Chapter 4 - The Crisis of the Wang Family

　　This is undoubtedly the happiest meal in this period of time. 　　The meal was filled with laughter, Mrs. Wang was full of joy and happiness, and on the table, she constantly gave Wang Chong food, and the rice in Wang Chong's bowl and dish was so high that he could hardly put it down. 　　And Wang father was no longer as quaint and serious as before, urged by Mrs. Wang, he took the initiative to give Wang Chong a chopstick. 　　"Third brother, you're great!" 　　Seeing this scene, the Wang family's little sister had long been stunned, passing a wink from under the table, admiring her own little brother. 　　Originally thinking that her own little brother would not be able to escape again this time, the Wang family's little sister was already prepared to witness a human tragedy. Unexpectedly, three words, father and mother not only did not chastise, but but the laughter, the reward and punishment of the third brother, and even the father gave the third brother the initiative to clip food. 　　Even the Wang family's little sister couldn't help but feel jealous in her heart, she hadn't enjoyed this kind of treatment for so long in the family. 　　"Father, whatever, I want it too!" 　　Wang family's little sister puffed up and pushed her own big bowl in front of Wang father. 　　"You're a girl's family, what do you look like!" 　　Wang father's face, said the Wang family's little sister aggravated, tears in her small eyes. Looking at Mrs. Wang on the side, she was angry and amused: 　　"Here! Mother clip for you!" 　　"Brother will also give you a chopstick!" 　　Wang Chong secretly laughed as he watched, and also gave his little sister a chopstick. 　　"Thank you brother." 　　The Wang family's little sister broke into a smile and happily ate again, forgetting all about the previous incident. 　　The family ate happily. 　　"Father, I heard that you are going to see Lord Yao?" 　　Wang Chong lowered his head to eat and asked suddenly as if he was not thinking. 　　The atmosphere at the table suddenly changed, slightly stagnant. Mrs. Wang hastily winked at Wang Chong, and the youngest sister of the Wang family was so frightened that her bowl and chopsticks hung in the air. 　　In the family, everyone knew that Father Wang did not like to talk about official business. Nor did he like the family to interfere. 　　"Where did you hear that?" 　　Father Wang raised his head and said without moving. Wang Chong could see clearly that his father's frown gaze crossed the dining table and frowned imperceptibly, obviously somewhat displeased that he had mentioned this. 　　Wang Chong's heart thumped, but he could only speak down with a stiff upper lip. This matter was very important to him, and if he could not change this fated matter, then his previous painstaking efforts would be all for naught. 　　"My child overheard it when my father was talking to my mother." 　　Wang Chong said stiffly, nervous in his heart. Whether it would be a success or a failure depended on what was said next. 　　"Oh." 　　Father Wang's eyebrows twitched before he remembered that this matter seemed to be something he had mentioned to Madam Zhao Shuhua once by chance. But it was only once, and he did not expect that it would actually be heard by Wang Chong: 　　"Not bad, there is such a thing. Why did you ask about this?" 　　Wang Chong's previous good behavior came into play, and instead of getting angry, Father Wang let him continue. It was clear that he was slowly treating him as an adult. 　　A person who was about to join the training camp and prepare to mount the battlefield was indeed no longer suitable to be treated as a child. 　　"Lord Yao has always been at odds with father and has no dealings. This time, however, he would take the initiative to ask father for a meeting, my child feels that he has bad intentions, and I am afraid that he has ulterior motives." 　　Wang Chong weighed his words and said. 　　Wang Chong knew that his father disliked people in the family meddling in his official business, and these words should not have been said by him, a fifteen year old child, but Wang Chong could not help but say it. 　　In his previous life, Yao Guangyi, the lord of Yao, invited his father, who had never had much friendship, to a meeting to talk in the name of official business. 　　The father is not without precautions, if Yao Guangyi in the meeting to say what words, vigorously pulling together is just. My father would have refused. Yao Guangyi was very cunning and said nothing at the meeting, but dragged his father to drink and talk about irrelevant things. 　　Afterwards, Yao Guangyi intentionally took the initiative to bring this matter to the attention of the King of Song. 　　