Chapter 33: Forcing the Palace
Wang Muen served Zhao Gou and drank a bowl of soothing soup, seeing that the emperor was a little sleepy, Wang Muen followed the emperor to sleep.
Wang Muen saw that the emperor's eyelids had closed, so he walked out of the door lightly, and turned around to close the door gently.
Outside the door, a small yellow door was anxiously spinning in place, and when he saw Wang Muen coming out, the little yellow door quickly kowtowed: "Old ancestor, Lord Wang Chewang, the deputy capital of the imperial capital, asked to see the emperor, saying that there was an emergency to report to the face!" Wang Muen glanced in through the crack in the door, frowned, and said, "Wang Che? Did he return to Lin'an from Ezhou? What's the big deal to see you all night? Didn't you see that Your Majesty was already asleep? These days, things are happening one after another, and Your Majesty hasn't slept peacefully! ”
Wang Muen chattered, and the little yellow door stood with his hands down, not daring to say a word.
Wang Muen chattered enough, and then asked, "Did Lord Wang say what is so urgent?" ”
"Lord Wang said that it was related to Yue Fei's old department in Ezhou, and now he is waiting outside the palace gate for His Majesty to summon him!"
It is said that Wang Che was told by the deputy general Ma Huaizhong that someone from Qingliang Mountain had something important to discuss with him at a distance of thirty miles from Lin'an, and Wang Che said lightly: "I know." ”
The convoy did not stop for a moment, and continued on its way to the inn, except for an additional knight wearing a hood at the end of the convoy. Everyone in the convoy hurried away, occasionally laughing, as if they didn't even know that there was another person in the convoy.
When the convoy arrived at the post station, there were already messengers waiting outside the gate with the post soldiers, and the post guards stepped forward to help lead the horses and unload the carts.
Wang Che's green car went directly into the courtyard of the post station, and the post man said diligently: "The upper room has been prepared for the adults, and the adults can make a little repair and then eat some hot soup." The soup food in the post station is naturally not as good as in the adult's house, but fortunately, there is fresh mutton today, and the adult can be slightly hungry. ”
Yi Cheng bent down and wanted to take Wang Che to the upper room. Wang Che's long follower blocked slightly: "Adults are tired, you need to take a break, you don't have to bother the poster." ”
Yi Cheng immediately stopped with interest: "Yes, yes, my lord, please rest in peace, don't bother with your humble duties, and just tell me if you need anything." ”
Wang Che entered the room, hot water and a clean face towel had already been prepared inside, Wang Che washed his face, wiped his hands again, and Chang Sui had already brought in the people from Qingliang Mountain.
The hood was lifted to reveal a clear face.
Wang Che casually threw the face towel into the copper basin and beckoned, "Sui Weng? I didn't expect you to come in person. Come on, come on, sit here, let's eat and talk. He said to Chang Sui again, "Wenxing, you go to eat by yourself, and I will talk to Sui Weng for a while." ”
"Yes, just call me if you have something!" Wenxing agreed, and closed the door when he went out.
After Wang Che sat down, he beckoned to Sui Weng and said, "Come and sit, you don't have to be formal when you go out." ”
After repeatedly thanking the seat, he sat down on the edge of the stool at the next position, Wang Che said with a smile: "'The people take food as the sky', the ancients did not deceive me, don't say anything, eat first, fill your stomach before you have the strength to speak!" ”
Sui Weng hurriedly got up and filled Wang Che with half a bowl of rice, and then a bowl for himself, the two of them were relatively speechless, and they both bowed their heads and ate quickly.
After the meal was over, Wang Che rinsed his mouth with hot tea, rattle the bell to let people take away the bowls, the two moved to the study in the upper room to sit down with the guests, and re-served the hot tea, Wang Che asked in a good time: "What is Qingliangshan looking for me?" He knows, I went out of Lin'an to hide from leisure, and I can't interfere in other things. ”
Sui Weng immediately got up and said: "Dong Weng said, and the others didn't dare to bother Lord Wang, but this matter had to be Lord Wang, so he ordered the old man to come here to greet Lord Wang." Dong Weng means to ask Lord Wang to work harder, and rush back to Lin'an Miansheng overnight today. ”
Wang Che twisted the short beard under his chin and groaned: "Isn't everything settled now?" Why, the cool platform is still not at ease? ”
Sui Weng lowered his eyebrows and lowered his head without saying anything, Wang Che thought for a while and said, "I should go." ”
The two thought about it again, and left with Weng's farewell, Wang Che and his party repaired at the post station for two hours, and then ran all the way, rushed back to Lin'an City at night, and handed a sign to the palace to ask for a meeting.
