"A little higher!"
"so?"
"Well... OK!"
In front of the gate of the house, Meng Tingyuan raised his arms to hang a red lantern, while Lu Zhun looked up from the side, up and down for a while, and he was finally satisfied at the moment.
After hanging up, the two glanced at the alley and the end of the alley. No one passed by, and there was a depressing desertion. "Go in." Meng Tingyuan said, turning sideways politely, letting Lu Zhun cross the threshold first.
The two stepped into the courtyard, and the door creaked shut to cut off the outside world. Lu Zhun turned his face to look at Meng Tingyuan and smiled. The smile was very hearty, but it also contained three points of mockery. Meng Tingyuan was stunned, a little embarrassed for a while.
Lu Zhun explained: "I'm just laughing at your clothes, it's so funny."
The prince's brocade clothes and crown were too eye-catching, and he couldn't wear it in this situation, so Meng Tingyuan changed into a coarse folk attire. He also felt quite uncomfortable, put his hands behind his back and asked, "Isn't it ugly?"
Lu Zhun said: "It's not ugly, it just looks out of place." He walked half a circle around the house and looked it over carefully, "I see, these clothes are the clothes of the common people, but your posture is still the posture of a prince. match."
Meng Tingyuan became more and more stiff, he didn't know where to put his hands, and he didn't know how to walk, so he stood there with a blushing expression on his face. Lu Zhun took half a step forward, reached out and tapped Meng Tingyuan's shoulder, and said, "Relax, don't hold it."
After knocking on the shoulder, he grabbed Meng Tingyuan's arm again, dragged it from behind to in front of him, and grabbed the other's palm.
Meng Tingyuan raised his eyes suddenly, his hands were grasped, warm, he didn't dare to show his breath, and looked at Lu Zhun in a daze. However, everything was fleeting, Lu Zhun let go of him, and stuffed his hands into his cuffs.
Lu Zhun said: "Your hands are cold. If you are a commoner, you can keep them warm like this."
Meng Tingyuan muttered to himself, "Your hands are really hot."
Lu Zhun didn't hear clearly, and only cared about tossing the other party, Meng Tingyuan let it be arranged, first raised his hands, then slumped his shoulders, his tall body seemed to suffer. Suddenly feeling their cheeks were slightly cool, the two raised their faces and saw rustling snowflakes.
"It's snowing." Meng Tingyuan said.
Lu Zhun said: "Snowfall on New Year's Eve is an auspicious sign."
Meng Tingyuan chuckled: "Is it auspicious to be a fugitive?"
Lu Zhun said, "Maybe it won't be soon." He opened his arms and walked around the courtyard in a welcoming gesture. When the snow was blowing over his face, he stopped and met Meng Tingyuan's deep and boundless eyes.
No matter how heartless the little God of Wealth was, he could see a clue, he asked: "Prince Rui, do you have something on your mind?"
Meng Tingyuan shook his head, but Lu Zhun didn't believe it, but he couldn't think of a reason for the other party's sadness. It was a joy to escape from death that day. Although it is difficult and dangerous now, the outcome is uncertain, and it is not hopeless.
He doesn't like to worry about the sky, nor does he like to hurt the spring and the autumn.
The two were separated by snow, Meng Tingyuan refused to say, Lu Zhun couldn't figure it out, and there was only a stalemate in the desolate wind. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and Meng Tingyuan came back to his senses first, and asked, "Who is visiting on New Year's Eve?"
Outside the door: "The wind and the clouds."
Immediately afterwards, another sentence: "You are Can Yun, what a bullshit code."
Meng Tingyuan opened the door, Huo Linfeng and Rong Luoyun came in, chattering, each carrying a food box. The four of them walked into the house and reached the eaves in two or three steps. Before entering the house, Huo Linfeng patted the frost and snow on Rong Luoyun's shoulders.
Rong Luoyun stood obediently, and saw the expressions of Meng Tingyuan and Lu Zhun from the corner of his eye, and asked doubtfully, "What's the matter, are you arguing again?"
Lu Zhun denied it, but he couldn't tell the reason. He didn't blame him. He also wanted to know what was on Meng Tingyuan's mind. Unexpectedly, Huo Linfeng didn't need to look carefully, but guessed right: "Prince Rui, are you worried about your concubine mother?"
