The years I was in the human world

"Go, why not." Xiao Fengzhuo stretched and leaned lazily on the recliner, looking quite relaxed and at ease. "After all, they are local nobles, it's not good to offend them."

Lin Xiyang couldn't help but roll his eyes: "Do you really think you are Xie Huaiyu? It's just an illusion, there's no need to take it so seriously."

"I should say this to you." Xiao Fengzhuo was a gentleman only when he was with Lu Zhouxue. When he was with Lin Xiyang, he was very blunt. "How many times has that kid from the Northern Army looked for you since yesterday? How many times have you felt sympathy for him?"

"It's you who's too immersed in the role."

Lin Xiyang was speechless and fell silent immediately. Xiao Fengzhuo stopped talking and quickly changed the subject: "I'll leave this body to you. I'll take a nap. Wake me up when you go to the banquet this afternoon."

Xiao Fengzhuo still couldn't sleep well. Somehow Shu Yang got to know that he had agreed to let those playboys attend the banquet. This general of the Northern Army, who had always been obedient to Xie Huaiyu, came to him angrily not long after.

He didn't care about his clumsy manners in the past, and kicked the door open and rushed in. The gatekeeper advised him bitterly from behind: "General Lin, what are you doing? The young master is taking a nap, and you are so reckless, the young master will be angry."

When Xie Huaiyu was angry, he would at most curse Shu Yang a few words, but the servants like them would be punished for dereliction of duty.

Although Shu Yang was angry, he still had some respect for Xie Huaiyu. Even when he was angry, he did not forget to address him as "Young Master". He pulled the boy's collar and spoke in a bad tone, like an angry dog: "Where is your Young Master? Take me there!"

The servant didn't dare to bring anyone into Xie Huaiyu's residence without permission, but he was more afraid that Shu Yang would beat him to death on the spot if he was unhappy, so he had to take Shu Yang to the place where Xie Huaiyu was taking a nap with a bitter face.

At the junction of late spring and early summer, there was not much coldness left by noon. Xie Huaiyu simply took off his shoes and socks and took a nap barefoot on the lounge chair in the courtyard. There was also a pot of cold tea on the flower table next to him, which was particularly romantic.

Hearing the noise of Shu Yang coming, Xie Huaiyu stopped taking a nap and simply sat up, bent one leg and put it on the recliner, rested his head on his knees, and looked at Shu Yang coming like a cat.

When Shu Yang saw Xie Huaiyu's lazy and noble appearance, most of his anger disappeared, but he remembered the news he had heard before, so he knelt on one knee beside Xie Huaiyu, took the socks brought by the servant, and put them on him himself.

Xiao Fengzhuo couldn't stand this strange atmosphere and gave up control of his body early. However, he was afraid that Lin Xiyang would do something he shouldn't do while he was away, so he didn't dare to just ignore it. He just stopped interfering and let the illusion proceed on its own.

Xie Huaiyu's bare feet stepped on Shu Yang's thighs. Logically, this was very humiliating for the latter, but Shu Yang himself did not think so. He even enjoyed it. He carefully put on Xie Huaiyu's socks and couldn't help but remind him: "No matter how much you like to stay cool, you always have to wear socks."

"Shuyang, are you here just to help me put on my socks?" Xie Huaiyu let Shuyang hold his ankles, squinted his eyes and smiled, a little insincerely.

"Of course not only that." Shu Yang paused, carefully considered his words, and finally raised his head to look at Xie Huaiyu and said seriously, "Cui invited you to a banquet, you should not go."

"Oh? Why?" Xie Huaiyu was born into a noble family and has always done his own thing. He has never been told what to do by others. His expression was still easygoing, but his tone was quite playful. "Shu Yang wants to make arrangements for me too?"

"That banquet was not a good one, and those people were all playboys. Huaiyu has lived a clean and honest life, why should she hang out with those rubbish?" Shu Yang probably didn't know how to be tactful. In one sentence, he devalued all the sons of Yangzhou's gentry and made them worthless. He also slapped Xie Huaiyu in the face several times for trying to make friends with them.

As expected, Xie Huaiyu's mood, which was not good to begin with, became even worse, and his tone was not as kind as before. He said with a cold face: "What Shuyang said, are you mocking me?"

He has lived a pure and innocent life. The man in front of him clearly knows that he would go to the brothel to kill time even without being invited by these playboys. Yet he uses such words to describe him. Isn't that sarcastic?

Xie Huaiyu has been dealing with the treacherous court for too long, and now everyone he sees is a hypocritical face. He doesn't believe that Shu Yang really doesn't understand.

Shu Yang frowned when he heard what Xie Huaiyu said, but he didn't know how to convince the latter. He opened his mouth and said dryly, "That's not what I meant."

