Since Wang Zhou was persuaded by his grandfather, he has been staying at home all day long, and Zhu Youzhu will never entrust him with important responsibilities at this time. Wang Shu also knew about Wang Zhou's situation, and did not use his connections to arrange any position for Wang Zhou.

This grandson is the grandson he values the most, born as a grandson, but because he followed a person, he was able to make a name for himself. The past is enough to prove that Wang Zhou can be of great use, and Wang Shu is unwilling to ruin Wang Zhou's future at such a time.

However, on this day, the palace ushered in an uninvited guest.

Wang Shu was very polite and invited the future into the main hall, and said with a smile after ordering someone to serve tea: "The old man can come to this small Shangshu Mansion of Xiaguan, which really makes the humble house shine." ”

Hearing Wang Shu's slightly flattering words, instead of smiling, he said with a cold face: "Wang Shangshu's words made the old man embarrassed. When the old man was in power, you Lord Wang still disdained Liu, but now that Liu is not in his position, Lord Wang is respectful to Liu, which makes Liu a little unaccustomed! ”

Wang Shu smiled dryly: "Presumably, the elder of the pavilion has a misunderstanding of the lower officials, how dare the lower officials disdain the elder Liu." ”

The person who came was none other than Liu Ji, who had withdrawn from the court battle, but still stayed in the capital and did not return to old age.

This old man, who was known as the old man of the three pavilions of paper paste in the Chenghua Dynasty, has a disdainful nickname - Liu Mian.

But today, Liu Mian's performance is not soft at all, but a little tough.

Even when he was in power, he might not have spoken to Wang Shu like this. After all, Wang Shu is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, in charge of the appointment and dismissal of officials, and if his people want to be appointed and dismissed, it is best not to offend him.

may be unscrupulous because he has no official position, Liu Ji spoke to Wang Shu in an extremely unceremonious way: "Don't talk nonsense, let's go straight to the point." Liu came today to ask Lord Wang for someone. ”

Wang Shu felt a pang in his heart, this Liu Mian shouldn't be coming for Wang Zhou!

Without waiting for him to ask Liu Ji who he wanted, Liu Ji spoke again: "The old man knows that this matter may embarrass Lord Wang, but His Majesty's thoughts, presumably Lord Wang understands. Rather than keep a scourge that looks good, it is better to hand over this scourge to the canonical punishment. At least that would calm His Majesty's anger. ”

Wang Shu squinted his eyes, and an oozing light burst out of his eyes: "Lord Liu, is this threatening the lower officials?" ”

Liu Jipi looked at Wang Shu with a smile: "I'm just an idler now, how dare I threaten to be the secretary of the court." It's just that Sun Wang Zhou once followed the traitor Zhang Wenxuan, intending to rebel, if Lord Wang dares to harbor, he is not afraid that His Majesty will destroy your Wang family in anger! ”

Wang Shu didn't know what the emperor meant, he didn't know whether this was the emperor's intention or Liu Ji's meaning.

"You're the one who's been fanning the flames behind your back." After thinking about it for a while, Wang Shu suddenly became alert.

Liu Ji smiled and said: "Don't say so ugly things Lord Wang, what is it called fanning the yin wind and lighting the evil fire, Liu is just keeping a useful body and serving the court." What mistakes Wang Zhou made, you Lord Wang couldn't be clearer, whether you harbored the people of the court or took the initiative to surrender, it depends on your Lord Wang's attitude. ”

Wang Shu said coldly: "This is what Your Majesty means? ”

Liu Ji did not answer positively: "What do you think?" ”

He didn't think that Liu Ji had the courage to falsely preach the holy decree, and he had some doubts in his heart, but the meaning of doubt was not very strong.

Zhu Youzhu is not the first emperor Zhu Jianshen, this is a rare Ming monarch, even if he is not in good health, it is not something that ordinary courtiers can deceive.

Wang Shu was about to plead, when he suddenly saw the smile on the corner of Liu Ji's mouth, and he couldn't help but think of a very important question.

If the emperor wants Wang Zhou's life, even if he is not the once favored Jinyiwei, he should be a eunuch from Dongchang, and no matter how bad he is, he should be a minister of the court, how can he let Liu Ji, an official who has already been a minister, appear?

Thinking about it, he had a plan in his heart: "Lord Liu is really salty and eating radishes, and now that His Majesty didn't say that he wanted my grandson's life, Lord Liu is in a hurry to urge his life." Don't be afraid, this sycophant didn't shoot, and if it hits the horse's leg, the gain will outweigh the loss. ”

Liu Ji's face changed slightly, and he said with a haha: "I also have a good heart, since Lord Wang regards Liu's kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs, then let's ride a donkey and read the record book, and we'll see." ”

Wang Shu said lightly: "If Lord Liu is threatening the lower officials, then the lower officials are really a little afraid." After all, Li Min is your student, and your influence in the DPRK and China is not small. If you're threatening someone else, you might be able to get away with it, but unfortunately, you're threatening me. ”

Liu Ji sarcastically said: "What about you, it's nothing more than a pretending to be a hard-nosed reader." ”

Wang Shu nodded and said, "I'm a scholar, you don't even count as a scholar." The face of the reader has been lost by you. You Liu Mian can be shameless, but I Wang Shu still have to be faced. Get out of here as soon as possible, otherwise the temper of the family in the house will not be very good. ”

Wang Shu is not wrong about this, the temper of the family in the house is indeed not very good. After Wang Zhou returned, the Soaring Cloud Rider he brought back became the family members of the palace, and these people were extremely loyal to Wang Zhou. If these people heard Liu Ji's words, it is estimated that those rough men would have to kill people.

Liu Ji's face became very ugly, he thought that Wang Shu would be afraid, but he didn't expect that instead of being afraid, this stubborn old man ridiculed himself.

He was about to say a few more threatening words, but Wang Shu was already very impatient to serve tea to the guests.

Liu Ji stood up and snorted angrily at Wang Shu: "Lord Wang had better think clearly, don't make mistakes." ”

Wang Shu sipped the tea, as if he was drinking the elixir and jade dew, and after drinking three sips in a row and letting out a hearty sigh, he looked up at Liu Ji and said, "If Your Majesty wants Wang Zhou's life, the lower officials will naturally personally bind Wang Zhou to the Holy Driver." If Your Majesty does not have an explicit order, anyone who enters my Wang's house to arrest Wang Zhou will be an enemy of Shangshufu. ”

Liu Ji snorted and left Shangshu Mansion in a hurry.

After he left, Wang Shu immediately came to Wang Zhou to discuss countermeasures, in fact, after Liu Ji left, he still couldn't decide whether this was the emperor's intention.

The affairs in the court are very complicated, and sometimes it may just be that the emperor is not clear about his intentions, and the people below can subjectively guess that he is killing people.

After listening to his grandfather's words, Wang Zhou sneered: "This Liu Mian turned out to be the mastermind behind the scenes, but the boss and we all underestimated him." It seems that they can't hold their breath and want to check out the boss's wings first! ”

Wang Shu nodded and said: "What to do is you think about it yourself, the Wang family may not be your strongest backing, but it will definitely not push you into the fire pit." ”