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

Chapter 439
Zhao Tong took Gao Chong straight to Gao Qiu's mansion. He wanted to see if Lin Chong was going to take revenge. If not, it was almost certain that he would leave Tokyo.

Not long after, when he arrived outside the Gao Mansion, he saw no movement inside. He hid in the shadows and looked around the wall of the mansion. Zhao Tong suddenly stopped.

Gao Chong was puzzled, so Zhao Tong pointed to a big tree in the distance and made a silent gesture.

He felt someone beside the tree and couldn't help but stop and observe. After a moment, he nodded slightly to Gao Chong.

Gao Chong made a gesture and was about to step forward, but was pulled back by Zhao Tao. Although there was definitely someone there, he didn't know if it was Lin Chong. Lin Chong used to be very strong in martial arts, but now he doesn't know how much progress he has made. Although Gao Chong was born with supernatural powers, he was not very good at fists and kicks. I'm afraid something might go wrong.

Then Zhao Tong rushed out of his house, his body was like flying smoke, and there was no movement. He was so fast that it was difficult to react. He arrived next to the big tree in just a few breaths.

The big tree was so thick that two people could hug it, and they could hide behind it, so Zhao Tong was extremely alert and turned to the back as soon as he got nearby.

He was too fast and appeared so suddenly that Hu Sanniang behind the tree didn't react at all, and the two of them just faced each other.

Hu Sanniang was immediately shocked. She only saw a masked man in black, who was dressed the same as herself, but was not Lin Chong. She couldn't help but lean against the tree, pulled out the Sun-Moon Knife with a bang, and stared at him closely.

Zhao Tong looked Hu Sanniang up and down, then looked at the weapon in her hand, but said nothing.

Hu Sanniang was horrified at this moment, but she did not dare to shout loudly outside the palace, so she could only ask in a low voice: "You, who are you?"

Zhao Tong pondered slightly. He was considering whether to disclose his identity, but after a moment he said: "Sanniang, where is Lin Chong?"

"Ah?" Hu Sanniang felt a shock in her head and almost lost her mind, "You, you, you..."

She had already recognized the voice of Zhao Tong, and Zhao Tong directly named Lin Chong. He had obviously figured out who she was, and even knew that she was not a Men Sanniang at all, but Hu Sanniang.

"Did you go in to kill Gao Qiu?" Zhao Tong asked again, his voice slightly cold.

"Your Highness, I, I...Lin Chong, he..." Hu Sanniang didn't know how to answer at this moment. She muttered and wanted to continue to retreat, but there was a big tree behind her. She was already leaning on it and there was no way she could retreat.

Zhao Tong looked at Hu Sanniang, then at the high courtyard wall, and said, "I'll wait for him to come out."

At this moment, Hu Sanniang was extremely anxious and scared, with tears welling up in her eyes. She neither dared nor wanted to do something to Zhao Tong, but she also didn't want Lin Chong to be captured by Zhao Tong. After all, they were husband and wife.

"Sanniang thinks this king is going to capture Lin Chong?" Zhao Tong couldn't help but ask as he saw Hu Sanniang's body trembling.

"Your Highness, isn't it?" Hu Sanniang stabilized her figure slightly and said doubtfully.

"I have no grudges against him, so why should I arrest him?" Zhao Tong said calmly: "As for the matter in Liangshan, it has nothing to do with me. If I want to pursue Liangshan, will I let Sanniang go during the day? !”

"Your Highness, but, but Gao Qiu..." Hu Sanniang naturally knew what kind of high official Gao Qiu was. He was a minister of the dynasty. When he was in Liangshan, Song Jiang trembled when he saw it and did not dare to look directly at the dignitary who was kowtowing to the ground. Lin Chong was at this moment. Going to assassinate Gao Qiu, how can Zhao Tong not be held accountable?

"Gao Qiu..." Zhao Tong frowned: "I don't know about Lin Chong's killing of Gao Qiu, and I didn't see it."

When Hu Sanniang heard this, her heart immediately relaxed, and she hurriedly fell to the ground: "The daughter of the people has thanked His Highness for your forgiveness. The daughter of the people and her husband have nothing to repay. The daughter of the people, the daughter of the people..."

Zhao Tong looked at her and waved his hand: "Although I don't know, I can't control the court's investigation of wanted persons. When the time comes, your fate will depend on whether you live or die."

"Your Highness is a great kindness, and I will remember it deeply in my heart!" Hu Sanniang knew that this was a great kindness. If the two of them could leave Tokyo safely, it would be the same thing.

