The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 65
Dark clouds hung low, and the palace looked a little bleak.

Zhao Kuangyin was reviewing the memorial, when Chen Shu and Chen Guifei hurried over from outside, and when she came, it was raining with pear blossoms, which made people feel pitiful.

Zhao Kuangyin trusted many concubines, among them was Chen Guifei, seeing Chen Guifei crying like this, he could not help but frowned slightly, and said: "My dear concubine, why are you crying like this?"

Concubine Chen Gui knelt in front of Zhao Kuangyin, with tears still in the corners of her eyes: "Your Majesty, you must save my younger brother, he... He was arrested by the people of Kaifeng Mansion."

Zhao Kuangyin was slightly startled, he had just ordered someone to deliver the three Qingtian guillotines he had just made earlier today, why did Chen Shu's younger brother be imprisoned as soon as he left?Zhao Kuangyin knew that Chen Shu had a younger brother, but he didn't know what Chen Gui was doing on a daily basis, but he was not a foolish emperor. Kaifeng was in charge of the capital, so even if he was arrested, he couldn't be arrested for no reason. For this reason, Zhao Kuangyin looked He sank, and said: "What crime did your younger brother commit to be arrested by the people of Kaifeng Mansion?"

Chen Shu cried and said: "The younger brother of the concubine usually relies on his status as a concubine, and is a bit arrogant. He snatched... the vase of a commoner. After the concubine knew it, he had already taught him a lesson, but he did not expect that the people in Kaifeng Mansion would be so arrogant. For this reason, he was arrested, and I heard that the Holy Majesty gave three Qingtian guillotines to the Kaifeng mansion to cut first and then play, and the concubine was worried, so I asked the emperor for an order to save the life of the younger brother of the slave family."

Chen Shu was able to gain the status of a noble concubine in the harem, and her methods were absolutely extraordinary. She was very clear about what her younger brother did, but she absolutely couldn't say anything about the robbery of civilian girls, and it was impossible for her to say that her brother was not at fault at all, after all King Jin is in power in Kaifeng Mansion, and King Jin is the younger brother of the current Holy Majesty, and the Holy Majesty still trusts him very much.

After hearing what Chen Shu said, Zhao Kuangyin didn't think much about it, and said, "It's okay, since Aifei's younger brother just robbed a vase, I think the younger brother will not do anything to it, and there is absolutely no need for the Qingtian guillotine. If you beat him with a board, since you will die, you should learn some lessons."

Hearing this, Chen Shu's face suddenly became anxious, and his expression became even more sad, and said: "What the officials say is not bad, but I am a little worried. To have a knife, that’s the best thing to do, for the sake of completeness, I also ask the holy decree to spare the life of the younger brother of the slave family.”

Hearing Concubine Chen Guifei say this, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but feel a little doubtful. He believed that King Jin was not a person who caressed about human life, and now that the laws of the Great Song Dynasty had gradually been perfected, if he just bullied others, he would die, right?
However, when Zhao Kuangyin looked down and saw Chen Guifei's pear-blossoming rainy face, his heart skipped a beat. He loved this beauty so much, and when he saw the beauty crying, he felt inexplicably sad. It wasn't a big deal, so I didn't think too much about it, and gave the imperial decree very directly.
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Kaifeng House.

When Concubine Chen Guifei and the eunuch Xiao Guizi came to the gate of Kaifeng mansion with the imperial decree, there were still many people staying in front of the gate of Kaifeng mansion.

"The dragon head is really sharp. When you stretch out your neck, click it, and your head will move..."

"Who said it wasn't, that scene was really shocking..."

Hearing the common people's discussion, Chen Shu's complexion was extremely bad. When she entered the lobby of Kaifeng Mansion and saw her brother's head, she felt a little disbelief. There was only one male in their Chen family, Chen Gui, why did he die like this?
Concubine Chen Gui wanted to scream, but in the end she turned all her anger and sadness into resentment towards King Jin.

King Jin stood in the lobby of Kaifeng Mansion. When he saw the imperial decree in Chen Shu and Xiao Guizi's hands, he already guessed what was going on, but at this moment he seemed extremely calm. He hesitated, because at that time he had a choice, but now it was a foregone conclusion, he had no choice but to follow through.

"My lord is so cruel!" Chen Shu looked at King Jin, biting his lips.

King Jin smiled slightly: "No, this king's heart is not cruel, but Chen Gui's crime is so heinous that a hundred deaths cannot absolve him of his crime."

Chen Shu knew that it was too late, even if there was an imperial decree, it would be too late, because her younger brother would not be able to survive anymore, she glared at King Jin, then turned and left, Xiao Guizi was the eunuch delivering the decree, he had some Difficult, after some consideration, he still gave the imperial decree to King Jin.

The people dispersed, Xiao Guizi left, and the entire Kaifeng mansion slowly quieted down. King Jin sighed with the imperial decree. He knew that he would face unprecedented criticism, but he did not regret it, because he won the hearts of the people. .

Su Tongjian stood aside and pondered, until King Jin turned his head to look at him, then he smiled slightly and said: "My lord, although Concubine Chen Guifei is a girl, she is not easy to deal with. From the point of view of my subordinates, the lord should be the king of Jin." A trip to the palace."

