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

Chapter 478 Design, Oath
Yuanji took a deep breath and was ambushed.

It was too late to think about why he was ambushed, because the other party came closer and he saw that person.

Since his debut, he has carried out assassinations a total of 78 times, 77 of which were successful and one of which failed.

How could we forget that the only failure was with this person!
The other party's words have made it clear that he has investigated everything about him, knows his roots, and understands his origins.

But why does this person appear here?
Although he didn't care about the Xixia military situation, Yuanji also knew that this was an important matter. If Concubine Jing knew about it, she would never send people to Zhuo La City one after another, and she might not let him come.

If the emperor knew about it, he probably wouldn't be able to send troops to Lanzhou and ignore Zhuo Lu for the time being.

Yuanji thought rapidly in his mind. Although his expression remained unchanged, his heart became heavy.

This person was in charge of Zhuoluo, but the emperor was kept in the dark, which was very detrimental to Xixia.

Just because he doesn't care about military affairs and national affairs doesn't mean he doesn't care about the safety of Xixia. The Yuan family is a member of the Li royal family. If the Li family loses, the Yuan family will not be protected. What's more, they both come from the same Tuoba lineage.

"King Qin Zhao Tong!" Yuanji said in a deep voice.

At this moment, he put away the unruly spirit he had as a grand master. If a large army had gathered outside, then even if he was a grand master, he might not be able to escape in this narrow prison.

There is only one way to resolve the crisis, and that is to capture Zhao Tong, use this to force him to leave the military prison, and finally leave the city.

Yuanji stared at Zhao Tong.

Zhao Tong also looked Yuanji up and down, feeling quite curious about this person.

He had already laid many secret lines throughout the Tongjun Mansion, and he only monitored them every night without showing up.

Because it was relatively far away from Yuan Guo's courtyard and he didn't take action, Yuan Ji, even as a master, didn't notice everything.

Although a few were killed, some people still went back to report the news to Zhao Tong.

Zhao Tong had already planned this. He speculated that after Yuanchun and the four fell into Zhuoluo, if Yuanjing still sent someone to come, it would most likely be Yuanji.

He made arrangements immediately after receiving the report, and then went to check it out in person.

His lightness kung fu is unparalleled in the world. Although his martial arts is half a step above that of a grand master, his lightness kung fu has already caught up with the great master.

Even if Yuan Ji is good at dark night movements, there is no way he can be tracked.

What happened next was as he expected. In order to save Goutou's life, Yuan Guo used Yuan Chun and the others as a shield. Yuan Ji asked Yuan Guo to lead the way to the military prison. Yuan Guo was afraid that Yuan Ji would kill Yuan Chun and silence him after saving Yuan Chun, so he circled around the city. Seven around eight.

However, this detour took too long, and Zhao Tong couldn't help but frown, fearing that he would die like this, racking his brains not to take any risks. This Yuan Guo was the only one in the world.

The military prison has been well arranged, the two soldiers at the door are dummies, and the guards in the passage have been removed.

As for why Zhao Tong did not directly capture Yuanji in the house or outside, but chose to bring him into prison, it was not to play a cat and mouse game, but for Yuanchun.

He was tempted to accept a disciple. If he accepted Gao Chong as his disciple because he was so annoyed by Gao Chong that he had no choice but to agree, then by accepting Yuanchun, he truly believed in his talent.

In fact, Yuan Chun is not only talented in guns, but also has talents in swords and other weapons. Otherwise, she would not be valued and trained by the Yuan family. It's just that her talent in gunmanship is stronger, far exceeding other aspects.

But Yuanchun is from the Yuan family, and the Yuan family is from the Xixia family, and they are close to the Xixia royal family, so how can they be willing to accept him as their teacher.

The Song Dynasty and Xixia were not the same as the Liao Kingdom.

The two countries are at least nominally brothers with Liao. After the Chanyuan Alliance, the two countries have been at peace for nearly a hundred years. There are many settlements on the border, there are no wars, and the people have many contacts, so let alone apprenticeships, even marriage and migration. Nor is it uncommon.

However, they have been fighting with Xixia for hundreds of years. The border has become a river of blood and a sea of ​​corpses. They have long had a deep hatred.

Under such circumstances, the Yuan family is a family that has a close relationship with the Xixia royal family. It is obvious how difficult it would be to want the children of the Yuan family to worship him as their teacher, and also not to be hypocritical and betrayal at any time.

