King's Landing [Rebirth]

Pei Liang strode in in response, "Prime Minister."

"How's it going?"

Pei Liang lowered his head and said: "Xia Yongsi's wife is surnamed Liu, and she is the sister of Liu Qishan's mother. After Liu Qishan's death, she mourned for a long time. Xia Yongsi loved her very much, and his subordinates doubted it. This is the root cause. where."

Wang Shuzhi raised his eyebrows in surprise: "How could it be such a coincidence? I didn't know that the two of them had such an in-law relationship." After speaking, he caught a glimpse of Sima Rong getting up on his feet, and hurried over to help him.

Sima Rong's force caused a burst of pain from the wound on his back, he frowned slightly, and soon returned to his usual expression.

Wang Shuzhi suddenly felt distressed, and quickly took the clothes and put them on for him.

Sima Rong snatched the lapel he held in his hands, closed it tightly, and said in a low voice: "The Prime Minister ordered Liu Qishan to be removed at the beginning, but it was for a fair reason, and it was in accordance with the laws of the Jin Dynasty. Outsiders only knew that Liu Qishan was an adulterer and a criminal." How could he know the twists and turns? Even Liu Qishan's own sister, who has married into the Xia Mansion and is far away from Yuzhou, how could she know that Liu Qishan secretly took refuge in the crown prince and planned to frame Mr. Liang?"

Wang Shuzhi laughed: "It's indeed very suspicious. Even if she knew the inside story, she was just a woman. Xia Yongsi held a grudge against me because of this, and even took the risk of assassinating her. It really doesn't make sense."

Pei Liang was stunned to hear this, thought for a while, and suddenly realized: "In this way, Xia Yongsi's assassination of the prime minister must be able to gain greater benefits."

Wang Shuzhi looked at him: "Xia Yongsi has little reputation, and he rarely paid attention to him in the past. Have you ever found out what his talent and character are like?"

"Slightly talented and famous, quite conceited, often lamenting that his luck is not good, and it is difficult to display his ambitions."

"Oh?" Wang Shuzhi listened amusedly, "Such a person will not be judged by a few pillow winds, there must be something strange. You go to the prefect's mansion and force him to confess as soon as possible."

"Yes."

It is not difficult to find out the matter. The assassination on that day was obviously to put Wang Shuzhi to death. Even if there were many omissions, there was no evidence of his death afterwards. Now that Wang Shuzhi is still alive, it is very difficult to take his life again. If Xia Zhizhang doesn't resolve this matter clearly, let alone his official career in the future, the entire Xia family may be in trouble.

In the prefect's mansion, the two uncles and nephews had reached a stalemate. Xia Zhizhang was anxious and angry: "Are you going to recruit or not? My Yixing Xia clan has nothing to do with the Langya Wang clan. Why are you going to assassinate him? Now it's like this If you make a fuss, it will put the entire Xia family at a disadvantage! Now that the prime minister is angry, it will be very difficult for us to rely on him again!"

Xia Yongsi had always respected him, so he knelt down in front of him and kowtowed, straightened up and said seriously: "Uncle, my nephew is not at fault for doing this, the fault lies in the revelation of his deeds, it was my nephew who was reckless and thoughtless, my nephew I know I'm sorry for Uncle, but Uncle doesn't need to worry about it, this world is not Wang's world, can we just rely on Wang's?"

Xia Zhizhang sighed a long time: "I have been trapped in this small land as a prefect for so many years, and I was almost forgotten by the court. Don't you often feel depressed? People say that the king and the horse share the world. To whom? To the court? When will the court remember us!"

"Prosperity must decline, and prosperity must be humiliated. Uncle is now relying on the Wang family, so there is no guarantee that he will not cause trouble in the future." Xia Yongsi said with confidence, "Nephew persuaded uncle to give up this kind of heart."

"You—!" Xia Zhizhang turned pale with anger, paced back and forth, pointed at him and scolded, "The most important thing right now is to save your life, why don't you understand uncle's painstaking efforts? Now that the deeds have been revealed, you will give me Tell me honestly, otherwise how would you ask me to save you? You can disregard Xia's honor and disgrace, you can disregard the official hat on your uncle and me, and you don't even want your own life?"

Xia Yongsi's face was also pale: "Because of this, my nephew can't be recruited, my nephew is ashamed of his uncle, and he is willing to die, so that we can save our Xia family."

"Kang Dang—" There was a crisp sound of a tea cup falling to the ground outside the door, and a young woman stumbled in and knelt on the ground next to Xia Yongsi, "It's all my niece's fault! My niece's move!"

Xia Yongsi was frightened and angry: "What are you doing here? Get out!"

Regardless of his obstruction, Liu said with tears in his eyes: "My niece and brother-in-law died at the hands of the prime minister. My husband loves my niece and daughter-in-law so much that I made such a bad plan. It is all my niece's fault. I beg my uncle to save my husband's life!"

Xia Yongsi closed his eyes, a little helpless: "Nonsense! What do you know?"

Xia Zhizhang was surprised for a long time, and after hearing what she had said, he quickly regained his composure: "I'm afraid it's not that simple, you go back first, I still have something to ask Yongsi."

Mrs. Liu still wanted to ask again, but she asked her servants to invite her out, turning her back three times at a step.

Screening everyone away, Xia Zhizhang sat down beside him with a tired face: "This is the end, what else is there to hide? Tell me."

Xia Yongsi was suddenly at a loss, gritted his teeth for a while, and finally seemed to have made great determination, and said with a pale face: "Uncle, why bother to force me? You will hand me over to the prime minister, and this matter will be regarded as a personal grudge. At most, I will die. Even if the prime minister has intentions to make things difficult, uncle can still rely on the crown prince, you must know that the crown prince is the future king of a country, no matter how powerful the Wang family is, he will be a minister after all!"

