Hearing Wang Gao's words, Li Xian opened his mouth and said: "Lord Wang is really too praised, Li Xian is just a civil official in the court, where can he compare with Lord Wang in charge of the world, Wang Dacai is a national warrior, the court cannot be without a household for a day, and a household cannot be without a king for a day." ”

Wang Gao heard Li Xian's words, so he opened his mouth and said: "Master Li has such words of admiration, how can Wang be a person." It's not enough to be a mess of the household, to be honest, there are really few people who can afford it. ”

When Li Xian heard that he had such words, he understood in his heart that Wang Gao's words meant to retreat into advance, so he bowed his head and said: "What Lord Wang said is very true, and from the current situation, this is the case. The household department is the lifeblood of the imperial court, and it is by no means a person who is in charge of fame, only a person like Lord Wang who is really willing to do things for the people of his family and country can do it. ”

Wang Gao heard Li Xian's words, nodded and said, "What Master Li said is not true at all, this is the case. It's not that the old man occupies the seat and is unwilling to step down, it's just the name of the court. If you let someone who is not suitable for her position get it, I am afraid that it will not be beneficial to the people of my family and country. ”

Li Xian heard Wang Gao's words, so he echoed casually: "Lord Wang's words are the words of a sage and a gentleman, and only Lord Wang in the court is a sage and gentleman of the inner and outer kings. ”

Wang Gao was extremely happy when he saw Li Xian's words come out of his mouth, so he bowed his head to Li Xian and said: "Lord Li, you and I know each other and cherish each other, so it is better to make friends and call each other brothers." ”

Li Xian heard Wang Gao's words, so he said: "Okay, what Lord Wang said about the Holy Sect is in line with the intention of the lower officials, and the foolish brother hopes that from now on, you and I will attack mistakes like stones, and we will be like gold with one heart, and we will have no negative life." ”

Hearing him say this, Wang Gao, the head of the household department, was naturally extremely happy and nodded at Li Xian and said, "Lord Li has such words, which really makes Wang feel ashamed. ”

When Li Xian heard this, he said: "Lord Wang doesn't need to say this, you and I are officials in the same dynasty, and we should help each other." ”

Seeing Li Xian's words, Hubu Shangshu nodded and said: "What Lord Li said is really not bad, judging from the current situation, we, the officials of the court, are caught between the infighting between Lord Xu Youzhen and Lord Shi Heng, which is a dilemma, and we are to blame at every turn." I also want to ask Master Li for more advice. ”

When Li Xian heard this, he hurriedly opened his mouth and said: "Lord Wang, don't say this, the lower officials are soft-spoken, and the official position is lowly and lowly, how can you give any good advice to Lord Shangshu Wang." Pointing out that can't be talked about at all. ”

Hearing Li Xian's words, Wang Gao, the head of the household department, felt that Li Xian was just a very pretentious gesture, so he said to Li Xian: "Lord Li Xian's words are not too modest, and the official said this, naturally knowing that Lord Li is a grasp in front of Lord Shi, and Lord Shi is very blue-eyed towards Lord Li. ”

Li Xian saw that Wang Gao, the head of the household department, said this, so he pretended to be extremely surprised and said vaguely: "Lord Wang is really well-informed, Lord Shi Hengshi saw Li Xian privately yesterday, and he never thought that Lord Wang actually knew it clearly, Li Xian really admired it very much. ”

Seeing Li Xian's words, Wang Gao, the head of the household department, was a little complacent: "What Li Xian said is not bad at all, in fact, the official still has some ways, to tell Brother Li the truth, in fact, the news of Brother Li's secret meeting with Lord Shi Heng was told to the official by Shi Qian, the housekeeper in Lord Shi's mansion." ”

When Li Xian heard the words of the Hubu Shangshu, he suddenly realized in his heart that all the doubts of last night were understood.

Judging from the current situation, it must be that Wang Gao, the head of the household department, bought Shi Qian, the housekeeper in Shi Heng's mansion, so that he could find out the news for himself.

Because of this, the salty and indifferent words that Shi Heng said to himself yesterday reached the ears of Hubu Shangshu so quickly.

