宋(sòng )朝仁(🍅)宗年间,灾荒连年(🥇),契(qì )丹又屯(tún )兵中原边(🕋)境,形势(shì )(🛍)十分恶劣,而(ér )太师(shī )府(🎹)却是(🥈)一(🐉)派娱乐升平,边关(🥩)信使(shǐ )前(qián )(🎾)往太(🌫)师府向(xiàng )三(🎏)司使张(🏇)之平告急,告知一(🕔)百万两军饷被扣,河(hé )东三(🙍)军(💆)就快断炊,军中十万火急。假(jiǎ )传圣旨的太(✖)师心中暗惊,派人假扮(bàn )契丹(🤷)人(🔊)追杀信(🚢)使,信使(🚣)不敌,重伤倒(🛑)在开封府前。包拯(zhěng )目睹信(xìn )使被刺,心(xīn )中疑团(tuán )顿起,觉案情(qíng )重(🙄)大,遂(suí )面陈皇(⛓)上,决定亲往河东查(chá )访(🔔),包(bāo )拯几人冲(chōng )破重重艰难险阻,终于来(lái )到边关兵营(yíng ),了解到(❕)军中实情,不由(👊)怒(🛎)火中烧(shāo )。……