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

Chapter 20 Ancient Sword
"Here with the Empress?" Zhao Ti breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that. He had searched everywhere in the palace since he was a child and read almost all the books in the collection, but he couldn't find it. Now, it was inside the Cining Palace.

"Zhenzong was fond of Taoism, Renzong was respectful but slightly indifferent, and Yingzong was obsessed with it. He moved this set of heavenly treasures into his bedroom to read. But there are 4,565 volumes in total. How can he finish reading them all, not to mention adding annotations? As for the appendix, he never even got to see it." Gao Taotao sighed.

"That lady..."

"Although I know about this, I don't think as much as you do. I have read it out of curiosity before, but I only read the beginning and end records and the table of contents. I glanced at the appendix and have forgotten what it was called." Gao Taotao shook his head.

"Auntie, your grandson would like to ask for permission to watch." Zhao Ti said.

"Since you are so obsessed, just move away. You don't have to look at it here. I stayed here because I miss Emperor Yingzong. Now my eyes are blurry and I can't even read Sima Guang's Zizhi Tongjian clearly, let alone the tiny characters on the book."

Zhao Ti was overjoyed. It would be better to move back home than to stay in the Cining Palace. Although Gao Taotao only said that the mother copy of the Heavenly Palace Treasure had an extra appendix compared to the sub-copy from the outside world, he did not think so. Since it was the mother copy, there might be many differences between it and the sub-copy, and how much had been modified and deleted in the sub-copy.

Just as he was about to speak, he thought of the armory again and couldn't help but say, "Madam, the West Mountain Flying Cannon Camp..."

"The things in the Hyogo were transported to Xishan, and another warehouse was built. It was sealed and kept secret, and no one ever touched it. Two years ago, the government inspected the imperial guards and discovered that warehouse." Gao Taotao said lightly.

Zhao Ti raised his eyebrows. Did Zhao Xu see it?

Zhao Xu is a person who never shows his emotions, never says anything wrong, and always acts with propriety. He always appears gentle and polite, making it difficult to guess what he is thinking.

But Zhao Ti knew that this sixth brother had great ambitions, far-reaching plans, was very patient and scheming.

"Because many of those weapons were used by famous generals from the Five Dynasties, and there was a list of names attached, so when the official saw them, he came over to ask about my origins."

"What does the Empress say?" Zhao Ti touched his chin.

Gao Taotao laughed and said, "What can I say? I am not like you who knows the old story of Sanku, so it is difficult to hide it. I can only say that maybe Taizu left it there at that time. Since it has been idle for so many years, the emperor can decide how to deal with it."

Zhao Ti thought about it and realized that Zhao Xu ran over to ask Gao Taotao, which showed that he cared about him. Otherwise, based on his personality, he would never come to ask about anything even if it was state affairs. After all, he had always hated Gao Taotao because of the abolition of the new law.

But if that's the case, Zhao Xu will definitely register it and keep it strictly, so I'm afraid I won't have a chance to get it for the time being.

If I were close to this empress, I would be on the opposite side of Zhao Xu, and it would be extremely difficult to ask for weapons.

"But..." Gao Taotao looked at Zhao Ti's thoughtful expression and spoke.

"Empress?" Zhao Ti's heart moved. Could there be some turning point?
"However, when the weapons from the arsenal were sent to Xishan, there were two swords among them, which Emperor Yingzong kept."

Zhao Ti asked in confusion, "I heard that Emperor Yingzong did not practice martial arts and had no interest in weapons. Why would he keep the two swords?"

"Those two swords were Taizong's favorite things. Yingzong thought it would be even more unfilial if he destroyed them. He didn't dare to ask Renzong if he knew about Taizong's things, so he asked me to go and take them back to the palace."

"My Lady, those two swords..." Zhao Ti took a deep breath.

"Since the two swords were left by Emperor Yingzong, they can be considered old items. I have kept them with me all the time. Now they are in this hall together with the mother copy of the Heavenly Palace treasure. They are placed in a wooden box on top of the book niche. You can take them down." After saying that, Gao Taotao pointed his eyes towards a place in the book niche.

Zhao Ti followed the other person's gaze and saw the corner of a sandalwood box faintly visible at the top of the book niche, so he walked forward.

