and wrong, don't come."

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The study was kicked open, and the palace guard stood in the doorway, holding the edict in his hand.

Liu Bingzhong stood up, smiled, and tidied up his clothes, without showing the slightest panic.

The housekeeper stepped forward unconsciously, thinking about blocking in front of Liu Bingzhong, but was kicked to the ground by the guards who came in, struggling quite painfully.

The smile on Liu Bingzhong's face disappeared, he glared at the guard, and turned to help the housekeeper.

The guards didn't do anything, but after Liu Bingzhong picked up the housekeeper, he stepped forward and took the shackles directly.

Su Wei was about to read the edict when Liu Bingzhong spoke.

"No need to read it, I'm wearing shackles and can't kneel."

Liu Bingzhong was taken away.

Walking out of the study, Liu Bingzhong's eyes immediately widened.

The subordinates of the family have been concentrated in the courtyard, more guards are rummaging in many houses, a lot of things have been thrown in the courtyard, and several subordinates have obviously been beaten, squatting on the ground and crying silently.

Seeing Liu Bingzhong wearing shackles, several subordinates wanted to come forward, but the bright steel knife in the hands of the guards made them dare not step forward, so they could only watch Liu Bingzhong cry.

Liu Bingzhong closed his eyes in pain, he felt that he was too simple, in fact, he should have dismissed his subordinates two days ago and gave them some money and food, but now he has no chance, after the raiding of the guards, it is impossible to save any money and food at home, and he doesn't know how these subordinates will live in the future.

When he was about to walk out of the mansion, Liu Bingzhong opened his eyes, looked at the sky, and let out a long sigh.

Liu Bingzhong was escorted away, and the search continued, continuing until dark.

Several people in the courtyard fainted from freezing and starvation, and the housekeeper could only look at it and sigh.

After the search, many rooms were affixed with seals, and these seals were never touched, and if they were moved, it would be a capital crime.

The guards don't care what the people in the mansion do next.

There were no seals, only two rooms in the front yard where the people rested, and nearly twenty people in the mansion were all crammed into two houses that night.

Fortunately, the housekeeper was prepared and had already hidden some silver taels outside the mansion, which could barely keep more than 20 people alive, otherwise after being raided, many of his subordinates would be dead.

Maybe he knew Liu Bingzhong's situation, or maybe Kublai Khan had orders, the guards did not embarrass the subordinates in the mansion, and even did not embarrass the housekeepers.

The crowd was so hungry that the butler ventured out of the mansion, and there were no sergeants outside.

The housekeeper went to buy dozens of pancakes and brought them back to the mansion.

Everyone shed tears while eating pancakes, they didn't know where the future was, and they didn't know where to go next, so many years have passed, they have regarded the mansion as their home, and Liu Bingzhong has been regarded as the real master, and it is normal for the six gods to have no owner when they suddenly encounter such a disaster.

Liu Bingzhong was arrested, at this moment, no one will care about the situation in the mansion, let alone lend a hand, and it will be too late for people to dodge, for fear of getting into trouble.

The housekeeper understood this very well, he comforted everyone in a low voice, and kept saying that the master must have been wronged and would definitely go home, and the housekeeper's words made everyone's mood better.

More than 20 people were crammed into two rooms, huddled together to keep warm, and finally survived this night that will never be forgotten in the rest of their lives.

After dawn, the housekeeper had not had time to arrange for everyone to clean up, and the messy courtyard always had to be cleaned up, and the guards entered the mansion again and told everyone to leave immediately, and the entire mansion would be sealed.

The butler's face turned pale in an instant, and he begged the guards to let everyone take away their clothes, one of the guards raised his horsewhip and prepared to beat the butler, and the other guard raised his hand and told the butler that each person could take two pieces of clothing, and that they would be inspected when they went out, and that if they took any possessions, they would be killed.

The housekeeper didn't say anything, this is obviously not letting everyone live, the mansion has been seized, and everyone has no money on them, where to live next, what to eat and drink, is it difficult to wait for death directly.

The housekeeper did not dare to speak, let alone disobey the orders of the guards, and the people agreed to take two pieces of clothing for each person, which was already very good.

The housekeeper didn't think at all that the guard was not kind, and if he asked everyone to get two pieces of clothes, he could know where each subordinate would collect money, otherwise the guard would not have the heart to search the person's room.

Su Wei also knew that Liu Bingzhong believed in Buddhism and had no pursuit of money, and he did not accept the wealth rewarded by the Great Khan several times, so it was impossible to gain much from this search.

The housekeeper kept instructing everyone not to carry money, otherwise it would affect everyone, and maybe they would be killed by the guards on the spot.

The butler's words certainly worked, and no one dared to carry a copper plate.

The money that the subordinates had accumulated over the years had all come to naught at this moment and entered the pockets of the guards.

When the housekeeper left with everyone, he looked back at the mansion with tears in his eyes.

The rest of the people followed the butler, and they were also in tears, and no one dared to cry loudly, but could only cry silently.

The people had lost their shelter, they had no shelter, they had no money on them, only two sets of clothes, and they didn't know how to live.

At this time, the housekeeper naturally became the backbone.

The housekeeper took everyone and walked to many inns, most of the inns refused to let everyone stay, and they wished not to make this money, and the news of Liu Bingzhong's arrest had already spread in Kaiping City.

It wasn't until it was almost dark that the butler led the people to find a humble inn outside the city and settled down. (To be continued.) )