After a while, the middle-aged man in the scarlet robe came out of the old father's room.

As soon as he went out, a middle-aged man in his forties dressed as a housekeeper immediately greeted him, bowed his hand respectfully, and then whispered:

"Master, the news from Yu Zhang's side - the Zhou family held an ancestor worship in advance and announced the two-week confluence. Now Yuzhang is congratulating everyone in the Zhou family......"

"Oh? Liang Zhen didn't do what the prince wanted? The middle-aged man in the scarlet robe, whose face had been calm, finally showed a trace of doubt.

"I don't know, but the documents of the imperial court arrived as scheduled, and it was obviously Liang Zhen who didn't stop it...... "The housekeeper lowered his head even lower.

The middle-aged man in the scarlet robe took a slow step, paced in the garden in front of the house, turned around for a short time, and then stopped again. The butler immediately followed, making an inquiry......

"It seems that the Zhou family's reaction is very fast, and there may be a high-ranking person to guide them...... This time it didn't damage their reputation, and our Xia family was in Lichuan, so we had to be more low-key...... If you arrange it, within one month, while I'm still here, chop off and collect all the claws of those people, and spit out all the ugly things I used to eat......"

"Yes...... The small ones will be done in a while. However, what the lord means is ...... Still here for at least 1 month? The butler was a little surprised.

"I didn't plan to go back in a hurry. Now that the prince hasn't given me any strength, then we can't go back in a hurry. Keep it, keep it, and wait for the prince to take it anymore. I want to see if the prince can eat the dehaired pig without my summer butcher! The middle-aged man in the scarlet robe squinted his eyes, twisted his beard, and said a little gloomily.

"Master Gao Ming...... the butler naturally accepted a word of flattery, and then lowered his head and asked, "Then over there in the East Palace, do you want to give those people a wake-up?" ”

"Yes, why not? How long has I been gone, Xia Wangxi? They forgot who they were going to follow? Go, immediately send a letter to the young master Wang, reminding him that the errand handed over to the prince by the saint is to test the prince, and we as courtiers must not overstep our responsibilities! ”

"Yes...... The little ones get it. The butler smiled darkly, no problem, and stepped back softly.

The middle-aged man in the crimson robe was silent again, but the sharpness in his eyes was still the same, looking at a peach blossom tree in the luxurious courtyard, he didn't move his steps for a long time.

In the afternoon of the same day, Yongjing, thousands of miles away.

Known as the world's first city, the capital of the Han Dynasty is located on a vast plain, and now has two major areas: the inner city and the outer city...... No, if you count the Imperial City, there are three major sections.

But except for the outer city, the inner city and the imperial city are not like what we are familiar with, and it is enough to circle it with a city wall. The imperial city and the inner city here are all buildings formed by high-rise buildings, and between the high-rise buildings, countless rainbow bridges are used to connect them to form a passage. There are no buildings below six stories below the inner city, which makes Yongjing look like a giant flower on the ground from a bird's-eye view. And the outer city is the petals of flowers.

Don't talk about the imperial city, just say that the buildings in the inner city are all owned by prominent families. For example, to the east of the inner city, there is a brown high-rise building, I don't know what material it is made of, it is seven stories high, and there is no decorative sign outside the building. But if you look closely, you can find that there is a passage on the sixth floor of this building, which leads directly to the imperial city!

This shows that the owner of this building, in the past 100 years, has been an important minister of the imperial court and is the kind that will be summoned by the saint at any time! Otherwise, this "special channel" is not eligible for it.

At this time, the latest landwalker like the "crab" driven by Zhou Daoqi was driving on the imperial city passage in mid-air, and the speed was not fast, but a little leisurely. A thin literati in his mid-fifties, dressed in a brown robe, was leaning against the wall of the carriage, looking at the scenery in mid-air with great interest. Although there are not even half birds in the sky above the capital, just looking at those clouds of different shapes can give birth to romantic reverie.

Slowly, the middle-aged literati finally returned to his own high-rise building. As soon as he got out of the car, a middle-aged man with an elegant temperament but wearing a housekeeper's outfit immediately greeted him.

"Dong Weng is back......" The butler saluted very reservedly, and his gestures were very magnanimous. If it weren't for this butler's robe, some people would believe that he was a full-bellied scholar.

"Brother You here? But what's the matter? The thin middle-aged literati stepped down from the land walker and smiled and saluted the butler. This etiquette and salutation do not regard the other party as a subordinate.

"Xia Wangxi's letterhead, I just arrived. Dong Weng can see for himself......" The housekeeper surnamed You took out a good-textured letterhead from his cuff and handed it to the thin literati.

