When Chengping was twenty years old, Gongsun Zhongmou once chartered a courtyard in the Golden Jade Garden of Julu City, in which the flowers and trees were sparse, the grass and trees were green, and it was quiet in the middle of the noise, which opened the eyes of Xu Beiyou, who had just walked out of the cold and bitter land in the northwest, but when Xu Beiyou came to Jiangdu, he knew that the so-called courtyard of Julu City was just a small fight, and it was not as far away as Jiangnan.

This time back to Julu, Xu Beiyou thought about it, or went to Jinyuyuan, but he didn't expect that Gongsun Zhongmou had contracted that courtyard for a whole ten years, and now it is far from expiring, so he naturally stayed here again.

The courtyard is still the same, things are not people, Xu Beiyou sat on a Taishi chair under the corridor and was stunned, the sword box stood quietly beside him, Qin Mumian stood in the patio with his hands behind his back, looking around, just like the small building near the lake back then.

After a while, Xu Beiyou came back to his senses, and actually took out a copy of the first of the Thirteen Confucian Classics from the sword box "Yi" and began to read it slowly, the Thirteen Confucian Classics, listening to the famous very big, in fact, as long as it is a Confucian student, it has been read, and there are even many people with amazing memories who can still recite it like a stream, just like the Taoist "Tao Te Ching", pointing directly to the avenue, but I have never heard of someone who can prove the Tao with three thousand words of morality.

Qin Mumian glanced at it obliquely, at first he didn't think about it, but after a while, he was a little curious, and couldn't help but say: "You are a disciple of the Sword Sect, how did you think of reading the Confucian classics? If you want to read it, you should also read the classics of the Daomen, the world's magic debut is not an empty word, besides, the sword is a family, and there are many similarities in it, which will be of great benefit to your cultivation." ”

Xu Beiyou raised his head from the book in his hand and said: "The sword is not fake, the immortal sword in the five major sword paths of my sword sect is from the Taoist lineage, but after so many years, the sword sect is not limited to the original Taoist family, and has also learned from the strengths of all families, Confucianism once said that a gentleman must wear a sword, self-respect to cultivate virtue, so my sword ancestor drew the essence from it, and extracted the royal sword and the domineering sword from the battle between the kings, and the holy sword at the extreme of the king, plus the treacherous sword, together to build the five major sword paths that support the sword sect. ”

Qin Mumian asked, "What kind of sword path are you now?"

Xu Beiyou shook his head and said: "No, in terms of my current realm, I can't support these two great swords, now I am a half-king and half-tyrant, I have been fortunate to experience the realm of Shangguan Shizu, the five great swordsmanship gathered, the world is invincible is the ultimate of the domineering sword, and the world is the ultimate of the king's sword, and there is the ultimate of the treacherous sword that simply kills the first with swordsmanship, but the other holy sword and the immortal sword do not have much understanding, maybe there was also at the time, but it was quickly forgotten afterwards, just like Nanke's big dream, the dream is unforgettable, and there is no trace when you wake up. ”

Qin Mumian said disdainfully: "To put it bluntly, isn't it just half a bucket of water, your kid is full of thoughts all day long about how to be a master, and he doesn't have half a heart for the world, and he can practice the Immortal Dao Sword and the Holy Dao Sword to be a ghost." ”

Xu Beiyou said helplessly: "Although this is an obvious fact, I still ask Aunt Qin not to say it so bluntly, I also want to save face." ”

Qin Mumian sneered: "How many catties and taels of face are you?"

Xu Beiyou smiled bitterly and was speechless.

Qin Mumian said: "But then again, in fact, there is no conflict between having the world in your heart and being a master, you must have the world in your heart because you want to change the world, you want to change the world, you can't just be a small person, you must be in a high position, only in this way can you have enough strength to change the sky, the power of a single person is sometimes poor, but the power of many people can win the sky." ”

Xu Beiyou was thoughtful.

