King's Landing [Rebirth]

Wang Shuzhi was well prepared, and immediately entered the palace after receiving the decree. He not only explained the matter clearly, but also presented the contract evidence in black and white.

The emperor stared at the unknown private seal on the contract, frowned and said, "Who is this Gan Liang?"

"Return to Your Majesty, Gan Liang is... the steward of Prince Yi's residence."

The emperor's eyebrows were steep, and the hand holding the contract couldn't help trembling. His chest heaved for a while before he spoke again: "The prime minister thinks, does this matter have something to do with King Yi?"

Isn't this obvious?

Wang Shuzhi was full of slander, but his face was upright, and he said solemnly: "I dare not speak nonsense, and so far I have not found any evidence to prove that this matter is related to His Royal Highness Yi Wang, not to mention that His Royal Highness Yi Wang is a filial person, and he was in a filial piety before His Majesty's bed." Taking good care of her is commendable!"

Wang Shuzhi knew the emperor too well. If he pointed the finger at King Yi implicitly, the emperor might be a little hesitant instead. It would be better to stick his neck and say good things, and the effect would be excellent.

Sure enough, the emperor was furious when he heard this, and he slammed the contract in his hand, a look of hostility flashed in his eyes: "Hmph! The prime minister doesn't need to speak for him! I haven't reached the age of insomnia yet!"

"I dare not! I am terrified!" Wang Shuzhi hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, as if he was afraid of angering the emperor again, but a smile flashed in his eyes when he lowered his head: Your Highness King Yi, I have tried my best to speak good words for you!

The emperor glanced at him, thinking in his mind: he thought that Prime Minister Wang was estranged from King Yi, but he still defended him more unexpectedly, but since the evidence was presented truthfully, he was still somewhat sincere.

"Get up." The emperor's expression softened.

Wang Shuzhi hurriedly suppressed his smile, and raised his head solemnly: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The emperor picked up the contract again and looked at it. It seemed that his anger had almost subsided, and he calmed down a little. He asked, "How did the prime minister find this evidence?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, King Jing's guards captured two assassins alive and brought them back for strict interrogation. I found the assassin's lair based on the information he provided, and only then did I find one of the contracts. As for the other, I didn't dare to disturb Yiyi. His Royal Highness, arranged for someone to search secretly..." He said with a look of shame on his face.

The emperor waved his hand, and didn't care about his secret search of the palace. As for King Jing's nonsense about interrogating assassins, he had no doubts.

The evidence was already there, and how it was obtained was no longer a matter of importance.

Not long after Wang Shuzhi left the imperial study, a court lady hurried to see Concubine Xi, who turned pale with shock after hearing her words.

Soon, King Yi got the news, he was stunned, he stood for a while and suddenly turned around and rushed into the study room, but he couldn't find the contract after searching through the box. He was so anxious that big beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and he hurriedly summoned his confidants.

The next day, the emperor Xuan Yi Wang entered the palace, Yi Wang was surprised and terrified, and firmly refused to admit the matter, claiming that he was completely ignorant, and wept bitterly to express his sincerity.

At the same time, the steward of Prince Yi's mansion committed suicide in fear of crime.

Although there was no direct evidence to prove that King Yi was involved in this matter, the emperor had already planted the seeds of doubt in his heart, and it was difficult to directly punish the crime, so he was held accountable by the laxness of the emperor.

Now the emperor sees that King Yi is picking his nose and eyes, his eyebrows are cold and his eyes are harsh, and he has no good words, and he is even more indifferent to Concubine Xi.

When he recovered, the emperor issued two imperial edicts on the first day of his reign: one was to reduce King Yi's salary for three months and ordered him to contemplate his mistakes behind closed doors;

On the surface, the punishment is not too serious, but as long as he is not blind, anyone can see that King Yi has lost his emperor's heart.

When Wang Shuzhi visited Prince Rui's mansion at night again, he put his arms around Sima Rong and said with emotion: "Prince Yi is not too stupid. It's a pity to push the matter to the steward and pick himself out!"

Sima Rong smiled nonchalantly: "So what? No one is a fool, how can a small manager have the courage? As long as the emperor knows what's going on."

Wang Shuzhi touched his face and saw that his brows had long since lost the condensed solemnity he had when he first arrived at the prime minister's mansion, and felt that the more he looked at him, the more he fell in love with him, so he couldn't help but nibbled on his neck.

"Sigh... I don't know when I will be able to pay a serious visit to Prince Rui's Mansion. If this continues, I'm afraid the walls of this mansion will be shortened by me." Wang Shuzhi complained vaguely with his earlobe in his mouth.

Sima Rong let the scorching breath out of his mouth warm up, and suddenly felt a little limp in his hands and feet, and said in a low voice: "There must be a suitable opportunity, just wait."

Wang Shuzhi laughed and was about to undress him when he heard a familiar bird song outside.

Sima Rong also knew the voice, the two stopped their movements at the same time and glanced at each other.

"I'm afraid there is something urgent, you go quickly." Sima Rong gently pushed him.

Wang Shuzhi released him at the same time, nodded and pecked his lips, and left quickly.

After leaving Prince Rui's mansion, seeing Pei Liang rushing over quickly, he couldn't help but look solemn, and asked in a low voice: "What happened?"

Pei Liang also lowered his voice so that only the two of them could hear: "Return to the prime minister, the Hu man left the city in the evening, our people followed them all the way, and found their contact point, and have now put it under surveillance."

The Hu people that Pei Liang was talking about were Hu Ji who was discovered by Sima Rong in disguise. After Wang Shuzhi took Sima Rong to the gold-selling cave to pretend to be windy, he ordered people to closely monitor him.

