King's Landing [Rebirth]

Before dawn, the carriage of the Prime Minister's Mansion drove out of Wuyi Lane, passed through most of Jiankang City all the way to the north, and then went out of the North Gate until it stopped at the gate of the shogunate. , It was so cold that I shuddered.

Wang Shuzhi raised his eyes to look at him, and after getting off the car, he untied his crane cloak and put it on him, and the attendants who came up from both sides were stunned.

Sima Rong was taken aback for a moment, looked down, raised his hand to take it off, let Wang Shuzhi hold it on his shoulder, then turned to look at him and said, "Thank you, Prime Minister, for your generosity, it's only a few steps away, and it won't be cold when you go in. The prime minister should wear it himself."

Wang Shuzhi laughed: "Don't go in too soon. We came early today. Let's go to the top of the mountain and have a look. Haven't you been there before?"

"No." Seeing him staring at him, Sima Rong hurriedly turned his eyes away to look at the river, "It's really inappropriate for my subordinates to wear the clothes of the prime minister, and the wind is even stronger on the top of the mountain. If the prime minister catches cold because of this, it will be the fault of the subordinates." gone."

Seeing that he insisted on taking off the crane cloak, Wang Shuzhi shook his head and smiled, "If I tell you to wear it, you can wear it. I'm not cold."

Sima Rong paused with his fingers, looked at him again, and was no longer polite: "Thank you, Prime Minister!"

When the two climbed to the top of the mountain, it was just at sunrise. Looking from the railing, you can see that the water and the sky in the east are the same color, and the red sun leaps out against the morning glow, reflecting the sparkling waves on the river. The sense of heroism is just turning his eyes to the north, looking at the endless sky, which makes him feel more disappointed.

Sima Rong looked far away, pursed his lips and remained silent for a while.

Wang Shuzhi looked at him fixedly from the side, seeing his wide-sleeved sleeves, black hair and long gown dancing in the wind, he was suddenly a little confused, wondering whether this was an ordinary young man with lofty aspirations, or a high-ranking scholar with hidden secrets, Unable to bear it, he asked, "What are you thinking?"

Sima Rong responded casually: "Look up to see the sun, but not Chang'an."

Wang Shuzhi was slightly stunned, and the leisurely smile in the corner of his eyes became a little complicated: "You are only 17 years old, why do you think so much? When the imperial court moved the capital to Jiankang, you and I were not yet born, and now the civil and military courts of the Manchu Dynasty are used to living a peaceful life. Few people can give birth to your feelings."

Sima Rong sensed the probing gaze from his side, so he withdrew his gaze lightly, and looked sideways at him: "Then where is the prime minister?"

"As the prime minister, I am different from them." Wang Shuzhi looked at him with a smile, "Besides, I was influenced by my grandfather since I was a child. Wouldn't it be ashamed to be like others?"

Sima Rong listened to his bragging, looked at him for a moment, suddenly felt it was funny, and quickly turned his eyes away: "It's rare for a subordinate to climb high and look far, just express his feelings directly, the prime minister laughed."

"Hmm..." Wang Shuzhi pondered in a low voice, "I'm a little curious, where did you learn from? Did you study before you were eight years old?"

"It's a precarious day, don't mention it." Sima Rong replied vaguely, turned around and left, "It's getting late, it's time to go down the mountain."

Seeing that he refused to speak, Wang Shuzhi shook his head regretfully: "Oh..."

The two went down the mountain and entered the main hall of the shogunate. There were already many people waiting inside. When they saw Wang Shuzhi stepping forward to salute, they became more and more anxious: "Prime Minister, why are you still silent? Are we going to sit and wait for death? "

Wang Shuzhi smiled all over his face: "If Yan Qing is like you, if I see him every day without looking up or down, wouldn't I be nagged to death?"

The corners of Sima Rong's eyes twitched: You really will bring me hatred...

Those who came were all the old ministers attached to the Wang family. Fortunately, they didn't know who Yan Qing was. Hearing this, they were just stunned for a moment, but some of the staff next to him turned their eyes to Sima Rong, staring at the crane cloak he had just taken off. After a while, the expression was unclear.

