The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 83
King Jin's words are not without reason.

Although the Great Song Dynasty is now prosperous, after all, it has only been ten years since the founding of the country, and during the ten years, there was a war between the South and the North, and there was not much food. Pan Mei attacked the Southern Han Dynasty and took away a large amount of food and grass.

Now that the Fugui grain farm that supported the imperial court has been robbed, the grain in the capital may not be much.

Facing King Jin's question, Liu Wei only smiled slightly and said, "My lord, actually there is food in the capital."

King Jin was taken aback for a moment. He knew the situation in the capital very well. How could he not know that there was surplus food in the capital?
Liu Wei knew that King Jin hadn't thought of it for a while, so he reminded: "Did you forget the packaging library?"

As soon as Liu Wei said this, Jin Wang and Su Yuan suddenly realized the two of them, but soon, Jin Wang shook his head again and again: "No, no, the pile storehouse was set up by the Holy One, and there are gold, silk and grain from all over the place. But...but this is what the Holy Majesty intends to use to redeem Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, how can you take it out casually."

When King Jin said these words, his expression darkened.

He and Zhao Kuangyin are brothers, and Zhao Kuangyin told him a lot about the sealed pile warehouse. The sealed pile warehouse was set up by Zhao Kuangyin after he won Zhou Jiangshan. Ever since Shi Jingtang ceded Yanyun Sixteen States to the Liao Kingdom, the entire Central Plains had lost the Great Wall barrier. Without Yanyun Sixteen States, the Song Dynasty would have been unstable.

Zhao Kuangyin once said that it would be fine if the Liao Kingdom would let them redeem them, but if not, he would use the money in the pile treasury to recruit warriors in an attempt to capture the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun.

This is what Zhao Kuangyin cares about the most, and the king of Jin dare not ask to open the sealed pile storehouse casually.

Liu Wei was also aware of King Jin's worries, but he did not give up on the matter because of King Jin's objection. , The food is brought out, we only need to let the people in the capital know that there is food in the capital, and it only needs to last for a few days, after the food from other places is transported to the capital, the crisis in the capital will naturally be resolved."

"This..." King Jin was still a little hesitant, and couldn't help but glance at Su Tong, who showed a slight smile, and said, "My lord, what Master Liu said is not without reason."

King Jin was silent for a moment, and finally nodded: "In this case, this king will go to the palace to ask the emperor to explain this matter."

Since the things in the sealed pile warehouse are not moved, then this matter is much easier to talk about.

The king of Jin came back after an hour, and he came back with the emperor Zhao Kuangyin's oral order. As long as the situation requires, the king of Jin can decide whether to use the sealed pile warehouse.

When the King of Jin informed Su Another Kan and Liu Wei of the news, Su Another Kan told what he had done during the period when King Jin entered the palace. people to help those victims.

Now that they decided not to punish those people who robbed Fugui Liangzhuang, in order to prevent those victims from being used again, they must arrange them well.

For Su's other arrangement, King Jin nodded in agreement, and what they had to do now was to wait until the person who spread the rumors was arrested.
-
The wind in the capital is still cold.

But in this cold winter, Kaifeng, the capital city, is not peaceful.

Recently, whether it is an inn or a restaurant, the most talked about is the lack of food in the capital.

"Have you heard that since Fugui Grain Farm was robbed, the entire capital has been short of food. In a few days, the capital will not even have to buy food."

"Really or not? Kaifeng City is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and food shortages in other places are acceptable. How could the capital be short of food?"

"Hey, I'm a layman once I hear you, isn't it? How much food can the Song Dynasty have in these years of fighting in the South and North? It is said that most of the court's food is funded by people from Fugui Liangzhuang, tsk tsk..."

"Really? If that's the case, we have to hurry up and buy some food, otherwise we really have nothing to eat..."

The people talked a lot, and when other people were hesitating about whether the news was true, the person who said it first took the opportunity to slip away, but just as the person slipped to a place where no one was around, he was kicked out of the place with a stick. The back was suffocated.

"take away!"

A day later, rumors spread everywhere in the capital, but the people who spread the rumors at this time were all the people who didn't know the situation.

At this moment in Kaifeng Mansion, Jin Wang frowned slightly, looked at Shen Tan and said: "We must ask the situation we want from those people who have been arrested."

Shen Tan nodded, and said: "My lord, please rest assured, this subordinate will never disgrace the mission."

After Shen Tan finished speaking, he went to inquire, but Liu Wei had a vague premonition.

And his bad premonition soon became a reality, because just as Shen Tan entered the cell and was about to start interrogation, a jailer rushed to report that several prisoners had committed suicide in fear of crime.

"hateful!"

After Tan Shen dropped these words, he dragged his fat body to report the matter to King Jin.

King Jin was sitting in the living room waiting for the news. The wind outside the door blew from time to time. Liu Wei and Su Tongkan sat aside. When they saw Shen Tan, their hearts sank.

