"Om", the trembling sound of the dagger inserted deep into the wood.
Xue Yuan lowered his voice and smiled, "Chang Yuyan, you have to tell me the truth."
The cold sweat on Chang Yuyan's head burst out suddenly.
Xue Yuan flicked the dagger, and the excellent dagger made a crisp vibrato again. Xue Yuan's voice was not good these days, and his speech was like frosted sand. Although his tone was clearly good, it might be threatening when he said it. , what's more, his tone at the moment is definitely not good.
Xue Yuan smiled, "If the sage hadn't told me, you wouldn't have come to Xue's house in such a hurry to find me."
San Yuyan tried his best to remain calm, "Before, you always valued yourself by the Sage's side, which made people jealous and envious. Now that I have been summoned by the Sage alone, can I show it off in front of you?"
Xue Yuan squinted at him, his eyes heavy.
"What can the sage tell me about you?" San Yuyan smiled bitterly, "Or when I talk about you, why should I hide it?"
Heart is pounding.
All nervous and anxious.
He didn't know why he concealed his conversation with the Sage, but he didn't notice it when he was in it at the time. Now that he thinks about it, most of the conversations between the Sage and him are related to Xue Yuan.
This kind of cognition made Chang Yuyan reluctant to tell the truth to Xue Yuan.
He opened the folding fan and fanned it a few times elegantly. After the cold sweat on his head was gone, he smiled slightly: "Xue Jiuyao, why are you so strange today."
Xue Yuan was still looking at him.
The robe on his body was draped over his shoulders, and even if his hair was disheveled, it couldn't stop the sharpness in his eyebrows. The dagger on the table was still facing the cold light, but the trembling gradually stopped.
Xue Yuan withdrew his gaze, he pulled out the dagger, continued to cut the wood, and muttered, "It's harder than I thought."
Chang Yuyan didn't hear clearly: "What?"
"It's nothing," Xue Yuan said lazily, "by the way, let me show you something."
Xue Yuan called the servant, who nodded and ran away after listening to his instructions. After a while, the servant held a machete and presented it in front of Xue Yuan.
Xue Yuan picked up the knife, and Chang Yuyan couldn't help but go up to take a closer look, only to see that the scabbard of this machete was all outlined with gold threads, and then supplemented by more than 10,000 jewels. The tail is uniform in thickness. With just this scabbard, it can be concluded that this scimitar must be extraordinary.
And the more delicate the gold wire products, the more they belong to the royal family. San Yuyan blurted out and said, "Is this a reward from the sage?"
Xue Yuan held the handle of the knife and pulled out half of the machete, only to hear the sound of "bass".
"This is the reward that Spring Hunter received on that day," Xue Yuan touched the surface of the knife, "Is it beautiful?"
Chang Yuyan could hardly look away, "It's so beautiful."
Xue Yuan smiled inexplicably. He took out his machete and then swiped it on the table. A white mark was drawn on the gray stone table.
Chang Yuyan clicked his tongue: "It's so sharp."
"Pretty is really beautiful, and sharp is really sharp," Xue Yuan played a trick with the machete in his hand. Seeing that Chang Yuyan was terrified, he finally threw the knife into the scabbard, turned back and smiled, " Such a good knife must be placed in the hands of those who can play with knives."
San Yuyan sighed: "Isn't it?"
Two quarters later, Chang Yuyan got up and left with Xue Yuan. As soon as Chang Yuyan left Xue Yuan's yard, and before he walked out of the gate of Xue's residence, he met Mrs. Xue who came in a hurry.
Madam Xue's makeup was neat, and she was the first to breathe a sigh of relief when she saw that San Yuyan had not left.
Chang Yuyan bowed to Mrs. Xue, and Mrs. Xue made him get up quickly and asked, "Brother Yan, you have a close relationship with Jiuyao, do you know what other extraordinary men he has known?"
Xue Yuan insisted on going out every day to take a look, even if he was so badly injured, he had to be carried out. It can be seen that the person he wants to see will not easily go to the Xue family's door. No matter how you look at it, it will not be San Yuyan.
Mrs. Xue was a little anxious, and there was a faint worry and worry on her face. Chang Yuyan was a little inexplicable: "Why did Mrs. say this?"
"I saw that you were the only one in the mansion," Mrs. Xue forced a smile. "I thought that Brother Yuan would inevitably be lonely alone, so I wanted to ask him what peers he has made friends with."
Chang Yuyan said in his heart, with Xue Jiuyao's temper, who can get along with him
Just like the bandits and hooligans, San Yuyan was in a nest with him. Chang Yuyan thought for a while, then hesitated: "If you say good friends or not, I don't know this. But if you talk about an extraordinary man, there is one. It is Chu Wei, the son of the Ministry of Works Minister Chu's family. The champion when I was a classmate."
"Zhuang Yuan Lang," Madam Xue thought thoughtfully, "I know."
When Chu Wei returned to the mansion that day, he heard that Mrs. Xue's mansion came to visit.
Chu Wei paused, raised his head and looked at his mother, frowning: "Xue Mansion?"
"Exactly," Mrs. Chu said, "Mrs. Xue was looking at her daughter's house for her son-in-law. Just when she heard that you haven't married yet, she came to me to tell me about your children."
Chu Wei said: "The relationship between Chu Mansion and Xue Mansion is not close."