He was about to jump up, but he saw a wooden ladder for organizing books beside him. He climbed up little by little and saw two sandalwood boxes stacked together, slightly covered with dust.

He reached out and took out two boxes, one long and one short, and it was obvious that one of them contained a dagger.

He walked back with the two boxes in his hands, gently placed them on the table, and looked at Gao Taotao: "Madam, are these two things?" Gao Taotao said: "Why don't you open them and take a look?"

Zhao Ti shook his head: "I dare not fiddle with gold and iron in front of the Empress."

Gao Taotao showed a hint of approval, and then said: "When Emperor Yingzong was alive, I often saw these two swords. Open them and take a look."

Zhao Ti said yes, looked at the two boxes, first stretched out his hand to pull out the white jade bone stick from the short box, then gently opened it, and saw a flash of white and red light. He subconsciously dodged to the side, and the light suddenly shot out, causing two colors to flash on the wall behind him, and then disappeared in an instant.

"Hmm?" Zhao Ti took a breath. What kind of sword is this? It is so amazing when it is opened from the box. The so-called flashing cold light and thousands of auspicious colors, probably refers to this, right?

He turned around and looked inside the box, only to see a short sword lying quietly inside. It had no scabbard at all. The sword was thin and narrow, white with a hint of red, and the blade was extremely sharp, sending a chill to the skin.

The dagger is now shiny and restrained, and its shape is extremely simple and ancient, with many patterns faintly engraved on it. It is not the style of today, but rather looks like the shape during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

"This short sword was presented to Emperor Taizong when Qian Hongchu, the king of Wuyue, surrendered to our dynasty in the third year of Taiping Xingguo. At that time, Emperor Taizong regarded it as a treasure and kept it by his side, not showing it to anyone.

"Madam, does this sword have a name?" Zhao Ti's mind raced. This sword looked extraordinary, and it was presented by the King of Wu Yue. It might be a famous sword, but which of the famous swords had the short and narrow appearance?
"At that time, the King of Wuyue also presented some other treasures, which were compiled in a book, but I have never seen that book, so I don't know the name of the sword."

Zhao Ti said: "It looks like a very good sword."

Gao Taotao smiled slightly: "I don't understand these things. Emperor Yingzong once talked about it in the past, saying, isn't it Moye?"

Moye! Zhao Ti kept his eyes on the dagger, and his heart was moved. It might really be Moye!
Among the famous swords in ancient times, only Moye was a short sword, while Yuchang was a dagger.

But if it was Moye, what about Gan Jiang? Did the male and female swords separate?

He opened the long box again, and found a sword with a scabbard. The scabbard seemed to be a later addition, but judging from the sword hilt and sword pommel, it seemed to be an ancient sword.

"This sword is something that Taizong carried daily. He got it quite early, so he must have carried it when he was young and kept it with him for decades. I don't know its name either, and there is no inscription on it, so I have no idea what it is."

Zhao Ti did not take it out to look at it, but closed the box and looked at Gao Taotao: "Madam, did your grandson take the things and leave?"

Gao Taotao snorted, "Haven't you wanted to leave a long time ago? You came to see me and beat around the bush, but it was all for these things!"

Zhao Ti hurriedly said, "My grandson wouldn't dare to do that. How could I have such a rebellious thought?"

Gao Taotao said, "There are many books in the Heavenly Palace treasures. Find a few eunuchs, harness two carriages, and go back with you."

Zhao Ti said: "That's great, grandson thanks grandma."

Half an hour later, Gao Taotao looked at the book niche that was 30% empty, and then heard the footsteps getting farther away. He frowned and suddenly started coughing violently. The light blue color on his face suddenly became stronger...

Zhao Ti was eager to return home, so he went back to his mansion and asked people to move all the treasures of the Heavenly Palace into the study, and then began to look for the appendix outside the word "Palace".

This should be the last volume of the Heavenly Palace treasure, but there were so many books that the eunuchs mixed up the order when they were moving them. It took them a long time to find it. There are three volumes in total, two thick and one thin.

He asked someone to close the door, then picked up the first volume and gently opened the cover.

(End of this chapter)