The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 71
It was sunny when the envoys of Wuyue Kingdom entered the territory of the Great Song Dynasty. Although it was sunny, these envoys were not used to it. For them, it was too cold, so cold that they hid in the carriage and did not want to show their faces.

Because of this, Wu Yue's team walked very slowly.

On the first night in the Great Song Dynasty, the night wind was bleak, and the team set up camp in a deep forest. Qian Weikai and Zhou Qing sat by the fire to warm up, with a jug of wine next to them.

Qian Weikai is a man in his 30s, handsome and majestic, with piercing eyes; Zhou Qing is a middle-aged man in his 40s with a thin body.

After the two drank a glass of wine each, Zhou Qing said with a slight smile: "My lord, it's probably not a good thing for Da Song to do business with us Wu Yue."

Qian Weikai raised his eyebrows slightly, and then sighed: "The lord of the country is cowardly, and he obeys the emperor of the Song Dynasty. We are also helpless. Fortunately, there is the Southern Tang Dynasty between the Great Song Dynasty and my Wuyue, and the Southern Tang Dynasty will last forever." , our Wuyue Kingdom will surely exist for a long time."

After Qian Weikai finished speaking, he couldn't help sighing again, as if even he thought it was impossible for Wu Yue to survive forever.

Zhou Qing drank another glass of wine, then said in a slightly lower voice, "My lord, as far as my subordinates know, although the Southern Tang Dynasty surrendered to the Song Dynasty on the surface, it secretly trained troops and strengthened its defenses everywhere. It is not easy to destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty, but as long as we Wuyue does not become an enemy of the Southern Tang Dynasty, then it is not impossible for us to stand on a tripartite relationship with the Song Dynasty."

Zhou Qing was the Minister of Rites in the Wuyue Kingdom, but he was also the counselor of the Eastern Yue King Qian Weikai. The Eastern Yue King Qian Weikai is the cousin of the current Wuyue Kingdom Lord Qian Chu. .

After Zhou Qing finished speaking, he looked at Qian Weikai, and Qian Weikai smiled indifferently: "Master Zhou's words are not unreasonable, it's just that the king is weak, if the emperor of the Song Dynasty wants him to contain Nan Tang from behind, this king thinks that the king must Dare not refuse."

The corner of Zhou Qing's mouth twitched slightly: "My lord is right, but what if the king can no longer be the king?"

There was a cold wind from time to time, Qian Weikai, king of Dongyue, couldn't help but tremble when he heard these words, then lowered his voice and said: "You must not say this again, otherwise you will be punished with beheading."

Zhou Qing smiled lightly: "Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates know what to do. It's just that the lord should make plans early. The emperor of Song Dynasty is very ambitious. Annexation of the Quartet is a matter of time. If we don't make preparations early, we can only be subjugated slaves." Now, the feeling of a subjugated slave is not good. Do you still remember Meng Chang, the lord of the Later Shu Kingdom? He died seven days after he surrendered to the Song Dynasty. If we die, our fate will be in the hands of others."

What Zhou Qing said was deep and colder than the wind in late autumn. After listening to it, Qian Weikai, the king of Dongyue, was silent for a while, and then said: "Who wants to be a subjugated slave? It is not easy to overthrow the current king. Regarding the relationship between the sovereign and the emperor of the Song Dynasty, if we make a move here, the emperor of the Song Dynasty will definitely destroy Wu Yue in the name of helping each other, so we must be cautious about this matter."

Zhou Qing nodded, and said: "What the prince said is very true. If you want to launch a coup d'etat, you must have military power, and it must be fast. The prince's East Vietnam Army can be used to great effect."

While the two were talking, there was a sudden scream from a distance, and then a sharp arrow flew through the air. Dongyue King Qian Weikai frowned slightly, and said coldly: "How dare you assassinate us! .”

Saying that, Qian Weikai, the king of Dongyue, pulled out a long knife, and said coldly: "The three heroes of Wu and Yue, follow me to kill the assassins."

After Dongyue King Qian Weikai finished speaking, he raised his sword and mounted his horse to rush towards the direction of the sharp arrow. Among the team, three burly men also quickly mounted their horses and followed them. Four riders and four people braved the cold wind in this night The rain of arrows rushed to kill, the aura seemed to be able to swallow mountains and rivers.

The four of them rushed away, and Zhou Qing finally realized it. After he realized it, he didn't have time to marvel and dissuade him, so he quickly got up and said: "The 36 generals of the East First Battalion, hurry up and help the prince kill the enemy."

Zhou Qing gave an order, and the 36 people from the Dongyi Battalion flew on their horses and charged away.

Arrows rained non-stop, and the night was solemn.

After about half a stick of incense, Dongyue King Qian Weikai rushed back with Wuyue Sanxiong and the remaining guards of the Dongyi Battalion, but everyone was covered in blood, and several people still had sharp arrows on their shoulders.

After Zhou Qing saw Qian Weikai, he hurriedly went up to meet him: "My lord, you are a man of gold. From now on, the matter of killing the enemy will be left to the servants. Why do you need to charge forward?"

Although Zhou Qing was admonishing, his words were extremely flat, as if he had said this many times and knew that Qian Weikai would not listen, and what he said was just fulfilling his duty as a counselor.

"How can this king not understand what Lord Zhou said? It's just that when this king encounters an enemy, he wants to go forward and kill him. I will pay attention to it in the future."

