Biography of the traitorous officials who dominated the Song Dynasty

Chapter 52 The bloodbath of Ximen Qingman’s family
After Earl Ying sent Pang Chunmei back last night, he rode home.

Halfway through the journey, I met several boys from Li Gongji's house.

At that time, Earl Ying was about to say hello to these boys, and saw that all of them were smiling.

It turned out that these servants were ordered by Li Gongji to go to Earl Ying's mansion to invite Earl Ying to have a drink.

It was said that several Linqing officials came to the county government office during the day, and Li Gongji treated them warmly as a landlord.

It was late in the evening, and Li Gongji ordered two tables of good wine and food to be placed at home, and went to the Liyuan to invite a theater troupe to entertain the Linqing officials.

The scene had been set, and even if Li Gongji didn't invite any of his officials, he was bound to extend a warm invitation to Earl Ying.

Earl Ying had just spent the whole afternoon having a good time with Pang Chunmei, and he was already empty, so he took the opportunity to go to Li Gongji's house.

At first, Linqing officials saw that Count Ying was just a bookkeeper, so they did not take him seriously.

But seeing that Li Gongji treated him with great courtesy and called him brother, I knew that Ying Guanghou was definitely not a simple person.

Therefore, as soon as Earl Ying sat down, the Linqing officials toasted to him enthusiastically.

Earl Ying picked up the wine glass, but he only meant it. In his mind, all the white scenes in the afternoon were like tofu.

The one who has mutton in his left hand and beef in his right hand only cares about satisfying his hunger.

So, Earl Ying ate and drank at Li Gongji's house until almost dawn before leaving.

After returning home, I fell asleep.

Pan Jinlian, a woman, drank three thousand glasses of wine with Zhao Xiangzhu on a whim last night, threw herself into bed, and slept soundly.

Perhaps it was because the woman's belly was full of wine and vegetables, she kept snoring and hiccupping from time to time while sleeping.

The woman's upper and lower body, mouth and buttocks constantly smelled of alcohol.

This made Earl Ying deeply believe in his dream that he was in a pickle garden.

The smell that Earl Ying smelled was really not bad, but the whole room was filled with the smell of wine and food.

Even the originally pure air seemed to be completely confused by this smell.

So Earl Ying almost frantically searched for the exit of the pickle garden in his dream.

Unexpectedly, before the exit was found, I suddenly heard a voice next to my ear: "Master, wake up quickly!"

He opened his eyes suddenly and saw Pan Jinlian sleeping soundly in his arms, and then he was shocked to realize that it was just a dream.

Zhao Xiangzhu came to the bedside, holding a letter in her left hand and covering her nose tightly with her right hand.

He said anxiously: "Chen... Master Chen sent you a letter from Bianliang City."

Earl Ying turned over and sat up, thinking to himself: It belongs to your grandfather. I haven't mailed him the manuscript of the novel in the past half month. Why did Eunuch Chen write to me first?

He took the letter and opened it, looking at it carefully. A joyful smile could not help but appear on his face.

Zhao Xiangzhu frowned and said anxiously: "Master, what did Master Chen say in the letter?"

Zhao Xiangzhu really wanted to know what the current Holy Emperor's instructions were, but the letter was right in front of him and he didn't dare to take the initiative to read it.

I saw Earl Ying patting his thigh and laughing loudly: "What do you think? This Mr. Chen... ah no, this Mr. Chen expressed to me his feelings about reading my novel!"

"In less than half a month, he has almost finished reading all the manuscripts he took away earlier!"

"Look, he's still urging me to finish the manuscript!"

Zhao Xiangzhu's heart was shocked and she thought to herself: Holy... Holy Master, you didn't do anything else all day long?

With such a fast reading speed, wouldn’t it mean that every day in the palace, all the thoughts are devoted to novels?

