King's Landing [Rebirth]

The scorching heat is approaching, and the upper and lower sides of the court are like getting hotter and hotter, and they are extremely anxious.Under the pressure of all the ministers, the emperor finally issued an imperial decree: cut off the post of General Yu Mao and confiscated all his military power.

This imperial decree was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for the entire Yu family. Although Empress Yu was not implicated, she was left in the cold for several days in a row. On the day of the decree, she rushed to kneel before the emperor and begged him to take back the order. .

In the past, the emperor would have favored the Yu family, but this time, regardless of whether Wang Yu rebelled in real or in a fake way, it was not as offensive as Yu's false transmission of imperial edicts.

The emperor stood up with a flick of his sleeves, without the slightest feeling of pity, and snorted coldly: "Your brother has lost the battle. I originally only planned to punish his salary and settle the matter. I didn't expect him to be so bold as to do this kind of deception, disloyalty, and disloyalty." For an injustice, if I don't chop off his head, it will be regarded as the utmost benevolence!"

Empress Yu tearfully argued: "The emperor was deceived by Da Sima. Who knows if the imperial decree was forged by Da Sima himself? There are also the servants and decree officials in the palace. They must have been bought by Da Sima. Only then will he cover up the truth for him. My concubine brother has always been loyal to the court, but now he is being framed by rebels..."

"Shut up!" The emperor was so angry that he smashed a teacup, pointed at her and said angrily, "You are talking nonsense, and you still want to quibble! There are all witnesses and material evidence, how can you allow you to confuse right and wrong!"

Since Empress Yu entered the palace, she has been honored and favored in all kinds of ways. When he pointed her nose and scolded her, she immediately turned pale and stared at him blankly.

The emperor's face was gloomy, he walked up to her and leaned slightly, looked at her word by word and said: "Your brother's hand is long enough, if there is no inner support from him in this palace, how could he have the guts to frame her?"

Empress Yu didn't dare to show her anger, knowing that he was suspicious of herself.

Fortunately, she acted early and found a scapegoat. Otherwise, she would have been thrown into the cold palace by now. In fact, if she could change her brother to keep the military power, it would be worth it even if she was a girl, but his brother's evidence was arrested. It is easier said than done to keep it firmly.

Yu Mao was deprived of military power, and the prince was also very anxious. Thanks to the empress Yu's repeated instructions, he was careful not to provoke the emperor's anger, but he became like walking on eggshells overnight, which he couldn't accept no matter what.

Empress Yu sighed: "Our mother and son have nothing to rely on now. If you want your father to value you again, there is only one way to go."

The prince was quite frustrated: "How else can I go? The emperor is extremely indifferent to the child now, and he has no good face all day long. It is still unknown whether the child can keep the position of prince."

"Bah bah bah! Crow's mouth!" Empress Yu slapped him on the back of the hand, "Did you know that your father had no power of his own when he came to the throne? He was forced to marry the daughter of the Xie family, supported by the queen mother, and treated him The first emperor was extremely filial, which is why he was able to keep the crown prince. You are very similar to him in those days. As long as you are filial, obey him, share his worries, and make no mistakes, he will definitely not bear to treat you You are ruthless."

The prince was unwilling: "After all, it's nothing more than letting the child be a man with his tail between his legs."

Empress Yu let his words bring out tears, choked up, and touched his head: "It doesn't matter, the first prince has already been crowned king, the second prince is a useless person anyway, the fourth prince and the Wang family always breathe out through the same nostrils, and the remaining few You don't even have full hair, and your aptitude is mediocre, who else would you choose if your father didn't choose? You are not young anymore, and if mother finds a princess for you, there must be room for change."

"Relying on the influence of the Crown Princess' family? That would be too shameful." The Crown Prince muttered, but he didn't have any confidence to object, so he just nodded sullenly, "Everything is up to mother."

