Hagi Niang just left here, and behind the glass brocade screen in Huan Xuan's inner room over there, a person came out leisurely.

This person has passed the age of standing, and he wears a wide wide-sleeved robe like Huan Xuan, which feels very homely. The most eye-catching thing on his face is the pair of peach blossom eyes that are as charming as Huan Xuan, but the slight difference is that his quiet gaze is clear and warm, and his crystal eyes are full of brilliance. And what stands out even more is his slender and white hands, the nails are obviously carefully trimmed, and the tips of the fingers are slightly pink, which is very soft.

If Hagi hadn't left, she would have been surprised to find that this man was still a little similar to the "white cloud" who pretended to be a ghost the day before.

He held his chin with his beautiful right hand, rubbing his very smooth and clean skin, and said thoughtfully: "Bao'er, you are a little good-looking, and you are a little smart. ”

Huan Xuan was a little unhappy, he said angrily: "How many times have you said, don't climb the wall and come in to find me, can't you go through the main gate?" Also, don't keep calling me Bao'er, I'm an adult now, and my word is 'Jingdao'! ”

"Yes, Lord Gun. I'm just afraid that the ladies in front of your door who are too fragrant will choke me, but my body is very expensive. He paused, and then added evilly: "No matter what others call you, in my heart you are still that cute little spirit treasure." ”

"Gu ~ Chang ~ Kang ~!" Huan Xuan prides himself on being resourceful, but he is helpless against this bad friend, who calls him his best friend, although he is nearly twenty years older than himself, he is the only person he can fully trust, and there is no conflict of interest.

He pressed the corner of his forehead, and said: "Thank you this time, I can rest assured that you will go out in person, and sure enough, you live up to your trust." ”

"I'm a master, others say that my painting skills are like gods, such as 'spring clouds float in the air, flowing water travels on the ground', and I can be willing to give up a painting. It's good for me to draw yellow talismans, and I want to dance the gods...... Am I easy. The man looked aggrieved, but his bony eyes were no longer quiet, charming and cunning like a fox. It turned out that this person was the famous contemporary painter Gu Kaizhi, who was called the "Three Uniques" at the time: painting, literature, and obsession.

Huan Xuan glanced at him and said disdainfully: "Aren't you just coveting my two jars of Wuling Peach Blossom Wine, virtuous!" ”

Gu Kaizhi also took it for granted, and said as a matter of course: "This is natural, the so-called great kindness is not thankful, and it is not uncommon for me to thank me in empty words, quickly take out all your good wine and wine and line up for me to pick and choose." ”

Huan Xuan called the servants to fetch the wine, and said: "Although Xie An is powerful now, his foundation is unstable, the emperor is afraid of him, and Sima Daozi also covets the Beifu soldiers of their Xie family. Although he had no ambitions, the emperor did not believe it. Because if he really had this thought, then Xie Xuan's Beifu soldiers and Wang Xie's power in the court was enough to help him win, which was why the emperor had to weaken him. But in fact, once Xie An died, the Xie family would lose everything. Except for Wang Mi, he didn't have any apparent allies. ”

"You also know that these are all appearances, besides, even if Xie An has no ambitions, Xie Xuan and Xie Yan are not vegetarians." Gu Kaizhi quite disagreed with him, "Once Xie An dies, maybe the rest of the Xie family will be more unscrupulous in fighting for power and profit." ”

"All this is based on Xie An's absence, as long as Xie An lives well, the status and military power of the Xie family can be shaken, Xie An, an old fox, it is too difficult to fool him or find his handle."

This is actually true or not, Xie An is indeed a cautious and self-respecting person, but he treats the monarch with sincerity, handles political affairs carefully and patiently, and can be said to be an almost perfect courtier. It's not that he hides his shortcomings and weaknesses well, but that he can't make mistakes, and it's really difficult to get him in trouble.

