"Second brother, what are you taking me to the Taoist temple for?"

"Lord Wang, even if it's a pilgrimage, it's not like this time to come!"

Zhao Yougong smiled: "When you arrive, you naturally know why you are here!" After this peak, there is a destination ahead! ”

Zhao Gou and Gao Chong reluctantly followed Zhao Yougong's footsteps, and the place they came to was more than 100 miles away from Bianjing, which was the famous Taoist holy place - Longhu Mountain. Legend has it that in the middle of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Daoling, the founder of Zhengyi, had been alchemy here, and the legend is that "the Dan is made and the dragon and tiger appear", and the mountain is named after this.

The area of Longhu Mountain is very large, and it is one of the blessed places of Taoist caves, and the place where Zhao Gou and others go forward is not the Qing Palace on Longhu Mountain, but 'Guifeng'. Guifeng has a total of 336 peaks, eight landscapes, formerly known as 'Guifeng', located between Sanqing Mountain, Longhu Mountain and Wuyi Mountain, because the mountains and rocks are stacked like turtles, there is this name.

Zhao Gou, Gao Chong, and Zhao Yougong rode to Longhu Mountain, and did not lead any guards and troops, and it was completely a private visit. In addition, Zhao Yougong told Zhao Gou that their whereabouts must not be leaked, and Zhao Gou did the same, so he came here non-stop.

"Where are you going?"

"Searching for the deceased!"

"Please come with the poor road!"

Zhao Gou didn't say anything, just followed Zhao Yougong forward. When they arrived halfway up the mountain of Guifeng, they met a Taoist priest wearing Taoist robes, and saw that he was kind and kind-eyed, over forty years old, and saw that Zhao Yougong was very respectful to him, which made Zhao Gou very surprised.

Then, everyone followed the Taoist leader all the way up, and Zhao Yougong continued: "How did Sir know that we were coming? ”

"Don't leak it!" The Taoist chief smiled, glanced at Zhao Gou again, and said, "Sure enough, the dragon and phoenix among people are much stronger than your father." ”

Zhao Gou was puzzled: "Dao Chief knows me?" ”

"Today, the tenth emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, I don't know if the poor road is right?" The Taoist once again revealed the identity of Zhao Gou and others, which made Zhao Gou very surprised, according to common sense, Zhao Gou is the emperor, and he is a Taoist priest of Longhu Mountain, and he should pay homage, but he does not have any intention of saluting, but looks at Zhao Gou like a junior, which makes him a little confused.

"Dare to ask the Long Road?"

"The thirtieth generation of Heavenly Master of the Poor Dao is a one-day master, named Zhang Jixian!"

"Mr. Xujing!"

Zhao Gou was taken aback, he looked at Zhao Yougong as if he had guessed it a long time ago, which made Zhao Gou even more curious, just because the title of 'Mr. Xujing' was awarded by Song Huizong himself, and Longhu Mountain was supported by the Great Song Dynasty, so it can be said that all successive heavenly masters have been given the title by the emperor.

However, Zhao Gou also knew that Mr. Xujing was rumored to have been feathered into an immortal, and the position of the thirty-first generation of Heavenly Master of Zhengtian Shidao was also inherited by Zhang Chaoxian.

"Is the emperor surprised why I didn't die?" Zhang Jixian looked at Zhao Gou with a smile and said: "The body is just a skin, and if you take off this skin, it will be feathered, and you will be at ease." As for why I didn't die, the emperor knew all the reasons when he saw that guest. ”

Zhao Gomu nodded and followed Zhang Jixian forward, and he asked in a low voice, "Second brother, did you already know that he was Mr. Xujing?" ”

Zhao Yougong caught a glimpse of Zhao Gou's sneering appearance, and he hurriedly shook his head and said: "I don't know either, but Longhu Mountain hides the dragon and crouching tiger, and besides, the emperors of the Great Song Dynasty attached great importance to Longhu Mountain. Even if it is a royal family and nobleman, he must be respected when he encounters the Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain, which is also the emperor's will. ”

Zhao Gou glared at Zhao Yougong fiercely, and then continued to walk forward without looking back.

"Your Highness, congratulations on your success in angering the emperor!"

Gao Zhong whispered in Zhao Yougong's ear, that triumphant smile really made Zhao Yougong cry and laugh, he couldn't say anything, in fact, he himself felt that those words were perfunctory, he did know Zhang Jixian, otherwise he would not have come to Longhu Mountain.

"A companion is like a tiger!" Zhao Yougong hid his face and screamed in pain, Gao Zhong glanced at it with disdain, and didn't want to ignore Zhao Yougong and left directly, leaving him alone.

