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Zhang Jue had always been ambitious. At this time, he saw that there were many refugees in Yandi who supported him against the gold, and he thought that the people's support could be used, so he was quite tempted by this plan.
However, Zhang Jue was worried that the Song Dynasty would not help him, and he was a little hesitant.
Zhang Jue heard that Li Shi, a former Hanlin scholar of the Liao Kingdom, was loyal to the Liao Kingdom and did not take up official positions in the Jin and Song Dynasties.
Li Shi was the number one scholar in the Dinghai Division in the seventh year of Qiantong, Emperor Tianzuo of Liao Dynasty.After he won the first prize, he became a Hanlin bachelor.
Li Shi had a heart of loyalty to Emperor Tianzuo. After receiving Zhang Jue's invitation, he readily accepted the invitation and rushed to Pingzhou to advise Zhang Jue.
Zuo Qigong, Yu Zhongwen, Cao Yongyi, Kang Gongbi and others who were handling official business in Pingzhou did not know that disaster was imminent.
8Chapter 17 Killing and saving lives
After taking refuge in the Kingdom of Jin, Zuo Qigong lived as the Taifu and Zhongshu Ling, Yu Zhongwen lived as the Privy Envoy and concurrently as a servant, Cao Yongyi lived as Sikong and the Privy Envoy, and Kang Gongbi lived as a political advisor.
These four people are all well-read poems and books, and they are full of economics. Wanyan Aguda appointed them as the ministers of the Kingdom of Jin because he placed high hopes on them and hoped that they could help the Kingdom of Jin manage the many newly added Han soldiers and civilians in the territory.
However, after Zhang Jue conspired with Li Shi, he quietly raised his butcher knife to them.
Early in the morning, Zhang Jue ordered his general Zhang Qian to lead five hundred soldiers to the camp of Zuo Qigong and others, and sent an order to Zuo Qigong, Cao Yongyi, Yu Zhongwen, Kang Gongbi and others, and asked them to go to the camp west of Pingzhou City. Waiting on the west bank of the Luan River, he said that General Zhang Jue, who was staying in Nanjing, had important matters to discuss with them.
Although Zuo Qigong and the others were full of doubts, they still ordered people to put on the carriage, and in the carriage, escorted by Zhang Qian, went to the west bank of the Luan River in the west of the city, and stopped under a chestnut grove.
At this time, the morning mist by the river gradually dissipated, and Pingzhou City on the east bank of the Luan River appeared far away in front of everyone.
"General Zhang, when will Zhang Liushou come?"
Kang Gongbi once came to Pingzhou City, and had several encounters with Zhang Qian, Zhang Jue's general.When he returned to Yanjing City from Pingzhou, it was also Zhang Qian who escorted him away.Therefore, Kang Gongbi took the initiative to step forward and asked Zhang Qian.
Zhang Qian is Zhang Jue's brother of the same clan and his confidant general, so Zhang Jue arranged to execute Zuo Qigong and others.
Kang Gongbi has a good reputation as a local official. There were thieves and robbers who attacked and captured the place he governed, but they didn't kill him.
In addition, Kang Gongbi and Zhang Jue are old friends for many years, and he said many good words for Zhang Jue to Wanyan Zonghan.
Therefore, Kang Gongbi did not expect that Zhang Jue would be unfavorable to him.Although Zhang Jue sent someone to take his party to the west bank of the Luan River was a bit strange, but he still chatted with Zhang Qian calmly.
But Zhang Qian knew that when his elder brother Zhang Jue decided to kill and rebel, he didn't ask him to let go of his old friend Kang Gongbi.
Zhang Qian glanced at Kang Gongbi meaningfully, and replied: "Kang Gong, don't be impatient, if you want to stay behind, General Zhang will come to meet you when he is young."
Sikong Cao Yongyi noticed that the atmosphere was not right, so he assigned his servants to pack up the carriages and horses, saying that there was an urgent matter and he needed to rush back to Guangning Mansion in Yingzhou as soon as possible, so as to test Zhang Qian.
Zhang Qian knew that Cao Yongyi was from Guangning, Yingzhou, and he was also familiar with Pingzhou and Yingzhou. If he was asked to leave with an excuse, it would be difficult to search for him.Therefore, Zhang Qian replied coldly: "My brother, General Zhang, has something important to discuss with Cao Gong. How can Cao Gong go away?"
Cao Yongyi changed his face and said: "I am the Sikong and Privy Envoy appointed by the imperial court, and I am above Zhang Jue. How can Zhang Jue order me to wait? Zhang Qian, this Sikong is going back to Guangning Mansion in Yingzhou to take up his post. If Zhang Jue has something to do, please He came to see me at the Privy Council of Quang Ninh Mansion!"
