Chapter Fifty-Eight: Late Night Talk
Zhou Rong stood in the courtyard and watched Xu An's departing back, his back was already soaked, and after a long time, he waved his hand very respectfully in the direction of Xu An's departure and saluted again, and then helped Li Wusheng slowly walked into the house.
"And have fun, have fun, and wander all over the world and can't climb. ”
Xu An held a sword in his left hand and a wine jug in his right hand, and walked staggering all the way in the city, he wanted to leave the city.
"Traveling thousands of miles, I was shocked, but I didn't get the cloud sail, and I didn't have a safe body. ”
Xu An took a sip of wine and continued: "It's a good one who hasn't won Yunfan, and he has no body. ”
"If you want to kill me, then come!"
After saying this, Xu An began to slowly speed up with the wine jug, his speed became faster and faster, and after a while, he jumped out of the city wall, and the soldiers guarding the city only smelled the smell of wine wafting from nowhere.
"It's raining?" said one soldier, looking at the droplets of water on his body.
"Aren't you dazzled?"
The soldier rubbed his eyes, but he really saw the drop of water on his body, leaned over and sniffed it.
Li Wusheng calculated the distance, looking for a fast horse to reach the border in two days, but if Xu An's current speed is calculated, it will be about dawn, but he did not speed up again, but ran out of the city and stopped after a short distance.
Because there was a courtyard that he felt a little familiar with, this courtyard was just a very ordinary small courtyard, even if it was late at night, the lights were still on, and there was a very old dog in the yard staring at Xu An, just staring quietly, and there was no hostility.
As for why Xu An felt familiar, it was naturally not the courtyard, but the person in the house.
"You're here. ”
The wooden door of the room creaked open, and out of the room came an old man with silver hair, who was the last national teacher of the Beichang Empire, Luo Dan.
"Uncle Luo, why are you here?" Xu An asked when he saw the old man hurriedly enter the courtyard.
"I am originally from Zhao State. Rodin opened the courtyard door and welcomed Xu An into the house.
The decoration of the room was simple, the dim light shone on his furrowed face, full of traces of time, and even then his waist was so straight.
"When I was first in the General's Mansion, I was still asking if anyone in Yicheng could stop me, and now it seems that this is a bit arrogant. Xu An said after smiling self-deprecatingly.
"Your Highness has seen the second son?"
"Well, I see. Xu An lowered his head and replied simply.
"Then Your Highness has something to ask me?" asked Rodin.
"Uncle Luo, I want to know that incident, but my father did it?" Xu An asked directly after thinking about it.
"I don't know. Rodin shook his head and returned.
"Qin Tianjian is directly under the lord of the country, if it weren't for my father's doing, I can't think of anyone else who could do such a thing. Xu An said.
"Your Royal Highness has never suspected His Royal Highness the eldest prince, the grass people are rude, it should be said that it is the king of Beichang. ”
"I doubted it, but he knew that the dead student had nothing to do with me, and he had no reason to do such a dangerous thing. ”
"Since that student has nothing to do with His Highness, why does His Highness want to leave the capital?"
"If that thing was done by the first king, I will not embarrass him too much if I leave the first king, if it is really my eldest brother's doing, I can make him feel at ease when I leave, no matter who did it, I should leave. Xu An said.
"After His Highness leaves, there will be only one heir to the throne, and the first king really doesn't dare to touch him, but if you stay in Beiyang City, the first king will not kill him. ”
"If I stay, the throne will not be his. ”
"In that case, why is Your Highness so obsessed with the truth of this matter?"
