Xiahou Xuan was silent. He didn't know how to pick up Cao Miao's words.

It's discredited.

Cao Miao looked at Xiahou Xuan's haggard face, both sympathetic and full of joy.

It's a treasure. If it can be used well, it is definitely a rare pillar. Not to mention being talented, not to mention, as the head of the four congs, he also has the courage to introspect, and he can admit that he can't do anything, this mind is very accessible.

Cao Miao pondered for a moment and raised his middle finger at Xiahou Xuan again.

Xiahou Xuan was slightly stunned, and his face immediately turned red. He bit his lip tightly, pressed the urge to brush his sleeves away, and looked at Cao Miao quietly.

"I'm asking you a question." Cao Miao was a little jealous of Xiahou Xuan. It's easy to say if you don't break it, but how many people can really break their prejudices? A young celebrity in his prime can abandon everything and be humbled to the dust, this kind of bearing...... Ordinary people can't learn it.

"You say." Xiahou Xuan bowed respectfully, like a disciple worshipping his teacher.

"Ten thousand minus one, how much?"

Xiahou Xuan's eyes flashed, and he realized something. "Tao begets one, one begets two, two begets three, and three begets all things. Although there are many, there is one. Subtracting one seems to be no loss to ten thousand, but if you don't give up one, ten thousand will eventually become nothing. Yunliang, are you saying that I lack the ability to handle the details, so I can't achieve anything? ”

Cao Miao laughed and laughed. He originally wanted to say that ten thousand minus one is four zeros, but then he remembered that the number zero had not yet appeared. I made a mistake last time, and I made the same mistake this time.

However, Xiahou Xuan's statement is not unavoidable, and it is even more in line with the thinking habits of this era.

"That's right. Without this one, you can't know but can't do it, and no matter how many books you read, it won't help. Only by making up for this oneness and achieving the unity of knowledge and action can you truly conform to the Tao. ”

Xiahou Xuan fell into deep thought and was speechless for a long time. After a while, he sighed. "Yunliang, I understand. I was born in the door of the powerful, I started as a free horseman, a close minister of the Son of Heaven, I don't know the suffering of small officials, and I don't know anything about those small affairs. I don't really know what Zang Ba is thinking, I only know that if I say some empty words that I can't say, he is naturally unwilling to help me. ”

"Then think about it now, what is Zang Ba thinking?"

Xiahou Xuan fell into contemplation again, but his eyes became brighter and brighter.

Cao Miao didn't speak, just poured a glass of water for Xiahou Xuan. With Xiahou Xuan's cleverness, once he chooses the right direction, he doesn't have to say anything more. What he has to worry about is whether he will still have the ability to talk to Xiahou Xuan in the future. As an actor, his knowledge system is very complicated, but he is not specialized enough, and he will inevitably be timid when he meets real experts.

The necessary concealment and the preservation of the sense of mystery are the foundation of life.

After a long time, Xiahou Xuan retracted his thoughts. "Yunliang, I know a little bit. Can you help me refer to it again. ”

"Okay." Cao Miao pushed the water cup in front of Xiahou Xuan. "Drink your saliva first and speak slowly."

Xiahou Xuan picked up the water cup and took a sip. "Zang Ba was originally Qingxu Haoqiang, operating in the Taishan area for many years, many times with Emperor Wu and Emperor Wen to conquer Wu, until Emperor Wen ascended the throne, only to take advantage of the Eastern Expedition, deprived him of military power, and transferred him to the Beijing Division. Zhi Jinwu is one of the nine Qings, but he is really idle, of course he is unwilling. ”

Cao Miao didn't speak, just hummed, as if he echoed and waited for the following.

"He is over the age of six, even if he can return to the battlefield, he will not be able to work hard for a few years. So, he will pin his hopes on his son. His eldest son Zang Ai has passed the age of establishment, but the imperial court has not appointed him, which in itself is a suppression of him. He also knows this, so he chooses the path carefully, so as not to make a wrong step and become self-defeating. ”

Xiahou Xuan smiled ashamedly. "I didn't pay attention to what kind of worries he had, just said some kind words that were flashy and kind. He must have thought that I was also a flashy person, and that it was difficult to protect himself, or he looked down on him, so he naturally did not want to have anything to do with me, so as not to be implicated. ”

"Aren't you a flashy person?" Cao Miao asked mercilessly. "Do you really respect Zang Ba in your heart?"

"Uh......" Xiahou Xuan smiled awkwardly. Those flashy habits, I'm a lot. For a martial artist like Zang Ba, I really don't have any respect from the bottom of my heart, just politeness. ”

"Well, being able to know what is wrong is a good start." Cao Miao nodded old-fashionedly. "Speaking of which, your progress in the past few days is also obvious."

Xiahou Xuan finally showed a smile and was grateful. "That's Yunliang too...... The power of the point. ”

"Your own relatives, don't be so polite." Cao Miao smiled. "When you're a big man, don't forget me."

"It's nature." Xiahou Xuan patted his forehead. "Well, where did I just go?"

"I forgot too, you wait for me to think about it."

The two looked at each other, laughed dumbly, and then laughed out loud in unison.

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Xiahou Xuan once again walked into the Zhijinwu Temple.

This time, he put on a samurai suit that was easy to move around, wore a knife at his waist, held his head high, and strode forward. Behind him were several sturdy guards, all expressionless, looking at people with vigilant and murderous eyes, and a coldness that no one could approach.

Zang Ba was polite as usual and went out to greet him personally. After glancing at Xiahou Xuan, he smiled quietly.

Xiahou Xuan followed Zang Ba to the stage, sat down with the guests, and after a few cold words, he directly explained his intentions.

After searching for Wang Ji for several days, there is no definite news at the moment, but there is evidence that Wang Ji not only hired murderers, but also suspected of sending people to rob Shu Mansion, frame Prince Yongqiu, and kill people. He was in charge of the case with an edict from the Son of Heaven and a gold medal in school affairs, but he was short of manpower and limited experience, and hoped to ask Zang Ai to assist in handling the case.

Zang Ba was in the middle of it and readily agreed.

Zang Ai is his eldest son, who is over thirty years old, and he can follow the rules a long time ago, and even be released, but the court has no intention of doing this until now, and it is clear that it wants to suppress him. He didn't want to cause trouble, but he wasn't willing to be wasted like this, and he was always waiting for the right opportunity.

Now that Xiahou Xuan has been valued by the Son of Heaven and sent him to investigate the case, it is actually a chance to give him experience. If Zang Ai can intervene at this time and help Xiahou Xuan, he not only shows his ability to the court, but also forms a good fate, and in the future, there are important ministers in the court to help speak, and the future is naturally promising.

Zang Ba set up a banquet to entertain Xiahou Xuan. During the banquet, he reminisced about the past and talked about the experience of accompanying Emperor Wu and Emperor Wen to the east. Xiahou Xuan comprehended, and immediately asked him a question: What are the chances of winning this expedition to Wu by Sima Cao Xiu?

Zang Ba said with a smile that according to the previous war examples, at most he could drink the Ma Da River, and it was impossible to cross the river.

Xiahou Xuan praised Zang Ba a few words, and then asked another question: If Da Sima is unfavorable to Wu this time, what will be the consequences?

Zang Ba pretended to excuse again and again, and finally said that Sun Quan was respectful on the outside but dissatisfied on the inside, but he was only afraid of the force of the imperial court and did not dare to act rashly. If the Great Sima was defeated, Sun Quan might despise the imperial court and seek to become emperor.