King of Song

Chapter 288 Chapter [-] The Four Princes

"How? Any news?"

Jing and Layman walked quickly into a remote and secret Buddhist hall. As soon as they entered the door, they saw the iron-faced suzerain and Jiang Leiting standing in the hall.

Around the Buddhist hall, there are quite a few elite guards in the open and in the dark, and no one else will be allowed to approach casually. Such an important secret must not be lost.

They're back, and whether it's good or bad, there's news.Jing and Lay were quite urgent, and the feeling of "being closer to the hometown and being more timid" became stronger.

It has been suppressed for 20 years, and I have become accustomed to it and deal with it indifferently.But the appearance of Meng Ruoying and Xurixiangyun jade pendant completely ignited the feeling of missing her child in her heart, like a cathartic flood, it was difficult to control.There is no mood for any time, so urgent as this moment.

The iron-faced suzerain stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Fortunately, I didn't disgrace my life!"

"Found it? Where is it?" Hearing this answer, Jinghe Layman was so excited that he couldn't bear it any longer. He rushed forward and grabbed the arms of the iron-faced suzerain, and asked anxiously.There was endless anticipation and joy in the eyes full of tears, God is sorry, there is finally news.

"My lord, everything is fine, but it's not here!" The iron-faced suzerain said: "However, please ask Madam to see someone first!"

"Who?" Jing and layman couldn't help being a little disappointed.

"Sister Lin!"

A shout sounded in the Buddhist hall, and a middle-aged man who was not tall and slightly fat was standing there, staring at Jinghe layman with tears in his eyes.His whole body was shaking, his facial features were even a little distorted, his mouth kept shaking, but he couldn't say a word, he was so excited.

The long-lost but very familiar voice, the voice that I have been looking forward to for 20 years, Jing and the layman were slightly taken aback, looking back, there seemed to be some disbelief in their eyes, or infinite surprise, and whispered: "Xiao Wulang, is that you?" ? Kogoro..."

"It's me! It's me!"

The middle-aged man in the Buddhist hall is Gu Qi, but at this moment, his name should be He Wu, Xiao Wulang!
A very touching scene appeared. When they reunited 20 years later, Jing He and Gu Qi looked at each other, weeping uncontrollably.

"Sister Lin, back then I thought you... I didn't expect you to be fine all the time, so good!" Gu Qi was so excited, what kind of mood did he think that a person who had unfortunately died "resurrected from the dead"?At this moment, Gu Qi's joy was beyond words.

"Fortunately, I was rescued by the masters of Jingxin Nunnery after falling into the water, and I have been living here." Jinghe Layman still sighed when thinking about what happened back then.

"Oh!" Gu Qi couldn't help feeling remorse again, annoyed, "Look at me, I don't know how to search around Yingtian Mansion..."

"It's fine if you didn't look for it. The situation was critical back then. If you stayed longer, I'm afraid we would all be in danger..." Jinghe Lay said here, then changed the subject and asked the most concerned question: "Where is my child? His name is What's his name? Is he all right?"

"Okay, okay!" Gu Qi nodded with tears in his eyes, "I took him all the way to Jiangning and almost died of starvation, but fortunately, he was rescued by the old lady of the Meng family in Jiangning.

At that time, firstly, it was due to livelihood, and secondly, the Meng family was rewarded by Emperor Taizong, with a detached status and would not be harassed, so they stayed in the Meng family, falsely claiming that the young master is my nephew, and let him suffer from such low-level treatment. Life……"

"No, you did a good job. If you hadn't rescued me back then, our mother and son would have been reduced to ashes in the fire. It would be great to be able to take him out and save his life." Jinghe Layman, iron face Both the suzerain and Jiang Leiting could imagine how difficult it was for Gu Qi back then.

A man with a child, such a clear goal, if he wanders outside, it will be difficult to hide his identity without a reasonable identity.The situation at that time was extremely dangerous.

The detached status of the Jiangning Meng family can provide them with shelter, and then obtain a covert identity.Being able to survive these years in peace has a lot to do with it.

Gu Qi continued: "When I named the child, I didn't dare to use my real surname, so I asked him to follow my sister's surname Lin. The single name has the word Zhao. Firstly, it is a homophony of the original surname. Secondly, I also hope that one day, he will be able to make a name for himself. Sister Lin, you have avenged your wrongdoing!"

"Lin Zhao?! It really is him!" Jinghe Layman laughed. He learned from Meng Ruoying and Gu Yuelun these days that Lin Zhao is a very good boy. With such a good son, what is there to be dissatisfied with?

