Shen Tuo was dressed in a green robe and a felt hat, dressed as a typical ordinary person, so he walked leisurely and walked leisurely, spending half an hour before arriving in the city of the Five Kingdoms.

It is not surprising that Jin Bing, who guarded the door, saw him walking like this. Shen Tuo's face was the best pass, and everyone put away the spear and let him in.

This small city, with a total of more than 10,000 Song people, is very crowded. In addition to the captives, there was also a fierce guard.

The Jin military system, with Meng'an Mouke as the highest military chief. Meng'an, translated by the Song people, is actually a thousand-year-on-command, and Moke is a centurion. In fact, the soldiers and horses under the command of Yimeng'an or Yimou Ke were not so strict, and the actual number of Yimeng'an, who guarded the city of the Five Kingdoms, was less than a thousand. And it is not the elite of the army, the Zhao father and son are a weak mess, that day they sat in the Beijing Division, Qinwang soldiers and horses were hundreds of thousands, and the Jin soldiers were only 50,000 or 60,000, they were also afraid to fight, in the hearts of the Jin people, it was a waste to send more than 1,000 people to guard them.

After entering the city, the pedestrians on the road, except for the Jin Bing guard, all gave up their hands on the side of the road and quietly watched Shen Tuo walk by.

In the Song Dynasty, the righteousness of the monarch and the minister was already clear, although Shen Tuo lost his power and humiliated the country, he was cowardly and incompetent, but he was still the supreme monarch, and most of the residents in the city were captured ministers, and the distinction between the monarch and the minister was even more obvious.

"Your Majesty, are we going back, or are we?"

As soon as he entered the city, several eunuchs stepped forward to greet him, bowed his waist, and greeted Shen Tuo.

Even the broken thatched house that the Jin people assigned to Shen Tuo to live in was also called Xingzai by them.

Shen Tuo smiled slightly bitterly, waved his hand and said, "Don't go for the time being, go and see your father first." ”

Zhao Ji and Zhao Heng, father and son, were separated and detained at both ends of the Five Kingdoms City. Although the city is not big, Shen Tuo still has to follow the etiquette and regulations of the time, every morning and dusk, say hello in the morning and evening, walk on foot, and encounter the bad weather of wind and snow, which is really miserable.

However, what kind of rules are followed in what era, Shen Tuo now has no basis except for an identity, so he naturally will not destroy it.

Monarchs and ministers, fathers, fathers and sons, this is the soil that Shen Tuo relies on to survive and develop in this era, if you want to live better and happier, you have to adapt to it first.

Hearing Shen Tuo's answer, the eunuch smiled, bent down to lead the way, and said, "Your Majesty is filial piety, and the Emperor will definitely be very happy." ”

Shen Tuo knew that he was originally dedicated to serving Emperor Daojun, but later Jin Bing Bocheng, Zhao Ji was afraid of passing on the throne to his son, so he also assigned these henchmen and eunuchs to him, in fact, there was also the intention of surveillance. At this time, the eunuch still attaches importance to the status of the old master in the minds of the people, and he is very bored.

Ignore him at the moment, just walk by himself.

The castle was desolate, full of squat earthen enclosures and thatched houses. The inhabitants of the city are all captives, listless, and weak, coupled with the golden soldiers patrolling back and forth, with their chests and bellies, arrogant, and the atmosphere is really depressing.

In addition, after the heavy snowfall a few days ago, the snow turned into mud, and pedestrians walked on the muddy streets, which was really miserable.

If Shen Tuo hadn't experienced poverty as a teenager and had a good spirit of hard work, he might not have been able to persevere in such an environment, and his confidence would have grown day by day, and he would always want to get rid of the trap.

They entered the city through the west gate, and went east, until they reached a wasteland on the east side of the city.

Because of Zhao Ji and Zhao Heng's special status, the Jin people did not arrange for them to live with ordinary people, but arranged a large area of open space on the east and west sides of the city, built houses, and let the two move in separately.

Attendants and eunuchs cannot live together, but stay far away, so that they can take care of their daily lives.

