Wang Shen'ai stared at Tao Yuanming motionless, looking at this smiling man with a confident man who had everything under control between his eyebrows. After a long time, he sighed softly: "Tao Yuanming, what are you doing? What is the purpose of trying so hard to get close to Liu Yu? You should understand that Liu Yu is the love of my life. No matter what our identities and positions are, we will never be as incompatible as Murong Lan. To the point of life and death."
Tao Yuanming smiled slightly: "I don't have any purpose. I just want to climb up and be rich and powerful. Queen Wang, you have been born in a wealthy family since you were a child. You have been well-clothed and well-fed. You have never lived a life of real poverty. But I, I have grown up in hunger and poverty since I was a child. I have never spent a day living alone in a thatched hut in the wilderness, listening to the howling of wolves and owls around me, and listening to the growling of my stomach. I don’t want to go through it again.”
Wang Shen'ai sighed softly: "Liu Yu has lived like this since he was a child. Do you want to say that you want to follow him because he is also from a poor background?"
Tao Yuanming shook his head: "No, I follow Liu Yu because Liu Yu now has the power of the empire. It can be said that he is the first person in the Jin Dynasty. Whoever has the highest power, I will serve. Just like Huan When Xuan was in power, I assisted him, but now that the world is Liu Yu’s, I will naturally follow Liu Yu. This truth should not be difficult for Queen Wang to understand."
A cold light flashed in Wang Shen'ai's eyes: "But now that you are still Huan Xuan in name only, you have already betrayed him. Even earlier, when Huan Xuan had not lost power, you were dealing with his enemies. , is this the way to serve as a minister?"
Tao Yuanming smiled and said: "The monarch can kill, expel, and depose his ministers at will. Couldn't the ministers respond in advance? Treat me like a soldier of the country, and I will repay you as a soldier of the country. If you regard me as an enemy of the enemy, then I have no choice but to treat me as an enemy of the enemy." I served Huanxuan when I was in Jingzhou, helping him pacify Yin Zhongkan and eliminate Yang Quanqi. However, he didn't even give me a formal official position. Being so powerful made him alert, so he ignored me, and waited until the situation was serious before asking me to come out to clean up the mess, and even threatened my life. Do you think, is such a monarch worthy of my service? I do it for myself What’s wrong with planning a retreat early?”
Wang Shen'ai smiled slightly: "You can really make yourself look reasonable by arguing like this. Unfortunately, this won't work here. Mr. Tao, you are a person without a position. You only think about your own future. Right?" Huan Xuan is like this, he is like this to Liu Tingyun, and he is like this to me."
Tao Yuanming said calmly: "But I can express my thoughts frankly in front of Queen Wang. I hope Queen Wang can understand my position and difficulties. I just want to protect myself, and even more, I want wealth. If Liu Yu can distinguish rewards and punishments , trust me, then I will do my best to assist him and help him. However, since I have established such a friendship with Queen Wang, if there is anything you, or the high-ranking family behind you, need me to do, I I will definitely do my best.”
Wang Shennai laughed: "Then if I ask you to kill Liu Tingyun now to prove your friendship with me, will you do it?"
Tao Yuanming smiled and shook his head: "Of course not, because Liu Tingyun is relying on Liu Yi now, which is a useful way for me. Maybe one day, Liu Yu doesn't want me, and I at least have a way out. . Besides, Liu Tingyun can also contact and win over a considerable number of aristocratic families, especially the middle and upper class families. In fact, at this point, there is still a possibility for you and her to join forces in the future."
A trace of anger flashed in Wang Shen'ai's eyes, and he slammed the tea cup in his hand on the table: "Hmph, this woman betrayed me and framed me so much, how could I possibly cooperate with her again? What I hate most in this world is betray."
Tao Yuanming laughed: "Murong Lan also betrayed you and robbed you of Liu Yu, but for the sake of the overall situation, couldn't you put aside your grudges with her and cooperate temporarily? Queen Wang, you are a smart person. There is no one in this world. Eternal grievances, only eternal interests, and your interests are the top aristocratic families in Dajin, the Xie family, and the Wang family, even if they are in love with your brother Yu, they can only be second to them. You need to have The power to check and balance Liu Yu may be the one you hate the most, Liu Tingyun."
Wang Shen'ai pondered for a long time and said slowly: "Then what you want is just glory and wealth?"
Tao Yuanming smiled and said: "Besides my talent, what else can I have? Even my ancestor Kan Gong was looked down upon by the high-ranking family in Jiankang, so how could I mention the Tao family's name? After Liu Yu defeated Huan Xuan, Jingzhou He will completely overwhelm Yangzhou, and what he will establish will be an unprecedentedly powerful central court, which will then suppress the aristocratic families internally and delegate power, and attack the masses abroad to make contributions. This is when people with ability can make great achievements. As long as I can make contributions at this time I surrender and make great achievements under Liu Yu's account in the future. Is it not too difficult to be a Guangzong and a highly respected minister?"
Having said this, Tao Yuanming looked at Wang Shen'ai with a meaningful look in his eyes: "In the final analysis, I want the Tao family to become the Wang family in the future, and a top wealthy family like the Xie family to allow my descendants to enjoy the same With such wealth as the Queen and your brothers and sisters, what else can I pursue?"
Wang Shennai nodded: "In this case, I believe you once. As long as you can take Yin Zhongwen and send me back to Liu Yi this time, then after I return to Jiankang, I will definitely recommend you to Liu Yu. My relationship with him is that there is no problem for you to start by joining the army or being the director of Cancao, but after that, it depends on you whether you can get the wealth and honor you want and make the Tao family become a wealthy family like the Xie family and the Wang family. It’s up to you.”
A trace of uncontrollable ecstasy flashed across Tao Yuanming's face, and it disappeared in an instant. He stood up and formally bowed his waist to Wang Shen'ai: "Thank you so much for your support. Yuan Ming will do his best to repay your kindness. "
Wang Shen'ai waved his hand: "Don't talk about kindness. You and I have a clear relationship of interest. You are useful to me and I am useful to you. But remember, after you come to Brother Yu's account, you are His people, this fallback, that choice, had better be put away, and it is best not to have any contact with Liu Tingyun. Liu Muzhi has a very strong intelligence ability, and your little moves cannot escape his eyes. Once let go If Brother Yu thinks you have different intentions, or even provokes an internal fight among the giants of their Beifu, you will be dead, and even the gods will not be able to save you."
