Sun Li's eyes have been on Zhao Gou's body, he has witnessed what Zhao Gou has done, and he also recognizes him very much in his heart, and can't help but choose to support Zhao Gou. If Sun Li hadn't seen Zhao Gou shouting out Lu Junyi and the others, which made him very curious, he wouldn't have followed him.

Hearing what they said, Sun Li knew the bad news that his senior brother had died, and he sighed in his heart, and he also knew that Zhao Gou was actually the last disciple of his senior brother, and he felt a little strange in his heart. Sun Li knew that his senior brother hated the people in the Great Song Dynasty royal family because of the tragic death of his only son, how could he accept him as an apprentice.

Reading between the lines, Sun Li guessed that Zhao Gou was not only the closed disciple of the senior brother, but also the last bet of the senior brother, pinning everything on Zhao Gou. All his life, Zhou Tong wanted to personally lead the army to fight on the battlefield and be loyal to the country. However, he has not been able to achieve his wish at the wrong time.

However, Zhou Tong cultivated several disciples who could fight well, and accepted the prince as a closed disciple, making full preparations, all for the sake of his former wishes. Even if his beloved son dies, Zhou Dong's loyalty to the Great Song Dynasty is incomparable to Sun Li, Sun Li's martial arts have not been taught to anyone, even if it is his younger brother, he has never been taught, not that he is unwilling to teach, but his martial arts are not comparable to Zhou Dong and others, there is still a gap, I don't want to mislead people's children.

"Uncle Shi, why did the master never mention you?" Zhao Gou was a little puzzled.

Sun Li sighed: "Back then, I was a member of the imperial court, and after my senior brother resigned and retired, I didn't want to deal with people in the officialdom, nor did I want him to affect my future. Contrary to my wishes, I still embarked on the road of confrontation with the Great Song Dynasty, and I hope that Senior Brother's decision was correct, and it was a lot easier after leaving. ”

He looked at Yue Fei again and said, "You should have seen Senior Brother Zhiming!" ”

Yue Fei replied: "Uncle Hui, the disciple has seen it!" ”

Sun Li nodded and said: "Senior Brother Zhiming is the senior brother of several of us, and he also has a good relationship, he is the oldest, and part of my martial arts is taught by Senior Brother." His martial arts have reached the realm of merit and creation, which is really incredible. It's a pity that the senior brother pursued Buddhism and spread Buddhism all his life, and he was unwilling to enter the red dust. ”

"Not long ago, I also learned the news of the death of the senior brother, and it should have passed away a few months after the death of the second senior brother. Nowadays, there are only a few brothers and brothers living in the world, including me, and most of the others died in the troubled times, and some stayed in the Songshan Shaolin Temple to continue chanting and chanting Buddha. ”

Yue Fei asked, "Uncle Shi, how many brothers does the master have?" ”

Sun Li said: "Your master is the second senior brother, Elder Zhiming is the senior brother, the third senior brother is Elder Zhizhen, the fourth senior brother is Luan Tingyu, the fifth senior brother is Zong Ze, and I am the youngest sixth junior brother. As for the other lay disciples, they were left in exile or disappeared, and some remained in the Shaolin Temple, almost cut off contact. ”

Wu Song exclaimed, "Elder Zhizhen is a senior uncle? ”

Shi Jin was puzzled: "Senior brother, what's wrong?" ”

Everyone looked at Wu Song in confusion, only to hear him say: "Elder Zhizhen is Lu Zhishen's master, so if you say this, we are also from the same door as Lu Zhishen?" ”

Sun Li smiled: "Definitely! Although we are all brothers, we studied under Master Tan Zhengfang of Shaolin Temple, but the martial arts we learned are different, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. Although Senior Brother Zhizhen is Lu Zhishen's master, it is also nominal, not really teaching him any martial arts, he is not a fellow disciple, but just a name. ”

Yue Fei asked, "Uncle Shi, Zong Shuai is also the master's junior brother?" ”

"Yes, Senior Brother Zong is an official in the court, and he is a border marshal. It's just that he has an upright temperament, and he has offended many people in the court, and there are very few people in the court who really know the relationship between them. This is also the situation that the second senior brother wants the most, he doesn't want others to be affected because of his affairs. ”

Sun Li's words made Yue Fei stunned, he recalled Zong Ze's appearance after he first met him, and saw that he was Zhou Dong's disciple, and treated him very well. At the beginning, he thought that Zong Ze cherished talents and appreciated himself. Now it seems that it is mostly because he is a disciple of Zhou Dong that he will be so good to him.

