The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 237 Murder

On the second day when Liu Wei learned that Zhang Ji was secretly developing refined salt, something happened in Jinling City, something that was enough to cause a war to break out in an instant.

A Song soldier killed a Southern Tang civilian in the street.

The incident happened suddenly. After the soldiers of the Song Dynasty killed the civilian of the Southern Tang Dynasty, they were beaten and kicked by the outraged civilians on the Nantang Street.

When the news reached the posthouse, Liu Wei, Lu Duan and others were all shocked.

"Didn't they tell our people not to mess around in Jinling? What's going on?"

"Back to the adults, I don't know."

As soon as the two of them spoke, Luo Jin, the Lord Yin of the Jinling Mansion in the Southern Tang Dynasty, had already sent someone to invite the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty into the palace to have a talk.

This matter cannot be handled according to the laws of the Southern Tang Dynasty. How to deal with it can only be discussed together.

Liu Wei frowned deeply, and then brought Daniel and Lu Duan into the palace.

Above the main hall, the officials were furious. After Liu Wei and others entered the main hall, several people couldn't help but immediately surrounded and beat Liu Wei.

Liu Wei and others went to the main hall and saluted Li Yu, but today Li Yu's expression was slightly condensed, and he said coldly: "What can Mr. Liu say about the soldiers of your country beating my Southern Tang people to death?"

Liu Wei smiled lightly: "I don't know what the king wants to say?"

"You Song soldiers are so unscrupulous, completely ignoring my Southern Tang laws, and even disregarding human lives at will. Don't you need an explanation?"

After Li Yu finished speaking, the main fighters in the court shouted: "Yes, you must give an explanation. You people from the Song Dynasty killed my people in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Aren't you afraid that the people in the Southern Tang Dynasty will be excited?"

"You Da Song are really deceiving people."

The ministers kept yelling, venting their anger, but Liu Wei remained calm. After they finished speaking, Liu Wei finally said: "I don't want to say more until the matter is investigated clearly. If you really blame my Song soldiers, If you want to kill or cut, you are free to do so, but if not, this envoy will also ask for an explanation, where is that soldier of our Great Song Dynasty now?"

Liu Wei's majestic sentence made everyone present stunned for a moment, and then became even more angry, but they still answered Liu Wei's question.

"It's outside the palace."

"Please bring him up."

Not long after, two Southern Tang guards came in carrying the beaten half-dead Song soldier. The Song soldier had been beaten beyond recognition. Even if he was rescued, he might not live long.

Liu Wei didn't show much pity, but just looked at him and asked, "Why did you kill the people of Southern Tang?"

In fact, what Liu Wei hates the most is this kind of bullying and bullying the weak, even if he is his own.

It was difficult for the Song soldier to speak, but he still opened his mouth and said: "Subordinate... this subordinate was wandering on the street, and that man suddenly rushed up and insulted this subordinate, and this subordinate... missed his hand for a while, and killed him."

"Why did that person insult you?"

"Because... because my subordinates are Song soldiers."

After listening to the soldier's words, Liu Wei nodded, and then stared at Li Yu on the dragon chair. Li Yu was stared at by Liu Wei, and his mind suddenly became restless.

"Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty, my Great Song Dynasty was sent as an envoy to your Southern Tang Dynasty, but was raped wantonly by a commoner of your Southern Tang Dynasty. Should you give an explanation?"

Li Yu didn't know what to say for a while, but at this moment, Li Congshan suddenly stood up and said, "It's nonsense, this soldier in your Great Song Dynasty is simply lying. The people insulted him..."

When Li Congshan said this, the Da Song soldier suddenly stood up enduring the pain: "Everything I said is true, and I hope to prove it with my life." After finishing speaking, the Da Song soldier suddenly jumped up and hit the ground. On the pillar of the main hall, his head was bleeding and he died instantly.

The courtiers of the entire Southern Tang Dynasty were shocked. They did not expect that a small soldier of the Song Dynasty would have such courage.

Lu Duan's eyes were reddish, but Daniu exuded a murderous look all over his body. The aura of the two of them was so strong that the officials who were very close to them moved aside in fright.

Liu Wei was also shocked, he didn't expect his soldiers to be so strong.

But the more so, the more he felt that things were not simple.

After Liu Wei calmed down, he looked at Li Yu and said: "The murderer dies. This is the same principle through the ages. Now a commoner died in your Southern Tang Dynasty, and a soldier died in my Song Dynasty. He is considered to be for you in the Southern Tang Dynasty. The common people paid their lives, but I don’t want similar things to happen again in your Southern Tang Dynasty, I wonder if the king can guarantee it?”

Hearing Liu Wei's words, Li Yu was taken aback for a moment. He thought that Liu Wei would be very angry when a soldier of the Song Dynasty crashed into the main hall, but unexpectedly, he just wanted him to promise that this kind of thing would never happen again.

"Master Liu, don't worry, we will strictly restrain the people of the Southern Tang Dynasty in the future, and we will never provoke you, Great Song Dynasty."

Before Li Yu spoke, Zhang Ji answered first.

