Chapter 193: Defection
Taking advantage of the rest of the horses to graze, after thinking about it for some time and no result, Wang Shouming stopped thinking about it and continued to chat with Tang Hui.
After all, I didn't think about it, just with Jianming's intuition, there was no clue, and there was no way for the gods to come, so it was better not to think about it at all, and when I arrived in the main city, King Yan would protect himself.
After all, he is also a second-class official of the imperial court, and if something really happens to him in the main city of King Yan, it is one thing to be ashamed of the world, and it is difficult for him to explain to the emperor and the prime minister; At that time, he will be labeled as a thief and will be attacked by a group!
Therefore, he Yan Wang will definitely protect Wang Shouming! At least until he was able to easily overthrow the emperor.
Don't talk far, continue to see Wang Shouming. After a short rest, after experiencing this incident, he also put away the heart of the 'secret visit', and led the group to the main city all the way, except for eating, sleeping and changing horses, he basically did not stop much on the way.
In such a hurry, Wang Shouming never encountered any emergencies, nor did he encounter any wizards, he listened to Tang Hui beside him all the way, and introduced himself to one small city after another in Yancheng, which also had a unique flavor, and the haze that Jianming had perceived the danger before gradually dissipated.
At the same time, the main city of Yancheng, the palace of the king of Yan.
A middle-aged man was standing on the main city wall in a long robe, watching the soldiers below drill, and behind him were several generals in armor, each with big shoulders and round waists, glaring ahead, looking ready to go into battle to kill the enemy, I don't know how much better than the conservative generals in the court.
However, generals are just generals after all, and the real lord here is still the lord of a city standing in front of them, King Yan!
"Among the teams of several of you, Peng Lai's team has the highest momentum and the strongest soldiers, and each of the rest has a unique shortcoming."
After looking at it for a while, King Yan, who was standing at the forefront, said intently, although his tone was flat, it was enough to make a few people behind him look stunned!
Then, before King Yan could continue to speak, a soldier in armor but without a sword ran over shouting.
"Report ——! My king, Lord Mo from the Heavenly Machine, I ask to see you! ”
As soon as the words fell, King Yan's breath paused slightly, and then he turned around to look at the prosperity of the main city, "See you." ”
"Yes!"
As he spoke, the soldier took two steps back and stepped aside, and after a few breaths, a man dressed in black came into view along the shadows of the city wall.
Possessed a slight salute, "My king, some time ago there was a second-grade official of the imperial court in Dongcheng, who was mistaken by the people on the street that day for a thief, and also alarmed the secret guard, but disappeared in the early morning of the next day, and the lower official speculated that he should have come to see my king, and asked my king to decide." ”
After finishing speaking, he took out a few calligraphy and paintings and handed them over, and the paintings on the paper were Wang Shouming and Tang Hui.
"Huh? Second-grade officials, it's strange that the emperor hasn't sent a letter from his side. ”
Looking at the three people on the calligraphy and painting, after muttering to himself, King Yan lowered his head in contemplation, and then raised his head again after a few breaths, "Order, once the city lords of Yancheng find them, report immediately, and at the same time, the two armies of the city protector A and B will send people on guard, ready to set off to greet the court officials, and be sure to ensure their safety!" ”
"Yes!"
After finishing speaking, King Yan turned around again and watched the soldiers drill, but this time compared to Fang Cai's indifference, his expression was much more solemn.
"Come on, I have 60,000 cavalry in Yancheng, don't force me to do it..."
And Wang Shouming didn't know all this in the main city, and he was still in a hurry at this time.
In this way, two days passed, and finally in the remote city, which was only a day's journey away from the main city, the guards of King Yan converged with them.
There were more than 150 people who came, all heavy cavalry, all of them in heavy armor, and the horses were monstrous, and when they met them on the road at first, Wang Shouming was really startled, thinking that the comer was not good, and after a conversation, he put his mind at ease and asked them to protect him and continue to hurry.
It's just that this time it's much safer and more comfortable, and Wang Shouming can finally get out of the carriage that was strictly guarded by secret guards to breathe; This was prepared for him by Jianming when he 'escaped' that night, except for going to the toilet, he was almost never allowed to come down, and he didn't mention how aggrieved he was along the way.
In fact, if it weren't for Jianming's fear of being chased and killed, he led everyone around the road along the way, and they would have been able to join the guards on the afternoon of the first day, why would they have to wait until now.
As for why this is so, I'm afraid only Jianming knows.
It was another day, and when they arrived at the gate of the main city the next day, the guards of King Yan, who received the news, also brought a group of people to stand at the gate of the city early.
This is the closest person to King Yan, sending him out and greeting him at the gate of the city is enough to see that King Yan attaches great importance to Wang Shouming!
"Xiaguan Yanwei, welcome to your visit!"
