[Comprehensive] Cannon fodder, do you want to counterattack?

When Pei Ji and his party arrived at the pier, the rain was already a little heavy. They should have been transported and packed to salute before Pei Ji and others arrived. Because of the delay due to the rain, there were still a few things left to move. They held their packages and waited anxiously to board the ship.

Naturally, the masters can't be made to wait like this. Fortunately, there is no shortage of places to rest on the pier. The butler has already reserved a private room, and the Pei family who came one step ahead of Pei Ji are drinking tea in it. They will wait for the ship to be shipped before going up , save a few moments of bumps.

Outside the teahouse, Pei Ji glanced at the sign above and stepped up the dry steps.The man behind him carefully put away the umbrella, but the boy who led the way froze his feet when he entered the door, and stood there to block the way.

Pei Ji frowned slightly, the housekeeper coughed, and the boy came back to his senses abruptly, turned sideways to get away from the door, and turned around to ask for instructions: "My lord."

As soon as he stepped aside, Pei Ji saw that person - Lin Ruo.

There are quite a few people in the lobby, and he is not in the most eye-catching position, but no matter where this person is, you can't help but see him first.

That person, with a picturesque face and an immortal demeanor, even when he was in a small and gloomy prison, seemed to be at ease, with the indifference and calmness in his every gesture.Too beautiful, too clean, obviously people are in the world of mortals, but they are not moved by the world of mortals, like a clear stream far away from the world, so that those who are close will temporarily forget the hustle and bustle of the world, and feel that they are clean and clear ... How can people not yearn for such a person?

Pei Ji actually felt a little regretful in his heart. If he had known this person earlier, understood his temperament earlier, and didn't regard him as a hindrance, maybe they could become friends?

The young man who was still dressed in a white Confucian shirt was sitting by the window in a loose posture, leaning lazily on the back of the chair, leaning his elbows on the armrest, propping his head, his long ink-like hair was casually pulled down and hung down Then, she fell quietly on his shoulders.The young man's eyes fell far away in the mountains outside the window, listening to the sound of the pattering rain, so peaceful and peaceful... God loves this young man so much, but wherever he is, it is like freezing time , into a beautiful static picture.

After Pei Ji lost his mind for a moment, he smiled faintly and walked towards the stairs.

He Pei Ji left Beijing today, and everyone in Quan Chang'an knew about it. He didn't believe that Lin Ruo's appearance here at this moment was just a coincidence—since he came here deliberately to wait for him, but he still acted like he was nothing. He, Pei Ji, didn't have such a good temper to cater to him, and he wasn't interested in listening to what he had to say - in the current situation, could he be expected to say anything nice?

Pei Ji walked unhurriedly towards the stairs with his eyes fixed on him. Although he decided to turn a blind eye to Lin Ruo, Pei Ji still couldn't help but cast an extra glance when he passed by him.

Just one glance made him stop.

There was a painting on the table in front of Lin Ruo, the ink on it was still wet, it was probably his new work.Due to the admiration of today's Wansui, Lin Ru's paintings are very valuable today, but obviously the owner of the painting does not cherish it, and only regards it as a pastime to pass the time. Now that its mission is completed, it is abandoned on the simple table Well, the cheap tea provided by the hotel was just casually pressed on the drawing paper, making the gazebo in the painting faint.

This gazebo... Pei Ji was a little startled: It looks so familiar!

Pei Ji couldn't help but stare intently. In this painting, it's not just the gazebo that looks familiar.

The gazebo is just the background, and the protagonists of this painting are people, many people.I have to say that Lin Ruo's painting skills are really good. Everyone in the painting has only a few strokes, and some even only show a shoulder and a bun, but he can recognize them from these simple strokes. This is Mr. Zhang, this is Mr. Li, this... The expressions and postures of everyone in the painting are lifelike, or reluctant to part, or sincere and attentive, or indignant, even if it’s just a bowing back, you can also see it from there. The bent waist and pressed shoulders showed the respect and admiration in that person's heart...

