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Director Wang originally wanted to repair the relationship with King Langya and wait until the two of them returned to their normal relationship before discussing with him the pros and cons of returning to Jiangbei or staying in Jiangnan. However, he did not expect that Wang Dun would act so quickly. and intense.

As Director Wang changed his clothes and went to the palace, he was thinking about what happened during this period. Current events were changing. As expected, he couldn't obey his will and could only follow the current.

As a court lieutenant, Liu Wei had already learned that a serious criminal case had occurred in a house. He heard that Director Wang's retainers had sent people in and took away a seriously injured person.

He immediately noticed something unusual and immediately took people to check it out personally.

When he arrived at the private residence, King Langya happened to be outside the palace gate. He raised his head and glanced at the plaque before slowly entering.

King Langya met him in a pavilion in the back garden. The pavilion was hung with straw mats, which could be put down to block the cold wind. As soon as he came, King Langya ordered people to roll up the mats and pushed the stove towards him. , smiled and said: "I know you are afraid of the cold, but it's really stuffy in the house. I don't like talking in the house, so just warm up by the fire."

Director Wang straightened his robe and sat down on the mat beside him.

Director Wang was the first to bring up the topic, "Liu Yueshi handed over a letter and wanted to come over to meet the king. Will the king accept it?"

King Langya paused while making tea. Ever since the tea-drinking habit spread from Jiangbei, it has become very popular in Jiangnan. Even King Langya himself changed his eating habits unknowingly.

Making tea can make people calm, and they can think about many things through the cover of movements. However, no matter how much it can train the mind, he couldn't help showing his dissatisfaction at this time, "I just received the letter, does Chilong already know it?"

Chilong is Director Wang's nickname. There are not many people who would call him that. King Langya is one of them, but he may not have called Director Wang that way for a long time.

Director Wang's tense demeanor relaxed since he came in. He took off his disguise, slumped his shoulders and said, "Because the letter came from Jiangbei, and it came from the official route, the letter first arrived at the governor's office, and then Sent to the palace."

King Langya has a gentle temperament. If he stays with people for a long time, he can attract people's favor and make people let down their guard involuntarily. Of course Director Wang knows that he and King Langya are in conflict at this time and their friendship is no longer what it used to be.

But looking at his friend sitting across from him, Director Wang decided to tell the truth sincerely.

"Your Majesty, have you ever thought about why Liu Yueshi came?"

King Langya: "Maybe you're here for the tax and grain case, right?"

"Although the tax and grain case has not yet been concluded, everyone knows the truth of the matter. What Jiangbei wants has already been made clear. It is enough to have Lu Yushi and others here, so why did Liu Yueshi be sent here again? ?”

King Langya frowned and said nothing.

Director Wang simply pointed out: "I think he came to persuade the king to return to Luoyang."

King Langya's expression changed.

Director Wang asked him directly, "If Liu Yueshi asks the king to return to Beijing or return to Langya fiefdom, how will the king answer him?"

King Langya did not formally resign from the Jin Dynasty, so he had no legitimate reason to reject Liu Kun.

If he refuses, Zhao Hanzhang can attack him in the name of the little emperor, and a battle between Jiangbei and Jiangnan will still be inevitable.

King Langya clenched his fists and said tentatively: "The emperor was young and was held hostage by Zhao Hanzhang. As a result, the power of the court was reduced and the government was controlled by the Zhao family. If I issue a proclamation, calling on the wise people in the world to fight against the traitors..."

Director Wang lowered his eyes, hiding the sadness in his heart and said, "Jiangnan will definitely lose."

If he had said this two years ago, or even a year ago, he would have seriously considered the feasibility, because it is better to believe in others than in yourself.

