Chapter 1: The Life of the Elephant
The places close to the Yuan Shu Palace are generally the residences of the high-rise members of the Yuan Group, and although the houses here are not as ornate as the Yuan Shu Palace, they are all magnificent, but only one of these buildings is extremely special.
It is said that it is special not because it has the magnificence of a palace, but because it is very simple. Although it is quite spacious, there is no carving at the door, and the simple wooden plaque has two words written on it, Yan Mansion.
The owner of this house is, of course, Yan Xiang.
The furnishings of the house largely reflect the character of the owner, just like the simple house, Yan Xiang is definitely the clear stream in the Shouchun group, he has a good character, very principled, upright, in history he strongly persuaded Yuan Shu not to be called the emperor on the embodiment of the dripping exquisite.
At this time, it was still early in the morning, Yan Xiang was sitting in the hall, as if he was closing his eyes and recuperating, only a few books were placed on the desk, although Yuan Shu never recruited people to discuss matters during this time, but Yan Xiang still maintained a good habit of getting up early.
If you want to divide the interests of Yuan Shu's subordinates, then the slanderer Yang Hong must represent the interests of the Jianghuai family, and Zhang Xun Jiling represents the interests of the warriors. As for him? It seems that there is no position at all, he was only born in a small family, he can't represent the family, he is a literati, he can't represent the army, if you must divide him into a class, he only represents Yuan Shu, and he will always be the one who most faithfully protects Yuan Shu's interests.
It's a pity that the words are contrary to the ear.
Yan Xiang is a smart man, his keen sense of smell has long captured Yuan Shu's intention to be the emperor, in the past, he didn't explain, just knocked on the side, analyzed from the outside world, trying to slow down the speed of Yuan Shu's emperor, in his opinion, the current Yuan Shu emperor is definitely not in line with the time, when the time comes to destroy the Yuan family's foundation, not to mention, but also to make a self-defeating end.
But now it's different, at this time Cao Mengde and Yuan's original war is about to break out, Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao are too busy to take care of themselves, although on the surface they give Yuan Shu an excellent opportunity to call the emperor, but the young emperor is still there, as long as Yuan Shu is the emperor, these warlords will definitely put down the things in their hands and ignore them, and rush up to carve up the pot of the first princes in Jiangnan.
Unfortunately, not everyone can see these facts clearly.
Yang Hong is one of them, this villain is selfish, for the interests of the family behind him, he will definitely do his best to push Yuan Shu to the pinnacle of power, and when the time comes, he will definitely rise and become the first hero of persuasion.
Although Yan Xiang strongly believed that Yuan Shu was wise and able to see the essence of things through appearances, Yan Xiang was also really worried about Yuan Shu's ambitions. You must know that when Yan Xiang followed Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu showed his ambition to be the seat of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and now Yuan Shu has been firmly sitting in the first prince of the south for a long time, and his patience has long been wiped out, and there is a good opportunity to become emperor on the surface, Yuan Shu will definitely not give up, because Yuan Shu can't resist the temptation at his fingertips.
The continuous persuasion had made Yuan Shu annoyed with Yan Xiang, and the failure to summon him for several days seemed to have smoothed out Yan Xiang's confidence, and Yan Xiang at this time was more like an old Confucian at home, facing life calmly every day, smiling at the ups and downs of the outside world.
"Sir, it's time for breakfast."
Yan Xiang slowly opened his eyes and saw his old servant, so he smiled knowingly, and then opened his mouth and said, "Put it down, Ah Fu will go and tell Lang'er to get up." ”
Yan Xiang was old enough to have a son, and he probably raised a son when he was not confused, named Lang, and his name Haorui.
He knows his son's intelligence, but unfortunately his son is a little lazy and can't get up until three bars in the morning, so Yan Xiang has to urge his son to get up early to study after he has been free for a few days.
After seeing the figure of the old servant leaving, Yan Xiang had already begun to eat his own breakfast, which was very simple, only a few steamed buns and a bowl of water. Steamed buns have long been widely spread in Shouchun after Gao Yun, this kind of food is not only delicious, but also cheap, even if Yan Xiang is wary of Gao Yun, but he still appreciates the food made by Gao Yun.
"Gao Zisigh, he's really a genius."
Chewing this steamed bun in his mouth, Yan Xiang was already thinking about Gao Yun in his mind. Since Gao Yun was transferred to Lujiang as the Taishou, he has always maintained a very high level of attention to Gao Yun.
wanted to let Gao Yun enter the Lujiang River at the beginning, but it was actually his own conspiracy. The local families in Lujiang are complicated, and it will definitely cause a lot of trouble to Gao Yun, as long as Gao Yun touches the bottom line of these families, then Gao Yun will definitely be beaten into the endless abyss from now on.
But on the contrary, if Gao Yun survives this catastrophe, he will also soar into the sky.
And now, Gao Yun has indeed done it, as soon as he entered Lujiang, he recruited Lu Kang as his strong partner, and then used thunderous means to destroy the anti-force family led by Zhang Cong, whether it is the current recovery of the Jiang thief forces, or the acceptance of Lu Xun as a disciple, it has been proved that he has completely stabilized his position in Lujiang.
Although Yuan Yao helped him, it didn't matter, because Yan Xiang always believed that a person who didn't have the ability couldn't help the wall.
Breakfast became tasteless, Yan Xiang simply planned to take a walk around the house, usually like to plant some flowers and plants, now that it is spring, everywhere is full of vitality, and the irritability in Yan Xiang's heart has eased a lot.
Stepping into his son's courtyard and seeing his son lying on the stone table and napping, Yan Xiang raised his eyebrows and walked over.
"Father.. Father. ”
"I asked Fauber to wake you up in the morning to study, why are you lazy for no reason?"
Yan Lang touched the sore spot on his head in embarrassment, and then looked at his father with a serious expression, before he said embarrassedly: "The book is rich in content, and my son is just a fugue, not really asleep." ”
Yan Xiang seemed to be laughed at by his son's sophistry, and looked at his son and then at the book "The Mean", knowing that he knew very well, how could the content of the Mean make people reach the point of fugue?
"I dare to quibble and memorize books quickly."
Seeing Yan Xiang pretending to be angry, Yan Lang's face tightened, and he quickly stood up, his eyes rolled a few times, and he opened his mouth to come.
"The predicate of the Mandate of Heaven is sexuality, the predicate of recklessness is the Tao, and the predicate of cultivation is teaching. Those who are in the Tao must not be separated from it...
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Yan Xiang still enjoys the process of reciting books by Yan Lang very much, Yan Lang is smart, he has long understood that he also has some unforgettable skills for books, and now that he is in such a predicament, perhaps only his son is the object of his greatest gratification.
Yan Xiang gradually sat down, and after a while he opened his eyes, and found that the old servant was already standing in front of him.
"Master, it's almost noon, and the master will meet some people in the afternoon, you see..."
As soon as he heard the old servant's words, Yan Xiang immediately arrived at the time and hurriedly said, "Ah Fu ordered to go down and bathe in incense..."