In the center of the picture are two people, the old man in green shirt is handsome and elegant, with outstanding temperament, and the young man under the dark cloak is handsome and handsome with high spirits, it is him and Qi Wang Yuanji.

Pei Ji took a deep breath, closed his eyes, looked up at Lin Ruo, and said, "Mr. Lin is indeed worthy of being called a talented scholar, and he is a good painter."

At this moment, speaking first would undoubtedly be tantamount to admitting defeat, but he had to speak.

It's not that Lin Ruo didn't know Pei Ji's arrival, but he just didn't want to move. He turned around and looked at him with some displeasure, his expression still lazy: "Lin Ruo is a commoner, born in a humble family, and it's the first time I've seen so many dignitaries together. Gathering together, oh, no, it was gathered in the wilderness, so I couldn't help but draw it. Since Mr. Pei also thinks it is a good painting, why don't I give it to His Majesty? And Mr. Pei's virtue is high and prestige, so it's not certain that Mr. Pei will be recalled early?"

If Lin Ruo was completely disturbed by Pei Ji, he would naturally have to make him uncomfortable.

Pei Ji said coldly: "Mr. Pei has been an official for many years, and he is the founding minister of the Tang Dynasty. It is human nature to have many colleagues see him off when he leaves office. Mr. Lin thinks that just such a painting can separate me from Your Majesty for many years. Friendship?"

Lin Ruo smiled lightly, and did not answer: This person seems to have forgotten that the reason why he resigned from office and returned to his hometown was only because of his one sentence. Even a sentence is like this, let alone a painting?

If this painting is really useless, why would Pei Ji stop to talk to him?It is true that it is not uncommon for many important officials to leave their posts and return to their hometowns, but it is one thing to know some things, and another thing to see them with their own eyes.Especially in his writing, the expressions and postures of these court officials are so sincere, one can see their admiration from the heart at a glance, as if they can go through fire and water for the person in front of them at any time...

Pei Ji clenched his hands into fists, with anger in his eyes: when we saw off earlier, there were indeed many people who showed their true feelings and showed an eager attitude, but more people were either calm and reserved or responded to the story in vain, which is like a picture in a picture , all of them are diligent and sincere?This is clearly a blatant slander, but how can he refute such a slander?

He knows better than anyone else how easily our emperor is easily swayed by emotions. If this painting is really hung on Li Yuan's desk, it will always remind him how influential a certain person is in the court, especially Is this person who once used his trust in him, used his own power, and even secretly designed him, and recalled him to the court so easily?

With just such a painting, his return road will become extremely bumpy!

Although Lin Ruo didn't speak, Pei Ji could easily read the irony in his smile, took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Lin, send it off as soon as you want, why bother to inform me, a frustrated person? It's just that Mr. Pei is strange. Very well, isn't Lin Caizi always arrogant and arrogant, rich and powerful all out of sight? Why is he now using the emperor's power to show off his might?"

Lin Ruo said indifferently: "How dare you not improve after being taught by Mr. Pei's words and deeds?" There was no anger at all.

Pei Ji looked at Lin Ruo, and suddenly he didn't dare to admit it: Can one training session really change people so much?The clean and excessively clean boy he saw in Dali Temple transformed so completely within a few days, as if a pure and harmless clear stream had suddenly turned into a sea of ​​ice and snow, and his whole body exuded a sharp and sharp aura , It makes people feel cold.

However, Lin Ruo didn't intend to continue entanglement with him, and changed the subject: "Master Pei is on the road today, Lin also prepared a copy of Cheng Yi to see him off, and originally planned to send it to the servants later, since here If you meet by chance, please offer it in advance, Lin Chuan."

Lin Chuan, the coachman and attendant who had been standing quietly behind Lin Ruo, responded, and stepped forward holding the tray, saying, "Lord Pei, please accept."

The housekeeper of the Pei family glanced at Pei Ji, stepped forward to take it: "My lord?"

