Chasing King

Shen Hexuan is not in Chen's house. After leading Yansi out of the house, the bodyguard turned the crooked lane and finally stopped in front of an extremely shabby hut, which seems to have been uninhabited for a long time. In winter, there is air leakage on all sides. If the snow on the roof is thicker, it may collapse it.

Yan Sikong frowned: "what do you mean? Let me live here? "

The bodyguard quickly arched his hand and said, "I dare not. You are a distinguished guest of the king of Chu. You have your own hospitality. Here It's Lord Shen who wants to see you here. "

Yan Sikong can't guess what medicine Shen Hexuan sells in the gourd for a moment, but there are not many bodyguards here. If it's critical for him, these people may not be his opponents. Moreover, after all, this is Chen's territory. He is a little determined and walks in.

There was only a short tea table with wine on it. Shen Hexuan knelt down in front of the table and watched him quietly.

The light in the room is dim, and Shen Hexuan's outline melts into the shadow, mysterious and deep.

Yan Sikong just about to open his mouth, Shen Hexuan suddenly chanted: "a room that is upside down."

Yan Sikong thought a little and said: "two people from the South tune to the North tune."

Shen Hexuan pauses and laughs.

Yan Sikong realizes that Shen Hexuan has changed. He is not the same as the man he used to be. He sat down and looked around: "Shen Da's meeting in such a shabby room is not just for the sake of meeting with me."

"Of course not, but on a whim, but Lord Yan's response is really wonderful." Shen Hexuan stares at Yan Sikong's eyes.

Yan Sikong said with a smile: "Mr. Shen has changed a lot. In the past, when you saw me, you either yelled at me or asked for a crime. Today, you are so calm, because you consciously won me?"

"Not necessarily, but it's one of the reasons." Shen Hexuan slowly poured wine on them. "But you're right. I've changed a lot. The changes I've experienced in the past two years are better than those I've had in the first half of my life. It's all thanks to you."

Put down the bottle, Shen Hexuan picked up the glass: "please."

Yan Sikong twists the wine cup with his hand and glances at Shen Hexuan.

"Why, are you afraid of poison?" After that, Shen Hexuan drank all the wine in his glass.

Yan Sikong was relieved to drink it.

"The reason why I choose to meet you here is that you and I have too much luxury to forget who we are. How about using this humble room to remind us?"

"I've never forgotten who I am. I believe Lord Shen is not the one who forgets his roots. It's unnecessary."

"Yes? Then it's my self-examination. After all, I'm not as talented as Lord Yan. I can completely erase my family background and create a new identity. " Shen Hexuan's eyes became sharp.

"I have no choice." Yan Sikong said with a smile, "I don't know how Mr. Shen felt when he learned my true identity?"

Shen Hexuan blinked his eyes and was silent for a moment. He said: "to be honest, I'm surprised. I didn't expect that some of the words you said to me before were true. You really suffered humiliation for many years just to overthrow the eunuch party for revenge. I used to think that those were just excuses for your own greed. It turned out that what you did in those years was not really for the sake of glory and wealth. "

Yan Si picked an eyebrow and said, "it's not like Lord Shen would say that."

"Yes, I didn't expect that I would admire you one day." Shen Hexuan sneered, "although you've done a lot of dirty things, it's impossible for ordinary people to get there in order to repay your kindness. I'm really shocked."

Yan Si said with a smile: "Lord Shen can understand what Yan has done. It really moves me."

"I understand, but most of them don't agree." Shen Hexuan poured a second glass of wine, "but understanding is also a big improvement for me. From the fall of Qianzhou, to the fact that I am in prison, to the fact that I have been wandering around Yunnan, the capital and Taiyuan, with frequent changes, many of the things I once believed in are crumbling. What I have learned in the past two years may be more than what I have learned in the past. " His eyes became empty and blank. "For a moment, I realized that I had read through books before, but I couldn't understand people."

Yan Si also had waves in his heart. He knew that every word Shen Hexuan said came from his heart. Because of the heavy damage, he doubted his belief and changed his mind greatly. He had experienced these changes since he was 13 years old. If there was one such change in his life, he would never go back to the past.

It suddenly occurred to him that the little prince Fengye, who had lost everything overnight and fled hastily, had also experienced painful disillusionment and rebirth?

Shen Hexuan seemed to fall into his own thoughts and couldn't extricate himself. He said to himself, "so I often think of you. You are very different from me. You have done so many evil and perverse things, but you have also done many things that I want to do but can't do. I repeatedly think about why, why I know the way of sages and sages, but I'm frustrated and frustrated, and why you can achieve what you want by all means. "

Yan Si listened with a blank face.

Shen Hexuan said with a low smile: "later, I want to understand. The way of a gentleman is to respect a gentleman. But in this world, a villain is in charge. The teacher used to teach me to be flexible. Now I'm nearly 40 years old, and I finally understand this word. ""Mr. Shen can have such a great insight. Yan is also happy for you. Here is a toast to Mr. Shen's insight."

