Chapter 127 Xiao Qiang's hidden worries
If you drink a thousand cups of friends, you can drink a lot of words without any speculation. Maybe it is because some people are old and weak and have a depression. Maybe it is because they feel that it is a bit unconvenient to speak because they are sitting, and they are consciously "sucking" him while raising their glasses frequently? Maybe it is because Sima Changan is quite self-aware and wants to avoid it on his own?
Anyway, no matter what the reason is, at the family dinner held by Xu Shiji, the chief manager of Hebei Road in Wagang, who mainly welcomed his brother Xu Shiye to return, Sima Chang'an was in the name of being unable to drink, and he showed his image softly and asked to withdraw. After Xu Shiji tried to keep him, he ordered the servants in the house to lead Sima Chang'an, who was supported by his two personal soldiers, to rest first.
Without the eyesight, the existence of the taboo people was filled with clouds and fog, and the idle talks from all over the world were completely over. After the remaining four people added some food, Xu Shiji ordered the servants standing outside the hall to remove the mat. After the servants who had removed the mat poured tea for the four people, Xu Shiji, who was already rigorous in dealing with things and was square, asked Xu Shiye about the main purpose of returning to Liyang in the old words.
The meticulous Xu Shiji naturally understood that his younger brother Xu Shiye, who was "full of colorful", could not have given up his busy military affairs just because he wanted to send Sima Chang'an and his subordinates. Baba, who wasted his time, ran far to Liyang.
Hearing his brother Xu Shiji's question, Xu Shiye put down his hand and stared at him, as if he was seriously studying its structure. He calmed down and drove away the miscellaneous things that had been lingering in his mind and constantly thinking about them, and said:
"I have a very important matter to discuss with my brother when I came to Liyang to meet my brother this time. Today, there is also a wise and talented Mr. Guo. Mr. Guo might as well help his brother and Hongde to discuss it more..."
Guo Xiaoke, who was kneeling on the opposite side, bowed his body behind the short seat, and was about to speak humble, but Xu Shiye waved his hand lightly to stop him: "Mr. Guo doesn't have to be too humble. Hongde has long heard from his brother saying: "Mr. Guo is very close to Mr. Guo, and his talent is comparable to Xiao and Zhang (Xiao He, Zhang Liang)....."
It sounds nice, and everyone likes to praise it. Xu Shiye put a "high hat" on him, and Guo Xiaoke's face immediately showed quite complacent, and his eyes looking at Xu Shiye were so soft that it had a "lifelong confidant".
In fact, Xu Shiye, who was just using words to win over the hearts of the people, immediately turned his attention to Xu Shiji, the brother in the main seat: "Brother, do you remember you, the overall situation of the world and the you that my brother talked about, can my brother take the path that I want?"
After Xu Shiji's listening letter, Zheng Teng nodded, Xu Shiye deliberately raised his voice and continued: "Now, you, my brother's great opportunity is coming soon! The eldest brother may have heard of it? Now, the veteran of Sui Ting Yang Yichen has killed two major anti-Sui tyrants in the north, Zhang Jin, Gao Shida, and captured Ge Qian, slaughtered most of the anti-Sui forces in the north. They are currently extremely arrogantly clearing out the remnants of the anti-Sui tribes..."
As soon as Xu Shiye seemed very excited to say this, he was interrupted by Guo Xiaoke, who had already restrained his expression and knelt on the opposite side:
"The general's words confused Xiaoke. Isn't Yang Yichen's rapid progress a sign of reversing the decline of Sui Ting? For us, it is undoubtedly equivalent to bad news. If Yang Yichen pulled his feet from the north and took heavy troops south, the first thing he could do was Li Yang, and we would also face a fierce battle. How could this be a great opportunity? Could it be that the general's will to eat Yang Yichen's strong Sui Army with tens of thousands of troops?"
Looking at Guo Xiaoke, who was solemnly raising a series of questions on the opposite side, Xu Shiye couldn't help but say depressedly: Listen to me and ask me if I finish talking! Can you show your cleverness by interrupting others?
Although I felt a little uncomfortable with Guo Xiaoke snatching his words and asking a series of questions that were taken out of context, Xu Shiye, who seemed to be silent on his face, smiled and said:
"Ha, ha! Mr.'s concerns cannot be said to be wrong. However, if you want to achieve great things, you must understand the connotation of changes in the situation and find out the omissions that can be exploited in order to establish a permanent invincible place.
Mr. He only knows that Yang Yichen’s military achievements are brilliant, and he seems to have a great momentum to turn the world around. Don’t he know that this is also Yang Yichen’s way of causing trouble by himself! Mr. He has thought: Since Yang Guang ascended the throne, how many royal family members and wealthy families have been innocently killed and demoted on false charges?”
Guo Xiaoke, who seemed to have suddenly realized something, blurted out: "General is saying...? But even so, how can we know when Yang Guang will feel suspicious? How can we estimate that this will stop Yang Yichen from hiring heavy troops to the south?"
"Manpower is hard to go against the sky, but it can be guided by things..." I thought to myself, 'It's time to put gilds on my face, and I'm talking.' Tone was extremely firm: "Yang Guang has forgotten something, so we will urge him to think about it earlier! When Hongde was in the army from Ji County, he had already planned to send people to Jiangdu to spread rumors that were unfavorable to Yang Yichen. I think: Now the rumors that "Yang Yichen wants to support his troops" must have been spreading in Jiangdu to the sky. Yang Yichen was deprived of his post, and the time for scattered troops is not far away!"
With Guo Xiaoke's sigh of "How deep is the general's thoughts?", Xu Shiye couldn't help but feel a little regretful: His grandmother's! He was a little bored!
It turned out that after Guo Xiaoke sighed, out of subconscious reaction, Guo Xiaoke looked left and saw a glance between Xu Shiji, who was sitting in the main position and Xu Shiye opposite him. Because he was Xu Shiji's close friend after all, his instinctive reaction would also consider the future relationship of the two outstanding brothers.
In the face of power, family and friendship will inevitably be indifferent! This is the association that Guo Xiaoke, who is smart at this time. As for Ling Jing, another smart person who was sitting at the beginning and rarely interrupted in the end, in fact, he had long regarded Xu Shiye as his best choice for loyalty because of Yang Ji's very bewitching words of the "new interpretation of the prophecy".
It was because Ling Jing had already firmly believed in his heart, and he, who was equally smart, immediately opened his mouth to find a way to disperse him when he saw that the dissonance atmosphere was created because of the instinctive association of Guo Xiaoke. "The students also felt that the general's strategy was very clever! Therefore, the students came to Li Yang with the general to submit the next strategy of military use to the general. With the stability and caution of the general, we will surely create a brilliant achievement!"
In addition, Ling Jing was just warning Guo Xiaoke: It’s too early to think about these things now! Moreover, after all, they are brothers with hands, so it’s better for outsiders to talk less about the relationship between the two brothers…
Chapter completed!