Zhao Tong has no other options, but fortunately Yuanchun is not old, only 16 years old, and he can still fool around. Children, especially those who practice martial arts, are just more competitive and worship the strong. Yuanji is the Yuan family The genius was also the idol and target of the young people of the Yuan family, so he suppressed Yuanji in front of Yuan Chun, defeated the idol in her heart, shattered her previous beliefs, and replaced him.

As for changing Yuanchun's name, replacing chicken legs with lamb legs, etc., it's nothing more than a psychological suggestion. Children are easy to deceive and can be subtly influenced.

Although it seems a bit unscrupulous, Zhao Tong doesn't care. As long as he doesn't say that he deliberately deceived and arranged secretly, who can know?Just pretend everything is a coincidence.

He put his hands behind his hands and looked at Yuanji. The passage inside the prison was high on the outside and low on the inside, which seemed a bit condescending.

"Thirteenth Prince Yuan, since you know it's me, if you don't kneel down and beg for mercy right away, you might be spared your life!"

Zhao Tong had a loud voice and a stern look, looking at Yuanji as if he were looking at an ant.

Yuanji was slightly startled when he heard this, what kind of idiotic words are these?He knew what kind of person Zhao Tong was, but how could he say such ridiculous things?

He had a puzzled look on his face, his eyes never leaving Zhao Tao, and he didn't answer. He was just looking for an opportunity to see if he could step forward and stop the opponent in one fell swoop.

But everyone next to Zhao Tong all shouted loudly: "Kneel down, kneel down!"

Yuanji frowned, endless?Show off your power?is this necessary?

His mind changed for a moment and he asked tentatively: "King Qin Zhao Tong, do you dare to fight me alone?"

Hearing this, Zhao Tong reached out and touched his chin, then looked at Yuan Chun in the prison beside Yuanji.

Yuanchun was holding the wooden railing with both hands and looking at him in shock. Although she was young, it didn't mean she didn't understand anything about military matters.

She had vaguely heard that there was a King of Qin in the Song Dynasty, and he seemed to have some grudges against her Yuan family, but that was not important. Everyone in the Song Dynasty had a grudge against her Yuan family, because they were from Daxia and descendants of Tuoba. .

But why is this man so good at martial arts?
It was so high that she thought only Yuanji could compare with it!

He is a prince, not a child of a martial arts family, nor a child of the martial arts family. Look at the clan members of the Daxia royal family. There are a few people with strong martial arts. Even Brother Richard, the military god of Daxia, is impossible in terms of martial arts. Enemy than Yuanji.

There are no masters in the Xia royal family.

Then why are there such powerful people in the royal family of the Song Dynasty?
Moreover, the King of Qin, Zhao Tong, actually came to Zhuo Luo. I originally thought that the person leading the troops was a general from the Song Kingdom, but I didn't expect that he was actually a prince!Do the Imperial Concubine and Your Majesty know?This seems to be a big deal. Does this person want to occupy the land of Daxia and not leave?
When he thought of this, Yuanchun's face suddenly turned pale.

"28!"

"Ah? What are you doing?"

Zhao Tong looked at Yuanchun inside the fence with a smile. After Yuanchun subconsciously answered, he regretted it.

How could she answer what the dog official... no, the dog king said!

Don't think that if you give her a few good meals, you won't hate him. She and this dog king are sworn in.

"Did the lamb leg last night taste good?" Zhao Tong smiled slightly.

"I don't know what you're talking about..." Yuanchun panicked immediately. This dog king really didn't open the pot and lift it. Brother Thirteen was right next to him, but he brought up the leg of lamb. Wouldn't Brother Thirteen misunderstand that she had something to do with it? Suspected of betraying the country and the family?
Yuanji turned his head and looked at her in confusion, but didn't say anything.

Yuan Chun lowered his head in shame, but heard that hateful voice sound again: "28, Yuan Shisan wants to fight me alone!"

"You, you, will definitely not be able to beat Brother Thirteen!" Yuanchun said immediately. Although this dog king is very skilled in martial arts, the four of them in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter are no match. Same thing?

What's more, Yuan Ji... Yuan Chun showed a look of admiration on his face. Brother Thirteen has two special skills, one is archery, and the other is... swordsmanship.I learned the arrows from Concubine Jing, but I don’t know where the sword came from.

She originally thought that Concubine Jing's martial arts skills were on par with Brother Thirteen. After all, Brother Thirteen learned archery from Concubine Jing, but Brother Thirteen also knew another sword technique, which was extremely powerful.

Very few people in the Yuan family have seen Yuanji actually use a sword, but Yuanchun has seen it. Although he has only seen it once, he also knows how powerful the sword is.

