Clouds and Waters

Autumn night is like water, and the autumn wind is like a knife, blowing straight until the yellow leaves wither, and the battle flags are flying.The Jiange is towering and Cui Wei, towering at the most dangerous position on the Shu Road, like an invincible God of War, guarding the gate of the middle of Shu.Shui Xinyou stood at the head of Jianmenguan City like a zhilanyu tree, looking at the rugged and winding Shu road, looking forward to it in her heart.Tomorrow is the time agreed with Yun Chenxiao, if Yun Chenxiao does not come with Luo Feng Bing Talisman, and Jianmenguan has no generals to defend the city, Shui Xinyou has no choice but to give up the newly recovered Jianmenguan.

Thinking of this, Shui Xinyou became anxious for a while.A few days ago, she went to the Golden Summit of Emei alone, and the matter of recruiting the Emei faction was half completed.If Chu Yuxi, the little sword fairy of Emei, can lead the Emei faction to submit to the imperial court, then this Jianmen pass may be relied on by the disciples of Emei to guard against the danger at home, rejecting King An internally, and aiding the imperial court externally.But if Chu Yuxi didn't come, and Yun Chenxiao failed again, Shui Xinyou was alone, and he really didn't have the confidence to appease the hundreds of soldiers guarding the city at Jianmenguan, and let them work for the king's life with peace of mind.That cloud puppy said it right, life is equal in the world, no one is more noble than the other.Aren't the soldiers at Jianmenguan born by their parents, not subjects of the emperor?Why should they sacrifice in vain?

The line behind Shui Xinyou was awe-inspiring, and it was the hundreds of armored defenders of Jiange.The mid-autumn festival was over, and the weather was getting colder every day, but all the soldiers were still wearing single clothes. Against the backdrop of the heavy armor, they looked even thinner like cicada's wings.Even so, they are still full of energy, standing proudly, the huge sword gate, except for the hunting autumn wind mixed with the sound of cold anvil pounding clothes and the occasional sound of the drums, it shows that the military discipline is strict .

Shui Xin leaned on the railing and gazed into the distance for a long time, but her ups and downs of thoughts were interrupted by a sneeze.She looked back in a daze, but saw a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy wiping his nose with his head down.Noticing Shui Xinyou's gaze, he wished to retract his lowered head into his body, as if he was extremely cowardly.

"Am I that scary?" Shui Xinyou approached him and asked.

The boy knelt down on the ground with a plop, kowtowed to Shui Xinyou and begged for mercy: "My lord, spare my life, my lord, spare my life."

Shui Xinyouxu gave the boy a hand.The boy only felt his arms tighten, but he didn't see Shui Xinyou move, but there was an inexplicable force supporting him.The boy was terrified and looked at Shui Xinyou in horror.But Shui Xinyou smiled at him, and straightened his clothes for him. There was a bit of concern in his Qingling voice, but also a bit of alienation: "The cold is getting stronger, and the autumn wind hurts your bones. You stand on the top of the city for a long time, and you are the most vulnerable to colds." .Forget it, you go down and rest, and ask the military doctor to prescribe you a hot soup to dispel the cold, just take it and sleep for a while."

Mr. Shui spoke warmly and tenderly, but the boy was speechless, his face flushed red for a while, and he didn't know what to do.Just when Zhou Yue came back from patrolling the city, when he saw the scene at the top of the city, he hurriedly scolded: "You have nothing to do! You still don't back down!"

Only then did the boy realize that this was a great favor given to him by Shui Xinyou, and hurriedly thanked him and withdrew.Shui Xinyou sighed softly, and asked Zhou Yue: "Zhou Canjun, have you prepared the winter clothes for the soldiers?"

"Chang'an is thousands of miles away from Jianmenguan. If we start sewing now and transport it from the imperial court, I'm afraid it will be the spring of next year." Zhou Yue said boldly, seeing that Shui Xinyou was not angry, he continued Said: "Master Shui, you are a high official of the imperial court, and you have such high martial arts. You said that the imperial court will give us food, clothing and military pay. Naturally, we dare not be suspicious. But we are only the last guards. I also eat the imperial salary, but after all, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Now...the soldiers are almost at their limit. Hey, I am waiting for a villain, and I am not worthy of Master Shui to condescend to plead for my life, but...we It is precisely because I trust you, Lord Shui, that I am willing to work hard for the past ten days, otherwise, we would... have already taken refuge in His Highness King An! There are real money waiting for us over there!"

