Tang Dynasty

The lamps in the house were dimly lit, and the lights and shadows shivered in the evening wind.

Li Shimin leaned against the door with his body, walked into the room, and gently put the person in his arms on the bed.Then impatiently, in this posture of bending over, she buried her head in the opponent's neck and lingered.

At this moment, Li Jiancheng regained some strength, stretched out his right hand to press on Li Shimin's shoulder, and said in a hoarse voice, "Shimin, that's enough..."

Li Shimin's lips and teeth kept moving, but he held his hand behind his back and pressed it against the pillow.Obviously feeling the opponent's resistance, Li Shimin raised his body and knelt on the opponent's waist.With his hands on his sides and his head down, it happened to be a completely enveloped posture.

Li Jiancheng lay on his back, his black hair spread out and covered the pillow.The clothes were unbuttoned and hung messily on the shoulders and arms, completely losing the function of covering the body.

He stared intently, only to feel that the other party was like a blooming peony, so beautiful that it was suffocating.He smiled helplessly, and sighed: "Brother, just as you said, I... can't turn back..."

Li Shimin's strength was so great that he suppressed all the opponent's resistance.Li Jiancheng gave up struggling again, and his eyes that were originally blazing with light also turned cold.He fixedly looked at Li Shimin, finally closed his eyes slowly, and said in a low voice: "I have an injury on my shoulder, you...be gentle."

However, as soon as his words fell, the tingling pain in his lower body echoed.Li Jiancheng tensed up, trembling all over.

Without warning, Li Shimin drove straight in like this.The calmer Li Jiancheng was, the more angry he became.He just felt that if the other party showed obvious hatred or anger, maybe he would feel better in his heart.At least, he cares about himself.

This kind of extreme indifference is often the most hurtful.

Li Shimin was full of resentment in his heart, and there was nowhere to relieve it, so he rushed even harder.However, when he raised his eyes, he saw the other's eyes again.Looking at him steadily, his cold eyes like sharp knives became brighter and abnormal in the dim light of the room.

This look is a kind of silent oppression.Li Shimin stood up, looked at the messy beds around him, and finally found the brocade belt that had come off Li Jiancheng.

The plain white belt trimmed with gold was just like that person's skin, smooth to the touch, making people want to linger.

Li Shimin bent down, covered Li Jiancheng's eyes with his belt, then reached behind his head, and gently tied a knot.

He whispered in Li Jiancheng's ear: "Brother, whether you will forgive Shimin or not, Shimin... only one night..."

Li Jiancheng's eyes were covered, and his whole person looked more and more calm and lifeless.After a long time, he opened his mouth, but he still repeated the words just now: "I have an injury on my shoulder, please be gentle." The voice was very soft, as low as a sigh.

Li Shimin smiled helplessly, but once again stepped forward and entered him.It's just that he didn't act in a hurry, but in the posture of connecting his body, he stretched out his hand to embrace him from behind, and kissed against the wall inside the bed.

Suddenly being penetrated to the deepest point like this, Li Jiancheng's whole body trembled.Cold sweat suddenly gathered on his forehead and slowly rolled down his hairline.However, most of the strength in his body has long been lost, so he can only let the opponent move around and do whatever he wants.

After an unknown amount of time, when Li Shimin let go of his hand slowly, he felt that Li Jiancheng was like a dead leaf, wanting to fall forward and hit his chest soundlessly.His body was a little cold, and his black hair hung messily around his cheeks, causing a faint throbbing in his heart.

He stretched out his hand, lifted the other person's face, facing himself.Li Shimin carefully looked at this face that he had been obsessed with for many years. His lips were thin and pale, and they were slightly swollen at this time, but they added a bit of temptation; Added a bit of heroic spirit; eyes...

The eyes are blindfolded, and the belt tied on it is a little crooked, covering the eyelids loosely.However, on both sides of the plain white belt, there were dark traces of each.

Slightly moistened dark marks.

"Brother?" Li Shimin was stunned suddenly, he shook the other party lightly, and called out in a low voice.

However, there was no response, and Li Jiancheng passed out without knowing when.

Li Shimin suddenly picked up the quilt beside him, wrapped him tightly, and hugged him tightly.Li Jiancheng leaned in his arms, with his head down, the long eyelashes under his eyes were like cicada wings, shaking with his breath.However, the whole person is as quiet as stagnant water.

Li Shimin leaned against the inner wall, raised his head slightly and looked at the ceiling.Stretching out his hand and rubbing the messy hair on his forehead, he suddenly came to his senses... what did he do all night?What did you do to your eldest brother to push him into such a situation?

After the lust subsided, the sadness and powerlessness that filled his heart and body came to him like a tide.

But he doesn't regret it...

He never regrets...

Looking out of the window, it was still a deep night.

He couldn't predict what would happen to the two of them after tonight?However, what is certain is that, as the eldest brother said, there will be no turning back in the future...

If possible, I hope the sun will not rise, this long night... will never end.

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For three days in a row, no one in the army saw Li Jiancheng.

