In the next few days, Xu Han had a very comprehensive understanding of the power of the Long Night Division in the Great Zhou.

He discussed several proposals with Mr. Lu and others, such as allocating the treasury to rebuild Dahuangcheng, and expanding the garrison of Chang'an, so as to resist external or internal troubles that may occur at any time. But these proposals were met with almost unanimous opposition from all over the court. The reason for this is nothing more than the empty treasury and the like.

And today, when Zhu Xian mentioned the reorganization of the Canglong Army, the various departments of the imperial court even spontaneously began to raise silver taels, almost doing their best to flatter that Zhu Shouzuo.

Xu Han didn't feel annoyed by this, but the absolute control of the Long Night Division in the Great Zhou Imperial Court inevitably made him frightened in his heart.

And that Yu Wenluo changed his previous attitude of appreciating Xu Han in the court, and whenever he saw Xu Han deflated, Yu Wenluo was silent, as if he was acquiescing to Zhu Xian's suppression of Tiance Mansion. Xu Han couldn't figure out the emperor's thoughts, but secretly felt that it should be related to the piece of dragon qi that Yu Wencheng handed over before.

In desperation, Xu Han had no choice but to find another way, thinking of raising money and food through the various gentry in Chang'an City, so as to expand the army of Tiance Mansion and repair the Great Yellow City. It's just that this method is also not smooth, the minions of the Long Night Division are scattered all over Chang'an, and those gentry and princes are all regarded as beasts of the wilderness for the attraction of the Tiance Mansion, lest they have anything to do with it and attract the revenge of the Long Night Division. These encounters made Xu Han truly realize that in Chang'an City, Tiance Mansion was like an isolated island, with no allies, and looking around, it was full of enemies.

The people of Tiance Mansion have been worried about this for the past few days, and they can clearly feel that there are so many pairs of bright and dark eyes watching this isolated island in Chang'an City everywhere, like evil wolves waiting for their time, as long as they show even the slightest flaw, those evil wolves will rush up and eat them clean.

This kind of calm before the storm is not pleasant, Xu Han can also feel the sense of oppression that the black clouds are about to destroy the city, but as the lord of the mansion, he did not show such emotions on his face like everyone else, he knows that the more he is in such a predicament, as the leader, the more he needs to calm down.

And on this day, just when Xu Han was secretly thinking about the way to break the situation, an invitation was sent to the gate of Tiance Mansion.

An invitation from one of the Nine Qings of the Great Zhou, Zong Zhengyu Wencheng.

This invitation seemed somewhat abrupt to Xu Han, at least in his memory, he didn't seem to have even seen the other party, but Xu Han had no intention of refusing the invitation, on the contrary, he was very happy to agree. He has a lot of questions and needs this Zongzheng master to give him an answer, and this invitation is undoubtedly a good opportunity.

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In the evening, Xu Han put on a decent shirt and came to the mansion of the Zongzheng lord alone.

As the royal family of the Great Zhou, it is also one of the Nine Qings.

Yu Wencheng's mansion really surprised Xu Han.

The Great Zhou Dynasty has a very strict hierarchy, from ordinary people to officials and princes, they have very clear regulations on living and traveling, and this is more vividly reflected in Chang'an City at the feet of the Son of Heaven.

For example, the gate of this mansion, the palace gate of Putian Palace is three feet and three feet, and three three is nine has become a pole, and the gate of the world cannot be crossed, even if the Yellow City, the world's first male pass, is also built to be three feet and two feet high. As for the gate of the ordinary mansion, it is very particular, and it is probably determined by the status.

This mansion gate is like a person's face, even if it is so poor that it rings, you have to repair the mansion door to be equal to your identity. With Yuwencheng's status, the size of the gate has to be five feet away, but the gate in front of him is only seven feet high and four feet wide, which makes Xu Han, who is used to seeing the high-gate compound of Chang'an City, have to look at the word "Chengqing" written on the plaque of the courtyard door several times before he is sure that he has not found the wrong place.

Then he took a deep breath, and then knocked on the door of Yu Wencheng's mansion.

