The brush, inkstone, and tea cups on the book case all fell to the ground with a squeak. In the screeching sound, thick ink splashed, fragments splashed, and the ground was in a mess.
Chu Mingyun's eyes were ruthless, and his fingers clenched slightly, "Welcome to Kaicheng," he bit his teeth, "That's a Xiongnu soldier! Li Chenghua is crazy, and everyone else is crazy?"
He sneered, "No wonder Li Chenghua didn't just poison Li Yanzhen to death. It turned out that he was waiting for me to kill the monarch, so he could justifiably resume his orthodoxy and sit in this position."
"Zhou Yi has been preparing since he received the news, and it is estimated that the battle will take place soon." Qin Zhao stood aside, with a faint worry on his expressionless face, "The suppressed forces in Beijing are also in turmoil. Up, if Li Chenghua really hit Chang'an, I'm afraid there will be civil strife.
Chu Mingyun frowned and didn't answer.
Qin Zhao was silent for a while, and then said, "Senior brother, too many people have died in the past two days."
"They are courting death themselves."
"But… "
"Do you want me to win over and appease the dignitaries for the so-called stability of the situation, compromise with them, take back all the edicts, keep them as they are, and let them do whatever they want as if nothing happened?" Chu Mingyun looked over, "Then I and I What's the difference between Li Yanzhen?"
Qin Zhao sighed and said in a low voice, "Senior brother, now everyone outside hates you, no one understands what you've done..."
"I don't need anyone to understand." Chu Mingyun cut him off abruptly, his eyes filled with coldness, "What do those people understand?" He turned his gaze back to the Chuan Guoyu Seal in the corner of the case, and smiled slowly. He said aloud, "Duanjun, Yongjun, tyrant?" He reached out his hand and grabbed the jade seal, and looked down at it, "Which of those corrupt officials is not a lot of evil and has been accused by thousands of people, why do I kill them now, the world thinks they are pitiful, Instead, you want to scold me for being tyrannical and impermanent and destroying the party members?" He raised his wrist slightly to lift the jade seal, and those vicious disdain finally turned into a mocking sneer, "This world—what is going on?"
Qin Zhao subconsciously rushed forward to protect Yuxi, but he stopped and pinned himself in place in an instant.
Chu Mingyun's eyes did not escape Chu Mingyun's eyes with this slight movement. He glanced at Qin Zhao, "What are you panicking about? I didn't plan to drop it." After that, he put the jade seal back on the case, Chu Mingyun paused, and suddenly asked : "How is he?"
Qin Zhao was stunned for a moment, before he realized who he was asking, "Su Shiyu hasn't come out of the ancestral hall yet, so there's no movement, but the Shadow Guard reported that Lu Shi, the Minister of Punishment, went to Su Mansion."
Chu Mingyun's eyes moved slightly, and he lowered his eyes and did not speak again.
A jar of wine was placed heavily on the table, Du Yue pressed Su Bai down on the stool and sat down, "Come here, get drunk and relieve your worries!"
Su Bai looked out uncomfortably, and wanted to stand up, "Little Master, why don't you find someone else."
Du Yue's eyes widened, "Why, look down on me and don't want to accompany me?"
"Of course not," Su Bai shook his head, "I can't drink enough, my dad won't let me drink it."
Du Yue showed a smile, pressed his shoulders and pressed him again, "Then you should drink more."
"But I have to..."
"But what is it," Du Yue poured two glasses of wine into his hands, "Is there any need for you to keep staring at the ancestral hall? What is your father afraid of, he is so fierce that you have me to bear it for you!"
Su Bai looked at him embarrassedly for a while, seeing that he was in a stance that he would not stop drinking, so he could only say: "Well, that's fine."
Du Yue smiled with satisfaction. He couldn't believe that he poured Su Bai down, and the two guards left at the entrance of the ancestral hall dared to stop him. Although he also poured a cup, he had already smeared a hangover medicine in his wine glass, and after drinking it, he would follow The white water is not bad, at most I feel that drinking is a little too strong.
Sure enough, after two or three drinks, Su Bai's face flushed red, and he was lying on the table in a daze. Du Yue stared for a moment, then stretched out a hand and shook it in front of him, "Hey, Su Bai, what do you think this is?"
