Xianxia version of Water Margin

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Jiang Hongfei threw all the captives of Zhao Gou and the Southern Song Dynasty into the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and left without announcing their punishment.

Not only did no one dare to ask questions from the people of the Great Yuan Empire, but Zhao Gou and others also knelt there, not daring to move.

Late at night.

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the candlelight flickered, and the light and shadows were mottled, reflecting the faces of people in fear.

The air was filled with an extremely repressive silence, as if even the pace of time had stopped.

Zhao Gou and a group of Southern Song ministers, with messy clothes and dust on their faces, knelt in this magnificent but cold and ruthless hall, with mixed feelings in their hearts, including infinite memories of the past prosperity and deep despair of the current situation.

All around, the palace guards of the Great Yuan Empire stood silently, their eyes showing both pride in victory and complex emotions about this historical turning point.

No one spoke.

It was because Jiang Hongfei's majesty was as heavy as a mountain, which made people feel breathless. His departure was more like a silent verdict, making it impossible to guess the next move of the emperor who had just completed the great unification.

The night gradually deepened. Outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the moonlight was like water, sprinkling silver frost all over the ground.

Inside the hall, Zhao Gou's thoughts were like a mess. He recalled the scenes of discussing state affairs with his ministers in the past, and compared them with the humiliating situation in front of him. He couldn't help but feel sad and wet his clothes with tears.

Zhao Gou did not think secretly that even as a prisoner, he could not lose the dignity and integrity of the royal family.

He slowly raised his head and looked at the high dragon throne, silently reciting in his heart: "Although the country is destroyed, the will cannot be taken away. Although we die, we must protect this last dignity."

But as soon as this idea appeared in Zhao Gou's mind, Zhao Gou extinguished it, because Zhao Gou knew that this was the way to death.

And if a person dies, there is nothing left.

Until the next day at dawn.

A burst of hurried footsteps broke the silence in the palace.

An eunuch holding Jiang Hongfei's imperial edict walked into the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Zhao Gou and the Southern Song captives kneeling in the palace were all shocked, wondering how this sudden change would affect their fate.

The eunuch unfolded the imperial edict and read it aloud: "In compliance with the will of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims that Zhao Gou is disloyal, unfilial, unkind, unjust, perverse, resists the unification of the Yuan Dynasty, and wants to dig the Yellow River to harm the world. He is indeed a borer of the country and deserves death. However, due to the pleas of Concubine Wei Xianfei and Concubine Xing Guifei, his death sentence is pardoned and he is demoted to a commoner and lives in Wanguo City forever. In addition, anyone in Jiangnan who participated in the rebellion and assisted the tyrant in his abuses shall be severely punished according to the law to serve as a warning to others. The descendants of loyal and good people shall be honored to show their integrity. This is the emperor's decree!"

After the eunuch's voice fell, there was a dead silence in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, with only the occasional bird calls from outside the window, which seemed particularly harsh.

Zhao Gou's body trembled slightly, his face was as pale as paper, he slowly raised his head, looking at the high dragon throne with empty eyes, his heart full of mixed feelings.

The glory and dignity of being the emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty in the past vanished at this moment, replaced by endless regret and desolation.

The only thing to be thankful for is that he at least saved his life.

The captives around him also looked at each other, some showed sympathy, and some secretly thanked themselves for not being deeply involved.

Concubine Wei and Concubine Xing, two of Zhao Gou's closest people in the past, were not present at this moment, but their names were like a spring breeze that brushed through everyone's heart, bringing a touch of warmth and comfort. With their motherly heart, they won a glimmer of life for Zhao Gou, and also added a touch of human brilliance to this cold palace.

"Thank you for your grace..." Zhao Gou finally spoke, his voice hoarse and trembling, he kowtowed with difficulty to thank you, and each kowtow seemed to hit the heart of everyone present like a heavy hammer.

Then, under the escort of the guards, he staggered out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, his back looked particularly lonely and desolate.

