The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 135
The courtiers of the Southern Han Dynasty stopped in the team that was advancing one after another.

They quickly became the focus.

They were captives, and their lives were always in the hands of the Song people, but now they refused to leave, with anger and unyielding faces on their faces.

Liu Wei and Cao Jue also stopped, because all the courtiers of the Southern Han Dynasty turned their attention to them, as if they were aliens.

A soldier can be killed but not humiliated.

Liu Wei suddenly thought of this sentence, and when he thought of this sentence, he suddenly felt that the consequences might be very serious. If these Southern Han courtiers were really killed, I am afraid that Song Dynasty would face an unprecedented crisis.

It's good that they are captives, and they have lost the ability to resist, but the people of Southern Tang, Wuyue, and Northern Han still have the ability to resist. I am afraid that it will be very difficult to destroy Wu Yue in the Southern Tang Dynasty after the Great Song Dynasty.

Since they will die sooner or later, how could they choose such a humiliating death, they would rather die in battle than surrender.

If the people of a country have the will to be unyielding, it will be difficult to destroy them. Even if they can be destroyed, they will have to pay a painful price.

Liu Wei suddenly regretted walking with Cao Jue. If such a big matter really got out of hand, they would become eternal sinners.

King Jin in the crowd seemed to have the same idea as Liu Wei. When he saw the eyes of those Southern Han courtiers, he couldn't help frowning.

On the way to the palace hall, the spring breeze was warm, but the atmosphere was extremely weird.

A guard seemed to be a little unbearable in this atmosphere, or he didn't feel anything at all, but felt that these Southern Han prisoners were so bold, so he couldn't help but kicked a Southern Han courtier, and roared angrily. Said: "What are you doing? Hurry up and leave."

The guard's voice was loud, and the faces of everyone who heard it changed.

And at this moment, the courtier of the Southern Han Dynasty who was kicked suddenly looked up to the sky and sighed: "Whoa, I am ashamed of my late emperor. I have suffered today's humiliation. Only by dying can I be worthy of my late emperor."

Saying that, the Southern Han courtier suddenly broke free from the guard's shackles and slammed into a nearby pillar. The guard didn't seem to expect this to happen, and was dumbfounded for a while, standing there like a wooden man .

He never thought that there are such people in the world who are not afraid of death?

"Stop him now."

I don't know who yelled, and then the whole team suddenly became chaotic. Some guards went to save the Southern Han official who was about to be killed, and some watched the Southern Han officials in their hands closely, and those Southern Han officials might Being touched by the man's words just now, or suffering all the pain along the way, all of them erupted at this time, they all cried, they were sad.

Cao Jue looked at the scene in front of him, and couldn't help being stunned: "This... are these people crazy?"

Liu Wei smiled bitterly: "It would be good if they were really crazy, but it's a pity they're not."

Cao Jue shook his head: "Why are they doing this all of a sudden?"

Liu Wei looked Cao Jue up and down, and then gave a wry smile helplessly, thinking that Cao Jue was either too stupid or lacked insight. Don’t you know why these Southern Han courtiers are like this? ?
The courtier who bumped into the pillar was one step faster than the guards, knocked his head bleeding, and knocked himself out. The other courtiers yelled bitterly and refused to give up, wanting to imitate countless times.

At this time, the guards were also panicked, and so was the king of Jin. Zhao Kuangyin, who was walking in front, finally understood what was going on. Zhao Kuangyin's eyes narrowed slightly. He was the emperor, so he knew very well that if all these courtiers were in the Song Dynasty What would be the consequences of hitting a pillar to death in the palace, so he quickly ordered: "Hold on to them, if another person commits suicide by hitting a pillar, I want your heads."

The guards were terrified, but they still took orders to go. Although they could stop the Southern Han courtiers, they couldn't stop them from yelling. Many guards cast pleading looks at King Jin, and King Jin turned his eyes to Su. Su Tongkan shrugged helplessly, then walked towards Liu Wei.

Su Tong looked at Liu Wei and said a few words, Liu Wei touched his chin, then turned back to Su Tong to read a few words, Su Tong saw a smile on his face after listening, and then hurriedly ran to King Jin go.

"My lord, Concubine Liu said that the only way to solve the current situation is to rely on the ruler of the Southern Han Dynasty, Liu Yan."

After reading Su’s words, the King of Jin already understood that although the officials of the Southern Han Dynasty were sad and could not bear to be humiliated, the words of the ruler of the Southern Han Dynasty, Liu Yu, were still very useful to them. He is a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death.

The king of Jin nodded slightly, and then walked towards the ruler of the Southern Han Dynasty, Liu Wei. After whispering something in the ear of the ruler of the Southern Han Dynasty, Liu Kai immediately showed a look of panic, and then hurriedly ran towards his courtiers.

He was already a little frightened when he saw his courtiers like this, but now he was intimidated by the king of Jin, and he became even more frightened. He ran to the front and back of his courtiers, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Why are you crying? Do you want to kill the lord of the country?"

When Liu Yu yelled, those courtiers of the Southern Han Dynasty stopped crying immediately. They looked at each other, and then they all sighed in disappointment. They were unbearably humiliated and prepared to die, but their lord was so cowardly alone. , but Liu Wei is their lord, and they have to listen. They can't bear the humiliation, isn't it because they cherish their reputation?

