Song Emperor Jiangshan

Zhao Yuan shouted: "I'm not going to talk about this, I just want to ask, why didn't you go when we made an appointment to meet at Qingbomen that day?"

Xiao Shan emerged from the water and shook the water droplets on his face. He didn't want to explain this matter any more, so he simply replied: "I forgot!"

After dropping these three words, he plunged into the water again and swam away quickly.

Zhao Yuan seemed to say something later, but Xiao Shan was only focused on swimming, so he didn't hear clearly. After swimming for a while, he saw two small pedal sampan boats coming fast on the lake in the distance. , there were four men standing on the boat, looking around.

Xiao Shan recognized that they were the four bodyguards that Zhao Yuan brought with him when he went out. From this appearance, he must have come to look for someone after seeing that Zhao Yuan hadn't gone back for so long.

Xiao Shan looked around, guessing in his mind that the four guards would find Zhao Yuan in a short time, and he didn't need to notify him, so he turned around and swam towards the shore.

Zhao Yuan didn't have to wait long before his guards found him, and the four guards hurried forward to untie Zhao Yuan's hands and feet.One of them asked about Xiao Shan's whereabouts, Zhao Yuan's face was gloomy, he hadn't figured out what to say, whether he wanted to help Xiao Shan lie.He only said two words: "Go home!"

Three small boats passed by on the lake, leaving white water marks. At this moment, the setting sun was approaching the mountain, and everything around was dyed orange.Zhao Yuan sat calmly on the lake, recalling the words Xiao Shan said before leaving.

The content of the words could not move Zhao Yuan, but Xiao Shan's demeanor, tone of voice, and final look of disappointment and discouragement when he said those words, were like a hammer, hitting Zhao Yuan's chest deeply.

"I misunderstood him, did I suspect him all the time?" Zhao Yuan asked himself, his gaze was on the lake, but he couldn't see Xiao Shan's shadow.

It is impossible for Xiao Shan to swim faster than his own boat.He was wounded again, and he stabbed with the dagger almost with all his strength, and the stabbing would definitely be very deep.The West Lake is so big, would Xiao Shan die at the bottom of the lake before he swam to the shore?

Thinking of this, Zhao Yuan felt a surge of regret, he looked around, the water surface was sparkling, and the faint sound of silk and bamboo could be heard from the distant painting boat, but he couldn't see anyone swimming at all.

Zhao Yuan was full of annoyance, when the three small boats got halfway, he ordered the other three guards to stay on the lake to look for someone, and he took only one guard back to the house to change clothes.

After arriving at the palace, Zhao Yuan felt that the three guards were too few, and the West Lake was so big that it might not be possible to find them.Zhao Yuan had already thought up his excuses along the way, he only said that he accidentally fell into the water, Xiao Shan fought bravely to save the Lord, now he does not know whether he will live or die, and he must be found!He sent out all the dozen or so guards in the palace and asked them to look for someone along the West Lake.

After all the guards went out, Zhao Yuan went back to his room to change his clothes. After he finished changing, Gan Min, the eunuch next to him, stepped forward and began to report on the work that the prince had assigned him this afternoon.

After Xiao Shan went out, Gan Min found an excuse to pay the servants in the courtyard, and went to search Xiao Shan's room by himself, and found a lot of things.

Gan Min didn't know how to read and didn't know what those were, so he just presented the suspicious looking stack of papers to Zhao Yuan.

Zhao Yuan picked up the stack of papers and looked at them carefully.The more I looked at it, the more uncomfortable it became in my heart. On those papers, the words written and the pictures drawn were all things Zhao Yuan had seen before.It was exactly the same as the brochure that Xiao Shan sent up at noon.The difference is that what is written on these papers is either written wrongly, smeared, or accidentally splashed with ink.

Zhao Yuan picked up the booklet again, the booklet was bound very neatly, there was absolutely no ink drop, no typo, no trace of alteration, and even some pictures and lines were drawn as cleanly as possible.

He sent someone to search Xiao Shan's house, and what they found was the hard work behind Xiao Shan's back.

Zhao Yuan had just heard Xiao Shan say that he was planning to go to Jiangbei to seek refuge with local heroes, and he was still a little annoyed. He felt that Xiao Shan did not have the slightest loyalty to the Song court, and he actually wanted to go to the territory of the Jinren.

