Wang Wanru smiled and said, "Then Taiwei, didn't they make a wedding dress for the eldest brother, I'm afraid they will be angry."

Wang Daoxun said again, "Don't be happy too early, this is not the place to talk, let's find a place to drink and chat." ”

Huo Zixin said, "It's really worth celebrating."

Wang Daoxun said, "Why don't you go to King Huai's place!" Recently, there have been many happy events, so let's celebrate with King Huai. ”

As soon as the words fell, Xie Tong's face became unnatural, he had a deep resentment towards King Huai, even far stronger than Taiwei Sima Xuan, this person was too untrustworthy, he could betray anyone at a critical moment.

Huo Zixin also showed a displeased look, and said, "It's better not to go to the prince's place first! There is a Yongchun noodle in Dongcheng, although the scale is not large, but the noodles made are indeed famous far and wide, why don't you go somewhere to eat!"

Yongchun noodles are the first noodle restaurant Xie Tong went to after arriving in Chang'an.

Wang Daoxun is old and refined, how can he not see that the two deliberately evade King Huai. He pondered for a moment, and said, "Isn't the virtuous nephew He Wangye having any troubles?" If this is the case, how about the old man come forward to mediate, although the prince is a little stricter, but he is not an unreasonable person."

Xie Tong said, "My lord is worried, there is no festival between Xie and the prince, I just want to get together with my brothers more, and when I go to the front line in Yingzhou, I am afraid that I will not have the opportunity to drink and talk." ”

Huo Zixin said, "It's really time to celebrate."

Wang Daoxun said, "Young people's thoughts are always different from those of us old bones, continue your madness! The old man will not participate, but you must stop in moderation, don't forget about tomorrow's competition, you two will also participate in the competition, pay attention to keep your energy."

Huo Zixin continued, "I don't know if Miss Wanru is free, accompany my two brothers to celebrate." ”

Xie Tong looked at Huo Zixin carefully, not understanding why he wanted Wang Wanru to go with him, to be honest, he was respectful of Wang Wanru, and he was afraid that this woman would be chattering about him.

Wang Wanru was about to agree, but Wang Daoxun said, "You two brothers should go! Wanru wants to go to the palace with the old man, and the prince has also prepared a dinner tonight!"

Wang Wanru's face was displeased, and her disappointed look was definitely not pretended.

Xie Tong and the others left on their own, yesterday his two brothers were still living in a dilapidated house, and today they have become generals in a beautiful manner. It's really like a world away, and the world is different.

The two came to the noodle restaurant of Yongchun noodles, ordered a few side dishes, asked for a few pots of wine, and drank it by themselves.

Huo Zixin said happily, "Hey, I didn't expect it to be so easy to become famous, big brother, tomorrow's martial arts competition junior brother won't let you!"

Xie Tong said, "Just brag, beware of my brother's beating tomorrow, you will be looking for teeth all over the ground, and you will be embarrassed."

While drinking, Sima Xiangru led more than a dozen people into the small shop and went straight to the table of Xie Tong and the others.

Xie Tong was already drunk in a daze, and suddenly sobered up.

Sima Xiangru sat down on Xie Tong's table with a big grin, poured himself a glass of wine and said, "Congratulations to Brother Xie and Brother Huo, they won the championship in the two competitions respectively, ha, Brother Xie's archery skills are even more impressive!"

Xie Tong had never seen Sima Xiangru attach so much importance to him, and his language was full of praise, this is impossible, he didn't make a sound, guessing Sima Xiangru's purpose here.

Huo Zixin said: "Brother Sima, I'm afraid I'm sitting in the wrong position! We are not related to you, let alone friends, and you can't afford to praise my two brothers like this." He tried his best to satirize Sima Xiangru.

As if he hadn't heard, Sima Xiangru picked up his wine glass and said, "Little brother, I salute you two with a glass." "Anyway, drink it all.

Xie Tong also drank all the wine in the cup and said, "Brother Sima, if there's something, let's just say it!"

Sima Xiangru said with a smile, "Brother Xie is really fast-talking, since this is the case, the younger brother will not make that fake set, and my father has invited the two of them to come over to talk about it." ”

Huo Zixin said, "Brother Sima is not joking, right? My two brothers escaped from the demon grasp of Lord Taiwei so easily, wouldn't they fall into the net if they went back like this?"

Sima Xiangru said, "I'm afraid the two of you don't believe it, now the two are the generals appointed by the saint, and they are well-known celebrities in the entire Chang'an City, who dares to move the two of them, that is, some people with bad intentions intend to frame the two, and the father will try his best to protect the two, who dares to embarrass the two, even He Shengshang can't get by, no one will be afraid of a long life!"

Xie Tong knew that what Sima Xiangru said was true, but what was the matter with the sinister and cunning Sima Xuan looking for the two of them! He wanted to know the reason, so he paused and said, "Please also ask Brother Xiangru to lead the way?"

Huo Zixin looked at Xie Tong in disbelief, could it be that the eldest brother was crazy!

Sima Xiangru said: "My father really didn't misunderstand Brother Xie. ”

Xie Tong said, "What kind of category does Lord Taiwei refer to?"

Sima Xiangru said neatly, "My father asserted that Brother Xie would definitely be invited."

Xie Tong smiled and said, "Zixin will go back on her own first! Brother Wei will come to look for you after seeing Lord Taiwei", and winked at Huo Zixin.

