Yuan Lie's Shangshu Mansion is located in the south of Chang'an City, not far from the periphery of the Imperial Palace, the environment is quiet and clean, especially in this private mansion, the architectural layout is regular, the pavilions are staggered, fully embodies the noble luxury of wealth and elegance culture. The house is divided into the outer house and the inner house, the house is deep, the courtyard is overlapped, and the large and small houses are distributed among them, like a cabbage, the more essence is closer to the inner house of the vegetable core, and the servant guards are launched to the outer vegetable leaves layer by layer according to the level.

Yuan Lie invited Wang Sizheng to approach a single courtyard in the inner house, which was full of flowers and plants, a long corridor paved with marble, covered with grapevines, and all kinds of exotic flowers and plants on both sides. Both sides are planted with all kinds of green trees, walking in the promenade, smelling the fragrance of green leaves in the breeze, which is refreshing.

At the end of the promenade there is a small pond where large and small red carp swim and swim for food. Skirting the pond, the two came to a study, which was simply and elegantly furnished, with various paintings and calligraphy hanging on the walls, rows of bookshelves on the left, piled up with many books rolled up and bundled, and a light white screen in the center.

"Brother Ideology and Politics, please sit down." Yuan Lie smiled gently and asked Wang Sizheng to please.

"Lord Shangshu, please!" Wang Sizheng replied politely, and then slowly sat down on the chair next to the high table on the right.

I saw that the tea was boiling on the high table, and the maid on the side was boiling tea on the high table, and then skillfully poured the boiled tea into the tea bowl, the tea fragrance was overflowing, and it could be seen that it was the best tea.

"Ideology and politics, come and taste the fine tea purchased from the Southern Dynasty, not many people in Chang'an City can drink it."

Wang Sizheng picked up the tea bowl and tasted it, only to feel a faint bitterness in his mouth, gently holding it in his mouth, and soon this bitterness was transformed into a sweet fragrance, and his spirit was refreshed, as if bathed in the sunshine of a winter afternoon.

"Good tea, good tea, Lord Shangshu is so blessed!"

Wang Sizheng couldn't help but sigh with emotion, he is also from the Taiyuan Wang family, is a famous family, but he rarely can enjoy such precious tea, and he is used to coarse tea and light rice all year round.

Yuan Lie smiled, "If you want to drink it, this king sends someone to give some to the general every year, and it is a great pleasure in life to be able to taste a cup of good tea in the cold winter season!" ”

Wang Sizheng smiled bitterly after hearing this, and then shook his head and said: "Thank you Lord Shangshu for your kindness, but it's a pity that I, Wang Sizheng, don't have this mouthful, a person who fights everywhere and guards the frontier all year round, how dare I have the leisure to come to taste tea." ”

"You, you, you're used to the bitter cold days on the frontier, but you won't be willing to enjoy it, alas, it's really hard for you all these years." Yuan Lie took a sip of tea, and then put the tea bowl down.

Then he slowly said to the maid who was boiling tea and water, "Go down, and no one is allowed to come in." ”

When the maids heard this, they bowed their heads and withdrew, leaving only the two of them.

When Wang Sizheng saw this scene, he also knew that Yuan Lie seemed to have some private words to say to him, and sure enough, this tea was not so delicious.

After the maids all went down, Yuan Lie said softly: "Ideology and politics, it has been eleven years since Emperor Xiaowu died, and you haven't had a trace of nostalgia?" Back then, he treated you like a confidant! ”

Wang Sizheng didn't speak, cautiously looked out of the door, and gently reminded: "My lord, be careful that the wall has ears, and it is only sad to talk about the old past for so long." ”

Yuan Lie didn't move after hearing this, and his heart was happy, Wang Sizheng had something to say, especially the last sentence with a profound meaning, but it could be seen that he was still wary of himself.