Zhou Qing sighed slightly, and then asked: "Who is the assassin, and how could he assassinate us? It's too overwhelming."

Qian Weikai snorted coldly: "It is very strange that I recruited assassins not long after I entered the Song Dynasty. We must ask the emperor of the Song Dynasty to give an explanation."

Zhou Qing nodded. Although the Lord of Wu and Yue was afraid of things, if the emperor of the Song Dynasty did not give an explanation on this matter, he would definitely not be able to justify it.
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News of the failed assassination soon spread to Pan's residence.

After Pan Weiji got the news, he immediately said angrily: "Damn it, a bunch of idiots, they have been assassinated twice and they didn't succeed in one of the assassinations." Then, Pan Weiji threw the wine glass on the table to the ground.

Seeing Pan Weiji like this, Li Shengnan was not in a hurry to persuade him. She knew Pan Weiji very well. She knew what kind of person Pan Weiji was. When encountering such things, Pan Weiji would lose his temper most of the time, but he would calm down quickly. Because he is the deepest man in the city that Li Shengnan has ever seen.

But Li Shengnan thinks there is nothing wrong with this.

A person can lose his temper and make unreasonable troubles, but he should know that losing his temper is only a way of venting, not a way of solving problems. If he can clearly recognize the situation and solve things, then it is not impossible to lose his temper and make troubles for no reason.

Not long after the wine glass made a crisp sound on the ground, Pan Weiji returned to normal. He glanced at Li Shengnan and said, "What do you want to say?"

Li Shengnan lowered his eyebrows slightly, and said: "I'm afraid we underestimated the Southern Tang and Wuyue countries. Although they bowed their heads to the Song Dynasty on the surface, their strength must not be underestimated."

Pan Weiji nodded: "The strength of the Southern Tang Dynasty is indeed not weak, otherwise all the people we sent to assassinate Shi Bo couldn't have failed, but is the Wuyue Kingdom also strong?"

Li Shengnan sighed: "I'm afraid it is much stronger than we imagined. I heard from those who escaped that the envoy of Wuyue Kingdom turned out to be a capable general, and he was brave and resourceful. When the sharp arrow flew out, he led The three of them rushed forward first, and the four of them galloped through the rain of arrows, as if entering a land of no one, this kind of fighting spirit that will never give up until they reach their goal, I am afraid that only Zhou Shizong, who is a master of martial arts and strategy, can compare with him."

When Li Shengnan mentioned Zhou Shizong, Pan Weiji couldn't help sighing. Zhou Shizong was Chai Rong, and he was also Pan Weiji's close relative. After Zhou Shizong became emperor, he fought several times with the Southern Tang and Northern Han. , Killing the enemies frightened one after another, if it wasn't for his untimely death and the peace of the surrounding countries, when would Zhao Kuangyin take the opportunity to become emperor?

There was silence in the room, and after the silence, Li Shengnan smiled slightly: "Master, in fact, the strength of the Southern Tang and Wuyue countries is not a bad thing for us. If they are all a bunch of mobs, then it must be very difficult for the Song Dynasty to unify the world." It's easy, if it's easy, how can the master find a chance to restore the country?"

Pan Weiji nodded, and then showed a slight smile: "Shengnan's words are reasonable, and although we failed to assassinate the envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wu Yue, such a disturbance is enough for that old thief Zhao Kuangyin, but Shengnan can't bear it." We must be vigilant, absolutely nothing can go wrong at this time, Shenwufang is our foundation, and it cannot be destroyed."

"Master, don't worry, Katsuo understands."
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The news of the assassination of the envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wuyue Kingdom came on a raging autumn evening. The news first reached the palace, and then King Jin, Zhao Pu and Liu Wei were called into the palace one after another.

The palace is even more desolate, and the more desolate it is, the more majestic it is, as if the heights are extremely cold, and there seems to be no life in the palace.

After the three met Zhao Kuangyin in the imperial study room, Zhao Kuangyin told the story of the assassination of the envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wuyue Kingdom, then looked at the three of them and asked, "What do the three lovers think about this matter?"

Liu Wei and Zhao Pu glanced at the King of Jin, who frowned slightly, and said, "Brother, the envoys of the Southern Tang and Wuyue countries were assassinated, I'm afraid that someone with malicious intentions wanted to stir up conflicts between our three kingdoms." The dispute." At this point, King Jin sank slightly, and said: "Although our Great Song Dynasty has the ambition to annex the world, if we go to war for this reason, it will inevitably appear that we have no name."

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this matter needs to be thoroughly investigated, otherwise it will be difficult to explain when the envoys from the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wuyue Kingdom come." Zhao Pu got up and said after King Jin finished speaking.

Zhao Kuangyin nodded slightly, feeling that what the two of them said was reasonable, but Liu Wei remained silent at this time.

When the three of them realized that Liu Wei hadn't spoken yet, Zhao Kuangyin looked at Liu Wei Wei: "Does Madam Liu have any opinion on this matter?"

Liu Wei smiled slightly and said: "The words of the lord and the prime minister are correct. We should indeed investigate this matter, but the minister feels that it is not easy to find out the results of the investigation. The assassin dared to do the assassination. I think I have already thought about all the retreats." Well, all the ministers think that the most important thing we should do is how to deal with the envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wuyue Kingdom."

After Liu Wei finished speaking, the three of Zhao Kuangyin looked at each other, and then fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)