The two sat in the inner room and chatted enthusiastically.
A servant brought tea and placed it in front of them, followed by various delicacies.
The two chatted happily, and Sima Fu even held Wang Xiang's hand cordially.
They chatted for a while, and Wang Xiang revealed his purpose.
"Master Taifu, I came here this time to ask for a favor from you."
Wang Xiang did not hide it, and directly informed Sima Fu of the fact that His Majesty summoned him, and later summoned his ministers, and that everyone under his command refused to see him.
He told the truth completely, without hiding anything.
Sima Fu listened to what he said very carefully.
"It turns out that His Majesty is anxious to hold the festival."
Sima Fu laughed, "It seems that His Majesty is very uneasy about his ministers because he thinks that he will be at risk of being deposed."
"Master Tai Fu, I really want to take care of big things, but in this current situation, it is really difficult to do anything. How many times have I mentioned this restructuring matter? But I can't succeed every time."
"I don't think this can be done if all the ministers can't work together."
Sima Fu slowly looked at Wang Xiang.
"Prince, you are usually very smart, why can't you think clearly now?"
Sima Fu's face suddenly became serious, and he said to the servant who was serving tea and water: "Go out first, close the door, and don't allow anyone to come near."
The servant was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly left here.
When they were the only two people left in the inner room, the smile on Sima Fu's face finally disappeared.
"Taichang, King Qi is the son of Emperor Liezu, but wasn't he still deposed?"
"What kind of person is today? Does he care about these things?"
Wang Xiang frowned, "What do you mean?"
"I don't know what you think, but when I look at the current emperor, I always think of my brother inexplicably."
"You may not know that this emperor is similar to my brother in many aspects. He always shows weakness to the enemy, but he is so quick when he strikes. He acts vigorously and resolutely, and only fails to make a sound, making him a blockbuster."
"After you told me these things, do you know what I thought of first?"
Wang Xiang shook his head.
Sima Fu asked quietly: "To hold such a sacrifice, where should the ministers go?"
"Then naturally we have to go to Gaoping."
Wang Xiang suddenly realized, "Are you saying that His Majesty wants to tell the story of Gaopingling again?!"
Sima Fu sneered, "Ma Long and Ji Kang in the Chinese Army are both the emperor's cronies."
"Yang Hu and Zhong Hui in the palace have already defected to the emperor."
"You said that the ministers are out at this time, heading to the tomb of Emperor Ming. The emperor suddenly blocks Luoyang, appoints his own cronies as generals, and orders the armies of the world. What will happen?"
Wang Xiang felt a chill coming from his back and going straight to his head. For a moment, it was terrifying.
"How dare he?!"
"Why wouldn't he dare? He has an army, a minister, and a queen mother."
"Back then he had nothing, so he dared to grin at the general and refused to give in. Now he has everything, and our strength is not as good as the general. Will he be afraid of us?!"
Sima Fu said very seriously: "I didn't expect that even someone like you would be carried away by him."
"You still despise the emperor too much. You always think that he dare not kill people, right?"
"Besides, those people under your command??"
"Are those who can be persuaded by the emperor's words still those under your command?"
"You actually want to join forces with me to help the emperor for them? The emperor can persuade them not to see you with some words today, and he can persuade them to defect to him with some words tomorrow!"
Wang Xiang was scolded by Sima Fu in person, and his mind suddenly became clear again.
He thought of the gentle smiling face of his proud disciple. At this moment, that smiling face became so ferocious, as if there was an invisible net waiting for him to get into.
Looking at the pale Wang Xiang, Sima Fu shook his head again.
"Think about it, how many people fell in front of the emperor because of his contempt for him. As his teacher, how could you make such a mistake?"
Wang Xiang said: "I didn't underestimate him, I just didn't expect it."
"I didn't expect that he would dare to tell another story about Gao Pingling?"
Sima Fu laughed, "Indeed, when my brother told me, I couldn't believe it, and no one thought he would do this."
Wang Xiang said again: "Master Taifu, my disciple is very cautious. Even if there is such a possibility, I think he may not do it. He has always been very safe in doing things and does not like to take too big risks."
Sima Fu waved his hand, "It's not important."
"You don't know something. During these days, I have arranged those people who came back from the Chinese army to the palace."
"There is no way to win over Yang Hu. We can only make him lose control of Su Wei by replacing him."
"In addition, I am also planning to replace the Huangmen and eunuchs around him, but this matter is not easy."
"If you want to join forces with me, then stop thinking about helping the emperor. If those people who follow you don't really follow you, then give up as soon as possible to avoid getting into trouble."
