In the winter of this year, Wei Xiangong successfully realized his long-cherished wish of restoration.

Wei Xiangong was forced into exile in the fourteenth year of Lu Xianggong, and now eleven years have passed.

After Wei Xiangong was expelled, it was recorded in the annals of the nations: "Sun Lin's father, Ning Zhuang came out of his king." The annals emphasize the names of the two men, which actually contain a strong condemnation.

Every time Ning Zhuang thought of that unbearable past, he felt regretful. In the twentieth year of Lu Xianggong, Ning Zhuang was terminally ill, and he knew that his life was not long in coming, so he called his son Ning Xi to the sickbed and said: "I have been trembling and cautious in my life, for fear of leaving a bad reputation; But even so, I made a big mistake. I have expelled the princes, and my crimes have been recorded in the annals of history and hidden in the treasury of all nations, and I have no remorse for this. Now I can only be pardoned if I help the prince to restore the throne. It's up to you. If you can do it, you will be my son; No, my demons will not eat your sacrifice even if they are cold and hungry! ”

Ning Xi wiped her tears and kept nodding, and Ning Zhen closed her eyes with confidence. From then on, his father's last words always echoed in his mind and became a stubborn illness in his heart.

Although the strength of the Ning clan is strong, it is still much worse than the Sun clan. Ning Xi didn't dare to fight with the Sun family, so he wanted to find a breakthrough from the people of the Jin Kingdom.

Later, Ning Xi and Zhao Wu developed a close friendship. The reason why Ning Xi didn't choose anyone else was that he bet that Zhao Wu would become Shilu's successor; The second reason is that Zhao Wu is noble and clean, and he only needs to talk about some high-sounding reasons when he interacts with him, and he can save a lot of wealth.

As a result, Ning Xi really gambled correctly. On the issue of Wei Xiangong's restoration, he skillfully exerted influence on Zhao Wu, making Zhao Wu feel that it was the right choice to bring the exiled monarch back to Diqiu; As for what happened to the Guardian Guild, there was no need to think about it at all.

Wei Xiangong has not been idle for many years, and his lobbyists are everywhere, wandering in the corners of various countries in the land of China. Jin Pinggong was also moved, and later he ordered Wei Yan Gong to seal Yiyi to Wei Xiangong at the princes' meeting.

Duke Wei was terrified, and he said: "One country cannot tolerate two monarchs, and the order of the alliance leader will cause chaos in the Wei Guo Mansion!" Please think carefully before making a decision! ”

Jin Pinggong said: "The widow made this request precisely to prevent turmoil in the country. The prince left Wei Wei in the Qi country, did he forget the fact that Qi Xianggong forcibly accepted Wei Wei Gong back then? ”

Ning Xi also helped beside him: "Junhou, what the alliance leader said is reasonable." Diqiu is big, Yiyi is small. Sealing him in Yiyi is equivalent to putting Wei Wei under the surveillance of the prince, and it should be Wei Wei who is afraid. ”

Wei Yangong was indeed afraid that the people of Qi would help Wei Xiangong to restore the throne, and he believed Ning Xi's words, so he no longer objected.

After the decision was made, the Duke of Jinping sent Wei Shu to the State of Qi to escort Wei Xiangong to Yiyi. Wei Shu entered Linzi and handed over a handwritten letter from Duke Jin Ping to Duke Qi Jing.

Qi Jinggong said in his heart: "That old miser is finally going to get out." He ordered Cui Shu to accompany Wei Shu to Donglai to see Wei Xiangong. Wei Xiangong seems to have become the "soil emperor" of Donglai.

Wei Shu announced to him the decision of Jin Pinggong, and Wei Xiangong had a complicated expression and a tangled heart after hearing this, and immediately expressed his gratitude to the people of Jin for their decision. After Wei Shu left, Cui Shu had a meeting with Wei Xiangong alone.

Cui Shu got straight to the point: "Once the prince returns to China, how will he repay the foreign ministers?" ”

Wei Xiangong said: "Land and treasures are chosen by the master, and the widow does not dare to love privately. ”

Cui Shu opened his mouth to ask him for Wulu City, and Wei Xiangong suddenly felt like a knife, and his internal organs were bleeding. He scolded Cui Shu 10,000 times in his heart, but he still squeezed out a smiling face and said, "Only what the master wants!" In order to make the other party dare not break his promise, Cui Shu detained his family members as hostages.

In August, Wei Xiangong entered Yiyi.

At the beginning of winter, Wei Xiangong's secret envoy connected with Ning Xi. The secret envoy said that if Ning Xi could help Wei Xiangong to restore the throne, Wei Xiangong would hand over all government affairs to him, and he would only be in charge of the sacrifice.

Ning Xi was both excited and worried, he first said a polite word, and then said: "However, without Zixian's help, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it alone." ”

The two talked for a few more moments, and then the envoy took his leave. When the secret envoy walked out of Ning Xi's house, he happened to be seen by Uncle Yi, who was stunned on the spot. The envoy gave him a mysterious smile and turned to walk briskly into the flow of people.

Uncle Yi returned home gloomily, and his son did not dare to ask when he saw that his father seemed to have lost his soul, but just sat quietly beside his father. After a while, Uncle Yi said to his son, "There is going to be civil strife in the office!" Oh, my God! The poem says: 'I don't bow down, let alone sympathize with my queen (I am too busy to take care of myself, how can I think of future generations?' ）。 'You're referring to Ningzi, right? Ning Zi can be called a person who does not think about future generations! Can it be successful? Necessarily not.

"Every time a gentleman does something, he must consider the consequences and whether he can repeat it. The book says: 'Be cautious from the beginning and respect the end, and never be sleepy.' The poem says: "Sleepy at night, one person." 'Now that Ningzi treats the monarch as well as playing chess, how can he avoid defeat? The chess player is indecisive and cannot defeat the opponent; What's more, hesitating about the matter of the king? Once abolished and established, Ningzi will inevitably not be exempt from difficulties. The Ninth Emperor, once destroyed, is really a sigh! ”

Since then, Wei Xiangong and Ning Xi have kept in secret correspondence.

In the spring of the following year, the Duke of Wei sent Sun Jia, the son of Sun Lin's father, to envoy to the state of Qi. Sun Lin's father was not in good health at the time, so he returned to the fiefdom to recuperate quietly accompanied by Sun Kuai; Sun Lin's father's other son, Sun Xiang, was in charge of household affairs in Diqiu.

Ning Xi saw that the time had come, and immediately asked Wei Xiangong to send Zixian to Diqiu. But when Wei Xiangong gave an order to Zixian, Zixian resolutely refused. Wei Xiangong couldn't convince his brother no matter what, so he had to move out of his wife. Jing Xi ordered Zixian to return to Diqiu immediately to assist Ning Xi in launching a rebellion, just like threatening a child to steal something.

Zi Xian said worriedly: "The prince has never had credit, and I have offended him many times; Who knows if he will hold me accountable for his crimes after he is reinstated? ”

Jing Ji said: "It is true that you have no faith, but the old lady can keep you safe; You don't even believe your own mother, do you? ”

Zixian had no reason to continue to resign, so he had to sneak into Diqiu and hide in Ning Xi's house.

The conspiracy remained a secret until Zixian came to his home and Ning Xi revealed the plan to several doctors close to him. He first found Lu Boyu and asked him to join the conspiracy circle. Lu Boyu said: "I dare not hear that the prince was expelled, nor do I dare to hear that the prince returned to the throne. He left the capital without touching his feet, and fled through the nearest pass. It's been twelve years, and Lu Boyu has been out of the customs twice, with the same tone and the same scene.