In the first month of the new year, Wang Meichang and his entourage had just arrived in Shaanzhou after Tongguan, and they met the envoys of the imperial court who came to greet them.

There are a lot of people who exercise this, and the specifications are extremely high, and there are as many as two prime ministers of the political hall alone, namely Shangshu Zuo Cheng Wei Juyuan and Xue Ji, a regular attendant of the loose cavalry. In addition to these two prime ministers, there are several Langguan and temple supervisors in Southern Province.

Seeing this battle for the first time, Wang Meichang was quite flattered, but she didn't expect Shendu to react so enthusiastically to his return to the dynasty. However, he soon realized that such a battle really had little to do with him, mainly because His Royal Highness King Yongwang and the situation in Xijing behind him affected people's hearts.

Wei Juyuan and the others did not hide their intentions, and after meeting each other for a while, the topic turned to Xijing: "It has not been a short time for His Royal Highness King Yongwang to lead the army west into the pass. ”

Wang Meichang also smiled reservedly after hearing this, and then said: "I am waiting for the shogunate officials and generals to compliment Wang Jiao, and now the chaos of the people in Xijing is temporarily settled." This time I returned to the capital to narrate, but also hoped to comfort the people of the Shendu, so that His Royal Highness the Emperor and the ministers of the province no longer have to worry about internal affairs. ”

"Not really, although Tongguan is cut off, there is endless news between the two capitals, and the king's westward march is all kind, and all the people in the gods have also heard about it. There is no shortage of rumors among the current theorists, King Yong's trip is cowardly and flattering to the people, shielding and conniving at the troublemakers and thieves, but he is mean and coercive to the lords and lords of Xijing......"

As soon as Wang Meichang's voice fell, one of the people in the crowd snorted coldly, his expression and tone were a little unkind.

Hearing this, Wang Meichang's face also sank suddenly, and she followed the prestige and recognized that the speaker was Yang Qizhuang, the host and guest of the Ministry of Rites, and Yang Qizhuang, a Hongnong, when she raised her hand and pointed at the other party, she frowned and said coldly: "Yang Langzhong is in the important department of Southern Province, and I don't know about the host and guest and the leader!" If the folk miscellaneous talk is enough to collect sufficient evidence, why bother to work the envoys to run around? People outside the matter, in order to attract attention by hunting for absurdity, how can such perverse words come from the mouth of the provincial Zhonglang official? ”

Yang Qizhuang was pointed at his nose and reprimanded, his face became extremely ugly for a while, and he glared and sneered: "You may not be dutiful in the matter, and the rumor may not be false." A few families are suffering, crying all the way, how can they be completely covered up by their fierce voices! King Yong can boast of it, power and rhetoric, politics and conspiracy are not his strengths, and the prince of the government is his assistant, is it afraid that he will cover his eyes and cover up because of joint responsibility? Where is the public opinion placed? Where is public opinion placed? ”

"Come on, then you come and tell me, how should the affairs of Xijing be handled? Since Yang Jun is based on the rumors, then I want to hear it, what kind of clever plan do you have in mind, and you dare to criticize the tens of thousands of people in my shogunate for more than a month? ”

When Wang Meichang heard this, his face was already angry, before he was still in Xijing to personally handle the case and supervise the beheading of nearly a thousand people, and there was no lack of bloody murderous aura in his chest.

Seeing that everyone gathered around and wanted to open her mouth to advise, Wang Meichang waved her hand and said in a deep voice: "You don't have to say much, I have a dispute with this fang!" Those who are convicted in Xijing have their own death. The thief thinks I don't know why I'm doing this? Your father-in-law's family is a member of the men, is it hiding in your mansion in the Shendu right now? If I find a fugitive in your house, I will definitely play the court and take away your robe and belt! ”

"How dare the thief? Dou Xuanfu still doesn't know his life and death, the huge chaos people in Xijing have not been severely punished, you and others are engaged in King Yong, not only do you not persuade the good to offer advice, but in order to return to the dynasty as soon as possible, the top and bottom are dirty, and the bloody case is committed! I really thought that once Tongguan was locked, the imperial court would be powerless to check and balance! ”

When Yang Qizhuang heard this, he also became extremely embarrassed, he turned to the left and right and said coldly: "You have also seen how arrogant Wang Meichang is, will you still be delusional that you can move others and enter the court to say justice?" In order to return to the capital as soon as possible, these Xijing envoys did not hesitate to distort the facts, whitewash the rebellion, and their words and deeds were fierce, which made people feel shocked! Wei Xianggong, don't you ......?"

"Shut up!"

Wei Juyuan had been watching from the sidelines, but when he heard Yang Qizhuang calling him, he really couldn't stay silent anymore, and pointed to the people around him and ordered: "Pull someone Yang down!" The prince of the palace returned to the capital by the decree of His Royal Highness King Yong, so we waited for the first step, and we had a deep relationship with each other, how could we rely on this personal relationship, and make a big deal on the way to the countryside! ”

Hearing Wei Juyuan say this, a few people rushed out of the crowd again, ready to step forward and pull the emotional Yang Qizhuang away.

However, at this time, Wang Meichang sneered, raised his hand to stop: "Wait, His Royal Highness King Yong's axe and army, ordered to set chaos, how can thieves slander evil words!" I was ordered to push the case in Xijing, and what I saw was shocking, and the evil hidden in people's hearts was outrageous.

Yang Qizhuang relied on this official body and bewitched the public, and his family still had a solid relationship with the criminal family in Xijing, and I suspect that he was also involved in this. Now that there is a trace, how can you indulge again! Come on, take Yang Qizhuang, enter the capital and send it to Dali Temple, and strictly investigate the crime! ”

There was no shortage of servants behind Wang Meichang, and when they heard Yang Qizhuang's contempt for this chaos, they were already angry in their hearts, and when they heard Wang Meichang's words, they immediately rushed forward and escorted Yang Qizhuang out.

