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

Chapter 291 Planning, Dividing Treasures, Guessing
The next day, Rendian Street, in a mansion not far from Fanlou.

Fan Xuewen was lying on the rosewood couch and kept screaming "Ouch", while Mr. Wu sat beside him and comforted him.

"Dadong family, fortunately, the officials were kind enough to revise the punishment system and change the big battles of Taizu's execution to small ones. Otherwise, if you are beaten with twenty killing sticks, you will have broken bones and tendons if you don't die, and you won't be able to get out of bed from now on."

Fan Xuewen endured the pain: "Even if it's a small battle, [-] blows will almost kill you. How can those sent to the army survive the [-] sticks when they entered the camp?"

Mr. Wu said: "Naturally, if you have nothing to do with money, but you are a good man, if you are not a good man, you will be killed."

"Oh, it's really hard!" Fan Xuewen cried out in pain, lying on the couch.

Last night Zhao Tun ran back from the courtyard to the west building, even though he didn't even want the oiran lady, and he didn't go to settle the expenses in the pavilion.

The officials were furious, so they wanted to kill him on the spot. In the end, Li Shishi pleaded for mercy. It took only twenty battles, and he couldn't get out of bed.

Fan Xuewen said with a sad face, "Mr. Wu, isn't this an innocent disaster? The matter of the official father and son was finally blamed on me. There is no way to justify it after a good fight."

Mr. Wu sighed: "This matter... well, don't think about it again, big boss, there is still a trouble at the moment, so we need to make arrangements early."

Fan Xuewen shuddered when he heard the word trouble, and hurriedly said: "I beat you too, what trouble is there?"

Mr. Wu shook his head, looked at Fan Xuewen and said, "Could it be that the boss forgot Zhao Yuannu?"

Fan Xuewen was annoyed when he heard the words: "Last night, it was all because of this little hoof, and before it's time to punish her, she won't be an oiran again in the future, she will be sent down to do laundry, cooking, and rough work, making her suffer, it's more uncomfortable than beating and scolding. "

Mr. Wu said: "Da Dong's family understands people's hearts. It is easy to go from being frugal to being extravagant, but it is difficult to go from being extravagant to being frugal. On a daily basis, when you fall into the clouds, it is indeed worse than death. It's just..."

Fan Xuewen paused after hearing his tone, and asked, "Just what?"

Mr. Wu stroked his beard, with a serious expression on his face: "Didn't the boss see it last night? King Qi seems to have come here just for this Zhao Yuannu, otherwise why would he go to war? Yuan Nu was left in the front building, but according to King Qi's temperament, how could he let it go?"

Fan Xuewen lay down on the bed and thought for a while: "That's right! What Mr. said is very true. I think that the Prince of Qi is irritable and fierce, and he acts cunningly and viciously. He must be that kind..."

Upon hearing the words, Mr. Wu hurriedly said: "Da Dong, please be careful with your words, be careful with your words."

Fan Xuewen was startled immediately, couldn't help looking out the window, and said doubtfully, "Mr. Wu..."

Mr. Wu said in a low voice: "King Qi is in charge of the army, and the commander patrols day and night, and I heard that there are many strangers around him. Now that the matter is not over, the Dadong's house is no better than the official residence, so you must be extremely careful when you speak!"

Fan Xuewen took a deep breath when he heard the words: "Yes, yes, I think that year when the Liao people staged a competition, it was King Qi who presided over it. I went to watch it, and there were many high-ranking people who came and went like walking on the ground. .”

Mr. Wu nodded, and Fan Xuewen said in a low voice: "King Qi will not give up, so according to what Mr. Wu sees, what should we do?"

Mr. Wu said: "Since the king of Qi likes Zhao Yuannu, we can no longer let her show her face and sing and dance with others."

Fan Xuewen said: "That's natural. If the King of Qi is thinking about it, how dare he let her accompany the guests, who is not afraid of the sharpness of the blade!"

Mr. Wu said again: "Zhao Yuannu was originally as famous as Li Shishi. Now that Li Shishi is not here, it is difficult to leave her alone. I think the big boss might as well bring out a few more oirans. As for Zhao Yuannu..."

