The Founding of the Red Chamber

I don't know if Rong Si misunderstood the barbarians. The barbarians thought that Rong Si was worth a lot. They not only demanded a high ransom, but also asked the court to release the prince Burigude who was arrested last year.

Specifically, Lin Jing knew it from Guan Xiaoer.Guan Xiaoer privately said to Lin Jing, "Rongsi killed the entire Muzhou, and one hundred thousand Muzhou soldiers are now gone. I really don't know why the court has any hesitation. Maybe they want to exchange money for such sinners to come back!"

Lin Jing said, "That's right, apart from being His Majesty's cousin, is Rong Si some other important person?"

"Who knows." Guan Xiaoer curled his lips, took a bite of a jujube cake, and said, "I heard from my second uncle that there has been a lot of quarrel in the court these days, and it's all about Rong Si. The Rong family said they are willing to sell their own iron. They offered money to redeem Rong Si, but the barbarians didn’t just want money, they also asked the court to release Bu Rigude, the barbarian prince captured by Master Tang and Brother Lin earlier.”

The corner of Lin Jing's lips twitched. It is conceivable that Emperor Zhaode was hesitating again if this matter could cause a quarrel.

Speaking of which, Emperor Zhaode was also a strange person. When the barbarians besieged the city, he immediately ordered Guan Tingyu, who had rich experience in warfare, to preside over the battle. It was a clear decision.Now seeing that the imperial capital has been saved, Emperor Zhaode began to take pity on his mother's family again.

Lin Jing and Guan Xiaoer said, "The fighting has stopped now. I wanted to go to the top of the city to see what the barbarians look like. My elder brother is a cautious person and has not allowed it. Now that there is no fighting, I can go and see Can't you see?"

Guan Xiaoer had always been on good terms with Lin Jing, and said, "What's the problem? Brother Lin is afraid of scaring you. If you're not afraid, I'll take you there."

Lin Jing said, "If you don't even have the guts, do you still deserve to make friends with you, Guan Xiaoer?"

Guan Xiaoer was very proud, "That's true, you don't look like a girl in any way except that you look like a girl." Because of this, Lin Jing was hit several times.

When Guan Xiaoer took Lin Jing to the city wall to see the barbarians, he specially prepared a medicine bag for Lin Jing, and said, "The smell is not very pleasant at the moment, you cover it." Knowing that Lin Jing loves cleanliness, Afraid of choking him.

Guan Xiaoer's carefulness was really not superfluous, although Lin Jing felt that it was quite superfluous.However, outside the city wall was a scene of corpses strewn all over the place, not to mention the smell, Lin Jing just took a look and his eyes went dark, and countless nausea flooded his chest.Guan Xiaoer hurriedly supported him, Lin Jing grabbed Guan Xiaoer's hand, closed his eyes for a while, and then opened them to regain his usual composure.His eyes flicked past the corpses outside the city, and when he looked into the distance, he saw barbarian troops stationed in countless military tents far away, and many barbarians in different clothes were walking back and forth. Lin Jing looked at it for a while, and asked Guan Xiaoer , "Where is Rongsi?"

Guan Xiaoer pointed to a very small black dot, and said, "Just look at the cage over there, that's what's in the cage."

Lin Jing looked at it for a while, and said, "Why is the imperial court so useless? The barbarians have locked our Fourth General Rong in a cage. Is it possible that my imperial court still offers good food and drink to Bu Rigude?"

"I didn't eat or drink well either. They said they were in prison."

"At least there is no wind or rain in the prison." Lin Jing said, "They locked up General Rong Si like this, we should catch that barbarian, put him in a cage, and put him on the city wall, so that the barbarians won't see him. Thought we were afraid of them."

Guan Xiaoer said, "You can say it, but neither of us cares about things."

Lin Jing said, "I don't care, you have to speak up if you feel aggrieved, otherwise, do you have to hold back?"

Lin Yi's reputation in the imperial capital is rather honest, he is broad-minded and diligent in his errands.Lin Jing is different, Lin Jing's comments are mostly related to being mean, but, Lin Jing's temperament, you have to take the same position as him, seeing his bad move, it's really heart-warming.Just like the matter of Rong Si being captured, Lin Jing's words are quite in line with the psychology of some ministers, that is, we don't care whether Rong Si is dead or alive, but this matter is really embarrassing. The barbarians put Rong Si in a cage , we also put his prince in a cage exposed to wind, sun and heavy rain.

Who is afraid of anyone, Rong Si is no more than a relative, you are a serious prince.

We are not afraid of war, anyway, the imperial capital is defended, no matter how bad the situation is, it will not go bad.There is a feeling that you will live outside the city for a long time, and see if our reinforcements make dumplings for you!

Therefore, although Guan Xiaoer and Lin Xiaosi are only the second generation of officials in the family and can't take care of things now, the family has power and power, and they can talk to those in power in the family.What's more, Lin Jing's idea can definitely give the court a bad breath.Being besieged by barbarians, and now being threatened by defeated generals like Yi Rong Si, no one in the court will be angry!So, the imperial court lifted Prince Burigude to the city wall and put him in a cage.

