King of Song

Chapter 401 Chapter [-]
Under the moonlight, Lin Zhao saw the reflective iron mask again.Ever since he was in Suizhou City, he had noticed that this man in the iron mask was extraordinary, perhaps it had a special meaning among Li Donglin and the others.

Sure enough, Li Donglin came to the front, bowed and said: "Sect Master, the young master is here!"

metropolitan?A big question mark suddenly appeared in Lin Zhao's heart. What does this title mean?
The man in the iron mask and the people behind him immediately stepped forward, bowed and said, "I've seen you, Young Master!"

What is the son's explanation?Lin Zhao had a vague feeling that this was definitely not as simple as an ordinary honorific title.At the same time, Lin Zhao also saw a different kind of expression in this person's eyes, a kind of extraordinarily hot.

Lin Zhao gently waved his hands and said, "Everyone, don't be too polite. I have many doubts in my heart. I would like to ask you to help answer my questions. I don't know what to call you?"

"My lord, just call me Iron Face!"

"Li Cheng, the name is Donglin!"

"Jiang Leiting has met the young master!"

"Huh!" Lin Zhao looked at Jiang Leiting in surprise, and said in confusion, "Your Excellency looks familiar, it seems to be..."

"At the Xianyang Ferry on the Weishui River, the younger one had a relationship with the young master once!" Jiang Leiting didn't hide anything, and told him bluntly.

"You saved me?" Lin Zhao suddenly remembered that it was this person who rescued him at Xianyang Ferry.Thinking of Li Donglin's fire outside Dashun City and what happened in Suizhou City tonight, Lin Zhao suddenly became more suspicious?Why do they have to help themselves over and over again?

Lin Zhao clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your help many times, I am very grateful!"

Jiang Leiting and Li Chengshuang both bowed and said: "My lord, you are serious, these are the duties of the subordinates."

"A matter of duty?" Lin Zhao smiled and asked, "I have some doubts in my heart, so I asked you for advice!"

"Young Master's reason for coming, I will understand, and I will tell you the truth!" Sect Master Tie Mian nodded slightly in agreement.

"Please!"

The iron-faced suzerain said with a smile: "Okay, how about I tell you a story first?"

"I would like to hear the details!" Lin Zhao glanced at the somewhat mysterious man in the iron mask, thinking that this story must be very different.

Sure enough, Tie Mian began to say:
Decades ago, there was an old man who had a wealth of wealth and wealth, he was kind, and he was famous for his benevolence and righteousness, and was widely praised by people.It stands to reason that good people are rewarded with good things, and this benevolent master is good at everything, but there is only one regret, that is, it is quite difficult for heirs.

In the early years, the old man had no children, and his wife was worried that he would have no heirs, so she found a nephew from the same family to raise him, in order to plan for future adoption.However, the old man did not give up later, and several concubines gave birth to three sons successively. In this way, adoption was naturally unnecessary, so this nephew from the same family was sent back and received a generous reward.

But unfortunately, the old man's three sons all died in infancy. It is a great pity in life that there are no successors.The old man was very sad, so he took a few more concubines because he wanted to have another son.It's a pity that I haven't been able to achieve my wish for many years. It's really a pity!

The old man's family has a big business and no heirs, so someone will naturally miss this family property.The nephew who was raised back then has also grown up, with a good reputation, gentle, courteous and thrifty, he is simply a humble gentleman.So many people suggested that the old man should adopt this son.

Especially the servants and stewards at home have also begun to work hard for this.As for the reason, the nephew's father was concerned about the old man's property, and he wanted his son to succeed, so the father and son ran together to buy people's hearts, and it was quite effective.

You also know that there are three types of unfilial piety: having no descendants is the greatest.The old man's family property always has to be inherited, so he must have heirs.Although this nephew is good, the old man has always been worried about him, and he also hopes to have a biological child to inherit the family business.

Heaven pays off, perhaps it is the old man's benevolence and sincerity that moved God.Finally, a concubine was pregnant. After diagnosis by many famous doctors, it was said that she was probably a son.The old man is very happy and looking forward to it. Everyone in the family is very concerned and very happy, hoping to have another son.

