Self-help guide for non-professional young masters

Since the battle of Miyagi, the capital has changed inside and outside like a world-shaking.

After half a month, the secretive "treacherous officials" announced the death of Emperor Yuan to the world. After the empress dowager, he became the emperor again. For two full months, all parts of Shenzhou were white and bleak. Also a little bit more chill.

There are twelve state troops stationed in the imperial capital, so naturally no one dared to disagree. The civil servants and military generals who had made trouble before were stripped of their authority and shut themselves up for self-examination. At least before Yuandi May [-]th, everything was peaceful, no matter whether there was a surge or not. The dark tide will be covered under the static waves.

On the night when the war subsided, Xiao Beicheng sent his confidant Liu Yuqing to persuade the thieves to surrender. After a night of heart-to-heart confession, the long-lost mother and son finally healed the deepest and most helpless regret in their hearts.

Liu Rongan, who defected, took the crime and made meritorious deeds. He led the guards of the palace several times to the underground palace, and rescued the medicine man who had been poisoned by King Han. Under the treatment of Suhua and Sujin sisters, the condition of the victims is improving, and a large number of them have recovered. The common people accepted the ideological education of the imperial court, and the government popularized common sense for them, and then escorted them back to their hometowns. There were also a few victims who lost their relatives in the catastrophe that spanned decades and decided to stay in the capital, and they were properly resettled. .

The Chiya Guard who tried to make trouble was subdued by the Army of the Twelve States and dismantled and dispatched to serve in the frontiers. The noble bodyguards who were once directly ordered by the emperor are now suffering the consequences of their own mistakes and paying a heavy price for their wrong choices.

When Jiang Linyuan heard it, his expression was full of bitterness and hatred, and he couldn't smile at all: "That's really gratifying."

Li Ying had been in a coma for nearly a month when he got the news.

When he lured the enemy into the urn before, he was held hostage by Lu Suifeng. He was affected, his brain was hit, and he still hasn't woken up. Jiang Linyuan was by his side. He dared to drop the pick and quit.

Nowadays, the court is a mess, and it can't be grasped or thrown away. When the dragons are leaderless, who wouldn't want to hold a reliable thigh?It is difficult for people to see King Jin's face, so the doctor Yushi became the best candidate.

After a period of hard work and the burden in his heart, everyone in Jiang Linyuan lost weight. Whenever he looked at Li Ying who was unconscious on the sick bed, besides blaming himself, he wanted to single out Lu Suifeng. The resentment, within three feet of him felt the chill.

And where did Lu Suifeng, whom he hated, go?Some people said that he was blacked out and fell into the chaos of the war, and his death was not a pity. Others said that after the war, he felt ashamed and went to a mountain to become a monk and became a monk.

However, in fact...

In the sky prison, Lu Suifeng prayed devoutly to the high window with his palms folded. After all, he is a warrior who is used to fighting. In just one month, most of his injuries have healed, and even the scars on his skin and flesh burned by the fireballs are much lighter. .

Across the wall, the disheveled and emaciated inmate saw his virtue and couldn't help mocking him: "It's too late to regret the person I hurt. If I knew this before, why did I do it in the first place?"

Lu Suifeng retorted: "What right do you have to say about me? You don't regret it less than me, you have offended one more person than me."

He was not soft-spoken towards this former colleague at all, and at the end he did not forget to name the other party by name: "Si Ye!"

The two old ghosts who deserved to die a long time ago teased and hurt each other. After a long time, they finally asked each other why they had fallen into such a situation.

Si Ye raised his eyebrows to look at Lu Suifeng, rubbed the back of his hand on his stubble-covered chin, and asked eccentrically, "Speaking of which, I haven't asked you since you came here, how did you get to be like this? But I heard from those food delivery servants that you were harmed to this extent by an ignorant child, if it wasn't for a moment of carelessness, you might be on a hill where you can be free and easy, why, the treasured sword is old? Even a child can make you a crushing defeat?"

"You old guy still have the nerve to say it? Isn't that ghost boy a good student you taught? Don't say that you don't know that he waited for me. You arranged this all by yourself, bitch!"

"Me? I have served my sentence honestly, and I have never even left the prison door. General Lu spouted blood, which is too much."

