Xiao Yu and Xiao Jin talked about it late at night in the Lingfeng Pavilion, first they asked people to bring two pots of rice wine to the small stove, and then a plate of fragrant roast mutton was brought to the table, not domestic mutton, but hunted yellow mutton, which was slightly rough in taste, but the chef in charge of the palace was very good, pouring the mutton with a mouthful of old soup, which not only retained the umami of the mutton, but also had a unique taste, which made people relish. Drinking rice wine with rice, and mutton with such rice, Xiao Yu simply asked people to bring a few more pieces of Northwest unique cooking pot, the two brothers did not care about any manners, holding the burning pot in one hand, holding chopsticks in the other hand to pick up vegetables, and then taking a sip of rice wine during the intermission, the building was as warm as spring, and the night breeze outside the building was indeed very comfortable.

After eating, it was almost hour, Xiao Jin drank the last sip of rice wine at the bottom of the pot, and dropped a bookbag, "There is no end to the food, entrusted to the empty mulberry, the stagnation becomes a taste, and the breath is fragrant for a long time." For this reason, it is not up to the odd side. ”

Xiao Yu smiled and said: "When I was your age, I was forced by Xiao Lie to read history and military books, and whenever I read about the generals galloping outside the Saiwai, especially the deeds of the champion Hou Chang driving straight into two thousand miles, I always yearn for it, and I also think that one day I will drink the strongest wine, ride the fastest horse, and kill the most people." But when I came to the northwest and the grassland, I saw the real scenery outside the Saiwai, went to the battlefield, and killed people, but the original stirring mind was a lot lighter, no longer drinking heartburn spirits, but drinking warm and healthy rice wine, the time to ride in the carriage far exceeded the time of horseback riding, even if it was to kill, and rarely did it himself. ”

Xiao Jin pouted and said, "Who did it with Qin Zheng and Qin Quan personally?"

Xiao Yu laughed.

Xiao Jin then asked, "You are not yet thirty years old, so you are so depressed?

Xiao Yu said simply: "It's used up." ”

Xiao Jin let out a long sigh in a slightly strange tone, "Time is a pig-killing knife." ”

Xiao Yu didn't understand the true meaning of this sentence, but instinctively felt that it was not a good word, glared at Xiao Jin a little sternly, and then crossed his fingers, and the smile on his face became a little ill-intentioned.

Xiao Jin finally remembered the kick that made him turn several heels in mid-air, whether it was the place where he was kicked or the expression on his face, he was uncomfortable for a moment, and after coughing lightly, he opened the topic, "It is said that the pride of women in the northwest is not inferior to men, I don't know if my brother can introduce me to one or two." ”

Xiao Yu leaned back in his chair, and did not comment too much on Xiao Jin's clumsy excuse, but said on the matter: "Haven't you been an inspector of the Central Capital? ”

Xiao Jin shook his head and said: "Being the inspector of the central capital is very different from being the right minister of the king's mansion, the former is a person under the eaves and must be careful in everything, but the latter is not, there is a brother of the king of the northwest who covers the sky in the northwest, and this right minister should be like a fish in water." ”

Xiao Yu frowned slightly, and reminded: "Don't be too careless, Zhongdu was run by Xu Lin like an iron bucket before, and now it is far from being torn apart, it is already xenophobic here, whether it is a military general or a civilian official, it is almost the same, not to mention that you still divide the authority from Lan Yu, the left minister, if the people below really want to join forces to empty you, I am not good at talking, in short, you have to be leisurely." ”

Xiao Jin nodded and said, "I have my own plans." ”

Xiao Yu said slowly: "The position of the right minister, whether it is high or not, whether it is low or not, it all depends on the individual, if you have the wrist and ability, you can compete with the left phase, but if you have no ability, you can only be a foil for the left phase, I will say it through now, this is actually an examination for you, if you can satisfy me, then the position of the dark guard and the 230,000 iron horsemen is up to you, if not, don't blame me for not talking about brotherhood." ”

Xiao Jin nodded and said calmly: "Understood, it should be so." ”

Xiao Yu hesitated for a moment, but still explained: "The most important strength in the northwest, Lin Han can occupy a high position, not only because he is my brother-in-law, but also because he represents the Lin family of the Prairie Khan King in a sense. ”

Xiao Jin smiled: "In this way, if I can inherit the Xiao family, I can also be like Lin Han." ”

Xiao Yu glanced at him and said lightly: "Naturally." ”

Xiao Jin shook his head and said, "That's really a long road. ”

Xiao Yu said flatly: "I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and my contribution is like a woman's pregnancy, which is not a day's work, from small to large, you must be careful everywhere." There is also a life-and-death situation, which must not be careless or unnoticed. ”

Xiao Jin sighed: "Time is running out." ”

Without waiting for Xiao Yu to speak, Xiao Jin showed his fox tail and said, "I can only live to be twenty-five years old, if I don't hurry up, then it will really be a waste of life." ”

Xiao Yu had already prepared to take out a jade box from his sleeve and push it in front of Xiao Jin.

