Chapter 1226

Wang Jian shook his head:

"During this time, I have met His Royal Highness King Song twice in total, and each time I didn't have much time to talk. ”

Hearing Uncle Wang Gan's words, Wang Chong suddenly frowned deeply.

From the moment he received the decree in Khorasan, Wang Chong was thinking about the whole thing. His own ascension and secret surrender, as well as the withdrawal of troops from Khorasan, were deprived of military power, and even if someone had the intention to do so, it would never pass through reason.

King Song, Uncle Wang Gan, Shangshu Zhang Qiu and Qiong of the Ministry of War, as well as Yang Zhao and Concubine Taizhen behind him, plus the huge influence of his grandfather Jiugong in the court, and the help of other civil and military ministers, including the favor of the Holy Emperor. All of this is like an invisible barrier, blocking out all malice, which is also the reason why Wang Chong can fight outside with peace of mind.

However, it was in the case of such a solid barrier that such a holy edict was actually passed, which deprived Wang Chong of his military power in one fell swoop, and wiped out everything that Wang Chong had painstakingly managed for the Tang Dynasty in Khorasan. This is something that Wang Chong never expected, and looking back on the whole thing, the most strange thing is King Song's attitude.

After this incident, Wang Chong thought that he would soon receive a letter from King Song and quickly learn the cause and effect of the incident, so that he would at least know what happened. But after the whole thing happened, it took more than half a month from Khorasan to Jingshi, but the king of Song didn't even have a letter, and the whole thing was really strange.

"What happened at the court that day?"

Wang Chong pondered for a moment, and finally asked the question he wanted to know the most. Looking at the entire court, if King Song can't get the answer he wants, then the only one who is most likely to tell him is Uncle Wang.

As a member of the first rank in the court, although the status of the uncle is not as good as that of the three princes, he can definitely have access to a lot of secret court information.

When he was walking on the road, Wang Chong had actually asked Uncle Wang Gan. But the uncle said very vaguely, almost did not reveal any information, just said that everything would be said when Wang Chong came back. Now the time is finally ripe.

"Alas!"

Unexpectedly, hearing Wang Chong's words, Wang Qian's brows suddenly wrinkled deeply, and his originally calm and calm face showed a trace of deep worry:

"Chong'er, I can't answer your question right now. There's been so much going on in this time. In the past 20 years in the DPRK, I have experienced many storms and waves, but none of them can compare to this turmoil. There are many things that I can't even explain to you, and even the Holy Decree, I still haven't figured out how it came through. I really want to know what happened in the court that day. ”

Wang Chong's words surprised Wang Chong.

"Uncle, what the hell is going on, why don't you even know?"

Wang Chong's brows furrowed deeply. Wang Chong never thought that with the status of an uncle, he would not know about such a big thing.

"Chong'er, you will understand after listening to me. ”

Wang Gan leaned back against the carriage, and a wry smile appeared in his eyes:

"This matter was wrong from the beginning, Chong'er, you may not know that when that incident happened that day, I was not in the court at all, and I was not involved in the whole thing, until the final decision was made!"

"Buzz!"

Wang Chong's words made Wang Chong's heart shake. At this moment, countless thoughts flew through Wang Chong's mind.

With the status of the uncle from a first-class important minister, it is definitely not something that ordinary people can do if he wants to transfer him out of the Beijing Division. Moreover, the uncle is an important representative of the Wang family in the court, and if you want to deal with yourself, you must transfer the uncle. Judging from the uncle's words, he was not in Beijing at all when that incident happened, and Wang Chong believed that this was definitely not a simple coincidence.

- This looks more like a well-prepared and well-set frame.

Wang Gen obviously understood this, and there was a trace of imperceptible worry between his eyebrows, many things could not be discovered until that time, but by that time, it was already too late.

"Before the incident, I received news that there was a disaster in Gangnam Province, people rioted, many fertile fields and houses were destroyed, local officials could not deal with it, and there were petitions from the people. The imperial court discussed, although they all thought that the Tang Dynasty was prosperous and that Jiangnan Province would not be in much danger, but it was related to the people's livelihood, and there was no trivial matter, so a big man should be sent to pacify the local government and preside over the overall situation. After some discussion, it was decided to send me out. ”

Wang Yan tilted his head slightly, looked upward, and showed a look of memory in his eyes:

"Although I was a little surprised, but when it comes to the people, it is within the scope of duty, and it must be my responsibility, so I set off for Gangnam Province. At that time, King Song was also in the court, and neither I nor King Song thought much about it, because even if it wasn't me, there must be someone else who wanted to go. It's just that when I arrived in Gangnam Province, everything was completely different from the news I had received at the court. ”

