Novel Full Chapter 2316: Asking Question
Chapter 2316: Asking Question
Thankfully, they didn’t do that.
“Please ask, Minister Song,” Nan Hou Xiang replied and kept his fist clasped politely.
Even if that was the case, he would not let down his guard. Who knew if there were some relationship that he didn’t know. He was no longer the young master of the Nan Family and his every move had to be calculated carefully.
Moreover, Nan Hou Xiang didn’t have the ability to gather intelligence on his own. He could only know what they show on the surface.
Song Chuan saw Nan Hou Xiang’s vigilance and didn’t feel strange because of that. He knew Nan Hou Xiang’s life experience and if this boy was not cautious after living alone for a long time, he would have died a long time ago.
To be able to stay alive until now proved Nan Hou Xiang’s capability.
“I would like to ask how you manage to find out the teacher’s abnormality,” Song Chuan said slowly.
Nan Hou Xiang actually had already answered this question before when another minister came to question him. However, he had already expected that they would send another person to come and ask him some other questions.
As he had expected, they did do that.
“Yes. I have some conversation with the teacher and in the conversation, I can see that the teacher is more inclined towards Fan Yi Kingdom. Even though we should not have known so much about the war, the teacher seems to have more confidence in Fan Yi Kingdom,” Nan Hou Xiang replied.
This is a lie.
To be honest, the teacher was more neutral than anything else.
He didn’t really side with Fan Yi Kingdom because the teacher didn’t have the intention to move kingdom. Having lived in Fei Yang Kingdom for most of his life, he didn’t have the interest to change his living place so suddenly.
Even if Fan Yi Kingdom did give him that kind of offer, he was more interested in the monetary benefit they offered him.
It was in this way the teacher was able to stay in Fei Yang Kingdom without anyone suspecting him for years.
“What kind of topic did you specifically talk about?” Song Chuan asked.
“I was reviewing the materials for the next examination, so it’s about the chance for Fei Yang Kingdom winning. As Fei Yang Kingdom’s resident, Fei Yang Kingdom should be placed at higher priority and not to side with the other kingdom,” Nan Hou Xiang replied smoothly.
Even if he might not care too much about this matter, but his tone sounded sincere. This might be the only way for him to survive.
Through acting and making himself believe in his own words, he could deceive himself into thinking that this was the right thing. And in this way, he was able to blend and be accepted by the others around him.
Even if it was only to a certain degree.
Song Chuan listened to Nan Hou Xiang’s words and could see that this young man also didn’t want to show his stance.
As he was busy in the court, Song Chuan was not unfamiliar with this kind of speech. It could be said that he would do his best to make sure that he also spoke in this way in some topics. Song Chuan smiled. “Do you really think that way, Student Nan Hou Xiang?”
Hearing this question, Nan Hou Xiang felt his heart tightened for a moment. He rarely faced any old timer ministers, but he could sense that Song Chuan was suspecting him.
Nan Hou Xiang pursed his lips and replied, “As students, I have no time to pay attention to the details on the frontline. But if I say that I hope the kingdom will lose, then I must be the stupidest person around. Without a safe kingdom, where could I possibly stay?”
If he had to say, he didn’t want Fei Yang Kingdom to lose.
Because Nan Hou Xiang knew that the status of those people who were conquered by other kingdoms wouldn’t be good at all.
Some people might not care too much and had their own method of survival and so on.
But for Nan Hou Xiang who barely have anything, he didn’t want those.
What he wanted the most was the chance to enter the court and become a minister just like what he had dreamed ever since he was young.
Without Fei Yang Kingdom, what kind of court did he expect to enter to?
It would be ridiculous.
But even then, Nan Hou Xiang didn’t want to state his position so clearly. It would only put him in more danger and possibly implicated by others who wanted to bring him down. Even if this topic seemed neutral, he didn’t dare to take his chance.
“That’s true.” Song Chuan chuckled.
After that, he asked a few more questions about the teacher and Nan Hou Xiang answered them all calmly. Even though Nan Hou Xiang seemed to be indifferent, but his back was already soaked in sweat.
He could sense that this Song Chuan was harder to deal than the minister from before.
It was clear that this Minister Song’s position in the court must be high.
After some time, Song Chuan finished asking the questions.
“Thank you for your time, Student Nan Hou Xiang.”
“It’s my duty, Minister Song.” Nan Hou Xiang still had the polite smile on his face, but only he knew how much he wished this minister to leave.
“One more thing.” Before leaving Song Chuan looked at Nan Hou Xiang deeply and said, “To move forward, one need to have courage. To be indecisive in all matter is not careful but
cowardly.”
After saying that, Song Chuan cupped his fist and turned around to leave.
Only Nan Hou Xiang remained standing on his place, watching Song Chuan’s back leaving.
Cowardly?
Nan Hou Xiang pursed his lips and wanted to say that they couldn’t understand the predicament he was in. If he has been more reckless and tried to do things that could possibly put him in danger, would he still be alive now?