The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 236 Undercurrent
The night is getting darker, and the autumn wind is blowing.

When Li Congshan returned to the mansion and entered the study, Mu Ran found that there was an extra person in the house, a man in black.

Li Congshan was shocked, and was about to shout that there was an assassin, but at this moment, the sword of the man in black was already on his neck.

"If you're smart, you'd better sit down and talk to me."

The man in black was able to kill Li Congshan as soon as he took a shot, which made Li Congshan's heart that thought he was good at martial arts suddenly hurt.

"You... who are you?"

"People from Song Dynasty."

"You...what are you going to do?" Li Congshan became nervous when he heard that the man in black was from Song Dynasty. If he touched his neck, doesn't that mean that the Song people may already know their secret?

How can this be good?

The man in black smiled coldly: "Nothing, it's just that my master wants to make a deal with the prince."

"Deal, what deal?"

"If you try to get your Southern Tang to attack the Great Song Dynasty, our master will secretly help you in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and even help the prince become the Southern Tang emperor, but you must also help our master ascend the throne of the Great Song Dynasty."

Hearing that the man in black wanted to cooperate with him, Li Congshan immediately felt relieved.

"Your Excellency's master is that prince?"

"You don't have to worry about it. You just need to persuade you in the Southern Tang Dynasty to attack the Great Song Dynasty. When my master launches a palace coup in Bianjing, you can also proclaim yourself emperor. The best of both worlds, do you want to do it or not?"

Li Congshan was not in a hurry to answer the man in black's words. This was a very important matter, and he had to think it over carefully, although it was not hard to hear from the man in black's words that the matter was absolutely beneficial to Li Congshan.

But he didn't think about it for long.

"It has always been my wish to fight the Song Dynasty, but my family's lord is too cowardly. It may not be easy to persuade him to fight the Song Dynasty."

"As long as you persist, our people will help you."

"It's best to be so natural."

After the two of them said this, the man in black drew his sword and left the study.

Li Congshan was still in shock, he let out a long sigh, and then hastily twisted a trap out of the study, the trap moved, a wall suddenly moved away, and a secret room appeared, Li Congshan rushed into the secret room, and was delighted to see that the people inside were still there .

"gentlemen."

A middle-aged man was sitting in the secret room, but the middle-aged man's feet had been broken at the knees.

"My lord, my subordinates have heard what was said outside, and my subordinates are not good at doing things, and they couldn't rescue them in time. Please forgive me, my lord."

"Sir, don't blame yourself. This king is here, and I still want to ask you to advise me. The man in black proposed, whether this king should follow or not. Besides, the king has agreed to go to war against Song Dynasty, but it is necessary to wait for two years to come." in a month."

The man with the broken foot was taken aback for a moment, and then said viciously: "This Li Yu, isn't he always timid and afraid of getting into trouble, why did he suddenly dare to start a war against Da Song?"

Li Congshan sighed: "It's not that the Great Song Dynasty deceived people too much, but the war faction in the court gradually gained the upper hand."

The man with the broken foot frowned slightly, and then shook his head: "It's not that simple. Although Li Yu only knows that the wind and the snow are ignoring political affairs, but because of this, if he is not sure of victory, he would not dare to go to war with Song."

"This... sir means that Li Yu is sure of victory?"

The man with the broken foot frowned, remained silent for a long time, and then said: "Maybe there are, maybe he's just putting it off temporarily."

"In that case, I can only follow the advice of the man in black." Li Congshan's expression changed drastically after hearing the man with the broken foot.

Since Li Yu didn't really fight Da Song, he could only join forces with the man in black.

The man with the broken foot looked calm, and said: "If Li Yu is sure of victory, the Southern Tang Dynasty may really win the Song Dynasty in two months, but in this way, the prince may only get some merit from it, and if he wants to replace Li Yu as the lord of the country, I am afraid No, but if the prince cooperates with the man in black in order to launch an attack on Song Dynasty in advance, the prince has a chance to replace Li Yu, but..."

"Just what?"

"It's just that seeking skin from a tiger is always a dangerous thing."

The secret room suddenly became quiet, Li Congshan was not stupid, how could he not understand what the man with the broken foot meant, Da Song Chaotang was also fighting for power, if he cooperated with the master of the man in black, what if that man crossed the river and demolished the bridge?
An ambitious man who can do anything.

"Sir, what do you think the king should do?"

The man with the broken foot thought for a moment, and said: "My late father was killed by Li Yu, and even cut off my subordinate's feet. If the prince hadn't rescued him, the subordinate would have entered hell early. Please rest assured, the subordinate will protect the prince's great career."

"Sir, do you have a solution?"

The man with the broken foot nodded: "Although we are seeking skin from a tiger, if we know who this tiger is, we can think of a countermeasure and we will be able to contain them."
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The Imperial Palace of the Southern Tang Dynasty, the Royal Study Room.

