King's Landing [Rebirth]

It was Wang Ting who walked in. Seeing Wang Shuzhi's eyes closed tightly, he felt a little worried, so he leaned into Sima Rong's ear and whispered: "The prime minister is unconscious, but the imperial physician doesn't prescribe medicine, and even Dr. Li hesitates to speak. Yes, how can this be good?"

The master of the Prime Minister’s Mansion is only Wang Shuzhi, and the rest are slaves. Now there is someone like Sima Rong who lives under his roof, and is highly valued by the Prime Minister. It is even rumored in private that the two of them are very close. Now that the Prime Minister is ill, Wang Ting Before he had time to think about it, he first ignored the management, and naturally regarded Sima Rong as the half of the backbone who could make up his mind.

Sima Rong's expression was firm: "It's just what the imperial physician said. If the imperial physician doesn't prescribe medicine, it means that there is no need for it for the time being."

"But Prime Minister..." Wang Ting scratched his head, before he was interrupted by footsteps outside.

Wang Ge crossed the screen and poked his head, also full of anxiety, lowered his voice and said: "The crown prince came here just now, and heard that the prime minister hadn't woken up yet, so he wanted to come in to visit, but was stopped by the imperial physician, and he left without a long delay."

Sima Rong asked, "Are all the ministers gone?"

"all gone."

"That's good, the prime minister needs to rest and rest, and we won't see anyone who comes."

"Prime Minister is still in a coma, I can't see him even if I want to!" Wang Ting and Wang Ge muttered to each other, and they sent Sima Rong away worriedly.

The inner room returned to silence, Wang Shuzhi smiled and opened his eyes and sat up on the couch, leaned towards Sima Rong, raised his hand and pinched his jaw, jokingly said, "It's very handy to be the master!"

Sima Rong avoided his hand indiscriminately, stood up and said, "Since the prime minister is fine, then this subordinate will take his leave first."

"Hey——" Wang Shuzhi quickly grabbed his hand and pulled him back, "The prime minister is sick, and there is no one around to serve him. What the prime minister is doing is depressing and desolate, don't you think?"

"Subordinates are clumsy, why don't you call the pavilions and pavilions over."

"That's not right! You have to act like a show. If the whole prime minister's mansion knows that I'm pretending to be dizzy, what if the news spreads again?" Wang Shuzhi looked at him with a smile, "Someone else will serve you. , I have to pretend to be dizzy all the time, and I am too tired to panic.”

Sima Rong sighed helplessly, and sat down beside the couch again: "What the Prime Minister said is true."

Wang Shuzhi was satisfied: "It's boring to lie down. Since Yan Qing can play the piano, why not play a piece of music for me."

Sima Rong was annoyed and funny: "The prime minister is unconscious, but his subordinates are playing the zither. It will be even worse if it gets out."

"Oh! That's all." Wang Shuzhi sighed, and lay down again, "Then I will faint for two days, and wake up tonight."

Sima Rong suppressed a smile and didn't say a word.

The news of the prime minister's coma quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital. I don't know how many young women couldn't sleep that night. Then, the news of the prime minister's awakening spread again, and the women with sad faces smiled again. It took only a day and night On that day, the sky above the capital city was suddenly cloudy and clear like the sky changed.

The next day, the Prime Minister's Mansion was full of people, and ministers came flooding in with rich gifts, but Sima Rong stopped the door with a few words. The ministers withdrew, and the staff members came again.

Sima Rong repeated his old trick, holding on to the steward, showing pain on his face: "My stomach hurts, I have to go to the latrine."

The prince in front was sent away, and the fourth prince followed closely behind. Sima Rong hurriedly retreated just as he showed his face in the corner, only to hear the steward respectfully say, "Forgive me, the prime minister is too weak to meet guests. If the fourth prince If you have anything to say, you might as well let the old slave pass it on for you.”

Right now, Wang Shuzhi is reclining on the couch and flipping through a book. His complexion is very good. He doesn't look like someone who just woke up from a serious illness. Naturally, he doesn't see anyone, and the fourth prince didn't force it. He said with a smile that he was here to visit. After a few words of politeness, he left a generous gift and left.

After finally calming down, Sima Rong walked into the inner room: "Prime Minister, send them all away."

Wang Shuzhi nodded in satisfaction, and was about to pull him to say a few words, when he heard a high-pitched voice from outside: "Imperial decree arrives—"

"Alas..." Wang Shuzhi sighed, and raised his hand to close the curtain, "I will see you this time."

Eunuch Tong walked into the inner room and saw Wang Shuzhi pretending to open the curtain, and was about to stay on the bed to welcome him, so he hurriedly stepped forward to support him: "The emperor has explained that the prime minister has just recovered from a serious illness, so don't move around, just sit and receive the order." .”

Wang Shuzhi was so grateful that he almost burst into tears, and thanked God for his kindness.

The corners of Sima Rong's mouth twitched seeing him enjoying himself in the play.

Eunuch Tong announced his decree: the prime minister is seriously ill, the emperor is very concerned, he heard that the prime minister needs to rest, and for the sake of his health, he specially allows three months of leave, he must recover before going back to deal with government affairs.

Sima Rong's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, for this father, his deepest impression was that he used his son to block the knife before he died, but now it seems that this father is not stupid, and he is also extremely smart.

Wang Shuzhi accepted the decree with a smile on his face, and was surprised when Eunuch Tong took out another imperial decree.

Eunuch Tong smiled, and announced the second decree: Hearing that the prime minister was not only sick from fatigue, but also contracted a cold, the emperor was very worried, so he ordered the prime minister's mansion to repair the leaky house immediately, and there must be no mistakes.

