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Chapter 672 How Much Ability Can You Have?

In front of Chongsu Prince's Mansion, Shen Liuzhen stood in front of the carriage, shook his sleeves, straightened his clothes, and took a deep breath to raise his aura.

Xie Yuan watched him prepare like this, wishing to twitch all the lazy muscles in his body, he couldn't help but look sideways, and asked:

"As for it? Who is this going to play?"

Shen Liuzhen didn't look at her, as if he was afraid that his attention would be drawn away, which would affect his participation in the play. He raised his chin slightly, and said proudly:
"Play a good man who is loyal and courageous."

After saying that, he raised his footsteps and walked towards the gate gracefully.

Xie Yuan looked at him as if he was going to die generously, Dan Feng's eyes were sharp, and he pressed one hand on the saber at his waist, and followed him.

The gate of Chongsu Prince's Mansion was closed tightly, but when he saw that it was Shen Liuzhen, he even ignored the notification and let him in directly.

After he went in, he was led into the front hall, and then someone went down to inform Lord Chongsu that he was coming.

Because of the "favor" of Lord Chongsu to him, Shen Liuzhen broke into a cold sweat, and even the smile on his face became stiff.

Xie Yuan was unmoved. She observed the furnishings in the front hall, and saw that there were many calligraphy and paintings, and the furnishings were also mixed in Hu and Han styles. She was somewhat curious.

I heard that when Prince Jingmu was alive, he used Han officials a lot, and he himself learned Han culture, influenced by his teacher, his daily food and clothing costs are no different from that of a Han.Presumably, the auxiliary minister of the Xianbei nationality who followed him was also greatly affected.

Hey... Emperor Taiwu obviously hired Han teachers for his son, and allowed him to reuse Han officials to govern the government, which shows that he knew that these things were needed to govern the territory. Why did he start to regret it when he was old?
If he had no suspicion or repentance, I am afraid that with the prosperity of the Wei State, the conflict between the Hu and Han clans might be resolved more quickly.

Xie Yuan stared at the calligraphy and paintings on the wall in a daze, and suddenly heard footsteps outside, so he turned his head and looked over, only to see a silver-white, disheveled, muscular old Xianbei man appearing at the door of the hall.

He looked at Xie Yuan, and Xie Yuan also turned around to look at him, seemingly wary.

Shen Liuzhen got up from his seat, bowed upright to Lord Chongsu and said:
"The next official, Shen Liuzhen, and General Xie Yuan, have met the prince."

Seeing this, Xie Yuan loosened his hand on the saber, and bowed his hands to Lord Chongsu as well.

Prince Chongsu then withdrew his gaze, looked at Shen Liuzhen who was still bowing his head, and said in a majestic voice:
"Master Shen, long time no see."

Shen Liuzhen straightened up, and smiled calmly and sincerely at Prince Chongsu, even relaxed, without the slightest nervousness and fear before he entered the door, and said:

"The lower officials know that the prince likes to be quiet, so unless there is something urgent, I dare not rush to disturb you."

Lord Chongsu went straight into the hall and sat down in the main seat. Xie Yuan also walked up to Shen Liuzhen and sat on the seat with him, looking at Lord Chongsu curiously with his eyes.

Lord Chongsu did not take Shen Liuzhen's words, but looked at Xie Yuan carefully, and said:
"Xie Yuan... is the rumored female general who served as the Hussar General in the Southern Song Dynasty?"

Xie Yuan straightened up, clasped his fists and said "yes".

At this time, the servants filed in to buy tea, cakes and fruits, and Lord Chongsu waited for them all to retreat before saying in a very casual tone:

"Your Majesty said that you participated in the killing of Mu He and contributed to the State of Wei. From the very beginning, you intended to submit to the State of Wei."

Upon hearing this, Shen Liuzhen just raised his sleeves and wanted to give Xie Yuan a look.

Seeing Xie Yuan's throat choke, Danfeng's eyes flashed with sharp refusal, and said:

"No."

When Lord Chongsu heard this, he gave a hearty "heh" and said, "Of course I don't believe it. Your Majesty just wanted to make me feel at ease and let me believe that he didn't trust the wrong person. Fortunately... Now that Liu Song has The country is subjugated, and you have no reason to continue to be loyal to Liu Song. I believe that your surrender is sincere, but... what about your strength?"

Xie Yuan squinted his eyes, and said with aloof confidence and pride:
"If not, why don't the lords compete with me?"

"Hahahahaha... I'm old, and I can't compare to you young people who are less than 1 years old. What can I try? You are just a woman, but you have become a general for the first time, let alone No. [-] in the Southern Song Dynasty. It is also the first in our country of Wei, and there must be some shocking abilities to be... But, how much ability can you, a subjugated minister, have?"

The sparks of the confrontation between the two flew everywhere, and Shen Liuzhen sat beside Xie Yuan, holding his sleeves upright and drooping his eyes in silence.

When he brought Xie Yuan here, he originally wanted to embolden himself, but he never thought that Lord Chongsu would be so interested in her...

No, it was because of his suspicion that he was so hostile to Xie Yuan.If not, with the usual aloof style of Lord Chongsu, it is estimated that he would not care who Xie Yuan is at all.

Hearing this, Xie Yuan pursed his resolute lips, and said clearly:

"The death of the Song Dynasty was not caused by foreign enemies. It is far-fetched for the prince to use the event of Song's death to prove that I have no ability to lead troops to fight."

Lord Chongsu looked at Xie Yuan without saying a word, and Xie Yuan did not evade, looking straight at him.

In the end, Lord Chongsu smiled lightly, looked away, and said, "Okay...Although she is a girl, she is very bold."

He changed the subject, looked at Shen Liuzhen and asked, "Do you think so, Mr. Shen?"

When Shen Liuzhen was called, he immediately cupped his hands and said with a smile:
"My lord's insightful eyes, A Yuan's boldness, I am ashamed of myself."

"Hmph..." Lord Chongsu snorted coldly, thinking with a grim expression, this man is indeed a monster, he knows what you are thinking before he finishes speaking.

It is really easy for a person who knows people's hearts like this to win favor in front of the emperor.

Prince Chongsu asked in a deep voice: "Come on, what's going on this time."

Shen Liuzhen raised his hand respectfully, straightened his body and lowered his head slightly, with an impeccable demeanor, and with the integrity of pleading for his father's life wholeheartedly, Lang Lang said:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is determined to promote the Dharma and educate the people to ensure peace. This is related to the stability of the country and the people's livelihood. I have specially ordered the officials to come here to ask the Lord to take the time to select a few trustworthy monks and let them travel around to teach scriptures and teach the Dharma."

"What does Buddhism have to do with the stability of the country?" Prince Chongsu asked coldly.

Shen Liuzhen paused for a moment, then asked respectfully: "My lord believes in Buddhism, what do you think are the benefits of Buddhism?"

Upon hearing this, Prince Chongsu's demeanor softened, with sadness and oldness in his eyes, he said:

"Persuading people to be kind, alleviating inner resentment, suffering..."

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　　Hey, I didn't add it to the day, it's already past twelve o'clock, but it's the same when I wake up tomorrow...

　　
　
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