King Rui looked back at Wang Xiao and Qin Xiaozhu.

The boy in the room didn't know what he said, which made the girl lower her head and smile, her eyes dimpled and her smile sparkling.

At the general banquet, Yan Yan talked and laughed.

Even though he had a thousand hatred for Wang Xiao, King Rui couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "It's great to be young."

He shook his head, walked to his office with difficulty, and sat down on the broken chair.

Then, the old man took out a dagger from the drawer and fell into deep thought.

In today's game, Wang Xiao came prepared and lured himself into the trap. In the end, he really lost, and he had to accept it even if he didn't want to.

However, it is not impossible to make a comeback...

He turned around and walked around the public house. Every corner he looked at was old and clean.

The paint on the beams and columns has been peeled off, revealing the old wood inside, and the stone slabs on the ground have been worn smooth by feet.

I spent most of my life in this office, and earned a reputation for being honest and upright. I also exchanged a lifetime of hard work for wealth that my children and grandchildren would never replace.

The Zongren Mansion is not an yamen with real power, but running a yamen is at least better than those relatives who are raised like pigs.

When I live to be almost eighty years old, it is enough to say that it is enough, but it is not enough to say that it is not enough. If I have a choice, I really want to live forever.

But judging from what happened today, Wang Xiao's depth and viciousness were something he knew he couldn't defeat.

If we continue to fight, it is very likely to ruin the reputation we have worked so hard to save throughout our lives, which is not worth it.

Then let everything be finalized.

King Rui slowly picked up the dagger, a sinister smile appearing on his old face.

"A waning old man has a lifespan of only three to five years. It would not be a loss for me to trade a life for a young man like you."

The dagger scrawled a few words on the worn tabletop.

The next moment, blood dripped down and seeped into the writing on the table, but I saw that those four words were clearly

Wang Xiao killed me...

At the same time, Wang Xiao and Qin Xiaozhu were sitting in the execution room chatting.

Qin Xiaozhu was a little unhappy at first, but now he was smiling brightly like the sky was clear after the rain.

"So, it would have been nice if I had been here as the copyist at that time. My grandfather used to do some robberies and was chased out by the army like a local dog, but now you can steal money openly!"

As she spoke, longing filled her eyes.

Wang smiled and said, "I'll take you there next time."

When Qin Xiaozhu got excited about the conversation, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "I heard Xuance said you're pretty when you dress up as a girl!"

Before she finished her sentence, she held his head in her hands, stroking his hair and said, "I think she must be beautiful just by looking at it, Niang Xipi, I really want to see it."

Wang Xiao was embarrassed and quickly tried to get away.

"You are still ashamed." Qin Xiaozhu refused, but wanted to tease him, "One day I will take off your clothes and change you into a small undershirt."

"Don't mess with me..."

The two were quarreling, and Wang Xiao was about to run out of the execution room when he bumped into someone with a "bang", bounced back and fell to the ground.

"Ouch."

Wang Fang was old and her muscles and bones were loose. When she collided with a young man like this, she immediately became dizzy.

After being dazed for a while, he squinted his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Wang Xiao was still alive.

Wang Fang didn't pay attention to what she just heard about the 'little skirt'. Wang Fang said: "Your Majesty sent our family to pick up the consort."

"Oh." Wang Xiao was pulled up from the ground by Qin Xiaozhu, and he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Eunuch Wang, for coming to protect me."

Wang Fang clearly saw the two people behaving affectionately, but she pretended not to notice and even smiled to apologize to Xiao Zhu.

For one thing, General Qin’s granddaughter is really something that most people can’t afford to mess with. For another thing, Wang Xiao’s affair with a woman has been tried three times and everyone is tired of it.

Then let him be.

At first, we thought this boy was a lecherous person, and our family was really blind.

After picking up the people, Wang Fang planned to take them away, but after thinking about it, she still said: "Let's say hello to Prince Rui."

"As it should be."

The group of people walked outside King Rui's palace, but saw that there was not a single guard or attendant.

Qin Xiaozhu sniffed and suddenly felt something was wrong.

She ran forward in a few steps, looked in through the crack in the door, turned around, shook her head, and said carelessly: "Prince Rui is not here, he must have been angry with me."

Wang Fang couldn't help but think to herself: "Oh, you are quite self-aware."

Qin Xiaozhu walked down the steps and came back, pulling the two of them and saying, "Let's go, let's go, that old man has such a stinky face, there is nothing good to see in the first place, and this government office is also gloomy."

