Volume III. Chapter 20. On the way back to Beijing (below).

Ze-sama is available. 【】Shecheng Liu Xing! , make Liu Mianqiu hear the voice outside the study, Xiao Mo was slightly stunned. But he laughed.

This is because Xiao Mo remembered Zhang Maozong's comments on Liu Xingzhi, Liu Mian and others not long ago.

Zhang Maozong's vision is indeed good.

Thinking of this, Xiao Mo just instructed Deng Shangquan, "Keep an eye on that Cao Fei these days." After that, Liu Xingzhi and Liu Mian were invited to the study.

After the two sides sat down, Xiao Mo said with a smile: "These days, the two adults have been dealing with post-war affairs, day and night, but it has been hard work. ”

Hearing Xiao Mo say this, Liu Xingzhi and Liu Mian hurriedly got up and replied: "Don't dare, Lord Xiao, you have not only taken charge of the overall situation these days, presided over the negotiations with the grassland barbarians, but also guided me a lot in all kinds of affairs. ”

Xiao Mo shook his head and said: "The two adults don't have to be polite, now that the war has stopped, according to the convention, I am no longer privy to the decree, and now Xiao Mo is just a scholar in the court, and the attendant of the Chongwen Palace is just a servant of the Chongwen Palace, and Lord Liu is the same as the five-grade official of the court, and there is no longer a subordinate relationship, and the age is far below the two adults, so the two adults should not be so polite."

Liu Xingzhi also shook his head and said: "Lord Xiao, don't say that, don't talk about your status and prestige in the literary world, and don't say that after you have made such a meritorious achievement, you will definitely soar to the sky on the day you return to the dynasty. Let Shangyuan City be protected from barbarian rage. There is a great kindness to me from top to bottom of Shangyuan City, and it is not an exaggeration to be so respectful. ”

On the other side, Liu Mian also said: "What's more, these days, I have benefited a lot from following Lord Xiao, both in terms of knowledge and political affairs." Although Liu Xingzhi and I are a little older, but in our eyes, you can actually be said to be our teacher. ”

Listen to the flattery of the two. Xiao Mo didn't know how to answer for a while.

Looking at the humility between Liu Xingzhi and Liu Mian's expressions, Xiao Mo had another emotion in his heart.

After getting along with these two people for more than a month, at the beginning, I probably felt that the battle of Shangyuan City was bound to be lost, so although I was respectful to Xiao Mo, it was not sincere, it was more just a routine, and then I fought hard with the grassland coalition army, the situation was grim, and three changes a day, Xiao Mo and these two people performed their duties, did their best, were busy and tired, and they didn't care about what was inferior and inferior, and their interests were entangled.

However, now that the war network has stopped, and everyone has no more crises, the interests of official positions, the dignity and inferiority, and the quiet examples of the court are suddenly revealed.

Looking at the two people in front of him. Bowing down and lowering his hand, his expression was humble and respectful and cautious, full of stutters, which actually made Xiao Mo feel a sense of strangeness, and he only felt that it was completely different from Liu Xingzhi and Liu Mian in his previous memory.

Perhaps, as long as you are in officialdom. Something is inevitable.

Xiao Mo was in front of Emperor Chu Ling, how could it not be like this? It's just that it's more disguised, and it's not fundamentally different.

After sighing softly in his heart, the smile on Xiao Mo's face became more and more gentle, and he said slowly: "The two adults are polite and overpraised, I am just a junior, how can I deserve such praise." Well, but I don't know why the two adults suddenly came here today? ”

Liu Xingzhi glanced up at Xiao Mo, then lowered his eyes quickly, and replied softly: "That's the case, as far as we know, my lord, you will return to Beijing tomorrow?" ”

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Xiao Mo nodded and said, "Yes, now that the war has stopped, the peace talks have ended, and the grassland coalition forces have also retreated one after another, and they are almost gone, and there is nothing else to do in Shangyuan City, so it is time to leave." ”

After a pause, Xiao Mo said again: "What's more, Lord Wang Han is also leaving, and it is not appropriate for me to continue to stay here." What's more, the envoys of the four tribes of the grassland also asked me to accompany me to Beijing to see the saints. ”

Liu Xingzhi said with a smile: "Speaking of which, yesterday, we accompanied the privy envoy to monitor the departure of the grassland coalition army, and the Great Khan Bal of Nanqiu expressed his regret because he could not meet the adults again before leaving. ”

Liu Mian also nodded and said: "That's true, this time the grassland coalition is menacing, and the attack is unstoppable all the way, but they are all defeated under your hands, even Nabale said that although he and you are opponents, he admires you tightly." ”

Xiao Mo shook his head and said: "The reason why I didn't go to see off those great sweaters was because I didn't want to face such a face, obviously they hated each other to death, but they had to pretend to express their closeness between words, and the faint verbal hints were another meaning, which made people tired and tight." ”

Liu Mian complimented: "Your Excellency is wise, you can see through it at a glance." ”

Liu Xingzhi sighed and said: "It's just that after you left Shangyuan City, I can't listen to your teachings every day like before. I will wait for the opportunity to go to Beijing in the future. I will definitely go to the house of Lord Xiao to pay a visit and listen to your advice again

Liu Mian also nodded hurriedly: "Yes, we and the adults have gone through this battle of Shangyuan City, and it can be regarded as life and death, the relationship is very different from others, once separated, it is indeed sad, if you have any instructions in the future, just send a letter, I and Lord Liu Xingzhi, and even the military officials of Shangyuan City, will do our best for Lord Xiao." ”

Between the words, the meaning of refuge is fully revealed.

