Chapter 949: Ready to leave, the two walk together
Chapter 949: Getting ready to leave, two people walking together
After the two sat down, Shen Tang asked first, "Master Wang, as the Imperial City Secretary, how come you came to Kuizhou in person?"
When Wang Hu heard this, his expression changed slightly! Lift?
His promotion is about to become a thing of the past.
However, he did not tell Shen Tang, but said respectfully: "Sir Shen, after you were attacked by the rebels and the princess was attacked and killed, His Majesty was furious.
Therefore, His Majesty sent his officials to investigate the details!"
"In addition, this is your Majesty's secret order..."
He took out the secret decree from his arms and handed it to Shen Tang. After reading it, Shen Tang frowned! The secret decree only said one thing, that is, the current situation is unclear, so it is inconvenient for the princess to return to Lin'an, so for the time being, she can only Let Shen Tang protect her first, and then send the princess back when the matter is completely over.
Regarding the matter in Kuizhou, the imperial edict did not say much, except that it was left to Shen Tang to decide on his own.
"Then what Mr. Wang means is..."
Wang Hu thought for a moment and then said slowly, "First of all, your Excellency is the one who experienced this matter. I would like to ask if you have any other clues, except for the deceased General Yun'an Army and the two inspectors." Besides, is there anyone else behind it?
Secondly, Your Excellency is an imperial envoy patrolling the Fifth Northwest Road, and I would like to ask Your Excellency if you have any advice on what to do next."
Shen Tang thought about the purpose of Wang Hu's coming, and also wondered about the reason behind this matter! Wang Hu's coming is normal but not normal! As the Imperial City Secretary, he controls the inner garden of the palace and cannot leave easily. Imperial City.
No matter how big the matter is, it is enough to send one party to raise points! The reason is because this is His Majesty's personal army. Unless His Majesty leaves the capital, he, the leader of the personal army, cannot leave easily.
Secondly, the power of the Imperial City Division comes from the emperor. When Wang Hu, the big boss, leaves the emperor's side, it means that he leaves the core of power. In other words... the position of the Imperial City Division will be promoted. change?
Shen Tang's expression remained normal, but his heart suddenly sank! Not to mention the Song Dynasty, it was just like Dongchang, Xichang, and Jinyiwei in later generations! Which commander could live out his old age peacefully after stepping down?
It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that I can’t!
This position is high, but it is also dangerous! He controls too many secrets in the palace, and only the dead can better keep the secrets!
"Someone is coming!"
Shen Tang did not rush to answer Wang Hu's words, but gave a soft drink!
A maid came in and heard Shen Tang say, "Go and ask Miss Qingqiu to get a few milliliters of Longjing and brew it. I have been traveling all over the place recently, but I feel a little uncomfortable with the soil and water of Kuizhou!"
The maid turned around and left, and not long after, Qingqiu came quickly.
"I still need to trouble Miss Qingqiu, we are both rough people, don't waste this good tea!"
After that, Qingqiu was washing and soaking aside, while Shen Tang slowly said, "Master Wang, the only thing we have in common between the two cases where the princess and I were besieged and killed is that it happened to Yun'an Army! It's a pity that this The general in charge of the army has died in the rebellion, and I don’t know much about the Kuizhou army, so I have no other clues for the time being.”
"As for the rest, now that the people on the Northwest Five Roads are suffering, it is better to play it safe and not to go to war! Even if you want to verify some things, it is not only extremely difficult! There are also many hidden worries.
Therefore, Mr. Wang not only needs to act with caution, but also needs to deal with it decisively..."
"Now that the imperial edict has arrived, I still have important responsibilities, so I'm afraid it won't be convenient to stay in Kuizhou for too long! I will leave Kuizhou in about a day or two, and I probably won't be able to provide much help to Mr. Wang."
Wang Hu nodded, then raised his hands and said, "Thank you for your advice, sir! You can go on your own. If there are other clues, you can always pass them on to your subordinates for investigation!"
"It's getting late. It's inconvenient for me to stay here longer. Please take care of yourself, sir!"
After that, Wang Hu turned around and left. Shen Tang smiled softly and said to Qingqiu who was still making tea, "Thank you, Miss Qingqiu..."
After finishing his words, he turned around and headed towards the backyard! His green and jade-like hands froze, and he looked at the steaming fragrant tea in front of him... Did he feel lonely?
After the two of them had eaten, Shen Tang thought about it for a moment and then said to Zhao Ling, "Princess, Your Majesty has a decree..."
"ah!"
Zhao Ling exclaimed, "I'm not going back to Lin'an!"
In her opinion, besides urging her to return as soon as possible, what else can Zhao Shen do?
Shen Tang smiled awkwardly and continued, "The matter of the rebellion has not yet been decided. Your Majesty is worried about the safety of the princess, so he has issued a decree that the princess does not need to return to Lin'an for the time being..."
"real?"
Zhao Ling was overjoyed, then nodded and said, "Brother Huang is worried about who knows what will happen thousands of miles away..."
"Next, I will go to Tongchuan Prefecture Road! How about I send troops to escort the princess back to Chengdu Prefecture first?"
Zhao Shen gave Shen Tang a big problem, which really put Shen Tang in a bit of trouble.
Taking Zhao Ling with me, not to mention the delays on the road, will also cause a lot of inconveniences! I don’t know what the emperor thought about it. He just gave me a strange secret letter, but in exchange for his sister, he Put it into your own hands.
"Brother Shen, I'd better go with you! You just said that the rebellion has not subsided yet.
If I encounter an insurgent army and Brother Shen comes to rescue me, wouldn't it be troublesome..."
Shen Tang was speechless. Could he offend the princess or the unscrupulous emperor?
If I leave Zhao Ling alone, will that unreasonable sister-protecting maniac come to me personally to try to reason with me?
"That's fine!"
Shen Tang thought for a while and could only nod in agreement, "Then prepare for the day tomorrow and set off early the next morning.
Let’s take a boat to Linjiang in Zhongzhou first, then take the land route, and go all the way west to inspect Guozhou, Suining Prefecture, and Tongchuan Prefecture, and then return to Chengdu Prefecture!”
"good!"
Zhao Ling nodded hurriedly. As long as she was traveling with Shen Tang, it didn't matter to her how or where she went!
They each slept peacefully. On the next day, after Shen Tang continued to capture several local officials, the matter in Kuizhou came to an end for the time being! There are several reasons why Shen Tang was so eager to leave Kuizhou! First, After inspecting several other situations, Shen Tang already had an intuitive understanding of the disasters in various places. In addition, the reports from various places and the news from the Dark Night Pavilion, although they did not go to other state capitals, they still had everything they needed to know. I know, and I have basically done everything I need to do.
Although the punishment of some officials was to treat the symptoms rather than the root cause, it was already the limit of what he could do, and digging deeper would have exceeded his expectations!