King's Landing [Rebirth]

Wang Shuzhi sat down at the side, picked up his wide sleeves and began to grind the ink. The strength in his hands was soothing, and there was no worry on his face. He raised his eyes to look at Sima Rong, and said with a smile: "Yan Qing, where are you looking? Did I support the Fourth Prince?"

"The fourth prince has always been close to the prime minister. Could it be that his subordinates have made a rash judgment? Besides, the first prince has been crowned king and is far away from the capital, and the second prince is sick and weak. Apart from the prince and the fourth prince, the remaining princes in the palace are still young. ..."

Wang Shuzhi nodded and said with a smile: "That's true, it's uncle's decision to get close to the Fourth Prince, but Langya Wang's support for him doesn't mean I support him too."

Sima Rong was stunned: "Prime Minister, is there someone you like more?"

"That's not true." Wang Shuzhi pushed the inkstone and spread the paper, "I just follow my uncle's wishes."

Sima Rong was startled, staring straight at his drooping eyebrows, his mind turned quickly, but he couldn't figure out what he was thinking, so he asked: "The Xi family is gradually declining, and the fourth prince has no great talent, why is the prime minister?" Do you not support the Fourth Prince?"

"Since he doesn't have great talent, why should I support him?" Wang Shuzhi raised his eyes to look at him, his smile added a bit of scrutiny and sharpness, as if it could peel off a person's disguise layer by layer.

Sima Rong made him look like he wanted to frown, and turned his head away and said: "If the fourth prince can successfully ascend the throne, he will definitely obey the prime minister's words in the future, the prime minister and his family will not have to worry all day long, and the lintel of the Wang family will be as tall as Mount Tai. "

As soon as he finished speaking, Sima Rong regretted what he blurted out.

He deeply remembered the palace change in his previous life, so he always regarded the Wang family as a traitor in his heart, and he always believed that the Wang family supported the fourth prince because he liked his ease of control. Once the fourth prince ascended the throne, the whole country would be completely destroyed Send it into Wang's hands.

But these things have not happened in this life, he suddenly said these words, fell into the ears of such a thoughtful person as Wang Shuzhi, it is hard to guarantee that the other party will not think too much.

Wang Shuzhi stared at him intently for a moment, lowered his eyes and smiled, and dipped his pen and ink: "Uncle values ​​the kindness of the fourth prince, but I value talent more. Now there are powerful enemies outside and families fighting against each other. It's an eventful time." , what can I do to assist an incompetent monarch?"

Sima Rong observed his expression, but couldn't tell whether there was any truth in what he said.

Wang Shuzhi said again: "No matter how incompetent a person is, once he ascends the throne, he will not be willing to be controlled by others. If he knows how to check and balance, that's all right. If he is stupid and can't understand the situation, I'm afraid the barbarian's horseshoe has not come over, and we have to fight first. My head is bleeding."

Sima Rong listened quietly, his heart trembled slightly, he originally thought that Wang Shuzhi was an ambitious minister, but now it seems that the facts are different from what he expected.

He had no chance to see how the Wang family's rebellion ended in his previous life, but he could guess based on the situation at that time that the Wang family could not get any benefits.

Because all the great families have their own soldiers, and not all the troops of the imperial court are in the hands of the Wang family. If the Wang family rebelled, even if they occupied the capital, it would be unfair, and it would definitely arouse the jealousy and hatred of other families. It is even more necessary to unite with each other, and I am afraid that there will be another chaos in the end. As for the chaos, Sima Rong can't imagine.

Wang Yu couldn't see the situation clearly, but Wang Shuzhi seemed to see it very clearly. The uncle and nephew might not agree completely in their political views. Sima Rong had to reconsider whether the prime minister would become a traitor or a loyal minister.

Wang Shuzhi didn't hear a response for a while, so he raised his eyes and looked at him, seeing that he was staring straight at him, he couldn't help raising his eyebrows and smiling, picked up the brush and leaned over, and tapped lightly between his brows.

Sima Rong snapped back to his senses, his veins throbbing immediately.

"Hey! Don't move!" Seeing him raising his hand to wipe it, Wang Shuzhi hurriedly held his hand, met his eyes that were almost spitting fire, and couldn't help laughing. It’s still a beauty spot if you don’t wipe it off, you have to weigh it carefully, hahahaha!”

Sima Rong saw that he was laughing so wildly, his teeth were itching badly, took a deep breath, and laughed along with him, but the smile seemed cold, and then, taking advantage of his unpreparedness, he pulled his wide sleeve and pressed it between his eyebrows.

"Uh..." Wang Shuzhi didn't expect that he would come up with such a counterattack with his usual temperament, so he couldn't help being stunned.

Taking advantage of his dazed effort, Sima Rong shook his wide sleeves lightly, changed a clean place, pressed the center of his eyebrows again, and changed it several times in a row until the color of the ink became lighter and weaker. Throwing his sleeves away, he said in a cheerful mood: "The prime minister must be running out of time to tease his subordinates like this. You might as well fetch some water to wipe your subordinates' faces."

Although he kept calling himself his subordinate, his tone became less and less respectful.

Not only did Wang Shuzhi not care, but he was also secretly happy, staring at the ink marks on his eyebrows that were so shallow that there were only marks left, and laughed endlessly: "Oh...it's a pity that such a beautiful beauty spot..."

Sima Rong's expression was calm: "Don't Prime Minister look at his sleeves?"

"Huh?" Wang Shuzhi raised his eyebrows, lowered his head and stretched his wide sleeves to take a look, his face was full of astonishment, he didn't expect that it was just a few ink dots of different sizes, but when they were put together, they looked like a thousand-year-old bastard.