Thinking about it this way, Li Xian understood in his heart why as soon as he returned to the mansion last night, the henchmen and servants in the mansion reported that the distinguished guests from the mansion of Lord Shangshu of the Household Department had been waiting for a long time, and the situation turned out to be caused by the secret report from Shi Qian, the housekeeper in Shi Heng's mansion, to the Household Shangshu.

After thinking through this, Li Xian opened his mouth to Wang Gao, the head of the household, and said, "Lord Wang, judging from the current situation, things are just as Lord Wang said. It's just that Lord Shi proposed in front of Xia Guan that he wanted to help Xia Guan move his seat in the court, but Xia Guan had already refused the matter. Lord Wang need not worry. ”

Hearing Li Xian's clear and righteous advice, although Wang Gao, the head of the household department, was relieved a lot, but he still felt that this matter was careless, so he said to Li Xian: "Lord Li, you can defend this official like this, this official is grateful, but I don't know what Lord Shi Heng thinks in his heart, it stands to reason that the official gave Lord Shi Heng Bing respect, charcoal respect and festival respect have never been broken, how Lord Shi Heng has taken a fancy to this small position of this official." ”

Li Xian heard this from Wang Gao, the head of the household, and knew in his heart that there were still some mysteries in this person's heart that could not be solved.

Li Xian thought about it for a while, and felt that if he wanted to make Hubu Shangshu not cause trouble for himself, he was pulling his hind legs, or hoping to help him in the future, but he could only be honest and help him in this matter.

After thinking about this matter, Li Xian said to the head of the household, Wang Gao Shili: "My lord, from the current situation, this is the case, if the lord does not believe it, the lower official can take the lord to Lord Shi's mansion to confront each other. ”

Hearing Li Xian's words, Wang Gao, the head of the household department, felt a little confused in his heart, he saw that Li Xian had such a categorical attitude, and naturally understood in his heart that this matter was definitely not Li Xian's instructions, so if it was Shi Heng's intention, it would be even more necessary to guard against it.

With this panicked thought in his heart, Wang Gao, the head of the household, had no choice but to speak to Li Xian: "Lord Li, there is no need to be so polite, this official has never doubted Lord Li's intentions, but if you go to Lord Shi to discuss this matter for no reason, it will be a little bad after all." ”

Li Xian heard such a statement from the mouth of Wang Gao, the head of the household department, and understood in his heart that this person still wanted to go to Shi Heng to get to the bottom of the matter, but now he is afraid of Shi Heng's power, and he is afraid that when the time comes, he will not be able to get off the stage.

Li Xian thought so in his heart, so he said to the head of the household: "Your Excellency doesn't have to be like this, Lord Shi Heng is not a tiger, although Lord Shi Heng is red and purple in front of the emperor, it is not enough to be a reasonable person, as long as Lord Wang is willing to explain this matter to Lord Shi with Li Xian, then this matter will be extremely smooth." ”

Hearing Li Xian's words, Lord Hubu Shangshu Wang opened his mouth to Li Xian with some surprise and said, "Lord Li is sure. ”

Seeing that the head of the household department had such a question, Li Xian knew in his heart that this person was still a little moved, so he spoke to this person: "That's right, as long as Lord Wang and Li go to Lord Shi to say something, then Lord Shi will agree to this matter even if he doesn't look at the face of the monk and the face of the Buddha." In the future, the position of the head of the household book will be as safe as a rock for adults. ”

When the head of the household department heard Li Xian's words, he said to Li Xian: "Lord Li is willing to help like this, and this official doesn't know how to repay him." ”

When Li Xian heard this, he said to the head of the household: "Lord Wang doesn't have to be polite, since you and I are the same bureaucrats, Li Xian should do his best in such things. ”

Hearing Li Xian's words, Hubu Shangshu said, "Okay, thank you Lord Li for your help this time." ”

When Li Xian heard this, he nodded and said, "Lord Wang is polite, it's a trivial matter, why bother to say thank you." ”

Lord Hubu Shangshu Wang heard Li Xian's words, so he said to Li Xian: "Lord Li, this matter is definitely not the case, although it is a trivial matter for Lord Li, but it is not a trivial matter for the old man, the old man has lived in the household department Shangshu for some years, if he is squeezed out by Lord Shi before returning to his hometown with the emperor's beggar bones, the old man's family will suddenly lose their way to live. ”

