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

Chapter 435: Stormy Tokyo

"Father..." Zhao Kai said hurriedly.

Emperor Daojun waved his hand to interrupt him, and continued to look at Zhao Tong and said: "King Qin has committed such a crime, doesn't he know what punishment he should receive?"

The corner of Zhao Tong's mouth twitched, he lowered his head to hide his expression and said: "In the official family, I know it myself, and I am willing to be punished with a year's salary to set an example."

"Is it just a one-year salary penalty?" Emperor Daojun looked unhappy and snorted coldly.

"Um..." Zhao Tong rubbed his hands: "My dear, my dear, I am willing to give you another 10 taels of silver, thinking that I can make up for my mistake."

"Only 10 taels of silver?" Emperor Daojun was immediately furious. He leaned out from behind the case and slapped the table in front of him with one hand, making a "snap" sound.

Zhao Tong scratched his head and said to Qi Ai: "My lord, my lord, I paid for it with 20 taels of silver. What do the officials think?"

Zhao Kai and Cai Jing were dumbfounded. What were they doing?Is this dividing the spoils?Are they worth 20 taels if they have so many things?There are millions of them!

Emperor Daojun panted slightly, withdrew his body, and said condescendingly: "The King of Qin is sincere in admitting his mistake, but these silver coins are to punish you for your mistakes. You have to give another 2 taels to King Yun and Grand Master Cai. Are you willing to compensate for forcing your way into their mansion?"

Zhao Tong said: "My son is willing!"

Zhao Kai said anxiously from the side: "Father, the things that King Qin took away were more than 20 taels. How come the fine was so small? 20 taels are not enough to compensate for the losses of the ministers and the grand master!"

Emperor Daojun immediately said with a cold face: "These 20 taels are to punish King Qin for the crime of searching without purpose. They are to be turned over to the treasurer. You and Taishi Cai will use the remaining 2 taels to make up for it!"

Zhao Kai murmured: "But the child was robbed of many things by King Qin, far more than 2 taels. Even 20 taels may not be enough..."

Zhao Tong immediately said from the side: "Prince Yun, you are such a slanderer, why have I ever gone to your house to rob you? Your house is full of soldiers every three steps and one post every five steps. Who can rob it by force?"

Zhao Kai said: "King Qin, you still said you didn't snatch it. Those things have fallen out of your trousers. How can you open your eyes and talk nonsense!"

Zhao Tong said: "I have always been upright and upright. Even if I pick up a copper coin on the roadside, I will find the owner and return it. Prince Yun, please don't frame me!"

"I, I..." Zhao Kai was so angry that his shoulders were shaking: "You think one copper coin is too little and you are pretending to be a gentleman. Please return those treasures to me as soon as possible!"

Zhao Tong said: "You can go to my palace and see if there is anything of yours. If not, you must give me an explanation!"

"I'm not going!" How could Zhao Kai accept this? It was because he searched Prince Qin's mansion last time that he incurred this revenge. Besides, Zhao Tong is not a fool. Those treasures might have been moved elsewhere. How could that be possible? Put it in the house.

"You dare to accuse me of taking your things without any evidence. I'm not done with you!" Zhao Tong snorted coldly.

"That's enough!" Emperor Daojun scolded: "As princes, you two are imitating the noisy scoundrels in the market. How unbecoming it is!"

"Father, I, I..." Zhao Kai was sweating profusely and defended: "Father, you can send people to my house to check. The traces of being robbed and smashed are still there."

Zhao Tong sneered: "Who knows if you deliberately smashed it and put it out, trying to frame me!"

"Why would I smash my own things when I have nothing to do?" Zhao Kai was so angry that he almost jumped up.

"King Yun, since you said it was all done by King Qin, then King Qin asked you to search his house, why don't you go?" Emperor Daojun interrupted the two of them.

"Father!" Zhao Kai looked aggrieved: "The King of Qin is so cunning, how could he put the looted property into the palace? Maybe they were all hidden somewhere!"

Emperor Daojun had no expression on his face when he heard this, and said calmly: "That means you have no evidence, and you can't find any evidence at the moment?"

"I..." Zhao Tong suddenly looked frustrated: "The traces on Erchen's house can prove that the soldiers also saw this."

Zhao Tong immediately said: "In order to slander me, you can fake those traces. As for the soldiers, they are all your people. How can you prove their words?"