The knife looked as gentle as water, but beneath its infinite gentleness was a ferocious murderous intention. She didn't think Concubine Jing could defeat Yuanji.

She didn't know that Yuan Ji actually only learned one of Yuan Jing's two archery techniques, let alone Shan Hai Zhi Jing.

"How could I, the king, lower my status and fight with this white-bodied grass thief!" Zhao Tong laughed out loud.

Yuanji's face darkened, not because of Zhao Tong's contemptuous words, but because he had been observing for a long time, but still could not find an opportunity to step forward and directly hold Zhao Tong hostage.

There were people who knew martial arts on both sides of Zhao Tong, and the people behind him also had their hands under their sleeves, not knowing what they were holding secretly.

If he went up rashly, those people would rush forward and immediately block Zhao Tong behind him. And if those behind him were armed with hand crossbows unique to the Song Dynasty, then he would have too much time to take care of, not to mention arresting people.

The best way now is to provoke Zhao Tan into a fight with him. Zhao Tan is very skilled in martial arts, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to block his airborne lovesickness arrow back then, but he is not afraid of it. He has swords and arrows, and he is already at the level of a master. , he didn’t believe that Zhao Tong had also stepped into the ranks of grand masters.

Even if Zhao Tong is also a master, he can't beat his Acacia Arrow and that...gentle sword.

However, Zhao Tong didn't seem to want to fight with him alone. This was normal. As the prince of the Song Dynasty, how could he risk his life and end up in a fight? He would not do that either.

But if not, today would be almost a dead end, and it would be difficult for me... to escape Zhuo Luo!
Yuanji's eyes narrowed, and suddenly something moved in his heart. Yuan Chun seemed to be a little familiar with Zhao Tong, so...

He turned his head slightly and winked at Yuanchun.

Yuanchun understood immediately. After all, the Yuan family was a martial arts family. During the family training, they had simulated training in many desperate situations. In the current situation, it was possible to escape unless the thief and the king were captured.

Yuan Chun knew that Yuan Ji wanted her to provoke Zhao Tong to death, so she shouted loudly: "You, you don't dare to compete with my thirteenth brother!"

Zhao Tong smiled, he was indeed his favorite disciple, he was indeed on the right track!
"Why don't I dare?" He said calmly: "How can Yuan Shisan be my opponent with his little skill? I don't need to use too many tricks, I can defeat him with just a few moves!"

"You, you are bragging!" Yuanchun was immediately angry. This dog king is too arrogant. He can defeat Brother Thirteen with just a few gestures. This is not bragging.

"How bold! You dare to say that I am bragging, and I will win for you..." Zhao Tong suddenly stopped talking and sneered: "Why should I listen to a little girl like you?"

"If I don't have a strong general, you are no match for my Thirteenth Brother. My Thirteenth Brother has unparalleled martial arts skills and is invincible in the world!" Yuanchun immediately answered.

"Invincible?" Zhao Tong showed a look of disdain, snorted and said, "Is he worthy?"

"If you don't dare to compete, you just admit that Brother Thirteen's martial arts is better than yours." Yuanchun racked his brains to think of words, but he had never encountered such a thing before, and he kept talking over and over again.

"If I can defeat him, what will happen to you little girl?" Zhao Tong snorted again.

"Ah?" Yuanchun didn't know how to answer when he heard this.

Yuan Ji outside the gate hurriedly winked at her. Although Yuan Ji had met Zhao Tong, he didn't know him well or what his temper was. At the moment, he seemed to be a very arrogant and irritable person. He couldn't help but feel secretly happy in his heart, feeling that there was something funny about him. .

Taking the hint from Yuanji's eyes, Yuanchun said hurriedly: "If you can beat Brother Thirteen, then you can do whatever you want!"

She was trying her best at the moment, but she thought in her heart that it was impossible for Zhao Tong to defeat Yuan Ji. If he was defeated and held hostage by Yuan Ji, what could he do to her.

"Just do what I say?" Zhao Tong laughed loudly: "If I win, then 28 you can worship me as your teacher!"

What?Yuanchun was stunned when he heard this, and Yuanji was also stunned. What does this mean?
"You, you said you want me to become your teacher?" Yuan Chun opened his eyes wide and didn't believe it.

"Yes, come under my door and become my disciple!" Zhao Tong said with a smile.

"This, this, this..." Yuanchun felt his head was filled with mush. He really couldn't understand the matter and looked at Yuanji hurriedly.

Yuan Ji also couldn't understand. If Zhao Tong was lustful, it would be understandable if he proposed to let Yuan Chun be his concubine, but what was going on with this apprenticeship?

