The first emperor of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 44 Protection Umbrella

Cai Jing's mansion, Cai Jing's study room, at first glance, the degree of luxury of this study room is even more luxurious than Zhao Huan's study room. Cai Jing is greedy for pleasure. When Zhao Ji first came to the throne, he was also particular about everything. Being frugal is being led astray by Cai Jing, a traitor, so that later, he became obsessed with Huashigang, which made the people complain.

Cai Jing was sitting on the huge grand master's chair. At this time, he was an octogenarian, but he was still in good spirits. He looked at his sixth son Cai Qiong standing in front of him, and his eyes seemed to burst into flames.

"Nizi, haven't you and the Dongjiang gang separated yet?" Cai Jing yelled, staring at Cai Qiong in front of him intently.

To say that Cai Jing's life is really very successful. He has been the prime minister for 16 years. He is really under one person and above ten thousand people. His success is of course because his sons are also very successful. Of the eight sons, six hold important positions in the court, and this has always been his proudest place.

Just like how much water a wooden barrel can hold does not depend on the longest piece of wood, but on the shortest piece of wood, Cai Jing now feels that the Cai family is about to be killed by this six boys who have never been looked down upon by him. ruined.

Cai Qiong didn't pay attention to what Cai Jing said at all. There are five elder brothers who are more capable than him in his family, and there is also a younger brother who married a princess. He lives under the brilliance of these people, and the pressure is really great. The pressure didn't turn into Cai Qiong's motivation. On the contrary, he had already given up on himself, and had been hanging out with a bunch of rogues in Bianjing since he was a child. Because his father was the prime minister of the dynasty, he seemed to be a well-deserved local snake in Bianjing. .

Soon, Cai Qiong had his own followers, and gradually formed the current Dongjiang gang. The Dongjiang gang is full of ruffians. They usually do a lot of things like bullying men and women and forcing girls into prostitution. Even if something happened, with the umbrella of Cai Qiong, the Dongjiang gang would not be punished by the court, and gradually became more courageous, and began to start this kind of human trafficking business.

"No, I've already distanced myself from them." Cai Qiong didn't know why Cai Jing was so angry, but even if he knew, he didn't care. The Dongjiang Gang seemed to be his little coffers. Starting this human trafficking business is really a huge profit. In the past, you had to ask the government for money, because it was not taken seriously, and even asking for money from the government would appear to be lacking in confidence.

But with this small treasury, it is different. If you go to those villages to catch some people and sell them, it will be a waste of money.

"It really doesn't matter?" Cai Jing stared at Cai Qiong in front of him like a knife, as if he wanted to see through him.

"It doesn't matter." Cai Qiong replied very simply. It is not for nothing that he has been outside for so many years. He may not have learned other skills, but this kind of lying ability is absolutely unique.

Cai Jing kept his eyes on Cai Qiong and did not leave.

Cai Qiong was a little unhappy to be stared at by Cai Jing's scorching eyes. He was afraid that he would not be able to hold on if he was forced so hard, so he hurriedly said: "Father, why are you looking at me like that? But you don't believe me?"

"I believe you are the one to blame!" Cai Jing slandered in his heart. He never believed that the little emperor Zhao Huanping published such two articles on the "Da Song Daily" for two consecutive days without any reason. After attacking some people, Cai Jing had an intuition that something was wrong. The new emperor didn't like him as an old minister.

"I don't care what happened in the past, but from now on, you must completely separate me from the Dongjiang Gang, otherwise you will wait for the entire Cai family to collect your body!" Cai Jing snapped.

"What happened, Dad, that made you so angry?" Cai Qiong asked a little strangely.

"Look at what you've done!" Cai Jing saw Cai Qiong's appearance of being so muddy that he couldn't support the wall, so he was so angry that he stretched out his hand and threw the "Da Song Daily" in front of Cai Qiong fiercely. face.

Cai Qiong picked up the newspaper and looked at it. He was also taken aback. He didn't expect that this matter would be reported on the "Da Song Daily". After all, Cai Qiong is Cai Jing's son. What stands behind "Da Song Daily" is the royal family.

"Father, what... what's going on?" Cai Qiong's voice was a little unnatural.

"What's going on? You came to ask me, and I want to ask you? You are useless, you can't do anything well, and now you have caused such a big trouble, let me see how you end up." Cai Jing said angrily.

"Father, save me. I did this to earn more money for our Cai family." Cai Qiong really panicked.

Seeing Cai Qiong like this, Cai Jing knew that this guy must have done nothing good behind his back. Although he didn't do anything good in the court, those standing behind him were the emperor. With the emperor's favor, what should he do? They are all right, and if the emperor loses the grace, then everything will be in vain.

"Save you!" Cai Jing snorted coldly, and sternly shouted: "Now that you know I'm here to save you, didn't you just say that you have nothing to do with me?"

Cai Qiong's head was almost pressed to the ground, but this time, he was very obedient.

"Nizi, get out, we don't have such a naughty son like you in the Cai family!" Cai Jing kept scolding Cai Qiong angrily, until Cai Qiong went out, and then stopped.

After Cai Qiong was kicked out, Cai Yu (Cai Jing's third son) whispered to Cai Jing, "Father, don't you really care about Lao Liu's life and death?"

Hearing this, Cai Jing glared at Cai He, and then he looked like he hated iron for being weak, and said, "I still have to let my old bones please move the emperor, you guys, let me save myself!"

Cai He agreed shyly, but in his heart he didn't pay attention to what Cai Jing said. Isn't it just human trafficking? Getting angry is not because of anger, but because of inner fear.

Behind all these things, Cai Yu couldn't see the deep meaning, but Cai Jing's heart was like a mirror. This is the new emperor who is going to attack him. Such a day, I just didn't expect this day to come so soon.

The next day, Cai Jing entered the palace at dawn, ready to find the old emperor Zhao Ji.

(End of this chapter)