Since Liu Ruisheng called Jiang Feng 'Dad', from now on, we should still call Liu Ruisheng Jiang Ruisheng!
On top of the city, the remaining two people, Jiang Feng and Jiang Xingze, were looking north side by side.
Looking down into the distance from the towering city wall, you can see the scenery of heaven and earth, the green sky in the mountains, the ripples on the water, the shadows of clouds in the pool, the smoke and light on the grass, the flowers under the moon, the willows in the wind, and the thousands of charming faces. With a panoramic view, it makes people want to take it as their own.
"This son is very hateful. He will use any means or regardless of the consequences before he achieves his goal. A person with this kind of character will go crazy if he is not careful. Please tell Lao Xiahou to be careful during this trip to the north! Don't leave anyone behind. This unforgivable excuse makes the people of a county share the same hatred with the enemy!" Jiang Xingze put away his feather fan, stood with his hands behind his back, and sighed, "Brother, you have a shortcoming to protect your shortcomings, I'm afraid you will add another one!"
Jiang Feng let out a domineering side, "Hmph! How many handles have been left to others in these years? Besides, people's lives depend on heaven, and the fate of things depends on people. In today's world, unless the emperor uses half of the twelve internal guards to attack the Jiang family, Otherwise, with the power of my Jiang family, who can stand up to me?"
Jiang Xingze smiled and said, "The landlubber has a tough mouth!"
"Hey, except for you, I'm afraid no one knows about my late-night stand!" Jiang Feng's mouth twitched slightly, and finally he said helplessly, "When I see Ruisheng, my eyes and mind are frightened. I am only such a son. He is destined to take over the Jiang family's hegemony in the future. If he has any shortcomings, how should I explain it to my father?"
"You have already sung in Jiugao and heard your voice in the wild. You are still living in this life. Why do you care about the things behind you?" Jiang Xingze adjusted his posture, leaned his back against the wall, looked up at the sky, took a heavy breath, and sighed. He said, "The years are wasted, and after a hundred years, everything will be extinct. Many things have their own destiny, and they cannot be violated or reversed!"
Jiang Feng and Jiang Xingze were brothers who grew up wearing a pair of crotchless pants. The two developed a tacit understanding like blood. He heard the hidden meaning in Jiang Xingze's words and savored them carefully. He turned his head and looked at Jiang Xingze, his eyes wide. He said with a serious face, "Do you also think that this number of days is unbreakable?"
"Twelve years ago, the family was at its peak, but they did not choose to stand together in groups. Instead, they dispersed and restrained each other. Now, the emperor's offensive and defensive changes have changed. If there is no opportunity to contain the universe and the power to absorb the grand mist, this matter cannot be violated! " Jiang Xingze took a breath and said, "When the people are at peace, the world is at peace! It's time for our family to withdraw from the stage of history long ago."
"How can I see it?"
Four words came out of their mouths at the same time. Jiang Xingze looked frivolous and Jiang Feng was stunned for a moment. Then the two held hands and laughed.
They have been brothers since childhood, and they have been together for a long time. Half of their lives have passed, and although they are not common, they have already understood each other!
Jiang Feng put down Quzhou Mu's airs and sat on the battlement. He patted the nearby one. Jiang Xingze held up one hand and sat down. He took off his silk scarf and let his hair disheveled. The two of them clasped their legs, blowing the cold wind, chatting.
"The emperor of the Han Dynasty is the orthodox one in the world. I also know that if we start a war in the peaceful and prosperous times, there will be no good results." Jiang Feng asked leisurely, "But I just can't give in. I can't give up on the Jiang family's two-generation legacy." If it ends here, is there nothing you, little Zhuge can do?"
"Bullshit!" Jiang Xingze glared at Jiang Feng and complained, "Other people don't know about me, but you don't know about me? The little ink I brought out from the book has been almost used! Now, every time you pass a book and ask I have to read ancient books on the art of war for a long time before I can give you an answer. I really have no other choice, so I go to a fortune teller on the street to help me make a divination, write down the divination and forget about it! Hahaha, you have a brother like me , suffered the old sin!"
"Hey! Then I'm really lucky. With your strategy, I'm still alive today." Jiang Feng chuckled.
