Li Xuan didn't expect Tang Jian to be so honest. When we first met, I said so many inner words to myself. Tang Jian saw Li Xuan's question, and said: "In the entire imperial capital of Chang'an, no one in the whole world can understand me, they all think that I am a gentleman who can't be supported, even my parents and brothers think that I am deviant and not doing my job. And only you can understand me and speak to my heart. Now, I don't know if I'm on the right path. Is it going astray? I could only keep my head buried in my doubts. As you said, this is the biggest doubt in my heart, and it is also the most painful part of my heart. I'm on a different path than anyone else's. You know the confusion in my heart, and I know the truest thoughts in my heart, and I hope you can help me solve this confusion and tell me, is it the right thing for me to do this? Am I going to keep going on this path? ”

Li Xuan smiled slightly. Tang Jian's confusion has been experienced by many people in later generations. On the one hand, it is a stable and peaceful life, and on the other hand, it is its own ideals and interests. Go? How to choose? Many people, for the sake of stability, give up their ideals and interests, and have been living a dull life in accordance with the fixed trajectory required by their parents and the mainstream of society; There are also people who, for the sake of ideals and interests, give up a stable life and work alone, some people turn back to the original point halfway and continue to live a peaceful and stable life, or live a life that is not as good as the original, and there are only so many children, a very small number of children, they have always adhered to their ideals and interests, even if they encounter particularly big difficulties and setbacks, they do not flinch. In the end, they achieved great success. These very few people, including Bill Brown, who dropped out of school to start a business and was not favored by the world's richest man. Gates; It also includes the former Apple CEO who was confused and confused, lost the direction of progress, and finally chose to do things according to his own ideals and interests, and created the Apple mobile phone - Steve. Jobs.

Li Xuan didn't answer Tang Jian's question, but asked: "If you give up making all kinds of friends now, return to the mansion, follow the original trajectory, be a high-ranking official step by step, and live your life peacefully." When you are old, do you regret this decision today? Do you regret today's decision? ”

Tang Jian fell into deep thought, and after a long time, he said: "Yes, I will definitely feel regret and remorse." ”

Li Xuan asked again: "If you are allowed to continue to interact freely with your friends like now, talk freely, do what you want to do most every day, and continue to walk on this road, but this road has opportunities and sufferings, and these sufferings have unbearable pain, will you still be willing to continue walking?" ”

Tang Jian fell into deep thought, and said after a long time: "I am willing to go on." Because this path is my interest, I will be very attentive and happy to do what I am interested in every day. This is my own path, the most suitable path for me, the one that makes me the most happy, and I am willing to go on even if there is more suffering. ”

Li Xuan persuaded and said: "There is no road in the world, and when there are more people walking, there will be a road." Everyone has their own personality and each person's temperament. Although other people's paths are good, they can't come by themselves. Go your own way, do what you like, what suits you is the best, although this path, in the eyes of others, is deviated. But who can guarantee that the path they are taking is the only right way in the world? Go your own way, and maybe one day, you will find that you have come far, far away, and achieved things that no one else would have achieved in a lifetime. ”

Tang Jian fell into deep thought, and soon, his eyes suddenly became less confused, revealing a firmness.

Tang Jian raised his head, looked at Li Xuan, and asked, "Are you really willing to invest money to let me eat, drink and have fun?" Let me go further on my own path? ”

Li Xuan said affirmatively: "Of course I am willing to support you." However, you also know that I am the advisor of the King of Qin, and I do things for His Royal Highness the King of Qin. I hope you can target people who have a relationship with His Royal Highness King Qin. Your Majesty, the crown prince, the king of Qi, the important ministers of the imperial court, the heads of the wealthy families, and of course, the twelve guards stationed in the imperial capital, as well as the people and supporters around the king of Qin, I hope that His Royal Highness the king of Qin and I can keep track of every move of these people at any time. ”

Hearing what he was interested in, Tang Jian said lightly: "This problem is not big, but my expenses will be relatively large." I will have a lot of people at the banquet every day, and some information also requires financial investment. ”

Li Xuan said: "There is no problem with this, how much money you need, His Royal Highness King Qin will be satisfied, and I will give you all the money." ”

Tang Jian said happily: "That's good, that's good." ”

Soon, the entire imperial capital of Chang'an found Tang Jian's active figure, and the officials found that Tang Jian didn't even go to the most basic government office, and wandered all day with people of different identities in Chang'an's various sizes of wine shops, Qinglou (Qinglou), casinos, going out early and returning late every day, and never tired of it. The officials couldn't help but shake their heads again and again: "Depraved, too depraved." The Tang family's Jinchang Jungong is also a shrewd and capable person, how could he give birth to such a self-depraved thing? Tang Jian, it's so disappointing. ”

Chang'an, an abandoned land temple on the outskirts of the city.

The land temple is very dilapidated, most of the outer wall has collapsed, and the courtyard and the roof of the temple gate are covered with wild grass. Although the temple in the courtyard is dilapidated, the walls of the temple are still strong and can still shelter from the wind.

The Nighthawk Commander asked one of the Nighthawk guards who was connected with him, "Is there anything unusual in the capital lately?" ”

The Nighthawk guards reported to the Nighthawk Commander: "Commander, everything has been quiet in the imperial capital Chang'an recently. It's just that Guanglu Doctor Tang Jian is very active in his activities, and he gets together with friends all day long. Drinking, gambling, swaggering? ”

"Doctor Guanglu? The son of the prince of Jinchang? The imperial capital who loves to make friends - Tang Jian? The Nighthawk Commander muttered: "Tang Jian was originally a famous gentleman in the imperial capital, and he loved to make friends, in addition to drinking and gambling with people, did he have any other abnormalities?" ”

The Nighthawk Guard replied, "No anomalies found, it's just that this person has been too active lately, too active. ”

After thinking about it, the Nighthawk Commander said, "Don't care about Tang Jian anymore. He's just a self-depraved fool who doesn't deserve our energy. Let's focus on the crown prince, the king of Qin, and the king of Qi. The three of them are the ones who can change the situation in the imperial capital. ”

In Chang'an City, Tang Jian, under the cover of his identity and unexpected efficiency, quietly handed over the information he had collected to Li Xuan in front of everyone.