Chapter 49: Betrayal
The two old men glanced at each other, and Wei Qilang just said casually, and they had heard a lot of this. How can it be so easy to walk through a lifetime hand in hand, and at the moment she just smiled at the little husband and wife, the old lady took a step, stretched out her thin palm, and touched Dong Ru's delicate face, her other hand was always held in the old man's hand and never separated.
"I send you a word: years are like sunset, fleeting in a blink of an eye, rather than regretting when you are old, it is better to pity the people in front of you."
The old man said lovingly, he didn't look at the old man's eyes, there was no need for them, they fused with each other without any gaps, such a tacit understanding made Dong Ru feel his heart stirring, and his mind was full of Wei Qilang's shadow, so he only put his head a little heavier and said, "Yes!" ”
Wei Qilang always stared at Dong Ru, seeing her nodding like an oath, his heart couldn't help but feel warm, he only looked at her fixedly, only felt that his mother was so cute, and his hands subconsciously helped her tighter.
After that, a person came up with a tray, which was a bowl of sake, the old man felt sorry for his wife who was tired after standing for a long time, so he motioned for her to sit down, took the sake by himself, and then put the two fingers of one hand together, dotted each other into a lotus shape, stretched into the wine and dipped it, and then motioned to the little couple to take a step forward, and tapped each of them on the top of their heads with the hand stained with sake, and then touched Dong Ru's forehead emphatically, and then smiled: "Your lady can't drink it, you drink it on her behalf, I wish you good and beautiful, and you will live forever." ”
As he spoke, he handed the rest of the sake to Wei Shichiro, and sat back again, then held the old lady's hand tightly and looked at them with a smile.
Wei Qilang was unequivocal, took the wine bowl and drank it all, and then took Dong Ru another salute and said, "Thank you for the sincerity of the second elder." ”
Dong Ru only knows that there are many etiquettes for the wedding festival, but he has not seen it, but he feels new when he sees it this time, but Wei Qilang is well-read and knowledgeable, although it is also the first time to experience the wedding festival, but he understands a series of actions made by the old man.
The two old men nodded, and said something to them again, Dong Rucai and Wei Qilang got off the stage, walked slowly on the street, and walked around for a while, Dong Ru ignored his bulky body, and asked Wei Qilang to take her to see the dance, Wei Qilang couldn't help it, so he had to lead her.
As soon as their figures disappeared into the flow of people, a small room behind the platform, a little light came out of the half-open window, and I saw three middle-aged men sitting inside, and among those three people, there was also the richest man in Jianglin Town, Master He, and in the center there was still a king from the capital of Qingzhou, who had just spoken.
He held a secret music in his hand, and the bright yellow color shook people's eyes with it, and the atmosphere inside was a little depressed and heavy, and the four of them sat in the room and looked at the secret music without speaking.
After a long time, Lord Wang suddenly sighed, put the secret music on the table, turned his head to look at the three middle-aged men, his face sank, and he said coldly: "The adults have also seen the secret music, and they must have all counted it in their hearts." As he spoke, he lowered his head and picked up the tea on the table and tasted it slowly, and said in a low voice: "Although Zhen Guogong is dying, you must think clearly in your hearts, don't stand on the wrong team, and lose your life in vain." ”
"Zhenguo Gong has always been dominated by the Wei family, and the Zhongshu Order is nowhere to be found, Zhen Guogong is also about to give up in the west, and now only the Su family in the capital covers the sky, does the position of this team still need to be considered? Of course it's the Su family! A middle-aged man with a little beard who was sitting on the left side of Lord Wang's head suddenly said in a disapproving tone.
"You're a fool!" After listening to him, Lord Wang slammed the teacup on the table, the warm tea splashed out, the atmosphere of the whole room was lower, and he scolded him with a cold face: "Don't forget, Lord Zhongshu Ling is the crown of the three subjects that I have rarely seen in the past ten years in the Chu State, and has broken the top three for three consecutive years, won the champion, and is known as the well-deserved champion by the world, although we have never seen this person, but this person can win the top three in a row, and fight against the Su family with only one person's strength, he must be a scheming person, such a talent, Do you think he'll disappear for no apparent reason? ”
"Yes, in the whole world, only the emperor is the biggest, even if the Su family has been an official for generations, and the first assistant of the cabinet is their first, but the Wei family's hundred-legged insect has a reason why it dies and does not stiffen, Lord Sun, you didn't think it through this time." Master He sat aside, looked at the adult who spoke disapprerovingly, and said with a smile.
As soon as Lord Sun, who had just spoken, heard Lord Wang of the capital say this, he meant that he still had to support the Wei family, so it was difficult to say anything. But this Master He is a person under the Su family, the Su family has always been in the two camps of the Wei family, and this time he was invited by Lord Wang to come over to discuss secretly, and he was already very dissatisfied and puzzled in his heart.
