Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

There was no slowdown.

He just charged straight out!

A commotion broke out at the north gate of the city.

The imperial guards at the gate faced the charging black horse.

They didn't even dare to stop them.

They scattered in panic to both sides of the city gate.

After Zhao Yuan and Li Shishi had both escaped out of the city...

The gatekeeper spat at their retreating figures and cursed angrily.

"Damn it, this must be some young master's son causing trouble again, daring to ride a fast horse in the city!"

"Sir, should we go out of the city and give chase?"

New recruits who are unfamiliar with the situation should speak up and ask questions.

He had barely finished asking the question when the gatekeeper lashed his face with a whip.

"Chase a bird! They ride horses, we walk, do you think we can catch up?"

"Even if we catch up, those who dare to ride fast horses in the city are all powerful and influential. If we go over there, are we just going to get whipped?"

"Besides, the round trip wasted time and resulted in less tax revenue. Are you going to compensate me for that?"

After the goalkeeper finished scolding the new recruits,

He then ordered the other veteran soldiers to continue stopping people and collecting taxes.

He himself leaned back in his chair.

He sipped his tea while supervising his subordinates' work.

What just happened,

For these elderly members of the Imperial Guard,

It was as if nothing had ever happened.

At this time, the Imperial Guards of the Song Dynasty

Military discipline had long since collapsed.

And things like galloping wildly on horseback within the city...

For these gate guards,

It's become commonplace.

That's why,

In the original Water Margin world,

Only then did Song Jiang and his men dare to bring a few dozen people.

They caused a huge disturbance in Tokyo on the night of the Lantern Festival.

Just as Zhao Yuan was leaving with Li Shishi,

A full half hour later,

Only then did the people from Kaifeng Prefecture rush over on horseback in a panic.

Without saying a word, he ordered the gatekeeper to close the city gate.

Once they figure out the whole story,

Upon learning that Zhao Yuan and Li Shishi had already fled the city,

It was already an hour later...

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Chapter Six: Gao Qiu is dead, his adopted son takes over.

In the Chuigong Hall of the Imperial City of the Great Song Dynasty,

Emperor Huizong (Zhao Ji) had been sitting alone on the dragon throne for over an hour.

His face was still somewhat pale.

He was clearly still recovering from the assassination attempt.

Thinking back to what just happened,

If I hadn't casually pulled Gao Qiu over to block an arrow,

I might already be dead in the Jade Fragrance Pavilion by now.

Emperor Huizong couldn't help but shudder.

He raised his hand,

I just picked up my teacup to get some water,

Only then did I finally remember a question.

By the way, Gao Qiu?

Could he really be dead?

Thinking of this,

Zhao Ji then noticed that

He was still wearing the blood-stained outer robe he had worn when he went out.

The thought that all the bloodstains on this were Gao Qiu's...

Zhao Ji, who had just calmed down a bit,

He couldn't help but become irritable again.

"Guards! Where are they? Are they all dead?!"

He had just finished roaring

A young eunuch came in to report.

"Your Majesty, Chancellor Cai and Privy Councilor Tong are waiting outside the palace."

"Let them in immediately!"

Cai Jing and Tong Guan entered the hall one after the other.

They immediately noticed the bloodstains on Zhao Ji's clothes.

The two hurried forward.

"Your Majesty, the bloodstains on your body..."

Cai Jing looked concerned.

He hadn't finished speaking when

Then he heard Tong Guan behind him suddenly scream.

"Your Majesty, are you injured? Quickly, summon the imperial physician! The imperial physician..."

"Shut up! This isn't my blood, and I'm not injured!"

Enraged, Zhao Ji grabbed the teacup from the table.

It fell heavily to the ground.

Accompanied by the sound of the glass shattering,

The hall finally fell silent.

Zhao Ji took a couple of breaths.

His bloodshot eyes glared at Cai Jing and Tong Guan.

"Didn't I just send someone to deliver an imperial decree ordering you to arrest Zhao Yuan and Li Shishi? Where are they?"

"this......"

Tong Guan stepped forward and reported in a low voice,

"The Kaifeng Prefecture just reported that two people who look like Zhao Yuan and Li Shishi rode out of the North Gate at breakneck speed an hour ago."

"So, the two men who tried to assassinate me actually escaped?"

Zhao Ji roared angrily.

"What is the Kaifeng Prefecture good for? And you lot, are you all useless too?"

Cai Jing wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He quickly replied.

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger. Since those two audacious thieves have headed north, they are most likely heading to Daming Prefecture and then fleeing to the Liao Kingdom. I have already sent people to pursue them along the way, and at the same time ordered Kaifeng Prefecture to draw up their portraits and send them to all the prefectures and counties. I think those two audacious thieves can't have gone far!"

Zhao Ji looked at the two of them coldly.

After a moment of silence, he finally spoke and asked,

"What about Gao Qiu? How is he?"

"this......"

Tong Guan stammered,

"The Imperial Medical Academy has already examined him and found that Grand Commandant Gao has died for his country due to excessive blood loss."

"Damn it! Those scoundrels deserve to die!"

Zhao Ji slammed his hand heavily on the table in front of him.

"Listen to me, you two! I want to capture them alive! I want to execute those two in front of Minister Gao's memorial tablet to avenge him!"

"Yes,"

Cai Jing and Tong Guan quickly responded.

Then the two looked at each other.

Tong Guan stepped forward and asked the question.

"Your Majesty, Grand Commandant Gao has died in battle, and the position of Grand Commandant is now vacant..."

"I remember Gao Qiu has an adopted son, so let him succeed him," Zhao Ji instructed.

"Your Majesty, isn't this inappropriate? The position of Grand Commandant..."

Cai Jing had just begun to speak when...

He was stopped by Zhao Ji.

"What's inappropriate about it? If Gao Qiu could serve as Grand Commandant, his adopted son certainly can too!"

Seeing that Zhao Ji was about to get angry again,

Cai Jing and Tong Guan dared not say anything more.

After bowing, he withdrew from the main hall.

After they leave,

Zhao Ji looked at the empty hall.

Suddenly, images of Gao Qiu's death flashed into his mind.

That expression of utter disbelief...