Zhao Kai said angrily: "You, you use such strong words to make excuses!"

Emperor Daojun showed tiredness on his face at this time. He waved his hands to the two of them and said, "Stop fighting. Let's go back. I'm a little tired."

"But my father, the loss of my sons and ministers..." Zhao Kai said hurriedly.

Emperor Daojun glanced at him, a little unhappy.

He secretly thought that you are so rich and you usually don't know how to show filial piety to your father, but now he is getting anxious.

Don't say that there is no evidence to prove that the second son took the things in your house. Even if the second son really took them, now that the second son has given so much silver, I can't speak for you anymore. You said you gave all these things to me before. Is it not good?If that were the case, how could there be anything like this!

"Go back!" Emperor Daojun stood up and flicked his sleeves, "Come to me to reason with me later when you have evidence!"

Zhao Kai was stunned for a moment, watching Emperor Daojun leave alone accompanied by Gong E, and couldn't help but feel his body slump as if he had lost strength.

Cai Jing stood beside him and said feebly: "Your Highness, go back..."

Zhao Kai glanced at him, then looked at Zhao Tong, and saw that Zhao Tong was also walking out of the palace door quickly, and then he lifted his steps forward somewhat sluggishly...

When Zhao Tong returned to Prince Qin's Mansion, he immediately had 22 taels of silver withdrawn from the warehouse and sent to the palace at night.

Then he went to Zhao Yuannu's room and saw the oiran playing the Yaoqin. When Zhao Yuan came over, he immediately pounced on her: "Your Majesty, why haven't you come to the slave's residence for a long time?"

Zhao Tong stroked her hair and said, "There are too many things going on recently, what is Yuan Nu busy with?"

Zhao Yuannu hugged him tightly and said, "What else can the slave family do? Apart from playing some orchestral music to relieve boredom, we just discuss some musical matters with Zhenniang."

Zhao Tong nodded and said: "You are also good at music. I will leave an outline for you two after a while. You two can write a book together and perform it in the theater."

"Really, Your Majesty?" Zhao Yuannu immediately jumped for joy: "What story are you going to write?"

Zhao Tong said: "Let me think about it and think about it. I will eventually find some tricks. I can't just continue to perform the two dramas of "The Story of White Hair".

At this time, Nong Yu boiled tea and brought it over. Zhao Tong took a sip and suddenly said: "How about Yuannu Nuhong?"

Zhao Yuannu said shyly: "It's considered proficient."

Zhao Tong thought for a while: "Come here."

Zhao Yuannu immediately sat in Zhao Tong's arms, put his face close to his, and heard Zhao Tong whisper something.

After hearing this, Zhao Yuannu said a little shyly: "Your Majesty, this, this..."

Zhao Tong smiled and said: "You are responsible for doing what I say, and remember not to let others know, by the way, except Nongyu."

The little girl was pouring hot water into the wooden bucket at the moment. When she heard this, she said, "Does the prince call for your slave? What else?"

Zhao Tong said: "You are still young, so stop asking."

Nongyu immediately pouted, and Zhao Yuannu said, "Didn't Zhenniang say anything too?"

Zhao Tong smiled and shook his head: "How can we let her know? I only need you, Yuan Nu."

Zhao Yuannu's cheeks turned red and he whispered: "Then let's try and see if we can make it."

Zhao Tong nodded and asked Dong Chuli to bring some side dishes over. I felt so good today, so I wanted to have a few drinks...

The next day, the city of Tokyo was in an uproar.

The common people in the market clapped their hands secretly and applauded. What the two kings did was never wrong. What's more, they didn't know the character of the Cai family.

As for the court and the army, there was a total silence. No one dared to talk about this matter. On the surface, everyone pretended not to know, but in their hearts they were extremely afraid of Zhao Tong...

The weather was getting colder and colder now, and it was already November in winter.

As a heavy snow fell, Zhao Tong went to Green Willow Manor for the first time since he took Fu Jin out of the palace.

Because Yue Fei was leaving. He originally said he would leave at the beginning of winter, but it was postponed until the depth of winter. With the New Year approaching, it was really unreasonable not to return home.

Zhao Tong prepared a lot of gifts, but Yue Fei couldn't refuse them, so he had to take them with him after a farewell banquet.

The snow is thick and the vehicles are heading north.

Outside Green Willow Villa, there is a green sky and jade dome, thousands of miles of flying snow, turning the heaven and earth into a furnace, melting everything into silver.

