The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 17
When Shen Tan saw that King Jin was like this, he stopped putting on airs and told all the things he asked in the prison.

"My lord, those two claimed to be sent by Huo Cheng of Xiangqianli Winery. According to them, Huo Cheng was a spy sent by the Witch Sect of the Southern Han Dynasty. Back then, they were worried that the Song Dynasty would use troops against them in the Southern Han Dynasty, so they took the opportunity to defeat them. In order to provide financial support for the court, the Liu family winery sent people to assassinate Liu Wei this time, and it was also for this purpose."

The King of Jin and Su Another looked at each other and nodded after listening to the two. Their guess was correct, but they didn't expect that Huo Cheng was actually a spy sent by the Southern Han Dynasty. Here comes the spies.

"Mr. Su, tell our people to do it."

Su Tongkan hesitated for a moment, but he still stood up and agreed. Originally, Su Tongkan thought that the Southern Han spies lurking in the Song Dynasty were not limited to the Xiangqianli Winery. It would be better if he could take the opportunity to catch them all. The members of the witch sect should no longer have contact with Huo Cheng.

After Su Another Kan left, King Jin hurried into the palace.

Although the Song Dynasty was founded for ten years, the imperial palace was not rich, because in these ten years, the country's money was not used for war, but for the support of the people. Today, the emperor is sympathetic to the people. Governing the country with diligence and thrift, so in just ten years, the Song Dynasty has become prosperous.

King Jin entered the palace and told about the Southern Han spies who sent people to assassinate Liu Wei. After hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin said angrily: "The Southern Han deceitful is too much. In the capital city of the Great Song Dynasty, you dare to send people to assassinate the son-in-law. "

After finishing speaking, Zhao Kuangyin turned to stare at King Jin and asked, "What do you think, brother Wang?"

"Brother Huang, the Southern Han Dynasty lived in the south of the Yangtze River, and they have always refused to submit to my Great Song Dynasty. Now they are doing this kind of thing in my Great Song Dynasty. If you tolerate it, I am afraid that it will make the people of the Southern Han Dynasty even more rampant. It means to send troops to conquer."

King Jin's words were dignified, as if he had thought carefully. Zhao Kuangyin glanced at him, and there was a rare light in his eyes. There is a kind of wild blood, and the battle is like a stimulant to him.

But soon, Zhao Kuangyin calmed down again. Now he is no longer the general who fought everywhere in the past. Now he is the emperor of the Song Dynasty. He no longer only considers victory or defeat when doing things. possible consequences.

The Great Song Dynasty has been prosperous for ten years since its founding. If a war is launched rashly, will this prosperity be broken?
Just when Zhao Kuangyin hesitated, King Jin said again: "Brother Emperor, the Southern Han Dynasty is like a wolf. If it is not eradicated as soon as possible, the harm will be even worse. My younger brother found out that the leader of the Southern Han Dynasty, Liu Yan, was licentious and unrestrained. The ruling is incompetent, and the power in the court is handed over to women. Now the people in the Southern Han Dynasty are miserable. If our Great Song Army comes, we will definitely wipe out the Southern Han Dynasty and save the Li people from the fire and water. Please, Brother Huang, make a decisive decision.”

Zhao Kuangyin raised his eyebrows slightly, and then said: "What Wang brother said is true, but the battle must be fully prepared. How about it, tomorrow morning, I will discuss a countermeasure with all the ministers, and nominate a general to be in charge of the South. Zheng, how?"

King Jin hurriedly bowed his head: "My emperor is holy!"
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The news that Xiangqianli Winery was sealed up quickly spread throughout the capital, and the reason why Xiangqianli Winery was sealed up became a topic of discussion among various people in restaurants and teahouses in the capital.

Qin's restaurant.

Since Liu Wei's Liujia Winery cooperated with Qin's Restaurant, the business of Qin's Restaurant has grown by leaps and bounds, and the daily customers are constantly coming and going, which makes people overwhelmed.

It was just before dusk at this time, the early autumn sunset had not yet arrived, and the wind was not too cold.

The man sitting in the middle of the restaurant drank his wine in one gulp, and said, "A few days ago, Concubine Liu was assassinated, and now Xiangqianli Winery is closed, I think there is some relationship between the two."

"It must be related. The Xiangqianli Winery used to be the largest winery in the capital, but once the Liujia Winery reopened, it was immediately overwhelmed. It is extremely possible that Huo Cheng took the risk."

"…………"

The common people talked about it, and there were more nobles among them, which seemed to reflect the new spirit of the Song Dynasty in the first ten years of its founding.

When Qin Yun settled the accounts at the counter, a bartender came over and said with a smile: "Boss, is it true that the Xiangqianli winery was sealed because Huo Cheng sent someone to assassinate the son-in-law?"

Qin Yun's jade fingers that were fiddling with the abacus suddenly stopped, his eyes were slightly uncertain, and then he said shallowly: "I don't know either, keep busy!"

The bartender didn't dare to hang around Qin Yun's side because he was bored. He went to greet other customers repeatedly, and occasionally heard some gossip.

Willow's Winery.

At dusk, the servants of the Liu family winery have gone back to rest one after another. Liu Wei sat in the living room, frowning slightly. Now he has heard all the news about the capital. Xiangqianli winery has been seized. There are all kinds of remarks, but there is no news about who Huo Cheng, the owner of Xiangqianli Winery, is, and the Kaifeng mansion only gave himself an ambiguous answer. The assassin is indeed sent by Huo Cheng, and the motive is Competition in business.

