Chapter 19 The Emperor and Zuo Xiang listen to General Wang's complaint to the imperial court
Wen Tai looked at Wang Ren and shook his head, laughed sarcastically, and said, "Did you just say that the right prime minister is cowardly?"
Wang Ren didn't know how to answer for a moment, and murmured: "Is it... not... yes?"
"General Wang, don't forget that the Right Prime Minister is on his way back in triumph. He won the battle and won a great victory!"
Wen Tai stared and said: "Our magnificent Dajing Empire, after Ye Dan killed its two commanders, the right prime minister took action and won a complete victory!"
"But you said that the Right Prime Minister is cowardly?"
"He's an old fox, he's just pretending to show you!!"
"Yes, yes..." Wang Ren wiped his sweat, lowered his head and said, "I am ignorant and have been deceived by this old fox!"
"So General Wang, you have to work harder!"
Wen Tai patted Wang Ren on the shoulder, walked towards the gate of Tianze Palace, and said: "Whenever you can beat Ye Dan until he pisses his ass off, don't say you said he was cowardly, even if you say he is a bitch, you are right
!”
"That's what the left prime minister taught you!"
"Follow me to face the Holy Spirit."
Wen Tai raised his hand to the eunuch waiting at the door and said, "You can go and report to Your Majesty."
…
Royal study room.
Wang Ren followed Wen Tai into the imperial study, lowering his head and not daring to look around, but the sound of frolics could be heard in his ears.
"Your Majesty, come and arrest me!"
"Your Majesty, come and catch me!!"
"Your Majesty, you look so naughty when you run!!!"
Seeing Wen Tai's feet stop, Wang Ren quickly stopped and then secretly looked ahead.
I saw the emperor in yellow robes chasing a disheveled woman around the imperial desk. The emperor's yellow robes were open and he was holding a wine flask in one hand.
Although his eyes were covered with cloth, he looked very young.
Wen Tai coughed twice.
Hearing this, the emperor stopped, pulled back his blindfold, and looked at Wen Tai with a smile.
"It's the left prime minister!"
The woman who was being chased by the emperor also stopped and faced Wen Tai to say hello.
"I've seen the left prime minister!"
After seeing that man's face, Wang Ren's heart skipped a beat.
The disheveled person being chased by the emperor... was not a woman, but a man!
Wang Ren suppressed the shock in his heart and did not dare to look any further. His body began to tremble unconsciously.
Wen Tai coughed again.
Wang Ren understood immediately and quickly knelt down and said: "My lord, Wang Ren, bow to your Majesty! Long live your Majesty! Long live your Majesty!"
"It's Wang Aiqing, please get back on your feet." The emperor glanced at Wang Ren, sat down on the imperial desk with the wine bottle, and took a sip into his mouth.
Wen Tai did not kneel down and said directly: "I came to discuss something with your Majesty, but I saw General Wang kneeling in front of the imperial study. Knowing that he had something important to report, I brought him in with him."
"Oh? Why didn't anyone report it?"
The eunuch who introduced Wen Tai and Wang Ren quickly replied: "I saw that Your Majesty was busy with government affairs, so I asked General Wang to wait..."
"Oh... General Wang, what's the matter with you?"
"Your Majesty." Wen Tai called out, then looked at the man with disheveled hair.
The emperor said: "It's okay, General Wang gets up and speaks."
"Your Majesty." Wen Tai called again.
"Prime Minister Zuo, Prime Minister Zuo, you..." The emperor pointed at Wen Tai, and then said to the man beside him: "Step back."
"Yes..." The man then retreated.
Seeing Wen Tai glance at him sideways, Wang Ren stood up and said solemnly: "Reporting to your Majesty, I have found a spy from the Southern Zhou Dynasty who was an official in our Jing Dynasty during the late emperor's time and has been living in Yanchuan
Five years!”
"Oh? Is there such a thing?" The emperor became interested and pointed at Wang Ren and said: "Tell me more, please tell me in detail!"
"Yes!" Wang Ren said: "This person's name is Chen Yuxian. He is currently serving as the Minister of War in Dongdu. He has a wife and a daughter, both of whom are in Yanchuan!"