Shui Xinyou nodded and said: "I don't know your difficulties. Now that King An has received the imperial court's order to cut down the vassals, he wants to recruit troops everywhere in the past few days in order to fight. It's not easy for you to support yourself. It's just a matter of military pay It is very important, and the Shu army has changed its commander several times in recent years, and the management is chaotic. The imperial court allocates clothing, food and military salaries every year, but you have not left half of it in your hands. It is really a big joke in the world. It also needs to be calculated slowly by the three divisions and six departments, so there is no rush." ​​She paused, and then said: "I have asked Xie Ziliang to transfer the part in Jingchu for the winter clothes. In addition, the Weaver Girls of Jiange rushed to make it overnight, and it should be able to enter the winter clothes. Get ready before winter. As for the military rations, Jianmen Pass is not the front line right now, so there is no need for everyone to train and defend the city. I think you usually farm your own fields, and there are a lot of fertile fields in Jiange, so rations should not be a problem for the time being. I'm afraid that Prince An is restless, and if he wants to make any crooked thoughts, we need to act first."

Zhou Yue frowned and glanced at Shui Xinyou, then remembered what happened a month ago.On that day, Zhou Yue finally had a day of leisure - Hu Mu, the military governor sent by King An, finally left Jiange.Zhou Yue, who thought he could live a good life for a few days, was playing cards when he suddenly reported a visit from the imperial court.Zhou Yue cursed and came to the garrison with a face full of reluctance, but he saw Yun and Shui.It's just that seeing these two people again this time is very different from a few days ago.I saw them with wide-sleeved jade belts, e-crowns and gorgeous clothes, and documents in their hands, which they called imperial edicts, and they were radiant.

Although this Jianmen Pass is a fortress in the middle of Sichuan, it is a boundary of "three no matter".King An is nominally a vassal king and has no power over soldiers. Although he has been eyeing Jianmen Pass all the time, most of the military power in central Shu is in the hands of Luo Feng.The decline of the imperial court has always been powerless for central Sichuan. Officials such as magistrates and county magistrates dispatched abroad usually only know how to get salaries, but do not know how to do it.On the contrary, Luo Feng, the Xuanfu envoy of Sichuan Province, was quite upright, he set up a faction other than the vassal king and the imperial court, based on military force, the garrison had strict discipline, and did not commit any crimes against the common people, which was quite popular among the people.The Jianmen Gate guards led by Zhou Yue belonged to Luo Feng's party.So when Yun and Shui held the documents and proclaimed the emperor's order, Zhou Yue was inevitably puzzled.

That Yun Chenxiao claimed to have a classmate friendship with Luo Feng, and the relationship is very close.She was afraid that Zhou Yue would become suspicious, so she invited Zhou Yue to go to Luofeng's military tent outside Chengdu to discuss a meeting.Along the way, Yun Chenxiao performed lightness kung fu, and it only took a few hours from Jianmenguan to Chengdu.Zhou Yue had never seen such supernatural powers before, so he couldn't help admiring the two of Yunshui even more.Later, when Zhou Yue saw that Luo Feng treated Yun Chenxiao with courtesy, he dispelled all his doubts, reported the situation of Jianmen Pass to Luo Feng, and then asked to resign.Luo Feng knew that Jianmen Pass needed someone to preside over the overall situation, so he didn't force him to stay, he just asked Zhou Yue to entertain the imperial envoys, don't be negligent, if the imperial court has any orders, just promise first, if there are any changes in the future, he will send someone to know meeting.Zhou Yue nodded repeatedly and turned back immediately.

In a blink of an eye, it had been more than half a month since Zhou Yue returned to Jianmen Pass, but Luo Feng still didn't see him give the order.Is it to accept the incorporation of the imperial court and fight against the vassal king together?Or should he take refuge in King An and defend to the death?Or take advantage of the chaos to raise troops and give it a go?Although Zhou Yue's official position is not high, he sees the treacherous movements of various forces, and he is also in constant fear.In the past few days, Shui Xinyou has spent both military pay and winter clothes, and he is very considerate to the guards and soldiers, and has the intention of buying people's hearts.Zhou Yue was anxious in his heart, he didn't know what the chief officer Luo Feng was planning, and he didn't dare to disobey this high-ranking Lord Shui, so he took the opportunity to say these words.

