When Xie Ying returned to Wanbao Pavilion in despair, Li Fuyao was flipping through books on the second floor, all of which were Confucianism's superficial books, not to mention how deep his knowledge was.

Xie Ying sat by the window, leaned his head against the window, and casually took a book on the bookshelf next to him and covered his face.

Li Fuyao closed the book and asked, "How is it, what did your aunt say to you in the end?"

Xie Ying's face was covered by a book, Li Fuyao couldn't see his expression, he only heard Xie Ying sigh, "What else can I say, I can't let go of that thought in the end, but our Xie family is very free and easy, until the end, my aunt didn't beg me to let go of my father." ”

Li Fuyao walked a few steps, sat down in front of Xie Ying, and said calmly: "Your aunt didn't reason with me, but in the end she told you something else, now you are like this, what kind of mood you feel, I can understand, this is not a polite word, if you want to comfort a person, it is very useful to say 'empathy', but in most cases, I have not experienced it, I may not be able to empathize, but I am different, I can really understand, do you know why?"

Xie Ying's head swayed slightly under the book.

That's the shaking of the head.

Li Fuyao continued: "When I was very young, I was not a Zhou person, at that time I lived in Luoyang City, like a child in the world, I didn't worry at all, I didn't feel that this world was very bad and difficult, but when I arrived in Baiyu Town, I began to work hard to live, and I did those things that I had never thought of for those cold money, I really understood that in this world, where is so cute." ”

Xie Ying was unmoved, "This doesn't seem to have anything to do with today's events." ”

Li Fuyao didn't care about Xie Ying's cold response, but continued to speak softly: "The point is how I came to Baiyu Town from Luoyang City. ”

Xie Ying hummed and waited for the following.

Li Fuyao continued, " Yanling is a behemoth for the Great Zhou, because Yanling not only has far better soldiers than the Great Zhou, but also because Yanling has always had such a group of monks, which is the reason to ensure that Yanling is in the territory, no small country dares to provoke, as for the role of the Yanling Palace behind it, in fact, in addition to deterring Dayu and Liangxi, the rest of the most significant role is to transport monks for Yanling, the monks in the world according to me, in fact, it is not a few, but it can really go all the way, there are not many who go extremely far, those who do not go too far, Yanling School Palace naturally cannot let him stay in the school palace for a lifetime, so there are monks in Yanling, and there are no monks in Da Zhou, which is normal, and since Yanling is good friends with the Xue Palace, every year in Luoyang City, the Xue Palace will send people to select some children who can walk on the road of cultivation to bring back to the Xue Palace, and in the long run, the number of monks in Yanling is really not something you can imagine casually. ”

Xie Ying grasped the key point in this, "You were chosen?"

Li Fuyao smiled freely, "There are only a few places every year, but it is always possible that among the children found back then, one or two of them are also suitable, so it is natural to make a trade-off." ”

Xie Ying is not stupid, and he quickly knew the answer, "So your place was robbed?"

Li Fu shook his head, "Maybe someone bought it." ”

Xie Ying stopped talking, he faintly felt that there should be Li Fuyao's sadness in this, so he was not ready to continue asking.

Li Fuyao looked up at the sky and said with a smile: "There are a lot of things, I really don't want to have them, such as now, look at it, don't we still haven't seen the sunrise." ”

Xie Ying sighed and praised: "Li Fuyao, you make the sword good, and you really have a set of reasoning." ”

Li Fuyao ignored it, but after standing up, he said calmly: "No matter how much you don't want to face it, you have to face it one day." ”

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Since the old sacrificial wine entered Shaoliang City, he stayed in the post house prepared by the Ministry of Rites, these days, did not go out, but the post house these days still received an invitation like snowflakes, Shaoliang City, these dignitaries, whether they want to see this old sacrificial wine or not, but after all, they dare not show it at all, the Xie family has made such a feat, the old sacrificial wine has lost its descendants, His Majesty the Emperor must be careful to appease, they are the so-called important ministers of the court, in the final analysis, if the old sacrificial wine is unhappy.

It is not impossible to give a place in Shaoliang City to others.

