When the third young master of the Tang family was pointing the way, hesitantly and confidently, there was silence in the study room of Xue Liang, the helmsman of the Bianhe Gang.
In the past, Xi Zhu'er, a small servant of the Ding family in Bazhou, is now the chief helmsman of more than 40,000 heroes who live on the Bianhe River. He is superior to the other three major gangs, with high power and divine appearance.
The temperament is very different from what it was back then.
He knew exactly what Yang Hao, his good brother who had grown up together with him, had done and experienced over the years. Haozi went to Hexi and became the official marshal of Hexi Longyou; Haozi defeated Li Guangrui and took over the Dingnan Five
Prefecture; Haozi conquered Yumen in the west and regained the Han Dynasty that had been lost for more than two hundred years... He knew everything.
After Haozi rose to prominence, he never came to see him. No matter when he was still nominally a minister of the Song Dynasty, or after he proclaimed himself emperor, no one sent him a letter, but he never complained in his heart.
Especially. Brothers who grew up together, brothers who depended on each other for life, brothers who lived and died together. He understood Yang Hao just as he understood himself.
He knew that the only reason why his brother did not come to see him was because he had his own life. He already had a home. His home was in Bianliang, on the Bianhe River that provided food and clothing for millions of people in Tokyo.
He has father-in-law and mother-in-law, a lovely wife, and now he is a father and the chief helmsman of the Bianhe Gang. His family is here, and his career is here!
However, his brother has become an enemy of the official family, so he does not have any contact with him. He is afraid that the identities of the two will be exposed and it will bring disadvantages to him. Therefore, unless he has no choice, unless he has no choice, he
He will never come to find him during the period of hostility between the imperial court and the imperial court.
Playing with the piece of boxwood in his hand and stroking the warm wood, he could feel that Haozi had always carried the knife he made back then and played with it often, so it was only when he stroked it that it had such an effect. Xue Liang
His eyes couldn't help but become warm.
After several years of hard work, that honest and honest young man at the beginning has become quite majestic in every move and even in his eyes. He can control several brothers of the Bianhe Gang, befriend the powerful officials, and interact with the treacherous and cunning leaders of other gangs.
How can there be intrigues without some city government? People who have city government will naturally have a dignified aura as strong as a mountain. Only in front of his brothers can he completely take off his disguise and return to the shameless pig he used to be.
"This knife was given to me by him. He said, don't bother you until the last step. Now, the way forward is dead. Although I returned to Kaifeng successfully, one or two days is still okay. It will take a little longer.
Soon, our whereabouts will inevitably be exposed, so I can only ask Brother Xue to hide us or transport us out. However, there is something I want to say first, this girl is Princess Yongqing..."
"Why do you want to tell me her identity? Wouldn't it be more appropriate if you don't find a reason?"
"This is what he told me. Brother Xue has a family and a business. Once he helps, he will run the risk of confiscating his family and annihilating his family. So he told me that I must not hide anything from Brother Xue. If Brother Xue can't do anything, I can also completely
Understood, we’ll leave right away.”
Xue Liang took a long breath, leaned back on the chair, and gently closed his eyes.
A faint fragrance drifted from his nose, and a catkin gently rested on his shoulder. Xue Liang held the warm hand and kissed it gently.
"Daliang."
"Xiu'er, I'm sorry."
"Boss, what do you have to apologize for?"
Xue Liang turned around gently, put his arms around Zhang Huaixiu's slender waist, and Xiuer sat meekly on his lap.
"I am not alone now. I have you and my children. I helped my brother and dragged you and your children into danger..."
Xiu'er laughed softly and put her arms around his neck gently: "But if you don't help him, you won't be a upright man. You are my husband. Who doesn't want his husband to be a person who can be respected by others before and after him?"
Stand up straight and be a good man?"
"Sleeve..."
"Besides, if you don't help him, you will feel uneasy and will never be happy for the rest of your life. I don't like to see you lose the smile on your face."
"Xiu'er!" Xue Liang hugged her tightly.
Zhang Huaixiu gently stroked his hair, as if holding his own child, and said softly: "I have already ordered people to prepare the ship. It is the ship that transports the most secure and secret cargo - Tianhai."
, hiding from the sky and seeking good luck. Hedao Yamen has also sent people to take care of it..."
