For Cai Ying, the current head of the Cai family, he feels that he can't hold up the door.

Cai Jing had a total of eight sons, the second son died young, and the eighth son was still young. The third son, Cai Cheng, was a scholar of the Ministry of Rites and a scholar of the Baohe Palace, and was given death in the first year of Jingkang. The fourth son, Cai Juan, was sent to the Huiyou Pavilion to be systematized, and was now exiled to Baizhou. And Cai Yan because he was a concubine, so he did not sit with his father, but stayed in Bianliang, his father and three brothers were punished, and he is now the eldest son of the Cai family and the head of the Cai family.

For the sake of Emperor Maode, Zhao Huan did not embarrass Cai Yan too much. And Cai Yan also inherited a little bit of his father's calligraphy and painting talent and the shamelessness of his eldest brother, and was often recruited into the palace by Zhao Huan, acting as a courtier, sometimes poetry, painting, singing and harmony, sometimes women's white plaster, so he took the Cai family through the first year of Jingkang.

Just two days after the New Year's Day, the Cai Mansion was busy repairing the mansion. At the end of last year, Lei Guan, a student of Taishi, led the people to dismantle the rockery of Taishi Bridge as a stone bullet of a trebuchet, and also set a fire. "So the burned mansion must be repaired, so that it can have a good festival.

Just when Cai Yan left the housekeeper in the outer hall to preside over and hid in the study to recuperate, suddenly the housekeeper came to report: "Liu Ziyu, a military officer in the Privy Council, wants to visit the master." ”

Cai Yan was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that his father and brother were no longer there, and "master" meant himself. Liu Ziyu is the son of Liu Ju, a straight scholar of the ancient palace, and it is said that Xiaochang is military and deeply loved by the officials, and he still can't refute his face.

So Cai Yan met Liu Ziyu, and after seeing him, Cai Yan was depressed.

Emperor Maude was very virtuous, and specially called the maid to come over to inquire.

Cai Yan said: "There is no need to bother Mrs. Lao to ask, it's just that my father is in trouble, and everyone has to come up and bully it, Liu Ziyu wants my Cai family to take 3,000 stone of grain and lend it to the four armies defending the city." ”

The maid went back, and after a while, she came back with Maode's words: "Madame has something to say, the guards of the city are guarding the Great Song Dynasty, and the lord is a concubine, so he should worry about the country." ”

Cai Yan said: "Madam is right, just take out three thousand stones of grain at once, which is really rare. ”

The maid said: "Madame said, do what you can, that's it." ”

In the afternoon of the same day, another military officer Zhao Bozhen came, wanting to find Cai Yan to deliver grain, but Cai Yan didn't see him, but just asked the housekeeper to say: "I can't take out 3,000 stones, only 500 stones, talk about my heart." ”

Zhao Bozhen soaked softly and hard for a long time, and the housekeeper did not let go, so Zhao Bozhen had no choice but to say with a straight face: "It's not that the army is begging from your mansion, but it's an order to collect grain." The family of the saint (Zhu family), the family of the Empress Dowager Zheng, the family of the Empress Dowager of Qin Sheng (the Xiang family), and the family of the Empress Dowager Xuanren (the Gao family) have all prepared grain. If you don't allow it today, you have to pay attention to it tomorrow. ”

Cai Yan was eavesdropping outside, and when he heard this, he rushed to the lobby and slapped the table: "I'm afraid that you won't come tomorrow!" Tomorrow you will come with the holy decree, and I will give you the life of the Cai family. ”

Zhao Bozhen arched his hand: "I'll leave today." ”

"Don't send it!".

The next day, the people of the Privy Council really came again, but it was just a military general, Hu Yangeng, and the current Xuanfu Division took it. Hu Yangeng didn't say a word, and directly showed the holy decree to Cai Ying. Cai Yan said: "The grain is only 500 stones, you go to the mansion to search, and you can move one extra grain." ”

"If you don't have food, you can give money and silk to offset the price, Cai's mansion is famous for its luxury, how can you not take it out."

"When my father was guilty, the money and silk had been confiscated, and there was no cash, so my family had to sell some antiques and talk about it."

Hu Yangeng looked at the four walls of Cai Ying's house: "Where is this like selling antiques to make a living?" The silver lamp and all kinds of utensils in your house, hehe. ”

This "hehe" angered Cai Ying: "This is all Mrs. Maode's dowry, where can I sell it." ”

"Since it is the dowry of Emperor Maode, it should be used as a military salary."

Cai Yan was so angry that he couldn't speak, and at this time, he heard a coquettish voice outside the hall: "It's so bold, who wants to take the dowry of the palace." At this time, I saw a woman in palace clothes, wearing a veil to cover her face, and entered the lobby.

Cai Yan hurriedly saluted.

Hu Yangeng knew that it was Emperor Maode, so he was amused and bowed slightly.

Mao De didn't care about his incomplete etiquette, and asked directly: "Do you want to take the dowry of the palace?" ”

Hu Yangeng said: "It's not a sprinkle family. It is the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty who are going to take it. ”

"Messing around."

"Dare to ask Your Highness, I will wait for the soldiers to defend the city, is it the Great Song Dynasty?"

“……”

"Is the Great Song Jiangshan from the Zhao family?"

"The soldiers and generals have no food, should the Zhao family pay for it?"

"Is Your Highness the Zhao family?"