This is just a flood of invitations after being handed to the post house, whether it is the old sacrificial wine, or the martial arts master Xie Wuyi, there is no response.

For a while, no one in Shaoliang City could figure out the idea of the old sacrificial wine.

It wasn't until the afternoon three days later that Her Royal Highness Ji Nanlong, who had lived in Fengyang Pavilion for a long time, walked into the post house, and the old sacrificial wine that had not appeared in front of the hundred officials for a long time was rarely basking in the sun for an hour in a small courtyard of the post house and Her Royal Highness the Princess.

Ji Nanlong helped Xie Chenjun to a bamboo chair in the small courtyard, and after letting Xie Chenjun sit down slowly, he put a snow-white fox fur brought from the palace on the lap of the old sacrificial wine.

Ji Nanlong sat on the stone bench next to him, looking haggard.

Xie Chenjun squinted his eyes, looked at Her Royal Highness the princess, and slowly spoke, "Her Royal Highness the princess's affection, in fact, the old minister can feel it, Ying'er is a martial artist, and it is really fortunate to be able to get the princess's blue eyes, but even if the old minister is willing to give up an old face and is willing to promote this marriage for Ying'er, it is too late now, but fortunately, the princess has not been delayed for life." ”

Ji Nanlong raised his head and said softly: "What does the old sacrificial wine say?" ”

Xie Chenjun smiled and said: "The Xie family, with the Langya Wang clan of the year, was born at the same time, the Wang family was dedicated to literature, after entering the dynasty, the whole generation of Zaizhi came from the Wang family, in addition, in the literary world of the Great Zhou, those guys with brilliant articles, there are really many people who are also surnamed Wang, and there is even a 'book saint' Even the old minister's study has a painting of that person's calligraphy, but why did the Wang family suddenly decline after decades of prosperity, until now, Da Zhou no longer knows Lang Qian Wang's? Except for a few key sides where the Wang family was wrong, the rest of the reason is probably because they have been scholars from beginning to end, and those bones in their bones are not good to say, and they take it too seriously. Therefore, if you find a wild history on the market of the Great Zhou Dynasty, you can see an excellent review of the Wang family in it, but in the orthodox history books, the Wang family has received much less praise. And our Xie family, for the changes in the court, in fact, has always been not very important, Xie stepped on the lake of the rivers and lakes, and stepped on the threshold of the temple, although it looks a little nondescript, but it is precisely in this way that it can be more evidence-based, just like the old minister, who can stay in the temple for a few more days, and even if it is not difficult to become a ruler, why did the old minister retreat? Naturally, it is still for the sake of the Wang family. It is not easy for a family to rise, it is even more difficult to maintain its undefeated, and it is even more difficult to think about taking a few steps forward. That's why the old minister should pay so much attention to it. ”

Ji Nanlong was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "What does the old sacrificial wine want to say?"

Xie Chenjun smiled and said, "So whether it's the princess or your majesty, you don't have to be tempted several times, the Xie family wants to be based on the Great Zhou, and some things will naturally know how to advance and retreat, and you don't need to knock on it." ”

Ji Nanlong lowered his head, a little afraid to look directly at Xie Chenjun.

The latter said softly: "Why is Her Royal Highness the princess like this, what will happen to the Xie family, it has been made clear enough in the past years, and now the reason why the old minister still wants to enter Shaoliang City is just to finally let His Majesty owe the old minister a little affection, so that His Majesty can treat the Xie family more leniently in the future." ”

Ji Nanlong shook his head, "Needless to say, I think my father will not treat the Xie family lightly." ”

Xie Chenjun didn't say more, after all, there were some things that he didn't say to her.

Ji Nanlong stood up and left the small courtyard, leaving Xie Chenjun alone to continue to close his eyes in the small courtyard to recuperate.

From beginning to end, Xie Chenjun's words are actually not heart-to-heart words, dealing with the emperor's family, instead of being a dedicated courtier in everything, it is better to be a businessman who makes the emperor's family owe you some incense.

The Xie family can come to this day and distinguish it from the Wang family.

In addition to knowing how to advance and retreat, the rest lies in this incense.