Sima Rong smiled slightly: "What do you think, Prime Minister?"

Wang Shuzhi couldn't help laughing again, raised his hand and pointed at him: "Are you cursing me around the corner?"

"Subordinates dare not." Sima Rong looked innocent.

Wang Shuzhi smiled and got up with a flick of his sleeves, walked to the door and gave an order, and soon someone brought water in, and the person's eyes sneaked around inside curiously, seeing Wang Shuzhi walking over leisurely, his eyes subconsciously fell on him. A look of curiosity suddenly appeared on the swinging sleeves.

Wang Shuzhi didn't care, rolled up his sleeves, pulled off the handkerchief and threw it into the basin.

The attendant's eyes were very sharp, and he recognized the pattern on his sleeve at a glance, and quickly turned around and walked out with a suppressed smile.

Wang Shuzhi wiped off the ink between Sima Rong's eyebrows, and seeing that it was getting late, he ate with him, sat back at the desk, and picked up his pen again.

Sima Rong glanced at him, with doubts on his face: "What is the prime minister trying to write?"

Wang Shuzhi said deeply, "I want to sue the prince!"

It is very difficult for them to find out why the prince sent people to assassinate him. Even Xia Yongsi conspired at the beginning and will never leave any physical evidence. It is absolutely impossible to impeach the prince in front of the emperor with just a letter. What's more, the emperor had the intention to take sides.

Sima Rong understood as soon as he heard it, Wang Shuzhi was afraid that he was deliberately teasing the prince and making him anxious, so he couldn't help laughing and said: "If the prime minister just wants to show the prince, why bother to write the script?"

"Huh?" Wang Shuzhi looked up at him and smiled, "Do you have any good suggestions? Can you extract a poem and give it to him?"

"Why is it so troublesome, the prime minister is just painting gourds on his sleeves."

Wang Shuzhi looked down at his sleeve, and laughed loudly: "Yan Qing, I really underestimated you! Seeing that you are usually so quiet, I can't imagine that you are a biter!" He said it as he said, Outlined a lifelike bastard on the paper, and then added two brush strokes of water plants, it is also a painting that catches the eye.

After tidying up, Wang Shuzhi didn't leave, but fell asleep on Sima Rong's couch. Sima Rong couldn't refuse because his hands and feet were inconvenient, so he had no choice but to treat him as nothing. It's because I haven't rested well in the past two days.

Sima Rong sighed inwardly, propped himself up slightly and glanced at him through the night, remembering what he said earlier - no matter how incompetent a person is, once he ascends the throne, he will not be willing to be controlled by others.

It was snowing outside the window again, Sima Rong listened to the rustling sound in silence, with deep eyes, he thought to himself: If it were me... I would not be reconciled.

At dawn, the snow has stopped. Opening the window and looking out, the eyes are covered with silver, only the winter plums standing proudly against the cold are dotted with a few bright reds.

Before boarding the car and leaving, Wang Shuzhi put an ermine cloak on Sima Rong, regardless of his slight embarrassment, just wrapped him tightly, lest he would freeze, and called Pei Liang over after everything was done. Handed the envelope that had been prepared to him: "Send someone to the capital, and be sure to disclose the news to the crown prince." He then instructed him carefully.

Recently, the prince waited and waited in the palace but couldn't wait for the good news. He was already in a hurry, and finally someone reported that the assassination failed and Wang Shuzhi escaped. He was furious and threw a cup at him , scolded: "Such a god-given opportunity can still fail! It's a waste!"

The confidant who was smashed was only responsible for spreading the word. Thinking that this matter was not his fault, he couldn't help but feel wronged, but he didn't dare to say a word, so he could only plead guilty again and again.

The prince said with a sullen face: "Did the prime minister find out? Is Xia Yongsi still alive?"

"The prime minister didn't find out. He went on the road again after two days of recuperation. Xia Yongsi is still alive and well. It is said that his uncle took him to a monastery to read scriptures."

"What?" The prince was confused, "What are you doing to chant sutras?"

"I don't know the villain, but the prefect Xia's mansion seems to have issued a strict order, and the tone is very tight, but the temple asked clearly, saying that he is going to forgive sins."

The crown prince frowned, feeling a little restless suddenly, and finally settled down: "It's a blessing that I didn't show my feet, and I will discuss it in the future." Then he sent someone to continue to inquire about the news.

After such an unsteady period of time, there seemed to be no disturbances, and Wang Shuzhi was about to return to Kuaiji. The Prince thought that the matter was over, but unexpectedly, another servant came to report: "Your Highness, the Prime Minister has sent someone to Beijing. !"

"What's the matter?" The prince's face tightened, and he immediately sat up straight.

"Xia Yongsi told the whole story of the incident. The prime minister already knew that His Highness was responsible for the incident, and wrote a letter to submit to the emperor, saying that it was... that he wanted to sue the crown prince for assassinating a loyal minister."

The Prince's expression changed upon hearing this, and he hurriedly left the table and got up: "Is this true?"

"Exactly!"

The prince frowned and paced back and forth, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. Although his father had always wanted to suppress the Wang family, Wang Shuzhi was his father's courtier after all. As a son, he acted privately and assassinated his courtiers. Although the matter will not lead to a conviction, it will make the emperor unhappy no matter what.

After thinking about it, the crown prince summoned Wu Zeng and other confidantes, and after some discussion, he immediately ordered: "Be sure to intercept his letter!"

"Yes."

"Send another person to Yixing County to silence Xia Yongsi and others."