The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 474 Behind the scenes
"Re-enter! Stop!"

With another loud shout, Chai Rong led Zhang Yongde, Fu Zhaoxin, Cao Bin, and Shi Yanchao into the open courtyard. More armored soldiers surrounded Xinlingfang and the entire courtyard on the third and outer floors.

Among the troops Li Chongjin brought, there were two commanders whom he single-handedly promoted, named Liu Qingyi and Liu Shouzhong. Liu Qingyi had a famous commander, Shi Shouxin.

They all had a close friendship with Zhao Kuangyin. At this moment, they saw the Fu family's Tiger Guard private soldiers and the bodyguards and soldiers brought by Cao Bin, surrounding Zhao Kuangyin and Wang Jun, as if they were Wang Jun's accomplices. , couldn't help but feel anxious secretly.

Shi Shouxin kept winking at Zhao Kuangyin, telling him to quickly find a way to draw a clear line with Wang Jun and show that he was not involved in Wang Jun's conspiracy to frame Zhu Xiu.

Zhao Kuangyin secretly smiled bitterly. If he was eager to clear up the relationship and prove that he had nothing to do with the matter, it would arouse the suspicion of Chai Rong, Li Chongjin and others.

I can only bite the bullet and wait for the matter to be resolved first, and then find a way to clear my suspicion.

Zhao Kuangyin stared at Wang Jun coldly, secretly annoyed.

Today, Wang Jun suddenly summoned them, the young generals of the imperial army in front of the palace, and brought them here to bear witness, so as to prove Zhu Xiu's crime of breaking into the Privy Council residence without permission and killing General Chen Kang.

Li Jixun, Han Chongyun, Wang Shenqi and him were all just used by Wang Jun.

Li Jixun and Han Chongyun were always close to Wang Jun, so it was not surprising that they were willing to listen to his orders.

It's just that Wang Shenqi has always been respectful to Wang Jun, and he has no friendship with Zhu Xiu. Today, he refused to obey Wang Jun's orders and never made a move from beginning to end. This made Zhao Kuangyin feel a little weird.

Zhao Kuangyin glanced at him, and Wang Shenqi also happened to look over. Their eyes met, and Wang Shenqi smiled slightly, looking calm and calm.

Zhao Kuangyin suddenly thought that Wang Shenqi must be hiding something from him.

"Second brother-in-law!"

When Fu Zhaoxin saw Zhu Xiu sitting on the ground sickly, he rushed over anxiously and said angrily: "Which bastard beat you up like this? Show me, I will chop him up now!"

Zhu Xiu stood up reluctantly with Bi Zhenhai's help, covered her chest and coughed twice, waving her hands and speechless.

Fu Zhaoxin gritted his teeth and searched around with a knife, trying to find the guy who beat up Zhu Xiu and see who was so bold that he even dared to touch the Fu family's son-in-law!

Han Chongyun stood behind Li Jixun with his head lowered, wiping the blood from the corners of his mouth, and looking away from Li Chongjin with vicious eyes.

Unable to find anyone, Fu Zhaoxin had nowhere to spread his evil fire and glared at Wang Jun: "Ms. Wang, you must give me, Fu, an explanation for what happened today!"

Wang Jun said coldly: "When the prime minister enters the palace and meets with the officials, he will naturally explain what happened. Zhu Xiu ordered his men to kill the second general Chen Kang, but he was caught on the spot. The Qin Fu family violated national laws and protected them for personal reasons. Criminal, you should go back and ask the King of Huaiyang and let him give an explanation to the officials and the court!"

"You~" Fu Zhaoxin was furious and pointed the knife pointedly. He had never paid attention to this male favorite, who was a former actor.

"Brother Fu! Don't be rude!" Chai Rong hurriedly stopped. Zhang Yongde stepped forward and pressed the knife in his hand. At the same time, he did not forget to look at Wang Jun deeply with a sullen face.

Cao Bin looked around and sternly yelled at the armored soldiers of the Forbidden Army brought by Wang Jun: "Would you like to kneel down and capture them without putting down your weapons?"

What Cao Bin brought was the Tiger Wing Army, which was affiliated with the Infantry Division of the Guards Division. They were not under the same command as the troops of the Forbidden Army in front of the palace, and they both belonged to the Forbidden Army. They usually disliked each other and often competed with each other. Now they had no scruples. They swarmed up and knocked the remaining dozens of armored soldiers to the ground and tied them up with ropes.

The first chief and deputy commanders of the Tiger Wing Army were Li Chongjin and Zhu Xiu. Seeing that Zhu Xiu was injured at this moment, Li Chongjin was furious, and he felt even more angry with the same enemy.