Hearing this, Li Xian opened his mouth and said, "Lord Wang, don't say this, Li can't afford it." ”

Lord Hubu Shangshu Wang said in his mouth: "Brother Li, Brother Fangcai, what I said is from my heart, right now Xu Youzhen and Shi Heng are fighting fiercely in the court, seeing that the political situation is about to make big waves again, although I am a Hubu Shangshu, but after all, there is no party for personal gain, Xu Youzhen and Shi Heng, who are in the same party and fight against each other, are powerful, and they will be sandwiched between these two people in the future, but I am afraid that it will be extremely difficult to be a person." However, the household department is in charge of the world's degree branches, and must not be controlled at will, even if the old man fights this old bone, he must keep the position of the household secretary, and never give it away easily. ”

Li Xian couldn't help but be quite surprised when he saw that Lord Shangshu Wang of the Ministry of Household was thinking like this, he didn't expect that this person still had a lot of backbone, but he couldn't see it before, Li Xian felt that the political situation in the court was still quite promising.

With this thought in his heart, Li Xian said to the head of the household: "Lord Wang has such ambitions and intentions, and Li Xian also admires them very much. ”

Li Xian, who heard this, nodded and said: "Lord Li has won the award, the old man is so old, and there are some old horses who love the stack, and after it spreads, I am afraid that some people will say that Wang Gao, the head of the household department, is an old fool, and he actually stands in the pit and does not." ”

When Li Xian heard him say this, he replied: "Your Excellency doesn't need to be presumptuous, from the current point of view, things are far from being as bad as what you say to your lord, even if there is some gossip in the court, your lord doesn't have to pay attention to it." ”

Hearing Li Xian's words of consolation, Lord Hubu Shangshu Wang was naturally extremely pleased, so he said to Li Xian: "What Lord Li Xian said is not bad at all, the old man has the right to listen to the words of the lord, keep this old bone, and serve the court and the emperor for a few more years." ”

When Li Xian heard this, he opened his mouth and said: "Lord Wang should be old and strong, and do a good job with the court and the emperor." ”

When the head of the household department heard this, he opened his mouth to Li Xian and said: "Lord Li has this advice, this official should consider this matter carefully, thank you Lord Li for your enlightenment this time." ”

Seeing that the head of the household department had such a statement, Li Xian opened his mouth and said: "Lord Wang doesn't have to be too humble, even if there is no enlightenment this time, adults can do so." ”

Seeing Li Xian's words, Lord Hubu Shangshu Wang smiled and said: "Lord Li, Lord Li, you are really a roundworm in the old man's stomach, not bad at all, this is exactly what he said." The old man really has no intention of leaving the officialdom at the moment. ”

Li Xian heard that Lord Wang of the Ministry of Household Affairs had this words, so he said: "Okay, since Lord Wang is so minded, let's go to Lord Shi's mansion with Li Xian." ”

Hearing Li Xian's words, Lord Wang couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and then said to Li Xian: "Lord Li said this, that is, you must go to Shiheng Mansion with this official. ”

When Li Xian heard this, he nodded to Lord Wang, the head of the household department, and then spoke: "It is this, Lord Wang, you also know that since Lord Shi has that promise to Li, although Li is unwilling to plunder the beauty of people, other officials may not have the same idea as Li. ”

Hearing Li Xian's words, Lord Wang alerted Li Xian, and from the current situation, things were really as Li Xian said.

Although Li Xian did not publicly accept the handicap offered by Shi Heng in front of Shi Heng, his current household book is quite reliable, but it is difficult to ensure that Shi Heng talks about this matter to others, and other officials may not have Li Xian's ethics, even if someone has Li Xian's ethics, they may not have Li Xian's virtue, after all, there are only a few ministries in the imperial court, and many officials have been looking forward to being able to become the ministry of a certain ministry one day.