"This child... oh, no!" Gu Qi stammered: "The young master is in the northwest now, and it seems that he has gone to Hehuang Tubo as an envoy. I think he will come back in a few days!"

"I really didn't expect that the young master has become an official, and he is also Zhao Xu's confidant!" Sect Master Tie Mian couldn't help but sigh with emotion. From the moment he heard the news, he felt quite awkward.

Gu Qi was also very helpless, and sighed: "It's a long story, although the status in the Meng family is low, but Mrs. Meng is kind and kind, and my cooking skills are not bad in the Meng family.

But what is the identity of the son?How can you just wander among the people?I have been trying to find a way to let the son recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors.But you also know the situation at that time, you really don't know who to trust, if you don't do it well, your son's life will be in danger.So I didn't dare to act rashly, and I never told you my real life experience!
Simply completely incognito, waiting for the opportunity.Later, Young Master Sun of the Meng Mansion reached the age of entering school and was short of a companion, so I begged Mrs. Meng to let the young master go.One is to read and write, and the other is to hope that one day the son will be able to pass the imperial examinations to high school, pass the family in the Golden Palace, meet the Holy One, and recognize each other as father and son!It's a pity that before the young master grows up and takes the exam, the official family will go west..."

Speaking of this, Lin Zhao's life experience is already obvious.

It is the son of Song Renzong, the veritable fourth prince of the Song Dynasty, and the dragon descendant of the royal family.

Song Renzong was a benevolent king, a good man, and a good emperor.

But God seems to be treating him a little unfairly, especially when it comes to heirs.

Three sons were born successively, Yang Wang Zhao Fang, Yong Wang Zhao Xin, Jing Wang Zhao Xi all died early, Emperor Renzong deeply regretted it.

Under such circumstances, the heir to the throne of the Great Song Dynasty had twists and turns and attracted more and more attention.

When she was childless in her early years, the then empress Cao took precautions and brought Zhao Zongshi, the thirteenth son of Zhao Yunrang, the king of Runan County, into the palace to raise her. The intention is self-evident.

Zhao Zongshi was not sent back to the palace until Yong Wang Zhao Xin was born.

But Zhao Xin died soon after, and Zhao Zongshi's status rose again.After Zhao Xi was born, her identity became embarrassing again!
The birth of a prince is a nightmare for Zhao Zongshi.The premature death of a prince is hope for him.

Zhao Zongshi has also become a veritable spare tire of the prince!

It's a pity that Zhao Xi also passed away early!

Under such circumstances, Zhao Zongshi, who has gradually grown into an adult and has become increasingly prominent in prestige and reputation, has become increasingly popular, and many officials have written letters asking for Zhao Zongshi to be established.

However, Song Renzong kept refusing to procrastinate for no other reason, that is, he wanted to have a son and pass on the throne to his own son.

Maybe it's because sincerity leads to spirit, and God is merciful. In the second year of Huangyou (1050), under the unremitting efforts of Emperor Renzong, the court lady Lin became pregnant, and the pregnancy was rather strange.

On the night of conception, Lin dreamed that the sky was full of auspicious clouds, and the sun was rising from the east, and then rushed directly into her arms.

In a word, dreams come true.In ancient times, it was a great auspicious omen.

You know, this is the case with Liu Che, the famous Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. At that time, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, the beauty Wang Zhi dreamed that he was pregnant and gave birth to Liu Che.

Song Renzong was overjoyed when he learned of this, and many experienced imperial physicians took the pulse, and they all said that Lin's womb was a boy.

After two times, it was confirmed that Song Renzong had high hopes for this son, and he believed that he would be a good son and a heroic heir.For this reason, Ouyang Xiu was specially invited to draw a pen and carve a jade pendant with a rising sun and auspicious clouds.

Although the child has not yet made a sound, he has already enjoyed the treatment of the heir to the empire.

At this time, someone can't sit still!

Once the prince is born, Zhao Zongshi, who is a backup, will never have another chance.He has been a spare tire for decades, and the throne is so close to him, almost at hand. How can he be willing to watch the throne be lost at this time?
Zhao Zongshi is not the only one who is not reconciled?And his father, Runan King Zhao Yunrang!

It's really interesting to say that this father and son are really hard-fated, and both generations of father and son are poor spare tires.

Song Zhenzong had no children in the past, and he raised Zhao Yun under his knees. He didn't want the emperor Zhao Zhen to be born later, and later Song Renzong.Zhao Yunrang was gifted back to the palace. He thought that he would never have anything to do with the throne in his life, and he didn't want God to take pity on his son again...

