Chapter 4 Crisis!

This was undoubtedly the most enjoyable meal I've had in a while.

There was constant laughter during the meal, and Mrs. Wang's face was full of joy and joy. She kept putting dishes for Wang Chong at the table. The food on Wang Chong's plate was so high that he could hardly put it down.

The king's father was no longer as simple and serious as before. Under Mrs. Wang's urging, he took the initiative to give Wang Chong a chopstick.

"Third brother, you are amazing!"

Seeing this scene, the little sister of the Wang family was already stunned. She glanced at her brother from under the table and expressed admiration for him.

She originally thought that her little brother would be doomed this time, but the little sister of the Wang family was already prepared to witness the tragedy in the world. Unexpectedly, after just a few words, my father and mother not only did not punish him, but instead laughed and rewarded the third brother more and more. Even his father took the initiative to pick up food for the third brother.

Even the younger sister of the Wang family couldn't help but feel jealous. She had never enjoyed this kind of treatment at home for so long.

"Dad, no matter what, I want it too!"

The little girl of the Wang family was so angry that she pushed her big bowl in front of her father.

"What does your family look like as a girl!"

The king's father said with a straight face, which made the Wang family's little sister feel aggrieved, and tears welled up in her little eyes. Mrs. Wang looked angry and funny at the side:

"Here! Mom, give it to you!"

"Brother, I'll give you some chopsticks too!"

Wang Chong watched with a secret smile and gave his little sister a chopstick.

"Thank you, brother."

The little girl from the Wang family burst into laughter and started eating happily again, completely forgetting about the previous incident.

The family eats happily.

"Father, I heard that you are going to see Mr. Yao?"

Wang Chong lowered his head to eat and asked suddenly, seemingly casually.

The atmosphere at the table suddenly changed and became slightly stiff. Mrs. Wang quickly winked at Wang Chong, and the younger sister of the Wang family was so frightened that her bowl and chopsticks hung in the air.

At home, everyone knew that the royal father did not like to discuss official matters. I also don’t like family members to interfere.

"Where did you hear that?"

The royal father raised his head,

He said calmly. Wang Chong could see clearly that his father's brows were frowning slightly as he looked across the dining table, obviously not happy that he mentioned this.

Wang Chong's heart skipped a beat, but he could only continue speaking. This matter was very important to him. If he could not change this destined matter, then all his previous efforts would be in vain.

"The child overheard it when his father and mother were talking."

Wang Chong said bravely, feeling extremely nervous. Whether it succeeds or not depends on what is said next.

"oh."

Father Wang's brows moved, and then he remembered that he seemed to have mentioned this matter to his wife Zhao Shuhua once by chance. But it was only once. Unexpectedly, Wang Chong heard:

"Yes, that's the case. Why do you ask this?"

Wang Chong's good performance before had taken effect, and Wang Chong did not get angry. Instead, he allowed him to continue talking. Apparently he was slowly treating him as an adult.

A person who is about to join the training camp and prepare to go to the battlefield is indeed not suitable to be treated as a child.

"Master Yao has always been at odds with his father and has no contact with him. But this time he took the initiative to ask his father to meet. The child feels that he has bad intentions and may have ulterior motives."

Wang Chong carefully weighed his words and sentences.

Wang Chong knew that his father disliked family members interfering in his official affairs. This remark should not have been uttered by a fifteen-year-old child, but Wang Chong had to say it.

In the previous life, Yao Guangyi, the master of Yao, invited his father, who had never had any friendship with him, to attend a meeting and talk in the name of official business.

In fact, his father was not without warning. If Yao Guangyi said something at the meeting, he would just try to win over him. My father will definitely refuse sternly. But this Yao Guangyi was extremely cunning. He didn't say anything at the table. He just took his father to drink and talked about innocuous things.

Afterwards, Yao Guangyi deliberately revealed the matter to the King of Song Dynasty.

The King of Song Dynasty was a member of the royal family and was a member of the Ministry of War. He was one of the few people in the clan who had real power and could speak in the Ministry of War. Because of his grandfather's relationship, the King of Song had great trust in his father.

His father, Wang Yan, was able to reach where he is now at a young age and become a local general with real power and command, and the Song Dynasty played an important role.

How could the King of Song not be angry when his father "hidden the secret" from the King of Song and had a secret meeting with Yao Guangyi, a rival and loyal to the King of Qi?

If it were normal, it would be nothing.

But it happened that the King of Song and the King of Qi were now fighting openly and secretly in the court, and they were on the same level. Dozens of King Song's disciples and old friends in the court were attracted by King Qi, and they turned against each other one after another. As a result, King Song was alone in the court, and it was difficult to sing in the lonely hall. situation, the impact is greatly reduced.

These things greatly stimulated the king of Song Dynasty and made him very suspicious. At this time, his father met Yao Guangyi in private. One can imagine how King Song felt.

What's even worse is that his father is upright by nature and doesn't know how to adapt. He clearly knew that King Song was suspicious and said that Yao Guangyi contacted him but didn't talk about anything. The two of them drank there all afternoon.

Two hostile court ministers met in private, but they didn't talk about anything, they just drank. How could the King of Song believe such a thing?

Not only did his father's explanation fail to explain clearly, but it actually made the King of Song think that his father not only betrayed him, but also deliberately humiliated him in front of him after defecting to the King of Qi.

Coupled with the fact that Yao Guangyi later deliberately misled the King of Song and used a series of methods at the border, the King of Song misunderstood his father even more.

They also thought that the Wang family had acted according to the prevailing situation, and when they saw that he was not in power, they all defected to the King of Qi.

