No matter how anxious he was in his heart, there was no regretting medicine in this world.
Before his carriage had even reached the Dengwen Drum Courtyard, he saw several young eunuchs running towards him.
"It's over…"
The moment he saw those young eunuchs, Wang Fu suddenly understood everything.
At this moment, he truly regretted it. If he had known this fellow would play such a trick on him, he should have dealt with this dog long ago, instead of letting him live until now for the mere hundreds of thousands of coins…
"Prime Minister Wang, someone has accused you. His Majesty has ordered you to enter the palace now. What do you say…"
While Wang Fu was in a daze, several young eunuchs had already run up to his carriage. The leading young eunuch looked at Wang Fu with a smile and said.
"There is no problem with that, but I have an urgent matter to attend to immediately. I need to find someone to handle it. How about I write a note and have it delivered to the yamen?"
After wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Wang Fu forced himself to calm down again. As he spoke, he quickly reached into a hidden compartment of his carriage and took out two gold ingots, which he directly stuffed into the eunuch's sleeve.
"Since that is the case, then please hurry, Prime Minister. After all, it's not good to keep His Majesty waiting!"
Feeling the heavy weight in his sleeve pocket, the young eunuch's smile immediately became much brighter, and his tone became noticeably more polite.
"Alright, eunuch, please wait a moment. I'll be done shortly!"
After saying that, Wang Fu couldn't bother with anything else. He quickly picked up a pen and paper, wrote a note, and then handed it to his attendant.
"You must go to the Prince of Yun's mansion immediately and personally deliver this letter to His Highness Prince of Yun!"
At this point, Wang Fu understood that besides Prince of Yun, there seemed to be no one else who could help him.
Wang Chao'an knew too many of his affairs. Whether he lived or died now, he could only rely on Prince of Yun…
"Yes!"
"Prime Minister, it's getting late. We should enter the palace first!"
After watching his attendant walk away, the young eunuch who had received the gold ingots quickly said again.
"Thank you, sirs. Please lead the way!"
With a wry smile, Wang Fu got back into his carriage and followed the young eunuchs towards the imperial palace.
No matter how much he tried to delay, a quarter of an hour later, he was led by two young eunuchs to the Daqing Hall.
"Your subject, Wang Fu, pays his respects to His Majesty!"
As soon as he stepped into the Daqing Hall, Wang Fu immediately saw Wang Chao'an kneeling in the center of the hall.
However, what made him even more uncomfortable was that at this moment, Cai Jing and Liang Shicheng were also standing in the hall.
The moment he saw the two of them, Wang Fu smelled a conspiracy.
Wang Chao'an did know many of his secrets, but almost all of these secrets involved him as an accomplice.
From any perspective, there was no need for Wang Chao'an to fight him to the death!
"Prime Minister Wang, do you recognize this person?"
As he was lost in thought, Zhao Ji's voice suddenly came to his ears.
"Replying to His Majesty, this person is a runaway slave from my mansion. I implore His Majesty to hand him over to me for punishment!"
This kind of thing could not be concealed, after all, Bianliang city was under the jurisdiction of the Imperial City Department.
If the emperor wanted to investigate such matters, all he needed to do was ask, so Wang Fu answered without even thinking.
"This servant of yours has accused you today. I thought it would be good to have you hear it yourself and see if what she says is true or false!"
Although Zhao Ji's voice was calm, it carried an undeniable weight.
"Yes…"
After glaring fiercely at Wang Chao'an, Wang Fu gritted his teeth and cupped his hands to the emperor again.
"Wang Chao'an, is it? Do you dare to repeat what you just said in front of Prime Minister Wang?"
After gesturing for Wang Fu to stand aside, Zhao Ji said lightly again.
"Replying to Your Majesty, this humble one accuses Wang Fu of five major crimes. Each and every one of them was seen and experienced by this humble one! Wang Fu is extremely cunning, pretending loyalty while being a great traitor, deceiving the emperor and disrespecting the sovereign, and extorting wealth!"
Hearing the emperor say this, Wang Chao'an took a few deep breaths and quickly said again.
"You shut up! Do you know what you are saying?"
Before he could even finish speaking, Wang Fu couldn't help but interrupt him directly.
"Prime Minister Wang, he struck the Dengwen Drum. Even if there is something absurd in what he says, shouldn't you wait until he finishes before making a judgment?"
Seeing his agitated state, Liang Shicheng suddenly stepped forward.
"Ming'an, since the person wants to speak, why don't you stand aside and listen?"
After Liang Shicheng finished speaking, Cai Jing also added smoothly.
Hearing this, Wang Fu's eyes almost rolled to the sky. These two old fellows were clearly premeditated today.
Cai Jing's ears were almost deaf. Even when his son spoke to him, he had to shout loudly in his ear.
The young clerks who read memorials to him every day in the Ministry of Personnel had to go to the doctor for throat-protecting medicine after returning home at night.
It was one thing for Liang Shicheng to make sarcastic remarks here, but for this old man to also come out and say such things, it was clearly a problem.
"Continue speaking!"
After glaring at Wang Fu, Zhao Ji suddenly closed his eyes again.
"Crime one: during the national mourning period in Chongning two, not only did you hold banquets in your mansion, but you also committed adultery with Mei Xiang, a maid in your mansion. After she became pregnant, you secretly sent her to a villa outside the city!"
"You're talking nonsense!"
Before Wang Chao'an could even finish speaking, Wang Fu was instantly scared out of his wits.
If this incident during the national mourning period were to be proven true, his career as a prime minister would be over for good!
"Many people in Wang Fu's mansion can testify to this matter. The maids who served Mei Xiang know it even better. If Your Majesty does not believe me, you can send people to the villa outside the city to verify!"
At this point, Wang Chao'an had completely let go.
"Guards, dispatch a battalion from the Imperial Guards to Prime Minister Wang's villa, bring that woman named Mei Xiang, along with her attending maids and the child she gave birth to, to the palace!"
Zhao Ji's words plunged Wang Fu into an icy abyss.
Where in the world could there be a wall that didn't let the wind through?
Especially women who had never seen much of the world, expecting them to keep secrets for him was simply wishful thinking!