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

Chapter 431 Set up a building to reach the sky
After returning to the palace and asking what was going on, Zhao Tong began to think about the location of the building.

He originally planned to build this building in the inner city, but there is really no secluded place in the inner city of Tokyo. If he just finds an open space to build it, as he thinks, there may be people who do not know life or death coming, and it may hurt the nearby people. .

As for the outer city, there are many locations to choose from. The outer city of Tokyo is huge. From north to south, the Wuzhang River, Jinshui River, Bianhe River, and Cai River all run through the city, and the area is more than five times that of the inner city.

Moreover, people in the outer city do not live as densely as in the inner city. After all, the territory is vast and not as prosperous and noisy. Although there are many shops, there are not many high-end places that occupy a large area. As for the main store, there are only seven Just eight families.

Finally, Zhao Tong decided on the southwest location of the outer city. The Cai River passes through here in an arc. There are some temples and temples in the north. Relatively speaking, there are few people's residences. Along the coast, there are sparse Botou houses, which are not dense. , and most of them are temporary shacks. In order to facilitate the transportation of merchant ships, when the weather gets cold, they are all evacuated and do not stay here overnight.

To the west of the temples on the north bank of the Cai River, there is a piece of land. It was originally a royal manor, but because Emperor Daojun frantically built Genyue, the manor was demolished, and all the rocks and other things inside were demolished. After being transported away, many of the bricks, glazed bricks, and beams were removed and ceased to exist.

A beautiful garden was in a state of disarray, with only three or five old eunuchs taking care of it. They were all unpopular in the palace. They were sent here, and they suffered from lack of food and drink every day, and complained endlessly every day.

Zhao Tong plans to build a building in this abandoned garden. Although the land is not small, the garden is not very big. After all, the Zhao and Song royal families have always been frugal, and it was only during the reign of Emperor Daojun that they suddenly became extravagant. The garden was the former Those who cultivate will naturally not be too grand and showy.

Zhao Tong reported the matter to Emperor Daojun that night, and Emperor Daojun quickly responded with approval, and then went to Suiyu Tower the next morning.

He wanted to find people who were good at arranging mechanical devices to participate in the construction of the building. He knew that buildings were easy to build, but the mechanical devices were difficult to install. This kind of thing was not something that ordinary people could get involved with.

Although Huang Gu of Suiyulou is not here at the moment, and the highest level of force is not available, the remaining ones all have their own abilities, and there are not a few who know how to disable weapons.

In addition to Ding Da Xie and Ding Er Xie, Shi Qian also knew something about it, and the four sworn brothers Lu Han, Jiang Xu, and others also knew something about it. In addition to them, there were two other people who, although their martial arts were ordinary, were extremely good at this aspect.

One of these two people was called Black Fox Zhixing, and the other was called Xiao Zhuge Shen Yuan.

Both of them committed crimes in their hometowns and fled to Tokyo to make a living. They are not very good at it, and the only thing they are good at is arranging carpentry ambushes.

Zhixing studied the Book of Lu Ban, and Shen Yuan is said to have learned the fragments of the suicide note of the great scholar Mo Zhai.

At that time, Zhao Tong saw that they were good at this, and although their personalities were weird, their characters were not vicious, so he took them to him, thinking that he might use them someday.

This is exactly why there are so many customers, and there is no shortage of cocks, dogs, and thieves. Only by taking precautions can we manage the country and the family.

When they heard that Zhao Tong was going to build such a building, everyone asked for help. Zhao Tong called them out and planned to take them to the garden. At this time, Bai Ao spoke again, saying that even though he didn't know the art of eliminating weapons, he wanted to follow. Go and help.

Zhao Tong glanced at him and said, "I don't know how to help?"

Ding Daxie laughed at him and said, "I'm afraid it will be a disservice to me."

Bai Ao was dissatisfied and said: "Sir, it's not difficult to set up a suppressor. You'll be able to do it after just seeing it. When the time comes, you'll be able to help."