Fu Jin was covered in snow-white fur, holding a wooden spear with red tassels in his hand. He raised his small hands in the shape of a trumpet and shouted loudly: "Brother Big Eyes, when will you come again?"

Yue Fei's voice was heard far away: "Emperor Ji, you can't lie, the common people don't know when they will come again."

Zhao Tong looked at the distant car on the snow with his hands behind his back, and said unhappily: "What does it mean to not know? You have nothing to do. Come and take a walk next year when you see the opportunity. Can you come up with any good ideas to serve the country while you are bored at home?"

Yue Fei replied in a weak voice: "I understand, senior brother..."

Returning to Zhuangzi, Zhao Tong saw that Fu Jin was a little depressed and silent, so he called Xiao Min and said, "Thirteenth Mother, I will take you to the city to relax in the afternoon and find a place to drink some hot tea."

Xiao Min glanced at Fujin, then looked at Zhao Tao and said, "Di Ji has entered the city rashly, will she be discovered?"

Zhao Tong smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, it's cold here and there, so just put on a veil. As for drinking tea, just go to Qi Hongyu's place in Zhouqiao."

Fu Jin heard this and asked curiously: "Where is that? Is it better than Ding's vegetarian tea shop?"

She didn't recognize Qi Hongyu, and she didn't know that Qi Hongyu's tea shop was now very popular in the Zhouqiao area. Even the shop was two or three times larger than when it originally opened.

Zhao Tong smiled and said: "You will know when you go there. Now it is as famous as the Dingjia Su Tea Shop. The Dingjia Su Tea Shop is just a time-honored brand that has been open for a long time."

Fu Jin said: "Second brother, I want to listen to a book. Are there any storytellers there?"

Zhao Tong nodded: "Of course there is. I heard that Mr. Huo Sizhu was invited over. Now he spends more time in Zhouqiao than in Dingjia Su Tea Shop."

Fu Jin nodded and said: "That's good, I was about to hear about three points."

Zhao Tong wondered: "Why do you want to hear this all of a sudden? Didn't you like makeup and powder in the past?"

Fu Jin said: "I heard Senior Brother Big Eye talk for three minutes, but he didn't finish it. I found it interesting and wanted to listen to it again."

Zhao Tong nodded and looked at Xiao Min: "What does Thirteenth Mother want to hear?"

Xiao Min smiled and said: "I also want to hear about Sanfen. Originally, there was a dictionary in Shangjing Mansion, but unfortunately it was incomplete, less than half, so I kept thinking about it." Zhao Tong smiled and said, "This saves trouble. Just listen to me, you two women are out of character and don't like to listen to dramas, but you want to listen to the words of these powerful men."

After saying that, the two of them went back to get ready. They all changed into clothes that were convenient for traveling. Fu Jin also wore a curtain hat to hide his face.

After everything was ready, he drove a carriage, Ouyang Bei took the shaft, and went straight into Tokyo city.

It was afternoon and it was snowing heavily, so there were not many pedestrians even in the Funaqiao area.

Stopping at the entrance of the tea shop, Qi Hongyu saw the hidden sign outside the car and immediately came out to greet him.

There are still quite a few customers in the tea shop at the moment. It's freezing outside. Drinking two cups of hot drinks, eating a few snacks and listening to words and books in the tea shop is a way for Tokyoites to spend time.

But this is not something that ordinary people can enjoy. To live like this every day, you need to have some wealth, and a large vegetarian tea shop like Red Fish Tea Shop now has to have a rich pocket, otherwise you can only drink vegetarian tea. If we come down here, I'm afraid half a month's worth of food will be gone.

Entering the store, Zhao Tong looked around. This was his first time here since the expansion of this vegetarian tea shop.

You can see that the interior is decorated in an elegant style, with dozens of tables placed. At this moment, about [-]% of the guests are sitting, but it is not noisy. Some are talking in a low voice, or leaning on the chairs and falling asleep.

Qi Hongyu moved Zhao and the others to the front. There was a table that was reserved exclusively for Zhao, and no one else was allowed to sit at it.

Qi Hongyu asked, "What kind of drink would you like, Master?"

Zhao Tong looked at Xiao Min and Fu Jin. Although Xiao Min had met Qi Hongyu, he didn't know him very well, and Fu Jin didn't know either. They looked at each other and both said: "Just feel free to do it."

