The sun at noon is not strong, and it falls lazily, passing through the branches of trees that are not dense, and falling on the ground, outlining a messy and mottled beauty.

Under a large area of ​​mottled light and shadow, not far from the courtyard, it can be regarded as a pavilion extending outward from Qixia Temple. There is a narrow artificial stream around both sides. A small bowl with a wide mouth and a short body flows slowly along the stream. It is Qushui Liushang. Some beautiful girls dressed like women in green skirts are constantly busy delivering clear and delicious wine to the owner of the pavilion. The young master in the pavilion is afraid that he is self-contained and does not sit with the scholars sitting scattered around the courtyard, but sits upright on the mat inside the pavilion, because there is no need to listen to debates now and is playing Go.

Wang Ningzhi was taken to the seat by a woman in green skirt. Before she could sit firmly, she was joked by people around her and joked about the interesting story of "biting dogs" just now, but she did not deliberately find fault. He naturally could see this clearly. He thought that he really wanted to make friends, so he answered a few words accordingly... After a conversation, he was sure of the identity of the person in the pavilion.

There are not many people, and the only ones who can speak are Langya King Sima Yi and Zheng Qingfeng and Zheng Guanzhu of Qixia Temple... Obviously, the one who participated in the debate today was Langya King Sima Yi, so that even those Taoists from Shangqing who came from afar were left aside by Zheng Qingfeng.

Sima Yi is a young man, about the same age as Wang Ningzhi. Although he is good-looking, he is not as handsome as in TV series in later generations. It is not his fault. I think there are many people who have the title of King Langya, so I guess this is not the one who plays on TV.

Holding a white piece in his hand, hanging in the air, hesitating. Sima Yi said: "I heard a lot of rumors about Shuping recently. I didn't think it was true. I was still judging who was random rumors. If I really wrote a book when I was in my prime, I was afraid that it would be a monster person... I saw it today, which really surprised me."

Zheng Qingfeng smiled at the opposite side, but did not urge Sima Yi to make a fuss. Instead, he helped to tease Wang Ningzhi: "If the saying of 'biting dog' spreads, there will be more interesting words to curse people in the future."

"That's what it means to be famous by scolding." The woman in green dress was named Ruan Qin, who was Sima Yi's concubine, but she could also make things difficult for her.

The people in Pavilion Taichung were different from those who had gathered in the past two times. They did not speak as arrogant and approachable, as if they were talking to people close to each other. Wang Ningzhi took the conversation casually: "This reputation is not worthy, notorious, to be honest, it is not as good as others praise me for being good-looking."

Ruan Qin sneered and pointed at Sima Yi and said, "Young Master Shuping, don't be afraid. If you have a husband again, do you have to worry about spreading your bad reputation?"

"Oh?" Wang Ningzhi was a little surprised. Although the Sima family was a royal family, they were actually not as good as the four major families. The title of Wang Jue was probably not very useful, but according to Ruan Qin's meaning, Sima Yi was very capable?

Sima Yi is the King of Langya. Wang Ningzhi is only familiar with the title of "King of Langya", but he has no impression of the character Sima Yi.

Zheng Qingfeng had a deep meaning on his face and whispered: "Shuping doesn't know yet. In addition to the title of King of Langya, Yanling's current identity is also the new Zhongzheng of Kuaiji County... If Yanling can be valued, naturally there is no need to worry about being notorious."

Sima Yi made a quick move, and was not dissatisfied with Zheng Qingfeng's behavior of revealing his identity, but he also laughed and scolded: "If you use needles and threads to sew your mouth, you will always leak the air."

Zhongzheng official... The system of selecting officials in this era was the nine-rank Zhongzheng system. Wang Ningzhi was not unfamiliar with the name of Zhongzheng official. During the Wang family, he had long heard from the thoughts of a good harvest. Wang Xizhi once intended to contact Zhongzheng in Kuaiji County to pave the way for himself, but his predecessor had no intention of becoming an official, so he could only give up. But now he only wants to be a leisurely teacher at home, and he does not want to yearn for the officialdom - now he is no longer as good as before. In order to live a good life, he must fight for everything, and even if he gets everything, he cannot relax easily. The feet of the superiors are always covered with corpses, and there are not many enemies, but they are quite intimidating, forcing him to devote all his energy to it at all times.

It’s different now. A family as big as the Wang family will not starve to death even if he does nothing.

How cool it is to collect rent.

"I'm not going to walk through the back door for Shuping... It's a waste of my opinion. When I see Shuping's expression, I know that he is not interested in it. I think it's true that talented people must despise the temple."

Wang Ningzhi hurriedly refused: "I don't mean to be contemptuous, but I have always been lazy. If I am really bound by official positions and worry about not doing well, I will also make myself unhappy. In fact, I still admire those who are officials very much, especially good officials who are sincere in serving the people."

