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

On the first day of March in the first year of Jingkang, the weather turned warm.

Zhao Tong walked slowly in Prince Qin's palace, followed by Gao Chong.

"Do you remember everything?" Zhao Tong said calmly.

"Disciple, I have remembered everything." Gao Chong hesitated: "Master, I want to go with you."

Zhao Tong glanced at him: "Why are you coming with me? Stay in Tokyo honestly and do everything as I say!"

"Yes, master..." Gao Chong scratched his head, feeling a little depressed. He had never been out of Gyeonggi Road in his whole life. He dreamed of going out for a walk, but Zhao Tong didn't take him with him.

"There will be opportunities in the future." Zhao Tong said again.

"Okay, master, don't forget it." Gao Chong immediately became excited after hearing this: "Master, how about you teach me some more martial arts?"

Zhao Tong looked at the new green in the cracks of the gravel road, then looked up at the buds of the trees on both sides, and said slowly: "There is a boxing technique passed down to you."

Gao Chong said: "That's great, master. Are you going to teach your disciples now?"

Zhao Tong nodded, and the two of them walked towards the martial arts field.

Although spring has arrived at this time, the palace of Prince Qin seems very lonely and cold, with not many people around anymore.

Zhang Zhenniang and the other three had already left in February. Zhao Tong sent Du Bo and Zhang Xian to escort them to Longyou with people from Suiyulou.

Both of them have the status of bodyguards and military commanders. They hold the military orders issued by Zhao Tao and can pass naturally along the way.

The Broken Jade Tower was almost empty at the moment. Most of the people who were originally stationed in the building followed, leaving only the two Bai family brothers Bai Ba and Bai Zhan to guard it.

Now many people in Beijing know that Broken Jade Tower is his property, so he can no longer be used as an informant.

The same is true for the big theater. Zhao Tong has ordered its disbandment and given three theater troupes a lot of money to send them away.

Xiao Min and Zhao Fujin from the Green Willow Village and Qi Hongyu from the Red Fish Tea Shop all left together.

Green Willow Village was handed over to Luo Jinshui, and the Red Fish Tea Shop was given to Zhao Yan. Zhao Yan did not leave Tokyo, but General Lu followed the team to Longyou.

At present, there are four direct descendants of Zhao Tong in Tokyo: Lu Junyi, Bai Ba, Bai Zhan, and Zhu Xiaoyi.

Lu Junyi and Bai Ba Bai Zhan are leaving and will follow him out of the city. Zhu Xiaoyi leaves behind the huge number of people in the Dirty Clothes Gang and continues to inquire about information. Together with Luliu Village, they will serve as a dark spot for Zhao Tong to stay in Tokyo. .

Many of the family guards in the palace have also been arranged, either to enter the department or to the Ma Bujun Yamen below.

Everyone, including Su Shi and Zhao Tong, told them to leave. After all, Su Shi came from a family of forbidden soldiers and had a large family. When he went to the northwest, he was afraid of being implicated, so he drove out of the house first.

There were only three guards left, Zhou Chu, Qian Wenxi, and Wu Xiaodao, and these three were to be taken away.

As for the servants and maids, they all gave a large sum of money to settle down, tore up their personal contracts, and left the house. The only two chefs left behind, but they also made good arrangements and were ready to leave at any time.

Zhao Tong brought Gao Chong to the martial arts field, but saw no one there except the red horse lying down bored in the distance. The red horse seemed to have noticed something was wrong in the house and had not had any energy in the past few days.

Seeing Zhao Tong, the red horse lazily stood up from the ground, snorted, ran past, and then rubbed his big head against him.

Zhao Tong only kept the red horse by his side, letting Jian Suyi ride the one lamp that traveled thousands of miles away, the Qingfeng horse being carried by Du Bu, and the others were given to everyone in Suiyulou to use on the road.

He thought about it for a moment before going to the field and teaching Gao Chong a set of boxing techniques, but it was Ba Fist.

This set of boxing techniques is the skill of Li Cunxiao, the No. 1 general of the Five Dynasties in the late Tang Dynasty. Li Cunxiao was born with supernatural power and could directly catch up with the overlord Xiang Yu. It is said that there is no king who cannot match Xiang or Li.

