Master Yong looked shocked and asked urgently: "What happened?"
Xu Zizhen, however, waved to Xu Qiqi as if nothing was wrong: "Go into the room and speak slowly, it's all a mess anyway."
"Yes!" Xu Shiqi stepped into the room and bowed respectfully to his old master Yong Ye first, and then said to Xu Zizhen, "The imperial city has not been lost, but the Jin people are asking for military resources from the officials as follows...
"
Then he reported a series of jaw-dropping figures, which were the tens of millions of gold and silver mules and horses required by Wu Shu. Before he could finish reading, Master Yong had already jumped up and said angrily: "What the hell!"
, this is called military resources? What is the difference between this and open robbery?... How did the official family recover the golden dog? "
Xu Shiqi gave a wry smile and said: "Back to my old master, the officials have already agreed. This is how the Bianjing Rebellion started."
"What?!" Master Yong was stunned. He couldn't believe that Zhao Huan could agree to such an exaggerated figure, but the facts were in front of him and he couldn't believe it.
Xu Shiqi continued to talk about it. The Tianji Battalion's secret post in Bianjing sent news that Zhao Huan ordered Mei Qing, the minister of household affairs, to be the official in charge of ceremony. He searched all Bianjing for money, silver, cloth, mules and horses, from all officials to the common people.
, Zhao Huan did not care about anything else in order to collect the military supplies at that price.
The entire city of Bianjing was in chaos. Every official in the court took the lead in handing over their mules and horses, including the three ministers and six ministries. So in the past few days, many officials entered the court on foot, and the people's homes were even more affected.
Officers, soldiers, and government officials were dispatched, and in the end not only the mules and horses, but also the cattle used by farmers to plow the fields were all taken away.
The same goes for gold and silver. Mei Qing got the imperial order and sent people to search the whole city. This was actually not a bad job, because Zhao Huan set a time limit for him, and if he failed to pay within the time limit, he would be beheaded.
In just five days, all the houses in Bianjing were ransacked. Anyone who refused to surrender or hid secrets was sentenced to death. Many people's homes were destroyed. Even the natal family of Queen Zheng was not spared and was ransacked.
Zheng Guozhang cried and complained to Zhao Huan, but Zhao Huan didn't even see him.
In addition, although the Jin army retreated to the countryside, they still guarded the gates of Bianjing City and various important roads. Bianjing City was not allowed to enter but not to leave. People who wanted to escape from the city were unable to do so. Even if they occasionally managed to escape with their property, they could not escape.
, were also intercepted by the Jin soldiers outside the city. Not only were their money unable to be saved, but their heads were missing and their bodies were exposed in the wilderness.
Bianjing was originally the most prosperous and prosperous place in the Song Dynasty, but it was completely wiped out in just a few days.
But no matter how hard Mei Qing tried, he couldn't make up the amount in five days, so when the Jin came to ask for military supplies, Zhao Huan interrogated Mei Qing, beheaded him in front of the Jin, and then paid compensation
Carefully hand over the collected gold and silver. After several days of hard work, the figure was still far from half of what Wu Shu required. The gold man accepted it very dissatisfied, cursed and left, pointing at Zhao Huan's hand before leaving.
The nose asked him to keep a tight count, otherwise the army would personally come to the city to look for him.
Zhao Huan was so frightened that he sat down on the ground again. What if the army entered the city? That would mean looting and massacring the city, so he gritted his teeth and agreed again.
When he heard this, Master Yong was already furious and cursed loudly: "You are a fool, you are a fool! Can you even agree to such a request? Where is the blood of the Zhao family?"
Gao Pujun hurriedly pulled him: "Father, be careful..."
Before he could finish his words, Master Yong knocked his hand off: "Don't be careful. Zhao Huan doesn't care about the country or the people, so why should he be a king? No, I want to go to Beijing, and the Song Dynasty cannot be destroyed by this cowardly boy.
Hand!"
Gao Pujun had never seen his father so angry since he was a child. He was so frightened that he didn't know what to do. He only grabbed Master Yong's sleeve tightly in his hand and turned his eyes to Xu Zizhen for help.
After hearing all this, Xu Zizhen still looked calm, as if all this was expected. Master Yong walked out angrily. When he happened to pass by him, Xu Zizhen suddenly stretched out his hand and pulled Master Yong back.
"Master Yong, how about you calm down first and listen to me for a few words before deciding whether to go to Bianjing or not?"
Master Yong suddenly stopped at his feet and said with a dark face: "Okay, I'll listen to what you have to say."
There was a national crisis, but Xu Zizhen was hiding leisurely in Yingtian Mansion. Naturally, Lord Yong would not have any feelings for him.
Xu Zizhen stood up and said with a smile: "Master Yong, if I were you, I would not go to Bianjing. Instead, I would stay in Yingtian Mansion, eat and sleep well and recuperate, and wait to fight back the Jinren in the near future."
Master Yong was startled, then he grabbed Xu Zizhen's arm and said urgently: "What do you mean? Are you secretly preparing to beat the golden dog?"
Xu Zizhen laughed and said: "How can I prepare myself without a position or title? Aren't I afraid that the imperial court will punish me for causing trouble?"
"Then what do you mean by hitting the golden dog?"
"If I don't fight the golden dog, the golden dog won't come back?"
Master Yong suddenly came to his senses: "You mean the golden dog will come to invade Yingtian Mansion?"
Xu Zizhen said with a smile: "I guess he will come."
"What do you think?" Master Yong became very angry when he saw him like this. He was always talking like this and didn't explain anything clearly, which made people feel itchy in their intestines.
Xu Zizhen secretly laughed in his heart, of course the Jin people will come to Yingtian Mansion, because in a few days they will capture all the Zhao family members, leaving only Zhao Gou alone in Yingtian Mansion. If they don't arrest him, he will be the next emperor.
Wu Shu has always been very good at what he does, and he will definitely not leave such a lineage to the Zhao family.
No matter how much Master Yong pressed or tested, Xu Zizhen remained silent and said nothing, making Master Yong so angry that he blew his beard and stared, but there was nothing he could do.
"You..." Master Yong grabbed his beard and walked back and forth in the room. Finally he stopped and glared at Xu Zizhen, and said fiercely, "Okay, I will believe you this time. If the Jin man doesn't come to Yingtian Mansion within a month, I will
Skin you alive!"
Xu Zizhen was shocked. He only knew that Wu Shu would arrest Zhao Huan and Zhao Ji and take him to the Northeast, but he couldn't remember when he would be arrested. What if Wu Shu didn't come to Yingtian Mansion until two months later? Then he was not in vain.
Lord Yong skinned him alive? Besides, Xu Shiqi only reported that the Jin man asked for money, and asked Zhao Huan for thousands of beautiful girls.
"Uh... Master Yong, isn't one month too short? The Jurchen clan also has to celebrate the New Year, right? Add more time."
Master Yong was so angry that he laughed out loud: "New Year? Okay, I will treat your excuse as true, then wait until the spring equinox next year!"
Xu Zizhen didn't know when the Spring Equinox was, so he thought about it and said, "How about... Qingming Festival?"
"I will let you celebrate the Qingming Festival!"
The furious Lord Yong raised his fist again. Just when Xu Zizhen was about to run away with his head in his arms, Gao Chong suddenly rushed in from outside and said breathlessly: "Brother-in-law, hurry... get out quickly, Prince Kang Qiansui is here."