Heloxi City, a mansion somewhere.

The owner's surname here is Wang, but it has nothing to do with Zhai Lin's Wang family, the only thing that may be similar is that this mansion is as luxurious and exquisite as the Wang family's mansion, and it is staggering to watch.

You must know that the Zhai Lin Wang family has been inherited for hundreds of years, has a profound heritage, has many people, and has countless wealth, so that you can build a mansion with a vast area in Heluo City, where every inch of land is valuable. And the owner of this mansion was just an unknown person twenty years ago, and now he can faintly be as famous as Zhai Lin Wang's family.

Just because he is called Wang Shidao.

Relying on the secret support and boost of the elites of the Jing Dynasty, as well as the excellent performance in the prosecutor's hall a few years ago, although Wang Shidaoming was pressed by Wang An and Pang Shigu and others, the real power in his hands was not inferior.

He was not the kind of person who deliberately displayed a noble character, but rather pursued the pleasures of life, as evidenced by this palatial home.

Perhaps this is the root cause of the trust of the elites of the Jing Dynasty, after all, a person without desire is very terrible, and only when he asks for something can he have weakness.

The flower hall of the back house, the water is murmuring outside, and the breeze is breezy.

The surroundings were very quiet, and there were no servants in sight, perhaps only a top expert like Lin Jie could detect some sentry posts hidden in the shadows.

There are two people sitting opposite each other in the hall, one of them is naturally the Inspector's Office Servant Wang Shidao, and the other is Chen Xiaokuan, the former general of Moyang Road, who is now idle at home.

In the Battle of Jiangbei the year before last, due to the loss of nearly half of the territory of Moyang Road, Chen Xiaokuan had to hand over his military power.

In fact, if you are serious, this result is more unjust for him, because the command of the war at that time was in the hands of Chen Jingtang, and it was the latter who was deceived by Xiao Wangzhi and transferred part of Chen Xiaokuan's troops to Dongyang Road, resulting in the empty garrison of Moyang Road.

In the face of the southern Qi Huaizhou Army and the Jingzhou Army's north-south attack, it was not easy for Chen Xiaokuan to not be defeated for a thousand miles. Later, in the face of the court's criticism, he did not have much defense, nor did he run around to keep his military power, but calmly accepted everything, and lived a life of teasing his grandson at the age of no confusion.

The reason for this is of course related to Wang Shidao.

"Brother, the atmosphere in the city isn't quite right."

Chen Xiaokuan opened the conversation unhurriedly.

Wang Shidao raised his eyes to look at him and asked quietly, "What's wrong?" ”

Chen Xiaokuan said: "Your Majesty is holding a big court meeting at this juncture, and the foolish brother always feels a little strange when he thinks about it. After the failure of the series a few years ago, the Son of Heaven was extremely disappointed with the Manchu ministers, and since then he has been indulging in wine, and has not paid any attention to the idea of the government. Now he is unusual, and he is making suggestions for defending the city, isn't there something else? ”

Wang Shidao smiled faintly and said, "Your Majesty, this is just a whim. Besides, no matter what the situation in the DPRK and China is, he is a veritable son of Yan State, but if the Huaizhou West Route Army is allowed to attack the city, he will definitely be arrested immediately and escorted to Yongjia City. ”

Chen Xiaokuan bowed his head and said: "It also makes sense." ”

Wang Shidao didn't go into this topic, and changed the conversation and said: "I have wronged you in the past two years. ”

Chen Xiaokuan was stunned, and then smiled freely: "Why did my brother say this? In fact, this is the brother's act of love, otherwise the foolish brother is likely to follow in the footsteps of Chen Jingtang and Guo Yan and others, be swept into countless whirlpools, and end up in pieces. Take Li Shouzhen and Niu Cunjie as examples, what a beautiful situation these two people had when they took the throne, but now? ”

He shrugged his shoulders and teased: "Niu Cunjie was tortured by Li Tianrun to the point of sweating, and Li Shouzhen was even worse than dead in the joint attack of Xiao Wangzhi and Lu Shen. Although the foolish brother has no military power now, he can live leisurely and freely, maybe they are extremely envious in their hearts. ”

"It's good that you can calm down."

Wang Shidao showed approval on his face, and said: "However, this kind of idle life will not last long, you have to be mentally prepared." ”

Chen Xiaokuan raised his eyebrows slightly, and finally showed a little eagerness: "Brother's meaning, there will be a big change in the pattern of the court?" ”

Wang Shidao nodded and said calmly: "This is inevitable. I'm not worried about the Huaizhou army outside the city, but this time Lu Shen will definitely take some benefits and withdraw his troops, as for the fall of Dongyang Road, it is even more certain, Qing Yuzhong is afraid that this time he will run in vain. Coupled with the frequent defeats in the past, Jing Chao's foreshadowing and layout over the years have been almost in vain, and the relayout is inevitable, and naturally some people need to come up. ”

Chen Xiaokuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said softly: "According to my brother's orders, the foolish brother secretly hid some people, and they can be taken out to fill the vacancy at any time." ”

"I've always been at ease when you do things."

Wang Shidao raised the teacup and gestured to him, and said with a smile: "I hope you can remember one sentence, it is not a good thing to sit on the dry shore and watch the scenery." ”

"The foolish brother understands that everything is arranged by the elder brother."

Chen Xiaokuan returned the tribute with tea.

The two chatted about the details for half an hour, and Chen Xiaokuan said goodbye and left.

There was complete silence inside and outside the flower hall.

Wang Shidao leaned back in his chair, raised his eyes to look at the bright spring outside the window, and slowly took a long breath.

