Volume 2 Luoyang Xing Chapter 182 Liang Wangfu Keqing
"Sir, tell me, what does Your Majesty mean by that?" Wu Sansi twisted his beard and squinted at Xie Yunxuan.
As a prince, there is no shortage of doormen in Wu Sansi's mansion, but he values the young man in front of him very much.
At the beginning, Xie Yunxuan entered the Liang Wangfu after being recommended by Mao Sui.
At the beginning, Wu Sansi was not too impressed with him, and he was not optimistic about him. Young people, they don't have much experience, even if they have a little strategy, but they are definitely not calm enough. However, Xie Yunxuan quickly stood out among the guests of King Liang's Mansion in his own way.
Xie Yunxuan made several unusual suggestions to Wu Sansi, and at this time, Wu Sansi was surprised to find that this young man was not only very discerning, but also had a calm personality.
Xie Yunxuan gave Wu Sansi the first piece of advice: let him be as low-key as possible in front of Wu Chengsi.
Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi are both Wu Zetian's own nephews, and because of this, both of them were named princes.
In terms of age, Wu Sansi is slightly younger and is Wu Chengsi's cousin. It stands to reason that they are all members of the Wu clan, and the two brothers should think of helping and unanimously to the outside world.
But the fact is the opposite, Wu Chengsi is very wary and vigilant of Wu Sansi. Wu Chengsi really wanted Wu Zetian to pass on the crown prince to himself, in his opinion, the biggest threat to him was not from Li Tang's royal family, nor from those court ministers, but from his cousin Wu Sansi. His cousin also has the same mind as him.
Because of this, Wu Chengsi tried every means to squeeze out and attack Wu Sansi everywhere. Wu Sansi is not a fuel-efficient lamp, how can he not stand his anger, and he will not show weakness to fight back against Wu Chengsi.
The two brothers fought back and forth, and neither of them could gain the upper hand, so they could only often go to Wu Zetian to tell each other, which made Wu Zetian upset.
The closest blood relationship between the Wu clan and Wu Zetian is the two of them, and although Wu Zetian is angry, he can't drive them out of Luoyang. In desperation, they could only play fifty boards each and severely reprimand the two.
The two are submissive on the surface, but the open and secret battles have never stopped.
After Xie Yunxuan's meticulous analysis, although Wu Sansi was a little skeptical, he finally adopted his suggestion.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for Wu Sansi to taste the sweetness.
First of all, Wu Zetian's good impression of Wu Sansi has increased, and his nephew can change his past mistakes and protect the interests of the Wu family everywhere, even if he is angry with Wu Chenghei, he can also compromise and seek perfection, which really makes Wu Zetian very happy.
The second is that many court ministers praised Wu Sansi, Wu Sansi was more arrogant and domineering after convincing the soft martial arts heir, no one in his eyes, and shouted at the court ministers, and the ministers dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, and invisibly formed a lot of resentment. On the contrary, Wu Sansi was humble and courteous to the ministers of the court, and soon had a good reputation among the courtiers.
Then, Xie Yunxuan gave his second suggestion: to have a good relationship with Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong as much as possible.
Xie Yunxuan's suggestion was stained with Lu Xiaoxian's light.
Lu Xiaoxian will definitely not go to Zhang's mansion as a housekeeper for no reason, with his understanding of Lu Xiaoxian, Lu Xiaoxian must have his intentions in doing this, and he guesses that the Zhang brothers will soon be favored by His Majesty.
Because of the previous example, Wu Sansi did it without the slightest hesitation.
Under Wu Sansi's care, the Zhang brothers reciprocated the favor and said good things about him in front of Wu Zetian, which made Wu Zetian even more favored Wu Sansi.
Through these two suggestions, Wu Sansi had to take a look at Xie Yunxuan.
Xie Yunxuan put forward a third suggestion: Let Wu Sansi try his best to win the first prize at the poetry tasting meeting in Xiangshan Temple.
To this end, Xie Yunxuan also personally prepared a poem for Wu Sansi. Although he did not get the brocade robe in the end, it also made Wu Sansi stand out, and gave Wu Zetian a face on behalf of the Wu clan.
Because of this, Wu Sansi relied on Xie Yunxuan very much, and he spoke very politely.
After listening to Wu Sansi's words, Xie Yunxuan arched his hand slightly towards Wu Sansi: "Congratulations to Your Highness!" ”
"What do you mean, sir?" Wu Sansi asked with a frown.
