"I am not exaggerating at all, it is the truth. To be honest with you, I have heard a lot about the court these days."
"There are many courtiers who want to defect to you. Some of them have not done so because you are not in Jiankang. Some of them have not considered it well because it is a hindrance to my eldest brother's face."
"It is not wrong at all to say that you are the number one hero of the Jin Dynasty."
Wang Zhenying repeatedly emphasized that her attitude was extremely fierce. Even if Wang Mi didn't accept it, she couldn't refute it and could only listen.
However, seeing what she said so nicely, Wang Mi felt that the doubts in his heart were getting heavier, and the food in his mouth seemed to no longer taste good.
This is a sign of having a ghost in your heart!
Doesn’t she still have some bad intentions?
After all, Wang Mi is just a courtier. Even though he has made great achievements now, he is still first-class in front of her, Wang Zhenying.
Although Wang Mi himself did not feel that he was inferior, since he was living in the Jin Dynasty, he had to think about many things according to the Jin Dynasty people's thinking mode.
What's more, Wang Zhenying is Wang Gong's biological sister. The two of them are now inseparable, and neither one can live without the other. Under such a general premise, why should Wang Zhenying praise Wang Mi so much?
What benefit does it bring to her, Wang Zhenying, to brag in such a high-profile manner that it makes people dizzy?
Could it be that you want to blow him unconscious, and then give him a heavy blow, so that he can't recover and can only accept it?
It's not impossible!
In order not to fall into the trap, Wang Mi had to stand up!
"Thanks to the Empress Dowager's compliments, Zhiyuan just did what he should do. It's all within his scope. If the Empress Dowager has anything you want to ask, feel free to speak up."
As the saying goes, if you take someone else's hand short, you will eat someone else's mouth short. Just look at Wang Mi and you will know. The rice bowl has been picked up, eating and drinking. If you don't listen, how can you slap your butt and leave?
Wang Zhenying smiled, thought for a moment, and finally got to the point.
"You don't have to worry too much. I just want to mediate between you and my eldest brother. Even if you have any thoughts, please don't get angry this time and just tolerate it for a while, okay?"
Where did this... start?
Wang Mi was confused and had no idea what Wang Zhenying was thinking.
"Your Majesty, your humble servant is stupid, what do you mean by this?"
"Wei Chen has already shown enough goodwill by returning to the city. Why is the Queen Mother still worried that I will become an enemy of Aning?"
"We are friends. The Queen Mother also knows this. As long as Aning does not regard me as a threat, I will naturally not take any action."
Really...
This world is simply upside down.
It was obvious that he, Wang Gong, had gone too far to deceive others, but as a result, she, Wang Zhenying, was actually worried that Wang Mi would be harmful to him. Could it be that at such an age, Wang Gong was still a giant baby?
Wang Mi put down his chopsticks and said these words seriously. Wang Zhenying immediately realized that he was a little angry.
He said: "Don't get me wrong, Mr. Wang. I am asking you sincerely today. I have no other intentions. My eldest brother is narrow-minded. I know that Mr. Wang is very generous, but I can't guarantee that my eldest brother will not cause trouble on purpose. Today, I will send Mr. Wang to you in advance."
This is exactly what it means to be called into the palace."
"I hope that before you make another northern expedition, the ministers in the court can maintain harmony, at least to save face."
"I also know that you alone can't accomplish this matter. Brother, I will also try to persuade him and restrict his behavior. I just hope that Wang Shilang will not argue with him and be more tolerant."
Wait a moment!
Northern Expedition?
Although Wang Zhenying's speech was too tactful and wordy, Wang Mi still grasped the key points.
"The Queen Mother also supports the Beifu soldiers to continue the Northern Expedition?"
This is the point!
Wang Mi became excited!
If this matter can be finalized, let alone asking him to surrender to Wang Gong, it would be no problem to ask him to bow to Wang Gong every day!
Wang Zhenying nodded with satisfaction. It turned out to be Wang Zhiyuan, who had a shrewd mind. With just a few clicks, he got on the right track immediately.
"This is also one of the conditions in exchange."
Now that both parties understand the ultimate goal, we can now lay out the conditions without any further hesitation.
Since it was about conditions, Wang Zhenying should naturally put it forward first, so she started.
"Zhiyuan, I also know that this time you have returned with a great victory, the government and the public will definitely trust you, and your prestige will greatly surpass that of my elder brother. You deserve this, there is nothing to say.
"
"However, in terms of rewards, in order to take into account my eldest brother's face, I can't give you too much. From the title to the specific reward, it can't exceed your eldest brother. Please understand this."
"If it's just like this, I can understand it, but Aning already regards me as a thorn in his side. Even if I do nothing and tolerate everything, he may not stop taking action. If he takes action first, the Queen Mother will
how?"
"You can't let me obviously suffer a loss or be framed by him!"
It's okay to be tolerant on the surface, but in reality, no one will let go of their interests. This is Wang Mi's attitude.
Originally, this was also the result of his magnanimity. In this matter, Wang Gong was already at a disadvantage. If Wang Mi wanted to wave his whip and attack him, it would be easy from now on.
The reason why he did not take action was because he wanted to continue the Northern Expedition, not because he was afraid of Wang Gong.
In fact, everyone in the government and the public now knows that Wang Mi wants people and strength. How could he be afraid of Wang Gong?
Maybe many people are holding their hands, waiting to see the show!
See how the Langya Wang family seized power from the Taiyuan Wang family, completely controlled the Jin Dynasty, and held the Jin royal family hostage.
Wang Mi shouldered all the tasks that his predecessors had failed to do and accomplished them all!
