The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 28 News
Cao Jue came, not only came, but also came happily and uniquely.

When Liu Wei and Princess Ruyi saw Cao Jue's appearance, they couldn't help being shocked and dazed, because Cao Jue came in armor and held an ax almost as high as a person in his hand.

Cao Jue walked over and said with a smile: "Brother Liu, the emperor ordered you and me to follow Han Guogong to attack the Southern Han Dynasty. It seems that the time has come for us to make achievements. I am the pioneer!"

Liu Wei smiled lightly: "I already know this, so I congratulate Brother Cao, but it's a pity that I'm not good at martial arts, so I can only be a grain transport officer."

"The grain transport officer is also good. Grain and grass are very important." Cao Jue didn't think about Liu Wei's words at all. Anyway, he said whatever came to mind. Liu Wei has long been used to it, and he didn't take offense. He just asked a little curiously: "Cao Jue Brother came here wearing a suit of armor just to tell me about this?"

Cao Jue shook his head: "Of course not. King Qin Kanghui was very happy to hear that you and I were going to attack the Southern Han Dynasty, so he invited us to Zuixianju for dinner and drinks."

"How can King Qin Kanghui be happy when you and I go to fight?" Liu Zhou said to Cao Jue patiently.

Cao Jue was taken aback, but quickly smiled and said, "It's not that simple. The prince and we are friends. We went to war for meritorious deeds. He is naturally happy for us. Let's go. There is also the former Minister of Rites, Dou Yi. The second son, Dou Hao, and Zhao Chengxu, the second son of the current Prime Minister Zhao Pu, are also here, and our friends are going to part soon, so we should get together."

As he said that, Cao Jue glanced at Princess Ruyi: "Your Highness, Princess Ruyi, should you have no objections?"

Although Princess Ruyi did not consummate the house with Liu Wei, but in front of everyone, she behaved extremely virtuously. When asked by Cao Jue, she said with a calm smile, "My son-in-law is supposed to get together with you, how can the princess have any objection?"

"It's so good." After saying that, Cao Jue pulled Liu Wei, and walked out of the princess's mansion.

It was mid-autumn, and although the street was bleak, fortunately the temperature was not very low, so there were many pedestrians on the street. When those people saw Cao Jue walking quickly in the street in armor, they immediately started talking curiously.

Cao Jue was very proud of this, and Liu Wei felt a little helpless when he pulled him. Fortunately, it was no secret that the court wanted to use troops against the Southern Han, and he didn't have to warn Cao Jue to keep a low profile.

Zuixianju is the largest inn in the capital. The food here is very expensive. Generally, only the children of rich families come here to eat. The Tanxiang wine sold here is also more expensive than other places, but even so, there are still many guests here every day. .

When the two came to Zuixianju, Qin Kanghui Wang Zhao Defang, Dou Hao, and Zhao Chengxu were already there. They lost to Cao Jue on the Dragon Boat Festival. I couldn't help being curious, and later found out that Liuwei brewing is very good at doing business, so I gradually became interested in making friends.

It’s just that there was no chance before. This time King Kanghui of Qin heard that Cao Jue and Liu Wei were going to attack the Southern Han Dynasty, so he remembered that they congratulated and made friends. don't care.

After everyone sat down, after drinking for three rounds, everything in the past disappeared immediately.

After drinking, Zhao Chengxu said: "Now the imperial court is going to use troops against the Southern Han Dynasty. That man doesn't look like he went to battle to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds. It's just that we are not as lucky as Brother Cao and Brother Liu. We were personally appointed by the emperor. As long as we make military achievements, we will definitely be there in the future." In the court hall, the blue clouds rise straight up."

Hearing Zhao Chengxu's words, Cao Jue was even more proud, while Liu Wei smiled lightly and said, "Mr. Zhao is wrong to say that. Your lord is the current prime minister. If you want to rise to the top, why do you need military merit?" Turning to Zhao Defang, he said, "Prince Hui is a prince, so naturally you don't have to worry about it."

Zhao Defang smiled lightly, and said: "Although that's what I said, it's just that the man's ambition is everywhere, and he should kill the enemy and serve the country."

After everyone discussed the topic of killing the enemy and serving the country in this way, Dou Hao suddenly brought the topic to the Southern Han spies.

"I don't know if Brother Liu knows that the reason why the imperial court suddenly used troops against the Southern Han Dynasty is because of Huo Cheng, the owner of Xiangqianli Winery. It's a credit."

Liu Wei smiled wryly: "Unfortunately, my son-in-law almost died in the hands of those two assassins."

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While the few people were chatting and laughing, a guest from Zuixianju frowned slightly, then got up and left Zuixianju.
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Somewhere in the capital, Xiang Feng and Chen Wei, the two envoys of the Southern Han Witch Sect, lowered their brows, their faces were full of shame, and apart from that, they were three points nervous and three points frightened.

And the person in front of them was a woman, a glamorous woman.

"Idiot, it has been concealed by a small Kaifeng mansion for so long. Now that the Song army has made preparations, the opportunity has been lost. This is all because of the unclear review by the two of you. If the suzerain blames it, the heads of the two of you will be turned off." I want it."

Xiang Zuoshi and Chen Youshi glanced at each other, and then suddenly knelt down: "Please spare your life, Young Sovereign, we... We were also deceived by those people from Kaifeng Mansion. We found out that Huo Cheng was arrested." After that, he committed suicide in the prison that night, we thought it was impossible for the Song Dynasty to know Huo Cheng's identity..."

