wife and king

"It's done, you can keep it a secret. But don't blame me for not reminding you. Once you do this, you will be against the emperor. You have to be responsible for the consequences. Don't drag me into the water." Le Ziyou also said clearly, He waved his hands as if impatient, but Yan Cangling knew his temper well, so he didn't blame him, and smiled at the corner of his mouth: "I don't blame you, if something happens, you will leave with your benefactor."

"Take him away?" Le Ziyou raised his voice in doubt, "I thought you would continue to use him."

"Nonsense, what did I use him for?"

"Isn't that so?" Le Ziyou pointed with his fingers, "Don't tell me, you really got close to him for no purpose."

"I..." Yan Cangling was at a loss for words. After a long time, Fang smiled bitterly, "I did have the desire to use him, but every time I had this thought, I stopped it. I got close to him because I wanted to See how much he knows and how deep his foundation is. Secondly, I really admire him and would like to introduce him as a close friend rather than a business partner. After observing for several days, I found that he is very talented and sensible, whether it is For Le Qi, he has a sense of proportion and opinion about how to train a nanny, or deal with the rumors that have come out these days, and his insight is also extremely amazing. Some things such as rumors are beyond my imagination. He is like a mine, the deeper and deeper Digging, the more you can find infinite treasures. Although he is disabled and weak, the city inside is not inferior to me. If you are a friend, you will be lucky, if you are an enemy, you will be very unfortunate. But I don't want to use him to buy him. A person with general talent and affection should be admired by others rather than bowed down to others."

"You don't want to use him, but have you ever thought that he uses you?"

Yan Cangling was stunned by Le Zi's words.

"Le Qi has something to do with him. It is reasonable for him to give advice on Le Qi's matter, but the matter of Mammy and rumors is a major issue related to whether you can live in peace in this troubled world. There is no reason why he should help so much. You. Have you ever thought that he will harm you, or use you to deal with his enemies."

Yan Cangling's voice was slightly lowered: "Saving him and helping him is all voluntary. He helped me to repay the kindness, that's the best, but if it's not... well, let's not talk about him, just go to see Wang Bin. Hey, wait a minute." He paused, then grabbed Le Ziyou, whispered a few words in his ear, the more he spoke, the tighter Le Ziyou's brows were, and when he finished speaking, Le Ziyou's brows were all became a knot.

"It's a lot of trouble. Besides, you haven't convinced yourself of the identity of your benefactor. Why go through such a lot of trouble? It's better to ask Wang Bin to admit the benefactor. If the benefactor is really the son of the Minister of the Ministry of War, it's not too late for you to act."

Yan Cangling shook his head and refused: "Whether Wang Bin is sincere or not is unknown. I can't take risks with my benefactor. All in all, if this thing happens, it's a good thing. If it doesn't, you...remember to take your benefactor away first."

"You... oh, that's all, I can't persuade you," Le Ziyou waved his hand, "But you have to return me safely, my little brother's life is in your hands!"

Yan Cangling smiled, noncommittal.

As they walked towards the main hall, they discussed what to do next. When they arrived at the main hall, Wang Bin had been waiting for a long time.

Yan Cangling's complexion changed, and he looked unhappy. When he entered the main hall, he only nodded to Wang Bin as a greeting, and then he strode to sit on the chair in the middle, and said straight to the point: "Bo Jin has already told me , you still refuse to give up on the matter of saving the Minister of the Ministry of War?"

"Yes," Wang Bin said respectfully and politely, "Although the Caomin are weak, I still hope they can help the Shangshu family of the Ministry of War."

"If you have such an ambition, why don't you do it yourself? Why do you want to find the king." Yan Cangling took the teacup handed over by the maid, took a sip, but raised his eyes slightly, and walked along the surface of the tea to Wang Bin. .

Wang Bin stood up respectfully, bowed deeply to Yan Cangling, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "Cao Min is just a commoner, no matter how powerful he is, he will not be able to withstand the power of officials, but if he has the help of the prince, it will be very different. We must have thought about it when we met each other, Caomin dare not speak too much, but dare to say that Caomin will be able to persuade the prince to help us today." Immediately, he spoke righteously and explained a lot of reasoning, which made Yan Cangling feel dizzy Luckily, he stretched his eyelids, otherwise Le Zi would definitely laugh at him.

Wang Bin exhausted his words, and followed his persuasive words: "My lord is a smart man. He should understand the situation of the world. Heroes come out of troubled times. If they can leave a mark in the history books, they will be richer than their whole life, but no one will know about it after death." good."

Yan Cangling smiled, and did not agree: "If you say so, it would be better for the king to sit in one place and reap the benefits. Why bother to save someone who doesn't know if it will be useful."

These words brought everything back to the original point. Wang Bin hesitated for a while, as if he was in a hurry. He raised his head, looked directly at Yan Cangling, and shot every word into Yan Cangling's heart like a thin needle: "My lord is willing today." Meeting the grassroots people must have been deliberated for a long time, and analyzed the pros and cons, so why is the prince beating around the bush, why not cut to the chase and clarify what he said, whether he will help or not."

Yan Cangling was stunned by his aggressive tone, paused for a while, then burst into laughter, pointed at Wang Bin's and nodded: "Dare to speak to me in such a tone, you are No.1, but me The king has said before that if the king is helping, he will go with his head, why would the king take such a risk."

