Wang Shichong nodded: "Mr. Wei's words, I am also worried about this, so I will come to this Hebei Youji land in advance to see, but now the prince has obviously begun to deal with it, Yingzhou, which is guarding the Youji land, has put down a famous general like Laihu'er, and Youzhou also sent Dou Kang and Xue Shixiong to sit in charge, even if the King of Han wants to pass through the Kanto, I am afraid that it is not so easy." ”

Wei Zheng smiled slightly: "Has Wang Yuan ever been to Liyang, Henan?" ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "This time I went straight to Qingzhou, and then went north to Hebei, the Central Plains of Henan, I haven't been to yet, but the Liyang granary is an important place for the country's grain storage, if the King of Han is in trouble, he will definitely raise troops to attack the caliber, and then attack Handan, opening the passage to the land of Qilu in Qingzhou." Why, the prince also has arrangements there? ”

Wei Zheng nodded: "Cizhou, which is exported from the caliber, is the gateway to Liyang, two months ago, the imperial court sent Shangguan Zheng, who is known as brave and good at fighting, to come here as a assassin, this person is a famous warrior, cloth clothes in the army, the southern and northern wars have made countless achievements, and he was promoted to the general of Kaifu, but he is a brave man, with a rough personality, and he can't read a basket of big characters. ”

"Cizhou was originally the mainland, and it was said that a scribe should be sent to govern, but at this time, he transferred the official government to assassinate the history, and ordered the local government soldiers to be restored like this Yingzhou, which was obviously to prevent the Han King from going east to Taihang and attacking Liyangcang. Also, in Xiangzhou, which is behind Cizhou, Xue Guan, an important minister who had served as the secretary of the Criminal Department, was also transferred to serve as the backing of Shangguanzheng, and these intentions are all known at a glance. ”

Wang Shichong touched his goatee and took a sip of the tea in front of him: "Then according to what Mr. Wei saw." The king of Han raised his army. Is it a success? ”

Wei Zheng shook his head: "In my opinion." Basically, there is no possibility of success, unless he can break the cauldron and sink the boat, regardless of the whole army to storm Puzhou, and then cross the river to break the Tong Pass and enter the Guanzhong, there is a glimmer of hope, if he only thinks about seeking stability and trapping the state. After a little Kanto, it may not last longer than Wei Chi in the end. ”

Wang Shichong sighed: "Mr. also sees it this way." ”

Wei Zheng Zhengse said: "Although the King of Han has been strengthened by the emperor over the years, he is not a hero, his advisers are the first to recommend the king, and the generals are headed by Xiao Maha, these people are all old people of the Southern Dynasty, not the local great family in Kanto, such as the five surnames and seven wangs, but they are not allowed to be reused in his palace. ”

"And in the eyes of the world's scholars, Corporal Lixian. befriended the literati, and the prince Yang Guang, who also had a high literary talent. It is more worthy of refuge than Yang Liang, the king of the Han Dynasty, the emperor has now abolished the world and the countryside, but the prince is very likely to recover in the future, so with his understanding of the land of Hebei and Shandong, the family above the middle level and the famous talents will not follow the king of Han, even if he can attack the city and plunder the land for a while, he will not win the hearts of the world's corporals, plus if he just rebels, the name of righteousness is on the side of the court, and it is only a matter of time before he fails. ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Then since Mr. Wei thinks that there is no possibility of success in the Han King uprising, and he believes that the prince will reopen the world school after he ascends the throne, then with Mr. Wei's talent, are you still afraid that you will not be able to be promoted by then, why do you want to seek the master's family in this way?" ”

Wei Zheng shook his head: "Now although the emperor is slightly ill, he still holds the real power of the empire in Renshou Palace, as long as he does not return to heaven for a day, it is impossible to reopen the school, if he is strong-boned, like Xiao Yan, Emperor Wu of Southern Liang, who lives to eighty or ninety, then I don't have to hope to come out in this life, and even if the school in the world is restored, with my civilian status, I have no background at all, even if I take the first place in the township exam, and then go to the capital to enter Taixue, no matter how high the knowledge is, I can only be a doctor in a state and county, which is not what I want." ”

"So it's better to ask for someone than to ask for it, rather than waiting for the situation to change here, it is better to take the initiative to find a master, whether it is to be a staff member or a doorman, it is always a doorway, of course, there is a bottom line in the bottom, that is, to find the owner, at least to enter the eyes, so that the heart can be convinced."

