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In the afternoon of the same day, Shen Ruoliao went to visit the Duke of Wei's mansion. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info seems to have seen Wei Guogong, and he can have the bottom to meet the Son of Heaven in his heart.

"Marquis Shen; The lord is waiting for you. The doorman Fushou led him into the garden. Xu Huizu was standing in front of the water pavilion where he had a secret conversation last time, and when he saw him coming, he waved his hand and motioned for Fushou to leave.

"Grandpa," Shen Ruoyu asked when he came up, "how did you know I was coming?" ”

Xu Huizu smiled. "It's like you know I'm back."

He stood in front of Shen Ruoyu and looked him up and down for a long time.

"Look at you, it's changed so much."

Shen Ruoyu was a little at a loss. "I ...... Changed? Where? ”

Xu Huizu shook his head and smiled: "Think about a year and a half ago, when you just came to the capital. At that time, you were just the Yibin Lang of King Yan, with strong martial arts, arrogant, top-heavy, and the Son of Heaven didn't pay attention to it, and the entire Imperial Forest Army was played with by you. Now you seem to be the world-famous Marquis of Dongchang. Since the rebellion of King Yan, the imperial court has never had such a great victory, and the elite of the Yan army was wiped out in a battle. Who would have thought that in the midst of strategizing, Dongchanghou, who was on the Hengge Frontier, was not yet twenty-two years old. But look at you today, you are honestly afraid, and you are always and everywhere sorrowful, and you have to come to me for advice on everything. ”

Shen Ruoyu smiled sadly: "Grandpa, how can you say that you are an old man." ”

Xu Huizu sat down by the water and sighed, "Of course I'm old. I have been training with my father since I was young, and now I am middle-aged, and I have not tasted the size of the army for decades. Seeing you now, how can I not be envious. ”

Shen Ruoliao said: "If the Son of Heaven worships you as a general from the beginning, I, Shen Ruoliao, am afraid that I will not have this opportunity to go to the battlefield at all; The Yan army has long been blocked by you in Beiping City, and you can't get out. ”

Xu Huizu smiled: "Not necessarily. ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "In this battle, I have a lot of luck. What's more, the initial framework was not designed by me. ”

Xu Huizu said calmly: "Let's hear it." ”

"I didn't expect King Yan to go down to Linqing first; In addition, it was the Yan army's sneak attack on the daimyo, which was indeed a big mistake for our army. Then, I used Lan Jung-kyun -- almost completely dependent on him. Although, to some extent, it is precisely because I don't trust him that he can hide his eyes and ears so perfectly, but after all, relying on someone I don't believe in the first place is too risky. King Yan once said that courage and courage are based on a clear understanding of both the enemy and the enemy, and the courage of gamblers is never only because of fainting. Looking back on the entire Dongchang battle now, I dare not be sure that I have never had the psychology of a gambler from beginning to end. ”

Xu Huizu smiled faintly. "You're really up to it. fought such a beautiful battle and made such great achievements, but he was not fluttering because of this, and he could still see the shortcomings coldly. The world may think that your sorrow is a pretense, but I know your heart. I heard that you personally killed Zhang Yu, the Yan general who had a deep friendship with you? ”

Shen Ruoyu glanced at him, lowered his gaze, did not speak, and turned his face to look at the swimming fish in the pool.

"I heard again that you captured Yan Jun Xizuo, tortured him, severed his fingers and cut off his eyes, and shocked the 200,000 army? I also heard that on the night of the Battle of Dongchang, you ordered 50,000 Yan troops to be captured and killed? Xu Huizu shook his head and sighed, "When I saw a little torture in the prison of the Criminal Department, I fainted on the spot, vomited all over the place, and had a high fever for three days, how did Shen Ruoliao become what you are today?" ”

Shen Ruoyu said in a low voice: "I don't know. I...... Sometimes I feel that when I kill someone, it seems that it is not me, but like an outsider, watching myself kill from the sidelines, but ...... But indifferent. Sometimes, however, it ...... When I think about it, I am terrified. ”

Xu Huizu said lightly: "One will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither, it has been like this since ancient times." People in the world often say that the father is a good beginning and a good end, and there are few famous generals in ancient times. But even my father started and finished well, and he only lived to be fifty-four years old. Thinking about Zhuge Liang again, he only lived to be fifty-four years old. Murder will eventually lead to longevity. Zhang Yu must be killed. The 50,000 Yan soldiers really had to be killed. But that broken finger is really unnecessary. ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "I also understand. I didn't know what I was thinking. - Actually, it's mainly because my cronies around me make eyeliner for King Yan, and I- I really hate King Yan. He caused me to kill my best friend, my old friend in trouble. I hated him for raising troops and bullying his nephew, but I knew that he couldn't afford not to fight, and I would—"

He stopped abruptly and suddenly glanced at Xu Huizu in horror; He accidentally almost revealed his deepest secret.

