Chapter 119: Can We Change Tactics?
The palace banquet was dismissed, Wei Lin said goodbye to the emperor, and after bowing with the ministers one by one, he helped the lady out of the palace, Cui Yan came over and invited: "General Wei, tomorrow I will be the east in the house, first, I will personally pick up the wind for General Wei, and secondly, because there is indeed some misunderstanding at today's palace banquet, please don't mind General Wei and Mrs. Wei, how about visiting with a face?" ”
"The prime minister is polite, how dare the prime minister push back the invitation, just because I am afraid that the prime minister will be too much to woo the prime minister." It is better to be respectful than to obey the way.
"Then the Japanese minister will send someone to Cuixuan Biewan to pick you up and say goodbye." Cui Yan hugged his fists.
"The prime minister walks slowly." Wei Lin bowed and sent him off.
When Cui Yan walked away, there was no one around, and An Ran said a little tiredly: "My face is stiff with a smile after eating this palace banquet, and I will continue tomorrow, this kind of entertainment is really tiring." ”
Wei Lin stroked the lady's back in distress, "No way, officialdom is like this, obviously everyone doesn't accept anyone in their hearts, but they still have to pretend to be flattering, form gangs, and pretend to flatter." ”
"You want to say that these people are all bustling in the world, all for profit, and the world is bustling, all for profit, right? There is really no way, since ancient times, people always flock to things that are beneficial to themselves, you are now the emperor's new hero, and you are the object that Cui Yan wants to woo, these people naturally want to flatter you, pity me, even if you don't accompany the wine on the side, just laughing with me is tired to death, thinking of laughing tomorrow, I'm afraid this face is going to become fake. "An Ran died of sorrow.
She followed Wei Lin to the capital, not that she didn't think about socializing, but who made her unable to let go of Wei Lin? It's not like a general doesn't have a lady behind him.
Wei Lin saw that the lady was so tired, and he couldn't bear it, "If you don't know Cui Yan's banquet lady, don't go, you are pregnant, and if you don't go to the banquet for fear of getting angry, no one will say anything." ”
"That's not good, I have to look at you, didn't you find that Cui Xi, staring at you all night, I don't know what to do, you go to Cui Yan's house alone, I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it." Wei Lin is honest, An Ran is especially afraid that he will be calculated, because he is that Cui Xi, since she was humiliated by her, she always feels like she is playing some bad idea in her heart.
"Are you physically able to withstand it?" Wei Lin was very worried.
"I'm not made of tofu, I'm just pregnant, not so fragile." Enron is no problem, she is tired and just smirks.
"I'll carry you back." Wei Lin saw that there was no one left, and he didn't want the lady to walk, so he bent down to carry the lady.
An Ran was unceremoniously lying on Wei Lin's back.
Wei Lin was just about to get up, when he saw an eleven or twelve-year-old boy staring at them, the corners of his mouth were still twitching, he wanted to laugh and tried his best to control himself, and he dared to tighten down.
The little boy saw that Wei Lin and his wife finally saw him, and he had been waiting here for almost half an hour, "General Wei." ”
"Who are you?" Wei Lin didn't know this person, but seeing his straight and majestic figure, he probably guessed that he was a certain prince, and bowed respectfully and said: "Forgive the last general, dare to ask which prince you are." ”
"I heard my uncle often mention you, I am King Ling, since General Wei entered Beijing, I have always wanted to see you, but my father refused, so I came to see you when the palace banquet was dispersed, hoping not to disturb General Wei and Mrs. Wei." King Ling also returned the salute very politely.
"So you're the king? The last general also often hears General Situ mention you, how is His Royal Highness King Ling? Wei Lin was a little excited to see His Royal Highness King Ling himself.
King Ling's eyes were gloomy, what did he say about this? said yes, but he didn't have a good time in the palace, if he couldn't say it, could he still let General Wei take him out of the palace?
