Chapter 42 41. You Disguised, He Visited Privately

"Oh, oh," Wang Zhi didn't know how to react for a moment.Are you pretending not to know that this is Prince Wu?Or do you bow your head and salute like ordinary people?
She had no choice but to fall to the ground, "The villain Wang Xin kowtowed to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" This time when she left Beijing, Wang Zhi borrowed the name of her elder brother Wang Xin.

"Brother Wang, please get up! Please get up!" Liu Ju didn't have the arrogance of a superior, and hurriedly helped her up.

"I was visiting in private," Liu Ju said with a smile, "Brother Wang is a rare genius in this world! We fell in love at first sight, and Brother Wang and I have become brothers with different surnames. From now on, Brother Wang doesn't have to do this big gift!"

Wang Zhi still said coyly: "Don't dare, dare not! The prince is the king, and the villain is the people, how can he overstep?"

"If there are other people, brother Wang can follow the etiquette. As between you and me, brother Wang doesn't need to be polite. Wouldn't it be beautiful for you and me to write poems and books together, sleep on our feet, and travel together?" Liu Ju looked fascinated .

Fall asleep? !Come on you big head ghost!Do you have a tendency to break your back?

"The villain has a master to serve, I'm afraid I can't follow the prince..." Wang Zhi declined.

"Brother Wang, how can you be a doorman? I am five times as good as you. Is my servant inferior to a doorman?"

Liu Ju looked determined to win, "Look at your master, he is also a bold person, with excellent martial arts skills. If he is interested, I can recommend him to be an official."

"This..." Wang Zhi laughed dryly, "I still need to ask the master."

A cup of tea and fruit was set out. Liu Ju held hands with Wang Zhi, sat by the window, looked at the boats passing by, and sighed: "There are thousands of people, and I met you, such a beautiful young man! What a fate! Brother Wang, will you meet me?" chess?"

Liuboqi, your elder brother——Liu Xian, the former prince of the Wu Kingdom, was shot to death by my husband with a chessboard!You don't have a psychological shadow?
Wang Zhi thought and shook his head.She can only play checkers and backgammon, which is different from the current chess skills.

"Brother Wang said in the tavern that day, tofu making, what green and what beauty? Can you tell me?" Liu Ju asked curiously.

"The villain is talking nonsense! The prince is laughing!"

Wang Zhi thought, Potassium chloride, sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, you won’t understand even if you tell them.I also want to give you some popular science, write down the molecular formula?I am a science expert, and I won the short video award in the Science Popularization Competition of the Pharmaceutical Society.

"Brother Wang, how about you and me drinking and having fun? On that day in the tavern, Brother Wang was very happy! Singing and dancing, he was as graceful as a fairy. I am a servant, and I can play the lute very well. Let him help the wine..."

"No, no, no," Wang Zhi waved his hands, "The crown prince likes poetry, and the villain just needs to show his ugliness."

drinking?Quit drinking!Zhidu's sharp eyes frightened her.She can no longer drink alcohol and make a fool of herself when she is away from home!
"Let me sing a poem!

A boat full of autumn colors,
Tiling ten miles of lake light.

Boshen let me watch the setting sun,
Let go of the thin waves.

Tomorrow the wind will be better,

Why not sleep out tonight.

Playing neon clothes in the Crystal Palace,
Quasi-imitation Yueyang Tower. "

"This boat sails on the water, it's a real scene! What a poem!" Liu Ju praised, "Where is Yueyang Tower?"

"Yueyang Tower... naturally in Yueyang... Changsha Kingdom..." Wang Zhi was tongue-tied.

"Changsha Kingdom?" Liu Ju paused, "If Brother Wang likes it, why don't we travel together?"

Wang Zhi wanted to smack his head.His own IQ is not online, and this Liu Ju's IQ is also worrying.A poem from later generations actually made Prince Wu want to leave the country to play?Where can I find Yueyang Tower?
"Your Highness, it's getting late. It's time for the villain to leave." Wang Zhi wanted to run away.

"Brother Wang, how about staying here? I'll send my followers to send a message to your master..."

"Thank you Your Highness for your kindness! The villain dare not. One is that the master needs to be served, and the other is that the villain cannot sleep well, so he can only live in a quiet room alone, otherwise he will get sick due to lack of sleep." Wang Zhi made an excuse to decline.

Liu Ju couldn't force him to stay, so he reluctantly said, "Brother Wang will come back tomorrow, and I'll wait for you."

Wang Yan saluted with a smile: "That's natural, I will come to attend the prince's appointment tomorrow morning."

Returning to his own boat with a heavy heart, Wang Zhi, Ji Bu, and Zhi all talked about their sworn marriage with Liu Ju, and Ji Bu burst out laughing.

"That's nothing!" Ji Bu said, "So what if he is Prince Wu? His father and the emperor are still cousins!"

"Father Wu Wang and his son have always liked to recruit talents. Liu Ju and Prince Wang are sworn brothers, which is also their consistent style, and they want to win people's hearts." Zhi Du said.

