Disaster for the country

Li Shanjian rubbed his eyes. After Wei Yi's treatment, his eyes did not hurt so much now, but once he got tired, he still felt a little uncomfortable. The red candle had burned more than half, and red tears dripped down drop by drop. He looked at the moonlight outside, it was dead of night, and Xin Luoyi hadn't come back yet.

He stood up and opened the door, the entire posthouse was empty, the moonlight cast through the carved windows, the room seemed to be sprinkled with mercury, the breeze blew over, and the golden veils wrapped in the room fell one after another, illusory.Seeing this, his drowsiness gradually came up, the wind blew over, bringing a chill, he turned and continued to sit in front of the desk, the golden gauze was like a cloud behind him, and the cold moonlight just shone on his face through the window lattice , he unconsciously propped his head and fell asleep.

When Xin Luoyi came back late at night, he saw that Li Shanjian had fallen asleep at his desk. This guy didn't even close the door.

"Master, Yeke..." The guard of Yeke wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Xin Luoyi's cold eyes. Xin Luoyi waved his hand, signaling him to leave, the guard looked Kanli Shanzhi looked at Xin Luoyi, then backed out and closed the door.

Xin Luoyi saw that Li Shanzhi was asleep, but he couldn't touch him. With Li Shanzhi's light sleep, as soon as Xin Luoyi touched him, he would wake up, but he couldn't let Li Shanzhi fall asleep like this. , What should I do if I really sleep into a cold?

What a torture, the torture of Chiguoguo.

Ever since they knew that the imperial court would not send reinforcements, they have used every moment of their time to plan. Li Shanzhi handled various matters in Pingcheng with high-speed efficiency. Feeling someone approaching, Li Shanzhi woke up. Rubbing his sleepy eyes, his voice was as cool as water, but a little hoarse, and he said, "You're back, how is King Pingxi?"

"Prince Pingxi is very good, delicious food, good drink for me." He even married his daughter to me...Of course, that's just Xin Luoyi's sorrow, he absolutely can't say it.

"Pingxi Wang is too confident. He is self-confident, so I think his weakness is also too self-confident. What we have to do now is to make him not confident."

Li Shanjian rubbed her head, with childlike childishness, when she was about to rub her eyes, Xin Luoyi suddenly stopped her.

Xin Luoyi laughed and joked: "Shan Yan, if King Pingxi knew that you were plotting against him in your dreams, he would be overjoyed. It is really his honor to be called the number one person in the world plotting against him. You, you, you!" , I still can’t learn to take care of myself. If I want to sleep in the future, go to bed and sleep. Also, don’t rub your eyes with your hands, your eyes are fine. And..."

Li Shanzhi stood up, ignoring him directly, Xin Luoyi rushed up angrily and hugged Li Shanzhi horizontally, Li Shanzhi fell into his arms all of a sudden, feeling baffled, seeing Li Shanzhi's cold eyes When he came over, he didn't panic, but laughed.

"If you don't listen, I have to say that you need to order more candlesticks for reading. Although I am poor, I am greedy for a lot of money. I will pay for the candlesticks. Have you eaten tonight... (A lot of words are omitted here) "

"Trouble." Li Shanzhi lay down on the bed and directly pulled the quilt over it, covered her head, and refused to listen to Xin Luoyi's mother-in-law. Ever since Xin Luoyi met Li Shanjian, many things that Tao Jin should do He was replaced by Xin Luoyi, who was really annoying.

"I'm going to annoy you to death." Xin Luoyi rolled in directly, pulled the quilt, hugged Li Shanjian, covered the quilt, "sleep, sleep, tomorrow I have to deal with that old and immortal King Pingxi, it's so annoying. "

Of course, what annoys him the most is that Li Shanjian shared the bed with him many times. Every time he wanted to sleep but didn't dare to sleep, he had to solve it with his hands in the end. He was afraid that he would go too far again, and King Pingxi would kill him when the time came. At that time, Li Shanjian couldn't even ride a horse.

Annoying...so annoying...

When the deepest darkness before dawn came, Li Shanjian suddenly woke up, Xin Luoyi was still sleeping beside him in the long night, with one arm around him, his eyes were wide open in the darkness, his clothes were soaked through , staring blankly at the darkness outside the window, where there was no trace of light.

