After returning to the mansion, Su Shiyu poured himself a cup of tea, and then pondered over the full cup of mist.
After all, with Chu Mingyun's character, it's impossible to go out just to drink in the wind and snow, not to mention that he chose to go out near the remote city gate.
As soon as this thought came up, Su Shiyu suddenly lost his mind and noticed another thing:
Then why was he invited over at that exact moment
Even if Mr. Xiang wanted to kiss his daughter, there are so many restaurants in the city, and they are better than the remote one. Why did they just choose the position opposite to Chu Mingyunzheng
Once there are many coincidences, it will inevitably show traces of artificial carving.
Thousands of thoughts were intertwined and intertwined, and they merged into a vast fog. Suddenly, a ray of aura flooded into my mind for no reason. The chaotic thoughts were cleared up like a mountain and a sea, and the spiritual platform was suddenly clear.
He remembered Liang Jin's drugging in Shouchun. Liang Jin's actions that night were really unclear and useless. Su Shiyu couldn't understand it, and then gradually let go as the death case was closed. But now suddenly recalling, Su Shiyu couldn't help thinking of another situation:
If he couldn't break free after being drugged, and if he fulfilled Liang Jin's wish and fell into the gentle village of the dancers, then Chu Mingyun would probably have to wait in his room all night.
Then there is a banquet today, saying that the pro just bumped into Chu Mingyun's eyes.
Thinking of such a connection, it is more obvious that it is provoking the relationship between the two of them rather than a conspiracy, and it is also clear that he and Chu Mingyun are not simple colleagues.
Such people, except for one missing Li Che, have all died in Huainan.
Chu Mingyun suspected that Li Che was the Boss Mu in the original Bliss Building, but it was only a guess. However, when they took the copper talisman out of Shouchun City by luck, the entanglement between several cases was no longer needed. Li Chenghua, the king of Xiling, has the intention of conspiracy. It is impossible for Li Che, who took care of Huainan on his behalf, to be ignorant, and how can Han Zhongwen, who works with Li Che, have nothing to do with it
Han Zhongwen admitted that King Huainan had left behind a remnant of the party, and because of King Xiling's cunning, it would never be his own who made troubles. If this was the case, it meant that he and King Huainan had already colluded in private.
Su Shiyu squeezed the tea cup tightly, and in an instant, it was like a cloud breaking through the moon, and the water fell and the stone came out. All the causes and consequences finally joined together:
At first, the dungeon of the fake Song Heng case was exposed, which made them take precautions. King Xiling took advantage of the two major cases of Tan Jing and Su Xing, Chen Siheng's mouth, Jiang Yuan's birthplace and the death of Mu Lahe, to do everything possible to lead the disaster to the The King of Huainan was killed before Su Shiyu met the King of Huainan. Then Li Chenghua got the Huainan fief from the court on the open, and secretly incorporated the Huainan remnants in the name of allies, and then revived the Huainan rebellion and handed the Huainan rebels to the county. Keeping Han Zhongwen and asking you to enter the urn as he wished, Chu Mingyun and Su Shiyu were attracted, but the city was unable to kill them, so he repeated the trick, killing Han Zhongwen's family and taking the real power of Huainan into the pocket.
Every step, regardless of success or failure, is beneficial to him. With such an arrangement, his mind can be said to be profound.
It is a pity that these are inferences after all, no matter how careful and reasonable it is, it is useless, and the information found secretly with Linglong as a clue cannot be used as evidence in court.
What is even more worrying is how far Li Chenghua has penetrated into the court. Is the chess piece in this step, Master Xiang, or that Master Yue
The tea was already cold, and Su Shiyu was still slowly drinking it. He sighed deeply, then called the housekeeper Su Yi, and ordered to keep an eye on the whereabouts of the two adults.
Su Yi responded, Su Shiyu paused, and added: "Send someone to keep an eye on King Hejian. If there is any change, report it immediately."
The documents that Zhao Kejing transferred out of Beijing were quickly approved. In ordinary military affairs, Chu Mingyun basically covers the sky with one hand, and Zhao Kejing is not in an important position, so this external transfer did not attract anyone's attention.
In the Taiwei's mansion, Zhao Kejing took the letter with both hands, flipped through it roughly, and couldn't help sighing: "These vassal kings handed over their military power so quickly, your plan is really powerful."
"They've handed in, but Li Chenghua hasn't moved yet." Chu Mingyun also handed over the transfer document, caught a glimpse of his expression, and said, "You can leave after another year, just let them hang out for a while. Nothing."
Zhao Kejing smiled gratefully, "Thank you, Lord."
He was about to leave without delay, and Chu Mingyun suddenly stopped him, "That's right."
"Lord, please speak." Zhao Kejing turned around.
Chu Mingyun pressed his forehead with one hand, "The day I saw Yuanmin, how did I get home?"
"My subordinates don't know, you ordered me to leave after you ordered the matter." Zhao Kejing was a little surprised, "What's the problem?"
"You left long ago?" Chu Mingyun frowned slightly. He woke up the next day and was in his room, only vaguely remembering that he had negotiated things with Yuan Min, and the rest was just a splitting headache after being drunk.