"This time, the smuggled goods are not goods, but the princess. The matter is too important. I should go to the Yamen in person to take care of it..."
"Fool, that's why you can't go. Nowadays, the entire city of Tokyo is full of soldiers. No official dares to bend the law for personal reasons. Once you show up in person, you will attract more attention. If you treat it as an ordinary ship trip, it will be easier to pass.
"
"Well, am I being reckless, or my lady is thoughtful."
"There were a total of one hundred and sixty ships that set out together. I put some valuable cargo under the hold of the Tianhai where the private cargo was carried, so that it would be safer if someone found someone carrying it. Princess and Miss Zhe
Hide them up there, and I will personally take them to the boat, which will be foolproof."
Under the bilge of the cargo ship, another hidden cabin is built to carry private cargo. Many experienced inspection officers in Kaifeng Prefecture and Hedao Yamen know this. It just depends on whether they can find it out. And the Tianhai
There is another mechanism in the secret cabin on the upper deck. Between the secret cabin and the upper deck, use
The visual difference formed inside the hull is built with a layer of walls that can hide people. Once someone discovers the secret cabin, he will only notice the cargo in the secret cabin. When he goes down to the cabin to inspect or carry the cargo, he will not notice anything.
He would never have thought that right above his head, in a narrow wall, there was another world.
This design is a kidnapping method developed by the Bianhe Gang and the government over a long period of battle of wits. It is a secret. It can only be used when transporting priceless treasures or having great friendship with the Bianhe Gang, but a murder was committed in Bianliang.
It is only used occasionally by the heroes of the Three Mountains and Five Mountains, so it is the safest.
"Good lady, Daliang has a wife like you, it's really... it's really..."
"What a piece of shit!" Xiu'er glared at him with an irritated look, and touched his brow with her jade finger: "You men, you are so moved that you would be happy to die right now. Huh, when you look back, you won't be you anymore, you say,
You usually flirt with Lao Jia's sister Feng Baoer, have you planned to take her as your concubine?"
"How can I not be satisfied with a good wife like you? How can I be half-hearted..."
"Don't come here. Get ready quickly. The earlier you go, the better. I'll pack up and take the kids with you."
"Ah? Are you going too?"
"Pig brain! You want to help your brother, I support you, but you can't really put your wife and children in danger, right? Fortunately, my parents are not in Bianliang now, I will go with you, and take the second boss with me, a hundred
Let all sixty ships go out and let the second master take the water transport ship south. Let's cross the ocean together. If everything is safe and we come back in time, if there is any accident, we will just fly away."
"What a wonderful idea, my wife. If you have a good wife like this, your husband will be really..."
"Stop flattering me! If you let me see you and Feng Bao'er hooking up again, I will castrate your filth with a knife!"
On the surface, Zhao Yuanzuo's injury was not as serious as his father's, but his father's injury was external, but he was injured in the heart, and the injury could only be treated slowly. But when he heard the news about Empress Song and the emperor's brother Defang, he couldn't wait to start from
He jumped up on the hospital bed, and when he saw that the emperor's brother Defang was almost feverish
I couldn't identify the corpses, and I felt so sad that I never looked at the bodies of Empress Song and Princess Yongqing again. Defang was a man after all, and both mother and daughter were beautiful beauties. If so,
The nightmare of being burned into the state of Defang will never go away.
Immediately afterwards, he heard the embellished introduction by Zhen Chuge, the commander of the Imperial City Division, and Zhao Yuanzuo was struck by thunder. What happened? Was the emperor's uncle Zhao Guangmei really responsible for all this? Why would he do this to his close relatives?
Killing each other, why?
This time, he did not doubt his father, because he saw it with his own eyes when his father was almost killed. Even he himself was almost killed. No one else would use such a cruel trick. Since he was not his father,
Then who else could do it? Kill the emperor and the prince, and then kidnap Empress Song, the princess, and the prince when things fail? Besides the emperor's uncle, who has such a good reason?
He really didn't want to believe that this was the idea of his best friend, the emperor's uncle, but apart from the emperor's uncle, no one else had such a good reason. The concept of sex and family ethics that Zhao Yuanzuo had adhered to since childhood completely collapsed.