Sima Fu said righteously, but Wang Xiang cursed in his heart.
You just threatened me like that just to weaken my power, right?
You and Gao Rou are not afraid, but if I don't have the help of these people, how can I fight with you?
Do you want me to help you with peace of mind?
Wang Xiang looked troubled, "Master Taifu, all ministers still have to work together and cannot talk about giving up. Otherwise, how can we handle important things?"
"I can probably think of why these people were bewitched. Chen Qian has a good reputation, Zheng Miao is protecting himself, and Wang Jing is probably because of the incident in Hebei."
"They will not follow the emperor, because we can give them more of what they want."
Sima Fu paused and continued: "Is Taichang still prepared to help the emperor?"
"No, what you just said, I have figured out and cannot accept his intimidation. Although it is difficult for Gao Pingling's incident to happen again, we cannot give this chance."
"Master Taifu, I am willing to work with you to accomplish great things."
Sima Fu was a little disappointed. He originally wanted Wang Xiang to take the initiative to weaken his own power, and then subdue him for his own use.
But this old thief didn't fall for it.
However, Sima Fu is not against joining forces. His chances of winning are getting lower and lower now. First there was Gao Rou, and now there is Wang Xiang. He is caught in the middle, neither better nor worse.
Now that the two of them are joining forces, it is Wang Xiang who wants something from him, and he is the main one, and Sima Fu can accept it.
The two immediately began to talk about how to deal with the emperor of the empire.
In private, both of them took off their usual masks.
Their expressions became vicious and ferocious.
They came up with many methods, which were enough to make the young emperor reach a deadlock, leading to failure and destruction step by step.
Hanoi County, Zhi County.
The usually lazy soldiers were now guarding the city gate vigilantly, looking into the distance vigilantly.
Pedestrians formed a long queue at the city gate.
These people include merchants, refugees, and many rangers.
"Brother, it's not easy to handle."
Wang Yuan stood in the team and listened to the people in front of him whisper.
They were all dressed as merchants at the moment, standing beside the carriage, which was loaded with goods.
Looking at the soldiers in the distance, Wang Yuan suddenly felt something bad.
Both Hedong County and Hanoi County have strengthened the defense of the county, especially Hanoi County. Because they are afraid that the rebellion in Jizhou will affect this area, they have strengthened their defense forces everywhere.
It is much more difficult to break into this county than before.
"Brother, do you want to take action?"
According to the original plan, they were preparing to launch a surprise attack, kill the soldiers at the city gate, and then let their team rush into the county town.
However, the city wall is now full of patrolling soldiers, armed with crossbows, and is heavily defended.
In this case, even if it is a sudden attack, I am afraid that it will be difficult to break through, so I might have to stay here.
"You can't do anything."
After assessing the strength of the enemy and ourselves, Wang Yuan gave up the idea of attacking the county seat.
At the very least, the county in front of us must not be attacked.
"Let the brothers take their things and leave here first. Let's go into the city to see the situation. If possible, we can exchange for some food."
The interrogation at the gate of the city was also very intensive, but Wang Yuan was not afraid at all. He used the robbed examination and money to fool the soldiers before entering the city.
Wang Yuan is really not afraid of being arrested by soldiers. He once served as a county captain in the local area, and he is very aware of the virtues of these people.
After walking around the city for a few times, there were quite a few soldiers patrolling the city, one after another.
This made Wang Yuan completely give up the idea of attacking the county town. He sent his confidants to inquire whether he could get some food through other means.
"Brother, are we just going to give up?"
"Oh, who said that?"
Wang Yuan narrowed his eyes, "If we can't defeat the county, how can we still defeat Wubao?"
"Let's see which big family's Wubao is outside the city. We are not greedy. We will only rob that family and run to the mountains after getting the food."
"I think many counties and cities are frightened by what happened in Hebei. They may not dare to go out of the city to pursue them. By the time they receive the order, we will have already ran back to the mountains."
Several of his confidants looked at him with admiration. He was indeed the eldest brother. He came up with a good idea so quickly.
"By the way, brother, Sima's family is in Hanoi, right? Why don't we go directly to defeat their family? Their food must be piled up like mountains."
"fart!"
"If we attack others, these people will not dare to leave the city easily. If we attack the Sima family, will they dare not leave the city to pursue us? By then, let alone food, our lives will be lost in Hanoi!"
"Don't be idle. Send people to inquire around, and look for those who are wealthy, have weak defenses, and are not particularly famous!"
"Within half a month, we must complete important things and return to the mountains. Otherwise, the people in the mountains will rebel!"
"only!!"
