King's Landing [Rebirth]

When Wang Shuzhi entered the palace, he could vaguely smell the atmosphere of conspiracy, and when he came to the emperor, he asked him to discuss various trivial matters that were not urgent, and he guessed that there was trouble outside.At this time, the guards in the palace were heavily guarded, and troops were dispatched urgently. If they didn't want to use a knife on their Wang family, what was it?

However, the emperor did not imprison him, and kept his face pleasing to the eye. Obviously, he had some scruples. Maybe he hadn't found any convincing evidence.

Wang Shuzhi listened attentively, and looked past the emperor to the dark corner of the hall, his bright smile completely covered the condensation in the depths of his eyes.

Putting the teacup lightly on the table, Wang Shuzhi was sitting upright with his sleeves up, showing embarrassment on his face, "Please forgive me for being impolite. I sat for a long time tonight, and drank a lot of tea. I feel a little anxious..."

The emperor's brows were slightly lowered, and he smiled: "It's my negligence, I'm too busy talking to the prime minister, so I'll wait for the prime minister to come back to discuss the strategy, how about it?"

Wang Shuzhi nodded: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"The night is dark, and the palace is full of twists and turns, so I may not be able to see the road clearly. I sent two people to escort the prime minister there, so as not to go off the road or bump into each other."

Wang Shuzhi smiled lightly, got up and left the table in response, and as soon as he walked out of the palace gate, he saw four imperial guards coming from both sides, closely following him, their purpose was self-evident.

The night wind was a little more anxious, Wang Shuzhi watched the lantern in the hand of the strange waiter in front of him being blown slightly from side to side, his eyes flickered slightly, he put his hands together calmly, pulled off a piece of fabric from the cuff of his coat, and when he walked to the stone On the bridge, let go suddenly.

"Hey!" Wang Shuzhi yelled urgently, stretched out his hand to reach it, and immediately tilted his whole body, and quickly fell off the bridge, splashing a large amount of water with a "plop".

The guards leading the way were shocked, and the guards behind were even more dumbfounded. They only saw a flash of white light, and then the Prime Minister chased the white object and fell into the water, but in the blink of an eye, there was no time to reach out. Pull people.

"The prime minister has fallen into the water! Hurry up and pull him up!" Following the servant's shout, two imperial guards jumped into the water one after another, leaving two others waiting on the shore.

Before Wang Shuzhi entered the water, he grabbed the piece of cloth, swam headlong to the pond, touched it casually, picked out a stone, wrapped it in the cloth, and threw it into the bottom of the water as soon as he loosened his hands. He heard that only two people entered the water, and sneered in his heart: It's cautious enough.

The two men rushed towards him in a hurry, because the sky was dark clouds covering the moon, it was very difficult to find them, they could only listen to the voices to argue, and shouted: "Prime Minister!"

This falling into the water alarmed the surrounding imperial guards, and all the nearby people rushed in for a while.

Wang Shuzhi poked his head out in time, answered, and went ashore under the escort of the two men.

The servant hurriedly raised the lamp to look after him, and his eyes slipped around him: "Prime Minister, are you okay? Why did you fall into the water?"

"Oh... don't mention it!" Wang Shuzhi picked up the drenched hem of his shirt, "It's better to solve the internal emergency first."

The servant was afraid of accidents, so he didn't dare to ask more questions, he turned his head and continued to lead the way, raised his hand and waved left and right, and said loudly, "The prime minister is fine, everyone go back."

The surroundings returned to silence.

Returning to the palace again, Wang Shuzhi strode up to the emperor and knelt down, apologetically saying: "The emperor forgives the sin, I have been rude again."

The emperor was sitting calmly at first, but he didn't seem to notice when he looked up and saw his embarrassed appearance. He didn't show surprise until he knelt down and spoke. He hurriedly got up and walked over, concerned: "What's wrong with the prime minister? How did it become like this?" Fell into the water?" He said sullenly, raised his head and scolded, "Where are the people who followed the prime minister just now? Let me in! How do you protect the prime minister?"

