The beloved and lost lover kissed on the temple, as if the tip of the embroidery needle was burned red and stuck on the skin. The flesh felt scorching hot, numb and crispy, and then it hurt, as if a fresh tattoo was carved.
Rong Luoyun wanted to rub his ears and temples, but he was afraid that he would appear timid, he hesitated, and he raised his hands, looking absent-minded. After a while, Huo Linfeng couldn't wait, so he grabbed his arm and shook it.
"Reconcile with me for now, okay?" Huo Linfeng repeated.
Rong Luoyun raised his face, held the word "reconciliation" in his heart, and asked: "Temporary reconciliation, how long is 'temporary'?" Three or five days, seven or eight days, or one or two months
How to reconcile and pretend nothing happened
After deceiving oneself and others, how will it end then
With his mind returning to the basket little by little, Rong Luoyun pulled out his arm, and even took a few steps back in one breath. He stared at Huo Linfeng, shook his head, and said, "I don't want to."
Huo Linfeng pursed his lips, his hopes were shattered, and he couldn't scold him, so he could only stare at this hard-hearted person. Unexpectedly, that person's rejection was not enough, so he turned around and left.
"Where are you going?" He raised his legs to follow.
Rong Luoyun didn't answer, and walked up the mountain, not in a straight line, but slightly to the east.
Huo Linfeng followed behind, like a flower protector. If Rong Luoyun stepped on a slippery leaf, he raised his hand to support his shoulder. There was a grass snake hanging on the treetop in front of him, and he threw a stone down in advance.
So step by step, I don't know how long, a gust of cool wind blows in, they came to an open place, like a small cliff, where they can overlook the scenery under Lengsang Mountain.
Rong Luoyun stood still, turned around and grabbed Huo Linfeng's sleeve, and with the strength of carrying a flower pot and the strength of shaking a big tree, he yanked him forward.
Unprepared, Huo Linfeng staggered and stopped on the edge of the cliff. Looking at the falling gravel, he asked, "Can you murder your husband?!"
"..." Rong Luoyun let go of his hand, "I want you to see it."
Looking down from here, you can see the Bufan Palace near the mountain, and there are patches of farmland to the east, surrounded by houses for private households. He walked up to Huo Linfeng and asked, "General Huo, how do you plan to delay?"
The Extraordinary Palace is only so big, how much land will the luxurious Longevity Palace occupy
Rong Luoyun said: "Abandon the Uncommon Palace first, let's look at other things."
He pointed with one hand, and grabbed Huo Linfeng's sleeve with the other: "At that time, the farmland will be invaded, and the land cultivated by the ancestors of the households will be gone. What will they do? The houses in the way will be demolished, and where will nearly a hundred families live? Sleeping on the street ?”
Huo Linfeng watched, he understood, he understood it the moment he received the imperial edict.
It's just that the burden full of thorns is on his shoulders, and he hurts, so he doesn't think about it for now. At this time, Rong Luoyun grabbed him, dragged him, and insisted on breaking up with him.
That mood... like a common people advocating for justice, he is like a dog official doing evil.
Rong Luoyun asked: "Aside from these, what about the manpower?"
Large-scale construction requires a lot of labor, and young and middle-aged people search for it. Farmers and businessmen, only the old, young, women and children are left in every household. How do they live
When the labor is enough, how to build wood, bricks and tiles, carved railings and jade, and how to build painted buildings? All the spikes alone are an inestimable amount.
Rong Luoyun stroked down the sleeve, and rubbed against Huo Linfeng's forearm through the fabric. As far as the cuff, he gently held the other's palm, and stroked the lines of the palm with his fingertips.
"It's a waste of time and money, so why are you taking on this job?" He murmured, "I really hate it's you... but I'm also glad it's you."
Huo Linfeng held onto Rong Luoyun's hand tightly: "Why are you lucky?"
Rong Luoyun said: "If it's you, three thousand nails is three thousand nails, and one hundred thousand taels is one hundred thousand taels."
For Huo Linfeng, building the Longevity Palace was hard work, and the dilemma was truly torture. But for corrupt officials, it is a rare lucrative job, a door, a tile, can get money.
"Everywhere has already found a way to increase taxes, and exploited them layer by layer to eat fat moths." Huo Linfeng said, "The tax money is collected in the imperial court, and the imperial court allocates it to me. My innocence alone is a drop in the bucket."
Holding hands together, the time is already warm and harmonious, without any hint of love, it is more like temporarily letting go of the past, seeking comfort from each other.
Rong Luoyun lowered his head, stared at their hands, and then slowly let go.
"I reject you, not because of enmity."
Huo Linfeng held that hand tightly, reluctant to let go.
