In the dead of night, Chu Yuan put down the scroll in his hand, feeling a little tired, and just wanted to go outside to enjoy some fresh air, but Ye Jin lifted the curtain and walked in.
"Why haven't you rested yet?" Chu Yuan was a little surprised, "It's almost time."
"You also know that you should rest for a while." Ye Jin handed him the soup bowl in his hand, "Finish."
"Fish soup?" Chu Yuan stirred it twice with a spoon.
"The thorns have been picked out." Ye Jin sat beside him, "I have added Qi-invigorating medicine, and it will be effective if taken while it is hot."
Chu Yuan finished his meal in two or three bites, and then warned: "After a while, there will inevitably be a lot of casualties between the two armies. I'm afraid you will have to stay up all night. Just leave these things to the kitchen in the future. Don't tire yourself out."
Ye Jin is habitually arrogant, I want you to take care of her.
Chu Yuan smiled, and stretched out his hand to help him close his clothes: "Go back and rest, after a while, it's time for Qian Feng to come and look for it again."
"Are you still asleep?" Ye Jin frowned.
"There are still some military affairs, not many." Before Chu Yuan could finish his sentence, he saw his brother roll up his sleeves, so he said wittily, "Save it for tomorrow morning."
"Did Duan Baiyue come to harass you today?" A daily routine question.
"No." When this topic was mentioned, Chu Yuan started to have a headache again.
"There's no cure for baldness in the middle." Ye Jin earnestly said.
"Yes, yes." Emperor Chu nodded cooperatively, and changed the subject, "I'm going back to sleep now."
Ye Jin stood up and went back to the bedroom with him.
Chu Yuan: "..."
Could it be that I have to talk about it all night.
He was on a boat during the march, so the bed was naturally small, but even so, Guzhu Ye firmly squeezed into it, as if he was going to have a long talk all night.
Chu Yuan suggested: "Why don't Sixi go find Qian Feng?"
"Qian Hefeng, I don't know him well, so it's not easy to disturb him in the middle of the night." Ye Jin looked at his brother seriously, "I have something to tell you."
Chu Yuan couldn't laugh or cry, and didn't know what mood he should be in. Originally, he was ready to listen to whether he was bald or not lifting in the middle of the night, but Ye Jin asked, "What do you think of King Daming?"
"Yun Duanhun?" Chu Yuan was slightly taken aback.
Ye Jin nodded.
"Why did you suddenly think of this?" Chu Yuan frowned.
"It didn't come to me suddenly, but I've thought about it for a long time." Ye Jin hugged her knees, "Since I've come to Donghai, there are some things I can't hide from."
"Did you hear the gossip outside?" Chu Yuan probed.
Ye Jin said: "In the naval battle more than twenty years ago, not only the court and the King of Ming participated in the battle, but also tens of thousands of fishermen from the East China Sea." The truth may be temporarily suppressed, but the hearts of the people will not change. What is right and what is wrong cannot be decided by an imperial decree and a ban.
"What exactly do you want to say?" Chu Yuan put on some clothes for him, so as not to catch cold again.
"I want to know what you think of King Daming." Ye Jin looked at him, "If he really wants to rebel, he will be able to rebel after the naval battle. At that time, the fishermen will worship him as a god, and the strength of the Chu army is far inferior to that of the Eastern Navy. It is almost a piece of cake to usurp the throne and seize power. Why wait until the former emperor's squadron returned to the court to stabilize the foundation and take back the military power before rebelling."
Chu Yuan shook his head: "These things are in the past, and it's useless to mention them now."
"Is there any record about this matter in the palace?" Ye Jin obviously didn't intend to be fooled.
Chu Yuan said: "Not even a single word."
"If King Daming really wanted to seek rebellion, it would be a matter of course for the former emperor to order an extermination. Why bother to destroy all historical records." Ye Jin said, "You are the emperor, and you should know better than me. Under what circumstances, the royal family will cut the mess so quickly."
"We'll discuss this matter back in the palace." Chu Yuan rubbed his head, "Go to sleep."
"Don't be perfunctory!" Ye Guzhu slapped his hand away.
…
After a while, Chu Yuan had no choice but to say, "Even if it's really the father's fault, so what?"
Ye Jin frowned slightly.
"You are a member of the rivers and lakes, so you can naturally do things according to your heart, but I can't." Chu Yuan said, "This matter is no small matter, but it has caused a lot of trouble. If you really want to conduct a thorough investigation again, in case it is used by someone with a heart to deceive the common people. It is bound to bring a lot of trouble. It is not only about the face of the royal family, but also about the stability of the country, so no matter what the truth was back then, the word "Yun Duan Hun" can only become a taboo."
"So you have made up your mind to turn black and white and frame Zhongliang?" Ye Jin asked.