He took out two notes from his sleeve, one of which was obviously a little old, and there was a short line written on it: Feng Li, the henchman of the Son of Heaven, behaved strangely, as if there were signs of secret conspiracy, and there was a fear of change in the palace.

The handwriting on the other note is very clear, it should have been written in the past two days, and I saw that it was written: Li Fuqing collected money to do things, and quietly brought seven good men into the palace, which seemed to be arranged somewhere outside the Praetorian Guard.

Wang Shidao looked at the two notes, and the corners of his mouth gradually flashed with a touch of sarcasm.

No one in this world knows that he is like an extremely patient hunter, always keeping an eye on the situation in the palace, and no one knows that he has used the shell of the Prosecutor's Office to develop a force that belongs only to him over the years.

After Qing Yu Huaijin went south again, he no longer trusted the courtiers of Yan State, although he still let Wang Shidao manage the prosecutor's office, but arranged many eyes, ears and eyeliner around him, as if this would be able to gain insight into all the secrets of Wang Shidao.

However, this is an impossible task.

Wang Shidao was very cooperative on the surface, acquiescing in Xiao Jun's large-scale installation of people in the prosecutor's hall in the name of Qingyu Huaijin, and handed over part of the authority without hesitation, but this did not trap him in the cobwebs, but would make him more calmly hide in the dark and watch calmly.

For example, the anomaly in the palace, such as the undercurrent in the city.

These two notes were secrets sent by the secret power that Wang Shidao had, if he told Qing Yu Huaijin truthfully, with the wisdom of that little county lord, he would definitely be able to find out what the problem was, but Wang Shidao obviously wouldn't do this.

"Your Highness, why do you think that I am secretly colluding with Nanqi? Countless Qi people have died at my hands over the years, and there are many capable talents among them. Even if the Emperor of Southern Qi was gentle and generous, I would not dare to bet on his benevolence, because it would be a danger of losing my head. In any case, I will definitely not move closer to Nanqi, in fact, you don't have to worry about it at all. ”

In the quiet and lonely flower hall, Wang Shidao muttered to himself and threw the two notes into the furnace.

"This will be a very lively situation, the Son of Heaven is full of resentment, the Southern Qi is at the right time, and those important ministers in the court have their own ghosts. I thought about it carefully, and finally decided to stay out of it and watch you guys appear on the stage and sing a Nine Rings. ”

Wang Shidao flashed many names in his mind, he took a sip of the teacup, gently tapped the armrest with his other hand, and said leisurely: "Your Highness, I am not from Southern Qi, not from Yan Kingdom, and not from Jing Dynasty." ”

"I just want you to kill more and die more."

"If not, how can we have the best days of our humble children?"

……

On 26 February, it had been three days outside the city of Chen Bing of the Huaizhou West Route Army of Southern Qi.

Although the Huaizhou army never launched an attack, lurking calmly like a beast watching its prey, the atmosphere in the city is becoming more and more solemn day by day.

The voices of the Prosecutor's Office and the Patrol Battalion grew louder and louder, so that there were few people on the streets during the day.

The imperial court did not directly order the implementation of martial law all day, but at this time, except for officials and personnel related to the city defense, ordinary people did not dare to appear on the streets, lest they be arrested by the procuratorate as a work of the Southern Qi Dynasty.

Early in the morning, a spacious and comfortable carriage set off from Zhuoyuan and slowly drove towards the Yanguo Palace.

Around the carriage were more than forty masters of the Jing Lian clan with strong postures and bright eyes, to be precise, they were all retainers of the Qing Yu clan of the Jing Dynasty, responsible for protecting the safety of Qing Yu Huaijin.

There were more than 60 armored warriors with swords and bows in front and behind, forming a perimeter defense line.

This kind of defense is Lin Jie's personal arrival, and if he doesn't have enough helpers, he can only sigh.

In the carriage, Qingyu Huaijin did not disguise himself as a man as in the past, but dressed up exquisitely, and his eyes were full of grace and nobility.

As the palace gets closer and closer, the road gradually becomes lively, because today is the great court meeting, and the officials above the fifth grade in Beijing will enter the court.

As long as the officials of the Yan Kingdom saw this fierce procession and the carriage in the middle, they would stand solemnly on the side of the road and wait for them to pass by, and some would even salute respectfully, although they knew that the nobles in the carriage could not see it.

Unlike other people who got off the sedan chair outside the palace gate and dismounted, the carriage that Qing Yu Huaijin rode in and the masters of the Jinglian clan went straight to the palace, and more than 100 armored warriors stayed outside the palace, taking into account the face of the Yan Imperial Court.

The Janissaries on duty did not react to this, apparently having been informed in advance.

The carriage stopped in the square in front of the Tai Chi Temple.

Qing Yu Huaijin slowly stepped out of the carriage and looked up at the majestic hall, his eyes were clear and cold.

Most of the Jinglian clan masters stayed in the square outside the hall, and Qing Yu Huaijin only took six people to enter the hall.

The morning sun shone on her, outlining a slender figure.

With a breeze blowing on his face, Qingyu Huaijin said lightly: "If there is a change, kill someone." ”

Xiao Jun, who was half a step behind her, bowed down and said, "Your Highness, rest assured, there are also our people in the palace." ”

Qing Yu Huaijin didn't say anything more, calmly stepped into the hall, and then walked towards the palace step by step under the nervous and eager gaze of countless ministers of the Yan Kingdom.

On the dragon chair, Emperor Yan Zhang Can's eyes looked intently at the figure of the lady of the sky, and a gentle and slightly respectful smile appeared on his face.

No one noticed, his hands clenched hard in his sleeves, his knuckles almost white.

(End of chapter)