Jiang Xingze put up his hair casually and coughed lightly, "The mountains and forests do not swear to the four seasons, and the fate is withered. At that time, Prime Minister Zhuge did not expect that he would prolong his life, change history, and continue this beautiful country. Brother, sometimes , when you should believe in fate, you have to believe in fate.”
Jiang Feng did not continue this heavy topic, but with a trace of concern in his eyes, he asked, "Hmm! Then...how many years do you have left to live?"
"What? Are you afraid that if I leave too early, you will be lonely in the world? Hahaha!" Seeing that Jiang Feng was not smiling and was very serious, Jiang Xingze also put away his carefreeness and waggled his fingers, "Twenty years ago, in order to save Your life was swept away by the Taoist master Ge Hong, and your skin and bones were peeled off, and your life span was shortened for five years. Twelve years ago, in order to save your life, I resisted the palm of an unknown Taoist from Wudang Mountain. It took three years for my meridians to renew, and my life span was shortened by five years. Five years ago, in order to help you, I used my hard work as the eye of the formation to spread the wind and thunder formation to kill the indestructible Vajra in Jiafu Temple. I will take another five years off. Counting over and over again, if a person He was buried at the age of seventy, and I still have thirteen years?"
"The calculation is quite accurate!" Jiang Feng, who was leaning on the other side, tightened his hand on the wall, leaving a large handprint on the hard wall.
Jiang Xingze, who has a free and easy nature, started laughing and joking again, "Don't worry, you are a few years older than me. If you can't survive me, the big deal is, we two brothers will be buried together."
Jiang Feng's face was expressionless, "I'll go to the treasury later and take away all the ginseng that is over a hundred years old."
"Um!"
This damn dusk is perfect for the occasion. At the right time, twilight spreads over the river and sky, washing away the winter. The frost and wind gradually become miserable, Guanhe River is desolate, and the remaining light shines on the building. The originally soothing atmosphere suddenly turned sad with the dusk and this heavy topic!
"Don't you regret it?" Jiang Feng asked calmly.
"It's unlucky for me to have a little brother like you in the stall!" Jiang Xingze replied calmly, and then asked, "What about you? Since you succeeded as the head of the family, more than twenty years have passed through your fingertips in a blink of an eye. Let's go. You are upright and ambitious by nature. You have always wanted to be Wei Qing or Huo Qubing. You don't like this chaotic world of fame. But you are the only son in the family and you were born to shoulder responsibilities, so you abandoned your lover and betrayed morality. Brother, you, Don’t you regret it?”
"How much clarity can you get in your life if you desire a tree with snow in the east fence?" Jiang Feng folded his eyes and sighed slightly, "Sometimes I really envy Liu Quansheng, who can give up his entire family for the sake of morality in his heart. I don't think I have that. courage."
"Ouch! Ouch! This is not the temperament that the majestic and immortal Lord Jiang City should have!" Jiang Xingze began to joke again, "I thought that after hearing the news of the demise of the Liu family, you would immediately lead your troops to destroy Lingyuan City. Yes! It seems that my brother is not too stupid!"
"Noisy! If we lead the army to attack, wouldn't it give the emperor of Chang'an a big excuse? I won't do such a stupid thing. After all, on the surface, I haven't broken my skin yet." Jiang Feng rubbed his nose, " But having said that, this game of chess has been played to this day, brother, do you think it can continue?"
"No!" Jiang Xingze's long hair fluttered, "Of course not! From the moment when twenty-eight of your families invaded the palace in Chang'an twelve years ago, the fate of the family has been doomed."
Jiang Feng was a little dissatisfied and laughed heartily, "Haha, your roots are so deep that you are not afraid of being shaken by the wind. My Jiang family has been rooted in Quzhou for two generations. Are we afraid that he will become the emperor of Chang'an?"
Jiang Xingze said with a smile, "The Han Dynasty has been around for five hundred years. Starting from the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, it has gone through the powerful enemies of the Xiongnu, Wang Mang's new dynasty, and the establishment of the Three Kingdoms. It has survived for dozens of generations. You are only two generations old. What are you showing off here?" ?”
Jiang Feng pursed his lips and said, "He has Zhang Liang, I have Xiao Zhuge, he has twelve internal guards, and I own Jiacheng Jiyang, the richest state in the world. Why can't I compete with Liu Yan for the world? ?”
