Wang Shu was in a mess.

After Zhu Youzhen took office in Chang'an, he gave Wang Shu great authority, that is, to fully preside over political affairs.

But this is definitely not a good thing.

Because at that time, the area that Daliang could control was limited to Guanzhong, Henan and other places. With constant wars, Daliang was completely in a state of inadequate income.

But everything that the army needs must be ensured.

Where does the money come from?

If Wang Shu doesn’t have the ability to make money in the open, then there is only one last possibility left.

Scrape the horizon.

Dig the ground and squeeze the last little income from the people to meet the needs of the army.

Wang Shu fantasized that the army could win a series of exciting victory on the front line. As long as he won, he could recover his previous investment. As an experienced old bureaucrat and a minister, he knew very well that such a model would never last. The land here in Guanzhong was almost wiped out by him.

Now it has reached a critical point. If you go further, a riot that caused the Tang Dynasty to fall into the abyss decades ago will definitely break out.

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

Changyuan, Hulao, and Luoyang, one after another defeat made Wang Shu's heart feel cold. Especially Luoyang's loss made him finally give up his last illusion.

Daliang is finished.

He didn't know what to do? A feeling of desperateness completely made him fall into despair.

At that time, Tian Lingzi, the three central ministers under Li Yan, followed Li Yan to Wuyi, and now he is standing on the side of the winner. Chen Bi, another clan minister, gathered the remaining troops to fight against Zhu Wen when Zhu Wen marched into Chang'an, and tried to burn the towering imperial city to avoid Zhu Wen's gain. In the end, the whole clan was killed by Zhu Wen.

Although Chen Bi was dead, when the Tang army entered Chang'an, the Chen family would inevitably be praised as a hero, and there was no need for mourning and honor behind him. Li Ze even went to find the remaining sons of Chen's family to adopt him and inherit the incense in Chen Bi's name.

Only he surrendered to Zhu Wen and became the clan minister of Daliang.

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

At that time, Cheng De was a small and weak Jiedu, and was facing the force of the powerful Zhang Zhongwu. The collapse seemed to be in a blink of an eye. Zhu Wen's Xuanwu looked so powerful, and he was definitely in the mood of a ruler.

But in less than ten years, the little boy he looked down upon rose up like this. His troops entered the Western Regions, disrupted Tubo, defeated Zhang Zhongwu, and defeated Daliang and became the most powerful force in the world.

Will he accept himself?

No.

run?

Where to run?

Will the fake Li Ke from Guangzhou accept himself?

Of course not.

As a central minister, he betrayed the Tang Dynasty and Li Yan. No one of the forces holding the Tang Dynasty flag could tolerate him?

The Wang family's destruction is not far away.

The tea in front of him had already been cold, and there was no spark of sparks in the brazier in the lobby. Wang Shu, who was trembling with coldness, stood up, walked to the middle of the lobby, shouted sternly: "Come, come!"

His voice echoed in the lobby, but no one answered.

He walked out of the lobby and passed by the wing room where his subordinates and clerks were doing business. There was no one there.

He moved forward again and arrived at the side room where the servants and eunuchs were staying, and there was nothing left.

Emperor Zhu Youzhen of Daliang personally led the army and took away all the elite forces, leaving the imperial city extremely empty, and even these people had no rules.

Wang Shu walked back to the court dejectedly, looking at the mountains of official documents on the table, but there was no more processing.

Even if he worked hard to review and process it, what could he do? Now he couldn't find a half person to convey his style. In fact, I'm afraid there was no need to pass it on. Some places where the official documents were reported a few years ago, I'm afraid that many places have fallen into the hands of Tang Jun and have changed their masters.

When he walked out of the imperial city, he felt relieved to see his servants and family generals waiting for him outside the imperial city, which made him, who was lonely, finally find some comfort.

But the carriage was also cold.

The braziers that were once in the past have been reduced now. Not only have they been reduced in the carriage, but they now have no good smokeless silver charcoal at home. Even if I use my power, I have only obtained some ordinary firewood charcoal. This charcoal can barely keep warm, but at night, it must not be placed in a closed room. Not to mention the poisonous gas, the smoke alone can't stand it at all.

Apart from charcoal, there is not enough food at home.

