There are many treasures in this country

Shen Yan told Xiao Suo the night he received the secret decree.

The latter was not as excited as he had imagined, but he smiled slightly.Shen Yan was hit hard. For this decree, he put all his political wealth in, risking the anger of the Holy Majesty, but only got him a polite smile.

He once heard the story of King You of Zhou playing with the feudal lords in a theater in the middle of the capital, just to make Baosi laugh.Only at this moment did he realize that it is hard to be King Zhou You!

Xiao Sommer sat on the edge of the chair, lowered his eyes, as if he had broken through the world of mortals.Shen Yan had nothing to do with him, he felt that he was extremely thoughtful, but he still couldn't move his heart.

General Shen has never been so frustrated in love.

"Young Master Xiao," Shen Yan sat down next to him and grabbed his hand, "Xiao Xiucai!"

Xiao Suo twitched his hands but failed, so he could only say: "General, please give me instructions. It's not proper to do so."

Shen Yan took a deep breath, suppressed the raging fire in his chest, looked into his eyes, and asked, "Xiao Suo, what's going on with you? Could it be that this general hasn't done enough, and the meaning is not clear enough?"

Xiao Suo stood up, bowed to the bottom, and said solemnly: "The general is grateful for what the student has done. But the student aspires to fame and fame, and his mind is only on books, and he never thinks about anything else."

"Then you think about it now!" Shen Yan got angry and grabbed his wrist with all his strength, a circle of light red marks immediately appeared on his fair skin.

Xiao Suo couldn't break free, turned his face sideways and said: "Students should focus on learning, and other things...don't think too much."

Under the candlelight, I could only see the silhouette cast by the bridge of his nose.Shen Yan's heart was also shrouded in that shadow.He punched the cotton, couldn't help being irritable, pinched his chin and turned his face, and asked him deeply: "What happens after you pass the exam? Don't you think about these things all your life? If you don't pass the exam, you will be alone for the rest of your life." ?”

Xiao Suo was forced to look directly, and the anger in his eyes could be clearly seen.The self reflected in the anger contained a hint of despair.He was startled, frowned and said, "Student...don't know..."

He really doesn't know.

Since he was a scholar at the age of 11, his life should follow the proper track, from Juren, Gongshi, and Jinshi, step by step.But he never expected that the road would turn at the flattest point.

From a young child prodigy to a failure in the exam, he has experienced a psychological gap that ordinary people can hardly comprehend.From the pride at the very beginning, to the astonishment after losing for the first time, to the disappointment of repeated failures, to the despair of being caught in self-doubt.No matter how much humiliation you have endured in the middle, you have made as many vows to stand up.

He didn't dare to think about Fengyue, let alone think about it.He is a down-and-out scholar, a literati with ambition but hard pay.If food and clothing are not enough, how can we talk about love?

When his mother was alive, she also wanted to say goodbye to him.He just laughed it off.At that time, he just wanted to be named on the gold list, and find a place to use the knowledge he had accumulated since childhood.

At that time, it may be enough to buy a tidy house, take a simple sedan chair, marry a virtuous wife, take care of an elderly mother, and add one or two children.

Unfortunately, everything is like a dream, shattered.

Shen Yan was really annoyed by his attitude, even if he fought with himself!

But he just stood there like this, soft but firm, unable to insert needles or splash water, no matter what you do, I just don't change my face.

General Shen really had enough, he wrapped his arms around his wrists, leaned forward, and kissed him.

"You...uh..." Xiao Suo finally changed his face, and pushed him hard.However, the disparity in strength is too great, even if you try your best, you can only get what you want.

"Master, something has happened!" At this moment, Eleven suddenly rushed in in a panic, but was dumbfounded when he saw the scene in front of him, "Master, grandpa..."

"roll!"

Shen Yan suppressed his anger, and gave him a cold gouging look.Eleven's eyes blinked, and he saw Mr. Xiao with his hands trapped behind his general, leaning forward and unable to push and push, like a little girl, while his general was furious, covering it and committing murder, and retreated in a hurry .