Chu Yuan sighed: "I know you can't get used to these things." But here, there are some things that can't be allowed to go too deep.
Ye Jin didn't speak.
"Unhappy again?" Chu Yuan smiled bitterly, "I wanted to keep you by my side at the beginning, but after thinking about it, if you stay in the palace for a long time with a clean and clear personality like yours, I'm afraid it will become worse. Look down on me more and more."
Ye Jin shook his head: "You are a good emperor."
Chu Yuan smiled: "Thank you."
Guzhu Ye squeezed the corner of the quilt, turned the table in his heart, and then hummed in a very low voice: "Brother can do a job."
Chu Yuan smiled even more.
"I didn't look down on you." Ye Jin leaned against him, "It's not necessary to ask for the truth about King Daming, but if the court no longer keeps secrets about it, it should be more beneficial to the war."
"What do you mean?" Chu Yuan tucked up the quilt for him.
"It's not just a fishtail family, there are many fishermen in the East China Sea who respect the King of Ming." Ye Jin said, "The people on the island are always in the wind and rain, and they are used to the rough seas. It is under the jurisdiction of officials, but its deterrent power is much less than that of the inland areas." Even though the imperial court issued ten imperial decrees to suppress the rebels, Yun Duanhun was still a well-known God of War in the East China Sea in the hearts of many fishermen. It's not a traitor or a traitor. After this incident, the relationship between the people in this area and the imperial court became more and more alienated.
"Although Qian Fan is good at running the army, he doesn't have much experience in sea combat." Ye Jin continued, "This area is also famous for ghosts hitting the wall, and there will be fog and huge waves from time to time. If there is someone who is familiar with the terrain It will be much more convenient for us if the fishermen help each other."
"So?" Chu Yuan asked.
"So maybe we can think of a way, which can not only take care of the court's face, but also let the people put down their grievances, and fight against the chaotic party together with the army." Ye Jin said.
"It's easy to say." Chu Yuan shook his head, "Unless I make a decree to clear Yun Duanhun of guilt, I'm afraid I won't be able to find any way to win people's hearts for a while."
"The head of the family's parents died young. He was not well-known in the Jianghu before, and he once worshiped a master as a teacher in the East China Sea." Ye Jin said.
Chu Yuan was slightly taken aback: "Why did you mention this all of a sudden?"
"If you want to win people's hearts and appease the people, you don't necessarily have to put everything on the bright side." Ye Jin said, "As long as you can find someone who has a vague connection with King Daming, and the court values him With addition, the common people will naturally loosen their attitude, and their resistance to the army will be reduced a lot.”
Chu Yuan said: "Continue talking."
"You only need to release news in the East China Sea, saying that the head of the family has a lot to do with the Ming king, and there is another story behind the rebellion more than 20 years ago." Ye Jin said, "As for the rest of the details, the people will complete the word of mouth. We talk too much."
Chu Yuan was thoughtful.
"This is the fastest way to unite the fishermen of the East China Sea." Ye Jin said, "It can not only take advantage of the remaining prestige of King Daming, but also temporarily perfunctory the rebellion of that year. You will also feel that the imperial court appoints people on their merits and does not care about the past."
Chu Yuan nodded: "I will discuss with Wen Aiqing tomorrow."
Ye Jin shrank under the quilt again, yawning sleepily.
Chu Yuan chuckled and covered the night pearl on the bedside.
Outside the cabin, Duan Baiyue asked: "Slept together?"
Eunuch Sixi replied, "Yes."
Duan Baiyue: "..."
"The King of the Southwest, please go back." Eunuch Sixi lowered his voice, "If you are watched by Master Ye, there will be another battle." It's okay to say on land, but this is on the way by boat. What should be done.
Duan Baiyue rarely felt oppressed in her chest.
In another battleship, Wen Liunian was hugging the quilt, lost in the dark.
"Are you going to sleep?" Zhao Yue asked.
Wen Liunian was taken aback: "You didn't fall asleep?"
"I have to move after a while, how can I fall asleep." Zhao Yue pulled him into his arms, "It's almost dawn."
"Guzhu Ye went to look for the emperor tonight." Wen Liunian was a little worried, "I don't know if it will go well."
Zhao Yue lowered his head and gently kissed his hair.
Wen Liunian looked up at him.
Zhao Yue felt a little guilty: "If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't have to work so hard."
"Not really, this is indeed good for the battle situation." Wen Liunian said, "Winning the battle is the most important thing." The earlier the battle is over, the sooner the big guys can live a peaceful life. The previous emperor made a big mistake by listening to the slander, and the current emperor shouldn't have to bear the consequences in the first place.
Zhao Yue hugged the person in his arms tightly, and sighed slightly in his heart.
