In the wooden house, which is not very spacious, because the walls are all compacted with soil, and there is a charcoal fire that is burning vigorously, just when they step into it, the three of them feel unprecedented warmth, and the three of them are welcomed into the house is an old woman, and after entering the house, Chen Xikang saw another person.

The resolute eyes that seem familiar, and the sturdy body that can't be wrapped by a thick coat, can give people the recklessness of the mountain villager, and his eyes reveal the wisdom of a scholar, perhaps because he often lives in the mountains, and the man in front of him is not very good at hiding himself.

While Chen Xikang was staring at the people in the room, he was also staring at Chen Xikang, and polite smiles appeared on each other's faces, but both of them were looking at each other.

The person in the house is the only son of the old woman, named Lu Kaixuan, although because he lives in the deep mountains, he trains his body to be strong under hunting, but in fact he doesn't know kung fu, he just knows some simple three-legged cat kung fu, but the wisdom that Chen Xikang sees in his eyes is not because he is dazzling!

If Chen Xikang could enter the hut behind the man, he would definitely be shocked by what he saw, because that narrow compartment was full of all kinds of books, hundreds of volumes up and down, and none of these books had become old because of repeated reading, especially the few books on the art of war placed in a conspicuous place, giving people a feeling that they could no longer be read, as if they would be broken at the touch of a button.

The man named Lu Kaixuan is now twenty-six, a man in the mountains who has no knowledge, and he is also a reader, and he reads a lot of books on the art of war!

When Chen Xikang was surprised by the person in front of him, Lu Kaixuan, who saw him, was also surprised in his heart.

Although he didn't know who the tall and burly young man in front of him was, Lu Kaixuan knew that the person who appeared should not be a simple person.

"My name is Chen Xikang, this is my sister Yile, this is called Lao Jin, on the way to encounter heavy snow, cold, really difficult, passing through here, want to borrow your residence to take refuge for a few days, I don't know if it is possible? ”

Although he was curious about the person in front of him, Chen Xikang was just polite at this moment, even though he had just gotten permission from his eldest mother to stay.

"The nearest village from here is also forty miles away, a few people don't mind, wait until the heavy snow is over before leaving, as for food, I have a lot of winter food stored at home, and a few people don't need to be restrained. ”

Hearing Chen Xikang's words, Lu Kaixuan, who had already gotten up and came to his side, also spoke gently, and there was no embarrassment between his words.

Knowing the difficulties of Chen Xikang and the others, after leading a few people into the house, the eldest lady went to the house, and at this time she had already brought out some hot food.

After gobbling it up, a bowl full of meat porridge quickly went down, and it wasn't until he ate the second bowl that Chen Xikang put down the bowl and chopsticks, although he still wanted another bowl.

"Young man, you're not from this neighborhood, your accent is a little strange, and you're from a far place?" said the enthusiastic lady as they sat around the fire after eating.

"Auntie, we came from the west, to Tianxing, the road is not familiar after going around the mountain, and it coincides with the heavy snow, bumpy all the way to come here, fortunately the aunt is kind-hearted and willing to take us in. ”

"Oh, why are you going around this big ring mountain in Tianxing, it's a long way, and the road is not easy to walk. Wait for the heavy snow to subside, let Triumph send you a while, and after you reach Balitun in front, you can go directly to Tianxing by the way. ”

After the warmth was solved, Chen Xikang also chatted with the eldest lady, but when Chen Xikang asked why the eldest mother's family lived in such a deserted mountain, the eldest lady who had been smiling on her face sighed and fell silent.

Seeing that the eldest lady seemed reluctant to mention the past, Chen Xikang also interestingly led the topic elsewhere.

After evoking the unpleasant past because of Chen Xikang's words, the eldest lady sat with a few people for a while and then went to clean up the sleeping place for the three of them at night, leaving Lu Kaixuan to sit with the three of them.

is a person who has never met before, and he is still a stranger who is far away, after a few people sit together, there are not many topics, and after chatting about some insignificant topics, Chen Xikang tentatively asked the doubts in his heart.

Seeing Chen Xikang ask him if he wanted to study more books, Lu Kaixuan did not shy away from saying that he liked to study the book of the art of war, and even took Chen Xikang to his small cubicle full of books.

Looking at the old and decayed books on the art of war that were read everywhere, Chen Xikang also gasped in his heart, whether this person named Lu Kaixuan was a smart person I don't know for the time being, but judging from the fact that he worked so hard to study the book of war, he must be an ambitious person.

No, this Lu Kaixuan is definitely a smart person!

After seeing the terrain map hanging on the wall, Chen Xikang was surprised and immediately denied the speculation that had just appeared in his heart.

In addition to the room full of books, Chen Xikang also saw a map of the Qianghan and the Taiwu land on the wall, and the map of the Qianghan was marked by Lu Kaixuan with all kinds of symbols that should have special significance, which were especially dense in the important strategic places of Tanglin, Xichen, Yanjing, Jiangnan and Hanyang.

Lu Kaixuan is alone in this room to study the general trend of the world!

With so much effort, this Lu Kaixuan is really an ambitious person, but this kind of thing can't be revealed to others casually, Lu Kaixuan showed it to himself so boldly, he should have a little guess about his identity.

"Lu Kaixuan, my name is Chen Xikang, do you know me?"

"In this world, the only person who can be called Chen Xikang should be the prince of the western region. ”

"Tut-tut, the world is so big, it's really wonderful, but before, I was narrow-minded. I didn't expect that I would run for my life in all directions, and I would casually come to an ordinary family in the deep mountains and mountains to take refuge, and I could meet such aspiring and talented people. ”

"You've shown me so much, for what?"

After sighing, Chen Xikang asked lightly, but at this time, he did not pose as a guest, but faced Lu Kaixuan as the prince of the western region.