"What's wrong with you, did you have a nightmare?" Xin Luoyi was so startled by Li Shanzhi, she also woke up, pressed Li Shanjian into her arms, and continued to sleep.

"It's okay, I always feel that something is going to happen." Li Shanjian said.

"Me too, I've always been uneasy these days."

Later, Xin Luoyi looked at Li Shanzhi, and continued to hold Li Shanzhi in her arms, holding her tightly, for fear that she would lose it if she didn't.That was the first time that Xin Luoyi made up his mind to protect the person in his arms at all costs. In this vast world, he had nothing but Li Shanzhi. In the whole world, only Li Shanzhi belonged to him. , He thought about the darkness before dawn for a long time, thought a lot, even if he was in Shura Hell, even if the gods and demons filled the sky would destroy him, as long as Li Shanzhi was with him, as long as Li Shanzhi was still in his Around him, he is not afraid of anything, even if it is bloody in purgatory, he will cover Lishanjian with snowflakes.

In this world, there is always a person who is worthy of your being an enemy of the whole world for him, and this person is by your side, even if you want to subvert the whole world for Li Shanzang in the future, he will not hesitate.

In the early morning, there was a burst of voices in the post house, and the water in the cold pool was shimmering and filled with faint smoke.

Hantanchi, breakfast.

"Report, Your Highness, Prince, Princess Biyudie, please see me." The subordinate knelt on the ground, and when Xin Luoyi heard these three words, she avoided them as if she had seen a wolf.

He quickly wolfed down a mouthful of porridge, picked up two meat buns with his chopsticks, and said to Li Shanzhi: "Let's just say I went out to the gambling house, Shanzhi, you have to stop that woman for me."

Women are fiercer than tigers!

Li Shanzan glanced at him coldly and incomprehensibly, but did not respond.

After Xin Luo hurried away, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The subordinates couldn't understand that the number one rich man in the world, who has always been able to do a job well in the flowers, would be so frightened by a woman. Li Shanzhi's eyes pierced the desolation of the world. He was cold and cold, and even Yeke's subordinates felt that Unlike the people in the mortal world, his calmness makes people feel like a dream.

Bi Yudie is wearing a flowing cloud bun, her emerald green dress is dragging the floor, her hair is full of pearls and hairpins, and her clothes are embroidered with large white peonies. amorous feelings.

"Excuse me, my son, where is Xin Luoyi?" Bi Yudie straight to the point, arrogant and rude, she is still the savage princess, and she is a little afraid of Li Shanzhi, who has always been taciturn and cold. Li Shanjian's eyes are like three feet of ice, too sharp.

Li Shanzhang is not Xin Luoyi, Xin Luoyi is a natural bright spot everywhere, his own nobility and humor are convincing, but Li Shanzan is different, Li Shanzan is a thousand miles away from everyone Leng Ao, when you get close to him, you will feel the temperature around him suddenly drop.

"Your Highness..." Li Shanjian had never lied, a person like him would disdain to lie.

"Reporting to the princess, Your Highness went to a brothel last night, and was in a gambling house this morning." The subordinate really didn't want to embarrass Li Shanzang, so he had to reply on Li Shanzan's behalf.

"You lied." Bi Yudie was about to lift the plate of rice on the table angrily, but she accidentally saw Li Shanjian's cold eyes, like three feet of ice, and her hands shrank: "It's clear here There are two rice bowls, look at this porridge, it must be from Xin Luoyi, only Xin Luoyi is qualified to eat with Prince Li, where did he go?"

Xin Luoyi, who was hiding on the roof, immediately felt that this woman was really difficult.The most important thing is that Xin Luoyi let Li Shanzhi, a man who has never been with women before, face Bi Yudie, and that would be the end of it. Li Shanzhi usually faces court officials, and he is very good at handling business. There is absolutely nothing he can do about this mother-in-law.

as predicted……

"Your Highness, it's time to come out."

Xin Luoyi had no choice but to jump down, he looked at Bi Yudie, continued to sit at the table to eat, and said to Bi Yudie: "What's wrong with the princess?"

"Why are you avoiding me?" Bi Yudie snorted coldly and asked.

