Chapter 13 The Return of Li Gang
In the chaotic times, the prince's identity is not reliable, and he must have the means to protect himself. Martial arts is the best means to protect himself, so Zhao Chen has been studying martial arts hard.
At the beginning, he worked hard to learn martial arts, perhaps because of curiosity. After all, learning martial arts is an extremely novel thing from modern society. After so many months, novelty has slowly disappeared, and the rest are "hard" and "boring". This is also the reason why no one in the royal family practices martial arts except Zhao Chen. Ordinary children of the royal family have noble identities and can have fun on weekdays. Even if they don't have fun, they can recite poems and write opposites. Why should they learn martial arts? At this time, learning martial arts is not because of curiosity, but because of the existence of the crisis consciousness in their hearts!
"Accumulating soil forms a mountain, wind and rain are prospering! Accumulating water forms abyss, and dragons are born! Accumulating goodness and virtues, and the gods are satisfied, and the holy heart is prepared! Therefore, without accumulating small steps, you cannot reach a thousand miles! Without accumulating small streams, you cannot form a river and sea! A good horse cannot leap for ten steps, and a slow horse can drive ten times, and the achievements are to be reluctant to give up!"
While moving forward, Zhao Chen was reciting Chinese poetry that he had learned in his third year of high school to encourage himself. Diligence can make up for his shortcomings, not to mention that Zhao Chen is not "crazy" at all. As a royal family, he has qualifications that ordinary people do not have, and has the highest martial arts secrets that ordinary people do not have. He also has a innate master like Wang De as a teacher! Under these favorable conditions, if he cannot learn some advanced martial arts, he will really be sorry for himself!
In the center of Jujing Garden, he saw Wang De. Wang De's expression was extremely calm, as if nothing had happened.
Zhao Chen knew what happened last night and knew how much risk Wang De took! If the mistress was discovered, the mistress himself would not be able to escape death, and Wang De who sent the mistress to the palace would not be able to escape death! And it was not only Wang De himself, but Wang De's entire family might be implicated, and it is possible to implicate the nine clans!
"General Wang, thank you! I will always remember this kindness!" Zhao Chen came to Wang De and whispered, his voice was extremely sincere!
"Why should your prince say this? You are the king, I am the minister! Your prince has the kindness of knowing the favor of Wang De! As the saying goes, if the king wants his minister to die, he has to die! If you have a decree, I will naturally do my best to complete it! Your prince must never mention the word "thank you" in the future, these are all things that the ministers should do!" The more sincere Zhao Chen was, the more panicked Wang De felt in his heart, and the more he felt that this "will be "well-being of knowing the favor" was difficult to report, and he hurriedly said!
In the eyes of modern people, it is appropriate for others to do things for themselves and express gratitude! Unfortunately, this is just the thinking of modern people! In ancient times, under the teachings of Confucian Neo-Confucianism, the monarch was like heaven, and the subject was like earth. The monarch said to his subjects "The kindness is always in mind." This is simply supreme kindness, and it is hard to repay even if it is broken into pieces. At this moment, Wang De's eyes were even a little wet, and he hurriedly turned his head to prevent Zhao Chen from seeing it.
Zhao Chen was a little surprised at this moment. He didn't understand why Wang De was so excited.
"Your Highness, that mistress is just a rogue in Kaifeng City. Although he is only ten years old, he is extremely cunning! Be careful of him!" Wang De thought of the mistress and said again.
"Don't worry, I won't let him do anything casually in the palace! He seems to be quite clever and he will be cautious!" Zhao Chen said.
In the morning, Zhao Chen practiced Taizu Changquan with Wang De, but what he practiced was only the first thirty-two stances passed down by the people! The real Taizu Changquan has 108 stances, but unfortunately the seventy-six stances behind are secrets of the palace. He cannot display them in front of others, even in front of Wang De, so he can only practice alone when he is in the East Palace!