Wang Shuzhi took his seat, and sighed with a smile: "My lords are so anxious that you don't take the opportunity to rest on holidays. You came here specially, but you are worried that I won't be able to stand it? When my grandfather was here, was the imperial court still less afraid of him? Why don't you remember that you were so worried?"

Several old ministers looked embarrassed, you look at me, I look at you, one of them stepped forward and said: "The lower official knows that the prime minister has hills and valleys in his chest, but the prime minister is still young, and although he is famous, he has not made an inch of merit. Worried that the emperor will despise the prime minister and put pressure on you when your foundation is not stable, the establishment of the prince was a lesson from the past!"

Wang Shuzhi laughed, and stretched out his hand to signal: "Master Xu, just sit down and say yes, and you, my lords, please take your seats."

Then he said: "At this time and at that time, when the emperor appointed the crown prince, I just took office not long ago. Although I was the prime minister, it was only a nominal title. Fortunately, I was able to record the affairs of the minister with the protection of all of you. Now three years have passed If the emperor wants to move, he must first find an excuse. I have not made a mistake, so I am sure in my heart. Don't worry, everyone, if the soldiers come to cover the water and soil, the Langya Wang family will never fall in my hands, let alone Da Sima exist."

Seeing his leisurely posture and self-sufficiency, everyone felt a little more at ease, thinking that after all, the Great Sima still had the military power in his hands, so even if the emperor didn't put Wang Shuzhi in his eyes, he would still be afraid of Wang Yu. Half of them are closely related to the Wang family. It can be said that one is prosperous and the other is damaged.

Just as Da Sima was mentioned, someone outside reported: "Prime Minister, Da Sima is here."

As soon as Wang Shuzhi stood up, he saw Wang Yu striding across the threshold and hurried in. He smiled and said, "Uncle is here too? Today's shogunate is really lively, with front and back."

Wang Yu waved his hand to avoid everyone's salutation. Seeing Sima Rong standing next to Wang Shuzhi, wearing a long gown with wide sleeves, tall and straight, with the crane cloak on his elbows, he couldn't help being slightly taken aback, looked him up and down, and said doubtfully : "Isn't this the attendant next to you? Why are you dressed like this?"

When Sima Rong saw that he asked about it, he cupped his hands and bowed, "Little man Wang Chi has seen Da Sima."

Wang Shuzhi added for him: "The word is Yanqing."

Sima Rong: "..."

Wang Yu just asked casually, nodded indifferently, turned his eyes to other people, hugged them, sat down beside them, and asked: "Speaking of it, I heard that you saw spies from the Qin people appearing in and out of Beijing. ?”

"That's right." Wang Shuzhi smiled, "But people are already watching, so it's better to hold back for now, so as not to startle the enemy."

Wang Yu was relieved when he heard this. He drooped his eyes and stroked his beard for a while, then laughed, "The internal chaos in Qin was calmed down, and the spies entered Jiankang. It seems that the King of Qin is staring at Jiangnan, and he is afraid that he will attack if he has the opportunity. Come here, it will be unreasonable for the emperor not to let me go back to Jingzhou."

Sima Rong heard what he meant, and it seemed that returning to Jingzhou was more important than dealing with Qin, so he couldn't help but give him a cold look.

Some civil servants nearby were shocked when they heard this: "The King of Qin is very ambitious, once he attacks..."

As soon as the words were finished, another person hurried in from outside the door and handed over an urgent report: "Report to the prime minister, report to the great Sima, Yanzhou Mu Zhangqin has surrendered to Qin, and now he has openly raised the banner of anti-Jin."

"What?" Wang Yu stared, immediately got up from the table, grabbed the emergency report from his hand and read it.

Everyone in the hall did not change their expressions, even Sima Rong was taken aback. It is not a trivial matter to turn against Jin and vote for Qin, but I have never heard of it in my previous life. It can be seen that Zhang Qin's choice at that time was not the same. It seems that these two lives will be completely different up.

Wang Shuzhi sat down with a flick of his sleeves: "It has only been less than ten years since Yanzhou was recovered, and he turned back when he said he would defect. It seems that the prestige of the court is worrying. This is a great opportunity for another Northern Expedition. Don't miss it."