The thin literati took it and swept it through the ten lines at a glance, as if he had a plan in his heart. He didn't have any mood swings on his face, just looked at his butler with a smile and asked:

"Brother You has also seen it, right? What do you think of Xia Wangxi's 'advice'? ”

"It's just a little trick to retreat." Seeing that the owner asked, the housekeeper You was not polite, and directly expressed his opinion, and seemed to have no respect for the prince and the prince of the current dynasty.

Xia Wangxi wanted to use this trick to make the prince have to invite him out of the mountain, so as to firmly grasp his position and the initiative in doing things. We don't have to cooperate with him! Although nominally, he is the Taifu, and Dong Weng is the young master, but in terms of reputation and qualifications, Dong Weng will not be weaker than him. If it weren't for Taoguang's obscurity, how could Dong Weng be doing idle things to accompany the prince to study? Besides, here in the prince, Xia Wangxi just took advantage of the 'first'.

"Therefore, with such an opportunity, Dong Weng can completely show his skills and help the prince in a predicament, at that time, the prince's reliance on Dong Weng may not exceed his Xia Wangxi.

"Moreover, if it is really as Xia Wangxi expected, the Holy Communion is in danger and will gradually transfer the authority to the crown prince, then Dong Weng should have made plans as soon as possible. If there is a chance, further, Dong Weng will be under the ...... of the dynasty."

Steward You's words are not in vain, but for a smart man like a thin literati, this is no different from the big vernacular. Steward You said these without hesitation, which shows that he is a real confidant.

However, the thin literati did not agree, but smiled "hehe". patted the butler on the shoulder, walked side by side with him, and said:

"Brother You has always regarded Xia Wangxi as a 'nouveau riche'!

"Indeed, the Xia family is not a family, and after three generations, Xia Wangxi has produced such a reading seed. When I was the same year as him, I was the first and he was the second before the palace examination, but when I came to the palace examination, the order was reversed......

"Thirty years ago, I was also indignant, thinking that we both studied 'history', and I also studied 'arts and sciences', but he only studied a 'book'.

"Later, I realized that if this person wins, he will also win in his background."

Seeing that Steward You was a little unimpressed, the thin literati continued to explain: "Xia Wangxi came from a humble background, and he walked carefully every step of the way, and at the same time, he dared to gamble and could seize the opportunity. This is a quality that none of those of us who are from a family or from a noble background do not have. We don't need to be careful, because we have backers behind us, and we don't need to gamble and fight, because we can afford to fail, and no matter how wrong we go, we won't fall into the dust.

"Xia Wangxi is different, so along the way, although he has been lucky, he has also exercised his superhuman keen sense of smell, especially the grasp of the hearts of the people above, it can be said that Zhu Zigui is the first person.

"Today's saint is a bright king, grace and power, the people are benevolent, and the royal is strict, what he wants is a capable and upright person. Therefore, those who sit at the top are all square gentlemen.

"The prince is different, the prince only sat on the throne of the East Palace 2 years ago, and he has a gentle temperament, even weak. Everyone said that the prince will be a benevolent prince in the future. What is the favorite minister of the benevolent king? Of course, it is also considerate, affectionate and loyal! Therefore, in front of the benevolent king, for the courtiers, they can't blindly engage in gentlemen's friendship as light as water, but should 'Qingqing me and me', and mix oil in honey......

Xia Wangxi grasped this very well. The relatives in his hometown were extremely poor and luxurious, but he took the initiative to hand over the handle to the prince. In this way, the prince always wipes his buttocks, which is to 'show kindness' to him - this is the prince's favorite thing to do, so that he has the opportunity to be grateful for the prince's kindness. In turn, this also made the prince feel that this person could not do without him at all, and there was no other way but to be loyal to him, so he would naturally trust him. In addition, he was by the prince's side before he sat in the East Palace, and he was the oldest, and this kind of affection is far from comparable to us.

"Because of this, he can be sure that even if he 'picks a child' this time, it is only regarded as a 'temper' at the prince's place. It's like a couple making trouble behind closed doors, but they can't do without it. You see, this time the prince did not follow his intention to stop the confluence of the Zhou family, and he would immediately notice that the prince might know that he was 'the wicked sue first'. Before the prince shows his dissatisfaction, on the one hand, he still puts on a show and will not run back to admit his mistakes, but on the other hand, he will restrain his family and put on a posture of 'I already know I am wrong, but I am wronged'...... This is actually what he has done for himself and the prince. ”

"This ...... Isn't it too contrived? The dignified prince and the princess, how can such a little woman behave like a pie......" Listening to the analysis of the thin literati, Steward You looked crooked.

"But the prince just eats this set! He would think that Xia Wangxi was still considerate of him in his heart...... If you have a temper, then you have to appease it...... So, don't look at Xia Wangxi and stay in his hometown, but in fact, the prince will only miss him more. At this time, if someone can't see this clearly, and rashly wants to take the position of Taifu Xia, it will only make the prince feel 'opportunistic, ruthless and unrighteous'! ”