Every time Li Shimin saw the seat that should belong to that person in the conference hall, his heart felt half hollowed out.He heard from other people by insinuating that the eldest son caught the cold and had to close the door to thank guests and recuperate.Li Shimin's heart tightened, but he could only smile and say to the man: "I see."

He didn't know how he spent these three days.When he was in a frantic need that night, he only felt in his heart that after this night, no matter what the result was, he would not regret it.

However, after only three days of no evidence, Li Shimin knew that he could not do it.He missed Li Jiancheng crazily in his heart, and this impulse made him uneasy, and he couldn't sleep or eat.

Several times in a row, he once stood in front of Li Jiancheng's mansion with the most precious supplements.He knew that if he wanted to enter, no one would be able to stop him.However, after standing for a long time, he finally sighed, handed the tonic to the servants in the mansion, and turned to leave.

He knew that he was never ready for it.

"Shimin?"

Li Yuan's low call brought him back to reality, Li Shimin looked around, and then realized that he was in the hall of discussion.

"Shimin, do you have any discomfort?" Li Yuan looked at him and frowned worriedly, "Why are you always so out of your mind these days?"

Li Shimin quickly shook his head and said, "I don't feel any discomfort, Father Lao is worried."

"It's best like this," Li Yuan looked at him suspiciously, and sighed, "You're going to send troops to the west in three days, so there must be no mistakes at this time."

Li Shimin was startled, then stood up and cupped his fists and said, "Shimin will live up to his father's trust."

Li Yuan nodded, then turned to the people in the hall and said: "It was just discussed that Li Shimin will be the general, Liu Hongji and Changsun Shunde will be the deputy generals, and they will lead an army of [-] westwards to Chang'an, and dispatch troops in three days!"

Li Shimin walked down to the hall together with the two lieutenants, and was ordered to worship.I know that this short and comfortable rest is finally coming to an end.

After they dispersed, Li Shimin was about to go out with the crowd, but was stopped by Li Yuan.

He turned around and walked back to the hall, saluted and said, "I don't know what orders my father has?"

Li Yuan sat down, took a sip from his teacup.Sighing, he asked, "What happened when it was built?"

Li Shimin's heart tightened, and he said in a low voice: "Shimin doesn't know. Shimin...hasn't seen big brother these few days."

"For the past few days, he has kept himself behind closed doors for his illness, and he even prevaricates his father." Li Yuan shook his head and said, "Based on his temperament, it shouldn't be like this, but I don't know if there is any reason."

"Shimin heard that elder brother was suffering from a cold, so he closed the door to thank the guests. Considering that elder brother will lead troops to Yongfeng warehouse soon, maybe he doesn't want the illness to drag on for too long, so he concentrates on recuperating." Li Shimin said this calmly, but in fact his heart was already full of turmoil.

"Maybe it's because of the arrow wound, the body still hasn't recovered. If that's the case, let him do it. Let Liu Wenjing take care of the preparations." Li Yuan sighed and paused After a while, he looked at Li Shimin and said, "You are going to lead the army west in three days. Before you leave, you should go and meet your elder brother. You should also take a look at him for your father. Jiancheng is a man of etiquette. At the time of parting, I will never shut you out."

Li Shimin silently recalled the past, finally nodded, and said: "Shimin... remember."

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It was not until the night before his departure that Li Shimin finally arrived at Li Jiancheng's mansion.To his surprise, Li Jiancheng didn't turn him away, and didn't even ask his servants to ask him, so he let him into the mansion.

Li Jiancheng's mansion was extremely quiet, only the sound of the evening wind rustling the branches and leaves rustled in his ears.Li Shimin knew that every night, the elder brother would retreat all the servants and stay in the room alone.He could even imagine the shadow cast by the other party on the paper window, but it was just a memory, and it was still as vivid as yesterday.

Shaking his head and withdrawing his thoughts, he finally stood at the door of Li Jiancheng's room with his servants.

"My lord, the Second Young Master is here." The servant announced to the inside

"En." After a while, there was a very soft response from inside, but it suddenly caught Li Shimin's full attention, "Just step back."

Hearing this, the servants saluted Li Shimin respectfully, then turned and left.

Soon, Li Shimin was left alone in the courtyard.He stood quietly in front of the door, only to feel that all kinds of things inside the door that night came to his mind one by one, mixed with sweetness and bitterness.

What is waiting for him inside this door now?

He let out a long sigh, stretched out his hand slowly, and attached the door frame.

At this time, the familiar and whispering voice sounded again from inside the door: "Come in."

Li Shimin finally plucked up the courage and pushed open the door.

Before coming here, he had thought about seeing his eldest brother again thousands of times in his mind.Being rejected, being severely ridiculed, being disgusted, hated, being cut off from brotherhood... He had thought about all these things.

But I just didn't expect it to be like this.

In the bright lights of the room, Li Jiancheng was wearing a robe and sitting on the head of the bed, quietly flipping through the scroll in his hand.Hearing that Li Shimin pushed the door open, he didn't even take his eyes off the scroll.A few strands of long hair hung down like running water, and under the orange light, it suddenly filled the whole person with a layer of soft beauty.

