Xuanzong was stunned and speechless for a while. Yan Zhenqing was also dumbfounded and speechless. It turned out that Wang Yuan wanted the emperor to return to Beijing for this reason. When you think about it, this makes sense. The rumors about Wang Yuan have been boiling, and the rumors of coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes have not stopped. Although Wang Yuan has never clarified or explained, this is a tacit acquiescence in the eyes of outsiders. In fact, in the hearts of Xuanzong and many ministers, this statement is also recognized. Now it seems that Wang Yuan doesn't care, but he has no time to care. Now that the rebellion has subsided, Wang Yuan wants to justify himself one by one. From Wang Yuan's point of view, it seems understandable.

"Emperor Taishang, what Xiangguo said is very true. Xiangguo tried his best to endure humiliation for my Datang rebellion, but the people of the world slandered Xiangguo in every way. If the Emperor Taishang doesn't return to Beijing this time, I don't know how those people will get worse. The Emperor Taishang is for the sake of Xiangguo, and he should also go back to the capital. Otherwise, it would be too unfair to the Xiangguo if the great hero was framed by everyone. Wei Jiansu lost no time in interjecting softly.

Yan Zhenqing finally understood that this Wei Jiansu promised the Emperor Taishang to stay in Chengdu in front of the Emperor, which was just an expedient remark. Wei saw that Su Ming seemed to be wavering, but in fact, he was on Wang Yuan's side. As soon as Wang Yuan returned to Chengdu, he immediately changed his hexagram. Yan Zhenqing also felt that Wang Yuan's reason seemed to be valid, but he felt that something was wrong. So he frowned and thought in silence.

Xuanzong sighed, frowned, and said, "Wang Yuan, I know all the grievances you have suffered, but I don't think you need to care so much. You, Wang Yuan, have always cared about these things, why did you suddenly care so much about these words from the outside world? Besides, I really don't want to go back to the capital. Otherwise, I issued an edict telling the world that I voluntarily stayed in Chengdu, not forced to stay in Chengdu. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "Emperor Taishang, are you coaxing a three-year-old child?" Isn't this decree that you are getting darker and darker, and that the people of the world are more suspicious of your freedom and that your ministers are restricting your freedom? Emperor Taishang, can't you think about it for your ministers? Even if you beg you once, please be gracious. Scattered flowers Louchen will keep it for you, you are not happy living in the capital, you can go back to Chengdu. As long as you go back to the capital, you will break the suspicion of the minister. ”

"Yes, yes, that's a good idea. The Emperor Taishang should go to Chang'an's hometown to revisit, and then return to Chengdu, then it will be the best of both worlds, right? Yan Zhenqing's eyes lit up, and he shouted repeatedly.

Xuanzong glared at Yan Zhenqing fiercely, Yan Zhenqing was startled, and he didn't know why his words made Xuanzong unhappy again.

"Wang Yuan, I still don't want to go back to Beijing, do you have to force me to go back to Beijing? Don't I even have the freedom to stay in Chengdu? "Xuanzong began to play scoundrels.

Wang Yuan said lightly: "The Emperor Taishang doesn't even want to justify his ministers' names?" The minister only hopes that the emperor can return to the capital. Didn't Emperor Taishang say that the minister was a meritorious minister of the Tang Dynasty? The request of the meritorious minister of the Tang Dynasty, is the Emperor so disdainful? Could it be that the Emperor Taishang doesn't care about the difficulties of his ministers at all? ”

Xuanzong rushed and said: "You have difficulties, who will understand my difficulties?" I can't go back to Chang'an, and once I return to Chang'an, I'm afraid I won't be able to live. ”

"What?"

"Why did the Emperor say this?"

Wei Jiansu and Yan Zhenqing asked in surprise.

Xuanzong consciously lost his words, his face was pale, and he didn't know how to explain. Wang Yuan sneered in his heart: This old fox really understands the situation, he knows everything, understands everything. The so-called good climate in Chengdu can allow him to live for a long time, all of which are nonsense. He knew Li Mao, and he knew that there was no good fruit to eat when he went to the capital, so he didn't want to go. At the same time, he also knew that if he returned to Beijing, it would bring unpredictable results.

"Emperor Taishang, how can you say such a thing. Why can't you live when you go back to Beijing? Could it be ...... Your Majesty will ...... you," Yan Zhenqing asked in shock.

