The General's Mansion did not prepare any delicacies for today's dinner, and the long square table set up in the courtyard among the autumn trees was dark in color, and some very ordinary dishes were placed on it, but it had a solemn atmosphere. The number of servants and maidservants serving at the table is not large, and this kind of thing is actually done by the two Xiahou princes, and this kind of formation is completely different from the extravagant pomp of the rumored Xiahou general.

At this time, probably the entire Chang'an City was paying attention to this dinner, but the atmosphere in the banquet was not as tense as people imagined, and Xiahou and Ning Que, who were sitting at both ends of the long table, just ate in silence, occasionally saying a few words about the scenery of the wasteland and the encounter in the mountain gate.

The simple dinner party was simply at the end, and the maidservants rushed in, quietly collecting the leftovers from the long table, and serving two trays of blue-sky teapots.

The two Xiahou sons divided the first tea for Ning Que, and then said goodbye very politely, walked out of the garden, let all the maids and stewards stay away, and kept at the gate of the garden quietly.

The teapot and the teacup are the same color as the sky, quite sparse, but warm and unobtrusive, the tea is a black imitation, and it is also a very mild tea, that is, the tea temperature is just right at this time.

Ning Que looked at the teapot intently, stretched out his hand and slowly stroked the teacup, and then he raised his head and looked at Xiahou at the other end of the long table, just as attentive and serious as Tao looked at the teapot for a moment, just like when Tao saw Prince Li Peiyan for the first time in the academy hall two years ago, he seemed to want to brand Xiahou's face into his eyes.

Xia Hou watched the large piece of black in the cup rise and fall in the slightly condensed warm well water, and knew that Ning Que was staring at him...... The corners of his lips slowly released a slight mocking smile, and said, "I want to see what my enemy looks like? ”

Ning Que didn't deny his words, but he didn't admit it either, his fingers gently turned the azure small teacup, and said, "In Tuyang City, I respect Senior Brother, not you. ”

Hearing this, Xia Hou slowly raised his head.

As he moved, the undulating piece of black in the teacup seemed to be struck suddenly...... Honestly sank to the bottom of the cup.

Ning Que lowered his head.

Xiahou looked at him expressionlessly.

The autumn breeze rises in the courtyard...... The treetops rattled, and countless uneven yellow leaves were blown off the branches...... landed on the long table and the ground in front of the two, and the intention of killing was great.

If it were someone else, facing the strong coercion of General Xiahou and the murderous intent brought by the autumn wind and yellow leaves, thinking about the profound grudge between the two, even if he was not afraid, he would probably feel a little nervous...... But Ning Que didn't, and there wasn't even a trace of expression on his face.

Xia Hou looked into his eyes without any warning, and suddenly asked, "Are you Lin Guangyuan's son?"

Ning Que looked at the darkening tea in the cup and shook his head.

The autumn wind with a solemn atmosphere continued to linger in the courtyard, and the yellow leaves on the table were dragged to the ground, dragging the yellow leaves on the ground to the ground.

Xiahou said: "I have killed many people in my life, I don't care. ”

Ning Que finally raised his head at this time, looked at him and said, "The general is mighty. "The yellow leaves on the ground were blown around by the autumn breeze until they reached the corner...... It looks like the lake is crashing against the embankment in waves, and there are many layers of waves.

Xia Hou said: "Hatred is such a thing, sometimes it can't be solved, but it must be solved. ”

Fallen leaves pile up higher and higher in the corners of the courtyard walls...... The top leaves fell, and the autumn wind that still occupied the ground went up again...... The killing autumn wind did not give the fallen leaves any chance to escape.

Just like the conversation at this time, Xia Hou said three words, and they didn't seem to have any connection with each other, but they were extremely strong and pressed step by step, without giving Ning Que any chance to retreat.

Ning Que looked at the withered yellow fallen leaves struggling and cowering in the corner of the wall, and asked, "Please advise." ”

Xia Hou looked at him expressionless and said, "You can't move me." ”

Ning Que turned his head to look at him and said, "But you don't dare to touch me." ”

Can't move and don't dare to move, it sounds like there is no difference between the two, in fact, the difference is very big, what Tao said was that Ning Que had no ability, and the latter said that Xiahou had no courage.

Xiahou said: "Because of this, even the hatred that cannot be solved must be unraveled, or you wait for another twenty years, when I really become old and weak." ”

"At that time, the general must have died, and he had enjoyed twenty years of good fortune. ”

Ning Que looked at him and smiled and said, "Of course, I'm just talking about things, general, don't misunderstand anything, in fact, I think that since the general is about to return to old age, he shouldn't say these unlucky words." ”

Hearing the word Gui Lao, Xia Hou squinted slightly, and an indifferent feeling appeared on his dark and iron-like face, and said: "Whether it is the imperial court or Xiling, they all think that I can return to old age safely, and I should feel very satisfied, in fact, I am not satisfied, tens of thousands of iron horsemen under my command are enough to sweep through the countries, I have made countless feats for the Tang Dynasty and Xiling, but because of those small things back then, the court and His Majesty have been looking at me coldly, if not, how could I go to the wasteland to grab the book of heaven? How can there be the current situation?"

Ning Que asked, "Is the general explaining to me?"

Xia Hou did not hide his contempt for him, and said mockingly: "If it weren't for the luck of worshipping under the master's door, what qualifications would you have to sit in front of this great general? Even so, what qualifications do you have to let this great general explain to you? I just want you to know that I am not in a good mood right now." ”

Ning Que said: "In the previous paragraph, the general said that the bloody storm in Chang'an City and the massacre of the village in Yanjing were small things, which made me not feel very good. ”

At this point in the conversation, someone finally pointed out the old things of the year.

