laughing soul

After Chu Yu finished speaking in a calm voice, Qiu Sheng looked at him almost expressionlessly for a moment, and after a long time, he looked away from Chu Yu's delicate and handsome eyebrows, opened his mouth several times, but failed to say anything. After uttering a few words, his throat trembled slightly, but the corners of his eyes were slightly wet.

"Then..." After a long time, Qiu Sheng said hoarsely and dryly, "That's not the plague..."

His bloodshot eyes fixedly looked at Chu Yu, and he tightly covered the hand holding his right arm with his five fingers. He saw that this man always had a smiling face, but at this moment he was full of indifference. The murderous air in his heart, as if the only bit of heat remained in the fingertips, and slowly passed to Qiu Sheng.

He didn't speak, just nodded emphatically.

It seemed that Qiu Sheng saw his movement, and made a long and long sound from his throat, gasped for a few times, and then had a violent cough that shook the world.The dull and pale face suddenly flushed with blood, and between the two long eyebrows, there was almost an indelible gully squeezed out.

The voice scared Su Wanyue in the room, but he didn't dare to go out rashly because of Chu Yu's order, so he shouted loudly, "Your Majesty! Are you okay?"

Chu Yu hugged Qiu Sheng, who was half limp, walked quickly and placed Ren Haosheng on the stone bench in the garden. He only left Su Wanyue's straw bag aside as a soul, and lightly placed his fingers on Qiu Sheng's outstretched On the half of the wrist, he frowned and said: "Your heart and lungs have old injuries, if you can't cure them, take precautions, don't scare me like this."

Hearing this, Qiu Sheng, who was panting lightly to calm his heartbeat, suddenly raised his head and smiled, the upper half of his face still had a distressed and entangled look that was too late to take back, but he just wanted to raise the corners of his mouth to make him happy at this moment. In an instant, his expression could be described as a ghost, a snake, and a ghost. Chu Yu looked down at his face and tasted some heart-warming bitterness for no reason.

Originally, he still had expectations for his own snake and scorpion, but he never thought that he would be so vicious.

"You know how to look, hear, and ask. Could it be that you can't read palms? Look at my lifeline is so long, it must be a disaster to haunt you for a hundred years." He smiled and stretched out his palm to show him, only to see the clean and refreshing palm. There were three long lines in his heart, among which the one he was pointing to almost reached the wrist bone socket, but none of them was stable and smooth, all of them were ups and downs, earth-shaking.

Chu Yu looked at his flushed eyes, and reprimanded in a low voice: "Feudal superstition, nonsense."

"No nonsense, just say what you think in your heart, you might as well say that I am thinking wildly." Qiu Sheng replied softly, then sighed softly, "Tell me."

Seeing his appearance, he looked a bit broken, Chu Yu pressed the lifeline extending to his wrist, and lowered his voice slightly: "There are only a few thousand words in the manuscript, I guess you have already read it." Guess about seven or eight of them... At that time, the catastrophe that almost slaughtered the entire capital was just Qiu Wei who tried every means to ask for help from the Southern Border Walled Master in order to confess the lives of the late emperor and you brothers. The golden silkworm Gu that came here is nothing more than a plague. He used countless methods of poisoning, including food and drink, and sword wounds during fighting. In short, he almost killed all the royal children who were in the capital that year. As for Those ordinary people are nothing but victims of the guillotine for this drama."

Qiu Sheng turned over his palm and clasped Chu Yu's gradually cold fingers in his palm.

Chu Yu knew that he had absolutely no intention of flirting with him right now, but was only half-distracted on purpose, and made such reassuring actions to show that he was fine, so he struggled a few times according to his temperament. , and then said: "At that time, you were drinking and having fun in the Zuihualou in the middle of the capital. It stands to reason that you should be the first to lose your life, but you didn't die, and lived to the end to become the emperor."

Sensing that Qiu Sheng's hand on his palm froze, Chu Yu closed his eyes, and said flatly: "To snatch the imperial power from you in the future is a shortcut he has chosen over and over again. This throne is designed for you by him. of."

Qiu Sheng stared at him blankly for a moment, as if she hadn't recovered for a long time.

"Why me?" He heard his voice muffled from his throat, it seemed to be crying, but there was a bit of a clear smile, "There are so many people, why does he bother me? Why didn't he himself do something better back then?!"

His head was drooping in front of his chest, and his hands were twisted in one place, so viciously that he was almost bleeding.

I am still carefully selecting who is worthy of this great cause, and I have been entangled in the pain of dragging back a life in the world, and even regarded him as the last touch of blood in this world...

For now!For now...

