King's Landing [Rebirth]

Stepping into the Prime Minister's Mansion again, Sima Rong was taken to the courtyard where Wang Shuzhi lived. He felt a little dazed. He opened the door and walked into the house. Seeing that the utensils inside were just as they were when he left, his eye sockets were slightly swollen, and he subconsciously looked at Wang Shuzhi. glanced.

Wang Shuzhi lowered his eyes and smiled slightly, leaned close to his ear and pecked lightly, but said with a bit of regret: "In the future, I'm afraid it will be difficult to have the opportunity to sleep with you here again."

Sima Rong's heart trembled, and he was a little dazed. Looking at the chessboard under the window, he remembered the rustling sound outside the window on a rainy night, and asked in a low voice, "Do you regret it?"

"No regrets." Wang Shuzhi turned around and hugged him tightly, rubbing the tip of his nose lightly along the line of his neck, "No matter what your identity is, if you know you have me in your heart, I will not regret it."

Sima Rong raised his arms, stroked his back with both hands, and then turned his face to kiss his temples.

Wang Shuzhi was amused by his soothing gesture, and he let go of his arms and looked at him steadfastly.

Sima Rong made him laugh uncomfortably, and coughed lightly: "Didn't you tell me to teach me how to ride a horse?"

"En." Wang Shuzhi pinched his slightly hot earlobe, feeling satisfied, then turned around and took him out to the lake behind.

Since knowing Sima Rong's identity, Wang Shuzhi has checked the servants of the Prime Minister's Mansion several times. Although he can't guarantee that everything will be safe, at least he has arranged confidant guards on duty by the lake tonight, so nothing will go wrong.

The selected horse had already been prepared by the edge of the woods. Wang Shuzhi had done everything properly, and he was even more meticulous in teaching him how to ride a horse.

Sima Rong just never had a chance to learn it. With his comprehension and Wang Shuzhi's indoctrination, he has made great progress in learning it. The only regret is that there is no place to indulge in horse racing, so he can only do it in a small place by the lake. Go around in circles.

Sima Rong sneaked into the prime minister's mansion for several nights in a row and got a lot of money. Although the time was tight, he had a lot of confidence in his heart. Although the personal conquest on behalf of the emperor is quite honorable, he also set himself up as a target. How could he not advance Take some precautions?

Wang Shuzhi wished that one night could be used for three nights, and he was reluctant to waste time messing around, so he could only toss and turn alone after sending Sima Rong back, sighing silently as he reminisced about the intimacy between the two when they got close.

Sima Rong was exhausted in just a few nights, and fell asleep during the day.

All the servants were a little dumbfounded: what happened to His Royal Highness recently?Drowsy while eating, drowsy while reading, even drowsy when walking...

Before he had time to worry, His Royal Highness, who had fallen asleep, quickly regained his spirits, and the expedition was imminent.

Due to years of endless wars, the imperial court could not send the same troops to contend with Qin. Fortunately, the grain and grass collected after the autumn harvest were sufficient, and the prince was in charge, which greatly boosted morale.

The emperor led his officials to see him off on the city tower, while Wang Shuzhi stood quietly on a high place and looked up into the distance, his face was calm, but his heart followed the army farther and farther.

When the emperor returned to the palace, Wang Shuzhi immediately returned to the prime minister's mansion, pulled out the horse and went straight out of the city gate, rushed all the way to the shogunate, threw off the reins after dismounting, and climbed directly to the top of the mountain.

The entourage chased after them sweating profusely. They saw the flags of the marching army covering the sun from a distance, and retreated silently, only guarding in the distance.

In the carriage in the middle of the army, Sima Rong had been resting with his eyes closed. Suddenly, he seemed to have a feeling. He opened his eyes and lifted the curtain, and looked towards the direction of the shogunate. Because he was too far away, he couldn't see clearly whether there was anyone on the top of the mountain. I always felt a familiar gaze cast over there, and subconsciously squeezed the boots on my feet.