The glamorous woman frowned slightly: "It's useless to say these things now, envoy to the left, you should immediately write a letter to the suzerain to tell the suzerain what happened here, so that the Southern Han Dynasty can make a strategy to meet the enemy as soon as possible. , and strive to destroy the Song Dynasty's invasion of the Southern Han Dynasty."

Xiang Zuoshi and Chen Youshi slightly raised their heads to glance at the glamorous girl in front of them, and then quickly replied: "Yes, please rest assured, Young Master, we will not disgrace our fate."

Kaifeng House.

Jin Wang has been paying attention to Liu Wei recently, but he found that Liu Wei didn't seem to realize anything. Every day, he went to Liu's winery to brew new wine, drank with friends, or stayed in the princess mansion. This made Jin Wang I couldn't help but doubt Liu Wei, did he really not notice any danger?
The autumn wind is gradually bleak, and the leaves in Kaifeng Mansion are gradually turning yellow and slowly withering.

Su Tong looked at the scenery in front of him, and couldn't help but chant: "Since ancient times, every autumn is sad and lonely. I say that autumn is better than spring."

The King of Jin heard that Su Tong saw Liu Yuxi's Autumn Ci of the Tang Dynasty, and said with a light smile, "Mr. Su likes Qiu Jing very much?"

Su Another looked at it with a smile, and sat down opposite King Jin: "This subordinate doesn't really like Qiu Jing, but just doesn't like sad autumn, and Qiu Jing is better than Qiu Jing. This fallen leaves, this bleakness, are also full of poetry. Why? What about sad autumn?"

"I don't like sad autumn, but I still like Qiu Jing a little bit." The king of Jin smiled lightly, and then asked suddenly: "The news that the imperial court is going to send troops to attack the Southern Han has spread, but there is still more than a month before sending troops. On Han's side, they will have been prepared long ago!"

"This matter all started when the Duke of Korea entered the palace, but from the point of view of the subordinates, it is impossible for the emperor to not realize the problem that the prince just mentioned when the news was spread so early, but the emperor still spread it, I am afraid that the emperor has other ideas. luck."

King Jin was taken aback for a moment, frowned, and asked, "From the point of view, sir, what is the emperor's plan?"

Su Tiaokan hesitated for a moment, and said: "Nowadays the entire capital is rumored to use troops in the Southern Han Dynasty in a month's time. There is a saying in the military book, and the soldiers never tire of cheating. The subordinates feel that it is impossible to delay later, so the only possibility is that the emperor will prepare Send troops in advance to attack the Southern Han Dynasty."

"Send troops ahead of time?" King Jin's eyebrows twitched slightly, as if he had realized something, and then said: "Judging from the current situation, there is no problem with various logistical tasks, all that is needed is to mobilize troops and horses, but it won't take long As for the time, from Mr. Su's point of view, when will the emperor ask Pan Mei to send troops?"

Su Tongkan smiled slightly, and said: "In a few days, it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival. I'm afraid it will be after the Mid-Autumn Festival. Who would have thought of dispatching troops at this time? When the people of the Southern Han Dynasty reacted, our soldiers and horses had already descended like heavenly soldiers." gone."

King Jin pondered for a moment: "It's just that this king thinks that the news spread too early."

"It doesn't matter, the lord of the Southern Han Dynasty, Liu Wei, is a stupid lord. I'm afraid that even if our troops arrive, he might not be able to react. The chess game played by the emperor is still very good."
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In the imperial palace, Zhao Kuangyin smiled calmly at the man opposite, and said: "Since the imperial court was preparing to use troops against the Southern Han, Zeping first proposed secrets and did not reveal them, and then set up a maze to make the Southern Han unclear. Han Guogong, the general of the Han Dynasty, kept it a secret, and now that the day of the expedition is getting closer, does Zeping have anything else to say?"

The man on the opposite side is in his 40s, with a slightly slender figure. He is the current Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Pu.

Zhao Pu's expression was slightly concentrated, and he said: "The Southern Han Dynasty has imposed heavy taxes in recent years, and the people have suffered unspeakably. As long as the emperor implements a benevolent government and orders Han Hangong to invade the Southern Han Dynasty without disturbing the people or massacring them, the destruction of the Southern Han Dynasty will be accomplished."

Speaking of this, Zhao Pu suddenly asked with some surprise and suspicion: "I heard that the emperor sent the two sons-in-law to go to the battlefield with Duke Han to kill the enemy?"

Zhao Kuangyin nodded slightly: "It's Cao Jue and Liu Zhou, they are not too young, let them build up some military exploits, and then arrange something for them to do in the court when they come back."

Zhao Pu looked condensed, and said: "Why did the emperor suddenly think of letting the two of them join the army? Cao Jue is the son of Cao Bin's warrior, and it is reasonable for him to go to the battlefield. It's just that Liu Weiyi, a businessman, asked him to go to the battlefield. Isn't he going to die? ?”

Zhao Kuangyin also thought so at the beginning, but the Korean public Pan Mei insisted on going with Liu Wei, and he was not good because Liu Wei ruined the big event, so he said with a smile: "It is precisely because he is a businessman that he has to build up some military achievements, otherwise he will not It's easy to arrange, as for the danger, there is no need to worry about it, he is only responsible for the escort of grain and grass."

Hearing what Zhao Kuangyin said, Zhao Pu nodded slightly, but he was still puzzled.

(End of this chapter)