The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 366
The news that Qin Kanghui Wang Zhao Defang was assassinated as soon as he was promoted to the Ministry of Officials as a servant quickly spread.

King Wu Zhao Dezhao was a little surprised when he heard the news.

Why was my younger brother Zhao Defang suddenly promoted to the Ministry of Officials as a servant?
He was very puzzled, and felt faintly uneasy. All along, he thought he was the only one among the princes who had a heart for the throne, but now looking at Zhao Defang's situation, he seemed to have to wade into the muddy waters of seizing the emperor.

Zhao Dezhao felt that this was not possible. Originally, he was a little bit stretched in the struggle with King Jin and King Wei. Now that he has a younger brother, King Qin Kanghui, is that okay?

He must get rid of this seedling before Zhao Defang grows up.

But when he was thinking this way, Xia He objected.

"My lord, don't you think it's strange why Zhao Defang was suddenly assassinated just after he was promoted to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials?"

"This... what's so strange about this." Zhao Dezhao frowned slightly. Although he said that there was nothing strange about it, he still thought it was quite strange. It is really rare to dare to assassinate a prince in the street, and it was just a Assassin, that's incredible.

"Of course it's strange. I heard that when the news of Zhao Defang's assassination reached the palace, His Majesty was furious and wanted to send someone to investigate thoroughly. My lord, just think about it. Because of this, His Majesty will suspect that you princes did it. ?”

"Doubt us?" Zhao Dezhao felt a little unbelievable. They hadn't done anything. Why did His Majesty doubt them? But soon, Zhao Dezhao understood the meaning of Xia He's words.

Zhao Defang's appointment to the Ministry of Officials will obviously arouse their fear. The Holy One will definitely think that these princes have assassinated Zhao Defang in order to prevent Zhao Defang from becoming bigger.

"But...but this king didn't send anyone to assassinate Zhao Defang!"

"But the prince has such a heart, doesn't he?"

Zhao Dezhao was stunned suddenly, yes, no matter who encountered this matter for the first time, the first thing that came to mind was to suppress Zhao Defang.

Zhao Dezhao was a little anxious, and said, "Xia He, what do you think this king should do?"

"Don't worry, Zhao Defang was assigned by the Holy Majesty to work in the Ministry of Officials. It may not be a bad thing for the prince."

"Oh?"

"Now the prince's enemies are King Jin and King Wei. I think you should find a way to win Zhao Defang instead of attacking him. Only in this way can you brothers defeat King Jin and King Wei. King Jin and King Wei, it's not too late for you two brothers to fight for the throne, the prince is powerful, Zhao Defang may not be the prince's opponent."

"But...but what if Zhao Defang becomes more powerful?"

"If there is an emergency, the prince will attack him in advance."

After Zhao Kuangyin's order was issued, the guards in the capital had already begun to investigate the identity of the assassin, but the assassin seemed to have disappeared suddenly, without a trace.

This made Zhao Kuangyin feel more and more that the one who wanted to assassinate Zhao Defang must be one of Wu Wang, Jin Wang or Wei Wang, and each of them was very suspicious.

It's just that the assassin disappeared without a trace, and it's impossible for him to trouble these people.

Surprisingly, these three people had no objection to the fact that they appointed Zhao Defang as the servant of the Ministry of Officials, which made Zhao Kuangyin even more unable to find excuses and clues.

For this reason, after Zhao Kuangyin thought about it, he promoted Zhao Defang's official position, not only making him a servant in the Ministry of Officials, but also letting him be a deputy envoy to the Privy Council, and Zhao Dezhao didn't take this position for a long time.

After Zhao Kuangyin continued to order like this, Jin Wang and the others understood Zhao Kuangyin's intentions, but none of them raised any objections. On the contrary, they kept getting close to Zhao Defang, as if they wanted to be with Zhao Defang as if they were the same person.

Zhao Kuangyin was completely helpless.

In just a few days, Zhao Defang has accumulated a lot of contacts in the court.

In fact, most of the ministers in the DPRK and China are profit-seeking people. They see Zhao Kuangyin promoting Zhao Defang like this, so it's strange that they don't try to curry favor with Zhao Defang.

It was early morning, and when Zhao Defang returned to the mansion, she saw Hua Zizai coming.

This is the first time they have met since Hua Zizai said that Zhao Defang had taken control of the Chaotang forces in a free way.

"After so many days, where did Brother Hua go to have fun again?"

Hua Zizai smiled: "I can go there to enjoy myself, but I just went to help the prince to do something, and then went out to hide for a few days."

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Zhao Defang's expression tightened suddenly, and he said, "You sent the assassin?"

Hua Zizai nodded: "Is the prince still satisfied?"

Zhao Defang suddenly understood that everything was caused by Hua Zizai, and Hua Zizai obviously guessed what her father and those princes were thinking.

However, although Zhao Defang has gradually come into contact with the center of power, he is not satisfied with Hua Zizai's behavior. Using this method to obtain benefits is somewhat unacceptable in his heart.

"Brother Hua kindly wishes me to accept you, but please don't associate with me again in the future, Brother Hua."