"If I guessed correctly, the reason why Your Majesty wants His Highness to take command of the expedition is to let His Highness achieve military merits after defeating Tubo and win glory for the martial arts! Such an important mission, Your Majesty did not expect King Wei, but handed it over to His Royal Highness, what does this mean? Isn't it worth celebrating? ”
Wu Sansi pondered for a moment and nodded slightly: "Although Your Majesty didn't make it clear, why do you have to let this king be in charge, but if you think about it, what Mr. said seems to be very reasonable!" ”
Xie Yunxuan smiled silently.
"It seems that this is a good thing!" Wu Sansi's mood suddenly improved, "If you really make this great contribution, Your Majesty will definitely not treat this king badly in the future!" ”
Although Wu Sansi said it very secretly, Xie Yunxuan understood it. Wu Sansi has been thinking about how to make the Wu family the crown prince, of course, this Wu family definitely does not refer to Wu Chenghei.
Wu Sansi had such an idea, which was exactly what Xie Yunxuan wanted, otherwise he would not have taken the initiative to come to King Liang's Mansion as a guest. To be honest, Xie Yunxuan looked down on Wu Sansi in his heart, but in order to win the bet with Lu Xiaoxian, he could only compromise himself.
"Your Highness, don't be too happy too early, you have to think about this matter again!" Xie Yunxuan pondered, "To be honest, I don't want His Highness to take on this errand!" ”
"Why?" Wu Sansi was confused by Xie Yunxuan.
"Everything is a double-edged sword, there must be advantages and disadvantages! If His Royal Highness wins in the end, it will naturally be a great achievement, but if it is ......" Xie Yunxuan said with blazing eyes, "Has Your Highness thought about it, if you lose, who will bear the consequences?" How will Your Majesty deal with the aftermath when the time comes? ”
Wu Sansi was stunned, and said: "With Wang Xiaojie as the deputy marshal, how can you lose?" Didn't he defeat the Tibetans in Anxi? ”
Xie Yunxuan shook his head: "Victory or defeat on the battlefield changes rapidly, and it is unpredictable until the final victory!" It is true that Wang Xiaojie defeated Tubo, but Don't forget, Your Highness, Wang Xiaojie was also a prisoner of Tubo! Besides, although Wang Xiaojie won the Battle of Anxi, Qinling was not in the army at that time, but this time Qinling was personally in charge. So ......"
Wu Sansi raised his eyebrows: "Mr. means that Wang Xiaojie will be defeated?" ”
"I don't dare to say that I will lose, but the chance of winning is only 30% at most!"
"How so?" Wu Sansi seemed to be unconvinced.
"First, if His Royal Highness is in charge, Wang Xiaojie will not have to bear the main responsibility for winning or losing, and in this case, he will naturally not do his best. If the commander in the army slackens, the result can be imagined. Second, most of the famous generals in the imperial court have passed away, and the combat effectiveness of the army is very different from that at the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Speaking of this, Xie Yunxuan sighed, "Third, and most importantly, this time the troops are coming to attack the Great Discussion of Qinling in Tibet. As far as I know, the Tibetan regime has always been under the control of Qinling, and the pro-Tibetan government wants to take back power. Qinling's invasion this time was to use the victory to show his strength to Zampu and put pressure, and in such a situation, he would definitely go all out with the power of the lion and the rabbit. Under the rise and fall, how can the imperial army be undefeated? ”
After hearing Xie Yunxuan's words, Wu Sansi lowered his head and was silent.
After a long time, Wu Sansi raised his head and bowed slightly at Xie Yunxuan: "Mr. has analyzed thoroughly, it seems that this errand is indeed a hot hand, and it is not easy to take it!" ”
"How does Your Highness plan to resolve this matter?" Xie Yunxuan asked.
Wu Sansi made up his mind: "This king will go to meet Your Majesty and push this errand!" ”
Xie Yunxuan hurriedly waved his hand: "Never!" ”
"Why is that?" Wu Sansi looked at Xie Yunxuan in a daze, "Tomorrow will be the court, Your Majesty will personally raise this matter, if you don't explain this matter to Your Majesty overnight, in case it ...... tomorrow."