Why? Dezhao hinted that it was my father who killed the late emperor. My father killed my uncle, and now my uncle wants to kill my father. Is this throne so important? For it, the closest relatives will kill each other like this?
On this day, at the gate of Tianlao, a small sedan suddenly came around. There were four small yellow gates on the side of the sedan. They were holding whisks in their hands and looked proud. Chu Yunxiu, who was guarding Tianlao, saw this grandeur and knew that it was the palace.
The person who came in quickly came forward to see him. He thought it was some eunuch from the palace who came to convey the decree, but when the curtain of the sedan chair was lifted, it was the current prince Zhao Yuanzuo who came out.
The prince wore a bright yellow cross-collar robe embroidered with gold and a black silk scarf on his head, but his cheeks were unusually pale.
Chu Yunxiu hurriedly saluted and said: "I didn't know that His Highness the Crown Prince was here. I didn't welcome you from afar. I apologize. I apologize. I don't know that the Crown Prince came to Tianlao today. Do you have anything to tell me?"
The prince's eyes were a little wandering, and he waved his hand and said: "Gu, I want to see that assassin. I want to ask him whether he was ordered to do it! I must listen to him personally. You get out of the way."
Chu Yunxiu was shocked when he heard this. He blocked the door and did not dare to move. He only bowed and said: "Prince, please forgive me for being rude. The country has national laws. Although the prince's status is respected, he is the crown prince of the country. He is not the emperor now.
He has no duties in the court and has no right to interfere with the affairs of the court."
The prince was furious and shouted: "You dare to stop me?"
"I don't dare. This minister's duty lies in the fact that the world respects the laws of the country and respects the prince. Therefore, I will never dare to bend the law for personal gain to please the prince. Please understand clearly."
The prince insisted on going to the heavenly prison, but Chu Yunxiu refused. The two argued for a long time. When they arrived at the Imperial City Secretary Zhen Chuge, everyone knew that Gu Ruoli and others had arrived after hearing the news, and then they forcibly invited the prince back to the palace.
go.
After hearing the news, Zhao Guangyi praised Chu Yunxiu, but did not blame the prince again. He only asked the people around him to take good care of the prince. Yuan Zuo no longer bothered to go to the prison, but his injuries became more serious.
The heart disease cannot be cured by medicine and stone, and the injury in the heart has become a serious illness that is difficult to cure. Drinking the medicinal soup as bitter as Huanglian all day long, his heart is even more bitter than Huanglian. Now he will no longer go to his father to make a fuss.
The scolding made Zhao Guangyi more worried than before. The child had been in a daze all day long, and anyone who looked at him would be worried.
There is another person who is worrying at this moment, and that is Lu Duoxun, Pingzhangshi. Zhao Pu is just a deposed prime minister, but his official position was suddenly demoted to 17 or 18 levels, and he rushed to Sichuan to cultivate his moral character. Compared with Lu
Duoxun, he is used to these ups and downs. But Lu Duoxun is not the same. Yesterday he was one person below ten thousand people, the high and mighty prime minister of the dynasty, but now he is like a fallen phoenix, and he was suddenly driven to the south of the sky.
Became Sima of Yazhou.
When we arrived in Yazhou, it was like the end of the world. At that time, Qiongya, Guangdong was completely desolate, and there were not even many local indigenous people. The prime minister, from calling for wind and rain, to call for hundreds of things, is now withered, embarrassed, and has a huge psychological gap.
It was unbearable. Lu Duoxun himself also knew that the emperor was purging the court by doing this. He was definitely not ranked among the people the emperor was afraid of, but he was the prime minister. Only by operating on him could he be taken down naturally.
Others, reduce the resistance to the purge, and maybe in a few years, he will have the opportunity to return to the court.
But how many years can life last? He is already old. If he waits too long, he may really die of old age. Besides, he is not the only capable person in the world, but he is lucky enough to climb the mountain.
He became famous all over the world because of his position. There are many talented people in the wilderness. If the emperor wants to employ people, he can find them at any time. Even if he returns to the capital in the future, whether he can still have the honor and honor he has today is a matter of choice. He only hopes
He wanted to end this situation as soon as possible, so as soon as he arrived in Yazhou, he tried his best to write a "Thank you" letter.