Every step he took after careful consideration, even trembling like walking on thin ice, had been accurately counted into the scheming struggle of others to be promoted to the emperor a few years ago.Everything he did at his whim was just for this person as stepping stones on his way forward, to help him soar!

He also said that he acted according to the wind and took advantage of the opportunity. It turned out that this man who had always been neither humble nor overbearing in front of him was actually the helmsman of the ghost ship that buried the lives of his whole family.

It is also said that the old man changed his mind, but I have never understood the old man.

After all, they are descendants of the Qiu family!

"I'll answer your two questions one by one... the first one, he knows your character well, and knows that if you want to win the throne in the future without causing a storm, you alone can escape without harm. "Chu Yu pulled a stone bench and sat down in front of Qiu Sheng, stretched out his arms to wrap his arms around his neck and hugged him, "One more thing, when the first emperor died, the army of Da Yue was besieged on all sides, and there was no one under his command who was strong enough to level the square. There is no strategist who can decide to win thousands of miles away. With Qiuwei's military level, it is nonsense to pacify the world. He can see it clearly. If he kills Qiuwei and you, now This Da Viet has already been divided into three parts of the world, and what a fart of the imperial power and throne."

Qiu Sheng laughed lowly with sarcasm: "Is he using me as a general who settles down the country?"

"In the eyes of people like him, it's all about profit. It just so happens that you are a good pawn for him." Chu Yu stepped back a few inches and looked at him calmly, "After this Jiangnan naval battle, There will be no more disputes in the four parties, and when he abandons his son to take the throne, what do you plan to do?"

How is it?

To tear his face apart and reveal the crime of being denied by his relatives □□ naked to the public, so that this person's reputation will be ruined and he will never recover, and then he will try his best to fight to the death?Or should he swallow his breath and let the throne give this person supreme glory and wealth, and Jiang Hai will send the rest of his life from now on?

Qiu Sheng took a deep breath. Until now, he suddenly realized that the family relationship between brothers, father and son that he thought was buried deep in his memory, was torn apart by such a storm, and it seemed that everything on the earth was revived in spring. What he did was like a wildfire that could not be regenerated from weeds, which made him shake and tear his heart.

The man who used to be stubborn and helpless to him when he was young, the father who sent him to Huadu to take care of a job to eat and eat, the king who held his hand tightly and entrusted the whole country to him before he died... those fragments trapped him The image in his mind suddenly became very clear, but in the end, they were still dried up and small by the wildfire burning from his heart, and they were crushed into a handful of gray and gray trickles, and finally scattered in the dust.

That man played tricks all his life, and even used deadly poison to imprison Jin Yiwei at his side for protection.

The strange thing is that in the images he recalled now, there is not even a single bit of pictures about this incident. Only then did he know that the original hatred will finally let go one day.

"I..." Between Qiu Sheng's lowered eyebrows, there seemed to be an infinite murderous look in his eyes, "destroy this person, and he will never be reborn forever."

Chu Yu's eyelids twitched, but before he could react, Qiu Sheng held his hand and pulled him a little closer. There was no joke in his eyes, but a frank and serious expression: "But I promised you, after the war, I will settle down in a corner and never die again." Fight. I always keep my word when I tell you love."

"You..." Your eyes turned sideways, "Don't talk about what you have or what you don't have."

"What's there?" Qiu Sheng seemed to have calmed down from the confusion and pain just now, she let go of her hands and lay back, her legs hooked on Chu Yu's calves at a weird angle and rubbed twice, It's that image of a loafer again, "If you weren't by my side, I would have gone to him after the battle to have a showdown and make it clear. At worst, the fish will die and the net will be broken, and both of them will die. This is such a boring world in every possible way, and the center of troubled times is unpredictable. Disgusting, who do you think I am living for?"

There are not many people in the world who can speak such sweet and romantic words. It is half contemptuous to be able to put on such a frivolous and frivolous posture, but Qiu Zizhan is the only one who can't help but believe what he says.

Chu Yu naturally got used to his unrestrained estrus, so he was a little startled and asked as usual: "The most important thing right now is the gang of Westerners in Jiangnan, it's good if you can do this, and be less distracted on the battlefield After finishing the battle with the wind and flowing water, I will return to Beijing to talk about business. I should go back after finishing the order. Is General Feng ready?"

"Tsk tsk, Ah Yu, you are really acting more and more impassive to my sweet words now. You blushed a little bit in the past, but now you don't even bother to answer a sentence. Think about your past, what kind of 'bastard',' Hooligan stuff, you can't fart with your brains, it's so sentimental. You are so boring now, I won't talk about it in the future."

This wolf with a big tail was also paralyzed by the great change just now, and actually used it to threaten the pavilion master.