"Since you don't remember, maybe you can ask others?" Zhao Kejing said.
Chu Mingyun put down his hand indifferently, "Forget it, it's not a big deal anyway."
The closer the years are passed, the more time passes.
Unless there is a heartfelt contact, the Taiwei and the doctor of the censor do not have much communication, and the two perform their own duties. Seeing that the snow is getting bigger and bigger, the eaves are covered with white frost, and it is New Year's Eve again in a blink of an eye.
Since dinner, Du Yue kept poking his head out and looking out until the sky was dark, and finally he couldn't help but ran to the corridor and looked out. Qin Zhao asked, "What are you looking at?"
"Look at my cousin," Du Yue replied without turning his head, "it's so late, why hasn't he come yet?"
Chu Mingyun unconsciously pursed the corners of his lips, lowered his eyes and said nothing.
Qin Zhao glanced at him and walked to Du Yue's side, "Sit back, he won't come."
"Cousin didn't come this year, why?" Du Yue turned his head sharply, "He was alone in the mansion, why didn't he come like last year?"
Qin Zhao was speechless.
Du Yue looked into the hall again, "Hey, surnamed Chu, aren't you interested in my cousin? Why didn't you call him here?"
Chu Mingyun lowered his eyes and peeled the kumquats, but did not answer.
So Du Yue lingered inexplicably on Chu Mingyun and Qin Zhao, and turned around to leave after muttering, "If you don't ask him, then I'll go..."
"Du Yue," Qin Zhao hurriedly grabbed him, "he won't come over."
"You..." Du Yue was so angry that he was about to pull out his sleeve, "Then can I go over and accompany him by myself!"
Qin Zhao directly clenched his wrist and stared at him silently, with a clear and firm attitude.
Du Yue was defeated when he met his eyes, struggled secretly for a while, turned and walked back to the hall and sat directly next to Chu Mingyun, posing fully, "Chu, let me talk to you. "
Chu Mingyun was engrossed in peeling the orange in his hand, ignoring him.
"I'm talking to you!" Du Yue couldn't help but lift his foot to kick up, only then did Chu Mingyun lift his eyes and glance at him, and he silently withdrew his foot. Then Du Yue realized that something was wrong. Chu Mingyun's eyes were long and narrow, and when his eyebrows were lowered, there was a shadow that seemed to be absent. There was a coldness in the beauty. He stared at it for a while, and then realized what was wrong. .
At this time, Chu Mingyun looked exactly like when he first arrived at Cangwu Mountain when he was fifteen years old. He didn't have a smile that was not a smile, and he didn't say anything irritating. He was so silent that Du Yue thought he was a mute. No matter what other people say, he ignores it, and his eyes reflect the sky and clouds, and the stone pool is clear.
Thinking of this, Du Yue sighed heavily, glanced at Qin Zhao who was beside him, and started talking seriously: "You and my cousin are in trouble?"
"..." Qin Zhao felt that this sentence was not serious at all, and it could be seen that Du Yue was serious and had to continue to listen in cooperation.
He knew that Chu Mingyun ignored him, and he simply didn't care, "I didn't say it, my cousin has such a good temper, I have never seen him get angry with anyone since I was a child, and you can break up with him. Really capable, I am convinced of this..."
Qin Zhao couldn't help coughing, "Du Yue."
When the words were interrupted, Du Yue simply pondered for a while before saying: "I've been in Chang'an for so long, and it's not that I haven't heard of your reputation. There were so many officers and soldiers blocking the door a while ago. I'm not stupid, yes. Brother, let me tell you frankly, are you trying to do something, is my cousin turning against you because of this?"
Qin Zhao couldn't help but feel a little nervous, but he saw that Chu Mingyun was still unmoved and didn't mean to speak.
The charcoal fire in the small stove beside him crackled softly, and Du Yue sighed again, "You said you're nothing to mess with? Did Master Baili tell you at the beginning that his sword never teaches revenge? Although I don't know how you fooled him later, and I don't know what revenge you want, but why? The surnamed Chu, look how good you are now. When you become such a big official, how many people are afraid of you If you want to eat and eat, you need to wear clothes, and you are so rich, can't you not take revenge, so that you won't get into trouble with my cousin, so you can't let it go?"
"I can't." Chu Mingyun finally spoke up, decisively.
"Why?" Du Yue couldn't understand, "You..."
"If it's for happiness, I don't have to go this far, I should have died in Liangzhou City thirteen years ago." Chu Mingyun said without tone, "Death under the horse's hooves, in the arrows, or else It's fine to be hanged on the tower, why should I live until now?"
Du Yue was stunned for a moment, vaguely aware of something, and hurriedly persuaded him, "You said I knew about the war at that time, but it's different now, and now the world's wives are peaceful..."
"Peace in the world?" Chu Mingyun cut off his words, and pondered the word, "You can say that the world is peaceful when you can see it, do you not feel dangerous until the country is destroyed? Foreign enemies, internal turmoil , this is about to collapse, now there is no need for the Xiongnu to do anything, the court's own people will slaughter the city, how long do you want to wait?"
