The formal banquet to receive the envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty was held in the Jiying Palace. Zhao Kuangyin was very satisfied with the attitude of the Southern Tang Dynasty that Li Congshan showed this time. Li Yu clamped his tail and shrank in Jinling, not daring to have the slightest disobedience, which Zhao Kuangyin was happy to see.

During the banquet, they staggered and laughed. The ministers of the Song Kingdom echoed Zhao Kuangyin in talking about the war against Shu, and kept laughing at the vulnerability of the subject army. Some Xunmen generals represented by Shi Shouxin talked even more eloquently, making nonsense, insinuating that the death of Shu today is the fate of the Southern Tang Dynasty tomorrow.

Li Congshan is a person, although his ability to tell the truth is not big, but his ability to gag and swallow his anger is not small. In order to reassure Zhao Kuangyin, he showed an incomprehension of the cynicism of the generals of the Song Kingdom, and did he still echo and congratulate Zhao Kuangyin, and expand the territory again.

And just when everyone was in high spirits, a small chamberlain hurriedly ran in, knelt down and said to Zhao Kuangyin: "Start playing bixia, Shudi eight hundred miles to expedite the military situation." ”

When Zhao Kuangyin heard this, he put down the wine bottle in his hand, smiled slightly, and said to everyone: "Guess Aiqing, what good news did Wang Quanbin bring to me?"

Gao Huaide, the inspector in front of the palace, looked drunk and said as if he was joking: "Lord Wang must have attacked Nafurong City and came to ask for a reward from Bixia." ”

When everyone heard this, they all got up. Zhao Kuangyin glanced at his brother-in-law, that is, Gao Huaide, and then turned to the waiter who reported the news and said, "Submit it." ”

The little chamberlain walked up the jade steps and respectfully presented the piece to Zhao Kuangyin. Zhao Kuangyin opened the concert and looked at it carefully, there was no change on his face, everyone was puzzled, and for a while, the entire Jiying Hall was so quiet that it could be heard.

After Zhao Kuangyin finished reading it, his eyes turned to Li Congshan at the next head, "Give the chapter to the visiting envoy of Jinling." ”

When Wang Jien heard this, he stepped forward to take the chapter neatly, and then walked in front of Li Congshan, who didn't know why, "Lord Li, please." ”

At this time, Li Congshan's heart was in a panic, and he couldn't understand why Zhao Kuangyin would give a copy of the military intelligence report to one of his ministers to read, whether it was a demonstration or a threat? He took the recital with trepidation, and then raised his head and cast an inquiring glance at Zhao Kuangyin.

Zhao Kuangyin nodded and said lightly: "Please take a look at the Jinling visiting envoy." ”

Li Congshan didn't dare not look at it, and slowly opened the chapter in the face of the strange gazes cast by everyone in the entire hall. The content of the recital is very brief, and it is basically an ordinary report on the military situation. However, this military situation made Li Congshan shocked, and the piece almost slipped out of his stunned hand, but fortunately, Xiao Zuo on the side pushed him so that he would not lose his temper.

"Congratulations to Bixia, General Wang attacked Furong City in one fell swoop, and Meng Changnacheng, the lord of Shu State, surrendered," Li Congshan was very bitter in his heart, Zhao Kuangyin's move was clearly a demonstration of the Southern Tang Dynasty represented by himself. But he was helpless, not only to accept it calmly, but also to congratulate Zhao Kuangyin with a smile. Only a temperamental person like Li Congshan can be faced, and he can pretend to be relaxed.

When all the ministers heard what Li Congshan said, they were all excited, and they knelt down to Zhao Kuangyin one after another, and said in unison: "Congratulations to Bixia, Dingding Shudi." Long live my emperor, long live, long live. ”

Shi Shouxin glanced at Li Congshan, who was forced to be calm, and added another sentence when he saw the stitches: "Shu land must be not far from the time when my Great Song Dynasty will dominate the world, and the ministers and others are looking forward to the peace and security of the Great Song Dynasty and the people." ”

Li Congshan's face was ugly, he opened his mouth, but he didn't say much, buried his head low, afraid that his gaffe would fall into Zhao Kuangyin's eyes and cause unnecessary trouble.

