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

Chapter 51 Huge Questions

Zhao Ti said: "My grandson said that Taizu Changquan was originally supposed to have 33 postures, why is there one less now?"

"Myna, where did you hear this?" Gao Taotao said coldly.

“This…” Zhao Ti saw that Gao Taotao’s expression was a little strange, so he said carefully: “Since my grandson practices martial arts, it is inevitable that he will get to know some people in the martial arts world. There are also storytellers who travel around the country. When they talk about Taizu Changquan, they all praise it. They say that at the end of the Five Dynasties, Taizu’s 33-posture Changquan was popular all over the world and it was hard to find an opponent.”

"Haha!" Gao Taotao sneered: "You also believe the nonsense of the bandits?"

"This..." Zhao Ti said with a smile, "They all say so, I'm afraid it's not groundless."

"That's what you mean? How many knowledgeable people in the capital can there be? In the holy land of Shenjing, those with great martial arts skills and knowledge will not stay for long, let alone talk to you?" Gao Taotao sneered.

"Madam..."

Gao Taotao looked at Zhao Ti and said, "When Taizu taught the army the long fist, it was 32 postures, and it was spread from there. At that time, he taught 32 postures, so how could people say it was 33?"

"I'm afraid the generals around Taizu knew about the Thirty-Three Forces and leaked them to the outside world?" Zhao Ti asked tentatively.

"After a hundred years, the number that has spread among the people is thirty-two. It is thirty-two. Even if it is leaked again, it will still be thirty-two. Do they dare to spread a rumor that it is thirty-three?" Gao Taotao said in a cold tone.

Something is wrong! Zhao Ti looked at the other party. The grandmother's reaction was a bit too much.

"The Empress Dowager also knows that I practice martial arts. Most of the boxing moves are in the numbers of nine, eighteen, thirty-three, or thirty-six, seventy-two, or one hundred and eight. Where is thirty-two?" Zhao Ti said.

Gao Taotao's face was cold as he stared at Zhao Ti. "Since you are so sure about asking me, I have to ask you, what do you mean by 'jianghu'? You have been under house arrest for the past few months. You didn't sneak out of the capital, did you? I just heard such a ridiculous statement!"

"My grandson doesn't have any." Zhao Ti thought to himself, why did the other party say that he had left the capital? Is it possible that no one in the capital knows the 33 postures of Taizu Changquan?

"Grandson doesn't have one." Zhao Ti said.

"Really not?" Gao Taotao frowned.

"Of course not." Zhao Ti said, "My grandson abides by the law, how could he do such a thing?"

Gao Taotao looked at him and nodded, then shook his head. Finally, his eyes seemed a little empty, and no one knew what he was thinking about.

Zhao Ti was also thinking in his mind. He had a question in his mind for some time.

Since Southern Tang has Shanhai Temple, Dali has Tianlong Temple, and Western Xia has Yipintang, then...what does the Song Dynasty have?
Since he is Tianlong, the Song Dynasty should have some reputation. However, I have never seen him in the palace since I was a child, nor have I heard of him in the court.

There is only one Imperial City Division, but the guards in the Imperial City Division do not have very high martial arts skills, otherwise it would not have taken him so long to learn internal skills.

"My dear, do you really want to know?" Gao Taotao suddenly said.

"Grandmother..." Zhao Ti saw that the other party suddenly changed the tone and said hurriedly, "Grandson really wants to know."

Gao Taotao looked at him and said, "I don't care where you learned about the 33 postures of Taizu Changquan, but knowing this will not do you any good. Do you still want to know it?"

Does this mean that the Thirty-Three Postures have been recognized? Zhao Ti nodded, "My grandson loves martial arts and wants to know. Moreover, I have been learning Taizu Changquan since I was a child, but I really don't find it so powerful. This doesn't match what I have learned about how many heroes Taizu defeated and how many heroes retired from the world."

"You learned Taizu Changquan?" Gao Taotao's mouth twitched: "You go back first."

"Madam..."