"Oh, don't pretend to be a big-tailed wolf with me. I heard about your glorious deeds before. You took drugs and turned yourself into a monster with infinite strength. King Jin and his wife couldn't subdue you, and you were almost reversed. Kill, I heard that the symptoms of your being poisoned by 'Bone-selling' are overdrawing your life and energy, and you can burst out with amazing strength in a short period of time. There are also rumors that you died after that, why are you still alive and kicking? ? You didn’t die, tsk, what a pity.”

Si Ye gave a sinister laugh, "Isn't it because I was lucky enough to have the help of a nobleman, a humble life is not worth mentioning."

"Don't act like I care about your poor life. Since you are so well-informed, why don't you tell us about the situation of our old club." Lu Suifeng stood up, raised his hand above his head, put it on the window sill, and caught it. That ray of sunshine falling on the palm of your hand.

After staying in the dark and cold cell for too long, if it wasn't for the warmth, he would have forgotten that it was early summer, and the outside world should be full of vitality, which was very different from the desolate and lonely impression he had in mind.

"He..." Si Ye murmured, looking at the soft light entering the cell, lost in thought for a long time, and when Lu Suifeng almost forgot about this, he said slowly: "Maybe, you woke up?"

As he said, this was the first day Han Wang Xiao Jinglan was sober after being assassinated.

In January, when he was in a coma after the injury, he seemed to have many dreams with unknown meanings. In the illusory and unrealistic dreams, he saw many people who passed him by during the journey, and gradually recalled his original intention.

His purpose in doing all this is actually... just to get back what he lost, and he is obsessed with resurrecting the dead, it's just because... he wants to make up for the missing father-son relationship too much.

When you wake up, it's all over.

He and Liu Rong'an who were waiting by the bed looked at each other for a long time, neither of them spoke to break the peace of this moment.

The tacit understanding of living together for many years has allowed them to guess each other's intentions even if they don't speak. Xiao Jinglan knows that even after going through such a past, Liu Rongan will still not complain about his choices. She has given him too much indulgence and understanding these years On the contrary, it was him who promised his beloved woman a vow of eternal love, but failed to give her a stable and stable life as promised.

Whether as a royal family member, the head of a family, or a man, he has failed extremely.

"Feel sorry……"

Liu Rongan blew on the decoction, and when he heard him say this sentence for the first time, he seemed to see the sun coming out from the west, and looked at him hesitantly for a long time.

Xiao Jinglan knew that her surprise was mostly because he bullied her too much, and she no longer believed that he would change his mind. In the final analysis, he was still to blame for being obsessed.

The wound on his chest was still hurting, but it was nothing compared to the wound in his heart.

He slowly stretched out his hand and spread out his palm to Liu Rongan. However, the person who had been with him for half a lifetime knew what he wanted, but he didn't do what he wanted. He always lowered his beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and would rather stare at the bowl of soup and medicine in a daze. He refused to look at him more than half an eye.

Xiao Jinglan didn't get angry, he knew he was wrong, and he also knew that he owed her too much, and now he didn't want to bully her with respect.Now that Qian Fan is dead, she is willing to stay by his side is already a gift, what more can she ask for?

The man hesitated, so he took the first step and hooked her cuff, just like seeing her for the first time when he was young.

The man refused, so he interlocked his fingers with her. He originally planned that if she took her hand back, he would chase after her again and again until her heart softened and she was willing to stop and look at him. He never expected that Liu Rongan would not push him away. , accepted his closeness, buried his head lower, as if...

It was as if in the palace with red walls, the first time he saw her, he couldn't move away after one glance.

"Rong An, I'm sorry..."

Liu Rongan didn't dare to look up at him, and hurriedly shifted his eyes to other places, and said against his will: "Now that things are up, what's the point of saying this."

"I'm really sorry for you. I know that my crime is unforgivable, and I don't want to hurt your mother and son when I am about to die. I finally realized my conscience and wanted to make up for my debt."

