Transmigrating to the Song Dynasty: Water Margin Business Management

"Brothers, surround him!" the leading man in black shouted coldly, then waved his hand, and a large number of men in black immediately swarmed over.

Seeing this, Zhao Tianming inwardly groaned. He kept dodging the attacks of the men in black, his heart filled with worry. After all, his physical strength was limited, and once he exhausted himself, he would surely be defeated.

These people are too powerful and numerous; there is no way I can escape alive.

Am I really going to die here?

Zhao Tianming was unwilling, but there was nothing he could do. His internal energy was being depleted too quickly, and he could not recover in a short period of time.

To end the battle quickly, Zhao Tianming glared at the man in black and used his Hundred Steps Freeze Technique to immobilize three people. Just as he was about to continue using his ultimate skill, the system prompted: "Attention, unstable voltage. Circuit maintenance required. Pause ultimate skill output."

"Your mom, she embarrasses herself again at a crucial moment."

Zhao Tianming cursed as he dodged the attacks from the other men in black.

"Mommy, who will save me?"

Just when things were in grave danger, Zhang Bangchang arrived with Li Da and helped Zhao Tianming fight off the men in black.

"Father-in-law, you've come just in time," Zhao Tianming said with a smile.

"Are you alright?" Zhang Bangchang asked hurriedly.

"I'm alright, I'm not injured. I'm just a little tired from fighting with a group of men in black, so I want to rest a bit," Zhao Tianming said with a smile.

"You go back and rest first. Leave the rest to me to deal with these bastards," Zhang Bangchang said with a heroic air.

"Thank you, father-in-law, but you must not confront him head-on, or you will suffer the consequences," Zhao Tianming quickly said.

"Haha, I've killed countless people in my life, do you think I'm afraid of a few small fry?" Zhang Bangchang laughed nonchalantly, then beckoned to Zhao Tianming, signaling him to come over.

Zhao Tianming was slightly taken aback, then walked to Zhang Bangchang's side, stood respectfully, and dared not move.

Zhang Bangchang patted Zhao Tianming on the shoulder and then said in a low voice, "I will definitely help you resolve this matter. I have already received news that they are here to arrest Gao Ke on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor. I suspect that your identity has been exposed, which is why they have sent so many people to surround and capture you. You must not let them catch Gao Ke, otherwise your life will be in danger."

"Your Majesty the Emperor?" Zhao Tianming was taken aback upon hearing this, and asked in confusion, "Why did he send so many people to arrest Gao Ke?"

Zhang Bangchang shook his head and sighed, "I don't know either, but I can't fathom the emperor's thoughts. Just remember not to reveal your identity easily."

“Okay, father-in-law, I understand,” Zhao Tianming said quickly.

"Okay, you should hurry up. They'll be catching up soon," Zhang Bangchang urged.

At this time, in the palace.

"How is it? Have you found Gao Ke's whereabouts?" Gao Yuan asked as soon as he saw Zhao Tianming return.

Zhao Tianming shook his head, a look of guilt appearing on his face.

"What's going on?" Gao Yuan's heart tightened when he saw Zhao Tianming's appearance.

Zhao Tianming hesitated for a moment, but still decided to tell Gao Yuan everything he knew.

"I see." Gao Yuan nodded upon hearing this, then looked at Zhao Tianming and said, "You did very well. However, didn't you have a mission to carry out? Why were you being chased by those men in black?"

"I was supposed to be on a mission, but I never expected to be followed by them," Zhao Tianming said with a sigh.

"Don't worry, I've left those people to you. They won't dare hurt you. I will definitely avenge you," Gao Yuan said in a deep voice, his tone unwavering.

Zhao Tianming looked at Gao Yuan with gratitude.

"Go back first. I will personally take action and will definitely be able to avenge you," Gao Yuan said calmly.

"Thank you!" Zhao Tianming bowed and expressed his gratitude.

the next day.

Zhao Tianming had just gotten up when he heard a knock on the door.

Zhao Tianming frowned as he opened the door and saw a middle-aged woman standing there.

Seeing this, Zhao Tianming couldn't help but ask with some confusion, "Young lady, who are you?"

"Lord Zhao, this calming ginseng was sent to you by Her Majesty the Empress," the woman said hurriedly.

Upon hearing the words "Empress," Zhao Tianming's eyes lit up. He quickly took the gift from the woman, gave her ten thousand taels of silver, and respectfully said, "Please convey my gratitude to Her Majesty on my behalf, and tell her that Zhao Tianming will pay his respects to her later."

The woman nodded in agreement and turned to leave.

Zhao Tianming entered the palace to pay his respects to the Empress, where Emperor Huizong was also present. He inquired why Zhao Tianming had been attacked. Zhao Tianming confidently told Emperor Huizong that Gao Ke had planned to secretly manufacture weapons to rebel, but Zhao Tianming had discovered this secret and thus incurred Gao Ke's wrath.

After listening to Zhao Tianming's account, Emperor Huizong remained silent for a long time before suddenly saying, "I understand. You may leave now. I will send someone to assist you in investigating this matter."

Zhao Tianming respectfully withdrew.

Emperor Huizong watched his retreating figure and fell into deep thought.

He also had some doubts about this matter.

