Gongsun Ce and Bao Zheng

"How do you know that I'm here?" Eight Sage King asked, could it be that his Palace of Eight Sage King also has his Taishi Pang's eyeliner?

——Thinking about it this way, he was a little angry, but for some reason, he wasn't vigilant at all.

Grand Master Pang looked at the Baxian King and replied in a low voice, "Because the prince likes red plums the most. Once, the prince took me to this back garden once. Could it be that the prince has forgotten?"

Hearing the words, the Eight Sage King lowered his eyes. Of course he remembered, but never forgot. It was the time when Pang Ji was the most compatible and happy with Pang Ji before he entered the court as an official. He didn't like other people in his backyard. Come on, even the current emperor has never been here, and Pang Ji is the only one now.

However, what he didn't know was that Pang Ji knew so clearly about his liking for red plums. In the world, apart from his dead father, there might be only one Pang Ji.

The Eighth Sage King picked up the warm wine that Grand Master Pang filled again, and drank it slowly.

"My birthday, is it true that the prince won't come?" Pang Ji looked at the Eight Sage Kings and asked in a low voice, his unique cold voice was soft.

"Why do you ask knowingly?" Eight Sage King looked at Pang Ji, with a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth, "What birthday, your birthday is obviously in June."

Grand Master Pang curled his lips into a smile, and this sudden smile made the usually indifferent and majestic face look like the sun had just bloomed, causing the Eight Sage Kings to be stunned and absent-minded for a moment, but immediately, the Eight Sage Kings turned their heads without any trace.

"My lord knows that this birthday is held for a certain reason. If the persecution is too severe, it has no choice but to do so." Grand Master Pang explained in a low voice.

The Eighth Sage King turned his head and stared at Taishi Pang, "You said that the persecution is too much and you should not do it, but do you remember that 23 years ago, when you and I first met, you once mentioned to me that the history is shameless, and the heart is dedicated to the world!"

Grand Master Pang stared at the Eight Sage Kings with deep eyes, and seemed to be a little excited. He said in a hoarse voice, "I thought... the prince has already forgotten."

The Eighth Wise King once again avoided Grand Master Pang's fiery and impatient gaze, lowered his eyes, and said in a low voice, "I never forgot."

——At first, he thought he had forgotten the events of that year, but he didn't expect it. He just thought of it.

Grand Master Pang clenched his hand and then loosened it, loosened it and clenched it again, endured it, and then slowly calmed down the surging emotion in his heart, took a deep breath calmly, Grand Master Pang said in a hoarse voice, "Since The lord still remembers, so please don't forget what Pang Ji said back then."

The history is ashamed and unknown, and the heart is dedicated to the world, and - life should be returned, and death should be Sauvignon Blanc.

The Eighth Wise King was silent for a while, then nodded slowly, then turned his head to look at Grand Master Pang, stared at Grand Master Pang for a while, and then said, "You still remember what you said back then, well, Pang Ji, I believe you once."

Grand Master Pang listened, smiled slightly, raised his hand lightly as if it was very natural and inadvertently covered the back of the eight sage king's hands, and said softly with a cold and unique voice, "My lord, you might as well trust me a hundred times, if you , Pang Ji will definitely not let you down."

Pang Ji's hand was a little warm, the heat was obviously not high, but it seemed to burn his heart.The Eight Sage King pulled it out calmly and pretended to be careless, and touched the small stove in his arms. Obviously the temperature of the small stove was higher, but it didn't make him feel as warm as Pang Ji's hand.

Grand Master Pang felt a little regretful, and glanced at the hand of the Eight Sage Kings touching the small stove. Grand Master Pang smiled, continued to pour the wine, and changed the subject, "Bao Zheng has arrived, and I arranged them in the Plum Garden."

plum garden?The Eighth Sage King thought of the plum garden in the Pang Mansion in the suburbs of Beijing, where more plum gardens were planted than this back garden, the environment was quiet, the interior layout was simple and simple, and there were many ancient books he liked very much.

