Hearing Xiahou Xuanba say this, Xiahou Wenyuan was also happy in his heart, in his opinion, being able to convince this clan brother was the most fulfilling thing he had ever done in his life.

Xiahou Xuanba looked at Xiahou Wenyuan and said calmly: "I will hand over all the rights of the patriarch of the Xiahou clan to you, and the future of the Xiahou clan is determined by you, whether it will be a long-lasting future or a long-lasting ...... It's all on your shoulders. ”

"Second brother, rest assured, the Xiahou clan will only prosper for a hundred years in the future." Xiahou Wenyuan said righteously.

Xiahou Xuanba nodded when he heard this, he was convinced of Xiahou Wenyuan's words.

Xiahou Wenyuan thought for a while and continued: "The younger brother still has a question that he wants to ask the second brother. ”

Xiahou Xuanba replied, "You ask." ”

Xiahou Wenyuan adjusted his tone and asked seriously, "Second brother has a ninety-five heart?"

Xiahou Xuanba was shocked when he heard this, how could he never have imagined that this clan's brother's ambition would be so big? At first, I regretted that I had just promised to hand over the patriarchal rights to the other party...... You can't make it without ambition, but it's not necessarily a good thing to be too ambitious.

Xiahou Wenyuan's eyes had been staring at Xiahou Xuanba's eyes when he was asking questions just now, and at this time, seeing Xiahou Xuanba's expression, he had already guessed Xiahou Xuanba's thoughts in his heart, and he couldn't help but be a little disappointed in his heart. If this clan brother really had the heart of ninety-five according to what he imagined, he really had the heart to try it and see if the Xiahou clan could compete with those deep-rooted old princes under the joint leadership of him and his clan brother? Although he also admits that there is an element of gambling, as long as he is qualified to enter the game, then until the moment when the gambling cup is finally opened, the winner and the loss will always be split in half...... What if you really win? Once the gamble wins the overall situation, Xiahou will be out of the world, and such a temptation is something he can't refuse.

It may be a height that ordinary people can't reach in their lives, but what if they are already a person who worships the prime minister? So I'm afraid that only such a thing as a change of dynasty can make him a goal, right?

Xiahou Wenyuan is such a person, but now that he knows that his clan brother does not have this mind, then he alone does not have this qualification...... Thinking of this, Xiahou Wenyuan opened his mouth and said, "If the second brother thinks that my mind is too terrible, he can take back what he just said......

Xiahou Xuanba looked at Xiahou Wenyuan seriously, and said: "I just said that the future of the Xiahou clan is determined by you, whether it will be a hundred years old or a stench for thousands of years in the future...... It's all on your shoulders, and I won't stop you no matter what you do. ”

Xiahou Xuanba stood up and said with emotion: "You are not as good as me in terms of marching and fighting, but I am not as good as you when it comes to power and politics...... I'm old, and I don't have the strength anymore......"

"Second brother......" Xiahou Wenyuan couldn't help but scream, and also stood up.

Xiahou Xuanba stretched out his hand and patted Xiahou Wenyuan's shoulder, and said with emotion: "From this moment on, you are the patriarch of the Xiahou clan, you can do whatever you want, and you don't need to tell me again." ”

"Second brother......" Xiahou Wenyuan wanted to speak and stopped.

Xiahou Xuanba turned his back to Xiahou Wenyuan, and said in a deep voice: "It's just that since I, Xiahou Xuanba, am the general of the Zhenguo of the Great You Empire, then I will never betray the Great You Empire in my life, and I will never ......."

At this moment, Xiahou Xuanba's back was straight.

Xiahou Wenyuan bowed deeply to Xiahou Xuanba, and said in a deep voice: "Second brother is righteous......"

Xiahou Wenyuan's "righteousness" refers to the choice made by Xiahou Xuanba for the sake of family inheritance. Xiahou Xuanba was actually quite right before, this family has to be prosperous with me, and he is naturally qualified to make this family successful with him again. Just imagine, if Xiahou Xuanba forcibly dragged this family to be loyal to the empire with him, then no matter what the result is, Xiahou Xuanba's loyal name will definitely be passed down for hundreds of generations...... But Xiahou Xuanba still didn't choose to do this in the end.

……

"Go ahead! You and I will see you again from now on. Xiahou Xuanba said calmly, still not looking back.

After Xiahou Wenyuan saluted Xiahou Xuanba again, he didn't speak again but turned around and left directly.

Xiahou Xuanba's impassioned singing voice immediately came out of the study: "The withered leaves are falling, the sorrow is difficult to expand, how can the cold sorrow be the enemy of the brocade? Hu is not broken, people are separated, sideburns are not confused, the years are faltering, Mo, Mo, Mo.

In the middle of the night, the flags are chaotic, how many people are still fighting on the battlefield? The beautiful woman is looking forward to it, leaning on the gan, fighting the sword with a horizontal sword, standing forward with a horse, fighting! War! War! ”

Xiahou Wenyuan, who had already walked out of the study, was obviously stunned after hearing this song "General Order", and then strode away.

Xiahou Xuanba was finally persuaded by Xiahou Wenyuan, and for the sake of the family's continuous inheritance, Xiahou Xuanba handed over the position of patriarch to Xiahou Wenyuan, but he himself did not want to go with the entire family, he wanted to continue to protect the faith in his heart alone, and he wanted to continue to be loyal to this empire that was about to collapse.