"Everyone, love Qing Ping. Zhao Kuangyin was very happy, raised the wine bottle in his hand, and said loudly: "Today's great victory, the credit is all due to the hard work of the Zhuqing for the country, as well as the brave battle of the front-line army. ”

"May my emperor rule the world and the Great Song Dynasty prosper forever!"

The monarchs and ministers of the Song State were very happy and excited, this was not a simple battle, but the destruction of a country in one fell swoop. Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, five dynasties and ten kingdoms have been standing side by side, and the Central Plains Dynasty has been able to defend against the Khitan north of the Yangtze River for a hundred years while constantly fighting civil strife. Since then, this battle has demonstrated the strength of a new dynasty, and at the same time has shocked the nations. What could be more celebrated?

It was originally a banquet for foreign guests, but in a blink of an eye, it became a celebration party for Zhao Song Junchen to celebrate the expansion of the territory, and the most depressed thing during this period was Li Congshan. It's already very uncomfortable to be played by people all the time, and now such a military intelligence report to destroy Shu is even worse.

He was angry at Zhao Song's teasing, and at the same time deeply worried about the future of the Southern Tang Dynasty. In the current situation, after the Song State destroyed Shu, the Southern Han Dynasty was basically about to die out in the long river of history. And in the south of the Yangtze River, although relying on the Yangtze River, if Zhao Kuangyin is really determined to dominate the world, it is estimated that it is only a matter of time before the Southern Tang Dynasty will fall.

As soon as the Southern Tang Dynasty was destroyed, he was no longer a noble prince, and the final end was a better one who was imprisoned as an idle person, if his imperial brother was stubborn in fighting, it is estimated that he would inevitably die.

Zhao Kuangyin has been looking at Li Congshan with a smile on his face, destroying Houshu is something he expected, but he didn't expect that the good news would be reported at this time, which can just serve the purpose of deterring the Southern Tang Dynasty. In this way, the Southern Tang Dynasty's every move towards the Great Song Dynasty will be rumored to be a soldier, so that he doesn't have to spend much effort on the matter of going south.

The only threat, he decided to get rid of it all by being happy!

Zhao Kuangyin slowly walked down the jade steps, then paced in front of Li Congshan, and said with a smile: "I heard that the lord of your country is usually fond of poetry and songs, and Li Aiqing, as the younger brother of the lord of the country, wants to have some attainments in poetry." ”

"The foreign minister is afraid, he should not be able to attain the word attainment, but he just has a rough understanding of the meaning of the text. Li Congshan didn't know what Zhao Kuangyin meant, and replied very modestly.

"Why should Li Aiqing be humble," Zhao Kuangyin smiled unabated, jokingly: "I was born in the army, and I am really ashamed of the way of literature and ink, I have recently collected a pair of calligraphy and paintings, but I have never understood the true meaning, why don't Li Aiqing take a look at it for me, how about it?"

"The foreign minister did not dare to disobey. When Li Congshan heard this, he just looked at the calligraphy and paintings, and his panicked heart settled. Although he is not as talented as his imperial brother Li Yu, he has been influenced by his father Li Jing since he was a child, and he can be regarded as a bit talented. The Southern Tang Dynasty may be inferior to Zhao and Song in terms of force, but in this way of poetry and literature, it adheres to the atmosphere of the former Tang Dynasty, and there have been many Confucian scholars.

"Bring up the painting. Zhao Kuangyin shouted satisfied with Li Congshan's answer, and instructed Wang Jien beside him.