Zhao Tong laughed and said: "You two don't know. This is our own shop. Hongyu is my disciple, so there is no need to be so cramped."

Qi Hongyu greeted the two women and said in a low voice: "Hongyu knows that you two have distinguished status and it is difficult to address them in the store, so please forgive me."

The two women smiled and said nothing happened, and Qi Hongyu said, "Then I will go and make arrangements."

Zhao Tong said: "By the way, is Mr. Huo here?"

Qi Hongyu said: "Reporting to the young master, Mr. Huo has something to do at home today, so he will be late today, but he should be on his way. He will be at the store in a while."

Zhao Tong smiled and said: "It's just right. They both want to hear about Sanfen. After a while, Mr. Huo comes and makes a joke."

Qi Hongyu said: "The slave family will go to the kitchen to prepare some drinks. Master, please wait a little longer."

Zhao Tong nodded, and Qi Hongyu turned around and went to the back. Soon a table full of food and drinks came up. The three of them had just had a few bites when they saw two people coming in from the door.

There were two people, one old and the other young. The old man was wearing a washed-out green cloth, his hair was already gray, and his face was covered with walnut-like wrinkles, but his body looked very strong and he walked evenly and steadily.

The younger one was a little girl, about thirteen or fourteen years old. She was as pretty as pink and jade, with a pair of big black grape-like eyes that were as bright as paint. As soon as she walked in, her eyes fell on Zhao Tong.

Zhao Tong smiled slightly, the old man was Huo Sizhu, and the little girl was Huo Xuanji, or Wei Xuanji.

He stretched out his arm and waved, and the little girl came jumping up and down. Zhao Tong looked at her and said, "You've grown up, and you can't touch your head anymore."

The little girl didn't speak or look at anyone else. She walked up to Zhao Tong and lowered her head.

Zhao Tong smiled and said: "What are you doing? How about... sit down."

The little girl shook her head when she heard this and ran back. Huo Sizhui saluted Zhao Tong at this time. Zhao Tong nodded slightly: "Mr. Huo, are you okay?"

Huo Sizhu smiled and said: "Thanks to the young master, it's pretty good."

Zhao Tong smiled and looked at Huo Sizhu carefully.

At first, he thought Huo Sizhu was a top-notch master. Later, as his martial arts skills increased, he felt that Huo Sizhu was like a little master. Later, he discovered that Huo Sizhu should be a master.

But at this moment, he shook his head secretly, as if... there was something wrong with the Grandmaster!

"Mr. Huo, can I click on a paragraph today?" Zhao Tong said with a smile.

"Young Master, please order some!" Huo Sizhuo walked to the story-telling table in front, while the little girl Huo Xuanji went to the back to make tea.

Zhao Tong thought for a while and looked at Xiao Min and Fu Jin: "How about Chibi?"

Xiao Min nodded: "I just happened to read this less in Shangjing Mansion."

Fu Jin also said: "Although Senior Brother Big Eyes has said this, it is a bit vague. It would be more exciting if Mr. Huo said it."

Fu Jin also knew about Huo Sizhu. Huo Sizhu was extremely famous in Tokyo and was the only talking artist in Gyeonggi Road.

He not only wrote the poems about talking about three points, but also some other romance scripts, many of which were popular in the palace. Even Emperor Daojun knew his name.

"Then let's ask Mr. Huo to tell a story about Red Cliff," Zhao Tong said.

Huo Sizhu nodded: "Master, please wait a moment."

After more than ten breaths, Huo Xuanji made tea and came over. Huo Sizhu took a sip, moistened his throat, and then picked up the tea tree on the table and patted it gently.

With the sound of "pop", some people who were talking in the store stopped talking, and those who were drowsy opened their eyes. After seeing Huo Sizhu, they immediately regained their energy and sat upright.

Just look at Huo Sizhu behind the desk, his eyes sparkling and his expression vivid. Although he is old, his voice is clear and clear, and he chants:

The broken halberd sinks into the sand and the iron is not sold, and it will be ground and washed to recognize the previous dynasty.Dongfeng does not make friends with Zhou Lang, and Tongquechun locks Er Qiao deeply.

After reading a poem by Du Fanchuan, cheers suddenly came from below.

Zhao Tong closed his eyes slightly and couldn't help but admire in his heart. If he didn't open his eyes to see it, how would he know that this poem was actually read by an old man?His voice is cadenced and full of emotion, clearly coming from the mouth of a middle-aged rich man.