Zhao Tong couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. The second son of the Bai family has always been like this. He is aloof, proud, and arrogant. The art of destroying weapons is one of the best in the world. How can he know it just by looking at it.

However, he didn't want to discourage the other party. He always had to endure some hardships to understand why the sky is blue and why the flowers are red. He said: "Since you want to go, then it's up to you. Just don't cause trouble."

Bai Ao was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly saluted: "Don't worry, young master, how could my subordinates get into trouble?"

Zhao Zhaotong looked at him and smiled without saying a word.

At this time, the black fox said wisely: "Sir, since you have built this building, can you give it a name?"

Zhao Tong said: "Do you still want to give me a name?"

The young Zhuge Shen Yuan on the side said: "Young master, since you are tempting me to come here, then according to the rules of the world, I have to give you a name."

Zhao Tong touched his chin: "I see, I really haven't thought of this, but what name should I give it?"

After hearing this, everyone immediately became excited, talked about it, and began to name the building.

Among these people, most of them didn't study much. The only ones who had actually attended a private school for a few years were Zhixing, Shen Yuan and Bai Ao.

But although the three of them each have their own means, their literary talent is really not that good, and the results they produce are always unsatisfactory.

Zhixing said: "I think the name should not only be powerful, but also have a sense of martial arts."

Shen Yuandao: "Not only does it have to have the aura of the world, but it also has to have that kind of heroic artistic conception."

Bai Ao said: "This is not easy, let me do it again."

Everyone looked at him, he raised his sword eyebrows, opened his mouth, but didn't spit out a word for a long time.

Ding Erxie smiled and said: "Bai Erlang boasts that Haikou is good, but if he really does it, he will be dumb."

Bai Ao said: "These words are extremely disrespectful. If someone comes out to show you some knowledge, it's called... Chongxiao Tower!"

Sky Tower?Everyone was stunned when they heard this. They didn't expect Bai Ao to actually come up with a name that was both powerful and artistic.

Zhixing said: "This is a good name, it is dignified and suitable!"

Shen Yuan also said: "Yes, yes, that's the name."

Ding Erxie hurriedly apologized: "I underestimated Bai Erlang!"

Bai Ao immediately became proud and said to Zhao Tongli: "Master, what do you think of this name?"

Zhao Tie looked at him and smiled: "Chongxiao Tower... Not bad, let's call it this name."

Bai Ao was immediately overjoyed. He puffed up his chest and his waist was three points straighter than usual.

Zhao Tong said at this time: "You all follow me to the garden in the outer city. You will live there from today on. The craftsmen who built the building should have arrived. There are many people. We will try to build the Sky Tower as soon as possible."

After hearing this, everyone said yes and followed Zhao Tong outside.

In fact, building a building can be done quickly. It only depends on whether there are enough manpower. In the Song Dynasty, the pavilions used more wood than bricks, and some simply used wood. As long as the materials were prepared, the workers There are so many that it only takes ten days to build a tall building.

A few days later, Zhao Tong went to the garden to take a look. He saw that the garden was neatly taken care of, many houses were repaired enough for people to live in, and more than half of the sky tower was built.

This building was originally planned to have three floors, but it has three large floors. Each floor is extremely high, more than twice as high as a normal building. Therefore, these three floors can exceed a normal seven-story pavilion.

Zhao Tong went to the Chongxiao building to watch. The craftsmen were assembling the wood. This building was not all made of wood. Because the mechanical washer was to be installed, many walls were filled with blue bricks and large stones.

Everyone saw him coming and greeted him one after another. Zhao Tong said, "How did it go?"

Ding Daxie said: "Together with my subordinates, different agencies are installed on the three floors, and a killing net is added at the top!" Zhao Tong wondered: "What killing net?"

Zhixing said: "There is a small pavilion on the top of the third floor. This pavilion is called the place where Fang La's corpse is placed, but it is actually the most powerful mechanism. It is called the Thousand-Knife Copper Net Array!"

