Prime Minister dare not be

Chapter 5

"In this way, I thank the King of Wuling for his kindness."

"Thank you for your kindness."

The two of them played around casually on a whim, and then returned to the Suzaku gate, saluted and said goodbye as usual, each boarded their respective cars, and each returned to their respective homes.

After returning to Xie's mansion, Xie Shu quietly instructed Mubai: "Find out those Daqin artistes you saw in Changganli today, and ask them exactly how they made the black smoke, no matter what method they use. "

The fish and meat people are so emotional!Mubai felt that the days when Xie’s mansion showed his domineering aura were coming back, and immediately shouted excitedly: "Yes!"

The matter was soon clarified, and Tai Shiling was secretly summoned to Xie's residence that night.

On the second day when he went to court, the emperor's face was still as bright as a chrysanthemum: "Master Xie, how are you doing with the affairs of Yushi Zhongcheng and General Cheqi?"

Xie Shu said solemnly: "I feel that this matter is still to be discussed, so there is no need to rush."

The emperor's face collapsed, and he was about to speak when Taishi Ling came out and said: "I have a play."

"Play!"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have found out the source of the black mist on the sea in Hepu County, and ordered people to dispel rumors everywhere in the capital. Please rest assured, Your Majesty."

"..." His Majesty is not at ease at all, His Majesty wants to beat someone up! ! !
Wei Yizhi asked in a timely manner: "What is the source of Tai Shiling's words?"

Tai Shiling cupped his hands: "Da Sima doesn't know, it's a kind of black stone powder, which can easily dissipate and turn into mist when exposed to heat. This technique has been used in the Daqin sideshows that have been popular in the capital recently."

"So that's how it is." Wei Yizhi glanced at Xie Shu mockingly: "From the looks of it, Prime Minister Xie is really blessed by God."

Xie Shu didn't have a thick skin this time, he glanced at the emperor cheaply and said, "Where, it's all thanks to His Majesty."

"..." The emperor closed his eyes and turned his head, not wanting to see this bastard.

This time, in order to avoid suspicion, Xie Shu deliberately did not go with Wei Yizhi, boarded the carriage early and left.

Along the way, I heard the usual woman's charming laughter, with her title faintly sandwiched between her, so happy, the rumors must have stopped.

There are not a few people in Dajin who believe in Buddhism and seek Taoism, so they are naturally taboo about things involving visions from heaven.It can be regarded as a coincidence once, and it is easy to believe it a few times.She had planned to think of a way to divert everyone's attention, but she didn't want to be able to solve it so satisfactorily, it was really thanks to Wei Yizhi.

Xie Shu tapped the palm of his hand with a fan, thinking to himself, what is the purpose of the other person's hard work in the past, and sincerity in the latter's show of kindness?

Back at Xie Mansion, go to the study as usual.

Xie Shu's kung fu is used when ordinary people can't see it, but he always puts on a leisurely look at ordinary times. It's no wonder that he gives people the illusion of mediocre talent but soaring into the sky.

As soon as I walked to the door of the study, I saw a person standing at the door, who seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

Xie Shu grinned: "Isn't this uncle, why come to find nephew when you have time?"

Xie Ran is thin and thin, wearing a duck-egg blue robe, and tied up his hair with a jasper hairpin. Standing under the long corridor, he looks like a branch of pruning bamboo written by a famous artist.He didn't show any face to Xie Shu's hippie smile, his expression was very flat, but his previous arrogance was gone: "I'll reply to the patriarch's previous proposal."

"Oh?" Xie Shu's eyes lit up, and he quickly invited him into the study.

Xie Ran didn't talk nonsense, he entered the door and said: "Anyway, with my status, I don't expect to be able to enter and leave the court. If I can really rely on the prime minister to live, it will be a way out."

Xie Shu nodded with satisfaction: "It's great that Uncle Tang thinks so."

Xie Ran said again: "I'm sick, and the prime minister is a little older than me, so it's okay to call him directly."

"Well, since that's the case, I won't be too polite. Then, according to Taiji, I want to find a suitable time to meet with the important members of the big family. How should I arrange it?"

Xie Ran pondered for a while, then turned his head and looked outside, it was already dusk, he said with a sense of melancholy: "Uncle passed away, and this year's Shangsi Festival, no one called all the big families to go to Kuaiji to discuss matters, what a pity, seeing The spring day is coming to an end."

Xie Shu smiled and said: "That's right, I also have the same intention. Since Tuiji usually hangs out with the children of several big families, why don't you draft invitations to invite people."

