Chapter 218: Patriarch Murong arrived at the imperial palace of the Song Dynasty, to which he was loyal!
Cai Jing was a man without any moral integrity, so he planned to be the first to surrender.

But he was also afraid that the officials would despise him. After all, he was still a scholar and would most likely continue to mingle in the scholar circle in the future.

So, he wrote the word "Dong" on the ground with his feet.

The literati were well versed in historical knowledge, and as soon as the officials saw it, they knew that the word "Dong" referred to Dong Zhuo.

Murong Fu today is so similar to Dong Zhuo back then!
At the beginning, if Wang Yun and other loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty had directly confronted Dong Zhuo, they would inevitably be killed by Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo was just a military man from Xiliang, and he had no habit of killing scholars and officials.

But they lurked beside Dong Zhuo and persuaded Lu Bu to assassinate Dong Zhuo together, but in the end they sent Dong Zhuo and the entire Dong family to hell.

Cai Jing's intention was obviously to compare Murong Fu to Dong Zhuo and himself to Wang Yun, that is, he was in Dong's camp but his heart was with Han.

Whether he could do it or not is not the point, but it was at least a perfect excuse to convince himself and save his reputation. It could whitewash his behavior of surrendering out of weakness and fear into making it look like Wang Yun, who was lurking and planning big things.

When all the ministers saw the word "Dong", they all thought that Cai Jing was a man of low character, but he was quick-witted and actually found such a good excuse to surrender. We can also use this excuse!
Cai Jing didn't know that Murong Fu's body had reached its limit and his vision was clear, but his little movements could not escape Murong Fu's eyes.

"Cai Jing, right? You also have a younger brother named Cai Bian, right?" Murong Fu asked.

"Yes, brother, come quickly, the master is calling you!" Cai Jing hurriedly said to his younger brother Cai Bian in the crowd.

Cai Bian came forward reluctantly. Thinking of Murong Fu's murderous atrocities, he could only kneel and say, "Cai Bian pays respect to you, sir."

Murong Fu asked, "Cai Bian, you married Wang Anshi's daughter, right?"

"Yes. I am Mr. Linchuan's son-in-law." Cai Bian said.

"Then we are a family." Murong Fu said.

Cai Bian was at a loss: How come I am a family member with you, the number one traitor?
Murong Fu said: "My mother's family is the Wang family of Langya, and Wang Anshi is also from the Wang family of Langya. The two sides are distant relatives, so Wang Anshi can barely be considered a relative of my family. You two can also be considered relatives of my family."

There are so many Wang families of Langya in the world. If we talk about relatives in this way, then distant relatives are really not as good as close neighbors.

However, Murong Fu is the one who dominates Tokyo now, and may even dominate the Song Dynasty in the future.

Cai Jing was naturally a man of insight, and he flattered him by saying, "It turns out that you are not only a royal noble, but also have the inheritance of the Great Yan Kingdom, and you also have the bloodline of the Wang family of Langya. No wonder you are so handsome and elegant, and you are so impressive!"

Murong Fu laughed and said, "Cai Jing, you are very good at talking! But, you just wrote the word 'Dong' on the ground with your foot, what does it mean?"

Cai Jing was sweating profusely and was extremely terrified. He thought to himself: No way, you can see it from such a distance?
Murong Fu smiled and said, "Let me guess. This 'Dong' is naturally referring to Dong Zhuo, the Grand Tutor of the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Dong Zhuo started his army in Xiliang. He was just a warrior. He took advantage of the rebellion of the Ten Eunuchs and forced his way into the capital to rescue the emperor. He held the emperor hostage, deposed and enthroned the emperor, and became a traitor to the Han Dynasty."

"Now that I think about it, I am quite like Dong Zhuo! I am also a warrior who came to the capital, arrogant and domineering, killing people without a trace, and I may even depose and enthrone the emperor in the future! Wow, so similar!"

"I even have an adopted son—"

Murong Fu said, looking at Murong Fei, and asked: "Fei'er, do you want to learn from Lu Bu?"

