Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 16 Self-certification of identity

Zhao Mu also put down the pickaxe in his hand, wiped the sweat from his face, and then said: "Since the three eldest brothers treat each other with sincerity, if I keep hiding it, it will seem like I am not a friend enough."

Zhao Mu began to introduce his family background. He said: "To be honest with the three eldest brothers, I am Zhao Mu, a native of Daizhou Prefecture. I am the fourth son of Taizu Taizu of the Song Dynasty, after Zhao Defang, the king of Qi. After all, I am the great-great-grandson of Emperor Taizu. My father. Although Zhao De, the king of Dongping County, is not his legitimate son, under the shadow of his father, he was granted the title of Daihou in Daizhou Prefecture on the border of Song and Liao Dynasties, and was given the title of 'Daihou'. Coming to Dali today is indeed a search for him on the orders of my ancestors."

As he spoke, Zhao Mu took out the Tianhuang Jade Certificate given to the clan by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty from his personal body.

Although Zhao Mu's is called a jade certificate, it is not jade. It's a small gold piece a few inches long.

This is because he is a descendant of Taizu, not Taizong, so he cannot use jade ultimatums, but only gold ultimatums.

This is because Taizu made the "Golden Chamber Alliance" with Taizong in order not to repeat the mistake of the fifth generation leader Shao Chen. Bit.

However, after the sound of the candle shadow and the axe, Taizu Zhao Kuangyin died without explanation, and Taizong Zhao Guangyi ascended the throne. Since then, Taizong's line has controlled the imperial power to this day, and has not passed the throne back to Taizu's lineage in accordance with the agreement of the Golden Chamber Alliance.

Therefore, only the princes and grandsons of Taizong's lineage can use jade ultimatums made of Tian Huang jade. As for the descendants of the Taizu lineage, as long as they have a title, they use gold certificates to prove their identity.

Hua Hegen wiped his hand on his satin clothes, and then took it. Fan Hua brought the torch in his hand, and the three of them gathered around Hua Hegen and looked at the small words on the golden certificate to verify its authenticity.

Although there are only a few numbers on it, it clearly records Zhao Mu's birth date, place of origin, and the history of his ancestors.

Although the Dali Kingdom and the Song Dynasty are two countries, they still have some exchanges. They hold the high position of the Three Dukes and have received many relatives of the Song Dynasty. It is clear at a glance whether this thing is true or false.

After verification, Hua Hegen respectfully handed the small gold medal back to Zhao Mu.

The three of them also changed their previous attitudes and saluted Zhao Mu together and said: "Young Master is actually from the lineage of Taizu of the Song Dynasty. We are disrespectful and disrespectful!"

Zhao Mu also quickly stopped everyone and said: "Brothers are too polite. People should be careful in the world. However, since the eldest brothers treat each other with sincerity, the younger brother must reciprocate the favor. But the younger brother has an unmerciful request. Please also ask the three eldest brothers to agree."

The three princes of Dali were no longer on guard when they saw Zhao Mu being so frank.

Batianshi said: "Brother Hua is right. Now that we are in the same pit, it is our own brother who has died. If the younger brother has anything to say, it doesn't matter."

Zhao Mu said: "That's the case. It's not that I'm sincerely hiding it. Before I passed away, my former teacher told me not to reveal the information about my sect. Therefore, I ask the three eldest brothers for your understanding about the origin of my apprenticeship. I can't tell you brothers for the time being. The second thing is It’s my younger brother’s identity, and I ask the three eldest brothers not to make any announcement afterwards. My younger brother left the fiefdom privately for this trip. If the officials find out about this, I will have to stay at Zongzheng Temple for at least a few days.”

After hearing this, the three of them all laughed, and then Batianshi said: "Hahaha, since the Marquis regards us as brothers, how can we not reciprocate the favor. However, in this matter, we are out of our duty as courtiers. We need to tell the emperor and the prince, but don’t worry little brother, we won’t make it public, just to make the emperor and the prince feel at ease.”

After Ba Tianshi finished speaking, Zhao Mu bowed his hands and said, "In that case, I will thank the three elder brothers first."

After Ba Tianshi and others returned the gift, the four of them continued digging.

Zhao Mu revealed his identity now, firstly to eliminate the other party's wariness, and secondly to make more friends. Each of the three men of Dali possesses special skills and holds high positions. There is no harm in making some such friends.

Next, just like in the original story, Master Huang Mei and Duan Yanqing played chess outside the stone house. Zhao Mu and Dali Sangong dug the tunnel.

"Is this it?" Batianshi asked.

Hua Hegen looked at the terrain map in his hand, then looked at the compass in his hand, and said, "This should be it." After saying that, Fan Hua quickly opened the floor tiles above his head. But as soon as the floor tiles were opened, a woman's scream was heard.

Hua Hegen shouted: "Don't be afraid, Miss Mu, we are here to rescue you."

Zhao Mu naturally knew that the screaming woman was not Mu Wanqing, but Zhong Ling. He also knew that they did not dig in the right place. They were originally going to the stone house, but now they arrived at Zhong Wanchou's dormitory, but Zhao Mu did not stop them.

Firstly, he couldn't expose himself, and secondly, he also wanted to see what Zhong Ling looked like. Is Mu Wanqing beautiful?

What happened next was as it should be. As soon as Hua Hegen captured Zhong Ling, Zhong Wanchou and his wife broke in.

Hearing the footsteps, Hua Hegen had no choice but to tap on the Zhongling acupoint first, and then brought it into the tunnel. Because Zhao Mu was at the end, Dali Sangong also finally passed the little girl Zhong Ling into Zhao Mu's arms.

Although the lights in the tunnel were dim, Zhao Mu could still clearly see the appearance of the little girl in his arms with the help of the light in Fan Hua's hand.

Compared to Mu Wanqing, Zhong Lingsheng was more gentle and petite.

Zhao Mu looked at Zhong Ling's appearance. She should be about fourteen or fifteen years old. But the little girl stared at him with two pairs of big eyes, very intelligent. Zhong Ling, Zhong Ling Yuxiu, Guo Zhenzhen lives up to his name.

Out of fear, tears filled the little girl's eyes, but Zhao Mu showed her a kind smile and comforted her.

Next, Zhong Wanchou and his wife revealed their plan to embarrass the Duan family in Dali. But Gan Baobao was cursing Zhong Wanchou for his shamelessness.

Everyone had no choice but to kidnap Zhong Ling and then dig towards the stone house where Duan Yu was.

Just when the Huang-browed monk was playing chess with Duan Yanqing and Zhao Mu and others were about to dig under the stone house.

Duan Zhengchun and his wife and Emperor Baoding also followed the original plan and came in person to meet the masters of various Dali sects invited by Zhong Wanchou and Zhong Wanchou in accordance with the rules of the rivers and lakes.

After hard work, Zhao Mu and others finally dug out the tunnel in Duan Yu's stone house.

Hua Hegen said at this time: "I can't go wrong this time." As he said this, Hua Hegen pried open the floor tiles himself, and then like a groundhog, he stuck his head out and looked around.

Zhao Mu asked: "Brother Hua, how are you doing? Is it right this time?"

Hua Hegen retracted his head at this time, and then said: "Yes, yes, it's just that"

Batianshi asked anxiously at this time: "But what? Stop hesitating now. Is the Crown Prince here?"

Hua Hegen said: "Both the Crown Prince and Miss Mu are here, but the Crown Prince is"

Hearing this, Zhao Mu was stunned. Could it be that his appearance created a butterfly effect and made Duan Yu and Mu Wanqing cook?

(End of this chapter)