"For now, we can only hold back and wait until the right opportunity comes."
Ximen Qing was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "If Liang Shicheng doesn't fall out of favor, he won't have any chance."
"It seems that you can really see clearly." Qian Gui said with a smile: "But as long as he says the right words at the right time, Liang Shicheng has the ability to cover the sky with one hand, and he can do anything."
As soon as Qian Gui finished speaking, the black-clothed police officer at the door bowed and said, "Master Tiju, please invite Ximen's official to go to the house to speak."
Ximen Qing was not surprised and replied: "I'll go right away." He briefly explained what happened to the two businessmen. Qian Gui felt a little strange after hearing it, but he didn't take it to heart and asked Wu Song to arrange a few.
A police officer in black was keeping an eye on Sun Junming and Zheng Qing. Ximen Qing said goodbye and went to Prince Jia's Mansion.[
When he jumped off the horse at the door, servants had already come up to take the horse to feed. The supervisor came out and led Ximen Qing to a side hall and asked someone to serve tea.
"Sir Ximen, please wait a moment. There is a guest at the prince's place who has not yet left."
Ximen Qing nodded slightly, and the supervisor took his leave. He picked up the tea and took a few sips. It was indeed a treasure from the palace. It was different from the usual ones. It had a pleasant fragrance and refreshed the mind.
Ximen Qing was thinking about something when he saw an official walking out in a crimson robe. When he walked to the side hall, he saw Ximen Qing standing there. He paused for a moment to look at him, and then walked out.
Ximen Qing saw this man's courtesy and was secretly angry. The man was wearing a purple robe and a purple gold fish bag around his waist. He must be a third-rank official or above, about forty years old, with a handsome face and a long body.
What was different from ordinary people was that this man's eyes were yellow and his hair was slightly yellow, which left a deep impression on Ximen Qing.
Who is this person?
Ximen Qing quickly went through the court officials he knew in his mind, and the results he came up with surprised him.
This person turned out to be Wang Fu, one of the six thieves. Since arriving at the Imperial City Division, Ximen Qing, out of curiosity, slowly found some information about the six thieves. Wang Fu's figure was archived in the Imperial City Division.
, there are four words on it, "eyes like gold", which made Ximen Qing curious for a while.
Well, isn't it just yellow eyes? The ancients were really willing to use good words.
But isn't Wang Fu the closest to Liang Shicheng? He almost regards Liang Shicheng as his biological father. Why did he come to Prince Jia's Mansion?
"King Jia has arrived!"
A message from a servant outside the door brought Ximen Qing back to his senses. He looked up and saw King Zhao Kai walking through the door with a hint of joy on his face and quickly bowed.
"There are some small things that have kept you waiting for a long time."
This fifteen-year-old boy sounded so old-fashioned that Ximen Qing couldn't help but shake his head secretly.
"The prince has a guest, so I might as well wait for you." Ximen Qing smiled slightly: "Anyway, Tian Hu has been wiped out, and there is nothing big to do."
King Zhao Kai sat down at the main seat, motioned Ximen Qing to sit down, and said with a smile: "I like this statement very much. This time I call you to come and deal with it. That guy Lin Lingsu deceived the father and suppressed the Buddha.
You know the things."
"That's right." Ximen Qing nodded: "As Xiaguan said before, I believe in you. I don't agree with this approach."
King Zhao Kai smiled and shook his head and said: "Don't let these words reach your father's ears. Do you know that except for Daxiangguo Temple, Lin Lingsu did not dare to do anything. All other monasteries and nunneries were forced to either convert them into Taoist temples or nunneries.
They closed their doors one after another or drove them out of Bianliang; this guy got the will of his father and was bold enough to annex other Taoist sects and drive them out of Bianliang."[
"This approach will not last long." Ximen Qing replied: "Lin Lingsu will make many enemies in Taoism by doing this. Do you mean this?"
Zhao Kai pondered for a moment and then said: "Originally, I could tolerate what he did to him, but recently the Shenxiao Yuqing Wanshou Palace was completed, so my father asked me to be the envoy of the Shenxiao Yuqing Wanshou Palace."
When Zhao Kai said this, Ximen Qing already understood in his heart that King Jia was a young man at heart after all. He believed in Buddhism but was given the title of the envoy of Shenxiao Yuqing Wanshou Palace. Although it was just a false position, it could also be
It can be seen that the Daojun Emperor Zhao Ji really dotes on his son, but in Zhao Kai's view, he is extremely unhappy, and it feels as if Zhao Ji is forcing a cow's head to drink water.
"If you want to suppress it, you must first promote it." Ximen Qing said calmly: "Why don't you, the prince, gladly accept the empty post of the envoy of Shenxiao Yuqing Wanshou Palace, so that the officials can rest assured? It also made Lin Lingsu let down his guard.
Show your tail?"
“If you want to suppress something, you must first exaggerate it.”
King Zhao Kai recited these eight words silently several times, and suddenly laughed and said: "Your metaphor is quite appropriate. It depends on when Lin Lingsu shows his tail."
"As long as he feels that everything is going smoothly, it is time to show his tail." Ximen Qing said with a smile: "If the official suddenly finds out that the Mr. Tongzhen Daling he favors is actually a person with low magical power."
King Zhao Kai's eyes shone with light, he looked at Ximen Qing and said, "That's it! When will Ximen's cheating officer take action?"
