Listening to Xiahou Wenyuan's witty words, Xiahou Xuanba seemed to have no choice but to shake his head, but in fact he was very pleased in his heart.

The one he values ​​most in the entire family is his younger brother, who is more than ten years younger than him. Fortunately, this younger brother has never let him down, whether in terms of ability or other aspects... It's just that...

At that time, it was precisely because his clan brother was too amazing that he was in a dilemma.

"Why do you have time to come to my place today?" Xiahou Xuanba asked.

Seeing Xiahou Xuanba asking, Xiahou Wenyuan also started to become serious, put away his casual expression, thought for a moment and said: "Last night, Ji Yan, the Crown Prince of Xilie, hosted a banquet in Tianxiang Juli to invite the princes' children... Afterwards,

Second brother, do you know that all the princes’ sons have encountered assassins?”

Xiahou Xuanba nodded and said, "I just found out."

"You just found out?" Xiahou Wenyuan asked suspiciously.

Xiahou Xuanba pointed to the imperial edict on the table and said, "Master Cai brought this to me earlier. I only found out after reading this."

Xiahou Wenyuan took the imperial edict, frowned, and said to himself: "When such a major event happens, I, the prime minister of the current dynasty, and you, the general who governs the country, are not the first to know about it?"

Xiahou Xuanba glanced at Xiahou Wenyuan and said suspiciously: "I have specifically asked not to participate in court affairs. I guess it is because His Majesty is considerate of my old age and does not want anyone to disturb me, right?"

Xiahou Wenyuan smiled when he heard this, with a hint of sarcasm in his smile. He pointed at the imperial edict and said, "Second brother, do you still want to deceive yourself? If I really care about your old age, then what is this? You and I both know it.

What is the real reason? It is that the little emperor is afraid of you, and I happen to be your younger brother. Our surname is Xiahou..."

Xiahou Xuanba showed no expression after hearing Xiahou Wenyuan's words, and just said calmly: "You still have to respect your majesty."

Seeing Xiahou Xuanba's appearance, Xiahou Wenyuan said helplessly: "Little... the emperor is starting to be afraid of his ministers. This is not a good thing for his ministers. The second brother seems to have outstanding achievements now, but in fact he has already had a sharp knife hanging over his head.

.”

Hearing this, Xiahou Xuanba raised his eyebrows and said, "So what if there is a sharp blade hanging on his head? Does he still dare to cut it off?"

Xiahou Wenyuan's eyes instantly lit up when he heard Xiahou Xuanba's words, and he thought to himself: "Could it be that my second brother has been hiding his capabilities and biding his time in the past, and his appearance of being loyal to the emperor and serving the country is actually just an act?"

…

Xiahou Xuanba and Xiahou Wenyuan are the two most outstanding people in the Xiahou clan. Xiahou Wenyuan's achievements today are not only because he is extremely outstanding and capable, but also partly because of his

Clan brother ~ Xiahou Xuanba. After Xiahou Xuanba made his fortune relying on his military exploits, he knew that it was impossible for him to carry forward the family and pass it on by himself, so he set up a clan school in the clan for free for clan members to study, and then

Then select outstanding people from these clansmen and train them separately, and finally select from this group of independent people... just like this step by step, just to cultivate a group of top talents who can truly lead the family's progress.

Xiahou Wenyuan is the most outstanding among these people. He is so outstanding that even Xiahou Xuanba cannot completely cover up his light. Xiahou Xuanba is naturally happy to see such a talent appear in the Xiahou clan.

Xiahou Wenyuan also attaches great importance to it, and will even discuss the entire future development direction of the family with Xiahou Wenyuan. Xiahou Wenyuan has always respected Xiahou Xuanba, and he has gone all out for the affairs of the clan.

.The two of them have always gotten along extremely harmoniously, and there has never been any disagreement... But no one expected that the two of them would have different attitudes towards the current situation.

The ambiguity between the two is: Xiahou Wenyuan feels that Dayouqi has been exhausted, and wants to find a future for the Xiahou clan...but Xiahou Xuanba is always unwilling to live up to the trust of Emperor Long Shuo, wanting to be loyal to the empire and leave a lasting legacy in history.

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Although Xiahou Xuanba also recognized Xiahou Wenyuan's views in his heart, he was still unwilling to follow Xiahou Wenyuan's ideas on this matter... However, although the two had different opinions on this matter, their close relationship was

It has always remained the same as before.

Helpless, Xiahou Wenyuan had no choice but to persuade Xiahou Xuanba whenever he had the chance, and it was the same this time.

…

The more Xiahou Wenyuan thought about it, the more he doubted Xiahou Xuanba's thoughts, so he couldn't help but test it out: "The assassin was sent by the second brother?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? How could I do such an unjust thing to trap the king..." Xiahou Xuanba said angrily.

When Xiahou Wenyuan saw Xiahou Xuanba's appearance, he knew that he had guessed wrong just now, and that this clan brother's thoughts had not changed from the past. However, Xiahou Wenyuan was not willing to give up like this, so he continued to say

: "If the blade really appears that day, what will the second brother want to do?"

Xiahou Xuanba was stunned for a moment and fell into silence. After a long time, he spoke seriously: "The late emperor did not think that I was despicable. He promoted me to a humble age, and even entrusted me with his duty at the end of his life... The late emperor has given me such a holy favor.

And how should we repay him? Only by being loyal to the emperor and serving the country and dying, can we repay the kindness of the late emperor for his knowledge and trust."

Xiahou Wenyuan sighed after hearing this, and continued: "That is also the kindness of the late emperor, not the kindness of the little emperor. The little emperor is not as good as the late emperor... Now the little emperor has made many speculations about his second brother. If this continues, only

Are you afraid that your second brother may not have a good death in the future?"

