Wang Shu was anxious.

After Zhu Youzhen entered Chang'an, he gave Wang Shu great authority, that is, to preside over political affairs in an all-round way.

But that's definitely not a good thing.

Because at that time, the area that Daliang could grasp was only limited to the middle of Henan Guanzhong, and under the situation of continuous war, Daliang was completely in a state of making ends meet.

But everything the army needs must be ensured.

Where does the money come from?

Wang Shu doesn't have the ability to make money out of the air, so there is only one last possibility left.

Scrape the floor.

Dig deep into the ground to squeeze the last little income from the common people to meet the needs of the army.

Wang Shu fantasized that the army would be able to win hearty victories on the front line, and as long as he won, it would be possible for him to recoup his previous investment. As an experienced veteran bureaucrat and cardinal, he knew very well that such a model could not last. The land here in Guanzhong is about to be wiped out by him.

Now it has reached a critical point, and if it goes further, there will definitely be a riot that caused Datang to fall into the abyss decades ago.

But what made him deeply disappointed was that the front line was repeatedly defeated.

Changyuan, Tiger Prison, Luoyang, one defeat after another, made Wang Shu's heart become cold. Especially the loss of Luoyang, he finally gave up the last trace of fantasy.

The girder is finished.

He didn't know what to do? A feeling of desperation led him to despair.

At that time, Tian Lingzi, the three central ministers under Li Yan's command, followed Li Yan to Wuyi, and now he is on the side of the victor. Another cardinal, Chen Bi, gathered the remnants of his soldiers and horses to confront Zhu Wen when he marched into Chang'an, and tried to burn the majestic imperial city with a fire, so as not to let Zhu Wen get it. In the end, he failed, and the whole clan was killed by Zhu Wen.

Although Chen Bi is dead, when the Tang army enters Chang'an, the Chen family will inevitably be praised as a meritorious hero, and mourning behind him is absolutely indispensable. Even Li Ze would go to find the remnants of the Chen family's collateral disciples and inherit them under Chen Bi's name to continue the incense for him.

Only himself, surrendered to Zhu Wen and became the cardinal of Daliang.

But who would have thought that the reality would be so cruel?

No matter how you look at it at that time, Chengde is a small weak Jiedu, and he is also facing the torment of the powerful Zhang Zhongwu, and his demise seems to be in the blink of an eye. And Zhu Wen's Xuanwu looks so powerful, it definitely has the atmosphere of a master.

But in less than ten years, the little boy he looked down on rose like this. The troops entered the Western Regions, disturbed Tibet, defeated Zhang Zhongwu, and defeated the Great Liang Army, becoming the most powerful force in the world.

Will he accept himself?

No, it won't.

Run?

Where to run?

Will that fake Li Ke in Guangzhou accept himself?

Of course not.

As a central minister, he betrayed the Tang Dynasty and betrayed Li Yan, and no one can tolerate him among those forces holding the banner of the Tang Dynasty?

The Wang clan is not far off.

The tea in front of him was already cold, and the brazier in the lobby was gone, and Wang Shu, who was a little shivering from the cold, stood up, walked to the middle of the lobby, and shouted: "Come on, come on!" ”

His voice echoed through the hall, but no one answered.

He walked out of the lobby and passed by the rooms where his subordinates and scribes were working, and there was no one there.

He went forward again, and came to the side room where the servants and eunuchs were staying, and it was empty.

Emperor Zhu Youzhen of the Great Liang Dynasty drove the expedition in person and took away all the elite forces, making the imperial city extremely empty, and even taking these people without half a point of rules.

Wang Shu walked back to the public hall in a dejected manner, looking at the mountains of official documents on the table, but there was no more ** to deal with.

Even if he worked tirelessly to review and process, what would he do? Now he couldn't find half a person to convey his spirit. In fact, I'm afraid that there is no need to pass it on, where the official document came a few years ago, I am afraid that there are already many places that have fallen into the hands of Tang Jun and changed owners.

When he walked out of the imperial city, he was somewhat relieved to see that his servants and generals were still waiting for him outside the imperial city, which made him finally find some comfort in his loneliness.

But it was also cold in the carriage.

The braziers that used to be there have long since been subtracted. Not only was it lost in the carriage, but there was no good smokeless silver charcoal at home, and even if he used his power, he only got some ordinary charcoal, which could barely be used for heating, but at night, it could never be kept in a closed room. Not to mention the poisonous gas, the smoke alone makes people unbearable at all.

In addition to charcoal, there is also a shortage of food at home.

Wang's family, but it is a big family, hundreds of people gather together, all rely on him to live, usually there are many people who are easy to do, and they can find someone to do anything, but now, this has become the biggest burden, hundreds of people have to eat and drink, and the food consumed every day makes Wang Shu anxious.

Now, even with gold, silver, and jewelry, you can't buy food.

