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

Chapter 4: Deterring the Six Thieves
The eunuch led his men to Gao Qiu's side in a hurry, looked him over, and couldn't help but twitch his face: "Gao, who hurt you like this? His Royal Highness Prince Duan asked me to find you to play Cuju. Today, he has an appointment with the president of Yuan Society, and he needs you to show your skills."

Gao Qiu had fainted from the pain before, and just woke up. He opened his eyes reluctantly when he heard the voice, and saw the eunuch in a daze. He burst into tears immediately: "General Manager, General Manager, avenge me..."

The eunuch looked at his miserable state and said, "What's going on? I'll make the decision for you. Even if I can't make the decision, His Royal Highness Prince Duan is here!"

"Captain, my legs were broken. They said I can no longer play football and I don't have to serve His Highness anymore!"

"What?" The eunuch was stunned when he heard this. He took a closer look at his legs and his face darkened immediately. "Who is so bold as to do this?"

Gao Qiu lay on the ground, unable to get up. He could not see far away. He barely raised his hand and pointed randomly: "It's a strong man who looks like a black bear. The owner is a pretty boy. There are four or five of them..."

The eunuch heard him speak vaguely and frowned. Just as he was about to look for him, Su Dadao said, "Don't look for him. I was the one who beat him. What can you do to him, a hairless man?"

"You?" The eunuch was furious when he heard this. Just as he was about to explode, he saw the Kaifeng army standing beside him in fear. He couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing? Why don't you arrest the murderer? Why let him show off his power here and get away with it?"

The fat military officer smiled and said, "It's not that I disregard the law. These people are the directors of the Imperial City Department. How dare I arrest them..."

"Imperial City Division?" The eunuch looked at Su Da suspiciously, then glanced at Yu Er beside him, and did not recognize him. Although he was also born in the palace, the palace was divided into inner and outer areas, and the Imperial City Division was stationed outside, and there were many people, so how could he know them all.

"He is indeed the director of the Imperial City Bureau. I have seen the letter." The fat military officer's eyes flickered and he breathed a sigh of relief. It would be good if someone from Prince Duan's Mansion came. Both families were not easy to mess with. Now that they meet, let them solve it themselves. This pot can be said to have been put off.

"The Imperial City Division... The Imperial City Division can't do that either!" The eunuch suddenly said in a cold voice, "This is Prince Duan's personal attendant. Prince Duan is looking for him to do something. How can you, the Imperial City Division, have the guts to break his legs?"

Su Da curled his lips and said, "I've already beaten him, what else can I do? Gao Qiu played Cuju in the city, bullied the good people, and even dared to speak rudely. I'm already showing mercy to Prince Duan by not beating him to death."

"Okay, okay, you are so brave!" The eunuch was furious. He stepped forward and pointed at Su Da: "How can you, the Imperial City Department, interfere with the people in the palace? You even dared to talk about His Highness. I think you are tired of living!"

Su Da scratched his head, and Yu Er said with a smile: "Even if it is His Royal Highness Prince Duan, it is not appropriate to indulge his followers to act like this, right? Isn't this a discredit to His Royal Highness? If His Royal Highness saw it, he might just order someone to beat him to death."

"Assholes!" The eunuch was so angry that he trembled all over. "I think you are pretending to be the Imperial City Bureau. Come on, take down these thieves, all of them!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several guards who followed him immediately rushed forward.

"Who dares!" Su Da shouted gruffly, raising the token forward: "Look at what this is, you idiot! How dare you attack someone from the Imperial City Division? How brave are you!"

The eunuch stared at the token, his face gloomy, and suddenly his two long eyebrows raised: "The Imperial City Department cannot touch His Royal Highness Duan's personal attendants at will. Even if Gao Qiu has committed any crime, it is not your place to intervene. You are so reckless and dare to beat His Royal Highness Duan's people. You are disrespectful to His Royal Highness Duan, disrespectful to His Royal Highness Duan, and harboring resentment towards the royal family. Are you trying to rebel?"

