Wang Fahui said without humility or arrogance: "My brother Wang Gong is loyal and upright, and he is a mortal enemy of that treacherous villain Wang Guobao, and now he is the assassin of Qingzhou, if the emperor can believe in the concubine, please reuse him." I can guarantee that my brother will be very willing to share the worries of His Majesty and deal with those repeated villains who disturb the court and neglect the school's life. ”

Although the emperor had also thought of Wang Gong, because his favorite minister Wang Ya had commented that he was not broad-minded enough, could not tolerate people, and was not a minister of the society, so he did not attach much importance to him.

But at this time, there was really no one available, so he could only nod and say: "What the queen said is very true, I will issue an edict to let your brother take charge of the Yanzhou Assassin History, and look at the attitude of the Xie family, if Xie Xuan is not dissatisfied, I will let Wang Gong temporarily take the military power of the Xie family, lest my younger brother will not give up after all." ”

At this time, Sima Daozi was in charge of the court, and he, the emperor, could not give orders at will, Sima Yao thought about it, so he could only call Wang Ya and ask him how to ensure that this decree could be issued smoothly?

Wang Ya said very disapprovingly: "Wang Gong is really not suitable for holding too much power." ”

The emperor asked irritably: "This is not good, that is not good, let me ask you, who do you say can be more suitable than Wang Gong?" ”

In terms of talent, only Nanjun Gonghuan Xuan, but his character is really untrustworthy, so Wang Ya was dumbfounded for a while, so he could only bow his head silently and said: "Since the emperor has made up his mind, the minister will not say anything more, but as soon as this appointment comes out, King Huiji will immediately understand that you want to use Wang Gong to take over the power of the Xie family, I am afraid it will not be so easy to implement smoothly." ”

It's just that I know it's not easy to call you to discuss countermeasures, the emperor was speechless, and could only ask patiently: "How about I bring it up first when I go to court tomorrow?" ”

Wang Ya did not dissuade, but reasoned with him in circles: "Please also imagine that if you are unprepared to directly propose such an appointment, how many people in the court will approve of you, and how many people will oppose you?" ”

The emperor calculated the support ratio between himself and Sima Daozi, and couldn't help but be very depressed, and said depressedly: "Since this can't work, is there any other way?" ”

Wang Ya thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid that I can only appoint it secretly, and then make Wang Gong come back with great fanfare to thank him, so that everyone knows that this matter is a foregone conclusion, but they can't be dissuaded in every way." ”

He is an emperor, and he actually appoints a assassin to be secret, Sima Yao was very depressed, but he had to worry about the Xie family, so he asked Wang Ya: "The champion general Xie Xuan was originally the leader of Xu Yan's two states of assassination, and I divided his power without saying a word, will he resentful of me?" ”

Wang Ya replied without hesitation: "No, if the Xie family is obsessed with power, Xie An will not take the initiative to cede power that day, but it is best for you to explain this matter to the Xie family in advance, at least inform them that these arrangements are not for the Xie family, but for other reasons, so there is nothing wrong with this." ”

The emperor trusted Wang Ya very much, so he instructed him to explain the matter to Xie Xuan instead of himself.

Wang Ya didn't expect such a thankless errand to fall on her, so she could only lower her eyebrows and go smoothly, regretting it very much in her heart, she shouldn't have talked too much just now.

Xie Mansion is doing white things, according to etiquette and outsiders who have no contact with the Xie family on weekdays are not allowed to come to mourn, even Dongting Marquis Wang Xun, although he was born in a high family like Langya Wang, just because the relationship with the Xie family is not very good, when he came to mourn, he was stopped by his subordinates at the door, and he almost couldn't get in.

And Wang Ya, a close minister of the emperor from a poor family, couldn't talk to a nobleman like the Xie family, so he could only hand over the name card and stand outside the door uneasily waiting for news.

Xie Yan had been relieved of his military duties and came back together when his father returned to Beijing due to illness, and he was kneeling in the mourning hall at this time, his heart empty.

When the house slave showed him the name card, he was in a trance for a while, who is Wang Ya? After looking at his long title, I remembered that it was that Wang Ya.

He remembered the relationship between the emperor and Wang Ya, at this time, the emperor's close ministers must have come to visit for a reason, so he did not disdain these poor officials as usual, but ordered the domestic slaves to invite him in.

Because what he said was not to "bring" in, but to "invite" to come in, the subordinates observed the words and looks, so they respectfully let Wang Ya into the hall of the outer courtyard where they met the guests, and served tea and invited them to a seat.

Wang Ya was born in a poor family, and no one else treated him except the emperor, so he had never received such courtesy in the family, and he couldn't help but be a little flattered. At this time, he was fifty-one years old, and he was a second-class official, holding real power, but his status was not as good as Xie Yan, who was nearly thirty years younger than Xie Yan, who had no authority for the time being.

This is the unique "gate valve politics" of the two Jin Dynasty periods, the evaluation and selection of talents only pay attention to his family background and knighthood, and rarely pay attention to his real talent, so that there is no poor family in the upper grade, and no scholar in the lower grade. This may also be the reason why the Eastern Jin Dynasty has never been able to be strong, people who are really capable cannot be reused, and whether the people who control the government have the ability depends entirely on luck, if you are lucky, you will have loyal ministers like Xie An, and if you are unlucky, you will be a traitorous villain like Sima Daozi.

Wang Ya, who was deeply favored by the emperor and was promoted by Sima Yao, was unable to support his master in the court because of the disadvantage of his background, and could only give Sima Yao advice in private, and it was precisely for this reason.

It didn't take long for Xie Yan to come over in person, he was really very handsome as rumored, and his bearing was extraordinary, even if he was wearing filial piety clothes, he was very elegant, and he didn't give people a sense of rudeness.

He greeted Wang Ya very politely, and said again: "I really have filial piety, but I neglected you." ”

Wang Ya is so old, Xie Yan is not too against the etiquette of the family by calling him an honorific title.

However, Wang Ya was very frightened, and was overwhelmed by his elegant posture, and hurriedly said humbly: "Don't dare, don't dare, if the lower officials don't dare to come here if they are not on the emperor's orders, they will inevitably be disturbed, and please forgive me." ”

Xie Yan expected this to be the case, so he asked, "What does the emperor command?" But what is the will or the word? ”

There is a very complicated ceremonial process for receiving orders, and there is a big difference between dictation and not formal commands.

Wang Ya said humbly: "It is the emperor who has an edict for the old minister to convey to the champion general, I don't know if it is convenient for him to talk about it." ”

Xie Yan saw that the post was written to meet Xie Xuan, and he could almost guess what was going on, so he could only smile apologetically and replied, "I'm really sorry, my brother is already sick at this time because he is too worried, but it's a very important thing?" Shall I convey it to him for you? ”

Wang Ya thought about it, they were a family, and it was the same with Xie Yan, so she said cautiously: "It's okay, the emperor means that Xie Xiang has worked hard and made great achievements, in addition to the existing reward, he also wants the queen's brother Wang Gong to share the worries of the champion general and lead the post of Yanzhou assassin history, so that General Xie can concentrate on filial piety and not be bothered by mundane affairs." ”

This is said beautifully, but in fact, it is still a seizure of power, Wang Ya couldn't help but peek at Xie Yan's expression worriedly, wondering if he could understand the emperor's deep meaning.