Jiang Xingze wrapped himself in a mink fur coat, "Then, let me, a fortune teller who has become a monk on the way, do the math for you?"
Jiang Feng nodded nervously, Jiang Xingze swayed his legs leisurely, and then started chatting, "Let's look at the general situation first. Now, although the country has foreign troubles, except for small frictions at the border, there is no large-scale battle for soldiers and armor. People's minds are calm. , if you set yourself up as a king at this time, you will be conquered by the hearts of the world. Secondly, the wealthy family is powerful, but many have different ideas. Many years ago, during the fight for the crown prince in the second palace, although the aristocratic families from various places briefly cooperated and sent troops to the capital and Chang'an together, they could not After the Second Prince and his party were destroyed, the noble families in various places immediately fell into disarray and became separated from each other. Finally, after forty years of rest and recuperation, the people of Han Dynasty settled down and hoped for peace. Look at the arrogant Le Er in the Eastern Territory, who has been operating for many years. That’s how it is to be defeated in one day and one night.”
"Le Er is cruel and doesn't know how to gather people's hearts!" Jiang Feng retorted, "The reputation and foundation of my Jiang family in Quzhou cannot be compared to his little Le Er."
"Haha! After looking at the general situation, let's look at the righteousness. Since ancient times, the family and the country have not tolerated division. In this regard, the moment the big family decided to stand on its own, it was destined to lose the upper hand. As you and I do today, we have reached the limit. It is simply a fool's errand to think of splitting the soil to make a king or passing it on from generation to generation." Jiang Xingze paused, "A hundred years ago, the Sima clan, which was as powerful as Cao Wei, was slaughtered by a piece of clothing edict issued by Young Emperor Cao Wei. ! Sitting on the great righteousness and great momentum, coupled with the wise monarch and capable ministers, who obey the world and treat them with positive plans, in my opinion, the decline and destruction of the family is only a matter of time. I am afraid that it will be within ten years. Guilty."
Jiang Feng remained silent and felt depressed.
Jiang Xingze didn't care about that. He was loyal to the matter and spoke frankly, "Looking at the temple, the person sitting in the Weiyang Palace today has a vision of Hongtong, is kind to the world, and has the ambition to clarify the world. Before the 'Tian Yao Case', this person Under the instigation of Liu Quansheng and other radicals, the Tianjia suffered setbacks one after another. But after the 'Tian Yao Case', the Tianjia realized their shame and became brave, and invited their mentor Lu Zheng to come out."
Jiang Xingze looked at Jiang Feng intently, "The name of 'Zhang Liang' is not just for you. Lu Zheng's methods are extremely sophisticated. In these years, when the family is fighting for power, he knows where to stop before making a decision. He is willing to be the fisherman who picks up the slack. In just a few years, except for the emperor's uncle Liu Qian and a few other old immortals who were still resisting, most of the central court had been replaced by ministers who were loyal to the heavenly family. The capital must want to repeat the situation of recruiting troops twelve years ago. Going straight to Huanglong is simply a foolish dream."
Jiang Xingze smiled mysteriously, "What's interesting is that many of these people are descendants of aristocratic families. Liu Quansheng, Lu Ling, Xie An, etc. are all talented people from aristocratic families. Middle-class aristocrats like Fan Tingnan are also They chose to follow the general trend. You can say that they have no character, but at least they have done it wisely to protect themselves."
Perhaps because he spoke too quickly, Jiang Xingze was out of breath and suddenly coughed violently. Jiang Feng hurriedly pushed him back and asked softly, "Go in?"
Jiang Xingze suppressed his blush and shook his head, "Ahem, no need. I feel like sleeping because of the heat in the room. Ahem, it's good to have some cold air here."
Jiang Feng said, "I will send someone to Liuzhou tomorrow. Mr. Ge Hong owes us a favor. As long as I ask for something, he will definitely come to help. With this alchemy wizard here, your body will definitely heal." Recover as before.”
"That's not how favors from famous Taoists are used. Keep this favor, and it may be able to save your life when you are alive or dead!" There was a trace of blood on the corner of Jiang Xingze's mouth. He licked his tongue so that Jiang Feng could not see it, and then smiled He said, "Do you really think I will let you live and die with me?"
me! You are the only brother in this life. I wish you, Jiang Feng, could live a long life!
