Chapter 604: The Second Phase

Since you want Wang Yi to be the prime minister this time, of course, you have to know Wang Yi's own attitude, and you can't start to prepare hard and be busy in vain.

So Shi Bin visited Wang Yi late one night. Regarding Shi Bin's sudden visit, Wang Yi, who had been tied to the same chariot, was no longer frightened, but very calm.

"Qi Guogong is here, what are you doing?" Wang Yi asked very humbly.

"Lord Wang, you and I don't have to be so polite, I'm here to fulfill my promise." Shi Bin said with a smile.

Keeping a promise? Wang Yi didn't understand what Shi Bin was referring to as a 'promise'. In his memory, Shi Bin did say that there must be a good reward for the success of things, but he didn't expect this reward. What's more, Shi Bin didn't say clearly what the reward was, so Wang Yi didn't understand it even more, so he had to look at Shi Bin suspiciously.

"Lord Wang is now a squire, and I want to keep Lord as the second minister, what do you think?" Shi Bin said with a smile.

As soon as he heard the word 'secondary phase', Wang Yi immediately couldn't think normally, and his mind was a mess. Although he understood that this was Shi Bin's plan to pick himself up and fight for him with Zhao Kui and other old ministers in the court, Wang Yi was still excited in his heart, if it weren't for some concerns, Wang Yi wanted to agree immediately.

Seeing that Wang Yi's face was cloudy, sometimes worried and sometimes happy, Shi Bin, who knew the reason, did not urge, just sat aside and drank tea.

However, Shi Bin's patience is also limited, and Wang Yi didn't think clearly for a long time to think about the incense, which made Shi Bin a little unhappy. After coughing twice, he asked in a deep voice, "Lord Wang, what do you think?" Would you like to be the prime minister this time? ”

Of course, it would be a big lie to say that he didn't want to, but if he was the prime minister this time, Wang Yi understood that this meant that he walked from behind the scenes to the front of the stage, telling the world that he and Shi Bin were in collusion and wanted to plot wrong. It also means that there will be no turning back. So under Shi Bin's urging, he still hesitated, and he didn't say a word for a long time.

"Lord Wang doesn't want to be the prime minister this time?" Shi Bin asked deliberately.

"It's not!" Wang Yi immediately denied it. After saying that, he shut up in shame.

"Lord Wang, what are you worried about, tell me about it. It's not good to hold it in your heart, and it's easy to misunderstand. Shi Bin said very seriously.

Misunderstanding? Wang Yi understood that Shi Bin was warning himself to speak clearly and not be ambiguous. Once it is ambiguous, it will cause trouble, and it may not only lose its official position, but even lose its life.

Thinking of this, Wang Yi didn't dare to be ambiguous anymore, and immediately said: "Lord Shi, Wang Yi wants to be the prime minister this time, but he feels that his ability is insufficient, and he is afraid that it will ruin your big thing." ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang, for thinking about me, but that's exactly what you don't have to worry about lately. In the past half a month, as long as you pinch me, if I say right, you will say wrong, and if I say south, you will say north. Got it? When the time comes, I will find a way to elevate you to the second phase. After you become the second minister, you should be barely able to compete with Zhao Kui. As for the rest of the matter, we will discuss it slowly and slowly. Shi Bin smiled.

It turned out that it was just a confrontation with Shi Bin, who wouldn't do such a simple thing? Once he fights Shi Bin, Li Zong will definitely appreciate him, as long as Shi Bin does not stop him, Wang Yi will be almost safe this time. So Wang Yi immediately decided to be the prime minister this time and was willing to do it

Zhong Shibin.

In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, Shi Bin admonished again: "It's not that I don't believe in Lord Wang, but now our relationship is extraordinary, and the situation is also very dangerous, so I need adults to make a promise that I will never spread the news of tonight, including your parents, wife and children." ”

This kind of thing doesn't need Shi Bin to tell Wang Yi to understand the powerful relationship, so he immediately said that he would definitely do it without spreading the law to the six ears.

With Wang Yi's promise, Shi Bin was relieved, and after drinking a pot of tea, he left the palace and returned to his mansion.

Next, according to the arrangement of Shi Bin, the screenwriter, he started acting. But whenever Shi Bin's proposal, whether right or wrong, Wang Yi rejected it all. He is a staunch 'anti-stone' official.

Since it is an 'anti-stone faction', Li Zong certainly likes it, even if Wang Yi's ability is insufficient, Li Zong still appreciates it, and soon forgets about Shi Bin's sponsorship of Wang Yi before, and promotes Wang Yi to be the secretary of the ministry. At the same time, Zhao Kui, the fierce and loyal prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty, repeatedly quarreled with the stupid and incompetent Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, causing Li Zong to hate Zhao Kui more and more. Sometimes Li Zong even regretted redeeming Zhao Kui from Shi Bin's hands at such a big price.

The two have different opinions, and the rift is naturally getting bigger and bigger, and the more opportunities are given to Shi Bin. At Shi Bin's suggestion, Wang Yi began to slander, and from time to time said that Zhao Kui was proud of his achievements and had no king, which was too much.

It may not work once or twice, but after a long time, Li Zong felt more and more that Zhao Kui had too many constraints and needed someone to check and balance, so he was selected among the ministers.

And now Shi Bin is powerful, and with a word, he makes the eunuchs and palace maids around Li Zong obey his orders, so that they can know Li Zong's plans at any time.

One day, Li Zongxuan Zhao Kui entered the palace to meet him, and said to Zhao Kui: "Zhao Aiqing, how are you in the Spring and Autumn Period?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, Weichen was born in the thirteenth year of Chunxi of the Great Song Dynasty (1186), and now it is the sixth year of Bao (1258), and Weichen is seventy-two years old." Zhao Kui replied.

