The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 74 A Conspiracy

Late at night, wind and cold.

Somewhere in Kaifeng, the capital city, a lamp is like a bean.

There were two people sitting in the room, one was slender and extremely burly, while the other looked thin.

The thin man drooped his eyebrows slightly, and said, "Grand Master Yelu, this time I failed to assassinate the envoys of Southern Tang, Wu and Yue, and I'm afraid there will be no chance in the future."

The slender man seemed relatively calm, gently turning the wine glass with one hand, and said: "Master Fuyao, although we failed in the assassination of Daliao, it does not mean that we will not have another chance. When I, Yeluqi, came But those who have issued a military order in front of the emperor will not stop the Southern Tang, Wuyue and Song Dynasty from doing business."

Hearing what Yeluqi said, Fu Yao couldn't help sighing. The political situation in the Liao Kingdom has been in turmoil these years. In February last year, Liao Muzong was killed by a servant, and Yeluxian was elected emperor, but everything is extremely unstable. The Liao Kingdom has not had the energy to deal with the Song Dynasty in recent years. However, when the Song Dynasty proposed to open trade with Wuyue and Nantang, the Liao Emperor Yeluxian felt that the current situation was a bit dangerous. If the Song Dynasty really opened up business with the Southern Tang and Wuyue, That is not far from the Song Dynasty destroying the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wuyue.

However, if the Southern Tang and Wuyue were destroyed, the Great Song Dynasty would definitely target the Northern Han Dynasty and their Liao Kingdom. For this reason, Yeluxian asked people to come to the Great Song Dynasty to prevent the Song Dynasty from doing business with the Southern Tang Dynasty, Wuyue and Wuyue.

But just after they came to the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, they learned that the Great Song Dynasty and the Southern Han Dynasty were fighting for several times. As a result, the Great Song Dynasty's destruction of the Southern Han Dynasty was just around the corner, which made them feel a sense of crisis even more, and therefore, they It was only before the envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wu Yue entered the capital that they started.

What they didn't expect was that although the envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wuyue didn't have many troops, they were all excellent. Although they fought hard, they couldn't even touch the envoys. All the people brought by the smell were wiped out.

Fu Yao sighed, and the wine glass in Yeluqi's hand shattered, "Since we can't attack from the envoys of Southern Tang and Wu Yue, we might as well attack from Song Dynasty."

"The Song Dynasty?" Fu Yao was a little puzzled when he heard this, but soon smiled calmly: "What the grand master said is right, everyone must think that we are targeting the Southern Tang Dynasty. And the envoys of Wuyue and Wuyue, they never thought that we would suddenly deal with the people of the Song Dynasty, if we killed Liu Wei, would the trade between the Song Dynasty, the Southern Tang and Wuyue be able to continue?"

"That's right, but if you only kill Liu Wei, it's still hard to stop this matter. If Liu Wei's killing is blamed on Nan Tang Yi or Wu Yue, then stopping their trade can be regarded as dredging from the bottom of the pot."

After Yeluqi and Fuyao finished speaking, the lights in the house were much weaker, and the cold wind was blowing outside the window. Yeluqi opened the window and looked into the distance, and suddenly thought of the wind in Liao Kingdom, the wind in Liao Kingdom It is stronger than that in the Central Plains, and at this time, has it snowed in the Liao Kingdom?
It should be Bai Xue Piaofei.
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The news that the envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wuyue Kingdom were attacked outside the capital quickly spread to the palace. After hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin was shocked and very angry. He never thought that the assassins would be so rampant. Dare to assassinate the envoy.

When the news came, Zhao Kuangyin immediately announced Zhao Tingmei, the envoy of the Privy Council. The Privy Council was in charge of soldiers and horses, and stood against the prime minister.

He entered the palace, and when he saw Zhao Kuangyin, he immediately saluted and said, "What's the matter with brother Xuanchen?"

Zhao Kuangyin frowned deeply, and told about the assassination of envoys from the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wu Yue. Immediately mobilize soldiers and horses to search the capital, and we must find those assassins."

Zhao Kuangyin nodded slightly: "Xuan you come here with this intention, you are in charge of the Vermilion Bird Army, how about letting you catch the assassins?"

After Zhao Tingmei heard it, she immediately knelt down and said, "Please rest assured, Brother Huang, I will definitely catch the assassin."

Zhao Kuangyin smiled lightly, and then asked Zhao Tingmei to retreat, and just after Zhao Tingmei retreated, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but smiled bitterly. In fact, he should hand over things like catching assassins to King Jin of Kaifeng Mansion. With a great reputation, he already has the momentum to threaten the imperial power. He feels that it is necessary to suppress the arrogance of King Jin, and promoting Zhao Tingmei to handle affairs can suppress the arrogance of King Jin.

Zhao Kuangyin didn't want to kill each other with his brothers. As his mother said before his death, the country's interior is unstable, and the country must be unstable. He really wanted to unite with his brothers and build Song Dynasty into a huge empire. An empire stronger than the Han and Tang Dynasties.

