The thunder made a muffled roaring sound, until it accumulated enough power, it burst out with a shocking sound.
Wang Xuan pointed at his son's nose and cursed, "Look for yourself, even God can't stand it!"
When the lightning suddenly lit up, Wang Qing saw the veins popping up on Wang Xuan's face, and then he gradually realized that things were not as simple as his uncle Wang Junjiang told him.
"Uncle, uncle, he, he didn't agree with me. I thought it would be so serious!"
Wang Xuan poked Wang Qing's head, "If he didn't say anything, wouldn't you use your brain to think about it?"
"What the hell is going on in your head?! Have you forgotten everything I taught you before?!"
Wang Qing hurriedly defended himself, "That is my uncle after all, and I have thought about it carefully. What my uncle said is indeed right. What's more, that idiot Wang Shan, his son has long disliked him. Not to mention his stupidity,
People are still in good spirits."
"If we can get rid of him through this matter this time, it might not be a bad thing!"
Wang Xuan trembled all over and said, "You!"
"You are so good! Let me tell you what is good about you!"
"Your uncle is an orthodox member of the Wang family. It was because of his temper that my father and your grandfather did not give him the power to control the Wang family."
"Unexpectedly, in the end, I actually raised a good son for someone else!"
"Father! Don't say that."
"Do you think your uncle will sincerely do good for you?! He even plots against his own grandson, and he will rip out your heart?! You think you are smart, but I'm afraid you are too smart. You were betrayed by others, and you still
You have to count money for others!"
"He has long disliked us. Even if something good happens in the future, I'm afraid it won't be your uncle who promotes you!"
"But...even if there is no uncle, how can we Chenliu and Wang be afraid of such a trivial matter?!"
Wang Xuan saw that his son's face had traces of time, but his brain was not half as good as his own back then. He sighed with deep regret, "Do you think we are still the same Wang family?"
"What's more, looking at the current attitude of the imperial court, equalizing land has become the general trend, and yet you dare to interfere with this kind of thing at this time. If you are not seeking death, what are you?"
"If your good uncle hadn't been afraid of this, why would he have borrowed your hand instead of going there himself?!"
"Now, I'm just afraid..."
Wang Qing hadn't figured out the key yet, so he just asked, "Afraid. What are you afraid of?"
"I'm afraid that the Queen Mother and Ji Wenxuan have already decided to shake the family!"
Wang Qing looked at his father with a solemn expression in disbelief, "How could that happen?!"
"Ji Wenxuan himself has an extraordinary background. How could he think of cutting down his own power and cutting off his own future?!"
"Besides, those group of bumpkins from outside the country couldn't do anything to our family back then. Now that the Queen Mother is in charge, a woman and a dying old man won't cause any big trouble."
Wang Xuan glanced at his silly son and said, "If you haven't dealt with Ji Wenxuan, you don't know how weird this person's mind is."
"No matter what the aristocratic family is, what about the group of old officials outside the pass? In the eyes of Ji Wenxuan, they are just a chess piece in his hand."
Wang Qing muttered, "I also want to deal with the Prime Minister, but how can I get an official position like mine?"
Wang Xuan smiled bitterly and waved his hand, "With your qualifications, being the head of a county is barely enough. Do you still want to compete with Ji Wenxuan?"
"Now that it's come to this point, you and I, father and son, don't have to hide it, let's just talk openly and honestly."
"For so many years, you have been allowed to serve as an official in Chenliu, and you have been confined to this three-acre piece of land. You have always had resentment in your heart, and my father knows it."
Wang Qing wanted to refute, but Wang Xuan continued, "You don't have to rush to defend yourself. If you don't complain, then I will think that you have been taken away."
"It's important to be self-aware. You can be ambitious, you can have ambitions, you can have anything, but you also have to see if you have the ability to match it. If you don't, then no matter how ambitious you are, it will only be
Hurt self and others!"
"Father, I know you don't like to hear this, but who in the world doesn't love a tall hat? How many people in the world can afford to wear a tall hat? How many people can say such heartfelt words to you?"
"Good medicine is bitter to the mouth and good for the disease; honest advice is bad to the ears but good to the deeds. Everyone knows these principles, but when trouble comes, there are very few people who can use these principles to alert themselves at all times."
Wang Qing fell silent, and Wang Xuan knew that Wang Qing had truly taken his words into his heart.
