However, combined with the request for a divine whip, Jiang Fan felt that these four words seemed to have a certain purpose.
They speculated with the empress for a while, but didn't talk much. First, they thought it would be better to adapt to circumstances, and second, someone would visit if nothing unexpected happened.
After handing the magic whip to Lu Tiezui, Jiang Fan still welcomed the visitor as Li Xiu.
Looking at the majestic old man in rich clothes and meticulous hair, Jiang Fan sighed softly in his heart, but a complicated look appeared on his face: "Senior brother..."
Zhang Yi's eyes were steady and she stared at Li Xiu for a long time: "You have never called me senior brother."
Jiang Fan didn't behave strangely, he just smiled and said: "At this age, we can't continue to call him Big Fatty Zhang."
Big Fat is Zhang Yi's nickname. He knew it from Zhang Zaifu back then, but he didn't expect that when Li Xiu and Zhang Yi were studying in the same school, Li Xiu would actually call Zhang Yi this way.
Fortunately, the study empress brought some notes from Li Xiu yesterday, otherwise it would have been easy for something to go wrong. Even so, he still really didn't want to see Zhang Yi. After all, the two were from the same school. If they couldn't talk about it, the secret would be revealed, but not seeing him would easily arouse suspicion. I had no choice but to make do with it.
Zhang Yi showed a faint smile: "This sound is more natural, Brother Zhugan."
Jiang Fan secretly rolled his eyes, yes, Zhang Yi is fat and Li Xiu is thin. In private, one calls the other person Zhang Big Fat and the other calls the other person Li Zhugan. If it wasn't a nickname, it would have to be how much these two disliked each other.
"Senior Brother, don't you invite me to sit inside?" Zhang Yi said with a half-smile but not a smile.
Jiang Fan said seriously: "Actually, I really don't want to invite you. Senior brother knows it very well."
Zhang Yi smiled slightly, didn't care, and walked directly in, "You're here now."
"Yeah..." Jiang Fan said with a little helplessness, "I'm here now."
Sitting opposite each other, Zhang Yi watched Li Xiu adjust the tea indifferently: "Junior brother, this tea art is getting more and more refined."
Jiang Fan smiled: "Learned it from King Xiaoyao."
Zhang Yi said: "You always don't like to learn from others. As the saying goes, people want to be known if they have something, but I don't want others to know if I have something."
"People change." Jiang Fan said calmly.
Zhang Yi did not comment, took a cup of hot tea and blew it carefully, then slowly tasted it and put it down.
"Xiaoyao Wang's tea ceremony is simple, but contains the most profound principles. It is indeed ten thousand times more powerful than that hodgepodge."
Jiang Fan smiled: "I also remind Xiu that the Great Way is the most simple. Now it is reasonable for Xiu to abandon all kinds of things and practice the Dharma alone."
Zhang Yi stared at him seriously: "It seems that you have indeed changed a lot. King Xiaoyao has such a great influence on you?"
Jiang Fan didn't answer and asked instead: "How about it, senior brother?"
Zhang Yi pondered and nodded: "That's a good question."
Li Xiu smiled and said nothing. The two of them just sat quietly sipping tea. Jiang Fan didn't speak until the tea was finished.
"Senior brother's sudden visit must be something to think about."
Zhang Yi said: "The one who knows me is Brother Zhugan. What do you think of this matter?"
Jiang Fan slowly shook his head: "I don't know what's going on, so how can I talk about my impressions?"
Zhang Yi said: "It can be speculated."
"Yes, but it cannot be said. The Buddha also said the same thing."
Zhang Yi was stunned for a moment, then said: "I learned badly under the command of King Xiaoyao."
Jiang Fan chuckled: "Junior brother is only under His Majesty's command."
Zhang Yi nodded: "Junior brother is right to say that, but it's a pity that to this day, junior brother still doesn't admit that he entered the wrong door?"
Jiang Fan looked at him: "Senior brother, do you think so?"
Zhang Yi did not shy away from it: "You and I have made great achievements. When we enter any country, we should be subordinate to one person, assisting the king and deciding national policies. Now, Qin is free and easy, and one person's hand can cover the sky and the sun. It is difficult for the juniors to stand out and fail to learn what they have learned." That’s it.”
