Chapter 157: Waves
The spring is cold, and the weather in the north has not yet warmed up, so most people choose to get into the warm quilt early on this spring night. In the silence, the side door of the scholar's mansion suddenly opened, and out of it came a green cloth carriage, which looked inconspicuous.
In the quiet streets of the night, the sound of horses' hooves is very clear. The carriage stopped at the door of an ordinary house, the coachman stepped forward and patted the door, and soon the door opened with a "creak", and the carriage drove straight in, until it stopped at the door of the inner courtyard, and an old man came down from the carriage, who was the powerful cabinet scholar today. Scholar Wang once sat in the position of the secretary for many years, and his protΓ©gΓ©s were all over the place, and he was one of the emperor's most favored ministers.
As he walked inside, he asked:
"The emperor has reached βΟΓ‘ββγba,.βnsβb.βm?"
Your Majesty, how could the Emperor who is the Supreme of the Ninety-Five appear here?
"It's already inside. The person on the side said.
When Scholar Wang entered the main hall, he saw an old man in ochre civilian clothes sitting on it, with no expression on his face, but there was a sense of majesty of a person who had been in the top position for a long time, which made people dare not look at it directly. He took a few steps and knelt before the man.
"The old minister knocks on the emperor, long live long live!"
"Flat. β
"The old minister is late, and he hopes that the emperor will atone for his sins. The emperor shook his hand and signaled that it was not necessary.
"Today, King Fu handed me an excerpt and wanted to become a vassal. I thought it was time to find out about this. β
"The emperor means ......"
"What's been going on on on King Shou's side lately?"
"Lord Wang, I'm afraid he can't sit still. In recent days, he has been in frequent contact with the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, and he has held secret talks, and even the old ministers are not allowed to know. β
The emperor was expressionless. Wait for Scholar Wang to continue.
"Also, King Shou has made several posts to the Duke of Qi recently. The emperor's pupils shrank. Expressions become complicated.
"What about Qi Guogong?"
Qi Guogong did not agree, and only said that the affairs in the military camp were busy. I really can't get out. King Shou had no choice, and sent several generous gifts to the Duke of Qi, but they were all returned. β
Speaking of this, Scholar Wang peeked at the emperor, and saw that the emperor's face was relieved, and he was relieved.
"In that case, then don't blame me for not missing the relationship between father and son. After speaking, the emperor looked at Scholar Wang again.
"Then in your opinion, what should I do with King Shou?"
"It's about royalty. The old minister didn't dare to speak up. β
"Say, I forgive you not guilty. β
"The old minister thinks that King Shou's affairs are not in a hurry, and several other princes may also have thoughts, if they deal with King Shou directly, I am afraid that they will have different intentions and disturb the situation in the capital. Therefore, the old minister wanted to use the excerpt of King Fu, and the emperor might as well push the boat down the river and make the kings vassal. The king of Duliu Shou was in Beijing, and when he was not prepared, he disposed of the matter. β
The emperor nodded, but changed the subject.
"What does Aiqing think of the prince. Scholar Wang didn't know what the emperor meant, so he said carefully:
"His Royal Highness the Prince, the house is kind-hearted. is also talented, and the old minister is convinced. β
"Talented. Not necessarily, I'm just taking his kindness. I can be kind to a few brothers in the future. β
"Your Majesty. β
"I don't want to see their brothers kill each other for this position. This time, King Fu did a good thing. β
"The emperor's intention is also human nature. β
"It's been hard for you these days, let you help me watch King Shou, I think I've suffered a lot of grievances, I will definitely not treat you badly. β
"It is the minister's duty to be able to share the emperor's worries, and he dare not have other delusions. Scholar Wang hurriedly bowed and saluted. β¦
"I heard that your granddaughter is in the prince's mansion?
"That's what the son-in-law did, but the old minister didn't know. β
"I've seen that kid too, and he looks pretty good, so he must be a creative person. β
Scholar Wang was secretly happy when he heard this, the emperor wanted to take care of Qi Jiao's intentions, not to mention that the prince is also very fond of Qi Jiao now, so the glory and wealth of the Wang family can be maintained for a long time.
The ministers all thought that the scholar had taken refuge in King Shou, but in fact, he was a nail buried by the emperor beside King Shou, responsible for monitoring King Shou's every move for the emperor. Because the emperor is suspicious by nature, there are such people buried around every prince, who ostensibly take refuge in the prince, but in fact they are only loyal to the emperor and regularly report the actions of each prince to the emperor. And what the emperor didn't know was that Scholar Wang was already the prince's person, and even Scholar Wang's son-in-law Zhang Hou didn't know about it, otherwise he wouldn't be in a hurry to send Qi Jiao to the prince's mansion.
Within a few days, the emperor passed down a decree that King Shou would stay in Beijing to assist the prince in governing the country, and the rest of the kings would immediately set off for the fiefdom within the same day, and they would not return without a decree.
King Shou was still a little suspicious at first, but under the persuasion of a group of scholars such as Wang Daxue, he dispelled his doubts, and An Ansheng waited for news from the palace in Beijing. Because King Fu had already prepared, he set off on the first day of the first month of March. The other kings also prepared to go to their fiefdoms.