But if they really forced their lord to death, what reputation do they have?

The crying was resolved by Liu Yan's words. Seeing this, the guards hurriedly urged those people to walk towards the palace hall.
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above the hall.

Zhao Kuangyin sat high on the dragon chair, and His Highness stood with a group of ministers, as well as the Southern Han Dynasty Lord Liu Yu and some important ministers of the Southern Han Dynasty.

Liu Wei's face was pale and full of fear, while his courtiers all revealed despair, despair of life.

Seeing this, Zhao Kuangyin snorted coldly, looked at Liu Yan and said, "Are you convicted?"

Hearing Zhao Kuangyin's words, Liu Yu knelt down on the ground with a plop: "Convicted, guilty, sinner guilty, please forgive me, Emperor Song."

"The lord..."

After Liu Kui finished speaking, those courtiers already uttered a mournful cry, but Liu Kui ignored it completely: "Don't call my lord anymore!"

Zhao Kuangyin saw that Liu Yu was so cowardly and afraid of death, and knew that he would not be a good man, and would no longer pose a threat to him in the Song Dynasty, and leaving him would be able to deter those old courtiers in the Southern Han Dynasty, so he said: "Since you know the crime, I will spare you, give you a mansion, seal it as the Marquis of Enshe, and enjoy the happiness in Kaifeng City."

Seeing that Zhao Kuangyin didn't kill him but conferred him a title, Liu Yan was overjoyed and kowtowed to thank him again and again.

After disposing of Liu Yan, the rest are the courtiers of the Southern Han Dynasty.

Zhao Kuangyin was a little hesitant about these old ministers of the Southern Han Dynasty. Looking at the appearance of those former ministers of the Southern Han Dynasty just now, they seemed not to be afraid of death at all.

A little carelessness in handling them may cause unnecessary troubles.

After Zhao Kuangyin hesitated for a while, he looked at those people and asked, "You people usurped Liu Yan and made me an enemy, are you going to be convicted today?"

The courtiers looked at each other with disdainful expressions.

"Eating the king's salary, and being loyal to the king, what crime do we have?"

After saying this, an old official of the Southern Han Dynasty raised his head. It was really annoying. Lu Duoxun in the court was a little out of favor because of the previous incident. Seeing that the old official of the Southern Han Dynasty dared to do this, he immediately came out He shouted coldly: "Bold, now that your lives are in my hands, how dare you speak to me like this, don't you want to live?"

The former official of the Southern Han Dynasty glanced at Lu Duoxun, and snorted again with disdain.

This made Lu Duosun very angry. Will he be angry with the Southern Han captives now that he is a dignified official of the Song Dynasty?
But just when he was about to teach the old official of the Southern Han Dynasty a lesson, Zhao Kuangyin suddenly laughed: "Okay, it really is a good integrity, I appreciate it very much." Speaking of this, Zhao Kuangyin then said: "Where is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials?"

"The old minister is here!"

"Although the ruler of the Southern Han Dynasty was licentious and harmed the people, his courtiers had many loyal men. After retiring from the court, you should assess them one by one and report those who are available. I will use it according to my needs."

"The old minister obeys the order."

Zhao Kuangyin's words immediately shocked everyone in the court. They thought that Zhao Kuangyin would put all these old officials of the Southern Han Dynasty under house arrest, but they didn't expect to reuse them.

And when those courtiers of the Southern Han Dynasty heard Zhao Kuangyin's words, they finally understood why their Southern Han Dynasty was destroyed by the Great Song Dynasty. Their lord, Yuanxian ministers and villains killed Zhongliang, but the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty was a pro-virtuous minister, and he was magnanimous. , such a monarch, who would not die for him?

The old ministers of the Southern Han Dynasty looked at each other with tears in their eyes. They thought that their life would be over after entering the Song Dynasty, but they didn't expect to have such an opportunity.

They nodded to each other, and then knelt down to Zhao Kuangyin.

"The Holy One is magnanimous, and we will know who is the hero of the world at this time."

"Your Majesty is merciful, I am so grateful..."

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Zhao Kuangyin was recognized by those old officials of the Southern Han Dynasty with his kindness, and his behavior was also praised by the courtiers, but in the eyes of a discerning person, it is clear that Zhao Kuangyin had no choice but to do it.

It was impossible for those old ministers of the Southern Han Dynasty to gain Zhao Kuangyin's trust completely, but Zhao Kuangyin couldn't kill them, so in the end he could only half-buy and half-fame, and when there was a suitable opportunity in the future, he didn't mind turning his face and being ruthless at all.

After disposing of those former officials of the Southern Han Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin immediately announced his withdrawal from the court, but before he retired, he said to Pan Mei: "I wanted to have a long talk with Pan Aiqing, but Pan Aiqing must have been tired from the long journey. Aiqing can return home first." , tomorrow you and I will have a long talk."

How shrewd Pan Mei was, upon hearing Zhao Kuangyin's words, she knew that Zhao Kuangyin wanted to chat with him about some secrets, so she agreed repeatedly.

(End of this chapter)