Wang is a big family, with hundreds of people gathering together, and they all rely on him to live. It is easy for people to do things in normal times and can find people 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 worry.

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 as the one who stayed in Chang'an and was responsible for all matters inside and outside Chang'an. He could do things cheaply. But now, even if he has three heads and six arms, what can he do?

"Your Prime Minister is back?" As soon as he walked to the door of the house, the butler had already come up and helped Wang Shu get off the carriage. Seeing the butler's smile on his face, Wang Shu couldn't help but be surprised. He had not seen the butler's smile for a long time. If he had a headache for Daliang's crisis, the butler who had been with him for decades would be suffering from the Wang family's headaches and why he would not suffer from cold.

"Agui, is there any happy event? Look at your mouth, you're smiling so hard that you're almost grinning behind your ears!" Wang Shu asked while walking into the house.

"Zhao Ye, a guest is here at home. He said he was your past disciple." The butler laughed.

"My past disciple?" Wang Shu was stunned. He had been a prime minister for many years, so there were naturally many people who promoted him. Many people came to him during this period, but they all wanted to come to him to fight Qiufeng. Unfortunately, he couldn't even protect himself, so how could he care about these people?

"In the past, you always had a stern face when your disciple came to your house. Who is this student today? You are so happy with such a big face?" Wang Shu asked with a smile.

"You are a special student. Other disciples come to make the Qiufeng, and this disciple comes to help you in time." The housekeeper smiled and said, "They have dragged a whole carriage of grain, a carriage 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 the few young masters Sun are making trouble every day! It's so good now."

"So many things have been sent? How did he deliver them?" Wang Shu was stunned. In Chang'an, now, he is holding so many things and walking on the street with a child holding a large piece of gold?

"It was escorted by the people from the Palace Qianshi. What about a large group of fully armed warriors? How dare that little thief not open his eyes?" The housekeeper smiled and said, "The silver charcoal has been cooked in the house, and the wine and food have been prepared, and I'm waiting for you to come back! Now Erlang is accompanying that guest!"

Wang Shu was very surprised. Who is this student? How could he have such great ability?

Erlang, who was with the guest, was his second son. His eldest son was sent to Xu Fu's army by him. He originally wanted to win a military meritorious service, but he didn't expect that after the battle in Huzhu, there would be no news. I'm afraid there would be a lot of luck.

Walking outside the living room, Wang Shu paused for a moment, tidied up his clothes, picked up the shelf, coughed gently, and then walked inside. The butler took a few steps and pushed open the door of the hall.

The heat inside the house was so warm that it was completely incomparable to the cold court in the imperial city.

There were two people sitting next to the burning brazier in the room. The person facing him was his second son. The man with his back to him was burly, but his appearance was invisible.

"Dad, are you back?" Wang Yun 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 man was still covered in his face in the room. This was his disciple, and he had no impression at all.

"Is Zhongshu still so busy now? I have been waiting for a long time and thought Zhongshu would come home very early?" The visitor smiled, and his tone was completely different from the greetings between a disciple who met his mentor.

Wang Quan was stunned.

The housekeeper was also stunned.

This person was polite before, but when he saw his mentor, his tone became so frivolous.

Wang Shu frowned slightly: "Who is your Excellency?"

The visitor slowly took off his mask and an ugly face full of bumps appeared in front of the three people in the house. It was obviously a trace left after suffering extremely severe burns.

Wang Quan and the butler both exclaimed in surprise.

After all, Wang Shu had seen big scenes. Although he was frightened, he still looked at the other party calmly: "Who is you? Why do you pretend to be my disciple and give gifts to your door? At present, food and firewood are in Chang'an City, which are precious things!"

The visitor sighed: "Wang Zhongshu, do you really have no impression of me? We met a lot a long time ago."

Wang Shu stared at the other person for a while, and finally, the memories finally formed the original appearance of the person bit by bit.

The other party's appearance was completely gone, but those eyes were still as usual.

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

Gao Xiangsheng nodded: "Zhongshu still remembers me!"

"You, you..." Wang Shu was panicked and turned around and wanted to go outside the door, and the butler had already stopped him and Gao Xiangsheng.

"Why should the Secretariat be so panicked? If I have malicious intentions, I will not send gifts to my door." Gao Xiangsheng chuckled and said, "I came to save Secretariat today."
Chapter completed!