Chu Yu glanced at him lightly with horizontal eyebrows, got up and made a gesture to leave: "It's up to you, talk or not."

"Hey, don't, don't, it's wrong, it's wrong," pulling him back, Qiu Sheng supported him up with Chu Yu's strength, and opened his mouth to teach Jiang Shan a lesson, but when he didn't want to, his world spun, and the voice moved The world's famous sayings and epigrams were not uttered, but a mouthful of blood was choked instead.

"Zizhan!"

The spout of blood stunned him, but he quickly reacted and gently held Chu Yu's hand. There was still some blood in his mouth that hadn't been cleaned up, and he dared to speak slowly in a low voice: "It's okay... .Do not worry."

Chu Yu hurriedly grasped his veins and groped for a moment, his expression gradually relaxed, "It's not a big deal, your heart and lungs were blasted almost close to your body with red blood back then, and it's a blessing if you don't rot into scum. Go back to the barracks and take a good rest, this time you will be a military adviser sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, and I will lead the fire army on the front line for you."

The mouthful of blood rolled up and down in his throat for a long time just now, and he spit it out so quickly, his whole body felt much more comfortable and refreshed.Uncle Qiu was about to force himself to stand up, but he felt dizzy and tinnitus. It seemed that he had really hurt the root, so he let Chu Yu hold half of his body and leaned on this person like a shameless person, but he still secretly closed his eyes. With all his strength, he didn't dare to put all the weight on his back.

While his uncle was being served by Mr. Jun, he also took the opportunity to eat tofu between his neck: "You replace me? Have you ever fought in naval battles before? For me, you are not afraid that I will be a military adviser and cause trouble?"

Chu Yu raised his eyebrows, and said disdainfully: "It's as if you have fought in a naval battle... What's wrong with you being a military adviser? I have seen all the military records of your military records when you were fifteen or sixteen years old. Didn't the weak win the strong, the few win the more and the fight was clean and beautiful? It's going to be ten years now, don't tell Chu that you are rejuvenated and your skills are getting weaker..." Helping Qiu Sheng get on the horse, Chu Yu raised his head and sneered Said, "If that's the case, then you and I don't need to compare... just go to bed and get ready to lie down quietly!"

Qiu Sheng leaned on the horse and laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, your nonsense words are considered a teacher! Right now, I was knocked down on the beach by your Excellency's back wave. It's really a talented person from generation to generation!"

Chu Yu pulled the rein and walked a few steps slowly, but didn't look back.

In the current situation, both he and Qiu Sheng are not interested in joking, but it is clear that one is more exaggerated than the other, and it is almost like a competition, but they don't know what they are fighting for.

However, Qiu Wei, the big devil who bothered them together, was also frightened by them in the Palace of Political Affairs. The majestic and fearless prince with great power, his complexion turned pale with fright.

There was an unnatural silence in the Yizheng Hall, and in the center of the hall, the man in black who had been born and died countless times for Qiu Wei stood upright.I don't know how long he stood in this awkward posture, but cold sweat trickled down from the corners of his forehead, and his expression was no different from that of Qiu Wei himself.

"My lord..."

"You don't have to blame yourself. It's not your fault. This king underestimated that little nephew." Probably he was reviewing the memorial before listening to the man in black's report. Qiu Wei was locking a green and black ink pen between his fingers. The writing brush turned back and forth three times to the left and three times to the right, but the frowning brows never opened. I don't know how long it took before finally sighing, "He has improved a lot compared to the previous years, but it is my negligence."

"Based on my subordinate's observations, His Majesty's temperament has been as violent as ever these years. Only when he is with Mr. Chu can he rest and restrain himself. Will he also stop His Majesty this time?" Black clothed The man speculated and said, "This man is a disaster after all, does the prince want his subordinates to get rid of it for you?"

"What?" Qiu Wei paused when he turned the pen, his serious face was provoked by his words, and he suddenly couldn't laugh or cry, "Get rid of it? You want to get rid of the Cuiwei Pavilion master for this king?"

The man in black hadn't recovered yet, and said in a daze, "This subordinate will share the worries of the prince..."

Qiu Wei looked at the foolish look of Monk Zhang Er who couldn't figure it out, and put away the playful and mocking look on his face, and walked slowly from the dragon chair.While swaying leisurely, he said in a low voice: "Since the day Cuiwei Pavilion was completed, it has been called the three major weapons of Dayue along with Xiangshui Tianyuan Temple and Nanjiang Wugu Village, and its status has remained unchanged until now. But unlike Tianyuan Temple and Wugu Village, Cuiwei Pavilion has both the supernatural power to know the world and the earth, and there is no insidious ability to control the people of the world. In the past, there was a mountain of flowers that could be picked, barely counted. It was neck and neck above, but you see now..."

