The four of them had nothing else to do today except to keep in touch with each other, so Chen Jingke and the others stayed until the afternoon before leaving.
After seeing off his three friends, Yuchi Xunyu immediately went to the front yard to find his old man. However, Yuchi Gong was still waiting for the guests, so he waited for more than an hour before the guests left.
After waving the servant away, he repeated Chen Jingke's words and said, "Ah, do you think what he said is true?"
"Hiccup." Yuchi Gong burped and said disappointedly: "The fact that you can ask this question shows that you are still far behind."
Yuchi Xunyu scratched his head and said: "You know that my brain is not full, so why don't I come and ask you for advice immediately? Please tell me what's going on."
"Hey." Yuchi Gong sighed and said helplessly: "Being humble is one of your few advantages."
"Let me ask you a few questions. Does our Yuchi family have a better relationship with Zixiaoguan or the Duke of Lu? Is Hou Junji your brother, or is Chen Jingke your brother?"
Yuchi Xunyu said without hesitation: "Of course I have a good relationship with Zixiaoguan. We are allies. Chen Jingke is my good brother. Duke Lu probably doesn't even know who I am."
"But even so, we should have our own ideas and cannot blindly follow our allies, otherwise we won't even know we are being sold one day."
"Haha..." Yuchi Gong laughed and said, "That's right, that's right. With this understanding, you will not be able to defeat this family in the future."
Then he said seriously: "Having said that, allies are allies and brothers are brothers. Closeness and distance must be grasped."
"Many times it doesn't matter what is right or wrong, the position is the most important. So it doesn't matter what kind of people Hou Junji and Xue Wanjun are, the key is how you choose."
Yuchi Xunyu somewhat disagreed and said: "The Duke of Lu is your Majesty's favorite and holds a high position of power, and the Duke of Yong'an is a noble man. How can we offend him so easily?"
Yuchi Gong asked back: "Did Chen Jingke ask you to offend them?"
Yuchi Xunyu was speechless. Only then did he remember that Chen Jingke only asked him to keep a distance from the two of them, not to become an enemy.
Yuchi said respectfully: "Now do you know why I said you are still far away?"
Yuchi Xunyu said ashamedly: "Yes, I understand."
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After Cheng Hualiang returned home, he also told Cheng Yaojin about the incident and asked similar questions.
After hearing this, Cheng Yaojin was surprised at first, and then suddenly realized: "No wonder, no wonder, I said something was wrong. It turns out that the problem lies here."
Cheng Huailiang quickly asked: "Aye, what problem did you find?"
Cheng Yaojin said: "The saint asked Duke Wei to teach the art of war to Duke Lu. This matter is not a secret and many people know it."
"What's very strange is that the relationship between Li Jing and Hou Junji has inexplicably deteriorated. They even criticized each other several times. I was confused before and now it all makes sense."
Cheng Huailiang said in surprise: "Are you saying this is true?"
Cheng Yaojin nodded and said: "I've always said that Hou Junji is an exaggerated person, and it seems to be true. You should stay away from him in the future."
Cheng Huailiang said in confusion: "He slandered Duke Wei so much, but the saint didn't care?"
Cheng Yaojin shook his head and said: "Why bother? Is right or wrong so important? Hou Junji has great military exploits and is loyal to the saint. That is enough."
"As long as he does not seek rebellion, no matter how many other mistakes he makes, the saint will not really do anything to him."
Cheng Huailiang was a little confused and said: "In this case, it seems that we don't need to be so cautious."
Cheng Yaojin frowned and said, "Are you willing to make friends with such a person?"
Cheng Huailiang quickly shook his head and said: "No, he dares to slander even his mentor, who dares to fight with him..."
At this point, he suddenly paused, and then said: "I understand, you really need to stay away from this kind of people, but I don't know what Yuchi Shibo would do."
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Qin Huaidao also asked the same question, and Qin Qiong's answer was:
"You underestimate Wu Guogong too much. Although he doesn't have so many twists and turns, he can understand the big issues more clearly than anyone else. Just watch, he will definitely let Xun Yu follow General Qibi."
Qin Huaidao put aside his worries and asked curiously: "Don't Duke Lu and Duke Yong'an really do anything outrageous?"
Qin Qiong said: "Who knows, but this is a good observation opportunity to see if they will be as Jing Ke said."
"But regardless of whether they broke the law or not this time, based on their previous ungrateful and unjust actions, they are not people of my generation."
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After coming out of Yuchi's house, Chen Jingke was not in a hurry to go back and started walking around on the street.
There were many people on the street during the Chinese New Year, especially children wearing new clothes running around, which reminded him of his childhood.
At that time, the spirit of the New Year was full, and I ran around the streets with my friends to play. When someone set off firecrackers, they would swarm over to pick up the misfired cannons, pour out the gunpowder and light them.
Although there are no toys or so much food, I am very happy.
As I grew older, the flavor of the New Year became less and less intense year by year. Later, the setting off of fireworks and firecrackers was banned across the country, and the Chinese New Year was completely reduced to a mere formality.
Traveling to ancient times, he felt that simple happiness again. Although their living conditions were not that good and supplies were scarce, they were really enjoying the New Year.
After walking for a while, I discovered that there were several vendors setting up stalls in a relatively remote alley.
Normally, stalls are not allowed to be set up here to do business, either in a special market or right at the entrance of the temple.
However, during the Chinese New Year, the management was not so strict, and some small vendors were allowed to come out to sell things to show the emperor's great kindness.
At the same time, it can also provide some convenience to the people in the market. If there is something missing at home, they no longer have to go all the way to a special market to buy it.
Nothing happened anyway, so Chen Jingke turned in with great interest to see what was for sale.
Needless to say, it’s quite rich.
Some sell shoes and hats, some sell accessories and toys, and some sell ingredients. However, the ingredients are basically all kinds of dried vegetables, and the only thing that can be considered fresh is a large radish.
Cabbage did not appear... By the way, what about cabbage? This was an indispensable item on the winter table for northerners.
There are radishes but no cabbage. This is abnormal. Is there no cabbage at this moment?
After asking someone about it, he found out that it was not that there was no cabbage, but that there was no cabbage with buns.
Today's cabbage leaves are not rolled up, but unfolded. There is no way to store them for a long time. Naturally, there are no cabbage sellers in the winter.
He immediately wrote down the matter, went back to study it carefully, and sorted out the cabbage in Baotou.
Without cabbage in winter, it always feels like the taste is missing.
I walked around and bought a few small items, which was considered as taking care of the business of these vendors.
When I was about to go back, I saw a man walking over with two buckets, shouting as he walked: "Selling fish, fresh fish."
Chen Jingke was not interested in fish and had no intention of buying it. When he passed by the vendor, he subconsciously glanced into the bucket and couldn't turn his eyes away.