"Your uncle is also ambitious and capable, but what he lacks is his character. He actually dared to confront Emperor Jing. As expected, he was demoted and sent to a remote place for ten years. Later, he was amnesty, and there was a record of it.
activities, he was transferred back to Beijing."
"Back then, he was only one step away from being the head of the Wang family. If the incident hadn't almost affected the Wang family, my father would not have handed over the power of running the family to me. So, for so many years, he thought that I had robbed him, and then
There were many words of resentment, so I just tolerated it."
"But I can't just watch him harm the entire Wang family again!"
Wang Qing was silent for a long time before asking, "But the big mistake has been made. Father, what should we do now?"
"However, my son only changed some numbers and sent people to pretend to be in various places. These are not serious crimes, right?"
Wang Xuan was silent. He also wanted to find someone to ask, what should he do now?
The person who revealed the information to him was someone who had been in the court for many years. Judging from the hidden meaning of this person's words, the Queen Mother and the Prime Minister might take action in these days.
Think about the tragic situation of the Nanjing family now, and how everyone in Jiankang City is in danger. Even Queen Wang and many of her relatives have not escaped the iron fist of Emperor Ming.
"what to do?"
Wang Xuan smiled bitterly, "You didn't think about this problem when you did those things?"
"You dare to take action on something that the Queen Mother has personally approved, the Prime Minister has promised, and the Minister has personally done. My son, I really don't know what to say to you."
If someone hadn't tipped him off a few days ago, he really thought he could live out his days peacefully in this small courtyard.
"I thought it wasn't a big deal"
"The Queen Mother...and the Prime Minister, they shouldn't be in trouble, right?"
"Father, don't you have a good relationship with the Prime Minister? If you go and ask for mercy, nothing big will happen, right?"
Wang Xuan was silent for a long time, "But if they want to use the Wang family to establish their prestige, what's the use of those previous friendships?"
Only then did Wang Qing wake up completely. His lips lost color instantly and he asked tremblingly, "Father, you mean they want to kill the chicken to show the monkey. Are you going to use us as an example to others?!"
"How dare that old guy Ji Wenxuan!"
Wang Xuan slapped Wang Qing on the mouth, "Things haven't reached that point yet, what's all the fuss about? Do you dare to call the Prime Minister by his name?"
"No! Father! When he was able to become the prime minister, many people outside the Guan Dynasty had objections. It was not because of the joint efforts of all the aristocratic families to help him that he could be where he is today. How could he be so ungrateful?!"
Wang Xuan sneered, "The shameful words between aristocratic families are only meant to deceive people like you."
Wang Qing clicked his tongue, "Isn't it like this?"
"Don't worry about it." Wang Xuan glanced at the aggrieved Wang Qing, "Hey! How can the family work together to make Ji Wenxuan sit on the position of prime minister? How long has it been sitting there for so many years? You underestimate him too much.
"
"Back then. Back then", Wang Xuan felt that he would not understand if he talked about what happened back then with his son, "Well, talking too much is right and wrong. In short, there is no kindness between many aristocratic families and Ji Wenxuan, so you can't
I hope he can remember his old relationship."
"I don't know what other tricks this person has come up with to deal with people."
"However, I always feel that we are not the only ones suffering."
Wang Qing was overjoyed when he heard this, "Does that mean someone else will suffer?"
After saying that, Wang Qing got another violent shock on the head, "You should think about how to solve your own difficulties!"
"If the Queen Mother and Ji Wenxuan really want to operate on you, let me see what you will do!"
Wang Qing pursed his lips, "Then the father is going to let go and let his son become a mermaid?"
"I am the only son you have. Without me, there will be no one to take care of you until you die."
"I knew it earlier!"
Wang Qing took the initiative to answer the question before Wang Xuan finished speaking, "If you had known that your son was such a fool, you would have strangled your son to death. Your son already knew it, but didn't you fail to know it earlier?"
Wang Xuan sighed, what evil had he done in his previous life to have such a son!
"That's all." Wang Xuan glared at Wang Qing, his beard blowing two feet high, "When was the farewell banquet previously prepared for the Queen Mother originally scheduled?"
Wang Qing thought for a while, "Originally, it was for the future."
"If the order goes down, the banquet will continue as usual."
"But the Queen Mother won't leave. How can we practice it?"
Wang Xuan rolled his eyes angrily again, "There must be other reasons for not practicing it! There are so many happy events in Chenliu, so just find an excuse to invite them!"
