The east has not yet revealed its white belly. The morning mist covers the ancient city walls of Ezhou. People selling morning tea, send firewood, collect manure, and make a living appear one after another. These citizens like ants gradually gathered into a bustling crowd, gathered from the alleys into the streets, and then scattered from the streets into the alleys. The entire Ezhou also woke up from the slumber of last night's sleep from these people's hawking and asking for peace. However, the greetings in the mornings these days were a bit strange.

"Have Yingchang won?" One of them beat him up and asked, standing next to the door.

"There is no news yet," the vendor carrying a morning tea load shook his head and explained very seriously, "The villain just went to the South Tower. The official notice only said that Cao and Yue two ministers led the official army to fight against Liaogou, while Zhao Gong was in charge of Fancheng and stopped the return journey to Liaogou." The vendor sighed, "There is only so much news, but whether you believe it or not, the official will be fine."

The man also sighed, took out more than ten cents, bought two oil cakes and a large bowl of intestines and blood powder, covered them up, and learned about the latest battle situation this morning with the Hun family and the children. Since Zhao Xingde sent troops, the Ezhou government has made public the news of the Northern Expedition to the public, inspiring the people of the southeast to have money and make strong efforts to help recover the Central Plains, and has also achieved some results. Now, not only Ezhou, Yuezhou, Guangzhou, but also Jiangning Prefecture, Hangzhou Prefecture, and the street talks of officials, gentry and people under the Khitans were also topics of the Northern Expedition. Many people hoped that this battle would completely defeat Liaogou and also a peaceful and prosperous era in the Song Dynasty. In such a big atmosphere, the news that Cai Jing and Li Bangyan, the two court officials, ordered officials to be beaten to death by Linsheng in Hangzhou, were only circulated among the people for a day or two before calming down.

"Is there any news about Yingchang Mansion?" Zhao Huan asked in a low voice, her sleeve accidentally covering a piece of paper on the table.

"There are bracts and squids in the mountains." Zhou He glanced over and saw only these two lines of words. He thought to himself, "Can you be so, Your Highness, has secretly fallen in love with Li Zhuangyuan?" He dared not think too much, and looked at his nose and looked at his heart, bowing to report: "According to some news in the Privy Council, the Liao Kingdom was Yelu Dashi personally expeditioned, gathering at least 150,000 infantry and cavalry in the Yingchang Prefecture area. The Liao army intends to cut off the connection between General Zhao and Cao Xianggong's troops and block the royal army from the north to restore the Central Plains. General Zhao and his unit had entered Fancheng, but because of the obstruction of the Liao cavalry, the news was different. Cao Xianggong and Yue Xiangzheng led their troops to fight hard, and the victory and defeat were not decided at the moment." After Zhou He reported, Zhao Huan sighed regretfully and did not ask further. Zhou He said: "There is still something to report to the humble position."

"Oh?" Zhao Huan was a little surprised and whispered, "General Zhou, please speak."//"

"There is a colleague of the Ministry of War. He met with the Ministry of War the day before yesterday, so he persuaded the Ministry of War," Zhou He hesitated a little and said respectfully, "Bianliang fell, the Imperial City Office, and the old old stars of Jinyan Mansion were scattered, and the court did not have a very practical grasp of the news from all directions. Now the court is working on people to rebuild Jinyan Mansion. Therefore, the court hopes that old people from the Imperial City Office like Beiye will return to Jinyan Mansion and recruit heroes from all directions for the eyes and ears of the court." Zhou He was very worried that Zhao Huan misunderstood as if he wanted to change the party, so he spoke a little hesitant.

"General Zhou is a great thing to serve the country," Zhao Huan frowned, "but now it is a matter of trouble, and the party struggles in our dynasty are fierce, such as Mr. Cai, Mr. Li, Mr. Chen, Mr. Hou, and others. General Zhou must be careful not to get involved." After she reminded these, she was slightly surprised that as a woman, she would say these words, but it seemed natural that her family and friends should be careful of some storms in the court.

Zhou He's face turned red, leaned over and knelt down, and whispered: "Thank you, Your Highness, I will never repay you."

"General Zhou quickly asked, please get up, please get up." His kneeling made Zhao Huan extremely embarrassed. He quickly stood up and avoided his kneeling ceremony. Zhou He stood up with a more respectful expression. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Highness is in the boudoir, and you may not know that Mr. Cai, Mr. Li, and his family guards were beaten to death by the students in Gusu a few days ago."

"How could this be?" Zhao Huan lost his expression and immediately covered his mouth with soft pancreas, so that he no longer spoke out.

"How could this happen!"

With a roar, the sound of porcelain crushing was followed by the sound. Deng Su sighed slightly. After several days of the matter, His Majesty was still angry. As a member of the management society, Deng Su knew very well about the killing of Cai Jing. Most of the students were Wu Zilong's disciples. Wu Zilong was the Minister of Rites and the Ministry of Rites was in charge of the world's schools. This was undoubtedly due to Wu Zilong's instruction. To be fair, Deng Su was quite disgusted with Cai Jing and Li Bangyan, but Wu Zilong's methods of handling them were too fierce. Although he had cut off Cai and Li in one fell swoop, he was extremely troubled. His Majesty was furious and was even more expected.

"Chen Dong wants to do what Wang Mang, Cao Cao is doing!" Zhao Qi roared with blue veins on his forehead and he shouted panting.