"There was a flood in Gangnam Province, but the disaster has been quelled, all the people have been properly dealt with, and the damage is far from being as big as we thought, and there have been no riots or letters from the victims. The reason was that the clerk who wrote the memo was derelict in his duties, and he wrote the memo casually without careful investigation, so this happened. The clerk had been disposed of, and the principal magistrate had resigned, all of which had been arranged by the time I arrived. It was at this time that I received news that the imperial court had passed the edict. ”

Wang Chong didn't speak, and his face slowly became gloomy. The carriage was moving forward, and the voice of Uncle Wang Gen continued to come from his ears, and his voice revealed a little heaviness that he had not had before:

"From the moment I got the news, I felt that something was wrong and rushed back to Beijing overnight. But once he went back, in a short period of time, the entire imperial court had undergone great changes, and many of the officials who were familiar with him before had disappeared, but there were many new faces that he had never seen before. ”

"Hasn't the uncle investigated their backgrounds? The land of the court is not trivial, and it is difficult to enter the court without outstanding merit or talent!"

Wang Cheng suddenly interjected.

From local officials to court officials, many people are afraid that they will have to spend a lifetime to do it. And for many more people, the great hall in the palace, the place where the power of the entire empire is concentrated, is probably a place that cannot be expected in a lifetime. Wang Chong fought repeatedly and made such great contributions, and what he had was only military power, and once it came to the politics of the court, he was only divided into a Pingzhang counselor.

"After checking, although their appearance is a little abrupt, the background is impeccable. Either the local filial piety, or the local officials, who have had many exploits before, but have been pressed there without reporting, until recently, they have concentrated on the outbreak and played the imperial court. ”

"How is that possible?!"

Wang Chong's brows jumped suddenly, the Tang Dynasty has been in operation so far, and there has long been a set of bureaucratic assessment and selection systems internally, and it is impossible to have made such a great contribution, but it has accumulated and has not been reported. This sounds like a thing in theory, but in practice it simply can't happen.

"I had this suspicion at first, but later it turned out that nothing else was said, but the exploits listed in the imperial court were real. ”

Wang Yan smiled bitterly. has been sitting in the court for many years, and it is impossible to show off his means in front of him and deceive him. But it was precisely because of the depth of the investigation that Wang Geng was more and more unable to say anything to refute. In the carriage, there was a dead silence, and for a long time, Wang Chong's voice suddenly sounded in the carriage:

"Didn't Uncle check their files?"

"Chong'er, you're really smart. ”

Wang Qian sighed:

"Their resumes are indeed impeccable, all their identities and backgrounds are perfect, but I have checked their files, and all the files are made of very new paper, a complete file, if it is true and valid, the paper on which the files are recorded will never be so new!

A wise man thinks a thousand times, there must be a mistake, no matter how perfect the resume, there will definitely be flaws, time is the only thing that cannot be faked.

While he was talking, all of a sudden, the carriage shook, and at the same time the coachman's voice sounded outside the carriage:

"Sir, it's here. ”

In an instant, Wang Chong and Wang Qian came back to their senses, pushed the car door, and the two walked out of the carriage together. Outside the carriage, a familiar mansion came into view, this was the mansion of the eldest uncle. Wang Chong and Wang Gan didn't discuss the affairs of the court anymore, he flicked his sleeves, his expression was indifferent, as if the most ordinary relatives met, and walked towards the house.

In the mansion, Wang Chong met with his eldest aunt Xing and cousin Wang Li, and lingered in the mansion for a while, and soon left, everything looked very normal. Leaving from the uncle's mansion, Wang Chong did not linger and went directly towards the mansion of King Song.

There are too many doubts in this incident, and only one person can answer those questions in Wang Chong's heart for the whole thing.

That's King Song!

As the imperial relative of the Tang Dynasty and an important leader in the court, King Song belonged to the center of the whole incident. Every turmoil, every big political turmoil, can hardly bypass the Song King.

"Stop!

At the gate of the majestic Song Palace, Wang Chong had not yet approached, and immediately there was a burst of shouts, and the two guards at the door were stubborn and stubborn, and suddenly stepped forward to stop Wang Chong. The spears in the hands of the two of them crossed, and their expressions looked extremely fierce.

"King Song's Mansion, idlers are exempted, don't you know this? Hurry up and leave!"

Looking at the two guards in front of him, Wang Chong's face sank suddenly. He had also been to the Song Palace, but he had never been stopped, and the two guards in front of him had never been seen by Wang Chong before.

"I am Wang Chong, the king of foreign lands, and I have come to meet His Royal Highness the King of Song and pass it on for me. ”

Wang Chong didn't get angry, took a deep breath, and quickly calmed down.

Hearing the words of the Exotic King, the two guards finally changed their faces slightly, and looked at Wang Chong carefully, as if they wanted to confirm his identity. The two glanced at each other, and soon, one of the guards walked briskly inside.