Hong Xuanyang didn't know what he meant by following him personally, so he immediately took a peek at the old Taiwei. Hearing this, the old Taiwei also felt a little bit confused. This great-grandson Hong Qi was the only descendant in the family who could take advantage of him. The original intention of coming to Tokyo this time was He wanted to be from the Forbidden Army. After all, he was not good at literature, but his martial arts skills were acceptable. However, he did not expect that the King of Qi actually wanted to accept him as his personal follower. He could not tell what Zhao Tong meant at the moment, but he knew it after many years of worldliness, so he hurriedly said: "Thank you soon." His Highness King Qi!”
After Hong Xuanyang thanked him, Zhao Tao said: "The Forbidden Army is not as good as it was back then. Otherwise, I would have let you join the army. There are benefits in being my personal follower. You will know it in the future."
Naturally, the old Taiwei and his grandson said so. Zhao Tong added: "The old Taiwei came from Junzhou. If he doesn't want to go back, he can rent a separate courtyard near this mansion so that Xuanyang can take care of him. The expenses during this period can be counted as On the account of the palace.”
The old lieutenant was immediately overjoyed. He was over ninety years old. He left home this time, and he thought that he would no longer live to look at those useless young people. Even if he died, he would die in Kaifeng Mansion, Tokyo. He couldn't help but say "ouch". Just say thank you.
Zhao Tong was not willing to let him bow down. After giving him a hand, he suddenly thought of something and fell silent.
For some reason, the grandfather and grandson did not dare to talk nonsense. The old man only poured the tea soup from Xiao Long Tuan into his stomach, and the young man lowered his hands and did not dare to move.
Zhao Tong pinched the greeting card on the table, his brows gradually furrowed, and he suddenly said: "The name of the old lieutenant is Hong Xin?"
The old lieutenant didn't know what was going on, so he responded and was just in a daze.
Zhao Tong sat on the chair, straightened his posture, took a deep breath, and said: "During the Renzong Dynasty, was there a major epidemic?"
The old lieutenant's cloudy eyes opened and closed, and he touched his gray beard tremblingly, with a look of reminiscence on his face. After a long time, he said: "If Your Highness asks about other things, you will forget it, but you should remember this matter."
Zhao Tong said: "But why? Please tell me in detail."
The old Taiwei said: "That great epidemic was rare, and it affected the capital, injuring many soldiers and civilians. The officials implemented benevolent policies, tax exemptions, and amnesty for the world, but unexpectedly, the epidemic was still difficult to quell."
Zhao Tong said: "So what?"
The old lieutenant shook his head and said: "If that's all, I may not remember everything. It's just that the officials sent me to Longhu Mountain to ask Zhang Tianshi to pray for the epidemic. It was a bumpy road. Zhang Tianshi went to the capital to use magic and medicine to cure diseases and save people. This is not the case. forget."
After hearing this, Zhao Tong stood up straight away and walked back and forth in the hall. After a while, he said, "Didn't the old lieutenant encounter anything strange on Longhu Mountain?"
When the old lieutenant heard these words, he immediately trembled and his face was dazed. After a while, he smiled bitterly: "Decades have passed, and it is really difficult for me to hold back some words in my heart. Now I am not afraid of His Highness' blame. I have never said this to others. I always suspected that the Taoist priests on the mountain were playing tricks on me, but when I thought about it carefully, it didn’t seem like it. I had no answer, and I felt uncomfortable for decades but no one could say anything.”
Zhao Tong suddenly stopped and turned around to look: "Let's talk about it."
The old Taiwei thought for a while and said: "I went to the mountain to invite the Heavenly Master, but the Heavenly Master had already understood my intention and went to the capital alone. I was entertained by the Taoist priests and visited many sights. There is a tower at the end of the right corridor of the palace on the mountain. The Demon-Conquering Hall was covered with seals. The Taoist priests said that the Demon King was locked and restrained inside. I was curious and relied on my authority to order people to remove the seals and dig out the stone tablets and turtles inside..."
Zhao Tong said: "Is there any writing on the stone tablet?"