Wang Zhenying said quickly: "You don't have to worry about this. As long as I'm here, although he will make things difficult for you, he won't dare to really take action."
"If he takes action, I won't be able to spare him!"
Wang Zhenying also understood what he meant. Wang Gong was a petty person, and with his temper, he would always do something small.
There are small fights, but if a big war really breaks out, Wang Zhenying will take action, and Wang Gong will definitely not be allowed to succeed.
"With my guarantee, Zhiyuan, can you rest assured?"
It looked like he was talking, but in reality he was begging.
The current situation is indeed favorable at the right time, right place, and everyone is on Wang Mi's side. Wang Gong has no advantage at all.
However, it was not Wang Mi who was aggrieved, but Wang Gong!
It's no wonder that Wang Mi is confident and can sit still, and he is not eager to start a fight with Wang Gong. Now that he is back, it is enough to show that at this stage, he has no such intention.
This was one of the reasons why Wang Zhenying dared to call him into the palace and give him various persuasion.
If Wang Mi is now in Jingkou and refuses to return to Jiankang, that's a different matter. Needless to say, he will definitely not listen to Wang Zhenying's various thoughts.
However, it seems a bit inappropriate for you to doubt the determination of a general who has honestly brought back surrendered troops.
Therefore, Wang Zhenying tried to persuade Wang Mi kindly, but she just wanted Wang Mi to take a few steps back to leave a space for Wang Gong to survive.
With Wang Mi's current ability, wouldn't it be as easy to crush Wang Gong as crushing an ant?
Wang Zhenying understands, and Wang Gong understands even more.
However, when faced with the same thing, the two brothers and sisters took completely different approaches.
As for Wang Gong, he knew that he was incompetent but still wanted to overwhelm a capable person and beat him to death with one punch.
As the saying goes, if I don't have the ability, neither can you.
And what about Wang Zhenying?
Her perspective on thinking about things is completely different from Wang Gong's. She is the Queen Mother. Even when she became the Queen, she was not very willing and was even full of resentment.
But, it's different now.
Now that she has become the Queen Mother, when considering issues, she naturally has to start from the overall situation of the Jin Dynasty.
Who is currently maintaining this court?
No one would think it was Wang Gong!
Wrong, wrong, wrong!
Big mistake!
The current pillar of the Jin Dynasty is of course Wang Zhiyuan!
This majestic Beifu general controls the most powerful and largest army in the Jin Dynasty. If he is overturned, the Jin court will have almost no barrier.
Not to mention those northern cities that have been occupied. Looking at it now, those cities belong to the Jin Dynasty. But if the Beifu soldiers rebel and stop obeying the orders of the Jin Dynasty, there is no doubt that those cities will become Beifu's in an instant.
That is, he became Wang Mi!
And the Jin Dynasty will know instantly how weak it is.
It will collapse on its own even without the invasion of foreign enemies.
Facing such a strong force, it is obviously wrong to suppress it. Not to mention the situation in the Jin Dynasty where the emperor is the emperor and the ministers are the ministers.
Let's just say that in the later Tang Dynasty, when the power of Tiance Mansion led by Erfeng became more and more powerful and the court could not restrain it, not only the court of Jin Dynasty, but even his own brothers could no longer tolerate him.
They clearly knew that Erfeng played an important role in the establishment of the Tang Dynasty. It can be said that half of the country was built by him.
However, I still can't bear the thought that his power is getting stronger and stronger, and that all powerful military forces are controlled by him.
This allowed Datang to start the provocation of brotherly fratricide.
It is inevitable that people cannot tolerate each other if they are brothers, let alone people like Wang Mi and Wang Gong who are not related to each other in the first place.
It is always necessary for the strong to defeat the weak, but for the weak to defeat the strong, this is an accidental phenomenon.
For Wang Gong, the only place he can use his power now is to rely on Wang Zhenying's power and borrow the so-called imperial edict to directly eradicate Wang Mi.
Although this is likely to carry great risks and easily cause the court's backlash, it can be regarded as a direct way to solve a serious problem.
As long as Wang Mi is eradicated, Beifu soldiers will...
What will happen?
Returned to Wang Gong?
What a joke!
Before this, Beifu had never belonged to Wang Gong, and even if he overcame the difficulties and eradicated the illustrious hero Wang Mi, would there be no one left in Beifu?
Killing Wang Mi would only give Liu Yu and Liu Laozhi an advantage. These people would not turn around and defect to Wang Gong.
Not only would they not defect, but they would also be wary of Wang Gong and even want to get rid of Wang Gong.
Don't forget that these people all started their careers together from Jingkou. They are all comrades-in-arms of Wang Mi. No matter how they are internally, they are true brothers externally.
Wang Gong killed the donkey. Who would follow such a wicked person in his career? Wait for him to continue doing the same thing?
As the Queen Mother, Wang Zhenying naturally understands this truth, but does Wang Gong understand it?
According to general thinking, Wang Gong has already reached such a high position, and he is usually a well-educated person and smart in various ways.
How could you not even understand such a simple truth?
It's not that Wang Gong couldn't understand, he just couldn't accept it. On this issue, his personal selfish desires were seriously inflated and directly overwhelmed his reason.
What Wang Gong is concerned about is whether he can continue to control the court, and he does not care about the future development of the court.
In order to achieve his goal, Wang Gong did not hesitate to take risks and ruin the future of the Jin Dynasty!
"As long as the Queen Mother can keep her word, I have no reason not to believe it. Personal honor and disgrace are not that important, but just like what the Queen Mother promised just now, I can give up my personal honor or not care about it.
An Ning ran against me, but for the Beifu soldiers, the whole court must give their full support."