"Brother Dao, they're here!"

"Come in!"

When Zhao Gou and Zhao Yougong heard that voice, they looked at each other, just because this familiarity was too familiar, especially Zhao Gou was deeply touched, he pushed the door impatiently, and what caught his eye was that familiar and unfamiliar face.

The Taoist uniform was worn on his body, and it was difficult to hide the momentum on his body, but there was no majesty in his eyes, and some were just indifferent, this person was Zhao Ji of Song Huizong, and sitting next to him was Zhao Yougong's father, and there was another person who was also here, that was Zhao Huan of Qinzong.

"Father!"

"Father!"

"The ministers see the Emperor!"

Zhao Gou shouted excitedly, but Zhao Yougong was as usual, without the slightest surprise, and Gao Zhong greeted the second emperor of Huiqin as a courtier, but Zhao Huan was not wearing a Taoist robe, but a monk's robe, a robe, and the Buddha was wearing it around his neck, which made Zhao Gou very strange.

Zhao Ji bowed slightly, he looked Zhao Gou up and down, the father and son had not seen each other for more than ten years, and Zhao Gou had always thought that Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan had really disappeared without a trace, but they didn't want the two of them to be unscathed and stay in the Great Song Dynasty, but they didn't find it, and looked at Zhao Gou with a smile, Zhao Gou knew that all this was done by him, the thirteenth uncle.

"Get up!" Zhao Ji smiled and said, "I am no longer in the world, so there is no need for these rituals." Now Poor Dao is a Taoist priest who cultivates in Longhu Mountain, not an emperor. Now you are the son of the Great Song Dynasty, you really can't stand this! ”

"Father...... Father! Zhao Gou wanted to call his father, but when he saw the displeasure on Zhao Ji's face, he hurriedly changed his words, which made Zhao Ji very pleased, and said: "Dad, you obviously don't have anything, why don't you contact the child, don't you know that I have been looking for your traces all these years?" ”

"Yes!" Zhao Ji replied, "However, I can't contact you, if you know that neither I nor the boss have been captured and are still alive, you have no excuse to ascend the throne as emperor, nor to attack the Jin Dynasty, let alone let the Great Song Dynasty have such a grand occasion, these things have not been done by the two of us, but you have done it, this is the reason." ”

"Why did it fall into the hands of the White Lotus Sect in the first place? Could it be that fake? ”

"It's true or false, everything is just a mirror!" Zhao Ji said with a smile, "The White Lotus Sect is disturbing the dynasty, I also know it, your thirteenth uncle also knows, even Yougong also knows, we didn't take action to control it, and we have been letting him act arbitrarily, we are also gambling, if we win, it will be the rise of the Great Song Dynasty, and if we lose, it will be decay." ”

Zhao Gou said: "Is it really worth betting like this? ”

"Presumably Gong told you the reason, otherwise you would not have ascended the throne and became the emperor, so there is no need to say much about this!" Zhao Ji said, "Whether it is me or the boss, both of us are deeply limited by thoughts, and it is difficult to shake the deep-rooted thoughts of the people. ”

"For the sake of this leverage, I secretly planned everything with your thirteenth uncle, and even the eldest inherited the throne as part of the plan. It's just that the boss did disappoint me and your thirteenth uncle a little, I thought he had some ability, but he didn't want to listen to slander and didn't know people clearly, so he just took this opportunity to do what we started to plan. ”

"Everything is in the hands of the two of us, the only unexpected thing is that the Jurchen army attacked the land of Yanyun and gathered more than 200,000 troops, and at that time, the troops in your hands were too small, and the boss did not support, which can be regarded as seeking danger in wealth."

"If you repel the Jin soldiers, then you will definitely not allow anyone to disturb the court, at that time, for this matter, You Gong had a conflict with your thirteenth uncle, and was finally seriously injured by your thirteenth uncle, otherwise he would never let you face such a danger, don't complain about all this, he is helpless."

"If you want to be resentful, blame me for being a cruel father! Your thirteenth uncle has opposed me from the beginning, and in the end he was forced by me, so don't resent him. Your thirteenth uncle has always thought that you are more suitable for the throne, and I think so too, but unfortunately you have not been able to refrain from resigning three or four times, and only this is the only way to force you, otherwise you will never agree to carry the responsibility of the Great Song Jiangshan on your back with your temperament. ”

"When you return victorious, it is God's blessing, and it is also your strength, until you return to Beijing to prepare for the Qing monarch's side, I am also clear, these things have Gong told me. I was very happy at that time, you finally made up your mind, but I knew it wasn't enough, so I decided to add to the fire. ”

"That's the plan to have someone kidnap you?" Zhao Gou was a little resentful, he really couldn't figure out what his father thought, his son led the army to seize power, but he was very happy, such an idea is really a bit strange.

