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

Chapter 452

In the first year of Jingkang, on the fourth day of the third month, King Zhao Tuo of Qin made a big fuss in the Golden Palace, scolded Cai Jing, denounced the ministers, killed the palace generals, and refuted the alliance. His horse screamed and went out of Tokyo.

On the fifth day of March, the incident spread completely. No one in the neighborhood, market, or in the government army knew about it, and there were many opinions and discussions.

On the sixth day of March, Cai Jing died at home. Emperor Daojun gave him the posthumous title Wenzhong and the Cai family Zun Su. The ministers wrote a letter requesting that Zhao Zong be punished for his troubles, rebellion and treason.

On the seventh day of March, the imperial guards in front of the palace searched the city of Tokyo to no avail. They sealed off the Prince of Qin's palace and seized all the properties under Zhao Tong's name. Emperor Daojun officially issued an order to all parties, demoting Zhao Tong to a commoner and ordering all the prefectures in the world to arrest him.

At noon on the eighth day of March, Zhu Xiaoyi was having a drink by the Qinghui Bridge on the Wuzhang River in the outer city. There was a dilapidated courtyard here, which was the territory of the Dirty Clothes Gang.

While drinking, he listened to reports from his subordinates. It was the members of the Dirty Clothes Gang who had been running around the city to spread the news about the court in the past few days. Zhao Tong's previous explanation in the study was to inform him of what he was going to do in the court. Zhu Xiaoyi, ask him to send people to spread the word in advance. The more people know about it, the better, and the farther it spreads, the better.

After eating and drinking, Zhu Xiaoyi called a few trusted helmsmen, then took out a thick stack of manuscripts from the nanmu box behind him, solemnly handed them to a few people, and then gave some instructions in a low voice. The helmsmen carefully He left with the manuscript in hand.

On the ninth day of March, early in the morning, Tokyo exploded.

It turns out that a new work was published by Zhao Tong, the king of Qin. It is said that he wrote it while in exile and was passed back to the capital.

Last time, Zhao Tao's song "Moyu'er" - Asking What Love Is in the World, amazed the world. It was praised as the most sincere poem of love in history.

But what came back from the outside this time was a piece of music, not lyrics, nor a graceful tune, but a very passionate and tragic piece of music...

Emperor Daojun was sitting in the Yanfu Hall of Yanfu Palace, holding a piece of paper in his hand and reading with a pale face:

The peaks and mountains are like gatherings, the waves are like fury, and the mountains and rivers are like Tongguan Road.

Looking west, hesitated.

Sad Qin and Han Scriptures, all the palaces have made earth.

Prosperity, people suffer; death, people suffer.

After Emperor Daojun finished reading this song, his body was shaking like chaff. He stood up shivering, walked out of the case, and walked back and forth in the middle of the hall, shouting angrily: "Rebellion, this is about to rebel. !”

Zhang Di was so frightened that he didn't dare to get close, and said from a distance: "The officials should calm down, the officials should calm down, and don't hurt yourself..."

"Get out!" Emperor Daojun roared, then held the piece of paper and went straight to Zhengyang Palace.

The Zhengyang Palace was empty today. Empress Zheng was the only one there, and no concubines came to speak. It was obvious that they all knew about Zhao Tong and wanted to avoid suspicion.

Emperor Daojun rushed into the palace and saw Empress Zheng embroidering a landscape, flowers and birds, and stood up to greet him when he came.

Emperor Daojun threw the manuscript in his hand fiercely: "Rebellion, rebellion!"

Empress Zheng silently picked up the manuscript, looked at it carefully, and then said: "Guan, is this written by the second brother?"

"Who else can there be but this evil obstacle?" Emperor Daojun sat down on the chair angrily, slammed the flower table and shouted loudly.

