In a wealthy mansion in the south of Changsha City, a young man in his 20s is feeding a small and delicate budgie parrot.

"Good morning, Lord Wang! Good morning Lord! The budgie was chirping in the free time of the birdcage.

"Lord Wang, you see how sensible this parrot is, and he also knows how to say good morning to the prince." A middle-aged eunuch in a purple shirt standing next to the young man said flatteringly.

This young man is the second son of Ma Xifan, the king of Chu, and Ma Yun's second brother - Ma Guangliang.

I don't know why, Ma Guangliang seemed to be quite worried, his face was gloomy, and he said a little impatiently: "It's early in the morning, why do you say good morning." ”

As he spoke, he looked at the eunuch next to him with a miserable face, and said: "However, this parrot still has an advantage, it will say whatever comes to mind, unlike people... ”

"Lord Wang," the eunuch next to him called softly, but it was a meal, and he didn't know what to say.

At this moment, the parrot bird shouted again: "Master Xu is here, Master Xu is here." ”

Ma Guangliang hurriedly turned around and saw that Xu Zhongya had already walked around Shi Shiran from the rockery on the left, and hurriedly smiled: "Master Xu, in order to welcome the angels, you have two days and twelve hours, and you haven't taught me a lesson." ”

Xu Zhongya also smiled, walked up to Ma Guangliang and said, "I've seen the second prince." ”

Ma Guangliang smiled, and after receiving his salute, he hurriedly supported him and helped him enter the pavilion.

Originally, Liao Kuangtu, Li Gao, Xu Zhongya, and Tuoba Heng were the teachers personally selected by the King of Chu to teach the princes, and among these four people, Liao Guangtu had a high official position, old qualifications, and was old, and he usually had to breathe for a long time when he walked a few steps, so he didn't come to teach the princes. The other three have distinct personalities, Li Gao is cautious, witty and knowledgeable, quite appreciated by the King of Chu, and his care and love for Ma Guangliang is also different from others, but this person is stubborn, although he sometimes speaks bluntly and quickly, but he also takes into account the occasion to some extent; Xu Zhongya has an outstanding literary voice, is recognized by everyone in Chu, but he is peaceful and gentle, whether it is to the king of Chu or to Ma Guangliang, he has always been polite; And Tuoba Heng's temperament is upright, the same as Li Gao, but his courage seems to be superior, he can't rub sand in his eyes, he thinks that the right thing will definitely stick to the end, even if it is the king of Chu, he can't change his opinion.

Take Ma Guangliang's bird raising to see the personalities of the three people. When Li Gao saw Ma Guangliang raising birds, sometimes he laughed, sometimes he was quiet, he used the topic to play, sarcastically admonished Ma Guangliang's playthings, and sometimes he would speak out and admonish; Xu Zhongya has always smiled when she sees Ma Guangliang raising birds, and sometimes praises the bird for being smart and clever, and praises Ma Guangliang for combining work and rest; And when Tuoba Heng saw Ma Guangliang raising birds, he would 100% reprimand him directly, and he must scold this bird to death.

These three people have different personalities and different styles of doing things, and their views on government affairs are even more different. Especially Li Gao and Tuoba Heng, they had different political views at the beginning, but now they have developed to directly denounce each other as traitors, and there is a tendency to never get along with each other. It is precisely in this way that the king of Chu had no choice but to divide this team of teachers into two, Tuoba Heng is mainly responsible for educating Ma Yun, Li Gao is responsible for educating Ma Guangliang, and Xu Zhongya will take some classes on both sides. But because Tuoba Heng's temper is really stinky and hard, even Xu Zhongya rarely goes to Ma Yun's side in the end.

Xu Zhongya sat in the pavilion, seeing that Ma Guangliang didn't speak for a long time, but he didn't bother him, and drank tea by himself.

After a while, Ma Guangliang finally came back to his senses from the past, and explained with a little embarrassed smile: "Xiao Wang remembered some of the past, and he was a little distracted and neglected the teacher. ”

Xu Zhongya smiled and said, "The prince is serious. The prince is wandering in the past, and the old minister is intoxicated with tea, and he has his own pleasure, so what is the reason for slacking? ”

This Xu Zhongya has always adhered to the way of the courtiers, and Ma Guangliang expected that he would not be suspicious because of this, so he smiled and said: "Master Xu, the angel will come to Changsha tomorrow, and this specific way of greeting, my father has shown it." ”

Xu Zhongya arched his hand in the direction of the palace of the king of Chu and said: "The king has already shown it, please ask the prince early tomorrow morning to go out a hundred miles outside Changsha City for the king to greet the angels." ”

Ma Guangliang was happy in his heart and greeted his father, which was good news, but he still had that smile on his face and said, "Oh, then I have to go to bed early today." It's good to keep your spirits up and greet the angels tomorrow. ”

Xu Zhongya also nodded and smiled: "Yes, this should be the most important thing in front of the prince." ”

Ma Guangliang was really about to echo the two sentences, but unexpectedly, a voice came from the rockery.

"The most important thing for the prince at the moment is not to welcome any angels, but to guard against the fifth prince of Yuezhou."

After hearing this, Ma Guangliang knew who was coming, it was his main teacher-Li Gao, but Li Gao's words were too straightforward, Ma Guangliang was afraid that Xu Zhongya would not be able to get over his face, so he hurriedly looked at Xu Zhongya and wanted to explain something. As a result, Xu Zhongya still had the same expression, put down the teacup with a smile on her face, stood up and said to Li Gao: "Brother Ziqing, you are here." We are waiting for you, the man in charge. ”

Li Gao didn't dare to be too rude, and after a little return salute, he sat down on a stone bench in the pavilion and said, "Haven't you heard that the fifth prince has returned to Yuezhou." ”

What are these words. Ma Yungui is the fifth prince of Dachu, and when he comes back safely, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty should be happy, how can Li Gao have such an attitude.

Ma Guangliang couldn't help but think in his heart that two months ago, an official in Tiance Mansion (equivalent to Zhongshu Province under the door of the Tang Dynasty) privately told him that in the area of Nanping and Xiangzhou, some people spread rumors, saying that the Great Chu Mission had valuable treasures. At that time, Ma Guangliang was really taken aback in his heart, and the target of this rumor was his own brother, Ma Yun. At that time, Ma Guangliang had two candidates in his heart to spread this rumor: the third uncle Ma Xicao and the master Li Gao.

Thinking about this, Ma Guangliang couldn't help but look at Xu Zhongya, who was leisurely drinking tea, and it was this person who said: It's better to be still than to be still. To put it bluntly, it is to wait and see what happens, regardless of Ma Yun's life or death.

Ma Guangliang said slowly: "The fifth brother came back safely, I know, and I received a letter from him yesterday to report his safety. There are also some Bianjing specialties that he brought back. By the way, two masters, wait a minute, you will also bring back these Bianjing specialties, after all, these things are also a rarity in the current war. ”

Xu Zhongya said on the side: "Oh, that's really thanks to the prince." ”

Li Gao next to him said, "Where is that book?" Show it to me. ”

Ma Guangliang seemed to have known that Li Gao wanted to read it, so he took out the letter from his sleeve and handed it to Li Gao.

Li Gao took a closer look, and suddenly his eyes seemed to be shining, and he smiled when he saw him: "It seems that the rumors are true, Lord Wang, the fifth prince has sent a handle to you this time." ”

Ma Guangliang was stunned when he heard this, and even Xu Zhongya, who had been drinking tea leisurely, seemed to be a little surprised.