I can't be the emperor, and my son has the opportunity to become the prince, which can be regarded as fulfilling my wish.But as soon as Lin's pregnancy with a wealthy son happened, the father and son's sense of crisis immediately appeared.

Because of the experience of the father and son, they have a different kind of desire for the throne, and they have a deep resentment.Every time God gave them a chance, he pushed them into despair. Could it be that God deliberately teased them?
You know, Zhao Zongshi was an adult at this time, and his eldest son was over a year old, but he lost to an unborn younger brother.

How could Zhao Zongshi and his son easily give up the throne that is within reach?

Of course, they are not without opportunities. If the Lin family gives birth to a girl, the throne will still belong to him, Zhao Zongshi.But what if it was a boy?This is what worries them the most.

The best result is that the child will not be born directly.

In desperation, Zhao Zongshi and his son decided to take the risk and use extraordinary means.

This is not impossible, and probably not the first time it has been done.

Emperor Renzong's three sons died young, could it be that the baby was born with a deficiency and was seriously ill?Is there no human factor in it?
It seems that the palace of Renzong in the Northern Song Dynasty was not so safe!
Before that, on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month in the eighth year of Qingli, some guards made trouble in the palace, and Emperor Renzong was in danger.Fortunately, Empress Cao was born in the general family, and she was not chaotic in the face of danger. She commanded the maids and eunuchs to guard the palace gate. When reinforcements came, the rebellion was subsided in time.

How this rebellion started is unknown. The history books only record Empress Cao's calmness and ability, and the others seem to be kept secret.

Two years later, this black hand reached out to the Lin family, and to the unborn prince of the Song Dynasty.

One night, a fire broke out in the palace where Lin lived.After the soldiers of the Imperial Army put out the fire, they found many corpses, so everyone believed that the unborn little prince had died in the fire.

But shortly thereafter, the Secretary of the Imperial City determined that there was no Lin family among the corpses, and the grief-stricken and desperate Emperor Renzong once again had hope in his heart.Then it was learned that He Wu, a help cook in the dining room, was also missing, and he was Lin's fellow villager.So Emperor Renzong immediately sent a certain confidant to investigate and track down the whereabouts of Lin and his unborn child.

Lin survived by luck, precisely because He Wu saved her.

Because they are all from Zhuozhou, Lin, who is a court lady, takes care of He Wuduo, who is half a child.He Wu is a person who knows how to be grateful, and has been trying to repay...

That night, He Wu went to deliver the tonic meal as usual, and after handing it over to the servants of the harem, he was preparing to leave, not wanting to get angry in the palace.

When He Wu saw that it was Sister Lin's bedroom, he was shocked and rushed over in the chaos.Moreover, Lin was rescued in the fire scene. Unexpectedly, some of the soldiers of the Imperial Army intended to harm Lin, but luckily escaped.

In a panic, in order to escape the danger, He Wu took Lin Shi to escape from the side door of the dining room in the palace to transport vegetables.Who ever thought that after leaving the palace gate, it would be as difficult as going back to the sky!Moreover, there are still people who are constantly chasing and killing, which can be described as dangerous, and it is definitely lucky to be able to escape!And they also became a little frightened, the soldiers of the imperial army couldn't believe it, who else could they trust?
On the way to escape, Lin gave birth to a baby boy!When they couldn't escape together, they accidentally fell into the water in Yingtian Mansion. He Wu thought she was dead, so he took the child to Jiangning alone, and it was 20 years since they parted.

Such an experience can really be regarded as the adventures of the prince of Song Dynasty.

The iron-faced suzerain and Jiang Leiting understood everything at this moment, stepped forward and bowed and said, "He Wu, thank you for saving a bloodline for the late emperor!"

"It would be great if you could recognize your ancestors earlier!" Jiang Leiting couldn't help but sigh.

He Wuyou said: "I thought about it too, but at the end of the year the prince was born, the deserted case..."

It turned out that in the second year of Huangyou (1050), a man named Leng Qing met Qian Mingyi, the prefect of Kaifeng, and claimed to be the son of Renzong.Leng Qing said that her mother, Wang, was originally a court lady who was favored by Renzong and was pregnant. Because of a fire in the palace, she fled and was scattered outside the palace. She had no means of living, so she had to marry a commoner named Leng Xu and gave birth to a son. Named Leng Qing.In fact, Leng Qing is the son of the dragon seed, the blood of Renzong.Leng Qing, who is now an adult, came to recognize her father according to her mother's instructions, and she was evidenced by the embroidered douche that Renzong bestowed on Wang.