As long as Li Chongjin gives the order, Wang Jun will not be able to walk out of Xinlingfang alive.

The black iron spear in Li Chongjin's palm was pointed directly at Wang Jun's throat, and the murderous look in his eyes became more and more intense!

Chai Rong suddenly took hold of the barrel of the gun and shook his head at him coldly.

"Get out of the way! I will kill this old dog today! If the officials are to blame, I will bear the responsibility alone!" Li Chongjin shouted angrily.

Chai Rong said in a deep voice: "If you are guilty, you should abide by the laws of the country and report to the officials for punishment! How can you ignore the court's laws and execute people privately?"

Li Chongjin said angrily: "If it weren't for this guy's obstruction, why would you be so late in returning to Beijing? This old dog relies on the favor of the officials and doesn't take our brothers seriously. Let him know today that this Dazhou is the Guo family Da Zhou, if you dare to mess with our brothers, you are seeking death!"

Chai Rong tightly clenched the barrel of the gun, and Li Chongjin struggled to break free several times, but he still couldn't.

Chai Rong scolded sternly: "Da Zhou is the official Da Zhou, and you and I are just ministers of the official family. What qualifications do we have to execute the prime minister of the dynasty?

Li Chongjin, don’t be so presumptuous!Back off! "

As if he didn't expect Chai Rong to scold him so angrily, Li Chongjin was startled and stared angrily.

Zhang Yongde stood next to Chai Rong and whispered: "Come back in, don't be impulsive, the princess and the King of Huaiyang have already entered the palace to meet the officials, no one can make any decisions on this matter, just wait for the officials to decide!" "

Shi Yanchao had always been on good terms with Wang Jun, but now that he saw Wang Jun in danger, he hesitated for a moment and stepped forward and said: "Ms. Wang is the most important person to the prime minister and assistant. If anything happens, it's better to ask the officials to deal with it."

Li Chongjin ridiculed: "I heard that General Shi likes to listen to music and hangs out with Wang Jun from time to time. Could it be that he was drunk by this guy? Or is it that General Shi changed his preferences and fell in love with an old and lustful male actor like Wang Jun? "

"Ahem~" Zhu Xiu beat her chest and coughed, almost choking from laughter.

Li Chongjin is really a venomous guy, and he specializes in exposing others' shortcomings when he curses them.

Wang Jun was furious and his voice became shrill: "Li Chongjin! You are arrogant!"

Shi Yanchao also darkened his face, and his fiery temper broke out: "Li Chongjin! Don't slander me! Don't think that you don't know how high the sky is when you become the imperial inspector! When grandpa followed the official family, you were still in Yao Shan Laojia is peeing and playing in the mud~"

Li Chongjin was furious and turned his gun around to stab Shi Yanchao: "Let's see if General Shi's Po Feng is still sharp today?"

"I'm afraid you won't succeed!" Shi Yanchao was about to draw his sword immediately.

Chai Rong and Zhang Yongde quickly stopped each other. If they were allowed to fight, there would really be no way to end this matter today.

"Ahem~" Zhu Xiu coughed, pointed with trembling fingers, and said in a hoarse voice: "Da Lang, hold them down for me!"

Shi Xiangwen squatted aside, playing with the rat woman under the broken bricks. Hearing the words, he said "Oh", stood up and staggered to the side of the two of them, holding each shoulder with his palms as big as cattail leaf fans.

The two angry men raised their heads and changed their expressions immediately.

Shi Xiangwen said angrily: "Zhu Xiu told you not to fight. If you continue to fight, I will..."

Shi Xiangwen was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and said, "Zhu Xiu, what should I do if they are disobedient?"

Zhu Xiu waved his hand laboriously, and Shi Xiangwen said "Oh" again, turned to the two of them and said seriously: "If you don't obey, I will beat you up first!"

Li Chongjin and Shi Yanchao had dark faces, glared at each other, and put down their swords and guns angrily.

Shi Xiangwen slapped the two of them on the shoulders, grinning happily: "Just be obedient!"

Chai Rong and Zhang Yongde looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Apart from the officials, Shi Xiangwen was probably the only one who could persuade these two bulls.

For no other reason, even if the two add one piece, they still can't beat Shi Xiangwen!

When there is no reason to explain, fists are the biggest reason.

Chai Rong looked around and said in a deep voice: "No one is allowed to act rashly. We are waiting for the official order!"

Chai Rong's eyes passed over Li Jixun, Han Chongyun, and Wang Shenqi, and finally landed on Zhao Kuangyin.

After a moment of pause, Chai Rong looked away, his expression a little ugly.

