The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 233 Qin Huai
Time flies, and the autumn colors are deep in a blink of an eye.

The Great Song Mission led by Lu Duan, Cao Jue and others were indeed attacked several times along the road, but later they strengthened their defenses, and because of the large number of them, the subsequent attacks did not suffer any losses. At one time, he captured a survivor, but that survivor finally committed suicide by taking poison.

When they were approaching Jinling, they met with the team sent by Nantang to meet them.

The official sent by the Southern Tang Dynasty to support the Great Song Mission was Li Qing. Li Qing was Li Yu's cousin. Although he was only in his twenties, he was a genius with both civil and military skills. He was also very stable in his work. Li Yu was considering who to send to support When he was in the Song Dynasty Mission, he thought of him from the beginning. Li Yu felt that he was the only one who was the most suitable in the whole Southern Tang Dynasty.

First of all, in terms of status, Li Qing is a member of the royal family, and he did not want to humiliate the face of the Song Dynasty embassy. Moreover, Li Qing is a member of the main peace faction. With him, there will be no falling out between the two countries. If Li Congshan is allowed to go , he had to find something to do.

After the two sides met, Cao Jue immediately stared at Li Qing with wide eyes: "Since my Great Song Mission has been assassinated many times since entering the Southern Tang territory, you Southern Tang must give an explanation."

Li Qing was very steady, and he didn't show a trace of humbleness, just smiled slightly: "What General Cao said is very true, I will give you this statement in the Southern Tang Dynasty, just like when our envoys from the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wu Yue went to your country If you encounter an attack on the way to Bianjing, your country will give you an explanation."

Speaking of this, Li Qing smiled slightly again: "My Southern Tang ruler thinks that this may be deliberately done by someone who wants to provoke a war between our two countries, so we have sent people to investigate with all our strength. For the sake of peace between the two countries, we still have to Please think about this calmly."

Li Qing made the matter clear in just a few words, just like what Liu Wei said to the envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wu Yue.

Cao Jue wanted to say more, but Lu Duan said, "None of us want to be used by others, so I hope your country can find out the truth as soon as possible."

"must!"

When Lu Duan and Cao Jue said this, it was considered to have settled the matter, and although they only had such a shallow conversation, they both found that the other was very extraordinary.

When the two sides met, their strength increased again, there were as many as 5000 people, and the road was mighty, but those who saw it avoided it.

They thought that there were so many people on both sides that the thieves were afraid to try their hand, but what they didn't expect was that when they came near the Qinhuai River outside Jinling City, they suddenly encountered an unprecedentedly powerful attack.

The attackers came from across the Qinhuai River, there were about [-] of them, and they were all experts. When they attacked, they first used sharp arrows to clear the way, and after killing many soldiers in front, they finally raised their swords to kill.

They didn't kill at all, and they didn't care who the opponent was, they just killed.

For them, there was only one mission for their trip, and that was to kill the people in the Song Dynasty who hated the people in the Southern Tang Dynasty.

It's just that their number was still too small. Half an hour later, they had already lost their lives in the counterattack of soldiers from the Song Dynasty and the Southern Tang Dynasty.

The tranquility returned to the banks of the Qinhuai River, and Cao Jue couldn't help scolding his grandma.

Li Qing's eyebrows were slightly condensed. He didn't expect the thief to be so bold. He was also a little worried. Da Song injured hundreds of people in this battle. , especially after he heard Cao Jue scold his grandma.

Lu Duan was still calm. Although he was a civil servant, he didn't change his expression in the face of these fights. After the fight calmed down, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. When everyone thought the thief was hateful, he was thinking about this matter. Things are not simple.

In the previous attacks, there were very few enemies, and they ran away after shooting a few arrows. The two sides had never fought at all, but why are there so many enemies this time, and they killed so desperately?

If they were smart, they should have acted like this before the two countries united. Now that they are almost at Jinling City, wouldn't they have missed the opportunity by doing so?

After a long silence, Lu Duan finally said, "Master Li, what do you think should be done about this matter?"

"Master Lu, there must be someone maliciously instigating..."

"This official knows, but now I just want to know what your country is going to do?"

"Now we are approaching Jinling. After arriving in Jinling, I will definitely report to the king and order people to search with all their strength. If you can't give your country an explanation, how can you let your country handle it?"

After listening to Li Qing's words, Lu Duan nodded in satisfaction.

In this matter, although Lu Duan knew that someone wanted to provoke the relationship between the two countries, as officials of the Great Song Dynasty, they must have the strength they should have.

And the day after this incident ended, they finally arrived outside Jinling City.

However, the Song Mission led by Lu Duan did not enter the city, they just set up camp outside the city, and waited for Liu Wei to arrive before entering the city together.
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Autumn is deep, and Liu Wei finally arrived at the Qinhuai River on the fifth day after Lu Duan and others were stationed outside Jinling City.

At this time, there are flower boats and seats on the banks of the Qinhuai River, the sound of pianos, and countless autumn winds, and the endless prosperity and loneliness.