Wang Bin then straightened his back and amplified his voice a few times: "Your Highness must have a plan. Although Cao Min's own strength is weak, but if His Highness is willing to help, Cao Min will be loyal to His Royal Highness in the future. Although Cao Min is a commoner, but However, the business spread all over the Huan Dynasty, and they are now planning to expand their business to the Western Regions. At that time, all you need is an order from you, the prince, and the Caomin will help you with all your strength."

Yan Cangling took a look at Le Ziyou and raised his eyebrows: "How dare you place such a big bet. What kind of favor did you receive from the Minister of the Ministry of War? Even your life and wealth can bet on me, a stranger who has never met before." Sir, you are not afraid that this king will use you."

"Since the bet has been made, there is no room for repentance." Wang Bin took a deep breath, knowing that Yan Cangling would not agree if he didn't tell the whole story, so he looked away and told the story of the past "To be honest, Cao Min dared to make such a bet because he was influenced by a young master."

"A son?"

"That's right, my lord, Caomin is telling the truth." Wang Bin seemed to have exhausted all his strength before slowly exhaling the air he had just inhaled. "Caomin was originally just an ordinary businessman. That's all. Unexpectedly, eight years ago, Caomin was framed by a villain, and his business plummeted. At that time, Caomin was still holding on to a glimmer of hope, beating the drums to appeal for grievances. Unexpectedly, this villain actually bought people from the government. They beat the board and stripped all their belongings. At that time, the grassroots were desperate, and their wives were so poor that they took their children back to their natal homes. The grassroots had no way out, so they joined the gangsters near the capital and robbed some rich people's food every day. live."

"Mountain bandits?" Yan Cangling asked suspiciously, "If it's a mountain bandit near the capital, why would the government just ignore it?"

"Hi," Wang Bin pouted and waved his hands, "Your Majesty doesn't know. Most of the officials in the capital are living on nothing. Sending people to arrest us is time-consuming and exhausting. They won't do it. Besides, because we For fear of causing trouble, the people who rob are ordinary traders, and they dare not rob officials, so the government will turn a blind eye."

"Yeah," Yan Cangling nodded, "And then."

"Later, on a winter day about a year later, we met that young master. At that time, our brothers hadn't had a full meal for several days. We were cold and hungry, and we walked around the capital in a daze, waiting for an opportunity to find someone to attack. At that time, the son appeared, and he treated us to a full meal, and bought us a lot of cotton clothes and trousers. At that time, our brother was so grateful that he almost knelt down to kowtow to him and call him ancestor. Not long after that, The son left without leaving a name. Because of the help of the son, we brothers survived this cold winter. But at the end of spring, there was a shortage of grain on our mountain, and we could not feed ourselves. We went down again The person who didn't want to rob this time happened to be the young master who helped us back then. It turned out that the young master was going out of the city to offer incense and pray for his mother, but unexpectedly he met us. After we recognized the young master's identity, Immediately bowed down to apologize to him, and expressed gratitude for the last time we helped each other. The young master did not forgive us, but scolded us sharply. What he said, we brothers will never forget. He said, a man should act righteously, do righteously, and not restrain himself Gaining ill-gotten wealth and doing criminal things, if you really have the strength, you should help the world, not fish and meat the common people. I helped you back then, hoping that you would regenerate your strength and follow the right path, but unexpectedly you went back to the wrong path and refused to repent , Seeing it today, I am really heartbroken, if there is any medicine for regret in this world, I will definitely not help you in the day, and you will be left to fend for yourself!"

With a bang, the tea lid in his hand fell down, and it spun a few times on the table before it stopped humming. Yan Cangling's eyes were filled with astonishment, and the proverbs from back then seemed to resound in his ears. How similar the words are to the words heard today!

——"A husband and wife should aim at the sky and the earth, and look far away, not just at the moment. Even if you don't have a lot of power, even if you don't have a lot of wealth, you should not fall into the blue sky. Cultivate your body and cultivate your character, and wait for the time to develop!"

"Afterwards, our brothers felt very guilty. After watching the young master go, we began to reflect on what we had done over the years, only to realize that we had made a wrong step. We robbed ordinary people because we couldn't eat, but we never thought that ordinary people lived The days are comparable to ours—there is no food to eat, and the people we rob are actually people with the same fate.” Wang Bin didn’t notice what was wrong with Yan Cangling, and continued with a sigh, “Afterwards, our brothers discussed how to go. We looked for this young man to repay his kindness. But because this young man was wearing a gauze cap, we only recognized him in green clothes and his general figure, and the rest were hard to recognize. There was no obvious sign of the carriage he took when he went to burn incense that day. , and made us nowhere to be found. Later, after going through many twists and turns, we bought a lot of connections and traveled a lot, and only then did we find out that the son's name and surname are the same identity."

"Who is it?" Yan Cangling leaned forward slightly, his voice trembled uncontrollably, he stared fixedly at Wang Bin's lips, wishing to pry open that mouth and hear the name of the person he most wanted to hear.

Wang Bin raised his eyebrows and looked at Yan Cangling, as if he was a little strange to his reaction, but he still confessed honestly: "The young master..."