Xuanzong's brain was running rapidly, and he said in a hurry: "Where do you think of it, I am saying that my body can't withstand the toss." Chengdu is thousands of miles away from the capital, and all of them are bumpy and difficult mountain roads. At least for more than a month, I will definitely explain this old bone on the road. Wang Yuan, you are also considerate and considerate of me, I can't afford to toss anymore. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Emperor Taishang, just now I said that you are in good health and have beaten the prime of life. I'm afraid the Emperor doesn't know that the mountain road out of Shu has been widened and leveled for more than a year, otherwise how can my Shence army enter and exit quickly? The minister will also make a special car for the Emperor Taishang, ensuring that the Emperor Taishang will return to the capital comfortably all the way. Emperor Taishang, the minister will settle this matter like this, the Emperor Taishang is ready, after the Dragon Boat Festival, the minister will send someone to escort you back to Beijing. ”

Xuanzong hurriedly said: "Wang Yuan, do you have to force me?" ”

Wang Yuan said in a deep voice: "Emperor Taishang, it's not that the ministers want to force you, but the situation is just forcing you. For the sake of the rules of the court, for the sake of the overall situation, and even for the sake of the reputation of the ministers, please ask the emperor to make it difficult. ”

Xuanzong stood up and shouted, "If I just don't want to go back to Beijing? What are you going to do? ”

Wang Yuan also stood up and sneered: "Emperor Taishang, you won't be so willful. Once again, I implore you not to do this. Please think twice. ”

Xuanzong glared at Wang Yuan angrily, his heart full of anger. But he knew in his heart that the Wang Yuan in front of him was no longer something he could restrain himself, and if he continued to make trouble, he could only bring humiliation on himself. In that case, it is better to be patient for a while and see if there is anything to be done. There are nearly 20 days left before the Dragon Boat Festival, so maybe you can use this time to do something.

Xuanzong slowly sat down again, bowing his head and saying nothing. Yan Zhenqing looked at Wang Yuan and Xuanzong blankly, and there seemed to be a belly of words to say in her stomach, but she didn't seem to be able to say anything. Wei Jiansu stroked his beard gently, his expression was indifferent, as if everything in front of him was what he expected.

"Emperor Taishang, the ministers still have important things to do, please take care of the dragon body, this is also the hope of the people of the world. The minister retired. Wang Yuan didn't want to stay here for another second, and he didn't want to say a word to Xuanzong again, so he gave up.

Xuanzong raised his hand to speak, but he only saw Wang Yuan's back striding out, opened his mouth, and didn't say anything.

"The minister has also retired, and there are still a lot of sundries to deal with in the political hall, so the emperor should take care." Wei Jiansu also got up and retired.

Xuanzong waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's go." ”

Wei Jiansu bowed and withdrew from the hall. Xuanzong sat for a moment, and suddenly found that Yan Zhenqing was still sitting in front of him, looking at himself worriedly, Xuanzong's heart warmed, and he sighed: "Zhenqing, only you are with me." Do you see that? This is my situation. I am nothing in their eyes. ”

Yan Zhenqing sighed lightly and said, "Emperor Taishang, the minister doesn't know what happened between you and Xiangguo. In the minister's opinion, it is not wrong for Xiangguo to invite you to return to Beijing, but the emperor must also have difficulties. The minister was very stupid, and couldn't understand why things had come to this point. After receiving the news of the counterinsurgency, the minister was so happy that he didn't sleep for a few days. The minister thought that the rebellion had subsided, and Wang Xiangguo Wei Zuoxiang and his ministers could escort the emperor back to the capital. After that, the Emperor Taishang and His Majesty, Wang Xiangguo, Wei Zuoxiang, and ministers and other civil and military officials worked together to smooth out the wounds of the rebellion and restore the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty in the past. What a wonderful thing that is. But now it seems that the minister has not figured out some of these things at all. The minister didn't know what to do. ”

Xuanzong looked at Yan Zhenqing in a daze, and sighed: "Zhenqing, you are too simple, I can't bear to blame you." Well, you can go too, I want to be quiet. ”

Yan Zhenqing slowly got up and saluted, took two steps out, suddenly turned around, and said in a deep voice: "Emperor Taishang, if you return to Beijing, the minister is willing to escort you and return to Chang'an with you." ”

Xuanzong's eyes showed gratitude, and he said in a deep voice: "Zhenqing, you are the most loyal person to me, and I only found out today." ”

……

Wang Yuan walked out of the tall courtyard gate in front of the Sanhua Building, and Li Mi and Zhao Qing Tan Pingping, who were waiting outside, hurriedly greeted him.