What to do with the government?What to do with the big and small affairs in the palace?
While Zhao Xiangzhu was thinking wildly, she heard Count Ying say: "Mr. Chen mentioned in the letter that it would be a pity that Zhang Yuanting, the great disciple of the Canghai Sect, died."

"After all, his life experience is very strange, and he is blessed with good opportunities. Mr. Chen really can't bear it."

When Zhao Xiangzhu heard about the character Zhang Yuanting in the novel, she immediately cheered up and exclaimed: "Ouch! Zhang Yuanting! Is that... the salted fish hunter on the beach?"

Earl Ying stared at the letter in his hand intently, nodded and said: "Yes, exactly! Xiangzhu, you should also remember the diving crocodile that is always by Zhang Yuanting's side, right?"

Zhao Xiangzhu was ecstatic for a moment, nodding her head and smiling innocently: "Remember, of course..."

Before she could finish her words, she suddenly saw a beautiful figure appear at the door.

"Guanghou, I'm here."

Earl Ying heard the sound and quickly turned his head to look.

The person standing at the door talking was actually Pang Chunmei.

Because the voices in the room were too loud, Pan Jinlian, who was sleeping soundly, turned over impatiently.

Earl Ying put down the letter sent by Song Huizong and walked out quickly.

Putting his hands on Pang Chunmeixiang's shoulders, he greeted her with greetings.

Seeing this, Pang Chunmei's heart felt sour, and her eyes became moist.

It turned out that before Pang Chunmei came, she repeatedly looked at herself reflected in the bronze mirror.

After confirming that Earl Ying was determined not to see the wounds on her face, he followed the third entrance gate of Ximen Qing's residence and walked all the way to Earl Ying's residence.

Along the way, she saw the streets and alleys of Qinghe County after the spring rain. Smoke was rising from the roof of almost every house.

The figure of Earl Ying kept appearing in her mind, and she smiled knowingly every time she thought of him.

When Earl Ying learned that Pang Chunmei had not had breakfast, he immediately ordered Zhao Xiangzhu to prepare a table of delicious dishes and rice.

Zhao Xiangzhu is exactly the same as Song Huizong, and they are both die-hard book fans of Count Ying.

So I tried my best to cook a whole table of eighteen delicious dishes as quickly as possible.

Earl Ying teased Pang Chunmei for a moment and came to the dining room.

After sitting down, Earl Ying pointed to her left cheek and said with a smile: "This plum blossom is just like you, Sister Chunmei, beautiful and aloof!"

Pang Chunmei was already so hungry that her heart was pressed against her back. Looking at the eighteen dishes that were filled with fragrance and steaming from the pot, she started to devour them.

These eighteen major dishes include: fine stuffed ravioli and fragrant candies.

Jiandao sugar lychee, Wanglou plum blossom buns.

Shrimp dumplings, Dongpo pork.

And because Zhao Xiangzhu often accompanied Song Huizong in the past, he was the best at cooking mutton.

There are also: sheep head with silk juice, sheep cooked with milk, and sheep cooked with rows.

Seeing that Pang Chunmei was eating in such a hurry, Earl Ying hurriedly poured her a large glass of deer pear juice.

Pang Chunmei didn't mention anything about what happened at Ximen Qing's house that morning because of her face.

But even if this is the case, how could Earl Ying not see the difference!

Earl Ying suddenly saw that something was wrong on Pang Chunmei's face, so he stared at her with suspicion.

Her face, which was originally as white as snow, gradually became red and swollen due to the heat from the food.

In addition, she ate so distractedly that her palms were filled with suet. As soon as she wiped them, the plum blossoms on her face fell off.

As soon as Earl Ying saw the wound as big as a little finger on her left face, he immediately became furious and slapped the table with his palm.

"Say, who did it!"

Seeing Earl Ying being so excited, Pang Chunmei was stunned on the spot and felt her heart freeze.

All he could think about was that he had lost face in front of Earl Ying.

