Liang Yan would not follow Shang Kun's words, no matter how Shang Kun counted Shang Bin, it was a matter between their father and son, if he interjected, he would be too ignorant of the rules, looking at the fragments scattered all over the place, Liang Yan said: "My lord, what I'm worried about is that the young master doesn't know the twists and turns, and will be used by Wang Bin and them to do things that are not good for you, I'm afraid that you have to come forward in person to bring the young master back from the yamen first." ”

Shang Kun walked from behind the machine to the window, looked at the koi fish that popped out of the water from time to time in the pond, and fell into deep thought. Liang Yan was not in a hurry, he knew that Shang Kun was thinking about how to deal with the current situation, and waited respectfully on the side, waiting for Shang Kun's orders.

After a long time, Shang Kun opened his mouth a little tired and ordered: "Prepare a sedan chair and go to Shaoyin's mansion." ”

"Shaoyin Mansion?" Liang Yan was a little puzzled, the young master was obviously escorted to the yamen, what did the master do in Shaoyin Mansion?

The fiery red sunlight shone on the pond, and the reflected waves reflected on Shang Kun's face, making him look a little erratic.

"The yamen is just a stage, and if you want to find people watching the play, of course you have to find a place to watch the play. ”

Liang Yan is a smart person, and when he heard Shang Kun say this, he understood the truth, hugged his fist at Shang Kun, and then bowed out of the room.

The sparkle in the room dissipated, and a cloudy cloud floated by, obscuring the midday sun and adding a touch of coolness to the hot weather.

The back hall of Shaoyin's Mansion is Meng Haili's living place, and in the main hall at this time, a good banquet has been prepared, just waiting for the two people sitting next to him to eat.

"Lord Meng is really clever, this time Shang Kun lifted a stone and shot himself in the foot, to see how he is going to end. ”

The person who spoke was reporting clues under the pretext of reporting clues, but in fact he was avoiding Shang Bin's yamen chief Wang Bin, he had just received the news that Shang Bin was arrested for gathering a crowd to make trouble, and he had been detained at the moment, Wang Bin, who was still worried, was a lot more relaxed at the moment, and said to the person above the main seat with a smile.

And the person sitting on the main seat, wearing a third-grade official robe, is the second highest official in Dongming City, Shaoyin Menghaili.

For Wang Bin's compliment, Meng Haili smiled noncommittally and said with emotion: "As the saying goes, the son is better than the father, but although our Lord Sima is said to be resourceful and calculating, he doesn't know his child very well. ”

A trace of ruthlessness flashed in Wang Bin's eyes, and he asked Meng Haili, "My lord, then what should we do next?"

Meng Haili stood up with a smile, walked to the table, and beckoned to Wang Bin: "Come, Lord Wang, dine first, don't be in a hurry at this time, it's not us who should be in a hurry." ”

Wang Bin put away his cruel color, smiled knowingly, stood up, and after Meng Haili took his seat, he sat respectfully at the end of the table, just after Wang Bin had just poured a glass of wine for Meng Haili, the steward of Shaoyin's Mansion came to report, saying that it was Master Sima Shang Kun who asked to see him.

"Hehe, sure enough, it's Aiko's heart, I didn't expect Shang Sima to come so soon, Uncle Yan, then please ask Master Sima to come over." After instructing the strict management, Meng Haili picked up the wine glass, raised it to Wang Bin, and then said, "Lord Wang, let's have a drink first." ”

Wang Bin hurriedly picked up the wine glass with both hands, respectfully raised his glass to Meng Haili, and drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.

After a short time, the steward led Shang Kun to the main hall of the back hall with a calm face, Wang Bin glanced at Shang Kun, picked up the wine jug and filled Meng Haili's cup with wine, then picked up his wine glass, withdrew from the seat and knelt on the ground and said: "To be able to drink at the same table with Lord Meng, that is the blessing of the lower officials, and in the future, I will rely on the support of the adults, and the lower officials are willing to serve the work of dogs and horses." Wang Bin drank it all and then re-entered the table, as if he didn't see Shang Kun on the side at all.

This is Wang Bin deliberately gave Shang Kun a dismount, Shang Kun relied on his younger brother as the prime minister, and met Shao Yin and Fu Yin, who had a higher official position than him, on weekdays, all of them were just courteous, and they never bowed down, let alone people who were at the same level or whose official position was inferior to him.