Shen Tuo walked through a fairly neat courtyard, arrived in front of the firewood door of the hut, straightened his clothes slightly, and then said loudly: "Erchen Heng, please say hello to my father." ”

There was a coughing sound from an old man in the house, and after half a ring, Fang heard Zhao Ji say, "It's Heng'er, come in." ”

Shen Tuo pushed the door in as he said, because it was almost evening, the room was dark, his eyes couldn't adapt, and he couldn't see for a while. But listening to the sound of a cry in the room, Zhao Ji lit an oil lamp, the light was faint at first, and after beating a few times, it emitted a dim and bright light.

Zhao Ji is already an old man with white hair, although he looks good in spirit, according to the history books, he will die in many years. When I first came to the north, I didn't adapt to Zhejiang and Zhejiang, anyway, there was no big deal except death, and there was Zhao Gou in the south to keep the temple, it seems that the country will not be completely destroyed for a while, but Zhao Ji is very able to comfort himself. At the same time, he was still fantasizing that one day Zhao Heng would be able to return to the Great Song Dynasty and become emperor again, so he still had high hopes for him.

According to the rules, Shen Tuo knelt down in the room, bowed to Zhao Ji, and then got up.

Although he had seen Zhao Ji many times, Shen Tuo always had mixed feelings every time he saw him. is the thin old man in front of him, who appoints traitors and harms the people. The military strength of the Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed in the hands of the eunuch Tong Guan who was in his credit, and the political system of the Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed in the hands of Cai Jing, the traitor of his credit.

In addition, in dealing with the relationship between Jin and Liao, he did not measure his own strength, and fought with Jin against the dying Liao State, and he could not see the general trend of rejecting wolves before and after and entering the tiger at the back door. And after the Jin people attacked, they had no choice, only knew that they would pass on the throne to their son, and they hid in the deep palace and no longer took care of things.

Love vanity, the emperor's honorific title was added to dozens of words, and it also started from this person.

But it is just such a person, who writes a good character in thin gold and a good painting to be passed on to future generations, and his artistic achievements are not under any well-known calligraphers and painters.

Such a person is said to be reviled and hated. But unlike reading history in a book, when this old man spoke to himself tremblingly as his father, it was difficult for Shen Tuo to feel particularly hateful.

Sometimes, he can't help but laugh at himself and think that people are really the most complex and difficult animals to understand.

But hearing Zhao Ji cough twice, Shen Tuo hurriedly said: "Father, the emperor is cold, do you want to send the imperial doctor to take a look?" ”

On the same day, Chengpo was captured, but many imperial doctors of the Song family were escorted together, and many were taken away by the Jin people, and a few remained here to see a doctor for the royal family and hundreds of officials.

Zhao Ji shook his head and said, "No need, it's just that I feel cold occasionally, I have already ordered someone to decoction the medicine, and I feel much better." ”

Shen Tuo said uneasily: "The son has been out of the city for too long, and he can't come to serve his father, which is a great crime. ”

His words are naturally appropriate to the occasion, although he can't hate this old man, it is impossible to have a father-son relationship with him.

Zhao Ji didn't know what he was thinking, in his heart, in front of him, this son was his eldest son, first the prince of Korea, then the king of Jingzhao County, the king of Ding, and Zhenghe was crowned the crown prince for five years. He was very satisfied with this son, and Zhao Heng was also grateful to his father, when the Jin people invaded the city of Tokyo, he once ordered Zhao Ji to go out of the city to negotiate, although Zhao Heng was timid and cowardly, but he couldn't bear to push his father to the cusp, so he had to go out of the city in person and negotiate with the enemy in the Jin soldier camp. Such an act would be unimaginable if it were not for the fact that this person was indeed filial.

But I heard Zhao Ji say: "Heng'er, can you finish reading the book you read the day before yesterday?" ”

Shen Tuo bowed down and replied, "Yes, I've finished reading it." ”

Zhao Ji nodded and said: "Since I came here, I lost my status as an emperor, but I began to love reading history books, and I don't embellish them every day." This Li Mi originally didn't know what kind of person he was, but after reading history, he knew that this person was a good minister in the world and was loyal to the Tang Dynasty. My son will read his biography well, and there will be a standard for observing the minister in the future. ”

After he finished speaking, he coughed, Shen Tuo hurriedly stepped forward, held him up, and beat him on his vest for a while, and Zhao Ji's coughing stopped.