But now, when he saw the so-called suspicious things that were searched out, he felt an unprecedented feeling in his heart, as if something was slowly grinding his heart , It made his heart feel a little stuffy, and he couldn't breathe.

Zhao Yuan took two deep breaths, stood up, and said to Gan Min who was waiting at the side: "Put these things back to their original places! Just forget about today's matter, and don't tell anyone about it!"

Gan Min answered yes, and went to put the discarded manuscripts back into Xiao Shan's room.

Zhao Yuan lowered his head, thinking secretly in his heart, if Xiao Shan could not swim to the West Lake, his body would definitely float to the shore and be discovered by his guards.Although this possibility exists, it is not too great.

The greater possibility is that Xiao Shan sneaked away, as he said, he left the Southern Dynasty and went to Jiangbei.

If this is the case, then I really made an unforgivable mistake. If he deliberately avoided the guards' search, where should I find him?After finding it, how can I persuade him to stay?

Zhao Yuan paced around the room in boredom, and even forgot to eat the dinner that was on the table.

Ever since Xiao Shan bypassed the four guards, he felt that his chest hurt more and more.In order to preserve his strength, he didn't dare to swim too fast. He had to avoid the boats going back and forth on the lake, and hid carefully until it was completely dark before he swam to the shore.

Taking advantage of the darkness, Xiao Shan took off his wet clothes and wrung them dry, and put them on again, and found a very serious problem—that is, he didn't have a penny on him!

It is obviously impossible to go back to the palace to get the money, not to mention that the palace is heavily guarded, and Zhao Yuan will definitely settle old scores when he goes back, and it will be difficult to leave again.

Go to a rich family's house and order some money?It is easy to break into a house and rob, but stealing money is a technical job. He has no experience, and he has not checked in advance. It is difficult for a non-professional person not to alarm others.

After thinking about it, he was the only one who could go to his own home.

Although there are surveillance personnel sent by Qin Hui at home, there are only two of them, so it is easy to hide and the terrain is familiar. The pocket money that Wang Meiniang and Qin Chong usually give to themselves is in their room, so it is easy to find.Xiao Shan hadn't seen his adoptive parents for some days, and this time he parted, he didn't know when he would see him again, so it was good to take a silent look before leaving.

After he made up his mind, he walked towards the city. Because it was spring, there were many dignitaries and dignitaries who went out to visit the lake. There was still half a gate in the city gate to the west of Lin'an for those who returned late. Check identity.

Xiao Shan waited outside the gate for a while, feeling a little rejoicing in his heart that Qin Hui had been in power for less than half a year, and the guard at the gate of the city was already quite relaxed.The gate guards guarding the city gate went to drink for fun by themselves, and the soldiers were also playing around while changing shifts. Xiao Shan found an opportunity to slip into the city when the guards at the gate were lax in changing shifts.

He first circled around his home, and there were already night patrol soldiers on the road, and they began to patrol back and forth in groups of four or five. The vendors who bought supper on the street also started doing business. I felt even hungrier, but when I touched my purse, it was deflated!

Standing on the street of his oil shop, Xiao Shan could see the sign of his oil shop, the golden "Qin character" was fluttering back and forth in the spring breeze, he was very unhappy.Father and mother were sitting at the counter, while Zhang San and several shop assistants were helping to carry the oil barrels and close the door panels.

Xiao Shan made a detour to the backyard, the place where he climbed the wall to sneak away, jumped lightly, and reluctantly grabbed the top of the wall.He probed into the courtyard, and saw that everything in the courtyard was the same, the stakes and sticks he had made in those days were still in place, and there was no one in the courtyard.

Xiao Shan observed for a while, but found nothing unusual, so he climbed over the wall and jumped into the courtyard.He first took out the key that he had hidden between the bottom of the bed before he left, and then used the key to open the money box next to the bed, and took two ingots of silver in his pocket.He opened the closet and saw two more new clothes, which must have been made by Wang Meiniang.Xiao Shan thought for a while, but didn't take the clothes, because only he knew the amount of silver in the box, and if two coins were missing, no one would notice.But the clothes are too ostentatious to attract attention.

Xiao Shan looked at the new clothes Wang Meiniang made for him, his nose was a little sore, he wanted to tell Wang Meiniang that if he heard the news of his death tomorrow, don't panic.But after thinking about it, this is a major matter that concerns the lives of the whole family, so I dare not talk nonsense like this, so I had to give up.

