Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2601

Chapter 2601

The dining table is placed in the flower hall, a wooden table with carved lacquer, in the center is a plate of freshly steamed carp, clear white soup, and a few emerald green scallions.In addition, there are a few side dishes, which are delicious in color, fragrance, and there is a jar of old wine on the table, which is quite simple.

Xie Yan invited Xiao Yu to take a seat, and said with a smile: "The humble house is humble, it can't compare to a wealthy family with bells and bells in its heyday, small wine and small dishes, neglecting Duke Song."

Xiao Yu chuckled, waved his hands and said: "Before the age of 30, an old man must wear silk and satin, eat seasonal delicacies, drink fine wine, and sleep with beautiful women... But now, I often lament the absurd years and shallowness of those days." Contempt does not understand the way of life, silk and satin are like coarse linen, seasonal delicacies are like simple tea and light rice, fine wine and jade are like wine and friends, and beautiful women in pink are like old wives? But fortunately, I live a little older than ordinary people, and I still have time to go. Understand the true meaning of life, it doesn't matter if you are blinded by desires when you are young, you can correct your mistakes, and you can enjoy your old age and your family in peace."

"Ha ha……"

The corner of Xie Yan's eyes twitched, and he slapped open the mud seal of the wine jar, and a rich aroma of wine permeated the air. He lifted the small wine jar to pour wine into the wine bowl in front of Xiao Yu, and teased, "I'm afraid Song Guogong has accumulated experience. Therefore, I have some understanding of life, but my spirit is gradually declining, I can’t get used to wearing silk and satin, I can’t eat seasonal delicacies, I can’t drink fine wine, and I can’t play with pink ladies, right?”

"No reason!"

Xiao Yu blew out his beard and stared, and argued: "What is the point of this? Although I am old, my body is still strong, and there are countless maids in the curtain, and I am still like a wolf like a tiger!"

How can a man be told no?

Even if it's just between talking and laughing, or even between words, it is absolutely unacceptable.

Anyway, you don't know if it's bragging, why can't you follow us into the curtain to watch the battle?

When the wine was filled, Xie Yan put down the wine jar, raised the wine bowl, and said with a big smile, "Perhaps Duke Song is as vigorous as ever, but you are a human being who has gone through the prosperity of the world, and you have eaten enough good things and are tired of playing, so Anyone who can return to the basics can travel under the forest and springs. But for those who have not enjoyed it, even at the age of one hundred, the loess buried their necks, they can eat and play once, enjoy the ultimate in the world, and die in peace!"

Xiao Yu also raised his wine bowl, smiled wryly, and sighed: "I am obsessed with life, I always feel that the scenery I haven't seen is the most beautiful, but I always refuse to listen to the advice of those who have been there. I will go my own way, and the future is very difficult."

When the two wine bowls collided together, Xie Yan said: "In one's life, one must always climb high and look down on the world. If you know that the top of the mountain is not far away, but you are full of worries and hesitate to move forward, your soul will return to Jiuquan in the future." , will surely sigh with regret, and regret for the rest of his life.”

After hearing this, Xiao Yu knew that this person had become determined after eating the weight, and he couldn't persuade him anymore...

Bringing the wine bowl to his mouth, he drank it all in one gulp.

The spicy wine entered the throat, like a burning flame piercing through the abdomen, boiling the blood of all limbs and bones, Xiao Yu exhaled and praised: "Good wine!"

Stretching out the chopsticks, I picked up a piece of fish meat and put it in my mouth. The fishy smell of the fish meat was covered and cleared by the smell of wine, and the mouth was soft and sweet, extremely delicious.

Putting down the chopsticks, watching Xie Yan also drink up the wine in the bowl in one gulp, he clicked his mouth and said, "This wine is Fangfu's fine wine, right?"

Xie Yan said: "Fish meat has an earthy smell, so it must be neutralized with strong wine to reveal its delicious taste. But this Fangfu fine wine is distilled, with a strong taste, but it is extremely sweet in the throat, it is most suitable to accompany fish Shrimp is a perfect match."

As he spoke, he poured wine for Xiao Yu again.

Xiao Yu picked up the wine bowl, took a sip, didn't dare to drink it again, tasted the mellow wine, and said slowly: "This Fang Erlang is really talented, his ancestors have drank wine for thousands of years, why did he start from Has no one thought of distilling it to get a more mellow wine? And the gunpowder, it is said that he retreated for several months, read all the ancient and modern medicinal literature, and figured out the formula from it, which made the Tang Dynasty's combat power leap in one fell swoop To be invincible in the world! It is said that there are glass, shipbuilding, bamboo paper... one piece of pile, if someone can make one piece in the past, it would be enough to make the court famous and go down in history, but now they are all made by this kid , Who in the world can achieve this kind of feat? Such a person is really a genius who has never been born in the world, his amazing talent is unparalleled in the world, and no one in the world can match him."

