Chapter 45: The Old Minister's Story
Wei Ziheng was halfway through the walk, and suddenly remembered: "It's not Qinglian, then who will this female assassin be?" If it appears for no reason, there must be a reason. Either to repay the favor or to take revenge. King Yue is in danger! After a short stay, he returned to the inner palace alone.
When the general of the Praetorian Guard saw Wei Ziheng, he couldn't help but be suspicious: "This lord, please don't move around at will, it's still dangerous." Please stay with us. ”
Wei Ziheng, with a serious expression, immediately ordered: "Assassins are rampant, please be sure to protect King Yue." ”
At this time, a soldier who reported hurriedly came: "Report to the general, the assassin seems to have fled far away, please order the king of Yue to go out of the city and search for it." ”
King Yue Bushou also came out in a little panic at this time, and he still seemed to be a little scared: "In this way, immediately order the soldiers guarding the city to search for it." ”
"Yes!" The soldier hurried back to his life.
Wei Ziheng carried the sword of King Yue Goujian and came to King Yue's side: "King Yue, in my opinion, this matter should not be taken lightly, if an assassin assassinates in the palace, I am afraid it will be difficult to do it, presumably there is a lot of force behind her to support." In my humble opinion, it is necessary to send a master to guard the palace and protect the king. ”
The assassin has appeared for a long time, and other ministers in the palace rushed to hear the news, the prime minister, Luo Su is also among them, he is old, he is already in his prime, but he is still in good spirits, he is already in good health compared with his peers, he is quite concerned and said: "The old minister of the king of Yue is late to save the car, and I hope that the king of Yue will forgive his sins." ”
Yue Wang Bushou has always been quite dissatisfied with his powerful prime minister, although he came actively this time, but because of the king's face, he still said: "Thank you Prime Minister Luo Su, this thief is extremely rampant, and please send people to quickly send people to arrest the fleeing murderer." ”
"The old minister takes the order." Luo Su looked back at a minister behind him and said, "This doctor, you immediately lead 3,000 troops, and you can't let go of a single dead end in the search inside and outside Langya City." ”
At the moment, compared to the prime minister, King Yue Bushou trusted Wei Ziheng beside him more, and he approached in private and whispered: "Brother Ziheng, such an assassin actually treats the guards in my palace as if they were nothing?" There will be others to help me, and as far as I know, this old prime minister is afraid of harming me. ”
The courtier kills the king!
Wei Ziheng frowned slightly, thinking about it carefully, it was not impossible to think about it, but he was still very conservative and said: "King Yue, please don't worry, this matter needs to be observed slowly." The DPRK and the central government are intricately intertwined, and it is not impossible for anyone to collaborate with the enemy. I have known Langya for a while, and I also know a little about the faces and habits of the ministers. ”
"Good! If you trouble Master Wei to accompany me, I'm so relieved. "Yue Wang Bushou, on the surface, seems to be a little calm, but in his heart he is already panicked. The Assassin's target was clearly himself, and although he did not appear in the front, it had already caused extreme unease and panic in his heart.
The assassins who appeared in the palace were like spiders, and when they appeared, people would be frightened, and when they disappeared, people would feel even more frightened. As the so-called sword is not out of the sheath, but the cold invades, the blade of the sword does not move, but the murderous aura leaks. This crisis hidden in Langya City is quietly unfolding.
Soon, an acquaintance appeared, he was burly, holding a black sword, and after entering the city directly with the token, he carried dozens of martial arts masters in black robes, with an extraordinary posture, making the people retreat from the group and let the officers and soldiers be polite. This is none other than the Black Tiger Gang who are doing things for King Yue. The appearance of the Black Tiger Gang has directly made the small factions and thieves and wicked people in Langya's radius of dozens of miles disappear, winning the praise of the people, as well as the praise of the ministers of the DPRK, prestige and power instantly turned upward. Luo Su saw it in his eyes, but he didn't make any statement, and let the black tiger take off and develop.
The black tiger didn't say a word, and went directly into the palace and asked to see King Yue. Wei Ziheng was ordered to go to meet him.
Wei Ziheng was wearing the official uniform of a courtier of the Yue Kingdom at this time, with a silk crown on his head, and his demeanor, deeds, and temperament were completely different from the appearance in Wumeng at that time.
The black tiger seemed to know Wei Ziheng's origin, and as soon as they met, he said teasingly: "Gongzi Wei is so wise, seeing you next is like meeting a benefactor, in the battle of the Wu League in the past, Wei Gongzi is not strange." ”
Wei Ziheng coughed lightly twice: "Black Tiger, now the situation in the DPRK and China is grim, please quickly guard King Yue, it seems that it is a good choice for me to lobby with you in the past." ”
"Yes, I'm going to go here, Master Wei, if there is any arrangement, I will definitely do my best to do it." Black Tiger's smiling face, as well as his weird conversation, really make it hard to imagine that this guy can become King Yue's subordinates.
Wei Ziheng is in this officialdom, and he can't help but have a bit of officialdom, and his behavior is full of observation, this black tiger is like two people after gaining power, and he still looked low before, but now he can look at the public court.
Wei Ziheng turned his head to look at the black tiger, and the group of black-clothed people behind him, that rather chic walking posture, Wei Ziheng couldn't help but smile slightly.
