The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 73
After Liu Wei finished speaking, the envoys of the Southern Tang and Wu Yue countries were taken aback, and they quickly understood the meaning of Liu Wei's words. At that time, the Song Dynasty was fighting with the Southern Han Dynasty, and the Southern Han Dynasty was retreating steadily. If the Southern Han Dynasty wanted to save Will the crisis intensify the relationship between the Southern Tang Dynasty, Wuyue and the Song Dynasty, and distract the Song Dynasty?
When the Southern Tang Dynasty and the Wu and Yue Kingdoms realized this, the Southern Tang envoy Han Xizai laughed again and again: "What Master Liu said is true, the old man never suspected that the Song Dynasty would assassinate us from the beginning to the end, it must be from the Southern Han Dynasty. The thieves got in the way."

Han Xizai always had a smile on his face when he talked to people. Although he was very old, he thought he was handsome and chic, and he liked to raise his eyebrows when he spoke. Whenever he spoke, Zhang Ji would give him a contemptuous look.

After Han Xizai finished speaking, Zhou Qing, Wuyue's envoy, quickly laughed and said, "Since it is the people of the Southern Han who are acting as a hindrance, we must not be fooled, but no matter what, Prince Liu must give us an account of the Southern Tang and Wuyue. .”

Zhou Qing said it indifferently. As soon as he finished speaking, Qian Weikai, the king of Dongyue, nodded slightly in agreement. Liu Wei met the envoys of Southern Tang, Wu and Yue, and knew that these people were not simple, but he was not in a hurry. After Han Xizai and Zhou Qing had finished speaking, he said with a slight smile: "Naturally, my Song Dynasty will definitely explain to the envoys of the two countries, but I just ask the envoys of the two countries to focus on the overall situation and not to offend others. The way is good."

After Liu Wei met with the envoys of the two countries, he only said two sentences, and after two sentences, the envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wu Yue were already shocked. Those who are capable, but before seeing them, they all think that the rumors are false. No matter how capable Liu Wei is, he is only a boy in his 20s, and they all ignore him.

But after seeing them now, I realized that the rumors were true. From the beginning of the meeting, the envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wuyue Kingdom all wanted to be held accountable no matter what their tone was, but Liu Wei handled it with ease, and in just two sentences, it was even more important. It made them feel so reasonable that they couldn't hold this matter accountable anymore.

The envoys of the two countries looked at each other, and then Han Xizai said, "Master Liu, don't worry, we are here to discuss the matter of bilateral trade, and we will not hold on to this matter so as to benefit outsiders."

Dongyue King Qian Weikai expressed his position when he saw Han Xizai, the envoy of the Southern Tang Dynasty, so he couldn't keep silent, and said: "Yes, what Mr. Han said is very reasonable, but after we enter Kaifeng City, please let us know about our safety." Master Liu can take it to heart."

"Naturally, since the envoys of the two countries have no objection, let's go to the city."

It was cold outside the city, and the envoys of the two countries were a little impatient. After looking at each other, they said one after another: "Please!"

It was getting late, Liu Wei did not let the envoys of the two countries enter the palace to meet the Holy Majesty, but first led them to the post house prepared by Honglu Temple in the capital, and after leading them to live in the post house, Liu Wei will show off Qing found him and told him to stay outside the post house to protect the missions of the two countries. Of course, he also had the duty of monitoring. Although the three countries want to do business, there is a possibility of hostility after all. To this end, the missions of the two countries should not make any mistakes. Any small actions are inevitable.

Zhan Qing nodded to accept the order, and Liu Wei left.

However, after the envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty were settled, Zhang Ji went to see Han Xizai. When he entered Han Xizai's room, Han Xizai was drinking wine, which was sent by Liu Wei.

Han Xizai is the most informal person on weekdays, and he thinks he is romantic. When he saw Zhang Ji, he smiled again and again: "Master Zhang, come and taste the fine grape wine from Liu Wei, the luminous cup of fine grape wine, if you want to drink the pipa, hurry up!" , drinking this wine, the old man thinks it should be drumming to congratulate."

Zhang Ji raised his eyebrows slightly, sat down opposite Han Xizai, and said, "Boss Han, we are in crisis now, but you still have the heart to drink? It would be better if you answered the latter sentence How many people have fought in ancient times?"

Han Xizai was taken aback for a moment, and then immediately smiled and said, "Master Zhang is too alarmist. Now that we are living in the post house, besides our Southern Tang guards, there are also Song Dynasty guards. There is no need to worry about safety."

Seeing that Han Xizai didn't understand what he meant, Zhang Ji immediately lowered his voice and said, "Lord Han, the emperor of the Song Dynasty was ambitious and had the intention of annexing the whole world. We are always in danger when we come here. Why are you so unconcerned?" Here, Zhang Ji said in a low tone, "Master Han is too polite to Liu Wei today, which inevitably disrespects my dignity in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Our Southern Tang Dynasty is much stronger than Wu Yue, but your performance today is not as good as that Envoy of Wu Yue."

Before Zhang Ji finished speaking, Han Xizai frowned, but when he finished speaking, Han Xizai suddenly loosened his eyebrows, as if he was not unhappy at all because of Zhang Ji's words.