Xiao Jin picked up the jade box and didn't open it in a hurry, and asked with a smile: "This is the Donghua Immortal Pill?"

Xiao Yu shook his head and said, "Donghua Changsheng Pill has long been eaten by your sister-in-law, these are Yanshou San and Juyuan San, which I asked for from Miss Murong." ”

Although the name is ordinary, the effect is extremely extraordinary, and ordinary people can increase their life span by ten years after taking these two medicines.

Xiao Jin was surprised: "How can Murong have such a good thing in his hands? Whether it is Buddhism or Weiguo, he is not good at refining these things, is it?"

Xiao Yu nodded and said, "It was left by Qiu Ye, it seems that he had a premonition, so he left a lot of things for Murong before returning to the Dao Sect." ”

Xiao Jin is probably the only person in this huge king's mansion who is not afraid of Xiao Yu, and said sarcastically: "Autumn leaves have fallen to the end now, and I think there is also a credit to the eldest brother." ”

Xiao Yu said calmly: "You can eat indiscriminately, you can't talk nonsense, I just didn't pull him, and even if I reached out to pull it, I couldn't pull it up." ”

Xiao Jin said in a very indifferent tone: "It's a pity that Miss Murong, a great beauty, wants to be a widow for a lifetime." ”

Xiao Yu lowered his eyes slightly, and said: "According to what you said, Qiu Ye can be in charge of the Dao Sect at the age of 100, and although he is now abolished and imprisoned, he may not have the time to make a comeback." ”

Xiao Jin nodded and said, "In the heavenly opportunity I saw, Qiu Ye was indeed in charge of the Dao Sect at the age of 100 and became a veritable Dao Sect leader, but before that, Murong had been dead for twenty years. ”

Xiao Yu sighed expressionlessly and said, "It's really unexpected." ”

There was silence between the two brothers for a while, and Xiao Yu suddenly asked, "What about Qin Mumian at that time?"

Xiao Jin pondered for a moment, and slowly spoke: "It's dead, and it's a miserable death." ”

Xiao Yu asked calmly, "How did you die?"

Xiao Jin said: "I heard that he was abolished by the Great Elder of Houjian, and he was driven out of the Demon Sect, and then he was ...... by many Houjian magnates."

Xiao Yu waved his hand, and Xiao Jin's voice stopped abruptly.

After a long time, Xiao Yu spoke again: "The world you see is really not very good. ”

Xiao Jin smiled and didn't speak.

Unconsciously, it has passed the time of the child, the two brothers out of the Lingfeng Pavilion, walking on the mountain road of Xiaoxiang Mountain, at this time the moon and stars are scarce, the cold night wind blows, and the bamboo leaves are Xiaoxiao. Xiao Yu stretched out his hand and caught a bamboo leaf that was blown down by the wind, he clamped this bamboo leaf with two fingers, raised it to his eyes, stared at this bamboo leaf and said softly: "At this time, it has snowed on the grassland, and this year's white disaster came early. ”

Xiao Jin pursed his lips, "Your northwest is not as indestructible as it seems. ”

Xiao Yu didn't speak, let go of the bamboo leaf between his fingers, and let it go away with the wind, and a lingering haze floated in his heart. The reduction of production in the Xiliang Corridor and the Hexi Plain, the large-scale extinction of the Xiheyuan, the unsmooth transportation, the frequent wars in the south of the Yangtze River, the white disaster in the grassland, the large number of cattle, sheep and livestock frozen to death, the ministries were forced to move to the direction of Atami in advance, Lin Yinping handed over the authority of the inner treasury was far less reluctant than outsiders thought, and the continuous deficit made her anxious. Under such circumstances, Xiao Yu's use of Xiao Jin was also a last resort.

Of course, not only Xiao Yu, but also Xiao Lie, Shepherd, Qin Zheng and even Houjian will not be too good, under the influence of the "Xiaoice River Period", the entire Central Plains is facing the impact of reduced production and no harvest, if the peaceful year is good, but it is another year of frequent wars. This is an era of worse than bad, and whoever can rot slower will be the final winner.

Xiao Jin, who felt a little cold, tightened the robe on his body and said, "Don't worry, the Xiaoice River period is nearing the end, just survive the past few years." ”