Wang next to the thought of the young but arrogant Qin Minxue, so he asked Zhong Zhen: "King Ying, let me ask you about a person, I came back from Liao, and then sent an envoy to Goryeo through Baozhou, at that time it was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy who passed the decree, but I didn't know it at all, and his behavior was quite arrogant, it seems that his surname is Qin, can Zhong Zhen know this person in the court, and whether this person can be in the capital." ”

"The surname is Qin." Zhong Zhen thought about it, before his father ascended the throne, there seemed to be a person surnamed Qin in the house, but the age was not seventeen or eighteen, so he said: "There is one surnamed Qin, and it has some relationship with Brother Ruo, the person who went to Jincheng to check Brother Ruo's land this time is Qin Minzhi, an official of the Ministry of Households, but that person is in his thirties, not seventeen or eighteen years old as his brother said." ”

Wang Fang thought to himself: Yingzong ascended the throne of the imperial court to change blood, I am afraid that many newly appointed officials have not been in the court, and it is inevitable that there will be a lot of faces, since Zhong Zhen does not know this person, maybe the surname Qin is just a small official, and it is not impossible to bluff with the holy order,

Put down the matter and the three chatted for a while, Yuan Ze persuaded the brother again, seeing that Wang Bei's resignation had been decided, he didn't say more, Ying Wang Zhongzhen ordered Kejun and others to come to see Wang Bei, these are brothers who have been on the battlefield together, and the feelings are naturally different from ordinary masters and servants, Wang Bei remembered Tong Xiao's matter, Zhong Zhen promised to enter the palace again, and brought Tong Xiao back, Wang Bei felt a little at ease,

Sent away Zhong Zhen and Yuan Ze It was already dark, the hall of Meyer's Mansion was lit up, the food was placed on the hall, everyone sat around but no one moved the chopsticks, except for the king, everyone was mixed with joys and sorrows, and everyone was sad when such a thing happened in the house, but it was comforting to see the king come back and sit with everyone.

Wang next to this time is full of thoughts about going to Kaifeng Mansion tomorrow, he walked away, saw that the food was cold, everyone still did not move the chopsticks, and the heart could not bear it, so he beckoned everyone, and everyone simply ate a few bites,

Wang next to the room, the fire has been burned inside, there is a little warmth, Wang next to lie on the bed in a daze, this will be his heart at a loss, his mind is blank, suddenly see the figure in front of the door shaking, a woman's figure by the door, hesitate and turn around and leave, Wang next to know that it must be Rou'er, leave the best, Wang next also wanted to be quiet, he got up to the table, lit the candle photovoltaic case and wrote his resignation,

Words to say little by little, things to do one by one, as if the king did not return to the capital before the trouble, when he really came back to face, one by one, it was much easier than he expected, at least now his father-in-law Bao Cheng Prime Minister and his mentor Jia Yue Fei Di Qing General, finally have the supreme glory of being able to accompany the burial of the imperial mausoleum, and he now knows that he walks peacefully under the moon, maybe his children are still alive,

Early the next morning, Wang Fang first went to Shangshu Mansion to explain the results of this mission to Prime Minister Han Qi and Zeng Gongliang, because Yang Shihan had already played once in advance, Wang Fang did not need to repeat it, and then Wang Fang took out the resignation from his bosom and handed it to the two prime ministers.

Han Qi took the resignation letter with a heavy face, he handed it to Zeng Gongliang after reading it, and then said to the king: "Why should Wang Shilang be like this, the death of his wife is indeed an unfortunate thing, but it is not among the heavy mourning, I think we can ask the emperor to play and give Wang Shilang a month's official leave, you see how it is." ”

Zeng Gongliang listened to Han Qi's suggestion, and said earnestly: "Yes, Wang Shilang is a young talent, now that the new emperor has not been on the throne for a long time, it is the time to employ people, Wang Shilang has just made great contributions, why bother to break his career at this time." ”

Wang next to a slight smile: "Thank you for the kindness of the two prime ministers, although the loss of a wife is not a heavy mourning, but my wife suffered when I was the envoy of the court, I was ashamed to abandon my wife and children for the affairs of the court, and I did not dare to complain to the court. ”

Han Qi shook his head, this Wang Bi really made him, an old minister, love and hate, he felt that Wang Bi was stubborn, and he felt that Wang Bi was talented; Wang next to him can be regarded as Han Qi watching growth, in Han Qi's eyes, Wang next to Wang is a wild horse that no one can tame, although he has a lot of achievements, but it is very difficult**,

Han Qi is different from Zeng Gongliang, keeping the king next to him is nothing more than a scene, just say a few words, see that the king is insistent and Zeng Gongliang still wants to stay, Han Qi thought to himself that this old Zeng is the new prime minister for a short time, and he has not been taught the king to be stubborn, my old Han is not wading into this troubled water, who doesn't know that Emperor Yingzong deliberately doesn't want the king to stay in the court, but then again, this king is more spiritual than a monkey cub, maybe one day he will come back and be offended, after thinking about it, Han Qi decided to stay away from right and wrong,

He saw that Zeng Gongliang was still about to speak, so he stood up and frowned: "Oh, Zeng Xianggong, my head hurts a lot, I'm afraid I'm suffering from some wind and cold, you persuade Wang Shilang again, I'll take a leave of absence." ”

Zeng Gongliang and Wang looked at Han Qi, and seeing him frowning, Zeng Gongliang hurriedly said: "Han Xianggong, I can't persuade this Wang Shilang alone, alas, look at you like this, you should rest first." ”

"Then I'll go too, and I'll go to Kaifeng Mansion." The king said that he was leaving, but was stopped by Zeng Gongliang again: "Wang Shilang stays, and the old minister still has a few words to say." ”

If Wang Fang had not sent an envoy to Liao, I am afraid that Zeng Gongliang would have been courteous to the position of prime minister, but when he returned from Liao, Wang Pan looked at Zeng Gongliang, the old prime minister, and Wang Pan had heard Xin Zan say that on New Year's Day this year, Liao sent envoys to the Great Song Dynasty to celebrate the New Year, and the court gave a banquet to Zichen Hall as usual.