"Could it be sent directly to the palace?" Fan Xuewen interjected.

"It's not right, it's too reckless, let alone..." Mr. Wu glanced at Fan Xuewen: "It's fine for people with the same surname not to marry, and it's fine for ordinary people to sneak around. How can a prince become a prince? Going blatantly and being seen by others, King Qi accepts it." Still not accepting it? If you accept it, you will always be given a title, but wouldn’t you break the thought of that chair!”

"Mr. is right." Fan Xuewen's heart moved, and he said, "That chair?"

Mr. Wu nodded: "Although the crown prince is in power, there is still hope!"

Fan Xuewen took a deep breath: "Please teach me, sir."

"You might as well give Zhao Yuannu a separate yard so that he can raise his children without having to do anything. Write a letter and send it to the palace, and let His Royal Highness Qi Wang decide for himself." Send it to the mansion, if the King of Qi cares about it, he will even bring someone from the courtyard to send it, and the King of Qi can go whenever he wants to go."

Fan Xuewen said happily: "Mr.'s words are very good. I think that this time I will take the pot for King Qi and give away the oiran of the house. King Qi will definitely not forget Fanlou's friendship, so I will lean on this big tree. If King Qi can really sit on it in the future That chair, I, Fan Lou..."

Mr. Wu nodded slightly: "That's it, Da Dong's thinking is correct."

The two smiled at each other.

Zhao Tun was ill, although he didn't know where the illness was, what the name of the illness was, and how he felt uncomfortable, but he was ill, very seriously ill, so ill that he couldn't get out of bed.

So he wrote a letter, intending to report illness to Emperor Daojun. He didn't plan to attend the celebration banquet tomorrow night, and he wanted to recuperate at home.

Originally, Huang Gu was going to send a letter, but coincidentally, Huang Gu was also ill and planned to send Su Shi there, but Su Shi sprained his foot while walking and could not enter the palace with a limp.

Zhao Tang couldn't help lamenting that the world is difficult, people's hearts are not ancient, and the team is getting more and more difficult to lead. In the end, there is no way to send someone to the prefect to call Tan Zhen, and let Tan Zhen go to the palace.

As a result, just at noon, Tan Zhen came back dejectedly, saying that the officials did not approve of the matter on the booklet, and that even if he was lifted, he had to be carried to the celebration banquet.

Zhao Tuan had no choice but to send Tan Zhen away and sat in a daze in the gazebo, thinking that I would make you as angry as an old man, and the celebration banquet for the King of Qin should be avoided if possible, why should I carry it away...

He drank his tea and looked around in a daze. It was early autumn, the flowers and plants in the house were still very delicate, the fish in the pool under the pavilion were still lively, and the wind was still warm.

The celebration banquet is not a good place, not only the ministers of the court and the generals who conquered Wang Qing this time will participate, but also the crown prince will also appear.

On the surface, he and Zhao Huan have a good relationship, and they don't want to make things unpleasant because of Qinggong's moving to the king, and they avoid the celebration banquet. so high.

But now pretending to be sick is not enough, even if Lai stays in the mansion, the Emperor Daojun might really send several eunuchs to carry him away.

When Zhao Tun was feeling worried, suddenly the official came to report that several princes and concubines from the palace had arrived.

This was what was explained yesterday, yesterday he sent someone into the palace to give Zheng Niangniang a gift of jewelry, saying that he still had something to give to his siblings, but he did not expect to arrive on time today.

After a while, I saw several people coming to the gazebo, but it was Zhao Jinluo leading Zhao Hu'er, Zhao Fujin leading Zhao Yingluo, followed by Zhao Gou and Zhao Mo.

Zhao Tang looked at the accompanying eunuch wonderingly: "Why hasn't Zhang Eunban come over?"

The little eunuch hurriedly stepped forward and said in a low voice: "My lord, the guard was beaten by the officials for some reason last night, and he is still lying on the bed and can't get up. Tell the guard to come here, what's the big deal?" Send it to the lord."