"My uncle...... How did he die? King Ling's eyes became even more melancholy.
"He ......" Wei Lin looked around, except for the Praetorian Guards on duty, there was silence around, although this was not a good place to chat, but Wei Lin also knew that it was not easy for His Royal Highness King Ling to see him, so he said: "His Royal Highness General Situ still don't ask, I believe that the last general, one day the end will avenge General Situ." ”
"Actually, General Wei doesn't say that I can guess who killed my uncle, but I want to know what happened on the day my uncle died?" King Ling asked with tears in his eyes.
Wei Lin saw that King Ling wanted to know so much about what happened that day, so he also told him that King Ling's mother left early, and it had always been General Situ who regarded him as his own, and asked him to study hard, know how to govern the country, and know the sages in order to become a good monarch in the eyes of the people of Pi in the future.
Wei Lin has also heard General Situ say more than once that King Ling is literate at the age of two, can read poetry at the age of three, and can memorize the Tao Te Ching at the age of five, and is very talented, and will definitely be a good king who does practical things for the people in the future.
"My uncle was stabbed seven times?" After listening to Wei Lin's account of his uncle's siege, King Ling felt that the seven knives hurt like knives slashing at him, and his heart almost collapsed.
Tears fell in large pieces, and his lips were bitten white, trembling violently.
"Your Royal Highness King Ling, don't bite your lip, if you want to cry, just cover this and cry." An Ran took off his shawl and folded the squares so that His Royal Highness King Ling could avoid making a sound when he cried.
King Ling shook his head stubbornly and rejected An Ran's kindness, "No, I won't cry out loud, my uncle said, a man stands up to the sky, bleeding without tears, today is the last time I cry for my uncle, in the future, I must work hard, work hard, not let my uncle down, and be a good monarch with the world in mind." ”
"You will be the pride of General Situ." An Ran admired King Ling's forbearance.
If a prince can be patient in everything, he will become a great thing in the future.
"It's not too early, General Wei and Mrs. Wei should leave the palace." King Ling also knew that he would be disturbed for a long time, and he was afraid that it would affect the two of them, so he hugged his fists at the two of them and left.
Wei Lin looked at King Ling's back, sighed and said, "His Royal Highness King Ling is quite pitiful, he lost his mother at a young age, and he lost his uncle who loved him the most, he didn't even have anyone to say in his heart in this palace. ”
"Don't worry, as long as we get Cui Yan, won't His Royal Highness King Ling have someone like you who can talk?" An Ran actually likes His Royal Highness King Ling a lot, and he is polite and tenacious. 12
"Hmm." Wei Lin nodded, bent down again, and said, "I'll carry you." ”
"I'd better go by myself." Enron lost interest.
The carriage had been waiting outside the palace gate, and when Xiao Li saw that General Wei was helping Mrs. Wei out, he hurriedly greeted them and picked them up, "Mrs. Wei didn't drink too much, right?" ”
"I didn't drink much, but the palace banquet has been for a long time, and I talked again, and I'm a little tired." An Ran supported Wei Lin into the carriage.
Xiao Li said fairly: "General Wei is a person who has made great contributions, doesn't the emperor want to keep him talking?" It's hard work for Mrs. Wei. ”
An Ran's eyelids jumped, yes, Wei Lin has been here for two days, why haven't you seen the emperor secretly summon Wei Lin? She and Wei Lin didn't know anything about how the Qingxiang plan was planned, what was the emperor doing?
When Wei Lin saw the lady frowning, he knew what she was thinking, patted her hand and said, "Don't worry, it's only been two days." ”
You have to give the emperor a little time to prepare, Cui Yan is in the capital to cover the sky with one hand, and the emperor has to be cautious, if you don't pay attention to it, it will be Cui Yan who will fight back, and when the time comes, the capital of Piguo will be in chaos.
An Ran nodded and understood that she was so anxious that she was just what kind of plan this Qingxiang plan was, should she let her husband and wife stay in the capital to eat and drink?
