Chapter Twenty-Eight: Father-in-law
Wang Shengzhi went out of the palace gate all the way back to the house with a gloomy face, even the old wife who came forward to hand over the tea ignored it, the husband and wife have been together for many years, Mrs. Wang knows the temper of the master, and she is not angry, and told the big girl, don't eat chili peppers for dinner tonight, Lord Wang's ancestral home is Hunan, especially spicy, when the first emperor was still alive, he once discussed with the courtiers until late, and gave dinner in the palace, just in time for the first emperor to have a bad stomach in those days, all of them were light food, the first emperor saw that Lord Wang's food was tasteless, and thought that he was restrained in front of him, so he persuaded him, In the end, I learned that Lord Wang was not used to eating light food, so he went down to court the next day, and rewarded Wang Shengzhi with a cook who could cook Hunan cuisine. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info enough to see the feelings between Lord Wang and the first emperor.
Wang Shengzhi sat on the Taishi chair for a long time, and said to his old wife, "Don't discuss with Jin Enhoufu before Wanniang's marriage, wait until I have visited the prince's mouth."
The prince in Wang Shengzhi's mouth is naturally King Liang, but Mrs. Wang exclaimed, "The lord wants to marry Wanniang to His Royal Highness King Liang?" ”
Wang Shengzhi straightened his beard and said, "Why not, in the eyes of everyone, the old man has long been a member of King Liang's faction, so he simply does it to the end." ”
After speaking, he ignored the shocked eyes of his old wife, and instructed his entourage, "Go, please come over to the mansion for a while"
But he sighed secretly in his heart, the emperor was full-fledged, in order to get rid of His Royal Highness, he did not hesitate to let Qu Yaolin's straw bag serve as the secretary of the military department, the queen mother of the court, the queen sent people and horses, and stirred up the entire court into a miasma, fortunately, in these years, with the emperor's pro-government and the purification of the court, the power of the queen mother and the queen family has been gradually removed, but in this way, His Royal Highness is becoming more and more dangerous, the emperor was unable to free up his hand before, and now he ...... Emperor Xian, I don't know how long I can shelter His Royal Highness King Liang.
Li Chen was very surprised when he received Wang's post, and his first reaction was that something was wrong, Wang Ge had just come back from the palace, so he invited him to come over, was this too eye-catching. After thinking about it, no, if there was really something to send someone to report secretly, how could he invite him to come over to the house so openly? It wasn't until I sat in the warm pavilion of Wang Ge's hometown that I realized that I really just wanted to have a long talk with him.
The banquet was really light dishes, because of Li Chen's arrival, a few dishes of heavy flavor Lu cuisine were added, Wang Shengzhi didn't have the heart to pay attention to whether there was his favorite Hunan cuisine on the banquet, looking at the handsome face in front of him, Li Chen, who had an elegant bearing, was quite emotional, and said, "Time flies really fast, His Royal Highness is already the year of the weak crown, more than ten years have passed in a blink of an eye, and the first emperor has been gone for more than ten years"
Li Chen poured wine for Wang Shengzhi, and said with a smile, "Yes, I was still a doll who only knew how to cry my nose, and it was all up to the elder to bother all these years" Li Chen is sincere respect and gratitude to Wang Ge, for so many years, thanks to him, otherwise how could a six-year-old son of the former emperor have the life to live until now, Wang Shengzhi is no longer a monarch and a friend to him.
Wang Shengzhi seemed to remember all these years, and after a while, he made up his mind and said, "Your Highness, it's time to marry, it just so happens that the eldest lady of the old husband's family, Wanniang, has also reached her age, I don't know if Your Highness is willing to recognize me as this father-in-law."
Li Chen looked up at Wang Shengzhi for a long time in astonishment, and said, "Why should the elder be like this, he has paid a lot for me over the years, and now he still has to gamble on the lives of his whole family?" Although now in the eyes of everyone, Wang Shengzhi is also the person who helps King Liang. But it is essentially different from getting married. Once married, Wang Shengzhi is his father-in-law, if Wang Shengzhi still has any reservations before, then now, it is an alliance in the true sense. Once he is caught by the emperor, Wang Shengzhi will not be able to get rid of it, and he will be connected together.