Li Shimin stood there dazedly, not daring to go forward.

There was an oppressive silence in the air, it was almost impossible to breathe.After a long time, it was Li Jiancheng who spoke first.

He raised his head, glanced at Li Shimin lightly, and said, "I heard... Shimin is going to go to war tomorrow?"

Li Shimin suddenly came back to his senses, and said, "It's exactly..."

"Come here." Li Jiancheng nodded.

Li Shimin stepped forward a few steps, and stood nervously beside the bed.However, standing closer, many things become more and more clear.

For example, the color is light, but there are still some swollen lips;

For example, under the cover of black hair, from the root of the ears to the neck, there are faintly visible tooth marks;

My thoughts can't stop drifting back to that night, combining all kinds of things at that time with this moment.It was clearly the trace left by myself, but for some reason, when it opened again at this moment, my heart throbbed slightly.

Li Shimin watched in amazement, until Li Jiancheng suddenly opened his mouth, and he suddenly came back to his senses.

"Shimin," Li Jiancheng said, "Your mission to the west of Chang'an this time is to be a vanguard. It is very important to the whole army, and there must be no mistakes." He said every word calmly, It seemed that the frightening traces all over his body had nothing to do with him at all.

Li Shimin was startled when he heard the words, and then smiled wryly and said: "Yes, Shimin will definitely live up to everyone's expectations this time." After a pause, he said, "Brother, please...wait for my triumphant return!"

Li Jiancheng laughed, nodded, and stopped talking.Li Shimin stood there and hesitated for a long time, and finally said hesitantly: "Brother, I..."

"Shimin, fetch the map on my desk." Li Jiancheng interrupted without a trace.

Li Shimin had no choice but to get the map, walked to the bed and unfolded it.Li Jiancheng pointed to a place in Jingyang on the map and said: "There is an insurgent army here, the leader is Liu Yaozi, and he is a barbarian. I predict that you will encounter this group of people when you go west this time. Be careful then. Yes." After a pause, he put away the map and handed it to Li Shimin, "This map was originally drawn by my disciples when I was in Hedong. There have been some revisions over the years, so how are the towns and cities in various places? How the terrain is, there are more or less records. You are new to Guanzhong, so bring it just in case."

When he said this, he raised his eyes and met Li Shimin's eyes.This was the first time Li Shimin met his gaze this time, but that gaze was calmer than he had ever imagined.It was so calm...it was no different from the past.

Brother, do you...just act like this never happened?

Li Shimin took the map and smiled bitterly.He thought he should be lucky, so that he could still be worthy of his elder brother.However, in fact, there was an unspeakable loss in his heart.Perhaps he would rather Li Jiancheng say something than the other party do nothing and face himself with a completely indifferent attitude.

"Brother..." He looked at Li Jiancheng and said again.

"That's all," but the words in his mouth were interrupted for the second time, "You go out tomorrow, go and rest quickly."

"Brother!" Li Shimin interrupted this time.He leaned down, propped his hands on the side of the bed, looked at each other intently, and said word by word, "If you hate Shimin in your heart, Shimin is willing to accept all punishments. It's just... Shimin's heart, there will be no one Regret. Shimin to Big Brother..."

However, before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted.What interrupted this time was not what Li Jiancheng said, but the burning pain on his cheek.

Li Jiancheng suddenly raised his hand and slapped him hard and fast.

"Shimin, this is the punishment you want." Li Jiancheng looked at him and said calmly, "This matter...don't bring it up again in the future."

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment.Soon, he stood up and wiped the blood from the corner of his lips with his sleeve.Then, he suddenly smiled.

The pain in my heart seems to be resolved only by laughing.

"Yes, Shimin listens to elder brother." After laughing, he saluted Li Jiancheng, turned around and walked out slowly.

When he was alone in the room, Li Jiancheng shook his head in the direction of the door.

The left hand that had been hidden under the quilt was slowly pulled out, and in his hand was a short knife.

To kill, or not to kill?

This idea has been repeated thousands of times in my mind, but in the end there is only a self-deprecating sound.

Throwing the dagger casually on the ground, Li Jiancheng raised his face and leaned against the head of the bed, slowly closing his eyes.

"The people of the world are like a sharp blade. If you use it well, you can kill all directions; otherwise, you may... hurt yourself..."

Thinking of what he had said to Duo Bi, he knew that no matter what, it was still too early to break this sharp blade.

The author has something to say: Hmph, even if you scream your throat out, you still have no flesh! ! ! o(￣ヘ￣o#)

[brain supplement when writing]

Er Dai (pulls the corner of the clothes): Big brother... please forgive me, eh. (._.)

Big Brother: Get out! (; '⌒.)

Er Dai (continuing to pull the corner of the clothes): Brother, I was wrong, what should I do to make it up? (.﹏.)

Big brother (thoughts): Then... let me do it last time. (￣～￣)

Er Dai: ... O mouth O!