Prime Minister dare not be

Chapter 8

Xie Shu kept Wei Yizhi for a reason. Wang Jingzhi could pretend to be stupid and say he didn't know Wei Yizhi was there, but she couldn't.

On the surface, she and Wei Yizhi are rivals, but in order to show the prime minister's big belly, she has to give Wei Yizhi face; in private... there is nothing to say, they are all called brothers.

Wei Yizhi stayed and took Fu Xuan to Feixian Pavilion, but Xie Shu was not there.He went to the Yaguang Pavilion again, Mubai stayed outside, and told him that Xie Shu was washing and getting ready for bed.

Wei Yizhi was a little surprised: "Why aren't you here to serve?"

Mubai's tone was as if he despised him for not seeing the world: "My son has always been like this, he is not used to being served by others, he washes and changes clothes by himself every time."

Wei Yizhi understood after thinking about it. Hearing that Xie Shu only returned to Xie's house eight years ago, he must have developed the habit of doing things by himself very early on.

Wang Jingzhi knew the news that night, and to be honest, he felt a little bored.

He deliberately ignored Wei Yizhi, in fact, he retreated to advance.In his opinion, Wei and Xie are fighting, and the two sides are evenly matched. A third party must join in to break the deadlock, and the Wang family is undoubtedly this third party.

If he took the initiative to discuss cooperation with Wei Yizhi, he would definitely be in a passive position. It is best to let Wei Yizhi come to him on his own initiative.So he purposely got close to Xie Shu and left Wei Yizhi in the cold, just waiting for him to lose his composure and come to confess his relatives to him.

But Wei Yizhi actually stood still and accepted Xie Shu's kindness, he was a little confused.

Could it be that what Wang Qian said is true?
He sat on the bed and thought for a long time by the flickering candlelight, and finally put on his clothes and asked the servant to invite his sister.

Early the next morning, when everyone was going to Lanting with high spirits, the number of people in the team changed.

Wang Jingzhi led a few people over, but they were all female relatives, all of them were as beautiful as flowers.Other aristocratic families also have beautiful concubines, so they are used to it, but they can't help but glance at those women.

One of them is quite special, with phoenix eyes and red lips, a face like a lotus, hair combed in a bun, waist lightly tied, wearing double skirts with Danbi gauze pattern, decorated with pearl hairpin rings, all of them are top-grade, presumably the status is not low .

The defense of men and women in the state of Jin is not very strict. This woman looks like she is unmarried and waiting to be married. If she can come out with Wang Jingzhi, she should be his relative.

The leaders of the major families immediately signaled the unmarried children in the family to pay close attention to this girl with their eyes, and it is best to get her back as a wife.

It's a pity that Wang Jingzhi led the girl towards Wuling King's carriage without looking back.

He seemed to have finally discovered the existence of Da Sima. He stood outside the car and blamed himself. Starting from his mother, Mrs. Xiang, he talked about the intimate history of the two families, trying to recall the past, based on the present, and look to the future.

Then he turned sideways and introduced, "This is my younger sister Luoxiu. I figured they were all relatives, so I asked her to come and meet your cousin."

But there was no movement in King Wuling's car. After a long time, Fu Xuan poked his head out from inside, and said embarrassingly: "Forgive me, Lord Inspector, the king of the county said he wanted to take the same car as Cheng, so he probably hasn't come yet."

"..." The corners of Wang Jingzhi's mouth twitched slightly.

At this time, Xie Shu, the king of Wannian posing, finally arrived. The curtain of the car was lifted, and Wei Yizhi got out of the car first. He had a wide shirt and big sleeves, and a loose robe. He was tall and slender, with black hair tied with a ribbon, and there were no generals The chilling and chilling, it seems that the literati are unrestrained and uninhibited.

Xie Shu followed closely behind, and sure enough he was wearing a Hu suit, which was cold and solemn black, except for the lotus pattern on the cuffs and neckline.This kind of attire added a lot of heroism to the femininity of her white face and vermilion lips, making her look more like a general than Wei Yizhi.

Originally, Xie Shu was a high-ranking person, so she should get out of the car first, and Wei Yizhi was behind, so Wang Luoxiu naturally recognized the wrong person, not to mention the two people's attires are too easy to confuse their identities.

She stared at Xie Shu, and the more she watched, the more she felt tempted, and she felt joy in her brother's arrangement.

At this time, Wang Jingzhi led her over and said to Xie Shu, "Come and meet Prime Minister Xie."

"..." Wang Luoxiu looked at Xie Shu and then at Wei Yizhi, knowing that he had made a mistake, her face turned red, and she was a little absent-minded even in saluting.

