宋朝仁宗年间,灾荒连年,契(qì )丹(dān )又屯(tún )兵(🔼)中(🌰)原(yuán )边境,形势十分恶劣,而太师府却是一(yī )派娱(🌰)乐升(🔬)平,边关信使前往(wǎng )太(tài )(🌫)师府(fǔ )向三司使张之平(píng )告急,告(⚫)知一百万(wàn )两军饷(🗄)被(🛍)扣(kòu ),河(🕯)东三军就快断(🥄)炊,军(🏐)中十万(🕌)火急。假(jiǎ )传(🥞)圣旨的太师心中(zhōng )(🚸)暗(🖍)惊(jīng ),派人(rén )假(jiǎ )扮契丹人(🔊)追(💞)杀(shā )信(🚢)使,信(xìn )使(shǐ )不敌(dí )(🥁),重伤倒在开(kāi )封府前。包拯目睹信使被刺,心(xīn )中疑(yí )团(✋)顿(🐑)起,觉案情重大,遂面陈皇上,决定(dìng )亲往(🥫)河东(👃)查访(fǎng ),包(🤲)拯几人冲破重重艰(jiān )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(zhōng )烧(shāo )。……