Jiang Fan chuckled: "Senior brother, what you said is wrong. Qin is free and easy, like a tiger with wings. Now the Qin is the best among the five countries. It actually shows that Qin has good luck, and Xiu has a unique vision."
Zhang Yi shook his head and chuckled: "Junior brother is still so sharp-tongued."
Jiang Fan also smiled: "King Xiaoyao once said that the reeds on the wall are top-heavy and have shallow roots, while the bamboo shoots in the mountains have sharp mouths, thick skin and hollow bellies. They have no intention of seeking truth from facts, and only have the intention of sensationalizing. Junior brother, I don't want to be that kind of person."
Zhang Yi said: "Good sentence, King Xiaoyao is indeed a great talent, but junior brother... seems to have a different meaning."
Jiang Fan shook his head: "I just want to express my feelings. Li Xiu is focused on cultivating the Dharma, and I think of the Dharma in all aspects. I don't want to show off my power of words like before, and want to turn the world upside down with my three-inch indestructible."
Zhang Yi thought for a moment and slightly cupped his hands: "Congratulations, junior brother, these words are like a warrior's enlightenment."
"I dare to ask, senior brother, how can I attain enlightenment?"
Zhang Yi smiled faintly: "The Zongheng School is never rigid and can be used in everything. Only Zongheng sticks to his heart."
Jiang Fan thought for a while: "It makes sense."
Zhang Yi picked up the teapot and poured the tea herself: "Junior brother, if you miss today, it will be difficult to have a drink together. In the past, you and I went down the mountain one after another, but we didn't get to say goodbye. It's a pity that we took this opportunity to say goodbye today."
Jiang Fan was silent for a moment, then solemnly picked up the tea cup: "From now on, no matter how high the mountains and rivers are, there will be no more kindness. I respect you, senior brother."
Zhang Yi covered the tea as a gift and said seriously: "Junior brother."
Look at each other and bow, and drink up all the past in one gulp.
At this moment, Jiang Fan actually felt like he was actually incarnating into Li Xiu. In today's world, life and death are determined as soon as he enters the arena. From now on, he only has strategies and no friendship. How surprising.
It's a pity that he is not Li Xiu, and he let down this Spring and Autumn Festival. Zhang Yi finally expressed his wrong feelings.
The meaning was exhausted, the love was gone, and it was difficult to continue the conversation, so Zhang Yi stood up and left.
Jiang Fan was sitting alone in a daze, and before he could regain his consciousness, Lu Tiezui came to report that Wei Guoshi and Sima Ru came to visit.
Jiang Fan smiled faintly. He didn't know how they treated each other, but he seemed to visit them all.
"welcome."
Sima Ru still wears a high hat and light robe, with his hands in his sleeves, his demeanor is calm, and his face is smiling.
"Prime Minister Li, long time no see."
Jiang Fan stood up and saluted: "I have seen Brother Sima, please take a seat."
Sima Ru unfolded his robe and sat down, staring at Jiang Fan calmly for a long time, and then sighed softly: "Ten years have passed by in a blink of an eye, and Prime Minister Li also has a look of weather on his temples."
Jiang Fan slowly poured tea: "He is a national master, and his style is still the same."
Sima Ru sighed with emotion: "I remember when Prime Minister Li entered the Wei Dynasty, you and I talked at night with candles and slept on our knees, just like yesterday. Unfortunately... we all have our own masters after all. If it hadn't been for this meeting in Dianchi Lake, I don't know when and what month we would have been able to meet each other. You reminisce about old times."
Jiang Fan said calmly: "Everyone has his own ambitions, so why should the Imperial Master be emotional?"
Sima Ru nodded: "Sure enough, the Guigu disciples are arrogant and ruthless. Brother Li is very decisive."
Jiang Fan smiled slightly: "Xiu remembers that he and Brother Sima were almost sworn brothers with different surnames, but at that time, my brother saw further than Xiu and refused. Why do you feel this way today?"
"Hehehe..." Sima Ru smiled in relief: "That's right, Brother Li is laughing at you."
After finishing a cup of tea, Sima Ru said: "Brother Li is here this time. Does he know the inside story of this meeting in Dianchi Lake?"
Jiang Fan shook his head: "Both Huangting and Taiyue are hostile to our Great Qin. If brother doesn't know, it will be even harder for Xiu to get the news. But Xiu wants to ask Brother Sima for advice."