Outside the palace, the sun was still bright, but it could not shine into every corner of the deep palace.

Zhao Gou thought that he would be taken directly to Wanguo City.

What Zhao Gou never expected was that he was taken to the harem!

This made Zhao Gou's heart, which had just been relieved, rise to his throat again!

The harem!

In theory, this is a place where no adult man can come except the emperor.

Zhao Gou couldn't figure out why Jiang Hongfei let him, an adult man, come to his harem.

Zhao Gou's footsteps seemed particularly heavy on the smooth bluestone road. Every step seemed to step on his heartstrings, echoing with uneasiness and doubt. All around, the light gauze danced and the fragrance of flowers was intoxicating. This should have been a place where beautiful women laughed and spring was in the air, but at this moment it was shrouded in an indescribable haze.

Walking through the winding corridor, Zhao Gou's eyes were attracted by the carefully carved murals on both sides. Each of them tells the tenderness and sweetness of the emperors and concubines in the past, but he was like a mortal who strayed into the fairyland, out of place, and his heart was full of mixed feelings.

Finally, he stopped in front of a magnificent palace. Above the palace door, a golden dragon leaped, magnificent, and the three words "Song Gaozong Palace" were written on it, with a majestic and inviolable majesty.

Zhao Gou thought to himself:

"What exactly is Jiang Yan's intention?"

"Song Gaozong Palace? Is this my residence?"

"Impossible. How could Jiang Yan give me a residence in his harem? Besides, Jiang Yan has already issued an imperial decree to let me settle in Wanguo City, so how could he settle me here?"

"Could it be that Jiang Yan brought me, a prisoner, to such a private place to perform the "Hongmen Banquet"? "

Just when Zhao Gou was in a state of confusion, the palace door slowly opened, and a ray of soft sunlight penetrated the clouds, sprinkled on the bluestone slabs, and also shone into Zhao Gou's heart, bringing a trace of inexplicable warmth. A woman in gorgeous palace clothes walked out. She had a beautiful face, and her eyes seemed to have thousands of words, but she was silent.

Zhao Gou felt that this woman was a little familiar. He hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively: "Are you Xing Bingzhen?"

Zhao Gou recognized that this woman seemed to be Xing Bingyi's sister Xing Bingzhen.

The reason why Zhao Gou was not sure was that when he first met Xing Bingzhen, Xing Bingzhen was only eleven years old and still a little girl.

Unexpectedly, Xing Bingzhen has become a big girl now, and she has also entered Jiang Hongfei's harem.

Zhao Gou didn't need to think about it, and he could guess the reason.

After all, when Xing Bingyi entered Jiang Hongfei's harem, even if she was 95% new, she was not brand new.

In order to ensure the family's wealth, the Xing family must not let Jiang Hongfei have this grudge, so they sent Xing Bingzhen to the palace.

"It's good to have power!"

Zhao Gou sighed in his heart.

What made Zhao Gou smile bitterly was that Xing Bingzhen did not mean to recognize him. She just raised her hand lightly and motioned Zhao Gou to come in.

Zhao Gou did not dare to be displeased. He pretended not to know Xing Bingzhen and immediately stepped into the palace of Song Gaozong.

I saw that the furnishings here were elegant, and exotic flowers and plants bloomed in competition, with a fragrant smell. What a luxurious and peaceful place.

Zhao Gou secretly glanced around and was shocked!

Most of the women here were from his palace, some of whom were from his original palace of King Kang, such as Tian Chunluo and Jiang Zuimei; some of them were women he had collected after leaving Bianliang City and beauties that those people in the Southern Song Dynasty helped him to collect, such as his favorite Lady of Yongjia County Zhang, Zhang Cairen, Hongxiapei Liu, and Zhao Gou's eternal pain Cairen Wu Shaofen.

In history, Wu Shaofen served as the empress (including empress, empress dowager, and grand empress dowager) for 55 years.

