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

Chapter 315 Grandmaster, wedding reception, assassin
Zhao Tun put down the letter in his hand, thinking secretly in his heart.

White-clothed Crane King Fang Nineteen, this person was on the list given to him by Li Yanaza, but unexpectedly went to Liangshan.

This Fang Nineteen is very skilled in martial arts, and he learned from Haitian Yidao Chen Kuupong.

Chen Kuutong was not originally a member of Mingjiao, but after Shao Fangqing died, he has been helping Mingjiao.

This person is very famous in the southeast coast. Although he does not have the title of a master, there are always rumors in the world that his martial arts has already reached the realm of a master!

Zhao Tang knew that the rumors were true, because Liyanazha told him that there were two masters of Mingjiao in the Central Plains.

One is Wang Gong Laofo who has retired behind the scenes, and the other is Chen Kuutong who has been supporting Mingjiao even though he does not hold a position in Mingjiao.

Two masters, Zhao Tun rubbed their chins, although the masters were difficult to stop the army, but if they were to fight each other or stealthily assassinate them, they were almost invincible.

It's no wonder that the Western Army conscripted Fangla and lost troops and generals at that time, and suffered heavy losses.

After thinking for a while, he temporarily put aside the matter, stood up and walked out the door, calling Qi Hongyu to inquire about the preparations for the wedding.

Qi Hongyu has been making arrangements in the mansion during this time, making up his own mind on all matters big and small, and said politely: "Don't worry, my lord, it is generally settled, and will never delay the auspicious day in three days' time."

Zhao Tun nodded, called Su Shi again, and then ordered someone to lead the horse and go straight to the military prison outside the city.

You Siniang and the others have been imprisoned in the military prison, but they are not considered prisoners. They belong to the form of house arrest. After all, Zhao Tuo planned to use them to do something, so he didn't use them harshly.

After arriving at the military supervisor, the interrogation took two or three hours to complete.

Then You Siniang was escorted out alone, and returned to the house on Niuhang Street.

Zhao Tong judged that it was hard to say whether Fang Nineteen would come to Tokyo after leaving Liangshan, but the rouge leopard Du Hongmian was very likely to come.

After all, he was entrusted by Fang Baihua to find a way to arrest him, and this matter must come to an end, otherwise Du Hongmian would not be able to explain to Fang Baihua when he returned.

So no matter what, Du Hongmian should come over and take a look. If he can keep his house, it will be considered meritorious service. If he can't, he should find a few reasons to go back and explain.

Originally, he sent someone to simply ambush in that house, but now he felt that it was not enough. After all, although Fang Nineteen might not come, he might come, and he had to plan for the worst in everything.

In this way, not only will You Siniang be put back as bait, but even the manpower will be multiplied several times.

You Siniang naturally doesn't know about Zhao Tun's plans, so far she still doesn't know Zhao Tun's real identity, only when Mingjiao's right envoy infiltrated into the army, can she have such great power.

Back to the house behind the Niulou Hotel, Zhao Tang still felt unsafe.

Fang Nineteen's martial arts skills are too high, ordinary people are no match at all, if he really comes, and if he can't mobilize the army and mobilize a large army to encircle and suppress, he is afraid that he will escape by relying on his ability.

But right now, Huang Gu and Ouyang Bei have not returned to Tokyo, and there are only a few people with high martial arts skills at hand, so Zhao Tuo has no choice but to let Lu Junyi and Yan Qing go to sit in the town.

Another day passed in a blink of an eye, and the mansion became more and more lively. Due to the big feast, the east cook was short of manpower, so he went outside to hire cooks, but before he could take action, Fan Lou had a sharp look and sent more than a dozen people over.

Now everything is ready, just waiting for the happy event, the young lady wants to get into the sedan chair from home, so she goes back to the teacher Zhang's place, and Zhao Tuo also follows the rules not to see the young lady for a few days, just write some letters to pass on.

