Listening to Xiahou Wenyuan's witty words, Xiahou Xuanba shook his head helplessly, but in fact, he was very relieved in his heart.

In the whole family, he valued this brother who was more than ten years younger than him, but fortunately, this brother had never disappointed him, whether it was ability or other aspects...... It's just that sometimes it's because his clan brother is too amazing that he is a little in a dilemma.

"Why do you have time to come to me today?" Xiahou Xuanba asked.

Seeing Xiahou Xuanba ask, Xiahou Wenyuan also began to get serious, put away his casual face, thought for a while and said: "Last night, Ji Yan, the prince of Xilie, held a banquet in Tianxiang Ju to invite the princes...... Afterwards, all the princes and children encountered assassins, do you know about this, second brother? ”

Xiahou Xuanba nodded and said, "I just knew." ”

"You just found out?" Xiahou Wenyuan said suspiciously.

Xiahou Xuanba pointed to the holy decree on the table and said, "This was brought to me by Lord Cai before, and I only knew about it after reading this." ”

Xiahou Wenyuan took the holy decree and looked at it and frowned, and said to himself: "When such a major event happened, I, the prime minister of the dynasty, and you, the general of the town and country, were not the first to know?" ”

Xiahou Xuanba glanced at Xiahou Wenyuan, and said suspiciously: "I have specially asked not to participate in the court, I think it should be because Your Majesty is sympathetic to my old age and does not want people to disturb me, right?"

Xiahou Wenyuan smiled when he heard this, with a hint of mockery in his smile, pointed to the holy decree, and said, "Second brother, do you still want to deceive yourself?" If so, what is it? You and I both know what the real reason is, that is, the little emperor is afraid of you, and I happen to be your brother, and we are both surnamed Xiahou......"

Xiahou Xuanba was expressionless after listening to Xiahou Wenyuan's words, and just said calmly: "You still have to be respectful to Your Majesty." ”

Xiahou Wenyuan saw Xiahou Xuanba's appearance, and said helplessly: "Little ...... The emperor is starting to be afraid of his courtiers, isn't this a good thing for his courtiers? The second brother now seems to have made outstanding achievements, but in fact, he has long been hanging on his head. ”

Hearing this, Xiahou Xuanba raised his eyebrows and said, "What about the head hanging blade? Does he dare to really cut it down? ”

Xiahou Wenyuan's eyes lit up instantly when he heard Xiahou Xuanba's words, and he said in his heart: "Isn't it that the second brother used to be in Taoguang and cultivate obscurity, and the appearance of being loyal to the country is actually pretending?" ”

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Xiahou Xuanba and Xiahou Wenyuan are the two most outstanding in the Xiahou family, Xiahou Wenyuan can have today's achievements, in addition to because he is extremely good and capable, and part of the reason is due to his brother ~ Xiahou Xuanba. After Xiahou Xuanba relied on his military exploits to make his fortune, he knew that it was impossible to carry forward the family and pass it on alone, so he opened a family study in the clan for the clansmen to read for free, and then selected outstanding people from these clansmen to go out alone to cultivate, and finally selected from this group of individual people...... It's just like this, step by step, just to cultivate a group of top talents who can really lead the family to forge ahead. Xiahou Wenyuan is the most outstanding of these people, and even so good that even Xiahou Xuanba can't completely hide his brilliance. For such a talent to appear in the Xiahou family, Xiahou Xuanba is naturally happy to see it, and he also attaches great importance to Xiahou Wenyuan, and even discusses the entire development direction of the family in the future. And Xiahou Wenyuan has always respected Xiahou Xuanba, and he has also gone all out for the affairs of the clan. The two have always gotten along very well and have never had disagreements...... But no one expected that in the current situation, the two had different attitudes.

The ambiguity between the two is that Xiahou Wenyuan feels that the great ghost qi is exhausted, and wants to seek a future for the Xiahou family...... However, Xiahou Xuanba has always been unwilling to live up to the trust of Emperor Longshuo, and wants to be loyal to this empire and leave a name in history in the future.

Although Xiahou Xuanba also agreed with Xiahou Wenyuan's views in his heart, he was always unwilling to act according to Xiahou Wenyuan's ideas in this matter...... However, although the two disagree on this matter, their close relationship has never changed as before.

Helplessly, Xiahou Wenyuan had no choice but to persuade Xiahou Xuanba at every opportunity, and this time was the same.

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The more Xiahou Wenyuan thought about it, the more suspicious Xiahou Xuanba's mind became, so he couldn't help but open his mouth and said tentatively: "The assassin is from the second brother's faction? ”

"What nonsense are you talking about? How could I do such a thing to trap the king in injustice......" Xiahou Xuanba said a little angrily.

When Xiahou Wenyuan saw Xiahou Xuanba's appearance, he knew that he had just guessed wrong, and he knew that this clan brother's thoughts had not changed from the past. However, Xiahou Wenyuan was not willing to give up like this, so he continued: "If it really appears on the day when the sharp blade falls, what will the second brother want?" ”

Xiahou Xuanba was slightly stunned when he heard this, and fell into silence, and only after a long time did he speak out seriously: "The first emperor did not think I was despicable, promoted me to the end of the world, and even entrusted me to be lonely at the time of the limit...... The first emperor was so gracious, how should I repay it? Only when the loyal monarch repays the country and dies, can he repay the kindness of the emperor's knowledge and trust. ”

Xiahou Wenyuan sighed when he heard this, and continued: "That is also the kindness of the first emperor and not the kindness of the little emperor, the little emperor is not as good as the first emperor...... Now the little emperor has had many speculations about the second brother, and if this continues, I am afraid that the second brother may not be able to die well in the future? ”

Xiahou Wenyuan's words were extremely heavy, and every word was cut into Xiahou Xuanba's heart like a knife. But Xiahou Wenyuan had no choice, it was precisely because he knew Xiahou Xuanba's attitude that he wanted to use all means to change Xiahou Xuanba's attitude...... He knew that Xiahou Xuanba's heart was stronger than iron, and he still had illusions about this empire and the little emperor. That's why Xiahou Wenyuan will punish his heart every sentence, trying to use these heart-wrenching words to break the illusion of the little emperor in Xiahou Xuanba's heart.

