Chapter 051 Ask the bottom
Listening to Cai Jing's question about Xu Xi, Shen Kuo nodded and answered, "There is indeed such a person in the army, but why did Yuan Chang think of asking this person?"
Cai Jing frowned slightly, and his skinny fingers knocked on the table, as if he was conserving something. For a moment, he looked up and said to the king, "The bodyguard just caught a man and secretly looked around the door of the house. The bodyguard tortured him. He said that it was Xu Xi who sent him to secretly protect the prince's comfort."
"Protect me and comfort me, hehe, I think he wants to stare at me and see if there is anything wrong with me. Yuan Chang, this man has also served under my father. You should know him." Wang Zong sneered and said,
Hearing Wang's words, Cai Jing's expression relaxed a little: "I know that he had worked together in the company in those years. He was the same wall grass as Lu Huiqing. Seeing that the emperor was shaken by the innovation, he immediately changed the direction of the wind. By the way, why did he follow you here?"
Shen Kuo said, "This is the proposal of this man to send troops to build Yongle City. The emperor promoted his official position, and he is also a deputy commander in this expedition to Xixia."
"Oh~" Cai Jing suddenly realized and was even more relieved,
Wang side smiled and said, "Look at your cautious appearance, are you afraid that people will secretly visit your corruption and bribery?"
There was a blush on Cai Jing's thin and boneless cheeks, which seemed to be right by the king. He laughed dryly: "It's always right to be careful. I admit that I'm a little greedy. If I'm embezzled and bribery, then I won't admit it. Besides, which official is not greedy, I'm still good for me. After all. I don't have the same party, or do something to harm others.
"Huo, it seems that it has changed a lot in the past ten years. Don't you talk about the Wutai poetry case?" Wang said and took a look at Shen Kuo,
This time it's Shen Kuo's turn to blush: "Look at you, I just didn't speak for Su Shi. I didn't hurt him. Besides, it was Li Ding who hurt him. You can't get rid of this matter."
"What does it have to do with me?" Wang Blinked at Shen Kuo,
Shen Kuo rolled up his sleeves and seemed to argue about this matter: "Of course, it's related. Li Ding hates Su Shi. Previously, he proposed to Su Shi to marry Su Xiaomei. As a result, it's okay for Su Shi didn't agree. He also humiliated Li Ding. Whether Su Xiaomei married you or not has anything to do with you. Later, Li Ding didn't give up. ......"
"Cough..." Cai Jing suddenly coughed. Shen Kuo also felt that he had a little too much and immediately stopped talking.
"How can he not give up later?" Wang stopped his chopsticks and stared at Shen Kuo,
Shen Kuo also knows how to talk about it. After all, some things are rumors. Besides, how can these gossips be used as the basis for competition in officialdom?
"Your Majesty, you just came back from the outside this time. Shall we have a party and eat and drink more..." Cai Jing said and filled the glass for Wang,
Wang put down his chopsticks: "Brother Shen, do you want to say that Li Ding and Su Shi have a deep resentment, and the Wutai poetry case is just a borrowed topic."
Shen Kuo laughed and said, "Yes, yes, the prince still knows me. That's what I mean." He said that he was busy to toasting the glass next to the king, but instead of holding the glass, the king said, "You know that if you have been away for 14 years and still treat me as a brother, you should know everything, so how Li Ding didn't give up."
Now Shen Kuo is worried. Wang is going to hold on to this matter. If he tells the truth, Wang's temper will definitely play with Li Ding when he returns to the capital. If he doesn't tell the truth, he doesn't know how to answer Wang. He looked at Cai Jing for help,
Cai Jing hurriedly took over and said, "It's not a big deal. Men should get married and women should get married, and they can remarry. This is human condition, but how can the princess remarry casually? What's more, Princess Su has such a harsh brother. This is not to make fun of Li Ding again, and it's not the first time. In that case, it was talled by the public. They were all court officials. Of course, they couldn't lose face.
Wang was very happy to hear this. His wife was very loyal, and his eldest brother-in-law was so powerful: "Haha, it's also because Su Shi is unlucky, but after all, it's for my family's business. I'll comfort him when I go back." After saying that, he raised his glass and drank it all.
Shen Kuochang breathed, "No, these are all small things. Maybe when the court will call Su Shi back. Ten years in Hedong and ten years in Hexi, this is very normal in officialdom. Only life is still there, and there is always a chance. I'm afraid of being harmed. In the end, I will die unjustly and even the cause of death is unknown. That's not worth it."
"Cough, cough..." Now Cai Jing coughed even more fiercely,
Wang side frowned and looked at Cai Jing. This guy's face was yellow and thin and he still coughed like this. Don't get tuberculosis anymore. If it's contagious, he will die. He will have a meal with him. When he is infected with lung disease, he doesn't know how to die.
"Yuan Chang, your cough is a disease. It has to be cured." Wang said with concern,
Cai Jing was choked by Wang's words and pretended to cough. He quickly took out a silk handkerchief to cover his mouth and said, "I don't usually cough. I didn't start coughing until I saw Brother Shen today."