Qian Mingyi, the magistrate of Kaifeng, was a muddle-headed mediocre person. Seeing that Leng Qing's story was well-organized and there were evidences, he believed it a little earlier.Leng Qing observes the words and looks, and knows that the story she made up has already had an effect, so she acts out the play more and more realistically.He yelled at Qian Mingyi who was sitting upright in the courtroom: "Ming Yi can't afford it?"

Seeing his imposing manner, Qian Mingyi was even more surprised. He thought that if Leng Qing was really Renzong's son, that is, the prince, who would inherit the throne in the future, how could he dare to offend him? Be respectful in front of him.After the incident spread, Yushi Zhongcheng Han Jiang reported it to the court, but Renzong didn't know the authenticity, so he asked Kaifeng Mansion to push the official Zhao Gai and admonish official Bao Zheng to jointly try the case.

However, after all, Leng Qing is a man of the world. During the trial, he showed his flaws after a few rounds, and finally confessed that he was a handyman in a pharmacy because of his extraordinary appearance, beautiful temperament, and good personality. If his mental quality and behavior are determined, a man named Gao Ji'an planned for it, making him claim to be the son of Renzong living in exile, in an attempt to use Renzong's desire to have a son and get away with it.

The same fire, the same exiled prince, even the dragon and phoenix embroidered bellyband, Lin also owns it.When Huangyou was so sensitive in the second year, it was a bit too coincidental for such a similar thing to happen.

Leng Qing was beheaded, but it also created an inherent impression on the subjects of the Song Dynasty.If at this time, someone came out and claimed that it was because of the fire that the concubines and princes were left behind, how would the subjects of the Song Dynasty react?It is reasonable for Gu Qi, who is getting mature day by day, to have some worries.

Mentioning this matter, the Iron Mian Sect Master was not angry, and said coldly: "It's all Zhao Yunrang's old man's ghost idea!"

Thinking about it with your heels, the deserted case is not a coincidence, but an out-and-out conspiracy.

Although he didn't kill the child, he would cut off "him" from returning to the palace, and the position of crown prince would be one step closer to Zhao Zongshi.When this plan is even more vicious, even if the child is found, there will definitely be people who will question the lineage, and will inevitably be criticized...

Emperor Renzong didn't necessarily know that someone was conspiring, but at that time, Zhao Zongshi's party was too big to lose. Without evidence, how could he act lightly?
As an emperor, he must be responsible for the inheritance of thousands of miles of land.Without a biological son, Zhao Zongshi is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate for the crown prince.

Can you believe how helpless and bleak the kind Emperor Renzong was?

The iron-faced suzerain said: "The officials also hope to find the young master in my lifetime, but unfortunately I was incompetent and let the officials down. Before dying, the officials also asked me to give up the search for the sake of the peace of the Song Dynasty..."

It is self-evident what the consequences will be for an orthodox prince living among the people and an adopted son legally enthroned.Emperor Renzong was very responsible, he didn't want to leave behind the root cause of instability...

The iron-faced suzerain continued: "Originally, I also planned to follow orders, but that guy Zhao Zongshi is not a thing, and the official's bones were not cold, so he instigated Pu Yi to let his biological father enter the Taimiao? Where is the first emperor here? To the queen mother It's even more unfilial, I'm really not angry, I vowed to find the fourth prince! God pity, I finally found it!"

Who would have thought that there are so many twists and turns, so many sinisters!
"How did the fourth prince become an official, and how did he leave with Zhao Xu now..." Jiang Leiting was a little puzzled.

Lin Zhao is the fourth son of Renzong, and it is reasonable to say that he is the uncle of the current emperor, so this kind of relationship makes them who know the inside story feel very awkward!

Gu Qi said helplessly: "Oh, I can't explain this clearly. After the death of the first emperor, I hope that the fourth prince will spend the rest of his life in peace. I don't want him to study for the imperial examination anymore. I don't want him to enter the officialdom and encounter any danger... I don't want to , things backfired, a few years ago, he seemed to be a different person, got involved with Wang Xianggong by accident, and then..."

"Maybe it's God's will!" The Iron Faced Sect Master couldn't help but sighed softly. It was indeed a very awkward situation, but it might as well be a good thing...

"Sovereign, Bianjing's [-] emergency secret report!"

At this moment, when news came, the iron-faced suzerain took a look, and immediately turned pale with shock, utterly horrified!
(End of this chapter)