"I've made it very clear to you. Don't come to me. Feelings can't be forced, they have to be willing."

"Even if you marry me, you don't want to get the whole world?" Bi Yudie asked in despair.

"Why do I want the world? Can I eat, can I watch? Neither, so, the princess should find another husband, I'm really not suitable, I have sworn not to marry a wife."

Xin Luoyi took a look at Li Shanzhi, she was gentle and reproachful, but Li Shanjian was not showing any signs of expression, she was elegant and natural, and she was not a stranger.

Seeing Bi Yudie crying, Xin Luoyi has one head and two big heads, he is really afraid of women crying, he has always been more sympathetic to women, and he doesn't see women crying, so he turned around and left, and said to Li Shanjian: "I'll go first The casino is gone, come back tonight."

Seeing Xin Luoyi leave, Bi Yudie sat at the stone table and began to cry. Seeing this, Li Shanzhi handed her a silk handkerchief, on which the word pear was embroidered with pear-white silk thread.

Li Shanjian really hates this kind of scene of women crying. Since childhood, the two concubines of the Li Palace often cried for favor. He fell out of favor and turned all the blame on him, forcing him to kneel on the icy and snowy ground to practice Danqing, and spread all her resentment towards his father and king on a child, and he never complained in order to make his mother and concubine happy. .

Bi Yudie took a look at Li Shanzhi, the beautiful face made her feel a little closer, she couldn't find anyone to talk to, so she asked Li Shanzhi: "My lord, you are very knowledgeable, I think Let me ask you, why doesn't His Highness like me no matter what he does?"

Li Shanjian sighed, stood up, walked to the railing of the waterside pavilion, the smoke still hadn't dissipated, and formed a reflection behind him: "Actually, I don't know, in this world, there is nothing smaller than a human heart." Yes, for a person, if his mind is all on another person, then his heart can't squeeze other people, sometimes..."

He paused for a moment, looked at the mist above the cold pool, his eyes were affectionate and cold, and a smile appeared on his lips: "Emotion is the kind of involuntary, involuntary liking, involuntary love Giving, accepting involuntarily, when you realize that you have fallen into a deep trap and want to let go, you find that you can’t let go.”

——Emotion is a kind of involuntary...

Bi Yudie was very curious, how could such a lonely person like Li Shanjian fall in love with someone, she asked: "Is there someone he likes, too? Why do you understand so thoroughly?"

"Princess, you are asking too many questions." Li Shanjian did not avoid it, but his eyes were cold no matter how they looked.

Bi Yudie knew that she was overdoing it, and hurriedly raised her skirt to salute Li Shanjian, "Thank you, my son, I, I will take my leave first."

Bi Yudie wiped away her tears fiercely and walked out, Li Shanzan looked at her back and suddenly felt a kind of incomparable desolation.

Xin Luoyi suddenly popped up at this time, patted her chest, and put her face on Li Shanzhi's shoulder with pride: "Shanzhi, I found that you are omnipotent, even such a difficult woman can be dealt with." .”

Li Shanzan rolled his eyes at him.

"Shan Yan, you Mingjian, I didn't do something that I'm sorry to you behind your back, it's not my fault at all."

"From now on, I will clean up my own mess." Li Shanzhi gave him a cold look, stood up, and stuffed an invitation card into his arms.

This time, it's their turn to treat——

……

The banquet was still the same as last time, with an indescribably sharp atmosphere inside, but this time the atmosphere was more serious than the last time.

Xin Luoyi looked at the few simple dishes prepared, and suddenly felt mischievous in her heart. The four dishes were: fried potatoes with potatoes, fried potatoes with potatoes, fried potatoes with potatoes, and fried potatoes with potatoes.

King Pingxi frowned as he looked at the four plates of shredded potatoes, and even the accompanying servants looked at each other, Xin Luoyi entertained the customers like a host: "Come, come, please sit down, please don't be polite to the hall. "

"Your Highness, what do you mean?" Even Bi Yudie felt as if she had been insulted, where she went she was not delicacies, why did she get here, she just gave away four plates of shredded potatoes.