But unfortunately, when the concubine was seven or eight months pregnant, one day the house caught fire for no reason.The fire was so raging that it was difficult to put it out. The old man was very sad, thinking that Mrs. Ru and the unborn child were burned to death, but no bones were found in the ashes...

"The lady and the child are still alive?" Lin Zhao asked softly. The three sons died young, and a kind old gentleman...all of these seem to be very consistent with what the uncle said. Could it be...a conjecture slowly emerged In Lin Zhao's mind.

"I don't know! The old man thinks that the child may still be there, but everyone else thinks that Mrs. Ru and the child are buried in the sea of ​​fire, at least their whereabouts are unknown." The man in the iron mask hesitated for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "My lord thinks, How did this fire start?"

"It's quite strange that the fire started properly. If it's not a coincidence, it should be arson!" Lin Zhao replied softly, expressing a very simple guess.

"If Madam is pregnant, she is the most precious treasure in the family. She takes good care of nature, so how can she easily catch fire? In the end, someone set the fire on purpose!" The man in the iron mask said softly, "What kind of person does the young master think the arsonist is? "

Lin Zhao said with a smile, "Whoever has the motive is the one!"

If the wife is pregnant, the family is happy and the family is sad, and the old man's nephew is not happy.Seeing that he has a good reputation and is about to be adopted by the old man, and when the entire family fortune is about to be collected, he will be robbed of everything by the unborn younger brother.He has painstakingly planned for many years, and there are many stewards and servants behind him to support him, how can he give up easily?

Ever since, they set a fire secretly.Thinking that as long as the child is burned to death, he will be the only heir of the old man and can take over all the property.

"Then what happened later? Does the old man know all this?" Lin Zhao asked softly.

"I know more or less, there are always doubts, but there is no evidence!"

"Then what did the old man do?"

The iron-faced suzerain said: "At that time, people outside thought that the young master was killed in the flames, so they were anxious to let the old man raise an heir." The issue of heirs was a big deal in ancient times, and such a situation was completely expected.

"So that humble and filial nephew came into people's sight again, and was praised by many people, and they suggested that the old man choose him!"

Lin Zhao shook his head and said, "But according to your honor, this person should be a virtuous hypocrite, not to mention that he may be a murderer who murdered his wife and young master. How can the old man set him up?"

"I can't help it!" The man in the iron mask sighed: "At that time, the man in the iron mask was the favorite of all, and he was the No. Naturally, there is a lot of support and involvement, which can be said to be overwhelming.

It is impossible to dispose of it, and I want to choose another one, but this nephew has higher ability and reputation, so the adoption can only be this one.The old man was afraid that this would cause civil strife in the family, so that the family business of the ancestors would fall apart, so he could only reluctantly adopt him. "

Lin Zhao couldn't help shaking his head slightly, he could vaguely understand the old gentleman's difficulties.It can only be seen from this that the old gentleman does lack a bit of vigor and courage, and there are many obstacles in this matter.

The man in the iron mask continued: "However, the old man has always been unwilling to believe the fact that his own son was killed in the fire, and has always hoped to find him back. As long as there is a biological son, the issue of heirs is naturally a different matter. Later investigations revealed that the day When it was on fire, a servant in the mansion disappeared. He had received the favor of Mrs. Ru, so he guessed that it was very likely that this person rescued Mrs. Ru. So, the old man sent his most loyal servant to go out to find the concubine and the whereabouts of the child...

After listening to Lin Zhao for a long time, his heart was touched and somewhat suspicious.This seems to be somewhat similar to what Uncle Gu Qi said. Uncle seems to have said that his father was also a benevolent person, and three older brothers died young. As for these other bizarre family struggles for power and profit, he did not mention it...

However, every time he mentioned his own life experience, his uncle always hesitated and hesitated. Lin Zhao thought that there might be something wrong with it, and if he thought about it carefully, maybe...

"Have you found it?" Lin Zhao calmed down and asked softly, now he wanted to finish listening to the story.