"Ideology and politics are right, it is useless to talk about things in the past, speaking of which this king often discussed state affairs with Emperor Xiaowu back then, he was erudite and talented, calm and heavy, if he hadn't died young, he would have been one of the outstanding emperors of my Great Wei, but unfortunately he was not tolerated by Yuwen Black Otter."

Yuan Lie Shen was in a trance, and he slowly tasted tea with a tea bowl and said to himself......

Seeing that Yuan Lie was getting more and more outrageous, Wang Sizheng couldn't help but stand up and prepared to leave, "Lord Shangshu, it's not too early, Weichen has retired for the time being, and he has to go back to the house to prepare, and by the way, get along with his family." ”

When Yuan Lie heard this, he was not annoyed and ashamed, but smiled gently, "Ideology and politics, wait a minute, someone wants to meet you!" ”

Wang Sizheng was stunned when he heard this, "Oh? Which noble person wants to see the lower officials? ”

"It's Prince Ben—"

I only heard a sound from behind the screen, and a young noble man walked out, with a handsome side face and perfect facial contours, a towering nose, and black pupils like eagle eyes, which looked more resolute, this is the current crown prince Yuanqin.

After Wang Sizheng saw this noble son, he hurriedly greeted him and bowed down and said, "Weichen meets His Royal Highness the Prince——"

Yuan Qin waved his hand and said, "General Wang is polite." Then he walked to the top chair and sat down, and said with a smile: "General Wang, please sit down, today it is indeed this king who asked Lord Shangshu to invite you to come over for a while." ”

"Your Highness is too polite, if you need to find Weichen for something, you just need to send someone to inform you, how dare Weichen not come." Wang Sizheng replied respectfully.

Yuan Qin took a sip of tea from the tea bowl, slowly closed his eyes and enjoyed it, and after swallowing, he slowly praised: "Good tea!" Then he looked at Wang Sizheng with a smile, "Speaking of which, this king also saw Emperor Xiaowu when he was young, so he would follow Aunt Mingyue to visit Emperor Xiaowu, and he often instructed me to read and write, but unfortunately I was killed later——"

Wang Sizheng was silent, but he didn't take Yuan Xiu's feelings to heart in his heart, if Emperor Xiaowu Yuan Xiu hadn't been killed, how could your father be on the throne, in that case, you wouldn't be able to become a prince, since ancient times, there was no family affection, father and son killed each other, and brothers would kill each other?

Seeing that Wang Sizheng was silent, Yuan Qin couldn't help but look at Yuan Lie, the master of Shangshu, who knew his intentions and nodded......

"General Wang, you are a hero in the world, but Yuwentai is wary of you everywhere, although he appreciates your talent and uses it, but it seems that he never reuses it, but is on guard everywhere. General Wang, how much credit you have made for my Great Wei, but Yuwen Heilai has never promoted you at all, and has always served as the general of the Kaifu without promotion. To tell you the truth, inviting you over today is indeed for you to practice, and the second is that we plan to assassinate Yuwen Heilai to avenge the blood hatred of Emperor Xiaowu, and also to establish General Wang's Huaicai before it is broken......"

Yuan Qin said to Wang Sizheng slowly, and when he finished speaking, Wang Sizheng was shocked, and his heart couldn't calm down for a long time, since he saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince just now, he expected that things were not so simple, as expected.

Wang Sizheng shook his head to dissuade, "Your Highness, Yuwen Tai is powerful, why don't you avoid it for the time being, and it's not too late to plan after he dies——"

Yuan Qin drank all the tea in one go, and then stood up, "General Wang, do you know that Yuwentai's power is getting bigger and bigger now, and continuing to wait will only make him stronger and stronger, and at that time, my Yuan clan will definitely be slaughtered, and General Wang, you will not have the day to get ahead, just like today's court meeting, watch out for you everywhere and transfer you to guard the bitter cold land of the frontier."

General Wang, are you willing to do this? This king is unwilling, only by killing Yuwentai like Emperor Xiaozhuang killed Er Zhurong, we will have a glimmer of hope. ”