Murong Fei said: "My adoptive father has the talent to rule the world, the strategy to stabilize the country, the ability to write peace to the world, the ability to ride a horse to rule the world, the talent and strategy, the wisdom and bravery, the model of the sun and the sun. Only heroes like Emperor Gaozu of Han and Emperor Taizong of Tang can be compared with my adoptive father. This traitor actually compared my adoptive father to Dong Zhuo, he is really a traitor! Let me kill him!"

"I am loyal to my adoptive father. How can I be willing to do the same as Lu Bu?"

Murong Fu smiled and said, "No need to do anything! Let's be merciful when we can!"

After saying that, he looked at Cai Jing, who had a dazed look on his face and was covered in sweat, and sneered, "My adopted son is right here, you can just learn from Wang Yun!"

"I dare not, I dare not." Cai Jing's face turned pale and he collapsed to the ground, with pain filling his heart.

If he had known this earlier, he would not have written the word "Dong".

"You are indeed a murderous person. I should have cut you into pieces, but your brother married Wang Anshi's son-in-law, so you are my relative. For the sake of our relationship, I can spare you the death penalty, but I cannot escape the living punishment." Murong Fu said as he grabbed the teacup in front of him. The tea in the cup gathered into a thin water dragon, which was absorbed by Murong Fu in his hand and turned into life and death talismans.

This scene once again stunned Fan Chunren and others.

Who is this person?

Is it a god? Is it a ghost?
Or is it a demon or a devil? !

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Murong Fu injected the life and death talisman into Cai Jing's body, and Cai Jing suddenly felt pain and itchiness and rolled on the ground. This method of killing the chicken to scare the monkey made all the ministers pale.

Murong Fu tortured Cai Jing for half a cup of tea before he relieved Cai Jing's itch. Then he said, "I have planted my Taoist supreme secret method, the Life and Death Talisman, in your body. This Life and Death Talisman."

Murong Fu explained in detail the use of the life and death talisman.

Cai Jing was horrified and could only express his gratitude: "Thank you very much for not killing me."

"I know you are all a little clever, but I advise you to be careful and stop being so clever. You are all respectable ministers. I wanted to treat you with respect, but you are being so clever. Cai Jing's behavior has shown me that you civil officials are unreliable." Murong Fu said coldly, "Since you don't want to be respectable, then it's not respectable. Because of Cai Jing, I can only plant the life and death spells on all of you!"

After saying this, Murong Fu did not hesitate and planted the life and death talismans on these ministers one by one, making them suffer the pain of the life and death talismans without exception.

Except for a few ministers who had strong personalities and were determined to die, Murong Fu wrote down their names and ordered the killing of their entire families. All the other ministers, especially the prime ministers, all surrendered to Murong Fu and followed Cai Jing's example, calling him "Ming Gong" all the time, and completely put themselves in the right position.

However, they all looked at Cai Jing with hatred, wishing they could cut Cai Jing into pieces. If Cai Jing had not been so clever, they would not have done this.

Although they all vaguely understood that this was Murong Fu's imperial strategy to divide his ministers, they did not dare to hate Murong Fu and only dared to hate Cai Jing.

Cai Jing also realized that he had become the target of public criticism. Once Murong Fu failed, he would certainly be attacked by these ministers and end up dying without a burial place. Therefore, Cai Jing decided in his heart that he must do his best to help Murong Fu.

Murong Fu must take over the Song Dynasty, otherwise Cai Jing and the entire Cai family will be finished!
"I am not here to bring peace to the world, but to start a war on this earth." After subduing all the ministers in the central government, Murong Fu summoned the troops, including the newly recruited vassal army, and shouted, "Go to the palace and capture the emperor!"

At that moment, the group entered the inner city without any hindrance and headed straight for the imperial palace.

On top of Fan Tower.

The merchants who witnessed Murong Fu single-handedly guarding the city and all the Yuanyou ministers surrendering were all silent.

It’s too shocking!

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they really couldn't believe that there was such a strong man in the world.

