It was just past noon when Chu Mingyun woke up. The sun was shining outside the tent, but inside the tent was covered by thick curtains, so that no wind could get in. It was a little dark, and a small lamp was still lit.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he heard the soft sound of someone standing up beside him, and then he was carefully helped to sit up, his nose was full of the soothing scent of the other person's body. A porcelain cup was handed in front of him, but Chu Mingyun didn't pick it up. He drank the water in Su Shiyu's hand and looked up at Su Shiyu again.
Su Shiyu put down the cup, picked up the medicine pot that had been warming on the table, poured out a bowl of jet-black concoction, and tested the temperature before walking to his side.
Chu Mingyun didn't move for a while. He has long been accustomed to being injured, and the wounds on his body have been treated for a long time. When he wakes up, his spirit is almost restored. Except for some meridian injuries that are still in pain, he feels that there is no serious problem, so he stares in front of him and exudes a strong bitter taste. I really didn't want to swallow the medicine, but Chu Mingyun glanced at Su Shiyu secretly, endured it, and still took his hand and drank it obediently.
Seeing that Su Shiyu was about to get up again, Chu Mingyun hurriedly held his hand, "Shiyu," his voice was still a little hoarse, "You take care of me."
Su Shiyu made a move and looked at him, "What's wrong?"
Chu Mingyun held his hand with both hands, "Are you still angry?"
Su Shiyu sighed and didn't say anything, Chu Mingyun took his hand to the side of his face, stared at him and said, "You can't be angry with me, you can't ignore me."
Su Shiyu couldn't help chuckling, "Why?"
"Because..." Chu Mingyun's lips moved slightly, as if to say something, Su Shiyu leaned over to listen, he suddenly kissed Su Shiyu's lips, his face was still pale, but his eyebrows and eyes were full of smiles, "Is this enough? "
Su Shiyu was slightly startled, and the unspeakable emotions in his chest floated up and down in his eyes. He lowered his eyes to restrain his emotions, paused for a moment, completely lost his temper, and smiled helplessly: "I'm not angry."
Chu Mingyun pondered for a while, looked at the medicine bowl, and said, "Shiyu, am I good?"
"..." Su Shiyu swept across the scattered wounds on his body, met his eyes again, and nodded reluctantly.
Chu Mingyun smiled even deeper, "Then won't you reward me with something?"
Su Shiyu finally spoke softly and gently, "Do you know how to write it?"
Chu Mingyun was cheeky and his brows twitched with laughter. Su Shiyu sighed and brought up the business, "Han Zhongwen should still do something. In the morning, I sent Su Bai to take people to find the refugees I saw earlier. They should know the truth about Shouchun, find out as soon as possible, and it is easy to act. decision."
Chu Mingyun hummed casually, and reached out to lift the quilt to get up, but Su Shiyu held him down and said, "You are too injured. You have been resting for a few days, don't move."
"Tsk, I know my body, it won't take a few days, how can I be so delicate." Chu Mingyun said, "I just sit and don't move around?"
Su Shiyu said warmly: "Be obedient."
"But you don't come up to accompany me. I'm bored lying on the bed alone." Chu Mingyun looked at him.
Su Shiyu: "… "
Can you speak well and not be a hooligan
There is a long and narrow cave in the deep mountains outside Shouchun City. It is autumn and the vegetation is withered. The cave looks even more gloomy and cold. A group of people with thin and shabby clothes nest here, snuggling up to each other's thin temperature.
"Mother," the little girl in her arms suddenly whispered, "I'm so hungry."
The woman hugged the child tightly and patted her on the back, "Dear me, my brother went out to find something to eat for us. If you sleep for a while, you will have something to eat when you wake up."
"But I'm hungry and can't sleep..."
Half a steamed bun was handed to the front. Although it was hard and dry, it was extremely rare for this group of refugees. The woman was stunned for a moment, then looked at the same skinny woman, and pushed back, "Yunniang, you haven't eaten for a long time, you keep it!"
"I can still hold on, children can't stand hunger." Yunniang said, "Take it, don't be polite."
The little girl stared at the steamed buns and swallowed, then looked at her again, shaking her head, "Auntie, you eat."
Yun Niang smiled and put the steamed bun in the child's arms, "You are obedient, I will reward you." She picked up the long sword, held it in her arms and slowly rubbed it.
The middle-aged man next to him couldn't help but say, "Mother Yun, how long do you think we have to do this? It's colder, let alone food, it's possible to freeze to death."
The others looked at each other when they heard the words, their chests felt like a stone, and the silence was even worse. Yun Niang sighed in a low voice, "Last night there was a firework signal in the city, something must have happened. Anyway, the situation will not be worse than it is now. Let's wait and see, maybe it's a turning point."