"Officials, I have also heard about what happened at court that day..." Empress Zheng said slowly: "Although the second brother has some disobedience and crimes, I don't believe him at all if he is said to be rebelling. "

"What is it if it's not a rebellion?" Emperor Daojun roared: "The people in the Golden Palace yelled at all the officials, implying that I am a foolish king who hides sharp weapons and kills people in the palace, and... and this song, what does this song mean? ?This is nothing but rebellion!”

Empress Zheng lowered her head and said, "That's why I say he is rebellious."

Emperor Daojun said angrily: "It's a rebellion. I think in the nearly 200 years since the founding of the Song Dynasty, etiquette and filial piety have been passed down from generation to generation, and poems and books have been passed down from generation to generation. There has never been a rebel in the royal family. This evil is considered a precedent. This will be written into the history books. , it will be written into the history books! Queen, how did you educate your son?"

Empress Zheng heard this and said calmly: "The officials keep saying that the second brother is rebelling, but where is he now? Where did he rebel? How many people do he have under his command? How many soldiers and horses does he have?"

"This..." Emperor Daojun was stunned when he heard this: "How do I know this? That's why I came to ask you if you know where this evil has gone?"

Empress Zheng frowned and said: "The officials don't know, how can I know about it? However, although I have little knowledge, I also know that if you want to rebel, you need to gain territory, have soldiers, and also have food, salary, and money. I’m afraid the second brother doesn’t even have one, right?”

Emperor Daojun patted the table and was about to speak when Zhang Di stumbled in from outside, knelt down and said: "The official report is urgent, urgent report..."

Emperor Daojun took a deep breath and said, "Where is the urgent report?"

Zhang Di glanced at Empress Zheng secretly and whispered: "Urgent report from Xijing, King Qin was found two days ago and was heading to the Yongxing military road. However, he had not received the notice from the court at that time, so he did not stop him. "

"Hurry and show it to me!" Emperor Daojun didn't wait for Zhang Di to present the book, and snatched it over. When he opened it, his eyes widened: "Why is this evil barrier, why are there these people around this evil barrier? More than 1000 of them? Are you still dressing up as a Forbidden Army?"

Zhang Di fell to the ground and did not dare to speak. Empress Zheng turned pale and turned her head.

"The Forbidden Army is dressed up, the Forbidden Army is dressed up..." Emperor Daojun suddenly shouted angrily: "Quickly ask someone to check and see which team under the Guards and Military Division followed him?"

"Yes, it's your Majesty..." Zhang Di got up and ran out without even having time to wipe the sweat off his forehead.

Emperor Daojun's roar continued to come from behind: "Arrest all the family members of the Imperial Army who escaped with the evil barrier, arrest them all!"

Zhang Di responded while running, and couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart, "Second King, Second King, why are you rebelling if you have nothing to do? Is this so easy to rebel against?"It would be okay if you succeeded...eh?Success?Suddenly a thought occurred to him. If the two kings really succeeded in their rebellion, wouldn't they be able to reach the sky in one step by relying on their relationship with the two kings?It is impossible to say that he will be promoted to a higher position and step into the court, but he will also be like a child, and he will be granted a title and seal. How can he not be happy!
Thinking of this, he glanced back and saw that Zhengyang Palace had disappeared behind him. He couldn't help but stop and wiped his forehead with his sleeve. Then he took three steps and started walking slowly and leisurely, without any trace of urgency from before... …

At this time, Emperor Daojun threw the fold in front of Empress Zheng and said angrily: "Look, look, you said that this villain has no soldiers, and more than 1000 forbidden troops followed him. They are all cavalry. !”

Empress Zheng picked up the book and read it once, then said nothing.

Emperor Daojun said angrily: "We are all cavalry, why did we go away with this evildoer? They must be people from the Dragon Guard camps. This is not a rebellion!"

Empress Zheng whispered: "I still don't believe that my second brother will rebel!"

Emperor Daojun snorted angrily, looked at Empress Zheng for a moment, slammed his sleeves, turned around and left the palace.He then returned to Yanqing Hall and called Bai Shizhong, Li Bangyan, Tong Guan, Cai You, Tang Ke, Zhang Bangchang, He Li and others to discuss matters.