Zhao Kuangyin even smiled bitterly in his heart. It seemed that Lord Chejun also misunderstood him and thought that he had surrendered to Wang Jun.

Xinlingfang and the courtyard were full of swords and guns everywhere, surrounded by thousands of armored soldiers, but they were strangely quiet, and no one dared to make a move.

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In the side hall of Zichen Palace, Princess Shou'an Guo Qing and King Huaiyang Fu Yanqing have been waiting here for a long time, but the officials have not summoned them for a long time.

Guo Qing was impatient with waiting. He got up and wanted to rush into the back cabinet, but was stopped by several eunuchs.

"Princess, please be patient. The officials are discussing important matters with Duke Wei and the Wang Envoy. We will summon Your Highness later." Guo Qing said angrily: "A big event has happened in Kaifeng City. Thousands of soldiers and horses are fighting in Xinlingfang. Get up, can you afford to cause trouble?"

The eunuchs apologized and said with a smile: "Of course the slaves can't afford it, but the slaves have informed the officials about the princess and King Huaiyang's visit, and the officials have the final say in everything."

"Huh!" Guo Qing glared at these eunuchs angrily, and had no choice but to sit down angrily and wait.

Fu Yanqing stroked his beard and asked, "Excuse me, chambermaid, how long have the officials been discussing with Wei University Scholars and Wang Envoy?"

The eunuchs said: "It has been almost two hours."

"So, before the princess and the old man asked to see the official, they were already in the back cabinet?" Fu Yanqing asked.

The eunuchs thought for a moment and said, "That's true."

Fu Yanqing nodded and thanked him, twirling his beard thoughtfully.

Guo Qing hurriedly said: "What is the old prince's opinion?"

Fu Yanqing smiled and whispered: "Princess, don't panic, everything is under the control of the officials."

Guo Qing opened his eyes wide and was confused, but Fu Yanqing stopped talking and closed his eyelids to sit quietly.

"Mysterious." Guo Qing muttered and complained.

In the back cabinet, Guo Wei was playing chess with Wei Renpu, while Wang Lingwen watched from the side.

Every few moments, a palace attendant would bring a note and hand it to Wang Lingwen.

After Wang Lingwen unfolded it and read it, he immediately threw it into the furnace and burned it.

Guo Wei glanced at him: "What's new?"

Wang Lingwen said respectfully: "The Duke of Taiyuan and the Prince Consort arrived with Cao Bin of the Tiger Wing Army and Shi Yanchao of the Long Jie Army.

The Duke of Hanoi was furious and wanted to kill Xianggong Wang, but the Duke of Taiyuan tried his best to stop him. "

Guo Wei frowned and said with a slight disappointment: "This Li Chongjin is still too impetuous and embarrassed for his big job!"

Wei Renpu smiled and said: "If Li Chongjin is as stable and determined as Prince Rong, it will be the officials' turn to have a headache."

Guo Wei was startled, laughed loudly, and used a black pawn to capture a red horse that had crossed the river rashly.

Wei Renpu said hurriedly: "Hey~ I just didn't pay attention to what I said. Officials, let's put it down. This step doesn't count!"

Guo Wei laughed and scolded: "You, University Scholar Wei, are also shameless! In the past black and white chess games, you always laughed at me for being a stinky chess player. Now in the realm of Chu, He and Han, you can't do anything!"

Stop nagging, and if you dare to regret your move again, I will punish you with a year's salary! "

Wei Renpu looked at the confiscated red horse with distress, sighed a few times, regained his composure, and thought about how to turn defeat into victory.

"Wang Lingwen, go on," Guo Wei said.

Wang Lingwen said again: "Taiyuan County Duke said bluntly that no one can use lynching in vain and disregard the laws of the country. Everything must be reported to the officials before making a decision.

The Duke of Hanoi and Shi Yanchao had a dispute and even wanted to fight, but Shi Xiangwen stopped them."

Guo Wei smiled with satisfaction and said: "Da Lang understands the general situation and takes the overall situation into consideration. After all, he did not let me down."

After thinking about it, Guo Wei said: "Shi Xiangwen has a bravery that no man can match. There is no way to follow Zhu Xiu and play in the mud all day long. Such talents should be placed in the army to kill enemies on the battlefield and destroy cities and fortresses."

Wei Renpu smiled and said: "It's a pity that Shi Xiangwen only listens to the instructions of Shi Kuangwei and Zhu Xiu, but cannot be directed by others."

Guo Wei shook his head and said regretfully: "If this fool gets his wits about him, I will have another unparalleled general in the Great Zhou Dynasty."

