The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 7

The man who came was imposing and majestic.

Liu Wei knew that it was Zhao Guangyi, King of Jin, the third younger brother of the Holy Majesty, who is also the current Governor of Kaifeng. Of course, Liu Wei also knew that he would be the second emperor of the Song Dynasty.

After the king of Jin came to the place of the ceremony with the support of many courtiers, he began a series of tedious and slightly boring procedures. Cao Jue was very excited at first, but gradually lost his patience. After people boarded the pavilion, Cao Jue hurriedly pulled Liu Wei and ran to the shore, because the festival was over and the dragon boat race was about to start, and before it started, they needed to cheer up their team members.

In fact, cheering up is a very important thing, as it is in wars, so it is in dragon boat races.

There are also different types of encouragement, some are lured by interests, and some arouse inner desires.

Lured by interests, Cao Jue had already said that day that he won the first place, 50 taels of silver each. These men had never seen so much silver, so naturally they had to do their best.

But in addition to the temptation of interests, there must be someone who can boost their morale.

Therefore, before the dragon boat race, each fleet will recite their poems in public. The poems are good and have momentum, which can naturally arouse men's fighting spirit.

The twenty fleets recited their poems one by one, but there were too many people around, and the only ones who could really hear what each fleet chanted were their fleets and the people who were close to them. of the people.

However, those princes and nobles also have their own ways to know what the poems of each fleet are, because they will send people to wait below to record the poems of each fleet and then read them.

When the order was issued and the twenty dragon boats broke through the water and rushed away, their poems had already been passed to the hands of princes and noble sons. Princess Ruyi and Princess Xingping read the poems and handed them to each other. After waiting for their respective maids, Lvyi held those poems, and suddenly remembered the poem written by Liu Wei, and couldn't help but move his mind.

"Princess, with so many poems, which one do you think is the best?"

Princess Ruyi usually likes poetry the most, but after the question was finished, Luyi only smiled indifferently and did not answer. Seeing this, Princess Xingping laughed and said, "Miss Ying, don't worry about my son-in-law, that rough man, What kind of poems will be written there, just tell me which poems are the best."

Princess Ruyi saw that her thoughts were seen through by Princess Xingping, so she didn't insist anymore, took out one of the poems, and said: "This is the best among the many, if you don't come to watch it, Just looking at this word, one can feel a warm and tense atmosphere, as if coming in person."

Seeing Princess Ruyi's praise, Princess Xingping couldn't help but picked it up and chanted softly:
The red flag is raised high.Fly out of the deep Yangliuzhu.Drumming spring thunder.Break through the mist and return far away.The cheers shook the ground.Shocked thousands of people fighting spirit.Jinbi Tower West.The title is the first to return to the title.

Princess Xingping finished singing, and Princess Ruyi nodded slightly in satisfaction, but the green clothes next to her couldn't help but groaned, Princess Ruyi frowned slightly when she saw that her maid was so ignorant: "But the green clothes think there is something wrong ?”

Lu Yi shook her head again and again: "No, it's just... it's just that this servant has seen this poem before."

Princess Ruyi has read a lot of poems, so she didn't think they were plagiarized from the ancients, so she asked again: "Where did you see it?"

The green clothes didn't dare to say that it was written by the son-in-law, and only lowered his head slightly: "A few days ago, I saw it on the son-in-law's table. After the son-in-law finished writing it, he ordered the servant in the mansion to send it to Cao son-in-law."

Hearing Lvyi's words, Princess Ruyi and Princess Xingping were both startled, and Princess Xingping was a little bit stunned: "That day, there was indeed a famous servant in my sister's house who sent a letter to my son-in-law. If this poem It was really written by Concubine Liu, my sister really underestimated him before."

Princess Ruyi is a little confused at this moment. For a long time, Liu Wei is just a wimp in her eyes. What kind of poems will be written there, but she has a faint hope that this poem was written by Liu Wei. After all, they Marriage has become a reality. If nothing unexpected happens, they will live like this for the rest of their lives. She is powerless to resist, so she naturally hopes that her husband will be able to make a fortune.

Just when Princess Ruyi didn't know how to respond to Princess Xingping's words, Cao Jue and Liu Wei had already come up from below. Cao Jue's voice was very loud, and his voice could be heard before he came in.

"Brother Liu, where did you get that word from? It's really wonderful. When I saw it for the first time, I thought you were begging Tao Gu again!"

"It's not enough to ask Tao Gu, but I got it from there, Brother Cao doesn't have to ask the bottom line!"

"Oh, I understand, I understand. That person is very low-key, isn't he? My son-in-law understands, but if you are free that day, you must invite him out. I will be the host, and everyone will have fun together..."