Thunder, clouds, and dew are all the kindness of the emperor. Whether you are rewarded or punished, you must express your gratitude to the emperor. The last letter of "Thank you" is the principle of being a minister. Furthermore, writing a letter of gratitude is the most important thing.
The Holy One felt soft, and moved him to a place closer to him with a better environment. Even if he was not transferred for a while, it would still add some points to his impression. If the Holy One still had him in his heart, it would have been a day earlier.
A chance to see the light of day again.
There is a sentence in his "Thank you", "The meteor is far away, I can't help but go to the North Pole; the sea and the sun are hanging in the sky, I can't see Chang'an." In Bai Juyi's "Song of Everlasting Sorrow", there is "Looking back and looking down at the world, I can't see Chang'an, but the dust and mist",
There are many poems with Chang'an in Tang poetry. Lu Duoxun realized that the word Chang'an was used here, which neatly contrasted with the previous sentence and rhymed with it. The ancients originally used the analogy of husband to describe the king and women to the ministers in their poems.
, so this is also in line with the artistic conception of "Song of Everlasting Sorrow". I miss your majesty just like Yang Yuhuan missed Tang Xuanzong in the underworld.
Unexpectedly, the word Chang'an aroused Zhao Guangyi's fear again. Now Zhao Guangmei is in Chang'an, and he doesn't know whether Luo Kedi, who received the secret order, has succeeded. You old boy still misses Chang'an. Who are you thinking of? As a result, this letter of "Thank you"
The "Execution" was like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was no more follow-up. Lu Duoxun didn't even receive a reply of condolence. For a while, he couldn't figure out the official's intentions, so he had to settle down in Tiannan.
The imperial court announced the death of Empress Song, King Qi and Princess Yongqing, and also directly announced that King Qi's charges had been upgraded. Now it was enough to impose the death penalty. Everyone knew that once he returned to Bianliang, he would definitely die.
But Cui Dalang didn't know. It's not that he didn't know, but he knew it too late, because when he revealed Zhao Guangmei's evil intentions to the court, he had already arranged a killer. Once the court asked for Zhao Guangmei, kill him!
Naturally, Zhao Guangyi will be responsible for this bad battle.
Zhao Guangyi also had the idea of killing Zhao Guangmei on the way back to Beijing. A dead tiger was much safer than a captive tiger. Once he was in captivity, he could still sit in the Dragon Court and fight for his descendants once he got the chance.
The surest way to remove obstacles to the hereditary throne is, of course, to remove all threats as early as possible.
However, an assassination and rebellion case happened at this time, and he made a prompt decision and put it on Zhao Guangmei. Now, Zhao Guangmei was speechless. He could have escorted Zhao Guangmei back to Beijing and ordered her to be punished. Naturally,
He refuses to be punished without teaching any more.
Unexpectedly, the killer who had been ordered by Cui Dalang had already taken action at this time. Before the imperial decree reached Chang'an, Zhao Guangmei, who was under house arrest by Luo Kedi, was murdered in his sleep, which made Zhao Guangyi disgusted.
There was clearly a chance to execute him in a grand manner, but it turned out to be a bizarre assassination. Someone who was interested could naturally use it to manipulate him and orchestrate his misdeeds. What could have been a "justifiable" matter now became full of doubts. How could Zhao Guangyi not do it?
hatred.
At this time, Zhen Chuge had already reported to Zhao Guangyi the information that the Zheng family secretly committed money to support Zhao Guangmei. Therefore, although Zhao Guangyi announced the death of Song Empress, mother and son, he also learned about the death of Qi Wang Guangmei, and the whole world was searching for it.
Not only did the intensity of the search not relax, but it actually became more and more intense. How could he tolerate the existence of such a force?
This was true both overtly and covertly. He did not see Yongtai's body. Although the boat was on the river at the time, it was not necessarily possible that it had been hit by an arrow and fell into the water, making it difficult to find. But since the body was not found, he had to continue looking! Therefore, Akari
Officials from all over the country were furiously searching for Zheng's traitor to the party. Secret spies from the Imperial City were everywhere and continued to investigate Princess Yongqing. The whole Song Dynasty was in turmoil.