It's just three words, but it's not simple at all.

After a while, the old sacrificial wine suddenly opened his mouth and scolded angrily: "Get out." ”

Xie Wuyi, who was about to walk this way, stopped, took the wine jug from his waist, raised his head and drank a pot, and then the great martial arts master, who was very likely to become the next head of the family in the future, wiped his mouth, said nothing, and disappeared.

The head of the Xie family, who was not old enough to die tomorrow, looked at the sky and said, "Tell Li Ji that the old man will go to his house tonight." ”

A middle-aged man who had been waiting in the distance nodded, and then he left the small courtyard to find out the invitations he had received these days, put the letter of Lord Zaizhi on the top, and wrote something with a pen.

At dusk, the sky gets dark.

The carriage in front of the post house had been prepared, and Xie Chenjun slowly got up, walked out of the small courtyard, came to the carriage, and walked into the carriage with the support of the groom.

Then the old priest didn't say a word.

The groom, who was also a first-class good player in the Great Zhou Jianghu, held his breath.

It was a long time before the old sacrificial wine said to leave.

The carriage moved slowly.

Xie Wuyi appeared at the door of the post house, and beside him, there was another Xie family worship master.

The man said in a low voice: "Ye Kaishan sent back the news before, saying that Xie Ying had gone to Feixian Peak, and the three of them had already gone to intercept and kill, and it stands to reason that there should be a reply now, but ......"

Xie Wuyi still wore a wine jug around his waist, and he smiled softly, "That son of mine, how could he die so easily, since he was able to run out of the palace of Chen Guo, what is it to kill a few martial artists, but I am a little curious, is he so ruthless that he killed his aunt? Or is my sister not ruthless in the end?"

The man was silent, how could he get involved in the Xie family's family affairs?

Xie Wuyi took a sip of wine and said with a calm smile: "The spy over there of the eldest brother, I think it won't be long before I know the news, and when he returns to Shaoliang City, I will really die, I know too much about the temper of the eldest brother." ”

The man asked in a low voice, "Then let's send someone to intercept and kill those spies?"

Xie Wuyi shook his head, "It's better to kill the eldest brother first." ”

The man was suddenly startled, "Kill the head of the family?!"

Xie Wuyi asked rhetorically, "Otherwise, what else?"

The man was a little worried, "Up and down the Xie family, there are still many people who obey the orders of the family master, can it be done?"

Xie Wuyi shook his head, "This time, I will do it myself, and I can kill all the offerings of the Xie family with one hand." ”

After saying this, Xie Wuyi suddenly looked down at the empty sleeve on his side, and laughed at himself: "In the end, I only have one hand." ”

The man was silent for half a quarter of an hour before finally whispering, "I'll go to the inn." ”

Xie Wuyi raised his head to look at the carriage that had long been invisible, and said calmly: "No need, for the eldest brother, I don't know how many people wish he died, for the guilt of the Xie family, for the guilt of the eldest brother, it seems that the eldest brother has disappeared as soon as he dies?"

When he said this, Xie Wuyi looked sarcastic.

Then the great martial arts master walked alone on the street, into the night.

As for the carriage, it was indeed at the gate of the Governor's Mansion now.

Zai Zhi Li Ji personally greeted him, and the person who could let this Great Zhou Zai Zhi personally greet him, except for His Majesty the Emperor, was the only one who could not only greet him personally, but also make him willing.

Aside from the Xie family, Xie Chenjun's life is actually brilliant enough and dazzling enough.

I am afraid that in the more than two hundred years since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it is difficult to find a figure who can be almost the same as the old sacrificial wine.

So let Li Ji stand in the cold wind and wait, he was willing.

Xie Chenjun lifted the curtain and stepped out of the carriage.

Li Ji bowed his hand, "I've seen the old sacrificial wine." ”

Xie Chenjun was not polite at all, "In the entire Shaoliang City, above the court, only you Li Ji are half qualified to sit at the same table with me, so the old man shirked so many invitations, and only came to you, whether you are willing to invite me, an old man who is about to die, to have a meal, but I have come, and you will not be able to drive away." ”

Li Ji nodded and smiled: "Since the old sacrificial wine is here, who dares to rush it?"

