Biography of Qingwu

Chapter 21 Wang An Exploring Cui City

Wang An received a letter from the Imperial City, looked at the Cui City in front of him, the guards at the city gate were as usual, and even saw Chen Ge patrolling the tower, the letter said that he should immediately divert to Xianzhou. Completely control Xu Wenjie, but Cuicheng is right in front of him, so he immediately turned around and went to Xianzhou?Wang An always felt uneasy, so he thought about it, and told the boy who came to deliver the letter, "I see, please write back, and say that Wang Anding lives up to His Majesty's trust."

The boy nodded and rode his horse away. Wang An stood at the gate of the city and led the horse into the city.

The guards at the gate were a little strict. Seeing that Wang An's demeanor was not like ordinary people, he questioned Wang An: "Where did you come from, and what are you doing in the city?"

"I'm from the imperial city, and I want to go to the city to meet your city lord, Chen Ge." Wang An didn't hide anything, and replied with a smile.

"Come from the imperial city." The guard sized Wang An up and down, seeing that he was indeed extraordinary, and asked tentatively, "Do you have any official documents?"

Wang An smiled, "It's not something I can show you if there are official documents. I only brought two people into the city, little brother, and you are worried that I can do something in the city? Little brother is good as an errand. When I see Chen Ge, I must praise you well."

The guard thought about it and nodded: "Go in!"

Wang An entered the city gate, got on his horse, turned his head to look at Chen Ge who was coming down the steps of the city wall after his patrol, and shouted, "Wang An, please see the Lord Chen!"

Chen Ge frowned, looking for his reputation, a middle-aged man wearing a black forged brocade embroidered with wishful cloud patterns was riding a horse, followed by two men who looked like guards, looking from a distance, he was magnificent and rich , Chen Ge muttered in a low voice: "Wang An? Oh, it's Zhao Huaining's staff." Chen Ge soon thought that there was such a person,
In the early years, Wang An worked for Zhao Huaining, who was still King An Ning, and he was very resourceful. Some of the most beautiful things that King An Ning did were all written by Wang An. There have long been rumors in the market that Wang An is the number one think tank in the Zhao Kingdom.Chen Ge was beating his heart, thinking about countermeasures, while speeding up his steps down the city wall, trotting all the way to Wang An's side. "How can I stand up to you calling my lord, lord Wang, what are you doing here in Cuicheng?"

Wang An got off his horse, cupped his fists at Chen Ge and said, "Today I have something important to do, so I can't go to the City Lord's Mansion as a guest." Wang An looked around and found that no one was paying attention, so he lowered his voice and said in Chen Ge's ear, "Chen Ge My lord, in the early years, our Majesty had to take advantage of you, and felt uneasy for many years. Now that he is in power, he wants to make up for it a little bit, and make you a third-rank general, and you can be promoted to two ranks in a row. If the general makes more contributions, it is not impossible to get another hereditary title."

When Chen Ge heard the words, he immediately said seriously: "Under the world, is it true that the king's land is bestowed by the royal family, so how can you take advantage of it? If your majesty can use me, then I must devote myself to death! It's just that You have also seen that I am already old, and I have to breathe even after reaching the city wall, and now I just wait for His Majesty to send someone to take over, so that I can return to the countryside to retire."

What Chen Ge said was extremely humble, Wang An looked at him, he was indeed old, his hair was half white, wrinkles covered his cheeks, his eyes were cloudy, he didn't look like a soldier in the battlefield, he couldn't help but underestimate him For a while, I thought that it was really unnecessary to come here by myself today, but I had to say it out of face, and said: "What's the matter, you still have three years before you leave office, Your Majesty benevolent, how can you let Wu The wrong minister resigned early, hey, where are the [-] guards, why do we only see these people."

Wang An changed the subject and went straight to the point. Chen Ge hurriedly replied, "Oh, there are 5000 people practicing in the martial arts field, and there are 1 people who went out of the city to the western suburbs yesterday to change defense. The western suburbs camp was not our responsibility." The place is under the management of King Anjing. A few days ago, King Anjing sent a letter saying that there was a shortage of manpower, and he transferred 1 people from Cuicheng. The officials also wondered, Mr. Wang should talk to His Majesty when he returns to the imperial city. I am a soft-spoken person. King Anjing transferred people when he said they would transfer them. Seeing that it is almost autumn and Di Rong invaded again, it would be a good thing. I have no one in my hands at that time, but it is going to cause disaster. Lord Wang, you Have a good time”

Chen Ge's chatter gave Wang An a headache, so he quickly interrupted him and said, "You mean, King Anjing is short of manpower?"