"Gongsun Ce... is a man who loves books." Eight Wise Kings frowned, thinking that Gongsun Ce, the most talented man in the world, loves books, those ancient books are probably cheaper than Gongsun Ce.

Grand Master Pang smiled, "Don't worry, my lord, I have asked someone to clean up all the ancient books that my lord likes."

The Eighth Sage King stretched his eyebrows slightly, raised his eyebrows and smiled, his smile was not as gentle and elegant as usual, but revealed a rare complacency of stubbornness, "It's time to take Gongsun Ce to see it sometime, it must be very interesting."

Grand Master Pang looked at the Eight Sage King's smile that was more genuine than the gentle smile in the past, and his eyes were soft.

******

At this time, in the plum garden, Gongsun Ce packed up his clothes, looked at Bao Zheng who was sitting at the table contemplating, and asked, "Are you thinking about Grand Master Pang's purpose?"

Bao Zheng came back to his senses and looked at Gongsun Ce, "Grand Master Pang has been an official for many years, and he has never celebrated a birthday. This is the first time."

Gongsun Ce listened and nodded, that's right, in his previous life, he didn't remember any birthdays.

"This is one of the few advantages that Taishi Pang is known to the world. This is the first time that he does not hold a birthday." Bao Zheng continued to speak, tapping his fingers on the table unconsciously, muttering thoughtfully He said, "It's like doing something big and special like this. This is not Taishi Pang's style."

Gongsun Ce nodded in agreement. Indeed, although Taishi Pang has power in the government, he is still quite low-key as an official or a person.

"Isn't there anything happening in the capital recently?" Bao Zheng muttered to himself, frowning.

Gongsun Ce walked over and said with a smile, "Why don't we take a closer look." After a pause, Gongsun Ce pretended to mention it casually, "I remember, it seems that the sacrifice to heaven is almost here."

Sacrifice to heaven?Bao Zheng suddenly remembered something, and murmured, "Jie Tian..."

******

"You asked me to go to your birthday, because you don't want me to accept the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven?" Eight Wise King asked abruptly.

Grand Master Pang looked at the Baxian King, and saw that the Baxian King seemed to be convinced of something, so he said, "My lord is too worried. It's just... a last resort."

The Eighth Wise King snorted, put the wine glass on the table, raised his eyebrows and said, "I'm worrying too much? Pang Ji! Isn't it your last resort that the Holy Majesty forces you to surrender your military power?!"

After hearing this, Grand Master Pang just smiled calmly, "My lord...is the clearest about military power, isn't he?"

The Eight Sage Kings did not answer, but just picked up the wine glass and drank it down again. That's right, Pang Ji was not at fault for the matter of military power. Although the border is temporarily stable because of Pang Ji's envoy to the Liao Kingdom, the Liao Kingdom is eyeing it covetously. underestimate!And Pang Tong's soldiers are good at fighting, not inferior to the Yang family's soldiers, and Pang Ji gave half of the military power to the Yang family before. It is not right to say that Pang Ji is in love with power, but it is also true that Pang Ji's power makes the holy scruples natural thing.

The Holy Majesty wants to deal with Pang Ji...that's what the emperor must do.

"You should know, it will happen sooner or later." The Eight Sage King's words were very sudden and inexplicable.

But Pang Ji heard it clearly, and just smiled, a little self-deprecating, "Sooner or later, it's useless to think about it."

The Eighth Sage King put the wine glass on the table heavily, and got up with a flick of his sleeves, "If it's useless, think of something useful!" After that, the Eighth Sage King strode away from the pavilion with a small stove in his arms.

******

In the dead of night, Bao Zheng stood outside the wing of the plum garden with his hands behind his back, looking at the moonlight outside like water.

"It's late at night." Gongsun Ce walked out of the wing with the book in his hand, looked at the night outside, and said softly.

"Well, I'll go to sleep later." Bao Zheng said in an interface.

"Are you still thinking about Grand Master Pang?" Gongsun Ce asked with a frown.

"En." Bao Zheng responded, and then said in a low voice, "I always feel that there will be some trouble."

