When Taihao was about to leave the camp of Thousand Winds City, night had already fallen. As soon as he walked out of the camp, a gorgeous official sedan chair stopped in front of him. One of the sedan chair drivers stepped forward and arched his hand: "Lord Taihao, the city lord of Zicai is invited, please get on the sedan chair and go to the city lord's mansion to discuss matters." ”

Taihao took a closer look at this official sedan chair and felt that it was very magnificent. This official sedan chair is carried by four sedan chair men, and the top of the sedan chair is a gorgeous red satin, embroidered with golden patterns and patterns, which looks very noble and solemn.

Tai Hao asked the palanquin man, "What is the matter with the city lord of Zicai looking for me?" ”

The sedan chair man replied: "The servant is just a sedan chair man, and he was ordered to take Lord Taihao to the city lord's mansion, and he didn't know what was going on. ”

Taihao thought to himself that the main city of Zi Dish saw him, it should be because of the matter of dealing with Bi Luojing's family, and the emperor must have handed over the will to deal with Bi Luojing's family to himself, and issued it to the lord of Zi Dish City.

At that moment, the sedan chair driver opened the sedan curtain for Taihao, and after Taihao walked into the official sedan chair, he saw that the interior of the sedan chair was very exquisitely decorated. The red carpet was spread on the floor, thick and soft, giving him a feeling of comfort. Gorgeous tapestries hung on the walls of the car, embroidered with exquisite patterns and patterns, gave him a sense of court life. Tai Hao sat on a bench made of mahogany, which was spacious and comfortable, making him feel very relaxed. The small windows on both sides of the sedan chair let in a faint light, making the interior of the sedan chair appear brighter. The base of the palanquin is supported by four stout wooden pillars and looks very strong and stable. The design and construction of the entire sedan chair reflect the exquisite skills and intentions of the craftsmen, and he can't help but sigh at the wisdom and diligence of the craftsmen. Taihao sat quietly in the sedan chair, feeling the comfort and safety brought by this official sedan chair.

In the night, Taihao shuttled through the streets in an official sedan chair, attracting the attention and exclamations of many people. Taihao secretly rejoiced in his heart that it was also a kind of honor and respect to be able to take such a gorgeous official sedan chair to the City Lord's Mansion.

Soon after, the official sedan chair arrived at the mansion of the lord of Zicai City. Taihao got off the official sedan chair and followed a family member into the mansion. The housekeeper brought Tai Hao into a banquet hall in the mansion, where many lanterns hung and the lights illuminated the whole room. The table is covered with an ornate tablecloth filled with a variety of food and drinks.

Zi Dish sat on the main seat, wearing a luxurious brocade robe and a gold crown on his head, looking very majestic. Beside him sat a number of officials and nobles, holding wine glasses and laughing and laughing. There are also some musicians playing beautiful music in the corner of the banquet hall, which makes the whole banquet more lively.

Seeing Taihao coming, all the officials got up to greet him and saluted him respectfully.

Zi Cai also put down the wine glass in his hand, stood up, and said to Tai Hao: "Lord Tai Hao, tomorrow you will lead the troops to the front line to crusade against the rebels, today we will set up a banquet for Lord Tai Hao, Lord Tai Hao, please sit down." ”

Tai Hao glanced at the other officials in the banquet hall, nodded slightly, and said, "Thank you for your hospitality, it really bothered you." ”

After listening to Tai Hao's words, the city lord of Zicai nodded with a smile, and then motioned to the other officials for the banquet to begin. The whole banquet hall was filled with laughter and the aroma of food, and Tai Hao also followed everyone to taste various delicacies and talk freely with officials about military and political topics.

Just as Tai Hao was changing cups with several officials next to him, the city lord of Zi Dish asked Tai Hao: "Lord Taihao, this official received the emperor's will today, asking this official to hand over the matter of dealing with Bi Luojing's wife and children to you, but this official was still thinking just now, isn't Lord Taihao going to leave Thousand Winds City tomorrow and go to the front line to attack the rebels, why do you still have time to meddle in the government affairs of Thousand Winds City?" ”

After listening to the words of the city lord of Zicai, Tai Hao smiled slightly and said: "Lord of the city, you can rest assured, this official is not meddled in the government affairs of Thousand Winds City, although I will leave Thousand Winds City early tomorrow morning and go to the front line to fight the war. As for the matter of Bi Luojing's family, the official already has a plan to deal with it. ”

The city lord of Zicai was stunned for a moment, then took a sip of wine and continued: "Lord Taihao is really hard. The emperor didn't believe that the official could handle this trivial matter, and he had to trouble Lord Taihao to go there in person, which made the official really unhappy. ”

Tai Hao smiled and said, "Zi Dish City Lord, you are too polite, but this matter is very important, so it is better for this official to solve it himself." ”

Zi Cai said: "Today, the official has beheaded Bi Luojing, and before the beheading, according to the emperor's order, Bi Luojing and his wife and children met for the last time, and the scene was really miserable." The official didn't dare to look at it anymore, Bi Luojing had two daughters and a son, and he cried so badly, but his wife didn't shed the slightest cry, but her face was full of despair. When they met, the official also seemed to hear Bi Luojing shouting to them: 'Go find Lord Taihao, go find Lord Taihao.' 'This official sounds very strange, does Lord Taihao have a deep friendship with Bi Luojing? ”

After saying this, the city lord of Zicai looked at Tai Hao, as if he wanted to see something from his expression.

