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Chapter 445 Emperor Huizong of Song: Cai Fu has ruined me! [3rd update, please vote!]

It turns out that hundreds of guards were hidden in the backyard of Li Shishi's house!
Upon seeing Zhang Conglong, the guards immediately drew their swords as if facing a formidable enemy and surrounded him completely!

"Who is it?"

A guard demanded an explanation, and Zhang Conglong quickly revealed his identity:
"I am Zhang Conglong, an envoy from the Jin Dynasty!"

"You cannot harm me, otherwise our Jin army will march south and destroy your Song Dynasty!"

Zhang Conglong's words intimidated them; the guards dared not make a move, but they also dared not let him go.

At the same time, Emperor Huizong of Song crawled out from under the bed and said with a sudden realization:

"That fellow is the traitor Cai Fu?"
"No wonder the Jin envoy was afraid of him; he must have been beaten by him at the small training ground!"

"No wonder he said you were related..."

Emperor Huizong felt envious whenever he thought of Li Ping'er; he hadn't even gotten his hands on her yet.

"Your sister, Li Ping'er... is probably already his!"

Li Shishi then realized where the argument was coming from.

Li Ping'er was her cousin, and Cai Fu was her cousin's husband.

That makes them really relatives!

broken!

Li Shishi's heart skipped a beat. Cai Fu was a traitor; what if he executed her entire family and dragged her along with him...

Zhou Bangyan, like a rat crossing the street, sneaked out from under the bed, trying to slip away.

"stop!"

Cai Fu left, Zhang Conglong left, and Emperor Huizong of Song regained his regal bearing:
"Zhou Bangyan, how old are you?"

Zhou Bangyan was stunned by Emperor Huizong's words. Not knowing what Emperor Huizong meant, he cautiously said:

"Your Majesty, I am already sixty-four years old this year..."

Emperor Huizong asked indifferently, "Are you still able to eat?"

"hiss--"

Zhou Bangyan couldn't help but gasp, instinctively looking up to meet Emperor Huizong's icy gaze.

Emperor Huizong averted his gaze, no longer looking at him, and Zhou Bangyan felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head:
"Yes, it is time for me to retire..."

Emperor Huizong gave a lukewarm "hmm" and waved his hand dismissively, as if shooing away a fly.

Zhou Bangyan walked out dejectedly, his spirits low, his back hunched, looking as if he had aged ten years!

"Traitor Cai Fu..."

Emperor Huizong of Song placed his hand on the brocade box, recalling Cai Fu's domineering demeanor, his dragon claws throbbing.

No wonder Gao Qiu, such a shrewd and capable man, couldn't defeat Cai Fu even with an army of 130,000!
This Cai Fu... is indeed no ordinary person!
Fortunately, I had already sent Gao Qiu out to persuade him to surrender...

Slow!

Emperor Huizong of Song suddenly realized:
Cai Furen is in Tokyo, what's the point of Gao Qiu going to Qingzhou to offer amnesty?
"By the way, what gift did he give me?"

Emperor Huizong patted the brocade box. He had to admit that the brocade box was of very high quality; even the palace used such things.

Emperor Huizong of Song remembered asking Yang Jian that the cost of making such a brocade box would be no less than one hundred taels of silver.

Cai Fu's use of such a high-class brocade box to present the gift made Emperor Huizong of Song a little excited.

Although Emperor Huizong of Song thought that Cai Fu, a rebel from a poor and remote place, could be of any good quality.

But this shows Cai Fu's sincerity, proving that he was not solely focused on rebellion and that he still had the court's interests at heart.

Having lost face by hiding under the bed in front of Li Shishi, Emperor Huizong decided to get revenge on the spot:
Zhou Bangyan fears me, I fear the Jin envoy, the Jin envoy fears Cai Fu, yet Cai Fu sends me gifts!
Rounding up, I am the biggest winner!