The man in the iron mask shook his head and said: "The old man is looking for his own child, and the adopted nephew is also looking for it. One is to protect, and the other is to kill the grass and kill the roots. The lady who escaped didn't know why, and was even deceived and attacked because of it." , Afterwards, I was worried and didn't believe anyone, and left for the safety of my children. In this way, finding someone again is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

But those who are looking for it never give up and keep trying to find it.Even the old man has passed away, they still haven't given up.This persistence lasted for more than 20 years!Emperor Tian paid off, and finally by chance, they got the news and finally found it! "

"Found it?!" Lin Zhao replied dully, clearly noticing the eyes of the Man in the Iron Mask, Jiang Leiting, and Li Donglin all focused on him.

The man in the iron mask said in a deep voice: "We are those servants who have persisted in looking for someone for 20 years. And the young master is that child back then!"

"I?"

It seemed to be expected, but Lin Zhao was a little surprised when things came to an end.He never expected that the matter would be linked to his own life experience, what a surprise!
The man in the iron mask nodded slightly: "Yes!"

"How did you decide?" Lin Zhao asked in a deep voice.

"When Mrs. Ru was pregnant, she dreamed of the rising sun and auspicious clouds. The old man thought it was a good omen, so he specially made a jade pendant..."

"Rising sun and auspicious cloud jade pendant?" Suddenly, Lin Zhao seemed to understand many things.When my uncle handed over the jade pendant to him, he could have told him to keep it safe.He also said that it was the only thought left by his parents, but he did not expect it to have an important connection with the mystery of his life experience.

The man in the iron mask nodded and said: "More than that, the young master's appearance is five or six points similar to that Mrs. Ru back then, it can't be wrong."

"Are you sure?" Seeing that the other party was swearing, Lin Zhao also began to believe it.

"Naturally sure!"

"Then my parents are..."

Tie Mian said sadly: "Your father has passed away, but Ling Tang is still alive!"

"Didn't uncle say that my parents are both dead?" Lin Zhao was a little confused.

"No, when Ling Tang fell into the water, he thought he was close to death, but he was rescued later, and he is still alive today!"

"Where are they? Who are my parents?" Hearing the question of this story, Lin Zhao always felt that his father was not an ordinary person, and his background was even more special.

The iron face said: "Lingtang came from an ordinary family, but your father... Your father is the supreme in the world. He is famous for his benevolence and is widely praised!"

"The supreme being in the world? Ren..." Lin Zhao suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of a person, but he couldn't believe it no matter what, and his face was stunned.

"That's right, your father is Emperor Renzong of the Great Song Dynasty, and your son is the fourth prince of my Great Song Dynasty!" When the man in the iron mask said this, his voice was trembling a little. After more than 20 years, he was finally able to say this in person.

"Renzong...Prince..." Lin Zhao was suddenly struck by lightning, and stood there in shock for a long while speechless.Once, he had doubts about his life experience.But I never thought that my life experience would be so bizarre, that I would be a prince...

However, he also immediately understood the archetypes in the story.The benevolent old man is naturally Emperor Renzong, who had no children in his early years. Empress Cao raised Zhao Zongshi, the son of Zhao Yunrang, the king of Runan, in the palace.After Renzong's parents and sons spoke out, Zhao Zongshi was sent back to the mansion.However, the three sons of Renzong died one after another, and finally had no heirs.Later, Emperor Renzong had no choice but to adopt Zhao Zongshi as the prince, who was later Song Yingzong.

It is clearly recorded in history that Renzong only had three sons, so why did the theory of four princes come about?What does it have to do with me?
Seeing this, the iron-faced lord said: "When Emperor Zhenzong was not born, Emperor Zhenzong once raised Zhao Yunrang in the palace. Later, Zhao Zongshi had such an honor, so that the father and son became delusional, secretly plotting and operating, forming a party for personal gain. Zhao Zongshi even more He is good at disguising..."

This point is quite understandable. The two generations of Zhao Zongshi and his son were spare tires, and they were also the spare tires of the emperor and prince. How could they be reconciled to failure?It is completely reasonable for their father and son to secretly operate and plan.