At first, Zhao Chen was a little uneasy. He was worried that the mistress in the East Palace would be discovered and that something happened to the East Palace! However, as he practiced one move after another, his mood gradually calmed down! The more he was in such a chaotic situation, the more he had to calm down. If he didn't calm down, he couldn't do anything well. Now he was anxious without any effect on him!
In the past, Zhao Chen would have had dinner with Wang De in Jujing Garden at noon, but he returned to the East Palace at noon today! He felt relieved when he saw that everything was normal in the East Palace.
Zhao Chen entered his bedroom and drove all the eunuchs and palace maids out. He came to the bed and lowered his body. He saw that Xiaosaner was still hiding under the bed! Xiaosaner looked at Zhao Chen with dark eyes, and Zhao Chen breathed a sigh of relief.
"You are very good, they haven't noticed you!" Zhao Chen said.
"Your Highness, I'm hungry..." said the mistress.
Zhao Chen laughed and said, "I'll let them bring food in and chamber pots... You may have to wait for a while for such a life. Can you adapt?"
"I can do it! I started begging when I was three years old. Life was much harder than it is now! Following His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, at least I won't let me be hungry. The villain wants to thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" said the little Saner.
"Very good! You do things for me now, and I won't treat you badly! There are a lot of gold and silver treasures in this bedroom. If you like that, just take it!" Zhao Chen nodded.
Hearing Zhao Chen's words, the little San'er's face showed an unusually surprised expression! When he came last night, he had already seen the magnificent palace, and there were countless treasures in it! Anything here is royal equipment, and it can be sold for a high price when taken outside! He was a beggar on the surface, but in fact he was a scoundrel! Although he knew that the palace was a big shot, he felt that he could leave. The so-called newborn calf was not afraid of tigers. He wanted to stay here for a few days, steal some of the treasures in the palace and then leave secretly! But now Zhao Chen actually said, "I like that, just take it away." Instead, he planned to stay here for a while, get more treasures, and then leave here!
As for what Zhao Chen asked him to do, he doesn't understand now, nor is he ready to understand! In the final analysis, he is still a child and will not consider many troublesome things.
Zhao Chen had lunch in the bedroom. After thinking about it, he decided to deceive the mistress with words so that the mistress could do things for him "willingly"! If the Jin soldiers surrounded Kaifeng City, the mistress would be able to go to the Jin army without any resistance!
"Do you know, why did I let you enter the palace?" Zhao Chen said.
"The villain doesn't know!" Xiao San'er shook her head.
"Actually, it's very simple. This palace is so boring! Sometimes I can't help but leave the palace secretly and go out for a walk! But if I leave the palace and the people in the palace can't find me, they will definitely report to my father, and I will be blamed by my father! I asked you to enter the palace to be my substitute! When I leave the palace, you will appear as my identity. There are many delicacies and treasures in this palace! You can ask for it casually, don't be polite! At that time, you can also act as a mighty person, be dissatisfied with anyone, and you can also scold you at will!" Zhao Chen said.
"There is such a good thing!" Xiao San'er's face showed a look of surprise!
"This is not a good thing. Do you think the prince's substitute is so easy to be? As the prince, there are many etiquettes and rules. You have to learn all these! In the future, I will teach you slowly! If you can't stand this hard work, I will ask Wang De to find someone again, and you will leave the palace!" Zhao Chen said.
"Don't worry, Your Highness the Crown Prince, this hard work is nothing! I will definitely do it!" said the little San'er.
"Very good!" Zhao Chen nodded!
Zhao Chen had already left the palace, and the mistress was still hiding under the bed. He had been hiding under the bed for a morning, and now his whole body was in pain. However, he was extremely happy, as if in the clouds. He thought that he could appear in the palace as a "prince" in the future. How majestic would it be? Originally, he wanted to leave the palace after obtaining gold and silver, but at this moment he decided to stay here for a long time, at least until he had enjoyed the treatment of the "prince" before leaving here! As for the hardship he endured before enjoying the treatment of the prince, he felt that it was worth it!
