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Chapter 755 Cai Jing: They're eyeing my niche! [1st Update]

died?

Emperor Gaozong of Song, who had not yet recovered, secretly breathed a sigh of relief:
Good riddance! Good riddance!
Cai Jing and Cai Fu glanced at Qin Hui and then at Liu Guangshi with strange expressions.

No, you silenced him?
Liu Guangshi panicked: "I didn't! I didn't!"

"Xilulu——"

Just then, outside the waterside pavilion, his mount suddenly neighed wildly and jumped around erratically!

Liu Guangshi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized:

When he brought Qin Hui on horseback, Qin Hui was lying on the horse's back!
Qin Hui's men have all turned to bones, but didn't all the blood flow onto the horses' backs?

It was clearly Qin Hui's blood that poisoned his horse!

So the question is, will he also...?

Liu Guangshi couldn't help but shudder, and hurriedly stripped his lower body naked in a few quick movements!

Sure enough, the blood had soaked through their armor.

Luckily it's winter, and I'm wearing thick clothes, so I wasn't soaked through.

Otherwise the consequences will be disastrous...

"boom--"

After a series of wild cries and leaps, his mount crashed to the ground!

Liu Guangshi ran out to see in a nonchalant manner:
His mount, just like Qin Hui, was spitting blood from all seven orifices!
The difference is that the flesh only cracks, but does not fall off piece by piece.

It seems the toxicity has been greatly reduced after being passed around, but even so, it still sends chills down Liu Guangshi's spine!

Fortunately, he reacted quickly, otherwise he might already be...

Cai Fu and Cai Jing came out to see what had happened, and were horrified to see the horse had died so tragically.

The imperial physician said with trepidation, "This poison doesn't seem to come from the Central Plains; it must be from the northern frontier or the Western Regions..."

In this way, Liu Guangshi was actually exonerated, since he was the one who brought the highly toxic corpse.

Liu Guangshi swaggered in and recounted his entire ordeal of arresting Qin Hui.

Duan Chang snorted coldly: "So Qin Hui is a spy from the Jin Kingdom who plotted to frame His Majesty and Prince Qi!"
"After his scheme was exposed, he committed suicide by poisoning himself!"

“I know who that man who chiseled the boat is. He’s known in the martial arts world as ‘Boat Fire’ Zhang Heng.”

Cai Fu shared what he knew:
"Zhang Heng is Song Jiang's confidant brother. As everyone knows, Song Jiang has become the Grand Marshal of the Hebei Army of the Jin Kingdom."

"So the assassination attempt against me and my brother-in-law was planned by the Jin Kingdom."

"If nothing unexpected happens, Qin Hui is the mastermind behind this plan."

Chen Zongshan slapped his thigh: "That beast Qin Hui!"
"His Majesty trusted him so much, yet he still attempted to assassinate him; he's utterly depraved!"

Duan Chang slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "He has not only failed His Majesty's trust, but also the cultivation of Prince Zhong!"

"Heartless and cruel, worse than an animal!"

Hello?

Cai Jing's expression changed: They're eyeing my niche!

"Pfft!"

Cai Jing knelt down, tears streaming down his face:

"Your Majesty, this old minister's eyesight is failing. I thought he was a capable minister who could govern the country well. I never expected him to be a spy from the Jin Kingdom!"

"Waaah, Your Majesty, please punish me! This old minister is willing to die!"

After saying this, Cai Jing kowtowed repeatedly, so hard that his forehead was covered in blood after only a few kowtows!

Emperor Gaozong of Song finally recovered a little, but he still couldn't speak or move, though he could sway his eyes from side to side.

Cai Jing understood Emperor Gaozong's meaning:
"Thank you, Your Majesty, but while I may be spared the death penalty, I cannot escape punishment!"
"This old minister is old and frail, and no longer able to assist Your Majesty. I humbly request Your Majesty's permission to retire and return to my hometown..."

