I didn't leave the house for too long, Xu Ji only walked a few miles, and he was already tired, so he returned to the room, sat on the seat to rest, and really did not think about it in his heart - it turned out that exhaustion had a better effect than meditation.

Tian Jiang came in first, "There is a guest who wants to see you." ”

"Please come in." Xu Ji got up and left the table to put on his shoes.

Tian Jiang was slightly surprised, "Congratulations." ”

"Huh? Oh, this, 'you must first strain their muscles and bones, and starve their bodies' seems to make sense. ”

Tian Jiang was not interested, "The guest is Dai Pohu." By the way, Madame Feng won a big victory, but it was not a glorious victory. ”

"Each has its own tricks, if it is more brilliant than brilliance, who can be Kou Daogu's opponent?"

"It turns out that all you removed was the king's name."

"Hehe, the country is easy to change, but the nature is difficult to change."

Tian Jiang turned around and went out, and soon led Dai Pohu back.

Dai Pohu took two steps forward, called "King Wu", and was about to kneel, but Tian Craftsman hugged him, "I reminded you earlier." ”

Dai Pohu didn't kneel, his face was still a little excited, "No matter when and where, King Wu is always King Wu, and I won't change my mind." ”

"You're going to be very disappointed." Xu Ji smiled, "Let's go out for a walk." ”

"Yes." Dai Pohu is still as respectful as before.

There were two people outside the house, as soon as they saw Xu Ji also kneeling, they were stopped by Tian Ji, Xu Ji still had an impression of them, remembering that one was from Jingzhou and the other was from Wu, so he called out their names, exchanged a few words, took them to the next door, and asked them to drink the stream water they picked back.

The three guests were slightly embarrassed, and after drinking water, they barely praised a few words.

Xu Ji didn't ask their intentions, took them to wander in the valley, met Chang Yanzhi on the way, and asked him to set up a banquet, and later to pick up the wind and wash the dust for the guests.

Dai Pohu wanted to speak several times, but was interrupted by Xu Ji in advance, one would talk about the weather, the other would talk about the scenery, he had lived in the valley for more than a month, and he had never been to many places, and everything was fresh.

"This is the tomb of the famous man Fan Shu."

"Ahh Dai Pohu was originally a hero in Jingzhou, half a citizen and half a bandit, although he knew the name of Fan Guan, but he had no admiration, and when he saw that King Wu did not salute, he couldn't think of making some expressions, just replied casually.

"On the day I arrived, Mr. Fan passed away, and he left me a message on his deathbed - wait."

"I can't wait, King Wu won't come out of the mountain again......" Dai Pohu thought he was making himself wait.

"Don't worry." Xu Ji smiled, "The banquet must have been completed, let's go and have a drink, I haven't drunk for a long time." ”

Dai Pohu and the others came with hope, and when they saw King Wu's appearance, they were somewhat disappointed in their hearts.

Chang Yanzhi and the others were extremely happy, one was to see the old man again, the second was Feng Juniang's big victory, and the third was that Xu Gongzi was finally willing to walk out of the door, and the three were happy, they took out the best wine and food, and set up several tables in the open space, and the old servant said "waste", or opened the warehouse and watched them move away the stored things.

Rain can moisten things, wine can moisten the heart, a few glasses of wine are in the stomach, the guests and hosts are happy, and Dai Pohu no longer feels cold.

Chang Yanzhi and the others were very concerned about the movements of the rebel army, Dai Pohu held back his words, and took the opportunity to pour out: "It is rumored that the Golden Holy Maiden lost the battle in Qinzhou, but in fact, it is not like that, who is the Golden Holy Maiden?" Is it a person who says defeat and retreats? In that battle, she deliberately couldn't fight, pretending to be defeated and fleeing, but in fact, there were very few casualties. Jin Shengnu set a clever plan, to lead the army to attack Xijing, she said, if the incarnation army goes straight to Xijing, it will inevitably arouse the vigilance of all parties, and now in the name of the defeated army, outsiders think that we are fleeing, and the vigilance will be much less. ”

"I see, I'll just say, how could the incarnation army led by the Golden Holy Maiden be defeated by the new army? How many battles have we fought, how many have the new army fought? Changyan people are still accustomed to calling "we" and calling the new army "new army".

"The Golden Holy Maiden used to be known for her bravery and fearlessness, but now she can also use tactics, and she is both wise and brave!" Someone praised.

"Did Xijing take it?"

"When I left, the Descendant Army hadn't arrived at Xijing City yet, and now it should be almost there, maybe while we're drinking, the Golden Holy Maiden has already led the troops into the city."

"Definitely, come, let's wish the Golden Saintess success!"

Chang Yanzhi and others originally loved to drink, and they had to have a few drinks when they had nothing to do, but now that they have an excuse, they have to have fun.

Xu Ji only drank two glasses, said goodbye and went back to the room, he was not present, so that everyone could not be restrained.

The sky was getting dark, Xu Ji sat on the seat, listening to the noise outside, and his mood was more peaceful.

Feng Juniang walked in quietly, she didn't participate in the banquet, but she held a pot and a cup in her hand, sat on the edge of the table, and said with a smile: "I have to give Gongzi a cup." ”

Xu Ji shook his head, "I haven't drunk for too long, those glasses just now have made me dizzy." ”

Feng Juniang poured two cups, "The cup I salute is different." ”

Xu Ji picked up a glass and brought it to his mouth, he didn't smell the wine, he knew that it was water, so he took a sip and said with a smile: "It's really different." ”

"This cup is a life-saving grace from Gongzi Xie?"