The sentence he said to Xiahou Wenyuan, "No goodbye today", was that he was cutting off the entire family, but he was just separating himself.

He is selfish, and his selfishness is to make the Xiahou clan prosperous. For the sake of this selfishness, he could give up the family that he had prospered on.

But he was more loyal.

Although he was misunderstood by the world as a traitor in troubled times, saying that he wanted to blackmail the Son of Heaven to order the princes; Despite the suspicion of His Majesty the Emperor, whom he loyally guarded; Although he was called foolish and loyal by his most admired and valued clansmen...... But, so what?

Are you faithful or not? As long as he knows, he doesn't care if he will live for a hundred years in the future, or if he dies well. He only knows that he is the general of the Great You, then he must shed the last drop of blood for the Great You, and the generals of the Great You Empire will only die in battle before the Great Youyou Country, and will never live after the Great Youyou Kingdom.

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Xiahou Wenyuan, who returned to his mansion, went straight to his study.

It's just strange that there are no books in Xiahou Wenyuan's study, the shelves are empty, and there is not even a single book, and the same is true for the desk, only pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and there are no books.

Xiahou Wenyuan sat behind the desk and held a pen in his hand, but the pen just stopped quietly in mid-air and never fell on the paper.

Xiahou Wenyuan stared at the dark ink on the white paper for a long time, and finally smiled bitterly and shouted: "Bring the wine." ”

……

After a while, a plainly dressed young man walked in with a jar of wine, and after respectfully walking towards Xiahou Wenyuan, he put the wine jar in front of Xiahou Wenyuan's table with both hands.

Xiahou Wenyuan glanced at the young man and said calmly, "One altar is not enough. ”

Hearing this, the young man saluted Xiahou Wenyuan and turned to leave, and when the young man came back again, he held two jars of wine in his hand.

Xiahou Wenyuan looked at the three jars of wine on the table and said again: "The three jars are not enough, go and get all the wine in the house." ”

This time the young man had been away a little longer, and when he came back again, he had pushed a cart full of liquor...... After repeating this five or six times, the young man finally stopped and stood quietly beside his desk, and the courtyard outside the study was already full of wine.

"Have you taken them all?" Xiahou Wenyuan asked calmly.

"There are a total of 214 jars of fine wine in the wine cellar in Fuzhong, and all of them are here." The young man said respectfully.

"Hmm."

Xiahou Wenyuan nodded and continued to ask, "Do you know why I don't have a single book in my study?" ”

The young man replied in a calm tone, "Because the prime minister burns one after reading it, there is no book." ”

After hearing the young man's words, Xiahou Wenyuan looked at his eyes quietly, and did not speak for a long time.

If ordinary subordinates were facing Xiahou Wenyuan's calm gaze and silence, they were afraid that they would already be panicked in their hearts, not to mention kneeling down to ask for guilt, at least they would avoid Xiahou Wenyuan's gaze and dare not look at him. But this young man is different, the young man's surname is Shen Mingmou, and the plot is the plot of the conspiracy, the plot of the plot...... Shen Mouren is as his name, his origin is mysterious, in addition to handling the clerical and private affairs for Xiahou Wenyuan on weekdays, he is also the housekeeper in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he is Xiahou Wenyuan's most trusted and capable subordinate, so he will face Xiahou Wenyuan's gaze without fear, and he will dare to look at Xiahou Wenyuan.

"Drink with me." Xiahou Wenyuan suddenly spoke.

Shen Mou did not hesitate at all after hearing this, took down a jar of wine from the desk, patted off the altar seal and drank it in a big gulp. Xiahou Wenyuan didn't look at him anymore when he saw him, and he also took down a jar of wine and began to drink freely, both of them drank very fast, like a long whale swallowing water, and in an instant, the two jars of wine were drunk in two, and after drinking one jar of wine, Xiahou Wenyuan took down a jar from the table and began to drink, and Shen Mou also picked up another jar of wine when he saw this...... The two didn't speak, as if they were fighting there, the only difference was that Xiahou Wenyuan was sitting and Shen Mou was standing.

After drinking the three jars of wine, Xiahou Wenyuan's face was already a little flushed, but Shen Mou's face still did not change.

Xiahou Wenyuan looked at Shen Mou and said, "The general has no intention of being in the Ninth Five-Year Plan. ”

Shen Mou glanced at Xiahou Wenyuan, and said with a bit of admiration in respect: "The general is loyal and righteous. ”

Xiahou Wenyuan raised his eyebrows, looked at Shen Mou and said, "You don't seem to be surprised at all by the Great General's decision?"

Shen Mou met Xiahou Wenyuan's gaze and replied calmly: "The prime minister and the general are not all the way...... I can see it more clearly when I stand on the outside. ”

Xiahou Wenyuan listened to these two words without a head or tail, cast an appreciative look at Shen Mou, and said to himself: "You are right, it's not that you have to go your own way along the way...... I just hope that in the end, we can go to the same end. ”

Xiahou Wenyuan's two sentences also had no beginning or end, but Shen Mou seemed to understand, looked at Xiahou Wenyuan seriously and said slowly: "Prime minister, don't be too sad. ”

Xiahou Wenyuan raised his head and looked at Shen Mou, and said with an expressionless face, "You should know what to do, right?" There you go! ”

"Yes." Shen Mou responded and turned to leave.

Xiahou Wenyuan didn't go to see Shen Mou again, but picked up a jar of wine again and patted the mud, and said in a low voice: "General Jing's loyalty and righteousness are unparalleled......"