Gongsun Ce's father, Gongsun Hong, is now an official in Zuo Neishi, and his official reputation is very good, and he is deeply respected by Liu Che. This famous figure in history is remembered by countless readers in later generations with a famous saying, "If you don't learn, you can't broaden your talents, and you can't learn without ambition", and now he is over 70 years old. Confucius said that seventy years are rare, which shows that most people could not live to this age at that time, but for Gongsun Hong, who is now in the Han Dynasty, the seventy-year-old Zuo Neishi is not the pinnacle of life.

It is precisely because of this that although Xue Ze is the prime minister, he did not ask Gongsun Ce Xingshi after his son was added to Gongsun Ce's fists and feet, and now Gongsun Ce's insipid statement of Xue Ping's identity is proof, if it weren't for Gongsun Ce's temperament, I am afraid that he would have gritted his teeth with hatred.

Qin Cheng thought about it carefully, and after beating Xue Ze's good son, he gave himself small shoes to wear in front of Liu Che, although it made sense logically, it was a bit of a fuss. You must know that compared to Gongsun Hong, Qin Cheng itself is now in the limelight, and it seems a little unwise that Xue Ze wants to marry himself just because he beat Xue Ping. It's not that Xue Ze shouldn't have a grudge against Qin Cheng, but that he shouldn't be so obvious.

Thinking of this, and thinking about Dongfang Shuo yesterday under the guise of drunkenness, which seemed to be logical, but in fact, it was against common sense to convey this news to himself, Qin Cheng suddenly felt like he was on the edge of an abyss-the situation in front of him was confusing, but he was completely unaware of it. The struggle in the court is different from the struggle on the battlefield, killing people without seeing blood, less conspiracy, more conspiracy, and more hidden, many people don't know what is going on when they are planted by themselves. This made Qin Cheng feel uneasy that the situation was out of control.

"Maybe it's not Prime Minister Xue, you and I don't have to speculate, if you wronged others, thinking too much is just adding trouble to yourself in vain." Qin Cheng didn't want to explain this matter to Gongsun Ce, firstly, because he didn't want to involve him in this struggle, and secondly, he was afraid that his fiery temper would be bad.

"That's what Brother Qin said." Gongsun Ce nodded in agreement, put on his robe and sat opposite Qin Cheng, it was still difficult to put down the topic at once, "But how did Brother Qin know that someone was not good for you?" ”

Qin Cheng smiled, and said in his heart that if everyone else had made a stumbling block for him, and he didn't know who it was, it would be really stupid. But after thinking about it, if it wasn't for Dongfang Shuo's communication with him, he really didn't know that Xue Ze had dirty thoughts about him, and in this battle without gunpowder, he was really a little stupid, so he said, "A friend told me." ”

"Oh." Gongsun Ce let out a long sigh, and then asked with a serious face: "Brother Qin, this friend, can't he be the person next to His Majesty, right?" ”

"How did Brother Gongsun know?" Qin Cheng was surprised, but his words did not deny it. Now that Gongsun Ce has guessed it, there is no need to hide it any longer, which will seem to be not treating the other party as his own.

"That's true." Gongsun Ce sighed suddenly, and a somewhat rough face with a clear outline actually showed a bit of wisdom at this time, "Brother Qin, the people around Your Majesty are Your Majesty's ears, eyes, and mouth, Brother Qin should be more attentive." ”

"......" Qin Cheng looked at Gongsun Ce, and for no reason felt that the other party's face suddenly blurred. Before, Gongsun Ce gave Qin Cheng the impression that he was a hot-tempered martial arts idiot who was a little unreliable in doing things, let alone scheming, but now that Gongsun Ce said these words solemnly, Qin Cheng was a little shocked. In fact, what made Qin Cheng even more shocked was the meaning of Gongsun Ce's words, Dongfang Shuo was Liu Che's mouth, which means that what Dongfang Shuo wanted to say was what Liu Che asked him to say...... In this way, the doubts in Qin Cheng's heart about Dongfang Shuo and his own words were completely solved.

"So-and-so just said it casually, the things in the officialdom don't really understand, compared to the martial arts, those things are too dull, not interesting! Brother Qin, don't let someone disturb your thoughts. Without waiting for Qin Cheng to come back to his senses from his deep groan, Gongsun Ce laughed.

"Brother Gongsun is too modest." Qin Cheng arched his hand and didn't say much, since Gongsun Ce only wanted to point to the end, Qin Cheng naturally wouldn't dwell on it, and the two of them skipped the topic after a haha.

It's just that after today, if Qin Cheng still regards Gongsun Ce as a simple martial idiot, then he is really an idiot. A person at the center of power, even a person who is not very enthusiastic about politics, cannot be a political idiot.

"Brother Gongsun just said that he was going to drink and have fun, why don't you go now?" Qin Cheng asked Gongsun Cedao, and he had already made up his mind to pay attention to having more dealings with this guy in the future. It's not that Qincheng is too snobbish, there is a person in later generations who said, "There is a great deal of Confucianism in talking and laughing, and there is no white ding", compared to mediocre people, anyone wants to associate with people with deeper connotations.