Wang Jingzhi immediately led her to Wei Yizhi's side, and repeated what he said to the carriage before, Wei Yizhi finally understood what was going on, and Xie Shu, who was next to him, had already covered his mouth with a folding fan and trembled for a long time shoulder off.

"The governor is too polite, but it's just a trivial matter, don't worry about it, and this king doesn't care at all."

"King Wuling really has a big heart, he is ashamed and ashamed."

Wei Yizhi is easy to talk, Wang Jingzhi is free and easy by nature, neither of them are entangled people, so if they put on a few polite words, the matter will be over.

When everyone set off, Wang Luoxiu turned her head to look at Xie Shu and Wei Yizhi when she left with her elder brother, before lowering her head.

In terms of appearance, the two are not alike; in terms of bearing, the two have their own merits.She just remembered that first glimpse of her for no reason.

Lanting is not the most beautiful place in Kuaiji County, but it is definitely the most suitable for sightseeing.

In late spring, all the flowers are withered, and at a glance, it is full of lush green, deep and light, thick and light, covering around the rocks, and in front of it is a large bamboo forest, shaking the branches and leaves in the wind.Surrounded by gurgling shallow streams, the zigzagging clear water is like a winding jade belt, uncannily crafted and beautiful.

The chariots and horses had all been unloaded, and everyone approached on foot, all of them full of praise.It was the first time for Huan Ting and Yang Zao, the young masters, to come here, and they were even more delighted, saying that they were feasting their eyes all the way.

Xie Shu's evaluation is not wrong. The children of these aristocratic families really don't like to dress well. Huan Ting and Yang Saw are good-looking, slender, and she can bear it if they show their shoulders and chest. Do you want to pay attention, a big belly can affect your mood a lot!
Wang Jingzhi is a frequent visitor to the Lanting Pavilion. He ordered people to put cattail mats on both sides of the water flow, and to play the annual must-play game, Qushui Liushang.

Everyone sat on both sides of the strait, regardless of superiority or inferiority. As soon as Xie Shu sat down, Huan Ting occupied the left side, and someone was going to grab the right side. She stretched out her hand to stop her, and said to Xie Ran who was standing next to him. : "You sit here."

Seeing that the man was a relative of the prime minister, he had no choice but to leave disgruntled.

Huan Ting was more excited, seeing Xie Shu up close, he felt that her appearance was unparalleled in the world.He has a young heart and is not too restrained, so he opened his mouth and said: "Today I can sit beside the prime minister, I feel like I feel like I am beside you."

Xie Shu smiled at him: "Mr. Huan praised you absurdly."

Huan Ting still wanted to say something, but Yang Saw on the other side was giving him desperate winks, so he had to pay attention to his words and stop talking nonsense.

Wei Yizhi was sitting next to Yang Saw, and Wang Jingzhi was sitting next to Wei Yizhi. As soon as Xie Shu looked up, he saw the two talking and laughing opposite each other, and felt a little nervous.

She glanced at the girl who was kneeling upright behind Wang Jingzhi. It is common for aristocratic families to marry, and everyone here can easily find out some relatives by snapping their fingers.But if Wang Wei really got married, let alone her panic, even the emperor would panic.

The maidservants of the royal family shuttled among them, and the fragrant wine was brought into the altar, and the gold-painted lacquer bowl was placed in the water, and the laughter and laughter were sent by the wind, mixed with the soft sound of the bamboo forest, as if you were in the sky.

Xie Shu is not interested in reciting poems, she is just waiting for this group of people to have enough fun, and give them both kindness and power, so as to achieve the goal of consolidating the Xie family's power.And testing the Wang family is also an important purpose of this trip.

Xie Ran couldn't refuse the prime minister's excuse not to participate in reciting poems. When Xie Shu was thinking wildly, he had already composed three poems and drank eight bowls of wine, showing signs of getting drunk.

Seeing that his tongue was stiff, Xie Shu quickly asked Mubai to take him away, and as soon as he left, the place was immediately taken by others.

"Prime Minister, I'm Lu Xihuan. It's an honor to meet the Prime Minister. May I have a drink with you?"

This person has a handsome appearance, but he is short, so if you don't listen to him, you may think he is a boy.After Xie Shu discovered that he spoke Wu dialect, he knew that he was a southern gentry, so he picked up his spirits, took a bowl of wine and said, "Of course, please, Mr. Lu."

Lu Xihuan was obviously surprised, as if he didn't expect her to sell his face.

This is for a reason.

When the world was unified, the capital of the Jin Kingdom was in Luoyang, and the major families present here were almost all famous families in the north. Later, when the north fell, the court favored peace and prosperity, and the northern gentry moved south with their families one after another, which formed the current phenomenon.