Su Bai squinted to identify carefully, shook his head, "No, I can't see clearly..."
Du Yue put down the wine glass, got up and was about to slip away, Su Bai suddenly reached out and grabbed his sleeve, Du Yue turned his head and looked at him, only to see that Su Bai was still drunk, but his expression seemed a little tangled and low for no reason. Muttering something. Du Yue breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to break his hand, when he lowered his head, he suddenly heard Su Bai's words clearly:
"...Little Master, you...you said, will Taiwei Chu kill the young master..."
Du Yue was stunned, stood for a while in astonishment, and murmured: "No way, although he really wants to be the emperor, he must guard against my cousin, but doesn't he like my cousin very much? Killer..."
Su Bai didn't know if he had heard him or not, but he was still whispering: "What if Taiwei Chu is angry, maybe he still resents the son in his heart, thinking that the son has lied to him, but the son really didn't lie to him, I've never seen your son be so nice to anyone, how could it be fake..."
"Young master hides everything in his heart and doesn't tell anyone anything. He is clearly sad, but he says nothing, saying that if Captain Chu dies, the big deal is that if the world is at peace, he will pay his life..."
"What did you say?" Du Yue grabbed him, "Is this what my cousin said? Then he... didn't he mean to someone with the surname Chu... "
The following words were unsustainable, he let go of Su Bai, who was looking at him in confusion, covered his head and said, "If you want to say that, my cousin is not boring with the surnamed Chu, and the Yupei surnamed Chu is actually still there. I ran to file a complaint before... Didn't I just cause trouble?"
The more he thought about it, the more confused he became. Du Yue let out a wailing cry, but he didn't care to say anything to Su Bai, so he ran out. After he left Su Mansion, he hurried to Taiwei Mansion, completely unaware that he missed the opportunity to meet Su Shiyu.
The ancestral hall was quiet, the new leaves on the trees outside the window trembled and squeaked in the wind, the breeze brushed the edge of the window with a thin sound, and the shadow of the sun fell to the ground, slanting inch by inch.
Su Shiyu knelt silently under the tablet, immersed in his thoughts for a long time, as if he didn't feel tired.
A clear bird chirped, Su Shiyu blinked slowly, and turned his head to look over. A slender blue-tailed sparrow landed on the window, and tickled on the wooden window a few times. Its jet-black eyes rolled over, as if spying on the silent man. Only the bird shook its wings, and suddenly turned around and flew away, and his sight also went away, bringing the gray sky into his field of vision, and fell aimlessly, but was suddenly stunned.
Through the window of the ancestral hall, you can see the narrow corner of the pond. The servants have already cleaned the pond as instructed. However, in the empty pond full of green waves, there is a red lotus plant struggling to grow close to the edge of the pond. When it got up, it might have been neglected. In the unsuitable water and soil, it bloomed ahead of time at an untimely time. It was so thin, but it could be called a lotus with its head held high and its pavilion half-open.
Su Shiyu's eyes gradually became clearer, as if he had woken up from a dazed dream, but stared at the red lotus, unable to look away.
In the dark and cold light and shadow between heaven and earth, that little bit of red was as bright as blood in the heart. Almost burning eyes.
The hand on his side trembled slightly unconsciously, and then clenched it tightly. Su Shiyu closed his eyes deeply, and after a long time, he finally laughed bitterly.
"What's the matter?" Su Yi stood in front of the ancestral hall and asked the guards on duty, "Where's Su Bai, why are you gone?"
"Young Master Du came over just now and took him away. They should have gone elsewhere together."
"This kid, he knows how to play, and he runs around at any time." Su Yi frowned, "How is the son in there?"
The guard was about to answer when the door suddenly sounded from behind. Su Yi hurriedly turned around and finally saw the figure in white standing in front of the door, "Young Master."
"Yeah." Su Shiyu responded, looked into the distance and sighed, then turned to him again and said, "It's been hard for you these past few days."
"You're welcome, son." Su Yi stepped forward, bowed and said, "Prefect Chu has already usurped the throne, and His Majesty has been imprisoned in the palace. The specific circumstances are still unknown. These days, there have been many turmoils in Chang'an. After a few edicts were issued, the nobles of the aristocratic family were affected and even beheaded..."
