Sima Yu was sitting on the main seat, and Wang Sheng was standing in front of him.

"Let's show Marquis Guangyuan his seat."

"promise."

The chief minister quickly prepared a mat for Wang Sheng, and Wang Sheng took advantage of the situation and sat down.

"You came just in time. If you didn't come out, I'm afraid I would have found you."

"I am in Jingu Garden. If Your Majesty wants to summon me, it is only a matter of words."

Emperor Sima Yu nodded slightly.

"You are in Jinguyuan. I'm afraid you are not very familiar with the recent news in Luoyang. I'll let the chief official talk to you."

"promise."

Wang Sheng nodded quickly.

Although he was in Jinguyuan, his information was very well-informed, but since the emperor felt that his information was not well-informed, then he was not well-informed.

"Several major events have occurred in Luoyang recently..."

In his gentle voice, the chief minister recounted the major events that happened in Luoyang these days.

After Wang Sheng listened, he pretended to be thinking.

"What do Marquis Guangyuan think?"

"The first thing is that King Changshan's command of Simamen seems a bit strange. King Changshan went to Jinguyuan to visit me before. I saw that King Changshan's words and deeds were not such a wanton person. Besides, King Yiyang followed the king.

How dare they attack King Changshan? I'm afraid they have someone else to rely on behind them."

Sima Yu nodded slightly to express his approval.

"The second thing is that King Changshan fought in the Taiji Hall. I'm afraid he was really angry. However, I feel that King Changshan is not such an impulsive person. Perhaps, this is what His Majesty intended for him to do?"

Wang Sheng raised his head and looked at Sima Yu, who also stared at Wang Sheng carefully.

quite a while.

"Hahaha!"

Sima Yu suddenly laughed and said: "I can't hide anything from you. This King Changshan is fighting in the Taiji Hall. It is indeed my order."

really.

When Wang Sheng heard that King Changshan was fighting in the Tai Chi Hall, he was very shocked.

I thought that although you, King Changshan, are a first-class king, you are so disrespectful to the emperor. Do you think you, a first-class king, are useful?

On second thought, this may have been the emperor's intention.

A Simamen riding a horse is originally a serious crime, but in the hearts of the clan, this crime is not serious enough.

Not big enough, right?

The emperor then added another crime to him, and it was also a serious crime.

If any of these two charges were placed on an ordinary minister, his bones would be gone now.

But as for Changshan King, he is still unscathed.

The emperor wanted to see his prestige, to see if the ministers in the world could be used by him, and what the clans thought in their hearts.

But now it seems that the situation is not optimistic.

A King of Changshan is so difficult to deal with. How can he attack King Qi who is even more difficult to deal with and has more prestige in the clan and the world?

prestige prestige.

Although he is the emperor, he does not have enough prestige!

Any of the sect kings in the world would be his elders, such as King Zhao, King Liang, and King Pingyuan, who were three generations higher than him.

As he has a higher seniority, the respect for him in his heart is relatively less.

And this was not what Sima Yu wanted to see.

"I gave King Changshan another crime, but those clan ministers still dare not convict King Changshan. It really disappoints me."

The emperor never had a problem with King Changshan, and he was not very angry about King Changshan's manipulation of Sima Clan.

What made him angry the most was the ambivalent attitude of his ministers and clan members.

"Then your Majesty wants to convict King Changshan?"

"nature."

The emperor nodded slightly.

"If I don't severely punish King Changshan, how can I be dignified? Now these ministers dare not take my words seriously. After this incident, how can I pay it off?"

Wang Sheng's eyes flashed, and he mourned for King Changshan in his heart.

I thought that King Changshan was dedicated to doing what the emperor asked, but he didn't expect that the emperor didn't take him seriously at all, just treating him as a tool and throwing him away when he was done with it.

If King Changshan in Tingwei Prison saw that his emperor was such a person, he would be so angry that he would spit out his blood.

"If King Changshan is severely punished, I'm afraid it will break the heart of King Zong, and it will also break King Changshan's heart."

The emperor disagreed.

"Instead of hurting the sect king's heart, I want to suppress them. Even though he is the sect king, he doesn't even think about me or put himself in my shoes. Humph!"

You are the one who wants to cut down the feudal vassal. Think about how those clan kings will have a good impression on you.

so...

You have to eat the rice one bite at a time!

Sima Yu wanted to be Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but he didn't see that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had been dormant for a long time before he cut off the feudal vassal. Moreover, the feudal lord he wanted to cut off had already been cut off once by his father.

And what about you, Sima Yu?