Wei Renpu said: "From now on, let Zhu Xiu go to the local area to lead the army, and Shi Xiangwen will naturally be useful."

Guo Wei nodded, pushed his black car to the red team's bottom line general, and said with a smile: "When Zhu Xiu gets married and Shi Kuangwei goes to Xuzhou to take office, let him take Shi Xiangwen with him and train me well first."

Wei Renpu's face trembled, and he hurriedly moved the old commander to avoid the sharp attack. He glanced at Guo Wei resentfully. This official was really unreasonable. While talking to attract his attention, he also wanted to steal his chicken.
Wang Lingwen observed Guo Wei's face and said cautiously: "As a courtesy, Shi Yanchao has become close to Wang Jun in the past six months. The two often invite each other to have banquets. Shi Yanchao's mother lives in Luoyang, and Wang Jun even gave her a house as a special gift. Worth tens of thousands.
This time, Shi Yanchao also said a few good words for Wang Jun, which angered the Duke of Hanoi."

Guo Weiluozi paused his hand and said calmly: "Why can't this fool not understand?"

Wei Renpu didn't care that his old commander was being targeted by the cannon, and said seriously: "Shi Yanchao's loyalty to the official family is unquestionable, and he got close to Wang Jun only because the two were old acquaintances.

Wang Jun has been making a lot of small moves recently, and even the man from Yedu secretly exchanged letters with him.

Shi Yanchao is a fierce general in our court and a meritorious official from Conglong. We hope that the official family will be kind to him."

Guo Wei smiled and said leisurely: "If you want to advance, suppress it first, Wei Suoru, you are also confused!"

Wei Renpu was stunned, and suddenly realized: "It turns out that the officials want to... Haha, I understand! The officials are wise!"

Wei Renpu breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to go back and save his old commander, but he didn't want to be overthrown by Guo Wei's one-man attack.

"Hey, I'm sorry to lose, I'm sorry to lose~" Wei Renpu shook his head with regret.

Guo Wei laughed and cursed a few shameless words, and said to Wang Lingwen: "Order Feng Dao and Fan Zhi to pass the order and tell these gangsters to get out of the palace!
Zhu Xiu and Shi Xiangwen were thrown into the Dali Temple jail, awaiting trial! "

Wang Lingwen bowed his head and cupped his hands: "I accept the decree!"

When Wang Lingwen hurriedly left, Wei Renpu said with a smile: "After this incident, all factions in the Forbidden Army and the officials can see clearly.

Which ones are Wang Jun's vassals, and which ones are loyal ministers and good generals, the officials can tell at a glance!
I almost lost my life because I wronged Zhu Xiu."

Guo Wei smiled and said: "This brat is young and in a high position. It is when he is in high spirits. If he doesn't beat him, I am really worried that he will be arrogant.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, let him reflect and reflect in the sky prison, wake up his mind, and don't think that he can really be lawless! "

Wei Renpu silently felt sorry for Zhu Xiu in his heart, and said with a chuckle: "After this incident, Zhu Xiu must be grateful for Li Chongjin's life-saving grace. No matter what happens in the future, he will try his best to save Li Chongjin's life."

Guo Wei sighed and said: "I believe that Dalang is not a ruthless person, but the struggle for imperial power poisons people's hearts, and people's hearts are the most sinister and difficult to predict.
Just think of it as a protective amulet for Chongjin, hoping to keep him safe in the future."

Wei Renpu hesitated for a while, stood up and prostrated, and said sincerely: "In the official family, it is better to decide on the reserve position early, so as not to make people's hearts wander and brothers fight against each other!"

Guo Wei was silent for a moment and shook his head: "No hurry, wait a little longer, there are some things I want to see more clearly. Ahem, cough, cough~"

Suddenly, Guo Wei suddenly coughed violently.

He picked up the tea cup and wanted to take a sip. As soon as he swallowed the tea, it spat out with a "pop", and dots of scarlet blood spattered on the table and chessboard.
"Official!" Wei Renpu was shocked.

Guo Wei looked at the blood vomited out of his palm and was in a daze. After a while, he smiled bitterly and said, "My body is getting worse and worse."

Wei Renpu's eyes turned red and he whispered: "I will send the imperial doctor to you right now!"

Guo Wei's face turned gloomy and he shook his head and said: "It's useless. Yuan Jingrun has clearly told me that I only have one year to live at most! Haha, one year is enough for me to arrange my funeral arrangements."

"Guan family." Wei Renpu kowtowed and broke down in tears.

"Remember not to spread this matter outside!"

"Officials don't worry, I will protect my life with my life!"

(End of this chapter)