In the quiet bedroom, Sima Yue, the king of the southeast, drank a bowl of medicine and lay on the bed coughing violently.

It took a long time to calm down, Sima Yue looked at the middle-aged man beside the bed and asked, "You just said that the prince took Zhao Baoyu to the dungeon?" ”

The middle-aged man smiled: "I've been there for a while, and it seems that I have a good conversation with that Wang Beifeng." ”

Sima Yue was pleased: "Haiyun has been doted on by this king and princess since he was a child, so he has to eat food and don't ask anything else, but as the prince of the palace, how can he not ask?" If you don't ask how to inherit the throne in the future? Going to the dungeon this time must have been Zhao Baoyu's idea, but if he is willing to go, it means that he has made progress. ”

"The son of the world is young, when he is old, he will naturally have no teacher, so the prince doesn't have to worry." The middle-aged man replied.

Sima Yue said again: "This Zhao Baoyu is not simple, he knows how to use the Wang family's concubine. This concubine of the Wang family is ruthless and a white-eyed wolf, and if used well, it is indeed the key to destroying the Wang family, which coincides with your idea. Since Haiyun is handling this matter, you don't have to ask, let them do it, and you can fully cooperate. ”

"My subordinates understand." The middle-aged man answered.

Sima Yue suddenly sighed faintly: "This king has a big birthday, and it will be the 60th birthday of the saint in half a year, and the emperor has sent a message, this time the saint is going to celebrate his birthday with the whole world, and all the princes will go to Beijing to congratulate, this king is in a malaise and can't go." But if you don't go, you may be suspicious of the saints. ”

"What the prince said is that this matter is indeed a headache. Now the northern Pingzhou, Youzhou, Bingzhou, Yongzhou, Qinzhou, Liangzhou and other places have been invaded by foreign people, and the princes there have taken the opportunity to support their own troops and expand their troops, not only do not resist foreign enemies, but even collude with foreign enemies, extort materials from the imperial court, and let the northern border pass be poisoned, otherwise Emperor Wen of Jin would not have moved the imperial capital from Luoyang, Sizhou to Jiankang. And once the northern princes rebelled, it would be difficult to drive down for a long time, and Xuzhou would be the gateway. Therefore, the saint must control Xuzhou in his own hands, so that he can feel at ease. If the prince doesn't go to congratulate him on his birthday, I'm afraid that the saint will make a fuss about the crime of great disrespect. Now that the relatives around the saint are in power, the eunuchs are in charge, and the harem demon concubines are participating in politics, once they are caught, the way left for the prince to retreat can only be to resist the decree and immediately start an incident! The middle-aged man said.

Sima Yue smiled bitterly and said, "If this king is in good health, he will naturally dare to rebel, hey... Let's take it one step at a time. ”

The other side.

In order to tie up with his master, Wang Beifeng told all the secrets he knew, which was regarded as a vote.

Sima Haiyun didn't care, but Shen Ning was very happy when he heard it.

"After a while, I will arrange someone to take you out, you will live in the palace for two days first, and then find an excuse to send you back to the king's house." Shen Ning said.

Wang Beifeng was overjoyed, lying on the ground and buckling his head in gratitude.

And Shen Ning and Sima Haiyun were ready to go out.

Unexpectedly, when passing by the middle cell, the old prisoner who was dressed up inside suddenly flashed to the iron bar.

"Old fellow, you're looking for death!" Sima Haiyun was so frightened that he immediately shouted.

Shen Ning was very curious about this old guy when he came in, and looking at his actions at this time, he felt that he had a story.

The old man moved his lips, but there was no sound.

"It turned out to be a dumb person, what kind of people are these, I guess they are all stupid!" Sima Haiyun snorted.

Shen Ning smiled in response, glanced back at the old man, and his lips suddenly moved.

The old man was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and laughed, but unfortunately there was no sound.

Immediately afterward, his lips moved a few more times, then he turned back and continued to sit cross-legged.

"Shizi, let's go out." Shen Ning said with a smile.

Sima Haiyun nodded, and the two left the dungeon.

Back at Sima Haiyun's house, Shen Ning said: "Shizi, we have to tell the prince the truth about today's matter, after all, we can't do many things with our means alone." In addition, the secrets revealed by Wang Beifeng should also be truthfully told to the prince and asked the prince to decide. ”

"I'm stupid, why don't you come with me?" Sima Haiyun said.

Shen Ning shook his head and said, "I am a subordinate of the prince, and the prince is not in good health, so don't bother." ”

Sima Haiyun nodded, and then went to find Sima Yue excitedly.

Only Shen Ning was left in the room, his brows furrowed, and his face was surprised.

He thought of the scene he had just been in the dungeon.

The mute old man couldn't speak, but he spoke lip language, which happened to be Shen Ning's understanding of lip language in his previous life.

Old man says:

"I am Yin Yang Dao Zhu Wanshan, if you help me, there will be heavy gratitude."

The mute old man also tried, and he didn't know that Shen Ning could lip speak, but this time he was pleasantly surprised by his attempt, so he laughed.

Shen Ning replied, "How can I help you?" ”

The old man immediately replied with an address.

Shen Ning was surprised to meet this old man, and he didn't expect that he was from Yin Yang Dao, and his surname was Zhu, wouldn't he be from the same family as Zhu Hongmian and Zhu Hongying?

For the sake of Zhu Hongmian, Shen Ning can't stand idly by, but he still has to find out who this Zhu Wanshan is.

Sima Haiyun went to see Sima Yue, and it happened that he and the middle-aged man were still discussing.

"The child is visiting his father, and Mr. Jiang is also there." Sima Haiyun saluted.

Sima Yue smiled: "I heard that you went to the dungeon? ”

Sima Haiyun nodded, immediately explained the cause and effect, and finally said: "Yao Ziduan came to Xu this time, and it is very likely that he conspired with Wang Xiao, so Erchen wants to help Wang Beifeng ascend to the throne and become a chess piece." And in order to survive, for the sake of power, he was willing to betray his father after a few words, and finally confessed a secret, he knew the location of a secret treasury of the Wang family, which he knew unintentionally by eavesdropping on Wang Xiao's conversation, it is said that there is not much silver in it, but there is a title deed, so the child does not dare to claim without authorization, and he specially asks his father for instructions! ”

Why are the families so powerful?

First, occupy a high position, whether it is an official position or prestige.

Second, they controlled the land, and each family controlled a huge amount of land.

Third, it controls the promotion paths, colleges, books, papers, products, and so on.

There are other minor factors as well.

Through marriages, land annexations, protégé relationships, etc., each family strengthens its own network and influence, and sucks the blood of the country.

Therefore, even if the Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty wanted to change, he couldn't change it, because he was facing a web of heaven and earth intertwined by the whole world.

is in a hurry, the great families have united to oppose the world, and it is a big deal to reshuffle the cards and start over.

And among these factors, land is their foundation!

For example, the Wang family of the high-grade family controlled a large amount of land, and a large number of tenant farmers and hired farmers attached to the Wang family's big tree, which not only provided wealth for the Wang family, but also worked hard for them. With wealth in hand, the Wang family can open academies, train protégés, enter the official career, and become more and more powerful.

Each family is cunning, and the location of each bank's treasury will naturally not be all hidden at home, in case it is copied, wouldn't there be nothing.

Sima Yue and Mr. Jiang also showed surprise, they didn't expect Wang Beifeng to know the Wang family's secret treasury!