Xiahou Wenyuan's words were very serious, and every word was like a knife cutting into Xiahou Xuanba's heart. But Xiahou Wenyuan had no choice. It was precisely because he knew Xiahou Xuanba's attitude that he thought

He tried every means possible to change Xiahou Xuanba's attitude... He knew that Xiahou Xuanba's heart was as strong as iron, and he still had illusions about the empire and the little emperor. That's why Xiahou Wenyuan would punish every sentence and try to

Use these heart-breaking words to break the little emperor's fantasy in Xiahou Xuanba's heart.

His surname is also Xiahou, and he is a person carefully selected by Xiahou Xuanba... He can't just watch the Xiahou clan perish because of Xiahou Xuanba's wrong decision. He wants to convince Xiahou Xuanba that he wants to find a way for the Xiahou clan.

In the future, he will bring the Xiahou family back on track.

…

But it seemed that he was going to disappoint Xiahou Wenyuan again. Although his words were sharp and to the point, Xiahou Xuanba remained unmoved. After a moment of silence, Xiahou Xuanba said righteously: "I can't do this."

"Does the second brother want to be a foolish and loyal minister?" Xiahou Wenyuan said angrily.

Xiahou Xuanba thought about it seriously and said: "I can't be a loyal minister. I just said that if Your Majesty really dares to attack me without any reason, I will resist... You

Don't worry for now.

It’s just that... before Your Majesty has done something unjust to me, I will never be disloyal to Your Majesty..."

"Second brother, are you still stubborn?" Xiahou Wenyuan said with sincerity: "It's not that the little emperor doesn't want to be unjust to you, but he doesn't dare to be unjust to you because you have military power and because he is afraid that

After making a little move towards you, he made you anxious... The reason why he is so respectful to you now is not because he knows your loyalty, but because he is afraid of the two hundred thousand iron-blooded soldiers in your hands... Once the little emperor has

If there is a way to deal with the 200,000 troops in your hands, then the first person he will deal with is you. Even if you want to resist, you will not be able to resist.

What ability do you have to resist again?..."

"If it really ends like that, I will admit it." Xiahou Xuanba said calmly.

Xiahou Wenyuan said dissatisfied: "You admit it? Second brother, why do you admit it? Are you willing to risk your life just for the so-called 'loyalty'?"

"So what?" Xiahou Xuanba continued: "Old Master and I are both single and important ministers of the late emperor. Even Old Master can devote himself to death...why can't I be like Old Master?"

Hearing Xiahou Xuanba mention the old master Situ Changqing, Xiahou Wenyuan understood in his heart, but he still said ruthlessly: "You really can't be like my mentor."

"Why?" Xiahou Xuanba asked.

Xiahou Wenyuan cleared his throat and said: "Because my mentor has lived through three dynasties and his disciples' hometowns are all over the world... What's more, my mentor has two advantages over you. First, my mentor is a civil servant; second, my mentor was a civil servant when the late emperor entrusted me with the task.

He is already very old... For an old man like his mentor who is old and poses no danger to the little emperor, the little emperor will not do anything to him. Instead, he will hold him high and give him a thumbs up to everyone in the world.

Role model... But second brother, you are not an old deer! You are a wolf in your prime, just enough to threaten him... How can the little emperor rest assured about a threatening person like you?"

Xiahou Xuanba fell into deep thought when he heard Xiahou Wenyuan compare the old master and himself to a deer and a wolf. One thing he had to admit was, "What his clan brother told is the truth. His clan brother

He is still the favorite disciple of the old master... Although he has made outstanding achievements, has been a very popular minister, and has been in high and low officialdom for many years, but when it comes to these complex political thoughts, he thinks he is not as good as the old master Situ Changqing, and even worse than the old master Situ Changqing.

Not as good as his brother Xiahou Wenyuan."

Xiahou Xuanba half-squinted his eyes and continued: "I admit that what you said is right, but if I really do what you think, how will the history books be written in the future?

The old master's loyalty and bravery will last forever... But what about Xiahou Xuanba? His treason and deception will last forever..."

Xiahou Wenyuan glanced at Xiahou Xuanba and said disdainfully: "History books are written by the victors."

Xiahou Xuanba looked at Xiahou Wenyuan carefully and asked puzzledly: "Old Master has been loyal to Dayou and His Majesty all his life... As his favorite disciple? How can you be so deviant? What you do is,

Why are you going to see the old master in the future?"

"Second brother, you are wrong."

Xiahou Wenyuan said calmly: "You don't understand my mentor. It is true that my mentor is loyal to this empire, and it is true that he is loyal to your majesty. But this is limited to my mentor. My mentor gave his life to this empire, but he will not

Dedicate his family to the empire... This can be seen from the fact that his mentor left a will before his death, not allowing the Situ family to enter the court as officials. The reason why the mentor did not allow senior brother Buqi to continue to serve as officials in the court was because

He knew that the world would be in chaos after his death. However, no matter how chaotic the world would be... there would eventually be a day of peace and prosperity, and his mentor had already paved the way for his family's escape before his death... This path was his mentor's

Reputation. In other words, no matter who finally takes over the world in the future, if he wants to get the true return of the world's scholars, he must invite the Situ family to come back as officials. By then, the Situ family will naturally come out and join forces.

In this world, he became another wealthy nobleman of the new dynasty... This is my mentor's strategy. What my mentor planned was never personal gain or loss, but the eternal prosperity of the entire family..."

After hearing this, Xiahou Xuanba lowered his head and fell into deep thought. After coming over for a while, he raised his head, looked at Xiahou Wenyuan and said helplessly: "You are right, I really can't let the whole family do it because of me.
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