In history, Wu Shaofen successively assisted four emperors, Zhao Gou, Song Xiaozong, Song Guangzong, and Song Ningzong.

Among the many empresses in the entire Song Dynasty, Wu Shaofen was one of the few empresses who had a greater influence on politics.

Wu Shaofen entered the palace at the age of 14. She was not outstanding at first, and was not even looked at by Zhao Gou.

That day, in Yangzhou.

Zhao Gou was about to visit Liu, who was famous for her beauty.

Zhao Gou took off his pants.

Liu was also ready to become a real woman.

At this critical moment, the Yuan army came.

Zhao Gou was so scared that he collapsed on the spot, leaving Liu behind and running out while putting on his pants.

At that time, the guards suddenly mutinied, and the soldiers who broke into the palace asked where Zhao Gou was. Wu Shaofen was quick-witted and deceived them to avoid disaster.

After the guards left, Wu Shaofen did not flee in panic like other women in Zhao Gou's palace, escorted by the guards. She put on a set of military uniforms, took out bows and arrows, and equipped herself with long swords, and then robbed a spirit horse to chase Zhao Gou.

Don't say it, hard work pays off, Wu Shaofen really caught up with Zhao Gou.

At that time, Zhao Gou was only accompanied by two eunuchs and several servants. The emperor and his ministers fled to the river and finally found a small boat.

Just when Zhao Gou and his ministers wanted to cross the river in this small boat, a group of defeated soldiers chased them. Seeing that Zhao Gou and his men had a boat, they had to rob Zhao Gou's boat with red eyes. Zhao Gou and others were so scared that they shrank into quails at the time, not knowing how to deal with it.

Wu Shaofen saw it, drew her bow and arrows, and shot and killed six defeated soldiers one by one, shocking the other defeated soldiers!

Wu Shaofen shouted: "This is the real emperor, do you want to rebel?"

Wu Shaofen's bravery made all the defeated soldiers dare not step forward.

Wu Shaofen boarded the boat and escorted Zhao Gou across the river, and then escorted Zhao Gou across the Yangtze River.

After that, Zhao Gou did not dare to sleep when Wu Shaofen was not by his side. Only when Wu Shaofen stood by Zhao Gou's bed in military uniform could Zhao Gou sleep peacefully.

Although Zhao Gou was unwilling to admit it, in fact, Zhao Gou really became more and more dependent on Wu Shaofen.

Moreover, Zhao Gou felt more and more that Wu Shaofen, who was also tall, was somewhat similar to her mother, Concubine Wei.

—— What others did not know was that the reason why Zhao Gou felt very safe and could sleep well when Wu Shaofen was guarding Zhao Gou in military uniform was not only because Zhao Gou felt that Wu Shaofen was extremely loyal to him and strong enough to protect him at critical moments, but also because when Wu Shaofen was by his side, he reminded him of the scene when Concubine Wei protected him meticulously when he was a child.

In short, Wu Shaofen became more and more important to Zhao Gou, and Zhao Gou liked Wu Shaofen more and more. Zhao Gou even thought about making Wu Shaofen the queen.

But soon after escaping from Yangzhou, Zhao Gou found that he was useless and could not become a man at all.

Zhao Gou found Zhang who had also escaped.

But unlike the last time when Zhao Gou wanted to take up his gun and mount his horse before Zhang was completely naked, this time Zhao Gou did not react even if Zhang was naked.

Later, Kang Lu found a prostitute with rich experience for Zhao Gou.

But the prostitute, even if she tried her best, Zhao Gou was indifferent.

At that time, Zhao Gou was sick.

Such Zhao Gou, facing Wu Shaofen, had ideas but no way.

Zhao Gou was unwilling to do so, and did not want to leave Wu Shaofen untouched.

So, Zhao Gou didn't even care about the government, and was focused on looking for doctors and medicine everywhere. As a result, the Miao-Liu Rebellion broke out. Not only was Zhao Gou captured, but all of Zhao Gou's women, including Wu Shaofen, were captured and then sent to Jiang Hongfei, becoming Jiang Hongfei's women.