"I haven't seen potatoes when I came to Pingcheng. I thought potatoes were a rare thing, so I prepared four plates of shredded potatoes for everyone to taste. Come, taste, you're welcome." After finishing speaking, he actually took the lead and took a bite , and also showed a peerless delicacy: "It's really delicious."

"This king hates threats the most." King Pingxi sternly said, he understood what it meant, smart people don't need too many words to fight.

The potatoes are just to show King Pingxi that Pingcheng has already arrived in winter and the autumn harvest season has passed, but Wei Hengwen has already bought grain and grass in Pingcheng during the bumper harvest. It is difficult for the whole city to survive the winter. He prepared four plates of shredded potatoes just to explain to King Pingxi that he has food and grass in his hand, and he has enough bargaining chips to make King Pingxi afraid of him. Common, let alone something else?

"It just so happens that this hall hates it the most, but the prince threatens this hall first." Xin Luoyi stood on the stool, picked up a chopstick of potato shreds as if tasting a very delicious delicacy, while eating, he also greeted the adults to eat and drink.

Threats are indeed a headache for diplomatic means, but they are direct and effective.

King Pingxi frowned slightly, his eyes were stern, and he smiled cunningly: "Indeed, my king has never calculated that you will buy the grain and grass in Pingcheng in advance during the autumn harvest, but don't you think that there will be grain in Pingcheng?" "

"Based on the situation of Pingcheng in the past two years, Pingcheng had a bumper harvest in the 12th year of Jianyuan, with an average harvest of 13 shi per household. However, in the 14th year of Jianyuan, the entire Great Que was dry, and Pingcheng was located in the south of the Yangtze River. , the average output of each family was reduced by at least [-] shi, and in the [-]th year of Jianyuan, Pingcheng encountered a flood during the autumn harvest season, so there was almost no harvest. According to this calculation, I am afraid that Pingcheng’s grain will not survive this winter.”

Unlike Xin Luoyi, who is flamboyant and flamboyant, Li Shanjian is elegant and introverted. Relatively speaking, his voice does not have much warmth, but it is very clear, just like continuous rain, brittle snow, with a kind of softness, a kind of Cold, but every word is like a sharp knife.

King Pingxi clapped his palms and laughed, the atmosphere suddenly turned cold. He looked at the two juniors indifferently, and said with a smile: "Young is young, you know that when you are marching, you often lack food and grass. You know that this king joined the army at the age of seventeen or eighteen. At that time, what did they eat—cannibalism. Whoever said that there was no food, and when there was no food, they would kill women, children, children, war criminals and military prisoners and eat meat. Do you really think that you can’t live without food? Hahahaha, you still Have you ever seen cannibalism? It’s good to be born in a prosperous age. At first, the king led 4000 people, but in the end there were only 200 people left. In the end, the 200 people fought against Dongyi’s 2 horses. In the end, this king won. You know why, because we know that we are going to die. Since we are going to die, we should kill a few more people. In the end, we killed all the enemy troops. We disassembled the human flesh on the battlefield and returned along the way. , there are only five of us left, with pickled human flesh on our backs. I have been in the army for ten years, and my king has eaten human flesh for five years, and he has never been defeated. Do you know why the enemy army calls this king's army,' Cannibals', hahaha, don’t even think about threatening me, you are still too young, you were not even born when I was eating people!"

Man-eating, Li Shanjian and Xin Luoyi were horrified when they heard the news. King Pingxi is King Pingxi after all, and it is indeed very human who can survive in such an environment.

"Indeed, the prince can kill us all and eat human flesh, but has he ever thought that the people are not sergeants after all, most of the sergeants joined the army at a young age, and life and death have long been ignored, but the people have families, children and wives, who can see themselves with their own eyes? His wife was killed and he remained indifferent. Who can let others eat his own wife and children... Can my lords... can't. Question, I'm afraid that at that time, Pingcheng will be completely unable to defend."

The light and shadow outlined the silhouette of Li Shanjian, with picturesque features. No one thought that this person, who didn't look like a mortal, would be so deeply involved in the world. As soon as his words fell, King Pingxi thought for a while , but Li Shanjian didn't give Pingxi Wang long time to think, he just continued to explain indifferently, coldly and without emotion.