"Who's in charge of guarding here?" Wang Yuan asked in a deep voice.

"Marshal Qiqi, he appointed five hundred Shence troops to guard the Sanhua Building. Why, what happened? Li Mi hurriedly asked.

Wang Yuan didn't answer, but shouted in a deep voice: "From now on, the guards here will be taken over by my personal guard cavalry battalion." Zhao Qing, you are responsible for this matter. From this moment on, all the personnel and letters entering and leaving the Sanhua Building will be strictly checked, and special attention should be paid to all the personnel and letters sent to Chang'an by the Emperor Taishang, or the personnel and letters from Chang'an to see the Emperor Taishang, will be seized and not allowed to enter or leave. ”

Li Mi and the other three were shocked. Dashuai is going to cut off the connection between the emperor and Chang'an, and put the emperor under house arrest.

The three of them didn't dare to ask each other, and Zhao Qing agreed. Immediately sent his lieutenants to mobilize 300 cavalry guards to take over the defense of Sanhualou.

Li Mi smacked his lips and said, "Dashuai, is there something wrong with the people of the old decay faction?" What's going on? ”

Wang Yuan shook his head and smiled: "Old General Li, don't be careful, this move is not because you have any problems with the troops and horses, but I hope that there will be no chaos in the scattered flower building." The safety of the Emperor must be fully guaranteed, and after the Dragon Boat Festival, the Emperor will be sent back to Beijing, and I don't want to have any trouble during this time. If something happens to the Emperor Taishang in Chengdu, then I will jump into the Yellow River and can't wash it away. Don't think about it. ”

Li Mi breathed a sigh of relief, it was good that it wasn't his own mistake. Li Mi also understood that the marshal must have his own plans, and he didn't want to ask more. According to past experience, what the marshal wants to say, he will naturally say it. The big marshal didn't want to say, that couldn't be asked anyway.

"Let's go, follow me to the arsenal to have a look, Liu Xunzhi has been here many times in the past two days, I met him in a hurry just now, and made an appointment to go to the arsenal to have a look. He said that the matter of casting cannons is progressing well, let's go and see what progress has been made. And Zhang Zhengyi, let's take a look, his ** doesn't know how it was developed. Wang Yuan smiled and waved.

When they heard this, they were very excited, so they led their horses and they turned on their horses. Wang Yuan was just about to ride his horse when he saw Wei Jiansu coming out of the scattered flower building. Wang Yuan hurriedly reined in his horse and beckoned to Wei Jiansu.

Wei Jiansu walked quickly to Wang Yuanma, smiled and said, "Xiangguo, where are you going?" ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "Go and go for a walk." Where is Zuo Xiang going? ”

Wei Jiansu smiled bitterly: "Where else can I go?" Go back to the government hall to deal with some trivial matters. Although there are no major matters for us to deal with now, there are still many trivial things. I have no ability to work hard, so I can only do these trivial things. ”

Wang Yuan laughed and said, "Wei Zuoxiang, don't look down on yourself." It's not that you don't have the ability, in my opinion, Wei Zuoxiang's ability is great, and his eyes are poisonous. In this way, you don't have to go to any political affairs hall, Chang'an has a political affairs hall, what is our political affairs hall here? Spring is just right, come with me for a walk. ”

Wei Jiansu hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I won't follow and make trouble." ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "Wei Zuoxiang, I don't easily invite others to travel with me, just this one chance, if you don't appreciate your face, I won't invite you again in the future." Zuo Xiang, you are too cautious. Caution is an advantage, but sometimes it is also a disadvantage. Between the Chu River and the Han world, you always have to choose one side to stand, and if you don't choose either side, then you will fall into the river and drown, don't you say? ”

Wei saw that Su's heart was like a mirror, and Wang Yuan obviously saw through himself, and this was to show his attitude. The invitation in front of him is the act of pulling himself in, which Wang Yuan has never expressed like this before. At this time, once he refuses, he will be classified as his opposite, which is definitely not what Wei Jiansu wants. In fact, Wei Jiansu had already made a decision in his heart, but he didn't want to express his attitude so quickly.