Gao Chong is also born with supernatural power, so he is very suitable for this boxing method. However, the four seasons boxing handed down from his family is somewhat lacking in taste.

After watching Gao Chong practice several times, Zhao Tong nodded. It was as if it was tailor-made. Even if he had strong martial arts skills, he could not display that domineering aura. On the contrary, Gao Chong had such aura.

Seeing that he had learned how to do it, Zhao Tong said: "Go back and don't come here again these days."

Gao Chong stayed still: "Master, I will see you off when the time comes."

Zhao Tong said: "Get out of here quickly. If I see you again before leaving, I will drive you out of the door!"

Gao Chong shrank his neck in fright and hurried away.

Zhao Tong saw him walking away, so he led the red horse back to the stable, mixed some fodder for the red horse, and then went to the study.

Now that there was no one to serve him, he made a pot of tea soup at home, sat at the table and drank it slowly.

About a quarter of an hour later, there was a knock on the door, and Zhu Xiaoyi's voice came: "Sir, it's me."

"Come in." Zhao Tong said.

Zhu Xiaoyi, dressed in Tsing Yi, entered the door and saluted. Zhao Tong said, "How are the preparations?"

Zhu Xiaoyi said: "Young master, I have already told you everything. After the court is over tomorrow, we will start publicizing it in the streets and everywhere. This will happen for three days."

Zhao Tong nodded: "How was the inspection at the underground waterway?"

Zhu Xiaoyi said: "Don't worry, young master. General Lu took him, and the villain and Lu Qiu walked back and forth underground several times. They were all dry and smooth, and there was no obstruction."

Zhao Tong touched his chin: "After I leave, be careful with everything, especially the gangs in Beijing. If you can avoid conflicts, try to avoid them. If you really encounter something that cannot be solved, go to the Eighth Prince for help."

Zhu Xiaoyi heard this and said yes, but then he fell to his knees with a "pop" and said with tears streaming down his face: "When will the young master come back?"

Zhao Tong frowned and said, "The boss is not young anymore. How old are the children? Why are they crying?"

Zhu Xiaoyi said: "The villain misses the young master. If there was no young master, how would the villain be today?"

Zhao Tong sighed, was silent for a long time, and waved his hand: "Go, go."

Zhu Xiaoyi said "yes", then kowtowed a few times, stood up and left.

Zhao Tong drank a pot of tea, walked out the door with his hands behind his back, looked at the sparse crescent moon in the sky, his expression was cold and lonely...

The next day, go to court.

For the first time, Zhao Tao wrote a memorial, and in front of the ministers of civil and military affairs, he advised that the penalty of tattooing the prisoners should be cancelled.

The punishment of facial tattooing has existed since ancient times. In this dynasty, it was always performed with acupuncture, so it is also called tattooing.

The location of the tattoos and the arrangement of the words on the tattoos are also different depending on the criminal responsibility.

All serious crimes were tattooed on the front of the forehead. Such crimes would probably result in being sent to the prison camp in Yuanhe Military Prefecture, which was called a thorn-pei army, and was also called a thief-pei army by the world.

The famous general Di Qing was also assassinated when he was young. When he was 16 years old, he took the blame for his brother Di Su's manslaughter of a villager. He was tattooed and ordered to join the army.

Later, when Di Qing came to power, he still kept the mark of the tattoo and was unwilling to get rid of it, thinking it was always a warning to his family.

As soon as Zhao Tong's memorial came out, it immediately aroused opposition from almost everyone in the court. He did not argue deeply. After Emperor Daojun rejected it, he stopped talking.

But after the dynasty was over, these words were spread out somehow, and everyone in the market knew about it. All the people in Tokyo were talking about it.

Then, go to court again the next day.Zhao Tong handed over another memorial, but this time it was still a petition, but the petition was for people who were dismissed from regular military service to have their marks tattooed on their bodies.

Ordinary people who joined the army in the Song Dynasty also had to have tattoos, but the tattoos were not tattooed on the face, but on the neck, arms, or the back of the wrists and hands.

