More than half an hour after Han Qi delivered the secret report to Zhao Zhen, Zhang Yaozuo also got a secret letter from the palace, 'The Son of Heaven ordered Fan Ning to arrest Zhao Qian'.

This secret letter surprised Zhang Yaozuo, how could it be that only half a month after Yang Du's accident, Zhao Qian also had an accident, this is a posture to wipe out his forces in Yingtianfu!

Zhang Yaozuo was suddenly in a hurry, he didn't know what to do, if he notified Zhao Qian, he was afraid that Zhao Qian would jump off the wall in a hurry and rebel, if he didn't inform him, I was afraid that he would have nothing in Yingtianfu.

He was anxious and said, "Hurry up and invite Mr. Yang!" ”

Mr. Yang's name is Yang Kai, he is an important staff member of Zhang Yaozuo, and he has followed Zhang Yaozuo for many years, and many major plans are planned by him, such as letting Zhang Guifei accept the young Zhao Wenyun as his adopted son.

Under Yang Kai's planning, Zhang Yaozuo scored step by step, so that Zhao Wenyun gradually surpassed Zhao Zongshi, and Zhang Guifei was posthumously named Empress Wencheng, Zhao Wenyun gained the orthodox status, and his hope of being crowned the emperor's heir had the upper hand of seventy percent, until Zhao Zongshi sent a surprise soldier to send Zhao Zhongzhen into the palace, which reversed the decline in one fell swoop.

After reading the note that Zhang Yaozuo gave him, Yang Kai's face became very solemn, Ying Tianfu is too important, if Ying Tianfu is completely defeated, it will greatly affect the support of the hundred officials of the imperial court for Zhao Wenyun.

Yang Kai pondered for a long time and said, "The key is that I don't know what excuse Fan Ning used to impeach Zhao Qian?" ”

"Could it be that Zhao Qian confronted the Ying Tianguan Mansion and forcibly tore the seal of the official mansion, and Fan Ning was the villain who sued first, angering the Son of Heaven?"

Yang Kai frowned, although this reason can barely be established, but it does not use the word 'arrest', there should be some other excuse.

"In addition, what is wrong with Zhao Qian's usual words and deeds?"

Zhang Yaozuo shook his head, "He is a civil official, he should be very careful in his words and deeds, and he will not easily talk and do things randomly." ”

"And what about his family?" Yang Kai asked again.

Zhang Yaozuo suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said: "I remember, when the chief steward of Tianfu spoke, the Zhao family's grain ship was actually equipped with the same equipment as the army, I heard that the Zhao family has thousands of Zhuang Ding, if they are all army equipment, it is a big crime, Fan Ning is likely to have seized this handle." ”

Yang Kai nodded, "No wonder!" ”

He said to Zhang Yaozuo again: "The possibility of Zhao Qian's reversal is relatively small, and he suggests that the Taishi be deployed separately." ”

Zhang Yaozuo was unwilling, and said: "Mr. said that the possibility of him turning the tables is relatively small, is there still a glimmer of hope?" ”

Yang Kai smiled bitterly and said: "Unless Zhao Qian takes the initiative to attack, seize Fan Ning first, and then seize some of Fan Ning's handles, and at the same time eliminate the hidden dangers of the Zhao family as quickly as possible, maybe he can also fight back against Fan Ning, saying that he falsely accused himself, what reason is the key to detaining Fan Ning?" ”

Zhang Yaozuo groaned and said: "My nephew told me that the Fanning family lived in Yingtianfu the old mansion of Emperor Gong of the Later Zhou Dynasty, Chai Zongxun, and that old mansion was the Later Zhou Palace at the earliest, of course it is not now, can you play this matter?" ”

"I think it can!"

Yang Kai nodded, "At the beginning, Di Renjie's family lived in the temple Daxiong Treasure Hall and was attacked by the court officials, and the old site of the Fanning family's residence in the palace can also be played, anyway, it is just an excuse to buy time, the key is that Zhao Qian wants to disband the private army as soon as possible and destroy the evidence." ”

"Then will Zhao Qian be desperate and support the army to rebel?" Zhang Yaozuo asked worriedly.

Yang Kai laughed, "Zhao Qian is a civil official, not a military general, Xiucai rebelled, and he couldn't do it for ten years, so he was too worried." ”

Zhang Yaozuo made up his mind that he could only be a dead horse and a live horse doctor.

He immediately wrote a text message, found a confidant, and ordered him to ride three horses to Yingtianfu as quickly as possible to send a letter to Zhao Qian urgently.

.........

Two hours later, Fanning received an urgent message from the capital, which was an emergency contact method that was only activated in the event of a major situation.

Fan Ning opened a thin note, it turned out to be a handwritten letter given to him by Zhao Zhen, the Son of Heaven, and there was a private seal underneath, the reason why the private seal was used meant meant that once the operation failed, Zhao Zhen would not admit that he had given such an order, and all the responsibility could only be borne by Fan Ning himself.

The risks are great, but the rewards are also great. Zhao Zhen appointed him in the note to act as the pacification envoy of Jingdong Road, and the gold medal for troop transfer has been issued, with which he can mobilize the 10,000 forbidden troops stationed in Yingtianfu.

You must know that although there are 30,000 people in the Xiang army on Jingdong Road, there are only 3,000 Xiang troops stationed in Yingtianfu, and the other Xiang troops are stationed in the state capitals of Jingdong Road.

Fan Ning's face became very solemn, of course he knew that Han Qi's intention of using flying pigeons to pass the book was to buy time for himself to prevent Zhao Qian from getting the news of Zhang Yaozuo and taking the lead.