"Who cares what you mean." Xie Huaiyu kicked Shu Yang in the chest. He didn't use much force, but it was full of humiliation. He scolded him lightly, "Get out of here and stop bossing me around."

Xie Huaiyu was just like all the arrogant nobles. Even though he was a smooth-talking fox in the court, he was still arrogant when facing these military officers who were clearly protecting their family's status. The higher his family status, the more he looked down on these corrupt officials.

Therefore, at this time, even though Shu Yang was a retainer who was in charge of the Northern Palace Army for the Xie family, he still did not receive courtesy from Xie Huaiyu. Instead, he was ordered around and scolded at will. Shu Yang himself did not think there was anything wrong with this and continued to persuade him in a kind way.

"Huaiyu, Prime Minister Xiao came to Danyang yesterday and will stay here for a few days. I heard that he dislikes playboys the most. I don't mean to interfere with you making friends with those people, but, it will damage your reputation after all. If Prime Minister Xiao knew about it, I don't know when he would summon you back to the capital."

The current imperial power is weak, and the ones in power are the aristocratic families. Prime Minister Xiao Ling is particularly powerful. Xie Huaiyu had to request a transfer to another place to protect himself because his father was defeated in the political confrontation with Xiao Ling, but Shu Yang didn't know this.

He only knew that although Xiao Ling's family was no longer the only one in power in the court, if Xie Huaiyu wanted to return to the court, he would have to get the latter's approval. He never thought that Xie Huaiyu would stay in Danyang and guard with these rough guys like them. Since he was going back anyway, why should he stay here in the wind and sun for nothing?

"Huaiyu, this place is not as good as the capital. It is exposed to the wind and sun, and the conditions are not as good. The barbarians in the north may attack us at any time, and it is not safe. People like you should not stay here."

Shu Yang originally thought that Xie Huaiyu should be carefully taken care of and should not suffer the same hardship of garrison as him.

But he really couldn't speak well, and nice words would sound distorted when they came out of his mouth. To Xie Huaiyu, it sounded like she despised him for being unable to carry anything and having to endure the bullying of that old man Xiao Ling.

Xie Huaiyu narrowed his eyes and stared at Shu Yang unkindly: "What Shu Yang meant by this is that he thinks that I, Xie Huaiyu, still have to rely on that old man to survive?"

Although he requested to be transferred to another post in order to protect himself, it was not exile for committing a crime. Xie still held the military power of the Northern Army, so he was not really afraid of Xiao Ling, but just wanted to avoid his edge.

Xie Huaiyu's reaction was excited at this time. It was not because he was angry and embarrassed after losing the battle, but he was simply annoyed. These rough guys didn't know anything and thought he was really afraid of Xiao Ling. They thought they understood him well and advised him.

"That's not what I meant." Shu Yang somehow angered Xie Huaiyu again. The man who remained calm in the face of swords and sabers on the battlefield was now in a panic and didn't know how to defend himself.

Xie Huaiyu looked at the man whose face had turned red with anxiety, and his anger suddenly subsided a lot. He was thinking, why should he bother with a fool who knows nothing? He is a fool, who can't even understand the situation in the court, but he still makes plans for him.

"Don't you know that I asked to be transferred out of the court just to avoid Xiao Ling?" Xie Huaiyu sighed softly, and patiently explained the reason to Shu Yang. "Xiao Ling is too powerful and has a rebellious heart. If I stay in the court, he will use the noble family as a target to establish his authority. I will be the first to bear the brunt. It is better to be transferred out of the court."

"Requesting to be transferred to another place? Isn't that exile for a crime?" Shu Yang looked stupid at this moment. He was born in a peasant family and he used the little education he had to read military books. He never knew that besides exile for a crime, there were also people who requested to be transferred to the military base to suffer.

To use the rough words of those military men, this is simply sheer stupidity.

After coming to the conclusion that Shu Yang was a fool, Xie Huaiyu became much more tolerant of him. He was no longer angry when he heard him say "exiled for a crime". He raised his eyebrows and said jokingly: "You really are a fool. If you want to be exiled, it should be to the poor mountains and bad waters to the west. Who would be exiled to a military station?"

Or is it the Northern Palace Army controlled by their Xie family? What's the difference between this and letting a fish into the sea or letting a tiger return to the mountains?

"Although requesting to be transferred out of the city has saved the young men of the clan, there is no one available in the court of our Xie clan, and father cannot support the family alone. Yangzhou is a strategic military location, and the local nobles all have armaments. If we can win them over and coordinate with the capital, Xiao Ling will inevitably be wary, and father will have room to maneuver."