And standing aside, Xiao Zuo, who had been silent, heard this, and secretly shouted in his heart, Zhao Kuangyin really still wants to do that countermeasure, it seems that his previous suggestions have all become nonsense, can he really not stop it, can only watch Lin Renzhao die unjustly?

When Xiao Zuo was anxious, Wang Jien had already walked to Zhao Kuangyin with calligraphy and painting. Zhao Kuangyin nodded at him, and Wang Jien unfolded the calligraphy and painting knowingly.

Zhao Kuangyin pointed to the calligraphy and painting and said to Li Congshan: "Look at this portrait, how about this character?"

Li Congshan looked at it intently, at first he just felt that the people in the painting were a little familiar, and then he looked at it carefully several times, and his heart was suddenly shocked...... This is actually Lin Renzhao!

He didn't know why Zhao Kuangyin had a portrait of Lin Renzhao in his hand, and he didn't understand why Zhao Kuangyin wanted to show this portrait to himself. His heart was full of doubts, and he didn't know how to answer.

Zhao Kuangyin smiled and said, "Does Li Aiqing think that the person in the painting is very familiar?"

Li Congshan nodded solemnly, when he didn't figure out Zhao Kuangyin's intentions, he felt that he had better not speculate and tell the truth.

"The person in this portrait is a minister in the same hall as Li Aiqing, and it is not surprising that they are familiar with each other. But what does Li Aiqing think of the poems in this painting?" Zhao Kuangyin said with a blank look at him.

Looking at the portrait has made Li Congshan's heart go up and down, he still has the heart to read the poems, but Zhao Kuangyin told him not to be perfunctory, so he read the poems carefully, and this look, he almost didn't jump out of his already hanging heart. The ambition to dominate the world in the poem made Li Congshan instantly guess that this poem was made by the Song Emperor who was smiling gloomily in front of him.

It's just that Lin Renzhao's portrait is paired with Zhao Kuangyin's poems, what does this mean? Could it be that he doesn't dare to think about it ............., for fear that if he continues to think about it, he will not be able to bear the consequences.

"Hehe," Zhao Kuangyin didn't wait for Li Congshan to answer, he waved his hand at Wang Jien, signaling him to put away the portrait.

"Li Aiqing, I think you have already guessed who this calligraphy and painting came from, you must have a plan in your heart. General Lin is willing to submit to our dynasty and send a portrait as a token first. I have planned to find a house for him in Tokyo and give it to Lin Renzhao in return to the Song Dynasty. ”

Zhao Kuangyin said bluntly without thinking.

As soon as these words came out, Li Congshan became even more convinced of the conjecture in his heart. He was angry and worried. Angry that Lin Renzhao actually wanted to surrender to Zhao Song, he was worried that Zhao Kuangyin was so relieved to tell himself about this, could it be that he had already settled with Lin Renzhao and was ready to send troops south?

As for Xiao Zuo, he was bitter in his heart, Zhao Kuangyin still had a counterplot, and the stupid Li Congshan seemed to unswervingly believe that Lin Renzhao was going to commit treason. Could it be that after so many twists and turns, and so much effort, it was finally put into water?

He was unwilling, but he was helpless, and the matter was a foregone conclusion. If he stands up to refute Zhao Kuangyin at this time, it is estimated that this little life will not survive tonight. And as far as Li Congshan's cowardice is concerned, even if he knows that it is Zhao Kuangyin's conspiracy, it is estimated that he will report the idea that he would rather believe it or not, and spread the news to Li Yu's ears.

As for Li Yu, as a literati, he has a high EQ, but his IQ is not good, he is estimated to be angry for a while, and he doesn't even want to save a knife and kill Lin Renzhao.

At this time, he realized that no matter how much he spent his mind thinking about what kind of tricks, he didn't have the strength to be sure. Under the deterrence of great strength, even if there is a real conspiracy, fools will be scared to believe it.

Power is the only thing that can guarantee that one's life is not threatened in this troubled world.