Su Shiyu glanced at the courtyard in the dark, raised his hand to stop Su Yi's words, "Please wait until the study to tell me the details."
"Yes." Su Yi responded and walked behind Su Shiyu to the study. Halfway through, he suddenly asked, "Since the young master has come out, have you already figured out the confusion?"
Su Shiyu smiled inexplicably, "It should be."
He didn't make it clear, but Su Yi was keenly aware of what he had noticed, and his expression couldn't help but become a little heavy, and sighed: "My subordinates obey orders, they shouldn't go beyond words, it's just the son... I really never got carried away by personal feelings. disturb?"
Su Shiyu smiled lightly, "The Su family has guarded the Sheikh for generations, even if they die, I can still tell the difference between the family and the country."
Over there, Du Yue rushed to the Taiwei's Mansion. He turned from the inside to the outside and couldn't see Chu Mingyun or Qin Zhao. He was panting on his knees and slapped his forehead, which made him dull. Remembering that Chu Mingyun had already become the emperor, the two of them must be in the palace.
Du Yue grabbed a shadow guard who was staying at the mansion, "Can you take me into the palace to find someone with the surname Chu?"
The Shadow Guard thought for a while and replied, "My subordinates have no right to make decisions. If Pharmacist Du wants to enter the palace, he must wait for his subordinates to ask the Lord for instructions."
"Alright, alright," Du Yue nodded again and again, urging him, "Go quickly, just say there is something urgent!"
The shadow guard did not delay, and immediately entered the palace to report, Chu Mingyun only ordered a few words after hearing the words, and he led the order to leave.
When Qin Zhao rushed into the hall, Chu Mingyun was seriously trying to put together the broken jade pendant on the case, and he squeezed two pieces of broken jade in his hand and tried to put them together. The shadow guard came over and said that Du Yue wanted to come to the palace to find us, but I didn't agree."
Qin Zhao stopped in front of him, "It may not be safe in the palace, but he is fine in the palace."
His tone sounded a little stiff, Chu Mingyun lifted his eyes and looked, "What happened again?"
"There is movement in Su Mansion."
Chu Mingyun paused and put down the broken jade, "What?"
"Su Shiyu came out of the ancestral hall, but the shadow guard who was sent over was discovered. He went directly into the study and could not be monitored." Qin Zhao looked straight at Chu Mingyun, "The shadow guard who was staring at Su Mansion didn't see him leave, but Not long ago, he appeared in the palace where Li Yanzhen was under house arrest, and the shadow guard didn't come forward for fear of disturbing him, I don't know what they said, but seeing Li Yanzhen holding Su Shiyu's hand and crying."
"..." Chu Mingyun frowned and said nothing.
"Senior brother," Qin Zhao asked, "don't you give an order?"
Chu Mingyun opened his mouth and said after a while, "Be careful of the movements of the Yulin Army."
Qin Zhao responded, but his footsteps did not move. He waited for Chu Mingyun for a while, and then asked, "Where's Su Shiyu?"
He looked down at the shiny broken jade and said nothing.
"Senior brother, it's better to kill him as soon as possible, so that it won't drag on to the current point." After a moment of silence, Qin Zhao said again, "What about Li Yanzhen, didn't you give him an order?"
"Li Yanzhen?" Chu Mingyun repeated in a low voice, "I also wanted to give an order to kill him or cut off his hands, but why do you think I killed him when I didn't force the palace, house arrest would be like me style?"
Qin Zhao shook his head, "I don't know, I'm weird too."
Chu Mingyun relaxed his body, leaned on the table and rested his arm on his arm, and his voice was a little tired, "I'm afraid that if I do that, Shiyu will really be angry, and he really doesn't want to see me again. already."
Qin Zhao was stunned for a moment, then he gritted his teeth slightly and asked him, "Aren't you afraid of destroying yourself?"
He was silent for a long time, and said softly: "...I don't know."
Qin Zhao felt that he had nothing to say, turned his head and left the imperial study. When he stepped out of the hall door, he suddenly heard Chu Mingyun's voice, "Qin Zhao." In a very low and light voice, "I miss him."
Qin Zhao turned around and saw a man who was almost cold-blooded in killing these days. At this moment, he buried his face in his arms, unable to see his expression or the emotions in those words. Feeling suffocating.
He was speechless and closed the door with his hand.