Shu Yang was stunned when he heard this. He never expected that there were so many tricks involved in Xie Huaiyu's small transfer.

"I told Shuyang all this because I trust him. Please don't tell anyone else." Xie Huaiyu leaned close to Shuyang's ear and stroked his shoulder with his fingertips. With a hint of flirtatiousness, he pointed at the invitation on the flower table and said, "Although these guys are playboys, they are also the only sons in their families."

These local noble families were not as well-off as the Xie family, and they dreamed of climbing up the social ladder. If they were to be won over by the high-ranking Xie family, they might agree. However, Xie Huaiyu did not tell Shuyang about these details.

After all, Xiao Ling came to Danyang, and he would have to come into contact with the commander of the Northern Army. If Shu Yang was accidentally tricked by that old fox, it would be troublesome.

Xiao Ling knew what he was planning when he was transferred to Danyang; he also knew that Xiao Ling was planning to go to Danyang and instigate Shu Yang to rebel. They were both old foxes with bad intentions, and they knew each other's tricks very well, but how to operate the various details was unknown to others.

Shu Yang's sudden action made Xie Huaiyu blush. He stepped back in panic, covered his ears and lowered his head embarrassedly, not daring to look at Xie Huaiyu.

He is indeed a young boy. Xie Huaiyu smiled, and his previous anger disappeared without a trace. He got down from the recliner in a good mood and patted Shu Yang's shoulder calmly: "Okay, take me to the banquet."

After Xie Huaiyu finished speaking, he went back to his room to change clothes. Since he wanted to win over the families behind those dandies through their influence, he naturally could not act so casually. He had to at least have the demeanor of a noble family. Even if he was visiting prostitutes, he had to act more sage-like than those people.

"Ah? Oh, okay!" Shu Yang was stunned for a moment and then responded with bright eyes. Xie Huaiyu was in a daze for a moment and somehow remembered the hunting dog he raised in the capital.

After entering the house, Xiao Fengzhuo regained control of his body. He recalled what Xie Huaiyu and Shu Yang had just said, with an unclear expression: "Prime Minister Xiao Ling?"

"Yes, is there any problem?" Lin Xiyang did not admit his relationship with the Northern Army, but when Xiao Fengzhuo asked about what happened during this period, he did not hide anything. "Xiao Ling is assisting in the administration now. It won't be long before he will be conferred the title of prince, establish the emperor's ceremonial guard, and then perform the abdication drama."

Xiao Fengzhuo asked again: "King Yongling?"

"Well, you know a lot." Lin Xiyang's tone was calm, but he was thinking in his heart. Xiao Ling, he was a man of character, for he could stand out from the aristocratic families where all parties checked and balanced each other and force the royal family to abdicate and become emperor.

To be promoted to a prince, to be the emperor's ceremonial guard, which step is not extremely dangerous? The glory is indeed great, but it is also like boiling oil in a raging fire. If you take a wrong step, you will be crushed to pieces. With Xiao Ling's means, if the Wuxiang people had not suddenly broken into Kyoto, it would be unknown what the country would be like now.

To the royal family, Xiao Ling was a traitor, but what had the people to do with the affairs of a powerful official?

"Prince Yongling, it turns out to be him." Xiao Fengzhuo chuckled. It was hard to say that there was no other meaning in his words. Even Lin Xiyang, who was not familiar with him, heard some sinister meaning in it.

"What's wrong with you?" Out of consideration for the fact that Lu Zhouxue and he now share the same interests, Lin Xiyang symbolically showed concern for Xiao Fengzhuo's situation. After all, the two of them were now squeezed in one body, and if the latter suddenly went crazy, he would be in trouble.

"Nothing." Xiao Fengzhuo still spoke in that sinister tone that gave people goosebumps, "I just felt that after searching for a long time, I finally found it without any effort."

Prince Yongling, he had been searching for him for five hundred years, going to the mortal world and the endless hell, but there was no trace of him. He never thought that it was Xiao Ling, whom he had passed by time and time again.

Xiao Fengzhuo suddenly laughed out loud. It was really interesting. He, Xiao Jin, and Lu Zhouxue, the obsessions of the three of them in this life were all tied to one person: "Why did Xiao Ling try to win over the Northern Palace Army?"

He didn't believe that Xiao Yueheng, a god who came down from Mount Buzhou, was really interested in being an emperor, let alone an emperor of the Southern Dynasty who was living in a remote corner. Rather than saying that Xiao Ling wanted to change the regime, he would rather believe that this guy wanted to disrupt the government. But what was the real purpose behind this?

In order to clear Xiao Yueheng's name, Xiao Jin investigated many old events, both in the human world and in the divine world. Up to now, even his own brother didn't know what Xiao Yueheng was trying to do.