Wang Shengzhi pretended to be angry and said, "What, doesn't Your Highness dislike the appearance of the old man's daughter?" "Wan Niang is indeed not amazing, she is indeed a noble girl cultivated by a real family, not to mention her gentle and generous temperament, this knowledge is not exaggerated compared to some Hanlin bachelors, she has been smart since she was a child, and she will definitely be a good helper for Li Chen.
Without waiting for Li Chen to explain, he said, "Old man, old man, I hope to watch the prince in my lifetime, I don't have to worry about it anymore, there is a day when there is no tomorrow today." In this way, he also has the face to meet the emperor. ”
Li Chen said solemnly, "In my heart, the elder is the person I respect the most, and I hope that the elder will think twice about this matter, Li Chen really doesn't want you to be implicated."
Wang Shengzhi didn't appreciate it, and his beard stood up and said: "If the old man is such a greedy person, what palace did he enter back then, and bring you out to add the feudal mansion." Do you think that if you don't let the old man join in, the emperor will let the Wang family go in the end? ”
Li Chen's expression was complicated, how could he not understand the truth that the side of the couch would not allow others to sleep peacefully, and he and Li Xun would die after all. It's just that he doesn't want Wang Ge Lao to gamble with him with his life, and he already owes a lot to Lord Wang. It's just that as Ge Lao said, even if he doesn't get involved, for his sake over the years, Ge Lao has not offended Li Xun a lot, and it is difficult to ensure that after Li Xun completely eradicates himself, he will set up a bureau to get rid of the Wang family.
He raised his head and asked, "Elder Ge has decided?" ”
Wang Shengzhi said with a resolute expression, "Yes, I don't know if Your Highness is ready?" ”
Li Chen finally nodded heavily. Instead of rocking, go all out and gamble. It's just a matter of winning and losing.
It's just that it can't be announced to the public at the moment, and Nie Qishu has to be sent to the palace, and since ancient times, the marriage has been a major event, and the parents have ordered the matchmaker to say that although Li Chen's mother has passed away, there is still a queen mother in the palace who is extremely unsuitable for him, and the emperor, if you want the queen mother to agree to this marriage, it will take a lot of trouble.
Li Chen and Wang Shengzhi talked about their plan to send Nie Qishu into the palace, Wang Shengzhi originally knew that he and Xiang Zhe had always been in private contact, but he didn't expect that the Guogong Mansion had secretly united with His Royal Highness King Liang, and it seemed that the Guogong Mansion also saw the crisis of the Xiang family, but in this way the chances of victory were greater.
Wang Shengzhi took a sip of wine and said, "The candidate for the secretary of the military department must not let the emperor use Qu Yaolin"
Li Chen knew that the matter of the selection of the secretary of the military department had been deadlocked for a long time in the past few days, and said, "Okay, I'll figure out a way, is there a suitable candidate in the heart of the elder pavilion?" ”
Wang Shengzhi "Guozi Priest Wine Han Fang is my student, although this person's articles are average, but there is a specialty is calculation, over time it will become a generation, the only deficiency is that this person is best at the management of the household department is not the military department, but now the household department is still in office, there is no place for him"
Li Chen was also thinking in his mind, if there was any suitable candidate, and how to get the emperor to agree.
Wang Shengzhi said again: "It doesn't matter if it doesn't work, as long as it's not the emperor's person or Qu Yaolin's waste, it's okay," after all, Li Xun still said in the court.
So he didn't bother more about this matter, and talked to Li Chen about other things. It wasn't until late at night that Li Chen came out of Wang's mansion. Not long after, there was a secret report from the Qingli Division on the shore of the emperor about King Liang's meeting with Wang Shengzhi.