When Emperor Daojun told the story about Xijing, everyone was shocked. They originally thought that Zhao Tong would leave Tokyo with his personal bodyguards at most, but he didn't expect that he would bring so many forbidden troops with him.

Emperor Daojun said with a dark face: "Tell me, where is he going with these people? They are all my soldiers, how could they follow him!"

"This..." Tong Guan said: "The official family, after all, King Qin has been running the Guards and Military Division for many years. It is not impossible to secretly cultivate some close subordinates, but there are more than 1000 people. This is unexpected..."

"I shouldn't have put him in charge of the Guards and Military Department in the first place!" Emperor Daojun said coldly: "More than 1000 cavalry, with armor on their bodies and horses underneath, that's a lot of money!"

Tong Guan was stunned. He originally thought that Emperor Daojun was worried that so many people would follow Zhao Tao to start an uprising. Unexpectedly, he was concerned about how much it would cost to arm a cavalry, and he immediately shut up.

Li Bangyan said at this time: "Guan family, since the King of Qin has led people to the west, is it possible that he has gone to Xixia?"

Emperor Daojun immediately frowned and said angrily: "He dares!"

Tang Ke said: "What are you talking about, Mr. Li? Xixia is such a barren land. If the King of Qin of the Song Dynasty did not do anything, he went to Xixia to become a surrendered general. The King of Qin is not that stupid."

Li Bangyan said unhappily: "Then Shangshu of the Tang Dynasty, tell me, where else can King Qin go?"

Tang Ke was silent in thought, and Bai Shizhong suddenly said from the side: "Guan family, I remember that King Qin once served as the Chief Protector of the Longyou Protectorate, and he also went to Longyou for a period of time in the past few years, and even after he came back , I still took this position remotely and did not return it to Xihe Road, Xining Prefecture..."

"That's right, that's right, I remembered that this is indeed the case!" Cai You also said.

Emperor Daojun said with doubts in his eyes: "Xihe Longyou? That kind of bitter cold and desolate place...will he go? Isn't he going to rebel?"

"Your Majesty, looking at the appearance of King Qin yesterday, he undoubtedly wants to rebel. Although Longyou is bitter and cold, it is not impossible to rebel." Bai Shizhong said.

Emperor Daojun was puzzled. The most indispensable thing in the Song Dynasty was rebellion. However, rebellions have always been in prosperous places, especially in the south and north of the Yangtze River and the two lakes. Even if there was a rebellion in Liangshan and Songjiang, the lakes in Shandong were still a land of plenty. As for Not to mention the place where Wang Qingfangla rebelled.

Although he is usually greedy for pleasure, he also understands the reason why rebellion is so easy to start. In a prosperous place, it is because it is easier to raise food, grass and military pay. As long as you grab it with your hands and use force with sword and gun, there will always be no shortage. But in a place like Longyou... …

Emperor Daojun thought about it and looked at Tong Guan. After all, Tong Guan led his men to capture Longyou. He only learned about it from written books and had never been there in person.

Tong Guan coughed and said: "Guan Jia, the place at Longyou of Xihe River needs to be divided into two parts. The land around Xining Prefecture is still fertile. If you continue walking beyond Xining, it will be suitable to reach the West Sea. But Once we cross the Western Sea, the more than a thousand miles ahead are desolate and barren."

Emperor Daojun wondered: "It sounds like this is not a very good place. What's more, Xixia is above and behind are the armies of Xihe Road. Will the second brother really choose this place to start an uprising?"

Tong Guan's eyes flickered and he shook his head: "I don't know this."

Tang Ke said at this time: "Your Majesty, I remember something. The Chief Protector of Longyou Protectorate was originally a concurrent post of the magistrate of Xining Prefecture, and there was no deputy governor. However, I remember that when I was the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Your Majesty once issued an order. I have appointed a Deputy Protector, but I don’t know..."