As soon as the word "rebellion" was uttered, the scene suddenly became quiet.

Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, these two words have been the most taboo, because Emperor Taizu launched a military coup at Chenqiao and put on the yellow robe, which was tantamount to a rebellion against the Zhou Dynasty of the Chai family. Therefore, these two words were mentioned everywhere, and no one would talk about them unless there was such military intelligence in various places.

Seeing that no one spoke, the eunuch took a deep breath, a fierce look appeared on his face. He was about to give the order to attack again when suddenly a faint voice came from the opposite side.

"Who do you say wants to rebel?" The voice was not very heavy and seemed gentle at first, but upon closer inspection, it was like a cold wind, the sound of swords, and it was chilling to the bone.

"Who wants to rebel?" The eunuch felt uncomfortable. He felt that the voice was condescending and cold. He immediately raised his voice and said, "I'm talking about you. I think you want to rebel!"

"How bold!" Su Da and Yu Er shouted at the same time.

"Say it again." The same voice sounded again, and Zhao Ti was seen walking slowly forward from behind with his hands behind his back and no expression on his face.

"Sir, this eunuch seems to have quite good martial arts skills..." Zhou Tong whispered beside him.

Zhao Ti nodded, looked at the red-faced eunuch in front of him, with a hint of sarcasm on his lips.

The eunuch looked in the direction of the voice and saw Zhao Ti. He was stunned. The young man was dressed in white and as handsome as snow, and he didn't want to miss him.

The eunuch's expression changed several times in an instant, and finally turned pale. He shuddered and fell to his knees with a plop: "Yan, His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan..."

Zhao Ti narrowed his long, beautiful eyes, as if thinking about something: "Say what you just said again for me."

“Your humble servant…” The eunuch kowtowed like pounding garlic, the sound of his head hitting the ground making a thumping sound: “Your humble servant Li Yan, I did not know that His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan was here, and I spoke nonsense. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me…”

Zhao Ti stared at Li Yan, who was a servant of Prince Duan Zhao Ji in the palace. Zhao Ji brought him out when he established his own government, and he later became one of the "Six Thieves".

The six thieves of the Northern Song Dynasty were Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Wang Fu, Liang Shicheng, Zhu Zhen, and Li Yan. Originally, there should have been Gao Qiu as well, but when the Jin army crossed the river and Huizong went south, Gao Qiu had a falling out with Tong Guan. He was also ill at the time, and returned to Tokyo in a rage. As a result, Qinzong thought that he had surrendered and supported him, and he escaped this eternal infamy.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty. Please forgive me for the many years I have served Prince Duan..." If it were any other member of the royal family, Li Yan would not be so humble, at least he would not kowtow and beg for guilt in piteous words, but the one in front of him was different.

The title of King of the Song Dynasty is not hereditary. This prince is the only one with a great national title among the current clans. He is the head of all the kings. Although he does not attend the court, his status is the highest.

Moreover, he had a reputation for being a martial artist. When he was in the palace, he liked to wield spears and sticks and practice martial arts. He also liked to wear a white dragon fish costume, wander around the streets, and fight for justice. He was completely different from the elegant and romantic Prince Duan who was fond of writing and painting. He had a domineering temperament and acted coldly and ruthlessly.

Zhao Ti saw that Li Yan's forehead was not red or swollen at all, as he banged his head against the ground. He sneered, "Li Yan, I heard that you are good at martial arts?"

Li Yan hurriedly said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I have indeed learned some simple skills, but they are just small tricks in the martial arts world. They are not worth mentioning and are not worthy of your attention."

"Crude skills?" Zhao Ti snorted, "After so many collisions, there is still no spot on your forehead. Are you kidding me?"

"Ah, this..." Li Yan's body froze when he heard this, and cold sweat immediately broke out.

(End of this chapter)