Zhao Tun blinked, and after saying "Oh", he looked at the few people in front of him.

At the front is Zhao Jinluo, Zhao Jinluo is his half-sister, one year older than Zhao Fujin, ranking fourth among the imperial daughters.

Empress Zheng has one son and five daughters, but the two daughters, Shoushu Diji and Rongshu Diji, both died young. Now there are only four people left: Zhao Tuo, Zhao Yupan, Zhao Jinluo and Zhao Huer.

Zhao Yingluo, whom Zhao Fujin was holding in his hand, was the daughter of the late Wang Guifei. She was not of the same mother as the others, but because she was Zhao Huer's playmate, Zhao Tian also called her over.

As for calling Zhao Gou over here, it was because he was the only one among the princes in the palace who was powerful and capable of shooting bows and knives, so he was considered a free bodyguard.

And Zhao Tang also wanted to take a look at him, after all, this kid was not pure in mind, so looking at him every now and then would help him to be more honest.

Zhao Mo is the cowardly one among the princes. He is usually the little follower of Zhao Fen and Zhao Gou, but both he and Zhao Fen are Zhao Fujin's younger brothers, and they admire Zhao Fen very much, so they also ask him to come over.

At this moment when everyone saw the ceremony, Zhao Tang's eyes fell on Zhao Hu'er, and Zhao Hu'er's eyes rolled: "Erguo, what good things can you give me?"

Zhao Tong laughed and said, "Why are you still talking like this? It's not a matter of tooth loss. I'm afraid the tongue is a bit big?"

Zhao Hu'er immediately changed from joy to sadness when she heard the words, and finally her small mouth was flattened, and two teardrops began to roll back and forth in her eyes.

Zhao Jinluo hurriedly coaxed: "Don't cry, Hu'er, second brother is just teasing you, my Hu'er has a big tongue, it will be all right if she grows two years older."

Zhao Hu'er looked at Zhao Jinluo, and said in disbelief, "Fourth sister lied to me, how can a big tongue be made smaller?"

Zhao Jinluo smiled and said: "Of course I can. How could I lie to Miss Thirteen? The second brother brought back good things this time, but you can choose."

Only then did Zhao Hu'er stop her tears, she looked at Zhao Tun and said, "Erguo, Your Majesty said you have a lot of treasures, go to your Majesty this morning to say hello, Your Majesty wants me to ask for two more, say yes, say yes... I will give it to Hu'er in the future." Make a dowry."

Zhao Tang touched his chin when he heard the words, how old is he, and he is about to start saving dowry?What's so good about saving dowry?In the future, it will not be cheaper for others.

He laughed and said, "Hu'er is only thinking about the dowry when she is only a few years old, how about second brother give you a few more, and go to the empress's place to exchange for sweets?"

Zhao Hu'er immediately became happy when she heard the words, and said joyfully, "It would be best if I can exchange for sugar, I will exchange it with my mother when I go back."

At this time Zhao Gou said: "Second brother, do you have strong bow soldiers?"

Zhao Tun glanced at him, thinking where are those things, originally Li Zhu's Wuwang Sword was pretty good, but it was a pity that it was destroyed, but even if it wasn't destroyed, I couldn't give it to you.

He shook his head: "Where are the thieves making trouble, there are precious soldiers and strong bows. If it is ordinary, you will not be able to use it smoothly."

"That's true." Zhao Gou nodded hastily, and then looked at Zhao Mo: "Old Eleven, the second brother praised me for my martial arts skills. I can't take advantage of ordinary weapons. Are you convinced?"

Zhao Mo was not convinced, and said perfunctorily: "I will serve Brother Ninth, Brother Nine is very skilled in martial arts!"

Zhao Gou immediately puffed up his chest, and Zhao Tang looked amused, and ordered: "Go and bring one of the lacquered boxes from the library."

Not long after, two guards brought a big box, which contained the jewels and jade brought back by Huaixi.

Originally, apart from the offerings to the Emperor Daojun, there were still three boxes left, one was sent directly to the palace for Zheng Niangniang, and one was given to the small ones, and he kept a whole box for himself.

