When Chu Huan and Linlang arrived at Su Mansion, there was still sunset in the sky. When they received a report, Su Zhongyan had already rushed over. When he saw Chu Huan, he immediately knelt down and bowed. Chu Huan had already held it back and smiled and said, "Uncle Qi, there are no outsiders, they are all their own family members. Don't do this. When I came back yesterday, I wanted to come over to see my uncle, but I was delayed. I could only take time to come with Linlang today."

Su Zhongyan is now respectful and afraid of Chu Huan, and said, "Then I will tell my father now, Duke Chu..."

"Just call me Chu Huan." Chu Huan said with a smile.

Su Zhongyan waved his hand and smiled, "Don't you dare, don't you dare. Duke Chu, my father seems to be in the backyard, I will go to invite him immediately. By the way, Linlang, you go to the hall for tea first..." He also asked someone to order, "Prepare the dinner quickly."

Chu Huan also had the intention of having dinner here, but said, "Don't invite my uncle, Linlang and I will go to the backyard to see each other."

At that moment, Su Zhongyan led the way and came to the backyard. The backyard was a small garden. From a distance, he saw the old man sitting on a bamboo chair with a book in his hand.

"Father, Duke Chu and Linlang are here to visit you." Su Zhongyan shouted from afar when he saw the great master.

The old man looked here, stood up, but did not put down the book. When Chu Huan and Linlang came over, they were about to salute, but the old man smiled and said, "I'm free." He said, "I'm quiet here, just sit here for a while?"

Chu Huan naturally nodded and said yes. Su Zhongyan asked someone to bring two chairs and he had to take care of the dinner himself. The old man sat down, looked at Chu Huan, and smiled and said, "A battle was successful and the northwest is invincible. It's a happy congratulations."

Chu Huan laughed and said, "It's all my blessings for uncle."

"That's not what it said." The old man smiled and said, "It's so old that you're buried in the soil. What you can't count on is your ability..."

"What book did uncle read?" Linlang asked with a smile: "It seems to be fascinating."

"Oh?" the old man smiled and said, "A book of "Records of the Grand Historian". I always like to read it when I have nothing to do. I just saw the family of King Goujian of Yue, and I had feelings, so I was a little addicted."

Linlang Bingxue was smart. The old man said so specifically that she knew that the old man was afraid of having something to say to Chu Huan, so she stood up and said, "Uncle, I'll go to visit my aunt first. Let's talk here."

"Okay." The old man nodded and said, "Just about to say a few words to Duke Chu, you are not willing to listen to me."

Linlang smiled and stepped back. Then Chu Huan asked with a smile: "Uncle, don't you know what you think?"

The old man then put down the book and sighed: "I just sighed at Fan Li in Wenzhong."

"oh?"

"Goujian will eventually achieve great things. He will be able to defeat Wu. After all, he will probably not be able to rely on him to sleep on firewood and taste gall. Without the loyal assistance of Wenzhong and Fan Li, he might not be able to achieve anything."

Chu Huan nodded and said, "No, a hero and three gangs want to make a fortune by themselves, and in the end it will be easy to be crushed to pieces."

The old man sighed, "It's a pity that the end..." shook his head, "The cunning rabbit dies, the lackeys cook, the birds are gone, and the good bows are hidden. Although Goujian is amazing, this person is in trouble, but he cannot share wealth and honor. He is afraid of Wenzhong and Fan Li and killed Wenzhong. Fan Li is smart, otherwise he will definitely end up dying..."

Chu Huan's face remained unchanged and smiled, "So Goujian has been criticized for killing loyal ministers."

"What's the use? It's just a topic of conversation for future generations after dinner." The old man smiled and said, "But it's heartbreaking for Wen Zhong... I occasionally think of Wen Zhong's mood before his death, and feel a little heavy, loyal to others, but ended up like this, which is sad and lamentable."

Chu Huan laughed and said, "Did uncle have any advice?"

"Ah?" the old man waved his hand and smiled, "I just felt the occasional emotion. Does Du Chu like to listen?"

"Of course not." Chu Huan laughed and said, "I have always hoped to get my uncle's advice. By the way, I defeated the conspiracy of Beishan soldiers and horses, and seized Shuoquan. My uncle stood up and I came to thank him."

The old man laughed and said, "You don't have to thank me. If Shuoquan falls, what good end can we Xiguan gentry have? Oh, if you want to thank you, Your Highness, King Qi, sent someone to post and invite us to his palace to celebrate the merits..."

"I heard that my uncle didn't go to the banquet?"

The old man slowly leaned back and leaned on the chair. He seemed to be old, but his eyes were full of wisdom accumulated by the years. "Go to the banquet? Why do you want to go to the banquet?"

Chu Huan was stunned, and the old man said leisurely: "We organized people to help defend the city because you sent letters. We did what you mean. We said more directly, not only to help you protect this acre of three-point land, but also to help you protect your family business..." Raising his hand and gently stroked his beard, "Duke Chu, before we defended the city, I didn't know that there was a King of Qi in the city, nor was he guarding the city for the King of Qi... Oh, this was not what I mean by myself, everyone said that."