At this moment, Prime Minister Luo Su came quietly alone, and judging by the situation, he should have to talk to Wei Ziheng: "Lord Wei, the old minister Luo Su is polite." ”
"Don't dare to be an adult, I'm just a stinky boy. The Prime Minister spoke seriously. Wei Ziheng attaches great importance to etiquette, no matter who he faces, he needs to be treated with the corresponding etiquette.
Luo Su looked at the somewhat old Rong Zhong, and seemed to have something to say: "Lord Wei these days, you are quite close to King Yue, and you are troublesome to guard around King Yue, and protect the king thoroughly. The old minister had a hunch that this assassin was not small. I am afraid that there will be infiltration by other countries. ”
After Wei Ziheng differed a few points, he immediately nodded and said: "Prime Minister, you can rest assured, guarding King Yue is the duty of your subordinates, and you don't dare to be a little lazy." As for the matter of the assassins, it has to be handed over to the general who defends the city, and we will do our part. ”
Luo Su's expression became more and more solemn, and his wrinkled face showed the ruthlessness of the years: "Maybe you misunderstood the old minister, King Yue is wary of me, I can understand." The appearance of Lord Wei also conformed to the idea of King Yue. Whether it is the Black Tiger or Yueshui, Lao Chen wants to remind me here, don't go astray, put the country's social welfare first, and the people's well-being is stable. Please, Lord Wei! ”
"Prime Minister." Wei Ziheng's expression remained unchanged, and he slowly stretched out his right hand to help the old man: "I know, I'll help you walk for a while!" Maybe we'll have something to talk about. ”
Luo Su's mouth was like a crack, and he smiled slowly: "In this way, it is exactly what I want, Master Wei go slowly, my old bones can't hold it." ”
"In terms of age, you are older than me, I should call you a senior, and in terms of official title, you are the prime minister, I should call you an adult, you should call me Ziheng." Wei Ziheng, walking cautiously, helped Luo Su step after step, and came to a palace, where the minister often rested. As the prime minister, Luo Su is the same.
Luo Su seemed very happy to see his appearance, and he said with a little trembling: "Ziheng, I heard that you are a person from Wei Qing of the Jin Kingdom. ”
"Exactly! When I was young, I came to Gusu to study under Mr. Sun Chi, and now I have come out of the mountain, so I came to the world to wander. The king of Yue is more important than the palace to help. Wei Ziheng replied with a fifteen-ten.
Luo Su nodded slowly, found a place to rest, sat down slowly, leaned the wooden cane beside him against the wall, looked at the young man next to him and said: "It's good to be young, unlike me who is old now, and I don't know when I will return to the West.
I think that back then, I followed Gou Jian to fight in the south and the north, and together I tried my courage in the humble house, tasted all the hardships in the world, and worked hard together, so that I could build the status of the overlord of the Yue country. Although I didn't have much credit to pay, my silent efforts still made King Goujian of Yue see the heavy responsibility with me in his eyes, and those years are still unforgettable. ”
Wei Ziheng, listening carefully on the side, also said with feeling: "The road to prosperity, the battle for hegemony, the way of royal power, King Goujian of Yue is a generation of heroes, full of pride, even if he falls to the bottom, he is not willing to be defeated." The saber on my body is the secondary sword of the Goujian Sword of the Yue King back then, and whenever I see this sword, I will feel like seeing the former overlord. Our juniors admire it very much. ”
Luo Su smiled and said: "I know that under the influence of King Yue, maybe you have some prejudices against me, saying that I am powerful and monopolistic. Maybe this is true, but this is the edict of Lu Ying, the king of Yue in the past, he knows that the king of Yue is not long-lived, has a strange temperament, and is extremely immature in doing things, which is like entrusting the power to me and the old ministers. Now the king of Yue is not long, he is eager for power, eager to control the affairs of the country, but he still can't do it with his qualifications, and I and the ministers of the court are also thinking about trying to make him grow up enough to be independent, but I am worried that he will do something to disrupt the country, and I am afraid that the hegemony will decline. ”
Wei Ziheng, like ordinary people, was skeptical at first, but later, after careful consideration, he said under his own judgment: "It seems that King Yue's approach can't escape the prime minister's eyes, I have been in Langya City for many days, I know that I am a scholar, and some things can still be seen." Yue Wang Bushou has empty thoughts, but his ability does not match his thoughts, but here I want to share with the Prime Minister that Yue Wang Bushou once communicated with me on the lakeside. ”
Luo Su, although he is old, his waving gesture is still not good: "Ziheng, it doesn't hurt if you say it, today I specially separated other people, just to talk to you, and it just so happens that you haven't left, so have a good conversation today, I also have a lot to say." ”
Wei Ziheng sighed silently, and finally mustered up the courage to say: "I hope that my actions today will not be wrong, and I also hope that my own judgment is correct." If it weren't for the Prime Minister's usual actions in government affairs, perhaps I would have changed my mind again. I can see that you are sincerely thinking about the future of the country, Prime Minister. I hope we can go hand in hand and help King Yue together. ”
Luo Su's eyes gradually moistened, and he smiled and stroked the wooden chair beside him, looking very excited.