However, Xie An has never been such a person, and he is always vigilant to prevent himself from becoming a puppet fighting for power and gain.
When Xie Shi came over, Xie An was wandering in a flower garden.
He was holding a bamboo basket in his hand. From a distance, it was completely unclear what was in the basket, but Xie Shi could see it clearly.
"Brother is moving these stones again!" Xie Shi came closer and saw that the basket was filled with stones of different sizes and shapes.
They are all collected by Xie An over the years.
"But I don't see what's there to do with these things. They're just pebbles. In my eyes, they're all the same."
"Besides, it's also very dirty."
After so many years, Xie Shi still can't understand this strange hobby of his eldest brother. The pebbles are ice cold, so it's okay to play with them in summer.
Xie An loves stones like crazy. No matter spring, summer, autumn or winter, his beloved stones are in his hands all year round.
Is this thing really so fun?
"This is because you don't understand. The wonders of thousands of strange rocks cannot be explained clearly in a few words."
Xie An collected the pieces piece by piece and placed them in the soil of the flower garden. Some were placed on the surface, while others had to be buried with difficulty.
"Brother, what are you doing?" Xie Shi felt that he was completely unable to understand many of his actions.
"Of course let the stone take a breath."
"Although these things are precious, they still come from the soil. If they are placed in a high place for a long time and lose the nourishment of the soil, they will lose their luster and spirituality."
"It feels very different to bury it for a while and then pick it up and play with it."
This is Xie An's experience. Ever since he discovered this wonderful method, he has been delighted with it.
This stone borrowed from the earth's energy is definitely different from the ordinary stones placed on the shelf. Every time Xie An digs the stone out of the soil, he feels that the clear and moist stone is filled with spiritual energy.
It is truly the essence of all things in heaven and earth!
Beautiful...
"What were they talking about?"
While Xie An was busy working next to the flower garden, he did not forget serious matters.
Isn't that why Xie Shi was sent to squat behind the screen?
"Of course that's all. Brother, do you still expect to hear any good words from their mouths?" Xie Shi stood with his hands behind his hands, very dissatisfied.
These juniors are really going to heaven!
Who do they think they are?
How dare they question Xie An's various practices? They deserve it!
"Brother, you have such a good temper that you actually let them contradict you and even prepared food and drinks for them."
"They were eating and drinking, and they were planning to provoke us into a fight with His Majesty!"
This is what Xie Shi is most dissatisfied with.
Anyone who wants to seize power can roll up his sleeves and give it a try and test his or her wrists to see who is more powerful.
If their other families are more capable, Xie An or Xie Xuan are not the kind of sinister people who refuse to admit defeat.
Will give way to others.
"There's no need to blame them. It's normal for them to think this way. In terms of strength, they can't defeat us, and they can't shake our position at all. They can only use His Majesty to suppress us."
"I have thought of this a long time ago."
Xie An buried all the stones in the basket, but then moved to another flower bed. Xie Shi followed behind him, thinking that this was the end of the day for Lao Xie.
Unexpectedly, Xie An did not put down his bamboo basket, but just moved to another flower garden.
"I buried these here last month, look at them, they are transparent!"
Without even using tools, Xie An took out rocks one after another from the soil.
Xie Shi grinned and made an expression that looked like a smile, and it was still bright!
It's all just dirt, and no change can be seen at all.
"In that case, why did brother say that?" Xie Shi also heard a lot of the conversation between Xie An and Wang Gong and the others intermittently.
In his opinion, the eldest brother should not reveal his true thoughts to the two of them.
"Those two people said that His Majesty asked them to come, but in fact, they didn't want to come here to inquire about the information?"
"Now that they know about our arrangements, when they get to His Majesty, they will inevitably instigate them with more jealousy."
"We shouldn't give them this opportunity!" Xie Shi's thoughts were very simple. In his opinion, Xie An fully had this ability and kept it hidden.
However, he also firmly believed that given his eldest brother's ability, he must have revealed this news to Wang Gong and the others on purpose.
Xie An finally finished his work and placed all his beloved stones properly. Then he washed his hands and sat down happily with his brother An An.
Right, that's how you look like you're talking about serious things.
Even though Xie Shi is a few years younger than Xie An, in terms of mentality, he is much older than Xie An, and he is also more disciplined and rigid.
Xie An was always helpless about this.
This younger brother has been following the rules since he was a child. Perhaps it is because his elder brother, who is more talented than Jiang Zuo, is standing in front of him, so Xie Shi cannot always live freely and loses his freedom and ease.
So much so that Xie An always felt that in some ways, he still owed this younger brother.
And since Xie Shi was similar in age to himself, Xie An was also thinking that he should give Xie Shi some more errands so that he could play a greater role in the court.
Xie Shi fully has such ability.
"Even if I don't say it today, I will still say it in court."
"At that time, even if they want to cause trouble, we still can't control it. It's better to leave it to them now and let them figure out their own solution."
Xie An looked calm and unmoving, which made Xie Shi even more anxious.
"Brother, why should we give them time?"
"Although they are all mediocre, if they get together and given enough time, they can still come up with some destructive tricks."
"At that time, if Your Majesty is confused and listens to their slander, my brother will be in misery."
Those people in the old Sima family were drunk and dreaming all day long. Who could guarantee that they would not be led astray by Wang Gong?
"no need to worry."
"Your Majesty will not do anything to me."
He can actually laugh!
Not in any hurry at all!
Xie Shi was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. The weather was obviously not that hot, but he still felt restless and unbearable.
"Formal rewards will be awarded only after Youdu and the others return with their troops. Wang Gong and the others will not send the memorial right now."
Wait and see.
test.
This has always been the basic form of internal fighting among aristocratic families. This is a long-term struggle, and one will not be declared the winner and the loser just because of one move or a half.
Almost everyone who is still walking in the court is a master who is familiar with this method.
"You have forgotten that among the reward recipients, there is still a pending one!"
Seeing that his younger brother was in a hurry and couldn't understand his own thoughts at all, Xie An could only patiently give some advice.