"That's right!" Wang Yu handed him the urgent report, with joy in his eyes, "I'm entering the palace right now, please lead the troops to attack Zhang Qin!"

"I'm afraid this will not be easy." The one who spoke was Ding Wenshi, who was in charge of the shogunate. Seeing Wang Yuchao looking over to him, he said, "During the time when the Great Sima conquered Qingzhou and Yanzhou, his prestige was already very high, and he was repeatedly rejected when he invited the Northern Expedition. I'm afraid it will be the same this time. Well, if the emperor agrees to the Northern Expedition, he might hand over this important task to General Yu."

Xu Daren next to him said: "The reason why the emperor stopped the Northern Expedition in the past was that the treasury was not rich and the military resources were insufficient. Now if he agrees, those things will not constitute an obstacle. Since he agrees, Da Sima is naturally more suitable than General Yu."

As soon as Mr. Xu said, all the remaining ministers also seconded, expressing their willingness to jointly write a letter to support Da Sima.

When everyone was discussing, Sima Rong suddenly stopped him: "This subordinate thinks that Da Sima's trip is inappropriate, and all your lords should jointly write a letter requesting that General Yu lead the army."

Wang Yu turned his head and saw that the person who was speaking was a small attendant beside Wang Shuzhi. Impatient, he frowned and waved his hand: "What do you know?"

"Hey, it doesn't matter if uncle listens." Wang Shuzhi smiled and looked at Sima Rong, "Yan Qing, tell me."

The ministers next to him noticed Sima Rong, and couldn't help staring at him. Even the staff who had been in contact with him all looked over, with a bit of inquiry in their eyes.

Ding Wenshi sneered: "Brother Yan Qing is in the prime minister's shogunate, but he thinks of the Yu family. What's the reason? Do you think that General Yu did not do enough to put down the rebellion in the south, and add another prestige to him so that he can compete with us? "

Sima Rong didn't expect that the first ones who would mock him were not the old stubborn ones, but the juniors in the shogunate, so he looked at him with serious eyes, and put his lips into a smile: "Does Ding Zhengeng think that the crown prince and others are in the emperor's house?" Praising the prime minister in front of you, is it also for the prime minister's sake?"

Ding Wenshi's smile froze, leaving him speechless.

Sima Rong glanced at Wang Shuzhi, saw that he was staring at him and smiled, and said, "Prime Minister, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. It's the cold winter, and the Northern Expedition is not good for us. It may be counterproductive for Great Sima to go, and General Yu's new He has made great achievements and is full of ambition, and he will not hesitate to give this opportunity to him."

Wang Yu's face darkened when he heard this, he was already in a bad temper, and now he spoke even more angrily: "You are such a little servant, you can say such wild words, I have won nine out of ten battles so far, how can you do this battle? You asserted it? Comparing me with that Yu Mao is simply nonsense!"

Ding Wenshi nodded when he heard this: "Brother Yan Qing, don't let other people's ambition destroy your prestige, General Yu will be defeated, but Sima will not, not to mention, how difficult it is for you to know the difficulty of this battle casually? "

"It's hard to fight far away, so we can't fight for a long time." Sima Rong didn't look annoyed, and responded calmly, "The Jin soldiers have lived in the south for a long time, and when they marched north in winter, their momentum has been weakened by half. In addition, the rivers are frozen, and the food, grass and luggage have always been transported by water. , how should we keep up now?"

"Well said!" Wang Shuzhi tapped on the case table and laughed, "Yan Qing's words are reasonable."

Wang Yu was even more unhappy: "You think I haven't fought in the cold winter? It's not your turn to intervene in this matter!"

Wang Shuzhi stood up with a smile, glanced at Sima Rong, then looked at Wang Yu and said, "Just as Yan Qing said, it is enough for the adults to recommend General Yu."

Wang Yu looked at him in disbelief, and then his face darkened: "Speaking of which, why did you act so recklessly that you actually listened to the nonsense of a servant? This is no joke!"

Wang Shuzhi smiled lightly: "It's just a coincidence, I thought so too."