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"Prince, I'm sorry, I'm a little impulsive. ”

After leaving the place of the incident, the rat whispered.

Cao Xiuge shook his head with a smile, and then looked at the middle-aged man who had relieved them.

"Thank you. ”

The former Cao Jiachenlong said calmly: "Bullying others, bullying the weak, taking a lesson, deserving of the crime." ”

Cao Xiuge didn't mention much on this topic, and turned his head to look at a tavern on the side of the road.

"I haven't seen you for two or three years, go, go up and have a drink, I'll have a treat. ”

He Wushu did not refuse.

The three of them walked into the tavern and came to the second floor, and as soon as they stepped on the steps, a man smiled and waved.

"Why did it take so long to arrive?"

Li Futu and Song Luoshen.

"There was just a little hiccup. ”

The so-called seeing through the world should be described as Cao Xiuge's mentality, even if he was insulted by someone pointing his nose just now, he was still calm and light, holding the hand of the mouse, and walking towards the window with a smile.

Song Luoshen stood up, his gaze lingered on Cao Xiuge's clasped hands with Zi Rat for a moment, then raised his head and smiled slightly,

"Congratulations. ”

Cao Xiuge looked at the initiator who caused him to fall into such a field, and nodded with a smile.

"Thank you. ”

"Sit down. ”

Li Futu greeted.

Several people were seated separately.

There are many guests in the tavern, pushing glasses and changing lamps, talking and laughing.

Like Song Luoshen, Zi Rat drank Qinghefang's famous bamboo leaf tea, while Li Futu and several men drank rice wine.

The guests around them may never know what kind of magnificent people they are lucky to meet tonight.

Maybe Li Futu and the others didn't expect that they would have a day of drinking and talking.

"I didn't expect that there was such a feng shui treasure in Kyoto City, and if I wasn't careful, I might mistakenly think that I had come to Jiangnan. ”

Looking at the small bridge and flowing water outside the window, Li Futu raised his glass and smiled.

"Knowing that you have seen a lot of big rivers, it was not easy for me to think of such a place, otherwise I wouldn't dare to invite you over to an ordinary place. ”

Cao Xiuge smiled, picked up the wine glass and lowered his head to drink slowly.

"Oh?"

Li Futu smiled a little unexpectedly, hovered over the wine glass, and looked at the mouse,

"I'm afraid my sister-in-law doesn't like to hear what you said. ”

As soon as these words came out, Cao Xiuge couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Sister-in-law?

According to his age, he is indeed older than the other party, but what is the identity of the other party?

Rao is sub-rat, obviously he didn't expect the other party to call himself like this, sitting there, he became a little restrained for a while.

"She can understand that. ”

After a while, Cao Xiuge smiled naturally, and shook the hand of the rat with his left hand placed under the table.

"Commander He, let's have a drink with Xiu Ge and Zi Rat. ”

Song Luoshen proposed.

The commander of the 300,000 forbidden army, who can be called a monstrous authority, showed a peaceful but pure smile, looked at Cao Xiuge and Zi Mouse, and took the initiative to pick up his wine glass.

"Congratulations. ”

Looking at thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, there are very few people who can afford his glass of wine now.

Cao Xiuge toasted with Zi Mouse.

"Thank you. ”

Several people drank the contents of the cups.

"I'm really happy to hear him say you're willing to help. I thought he would come back disgraced. ”

Song Luoshen put down the teacup and chuckled,

"I asked you, but I didn't ask you to move several times, why did you agree as soon as he came out?"

"Roselle, don't implicate me with your resentment against him, he has blocked the door of my classroom, can I not agree?"

Cao Xiuge was also smiling.

"At least, not to mention the thatched house, you should also let him eat and eat closed-door soup, right?"

Regarding Cao Xiuge's repeated rejection of her, Song Luoshen seemed to be a little resentful.

Cao Xiuge shook his head and smiled bitterly.

He Wushu sat quietly next to him, without interjecting, in terms of official position, he may be the highest among several people, but he cannot become the future of this country and this world.

"You've really figured it out?"

Song Luoshen nodded, put away his joking tone, and stared at Cao Xiuge seriously.

With the other party's current identity, what is needed to re-enter the stage is unimaginable courage for ordinary people.

And, this responsibility, as early as a few years ago, he no longer has to bear it.

Cao Xiuge rubbed the porcelain cup, was silent for a moment, and smiled faintly.

"I don't seem to have any other options. ”

"You can go on with your life now, and no one will blame you. ”

Song Luoshen said softly: "Everyone should have the right to choose their own life. ”

"And then?"

Cao Xiuge looked at her and asked with a smile.

"Watching you live and die, I continue to be my teacher with peace of mind?"

Song Luoshen didn't speak.

"My surname is Cao. ”

Cao Xiuge said slowly: "Our Cao family, for generations, have been fighting for this country, my father, my mother, all died on the battlefield abroad, the year they left, I was only five years old, but I thought it was just as usual, away from home for a few days, I didn't expect an ordinary separation, and finally it became a farewell." ”

"I only remember that when their bodies were brought back, there were many people in the house, and it was very lively, looking at those white stripes and white flowers, I wanted to cry, because I knew that my two closest people would probably never see each other, but I didn't cry in the end, because I saw my grandfather standing in the middle of the hall, looking at the picture of my father and mother, always looking up, not a single tear flowed. When he turned around and saw me, he just picked me up and told me that sacrificing his life for the country was an honor, a thing to be proud of, and should not be sad and sad. ”

He Wuzhi, who is also a soldier, looked resolute, looked out the window, and drank wine silently.

Although many years have passed, he still remembers the style of the Cao family general.

He even remembered the elegant and hearty smile when the other party patted him on the shoulder.

If it weren't for the untimely death of the other party, the Li family might not have become the king of the word side by side so easily.

"Back then, the above proposed to bury my parents in Baoshan, but my grandfather refused. He said that the horse leather shroud was the duty and destiny of a soldier, and it should not be used for showmanship and show-off, and in the end, my grandfather sprinkled my parents' ashes into the sea, so that no one had a chance to worship. ”

Speaking of this, Cao Xiuge paused.

The atmosphere fell silent.

Li Futu pinched his wine glass and was silent.

This is also the first time he has heard of these things, and he now finally understands why the upper echelons are so tolerant of Cao Xiuge, and why after Old Man Cao lost power, Cao Xiuge's prestige can still overpower Li Haotian, and he is respected as the prince by the lords of Kyoto City.

This honor was won by the Cao family with enthusiasm.

"Of course, I can't compare to my parents, although I'm just a white man now, but I don't dare to forget the country, don't I?"

Cao Xiuge's eyes were calm and he smiled faintly.