The rise of the prince

Chapter 454 Doubts Accumulate

The fire is soft and warm, Wang Yue knows that he is getting old, and he is more and more afraid of the cold in the past two years, which is more obvious every year.

He used to walk lightly and traveled all over the country, but now that he is very old, his feet are already weak. If he does not have a car and sedan chair, it is difficult for him to go anywhere. It is a torment to walk from the Meridian Gate to the Changchun Palace every day.

The arms are full of spots and wrinkles, the skin is as thin as paper, and the fragile bones are covered, and the veins of blood vessels are clearly visible. These hands were once nimble and stable, and they were able to write well. It's hard to write.

But Wang Yue knew that he couldn't stop, after all, the younger generation just didn't live up to it.

In his life, he had a regular wife and six concubines, most of whom left before him. The eldest son, Wang Tong, and the second son, Wang Guanhe, were born out of the concubine.

The second son, Wang Guanhe, has a brilliant literary talent, but it doesn't stop there; the sixth son, Wang Quan, is proficient in business, but he is not suitable for politics; the eldest son, Wang Tong, is in the political arena, but he is also drawn to stabilize the royal family. How much level does he have? There are many.

As a result, there is no one for the descendants of the Wang family to succeed him. Wang Yue is also a headache. After passing away, the royal family of Zenuo will definitely be missed and envied.

The sons are not people who can be controlled. He was planning to retreat bravely and leave a way for the Wang family.Who would have thought that the beloved granddaughter and King Pingnan were bestowed a marriage by the emperor at this juncture, and he had no choice but to get involved.

But the most unexpected thing is the former King Pingnan, who was once the great harm in Kyoto.

It was that kid who made him unable to retreat and saw new hope
Wang Yue smiled wryly, not knowing whether it was a blessing or a curse, but he couldn't get out of it at this moment. Wei Taizu once wrote a poem: "An old man stands on the ground, and his ambition is a thousand miles away; a martyr is old, and his ambition is endless; at this moment, he is probably the same.

Now that the situation in the court is changing, whether the palace is prosperous or declining, naturally he will not sit still in this catastrophe. Wang Yue thinks carefully about the past and wants to find a breakthrough. He always feels that someone has tampered with the matter of the monthly inspection. If the evidence can be found and presented to the emperor, it will be difficult to conceal the methods behind it.

But he has checked all the memorials in the past two months, the records of the government affairs hall, and the ins and outs of the registered memorials. There is no mistake, and he has not seen the problem. How about delivering it to the emperor?
This is the key, and once he finds out the key, he will be justified.

Just when he was in a state of desperation and couldn't figure it out, someone came in and brought him lunch. When he was busy, he would eat in the study.

The servants put the dishes on the table next to them one by one. He glanced casually, and suddenly saw a dish beside the table, which seemed to be roast chicken, and was a little strange: "What kind of dish is this?"

The servants visited and said: "Master, this is roasted chicken with chestnuts. This year, the Pingnan palace brought a lot of rare things from the south. The price of such precious things as walnuts and chestnuts is only more than half of the previous years. This dish The dish is newly released by Zhiyuelou recently, and it takes the two characters of 'chicken' and 'chestnut', and it is called Daji Dali, which is auspicious."

"There are still so many names." Wang Yue said with a smile.

"It's not the master, but this dish is pleasing. It looks auspicious and has a meaning. It is the most popular recently."

"True auspiciousness" Wang Yue was stunned suddenly, then put down the bowl and chopsticks, turned around and searched in the pile of books: "Speaking of auspiciousness, will the emperor also be auspicious?"

The servant didn't understand what the master was doing, so he could only watch. After a while, Wang Yue stroked his beard with the list in his hand and laughed: "Hahaha, sure enough, the emperor is also trying to be lucky. That's how it is, that's how it is!"

The Shangzhi Personal Guard Battalion is the elite guarding the emperor. There are only more than 500 people in one battalion, but they are well-equipped. Everyone is an elite among the elites. They are selected from the imperial army. With five training sessions a day, he is proficient in bow and horse, and his reaction is very quick.

Tang Zhou why did Bao Zheng wait in the hall and didn't dare to make a sound. The emperor was obviously very angry. The red charcoal fire was burned to ashes, the temperature dropped, and it was a bit cool in winter, but the emperor didn't speak, and no eunuchs and maids dared to come in Add charcoal.

As time went by, the hall became colder and colder. I don't know how long it had passed. The charcoal fire was almost extinguished. Finally, the sound of hurried footsteps came from outside the hall. After a while, Wei Li opened the door and entered.

He went to the front of the hall and knelt down on one knee: "Your Majesty, my subordinates took people in casual clothes to find the people's houses on the other side of the post house. The neighbors on the left and right across the street asked privately. At the beginning, many cars and sedan chairs often came, and they also brought a lot of gifts.

Especially after coming in for more than a month, many people are dressed luxuriously, all wearing silk and satin, and there are gold and silver ornaments on the sedan chairs, and they are accompanied when they go in and out.

There are also people who say that Jingguo's high officials are low-spirited, and they are afraid when they see the Jin people's bravery, and they are afraid to fawn on a few Jin envoys."

After Wei Li finished speaking, he lowered his head and dared not speak.

The emperor said nothing, and the atmosphere in the hall was terrifying.

At this time, Tang Zhou was trembling because of the fat man, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, I have an unfeeling request. I am very urgent. Please, Your Majesty."

"Say."

"I want to go to the toilet."

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"Pfft..." Wei Li, who was kneeling on the ground, almost burst out laughing, and quickly held back.The emperor also twitched the corner of his mouth, and then cursed: "You useless thing, go!" However, the atmosphere of scolding suddenly eased, and the emperor was obviously amused, his face improved a lot, and he raised his hand to let Wei Get up.

When Tang Zhouwei's chubby body slowly moved in, the atmosphere in the entire hall had eased, and it was unknown whether he intended it or not.

The emperor asked Bao Zheng seriously: "Who are the people who go in and out of the station the most on weekdays?"

Bao Zheng knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, the one who reported the most is Mr. Wei Guoan from Zhongshushe, Mr. Zhang Rang from the Ministry of Military Affairs, and others." When he said this, he suddenly paused.

"anything else?"

"This..." Bao Zheng was silent.

The emperor seemed to see something: "I allow you to say it, and I guarantee that the speaker is innocent."

Bao Zheng bowed, and then said: "Your Majesty, there is also Mr. Sun Huan, Zhan Shi of the Prince's Mansion. At first, this matter was too strange and suspicious, and the lower officials did not dare to make a random conclusion. After many investigations with colleagues from Honglu Temple , found that the person who came was indeed Mr. Sun Huan, Zhan Shi of the Prince's Mansion, but it stands to reason that the official Zhan of the Prince's Mansion is the seventh rank, and only the Prince of the East Palace can give orders. Insider."

As he spoke, he lowered his head and stopped talking. Now the emperor's face was extremely ugly, his eyebrows drooped, his forehead was tightly wrinkled, and his eyelids were trembling slightly.

Several people did not dare to breathe, but at this time, there was a slight noise outside the hall, and then a young eunuch hurried in, knelt down on the ground, "Your Majesty, please see Mrs. Play."

(End of this chapter)