Chu Qiao frowned slowly, "How long have you been standing here?"
"Just a moment." Li Ce staggered over, sat beside her carelessly, handed a silver wine jug, and said, "Drink?"
Chu Qiao shook her head, "I never drink alcohol."
Li Ce shrugged slightly, "Your life is really boring."
"You don't sleep in the middle of the night, do you just want to mock me?"
Li Ce took a sip of the wine, his alcohol capacity was obviously not very good, his cheeks turned slightly red after just a few sips. His eyes turned slightly on Chu Qiao, then pointed to a small island in the middle of the lake and said, "Do you know how many years that tree has lived?"
Chu Qiao was taken aback, she didn't expect him to say this suddenly.
Li Ce asked himself and answered, "It's been more than 400 years. I didn't expect it, it's longer than the history of Daxia." Then he pointed to a small flower beside the Wumu Bridge, "You know what it is flowers?"
The little flower is lavender, and the disk is extremely small, swaying in the wind, as if it will be swept away at any time.
"This is called Youyan. It blooms in the middle of the night and withers in the morning. It only blooms once in a lifetime, but in just a few hours, it will last a year."
The silver flagon was engraved with small patterns of small flowers, which looked very similar to You Yan. Li Ce raised his head and took a sip of the wine, then turned his head and said with a smile, "Qiao Qiao, life is short, Epiphany blooms in the morning dew, white hair in a blink of an eye, you must have fun when you can have fun, don't let down the good time."
Chu Qiao shook her head slowly, and said in a low voice, "But if I were given a choice, I would rather be that quiet face that flashes in the pan than an ancient tree that will be mediocre for life."
"Hehe," Li Ce sneered, "everything has its own way of life. The ancient tree with a smile is always busy, and it can't be amazing, but it doesn't know that it exists and stands for a long time. It is a kind of beauty. A kind of strength, the magnificence of time, how can a mayfly understand it?"
Chu Qiao turned her head and saw Li Ce's bright eyes and free and easy smile, she couldn't help but stare at her, and she asked in a deep voice, "What about you? Do you want to be gorgeous every day, or to be beautiful through the years?"
"Me?" Li Ce turned his head to look, with a bright smile on his face, "My ambition is relatively large, I hope to be like an ancient tree for years and forever, and I also hope to be as gorgeous as a ghostly face all the time, haha. "
Chu Qiao shook her head slightly, and said lightly: "You must be happy to be happy in life, don't let the golden cup be empty to the moon."
"Good poetry!" Li Ce smiled, raised his head to drink, and said with a smile, "I didn't expect Qiao Qiao to be a talented woman."
Chu Qiao just smiled and didn't say anything, and didn't refute.
"Qiao Qiao, I have something to say. I wonder if I should say it?"
Chu Qiao smiled lightly and said, "If you treat me as a friend, you can just say it."
Li Ce tonight is very different from usual, although there is no lack of laughter in his conversation, but he is sitting so quietly and serenely under the moonlight, surrounded by flowers and trees, his voice and words are a little less absurd than usual , a few more traces of the moon-like Qinghe. The breeze brushed the sleeves of the two of them lightly, and the pearl-colored skirt and the turquoise hem intertwined with each other, unexpectedly adding a few strands of softness.
Chu Qiao stretched out her hand to brush the messy hair on her temples, Li Ce looked at her, his eyes suddenly became a little more serious.
"Although the great summer is in chaos now, the princes of all parties are ready to move, and the people are everywhere. However, the tree has deep roots and a century-old foundation. The hull is stable. Although a storm comes, as long as the rudder is steady, it is easy to turn over. On the other hand, the Yanbei regime seems to be showing its sharpness. , forced Daxia to move the capital, but their internal instability, power is mixed, there are dogs in the north coveting, and Daxia tigers in the south, and they are not recognized by the regimes of various countries. In fact, they are sailing against the current. Possibility of destroying lives." After saying these words, Li Ce suddenly smiled, pulled up the Youyan tree with one hand, and said, "Yanbei and Daxia are like Youyan and ancient trees. Night is only temporary. When day comes , stand up and down, win or lose immediately."
A gust of wind blows, and the small purple flowers go with the wind, and fall into the clear pool and green lake in a few strokes.
Chu Qiao looked at Li Ce, and suddenly felt that there was a thick layer of fog in front of her eyes, and she couldn't see clearly, and she couldn't see clearly.
A long time later, she told Yan Xun what Li Ce had said. The man was sitting on the horse at that time, the wind from Yanbei blew sharply across his eyebrows and eyes, and the thin wind and snow swept over his temples. Hearing this, the man was not as stunned as she was that day, but just kept silent. After a long time, he said slowly in a low voice: "If this is the case, then let this long night never pass."
She didn't understand what Yan Xun said at the time, but she just quietly thought that Li Ce didn't understand Yan Xun after all. Daxia is indeed a thousand-year-old tree with big roots and deep roots, and it is inserted across the entire Hongchuan Plain. However, in addition to the advantages of an ancient tree, it also has too many branches and leaves. These branches and leaves need nutrients, water, and sunlight. Like a vampire, it relies on the roots of the big tree.
And Yanbei, even though it is weak, has the tenacious vitality of a quiet face, as long as there is an inch of land, it can grow. Whether it is midwinter or scorching heat, they will lie dormant quietly, waiting for the opportunity. And Yan Xun, how could he wait for the dawn quietly, sit and watch his own demise, and watch himself turn into flying ashes
However, these are a long time later. Under the cold moon, Chu Qiao looked at Li Ce quietly, and suddenly felt that she hadn't seen him through. Under this appearance of laughing at the world and rebellious, there were too many things hidden, so deep, as if thousands of feet deep The pool, the water is faint, and there is no way to detect it. And just now, this man's heart opened slightly for a moment, and he put his own shadow inside.
