Nanwei, Shuyang Marquis Mansion.

Shuyang Hou, the first person in the Southern Guard Army and the second person in the political circles, the Hou Mansion is not as brilliant as imagined.

On the contrary, it reflects a sense of simplicity, Shuyang Hou has exhausted his organs, and advocates Taoist techniques in battle strategy, but maybe there are too many killings on the battlefield, he also believes in Buddhism, and when he usually returns home from the next dynasty, or when there is no war, he often burns incense at home and meditates.

At the moment, the room was filled with smoke, which added to the sense of mystery.

In the smoke, you can still see a plaque, on the main beam of the room, with four big characters written on it: "Pillar Stone for Protecting the Country." ”

This plaque is given by the current King Wei in his early years, but it has been a long time, things are wrong, although it is wiped clean, but there are many more marks left by the years, and it looks a little yellow.

"Father, King Wei has sent a decree, saying that now that the war is calming down, please return the tiger talisman to my father, and as for the right to train the troops, it will also be handed over to General Zhichong." Jiang Bingkun, the son of Shuyang Hou, said in a low voice.

"General Rush?" Shuyang Hou groaned and asked, "Who is that?" ”

"I just found out, too." Jiang Bingkun's voice was a little indignant, obviously with a sense of grievance, "King Wei has just made an appointment to make his son Jiang Yi'an the general of Zhichong and lead the whole army. ”

"Oh?" Hearing this, Shuyang Hou sighed, "He is the king, so he naturally has the right to appoint and dismiss personnel, but such a major change of power, he actually didn't consult with me, which shows that the king's suspicion of me is getting heavier and heavier." ”

Jiang Bingkun gritted his teeth and said: "My father has served the king all his life, and now that my father is old, is it possible to hide all the birds?" ”

Shuyang Hou sighed: "The general and the tiger talisman are all false, if you can use these to eliminate the suspicion of the king, no matter how you look at it, I have earned it." ”

Jiang Bingkun shook his head and added, "Your Excellency has another will, but it is a secret will. The shadow guard added the left and right capitals, and they were jointly in charge, appointing his father as the left capital and the son Jiang Yi'an as the right capital! ”

Hearing this, there was a chill in Shuyang Hou's voice: "Oh? Even the shadow guard I founded, does he want to get involved? Don't deceive people too much. ”

Jiang Bingkun heard the meaning of his father's words and nodded.

Shuyang Hou was old and spicy after all, and quickly calmed down, looked at his only son, squinted his eyes and asked, "What do you think should be done?" ”

Because he knew that his father intended to study his judgment on major events, Jiang Bingkun was not surprised, and talked eloquently: "Yingwei is my father's blue thread, founded after a lot of hardships, and it is the foundation of our existence, and we must not let it, not to mention that Yingwei is only loyal to my father." I would like to instruct the shadow guard to write a joint letter, telling your lord that on the battlefield, the situation is changing rapidly, and if power is decentralized, the command efficiency will be greatly reduced, affecting the smooth progress of the war. ”

Hearing this, Shuyanghou didn't comment directly, picked up the teacup, poured a cup, and didn't seem to see it clearly, and the tea was spilled all over the house.

Jiang Bingkun immediately stepped forward to wipe it clean.

Shuyang Hou sighed: "It's old, it's useless, your eyes are spent, and you young people can see it clearly." ”

Jiang Bingkun said: "Those are all small things in front of us, the situation in the world and the future trend, or my father can see it deeply." ”

Shuyanghou picked up the teacup and drank it all: "This world, after all, belongs to you young people." It's like tea on this tea table, when we drink a cup, we miss a cup. ”

Jiang Bingkun lowered his hand and listened carefully, knowing that his father was about to cut to the chase.

Shuyang Hou said: "What you proposed just now, we instructed the shadow guards to jointly write a letter, that actually violated the taboo of the DPRK and China, if you let the king know now, the shadow guards will only listen to us." Do you think he can sleep soundly and leave the shadow guard to us? What's more, what he gave you is a secret decree, which is a kind of temptation, if you leak the secret decree, it is just an opportunity to give people an opportunity, after all, leaking the secret decree is a big crime for the nine clans! ”

Hearing his father's analysis, Jiang Bingkun's sweat beads were dripping down his head, and he only felt that his father's judgment just now was too hasty.

Shuyang Hou didn't care, and said softly: "I just said that you have grown, which means that you have your own judgment of the situation, which is commendable. If you always rely on others, you will never be able to grow. What's more, your suggestion just now is not completely unreasonable, if you meet a monarch with a weak character, maybe it will be done. So, when dealing with the monarch, the first thing to understand is the character of the monarch. ”

Jiang Bingkun thought carefully and nodded.

The smoke of the Buddha in the room became thicker, drifting away like mist.

Both of them seemed to be hidden in the clouds and smoke, and they couldn't see their true faces.

Shuyanghou continued: "Our family has been prominent in the court for many years, in fact, very few people can be smooth sailing for decades, and ups and downs are the norm. The glory of our family is a result of countless gambles, so it is most taboo for others to say that sentence to climb high and fall hard, for fear of falling down, even if you can't get up. I am now a marquis, and Jun's grace is not deep. This monstrous honor, I am the first person since the founding of David. So, don't just look at what we lose, but understand what we have. ”

Jiang Bingkun only felt that his father's voice was mellow and earnest, and his body was full of smoke, like a fairy.

"It's just you and me, father and son, there are no outsiders, so I'll just say it. My father is old and doesn't have great ambitions, and I'm most worried about you, it's easy to succeed, it's hard to retire, and I'm already hard to ride a tiger. In Shuyang Hou's voice, there was an unprecedented emotion that melted into it, "At present, the Heyang army is heading south, although it has been defeated again and again, but I know that it is all fake. I'm waiting, waiting for He Nuo to reveal his true purpose, and the guards will definitely be defeated. Although Shizi is familiar with military books, his experience is too shallow, and he is not He Nuo's opponent. ”

Jiang Bingkun smiled bitterly: "But if the guards are defeated and the building is overturned, is there still a place for us?" ”

Shuyang Hou sighed: "If you were a waste, then I wouldn't do this." I'm already here, it doesn't matter, under the fence, or at least under the eaves of the palace. But you're different, you're still young, and there's a lot of possibilities. ”

Jiang Bingkun said: "I once thought that if we start an incident now, there is a half chance of success, but such a person will definitely be greatly injured in defending the country, and he will no longer be able to resist foreign enemies." The snipe and the clam compete, and the fisherman profits. ”

Shuyang Hou smiled slightly: "So this is the reason why my father is willing to wait, you are stronger than the son." A family is rich and moist on the surface, the fire is dry, the weather is graceful, useless, most of them are hollow inside, especially worried that there is no successor, the more rich and wealthy the family, once the children and grandchildren are not as good as the generation, it is far more terrible than not being able to make ends meet. Thankfully, you have saved me from this concern; So, Dad has time, Dad is willing to wait. ”