There is a family courtyard on Zhuque Street, which is extremely luxurious, with pavilions and lofts, one by one, and luxurious decorations, and rare in the world.

Every day, countless vendors come in and out of this yard.

It’s not that this family yard is a vegetable market, but that the owner of this family yard needs to use so many things every day.

Among them, the ones who have the most contacts are the merchants with brocade clothes and Shu brocade.

This mansion is naturally the Mansion of Shangshuling.

Shangshu Ling Wang Yan, a great scholar of the times, and the leader of the Shilin was recommended by scholars.

At this time, there were two people sitting opposite each other in the side hall guest room in the mansion.

One is older, the other is middle-aged.

It was the Shangshu Ling Wang Yan and the Situ Wang Rong.

Wang Yan and Wang Rong are cousins ​​and have always been intimate.

certainly.

Wang Yan still looked down on Wang Rong.

However, when the two met at this time, there was no conflict.

Although Wang Yan is middle-aged, he still looks very young due to the powder application.

But he looks a little emotional now.

"Situ knows about the prince's affairs?"

Wang Rong shook his head gently. He picked up Wang Yan's jade wine bottle, but did not drink, but just looked at the quality of the jade wine bottle carefully.

"This wine bottle was actually carved from Lantian Shui Cang Jade. Shangshu Ling was indeed rich and deserved to be the leader of the Shilin."

Lantian water cage jade, but the jade material used by the Tang Dynasty to make jade seals is naturally of great value.

Wang Rong rolled his eyes and said angrily, "When it comes to the wealthiest family in Luoyang, it's not your cousin's house, it's just a jade wine bottle. If your cousin wants it, I'll give it to you."

Wang Yan had been with Wang Rong for many years, so he could naturally understand clearly.

He said so much, but he just wanted his jade wine bottle.

Isn’t it just a jade wine bottle?

Just give it to you.

But Wang Yan also thought to himself

I will entertain you at home in the future and use a porcelain bowl.

"The Secretary of State is generous and admires me for my brother."

Wang Rong laughed, flattered Wang Yan, drank the jade wine bottle in one mouthful, and then placed the jade wine bottle in his cuff.

"Now, brother can answer me?"

Wang Rong nodded slightly, and his face also showed a look of sorrow.

"Now the East Palace is in chaos."

When Wang Rong spoke, he raised his eyebrows and looked at Wang Yan.

"Yi Fu is in a very embarrassing situation now."

Wang Yan snorted coldly, but did not answer Wang Rong's words.

In some ways, he is indeed in a very embarrassing situation.

His wife is Guo, which is from Jia Nanfeng's mother Guo Huai.

But he married his daughter to the crown prince again.

He pleases both sides, but not both sides.

Although he was the prince's father-in-law, his relationship with the prince was not close, and he was not close to the central palace because he had a marriage relationship with the prince.

He was on two boats and was not pleased with both sides!

Sometimes Wang Yan wonders if he did something wrong.

Seeing that Wang Yan did not respond, Wang Rong continued, "Shangshu Ling wouldn't let me come for no reason?"

"Of course not."

In Luoyang, Wang Yan felt that Wang Rong was qualified to discuss matters with him. Among the ones with good relationships, there was only Wang Rong.

"This is Huifeng and my handbook, please take a look."

"The Crown Princess's handwritten letter?"

Wang Rong became more formal.

After taking the letter from Wang Yan, Wang Rong took it in his hand and looked at it carefully.

The more you looked, the deeper Wang Rong's brows frowned.

"I thought the matter in the Eastern Palace had not reached that level, but now from the perspective of the Crown Princess and your handbook, the matter has indeed reached a very serious point."

Wang Yan nodded heavily.

"If I could have been on two boats before, now, when the two boats collided, I have to get on one of them, but I cannot be sure which ship will sink and which ship will win in the end."

Wang Rong's expression suddenly became playful.

"What Shangshu Ling means is to ask for advice from Brother Hui?"

Wang Yan focused on the key points.

"I guess you've made a decision long ago?"

Wang Yan did not deny Wang Rong's words and immediately started talking about them.

"The prince is young after all, and the late emperor has been away for some years. Those old ministers who are entrusted with their own way, those who are walking, those who die, and the rest are all from the Central Palace."

"Is Yifu going to bet on the Central Palace?"

Wang Yan shook his head slightly.

"No."

His eyes are really bright now.

"I'm not betting on that side now."

"You're watching from the side."

"It's enough to see."

Wang Yan took a deep breath and said, "I will come to the scene myself to help the prince. Even if I succeed in the end, what reward can I get? Huifeng is the princess, even if I do nothing, I will get countless things in the future."