Zhao Tong nodded, called her up, and asked: "Why have you two been in Tokyo for so long? Even if you want to kill Gao Qiu, you don't have to wait so long, right?"

"Your Highness doesn't know something..." After Hu Sanniang stood up, she told Lin Chong and she defected to Fang La, followed Fang Qifu to the south, and finally changed his name to Mu Shuang and asked Tong Guan to be his godfather.

"That's it!" Zhao Tao touched his chin and suddenly realized that this could explain everything. He saw Mu Shuang familiar to him that day, but couldn't remember who it was. It turned out to be Lin Chong, and the reason why the two of them had lived in Tokyo for a long time was also I figured it out, Tong Guan wanted to promote Lin Chong, and Lin Chong wanted to become an official.

"Your Highness, we..."

"Since Cai Jing is causing trouble, Lin Chong will definitely not be able to serve as an official. And now he has assassinated Gao Qiu and committed a serious crime. Let's leave the city early tomorrow and escape for our lives."

After Zhao Tong finished speaking, he sighed softly, turned around and walked back.

But at this moment, a person suddenly floated down from the wall of the Gaofu courtyard. This person was also dressed in black, but his figure and steps were as fast as a ghost. He even made no movement and walked straight towards the big tree.

Zhao Taoyang raised his eyebrows, and saw the figure wavering a few times before coming closer. Just as Hu Sanniang on the side was about to speak, the figure raised its arm, as if something was hitting him.

Zhao Tong narrowed his eyes slightly and turned slightly. The thing came out of nowhere and turned out to be a silver needle as thin as an ox hair.

Day needle?Zhao Tong looked at the man in black, but he didn't know it was Lin Chong. He couldn't help but think to himself, it seems that Lin Chong has mastered this trick, but although the sun-turning needle is powerful, his own martial arts seems to be a bit lacking. .

At this time, Lin Chong seemed to be swimming in the shadows, his wrists connected without any sound, and several silver needles shot out at the same time, heading straight for Zhao Tong.

Zhao Tong sneered. Although Lin Chong could use the real Sun-Transferring Needle at this moment, his own martial arts was only a small master, at most a half-step master, and he could not bring out all the weirdness of the Sun-Transferring Needle.

Zhao Tong dodged a few needles and took a step forward. The needle seemed to be alive because of the red thread, wandering in the void, then turned around and stabbed him again.

He snorted: "Bold!"

Then, he didn't care about the needle at all. Instead, he looked like lightning and rushed in front of Lin Chong in the blink of an eye. Then he raised his foot and kicked Lin Chong.

This is the method that Zhao Tong has thought about for a long time to crack the Sun-Transfer Needle. For something like this that can be controlled by a void wire, the further the distance is, the more disadvantageous it is to oneself. The best way is to fight the opponent in close combat.

Just like facing an enemy who uses a long weapon, if they are face to face and the distance is less than three inches, the power of the long weapon will definitely drop to the minimum, and it will not even be as effective as fists and feet.

But there is a premise here, that is, its own speed cannot be too slower than the sun-turning needle!
Things like the Sun-turning Needle move strangely, are very fast, and have tricky angles. If the speed is too slow, it will not be able to get close to the person who uses the needle.

As for being a little slower, it is still okay, because when the needle is spinning and pulling in mid-air, there is a slight lag time, which can slow down the speed.

However, although Zhao Tong thought of this breaking method, no one could easily use it, because at the speed of a normal person, it is impossible to approach the speed of the flying needle, let alone equal or exceed it.

Not to mention how fast Tong Guan used the Sun-Turning Needle, but the speed at which Lin Chong, a young master, used the Sun-Turning Needle. When encountering those masters who are not good at body shape and footwork, if they want to get close to Lin Chong, they can only This can only be achieved by resisting the attack of the Sun Transferring Needle.

Can the sun-turnable needle be resisted?Although this thing is non-toxic, it is designed to prick some fragile points of acupuncture points, meridians and nodes, and even a master may not be able to withstand it for a few times.

But this is no problem for Zhao Tong. His magical abilities have reached an extreme level. Not to mention Lin Chong, he can bully Tong Guan even in front of him.

Lin Chong couldn't help but be shocked when Zhao Tong stepped forward and kicked him. He controlled the red thread flying needle with both hands to chase Zhao Tong, but he didn't expect that the opponent was approaching in an instant.

He wanted to dodge but was too late, so he could only block it, but once he blocked it with his hands, the sun-turning needle would be briefly broken.

However, he did not hesitate, because he could still distinguish what was light and what was serious. At this time, he no longer cared about the red thread flying needle, and hurriedly raised his hands to block Zhao Tong's kick.