He believed in himself and Sima Rui, whom he personally selected.

but now……

Knowing that the road ahead was bound to fail, he did not want to be the one who would bring disaster to the country and the people, but he could not say it out loud. He could only analyze the situation for King Langya: "Zhao Hanzhang is very popular among the people. Not to mention Yuzhou, it is Sizhou, Jizhou, In places like Yanzhou, because she personally led the troops to pacify them, and also did little corvee and paid little tax to pacify the people, the people only knew about Zhao Hanzhang, not the little emperor."

"In terms of military strength, Zhao Ming of Yuzhou, Zhao Ju of Yanzhou, Zhao Yong of Yongzhou, Zhao Kuan of Qingzhou, and Sun Linghui of Guangzhou are all members of the Zhao clan. These people will never betray Zhao Hanzhang," said Wang Dao : "In addition, there are Beigong Chun from Bingzhou and Zu Ti from Jizhou."

"Beigong is pure, loyal and brave. He will not help Zhao Hanzhang plot a rebellion, but he will not send troops to respond to the king. Zhao Hanzhang placed him in Bingzhou, which means he has absolute trust in him. With Dai Guo's Xianbei here, even if Zhao Hanzhang becomes emperor, he will not We will not return to rescue." Because in Bei Gongchun's heart, guarding against foreign enemies must be much more important than quelling the rebellion of Zhao Hanzhang.

"As for Zu Ti," Director Wang shook his head and said, "He will not respond to the king."

Zu Ti has long said that the source of all disasters lies in the Jin Dynasty. In the early years, he wished he could rebel against the Jin Dynasty, but he just didn't want to make this troubled world more chaotic, so he endured the nausea of ​​eating fly excrement and ran for the country.

Therefore, he will definitely not help the so-called orthodox King Langya.

"The only ones left are Shi Le from Youzhou and Li Xiong from Shu..." Director Wang paused and said, "These two can only be driven away with profit."

Others cannot be motivated by interests, because they can get more from Zhao Hanzhang than what they can give.

But the benefits of Shi Le and Li Xiong.

King Langya took a deep breath and said nothing.

Director Wang couldn't help but be frightened by Zhao Hanzhang's plan, "But I don't know whether she did this accidentally or intentionally."

Director Wang raised his head and glanced at King Langya before saying: "If it is done unintentionally, it is destiny. If it is done intentionally, such a scheming and far-sighted person holds a lot of military power. What can we use to fight her?"

Director Wang hinted: "Since Guo Pu fled to Luoyang, he has never gone out. He works multiple jobs to work for Zhao Hanzhang."

King Langya received another arrow in his heart. If Guo Pu were here, he would definitely shake his shoulders and ask, "Didn't you say that destiny is mine? Why did you flee to Luoyang and still work under Zhao Hanzhang? Why, why ?”

But at this moment, sitting opposite him was Director Wang, who had already separated from him. He could only suppress the sourness and unwillingness in his heart, and asked Director Wang in turn: "Will the Zhao family not be tempted by interests and only choose Zhao Hanzhang?" , is Chilong still the same as before? Or, because Chu Zhong is closer to you, you have changed to Chu Zhong? "

When Director Wang heard this, he couldn't help but kneel around the low table between the two of them, knelt down beside him, grabbed his sleeves, and said sadly: "I am not capable enough, and the grand plan I once planned for you has failed, but My heart for you has never changed, and I will never do such rebellious things. If Chu Zhong insists on doing so, I will exterminate him."

"Jing Wen, most of the members of my Wang family are in Jiankang City. If I am determined to rebel, how dare I leave them in the city?" Director Wang's eyes were red, and he tugged on his sleeve tightly and said, "Me neither To hide it from you, I have been neglecting political affairs. After claiming that I was ill at home, I was considering returning to my hometown in Langya to live in seclusion and no longer serve as an official. However, in the Jingzhou tax and grain case, I, I have to intervene. I cannot just watch another war in the south and north of the Yangtze River. "

"Jing Wen, you and I used to deeply hate this troubled world, and privately resented the Eight Kings for causing chaos. Now, are we going to do the same thing as the Eight Kings?"