The servant who opened the door did not show even the slightest surprise at Xu Han's arrival, and he was very familiar with Xu Han and walked into the mansion of this Zhengda.

Xu Han looked carefully along the way, the situation in the Yuwencheng Mansion and the shabby Mansion were put together, but they were worthy of that sentence.

There is no luxurious decoration that a royal family should have, and there are only a few crooked neck trees in the courtyard that Xu Han can't name, as well as some flowers and plants that look extremely ordinary, and nothing else.

When you walk into the wooden house in the house, the furnishings in the house are even more simple to the extreme. A few old Taishi chairs, a few tables, and then only a couplet hung in the middle of the hall.

Right book: The world is devastated, and pride has never been stormy.

Zuo Shu: The people's suffering, why should future generations say that their reputation should be said.

Horizontal criticism: Don't ask the source.

Xu Han didn't understand the quality of this calligraphy, but he just felt that these few crosses were refined, sharp and not obvious, and it seemed to be from everyone's hands. Xu Han could see it, and couldn't help but read it softly.

At this moment, the door of the wooden house was suddenly pushed open from the outside.

"I have nothing to do, Xiao Lao'er wrote it himself, which made the lord of the mansion smile. An old voice also sounded from behind Xu Han at that time.

When Xu Han heard this, he hurriedly turned around, and saw an old man with a rickety figure but a warm smile on his face, and he didn't know when he was already standing behind him. "Xu has seen Master Zongzheng. ”

Needless to say, Xu Han guessed that this person was the people of this mansion, Yu Wencheng.

Yu Wencheng, who was born with kind eyebrows, looked Xu Han up and down at that time, and then nodded with a smile.

"The lord of the mansion is polite, please take a seat. Yu Wencheng said this, and then stretched out his hand and motioned for Xu Han to sit down on the side.

Xu Han was not polite, and immediately sat down.

Seeing this, Yu Wencheng clapped his hands at that time, and two waiters walked in from outside the house, brought some dishes for Xu Han and Xu Wencheng, and put them in front of their respective desks.

The dishes are not rich, and they are said to be precious, but they are obviously carefully made, with all the color, flavor, and taste, just smelling it makes Xu Han secretly move his index finger.

"Coarse vegetables and light rice, the lord of the mansion should not dislike it. Yu Wencheng said with a smile, and then motioned for Xu Han to move his chopsticks.

Xu Han smiled faintly when he heard this, then picked up a dish with chopsticks and put it in his mouth to chew it carefully, and then said: "There is no flavor." ”

This is not a compliment, but it is genuine.

"If the lord of the house likes it, just open it and eat more. Seeing this, Yu Wencheng smiled even more, and hurriedly greeted Xu Han eagerly.

It's just that he only cares about greeting Xu Han for dinner, but he doesn't say a word about why he called Xu Han to come on this trip.

Xu Han naturally didn't think that this meal was just a light meal, and when he saw that Yu Wencheng deliberately didn't say anything, he simply put down the dishes and chopsticks.

"What's the matter? Why doesn't the mansion lord want to use chopsticks, but this meal is not to your liking?" Yu Wencheng asked when he saw this.

"Lord Zongzheng warmly invited, this meal is naturally delicious, but there is one thing in my heart that I don't understand, that is, the entrance of the delicacies of the mountains and seas, and the taste is the same as chewing wax. Xu Han said with a straight face, but his eyes looked straight at Yu Wencheng at that time.

Yu Wencheng's eyes narrowed, he looked at Xu Han with a smile, and asked as if he had expected it, "What's the matter?"

Xu Han didn't respond, but slowly took out something from his arms and handed it to Yu Wencheng.

Yu Wencheng took the thing and looked at it fixedly, but it was a wrinkle, the thing came from his hand, he naturally didn't need to look at it again, but at that time he couldn't help but shake his head and sighed bitterly: "Zongzheng Secret Music, it should only be a saint, but now it is a piece of people's hands, the misfortune of the Great Zhou, the great sorrow of the royal family." ”

Xu Han didn't have the heart to lament the withering of the Great Zhou royal family, he asked in a voice: "Is what you said on this piece true?"

