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

August 15th, the Mid-Autumn Festival, is a time for drinking, admiring the moon, and family reunions.

Prince Qin's Mansion in Xining City has been bustling since morning. The stage has been set up, tables and chairs are arranged, and everyone's faces are beaming with joy.

People from the army, people from Broken Jade Tower, and people from the original residence were talking and laughing together, enjoying themselves.

Many of them were brought by Zhao Tan from Tokyo. Those who had family members followed them to Xining. Those who did not have family members were alone. Now they are coming to the Prince of Qin's Mansion to spend the festival together.

There are two large stages built in the mansion, one in the back house and one opposite the front hall. Opposite the front hall is an open square where a horse can run. The stage is more than ten feet high, draped in red and green, painted with gold and embroidery, and it is quite impressive. for the situation.

Zhao Tong was in a good mood. After talking to Lu Junyi for a while at the entrance of the front hall, he asked his senior brother to take charge of the order on the field, and then went to the back house with his hands behind his back.

As soon as they arrived in front of the Moon Gate, they saw Fu Jin and Yuan Ying coming out, cracking melon seeds, and holding little Zhao Xi next to them.

Zhao Tong asked them where they were going, and Yuan Ying said that Di Ji and Xiao Zhao Xi were going to the big stage in front to watch a show.

At this time, there were actually not as many rules as in later dynasties. There were many people in front with their families, including wives and children, and it was bustling and bustling.

Zhao Tie looked at Fu Jin and said, "Have you received any letters from Peng Ju lately?"

Fu Jin's face turned red, he lowered his head and said, "Senior Brother Yue has sent two or three letters."

Zhao Tong touched his chin and thought for a while: "I'm afraid two or three letters are an approximate number. I can't say how many. But I just received one. Next time you write him a reply and ask him to come over."

Fu Jin asked doubtfully: "Second brother asked Senior Brother Yue to come over for military discussions?"

Zhao Tong shook his head: "What about the military? Just ask him to take you away. He is not a young man. I don't want to keep a sister-in-law in my house."

Fu Jin was immediately embarrassed and stamped his feet: "I won't tell my second brother anymore, he always makes fun of me."

After saying that, he pulled Yuan Ying and ran away. Yuan Ying dragged little Zhao Xi, and little Zhao Xi shouted: "Dad, don't tell aunt to leave. Don't tell aunt to leave."

Zhao Tong watched them go away, shook his head, and entered the back house.

There is a small stage here. All the operas are performed by women. The maids and women in the palace are performing. Qi Hongyu is hosting. To be honest, it is not good-looking. It does not have martial arts and acrobatics compared to the previous big operas. No wonder Fujin and his wife are performing. One wants to go out and watch.

There were not many people on the seats, but they were all present. Xiao Min was also holding little Zhao Yue, and everyone stood up to greet him when he came.

Zhao Tong waved his hand, and went over to take little Zhao Yue into his arms. The little guy suddenly left his mother's arms and was a little confused. He screamed "babble" and struggled a little.

Zhao Tong couldn't help but feel happy when he looked at her pink little face. He lowered his head and came. This time, the little guy stopped moving. He looked at Zhao Tong with two big black grape-like eyes and pushed forward randomly with his little hands.

Zhao Tong laughed loudly and was about to do it again, but saw the little guy turned his head to the side with a "snap", quite disgusted.

"You actually knew how to avoid it. Could it be that you hate being a father?" Zhao Tong stretched out his hand to pinch her little face and said with a smile.

The little guy immediately became unhappy. He looked at Xiao Min next to him and reached out to hug him, but he didn't cry like other children.

"Your Majesty, give it to me." Xiao Min took the little one from Zhao Tong and said with a smile: "This child is very strong. He hasn't cried much since he was a month old."

"It's not bad if you don't cry." Zhao Tong nodded: "How can my daughter cry when she's fine? By the way, when she's over one year old, I'll make a potion to soak her body, and when she's three years old, I'll teach her martial arts."

Xiao Min said: "Erlang, no... can you practice martial arts?"

Zhao Tong shook his head and said: "How can that be done? When the time comes, you will have to pass on your father's Dragon Palm Technique and Lotus Stick Technique."

Xiao Min was stunned when he heard this. The Kanglong Palm Technique was opened and closed, extremely powerful. It was always practiced by men. How could it be practiced by women?
She looked at the pink and jade-carved little Zhao Yue in her arms, and there appeared in front of her eyes a beautiful girl with flying palms and kicks, rudely using the Dragon Palm, and she immediately bit her lip: "I will not teach my daughter this palm technique."

Zhao Tong wondered: "Why don't you teach?"

Xiao Min said nothing, hugged little Zhao Yue and returned to her seat, never looking at him again.

Zhao Tong was puzzled, but he didn't ask. He teased little Zhao Yi for a while, told Qi Hongyu to start the banquet on time, and then left the back house.