"And if I help the palace, how would the people in the world think of me, Wang Yifu?"

The central palace is powerful, but the reputation of the central palace is not good after all!

As the leader of Shilin, he naturally needs to care about these things.

"Shangshuling's thoughts are clear and he has no doubts in his heart. What should he do when he comes to me?"

Looking at Wang Yifu, Wang Rong was still a little envious.

The Wei and Jin dynasties were an era that attached great importance to the aristocratic families.

The level of family status is directly related to a person's lifelong destiny.

Wang Yan was very lucky to be born in Linyi, Langya County. His family was the famous Wang family in Langya. He was born into such a famous family and had many benefits.

Of course, Wang Rong is also from the Wang family of Langya, so there is nothing to envy about this.

Wang Yan looked clear and handsome, with a peaceful and elegant appearance. When he was a teenager, he once visited Shantao, a famous scholar at that time.

When Shantao saw him, he sighed for a long time.

When Wang Yan left, Shan Tao watched him walk far away and said with emotion, "I don't know which old woman actually gave birth to such a handsome son! However, this person may not be the one who missed the world!"

Although Wang Rong also has many allusions, there are not many such allusions as Wang Yan, and it is said that he is a miser.

But Wang Rong did not think he was a miser.

He is just a supporter.

No one in the world understands me!

Wang Yan's father was once the General of Pingbei. He often had official documents and sent envoys to submit them, but he often could not get a reply on time.

When Wang Yan was 14 years old, he was in the capital and often went to Pushe Yang Hu to declare the content of the official documents, and his words were very clear.

Who is Yang Hu?

Lu Kang of Wu (son of Lu Xun of Eastern Wu) once commented that Yang Hu's virtue was comparable to Le Yi and Zhuge Liang.

Faced with such a person, the young Wang Yan did not look inferior in front of him, so he was praised by the world as a strange man.

Even the Grand Tutor Yang Jun wanted to marry his daughter to him as his wife, but Wang Yan was ashamed of this and pretended to be crazy.

Yang Jun was the Grand Tutor at that time!

What is the identity?

It is even more prominent than Zhang Hua now, but this guy refused!

When he reached the age of becoming an official, the late emperor issued an edict asking for recommendations to recommend talents who could stabilize the border.

At first, this guy liked to talk about the lobbying technique of Lianheng and Zong, so the Minister of Shangshu Lu Qin recommended him as the prefect of Liaodong, but he has not taken office yet.

In order not to be the prefect of Liaodong, this guy no longer talks about worldly affairs, and only recites poems and essays all day long and talks about mystery.

In Wang Rong's previous opinion, such a person who does not do practical things should have no career path.

But it turns out that he was wrong.

After Wang Yan began his career in office, he first served as the prince's servant, and then promoted to Shangshu Lang. Later, he was out of the capital and served as the county magistrate of Yuancheng. He still had a quiet talk all day long, but the affairs of all major and small in the county were still smoothed out.

Soon, he returned to the capital and served as the son of the Central Secretariat and the Minister of the Yellow Sect.

During the Zhengshi period of Cao Wei, He Yan, Wang Bi and others claimed to inherit Lao Zhuang and talk about metaphysics in a simple way. Their main argument was that "the heaven and earth and all living things are based on "nothing". The so-called "nothing" means to create all things to complete affairs, and there is nothing that does not exist anywhere. Yin and Yang rely on it to turn into life, all things rely on it to become bodies, wise people rely on it to cultivate morality, and unwise people rely on it to avoid disasters. Therefore, the use of "nothing" can be noble without titles."

This is the beginning of the metaphysics of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, which later generations called it Zhengshi Metaphysics.

This guy highly valued this view, but the famous scholar Pei Feng believed that this view was incorrect and wrote articles to satirize it.

Wang Yan was still as usual, and he thought Pei Fang was very talented and highly praised him.

Once he said to someone, "I saw that Pei Linggong was smart and clear, and covered people with extraordinary cognition. If I could do it when I die, I should return with him."

I don’t expect this to make the world admire him.

However, Wang Yan is indeed talented and elegant in appearance, but he is a little narcissistic. He often says that he is as smart as a god, and often compares himself to Zigong. In addition, he has a great reputation and is admired by the world.

Wang Yan is proficient in mysterious theory and specializes in talking about "Laozi" and "Zhuangzi".

When talking, he often held the dust tail of the white jade handle, and his hands were as white as the color of the jade handle.

Whenever he thinks there is something wrong with the truth, he will immediately change it. People call him "the yellow in his mouth".

Both the senior officials of the court and the opposition were admired by him very much, and he also called him "Yi Shi Longmen".

Look at this Wang Yan and think about him again.