Then two more days passed, and finally came the auspicious day. Early in the morning, firecrackers were fired outside the palace, and the whole street was covered with a red carpet until the intersection.

Two edicts from the palace were issued together, one was an imperial edict, and it was to be proclaimed before the young lady got on the sedan chair.

This matter is indeed against the rules, after all, the young lady has sealed the order directly before she even passed the door.

But Emperor Daojun felt that it was too valuable, and a mere decree was exchanged for the title of "Leader of the Lord of the World". Let alone one, he would be willing to have ten or eight, not to mention the county monarch, even the county wife He will give.

When the decree came to the head of Zhang's house, it was Zhang Di, the big escort, who came to pass it on in person.

It turned out that Zheng Niangniang was thoughtful. Normally, orders are made in the mansion of the husband's family, and all the rules are known. This has never happened directly to the woman's family. She was afraid that the woman's family would not know the rules and lose courtesy, so she let Zhang Di come over. give pointers.

The usefulness of this decree is actually great, not just as simple as entering the clan with one's status.

With the imperial order in hand, Zhao Tun can come to pick up the bride.

With the imperial order in hand, when entering the mansion, you can go through the main entrance instead of the side entrance.

With the imperial order, all the etiquette of worship will be complete, and the woman will not be thrown into the bridal chamber directly.

These are all the treatments that ordinary concubine concubines would never have.

This is also the reason why Zhao Tun would rather break the rules than ask for orders from Xiaoniang first.

Coach Zhang was in tears at this moment, never thought that his daughter would actually marry into the palace.

Originally, King Qin saved his life and his daughter's life, and supported Xiao Lang, and he gritted his teeth and admitted it for a few years, but he always felt that there was a hurdle in his heart, and he was always in a panic.

Now I didn't expect that King Qin really wanted to marry his daughter, and even invited a royal order.

That's a commandment, a commandment is a title, and with a commandment, you have a title, you can go to the clan, and be recognized by the world.

The Zhang family was extremely lively at this time, neighbors on the left and right came to congratulate, as well as a group of old brothers from the imperial army.

Because of their status, people like the Imperial Army couldn't sit at the banquet of Prince Qin's Mansion, but it was the same for both sides. After all, the low-level officers and soldiers of the Prince Qin's Mansion couldn't afford to be courteous.

After Zhang Di instructed, the edict ceremony was completed, and then waited for the bridal sedan chair at the Palace of the Prince of Qin. The young lady changed into a big green wedding dress in the room, put on a phoenix crown, put on a Xiapei, and covered her head.

The Song Dynasty advocated red men and green women. The groom wore red, and the bride wore green. The phoenix coronet and Xiapei were standard accessories, and even folks could use them. As for the hijab, it was also available at this time.

At this time, Prince Qin's Mansion had just received the imperial edict, but if the woman did not have an edict, this imperial edict probably would not have come down.

Because not to mention the prince, even ordinary third- and fourth-rank ministers, most of them have more than a dozen concubines in their families.

Even the prince, it is impossible to marry one of them, and the emperor will issue an imperial decree, which is too disregarding the decree.

Normally, the decree would only be issued when the palace married the main wife, but at this time the woman already had the decree, so the decree followed suit.

This imperial decree is relatively long, and it is full of standard words over and over again. It is lying in the royal ceremony of Zongzheng Temple, and it can be brought out, and there is no need to draft it in advance.

After receiving the decree, before the auspicious time came, Zhao Tun continued to wait, and only when the auspicious time came could he go out to meet his relatives.

At this moment, people from the royal palace came to give gifts in an endless stream. Although Zhao Tang was not very popular in the court, at most only half of them gave gifts, and at least [-]% of this half did not show up. They just sent people to send gifts and wrote a gift list , but still overcrowded.

Because it is not necessary for those who have turned against the court to come, but he is in charge of the Mabu Army Division. The total number of officials in this army is not less than that of the court, and even several times more.