Shen Yan pressed a clump of hair in his hand, pried open the gap, dragged out a flexible and soft section, and licked it carefully.Xiao Suo couldn't resist, felt wronged and resentful, and slid down with every drop of bitterness.

"I've never seen you cry so much! A man doesn't shed tears easily, don't you know?" He wanted to be a good boy, taking advantage of Xiao Suo's inability to fight back, he carried him into the inner room.

Eleven was lying outside the door listening to the corner, not knowing what was going on inside, the voice was so rich and varied.Sometimes it is severe, sometimes it is tactful, sometimes it is urgent, and sometimes it seems to sigh.

He knew what his generals were capable of, but Mr. Xiao, could he also endure it?

I don't know how long it has passed, Shen Yan calmed down, looked at the stiff people around him, and regretted endlessly.In this way, all the effort done in the previous round was in vain.What's more, he didn't blink his eyes, as if he was half dead, which really made people feel tight.

He threw the messy clothes to the bed, pulled the brocade quilt to cover the silent Xiao Suo, then hurriedly put on his outer robe and went out.

Waiting for Eleven at the door, Shen Yan ordered the two guards to keep an eye on the people inside before asking him: "What's the matter? You're in such a panic!"

Eleven ignored the gossip and hurriedly said, "Master, just now the back of the mansion was flooded! Now the fire has been put out, but the stables and firewood sheds have been burnt down, nothing else is fine. It's okay."

"Okay, why did you go into the water?" Shen Yan frowned and walked back, feeling that this matter was very strange.

Eleventh said: "The people below said that sparks had entered the firewood room. When they met a pot of wine hidden by the people below, they lit up."

Shen Yan sneered and said: "If it's the cold winter months, the sky is dry and the things are dry. Now it's the rainy season, and the firewood is wet. How can the water go away after a little spark? It just so happens that the pot should not be in the firewood room. The wine in it is too far-fetched!"

"You're right." Eleven nodded beside him, "Those people must have jumped the wall in a hurry and played this trick on purpose. I don't know if it's a warning, or they really want to kill someone."

Shen Yan walked to the backyard, and saw that a courtyard wall had been burned down, and Yu Chima bent his neck to rub against him, looking very pitiful.He smoothed its mane, pulled out the saber of the servant beside him, threw it and nailed it to the lush camphor tree in the distance.

The leaves rustled down, and there were no shadows in the darkness.But Shen Yan knew in his heart that the tree trunk must have been stained with blood red.

He said loudly to the outside of the courtyard: "No matter where you are from outside, listen carefully: the general will take care of this nonsense, you just have to come here with sharp swords and bright guns. You don't need to take out such indiscriminate tricks. It's embarrassing!"

After finishing speaking, Shen Yan turned back and told Eleven: "I see, this is what they are capable of. You are nothing to be afraid of! From today onwards, the guards will be divided into three groups, and they will take turns patrolling day and night, and no more than today will be allowed." thing!"

Eleven took the order, and immediately arranged for guards to patrol, servants to go to night, and personally led a group of servants to clean up the house.When everyone saw the scene just now, their spirits were extremely high, and they performed their duties in an orderly manner.

Shen Yan nodded in satisfaction, looked around, and then went back to the bedroom.The guard guard said that it was extremely quiet inside, and there was no movement, so he couldn't help feeling anxious.

He tiptoedly pushed the door open and entered the room, and opened the curtain. The person lying inside seemed to be asleep, with his eyes closed and breathing evenly.Shen Yan took off his outer robe carefully, opened a corner of the brocade quilt, and slipped it in as gently as possible.

Xiao Suo didn't sleep, he slowly opened his eyes, facing the inside, and didn't look at him.At this moment, he has a feeling of a woman selling herself for glory, which makes him feel ashamed, difficult to deal with himself, and even loathes himself.

