"I know you're straight-tempered," Xie Changjing smiled unhappily after listening to the words that he didn't like: "Since the first day I met you, you have been like this, and it is precisely because of this that I respect you so much." But Wen Bin, I advise you, the rigid are easy to break, and the situation in the court is treacherous, you have to learn to protect yourself. ”

"What you mean by self-preservation, is it dependent on the Xie family?" Jiang Wenbin still looks unceremoniously.

Xie Changjing sighed and shook his head: "Speaking of which, if you are still like this, you must really live up to our friendship of cherishing each other for many years."

"Chang Jing," Jiang Wenbin replied, "It is precisely because I am so outspoken about you, and it is precisely because I am a friend that I am not worried about offending you, and I do not need to hide it from you." You know me, it's not that I don't believe you, it's just that your surname is Xie after all, and you are the eldest son of Xie Xiang. ”

"It's not my Xie family, but also others," Xie Changjing continued to persuade bitterly: "The water in the military department is so deep, do you really think you can be alone?" To tell you the truth, in April, Shen Shilang of your military department was released, and Zhou Shangshu and An Guogong had already jointly promoted you, but the saint finally ordered others. The water in the military department is deep, and it is not bad to change places, why don't you refuse to go if there is a shortage of officials. ”

Jiang Wenbin didn't answer, and looked out the window with a long sigh. Nanshi is a place where civilians gather, although it is not like Xichang Street or Wenchang Street, which is full of large shops, but it is also very lively.

There are a lot of cheap cloth shops, restaurants, and many temporary vendors under the restaurant, which look dirtier than the West Long Street, but it is noisy and noisy, full of fireworks, and has a special interest.

Jiang Wenbin stared at the lively street scene downstairs silently, Xie Changjing also sighed, and looked out the window along the line of sight of his old friend.

A few seconds later, Xie Changjing was suddenly attracted by several figures on the other side of the market. A handsome young man, with a few teenagers and a little girl, was leading his horse along the lively street, laughing and laughing as he went.

Xie Changjing saw that the little girl dropped the reins of her horse and ran to the stall selling sugar gourds, and the young man shook his head with a smile and followed, spending money to buy a sugar gourd. The little girl held the sugar gourd high and said something with a gesture.

Those people were very gorgeously dressed and led horses, so they still looked extremely eye-catching in the lively streets and alleys, so Xie Changjing took a few more looks. Because it was far away, Xie Changjing looked at it for a while, and then felt that those people were a little familiar.

"Huh?" Xie Changjing's brows moved slightly: "That's not ......"

"What?" Jiang Wenbin, who was sitting opposite Xie Changjing, was originally not looking in the same direction as him, but after seeing Xie Changjing's expression, Jiang Wenbin also turned his head and looked at Xie Changjing's line of sight.

"That's ......" Xie Changjing squinted his eyes and looked at it carefully before he spoke: "How many children from the Anguo Mansion?"

Jiang Wenbin had never seen the children of the Anguo Mansion, but as a messenger who went to the northern border to work in the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, he had seen Mu Zhengyi.

"It's indeed General Xiao Mu." Jiang Wenbin nodded with certainty: "How could he appear here."

"An Guogong left Beijing today." Xie Changjing glanced at Jiang Wenbin and replied, "I don't believe you don't know." The children of the Mu family must have gone to see An Guogong out of the city, and came back to Nanshi to have a visit. ”

Jiang Wenbin was silent for a moment before replying: "I naturally know this matter."

"Look at it," Xie Changjing immediately hit the snake with the stick, and continued to try to persuade his friend: "Even An Guogong has hid in the north, how many days do you think the military department will be as calm as it is now?"

"That's not hiding," Jiang Wenbin immediately frowned: "The matter in the north is really important, it is necessary for An Guogong to go to the north in person, I have told you several times." Speaking of which, last time I was indebted to you for maneuvering through it, Xie Xiang was willing to help, and I want to repay this favor. ”

"Don't say anything like that." Xie Changjing shook his head: "It's all a state affair, and it's not your personal matter, so you don't want to help." That's all in the past, don't mention it, just talk about it now. Wen Bin, if you don't seize the opportunity now, it will be difficult in the future. ”

"I don't want to leave the military department." Jiang Wenbin was silent for a moment, then turned his head to look out the window, and his eyes fell on Mu Hongsheng, who was running in front. Seeing the little girl holding the sugar gourd smiling sweetly, Jiang Wenbin's face became even heavier.

"Chang Jing, seriously," Jiang Wenbin said, his tone was light but a little melancholy: "You really should go out and see, we scholars, sitting at home and reading sage books for decades, and then sitting in the yamen of the capital every day to discuss politics, sitting in a well and watching the sky, no matter how much we say, it is just empty words."

"I know you're dedicated to the public," Xie Changjing nodded: "It's just you ......"

"I'm not dedicated to the public." Jiang Wenbin interrupted Xie Changjing's words in a low voice: "It's only after I have been to the north that I know what kind of life the people in the north are living and what kind of life the defenders of the north are living. At that time, I realized that in order to keep my side safe, some people paid such a heavy price. Chang Jing, I'm not doing anything else, if I can't do something for the military affairs in the north, I feel like a loss of conscience. I'm not a selfless person, I just don't want to upset my conscience. ”

Wen Bin ...... "Xie Changjing never expected his old friend to say such a thing. He was silent for a long time before asking, "You...... Forget it, it's useless to talk more, I know that you won't go anyway because of the shortage of officials. So, what if I find a way to find a military squire for you? ”

Jiang Wenbin stared at Xie Changjing for a long time and was silent. He thought for a long time before he made up his mind to speak: "Good! The military department, the household department, you can do it. If you can do it, I can promise that there are some things that you can only thank the prime minister. But Chang Jing, you know, I have what I want to do, if ......"

"Don't worry," Xie Changjing stretched out a hand to stop Jiang Wenbin's words: "There is no conflict between our purposes, and the military affairs in the north have nothing to do with my Xie family."

"Having said that," Jiang Wenbin still stared at Xie Changjing with serious eyes: "But there is no guarantee that someone will make a fuss about the affairs of the northern border." At present, whether it is recruiting troops or repairing the city defense, it is a big deal to spend money, Lin Xiang only agreed to repair the city defense of Sanzhou last year, and there has been no movement from the beginning of the year to the middle of the year this year, this is a ready-made mess. You and I both know that when the two princes enter the court, they are likely to pull the cause of the affairs in the north and make their own layouts. ”

"Your Xie family is a foreign family of the fifth prince," Jiang Wenbin's tone was meaningful: "A few days ago, I heard that the sixth prince fell in love with your daughter at first sight. Scold...... I don't know what you think, and I don't know what Xie Xiang is going to do. But in fact, the battle for the storage position has nothing to do with me, and I don't care about it, I only care about what I want to do and what I should do. ”