Wang Shichong laughed: "Mr. Wei, although I, Wang Shichong, have a little money, but I have no foundation in the court, and now I am just a five-grade Shangyitong, and I don't even have the authority to open the mansion, if Mr. Wei wants to find a master, I can introduce you to the Duke of Yueguo, Shangshu Ling Yang Su, he is the real capable person." ”

Wei Zheng smiled and shook his head: "Wang Yuanwai, is this your last test for me?" ”

Wang Shichong was secretly happy in his heart, it seemed that Wei Zheng also knew the situation very well, but he still pretended to be surprised: "Why did Mr. Wei say this, don't you want to defect to Yue Guogong?" ”

Wei Zheng smiled, and said: "Although I don't enter the court, I also have my own news and intelligence far away from the rivers and lakes, and I don't know anything about things in Daxing City. Now the crown prince is in charge of the country, and although the Duke of Yue Guo was promoted to Shangshu Ling, he was promoted and secretly surrendered, and he no longer cares about the affairs of the court, so he can only recommend some people to the emperor from time to time to become officials. ”

"For example, Yan Shigu, the grandson of the great Confucian Yan Zhitui of that generation, was recently recommended by him to go to Jingzhou Anyang as a county commander, and Liu Fang, the general who conquered Jiaozhou, was also recommended by him, but in addition, he has no real power in his hands now, the Yang family is now rich and rivals the country, brothers and nephews are all over the government and the opposition, and there is no such important minister as Gao Xi to restrain him, the emperor is wary of him, and it is normal to alienate him."

Wang Shichong nodded: "The emperor does have a heart of precaution against the Duke of Yueguo, and anyone will be like this if he is replaced, but everyone in the world knows that the Duke of Yue has made great contributions in the process of the prince's ascension to the throne, and can even be the first meritorious minister, even if he is not welcomed in the emperor's dynasty, when the new emperor ascends the throne, can't he also be the minister of the dragon?" ”

Wei Zheng smiled slightly: "I'm afraid that although the Duke of Yue has no real power in this dynasty, he can also keep his glory and wealth, but if the new emperor ascends the throne, his net worth and life are difficult to say." ”

Wang Shichong's face changed: "Mr. Wei, what do you mean by this?" ”

Wei Zheng said calmly: "The changes in the palace seizures of the past dynasties are different from the political and party struggles between ordinary ministers, there is absolutely no room for it, and it is impossible to stop. or enter the East Palace. or be deposed as a concubine. It is difficult to escape death in the future, so the means here are extremely cruel and dark, the loser does not say much, and the victorious side is only the prince, not the Duke of Yue who helped him plot to seize the throne. Because if a person knows too much of your dark past, knows too many of your inhumane secrets, he will never be your ally. It's the first thing you have to get rid of!"

"Just now, the prince said that the prince of Yue Guo is the first hero of the crown prince's seizure of the throne, which means that he knows the most secrets of the prince, as far as I know, when the Yue Kingdom is fair, he is only good to his own Yang family, and he is empty in the court, offending countless people. Therefore, although he was dismissed, he was also dismissed. ”

"But it can be replaced by Yue Guogong. I'm afraid that there won't be such good luck as Gao Xi, and the biggest possibility is to help the new emperor get through the first few years, slowly set it up, and then exterminate the clan. At that time, whether it is his son and nephew, or the person he recommends, he will be unlucky, and the prince will want to recommend me as an official, so I have to continue to be my wandering Taoist. ”

Wang Shichong laughed: "I didn't expect Mr. Wei to not enter the court, but he had a deep understanding of the general trend of the world." Then according to you, if the crown prince does not need to go to the throne in the future, who will he reuse? I'll continue to introduce you to it. ”

Wei Zheng smiled: "The crown prince will ascend the throne in the future, but I am afraid that the military generals will rely on his Donggong left and right guards to rate Yuwen Shu and Yu Zhongwen, and if he governs the country, he will use the shrewd and sleek Su Wei, supplemented by Yu Shiji, Pei Yun and other Jiangnan literati." But I have no interest in taking refuge in these people, those two generals are greedy and vulgar people, and Su Wei and his ilk only think about what they like, and seek personal gain, not loyal subjects. ”