Although Wang Rong felt that he had already had a successful life, compared to Wang Yan, he was still almost the same.

"Cousin, cousin?"

Wang Yan shouted a few times.

"ah?!"

Wang Rong shook his head hard and then realized.

"Why did Yifu call me?"

Wang Yan shook his head and said, "I'm talking to my brother, but I don't know why my brother suddenly became confused."

"oh"

Wang Rong suddenly became a little embarrassed.

"Haha, I suddenly got distracted."

Of course, Wang Rong couldn't say that he envied Wang Yan.

He had no shame to say this.

“Where did we talk about it?”

Wang Yan shook his head slightly, but he was a little worried that Wang Rong's body would come.

Speaking of which, his brother is also very old.

“What should I do when it comes to it?”

"Yes, yes, since Yifu knows how he does it, he still asks this, probably because he wants to know Brother Wei's choice in this matter?"

Wang Yan nodded slightly.

"How do you do it, brother?"

"It is natural for Yifu to watch it on the wall, but it is just you."

Wang Rong sighed.

He didn't have a wife from the Guo family, and a daughter who was the crown princess.

"I bet on the prince."

Prince?

Wang Yan frowned tightly.

"But from the bottom of the day, the prince's winning rate is actually not as good as that of the central palace."

"On the surface, of course, the Central Palace is stronger, but His Royal Highness has his strength."

Wang Rong coughed and continued, "Just just talking about the prince's Weishou, he was in the Nanying. No matter how strong the palace fights, what is it in front of the sword and war."

"You mean, the prince wants to use Nanying."

"This is a certain thing, isn't it?"

"Aren't you tired of your bad wife, and now you have the opportunity to divorce your wife openly?"

Wang Yan's wife Guo is a relative of Empress Jia. With the power of the queen, she is stubborn and greedy, violent in nature, greedy for plundering money and property, and likes to interfere in other people's affairs.

When Wang Yan's younger brother Wang Cheng was 15 years old, he saw Guo ask his servants to carry feces on the road, so he advised Guo that this is not good.

Guo was furious and said to Wang Cheng, "When his wife was dying, she entrusted you to me, not to entrust me to you."

As he said that, he was about to roll up his sleeves and prepare to hit Wang Cheng.

Wang Yan heard and witnessed his wife's various bad behaviors, but he had no way to ban her.

At that time, his fellow villager, Li Yang, the governor of Youzhou, was a famous hero in the capital. Guo had always been afraid of him.

Wang Yan therefore said to Guo, "It's not just that I said you can't do this, but Li Yang also said that it's not good to do this."

Guo's behavior was a little restrained. Wang Yan had always despised Guo's greed for his heavy money, so he never mentioned the word "money".

Guo wanted to try whether he could say that, so he asked his servant to circle the bed with money so that he could not get out.

When Wang Yan got up in the morning and saw the money, he said to his servant, "Take all these things away!"

This is where the ah-dog thing comes from.

"What you said is that although the slut is a little domineering, he has given me a bloodline and asked me to divorce her. How can this happen?"

Although Wang Yan was shirking his responsibilities, his eyes turned slightly, and he was obviously a little moved.

The so-called relationship between husband and wife may have been something, but for Guo, Wang Yan has nothing at all.

He had long been bored with Guo.

but

Even if you want to divorce your wife, you must have a better name.

You can't just go to bed.

Moreover, how can you call a divorced wife when it comes to scholars?

"Will the brother want to help the Eastern Palace?"

Wang Rong nodded.

"I have already started helping the East Palace."

"oh?"

Wang Yan had a strange look on his face.

“How to help?”

He didn't expect that Wang Rong, who had always been timid, made a decision before him.

"I have asked Wang Chuzhong and Wang Maohong to help the prince. Besides, there is another person, Wang Sheng of Luoyang, who has a great relationship with me."

This huge relationship naturally refers to perfume.

Thinking of this perfume business, Wang Rong was both happy and painful.

Of course, this perfume business has brought him a lot of profits.

The pain is that these profits have to be distributed to Wang Sheng a lot.

but

These pains are necessary.

If there was no pain in those days, how could Wang Sheng have had an entanglement with him?

At that time, with the relationship between this perfume business, if the Luoyang King becomes prosperous, why worry about not having his benefits?

"The King of Luoyang"

This person's reputation has been heard in his ears more than once.

Now even Wang Rong, who is known for being aware of others, thinks this kid is not yet a bad person, and Wang Yan can no longer sit still.

"Perhaps Huifeng should be asked to give him some benefits. The Luoyang King's life should still win over. Of course, the premise is that the prince wins."

Wang Yan thought to himself.
Chapter completed!