"My lord can seriously think about it. With his demeanor, he can kill people and take flesh, but he can't pass the test of supporting his own people. The lord is already like a god in the hearts of the people in Pingcheng. From peddlers to pawns, everyone regards the prince as a god, does the prince really have the heart to kill these people who support him, and then drink their blood and eat their flesh?" Li Shanzhi said lightly, as if her whole body was emitting softness. The brilliance is amazing.

Xin Luoyi watched, fascinated.

"Oh, then what price do you want to ask?" King Pingxi was finally moved and wanted to ask for a price.

"It's very simple. The prince should enter the court to worship and fulfill the duties that a courtier should have." Xin Luoyi suddenly said that this matter was explained by his heartless father, and he had to say it outright: "Bu Bo three Wan Juan, 20 boxes of porcelain, [-] taels of silver and gold, [-] delicacies, and [-] rare things. This palace thinks, these are not difficult for the prince!"

"Presumptuous." Pingxi Wang slapped the table and said angrily, "Your Majesty's appetite is too big."

"It's not that the father has a big appetite, but that the prince has been in charge of the Jiangnan area for so many years. He has never made offerings, and he even opened his mouth to the court. The prince can figure it out. Compared with the ones you have not worshiped for so many years, is the price too low?" Yes, the time is too short, it doesn't matter if the prince can't pay it. My father said that if the prince pays off in one year, it can be divided into three years. Of course, the price after three years is beyond the control of the palace. .”

Xin Luoyi quickly put aside all her responsibilities, this time she can return to the capital safely, who cares how much money you will give to the court three years later?In the future, he will not come to Pingcheng if he is killed. Anyway, he has made enough money in Pingcheng this time.

"Indeed, Your Majesty can open his mouth like a lion. Perhaps His Highness and the prince think that this king is at the end of his rope. However, this king has lived for so many years, and has passed through the gate of hell several times. If he accepted his fate, he would have died long ago. Therefore, this The price is too high."

King Pingxi snorted coldly, and his face, which was still moving just now, became more stern because of the price Xin Luoyi offered. It is more disdainful than stern. He has never been like anyone since he became king with outstanding military exploits. Lowering your head too much, how can you take the two hairy children who have been reduced to prison in your eyes now.

"Your Highness really doesn't consider the price offered by this king?" ——The price is the beauty of Jiangshan.

"Don't think about it. If it succeeds, this hall will be a rebellious official who killed his father and seized the throne. If it fails, this hall will be the best friend of the rebellion. No matter which aspect is concerned, this hall will not be good. When it fails, the prince can do it Hand over the main hall, after all, with the wisdom of the prince, you won't fight unprepared battles." Xin Luoyi said in a very cold voice, looked at Li Shanzhi, then at Bi Yudie, at the vast sky, He is not stupid, he knows what he wants and what he likes.

"History is written by the victors. Only those who survive can be qualified to write history." King Pingxi laughed, his voice stern: "Let's see who can live to write history."

Li Shanjian smiled and said: "But my lord, the chaos in Pingcheng is just a suppression of the place for the imperial court, and the teacher is famous. This is the right time, but for Pingcheng, the chaos in Pingcheng will bring huge losses. Not to mention that Pingcheng is short of food now, I am afraid that the prince has been recuperating for so many years, and his war horses have grown fat. The people have lived and worked in peace and contentment for such a long time. Would they hope that there will be war? Once war breaks out, Pingcheng will be a big The first hell on Que's territory, when the time comes, the prince will lose the sky and people's hearts, and the south of the Yangtze River is in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. When the spring comes, the flood season will come, and the prince going north is tantamount to sailing against the current. The location is favorable, and there is no one to fight. If you don’t fight...you will lose. Besides, time is not forgiving, and heroes...have time to grow old."

When King Pingxi slapped the table, all the teacups on the table were shattered, and the tea water collapsed. Xin Luoyi quickly pressed the hilt of the sword with his hand, preparing for a fight.

How did you know that King Pingxi laughed heartily, boldly, and willfully: "You are the first person to say that this king is old. If there is a chance, this king will show the world what it means to be old and strong." King Pingxi smiled like a Kind elder: "My son, is King Jiuxue alright? Is your body in good health?"

