Shen Zechuan said, "Oh."
Xiao Chiye didn't wait for the expected answer, looked back at him and said, "Why don't you refute?"
Shen Zechuan raised his hand to open the umbrella and said, "I have no father, brother, or acquaintance in my family. What are you going to do when you go back?"
Xiao Chiye picked up the veil and wiped the water on the back of his neck, stood up, and said, "Yes, the Dunzhou Jianxing Palace has been withdrawn. With your identity, going back will be scolded by thousands of people."
"So what's the matter?" Shen Zechuan looked at Xiao Chiye quietly, paused for a while, and then said, "If you have a bad pregnancy, you will suffer."
Xiao Chiye didn't look at him, raised his arm to wipe the raindrops off his forehead, and said, "Then why are you still alive?"
Shen Zechuan smiled and said, "Thousands of people want me to die, but I let others go with their hearts. Isn't it very uncomfortable for me."
Xiao Chiye said: "You stay in Zhaosin Temple is the way to survive."
Shen Zechuan took two steps to avoid the puddle on the ground. He said, "If I stay in Zhaosin Temple, you will feel that beheading is the best place for me. Xiao Chiye, even if you try to hide it, you have already I'm used to looking down. You are no different from the people who look down on you today, and this kind of staring, layer by layer, makes you feel extremely painful now."
He laughed out loud and patted Xiao Chiye on the back of his heart.
"I want to live, you want to die. The Xiao family once trapped me, and the Li family traps you now. Are things strange in this world? The bird loves the old forest, the pond fish thinks of the ancient world[1], your life gate You have been exposed from the beginning to the end. If you can't go back, you are a waste of Ling Yunzhi. The most regrettable thing in this world is to train a wolf into a dog. How long will your fangs be sharp in Qidu?"
"You follow me during the autumn hunt." Xiao Chiye looked at him sideways, "Is it for the pleasure of saving my life this time?"
"I'm such a trivial ant." Shen Zechuan said softly, "You can live even if I don't show up."
"What the hell are you," Xiao Chiye said when he was drunk, "what do you want to do?"
"Repay your kindness." Shen Zechuan's umbrella covered Xiao Chiye, and he was so close, "Repay your kindness for not killing."
Xiao Chiye grabbed Shen Zechuan's collar abruptly, and said, "I'll take it as you change your past, and be a good person."
"What did I do wrong." The light in Shen Zechuan's eyes was even colder than this autumn rain. He even took a step closer, almost sticking it up, and asked Xiao Chiye, "What did I do wrong?"
"When you climbed out of the Chashi Tiankeng, didn't you take a look at the cities of Duanzhou?" Xiao Chiye tightened his fingers, "Eight cities were slaughtered, horses' hooves stepped into the city gate, and all that was splashed was human blood. "
"Shen Weibing is defeated." Shen Zechuan finally tore off the mask of disguise, revealing burning hatred, "Forty thousand people from Zhongbo were buried in Chashi Tiankeng! I died on that day, my eldest brother and wife, and I again What's wrong?"
"Shen Wei should be killed!" Xiao Chiye also lost his sense of restraint, slammed Shen Zechuan against the wall, and said, "Shen Shi should be punished! Your surname is Shen too! How can you be right?!"
The oil umbrella rolled to the ground, Shen Zechuan slammed into the wall, was lifted by Xiao Chiye so that his toes could not touch the ground, he raised his leg and stomped on Xiao Chiye's chest. Xiao Chiye took a few steps back in pain, but he didn't let go, grabbed Shen Zechuan's collar and threw him to the ground.
The rain that had been pattering suddenly became heavier, and it came down with a crackle. There was a sound of collision in the dark alley, and the overturned debris was trampled underfoot.
The sisters who were waiting in Xiangyunfang were alarmed, and they all held their clogs and looked around at the door.
"Why are you fighting!" Xiangyun hurriedly put on her coat, put on her clogs and rushed over, "Second Lord! If you have something to say, it's worth doing!"