The old lieutenant said "Ah" and stood up with his stick: "The strange thing is here. The four characters "Open in case of flood" are actually engraved on the monument, as if waiting for the old man to open it, and then the old man became even more bold. , also lifted up the stone slabs in the cellar below, Your Highness, what do you think?"
Zhao Tong had a dark face and said nothing, but took a deep breath.
The old lieutenant thought to himself: "I heard a sound like thunder, the ground shook, and I saw black smoke billowing straight out of the palace. I was so stunned that I was so confused that I ran away and met the host. After explaining it in detail, the Taoist actually blamed me for opening the seal that had been suppressed for many generations without authorization and letting go of more than a hundred demon kings from Tiangang and Disha. I was so frightened that I hurriedly packed my luggage, attracted my followers, and went down the mountain to return to the capital."
The young man on the sidelines was also surprised when he heard this, and said, "Could it be that there really is such a thing as a demon?"
The old lieutenant shook his head: "How did I know? Later, I thought carefully about it. I was afraid that the Taoist was teasing me, but I still couldn't figure out the four words on the stone tablet that opened when there was a flood."
At this moment, Zhao Tong's heart was not as calm as that of the old Taiwei. He was just like causing trouble in the world. He traveled through the world for sixteen years, planned every step of the way, and thought that he had not made any big mistakes. However, he never thought that Song Dynasty was still the same Song Dynasty. It turned out to be a Water Margin!
No wonder he often had strange feelings in his heart over the years, always feeling that something was wrong. In the past two or three years, he had often heard of the reputation of some Shandong heroes, but he thought that it was always there, not fabricated, but that there were more people and fewer people. I want to go to the Water Margin.
Also, Gao Qiu only had one person, but he was from the Water Margin. In this case, what he met in Yuemiao a few days ago wasn't...
Zhao Tong thought about this and couldn't help but said: "It's actually Lin Chong who didn't succeed?"
He suddenly remembered something, immediately changed his expression, walked out of the room quickly and shouted: "Where is Su Shi?"
Su Shi is the commander of the palace guards, belongs to Yu Longzhi, and occupies the imperial army establishment. Zhao Tong called him because he wanted to inquire about Lin Chong.
Within a moment, a lean and tall man trotted over. Zhao Tong said, "Do you know the instructor of the Forbidden Army?"
Su Shi said: "If my subordinates don't know it, there will always be someone who knows it. I wonder what my young husband is sending me?"
Zhao Tong said: "There is a spear and stick instructor in the Forbidden Army. He has a leopard head and ringed eyes. He is called Lin Chong. Go and ask how he is doing now."
Su Shi responded and turned around to leave, but unexpectedly was stopped again. Zhao Tong said again: "By the way, I want to know where his home is. I'll report back when everything is safe!"
Su Shifenghuo left, and Zhao Tao returned to the front hall and looked at the old man and the young man with big eyes and small eyes. He couldn't help but smile and said: "It's nothing. The old lieutenant will just tell you more about Longhu Mountain in detail."
While talking, it was already noon. Food was arranged in the palace, old and young were entertained, copper coins and silver were given, and they were told to arrange a place to stay before talking about it. The two of them left the palace with many thanks.
Not long after, Su Shi returned to the government to report that Lin Chong had offended Captain Gao for some reason and was accused of murdering him. Fortunately, the Kaifeng government still had some conscience, but he was eventually sent to Cangzhou. Hit the road yesterday.
Zhao Tong nodded, secretly thinking that it was indeed the case, and asked again: "Do you know where Lin Chong's family is?"
Su Shi said: "I have inquired carefully, but it is not difficult to find."
After hearing this, Zhao Tong walked a few steps in the hall. Suddenly he thought of Gao Yameni, shouted something inappropriate, and said, "Invite a few people, and you can lead the way and go to Lin Chong's house to have a look."
Su Shi said: "My dear husband, will you take a car or ride a horse?"
Zhao Tong said: "Where is the noise coming from? Just lead the jade lion that illuminates the night."
Su Shi confessed and left, and Zhao Tong went straight to the door of the house and left.