After Xiao Shan took the money, he went back the same way. Just when he was about to climb over the wall, he suddenly heard footsteps. He dodged and hid in the shadows, but he saw that the person who came was tall and square with a square face. The other person is Zhang San.

Zhang San fanned the hem of his clothes while cursing: "This bird smell is so hard to swallow! Hey, what's the sound?"

Zhang San stopped and looked around the courtyard, but found nothing.

Xiao Shan held his breath in the dark, he moved too quickly just now, pulling the wound on his chest, so he couldn't help but gasped when he dodged.It's just that Zhang San's ears are so sensitive that he can hear even the slightest bit of wrong sound.

Xiao Shan endured the pain silently, but he heard Zhang San talking to himself: "Why does that voice sound a bit like a petty official? Has he come back? Let me yell. Little—"

Xiao Shan was taken aback, thinking what if he shouted it out?Enduring the pain, he jumped up from the darkness and threw Zhang San on the ground. Zhang San had learned martial arts, and he was tall and tall with brute strength.Before it touched the ground, a carp stood up and stood up, shouting angrily: "Where did you come from, you little bastard, dare to be on Tai Sui's head..."

Xiao Shan stomped his feet anxiously: "Third brother, it's me!"

Zhang Sansan was overjoyed, hugged Xiao Shan and turned around, said: "Little official, why did you come back secretly?"

Xiao Shan said: "Shh, don't say anything, I'm leaving right away! By the way, don't tell anyone about my return. If there is any news tomorrow, don't show a strange look. I just go..."

Zhang San showed a puzzled look on his face, and looked Xiao Shan up and down a few times, only to find that Xiao Shan's clothes were still wet.

Xiao Shan clasped his fist at Zhang San, and said: "I will leave this matter to the third brother, my parents will also trouble the third brother to take care of it..."

Zhang San interrupted Xiao Shan and asked: "You have committed a crime, are you going to run away? Where are you going?"

Xiao Shan said: "I haven't made up my mind yet. Maybe I will go to Jiangbei to be a bandit, or I may join the army. I don't have much time, so I can't stay too long."

Zhang Sanyi patted his thigh, and said: "Joining the army requires tattooing on the face, and since the peace talks, the imperial court has been disarming the army and has not recruited any more. Go to Jiangbei to be a hero in the green forest and kill gold people, and I will go with you!"

Xiao Shan was taken aback, and Zhang San said with great emotion: "I'm a five-foot man, and it's not a big deal to squat here every day to buy oil to make people smile! Because my boss treats me so kindly, I can't bear to leave. Little official You are not yet sixteen this year, and it is very dangerous to go on the road alone. I will go with you, so that I can have someone to take care of me. Firstly, my long-cherished wish will be fulfilled, and secondly, protecting you all the way is also repaying my boss for his kindness to me!"

Xiao Shan thought for a while, and felt that what Zhang San said was also reasonable, and said: "Okay, clean up, don't tell others, go quietly, I'll wait for you!"

Zhang San smiled, and clapped his big cattail fan on his chest: "I have no old man, no young man, no worries when I come and go, what else do I need to pack? Let's go!"

Xiao Shan sighed: "Don't you bring any money? If you get hungry on the way, you have to spend two copper coins to buy food."

Zhang San was taken aback, then came to his senses: "That's right, I almost forgot, little official, please wait for me for a while, I'll go and get the two hundred copper coins I saved."

Xiao Shan Fu forehead, Zhang San has worked in the store for many years, Qin Zhong paid a lot of wages, unexpectedly only saved two hundred copper coins, not enough for a trip to the West Lake.Zhao Yuan rented a boat for a tour of the West Lake today, and the deposit was 250 copper coins.Xiao Shan had to go back and get another small piece of broken silver in his box to cover the expenses of the two of them.

Xiao Shan took another piece of broken silver, thought for a while, and simply took all the silver in the box away.This can coincide with the incident of Zhang San stealing money and escaping, so as not to arouse suspicion elsewhere.

After Xiao Shan took out the money, he saw Zhang San coming, the two didn't talk much, they jumped out over the wall to discuss the itinerary.

Zhang San asked Xiao Shan why he ran away, and Xiao Shan gave a general explanation.