But how good is Zhao Yu's martial arts skills now?Lin Chong only felt a powerful attack, which he could not resist at all, and was immediately kicked to the ground.

His chest and abdomen were shaking violently, as if he was overturned. His throat felt sweet, and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth and flowed out from under the mask...

All this happened in the blink of an eye, and it was only then that Hu Sanniang finally shouted out: "Husband, this is His Highness the King of Qin!"

Seeing Lin Chong fall to the ground, she immediately ran over and said in a sad and distressed voice: "Husband, how can you fight with His Highness? His Highness has already said that you will not be held accountable for assassinating Gao Qiu, and we will leave Tokyo as soon as possible tomorrow morning."

"I..." Lin Chong stood up with difficulty. In fact, he already knew it was Zhao Tong from the sneer and scolding voice just now.

How could he forget that the one thing he regretted most in his life was not that he entered the White Tiger Hall by mistake, nor that he did not directly kill Gao Yanei in the Yuemiao Temple and then escape with Zhang Zhenniang.

But when I met Zhao Tong, I didn't take the initiative to climb over or lean on the big tree.

He even had the opportunity to bring gifts and come to thank her later, but he didn't do such a human thing.

He was thinking too much at the time. He hoped that Zhao Tong would remember him, but he was also afraid that the other party would not take him seriously. He wanted to visit him to thank him, but he was also afraid of offending Gao Qiu.

Indecisive, weak and hesitant!

But this kind of opportunity will never come again!

If he had known that Gao Qiu was so vicious and wanted to kill him, how could he be so half-hearted, hesitant and worried?
Even if Zhao Tong likes Zhenniang... the worst he can do is divorce her because he is ill and cannot bring Zhenniang any happiness. Even if he divorces, it is better than giving Zhenniang a cold and humiliating divorce letter in the end. A hundred times better.

But he also knows that Zhao Tong is not that kind of person, and Zhenniang is not that kind of person either. If he stayed in Tokyo well, did not write a letter of divorce, and did not go to Liangshan and never come back, Zhao Tong would never hit Zhenniang in the slightest. idea.

But everything is too late, everything is too late. After Yuemiao, his road has become narrower, and it has become even narrower when he reached Shangliangshan Huo and Wang Lun. Now that he has killed Gao Qiu, he has no way to go. gone……

Although he heard Zhao Tong's voice just now, he still took action angrily. He couldn't help it. He was filled with resentment, jealousy, and jealousy. He wanted to kill Zhao Tong directly, but there was no way out anyway... …

But I didn't expect that Zhao Tong's martial arts skills were so high, and he was no match for him...

Lin Chong felt exhausted physically and mentally at this time, and felt weak. He suddenly fell to the ground: "Lin Chong, a common man, did not know that His Highness the King of Qin has arrived. He took action recklessly. He deserves death!"

Zhao Tong looked at Lin Chong and remained silent for a long time.

Just like that spring day in March, when he first saw the little Zhang Fei with the leopard head in front of the Wuyue Tower in the Yue Temple, the flowers were blooming.

He didn't want to kill Lin Chong, not because Lin Chong was a hero. In his eyes, Lin Chong was not a hero.

He and Lin Chong didn't have any grudges. Although they had some intersection, there was no such thing as hatred. After all, many things were kept in the open, and they both understood that there was no need to kill anyone.Moreover, he could not explain to Zhang Zhenniang that he had killed Lin Chong. Although he had a hundred ways to make Lin Chong die quietly, he did not want to lie to Zhang Zhenniang about the matter.

What's more, if Lin Chong died at his hands, how would the world view him?I am afraid that those who are interested will jump out to slander and slander, or even attack and accuse Zhang Zhenniang on this matter.

It was something he absolutely didn't want to see.

He admitted that he had selfish motives, and it was not out of integrity and compassion that he did not kill Lin Chong. He had reputation and integrity to consider, and in his heart, these were more important than killing the person in front of him.

And... he looked at Hu Sanniang, who was kneeling next to Lin Chong, who was quite frightened at the moment. This unfortunate woman was so pitiful. If Lin Chong died again, she would have no support in this world, and it would be difficult for her to continue. Survive.

Thinking of this, he slowly said: "Let's go!"

"Ah?" Lin Chong looked up, his face covered with a mask, and it was impossible to see the expression underneath.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Hu Sanniang bowed, and then pulled Lin Chong to bow again.

Zhao Tong glanced at the two of them, half-turned around, and waved to them.

Hu Sanniang helped Lin Chong stand up from the ground, and then said: "Your Highness, let's say goodbye..."

