Prime Minister dare not be

Chapter 65

"What if I say that all of this is His Majesty's idea? He doesn't want to be emperor at all, and he proposes to hand over to the virtuous. If it wasn't because he was afraid of you, he wouldn't have deliberately concealed it from you."

"Then I'm going to do it even more."

Wei Yizhi fell silent suddenly, stood for a long time, reached out to take the document, turned and went out: "I would like to follow the order of the prime minister."

In the autumn of the second year of Yuanning, the king of Wuling was ordered by the prime minister to station in Yuzhou, a borderland that had just been conquered.

The people in the capital wished they could see each other off, and the fans beat their chests and stomped their feet. This is how Prime Minister Xie dealt with King Wuling back then, and now it's coming again!
Mrs. Xiang has been staring at Wei Yizhi since she boarded the car. He pretended to pick up the scroll, but she snatched it away: "I don't understand! It was you who kept saying that she was the only one, but when it came to her, she would You were expelled from the capital, and you just accepted it?"

Wei Yizhi sighed: "If my mother treats her like a woman, she will naturally feel that she is doing something wrong, but if she treats her like me, maybe she can understand. After all, the responsibility of the Xie family is on her. There’s nothing wrong with that.”

Mrs. Xiang couldn't refute, and couldn't help muttering: "What is Xie Mingguang thinking? After such a thing happened, if she continues like this, won't I never see you get married?"

"No." Wei Yizhi said casually, not knowing who he was trying to comfort.

Mubai walked into the study with the medicine in hand, and saw Xie Shu standing alone by the window.

"Since you are reluctant, why do you have to let King Wuling leave the capital?"

Xie Shu turned around and took the medicine bowl, pouted: "He's gone, Kuaiji King will be weak, and the Wei family's power can't take advantage of the opportunity to increase, so I have a chance to make a good deployment." She pointed her finger at the table , "Send all the letters I have written."

Mubai walked over and saw that the letters were all the names of Xie's family, he couldn't help being curious: "Young master, did you give orders to the entire Xie family?"

"Yeah." Xie Shu raised his neck and downed the decoction, frowning bitterly.

If Wei Yizhi was still there, he would have remembered to add honey to her.

In a few days, the Mid-Autumn Festival came. A banquet was held in the palace, and the monarch and ministers celebrated together.Xie Shu has always lived in seclusion, so he had to show his face at this time.

The main hall is brightly lit, and all the officials have already arrived.Wang Luoxiu was still recuperating because of a slippery tire, Sima Lin came alone, he had a good temper, after the courtiers saluted, they whispered to each other, laughing and laughing without restraint.

The eunuchs outside the hall called out loudly, Xie Shu walked in, the hall was suddenly silent, everyone hurriedly got up and saluted, not daring to be slighted, they were more respectful than the emperor.

Xie Shu saluted Sima Lin and sat down. He had a gentle look on his face, but everyone couldn't let go.

Xie Shu could only sigh at this, as the saying goes, that's what it feels like to be too cold at a high place.There were many people who were dissatisfied with her, and even more people who were afraid of her, but they all dared not have any more contact with her.

Fortunately, there was Wang Jingzhi, who came up with a free and easy temper as soon as he drank, walked up to Xie Shu, and sat down beside her carelessly: "It's really boring for the prime minister to sit alone, why don't you let me come down to accompany you."

Xie Shu smiled and said, "The Tai Tuo is really considerate."

"Haha..." Wang Jingzhi laughed loudly, and while he was drunk, he tugged at her sleeves and chatted with her in a low voice.

King Wuling was kicked by the prime minister, is Wang Taifu taking the opportunity to take the initiative to post it?Some ministers are already tempted to follow suit.

Huan Ting, who was sitting diagonally opposite, was the most anxious, and he winked at Xie Shu several times, cousin, you can't let Zhongqing down!

Wang Jingzhi, who had successfully fooled others, took the opportunity to get closer to Xie Shu and said in a low voice, "King Kuaiji is already outside the capital, so His Majesty will be open and honest with the prime minister today."

Xie Shu glanced at Sima Lin above, the smile on his lips gradually faded, he got up and saluted, "Your Majesty, forgive me, I'm not feeling well, so I have to leave first."

The adults hurriedly got up to see them off, Sima Lin put down the wine cup in his hand and said: "Wait a minute, Prime Minister, I still have something to say."

Xie Shu left his seat and walked out of the hall.