The Song Dynasty attached great importance to the Mid-Autumn Festival, and even those who bought wine on credit had to celebrate this festival. Especially in Tokyo, Luoyang and other places, even the beggars on the street had to buy a few small moon cakes to eat.

At this time, the lobby in front was even more lively, with about two to three hundred people. Liu Suiyun also came over and sat in front of the stage to explain to the crowd the origins of the play on the stage. Otherwise, most of them were just watching the excitement, and it was so cloudy and foggy. .

Zhao Tong came over with his hands behind his back, stood up and saluted, smiled and motioned for everyone to sit down, and then walked leisurely to a pavilion not far away without watching the show. There was a person sneaking around in the pavilion. .

Zhao Tong coughed, and the man was startled. He stood up and looked back to see that it was Zhao Tong. He couldn't help but exclaimed: "Young Master, Young Master..."

Zhao Tong took a few steps forward, grabbed his sleeve, and saw a money bag in his hand, and said, "Ouyang Bei, how much money are you stealing here? Can you save money?"

Ouyang Bei looked embarrassed: "Sir, my subordinate is now a general after all. He gets a lot of salary every month. I can't spend it all."

Zhao Tong sneered: "Is it because we can't spend all the money? Is it because there are no hooks in Xining City?"

There are no Goulan tile shops in Xining City, and there is no shortage of brothels and taverns, but Ouyang Bei loves the style of Goulan, so he saves money by not having them here.

"Sir, sit down..." Ouyang Bei put a red cloth on his face and wiped the stone pillar with his hand.

Zhao Tong sat down, looked over at Zhou Chu, and hurriedly asked someone to bring tea.

Zhao Tong pointed to the opposite side: "You sit down too."

"Yes, Young Master..." Ouyang Bei was one of the first group of subordinates that Zhao Tong accepted. At that time, Zhao Tong was only nine years old, and he was considered a confidant who followed him around.

They, the people of Broken Yulou, have always called Young Master Zhao Tong, not Prince, and there are not many rules. When Zhao Tong says sit down, he means sit down.

After taking a sip of tea, Zhao Tong said, "Don't you have any plans to start a family yet?"

Ouyang Bei always felt numb when he heard this, and he didn't know how to answer.

Zhao Tong stretched out his hand and pointed to the stage: "Many people have already married, some of them came to me with you, and now their children are all enlightened!"

Ouyang Bei glanced over there, and there was a child looking over. He obviously recognized him and made a face for him. Ouyang Bei muttered: "Master, this one, this one..."

Zhao Tong snorted: "Huang Gu has been married for a few years now, and he and Qiongying have two children. What do you want for this?" When Ouyang Bei heard about Huang Gu, he became furious and said: "Young Master , that scoundrel deceived everyone so hard that he didn’t say it, he didn’t say it, he was the owner in the building at that time who said most categorically, I am a martial arts idiot, I will never marry in my life, how can I have a good family? , I immediately married my wife without even thinking of running to the north. I am really a hypocritical villain."

Zhao Tong squinted at him, and after a long while he said, "Are you jealous of Huang Gu?"

"Ah?" Ouyang Bei was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly waved his hands like a fan: "Master, Master, how can I be jealous of that scoundrel? He doesn't keep his word, he's not a man!"

Zhao Tong smiled when he heard this, took another sip of tea, and then said, "If you really don't want to get married, you can adopt a son from your elder brother in the future."

Ouyang Bei was stunned: "Young master... I am a subordinate. I am free to adopt an adopted son. What does an adopted son do?"

"You bastard!" Zhao Tong looked at his confused expression and shook the table so hard that the tea bowl jumped.

Ouyang Bei was so frightened that he immediately stood up, placed his hands tightly on his legs, and walked upright, not daring to move. This was what Zhao Tong had told him earlier to stand up when he made a mistake.

Looking at his appearance, Zhao Tong frowned and said, "Everyone thinks about making his wife a yinzi, but have you never thought about it?"

Feng Yinzi? Ouyang Bei was stunned. He had indeed never thought about this. His family had been born in the world for generations, and they were just fighting for happiness and fame. His Ouyang family was a rich family, dominating the Southwest Road. Not only did he have many brothers, but also many cousins. Young, the clan is also prosperous, and there is even a fifth-generation ancestor who is still alive, a hidden master who has surpassed the realm of a master.

So he never thought about the inheritance of incense. After all, there were many people in the family, and he was the one who could live freely and freely. Now that Zhao Tong mentioned the matter of granting his wife Yinzi a temple, he was immediately stunned.

Never thought about it, indeed never thought about it.

Zhao Tong looked at his expression and said calmly: "Put down your military duties tomorrow and go out."

"Ah?" Ouyang Bei came back to his senses: "Sir, go, where are you going?"

Zhao Tong said: "Go to Hebei, go to Tian Hu in Taihang Mountain, send a secret letter to Huang Gu, and give me a password."

"Yes, Young Master!" Ouyang Bei wondered, not knowing what was going on and he had to go and deliver it himself.