"I thought that there are many rich and noble people in Wu, and the grandeur of the son Ju is not surprising, but I didn't expect it to be Prince Wu! When we go to the Wu Palace to announce the decree, will Liu Ju turn his face? Think I lied to him?" Wang Zhi A little uneasy.

"You pretended to be a private visit. You concealed your identity. So what if you lied to him? But if he inquires about General Ji's swordsmanship, he won't be ignorant. I'm still used to it at home!" Zhi Du comforted.

"Wu Wang and his son have not invited the court for more than ten years. They just sent envoys to the court. Naturally, they are alienated from the court. They are also arrogant. How can they see others?" Ji Bu sneered.

"Then Liu Ju wants to invite me to be his retainer, and he also recommends General Ji to the King of Wu as an official in the court." As he spoke, Wang Yan laughed, "Praise General Ji for his good martial arts!"

"Haha," Ji Bu stroked his beard and laughed, "When we get to Guangling, once the imperial decree comes out, let's see if he dares to trust him with his yellow mouth! The prince will still get along with him as a commoner."

The two boats traveled together for two days. Every morning, Liu Ju sent someone to invite Wang Zhi to his boat.The two recited poems to match each other, and Wang Zhi also taught him "scissors, rock, and cloth" to carry out drinking orders.

Bao Zhao, a Fu writer, described Yangzhou under the rule of King Wu in "Wucheng Fu", "When it was in its heyday, books were hung on cars, people rode on shoulders, dust was blowing to the ground, and songs were blowing to the sky."

Guangling, also known as Yangzhou, Jiangdu, Weiyang.Known as "the famous capital of Huaizuo and the best place in Zhuxi", it enjoys the reputation of "the first city with canals in China".

After the two teams have landed, they will go their separate ways.

"The master has important duties, and the villain must follow. Accepting money from others is a matter of loyalty. I bid farewell to His Highness the Crown Prince!" Wang Zhi bid farewell to Liu Ju.

"Brother Wang," Liu Ju held Wang Zhi's hand reluctantly, "You just follow the master to do things. How about you and I meeting in Yunfulou in three days' time?"

"Okay!" Wang Zhi agreed.

Yunfulou?I'm afraid you're going to the Qi-stun Tower!
Ji Bu and his group went to the station to rest and change their clothes.Naturally, the boat is no better than the land.Nerves were tensed all the way, and when they arrived at the station, everyone relaxed a little.

Ji Bu ordered Yicheng to block the news first, but someone had already notified Wu Xiang Yuan Ang.

Yuan An was a native of Chu, and later migrated to Anling.During Empress Lu's period, Yuan Ang became Lu Lu's retainer.After Han Wendi ascended the throne, his brother Yuan Kui recommended him and was appointed Zhonglang.Because of repeated outspoken advice, he could not stay in the capital for a long time, so he was transferred to be the captain of Longxi.Later, he was transferred to be the prime minister of Qi State, and soon, he was transferred to Wu State as the prime minister.

Yuan An and Ji Bu are both from Chu, and they are close friends with Ji Bu's brother Ji Xin.

In that year, Zhang Cang, the former censor, was promoted to prime minister, and the censor was vacant.Yuan An once recommended Ji Bu to Emperor Wen to be the imperial censor.

The position of doctor censor is an official position that offends others, and is responsible for supervising all officials.That is to say, the person who serves as the doctor of the royal family must be impartial in order to be able to handle the work in this position fairly.How can you manage others if you don't understand yourself?
And Ji Bu has always been a person with a great sense of justice and loves to fight against injustices.There is even a saying: "It is better to get Jibu Yinuo to get a hundred catties of gold", which is an idiom allusion of "A promise is a thousand pieces of gold".Emperor Wen should have valued this point before considering making Ji Bu the imperial doctor.

But at this time, someone spoke ill of Ji Bu to Emperor Wen.That is, Ji Bu likes to drink heavily, and it is difficult for others to get close to him.

It is not a bad thing that others are difficult to get close to. After all, the position of Doctor Yushi is responsible for supervising officials, and having too many connections is not conducive to work.Alcoholism is a weakness. If others use alcohol to bribe Ji Bu, can Ji Bu resist it?

When others said this, Emperor Wen hesitated.So, this matter was temporarily shelved.Jibu stayed in the residence for a month, and Emperor Wen only summoned him because he said that he liked the importance of Hedong County.Ji Bu had no choice but to return to the post of the prefect of Hedong County.

Therefore, as soon as Yuan An got the news, he rushed to the post station to meet each other.

Ji Bu's appointment as an imperial envoy in Beijing this time was recommended by Prince Liu Qi.One is that Ji Bu is well-known in Wu and Chu, which has a deterrent effect on the King of Wu;

Crown Prince Liang Di, still incarnated as a follower, accompanied General Ji.

"Brother Ji came from a long way, and Ang would like to invite you to the Prime Minister's residence. Why did Brother Ji refuse?" When Yuan Ang saw Ji Bu, he kindly patted his shoulder.