"Prime Minister! Prime Minister!" Sima Lin stood up and called several times, but she still kept walking.In desperation, he carried his clothes down the jade steps, and trotted all the way to chase her: "Prime Minister, wait a minute!"

The ministers all avoided in a hurry, not daring to look at it more. The emperor really has no status if he does this.

Xie Shu wanted to show face to the imperial family, so he stopped and turned around and said, "What does your majesty want to say to this humble minister?"

Sima Lin stepped forward, his eyebrows and eyes were as gentle as before, without any pretensions of being an emperor, he even raised his hand to ask, "Prime Minister, follow me for a while."

It is true that these words should be avoided by the minister, so Xie Shu had no choice but to follow him out of the palace gate.

The moonlight was just right in the sky, and the scents of golden chrysanthemum and osmanthus in the imperial garden were mixed together, too strong.Sima Lin stepped onto the stone bridge on the pool, and stopped: "The prime minister must have known my intentions when he transferred King Wuling out of the capital, and I will not hide it from you anymore, I did indeed secretly order that King Kuaiji will return to the capital, I intend to surrender to Xian."

Xie Shu stood still with his hands behind his back, looking at the reflection of the full moon in the pool: "Your Majesty is already benevolent and virtuous enough to be an emperor, why let Xianyi say it?"

Sima Lin smiled wryly: "Prime Minister doesn't need to comfort me. As the eldest son of the late emperor, I have been taught how to be a king since I was a child, but after so many years, I have finally become this meek. I also know that responsibility is the most important thing, but I still want to get rid of it once in my lifetime. The Prime Minister must not be able to understand this feeling, in fact, I yearn for the freedom and happiness of ordinary people."

"Weichen understands that I have a father who is similar to His Majesty."

Sima Lin was a little surprised.

Xie Shu put one hand on the railing: "The princes and nobles long for the freedom and happiness of ordinary people, but ordinary people yearn for the luxury and wealth of princes and nobles. The world only sees the good side, but they don't know that no matter what kind of life is suffering. In this world How many people can live freely? Is His Majesty the only one who bears the responsibility?"

Sima Lin was speechless.

Xie Shu turned to face him: "I have to remind Your Majesty that although you gave up the throne, King Kuaiji may not be able to eradicate the grass in the future. Therefore, I think Your Majesty should be more cautious."

Sima Lin lowered his eyes and sighed: "Now that the matter is up to now, I won't hide it from the prime minister. The empress will lose money after dystocia, and it will be difficult to keep her baby. I don't plan to accept a concubine. Maybe I will only have this woman in the future. The King of Kuaiji also knows about this matter. There is no threat to him at all. I have tried, but since I became the throne, I found that I am really not suitable to be an emperor. Among the princes, those who have ambitions have no status, and those who have status have no ambitions. It is rare to have King Kuaiji with such an identity and mind I can't delay the great Jin Jiangshan with the right candidate."

Xie Shu stood silently without saying a word. After a long time, he saluted and turned to leave. The hem of his clothes brushed against layers of flowers and leaves, making a soft rustle, making the surroundings even more peaceful.

Back to Xiangfu, extremely tired.Mubai first brought hot water for her to wash her hands and face, rested for a while, then brought soup and medicine, fearing that her body would not be able to bear it.

Xie Shu pulled himself together and ordered him to call all the trusted officials of Xie's family.

The study room was soon full of people. Both Xie Ziyuan and Xie Yun had just come from the banquet, and they were curious about what Xie Shu and Sima Lin had talked about, so they couldn't wait.

Xie Shu invited a few people to be seated, and ordered Mubai to guard the door, and then said: "You must not know yet, King Kuaiji has secretly arrived outside the capital, and joined Yang Qiao, who is in charge of the capital's defense force."

Several people were shocked and looked at each other.

"Everyone, don't be surprised. His Majesty did this on purpose. He deliberately gave up the throne to King Kuaiji."

"How can that be done!" Xie Yun couldn't hold back: "The Prime Minister must stop His Majesty! King Kuaiji has a deep grudge with Xie's family. As the emperor, he will definitely suppress Xie's family!"

"King Kuaiji came prepared, and will never return without success. His Majesty will not change his mind, and the truth cannot force him, otherwise he will be a rebellious minister, and he cannot insist on going his own way and plunge the capital into flames of war, otherwise the Xie family will be further involved." Xie Shu A little tired, he leaned back slightly, half leaning and half sitting: "At the beginning, I was involved in the imperial power dispute due to helplessness. Now that the Xie family's power is stable, it is time to get out of the matter. I think everyone has received the letter of the truth, so follow the Let’s do the deployment above.”

