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

Chapter 67 The Tree Wants to Be Still, But the Wind Does Not Stop

Zhao Ti said, "What's your name? Where are your relatives? Since you are a foreigner coming to Tokyo, I will send my men to help you find them."

"This..." The young man paused after hearing this, revealing an embarrassment. "Reporting to this sir, I am Yangchun Zhiyang, with the given name Yunchong. The relative I sought refuge with is surnamed Chen. He originally lived in Bixie Lane in the west of the city, but has moved away. I haven't found out where he has moved to yet."

"Yang Chun's Yang? This surname is not common." Zhao Ti smiled and said, "I know about Bixie Lane. I'll ask someone to go and ask, but there are many Taoist hermits there. Their whereabouts are erratic and they are idle and wild. I may not be able to ask them."

Yang Yunchong shook his head hurriedly: "Don't bother me, sir. I have asked every household and the neighbors don't know each other. My relative is half Taoist and half layman. His hometown is Huashan in Shaanxi. Maybe he has already returned to his hometown."

Zhao Ti said: "This is not good. You were harmed by Gui Fanlou and lost all your martial arts skills. The government will naturally help you. Someone, come..."

Shang Qi stepped forward: "Young Master."

Zhao Ti said: "Take good care of Yang Dalang and don't let any accidents happen."

Shang Qi nodded: "Yes, sir!"

Yang Yunchong was stunned: "Husband, there is no need to do this, I will leave on my own and return to Jiangnan tomorrow..."

"Let's go..." Shang Qi showed a hint of coldness on his face, grabbed Yang Yunchong by the collar and took him aside.

After a while, the imperial guards came back to deliver a letter. Zhong Pu encountered many forks in the road underground and did not dare to go forward, so he asked Zhao Ti to make a decision.

Zhao Ti asked: "How many were killed?"

The soldier said, "My lord, there are dozens of them. We are all shooting them. It is dark inside and it is difficult to use swords and guns."

Zhao Ti thought for a moment and said, "Tell General Zhong not to move forward and transport kerosene and firewood for fumigation as planned!"

The soldiers took the order and left. Zhao Ti then sent out orders to all the eight-character water outlets. Some of these eight-character water outlets were blocked and sealed, and some were like this one, with kerosene and charcoal being transported to start fumigation. The open channel outside that entered the river was blocked with wooden fences to prevent anyone from escaping.

The imperial guards who monitored the water outlets were armed with bows and crossbows or single cannons. They also brought in more than a dozen double-bow crossbows and placed them in front of several larger eight-shaped water outlets. If something went wrong, the people from Fanlou would rush out desperately and directly collapse the water outlet.

The smoke from burning kerosene is highly toxic. Even if the amount inhaled is small and you are not suffocated to death, your body will suffer from various symptoms afterwards. When mixed with firewood, charcoal, and thin air, in just a moment, the Tokyo underworld was filled with black winds, as if the end of the world had come.

There were several water outlets along the way where villains from Guifanlou tried to escape, but because the water outlets were blocked, wailing sounds continued to be heard from inside. Only three or five of them were pushed away, but they were all shot to death by the imperial guards outside.

The same thing happened at the culvert where the channel flowed into the river. The wooden fence was ultimately useless, and the imperial guards simply threw stones to block the entrance of the channel.

The fumigation lasted all night long, and almost all the kerosene in the Ministry of Works, the Palace Front Department, the Imperial Guard Department, and the baggage depots of the imperial guards stationed in the capital was burned out.

There was a smell wafting up from underground from time to time, and even if people outside smelled a little bit of it, they would feel dizzy, nauseous and want to vomit.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Ti once again ordered the use of mud and lime to temporarily seal the eight-shaped water outlet to prevent smoke from seeping out.

For the next day, the imperial guards took turns guarding the water outlet day and night, and neither entered nor opened it. The flaming oil was highly toxic after burning, so they could only let it evaporate slowly underground. When heavy rain came, they would open the water outlet and let the water flow into the rivers. After a large amount of water was diluted and washed away, it would not cause any impact on the ground.

