King's Landing [Rebirth]

The prince was burning with anger, when he heard someone laughing next to him, he was so angry that he wanted to jump his feet, but at this moment his whole body was weak, and the blush on his face didn't know whether it was provoked by anger from shame, or because he was really sick and burned. Neng glared at Wang Shuzhi: "What are you laughing at?!"

Wang Shuzhi's expression was incomprehensible, this time he was not pretending, it was Sima Rong who hid quickly, buried his head behind him as soon as he let out a laugh, and caused him, the person standing in front, to take the blame.

However, he took the scapegoat very heartily and didn't explain it. He just smiled and cupped his hands with a rascal look on his face: "Your official heard that King Yongkang is not recovering from his illness. Seeing that his complexion seems to be getting better now, I am very happy. This happiness, of course, can't help but give a knowing smile, Your Highness the Crown Prince, don't you think so?"

The prince's chest heaved even more: Is this a knowing smile?This is obviously mocking Gu!

Never has the arrogant prince ever suffered such a great humiliation since he was a child, and he lost all his face in just a few days. He didn't say much at the moment, but only looked at Wang Shuzhi and Yongkang Wang fiercely, turned around and was about to get into the carriage, and suddenly He paused, and said with a serious face: "Check the carriage carefully inside and out, don't miss any mechanism!"

Wang Shuzhi looked at King Yongkang in amazement: "Prince, this is..."

The king of Yongkang looked hurt, and repeatedly lamented: "Oh... my nephew is really impatient. Even if there is a big misunderstanding, we are still uncles and nephews. How could uncle take your life as a joke? Cough cough... Sigh, Uncle really..."

The prince's notoriety quickly spread throughout Yongkang County.

Seeing him boarding the car, Wang Shuzhi took two quick steps and beckoned: "Wait a minute! The officer is planning to return to the capital. If His Royal Highness doesn't mind it, you might as well wait for the officer to go on the road together. It's not peaceful outside, so there are so many people, so there is someone to take care of you."

The prince didn't even look at him, and snorted coldly: "I hate it!"

Sima Rong almost laughed again, but quickly held back.

When Wang Shuzhi turned his head, it was rare to see him laughing so freely, and seeing him raise his eyes, the dark and gloomy pupils gleamed with tiny waves, and he couldn't help but feel shaken for a while.

After the crown prince left, Wang Shuzhi didn't stay long, he only said goodbye to King Yongkang, and left with Sima Rong.

When he was in Yongkang Palace, Sima Rong kept his head slightly lowered, and the King of Yongkang happened to be in high spirits, so he never paid attention to his appearance. After everyone left, he happily returned to the hall, sat in the middle, and gave orders in a deep voice Said: "Tomorrow, we will open a charity hall to spread favors, and say that the king's illness has worsened due to the prince's anger. The charity is to accumulate virtue and pray for blessings. I hope God can bless the prince to return to Beijing safely."

A shed was set up outside the gate of Yongkang King's Mansion overnight, and the news spread quickly, and the people flocked one after another. They were naturally happy to get the benefits, and they even praised King Yongkang for his kindness.In just a few days, families in Yongkang County burned incense to pray for the speedy recovery of King Yongkang.

In this way, it was passed on from ten to ten, and then on the basis of false rumors, in the end Yongkang King seemed to be a victim and suffering person, while the crown prince was accused of being unkind and unfilial. It was passed on vividly and vividly.

When Empress Yu heard the news, she secretly sent people out of the city overnight to greet her. Hearing that the prince was ill all the way, her heart ached so badly that she turned around a few times and hurriedly sent the news to tell the prince to pretend to be dizzy, while she ran to the emperor and knelt down. With tears streaming down his face, Qi Qi said: "Chang'er has always been filial, and those rumors outside have somehow arisen, there must be some misunderstanding..."

Empress Yu always had a pitiful and weak appearance in front of the emperor. When she shed tears like this, the emperor couldn't bear to blame her. He only sighed and helped her up, coaxing her nicely: "Everything depends on Chang'er!" Let me go back to the palace and tell you what happened, you have to ask clearly, I will not believe those nonsense at will."

Empress Yu didn't make any noise, she just nodded obediently, but she couldn't stop her tears. She changed several handkerchiefs one after another, and finally heard the news of the prince's return to the palace, she immediately stood up anxiously, and hurried to meet him .

The prince was carried into the palace, his complexion was pale, his lips were chapped, and he kept talking with his eyes closed: "Father Emperor...Mother Empress..."

When Empress Yu saw that his complexion was not good, her heart ached so badly, and she wanted to play a show, her legs gave way and she almost fainted on the spot. She let the maid help her, and then stumbled onto the prince, touched his face, and Grabbing his hand, he choked with sobs and said, "Chang'er, wake up..."

Although the emperor was not sure whether King Yongkang was really ill or a fake illness, the rumors were so uproarious that it was not good for the prince, and he couldn't help but blame the prince for not doing things well, but right now he called his father and queen to his left and right to his mother. , and felt that he was really filial, and couldn't bear to be harsh after all, so he ordered someone to send him back to the East Palace, and ordered the imperial physician to treat him cautiously.

Empress Yu followed all the way to the East Palace, and after the imperial physician had seen it, she screened everyone away, wiped the tears on her face with a handkerchief, and instantly suppressed her sorrow, with only real distress in her eyes, and said in a low voice: "Chang'er , you have suffered all the way."

The prince opened his eyes, all the grievances and anger welled up in his heart, and immediately got up from the couch: "Mother!"

Empress Yu touched his thin cheeks, and looked solemn: "What's going on? But King Yongkang never treated you kindly? How did you become like this?"

