Hsu Fengnian smiled bitterly.
Xu Huainan touched the head of the young boy beside him and looked at the rippling river. He said softly, "Don't worry, there is a big movement at the border of Liang Mang. I took away a very important Zhu Wang swordsman because I guessed that you would come, so I took the opportunity to transfer away most of the imperial cavalry. This place looks the most dangerous, but it is also the safest. During the Qingming Festival, he killed Tao Qianzhi in the city of Lingcheng. Later on, he had a fight with Tuoba Chunsun, making that little general who did not know the immensity of heaven and earth suffer in silence. Along the way, he conveniently killed the heart-sucking devil Xie Ling. In the city of Dunhuang, he attracted Deng Taia to draw his sword. It seems that he even had a grudge with the Princess Tomb on the other side of the Yellow River. Young man, you have really opened this old man's eyes. At that time, I said that as long as you can reach Ruoshui alive, I will meet you no matter what. Come, come, come, let's sit down and talk. "
Xu Huainan and Hsu Fengnian sat on the grass beside the river. The naive child suddenly became angry. He lifted his bamboo horse and was about to chop it into the water. The strong Qi made Hsu Fengnian suffocate for a moment. The red robed otherworldly item jumped out of the water and also looked like it was about to overturn the river and the sea. Fortunately, Xu Huainan held onto the green bamboo pole and shook his head. Only then did the child withdraw his Qi and return to his naive and innocent expression. Seeing Hsu Fengnian's strange expression, the old man revealed some heavenly secrets. However, he did not reveal too much and smiled warmly, "I can't tell if it is the supreme supernatural power of Daoism's Yi Qi San Qing or the obscure method of severing three corpses on ten continents. However, the one beside me must be a poor child. In these few years, the cottage has been deserted. The smart people who know how to cultivate in the public way like the cold stove have gradually lost their temper. Fortunately, I have this child to accompany me, so I don't feel old and boring. "
To the orthodox Daoism, the Golden Elixir of Dragon and Tiger had always been regarded as the only right way to achieve immortality. Talisman and external elixir were unorthodox, not to mention severing three corpses, a heretical method that was not recorded in any ancient books. Furthermore, Hsu Fengnian was not in the mood to get to the bottom of this small matter. It was only a little Daoist child, yet he was able to make the otherworldly item full of Yin Qi feel as if it was facing a great enemy. Wasn't Beimang too full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers?
If it was a year ago, I would have followed the agreement and helped Xu Xiao plan the Mang Annexation for Beiliang. After all, I can't be said to be loyal to the imperial court, nor do I have the hobby of being a minister under a woman's skirt. The reason why I became a dog who left his hometown and sold his country, and worked hard for the Empress, was only because I held a grudge against the Spring and Autumn Period and Liyang. Since that was the case, I was happy to see Liang Mang make waves. This is more interesting than replaying a chess game. Of course, I am the same as Xu Xiao, famous for being a terrible chess player. However, the Taiping Decree of the Chess and Sword Music School is a genuine national player both on and off the chessboard. He traveled around Liyang for more than ten years and figured out the situation. This time, when he returned to the palace, he found the right remedy for the problem and played a big game. Black and white determined the universe, including Beimang, Liyang, and Beiliang. My position as strategist was naturally replaced by this new Imperial Preceptor. All these years, I waited for the right price to sell and became a big joke. Hsu Fengnian, since the imperial court no longer has a place for me to use, what can I do even if I thicken my face and come back? "
Hsu Fengnian was silent.
Xu Huainan, who had a self-deprecating tone, didn't look at the young heir who had traveled over mountains and rivers to come here. "Are you very disappointed?"
Hsu Fengnian nodded and said, "If I say I'm not disappointed, I don't believe it myself."
Xu Huainan really did not beat around the bush. He slowly said, "When I was born, my family was naturally filled with riches and honor. After I die, my entire family is destined to be executed in less than ten years. Half of it is because I deliberately didn't restrain my clansmen and allowed them to break the law and commit crimes. When I was the Prime Minister of the Northern Courtyard, I deliberately had bad relations with the Yelu and Murong families for a long time. The other half is because the empress is a woman, and it is natural for women to hold grudges. Before she dies, she is fated to settle old debts with me. Even if she does not make things difficult for me, the next emperor of Beimang will make an example of my descendants. I think I have done right by my clansmen. For more than thirty years, I was like the sun in the sky, a glory and wealth that ordinary people cannot enjoy in several lifetimes. Only one person cannot die, or rather, cannot die so early. This is my compensation to Xu Xiao for breaking my promise. "
Hsu Fengnian looked up in puzzlement.
Xu Huainan laughed softly and said, "Back then, Xu Xiao had Zhao Changling and Li Yishan as his left and right arms. I am not an immortal and cannot give to the two of them. I can only give to you, the future King of Beiliang, one of them. If you trust him, then use him without worry. He was originally going to die of exhaustion before forty. "
The old man pointed at his head. "I have taught this unremarkable concubine's concubine's grandson all the schemes and plots I have learned from reading history."
Without needing Hsu Fengnian to ask, the old man smiled and said, "He is already on his way to Beiliang. You will meet when you should."
Hsu Fengnian was about to stand and give his thanks when the old man waved his hand and stopped him. "I owe you and your father. This Old Man was able to rise up in Beimang without Xu Xiao's help."
Xu Huainan suddenly smiled and said, "I remember when I left home in my youth, my original intention was to become a Confucian scholar. After traveling tens of thousands of miles, I would read tens of thousands of books. It would be good if I could be a commentator. Who would have thought that I would reach this step today. "
Hsu Fengnian was speechless.
Xu Huainan patted Hsu Fengnian's shoulder and said amiably, "In the future, the world will be decided by you youngsters."
After sighing, the old man asked, "I heard that you have a good grasp of the sword and the blade. Do you have a Beiliang blade? I would like to take a look. "
Hsu Fengnian shook his head and said, "It's not good to bring a Beiliang blade to Beimang. I only have a Spring Thunder dagger. "
The old man slapped his forehead and said with a smile, "I'm old and muddle-headed. There's no harm in a dagger."
Hsu Fengnian took out the Spring Thunder dagger from his case.
Xu Huainan placed it on his knees and stared at it for a long time. "This Old Man has no joy to speak of in life. He has no fear of death. The reason why he is patient and not dying is because he wants to give that grandson of his a future, and also because he has one less reason to die in peace. Since This Old Man owes Xu Xiao, he can no longer owe you. Moreover, This Old Man has also thought of a method that will not let anyone down. "
Xu Huainan took out the Spring Thunder dagger and handed it to Hsu Fengnian. The smile on his weathered face was incomparably open-minded. "Come, come, come. Cut off Xu Huainan's head, put it in a bag, and return to Beiliang to be the King of Beiliang."
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