Chapter 1165

"Hiss!"

Gao Yang drew a sharp breath and looked at Gao Changwen in shock.

Then, Gao Changwen scattered all the rice in the bowl. For a time, the chickens surrounding Gao Changwen all went to fight for the rice grains, with their backs to Gao Changwen.

Gao Yang waited for the rest.

Then, Gao Changwen said briefly, "As a famous playboy in Changan, you must never scatter all the rice in your hand, because the chickens will turn their backs to you and eat the ones on the ground."

Gao Yang: "..."

Gao Changwen looked up at the sky and sighed, "Unfortunately, unfortunately, I understood this truth too late, which is why I fell for that top performer's trick."

"The old saying is good: 'A clever woman cannot cook without rice,' and 'With rice, a clever woman will naturally come'—the ancestors did not deceive me!"

Gao Yang: "???"

Does this sentence have this second half?

Saying it this way, the meaning has completely changed!

"My brother Changwen has the bearing of a sage!"

Gao Yang directly expressed his approval.

Gao Changwen looked happy.

But at this moment.

Bang!

Outside the door.

Accompanied by a powerful kick, the courtyard door was kicked open by Gao Feng.

Then, Gao Tianlong and Gao Feng walked in, followed by a large group of servants.

Gao Tianlong was wearing armor, and a majesty permeated his body.

Gao Feng said first, "Brat, kneel down!"

Gao Yang looked at Gao Changwen and said to him, "Father told you to kneel, why don't you kneel quickly?"

Gao Changwen saw this scene and was so scared that his legs trembled.

Hearing Gao Yang's words, he knelt down with soft legs.

"Father, I was wrong." Gao Changwen lowered his head and said.

Gao Feng's face turned black. He didn't mean to let Gao Changwen kneel, so he reprimanded, "Where were you wrong that you knelt?"

Gao Changwen raised his head, somewhat confused, "Father wanted me to kneel and beat me up, does it still need to be where I was wrong?"

There were quite a few mansion guards on this trip, and some servants followed.

Gao Feng couldn't hold his face.

"Does my punishment for you not need a reason?" he questioned.

"Does it need one?"

"Does it not need one?"

"Then maybe it needs one."

Gao Feng almost wanted to vomit blood, and his big hands were suddenly very itchy.

Gao Tianlong couldn't watch anymore. He pushed Gao Feng aside and said majestically to Gao Yang, "Yang'er, do you know the reason for my visit this time?"

Gao Yang muddied the waters and said, "Changwen is mischievous, raising chickens in the mansion to forage, and even came up with 'with rice in hand, chickens will take the initiative to come looking.'"

"And 'as a top playboy in Changan, you must not scatter all the rice, otherwise the chickens will turn their backs and eat the rice on the ground.' If this spreads, it will surely be a laughingstock and damage Grandfather's reputation!"

"For this point, I have already punished Changwen. Grandfather doesn't need to be angry and punish Changwen anymore. Children are grown up, beating them is not good for physical and mental development, and it's easy to beat them silly."

Gao Changwen heard this and looked up at Gao Yang.

He was full of emotion.

Brother, you are really good.

Gao Tianlong's face turned black. What "with rice in hand, chickens will take the initiative to come looking"—if it were in the past, he would have really been distracted.

"Yang'er, I'll only ask you one thing: why does the Emperor want to use force against the Xiongnu, and why were all the generals in Changan summoned, but not me?"

"I heard the news and took the initiative to request to fight, but the Emperor's attitude was firm. Is this behind your hand, Yang'er?"

Gao Tianlong suddenly spoke, his eyes staring at Gao Yang.

Gao Feng's pupils shrank suddenly upon hearing this.

His expression changed, and his demeanor slowly tightened.

Gao Yang looked innocent, his face filled with shock, "Grandfather, is there such a thing? I know nothing about this matter. Why would the Emperor do this? It's really strange, so strange!"

Gao Feng looked hesitant.

But Gao Tianlong was not moved at all.

"If it wasn't you, why did you run to Changwen's place to take refuge?"

For a time, Gao Yang was somewhat speechless.

"Yang'er, don't lie to me, even if it's a well-intentioned lie!" Gao Tianlong said.

Gao Yang was silent for a long time before saying, "Grandfather is over seventy and entering his twilight years. Da Qian has countless good generals, so Grandfather doesn't need to worry too much."

Gao Tianlong suddenly raised his voice, and endless momentum burst out from his body: "Although I am old, I can still lead troops to kill enemies. What is there to fear from mere barbarians?"

This terrifying momentum, combined with the killing intent from long-term battlefield experience, even made the elite mansion guards feel cold and afraid to look directly at Gao Tianlong.

Gao Yang ignored Gao Tianlong's killing intent from long-term battlefield experience and countered tit-for-tat: "But from Changan to send troops to expedition against the Xiongnu, the journey is too arduous. I am afraid Grandfather's body won't be able to take it."

"Nonsense!"

"Have you asked me? You made a decision for me without authorization!"

"As military generals, we should take glory in dying on the battlefield wrapped in horse hide. What do I fear from death?"

Gao Tianlong's voice rose, and the majesty and momentum on his body were even too much for Gao Feng to handle, but what he didn't expect was that Gao Yang's voice was louder and louder!

"But I don't want Grandfather to die on the battlefield!"

"I cannot imagine, and I absolutely cannot accept, if the bad news comes, whether I can withstand this blow!"

Gao Yang suddenly exploded, his eyes like the scorching sun above the sky, making Gao Tianlong's pupils shrink, and he fell silent instantly.

The mansion was even more silent.

"Grandfather has fought for the country for decades, that's enough. I was mischievous before, and Grandfather supported such a large family business of the Duke of Ding's Prefecture alone, that's also enough."

"Since I have stood up to serve the country, Grandfather should enjoy some peace and happiness. An old man over seventy who has protected the Duke of Ding's Prefecture and the entire Da Qian should also enjoy his later years."

"Grandfather should go fishing, bask in the sun in the small courtyard under the warm winter sun, squinting his eyes, looking content. He should urge me to have children, tease the children, enjoy family happiness, or even peek at the widows in Changan City taking a bath, or go to the Royal No. 1 Club and order the most beautiful, most skilled gold-medal technician for a massage until he dies."

Gao Tianlong became more and more silent, his old eyes staring at Gao Yang, his lips cracked, and he wanted to speak, but in the end, he was speechless.

At this time, Gao Yang stepped forward, and there was even a gentle smile on his face. He wrapped his arms around Gao Tianlong's arm, his voice gradually slowing down, "Grandfather, the glory and shame of Da Qian will be shouldered by me, so Grandfather doesn't need to worry. Let's not mention this matter. Winter is coming, the weather is getting colder, and I have researched hot pot. Eating hot pot in this cold weather with warm wine is a wonderful taste!"