King's Landing [Rebirth]

Xie Yi went very smoothly this trip, and when he came back, he reported the exact news to the emperor that King Yongkang was too sick to stay in bed, even the imperial doctor who the emperor specially arranged to go with him was very accurate, but he didn't know this The imperial physician had already been in secret contact with Wang.

After all, the emperor was very suspicious. He was afraid that his own brother was secretly playing tricks, and secretly sent his cronies to sneak into Yongkang County without anyone noticing, but the news he found was exactly the same as Xie Yi, saying that every family in Yongkang County now burns incense and kowtows. , King Yongkang thanked the guests behind closed doors, and rarely showed his face in the courtyard. They were all lying on the bamboo couch and asked to be carried out.

"The people there love King Yongkang so much?" The emperor paced back and forth before the royal case, frowned in thought, and finally sighed.

There was still a pile of memorials piled up on the desk. The emperor opened the top one, and it was about impeaching the prince. He opened another one, and it was still about impeaching the prince. Prince Chu's affairs.

"The crown prince! The crown prince! I think about the position of the crown prince every day! They all vent their anger through one nostril!" The emperor was so angry that he threw the folded papers all over the ground, and the force was so heavy that the servants who served beside him were shocked.

The emperor insisted on taking sides, and the aristocratic family couldn't seriously put a knife on the back of his neck, so they had to back down.

The emperor couldn't do it again and again, so he had to compromise half of it, and finally said: "The prince has made mistakes in his words and deeds, and he should be punished. However, he has not violated the laws of the Jin Dynasty, and he is still young, so he will be punished by confinement in the East Palace for three months. Shut up and think about it."

Just being grounded, and only three months, this punishment is too light.

Wang Shuzhi was very dissatisfied, so he pushed out an old stubborn under his command, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness is still young, and I'm afraid it will be futile to reflect on it alone. You might as well let Lord Qi enter the East Palace to teach him lessons and explain the principles, so that it will be good for the prince. Your Highness will perform the duty of supervising and urging, so as not to disappoint the high expectations of the emperor. Mr. Qi is highly respected, with such a good teacher to guide the way, I think it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort."

The prince's face was disturbed when he heard this, and he snorted contemptuously through his nostrils, and said disdainfully: "There are already many teachers in the East Palace, so don't bother Mr. Qi, Mr. Qi has a lot of old bones, trembling, it's better to rest more .”

"Your Highness the Crown Prince's words are wrong." Wang Shuzhi looked at him with a smile, and sighed, "It's really kind of you to be an official! Although Master Qi doesn't work in the East Palace, all the students under his name are talented and virtuous. A good man, he is praised wherever he goes, if the crown prince is personally taught by Master Qi, he will definitely surprise the emperor in three months."

As soon as this remark came out, it was tantamount to saying that it was okay for the crown prince and Taifu and others to teach him. The prince now has a share of credit for his virtue, so some people looked ugly on the spot.

The emperor had already had a headache, seeing that the big decision on this matter was already in his hands, so he didn't bother to care about the small things, so he agreed to Wang Shuzhi's proposal, no matter how dissatisfied the prince was, he just waved his hand lightly: "This matter is settled like this stop."

The crown prince glared at Wang Shuzhi, and he was imprisoned for three months and he was killed, needless to say, he had to see that old guy every day.

Wang Shuzhi just smiled lightly, obviously not taking his anger into his heart.

Mr. Qi is an old-fashioned person, not to mention that he was originally in the same spirit as the Wang family, and his reputation of being stern and selfless alone makes people nervous. It can be said that he entered the East Palace this time to punish the crown prince. You will be punished for getting up late every day, you will be punished for being lazy, you will be punished for answering questions incorrectly, and you will be punished obediently even if you give too many compliments. If the prince is not convinced and his voice is louder, he will be detained immediately. A disrespectful hat.

In just three days, the prince was so anxious that he hopped his feet, secretly angered countless maids and servants, and his temper became more and more irritable. When he saw his biological mother, Empress Yu, he immediately rushed in front of her, with furious eyebrows: "That old and immortal Qi Chengzhi! Relying on Wang Shuzhi's backing, he didn't take me seriously at all! Father and Emperor actually obeyed their words and let this man named Qi enter the East Palace!" He stretched out his palm and looked at her with aggrieved expression.

Empress Yu's complexion changed drastically, and she hurriedly grabbed his wrist to take a closer look, and saw a shallow but very obvious red mark across his palm, and her voice suddenly became a little sharp: "Master Qi hit you with a ruler?!"

The prince was indignant: "It's not just beating me, he's been looking for excuses to punish me from morning to night, whether it's a board or standing, I'll be taught for a long time if I take a nap! How did the prince and Taifu ever do this?" Have you ever been rude? Their Wang family is simply deceiving people too much!"

Empress Yu rubbed his palms distressedly, a cold light flashed in her drooping beautiful eyes, and said in a low voice: "Your uncle is not far from Beijing, let's wait for a few more days."

"What's the use of waiting for uncle to come back?" The prince said with a bitter face, "uncle can't protect himself now, and I don't know if the emperor will reduce his salary and demote his official position."

"You are stupid! They have Zhang Liang's plan, we have a wall ladder, what are you afraid of?" Empress Yu smiled, "As long as you give your uncle another chance to make meritorious service, they will surely make their Wang family never stand up!"

The prince looked at her in surprise and joy. He was usually domineering and domineering in front of outsiders, but he behaved like a docile sheep in front of his biological mother. He was still a sheep that couldn't turn his head very well, so he quickly pulled her aside and sat down. , excitedly asked: "What's the queen mother's plan?"