However, even though Prince Buri was put on the wall, the court still had no conclusion on how to deal with Rong Si's matter.

Lin Jing could have guessed that Emperor Zhaode's mother's family had suffered from soft-heartedness again without asking, and the Rong family was willing to redeem Rong Si with the riches of the family, without costing the court a penny.The Rong family begged bitterly, but the ministers in the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Bai could not just sit back and watch such absurd things happen. Tang Ying was even more fierce, and said directly, "Rong Si buried [-] Muzhou soldiers. How can he redeem such a serious crime?" !"

It was Bai Xiang, the in-law of the Rong family, who did not agree to redeem Rong Si, what Bai Xiang did not agree with was that he wanted to exchange Bu Rigude. In Bai Xiang's words, "We should cut Bu Ri immediately to show God's power!" Goode was captured alive at the beginning, but the court did not kill him, because he wanted to get some military information from Bu Ri.In the past year or so, basically what should be squeezed out has been squeezed out.What's more, the barbarians besieged the city, such a great humiliation, Bu Rigude may not be very powerful among the barbarians, but this person is the grandson of the current barbarian king, and he only killed [-] soldiers in Muzhou.How can you use Bu Ri to exchange for Rong Si, the general of the defeated army!If Bai Xiang said yes, his reputation would immediately stink.

Zongrong's family is in-laws, and Bai Xiang has to think about the court and his own reputation!

This matter is difficult to decide at the moment.

Peace talks stalled.

The barbarians couldn't wait any longer, saying that if they didn't agree to the conditions, they immediately killed Rong Si Jiqi.

The court is still arguing endlessly here, and many ministers are thinking, you barbarians, kill Rong Si quickly, so we can do it here!

However, if the two sides kill the hostages, they will inevitably face a new war!

Finally, Emperor Zhaode and Guan Tingyu said, "You can make a decision before the battle!"

Guan Tingyu wanted to beat Emperor Zhaode to death, even if a general like Guan Tingyu had been in the cabinet for many years, Guan Tingyu was in a dilemma, but he still complied.Guan Xiaoer was not stupid, and said to Lin Jing in private, "Tell me, if my father redeems Rong Si, everyone in the court will scold him. If we sit back and watch Rong Si get killed by barbarians, the Rong family doesn't know how to hate our family. There is a saying that Guan Xiaoer didn't say, that is, if something wrong happens to Rong Si, I'm afraid not only the Rong family will hate the Guan family, but also His Majesty, who has always favored his mother's family, can't guarantee that he will remember the Guan family in his heart.

Hearing this, Lin Jing frowned first, then twitched the corner of his lips suddenly, and said, "We are not outsiders, you go back and tell the general, if the general is willing, I have a plan to solve the general's troubles!"

"What method?" Guan Xiaoer was very curious, but Lin Jing kept silent because of how he asked, which made Guan Xiaoer curious enough.However, Guan Xiaoer still told his father when he got home, Guan Tingyu said, "He is a child, what can he do?"

"The idea of ​​putting Bu Ri on the wall is Lin Xiaosi's idea, he has a good brain." Guan Xiaoer was very convinced of Lin Zhuma's wisdom, and said, "How about I take him to the city wall tomorrow , if he has a way, it’s not just solving our family’s difficulties. Dad, just don’t worry, I have nothing to do with Lin Xiaosi.”

Guan Tingyu was noncommittal, although the generals of his family had strict rules, but Guan Tingyu had always been reluctant to let his youngest son go up the city wall.Guan Xiaoer took Lin Jing there, the barbarians were already shouting at the base of Rong Si, Guan Xiaoer urged Lin Jing, "If you have any idea, just tell me."

Lin Jing was watching Rong Si, and when Guan Xiaoer asked, Lin Jing said, "It's extremely simple." He always had guards with him when he went out, and the guards were not ordinary entourages, Lin Jing's guards all carried knives, this time, The guard also brought an amber horn bow.

Lin Jing gave an order, and the guard drew his bow and shot an arrow. The arrow was as fast as a shooting star and as fast as a thunderbolt. Guan Xiaoer heard a clear sound of piercing through the air, and before he could scream, the arrow hit Rong Si. Throat, shot through the throat of the person.

Rong Si was killed on the spot, Guan Xiaoer's legs went limp, Lin Jing then pointed to Prince Brigude in the cage, the guard drew out his saber, and stabbed Brigude in the cage to death.

When Guan Tingyu and other generals and courtiers arrived, Lin Jing had already killed them all. Lin Jing said coldly, "Soldiers approached the city and made an alliance. Although Jing was young, he was not ashamed to do it. Besides, such thieves who bring disaster to the country still need a lot of money." Redemption, the world has never heard of such an absurd thing! Killed already killed, what to do with it, I will take it quietly."