Great Wei scholar

"Come on, let's just take it as a lesson. You really annoyed this group of people. When the time comes, I will really trouble you. We can't come to help you in time."

The voice of the official messenger sounded, a little impatient, and he was also angry, but there is no way, this group of foreigners is like this, relying on all kinds of favors from the imperial court, coupled with various Confucian etiquette, the state must have a national image, Didn't dare to do anything to them.

Just spend some money to solve it, there is no need to make a big fuss.

Sure enough, when he said this, the scholar panicked, looked at the eyes of this group of foreigners, finally gritted his teeth, took out the ten taels of silver, and then left angrily.

It's not kind to the officials to get the bank notes and hand them over to these people.

"It's almost over. His Majesty's birthday will be soon. If you mess around at that time, don't blame me for being rude."

The officials had no choice but to say a harsh word and leave.

And this group of foreigners showed triumphant smiles, looking extremely happy when they looked at the bank notes.

"damn thing."

Xu Qingxiao frowned slightly, but he didn't mind his own business, and walked forward. After walking a few steps, he shook his foot, and a stone shot out, aiming at the support point of their booth.

boom.

Whoa!

There was only a slight sound, followed by the sound of various pieces of jade being broken, the booth collapsed, and all kinds of jade wares fell on the ground, at least [-]% to [-]% were destroyed, no matter how cheap it was, it was more than the ten taels of silver.

"My holy jade."

The cry of the stranger sounded, and the smile on his face disappeared completely.

Xu Qingxiao didn't linger and continued on.

Do good deeds without leaving your name.

After about half an hour, Xu Qingxiao finally came to Suzaku Avenue.

Compared with the bustling West Street, Suzaku Avenue was much deserted in an instant. There were not many people on the street, and people came and went in a hurry. Moreover, the street was very clean. There were mansions on both sides, and at least six guards stood there. House plaque.

Suzaku Avenue is the place where princes and princes live, while Xuanwu Avenue is where the royal family and nobles and ministers live.

Xu Qingxiao searched according to the map and finally found An Guogong's house.

Anguo Gongfu.

A huge plaque appeared in Xu Qingxiao's eyes. The gate was wide, and there were four guards standing on the left and right. Each of them was full of energy. Xu Qingxiao could feel the energy in them.

Very strong, at least a warrior of the eighth rank.

Dan Tian Wu Zhe, who came here to watch the door, is really a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's door, but these should be An Guogong's former subordinates, and they are cronies, which is normal.

When he came to the mansion, Xu Qingxiao cupped his fists and said.

"Xu Qingxiao, named Shouren, was invited by An Guogong to visit."

Xu Qingxiao saluted and bowed towards the mansion.

The voice sounded, and the eight gatekeepers remained motionless, not even looking at each other, but still looking at each other.

But at this moment, the door of the mansion opened.

An old man who looked like a housekeeper came out, looked at Xu Qingxiao, and then spoke.

"Master Xu, the Duke has prepared a banquet."

The housekeeper smiled and bowed slightly to Xu Qingxiao, very politely.

"Your Majesty is being polite."

Xu Qingxiao walked up the steps, and followed the housekeeper into the room.

Entering the mansion, there are maids and servant girls on the left and right sides. At a glance, there are at least three or forty people, each of whom is cardamom nianhua.

"I met Mr. Xu."

The maids all spoke together, showing the grandeur of the Duke's Mansion.

Xu Qingxiao had a gentle face, nodded slightly, and followed the butler all the way.

After crossing several courtyards, rockery and lakes, the housekeeper of Duke Anguo's mansion seemed to want to show off deliberately, and took Xu Qingxiao to the east and west. After a visit, it took a full two quarters of an hour before he came to a place. in the garden.

At this time, there was already a banquet in the garden. There was a long table, and at a glance, there were more than ten people waiting for him. Among the crowd, an old man was sitting at the head.