Only then did Meng Tingyuan admit frankly: "The mother and concubine are still in the palace, their safety is unknown, and I am even more afraid that the emperor will threaten him with this." He sighed, "I didn't want to say it, but the general guessed it."
Huo Linfeng said: "You and I both have mothers, I understand." He reached out and patted Meng Tingyuan's arm, "Your mother and concubine must be a bargaining chip, and because of this, she is safe for the time being."
Meng Tingyuan nodded, and felt a lot better with this reassurance. When Huo Linfeng and Rong Luoyun entered the room, he turned his face and saw Lu Zhun standing where he was, looking a little dazed.
"Thinking about what?" he asked.
Lu Zhun said: "I was thinking, having parents may not be a good thing." This is a big fallacy, but he said it seriously, "Like I lost my parents since I was a child, it saves a lot of troubles, and it is enough for one person to be happy. but… "
Meng Tingyuan asked: "Just what?"
Lu Zhun felt a little sad: "It's just that it's good to be alive. If you die, no one in the world will miss you."
Meng Tingyuan said: "How could it be? Your elder brother and second brother are considered your relatives. This encounter between us can be called a life-and-death friendship. If you don't dislike it, add me." These words were sincere, but unlucky, and he couldn't help but Changed his words, "In the new year, if you say that you can't die, we will definitely make things happen."
Lu Zhun became happy: "Well, it will definitely work!"
But with a few words, the snow fell heavily, and the courtyard was covered with a layer of white. Meng Tingyuan hugged Lu Zhun's back, like an elder brother protecting a younger brother. Just as he was about to enter the house, he asked casually, "What are your plans for the future after you have accomplished this?"
Lu Zhun hesitated: "Bring the gold, silver and jewels back to Xiganling."
Meng Tingyuan laughed: "Where did you get the gold, silver and jewelry?"
Lu Zhun said anxiously: "You will be the emperor by then, won't you reward us?!"
He was obsessed with money, and just now he was judging life and death arbitrarily, but in fact, there was a golden light in his heart. Meng Tingyuan smiled uncontrollably, his mood improved, and he said, "Well, there will be a big reward at that time, and I will make you rich and prosperous."
In the house, the wine and dishes were laid out on the table, and the chicken, duck, and fish were perfectly cooked. Huo Linfeng poured the wine and said, "Teacher Shen knows our situation. Before we leave, we must bring these with us. good year."
Sooner or later, it will be discovered here, swords have no eyes, it is really inappropriate for Rong Duanyu to follow, early in the morning, they sent Rong Duanyu to Shen's residence, and asked Shen Wendao to help him hide.
Rong Luoyun said: "Last night, Chen Ruoyin didn't send anyone, so it was because Mr. Shen held him back. Mr. Shen also said that he had ordered someone to send a message to Brother Shen Zhou to send troops to Chang'an."
Fill up the wine, and everyone toasts together, who would have guessed that in this shabby room, there are not only princes and generals, but also knights in the rivers and lakes.
After finishing the cup, Duan Huaike asked, "How is the situation outside?"
Huo Linfeng said: "An announcement was posted at the gate of the city, saying that Prince Rui joined forces with me and the thieves in the rivers and lakes to rebel." The people saw the list but dared not discuss it, they all hid at home, and there were almost only patrolling guards on the street.
Rong Luoyun said coldly: "The common people are not blind, why have you ever seen us raise an army? But the Xiaowei army besieged Prince Rui's mansion, but many people witnessed it." After saying that, he laughed, "There are rumors secretly in the city that the Xiaowei army is good? Use it, but many people can't do anything."
This sentence reminded Huo Linfeng, but his expression remained silent, and he secretly thought about it.
After the reunion dinner was over, Meng Tingyuan walked out the back door to see the other guards in the alley. Lu Zhun was lazy and went to bed for an afternoon nap after wiping his mouth. Huo Linfeng and Rong Luoyun were nestled in the small couch, crowded and intimate The atmosphere is hard to hide.
Duan Huaike stayed at the table without embarrassment, the room was so big, he looked up and saw the scene on the couch, coughed lightly, hoping that those two shameless things would give him a way out.