Sima Yi nodded and exclaimed: "This is the right idea. Nowadays, few people can think like this. The truly capable people talk about Xuan Serenity, and only a few people are serving in officials. They are running around for how to safeguard the people, how to build a country, and how to fight the Northern Expedition... We are not as good as the temple, but we don't have to underestimate them." Speaking of this, Sima Yi ate a black spot, paused, then looked up and stared at Wang Ningzhi, and said a little serious, "Although I have been here for a while, I have heard of some things. I wonder if Shuping is prepared?"

"What's the matter?" Wang Ningzhi asked.

"There is a refugee army garrison on the edge of Kuaiji County. The military commander is Xu Heng. His son is Xu Lian, who had a conflict with you that day. Because of his surname Xu, they have close ties with the county magistrate Xu Shen, and they often have personal relationships on weekdays. However, because of your kidnapping, Yi Shao asked for help and put pressure on him. I heard that he has not had a good life recently... It's just that Xu Shen is very stingy, so you should be careful not to be retaliated by him." Sima Yi reminded that he was inconvenient to say something explicitly, but it was enough for Wang Ningzhi to understand.

Although the Wang family is in decline, the lean camel is bigger than a horse. The most valued generation is tied up in the county magistrate's territory. The county magistrate is also closely related to the kidnappers, so all this is enough for Xu Shen to drink a pot.

Wang Ningzhi's heart moved and his favor for Sima Yi greatly increased.

Now he figured it out that Sima Yi's title of King Langya was given only after his predecessor Langya succeeded to become emperor, and his former predecessor was also an emperor, which means that if the current emperor still has no descendants, he would be treated as the first heir, and he would be the future emperor. But this is not certain, and no one knows how long the current emperor can live. He can't curse him to die early when he is still alive... Because of this identity, there are always noisy and flattering people around Sima Yi. Now that he comes here, I'm afraid he's looking for purity.

Based on this identity, Sima Yi's words were very credible, which forced him to believe them. He immediately thanked them and said that he would be careful.

Next they talked a lot, but they didn't talk much about politics. In such a free and easy venue, it was a shame to talk about politics. Moreover, Sima Yi, a man who was a little weak in his personality and was not suitable for politics. He was just a special identity and had no choice but to help him. But it was enough to give Wang Ningzhi some insight. For a long time, the family was not close to him, and he was a servant who often ran errands. His true identity was unknown, and he was a little nervous when talking to his relatives, worried that he would reveal his differences from his predecessor and be suspected. These and other concerns ultimately limited his vision to the surroundings of the Wang family and did not have a deep understanding of this era.

Now that he talks with people representing religion and politics, he can always draw what he wants from just a few words... He still has this ability.

About a game of chess was played here, and Zheng Qingfeng left while thanking Wang Ningyi. As the organizer of the debate, he naturally could not be absent. The debate in the afternoon had already begun, but Wang Ningzhi was not interested in it after all.

The purpose of coming here was to entrust the group of people from the refugee village to Qixia Temple. Now that the purpose has been achieved, it is not interesting for him to continue to stay here, so he discussed with He, said goodbye to Sima Yi, and prepared to leave here.

But before leaving, Sima Yi, the King of Langya, whispered to him: "If Shuping wants to be an official, he must come to me. This back door can still be opened."

...

Sitting face to face with Wang Ningzhi, watching him frown and remain silent, He did not dare to disturb him, so he could only play with his white and tender fingers, a little bored.

This is on the way home, because Wang Ningzhi's health is always weak and sick, similar to Wang Xuanzhi. He is not only concerned about this because of her husband, but also does not let Wang Ningzhi walk on the road to avoid suspicion. This is why the current scene is here.

But He didn't know what the King of Langya and Wang Ningzhi said. After getting on the car, Wang Ningzhi kept frowning and thinking about things. His appearance was similar to the way his husband thought about problems and dealt with housework. After all, he was a brother. Sometimes she was also in a trance, especially after Wang Ningzhi grew up, she looked like a copy of Wang Xuanzhi... She used to be stubborn and pedantic, and looked like a mature boy, but now she has changed. She has communicated with others a lot more gently, and she is even more joking. Occasionally, she will show a bit of awesome momentum when debating with others.

"Sister-in-law, what do you have to deal with on weekdays?" Wang Ningzhi, who had been silent all the time, suddenly asked.

He was stunned for a moment, not knowing why Wang Ningzhi was suddenly interested in these common things, but as Wang Xuanzhi's pillow, she sometimes helped her, and was familiar with it: "The rent collection of the farm, the armaments of the troops, and the trivial matters in the manor are handled by your elder brother, but sometimes there are too many things, and those trivial matters that are easy to deal with will be handed over to me."

"Is it a part?" Wang Ningzhi said leisurely, his face gradually calmed down, staring at He and said, "Sister-in-law, after you go back, you can tell your elder brother, let me take good care of your illness. I can help you with these things. Anyway, I have nothing to do except teach."

"Okay..." He agreed, but he was even more surprised.
Chapter completed!