Long is a thousand miles of people, thousands of miles of Chanjuan.

Chanjuan is the moon, and on an early summer night, sitting in the yard, you can faintly hear the crickets in the flowers.

The weather was getting warmer, and Ning Xiaochuan squatted on the stone slab in front of the door, staring at the night sky in a daze.

After a while, Su Su came over to help him put on his robe, "Young master, it's cold at night, beware of catching a cold." ”

"It's so late, you haven't slept yet." Ning Xiaochuan said to himself.

Su Su shook slightly, "Seeing that the young master didn't sleep, he didn't feel sleepy." ”

"Where's Su Min?"

"She's been tired all day and she's already asleep." Su Su stood behind Ning Xiaochuan and replied.

"Susu, if I ask you something, you have to answer truthfully." Ning Xiaochuan turned to look at Su Su, his face was extremely solemn.

Su Su nodded slightly, "Young Master, you said." ”

"If one day I am forced to leave Yindu because I have offended people, will you think I am a coward." Ning Xiaochuan looked at Su Su and asked.

Su Su was stunned, and slowly leaned over to sit beside Ning Xiaochuan.

"The young master I know has never been a coward, even if I leave, I will feel that the young master is playing a bigger game of chess."

Ning Xiaochuan sneered: "How can I be so powerful as you say." ”

"The young master is very powerful, I have always felt so." Su Su looked at Ning Xiaochuan and subconsciously said it.

After Ning Xiaochuan heard this, he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart, it was a happy thing to be praised and affirmed, no matter what time it was.

He smiled again, and Su Su said again: "Actually, young master, your heartfelt smile is much better than your usual appearance." ”

"Huh?" After Ning Xiaochuan heard this, he turned to look at Su Su, who quickly turned his face and lowered his head, "Young Master Ben is very good-looking at all times." ”

Su Su couldn't help but be amused by Ning Xiaochuan's narcissistic words.

Ning Xiaochuan got up and patted the dust on his robe, "Okay, go back to sleep." ”

After Ning Xiaochuan got up, Su Su stayed in the courtyard alone for a long time.

She remembered the helplessness and fear she felt when she first came to Ning's house, and couldn't help but be glad that she had met Ning Xiaochuan, she believed that the Ning Xiaochuan she saw was the real Ning Xiaochuan, no matter how strong the rumors outside, she didn't believe the slightest, this is an unconditional trust, the kind from the heart.

……

In the early morning of the next day, a letter came to Ning Xiaochuan.

After Ning Xiaochuan saw the letter, he sighed in his heart, he always had to come, and he couldn't escape.

Sure enough, Gao Yuan asked him to meet him in Zhenbaozhai, Ning Xiaochuan washed up, changed his clothes and got up to go to Zhenbaozhai.

It's still a familiar place, but this time their meeting was on the fifth floor of Zhenbaozhai, which Ning Xiaochuan had never been to the fifth floor, which shows the rights of the royal family.

Pushing open the door, the fragrance was fragrant, and the antique dress gave people a feeling of open-mindedness and comfort, and after Gao Yuan saw Ning Xiaochuan, he got up and greeted him with a smile.

Ning Xiaochuan bowed and arched his hand, "Grass people Ning Xiaochuan pays a visit to His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

"Hahaha, Brother Ning, I'm still afraid that you won't come, it seems that I'm too worried."

Gao Yuan took Ning Xiaochuan's arm and walked towards the pavilion outside the room, looking very familiar.

The five-story room is spacious and beautiful, and there is a small pavilion outside the room, which can be said to be the highest place in Yindu in addition to the palace.

There were countless delicacies in the pavilion, as well as a few pots of wine, and after the two of them took their seats, Gao Yuan said while looking at the beautiful scenery outside, "Brother Ning, have you ever seen the style of Yindu like this?" ”

"For the first time."

Ning Xiaochuan said abruptly, standing high and seeing far is true, the rows of houses, the bustling crowd, the streets full of pedestrians, and the people shuttling through various shops, all in sight, there is a unique charm, this is the most real prosperity.

"Brother Ning, this time I still said what I said last time, for the country and the people, now Dafeng is worried about internal and external troubles, if a person like Brother Ning does not serve the country, it will be a loss for Dafeng." Gao Yuan raised his glass and said.

Ning Xiaochuan also raised his glass, touched it lightly, and then said: "Your Highness may not know yet, I am not a talent, on the streets of Yindu, just pull a common person to know that I am a gentleman, let a gentleman serve the country?" I'm afraid there's something wrong with that. ”

Gao Yuan drank and continued: "No gentleman will say that he is a gentleman, I don't believe that a gentleman would sit next to the prince of the dynasty so calmly, and, Brother Ning, you are afraid that you have forgotten about the affairs of Jiangbei Town." ”

Sure enough, what happened in Jiangbei Town was still known to the royal family, and a gentleman would not face a half-step strong man in Jiangbei Town, as soon as Gao Yuan said this, Ning Xiaochuan understood.

"Your Highness seems to have checked me very clearly." Ning Xiaochuan said calmly.

"If I don't find out, I won't see you again."

"Your Royal Highness asked me to serve the country, I don't know how I should understand this, my father is the prince of the country, he has followed His Majesty to fight on the battlefield for more than 20 years, participated in countless wars of all sizes, and even won 700 miles of land in Xiangzhou, is this considered to serve the country?"

Now that he knows the roots, Ning Xiaochuan no longer pretends to be stupid, and asks directly.