The exposed forces of the Zheng family were uprooted by the court overnight. However, such a hidden reclusive force cannot be uprooted unless its core members are caught and willing to confess the truth. Even if the Zheng family is here
Right under your nose, right above your court, you can't see it. You can't kill everyone with the surname Zheng in the world, can you?
Therefore, although the Zheng family's vitality was severely damaged, the foundation was not damaged. From the Zheng family's perspective, the warning from Cui Dalang that they had received was clearly a threat. This was clearly because Cui Dalang saw that the Qianzong people did not listen to orders and wanted to use the power of the Song Dynasty to weaken them.
His wings and hatred were all concentrated on Cui, who had been wronged.
At home, the two major forces began to fight overtly and covertly. The Song Dynasty, which was already turbulent in the political arena, was in turmoil, with scouts everywhere. Since the power of the Cui and Zheng families spread across various industries, with their fueling the flames, the entire Song Dynasty became a mess.
A pot of boiling water, magnificent waves...
On a June day, the wind blows from the south. It’s time to take advantage of the wind and sail far away, so we can report on the eastward journey.
On the majestic sea, with white sails like clouds, more than 20 large ships are heading towards *** Island with full sails.
The sea is flowing across the sea, and the clouds are flying across it!
Zhe Ziyu, dressed in black clothes, stood at the bow of the boat, facing the slightly fishy sea breeze, listening to the seagulls chirping, looking back and smiling: "I heard that during the Mawei mutiny, Concubine Yang did not die, but traveled eastward.
***, I don’t know if it’s true, but now His Highness is the real royal family of the Central Plains.”
Yongqing still didn't know the whereabouts of his mother and the emperor's younger brother, so he was really not very interested. He just forced a smile and said: "How is it possible? In front of thousands of troops, how can you fake it?"
Zhe Ziyu said: "Yang Yuhuan had a distinguished status. After he was forced to die, who would dare to inspect the body to humiliate the emperor? According to historical records, when the soldiers of the three armies heard that the imperial concubine was dead, they cheered for joy. The rebel general Chen Xuanli took off his armor and looked at the palace tent to worship. From the beginning to the end, he did not inspect the body.
Remains. When An Lushan rebelled, Xuanzong fled in a hurry, and several envoys to the Tang Dynasty also fled Chang'an with him. It is said that Concubine Yang was rescued by Gao Lishi, Chen Yuanli, and Xie Aman, and entrusted the envoys to the Tang Dynasty, Fujiwara Shixiong and Ape.
Zhong Malu traveled eastward to ***. Although this matter has not been spread throughout the world, some people still know the details. Bai Juyi's "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" said, "In the soil under Mawei slope, no jade face can be seen." "Suddenly I asked about anyone on the sea.
"Fairy mountain, the mountain is in the ethereal world" is alluding to this matter."
Yongqing's little mouth curled up slightly: "In the end, it's all a matter of fact and illusory."
Zhe Ziyu said: "Maybe, but Yang Yuhuan is always kind to others and has a deep friendship with Gao Lishi, Chen Yuanli and others. If he is rescued, it is possible. After the Mawei mutiny, he arrived in the territory of King Shou of Bashu. Those who were involved in the Mawei Incident
Li Mao killed all the relevant people who fell into his hands, including Emperor Suzong's son, Prince Jianning, who was a member of the royal family. But Chen Yuanli alone was alive and well. If it weren't for Yang Yuhuan's rescue,
, it’s hard to imagine that the longevity king Li Hao, who still loves Yang Yuhuan deeply, killed all his cousins, but kept her..."
She was silent for a while and smiled softly: "Who knows? It's really unfair to force a woman to bear the responsibility for the rise and fall of the country and the country. If she really escapes death, that's great!"
Princess Yongqing chewed on her words and felt that there was a profound meaning in her words. She looked sideways at her and saw that she was looking into the distance, seemingly speaking carelessly.
When they were in Bianliang, Zhe Ziyu received the news from Gou'er. She and Zhuyun split up to pursue the southwest. When Gou'er found Beiru River, it was already a step too late. They saw the ship half sunk, the fire raging, and the Imperial City Division
People dragged several corpses from the half-sunken boat, and she could only look at the river and sigh, and quietly returned.