After Cao Yongyi finished speaking, he jumped into the carriage and ordered the groom to drive away.
Zhang Qian shouted, and ordered his five hundred soldiers to surround Cao Yongyi, Zuo Qigong and other ministers, as well as his servants.
"Masters, I, Zhang Qian, only know my brother Zhang Liushou, but not the Prime Minister Niao and Sikong Niao. My brother asked me to bring you here to wait, and you have to stay here obediently! Which bird without eyes If the officer wants to leave, I, Zhang Qian, will not be polite with the knife in my hand!"
Zhang Qian drew his sabre, forcing Cao Yongyi to dare not move.
"Zhang Qian, you, you are so bold! The left minister is here, do you dare to rebel?"
An official in the crowd dared to berate Zhang Qian.
A cold light flashed in Zhang Qian's eyes, and he snorted coldly and said: "General Zhang who stayed behind ordered me to watch over you, please don't act rashly. If there is any more noise, I will kill you without mercy!"
When Zuo Qigong and the others saw the five hundred soldiers staring at them fiercely, they broke out in a cold sweat, because they didn't understand that Pingzhou had changed.
Zhang Jueding is the opposite!If not, how would Zhang Qian, a small general, dare to yell at the ministers of the imperial court?
Now it's a scholar who meets a soldier, and it's not clear why.Zuo Qigong, Yu Zhongwen, Cao Yongyi, Kang Gongbi and others are full of knowledge, but at this time they can't help a rough warrior with a steel knife.
Zuo Qigong let out a long sigh, regretting that he should have refused Emperor Wanyan Aguda to send troops to escort him.
The ministers were trapped by the chestnut forest on the west bank of the Luan River, helpless, and their servants, grooms and others were also terrified and slumped in a ball.
At this moment, a sound of horseshoes could be heard from the east bank of the Luan River. More than a dozen horsemen galloped from Pingzhou City, crossed the Luan River from the wooden bridge, and rushed straight to the crowd.
The leader was not Zhang Jue, who stayed behind in Nanjing in Pingzhou City, but Zhao Neng, the council officer under his command.
Zhao Neng came in front of the crowd, nodded with Zhang Qian, and without getting off his horse, he rode on the horse and scolded Zuo Qigong and others for committing a capital crime.
Zhao Neng immediately read out the ten major crimes that Zhang Jue and Li Shi imposed on Zuo Qigong and others:
Tianzuo broadcast and moved to Jiashan, not just flattery, but also one;
Persuading the emperor's uncle, King Yan, to arrogate his name, two also;
Slandering the emperor's father and conferring the title of king of Xiangyin, three things;
Tianzuo tried to send Zhige Wang Youqing to come to discuss and kill him, four;
From the beginning to the end of the call to action, there are proposals to welcome Qin and reject Hunan, five;
Those who do not seek to guard the Yan but worship the surrender, six;
Those who serve the state of Jin and disregard righteousness are seven;
Those who please the gold people by including the property in Yanzhong, eighth;
Those who cause Yan people to migrate and become unemployed are nine;
Those who teach gold masters to send troops to Pingzhou first will be ten.
After publicly announcing the top ten crimes of Zuo Qigong and others, Zhao Neng sent Zhang Jue Ling to hang and kill all the officials here, not a single one was spared.
When Zuo Qigong and others heard this, they all beat their chests and stamped their feet, berating Zhang Jue and the rebels around him.
When Kang Gongbi heard that Zhang Jue would not let go of his old friend, he was so angry that he jumped up and down and cursed, completely losing the image of a scholar.
Hearing Kang Gongbi's harsh scolding, Zhang Qian became furious, snatched a rope from the sergeant, and wanted to strangle this old man, Kang Gongbi, with his own hands.
When Zhang Qian rushed to Kang Gongbi's side, kicked him to the ground, and was about to kill him, the groom who huddled up in the carriage next to him suddenly flew up like a tiger on the mountain, and slashed at Zhang Qian. On his head, half of Zhang Qian's head was cut off.
Before Zhang Qian could utter a scream, he fell to the grass spraying blood.The sight of his tragic death made Kang Gongbi and several servants around him scream.
"Master is Jiuzhilong Shijin! If you are afraid of death, surrender!"
The coachman tore off his clothes, revealing his tendons covered in dragon patterns and embroidery. Holding a shiny steel knife in his hand, he yelled majestically at the five hundred Pingzhou sergeants alone.
The groom who suddenly appeared was none other than "Jiuzhilong" Shi Jin.
While screaming wildly in his mouth, Shi Jin had already raised his knife and slashed to death several soldiers around him.