"I'm even willing to temporarily reconcile with you for the sake of the overall situation and tide over this difficulty."
With wet palms, Huo Linfeng clearly felt that Rong Luoyun was pulling his hand away bit by bit.
"It's just that if you invade the fields and houses and recruit coolies, your soldiers will definitely cause people's resentment." Rong Luoyun said, "If the people are harmed, I will immediately lead the extraordinary palace to stop it and confront you tit for tat."
Not to mention reconciliation, confrontation is a certainty.
Procrastination is only a temporary solution. If you procrastinate for too long and annoy the emperor, you will be charged with ineffectiveness. But to act according to the order is destined to be a minion of a tiger and help the tyrant to abuse.
Rong Luoyun completely withdrew his hand: "You once said that it is not the imperial court that is dedicated to serving the people, but the people."
Huo Linfeng looked serious: "Yes."
Rong Luoyun asked: "Then it's contrary now, what will you do?"
This is a huge problem. He asked, but he didn't intend to ask for an answer. He just wanted Huo Linfeng to think about it. Turning around and walking back, after a few steps, I looked back, and the other party was still standing in the same place.
It is still tall and straight, but it looks a little lonely in the breeze.
Rong Luoyun felt compassion, to be precise, his heart ached. After hesitating for a moment, he softly called out, "Huo Linfeng?"
Huo Linfeng writhed his stomach with sorrow, lost in thought, and did not respond. Rong Luoyun picked up a stone and threw it hard at that broad shoulder.
"Hiss!" Huo Linfeng turned his head suddenly, "Why hit me?"
Rong Luoyun said: "Go back to your general's mansion and think about it, what are you doing there."
Huo Linfeng asked back: "Can't stick here? Is it the top of your mountain?"
Rong Luoyun said in a huff: "Spreading hysteria, fall down carefully and carelessly!"
Huo Linfeng was slightly stunned, he bit Lu Dongbin like a dog, whether he was holding his hand just now, whether he was admonishing him every single sentence, or even pushing him out fiercely at this moment, he was hiding his caring thoughts.
When he reacted, the man was gone.
Rong Luoyun really left, he was too lazy to show his good intentions in vain, and went into the forest and walked like flying. After walking twenty or thirty steps, the sole of his foot slipped, and there was no one to support his shoulder, so he tilted his body and almost fell.
At first glance, the soles of silk shoes were stained with dirt and smelled bad.
Look again, that slippery lump is not black mud, it is clearly a pile of dung!
Rong Luoyun's eyes turned black, he took off his shoes, and walked forward barefoot. After walking a few steps and then stopping, the fresh and hot excrement was obviously just left behind, tiger or wolf
In the case of a wolf, wouldn't it be that he smelled him and came to seek revenge
He lowered his head and looked around, noticed a shallow footprint, followed it, and found a cave after a while. The mouth of the cave was filled with a fishy smell, and a strong sour smell escaped, probably the smell of rotting corpses.
Rong Luoyun covered his mouth and nose, poked in, and realized that he had entered a wolf's den!
He was shocked, not because of fear, but because of the scene in front of him. In the cave, there wasn't a single adult wild wolf, only five or six under-year-old wolf cubs, and all of them were dead.
Maybe he fought the wolves last time and killed the parents of these cubs
A group of guys who are starving for food, have nothing to eat, and are afraid of encountering beasts and hunters, starving to death in the cave
He was thinking about it, and suddenly saw a handful of hairs moving in the wolf's carcass. There is no wind here, so it shouldn't be... After connecting with the series of footprints, he walked in holding his breath. Half a step away, a wolf The cub suddenly cheated!
With a groan, he raised his head, his eyes gleaming green.
Rong Luoyun scolded: "Little bastard, you're pretending to be dead!"
In an instant, he felt sad again. The wolf cub guarding his brother's body seemed familiar, reminding him of the situation seventeen years ago. The younger brother was young and died of illness on the way to escape. He also hugged and guarded him every day, and refused to be separated from him.
As for playing dead... it's more like that.
Rong Luoyun stared at the little thing, and sighed: "Sorry, it's my fault."
The lonely wolf cub whined, probably scolding him.
He tore off a piece of his clothes, wrapped the wolf cub, held it in his arms and walked out. Bare feet are quite inconvenient, and it is difficult to swim in all directions, flying around and frightening the little beast to howl.
Rong Luoyun skimmed down the mountain, returned to Bufan Palace, and walked along the long street.
He walked unhurriedly to Wumingju, stepping on the gravel, causing him to frown. Stepping under the eaves and fearing that the floor would be dirty, he padded his feet and wobbled into the bedroom.