Fan Ning immediately ordered: "Quickly order Gu Changqing to come to see me!" ”

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The official office of the pacification envoy is also in Songcheng County, but outside the north city, close to the Hongqing Palace, the pacification envoy is also called the Shuai Division, in charge of military power, mainly in charge of the 30,000 Xiang army on Jingdong Road, there is a large military camp on the left and right of Hongqing Palace, and the right military camp is the military camp of 10,000 forbidden troops, which is commanded by the general, the infantry and the Shenwei army.

The left military camp is the Xiangjun military camp, which currently has 3,000 garrisons, and Zhao Qian is also the commander.

At present, among the 3,000 troops, 1,000 troops were sent to the city to stand guard for the Zhang's grain shops, Zhao Qian was afraid of accidents, and he himself patrolled all over the city, but Zhao Qian did this is a clear violation, the security in the city is responsible for the township soldiers of the government, and the Xiang army is only in charge of the outside of the city, and cannot enter the city.

In order to curry favor with Zhang Yaozuo, Zhao Qian also let go.

Zhao Qian's mansion is also in the city, it is a ten-acre mansion, his wife lives in Gushu County, Songcheng County only one of his concubines to take care of his life, and his eldest son Zhao Xudong is studying in Nanjing Taixue.

Zhao Qian was patrolling the city with more than a dozen personal guards, and at this time, a Taixue official ran over in a panic and reported to Zhao Qianyu: "Qi Yu pacified the envoy, Yanei.... Something happened in the yamani! ”

Zhao Qian was taken aback, "What happened to my son?" ”

"He learned to ride a horse in Taixue, and was accidentally knocked down by a startled horse!"

"Ahh

Zhao Qian grabbed the official's shirt and said hurriedly: "How is he doing now?" ”

"He has multiple fractures on his body, and his life is in danger, please appease him and go to Taixue quickly!"

Zhao Qian did not hesitate, turned over and got on his horse, urged the horse to run towards the west gate of the city, and more than a dozen guards also urged the horse to follow closely.......

Nanjing Taixue and Beijing Taixue of the Great Song Dynasty are of the same level, both are the highest institutions of official learning in the Great Song Dynasty, located in the west of Songcheng County, Yingtianfu, on the shore of Cuihu Lake, covering an area of 3,000 acres, with beautiful scenery, there are thousands of outstanding students from all over the Great Song Dynasty studying here.

Taixue is about twenty miles away from the county seat, and it takes half an hour to ride a horse, but Zhao Qian was so anxious that he kept whipping the horses, galloping on the official road, and more than a dozen personal guards also rode horses and followed him closely.

There are still seven or eight miles away from Taixue, Zhao Qian ran into a boulevard, on both sides of which are dense woods, and the official road passes straight through the woods, and after this woods about three miles long, you can see the buildings of Taixue in front.

Not long after Zhao Qian ran into the woods, he saw a big tree in front of him fall on the road, completely cutting off the way, he had to quickly tighten the reins, the horses neighed slowly, the front hooves jumped high, and finally stopped, and the guards behind also stopped galloping.

Zhao Qian said angrily: "Go and see, what's going on?" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a gong sound, and countless soldiers were killed on both sides of the woods, holding spears and crossbows, and surrounded them, as many as a thousand people.

Zhao Qian was stunned for a moment, dialed his horse to look around, and he recognized it, this should be a township soldier from Ying Tianfu.

Zhao Qian was furious in his heart and shouted, "Where is Gu Changwu?" Let him come out to me. ”

At this time, a few people came out of the woods, and in front of them was the commander Gu Changwu, but the person next to him was Fan Ning, the prefect of Yingtian, Zhao Qian's eyes widened, "Fan Ning, how could it be you?" ”

Fan Ning said lightly: "Why can't it be me, apart from me, who in Ying Tianfu still has the right to mobilize the township soldiers?" ”

Zhao Qian calmed down and asked, "Are you making up the news of my son's accident?" ”

Fanning nodded, "Only in this way can I invite you out of the county, I'm sorry, your son is fine!" ”

Zhao Qian breathed a sigh of relief, and then shouted again: "Fanning, what do you want to do?" ”

Fan Ning said coldly: "On the order of the Son of Heaven, arrest Zhao Qian, the pacification envoy of Jingdong Road, and immediately send him to the capital." ”

"Nonsense!"

Zhao Qian was furious and shouted, "Rush back for me!" ”

More than a dozen of his own soldiers were about to urge the horse to storm and surround it, Fan Ning waved his hand, and Gu Changwu shouted the order, 'Shoot!' ’

Three hundred crossbowmen fired crossbow arrows at the same time, only to hear a scream, more than a dozen of their own soldiers were hit by arrows and fell off their horses, not one left, all died on the spot.

Zhao Qian was stunned, this turned out to be true!

Fanning waved his hand, "Take it for me!" ”

Zhu Long and Zhu Hu rushed up, pulled Zhao Qian off his horse, and tied him up with ropes.

Zhao Qian yelled angrily: "Fanning, what crime did I commit?" ”

Fan Ning smiled, "Zhao Yuanjun, your ancestral hall is too high. ”

"Ahh

Only then did Zhao Qian understand that it was because of the encroachment of the ancestral hall.

"You can't arrest me, that's what the Son of Heaven allowed my Zhao family to build!" Zhao Qian struggled and shouted.

"Go and explain it to the Son of Heaven yourself!"

Fan Ning asked him to gag his mouth with rags and cover his head with a black gauze bag, he was worried that someone would intercept him halfway, so he divided his troops into two routes, a dozen soldiers escorted an empty carriage into the capital by land, and let Zhu Long and the four of them secretly escort Zhao Qian into Beijing by boat.

He himself needs to stabilize Ying Tianfu's 3,000 Xiang army, and now wait for the arrival of the gold medal for the transfer of troops by the Son of Heaven.

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