Chapter 313

Stride over the past, step on the horse, crisp, action is natural, firm and confident look has not come to just careful and nervous. A clip of the horse's stomach, the horse named Xiao Hei jumped up with the same confidence as his master, and then walked quickly down the road.

After entering the door, Xu Mu was led to the study by Luo Haoran. Luo Haoran was familiar with it and was smiling. He always looked like a modest young man. He was magnanimous and learned a lot, which was the best image of a scholar.

"Grandfather is waiting for you in there. Go in." Luo Haoran said and left.

Xu Mu pauses for a moment, and then pushes the door open. What he didn't expect is that as soon as he went in, he met the palm wind.

Subconsciously, he began to take the move. When he saw clearly that the one who was fighting with him was a hale and hearty old man, he didn't dare to do it.

After dozens of moves, Lao Shangshu took the lead in stopping his movements. He looked breathlessly at the young people who had no influence at all. He showed a helpless smile and said, "I'm old, I can't do it."

Xu Mu knows who is in front of him, but he really didn't expect that the old Shangshu, who has always been a civil servant, still has such skills. Although he only used three parts of his strength, he can make so many moves at such an old age, which can't be underestimated.

"Your name is Xu mu, right? Don't be so surprised. Can't you be spiritless when you get old? It's good to build up your body and have some skills, right After all, the physical strength of the old Shangshu was no better than that of the young man. He was sweating all over. He wiped his face with a towel and asked Xu Mu to sit down.

"Yes." Xu mushun sat down from the ground.

"The fight is really full of sweat," old Shangshu said. "You wait here now. Let me change into fresh clothes first."

Say to let Xu Mu wait, Xu Mu pour also really is to endure the temperament to wait.

A quarter of an hour, two quarters, three quarters, half an hour, one hour

An hour later, the refreshing old minister came late.

He walked in slowly, with a look of satisfaction, came to Xu Mu and looked at the tea cup on Xu Mu's desk. The tea in it didn't move. Before and after he came in, Xu Mu sat upright in his chair. He didn't feel tired, even if there was no one here, and he didn't look lazy.

Lao Shangshu said in his heart that the young man is good, has determination and perseverance, and is worthy of coming back from the battlefield. He does not appreciate such talents as defending the country and dispatching troops.

But appreciation belongs to appreciation. What he is looking at now is not his younger generation, but his family, his granddaughter-in-law, and another aspect of a man.

"There was a little delay just now. I'm not impatient."

"No

It's really the same as what his grandson said. He was very reticent and reserved. The old Shangshu thought to himself that the answer was just two dry words. To say good is honest, but to say bad is dull. If you are a civil servant, you can't do without eloquence, but if you are a general, you can't do without eloquence.

If at this moment Xu Mu knew what the old book thought, he must have some helplessness. Only he knew that although he was not good at talking, he was more nervous. He was afraid that what he said was wrong. He didn't know much about Lao Shangshu, so he didn't know his character. He had to say less. Because he was nervous, he couldn't say much.

Just now, the most important thing for old Shangshu was to explore. In fact, he didn't encounter anything. He just went out for a walk and then said something to his wife. It's true that Xu Mu is deliberately hanging. It's not good for young people to be too anxious without determination. In the face of temptation and confusion, it's hard to serve the country and the family without determination, and there's no way to deal with difficulties without determination.

After a long time, patience, ten years of life can continue, otherwise, eager for quick success or impetuous, there is no way to go far.

The boy's determination made him look at him with new eyes. He didn't even move a mouthful of water.

"Why did you choose to practice martial arts in the army?" The old Shangshu asked casually.

