"Don't bewitched by them!" The old man saw that he could not escape, and suddenly shouted loudly: "These three are the spies of the Mongolians. They are about to leave the city with gunpowder prescriptions, but we are caught and are about to capture!"

He took out a sign from his waist and shouted, "I am a visitor under the tent of the commander of the Yangtze River, and is specifically responsible for arresting the spies of the Mongolians. Don't hurt a good person by chance!"

Everyone was stunned after hearing what he said. They lowered the weapons in their hands and looked at Zheng Yunming and the other three in confusion.

Before Zheng Yunming could tell anything, he heard a frost-like voice outside the crowd saying: "Although these three people are vulgar and hateful, they are not from Mongolia. All the brothers have taken down the real dog thief for their father!"

Zheng Yunming's heart almost jumped out as he heard the familiar sound of the silver bells ramming. He shouted loudly: "Yue'er, is it you?"

The crowd surrounded him suddenly became left and right, making way. Lai Ruyue was wearing an emerald green hunting suit, holding a familiar silver-lacquered treasure bow in her hand, and a carved feather arrow was on the string. She slowly walked into the garden, and said to Zheng Yunming coldly: "Now I want to capture this thief and seek justice for my father. I am on business, so I hope the government will not obstruct you."

Zheng Yunming was a little surprised. Lai Ruyue had never spoken to him in such a tone since she met him. But then she thought that her father was still in prison, and the girl would be extremely anxious and had a bad temper. She also knew it. She immediately withdrew her sword and said, "I ask the little lady to take the thief quickly, but don't forget to recover the gunpowder formula. This matter is related to the victory or defeat of the two countries on the battlefield."

Lai Ruyue looked down on her pretty eyes, and she didn't answer. She raised her hand and shouted, "Brothers, let's do it!" As she said that, she suddenly raised her bow and arrow. Her archery movements were as fast as lightning. Even the Mongolian archer who had been through the battlefield was willing to give in. Before she could see clearly how she fired the arrow, the eagle feather arrow had already penetrated the throat of the one-eyed man.

Everyone shouted in unison and rushed forward to fight with the shackles. The shackles are good at cooperating with the gang, bullying the few. When they encounter large groups of enemies chasing, they are used to scattering and leaving the enemy at a loss. This situation where a large group of people suddenly surround them all is the most powerless situation for the shackles. Although the old man used many methods, he could not defeat Lai Ruyue's subordinates, and captured more than 20 people.

Although the Mongolian spy tried his best to resist, Lai Ruyue stole a cold arrow and shot through his right hand and thigh in less than a round, losing his combat power and was strapped to him by several big men.

A complete set of gunpowder formulas and production books were found from the old man. Lai Ruyue walked over with her hands and handed them directly to Zheng Yunming's hand, and said seriously: "Please send someone to put them away, and then ask someone to steal them, and then come and wrongly accuse my father."

Zheng Yunming could no longer bear the resentment in her words. He quietly pulled her aside and asked in a low voice: "This is what you are? As soon as I heard the news of your father's arrest, I rushed over from Xiangyang overnight. There was no need to squeeze me in such a cold manner, right?"

Lai Ruyue's beautiful round eyes glared, and she became even more cute. She said angrily: "Tell me, who told you the news of my father's arrest?"

Zheng Yunming was speechless for a moment. If it were Bai Yijie who said it, wouldn’t he betray the military advisor?

Although Lai Ruyue is still young and is a little naive and ignorant of the world, she is not a stupid girl. When she saw Zheng Yunming's desire to speak, she had already guessed it in her heart.

"Is that guy Bai Yijie?" she said angrily.

"Don't be angry." Zheng Yunming reached this point, and only Wen Yan was left to comfort him: "The military advisors have to come up with this bad plan for the sake of our two men. If I can't let your father bear a great affection, how could you let your father agree to the matter between us? You should be considerate of this feeling."

"Conscientious? Do you know that what my father values ​​most in his life is his good reputation in patriotism and love for his countryside!" Lai Ruyue's tears were in her big eyes, and she also cried a little in her voice: "Don't you take my father's life if you do this?"

"No." Zheng Yunming said: "I took the criminal to the prefect's office and told me that it will not only not harm your father's reputation. As a filial daughter, you will clear your father's grievances and help the government arrest the real thief, and there will be a good story in the future." As Zheng Yunming spoke, Liu Zheng and the soldiers of the Jing-E Dutongsi Office had arrived.

"You go to the prefect's office with me, so I can show your merits." Zheng Yunming ordered Liu Zheng to accept all the criminals, and said to Lai Ruyue.

Lai Ruyue shook her head and said, "Don't you understand? Only you can take this credit so that your father can give up a little. He must be even more angry if he knows that I will help you capture the thief." As he said that, he gently pushed Zheng Yunming and whispered, "You go to see Dad, beg me, don't collide with him, I'll listen to your news at home..."

Zheng Yunming nodded, shook Lai Ruyue's little hand hard, turned around and greeted Liu Chi, and strode towards the direction of the Changsha Prefect's Office.

At noon, the prison did not bring Lai Wengong the meal as usual. When Lai Wengong was wondering, the prison door suddenly opened. What came in was the Changsha Tongshu who were full of smiles.

"The case has been found out now." He said while instructing Lai Wengong to open the shackles, "It turns out that the Mongol spies framed Lai Gong. Now all spies have been captured. The prefect asked me to come forward to release Lai Gong. The prefect also held a cheap banquet in the side hall, specifically to apologize for Lai Gong."

