The video takes us to ancient times; Li Er transforms into the Tongtian Emperor of Shu Han.

Wang Xiang's plan was entirely designed to put Sima Shi on the hot seat!

In this old man's plan, if Sima Shi did not agree to grant kingships to these aristocratic clans, then they would make the abdication attempt fail.

If any unexpected event occurs during the abdication, it means that Heaven does not recognize the person who received the abdication!

If this happens, at least the two brothers of the Sima family in this generation can forget about ever getting the throne again!

"Is it really okay to do this?"

"Your Majesty, I do not wish to see the tragedy of Grand Commandant Gao repeat itself!"

"If you are not confident, then let's drop this matter. I believe the General will have other arrangements for you."

Liu Bang was overjoyed, but a hint of hesitation appeared on his face.

"Your Majesty need not worry. This old minister is absolutely certain that the General will agree!"

Wang Xiang's face was full of confidence.

Saying I'm 100% sure might be an exaggeration, but I'm 70% sure, no problem at all!

Wait until the next generation?

For Sima Shi, the uncertainty was too great, and he couldn't wait!

"If that is the case, then let it be as you, my meritorious ministers, say. Consider it my last act before abdicating."

After a brief struggle, Liu Bang nodded hesitantly.

Wang Xiang was overjoyed.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, we will never fail to live up to Your Majesty's good intentions. After Your Majesty abdicates in the future, please come to my fiefdom, and I will certainly send my sons and nephews to take good care of Your Majesty!"

manor?

So you're already thinking of taking over a fiefdom?

Liu Bang couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

That's wishful thinking!

"Then everything depends on Lord Wang. To be honest, I have also thought that after I abdicate, I should take a few more concubines and live the life of an ordinary wealthy man."

"How many wives? Even though Your Majesty has abdicated, you were once the Son of Heaven. How can a few wives be enough? This old minister will make the decision that Your Majesty will be provided with a hundred wives in due time. Only in this way can Your Majesty's status be truly reflected!"

With a wave of his hand, Wang Xiang had already drawn the pie.

Liu Bang: “…”

Hundred Houses?

If it really comes down to completing this challenge, I'd really like to see if you, old man, are really going to take a hundred concubines for me!

Having achieved his goal, Wang Xiang left the palace quietly, completely satisfied.

Outside the canopy, everyone was amazed by his actions.

That old guy really has some ideas!

I saw him go home alone and sigh, and I really thought he had given up. I never expected that he had been holding back a lot of things!

"That old bastard, he's really wicked!"

"But ironically, he now actually has the ability to accelerate the process of abdication!"

After Gao Rou's death, Wang Xiang succeeded him as Grand Commandant, and the officials almost all took him as their leader.

Given the terrifying reputation he gained from lying on the ice to catch carp, it wouldn't be wrong to say that the gentry were led by him.

In this situation, it wouldn't be difficult to boost the Sima family's reputation and give Sima Shi the illusion that the time for him to become emperor had come.

"We'll give Sima Shi a big surprise when he's at his most triumphant."

"Haha, this old lad is a real talent!"

"We can't wait to see what Sima Shi's expression will be at that time."

"He already has an eye condition, could he just die of anger?"

Old Zhu laughed.

"But have all the young people in the Wang family been recalled? He still dares to make such a fuss. Isn't he afraid that Sima Shi will go all the way and repeat Gao Rou's fate?"

Some people enjoy watching the drama unfold, while others, from Wang Xiang's perspective, are completely baffled.

Where did this old bastard get such audacity?

"The pressure on Sima Shi to kill him should be slightly greater than the pressure on Gao Rou to kill him."

"Wang Xiang's reputation for filial piety, such as lying on ice to catch carp, has already added a halo to him. If we really kill him, we will have to bear a lot of infamy."

In a sense, Wang Xiang's situation was very similar to that of the emperor.

Even if Sima Shi really wanted to kill him, he could only do it in the shadows, behind people's backs, letting him die without knowing why, unlike the open and aboveboard execution of Gao Rou.

"This person might actually be a genius."

Liu Heng suddenly spoke up and praised him.

He had just considered things from Wang Xiang's perspective and realized that the old man's timing was indeed the most opportune.

Sima Shi agreed, so the Sima family accepted the abdication and became emperors, and these top aristocratic families were granted fiefdoms and became kings.

Sima Shi disagreed, so the matter of bestowing the title of king was only temporarily put aside and might be brought up again in the future. However, the two Sima brothers completely lost any hope of becoming emperors.

While Sima Shi was still alive, this was perhaps the only way!

"He is indeed a genius, but he didn't use his brain in the right way. Or rather, he is different from a genius in the conventional sense. He is a genius at manipulating power."

Yang Jian also praised it.

He knew perfectly well that Wang Xiang had done the best he could as a subject.

Although they did not usurp the throne and become emperors like the Sima family, the saying "the Wang and Ma families share the world" is enough to show that the Langya Wang clan, which prospered again because of him, already had power no less than that of the emperor without having to become emperors!

"The only remaining question is whether Sima Shi will really compromise as he wishes?"

With this question in mind, countless people watched as time rapidly passed on the sky.

Zhang Liang secretly slipped out of the capital with a forged identity slip and headed straight for Huainan, where Guanqiu Jian was located.

Inside the capital, Chen Tai would often sneak into the palace to discuss something with Liu Bang.

In the inner palace, the Empress Dowager had become extremely adept at replacing Sima Shi's spies.

After Chen Tai brought back intelligence from the capital several times, Liu Bang roughly understood Wang Xiang's plan.

Just like he did when he was young, he's grinding reputation!

But right now, Wang Xiang isn't helping himself gain reputation; he's helping Sima Shi gain reputation!

In just over a month, all sorts of stories circulated among the people, praising the general to the skies.

But the story only circulated among the people.

He struck a good balance, boosting Sima Shi's reputation without going too far or exceeding his control.

The Sima family had always wanted to do this, but had never dared to.

There needs to be a reason for boosting your own reputation.

Just like Wang Xiang lying on ice to catch carp, he didn't need to promote himself; the world would naturally promote him for him.

What grounds does the Sima family have to promote themselves?

Entering the court without bowing, yet carrying a sword and wearing shoes in the palace?

joke!

In this situation, forcibly trying to boost your reputation will only yield the opposite result.

However, with Wang Xiang's help, everything changed.

After Sima Shi realized this, besides being overjoyed, he was also somewhat puzzled.

He couldn't understand why Wang Xiang was suddenly doing something so thankless and exhausting.

what's going on?

First, we can rule out the possibility of reciprocation.

So what exactly is this old man plotting?