The ones left behind are not sent to the Suiyulou cabinet, after all, after a trip to Huaixi, they are much richer, and they have some things in their hands, so they can be rewarded from time to time.

Seeing the box fall to the ground, Zhao Hu'er ran forward and wanted to lift the lid, but the box was not made of ordinary wood, and she was not strong enough, so she didn't lift it a few times, so she looked behind.

Zhao Gou said: "I still have to do it!"

He went over to open the lid of the box, and was suddenly dazzled by the jewels inside, he couldn't open his eyes, and said in a panic: "Second brother, so... so many treasures?"

Zhao Tong nodded, Zhao Gou belonged to the poor one among the princes, his mother Wei Shi was not favored, not even a concubine. .

And Zhao Fujin, Zhao Fu, Zhao Mo and other siblings were not much better, including Zhao Yingluo. Although his mother had the title of concubine, she passed away early. Don't look like the prince Diji, but in fact she is very tight.

In the palace, the princes and daughters whose mothers were not around were all taken care of by Madam Zheng, but in fact Madam Zheng couldn't take care of them, after all, the expenses in the palace had to be paid by the Emperor Daojun in the end.

The Emperor Daojun's family is extravagant, and he can spend whatever he wants. A Gen Yue has piled up countless silver coins and has not yet completed the construction. The money in the internal treasury is simply not enough, so how can he care about these children.

So besides Zhao Jinluo and Zhao Hu'er present, no matter Zhao Fujin, Zhao Yingluo, Zhao Gou or Zhao Mo, they were all short of cash.

In the harem of the Song emperor, in fact, except for the queen who was probably born in the general family, the other concubines, Mrs. Yiyuan, etc., were almost all from small families, and very few came from rich families.

Like Qin Hui's wife, Wang Shi, who is the granddaughter of Wang Gui, the prime minister of the Shenzong Dynasty, and a side branch of the Wang family in Taiyuan. Included in the harem as a concubine.

And this further determines that those princes and concubines whose mothers died early are really not very good except for eating and drinking, because the relatives on the mother's side can't be counted on.

Although the Song Dynasty was rich and prosperous, Taizu was once "struggled by a penny for a hero" in Guadai when he was young. Perhaps since then, he has left a shadow in his heart, and even lived a very simple life after he ascended the throne.

The imperial palace of the Song Dynasty was the smallest in all dynasties. Taizu, Renzong, Zhezong, etc. were famous frugal emperors. Looking at the entire Song Dynasty, except for the Taoist emperor, there were not many extravagant ones. As for Emperor Taizong, although he spent money There are many, but most of them are used in warfare.

Therefore, the Song Palace is no more luxurious than those later dynasties. It is small in scale and has few good things. Even if the Emperor Daojun is extravagant and expands Yanfu Palace and builds Genyue, there are not many treasures in Genyue. The stones obtained by exploiting the people.

The expenses in the palace are already high, and these shy princes and concubines can only wait until they go out to start a mansion or get married before there will be a turning point.

So now whether Zhao Gou or Zhao Mo saw a box of treasures, their eyes lit up, and they were still a little panicked.

Zhao Tong stared at Zhao Gou for a few moments, then looked at the others, and said with a smile: "It's rare to go out once, last time it was Longyou, but Longyou is barren, there is nothing worth bringing back, this time to suppress bandits It’s still something to gain, it’s a gift from Second Brother to you, let’s pick three pieces each, right, Hu’er picks five pieces.”

Zhao Hu'er immediately clapped her hands when she heard the words, and was about to choose, Zhao Gou suddenly said: "Second brother, three are too many, I just want one."

Zhao Tang saw that his eyes were not out of the box, and he knew he was telling the truth, and said with a smile: "Jiu Geer will go out to open a mansion in two years, how can he not have something to look good in his hand, brothers are no better than Di Ji, when he gets married, the palace will give you A dowry, my brother did not have such things when he opened the house, and I also left the imperial city empty-handed back then."

Zhao Gou heard the words and said in a low voice: "Second brother, then I will not be polite."

Zhao Tong said: "Don't be polite, hurry up and choose, don't you think I will keep you at home for dinner?"