"Don't worry, as long as someone lets down their guard, there will always be a chance to take action." Ximen Qing played with the thunder stone and changed the subject with a smile: "Your Majesty, can I ask you something?"
King Zhao Kai replied without hesitation: "Ximen is an official, but I will ask."
"The one whom Prince Cai met just now is the current minister, Zuo Cheng, and the minister of Zhongshu, Wang Fu and Wang Jiangming?" Ximen Qing asked the question without hesitation.
Zhao Kai looked hesitant: "So what?"
"May I ask why this person came to see the prince?" Ximen Qing pressed forward step by step and asked the second question.
Faced with this problem, Zhao Kai, a fifteen-year-old boy, seemed to feel the pressure from Ximen Qing, and his face changed slightly.
"You all just step back." Zhao Kai quickly regained his composure and backed away: "Close the door."
To Ximen Qing, the fifteen-year-old boy seemed to be weighing something, but he quickly made up his mind.
"Ximen is an official, do you really want to know?" Zhao Kai suddenly asked: "This matter has nothing to do with you."
Ximen Qing smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said, "I really want to know the purpose of this person's coming."
"Okay!" Zhao Kai's somewhat tightened brows suddenly relaxed and he said loudly: "Then I will tell you what he came to do; but after you hear it, this matter will have something to do with you."
Ximen Qing's smile did not change: "I am listening attentively."
"The purpose of Wang Zuocheng's coming is to persuade me to fight for the throne."
King Zhao Kai of Jia Zhao Kai revealed the purpose of Wang Fu's arrival in just a few words, looking at Ximen Qing and scrutinizing his reaction: "Ximen Gang, you are my subordinate, these few
Yue has also won a lot of credit for the Imperial City Division, and I like it very much; I want to hear your opinion on this matter." [
Ximen Qing secretly laughed, and continued to fight for the throne. Although he did not want to step into this whirlpool, he could not resist Zhao Kai, the king of Jia, dragging him into the water.
Immediately he smiled slightly and Ximen Qing said: "Wang Fu is a two-faced person and cannot be trusted. No matter what he says in front of the prince, it is best for the prince not to listen."
"This is not what I'm asking you." King Zhao Kai's face was straight. The fifteen-year-old boy insisted on pretending to be a king, making Ximen Qing snicker every time he saw him: "What I'm asking is about fighting for the throne."
Something.”
Ximen Qing sighed slightly in his heart. Sure enough, this fifteen-year-old boy had already made up his mind to embark on this path.
"Your Majesty has already made up his mind, so why bother asking me?"
Ximen Qing's answer was very subtle. He did not mention his views on the matter of competing for the heir apparent, but instead asked a rhetorical question to King Zhao Kai.
After hearing this, King Zhao Kai of Jia immediately asked: "I have made up my mind, Ximen will become an official, can you help me?"
Ximen Qing secretly smiled bitterly. With his current status and environment, he knew very well what consequences would result if he didn't take a stand.
What he has to face is a fifteen-year-old boy. This age happens to be in the rebellious stage, which is quite tricky!
"The prince has made up his mind, so naturally he will follow it to the end."
Ximen Qing stood up and saluted. This resolute statement made King Zhao Kai feel happy. He helped Ximen Qing up with both hands and said: "I have a genius like Ximen Gangguan to help me, so why worry about not succeeding?"
"Your Majesty, you're welcome."
Ximen Qing took advantage of the situation, but what he thought in his mind was that he was in big trouble.
The Xixia side has not yet been pacified, and the Liao and Jin Dynasties are still eyeing the situation in the north. The last thing they want at the moment is to involve all the civil and military officials of the dynasty in the struggle for the throne.
"The official family loves the prince so much that he has no chance." Ximen Qing said frankly: "But Wang Fu regards Master Liang as his father, so the prince should not believe anything he proposes."
Prince Jia Zhao Kai nodded slightly: "The official Ximen has reminded me well. This person came to see me here. In a few words, he wanted to test my intentions. He also said that he had a grudge against the prince and was willing to deal with his eldest brother for me."
"Anyone can sell well casually. Your Majesty, you must be careful. Liang Shicheng has always been towards the prince, and you know it, Your Majesty." Ximen Qing reminded again: "Wang Fu has bad intentions, Your Majesty, be careful."
Zhao Kai sighed and said: "The key is that this person has something to say. I need to think about it carefully."
Ximen Qing asked again and again, and then King Zhao Kai said: "Princess Zhu is already pregnant with Liujia. The imperial doctors have seen it and they all said it is a son. This is the first legitimate grandson of the emperor since the founding of the Song Dynasty. If it is really the legitimate grandson,
Sun, the eldest brother's position has become much more stable; but Wang Fu proposed that he could play tricks on this matter."
Ximen Qing was slightly surprised: "How do you do this kind of thing? Could it be that the civet cat is replaced by the prince, and the civet cat is replaced by the legitimate grandson?"
"Do you believe such folk rumors?" King Jia Zhao Kai said with a smile: "How could such a thing happen in the palace?"
Ximen Qing said casually, and then he realized that the civet cat's exchange for the prince happened during the time of Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty. It was only a hundred years ago. King Jia Zhao Kai naturally knew some inside information, unlike folk rumors, which became more and more evil as they spread.