I am imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion

Lin Shangshu sneered a few times, he looked at the shocked expressions of all the ministers in the palace, especially the emperor Zhao Zhen, his eyes were wide open, and finally he was willing to take him seriously.

For so many years as a courtier, he has always bowed his knees in front of the emperor like a dog.

He watched the emperor grow up, but never got the slightest respect from the emperor.He treated Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng and others, even the treacherous minister Ding Wei, with great respect.Back then, he and Lu Yijian were Jinshi of the same discipline, and he was younger than Lu Yijian. He should be younger and more promising, but the emperor was blind and could only see Lu Yijian. ahead of him!

Han Qi: "Are you sure?"

"Didn't you suspect me a long time ago?" Lin Shangshu asked Han Qi.If he hadn't pushed hard, they wouldn't have stepped up.

Wang Zeng, Zhongshu's servant, pointed at Lin Shangshu angrily: "Shameless treachery! How dare you do treasonous things! It's really embarrassing for your father, let—"

"Shut up! I'll kill whoever makes another sound!" Lin Shangshu yelled.

The whole hall suddenly fell into deathly silence.

Lin Shangshu glanced at Zhao Zhen, seeing that Zhao Zhen was silent all the time, he couldn't help laughing even harder.The little emperor probably didn't expect that when these people usually gathered together, all of them were loyal and rushed to say that they were willing to do things for the Song Dynasty and the emperor. When they were about to die, look at these people. I peed my pants, so I dare not make a sound.

Lin Shangshu took out a pill from his sleeve and threw it into the wine, "For the sake of our monarchs and ministers, I guarantee that the official will leave without any pain after drinking this cup of poisoned wine, leaving a body intact .”

"You are crazy! Do you think that if you succeed today, the world will let you go?" Lu Yijian asked Lin Shangshu in shock.

"What did I just say? I will kill whoever makes a sound!" Lin Shangshu immediately signaled the assassins to kill Lu Yijian.

The leader of the assassins smiled and waved his knife, with a bloodthirsty look in his eyes, and went straight to Lu Yijian.

"Protect Lu Xiang!"

The guards in front of the palace hurriedly surrounded Lu Yijian in a security circle.

"It seems that you want to die together! Since the officials don't accept my favor, you can only taste the feeling of being hacked to death." Lin Shangshu immediately let go, and the wine glass fell to the ground and was smashed.

"You should make me understand. Why do you want to rebel? You have already been appointed as Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment. Isn't it good enough for you?" Zhao Zhen asked Lin Shangshu sharply.

"Treat me well?" Lin Shangshu sneered, obviously not agreeing with Zhao Zhen's words, "Actually, I had a lot of things to say to the officials, but now I feel that what I say is nonsense. Those who don't see you in their eyes They don't understand your feelings at all, and they will never know where they are wrong. Why waste your tongue and give you a chance to delay, please go to the officials in the morning!"

The situation is changing rapidly, and it is hard to predict when the real support will arrive. Lin Shangshu is not stupid enough not to see that Zhao Zhen is deliberately delaying time.

"This matter is definitely not just your conspiracy, who is behind the scenes?" Lu Yijian asked angrily.

"What do you mean by that?" Lin Shangshu immediately grimaced, staring at Lu Yijian as if he could eat people, "Looking down on me? Do you think I can't do such a big thing with my own ability? You, Lu Yijian, are the only ones in the world who are smart, and I Just a useless idiot?"

Lu Yijian frowned, he didn't expect Lin Shangshu's reaction to his questioning would be like this.

Han Qi did hear the truth. Someone must have prepared the words in advance and told Lin Shangshu that whoever asked him this question was questioning his ability and calling him stupid. That's why Lin Shangshu reacted after hearing this question. so radical.

Lin Shangshu is mediocre but very proud of himself. If he hadn't come from a noble family with deep roots, was lucky when he was young, and made meritorious service by taking advantage of it, otherwise he would not be able to sit in the position of Shangshu with his ability.However, he has no self-knowledge, thinks he is talented but not appreciated, and he must have accumulated a lot of resentment and dissatisfaction over the years.

Zhao Zongqing is the best at exploiting people's weaknesses and exploiting them to the extreme.Lin Shangshu's depression and disappointment, when he is appreciated by Zhao Zongqing's wonderful words, he will definitely be able to express them very frankly.As the days went by, and Lin Shangshu regarded him as a confidant, Zhao Zongqing's words would gain more and more weight, and in the end it probably reached the point where he would hit wherever Zhao Zongqing pointed out.