That dad of yours is a fool!

It would be nice if he didn't bother to find some for you. How could he cut the vassal status for you?

"How do you think I can convict King Changshan?"

To convict someone, someone must be on the record.

And one or two people are not enough, it is best to have a majority of people on the table.

But looking at the current situation.

Very suspenseful.

After all, Sima Yu had only been on the throne for a few months. In addition, when he was the prince, he was suppressed by Queen Jia Nanfeng. With his tail between his legs, even Jia Mi could shit on him. This kind of prestige could

You know it after thinking about it.

The most important thing is that Sima Yu not only expressed his intention to reduce the vassal status in advance, but even shut out nearly half of the people in the Crown Prince's palace. Originally, Zhang Hua and Pei Yu were the auxiliary ministers designated by Emperor Wu.

But Zhang Hua had already been resigned because of his relationship with Empress Jia.

As for Pei Yu, the same is true.

Although the emperor was enjoying himself to the fullest, he was now faced with the embarrassing situation of no one responding.

It can only be said that the emperor was young and took things for granted, so he shot himself in the foot.

Wang Sheng thought for a long time, and finally saluted Sima Yu and said: "If you want to convict King Changshan, it is very simple. I just need to submit a petition. I am willing to do this evil person. After I submit a petition, my subordinates will...

I will definitely follow.”

The first person to appear on the list will naturally be hated.

But the people who came up behind me were fine. They were just following the trend. How could anything happen?

As soon as Wang Sheng finished speaking, Sima Yu's face showed a look of contemplation.

He was considering the feasibility of this matter.

"It's just that, I'm afraid Aiqing will be stigmatized."

really.

The butt determines the head.

Or maybe in the eyes of the emperor, Wang Sheng was just a pawn.

Wang Sheng did not feel sad at all.

To a certain extent, he is not a good minister.

The minister is not a good minister, and the emperor is not a good emperor, but it is still a perfect match.

"Of course it doesn't matter if I bear the infamy. I was born in a humble background. If it weren't for Your Majesty, I wouldn't be where I am today. All the status and power I have today are all thanks to Your Majesty. Not to mention the infamy, Your Majesty made me go to the mountains of swords and the sea of ​​fire.

, I won’t say a word.”

"good!"

The emperor nodded heavily.

"You are indeed my minister of the Jin Dynasty!"

Marquis Guangyuan is indeed a loyal minister!

In this case, it would be hard to let this evil person do what he did.

For a moment, Sima Yu fell into entanglement again.

Wang Sheng could also guess some of the emperor's thoughts, but he still waited for the emperor to think about it for a while. There was no rush for what he was going to say later.

Green smoke curled up from the incense burner in the hall, and the hot charcoal on the brazier in front of me burned red, driving away the severe cold of winter.

After a long time, Sima Yu raised his head, as if he had figured something out.

"If I ask you to come to the table, what do you think King Changshan and King Zong will think?"

Wang Sheng straightened his back slightly and said: "Of course King Changshan's heart was broken by His Majesty. I'm afraid he will never listen to Your Majesty again in the future. As for the princes, some may be afraid of Your Majesty's majesty, but more

, I’m afraid I’m afraid of His Majesty. After all, the death of a rabbit and the death of a fox will only hurt its own kind.”

Sima Yu nodded slightly.

"It's just that if I don't punish King Changshan..."

By now, Wang Sheng felt that he could speak out his words.

"Your Majesty, I have a plan. I don't know whether I can say it or not."

A plan?

Sima Yu's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Of course you can tell me, please tell me quickly."

"Instead of attacking King Changshan in order to frighten the ministers and kings, it would be better for your Majesty to punish King Changshan lightly."

Punish King Changshan lightly?

Wang Sheng's first words made Sima Yu frown.

But he didn't interrupt, he just listened quietly.

"Severe punishments to King Changshan can certainly increase the prestige of the Holy King, but since ancient times, prestige does not come from punishment, but from virtue. If Your Majesty does this, I am afraid that he will leave a bad reputation in the history books in the future."

"If you punish King Changshan lightly, your majesty will certainly lose your authority, but as the saying goes, if you want to make people die, you must first make them crazy. If your majesty loses your authority, your subordinates will definitely become more and more crazy. I am afraid that the time when King Qi enters Luo will not be long."

Master, if Your Majesty shows too much strength, how dare those gangsters be rampant? If they are not rampant, how will Your Majesty have the chance to catch them?"

Wang Sheng's words had a different meaning. The emperor's eyes were slightly bright, but his brows were still furrowed.