The emperor always has to send someone to tell her how to cooperate with Wei Lin, right?
It's really that the emperor is not in a hurry to die eunuchs.
As soon as Wei Lin and An Ran left the palace, someone in the palace returned to the emperor and reported the meeting between His Royal Highness King Ling and Wei Lin.
The emperor didn't feel anything, but Chief Cui felt that it was inappropriate, and said: "Your Majesty, the proximity of His Royal Highness King Ling and General Wei will affect our plans?" ”
"The plan has been carried out according to my plan, what will be the impact?" The emperor asked.
"The emperor will not allow another Cui Yan in the court, General Wei is close to His Royal Highness King Ling, aren't you afraid that they will have any disadvantage to the emperor?" Mr. Cui is Cui Yan's scholar, and he knows better than anyone how the emperor ascended the throne.
The emperor was shocked, and said in his heart: Yes, he and Cui Yan were able to grab the throne at the beginning, why couldn't King Ling and Wei Lin?
Thinking that he would be killed in the future, the emperor swallowed his saliva in fear and shouted loudly: "Someone is coming." ”
The father-in-law on duty who was guarding the door came in, "Your Majesty, please command." ”
"You spread my will, from today onwards, King Ling will be confined to his own palace to study hard, and he will not be allowed to come out without my will." The emperor angrily announced his will.
"No." The eunuch who received the decree hurriedly withdrew and announced the decree.
On the second day, at noon, Cui Yan asked people to invite, Wei Lin went to the banquet safely, as soon as he arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, Cui Yan came out to greet him, and said with a smile on his face: "General Wei, Mrs. Wei, please come in, the banquet is ready, you don't have to be restrained here today, you can eat and drink openly, how about not getting drunk and not returning?" ”
"Okay, are you afraid that there will be no place to sober up when you get drunk in the Prime Minister's Mansion?" Wei Lin said "boldly".
"I like General Wei to be straightforward." Cui Yan grabbed Wei Lin's hand, "Let's go, follow me to drink three cups first." ”
An Ran followed behind, and as soon as he stepped into the flower hall, he saw Cui Xi sitting there dressed up and beautiful, and saw Wei Lin take the initiative to stand up and pour wine for Wei Lin, "General Wei, I was restrained in the palace last night, and I didn't drink much, but today at my house, I want to have a few drinks with my father." ”
Wei Lin lowered his eyes and thanked him: "Miss Cui is polite, thank you Prime Minister for your hospitality." ”
"Come, come, sit." Cui Yan asked Wei Lin to sit down.
As soon as Wei Lin sat down, he took a cup to Cui Yan: "Thanks to the prime minister, I can afford the last general, and the last general of this cup will respect you." ”
"Okay." Cui Yan drank it all.
Wei Lin also drank the wine in the glass, Cui Yan saw that Wei Lin was kind to him, and he didn't seem to have any hostility at all, so he had the heart to trap him, "General Wei, you have made great contributions in the southern border, and it stands to reason that you should be crowned a general, but do you know why the emperor is not in a hurry to seal you?" ”
"The emperor's holy will is unpredictable, and the last general will not dare to speculate, and please ask the prime minister for some advice." Wei Lin pretended to be stupid.
Cui Yan smiled: "The emperor wants to wait for the prime minister to decide." ”
"Oh, Dad, how can you talk about the affairs of the DPRK and China when you invite General Wei to drink? Do you still want General Wei to drink properly? Cui Xi walked towards Wei Lin with a wine jug, she didn't believe it, she was dressed so delicately today, Wei Lin wouldn't look at her.
An Ran has been on guard since Cui Xi got up, and sure enough, the woman deliberately slipped under her feet and fell towards Wei Lin, An Ran 'quick eyes' helped her up, and said with a smile: "Miss Cui, your tricks are all old dramas, can we change them?" ”