After half a ring, Zhao Ji came out of his breath and said to Shen Tuo: "My son must remember, pro-virtuous ministers, far villains." After thousands of years, there is still truth in thinking. ”

Shen Tuo smiled bitterly, now he was strictly guarded by the Jin people, and he also knew that it was impossible for Zhao Gou to welcome back his father and son, but the old man was full of confidence in the future, and was addicted to the fantasy of letting Zhao Heng return to power.

In fact, not only Zhao Ji, but also in the hearts of the Song people, Zhao Heng, also known as Shen Tuo, is still the most legitimate monarch of the Great Song Dynasty, and it is the most appropriate choice for him to re-take charge of the government.

In such an ideological atmosphere, it is no wonder that Zhao Gou did not dare to welcome this brother back to China.

just smiled bitterly, but he didn't have to argue in front of Zhao Ji, so he had to reply: "Erchen remembers, my father can rest assured." ”

Zhao Ji sighed: "After coming here, I have read more and more, and I know that I have done a lot of absurdities in the past, but unfortunately, I can't regret it now." When the son regains the authority of the kingdom, he must do more good government to atone for his father's sins. ”

Shen Tuo had no choice but to say again: "Yes, Erchen must remember it." ”

Zhao Ji didn't have anything to say, and asked a few more trivial things about Shen Tuo's life, so he waved his hand and said: "Okay, I don't have anything to do here, it's getting dark, you go back early, and it's easier to walk on the road." ”

Shen Tuo was about to agree, but when he saw a few lines of words on the wall where the light was shining, but the black traces had not dried, he couldn't help but be curious, and asked, "Father has written a new poem again?" ”

Zhao Ji said hesitantly: "I have nothing to do, and I think about the past, I regret it very much, how can I solve my worries?" I had nothing to write a few songs, thinking that they would be a lesson for those who came. ”

Shen Tuo was speechless and could answer, but before pacing to the wall, he looked closely, and saw a beautiful thin gold character on the wall, and the pen walked the dragon and snake, which was extremely beautiful. Although Shen Tuo has no research on calligraphy, he also knows that this is a rare quality.

But see the above written "On the North Inscription Wall"

The west wind shook the door all night, and the depressed lonely hall was faintly lit.

Jiashan looks back for 3,000 miles, and there are no geese flying in the south of the sky.

After reading it, Shen Tuo only felt desolate, thinking about what happened to him, wouldn't it be the same to have a home and be difficult to return. Although the man didn't flick when he had tears, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

But I heard Zhao Ji interrupt and say: "I'm old, that's why I wrote this kind of thing to send condolences." You're still young, don't look like this. My father and son have been misleading the country for a long time, do you want to continue to mislead? ”

"Yes, Erchen knows that he is wrong. If I have the opportunity to return to my homeland, I will vow to strengthen the army and enrich the country, so as to set the foundation for my Great Song Dynasty. ”

"Okay, my son's words are very comforting!"

Zhao Ji Dayue really praised Shen Tuo a few words. He also said: "Go'er has already built a pole to become the emperor, and I don't know when I will be able to reach a peace agreement with the Jin people and welcome my father and son back to China." He is not the eldest son, and it is a last resort to be called emperor, and after returning to China, it is still good for you to call the shots. ”

Shen Tuo looked at him, he was happy, frightened, and expectant, but he didn't want to hurt the old man's heart, so he only reluctantly said perfunctorily: "The ninth brother is pure and filial by nature, and he loves his brothers, as long as the overall situation in the south is a little fixed, so that the Jin people dare not underestimate my Great Song Dynasty, they will be able to reach a peace agreement, and then my father and son will be able to return to China." ”

"Okay, I hope this day will come soon."

The two of them didn't say anything since then, and Shen Tuo gave another salute before retreating.