He is still working hard, trying to make Xie Yan realize that his reckless behavior is not only a crisis for the alliance between Shandong and Jiangnan. If the prince and Fang Jun were involved, once Fang Jun launched a counterattack, the consequences would be very serious.

Of course, more people still hope to use their own prestige and three-inch tongue to pull Xie Yan back from the edge of the cliff, so as to bring back the alliance that is about to be completely broken, so that he can grasp more power and protect himself. At the center of the core group.

Both public and private, Xiao Yu felt that Xie Yan's influence was too bad.

Xie Yan took a sip of the food, took a sip of the wine, and said disapprovingly: "So what? I admit that he is a genius, but throughout the ages, the most indispensable thing is a genius! He can be famous in history one by one, but in the end, Don't all the benefits belong to His Majesty?"

After a pause, he continued: "So, only those who hold power can rule the world, and even control life and death!"

Sitting there, Xiao Yu tried his best to persuade him: "You usually don't go out of the door, don't go out of the door, and focus on learning, so you don't know everything about Fang Jun's energy, don't be provoked by others, and it will be irreversible. You and I have been friends for decades, and I really can't bear to see you being bewitched by others, and finally end up in a dismal end. Listen to my advice and give up the unrealistic delusion of fighting for the reserve. In the end of cooking, it is better to go back to the south of the Yangtze River quickly and spend the rest of your life doing learning."

He spoke so earnestly, but Xie Yan didn't appreciate it, sighed sadly, and asked back: "I was born in the Xie family of Chenjun, but where is the Xie family of Chenjun now, where is my home?"

Xiao Yu was taken aback for a moment, and then fell silent.

Xie Yan's ancestors fell into the hands of the Yuwen family of the Western Wei Dynasty during the Hou Jing Rebellion, and traveled to the north for many years before they had the opportunity to return to their hometown, but they left Xie Yan in the Northern Zhou Dynasty at that time. Xie Yan, who is now well-known as a Manchurian, almost starved to death back then. He made a living by begging several times, and was seriously ill many times, and finally survived.

Today's Xie Yan looks grey-haired and old-fashioned, but in fact he has just reached his fifties, and he looks like an old man in his seventies, all of which were damaged by the body's mechanism during the hardships of the past, and he was plagued by illnesses to accelerate aging.

It wasn't until Xie Yan grew up and spread his literary name throughout Guanzhong that he was favored by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty and entered an official career as a scattered official.

It has only risen since then.

But even though he is one of the most famous Confucian scholars in the world now, and he bears the plaque of the Xie family of Chenjun on his body, he has never left Guanzhong in his life, and he has never returned to his ancestors.

Now that he is getting old, and because he offended the dignitaries of the dynasty and returned home, how could the Xie family of Chen Jun have a place for him?

Or perhaps, it is precisely because of this regret that fallen leaves cannot return to their roots that Xie Yan is so stubborn in this matter, regardless of whether the Jiangnan gentry will suffer losses, let alone the entire empire will be in turmoil.His ancestors were living abroad, and the blood with the family has been diluted. If he wants to recognize his ancestors and return to the clan, he must bring something back.

I only want to be successful and famous, so that when I am an octogenarian, I will be able to return to my hometown with fine clothes and glory.

Xiao Yu pondered, feeling troubled.He originally thought that he could successfully persuade Xie Yan by relying on his prestige, but he didn't expect that this person would actually want to make a contribution in his heart and return to his hometown afterward, which would be difficult.

Human life and death are either lighter than a feather or heavier than Mount Tai.If he can glorify his ancestors and make a name for himself, what's the point of dying?

What's more, offending the prince and Fang Jun may not necessarily mean death.

Not to mention whether the prince or Fang Jun dared to kill Xie Yan in full view, at least Xie Yan was not completely without the possibility of success.

He suddenly discovered that leaving Xie Yan as a "nail" might not necessarily be a bad thing...

After deliberating for a while, Xiao Yu said: "That's all the old man said, you make your own decision. But you and I have met for a few decades. If his daily affairs change and he is unable to catch up, we still hope Go to my mansion quickly, don't dare to say anything, maybe you can save your life."

(End of this chapter)