This is not a criminal punishment, but for two reasons. The first is that it is used as a serial number. The engraved content is probably related to the number, which can reflect the source of identity.

The second one is used as a mark to prove identity on the battlefield. If someone is killed in battle, they can also identify which team they belong to. If the enemy comes pretending to be a soldier, this mark can also be used to identify the authenticity.

This kind of marching tattoo was practiced not only in the Song Dynasty, but also in the Liao and Xixia. It is a long-standing rule.

As soon as Zhao Tong's memorial came out, Chao Shang was shocked.

This is not bad, how can we cancel the tattoos of soldiers?Wouldn't that lead to chaos!

This time, unlike yesterday's speech, Zhao Tong didn't defend himself. Instead, he actually rebutted, saying that his family had a solution to the serial number marking problem, and that because of his skin and hair, it was unkind to force tattoos on him because of his parents.

Emperor Daojun was very unhappy after hearing this, and naturally rejected it.

After the dynasty dispersed, the memorial on this day quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys of Tokyo, and even reached the military camp. Both the Imperial Army and the Xiang Army soldiers all started talking about it privately. Although everyone had different opinions, no one could say anything bad about it. , after all, many people are not willing to have tattoos on their bodies, they just join the army to make a living, and they have no choice but to accept it.

On the third day, Zhao Tong continued to go to court.

It's still a memorial, and it's still a suggestion, but this time it's about the alliance between Song and Jin.

Zhao Tong was talking eloquently in the court, talking about the principle of losing one's strength and defeating one's teeth. He also said that military strategists have always united with the weak to defeat the strong. How can there be any reason to unite with the strong to defeat the weak?Once the Liao Dynasty is destroyed and the north loses its door, the ambition of straight women will definitely be detrimental to the Song Dynasty!

Emperor Daojun was furious after hearing this. In his eyes, nothing was more important than recovering Yanyun. What's more, he had sent a mission to the sea to discuss with Nvzhi half a month ago. By this time, they were all already meeting in the ship. .

The one from the Song Dynasty is Zhao Kai, and the opposite one from the Jin Kingdom is Wanyan Aguda Wuzi Wanyan Zongqiang. Both parties have extremely high weight and can make the final decision, regardless of whether Nuzhi agrees or not to pay the [-]% less coins. This time the covenant will also be forged.

Emperor Daojun said angrily: "King Qin, this is the national policy to regain Yanyun. How can you believe such nonsense?"

Zhao Tong stood in the center of the hall and said loudly: "In the official family, the Chanyuan Alliance has been in existence for more than a hundred years. The soldiers along the border do not know how to sharpen their swords, and the farmers in the country do not increase their military service. Although the peace plans of the Han and Tang Dynasties are not as good as the peace plans of our dynasty." The side strategy is now safe from all sides, but if you want to break the contract rashly, you may incur resentment from heaven and humans, and the way you use the army, the outcome is unpredictable. If you win, the treasury will be exhausted and the people will be trapped. If you lose, the harm will be unknown. "A few years ago, with Taizong's bravery, he regained Yanyun and was defeated in both battles. How can we start the war lightly today?"

When he said these words, the ministers standing on both sides of the hall immediately started whispering, with shocked expressions on their faces. They glanced at Zhao Tao secretly, wondering what kind of medicine King Qin had taken in the past few days, and his words became more and more shocking every day. , and today he even dared to go against the official family on the important matter of recovering Yanyun.

When Emperor Daojun heard this, he was so angry that he slapped the imperial case in front of him: "Now the Liao Dynasty is in trouble at home and abroad, the country is exhausted, and the people's livelihood is in decline. The Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty have a feud, and Yanyun will not be restored for hundreds of years. Wouldn't it be a good opportunity to take advantage of this opportunity to attack the enemy weakly and destroy the bandit in one fell swoop, and take back the sixteen states?"