Qin Mumian picked up the jasper gourd and took a sip of wine, and then said: "The Confucian sage has a saying, the gentleman is virtuous, the villain is cherished by the soil, the gentleman is cherished by punishment, and the villain is cherished. It means that a gentleman can aspire to all directions for the sake of morality and righteousness, and not limit himself to his homeland, but the villain only cares about the countryside and does not know how to implement morality; the gentleman fears the rules and avoids being tortured for violating the principles and rules, but the villain only considers whether it is profitable. Nangui, I hope you can be a gentleman in the future. ”

Xu Beiyou whispered to himself: "Gentleman, see Siming, listen to Sicong, Se Siwen, look Sigong, speak and be loyal, think respectfully, doubt and ask, be angry and difficult, and see the righteousness; ”

As he spoke, Xu Beiyou stretched out his finger and drew in front of him.

The sword is aura.

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Lingwu County Palace, Xiao Shixiao finished reading the dossier that Xiao Maha asked him to read, his heart was complicated and indescribable, and he couldn't tell if it was shock or what.

He had vaguely heard of Jiangdu Xu Gongzi's statement before, but he had never taken it seriously, after all, the distance between Jiangdu and Julu City was more than 10,000 miles, and that Xu Gongzi had nothing to do with him no matter how he covered the sky with his hands in Jiangdu, but today, he suddenly realized that this Xu Gongzi actually had a lot to do with him.

From the perspective of the relationship between the two patriarchs, it is considered a world friend, so Xiao Shiluo and Xu Beiyou should have inherited the friendship between their parents, but for various reasons, he and this Xu Gongzi stood on the opposite side, if Xu Beiyou is not successful, it is just that, he doesn't care about this so-called world friendship, the key is that Xu Beiyou has become a climate now, and it must not be treated leisurely.

First of all, this Xu Gongzi is not only a disciple of Gongsun Zhongmou, but also the adopted son of Han Ge Lao, who was raised by Han Ge Lao since childhood, Han Ge Lao has no wife and no children, this adopted son who was raised by him is his future send-off, no different from his own son, and the righteous son of an ordinary powerful family, as for the weight of Han Ge Lao, it is needless to say.

Secondly, even if there is no Han Ge Lao, Xu Beiyou's powerful position in Jiangdu is also very good, after successively defeating Murong Xuanyin, Taiyi to save the suffering Tianzun, and Zhang Zhaonu, with the support of the three Jiangdu Lafayettes, once again allied with Murong Xuanyin and Buddhism, expelled Du Haiyun of Jiangnan Daomen, and made friends with Xie Suqing and Yu Kuang, and intertwined a big net in Jiangdu that made Daomen also afraid of three points, and its power was a few points greater than that of some nominal vassal kings.

In other words, unless Xiao Shiluo can inherit the throne of King Lingwu County now, he does not have the capital to be equal to Xu Beiyou.

At this moment, someone outside the door interrupted his thoughts by a whisper, saying that the prince had invited His Royal Highness the Prince to go to his study.

Xiao Shiluo came to Xiao Maha's study in a daze, and after the ceremony, Xiao Maha asked straight to the point: "Earlier, I asked you to think about whether your treasure bet was wrong, have you ever figured it out?"

Xiao Shi thought about it a little and replied carefully: "It's the child's mistake." ”

Xiao Maha pointed to a secret letter on the table that had just been unpainted, "Even if you are still a little self-aware, this is the news that has just been sent from the imperial capital, you can see for yourself." ”

Xiao Shiluo stepped forward and picked up the secret letter suspiciously, and then his face became extremely shocked, and after stabilizing his mind, he asked softly, "Is this true!?"

Xiao Maha said calmly: "This matter came from the Zongren Mansion, and it should be eight or nine without leaving ten." Zhang Baisui, the master of ceremonies, has personally passed on the decree, ordering the Zongren Mansion, the celebrant supervisor, and the Ministry of Rites to discuss the marriage of the princess, and the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, the Scarf and Hat Bureau, the Needlework Bureau, and the Inner Weaving and Dyeing Bureau have begun to prepare the princess, the emperor's auspicious clothes, clothes and dowries, etc., and at the same time, Qin Tian monitors the auspicious days and auspicious times for His Majesty's choice. ”

Xiao Shiluo's face was dark, and he didn't know what to say.

Xiao Maha waved his hand and said, "What to do next, you can think about it yourself." ”

Xiao Shiluo cautiously exited the study.