Shen Zechuan rode on a man and punched Xiao Chiye tilted his head. Xiao Chiye grabbed Shen Zechuan's wrist and pulled him closer, licking the blood that was punched between his teeth with the tip of his tongue, and said, "None of you and I will have a better life!"
Xiangyun has called out the handyman, and together they dragged the two of them away. Xiao Chiye raised his arms, and the chores, who were five big and three thick, only felt their mouths go numb. However, Xiao Chiye didn't rush forward. He raised his finger to wipe the wound on his face and said, "Go away."
Seeing that things were not good, Xiangyun signaled the handyman to go to the palace to call someone quickly.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chiye said, "Whoever dares to disturb my father, I will break his leg!"
Xiangyun's voice softened, and she said: "Why, this is, the second son is usually the most sympathetic to Xiangxiyu, why did you frighten the girl tonight? It's common for men to drink wine and learn from each other, that's all, that's all, let's Just laughing away the enmity."
Xiao Chiye got up, took off his dirty robe, threw it to Xiangyun, and said, "Go in."
Xiangyun hugged her robe and persuaded: "Second Young Master, it's so cold outside..."
She gradually didn't dare to say a word, waved to her sisters quietly, and led them back to the door. But this time, the door was not closed tightly, and all the sisters were peeking at the door and window.
Shen Zechuan picked up his umbrella, his body was filthy. He was soaked in the rain, strands of hair clinging to his cheeks, making his complexion even whiter.
"Next time," Shen Zechuan said, "if you want to find me directly to the door, I won't necessarily walk this alley once in eight hundred years."
"If I knew you've been here." Xiao Chiye said, "I wouldn't come here even if I vomited."
Shen Zechuan sneered and said, "That's really a narrow road for the enemy."
Xiao Chiye stepped up to him: "I will keep an eye on you from now on."
"You are too busy to take care of yourself, and you are still so worried about me." Shen Zechuan raised his umbrella and separated the distance, "The hundred-legged worm is dead and not stiff. It's just wishful thinking to beat the Hua Family after an autumn hunt."
"You still think of a way to save your life." Xiao Chiye put his chest against the umbrella and stared at him, "How long can you live without the Queen Mother's protection?"
"Long Ting has changed seats." Shen Zechuan said, "You take it for granted, shouldn't it be time to change it?"
"You can't kill anyone." Xiao Chiye said, "Biansha cavalry and Shen Wei are the ones who owe you."
"Whatever you say is what you say." Shen Zechuan put on that docile coat again. He took back his umbrella and said softly to Xiao Chiye, "Can I listen to you?"
Xiao Chiye's nameless fire suddenly rose, and he said, "Okay, then you stay with me tonight."
"Lying in the warm nephrite tent." Shen Zechuan said, "Do you still have the hobby of sharing a bed with others? Sorry, I don't."
No matter how Xiao Chiye sees him now, he looks like he wants to do bad things, so he said, "Why are you hiding? It's not what I say or what!"
"Are you," Shen Zechuan pointed to his head, "did your head?"
"Jinyiwei's idlers are all incorporated into the Imperial Army." Xiao Chiye said, "Who is the person who is dazed?"
Shen Zechuan paused for a while and said, "What does the Governor want me to do?"
Xiao Chiye still had red marks on his cheeks, his brows sullen, turned into a lazy bastard, turned and sat on the porch under the eaves, pointing to his boots.
Shen Zechuan slowly moved the corner of his lips towards him and said, "Okay."
Early the next morning, Chen Yang came to pick him up, and saw Shen Zechuan holding a wolf sword at the entrance of Xiangyunfang, and was stunned for a moment.
Shen Zechuan stood up straight against the door's body and saluted Chen Yang.
Chen Yang felt bad for a moment and asked, "Shen... why is Tiqi here?"
"Ji Lei has not yet been sentenced in prison." Shen Zechuan said, "Jin Yiwei is temporarily serving as the forbidden army, under the supervision of the Governor."