"Today, let me tell you a story about Chibi that is worth three cents of the world..."

Zhao Tong tapped the armrest of the chair with his fingers and slowly listened...

Unknowingly, more than an hour passed. Although this time was not enough to tell the complete story of Red Cliff, Huo Sizhu picked out the best parts and divided it into five or six paragraphs, but it was still complete.

After Chi Bi finished speaking, even though there were few people today, the cheers below were even louder than usual. These tea guests were all regular patrons. They had listened to the three-part paragraphs many times, but they had never heard it so coherent and urgent. At this time, everyone felt that today was really worth it.

"I'm showing my shame." Huo Sizhu finished his book and sat down to drink tea. Huo Xuanji was cleaning up the things on the table.

It was still early at this time, and although it was snowing heavily outside, it was still far from evening.

Zhao Tong stretched, looked at the two women and said, "It's such a bad day outside, there's nowhere to go, why not go back to Zhuangzi and cook mutton to eat."

Xiao Min said: "I like the snow scene. It's okay to take a car and walk around."

Fu Jin also said: "I've been feeling suffocated these days, and I want to take a walk."

Although Zhao Tong wanted to go back and rest, he had no choice but to say: "Then let's go, let's go."

While the three of them were talking, Huo Xuanji came over, holding a small colorful paper bag in her hand and passing it to Zhao Tong.

Zhao Tong took it and asked, "What is this?"

Huo Xuanji said: "Bingtang."

Zhao Tong blinked, and the little girl turned around and left. Fu Jin said: "What a beautiful girl. I saw my second brother talking to her before. Could it be that we have known each other for a long time?"

Zhao Tong smiled and stretched out his hand to figure out the height of the chair. He said, "You can recognize it at this age."

Xiao Min said: "Even if you are only a few years old."

Zhao Tong nodded, watched Huo Sizu and Huo Xuanji open the door and leave, walking into the heavy snow, and said, "I'll tell you about it when I have time."

The two knew that there must be a story in it, and they both nodded in agreement.

After staying for a while, the three of them were about to get up and leave when they saw the door of the tea shop open and a person walked in from the outside.

At this time, the wind and snow were coming. The man was dressed in black, tall and slender. He shielded his face from the wind and snow with his hands, looking like a guest.

But this man only glanced into the store. Suddenly his body shook slightly, turned around suddenly, and turned around and walked into the heavy snow again.

Um?Zhao Tao looked at the door of the store and squinted his eyes. This figure looked familiar. Although he covered his face with his hands, he had definitely seen it somewhere.

"Second brother, that man is so strange. He has already entered the store and then turned around and left." Fu Jin said curiously.

"It seems to be a woman." Xiao Min also said. She was very tall. When she saw the tall woman before, she couldn't help but take a closer look.

"She is indeed a woman..." Zhao Tao touched his chin. It was difficult to figure out who the other party was without seeing her appearance, so he said, "Maybe I went to the wrong door."

"I think I went to the wrong door." Fu Jin said, "It's such a heavy snowstorm outside, I'm afraid I can't see things clearly, so it's normal that I went to the wrong door."

"This woman should be good at martial arts." Xiao Min asked doubtfully, "Didn't she just go out when she saw us?"

"See us..." Zhao Tong thought for a moment: "Go to the carriage and see if you can catch up."

The three of them went out and got into the car. Zhao Tong said to Ouyang Bei, who was sitting at the front of the car: "Did you see a woman in black walking by?"

Ouyang Bei didn't stay in the store much, but took a bunch of hot drinks and snacks and ate them on the carriage. At this moment, he said: "Sir, a man in black did pass by, but I didn't pay attention to whether it was a man or a woman. "

Zhao Tong said: "Which direction are you going?"

Ouyang stretched out his hand and pointed to the west: "Go there."

Zhao Tong narrowed his eyes and said, "Follow me and see if you can still find him."

Ouyang Bei hurriedly drove the carriage and headed west.

At this time, the northwest wind was blowing, and it was difficult for the carriage to move quickly against the wind. It took a long time to leave the Zhouqiao area, but the front was so vague and blurry that it was impossible to see the scene in the distance clearly.

The carriage caught up to the west gate of the inner city, but no woman in black was seen. Zhao Tong pondered in the carriage for a long time, and then sighed: "Go back..."

(End of this chapter)