The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 284
The assassination of King Jin caused an uproar in Bianjing.

Whether it is a hundred officials or ordinary people, they are all discussing this matter.

And when everyone was discussing this matter, many people discovered a problem, that is, King Jin's reputation is so good.

As the governor of Kaifeng, King Jin has done many things for the people, and it is normal for the people to have a good impression of him.

King Jin didn't seem to expect such a thing to happen, and he knew that it was not a good thing for him.

Wei Wangfu.

The king of Wei was very puzzled about the assassination of the king of Jin. Someone dared to assassinate the king of Jin?

King Wei is indeed fighting against King Jin, but he has not yet sent someone to assassinate King Jin. In his opinion, his biggest enemy now is not King Jin, but the current sage.

Someone wants to assassinate King Jin, what is the purpose?
Wei Wang was puzzled, but he didn't take this matter to heart.

It wasn't until three days later that he realized how stupid he was.

That day after King Wei left the Privy Council, he was suddenly attacked by an assassin. Fortunately, he was quick enough to react, but his clothes were torn. In addition, his subordinates were also a bit skilled in martial arts, so the assassin was killed on the spot. Subdued.

Unfortunately, the assassin committed suicide by taking poison the moment he was subdued.

The king of Wei was assassinated.

This incident was even more sensational and shocking than the previous assassination of King Jin.

It was so strange that today's two younger brothers, King Jin and King Wei, were assassinated one after another.

Rumors spread quickly, and there were many explanations for why King Jin and King Wei were assassinated. One of the most convincing explanations was: Zhao Kuangyin wanted to make his son the prince, so he wanted to kill King Jin and King Wei. King Wei.

This reason is so good that it cannot be refuted.

And just when this rumor spread, King Jin and King Wei hurried into the palace, and they wanted to explain to Zhao Kuangyin that these rumors were not what they meant.

The two knelt in the imperial study, Zhao Kuangyin looked very cold.

"Tell me, what's going on here?"

King Jin hurriedly kowtowed: "Brother Huang, there must be someone with ulterior motives who wants to separate us brothers."

When King Jin said this, King Wei immediately said, "That's right, there must be someone who wants to drive us apart, otherwise why would you assassinate them at this time?"

The words of King Jin and King Wei were exactly what Zhao Kuangyin thought, but their words did not reassure Zhao Kuangyin.

"Tell me, what should we do now?" For Zhao Kuangyin, his biggest difficulty now is how to quell those rumors. Although he really intends to make his prince the prince, if the rumors spread, his emperor's reputation will be destroyed. But it will be affected.

Even after this incident, he couldn't even mention the very brotherly system.

But when he asked King Jin and King Wei questions, neither King Jin nor King Wei could answer.

They didn't know how to answer. Originally, this matter was easy to solve. If they want to eliminate other people's doubts, they just need to give weight to King Jin and King Wei, or make a will to ask King Jin to inherit the throne. Dare to disagree?

It's just that neither the king of Jin nor the king of Wei could say this, whoever said it would be persecuting Zhao Kuangyin in disguise, and they knew Zhao Kuangyin very well, he was not afraid of being persecuted.

Rumors spread everywhere, and the capital seemed to be about to change.

Zhao Kuangyin is very distressed. What he wants to do most now is to restore his reputation. He never sent anyone to assassinate King Jin and King Wei, but because of his previous intentions, he was misunderstood like this.

Is it?

Zhao Kuangyin frowned slightly. Could it be that Jin Wang and Wei Wang realized something, so they acted in such a play together, and then forced themselves not to mention the abolition of the system of brotherhood?
Zhao Kuangyin felt that this was very possible, and his two younger brothers would definitely do such a thing.
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Jin Wangfu.

King Jin who came back from the palace was sweating, not only because of the hot weather, but also because of the weird atmosphere in the palace today.

"Mr. Su is doing a good job. Now that there are rumors spreading in the capital, it may be impossible for the Holy Majesty to abolish the system of brotherhood."

King Jin showed a slight smile as he spoke. He knew that it was unlikely that Zhao Kuangyin would send someone to assassinate him, but this did not mean that he could not take advantage of this matter. He asked Su Tongkan to send someone to assassinate King Wei. The prince who may inherit the throne is assassinated, so who is the most suspect?
Only Zhao Kuangyin.

Because Zhao Kuangyin wanted his son to be emperor.

And when this incident happened, would Zhao Kuangyin dare to let his son be the emperor?How does he explain to the people and officials all over the world?
However, although the current situation is beneficial to King Jin and King Wei, they dare not be negligent, because Zhao Kuangyin is still the Holy One, and his words can still decide many things.

Just when King Jin was talking to Su Tongkan, Zhao Kuangyin announced Liu Wei into the palace.

