The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 42 Assassination
I don't know what Zhao Kuangyin and Chai Rong were talking about, but Chai Rong was very happy anyway, and invited the ministers to discuss it that night.

The next day, Zhao Xu had nothing to do. He didn't have to "go to work" today, so Chai Rong specially gave the generals a few days off.

With nothing else to do, he took Liu Qinhu to congratulate Dong Zhenhai, and went to visit the old man with a gift.

At the gate of Gao Mansion, I happened to meet Gao Huailiang, who was about to go out with his things, and there was a carriage behind him.

When Zhao Xu saw this, he hurried forward to salute and say hello. He was indeed Gao Huailiang's boss in the army, but now he was at home.

Gao Huailiang is his uncle, and of course juniors must salute when they see their elders.Gao Huailiang saw Zhao Xu and joked:

"Zhao Xu, you are here to find my Gui Ying, is she angry with you?"

"Second Uncle, isn't there nothing I can do about it? You also know that we went to the Northwest together, so we just came back here."

Zhao Xu said helplessly.Gao Huaiying, this girl, looks very gentle now, and sometimes she likes to be petty.

"By the way, second uncle, where are you going, and are you still packing?" Zhao Xu asked suspiciously.

Gao Huailiang scratched his head embarrassingly: "Isn't it because I have time now, and I will accompany your second aunt back to her mother's house, hehe."

At this time, Zhao Xu also saw that Gao Huailiang's wife was not beautiful, but she was also Xiaojiabiyu type.

Zhao Xu couldn't help but salute again, which made her blush a little. He was also not a few years older than Zhao Xu.She was also secretly looking at Zhao Xu.

Sure enough, he is a handsome young man, this is the fiance of Gui Ying's niece, every time her husband is full of praise for him.

I can see him today, he is very young, but he is worthy of Guiying.

Gao Huailiang chatted with Zhao Xu for a while and then left. He still had to rush to see his own father-in-law, so he didn't have time to talk nonsense with Zhao Xu here.

Gao Huaide's family was very happy with Zhao Xu's arrival, especially Gao Huaide's wife, Gao Guiying's mother, looked more and more satisfied with this future daughter-in-law.

But Gao Guiying ignored him, but Gao Huaide's son, the seven-year-old little Gao Qiong, was extremely affectionate with Zhao Xu.

One mouthful and one brother-in-law amused the whole family. Gao Guiying also blushed with shame and stared at her little brother fiercely.

'The little guy didn't buy her account at all, he still went his own way, stomping Gao Guiying's feet angrily.

Gao Huaide also looked at this future son-in-law, who was making rapid progress, and nodded in satisfaction.

After Zhao Xu's sweet talk, Gao Guiying finally smiled, but Zhao Xu secretly wiped his sweat from the sidelines.

"It seems that it is not easy to deal with women." After thinking about it, he wiped the sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief.

After dinner, Zhao Xu took Gao Guiying around Bianjing City and sent her home, and the sun had already set.

Zhao Xu was not in a hurry to go home. In his previous life, he heard that Kaifeng's night market snacks were very famous, but unfortunately he never had the chance to try it. This time he must have a good taste.

He turned to the two people behind him and said:
"Old Liu, Lao Dong, have you ever eaten the snacks here? How does it taste?"

Dong Zhenhai with a loud voice said:

"My lord, what's so good about that thing? It doesn't make you hungry. In comparison, I prefer roast duck and spirits. That's delicious."

As he spoke, the guy shook his black head, as if reminiscing.

Zhao Xu was really speechless to such a rough man, but he didn't say anything. You can't ask Li Kui to embroider.

Liu Qinhu also shook his head to express that he hadn't eaten it.

These two people made a lot of contributions this time. Zhao Xu wanted them to serve in the army. According to their contributions, it would be more than enough to be ten now.

But when he brought it up, both of them shook their heads like rattles. They just didn't want to, and they liked to follow him.

Zhao Xu also shook his head in confusion, so he had to give all the gold and silver rewarded to him by the court to the two of them.

"Okay, today I will take you to eat this delicious snack, which will definitely make you linger. Let's go, there is soup-filled steamed buns in front of you. I will ask you two, Xiangxiang."

Zhao Xu still had his nose to sniff, pretending to enjoy it, and then walked over quickly.

At this time, in a remote house, some people gathered together to discuss something.

"My master said that if you help him kill this man this time, it will give you a lot of benefits, and all your properties will be protected within his jurisdiction."

A fat man with two mustaches said to the other people in the room. He squinted his eyes and could only see his eyes forming a line.

Seeing that those people seemed a little hesitant, he went on to say:
"You don't know yet. He was the one who advised His Majesty at that time. Don't look at him as young, but he has a lot of eyes."

"If it wasn't for him to give His Majesty this suggestion, how could you have fallen to this point? You should be eating fast and reciting Buddha at this time, why would you be running around for a living?"