Gao Ke's weapons were expensive to produce and exquisitely designed, unlike ordinary weapons. If he secretly hoarded them and then rebelled, he must have had a large amount of funds. If he forged them privately, that makes even less sense.

However, the primary target now is not Gao Ke, but the Gao family army and the Gao family weapons manufacturing plant controlled by Gao Ke.

Emperor Huizong took a deep breath to calm himself down and then began to think of a solution.

"Li Fulu, come in," Emperor Huizong called out towards the outside of the hall.

Upon hearing the summons, Li Fulu immediately entered from outside the hall, bowed, and asked, "What are your orders, Your Majesty?"

"Summon Zhao Tianming to me immediately," Emperor Huizong said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Li Fulu accepted the order and left.

......

A moment later, Li Fulu brought Zhao Tianming in. Zhao Tianming's face was pale, clearly indicating that he was seriously injured.

Emperor Huizong frowned and asked, "Zhao Tianming, are you alright?"

Zhao Tianming bowed and said, "I am fine, thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. However, the reason I was chased by the men in black was because I did not notice anything unusual in time, which led to the ambush. I am sorry to have worried Your Majesty."

"Yes, I will investigate this matter thoroughly. I hope you can find the mastermind behind this and restore the reputation of the nation. We cannot allow the nation to be disgraced," Emperor Huizong said in a deep voice.

"Your subject will do everything in his power!" Zhao Tianming said, bowing again.

"Yes, you may leave." Emperor Huizong waved his hand.

"Your Majesty, I take my leave." Zhao Tianming bowed and said, then slowly left.

Not long after Zhao Tianming left, Li Fulu walked in.

"Your Majesty, we have new leads from Gao Ke's side," Li Fulu reported.

"Oh? Tell me about it," Emperor Huizong said quickly, his tone full of anticipation.

"I heard that Lord Zhang, along with Li Kui, Wang Jin, Gao Qiu, Gao Kan, and others, arrested Gao Ke and Chen Wenchang."

"This is outrageous! Bring these traitors to the palace!"

"Yes, sir!" Li Fulu bowed in agreement.

Before long, Gao Ke and Chen Wenchang were brought up by the guards and made to kneel on the ground.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects! Long live the Emperor!" The two kowtowed simultaneously.

"Gao Ke, Chen Wenchang, do you plead guilty?" Emperor Huizong shouted sternly.

Gao Ke and Chen Wenchang exchanged a glance, then both said, "We are innocent, and we beg Your Majesty's forgiveness!"

"Hmph! I knew it would be like this!" Emperor Huizong was furious, and then swung the cane on the dragon throne at the two men.

Gao Ke and Chen Wenchang did not dodge and took the blow head-on.

"Well, how dare you defy my orders."

Emperor Huizong was furious when he saw this, and he raised his dragon throne and smashed it down on the heads of the two men.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please calm down, please calm down!" Gao Ke and Chen Wenchang pleaded repeatedly.

Seeing that Emperor Huizong was angry, Zhang Bangchang and Zhao Tianming said in unison, "Your Majesty, this Golden Palace is exquisitely decorated. The Ministry of Personnel is currently in deficit, so we should use our resources sparingly."

Zhao Tianming and Zhang Bangchang's words immediately made Emperor Huizong stop what he was doing.

"Your Majesty, now is not the time to resort to force. We still need their intelligence," Zhang Bangchang advised cautiously.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Huizong snorted coldly and abandoned the idea of ​​continuing to attack Gao Ke and Chen Wenchang. "Alright, you may leave."

Emperor Huizong waved his hand, and two guards escorted Gao Ke and Chen Wenchang out.

"Ouch!" Gao Ke and Chen Wenchang cried out in pain as they stepped back, clutching their heads that had been hit and were now red and swollen.

"Brother, let's think of something quickly."

"Alright, you may all leave."

Emperor Huizong waved his hand, and two guards escorted Gao Ke and Chen Wenchang out.

"Ouch!" Gao Ke and Chen Wenchang cried out in pain as they stepped back, clutching their heads that had been hit and were now red and swollen.

"Yes, why don't we just surrender and avoid physical suffering?" Chen Wenchang chimed in.

“That won’t do. Do you think we’re heroes who surrender? If we really surrender, our reputation will be ruined,” Gao Ke hurriedly said.

Both Gao Ke and Chen Wenchang felt very aggrieved.

“That won’t do. That’s treason. If we really do it, we’ll only end up dead.” Chen Wenchang shook his head repeatedly.

"We have to think of a way," Gao Ke said.

"This..." Chen Wenchang pondered for a while, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "Why don't we find a few people to take the blame?"

"Yeah, why don't we find a few people to take the blame?"

"Yeah, if we really die, then nobody can control us."

Chen Wenchang and Gao Ke took turns speaking.

After much discussion, the two finally revealed the mastermind behind it all: Jingchun, the henchman of the Japanese football team. It turned out he had bribed Chen Wenchang and Gao Ke with a large sum of money, intending to use Gao Ke's position as General to incite the Western Xia and Liao dynasties to attack the Song Dynasty while Emperor Huizong was watching the football match.

"You two fools, do you think that by finding someone to take the blame, I won't punish you?" Emperor Huizong heard this clearly and appeared before Gao Ke and Chen Wenchang with Zhao Tianming and others.