"What Mr. Zhang said is not unreasonable. It's just that Mr. Zhang thinks it's wrong for the old man to be afraid. When we do business with the Song Dynasty, we will have to fight for some terms. Showing weakness at this time can make the other party negligent. The matter of the assassin You and I both know that it has nothing to do with the Song Dynasty, just let the people of Wuyue Kingdom make a fuss over this matter, the most important thing for us is the interests of trade, Master Zhang, don’t you think so?”

After Han Xizai finished speaking, he poured himself a glass of wine and drank it down: "Lord Mo Xiao drunk lying on the battlefield, how many people have fought in ancient times. It's a pity that I am old and my body is not good enough. Even if I want to kill the enemy on the battlefield, I can't do it!"

Zhang Ji looked at Han Xizai, and suddenly felt that he was not familiar with him at all. Han Xizai had never been very high-profile in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and he was kind to others. Because of this, Li Yu, the king who wrote poems and did not want to conflict with the Song Dynasty, sent him He came, but what Zhang Ji didn't expect was that this seemingly easy-going person also had such a city.

The wind and cold made the window lattice move slightly.

Eastern Yue King Qian Weikai and Zhou Qing sat upright in the room, Zhou Qing lowered his brows slightly, and said, "My lord, Liu Wei is so calm at such a young age, I'm afraid it's not easy to deal with."

Eastern Yue King Qian Weikai nodded: "The court of the Song Dynasty is full of talents. If Liu Wei has no real skills, how can Zhao Kuangyin let him take charge of this matter? Fortunately, there is the Southern Tang Dynasty between us and the Song Dynasty. Even if we really want to do business, The influence with us Wu Yue is also indirect, so when discussing trade issues, we can push the Southern Tang ahead."

Zhou Qing nodded: "What the prince said is correct, but we are in the Song Dynasty at this time, so we should be careful in everything."
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At night, the wind became colder, but the post house was brightly lit.

At the pavilion in the corridor, there were two people having a drink. After drinking one cup after another, one of them smiled and said, "Boss Wang is a good businessman. He is the richest man in Wuyue. The younger generation has long admired him, but because of the different positions, he has never met. Today When we meet again, there is a great feeling of regret when we meet each other.”

The person who spoke was Wang Bo, and the person sitting opposite him was Wang Gui, the envoy of Wu and Yue merchants. Wang Gui was a lean merchant with two beards. He said with a slight smile: "Second Master Shi is a bit too polite when he said this. Who doesn't know that Second Master Shi is a business genius?"

As he spoke, Wang Gui drank his glass of wine, and then clicked his tongue: "This strong wind wine from Liu Family Winery is really extraordinary, a small glass has such strength."

Hearing what Wang Gui said, Shi Bo suddenly realized that Wang Gui had already drank half a liter of strong wind wine, and he couldn't help showing a look of surprise. The two of them drank each other. Fragrant wine, but Wang Gui is strong wind wine, the two drank almost the same, but at this time Wang Gui was not drunk at all.

"Boss Wang really has a lot of wine. It's hard for many people to drink a bowl of strong wind wine. Boss Wang didn't feel drunk after drinking half a liter. The younger generation admires it."

Wang Gui smiled slightly: "I made the Second Master Shi laugh. In fact, I have always been obsessed with wine. I am good at drinking and I like to drink." At this point, Wang Gui suddenly raised his head and said, "If you want to come, Second Master Shi, please come down. Isn’t it as simple as just drinking?”

Shi Bo nodded and said with a smile: "Naturally, it's not just as simple as drinking. In fact, the younger generation invited Boss Wang to hear Boss Wang's opinion. The Southern Tang, Wuyue and Song Dynasty want to do business with the Song Dynasty."

As he spoke, Shi Bo smiled slightly, and drank a glass of Tanxiang wine.

On the other hand, Wang Guilue pondered for a while, and said: "I am afraid that the business of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Wuyue and the Great Song Dynasty is inevitable, but it is really difficult for me and other merchants to decide. We are here just to meet the occasion. This point The Second Young Master Shi should be more clear than this one, right? The Second Young Master Shi invited me here, probably not because he wants to hear my opinion, but because he wants to warn you, right?"

After finishing speaking, Wang Gui stared at Shi Bo. Shi Bo was a little startled. Although he had expected that Wang Gui would have something special to become the richest man in Wuyue, he didn't expect Wang Gui to be more thorough than himself. He is thorough in things, and he is so thorough in looking at himself.

Shi Bo smiled and said nothing, while Wang Gui got up and left after drinking the last glass of strong wind wine. The two of them had already finished talking, so there was really no need to sit down any longer.

But after Wang Gui entered his bedroom, his servant Wang Cai was already waiting beside him.

"Master, please come in Shi Bo, is there some kind of conspiracy?"

Although Wang Gui drank half a liter of strong wind wine, he was very sober at this time, and after sitting down in the room, he said with a smile: "There is no conspiracy, he is just afraid that we will spoil other things."

"Something bad for him?"

"Businessmen value profits, but there are also patriots. He is worried that I will be a patriot and block his way of making money, but he thinks too much. Being able to do business with Song Dynasty is something our Wang family can only dream of." Speaking of this, Wang Gui He stopped suddenly, and after a moment of contemplation, he said: "Since we have the same goal as Shi Bo, there will be less resistance to this trip, but we should not be careless, is Yizhimei here?"

"Returning to the master, Yizhimei's people have already arrived, and they are hiding around the post house. With them here, the master's safety is not a problem."

"In this post house, I don't worry about my own safety. You find a way to inform them and ask them to always pay attention to every move of the people in the post house."

(End of this chapter)