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

Chapter 18 Going Down the Mountain
Zhao Tun stepped forward, looked at the iron chain and cover on the vermilion door, and asked, "Can you open it?"

Zhang Miaojie said: "There are only decorations on the left and right, so it's fine."

Zhao Tang looked at Hong Qi when he heard the words, Hong Qi was nervous, he was only thirteen or fourteen years old, the old Taiwei in Qi Wang's mansion said that he had mistakenly taken away the demon, which deeply impressed him, even if he had fists and feet at the moment, he couldn't help it. Slightly sweating.

Hong Qi stepped forward and carefully tore off the iron chain. The iron chain might have been untouched for a long time, but there was some corrosion. Then he opened the cover again, put these things aside, and then stretched out his hand to push the door.

When the palace door opened, there was no such thing as the wind blowing and the black smoke billowing as imagined, but a musty and corrupt smell gushing out, similar to those unattended palaces in the imperial city and the warehouses of ordinary people who have been sleepy for a long time.

Zhao Tong passed the aura and looked inside carefully, only to see that the hall is not completely dark, because there is a hall door, it is possible to see things.

Only from the outside, you can see that the inside is a dilapidated mess, and it has not been cleaned for many years. There are countless things piled up on the ground, and there are broken picks and shovels.

Zhao Tun looked at Hong Qi with a strange expression and said, "The old Taiwei did a good job."

Hong Qi stretched out his hand and scratched his head and said: "After leaving the mansion that day, my great-grandfather told his subordinates again that it must be because the Taoists back then were not used to looking at him and they teamed up to tease him. The stone tablet that was opened is still unclear."

Zhao Tuo said nothing, walked into the hall with his hands behind his back, and sure enough, he saw the slanted tortoise seat, which knocked down the stone tablet on the side, on which could be seen faintly chiseled four big characters "Yu Flood".

Going forward, there are broken stone slabs, and in the middle of the slabs is a large dark cellar. Zhao Tun wanted to get closer to take a look, but the little female crown behind him shouted: "Don't look, be careful of falling, I've heard of this As for the matter in the hall, the cellar is extremely deep, if you fall down, you may fall to your death."

Zhao Tang didn't intend to find out what was said in the cellar, but after verifying the fact, his heart suddenly became clear, he glanced at the bottom, it was pitch black, and he scratched a piece of it with his foot. The stone slab was kicked down, only to hear the stone slab hitting the wall of the cellar, with continuous ups and downs along the way, and finally the echoing sound of falling to the bottom.

He thought for a moment, turned around and walked out, and asked as he walked, "Miaojie Daoist, have you heard about this hall?"

Zhang Miaojie said: "Of course I have heard it, my father-in-law asked me to take care of this hall, how can I not know the old things from decades ago."

Zhao Tun walked out of Fumo Temple, asked Hong Qi to seal the iron chain as it was, and then said: "Miaojie Daoist, you are the direct descendant of the Heavenly Master, since you know about this old incident, Xiao Wang will take the liberty to ask, Was there really a demon released that day?"

Zhang Miaojie blinked her eyes when she heard the words, and said: "How do I know this, I don't know, I really don't know."

"Are there really monsters in the world?" Zhao Tong changed the way of asking, this is something he desperately wants to know, it is related to what kind of world this is and his future plans.

"I don't know, I don't know about it, I've never seen it before." The little female crown asked three questions.

Zhao Tong thought for a while, and he already had half the answer in his mind, and then he said: "Miaojie Taoist priest, is there really magic in the world?"

Zhang Miaojie was dumbfounded when she heard the words, and then smiled playfully: "You are so interesting."

Zhao Tang was puzzled: "What's so interesting?"

Zhang Miaojie said: "Didn't you say you came to Longhu Mountain to pray for blessings? I saw that you didn't go to the Tianzun Hall after you burned the incense sticks. Instead, you used magic spells for a while."

Zhao Tun was at a loss for words, and said after a while, "Is there or not?"

Zhang Miaojie said: "Elder-in-law has told me about this before, so I can answer."