He didn't care that his voice came out of the house and was likely to be reported to the Prime Minister's Mansion. His Majesty was angry and Deng Su remained silent, which further encouraged his anger. After the news that Cai Jing and Li Bangyan were beaten to death by Hangzhou Crazy Scholars came back, Zhao Qi did not believe it was true at first, but the news was later confirmed to be true. For several days, Zhao Qi woke up in a nightmare. The gentle and beautiful shi girl, precious treasures, and famous masters could not calm him down. He even refused to eat the food he brought from, and asked someone to taste it in person for an hour before he could pick up the chopsticks and eat the cold things.

In just a few days, Zhao Qi seemed to have grown old, even with a lot of white hair. However, no matter how anxious he was, the emperor was just a name in Ezhou City. Zhao Qi was actually powerless to do anything about the deaths of Cai Jing and Li Bangyan and could not do anything. The work was done by the students of the Jiangning Prefecture School, and Jiangning Prefecture was occupied by the Liao army.

"Shameless, shameless!" Zhao Qi turned around like a trapped beast for a few more times, suddenly stopped, slapped the table again, "Full be benevolence, righteousness, and full of power and tricks!" Deng Su sighed slightly, but saw His Majesty glance around him vigilantly, waved to Deng Su to come, and lowered his voice: "Deng Qing family, Chen Dong and others are arrogant and domineering. If they do not take precautions, I am afraid that Wang Mang and Cao Cao's affairs will be in front of you."

"How to prevent it?" Deng Su was shocked and asked back.

"I issued a secret edict to summon the father-in-law Cao Qing's family to return to the army quickly to protect the sage." Zhao Qi gritted his teeth and said, "What do you think?"

"Your Majesty, you must not!" Deng Su was shocked. He knelt down on his knees despite Zhao Qi's suspicion and whispered, "Recovering the Central Plains is at the critical moment. If Your Majesty issues an order to order Cao Cao to retreat, he is afraid that it will make a big mistake. Not only will the hometown of the Central Plains be difficult to restore, but the hearts of the people in the world will also lose the hearts of the people." Seeing that Zhao Qi's face was only unhesitant, he changed his mind and said, "In addition, Chen Dong's eyes and ears are densely covered in Ezhou City. Even if Your Majesty writes an edict, how should you send it out? If it falls into Chen Dong's hands, there is still some decentness, and everyone will tear off the face, it will be even more unfavorable to Your Majesty." Seeing that Zhao Qi's face turned hesitant, Deng Su felt cruel, and his knees moved forward alternately, and lowered his voice, "Your Majesty, don't forget the Han emperor's clothes and edicts. Once it makes a big mistake, it will be too late to regret it!"

Qi stared at Deng Su, as if he wanted to see through whether there was a loyalty in his chest. Finally, his face turned from suspicion to depressed. The moment he was so cruel that he seemed to have used all his strength. Sitting on the dragon chaise, Zhao Qi held his forehead with his hand and sighed: "How come the Song Dynasty has been raising scholars for a hundred years, why are they all the people who are so heartless and slaughtered?"

Deng Su was still kneeling on the ground, breathing a sigh of relief in her heart, and cold sweat dripped down her back.

"If you do this, it is like putting Chen on a charcoal fire. This matter is still small," Chen Dong sighed. "Cai and Li have been in charge of the court for more than ten years, and their disciples and old friends are spread all over the world. After the northern and southern invasions, we occupy the title of righteousness. The clear streams rise up. These people are afraid of the reputation of the treacherous party and are all silent. But now Cai and Li die, they give these people an excellent excuse to attack. Now it is at a critical moment, how can such a big mess be born?"

"Don't forget Shaoyang, how did the traitors treat us fellow disciples?" Wu Zilong said with a cold face, "Your Majesty was deceived by Cai and Li. As long as the current situation is slightly eased, these two people will inevitably come out to restrain the government. And you also said that Cai Jing and Li Bangyan's disciples are all over the world. Although these slack remnants are now silenced, they are still looking at Cai and Li. Once the time is right, they will jump out to make trouble. Tell me? Should I use a quick knife to cut the mess and get rid of these two traitors immediately, or tolerate the traitors and stand in the court together, so that the party struggles will continue to consume national strength and vitality?" Later, Wu Zilong was stern, "If Mr. Chen wants to explain to the world, my Wu Zilong's head can be borrowed."

"Oh—" Chen Dong sighed again, "Brother Wu doesn't know that I, Chen Dong, why bother to speak like this?"

The battle of Yingchang Prefecture determined the overall trend of the future. Since Cao Di and Yue Fei jointly submitted a letter to encounter a large group of Liao soldiers in Yingchang Prefecture and discovered Yelu Dashi's imperial flag, Chen Dong had been sleeping in the signing room for several days. He stayed asleep and urged the Ministry of War to speed up the delivery of military supplies to the front, and must not let food and grass be allowed. The arrows dragged the front and urged Wang Gui and other left-behind generals to speed up the training camp. On the one hand, they were preparing to go north to reinforce the troops, and on the other hand, they were on guard against the Liao army's victory and took advantage of the situation to go south. He also ordered the Ministry of War to serve in Fangshi, even if the words learned from the Liao army captives were reported to the Prime Minister's Office and the Privy Council. Whenever there was a major military situation, even in the middle of the night, they would report it immediately.
Chapter completed!