Zhang San felt very guilty, the whole thing was caused by his efforts to smear Qin Hui in the Qin Mansion, and now the implicated Xiao Shan has a family and cannot return.Seeing that Xiao Shan was in a low mood, he didn't know what to say to comfort him, so he changed the subject and said, "Young official, I stole the master's money and escaped, and you murdered the emperor's heir. I have used the original name, so I have to change it!"

Xiao Shan said: "I've thought about it a long time ago, I'd better restore my original surname and call it Xiao Shan!"

Zhang San nodded and said: "It turns out that your surname is Xiao, which is much better than 'Qin'. What should I call my name? Zhang San, Zhang San, this name doesn't sound prestigious at all. You have read it twice, little official. Heavenly Book, why don't you think of a name for me?"

Xiao Shan thought for a while, then said: "We are going to cross the river, go to seek refuge with Jiangbei heroes, and wait for the opportunity to raise troops to kill Jin people. I know that there is a master named Zhang Sanfeng, why don't you call him this!"

Zhang San shook his head and said: "This name is not good, there is still a 'three' character, it is too easy to be recognized. I am a Han, and I will go to the place where the Jin people are rampant in Jiangbei to be a hero. Didn't you say that I am a hero? In the future, can I be appointed as a Marquis and worshiped as a minister? How about calling him Hanqing! Zhang Hanqing, this name sounds pretty good!"

Xiao Shan shivered all over his body, and hurriedly said: "No, no, this name is unlucky. Don't ask why it is unlucky. You won't know if you tell. Since you have great ambitions, you might as well be called Zhang Zhixiong!"

Zhang San didn't care about it, and said: "Okay! The name Zhang Zhixiong sounds very prestigious to me, so that's it!"

The two re-named, both very happy in their hearts, and the unhappiness in Xiao Shan's heart was swept away, and the two discussed going out of the city before the city gate was closed, otherwise it would be troublesome if they wanted to go out tomorrow.

Xiao Shan and Zhang San walked towards the Qingbo Gate which was the closest to the oil shop, turned out of the alley behind them, and saw a person standing at the corner of the alley.

Zhang San quietly pulled the corner of Xiao Shan's clothes, and said in a low voice: "King Pu'an has personally come to arrest you, the murderer, what should we do?" After a while, after looking around, Zhang San said again : "He is alone, without help, should we knock him unconscious and drag him to the corner, or should we make a detour?"

Xiao Shan wondered: "Hey, I haven't seen you for a few days, and you dare to beat up the royal family?"

Zhang San's voice was a little trembling, but he still insisted: "I'm ready to go to Jiangbei Jinren's territory, no, I can't be soft at this time! When it's time to do it, do it!"

Xiao Shan sighed, and said: "I wanted to hide, but I couldn't. It seems that we are doomed this time. Here, this is the silver I brought from home. You take it, and save some money on the way!"

After finishing speaking, Xiao Shan walked towards Zhao Yuan who was waiting at the intersection.

Holding the silver that Xiao Shan handed over, Zhang San began to struggle, should he run away by himself, or should he beat Zhao Yuan unconscious and drag Xiao Shan along with him.The former is too disrespectful, and the latter is too disrespectful, neither is a good choice.

Xiao Shan walked slowly in front of Zhao Yuan and stood still.Neither of them spoke, they just looked at each other.

There were not many people at the street corner, and occasionally soldiers patrolling at night passed by, and they didn't pay much attention to these two young people standing silently at the street corner.

Xiao Shan never expected that Zhao Yuan would block him here, and he was not sure whether Zhao Yuan was going to come to Xingshi to inquire about his crimes, or whether he was going to come to Qiu Hou to settle accounts.

Zhao Yuan remained silent the entire time, without saying anything.

The warm wind blowing in the spring night brought a light fragrance.

It was Xiao Shan who broke the silence first: "Your Highness is waiting for me here?"

Zhao Yuan nodded, and after a while, said: "Yes!"

Xiao Shan said: "I know His Highness is very angry about what happened today, but His Highness also stabbed me, so it's even. For the sake of saving Your Highness today, let me go!"

Zhao Yuan took a deep breath, and said two words slowly and firmly: "Don't let go!"

The author has something to say: Note: Zhang Xueliang's word is Hanqing.Because he was ordered to withdraw from the three eastern provinces with the Northeast Army, and was imprisoned for most of his life after the Xi'an Incident, Xiao Shan felt that this name was unlucky.