"Seventy-two, Zhao Aiqing is still so energetic, it really makes me envious, it won't take long for me to feel dizzy and have no energy. Aiqing must have reviewed a lot more official documents every day than me, how do you feel? ”

"Your Majesty Xie cares, although Weichen is old and occasionally unwell, he can still bear it, please don't worry about it, Your Majesty." Zhao Kui replied very seriously.

"Occasional discomfort?" When Li Zong heard this, he immediately pretended to be very distressed and said, "Why didn't Ai Qing tell me earlier if she was unwell, so that I could send the imperial doctor to help you take a look and send someone to assist you in your office!" You are seventy-two years old, and you are a veteran of the two dynasties, how can I make you tired alive? ”

Li Zong's words made Zhao Kui very unhappy to hear it, and he always felt that there was something strange in it, so he had to keep thanking him but not saying anything else.

"Zhao Aiqing, you are now old, I am afraid that it will be difficult to support the building with the strength of one person, I want to order one person to help you share the pressure." Although the words of Rikhon are soft, there is a clear implication in them that cannot be disobeyed.

Now that Li Zong has said it so clearly, Zhao Kui knows that the matter is irreparable, so he can only speak: "Emperor, Weichen does need one person to share the pressure when he is old, but this person must not be Wang Yi. ”

Unexpectedly, Zhao Kui actually opposed Wang Yi, a staunch 'anti-stone faction', which made Li Zong very puzzled and unhappy. But in order to show that he was a reasonable person, Li Zong had to ask Zhao Kui why he was like this

opposed Wang Yi as the second minister.

Zhao Kui didn't think about it, and directly pointed out a few points. First, Wang Yi was mediocre and incapable, and he was barely able to make do with being a waiter, and he definitely couldn't be the second minister. Second, Wang Yi accidentally destroyed the holy decree when he pronounced the decree to Shi Bin, which also shows that his ability is insufficient. Third, before Shi Bin entered Lin'an, Wang Yi never expressed his position on Shi Bin's affairs, but now that Shi Bin has entered Lin'an, Wang Yi not only does not stammer, but does everything against him, which is very abnormal. Fourth, Shi Bin did not have much substantive punishment for Wang Yi's actions, which is somewhat inconsistent with Shi Bin's character.

For the first three points, Li Zong can't find fault. Fourth, Li Zong believes that this is Shi Bin buying people's hearts. However, even if what Zhao Kui said was reasonable, Li Zong did not intend to listen to it. It means that ability is cultivated, and no one is born with talent. As for Wang Yi may be Shi Bin's person, Li Zong said that he would observe slowly and would not soon decide to make him the second minister.

From Li Zong's words, Zhao Kui knew that Li Zong was not satisfied with himself, and he wanted to find someone to check and balance, and as long as this person opposed Shi Bin, he could not care about his ability. For many years, the old minister still knew how to advance and retreat, in order not to anger Li Zong, Zhao Kui simply borrowed the slope to get off the donkey, and Kwa Li Zong acted steadily and would never make a decision easily, and then left.

Shi Bin quickly knew about this matter and was very happy. and ordered everyone to be ready to sponsor Wang Yi as the second prime minister at any time. That night, I secretly went to the palace again.

Seeing Shi Bin coming again, and with a smile on his face, Wang Yi understood that this was a matter of the second phase. But in order to appear calm, he still asked Shi Bin why he came.

"Lord Wang, can't you guess why I came?" Shi Bin said with a smile.

"There must be something important for the Duke of Qi to come, but what is it, please forgive the officials for being stupid, I can't guess, and I don't dare to speculate."

"Lord Wang, you have really been in the officialdom for a long time, and you are cautious enough." Shi Bin nodded and said, "Naturally, I'm here for you to be the second minister." This afternoon, the emperor asked Zhao Kui in his study what his opinion was on appointing you as the second minister. Zhao Kui resolutely objected, but the emperor still insisted, although there was no result after that, but it shows that the emperor was extremely dissatisfied with Zhao Kui. As long as you work hard, you will be able to do it this time. ”

For what Shi Bin said, Wang Yi was ecstatic, very grateful to Shi Bin, and hated Zhao Kui very much, saying that he would definitely follow Shi Bin to control the court and demote Zhao Kui to a flat-headed commoner.

I was glad that Wang Yi expressed his attitude so quickly, Shi Bin said with a smile: "Since this is the case, Shi is also relieved, I only hope that Lord Wang will keep his word." I won't order you to do things that go against heaven and morality, as long as you really help me. If you don't want to help me one day, just tell me, and I won't pursue it too much. ”

Wang Yi believes that Shi Bin will not let himself do things that violate the principles of heaven and humanity, which is the consensus of those who plot the world. As for Shi Bin not being too accountable to himself when he left, Wang Yi didn't believe it. However, after many years as an official, he can already be indistinguishable from joy and anger, but he is very humble to express his gratitude to Shi Bin.

And Shi Bin naturally said that this is a mutual benefit and win-win situation, and there is no need to thank him, but he wants Wang Yi to be prepared to be the second minister, and not to lose this great opportunity because of improper response in front of the emperor. Knowing that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Wang Yi would certainly not let it go, and repeatedly assured Shi Bin that he would make all preparations and not make any mistakes.

Due to sufficient preparations, Emperor Jia became increasingly dissatisfied with Zhao Kui, and finally Wang Yi became the second minister of the Great Song Dynasty half a month later.