Emperor Daojun's expression changed when he heard this, and he remembered that the Deputy Protector of the Longyou Protectorate was recommended to him by this villain at that time. He seemed to be a member of the Liu family, and he had once won the third prize!

He said: "It is indeed true, and that person was recommended to me by my second brother. It seems that this evil obstacle may have gone there!"

Bai Shizhong: "Your Majesty, since the King of Qin is really likely to rush here, the deputy governor must not be safe. Your Majesty should quickly issue an order to remove him from his post, and then order the magistrate of Xining Prefecture to take precautions to prevent the King of Qin from running away and harming Xining."

Emperor Daojun nodded and said: "Okay, okay, I will make a decree now..."

On Yongxing Military Road, a group of cavalry was raising flying dust, quickly crossing the boundary of Jingzhao Mansion and heading straight to Qinfeng Road ahead.

Zhao Tong was riding a red horse in the middle of the team. After he and Lu Junyi left Tokyo, ten miles to the west, they saw the waiting ninth and tenth commanders of the Dragon Guard Army, as well as the Blood Guards Regiment led by Shen Fei.

The three teams were all his direct descendants, and none of the people in the team had family ties. When he was stationed in the military camp outside the city, he deliberately stationed the three teams far away from the Longwei camp. As time went by, , the main camp did not care much about the ninth and tenth commanders. After all, each commander could cook alone, and Zhao Tong always trained separately, so the main camp was used to it and didn't care.

The night before Zhao Tao left Tokyo, the ninth and tenth commanders were ready. Before Zhao Tao went to court, under the leadership of Shen Fei, he ran to the west to wait in the name of training. Then Zhao Tao came over. , after converging together, they continued heading west.

At this moment, the team had been running for nearly half an hour. Zhao Tong set up a pergola to watch, and couldn't help but smile: "We are about to enter Qinfeng Road. No matter how fast the official's decree is, it can't be faster than our horses."

Lu Junyi said from the side: "Junior brother, although I will support you no matter what you do, I am really a little confused. Do you really want to rebel?"

Zhao Tong laughed loudly when he heard this and said, "Senior brother, what do you think?"

Lu Junyi shook his head and sighed: "Brother, I am stupid, how can I guess it, but what you did on the Golden Palace, even if you don't want to rebel, you will be misunderstood as wanting to rebel."

Zhao Tao touched his chin, shook his head and said: "Actually, it doesn't matter whether you rebel or not. What's important is that there are things I have been planning to do for a long time. The time is almost here. If I don't implement it, I'm afraid the opportunity will not come again. And once Song and Liao start a war, The secret of my trip to the Kingdom of Jin was about to be revealed, so I happened to leave at this time, so that’s why there was the matter of the Golden Palace.”

Lu Junyi asked in confusion: "What do you want, junior brother?"

Zhao Tong looked at him and smiled: "Let's not talk about it for now, by the way, senior brother, have you reached the master level?"

Lu Junyi said: "Ashamed, I finally arrived a few days ago, but it was a little too late."

Zhao Tong smiled and said: "It's not too late. Senior brother can only help me when he reaches the Grand Master. Have you sent a letter to Xiao Yi?"

Lu Junyi said: "I have already been there. Let him sell all his family properties in Hebei and then come to Xining to join me."

Zhao Tong nodded and said: "It's best this way, and you don't have to worry about anything else. Otherwise, not only the imperial court may look for you, but also when the war starts, Hebei may become a battlefield, and all the family property will be turned into powder if there is chaos. "

While the two were talking, Shen Fei turned around on horseback and said, "Young master, we have entered Qinfeng Road. What are we going to do next?"

Zhao Tong raised his eyes and saw the changes in the terrain ahead. There were mountains and mountains on both sides, and the road was desolate and desolate. He couldn't help but said: "Let's go to Fengxiang Mansion, then Qinzhou, and then directly enter Xihe River!"

(End of this chapter)