Thinking of this in his heart, Lord Hubu Shangshu Wang felt that it was necessary to meet Shi Heng in person, and it was better to see Shi Heng in late than early, if he went late, Shi Heng promised the position of Hubu Shangshu to an important subordinate, and it would be even more difficult to redeem it when the time came.

After thinking of such a thing in his heart, Hubu Shangshu also moved his mind, and then said to Li Xian: "What Lord Li said is very true, judging from the current situation, it is still necessary to see Lord Shi Heng. ”

Li Xian saw that Lord Wang of the Ministry of Household Affairs said this, so he also said: "It is better to see early than late, judging from the current situation, Lord Wang, without further ado, it is better to follow me to Shifu immediately." ”

Lord Hubu Shangshu Wang had already agreed to this matter in his heart, so he said to Li Xian: "Well, judging from the current situation, it is not a good way to go and meet Lord Shi to strike first. ”

Li Xian saw that Lord Shangshu Wang of the household department agreed with his words, so he opened his mouth and said, "Okay, then come with me." ”

After Li Xian, the head of the household, heard this, he said to Li Xian: "Slow, Lord Li, from the current situation, it seems that there is something wrong with Wang Mou's official clothes to pay homage to Shi Heng, or change into civilian clothes." ”

When Li Xian heard his words, he opened his mouth and said to Lord Wang, the head of the household book: "Lord Wang, according to Li, Shi Heng's temperament is quite a bit of a great achievement, and the Lord Shi will be even more pleased when he goes to pay homage to him in full official clothes." ”

Hearing Li Xian's statement, Lord Hubu Shangshu Wang thought for a while, and suddenly had a comprehension, at present, Xu Youzhen and Shi Heng are fighting openly and secretly in the court, both sides are trying their best to win over people, and an official at the level of the ministry like himself is really the object that Shi Heng and Xu Youzhen want to woo, and now if he goes to pay homage to Shi Heng in public service, he will inevitably give Shi Heng the impression that he is willing to belong to his faction, so that it is quite beneficial to stabilize his position as the head of the household department in the court.

After thinking about this matter, Lord Shangshu Wang of the household department naturally admired Li Xian very much, so he said to Li Xian: "The ancients said: Listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years. The truth that Master Li just said is profound and profound, and it is very inspiring to Lord Ben. Master Li can be described as a teacher of Wang. ”

Li Xian saw that Lord Wang, the head of the household department, said with words: "Lord Wang doesn't have to be so polite, judging from the current situation, Li has not done anything, why should you care so much." Today, when I arrived in Shi Heng's mansion, things may be a little variable, and I ask Lord Wang to prepare. ”

Hearing Li Xian's words, Lord Shangshu Wang of the Ministry of Household opened his mouth and said: "What your lord said is not bad at all, and from the current situation, this is the case. However, since Wang has decided to go to Shiheng Mansion and his party, he is naturally not afraid of the variables in between. ”

When Li Xian heard him say this, he opened his mouth and said: "Since Lord Wang has this preparation, it is not enough, Ministry, it's not too early, you and I should go on the road." ”

When he heard this, he opened his mouth and said, "Okay, that's good." ”

After the two of them left the mansion together, they each took their own sedan chairs, and then the two green sedan chairs were carried to Shi Heng's mansion one after the other.

After arriving at Shi Heng's mansion, the forerunner put a name on the concierge of Shi Mansion.

The porter of Shifu saw that the noble guest of the head of the house, Lord Li, and the head of the household came to visit the door, and he did not dare to slack off, so he immediately sent someone to inform Shi Heng.

While sending someone to inform Shi Heng, he welcomed Li Xian and Wang Gao, the head of the household department, into the mansion.

Shi Heng heard in the mansion that Li Xian and Wang Gao, the head of the household, were visiting together, and he was a little surprised, not enough who Shi Heng was, so he quickly ordered someone to invite the two adults to come.

When they met, Shi Heng saw that Wang Gao, the head of the household department, actually came to see him from the whole lieutenant's office, and he was quite surprised, and before he could ask questions, he saw Wang Gao and Li Xian, the head of the household department, hurriedly walked to him, and then knelt down to salute himself.

"Xiaguan Li Xian, meet Lord Shi."

"Xiaguan Wang Gao, meet Lord Shi."