Gongsun Ce laughed and immediately got up, "Let's go!" ”

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After having a banquet with Gongsun Ce, it was already time for Shen, both of them drank a little high, staggered and hugged their fists to say goodbye, Qin Cheng declined Gongsun Ce's kindness to send a carriage, and walked back to Qin Mansion with the horse he rode when he came.

Qin Cheng is in the mansion of Chang'an, and even the name is "Qin Mansion", two characterless words. Although Qin Cheng was reluctant to give up the plaque of the wolf residence on that day, he himself still did not make a copy of it and hang it on his current courtyard door. There are too many rules and unspoken rules and secular habits to abide by in life, and if you can't get out of the mortal dust, you can only follow the mortal dust, at least on the surface, as for whether the heart is free or bound, the ghost is idle and has nothing to do with you.

The afternoon sun is warm, and the comfortable temperature covers the people, indescribably comfortable, put the reins on his hands at will, and let the horses follow behind him unhurriedly, Qin Cheng lowered his head slightly, and walked not fast or slow. He was not in a hurry to go back, the information in his mind and the smell of wine were mixed together, and it was chaotic, and Qin Cheng had to slowly straighten them out.

Liu Che asked Dongfang Shuo to tell him that Xue Ze was beating him behind his back, which should have been arranged before he talked to Liu Che yesterday, and Liu Che's attitude towards himself yesterday was not bad, of course, except for the fact that it was a bit vigorous and resolute to transfer the Chamber of Commerce out of his hands reasonably. Now Qin Cheng even feels that Dongfang Shuo's encounter with himself is not a real encounter, but Dongfang Shuo is clearly waiting for him, so that the rest of the matter is Dongfang Shuo is following the "procedure".

Remembering that he was still laughing at Dongfang Shuo's grotesque behavior yesterday, Qin Cheng now feels that he is a little funny. But then again, Liu Che asked Dongfang Shuo to tell him the news, without clearly stating what kind of small shoes Xue Ze was wearing for himself, and the intensity of this beating can be said to be very light.

Qin Cheng raised his head, squinted at the sun in the western sky, and smiled helplessly. The superior is always the superior, and they will always have their own set of imperial means, and in the final analysis, it comes from the emperor's natural suspicion, that is, there is nothing wrong with him. But since he had an intelligence team in his hand that could influence the outcome of a big war, he had already made a mistake. It is a mistake to be guilty.

Qincheng, who was walking casually in Chang'an City, had a bit of a "reins of faith" at this time, holding the reins that had been warmed by his own questions, and Qin Cheng once again wavered about how he lived in this era.

In fact, whether it is in the later generations or in this era, the rivers and lakes are still the rivers and lakes, and the people in the rivers and lakes are still those people, and the things that should exist are still not bad. As a minister, after all, there is more helplessness than wishful.

......

Raising his head inadvertently, Qin Cheng found that he had moved away from the downtown area for some time, the streets were smaller, there were fewer pedestrians, and the bluestone streets under him were a little more secluded.

It was a quiet time when a piano sounded. Maybe this piano sound has been sounding for a long time, but Qin Cheng was just thinking about it and ignoring the external objects, and maybe he found out at this time.

Qin Cheng didn't know much about the qin, but at this moment, Qin Cheng was willing to stop and listen for a while, so that his troubled heart could calm down. Only when people are calm can they make rational and correct decisions, and the more complex the environment, the more so.

The artistic conception expressed by the piano sound is very quiet, and it is very quiet for a person and a horse to listen.

At the end, at the end of the song, the horses behind him let out a long "neigh~~" sound, and it seemed to moan pleasantly. It's just that this loud neighing of horses is quite ruinous to the atmosphere.

"You understand, too?" Qin Cheng smiled and touched the horse's head, ready to ride back on the horse.

"Please stay." Qin Cheng was stepping on his horse when he heard a crisp voice behind him, his tone was very flat, but there was a charm that made people want to go.

A plain-clothed woman, holding a tailed piano, appeared in the middle of the quiet street at some point, looking at Qin Cheng ten steps away in front of her.

"Xiao'er?" Qin Cheng stared at the woman in front of him for a while, and finally remembered that this woman was the "Kabuki" who was going to assassinate Xue Ping two years ago.

"Do you remember the little girl?" Xiao Er showed a rather unexpected smile, very quiet, like a snow lotus on an iceberg that is open to snow, and saluted Qin Cheng, "Xiao Er has seen Engong." ”

"Eun Gong?" Qin Cheng was dumbfounded, remembering that he escaped from the tiger's mouth with others last time, and he did have a little kindness, but it was not enough to say the word "Engong", but since the beauty was willing to call it that, Qin Cheng naturally had no reason not to accept it, but said: "Miss Xiao'er is serious, how dare Qin Mou be the word Engong?" ”

"If it wasn't for Engong to rescue him that day, I'm afraid that Xiao Er has lost his life, how dare Xiao Er not remember it?" Xiao Er said seriously, "The situation was in crisis that day, and I didn't have time to thank you, and it was also providential to be able to see Engong again today, ......."

Providence? Qin Cheng said in his heart, if the will of heaven means that God wants to give Lao Tzu a beauty, then what a good providence is it?!