Zhao Tong nodded: "The name sounds extraordinary. I'm afraid it will be difficult for visitors to get out of the building once they enter."

Ding Erxie said: "Sir, that's exactly what happened. There are all kinds of strange-shaped machetes, reamers and other objects hung on this copper net array. As long as you fall into it, you will not only suffer the pain of rolling knives, but also trigger the mechanism, and there will be more weapons everywhere. The arrows were shot at random, and even the gods of Da Luo could hardly avoid them."

Zhao Tan's eyebrows twitched: "Does it need to be so vicious?"

Shi Qian chuckled and said, "My subordinates also think it's a bit too much. We don't know whether they will come or not. It's just so pretentious, but they all have itchy hands. They said they wanted to practice like this, but it's so dangerous."

Shen Yuan said sheepishly: "Sir, actually... this Chongxiao Tower is just the core. There is also a mechanical wooden courtyard built outside. If you want to enter the Chongxiao Tower, you must first pass through the wooden courtyard. There are stairs on all four sides of the building. There are very dangerous mechanisms inside each door. If the person who comes has low martial arts skills or knows nothing about the mechanisms, he may not even be able to enter the building and will die outside."

Zhao Tong sighed: "It was originally a fake thing, but you designed it so powerfully, which makes me a little embarrassed. Fang La's body has long been gone. How can he get the real bones hanging in the building? If someone really comes to break in, Lou, doesn’t it seem like I’m not keeping my word and deceiving the world’s heroes?”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. This was something they didn't expect. After thinking for a moment, Zhao Tong said: "Well, since it's just a gimmick, we might as well add something more."

Bai Ao said: "What do you want to add, Master?"

Zhao Tie glanced at him: "In the past few years of fighting in the north and south, I have kept some sharp weapons in my hand. Among them is a sword called Xuantian Hunyuan, which was used to kill Bao Dao Yisuo in Jiangning. At that time, I used it to shoot the Fang Qi Buddha in the water but missed it and left it in the water. Later I sent someone to fish it out, but the sword was as sharp as iron and was hung in the Sky Tower."

When Bai Ao heard this, he immediately said anxiously: "Sir, what if someone really has strong martial arts skills and is good at cracking the mechanism and steals the Xuantian Hunyuan Sword?"

Ding Daxie said unhappily: "Bai Erlang thinks our mechanism and elimination device is just a decoration? If I am the only one who designed it, I wouldn't dare say that the killing array trap created by a dozen of us, even if the grandmaster comes, it will not be possible." We may not be able to escape intact, but who else can steal the sword and escape?"

Others all said so. Black Fox Zhixing smiled and said: "Every line is like a mountain. Bai Erlang is not familiar with the agency. No wonder he is anxious."

Bai Ao said angrily: "Don't show off, I've seen that you guys have pretty much figured it out in the past few days, so why is this mechanism so difficult to break?"

Everyone laughed together, and Bai Ao said anxiously: "Sir, such a sword must never be placed in the building. If it is really stolen, the gain will outweigh the loss!"

Zhao Tong also laughed when he heard this, shook his head and said: "I believe that their traps are difficult to break, and even if the master comes, it will be difficult to get rid of them."

Bai Ao said nonchalantly: "Sir, that is a sword that can cut iron like clay..."

Lu Da joked at the side: "Did Bai Erlang fall in love with the Xuantian Hunyuan Sword? But speaking of it, this sword is indeed famous. Half of Bao Daoyi's reputation in Jiangnan is based on this sword, so That’s why he has the nickname Sword Hunyuan.”

Xu San also said: "Bai Erlang has always loved swords. Why wouldn't he be worried when he saw the young master leaving the sword casually in the building? He must have felt that if it was stolen by the rivers and lakes outside, it would be better to reward him directly!"

Jiang Si also said: "Yes, yes, that's what Bai Erlang thinks. He wishes that the young master would give him the sword directly. Only then will he be satisfied."

Everyone laughed again when they heard this. Bai Ao was not very popular at ordinary times, and he was a native of Tokyo. He liked to pretend to be enigmatic and his words were bad, so everyone was making fun of him at this moment.