Pei Ji narrowed his eyes. With this young man's heart, he would not really give him any "Cheng Yi", but he also believed that no matter how innocent and willful Lin Ruo was, he would not dare to give poison or the like in front of everyone. The things that hurt him—literature talents, the big deal is to use some metaphors to ridicule him. For him, it is not as worthy of attention as the painting in front of him.

He also came to his senses at this moment, this young man has an aloof personality, how could he really dedicate this painting to His Majesty and sue him in disguise?If he really wanted to, this painting would not appear here.

The so-called Cheng Yi probably wanted to make him feel uncomfortable for a while, so what if such a naive wish could be satisfied for a little while?

With a faint smile, he stretched out his hand to lift off the blue satin covering the tray, and said, "So Pei will laugh..."

The satin was lifted, and what appeared in front of my eyes was a piece of hemp rope, which was old and damaged, as if it had just been untied from a stable or something, with uneven dents.

Before Pei Ji finished speaking, his expression changed, and he said coldly, "Mr. Lin, what do you mean?"

Lin Ruo's "Cheng Yi" did not exceed his expectations, Pei Ji's face-changing performance accounted for most of the elements, Lin Ruo didn't realize it, and said indifferently: "The ancients said that the wrath of the emperor, laying down hundreds of corpses Wan, the wrath of the commoner, five steps of bloodshed."

"I am..." He smiled lightly, and said lightly, "Little man."

Pei Ji looked at Lin Ruo for a while, then sighed softly and said, "I know Mr. Lin has suffered some grievances this time, but Mr. Lin, you are unscathed after all, and the noble servant is on his own... Now dozens of people have died in Dali Temple, The crown prince was reprimanded, King Qi was grounded, Mr. Pei was dismissed from office, and His Majesty personally sent the noble servant to the earth to rest in peace. Could these not calm the hatred in your heart? Just a servant who signed a death contract, something like an ant, you are going to make trouble What……"

Lin Ruo suddenly raised his eyes to see that Pei Ji's words could no longer be said. The originally invisible and intangible gaze fell on him, as if it was as heavy as a thousand weights. Pei Ji's heart was beating wildly, like a heavy burden on his body, and even more like a sharp knife at his throat , The chill penetrated from the top of the head, and spread along the back to the whole body. For a while, Pei Jimo was talking, even breathing stopped, and a thin layer of sweat slowly soaked on his back.

The awe in Pei Ji's heart was even more astonishing. This young man was from a mediocre family, but his aura seemed to surpass Li Yuan and Li Shimin's. , naturally has an astonishing aura, but where does this young man's frightening aura come from?

After Lin Ruo's aura rose, it disappeared into nothingness, his gaze returned to calm, and he said indifferently: "It is because I am too contemptuous of this world that I have this retribution, and it has nothing to do with others."

Too contemptuous of this world... Pei Ji frowned, but couldn't say the word "arrogance".

After hearing Lin Ruo's voice paused for a moment, he continued, "However, you have to pay the price for what you do. No matter how many other people die, what does it have to do with you, Pei Ji?"

In Pei Ji's silence, Lin Ruo got up and walked past him, took the paper fan from Lin Chuan's hand, and walked slowly into the rain curtain.

Lin Chuan grinned at Pei Ji, showing sharp white teeth: "Master Pei, it's a good journey!"

He trotted a few steps and followed behind Lin Ruo.

Pei Ji watched the two people's backs go away, his face sank like water, and the butler reminded in a low voice: "My lord, this painting...does the villain take it and burn it?"

Pei Ji's eyes fell on the "farewell picture" that was abandoned by the master, and said: "Put it away."

This thing might be of great use in his hands—I'm afraid Lin Ruo never imagined that the thing he used to threaten and scare him was really a great gift to him, right?

Suddenly, he frowned slightly, thinking of what Lin Ruo and his followers had said just now, and revisiting the ordinary words now, he felt a bit ominous: going on the road, seeing him off, and going on a good journey...