Wang Qing covered his scarred head and went out to arrange a banquet. However, a flying fire fell and suddenly exploded an inch away from his feet. He was so frightened that he stepped back several steps, patted his chest and said in shock, "It seems
You must accumulate more virtue and do good deeds in the future, this will really kill people!"
When Sheng Shaoqing received the invitation from Wang, he was immediately shocked by the reason in the post.
Yesterday, a thunderstorm dropped a stream of flying fire in the Wang Family Garden. After the flying fire exploded, it left a huge crater on the ground. There was actually a jade pendant with inscriptions on it. This jade was specially dedicated to the Queen Mother, so this event was held
Banquet celebration.
"hehe."
Sheng Shaoqing smiled dryly and handed the invitation to Ji Wenxuan. Ji Wenxuan silently took out another identical invitation from his sleeve, "This"
"They are not in a hurry to see us off, but are they in the mood to make up auspicious banquets for guests here?"
Ji Wenxuan smiled and said, "Master Wang probably also wants to test the Queen Mother's attitude."
"What attitude can I have? If I make a mistake, I will be punished. This is the principle."
Ji Wenxuan coughed lightly, "Perhaps, I want to know the Queen Mother's attitude towards the Wang family."
"What's the meaning?"
"They have probably heard about my preparations. There is an example of Nanjing in the past. They probably thought that the Queen Mother was going to put the family on the fire."
Sheng Shaoqing laughed out loud in confusion, "Aren't these people used to big winds and waves? How come the slightest disturbance scares them like this?"
"I just redefined the rules of the game. I haven't said how to punish them, but they are still rushing up one by one to join in the fun?"
"Don't be surprised, Queen Mother, it's just human nature."
Ji Wenxuan stroked his beard and said, "Since the fall of the Jin Dynasty, the world has been stable for only a hundred years. If the family hadn't been rife with chaos and war, we might have died without knowing whose hands it was."
"If I hadn't known what the Empress Dowager was thinking, I would have suspected that the Empress Dowager wanted to use the land equalization issue to reduce power and seize power, take the opportunity to suppress the aristocratic family, win over old officials from outside the customs, and dominate the Great Liang."
Sheng Shaoqing:
These people have really rich imaginations.
"Then are you going to this banquet or not?"
Ji Wenxuan smiled and said, "The Queen Mother can go if she wants to. If she doesn't want to, just push her away. In short, it will only be Wang Xuan who feels uncomfortable."
Ji Wenxuan felt funny when he thought of the old man's face scrunched together in worry.
Fast forward so many years, Wang Xuan retired from Chen Liu and became the treasurer. Among the few people who were together at the Ministry of Revenue, he was the only one who was still an official, and he couldn't help but sigh.
Sheng Shaoqing thought for a while, "Go!"
She wanted to see what Wang Xuan, who had been cautious all his life, was like, and how he could not even make up a story!
"It's just that the Queen Mother wants to go empty-handed?"
Sheng Shaoqing:???
"He invites us to a banquet. Do we need to bring anything else?"
Ji Wenxuan knew from the look on Sheng Shaoqing's face that she was going to leave empty-handed, so he quickly said, "The Wang family has such an opportunity and auspiciousness from heaven. This is a sign of good luck, so why won't the Queen Mother reward her with anything?"
Sheng Shaoqing gritted his teeth secretly, "He doesn't think he can escape the disaster with auspicious protection, right?"
Ji Wenxuan raised his eyebrows and said nothing. Sheng Shaoqing thought for a moment and asked, "What should I reward?"
She would like to reward Wang Xuan's good son with a silver bracelet, but unfortunately, now is not a good time.
Ji Wenxuan cupped his hands and said, "If the Queen Mother is at ease, I will leave this matter to you."
Sheng Shaoqing was worried that no one would take over. Since Ji Wenxuan took the initiative, "Can I still worry about you doing things? Prime Minister Ji just goes ahead."
After Ji Wenxuan agreed, he remembered something again, "Queen Mother, I have something else I want to report."
"Preparations are still underway for the scientific examination, but if we want this system to last for a long time, we need to build more schools."
"Otherwise, with the power of the family, we will choose over and over again, and in the end we will choose among these people."
Sheng Shaoqing nodded, "I have also thought about this problem. If I want this official career to be completely open to poor families, then education must keep up. Otherwise, it will be like choosing a reading companion for Che'er, and I can only choose among the children of aristocratic families.
"
"It's just that I have just looked at the expenditures and profits of the treasury last year, and there is no such amount of money used for this purpose."