Li Yi was worried about not being able to convince his mother, but was called by Qi Guogong. When he came to Qi Guogong's study, he found that his uncle and Li Duan were already sitting inside.
"Brother Yi, you know the emperor's will. Qi Guogong waited for Li Yi to sit down and asked.
"Yes, my nephew already knows. β
"Then are you going to go to Shandong with you, or stay in the capital?"
"King Fu wants to let his nephew go to Shandong with him, and his nephew has already agreed to him. β
"Why do you want to go to Shandong, isn't it good to stay in Beijing and do some business?" Li Duan still had the same attitude, and he didn't have a good impression of King Fu. Although he was rescued in time last time, he was also helped by King Fu.
"Duan'er!" Qi Guogong stopped Li Duan.
From the bottom of his heart, he actually hoped that Li Yi would go to Shandong, he didn't know about his nephew before, but since the last time he rescued Li Duan, he saw that this Li Yi was by no means incompetent and mediocre, and only knew how to eat, drink and have fun. Such a person must not be a thing in the pool, and sooner or later there will be a day when he will soar to the sky. Stay in the capital, if you get the crown prince's green eyes one day, then it will be difficult to say that the position of the prince of the country will be said. Although Li Yi said that he would not think about this position, Qi Guogong always felt uneasy, and Li Yi was the natural successor of this position of Guogong.
"Brother Yi'er's affairs still have to be decided by himself, and you don't need to say much. Qi Guogong said to Li Duan.
"Uncle don't blame the eldest brother, he is also very kind. Helplessly, my nephew just can't sit still, and after staying in the capital for so many years, I also want to see the scenery outside. β
"Well, young people should go out and broaden their horizons. And now the situation in Beijing is complicated, King Shou is in the limelight for a while, and the prince is weak. The emperor did not say anything, in case something happened, our Li family was in charge of the camp in western Beijing, and it was the first to bear the brunt. During this time, King Shou has been courting me, but I have rejected them, in case he ...... Our Li family is not having a good time either, so it may not be a good thing to disperse a little now. β
"Father, our Li family is only loyal to the emperor, what does it matter?" Li Duan said disapprovingly.
"Uncle, according to my nephew's humble opinion, it's better for my uncle to stay away from King Shou. Li Yi said. Qi Guogong was taken aback when he heard this.
"Why do you say this?" Li Yi didn't want to explain, but when he heard that King Shou had wooed the Duke of Qi, he was afraid that the eldest uncle would be bewitched for a while and do something foolish, after all, he was out of the Duke of Qi, and if something happened to the Duke of Guogong, his life would not be easy. β¦
"It's nothing, I just think that Shouwangshu is a big move, which may not be a good thing. Now that he is blatantly wooing his ministers, the emperor may not have any ideas, so his nephew thinks that King Shou has little chance. β
Qi Guogong nodded, sighed that Li Yi saw the problem to the point, and remembered that it was rumored that the prince had a good relationship with King Fu, and I am afraid that it was also related to his nephew.
"No wonder I saw that King Fu and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince were on good terms, it turned out to be your opinion. Qi Guogong said.
"What did the uncle say, but King Fu also had this intention. Li Yitui said. Qi Guogong knew that he shirked it, but he was still secretly shocked, Li Yi could have such a big influence on King Fu, if King Fu had the intention of seizing the throne...... Qi Guogong didn't dare to think deeply. I only feel that my son is really too far behind this nephew, and it is worrying that he has courage and no strategy.
"Then you go, your mother and your daughter-in-law ....... β
"The eldest uncle and nephew want to bring their mother and daughter-in-law to Shandong. β
"Your mother and your daughter-in-law are both frail, and the distance is not appropriate. Qi Guogong said that he actually wanted to leave Shi and Saiyu in the capital, in case Li Yi had any thoughts in Shandong, he had to be a little scrupulous.
"Shandong is only more than ten days away from the capital, so there should be nothing to do. Besides, it is also very safe to drive with the prince's car. Li Yi said.
"Let's get back to that. Qi Guogong was not easy to stop directly, but he was unwilling to let Li Yi take his mother and wife away, so he wanted to delay it first and then find a way.
Who knows that the heavens are willing to obey the people, no matter how Li Yi persuades, the Shi family is unwilling to leave the capital.
Qi Guogong was happy, and promised to take good care of the Shi family so that Li Yi would not worry, and originally wanted to keep Saiyu here to serve the Shi family, but Li Yi resolutely refused, so he had to give up.
In fact, Li Yi had to bring Saitama to Shandong this time, on the one hand, to avoid disaster and want to live some pure days that both of them wanted, and on the other hand, he also wanted to take Saitama to meet Master Moro to see if there was a solution to that medicine. Therefore, his mother did not go, and he would rather take Saitama out on the charge of unfilial piety.
But this action provoked Huang to say sourly Saitama, just thinking about living a small life with Xianggong, and there was no filial piety at all. Saitama knew about it, and it was hard to explain anything, so she could only be secretly angry.
In the blink of an eye, it was time for Li Yi and them to set off. (To be continued......)