Wang Shichong was completely relieved of Wei Zheng at this time, and he decided not to go around the bend anymore, stood up, and saluted: "Mr. Wei is talented, I don't know if you are willing to temporarily succumb to live here in Wang?" Wang hopes to ask Mr. Wei for advice every day in the future. ”

Wei Zheng also put away his smile, stood up, straightened his clothes, and solemnly replied: "The lord is too polite, Wei will be smeared with liver and brain in the future, in order to repay the grace of the lord." ”

Wang Shichong laughed, stepped forward and grabbed Wei Zheng's hand, the four hands were tightly clasped together, his heart was excited, over the years, he finally found the first strategist-level figure who could be used as a military advisor and a humerus, although warriors are needed to fight the world, but strategists and scribes are also indispensable, especially Wei Zheng, a great talent with real talent and real learning, and now it is even more difficult for Wang Shichong.

Wang Shichong and Wei Zheng sat back on their respective couches, and Wang Shichong said with a straight face: "Since Mr. Meng does not give up and calls me the lord, then Wang will also trust me and call Mr. directly, I don't know if Xuan Cheng thinks so?" ”

Wei Zheng smiled slightly: "The Lord should be like this. You are a person who does great things, and there will inevitably be all kinds of heroes under your command in the future, and calling words is the best way. ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "But I still don't know something, and I ask Xuancheng to tell me." ”

Wei Zheng said: "It's okay to ask, I must know everything." ”

Wang Shichong said: "I don't have a prominent family background, even the ancestor is still a Hu person, and he is not a high-ranking official in the imperial court, although he has made some money in business, but he is not very public, like Yue Guogong buys real estate everywhere, and even my shops are operated under different brands, like today, it is the first time in more than ten years to spend thousands of dollars to buy horses, even in the court, many children of the family do not know that there is such a number one person as my Wang Shichong, although Xuan Cheng is talented, but after all, he did not enter the court as an official, Why would you like to join someone of such a low reputation as me? ”

Wei Zheng smiled slightly: "The name of the lord, in fact, among the people, especially among the scholars, is bigger than you think, those children of the family actually have little contact with ordinary folk scholars, their circle is very small, and it is also very closed, although there is no shortage of talents, but there are more brothers who do not know the name of the lord, it is really normal." ”

"But the lord in five years ago after the emperor dismissed the world to learn in the countryside, has been secretly funding the world's folk schools, such as Mr. Bao Kaibao of the Mountains, Mr. Liu Zhuo of the Xindu Confucian, etc., have received funding from the lord, although the lord did not disclose your name, but the students still inquired about your funds, plus you fought in the north and south, and have a name, so the status of the lord among the corporal in the world, is higher than you imagined, if not, I will not hear that it is you, I made up my mind to serve."

"Another point is that the children of the family may despise Mr. because of the view of the door. But in poor students like us. From the grassroots, it seems. Although Mr. is not from a high background, he is constantly striving for self-improvement, proficient in the art of war as the son of a merchant, familiar with the scriptures and history, living and learning, and fighting all the way to today's position, this is a respectable thing, how can you look down on it? At least I'm Wei Zheng. It is only the part of admiration. ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "Xuancheng treats me with his heart, I shouldn't hide anything here, just now you said that the matter of the prince of Yue Guo helping the prince ascend the throne does involve too much dark inside story that cannot be told by outsiders, and I am also under the hands of the Duke of Yue, and I have contributed a lot to this matter, what you said will be liquidated after the prince ascends the throne in the future, and at that time, I am afraid that my Wang Shichong will not be spared." I treat Mr. Xuancheng with my heart, and I can't drag you down. Let's take care of yourself, sir. ”

Wei Zheng's face changed slightly: "Is the lord really involved?" ”

Wang Shichong said: "I won't joke with Xuan Cheng in this matter, many big plans are discussed by Yue Guogong and the prince personally, and the specific implementation and operation is my Wang Shichong, especially in the matter of defeating Gao Servant Shot, because the general Wang Shiji is my mortal enemy, in order to seize my family property during the Southern Expedition, I killed my eldest brother, and let my father die with hatred, so I avenged this deep revenge, and also designed with Yue Guogong to defeat Gao Servant and Wang Shiji, it can be said that I am the key person in the prince's seizure of the throne." ”