Liu Wei was very nervous after receiving Zhao Kuangyin's order. He had heard about all the things in the capital. After King Jin was assassinated, King Wei was assassinated again. A brother so that his son can be the prince, but Zhao Kuangyin is a stupid person, would he do such a stupid thing?

Liu Wei knew very well that Zhao Kuangyin was in a crisis, a public relations crisis.

He must find a way to keep his reputation and prestige as the emperor.

After entering the palace, Zhao Kuangyin explained his purpose of announcing Liu Weilai, and Zhao Kuangyin's purpose was the same as what Liu Weilai had guessed when he came. Zhao Kuangyin wanted to know what he should do now.

Liu Wei was in a dilemma. It was obviously impossible for Zhao Kuangyin to persuade King Jin and King Wei, but if he didn't do this, how would he convince the world?
Therefore, Liu Wei asked a question, a question that might make him irreparable.

"Your Majesty, did you order this matter?"

Zhao Kuangyin frowned slightly, staring at Liu Weiwei: "You don't believe me?"

Liu Wei shook his head: "How can you be so wise, Your Majesty, how could you do such an unflattering thing? The reason why I asked this question is just to confirm this matter."

"It's not what I did. If I really wanted to kill the two of them, why should I be so sneaky?"

Liu Wei nodded: "That's easy to do. Since the Holy One didn't do this, we just need to find out who did it."

"Looking for it?" Zhao Kuangyin frowned slightly: "It's not easy."

The two assassins are already dead, and there are no other clues to be found from them. How can it be easy to find out who is behind the scenes?
Liu Wei also felt that it was difficult to find, but if he didn't look for it, Zhao Kuangyin would only be infamy, or be more generous, to benefit King Jin and King Wei, and let everyone in the world know that he did not intend to kill King Jin And the meaning of Wei Wang.

"Is Liu Aiqing confident?"

Liu Wei smiled bitterly: "I can only do my best in this matter, but the Holy One doesn't have to worry too much. Even if we can't find the mastermind behind the scenes, can't we find a scapegoat?"

"Scapegoat?" Zhao Kuangyin was startled, but he soon understood, and after he understood, he didn't express any objection. As an emperor, he must be able to use it regardless of conspiracy.
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Hot summer.

In such weather, Liu Wei should have been lying on a bamboo chair at home while drinking wine while flirting with Princess Ruyi.

But now he has to run around.

Zhao Kuangyin handed over to Liu Wei the task of finding the mastermind behind the scenes, so Liu Wei had to do his duty, and even if he couldn't find anything, he should put on a show.

He first went to Kaifeng Mansion, and talked with Shen Tan about the assassination of King Jin, but from Shen Tan, he didn't get any useful clues. In the end, he went to Wei Wang's mansion again, but from Wei Wang, he also Didn't get any leads.

As a last resort, he had to visit the corpses of the two assassins together for investigation.

The two bodies were not in the same place. The body of the assassin who assassinated King Jin was in Kaifeng Mansion, while the body of the assassin who assassinated King Wei was in Dali Temple. Liu Wei found the two bodies together after inspection.

Although the two assassins did not have any traces that could prove their identities, there were still some differences between the two, but the differences were very subtle, making people feel like two people from different regions.

This made Liu Wei feel that there might not be any intersection between the two assassins.

A person's appearance is not only related to the inheritance of parents, but also has a lot to do with the environment. For example, people in the south of the Yangtze River are more agile and beautiful, while people in the Central Plains are honest and honest, and people in the north are more open-minded.

From the two corpses, it seems that the two people do not belong to the same place.

It's just that the corpse has rotted badly, and it's somewhat impossible to investigate more things.

But when Liu Wei thought this way, he suddenly realized something, and when he realized it, he was a little happy, and hurried into the palace to meet Zhao Kuangyin.

After seeing Zhao Kuangyin, Liu Wei said that he had found the mastermind behind the scenes, and told Zhao Kuangyin the names of several people. Zhao Kuangyin was furious after hearing this, and ordered them to arrest all those people in the prison.

And just after those few people were arrested and put in prison, the rumors in the capital suddenly changed direction.

It used to be said that Zhao Kuangyin wanted to kill King Jin and King Wei so that his son could become emperor, but because of Liu Wei's intervention, he found the mastermind behind the scenes, so the current rumors are all about helping Zhao Kuangyin restore his reputation.

For a while, the situation that was originally unfavorable to Zhao Kuangyin was immediately reversed.

And at this time, somewhere in the capital.

One of them picked up a cup of tea and took a sip, then said coldly: "Damn, stupid, do you think the matter can end like this, you are too naive."

(End of this chapter)