Because he was taking Princess Yongqing with him, and the imperial court's pictures had spread all over the world, it was difficult for Zhe Ziyu to take Princess Yongqing with him. Staying in Bianliang was even more dangerous, and he couldn't abandon it. So after receiving the reply, Zhe Ziyu asked Princess Yongqing to leave.
Gou'er went to find Zhuyun again, and the two of them immediately returned to Hexi to report the situation here to Yang Hao so as not to make him miss him. At the same time, he took the Yongqing public property and temporarily went overseas to avoid the limelight under Xue Liang's arrangement.
Because she was worried that Princess Yongqing would be emotional and have any accidents during the journey, she has not told Yongqing about the deaths of Empress Song and Zhao Defang until today.
Cases like this that threaten the imperial power will not stop, let alone a month or two months, even if it takes ten, eight, thirty or fifty years. This was the case for Emperor Jianwen of the Ming Dynasty and Prince Zhu San in the early Qing Dynasty.
Even if this matter is just a rumor, the imperial court would rather believe that it is true and spend a lot of manpower and material resources to pursue the matter to ensure safety. However, the imperial court cannot focus on this forever. The longer the time goes by, the less intensive the investigation will be.
Ziyu estimated that it would take at least half a year to return to the Central Plains. As long as he kept a low profile and was cautious, he could return to Hexi safely.
Of course, she has a second option, which is to take the Liao Kingdom after arriving in the country and return to Hexi from the Liao Kingdom. However, the relationship between the Xixia Kingdom and the Liao Kingdom is relatively tense at the moment, and the Liao Kingdom has many spies in the Song Kingdom.
Princess Qing's portrait may have been spread to the Liao Kingdom. If they were passing through the Liao Kingdom, they were not familiar with the place. It would be easy for a few Han people from afar to attract others' attention, and there was no one around them with bamboo charm that could be confused with others.
It would be better to wait until you can perform the disguise stunt.
The big ship stopped at the Sumida River port. This was near Tokyo in later generations. It was still deserted. The so-called castle was worse than the small town in the Central Plains. There were a few decent houses, but they were not the residences of lords or high-ranking samurai.
, which is where Chinese businessmen settled here.
As soon as they saw the big ship from the Central Plains coming, some Japanese people on the pier with bare feet and white cloths on their heads came up and surrounded the steward. They nodded and hunched over and agreed on the price with him, and then went to unload the goods happily.
Shipping goods.
Xue Liang and Zhang Huaixiao took Zhe Ziyu, Princess Yongqing and Zhang Shisan to set up another pedal and walked onto the pier. On the pier, Mrs. Zhang stood in front, and Zhang Xinglong's concubine Futian Sayuri pressed her hands on her knees.
Standing behind her politely. As soon as they got on the pier, Mrs. Zhang came up to her excitedly: "Quick, quick, quick, let me see my good grandson, oh, oh, I haven't seen you for a few months, and again."
I’ve gained weight and it hurts grandma to death.”
Zhang Huaixiu looked around and saw his father Zhang Xinglong was not there, so he said in surprise: "Mom, where is my father?"
Mrs. Zhang couldn't put it down and hugged her grandson. While teasing him, she said without raising her head: "Your father is helping Lord Fujiwara to fight. Let me take you home first. When the meal is ready, he will be back soon."
.Come, come, come, walk, walk, the wind is strong here, don’t blow the children.”
Mrs. Zhang didn’t know who those people behind her were, so she didn’t even raise her head to take a look. She turned around and left with her precious grandson in her arms. Zhang Huaixiu became anxious when she heard this: "What, a war? What kind of war is he fighting? What if there is a war?"
Anyway..."
Mrs. Zhang teased her grandson and said nonchalantly: "Hey, there are more than a hundred warriors under one lord here, and they are not as big as the Bianhe Gang's gang fights. Your father has one or two under his command here.
What can happen to the hundred people? Besides, Lord Fujiwara has always been respectful to your father and treated him as a grandfather. This time, he came to the door in person to plead. Your father has a soft-spoken temper, so you have the nerve not to help? Moreover?
Fujiwara said that if we fight for this golden mountain, your father will get 10% of it..."
"Jinshan?" Xue Liang and Xiu'er were confused, but this was not the time to chat, so they signaled to Zhe Ziyu and Princess Yongqing, guarding them in the middle, and followed their mother towards the city.