Empress Yu whispered something in his ear, and finally patted the back of his hand solemnly: "This matter must not be disclosed."

The prince couldn't contain his excitement, and nodded repeatedly: "My child understands!"

Empress Yu acted very resolutely, and quickly made preparations. It was inconvenient for her to intervene in the affairs of the court, so she naturally left it to the important officials of the clan. Soon someone sneaked up to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, I have news. Da Sima's divination before sending troops this time is not to predict the good or bad of the war, but to predict the fortune of the country."

The word "National Fortune" was bitten very hard, and the emperor's face changed drastically when he heard it.

The man lowered his voice again and said: "This move is overstepping, and the Great Sima has a lot of troops in his hands, and his temper has become more and more perverse in recent years. From this point of view, I am afraid that he has the heart of disobedience!"

"Is this true?" The emperor was terrified when he heard it. It is one thing to be afraid, but it is another thing to make threats on the surface.

"There is no impenetrable wall in the world. This news came from his own army. It should not be fake."

The emperor was so overwhelmed by the news that he believed it ninety percent of the time, but he had no evidence to deal with Wang Yu. He thought about it for a while, and said, "Without any real evidence, I'm afraid it will be difficult to handle this matter..."

"What the emperor said is very true." The man also looked quite distressed, "But I think that I would rather believe what I have than believe what I don't have."

The emperor frowned, tapped his index finger, and remained silent for a long time.

He had long wanted to add a few shackles to Wang Yu, but although Wang Yu made him jealous, he had never overstepped. He didn't dare to tear his face rashly. He had left Wang Yu in the capital last year and had caused mutual suspicion. Deeper, if the old trick is repeated now, it may be counterproductive.

The man seemed to have guessed his concerns: "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry too much. Fortunately, there is still Wang Chengxiang in Beijing. As long as he is here, Da Sima will definitely have scruples and will not act rashly."

"Yeah." The emperor nodded, "I'm also thinking that we can no longer trap Da Sima in the capital."

The man rolled his eyes and said hesitantly: "Then... the emperor might as well order him to return to Jingzhou quickly, without the emperor's order, he can't leave Jingzhou for half a step."

"This..." The emperor frowned, "After all, Da Sima won the battle, I will always reward him, why not let him go back to Jingzhou empty-handed?"

"What's the difference between receiving the order in Beijing, receiving the order in Jingzhou, or receiving the order on the way? What's more, Jingzhou is a big land, and they must rather stay in Jingzhou than be trapped in the capital. In this way, the emperor only needs to send People go there to keep an eye on them, and once they leave Jingzhou, they can be justified and convicted."

The emperor thought for a while and nodded: "That's the only way to go."

It was night, a piece of imperial edict was sent out of the capital, but because someone with a heart had tampered with it in secret, when it was delivered to Da Sima Wang Yu, the decoction had already been changed.

Wang Yu was leading the army to pull out the camp, and not far away were the troops of the Yu family, who were also busy. After passing a fork in the road ahead, they would divide into three groups. Most of them would go west and drive back to Jingzhou, and some of them would go southwest They rushed to the place guarded by Yu Mao, and the rest were Wang Yu's father and son, Yu Mao, and their respective small guards. They would go directly to the south, towards the capital.

Standing on the hillside, Wang Yu had the majesty of a military general on his face. His sharp eyes swept across the Yu family's army, and he felt a little doubtful: recently, Yu Mao's expression is not right...

Just thinking about this, someone ran up from the foot of the mountain, bent his knees and cupped his fists: "I report to Da Sima, the imperial edict has come from Beijing!"

Wang Yu was slightly surprised, then frowned, nodded in response, and walked down the mountain, wondering: "This place is not far from the capital, what kind of edict did the emperor send?"

"This...subordinates don't know either."

Wang Yu didn't say anything, just walked forward in big strides, and finally knelt down in front of the decree officer to receive the decree. After listening to him read out a long list of decrees, he was very surprised, and then frowned.

The emperor said that he wanted to reward meritorious deeds, and taking advantage of the chance of victory in the Northern Expedition to boost morale, he ordered him to go to the capital with an army of 20 and reward everyone with a share...

The rewards received in the army have always been distributed from one level to the next, and there are very few left in the hands of the soldiers. The 20 troops rushed back to Jingzhou, and sooner or later they will still get the rewards they deserve, but right now they have to pay for these few rewards. Came to the capital specially?

Wang Yu accepted the decree, and when the decree officer left, he quickly opened it to have a look, and it was indeed the case.

After thinking about it, Wang Yu called his entourage over, and said in a deep voice: "Send the order and move on, and everyone will not return to Jingzhou for the time being. Also, send someone to the Prime Minister's Mansion to inquire about this matter."

"Yes."

Before the people sent by Wang Yu arrived at the capital, someone from the emperor's side rushed to the door of the sleeping hall sweating profusely, and said anxiously through the curtain: "Your Majesty, something serious is not right!"

The emperor was leaning on the soft couch, and Empress Yu was pinching his shoulders for him. Hearing this, his heart tightened, and his raised eyebrows were quickly drawn together, and he asked, "What's going on? You're so flustered?"

The man's eyes were terrified, and he said quickly: "Da Sima came with an army of 20, intending to attack the capital!"

"What?!" The emperor was shocked, and the cup in his hand fell to the ground with a bang, breaking into countless pieces.