The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

Chapter 122 Beacon Fire Penglai Road

Hearing this, Ma Zheng hurriedly said: "My lord, it's good to see the sea at this time, but it's not easy to ride on the boat."

Hu Yanqing who was beside him also said: "My lord, Mr. Ma is right. It is dusk now, and it will be even later when we reach the beach. I'm afraid we can only watch the sea."

Zhao Tong said: "Then let's take a look at the sea first, and we'll talk about the ship test at another time. If you don't even look at the sea, you won't be able to study anything if you stay in the mansion."

Ma Zheng said: "Then I will make arrangements now."

Zhao Tong said, "Call Dalang to join us."

Ma Zheng said "yes", with a slightly strange expression on his face. As he walked, he wondered why the prince was so interested in his son. The time spent talking with Ma Kuo these days was more than that with him and Hu Yanqing. many.

Hu Yanqing had a square black face, he was tall and strong, and said: "My lord, I thought of one thing, since I am crossing the sea in the name of going north to buy horses, do I need to find some people who understand horses to cover? Such a list of personnel It will increase again.”

Zhao Tong said: "At most three people, the boat will be two as originally planned, and no more can be added. If there are too many people, it will be too conspicuous."

Now he doesn't know who owns Liaodong, what the palace and the Taoist emperor said is half true and half false, saying that they want to cross the Liao border is just exaggerating the danger.

Liaodong was defeated by Jurchen in the past two years, and then began a tug-of-war, which was repeated many times, but even if Liaodong was not there, the front line of Dadingfu in Liao Kingdom could go to sea, and they might meet at both ends.

Hu Yanqing said: "This subordinate remembers."

At this time Ma Kuo came in to salute Zhao Tun, Zhao Tun saw Ma Kuo, he was as elegant as his father, and those who didn't know him thought he was a famous scholar, but in fact both father and son were generals.

When Yue Fei and Zhao Tun were chatting, they mentioned that they met Ma Kuo on the road. Zhao Tun already knew that this Ma Kuo was originally a loyal, courageous and careful person. On the Wu Juren.

Zhao Tong said, "Da Lang will follow me to see the sea."

Ma Kuo was puzzled and said, "My lord, I'm afraid I won't see much when I go to the beach so late, it's just dark."

Zhao Tong shook his head and just smiled.

Ma Kuo suddenly came to his senses: "My lord wants to go to the beacon tower?"

Zhao Tong said, "Da Lang still understands."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Hu Yanqing, and Hu Yanqing suddenly realized that it was so late, and he still wanted to see what kind of sea and what kind of boat, this person clearly wanted to patrol around the seaside...

An hour later, Zhao Tun stood on the beacon tower on the top of Danya Mountain and looked down at the front. At this moment, the sky was completely dark.

There is a bright moon in the sky, and the stars are shining brightly. In the distance, the sea is deep and deep, lonely and silent.

Occasionally, when the wind blows, there will be waves rolling over, white flowers like snow on the top of the waves, but the sea behind is blue or even dark, with no end in sight.

Zhao Tong remained silent, this is the one closest to the seaside among the thirteen beacon towers on Danya Mountain, it is located in a very high position, with a very far-reaching view, the sea and the sky line.

At this moment, only Ma Kuo was standing beside him, and the others were at the bottom of the stone steps.

He stood still for a full quarter of an hour, until the full moon was more positive over the sea and the sea water was a little more blue, then he turned around slowly.

Not far behind was Dengzhou City. It had just entered the night, and the lights in the city were dotted continuously. A gust of wind blew by, and Zhao Tun looked a little lonely.

Walking down the stone steps step by step, Ma Zheng and others hurriedly followed. The little Fengzi who had been on guard saluted, turned around and ran up, continuing to guard the dark night.

Passing through the rough second floor of the beacon tower, and then stepping down the stairs, the fishtail hall on the ground floor is flickering with candlelight. The commander-in-chief of the beacon tower, Feng Fu, and five subordinate Fengzi are waiting here.

A Beacon Tower has a capacity of eight people, and there is no shortage, which makes Zhao Tong feel a little relieved.

Compared with Gyeonggi, the defense of this seaside is obviously much tighter, and the problem of empty pay is much less. This is not to say that officials do not want to be greedy, but that if you are too greedy, your life may be lost.

It's not the court who wants your life, but the pirates.

The sea trade in this dynasty has reached an unprecedented level of prosperity, and the pirates are also dazzled and dancing.

The Huangshuiyang side of the Bohai Sea is better. Although they are also attacked by pirates, the frequency is not high. The coastal towns on the East China Sea have never been attacked by pirates, even several times a year. City killings and looting happen from time to time .

Going down the mountain and returning to Dengzhou City, there was nothing to say all the way, Zhao Tun looked lonely, and the others were silent.

After passing a monastery and coming to the Bell and Drum Tower in the center of the city, Zhao Tun looked up at the wide and tall building and breathed a sigh of relief.

A coastal city like Dengzhou City has a semi-curfew, which ends at three o'clock and returns at five o'clock.

But here is not as prosperous as Tokyo, there is no one on the street when it is not even midnight, but it is still early and the season is good, and there are many hawkers at the bell and drum towers, and there are many people playing around.

Zhao Tong sat on the horse and looked at it for a while, and saw that the people were not afraid of the officers and soldiers. They, Ma Zheng and Hu Yanqing, were wearing official uniforms, followed by some soldiers, carrying knives and guns.

The people just glanced at it, then continued to play, the young lady and the young man were affectionate, the officials and their wives walked and stopped, the children held a fresh fruit and gnawed hard, and the peddler secretly stuffed the copper coins when his wife was not paying attention. into the shoe.

Zhao Tang seemed to be fascinated, and looked away layer by layer, only to see the voice of a letter coming from the depths of the crowd.

He got off his horse, surrounded by Huang Gu and Ouyang Bei, and slowly walked into the crowd, watching the people see them coming, although they were not afraid, they still dodged a path.

The one in front is a drum book, an old man in common clothes with white beard and hair, and a granddaughter in a red dress with braids, singing and singing about the miracle of Xue Rengui fixing Tianshan Mountain with an arrow.

The little granddaughter has grape-like eyes and a voice as sweet as an oriole. She looks about ten years old, but in Zhao Tong's eyes, she is much taller than last year.

Zhao Tun smiled, and he clapped his hands for a paragraph.

The little girl tilted her head to look at him, then grabbed the hem of her grandfather's clothes, the old man nodded and greeted Zhao Tun.

The little girl bent down, pulled out a cloth bag from under the drum stand, and opened it carefully. Inside were some children's snacks, fruits, and some small toys.

She carefully took the fruit and what she thought was the best snack, then ran towards Zhao Tun.

When Huang Gu and Ouyang Bei saw each other, they immediately stopped in front, Zhao Tun shook his head and said, "It's okay, old man from Tokyo."

The little girl didn't speak when she got close, but just passed the thing in her hand forward, Zhao Tun took it with one hand, touched her head with the other hand, and said with a smile: "It's a bit taller."

The little girl just let out a "hehe", showed a sweet smile, didn't speak, turned around and ran back...

Three days later, two ships with a total of 130 people left Dengzhou in the early morning and sailed into the vast sea.

(End of this chapter)