Emperor Gaozong hesitated. He actually blamed Cai Jing for promoting Qin Hui so much, which almost caused his death that very night.

But after Qin Hui died, Cai Jing retired to his hometown, and he had no one left to consult with.

Chen Zongshan and Duan Chang were not treacherous officials, but they were all talk and no action; they were treacherous officials if they were capable of getting things done.

For example, people like Cai Jing and Qin Hui...

Moreover, Cai Jing was clearly not a spy for the Jin Dynasty, otherwise he wouldn't be kneeling here performing.

So Emperor Gaozong hesitated for a long time, but in the end he just looked around and expressed his disagreement.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, sob sob sob..."

Cai Jing cried even harder, hugging Emperor Gaozong of Song and sobbing with snot and tears streaming down his face. What a touching display of affection between the emperor and his subject!
Cai Fu saw that this was roughly how things had turned out.

Zhang Heng died, and Qin Hui died too; the trail ended there.

But it doesn't matter, the funeral tomorrow is the main event anyway.

Besides, the dramatic display of affection between the emperor and his ministers was too unbearable to watch, so Cai Fu used an excuse to go out and investigate Liu Guangshi's dead horse.

Good heavens, this dead horse was covered in lacerations; one can only imagine how much pain Qin Hui must have been in.

Slow!

Cai Fu suddenly remembered: "General Liu, where are the pieces of flesh that fell off Qin Hui's body?"

Liu Guangshi swaggered out and replied, "Your Majesty, it fell on the road where I am coming from..."

"quick!"

Cai Fu's expression changed: "Go and collect all the pieces of Qin Hui's flesh and destroy them!"

"Yes!"

Liu Guangshi quickly changed to another horse and ordered his imperial guards to go out and deal with Qin Hui.

Once on the street, Liu Guangshi was horrified to see dead dogs everywhere...

One after another, each one died bleeding from all seven orifices!

A gust of cold wind blew by, and goosebumps rose on Liu Guangshi's thighs. Only then did he realize that he wasn't wearing pants...

Liu Guangshi quickly ordered the Imperial Guards to collect and destroy the dead dogs, and instructed witnesses not to spread the news.

Meanwhile, Emperor Gaozong of Song was being held and wept by Cai Jing, but his heart was ice-cold:
Firstly, even Qin Hui was a spy for the Jin Dynasty, so who knows how many Jin spies were hidden in their own little court!
Secondly, Cai Fu's people could come and go as they pleased, and it turned out that there were spies from the State of Qi in his own little court.

I originally thought Jiangzhou was impregnable, but now it seems that Jiangzhou has been infiltrated like a sieve!

Within the imperial court, who can I trust?

Emperor Gaozong's eyes darted from left to right, and then from right to left:
It's probably just Cai Jing, Chen Zongshan, Qiu Yue, Liu Yanqing, and a few others...

Was there any emperor in the Song Dynasty who was more miserable than himself?
Cai Jing, who was holding Emperor Gaozong of Song and wailing, breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he had passed this hurdle again.

He glanced at Chen Zongshan and Duan Chang out of the corner of his eye: "You're kicking me when I'm down, aren't you? You just wait!"

Chen Zongshan and Duan Chang exchanged a regretful glance:
If Cai Jing wasn't brought down this time, it will be even harder to bring him down in the future...

When one capital falls, all things arise.

As long as Cai Jing lives, the government will forever remain in the hands of this old codger.

They have formed an alliance and are not worried about Cai Jing's counterattack.

After all, Cai Jing is already quite old; who knows when he might just pass away.

Cai Fu returned to his room, thinking he could finally rest in peace, but unexpectedly, Zhong Shidao came to see him.

"Your Majesty!"

Zhong Shidao had something on his mind and couldn't sleep, so he went out for a stroll at night, since there was no curfew in the Song Dynasty.

As a result, he witnessed something truly horrifying:
"In Jiangzhou City, all the wild dogs died overnight!"
"This is an ominous sign!"

(End of this chapter)