"Come to my place on Mid-Autumn Festival in three days. Even if I want to tell you, I have to think about how to tell you." Three days later? Zhao Ti nodded and said, "Then my grandson... will take his leave first." After that, he turned and walked out of the hall.

Watching Zhao Ti leave, Gao Taotao closed his eyes, a look of pain suddenly appeared on his face, and then a trace of white-green blood slowly flowed from the corner of his mouth...

Zhao Ti left the Cining Palace with many thoughts in his mind. When he was about to reach the Zuoye Gate, he saw Zhao Ji and a young eunuch enter. The young eunuch was holding a fruit box in his hand.

"Eight, Eight Brother?" Zhao Ji stopped immediately, his eyes wide open: "Aren't you under house arrest? Why are you out?"

Zhao Ti glanced at the fruit box in the little eunuch's hand and asked: "What good things did Prince Duan bring into the palace?"

Zhao Ji hurriedly stood in front of the young eunuch and said, "This is a snack for Queen Mother Xiang. You can't snatch it."

Zhao Ti smiled and said, "What are you talking about, Eleventh Brother? What is robbing? Is this a word that is easy to mention between brothers or in the royal family?"

"Myna, you are a robber. You robbed me of so many things last time. Is the white jade lion paperweight useful? It is my favorite thing." Zhao Ji said with a vigilant look on his face.

Zhao Ti said: "It's very useful. I played with it every day a few days ago and I love it very much."

Zhao Ji said bitterly: "Don't worry, I will get it back sooner or later."

Zhao Ti smiled and said, "I can't take it back. I took it yesterday. Who knows where it's going now."

"You..." Zhao Ji's shoulders trembled with anger when he heard this: "I won't talk to you about this. You left the house without permission during the period of house arrest. I will go to the Queen Mother to report you."

Watching Zhao Ji leave angrily, Zhao Ti shook his head. Empress Dowager Xiang was not a fool. He must have some imperial decree for him to march into the palace so blatantly, otherwise why would he be so blatant?

Continuing forward to Zuoye Gate, two guards from the Imperial City Division suddenly came in from outside.

The palace city is divided into inner and outer parts. The Imperial City Office is stationed next to Chengtian Gate in the east of the outer city, and usually goes through Zuoye Gate.

The two men saw Zhao Ti saluting. Zhao Ti was much more familiar with the Imperial City Bureau than Zhao Ji. Because he had a photographic memory, he had impressions of many people there, and these two had also seen them before.

The two men stood beside him, waiting for him to go first. When he passed by, they suddenly felt something was not right.

The breathing of these two people was extremely light. An ordinary person would not be able to notice this at all. He also could not notice it before. But now that he was practicing Huan Yin Qi and his internal strength was becoming stronger, he noticed something was wrong.

This should be a manifestation of the inner strength reaching a high level. Such guards in the Imperial City Division are rare. Although many guards also practice inner strength, their methods are superficial and they can never reach this level no matter how much they practice. The inner strength attainments of these two people are beyond even Bai Zhan and Su Da.

He had encountered these two people before when he was in the palace practicing martial arts with the people from the Imperial City Department, but he always said that he was clumsy and kept hiding behind them. Since there were many people in the Imperial City Department, he never took it seriously, but now it seems that something is wrong.

Zhao Ti paused for a moment and said, "I haven't been to the office for a long time. Are you busy now?"

The two men bowed again and said, "Return to your majesty. It's the same as before. Nothing much to do."

Just as the two men were saluting, Zhao Ti suddenly caught a glimpse of a dark red light in the cuffs of one of them, as if he was wearing a red undergarment underneath his clothes.

He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. According to the requirements, the attire of the Imperial City Department should be green inside and out. The Fire Dynasty of the Song Dynasty was named after the green wood that produces fire. Why was this guard wearing red inside?

He nodded slightly, walked out of the Zuoye Gate with his hands behind his back, but after thinking for a while, he did not return home. Instead, he went to Panlou Street opposite the East Corner Tower and stood quietly beside a big tree.

As time passed and it got dark, he saw two people walking out of the Zuoye Gate. From a distance he recognized that they were the two guards from the Imperial City Division who had entered before.

(End of this chapter)