With so many people, it is natural to have a great intellectual who presides over it. The status of this intellectual should not be too low. After all, even if there are few people in the court, there is still no shortage of second- and third-rank officials present. In this case, Tan Zhen is somewhat unqualified.

In the end, Xue Ang, Minister of the Ministry of War, stepped forward. He has a sufficient status. Although he has not done much of this kind of thing, he has seen it a lot on weekdays. He has seen a lot of ceremonies and weddings in the palace. Host, but see you soon.

Although Bai Shizhong gave a gift today, but the person did not arrive, Xue Ang wanted to show his talents.

He has a good status and a certain prestige in the army. Although the Ministry of War does not care about soldiers, the officers under him are all related to the army, so he called Tan Zhen to be his deputy, and the two of them cooperated, and they were in order.

And there were too many people who came to give presents, although there were enough tables prepared, the warehouse for storing presents was packed to the brim, and there was no room for them, this was unexpected by Zhao Tang.

One is that someone gave a gift that was too big, thinking that he also liked rockery like the Taoist emperor, so he sent a large piece of Taihu Lake stone over.

In addition, there are quite a few people from the army. After all, Zhao Tun often goes to the army to practice. Not to mention the high-level officers, the middle-level officers are also very familiar with him, and he gained prestige in the battle against Wang Qing, so most of them came to give gifts. There are many people, and there are countless gifts.

In the end, Lei San had no choice but to move out a few rooms, but the result was full again.

After the guests have given the gifts, they will be seated according to their status, and the stage will be opened on three sides. The guests will watch the play while waiting for Zhao Tun to marry the bride and come back for the banquet.

Zhao Tong was waiting for the time, and there were people from Si Tianjian and Hanlin Astronomical Academy to watch over him. Once the time came, he would set off immediately without any delay.

At this time, another servant from the palace came to give presents. Zhao Tang went to see it in person. Emperor Daojun, Mrs. Zheng, and some familiar concubines all gave presents. Most of them were good things, at least there were no Taihu stones. thing.

But because he is not marrying his wife, Emperor Daojun and Mrs. Zheng will not come in person. If Zhao Tun married his wife, then the two would definitely be there, and the wedding ceremony would be even more grand.

The royal family of this dynasty is still relatively down-to-earth, not the kind that the previous dynasty and the later generations are superior, have many rules, and have a majestic momentum.

From the beginning to the end of the Song Dynasty, kneeling was not practiced, the emperor was not called, and the dragon robe was not worn. The imperial palace was the smallest, not as big as the gardens of some noble families in the south, and the internal rules of the royal family were not much different from those of the folk.

Even once on the top of the Fan Tower, you could see the interior of the imperial city. At first, the royal family didn’t care about it. Later, more and more people were curious. They climbed up to see it if they had nothing to do, and then went home to brag. Even so, the royal family didn’t care about it. Those people lowered the punishment, but ordered Fan Lou to change the roof, and no one was allowed to go up to peek.

Therefore, the interior of the royal family in the Song Dynasty is not so far away. Generally speaking, no matter whether the prince is a concubine or concubine, as long as he marries his wife, the emperor and empress will be present, just like the folks.

Although it is a pity at the moment, there is nothing to do. According to the rules of the royal family, the first wife of Zhao Tuo must be the daughter of a nobleman or a civil servant. Otherwise, not only the emperor will not agree, but even the Zongzheng Temple will come forward to resist.

In fact, this is also one of the reasons why he has been reluctant to marry a wife. He has no feelings for each other, and even does not know each other's appearance, so he wants to marry as a regular wife, which is unacceptable to him.

Even if there are portraits, there will be some reputation, but the portraits of this era are not so reliable. As for the reputation, just listen to Zhao Kai's Zhilanyushu.

After a while, when the auspicious time came, the officials of Qin Tianjian reminded Zhao Tun to get up and walk outside the mansion.