Huo Linfeng glanced at the sound, but got angry, and stuffed his cold palm into Rong Luoyun's back. "Ah!" Rong Luoyun screamed, twisting his body to hide, and begging for mercy when he was grabbed by the back of the neck, "Don't...don't do it!"
Duan Huaike couldn't bear to listen: "Luoyun! What a shame!"
Rong Luoyun suddenly fell silent, blushing with embarrassment, hiding in a roll of fox fur, pretending to escape. Huo Linfeng had a thick skin, smiled, and waved like a prodigal son: "His brother, you can come here too."
Duan Huaike stared in surprise: "What are you talking about?"
Huo Linfeng patted Kang: "You come up too, let's go together."
Although the Duan family is not a scholarly family, they are knowledgeable about books and etiquette, and Duan Huaike is even more gentlemanly. At this moment, his cheeks flushed, he looked at Huo Linfeng in disbelief, and cursed: "Are you crazy, you must Northern Marquis Gao Yi, how could you have such a shameless son?"
Huo Linfeng was slightly stunned: "I asked you to go to the kang to warm...isn't it right?"
Duan Huaike was dumbfounded, Nuan Nuan? Those two wished to be like neck-to-neck mandarin ducks, asking him to go over to warm him up, but after thinking about it, he couldn't help standing up, walked to the side of the couch with serious expressions on his face, and uttered the word "self-respect".
Huo Linfeng remembered the battle at Miao Cangtai, he defeated the opponent, so he replied "self-improvement".
The two looked at each other in silence, neither of them obeyed the other, for a long time, Rong Luoyun got out from under the fox fur, moved away, and pulled Duan Huaike violently with his hand. That's great, Duan Huaike threw himself onto the couch, right next to Huo Linfeng.
The three of them squeezed side by side, with their fox fur legs crossed, as if they were about to have an evening chat by the fireside. It's a pity that the sky was bright, Rong Luoyun took a pack of chestnuts, peeled the shells and ate them, and fed one to Huo Linfeng and one to Duan Huaike from time to time.
"Master Duan," Huo Linfeng said, "Do you want to go out at night?"
Being arrested by the whole city, Duan Huaike asked, "What are you doing?"
Huo Linfeng said: "Anyway, it's New Year's Eve, let's go out to have some fun." He raised his arms to embrace Duan Huaike and Rong Luoyun, hugging left and right, "I think the South Gate is pretty good, what do you think?"
On New Year's Eve, the Xiaowei army must be distracted, and this is a good opportunity to make a move, but if they attack this time, it may be difficult to persist in the follow-up. Duan Huaike was puzzled: "What do you mean?"
Huo Linfeng took out a map from his bosom, obviously he had planned it long ago, and said: "The soldiers outside Prince Rui have not yet fully joined together, we are not enough manpower, no matter what, we can't hold back the troops of Chang'an City, if we want to win, we need Capture the thief first and capture the king."
As long as the top emperor is pulled down, the rest will surrender one after another.
Rong Luoyun asked: "Then we should go to the palace, why are we attacking the south gate?"
Huo Linfeng said: "The imperial palace is heavily guarded, and it is the most difficult place to attack, but right now, the emperor doesn't know what we're thinking." He tapped his fingertips on the map, "The purpose of attacking the south gate is to make the emperor think that we are going to flee back. In the future, more troops will be sent to guard Jiangnan, and the guards of the palace will be weakened."
After understanding, Duan Huaike agreed straight away: "I'll go."
Rong Luoyun excitedly said: "I'll go too!"
On the bed, Lu Zhun was asleep on his back, and said vaguely, "I'll go too..."
Huo Linfeng said: "We don't bring a single soldier with us tonight, only the four of us go, since it's easy to get away, the emperor will think we've left Prince Rui behind, so he can relax his vigilance."
The three conspired together. At that time in the Uncommon Palace, General Huo condescended to be the eldest disciple and obeyed his words. Finally, the feng shui took turns and the two palace masters listened to his arrangements.
Swish, rustle, the snow gradually became half a palm thick.
The whole city is flying white, dotted with red lanterns.
As soon as the night fell, the army and bandits poured into their nests, disturbing the city of Chang'an.