"Can there be a turnaround?" Someone in the corner said, "If you can't go home, you can't go anywhere else, and sooner or later you will die in the mountains. If you knew earlier, you might as well just die that night, so you don't have to suffer all this..."
"What are you talking about?!" The middle-aged man was very annoyed and scolded the other party: "If you miss, go out now, no one will stop you, what are you talking about here? Yunniang's husband and His brothers died and we escaped alive, and now people are still worrying about your life and death for you every day, do you have a conscience when you say this?"
"Brother Chen." Yunniang advised.
The middle-aged man turned his head angrily, and the man couldn't help but choked twice, "Yunniang, I'm sorry, I didn't mean that, I just..."
"It's okay, I understand." Yunniang whispered.
It turned into silence again. I don't know how long, there was a sudden sound of running outside, and the little girl suddenly laughed, "It's my brother! My brother is back!"
Sure enough, a boy rushed in, rushed in front of the mother and daughter, took out a cake from his arms, and handed it over as a gift, "Mother, sister, eat quickly!"
The crispy and fragrant noodles filled the cave, making the stomach unbearable. But Yun Niang's expression suddenly changed, "Where did you get the cake?"
The boy turned around and pointed, "That brother gave it to me! He has a lot more!"
The handsome young man at the entrance of the cave was walking in across the horizontal branches on the ground. He raised his eyes and saw Yun Niang, who was pulling his sword out of the sheath, who was vigilant. He said, "Don't be afraid, girl, I am here at my son's order to ask you to come over and ask questions."
"Who is your son?"
Su Bai smiled and said, "My son is the imperial censor of the dynasty, and he is conducting an investigation here on the order of His Majesty."
Yun Niang hesitated for a moment, but the middle-aged man hurriedly shouted: "You can't go! Yun Niang, who knows if what he said is true or not, what if he wants to kill you!"
"How is it possible, who doesn't know who my son is, the whole world knows that Master Su is kind and kind, since he said something to you, why would he hurt you?" Su Bai said.
"Bah!" the middle-aged man said angrily, "What kind of virtuous things are there now? What are you pretending to do when you have reached this point? There is no good thing in the court. It would be better to let the King of Huainan rebel!"
Su Bai immediately became unhappy, and Yun Niang also felt that he had said something wrong, so she hurriedly gave her a wink and said, "Little brother, you said that you are from the Imperial Censor, but how do you prove it?"
Su Bai has always followed Su Shiyu around, and can walk freely in many places with his face. He has never thought about proving his identity, not to mention that even if he can produce evidence, I am afraid that the other party will not recognize it. . After thinking about the explanation given by the young master before leaving, Su Baichong gave an order to the people behind him, and the other party stepped forward, holding a bag full of shortbread, and the fragrance filled the air for a while, and all of them turned their gazes on in unison. There was a faint sound of drooling.
"You go and talk to us, and I'll leave the food for you." Su Bai said.
Yes, no need to prove, just for these foods, no matter if it is true or not, she has to go here. Yunniang retracted her sword and nodded, "Okay, I'll go with you."
"Niang Yun!" There were several voices behind her, she sank and walked out step by step.
The door was pushed open with a soft sound, and the two men sitting opposite each other at the table turned their heads and looked over. The moment she saw the face of the other side, Yun Niang's heart skipped a beat, she turned and ran away. He was surrounded by soldiers. Her face was ashen, she stood in the middle with her teeth gritted, and she slammed her sword out, she would rather fight to the death and break the net.
Before she could move any more, a gentle voice came from the room, "Don't panic, girl, we are not hostile. There may be some misunderstandings. Why don't you come in and talk about it?"
After some thought and consideration, Yunniang finally turned around and walked into the house, still holding the sword tightly in her hand. The guard was about to stop him, but he heard a faint voice in the room, so he returned to his original position.
Chu Mingyun supported his chin with one hand, only glanced at her with a half-smile when she came in, then withdrew his gaze and looked at the chess game on the table. It was Su Shiyu who spoke first, "Don't be surprised, girl, the situation was chaotic when we first met, we just happened to stop by, we didn't know what happened, and we didn't know Mrs. Han. Now I guess you have something to hide, so please let me know. Come and ask."
Yun Niang was silent for a while, and then she said, "You...are you really here from Chang'an to investigate the case?"
"Exactly." Su Shiyu said.
She suddenly trembled, holding the sword over her head in both hands, and knelt down and kowtowed heavily, "Please, Lord, call the shots for us! !"
"Don't worry, girl, we will naturally find out the truth." Su Shiyu helped her up, "Please also tell us in detail what you know."