Liu Wei's boat is swimming slowly on the Qinhuai River, the sky is the same color, magnificent and extraordinary, but for some reason, Liu Wei looks at the Qinhuai River, but can always think of some indescribable loneliness, like many stories in the long river of history, It is destined to be staged here, either sad or happy.

But what he didn't know was that there had been a big battle here a few days ago.

The sound of the piano in the distance stopped abruptly. When the sound of the piano stopped, the laughter of men and women came out. Princess Ruyi frowned and said nothing after all, but for some reason, there was a trace of uneasiness in her heart. Unspeakable uneasiness.

Is this the Jinling of the Southern Tang Dynasty?Does he live in it?

Does he often come to the flower boats in Jinling to have fun?
Princess Ruyi glanced at Liu Wei when she thought about this, and then felt full of guilt, and her cheeks turned red.

The next day, it was raining lightly, Liu Wei and others finally met Lu Duan, Cao Jue and the others outside Jinling City.

When they met, Liu Wei was a little surprised to learn that the other party was Lu Duan. This Lu Duan was also the later prime minister of the Song Dynasty, and he was also known as the prime minister who was confused about small things and not confused about big things. His prudence and wit were by no means comparable to ordinary people.

After listening to what Lu Duan and the others encountered along the way, Liu Wei deeply felt that other people's evaluation of Lu Duan was correct and appropriate.

Today's Great Song Dynasty is still unable to start a war with the Southern Tang Dynasty, so although it should have the momentum, it must understand the situation and be forgiving and forgiving.

After talking to Lu Duan, Cao Jue finally couldn't help but rushed to pat Liu Wei on the shoulder: "You boy, you are now an envoy of the Great Song Dynasty."

Liu Wei and Cao Jue have always been brothers, and they have never been older or younger when they talk. Hearing what Cao Jue said, Liu Wei smiled: "Aren't you too?"

After saying this, Liu Wei didn't wait for Cao Jue to open his mouth, and said again: "You and I are both consorts, is there anything important about the size of the official position? The key is to share the worries for the Holy One. Now everyone has gathered to lead the Three hundred elite soldiers, follow me into the city."

According to the rules, the soldiers brought by the envoys were not allowed to enter the city. Although Liu Wei was strong, he didn't want to break this rule, so he only brought 300 people. The purpose was naturally to prevent possible assassinations in the city.

When the group entered the city, people from Nantang immediately came to invite them to rest in the posthouse. The meeting with their king can only wait until tomorrow.

Everyone came to the Southern Tang posthouse, after cleaning up, it was getting late, so they had a hasty rest for the night, and the next day Liu Wei, Lu Duan and Cao Jue went to the Southern Tang dynasty.

The main hall of the Southern Tang Dynasty is not smaller than that of the Great Song Dynasty. In comparison, the main hall of the Southern Tang Dynasty is more luxurious than that of the Great Song Dynasty.

After a set of tedious procedures, Liu Wei and other talents finally went to the hall to meet Li Yu.

Liu Wei went to the main hall, his expression was as usual, and he dared to look up at Li Yu. This legendary emperor in history was not as handsome as he believed, nor could he be called chic, but he was not as cowardly as said in history. His eyes It is so deep that you can't see the edge at a glance, and even feel that it is difficult to extricate yourself if you look at it for a long time.

"The envoy of the Song Dynasty, Liu Wei, pays homage to the Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty."

Li Yu nodded: "Master Liu's talent has always been admired by the master of the country. It is really a blessing for the master of the country to see you today."

Liu Wei smiled lightly: "Talent and knowledge are just the tricks of this envoy, and he won some fame, which is not enough for the Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty to care about, but this envoy came here by the order of the Emperor of Song Dynasty, to ask the Lord why Those who should not be ordered to go to Bianjing, as a subordinate pot of my Great Song Dynasty, isn't it a matter of course to meet my emperor?"

The fact that Liu Wei was so strong at the first meeting really surprised everyone, and it also made the main fighters in the Southern Tang court filled with righteous indignation, wishing they could step forward and fight Liu Wei immediately.

Sitting high on the dragon chair, Li Yu's face was also a little embarrassed. He had heard of Liu Wei's words, and he admired Liu Wei's talent very much. It was not easy to see him. The appearance of an envoy from a big country going to a small country made him a little bit embarrassed for a while.

But thinking of Song Dynasty's difficulty, Li Yu still suppressed his anger and explained to Liu Wei: "The lord of the country was unwell some time ago, and it was not easy to travel long distances, so he didn't go to worship. Please also ask Master Liu to express to the emperor of the Song Dynasty on behalf of the lord of the country. apology."

"So, the Lord's illness is cured now?"

Li Yu was a little embarrassed, but still nodded: "Okay...Okay, Mr. Xie Liu misses you."

Liu Wei shook his head: "I'm not worried about it, but I just think that since the king's illness is cured, he can go to Bianjing City to pay homage to the Emperor Song, isn't he?"

Just as Liu Wei finished speaking, there was an angry voice from the hall: "Liu Wei, you are so bold."

(End of this chapter)