The two drank again.

Yan Sikong said with a smile: "it seems that since master Shen's Epiphany, he has shown his strong points in strategy and is able to calculate people."

Shen Hexuan laughed: "calculation, I would have, just disdain it in the past, but I need to learn from Lord Yan, otherwise how to protect the country and do my duty as a minister."

Yan Sikong shook his head with disapproval: "it seems that Lord Shen didn't realize it thoroughly. How can he still keep this loyalty."

"I'm not a fool. As I said, I understand you, but I don't agree with you." Shen Hexuan's eyes became clear, "I ask you, you think that in addition to HunJun, you can recover the country by supporting the master of Ming Dynasty, but must HunJun's son be HunJun? Must the son of the LORD be the Lord? The past dynasties are just in the cycle of governing chaos. Once the emperor is buried in heaven, it is hard to guarantee that he will not die. Governing a big country is like cooking a small dish. What he wants is a word of "stability", which will make the country long. If you mess up the world like this, it will only lead to the collapse of rites and happiness, and the people will not be able to make a living! "

Yan Sikong's eyes were wide open: "what's the difference between your words and those corrupt officials? When you and I first became officials, no, when all the scholars in the world became officials, which one was not full of enthusiasm and ambition, but was finally consumed by the gloomy officialdom? You say that the Lord may not have a bright successor. I tell you that when the emperor is fatigued in one dynasty, he will help a wise king to replace him. When the emperor is fatigued in the next Dynasty, the next generation will do justice for heaven. If we all stand idly by, we will just watch the rotten place continue to rot until it rots all over our body. It's hopeless! "

The two men looked at each other across the air. Their eyes were fierce and they did not give in to each other. They knew in their hearts that no one could persuade anyone, because their insistence was as unshakable as the five mountains.

They breathed at the same time.

Shen Hexuan said, "I have known for a long time that between you and me, there is indeed a" South accent and North accent. "

Yan Sikong gave a wry smile: "yes, but I am very glad that Lord Shen can understand me. Maybe we are the people who understand each other most. But just because of this understanding, you and I can't even achieve "harmony but difference". It's doomed It's going to be the enemy. "

Shen Hexuan poured a third glass of wine for them: "it's a pity, it's a pity. I used to lead you to be my confidant, and I thought that you had deceived me to see the wrong person. Now I'm going around and find out that you and I are really my confidants. "

They clinked their glasses and drank all the wine.

Yan Si covers his sleeve and wipes the corner of his mouth: "a" confidant ", Yan is flattered."

"In fact, you and I don't have to be enemies." Shen Hexuan gazed at Yan Sikong, "it's your wish to help the king of Chu ascend the throne. Now as long as you let him recover the traitor, return to Beijing triumphantly and become the prince, and then persuade your majesty to give up the throne as soon as possible, everything will follow the rules and regulations, and it's natural."

Yan think empty hook lip a smile: "seal wild not benevolent, I may not be unjust, not to mention or you frame me."

"You don't hate me for being unfaithful." Shen Hexuan said, "besides, you did not do less to me about setting up dissension."

"When the two armies are at war, you and I are in charge of their duties. How can we remember our hatred? Lord Shen is very serious."

"Lord Yan will repay you. Even if you don't hate me, you..." Shen Hexuan sneered, "don't you hate Fengye?"

Yan Sikong leaned forward slightly and said with a smile: "I was a childhood sweetheart with him, and we used to love each other. It's a big story to say we don't hate each other, but If you want to deal with the king of Chu, how good will it be for me to help him? "

"The king of Chu thinks highly of you. He may give you whatever you want."

"And what should I want?" Yan Sikong said with a gloomy smile, "Lord Shen is just trying to find out if I want to stay. Lord shen wants to take advantage of me to get rid of Fengye, but he is also afraid that I will seek personal gains and threaten your position. There is no good thing in the world that has the best of both worlds. If I am here, Lord Shen needs to be on guard against me all the time. If I am you... " Yan Sikong stretched out his hand and gently wiped it on his neck. "It's time to kill me."

Shen Hexuan's eyes flashed a trace of murderous spirit: "Lord Yan spared my life, I feel in my heart, in fact, I don't want to kill you. If only you would disappear and not be found by anyone."

"I've decided to retire, but they won't let me go. Why don't lord Shen help me and send me away?"

Shen Hexuan shook his head: "late, the king of Chu will send people to stare at you all the time."

Yan Sikong sneered and said nothing.

"Therefore, I would like to persuade you to make amends and return to Beijing one day. The king of Chu and I will plead for you in front of your majesty and let you reunite with your wife and daughter. Maybe the best way out for you in this life."

Yan Sikong grabbed the wine pot, poured the wine directly into his mouth and killed half a pot of wine. He wiped the corners of his lips and grinned: "the way out of my life is my own way out." He stood up, "Yan does not accompany Shen adults here frozen, Sue, leave."