Wang Shuzhi cried out regret in his heart, but his face was smiling like spring flowers blooming. After receiving the imperial decree, he asked in a low voice: "The emperor ordered me to rest at home, the Shangshutai..."

Eunuch Tong also replied in a low voice: "Master Qi will temporarily record the affairs of the minister."

Wang Shuzhi raised his eyebrows slightly, smiled, and ordered the steward to take him aside to take care of him. After everyone left, he slowly suppressed his smile, and put the imperial decree aside with a cold look: "It's a good idea."

Sima Rong picked up the imperial decree that had fallen to the ground, and put it on the table for him: "It's just a temporary proxy, and since it's a temporary proxy, there will always be a time to return it. The prime minister is not at fault, and the real power to record the minister's affairs is irrelevant." If it cannot fall into the hands of others, the prime minister will return to court after three months, and the emperor will have to return it if he does not.”

Wang Shuzhi wasn't worried at first, but he was a little unhappy, and when he saw Sima Rong calmly dealing with it, he couldn't help laughing: "Yan Qing is right."

"What's more, the Great Sima is guarding Jingzhou, so the emperor will definitely use his weapon." Sima Rong glanced at him, "The Prime Minister initially blocked the Great Sima's Northern Expedition, but now it has come in handy. The subordinates are very impressed."

Wang Shuzhi looked at him with a smile: "Do you know how Qi Sui is?"

After all, Sima Rong was not in the court, and if he said too much, he would be suspicious, so he pretended not to know: "I only heard that Mr. Qi is highly regarded by the emperor."

"It's true that he is highly respected, but Qi Sui's greatest ability is to flatter horses." Wang Shuzhi chuckled, "More than half of the ministers at Shangshutai are the only ones who follow my lead. I will only raise them at home for three months. What about those old foxes? Would you take a risk to turn the wind around? No matter how capable Qi Sui is, he probably won't be able to restrain them."

Sima Rong nodded, lowered his eyes to think for a moment, and asked, "Then what is the prime minister's plan for these three months?"

"The emperor ordered me to live well and raise him, so I naturally want to eat and drink well." Wang Shuzhi smiled and held his hand, "Why don't you accompany me back to Kuaiji, how about it?"

Sima Rong pulled his hand away, but he couldn't pull it away, so he said helplessly: "This subordinate will follow orders."

Wang Shuzhi saw that he agreed readily, and smiled happily: "We will leave tomorrow after the affairs of the shogunate are settled. The road is cold, so you should prepare more clothes."

Sima Rong saw that his hand was clenched tightly, and heard him say these words, he couldn't distinguish the feeling in his heart, so he responded, turned his thoughts, looked at him again and said: "Although the prime minister has not lost his real power, after all, the emperor let the emperor take advantage of it." Even though the Yu clan can't compete with the Wang clan for the time being, we can't just watch them grow stronger and stronger."

Wang Shuzhi glanced at him appreciatively, and said with a smile: "Be prepared for danger in times of peace, and be prepared when you think about it. I also have the same intention, but now all the people in the court can win over. Yes, there should be no more movement in the short term."

Sima Rong smiled: "I'm afraid the prime minister has forgotten someone."

"Huh?" Wang Shuzhi raised his eyebrows, "Who?"

"King Yongkang."

Wang Shuyi was stunned, then frowned, and shook his head: "The king of Yongkang is in a state of dissatisfaction, drunk and dreaming every day, except for good wine, he is a beautiful woman. I'm afraid it will be of no benefit to win him over."

Sima Rong lowered his voice: "My subordinates feel that King Yongkang is just pretending."

Wang Shuzhi looked at him in surprise: "How did you know that?"

The king of Yongkang and the current emperor are brothers of the same mother. Some news is unknown to outsiders, but the queen mother knows it well. Sima Rong has a long history and a good memory. When he was young, he was hugged by the queen mother on her lap. I still remember the words. For example, the king of Yongkang wanted to fight for the throne in his early years. If he couldn't fight, he began to pretend to be crazy in order to protect himself.

Sima Rong didn't want to tell the truth, so he dragged Lu Zixiu out again as an excuse: "This subordinate once accompanied Mr. Lu to a banquet, and at that time he really thought he was a dissolute man, but later, my subordinate accidentally caught a glimpse of the other person's appearance, and there was no half-face on his face. Silk is drunk, but it looks like she has a lot of scheming."

Wang Shuzhi lowered his head and frowned after listening, then raised his eyes to look at him, and his smile became meaningful: "You have gained a lot of knowledge by following Mr. Lu. Yongkang County is not far from Kuaiji, so you can visit it."

The next day, the carriage from the Prime Minister's Mansion drove out of Bird Clothes Lane. There were retinues on both sides of the carriage, and heavy curtains were added to the walls of the carriage. Wang Shuzhi and Sima Rong sat inside to play chess without feeling the slightest chill.

When he was about to walk to the south gate, he suddenly heard the sound of rumbling horseshoes from the other side. Wang Shuzhi lifted the curtain to look, his eyes paused, and he hurriedly called to stop.

Sima Rong looked up: "What happened?"

Wang Shuzhi said: "Coincidentally, I met King Jing."

King Jing is the title of elder brother, Sima Rong was so shocked that the chess piece in his hand almost dropped.

Wang Shuzhi laughed: "I almost forgot that there is a second prince in the palace. Since we met, I should pay a visit to him."

"Pa-ta--" The chess piece in Sima Rong's hand was hard to hold firmly, and it fell straight onto the chessboard.

"Huh?" Wang Shuzhi looked sideways at him.

Sima Rong quickly regained his composure: "What the prime minister said is absolutely true."