"There is a beef soup shop next to the Spirit Academy, the soup tastes very good, and the meat is also very fragrant, I often go to drink it when I am in the Spirit Academy. Later, I left the capital, went downstairs in Wangshu, and I also learned to open a soup shop, I felt that the taste was not bad, and I could drink soup every day. Then I had a helper, my helper, all day long, only thinking about revenge, it was really incompetent, but when I was in danger, he would not hesitate to save me, even if I went to Wangshulou, the firewood in the yard was always full, no matter how it burned, it couldn't be burned. ”
"And Yun Wangshu, he is the daughter of Lord Luna, he looks cold all day long, and he never gives money to drink my soup. Then I also met a monk, this monk is really obscene and ruthless, only thinking about taking advantage of a small advantage, and his life is more important than anything else. By the way, there is also Aunt Zhang, Aunt Zhang's daughter is called an ugly, but this monk is willing to marry her in order to survive, don't you think this monk is very interesting? When I came back, I also met a young man, although he was a beggar but full of arrogance, he actually said that Lord Moon God and Lord Sword Master are not qualified to be his master, hahaha, Uncle Luo, you say this is interesting or not. Xu An laughed as he spoke.
"It's really interesting. Rodin smiled, looking very kind.
"I met an old man in Anseong, and the old man said that there is no shortage of people in the world, so it seems that no one will care if a student dies, but I think how boring this world would be if there were no such people, no one would care if one died, and no one would care if one died, and it would be slowly over? "Is it still useful to care when the time comes?" Xu An slowly put away his smile and said.
"I don't say this to prove how righteous I am, I have never liked these things, people die when they die, but after they die, they will be cursed by the world as a sign of death, isn't it a bit ridiculous?" Xu An said.
"The battle for the throne, she is just an innocent, but all the world thinks about is whose hands the throne will fall into, no one cares about what will happen to her, let alone what to do for her, everyone avoids it, even her parents only want to break off the relationship with her as soon as possible, for fear of getting into trouble. Human nature is so cold, life is so pitiful, do you think someone has to do something for her?" Xu An said seriously.
"Whether that incident was done by my father or my eldest brother, it is the debt of our Xu family, the first king has been for the country and the people all his life, but they have forgotten! She is also my people of Beichang!"
"The Spirit Academy is responsible for teaching and educating people, she is just a student, the first class of the Spirit Academy teaches freedom, equality, and justice, and the salute in the Spirit Academy is only for teachers and elders, and the students meet each other simply to greet each other, no one cares about my status as a prince at the time, even if I do something wrong, I will still be punished, I think this is very good. But outside the gate of that courtyard, inside the palace walls, where can there be freedom, where can there be equality, and how can there be justice? Convict directly without evidence, just because it was the order of the big man. The sentence that the monarch wants the minister to die has to die seems to me to be extremely ridiculous, and all of them should go to the Spirit Academy to study hard!" Xu An stood up and looked outside the door and said.
"The Spirit Academy is indeed a great academy, and it is really a great fortune for His Highness to have this thought. When I was a teenager, I also studied at the spiritual academy, and I can understand these truths you said, but these truths are not accepted by the world. His Royal Highness is the King of Hui'an, and it seems to them that it is ironic to talk about equality with ordinary people. Rodin sighed helplessly, and said more and more kindly.
"In that case, why do you have a spiritual academy, and why do you want to teach those things?" Xu An asked.
"To encourage those students. Rodin said.
"It turns out that the Spirit Academy is just a piece of meatloaf for those young talents, so that they feel that this world is beautiful?" Xu An said stunned.
"No, the things taught by the Spirit Academy have always been applicable, but after coming out of the Academy, everyone chooses to automatically forget these things, and this is not the problem of the Spirit Academy. Rodin picked the candle flame and spoke slowly.
"How do you say that?"
"Human beings should be born free and equal, and the spiritual academy teaches these things, but after students come out of the spiritual academy, in order to take some shortcuts, they are willing to give up this freedom and equality, and when the career and the truth conflict with each other, they are willing to give up justice, the spiritual academy teaches right, and it is not His Highness who is wrong. Rodin said with a light sigh.
"I don't have much more to say, I don't want to change anything, I just want to be able to do something. Xu An replied softly.
"What Your Highness has to do is remarkable, there is a long way to go, but you can't walk with Your Highness. ”
"Uncle Luo, did my father say anything before he died?"
"Didn't say anything. ”
"Who was there when he died?"