Empress Yu smiled bitterly: "Being ashamed is better than losing your position. Once you become emperor, you can favor whomever you want. Isn't your father a living example? He felt ashamed when he saw Empress Xie, so that the Xie family did not After he had hoped, he was immediately thrown aside. If you want to achieve great things, you must make a choice, do you understand?"

Although the prince was resentful, he could only nod his head.

The emperor took back Yu Mao's military power, but was troubled by the problem of the ownership of the military power so much that he couldn't sleep at night.Since his ascension to the throne, he has wanted to establish his own power countless times, but he has always been obstructed by various aristocratic families, so that in the end, civil servants have cultivated many confidantes, but military generals have become a heart problem.After all, military commanders need to show outstanding military exploits, and the big and small battles in the court are basically taken over by the Wang family. It is almost impossible for him to promote himself.

Now that the military power is back in his hands, he might be taken away by the Wang family before he can warm it up, but he tossed and turned for several nights, but he didn't think of a suitable candidate.

This day I went to the Empress Dowager's residence to greet him routinely. The Empress Dowager took a look at him and said kindly: "The emperor seems to be in a bad mood, but he hasn't had a good rest recently? Is there anything bothering you?"

The emperor was not born to the empress dowager, so he has never been very close to her, but on the surface, he has always been kind and filial, and has done enough work, and he does not intend to tell the truth when he hears the words, he just confuses the past casually.

In recent years, perhaps Xie's family has lost all hope. The Empress Dowager has already put down her sharp edge and turned into a kind old lady. The joy of the family around the knees, soon Wang Jin came to a letter, saying that under the wonderful hands of the genius doctor, Rong'er's body has improved a lot, I am very relieved, and I miss this grandson very much."

The emperor was stunned when he heard this, as if he had already forgotten about such a son, and only now remembered: "Is Rong'er healthy?"

The Empress Dowager wiped away her tears and sighed again: "How could it be so easy to raise her well? After more than ten years of suffering, how can she recover overnight? Rong'er is tenacious and intelligent. If it wasn't for the past... "He said and choked up.

The emperor hurriedly comforted him and said: "The good concubine who killed him back then has been dealt with. Rong'er must have a future blessing if he survives a catastrophe. The matter has come to an end. Don't think too much about it, so as not to hurt yourself."

The Empress Dowager pressed the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, concealing her indistinct hatred, and said with a wry smile: "What the emperor said is very true. If I don't expect him to relieve the emperor's worries, I just hope that he will come back safe and sound and spend the rest of my life safely." , so I can give an explanation to the Xie family."

As soon as the emperor heard him mentioning Xie's family, he suddenly thought of Xie Yilai in the court, thinking that when he was young and vigorous, he disobeyed the Queen Mother's wishes everywhere, but now that she is old and doesn't care about world affairs, he doesn't need to be too indifferent to her, so he He comforted: "Brothers Xie Yi and Xie Zhuo are extraordinary talents, the world praises them a lot, so the Empress Dowager needn't worry."

The Empress Dowager nodded and said casually: "Speaking of which, Xie Zhuo is famous all over the world for his literary talents. In fact, he has studied military books since he was a child, and he is also very good at the art of war..."

The emperor's expression changed upon hearing this.

"That's right..." The Empress Dowager took a sip of the tea cup, then put it down lightly, "I lost a Yu Mao in the middle of the court, and now the Wang family is the only one, did the Emperor think of someone to replace him? "

The emperor's face froze slightly: "My child is already considering this matter, so the queen mother does not need to worry."

The queen mother smiled indifferently: "Yu is old and lacks energy, can I worry about it? It's just a casual question, just caring about the emperor."

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief, but after leaving, he fell into deep thought for a while, so that he couldn't sleep well for several nights.

A few days later, Wang Shuzhi brought Sima Rong back to the capital, and with him came the great Sima Wang Yu who had made new contributions. After getting up, it gradually returned to calm. The emperor punished Yu Mao, at least to save face for himself. Although the ministers in the court felt chilling secretly, no one mentioned it on the surface.