"Then let's go now?" For Wang Fang, it was better to have one less thing than one more thing.

After leaving the clan mansion, Qin Xiaozhu waved and turned around, looking quite dashing.

Over there, Wang Fang took Wang Xiao back to the palace to resume her life, but she went around in a circle, found a quiet and uninhabited place, and then quietly returned to the clan mansion...

Emperor Yanguang did not meet with Wang Xiao again.

Wang Xiao knelt outside Qianqing Palace for half an hour before he was sent to Cining Palace to pick up his wife and take her home.

After leaving the palace and getting on the carriage, the matter was finally settled.

In the carriage, Chun Ning and Wang Xiao sat side by side for a while, then they couldn't help but turned their heads and said, "My husband is very capable."

"Really? I think so too."

Unexpectedly, Wang Xiao was not humble, with an expression of deep understanding.

Chun Ning smiled slightly and said, "I usually look at my husband's calm demeanor, and there is no sense of exhaustion, but when did you lay out the plan?"

"I am not the only one who made the plan." Wang smiled and said, "The eldest brother, the second brother, and... and I laid the groundwork before letting Ruan Qia go. Hu San'er is Jianing Bo's man, and the second brother has already

If you find out, you will be able to take advantage of the situation."

"Then what are we going to do with the Xue family next?" Chun Ning said.

The Xue family is the prince's party, so they are mortal enemies.

Chun Ning then thought about the possibilities and pros and cons of using Jin Yiwei to raid Jianing Bo's house.

If things can be done, firstly, the momentum of the prince and his side will wax and wane; secondly, it can affect the emperor's father's perception; thirdly, if a sum of money and food is left to strengthen the royal guards. In addition, Yan's brother will be granted the title of king and open a mansion.

We will also need to raise some private soldiers in the future...

Wang Xiao shook his head: "Don't worry, the Xue family and Zheng Dang will deal with it. The next priority is to guide the court to control the epidemic."

Chun Ning was stunned.

She smoothed her hair, feeling slightly ashamed.

After a while, she couldn't help but ask: "My husband doesn't seem to care much about power?"

"Huh?" Wang Xiao was a little confused.

"Since ancient times, in official circles, the first thing to consider is often one's own power, how much power one can have, and how many people he has under his command." Chun Ning said after careful consideration, "But your husband seems to really not care about this?"

At this point, she hesitated, but still bit her lip and continued: "My husband said that we want to cure the epidemic. In fact, everyone doesn't believe it. They all think that you want to use this to gain fame and seek power.

Or use it to establish yourself."

"Why don't you believe it?" Wang Xiao was a little surprised: "Isn't this a matter of course?"

"The first thing you have to learn when you want to be a leader is to treat people as numbers. How many people there are in a state or county are numbers, and how much taxes these people should pay are numbers. In this court, we are shouting for the plague.

It’s not like there are no callers, just like every time there is a disaster

Whether it is drought or flood, there are always people crying. But they are not crying purely because they want their father to see them crying. They want his father to see their numbers, the people who died in my state.

It’s less than your state. The better the number, the higher the power.”

"The same is true for civil servants, and the same is true for military generals. How many people are killed in defeat, and how many people are killed in victory. This is why we kill good people and take credit, and this is why we eat empty wages and drink the blood of soldiers. The better the number, the more money you can ask for.

.The more private soldiers you recruit, the greater your power will be. It may not sound good to say, but this has always been the case in the court."

Wang Xiao smiled bitterly and asked, "Do you think I should do the same, madam?"

"I don't like that either." Chun Ning thought for a moment and said, "But the more power you have, the more you can do for the Chu Dynasty, right?"

"Is the father powerful?" Wang smiled and said: "Zheng Yuanhua, Lu Zhengchu, Zuo Jinglun are powerful, right? Even in the west, Tang Zhongyuan and Zhang Xianzhong are also powerful... But they have not made people live a better life. I am not better than them

Smart, many things may not be better if I do them. People must first see themselves clearly. Since ancient times, there have been too many arrogant people."

"So," Wang said with a smile, "I said that my original intention in doing all this is just because I can't stand how hard people live in this era. It's not about how much power I have in my hands or how many soldiers I have. I'm not trying to deal with you.

, but really think so.”

In the carriage, Chun Ning looked at her husband with some surprise.

Is this what is called ‘benevolence’?

Wang Xiao was also a little surprised.

Why did the words turn into bragging? It seems that I am bragging too much. If I don't engage in Jianing Bo, I just want to sit back and watch the tigers fight...
Chapter completed!