Zhao Tong raised his head and looked at Emperor Daojun on the steps in front of him, and sighed: "In the officialdom, there is no such thing as 'attacking the weak and attacking the ignorant'. I think we should support the weak and suppress the strong. Since the battle of Fangla, the country's military strength is now weak. The financial resources are scarce and the people's power is withered. Everyone knows this situation, but no one dares to say it. I don't understand, is it better to be neighbors with strong Jin than with weak Liao?"

Emperor Daojun was furious at this time. He didn't know what evil the second son had committed in the past few days, but today he actually talked about the Song-Jin alliance. He couldn't help but stand up from the dragon chair and handed Zhao Tong in front of him. He threw down the memorial and roared: "King Qin, don't say any more, I have made my decision early, you go back to the mansion!"

Zhao Tong looked at Emperor Daojun, shook his head, and said politely: "Officials, the so-called authorities are confused, and onlookers know clearly. The King of Goryeo also sent a letter before, saying that Liao is a country of brothers, and it can be safe if it survives, and Jin is a tiger and wolf. The country cannot be reconciled with!"

"You, you, you..." Emperor Daojun's body trembled after the examination, and he was so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time.

At this moment, all the officials in the main hall below were silent, no one made a sound, and you could hear a pin drop. They all had a vague feeling that something was about to happen.

At this moment, Cai Jing suddenly stepped out of the class, looked at Zhao Tong, and said slowly: "King Qin, His Majesty has ordered you to return to the palace, why are you disobeying him?"

Zhao Tong suddenly turned his head, looked at Cai Jing, pointed at him and sneered: "Shut up! Shameless old thief, how dare you speak? Don't you know that everyone in the world is willing to eat your flesh and eat your bones alive, but you still dare to be here?" Talkative! Since you are a flattering minister and a treacherous person who has brought harm to the country, you can only hide and shrink your head, struggling for food and clothing. How dare you make false claims in front of this king! A gray-bearded old thief, a brilliant man! You are approaching with a stick. Year, I am about to die in Jiuquan. How can I meet the late emperors of the Song Dynasty and the loyal ministers and good men of the past? You, a criminal and traitor, have spent seventy-eighty percent of your life in vain. You have not made any achievements in your life, and you can only shake your lips. Tongue! You are greedy and pervert the law! You are a dog with a broken back, but you still dare to bark in front of me. I have never seen such a shameless person like you!"

"Ah ah ah..." Cai Jing's eyes widened when he heard this, and his body kept trembling. The wat board in his hand fell down with a "clack", then he opened his mouth and spurted out a mouthful of blood. His body shook and fell to the ground with a "clang" sound. land.

"Father?"

"Teacher?"

"Cai Xiang!"

"Teacher?"

Everyone was shocked and dumbfounded. They didn't expect that Zhao Yu would curse Cai Jing in the court. Cai Jing was nearly eighty years old and had been weak recently. He was so angry that he might die if he continued to curse. Not long ago.

The Cai family hurriedly went to take a look, only to see that Cai Jing was already out of breath and unconscious.

Cai Sui cried: "King Qin, why do you insult my Cai family and my father?"

Cai Chi ran to the front and knelt down: "Your Majesty, please make the decision for my father!"

Emperor Daojun was also a little stunned from above. He didn't expect that Zhao Tong would be so impudent. He insulted the grand master in the court, but that was all. He actually called him a flattering minister and a traitor who brought harm to the country. Cai Jing, the grand master, was If Cai Jing is the grand master who takes over the power of the prime minister and controls the world, then what about his own family who appointed Cai Jing?Isn’t he the number one fool?
Emperor Daojun was so angry that he opened his mouth wide and gasped, not knowing what to say.

At this time, all the ministers below stood up to accuse Zhao Tao. They were quarreling with each other, making harsh accusations and making vicious accusations!
Zhao Tong looked at the crowd, sneered, stretched out his finger and said: "You rats, you dare to speak, but you are just like the old thief Cai Jing, a dog in a fly camp, you dare not speak for the common people, and you are unwilling to save the people. I see this Above the temples, there are rotten trees serving as officials, and between the palaces and majesties, there are all beasts and beasts, people with wolf-hearted and dog-like behavior, who are fierce in the current dynasty, and servile and servile people are in power. In the future, the society will be ruined, and the people will be in ruins. China is in trouble and the world is in chaos!"