"That's right, it's the director's illusion of being captured by Jin Bing!" Zhao Ji did not deny it, and said bluntly: "Originally, there was no suitable candidate, it happened that the Xuanwu envoy among the White Lotus Sect, he tied me up, the only thing I'm sorry for is to implicate the boss as well, this is also part of the plan, only the two of us are missing, with your influence in the court, and the six ministries and the Privy Council are all your people, so you will naturally become the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty." ”

"Things are all in accordance with our deployment, step by step, but I didn't expect the Xuanwu envoy to take the land route, but the water route, which we didn't expect. At that time, the royal brother and the eldest were tied up, and the eldest was frightened, and the imperial brother was also injured, I led a secret team to search and finally intercepted them when they were about to leave the Great Song Dynasty, and finally there was a fight at sea, and the ship was also destroyed, and the three of us were stranded on the desert island. ”

Zhao Yougong continued, "At that time, all three of us were injured, especially when we came to a nameless desert island and just avoided everyone. Whether it is the Han or the Jurchens, and the Xuanwu envoy actually died with us at the last moment, which made us have to abandon the ship and flee. ”

Zhao Gou was surprised: "Thirteenth Uncle, the desert island you are on will not be a place with many poisonous snakes!" ”

"How do you know?"

"Because of that desert island, I used to be there!"

Zhao Yougong and the others were surprised, they did encounter a lot of poisonous snakes on that desert island, and even sometimes poisonous snakes would attack them, but to be honest, there were many poisonous snakes there, and there were also many herbs, which allowed them to heal their injuries.

Suddenly, Zhao Yougong and Gao Zhong also remembered that Zhao Gou had disappeared for a while, and after they all went out to look for him, they finally met Zhao Gou on that desert island and took him back. It's just that I didn't expect Zhao Ji and others to stay on that desert island, it's really fateful.

"No wonder that desert island seems to have traces of human visit, and there is no trace of a person in search everywhere!" Zhao Huan suddenly realized, he realized that these were Zhao Gou's masterpieces, and they were a long time ago. If you really count it, that desert island is really famous, and the three emperors of the Song Dynasty have all stayed there.

"Dad, how did you get out of trouble?"

Zhao Ji smiled and said: "I have to thank Daochang Zhang for this!" ”

"Mr. Xujing!" Zhao Gou turned his head to look at Zhang Jixian, he didn't understand how this matter was connected to him again.

Zhang Jixian replied: "This matter is also a coincidence, after Poor Dao knew that they were captured, he decided to live in seclusion and no longer enter the world, and then he traveled around, passing by the desert island, and came back together when he met them. ”

"How did the Dao Leader know about that desert island?" Zhao Gou pointed out the core problem straight to the point, even if Zhang Jixian wanted to travel all over the world, it was impossible to go to that desert island alone, it was really uninhabited and full of dangers, and it was impossible to go idle at all, unless he knew that someone was there for a long time.

"He is worthy of being a disciple of Chen Tuan Ancestor!" Zhang Jixian was stunned for a moment, and then continued: "It was your master who calculated that they would be killed, and he also understood their hard work, and knew that I had a good relationship with the emperor, so he asked me to accompany him, and then he went together." ”

"Master?" Zhao Gou was stunned for a moment, he hadn't seen Chen Tuan Ancestor for a long time, you must know that he has such a status in today's martial arts, most of it is given by this master who sees the head and does not see the tail, and hurriedly said: "Master, he is also in Longhu Mountain?" ”

"The ancestor travels everywhere, and the poor road doesn't know where he is." Zhang Jixian shook his head and said, "But before the ancestor leaves, let me tell you a word, if you want to know the cause and effect, you have to go further, and you can only be liberated by jumping out." ”

Zhao Gou was puzzled, he really didn't understand what his master said, it wasn't until more than ten years later that Zhao Gou really understood what the words left by Chen Tuan Ancestor meant by him, at that time he saw Chen Tuan Ancestor, and everything was clear and understood.

"When I came back safe and sound, you had finally inherited the throne as we envisioned, and I also saw that you have brought hope to the people of the Great Song Dynasty as the Son of Heaven all these years, and we also know that all this is worth it, and it is precisely because of what you have done that we cannot do that we can make the Great Song Dynasty rise completely."

