The common people continued to surround Wang Xian until they reached the gate of Chengtian Gate, and then dispersed reluctantly. Because further inside was the imperial city where the princes and nobles lived, but ordinary people were not allowed to enter...
Most of the guards in the imperial city are the children of the princes and princes in the capital, and they are the most well-informed. Now they have heard about the commotion caused by Wang Xian's return to the capital, and they all look at this legendary big man in awe!
In the eyes of these nobles, no matter what kind of fate awaits Wang Xian in the future, with the infinite scenery of thousands of people, he has come to this world in vain!
Wang Xian looked at the energetic young faces. He could see the desire and envy in their eyes. He could see his own shadow from many years ago in their bodies. It was the desire to make contributions and become famous in the world.
Eagerly looking forward to...
However, as you bravely climb up this thorny chasm road, you will find that the higher you get, the more murderous you are, because the emperor standing at the top will never tolerate sharing the panoramic view of the mountains with others.
Status. What the emperor needs is a diligent and obedient lackey, not a heroic tiger! Once they notice that the lackey has a tendency to evolve into a tiger, they will not hesitate to kill it and replace it with a new one!
In this Ming Dynasty, the only real glory was the emperor. Those who were born as subjects, no matter how hard they tried, were just dogs that could be killed at any time...
Until Dai Hua whispered outside the car window: "Sir, we're here."
Wang Xian shook his head, put away his chaotic thoughts, opened the curtains, and saw the Earl's Mansion, which he had not seen for a long time. The servants in the mansion had been notified long ago, and they were all waiting at the door of the mansion. But they may be a little pessimistic about Wang Xian's fate.
, the housekeeper did not have the front door of the house renovated in advance, and the scene in Wang Xian's eyes inevitably showed signs of dilapidation...
"It's only been a year..." Wang Xian couldn't help but sigh, and carefully helped Gu Xiaolian get out of the car and enter the house.
At first glance, the Earl's Mansion is still the same as when we left last year, but the previously snow-white courtyard walls have shown signs of mildew, and weeds have emerged from the brick joints on the ground. Fortunately, after the snow in the middle of winter, the flowers and trees in the courtyard are all gone.
Covered with a thick layer of snow, there were no more signs of poverty.
Wang Xian endured his unhappiness and helped Gu Xiaolian go through the moon gate into the back house. When Dai Hua pushed open the door of the east wing where Gu Xiaolian lived, he saw thick dust on the curtains on the table on the floor.
Wang Xian finally couldn't help but burst out: "Call Manager Chen in!"
When Manager Chen rushed over in a panic, he saw Wang Xian standing in the east wing, which had obviously been cleaned for a long time, with a gloomy face. He quickly nodded and bowed and said: "I just learned that my uncle was back, so I hurriedly cleaned up the main room."
Clean it out. Uncle, please move to the main room. I will arrange for someone to clean this room."
"How dare I trouble you?" Wang Xian snorted coldly, looking at Steward Chen's face that looked frightened but actually didn't care much, he said sullenly: "I just want to ask Steward Chen, there are dozens of people in this mansion.
What have you been busy with all day?"
"This..." Manager Chen defended without knowing it: "It is true that the people below were negligent. They all thought that Mrs. Gu had..."
"What's going on?" Wang Xian glared at Manager Chen with a sharp look. Manager Chen shrank his neck in fright, quickly slapped himself gently, and said cautiously: "They are all villains who are not well-disciplined, and those brats down there are
If you dare to be lazy and slippery, you will be punished severely if you turn around!"
"I'm afraid it's not just laziness, right?" Wang Xian sneered and said, "Where have all the ornaments in this room gone?" Before, Gu Xiaolian's room had dozens of calligraphy, paintings, cultural toys, and ornaments of various sizes.
Like this, each one is valuable. Now there are less than ten pieces, and they are all worthless...
"Don't talk about the ornaments, where have all the clothes in the closet gone?" Wang Xian pointed to the empty closet and said angrily, "Okay, I really have a bunch of house thieves!"
"This..." Manager Chen's face turned pale and he hurriedly said: "I don't know what's going on, so I'll investigate carefully. If anyone is really dirty, I'll break his crutch!"
"I'll interrupt you first!" Wang Xian sneered, his eyes like arrows, staring at Manager Chen closely and said: "You have been my Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guard for so many years, are you just a freeloader? How can you let me do it?
You little thief has turned the world upside down?!"
Before he finished speaking, Dai Hua strode in from outside, holding a stack of pawn tickets in his hand. He glared at Manager Chen with disgust and reported in a deep voice: "Sir, I found this from the room named Chen!"
?Seeing the pile of pawn tickets, Manager Chen panicked. He quickly knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said: "Uncle, I was confused for a moment, please forgive me this time..."
Wang Xian ignored Manager Chen and took the pawn ticket from Dai Hua. He looked at it and saw that it contained evidence that Manager Chen had pawned various treasures. Qing Yishui'er was a dead pawn who could never be redeemed! And what he pawned was.
His belongings are far from limited to this west wing room. Almost all the valuable things in the room have been let out and sold for money!