Several people laughed, and Zhao Tang said again: "It's best to keep this matter a secret, don't let daddy know, if you know it, you will accept it if you don't know it, and in the end the bamboo basket fetching water is useless, and you have to suffer together punishment."

Zhao Gou said: "Second brother, don't worry, we all understand this, even the mother will not tell."

Zhao Tang nodded and watched several people choose, but it was Zhao Fujin who picked it first, choosing a suet jade bracelet, a bead chain, and a green hairpin inlaid with precious stones.

"Second brother, I've chosen." Zhao Fujin stood aside, his aqua blue skirt swaying in the wind.

Zhao Tang looked at her hands and said with a smile: "Fu Jin has good eyesight, the gemstone on that hairpin is a pearl of light, and its value is more than worth the other two."

Zhao Fujin smiled sweetly: "Second brother, I just took this light pearl because I recognized it, I didn't expect to be seen through by second brother."

Zhao Tun smiled and said, "That's the best."

Zhao Fujin said: "Second brother will send it out like this, don't you want to save some?"

Zhao Tong shook his head and said, "I will come back after all the money is gone, and give it to my younger brothers and sisters, and talk about whether to keep it or not."

Zhao Fujin suddenly stared at him, and said softly: "Second brother has not married a princess, so he should leave some for his future sister-in-law."

Zhao Tong was taken aback when he heard the words, and then he laughed: "Fu Jin, your family is not married yet, so you are thinking about your second brother, but Mo Xuezong's tune, the second brother is most afraid of hearing this."

Zhao Fujin also smiled and said, "Second brother, it's Fujin who is talking too much."

Zhao Tong smiled and shook his head, looking at the others.

At this time, Zhao Jinluo, Zhao Gou, and Zhao Mo had all been selected, leaving only Zhao Huer and Zhao Yingluo still dazzled and unable to choose.

The two children didn't know whether it was good or bad, they just looked for something shiny and eye-catching. In the end, it took about a quarter of an hour to finish the calculation, but their eyes were still peeking at the box, a little bit reluctant to part.

Seeing that they had chosen well, Zhao Tang ordered the guards to pack a few pieces and hand them over to the eunuch. They were for Zhang Di. He had hinted at Zhang Di when he was in the palace last time, but now this guard has been punished. When the Emperor Jun couldn't type it out, he asked the little eunuch to sneak it over.

After instructing the little eunuch to watch them leave, Zhou Chu suddenly came to report.

Zhao Tang heard this, but the spies stationed outside Liang Shanshui Po received Dai Zong's secret letter and hurried back to Tokyo without stopping, and they were now asking for an interview outside.

He asked Zhou Chu to take him to the study, then took Dai Zong's secret letter, opened it, and couldn't help frowning.

It turned out that Liangshan army and horses attacked Zengtou City, and Chao Gai, the king of Tota, was shot by Shi Wengong's arrow and died of poison.

But then Dai Zong wrote in the letter that he had stolen Shi Wengong's arrow to see, but he didn't find it poisonous, so he suspected that Chao Gai actually died at the hands of Liang Shan's own family.

And Dai Zong also described all kinds of strange things when he attacked Zengtou City. Lin Chong divided half of the troops but did not help.

Chao Gai was fine all the way back, until Lin Chong put on the golden sore medicine and found out that it was a poisonous arrow.

And is the poison on the arrow or on the medicine?Dai Zong expressed doubts in the letter, and mentioned that Lin Chong had killed the chieftain Wang Lun before.

When Chao Gai was dying, he said, "Whoever can avenge him can be the master of Liangshan."

Obviously, Chao Gai also suspected that he was killed by his own family, Song Jiang and Lin Chong, so he left this last sentence, and did not want to pass on the position of the leader of Liangshan to Song Jiang or Lin Chong.

So Dai Zong thought something was wrong, so he wrote his own guesses into the letter.

After Zhao Tun read the letter, he gently placed it on the table, then walked out of the door with his hands behind his back, looking towards the due east, lost in thought for a while.

(End of this chapter)