Hu Yangeng asked a series of questions, which made Mao De stunned, and after a while, he said: "Strong words." The soldiers' salaries, grains and grass, should I ask the Privy Council, the Ministry of War, the Kaifeng Mansion, and what do you want me to do with a woman's family? ”

"Is the Great Song Dynasty from Kaifeng Mansion? Is it Xu Bingzhe's? ”

"Humph!"

Seeing that he had temporarily suppressed Maode's momentum, Hu Yangeng put on a reasonable appearance again: "We have asked Kaifeng Mansion for military rations, but there are only fifteen days left for the military rations that Kaifeng Mansion can supply. What's more, the saints, the Empress Dowager Qinsheng, the Empress Dowager Xuande and other noble families have already given food. ”

By touching people with emotion: "Even if it is like Taiyuan, the grain and grass are cut off, the 3,000 elite soldiers and 10,000 people are strong and starve to death, and the surviving people live on mice and tree bark, they must protect the Great Song Dynasty and protect His Royal Highness." ”

Speaking of Taiyuan, Mao De was also moved and sighed.

Hu Yangeng sighed when he saw Mao De, and a stone in his heart fell to the ground. Maud's fate on another plane was tragic, and he was tortured to death within a year of being exiled to the Golden Camp. In Hu Yangeng's mind, these women who were "compensated" to Jin Guo are innocent, and they should not be buried with Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan. But is such a noble girl who grew up in the deep palace worth saving? Hu Yangeng came to replace Zhao Bozhen today in order to personally understand Maode's attitude. If she, like some royal relatives, cares nothing about the life and death of the military and is indifferent, then there is nothing to say, go and die.

In order not to make a mistake, Hu Yangeng took a small risk, if Cai Ying really reported to Zhao Huan, Hu Yangeng had to hide for a few days until the Jin soldiers broke the city wall and reappeared. As for the greater risk, with Zhao Huan's weak character, he still dares to turn against the defending army under the siege of the Jin soldiers? He repeatedly ordered to raise food, but as a result, there were few responders, and Zhao Huan's execution could be seen.

So after weighing the risks, Hu Yangeng personally came to Cai Ying's Mansion today, and the reason he understood in his heart was naturally to judge whether Mao De was worth saving, but subconsciously, it was a spontaneous act as a traverser, and he didn't realize it yet.

"Well, these silverware brought by the palace are of no use, so I weighed out a thousand taels of silver as military salaries." In the Northern Song Dynasty, there was no official trading price for silver and money, but silver was expensive and cheap, and one thousand taels of silver was enough to buy two thousand stone rice.

"Your Highness understands the righteousness," Hu Yangeng took out a bamboo knot with the thickness of his index finger, which is a commonly used letterbox in the army, and the unique mark of the military general is engraved on the outside, which can make it clear who sent the message from or to whom. Hu Yan Geng's letterbox is engraved with a tiger squatting on the rock, homonym Tiger Rock, "If His Highness's life is at stake, you can use this letterbox to send a message, as long as it is handed over to the Shenwu Southern Army camp, the news will reach the hands of the subordinates." His ministers will come to the rescue of His Highness. ”

Maude smiled: "You give it to him." After speaking, he pointed at Cai Yan and turned to leave.

Hu Yangeng handed the letter to Cai Yan again, Cai Yan originally waved his hand to refuse, but thinking that Mao De had already accepted it, he didn't dare to disobey Mao De, so he finally accepted it. Hu Yangeng went outside to beckon the military man to move the silverware without mentioning it.

Zhao Bozhen didn't come to Cai's Mansion today, but went to the palace marshal Wang Zongmi's mansion, Wang Zongmian is Wang Guifei's own brother, just look at him to become the official of the palace, ranking first of the three ya, you know how favored Wang Guifei is. Zhao Bozhen entered the mansion and met Wang Zongmian with the salute of his subordinates, explained his intentions, and asked Wang Zongmian to help him with 3,000 stones.

Wang Zongjun pushed and prevaricated as usual, and when he saw that he couldn't prevaricate, he said: "I am willing to give 300 stone of grain." ”

Zhao Bozhen said: "This is not even one percent, and the captain treats us as beggars?" This is the order of the food. ”

"Go out, only I am scared of the emperor, how can anyone scare me with the emperor?" After Wang Zongwei finished speaking, the housekeeper brought a few family members and wanted to drive people out. Zhao Bozhen hurriedly bowed his hand and escaped from the Wang family.

After a few days of tossing and turning, the grain raised from the relatives and nobles, as well as the conversion of money and silk into grain, all added up, only twenty days, plus the original reserves of Kaifeng Mansion, it was only enough for the defending army to support until the end of the first month, not to mention the relief of the people of Bianliang.

As soon as Hu Yangeng heard that Zhao Bozhen was driven out by Wang Zongmiao, he immediately went to the palace marshal's mansion to theorize, but was persuaded by Liu Ziyu. Hu Yangeng thought about it, in another time and space, Wang Zongmi's sister Wang Guifei was also going to be sent to the gold camp as compensation, so he asked Ding Teqi on the side: "Ding joined the army, how is your "Crying Blood Experience" written?" ”

Ding Teqi is privately writing a record of the Jingkang Dynasty, which is this "Record of Crying Blood". He replied to Hu Yangeng: "The exploits of the generals in defending Bianliang have all been recorded. ”

"What the palace marshal did, can you record it?"

"Record it truthfully."

"That's good, Ding joins the army, you have to write about Wang Dianshuai, Wang Guifei, and those Zhao family members who have not paid food until now, and see what they have done to protect the Great Song Dynasty."

"Yes, let these people not escape the mouth."

"Where, I'm just keeping accounts for the Zhao family."

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