"Hey! I accidentally made a mistake, I am ashamed and ashamed! Although the lamp in front of me is not particularly bright, the main thing is my own carelessness, and I can't blame others!" Wang Shuzhi waved his hands hastily, "It's just a small matter, the emperor doesn't have to blame them, the dragon's body is broken by anger. But it's not worth it."

The emperor turned pale, and waved his hand to let the five people go out. He took a deep look at Wang Shuzhi, and his concern did not diminish: "Why did the prime minister fall into the water? The stone bridge in the palace is not narrow!"

Wang Shuzhi shook his head and sighed: "Oh, I'm even more ashamed to say it! The emperor didn't know something, but I was carrying a brocade handkerchief with me. The handkerchief was a gift from someone I liked, but I didn't want it to be blown away by a gust of wind. It was because of anxiety, I forgot the path under my feet and chased after him, but I didn't expect a step in the air, so I fell straight down..."

The corners of the emperor's eyes twitched, and he laughed and said, "I've always heard that the prime minister has no intention of marrying a wife, but I didn't expect to have someone in mind. Congratulations, prime minister, please take a seat."

Wang Shuzhi waved his hands again and again: "I'm wearing wet clothes right now, and it would be too rude to the emperor to enter the table again. It's already late at night, so I might as well go back and come back tomorrow morning to discuss the unfinished business with the emperor. What does the emperor think?"

"This..." The emperor frowned and sighed, "The court is short of people. In order to find talented and learned scholars, I don't think about food and tea, so I can't wait to improve the recommendation policy immediately. The prime minister will go back now. I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep!"

Wang Shuzhi bent his lips: "What the emperor said is very true, why don't you go and change your clothes before coming back?"

The emperor paused for a moment, and if he refused to agree, it would be really unreasonable, so he nodded: "Well, that's fine, just now the servant holding the lamp is not dedicated, I will change it for you." He said to Eunuch Tong who was standing in the corner behind him waved.

Wang Shuzhi thanked him, and glanced at Eunuch Tong without any trace: "Thank you."

"The prime minister is polite, please, prime minister!"

The emperor looked at Wang Shuzhi's back when he was going out, and saw that although he was wearing a heavy wet suit, he could still walk out of a calm and elegant posture, so he couldn't help but lower his eyes.

Out of the main hall, the two walked one after the other. Eunuch Tong turned slightly sideways, carried the lantern obliquely to the rear, glanced at Wang Shuzhi through the light, did not speak, turned back and continued to lead the way, and led him to the side In the side hall, although there is no owner living in the hall, there are two servants standing inside.

Eunuch Tong took a stack of clothes and held them in his hands, and said apologetically, "I have wronged the prime minister. Apart from the emperor and the princes and concubines, there are only us dirty people left in the palace. The clothes are not elegant. I hope the prime minister will not take it." Strange."

"It's okay." Wang Shuzhi reached out to take it, and when he saw someone coming up to undress him, he quickly waved his hands, "You all go out, I'm not used to being served by others."

Eunuch Tong waved his hand to signal them to wait outside the door, then he followed Wang Shuzhi to the back of the screen, his eyes slid left and right, and said in his mouth: "This clothes is a temporary one, I don't know if the prime minister will wear it well."

"It doesn't matter, I'll try first." Wang Shuzhi said in a low voice, "Which door is Zuo Hujun at tonight?"

Eunuch Tong stretched out his hand and gestured towards the east, and said in a low voice, "It's ready."

Wang Shuzhi nodded, and gestured to the door while taking off his clothes.

Eunuch Tong went out and said to the person on the left: "Go and find a bigger shirt."

The man took the order to go, Eunuch Tong turned his head and took two steps, then ran out in a hurry, seeing that the man had gone far, he said helplessly to the other person beside him: "I forgot my shoes, go and get a pair of shoes."

"Yes."

