Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 207

Mrs. Huarui nodded and said: "Okay! Let's do it this way! With my father-in-law taking care of me in the palace, my palace can be like a fish in water, and better cooperate with the master's major affairs. Otherwise, it is very difficult to do something under the eyes of the temple and the emperor." challenging."

When Eunuch Zhang heard the words, his expression became solemn, and he said, "Madam! This old slave can basically be sure that Wang Jien is from the temple. Why don't this old slave find a chance to give him to..."

Mrs. Huarui interrupted Eunuch Zhang with a wave of her hand, and said, "Don't act rashly, lest you startle the snake and reveal your true identity. You must know that Wang Jien is not the only person in the palace in the temple."

Eunuch Zhang's expression changed slightly, and he said, "Your Majesty is right."

Eunuch Zhang came to Lu Mansion happily.Lu Duoxun and his wife accompanied each other warmly, drank a few glasses of wine, and talked about some anecdotes in Huaizhou, Lu Duoxun stood up, raised his glass and said, "Eunuch Zhang, you have worked hard for Your Majesty all day long, it is really hard work If it's convenient, please give me some good words!"

"Where, where! Serving His Majesty is the job of miscellaneous family!"

"To tell you the truth from my father-in-law, Lu has something to ask for this time, so please help me a lot!"

Next, Lu Duoxun euphemistically told about his daughter's participation in the concubine selection.

When Eunuch Zhang heard this, he waved his hands again and again and said: "Your Majesty will decide the concubine himself, how can the miscellaneous family help? There is really nothing I can do, nothing can help!"

Lu Duoxun unhurriedly filled up the wine for Eunuch Zhang, and said: "Your Majesty also knows that this matter is up to His Majesty to decide, and you don't want Eunuch to promise anything. You only need Eunuch to say a few good words in front of the Emperor when he has the opportunity, and to make a promise." I conveyed my thoughts to Concubine Fei (Ms. Huarui's surname is Fei, and Concubine is her title). This is a great help."

Seeing that Eunuch Zhang looked embarrassed, he beckoned, and the butler brought a plate with 300 taels of gold and an exquisite sandalwood box on it.He smiled slightly and said to Eunuch Zhang: "This gold is a small gift for Eunuch Zhang. It is not a respect, but I hope to accept it with a smile; the two night pearls in this box are treasures handed down from my Lu family. They are priceless. Please pass them on to Fei." Concubine, just say that I, Lu Duoxun, honor her." After speaking, he lifted the lid of the box, and saw two crystal-clear round orbs the size of sparrow eggs, embedded in the red velvet, shining brightly.

Eunuch Zhang couldn't help but widen his eyes, this kind of orb is considered a rare treasure even in the palace.But he didn't forget the business, so he didn't rush to take the sandalwood box, but said: "There is a newly built Mingwang Temple in the south of the city. The empress likes it very much. She is going to use some of her own money to fill and decorate the temple. use."

At this point, Eunuch Zhang will stop talking, the so-called point to the end, that's how it is.

Lu Duoxun was not lacking in winks, and after a short pause, he said: "These small things can cost your mother money, so let me do it for you."

Eunuch Zhang smiled immediately, rubbed his white and soft hands, and said in a soft voice: "Since Mrs. Lu cares so much about your empress, the miscellaneous family thinks that your empress will definitely care about Mr. Lu's affairs. But The ugly thing is that the final decision on this matter rests with His Majesty, and the empress only has the right to suggest selection. If something unexpected happens in the end, Lord Lu, don’t forget the Mingwang Temple in the south of the city."

"That's natural, that's natural!" Luderson replied hastily.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, the leaves are withered and yellow, the weather is getting colder, and it is already the twelfth lunar month of winter.After more than a month of selection, Zhao Dezhao's concubine was finally selected by the palace as Lu Duoxun's daughter Lu Ping'er, and the wedding time was set for the Lantern Festival after the Spring Festival.

Zhao Dezhao was somewhat dissatisfied with Lu Pinger's appearance, but he didn't have much say.But he is destined to have many concubines in the future, and he will have great decision-making power for other women.So, this is not very important.

While Ye Chen was making money, playing mahjong with his concubine and living a happy life, Zhao Kuangyin also mastered everything about the Southern Han Kingdom through various channels.

The Southern Han Dynasty was far away from the Central Plains, located in the south of the Five Ridges, and the news was blocked. Zhao Kuangyin knew little about the various situations of the Southern Han regime before.Over the past few months, he has sent military spies and Wu Desi people to the Southern Han Dynasty to inquire about the military, political, public, and national conditions.At the same time, I remembered that when the Song Army captured Chen County, Hunan Province, they captured more than a dozen officials from the Southern Han Dynasty.So he asked Wu Desi's people to try to find them, meet them in person, and learn about the situation in the Southern Han Dynasty from them.

However, it was an eunuch accidentally captured by Wu Desi from the Southern Han Kingdom that allowed Zhao Kuangyin to truly understand the core level of the Southern Han Dynasty.

This eunuch was named Han Shenye, who was brought to Da Nei by Zhang Zhan, the envoy of Wu De, and learned that he was personally summoned by the Emperor of Song Dynasty. So he knelt aside, not even daring to raise his head, just waiting for the Son of Song to let him down.

Zhao Kuangyin carefully looked at the person in front of him, and saw that he was slender and thin, with a pale and wretched face, he was weak and weak when he walked, and he spoke in a sissy way, looking like a man, not a man, or a woman She looked like a non-female, and felt sick in her heart as if she had eaten a fly.It's not that he has never seen an eunuch. Zhao Kuangyin has a bunch of eunuchs around him every day to serve him and do things for him. But this is the first time Zhao Kuangyin has seen such a disgusting eunuch.