Xie Yun saw that she looked calm and composed, so he sat back with peace of mind.

On the second day, Sima Ting requested to enter the capital in the name of meeting the Empress Dowager.The eyeliner in the palace reported to the Xiangfu, saying that the empress dowager and empress tried hard to persuade His Majesty to no avail, and the palace was in a panic at the moment.

Probably because he was too tired yesterday, Xie Shu had breakfast and was not busy with government affairs, and just lay on the couch with his eyes closed to rest his mind.The weather was getting colder, Mubai was afraid that she would be cold, so he took a cloak and quietly covered her body, just as he exited the door, he rushed back and hurriedly pushed Xie Shu: "My lord, get up quickly, King Kuaiji coming!"

Xie Shu opened his eyes: "It was much earlier than I thought."

While speaking, Sima Ting had already arrived outside the study, Xie Shu adjusted his clothes and went out to greet him.

Gold crown and blue robe, jasper buckle belt, 18 years old, just in style.Sima Ting stood on the porch, very much like Concubine Yuan Gui's outstanding eyebrows and eyes, naturally handsome and outstanding, but what impressed Xie Shu the most was his current calmness and composure.

"His Highness is honored to visit the humble house."

"Prime Minister, you are too polite. It is the king who disturbed you."

The two exchanged a few pleasantries, entered the study and took a seat, Mubai immediately served hot tea.

"I heard that the prime minister is not in good health. This king came back to the capital this time and brought some supplements, hoping to help the prime minister." Sima Ting clapped his hands, and the servants filed in, bringing in piles of presents.

When Xie Shu saw him, he just smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Highness." He intentionally showed his favor, but if she deliberately draws a clear line, she will not know what is good or bad.

Sima Ting waved his hand to dismiss the servants, stared at her, and suddenly said: "The prime minister must know the reason why this king returned to the capital, right?"

Xie Shu took a sip of tea slowly: "I know, I know, but I don't know why Your Highness is here today."

"This king doesn't want to go around the corner. The Xie family's influence is now spread all over the court, and it is deeply rooted. This king will not be stupid enough to touch the root cause rashly, so the prime minister can rest assured that even if this king sits on the throne of God, he will not do anything to the Xie family." Sample."

Xie Shu was not surprised by this, because it was a fact.If he can't even think of this, then even if he wins the throne by force, it won't last long.

"Your Highness is serious. The truth is just a minister. As long as the emperor comes from the Sima family, the truth will be loyal to the death."

What Sima Ting was waiting for was her words. Although it was false, it was still a statement of opinion.After drinking a cup of tea, he got up to say goodbye, and when he walked to the door, he suddenly turned his head and asked, "You don't intend to let Brother Zhongqing stay on the frontier for the rest of your life, do you?"

Xie Shu said indifferently: "Yuzhou has just been recovered, and it is still a little unstable. The truth is, I hope he will go there to deter it, so as to ensure the long-term stability of Dajin."

"The new emperor has ascended the throne, and Da Sima should still have an audience with him." Sima Ting walked away without waiting for her answer.

A few days later, Sima Lin issued an imperial edict, claiming that he was sick and in urgent need of recuperation, and that he was passed on to be the King of Kuaiji, and that he ascended the throne after the Winter Sacrifice Ceremony.

The cold north wind blew into Jiankang with moisture, and the guards cheered up, but the dragons had no leader, and it was difficult to move for a while; It's a bad day.

Xie Shu had been working hard and had been ill for a long time. After all, there was no way out, so he arranged Xie Xuan by his side to help him with government affairs.Apart from the inappropriate move of some ministers at the bottom, Sima Lin abdicating his position, there was nothing serious about it, and it was rare for her to have some leisure.

Xie Xuan came over every afternoon and stayed in Xie Shu's study for the whole afternoon.He deliberately tied the hair of an adult man in a bun, and his stature was tall. Except for his cheeks being a little round, his expression and demeanor were more and more like Xie Shu's shadow.One time when he was dressed in white, Mubai came in and saw him at first glance, and mistook him.

"Prime Minister," Xie Xuan raised his head from behind the case, "There is a seal from Yuzhou that mentioned the whereabouts of Qin's Prime Minister An Heng."

Xie Shu sat across from him, put down his pen, and coughed twice: "What do you say?"