"Zhang Aiqing, can you explain everything to Liu Wei?"

Zhang Ji nodded: "My lord, I have made it clear that he is willing to go to Bianjing together after our Southern Tang affairs are over."

Li Yu nodded: "How about the refined salt?"

"Weichen went again this afternoon, and they tried to make it ahead of time."

Li Yu sighed: "It's all the fault of the owner of the country. At first, I thought refined salt was just a trivial matter, but after it was popularized, I found that we people in the Southern Tang Dynasty couldn't live without refined salt. Now we are bound by this when we fight against the Song Dynasty. Alas, it is the fault of the widow."

"My lord, please don't blame yourself. After we independently develop refined salt, we can fight Da Song."

Li Yan frowned slightly, his expression changed, and he nodded after a long time.

As the night darkened, Li Yu was the only one left in the whole imperial study.

Li Yu looked at the moonlight like water outside the window, as if talking to himself.

"The widow just wants to be a leisurely king, but why are so many people not letting the widow go his way?"

"Never mind, whatever, since you sincerely want to fight, let's fight!"

The wind blows gently through the window sills, and a light fragrance hits, a little strange, but a little familiar, the smell is very good, Li Yu has never smelled it before, this light fragrance has hit, Li Yu thought to himself, could it be the palace? What kind of maid has entered again, why does she smell so good?

While thinking about it, the door of the imperial study opened with a creak.

"The lord."

It was a soft, soft sound.

"Queen?"

Li Yu was a little surprised that the person who came was Xiao Zhou, so he quickly asked, "Why is the fragrance on your body different from the past?"

Xiao Zhouhou smiled lightly: "My lord doesn't know, but in Jinling City, we have recently opened a few beauty shops, and the products inside are all very good. The perfume smells good and is not pungent, and the rouge does not hurt the skin. And that facial mask can even make my skin look like a newborn baby."

After Xiao Zhou said so, Li Yu was in a happy mood, thinking that as long as his Xiao Zhou could be happy, Li Yu would have nothing to ask for.

"Okay, as long as the Queen likes it, I will order someone to buy some more."

Xiao Zhou responded again and again, and then asked: "Why is the king unhappy?"

Li Yu sighed, hesitated again and again, and finally told the recent affairs in the court. After he said this, Xiao Zhou's face changed slightly: "Master, this battle must never be fought."

"This...why is this?"

"It's okay to win, but if we don't win, wouldn't you and I be taken to Bianjing as prisoners?"

"This..." Li Yu's heart ached again. How could he go to Bianjing as a prisoner in Bianjing? What would Xiao Zhou do if they became prisoners?
Empress Xiao Zhou's beauty is unsurpassed in the past and present, so how could the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty let her go?
Mrs. Huarui of Hou Shu was given to the harem by Zhao Kuangyin, how could Empress Xiao Zhou be spared?

And Xiao Zhouhou and her love are as deep as the sea, she will not follow, then... then... Li Yu dare not think about it when he thinks about it, and the more he dare not think about it, the more entangled he is. How to solve the problem?
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It was somewhat difficult for Liu Wei's spies to find out the news in Jinling City, but the next morning, Dong Yu still brought the news Liu Wei wanted.

"Master Liu, I investigated the place you asked me to investigate. It is full of tools for making salt, which is nothing unusual."

"Salt?" Although Dong Yu said it indifferently, Liu Wei was extremely sensitive. When he heard that the place was the place where salt was produced, he immediately understood Zhang Ji's intentions.

Now the refined salt of the Song Dynasty has been widely promoted in the Southern Tang Dynasty. It can be said that the people of the Southern Tang Dynasty cannot do without refined salt. Zhang Ji is a very shrewd person. If the Southern Tang Dynasty wants to fight the Song Dynasty, the first thing to solve is **Salt problem, right?
Liu Wei suddenly understood why Zhang Ji said those words to himself this evening. It wasn't that Li Yu agreed to go to Bianjing City of Song Dynasty to worship, but that they were delaying the time and wanted to fight Da Song after the refined salt was ready. .

The main combat faction in the Southern Tang Dynasty probably thought so too.

Liu Wei was deeply disturbed. It is not suitable for the current Song Dynasty to go to war with the Southern Tang Dynasty, but if the Southern Tang Dynasty wants to go to war with the Song Dynasty, it will be a different situation, and Liu Wei was ordered to come to blame, but he can't show weakness at all. of.

But soon, Liu Wei slowly calmed down. Since Nan Tang delayed the time to develop refined salt, what if they couldn't develop refined salt?

If they cannot develop refined salt, they will have worries about their future, and they will not dare to go to war casually.

Just how to prevent them from developing refined salt?
It is impossible for Liu Wei to suddenly rush into that place to prevent them from developing refined salt, it will not work, and it is impossible.

In this way, they can only act secretly.

(End of this chapter)