After nearly an hour of driving, the carriage finally came to a city in the southwest corner of the capital, compared to the prosperity of other areas, it seems a little depressed, there are no shops on both sides of the street, the road is relatively narrow, the other streets of Tokyo City have become cement pavement, but here is still a dirt road, it has just rained two days ago, so that the road is water and mud, and the houses on both sides of the street are relatively low, and there is no way to compare with other places.

In fact, the southwest corner of the city was originally the slum of Tokyo City, no matter how prosperous the city in later generations, there are always some corners where the sun does not shine, the same is true of Tokyo City in the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhao Yan took Zhao Xu to this slum area, for here, Zhao Xu is also very curious, from time to time to open the car window to look out, it is estimated that he also knows for the first time that there is such a place in Tokyo City.

The carriage moved slowly on the muddy road, and finally came to the door of a relatively spacious mansion, the gate of the high gatehouse, and there were two guards in front of the door, if it was placed in other places, a mansion like this would not attract much attention, but it was awkward to look at it when such a mansion suddenly appeared in the slums of the southwest.

At that moment, Zhao Yan and Zhao Xu got off the carriage, and the dynasty also followed, and when the three of them stood in front of the mansion gate, Zhao Xu looked up and saw that the plaque on the door of the mansion had four big characters written on it - Xirong Mansion.

"Huh? Xirong Gong? Does the imperial court have this title, why don't I remember? Zhao Xu looked at the plaque above his head and said in a daze, as the emperor, he must remember all the titles above the princes in the court, this is also a lesson, but he never remembered that there was any Xirong Duke in the court, and Xirong was the contemptuous name of the Central Plains Dynasty for the surrounding ethnic minorities.

"Hey, hey. The little boy doesn't know anything, although not many people know the title of Xirong Gong, but he is a famous person! At this time, when the dynasty heard Zhao Xu's words, he immediately smiled and said, there are indeed not many people who know the title of Xirong Gong, but if you mention the previous name of this Xirong Gong. But everyone knows it.

"Let's go, you'll know who the other party is when we go in." Zhao Yan also turned his head to Zhao Xu at this time and said, this Xirong Gong is also an old friend, but now that he counts, it seems that he has not seen him for more than ten years.

Zhao Xu was also more curious at this time, and immediately followed Zhao Yan to the mansion, but the guards in front of the mansion were very conscientious and stepped forward to stop them, and Zhao Yan did not identify himself. Instead, the dynasty stepped forward to negotiate, and after he revealed his identity as the head of Kaifeng Mansion, the guards in front of the door let him go.

At that moment, Zhao Yan took Zhao Xu into this Xirong Mansion, but as soon as he entered, Zhao Xu couldn't help but shudder, it looked like this mansion was still abnormal from the outside, and even the paint on the door was freshly painted, but when he entered it, he found it. The entire Xirong Mansion was very dilapidated, and a considerable number of houses were half-collapsed. The ground is also full of wild grass, and the fallen leaves on the road are as thick as palms and no one cleans them, so it looks like a deserted garden.

"Three...... Sir, are you sure there are people living here? Seeing the ghost-like mansion in front of him, Zhao Xu was terrified again, and almost called out the title of "Third Uncle". If it weren't for the fact that Zhao Yan was followed by more than a dozen guards, I am afraid that he would have escaped from here immediately.

"Hehe, the little boy doesn't know, the Xirong Duke here has a special identity, and nominally this is his mansion. But in fact, he is being detained here, the guards outside are forbidden troops, and we, the officials of the capital, also have the duty of guarding, and I, the chief catcher, still have a little thin face here, so I can bring people in, of course, if His Royal Highness King Yue is willing to reveal his identity, it will be simpler. At this time, Wang Chao smiled again, and at the same time reached out and took out the sauerkraut buns from the oil paper bag and began to eat, just now there was a small space in the car, and the taste of the sauerkraut buns was big, so he didn't eat it until this time, for fear of smoking Zhao Yan, until then he began to eat.

"Imprisoned here?" Zhao Xu blinked his eyes again when he heard this, obviously they are all dukes, no matter how they fall, at least they are supported by the court, how can they be imprisoned, could it be that this Duke of Xirong once rebelled, but since his grandfather's generation, it seems that he has never heard of any prince and nobleman who dares to rebel?

Seeing Zhao Xu's confused look, Zhao Yan couldn't help but laugh and said: "Xu'er, don't think about it, when this Xirong Duke was imprisoned here, you weren't born yet, and it is estimated that no one has mentioned this person in your ear, so you don't know where this Xirong Duke is." ”

Zhao Yan and Wang Chao's words still did not reveal the true identity of Xirong Gong, which made Zhao Xu more curious, and followed Zhao Yan closely to the mansion at the moment, until he walked to the inner house, he finally saw a living person, only to see an old servant slowly cleaning a yard, compared to the weeds in other places, this yard is relatively clean.