During this period, Han Qi has been secretly observing Zhao Zongqing's reaction. So far, he has disguised himself very well, without showing any flaws.Obviously he is not as stupid as Lin Shangshu, and he exposes himself at such a time.Even if they succeeded in killing the emperor today, if they want to succeed in usurping the throne and gain the support of all the ministers and the support of the people all over the world, they must be justified and subdued by virtue, and they must not be able to bear the reputation of conspiracy and rebellion.

And Lin Shangshu was pushed out by Zhao Zongqing in this way, so he must not be able to retreat completely.It's a pity that he still doesn't know it, and still shows off triumphantly.

Lu Yijian laughed at Lin Shangshu as a treacherous person, and a downright stupid kind.

"I kindly advise you, don't play with firecrackers anymore."

When death is imminent, he still has the face to teach him a lesson like a prime minister!

Lin Shangshu was furious and ordered all the assassins to go.And tell them that whoever takes the head of the emperor and Lu Yijian first will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold!

Hundreds of assassins were ready to move, confronting the ministers and thirty guards in the hall. No matter in terms of numbers or force, they were far apart, and the one with the fewer had no chance of winning.

"Kill me! Don't keep any of them!" Lin Shangshu shouted excitedly with his eyes shining.

All those people in the temple today knew that he was treasonous, so when he exposed himself, he made a silent plan in his heart to kill them all.

When the new emperor ascends the throne, there is an urgent need for talents in the court, and he is the greatest hero, so he can look at and recommend his confidants to come up.At that time, he will be the most powerful minister with the most meritorious service, even more powerful than Lu Yijian, and he will not pay attention to any prime minister, Kaifeng official, or even the prince.

Zhao Zhen looked at Lin Shangshu's face before and after, and felt very sad.I always see him with a humble and honest attitude on weekdays. It turns out that Dezhi's appearance is so ferocious.His third son made a mistake, Zhao Zhenliang thought he was an old minister, he had no merit but no major fault in the position of Minister, kindly retained his official position, only reprimanded him a few times, and did not depose him.

Unexpectedly, he didn't know how to be grateful, but actually deceived the emperor and plotted to kill him!This made him feel more disgusted than raising a white-eyed wolf!

Zhao Zhen slowed down his breathing, finally decided to hold his breath, and endured until the last moment, he wanted to see if there was anything that surprised him more.

When the swords are on the verge of colliding with each other——

"Wait!" With a loud shout, Zhao Zongqing walked up to Lin Shangshu.

Zhao Zhen, Lu Yijian and Song Yushi all looked at Zhao Zongqing meaningfully at the same time.

Han Qi's eyes kept restrained, indifferently, as if he was watching an unimportant matter from the sidelines.

Lin Shangshu stared at Zhao Zongqing closely, not wanting to miss any hints in his eyes, pretending to be impatient and asking: "What do you want to do?"

Zhao Zongqing raised the dagger in his hand and said to Lin Shangshu: "A man was born in heaven and earth. He will never disobey his relatives, and his loyalty will never disobey the king. The official family is not only my king, but also my relatives. Today, I can't do it with my own strength. Resist, I will still stop it. Unless I die, you will never want to pass me."

Lin Shangshu stared at Zhao Zongqing even more seriously. He was about to reply when Zhao Zongqing suddenly laughed and put down the dagger.

"I really want to say these words without fear of death, and then make a heroic devotion. But as the saying goes, it is better to live than to die. I am young and have not yet married a wife. It is a pity to die like this. I wonder if Lin Shangshu can give A chance for me and the ministers present to surrender?"

Zhao Zongqing changed the subject, put down the dagger in his hand, and put on a peaceful smile on his face.

Zhao Zongqing has always learned what he looks like, and now no one questioned his meaning, causing Lu Yijian and others to scold him. Unexpectedly, Zhao Zongqing is such a spineless person.

Finally revealed his true colors?

Zhao Zhen was about to speak, but when Han Qi gave him a look, he said angrily, "I never thought you were this kind of person!"

Zhao Zongqing apologized and bowed to Zhao Zhen: "Forgive the officials, those who know current affairs care about heroes."

"There are Fulong and Phoenix chicks here." Song Yushi couldn't help answering.

Everyone looked at Song Yushi in shock.

Song Yushi explained innocently: "I just took the next sentence by the way."

After all, he glanced at Zhao Zongqing.

Zhao Zongqing responded with a smile: "That's not bad."