"The spies found him in the country of Yan. It is said that the monarch of the country of Yan appreciates him very much and intends to reuse him, but he didn't stay in the country of Yan for long. He almost traveled all the ten northern countries. He didn't know what he was planning. disappeared." Xie Xuan said with a smile: "This is like Confucius traveling around the world."

"This person is a disaster after all, it would be great if we could know his current whereabouts." Xie Shu said and coughed twice.

Xie Xuan poured her a cup of hot tea, and said: "The winter festival is approaching, and many ministers have mentioned inviting King Wuling to return to the capital. How should we deal with this?"

"King Kuaiji is even more anxious than them. I have sent a letter to Yuzhou. King Wuling should be able to come back soon. You can reply like this."

Xie Xuan said yes, and was about to write, Mu Bai walked into the study quickly.

"Young master, something happened to King Wuling!"

"What?" Xie Shu thought he heard it wrong: "What happened?"

"The King of Wuling encountered an ambush when he was inspecting the border. It is said that the coalition forces of the ten northern countries set up an ambush."

Xie Shu stood up in disbelief: "The ten-nation coalition? Impossible, how could they be so united!"

"It's absolutely true. The news that was sent by the horse just now, the soldiers who reported back to the Yuzhou military camp said that King Wuling had been seriously injured at that time, and now they don't know what's going on."

Xie Shu suddenly thought of something, felt anxious, and coughed fiercely, Mubai hurriedly stepped forward to give her relief: "Young master, don't worry, you will be fine."

She clutched her chest and panted, "An Heng..."

Xie Ran was pacing outside the study room. Just now Guangfu came to report about King Wuling, and then came the news that Xie Shu suddenly fainted due to coughing and wheezing. He couldn't help himself, so he decided to come and have a look.

The door opened, Mubai came out, he quickly walked a few steps to meet him, but he heard him say: "Mr. Ran, please go back, Mr. Ran has already rested, it is inconvenient to see you."

Xie Ran froze suddenly, and took back the steps that were going to enter the door. It has been nearly two years, Xie Shu has not seen him once, and until now, he still refuses to forgive him.

He turned his head to leave, but finally suppressed his arrogance, turned around and asked, "How is the prime minister's body now?"

Mubai replied nonchalantly: "Vitality is badly injured, I haven't raised it well after almost two years, what does Mr. Ran think?"

Xie Ran pursed her lips and left without looking back.

Mubai looked at his back, snorted out his nostrils, walked back to the room, wanted to talk to Xie Shu about this matter, but saw her leaning on the couch and staring out the window, so he had no choice but to remain silent.

After a while, Xie Xuan came and saluted Xie Shu: "Prime Minister, my nephew has passed on your order, and the capital city has begun to search for the remnants of the Qin State. If An Heng really has a spy in the capital city, he will definitely be found out." .”

Only then did Xie Shu put away his emotions, and sat up with vigor: "Thinking about it now, I'm afraid there are Qin forces among those assassins, Mu Bai, tell those who are investigating to pay attention."

"Young master, don't worry." Mubai brought her a thick blanket: "What you need most now is to take good care of your body, don't work too hard."

Xie Shu pushed his hand away and got up, went to the desk to look through it, frowned and said, "Has there been any new news from the Yuzhou military camp yet?"

"Not yet..."

Xie Shu sat down, speechless.

Mubai stepped forward to comfort her: "My lord, don't worry, the King of Wuling is famous for his flexibility and changeable tactics. He was rumored to be so dangerous in the Ningzhou battlefield, so he returned safely in the end? This time, he will definitely be fine. of."

"I never doubted his ability, but I can only feel at ease when I receive definite news."

Mubai had no choice but to say: "Then this subordinate will go and inquire about it."

When Xie Shu returned to his room at night, he suddenly heard the sound of hurried footsteps outside. He stood up quickly, thinking that the messenger had arrived, but when he looked up, it was Dr. Zhong.

"My lord, I have something important to tell you."

Xie Shu sat back at the table: "What's the matter?"

"Today, Master Ran said he was worried about your health, so he went to ask about my son's condition, and saw the prescription I wrote for him."

"Any questions?"

Dr. Zhong was a little annoyed: "Mr. Ran seems to know some medicine. If nothing else, the angelica and motherwort in the prescription may give him clues, and that would be bad."

Xie Shu frowned and thought for a moment: "You go back first, burn all the recipes, keep this matter secret, and I will deal with it myself."

Doctor Zhong responded and went out the door.

(End of this chapter)