Liu Wei smiled lightly, if it was just a business competition, why send assassins to kill people?
Liu Wei had a premonition in his heart that something big was about to happen in Song Dynasty.

Just as Liu Wei sighed and was about to get up and leave, Liu Quan hurried over from the outside and said, "Master, Concubine Cao please see me!"

"Cao Jue?" Liu Wei was stunned for a moment, but quickly ordered: "Please come in, Concubine Cao."

Not long after, Cao Jue came carelessly from the outside. As soon as he came, he smiled and said, "Brother Liu, you can do it. You were assassinated and you actually solved a spy case..."

Before Cao Jue finished speaking, Liu Wei couldn't help being startled, and said, "Secret detective? What's the meaning of Brother Cao's words?"

Cao Jue was taken aback for a moment: "Brother Liu, don't you know?"

Liu Wei smiled lightly: "Brother Cao should know, I am just an idle son-in-law, and there is no one in court, how can I know this."

Cao Jue patted his forehead: "Brother, I was negligent. The thing is like this. This afternoon, my father was called into the palace by the emperor. The emperor is going to choose generals to conquer the Southern Han Dynasty. Brother Liu knows why not?"

Liu Wei is not an idiot. Hearing what Cao Jue said, he immediately understood that although Song Dynasty had long wanted to conquer the other four countries in the north and south, he would not be so hasty. Now he suddenly called the general into the palace, presumably because of Huo Cheng's identity , and then deduced from the secret agent Cao Jue just said, it is not difficult to deduce that Huo Cheng is a secret agent of the Southern Han Dynasty.

After Liu Wei told his conjecture, Cao Jue was a little disappointed. He thought Liu Wei couldn't guess it, but his disappointment didn't last long, so he immediately smiled and said: "Tomorrow morning, the emperor will choose a The generals who conquered the Southern Han, I am afraid that it will not be long before they conquer the Southern Han, a man should really fight the enemy bravely on the battlefield."

"Brother Cao's son, there will be opportunities in the future, so don't worry." At this point, Liu Wei suddenly looked condensed, and said: "Don't let others know what Brother Cao said just now."

"What's the explanation?"

Liu Wei shrugged: "Since the imperial court wants to use troops against the Southern Han Dynasty, it naturally doesn't want the Southern Han Dynasty to make preparations early. Because of this, even I, the victim, didn't tell the details. If you start shouting in the capital, wouldn't it be a bad idea?" Is it important for the court?"

Hearing Liu Wei's words, Cao Jue covered his mouth in fright. It was really funny that such a burly man suddenly covered his mouth like a little lady.
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When the night was dark, the autumn wind suddenly became more miserable.

Somewhere in the capital, the leaves are rustling due to the autumn wind.

The lights in the room are like beans, and the two figures are whirling on the window paper, but it gives people a faint sense of desolation.

"Xiang Zuo Shi, Huo Cheng failed in the assassination, and was arrested by the people of Kaifeng Mansion in just a few hours. Will he betray us?" As if with depression.

The man known as Xiang Zuo envoy sighed: "We underestimated the ability of the Kaifeng government too much. We didn't expect that in just a few hours, they would actually ask Huo Cheng from the mouth of the assassin. As for whether Huo Cheng would betray us?" Well, envoy Chen You can rest assured that Huo Cheng's family is still in the Southern Han Dynasty, if he doesn't want his family to be ruined, he should know what to do."

"Then shall we report this matter to the suzerain?"

"Xiangqianli Winery has been closed, and our sources of information have been cut off. We must inform the Suzerain about this."

There was a sudden silence in the room, as if the two of them were terrified about the consequences of telling the Suzerain about this matter.

After the silence, Chen Youshi sighed and said, "How should I report it?"

Envoy Xiang Zuo raised his eyes to look at Envoy Chen You, and soon understood that Huo Cheng was arrested, and whether Huo Cheng revealed anything, they had to figure it out, otherwise they would report rashly, and the consequences would be disastrous.

"Chen Youshi is well-informed in the capital, but has he heard anything?"

"No, the imperial court did not take any action on this matter. It is a business dispute to inform Liu Wei and Huo Cheng of the assassin's motive for killing people."

After listening to what Chen You said, Xiang Zuo showed a slight smile: "It's easy to report in this way. Let's say that Huo Cheng missed and Xiangqianli Winery was sealed, but Song Ting didn't move."

After the two finished speaking, they both nodded in satisfaction.

Huo Cheng is just one of their pawns, and if they lose it, they can find someone to replace them. As long as the Song Dynasty does not send troops to conquer the Southern Han Dynasty, they will have no worries, and their suzerain can still continue to be under one person in the Southern Han Dynasty. They will naturally enjoy the blessings.

The lights in the house were turned off, and the autumn wind outside was even stronger. Tonight is starless and moonless, but the night sky is not dark. It’s just that the scene makes people panic, but that panic can’t be said. Where did it come from.

Xiang Zuoshi and Chen Youshi didn't know about it, but in Kaifeng, the capital city of the Song Dynasty, some people knew. Not only did they know, but they also picked up the sharpened butcher's knife.

(End of this chapter)