Lin Shangshu laughed and said: "Anyone of you who wants to survive and is willing to surrender, just come over here. I don't care about it. But the premise is to be loyal. If anyone dares to pretend to be loyal and lie to me, don't blame me for using the most ruthless means to kill me." you!"

Lin Shangshu only gives time for five counts:

"One, two, three—"

Just as the ministers were looking at each other, wanting to see who would decide to betray the king at this moment, Zhao Zongqing suddenly stabbed Lin Shangshu's neck with a knife.

Han Qi noticed it a step ahead and wanted to stop it, but the distance between the two of them was too close and the incident happened too fast.

When the dagger was pulled out, blood sprayed nearly ten feet high, instantly staining several assassins nearby.

At this moment in the hall, you could hear the quiet needle drop, and the smell of blood gradually permeated.The glaring blood made many civil servants couldn't help but vomit when they saw it, and those who didn't vomit couldn't help but tilt their heads and dared not look at it.

Lin Shangshu landed straight on the ground, opened his mouth, and made a strange grunting sound from his throat, and he couldn't pronounce a correct word until he died.Before he died, his eyes had been staring at Zhao Zongqing unwillingly, with doubts, regrets, and hatred... But in an instant, he stopped convulsing and died in the center of the hall. The hall is dyed red.

When the assassins recovered from the shock, they reacted fiercely, and immediately brandished their big knives, slashing at Zhao Zongqing and the ministers.Zhao Zongqing resisted with the dagger in his hand, and Han Qi also got up from the wheelchair at this time, waving the knife to resist.

The fight has really started, and we can't wait any longer, otherwise the emperor and all the ministers may be in danger.

The servant Cheng hurriedly took out a small gong from his arms and struck it hard. Before the sound of the gong finished, the floor around the hall was lifted, and many guards who were ambushing outside the hall also appeared and shouted, and then not far outside There was another sound of gongs, and each sound was farther away. More and more soldiers ambushing in the dark appeared, and they controlled all the rebels at a very agile speed.

The battle between the commander in front of the hall and the leader of the assassins has always been on par, and both of them are extremely fast.Suddenly, the beard on the assassin leader's face fell off, revealing a handsome face, this person turned out to be Mo Zhuiyu!

Han Qi immediately yelled out, demanding to be kept alive.

Mo Zhuiyu glanced at Han Qi, with a bright smile, he turned sideways and wanted to go around behind the commander in front of the hall and make a shot, but at this moment, two guards stepped forward to besiege him.When he was dealing with the back, he was stabbed in the right shoulder from the front by the commander in front of the hall.

He couldn't hold the saber in his right hand anymore, Mo Zhuiyu quickly switched to his left hand, he was not afraid even if he was attacked from the front or back, and he still made fatal moves towards the commander in front of the hall.

In order to keep Mo Zhuiyu alive, the commander in front of the hall backed down step by step.Suddenly, Mo Zhuiyu turned his head to glance at where Zhao Zhen was, and rushed towards him.Seeing this, the commander in front of the hall showed no mercy, and stabbed Mo Zhuiyu's belly with a knife.

Mo Zhuiyu vomited blood and fell to the ground.

The commander in front of the hall hurriedly checked his situation and asked who his master was.Mo Zhuiyu didn't look at anyone, she closed her eyes, grinned with a bleeding mouth, and died not long after.

Zhao Zongqing silently glanced at Mo Zhuiyu who died on the ground, without any superfluous expression on his face.He threw away the bloody dagger in his hand, and turned to ask Zhao Zhen if he was surprised.

Most of the rebels pretended to be ordinary people, waited for the signal outside the checkpoint, and prepared to break through the checkpoint and launch a large siege.

Unexpectedly, there were ambushes all around, archers were all on the walls and roofs, and a large number of soldiers and horses surrounded them.Hearing that the leader of the thieves had already subdued the law, they didn't even have the momentum to resist, so they surrendered one after another.In fact, when these people were besieged and suppressed, Lin Shangshu was still alive, but he was just calling out to intimidate these people.

Afterwards, Fan Zhongyan arrived with the people from the military patrol store and entered the hall. He saw that the emperor and all the ministers were intact, and saw that the guards were handling the dead bodies on the ground. One of them was Lin Shangshu. He thought it was expected but he was surprised .

"It really is him!" Fan Zhongyan's eyes showed some incomprehension, but he couldn't help sighing when he saw Han Qi coming, "Fortunately, you have planned a strategy, otherwise today's event would be unimaginable, then—"

Fan Zhongyan wanted to ask if the person behind the scenes had been caught, but in a blink of an eye he saw Zhao Zongqing standing in front of the emperor to make amends, so he refrained from asking.

