Gao Xi stared at Wang Shichong tightly, thoughtfully, after a while, he stood up, walked to the door, casually glanced at the small courtyard outside, and said in a deep voice: "Let's go down, fifty steps away from here!"

There was a noise in the small courtyard and on the roof, it should be the sound of the secret sentinels arranged by Gao Xi evacuating, after sending these guards, Gao Xi turned his head to look at Wang Shichong, and said in a low voice: "Xingman, if the emperor asks you about Ningzhou, you must not answer like this, otherwise you may be implicated." ”

Wang Shichong said "oh": "Shichong thought he was telling the truth, and he did not deceive the emperor, when Marshal Shi pursued the enemy's head, Shichong was leading the army to stay in the camp of Wei County, and I really don't know about the so-called collection of gold and arsoning the enemy." ”

Gao Xi waved his hand: "But at the night meeting Wan Zhiguang, persuade Shi Wansui Shen Jin Yujiang These things, are you difficult to deny?" The emperor has eyeliner around Wan Zhiguang and Shi Wansui, and he already knows these things. ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "But I discussed things with General Shi, but I didn't participate in his collection of gold, this kind of secret business is out of my mouth and into his ears, those eyeliners should be mixed in Shi Wansui and Wan Zhiguang's personal guards, they only know that the most reckless thing is Shi Wansui who ordered Shen Jin, as for the extent to which I participated, they don't know, I can still infer that I don't know about it." ”

Wang Shichong glanced at Gao Xi, whose face was as heavy as water, and said in a low voice: "Gao Servant Shooting, what the emperor is worried about is that the general who leads the army is secretly forming a party for personal gain, or trying to control the army, in fact, I think that someone like Shi Wansui is just greedy for money, and the emperor may not really have murderous intentions." Unless he makes Ningzhou out of control. The army needs to be dispatched again. Otherwise, I don't think the emperor will deal with him like he did with Yu Qingze. ”

Gao Xi said coldly: "Your analysis is good, Shi Wansui should be able to pass the test, even if the Ningzhou rebellion rises again, he will not lose his life, at most he will just go home without being dismissed, but Wang Xingman, you may not have such good luck, the emperor does not attack Shi Wansui because he is worried about the reaction of the entire Guanlong General Group, but you are so rootless." Now that he has quickly accumulated a huge amount of wealth by doing business, the emperor may not let go of people like you. ”

Wang Shichong's heart sank suddenly, he was actually most worried about this matter, now he was fledgling, but the speed of wealth accumulation had already made many people red-eyed, and there were not a few people who wanted to knock themselves down in the dark, and then divide their family wealth, but he didn't expect Yang Jian to have such thoughts.

Wang Shi was full of concentration. replied calmly: "How could the emperor know about me, a member of the small soldier department? Gao Servant Shooting, you can't help but think too highly of me Wang Shichong. ”

Gao Xi shook his head: "The emperor has heard of you from many sources. Zhilu Dao you are very talented, and you know that you are doing a lot of business now, and you have partnerships with many families in the general Guan Long, which is not a good thing for you, this time you went to Ningzhou, the emperor also wanted to see your ability, but now that Shi Wansui is here, if you repeatedly defend Shi Wansui in this matter, it may make the emperor doubt your heart. ”

Wang Shichong completely understood at this time that in front of Yang Jian, he could not reveal a too close relationship with General Guan Long, he was now rich and rivaled the country, and these Guan Long generals were known to have prestige in the army, once they had the heart of rebellion, relying on a huge amount of property, they could quickly recruit troops and buy horses, which is what Yang Jian is worried about now.

Thinking of this, Wang Shichong raised his head: "Gao Servant Shot, Shichong understands how to do it, in front of the emperor, this Ningzhou matter, no matter how big or small, Shichong will be completely frank, do not hide any facts, and the emperor will make a decision in the end, do you think this is okay?" ”

Gao Xi nodded with satisfaction: "That's right, the emperor has Kyushu Wanfang in his heart, and then my Great Sui will have a full-scale war with the Turks in the north, and when employing people, I will no longer be good at killing generals, but the emperor needs to ensure that every courtier in charge of the army is absolutely loyal to him, Ningzhou has no accident now, Shi Wansui should be able to pass the test, if the rebellion in Ningzhou rises again, affecting the major events of the war with the Turks, then I am afraid that Shi Wansui's official position will not be guaranteed." Xingman, you are a smart person, you should know how to do it. ”

Wang Shichong stood up and saluted Gao Xizhengse: "Shichong remember the teachings of Gao Servant!"