"You, you, you, you..." The ministers were shocked when they heard this. They could not argue at this moment, and dared to continue to argue. They all stepped back, with fear in their hearts and panic in their faces.

"Evil obstacle!" Emperor Daojun waved his sleeves from above and knocked off all the things on the imperial desk, roaring: "What are you evil obstacle talking about? Come on, come on... take this evil obstacle down for me quickly!"

Zhao Tong looked at Emperor Daojun with both eyes, and then bowed deeply: "Guan family, I will retire! Guan family...take care!"

Emperor Daojun was so angry that he almost fell down. He shouted: "Take it off, take this evil obstacle away from me!"

Zhao Tong had no expression on his face, turned around, and walked towards the outside of the Golden Palace. As he walked, he sneered: "Who dares to take me!"

At this moment, a man ran over from the front, wearing a helmet and armor, holding a spear, and followed by more than a dozen palace guards. This man blocked Zhao Tong's path and said loudly: "King Qin stopped, is he trying to resist the decree?"

When Zhao Tong saw it, he saw that it was Fan Qiong, the inspector of the four walls, and it was his turn to be stationed at the palace today.

But this Fan Qiong and Zhao Tao were very impressive. He was a wolf-hearted person.

Originally, in the second year of Jingkang, two Jin soldiers attacked Tokyo. Qinzong went out of the city to surrender and was detained by Nuzhi. Later, Fan Qiong was appointed by the Jin people to force the Supreme Emperor Zhao Ji to leave the city.

He led a group of traitors to surrender, and forced more than 4000 people from the emperor's family to leave the city at knifepoint. The people in the city cried bitterly, and all the people stopped them. They were all brutally killed by Fan Qiong and his men. Tokyo was stained with blood, and then Fan Qiong actually directly Declared that the Song Dynasty was destroyed!
And then the city of Tokyo was looted by Nuzhi. The Jin soldiers burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil. The people of Tokyo were in dire straits, and death was better than life.

When Zhao Tong saw that it was Fan Qiong, he couldn't help but feel angry and scolded: "How dare you, the traitor, stop me?"

I saw a flash of cold light in his sleeve, and the sword energy filled the sky. Fan Qiong's head flew high on the opposite side, and blood spurted out for more than ten feet.

"Who dares to stop me!" Zhao Tong shouted coldly, and the soldiers who guarded the palace retreated in fright.

All the ministers in the main hall were frightened. No one thought that Zhao Tong would dare to kill people in the golden palace and carry weapons with him. This was nothing short of treason!
"Ah ah ah..." Emperor Daojun's figure was sluggish after taking the case, his face was green and white, and he was also too frightened to speak.

As Fan Qiong's body fell to the ground with the sound of "a hole opening", Emperor Daojun suddenly shuddered and said in a trembling voice: "Come here, please... capture this evil obstacle to me. If you capture him, whoever dares to disobey me will Before, kill without mercy, kill without mercy!"

After hearing this, the soldiers in the palace no longer dared to be timid, and hurriedly chased Zhao Tong from behind. At this time, Zhao Tong had already stepped out of the palace gate. Seeing the soldiers chasing after him, he swung his sword and beheaded a few more people, and then sneered. With a sound, his figure swayed and flew away into the distance.

In the Golden Palace, Emperor Daojun's weak but furious voice came out: "Move the imperial army, mobilize the imperial army to catch this evil obstacle, catch this evil obstacle..."

Zhao Tong swept all the way out of the palace gate, then quickly walked around the street and came to an eight-character water mouth, where he saw Lu Junyi waiting.

The two of them exchanged glances and went straight to Bazi Shuikou. Lu Junyi led the way and walked through the passage of Guifan Tower. The two of them used their light-weight skills and reached the outer city in a short time. When they went out, they found a secluded area where they could fight in vain. Waiting for the horse.

Several people got on their horses and went straight to the west gate of the outer city. When they got closer, they saw that the gate was not closed, so they rushed out without saying a word, and then galloped away towards the west...

(End of this chapter)