"What I just said just now is just to divert Lin Shangshu's attention, not from the bottom of my heart." Zhao Zongqing expressed his loyalty by the way, and he would go through fire and water for the king.

While looking at Zhao Zongqing, Zhao Zhen thought a lot.

"Recently Song Yushi and Lin Shangshu have been in close contact, and he may have a part in it." Zhao Zongqing pointed to Song Yushi.

Song Yushi was startled, and cried in unison to apologize to Zhao Zhen.

"I was wronged, I didn't, I really didn't know that Lin Shangshu would rebel! I just had a few meals with Lin Shangshu in private, received a little favor from him, and promised to help him say something nice in court." Song Song The censor Fudi was wronged and cried bitterly.

Zhao Zhen rubbed his temples, ordered the idlers to retreat first, and then ordered the commander in front of the palace to interrogate the assassins first, leaving behind Han Qi, Fan Zhongyan, Song Yushi and Lu Yijian.

Zhao Zongqing still had no abnormal expression on his face, and he left after saluting

"Your minister is wronged—" Song Yushi yelled again, weeping.

"Crying too fakely, people have already seen through." Han Qi cast a glance at Song Yushi.

Song Yushi's crying stopped abruptly, and he looked at Han Qi with red eyes and disbelief, "Really?"

Take a look, his eyes are red, how can it be different?

Fan Zhongyan stroked his beard and said, "Even I, who just came here, can see it."

Song Yushi was convinced, and hurriedly kowtowed to Zhao Zhen to make amends, "I am incompetent, I don't pretend to be good, please punish the officials!"

Zhao Zhen: "Okay, you have merit, get up."

"Fortunately, Lin Shangshu didn't see through it before, otherwise I'm afraid I'm dead now." Song Yushi suddenly became a little scared, and then took the opportunity to say to Han Qi, "I wanted to ask Cui Qiniang to teach my ministers some tricks, but Han Tuiguan He refused again and again and refused to help. Everyone is working for the king, how can he be so stingy?"

"Don't pretend I don't know." Han Qi said coldly with a sullen face.

"What do you mean?" Song Yushi said so, but gently wiped the sweat off his head with his sleeve.

When Cui Fu was ordered to enter the palace to investigate the suicide case of Yuxian Jun, Song Yushi was refuted by Cui Tao, and he began to admire and admire Cui Tao at that time.But his admiration for Cui Tao has nothing to do with love between men and women, it is purely an appreciation of talents and abilities.Of course, if Cui Qiniang did not have a marriage contract, and he might marry Cui Qiniang, he would not refuse such a good opportunity.

After Song Yushi accidentally looked into Han Qi's eyes, he became more impatient and coughed twice in embarrassment.Then he suddenly came back and asked Han Qi for confirmation in surprise.

"So you already knew that I admired Cui Qiniang, so you used me to get close to Lin Shangshu, didn't you?"

"The reason why Song Yushi was chosen is that Song Yushi has a heart of absolute loyalty and loyalty to the emperor. Could it be wrong?" Han Qi asked back, making Song Yushi wave his hands again and again to say that he was right, he definitely has a heart of absolute loyalty to the emperor.

Zhao Zhen laughed, making Song Yushi shut up quickly.

He turned his face down, and asked Han Qi hesitantly if he was sure that the person behind Lin Shangshu was Zhao Zongqing.Just now Zhao Zhen also observed Zhao Zongqing's performance, he was impeccable, not only did he seem to have nothing to do with rebellion, but he was very loyal to protect the emperor.

"If it's really him, he spent so much time planning and manpower, is it just to show his loyalty by stabbing Lin Shangshu in front of me?"

Zhao Zhen somewhat suspected that Han Qi's judgment on Zhao Zongqing was wrong.Putting aside his suspicions about this matter, Zhao Zhen actually likes Zhao Zongqing, especially the Queen Mother.Now that he has given up his life to protect the emperor in front of all the ministers, it is even more difficult to deal with him for a random reason.

"Just now he should have noticed something strange, so he made that move."

Han Qi told Zhao Zhen affirmatively that Zhao Zongqing was the person behind the scenes, and he could be arrested now.

"Of course, if the officials still want to watch the show for a while, they can leave him free for a while."

Zhao Zhen was stunned: "Is there still a show?"

Han Qi nodded.