Tokyo is one of the most commercialized cities in the world today. The merchants in Tokyo are extremely powerful and have formed guilds that can protect their interests to a certain extent.

The division into "scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants" puts merchants at the lowest level. In fact, it is only propaganda. The status of merchants is just below that of scholars.

From ancient times to the present, money is the boss, wealthy businessmen are dependent on powerful officials, and collusion between officials and businessmen is a general rule.

Just as farmers in later generations could never have a higher status than big businessmen, the same was true in this era. The wealthy businessmen were truly rich and powerful. Many of them were even the white gloves of royal families, nobles, and ministers. Even ordinary minor officials could not compare to their status.

Especially in commercially developed areas like Tokyo, merchants have enormous influence. Once these merchants join forces, they can instantly drive up prices, create scarcity, and shut down businesses, bringing the entire Tokyo to a standstill.

But the weakness of businessmen in China is that they can never control violence. As the saying goes, "You store grain, I store guns, your home is my granary", businessmen must always bow to power, because power is a fist.

At this time, the leader on Fanlou was Shen Sanshi, the largest businessman in Tokyo, and Fanlou was his property.

In addition, his assets also included many restaurants and brothels in Tokyo, and he employed many singers, dancers, prostitutes, sumo wrestlers, and artists.

"Back then, Emperor Taizu, with a Coiled Dragon Staff, conquered four hundred states and counties, and was invincible. This Mingjiao leader Murong is even more powerful than Emperor Taizu. He defeated the most elite imperial guards in Bianliang alone, and the palace will definitely be breached." Shen Sanshi said quietly, "Tokyo is about to change! In this turbulent time, where should we go?"

"Following the thief?" said a merchant.

"Thief? In my opinion, the young emperor in the imperial city is the thief!" Shen Sanshi said, "The winner is the king, and the loser is the bandit. I think that the Ming Cult must want money to occupy Tokyo City. If they want money, they will target us. Can we stop them?"

"Block your ass!" said another fat merchant. "I've heard for a long time that Nan Murong has become the supreme master of Jiangnan martial arts. I didn't believe it at first, but after seeing him today, I realize that he is truly invincible! He alone can hang our heads on the gates of Tokyo's city walls!"

"Then surrender! I'll pay, and you guys will pay too, to entertain the troops." Shen Sanshi said, "Before the Song Dynasty is able to retake Tokyo, we will be the most humble and loyal servants of Master Murong. If he wants money, we'll give him money, if he wants food, we'll give him food, and if he wants women, my courtesans and prostitutes who are being trained can all be given to him! This is a great man, and we have to serve him to make him happy, so that we can live a good life!"

In the imperial city.

Zhao Xu came downstairs in a daze.

He has practiced martial arts for many years and has excellent eyesight, so he has already understood the specific situation.

That is, Murong Fu alone defeated the more than 10,000 imperial guards that he had organized with great difficulty. His most trusted descendant of the Yang family general, Yang Yuanying, the commander-in-chief of the palace, also committed suicide after the defeat.

The people in the imperial city were in unrest, and the eunuchs and palace maids were all anxious.

Zhao Xu knew that the situation was hopeless.

"Pathetic! Hateful!"

"I have done nothing wrong, so how could I become the ruler of a fallen country? How could the Song Dynasty be destroyed in my hands?"

The more Zhao Xu thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt, and finally he burst into tears.

The man did not shed tears, but he did not go to the sad place.

After standing there for a long time, Zhao Xu touched his neck and self-deprecatingly quoted the famous saying of Emperor Yang of Sui: "What a nice head, who wants to take it?"

Zhao Xu was not the pedantic Emperor Chongzhen. Of course he wanted to escape. At worst he could run to Qinfeng Road and join the Western Army, where there was still a possibility of saving everything.

However, having witnessed Murong Fu's extraordinary martial arts with his own eyes, he knew that he had no chance of escaping.

After thinking about it, Zhao Xu ordered people to invite Empress Dowager Xiang, Queen Meng, the late emperor's many concubines, and his own concubines.