Chu Huan didn't expect that the old man was so direct, so he didn't know what to say.

"Duke Chu, I am now confused and sometimes my mind is confused, so some things are wrong. Just think that I am confused and talking nonsense." The old man said that he was confused, but unfortunately his eyes were still shining. " Yesterday, Qian Boyi came to my house. When he was talking, he suddenly asked me what Qin Li was yesterday, but I was confused and suddenly forgot. Not only that, I can't remember who I am today."

Chu Huan's eyebrows hopped slightly.

"I said I was confused, but Qian Boyi also said he couldn't remember it." The old man sighed: "Duke Chu, how many people in the northwest remember Qin Li?"

Chu Huan knew that the old man was quite straightforward when he said this, and sighed: "Uncle, do you mean that the people don't remember the Qin calendar?"

The old man smiled slightly, "I'm afraid I don't know if I live in the deep mountains and forests... Well, I've still considered the Qin Li in the first few years, but now I can't remember it. It seems that this Qin Li has been used for more than 20 years... In the blink of an eye, the northwest is too remote, and some people don't know the Qin Li, which is quite ordinary...!"

Chu Huan said "Oh", and the old man slowly said: "The people in the northwest value love and old age. Whoever treats them will remember who... Well, the Hua Dynasty has been passed down for hundreds of years. The people in the northwest know that there is a Hua Dynasty. Later, the heroes have risen together. There are five countries in the northwest. Today you beat me, tomorrow I will beat you, fight around, the people will live without a living, and the five countries will be gone later. However, those remaining ministers still remember their vassal states, but the people do not remember, and still remember the Hua Dynasty... After so many years, the northwest has scars everywhere. The people wiped away tears, washed away blood, and started a difficult life again. Those who know the matter, know that there is a Qin State, and those who don't know, don't know which emperor is on their heads... Life was difficult, and after more than ten years, it finally recovered a little vitality. Suddenly, it was

Donate miscellaneous taxes, and the people have not lived a good life. I remember that an emperor wanted to practice Taoism and build a palace, so the people wanted to take it as a family... His wife and children starved to death, they did not cover their bodies and could not fill their stomachs. They were originally tolerant, but later the people from Xiliang came to kill them. The soldiers were not good at fighting, and their wives and children were separated, their families were destroyed, and their destiny was destined to die. I thought that I could pay money every year. The soldiers could not defeat the alien race. It was fine, but a large number of people starved to death. The emperor above the head could not watch the people starved to death because of building a palace, right? So everyone was waiting, waiting to send some food, don't eat enough, as long as they could fill their stomachs, it doesn't matter if they starved to death. Don't let their wives and children starve to death... Wait and wait, and watch their families starve to death one by one, but no grain came...!"

The old man's voice was low, like an old man talking about family affairs. His wrinkled face was full of vicissitudes, but his expression was also extremely solemn.

Chu Huan's eyebrows were locked and the corners of his eyes were pounding slightly.

"Duke Chu, what do these people think?" The old man stared at Chu Huan with his eyes that were observing the world. "You said they should kneel down and worship the emperor who practiced Taoism on his head, hoping that he would live forever and live forever forever, or would he hide a knife in his heart, thinking that one day he would seek justice for his wife and children?"

Chu Huan sighed and said, "Uncle, I understand what you mean. You mean that the people in the northwest hate Qin in their hearts."

"They may not know what Qin is not Qin, but they never want to endure such a disaster." The old man said slowly: "Suddenly one day, someone came, thinking about the common people, dividing the land, raising seeds, reducing taxes, thinking about their lives in a good life, even those bandits who were forced to rebel returned to their hometowns to farm, so they had hope in their hearts. The common people had no big ambitions, just thinking about acre of land, their wives and children were warm on the kang, and their wives lived a peaceful life. This person took them to live a good life. What do you think in their hearts?"

Chu Huan knew that the person the old man was talking about was him, and smiled bitterly: "I wanted to live such a life before, so I would like to live such a life."

"Yes." The old man nodded and said, "So everyone is willing to work hard, thinking about the people who will take them to live a good life. But if one day, this person suddenly says that he will obey the instructions of the Taoist emperor above his head and be loyal to the Taoist emperor, what do you think in the hearts of the people?" Before Chu Huan could speak, the old man had already shook his head and said, "No one wants to lose what he got. The emperor above his head made their family destroyed without any favors.

When they mentioned that emperor, they were first afraid and then angry. When they knew that the person who brought them to live a good life was going to listen to the emperor, they felt that their hope of living a good life was shattered, so even the person who brought them to live a good life could not get their respect...!" At this point, he paused, leaned on the chair, stared at Chu Huan for a short moment, and then said, "When it comes to that time, I'm afraid you won't have a foothold in the northwest."
Chapter completed!