Chen Xikang knew in his heart that Lu Kaixuan was showing himself his talents, and he wanted to put forward conditions for himself, since this was the case, then of course he had to treat Lu Kaixuan as the prince of the West.

Living in such a wilderness where there is no village and no shop, Lu Kaixuan still has such majestic ambitions, if he wants to ask for power from himself, it is estimated that the lion will open his mouth, but the soldiers in the west are in the hands of the general and the big brother of Ping'an, if they are handed over to themselves, a few people will not speak, but if they are handed over to a fledgling person who wants to show revenge, a few people are afraid that they will be a little unhappy.

"I have confidence in myself, but I am not so confident that I am arrogant, I know the affairs of the prince, the prince is a thoughtful person, what position I can be qualified for, the prince should know better than me. ”

Hearing this, Chen Xikang, who was already a little interested, also had a smile on his face.

There are countless people in the world who have great ambitions, but how many people are worthy of revenge in their hearts?

After hitting the wall many times, countless people with lofty ideals are left to complain about the sky, sigh for a long time through wine, and only complain.

As far as the eye can see, Lu Kaixuan is definitely a hard-working person, and he is definitely a long-term person, otherwise he would not have studied some of the art of war when the world is peaceful, but even so, the talent he has may not be worthy of the revenge in his heart.

"When were these drawings labeled?"

Lu Kaixuan wanted Chen Xikang to give him a position that he could be qualified for, but Chen Xikang asked about the picture hanging on the wall, and seeing this, Lu Kaixuan was not in a hurry, and began to tell his experience of making icons.

"Both drawings were annotated eight years ago, during which time I thought there were too many annotations and changed the drawings six times. Originally, what I studied was only Taiwu and Qianghan, but after the end of the Chaoyuan Meeting, I felt that the situation in the world had changed, and I made a new mark on the map of Qianghan, and the logo on Taiwu's drawings also changed a lot, so I replaced two drawings again. ”

"Can you tell me the meaning of the symbols you put on the drawing?"

The two of them stood in the narrow room, Chen Xikang just asked, and Lu Kaixuan was responsible for answering.

After a long time, after understanding what he wanted, Chen Xikang said lightly: "Lu Kaixuan, you are very talented, theoretically speaking, you are also very suitable for the battlefield, to be the commander of the talent, but this is only theoretical? Do you know why?"

Hearing this, Lu Kaixuan's face, which was still confident just now, suddenly turned gloomy. He studied all kinds of military techniques, thought about the overall situation of the world, and had been paying attention to the trends of the world for so many years, but at this time, the prince of the west said that he was not suitable for the battlefield!

After the gap with the imaginary Dapeng rising in the same wind for a day, Lu Kaixuan was also a little impetuous, but after being curious about the words of the prince in front of him, when he suppressed his mood, he tried to make his voice calm and spoke: "Why does the prince speak like this?"

"You are really talented in military affairs, but you yourself said that you have never led troops or been outside, so you must not be a general without practical experience, you know?"

"If I were to give you your current position, I would only give you fifteen. ”

His breathing was already a little short, and when he heard that his countless efforts over the years were only worthy of the position of a military commander, Lu Kaixuan was about to sneer, but Chen Xikang's next words made him swallow back the words that came to his mouth in an instant.

"If you decide to go to the West, I will give you the position of captain, but I guarantee that with your talent and wisdom, it will only take two years, or even less, for you to become a qualified general, and at that time, even if I don't give you the position of general, there will definitely be people who will support you. ”

"But if you go to Chang'an or Tanglin, you may be reused as you think, but I dare say that you will only be reused for a while, not for a long time, because you will lose!"

"I have 500,000 founding divisions in the west, and there are many founding generals, Chang'an is the same, and Tanglin is also the same, you have talent, but you are short of experience, and this lack of experience will make your talent unable to play. ”

After leaving such a sentence in the end, Chen Xikang did not speak again, but left Lu Kaixuan, who was deep in thought, alone in the room.

And when Lu Kaixuan was thinking about Chen Xikang's words repeatedly, there was a knock on the door again outside the windy house.

The lady who had packed up the bed was already preparing dinner, while Lu Kaixuan was thinking about his life events in the house, and only Chen Xikang was left in the room.

Hearing a knock on the door outside the house, Chen Xikang and Lao Jin, who were gathered in front of the fire, looked at each other almost at the same time, and both of them knew who the knocker was.

"Old Kim, you go and open the door. ”

"It's better for you to go, you are both young people who understand each other's minds. ”

"No, Lao Jin, you are old, and after the two of them come from a famous family, they still know how to be polite, and they will not do it to an old man without saying a word. ”

Knowing that it was Zhuge Daming and Baili Changfeng outside the door, the two who were reluctant to open the door began to push each other, and seeing that neither of them was willing to open the door, Yile stood up with a puzzled face.

"Yile, you sit, I'll go. Seeing Yile get up, Chen Xikang reluctantly opened his mouth, and after picking up his sword box, he went to the door.

"Don't do it! I finally have a place to live, let's fight again after this heavy snow!" The moment he opened the door, Chen Xikang spoke quickly, making the two people who were shivering at the door slightly stunned.

In order to get here before dark, Zhuge Daming and Baili Changfeng flew from Yuqi for most of the way, so it was already a little silly cold at this time.

After knowing that Chen Xikang and his party would definitely come here in order to take refuge, the two decided to make peace with a few people for the time being, and avoided the heavy snow, but the two didn't expect that they hadn't opened their mouths yet, but Chen Xikang said what they wanted to say.

"Gentleman...... In a word, the horse...... Difficult...... Chasing!" Hearing Chen Xikang's words, Baili Changfeng, who was so cold that he couldn't even speak clearly, stammered.