The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 263
In the early spring, Jinling City is already full of singing birds and fragrant flowers.

Recently, there has been a rumor in Jinling City that Song Dynasty escorted Li Yu back to the country and attacked Li Congshan who had usurped power.

After Li Congshan heard the news, he was a little angry.

"Damn it, Song people are so cunning."

There was a slight smile on the corner of the broken foot man's mouth. He was a smart man, and when the Song people did this, he knew the reason.

"Your Majesty, the Song people must be afraid of your ability, so they sent Li Yu back. Just imagine, in the Southern Tang Dynasty, is there Li Yu who can destroy it, or is there a saint who can destroy it?"

Li Congshan nodded, but there was still tension in his expression: "The Song people are now attacking me in Nantang, what do you think I should do?"

"Since the Holy Majesty has already sat on the throne, how can he let it out so easily? As long as he defeats the people of Song Dynasty, who would dare to trouble the Holy Majesty again?"

Li Congshan felt that what the man with the broken foot said made sense.

"But now the rumors are spreading everywhere, which is very unfavorable to me."

"Rumors are just rumors. As long as the Holy Majesty holds the military power, who can do anything to you?"

Rumors spread everywhere in Jinling City, and the supply of refined salt was also cut off, causing panic among the people.

When Zhang Ji saw this situation, he felt a little distressed, but he knew very well that this was his helpless move. This was the only way for the people of Song to release their king.

And he was a little relieved, now that the soldiers of the Song Dynasty have not yet arrived, and rumors have started, it can be seen that the people of the Song Dynasty have already thought of a way to deal with Li Congshan, and if this method is used properly, they will not suffer too much loss in the Southern Tang Dynasty. There is no need for any damage to soldiers and horses.

Thinking of this, Zhang Ji felt that his mission had been completed.

The spring breeze outside the window was soft and the scenery was beautiful. Zhang Ji looked at the scenery outside the window and showed a slight smile, then picked up the glass of wine in front of the table and drank it all in one gulp.

Zhang Jie died and committed suicide by taking poison.

When this news reached Li Congshan's ears, Li Congshan suddenly felt cheated.

He suddenly understood why Zhang Ji wanted to persuade him to become emperor. It turned out that everything about Zhang Ji was not for him, but for Li Yu who directed the poems and lyrics.

His heart is very unbalanced, why?
Why did Zhang Ji not support him because he was so talented and able to lead the Southern Tang Dynasty to prosperity?

Why is Li Yu an incompetent literati, but Zhang Ji supports him, even sacrificing his life for him?

He couldn't understand, he didn't even believe that there were people like Zhang Ji in the world.

Li Congshan didn't understand, so he was angry, and angrily wanted to kill all those people in the court who had previously loved Li Yu.

But he is still a rational person after all, he endured it.

He felt that even if he wanted to kill someone, he had to wait until Li Yu was killed. At that time, the whole Southern Tang Dynasty would be his, and he could kill whoever he wanted.
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In mid-spring, the troops of Cao Bin, Liu Wei and others finally entered the territory of Southern Tang.

Because of the previous rumors and Li Yu's influence in Nantang, they did not encounter much resistance at first.

However, when they entered Chuzhou, they were blocked by the troops of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Chuzhou was the last barrier to attack Jinling, the capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Li Congshan was also a good soldier. He knew that if he sent troops to stop him from the beginning, it would inevitably cause too much loss and stretch the battle line too long. It would be better to go deep, and then have a decisive battle with them in Chuzhou.

The Song people only had [-] soldiers and horses. If the follow-up supplies could not keep up, then they would have to be slaughtered.

The guard general of Chuzhou was named Wang Yuan, and he was a strong general in the Southern Tang Dynasty. More importantly, he was Li Congshan's confidant, a confidant who couldn't be closer.

Wang Yuan was tall and skilled in martial arts. Before the arrival of the Song people, he had already equipped Chuzhou like an iron bucket. In his opinion, unless the Song people could fly, it was absolutely impossible for them to pass through his Chuzhou city.

Cao Bin, Liu Wei and others led troops to the city of Chuzhou, and there was a mighty army of [-].

Before the two sides officially fought, Li Yu went out first.

"Wang Aiqing is the one in the city?"

Wang Yuan stood on the top of the city tower and looked at Li Yu who was shouting, and then showed a trace of disdain: "Who am I, it turns out to be Li Guozhu, I don't know what advice Li Guozhu has?"

Li Yu's heart sank when he heard Wang Yuan's words, knowing that he no longer recognized himself as the lord of the country, but even if Wang Yuan didn't recognize him, he still had to say something, because he didn't say it to Wang Yuan alone , He was talking to the tens of thousands of people and soldiers in Chuzhou City.

"Hmph, as ministers, you conspired to rebel while your lord was away. Are you guilty?"

Wang Yuan snorted coldly: "It's not that we rebelled, but that you, the lord, are under house arrest by the Song people. My family's sage must ascend the throne for the sake of the Southern Tang Dynasty."