Xie Ran was startled inwardly, and she naturally spoke out her usual movements, which must have been intended to remind her, thinking of this, she no longer dared to underestimate the person in front of her.

"Yes."

"Wait," Xie Shu called him, "You don't need to invite King Wuling."

"This..." Xie Ran hesitated, although everyone knew that the Wei family was against the Xie family, but there was still something to do on the surface, right?
Xie Shu smiled again and said, "I'll invite him in person."

The imperial court takes a bath every five days, and officials can take advantage of this day to take a bath, wash their hair, visit relatives and friends, and so on.

The prime minister is no exception.

In the late spring, Jiangnan, the drizzle is falling.

Xie Shu got down from the car, took the paper umbrella from Mubai, and walked towards the gate of Da Sima Mansion.

The housekeeper nodded and bowed to welcome her into the door, and at the same time hurriedly sent someone to invite King Wuling.

Xie Shu felt that his official power must have intimidated them, so he was very embarrassed, so he didn't go into the hall, but just paced in the courtyard, occasionally praising the flower, um, the tree is also pretty.

Although it was very stressful for the Prime Minister to stand there, the butler was a little flattered by her praise, and couldn't help showing off: "Please look, Prime Minister, this peony is the most precious, and there is absolutely no second peony in the entire Jin Dynasty." The family has this breed."

He led Xie Shu to look at the middle of the flower garden, where a clump of peonies bloomed in pink, white, tender yellow and different colors.

Xie Shu didn't know much about flowers. He stayed here because he didn't want to stay in Da Sima's mansion for a long time, so as not to cause gossip. He planned to drag Wei Yi out to talk when he appeared, but now that the housekeeper is so enthusiastic, he has to give To save face, he leaned over to enjoy the flowers.

She is wearing casual clothes today, a moon white long-sleeved blouse, except for a white jade hairpin that binds her hair, she has no decorations on her whole body.But her appearance with red lips and white teeth is just right, leaning forward in front of the flower, her posture is elegant, holding an umbrella in one hand, holding the flower in the other hand, sniffing lightly, revealing a look of satisfaction.

"It's really a beautiful flower." It's a pity that I could only hold back this sentence after holding back for a long time.But the housekeeper was already impressed by her appearance, so he didn't care.

Xie Shu straightened up, and somehow the flower she touched dropped a petal.She quickly reached out to pick it up, and the petals swirled and fell into her palm. She looked at the housekeeper, a little embarrassed: "This..."

"Ah, Prime Minister, don't worry, it's the end of the flowering period."

At this moment, footsteps came from the backyard.Xie Shu thought it was Wei Yizhi who had arrived, but when he turned his head to look, it was a maidservant walking towards a middle-aged woman holding an umbrella.

The woman is dressed in a dark blue gown, with a tea-white ribbon on her arm, her eyes are solemn, and her charm still exists.Standing a foot away from Xie Shu, she looked her up and down, and suddenly saw the petals in her palm, she suddenly became angry: "Who are you! How dare you destroy my famous flower!"

"Uh……"

Before Xie Shu finished speaking, the woman said angrily again: "You can tell that you are not educated at a glance, and you don't know the heights of heaven and earth! You can also trespass in Da Sima's mansion?"

The butler hastily explained: "Madam, this is..."

"Shut up! I have to deal with you later!" The woman took a step closer and saw Mubai's face behind Xie Shu with an angry look on her face. She became even more angry and cursed, "I don't know etiquette, and I don't know how to salute when I see people." , what is your last name? I want to see which family of bums it is!"

Mubai wanted to take a step forward to report his young master's background, but Xie Shu stopped him with his hand, and took advantage of the opportunity to stuff the umbrella into his hand.

"Looking at Madam's extraordinary appearance, she must be Madam Xiang, the mother of the King of Wuling. Disrespect and disrespect, my surname is Xie Mingshu."

Mrs. Xiang was startled, she seemed to remember who Xie Shu was, and hurriedly bowed: "So it's the prime minister, I was really rude just now, don't blame me."

"Ma'am, hurry up and excuse me." Xie Shu stepped forward to give him a hand, and put the petal that was not long-eyed into his sleeve by the way: "Today, I came here to discuss something with the King of Wuling. I really don't want to disturb Ma'am." Should."

"It turns out that the prime minister wants to find Yizhi..." Mrs. Xiang thought about it carefully, and regretfully said, "He is not in the mansion."