Xia Zhizhang suddenly couldn't sit still, and pulled him up with trembling fingers: "Do you know what you are talking about?"

Xia Yongsi hesitated and said nothing.

Xia Zhizhang took a deep breath: "No wonder you are confident, but what good does the crown prince promise you?"

"That's right." Xia Yongsi looked at him, "It's better to get close to the prince than to join the Wang family. The prime minister Wang is a fox, but the prince is a corporal..."

"Nonsense! You are being used!" Xia Zhizhang was so angry that he lost his mind for a while, "I wanted to ask you to confess the person behind the scenes and save your life, but now that person is the prince, how will this end? ?”

Xia Yongsi regained his composure: "Uncle don't have to think about it, it's better to hand me over alone."

"Lord Xia." A steady voice suddenly came from the door.

Xia Zhizhang jumped up from the chair in shock, and walked out the door quickly: "Master Pei, why...how..." As he spoke, he looked around, and seeing the servants around him lower their heads, he said angrily, "Why? If someone comes, don't let them know? Can you afford to neglect Mr. Pei!"

Pei Liang waved his hands calmly, "Master Xia, don't blame them, they didn't see me."

"Uh..." Xia Zhizhang looked at him, confused.

Pei Liang raised his finger and pointed: "Just now I saw the surrounding ice and snow, the scenery is extremely beautiful, I couldn't help but sat on the roof and admired it for a while."

"..." Xia Zhizhang's forehead throbbed with veins.

"If Mr. Xia has found out, then go to the Prime Minister to answer." Pei Liang didn't say much, then turned around and left, this time it was the right way to go.

Xia Yongsi stood up and walked out of the house, stood beside Xia Zhizhang, and sighed helplessly: "Uncle, I will go with you."

Xia Zhizhang's uncle and nephew went to plead guilty. It is impossible to hide this matter.

Wang Shuzhi looked at them with a smile, but there was a cold look in his eyes: "I, the Wang family, are loyal to the court and have never had any grudges with His Highness the Crown Prince. As soon as Master Xia made a bitter plan, he pushed the blame on the Crown Prince. Could it be that he wanted to provoke me and the Crown Prince? So that we can create a rift between us?"

Xia Zhizhang was stunned when he heard it, and then he realized that he was careless. Although everyone in the court knew that the crown prince and the Wang family were not in harmony, this matter must not be put on the surface. Now the assassination, no matter how you say it, can only be considered It was on my nephew's head, and I broke out in a cold sweat thinking about it.

Wang Shuzhi looked at Xia Yongsi: "Young Master Xia said that this matter was entrusted by the Crown Prince. I don't know where the witnesses are?"

Xia Yongsi was silent for a moment, then said: "There is no evidence."

Wang Shuzhi shook his head and smiled: "This is really difficult! I wanted to spare your life..."

"Prime Minister!" A cold voice suddenly came from behind.

Wang Shuzhi turned his head and saw Sima Rong get up from the couch. He was shocked. He hurried over to support him and forced him to go back to the inner room. He said in a deep voice, "Your wound hasn't healed yet. What are you doing here? I'm afraid you will burst into tears after such a toss." opened!"

Sima Rong shook his head and said in a low voice, "This subordinate has something to say."

Wang Shuzhi frowned and looked at him: "Nothing is more important than not being able to heal your wounds."

Sima Rong raised his voice and said, "Prime Minister, your life is safe. Since Lord Xia has begged for mercy several times, you might as well spare his nephew's life."

Wang Shuzhi frowned even tighter.

After Sima Rong finished speaking, he lowered his voice: "It's easy to take Xia Yongsi's life, but it's not beneficial to the Prime Minister. Although Yixing County is small, it is a necessary place to go to Beijing from Kuaiji. If this matter is not good, Xia Taishou will hold grudges in his heart from now on, as for the crown prince, he has no evidence, and it is impossible to use this matter to make a fuss, if this is the case, will it be harmful instead of beneficial?"

Wang Shuzhi didn't respond, he helped him to the couch with a sullen face, and forced him to lie down again before he eased his expression, but his eyes were a little sad: "Yan Qing, do you think I'm a heartless person?"

Sima Rong turned to look at him in surprise.

"Why don't I understand what you're saying?" Wang Shuzhi held his hand, saw him struggling, and added a little more strength, looking at him with sullen eyes, "In a high position, I think about pros and cons in everything. If it was before, I would naturally let him go." A way of life, but now you are injured for me, how can I be worthy of you if I don't take his life?"

"The subordinate is fine, the prime minister doesn't need to worry." Sima Rong said calmly, "The prince is suspicious and narrow-minded. If you spare the Xia family, the prince will be paranoid. Sooner or later, the Xia family will be cornered by him. However, the prime minister is tolerant, Xia Zhizhang is only seeking refuge today, but will be loyal in the future, for the prime minister, isn't it a blessing in disguise?"

Wang Shuzhi stared at him silently, every time he heard a word he said, his eyes became more angry, and finally he leaned over and approached him, raised his hand to touch his slightly pale face: "Yan Qing, do you really have me in your heart?" ?”

Sima Rong was taken aback.

Wang Shuzhi held his face to prevent him from turning away, forced him to look at himself, and said in a deep voice: "You have always been calm and thoughtful of me, but you have always refused to accept me. Why? Now that you are seriously injured, I wish I could Immediately hacking the people outside into pieces, but you don't care, you are still so calm... In your heart, what is it that you can't let go of?"