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When Zhao Chen came to Jujing Garden, Wang De still arrived early.
When Zhao Chen saw a hint of joy on Wang De's face, he couldn't help but be stunned and said, "General Wang, what happened?"
Wang De smiled and said, "Your Highness, now it has spread in Kaifeng City, and Lord Li Gang and Lord Li have returned!"
"Oh!" Zhao Chen was stunned.
The name Li Gang is also well-known to him. Not only did he hear this name back then, but he often heard it after coming to ancient times! When the Jin soldiers went south for the first time last year, it was Li Gang who strongly advocated the resistance of Jin. Under the leadership of Li Gang and Zhong Shidao, the Jin soldiers were unable to enter Kaifeng City and finally retreated! However, after the Jin soldiers retreated, Li Gang was demoted. The charge given to Li Gang by the Song Dynasty court was actually "focusing on war discussions and losing money in the army", which meant that Li Gang was wholeheartedly trying to fight against the Jin soldiers, which resulted in the death of soldiers and wasted military spending! After the Jin soldiers retreated last year, Li Gang was demoted to the Jianchang Army area of Jiangxi and became a county magistrate! Now that the Jin soldiers are coming again, Song Qinzong was panicked, so he called Li Gang from Jiangxi to Kaifeng again!
"In addition to Lord Li Gang and Lord Li, Lord Zhang Shuye also came together! And Lord Zhang also brought tens of thousands of troops to support the king!" Wang De said with a smile.
"Zhang Shuye!" Zhao Chen naturally heard of this name. In the Water Margin, the heroes of Liangshan were invincible in the world, but in fact, the Song Jiang Uprising was wiped out a long time ago. It was Zhang Shuye who wiped out the Song Jiang Uprising! When the Jin soldiers invaded the south for the first time, the world was divided into four roads, and Zhang Shuye was the general manager of the South Road! Zhang Shuye was a famous loyal minister in history. Song Qinzong ordered the four roads of the world to serve the king. Only Zhang Shuye brought his troops to come, and the other three roads have not come yet.
"Mr. Li, Lord Zhang is the mainstay of the world. They are far better than Zhang Bangchang, Li Bangyan and others! With them here, there is hope for defending Kaifeng!" Wang De said excitedly.
"Be careful not to be heard!" Zhao Chen said hurriedly.
Wang De despises Zhang Bangchang and Li Bangyan here. If someone hears it, report it to Zhang Bangchang. Li Bangyan is afraid that Wang De will not be able to take it away! Wang De is Zhao Chen's "love general", and Zhao Chen doesn't expect anything to happen to him!
The news of Li Gang and Zhang Shuye's arrival spread throughout Kaifeng City, and it seemed that the soldiers and civilians in Kaifeng City had all had confidence! But Zhao Chen knew that it was impossible to stop the Jin soldiers by relying solely on two people. The army of the Song Dynasty's court had already broken down from the root, and it was difficult for anyone to turn the tide now! He is still paying close attention to the news about the Jin soldiers!
In the following days, the war reports continued to come, and the Jin army was still unstoppable!
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In mid-October, the weather became colder!
The Jujing Garden in the morning was white, which was the color of frost! If it were when he was a student, Zhao Chen would have been dressed very thickly and hid in the room, but now he was standing in Jujing Garden in a single dress! After practicing for several months in succession, he had achieved his internal strength, but he didn't feel cold!
Zhao Chen practiced swordsmanship for a while, and Wang De guided him.
At this moment, several eunuchs ran towards this side, and these eunuchs looked surprised.
"What happened?" Zhao Chen stopped and said.
"Your Highness, you are so happy!"
"Great joy? The Jin soldiers invaded. What happy events can there be now?" Zhao Chen said.
Chapter completed!