Xiao Mo knew that this was Liu Xingzhi and Liu Mian's loyalty to him again, and even vaguely, it could be seen that they were not only here on their behalf, but even the common thoughts and intentions of many civil and military officials in Shangyuan City.

Although after Zhang Maozong's analysis, he had already prepared for the attitude of the officials of Shangyuan City, but when Liu Xingzhi and Liu Mian took their stance seriously, Xiao Mo couldn't help but feel happy in his heart.

The first battle of Shangyuan City, its merits have not been seen in a hundred years, and the civil and military officials who participated in it can be met on the day of promotion. Those who have made outstanding contributions, and even participate in the governor's affairs in the DPRK can be expected, and with such a force taking the initiative to take refuge, Xiao Mozi has benefited greatly.

Although Xiao Mo didn't dare to fully trust these people, he naturally needed to repay such a statement.

"The two adults are polite." Xiao Mo smiled: "Although I am going back to Beijing soon, it does not mean that it will be difficult for me to meet in the future, or that the two adults will also enter Beijing as officials soon." Maybe. ”

As he spoke, Xiao Mo picked up the excerpt he had written these days from the desk, handed it to the two of them, and said at the same time: "Here is the excerpt I want to report to Your Majesty in the future, the two adults are experienced, please mention me as a staff officer." ”

Seeing the fold handed by Xiao Mo, Liu Xingzhi and Liu Mian's eyes flashed with a fine light.

The reason why the two of them came to meet Xiao Mo at this time was that their main purpose was this.

On that day, the grassland coalition army was strong, and the attack was like a bamboo, Liu Xingzhi, Liu Mian and others, consciously Shangyuan City would be broken, so they went their own way, wanting to transfer out of Shangyuan City and find another safe place. The reason is also easy to find, but "a certain pavilion elder is concerned about the war, so he summoned him and asked about the preparations".

At least, people like Nanzhou Prefecture Mu Fang Lixin, Shangyuan City Inspection Lang Zhouping, Patrol Zheng Ma Shang and others were summoned to Beijing for such a reason, and since then they have stayed away from Zhan Zhuo.

However, the two are not prominent in their respective factions. Or it's just a margin, or the relationship is not strong, and Shangyuan City still needs officials to stay, of course, they can't all be summoned to Beijing to be questioned by the elders, and under the weighing of interests, they are just given up by their respective factions.

If one person in Shangyuan City did not leave, Liu Xingzhi and Liu Mian would not have any resentment towards their respective factions, but in just half a time, Nanzhou and even the land of Shangyuan City, the upper-level officials left nearly half at once, and the two of them were consciously abandoned, and they were resentful.

Now that Shangyuan City has won a great victory, the two of them have made outstanding achievements, and they are about to be promoted, and the former faction leaders suddenly care about them again, and they have exchanged letters in just over ten days, hinting at Xu Li, and they are extremely concerned, but the two of them are unwilling to take refuge again because of their previous experience, or cold, or resentful.

And in such a situation, Xiao Mo, who has had hardships with them and has a bright future, has become the best candidate for a new backer.

It's just that although the two of them have the heart to take refuge, they don't know what Xiao Mo's intentions are, and this letter of invitation is undoubtedly the best proof.

If Xiao Mo praised them in the excerpt, then he already regarded them as his own people, if it was just a fair evaluation and truthfully reported the merits of the two, it would also prove that Xiao Mo had no bias towards them. But if Xiao Mo just brushed aside the exploits of the two, and didn't even mention it, don't look at what the two said before, but I'm afraid that after leaving the study, he will never have the slightest contact with Xiao Mo.

In this state of mind, although the two of them didn't dare to say anything, they still took Xiao Mo's request for merit and looked at it urgently.

After a while, both of them were overjoyed, and returned the merit to Xiao Mo, and even bowed to Xiao Mo to thank Xiao Mo regardless of the official age of both parties.

In this letter of merit, although Xiao Mo did not praise the two of them, the words of evaluation were much higher than the actual merits of the two, at least, Liu Xingzhi knew that he had never had "holding a sword beside Xiao Mo, facing the enemy without fear, shouting loudly, wanting to kill the enemy with the soldiers" Yunyun.

At this point, Bei Xingzhi and Liu Mian have completely returned to Xiao Mo!!

At least, before there were other changes, the two of them were already people who regarded themselves as Xiao Mo's faction.

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Bi: Well, there is a second shift today, and there are three more.

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