At this moment, Zhao Gou couldn't help but think of the time when Wu Shaofen accompanied him across the river, a fish jumped into their boat.

Wu Shaofen said in a hurry: "This is a good omen that King Wu of Zhou had a white fish enter the boat."

Zhao Gou was overjoyed and made her the Lady of Heyi County.

Later, when they were safe, Zhao Gou couldn't wait to make her a talented person.

In the subsequent interactions, Zhao Gou was surprised to find that Wu Shaofen not only had good strength, but also was well-versed in history and good at writing. She was really good at both civil and military affairs.

Zhao Gou had made up his mind that when his illness was cured, he would be the first to visit Wu Shaofen.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Gou's illness was not only not cured, but it became more serious during the Miao-Liu Rebellion.

Now, Zhao Gou peed on his feet.

More importantly, Wu Shaofen no longer belonged to Zhao Gou, but to the lustful Jiang Hongfei.

Zhao Gou could guess with his toes what Wu Shaofen would end up like.

Zhao Gou's heart ached, ached, ached! ! !

Zhao Gou took another look at Liu, she was so beautiful, but he had never really gotten this woman twice.

Now she would belong to Jiang Hongfei too.

Zhao Gou couldn't help but look at Lady Zhang and Lady Zhang of Yongjia County.

Zhao Gou didn't like the former very much, because she was a bit cold, so he didn't visit her after she was sent to the palace.

The latter was very gentle, like water. Apart from Wu Shaofen, Zhao Gou's favorite woman was her, and she was the legitimate daughter of the Zhang family in Yangzhou, and her family had helped Zhao Gou a lot.

Before Zhao Gou became a "eunuch", the second most visited woman was her.

The first was Concubine Pan Xianfei, who gave birth to Zhao Gou's only son.

Now, should Concubine Pan be called Queen Mother Pan?

Zhao Gou looked for it but could not find the Queen Mother Pan.

Zhao Gou finally set his sights on Tian Chunluo and Jiang Zuimei and the children in front of them, especially the five older girls.

Tian Chunluo and Jiang Zuimei gave birth to five daughters for Zhao Gou.

Moreover, Tian Chunluo was Zhao Gou's first woman.

Zhao Gou had always dared not think about Tian Chunluo and Jiang Zuimei and the five daughters they gave birth to for him.

Because Tian Chunluo and Jiang Zuimei and the five daughters they gave birth to for Zhao Gou were proof that Zhao Gou was a coward.

At this moment, Zhao Gou's heart seemed to be penetrated by the coldest wind in winter, and every inch of it was chilling. He stared at the five graceful girls, who were either smiling or smiling with their eyebrows lowered. Every movement revealed a maturity and gentleness that did not belong to this age. It was the mark quietly engraved on them by time and fate.

These five daughters should have been the pride of Zhao Gou, but now they have become the deepest pain in his heart.

Tian Chunluo and Jiang Zuimei, two of the gentle places that were once indispensable in his life, have now become the women in Jiang Hongfei's bed.

Jiang Hongfei completely accepted everything Zhao Gou had, including those pasts that Zhao Gou himself regarded as shame.

A complex emotion flashed in Zhao Gou's eyes, with unwillingness, regret, and deep helplessness.

Zhao Gou did not dare to look at Tian Chunluo, Jiang Zuimei and his five daughters, unwilling to let the warm picture hurt his eyes again. But even so, that warmth was still like an invisible chain, tightly wrapped around him, making him unable to break free.

At this moment, Zhao Gou finally understood that this was indeed the Palace of Song Gaozong.

However, this was not the Palace of Song Gaozong of Zhao Gou, and everything here no longer belonged to him, but to Jiang Hongfei.

Jiang Hongfei asked him to come here to have a look, not because Jiang Hongfei was merciful, but because Jiang Hongfei was ready to humiliate him and retaliate against him.

"Next, it's a test for me..."

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