Come to think of it, the day before, the two of them were "attacking the city" and "killing everyone" in the house, but now he was being bullied in vain.

Pang Chunmei thought over and over again that if she told the whole story, her face would be greatly damaged.

The key is, isn't it possible for me to compare myself with the woman named Pan except for that matter?

The rest are not as good as the lady named Pan?

But she couldn't help it. Facing Earl Ying's repeated questioning, she could only tell Earl Ying what happened this morning.

How he was harassed by Chen Jingji for no reason, and how Sister Ximen punched and kicked him.

How Chen Jingji was gloating on the sidelines, and how Sister Ximen extorted the two luminous pearls from himself.

Sister Ximen and Chen Jingji were so afraid of provoking Earl Ying that they kept arguing.

The whole process was described in detail to the Count.

Finally, she said to the Earl: "Actually, it doesn't hurt to come here. What happened will be over."

Earl Ying gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.

With a cold expression on his face, he said sternly: "His grandfather dares to attack Tai Sui! You are just too ambitious!"

Standing up abruptly, he walked quickly to the door.

Order Zhao Xiangzhu to take good care of Pang Chunmei at home.

Over the years, Pang Chunmei had rarely seen Earl Ying get angry. Now that Earl Ying was acting like this, Pang Chunmei was really frightened.

It seemed that a catastrophe that wiped out Ximen Qingman's family had already begun before his eyes.

She was even more frightened when she saw that Earl Ying turned a deaf ear to her attempts to stop her.

Just by looking at Earl Ying's passion for protecting her, we knew what terrible things Earl Ying would do.

Although Sister Ximen and Chen Jingji are still alive and well in the world, they may soon be dead.

"Ever since I took over as director, Li Zhixian has been trying every possible means to please me."

"The thirty or so skilled soldiers in his house are not just for free, now is the time to put them to use!"

Earl Ying rode on the bloody horse and drove straight to the county government office in a hurry.

Pang Chunmei ran to the door in panic, and saw Earl Ying walking away all the way, her face turned ashen.

Although Earl Ying was blinded by anger, he was still able to consider the friendship between Ximen Qing and Li Gongji.

In my memory, in the past few years since Ximen Qing became successful, he has done his best to honor Li Gongji every year and festival.

The two of them also engaged in a lot of dirty and dirty behind-the-scenes operations in private. Before touching Sister Ximen and Chen Jingji, Earl Ying had to force Li Gongji to point the tip of his knife at Ximen Qing.

At this time, Li Gongji was sitting in the hall of the county yamen in official uniform, and was dealing with two recent life lawsuits arising from inheritance disputes.

Just when he was extremely busy, he saw Earl Ying rushing in panting.

Li Gongji stood up in a hurry and was about to bow to Earl Ying when he heard Earl Ying ask coldly.

"Master Li, I want to ask you if you are my sworn brother."

Li Gongji was stunned for a moment, then nodded blankly: "Yes... yes!"

Earl Ying slammed the table and said sternly: "That's good! Now take those 38 masters out of your house immediately and follow me to Ximen Qing's house!"

"Ximen Qing's daughter is called Sister Ximen. You must break this little girl's legs and throw her into Li Chun Courtyard!"

Li Gongji was dumbfounded and fell into a trance.

Before he even had time to say anything, Count Ying gritted his teeth and said, "Ximen Qing's son-in-law is called Chen Jingji, and his father is Chen Hong, the deputy admiral of the 80-strong imperial army in Bianliang City."

"We must break the arms of this thief slave Chen Jingji and castrate him!"

Li Gongji was frightened by Count Ying's fight. He was stunned for a moment and hurriedly put down the pen and paper.

Trying to calm down, he frowned and asked, "Brother, how did Ximen Qing provoke you?"

"To put it bluntly, brother, I have to stand up for you!"

Earl Ying patted Li Gongji on the shoulder and said decisively: "Okay, he is my good brother Ying Guanghou!"

(End of this chapter)