Zhao Tong nodded slightly, said nothing, and turned around completely this time.

Hu Sanniang bowed again, and then walked away with Lin Chong, but before they had gone far, Zhao Tao's voice came from behind: "Since ancient times, things have been unpredictable. The glory and wealth are grass covered with frost, and the right path in the world is subject to vicissitudes of life."

Lin Chong froze when he heard this, and stopped as if in a daze. After a few breaths, he continued to walk forward with the help of Hu Sanniang...

The next day, the news of Gao Qiu's assassination came out, which shocked Tokyo. Emperor Daojun was furious and ordered all government agencies to investigate together.

He also asked Zhao Kai to be promoted to the former secretary of the palace and the commander of the capital. Together with Zhao Tao, he led the imperial army to conduct a large-scale search inside and outside the city.

But more than ten days have passed, but no clues have been found. Let alone catching the murderer, even the real cause of Gao Qiu's death has not been figured out.

Although Gao Qiu was beaten to the head by the "Tiger", the coroner of Kaifeng Mansion found needle-shaped scars on his limbs. He didn't pay attention to it at first, but the reason for the death of the boy and maid in front of the door was such scars on the throat. Therefore, it is suspected that Gao Qiu actually died from this injury, and the head was just a vent for the murderer's anger.

In the evening of that day, Zhao Tong was sitting in Tong Guan's house in Jiexie Lane having a banquet. Tong Guan had a sad face.

Zhao Tong looked at him with a smile: "Don't worry, Dao Dao, no one knows that Gao Qiu was injured by the Sun Transfer Needle."

Tong Guan shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, if I had known that Mu Shuang... no, it was Lin Chong and Gao Qiu who had such hatred, I would not have kept him in Tokyo, but sent him to the Western Military Department to take up any post. ."

Zhao Tong said: "I would have never imagined that, even though I looked familiar to him at first, who would have known that he would actually have a disfigured Arrancar? If I hadn't met his wife Hu Sanniang a few days ago, I might have been mistaken for some Mu Shuang."

Tong Guan lowered his head and said, "I would like to thank you, Your Majesty, for informing me about this matter. I also asked Your Majesty to help conceal it. I don't know how to repay Your Majesty."

Zhao Tong smiled and said: "What are you talking about, Daofu? What are you and I talking about about repaying or not repaying? It's just that the disciple that Daofu had finally accepted has disappeared."

Tong Guan sighed and said, "Your Majesty praised the old minister too much, but fortunately, the old minister has taught him all the martial arts, which is a worry. Now that he has killed Gao Qiu and disappeared, I can't help but wonder in my heart where he went. "

Zhao Tong said: "It seems that Daofu treats Lin Chong sincerely."

Tong Guandao: "I'm not afraid of the prince's jokes. The old minister treats Lin Chong differently from his adopted son. The latter's adopted son can't learn martial arts, but Lin Chong is the heir to the old minister's mantle. So the old minister wants him to retire and inherit the old minister's family business. Alas... …”

Zhao Tong nodded, but did not speak. He didn't know what to say. Who could have expected such a thing now?
The two continued to drink. After three rounds, they began to talk about court affairs. Zhao Tong asked: "Has the female straight envoy left?"

Tong Guan nodded: "Let's go. I left yesterday morning. Prince Yun personally sent him outside the city. He seems to be in a good mood and smiling. It should mean that the negotiation went well."

Zhao Tong thought deeply: "I'm afraid nothing specific has been finalized. After all, these envoys are not qualified to make decisions at all. The discussions at this moment are mostly just testing each other."

Tong Guan poured a full glass of wine for Zhao Tao: "I think this is also true, but according to the official's wishes, it seems that next time I will send someone to the Kingdom of Jin to meet the Emperor Wanyan Wu of the Kingdom of Jin to beg for money. Then I will see what the Emperor of the Kingdom of Jin wants. What, we’ll discuss it when we get back.”

Zhao Tong said: "That should be the case. Before, we all looked at each other's sincerity. Once the sincerity was enough, we would discuss specific matters, but I was afraid that Wanyan Wu would open his mouth to beg for a lion."

Tong Guandao said: "The Liao Kingdom has a vast territory. We don't need that much. We only need the land of Yanyun. Wanyanwu can ask for as much as he wants. What the officials mean is that at most they can just give the annual coins to the Liao Kingdom to the Jin Kingdom." , as long as I can get Youyan back."

Zhao Tan laughed when he heard this and shook the wine glass gently: "What do you think, Daphne?"

