The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 157

Duanzhou City.

It was also raining in Duanzhou City that night, and the rain was astonishing.

Since Pan Weiji came to Duanzhou City, he began to appease. He is a man of great talent. It is not difficult to appease the people in Duanzhou City. What's more, Duanzhou City has not been damaged much. The food is still there, and the people in Duanzhou City are not in danger of starving.

As long as the people still have food to eat, there will be no chaos in Duanzhou City, and Pan Weiji can solve everything here.

And when Pan Weiji was solving these things in Duanzhou City, he was always sending people to pay attention to the things in Xingwangfu City.

On such a rainy night, his study was still lit, and a spy from Shenwufang was reporting to him about the Xingwang Mansion.

"Master, Liu Wei wants to pay the taxes of the five major families. The five major families went on strike, the people were in chaos, and they robbed the shops of the five major families. Liu Wei will settle the matter."

What the spy said was very concise. After listening to Pan Weiji, his brows frowned slightly. Originally, the previous few sentences were things that made Pan Weiji very happy. This matter was resolved.

Li Shengnan sat aside and listened to the sound of the rain, but after the spies finished speaking, Li Shengnan immediately frowned slightly. She felt that if the people in Xingwangfu City were really in chaos, it would be difficult to settle it in such a short period of time with Liu Wei alone. This matter, but now that the matter is really settled, the only possibility is that all of this was arranged by someone, and the person who arranged this matter must be Liu Wei.

"Then how did Liu Wei settle this matter?" Li Shengnan asked the spies.

"kill!"

"kill?"

"That's right, Liu Wei killed more than a hundred ordinary people, and that's how he finally calmed down those who took advantage of the troubled waters."

Hearing what the spies said, Pan Weiji's brows loosened immediately. His father didn't dare to kill people casually. Liu Wei just came to Xingwang's mansion and killed people so recklessly. He really didn't know what the danger was.

"Is Prince Xing's Mansion stable now?"

"The common people have received food, and there may be no great chaos."

Li Shengnan nodded, and then signaled the spies to leave. After the spies left, she said: "This is an opportunity for the young master. Although Liu Wei solved the biggest problem in Xingwangfu City, he killed so many people. No matter what his intentions are, as long as this matter is reported to the court, it will shock the entire court."

Speaking of this, Li Shengnan's voice sank slightly: "Killing hundreds of unarmed civilians is very chilling."

Pan Weiji also had this intention, and said with a smile: "Sheng Nan's words are reasonable, since this is the case, I will write to my father, asking him to present Liu Wei's actions to the Holy One. At that time, look at Liu Wei How arrogant."

After Pan Weiji finished speaking, Li Shengnan shook his head: "Although the matter needs to be known by the sage, the master cannot submit it to the sage. As far as my subordinates know, both the sage and the king of Jin have sent people to follow Liu Wei. Protection is actually surveillance, if Liu Wei does such a bloody thing, will they report it to the court?"

Pan Weiji nodded: "It would be best to ask the spies of the Holy Majesty and the King of Jin to report this matter to the imperial court, but what if they are bought by Liu Wei?"

"This..." Li Shengnan felt that this matter was unlikely. The spies of the Holy Majesty and the King of Jin were so easy to be bribed.

Pan Weiji didn't seem to think it was impossible.

"Liu Wei is a very charming person. As long as you get along with him for a long time, you will inevitably not be attracted by him. The spies of the Holy One and King Jin are also human, so how could they survive?"

"What does that son mean?"

"The letter still needs to be written to my father. As for you saying that you can't let my father report it, then let other people report it. My father destroyed the Southern Han Dynasty. He still has some family background in this place. Find one or two officials to leak the things here. Get out, no problem."

After Li Shengnan thought for a while, he felt that what Pan Weiji said made sense, and finally nodded. At this time, Pan Weiji said again: "How are you doing what you are asked to do?"

"Don't worry, my lord. In the entire Duanzhou City, our Shenwufang has opened more than a dozen shops, and the business is very good, which is enough to support our Shenwufang's expenses. As for the Duanyan, I'm afraid it will be a little troublesome."

Pan Weiji was not in a hurry, and nodded: "Duanzhou City is rich in Duan inkstones, and Duan inkstones have been court tributes since the Tang Dynasty, so the sage sent a cronies to take charge of the soldiers, and my status is so special, Zhao Kuangyin may also send There are spies monitoring me, so it is certain that this matter will be difficult, but as long as we are still in Duanzhou City, we will definitely find an opportunity to carve up part of the Duanyan business."

Speaking of this, Pan Weiji sneered: "Duan inkstone is not easy to sell in the Song Dynasty, but it is a sought-after commodity in Southern Tang, Wuyue and even Dali. As long as we control the mining of Duan inkstone, it will not be difficult to make a fortune."

"What your son said is very true."

Pan Weiji nodded: "After a while, when the place is stable, it's time to expand the scale of Shenwufang. When recruiting people, be sure to find out their identities. My Shenwufang does not allow any traitors or spies. .”