But the local gentry in the south are very resistant to this. They have been powerful since the time of Soochow. These northern gentry are just refugees. He hated to swear at each other as a "scumbag".

The southern gentry is headed by the four families of Lu, Gu, Zhang, and Zhu. Lu Xihuan is the eldest son of the head of the Lu family. His father works in Jiankang. He didn't come this time, he came instead of his father.He was squeezed out by the northern gentry along the way, and he also saw the life of the Wang family's nourishment, and the area around Kuaiji was originally the world of their Lu family.

So far, only his father has achieved a high-ranking official position in the southern gentry, and that is because the land was occupied by the royal family, and the emperor gave them a grace to appease their family.No one can bear this kind of life, Lu Xihuan has long wanted to give these gangsters some color.

Xie Shu is the prime minister, the undoubted representative of the gangsters. He came to toast, but he was actually provoking trouble. I didn't want Xie Shu to drink for him, and he didn't despise them like others.

Xie Shu not only drank the wine, but also praised the wine in Wu dialect.

Lu Xihuan frowned. Those gangsters dislike Wu dialect the most, and they are still teaching their children to speak Luoyang official dialect.If it was said that Xie Shu drank the wine as a perfunctory excuse before, now it is a deliberate gesture of affection.

He changed his mind, and suddenly said: "Prime Minister is here today, so he can be a witness to me. I want to marry a good girl from the Wang family, who is the sister of the governor of the opposite bank."

Everyone present was taken aback, and Wang Jingzhi's face darkened.

Xie Shu understood that he had been pushed to the forefront. If he didn't help Lu Xihuan, he would offend the nobles in the south, and if he didn't help Wang Jingzhi, he would offend the nobles in the north. Lu Xihuan was really picky.

She laughed and said: "My fair lady, a gentleman is so good. This is a good thing, but outsiders can't interfere. Mr. Lu has the courage to express his heart in public, so there is no need to speak the truth, and go to ask the governor. Okay."

Wang Jingzhi hurriedly said: "The Lu family is rich, how can the Wang family be higher than that?"

Lu Xihuan was displeased. Every time the nobles in the north mentioned the nobles in the south, they were rich and noble, but they had more than just wealth. They also had talents and demeanor.These gangsters are too deceitful!

Xie Shu understood that he still offended Lu Xihuan to some extent, but at this moment he definitely hated Wang Jingzhi even more.She suddenly remembered something, the gap that had not been opened in Jiankang suddenly became clear today.

Someone seemed to be looking at her on the other side, Xie Shu looked up, Wang Luoxiu looked away in a panic, Wei Yizhi was beside him with a half-smile, his eyes full of ridicule when he looked at her.

Xie Shu didn't pay much attention to this Wang Luoxiu from the beginning to the end, so he was puzzled by her gaze.As for Wei Yizhi, she felt that he was laughing at her being targeted by Lu Xihuan.

The game of Qushui Liushang was interrupted because of Lu Xihuan's courtship. Xie Shu felt that he should find something else to divert his attention, so he pointed at Wei Yizhi who was opposite him in revenge and said, "It is said that the king of Wuling is superb in martial arts, and he has never been able to meet him. Today is full of guests, can you open your eyes by showing your skills?"

Wei Yizhi smiled and said: "Today, in the elegant place, it is not appropriate to use swords and guns, so don't embarrass the king if you thank me."

Xie Shu wanted to continue teasing him, but when he turned his head, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Lu Xihuan's flustered face, and looked at Wei Yizhi from time to time, as if he was very afraid.

Hey, is he afraid of Wei Yizhi?

At this time, the old grandpa of the Liu family spoke. He could not see that a generation of virtuous kings would be oppressed by a traitor, so he interrupted righteously: "What the king of Wuling said is very true. Since you are in a place of elegance, you should behave elegantly. Here, old man There are a few elixir, everyone might as well try it together."

It is said to be an elixir, but it is actually Wushi San.There are not a few people in the state of Jin who seek immortality and ask about it. It is said that if you eat too much of this food, you can become immortal, so everyone loves it, even the young man Huan Ting looks forward to it.

The maid took the pills and brought them down to distribute to everyone. Mr. Liu added with a smile: "After taking the pills, your body is as light as a swallow, as if you are in the clouds, and you look like a newborn."

Everyone immediately praised him for being a noble and honest old man, even becoming an immortal would not forget others.