Tong Guan thought for a while: "I think it's natural that we still have to compete."

"What if we can't fight?" Zhao Tong narrowed his eyes.

"We can't compete..." Tong Guan said with a bitter smile: "Nüzhi is arrogant and brave. After several battles, the Liao Kingdom was almost unable to fight back. If we, the Song Dynasty, can't compete, then we have to follow your majesty's idea, even if we pay a little. The price must be mainly to get You Yan back."

"Take back Youyan as the master." Zhao Tong smiled and said: "Okay, what a good one to take back Youyan as the master..."

"What the prince means..." Tong Guan looked at Zhao Tong and said.

"I don't mean anything. I am a little drunk, a little drunk..." Zhao Tong laughed.

Half a month later, there was really no clue about Gao Qiu's case, and Emperor Daojun had no choice but to slow down the pursuit and let the Kaifeng Mansion and the Ministry of Justice slowly investigate.

At this moment, Zhao Kai was promoted to the Palace Front Department and the Imperial City Department. For a moment, he had great power and was in the limelight.

In the blink of an eye, summer is already deep and the weather is getting hotter and hotter. Zhao Tong was teasing little Zhao Xi in the house that day.

Xiao Zhao Xi was born in April. In terms of years, he should be considered two years old. Not only can he call daddy and mommy, he can even recite some simple poems.

"Dad, dad..." Seeing the little guy rocking on the wooden horse on the ground, Zhao Tong caught him in his arms.

"Recite a poem to Dad." Zhao Tong raised him as high as himself and said with a smile.

"My child, don't carry it..." The little guy struggled with a smile.

"Recite a song, and daddy will get you some candy." Zhao Tong said seductively.

"Really?" Xiao Zhao Xi immediately opened his eyes wide: "Mom... doesn't allow me to eat sweets, saying that my teeth will be damaged."

"Leave her alone, as long as dad says it's okay, hurry up and memorize a song!" Zhao Tong became serious.

"Then, the child is on his back. Dad can't regret it. He wants to give the child candy..." Xiao Zhao Xi said.

Zhao Tong put him on the ground: "Carry him!"

Xiao Zhao Xi stood there, no taller than a wooden horse. He held it in for a long time and then said: "It's almost noon. The clouds are light and the wind is gentle. The flowers and willows are crossing the front river. At that time, people didn't realize that I was happy. I will say, I will say..."

He spoke for a long time without saying the last word, but Zhao Tong's face darkened.

This is a poem by Cheng Hao, a brother of the Cheng family among the five Neo-Confucian scholars. Zhu Xiuniang actually taught Xiao Zhao Xi to memorize this man's poem.

Zhao Tong disliked Neo-Confucianism extremely, and did not want his son to learn it. Even the poems written by these Neo-Confucianists did not want Zhao Xi to be exposed to them.

"Don't recite this poem again!" He said calmly.

"Ah..." Xiao Zhao Xi was confused and looked at Zhao Tong and said: "Daddy, sugar, sugar..."

Zhao Tong took a sip of tea and said, "Recite this poem without sugar!"

"Wow..." Xiao Zhao Xi blinked his eyes when he heard this, and immediately burst into tears: "I want Tangtang..."

At this time, Zhu Xiuniang came over with He Xiang and Qing Xing. Upon seeing this, she hurriedly picked up little Zhao Xi and asked, "What's wrong with Xi'er?"

Zhao Xi cried: "Dad, dad... He didn't keep his words and lied to Xi'er."

Zhao Tong sat on the chair and said with a dark face: "I didn't memorize it all, so of course I don't have any candy."

Zhu Xiuniang looked at Zhao Tan, and before she could say anything, she heard Zhao Tan say again: "In the future, Xi'er is not allowed to teach Xi'er to recite Cheng Hao's poems, nor can Zhou Dunyi, Zhang Zai, Shao Yong, and Cheng Yi, whose poems and articles , none of them are allowed to appear in the house!"

Zhu Xiuniang's face turned pale when she heard this: "My lord, you... you are being unreasonable!"

Zhao Tong looked at her and said after a long time: "I am the reason!"

"You, you..." Zhu Xiuniang looked angry and wanted to argue, but she calmed down little by little, sneered, sent Zhao Xi into Qingxing's arms, and then turned away.

Zhao Tong squinted at her, then stood up and walked to the front, suddenly stretched out his hand and put her on his shoulder.

"What...are you going to do?" Zhu Xiuniang suddenly exclaimed in fright.

Zhao Tong didn't say anything, just let her flapping and struggling on his shoulders, and just walked towards the house...

(End of this chapter)