"Han Zhongwen colluded with the party and betrayed the party, and lost his conscience!" Yunniang was angry and raised the sword in her hand, "This sword originally belonged to my husband, and my husband is one of the Shouchun defenders, leading the troops to garrison. Outside the city. At that time, I personally delivered clothes for him, but when I came back at night, I found that the whole city was sealed off. I rushed back and told my husband that he brought troops and fought with the people guarding the city gate. Bumped open the city gate!" She paused slightly, and continued almost gritted her teeth, "I know what might happen in the city, but I never dreamed that it was actually a massacre inside! The whole city is full of them! No matter what! Men and women, young and old, they break into the house directly and kill anyone they see!"
Su Shiyu frowned and said nothing.
She took a deep breath and calmed down a little, "The refugees you saw that day were those who fled the city desperately at that time. But there were too many people, and my husband didn't bring enough people, and then... he Knock me out and let me take me away."
"I'm still looking forward to my condolences." Su Shiyu sighed.
Yunniang raised her sleeves and wiped the corners of her red eyes, and said, "Sir, I dare to use my life as a guarantee. It is definitely Han Zhongwen who is colluding with the rebels! Otherwise, how could the city be massacred without sending troops to rescue? And I know, The rebels did not disappear at all. After a battle with the reinforcements, they hid on the mountain to the north, and the defenders surrounded the bottom of the mountain, but Han Zhongwen had been besieging him for several months, and he never mentioned the attack. !"
Hearing this, Chu Mingyun finally looked up and frowned slightly.
There is something wrong with what she said. The whereabouts of the rebels could not be more certain, even if they turned into civilians and hid in Shouchun City, how could they appear on the mountain. But in such a situation, it is even more impossible for her to deceive them.
After thinking about it carefully, and realizing it in an instant, a cold smile appeared on Chu Mingyun's lips.
After all, it was just another trick played by Han Zhongwen. The rebels are in Shouchun City, and the Shouchun defenders are at the foot of the mountain. Naturally, there can only be reinforcements 'disappearing out of thin air' on that mountain. After all, people who have died in a city can't hide Chang'an, which is thousands of miles away, but can't hide the defenders who are close at hand. Thinking of Luo Xin's appearance, the reinforcements suffered a big loss in the battle against the rebels, so they had to retreat to the mountains to defend, but Han Zhongwen simply took advantage of the defenders' hatred for the rebels, surrounded them with troops, and suppressed them. The uncontrollable imperial reinforcements also made it easier for him to dispatch the rebels in the city.
Su Shiyu and Chu Mingyun looked at each other, obviously thinking through this, he simply comforted Yun Niang, summoned Su Bai to instruct the resettlement of these refugees, and sent someone to send her away.
"Well, have you figured out what to do with Han Zhongwen?" Chu Mingyun leaned lazily against the table.
Su Shiyu was still standing in front of the door, looking at the solitary geese flying in the sky, but he answered the question: "I think Mrs. Han is aware of these sins that her husband has committed, and she still insists on absolving him."
"So what? Could it be that you were really moved by her kindness?" Chu Mingyun raised his eyebrows slightly.
Su Shiyu shook his head, "I just feel incomprehensible."
"Heh, there's nothing you can't understand." Chu Mingyun smiled, "Do you think anyone can be as impartial and selfless as you are to Su Xing? To hide and protect relatives and plead for mercy, this is how normal people would react."
"The law does say that relatives are hidden from each other, but treason is the top of the ten sins, and family members are not forgiven." Su Shiyu said, "If you are a servant of others, you are disloyal, let alone treason. Disturbance endangers the society and harms the people. The family and the country are great, and pacifying the turmoil, stabilizing the world, and governing the world is naturally the first, if you don’t know it, it’s fine. Now that you know it, how can you indulge such a calamity?”
Suddenly there was silence for a moment, Chu Mingyun's eyes moved slightly, Su Bai's fingers tapped on the case, and the wound was still tingling with pain. He coughed lowly, as if thinking of something, and asked : "You mean, those who rebel should die?"
Su Shiyu replied: "The crime should be punished."
"If you were Liu Yunzi, and it was your husband who rebelled, would you still think so?"
Su Shiyu turned his back to Chu Mingyun, they couldn't see each other's expressions, they could only hear each other's voices, which were light and casual, like drinking tea and drinking wine under the moon.
Su Shiyu asked back, "What's the difference?"
There was a low laugh behind him, "Is your head made of stone?" Su Shiyu turned around and found that Chu Mingyun was standing behind him at some point. Before he could speak, he was hugged. full of. Chu Mingyun buried his head in his neck and sighed deeply, "...but why do I like you so much."