Inside was a dagger tied close to the wall of the boot, which was a gift from Wang Shuzhi the night before he left.

The army crossed the river to the north, and the capital was a sensation for a period of time before gradually returning to its former bustle and prosperity.

Although the Hu people have always been a serious worry, the Jin Dynasty has been in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time.

On the contrary, Wang Shuzhi became busier than before. He went to the shogunate every day besides going to court, and always paid attention to the news from the north.

As the days went by, everyone in the shogunate looked at Wang Shuzhi with more and more strange expressions. Seeing that he was still calm under all kinds of eyes, Zhao Changshi finally couldn't bear the curiosity in his heart. He moved to him and cleared his throat: " Prime Minister..."

"Speak directly if you have something to say, what are you hesitating about?" Wang Shuzhi raised his eyes to look at him, with a half-smile.

Zhao Changshi almost choked, and smiled: "I haven't seen Mr. Yan Qing for a long time, I wonder how he is doing these days?"

Wang Shuzhi glanced around without any trace.

Everyone was busy writing with their pens, and those who turned the pages of the book were frowning and thinking hard, all of them were busy and concentrated, but their ears were already closed.

Wang Shuzhi couldn't laugh or cry, but his face was quite calm: "Yan Qing has been feeling unwell recently, I let him rest in the mansion."

There was a moment of silence all around, and everyone had only one thought: Mr. Yan Qing hasn't shown his face for several months, how unwell should he be?Could it be that she was hidden by the prime minister's golden house?

Thinking that Mr. Yan Qing was quite capable, but now he buried his talent because of the prime minister's favor, Zhao Changshi felt a trace of regret in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on his face, he just sighed: "Alas... I didn't expect to be sick."

The shogunate is full of smart people, and there are not a few who are good at making money. Except for Ding Wenshi, who was expelled at the beginning, everyone is extremely polite to Sima Rong. .

Now, regardless of whether it is true or not, since I heard that he was ill, I had to show my heart.

So, on the second day, after Wang Shuzhi finished his work and climbed to the top of the mountain again in a cloak, everyone headed by Zhao Changshi gathered in front of Pei Liang and handed over the small gift he had brought. It was piled up in a hill right in front of him.

Pei Liang's eyes twitched and the corners of his mouth twitched.

Zhao Changshi smiled honestly: "I heard that Mr. Yan Qing is not feeling well, so it is inconvenient for us to disturb the prime minister's mansion, so we have to prepare some small gifts, and please trouble Mr. Pei to bring them over for us."

Pei Liang coughed twice, quickly regained his composure, and nodded: "Pei must convey everyone's thoughts."

Zhao Changshi was satisfied, and so were the others, and the shogunate was beaming.

Wang Shuzhi was used to climbing to the top and looking north every day. When he got down from the mountain, he went straight back to his residence. He saw Pei Liang striding towards him just after dinner.

After Pei Liang explained the cause and effect, he glanced at him, cupped his hands and left.

It took Wang Shuzhi a while to come back to his senses, raised his eyebrows and let out a long sigh, raised his hand and squeezed between his eyebrows, not knowing whether to be happy or to smile bitterly, he said to himself: Yan Qing, I really hope to hide you!

Wang Shuzhi was missing and worried in Beijing, while Sima Rong was discussing matters with Xie Zhuo in the military camp.

The army had been stationed for several days, and although Sima Rong was acting on behalf of the Son of Heaven, he could not speak easily in battle, no matter how reasonable his ideas were, he would be scorned by those veterans who had led the army for many years.

Huangkou children, what do you know about fighting?

Sima Rong knew very well that some of them had a deep friendship with King Yi, and they deliberately made things difficult, while others were relying on their elders and looking down on him, who had never fought a war.

Sima Rong had no choice but to go to Xie Zhuo's tent late at night.

Xie Zhuo hurriedly invited him to the table.

Sima Rong stopped his hand from pouring tea: "Sit down, uncle, I'll leave after I finish speaking."