After leaving from Gaoxi's mansion, Wang Shichong went to Li Jing's house, the mountain rain is coming, the war is coming, and now he can't deliberately make that kind of posture of not asking about the world, leaving Beijing for half a year, and I don't know what the situation is in the Ludao Turks, and I don't know much about the war to pacify Li Guangshi, and now I ask Li Jing, who is in the military department, to ask clearly, is the most important thing to do.

Li Jing's mansion is in a remote corner of the northwest corner of Baiguanfang, most of the six or seven officials in Beijing live here, each family is a small house, but also in line with their official position and status, Wang Shichong took a lot of effort in the dark night to find Li Jing's house, it is an inconspicuous courtyard, except that the door is taller than the workshop where the people live, the rest are almost the same.

Wang Shichong has also come to Li Jing's house once in more than a year, and most of the exchanges between the two are still in the military department of Shangshu Province, so it can be said that he has no personal relationship, but when he thought that he might be summoned by Yang Jian tomorrow, he decided to find Li Jing overnight, at least to figure out the military affairs in the past six months, and he will not show his cowardice when the time comes.

Zhang Jincheng knocked a few times on the ordinary wooden door, Wang Shichong could see a lamp lit up in the already dark hall inside, the bright light illuminated the long dark night, and Li Jing's crisp voice also sounded: "Who is visiting late at night?" ”

Wang Shichong said with a smile: "Pharmacist, it's me Wang Shichong, I'm here to see you from Ningzhou!"

The footsteps inside were obviously sped up a lot, the two wooden doors were opened with a "squeak", Li Jing stood at the door with a surprised face, and when he saw Wang Shichong, he smiled and said: "Okay, you are Wang Xingman, you haven't come to the military department for a few days since you returned to Beijing, I thought you were going to go elsewhere, and you can't look down on me Li Jing, what's the matter, which gust of wind blew you here tonight?" ”

Wang Shichong smiled and said to Zhang Jincheng on the side: "Wait for me here, I have something to discuss with Li Yuanwai." After speaking, he took Li Jing's hand and entered Li Jing's house with a smile.

Li Jing is not his father, the eldest son of Zhao Jun Taishou Li Quan, he also has an elder brother Li Duan, who inherited his father's title, and the Li family believes in Buddhism, so the words given to Li Duan and Li Jing are also medicine king and pharmacist respectively.

Li Jing moved out of the ancestral house to live in another place when he became an adult, but this small courtyard is really shabby, Wang Shichong frowned a little when he came last time, and wanted to help Li Jing rent a more decent house, but was rejected by Li Jing with a sentence of "The husband should learn by his own talent and get rich alone".

The two walked into the living room of the Li Mansion, which is called the living room, in fact, it is a bucket room, there is a kang in the house, and a low table is placed on it, which can be used for the guests and the host to sit on their knees, the high chairs that have gradually become popular in this era have not yet entered Li Jing's home, Wang Shichong and Li Jing took off their shoes, sat on the couch and knelt, and the two old servants of Li Jing's family brought two bowls of yogurt, lit the lamp by the kang, and bowed back.

Wang Shichong took a sip of yogurt and said with a smile: "Now it is popular to drink tea in the homes of officials in Daxing City, and only you can drink yogurt in your Pharmacist Li's house." By the way, pharmacist, I've always wondered why you don't marry a wife on your terms? ”

Li Jing smiled indifferently: "Isn't Brother Xingman also unmarried?" ”

Wang Shichong and Li Jing tacitly smiled at each other, both of them are ambitious and outstanding people, for them, getting married and marrying a wife means forming an alliance with a certain party, and now the dispute between the prince is becoming more and more fierce and the situation is still unclear, it is the best choice to stand still.

Li Jing also took a sip of yogurt, put down the bowl, and said to Wang Shichong: "I returned from the battle, but I never returned to the military headquarters, I came late at night today, I guess there is something important, let's not be polite, let's talk about it." (To be continued......)