Zhao Ji continued: "When both of us were captured by the Jin people, this is a great shame, with your temperament will never give up, nor will you be easily decadent, it is bound to make you more attentive to change the social atmosphere of the Great Song Dynasty, so that the people of the Great Song Dynasty can live a peaceful life of the country, now you have done it, as a father, I am proud of you." ”

"Looking at today's Da Song, we are really relieved. Actually, Yougong only recently learned that we are not dead, and we have been under your nose all along. Because you had plans to move the capital at that time, but it was not officially proposed that time, and we knew it. ”

"Even if you break through Huining Mansion and destroy the Jin Dynasty, you will not show up, which makes you more determined to destroy the Jin Dynasty, and you are unwilling to tell Yougong, because I am afraid that he will not be able to bear the joy in his heart, and telling you about this will affect your decision-making."

"It wasn't until you wanted to move the capital to Youzhou that we contacted Shang Gong and asked him to explain the matter to us, so that he could take you to meet us, which can be regarded as a scruple in your heart. When we were captured, you almost fell into the devil, and this is also very clear, if you don't show up again, I'm afraid you won't have much time. ”

Zhao Ji was full of emotion, looking at Zhao Gou in front of him, recalling the appearance of the child in the past, but insisting on his own approach, he was really pleased with such a son, and sighed: "Bianjing City is the place where Emperor Taizu set the capital, with Emperor Taizu there is the beginning of the Great Song Dynasty, and now your achievements even surpass Emperor Taizu, then you move the capital to Youzhou, I and your eldest brother support you, do whatever you want, you just need to remember one thing, the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty is you, you are different from us, don't have too many scruples, What is beneficial to the people of the Great Song Dynasty and the Great Song Dynasty is conducive to the Great Song Dynasty, let it go! ”

Zhao Gou saw what his father said, as if he was confessing his last words, he looked at it carefully, and found that his father's face was a little pale, as if he was seriously ill, he didn't say a word to check the pulse of his father, and exclaimed: "Dad, you ......"

"You found out, and I won't hide it!" Zhao Jifeng smiled lightly and said, "Mr. Xujing also treats me, my fate should be like this, and it is difficult to disobey my destiny." Even if it's your master, it's helpless. If it weren't for my short time, and I don't want you to leave regrets, I will meet you, this meeting is goodbye, since then there is only one emperor in the Great Song Dynasty, your eldest brother has become a monk, and no longer cares about mundane things. ”

If the Great Song Dynasty is still weak, Zhao Ji is not at ease, and he will not be blind. Now that the Great Song Dynasty is strong, it seems to have become the hegemon of the Central Plains, and the Quartet has surrendered, and Zhao Ji is at ease. He has long been aside-driven about life and death, and his cultivation has made his heart extremely calm over the years, and he has long been fearless in the face of life and death.

"Daddy!"

Zhao Gou burst into tears, the man didn't flick his tears, but he didn't get to the sad place, at this moment Zhao Gou couldn't help but burst into tears, his heart was very bitter, because after he took the pulse, he found that his father was terminally ill and difficult to treat, which made him feel very painful and couldn't do anything.

"Looking at the current Da Song, I have no regrets!" Zhao Ji gently wiped Zhao Gou's tears, patted him on the shoulder, suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked: "Gou'er, I met a woman with a child a few years ago, and the child's appearance is the same as your childhood, isn't he related to you?" ”

"You're talking about the Manichaean Master?"

Zhao Ji nodded, he saw Fang Jinzhi, the leader of Manichaeism, and thought that it was the reincarnation of Nangong Yuluo, both in appearance and figure, it was like a mold carved out, the only difference was that Fang Jinzhi was more heroic, while Nangong Yuluo was more dignified and virtuous.

Moreover, there is a boy next to Fang Jinzhi, the child's appearance is similar to Zhao Gou's childhood, which makes Zhao Ji very surprised, Zhao seems to be stunned when he sees their mother and son, and finally probe to know that it is the leader of Manichaeism, but her child does not know the origin, especially who her husband is, and he is not clear, but he has some suspicions that this matter has something to do with Zhao Gou.

At the beginning, Zhao Gou gave birth to two daughters, and Zhao Ji was a little disappointed, just because there was no successor to the Great Song Dynasty, and later gave birth to a pair of twin sons, which made Zhao Ji very happy and thought that there was a successor to the Great Song Dynasty. So, he went out with Zhao Yougong and Zhang Jixian, and happened to come to the place where he met Nangong Yuluo in the past, recalling everything.