Chen Yang looked at his calm face, felt his scalp numb, nodded slightly, and hurried upstairs.
Shen Zechuan watched him go upstairs. Xiangyun was pulling down her skirt and said with pity, "I haven't eaten yet? I haven't changed the dirty clothes. Lingting—"
The older sister upstairs looked tired and leaned on the railing to say, "Why is my mother still called Lingting, she always forgets that the little girl has been redeemed."
Xiang Yun just woke up like a dream and said, "I'm used to it! Bring some food for Lord Tiqi."
When Chen Yang entered the door, he saw Xiao Chiye was still sleeping on the couch, and there was no one to serve him, so he stepped forward and called out, "Governor, Governor?"
Xiao Chiye buried his face wearily, slept for a while, then suddenly sat up and asked, "Why is it you? Where is Shen Lanzhou!"
"Standing downstairs, Governor... What's wrong with your face?" Chen Yang asked in surprise.
"Hunting." Xiao Chiye asked, "Brother asked you to call me?"
"It's your lord." Chen Yang said, "I received the letter early in the morning, and the sand dune mutual market was robbed by the Biansha cavalry last night. I will go to the palace for a detailed discussion later. The old Haige called the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households. Let's leave the north. We're going to use soldiers again."
Xiao Chiye wiped his face with water and walked out immediately. When he went downstairs, he saw Shen Zechuan next to a sister, he stepped down a few steps, grabbed the plate from the back, and threw the cake into his mouth.
Shen Zechuan looked at him and said, "Eat slowly, it's too late to save if you choked to death."
Xiao Chi swallowed cleanly, smiled at him, put his arm directly on his shoulder, and led someone out, saying, "Lanzhou..."
Shen Zechuan looked at him.
He said frivolously, "Why do you still have an overnight feud? I forgot to sleep all night. Let's go, Second Young Master will take you to have fun."
Shen Zechuan patted his hand away with the scabbard and said, "Second Young Master, don't take the opportunity to touch the back of my neck."
* * *
There are many people in Mingli Hall.
Li Jianheng stayed on the dragon chair and did not dare to move. He first tried to figure out Hai Liangyi's expression with his eyes, and then moved to others, trying his best to pretend to be dignified.
"Now, the position of the eunuch and the eunuch is empty. The accounts of the various ministries have been sent to the cabinet. Before signing, the old ministers must submit them to the emperor." Hai Liangyi said to Li Jianheng first, "How does the emperor feel about the account last night?"
Li Jianheng was listening to the pipa with the beautiful woman in his arms last night, when Hai Liangyi kowtowed his head, he moved his butt in a guilty conscience and said, "Okay, okay!"
Xue Xiuzhuo, who was kneeling behind, was originally expressionless, but he slowly frowned upon hearing this.
Hai Liangyi waited for a while, and seeing that Li Jianheng had no intention of speaking again, he said, "The autumn frost is heavy right now. If Libei wants to use troops, he must submit a military advance payment from Qidu. How much do you need this time, my lord?"
Xiao Fangxu smiled and said, "I've been ill for a long time, and the important military affairs have already been entrusted to Jiming. Now that you are short of money, you can tell the old man."
Xiao Jiming kowtowed and said: "The twelve Biansha tribes are robbing the market now because the winter snow is about to fall, and all the Biansha tribes have run out of food, so they can only rob the mutual market. If in previous years, the Libei Army Fields provided their own supplies and did not need the support of baggage. But this year, the late emperor passed away, and most of the twelve Biansha tribes want to take advantage of the situation. If they want to send troops, they must not only expel them, but also station them in strict defense. I have already submitted the required amount to the Ministry of Households.”
The newly appointed Minister of Household took out the book, and Shuanglu passed it on to Li Jianheng.
Li Jianheng looked at it for a moment and said, "One million 200,000 taels, what's so difficult? The soldiers don't need to be frozen and starved."