Tai Hao smiled slightly and said, "The city lord is too worried, Bi Luojing and I have no friendship. When the first emperor sent me to Pinghe City to be the deputy general of the city guard, Bi Luojing was also a deputy general of the city defense at that time, but he had only worked with him, and he could not talk about friendship. This official just handled the matter according to the emperor's orders, and did my best to make the matter as good as I could. ”

After listening to Taihao's words, Zi Cai nodded slightly, and then said: "Lord Taihao is right, we should put the interests of the country and the people first. However, the official believes that the emperor's wishes should be respected when dealing with the affairs of Bi Luojing's family. After all, the rebel leader has already been decapitated, and his family should not be released easily. If they were to be exiled to Lingnan, it might be a better solution. ”

Tai Hao listened to the words of the city lord of Zicai, smiled slightly, and said, "What the city lord said is very true. As for the emperor's statement that he would exile them to the Lingnan area, I have already told the emperor that there will be some bad effects that will be bringed. How to deal with the affairs of Bi Luojing's family, the official is free to decide, and the city lord of Zicai still doesn't have to worry about it. ”

The City Lord nodded, and then said, "Since the adults have said so, then this official will fully cooperate with you to complete this work." If there is anything that requires the officer's help, just let the officer know. ”

Tai Hao saw that the city lord of Zicai had a bit of sincerity in his words, so he smiled and said, "Thank you for reminding the city lord, this official will try his best to do all this." If I need the help of the City Lord, I will definitely come to see the Lord of the Bowl in person. ”

After the banquet, Taihao said goodbye to the lord of Zicai City and left the banquet hall. Zi Cai and other officials sent him all the way to the gate of the city lord's mansion, let Tai Hao sit on the official sedan chair he sat on when he came, and let the four palanquin men carry him back to the palace of the king.

Watching Taihao sit in the official sedan chair and leave, an evil smile appeared on Zi Cai's face.

At this moment, an official next to him asked Zi Cai, "City Lord, when will you report him to the emperor?" ”

Zi Cai said: "First quietly spread this matter among the people in the city, and wait until the news leaks before acting." If an official doubts whether this is true, the official will immediately report it to the emperor. ”

The official responded: "The city lord's plan is really clever, but the lower officials are a little surprised, this Taihao really doesn't know the rule that ordinary officials are not allowed to take sedan chairs in Thousand Winds City?" ”

Zi Cai said: "He has never been an official in Thousand Winds City, how can he know the rules of Thousand Winds City." ”

It turned out that starting from Emperor Xuangang, in the Thousand Winds City, there were strict regulations on the means of transportation used by officials to travel, and except in special circumstances, sedan chairs were generally not allowed. Even if you are a prime minister, you must always ride a horse when traveling, and only old and virtuous people or noble women can travel in a sedan chair. What are the penalties for officials traveling in official cars? According to records, Emperor Xuangang once ordered an official to be removed from his official position and imprisoned for three years because an official violated the rules and traveled in a sedan chair in Thousand Winds City. By the time of Emperor Xuanyu, this regulation had not changed, but the punishment was more severe.

Why did the sub-vessel hurt Taihao? He knew that it was against the imperial court to let Tai Hao sit in the official sedan chair, and he had to send four sedan chair men to pick up Tai Hao, and let Tai Hao leave in the official sedan chair.

In fact, the main reason is that Zi Dish completely obeys the orders of the Shaoling Pony, and everything Zi Dish does is in accordance with the instructions of the Shaoling Pony.

As mentioned earlier, Bi Luojing told Tai Hao in the prison that when he was in Pinghe City, after Yao Fuji became emperor, he only ordered the general's mansion to be taken care of, and did not order it to be confiscated. Mainly because Shaoling won the trust of Yao Fuji, at that time, only Shaoling could enter and leave freely in the entire general's mansion, he would show loyalty to Yao Fuji every day, and even recognized Yao Fuji as his father-in-law, and he also became Yao Fuji's confidant and favorite general. Yao Fuji never treated him badly, and his official position in the Beiyu Empire rose step by step, until more than half a year ago, he asked Yao Fuji for instructions that he wanted to go to the Eastern Empire to be a secret agent of the Beiyu Empire and help the Beiyu Empire unify the Central Plains as soon as possible...... In fact, what Bi Luojing said is true. These things are undoubtedly a big stain on Shaoling, and Taihao also knew the seriousness of the matter, so he did not inform the emperor of this matter.

Although Taihao didn't tell him, Shaoling was still very worried. From Shaoling's point of view, what he did was not only these, but what he did was far more serious than these.

At the beginning, Emperor Xuanyu sent troops to take Shaoling, who had already been rebelled by the rebels, back to Thousand Winds City. After Shaoling became a colt, his power gradually increased, and he collaborated with the enemy several times, and he has always had secret correspondence with Yao Fuji. He has also developed a lot of downlines in Thousand Winds City, one of which is Zi Cai. When Zi Dish appeared in front of Shaoling, he had already guessed that this official would definitely be used for himself. Shaoling sent his subordinates to start investigating Zi Cai, and after investigation, it was learned that Zi Cai had a son, who did not learn and did not know how to do it, and was mixed in the gambling house all day long, Shao Ling let his subordinates design to let his son lose his family in one day, and his son was angry and killed the gambling house shopkeeper. Just when Zi Dish didn't know what to do, Shao Ling came forward to solve the matter, and thus, Zi Ware joined Shao Ling's camp.

When Bi Luojing led his troops to attack several cities near Qianfeng City, the front-line soldiers informed the imperial court of the incident, but they were directly stopped by Zizhu and handed over to Shaoling's horse, and Shaoling was about to burn it. By the time the imperial court found out about this, it was too late to send troops to support. Xuan Yu decided to flee to Heavenly Snow City, and Shao Ling pretended to stay in Thousand Winds City to defend against the rebels, but in fact, he had already discussed all this with Yao Fuji in a letter.