"Order to let them speed up, and the boat will be on the road immediately after it is loaded."

"Yes."

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The rain is still falling, but it is gradually getting lighter. The pier has not become deserted because of this rain. The travelers who board and disembark are still there, and the goods from the north and the south are also being loaded and unloaded, but it is a little more hasty and messy in the rain.

Lin Ruo stood on the embankment holding an umbrella, watching the people coming and going on the pier, Lin Chuan took a step forward, and said in a low voice, "Pei Ji is on board."

Lin Ruo turned her head and saw Pei Ji in a green robe stepping on the wooden board surrounded by the crowd, so she hummed lightly.

The Pei family's boat is very big, with wide and long planks, strong and steady, and Pei Ji's steps are also very steady. He is surrounded by skilled guards, and the chief steward who is closest to him is holding an umbrella for him.

Pei Ji glanced back at the pier, and the corners of his lips twitched slightly: I was so angry that I bleed five hundred dollars, but I have to be a capable man.That person, who has the emperor's admiration for nothing, but has no strength to restrain a chicken, and no power in his body, what can he use to make him bleed for five steps?But just say harsh words.

Speaking of which, this celebrity is not as good as this frustrated one. His Majesty gave him three hundred imperial guards to escort him anyway. What's wrong with that person?

Pei Ji turned around and continued walking.

From the pier, the man carrying the bag heard a strange "get up" sound. I don't know what accent it was. It made people laugh, but the smile on Pei Ji's lips hadn't retracted. Suddenly, his feet were empty, and he fell heavily. Like being left in mid-air.Unprepared for the weightlessness, he blurted out an exclamation, and before the cry was over, he fell into the water.

Pei Ji's heart sank, and he breathed a sigh of relief. Although his water skills were not very good, he was not troubled by such a distance of about ten feet from the shore, and it was summer again, with so many people around... Just as he was thinking, he couldn't see the shore clearly. On the other side, there seems to be something icy and cold wrapped around the ankle...

"It's not good, my lord has fallen into the water! Save people, save people quickly!"

"Where is your lord? Why don't you see your lord?"

"My lord is still in the water, look for it quickly, and go down to look for it!"

"My lord! My lord! My lord is gone! My lord!"

"Father... Hurry up, hurry up! Look for them all, find father, and give me a big reward! A big reward!"

"..."

Lin Ruo's eyes turned to the fisherman on the rope from the small boat, and fell on the noisy scene. On the shore, the boat was cooking dumplings, and the people jumped into the water. down.

There has been a lot of noise over there, and the voices coming from it gradually changed from panic to panic, and finally brought panic and despair. Those who knew how to swim plunged into the water again and again floated up, and those who couldn't swim were crying messily on the shore : "My lord... my lord... my lord..."

I couldn't figure it out, how could such a good-looking person disappear right under my nose?

Not far away, on the lonely boat, the fisherman who had caught nothing threw the rope into the water and drifted away.

Lin Ruo looked away from the big boat and landed on the water not far in front of him.The water surface there is churning violently, as if there is a deadly vortex at the bottom of the water, devouring life, or a fish trapped in the net is struggling desperately. There was a certain taste of hysteria and despair.

Lin Ruo looked at the river and said: "At this moment, I would like to ask, do I regret it now, and shouldn't I be forced to spend my mind on things other than piano, chess, calligraphy and painting?"

Naturally, no one would answer him, the river gradually calmed down, and after a few bubbles appeared at last, there was no more waves. Lin Ruo raised her head and looked into the distance: These people are always proud of killing innocent people, but they don't know what they are doing. His life is just as fragile.It's just killing people, something so simple and boring, what is there to be proud of?

Beside Lin Ruo, Lin Chuan, who threw the umbrella aside, squatted on the ground with his back facing the river bank, first inserted three sticks of incense, then poured a glass of wine, and said softly: "Little Shu, today is your first seven days, and the sacrifice is over." To, serve it with wine, please use it slowly."