The three people in the living room sat down, and Liu Sheng took out the brocade box from his sleeve. Xu Yanping was stunned for a moment, vaguely feeling something. The butler walked over and took the brocade box and handed it to him. The box opened, and a jade pendant appeared in front of him. At this time, I felt a thunderbolt in my mind, shattering the current state of mind like stopping water. Bring up pieces of broken memories. Countless figures flashed through my heart.

Decades ago, he was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy playing around in Jinling City. The banner of the Southern Tang Dynasty was hung at the head of the city, and the country was in full swing. The city is full of flowers, and the army is mighty. It was on that day that his friend ascended to the supreme position of the Southern Tang Dynasty. They imagined the future and sang loudly.

"Yanping, do you know that just today, the envoys of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the envoys of the Shu Kingdom entered Beijing at the same time to celebrate my accession to the throne." When Li Yu spoke, he was a little hesitant.

Xu Yanping didn't feel anything, but was happy for him: "Isn't this a good thing?" In the past two years, we have just conquered Wu and Chu. The strength of the country and the military are in full swing, and the envoys of the two countries have come to congratulate us at this time, doesn't it show that we are strong? “。

"Yanping is not as simple as you think, such as today's three-legged stand. The envoys of Shu proposed that the three kingdoms in the late Eastern Han Dynasty should be emulated in the past, and the two would unite to resist the Northern Zhou Dynasty. However, the envoys of the Northern Zhou Dynasty invited us to join forces to attack Shu, how do you say I should choose." Li Yu looked sad and said the problem in his heart.

Xu Yanping looked at Li Miao and thought: "I heard that the Northern Zhou Dynasty has failed to defeat Shu every year, and the two countries have been inseparable from each other for many years. As I say, it's best to sit back and see what happens."

"But your father suggested that I unite with the Northern Zhou and attack Shu. The reason is that the north is in turmoil every year, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty has only been established for 30 years, and the war against Shu has been lost in these 30 years. The people's livelihood is withering, and there is nothing to be afraid of. On the other hand, Shu has been known as the country of abundance since ancient times, and it is surrounded by mountains and rivers. Located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, this is a big problem." Li Yu recalled Xu Yanping, the reason given in the court.

As soon as Xu Yanping heard his father's suggestion, he didn't think much about it: "As a son of man, he naturally leans towards his father. But the national policy also asks you to consider it carefully."

"Yanping, since you are biased towards the prime minister. Then tomorrow morning, I will issue an order to send troops to attack Shu." Li Yu looked at Xu Yanping and made up his mind.

The fire in the Jinling Imperial Palace is raging. The lord of the country, Li Yu, disappeared, and the Southern Tang Dynasty surrendered. Xu Yanping was drunk in Luoyang, and his most beloved father led hundreds of officials to surrender. Which brother who grew up with him since he was a child turned into ashes along with the palace in Jinling City. He inadvertently added fuel to the fire. But how can he hate, how should he hate, and who can he hate. For countless days and nights, he could only get drunk. In the unreal, in exchange for a moment of tranquility.

"Father, you won, a family that has been in the Southern Tang Dynasty for generations. sold his home and country, in exchange for only a book of the Great Zhou. Why, and where is your integrity? My Jinling Xu family, is it so unbearable? “。 Xu Yanping was drunk and muttered to himself.

The old man walked over, looked at his only son, and sighed deeply: "Yanping, it's not that I want to do this for my father, but because my father has to do this." Some things are not as simple as you see."

"Excuses, all this is excuses. In the past, if it weren't for you, you proposed to attack Shu, so that the army would be killed in Shu. If you hadn't taken the opportunity to lead hundreds of officials to force the palace. How can I surrender the whole country to the top of the Southern Tang Dynasty? That fire, did you put it in order to kill it all?" Xu Yanping was in a daze, and when he heard this, he suddenly became angry. With the only strength he had, he pointed at the old man, and after a while, he slowly put it down.

