Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 329

And those civil servants and nobles have long wanted to come up to toast Ye Chen, chat a few words, and get closer to each other. The worst thing is to get familiar with each other, so as to pave the way for what they may do in the future.But because the emperor was still there, they didn't dare to come forward to get close to Ye Chen, otherwise the emperor would think that they were "guilty thieves", then the loss outweighed the gain, and they even couldn't laugh or cry.

At this moment, Li Congshan and Xu Xuan from the Southern Tang Mission looked at each other. Xu Xuan suddenly stood up, bowed to Zhao Kuangyin who was sitting on the dragon chair, and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say."

Zhao Kuangyin narrowed his eyes and glanced at Xu Xuan, a little surprised, glanced at Zhao Pu who was frowning at Xu Xuan, and then said to Xu Xuan: "Although Xu Aiqing is an official of the Southern Tang Dynasty, she is now a subject of my Great Song Dynasty. If you have anything to say, just say it!"

Xu Xuan said: "Today, the lord of the Tang Kingdom has a benevolent heart. Since he succeeded to the throne, he has worked diligently to govern, and has not lost much. The territory is safe, and the common people are rich. Raising soldiers is only for self-protection, and has no ambition to win the world. Today, the Great Your Majesty Song is wise, and the world is at heart, and the Tang Dynasty will not fall behind. It is for the common people, so it cuts the title of the country and degrades itself to be a king. Do good things to the Song Dynasty, stop the soldiers and show compassion to the people. Bingge is really a blessing."

Zhao Kuangyin savored it carefully, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth: "You said that the Tang State raised soldiers only to protect itself. I didn't say it before, but now your Tang State has become a vassal state of my Song Dynasty, and my army is responsible for your safety. It's not as good as my army. How about borrowing a large army to garrison troops in Tang Dynasty?"

Xu Xuan continued: "Your Majesty! Since ancient times, there has never been a precedent for a master country to send troops to station in a subordinate country. My Tang Kingdom is willing to be a vassal to Your Majesty, with all sincerity. I hope that Your Majesty will also treat Tang with a benevolent heart, and not use swords to cause corruption in the world. There is no country in the world that will not perish for a thousand years. It is a grand plan and hegemony that causes thousands of people to suffer. It is not a blessing for the common people, but a sinner for thousands of years. There is no person in the world who will not die for a hundred years. The people must be united as one, united as one, never laughing without fighting, which will be ridiculed forever."

Zhao Kuangyin smiled slightly, thinking that Xu Xuan really lived up to his reputation, such a sharp mouth with copper teeth and iron teeth.Thinking of this, he turned and glanced at Zhao Pu. Zhao Pu immediately understood, and said, "Master Xu's words are wrong. Since Tang has become a vassal state of our Great Song, our Great Song will naturally not use force against Tang. It's just that Tang is already a vassal." My Great Song belongs to the state, so the whole court of the Tang Kingdom, from the Tang Lord to the next, everyone is regarded as the official of His Majesty Song, and the people of His Majesty Song. If His Majesty asks Tang's monarchs and ministers to do something, Tang's monarchs and ministers should naturally obey. "

Xu Xuan turned around and bowed his hands to Zhao Pu, and said: "The territory of our Tang Dynasty is not as wide as that of the Song Dynasty, and our soldiers are not as brave and good at fighting as the Song Dynasty. However, there are many rivers and lakes in the south of the Yangtze River. Our soldiers and horses in the north are raised in the lakes and rivers. It is difficult to become a great weapon in ten years, and the soldiers are already tired. This is the strength of Tang. If the Great Song Dynasty treats the Tang State well, our Tang State will serve the emperor with respect. Never object, otherwise, my Lord Tang once said personally: "If the king's teacher sees him, he will be subdued, personally supervise the soldiers, and fight against the city. If he doesn't get it, he will gather all the people with all his strength, and he will never be another country." Your Majesty, my Tang Kingdom surrendered to the Great Song Dynasty in order to stop the sword and support the people. I am also the Lord of Benevolence and Virtue, so I will not treat the Tang people harshly, so I have my heart. Treat the Lord of the Tang Dynasty like a father and son, and build harmony forever, and never start a war. Otherwise, my Tang Lord has won the hearts of the people for decades of benevolent governance. Today, the Yangtze River is a natural danger, the hearts of millions of people can be relied on, Jinling City can be relied on, and the hearts of the officials Qi can rely on it, although Master Song is strong, he has nothing to fear."