But he didn't want to pass the throne to his younger brother. Unity among brothers is one thing, but passing on the throne is another, even though his mother said that the reason why he was able to win the kingdom of Hou Zhou was because of the new emperor of Hou Zhou. Too young, but his son is no longer young. Although he is the emperor, he is also a father. He is also selfish. If he can pass the throne to his son, he definitely does not want to pass it to his younger brother.

But with the alliance of the golden chamber, it is not easy for him to pass the throne to his son.

In this way, he can only try his best to maintain the balance between King Jin and Zhao Tingmei. Only when the balance is achieved, will he have the opportunity to pass the throne to his son.

Emperor Zhao Kuangyin's news that Zhao Tingmei entered the palace quickly spread to the Jin Palace.

It was dark and the wind was biting cold.

Su Tongjian, who was opposite King Jin, frowned. He was thinking about the emperor's actions, because both he and King Jin felt that the emperor's actions were a little too abnormal.

The lights in the house were emitting black smoke, and the window lattice was blown by the wind. King Jin was holding a wine glass in his hand, but he hadn't drank for a long time.

After a long time, there was a slight smile on the corner of Su Tongjian's mouth, but he let out a soft sigh. Seeing this, King Jin moved his body slightly, and said, "Mr. Su, do you want to understand the emperor's intention for this trip?"

Su Tongkan slightly nodded his head: "My lord, the emperor was afraid that he would be afraid of you, so he specially promoted Wei Wang Zhao Tingmei for this reason."

"Are you afraid of this king?" King Jin was a little puzzled for a while, he couldn't figure out why the emperor was afraid of him. Is there anything about him that makes the emperor afraid?However, although King Jin was puzzled, he could vaguely understand.

Su Tongkan nodded slightly: "In the recent period, the Kaifeng Mansion first passed three trial trials to let the whole country rectify the law, and then condensed the refined salt, so that the imperial court had the magic weapon to control the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wuyue, the three Qingtian guillotines. , and it has boosted the reputation of Kaifeng Mansion, and now the people first think of King Jin of Kaifeng Mansion instead of the Emperor, so it is no wonder that the Emperor is not afraid."

Su looked at the short few words, which already explained the matter clearly, but after King Jin understood it, he couldn't help but exclaimed, none of the things Kaifeng Mansion did was for the better future of Song Dynasty, but how could he? He also didn't expect that these things he did for Da Song would end up being suspected and feared by his own emperor brother.

King Jin remained silent. He was a man with a deep city, and he would not show his anger in many cases. Now that the emperor was afraid of him, he had to think of a way.

"The method of refining salt has been delivered to the emperor. Mr. Su thinks there is no other way to make the emperor regain confidence in me?" After thinking for a long time, King Jin glanced at Su. A trace of loss.

Su looked at another thought for a moment, and said: "Judging from the current situation, the Holy Majesty probably wants to pass on the throne to his prince, otherwise, if he follows the Golden Chamber Covenant, there is no need for him to do so at all, and if the Holy Majesty really wants to Heart, no matter what the prince does, he can't change the emperor's will, so what the prince needs to do now is not to deliberately please the emperor, but to maintain a balance with Wei Wang Zhao Tingmei, the reason why the Holy Majesty entrusted this matter to Wei Wang is probably for this purpose."

"Be wary of King Wei?" King Jin looked at Su Tongkan, and said what Su Tongkan meant.

Su Tongkan sighed, and then nodded. Although he felt that brother killing was a very cruel thing for King Jin, judging from the current situation, it might be unavoidable.

Hasn't the struggle for power been like this throughout the ages?
"The king of Wei is in charge of the Privy Council, and you, my lord, are in charge of the Kaifeng mansion. The king of Jin has the Zhuque army, and the lord has the Xuanwu army. The two of you have always restrained each other. According to the golden chamber alliance, the lord should take the throne after hundreds of years. But if the prince is not as powerful as the King of Wei or if he leaves before the Holy One a hundred years ago, then it will be King Wei's turn to take the throne. The King of Wei knows this very well. He must have been prepared for this, and the Holy Majesty also saw it This is why I thought of using King Wei to contain the prince."

King Jin frowned, and said: "If the emperor intends to let his prince ascend the throne, even if King Wei is more powerful than this king, it will be useless, right?"

Su Another looked down and smiled: "What the prince said is not unreasonable, but no one can say for sure until the end of everything, and with the alliance of the golden chamber, it is not easy for the emperor to let his prince succeed. Your Majesty didn't expressly propose that your prince should succeed to the throne, so how could the prince not make adequate preparations for this matter?" At this point, Su looked at him for a while, and said: "If you do things in this world, there is a possibility of success. But if I don’t do it, I’m afraid there will be no chance at all.”

King Jin pondered for a long time, and then showed a slight smile: "What Mr. Su said, this king already understands. This king will not give up, and he can't give up. Even if it is for the well-being of the people of Song Dynasty, this king will not give up. Then From Mr. Su's point of view, what is this king going to do?"

King Jin's words were slightly low, with a deep feeling in this cold night, Su Tongkan picked up the flagon and poured a glass of wine for King Jin, and then smiled slightly: "Looking at the current situation of the prince, stand still and wait and see what happens next." Change, just wait for the time."

(End of this chapter)