Qian Jin, the Minister of the Household, was slightly embarrassed and said, "The emperor doesn't know something... The vacancy from last year has not been filled, and there is not so much money in the treasury all of a sudden."
Li Jianheng said: "That one million taels is always fine."
Qian Jin kowtowed and said, "Qiuhun spent 230,000 taels for dispatching the eight major battalions, and the late emperor... 540,000 taels. The remaining money from the treasury now has to pay arrears to officials of all sizes in Qidu. At the end of the year, the civil servants will We are also celebrating the New Year. One million taels are definitely not available, Your Majesty, only 600,000 taels can be allocated to Libei Iron Cavalry."
Li Jianheng really did not expect that he would have a poor day even as an emperor. He originally wanted to sell Li Bei a favor, which was considered to appease Xiao Chiye, but who knew that he had no money, and he was so embarrassed that he wanted to get under the table, and hummed vaguely.
Minglitang was silent for a moment.
Xue Xiuzhuo suddenly said, "Your Majesty, Wei Chen has a way."
Li Jianheng said as if seeing the rescue, "You say it, you say it."
Xue Xiuzhuo said: "When the party's power was in the hands of the government and the opposition, it clearly marked the price of some idle jobs, and they would not refuse. The 'Bingjing' received every year was also a large amount. There is also Pan Rugui, who took advantage of the gaps in procurement to make a lot of money. These two If the person goes to prison, it is better to copy the two families of Hua and Pan to subsidize the army's salaries. Yesterday, the second son of the Xi family, Xi Hongxuan, pleaded guilty to Jing, and submitted a confession to the Dali Temple to Xi Gu'an's private guards, and even the Xi family's house in Qidu It was also leased out, just to pay back the empty account of the eight major battalions when Xi Gu’an was in office.”
When Li Jianheng heard that his house was about to be raided, he immediately became interested, eager to try, and said, "Okay! I... I've thought about it for a long time!"
Hai Liangyi pondered for a moment and said, "It's not right, the review of Dali Temple has not ended yet, how can we go beyond the law and make a direct sentence?"
Xue Xiuzhuo said: "It's a very difficult time, and it's because of helplessness. You can wait for the review, but the Biansha cavalry will not wait, and you can't let the Libei cavalry go to war on an empty stomach."
Hai Liangyi was still hesitating, but Li Jianheng had already agreed.
When he came out, Xiao Jiming said to Qi Zhuyin, who had been silent just now, "Is Bianjun okay?"
Qi Zhuyin looked up at the rain outside the eaves, and said, "Lu Guangbai is still in Bian County, so the Twelve Biansha Division will naturally not move. You will inevitably be troubled without the main general in Libei."
Xiao Jiming stood for a while and sighed: "It's hard to find generals, it's hard to find them."
Qi Zhuyin said: "No matter how the situation changes, the general's job is to guard the family and protect the country. Since it is clear, generals are rare, and cultivation is not easy. Libei is the frontier of Dazhou. If you don't choose the successor. People, it's only bad for Li Bei."
It is the original intention of each of them to be a hero and become the iron wall of Da Zhou. But a person will always grow old, and the life of the entire army is tied to one person, and it will only take a few years, a dozen years, or even decades, and the Libei Iron Cavalry will become a must-have.
If one day the Libei Iron Cavalry loses Xiao Jiming, what will happen to such an army that has been in the battlefield for decades
"I know you have high hopes for Ah Ye." Qi Zhuyin stepped down the stairs and turned her head slowly, "But he is destined to not be able to fly to Yedu. You put your eyes on him, these years, even if you didn't say it, he didn't notice it. If you look forward to one point, he will suffer another point. Li Bei is not his wings, but his cage. Now that you and I have been friends for many years, I advise you to choose someone else."
The eaves of the palace in the distance were shrouded in mist, and the lonely crow hummed a few times before returning to silence.
The author has something to say: [1]: From "Returning to the Gardens and Homes - Part One" Tao Yuanming