Huan Xuan no longer bothered about the Xie family's problems, and he began to talk about Sima Daozi and other self-respecting assassins: "As we guessed earlier, if Sima Yao and Sima Daozi are not of the same mind, there is a lot to be done here." If Sima Yao wants to elevate Yin Zhongkan, Sima Daozi will definitely be jealous of him, and it is impossible for the emperor not to notice this kind of thought. Therefore, befriending Yin Zhongkan is a very important step to gain the emperor's trust, but if Sima Daozi and Yin Zhongkan do not pinch each other for a long time, it will be difficult for us to profit from it. ”

Gu Kaizhi didn't like to hear this, he was an extremely skilled and transparent person, and he was not interested in this kind of struggle for power at all. It's just that this little friend of mine is a very thoughtful person, and he has to fight for the world. Gu Kaizhi was very clear about Huan Xuan's unfortunate childhood, and he tried his best to help him, perhaps it was because of this pity at the beginning that their deep friendship was established.

He sighed and tried to persuade him again, "Bao'er, do you really want to be desperate to get rid of the fire? Although it is said that the father's business is inherited by the son, it is just that your father's career is difficult for ordinary people to achieve in their lifetime. ”

Huan Xuan's charming peach blossom eyes narrowed into a line, and he looked like a little fox, he smiled mischievously and said: "I want to let go, I can't stand too many people looking at me." My father's old tribes, as well as some other clans who were dissatisfied with the status quo, all decided that I could fight. I don't think I can fight it. It used a playful tone, but it was full of firmness and persistence that could not be concealed.

Each person has a destiny, and each has a destiny. This is something that no one can barely change. Gu Kaizhi could only sigh secretly.

Huan Xuan knew that everything he was thinking about was for his own good, for fear that he would become the little fish and shrimp who were casually strangled to death in the dragon fight. He stood up, hugged his shoulder, and said sincerely: "I am no longer the helpless child who cried, Brother Gu, rest assured, I will never easily put myself in a dangerous situation, all I have to do is to hide behind the scenes and be a person watching the show, reach out and pluck those hesitant chess pieces at the critical moment, step by step to get what I want, that's all." ”

With the world as the chessboard, everyone wants to be the chess player, who wants to be the chess piece that can't help himself?

Just when you think you have succeeded, do you know that there is no long-awaited yellow finch behind you?

Gu Kaizhi didn't want to say any more of these unpleasant words, he could only nod and silently be Huan Xuan's only listener.

"Besides, the emperor's wife, the Taiyuan Wang family, the queen's father Wang Yun is a person with no political ambitions, such a person has no desire at all, and he is stupidly loyal to the emperor, it is impossible to unite with him. In turn, the emperor could not rely on him, and people like mud bodhisattvas would harm him by giving him military power. It's just that since Wang Fahui is in the position of the queen, it is impossible not to think about himself and his son, I heard that the child is a little stupid, and his own father is ......unreliable, Changkang, do you know that there are still people available in the descendants? ”

Gu Kai's good painting, Jiankang's major aristocratic families are very welcome to him, respectful, and because it was popular at that time to paint the face of the female dependents into the Taoist painting, that is, the face of the Bodhisattva is similar to the face of the noble women of the high gate, which was a rare auspicious thing at that time, so Gu Kai was able to enter the houses of each family at the time, and heard a lot of secret gossip that could not be heard in the court.

"Do you know the inside story of Yuan Yuezhi of the Yuan family of Chen Jun being killed by the emperor's order?" Gu Kaizhi said hesitantly.

This is a small person among small people, which caused Huan Xuan to rack his brains and think for a long time before asking: "Didn't you say that he once teased his mother-in-law during the filial piety period, and the relationship was unfilial?" ”

"That was more than ten years ago, why didn't you investigate it at the time, it took so many years to give him death, your brain is still so naïve, and you still say that you are an adult." Gu Kaizhi glanced at him and said, "Actually, there is a reason......