The old man is full of white hair, but he is full of energy, without the slightest sense of remnant candle. His gaze is like a tiger, and his momentum is like a dragon. Sitting here, he inexplicably gives people a great pressure. If there is no accident, this should be An Guogong .

"Student Xu Qingxiao, pay my respects to Lord An."

"This time, the students wanted to buy some gifts, but they didn't have much money, so they bought a good folding fan and wrote an inscription for Duke Ango.

Xu Qingxiao took out the folding fan from his sleeve and bowed at the same time.

The housekeeper took the folding fan and came to An Guogong.

"Loyal to the emperor and serve the country, high-spirited, hahahahaha, Qingxiao has a heart, come, come, don't be restrained, sit down and sit down."

Xu Qingxiao is so polite and attentive, Duke An is naturally happy, the most important thing is that Xu Qingxiao's face makes people feel very comfortable.

He is a military officer, he doesn't like literati's salutes very much, but prefers to be more casual, if it is not the first time we meet, he will not sit upright like this.

Seeing Xu Qingxiao being so polite now, he became casual.

"Thank you, Lord An."

Xu Qingxiao was not polite either, and sat down slowly, it was too polite, in the mind of this military officer, it was probably not modesty, but affectation.

After sitting down, a maid immediately poured wine for Xu Qingxiao.

And An Guogong was also very direct, looking at Xu Qingxiao and said.

"The old man has always heard that you, Xu Qingxiao, have an eternal talent. Now that I see you in person, you are indeed good. You have restrained talent and good looks. Not bad, not bad. Come on, don't be dazed. There are guests here, let's have a drink."

An Guogong said with a smile, and everyone immediately raised their glasses and drank the first cup.

"An Guogong is really overrated, and the talent of the ages is still too exaggerated."

Xu Qingxiao said modestly, I still have to say this, after all, I can't afford to be a great talent.

"Don't worry, the old man has heard that Xu Qingxiao is not born in the sky, and Confucianism and Taoism are like a long night. These words are very domineering and have the flavor of my military strategist."

"You don't need to be modest. You scholars are like this. You always like to be modest. It doesn't matter if you are direct. Instead, you are willful. The old man is fine. You go back and visit the other dukes' mansions."

"They hate this kind of polite modesty even more than the old man."

An Guogong said with a smile, his casual words were actually pointing at Xu Qingxiao.

Indeed, they are all military generals, so they naturally don't like this kind of artificial modesty. Besides, Xu Qingxiao is still young, not 50 or [-] years old, and has experienced great storms.

A little bit of arrogance is also one of the characteristics of young people, as long as you don't be too arrogant.

"Yes, Brother Xu, if I have your talent, I guarantee that my nose will be turned upside down, and I will scold anyone who dares to look at me on the Suzaku Avenue."

"We are all rough warriors, so speak more bluntly, brother Xu, come and have a drink."

An Guogong's descendants also followed suit, laughing heartily, and invited Xu Qingxiao to have another drink.

After drinking the second glass of wine, I have to say that the wine in the Duke's Mansion is strong, strong and overbearing, but it is astringent, purely for the sake of being strong, not as good as Moutai in the previous life, and not as strong as Moutai.

But still have to drink, have to give face.

"Since everyone speaks like this, Xu is not humble."

Xu Qingxiao smiled, but it was just talking like this. Could it be possible to say, Mr. An, you stand up, and everyone here is rubbish?

Isn't this looking for death?

"Well, it's better to be straightforward, come, come, have another drink, have another drink."

Everyone laughed and toasted in turn.

After drinking for three rounds, An Guo finally got down to business.

"Xu Qingxiao, you have been summoned by the emperor in advance this time, what are your plans?"

An Guo asked openly.

"Returning to the Duke, the students have no plans for the time being, just waiting for His Majesty to summon them."

Xu Qingxiao answered truthfully.

"Well, yes, so do you have any ideas?"