Zhao Tun was shocked: "Master Zhang did not know the prophet?"

Zhang Miaojie said: "That's not true. You are not the first person to ask about this matter. There are always people who are curious and want to find out. The more officials you have, the more curious you are. Why do you think this is?"

Zhao Tong thought for a moment: "I can only reply that I don't know, but what did the Heavenly Master say, is there any magic?"

The little female crown said: "Elder-in-law said, there used to be, maybe now, but not in the future."

There was before, maybe now, and not in the future.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Tun closed his eyes slightly, took a deep breath after thinking for a moment, and said, "I understand."

"Do you understand?" Zhang Miaojie asked curiously, "I've been thinking about it for several years, but how did you understand it, my lord? Let's hear it."

Hong Qi next to him was also at a loss: "My lord, was my great-grandfather tricked by those Taoist priests back then? I always think that the words on the stone tablet were chiseled out in advance, and it's not too difficult."

Zhao Tong said: "Actually, you only need to listen to the last four words."

"The last four words?" Zhang Miaojie said, "Isn't that...in the future?"

"It's just that there will be no future!" Zhao Tun smiled, as if a big stone fell to the ground in his heart, since there will be no future, then there will be no more, and he doesn't have to worry about these things anymore.

After returning to the Taoist room, I had a fast meal in the evening, and went to Sanqing Hall to burn incense, and then I had nothing to say all night.

The next day was a day of sightseeing in the mountains and rivers. After visiting many scenic spots in the palace, I went to the mountain. I saw this big mountain:

The root and the corner of the earth are connected to the heart of the sky.Looking at it from a distance, it breaks the traces of chaotic clouds, and looking at it up close, it swallows the soul of the bright moon.What comes out is cloud, what gets in is fog.The ruggedness seems steep, and the suspension seems dangerous.Thousands of peaks compete for beauty, thousands of valleys compete for water, waterfalls fly obliquely, and vines hang upside down.When the tiger roars, the wind grows at the mouth of the valley, and when the monkey crows, the moon falls on the mountainside.Just like Qingdai dyed into thousands of pieces of jade, and green gauze covering thousands of piles of smoke.

Another day passed like this, and on the [-]rd day, Zhao Tun said his goodbyes, the presiding real person led all the Taoist priests out of the palace gate, and the only little female crown was sent down the mountain.

Zhao Tong said: "Thank you Miaojie Xiaodao for seeing me off, please stay."

The little female crown said: "Will you come to Longhu Mountain again in the future?"

Zhao Tong said with a smile: "I'm busy with official duties, this time is not easy, it's hard to say in the future, but if Master Miaojie has something to meet, you can come to Qi Wang's Mansion in Tokyo. At that time, the Little Prince's Mansion will be full of splendor."

The little female crown smiled, her eyes narrowed into a crescent shape, and said: "Then you go." After she finished speaking, she turned around and went back to the mountain.

Zhao Tong also turned around, the men and horses were ready, the commander of the Dragon Guard asked for instructions: "Xiao Xianggong, do you want to go back to Beijing the same way?"

Zhao Tun shook his head and slouched on the horse.

The army commander was puzzled, and said again: "Little Xianggong, why don't you go to Hongzhou to have a look?"

Zhao Tong said: "Don't go to Hongzhou, go to Jiangzhou!"

The commander of the army was stunned: "Little Master, when passing by Hongzhou..."

Zhao Tong said: "Go around far away, it's rare to come out once, and there's nothing to do, why don't you take a longer walk."

The army commander hurriedly bowed his head and said yes, Zhao Tun said again: "That day when we left Xinzhou, Yang Shicheng led Hongzhou officials to come, merged with Xinzhou officials and went out of the city to meet them, but no other officials were seen. Do you know who the prefect of Jiangzhou is now? people doing it?"

The army commander thought for a while, and said: "If you ask me about other places, you will not know, but this Jiangzhou doesn't know that it is the ninth son of the husband of the dynasty, and Cai Dezhang, the ninth son of Cai, is in office."

(End of this chapter)