"What kind of hero are you playing? You are already old, and you still expect to arouse my girlish heart? We old husband and wife have spent our lives, if we really dislike you, we have already let you stay alone in the vacant room. I want to listen to you... Our son is so old, do you still want to send me away with a letter of divorce? If you really want your false name and gold and silver mountains, we will not be able to make it this far. "

Knowing that he must have something to say, Liu Rongan simply blocked his mouth with medicine, and still did not meet his eyes, but his face turned even redder.

"Father, if you know your mistakes, correct it. Now that you know it's not too late, we are all old, don't let your son see jokes, and you don't want your son to be ashamed of you, despise you, and hate you, no Willing to admit you."

Xiao Jinglan hesitated to speak, some words were hidden in his heart, at least at this moment, he couldn't say it no matter what...

At this moment, a person walked in from the door, holding warm soup and porridge in his hand, walked up to the two of them, and served them respectfully.

"Mother, you've been watching for a long time. You haven't had any water or rice since morning. You can't bear it anymore. Eat some more." Liu Yuqing held the porridge bowl and handed it to Liu Rongan, and was about to turn around and feed it. A comatose person drank chicken soup, only to find that the other party was awake, which was a surprise.

At that moment, complex emotions flashed across his face, there were surprises, surprises, and maybe even a trace of complaint, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, then fell down again, and even Xiao Jinglan's heart sank.

He knew that his son did not accept him.

He could understand Liu Yuqing. After all, they never knew each other from birth. Putting aside the resentment in his heart, no one wanted to admit to a heinous thief as their father. How could there be no estrangement between father and son?

"Yu Qing, come on." Liu Rongan encouraged his son with his eyes.

Liu Yuqing hesitated, unable to call out "Father King" for a long time. In fact, he was also struggling in his heart, should he be called "Father King", "Father"?Or "Dad"?

He doesn't care whether other people recognize King Han's identity, but he doesn't want people to feel that his closeness is for the sake of a disparate noble status.It may be a great thing in the eyes of others to become the prince's son overnight, but he feels uneasy about it.

What he wants is not a convincing false name, but...

"Hey, my father is awake, let me see how the injury is doing."

Just when Liu Yuqing was hesitating, Jiang Yanqing walked in from the outside, first met Liu Rongan, exchanged winks, then went to the bedside, checked Xiao Jinglan's injuries, and finally patted Liu Yuqing.

"What are you doing with a frowning face? My father is healed from his injuries, and he is awake. Say something to express it. It's the end of the thing. Why didn't you be cowardly outside just now? Take a look at yourself, what do you look like..."

After being reprimanded, Liu Yuqing buried her head even lower, as if she wished she could tuck it between her knees.

Jiang Yanqing had nothing to do with him, Xin Dao never realized that he was so thin-skinned before, I knew it earlier...

"No hurry, no hurry." Xiao Jinglan was also a mosquito, his voice was barely audible, "You can call me whenever you want, don't force..."

Jiang Yanqing finally knew that that person's temperament was up to him.

Both father and son were ashamed to take the first step, so they stalemate and made no progress. Jiang Yanqing was anxious but couldn't make any effort. At this time, Shen Ci came in from outside.

"Butler, if you have nothing to do, go to Nongyu Xiaozhu to have a look, the prince is looking for you..."

"I'm going right now!"

Liu Yuqing got a chance and slipped away like a rabbit. Shen Ci looked puzzled, and Jiang Yanqing's eyes were full of scolding, as if he had ruined a good thing.

"Why are you looking at me like that... I didn't do anything wrong, it was the prince who asked me to call someone!"

It is true that Xiao Beicheng asked him to call Liu Yuqing, but he did not expect to spoil the good things between the father and son. He saw the man coming out of the east wing from a distance, and when he saw him, he said: "It seems that this king is It’s true that it’s helped you a lot, even if you spend an hour in it, it’s still hard for him to yell out that sweet sound as he wished.”

"If you can't scream, you can't scream. Anyway, I haven't screamed in the first half of my life. Who cares if I recognize it now."

"There should be a process of getting used to it. There is no rush. Uncle Han Wang and you should be patient and get to know each other deeply, right, cousin."

Xiao Beicheng said the words of intimacy with a smile, and Liu Yu felt panicked, "My lord, you can't..."