Although Wang Muen and Xiao Huangmen's voices were low, they woke up the emperor, and he asked a little sleepily, "Big companion, what's the matter?" ”
Wang Muen didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly trotted and said to the emperor in the tent: "Lord Wang Chewang is back, he asked to see him overnight, saying that he had a very urgent matter to report, and now he is waiting outside the palace." ”
Zhao Gou frowned and said, "Let him wait in the warm pavilion, and you will serve me and get up." ”
Wang Che's temples were slightly fluffy, and the hem of his official robe was stained with a little mud.
"Your Majesty, the minister has the trust of His Majesty, Ezhou, the situation in Ezhou is critical, I am afraid that people will take advantage of it!"
Zhao Gou had just walked into the Dongnuan Pavilion, and Wang Che stepped forward and grabbed his cuffs, crying with a handful of snot and tears.
Zhao Gou tried to pull the sleeve out of Wang Che's hand after a few attempts, so he had to drag Wang Che towards the imperial case.
"Don't cry, tell me what's going on in Ezhou? Do these Yue Fei's old subordinates still want to turn the sky upside down? ”
Wang Che let go of Zhao Gou's sleeves, raised his sleeves and wiped a handful of tears, "Those old soldiers are okay, they have really had a hard time over the years, and when they heard that His Majesty and the court were concerned about their suffering, giving money and food, they were all grateful to Dade, and they were so excited that they were as excited as something, and even the ministers followed suit, saying that they wanted to set up a shrine for the ministers." The minister reprimanded them fiercely, these are the graces of His Majesty and the court to them, how dare the minister take credit? ”
Wang Che raised his sleeves and wiped his face again, wiped away the tears or sweat on his face, and continued to cry and chirp: "But Your Majesty, Ezhou is not only Yue Fei's old subordinates, but also more than one army in my Great Song Dynasty!" Over the years, these veterans have not forgotten to shout grievances to Yue Fei's father and son, and what the 100,000 Yue family soldiers have been striving for in the past 18 years is to wash away the charges against Yue Fei and his son. To tell the truth, even the minister, who is not in the army, is inevitably moved when he sees it, let alone those big soldiers who eat the same salary? Now the entire Ezhou, no, the entire army of the Great Song Dynasty is staring at how His Majesty and the imperial court will deal with this matter. The people's hearts are fluctuating, the army's morale is unstable, and the society is worried! ”
Wang Che took out the big scroll from his sleeve pocket, and handed it directly to the emperor without caring about the faux pas.
"This is the statement they wrote on the spot, the handprint pressed on the spot, and the minister must present it to His Majesty."
Zhao Gou opened the scroll, and it was no longer densely covered with brown bloody handprints, but vermilion handprints stained with cinnabar, and Zhao Gou felt even more dazzling.
The emperor's face was very calm, and he couldn't distinguish joy and anger, and he asked, "You just entered the palace for this night and asked to see you?" ”
Wang Che said awe-inspiringly: "Yes, once the minister notices the bad signs, he will immediately rush back to Lin'an from Ezhou." There is no trivial matter in the army, and what the minister is afraid of is being used by people with intentions. ”
Zhao Gouhu glanced at Wang Che suspiciously, and the latter closed his mouth tightly, as if all the words had been finished.
Sui Weng not only brought the request of the owner of Qingliang Mountain, but also brought Wang Che a piece of news that King Pu was not dead!
Not only did he not die, but he also personally rode from Shaoxing to Lin'an to meet the emperor, the uncle and nephew didn't know what to say behind closed doors, the emperor not only did not investigate his sins, but released a rumor that he planned to be the son of the old King Pu, the son of Zhao Shicheng, the younger brother of the current King Pu, to inherit the incense to King Pu.
Qingliangtai had to let Sui Weng greet Wang Che halfway through the road and ask him to play a play.
As early as a few days ago, Yang Yizhong, the commander of the army in front of the palace, had vaguely mentioned to the emperor that the current forbidden army has a serious shortage, although it is claimed that there are 238,000 people, in fact, less than half of them can go to the battlefield, this is still the most elite army in the Great Song Dynasty, and the shortage of other border armies will only be more serious.
The secret report submitted by the Imperial City Division also mentioned an unbelievable thing.