Hua Zizai didn't seem to be surprised, he just smiled: "The prince is a kind person, so he naturally has a benevolent heart, so people like the prince naturally don't like these conspiracies and tricks, but above the officialdom, How can you stand in the court without resorting to tricks? The prince is a smart man, and he has been exposed to it since he was a child, so he should be clear about it."

Speaking of this, Hua Zizai laughed at herself, and continued: "I help the prince not for fame and fortune, but because I have the same thoughts as the prince, and I feel that the Great Song Dynasty needs someone who is as kind as the prince and cares about the suffering of the people." Emperor, even if you don't have the arrogance to expand the territory, you do have the benevolence to preserve success, and benevolence is hard to find!"

After finishing speaking, Hua Zizai cupped his hands slightly, and said: "I will take my leave, the river and lake are far away, but if the prince needs me, I will drive fast in the north and south."

Hua Zizai is not very old, but he said such a thing, Zhao Defang looked at his back as he left, and suddenly thought, he must have experienced too much in the Jianghu to have such a feeling, right?

Do you want to call him back?

But Zhao Defang still couldn't open his mouth. In his opinion, it was a good thing for him and him to spend freely leaving. Although Zhao Defang seldom cared about the court situation, he was still very clear about the abilities of his father and those princes , As long as Hua Zizai is still in the capital, they will find him sooner or later, so only by forcing Hua Zizai away, he and himself will be safe.

Hua Zizai's back finally disappeared from Zhao Defang's sight, and Zhao Defang couldn't help but sigh softly.
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Some time ago, Zhao Kuangyin was in a bad mood.

First, the matter of moving the capital to Chang'an was disturbed by Jin Wang, and then his own son was assassinated in the street, but there is still no clue.

This made him very angry.

But now, there is good news.

That is Cao Jue's momentum is like a broken bamboo, and finally destroyed the Southern Tang Dynasty. Now he is escorting the Southern Tang monarchs and ministers to Bianjing. When the Southern Tang Dynasty is destroyed, there is basically nothing to worry about in the south of the Great Song Dynasty. The Wuyue Emperor is worse than Li Yu It's better to obey Da Song's words even more, as long as the time comes, let him voluntarily dedicate to the country.

Li Yu Junchen was escorted to the capital, Zhao Kuangyin finally swept away the unhappiness of the previous few days, and smiled, and when he learned that Li Yujun and his ministers were escorted to the capital, he suddenly had another idea in his heart, a particularly bold idea .

As time went by, the city of Bianjing was as hot and dry as ever, and it was midsummer in the blink of an eye.

And at this time, Cao Bin finally escorted Li Yu and others into Bianjing City.

On the day when they entered the city, the streets in the capital were very lively, and there were people running around everywhere. At this time, they would not think about the hatred of the Southern Tang Dynasty for destroying the country. Now they are only happy that the territory of the Song Dynasty has grown again. , They are proud of being the people of Song Dynasty.

After entering the palace, Cao Bin escorted Li Yu and others to the main hall. At this time, Li Yu had already lost his temper. Now he just wanted to survive, and he believed that Zhao Kuangyin would not kill him easily.

After saluting Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Kuangyin looked at Li Yu and smiled: "What does Li Guozhu have to say about the destruction of the country?"

Li Yu's face was pale, and he looked up at Zhao Kuangyin slightly, and then said: "It was the sinner Li Yu who started the war first, and now he is a prisoner of your country. Li Yu has nothing to say."

Although Li Yu was in grief, he was still a person who knew the current affairs. Now that the Southern Tang Dynasty was destroyed, he knew that he had better not offend Zhao Kuangyin, otherwise even though he still had many loyal people in the Southern Tang Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin would still dare to kill him.

Zhao Kuangyin was overjoyed when he saw that Li Yu was subdued, but he didn't say much to him, and directly named him a disobedient marquis, and then sent someone to confine him in the capital.

However, after Zhao Kuangyin issued this order, many people in the court expressed opposition. They thought it would be best to kill someone like Li Yu to warn the enemy, but Zhao Kuangyin did not agree. In Zhao Kuangyin's view, keeping Li Yu can show his own strength. A heart of benevolence, in this way, can make the Quartet countries not put all their eggs in one basket because they have no hope of survival when they face the attack of the Great Song Dynasty.

Of course, Zhao Kuangyin also knows the disadvantages of keeping Li Yu.

For example, when Li Yu was in the Southern Tang Dynasty, because of his talent, he still had a great influence. Now there are many people who are loyal to him in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Keeping Li Yu is tantamount to giving those people hope, which will inevitably make people Those people came up with the idea of ​​returning to the country.

Li Yu is not good for being an emperor, but his lyrics are good. If he uses words to express something, it will be easier to arouse the indignation of the Southern Tang officials and the people, and it may be very difficult to suppress these situations.

But Zhao Kuangyin was reluctant to kill Li Yu. Maybe he thought Li Yu was very talented, and it was a pity to kill him. Maybe he felt that he should have the demeanor of a great country. Since the Southern Tang Dynasty has been destroyed, why did he have to kill the leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty?
(End of this chapter)