surnamed Wang

When Wu Wang and Wang Yijing met for the first time, they seemed very harmonious. After a few polite words, they felt a little bit of sympathy for each other, and they wished to worship each other on the spot.

However, there were all smart people present, and they could tell at a glance that the two of them were acting. The sympathy for each other was fake, but the pretense was the real thing.

King Wu's plump cheeks were so stiff when he smiled, he patted the young man on the shoulder and said:
"Brother, it's been a hard journey here."

"Fortunately, no matter how hard it is, it won't be as painful as the people in the city."

Wang Siheng twitched his face, changed the subject and said:
"The king specially held a banquet in the palace to entertain you. If it's alright, the knight Wang will definitely appreciate it."

"Your Majesty, you are serious. It is my blessing to be able to have a banquet in such a magnificent palace."

Compared to King Wu, Wang Yijing's fake smile seemed more perfunctory. His first impression of the prince was not good, or even a little bad.

Regardless of his oppression of the people, just the fact that he looked like this and married a beautiful princess was enough to make people hate him.

In the words of grandpa, the good cabbage is all fucked by pigs.

The two looked like brothers who hadn't seen each other for many years, they walked towards the banquet hall with their shoulders crossed, but in the eyes of Guan Changsheng and Liu Mujin, they didn't even count as collaborators, at most they were acting on the spot.

The dinner table was filled with delicacies. Wang Siheng raised his wine glass and toasted to the young man in the air.

"Come on, Brother Wang, let me offer you a toast."

Wang Yijing didn't say anything else to ruin the atmosphere. He also picked up the wine glass and said in return:

"How can ordinary people be lucky enough to call you brothers and sisters, please do it first as a sign of respect."

After saying that, he poured the aged wine in the cup into his mouth.

King Wu said "Happy" with a smile on his face, and drank it all in one gulp.

Wang Yijing was unambiguous about eating, but every time the other party wanted to get closer and said something insidious about rebellion, he would always pass it off without leaving any trace.

This tactful way of dealing with things once reminded Wang Siheng of his experience of dealing with the old guys in the court. It felt uncomfortable for him who was leading troops in war.

Wang Yijing came from a royal family, he was pure but not stupid. He had long been accustomed to the words "push and drag" in official circles. Although he disdained to use them, it did not mean that he did not know how to use them.

Now, not only did he not feel uncomfortable using it at all, but he actually enjoyed it. No wonder those officials always enjoyed it and it was so satisfying to torture others together.

King Wu was made to lose his temper at all by him, and could only say a few words in embarrassment, testing the depth between the lines.

At this moment, the young man didn't shy away from the important things. He said whatever he wanted, and his words and vision were all good. King Wu's irritable heart finally got some comfort.

After having enough wine and food, everyone was sipping tea and digesting their food. Wang Yijing suddenly asked:

"What the prince did in the city was to hide his clumsiness?"

King Wu perked up after hearing this, thinking that the other party was finally willing to talk about business. He put down his tea bowl and said sincerely:
"I'm not afraid of Brother Wang's jokes. The people in the capital are keeping a close eye on me. I can't help but be careless."

"That being said, since you want to look absurd, why don't you live in a pigsty and eat horse manure?"

"puff!"

The counselor beside him couldn't hold back and spit out a mouthful of tea. Princess Liu Mujin was choked to the point of coughing, and her pretty face turned red from holding back.

Looking at King Wu again, his expression was not gloomy as expected, but he said solemnly:

"I am an absurd prince, not a stupid prince. I can't do things like hurting the enemy eight hundred and damaging myself a thousand. The capital is most afraid of my benevolent government and winning the hearts of the people. Only by doing the opposite can we appease them."

"Your Majesty is right. I am short-sighted."

The young man sighed in admiration, stood up and said:
"It's getting late. I'm still looking for a place to stay, so I won't stay too long."

"Excuse me, Sir Wang. If you feel bored, you can come to the palace at any time. There are many sights in the palace that you have never seen before."

King Wu knew that he would not be able to convince the other party for a while, so he did not do much to persuade him to stay.

"must."

Wang Yijing nodded towards the other two people, turned and left.

After the man left, Princess Liu Mujin said:

"What do you think, my lord?" "Do you need to say more about the person chosen by the lady?" the man said with a playful smile.

"I mean it."

"Changsheng, what do you think?"

King Wu threw the problem to his advisor, who was much more reliable than him. He pondered for a moment and said truthfully:

"Xia Shi Wang is young, but he is well versed in the ways of tact in officialdom. He feels prosperous and regrets it."

"Listening to what you said, it doesn't sound like you were praising someone."

"I sincerely admire Changsheng. Although official socializing is a bad habit, everything has its own use. Without these seemingly useless socializing, the court would become a pool of stagnant water.

If the stagnant water is left for a long time, it will stink. "

Wang Siheng nodded and said:

"In this way, it is not necessarily a bad thing. The officialdom needs upright people who can't rub their eyes with the sand. At the same time, they also need people who are easygoing. Only in this way can they flourish for a long time."

After saying that, he smiled again and said:

"Remember that you were not optimistic about Wang Xiashi at first, but now you have changed your mind?"

The counselor shook his head, as always frankly:

"If he only has this ability, he is still not enough to become the prince's right-hand man. There is no shortage of loaches in the world to stir up troubled waters."

"Of course Knight Wang can't only have this ability, otherwise he wouldn't have our Majesty chasing him throughout the city, right madam?"

King Wu turned his head to look at Princess Wang, thinking that she still had something to hide from him.

The woman said noncommittally:
"The reason why His Majesty refused to let Knight Wang go was because he was the first to do it that night."

The other two people looked at each other with excitement after hearing this.

Liu Mujin is in charge of a vital intelligence agency, the members of which are carefully trained by her. Even Wang Siheng doesn't know their specific identities.

King Wu is a rough person, and he is really not used to this kind of meticulous work. If there is something urgent, the princess will send someone to inform him.

On weekdays, the exchange of information is all handled by the woman alone, and most of the secrets that can coerce the defenders to keep secrets come from this.

When the princess was dealing with information, she was most afraid of being disturbed. In order to facilitate her work, she built a small bamboo building in the courtyard. Even if King Wu wanted to see her, she had to stay outside for as long as an hour or as long as half a day. She didn't dare to show off at all. Displeased.

……

It was getting late, and Wang Siheng ordered his counselors to go down to rest. Only the couple were left in the dining room.

Without the outsiders, the man revealed his true colors, rubbed his hands and said with a smile:
"Madam, you have been away for three months. I am thinking about my husband. The moonlight is just right tonight. Do you think we can..."

"Oh, don't you still have concubines in the harem?"

The woman did not give her husband a good look.

The man was not annoyed, he continued to smile and flatter him:
"It's not like you don't know, madam. They are all for outsiders to see. Without your nod, I wouldn't dare to touch any of those women."

Wang Siheng blinked deliberately, pretending to be pitiful, but he couldn't squeeze out the tears. He was half-crying, half-laughing, which was really ugly.

The woman couldn't stand his behavior, so she waved her hands and said:
"You go to the room and wait. I'll be there after I take care of the important things."

The man's face lit up with joy when he heard this, "Okay, I will go back to bathe and change clothes now, and wait for the princess to favor you."

After he finished speaking, he hesitated and added:
"But you must come. Last time I waited until midnight, and when I went over to see you, you were asleep on the table."

"Got it, let's go."

Wang Siheng grinned widely, stood up unsteadily and ran towards the distance, so dexterously that he didn't look like a fat man.

When he walked away, Liu Mujin smiled, got up and walked towards the bamboo building.

... (end of this chapter)