"A life-saving grace? The person who stopped the two evil servants for you was Tian Zhuangshi, not me. ”

"It's different, those two people don't have swords in their hands, even if they pounce, they won't kill me for a while, the people in the valley will save me from being humiliated, it's true that Tian Jiang saved me from humiliation, and a few words of advice from Childe really saved my life."

"Well deserved." Xu Ji didn't feel that his "advice" had so much power.

"Kou Daogu is a strong person, he is indeed not an ordinary person, I fell into the trap laid by his words, panicked in my heart, and was pursued by him while he was victorious, maybe I will really commit suicide to apologize, if I don't kill myself, it will be even worse. It was Childe who woke me up and made me see that I obviously had the upper hand, so why should I be afraid? In fact, I did win. ”

Feng Juniang's face was like a spring breeze, and she kept talking, and Xu Ji sat opposite and listened quietly, occasionally taking a sip of water.

"Actually, I also saw Kou Daogu's routine, and I always wanted to drag him into the game, but I was too restrained, and I didn't want to understand that the 'debate' itself was his game, and the more I argued, the less I was an opponent, I had to jump out and use the means I was good at to make him speechless......"

kept saying in her mouth, Feng Juniang could still notice that there was no water in the cup, and she poured it on time.

The noise outside was louder, Feng Juniang turned a deaf ear, and continued: "Mr. Fan is the real smart person, he refuses to argue again after arguing once, Gongzi is also a smart person, thinking about it carefully, every answer you gave that day was actually to avoid its edge." But I don't quite understand, why didn't Mr. Fan directly point out Kou Daogu's flaws, but would rather be said to be an apprentice who is invincible in arguments? ”

Xu Ji finally had a chance to speak: "Because some people always have to be criticized for their actions, and some people talk about their ways to criticize others. ”

"The former is Mr. Fan, and the latter is Kou Daogu?"

"Well, Mr. Fan is practicing his own way, and he would rather be misunderstood than make rhetorical arguments, so his advice to everyone in his later years is to 'do things', even if there are loopholes all over the body, even if he will encounter thousands of accusations, he must 'do things' first."

Feng Juniang let out a long sigh, "Isn't that son...... A trip for nothing? When you were the king of Wu, you were doing things, and you were criticized a lot. You gave up the king's name and came here to ask, hoping to 'figure it out', and the result was ......"

Feng Juniang smiled, Xu Ji gave up "doing things" and came to ask, but the answer he got was "doing things".

Xu Ji also smiled, "It's not in vain, the Tao is unique, but there are thousands of things, and there is a big difference between what you do and what you don't do." Although Mr. Fan is no longer there, I understand at least one truth from here: it is not my forte to be called the king, nor is it my true wish in my heart. Mr. Fan told me to 'wait', not to wait for his answer, not to let me sit here and wait for enlightenment, but to let me choose the opportunity. ”

Feng Juniang laughed twice, "Gongzi once said that Xiangshi's words are often ambiguous, so that the other party thinks what is right. Mr. Fan's sentence of 'wait a minute' is not only two mays, but ten or hundred. ”

"I choose the 'one ke' that suits me best."

"I also learn from my son, and I choose to believe that I really have a fortune in my life."

The two looked at each other and smiled, Feng Juniang suddenly sighed, "I understand the truth, but I'm still a little disappointed, why is Kou Daogu...... Why not set an example for the world by keeping the only way? Although I won and saw his true colors, I regretted it. If I had a choice, I would rather lose to him and bow down in front of him willingly. ”

Xu Ji looked behind Feng Juniang.

Feng Juniang got up and said with a smile: "Everyone wants to be bowed down, and they also want to bow down to others, no wonder everyone is confused in their hearts." ”

Dai Pohu was confused when he heard this, and laughed perfunctorily twice, "Is King Wu free now?" I have something to say to King Wu. ”

Feng Juniang retired, and Dai Pohu came to the banquet and knelt down.

Xu Ji said: "Please take a seat." ”

"King Wu is above, how can I have ......"

Xu Ji turned sideways, indicating that he did not accept kneeling and did not want to listen to him.

Dai Pohu had no choice, waited for a while, had to take off his boots, sat in the corner, and apologized, "I'm in a hurry, I haven't washed my feet for several days." ”

Xu Ji straightened up and said with a smile: "It's okay." General Dai, please have something to say. ”

The door was not closed, Dai Pohu glanced out, listened for a while, and after confirming that no one should be eavesdropping outside, he said, "Has King Wu rested enough?" ”

"Please stop calling me 'King Wu', I'm not here to rest."

Dai Pohu looked very confused, "Isn't it better to be trapped in a small valley than to be the king?" I heard something on the way, and Yecheng didn't really accept it...... Xu Gongzi, once there is an accident, it is necessary to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, which is not good for Xu Gongzi. ”

"But you're here anyway."

"I have to come, because there are some things that have to be solved by Xu Gongzi himself."

Xu Ji didn't respond, Dai Pohu took two steps forward on his knees, and whispered: "The new army has a leader who is invincible, strong in martial arts, brave and good at fighting, and has hundreds of thousands of troops under his command, and all the new armies are afraid of him. It is this heroic enemy, claiming that as long as the golden saint is willing to marry him, he is willing to turn enemies into friends, and the old and new armies will be combined into one army. ”

"Well, I've heard about it."

"Xu Gongzi, haven't you heard that the Golden Holy Maiden is going to agree to the marriage?"

Xu Ji shook his head.

"Have you heard that the Wu people in the World Army are extremely dissatisfied with this, and want to launch a mutiny and punish all the leaders of the World Army?"

Xu Ji still shook his head.