"To tell you the truth, I'm an orphan. I've always been taken care of by my father. I was brought up by him. Tiebo has taught me to practice martial arts since I was a child, and I like it very much. In martial arts, it's a wonderful thing to be able to devote myself to it. "

"Well, you should know that the tradition of platinum has always been to lay stress on culture and despise martial arts. Take your official position as an example. Your first-class general can only be equal to second-class civil servants in the court. Although on the surface, the first and second products are well-defined, in fact, they are not. You should have some time to go back to the capital. I think I also know these. In most people's eyes, Congwen is far more promising than Congwu. My granddaughter is the apple of the emperor's eye. If a princess of a country marries a military general, there will be no future. Maybe someone will talk about it behind his back. "

"You may not know that the daughter's family is always in the psychology of comparison. Even if she is a sister, if she marries a civil servant or a military general, the former will be complacent. I don't want my granddaughter to be inferior to others. She deserves all the best things, the best treatment, the best home and the best husband in the worldOld Shangshu stopped for a moment, then looked at Xu mu, with examination and doubt, said the heaviest words, "well, if I say, if I want to get my approval, you must abandon martial arts and follow literature, will you?"

Abandoning martial arts and following literature?

the old book of history said so much in front of him. Did he still look down on the generals from his heart? Just like all other civil servants, he did not dare to despise the generals because of tradition or other reasons.

Xu Mu was injured and disappointed.

Although almost all civil servants look down on their generals, even women, children and children know that when they grow up, they will definitely go to the top of the gold list to be the champion instead of riding a high horse to be the general! Originally thought that although Luo laoshangshu was a civil servant, maybe it was different, but now it seems that he was wrong.

Abandon martial arts and follow literature? Is Xu Mu willing? Of course not! He has been fond of practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he has little interest in poetry. Otherwise, he would not even write so badly. But what he needs in war is practical experience and battle plan. It doesn't matter whether the font is good or not, so he has never seriously changed it. It's not so easy to change the handwriting after so many years.

At the moment, Lao Shangshu undoubtedly gave him a difficult problem. To get his approval and martial arts, we need to choose one from the other. No matter which one he loves most in his life, he can't give up.

Without martial arts, there would be no Xu mu, no puma general, no proud and confident Xu Mu today.

Without small stars, there would be no living heart of Xu mu, no happy Xu, and no happy Xu mu in the future.

One represents life achievement, the other represents life happiness. Do you want achievement or happiness?

Xu Mu at this moment some confused, there is no way to choose, there is no choice.

Old Shangshu saw Xu Mu's hesitation, tangle and confusion, but he didn't urge him. He was waiting beside him slowly, and his fingers knocked on the table irregularly, as if he were disturbing people's thinking and acting unconsciously.

I don't know how long later, Xu Mu suddenly stood up, his expression was firm, and he came to the old Shangshu with firm eyes.

"Think about it? What is the answer? If you don't agree, the old man will doubt your love for your royal highness. If you agree, the old man will doubt your role as a generals as a hero in the eyes of the common people. You have to think about it clearly, and then answer it! " In fact, this is indeed a difficult problem. Moreover, it was a question that Lao Shangshu thought about for most of the night last night to test Xu mu.

Love the country or the beautiful? This is a permanent topic. You can't have both fish and bear's paw. Lao Shangshu admits that he deliberately made things difficult. For example, he didn't know how to answer? To put it bluntly, it's just a word, intentional.

These two answers, answered, are a road of no return.

If Xu Mu agrees, he has to doubt whether this is true, because for men, most people will choose mountains and rivers instead of beauties. After all, with power, where is the lack of beauties? Second, we should suspect that Xu Mu has no sense of responsibility. As a general, his natural duty is to protect the people and kill the enemy in the battlefield. If he puts down his responsibility for the sake of a confidant or a woman, his character and temperament will be questioned.

Judging from this calculation, if the enemy sends a beauty, isn't it possible for him to betray his family and country for a beauty?

Second, disagree. The little princess condescended and wronged to marry him. It was his luck to marry him in his previous life. If he doesn't want to change his way of life, how much is his sincerity and love for the little princess? You can't learn from martial arts, but you can also learn from literature. If you really mean to the little princess, why can't you start over again? The biggest difference between civil servants and military officers is that they can't go to the battlefield. Moreover, civil officers have a higher status than military officers. Why not. When the time comes, with the princess in, you can still help others in your official career. Isn't this the result that many officials dream of? Isn't that what most people scramble to get married for? After all, it's not a big profit. Do you dare to disagree?