Lu Xihuan didn't want to give the gangster any face, so he waved his hand and refused.Although Wang Jingzhi didn't have the heart to become an immortal, he was a devout disciple of the Heavenly Master, so he asked for one.Everyone else got a share, Huan Ting was the most powerful, he ate two and drank a bowl of wine, within a short while his face was flushed, his skin was smooth and plump, and his collar was pulled back a little.

There were only two people who accepted the love but didn't eat it, one was Xie Shu and the other was Wei Yizhi.

It is understandable for Xie Shu not to eat it. Her father died on this thing. Xie Mingguang once told her repeatedly that she can eat anything but Wushi San.What's more, she heard that after eating this food, she would feel hot all over, and she had to leave her clothes open to enjoy herself. Unless she wanted to die, she would not dare to touch it.

As for why Wei Yizhi didn't eat it, she didn't know, maybe it didn't suit his appetite?

After everyone had eaten and drank well, and played enough, Xie Shu waved his fan and delivered a speech, which included praise to the emperor, compliments to the great families, and affirmation of the continuous efforts of the Xie family.

Then she began to discuss state affairs with everyone.

Originally, this trip was under the guise of discussing the state, and I had to give the emperor a detailed report when I returned, telling him the old man's determination to be loyal to the country, so this is a necessary task, not to mention that Xie Shu can also use this Opportunity to hear people's political opinions.

But everyone is in the clouds at this time, and they are in a very good mood. They have a good attitude when talking about everything. The prime minister is so right!
Political opinion is no opinion.

Xie Shu sighed, the old man sincerely does not deceive me, Wu Shi San is really inedible!
At this time, Wei Yizhi suddenly noticed that Lu Xihuan beside Xie Shu was playing with the wine bowl with his fingers, his eyes wandered around, looking at Xie Shu and Wang Jingzhi from time to time, as if he was planning something.

This kind of look is no stranger to a person who was born in the battlefield. He suddenly got up and said, "Let's talk slowly, my king will take his leave first."

Xie Shu looked in astonishment and met his gaze, but he quickly moved away, glanced at Lu Xihuan, and walked away.

Most of the people woke up from the state of ecstasy.

Fu Xuan was waiting by the car, and was surprised to see Wei Yizhi coming out alone.

"The county king left early?"

Wei Yizhi waved him to silence, and called him to his ear and gave him careful instructions.

Fu Xuan took the order to go, and soon returned, reporting: "There are indeed people ambushing here, there are a hundred of them."

Wei Yizhi nodded and boarded the driveway: "Let's go."

Fu Xuan was surprised: "Let's go? The county king won't remind those aristocratic families?"

"No need, Wang Jingzhi ordered the government government army in Kuaiji County to guard nearby. There are only a hundred people in this area, and nothing can be done."

"But the prime minister is still there."

"so what?"

Fu Xuan was stunned by his words: "You, aren't you brothers?"

Wei Yizhi couldn't help laughing: "I don't even believe this, but you also believe it?"

The banquet scene was silent at this moment.

Xie Shu pursed his lips and remained silent, thinking twice about Wei Yizhi's look at Lu Xihuan before he left, and suddenly remembered Lu Xihuan's nervous face when he let Wei Yizhi play with knives and guns, and suddenly understood what was going on.

Wei Yizhi criss-crossed the battlefield, even the mighty Qin Guojun couldn't stop him, what Lu Xihuan feared was his martial arts.

"Hmph, the King of Wuling is such a powerful official! Ben treats him with courtesy, but he doesn't know what's good!" She got up angrily, ignored everyone's astonishment, smashed the wine bowl, and left without looking back.

Everyone was stunned, including Lu Xihuan.Seeing that the big fish was about to slip away, he couldn't bear it anymore, and nodded to the person quietly guarding in the bamboo forest.

The action begins.

Wang Jingzhi saw that the banquet could not go on, so he had to smile and apologize to everyone. Everyone got up and prepared to leave. Instead, they comforted him and told him that the prime minister was very stubborn when he was in the capital, so there is no need to feel sorry for his behavior today. Embarrassed.

"The governor doesn't know anything, the prime minister still cooks cranes to eat!"

Wang Jingzhi was shocked immediately: "Really?"

"It's absolutely true! Alas, a layman!"

Xie Shu took Mubai to the middle of the road, and told him to speed up, get in the car early and leave.

Mubai was not dull, and said vigilantly: "But someone is planning to plot something wrong? Don't worry, my lord, the governor Wang has sent guards here."

"I'm afraid I can't stop it, those people have already prepared."

Before she finished speaking, a large group of servants quickly walked towards her, and it seemed that they were not here to serve her.

"Let's go!" Xie Shu lifted the hem of his clothes and ran.

(End of this chapter)