Early the next morning, just as Wen Liunian stretched out of the cabin, he saw Ye Jin squatting on the deck secretly, looking at something.
"Valley Master?" Mr. Wen wondered.
Ye Jin was taken aback, and was relieved only after seeing that it was him.
Wen Liunian looked in his direction and saw Duan Baiyue coming out of Chu Yuan's cabin.
Guzhu Ye's eyes flashed a fierce look.
"Cough!" Before he dismantled the ship, Wen Liunian changed the subject in time, "What does the emperor think?"
"I agree." Ye Jin said.
"Really?" Wen Liunian was overjoyed.
"Naturally." Ye Jin said, "It is estimated that the adults will be called after a while."
"Thank you, Master Gu." Wen Liunian was on the verge of tears, and even wanted to bow to Ye Jin.
"You don't need to be thankful. This matter was originally beneficial to the Chu army." Ye Jin said, "Besides, as your lord said, instead of waiting for Qingqiu to make a fuss about the master's life experience, it is better for us to release the news first, so as to avoid being hurt by others." use."
"Lord Wen, Master Gu." Eunuch Sixi hurried over, "The emperor announced that the two of you will go over immediately."
"What did Duan Baiyue go to the cabin just now?" Ye Jin hurriedly asked.
"...Bring breakfast." Eunuch Sixi replied.
If you like delivering meals so much, why not be a cook! Ye Guzhu thought angrily in his heart, and couldn't help but tightly clenched the small white bottle around his waist.
Wen Liunian silently stayed away from him, so as not to harm the innocent.
Chu Yuan summoned the two because of Ye Jin's proposal last night. Frankly speaking, this is indeed the fastest way to win people's hearts. The battle is imminent, and there is no room for second thoughts, so he readily agreed.
The dark guards of the Chasing Shadow Palace are very busy all the way, although from time to time they will go to sell goods for passing merchant ships, help fishermen catch fish, catch thieves for the common people, and even talk a few matchmakers during the break in exchange for a basket Red-skinned peanuts and eggs, but the sea is not as good as the land. Even if you occasionally pass by a few small islands, most of the time you are still floating on the uninhabited sea. The warm sun makes your bones soft. So this time, as soon as I heard that there was something to do, my eyes immediately started to glow green, and I almost shed tears.
So it didn't take long for rumors to spread in Donghai that Zhao Yue was Yun Duanhun's son.
Wen Liunian was surprised: "It was agreed before that I won't make it clear." He was still planning to proceed step by step, how come they are biological father and son.
The dark guard said innocently: "We really didn't make it clear." But the common people couldn't help thinking too much. For so many years, many fishermen have secretly complained for King Daming. I feel sad when I think about it. But this time, when he heard that he had a son, he didn't have time to think about other things. He was too happy. In addition, Wen Liunian was quite popular in the East China Sea. Naturally, it spread faster, saying that God has eyes. , finally did not let the Yun family die.
The rumors were in full swing, Wen Liunian finally let go of the boulder in his heart, and lazily basked in the sun on the deck, with five red-armored wolves lined up beside him, shaking their whiskers neatly.
Zhao Yue sat beside him.
Wen Liunian took advantage of the situation and leaned over, saying: "I want to eat fish tonight."
"Okay." Zhao Yue wrapped his arms around his shoulders.
Wen Liunian sniffled, wondering, "What's the smell?" It's a bit like the smell of herbs.
Zhao Yue took out a small bottle, "It's wound medicine. Master Ye Gu prepared a few new bottles and just sent them over this morning, just in case you need them."
Wen Liunian took the bottle and sniffed it, then stuffed it back in disgust.
bitter.
"Also asked me something about Master." Zhao Yue said.
"If one day the owner of the valley finds out that you and King Daming are not blood relatives, but are brothers with him, I don't know what will happen." Wen Liunian pillowed on his lap.
"There won't be such a day." Zhao Yue pinched the tip of his nose, "I just want to live a normal life with you."
"That's right." Wen Liunian put his arms around his waist, rather than expose some things, it would be better to keep them a secret forever.
The big ship sailed for more than ten days, and finally docked at a large island near Baiwu Island, taking a rest and discussing the next step.
"I don't know how many soldiers and mourning birds there are on the island. I'm afraid I will suffer if I act rashly." Chu Yuan said, "Do you have any clever ideas?"
Wen Liunian pinched his chin: "First grab someone and ask."
"The other party hides on the island and refuses to stand out, how to catch him?" Ye Jin asked.
"Let's fight first," Wen Liunian said.
Chu Yuan frowned slightly: "How many troops do you need?"
Wen Liunian shook his head: "I don't want any of them."
…
Everyone in the room looked at each other, Ye Jin was puzzled: "Don't want any of them?"
Wen Liunian scratched his face: "Yes, I don't want any of them."