Zhou Xiaocao entered the private room and saw a person who looked to be in his fifties sitting inside. In modern times, this is a menopausal person; In ancient times, this was the old man.

In fact, in ancient times, as long as there were grandchildren, they could call themselves "old"; As long as you shave someone, you can call yourself "Lao Gao"; As long as you cut your little brother, you can call yourself "husband"

This old word was an honorific title in ancient times, for example, you called the teacher "teacher"; The person who pays himself is called "boss"; Call the mammals that steal your granary "rats"

But this old man is different.

As soon as this person sits here, there is a kind of domineering spirit in his body, which can only be tempered by those who are in the top position for many years. His eyes were very attentive, but his face was like that of a drug addict, and his face was full of sickness.

There were two people standing beside him, a man and a woman. The man's waist is straight, his temples are bulging high, and he should be a master of practicing foreign kung fu; The woman's gentleness should be his maid or concubine.

Seeing Zhou Xiaocao and Yan Qixia coming in, he just raised his hand lightly and said, "Please sit, feel free!" ”

Turning her face back, the beautiful woman behind her immediately took out a glass bottle from her arms and handed it to the old man. The old man took the bottle, pulled out the stopper, put the mouth of the bottle under his nose, frowned, inhaled vigorously, then plugged the stopper, and handed the bottle back. The woman took the bottle and put it back in her arms.

The old man spoke again: "The old man's surname is Liu, you can call me Mr. Liu." ”

Zhou Xiaocao's two eyes stared at the graceful woman, and first forced her in his mind, and then said with a satisfied smile: "I don't know what happened when Mr. Liu called?" ”

Mr. Liu said: "Young people, don't be so impatient when encountering problems. Let's talk about the others first. ”

Zhou Xiaocao snorted, he only smelled the contents of the glass bottle just now that it was chili water, and he didn't know if Mr. Liu was panicking.

"I'm not from the capital, so I came here for something important. If Mr. Liu just talks to me about Fengyue and his worldly feelings, then he will be exempt, we are not acquaintances, and you are not a woman, so there is nothing to talk about. ”

Hearing this, the side of the foreign kung fu master's body seemed to be able to unscrew Zhou Xiaocao's head as long as Mr. Liu gave an order. Yan Qixia was also in good spirits, and pressed her right hand to her waist. Although he had given the long sword to the chubby butler before entering the private room, he still had a short blade hidden at his waist. At this time, seeing that someone on the other side seemed to want to make trouble, Yan Qixia immediately made a move.

Mr. Liu pressed his left hand back and said, "Don't be impulsive, I called Zhou Gongzi here to be friends, you must not lose your manners." ”

Only then did the master swing his body back into place, and then he looked at his nose and nose again, as if everything that happened here had nothing to do with him. Yan Qixia is always paying attention to the only master of the other party. As for Zhou Xiaocao, those eyes rarely left the beauty opposite. The woman was uncomfortable by Zhou Xiaocao's back-and-forth gaze, and she always felt as if the clothes on her body had been seen through, so she couldn't help but be embarrassed and gave Zhou Xiaocao a hygienic eye. And Zhou Xiaocao didn't think about this, but pouted at her with a smile, which made the woman's cheeks blush.

Mr. Liu said: "Since Zhou Xiaoyou likes to get straight to the point, then we have something to say." To use an analogy, let's say a tree dies. Do you think it will break from above, or will it break from below? ”

Zhou Xiaocao yawned and said, "Do you still need to ask?" Naturally, it broke from below. A tree, all its nutrients come from the roots, and once the roots are broken, the tree is finished. ”

Mr. Liu took a sip of the teacup and said, "My opinion is just the opposite of Zhou Xiaoyou. I believe that if a tree dies, the most fundamental cause comes from above. You think, a rare tree species will naturally be cared for; But if it is a weed, it will be trampled down mercilessly. No matter how strong the roots of an old elm tree are, no matter how much nutrients are transported, it is impossible to produce peaches. So, the top of a tree is important. ”