Shui Xinyou Bingxue is smart, so she doesn't know the deep meaning of Zhou Yue's words, but she is really helpless now.This time, Shui Xin left the capital leisurely, and the power of the court and the central government fell to the side.The most important ministers, left and right servants of the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Household Affairs are all from the Mumen, Huomen, and Jinmen, and there is a tendency to empty Shui Xinyou's power.The other four masters of the Five Elements Sect are usually respectful to Shui Xinyou, but secretly they have their own thoughts, and everyone has their own plans.Shui Xinyou was able to reshape the Five Elements Sect by imparting Qi and Kung Fu back then, but Murong Guang and others were dissatisfied with her revenge for stealing Qi.Every time Shui Xinyou thinks about it, she can't help but sigh for marrying others.However, Shui Zhihuan is ignorant of innocence, ignorant of world affairs, how can he entrust him with important tasks; although Ning Yufan is a malleable talent, but after all, he is still young and his seniority is low, how can he hold back?Although Liu Rumei has abilities, she doesn't agree with her after all.Yun Chenxiao is the only one in the world who can trust and help him unconditionally.Now is the critical moment of cutting down the feudal clan, and it is also the occasion of employing people.As long as Sichuan can be taken first, the situation is stable, and the military power is in hand, the emperor will not touch her. She is still the humerus of a country under one person and above ten thousand.However, Shui Xinyou almost snapped off the railing, looked through Qiushui, and did not see Puppy Yun returning safely...

"Master Shui, Qiushuang is very cold, be careful of catching a cold!" Zhou Yue persuaded in a low voice.

"It's okay, I..."

Suddenly, a burst of eager hooves sounded like the wind and thunder, reaching Shui Xinyou's ears.The horse team gradually approached, and the voice of "Tata" seemed to be stepping on Shui Xinyouxin.Shui Xinyou could no longer control her heartbeat at this time, and let it be like a rabbit that has run out of hooves, following the ups and downs of her mood. Although she was in the battlements of the city, her heart had already gone with that person.Unconsciously, the corners of Shui Xinyou's eyes and brows were full of spring, as if to melt away the intense autumn cold that was everywhere.

After a long time, Zhou Yue lay down on the ground and listened carefully, and said seriously: "Master Shui, there seems to be the sound of horseshoes in the distance. Could it be..."

Before Zhou Yue finished speaking, he saw a figure dressed in white jade turn around and enter the city.The speed of that person was extremely fast, with only one rise and fall, he jumped over the tower of more than ten feet like lightning and stood up suddenly.When the man entered the city, without saying a word, he restrained Shui Xinyou and hugged him into his arms.Shui Xinyou seemed to be restrained, unable to move for half a minute, allowing that person to do what he did.

Zhou Yue was startled, and was about to summon his friends to rescue him, but the man suddenly threw Zhou Yue a black iron token engraved with a tiger's head, and sternly shouted: "Your parent's official Sichuan Xuanfu envoy Luo Feng's tiger talisman Here, dozens of Zhennan Army envoys will arrive later. Master Luo has led his troops to submit to the imperial court, and the Zhennan Army envoys will come to explain Zhou Canjun in detail later. Zhou Canjun, do you have anything else to do?"

At this time, Zhou Yue saw clearly that the person who came was Yun Chenxiao, he hurriedly laughed and said: "The imperial envoy Yun returned triumphantly, congratulations. I'm going to throw a banquet for you..."

Seeing Zhou Yue's blank expression, Yun Chenxiao rolled her eyes at him bitterly.Seeing this, Shui Xinyou couldn't help but chuckled, wrapped Yun Chenxiao's slender waist, and whispered softly in her ear: "Silly puppy, why do you bother to get angry with him?"

Yun Chenxiao pursed her lips and said, "I've only been away for a few days, and you're so biased...I don't agree..." Although she said so, her body followed Shui Xinyou away in disobedience.