Wei Renshi is not the kind of person Wang Shuwen. In history, Wang Shuwen could ignore Wei Gao's forces when he was reforming, and even prepared to kill Liu Pi. But Wei Renshi would never do that.

Historically, when Yongzhen was reformed, Wei Gao, the envoy of Xichuan Jiedu, sent his henchman Liu Pi to Chang'an to meet Wang Shuwen in secret, preparing to conclude a community of interests with him.

Wei Gao can be regarded as a well-known bull. Since the Tang Dynasty had him in Xichuan, the ferocious Tubo people could no longer cross the border one step, and they suffered a lot in his hands.

Because of this, Wei Gao has always been a little self-assured. He took advantage of Yongzhen's reform to send Liu Pilai for the purpose of being close to Wang Shuwen, an upstart in the court, and second, to make a deal with him.

What is the deal?

Wei Gao felt that Xichuan's territory was too small, and wanted to use Wang Shuwen's influence in the court to help him seek Dongchuan and Shannan Xidao, and take all the land of Sanchuan into his pocket. In exchange, he was willing to act as Wang Shuwen's foreign aid, to raise the flag for his reform efforts, and to help by force if necessary.

If it was Wei Renshi, he would definitely not give up this opportunity.

Because, in terms of Wei Gao's strength and prestige, if he can become an ally of the reformers, it will definitely be of great help to the reformers. But it is a pity that Wang Shuwen has never been a sophisticated, pragmatic and flexible person, so it is impossible for him to accept this olive branch.

When Liu Pi came to see Wang Shuwen, Wang Shuwen didn't give him a good look as soon as he saw him. Of course, Liu Bi was unhappy in his heart, so his tone of voice was more crazy. He said: "Taiwei asked me to express my sincerity to you, if you can put Xichuan, Dongchuan, and Shannan Xidao under the jurisdiction of Taiwei, then he will definitely repay you with death; If he doesn't give it, he will definitely repay it in another way! ”

When Wang Shuwen heard this, he was immediately furious.

Wang Shuwen is very self-controlled, like Wei Gao, he didn't want to make friends, although this person has some military merits, but in the final analysis, he is also a warlord, this kind of person comes to the door to make a deal, which makes Wang Shuwen feel that it is an insult to him. At this moment, this lobbyist, who looks like a cowhide but is not a fart, is still saying something about "reciprocating in other ways", is this discussing things? This is simply a naked threat and intimidation!

Wang Shuwen was so angry that he immediately blasted Liu Bi out, and even killed Liu Bi, which scared Liu Bi into fleeing in a hurry. Naturally, later Wei Gao really "reciprocated in other ways", united several other festival envoys and Ju Wenzhen, and played together to ask the prince to supervise the country, and then played Wang Shuwen and others to reward and punish them arbitrarily, and formed a party for personal gain.

Wei Gao has a highly acute political sense. He knew that Wang Shuwen's only backer was the emperor, and except for the emperor, almost everyone was Wang Shuwen's enemy. Therefore, as long as he Wei Gao and the crown prince Li Chun stand together, and find a way to push Li Chun up and bring Shunzong down, then there are more people in the world who want to clean up Wang Shuwen, and there is no need for him Wei Gao himself to do it. In other words, one day the matter of "Prince Prison Country" is completed, and one day Wang Shuwen will die without a place to be buried.

It should have been the force that Wang Shuwen tried his best to win over, but he was pushed into his own opponent like this.

Wei Renshi would never make such a mistake.

Therefore, Wei Renshi not only treated Liu Pi politely, but also took out the best tea that Yin Qingfeng gave him, and asked Liu Pi to bring it back to Wei Gao.

Wei Renshi is not afraid that this move will be criticized.

Because Wei Renshi had already seen Li Chun at the moment, Wei Renshi was saying to Li Chun: "Originally, I had some excellent tea, and I was going to let you taste it too, but yesterday Xichuan Jiedu made Wei Taiwei's henchmen come to the door, saying that he came to befriend me on behalf of Wei Taiwei. ”

"Captain Wei...... The king of Nankangjun? Li Chun was fiddling with rock candy there, and when he heard this, he immediately raised his head and said in surprise: "The king of Nankang County wants to befriend you?" ”

"Lord Chun, your words are a bit heart-wrenching." Wei Renshi said: "I am glad that the king of Nankang County sees that I am a red person in the eyes of His Majesty, and I am expected to be able to soar in the future!" ”

Li Chun smiled and continued to fiddle with the rock candy: "If others say this, I may believe it." ”

"What do you mean by this, I can't fly Huang Tengda or what?!" Wei Renshi immediately took back the rock candy in front of Li Chun, and said: "The character of this son who is about to enter the picture, don't say that he is the king of Nankang County, and the chickens in his eyes are better, so he has to hurry up and make friends with this son now, otherwise it will be too late in the future!" ”

Li Chun laughed out loud and said, "But I really heard that henchman under the King of Nankang County has recently made friends everywhere in Chang'an City. I'm afraid that it may not be the original intention of the king of Nankangjun. ”

Wei Renshi raised his eyebrows and said, "How do you know?" ”

Li Chun smiled: "Guess." The king of Nankang County has outstanding military achievements, and the deep emperor is trustworthy and proud, how can he let his henchmen go around making friends for him? This is not like the style of the king of Nankangjun. Brother Renshi, your tea may be lost. It's a pity that there are so many good teas! ”

Wei Renshi also smiled: "What if those tea leaves really reach the hands of the king of Nankang County?" Maybe the king of Nankang County will really befriend me, then I won't make a lot of money! ”

saw Li Chun's expression was solemn, and said, "Brother Renshi, I also talk to you in a cover-up." I don't like these knotty envoys. Like the king of Nankangjun, although he is arrogant, he is still loyal to the court after all, so he won't say much. But after all, the king of Nankang County is already old, and whether the people under him will be the same as him is still to be said. Some time ago, Liu Pi also asked someone to walk on the door of the few attendants in front of my Aya, and I guess he was pretending to be the king of Nankang County to make friends with him. then his heart is revealed. ”

"It's good to know." Wei Renshi nodded and said, "I can only watch from the sidelines for now, but I can try to predict that if the king of Nankang County dies, this official will be opposed." ”

"Oh? How does Brother Renshi know? Li Chun was taken aback and hurriedly asked.

"I just feel that this person's heart is not right, and he is making friends everywhere in the name of the king of Nankang County, what is the plan? However, after the death of King Tu Nankang, he avoided the position of the king of Nankang County. Wei Renshi said: "There are many people who do this in our court, and the imperial court has always been more tolerant of the feudal towns. This Liu Pi will inevitably ask the imperial court to let him inherit the post of Xichuan Jiedu at that time. ”

"Then why does Brother Renshi still pay attention to him?" Li Chun said: "He is only one staff member left and right, even if Brother Renshi doesn't give him a good face, what if he doesn't give him a good face." ”

"Where am I giving him a good face, I am giving a good face to the king of Nankang County." Wei Renshi said: "After all, he is in the name of the king of Nankang County, if I am rude to him, he can go back and say in front of the king of Nankang County that I am rude to the king of Nankang County, and the king of Nankang County will not come to ask for truth or falsehood, but will only hold a grudge against me." Why should I bother myself? ”

Li Chun nodded: "Yes." ”