"I don't care about your mood. ”

Xia Hou looked at him indifferently and said: "Because I said before, you can't move me, and I'm in a bad mood, you have to care, because if you really let me start a rush, I can crush you like an ant, so I advise you to make General Ben feel better during the days when I leave Chang'an Zhitao." ”

Ning Que shook his head and said, "I can't imagine how you crushed me." ”

, at such a moment, in the autumn garden of this party. ”

Xia Hou said expressionlessly: "Mr. Thirteen of the Academy tried in vain to assassinate the Great General of the Empire...... But the wolf bèi failed, and was slapped into a pulp by the general Ben. ”

Ning Que drank. The slightly astringent tea, with a slight smile: "Crush me...... General, you, this general's mansion, and the relatives of the clansmen you sent back to your hometown will also be crushed to death by the teacher. ”

In the territory of the Tang Dynasty, the person who can really silence Xiahou and dare not make any reckless moves has never been the emperor...... It can only be the master on the mountain behind the academy.

Xia Hou looked at him and said indifferently: "As I said before, I don't dare to touch you, you can't move me...... So the power of the host and guest is in my hands, in the days before I leave Chang'an, if you really want to do something, what you do is unbearable for me, then I will try to move you. ”

Ning Que asked seriously, "Is this a threat?"

Xia Hou said: "I'm educating you...... Any background backing is a meaningless thing, in the face of real life and death, only one's own strength is worthy of trust. ”

Ning Que looked at him and laughed, and said, "Back then, my junior uncle picked the Demon Sect with a sword, and the general found that all his background backers had become a bubble, so he betrayed the sect and joined Xiling? But my situation is different...... The master is not Liansheng, and the academy is not a demon sect, so the general can rest assured. ”

This sentence directly revealed all the dark curtains in the deepest part of Xiahou's heart, which can be said to be the most naked slap in the face, so General Xiahou's face became crimson.

Not every time you blush, you're drunk.

Tonight is tea.

General Xiahou's face flushed...... It's anger.

Ning Que dared to ridicule like this, naturally it was expected that even if the other party was a general of the town army, no matter how violent and murderous he was, he still didn't dare to do anything to himself who was born in the academy.

Really...... Xiahou looked at him quietly, just like looking at a withered yellow leaf on the table, the crimson color on his face gradually faded, and his feelings gradually calmed down, and said, "Send off guests." ”

Ning Que gently begged to remove a fallen leaf that fell on the black hospital uniform, and did not sit on the opposite side of the long table Xiahou saluted and said goodbye, got up, and left this autumn garden like this.

The autumn breeze in the garden is gradually quiet, and the pile of yellow leaves that have been turned to the corner of the wall gradually disperses.

The two Xiahou sons walked back to the garden, looked at their silent father, and stopped talking.

"It's fine. ”

Xia Hou said expressionlessly: "A person who kills his father's enemy in front of him and doesn't even dare to admit his own background may be very smart, calm and rational, but these qualities have no meaning. ”

"It is a great humiliation to stand at the table and not dare to take revenge for the family, and he himself knows this very well, so he feels humiliated and humiliates me with words. ”

"I want to seek psychological An Li in this way, I can only move my mouth, not my hands, a guy who lacks the most fundamental courage to become a strong man, where is he worthy of being my enemy. ”

General Xiahou invited Ning Que to a banquet, which was definitely the most important thing in Chang'an City on this day, when Ning Que walked into the General's Mansion, I don't know how many big people began to be anxious and nervous, and there were many eyeliners hidden outside the General's Mansion, and the situation of this dinner was constantly transmitted back to the palace or other places.

No one knows the specific situation of the General's Mansion dinner, but since Ning Que walked out alive, then nothing must have happened to this dinner, because that means that General Xiahou did not make a move, as for Ning Que killing Xiahou and then coming out without serum, in the eyes of everyone, this and the possibility do not exist.

In the imperial study, His Majesty the Emperor was thoughtful, and in a hall not far away, the Empress Mother and Zeng Jing glanced at each other, with slightly more condescending expressions. General Xu Shida, who had been sitting in the military department, nodded after hearing the information, but the old worshipper of Qinghe County, who lived in the Imperial History Mansion, couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

On the top floor of the Ten Thousand Wild Goose Pagoda, Li Qingshan, the national teacher of the Tang Dynasty, stood by the stone window, looked at the direction of the General's Mansion, and said with relief: "I have always been worried about Ning Que's temperament, but now it seems that I have studied with my master for so long, and I really know more than I did at the beginning, and it is not in vain that Senior Brother Yan Se handed over the mantle and array eye to him." ”

Master Huang Yang looked at him and smiled slightly, but didn't say anything.

Li Qingshan left the tower, walked back to the table, pushed those Buddhist scriptures aside, took out a few black and white chess pieces from his arms, and threw them at random.

His injuries have not healed, but when he is in a good mood, he wants to do something, this time the divination is completely casual, and he doesn't want to peep into the sky, he just wants to see if he can be lucky enough to get some induction.

A white chess piece suddenly spun and spun faster and faster, until it finally spun off the table and landed on the hard floor.

I heard a crisp snap, and the white piece split in half.

The crack was smooth and unmarked, as if it had been cut open by a sharp sword.

Li Qingshan looked at the white chess in a daze, and his expression gradually became solemn.

Huang Yang's brows furrowed suddenly, and he said in shock: "What a terrible sword...... Could it be that Liu Bai came to Chang'an?"

(To be continued)