The Hu man had never made any movement, unexpectedly he left the city suddenly this time.

"What was he doing out of town?"

Pei Liang took out a letter from his sleeve and presented it: "This was intercepted halfway."

Wang Shuzhi nodded, and because the surroundings were dark, he gave him some instructions, turned around and entered Prince Rui's mansion again, entered Sima Rong's inner room, and unfolded the letter by candlelight.

Sima Rong leaned over to take a look, and couldn't help frowning. He had been self-taught in the palace, and he only knew a little about Hu Wen, so he didn't understand this letter.

Wang Shuzhi explained: "This person is a secret agent of the Qin State. In the letter, he clearly wrote about the situation in the capital, including that King Yi has just lost the emperor's heart, and the crown prince has not yet been established, and you have not long returned to Beijing, and your foundation is still shallow."

Sima Rong frowned.

Wang Shuzhi got up, looked at him and said, "In any case, the emperor can't wait any longer. Before the crown prince is established, it is the time when it is easy to cause chaos. Although this letter was intercepted by us, there is no guarantee that there will be no other people in Beijing. Secret agent of Qin State."

Sima Rong nodded: "Yes."

On the second day, a courtier wrote a letter admonishing the establishment of the crown prince. The emperor was no longer as angry as before, but looked pensive, obviously taking this matter to heart.

On the same day, the news of the great victory in the northern war came, the court was filled with joy, and the emperor was even more delighted.

Liang Guo was sandwiched between Jin and Qin, and they jumped up and down while the two countries were busy. Now it was finally suppressed by the army brought by Xie Zhuo. The king of Liang was captured, and Liang was included in the Jin territory. It is good to garrison the local army, and will lead the army back to Beijing soon.

The number of times Emperor Xuan Sima Rong entered the palace increased significantly, and the time he stayed in the palace became longer and longer.

There was no shortage of courtiers' eyeliners in the palace, and soon, almost everyone knew that the Emperor had been quizzing Prince Rui on his homework from time to time, and even occasionally asked him for his opinion on some political affairs.

The situation is clear at a glance, and the East Palace may soon have a new owner.

The wind direction was clear, and the number of worship posts in Prince Rui's residence suddenly increased. It would not be an exaggeration to describe it as crowded. Sima Rong couldn't open the door at this critical moment, but he couldn't keep so many people out, so he had to choose a compromise. At the invitation of the prime minister, he took a trip to the Qinhuai River.

The ministers who watched from all directions and listened to all directions rushed over immediately, and it was not easy to make it too obvious. They just pretended to meet by chance, stepped forward to say hello, and they were close and peaceful.

There are too many people I met...

Sima Rong had a headache, and he had to deal with it with all his energy. He couldn't refute everyone's face, and he couldn't get too close.

The news quickly reached the emperor's ears. The emperor was so angry with these ministers that his nose was not in his eyes. Fortunately, he heard that Sima Rong had never been close to anyone, so he finally felt better and was more satisfied with his son.

Sima Rong managed to get clean, turned around and opened the curtain, looked at Wang Ting, who had been entrusted with a heavy responsibility inside, and asked, "Who are here today, have you written them down one by one?"

Wang Ting stared straight at him, his gaze was dull, his hand holding the pen was trembling, his head was buzzing since Sima Rong boarded the painting boat, and he still hadn't calmed down yet.

Sima Rong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he had to lean over and take out the roster in front of him to take a closer look.

Wang Ting swallowed his saliva with difficulty, stood up and cupped his hands towards him, and said calmly: "His Royal Highness, I have written everything down..."

Sima Rong smiled at him: "Thanks for your hard work."

Wang Ting shook his head again and again: "It's not hard, it's not hard! It's an honor for the little one!"

Damn!It's really Mr. Yan Qing!This is really killing me!

Sima Rong pinched his eyebrows helplessly.

"Pfft..." Wang Shuzhi on the side couldn't help it, laughed in a low voice, and tapped the back of Wang Ting's head with Ruyi in his hand: "Okay, let's go outside and blow some air to calm down."

Although Wang Ting usually talked a lot, he was very measured and sincere about the seriousness of the matter, so Wang Shuzhi felt at ease with him.

Wang Ting listened to his instructions, and walked out with floating steps.

There was no one else in the boat, so Wang Shuzhi put his arms around Sima Rong and said a few words in a low voice, knowing that it was inconvenient for him to stay for a long time, so he didn't bother him much.

After the tour of the Qinhuai River, Sima Rong still closed the door to thank the guests. Fortunately, the courtiers also understood what he meant, and gradually calmed down on the surface.

After such a long time, the emperor still didn't make an order, and everyone seemed not in a hurry, and they agreed with each other: Xie Zhuo is still on the way, the emperor must wait for Xie Zhuo to return to Beijing before making an order.

Didn't you see that Prince Rui has to enter the palace every day?Jane is in the heart of the emperor!This matter is a sure thing!

The Xie family is about to prosper!

Everyone hid in their own mansion and envied them one after another. While envious, they racked their brains to think of ways, how could they get close to Prince Rui without anyone noticing?I didn't see who he was particularly close to, so I really didn't know where to start!

As for the other group of people, they gritted their teeth secretly: Prince Rui is now in the limelight, so he has to find a way to dampen his spirit!

Sima Rong looked at the list recorded by Wang Ting, and counted the people who hadn't shown up that day, who knew the current affairs and who should be on guard.

Just when everyone was thinking about it, Xie Zhuo finally returned to the capital.