The prince gritted his teeth, then told all about the drowning and fire on the road, all kinds of embarrassments, and being arrested and imprisoned in Yongkang County, and said harshly: "The king of Yongkang is too blatant to pretend to be sick He deliberately put me in prison, but he still put on the appearance of a benevolent elder. Compared with Wang Shuzhi, his insidiousness is really worse than that. Maybe the two of them have joined hands in private. You tricked me this time just to harm me!"

Empress Yu frowned when she heard this, and pondered: "It is very possible that King Yongkang has the desire to seize the throne, but it doesn't make sense for the Wang family to support him. Didn't the Wang family choose the fourth prince because they thought the fourth prince was easy to handle? Wouldn’t it be self-defeating to switch to King Yongkang? Firstly, he offended Xi Taiwei, and secondly, King Yongkang is not a good person. If he gains power, he might bite Wang back. Wang Shuzhi is a smart man, how could he do that? Something so stupid?"

Hearing what she said made sense, the prince nodded, and then snorted coldly: "What's so smart? It's just insidious and cunning! Snakes and rats are a nest, take them early!"

Empress Yu was afraid that he would be overwhelmed by anger, so she hurriedly pressed him to let him have a good rest.

On the second day, the prince "woke up leisurely" and immediately went to meet the emperor: "Father, King Yongkang is in good spirits, his face is flushed, and he is not sick at all! This time, I was tricked by him. Falling off the pontoon bridge, seeing that the son was not drowned, he set fire to besiege him in the forest, and then ordered people to arrest him and put him in prison, where he was locked up for several days without even giving him food!"

The emperor frowned after hearing what happened during his trip, Yu Junda reported the attack on the way yesterday, but King Yongkang was not sick, but Yu Junda and the prince had different opinions, and he didn't know who lied .

Seeing that his expression was not right, the crown prince couldn't help beating his heart, turned his mind around, and said: "I see, the king of Yongkang must be rebellious!"

The emperor was shocked: "You can't talk nonsense like this!"

Seeing that his face finally changed, the prince was proud of himself and said angrily: "The king of Yongkang despised the imperial decree. Insulting the imperial decree, isn't that an insult to the emperor?"

Hearing this, the emperor's face turned pale and turned black, his hair was dizzy and his hands trembled with anger, and he said angrily, "There is such a thing?!"

"Then there is still a lie? Otherwise, the imperial decree has been taken out, why would he put his son in prison? It is obvious that he doesn't take the father seriously."

"It's unreasonable!" The emperor became even more angry when he heard this, and immediately ordered, "Draft an edict! Send the king of Yongkang to the capital!"

At this moment, Wang Shuzhi was on his way back to Beijing. When he heard that Emperor Xuan Yongkang had entered Beijing, he couldn't stop laughing: "Yan Qing, do you think Yongkang will enter Beijing by order?"

Sima Rong couldn't help laughing, and replied: "I really can't guess, King Yongkang is very thoughtful, he may pretend that he is seriously ill and go against the holy will, or he may say that he is cured and is full of energy. Going to the capital depends on what he thinks, anyway, he wants to make the emperor half dead."

Hearing what he said, Wang Shuzhi laughed even more. After laughing, he waved his sleeves and pointed to the table next to him: "By the way, write a notebook for me."

"Write what?"

"Please read the crown prince's book. The crown prince is not benevolent or filial. He is not suitable to be a prince. You should choose another wise man." Wang Shuzhi smiled, and stared at Sima Rong closely as he spoke.

Sima Rong's eyes flickered slightly, as if he was slowly spitting out a mouthful of turbid air, he lowered his eyes and nodded, then began to grind the ink.

The emperor of the Jin Dynasty had always been coerced by the aristocratic family, and the abolition of the crown prince was also greatly influenced by the aristocratic family. Wang Shuzhi's grand request to abolish the prince, as long as the teacher is famous, it is not considered overstepping.

What's more, when Wei usurped Han, and Jin usurped Wei, the name was always unfair. The emperors of the Jin Dynasty did not dare to put the word "loyalty" in the first place, so they found a new way to emphasize the word "filial piety". The rule of filial piety has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If anyone is disrespectful to the elders, let alone being looked down upon by others, it is very likely that they will be drowned in saliva.

Although the impeachment of the prince this time may not really defeat the prince, it is enough for him to bear it if he seriously writes about it.

Sima Rong had hidden expectations in his heart, so he wrote with calm eyes.

It was almost dusk, and the setting sun gradually disappeared among the mountains. Wang Shuzhi picked up the lamp and looked at his profile in the silence. Although he didn't want to investigate him, he couldn't help guessing in his heart: maybe he was trying to deal with the prince?As for the reason... Is it because his family was ruined and defeated by the Yu family?

After Sima Rong finished writing the notebook, he put down his pen and looked up: "Prime Minister, please have a look."

The eyes of the two met, and they froze suddenly.

Sima Rong was the first to wake up, and hastily looked away: "Let's eat first." Then he turned and opened the curtain and got out of the carriage.

Wang Shuzhi didn't stop him, looked at his fleeing back, couldn't help smiling, and followed him leisurely out of the carriage.

After nightfall, the two rested in the carriage, listening to each other's breath in silence, feeling a little confused.

Wang Shuzhi turned over, leaned over him, and whispered with a smile, "Yan Qing."

He kept the etiquette all the way, and this was the first time he approached with such an intimate posture. Sima Rong startled him, fearing that he would show timidity, so he quickly collected himself, stretched out his hand to push him, and said calmly, "Prime Minister, do you have something to say?"

But Wang Shuzhi stuck to him like a stubborn rock, no matter how he pushed him, he would not avoid it, but put his hands around his back and hugged him, and said with a low smile, "Well, I have something to say."