In the Daqing Hall.

"Your Highness, Queen, I really don't understand why the Song Dynasty is going to fall all of a sudden." Zhao Xu said sadly, "The bandits' martial arts are almost like magic. The 100,000 imperial guards in Tokyo surrendered at the sight of them. The people in the palace are also worried. This imperial city cannot be defended. Once the bandits enter the palace, we will all fall into their hands. I will just die, but you... haven't you heard about what happened to Xiao Zhouhou?"

The young Queen Meng, still a beautiful girl, was so pretty that she trembled with fear when she heard the words "Little Queen Zhou".

The Southern Tang Dynasty was destroyed, but it persisted in resisting for a year, almost causing the Song Dynasty to collapse. Zhao Kuangyin was furious and named Li Yu the "Marquis of Disobedience", which shows how angry Zhao Kuangyin was.

Although Zhao Kuangyin was angry, he was also magnanimous and did not do anything excessive.

But after Emperor Taizong of Song came to power, he coveted Concubine Xiao Zhou's beauty, summoned her into the palace, raped her, and even had a picture of her drawn.

If there were cameras at that time, Emperor Taizong of Song would probably have turned into Zhao Guanxi in an instant.

What’s interesting is that Xiao Zhouhou is the grandmother of Li Qiushui, Li Qiushui is the grandmother of Wang Yuyan, and Murong Fu is Wang Yuyan’s husband.

Now, Murong Fu has entered Tokyo and is approaching the imperial palace, which can only be described as a wonderful boomerang of history.

"There is poisoned wine here, let's share it!" said Zhao Xu.

Empress Dowager Xiang's face twitched as she said, "Your Majesty, why do you have to do this?"

Zhao Xu said: "The situation is over, there is nothing we can do! Come on!"

Several of the previous emperor's concubines drank the poisoned wine and died on the spot.

But when the poisoned wine was brought to Empress Meng's lips, she suddenly threw it away, crying and making a fuss, saying, "Your Majesty, as long as the green mountains remain, there will be no worries about lack of firewood. Why are you so determined? My Song Dynasty has only lost Tokyo, but the world is still there. I think we can stay dormant and endure, and then make a comeback."

In short, in one sentence, Queen Meng does not want to die.

She is still young and has a long way to go in her life, but she doesn't want to die now.

Murong Fu hasn't asked her to perform the sheep-leading ceremony yet!

Empress Dowager Xiang also put down the poisoned wine with peace of mind, as she didn't want to die either.

Therefore, the other concubines also expressed that they could lie low and endure.

"You guys." Zhao Xu sighed, "It turns out that the only difficulty in the history is death."

As he spoke, Zhao Xu picked up the poisoned wine and put it to his lips, but he was unable to drink it.

Finally, Zhao Xu put the poisoned wine on the table, coughed, and said awkwardly: "This red-crowned crane is too bitter, I should add some honey."

At this moment, a palace servant came to report:

"Your Majesty, something bad has happened. Senior Officer Liang has opened the palace gate and is kneeling to welcome the Murong Sect Leader. The Murong Sect Leader has already entered the Imperial City!"

Liang Daguan was Liang Shicheng, a eunuch who had been recently appointed by Zhao Xu. He claimed to be Su Shi's illegitimate son, and the Su family did not object.

Because it was indeed Su Shi who gave his pregnant concubine to the Liang family, and that concubine gave birth to Liang Shicheng.

Zhao Xu saw that he could read and write, which was the talent of a scholar-official but not the body of a eunuch, so he made important use of him.

Unexpectedly, he opened the palace gate and was the first to vote.

"Ah," Zhao Xu sighed, waved his hand and said, "You all should go and welcome the new master, it's also a good prospect."

The palace servants were filled with gratitude and knelt down to welcome the new master Murong Fu.

In the afternoon of the eighth year of Yuanyou, the setting sun was as red as blood. The invincible leader Murong arrived at the palace of the Song Dynasty, to which he was most loyal!
(End of this chapter)