Not shabby!
So, in front of Li Shishi, Emperor Huizong personally opened the brocade box and looked inside:
"hiss--"

Emperor Huizong of Song couldn't help but gasp at the stench of death:
A human head! The box contained a human head!
The blood had already congealed, but it still emitted a strong, pungent smell of blood!
The brocade box was indeed a good thing; it completely masked the smell of blood, and Emperor Huizong of Song didn't even notice...

"what--"

Li Shishi cried out in fright and hurriedly covered her eyes with her small hands!
Nevertheless, the image of that head was as clearly imprinted in her mind!
"Pfft!"

Hearing a muffled thud, Li Shishi instinctively parted her fingers to peek through her eyes:
Emperor Huizong was even more terrified than she was; he turned pale and collapsed to the ground!

Li Shishi quickly closed her fingers again, covering her eyes and pretending she hadn't seen anything...

Emperor Huizong was so shocked that he fell to the ground, trembling like a leaf, and it took him a long time to come to his senses.

Barely managing to stand up, Emperor Huizong suppressed his fear and took another look at the severed head:
The main thing was that the head looked familiar, like he'd seen it somewhere before, but he couldn't quite place it...

So he had to double-check!
Upon closer inspection of the severed face, Emperor Huizong of Song once again involuntarily gasped in shock at the sight of the corpse:
"Jin Gu Lu?"

His Majesty has stood up?

Li Shishi parted her fingers to confirm that Emperor Huizong had indeed stood up, then released her hands and asked curiously:

"What's with the golden hoop?"

"Jin Gu Lu!"

Emperor Huizong said with a sob in his voice:

"Shishi, you don't know this, but Jin Gulu is the deputy envoy of the Jin Kingdom!"

"I was just about to form an alliance with the Jin Kingdom when the traitor Cai Fu killed Jin Gu Lu. How am I supposed to explain this to the Jin Kingdom?"
"Cai Fu has ruined me!"

"hiss--"

Li Shishi couldn't help but gasp at the corpse's aura:
Good heavens! My brother-in-law really dares to do that!

The poem Cai Fu copied for her today was already quite shocking, but she never expected that Cai Fu would actually dare to kill the Jin dogs!

Li Shishi has seen plenty of boastful people, but this is the first time she has seen someone who is truly awesome!

Recalling how Emperor Huizong of Song feared Zhang Conglong like a tiger, and how Zhang Conglong feared Cai Fu like a tiger...

Li Shishi gained a very direct understanding of Cai Fu's imposing and domineering presence from their first meeting!
At that time, Li Shishi understood Li Ping'er:

No wonder Li Ping'er left like a meat bun thrown to a dog, never to return!
Such a peerless hero, who wouldn't be confused?
Emperor Huizong of Song was heartbroken when he saw Jin Gu Lu's severed head.

"How can I possibly form an alliance with the Jin Dynasty under these circumstances?"

"Your Majesty, sister, didn't you hear what the rebels said? If they don't want the Song Dynasty to... it's best not to... too soon..."

Li Shishi cautiously reminded Emperor Huizong of Song, who snorted coldly:
"How dare he say such things?"

"What talk of internal and external troubles, of being on the verge of collapse!"

"He is my internal strife, yet he wants to deal with my external threats?"

Master Li: "..."

"He declared himself king, all he wants is my kingdom!"

Emperor Huizong closed the lid of the brocade box, gritting his teeth:

"Does he think he will consider things from my perspective?"
No, you're wrong!

He couldn't wait for the Song Dynasty to fall so he could take its place!
"Hmph! He is trying every means to sabotage the alliance between me and the Jin Kingdom, surely because it is in his best interest!"

"He doesn't want me to ally with the Jin Kingdom, but I won't let him have his way. I'll make sure we ally with the Jin Kingdom!"

"If I can't even make this much of a decision, how can I rule the world?"

Li Shishi was stunned. She wanted to say something in Cai Fu's defense, but after opening her mouth, she didn't dare to speak.

She's just a courtesan, what right does she have to talk about national affairs?

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(End of this chapter)