Zhou Xiaocao asked, "Then do you have any truth in saying this?" ”

Mr. Liu stood up, paced to the window, closed the window with his own hands, and then turned to Zhou Xiaocao and said, "This truth, what about rising to a country?" If the upper echelons of the country are broken, do you think the country will be finished? ”

Zhou Xiaocao didn't know what he meant by this. Even if you want to find someone to discuss national affairs, you shouldn't come to me! Who am I? I'm a traverser who just cares about eating, drinking, and having fun! What national affairs, national righteousness, none of them have anything to do with me!

But if you think about it, once you get to a certain height, you can't stop thinking about these things. Zhou Xiaocao never dreamed that one day, he would rack his brains for this dynasty, and he would also smear his liver and brain for the sake of national righteousness.

One qiē, just because he didn't stand at that height.

Zhou Xiaocao replied: "Mr. Liu, officials are corrupt, which cannot be avoided by any imperial court. The crowns worn by ancient emperors have beaded curtains on the front and back, that is, those who want to be in the top position should not see too much truth and not listen too closely. There are some things that everyone turns a blind eye to. ”

Mr. Liu raised his voice and said, "Wrong! It's in everyone's own interest! Just like you Zhou Gongzi, you used to be a child who tried and failed, if you didn't meet a nobleman, how could you be lifted? In the past, the family did business, if the court collected taxes, five out of ten, would there still be business? Now, tell me how the Holy One is doing today. ”

Holy today? Who dares to talk nonsense! Zhou Xiaocao still has this awareness. is like the Qing Dynasty in that time and space, because someone said "Ming'er", he was regarded as the old and young of the Ming Dynasty and cut off his head; During the Ming Dynasty, only because someone compared Zhu Yuanzhang to the Buddha who saved the world in the article, Zhu Yuanzhang thought that he was ridiculed for being a monk and beheaded all over the house. These things are vivid in my mind! What's more, the current emperor is not dead, do you dare to speak ill of his old man?

Zhou Xiaocao touched his head and said, "This people live and work in peace and contentment, singing and dancing, it should be the credit of His Majesty, right?" ”

Mr. Liu sneered, "Should? Looks like you're still not too sure. Today, as far as you and I are here, your mouth will enter my ears, and no one will come to investigate your disrespect to the Holy One. Say, I'm going to hear what you really think. ”

Zhou Xiaocao said: "I don't know him for my real thoughts, how can I say it?" ”

Mr. Liu said: "Still don't dare to say it? I dare! Today's saints are indecisive and have no achievements! Civilisation cannot make the treasury full and the decrees accessible; Martial arts, reigning for more than 20 years, has no merit of an inch of land! Today's China, including natural and man-made disasters, is full of thieves; Outside, foreign tribes such as Tatars, Cheqi, and Chiba are eyeing each other, always thinking of entering our Greater China. But what is the emperor doing? Still turning a blind eye and hearing nothing, still daydreaming! You say, with such an emperor, the future of you and me is really uncertain! ”

Zhou Xiaocao really didn't want to hear these things, endured it for a long time, and finally couldn't help it, and said, "What's wrong with me? ”

The corners of Mr. Liu's mouth twitched a few times, and finally tried to ask: "If you change to an emperor who has made a difference, do you think it will be better?" ”

Zhou Xiaocao was taken aback: "Do you want to rebel?" Holy, you're awesome! I will not accompany you! ”

Zhou Xiaocao patted his ass and left, pulled Yan Qixia up and walked out of the private room. But after only a few steps, he was grabbed by a hand again, and then the face of a slender and beautiful girl appeared in front of Zhou Xiaocao. The girl gently erected her right index finger on her red lips, signaling Zhou Xiaocao not to make a sound, and the white wrist was wearing an emerald jade bracelet, which was really eye-catching. The girl gently took Zhou Xiaocao's hand and entered the private room, which was called "Yang Liuyi".