He is also surnamed Xiahou, and he is a person carefully selected by Xiahou Xuanba...... He couldn't watch the Xiahou clan perish because of Xiahou Xuanba's wrong decision, he wanted to convince Xiahou Xuanba that he wanted to seek a good future for the Xiahou clan, and he wanted to bring the Xiahou clan back on track.

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It's just that it seems to disappoint Xiahou Wenyuan again, although his words are sharp and to the point, but Xiahou Xuanba is still unmoved, Xiahou Xuanba is silent for a moment, and then says righteously: "I can't do this." ”

"Does the second brother want to be a foolish and loyal minister?" Xiahou Wenyuan said angrily.

Xiahou Xuanba thought about it seriously, and said in the garbage basket: "I can't be a foolish and loyal minister, I just said that if Your Majesty really dares to add a sword and axe to me for no reason, I will resist...... Don't worry.

It's just that... I will never be disloyal to Your Majesty until He has done me any wrong......"

"Second brother, are you still obsessed?" Xiahou Wenyuan said sincerely: "It's not that the little emperor doesn't want to be unjust to you now, but he doesn't dare to be unjust to you, because you have military power, because he is afraid that he will force you after making a slight move on you...... The reason why he respects you well now is not because he knows your loyalty, but because he is afraid of the 200,000 iron-blooded soldiers in your hands...... Once the little emperor has a way to deal with the 200,000 troops in your hands, then the first thing he will deal with is you, even if you want to resist, but what ability do you have to resist again? ……”

"If that's how it ends, I'll admit it." Xiahou Xuanba said calmly.

Xiahou Wenyuan was dissatisfied: "Admit it? Second brother, why do you want to admit it? Do you want to risk your life for the sake of so-called 'loyalty'? ”

"So what?" Xiahou Xuanba continued: "I and the old lady are both the first emperor's lonely ministers, and the old lady can do his best and die...... Why can't I be like an old lady? ”

Hearing Xiahou Xuanba mention the old lady Situ Changqing, Xiahou Wenyuan also knew in his heart, but he still said ruthlessly: "You really won't be like your teacher." ”

"Why?" Xiahou Xuanba asked.

Xiahou Wenyuan cleared his throat and said, "Because the teacher has gone through three dynasties, the hometown of his protégé is all over the world...... What's more, the teacher has two advantages that are stronger than you. First, the teacher is a civil official; Second, when the first emperor was orphaned, the teacher was already old...... For an old deer like his mentor who is dying and has no danger to the little emperor, the little emperor will not do anything to him, but will hold him high and set an example for the world...... But second brother, you're not an old deer! You're the head wolf in the prime of life, just in time to threaten him...... For a threatening figure like you, how can the little emperor rest assured? ”

Xiahou Xuanba listened to Xiahou Wenyuan compare himself to a deer and a wolf, and he also fell into deep thought, and he had to admit that "what his clan brother said is the truth, and his clan brother is still the proud protégé of the old lady...... Although he has been highly meritorious, a supreme minister, and has been up and down in the sea for many years, if he really talks about these complex political thinking, he thinks that he is not as good as the old lady Situ Changqing, nor as good as his brother Xiahou Wenyuan. ”

Xiahou Xuanba half-squinted his eyes and continued: "I admit that what you said is right, but if I am really as you think, how will the history books be written in the future?"

The old lady is loyal to the liver and courage...... And what about Xiahou Xuanba? Treason and deception will be left behind for 10,000 years......"

Xiahou Wenyuan glanced at Xiahou Xuanba and said disdainfully: "History books are all written by the victors. ”

Xiahou Xuanba looked at Xiahou Wenyuan carefully, and asked puzzledly: "The old lady has been loyal to Dayou and Your Majesty all her life...... Are you his protégé? How can he be so deviant? With such an act, why will you go to see the old lady in the future? ”

"Second brother, you are wrong."

Xiahou Wenyuan said calmly: "You don't understand my mentor, my mentor is loyal to this empire, and it is not false to be loyal to Your Majesty. But this is limited to the mentor alone, who has given his life to the empire, but will not dedicate his family to the empire...... This can be seen from the fact that the teacher left a will before his death and did not allow the Situ family to enter the court as officials. The reason why the teacher did not let the senior brother continue to enter the court as an official was because he knew that after his death, the world would be in chaos. However, no matter how chaotic the world will be... There will be a day when peace and prosperity will come, and the teacher has already paved the way for his family before his death... This back road is the reputation of the teacher. That is to say, no matter who finally takes the world in the future, if he wants to get the true heart of the corporal in this world, he is bound to ask Situ Yimai to come back as an official, and when the Situ family is at that time, it will be logical to come out of the world and become another wealthy nobleman of the new dynasty...... This is the strategy of the teacher, and what the teacher seeks is never the gain or loss of the individual, but the prosperity of the whole family......"

Hearing this, Xiahou Xuanba lowered his head and fell into deep thought, and after coming over for a while, he raised his head, looked at Xiahou Wenyuan and said helplessly: "You're right, I really can't let the entire family be ruined by mistakes because of me...... Even though the whole family is happy with me, I am also qualified to make it happen to me again...... It's just that I'm not going to do that. ”