Silence, the living room is silent, everyone has hatred, but there is nothing they can do.

After a long time, the King of Jin finally said: "Those people have committed suicide in fear of their crimes. It may be difficult to find the mastermind behind the scenes." Because the people in the capital will spontaneously help them spread it.

Su Tong looked with deep eyebrows, the matter was indeed as difficult as King Jin said.

Liu Wei took a sip of a cup of hot tea, and then said with a smile: "It's actually not difficult, we just need to do this." As he spoke, Liu Wei lowered his voice slightly.

After everyone listened to Liu Wei's words, there was a slight smile on their faces, and Su Tongkan even said: "Master Liu's method is good, I will arrange it right away."
-
The people in the capital are already making noise, and many grain shops in the capital have increased their prices one after another. What makes the world puzzled is that the higher the price of grain, the more people buy it, because they think that the capital may really be short of grain. .

After contemplating for a long time in Kaifeng Mansion, the King of Jin finally gave an order to open the sealed pile storehouse.

The sealed pile warehouse has been set up since the founding of the Song Dynasty. Every year, all kinds of surplus received by the court will be deposited in it. In the past ten years, a lot of things have been stored. When the sealed pile warehouse was opened and many people saw it, The rumors in the capital are not as strong as before.

It's just that although there is grain in the sealed pile warehouse, if it is not sold, it may be difficult to maintain the stability of the capital for a long time. For this reason, King Jin secretly ordered people to go to the counties around the capital to mobilize grain.

When Kaifeng Mansion finally finished these things, it was dusk.

Liu Wei left Kaifeng Mansion and returned home. Just as she was about to rest, Princess Ruyi came with a three-pointed smile. She also knew that there were rumors in the capital, but she was not worried, and she didn't have to worry, she was a woman. What she should do is to take care of her own home, and those things outside are a man's business.

Seeing Princess Ruyi walking over with a smile, Liu Wei felt a bad feeling in his heart.

"The princess hasn't rested yet?" Liu Wei greeted her with a smile, and reached out to grab Princess Ruyi's small hand to warm it, but in the end she was pulled away by Princess Ruyi because Liu Wei's hand was too cold.

"This county is mainly waiting for the son-in-law to come back, so why go to rest?"

Liu Wei smiled slightly: "The princess wants me to help you warm the bed tonight?"

"Go, it's so serious, the princess doesn't need you to warm the bed, the princess just wants to tell you, the princess already knows what the gift you gave to King Jin is."

Saying that, Princess Ruyi even showed a somewhat smug expression.

Hearing this, Liu Wei relaxed slightly, and said with a smile: "It turns out that what the princess wants to say is this, so please tell the princess what I want to send to King Jin."

"You're going to set off fireworks on King Jin's birthday, aren't you?"

When Liu Wei heard what Princess Ruyi said, he suddenly wanted to laugh. He knew very well that the reason why Princess Ruyi said this must be because she had found out what she had done in the winery.

"Say it quickly, don't you?"

Liu Wei shrugged helplessly: "The princess guessed wrong, the prince's birthday is in the daytime, will my son-in-law set off fireworks during the day? The princess doesn't want others to say that my son-in-law is a fool, right?"

Princess Ruyi was taken aback for a moment, she thought that Lvyi had heard that Liu Wei was making fireworks at the winery, and thought that he might set off fireworks on King Jin's birthday, but unexpectedly she was wrong.

However Princess Ruyi is not someone who is easily fooled. She looked at Liu Wei and said, "Since you don't send the prince fireworks, what are you doing with those gunpowder in the winery?"

Liu Wei shrugged: "Don't leak the opportunity, when the time comes, Princess Ruyi will naturally understand."

"You..." Princess Ruyi is a little angry, but she really can't get angry. The life of the husband and wife is boring, but with these adjustments, it should be more interesting, right?
Seeing Princess Ruyi like this, Liu Wei immediately smiled and hugged Princess Ruyi's shoulders, and walked into the house, saying as he walked: "It's cold outside, go inside the house and talk slowly, if the princess thinks the bed is cold, my son-in-law I don't mind keeping you warm."

Princess Ruyi saw Liu Wei being so unruly, and wanted to break free from his arms, but for some reason, after making a little gesture, she felt a burst of warmth, or in other words, felt an unprecedented emotional fluctuation.

"If you want to warm the bed for the princess, you can tell me the gift you prepared for King Jin first, and the princess will let you warm the bed."

"Really?"

"Of course it is true, but you have to leave after warming the bed, otherwise the Princess will go to your room to sleep."

Liu Wei was a little disappointed, but suddenly said with a cheeky smile: "I'm afraid that after my son-in-law finishes warming the bed for the princess, the princess will be reluctant to part with my son-in-law."

........................

The wind is bleak, and a sparrow stands in the snow on the roof after dusk.

(End of this chapter)