Da Sima was rewarded again, led Situ, and added special gifts. Although the emperor was unwilling, he could only use these methods to appease him.

The Prime Minister's Mansion was busy again, and Sima Rong took advantage of Wang Shuzhi's busy time to go out and came to a utensil shop in the corner of the capital. He took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to the shopkeeper, and whispered: "Jing Wang Qinqi."

This utensil shop has some connection with the Xie family, all the people in the shop are close friends arranged by Xie Zhuo, and they are specially sent by Sima Rong, so the shopkeeper obeyed him and nodded when he accepted the letter.

Sima Rong bought a lotus lantern at random inside, walked out with a calm expression, handed it to the accompanying guards, and went out of the city gate, all the way to the shogunate, but couldn't get through the door, went straight to the top of the mountain, walked to the gazebo to have a look , the stones were placed intact, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Sima Rong retreated from the guards on the side, removed the stones and dug out the documents, sat in the pavilion and opened them one by one for a closer look. He was fascinated when he heard Wang Shuzhi's voice, hurriedly closed the documents and got up. Welcome out.

Wang Shuzhi walked over and smiled when he saw him: "Yan Qing, I thought you were in the shogunate, why did you come to the top of the mountain?"

Sima Rong handed the document in front of him: "Didn't Master Pei tell the prime minister? Some confidential documents of the shogunate are hidden here, and the subordinate just took them out."

"I never mentioned it, how could he say it?" Wang Shuzhi took it, opened it to have a look, put it away again, and put his arms around him, "Follow me back, or it will rain again in a while. Sent away, you are the only one with me for dinner tonight, what do you want to eat?"

As soon as Sima Rong took half a step back, he felt a tightness around his waist, and his chest was immediately pressed against him, and he quickly looked away: "Your subordinate can do whatever you want."

Wang Shuzhi's eyes darkened: "Tell me, what do you want to eat?"

Listening to his deep voice, Sima Rong felt a bit of the indifference of ordinary people, as if bewitched, he raised his eyes to look at him: "Fish?"

Wang Shuzhi laughed and said, "Okay, I'll tell the cook to cook the fish when I get back." Then he took his hand and walked down the mountain.

Sima Rong moved his wrist, but he held him even tighter. He could only turn his head to look at the flowers and trees along the way. When he reached the halfway up the mountain, he turned his gaze to the shogunate, and suddenly said, "The prime minister thinks, what does Ding do to this person?"

Wang Shuzhi glanced at him in surprise, thought for a while, and said: "There is a small cleverness, but a lack of great wisdom. When you need to use tricks, you can ask him to give advice, and you can't reuse it for big things. Why do you suddenly ask him?"

Sima Rong looked calm: "It's nothing, I just remembered it suddenly."

Wang Shuzhi nodded and didn't ask any more questions, but after dark, he called Pei Liang into the study and asked, "Ding Wenshi and Yan Qing, what happened?"

Pei Liang replied honestly: "Ding Zongzheng has humiliated Young Master Yan Qing many times, and his subordinates have seen it with their own eyes. In addition, when the shogunate was under siege, he informed the commander of the imperial guards about the whereabouts of Young Master Yan Qing. The subordinates heard it from other people."

Wang Shuzhi's eyes were deep, he was silent for a moment, he picked up his pen, and said while writing: "You go to the shogunate tomorrow and pass on my order to remove Ding Wenshi from all positions."

Pei Liang nodded respectfully: "Yes."

"By the way..." Wang Shuzhi thought of Master Xu who rejected him the night of the accident, stopped writing and thought about it, and there was a faint smile in his eyes, "Master Xu of the Ministry of Industry, you Send someone to look it up, see where to start, and take off the official hat on his head."

Pei Liang just obeyed orders, never asked why, and answered with his head bowed: "Yes."