"Young master, don't worry, your subordinates understand."
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The affairs of Xingwangfu City are proceeding one after another according to Liu Wei's request. To appease the people and count the land, Zhuge Pi has completed the request of confiscating half of the land of the five major families according to Liu Wei's words.

But when Xingwang Mansion was developing peacefully and stably, the capital city caused a thousand waves with one stone.

On the second day after Pan Mei received Pan Weiji's letter, the Holy One and King Jin also received letters from Zhan Qing and Wei Ping one after another, and the reason why Zhan Qing's and Wei Ping's letters were one day behind Pan Mei's , because the two of them hesitated for a day.

The things Liu Wei did were indeed a bit appalling, but it was this method that solved the seemingly impossible problem in Xingwangfu City. Liu Wei won the victory with a small sacrifice, which is something worthy of praise.

They hesitated whether to report the matter to the capital, and they didn't know how those big figures in the capital would deal with the matter after it was reported to the capital; they hesitated, but they finally wrote the actual situation in detail and sent it to the In the capital, after all, they belonged to Zhao Kuangyin and King Jin, and if they didn't talk about this matter, it didn't mean that the emperor and King Jin couldn't know about it.

After Pan Mei got the news, she was not in a hurry to report the matter to Zhao Kuangyin. He was waiting for Zhao Kuangyin's own spies to report the matter, but he waited for a day or two, but Zhao Kuangyin didn't make any movement, as if Zhao Kuangyin's spies were No mail was delivered.

At this time, Pan Mei was a little anxious. This was the best time to hit Liu Wei. If no one mentioned this matter, how could it be done?He thought that neither Zhan Qing nor Wei Ping had reported the matter, so he decided to act according to Pan Weiji's letter and find someone else to submit the memorial.

It's summer.

It was already bright in the early morning, and the humidity in the air made people feel indescribably comfortable.

An official went up and told about Liu Wei's incident in Xingwangfu City. After the official finished speaking, the whole court was shocked, but Zhao Kuangyin and King Jin were able to keep calm.

"This... this Concubine Liu is really... so casual, how can he wantonly kill the people?"

"I thought Concubine Liu was a great talent, more than enough to govern Xingwang's mansion, but such things happened not long after he arrived..."

"Liu Concubine not only forced the merchants in Xingwangfu City to strike, but also provoked a civil uprising, and even stopped the civil uprising by killing people. This kind of practice runs counter to the concept of the Holy Majesty. I will ask the Holy Majesty to judge."

The ministers talked a lot, most of them were words of crusade, Zhao Kuangyin frowned slightly, looked at the ministers in the hall, and said, "Is there anyone else who wants to talk?"

After Zhao Kuangyin's voice fell, Zhao Pu said, "Your Majesty, don't just listen to one-sided opinions on this matter."

Zhao Pu is the prime minister, his words carry great weight in the court, when he opened his mouth, those who were still shouting couldn't help being silent at this moment.

Seeing this, Pan Mei's heart sank slightly. If Zhao Pu wanted to excuse Liu Wei, then his work would be in vain. What does Zhao Pu have to do with the Holy One?If Zhao Pu wanted to support Liu Wei, the Holy One would probably not refuse.

Therefore, at this time, Pan Mei immediately stood up and said: "Return to the Holy Lord, what Zhao Xiang said is not unreasonable, and this matter cannot be just listened to one-sided words, so I request to send someone from the punishment department to Xingwang's mansion for a detailed investigation. Did Liu Wei and Liu Consort really massacre the people at will, if it was just a false statement, wouldn't Liu Wei be wronged?"

Liu Wei really killed the people, Pan Mei has no doubts about this, so as long as someone is sent to investigate, no matter what achievements Liu Wei has made in Xingwangfu City, no one can protect him in this capital.

But after Pan Mei finished speaking, Zhao Kuangyin smiled slightly: "There's no need to send someone to investigate, Liu Wei really killed someone, to be exact, one hundred and three people."

As soon as Zhao Kuangyin's words came out, everyone was shocked, and when they were surprised, they knew that the Holy One had already sent someone to monitor Liu Wei.

When Pan Mei heard this, she was secretly delighted, thinking that the spies of the Holy Majesty had reported the matter of Xingwangfu City to the Holy Majesty, but why did he not speak up until now?

Pan Mei suddenly had a bad feeling.

Looking at the surprised courtiers, Zhao Kuangyin said very calmly: "I already know what Liu Wei did in Xingwang's Mansion, his behavior is justifiable, and it is also the best way to solve Xingwang's Mansion. Sacrifice is the most important thing in everything." , but it depends on whether the sacrifice is large or small, if only sacrificing a hundred or ten people can prevent Lingnan from rebelling, I can accept it."

Having said that, Zhao Kuangyin paused for a moment, and then looked at Zhao Pu: "Zeping, you know the chaos of Houshu best, so please tell the ministers about the losses caused by the instability of Houshu at that time."

Hearing Zhao Kuangyin's words, the officials already knew that it was impossible to impeach Liu Wei.

(End of this chapter)