"Why can't I put it down?" Chu Mingyun said to himself, "Why didn't I draw my sword and stand with her thirteen years ago, why did I have to escape from the city alone and live until now?"
His voice was not intense, even soft, but there was a sullen expression between his eyebrows and eyes, Du Yue shuddered at his appearance, his voice stuck in his throat.
The sudden noise broke the dead silence of the whole hall. The thick bells rolled over ten miles of snow, and the fireworks danced in the air.
Chu Mingyun laughed suddenly, there was no sign, and there was still no trace of warmth in his eyes.
Du Yue couldn't help but shrank back, almost breaking out in a cold sweat by his moodiness.
"Wrong." Chu Mingyun laughed softly, "It's been fourteen years."
When Qin Zhao sent Du Yue back to the medicine house and came out again, the sound of fireworks and firecrackers had subsided, the cold night was silent, and the city of Chang'an fell into a deep sleep. He walked under the corridor, and unexpectedly found that the lamp was still lit in the hall, and turned his head to see a tall figure standing under a red plum tree in the courtyard. The lamps flickered under the porch, and the warm lights stained the frost and snow on the man's shoulders, which could not be melted away.
Qin Zhao hesitated whether to go forward, when he suddenly saw the snow covered the branches trembling, rustling snow falling, and a few petals of red plums floating leisurely, landing in Chu Mingyun's palm.
The wind whimpered, breaking the window lattices.
Su Shiyu put down his pen, got up and walked to the window, the long wind blew his hair, and the sternness seemed to be wrapped in the cold fragrance of cold plums, but there was no smell, which seemed to be an illusion. Su Shiyu closed the window tightly, and after sitting back on the desk, the candles flickered, illuminating the full volume of official documents.
Snow night.
The days of the Xiu Dynasty passed idle and boring, until on the day of the Shangyuan Festival, a visitor from the Taiwei's mansion came. One was the envoy that Chu Mingyun had been waiting for for a long time. He respectfully entrusted the military power of Xiling with a high-sounding voice, and he was not much different from other vassal kings. Chu Mingyun smiled inexplicably and did not say much. The other one was unexpected.
Chu Mingyun looked at the woman in red in the hall and said straight to the point, "Is something wrong?"
Lu Qinghe bowed and said with a smile: "The little girl does have something to ask for, but the captain can rest assured, it's just a little effort."
Chu Mingyun looked at her noncommittally.
Lu Qinghe took a deep breath and summoned his courage to say, "Can your lord send me to the palace?" She hurriedly added, "I just want to see Your Majesty."
The night of Shangyuan has always been a good time for lovers to meet.
Chu Mingyun understood, raised his eyebrows slightly, "Do I look so kind?"
"The little girl has nothing, and it is absolutely hopeless to find other adults," Lu Qinghe looked at him and smiled, "but I think the captain will help me, so I will try my luck."
"Your father is the Minister of Criminal Justice, wouldn't it be more convenient to find him?" Chu Mingyun was a little impatient, "Since you are interested in His Majesty, will Lu Shi disagree with you marrying into the palace?"
The girl's thoughts were bluntly revealed, and Lu Qinghe's face flushed. Hearing what he said, he shook his head and smiled, "Your Excellency is wrong. I am Si Mu, I want to see him, but I don't want to be a queen. Why? Are you going to marry into the palace?"
Chu Mingyun looked up at her, Lu Qinghe smiled at Chu Mingyun with bright eyes, "It's not contradictory, but I happen to like him, and he happens to be the emperor. I've been alone since I was a child, traveling the world, and now it's just that It was to reassure my father that I stayed in Beijing temporarily. When he was persuaded, I would continue on the road. It would be great to be with Your Majesty, but what does it matter if we are not together? In the distance of the rivers and lakes, I occasionally miss the person who lives in the temple and is my sweetheart, which is also very good. But if I were to marry into the palace, compete with a group of women for jealousy, and hope day and night for him to come over and hope to be white, I can't do it. She paused and said, "Lu Qinghe, he wants to be a son of a river and lake for a lifetime."
There was no one else around, and she spoke clearly and simply, but Chu Mingyun suddenly fell silent. His eyes fell on Lu Qinghe, but he seemed to see something out of reach through her, dressed in red like a fire, quietly burning in his eyes.
The long silence made Lu Qinghe feel uncomfortable. After thinking about it again, he didn't realize that he had said something wrong. He couldn't help but say, "Master Taiwei?"
Chu Mingyun looked back and raised his hand, a shadow guard appeared out of nowhere, "Send her into the palace."
"Thank you, Lord!" Lu Qinghe smiled, "Just bring me into the palace, and the rest will not bother you."
She paid no attention to Chu Mingyun's perfunctory response, and thanked her earnestly. She turned around and walked briskly. Just as she was about to step out of the main hall, Lu Qinghe suddenly froze and looked back, "Tonight is a good day. Shangyuan Ye, is there anyone you would like to see, Master Taiwei?"
"..." He was silent for a moment, "Yes."
"Then the lord will go see you." Lu Qinghe clasped his hands behind him, looked at him slightly, and said with a smile, "In this world, who can stop you?"
Chu Mingyun was startled.