"Uncle, where is the Duke of Xirong?" Wang Chao immediately stepped forward and asked, he had been here a few times before, and he also had some impressions of this old servant, knowing that he was the servant who took care of the Duke of Xirong, and there was only this old servant in the entire mansion.

But to the surprise of the dynasty, the old servant didn't seem to hear his words, and still swept the ground slowly, which made the dynasty a little angry, and immediately reached out and patted the old servant's shoulder, and then the old servant finally reacted, only to look up at the dynasty some, an old face showed a strange smile, and then lowered his head and continued to sweep the floor.

"Third uncle, this old servant's smile is so weird, and this mansion is so desolate, it can't be haunted, right?" Zhao Xu saw the strange smile of the old servant, and couldn't help but get close to Zhao Yan's side at the moment, and then said in a low voice, and at the same time, there was a bit of fear in his eyes.

"How can there be so many demons and monsters?" Zhao Yan glared at Zhao Xu when he heard this, and then ordered two guards to step forward to support the old servant, he stepped forward to help the old man check it, and found that the old servant's reaction was slow and his expression was dazed, although he was not completely sure, but it was estimated that it was likely to be Alzheimer's, and the cause of this disease was not completely clear even to future generations, only knowing that it was more common in the elderly over seventy years old, and a small number of old people appeared rapidly after being sick, fractured or mentally stimulated, and it was estimated that the onset of this old servant was not long, I usually sweep the floor here a lot, so I keep repeating my previous behavior.

"Are there any other servants here?" Zhao Yan turned to Wang Chao and asked at this time.

"No, there is only such an old servant in the entire Xirong Mansion, who is usually responsible for taking care of the food and living of the Xirong Prince." Wang Dynasty immediately replied at this time, this guard of the Xirong Mansion also had something to do with their Kaifeng Mansion, which is why he was so familiar with this place.

"Niu Lie, send someone around to find out where Xirong Gong is?" Zhao Yan's heart sank when he heard this, and he immediately commanded the head of the guards beside him.

"Yes!" Niu Lie agreed, and immediately sent half of the guards to look around, and he and the rest of the guards were on full alert, after all, this Xirong Mansion was full of strangeness, not to mention Zhao Xu, a child, even he felt hairy on his body, so he was afraid that something would happen.

After a while, the guards sent out came back one after another, but they didn't see half a figure, and the mysterious Xirong Gong was nowhere to be seen, which made Zhao Yan's face also sink, and immediately said to the dynasty next to him: "Who is here in charge of guarding?" ”

Wang Chao was also a little panicked at this time, and immediately replied when he heard Zhao Yan's words: "There are no guards arranged inside the Xirong Mansion, but there is a guard stationed around the mansion all the year round, and there are also people from the Imperial City Division secretly monitoring, and finally our officials of Kaifeng Mansion are responsible for cleaning up the outermost idle people, etc., it is said that under such strict surveillance, it is absolutely impossible for the people inside to escape?" ”

"Dynasty, you go and inform the army and the people of the Imperial City Division, and ask them to send someone in and carefully search the entire Xirong Mansion!" Zhao Yan immediately ordered, this Xirong Duke has a special identity, and he has been fine for so many years, but he never expected that when he came to visit, he suddenly found that the person was gone.

Wang Dynasty also knew that the stakes were high, so he immediately agreed and turned around and ran out of the mansion, and at this time, Zhao Xu finally couldn't help it, and immediately asked: "Third uncle, who is this Xirong Gong?" ”

"Who else can it be, for our Great Song Dynasty, who can be called Xirong?" Zhao Yan was not in a good mood at this time, and glared at Zhao Xu at the moment.

"Sijon?" Zhao Xu suddenly had a flash of inspiration when he heard this, and immediately blurted out, "Xixia!" Sijon! I know, it turns out that this is Li Liangzuo's mansion. ”

When the Western Xia was destroyed, Li Liangzuo was also personally escorted to Tokyo City by Zhao Yan, but Zhao Shu, who was still alive at the time, did not execute Li Liangzuo, but gave him the title of Xirong Gong, and then placed him under house arrest in Tokyo City, which is the mansion of Li Liangzuo under house arrest.

"Yes, I originally planned to let you see the tragic situation of Li Liangzuo, the king of the dead country, so that you can learn some lessons, but I didn't expect to find anyone!" Speaking of the end, Zhao Yan couldn't help but show a little anxious look on his face, although the Western Xia has been destroyed for more than ten years, and the remnants of the Western Xia have almost been wiped out, but Li Liangzuo's identity is too special, if he really escapes, it may bring even more chaos to the Xixia homeland that has already settled down. (To be continued......)