A guard of honor was lined up in front of the gate of the Wangfu, various teams of swords and guns, carrying sedan chairs, followed by a hundred young men from the Scarlet Pioneering Regiment, whistling and blowing, they headed to Coach Zhang's house.

Along the way, many onlookers shouted auspicious words. Zhao Tun had a very high reputation in the Tokyo market, and after Ping Huaixi, his reputation was pushed to an extreme.

As for his troubles in the fan building and the celebration banquet, most of the common people laughed it off. They watched the Second Great King grow up. How could they not know his temperament?If it wasn't for the other party's mistake, how could the two kings be making trouble?
Prestige is like this, it has always been preconceived, and it is extremely difficult to change the views that have been implanted in people's hearts. Even if the world collapses, some people will still not believe it.

Originally, the people in Tokyo didn’t have much respect for the royal family, and Zhao Tun was born in the market, so these people were naturally not afraid. Although they couldn’t enter the palace to watch the ceremony, even if they shouted twice on the street, it was still an expression of their hearts to the second king. Friendship.

Zhao Tun naturally gestured left and right on the horse, he knew what these people were thinking in their hearts, and he even recognized many of them. Although he was not well-known, he knew that this one was a pear and fruit peddler on the East Street, and that one was a stall on the West Bridge. The shopkeeper, the grinning one is Liba who eats the rice on the river, and the one who is not very old but has no teeth in his mouth is named Jijia. The feet demanded justice.

The team crossed the street amidst the hustle and bustle, and came to the door of Coach Zhang's house. The coach's house set off firecrackers, and then picked up the young lady into the sedan chair according to the rules, and continued to rush back to the palace.

At this time, there were more and more people on the street, but they all took the initiative to make way for the team to pass normally.

Halfway through the walk, I came to Yulang Street. This road was neither wide nor narrow, and there were some shops and restaurants on both sides. Because it was not the main road, it was not particularly lively on weekdays. Look upstairs.

The moment he raised his head, a cold light flashed upstairs, and a figure jumped down like a white chain.

Zhao Tun frowned slightly, the white shadow blinked and approached, and it was a saber light, straight for his neck!
The knife is so fast that one can't even tell what kind of person is behind the knife, only a white shirt can be vaguely seen.

Zhao Tun snorted coldly, moved the sleeve of his robe slightly, and when the silver snake radiated light from the sleeve, the saber light was cut off in the middle.

Mo Xie cut the opponent's weapon with his sword, and the opponent let out a surprised cry, and then stepped back.

Just as Zhao Tang wanted to chase and kill him, he suddenly saw a red figure coming out of the crowd, holding two sabers and rushing towards the sedan chair like lightning.

He immediately turned cold, sneered and said "court death", and jumped directly from the horse.

The red shadow was extremely fast, but his attack was a false move, it seemed that he wanted to cover the retreat of the white shadow who came down from the restaurant.

Under normal circumstances, even if Zhao Tama is very skilled in martial arts, but the opponent just feints, then when he turns his head to protect the sedan chair, Hong Ying will definitely be able to escape.

It's a pity that the red shadow didn't know how fast Zhao Tun was, and almost just swayed before reaching her.

Hong Ying was startled immediately, but it was too late to regret, so she swung her two knives and slashed at Zhao Tun.

Zhao Tun moved again, and in an instant came to the side of Hong Ying. At this moment, there was a sudden sound of piercing through the air. Zhao Tun didn't even look at it.

After these few blows, the rabbit rose and fell, the hidden weapon was knocked out, and Hong Ying was also knocked down by his punch, screaming and falling down, unable to move.

At this moment, the Scarlet Pioneer Group and the Forbidden Army Saber and Spear Squad all surrounded, Zhao Tang looked at the red shadow on the ground, it turned out to be a woman in red all over, he said coldly: "Tie up this assassin to me!"

(End of this chapter)