"Your Highness, think about it, what did you say when you saw Your Majesty? You can't say that because the imperial court will be defeated, you want to push off this errand, right? Some words can only be understood, but cannot be spoken! Xie Yunxuan patiently enlightened Wu Sansi, "Since Your Majesty has entrusted this matter to Your Highness, you must have great expectations for Your Highness, if Your Highness pushes off this errand due to fear of difficulties, what will Your Majesty think?" Where will Your Majesty's face go? ”
It didn't take it, and it didn't work out, so Wu Sansi was completely embarrassed, and he asked with a bitter face: "Sir, how is the king good?" Please advise! ”
Xie Yunxuan obviously had already made up his mind, and said with a slight smile: "You definitely can't take the errand, but Your Highness, you can't push it yourself, but let someone else push it for you?" ”
"Someone else?" Wu San was puzzled, "Who will help this king push this errand?" ”
Xie Yunxuan smiled and asked, "Who is usually most wary of His Highness?" ”
Wu Sansi's face sank, and he said angrily: "Then do you still need to ask?" It must be the King of Wei. ”
Xie Yunxuan's voice changed, and he asked rhetorically: "Your Highness, with your understanding of King Wei, what would he think if he learned this news?" What will he do? ”
How could King Wei let Wu Sansi make such a big contribution, he would definitely find a way to prevent Wu Sansi from taking command.
Wu Sansi suddenly realized that the matter of fake Wu Chenghei's hand stirring up Huang not only pushed the errand, but also made His Majesty add a point of disgust for him, Xie Yunxuan's plan to kill two birds with one stone is really good.
"So, when the court discusses tomorrow, His Royal Highness doesn't have to say anything, King Wei will definitely spare no effort to help His Highness push this matter!" Speaking of this, Xie Yunxuan seemed to be talking to himself, "Fortunately, I have a good relationship with the housekeeper of the Wei Palace, it seems that I have to invite him to a drink tonight!" ”
"Then there's Mr. Law!" Wu Sansi breathed a deep sigh of relief.
……
In the backyard of Zhang's mansion, it was a chaotic scene of chickens flying and dogs jumping.
Zhang Meng sat cross-legged on the ground with a sinister face, and two fierce servants stood straight behind him, one of them was a blue-eyed blonde alien, and the other was a man like a black charcoal tower!
The slaves in front of Zhang Meng were divided into two teams, one of which was the Tang Dynasty, and they stood in a column, not moving. The other group of people of all sorts of people were sweating and cooperating with each other to load sacks into the wagon.
Staring at those scrambled slaves, Zhang Meng suddenly roared: "Yellow hair! ”
Hearing Zhang Meng's voice, the blue-eyed and blonde-haired alien slave behind him couldn't help but tremble, and hurriedly bowed his head and said, "The little slave is here!" ”
"What's going on with your people? It's too slow, how can a pillar of incense be filled? Zhang Meng shouted without replying.
Huang Mao nodded hurriedly: "Don't worry, the little slave will go and urge them!" ”
With that, Huang Mao trotted towards those people.
"After loading it, it will tie me firmly, do you hear!" Zhang Meng's loud voice sounded behind Huang Mao again.
"I heard you!" Huang Maotou didn't respond.
"Yellow hair?" Lu Xiaoxian, who was looking at them from afar, couldn't help but be happy, "This name is really appropriate!" ”
Huang Mao didn't know when there was a horsewhip in his hand, and he waved it at those alien slaves, and he didn't know what to roar in his mouth.
The alien slaves nodded one by one, their faces gray with fear, and they did not even bother to wipe their sweat, but they quickened their speed, and in a short time, all the sacks piled up like a hill were loaded onto the cart and tied.
Huang Mao ran over again, nodded at Zhang Meng and said, "Master, it's all loaded!" ”
Zhang Meng didn't pay attention to him anymore, but shouted again: "Black Tiger! ”
The other black-faced man behind him hurriedly walked around to Zhang Meng and bent down respectfully: "Master, the little slave is here!" ”
Needless to ask, the nickname "Black Tiger" was also given by Zhang Meng.
"It's your time to get on, unload all the cars for me!" Zhang Meng glared at the black tiger with bad intentions, "I'll say it in front, if you want to exceed one pillar of incense, you won't be allowed to eat tonight!" ”
"Master, just look at it!" Black Tiger is full of confidence.
With that, he took the horsewhip and walked towards the Tang slaves who were standing.