Possessing a salute, the subordinates beside him also hurriedly came out to lead Wang Shouming's horse, and after he was completely still, the man said, "My king is watching the soldiers' drills on the city wall at this time, and it will take an hour to see your lordship, and your lordship can go to your residence to rest first, and when my king returns, the lower officials will inform your lordship." ”
As he spoke, Yan Wei leaned over again.
Seeing him like this, Wang Shouming naturally understood, and after waving his hand, he pulled the horse rope, "No need, take me directly to the city wall, and by the way, this official can also see Yancheng, a well-known cavalry that is brave and good at fighting." ”
"Hehe, my lord has won the prize, please here."
After finishing speaking, Yan Wei immediately flew on a horse and took the lead in walking forward, between his posture and movements, he was undoubtedly another practitioner; Immediately afterwards, I saw that he had not taken two steps in front, and then turned back to look at Wang Shouming.
"By the way, don't misunderstand, my king will immediately dispatch several teams of soldiers every afternoon, and their respective generals will accompany them to watch the drill and point out the mistakes, not intentionally, please forgive me."
"Personally instructed?"
"Yes! My king personally did everything in the army, including grain and grass, conscription, weapons and equipment, etc., and if there was a mistake, he would be severely punished, and the following city lords were the same, putting the construction of the army and the safety of the people first, followed by the development of various places. ”
Speaking of this, a touch of fanaticism also appeared in Yan Wei's eyes, and Wang Shouming, who was watching, couldn't help nodding in his heart, and then shook his head and looked at Tang Hui.
These are exactly what he said.
It didn't take long for Yan Wei to take a group of people up the city wall, and after a few simple greetings between King Yan and Wang Shouming, he called his subordinates to take their seats, and he himself continued to stand on the edge of the city wall, guiding the training of the soldiers below.
Between his words and deeds, the eyes of the generals beside him were full of respect and convincing, and the soldiers below were also wielding their weapons vigorously, as if they were afraid that King Yan would not see that they were practicing hard.
And Wang Shouming sat quietly watching all this, his face was indifferent, so that people couldn't see joy and anger, but in his heart, he couldn't help but sigh again and again.
If the quality of such soldiers and generals can radiate to all the armies controlled by the imperial court, where will we have the saying of 'external trouble'...
I watched it like this for a few hours, until a round of red sun began to appear in the sky, and then King Yan waved his hand to order everyone to retreat, and then invited Wang Shouming to the banquet hall to eat, and never asked the origin of Tang Hui, who had been following him, and I didn't know if he didn't care, or if he already knew.
Wang Shouming didn't say anything when he saw this, but just took Tang Hui to the seat and watched the changes.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for King Yan to wave his hand and order all the idlers and others to withdraw, until only the three of them were left, then he turned his head to look at Wang Shouming, "Lord Wang suddenly came to visit my Yancheng this time, I don't know what to do." ”
After speaking, he put down his wine glass and looked at Wang Shouming directly, as if he wanted to see him through at once, and the air seemed to be frozen at this moment, not angry and arrogant! Although Tang Hui on the side was nearly ten meters away from King Yan's dining table, he could still feel the intimidation, not to mention Wang Shouming sitting among them!
Seeing that Wang Shouming didn't move at all, after a little glance at him, he casually picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth to chew, and said lightly, "It's very simple, I want to go to King Yan." ”
As soon as these words came out, Tang Hui on the side was suddenly full of surprise, and even King Yan couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, and picked up the chopsticks that he had just put down, "You are a person from the imperial court, or a person from the prime minister, you should know my relationship with the imperial court, how to go to it." ”
After saying that, after eating a bite of meat as well, King Yan continued, "My birthday will be in a few days, and after eating, you just have to go back and report everything you see here to the imperial court, and the emperor will decide the rest." ”
This time, there was no longer any politeness between King Yan's words, and there was even some taste of command.
After all, in his eyes, Wang Shouming and his ilk are spies sent by the emperor, and if he wants to see it in the court, then he will give them a good look at it generously, and he doesn't want to do more entanglement, so he dispersed those waiters, and he already has the greatest respect for the emperor, if it weren't for the emperor's treatment of him, he wouldn't even see Wang Shouming.
But Wang Shouming didn't know this, he didn't care about this, at this time, after listening to King Yan's words, he was slowly putting down his chopsticks and looking directly at King Yan, and his originally indifferent eyes began to have some self-confidence.
"King Yan, don't be in a hurry to make a conclusion, I am doing good things for the court now, but I have already heard of the name of King Yan, and I will not tell you that my mission this time is to take advantage of King Yan's birthday, sneak into King Yan's mansion to collect information, and explore the truth of your King Yan, but I also have my own selfishness. Now the entire court except for the emperor is almost controlled by the prime minister. ”
"Yes, yes, haha, what's your name?"