"Okay!" Wang Xian threw the pile of pawn tickets at Manager Chen's face and said murderously: "That's how you manage my house! What else is there to say?!"
"Uncle, I'm confused. They said you died in Hulukou. I thought all these things were ownerless..." Manager Chen became afraid and said with snot and tears: "I'll give back all the money."
Come back, for the sake of my nephew, please forgive me this time..."
Manager Chen’s nephew is Chen Wu, the manager of Taisun Mansion, and it was Chen Wu who recommended him to come to Wang Xian’s Mansion to become the manager. Wang Xian looked at Chen Wu’s face and kept turning a blind eye to Manager Chen.
Fortunately, he was quite reasonable at first. Unexpectedly, after one year, he turned out to be such an unscrupulous family thief!
"Hmph, for your nephew's sake, I will spare your life this time!" Wang Xian snorted coldly and ordered: "Break his legs and drive him out of the house!"
"Yes!" Dai Hua waved his hand and two guards came forward and dragged Manager Chen out. Manager Chen shouted in horror: "Uncle, you can't do this to me. Wait until my nephew comes back.
How do you explain to him..."
Wang Xian had a cold expression on his face, and waited until Manager Chen's screams outside started and then stopped, then he told Dai Hua in a deep voice: "Send all the rest of the people out of the house, and don't leave any more idle people in the house..."
Dai Hua responded and asked softly: "I guess the people below are stealing a lot. Should we clean them up and kick them out?"
Wang Xian shook his head indifferently, "No need, just let them leave."
"That's too cheap for them!" Dai Hua said angrily.
"It's human nature, let's just do it..." Wang Xian smiled bitterly and said: "Besides, the moment we entered the capital, there were so many pairs of eyes staring at us. It's better to have less to worry about than to have more to worry about..."
"Hey..." Dai Hua had no choice but to say nothing...
What Wang Xian said was absolutely correct. From the moment he entered the capital, countless pairs of eyes stared at him. He was supported by countless people on the street, and many people even shouted, "Uncle Zhongyong is not guilty!", these
The scene that stung some people's eyeballs soon reached the emperor's ears.
Zhu Di is in a good mood these days. Since taking the elixir refined by Taoist Hu, the dragon's body has obviously improved. At least for a long time after taking the medicine, the torturous pain will disappear, and the long-lost strength will return to the emperor's body.
, he was able to walk down the walkway without anyone's help. Until he saw Zhao Ying hanging his arms, with a bruised nose and a swollen face...
"Your Majesty, this old slave deserves to die. He allowed the Buddha Mother to escape under tight defense. He really deserves to die..." Zhao Ying kowtowed heavily at the emperor's feet.
"You brought three thousand soldiers and horses, but you can't stand a single Buddha mother. Are you really useless?" Zhu Di scolded him unceremoniously.
The emperor's scolding sounded like fairy music to Zhao Ying. He thought that the emperor would be furious, and he might even have someone drag him out and give him a beating with a cane. How could he just say a few words without any pain?
Seeing that Zhu Di was in a good mood, Zhao Ying hurriedly raised his head and said: "Yes, this old slave is useless. I didn't expect that Wang Xian would be so bold as to arrange for someone to kidnap an imperial prisoner!"
"You said Wang Xian did it, do you have any evidence?" Zhu Di asked coldly.
"Wang Xian never leaves evidence for his actions, but no one else has this ability except him!" The old eunuch said with a natural look on his face. He knew that Zhu Di would definitely believe him, because in the emperor's heart, Wang Xian was already a big devil who did all kinds of evil.
Head.
"Jinyiwei has fallen into your hands, how can he still have such great energy?" Zhu Di really believed it, but he couldn't understand it.
"Your Majesty, before I had time to report, Wang Xian had already planned to quietly move the personnel and facilities of the Jinyiwei out of the capital and to Shandong. Now, the Jinyiwei Yamen in the Prison Temple is only an empty shell!
"The old eunuch said with added jealousy.
"That's nonsense," Zhu Di said with a frown: "The officers and soldiers of the Jinyi Guards are all from military families who have been loyal and loyal for generations. How can we leave the court with him?"
"The old slave refers to the most important Beizhen Fusi. Wang Xian put all his party members and the gang of people from all walks of life and rivers and lakes that he gathered. These people and their disciples and disciples are almost there.
Thousands of them are working for Wang Xian wholeheartedly." Afraid that Zhu Di would not believe it, the old eunuch also emphasized: "When Wang Xian was in Shandong, he had thousands of new muskets in his hands, which were more powerful than the Shenji Camp.
But after the old slave took over the Jinyiwei, he searched high and low, but could not find such a musket. In addition, when Wang Xian returned to Beijing, he was escorted by four to five hundred gunmen. It was obvious that he was from the Jinyiwei. These people would rather give up their own guns.
I have to fight against him and the imperial court to the end..."
"..." Zhu Di's expression darkened. If the old eunuch was not exaggerating, then he had really underestimated Wang Xian. He thought that by removing him from the rank of Imperial Guard and transferring him out of Shandong, Wang Xian would have no hard power left.
, but now it seems that that guy still seems to be hiding a lot of things...