"Only the third prince was present. Rodin replied.
"Where's my eldest brother?"
"The king is in the city, and he has not received any news. ”
"What year is it?"
"Qing'an 18 years. ”
"Didn't change the era name?"
"Nope. ”
"Mmmm, why is Uncle Luo..."Xu An looked carefully at the room and said with some words to stop.
"Hehe, people are old, even if they want to return to their homeland after a hundred years, they don't have to care about this. ”
"Uncle Luo has assisted the Xu family since my great-grandfather, even if he is old, why didn't he have an entourage?" Xu An asked with a frown.
"When people are old, not only are they physically unbearable, but they are also useless people in this world, how can they fill in the troubles for others, everyone has their own things to do, let them guard me, an old man, is not a mistake in the future of others. Rodin returned.
"The Xu family is grateful to Uncle Luo. Xu An saluted and said.
"Your Highness is leaving?" asked Rodin, looking out the door.
"Somebody wants to kill me, and I'm going to kill them all before dawn. Xu An looked at the candle flame in front of him and said.
"With the strength of His Highness, those people are not to worry, just be cautious and return to the capital safely. ”
"Uncle Luo knows who wants to kill me?"
"It should have been General Lin's doing. ”
"You guessed that, too?"
"The guard of the southern army of Wanqiu Town is Lin Ying, the son of General Lin, and this Lin Ying must have received General Lin's order, so he did not send troops to encircle and suppress the robbers. ”
"Lin Ying, I know him, this person can't move, even if he wants to kill me. Xu An said after thinking about it.
"Lin Ying won't kill you, but he doesn't dare to disobey the general's orders, you must know that the incident three years ago left a deep impression on him. ”
"But the general only obeys the orders of the lord. Xu An said.
"These things can only wait for you to go back and investigate. ”
"General Lin is the strongest man in Beichang, can Uncle Luo think that I am his opponent?"
"If General Lin was not His Highness's opponent before that incident, but His Highness's state of mind was affected when he ascended to the Spirit Wandering, and his cultivation could no longer return to his previous state, and it would be difficult to defeat him now. ”
"Then why do you have such confidence in me?"
"Because General Lin is trapped in the capital. Rodin smiled.
"Who can trap him?"
"The Spirit Academy is not involved in this kind of thing, and the only one who can trap him is the Lord of the Kingdom. ”
"I see. Xu An couldn't help but be happy when he heard this, and then said.
"It's almost winter, and the wound is not easy to grow, so remember to be careful. ”
"Thank you, Uncle Ro. ”
"Your Highness still has questions?" asked Rodin.
"The Dean once said that I have doubts and obsessions, and I will never be able to enter the fugue again in this life, but why can't I enter the Star Picking Realm now? Xu An asked suspiciously.
"After the late psychic stage, there is the star picking, and your strength should be above the late psychic stage, as for why you can't break through, it's really a little puzzling. ”
"Is it possible that my ascension fugue failed?"
"This is not possible, although iQue and Star Picking are two different realms, but iQue can also be regarded as Star Picking, but Star Picking cannot be regarded as a fugue, and the failure of the Ascending iQue will only affect the future Ascension iQue, and after the failure, you can choose to pick up the stars without any effect. ”
"You don't know why?"
"I don't know, Dean Mu has already entered the world, and you can ask him for advice when you return to the Spirit Academy. ”
"That's the only way, Uncle Luo take care. Xu An stood up and saluted.
"Go ahead, I'll tell you my story if I'm free. Luo Dan looked at Xu An kindly and said.
"It's a deal. ”
"The weather at home is not warmer than from the south, and it's cold, remember to drink less wine, let's go." Rodin stood up and said.
Xu An closed the wooden door, carrying a wine jug and a sword, and headed north.
After a while, the wooden door creaked open, and Rodin walked to the door and looked at the slowly disappearing back, not knowing what to think, and the smile on his face became more and more kind.
Then Rodin led the old dog out of the yard slowly, not knowing what to do.