At this time, Zhao Ji and Zhao Yougong were both wearing Taoist costumes, and Fang Jinzhi didn't say anything, especially Zhang Jixian's reputation outside was very loud, and Fang Jinzhi also regarded himself as a junior, as for Zhao Ji and Zhao Xiang, they played with their children.

Zhao Ji saw the jade pendant on the child's body, this jade pendant he had seen on Zhao Gou's body, but Zhao seemed to be playing with the child and saw his skills, he was actually very neat, and there was an internal force in the body, the move was a boxing technique that was not passed down by the Great Song Dynasty, and only the royal family was qualified to practice, which made the two of them puzzled, but they couldn't get an answer.

"That child is the child's firstborn!" Zhao Gou replied truthfully, without any concealment.

Zhao Ji was overjoyed, and laughed: "I didn't fulfill my wish, but you completed it for me, haha!" …… My heart is relieved! ……”

At the beginning, Zhao Ji met Nangong Yuluo, and he fell in love at first sight, even if he was the emperor and had 3,000 beauties in the harem, his heart only belonged to Nangong Yuluo. Now that Zhao Gou met Nangong Yuluo's daughter, he gave birth to a son, which made Zhao Ji really happy, and he no longer had any regrets in his heart.

"Ninth brother, as the eldest brother, I have never fulfilled the responsibility of the eldest brother, on the contrary, Brother Gong has done it!" Zhao Huan stared at Zhao Gou intently, looked at Zhao Yougong again, and said lightly: "All along, I have always felt that you will compete with me for the throne, especially when I see my father's favor for you, I am very envious and jealous in my heart, and Brother Gong is not a parent, and my father also trusts him very much, only I, the eldest son, have never been favored." ”

"This idea has always existed in my heart, and it has lingered for a long time, so that when you were facing a crisis at that time, I, as the emperor, did not send troops to help, leaving you alone. Until you return to Beijing, let me be an idle emperor, but I have seen it more thoroughly than anyone else, and I have completely thought about all the reasons. ”

"It wasn't until my father was captured with me later, and the deceased Uncle Thirteen reappeared, that I knew that everything was a scam, that I hated my father, and I hated you even more. On that desert island, my father and thirteenth uncle also told me the truth of the matter, I don't trust you to make the Great Song Dynasty stronger, and later I saw it with my own eyes to know that I was carried away by anger, from the beginning you are indeed more suitable, you really did not recognize your own value, if you don't compete for the throne, maybe there won't be so many things. ”

"Ninth brother, do you still resent me for not rescuing you in the first place? Brother Gong, do you still mind taking the opportunity to suppress it in the first place? ”

Zhao Gou and Zhao Yougong both shook their heads in unison, they had already let go, and they didn't care about these things at all. Now what Zhao Huan feels most deeply is the calmness and indifference of the Buddhist family, as well as seeing through the red dust. Zhao Huan became a monk, he let go of all the past, traveled around, lived the life of an ascetic, but saw the growing strength of the Great Song Dynasty under the governance of Zhao Gou, and the life of the people with abundant food and clothing.

That night, Zhao Gou, Zhao Yougong, and Gao Chong stayed in Guifeng Mountain for one night, and even Gao Chong sat in the position together. Everyone spoke freely, even Zhao Huan, who cut his hair and became a monk, Zhang Jitian and others all broke their vows and drank.

Zhao Ji also talked to everyone about the past, especially the encounter with Nangong Yuluo, as well as the appearance of Zhao Gou, Zhao Yougong, and Zhao Huan when they were young, and there were bursts of laughter from time to time, letting go of all responsibilities and burdens, and some were laughter, at this moment Zhao Ji and Zhao Yougong were the happiest time.

The next day, Zhao Ji passed away peacefully in his sleep, and Zhao Yougong also died on the same day when his injuries recurred, and even Zhang Jixian also became an immortal on the same day.

Zhao Huan, Zhao Yougong, and Zhao Gou handled the aftermath for them, in order to prevent others from discovering it, Zhao Huan discussed with the two of them, put the bodies of the three of them in the coffin, and sent them directly to the location of the hanging coffin tomb in Longhu Mountain, so that their bodies would not be destroyed.

The mystery of the hanging coffins in Longhu Mountain is an unsolvable mystery, and the bodies of the three of them were placed there, and they were also preserved.

After dealing with the aftermath, Zhao Huan said goodbye to them, and no one knew where they went. Since then, no news of Zhao Huan has been heard, and Zhao Gou, Zhao Yougong and others set off for Beijing. In addition, he also named Mr. Heavenly Master of the Qing Palace on Longhu Mountain, which can be regarded as giving back to Zhang Jixian for taking care of his father and others.

(End of chapter)