"That's up to you," Zhao Zhen sighed, "I've always loved watching dramas, and I don't worry about too many dramas."

"That's right, it's fun when the Shangyuan Festival is lively." Song Yushi responded with a smile, and Zhao Zhen gave him a cold look.

Song Yushi immediately realized that he had made a slip of the tongue. This "lively" was treason, and the emperor definitely didn't like it.

"What I mean is to watch the excitement of rebels committing suicide." Song Yushi hurriedly explained.

Zhao Zhen: "If you don't shut up, you're going to die." This censor's words are not pleasant!

"This time, the brothers of the Mo family must act together." Han Qi ordered Wang Zhao and others to track down Mo Zhuifeng's whereabouts.

When Cui Tao arrived here by boat, the situation was completely under control.Li Cai took Chen Yifa to wait outside the hall. When he saw Cui Tao, he happily greeted him and called Master Da'an.

"After being 'dead' for so long, I finally came back to life." Cui Tao looked at Li Cai with a smile and sighed that he had gained weight.

"I'm always hiding in the house, eating and drinking. The life is too moist, so it's easy to get fat." Li Cai said with a chuckle.

Chen Yifa followed closely and saluted Cui Tao.

Most of the basic situation and trends of the gathering of rebels in the capital this time were provided by Chen Yifa.When Chen Yifa was kidnapped on the way to Bianjing, it was actually just a play.At the beginning of Chen Yifa's trial in Quanzhou, he did not promise to die.But Cui Tao's judgment is right, he is a businessman with a quick mind, and he is easier to comprehend than other dead men.

When he learned that he was just a pawn under the teaching of "Que Yingshu", his heart was shaken, the more he thought about it, the more he thought about it, the more he suddenly realized, the more annoyed and resentful he became.In the end, he agreed to Han Qi and Cui Tao's proposal, confessed honestly, and returned to Tianji Pavilion to serve as the eyeliner of the Kaifeng Mansion. While atoning for his crimes, he also took revenge on those who had used and controlled him ruthlessly.

Chen Yifa used the little influence he cultivated in Suzhou to arrange a hijacking scene on the way to Bianjing.Li Cai was in charge of escorting Chen Yifa at that time, so he made a "sacrifice" to show his authenticity.

"I still have something to do right now, I wonder if you'd like to help?"

Chen Yifa respectfully said to Cui Tao: "Miss Cui is a villain. It is the honor of the villain to be useful to the villain."

"Most of the traitors arrested today are from the Jurchen clan. I heard that you have been in business all year round and have also dealt with the Jurchen clan. Do you know the Jurchen dialect?"

Chen Yifa agreed.

"I want to know who their leader is. If they don't have enough identity and strength to persuade the Jurchen tribe to contribute, it will definitely not work. The leader's testimony may point directly to that person."

No matter how many Lin Shangshus were killed, Zhao Zongqing would not be able to clean himself.

After a pause, Cui Tao said to Chen Yifa: "There are still some remnants of Tianji Pavilion, and some of the stewards may know something about it. But they are all dead men. You are someone who has experienced it. I think it may be better for you to persuade them to confess. Easy to convince."

Chen Yifa took the order, please rest assured Cui Tao, he will do his best.

Cui Tao reported to Zhao Zhen about the situation she was in charge of: "Their purpose of causing a riot on the other side of Jinming Lake was twofold: first, to occupy the place and replace the guards who stayed behind, so that they could quietly attack the other side by boat. Famous, send a large number of people here to support."

At that time, after Cui Tao figured out the purpose of these assassins, he directly withdrew the guards left on the shore, waiting for them to proceed to the next step.

"These people not only frighten the people with fake killings, but also set off firecrackers in crowded places to intimidate them. The tricks are very clever."

"Row the boat straight to the opposite bank, which is faster than detours along the bank, and just take advantage of the time difference. This is also their cleverness." Han Qi followed Cui Tao's words and explained, "Before the real forbidden army came to report, they first controlled the deputy. Commander. After the checkpoint has been officially reported, and then come to 'reinforcement', coupled with the order of the deputy commander, it will not easily arouse suspicion."

In addition, there is a group of rebels who swim over. If this plan fails, there will be a backup team to continue to complete it.

"This plan is meticulous." Lu Yijian sighed, and suddenly remembered what Han Qi was talking about, so he hurriedly asked him what kind of play it was.

"Soon." Han Qi looked out the window, "It's time for the officials to go back to the palace, and it's time for the common people to release the sky lanterns."