When the gods came out to greet the people, they couldn't help but change their colors. In their impression, Wang Meichang is not such a tough character, why did he go to Xijing, as if he was a different person?

"Wang Fujun, please calm his anger, Yang and his guests followed him to travel hundreds of miles to welcome the king, which is also a deep thought, and it is definitely not intended to offend. The host and guest have been in the capital for a long time, and they don't know much about the countryside, but they are shocked to hear that they have broken the law and lost control for a while. If it is said that it has something to do with Xijing thieves, it is really ......"

Although Wei Juyuan was also surprised by Wang Meichang's strength, as the leader of this trip, he couldn't watch Yang Qizhuang really be arrested by Wang Meichang and sent to Dali Temple, so he opened his mouth to persuade him.

"Ignorance can lead to vain?"

Wang Meichang glared, then turned to Wei Juyuan and said: "Wei Xiang's reputation is full of government and opposition, if I can enter the palace and get teaching, I should be careful to attend the table, serve wine and food." But what Yang said is far away from personal feelings, and he really can't indulge in it. There are also peers, Wang Thank you for your strong welcome, but this body is not idle, and you dare not lose your words and deeds. After entering the god capital to participate in the court, he must come to the door one by one to apologize and pay his respects. ”

Hearing Wang Meichang say this, the faces of everyone present all became ugly, especially Wei Juyuan, who pleaded for mercy, saw that Wang Meichang didn't even give his own face, his face suddenly gloomy, and he said in a condensed voice: "It seems that we have taken the liberty to greet us, but we have harassed the official affairs of the prince." It may be that seeing each other in the coming year will not be short, and it will not matter what is done today, and it will be in the future. ”

After finishing speaking, Wei Juyuan directly boarded the left car of the road, waved his hand to signal his family to change careers, and left straight away regardless of everyone.

Seeing this scene, some of the others were still hesitating, and some simply boarded the car or got on the horse, and followed Wei Juyuan, and when they left, their eyes were a little cold when they looked at Wang Meichang.

Wang Meichang saw that she seemed to be angry, and she hesitated and regretted it for a while, and subconsciously chased Wei Juyuan's car for a few steps, but soon the execution scene of Chang'an West City was full of people in her mind, and she regained her courage, stopped and looked back at Xue Ji, who had not spoken much, and smiled: "Wei Xianggong has already taken the first step, can't Xue Sanqi?" ”

Xue Ji couldn't help but sigh when he heard this tone, and stepped forward and whispered: "I came out to greet him this time, and I met Wei Xianggong by chance on the way at the order of His Royal Highness the Emperor's heir. Alas, Wangfujun, why do you bother? As a minister in the same palace, how can you completely eliminate selfish intentions......"

Wang Meichang's face softened slightly after hearing this, and then snorted coldly after a while: "The same hall is a minister? Ha, I am still joining the army in the shogunate of His Royal Highness King Yong, and I don't have the vanity of establishing a dynasty. But focus on things and live up to the emperor's grace, and the rest don't have to be accepted! I treat myself with courtesy to those who travel with me. Those with different morals might as well part ways early! ”

After Wei Juyuan and the others left, there were still some people left, and Wang Meichang said to them: "Wei and the others greeted them this time, and they seemed to be courteous, but looking at their hearts, they just wanted to tempt me to do evil and abandon justice." But what is the situation in Xijing, how can it be reversed in a clever way? They really underestimated me when they thought about it! ”

When the people who stayed here heard Wang Meichang say this, they really couldn't say anything for a while, so they could only merge the team a little, and then go together in the direction of Shendu City.

Wang Meichang returned to his car, remembering the picture of Wei Juyuan and the others leaving angrily, and soon a refreshing smile appeared on his face.

Of course he knew what was going on in his heart. It is nothing more than to rely on their power and popularity, hoping to conduct some deterrent lobbying before he enters the capital, so that he can say something unfavorable to King Yong after entering the court.

It's ridiculous that these people still think that they are still the ignorant people who don't know the dangers of the world in the old days, and he suffered misfortune in the court earlier, if it weren't for King Yong's rescue, now he doesn't know where he was exiled, and he may have died on the way to a distant country.

In the final analysis, these courtiers still underestimate themselves, believing that they can still be subdued by power. But Wang Meichang's westward journey has also experienced a bloody test, not to mention that the killing of those people in Xijing was carried out by him personally, even if there is no such relationship, after seeing how King Yong used his authority in Xijing, Wang Meichang also felt a lot of inspiration in his heart.

If you want to really gain people's respect, the position is secondary, and the key is to look at deeds. King Yong is weak in his year, and there are not many party members, but he can still make people frightened inside and outside, because his deeds are terrifying.

As for offending Wei Juyuan and a group of Guanlong courtiers because of this, if it was earlier, Wang Meichang might still be worried about this, but now, his purpose has become clearer, and he has even figured out how to get closer to the goal step by step and realize his ambitions.

At the end of the day, what doesn't kill me will only make me stronger!

Earlier, he was in prison because of the prime minister's words. But now, his official position is lower, and there is no place for even the court, but even if he offends the prime minister in public, the prime minister has nothing to do with him, and can only leave a few threatening words.

However, I am no longer me, and I am no longer a weak person who was forced to sacrifice my daughter to survive in the early years because of the Holy Emperor's obscenity.

"Shendu, I'm back again!"

Looking at the outline of the Shendu City highlighted on the horizon in the distance, Wang Meichang muttered to herself, her vision was deep.