When Sima Rong was alone with him, he always regarded himself as a junior and called you and me. Xie Zhuo was free and easy, and he was grateful, so he didn't refuse, smiled and sat down opposite him.

Sima Rong cut to the chase: "Uncle really wants to take a defensive position?"

Xie Zhuo was silent for a moment, then sighed: "It's not about boosting others' ambitions to destroy one's prestige. Qin's army is indeed a division of tigers and wolves. What's more, we are short of troops, so taking the initiative to attack may not be the best strategy."

"Uncle's words are wrong." Sima Rong shook his head, met his puzzled eyes, and said firmly, "The Qin army is called 50 troops, but in fact, there are only 20 of Qin's descendants at most, and the remaining 30 are There are people from different races and different walks of life, they are not really united."

Xie Zhuo was refreshed when he heard it. Although he has strategies, he has not been used for a long time. Although he has an understanding of the situation in Qin, he does not understand it in detail. Hearing what Sima Rong said now, he admires him at the same time. I can't help but feel a little puzzled: "Your Highness has lived in the deep palace for a long time, how can you know so clearly?"

Sima Rong smiled: "Have you forgotten, Uncle? I have lived in the prime minister's residence for so long, and the news from the shogunate is more accurate than the imperial court. In the past one or two years, I have pretty much understood the situation in Qin."

Xie Zhuo realized, and nodded: "Your Highness, please clarify."

"The Qin State was able to unify the various ethnic groups in the north and continue to grow because Fu Guang reused the Han Chinese Li Ding. Li Ding died, and Qin State fell into civil strife again. Why? It shows that Fu Guang does not really have a great talent and strategy, and Li Ding is missing. Assistant, he has ambitions in vain, but he can't suppress the barbarians of other tribes."

Xie Zhuo nodded with a pensive look on his face.

Sima Rong went on to say: "Qin's invasion was extremely hasty this time. As soon as we heard that they had quelled the internal strife, the army came here. It can be seen that this is only a concentration of troops, and the people inside must still be unstable. This is why we took the initiative. Good time to attack."

Sima Rong remembered very clearly that in his last life until his death, the Qin State had never invaded its borders with soldiers.This was known throughout the court, even though he was inside the palace walls and had Sima Shan to inquire about him, the news never lagged behind.

The crown prince of the previous life was always Sima Chang. Qin might feel that the timing was not right, so he kept silent. However, after Wang's rebellion, the Qin army might soon usher in the invasion, but he is already dead, so we don't know. .

In this life, the East Palace changed hands, and Qin Jun must have felt that the opportunity must not be missed, but their march this time was really hasty, and they didn't even have time to rest and recuperate.

Xie Zhuo murmured: "In this way, our odds of winning are slightly higher."

Seeing that he listened to him, Sima Rong didn't say anything more. After all, he was the commander in chief and not himself, so he got up and said, "Uncle is always cautious. We can discuss this matter with the generals again. It's just that they think I'm young, and uncle doesn't mention it." I am."

Xie Zhuo smiled helplessly: "Uncle understands, Your Highness can rest assured."

Sima Rong turned around and was about to go out. As soon as he opened the tent door, he ran into Wang Yu head-on.

Wang Yu paused, narrowed his eyes slightly, and the surprise and uncertainty in his heart when he saw Sima Rong a few days ago resurfaced again, wishing to turn the person in front of him inside out to check carefully.

Sima Rong had been prepared to meet him since he set off on the expedition, so he was naturally calm and only smiled lightly.

Now that one is the crown prince and the other is a minister, no matter how much doubts Wang Yu had in his heart, he could only lower his posture, so he clasped his fists and saluted him: "I have seen His Royal Highness the crown prince!"

"You don't need to be too polite." Sima Rong smiled slightly, raised his hand in vain, and walked away without much greeting.

Wang Yu turned to look at him, his eyes were fixed on his straight back, his face was tense.