Chen Jisheng's hometown is still more than a hundred miles away from the county where Xiao Chen and the others are stationed. He can't walk back such a long way, right?
He hired a carriage for him and quietly gave the coachman twenty taels of silver to take care of the old man's food and drink along the way.
He took Xiao Ye on horseback to send him out of the city, farther and farther away, and before he knew it, he was already several miles away.
Seeing a reception pavilion on the side of the road, Chen Jisheng immediately ordered the carriage to stop, pulled Xiao Chen into the reception pavilion and sat down for a while. He was desolate and speechless, while a big river rushed under the pavilion with rolling waves.
"Why don't you want my money? Do you think it's dirty?" Xiao Chen had nothing to say.
"Your money is dirty, but your person is clean." Chen Jisheng said.
"What do you mean by clean? Are you mocking me for being a eunuch!" Xiao Chen made trouble unreasonably.
"It would be nice if you weren't a eunuch, but it would be nice to be one." Chen Jisheng's words were contradictory, but full of affection.
Xiao Chen was speechless.
"The river is rolling, and the dead are like this. You and I are all in it, drifting with the current, involuntarily... I am old, you are still young, and we are in an unpredictable place, so we must take care of ourselves." Chen Jisheng rarely expressed such emotion.
"When I find the opportunity, I will leave the palace and become a free man like you." Xiao Chen said.
"Well, that's fine. Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger. You are in the tiger's den, but you are so arrogant. It is inevitable that you will get into trouble. It is better to get out as soon as possible." Chen Jisheng said.
"Sigh... It's a pity that the world is so big that there may not be room for me." Xiao Chen sighed.
"You should plan this matter early, either go overseas or go to a border town, and leave the palace first. The situation in the palace is too complicated. The prince of the East Palace and the emperor and his son are deeply suspicious of each other. A fierce conflict will soon break out. If you are involved
Among them, I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape." What Chen Jisheng said today was from his heart.
"Old man, how about if I deliberately made a small mistake to make the emperor angry, I would be demoted from the palace just like you?" Xiao Chen actually had this idea for a long time.
It seems feasible.
"Haha, can you be the same as me? You are a member of the palace. No matter what mistake you make, it is a capital crime. How can I let you leave the palace alive? Besides, if I am in prison and you come to save me, who will save you if you are in trouble?
?" Chen Jisheng sneered and shook his head.
"Old man, do you think the crown prince can succeed?" Xiao Chen changed the subject.
"You don't have to ask me to tell you that the prince is mean, ungrateful, scheming, and determined to get things done! If you are unfortunate enough to get involved in the fight between father and son, you must stand firmly on the emperor's side!" Chen Jisheng said.
"Oh, I got it, old man, you said Tianxuan Club is making such a big fuss, can they make it happen?" Xiao Chen asked again.
"It can't be done. Xiao Xinghan has great talent but no strategy. He is eager for success and suffers from it. Do you think he can win the hearts of the people if he even takes people like Gong Heihu under his command? Why should you worry about this?
?" Chen Jisheng was surprised.
"I just want to ask." Xiao Chen said hurriedly.
"Why are you, a little eunuch, asking such nonsense? It's better to think about how to save your life! Don't look at how happy you are now, sooner or later someone will make a list for you!" Chen Jisheng was alarmist.
"Aren't we just chatting with your old man... Hey, what would you do if you rebelled?" Xiao Chen smiled playfully.
"You...do you think you still want to rebel?" Chen Jisheng couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this.
"Let's just talk about it, let's just treat it as small talk." Xiao Chenxin said that it was impossible to tell.
"First of all, you have to have a solid foothold, a fairly strong army, enough food and grass, and a lot of money... The most important thing is that you have to have a name." Chen Jisheng said.
"Where do you think is the most suitable right now?" Xiao Chen was really interested in this.
"It definitely won't work in the interior. The east coast is now run rampant by little devils and the forces of the Tianxuan Society. It won't work either. The old marquis Murong Heng is guarding the western Xinjiang, but it won't work either. The southern Xinjiang is guarded by Zhongcheng Wang Li Wanyun, and it won't even work. Only the northern Xinjiang can do it.
Xinjiang can barely do it." Chen Jisheng said.
"Is Li Wanyun very powerful?" Xiao Chen had heard of Li Wanyun for a long time.
"Well, he is both civil and military, and extremely resourceful. He can use his horse to deploy troops and dismount his horse to calm the people. He is the emperor's younger brother and his right-hand man. It is precisely because of him guarding the southern border that the small southern countries do not dare to make any changes." Chen Jisheng
I have a very high opinion of this prince.
"It's a pity..." Chen Jisheng hesitated to speak.
"What's a pity?" Xiao Chen asked.
"It's a pity that he wasn't the emperor, otherwise the world would have been settled long ago." Chen Jisheng dared to say anything in front of Xiao Chen.
"Then why didn't he become the emperor?" Xiao Chen started gossiping.
"Actually, many people supported Li Wanyun to become the emperor, but he was determined not to do so. Alas... he only had the benevolence of an emperor but no skills as an emperor." Chen Jisheng sighed.
In other words, it's not ruthless enough.
"You just said that Northern Xinjiang can barely gain a foothold. What do you mean? Isn't it more complicated there? There are so many powerful tribal forces like Mojie, Wuhuan, and Xiongnu who are eyeing each other, and they are constantly in friction with the Zhou Dynasty. If you rebel there, wouldn't you be attacked from both sides?
, being beaten on both sides?" Xiao Chen returned to the topic just now.
"It is because of the complexity of the situation that it is possible to survive in the cracks. Both Dazhou and the tribes hope to have a buffer land, which is beneficial to both parties... Okay, why are you asking this? I'm talking to you.
What does it have to do with anything?" Chen Jisheng didn't want to continue talking about this matter.
"Hehe, don't ask, don't ask... then I will ask you one last thing, don't be angry." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"It's definitely not a nice thing to say! Just let it go as soon as you can. Are you kid enough to make me angry?" Chen Jisheng also laughed.
"What if, I mean what if, what if I really rebel, will you side with Zhou or me?" As expected, what Xiao Chen asked was not a good thing!
"You are such a rebellious boy, can you say such nonsense?" Chen Jisheng took off his shoes to fight.
"Look, you're still in a hurry. I'm kidding you... Okay, it's getting late. It's time for you to leave. Remember to say hello to my family for me." Xiao Chen quickly hugged him and pulled him out of the pavilion.
, pushed onto the carriage.
"You're taking care of yourself, but don't daydream about it, don't you hear me?" Chen Jisheng boasted, his beard glaring.
"I know, I know, you old man should take good care of yourself. By the way, I got you a few unique copies of the Classic of the Four Seas and put them in your package. Read them slowly when you get back." Xiao Chen said and stepped aside.
, signaling to the groom that he could leave.
"You're doing well, kid." After the carriage was far away, Chen Jisheng stuck his head out and warned him.
Xiao Chen smiled at him and waved his hand, until the carriage and horse were gone and out of sight, he still stood there by himself.
"Brother, why are you crying?" Xiao Ye on the other side saw Xiao Chen bursting into tears, but he didn't know why he was sad?
"No, the sand blurred my eyes, let's go back." Xiao Chen sighed, turned around and mounted his horse.
I've gone a long way, but I still keep looking back...