Looking up, there was a person lying on the couch.
Rong Luoyun was shocked and angry: "Why are you here?!"
Huo Linfeng looked over and said, "I'll wait for you." He was familiar with the road, and turned directly from the back mountain to Wumingju, and he squinted for a while. Looking down, he saw the ball in his arms move, and asked, "What are you holding?"
Rong Luoyun opened his mouth to answer, but suddenly felt proud: "My son."
Huo Linfeng suddenly sat up, half surprised and happy: "...you can still have a son?"
Filled with resentment, Rong Luoyun threw the ball in his arms on the couch, and swayed to fetch water to bathe his feet. Huo Linfeng stared curiously, then lifted off the wrapped cloth, and a gray-haired blue-eyed wolf cub rolled out of it.
He saw it a lot when hunting in Saibei, and he wanted to raise one since he was a child.
Huo Linfeng lay down on the couch and teased the wolf cub, "tweeting" in his mouth, and stroked the vellus hair on the wolf's neck. After washing, Rong Luoyun came over, wearing only pajamas, looking light and fluffy.
He stopped by the couch: "There are only three things. If you trespass on my place again, I will cut you down with a sword and eliminate harm for the people."
Huo Linfeng was so wronged, why did he become a disaster before he did anything? Looking up at the other party, he said, "I've thought about what you said on the mountain."
"Cut the trees first, and use the rainy season in the south of the Yangtze River to delay as long as possible." He said, "At the same time, arrange for the farmers to relocate, and never allow everyone to eat and sleep in the open. In addition, those who have their fields occupied and those who have young adults at home will be given money as compensation. "
Rong Luoyun asked: "Where does the money come from?"
Huo Linfeng replied: "The funding for the construction of the Longevity Palace."
Rong Luoyun frowned: "Then there is not enough money to build the Longevity Palace, what should I do?"
Huo Linfeng said: "If I don't build the Changsheng Palace at all, how can it not be enough?" He got up and left the bed, and said while pacing, "Saibei's military salary has not been paid for two months, it is nothing more than seeing the coffin and not crying, then Let the emperor worry, let him know the seriousness."
Rong Luoyun immediately understood: "You want your father to cooperate?"
Huo Linfeng nodded: "So I came to wait for you, just to borrow a pen and paper."
The two stepped into the study room, Rong Luoyun studied the ink, and Huo Linfeng picked up the pen. First inform the situation here, and then tell the whole plan in mind, begging Huo Zhao to cooperate as soon as possible.
"If there are serious casualties in Saibei and the city is difficult to defend, plus my father's pressure, the emperor will not dare to procrastinate." Huo Linfeng said, "The military salary can't be searched now, and the money can only be embezzled from me at that time. .”
The construction of the Longevity Palace had to be shelved. Rong Luoyun asked: "If that's the case, isn't it the crime of deceiving the emperor?"
Huo Linfeng asked back with a smile: "Do you think my father would dare?" He felt a little regretful when he asked, his father was his father's murderer and enemy, "If my father knew the inside story back then, he would have dared to disobey the order."
It was too late to say anything now, Rong Luoyun closed his eyes and kept silent, there was nothing to say. After the letter was written, he helped to wipe the paste, and then asked: "You have no money here, and you have to pay extra taxes to raise it. Do you want you to continue building?"
Huo Linfeng said: "Before I squeeze the people's fat, I will take the initiative to play and ask the emperor to abolish this matter."
Rong Luoyun was startled, his hands were covered with paste. Huo Linfeng looked up at him: "When Saibei wins the battle, and plead for me with the military achievements of my father and brother, nothing will happen."
At that time, Marquis Dingbei, Taifu Shen, the third prince, and other upright officials will all remonstrate with the emperor, and the idea of wasting money and people will be put to rest.
"Can it work?" Rong Luoyun was a little apprehensive.
Huo Linfeng smiled lowly: "You have a strong army in your hands, don't worry." After the envelope was glued, he lifted it up and shook it, "I wrote it in front of you, so I don't need to rob my spies anymore."
Rong Luoyun had no intention of joking, he couldn't help but think, why is this person in front of him the son of Dingbeihou? It would be great if it was an ordinary dude, a commoner, a free-spirited Jiang Hu.
"Born like this." Huo Linfeng seemed to see through, "I'm so pitiful, so can you..."
Rong Luoyun turned his head: "Hurry back to the house to deliver the letter, and stop talking nonsense."
Huo Linfeng choked, swallowed the pity words that were pretending to be weak, picked up the letter, curled his lips, and reluctantly walked out.
He thought bitterly, whoever said that a husband and wife can be kind for a hundred days, go to hell!