Now Wang Bin has completely demonstrated to Shang Kun how to salute after seeing Shangguan as a subordinate official, which is to tell Shang Kun, seeing Shaoyin, what should you do as a Sima.

Shang Kun's face was blue and white for a while, and after struggling in his heart for a long time, he finally lowered his head, lifted the hem with both hands, knelt on the ground and saluted Meng Haili: "Xia Guan has seen Lord Shaoyin. ”

Meng Haili took a sip of the wine glass, looked at Shang Kun, whose face was a little pale, and said with a smile: "No need to be polite, presumably Lord Sima hasn't had lunch yet, Uncle Yan, quickly add a seat to Lord Sima." ”

"Yes, sir. After the strict steward answered, he went down.

"Thank you, sir. Shang Kun stood up with some difficulty, he couldn't remember how long it had been since he had made such a big salute to people, even when he returned to Beijing to report on his work, he saw those officials of the six ministries, Shang Kun had never bowed, and he didn't expect to be forced by the situation today to kneel in front of Meng Haili, which made Shang Kun lose face, so he held a grudge, thinking that he would finally return it one day.

Soon, Steward Yan returned to the main hall and instructed the subordinates behind him to add seats to the end of the table, just opposite Wang Bin. Although Sima's real power is not as good as that of the Yamen, his rank is much higher than that of the chief official of the Yamen, and letting an official from the fourth rank sit at the same seat with a minor official of the sixth rank at the same seat is a naked slap in the face.

However, Shang Kun can also be regarded as a person who can bend and stretch, and he worked hard to calm the depression in his heart, and then sat down, and he didn't care about Wang Bin's sneer, picked up the chopsticks, and ate by himself.

"I don't know what Lord Sima thinks of these meals, but you can still eat them?" Meng Haili, who was sitting on the main seat, asked Shang Kun.

Putting down the dishes and chopsticks, Shang Kun picked up the wine glass with both hands, and said respectfully to Meng Haili on the main seat: "Thank you Lord Meng for your hospitality, the lower official is honored, the lower official respects the Lord with a glass, I wish the Lord a prosperous official fortune, all the way up, and the lower official congratulates the Lord in advance." ”

Meng Haili picked up the wine glass, didn't say to take it, didn't say no, and after a while of silence, he said: "I don't know what Lord Shang means by this, where does this joy come from." ”

Shang Kun drank all the wine in the glass in one gulp, held the wine glass with both hands, turned the bottom of the glass to Meng Haili, stared at Meng Haili's wine glass, pursed his lips and refused to speak.

With a smile, Meng Haili brought the wine glass to his mouth, then drank it all, and after putting down the wine glass, he still stared at Shang Kun with a smile.

Seeing that Meng Haili had already toasted, Shang Kun put down the wine glass, met Meng Haili's gaze, and said: "The Praetorian Guards have left Dongming City, and along with them out of the city, there is also a letter from Xia Guan, a letter to impeach Lord Yin, which has been sent to the hands of my second brother as soon as possible, and then Xia Guan will write another letter and send it to the Imperial City to explain the merits of Lord Meng. ”

Meng Haili's eyes lit up when he heard this, he didn't expect Shang Kun to still have this trick in his hands, he was really scheming, if there was no Shang Bin's file, I am afraid that it would not be long before he would have paid his salute to him.

Picking up the wine jug, Meng Haili got up and personally poured a glass of wine for Shang Kun, and then filled a glass for himself, sat down next to Shang Kun, raised the wine glass and touched Shang Kun, and said with a smile: "Lord Shang Gaoyi, this official respects you a glass." ”

Wang Bin on the side didn't understand what the two were talking about, but when he saw Meng Haili treating Shang Kun so politely, he also picked up his wine glass and said to the two: "Xia Guan will accompany the two adults to drink this cup together." ”

Although Shang Kun's heart was not a taste, but since he had lost the battle, he didn't want to lose his demeanor in front of the two, so he picked up the wine glass and touched Meng Haili, and then drank it all.

Shang Kun took the wine jug from Meng Haili's hand, poured wine for a few people, and then raised his glass to Wang Bin and said: "Lord Wang, this glass of wine is for you, the old man is usually busy with official business, and he neglects to discipline the dogs. ”