Huo Zixin understood and said, "Little brother is waiting for you at home", of course, home refers to a dilapidated house.

Xie Tong was full of wine and food, and followed Sima Xiangru to the Taiwei Mansion.

As night fell, the Taiwei's Mansion was still brightly lit, and this was the second time he had come to the nobleman's mansion.

Taiwei Sima Xuan was waiting for him in the study.

As soon as he entered the door, Xie Tong saw Sima Xuan sitting in front of the bookcase and writing hard, not knowing what he was writing.

Xie Tong hurriedly saluted and said, "The villain has seen Lord Taiwei, I don't know why the adult called the villain to come."

Sima Xiangru also accompanied Xie Tong into the study, with no intention of leaving.

Sima Xuan saw Xie Tong giving a salute, he stood up from the bookcase, and said, "General Xie doesn't have to be polite", he put the large pen in his hand on the inkstone, and said, "However, since the virtuous nephew has been appointed by the saint as a left-biased general, when he has the appearance of a general, he must call himself the last general, not a villain." ”

Xie Tong said, "The last general was negligent, and I ask the adults to atone for their sins." ”

Sima Xuan showed a smile that he hadn't seen for a long time, and said, "This is what it looks like!"

Xie Tong continued: "I don't know why the Lord summoned the last general!"

Sima Xuan smiled and said, "The virtuous nephew is really a pioneer, and the old man is not beating around the bush, this time he called the general Xie to come, there is no big deal, but you and I have happened very unpleasantly before, the old man deeply regrets, now everyone is a holy courtier, and they should turn hostility into jade silk and work together for the saint." He said this and beat him, forcing Xie Tong not to agree to him.

Xie Tong was sure that this was not the real purpose of Sima Xuan looking for him, but he couldn't guess the old fox's true thoughts for a while, so he hurriedly touched the melon and said, "My lord is serious, the last general didn't understand the rules before, so he offended the son of Jinyu, and now Xie Moumao has opened a stopper, and he understands a lot of truths, and he also asks the adults to ignore the past suspicions, and bear with the last general in the future." He deliberately said this to perfunctory Sima Xuan, since Sima Xuan didn't tell the truth, he didn't plan to expose it.

Sima Xuan was secretly powerful, this Xie Tong was really smart, he didn't fall for him, it seemed that there was going to be a showdown, he smiled and said, "The old man has a reluctant invitation, I don't know if General Xie can agree!"

Xie Tongxin came, and he hurriedly said, "If you have something to do, even if you command, you will die in the end!"

Sima Xuan said in his heart, this Xie Tong is really shrewd, he hurriedly said, "Now it is an indisputable fact that the Tang Empire is suffering from internal and external troubles, but there are still great contradictions in the Tang Dynasty, and the old man does not hide from the virtuous nephew, and the rights of the saint are being diluted by those so-called royal relatives, and these royal relatives not only have an army, but also implement fiefdom autonomy, and no longer put the saint in their eyes, these royal clansmen have no royal law, and they harm the people, so they created the uprising and rebellion of Huang Chao and others, and they are the root cause of the chaos in the empire. And the sins of these people are all borne by the clan, which has created a complete confrontation between the clan and the Hanmen. As the imperial lieutenant, the old man can't see the empire fall and collapse, so the old man is determined to revive the empire and completely eliminate the estrangement and boundaries between the clan and the Hanmen.

Xie Tong finally grasped Sima Xuan's intentions, he seemed to be loyal to the Tang Empire and had good intentions, but in fact he deceived him, tricked him into joining the clan's camp, allowed him to be a high-ranking official, and used the military power in his hands to maintain the unswerving status of the clan, in the long run, no matter which surname won the Central Plains and dominated the world, he became just a ruler, and the clan will always be a clan, and will always have a hegemonic status that is transcendent from things. It's no wonder that Sima Xuan was able to easily entrap so many Jiedu envoys with heavy troops, the reason was that Sima Xuan was able to turn them into clans.

However, Xie Tong bears the will of his master, and he can't go along with him.

Sima Xuan said, "The old man has been a lieutenant for twenty years, and he summed up a truth, that is, to concentrate the split imperial power and restore it to the name of the saint, but this is not an easy task, and it needs the support of many military generals, which is why the old man found General Xie, the old man needs your support, the saint needs you, and the Tang Empire needs you even more." His words were impassioned, and they were reasonable, and he didn't worry about Xie Tong rejecting him.

Xie Tong said briskly, "Don't worry, my lord, the last will be an enlightened person, and how to understand the good intentions of adults." ”

Sima Xuan laughed, he took a sip of hot tea gently, and said, "I heard that the virtuous nephew is interested in Dr. Hong's daughter Hong Shanbei, this is a trivial matter, when he returns from Jiangnan, the old man will be the virtuous nephew Yucheng This matter."

Xie Tong secretly exclaimed, this Sima Xuan's methods are really endless, that is, he Xie Tong, if he is someone else, he will not agree.

He hurriedly said, "Thank you, sir!"

Sima Xuan said again, "The matter has come to this, and it is inconvenient for the old man to say anything." It's late at night, please come back, nephew, and it will be repugnable to stay here too long."

Xie Tong hurriedly retired and left the Taiwei Mansion.

Sima Xiangru looked at Xie Tong's departing back and said, "Father, what kind of magic power does this person have, it is worthy of his father to win him over like this!"