"Actually... I've always thought that Grand Master Pang invited us because we are useful to him." Gongsun Ce guessed, after all, he and Bao Zheng had never been invited by Grand Master Pang in his previous life.

"I thought so too, but it's useful, what kind of use is it?" Bao Zheng frowned.

"Let's just be careful." Gongsun Ce said softly.

"Tomorrow, let's visit the Eight Sage Kings." Bao Zheng decided, thinking about the "Eight Uncle" that Pang Tong blurted out that day... Maybe the Eight Sage Kings would know something.

"Okay." Gongsun Ce has no objection. As the seniors who have always placed high hopes on Bao Zheng and helped them, the Eight Sage Kings are worthy of respect. It is a must to visit.

******

At this time, on a certain street in Kyoto at night, a noodle restaurant was closing its stall.

"Hi, Xiao Liu, it's so early today."

"No way! It's too cold, and my mother is still waiting for me at home!"

"Haha...Xiao Liu, I still wanted to eat a bowl of noodles from you!"

"Another day! I have to go!"

In another place, on the eaves of Kyoto, two figures are chasing and running.

The person behind chased and shouted, "Xiaobai, slow down! What are you doing!"

"Haha! Little bald head! I'm faster than you! Have you regressed in your lightness skills?"

"No! Just wait!"

"Haha...you can't catch up with me!"

*******

The next day, Gongsun Ce walked out of the wing room after washing, and saw two people chasing and frolicking in the plum forest. Gongsun Ce was taken aback for a moment, then laughed.

And the people who were chasing and frolicking rushed to Gongsun Ce, shouting in unison, "Good morning, Brother Gongsun!"

"Xiaobai, are you back?" Gongsun Ce asked with a smile, raised his hand and patted off the plum blossoms that fell to his shoulders due to playfulness, and smiled and joked at the handsome golden boy in front of him, "Your brothers?"

Bai Yutang curled his lips, "They arrived in the capital before me, so I don't know where to go."

Gongsun Ce was a little stunned when he heard that, Bai Yutang's brothers are naturally the Five Rats, but the Five Rats are not yet well-known in the world, and their martial arts are not very good, so don't come to the capital now just to join in the fun Come here, you must know that ordinary people can't afford the excitement in Pang Taishi's mansion.

"Xiaobai, if you find your brothers, please invite them over. I have something to tell them." Gongsun Ce said seriously.

Bai Yutang glanced at Gongsun Ce, knowing that big brother Gongsun would be so serious only for very important matters, so he nodded, "Yes, I understand."

"Okay, you guys go." Gongsun Ce waved his hand.

Zhan Zhao pulled Bai Yutang, performed lightness kung fu and jumped onto the branch of the plum tree to play again.

At this time, behind Gongsun Ce, a deep voice sounded, "Bai Yutang is back?"

Gongsun Ce turned around and looked at Bao Zheng behind him, "Are you up?"

"I have something on my mind, I can't sleep well." Bao Zheng looked at Gongsun Ce, and said casually, especially... he couldn't go to bed with Gongsun Ce, and without the faint scent of medicine around him, he couldn't sleep even more.

Gongsun Ce frowned, took a step forward, carefully looked at Bao Zheng's face, and concealed his exhaustion, "Tonight, I'll light you an incense stick."

"That's fine." Bao Zheng didn't care, he had too many things on his mind, and he was afraid that Anshenxiang would not work well, but Gongsun Ce had a heart, so he couldn't resist it.

"Let's go, let's have dinner." Bao Zheng said, pulling Gongsun Ce over.

"After the meal, let's go buy some gifts." Gongsun Ce said, he couldn't go empty-handed when he went to visit the Baxian King's mansion.

When Bao Zheng heard this, he frowned. They had nothing good to offer, but the Eight Worthy Kings were both princes and ministers, so what good things hadn't been seen?

But looking at Gongsun Ce's serious face, Bao Zheng swallowed the words that came to his lips, that's all, just pick and choose.