The King of Song is a member of the royal family, the Ministry of Military Affairs, is one of the few people in the royal family who have real power and can speak in the Ministry of Military Affairs. Because of his grandfather's relationship, King Song favored his father. 　　His father, Wang Yan, was able to reach this place at a young age, and became a local general in charge of the army, and the King of Song had a lot to do with it. 　　But how could King Song not be angry when his father had a private meeting with Yao Guangyi, who was loyal to King Qi and was a rival? 　　If it were normal, it would be fine. 　　However, the King of Song and the King of Qi in the courtroom are now fighting, like water and fire, the King of Song in the courtroom disciples, old friends, but also by the King of Qi to attract dozens of people, have turned against the past, resulting in the King of Song in the courtroom, the situation of the lone person, the lone hard to hear, the impact of the great decline. 　　These things irritated the King of Song greatly, causing him to be very suspicious. When his father met with Yao Guangyi in private at this time, how the King of Song felt could be imagined. 　　To make matters worse, my father, who was a straightforward person and did not know how to be flexible, knew that the King of Song was skeptical and said that Yao Guangyi had contacted him without talking about anything, and the two of them just drank wine there for the whole afternoon. 　　Two rival court officials met privately, yet they didn't talk about anything but just drank, where would King Song believe such a thing? 　　Instead of explaining his father's story, it made the King of Song believe that his father had not only betrayed him, but had also deliberately humiliated him in front of him after he rebelled and defected to the King of Qi. 　　In addition, Yao Guangyi later intentionally misled the King of Song and made a series of tactics in the border area, which made the King of Song misunderstand his father even more. 　　He also thought that the Wang family, seeing that he was out of power, had defected to the King of Qi. 　　As the saying goes, love is deep, hate is cut, the King of Song and the Wang family several generations of friendship, the relationship is the closest, the most heart, support is also the most, so for the Wang family's "betrayal" more and more unacceptable. 　　This matter is a big blow to him, even more than the dozens of trusted disciples, old friends defection is more difficult for him to accept. King Song was completely disappointed in the Wang family. 　　When his grandfather was alive, King Song still cared for a few moments of friendship and only deprived his father of his military power. When his grandfather passed away, without the King of Song's patronage, the King of Qi vigorously suppressed the Wang family. 　　Within a few short years, the once prominent Wang family had completely withdrawn from the officialdom of the Great Tang Empire. 　　And with the loss of King Song, the aggressive main combatant, and no one to counter the King of Qi, the strategy of the Datang Empire changed from hard to soft, converging inward. This ultimately resulted in the subsequent scourge. 　　It could be said that this change of heart was a huge disaster not only for the Wang family, for King Song, and even for the entire imperial court! 　　All three parties were the losers of this change, and even the King of Qi himself was not the final winner. 　　The impact of this matter was so deep that Wang Chong remembered it clearly. 　　The fate of the entire Wang family and the entire court started to change from that time onwards, and his father, until his death, was haunted by this, saying that the biggest mistake he made in his life was accepting Yao Guangyi's invitation and failing to explain himself clearly in front of the King of Song. 　　This matter Wang Chong remembered clearly. 　　In his previous life, Wang Chong was muddled, refused to accept everything, and had little affection for this family. When he was later shocked, he cherished this family and wanted to change something but it was already too late. 　　For Wang Chong, this was also a deep regret. 　　The last life is just, but this life, namely know this thing trend, Wang Chong is no matter how will not turn a blind eye. 　　This thing, he must stop! 　　Only, these things Wang Chong is not good to say to his father explicitly. 　　"This thing, you children don't have to get involved. My father has his own ideas." 　　Wang father said indifferently, but his face did not have much of an expression. 　　Yao, Wang two families have a gap in their ancestry, but that is after all the matter of the previous dynasty, and after a long time, as for him and Yao Guangyi, on the contrary, there is not too much conflict between them. 　　Wang's father was not unaware of the matter between Song Wang and Qi Wang, he had the intention of not seeing them, but he was worried that both of them would tear their faces apart and raise their heads. 　　