"My father is in good health, and I'm sorry for your lord's concern." Li Shanjian also said in the same tone as King Pingxi.

"In the tenth year of Emperor Yuan, when I was playing with King Jiuxue in Taiye Pond, and when King Jiuxue was drunk, he told me that he wanted to marry my Bi family and asked me to give my rain The son was betrothed to the eldest son of the Jiuxue Palace, which would strengthen the close friendship between the two families. However, the king heard that Princess Jiuxue gave birth to a child. Thin. An imperial doctor said that the child would not live long, so the king refused. I never thought that the child would stand in front of the king 15 years later and say that the king was old. If I knew you would be the night pearl of Da Que At that time, this king should agree to King Jiuxue's marriage request."

Li Shanzhi was born in the ninth year of Emperor Yuan, when he was less than one year old. When he was born, when he cried, what flowed from his eyes was not tears, but blood, so everyone, even his mother and concubine, thought he would not survive. At that time, he was not conferred the title of Prince Jiuxue's son.And his father had never looked at him, even for so many years since he was born, his father had never hugged him or looked at him. It was only when he was the first in the imperial examination at the age of seven and became famous all over the world that King Jiuxue realized that He also has such an excellent son, and this child, he has never hugged him, and has never looked at him directly, and such a child has been silently hiding in the corner, hiding in places where no one can see.

It is conceivable that he was less than one year old at the time, and it was not him, but his eldest brother, who was requested by King Jiuxue to marry him. His father had always wanted to pass the throne to his concubine son, just because Li Shan Zan is so outstanding, so outstanding that the emperor even praised Ye Mingzhu to show his favor, so his father had no choice but to make him the son of King Jiuxue.

"My lord is probably mistaken. At that time, my elder brother was the one who asked for marriage, not me. At that time, my father thought that I would die young, and even chose a place to bury my bones. How could he marry me? daughter?"

What Li Shanzhi said was extremely plain. He probably doesn't have much affection for that father and his behavior. A father has never held or cared about a child. When the child is still angry, he will not seek medical treatment. According to what the concubine said, even the place where the bones were buried was prepared, so he strangled his son to death with his own hands.

This kind of behavior, even Li Shanjian himself finds it funny, but now, it doesn't matter anymore, he has already stood at the height that everyone is looking up to.Even his father and king did not dare to ignore his existence.

"Really? It should be that this king made a mistake." Pingxi Wang said with a smile: "It's getting late, this king has to leave, and if there is a chance, this king will lead His Highness and the son to appreciate the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River."

King Pingxi finally left with his soldiers.

"My lord, do you really want to pay tribute?" the guard asked.

King Pingxi looked at the beautiful rivers and mountains, and there was a kind of obsession in his eyes: "As long as there is a prince in his hands, are you afraid that you will not be able to achieve a career in the future?"

"However, the fifth prince has no intention of falling in love with the princess."

"It doesn't matter whether you marry Yu'er or not. As long as he is still in our hands, only his mouth can speak and his lower body can bear children. It doesn't matter if he doesn't marry. As long as I leave a royal blood for my king's Yu'er, this king will be fine." Can coerce the emperor to make the princes. Oh, what is the right time and place, this king has been on the battlefield for so many years, how can there be such a good time, place and people? Talking about war on paper. Only when you have actually been on the battlefield and cut off a human head will you know that what is written in the book is a group of ignorant scholars making up and making up."

……

"Your Highness, we have to go tonight." Li Shanjian looked at King Pingxi's back with faint worry.

This negotiation ended in failure unintentionally. Both Xin Luoyi and Pingxi Wang were too confident, and they both held considerable bargaining chips, so no one was willing to show weakness.

"Well, I'm going to call Yeke's subordinates, Shanzao, get ready."

Both Xin Luoyi and Li Shanzhi understood that with King Pingxi's military exploits, there was no defeat. It must be that the time has not come for him to settle down in a corner. He would never be willing to lose without a fight. The most commendable time in his life is written in blood. He is too confident, especially when he is on horseback. Therefore, he will never agree with Xin Luoyi, just follow what King Pingxi himself said. It is said that if there is no food, people can eat people. The reason why he treats Xin Luoyi and Li Shanzhi as guests is because he feels that he has not made good use of these two people.