This time, that time.
King Qi suddenly made up his mind and glanced at the crowd. Without saying a word, he clapped his hands calmly. Two rows of beautiful female actors came in from the side door, playing zithers, flutes and singing.
During this song and dance, King Qi took a long breath, looked at the beauty and said: "Jiang Yu, since you proposed this matter, you are responsible for it. The palace allows you to mobilize some people and connections, and you must let the people in the court I recommend that I, the king, be able to eat this peach - remember, it must be finished cleanly."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely handle this matter well!" Jiang Yu was overjoyed and was about to leave.
"Wait!" King Qi suddenly shouted.
Jiang Yu stopped quickly and looked at King Qi.
King Qi frowned, feeling a little uneasy. He stood up and walked around his seat a few times, barely suppressing the uneasy feeling, and then ordered: "Contact King Shu, we have to do this together."
If you do it alone, if you fall into it, wouldn't it mean that the King of Shu will reap the benefits? If you pull the King of Shu to do it together, you can not only share the risk, but also prevent the King of Shu from taking advantage of the opportunity to do anything.
"Then do you want to inform King Lu, no, to the Prince of Ninghe County?" After hearing this, Jiang Yu was suddenly surprised and a little happy, so he leaned over and asked again.
It was said that he was notifying the former Prince Ninghe, but in fact, he was contacting the advisers of Prince Ninghe.
King Qi frowned even more tightly: "No, I always feel that there is something wrong with this person."
Prince Shu's Mansion
Because the weather was still hot, the King of Shu only wore a thin shirt with a matching color. He was very simple and low-key, but if you look closely, you can see some clues.
It's just a plain thin shirt, but in the sunlight, the image of a mountain bird will be faintly revealed. It is so beautiful that people with less experience will be stunned when they see this scene.
Not even the concubines in the palace could have one piece of such gold-studded fabrics, but in the private treasury of the King of Shu, there were more than a dozen pieces of this year's new designs alone, making him a wealthy man.
There is only a hosta on his head, but in terms of value, buying a house in a prosperous area of the capital is enough.
The King of Shu has always had the habit of drinking tea in the afternoon to refresh himself. At this moment, his expression was calm. He even picked up and put down his favorite Qingling tea on weekdays. There was a little irritation on the tip of his eyebrows. He wanted to get up and move around, but he forcibly held back. .
At this moment, a scholar in his early thirties wearing a brown gown walked into the study from outside and bowed to the King of Shu: "Your Majesty, are you looking for a minister?"
"Mr. Ma, you are here, sit down." King Shu pointed to the seat next to him and said calmly.
Ma Youliang responded, seemingly sitting down casually, but in fact, only half of his butt was touching the chair, and he looked like he would get up at any time.
He is also a member of the King of Shu's adviser group. Because the King of Shu and the King of Qi have both been in the capital for a long time, both sides have recruited many capable people and strangers. In terms of advisers alone, the two kings each have more than a dozen people, and they also have more than a dozen advisers from time to time. There will be additions and subtractions, coming and going, the old people are still there, and the new people come again. If you want to stand out among more than a dozen people and become the mastermind, it is not an easy thing to achieve, but every scholar who takes refuge in the two kings is With this purpose in mind.
Ma Youliang was no exception. The first few top advisers in the past all fell silent because their plans failed. During this period, the King of Shu had some respect for him, which made him feel very happy. He came here this time. , and even thought about it, wanting to show off well in front of the king.
"I came to you to ask you what you think about controlling Dai Wang?" the King of Shu asked casually.
This is really not a pretense, it's really a casual question.
In fact, this kind of question was not only asked to Ma Youliang today. The King of Shu had already asked several counselors in the King of Shu's palace, but what they said could not satisfy the King of Shu. Thinking of how many things Ma Youliang had just done for him When I came back from overseas, I called this person to the study and asked Mr. Ma's opinion.
Ma Youliang did not dare to neglect, let alone speak casually. He pondered for a long time before saying: "Your Majesty, if you want to rule, you must know the strengths and weaknesses of the acting king."
"The advantage of the acting king is that he has the title of the prince's son. This can win over some of the prince's old friends and the hearts of some scholars. His shortcoming is that he cannot be trusted by the emperor... But then again , even if the emperor wants to use Dai Wang as a knife, if he is not careful, it will backfire..."
"I, of course, know these things." King Shu didn't know how many people had heard these words, and felt bored. So he stopped Ma Youliang and asked again: "Did you hear anything about Dai when you were outside Beijing?" King’s business?”
"This...back to your Majesty, there are indeed people talking about acting as king in some places outside the capital..."
"Oh? Where and what did you say about him?" King Shu asked, raising his eyebrows.
Ma Youliang hesitated for a moment and considered his words: "They are all relatively close to the capital, with fewer wealthy places and more unruly people. They seem to think that the king is killing Qingtian who makes decisions for the people."
"On behalf of the king, he dealt with the temple in the capital and killed a lot of people. In the eyes of those unscrupulous people, he turned out to be selfless and courageous. It is really..."
Recalling the folk rumors I heard, some people have even begun to be afraid of ghosts and ghosts, and worship Dai Wang as a door god at home, just hoping that this noble man from Tianhuang who can stand up to the gods can protect them. How ridiculous is this?
Ma Youliang laughed, but the King of Shu did not laugh after hearing this.
"This is the people's heart..." King Shu sighed and frowned slightly.
Seeing this, Ma Youliang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. Although the people's hearts are important, they are like grass. They will turn when they encounter the wind. This is a small matter and is nothing to be afraid of."
As a counselor, it’s not like he doesn’t know the saying that people’s hearts are like water. Water can carry or capsize a boat.
But the problem is that it is not easy to achieve the popularity of the people. The reputation that King Dai has gained now is not at the level that can give a price to fight for a legitimate son. Naturally, there is no need to care about it. All you need to do is to be on guard against King Dai. Develop and grow in other things.
King Shu nodded. Why didn't he know this? Even if people's support is available, most of it can be eliminated by letting people spread some half-truth and half-false news.
In the final analysis, this thing, even if it is the icing on the cake, can really play a role in the fight for heirs, it must be valued by the emperor, have military power in hand, and have the support of the scholar class and official groups.
These are the things that deserve the most vigilance. The King of Shu then asked: "Where you heard those rumors, were there any officials or scholars involved?"
Ma Youliang shook his head: "This has never happened."
"Officials are very cautious. Even those scholars who like to criticize current affairs have some opinions, but they cannot talk about public opinion."
"That's it. As you said, it's just a small fight. Let him go for now." The melancholy in King Shu's eyes did not diminish much, but he still waved his hand and said.
"Yes!" Seeing the indifferent look on the King of Shu's face, Ma Youliang was a little annoyed. He wasted his opportunity again this time. Just when he was racking his brains to think about what he had experienced when he went out to Beijing and wanted to please the King of Shu, he just heard "pop" With the sound of footsteps, a guard came in from outside and knelt down: "Your Majesty, King Qi sent someone to deliver a letter to you."
"King Qi? Submit it." The King of Shu raised his eyebrows. His brother and he had long been disgusted with each other, but he was still thinking of sending a letter to him at this time?
Could it be that he had some friction with one of his forces again and wrote a letter to scold himself?