On the one hand, Zhao Kuangyin maintains his own identity, on the other hand, with his identity, he naturally cannot make this promise, and even some words cannot be said by him, otherwise he will talk back when he uses troops against the Southern Tang Dynasty in the future, which will damage his image as the emperor. It implies that Zhao Pu will be the villain.Zhao Pu naturally understood Zhao Kuangyin's meaning, so he said: "Master Xu kept saying that the Song Dynasty started a war. Could it be that the Southern Tang monarchs and ministers did something shameful, such as assassinating my Majesty the Song Dynasty seven days ago was not just a conspiracy by the Maitreya Sect. , the Southern Tang court participated?"

Xu Xuan's complexion changed, and he looked resentful. He bowed to Zhao Kuangyin, sat down and drank the wine, and stopped talking.But then his body trembled slightly, as if he had just realized it suddenly. He looked panicked at what he had done and said just now, thinking that he and the people brought by Li Congshan had assassinated the Emperor of Song seven days ago. It was a blessing that the chief and deputy envoys survived, how could they have the guts to say those words just now.He was terrified in his heart, and his face turned pale.

Ye Chen witnessed Xu Xuan's words and deeds, as well as the change in expression just now, and while he was once again amazed by the magic of the Gu worm, he was also satisfied with Xu Xuan's perfect completion of the task he had given him.

He asked Xu Xuan to say these words in public because he was worried that after Xu Xuan and Li Congshan returned to Southern Tang, they would be suspected by Li Yu and Maitreya Sect leader Lou Yanming in some aspects, so he thought that these two people were related to him.Thus affecting his next plan in Southern Tang Dynasty.

In his overall plan, Li Congshan and Xu Xuan, who had a high status and reputation in the Southern Tang Dynasty, would be a key link for him to deal with the Maitreya Sect and eventually help the Song army capture the Southern Tang Dynasty. There must be no problems.

After the banquet, as expected, Ye Chen was stayed by Zhao Kuangyin again, but this scene made many officials' hearts skip a beat.

In Chongzheng Hall, Ye Chen reported what happened last night, which involved how many people were killed and arrested, especially how Han Wu was used by Shangguan Bingyun from Zhang Qing, and thus was The process of the manslaughter by the Huaxia Weifu was told in detail to Zhao Kuangyin.

Zhao Kuangyin nodded slightly, expressing his satisfaction, and said: "I didn't expect there to be a sub-helm of the Maitreya Sect hidden in Kaifeng City. This time, your Huaxia Weifu has done a good job. I allow you to dispose of the power of the Maitreya Sect demons at will, but if you don't It is useful to stay, and no one who should be killed can be let go."

Wei Chen said yes respectfully.Then he handed a list to Zhao Kuangyin. Zhao Kuangyin looked at the list of nearly [-] officials in important positions in his hand, especially the names of Zhao Pu, Zhao Guangyi, and Xue Juzheng, whose faces were so gloomy that they could drip water.

Seeing this, Ye Chen quickly said: "Your Majesty! These officials just didn't know that the Maitreya Sect was behind the Wanxiang Building, so they took the property and women from the Wanxiang Building. After all, they have nothing to do with the Maitreya Sect. Therefore , I believe that the punishment should not be too heavy, and the warning should be the main thing."

Only then did Zhao Kuangyin look better, and said, "I will deal with this matter. You don't have to worry about it."