And Master He was just a lowly businessman, and he couldn't help but look down on him in his heart, but now he listened to him and scolded himself more, and secretly ridiculed himself for being a fool, so he was annoyed and angry, stood up and glared at him and said loudly: "Hmph! You are a lowly businessman, that is, the dog leg of the minister Su Liuyu, what qualifications do you have to reprimand me? ”
Master He hugged him on weekdays, although he was a businessman, living in the sparsely populated Jianglin Town, but he was respected, he had been so insulted there, a fire surged up in his chest, and he immediately stood up and was about to scold back, but the moment he opened his mouth, he seemed to remember something, suddenly closed his mouth and laughed, and sat back again.
"What are you laughing at?" When Master Sun saw him sit back, he laughed, looking like he was not smiling, which made him feel even more annoyed by this person for no reason.
"I'm laughing at Lord Sun's ill-informed."
Master He was already calm at this time, sat idly in the chair with his back against the back of the chair, and took a sip of tea before saying: "Although I am serving the Su family, but in order to ensure the glory of my He family, it is also a last resort." The traitorous ministers of the court are in trouble, the emperor has only been on the throne for five years, and he still has to rely on the big tree of the Su family to ascend the throne, so I want to ask everyone here, which adult present is not for his own status and glory and family interests, but has to find a position? But as long as the court is clear, I think all the adults will be able to display their talents. ”
He said slowly, Lord Sun listened to him, but his face fell silent and he didn't speak, the adults present were all full of loneliness, and the purpose of gaining fame was to show his ambitions, but now he is here to use this way to express his talents, which is really ironic.
Master He glanced around, his eyes returned to Lord Wang on the first seat, his expression was straight, and he said: "My lord, Thank you for inviting me to come over to discuss important matters." Lord Wang waved his hand to refuse, and after returning the salute, Master He replied, and said, "I came here to bring a message to you." ”
All the adults present turned their heads to look at him, and at the end they were not at ease, and looked at Lord Wang, who nodded and said, "Don't doubt it, Master He does have important news to bring over." ”
Master He bowed again, and then said: "Although my Jianglin Town is a small town on the border of Qingzhou, the population is not much, but not long ago, there was a big person, I have only seen this person once, but it is enough, presumably the champion of the three branches is this person, and Zhenguo Gong is his father, and now he is going west, which must be related to what it means." If you can trust it, you have to think about the position in the future, after all, Shechen is Shechen, even if I serve him, I am worried every day, if I can think of a plan this time, force this person out, let him deal with Su Liuyu, we can settle down. ”
His words were too shocking, and the faces of the adults present flashed with uncertain looks, but they heard Master He say again: "Although this method is inferior, please think about it, my emperor is young, but he has the ability to have all kinds of talents, but the court is in turmoil, can not show his ambitions, his heart is sad and indignant, if you can solve this crisis for him in front of the emperor at this time, why not worry about leaving no place in the emperor's heart, in the future in front of the emperor can easily show his ambitions, and then the glory will be added, Transcending the two major families, this time the method of falling into the well is the best. ”
After he finished speaking, there was no sound in the small room for a long time, and all the adults present had bright eyes, and their faces flickered in the light of the candles, adding a bit of weirdness. But Master He looked normal, and after finishing speaking, he sat back, picked up the tea on the table and drank it.
After a long time, first of all, Lord Wang raised his head, as soon as he moved, all the adults in the four circles also looked up, all looked at him, Lord Wang swept over them, and finally he looked at Master He, and said in a deep voice to confirm again: "Master He, what you said is true?" The Chinese book of the crown of the three subjects is indeed in Jianglin Town? ”
"It's true!" Master He replied without thinking about it.
His reconfirmation still made the faces of all the adults present startled, and their muscles jumped violently, but Lord Wang let out a sigh of relief, was silent for a while, looked at the adults below, and finally made up his mind, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, since what Master He said is true, then we should also think about it for ourselves, for the way of officials, there is no ninth-rate or legitimate at all, as long as you can protect your own interests, even if you use some indiscriminate means, it is common." ”
His eyes swept around, and he asked slowly: "I just don't know if all the adults present have the virtue of being of the same heart as me, and jointly play the joint performance to force the Lord of Zhongshu Ling to appear?" ”
"It's just that we were serving the Lord of Zhongshu Ling before, and this time we betrayed him under the guise of protecting our own interests, if this move is not successful, we will end up being paid by him, what should we do at that time?" Another lord expressed his worries and asked the king.
Although Lord Wang was moved by Master He's words, his expression never relaxed, he was very dignified, obviously thinking about this question, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.
"Isn't Zhen Guogong dying? A huge Wei family, someone must come out to preside over the overall situation, Zhen Guogong is always scheming, presumably before he dies, he must have thought about what to do before he died, if we want to force out the Zhongshu Ling, we have to find a way to start from Zhen Guogong, he is dead, the faster he dies, the better it is for us. Master He's voice came faintly in the dark, and the voice was a little light, but it woke everyone present.
The adults all glanced at each other, and there was a fire in their eyes, and the atmosphere in the room fell into a dull mood again, but the four people present were of one mind.