There was no reply, only a sigh. After several years of investigation, I found that the fire had nothing to do with my father, and I felt a little comforted. But there are still many doubts in it, and it is far from enough to rely on his own strength, so he made up his mind to become an official in the court. With his connections in Nantang in the past, his official fortune was prosperous along the way. Not long after his father's death, the position of prime minister naturally fell on his head. The old man of the Southern Tang Dynasty cheered, but he was tormented in his heart. That incident in the past has always been a thorn, and it hurts to pierce my heart. At the same time, it is also the biggest gap between their father and son.

The train of thought finally drifted back, and before I knew it, the corners of my eyes were quietly moistened. Xu Yanping hurriedly took out the letter in the brocade box and looked at it carefully. After a while, he looked at Liu Sheng and Jia Fu in surprise: "Is he still alive?"

"Not only alive, but also active." Liu Sheng looked at Xu Yanping, who was surprised, and nodded hurriedly.

Xu Yanping heard that his former friend was still alive, and his heart was overjoyed: "It's good to be alive, it's good to be alive."

"The Taoist chief also said that if you have leisure, I hope you will talk about the past feelings." Liu Sheng hurriedly relayed the words explained by Daoist Mingyi to him.

Xu Yanping stood up suddenly, ready to go to him immediately, but after only taking two steps, he suddenly felt inappropriate: "Dao Chief? How did he become a Taoist?"

"It's the Taoist, and now the Dao is Mingyi." Jia Fu looked at Xu Yanping's puzzled expression and interjected to explain.

Xu Yanping sighed when he heard Mingyi's two words: "The Tao is good, the Tao is good." I just read the letter, and he said let me help you, I don't know what it is."

"Dare to ask Xiangye, how do King Yong and the prince compare." Liu Sheng saw that the time was ripe, and hurriedly said the words he had thought of a long time ago.

Xu Yanping thought for a while: "King Yong's scheming methods are very old-fashioned, the old man sees him as not a benevolent master, although he is gentle on the surface, but he is a femme fatale in his heart."

"What about the Prince?". Liu Sheng then continued to ask.

Xu Yanping thought about it again, and his words came to this point. He didn't know what Liu Sheng was asking for: "Compared with King Yong, the prince has a reckless personality and has no city. It's just rare to have a heart that hasn't been cold-blooded."

"May I ask the two of them, who is today's prince and tomorrow's emperor. It is most beneficial to the court and the people." Liu Sheng listened to Xu Yanping's analysis and asked.

Xu Yanping stared at Liu Sheng for a moment: "Do you want the old man to protect the prince?"

"Please also ask Xiangye Mingjian, the prince seems to be at least a little more benevolent than King Yong at this time." After Liu Sheng finished speaking, he felt apprehensive in his heart.

Xu Yanping looked at Liu Sheng and weighed it in his heart: "This matter is important, I need to think about it carefully."

"The Taoist chief has a saying, if the prime minister hesitates, please go to him to talk about it." Liu Sheng didn't say that he was worried before, but now he is relaxed after speaking.

Xu Yanping showed a look of disbelief: "He doesn't hate me? Can you really look for him? “。

"The words of the Taoist chief have not changed a few words." Liu Sheng saw Xu Yanping excited, and his tone was very flat and affirmative.

Xu Yanping suddenly became excited, pacing back and forth: "The old man will enter the palace now, ask His Majesty for a few days of leave, and go with you to find him."

"Xiangye, please". Liu Sheng looked at Jia Fu and smiled slightly. This matter has probably already been done.

Xu Yanping couldn't care about greetings, and hurriedly instructed the housekeeper: "Prepare the carriage quickly, the old man is in a hurry." I want to enter the palace and meet Your Majesty."

"Xiangye, please ...... later." The butler agreed, and hurriedly trotted down to command. Not long after, a carriage stopped outside the mansion, and Xu Yanping got into the carriage and galloped towards the palace.