Yes, there are monks in this room, to be precise, monks who were expelled from the monastery.Chai Rong ordered to restrict Buddhism.

During the Five Dynasties period, there were constant wars, the rise of Buddhism, and the Taoist kindness, but Zi, when Buddhism rose, it amassed money wantonly, annexed land, and threatened the rule of the country.

Since the founding of Guo Wei in the later Zhou Dynasty, he began to implement effective management of Buddhism in the area under his rule.In the third year of Guangshun, Chai Rong was conferred the title of Kaifeng Yin and meritorious envoy, and at the same time he was conferred the title of King of Jin, managing monks and Taoists, and in charge of becoming a monk, certifying certificates, and testing scriptures.

In the same year, Guo Wei ordered the abolition of some illegal temples in Kaifeng. Dozens of Chai Rong succeeded to the throne for Zhou Shizong. At the beginning, he did not attack Buddhism in order to stabilize the regime.

After he resolutely repelled the joint attack of Liu Chong and Khitan in the Northern Han Dynasty, the throne was stable, and he once again felt the threat of Buddhism to the state power.

Carry out reforms, rectify state affairs, and adopt a policy of large-scale compression and firm restrictions on Buddhism.

Strictly investigate and punish those who commit crimes and want to escape punishment, and encourage monks and nuns to return to lay life.

Order to close those who collect money in the name of the monastery, and destroy the Buddha statues in these monasteries, and confiscate the money.

The monks in front of me at this moment belonged to this category.When I was in the monastery, I was lazy and defrauded believers of money, and my life was very nourishing.

Now they have been kicked out of the monastery and they are unwilling to work. They idle around all day long, stealing chickens and dogs. With their skills, the victim still dare not make a sound.

Someone came to them one day and said that they wanted their help to kill a person. After the job was done, there would be a generous bounty.

At the same time, another majestic temple will be built for them in his jurisdiction.The thief monk's eyes lit up when he heard it.

But they are not stupid. With such a generous treatment, the risk of death must be extremely high, so they have not responded.

Now listening to the fat man in front of him say that his monastery was closed at the suggestion of the person who was going to kill him, he couldn't hold back anymore.

"You mean this is the man who asked the emperor to close down the monastery?" the leading monk asked suspiciously.

"That's still false. My master was there at the time and heard it with his own ears. Why don't you say it?"

The little fat man is not afraid of others guessing his master's identity. There are many people who can see the emperor, so let them guess.

"Brother, let's do it. I don't want to live a life like this. Didn't we just want to live a good life when we killed Master? Look at what kind of life we ​​are living now."

Before the leading monk could speak, Xiaomian's younger brother started yelling.

"Brother, let's do it."

"Yes, big brother, let's do it."

……

This group of people used to wear their clothes to stretch out their hands to eat and open their mouths. These days are really difficult for him. Hearing that there is an opportunity to enjoy it, he will not let it go.

Looking at his little brothers, the senior brother also made a decision:

"Okay, but I want to add 5000 taels to the original price. What do you think, if it is suitable, we will do it, otherwise you can hire someone else!"

He pondered for a while, and then said to the little fat man.

"I'm still thinking about money. After the matter is over, it's time to send you to see the Buddha." The little fat man thought in his heart, but he said:

"As long as you get things done, do as you say."

The three of Zhao Xu had already finished eating the snacks at the night market and were rushing back. They had to go through a section of alley to return to Zhao's mansion.

Just as they were walking here, there was a sudden burst of wind, and when Zhao Xu was wondering, Liu Qinhu who was next to him pushed him away.

"Be careful." Then Liu Qinhu had a feathered arrow stuck in his arm, and then a dozen men in black stood in front of them.

They were covered in black clothes, only two eyes were exposed, and each of them held a steel knife in their hands, and they could even see the fierce light in their eyes.

Zhao Xu didn't ask who they were. He knew it was a waste of time to ask. They came after you, so would they tell you any news?

Liu Qinhu pulled out the feather arrow on his arm vigorously, it was not poisonous yet, regardless of the blood flowing from his arm.

The one who was angry also drew out the saber on his body, Dong Zhenhai's huge body took a step forward, and the kung fu practiced horizontally moved his whole body in an instant.

Zhao Xu was not idle either, it seemed that it had been a long time since he had kissed like this, and he didn't know if his skills in fighting alone had regressed.

In her previous life, she liked to use swords, and in this era, she favored swords even more. The sword on his body was his family's treasured sword.

Zhao Kuangyin likes to use the prison dragon stick, and this sword naturally fell into the hands of his eldest grandson.

This sword is three feet and nine inches long. It is suspected to be made of cold iron from the Western Regions. It was passed down by the ancestors of the Zhao family. No one knows how many generations it has been passed down, but it must not be short.

Zhao Xujian pointed at the few people in front of him. He couldn't figure out who he had never offended, and who was going to kill him?
He didn't offend anyone, but he didn't know that he unintentionally blocked the way for others to go further...

(End of this chapter)