At that time, the envoys of the Liao State thought that this was a violation of the practice and a loss of their dignity, so they were unwilling to attend, Zeng Gongliang said unceremoniously: "Not going to the banquet is insincere to the king's order, the lord does not heal, and he is required to come in person, where is the intention." The envoy listened to this reasonable words, had no words to answer, so he had to sit down obediently, and when they returned to Liao, they talked about it, Xin Zan also joked: It seems that the Great Song Dynasty is not only Wang Shilang is tough on the outside world, but the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty is the same, and he will not give an inch in case of trouble.

Now that he heard that the old prime minister had something to say to himself, Wang was in awe in his heart, and naturally he didn't dare to insist, so he said respectfully: "Please make it clear to the prime minister." ”

Zeng Gongliang stroked this beard, looked at the king, paused and said: "During the Qingli period, the old minister put forward the idea of "choosing the general" to strengthen the armament in response to the disadvantages of the times, I think: the way to choose the general, only to judge the availability of his talents, not to leave far behind, not to abandon with cheapness, not to deceive and neglect, not to abolish the crime, now the cause of incompetence is not that there are no generals, but that the selection is not wanted, or the use of people can not make the best use of their talents, now the court has been considering the advice of the old ministers, three years of inspection of those who have good political achievements, then promote their official qualifications, Two terms of outstanding political performance, then promoted to the appointment, no achievements will be deposed, Wang Shilang for the official only two or three years, repeatedly made miraculous achievements, with Wang Shilang's current official qualifications, within a few terms will be able to do more than two grades, Wang Shilang, you are so young, there is no lack of good prospects, why give up halfway,. ”

Wang Jian was silent for a long time, looked up at Zeng Gongliang when his eyes met, Wang smiled slightly: "I thought that when I was in the Liao Kingdom, the Liao ministers all recited Zeng Xiang was an upright, unyielding and humble person, so I respected Zeng Xianggong, I didn't expect Zeng Xianggong to persuade the late life, it was nothing more than the officialdom fame and fortune, thank you Zeng Xiang's good intentions, the later life just wants to bury my wife well, and then find the whereabouts of my son, as for what the future is not promising, I don't have the heart to think about it now." ”

He didn't wait for Zeng Gongliang to speak, and asked for his resignation again: "I have to go to Kaifeng Mansion to learn about the fire in the mansion in my later life, and I would like to say goodbye to Zeng Xiang." "Then stand up and salute,

Zeng Gongliang snorted helplessly: "Wang Shilang, now the room is just you and me, I only want to say one word, if you listen to it, you will listen, if you don't listen, I will play your resignation tomorrow morning." ”

"Please make it clear."

"Wang, you say that you are modest in your later life, I will ask you from the perspective of the teacher, are you worthy of the respect of the emperor and the support of your father-in-law, Prime Minister Bao."

Wang Bian didn't expect that Zeng Gongliang, the prime minister with whom he had little friendship, would teach himself a lesson in a paternalistic tone, and the lesson was vibrant, Wang Bian smiled bitterly, he was originally an ordinary person, young and frivolous and competitive, and he was sharp everywhere, and now his wife was scattered, but Zeng Gongliang was not wrong at all, and he couldn't refute it.

Seeing that the king was silent, Zeng Gongliang said: "The first emperor has always had a wish, one day to recover Yanyun, but the house is benevolent and afraid of hurting the innocent in the world, but the peace of the world is not just a wish can be achieved, Wang Shilang has such a talent, that is, he can be a soldier of the Western Xia without fighting, and he can borrow troops from the Liao State to help Goryeo defeat the Japanese slaves, why is such a man not committed to the imperial court, if he does not fight to seek peace in the world, if he fights, he will recover Yanyun but the emperor's wish, and it is worthy of the emperor's repeated shelter for you." ”

Thinking of Emperor Renzong, Wang Bi was even more sad, and he whispered: "My Wang Bi is not a heartless person, nor is he unambitious, but since Zeng Xiang knows that I am protected by the emperor, he must also know that it is not easy for me to gain a foothold in the court, even if I am afraid, it is useless." ”

Hearing what the king said, Zeng Gongliang patted the king: "Young man, I know your situation very well, today I don't insist on persuading you to stay in office, it's always right to take a break, now I and Prime Minister Han Qi can be said to be above 10,000 people under one person, but looking down on the hundreds of officials of the Manchu Dynasty, it is difficult to find a person who is a man and a martial artist, I think I and your father-in-law Bao Zheng took the exam in the same year, and I also have a lot of friendship, so if you still favor Bao Cheng and carry it, the weight of the first emperor Renzong, I want to ask you to do one thing in the era of rest." ”

"Ugh." Wang Bei sighed deeply: "Please tell me that I will do my best in my later life." ”

Seeing that the king said this, Zeng Gong nodded and said, "When you come to my house tonight, I have something important to talk to you privately." ”