King Jin also had this idea, nodded slightly, and then left Kaifeng mansion with the imperial decree.

King Jin left, Su looked at Liu Wei and smiled slightly: "Master Liu, how about going to my residence for a drink?"

"Mr. Su invites you, how dare you say anything!"

"Please!"

There are several residences that Su looks at. There is a small courtyard in Jinwang Mansion, and there is also a small courtyard in Kaifeng Mansion. In each small courtyard, there are Tanxiang wine, wine and strong wind wine given by Liu Wei.

This time they drank strong wind wine, today Qingtian Guillotine killed Chen Gui, they should drink strong wind wine.

The two sat down and had a light drink each.

"For the father and daughter selling steamed stuffed buns, Mr. Liu is really caring. First, he organized a food contest for them, and then asked King Jin to ask the Holy Lord for three Qingtian guillotines, and then killed Chen Gui who bullied Guan Qingyi. "

Su Tongkan said it calmly, and said it without any hesitation. Liu Wei was shocked at first when he heard Su Tongkan's words, but soon returned to normal. From Su Tongkan's words, he had already guessed that Su Tongkan In addition, he is very clear about what he is doing, and not only that, he may know all kinds of things in the capital like the back of his hand.

"Mr. Su is right. In fact, after inviting the Qingtian Guillotine three times, I have already gone to find those who have been bullied by Chen Gui. Otherwise, how could those who were bullied by Chen Gui immediately come to the Qingtian Guillotine?" Just come out to avenge?"

Liu Wei is also indifferent to Su Tongkan who knows everything about him, but at this moment, Su Tongkan just smiled slightly: "This is what I expected, but Mr. Liu is also very careful, if it is a day earlier or a day later , things cannot go as you wish."

Liu Wei glanced at Su Tong, and then nodded slightly, of course he knew what Su Tong said was true, no matter whether it was a day earlier or a day later, he would not be able to succeed, if it had been earlier, King Jin would not have been able to Kill first and play later, and if it is a day late, it is even more impossible to kill first and then play due to King Jin's concerns about the matter.

And the time when the Qingtian Guillotine was just sent to Kaifeng Mansion was at the right time, because everyone was in a state of excitement at this time, and the King of Jin wanted to make a name for himself. Similarly, it is difficult to achieve the effect.

The two talked and drank like this, as if they were very familiar friends. They chatted a lot, but they didn't talk about King Jin's entry into the palace.
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In the imperial palace, the autumn colors are deep, how deep is it.

When King Jin entered the palace, Chen Shu was still crying in front of Zhao Kuangyin. Zhao Kuangyin's eyebrows were slightly condensed, and it was difficult to tell right from wrong.

When he saw King Jin, Zhao Kuangyin immediately asked, "Will Brother Wang receive my imperial edict?"

"I received it, but after killing Chen Gui."

Zhao Kuangyin looked slightly relieved, and said again: "Then Chen Gui just robbed someone else of a vase, why was his head cut off?"

King Jin didn't panic at all, and said: "Brother Huang, Chen Gui not only robbed someone else of a vase, he also robbed many civilian girls. He has eleven murder cases in his hands, no matter which murder case is enough to kill him." A hundred times."

Zhao Kuangyin was slightly startled, and then looked at Chen Shu. Chen Shu, who was crying, immediately knelt on the ground: "Impossible, absolutely impossible, the official family. How could the younger brother of the slave family commit murder?"

The King of Jin snorted coldly: "Brother Emperor, what I said is true, this is evidence of a crime." Then, the King of Jin presented the evidence of the crime one by one. "hateful!"

Chen Shu was slightly startled, and then suddenly shouted: "Please calm down the officials. The slave family has always favored this younger brother, and my father died early. He may be a bit domineering. It is inconvenient for the slave family to leave the palace. He is under discipline. Please calm down the officials."

The imperial study room was silent for a while, after a long time Zhao Kuangyin waved slightly: "Go down."

The tone was a little heavy, with three points of disappointment and sadness. Seeing that the emperor did not blame her for lying, Chen Shu was slightly happy and retreated again and again.

After Chen Shu left, Zhao Kuangyin glanced at King Jin. His younger brother was handsome and imposing, and sometimes even he felt a little jealous when he saw it.

"Being an official and abiding by the law, Brother Wang has done a good job. After such a disturbance, the people in the capital have trusted Kaifeng Mansion even more, right?"

"Brother Huang, if the people trust Kaifeng Mansion, they trust the court and have confidence in the court's laws. In this way, the Great Song Dynasty will be more stable."

Zhao Kuangyin smiled slightly, he knew that his younger brother was shrewd and extremely deep in the city.

After Chen Shu returned to his bedroom, he was angry and sad. After thinking about it for a while, he immediately wrote a letter and handed it to the maid: "Give it to our Second Uncle Chen, and ask him to act according to what the letter says."

The Chen family where Chen Shu belongs is a big family, otherwise she would not be able to become the noble concubine of the current emperor, and the second uncle of the Chen family she was talking about was Chen Chen. Although Chen Chen was over 40 years old, he was the ruler of the Chen family. He is the deputy envoy of the Privy Council. He is a second-rank official in the court, and the Privy Council is in charge of military orders. Chen Chen is above the court, so he can be said to be a high-ranking official.

(End of this chapter)