"This is written in the letter from King Anjing to the official. The letter is in the mansion. Lord Wang, let me go and have a look. Otherwise, if something happens in the future, the official will not be able to explain it clearly." Chen Ge said. So he started to pull Wang An.

Wang An was staggered by him, pushed him away and said, "Okay, Master Chen, believe me and don't read it, but Master Chen must know that His Majesty has the final say in this country of Zhao, and King Anjing can't get on the stage yet. The army should be supervised by Mr. Chen himself!"

Chen Ge nodded again and again, as if he had met a confidant, "Yes, yes! But officials dare not disobey the order of King Anjing, Mr. Wang, you have to talk to your majesty about the next order or something. I don't have to suffer from this uselessness anymore."

"I will make it clear to His Majesty. However, it is not a trivial matter for King Anjing to mobilize troops. Master Chen, you should hold the city army in your hands. Don't get involved in anything. It's better to provoke the upper body. The position of the general is afraid." It fell before it was hot." Wang An said threateningly.

Chen Ge quickly said yes: "Yes, yes, the official knows that the official knows, so I will send someone to send a message to let the Cuicheng army come back to guard!"

Seeing Chen Ge being so knowledgeable, Wang An felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't feel anything wrong for a while, so he said, "Master Chen, the imperial edict for your majesty's promotion to general will arrive soon, and I will also revise it for a while. Seal it to the imperial city and ask His Majesty to send a few people to assist Mr. Chen in taking back the Cuicheng army. When the time comes, Mr. Chen will have to bring troops to Xianzhou."

Chen Ge was a little shocked and doubtful, and asked cautiously, "But what's going on? Why do you have to go to Xianzhou?"

Wang An squinted his eyes, looked at the shocked Chen Ge in front of him, couldn't help feeling suspicious, and tentatively said: "Why, Your Majesty forced the palace to usurp the throne, and the late emperor entrusted Wang Pingni of Anjing with his deathbed. Don't Master Chen know such rumors?"

Chen Ge's eyes widened, his face was full of disbelief, and he said, "Isn't it? Your Majesty has the edict of the Zen position in hand, and the empress dowager read it out personally. King Anjing is thousands of miles away from the imperial city. If there is anything, it should be Order Andu Wang Pingni, who will get him?"

What Chen Ge said was impeccable, and Wang An continued, "It's strange. People near Xianzhou have never heard of such a story being spread in the imperial city. It seems that King Anjing's intention to disrupt the court situation is obvious. Ruojie, at this moment he mobilized troops and horses, what kind of mind did he have, Master Chen understands now, right?!"

Chen Ge reacted immediately, and was about to kneel down as soon as his legs softened. Wang An grabbed him, and Chen Ge said in a panic: "I don't know if I don't know, this is obviously the excuse the thief is looking for to rebel. , King Anjing issued an order, and the officials dare not disobey. I really don’t know that King Anjing has such thoughts. Sir, if you don’t believe me, you can inquire in this city. Are there any rumors here? I was deceived, Mr. Wang, don't worry, the next official will go to dispatch the city army and come back."

Wang An looked at Chen Ge's expression of sincerity and trepidation, and sweat dripped from his panicked forehead, as if he was hiding something. "I still have something important to do, so I can't delay here. Mr. Chen can figure it out for himself. Let's leave."

Wang Anyu felt relieved, got on his horse, and galloped through the city.Go out from the north gate of the city.

The guard beside him asked him: "My lord, is this Chen Ge trustworthy?"

Wang An said disdainfully, "Believe it or not, I will take control of Xianzhou in a few days, send people to transfer Chen Ge to lead troops to Xianzhou, and send people to Cuicheng in the next few days. If he doesn't follow, kill him." That’s right. As long as the city-killing army is still there.”

The guard nodded when he heard the words, "I don't know why we came here specially, this Chen Ge looks like a timid old man."

Wang An shook his head and said, "I just need to confirm that Chen Ge has not turned to King Anjing. There is no neutrality allowed at this time. Hurry up, otherwise things will change."

(End of this chapter)