"Oh? Then where is he now?"

"I don't know, he took Fu Xuan out for a spring break early this morning, and he hasn't come back yet."

"Ah, that's really a coincidence." Xie Shu saw that she looked respectful but looked very unkind, and knew that it was not suitable to stay here for a long time, so he said with a smile: "In that case, I will leave now."

Mrs. Xiang was very polite, and kept saying that she would keep her for a cup of hot tea, but her steps were fast, Xie Shu hadn't politely declined, and she had already been sent out of the gate all the way.

Seeing her turning back, the housekeeper was about to hide for fear of being punished, but saw her laughing out of her mouth with Pa.

"Why is Madam laughing? That's the Prime Minister of the current court. You scolded him just now..." The housekeeper frowned.

Mrs. Xiang stared and said: "Nonsense! If he is not the prime minister, I will not scold him! None of you are allowed to tell the county king!"

Xie Shu went to Da Sima Mansion this time, and he saw that Mrs. Xiang intended to punish him, so of course he didn't want to go again.

Originally, she felt that going to Kuaiji required a formal invitation, so she went to the Da Sima Mansion in person. From this point of view, it would be better to just take the time to talk to Wei Yizhi at any time after the court, so as to save the trouble.

Mubai was even more angry than she: "Madam Xiang's scolding must have been revenge! Back then King Wuling was transferred out of the capital, it was just a coincidence that the timing was wrong, who knew that the bride's life was thinner than paper! Now they can choose another marriage, How stingy to actually remember grudges!"

Xie Shu looked at him reassuringly: "Okay, okay, I'm the one who scolded, not you."

"Young master, this subordinate wants to advance and retreat with you!!!"

"good……"

The prime minister was scolded by his old lady in front of his servants in his own home. He couldn't hide this matter even if he wanted to, but King Wuling had to express it.

He rushed to the prime minister's residence in a hurry, but did not enter the door, saying that he was extremely ashamed to see the prime minister, and only handed over a letter to come in.

Xie Shu got it and took a look. Wei Yizhi first expressed his sincere apology for the rudeness of not being able to greet her personally when she came to the humble house, and then said a few good words for his mother.

Well, more than a few words.

Mrs. Xiang is from Luoyang. She loves flowers and grasses, especially peonies.It's a pity that now the great rivers and mountains are taken away by the state of Qin, and she can never go back to her hometown, nor can she see famous flowers.

At the beginning of the war in the north, the east and the west were divided, she was still young, and there were only two things that she couldn't let go of when her family moved south: one was her father who stayed behind, and the other was the delicate and beautiful peony raised at home.

His mother ordered someone to take two pots of peonies to the south, and it was quite difficult to travel along the way. Fortunately, they survived under the care of experts.

From then on, Mrs. Xiang never saw her father again, only her mother often took care of the flower garden with her own hands.

Since then, Mrs. Xiang has taken great care of the two peonies, transplanting them by herself wherever she goes, never separating them, and her favorite is the peony whose petals were pinched off by Xie Shu.

Seeing this, Xie Shu slapped the table repeatedly. Wei Yizhi was too good at talking nonsense, saying that it was fine for her to pinch flowers, but the status of this flower rose to the same height as his grandfather's.

Mrs. Xiang's family is a cousin of Langya Wang's. Her father, Xiangyi, was worshiped as a general at the beginning. During the great chaos in the north, Xianbei fought. To die and die for the country is commendable for loyalty.

For decades, Wei Yi has defended the country and made great achievements in battle. People in the world say that the Wei family has many families, but the reputation of loyalty and filial piety is inherited from the line of Xiangyi and Feng.

So in this way, she didn't accidentally drop a petal, but hurt the loyal ministers and righteous men of Dajin.Forget about being scolded, she deserves it even if she is beaten!

At the end of the post, Wei Yizhi said: The weather is finally getting better these days, so don't make an appointment at home if you want to meet, let's find a place to get together in private!
Xie Shu threw down the post and shouted aggressively: "Mubai, prepare the car!"

Today is another rest day, the weather is good, and there is enough time, so it is most convenient to talk about things.The choice of Weiyi's place is also good, but it is Fuzhou Mountain in the north of the capital, where there are temples full of incense, beautiful scenery with thousands of trees blooming, and Xuanwu Lake with rippling blue waves.

In order to meet the occasion, Xie Shu specially wore an azure gown.Che Yu stopped in front of Beili Gate, she ordered the guards to wait at the foot of the mountain, and only brought Mubai up the mountain alone.