Since Xiangguo said so, Wei was respectful and might as well obey his fate. Didn't Sangkook see it? Wei is no longer in the river. Wei Jiansu said with a smile.

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "So is Wei Zuoxiang in Chu or Han?" ”

Wei Jiansu said with a smile: "It depends on whether Xiangguo likes Liu Bang or Xiang Yu." ”

Wang Yuan laughed and said, "I like King Chu. ”

Wei Jiansu nodded and said, "Pull out the mountain and cover the world, good." Wei also likes the overlord of Chu. It's just that the fate of the overlord of Chu seems to be a little miserable. The overlord of Chu has the kindness of a woman, which hurts him. ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "It's also true, a woman's kindness cannot be had. But because of this, the overlord is even more popular. Life is a hero, and death is also a ghost. So far, I think of Xiang Yu and refuse to cross Jiangdong. Overlord This is called a hero's shortness of breath and a long love for children. It's both a disadvantage and an advantage. ”

Wei Jiansu praised: "Xiangguo made good poems. Life is a hero, and death is also a ghost. Big kudos. ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "I still have two lines of poetry. It is advisable to chase the poor bravely, and not to sell the name of the overlord. What do you think? ”

Wei Jiansu was stunned for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Xiangguo is right, you can see everything clearly." Back then, if the overlord of Chu had such an awareness as Xiangguo, how could there be anything about Liu Bang. ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "Don't say it, come here, lead the horse to Wei Zuoxiang, let's take Wei Zuoxiang to open his eyes." Take a look at what pomp and circumstance is. ”

……

Knowing that Wang Yuan and the others were coming, Liu Xun walked quickly to the door, and as the heavy iron door was pushed open with a piercing roar, Wang Yuan led everyone to stride in. After walking through the huge empty field in the front yard and entering the foundry site in the east head, a heat wave mixed with a huge noise rushed to the face. What is presented in front of you is a scene in full swing.

More than a dozen molten iron furnaces are lined up, flanked by hundreds of molten iron forging craftsmen. Dozens of flatbed trucks are stacked with brand-new iron ingots and shuttle along fixed tracks. **The craftsman on the upper body is busy up and down with sweat. The shouts came and went.

Wei Jiansu opened his mouth in astonishment and looked at everything in front of him, although he had long heard of the name of Chengdu Arsenal, like many people. In the past year in Chengdu, I have walked through or seen this place surrounded by high walls countless times, and I have seen strange buildings with billowing smoke standing in the high walls. But once did he really see what was inside the walls. Because this is a forbidden area, a forbidden area closely guarded by Wang Yuan's Shence Army. As soon as they were within a hundred paces of the wall, heavily armed Shence soldiers came out to stop and drive them away. There have been more than one instance where someone has been shot outside the fence with the intention of forcibly breaking in. Therefore, this place is a place of secret for everyone in Chengdu.

Countless carts and horses come in and out of here every day, and the goods piled up on these carts are tightly covered with tarpaulins, and it is impossible to see what is on them. But almost everyone knows that this is the place where Wang Dashuai created some magical weapons to defeat the enemy. Some people swear that the once terrifying divine cannon came from this mysterious place.

Today, Wei Jiansu finally had the honor to witness the true face, and the scene in front of him was beyond his imagination.

Wang Yuan was also a little surprised, because the scale of this place was much larger than the last time he came. There are also seven or eight more blast furnaces for molten iron, and there are many more craftsmen for casting and forging. This should be after he sent troops a few years ago, and this short period of five months has been transformed. Since the last time he received the donation of all the property from Mrs. Qin Guo, Wang Yuan allocated a large amount of expenses to Liu Xunzhi. Obviously, Liu Xun spent his money here with a lot of money.

"Wei Zuoxiang, do you know what you're doing?" Wang Yuan looked at Wei Jiansu's stunned face and said proudly.

"Xiaguan...... I don't know. What's going on? Is this furnace smelting iron ingots? Wei Jiansu smacked his lips and said.

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "Yes, smelt iron ingots and cast them into divine weapons." ”

Wei Jiansu said dumbfoundedly: "My God, what a price Xiangguo has spent." ”

Wang Yuan smiled and didn't answer, turned his head and asked Liu Xunzhi: "Yanzhi, these iron ingots are all mined from the mines in the Kapok Mountains?" ”

Liu Xun arched his hand