Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 102
"The king of Tianshui County ran to the guest house where the envoy of the Southern Han Dynasty lived, and asked the envoy for bribes in public..."

In the evening of that day, Zhao Kuangyin was eating dinner as usual in the Funing Palace bedroom, while listening to Shi Jianzhi, the governor of the imperial city, report on the changes in Tokyo that day.

"Oh? Then did he ask for a bribe?" Zhao Kuangyin grabbed a piece of roast mutton and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it a few times, and then asked lightly.

Shi Jianzhi bowed his head and said: "Hui Sheng said: How dare a poor and small country in the Southern Han Dynasty offend our Song Dynasty? Naturally, the king of Tianshui County asked for a bribe. The Southern Han envoy brought out a plate of beads, each of which was as big as a longan. Round and similar."

"Well, this is considered a rare item."

Zhao Kuangyin nodded slightly. A single pearl the size of a longan is not particularly unusual in itself, but if dozens of pearls of the same size are gathered together, it is very rare. It takes a lot of effort to find them. The Southern Han Dynasty is adjacent to the South China Sea, and has always been rich in pearls. For this thing, it is estimated that only they can gather such a set of beads.

"But Tianshui County King not only did not accept it, but also kicked over the pearl plate..."

Shi Jianzhi paused for a while when he said this, looked up at Zhao Kuangyin's face, and then continued to report:
"The king of Tianshui County was furious on the spot, and told the two envoys of the Southern Han Dynasty that since this plate of beads was a gift to celebrate the longevity of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, he should prepare [-] beads, but this plate of beads is less than [-]. He is about the same age as the Holy One, so he is clearly maliciously cursing me, the Son of Song, to live forever..."

"The envoy of the Southern Han Dynasty presented a short knife studded with precious stones again. When the king of Tianshui County saw this knife, he yelled that there was an assassin on the spot, and he ordered the entire envoy to be tied up..."

Zhao Kuangyin was drinking soup with a spoon, when he heard a mouthful of fish soup choking in his throat, Wang Jien, who was standing by, stepped forward to comfort him.

"Wu Langzhong, the receptionist of the Ministry of Rites who is in charge of the guest house, couldn't see it. He stepped forward to stop the Tianshui County King from humiliating the Southern Han envoy, but he kicked the Tianshui County King and told him to go and call his boss."

"...The king of Tianshui County made a big fuss in the guest house, and it didn't calm down until Wu Liangji, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, arrived after hearing the news."

After Shi Jianzhi reported, Zhao Kuangyin waved his hand blankly and said, "Go."

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness has been favored by His Majesty recently, so it is inevitable that he is arrogant because of his favor, and he acts a bit domineering. After all, it is not a big deal, and His Majesty does not need to be too annoyed by this." After Shi Jianzhi stepped down, Wang Jien carefully observed Zhao Kuangyin's face , said tentatively in a low voice.

In recent days, Wang Jien has been suffering under Zhao Dezhao's hands. He hates and fears the newly promoted king of Tianshui County. At this moment, he took the opportunity to give him eye drops in front of the emperor. On the surface, it is to comfort Zhao Kuangyin and defend Zhao Dezhao, but in fact it puts a big hat on Zhao Dezhao's head as "arrogant and domineering".

Zhao Kuangyin didn't say anything, but the chopsticks holding the meatballs froze slightly in mid-air.

Wang Jien still didn't realize it, and continued to use that set of words to make amends to Zhao Dezhao: "His Royal Highness has always been young and vigorous, and has a violent temper. Tuning, urging corrections is just, don't worry too much."

Zhao Kuangyin put down his chopsticks and raised his head, a sharp gaze shot out and hit Wang Jien in the face.

"When did I say I was worried about him? And when did I say I was worried about him?!"

"He asked for bribes and humiliated the envoy. I, a father, don't care about it. Why are you so anxious?!"

"You Wang Daguan is loyal and diligent, but sometimes you think you are smart and like to speculate on my wishes. If there is a next time, you will not be used to serve!"

Wang Jien was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, and slapped his mouth twice with his own hands.

When Zhao Kuangyin's face calmed down, Wang Jien was already dripping with cold sweat, his chest and back felt cold, and he couldn't understand what he was saying: ""

……

The next day, the meeting.

"Your minister Qi Zuosheng: The envoys of the puppet dynasty of the Southern Han Dynasty intentionally missed the birthday banquet before, maliciously cursed the emperor of the Song Dynasty, and even intended to assassinate the emperor of the Song Dynasty. Fortunately, the king of Tianshui County was so brave that he personally killed the assassin Captured on the spot."

"The puppet dynasty of the Southern Han Dynasty is just a small country in the remote southern border. The ruler is dim and the ministers are dark, the country is poor and the people are weak, so dare to be so contemptuous of the Shang Dynasty and bully our Song Dynasty rulers and ministers. Is it tolerable? Is it unbearable?! I implore the holy majesty to use the punishment of heaven, send troops to conquer the puppet dynasty of the Southern Han Dynasty, wipe out the clowns of that generation, save the people in southern Xinjiang from suffering, and relieve the suffering of the people in the south!"

The minister who spoke was none other than Wu Liangji, Minister of Rites.

The day before yesterday, Zhao Dezhao made a big fuss in the guest house, and it was this Wu servant who heard the news and rushed over to calm the incident.

Because this person happened to be one of the seven ministers who stood up to his side, of course Zhao Dezhao wanted to take care of him, so he gave him a few words and gave him a chance to perform in court , there are only benefits and no harm to his career prospects.

This Wu Shilang's mind is obviously much more awake than that of Wu Lang Zhongling, who is not knowledgeable, and he was able to understand it at that time.

When the court meeting started today, Wu Liangji really lived up to Zhao Dezhao's expectations. He jumped out to complain about all the heinous evils of the Southern Han mission and the Southern Han puppet dynasty, and asked to send troops to attack his country.

After Zhao Dezhao listened to it, he secretly praised the military assistant in his heart. Seeing how righteous this guy said, I almost believed it myself.

At this time, Zhao Kuangyin's voice reverberated in the hall:

"The puppet dynasty of the Southern Han Dynasty secretly took advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains, took advantage of the danger of geography, closed the door and pretended to be the king and emperor, carve out the common people, and practiced brutality."

"I think they are still respectful to me, Song Dynasty, and they have never cared about it. But now, it seems that the so-called respect of that generation is only obedient, and it is really a disaster. Otherwise, why would they dare to commit such a heinous crime?"

"Wu Aiqing's words are very reasonable. How can a great country be humiliated? It is tolerable, but it is unbearable! Dear Aiqing, what do you think?"

The two groups of ministers in the hall looked at me and I looked at you, everyone was smiling, and they all had one thought in their hearts: "Your Majesty, you have opened your mouth, what the imperial servant said is reasonable, why do you ask us people?" ?”

Almost all the ministers knew what was going on in the Southern Han Dynasty, and they all guessed that the big black pot held in the Southern Han Mission was pure nonsense. They would not dare to curse the Emperor of Song even if they gave the Southern Han Mission a hundred courage, let alone Said to assassinate the prince of Song Dynasty.

But so what?
(End of this chapter)