Ye Chen hesitated for a moment, then said: "Your Majesty! From Lou Yanming and Shangguan Bingyun's point of view, no matter what kind of torture or other methods we use, the two protectors of the Maitreya Sect in Kaifeng City will not reveal any secrets. Not to mention the things I just said. Therefore, I ask Your Majesty to call these officials privately to wake them up about accepting property and women from Wanxianglou, and then punish them with other names, so as not to be punished by Maitreya. People know that I have the means to make the fanatics of Maitreya Sect speak the truth."

Zhao Kuangyin let out an 'oh', looked at Ye Chen, and said, "Is it true that there are people who teach Maitreya in my Great Song court?"

Ye Chen didn't dare to hide it, and said: "Your Majesty is wise, there is indeed such a person... Maybe he will help the Maitreya Sect, but he is not in the court, but in the local area. The official position is not very big. There are also some special reasons."

Zhao Kuangyin's eyes were filled with murderous intent, and he said, "Who is it!"

Ye Chen said: "Gao Decai, the magistrate of Taikang County under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng, and his wife Su Xueman is a member of the Maitreya sect. It's just that this Su Xueman is different from the woman Wanxianglou gave to other people. Gao Decai is..."

After a while, Zhao Kuangyin's face was a little ugly, and he said, "It's a shame that Maitreya taught these monster monks. It's a pity, I remember that Taikang County Magistrate Wang Decai is very talented, and he has done a good job as an official in recent years. He was sent out to be the magistrate of a state. Unexpectedly, his wife turned out to be a demon from the Maitreya Sect. I understand what you mean, you want to keep Su Xueman and use her to deal with the Maitreya Sect one day."

Ye Chen said: "Your Majesty's words are absolutely true."

Zhao Kuangyin sighed, and said: "Qian Wu was accidentally killed by your Huaxia Weifu. Aiqing still has [-] days. Your Huaxia Weifu must plan carefully, and I don't want to give the heroes and generals under my command to Wu Yue. Handle it proudly."

Ye Chen respectfully said yes, showing that His Majesty is wise.

Zhao Kuangyin said again: "About Aiqing's last three requests, I have already agreed, and in the past few days I have passed down a decree, and you should prepare early for the adjustment and division of functions within the Huaxia Weifu."

After three days of rigorous calculation of credits, the rewards within the Huaxia Weifu were vigorously launched. Ye Chen swiped a pen and took out [-] coins in accordance with the rewards and punishments rules set before, to reward meritorious service In addition, another [-] guns were used to house nearly a hundred intelligence agents and Huaxia Wei's family members who died in the Southern Han Dynasty and Sichuan and Shu.

Ye Chen's reward this time is not insignificant, especially for those who have made great achievements, such as Feng Zhiyuan and Wu Gang who performed outstandingly in the night raid on Daba Mountain in Sichuan and Shu, Ye Chen directly rewarded [-] guan.The six killers of the Assassination Department of the Operation Division who successfully beheaded the six bandit leaders were rewarded with [-] guan.You must know that the three thousand guan is nothing to Ye Chen now, but it is the salary of a seventh-rank court official for two years.

After this award, more than 60 Huaxia Silver Guards were promoted to Huaxia Golden Guards, more than 200 Huaxia Bronze Five were promoted to Huaxia Silver Guards, and there were even three silver-medal killers from the Assassination Department of the Operation Department because they were in the Sichuan Shu University. In the Battle of Bashan, he was beheaded successfully, and after Ye Chen's special approval, he was directly promoted to a gold medal killer.Of course, there are also more than 100 Huaxia Guards who were demoted from Huaxia Golden Guards to Huaxia Silver Guards or from Huaxia Silver Guards to Huaxia Bronze Guards because of their mediocre performance.

There is a strict hierarchy within the Huaxia Guard Mansion. Ordinary Huaxia Guards are divided into Huaxia Golden Guards, Silver Guards, and Bronze Guards.There are gold, silver, and bronze spies in the intelligence department.The assassins in the Assassination Department also have a similar division, divided into gold medal killers, silver medal killers, and bronze medal killers.

(End of this chapter)