"Uncle Luan Tingyu? Who is he? Lu Junyi asked.

Sun Li explained: "Senior Brother Luan Tingyu is the head of the head of Zhujiazhuang, and his three disciples are also the three brothers of Zhujiazhuang, and each of them is also strong in martial arts. Once, I went to pay a visit, and the martial arts of the three of them are not weaker than those of you, proficient in knives, guns, sticks, and sticks, as well as unique weapons, and they can be regarded as well-known figures in the rivers and lakes. ”

Zhao Gou frowned, and thought: "The master of the three heroes of Zhujiazhuang is the uncle, so the three of them are also brothers, no wonder the martial arts of the three of them have suffered a great loss even if they are Liangshan." It turned out that their master was actually out of the same school as our teacher, and if I guessed correctly, I would probably be officially facing them soon. ”

So, after everyone chatted casually together, they dispersed, rested for a while, and left for Beijing tomorrow. After everyone dispersed, Sun Li came to Zhao Gou's tent alone. Seeing Sun Li coming, Zhao Gou hurriedly stepped forward and asked; "Uncle Shi, why are you here?"

Sun Li replied respectfully: "Lord Junwang, you don't have to call me Uncle in the future, before the matter is clear, you can still call me by my name or General Sun." I'm here for the previous incident, when your power is not yet complete, you must not seek revenge from the king of Yongning County, one is that the teacher is unknown, and the other is that he is your cousin, the most taboo in the royal family is fratricide, and he is also the only seedling of King Cai, you can't act rashly, this matter is just settled, there is no need to pursue it again. ”

Zhao Gou asked; "Why can't it be pursued?"

Sun Li replied: "I think Senior Brother must have pinned everything on you before he died, and he should have said that you would ascend to the throne." When you have not yet ascended the throne as the emperor and controlled the overall situation, you can't take measures easily, so that the people misunderstand, and if you move the king of Yongning County, there will be doubts in the court, which will attract the suspicion of the emperor, and you will really live up to the expectations of your senior brother. ”

Zhao Gou pondered for a moment, he wanted to ask his emperor for clarification immediately after returning to Beijing. However, hearing Sun Li's words, he decided to endure it for the time being, and it was better to keep some things private. Although he didn't think about being an emperor, he just wanted to lead the Great Song Dynasty to the road of prosperity and strength, the throne was far away from him, and he didn't want to live a life of intrigue, so he might as well be as free as he is now.

So, Zhao Gou promised Sun Li and said, "Thank you Uncle for reminding me, I will definitely hold back." ”

Sun Li saw that Zhao Gou agreed, so he was relieved, turned around and left. Zhao Gou was also tired, and he lay down to rest. The next day, Zhang Shuye and the Jingxi Road army led their troops out of Qingzhou City, returned to the place under their jurisdiction, and took the officers and soldiers of the Liangshan Army with them, promising that Zhao Gou would definitely have a good life.

From the capital all the way to Qingzhou City, the thousand imperial forest troops who followed behind Zhao Gou also admired him, they also thought that Zhao Gou was just a weak scholar, and they knew that they and others were clumsy, and they mislooked at Zhao Gou, he was a real master. Everyone was silent, quietly guarding Zhao Gou's side, escorting everyone back to Beijing.

Zhao Gou and others had a group of dozens of people, plus a thousand Imperial Forest Army, the team was really not small, and they all rode horses and walked in the direction of Bianjing. Along the way, the common people all cast surprised eyes, and before there was any reaction, Zhao Gou and the others had gradually drifted away.

After several days of hurrying, Zhao Gou and the others finally arrived near Bianjing, and the news of their victory over the Liangshan army and Song Jiang and others' willingness to accept Zhao'an had already been urgently reported back to the capital to inform Yu Song Huizong. When Zhao Gou and the others had not yet arrived in Bianjing City, someone found them and hurried back to the palace to report the situation to Song Huizong.

"Playing the emperor, the king of Guangping and the generals of Liangshan appeared ten kilometers outside Bianjing City, and they will soon arrive in the imperial city without accident."

At this time, Song Huizong sat on the dragon chair, many ministers were all dressed in official uniforms, solemn, and they couldn't help but be a little surprised when they heard the news of Zhao Gou's return. In their opinion, Zhao Gou's victory could not rely on his own strength, and it must be with the help of other generals that he would get such respect, thinking: "It's just to achieve victory, the emperor ordered me to dress neatly every day, is it because I want to be greeted by a hundred officials?" ”

Song Huizong was overjoyed, looked up to the sky and laughed: "It's good to live up to my expectations!" Very good! ”