Chapter 514         Return to Beijing

"Sir, are we going back to Beijing like this?

I'm afraid that Your Majesty will get angry at this time," Wang Shichong and his group came back from the Sun and Moon Sect in a gray face. On the way, a soldier asked Wang Shichong in the carriage respectfully and confusingly.

Wang Shichong himself had thought about this question. At this time, he did not care about the question asked by his followers. He looked worried, sighed heavily, and shook his head and replied: "Go back to the inn first, let's rest for one night, and get up immediately to the capital to meet the emperor tomorrow."

"No," the soldier saw that Wang Shichong did not answer him, so he had to nod and obey the order and whip towards the inn.

Back at the inn, Wang Shichong got off the carriage and walked quickly to his room. He was about to sit on the bed and rest for a while, his eyes fell on the wooden table next to him, which was placed on the jade box containing the imperial edict. With just a glance, Wang Shichong seemed to think that the Emperor of Sui knew that he had not completed the task. Long Yan was furious and sent him to a prison to reflect on it. After all, someone had not completed the work given by His Majesty a few years ago, which caused His Majesty to be furious and gave the man a death sentence.

Thinking of this, Wang Shichong felt that he could not sit for a moment, so he suddenly stood up and kept walking back and forth in the house. He was so panicked that his hands were trembling. When he thought of the Emperor of Sui's rage, his back was soaked with cold sweat, and his hands kept wiping the sweat beads dripping from his forehead, he didn't know what to do for a while.

Wang Shichong shook his head vigorously, patted his forehead with both hands, and finally broke himself out of his fear. He gasped for a few breaths, slowly sat cross-legged on the ground, calmed down his heart, silently lowered his head, closed his eyes, and quietly thought about how he should think of the court's explanation and how his Majesty would tell this matter.

The next morning, Wang Shichong, who woke up from a nightmare, sat up suddenly, sweating profusely, his face a little scared, and he looked around for a while, and this time he was sure that he had just had a dream.

I put on my clothes, got up and washed my face, and then I cleaned up and went downstairs.

Wang Shichong had breakfast, ordered his subordinates to reserve some dry food, and immediately set off for the capital.

After sitting in the carriage, Wang Shichang immediately ordered: "This time, you must travel to the capital day and night, and it will not be delayed at all, otherwise your official will not be able to be protected."

The carriage rushed to the capital, and after going through hardships and obstacles, he finally arrived in Chang'an, Kyoto on the fifth day.

When I walked to Chang'an, I was tired last time, my body was stained with dust and my hair was messy, but I still didn't dare to stay for a moment and drove all the way to the palace.

At ten minutes noon, the carriage finally arrived at the east gate of the palace, but saw a group of soldiers standing guard at the east gate, holding spears in their hands and shouting loudly to the side: "Stop the carriage in front, this is the gate to enter the palace. We need to check as usual."

Seeing that the carriage had to be stopped in front of him, the groom could only hold on to the reins and quickly stopped the carriage.

Seeing that the carriage had just stopped when he walked in front of him, the captain was full of anger and cursed at the carriage: "Who dares to enter the palace privately? Do you not take this captain seriously?"

Wang Shichong, who thought the carriage was driving to the palace and was about to get off the car, was stunned when he heard someone stopping him. He was a little confused. Then he reached out and lifted the curtain and shouted loudly to the outside: "Who are you? How dare you stop me? I don't know that I have urgent matters to meet the emperor. If you delay the matter given by Your Majesty, you will definitely have good fruits."

The captain saw that the soldiers riding a horse in front were covered in dust, their hair was messy, and the armor they wore was covered with mud, and the carriage behind them was also dirty and messy. He couldn't help feeling disgusted. He covered his mouth and nose with one hand and waved his hand to let him leave.

At this moment, I heard someone yelling in the carriage, so I immediately walked to the carriage and shouted to Wang Shichong, who was sitting in the carriage: "Don't think that you can deceive the captain by wearing dirty official uniforms. I think you have some intentions for the palace. Come and take them down for me."

Hearing that the captain disgusted with his dirty and messy official uniforms, Wang Shichong couldn't help but look down at the third-rank official uniforms he was wearing. With just one glance, Wang Shichong felt a little disgusted, but because he just wanted to arrive at the capital soon and wanted to report to the Emperor of Sui, he didn't care about his official uniforms, but now it seems a bit dirty and messy.

Although I felt that the official uniform was a little dirty, when I heard that the lieutenant laughed at him, Wang Shichong was furious and shouted at the lieutenant standing outside, "Let's open your eyes and look at it. I am Wang Shichong, the member of the Ministry of War. You dare to stop me. If I delay my lieutenant reporting important matters to Your Majesty, I am afraid you will not be even a lieutenant."

Hearing that the person in the carriage said that he was Wang Shichong, the captain suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked at the gray face in the carriage with a little tired face, a scattered hair, and a dirty official uniform. Then he remembered that the person with a gray face in front of him was the one he often saw. Wang Shichong was in a state of desolation. For a moment, the captain felt as if he was going to be finished this time. Even the Lord Wang, who had urgent matters, stopped outside the palace.

With a "dong...", the captain knelt on the ground and begged to Wang Shichong with his knees, "Mr. Wang, it's a villain who has no eyes and offended you. If you don't remember the villain's past, just let him go."

Seeing the captain kneeling on his legs, he said to Lord Wang, for a moment, the soldiers who blocked the road knelt on the ground and kowtowed to mercy one after another. Seeing this, Wang Shichong looked disgusted, stretched out his hand to pull the curtains, and said to the groom: "Go into the city!"

The groom obeyed the order and immediately drove into the north gate of the palace.

When he entered the palace, the carriage slowly stopped. Wang Shichong hurriedly walked down there and walked towards the side hall where the Sui Emperor was in daily life. Before leaving, he said to his subordinates, "I will go to meet the emperor first. You can rest aside for a while, store the carriage and clean it up, and wait for me to come back."

Without waiting for these people to respond, Wang Shichong quickly walked to the side hall of the palace. Seeing that the eunuch Cao was guarding the palace outside the hall, he knew in his heart that the emperor must be here, after all, Eunuch Cao was dedicated to serving His Majesty.

Eunuch Cao is a first-class master and has the greatest power in the palace. Wang Shichong quickly whispered and flattered: "I would like to ask Eunuch Cao to report to Your Majesty, and say that Wang Shichong comes to report."

Seeing Wang Shi's body full of mess, his hair was a little messy, and his expression was a little depressed. Seeing this, Eunuchung, who was over 50 years old, shook his head slightly. He had guessed that Wang Shichong's trip to recover the Sun and Moon Sect should have failed, but he didn't say anything. He just sighed slightly, turned around and shouted in the hall, "Wang Shichong, the Minister of War, asked for a meeting."

When Emperor Sui, who was playing with his concubines, heard that Eunuch Cao was calling out for a visit outside, was delighted.
Chapter completed!