"You just didn't say anything."

Xu Huizu looked at his every expression deeply, not letting go of the slightest fleeting light and color.

Wei Guo said quietly: "Do you regret that you made such a choice in the first place?" ”

Shen Ruoyu was shocked, and looked at Wei Guogong in a panic, wondering if he had seen through all his secrets, or if he was just asking normally.

"I ......," he was distraught, "I have my price to pay." It's just that at the beginning, I wasn't quite ready. I thought I could, but I didn't think it through. ”

"So now?"

"I don't know how or when it's going to end. This war has dragged on for too long. Even if I have no relationship with King Yan, I don't want to continue killing people like this. Although I had learned how to kill, and although I could not feel the order at the time of wielding a knife or even facing the execution, in the end, I still couldn't do it. ”

Xu Huizu said: "Good thing; If you don't make a splash no matter what, it's not the way to go. As for this war - we have no choice; You tell me? If it can be ended as soon as possible, neither side will deliberately drag it until today. ”

Shen Ruoliao did not answer.

Xu Huizu asked, "You are here for this?" ”

Shen Ruoyu shook his head. "It's not." He said, looking at the water in annoyance, but seeing nothing.

"Lan Zhengjun - what the hell should I do. At the time of Dongchang, I had no selfish care, and everything was based on military intelligence and fighters. Now that he has made a great contribution and returned to the capital, the Son of Heaven did not see you, me and the general, but summoned him to the palace first. If he's really harmless, that's fine. I am far away from the Son of Heaven and fighting outside, in fact, it doesn't matter. I was afraid - I always had a premonition of what he was going to do, a very ominous premonition, and I didn't know what it was. I can't let myself behave out of measure just for a hazy feeling. ”

Xu Huizu smiled bitterly: "I knew that it would be good for you to come to me." ”

He said kindly: "In order to prevent and control him, you tried your best to transfer him to the military and always keep him with you, but the result was that he made meritorious contributions. Since you can no longer control him now, and you are so worried, it is better to protect yourself, be careful, and don't provoke him. I think you can't please him with your temper. However, you can't afford to hide, you can always do it, right? ”

"I'm easy; But what about the emperor? ”

Xu Huizu asked a question that surprised him.

"Who do you think will win in the end, King Yan and the imperial court?"

“…… Grandpa?! ”

Xu Huizu said quietly: "There is no one else here, only you and me." If you don't want to say it, you can not say it. If you want to say it, then don't try to lie to me. ”

Shen Ruoyu thought for a moment in horror.

"You...... Do you have an answer to this question? ”

Xu Huizu did not answer immediately, but carefully observed his expression for a while; Shen Ruoyu couldn't stand that gaze and lowered his head.

After a while, Wei Guogong spoke: "This question is actually meaningless to me. However, it means a lot to you. You don't have to answer me; You just use this question to ask yourself. Then, on top of your answer, consider Lan Zhengjun's question, and you will surely understand. ”

Shen Ruoyu didn't dare to answer, for fear that he would say the wrong thing.

"Also," Wei Guogong said again: "Turn around and enter the palace to meet the ministers of the Son of Heaven, whether it is in the court or in the apse, there is one thing, what Your Majesty and the ministers say, you just listen, don't say much." ”

"What's the matter?"

"The matter of condensing the divine treasure. If the Son of Heaven and Mr. Fang must ask you, you just agree and say yes. ”

Shen Ruoyu was a little puzzled. “…… Destiny Treasure? What's that? ”

Xu Huizu said: "You forgot? In the thirty-first year of Hongwu, when he had just ascended the throne, a messenger came from the Western Regions and offered a piece of green jade from the snow-capped mountain that was two feet square. When he was the grandson today, he dreamed that the gods bestowed treasures. His Majesty got this treasure, and then when he sacrificed to the Temple of Heaven and Earth, he stayed in the palace at night, and had this dream, so he ordered the craftsman to carve this huge piece of green jade into a jade seal. It took a year, and now the jade seal is completed. ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "I remembered, there was such a thing. Isn't it just a jade seal, of course I'll definitely say yes. ”

Xu Huizu shook his head solemnly: "It is your attitude that worries me the most. Just remember, don't say much, just echo it. Looking back, you'll understand why. ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "So serious? What is engraved on the jade seal? ”

Xu Huizu said: "If I remember correctly, 'The Mandate of Heaven is Mingde, the expression is square, the essence is in the middle, and the universe is forever prosperous'." ”

Shen Ruoyu frowned: "It's a little too much; On the jade seal of the country, there are only eight words in total. ”

He stopped and saw Xu Huizu's deeply worried eyes.

"I see, Grandpa, I'll pay attention."