"Emperor Renzong has seen through the hypocrisy of their father and son, and actually doesn't want to establish him!" said sternly, "Of course, the late emperor also had selfish intentions. He hoped that the throne could be passed on to his own children..."

Lin Zhao nodded slightly, he could understand all these.But what he was more curious about was how did he come here?

The iron face said: "Later, Emperor Renzong selected a number of women who were suitable for the uterus to enter the palace, Lingtang Lin was one of them. God is sorry, Concubine Lin dreamed that the sun was rising in the east, and the auspicious clouds were pregnant. The imperial physician diagnosed that it might be a boy. , the first emperor was very excited, and specially asked Uncle Ouyang Yong to draw a picture, and made the jade pendant of the rising sun and auspicious clouds, as a gift for His Highness when he was born.

Originally, everything was fine, but seeing that Concubine Lin was about to give birth, she didn't want the palace to be on fire.There are also guards who pretend to put out the fire, but actually want to put Concubine Lin to death.Fortunately, there is a clerk in the imperial dining room, He Wu, who is from Concubine Lin's hometown and has received favors, so he came to rescue her...but his whereabouts have been unknown since then.We have been searching for 20 years, and we have found nothing! "

Lin Zhao was stunned. Looking for someone for 20 years, it was a mysterious state, and it was really unimaginable at this moment.

The iron face said: "Later we found Concubine Lin, she was rescued after she fell into the water, and she has been staying in a nunnery in Yingtian Mansion."

"Yingtianfu, Songzhou?" Lin Zhao suddenly thought of something.

"That's right!" A gleam of joy flashed across the eyes of the iron-faced suzerain.

Lin Zhao murmured: "Cai Jing told me that there is a layman in Jingxin Nunnery in Yingtian Mansion who looks similar to me. It seems to be true!"

"We found Concubine Lin and learned that Emperor Renzong's heir is a boy. We were all very happy, but we were looking for a needle in a haystack. We didn't know where to look for it. But we didn't expect...sometimes it was God's will!"

Sect Master Tie Mian smiled and said: "Last year, a woman from Meng's family in Jiangning fell seriously ill in Yingtian Mansion and spent the night in Jingxin Nunnery to recuperate. Concubine Lin undoubtedly found the jade pendant of the rising sun and auspicious clouds on her body!"

Naturally, Lin Zhao knew that he had given it to Meng Ruoying as a token of love.

"It's really God's will in the dark, let us get the young master's message, so we followed the vine, and soon learned the identity and whereabouts of His Highness." The iron face said: "I didn't expect His Highness to be famous at that time. , the fame has risen, which is really unexpected.”

"Is it really such a coincidence?" Lin Zhao was vaguely puzzled.Perhaps it was because the matter came too suddenly and the content was too sudden, which made it difficult for him to accept it for a while.

"This is God's will!" Sect Master Tie Mian was very sure of this.

"Unfortunately, when we heard the news, His Highness was framed by Li Fugui and imprisoned unjustly!" Jiang Leiting stepped forward and said: "This subordinate was ordered to go to the northwest to protect the safety of the young master, and he had a mask with the young master in Xianyang Gudu Later, I was worried that Han Jiang would become suspicious, so I seldom appeared."

Mentioning this matter, Lin Zhao suddenly thought about it for a long time, and said softly: "After I was imprisoned, so many people tried to save me. Is it related to this?"

In the past, Lin Zhao really couldn't understand why the Empress Dowager would go to the execution ground in person, and how could Cao Guoshu and others be moved casually?Just the wife's medical skills?I'm afraid not at all!But today, speaking of it this way, there are many things that seem to make sense.

"That's right!" said sternly, "Your Highness is Emperor Renzong's only blood and blood, and the Empress Dowager is His Highness's aunt, so she will naturally come forward to rescue her. Uncle Cao Guo and others took action because of this reason."

"It turns out that's true!"

Under the clear wind and bright moon, Lin Zhao stood there stunned, completely unaware that his life experience would have such twists and turns, such an astonishing inside story, really...

At this moment, he is no longer the titular Lin Shilang, but the fourth prince of the Song Dynasty, the uncle of the current official Zhao Xu!That's right, it's Uncle Huang!
(End of this chapter)