As the saying goes, love is deep and hate is deep. The relationship between the King of Song and the Wang family for several generations was the closest, the most attentive, and the most supportive. Therefore, the "betrayal" of the Wang family became increasingly unacceptable.

This incident hit him hard, even more difficult to accept than the dozens of trusted disciples and old defections. The King of Song was completely disappointed with the Wang family.

When grandpa was still alive, the King of Song still cared about some friendship, but only deprived his father of military power. After his grandfather passed away, without the protection of King Song, King Qi vigorously suppressed the Wang family.

Within a few years, the once-prominent Wang family completely withdrew from the officialdom of the Tang Empire.

Without the aggressive leader of the Song Dynasty, no one could compete with the Qi King. The strategy of the Tang Empire changed from hard to soft, and became inward. This eventually led to subsequent disasters.

It can be said that this change was a huge disaster not only for the Wang family, but also for the King of Song, and even for the entire court!

All three parties were losers in this incident, and even King Qi himself was not the final winner.

The impact of this incident was so profound that Wang Chong remembered it clearly.

The fate of the entire Wang family and the entire court began to change from that time, and my father was still brooding about this until his death. He said that the biggest mistake in his life was accepting Yao Guangyi's invitation and not explaining it clearly in front of the King of Song Dynasty. .

Wang Chong remembered this incident clearly.

In his previous life, Wang Chong was confused, refused to accept everything, and had no feelings for this family. When I later realized that I cherished this family and wanted to change something, it was already too late.

For Wang Chong, this is also a deep regret.

That was all in the last life, but in this life, now that he knows the trend of this matter, Wang Chong will not turn a blind eye to it no matter what.

He must stop this!

However, Wang Chong couldn't tell his father these things clearly.

"You, kid, don't have to get involved in this matter. As a father, you have your own opinions."

The royal father said calmly, but there was no big expression on his face.

There was a rift between the Yao and Wang families, but that was a matter of the previous dynasty after all, and it was a long time ago. As for him and Yao Guangyi, there was not much conflict.

It was not that the king's father was unaware of the affairs of King Song and King Qi. He had the intention of not seeing them, but he was also worried that they would tear each other apart and not see each other when they looked up.

After all, there wasn't actually much conflict between the two.

The worst thing is, if Yao Guangyi wants to win over him, he can just make his position clear and refuse sternly, and let him give up completely, so that it can be settled once and for all. It would also be troublesome if Yao Guangyi still refused to give up and would insist on beating him after he refused this time.

Wang Chong observed the words and expressions, secretly anxious in his heart.

My father is a typical soldier. He is not inferior to Yao Guangyi in leading troops in battles and killing enemies on the battlefield. But when it comes to intrigues and political skills, my father and Yao Guangyi are really far behind.

The two sides are not of the same order of magnitude at all!

Yao Guangyi understood his father's character thoroughly and deliberately set this trap. If his father still had this mentality of "as long as I am upright, I am not afraid of anything else", he might be caught off guard and fall into a big trap at the hands of Yao Guangyi.

By then, it will be too late to regret.

"Chong'er, your father actually said it, so don't say more. Hurry and eat."

"There is no better son than a mother." Mrs. Wang looked at his words and could tell at a glance what Wang Chong was paying attention to, and winked at him quickly.

She knew her husband's character very well. He hated discussing official matters at meals. It was already very good that he could tolerate Wang Chong saying that he didn't lose his temper at dinner.

The sentence "Fathers have their own opinions" actually explained his attitude. The tone of this matter has been set, and it is over. If Wang Chong continues to speak, he may really offend his father.

Wang Chong was secretly worried because he didn't know what his mother meant. But this matter is not trivial. If it is not done well, everything here, the lobby here, and the entire Wang family and uncle's place will be wiped out.

The entire Wang family will completely wipe out the political arena of the Tang Dynasty. His father didn't know Yao Guangyi's methods, so he wasn't wary of him yet, but Wang Chong had to remind him.

Even if he offends his father and is punished by his father, he still has to do it.

"Father, this matter is not trivial. I think it would be better to inform King Song of this matter and let him know in advance that there is such a thing..."

Wang Chong thought about it for a long time and finally came up with a compromise method and put forward his suggestion tactfully. It's not possible to stop the father directly. The father is not a three-year-old child. Being too stubborn will only anger him.

Wang Chong could only think of a way out, not talking about Yao Guangyi, but starting from King Song.

"You don't have to get involved in adults' matters."

Father Wang stood up from the table with a cold expression:

"You guys should eat first. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

After saying that, he turned around and left without even finishing his meal.

The Queen Mother turned around and glanced at Wang Chong complainingly. Wang Chong could only sigh in his heart. He knew that it would be difficult to completely win his father's trust based on his performance alone.

"But at least he still didn't get angry."

Wang Chong thought to himself.

It seemed that this dinner party ended on bad terms. But Wang Chong knew very well that in the past, given his father's character, if he contradicted him like this, he would have been furious.

This time he just looked unhappy, which is already quite good. It seems that his previous rhetoric has had some effect, but it is not completely ineffective.

As long as his father can inform King Song in advance before meeting Yao Guangyi, then his hard work will be considered in vain. This matter must be done by the father himself, even if he does it for him, it will not work.

"To accomplish this, I'm afraid Ma Zhou is indispensable!"

Wang Chong was worried.

My father's personality is too strong. Once he makes a decision, he will not change it easily. It's impossible to make him change his mind with just a few words.

This kind of character also caused him to suffer a lot in his previous life, and he was even exploited by his opponents.

Wang Chong failed to test the food, so he could only think of another way and start from other places. No matter what, this matter must be stopped.

Finding an excuse, he hurriedly said goodbye to his mother and little sister, and Wang Chong quickly left the room.