He waved his hand in disgust, asked Han Shenye to stand aside, and asked, "What is your official position in Nanhan?"

Han Shenye replied in a shrill voice with a voice that was neither male nor female: "The villain is an archer escort in the Nanhan Palace."

Good guy, such a person can still shoot arrows, and he is an escort archer who protects the personal safety of the Southern Han emperor. Zhao Kuangyin can see that this person did not lie, and he dare not lie, but he was puzzled, so he ordered someone to bring it. Bow and arrow, let him test shoot.

Holding the bow in his hand, Han Shenye exerted all his strength, his pale face flushed red, he didn't even draw the bow three times, and his mouth was as early as an old cow panting.But he put down his bow and arrow, but he didn't feel ashamed at all, and said: "The Song Dynasty is full of strong bows and crossbows, and small manpower can catch them."

Zhao Kuangyin looked at Han Shenye with contempt, thinking: Is there really no one in the Southern Han Dynasty?This kind of person is chosen as the escort archer, which shows the weakness of the national power. Isn't it God helping me in the Song Dynasty?

Next, Zhao Kuangyin asked about the government, military situation, popular support, and national strength of the Southern Han Dynasty.Don't look at this Han Shen's karma is weak and can't control the strings, and his wretched appearance makes people feel sick.But because he was born in Lingnan for generations, and before entering the palace, he was actually a scholar, even famous, a scholar, and was an official in the court of the Southern Han Dynasty for many years, so he knew the history and current situation of the Southern Han Dynasty well. .

The Southern Han regime was established by Liu Yin, the Jiedushi of the Jinghai Navy at the end of the Tang Dynasty. He was appointed as the Jiedushi for his meritorious service in quelling the military chaos in Panyu [now Guangzhou].During the Later Liang Dynasty, Liu Yin presented himself as a minister and was named the King of the South China Sea.

After Liu Yin's death, his younger brother Liu Zhi took over his post. Because of the growing national power, he cut off contact with Hou Liang and established a country in Panyu [now Guangzhou] and proclaimed himself emperor. At first, the name of the country was Dayue, and later it was changed to Han.Liu Zhi changed his name to Liu a few years later. "" is a character he created himself, pronounced as "Yan", which means "flying dragon in the sky" in "Book of Changes".

After Liu proclaimed himself emperor, he was extravagant and licentious, and killed innocent people indiscriminately, turning Lingnan into a hell on earth where torture was everywhere and murder was like mowing grass.But this emperor is a high-rise and luxurious pavilion, with mountains of treasures, loving his concubine and lucky minister, and enjoying himself as much as he wants.Once, when he was drunk, he cried and said to the people around him: "I can't be a wise emperor like Tang Zong Hanwu in my life, but I can only be a romantic emperor."

There is actually Qi's sorrow behind this incident, because after he proclaimed himself emperor, he led wolves into the house, met Chen Jingyuan, the leader of Tianyi, and named him a national teacher. Chen Jingyuan controlled him with a strange medicine, and he had to take this medicine every day, otherwise It will be painful.And this medicine is only in Chen Jingyuan's hands.

The reason why he killed innocent people indiscriminately and turned Lingnan into a hell on earth is that Chen Jingyuan practiced evil skills, which required human flesh, heart, and even corpses to practice.Otherwise, if Liu was able to name the name "Flying Dragon in the Sky", how could he not be an ambitious emperor, no matter how stupid he is, he would not do such things as self-destructing the Great Wall and shaking the foundation of the country.

Chen Jingyuan turned Liu into a puppet. In fact, Chen Jingyuan needed Liu to be fatuous and be a romantic emperor.Otherwise, Liu would just die in pain.

Liu had been emperor for 25 years, and died of illness due to excessive drinking and sex. Under the control of Chen Jingyuan, Liu's third son, Liu Bing, succeeded to the throne.At this time, the entire court of the Southern Han Dynasty was firmly controlled by Chen Jingyuan, and his Taiyi had even surpassed the imperial power. The succession of the emperor needed his consent and even appointment.Therefore, Chen Jingyuan did not continue to use drugs to control Liu Bin.

But this Liu Bing is also intelligent. He was secretly taught by his father Liu since he was a child, but he wanted to be a hard-working person. On the surface, in order to let Chen Jingyuan relax his vigilance, he inherited Naifu's romantic nature and ignored the government all day long. After drinking, feasting and having fun in the palace, when they got tired of playing, they went out in modest clothes, went outside the palace to visit prostitutes, and even openly brought prostitutes into the palace to play wantonly.He secretly sent people to contact several generals who were loyal to the royal family and led the army abroad.

For a period of time, when Chen Jingyuan practiced evil skills and reached a critical period, he paid little attention to the government and just let a few disciples control the court. Liu Bin thought that he had found an opportunity, so he sent people to conspire with several generals who were leading the army outside, and wanted to arrest Chen Jingyuan. Designed to kill, completely wiped out Tianyi's demon way.But it is a pity that he was careless in employing people and was betrayed by his confidant to Chen Jingyuan.

The result naturally ended in tragedy. Chen Jingyuan asked Liu Bing's younger brother Liu Sheng to come forward, kill Liu Bing and seize the throne.Under Chen Jingyuan's instruction, Liu Sheng was a murderer. He not only killed Liu Bing, but also killed all his brothers, even the few remaining famous generals who were leading the army and many ministers in the court. .

Chen Jingyuan had a very trusted disciple named Gong Chengshu, who left the palace in his early years to practice an evil art.In the later period, Chen Jingyuan devoted all his mind and energy to practicing Taoism and pursuing the illusory dream of longevity, and did not take care of the Southern Han Dynasty politics very much.So he let his confidant disciple Gong Chengshu control the power in the Southern Han Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)