"See me? Which one of my words is wrong? Some things are just that everyone doesn't say. Don't you have any doubts in your heart? Anyway, you are also a person from the royal palace. If you have something to say..." Shen Kuo said,
Cai Jing finally stopped coughing. He looked up and saw that Wang was frowning and looking at himself. He quickly lowered his head and pretended to wipe his mouth with a handkerchief. Now Wang was even more suspicious. He looked at Shen Kuo again. Shen Kuo waved his hand: "I don't know anything."
"Who are you talking about in the royal palace?" Wang's face gradually became serious,
Cai Jing sighed: "I was very happy to see the prince today. Even if the prince said so many things about me just now, I think the prince should say to me. Over the years, I have wanted to save more silver. If I have saved enough money, I will resign and quit. But this process is inevitably a little against your will as you said, but it is not so. I can't do it. In the first few years, Xining supported innovation, but the more he came, the more he indulged in the opposition. After a long time, different political opinions became a political party. Maybe anyone would be unlucky at any time. From the prime minister was beaten in the palace to the eldest prince's death, this was the result of the struggle. As for Su Shi's involvement is just a aftermath.
Wang was really angry when he heard this. He slapped the table and stood up, walked back and forth a few times in the room. Finally, he stopped staring at Cai Jing and asked, "My father was beaten in the palace. Who was beaten? I have also heard of my brother's death. Do you say that my brother's death has something else?"
Cai Jing knew that these things could not be concealed. Even if he didn't say today, he would know sooner or later when the king returned to the capital. "In the first night, Wang Anshi rode into the palace and was stopped by the bodyguards when he was at Xuandemen. He said that the prime minister of the king offended the emperor, and he didn't know who gave them an order. He slapped Wang Xianggong with a face. The whole dynasty knew that the final punishment of the emperor was only ten bodyguard boards.
"Damn it." The king's angry punch fell on the table. Officials above the third grade of Xuandemen could not disench the horse. There was only a place to disekwage in the palace, which was obviously provoking trouble. "What about after that?"
"In the future, this matter will not be over, but everyone knows that the prince's general trend has gone. After the prince resigned as prime minister, Lv Huiqing became the prime minister. Later, the emperor summoned the prince again. The prince was the prime minister for the second time. Lv Huiqing kept provoking right and wrong in front of the emperor to exclude the prime minister, and opposed the addition of the eldest prince Wang Yu as the dragon map. The eldest prince saw that Lv Huiqing's kindness was revenge, and he was furious and went to the court with illness. At the same time, he collected Lv Huiqing's charges. Who knew that Lv Huiqing was sophisticated. He was a villain first sued, saying that the eldest prince played with the prince and made a blind date to tease the royal family. He also said that the eldest prince was so lofty and far-minded and not a minor official. There are many charges. The eldest son has a good face. He is in a hurry and can't afford to get sick. He was only thirty-three years old when he died.
Cai Jing said that, he took a sip of wine: "Mrs. Pang Di remarried Zhao Hao when the eldest prince was critically ill. At that time, the prince must have been helpless. I heard that when the eldest prince closed his eyes, he also held a word with the words "Beautiful Eyes". Do you think the prince is confused? The eldest prince's death is not unfair, my lord. After the death of the eldest prince, he resigned from the position of prime minister again. He must have been disheartened. The great sadness of life is that of old man lost his son. The prince left, and the eldest prince also left..."
There is a colic in Wang's heart. After all, Wang Anshi has been his reborn father for more than ten years, and Wang Yu is his own brother. Now his family has broken down and died like this.
"Oy, stop talking..." Shen Kuo saw that Wang looked sad and reminded Cai Jing,
Shang Yang was cracked by the car, and Zhang Ju was liquidated afterwards. Wang Anshi was scolded because he was incompetent in governance, the people were unable to make a living, and even imposed on the crime of the subjugation of the Song Dynasty. There was a chill beside the king. There was no mistake in innovation. The fault was that the emperor was not resolute. If there was no law, there was no law, which was no law. The change was the root cause of the chaos, but It's these to tell them that to the people of the Song Dynasty, can they understand, even today's emperor Zhao Yu, like all emperors, if there is a good thing, he is a wise king. In case of something to do, let his subordinates take the blame,
Zhao Yu did not have the kindness of Renzong, the heroic martial arts of Taizu, and even not as far as Zhao Shu of Yingzong. However, it was such an emperor who had a good relationship with the king since he was a child, but he always had doubts and guard against the king. He lost no time to steal all the wealth that Wang had worked hard to build. At the same time, he also stole Wang Anshi's thoughts. It's a pity that he didn't understand the essence. He didn't have a rich country and strong soldiers from the bottom of his heart, but wanted to be a generation of holy monarchs.
Fourteen years ago, I was afraid that Wang would slap the table and say everything in his heart, but now he won't. After listening to Cai Jing's statement, he slowly sat back to his seat and picked up the wine glass: "These things are over. I have no desire to compete when I come back this time. When I go back to see my father to reassure him, then I plan to Walk around to see the changes of more than ten years. As for the matter of the court, my father can let it go. What can't I let go?
"That's right. If the emperor blames us when we go back, I will resign, and our brothers will also visit famous mountains and rivers for a good walk." Shen Kuo hurriedly said,
Cai Jing didn't say anything. The king's answer made him feel that the prince was no longer the prince in those years. He didn't know that the happy king had not changed. The different things the king had to do more this time, so big that Cai Jing and Shen Kuo couldn't imagine,