Ji Bu chuckled, "I'm on official business, so it's inconvenient to give and receive in private." After he finished speaking, he bowed, leaving Yuan Ang in a state of confusion.

Ji Bu gave way to the reception room, both of them were a little cautious.

"Yuan Xiang, are you okay in Wu?" Ji Bu asked.

"Good! Good! Compared with Chu, it is even more humid! Drink a few cups a day to drive away the miasma. If Brother Ji stays here for a long time, you and I can often get together and drink together."

Then there is who is so and so in your family, who is so in my family, and the wheels are going around and around, and around and around.

Wang Zhi knew it was time to leave the stage.Maybe there is something that people don't want me to hear!He winked at Zhidu, sang a promise and left.

This Yuan Ang was straight-eyed, articulate, and full of spirit. One could tell at a glance that he was a man who was in the officialdom, bold on the outside and restrained on the inside.

Not long after Wang Zhi returned to his room, Yuan An left.Ji Bu then came to report the details.

"My lord, Prime Minister Yuan doesn't want to be prime minister in Wu! He said bluntly that the emperor put him by the fire pond, and if he didn't pay attention, he would be burned!" Ji Bu sighed.

Wang Zhi laughed: "General Ji and Prime Minister Yuan have known each other for a long time. If he has complaints, he can only complain to General Ji."

"Yuan Xiangben was a loyal and honest minister, but he offended some people just because of his outspoken advice..."

"But the eunuch Zhao Tan? I heard that Yuan Xiang has already beaten Zhao Tan!"

Emperor Wen traveled by car, and Zhao Tan served in the car.Yuan Ang knelt in front of the carriage and said to Emperor Wen: "Your Majesty, I heard that the people who can sit with you on the Chengyu are all heroes. Although the big man lacks heroes, how can your majesty be with a eunuch now?" How about sitting together?" Emperor Wen laughed out loud, and immediately let Zhao Tan get out of the car in despair.

Needless to say, Liang Zi, Yuan An and Zhao Tan are dead.It is estimated that Zhao Tan was close to the water and was making troubles with Emperor Wen every day when he was released as Wu Xiang.

Yuan An's nephew, Yuan Zhong, said to Yuan An when he said goodbye to him: "The king of Wu, Liu Bi, has been arrogant and bullying the Lord for a long time, and he often has rebellions. If you want to impeach him, if the king of Wu does not write a letter to impeach you, he will kill you. Yes. The south is humid, you just drink to get by every day and don’t care about business affairs. It’s enough for Shi Ji to persuade King Wu not to rebel, so as not to be killed.”

Yuan Zhong’s suggestion to Yuan An meant:

Just drink: hide your edge and don't arouse Liu Bi's suspicion.

Regardless of affairs: Express your attitude and don't interfere with Liu Bi's affairs.

Occasional persuasion: Express your views clearly and do not support Liu Bi's rebellion.

All in all, Yuan Ang hoped that he could live in Liu Bi's hands.

This also proves that Yuan An's blunt words are divided.For Emperor Wen who was willing to accept advice, Yuan Ang was able to speak out.For people like Liu Bi, Yuan An is wise to protect himself.

Yuan An adopted Yuan Zhong's strategy, and the King of Wu treated Yuan An generously and did not harm him.

Hearing that Ji Bu excused Yuan Ang, Wang Zhi fell silent.Then he smiled lightly: "Yuan Xiang was treated favorably by the King of Wu... With the financial resources of the King of Wu, he has benefited a lot! Then Yuan Zhong is a transparent person. The emperor's servants can read their words and read their demeanor."

Ji Bu blushed and didn't speak any more.

Literati have always been like this, the outside is square and the inside is round.What to say to speak up, what to say to be upright, when it comes to your own life and interests, you can only protect yourself, leaving only a sour air.How many people dare to carry the coffin up to the court to admonish?
Every time more dogs are slaughtered in righteousness, he is a scholar in his heart.Because literati have a good reputation, they are secretive and narrow-minded, and when they do bad things, they are even more unscrupulous.

Yuan An, a good minister known for his impartiality, is like this, let alone others?The pillars of the country and the good ministers of the country, in the final analysis, they all want to pay homage to the prime minister, gain fame and benefit at the same time.

Who in the world is not like this?Everyone acts in their own interests, so why not her?

Thinking of this, Wang Zhi remembered Wu Prince Liu Ju again.

She disguised herself, and he made a private visit.Under the unknown circumstances, Liu Ju's enthusiasm, admiration, and friendliness are all based on attracting her Wang Zhi.

Ji, the crown prince of the Han regime, and the prince of the vassal state, the two are opposite in terms of fundamental interests.Even if it's life and death, you can't tell who is right and who is wrong.

What's more, her husband killed his elder brother; his father and king deliberately planned to rebel against her in the royal family.

This is not because water and fire are enchanting together, but because water and fire are incompatible!

Thinking of this, Wang Zhi bit his lip and said softly to Ji Bu:

"At tomorrow's hour, let's go to King Wu's Palace to deliver the imperial decree!"

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