She asked in a low voice, "Li Ce, are you my friend?"
Li Ce chuckled, and replied seemingly irrelevant, "I am the prince of Bian Tang."
Chu Qiao remained unmoved, and continued to ask: "Will you help us attack Daxia?"
Li Ce shook his head and replied softly, "No."
"Then will you help Daxia attack us?"
Li Ce was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Peiluo Zhenhuang took the eighteen prefectures of Hongchuan from Bian Tang back then, and the disputes between the two countries have continued for a hundred years. No matter how shameless I am, I can't just sit back and watch myself become Sinner of the family."
Chu Qiao raised her eyebrows, "So?"
"In the battle between Daxia and Yanbei, Bian and Tang didn't help each other. Don't say that Zhao Zhengde married his daughter to me, even if he married his old lady to me, it's useless, haha!" Li Ce burst out laughing as he spoke.
Chu Qiao pulled the corner of her mouth and said, "In that case, you are my friend." She slowly stretched out her hand, her eyes were bright, and the corner of her mouth was smiling.
Li Ce was laughing, and he couldn't help being taken aback when he saw her appearance, but in an instant, the man laughed lightly, and followed Chu Qiao's example, slowly stretched out his hand, and held her tightly!
Then Chu Qiao smiled lightly, looking at Li Ce with bright eyes, her smile was suddenly so dazzling. She raised her head slightly, and the moonlight sprinkled on her face like fine silk, giving her a crystal clear dizziness.
She smiled and said: "Li Ce, Yanbei is not Youyan, and we are not mayflies. Although the tree of Daxia is big enough, its roots have already begun to rot. Only a few ambitious princes can do it. It can’t be supported. Haven’t you heard that the one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world.”
At that moment, Li Ce suddenly felt a little dazzling, he frowned slightly, and muttered to himself: "The one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world?"
Chu Qiao smiled softly. For the era we are in now, this kind of remarks may be really too unbelievable. She nodded, looked ahead, and said slowly: "The monarch rules the people, and the power of the people is infinite. All the troops, arms, gold, silver, and food come from those who are despised by the nobles and They are the most tolerant people, they are the most tolerant people, as long as they have a mouthful of food and a field, they are willing to give most of the food to others, but what if they can't survive?" Chu Qiao turned her head, determined Looking at Li Ce firmly, he said in a deep voice, "No one is willing to wait for death. Li Ce, if the people of the whole world are against you, will you still be able to sit still in this world?"
Li Ce was taken aback, frowned and said, "How is that possible?"
Chu Qiao smiled, "How is that impossible? What never happened, wouldn't it happen? Three hundred years ago, did you think that a foreign race outside the pass would rise? Did you ever think that they would break through the Yin Mountains and rule Hongchuan eighteen prefectures?" Self-proclaimed king, and from then on, stand against Bian and Tang? Did you ever think that the family leader Nalan would rebel against the empire and become independent Huai Song?"
Li Ce stopped immediately and frowned tightly.
Chu Qiao chuckled, the current empires may be the Xia Dynasty in Chinese history, because the people have never questioned their authority, so they thought that their authority was granted by the gods, and that those untouchables would be like this for thousands of years Obey and endure
"Li Ce, just look at it. Everything has changed. It will not work to cling to the glory of the past. Sooner or later, you will see how powerful the angry common people are. That power is enough to open mountains and fill seas, enough to Calling the wind and calling the rain is enough to turn the world upside down. Da Xia, Yanbei, Bian Tang, Huai Song, and even the alien dog army outside the pass will be as weak as an ant in the face of this force. Whoever can follow the situation will be will be the winner in the end."
There was no longer a trace of a smile on Li Ce's face, he frowned, stared at Chu Qiao steadfastly, without saying a word.
Chu Qiao turned her head, looked at Li Ce with a smile, and said in a deep voice, "Li Ce, you are my friend, so I hope that when the big wave comes, you will not be the first person to be involved in it."
When the cold wind blew, the man's eyes were suddenly a little cold, and then a blade-like sharpness flashed, like a sharp arrow, and he looked at Chu Qiao fixedly, without blinking or speaking. The wind blew between them, icy cold with the chill of night. After a long time, he calmed down, smiled lightly, and then said, "Qiao Qiao, I've never heard these words, but I think it's interesting, and I'll think about it carefully."
Chu Qiao knew that Li Ce had murderous intentions at that moment, but he didn't do it after all. Although they represent different powers and standpoints, as she said, they are friends, or there are other things, but they can't tell.
Suddenly, Chu Qiao understood something that had troubled her for many years. Why did Emperor Xia want to attack Yanbei for so many vassal kings back then, and why did he kill Yan Shicheng who was the most loyal to him. If the emperor wants to cut the vassal, shouldn't it start with other vassals? Like King Ling, like King Jing, like those rebellious iron hats? But now, she suddenly understands that the reason is very simple, just because Yanbei has entered the Datong Guild, Yanshicheng has accepted new ideas, and different flowers have bloomed on the cold Yanbei Plateau, and different flowers have grown. fruit. From a standpoint, Yanbei has run counter to the empire. This is the same as in a capitalist country, suddenly there is a political party loudly advocating that all property should be republican, it is impossible to be accepted and allowed. This is blatant hostility and unforgivable betrayal.