It's good, but it also has a lot of disadvantages.

The most important thing is that he has no confidence that he can suppress the princes and ministers below.

"As for King Changshan, he is also a chess piece in His Majesty's hands. Your Majesty punishes him lightly, but he wants to humiliate him and make the world think that he and Your Majesty are already two different people. In fact, King Changshan is a chess piece in His Majesty's hands, planted in the rebellious

In the heart of King Zong, even if King Qi raises an army, it will be easy for Your Majesty to deal with him."

Wang Sheng's method is just a waste of time.

Sima Yu was still thinking, but his heart was already very moved.

But he hasn't spoken yet.

Sima Yu didn't speak, so Wang Sheng continued.

"After losing authority, someone will definitely jump out. At that time, His Majesty's thunderous wrath will definitely silence the ministers. When the King of Qi enters Luo, he will imprison the King of Qi's Mansion. If he escapes, Your Majesty will not be afraid. This plan can kill anyone with ulterior motives.

The ministers and the sect king who know that they have different intentions are the so-called plan of killing two birds with one stone."

Sima Yu nodded heavily.

"It's indeed a good strategy. I don't want you to have such an idea in just a short period of time. I have love for you, which is like adding more power to a tiger."

"It's just that King Changshan..."

"Just leave the affairs of King Changshan to your subordinates."

Sima Yu nodded lightly and handed the matter over to Wang Sheng. He couldn't be more relieved.

"After Tingwei leaves prison, go to Xianyang Palace. The queen summons you for something."

Wang Sheng gave him advice as the emperor, and Sima Yu was naturally not stingy with rewards.

But from the time he ascended the throne to the time he returned from the Western Expedition, Wang Sheng had already been awarded too many rewards. If he was granted more rewards, the people at Yushitai might impeach Marquis Guangyuan.

However, ordinary rewards are not enough, but the marriage can be settled.

There is no one in the court now.

As a lonely minister, Wang Sheng is most suitable for holding a high position in the court.

But with his status, he cannot hold a high position. He must have royal status to be qualified to hold a high position.

and...

Age is a drawback.

If Marquis Guangyuan were twenty years older, he would be Sikong, and even Sima Yu would dare to let him do it.

Now, that's no longer possible.

But some prominent positions are OK.

After chatting with the emperor for a while, Wang Sheng left the Taiji Hall without stopping for a moment, and the chariot quickly headed towards Tingwei Prison.

Speaking of which, Ting Wei and Wang Sheng have never been here.

If you can come to this kind of place, it's better not to come.

In front of Tingwei's prison, two stone beasts guard the prison.

Wang Sheng had the emperor's handwriting, so he did not need to see Tingwei, but went directly to Tingwei's prison, all the way to the prison cell where King Changshan was.

In the prison cell, King Changshan was in good condition, but his demeanor was no longer the same as when he came to Jingu Garden.

The whole person looked a little depressed.

A few beams of cold white light illuminated it, and all one could see was a pale face and peeling lips.

"Marquis Guangyuan?"

Seeing that it was Wang Sheng in front of him, King Changshan's eyes suddenly lit up.

"His Majesty asked you to come?"

Wang Sheng nodded slightly.

"It is indeed His Majesty who asked me to come."

Wang Sheng waved his hand, and the guard behind him put down the food box, and another guard brought a food box.

Delicious dishes and fine wines are all available.

King Changshan sat opposite Wang Sheng.

"What did your Majesty say?"

Wang Sheng waved his hand and asked the people around him to disperse, ensuring that he and King Changshan were the only ones in this place.

"Your Majesty will let you go."

Hearing these words, King Changshan became even more excited.

"But before letting you go, His Majesty will let others humiliate you, such as...parading you in the street."

King Changshan's face suddenly fell.

"What is your Majesty doing?"

"His Majesty wants you to hate him and then join King Qi's side."

In just one sentence, King Changshan understood what the emperor meant.

"If that's the case, it's not impossible, it's just that this parade..."

This is too disrespectful.

"If you don't even have this cruel trick, how can King Qi trust you?"

King Changshan drank the wine in one gulp.

He was not a mother-in-law person, so he simply nodded.

"If His Majesty wants me to do it, I will do it."

A smile suddenly appeared on Wang Sheng's face.

"The king is indeed a loyal minister."

Phew~

Wang Sheng did not expect that King Changshan was so easy to talk to, but then he thought about it and realized that among the eight kings, King Changshan was indeed one or two of the better ones.

"Now that the official business is over, I still have some private matters that I want to discuss with the king."

"Private matter?"
Chapter completed!