But after a while, Wang Shuzhi had changed his clothes and hid his wet hair in the lacquered sarong crown. After Eunuch Tong made sure that there was no one around, he quietly went out and headed east.

After the two men came back, Eunuch Tong walked around behind the screen with his clothes and shoes: "Let the Prime Minister wait for a long time, this one is bigger, it might be suitable, and these shoes should also fit, you try it?" He said and walked out again , clutching his stomach and humming: "Oh, my stomach hurts...you stay on guard first, I'll go back as soon as I go."

Those two people had no doubt about him, they nodded in unison.

Eunuch Tong came back not long after he left. Just as he was about to cross the threshold, he suddenly heard someone in the palace screaming: "It's not good, it's not good! It's flooded!" Then he saw flames ignited in the east.

With the sound of shouting, everyone was alarmed, and the palace was in chaos. The emperor rushed to the door, his face changed drastically, and he ordered in a deep voice: "Hurry up and send people to put out the fire!" Turning around, he saw Eunuch Tong stumbling towards him. Surprised, "Where's the prime minister?"

Eunuch Tong paled: "Go back to the emperor, the prime minister is missing!"

"what happened?!"

"The little one doesn't know, the little one just stood in the courtyard and rubbed his belly, and I don't know how the two people guarded the door. When I went in and took a look, the people disappeared!"

The emperor's hands trembled: "Catch those two people here!" As he spoke, he raised his eyes to look at the flames in the east, thinking that everyone was looking east at this moment, his eyes sank, and he looked west again. Take a deep breath, "The general in the palace!"

"Chen is here!"

"Add more troops to the Ximen faction, conduct a strict search, and make sure to find Prime Minister Wang! If you find it, bring it to me immediately!"

"Yes!"

A group of troops hurried to the west gate, but Wang Shuzhi was at the east gate, taking advantage of the fire and the chaotic crowd, under the cover of the left Hu army, he went out of the palace gate smoothly, went to the dark place and took off all the clothes of the servants He got down and threw it into the Qinhuai River, leaving only his middle clothes on. When he arrived at the gate of Wuyi Lane, he hurriedly stopped and spied secretly. Looking in the direction of the palace, his eyes were deep.

The fire in the palace gradually subsided, and the emperor was furious: "I can't find every door? Then go out of the palace to find it!"

Empress Yu rushed over after hearing the news, with a worried expression on her face: "Your Majesty, what happened?"

The emperor looked exhausted: "Unexpectedly, the prime minister's hands and eyes are open to the sky in the palace, and he let him escape."

Empress Yu showed panic, she quickly gathered herself together, and said in relief: "Prime Minister is only a literati, not worth mentioning, Your Majesty, don't be in a hurry."

"You don't understand." The emperor sighed, "Right now, Wang Yu is only leading troops to the capital, and has not yet begun to attack the city. It is not easy to be charged with treason! Besides, without the prime minister in my hands, the Wang family has no scruples." Yes, and just now there is another news report, saying that the prime minister's mansion and the shogunate have not found anything useful, so if Wang Yu suddenly turns around, how will I end up?"

Empress Yu looked puzzled: "If they don't rebel, the emperor can feel at ease. What I'm afraid of is that they won't go back and insist on attacking the city, but we don't have enough troops..."

The emperor was irritated when he heard it, and felt that she didn't understand anything, but when he looked at her, he couldn't bear to get angry, so he said patiently: "The prime minister's place has been turned upside down. If they withdraw their troops just now and insist that they never rebelled, I am not easy to explain to the courtiers and the world. But if they attack, they will be charged with crimes, and I am not afraid. Although the troops transferred from Beijing are small, he, Wang Yulao, has just finished the battle, and the soldiers are exhausted. How can it be so easy to attack a city? But now Wang Shuzhi has escaped..."

Empress Yu frowned, and sighed: "There is also elder brother who should cooperate with the outside world, the emperor need not worry too much."

The emperor looked unhappy and nodded reluctantly.