I don't know if he really doesn't know anything about these things that Qiu Wei didn't order him to investigate, or if he's coaxing him to talk more like showing his power to the flatterer at the top, in short, there is nothing wrong with the expression and movements of the man in black. .His small eyes, not much bigger than mung beans, slowly widened, his brows raised slightly, his back gradually arched, and even his waist was stretched forward just right. The whole thing was "thirsty for knowledge": "How is it now?"

Qiu Wei doesn't know why today, he usually doesn't bother to talk about things that he selfishly thinks everyone knows, but now he has been frightened for a while, and instead realized some unknown Zen thoughts: " Now, this big poison nest has been transformed into a medicine pavilion by Chu Yu. All kinds of poisons in the mountains and plains have been uprooted, and some rare medicinal materials suitable for growing in cold environments have been planted instead. It's the Yiyue Reserve Medicine Warehouse. But even today, the name of this ghost place as the first of the three sharp weapons has not changed... oh, it should be the two biggest weapons."

The one that collapsed was the Southern Border Witch Gu Village that he personally plotted and tricked to death.

He lowered his head and scratched the tip of his nose in embarrassment, and then said lightly: "He is probably a waste, but he is still in a high position. Who do you think is responsible for it? His ability alone can surpass that of the entire Tianyuan Temple." The ability of a group of bald donkeys depends on you to get rid of him? Are you going to help this king lose face, or go all the way to the south of the Yangtze River to show him a joke?"

Although what he said was more like a joke, the man in black immediately knelt down: "Forgive me, my lord, my subordinates have superior eyes but inferior abilities."

Qiu Wei lowered his head and looked at him for a long while, then lamented for a long time: "What's wrong with you! What's wrong with you!!"

The man in black knelt at his feet tremblingly, not daring to make any movement.

He narrowed his eyes and looked at the slightly trembling back of the man in black, turned around abruptly, stared at the dragon chair made of gold and jade for a while, and then looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "Since he said he was guilty, he coveted the throne and used poisonous tricks." Wouldn’t it be more unforgivable for me to cheat my father and brother, and I should go down to the Eighteenth Floor of Hades’ Asura Hall to scald the frying pan!”

On the vermilion carved wall behind the dragon chair is a plaque that reads "Upright and Righteous", and the gold lacquer embellishment literally has some parts that have been crumbled due to age. The place where the gold powder falls and is colorless is the left half of the word "A".From this point of view, he actually looked like "upright and unrighteous".

Qiu Wei's figure flickered, and he almost lost his footing.

The man in black hurriedly replied in a low voice: "My lord's words are wrong. How can someone who can call himself king and emperor and create a new era be merciless? The first emperor was so incompetent, and the descendants of the emperor are just a group of people who are greedy for life and afraid of death." At a time when the mountains and rivers are in turmoil, internal and external troubles, since the prince has his family in mind and hopes to revive the Dai Viet Dynasty, how can he not be ruthless? How can he hesitate for a moment at such a critical moment? If the prince sits idly by Hang it high, that's the benevolence of a woman, to watch Da Yue fall apart between internal and external troubles!"

Qiu Wei trembled, turned around abruptly, tears welled up in the corners of his eyes while laughing: "This king...did you do the right thing? Did you do the right thing? What about Xiao Sheng, what would Xiao Sheng think!"

The man in black was left speechless by the question, and in a panic, he had no choice but to avoid the serious and light: "As long as the ultimate goal is to be good and rejuvenate the world, no matter how many bloody storms and thorns we have gone through, we should not look back and question."

"Questions..." Qiu Wei murmured a few words in a low voice, and turned to look at the man in black who was still kneeling straight. His eyes met, and the young man who had worked so hard for him for several years suddenly realized that he didn't understand this person.

What he bears is the eternal infamy of murdering his brother and father. If he can lead Dai Yue to create a peaceful and prosperous world in the future and return the world to everyone, he is barely worthy of the title of "treacherous hero". The original guilt is no longer investigated.

But once he falls short in the future and loses to the broken mountains and rivers of Dayue, the later generations of the Ming Dynasty will talk about wine as a villain, and he, Qiu Wei, will be a shining general among the latter.

"My king... I don't want to fight with Xiaosheng anymore..."

Far away on the battlefield in the south of the Yangtze River, the rogue-like Qiu Zizhan was really his last relative in this world.

Suddenly his heart felt a little sour, he turned around and waved his hands, his always straight and rigid spine bent slightly: "You... back down."