Wei Yizhi was already standing on the mountain road to greet him. His thin shirt was wide and his belt was loosely tied, revealing a piece of clear and jade-like skin on his chest, and his long hair was scattered behind his shoulders. From the perspective of this mountain, there was something unreal a feeling of.

With a smile on his lips, he greeted him and said: "Master Xie is finally here, I have been waiting for a long time."

Xie Shu had no place to put his eyes, so he could only look at the tree trunk next to him, but after thinking about it, she is also a man now, so she must not hide, so she looked over openly.

"The king of Wuling said it was so serious, and the truth is that he is now wearing a sinful body, so how dare you not come."

Wei Yizhi sighed: "Don't be offended by thanking Mrs. My mother is reckless, the son just wants to excuse her, otherwise why would I need to bring my grandfather out to talk about the matter."

Seeing his sincerity, Xie Shu felt a lot more comfortable, and said "huh" lightly, and walked up with him.

It had rained continuously for the past few days, and the mountain road was still a bit slippery. Xie Shu was wearing soft boots. Although he walked easily, the uppers were wet within a short while.

Wei Yizhi led the way, stepping on wooden clogs, making a sound on the mountain path paved with rocks.He turned his head to look over and said with a smile: "Xie Xiang came here with wooden clogs. This spring day in the mountains is the most suitable for walking like this."

Xie Shu said lightly, "It's just that I don't like it."

Just kidding, wearing clogs will expose your feet.She has successfully concealed her whole body, even her voice is indistinguishable, only her clothes need to be paid attention to.

First of all, she can't just go out with a thin shirt on her chest like Wei Yizhi.Secondly, she cannot wear clogs, because women's feet are much smaller than men's after all. The old maid who was in charge of raising her even said that her feet are more delicate than her hands.

self-esteem...

Wei Yizhi just said it casually, and didn't pay attention to her expression.

Da Jin pays attention to individuality, and the prime minister may deliberately not take an unusual path just to be different.

At the end of the mountain path is a gazebo, and water and wine have already been prepared on the stone table.

Xie Shu sat down with his clothes lifted, looked around, and was a little surprised: "Wuling King doesn't seem to have any entourage?"

Wei Yizhi nodded: "I used to have a lot of constraints in the army, but now I have a rare opportunity to be a casual guest. Naturally, the fewer people, the better."

Xie Shu said: "I'm different from you. I like to be lively, so I'm planning to invite everyone to go to Kuaiji together. I wonder if the King of Wuling wants to go with us?"

Wei Yizhi didn't answer in a hurry, he patted off the mud seal and filled the wine glass, and then said: "I'm afraid it will make His Majesty unhappy if I go."

Xie Shu couldn't help laughing: "You have done so many things in private that made him unhappy, do you still care about this one more?"

Wei Yizhi raised his head, with a look of surprise on his face: "Has this king done anything?"

Xie Shu twitched the corner of his mouth, what does this mean, draw a clear line to mean that he will not go with her even if he dies?

"Well, since that's the case, the truth is not too difficult." He helped her before, and she reciprocated with kindness. If he doesn't want it, then pull him down.

But the mood to drink is gone...

This private meeting was not satisfactory, the purpose was not achieved, and the scenery was not seen.

Xie Shu thought about it on the way back. It was the first time he organized a meeting of major families, and the Wei family didn't give face. I wonder if other families will follow suit.

I hope Xie Ran will work harder!

This time, Mubai put Wei Yizhi into the stingy team again, "As for it? Is he still worried about finding a good wife and concubine? How stingy!"

She was amused by the words, and she was not so worried.

Xie Shu's plan to drag everyone to Kuaiji has already been known by His Majesty the Emperor, and he would definitely be brought out to ridicule him in the early court.

Xie Shu didn't refute, just laughed.After all, she didn't go there purely for fun. It is understandable that the emperor would be afraid if she wanted to consolidate the Xie family's power.

But this is a grand family event over the years, even if the emperor is not happy, he can't say it too much, it means to ring the alarm bell and it's over.At this time, a courtier suddenly came out, wanting to join King Wuling's private hunting in Leyou Garden.

The emperor thought he heard it wrong, and asked unexpectedly: "Who do you want to join?"

"Report to Your Majesty, it is the King of Wuling!"

The emperor was shocked, Xie Shu was shocked, and both civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were shocked.

The King of Wuling will also have a day of participation!

(End of this chapter)