The thought flashed through his mind, and Wang Ying waved his hand and motioned for the servants to stand aside.

At this time, I saw an old man in luxurious clothes walking over with a smile in front of the main hall: "Brother Wang, you are very angry, and you can hear the movement in your house across the street!" By the way, I saw a pile of minced meat at the door just now, could it be that someone touched the moldy head again? ”

Wang Ying glanced at him angrily, and snorted coldly: "Old horseman, why didn't you stay in your own mansion, why did you come to my mansion?" There's no such thing as a good place to eat or drink! ”

"Look, this is the old man who is angry again!" Fan Hongji laughed, found a chair to sit down, and said, "We have been friends for many years, and you don't say that the old man knows why you are angry, it's just for the edict, right?" ”

"Hmph, now that you know, you are still so leisurely and leisurely, and you look happy, is it possible that your Fan family can get any benefits?"

Fan Hongji was upright and said: "Brother Wang's words are wrong, it is precisely because he understands the stakes that the old man came over today to stop Brother Wang from doing something stupid." ”

"Stupidity? Old puppet, are you insulting me? Wang Ying was angry, and the anger that had just calmed down rose again, and he said angrily: "His Majesty the Emperor is arbitrary, and the Ministry of Education was established without any court discussion, and Kong Shangxian was directly appointed as the secretary of the Ministry of Education. What kind of engraving printing, binding a large number of "Enlightenment Manuals", so that civilians can read and write, and even become officials, isn't this cutting off the way of life of my four major valves? ”

"So, Brother Wang is unwilling?"

"That's right! If it weren't for the support of my six major valves, would the first emperor be able to sit firmly? Wang Ying was indignant and said: "My four major valves should unite to write a book and ask for an explanation!" ”

Fan Hongji glanced at him coldly: "Brother Wang wants to find death, just go, don't pull the old man." ”

"I ......" Wang Ying was speechless, and the words he was about to say were forced back into his mouth, and said, "What does Brother Fan mean?" Just watching my four major valves being forced to a dead end? ”

"Dead end...... Hehe, the road is walked out by people, where is there any dead end, the four major valves control the government and the imperial power everywhere, is this the way to live? Fan Hongji glanced at it lightly, picked up a piece of porcelain from the ground, and said: "Just like this piece of porcelain, it is too dangerous to stick to the body, and sooner or later it will be thrown away, but as long as it is separated by a certain distance, no one will pay attention to it." ”

"What do you mean......"

"Your Majesty is an aspiring king, determined to get rid of the shackles of the gatekeeper, if we stubbornly resist, there is only a dead end, it is better to take the initiative to support."

Wang Ying was stunned for a moment and said, "Take the initiative to support? What do you mean, old horseman...... Let's compromise? ”

Fan Hongji shook his head: "It's not a compromise, it's a letting go!" When the first emperor first established the country, did our six families dare to disobey the emperor's will? After all, the gate valve is the gate valve, without military power in hand, it can only be a tool for the emperor to rule the country, everyone has gone astray over the years, thinking that with the influence of the gate valve, you can coerce the imperial power, which is good if you meet a mediocre king, but now Your Majesty is different...... Instead of confrontation, it is better to pander, as long as we have no threat to the imperial power, His Majesty the Emperor will still rely on us. ”

He ...... Your Majesty the Emperor, is this really the case? Wang Ying hesitated.

"The Tian and Zhang families have fallen, but our two families are fine, and my position as the right minister has not been shaken in the slightest, every time there is a major national policy, Your Majesty must ask, do you know why?"

"The Tian and Zhang families gave people a handle, and Your Majesty took advantage of the situation to cut them off, my Fan family and the Wang family have never made any mistakes, and Your Majesty has no way to start."

"No, it's not!" Fan Hongji looked serious and said in a deep voice: "This is just the appearance!" And the deeper reason...... Do you remember that when Zheng Kang attacked the imperial city for the first time, the two of us did not surrender to the enemy, and followed His Majesty closely to escort us! ”

"You mean ......" Wang Ying's eyes lit up, and he seemed to understand something, when Zheng Kang's army attacked the palace, he really did not surrender to the enemy, whether it was based on despair or loyalty, in general, he was loyal.

"Your Majesty is not a cold person today, and he trusts loyal people, which can be seen from the old man and General Wei and other generals, can't you see it? If Your Majesty wants to destroy your royal family, just dig up a piece of evidence, why keep you as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites? ”

Wang Ying was silent, he fell into deep thought, Fan Hongji's words made him completely calm down, in all fairness, he had no ambition to challenge the imperial power, but in this environment where all the gate valves are digging into the corners of the country, he also took it for granted.

Fan Hongji has a sentence that is right, when the first emperor had just established the country, the monarch and the minister were interdependent, and the life of the six major lords was not very good, and now the emperor just wants to take back the rights, why is he not adapting?

"Old horseman, worthy of being an old man, no wonder I have been winning steadily for so many years, alas, I am not as good as you!" Wang Ying shook his head, put his butt on the chair, and said dejectedly: "Since this is the case, then I will close the door during this time, and Your Majesty will do whatever he wants." ”

"You, you, you just said that you are not as good as the old man." Fan Hongji couldn't cry or laugh, and said: "Brother Wang still doesn't understand what the old man means, since he wants to compromise with His Majesty the Emperor, why don't you do better and sell a favor?" ”

"Selling favors?" Wang Ying frowned and said, "The emperor of a country, with great power, what favor do you need my Wang family to sell?" ”

"Your Majesty is doing things vigorously and resolutely, and the implementation of the new policy seems simple, but in fact it is difficult, why don't we help? When the time comes, Your Majesty will definitely give me and other families a credit in my heart. In this way, the cheapness will not be taken advantage of by those small families, and our big families can also get a piece of the pie. ”

"You...... This...... Hahaha, old puppet, worthy of an old fox! Wang Ying slapped his thigh and smiled, Fan Hongji's words reached his heart, looking at the problem from a different angle, it seemed that everything suddenly became clear.

Fan Hongji stroked his beard and said with a smile: "You have been the head of the family for more than ten years, but you are old but confused!" It's better for the Chen family to live clearly. ”

"The Chen family?" Wang Ying was puzzled and said, "Don't you say that I forgot, the Chen family has been in obscurity all these years, and the head of the family, Chen You, was thrown in the Ministry of Industry where birds don't, what's wrong?" ”

"Hehe, the Chen family is amazing now, since His Majesty inspected the Ministry of Industry, it is funding and concern, and a few days ago it was also ordered to commend it, and the Ministry of Industry has become a hot department, no, at noon today, a large group of people from the Chen family reported to the Ministry of Education, received a large basket of "Enlightenment Manual", and went to the countryside to teach."

"So fast!" Wang Ying was greatly surprised, and hurriedly said: "Then what are you waiting for, let's prepare quickly!" By the way, go to Shangguan's house to remind you, and let Shangguan Lao'er remember our personal feelings! ”

As he spoke, he hurried out of the house.

Fan Hongji shook his head, stretched out his hand to stop him, and sighed: "No need, the old man has already been there, and the old man Shangguan can't avoid guests, so he must have other plans." ”

"That'...... Alas, so, let him be......" Wang Ying sighed.