Mrs. Chu said angrily: "Isn't it close to talk? I am afraid that Mrs. Xue is really anxious. I can't understand this kind of thinking. Just like you, it is not much worse than the eldest son of Xue's house. I took it earlier. Using the study tour as an excuse, for seven years, you are unwilling to come back to have a kiss. You are now the number one scholar, and you are highly regarded by the saints. The matchmakers are about to step down the threshold of the mansion. You are the only one who is unwilling, a little No sympathy for your old mother."
Chu Wei was thoughtful.
Xue Yuan is going to have a blind date.
Isn't this an opportunity to make him die for someone who has a bad heart against the Holy One
Chu Wei invisibly raised his lips and lowered his eyes, as if he was listening to his mother's lectures, but in fact he was already thinking about how he could help Mrs. Xue and make Xue Yuan's marriage completely dead.
On the second day, Chu Wei followed the doctor of the censor to Gu Yuanbai to discuss matters.
The matter of the Censor's desk has come to an end. After the doctor of the imperial censor left, Chu Wei stayed in front of Gu Yuanbai as a scholar of the Hanlin Academy.
After Gu Yuanbai finished his political affairs, he laughed with him while he was drinking tea, "Chu Qing is very busy."
Chu Wei was slightly ashamed, "I am ashamed."
Gu Yuanbai's lips were a little dry. He drank two more sips of tea. The color of his lips was dyed by the warm tea, and his pale lips were slightly healthy and rosy. He smiled gently, "While this will be fine, why don't Chu Qing tell me about your study tour?"
Chu Wei regained his senses, looked solemn, and said earnestly, "What does the sage want to know?"
Gu Yuanbai asked, "How many places have you been to?"
Chu Wei said: "I have traveled all the way south from the canal, and I have been to most of the prefectures and counties that I passed along the way."
"Go deep into it?"
Chu Wei smiled slightly, Zhilan Yushu, "It took me seven years."
Gu Yuanbai was in awe, "Then tell me what you have seen and heard in various places."
Chu Wei pondered for a while, and then started from the beginning. He was arrogant and arrogant as a young man, but he learned a lot while visiting hermits in various states and counties.
The knowledge of these great Confucians is different, and the way of thinking about the world and problems is also very different. Chu Wei watched a lot, but he forgot that he was still young, and when he heard about the suffering of the world from the mouths of those great scholars, he only remembered the suffering, but forgot to remember the good side.
So in the next study tour, he only remembered the bad side.
As he spoke, Chu Wei's tone slowed down, and a bit of confusion appeared in his eyes. Gu Yuanbai brushed away the tea leaves with a teacup and smiled, "Why didn't Chu Qing continue talking?"
Chu Wei pursed his lips, "I don't know what to say."
There are always the same number of drawbacks in various places, and it is just superfluous to talk about.
Gu Yuanbai asked: "Why don't you talk about the customs and eating habits of various places? And whether there are many merchants in various places, and whether the official school in the prefecture is consistent with the content of the official school in the capital, if not, what is the difference, and which ones are different? Benefits, which ones can be changed, don't you know about these?"
Chu Wei was stunned.
His expression lasted for a long time, and after a long time, he regained his senses, and his mind was not right, "I have never paid attention to this."
Gu Yuanbai put down the teacup and suddenly sighed.
This sigh lifted Chu Wei's mind, is the Holy Master disappointed with him
Chu Wei pursed his lips so white that he lowered his eyes and said, "Your Highness, this minister..."
"Chu Qing should know what the purpose of the study tour is," Gu Yuanbai said slowly, "We must see both the disadvantages and the advantages of each state capital. Just like the Jinghu Lake, the Jinghu Lake mines There are a lot of them, if you know about this, you can use this point of Jing Hunan to make tailor-made development."
Chu Wei was thoughtful, he thought about it for a while, and said, "I understand."
Looking at it this way, he has learned nothing in the past seven years of study tours.
Chu Wei was a little disappointed, but also a little relaxed. He suddenly smiled, "If it is possible in the future, I would like to follow the saint to visit these places again."
Gu Yuanbai laughed a few times: "So good."
The corners of Chu Wei's mouth curled, he suddenly remembered what his mother had told him before, Chu Wei's heart moved slightly, and he lowered his eyes and said, "Sir, speaking of the study tour, this minister remembered some interesting things."
Gu Yuanbai raised his eyebrows and became interested, "Tell me about it."
"There is an old woman in the folk. The children in the family are too old but they refuse to get married. The old woman is so angry that she drags the children to visit the house where they have daughters. When they see people, they ask: Can my son marry your daughter?"
Seeing Sheng Shang casually laughing twice, Chu Wei said: "A few days ago, I heard from my mother. The wife of Xue's house is also starting to worry. It seems that she has already inquired about the news and is going to arrange a marriage for Mr. Xue."
Gu Yuanbai was stunned, thinking about it, Xue Yuan was already twenty-four years old, which in ancient times was already an old leftover man.
And unlike Gu Yuanbai's body, Xue Yuan's body is very healthy. He should marry a wife, and Mrs. Xue's family should be anxious.
"It's good," Gu Yuanbai said, "It's not bad to start a family and start a business."
Seeing that there was nothing unusual on the saint, Chu Wei calmed down, he smiled, and said casually: "If Madam Xue sees a girl, General Xue is still on his way to the northern border, I'm afraid he doesn't. What did the law do? Maybe I will trouble the Sage, and let the Sage and Lord Xue come down and confer marriage."
Gu Yuanbai opened a memorial, smiled, and said casually, "Let's talk about it."
Do you want to marry Xue Jiuyao