Although Yuanchun's martial arts talent is very high, it doesn't seem to be so high that no one can match it. The world is so big that there is no shortage of people with martial arts talent. Zhao Tong can't find apprentices wherever he goes, so why come to his Xixia Yuan family to look for him?What's more, the two are still hostile. Even if they accept it, will they feel relieved?
He only knew that Yuanchun's talent in martial arts was very high, but he didn't know that Yuanchun's talent in shooting was even higher, several times or more than other talents.

However, this opportunity cannot be lost at this moment, and it will never come back. Yuanji did not have time to think too much, and winked at Yuanchun again.

Yuanchun saw his signal and immediately said: "I agree. If you win, I will worship you as my teacher!"

"Just agreeing is not enough!" Zhao Tong smiled: "You have to make an oath!"

"What oath?" Yuanchun asked confused.

"I swear by your Yuan family that if I defeat Yuan Shisan, you will worship me as your master, join my sect sincerely, and never betray me. If you violate this oath, your Yuan family will have thunder from the sky and swords from the earth. After ten miles of bloodshed, the whole family will be wiped out and there will be no life left, so it will be cut off!"

"Ah?!" Yuanchun was so frightened that he waved his hands: "No, no, no, I don't swear, I don't swear!"

"Actually, this oath is nothing." Zhao Tong softened his tone and said with a smile: "If I lose, then you naturally don't need to become my disciple, and the oath will be useless. Only if I win, you will become my disciple, 28 , do you think that this king will definitely win and Yuan Shisan will definitely lose?"

Yuanchun was confused for a while. It seemed that this was the truth. It was impossible for this dog king to beat Brother Thirteen, so how could his family accept him as their teacher?There is definitely no use in swearing anything.

However, swearing like this seems a bit disrespectful to the family, and isn't he irritating the dog king?But it sounds like the other way around, as if the dog king is irritating himself?
She immediately looked at Yuanji again. Yuanji frowned. He never believed in oaths and vows. He only believed in the knife in his hand and the arrow in his palm. However, the oath proposed by the other party sounded a bit vicious. I swear by myself, but by the entire Yuan family, this...

Although he hesitated a little, he still believed that if he fought alone, he would never lose. Then this oath was simply not valid. Because he didn't lose, Yuanchun couldn't accept him as his disciple!

From this point of view, it didn't seem to matter. Thinking of this, he continued to wink at Yuanchun.

Yuan Chun immediately said: "I, I promise to swear."

"Okay!" Zhao Tong raised his palm, then looked at Yuan Guo who was thrown aside by Yuan Ji, motioned to the jailer to throw the cell door key, and said: "Liu Yingzhang, let those Yuan family members out, and let them also Let’s listen to this oath related to the Yuan family.”

Yuan Guo climbed up from the ground carefully and picked up the key. Seeing Yuan Ji's cold face and no reaction, he trotted to the cell at the back and pulled Yuan Xia, Yuan Qiu and Yuandong out.

The three of them were all in shackles and had rags stuffed in their mouths. They were unable to escape, but they all had their eyes wide open and looked confused.

Although they were in prison, they had obviously heard the conversation outside just now and knew the whole story. They just didn't understand why Zhao Tong suddenly accepted Yuanchun as his disciple.

Zhao Tong saw how many people Yuan Guo was leading and said, "28, now that there are many people in your Yuan family here, they will all hear your words and not forget them. You can swear it!"

Yuan Chun looked at Yuan Xia and others behind her, and then at Yuan Ji. Yuan Ji nodded, and then she spoke: "I, I swear, if you win Brother Thirteen, I am willing to become your teacher, sincerely. When I join your sect, I will never betray you. If I violate this oath, thunder will fall from the sky, swords will surge from the ground, and blood will flow for ten miles. The family will be wiped out and no one will survive. This is it... this is the end!"

After swearing the oath, Yuanchun's face turned pale and his shoulders trembled. He felt that he had committed a heinous mistake and was at a loss for a moment.

Zhao Tong laughed loudly and said: "Okay, okay, okay, have you Yuan family heard it?"

"I heard it, I heard it!" Yuan Guo replied hurriedly.

Yuan Ji turned around and glared at him, then glanced at Yuan Xia and others, and then said: "King Qin Zhao Tong, in this case, let's face this!"

Zhao Tie glanced at him, took a step forward, and said with a slight smile: "Thirteenth Master Yuan, my victory over you is just a matter of picking it up, like picking out an object from a bag!"

(End of this chapter)