Two days later, the weather was still clear. In the evening, Zhao Ti took a car to Jinfengxiyu Tower.

He placed Yang Yunchong here and watched him day and night, not allowing him to leave.

There are many spies in Tokyo. It's okay if they are planted between various prefectures and departments. If Liao and Xixia are planted, or if local bandits with bad intentions intervene in Tokyo, then the situation will be serious. The Song Dynasty has always been full of people who rebel. The idea of killing people and rebelling is not an empty talk. Many bandits hold this idea. If they succeed, they succeed. If they fail, they surrender and become officials. Therefore, they are very bold.

But in fact, the so-called amnesty is not as simple as they think. Small-scale rebellions can be wiped out directly, and the imperial court dare not use those who are too powerful. Most of them are sidelined and killed with a reason. The imperial court is not so stupid that it will not do such a stupid thing as making the tail too powerful to be eliminated.

Those who can place spies in Tokyo City are definitely not ordinary outlaw forces.

Green Forest is different from Jianghu. Jianghu is a general term, while Green Forest refers specifically to bandits and robbers who occupy mountains and become kings and gather people to start rebellions. It originated from the events of the Green Forest Army and Green Forest Mountain. It and the Red Eyebrows both originated from the Xin Dynasty era of Wang Mang.

The little maid in Prince Duan's mansion is not normal. She is skilled in martial arts, and the old man with white eyebrows is obviously a master. Moreover, he is definitely not from Tokyo. It would be bad if he came from the mountain bandits in Jiangnan, Wu and Yue, or some gang with the intention of rebellion.

So Zhao Ti did not let Yang Yunchong go. He planned to ask him about the matter to find out where these people came from and what their intentions were in sneaking into Tokyo.

After entering the building, I sat down to drink tea, and Hou San and Zhu Si came over.

One of them is thin and the other is fat. Hou San is good at climbing, not because of his profound martial arts skills, but because of his flexible body. He can do anything, such as climbing roofs and trees. If you give him two flying claws, he can even climb up the city wall.

Zhu Si's skills are external ones, which are purely based on muscle and bone strength. Although he cannot be said to have muscles and bones of iron, people who have only rudimentary internal strength are no match for him.

Zhao Ti asked the two, "How is Yang Yunchong these days? Can he make some noise?"

Hou San said: "He is quite honest. He doesn't need to be reminded when eating and drinking. But he looks sad all day long, as if he has something very sad in his heart."

Zhu Si said: "There are no other abnormalities, but there are some strange things in the morning and evening."

"Oh?" Zhao Ti picked up the tea bowl and took a sip: "What's weird?"

The two looked at each other, and Hou San said, "Young Master, he kneels and kowtows towards the west every morning and evening, every day, without missing a beat, and even the time is accurate. He is also mumbling something, and when I got closer to listen, he stopped talking and began to mutter silently."

Zhu Si said: "We originally thought that this person was stupid because of the evil spirit Fanlou, but later we found out that it was not the case. He should be worshipping some god, Buddha or Bodhisattva in the void."

"Which god or Buddha is Xukong worshipping?" Zhao Ti bowed slightly: "Did you hear what he muttered?"

Hou San said: "I heard the words life and death."

Zhu Si scratched his head: "I only heard the word fire, and couldn't make out the rest. Once he noticed it, he started to keep silent."

"Life and death...fire?" Zhao Ti's eyes changed slightly, and he looked out the window while thinking. At this time, the sun was setting, and a huge fireball seemed to be burning, illuminating the sky and the earth red...

At night, the moon is bright.

In the royal residence across the street from Qishengyuan, Zhao Xu stood with his hands behind his back, and a Red Dragon Guard was whispering something.

When he finished speaking, he bowed and stood aside, motionless as a stone statue.

Zhao Xu's eyes were somewhat empty, he looked towards the south, and said to himself: "I wish the country is peaceful and the people are safe, but unfortunately, the wind does not stop even when the tree wants to be still..."

(End of this chapter)