The corners of Wei Zheng's mouth hooked: "I can't imagine that the lord in the world is a cronie who was pulled up by Gao Servant, but the real fact is that this is the case, did you pretend to take refuge in Gao Servant Shot in order to avenge your father and brother?" ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "That's not it, Gao Servant Shot has an insight, and the grievances between me and Wang Shiji have already been investigated, he doesn't want to offend Wang Shiji and the Guan Long General Group behind him for me, but he cherishes my talent, so he takes care of me in many ways, and it is precisely because I want to repay Gao Servant's kindness, I have warned him several times not to get too close to the former prince Yang Yong, but unfortunately Gao Servant Shot was unable to turn back at that time, and in the end I could only turn around with Yue Guogong and use Wang Shiji's rebellion, Knocking down the high servant shot together, it can also be regarded as the abolished prince Yang Yong, and the biggest stumbling block has been removed. ”

Wei Zheng sighed: "So Wang Shiji's rebellion case is an unjust case?" ”

Wang Shichong sneered: "No, Wang Shiji does have the intention of rebellion, it was in order to expand his private army that he would come to the door to steal my Wang family's property, so he did not hesitate to set a trap when he conquered Chen Guo in the south, trying to kill my three brothers by the hands of Chen Jun." And the emperor's filial piety who reported him is the number one dog who has followed him for many years, and those rebellious things are not fabricated out of thin air, what I did was just to add a little more force, set up a situation to turn these two people against each other, and finally dog-eat-dog. ”

Wei Zheng nodded: "In this way, the lord is not framing Zhongliang, but what about Yu Qingze and Shi Wansui, are they also enmity with the lord?" ”

Wang Shichong said: "Yu Qingze's death has nothing to do with me, when he went to the Turks, he received thousands of good horses from the Turkic Khan, and once pretended to be crazy by being drunk at the emperor's banquet, and he was extremely rude, I am afraid that the emperor would have been moved to kill early in the morning, and killing him should be a warning to the high servant who was still in power at the time, asking him to give up supporting the prince, but unfortunately the high servant shot did not listen, and was finally defeated by the emperor using Wang Shiji's case. ”

"As for Shi Wansui's death, it was planned by Yang Su, the Duke of Yueguo, to crack down on a person who might use military merits to take the position and challenge his status, I didn't know about it in advance, and even tried to persuade Shi Wansui to let him rein in after learning about it, but I can only sigh that Shi Wansui didn't understand politics at all, and he was proud of his victory, and finally killed."

Wei Zheng's eyebrows softened a little, and he continued to ask: "Then may I ask the lord, what do you think about the crown prince and the prince of Yue Guo now?" ”

Wang Shichong sighed: "At that time, my idea was very simple, that is, on the one hand, I tried to be promoted, to glorify my ancestors, and on the other hand, I was looking for an opportunity to avenge my father and brother, and now the revenge has been avenged, but I found that I had unconsciously become a thorn in the prince's eye, and I was a thorn in the flesh, and in the process of cooperating with His Royal Highness the Prince, I also found that the prince was scheming, and he was very good at acting, and he was by no means a generation of Ming Jun who was a virtuous corporal like the outside world, so now I am also very distressed, and I want to travel the world, and see if I Wang Shichong retreats bravely and retires to the court in the future, Where can be used as shelter. ”

Wei Zheng smiled slightly: "Lord, don't worry, since Xuancheng has agreed to follow you just now, then there will be no two hearts in this life, and you don't have to pretend to say this to test me, if you really want to retreat, then you will not come to this land of Hebei, where the folk customs are fierce, but should go to Shuzhong, or the soft land of the Sanwu people in the south of the Yangtze River, and be a rich man who is free and free from the world." Originally, I thought you were here to think of a way to deal with Yang Liang, the king of Han, but when you say this, I am afraid that you hope that the king of Han can fight for some anger and hold on to the prince for a long time, so that it is in your best interest. ”

Wang Shichong's eyes flashed, touched his beard, and said with a wry smile: "Xuancheng, I really can't hide anything from you, indeed, the rabbit dies and the dog cooks, and the bird hides the bow, if the prince ascends the throne too smoothly, it is not only Yue Guogong, but also my Wang Shichong, I am afraid that I will not be able to escape the fate of being wiped out." In fact, I don't want to take this road, the world is peaceful and prosperous, even if I am not an official, I can make money in business, why take the risk of losing my head, if Xuancheng has other good strategies that can let me protect myself, please consult me. (To be continued......)