The old man smiled when he heard this, as if he felt that Xu Han's question could not be regarded as a problem.

"Successive Zongzheng, when they took office, they would connect their qi and blood with the national weapon Longding, so that they could get this method of looking at the dragon and looking at the dragon, and everything can be faked, but the income from this dragon viewing presented to the saint cannot be faked. Everyone in Chang'an knows about this matter, and the lord of the mansion can ask about it. ”

Xu Han frowned when he heard this, he saw the indifferent look on Yu Wencheng's face, obviously this was true, he couldn't help but ask again: "Then why does Tiance Mansion have such a strong dragon qi lingering?"

Hearing this, the smile on Yu Wencheng's face was even worse, he glanced at Xu Han deeply, and said in a deep voice: "Tiance Mansion has dragon energy, Lord Xu doesn't ask himself, what's the use of coming to ask me?"

Xu Han heard that Yu Wencheng had something to say, and he couldn't help but think of his previous guess again, and his brows suddenly wrinkled even deeper.

"Eighteen years ago, when Yuwenluo ascended the throne, in order to prevent the courtiers from saying that the emperor's throne was not glorious enough, and set up a new emperor, he simply slaughtered all the princes and princesses except for his brother Yuwenyang who committed a rebellion and did not slaughter them overnight, only the child who happened to be born by a side concubine was missing. Yu Wencheng looked at Xu Han, who was frowning and silent, and continued to speak lightly. just paused when talking about the young child, and then lowered his tone a little: "If I don't remember wrongly, if the child lives to this day, he should be the same age as the lord of the house." ”

When these words came out, Xu Han's heart jumped, his eyes widened, he looked at Yu Wencheng, and asked, "What does Zongzheng mean by this?"

"It's just a casual remark, don't mind the lord of the house, the little old man is old, so he will naturally say whatever he wants. When Yu Wencheng heard this, he smiled, and put the matter over perfunctorily.

Xu Han naturally couldn't believe that this Yuwencheng was really saying it casually, he looked at the scene of this Zong Zheng with a warm smile with calm eyes for a while, and then asked again: "Since Lord Zong Zheng invited me here, I think it shouldn't be just for this casual remark, right?"

Xu Han is not a person with a weak mind, but it is related to his own life experience, especially involving the Great Zhou royal family, Rao is Xu Han was also a little upset at this time, he simply bypassed this topic and asked.

"Of course not. The old man, who was over sixty years old, squinted his eyes and smiled. "The old body just heard that the lord of the mansion doesn't seem to be doing well recently, Zhu Xian's ability is really good, I guess it has made the lord of the mansion deflated, right?"

"What's the matter?, Zong Zheng is going to help?" Xu Han raised his eyebrows, temporarily recovering from the previous topic.

"The old man has the heart to do this, but I can't be a military force and can't govern the country, but I have a weak heart. All the little old man could do was give some advice to the mansion master. ”

"What advice?"

"Everyone in the world has something to ask for, what does the lord of the mansion want to come to make up for the troubled waters of Chang'an?"

When Xu Han heard this, he was about to say something, but was suddenly interrupted by the old man.

"This question, the lord of the mansion does not need to answer me, you only need to ask yourself, and only when you find what you want, can the lord of the mansion understand who is your real enemy. ”

After the old man said this with a smile, he lifted the wine glass in front of the case and drank it.

Xu Han's body shook at that time, and the expression on his face changed for a while, and he didn't come back to his senses until dozens of breaths later.

Then he stood up, bowed respectfully to the old man, and said with a solemn face.

"Thank you, Mr. for teaching. ”

Seeing this, Yu Wencheng stroked his beard and bowed his head, "Shall I send another word to the mansion master?"

"Huh?" Xu Han wondered.

At that time, the old man stretched out his hand and pointed to the top of his head. Xu Han looked in the direction he was pointing, but saw a horizontal plaque hanging there. But it's a horizontal batch of the couplet.

The book is a simple four words.

Don't ask where it comes from.