Xie Chenjun laughed.

When entering the mansion, Li Ji suddenly said: "Others don't know the intention of the old sacrificial wine to enter Shaoliang City this time, but Li Ji understands that if the old sacrificial wine has a place to ask Li Ji for help, this time Li Ji may really refuse the old sacrificial wine." ”

Xie Chenjun snorted coldly, "The old man does things, if he can't do it himself, no one else in the court can do it, and if he can't do it, the old man doesn't worry about it, and he doesn't ask for help." ”

Li Ji didn't feel embarrassed at all, just laughed softly: "That's very good." ”

The old sacrificial wine ignored him anymore, just walked forward slowly, walking in front of Li Ji, as if he was the owner of this mansion, but it was Li Ji who was like a guest.

The two came to a small side hall, and someone had already lit the stove, so as soon as they walked into the side hall, the chill dissipated, and there were a few pots of wine warm next to the stove, and the table on the side was really shabby, except for a plate of peanuts, the rest was only a plate of pickled radish.

The hospitality of this lord is extremely bad if you look at it from an outsider's point of view.

But the old sacrificial wine is just right.

After eating enough delicacies from the mountains and seas, I found that it was far inferior to these pickled vegetables and wines.

After sitting down, Xie Chenjun opened his mouth and asked, "This wine is a tribute wine from the palace?"

Li Ji shook his head, "Not only is it not, but it is far behind, this wine is just a bargain I bought in a wine store in the market, a jar of wine, or a penny of silver." ”

Xie Chenjun laughed heartily.

Then, in a moment, the old sacrificial wine was going to let Li Ji take the wine to drink.

The two drank together, one was the most powerful governor in the temple of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the past, and the other was the current ruler, but the content of the conversation between the two was not a temple at all, and there was no state affairs.

What Xie Chenjun and Li Ji said was all the scenery of Yanshi City, and what Li Ji said was only the scenery of Shaoliang City.

The two temple bigwigs are not enough.

After drinking half a pot of wine, Xie Chenjun stretched out his hand and put it in front of the stove, felt the temperature, and laughed softly: "If they feel hot, they will stop it." ”

Li Ji frowned, "Not necessarily, there are many crazy people in the world." ”

Xie Chenjun laughed softly: "The old man really thought that life and death were not a big deal before, but now, he has figured out the taste of life and death without knowing these four words." ”

How smart Li Ji is, since he can sit in the seat of the Great Zhou Zaizhi, he is naturally not a stupid person.

These four words are from the war report from the border army.

He asked with some confusion: "Since the old sacrificial wine wants to save incense, why do you want to act like this now?"

Xie Chenjun still laughed.

Li Ji soon understood.

Or because I don't know the four words of life and death.

Xie Chenjun didn't open the skylight until now and said brightly, "Although the old man's spy hasn't come back yet, as long as Wu Yi comes today, doesn't it mean that the old man's conjecture is not wrong?" Since there is no mistake, this incense has been saved even more, Your Majesty does not care about it, it is the best thing to do, anyway, no matter what, you have to owe a penny of incense, bigger and smaller, more and less, as long as the current situation can be solved, I think he will not care." ”

Li Ji sighed, "Your Majesty has not done anything wrong, any emperor who is not stupid will do so." ”

Xie Chenjun was in a good mood, and he smiled: "The old man is just looking forward to tonight, there will be no one who comes." ”

Li Ji sighed again, "Pity my mansion, it has become a chessboard for the old sacrificial wine." ”

Xie Chenjun said calmly: "Shaoliang City can still find other places as the place where my Xie Chenjun died? ”

Li Ji took a sip of wine and said softly: "But the old sacrificial wine doesn't seem to want to die so rashly. ”

The ruler used the word hastily.

Something seems wrong.

"If Wuyi hadn't done something stupid, the old man would have died, and it would have been different in whose hands he died? But ah, he just let an old man who was dying see hope, and with hope, it was difficult to die. ”

Xie Chenjun was silent for a long time, and said something exactly like someone, "I don't want to die like this." ”