"If you go, don't come back. Ask Huang Gu to arrange for you to be in Tian Hu's army. You come from a green forest and have a good family background. Tian Hu will not doubt you."

"Master, you are not coming back?"

"Don't come back yet. Wait for the opportunity over there. It won't take long before there will be chaos over there."

Ouyang Bei scratched his head, looked around, and then whispered: "Sir, what is the password?"

Zhao Tong narrowed his eyes and said, "You want to know now?"

Ouyang Bei was stunned, suddenly feeling that something was not right.

"I want to know now, so I'll tell you. But it's a festive day, so I'm afraid you'd know in advance that you won't be able to drink or eat."

"Son..."

"The password is to tell Huang Gu to ask Qiongying to choose a virtuous and virtuous woman to marry you there!"

"what……"

After Zhao Tong finished speaking, he stood up and left, completely ignoring Ouyang Bei who was already pale-faced behind him. These bachelors were annoying to look at, especially during the holidays.

As he was walking, he suddenly saw Bai Ba Bai Zhan not far away who was excitedly discussing the drama. He raised his eyebrows, snorted, and hurried over...

The luncheon was served, and people drank and drank until the sun went down in the west. After the moon rose, the banquet was taken down, and tea was held at the end of the month.

Zhao Tong sat at the main table. There were not many people at his table. Liu Suiyun, Lu Junyi, and little Zhao Xi were also sitting next to him. If there were no such rules at the time, how could children be invited to join the table? This table, but today is a reunion festival, so I am used to it.

Zhao Tong was already slightly drunk at this time. He raised his head and looked at the sky. Just when he was about to say a few words, he saw the housekeeper coming to report that there was someone outside the house who wanted to see him.

He asked who it was, and the housekeeper said: "An adult is leading a child. He must have rushed in after closing the city gate. He announced that he came from Xingqing Mansion in Hexi Province on the order of the prince, and his surname is Song and Qing..."

Zhao Tong nodded and said, "Bring him in."

The ones who came were Iron Fan Song Qing and his son. He was somewhat interested in Song Qing, because among all the heroes in Liangshan, every nickname represented some skill. Even if they were bragging, they would brag a few words, and no matter how bad they were, they would describe some characteristics. It is harmful to others.

For example, Wang Ying is a little shorter and has the word "tiger" in his nickname. Although Bai Sheng's nickname is a mouse, it is a day mouse. A mouse that dares to walk around during the day means that it is very courageous. But this iron fan is useless. A nickname for trash because no one knows how to fan themselves with an iron fan.

If Song Qing used fans as weapons, it would be understandable to call them iron fans, but the problem is that Song Qing did not actually use fans, and he never had an iron fan of any shape.

There was nothing outstanding about Song Qing, and he didn't even seem to have any martial arts skills. No one had ever mentioned that he liked spears and sticks, and he had no record of fighting with others, nor did he make any plans. He was responsible for arranging banquets in Liangshan.

But Zhao Tong discovered two differences between Song and Qing.

The first point is that Song Jiang is good at getting to know heroes in the world, but if someone comes to seek refuge with him, no matter how high or low he is, he will accept them all, so he will stay in Zhuang Shangguan Valley, chasing his company all day long, and will not get tired of it; if he wants to get up, he will try his best to help . The most important thing is squandering, treating gold like dirt. When people ask him for money or things, he doesn't hesitate.

Tateya not only has to take care of food, but also provides accommodation, that is, food and housing. So many people need money for food and accommodation, which is not a small sum every day. Moreover, when someone leaves, he still pays for travel expenses, and he doesn't shirk when someone borrows money.

If you only rely on your family's money to maintain such a large amount of expenditure, you will definitely be left with nothing. Song Taigong is already old and has no way to make money. So only Song Qing, who must have special financial management skills, can make money make money. , Only in this way can Song Jiang's extravagant spending be supported.

Song Jiang was a lowly official with poor martial arts skills. How could he earn such a great reputation and make friends with so many people in the world? After all, it relies on money, and the cool and unrestrained energy with which he uses money makes people love and respect him.

Therefore, the Song and Qing Dynasties must have the ability to make money.

The second point is that Zhao Tong discovered that although Song Qing had never shown a fondness for wielding swords and sticks, and had never actually fought with others, Song Qing actually had martial arts skills.

He was able to discover it because he already had the skills of a grandmaster at that time, and he was able to detect the clues, but even a grandmaster might not be able to see this.

So, where will Song Qing's martial arts be? In the past few years, Liangshan had fought wars and conquered Tianhu. Even if they lost troops and generals, Song and Qing never took action. What was he holding back?
This was also the reason why when Zhao Tong met Song Qing for the first time, he asked Song Qing's son Song Anping to come into the house to accompany him.

For such a deep and secretive person, he is not at ease until he is completely loyal, and he must be able to hold it in his hands.

After watching for a moment, a man in Tsing Yi and a child between 14 and 5 years old were brought to the front by the housekeeper.

(End of this chapter)