Chapter 841: Life and Death, Glory, Passing Clouds

Xie Jin never thought of himself as a gentleman.

You use different methods to deal with different people. Although people are born with different status, fate is unpredictable. The cause you planted yesterday, the result you taste today, everything is your own fault.

Besides, if you fail one day, it is your own fate. If you enjoy all the glory and wealth, you can naturally bear the suffering of disasters.

"It's a night close to the full moon, and the moon is really bright and clear." Xie Jin stood beside Xuanyuan Yao, "The fall of Nanyue is known to the world. This is also the best New Year's gift to the kings of various countries. I wonder if they can live in peace this New Year."

Xuanyuan Yao tilted his head and glanced at him: "It's enough for us to live in peace, why should others care about him?"

"Yaoyao is right." Xie Jin smiled and stretched out his hand to hook his finger, "It's enough for us to live well. The more uneasy the kings and dignitaries of other countries are, the more stable the world will be. If they are all as stupid and arrogant as the emperor of Nanyue, I'm afraid the world will really be in chaos."

"Xie Jin." Xuanyuan Yao suddenly remembered something, turned his head and looked at Xie Jin, frowning slightly, "The master ordered you to send food and grass, but you stayed here for so long, didn't it delay your business in the court?"

Xie Jin looked at him, his eyes were quite subtle: "Yaoyao, your late-coming concerns are not too late?"

Xuanyuan Yao was silent.

"Don't worry." Xie Jin patted his shoulder, "Before I came, I had already dealt with the important matters of the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Revenue, and arranged several capable and reliable subordinates to help me keep an eye on them, don't worry."

"You two are good brothers, I don't think I should disturb you." Mo Ling'an walked over leisurely, and every time he saw the two of them, he would never forget to tease them, "Am I here at the wrong time?"

Xie Jin glanced at him: "You still know?"

"I know, but I have something important to say, so I can only be tactless." Mo Ling'an said calmly, "You camp here tonight, I have something else to do, so I won't stay here with you."

"Leave now?" Xuanyuan Yao frowned, "Can't we hurry on tomorrow morning?"

"People in our line of work usually act at night." Mo Ling'an said, "Prince Yao probably doesn't understand."

Xuanyuan Yao was silent.

Their line of work? Which line of work?

"If you don't know, you might think you're a flower thief." Xie Jin sneered, "A dark and windy night, you're here to visit my boudoir?"

"A dark and windy night is a murderous night." Mo Ling'an corrected, "Sure enough, a playboy's mind is full of beauty. Prince Yao should be careful. His current affectionate attitude is all fake. He might return to his true nature at any time."

Xie Jin put his arm around Xuanyuan Yao's shoulder: "Yaoyao and I have a relationship as strong as gold and trust as deep as the sea. No matter how you try to sow discord, it won't work."

Mo Ling'an was speechless.

He really admired Xie Jin's thick skin. Sure enough, no one could match Xie Jin in terms of shamelessness.

"I'm leaving." He waved his hand, "No need to see me off."

Xie Jin and Xuanyuan Yao didn't really see him off. They just stood on the city wall and watched him ride away quietly.

Just like when they came, three people and three horses, carrying a thin bag with two simple changes of clothes and some silver coins, nothing else, even the token of identity was carried with them, just like that, they came freely and left calmly.

"I just forgot to tell him that he should find a suitable woman to get married earlier." Xie Jin frowned, "Lord Mo is still waiting to hold his grandson."

Xuanyuan Yao said: "When fate comes, we will get married naturally, why rush?"

"It's not that I'm anxious, but Lord Mo is always worried that he is doing bad things outside. What if he is killed one day, and the Mo family can't even leave an heir, what a pity."

Xuanyuan Yao was silent, not knowing what to say.

To be honest, even now he doesn't know what exactly Mo Lingan is responsible for. Intelligence gathering is one of the responsibilities, but what about the others?

He is not in the imperial capital all year round, and he rarely goes home. The time he spends in the imperial capital every year is far less than the time he spends running around outside. What has he been doing for so long?

However, this was not within his scope of responsibility, so Xuanyuan Yao would not ask. He only said, "Parents are so pitiful. Mo Ling'an should actually let his father know something... Even if he cannot tell everything, at least he should let his father know that what he did was not dangerous, and the Lord would not kill him to silence him. Only in this way can the old father's worries be put to rest."

Xie Jin said, "Yaoyao is right. I have already told Lord Mo about it before."

Xuanyuan Yao hummed and said nothing more. He just stood quietly on the city wall, watching the imperial city that once symbolized power and prosperity being destroyed day and night. Some melancholy passed through his heart. Life and death and glory are just passing clouds. The ancestors of Nanyue who conquered the country hundreds of years ago probably did not expect that Nanyue would announce its demise in such a way.

Most of the emperors who established the empires in the past dynasties were brave and powerful, while those who destroyed the century-old foundations were all foolish and ignorant descendants. From this, it can be seen that the inheritance of the empire by having many sons and grandsons is not necessarily a good thing. Too many sons and grandsons are worthless, and the father cannot discipline them personally - even occasional inquiries are considered to be concerned.

The concubines in the harem fight with each other and are deceitful. The princes grew up in such an environment. The first thing they learned was intrigue and fratricide. The people of the world can never be put first in their hearts.

"Is the emperor's three palaces and six courtyards for the continuation of his offspring, or is it to find a legitimate excuse for his own romantic and lustful nature?" Xuanyuan Yao frowned slightly, "Since ancient times, the more offspring the emperor has, the more people have died in the fight for the throne. Those who fight fiercely for the throne rarely have a good end."

After all, the first thing the new emperor does after taking office is to settle accounts and clean up opponents, and even implicate many families behind them and destroy them overnight. Therefore, the princes who failed in the fight for the throne often lamented that they would not be born in the emperor's family in the next life, and those who ascended to the throne shouted that it was lonely at the top.

But every time the throne changed, they still risked their lives to fight, and no one was merciful at all.

"Yaoyao's question is too sharp, I don't know how to answer it." Xie Jin smiled lightly, "Those who try their best to sit on the position of the emperor have only two purposes. One is to show their ambitions and benefit the people of the world, and the other is to satisfy their own selfish desires and satisfy everything they want, power, beauty, wealth... It's always either the former or the latter, and everyone knows that a selfless and desireless emperor has not appeared yet."

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After the war, return to the imperial capital immediately.