The Song Dynasty was the king for thirteen years before he knew that he was Tianlong.

Chapter 19: Treasures of the Song Dynasty Heavenly Palace
Gao Taotao was the Empress Dowager who had been in power for many years and had been more or less involved in state affairs since the reign of Emperor Yingzong.

Therefore, when she looks at things, she focuses more on the consequences. She will never act rashly, and she will not give answers to others easily.

That is to say, if you ask her directly about Sanku, even if she is close to you, she will not tell you the truth directly, because it will do more harm than good.

Renzong issued an order and Yingzong took action to destroy the three secret vaults that Taizong regarded as treasures. This kind of thing could never be made public, let alone recorded in history books.

Because in this kind of situation, one side worked hard to build, and the other side completely destroyed it, so there must be a right and a wrong. Either Taizong was wrong, or Renzong or Yingzong was wrong.

If Taizong was not wrong, then Renzong and Yingzong were disloyal and unfilial.

If Renzong and Yingzong were right, then Taizong was vicious and violent. If he was not vicious and violent, why would he set up a poison storehouse in the palace? Why would he build a military arsenal?
So if you ask directly, Gao Taotao will not be able to answer, and will not even admit the existence of the Three Treasurys.

Zhao Ti had already considered this point, so he took the lead step by step, using Shenzong's dream as an introduction, and gradually unfolded the narration, and then used Li Xian's mouth to tell the story of the Three Treasurys.

But if only in this way, Gao Taotao would at most admit the three warehouses. If the things were indeed not all destroyed, she would not reveal it. After all, there was no need. It would only create complications and add to the trouble.

So Zhao Ti went on to talk about the assassination of Li Xian. You see, the Queen Mother of Western Xia was a martial arts master. For the sake of her own country, she actually broke into the camp of thousands of troops at night, assassinated the commander, and escaped unscathed, which greatly stimulated Gao Taotao.

Then he hinted that superb martial arts skills might sometimes interfere with the direction of a war and even affect the rise and fall of a country.

After all, there is a chance for a "beheading".

As the saying goes, when shooting a man, shoot the horse first; when capturing a thief, capture the leader first!

Zhuan Zhu assassinated King Liao of Wu, Yao Li assassinated Qing Ji, Nie Zheng assassinated Xia Lei, Cao Mo kidnapped Duke Huan of Qi, and Jing Ke assassinated the King of Qin.

Even if it is just a coincidence or good luck, it can be done sometimes. Success once is enough and the consequences are extremely serious.

As long as there is the slightest possibility, it is a matter of military and national importance and cannot be neglected in the slightest.

In order to be on guard, the prerequisite is to have superb martial arts skills.

There is the Tianlong Temple in Dali, there was the Shanhai Temple in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and there must have been one in the Western Xia Dynasty as well. The Taizu Emperor of the Song Dynasty was also very skilled in martial arts.

As for Taizong, during the Yongxi Northern Expedition, if Taizong himself did not have advanced martial arts, and only relied on the shabby donkey cart found by Huyan Zan and a personal eunuch, it seems unlikely that he could have traveled nearly 300 miles in one night and avoided several elite cavalry of the Liao Kingdom.

There may be some masters hidden in the court now, but there should be no one with great martial arts skills in the royal family.

Zhao Ti continued to narrate these things but did not point them out directly, leaving Gao Taotao to think and judge for himself. If the secret books in the armory had not been completely destroyed, would he tell the truth or take them?

The result turned out to be just as he expected. The three warehouses were not completely destroyed. In fact, when Li Xian mentioned this, he felt that it was impossible for them to be completely destroyed. At least it was unlikely that all the weapons were destroyed.

"Madam..." Zhao Ti looked at Gao Taotao.

"The drug depot is indeed gone." Gao Taotao said.

Zhao Ti nodded. Emperor Renzong would definitely not let it go, as the existence of this drug warehouse must have tormented him for half his life.

"The Hyogo was to be taken to the West Mountain for smelting. As soon as the carriage left the imperial city, Emperor Renzong suddenly sent a secret order, saying that it should not be melted down for the time being, and the artillery battalion should be stored in the West Mountain, and it was not allowed to enter the palace again."

Zhao Ti listened attentively.

"As for the armory... it was burned on the spot, not a single piece of paper was left!"

"Ah?" Zhao Ti was stunned. Didn't he just say that except for the poison warehouse, the other two warehouses were not completely destroyed? Why did he say that they were all burned down?
Gao Taotao paused and continued: "All the books in the armory were indeed burned at that time, but..." "But what?" Zhao Ti asked with a questioning look.