Bai Ao was crowded by the crowd, and it was hard for him to fight with four fists. A good man couldn't stand up to the crowd, so he couldn't defend himself. His face turned red, veins popped out on his forehead, and he stammered: "How can you accuse someone's innocence out of thin air like this?" , I just love swords... It’s not like I want swords. How can something that is a hobby for martial arts practitioners become a necessity? I live in poverty, so, so, so..."

He couldn't say anything, everyone burst into laughter, and the surroundings were filled with joyful air for a while.

After a moment, Zhao Tong looked at the embarrassed Bai Ao, shook his head and said: "No need to explain, is there anything in the world that I love but don't want? Even if it is true, it is not what I mean, but it is restricted by various conditions, so I have to say this. ."

"Young Master, I, I..." Bai Ao wanted to find a crack in the ground to sneak in. Today, he has lost his master. These guys have united to bully him!

"Let's do this!" Zhao Tong said slowly with a smile in his eyes: "Since you don't believe in their machine-killing device, after the Sky Tower is built, you can try it out. If you can go up there and get it, Xuantian Hunyuan Sword, then I will give this sword to you."

"Master, Master, is it true?" Bai Ao was immediately overjoyed. His face couldn't help but tremble, and he wanted to hide his joy, but he couldn't help it, and his expression was extremely weird for a moment.

Zhao Tong looked at him and his face darkened: "When have I ever failed to say what I said?"

Bai Ao hurriedly lowered his head and said, "I would like to thank you, Master. Thank you very much, Master."

Zhao Tong sneered and said, "Don't thank me yet. Let's talk about it after you can destroy this Sky Tower!"

Shen Yuandao next to him said: "Young master is right, Bai Erlang should destroy the Sky Tower first before talking about anything else."

Ding Daxie also said: "If it can't be broken by then, what you say now will make you laugh!"

Bai Ao glared at Ding Daxie, curled his lips and said, "I'll show it to you after the building is completed!"

Zhao Tie looked at everyone, smiled slightly, turned and left.

A few days later, hundreds of craftsmen were busy, and the Shangxiao Tower was completed. Things like the mechanism and vaporizer were not designed after the fact, but were added while building the building. The floor was built, and the vaporizer was almost finished. Bury them all.

Zhao Tong went over to take a look again, and everyone followed. Sure enough, it was a tall building, with cornices and painted roofs, and golden pillars. However, Zhao Tong knew that these things already existed, so he just had to pull them over and put them together. Otherwise, even if there were many craftsmen, it would be impossible to build it. Got it so fast.

Bai Ao muttered from the side: "Sir, when should I go upstairs?"

Zhao Tong said: "Isn't there still a mechanical wooden courtyard that has not been completed?"

Shen Yuandao: "Young master, you don't need to be in Muyuan, just let Bai Erlang break down the building."

Zhao Tong said: "Has it ever been safe?"

Zhixing said: "Now is the time to inspect the decontamination equipment. The weapons prepared are all swords and guns without poles. The blades are replaced by wood chips. They are all stained with lime and will not cause death. Bai Erlang can just wear black clothes and go in."

Zhao Tong nodded: "Then go in and try."

Bai Ao hurriedly said happily: "I accept the order."

He changed into black night clothes, black soft-soled boots, carried the Haoying Sword behind him, and ran towards the sky tower with dignity...

Two quarters of an hour later, the black fox Zhixing ran over from the north gate of the building: "Your Majesty, Bai Erlang is stuck on the third floor and can't get up!"

Zhao Tong wondered: "So fast?"

As he spoke, he followed Zhixing into the building, walked in the right direction, and walked around seven times to reach the third floor.

At this moment, he saw a copper net hanging in the air, and Bai Ao was lying inside. His black night clothes had been stained with lime everywhere. When he saw Zhao Tong, he was about to cry without tears, and said feebly: "Sir, save me..."

(End of this chapter)