Lai Wengong bowed and said, "I dare not disturb you. How dare I work for the prefect to hold a banquet for me? Please give me a good resignation from me. Lai has been in prison for a long time and my relatives at home miss you and please give me a reward for a convenience, so that I can go home and see my wife and daughter first."

The judge looked embarrassed: "Of course, it's okay. Please give Mr. Lai a few words in front of Zheng Dutong. We, Mr. Lai, are not out of personal grudges. In fact, we have responsibilities. We have always been respectful to Mr. Lai."

Lai Wengong was stunned and asked, "What's his business?"

Lai Wengong's mansion was in a corner of the east city of Changsha City. Zheng Yunming and his personal soldiers were waiting in front of the gate. It was not until afternoon that he saw Lai Wengong striding back.

Zheng Yunming hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to the courtesy, and apologized: "The Changsha Prefecture's affairs are unknown, which has caused Lai Weng to suffer a lot of unjust injustice. This is because the local chief fails to investigate and the case is unclear. Zheng Yunming here to compensate Lai Gong for the Changsha Prefecture."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Lai Wengong step forward. He was tall, almost half a head higher than Zheng Yunming. His tiger eyes stared at Zheng Yunming tightly. Suddenly bowed to the ground and said, "Dutong saves Lai Wengong's life and remembers it. In the future, Dutong will be useful to get Lai Wengong. Even if the swords are covered with blood, he will do his best."

He raised his head, and suddenly changed his tone, and said coldly: "It's just that the governor wants to take a little girl as his concubine. Even if Lai's head is cut off, it will be difficult to obey."

"Please!" Lai Wengong said this and changed his face greatly. He immediately turned around and entered the door. Several servants closed the heavy black painted gate and locked the deputy commander of Jing E and his personal soldiers outside and turned away.

Liu Zheng was furious and pulled out his waist knife and was about to scold him. Zheng Yunming raised his hand and stopped him, shouting loudly in the door: "No matter how you refuse, my feelings for the little lady will never change!"

"So what?" A majestic and solemn voice came from behind him: "For a woman, you can easily leave the important military and political positions entrusted to you by the country. I don't remember how I taught such a confused son!"

Zheng Yunming was shocked when he heard this familiar voice that was no longer familiar. When he looked back, he could hardly believe his eyes.

A dozen steps behind him, standing was the left prime minister and Privy Councilor, above ten thousand people in the Song Dynasty, and under one person, and specially promoted the Yinqing Guanglu Dafu Zheng Qingzhi.

Zheng Yunming didn't know why his father, who was supposed to be in charge of the Political Affairs Hall in Lin'an, suddenly appeared here. He hurriedly lifted his sleeves and knelt down. He raised his face and asked, "Why did sir come to Changsha because of what happened? How can the pillars of the prime minister leave the capital easily?"

Zheng Gui, the old housekeeper behind Zheng Qingzhi, whispered: "Second Young Master, the master is no longer the prime minister."

Zheng Yunming's heart sank. He knew that this day would come eventually. He waited until today to dismiss Zheng Qing's position as prime minister, which was actually much later than the scheduled time.

The failure of the Battle of Enlai Luo in the second year of Duanping not only failed to recover the old territory, but the ancestral tombs were still lost to Hu Chen. Moreover, all the troops entering Luo were defeated, losing tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Jinghu. It also directly ignited the war between Song and Meng, causing the Mongols to invade the south since then, causing beacons everywhere on the national border at any time. All these sins were caused by someone in the court in charge of the Duanping Enlai Luo.

Although the emperor was reluctant to let Zheng Qingzhi be a beloved general who was quite capable of judging the superiors, he also understood that the deposition of Zheng Qingzhi was announced that the illusion of Zhongxing, which was known as "Little Yuanyou" since he took power, was finally shattered, so he repeatedly promoted Zheng Qingzhi to show the emperor's support for the Zheng family. However, when Mongolia invaded the south and the border areas frequently came to the death, even the Duanping Emperor, who was above ten thousand people, was unable to resist the political pressure of the entire court.

In the second year of Duanping, shortly after Zheng Yunming arrived in Xiangyang, Zheng Qingzhi had already submitted a formal memorial and asked for his return to his old age due to illness. The imperial edict refused, and he also praised the Qingzhi as the special Yinqing Guanglu Dafu, and was promoted from the right prime minister to the left prime minister. In August of the third year, Lin'an was in storm and storm. Qingzhi used this as a warning to God, and asked for resignation even more urgently. The emperor was still hesitant. In September, a thunder exploded in the ceremony. The ministers thought that God was giving the final warning to the emperor, so they joined in the press. Zheng Qingzhi himself wrote four letters and begged to return the bones. The emperor finally could no longer hold on to his own opinion and issued an edict to remove Zheng Qingzhi from the position of left prime minister and was awarded the Grand Secretary of Guanwen Hall, Liquan Temple and the envoy of the Liquan Temple. This is a kind of honorable position after the retirement of the important ministers to show the emperor's favor to ministers at the level of the Political Affairs Hall.

Later, the position of Tiju Dongxiao Palace was granted. In the Song Dynasty, Huizong began to promote the Taoist style. The Dongxiao Palace, which was established since the Tang Dynasty, is the most prosperous Taoist temple in Lin'an and is also the exclusive palace temple for praying for blessings and practices by the royal family after the Nandu. The position of Tiju Dongxiao Palace is usually granted to the emperor's close ministers, demonstrating the close relationship between the emperor and him.

In short, Emperor Duanping was unwilling and helpless to dismiss Zheng Qing. But there was always someone in the court to take responsibility for the failure of the Battle of Ruluo, and this person could never be the emperor himself.
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