After all, there wasn't really much conflict between the two. 　　Big deal, if Yao Guangyi wanted to draw him in, he would make his stance clear at that time and reject it, so that he would completely die, and it would be good to get rid of it once and for all. After he refused this time, Yao Guangyi's side would still not die, and would be troublesome. 　　Wang Chong observed his words, and his heart was secretly anxious. 　　His father was a typical soldier, and he was not inferior to Yao Guangyi when it came to leading troops and killing enemies on the battlefield. However, when it comes to the political maneuvering and maneuvering, his father and Yao Guangyi are really too far behind. 　　Both sides are not in the same order of magnitude! 　　Yao Guangyi had read his father's character and deliberately set up this trap. If my father still holds this kind of thinking, "As long as I am honorable, I am not afraid of anything else", I am afraid that he will be caught by surprise and fall into a big trouble in Yao Guangyi's hands. 　　At that time, it would be too late to regret. 　　"Chong'er, surprisingly, your father has said it, so don't say much. Hurry up and eat." 　　"Knowing your son is not like a mother", Mrs. Wang observed her words, what Wang Chong was playing in his heart could be seen at a glance, and hurriedly winked at him. 　　Her own husband's character she is clear, he is the most hate in the meal to discuss official business, can tolerate Wang Chong in the meal said so no tantrum has been very good. 　　A "father has his own ideas" in fact, has illustrated his attitude, this matter has been set the tone, this hit the end. Wang Chong if say again, I am afraid really want to anger Wang father. 　　Wang Chong heart secretly anxious, mother's meaning where he does not know. But this matter is not trivial, get it wrong, here everything, here lobby, even with the entire Wang family and uncle there, will follow the ashes. 　　The entire Wang family will be completely swept out of the political arena of the Great Tang Dynasty. Father didn't know Yao Guangyi's tactics, and now he didn't have to watch out for him, but Wang Chong couldn't help but remind him. 　　Even if he angered his father as a result and was chastised by him, he still had to do it. 　　"Father, this matter is not trivial. My child thinks that this matter will notify the King of Song, so that he will know in advance that there is such a thing ...... will be better." 　　Wang Chong deliberated for a long time, and after thinking about it, he finally switched to a compromise method and politely made his suggestion. Directly stop the father is not possible, the father is not a three year old child, too stubborn will only offend him. 　　Wang Chong could only come up with a circuitous route, not talking about Yao Guangyi, but starting with the Song King. 　　"You don't need to get involved in adults' affairs." 　　Father Wang looked cold and stood up from the table: 　　"You guys eat first, I still have things to do, so I'll leave first." 　　After saying that, he actually didn't finish his meal and turned around to leave. 　　Wang Mother turned around and gave Wang Chong a complaining look, and Wang Chong could only sigh in his heart. Knowing that just based on his overnight performance, it would be harder than heaven to completely win his father's trust. 　　"But he still hasn't gotten angry at least." 　　Wang Chong secretly said in his heart. 　　It seemed that this meal had ended on a sour note. However, Wang Chong knew in his heart that in the past, with his father's character, he was afraid that he would have been furious if he had contradicted him like this. 　　This time only look unhappy, has been quite good. Looks like, his own before a turn of rhetoric, or more or less played some effect, is not completely without effect. 　　As long as father could notify the King of Song in advance before meeting with Yao Guangyi, then his own hard work would not be in vain. This matter must be done by father himself to make it work, even if he did it on his own behalf, it would not work. 　　"I'm afraid that Ma Zhou is indispensable to make this thing happen!" 　　Wang Chong was worried. 　　His father's character was too strong, and once he made a decision, he would not change it easily. It was impossible to make him change his mind with just a few words from himself. 　　This kind of character also made him suffer a lot in his past life, so that he was taken advantage of by his opponents. 　　Wang Chong failed in his attempts at the meal, so he could only think of another way to start from somewhere else. No matter what, this matter must be stopped. 　　Finding an excuse to hastily bid farewell to his mother and little sister, Wang Chong quickly left the room.