Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 156 Rewards
"How did you catch him?" Zhao Dezhao asked.

Pan Mei showed a smile that was not a smile, and replied: "Someone who hid them handed them over."

It turned out that when the last batch of people were cut down during the execution in the square, suddenly a pending criminal named Shi Xueyi yelled loudly, claiming that he was willing to make meritorious service to atone for his crime.

This Shi Xueyi came from a humble background, and was promoted to a high position by Liu Yan, and he was not even asked to be castrated, which can be regarded as a kindness of heaven and earth.Because of this reason, Shi Xueyi was more or less loyal and grateful to the emperor, so when Chen Yu took advantage of the chaos and led private soldiers and rebels to attack the palace, Shi Xueyi immediately led people into the palace to rescue Liu Ying, who hid He is in a hidden courtyard in the city.

Shi Xueyi originally planned to wait for the Song army to loosen the access control of the city gate before arranging for Liu Yun to leave the city quietly to go to Cangwu, because the Cangwu area is still under the control of the remnants of the Southern Han court, as long as they arrive there safely, It can be regarded as a place where we can survive for a while, and maybe even gather the remaining strength to try to recover.

But the plan can never keep up with the changes, and even being dizzy can't stop death. The loyalty of Shi Xueqiang came to an abrupt end when he was dragged to the high platform of the execution ground to face the executioner's ghostly knife.The desire to survive overwhelmed the loyalty in Shi Xueyi's heart, so he told Pan Meiju about Liu Ying's hiding place in order to atone for his crime and survive.

"It's interesting." Zhao Dezhao rubbed his chin and asked Pan Mei, "Where is Liu Yun?"

Pan Mei replied: "Weijiang has already sent a team of troops to search for them, and it is expected that they will be brought back soon."

After Zhao Dezhao thought for a while, he ordered: "Bring the man here as soon as possible, arrange horses and entourage to guard the man, and let him follow the king back to Tokyo!"

Pan Mei was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood Zhao Dezhao's intentions. If she returned to Tokyo on this trip, if she could bring Liu Yun, the most valuable prisoner of war, back to the court, it would be the best proof of the military achievements of the Southern Expedition. Momentum helps.

"Yes!" Pan Mei accepted the order straightforwardly, and after thinking for a while, she asked, "What about the one who voluntarily handed over Liu Xuan's Shi Xueyi? How should we deal with him?"

Zhao Dezhao didn't even lift his eyelids, and said calmly, "According to the original plan, just kill him."

Pan Mei was taken aback: "This...isn't it right? Although this person betrayed the lord and the emperor, he can be regarded as a meritorious person in my Song Dynasty. I'm afraid he won't be able to convince the public if he treats him like this?"

Zhao Dezhao grinned and bared his teeth in a sneer: "Such a treacherous and shameless person will be most convinced by killing them with one knife. In this way, everyone can feel at ease and no longer worry about being reported and exposed." After cutting with the butcher's knife, It is time to gather people's hearts and show them leniency, this is the combination of leniency and strictness."

Pan Mei was dumbfounded by what she said, but Zhao Dezhao's words sounded very reasonable. He couldn't think of any words to refute, but he secretly felt that His Highness's coquettish manipulation was too much, right?It doesn't look like someone surnamed Zhao can do it!

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Half an hour later, Liu Wei was taken to Zhao Dezhao by a group of Song Army soldiers.

This absurd and stupid Southern Han emperor was not very old, but he looked weak, his face was gray, his eyes were dull, and he looked very old.

Zhao Dezhao only glanced at it for a while, and knew that it was a sign of excessive drinking. He was not even interested in questioning Liu Wei at the moment, so he just nodded slightly, signaling to his soldiers to take Liu Ying away, and then Zhao Dezhao turned his gaze to the two men. On the body of a beautiful woman.

These two beautiful women are the favorite concubines who fled with Liu Wei. One is surnamed Nan and the other is surnamed Qi. It may be an exaggeration to say that their appearance and appearance are overwhelming, but they can be regarded as rare and stunning. , There was a little fear and trepidation in the eyes of the two of them, the slender eyelashes trembled slightly, and they seemed to be able to speak, and they looked quite pitiful, so that Zhao Dezhao was stunned for a moment.

Pan Mei thought to herself that His Royal Highness might have taken a fancy to these two concubines of Liu Xuan and wanted to take them as his own?If you really do this, it will definitely hurt your reputation, especially when the sage is seriously ill, you should not be indulged in women.

But Zhao Dezhao actually didn't have the slightest thought of pity and pity. After thinking for a while, he suddenly turned his head and looked behind him, and shouted: "Jiang An!"

The captain of the personal army, Jiang An, stepped forward, bowed his head and cupped his hands: "What orders does Your Highness have?"

Zhao Dezhao asked with a smile: "The last time I was chatting with you, I heard that you lost your spouse last year. If you haven't remarried?"

Jiang An didn't expect why Zhao Dezhao suddenly asked about this matter. He didn't understand Zhao Dezhao's meaning for a while, so he could only answer: "Yes."

"Then you pick one." Zhao Dezhao raised his riding whip with his right hand and pointed at Liu Yun's two concubines.

Jiang An was taken aback. He himself was just a warrior with a humble official position, how could he be qualified to use a "imperial concubine" as a sequel?Even though she was just a so-called imperial concubine who ruined her country and family, she was born noble after all, how could she be worthy of being a rude warrior?

At the moment, he had no choice but to decline with a bitter face: "Your Highness is so generous, the villain is grateful, but this matter may seem out of courtesy, the villain really dare not accept it..."

Before Jiang An finished speaking, Pan Mei, who was watching the play, suddenly raised her leg and kicked him, cursing: "How can a warrior who goes to battle to kill the enemy be like a mother-in-law? Even a head is chopped off, and a woman is like a mother." Can't you steal it? Your Highness thinks highly of you, and you still dare to toast and refuse to eat? If you dare not even accept a woman, how dare Your Highness ask you to do something?"

Although Pan Mei is a warrior like Jiang An, his rank and political level are much higher than Jiang An's. He is very clear that Zhao Dezhao made such an abrupt move at this juncture, and his intention was not to care about Jiang An. His personal life is not just a simple wooing, but also a test of obedience: to see if Jiang An is willing to accept his non-partial rewards, a person who can accept non-partial rewards can often do non-particular rewards. Now Zhao Dezhao has to rely on Jiang An to lead the troops back to Tokyo, and he has to deal with the chaos after returning to Beijing. This is a matter of life and death.

Jiang An's phone call to Pan Mei made him come to his senses, and he stopped rejecting immediately. After thanking Zhao Dezhao for the reward, he casually pointed to one of them.

Zhao Dezhao turned his head to look at Pan Mei, pointed at the other remaining woman with a whip, and said with a smile: "Okay, General Pan, you are very sensible, and what you say is deeply in my heart. If you want to stay in Lingnan for a long time, at least For half a year, at most a year or two, there must be no one around to serve you, this one will be left to you."

Pan Mei opened her mouth wide in shock, unable to smile wryly.

(End of this chapter)