The words of the two of them quickly reached Princess Ruyi's ears. Princess Ruyi heard the meaning of their conversation. This poem was written by Liu Wei, so she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. She wanted to wait for Liu Wei to come up I didn't even bother to ask clearly.

Lu Yi frowned slightly. She always believed that the poem was written by Liu Wei, but she was a maid, and it was difficult to ask, so she had to give up in the end.
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King Jin also quickly got the poems of the various fleets. After a general glance, he was suddenly startled, and then recited one of the poems twice in a row, then put it down, and called out softly.

And after he said hello, he asked the guard next to him: "Which team is this poem from?"

The guard glanced at it, and then replied, "It's from Concubine Cao's team."

"Do you know who did it?"

"This……"

Jin Wang frowned slightly: "Isn't it for you to pay close attention to it? Why don't you even know who did it?"

The guard broke out in cold sweat on his forehead, and suddenly knelt down: "My lord, forgive me, the concubine Cao and concubine Liu originally wanted to ask Mr. Tao to compose a song, but Mr. Tao refused them and gave it to Concubine Pan. Composed a poem, who wrote this poem, can't find out?"

"Any clues?"

"After Liu Consort left from Mr. Tao and returned to the mansion, he sent someone to deliver a letter to Cao Concubine. I wonder if it is this?"

King Jin was a little surprised: "Written by Concubine Liu?"

As he said that, the King of Jin shook his head again, thinking that Prince Consort Liu is just a businessman, and he has nothing to do after becoming a consort. How could he write such magnificent words?
Seeing that the guards were still kneeling on the ground and did not dare to get up, King Jin waved his hand slightly: "Get up, how is the investigation on the gambling house going?"

"I have just founded the country for ten years, and everything is booming. It is strictly forbidden for gambling houses to bet on dragon boat races. My subordinates and a group of brothers have investigated all the major gambling houses in the capital. No one dares to bet on this, but... ..."

King Jin frowned slightly: "Just what?"

"It's just that some underground gambling houses outside the city have used this to gamble, but they are all small gambling houses that are not popular. I feel that they may just play for fun..."

Before the guard finished speaking, the King of Jin suddenly snorted coldly: "Presumptuous, the new dynasty forbids gambling in dragon boat races, no matter how big or small, you can't do it. You should immediately send people to shut down those gambling houses, and all of them will be brought in." Kaifeng government office prison."

The guards tremblingly promised to leave. Standing behind King Jin at this time, a thin middle-aged man about 40 years old smiled indifferently and said, "King Jin's method of killing chickens and monkeys is still very effective, as long as there is another trouble , no one dares to despise the court's laws."

After listening to the middle-aged man's words, King Jin, who was still very angry just now, suddenly softened his expression: "Mr. Su's method is better. The Song Dynasty has just been founded for ten years, and most of the ten years have been spent fighting in the South and North. The imperial court's laws and regulations are lax, and strictness is not enough to deter the subjects. With the help of the master, our Great Song Dynasty will definitely be strong and prosperous, sweeping the region."

The middle-aged man called Mr. Su didn't take any pride in King Jin's words. After smiling back, he suddenly brought the topic back to the poem just now.

"Although this poem has only a few words, it is written very vividly. In the Song Dynasty, there are probably not many people who can achieve such a level. If the prince can find out the author of this poem and use it, it will be a great help to him." The prince must be of great benefit."

"Mr. Su, what do you mean I want the king to ask Consort Cao and Concubine Liu for questioning?"

The middle-aged man smiled and shook his head: "I'm afraid you won't be able to ask, just pay more attention to the two of them."

After finishing speaking, the middle-aged man didn't say any more, but focused on the dragon boat race on the river.

At this time on the river, the dragon boat broke through the water, and its speed was like lightning. The dragon boat in the front was two boats behind. It makes people feel excited.

"Who is the front ship?"

"It's Cao Concubine who will tell you what the prince said."

The King of Jin frowned slightly: "In the past, Cao's son-in-law was at the bottom, how did he improve so fast this year?"

"My lord doesn't know. This year, Concubine Liu helped Concubine Cao train the sailors, so that they have improved a lot compared to previous years!"

"Liu Concubine helped Cao Concubine train the sailors?" King Jin's brows deepened. He thought that there would be nothing to gain today, but he unexpectedly encountered one shocking thing after another.

First, a good poem, and then I learned that a fleet that was at the bottom every year, just because of a few days of training by one person, has made rapid progress, which is not the same.

King Jin thought about it, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and at this moment, Mr. Su who was beside him suddenly smiled and said: "It's over, the concubine Cao's fleet won the first place, and now it's really as he said in his words." First place in the championship."

King Jin withdrew his thoughts and glanced at the river, only to see that the leader of Cao Sui's fleet was swimming towards the shore with a pennant in his hand.

(End of this chapter)