The three resignations, in fact, are a kind of form, the local officials who were exiled bid farewell to the emperor, slightly, the emperor's entrustment, to the local affairs to do a good job, also known as the court resignation into the right.

During the Song Dynasty, the most attention was paid to this form. It was believed that this was an important means of strengthening local control, mainly because the rulers of the Song Dynasty were frightened by the situation in the late Tang Dynasty where local officials did not submit to the central government. At the end of the Tang Dynasty. The magistrate was released. In order to show his favor, the emperor often invited the magistrate to eat, eat and drink and say goodbye, which was also the helplessness of the monarch in the last days.

However, Wang Ping'an lived in the early Tang Dynasty, and the emperor was Li Shimin. If you want Li Shimin to show his favor, invite Wang Ping'an to have a meal, so that he can be encouraged. It was like a pipe dream.

Wang Ping'an took Qiu Renjie and Qiu Tingxuan to the Ganlu Palace, and was so stinky by Li Shimin that the three of them were scolded so much that they were in a cold sweat, just waiting for Li Shimin to let them leave, and the three of them escaped from the Ganlu Hall almost as if they were fleeing for their lives.

Wang Ping'an took the two of them to the East Palace again, to say goodbye to Li Zhi.

On the way, Qiu Tingxuan wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and said: "When I was at home, I often heard my father say that the resignation of officials is really the most important part of being an official, and if you deal with it, it will be a little inappropriate. The emperor often retracts the appointment, and the officials don't have a future in their lives. When I listened to my father, I didn't feel anything, but when I really made a speech today, I felt the danger."

Qiu Renjie also said:. Oh, yes; Brother Bu, I was also scared out of a cold bow just now, and I thought that the emperor was not going to send the three of us to be officials, but to send us out! ”

Wang Ping'an smiled and said: "You two, this is the first time to talk to the emperor face to face, so I don't know the emperor's habit of talking." The emperor made us sweat, which shows that we have nothing wrong. If he doesn't talk to us, he just says a few words. Then when we go to bed at night, we have to think about it more. What's wrong with it? ”

Qiu Tingxuan shook his head and sighed: "Isn't this a curse, could it be said that being scraped by the emperor is still a good thing?"

Wang Ping'an patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother Qiu, the old man must have taught you how to figure out the intentions, and I don't need to say more about the method, but you can't forget it after you have learned it." It's like reading a book, you can't read a dead book or a dead book, you have to learn and apply it. If the emperor doesn't scrape us, then someone else will scrape it, let's go to see the prince, of course he won't scrape us, but we will have to see Lord Ma and Lord Changsun in a while. If we change them, then our future will not be bright! ”

Qiu Tingxuan nodded, as if he understood or not, he didn't squeak, but Qiu Renjie said: "It seems that this is the way of officials, and we still have to learn to do it, what the superior thinks, we have to figure it out in advance."

The three of them talked about walking, came to Li Zhi's East Palace, and went straight to the Chongxian Pavilion.

Li Zhi knew that Wang Ping'an was leaving today, so he had been waiting here early. Waiting for Wang Ping'an to say goodbye to him. He saw Wang Ping'an coming with two new science and technology scholars. I don't say anything considerate, just follow the usual practice and encourage myself.

After encouragement, Li Zhi asked Qiu Renjie and Qiu Tingxuan to go out and wait, he left Wang Ping'an, and said, "No disease, Mei Niang's matter, how is it, can it be arranged?" ”

Wang Ping'an was silent for a while, he was about to leave Beijing, and he didn't say anything at this time. It will be inconvenient to talk about it later. He said: "Mei Niang is a little unwell. The minister had already prescribed medicine for her and sent her on the road ahead of schedule, so His Highness didn't have to worry about this.

However, it seems that King Wu is aware of Wu Meiniang's affairs. Yesterday, when he was at the polo club, he actually sent someone to follow him and tell Li Zhi about yesterday's events.

After Li Zhi listened, his face changed greatly, faintly revealing cyan, and he stammered a little. If that's the case. Then Li Ke, will he send someone to follow you to Gyeongju? He must figure this matter out, he won't kill Lonely, he won't stop! ”

Wang Ping'an said: "Your Highness can rest assured. One of King Wu's spies is named Gao Wanquan, and he is still with me, and I am going to take him to Gyeongju this time, and I will keep a strict watch over him, and occasionally relax my vigilance

Li Zhi said puzzledly: "Since you know that Li Ke sent spies to your house. Why do you still keep the spies around and let your guard down? ”！

Wang Ping'an said hesitantly: "Of course, we must occasionally relax our vigilance and fear, so that he can send the news to King Wu." Your Highness rest assured, as long as we control the person in the joint, then it will be foolproof, King Wu can only get fake news, and because of false news, make a wrong judgment, you just need to catch his mistake and give him a blow, you can make him stop" ...... Give him a blow, but how can you give him a blow? Li Zhi had a big headache, and he really had no talent in terms of intrigue.

Wang Ping'an actually doesn't have much talent, but he has watched too much in later generations, watched too many film and television dramas, even if he hasn't eaten pork, haven't he seen a pig walking!