"Excessive words, when did the people of Song Dynasty put their lord under house arrest? You clearly usurped the power and seized the throne, but now you find this kind of excuse. Now that the Song people are helping the lord of the country to restore the country, if you are sensible, come and surrender as soon as possible, maybe the lord of the country can still Spare your lives."

After Li Yu finished speaking, the soldiers in Chuzhou City were already talking about it.

"What, our lord is not under house arrest by the Song people?"

"If you are under house arrest, can the people of Song help our lord to restore the country?"

"I really didn't expect that the lord of the country was so kind to King Zheng, but he usurped the power and the throne..."

When these soldiers were discussing, Wang Yuan suddenly drew a knife and chopped off the head of a guard, spraying blood, it was so eye-catching.

"If you continue to confuse people with false words, you will end up like this."

Seeing that Wang Yuan killed people with his hands, the soldiers were immediately frightened. Wang Yuan had quite a few soldiers in his hands. If they were like this, wouldn't they be slaughtered?
The discussion stopped, and Wang Yuan was a little proud. In his opinion, only force is the key to solving all problems.

Seeing Wang Yuan killing people, Liu Wei showed a sneer: "People like this who never know how to understand you, why do you give your life to him? Your king is here. As long as you surrender, wait for him to ascend the throne again. I will never treat you badly."

Those soldiers hesitated, but now that Wang Yuan could kill them anytime, what could they do?
After the two sides yelled like this, there was no real fight. Cao Bin ordered people to set up camp five miles away from Chuzhou City.

When the camp was set up and the bonfire was lit, Cao Bin entered Liu Wei's tent.

"Liu Concubine, the guard of Chuzhou City does not recognize Li Yu now, how should I break the city?" Having said that, Cao Bin said again: "We did not destroy the Southern Tang this time, so if the loss is too great, I'm afraid it's not worth it."

After Cao Bin finished speaking, Liu Wei nodded: "General Cao is right, so we won't fight head-on with Wang Yuan."

Cao Bin was a little puzzled: "But if you don't fight hard, how can you capture Chuzhou City?"

"Judging from today's situation, many soldiers in Chuzhou City still have their heart for Li Yu. As long as they are willing to turn back, we can rush into the city and kill Wang Yuan, and as long as we kill Wang Yuan, this Chuzhou City will also die." It broke."

Cao Bin nodded, but said again: "It's not easy for them to turn against you, is it?"

"Actually, there is nothing easy. Wang Yuan is bloodthirsty. If we spread rumors that Wang Yuan is going to eliminate those soldiers who are interested in Li Yu after repelling our Song army, will those soldiers be overwhelmed by a sense of crisis? And cooperate with us?"

"This... this is a clever plan."
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The Song people surrounded Chuzhou City for three days without attacking, which made Wang Yuan feel very strange.

In the past three days, there have been rumors in Chuzhou City that he is going to kill those soldiers who don't obey his orders, even if they have second thoughts.

Because of these rumors, many soldiers in the army often muttered to themselves, as if they were plotting something big.

After seeing this situation, Wang Yuan was very angry. For this reason, he had to kill several people every day to warn the rest of the soldiers.

And when Wang Yuan killed people like this wantonly, those soldiers were even more afraid, not only those soldiers were afraid, but even some of Wang Yuan's personal soldiers were a little afraid. Just kill them?
After dusk, the spring breeze is soft like a lover whispering.

A few soldiers were literally whispering.

"The general kills people like this, I will follow him, and I will be killed at some point."

"Yeah, my heart has been up and down these days, and I'm very uneasy."

"Now that the king has not been detained by the Song people, then Li Congshan is clearly usurping the power and the throne. We might as well rely on the king..."

"It's just...it's just that Da Song can beat Li Congshan?"

"The Song people are not weak. I heard that Liu Wei, the number one talented scholar in the Great Song Dynasty, also came with him. It shouldn't be a problem for them to help the king restore the country..."

"Okay, since that's the case, we'll break out of the city tonight."

"No hurry, breaking the city is going to break the city, but we have to find a way to get in touch with the king..."

The sun is setting, the night is coming, there are stars but no moon tonight.

Li Yu received a letter secretly sent by the soldiers in the city. He was overjoyed after reading it, and quickly told Liu Wei.

After listening to Liu Wei's order, Cao Bin was overjoyed. He didn't expect Liu Wei's strategy to succeed. The soldiers in the city really turned their backs. In this way, it would be much easier for them to capture Chuzhou City.

"Don't worry, Concubine Liu, tonight, we will be able to capture Chuzhou City and kill that boy Wang Yuan."

The night was dark, and there was silence inside and outside the city of Chuzhou. At midnight, a group of soldiers in the city rushed to the gate quietly. The gate was very quiet, only a few torches were burning.

These soldiers were overjoyed, so they didn't care much, and rushed over there immediately.

But at this moment, a person suddenly appeared at the gate tower, with a sneer on the corner of the person's mouth, and then waved his hand.

(End of this chapter)