An Guogong continued to ask whether Xu Qingxiao was from the military family or not, until now it was just a guess, after all Xu Qingxiao did not admit it himself.

So no matter how you guess, it's just a guess. Now An Guogong is very direct, asking Xu Qingxiao what he thinks and plans.

It's okay to ask directly, no matter what Xu Qingxiao chooses, he can help Xu Qingxiao refer to it, which can be regarded as the help of the elders to the younger generation.

Facing this question, Xu Qingxiao took a deep breath. He knew very well how important his next answer was.

If you answer well, you will be stable, if you answer badly, you may be in trouble.

"Duke, Xu is not talented. After all, he is new to the court, so he shouldn't have any thoughts."

"But the Duke may know, have I, Xu, written a poem?"

Xu Qingxiao said so.

"Remember, it's called Man Jianghong. The old man has a lot of insight into this poem, it's very good."

An Guogong seriously praised.

At this time, Xu Qingxiao couldn't help standing up, and then looked at Anguo Gongdao.

"Guo Gong, I, Xu Qingxiao, wrote this poem because I read the historical records and saw this period of history."

"My Great Wei Dynasty is above the Shang Kingdom. The Ming monarchs of all dynasties have great national power, but they never thought that the barbarians in the north would invade our land, kill our people, and plunder our Wei wealth."

"History books are ruthless. One line of words can't tell such a tragedy, and one article can't explain the brutality of this barbarian. Every time I think of this moment, Xu's heartache is extremely painful, and every time he thinks of this moment, Xu is even more resentful."

"It's a pity that I was young, and I couldn't follow the previous emperor's conquest and kill all the barbarians. It's a pity that I was incompetent. The shame of Jingcheng is vivid in my mind, and scholars like me can only talk about pen and ink."

"Guoan, Xu's idea is like Man Jianghong, driving the Northern Expedition, killing barbarians, starving their meat, thirsty to drink their blood."

Xu Qingxiao's words were sonorous and forceful, and they were also words from the heart.

He will never forget the shame of Jingcheng, nor will he ignore it.

He will never let go of the hatred of barbarians.

It's just that right now, I can't do it, because I don't have money to fight, so I still have to make money for the country, and I will fight when I have money.

Well, essentially there is no difference.

However, Xu Qingxiao kept these words in his heart.

"it is good!"

"Good one, kill the barbarians, eat their flesh hungry, and drink their blood thirsty."

Xu Qingxiao's infectious words made Mr. An applaud.

It is true that young people now want to fight, but what are they fighting for?It's for making meritorious deeds, for showing off.

But he could tell that there was hatred in Xu Qingxiao's eyes, and this kind of hatred was the hatred of the country.

It is the hatred that really wants to avenge the shame of Wei Yi.

From this, it can be concluded that Xu Qingxiao is his military officer, not bad, not bad, not bad!

"Xu Qingxiao, I will have a drink with you, I hope that one day, you can really avenge my great Wei."

An Guo said openly that he likes Xu Qingxiao very much.

"The Duke's words are serious, and the hatred of the family and the country has to be reported by the Duke. What the students hope is that they can follow the Duke to go to war and kill the barbarians without leaving any behind."

"And Xu, the one I admire the most is Duke An. During the seven Northern Expeditions, Duke An killed more than [-] enemies. The students admire him. With this glass of wine, the students respect the Duke."

Xu Qingxiao didn't dare to answer these words, so he still had to flatter Mr. An.

Sure enough, when he heard Xu Qingxiao's praise, An Guogong's eyes became even more joyful.

"Then what is your song Manjianghong?"

An Guogong looked at Xu Qingxiao and couldn't help asking.

This manjianghong is an ancient noun, if Xu Qingxiao really gave it to him, it would be a happy event.

"Guo Gong, Man Jianghong is indeed made by students for others, but I am afraid that the world will say that I am flattering, so the students will not say it, but An Guogong is someone the students admire."

"The students are having a drink."