Gao Taotao looked at him, then smiled and said, "My dear, do you care so much?"

Zhao Ti thought to himself, if I didn't show that I care so much, you would not take it seriously and think it was nothing. How could you easily say it? I'm afraid I have to continue to weigh the pros and cons, and I will have to bear the consequences of my words.

"My dear madam, of course I care." Zhao Ti said sincerely, "My grandson loves martial arts, and I am worried about your safety abroad. I am also worried about the impact of Li Xian's assassination on state affairs. How can I not care?"

Gao Taotao nodded in satisfaction: "Okay, since you care, I might as well tell you that all the books in the armory were indeed burned, but there was an excerpt during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong."

"Excerpts from the reign of Emperor Zhenzong?" Zhao Ti blinked. How did this relate to Emperor Zhenzong again?

Emperor Zhenzong was good at literature but not martial arts. He wrote poems such as "A House of Gold is in the Book" and "A Beautiful Woman is in the Book" to encourage learning. So how could he think of copying secret books on martial arts?
"Myna knows about the treasure in Heaven, right?" Gao Taotao said slowly.

Treasures of the Heavenly Palace? Zhao Ti nodded. He certainly knew about this book.

The Song Dynasty compiled a total of three Taoist classics, namely "Baowen Tonglu", "Tiangong Baozang" and "Wanshou Daozang".

During the reign of Emperor Zhenzong, the "Baowen Tonglu" and "Treasures of the Heavenly Palace" were compiled.

The Wanshou Daozang, a Taoist scripture, was compiled during the reign of Emperor Huizong, and Huang Shang was the chief editor.

At that time, the collection of Taoist scriptures in Bao Wen Tong Lu was incomplete. In the fifth year of Dazhong Xiangfu, Emperor Zhenzong ordered Zhang Junfang to collect Taoist scriptures from Taoist temples all over the country. He worked with Taoists to examine the Three Caves and Four Parts, and to compare the differences and similarities. He then explained and compiled the original Bao Wen Tong Lu into one collection.

This collection is called "Treasures of the Heavenly Palace", also known as Treasures of the Heavenly Palace of the Great Song Dynasty, and it consists of a total of 4,565 volumes.

This set of books was later lost in wars, and later generations were not able to see the entire thing. Only a brief summary can be found in the "Yunji Qiqian" collection, which fortunately allows us to get a glimpse of it.

"When Emperor Zhenzong compiled the Heavenly Palace Treasures, Zhang Junfang said that there was an ancient single copy of the Southern Tang Old Temple, which could be recorded in it. He mentioned the Shanhai Temple, so Emperor Zhenzong ordered him to search the secret vault. He then obtained two or three copies and recorded them in the appendix outside the Palace of the Heavenly Palace Treasures."

"Two or three books..." Zhao Ti felt mixed emotions when he heard this. He was happy that there was indeed a complete secret book in the world, but he was worried that he didn't know whether the Phantom Yin Finger existed in it.

There are many books in the secret library, and not all of them are from Taoism. Since Zhang Junfang mentioned Shanhai Temple, he will definitely look for things from Shanhai Temple first, so there will be a chance that the Phantom Yin Finger will be taken out.

Li Xian said that the One Yin Finger of Nan Tang Shanhai Temple was comparable to the One Yang Finger of Dali Tianlong Temple, and he deeply agreed with it.

The three most powerful martial arts in Shanhai Temple are One Yin Finger, Mountain Sutra, and Infinite Sea Treasure Scroll. He has never heard of the other two and doesn't know what they are, but he knows the power of the Phantom Yin Finger.

Moreover, the Phantom Yin Finger exists as a backdoor Trojan horse for the Sunflower Manual. It can conceal one's strength and ferocity, and one can practice the manual without having to go through the step of castration. This is an extremely extraordinary thing.

Zhao Ti even suspected that what Cheng Kun practiced during the Yitian era at the end of the Yuan Dynasty was not the complete version. After all, as time went by, more and more martial arts were lost and damaged.

"My Lady, the appendix to the treasure of the Heavenly Palace..."

"The original copy of the Heavenly Palace Treasures has just been recorded with an appendix, which is different from the copy circulated in the outside world. This appendix has been kept in the palace for a hundred years, and few people have seen it."

"Madam, where is the mother's mother in the palace now?" Zhao Ti asked hurriedly. At this point, his true intention was exposed. The atmosphere had been created and he just had to ask for it shamelessly.

"It's right here." Gao Taotao said to Zhao Ti with a smile.

(End of this chapter)