But what can he do?Should he commit suicide or just live on, hate him or forbear and forgive?He thought he was going to die, but he didn't.

He was humiliated in his heart, but besides the humiliation, there was also a strange feeling, like a feather plucking at the tip of his heart, the emotion that had been brewing for a long time had slowly fermented unconsciously.

He didn't know how to face Shen Yan, he didn't know how to face himself, and he didn't know how to face the sage books he had studied hard for 24 years.

He just felt that everything was broken.

In such brokenness, he unexpectedly found a little joy.

"Can't sleep?" Shen Yan led soldiers for many years and was more vigilant than anyone else, so he could naturally detect that he was falling asleep.

Xiao Suo remained silent for a long time, until Shen Yan almost fell asleep, he suddenly asked lightly: "How does the general plan to deal with me?"

Shen Yan thought that he hated himself to death and would never talk to him again, but he didn't expect to talk to him, so he hurriedly moved closer, pulled away a strand of wet hair, and said softly: "Don't worry, I will treat you well."

Xiao Suo stared at the spots of light leaking in from the moonlight beside the bed frame, twitched the corners of his mouth ironically, and said, "General, let me go."

"Nonsense!" Shen Yan pinched his earlobe in the dark, "You belong to this general, and you are not allowed to go anywhere! You didn't see how they set fire tonight, I am afraid that you will die in the street as soon as you step out of this door! "

That's not bad either.Xiao Suo thought.

Shen Yan didn't know what he was thinking, but his intuition told him that something was wrong, because he said again: "Don't think about it. This thing has been common since ancient times, and it's because you have learned to read books that you regard it as a major matter of life or death. Since Some people are born like this, which shows that this way is also in line with the principles of nature. Didn’t the book you read say that the way is natural and obeys the sky and people. Even emperors and ministers are like this, let alone you and me. As long as this matter conforms to oneself Just keep your heart and don't interfere with others."

If Mrs. Shen heard what he said, he would turn over in the coffin.These are the most eloquent words that Shen Yan has ever said in his life!

"But..." Xiao Suo asked in a low voice, "How do you know your heart?"

Shen Yan raised her lips: "Haven't you heard of 'Time to see people's hearts'? I'll let you know."

"That's to see other people's heart!" Xiao Suo cursed.

"That's right!" General Shen suddenly remembered something again, "I've known you for so long, but I still don't know what your cursive characters are. You refused to tell me that day in the cave, but now that's the case, can you tell me?"

Xiao Suo didn't answer, and silently closed his eyes.

Shen Yan was very curious, and also a little hurt - until now, he was still unwilling to admit it to each other.The road is long and long, I will search up and down!He sighed in his heart, as if the emperor had said so.

After a long time, Xiao Suo suddenly moved.Shen Yan thought that there was a turning point in the matter, so she rushed to get closer to him.If the lights are on in the room, you can see General Shen's begging and begging eyes like a puppy at the moment.

How can the world go as one wishes!

Xiao Suo never saw it, but he hesitated and said: "I...student's cursive calligraphy...vulgar and indecent."

Shen Yan was overjoyed—it turned out that he didn't want to say it, but was ashamed to say it—and asked persistently: "What is it? Can I still laugh at you!"

Xiao Suo twitched for a long time, and said: "Student cursive calligraphy, the upper one is Dudu, the lower... Bao."

Dubao!

"Du... Bao..." General Shen nodded quite seriously, his voice couldn't help being out of tune: "Du Bao, um, it's quite... nice." He asked again: "Why is it called this?"

Fortunately, it was the middle of the night, and I couldn't see the shrimp powder on Xiao Dubao's face. I could only hear him say in a voice like a mosquito gnat: "My father has no children for half his life, and I won't have a son until middle age. So...he used this word." .”

Shen Yan couldn't help laughing, he could only hold on, raised his hand to cover his eyes, and said: "Well, Dubao, go to sleep."