Almost all the food in the city was taken away by Zhu Youzhen.

He was appointed by Zhu Youzhen to stay in Chang'an, responsible for all matters inside and outside Chang'an, and he could act cheaply. But now, even if he has three heads and six arms, what can he do?

"Xiangye is back?" As soon as he walked to the door of the house, the housekeeper had already greeted him and helped Wang Shu get out of the carriage. Looking at the housekeeper's smile on his face, Wang Shu couldn't help but be a little surprised, he hadn't seen the housekeeper's smile for a long time, if he was having a headache for the crisis of Daliang, the housekeeper who had followed him for decades was having a headache about how the Wang family could eat enough and how not to get cold.

"Agui, is there any happy event? Look at your mouth, you're grinning to the back of your ears! As he walked into the house, Wang Shu asked.

"Xiangye, there is a guest at home, and he said that he was your protégé in the past." The butler laughed.

"My past protégé?" Wang Shu was stunned, he has been a prime minister for many years, and there are naturally not a few people who have been promoted. During this time, there were a lot of people who came to the door, but they all wanted to come to him to fight the autumn breeze, but it was difficult for him to protect himself, where could he take care of these people?

"In the past, when your protégé came to the door, you had a straight face, who is this protégé today, who has such a big face, making you so happy?" Wang Shuxiao asked.

"Your protégé is not ordinary. Other protégés came to fight the autumn breeze, but this protégé came to send charcoal in the snow. The housekeeper said with a smile: "People dragged a whole wagon of grain, a wagon of silver charcoal, and a lot of fish, duck and chicken." You also know that the family hasn't tasted meat for many days, and a few Young Master Sun are making trouble every day! Now it's good. ”

"Sent so many things? How did he get it? Wang Shu was stunned. What is the difference between a child walking on the street with so many things in Chang'an, pulling so many things, and walking on the street with a large piece of gold?

"It was escorted by someone from the front of the temple. What about a large group of heavily armed samurai, and that thief dares not to open his eyes? The housekeeper smiled and said, "The house has already burned silver charcoal, prepared wine and food, and is waiting for you to come back!" Now Jiro is accompanying that guest! ”

Wang Shu was very strange, who is this protégé, how can he have such great ability?

Erlang, who accompanied the guests, was his second son, and his eldest son was originally sent to Xu Fujun by him, and he originally wanted to fight for a military career, but he didn't want to fight after the Tiger Prison War, and there was no news, but he was afraid that it would be more auspicious.

Walking outside the living room, Wang Shu paused slightly, tidied up his coat and hat, picked up the shelf, coughed lightly, and then walked inside, and the housekeeper took a few steps and pushed open the hall door.

The heating in the house was nothing compared to his cold court in the imperial city.

There were two people sitting by the brazier that was burning brightly in the room, facing him was his second son, and the man with his back to him was burly, but he couldn't see his face.

"Daddy, you're back?" Wang Qian stood up with a smile on his face.

The man with his back to Wang Shu stood up and turned around, but Wang Shu was stunned, this person was still masked in the house. This is his own protégé, who has no reflection at all.

"Is Zhongshu still so busy? A certain family has been waiting for a long time, and they still think that Zhongshu will come home early? The person who came smiled and listened to the tone, which was not like a greeting between a protégé and his teacher.

Wang Quan was stunned.

The housekeeper is also a flute.

This person was polite before, how could he see his teacher, but his tone became so frivolous.

Wang Shu frowned slightly: "Who is Your Excellency?" ”

The visitor slowly removed the mask, and an ugly pimple face appeared in front of the three people in the room, which was obviously the mark of a terrible fire burn.

Wang Quan and the housekeeper both exclaimed in surprise.

After all, Wang Shu had seen a big scene, although he was frightened in his heart, he still looked at the other party calmly: "Who is Your Excellency, why do you want to pretend to be my protégé, and give gifts to the door, right now, food, firewood and charcoal are in Chang'an City, but they are precious things!" ”

The visitor sighed lightly: "Wang Zhongshu, do you really have no image of me at all?" We used to see each other a lot a long time ago. ”

Wang Shu stared at each other for a long time, and the memories finally drew the original appearance of this person little by little.

The other party's appearance is completely gone, but those eyes are still the same as usual.

He took a few steps back sharply and stared at the other party deadly: "Gao Xiangsheng? ”

Gao Xiangsheng nodded: "Zhongshu still remembered me!" ”

"You, you ......" Wang Shu was flustered for a while, turned around and wanted to go out the door, but the butler had already stopped between him and Gao Xiangsheng.

"Why should Zhongshu be so alarmed, if I have malicious intentions, I won't give gifts to the door." Gao Xiangsheng chuckled: "A certain family came to the door today, but it came to save Zhongshu." ”

Wang Shu's footsteps paused, but the whole person froze on the ground.