He said: "How to give him a blow depends on the specific situation in the future, but there is one thing that Your Highness must pay attention to." Regardless of the mountain after the confession. The eldest grandson wanted to rectify him. You're going to have to stop you! Crying to the emperor, saying that you want to think of brotherhood, you don't want to hurt your siblings. ”

Li Zhi frowned and said, "Why is this?" He always thinks about plotting lonely, if he can hit him and go out with the situation, wouldn't it be good, and he will save trouble in the future! ”

Wang Ping'an shook his head and said, "Even if he is not worthy of going out, he has lost his momentum." Frustrated edge. Don't even think about turning over in the future. But if Your Highness shows mercy, then the crown prince's position will be more stable! ”

Li Zhi thought for a while and said, "You mean, you want to let Gu be a good person like you?" ”

Wang Ping'an is used to being a good person, but I didn't expect Li Zhi to think so and think that he is a good person. He didn't plead either. just said: "His Royal Highness's position as the crown prince will definitely become more and more stable." You think, the more merciful you are, the more the emperor can't depose you, and he will never let King Wu ascend to the throne. ”

"This Gu really doesn't understand, my father won't talk to Gu about this, but my uncle talks to Gu about Li Ke every time. Always tell Lone that you have to hit seven inches to fight a snake, and you must not be soft. So as not to be bitten by a snake, why do you want to persuade the orphan to be a good person? Li Zhi said.

What the eldest grandson Wuji taught Li Zhi is exactly the opposite of what Wang Ping'an is saying now, and they are two attitudes towards political enemies. The eldest grandson Wuji was indeed ruthless enough, and in the end Li Ke died at his hands, but it was precisely because of Li Ke's death. As a result, the eldest grandson Wuji lost the support of the ministers of the court, so that as soon as Wu Meiniang took the throne in the future, it was not too difficult to attract a group of ministers who supported her.

Wang Ping'an said: "Your Highness, no matter what King Wu says, he is also the emperor's son, no father is willing to rectify another son for the sake of one son, even if you change Your Highness, you are not willing to do this." You have to create such an idea for the emperor that if you become emperor in the future, your brothers will not suffer, but if your brother becomes emperor, there is a possibility of fratricidalism. Not to mention for the sake of Datang Sheji. Just to avoid fratricidal things, the emperor will not abolish you, and even if you make some mistakes, the emperor will open one eye, close one eye, and pretend not to know. The minister said so, Your Highness, do you understand? ”

He made his words quite clear, this was telling Li Zhi that for an old man like the emperor, a son is the most precious, and for the sake of his son, the emperor can give up or even take some things seriously. For example, Wu Meiniang's matter, for the emperor, she is just a palace person, and she is also a woman who may not be able to remember who it is, even if it is revealed in the future, the emperor will not pursue it, and no one is even allowed to mention it.

Let the emperor choose between a son and a woman, and he will definitely choose his son. How others choose is not necessarily. But the current emperor will definitely be chosen this way.

Li Zhi suddenly realized. said: "It turns out that this is to leave a hand for Mei Niang's affairs."

No disease, if you don't tell Lone this, Lone really can't think of it! "It is impossible for him to tell the eldest grandson Wuji about this, so Wang Ping'an can only give him an idea.

Wang Ping'an thought for a while. And he said, "Be kind to others!" Whether a person is good or not, you can't tell in a short time. It's like a woman getting pregnant, and after a long time, it will naturally be revealed. Therefore, Your Highness, do not take the good as a small thing. As long as you accumulate a lot, your position will be unshakable, like King Wu, "He will be a prince at most in his life!" He rambled on a lot, and Li Zhi couldn't help nodding his head and wrote down all his words. The two are about to be separated, and they will not see each other for at least a year or two, and the scene is a little sad.

After saying everything that should be said, Li Zhi asked Shi Aiguo to take out a large box of things, all of which were valuable things. It was a gift to Wang Ping'an, and it was moved by the little eunuch to the palace gate. When Wang Ping'an left, it was good to take it.

Bidding farewell to Li Zhi, Wang Ping'an went out of the palace to take Qiu Tingxuan and Qiu Renjie with him, and went to Xitai to see Ma Zhou. Ma Zhou didn't say much, but wrote a fan for Wang Ping'an as a souvenir. After that, the three of them left the palace again. Go to Shangshu Province and bid farewell to the eldest grandson Wuji.

The eldest grandson Wuji also instructed, and he also took out a lot of gifts, including those given by the eldest grandson's wife and Li Yiren. Yesterday, during the polo club, he specially asked his wife to talk to Li Yiren, treat the princess more affectionately, and said that he would give Wang Ping'an some gifts in the name of Li Yiren. The gift of the little princess from him proves that his uncle has done a good job.

Zhu Suiliang, Fang Xuanling and others also came to see them off, and everyone had gifts to deliver. Wang Ping'an received a circle of gifts and had to hire a carriage to pull these gifts.

I thought that this would be fine, and when the three of them went out of the city, they planned to look for the Wang couple, but they didn't expect that three miles away from the city, there were countless people waiting for them, all of whom had gifts. It turned out that it was all for Wang Ping'an to see him off!