Gao Yuan nodded undeniably, "Of course, General Ning is loyal and courageous, and he opens up the territory for the country, of course, he can be regarded as serving the country." ”

"My eldest brother Ning He defended Xiangzhou, defeated Xiqiang, fought against the Northern Barbarians, protected the territory and the people, and the Xiqiang who fought was forced to sue for peace, is this considered to serve the country?" Ning Xiaochuan continued to ask.

Gao Yuan continued to nod and said: "Liguo Gonghu has no dog son, General Ning He is a young hero, with General Ning He here, I have no worries in the northwest, of course, this is to serve the country." ”

"My second brother is a servant of the official department, and he has been in Yindu for three years, and he has not even returned home a few times, in order to check the national situation, he has traveled to every state and county in the eighteen states of Dafeng, and he is still in Jingzhou, which is not considered to serve the country." Ning Xiaochuan took a deep breath and continued.

Gao Yuan next to him bowed slightly, "As an official, you should go deep into the people and observe the people's feelings, your second brother is also serving the country." ”

"My third brother is familiar with hundreds of scriptures, although he does not hold an official position, but he helps Guozijian check 7,000 volumes of various scriptures and histories, and corrects countless mistakes, is this considered serving the country?" Ning Xiaochuan continued to ask, and Gao Yuan was a little confused when he asked one question after another.

"Of course, as long as it is for the benefit of the country and the people, it is for the country."

"And my fourth brother, if you don't do it with a good musician in Yule Fu, you have to go to the land of Miao Jiang in Shuzhou to educate the Miao people, dare to ask in Yule Mansion, has anyone else been to Shuzhou except my fourth brother? Does this count as serving the country? The more Ning Xiaochuan spoke, the more excited he became.

Gao Yuan next to him took a deep breath, raised his hand to raise his glass, and took a long sip before drinking, "Of course!" ”

"Then dare to ask His Royal Highness the Prince, our Ning family has dedicated enough to Dafeng, there are thousands of people in the world, can you let our Ning family go, let us have a peaceful life.

I, Ning Xiaochuan, am not as great as my four brothers, thinking about the country in my heart, I just want to be an ordinary person, to be a very ordinary person, and I have nothing else to think about. Ning Xiaochuan got up directly and said.

Gao Yuan next to him was a little unsure of Ning Xiaochuan's remarks, Gao Yuan didn't answer for a long time, and after a long time, he slowly got up.

"If everyone thinks so about you, Brother Ning, then who else is willing to serve my Dafeng, who else is willing to enter the court as an official, and who else is willing to serve in the army?

Brother Ning, what your Ning family did for Dafeng will not be forgotten by our royal family, but this is not an excuse for you to escape. ”

"So your highness means you don't agree with my statement?"

"I don't dare to agree, but Brother Ning, don't worry, I won't force you to make any decisions like my second brother, just just talk to you.

Maybe in your eyes, I went to such great lengths to recruit you just because of your Ning family's 100,000 state troops, yes, I admit that I had this intention at first, but after you said that just now, I changed my mind again. ”

Gao Yuan got up and went straight to his stomach with a glass of spirits, his face flushed.

"I am a child of the royal family, I am the prince of Dafeng, I don't dare to expand the territory like Gaozu Gaozong, establish a country and a country, I only hope to be like Renzong, Zhenzong so that the world is peaceful, and the people can live in peace.

Ning Xiaochuan, if you are really a gentleman, I will not tell you this, I have fellowship with my heart, I hope you can return it with your heart, no matter what, I respect your decision. After Gao Yuan finished speaking, he swallowed another glass of strong wine and coughed it out directly.

"Your Highness." Ning Xiaochuan frowned, he really didn't expect the prince to say such a thing, whether he was sincere or not, at least he dared to say so.

"Ning Xiaochuan, I helped you out of the siege that day, although it was your strategy, but I don't blame you, someone told me that your trick drove the tiger and devoured the wolf and sent yourself to my mouth, and I can hold you tightly in my hand."

Gao Yuan continued: "I can tell you openly here, I Gao Yuan is by no means the kind of person you think, I recruit you, I must let you assist me willingly!" ”

Ning Xiaochuan arched his hand at Gao Yuan, "Your Highness is open-minded and admires you, but you really have no talent and no virtue in your down, and you are embarrassed by heavy responsibilities, so I hope Your Highness will not blame you." ”

"Okay, don't talk about this, it's hard to get out of the palace once, accompany me for a few drinks." Gao Yuan pondered for a long time, took a big sip of wine, diverted the topic, and did not give Ning Xiaochuan a positive answer.

Ning Xiaochuan looked at Gao Yuan, and felt a lot of emotion in his heart, such a prince is really scary.

Ning Xiaochuan, who ate this meal, had mixed flavors, and after returning to Ning Mansion, his thoughts were difficult to calm down for a long time, this Gao Yuan really didn't make a move, and he gave himself such a surprise as soon as he made a move.

The prince's righteous words are really unbearable to listen to, and his heart is surging, as a courtier, who doesn't want to meet such a king, ambitious, open-minded, and courageous, in other words, ordinary people are estimated to be loyal on the spot.

However, in Ning Xiaochuan's opinion, this is not the case, no matter whether Gao Yuan's words are true or false, whether he is really honest with Ning Xiaochuan, or he is acting on the spot.

When the prince said this, he undoubtedly put himself on the moral high ground.

Compared with Gaoling's coercion and temptation, Gao Yuan's moral observance is more afraid, and in today's Confucian atmosphere, respecting the king is the outline of the world.

At this time, it didn't matter to Gao Yuan whether he agreed or not, but Ning Xiaochuan was completely passive.

Gao Yuan's move is good, Ning Xiaochuan would rather encounter Jiangbei Town again than have this meal with Gao Yuan.