But Liu Wei didn't look at him, he still looked at Li Yu, and his purpose was self-evident, he needed a promise from Li Yu.

"Zhang Aiqing is right. The lord of the country will order me to strictly restrain the people of the Southern Tang Dynasty."

Liu Wei nodded, then cupped his hands slightly, and left.

After leaving the palace, Lu Duan was a little puzzled, and also a little angry: "My lord, the people of Southern Tang are really deceiving people. We let them go like this. The subordinates are really unwilling."

After hearing this, Liu Wei shook his head slightly: "Lord Lu, this matter may be a bit strange."

Lu Duan was taken aback: "Strange?"

Liu Wei nodded: "For no reason, why would a Southern Tang citizen trouble me with a soldier of the Great Song Dynasty? And how could my soldier of the Great Song Dynasty beat that Southern Tang citizen to death by such a coincidence? It's even more shocking What is puzzling is that our Song soldier crashed and died on top of the Southern Tang Palace, why do you think this is?"

"Of course it's to prove that what I said is true."

Liu Wei shook his head, and said very emphatically: "No, since he is a soldier of the Great Song Dynasty, it is impossible for him not to know the possible consequences of being killed in the hall. The soldier of the Song Dynasty was killed in the hall of the Southern Tang Dynasty. This news After it was passed to the capital, what my officials of the Great Song Dynasty thought, they must think that our envoys of the Great Song Dynasty were humiliated in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the war would be unavoidable by then."

Lu Duan was startled: "So, that Song soldier was not trying to prove his innocence, but to provoke a war between the two countries?"

Liu Wei nodded, and then ordered: "I'm afraid there may be some people with evil plans among our people. After you go back, you should investigate the situation of the soldier who crashed and died on the hall today. Also, the soldier who was killed The people of the Southern Tang Dynasty should also investigate, it is impossible for them to lurk only one person."

Lu Duan responded again and again, and then asked: "Then this news?"

"We can't stop it. If nothing unexpected happens, the news that my Song soldier crashed and died on the Southern Tang Palace has already spread to Bianjing, the capital city."

"Then...how can this be done?"

"It's okay, the Holy Majesty is still not confused, and we have to wait for the investigation to be clear before sending the letter to the capital."
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After Li Congshan returned to the mansion from the palace, he was very angry.

I thought I had put on a good show together with the man in black. The soldiers of the Song Dynasty killed the people of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Everyone in the Southern Tang Dynasty was furious and wanted to seek justice from the Song Dynasty. Above the main hall of the Tang Dynasty, the Great Song Dynasty must not give up, so both sides are unwilling to give up, and this battle will naturally start.

But what he never expected was that when Liu Wei saw his soldiers crashing into the hall, he suddenly calmed down, and just asked Li Yu not to have such a thing happen again.

He couldn't understand, how could it end like this?

After entering the secret room, Li Congshan told the person with the broken foot about what happened today. After hearing this, the person with the broken foot frowned: "This Liu Wei is extremely smart, and his reaction today is very abnormal. Maybe he has already learned from this matter." Suspicion has arisen, and I'm afraid that the murdered Southern Tang people will be investigated by him."

"This gentleman can rest assured that this king is very cautious in his work. All the things about that commoner have been erased. No matter how powerful Liu Wei is, he can only investigate the name of that commoner, and he used to be just an ordinary person. ordinary people."

Hearing what Li Congshan said, the man with broken feet nodded: "Since the prince has made arrangements, then there is no problem on our side, but the man in black?"

Li Congshan smiled bitterly: "We don't even know who the man in black is, and we can't give them a warning if we think about it, but Liu Wei wants to investigate, so we might as well watch them bite dogs."

The man with broken feet frowned slightly, and shook his head after a long time: "If Liu Wei investigates the origin of the man in black, then our affairs may not be safe. Do you think the man in black will keep a secret for us?"

Li Congshan was taken aback, and then became a little nervous. Seeing him like this, the man with broken feet said, "But you don't have to worry too much. Although Liu Wei is smart, I think the man in black must have been prepared. We don't have to worry too much." What's more, it is a fact that the soldiers of the Song Dynasty crashed and died in the Southern Tang Palace. Even if Liu Wei felt suspicious and did not get mad, the people in the Song Dynasty Hall did not necessarily think so. As long as someone in the Song Dynasty was angry or even If you want to use troops against me in the Southern Tang Dynasty, the prince's goal can still be achieved, but we are a little passive."

Hearing what Duanzuren said, Li Congshan finally felt relieved.

"In a few days, the imperial examination will start. This is a great opportunity for the prince to develop his power in the court. Don't take it lightly!"

"This gentleman can rest assured that the proctors for the imperial examinations are my king's people. At that time, he will be able to select a group of available talents for my king. General Lin Renzhaolin is in charge of the martial arts examination. With General Lin's ability , will be able to select a group of people with high martial arts skills from them."

"Is this Lin Renzhao?"

"General Lin is my king's man, and he is absolutely reliable. You don't have to doubt too much, sir."

(End of this chapter)