"This man is a talented person. He actually got into the position of Minister of the Ministry of War of the State of Jingguo!" The emperor smiled instead of being angry and said: "If he were not in the Eastern Capital, wouldn't he have joined the center of our court and discussed politics with me in Tianze Hall all day long?
One day, when he is happy and invites all the officials to a banquet, wouldn’t he still be able to drink and chat with me?”
Wang Ren couldn't keep up with the emperor's thinking, so he thought to himself, why aren't you angry?
Not only are you not angry, but you are also happy??
"Your Majesty! This is not the point!" Wang Ren did not dare to say any more words for fear that he would be led astray by the emperor, so he immediately said straight to the point: "The point is that this person has an irreversible relationship with you!"
Hearing this, the smile on the emperor's face suddenly disappeared and he stood up from his desk.
"General Wang, every word you say now must be held accountable. I advise you... think it over carefully before you speak!"
Wang Ren exhaled and thought, Your Majesty, this is the right reaction for you.
With the stimulation, Wang Ren spoke more firmly, saying: "What I said is absolutely true! Not only that, according to the information I found, the right minister knows Chen Yuxian's true identity, but... the right minister
The phase doesn’t seem to care!”
The emperor said bluntly: "You mean that the Right Prime Minister colluded with the Southern Zhou Dynasty?"
"I don't know whether there is collusion or not...I am just clarifying the facts!"
"Hmph, it's obviously a complaint, but I don't dare to say it too bluntly. General Wang, I don't want you to beat around the bush like those civil servants!"
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty!!" Wang Ren was so anxious that he couldn't speak.
The emperor did not embarrass him. He looked at Wen Tai and said, "Does the Prime Minister Zuo know about this?"
Wen Tai shook his head and said: "Like Your Majesty, I just learned about it."
"Then what do you think?"
"Of course I don't believe that You Xiang collaborated with the enemy. It was You Xiang who won the battle and made great achievements! But... nothing comes out of nowhere. And it was Ye Dan who You Xiang defeated, but Chen Yuxian defeated Nan Zhou
people."
"What does Zuo Xiang mean by saying that Right Xiang can be at odds with Ye Dan, but at the same time be on good terms with Nan Zhou?"
"As a minister, I can only obey His Majesty's will to make good or bad relations with foreign countries. I believe that the Right Prime Minister understands this. I still firmly believe in the loyalty of the Right Prime Minister, but the only thing I am worried about is that the Right Prime Minister is on his way back to the court...
…Coming back with him was an army of 150,000 people…”
The emperor's eyes suddenly condensed!
"Lu Lu!!!"
An old eunuch immediately came to greet him: "The old slave is here."
The emperor said: "I ordered someone to send an order to Your Excellency, asking him to place his accompanying soldiers in the Beida camp before entering the city, and then take his soldiers into the city!"
"yes!"
"Eunuch Lu, please wait a moment." Wen Tai stopped Lu Lu, walked back and forth, and said, "Your Majesty, this is too obvious, and I'm afraid your right minister will be suspicious."
The emperor shook his head and said: "Your Majesty is loyal to me, obeys my advice, and will never refuse."
"The right minister doesn't know how to do it, but the soldiers around him will inevitably feel resentful. Don't forget, this is a victorious army."
Wen Tai took a step closer to the emperor and said: "I suggest that your majesty send an order to your right to wait in front of the city gate. Your majesty will lead all the civil and military officials to welcome him personally! This will not only take over the military power, but also show the emperor's great grace.
!”
"After the Right Prime Minister returns to the palace, we will strictly investigate the matter between him and the spies of the Southern Zhou Dynasty..."
"This is a wonderful plan by the Zuo Prime Minister!" The emperor's eyes lit up and he excitedly stepped forward to hug the Zuo Prime Minister and said with a smile: "I can't live without the Zuo Prime Minister! Come on, come on, have a drink with me!"
"And you! General Wang, you are here, come and have a drink with me!"
Wang Ren immediately knelt down and worshiped, saying in fear: "How can I be so virtuous and capable..."
Before he finished speaking, a wine bottle was thrown at him.
Wang Ren was so frightened that his heart pounded.
"Come if you want. I'm most annoyed by the nagging people here! Especially the old men of my mother-in-law and mother-in-law!!"