"It's a matter of course, there is nothing you can't do. You are the son of Uncle Han, but you are not the cousin of this king. It's a pity that the new emperor has not yet ascended the throne, so I can't give you a title for the time being, but don't worry, what you should have will always be there." Yes, Da Yuan will not owe you anything."

When he was talking, Xiao Beicheng was tending to his "new love" - ​​a spring tree stolen from the courtyard of the Prime Minister's mansion three days ago. , that guy Jiang Linyuan confuses the crowd with his gossip, he can even say such nonsense that love needs to be carefully watered in order for it to blossom, which shows that people are already crazy.

If it weren't for the fact that his lover was also in a deep sleep, Xiao Beicheng would have sent him to the frontier to eat sand.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help looking back at the person who was still sleeping peacefully in the room, put down the shower, went back to the bed, put his hand under the quilt, held the still cool hand of the person, and said with emotion: "He didn't know How much I look forward to the warm spring in the capital, but now that the flowers are in full bloom, he refuses to open his eyes to see."

A month or so ago, Jun Ziyou gave the last lesson to the two young princes before the poison was released. He passed down the vertical and horizontal ways like his last words, and did not encourage them to fight each other and repeat the same mistakes. He stabilized the situation that was on the verge of falling into chaos. However, he missed the last meeting with his beloved one.

Although there is a gentleman who sacrificed his life to save him, he used his flesh and blood to attract Gu worms and transfer them to himself, and relieved that person's life, but the gentleman was suffocated for too long. According to Jiang Yanqing, the person is half dead, can he wake up? It is all due to God's blessing to send down miracles, and human efforts can barely hold his breath. It is not impossible for him to remain in a coma like this. After a long time, he is unable to eat and gradually weakens. At that time, he will be regarded as a god. I'm afraid it's hard to save.

Xiao Beicheng firmly believed that the man just slept for a long time. In the past these days, he was busy with trivial matters, but he still couldn't settle down to sleep soundly. Now he just rested for a while, and when he had enough rest, he would wake up naturally.

Seeing that he was convinced of this, Jiang Yanqing swallowed the truth.

To be honest, Jiang Yanqing didn't believe that Jun Ziyou could wake up, the poison of "Bone-Selling" spread all over his body, he was able to keep his breath and survived purely because of luck, whether this luck could support him to wake up...Jiang Yanqing had no hope for this, But he sincerely hoped that the pair of fateful couples would eventually get married.

Since he failed to wake up, the court's trial of Li Chonghua and King Han's rebellious party has been delayed again and again, and no explanation has been given for a long time, but the government and the opposition have no complaints about it.

Now King Jin and his wife have almost become deified existences in the hearts of the people. The legends and deeds of the two are circulating in the market, and they have become must-tell jokes for storytellers in teahouses and restaurants. The major event of the Erzhou Army's entry into Beijing to suppress the rebellion can be seen to have a far-reaching impact.

Some people in the court even supported King Jin as the new emperor and conspired to push him to the throne, and even bold officials added a yellow robe to him.

At that time, Xiao Beicheng stared at the dragon pattern on his robe, raised his eyes disapprovingly, and looked at Xiao Junhan who was standing behind him dumbfounded.

Xiao Junhan was stunned, met the man's gaze, and hurriedly moved away, struggling endlessly in his heart.

In the end, he still made up his mind, thinking that he was no longer destined for the throne, it would be better to withdraw from the battlefield as soon as possible to save face, so he took a step back and made a concession.

Xiao Beicheng tore off the dragon robe, put his backhand on the unprepared Xiao Junze's shoulders, then took a few steps back, and bowed his hands, causing all the officials to follow suit, kneeling down and shouting: "Long live my emperor——"

Since then, no one has questioned Xiao Junze's status as the new king.

With Xiao Beicheng's assistance, Xiao Junze's career in politics can be said to be smooth sailing. Although Xiao Beicheng showed up at the court every now and then to prove that he was still alive, he did not show any excellence in politics. Other talents, so before this, no one has ever taken King Jin seriously.

Now he can be regarded as listening to the government behind the curtain, teaching Xiao Junze, who has never cared about the government, how to strategize on this huge chessboard, and people realize that the real smart is not the Emperor Yuan who hides his true will and traps his two sons in a trap. , but this King Jin who forcibly concealed his talents.

Thinking about it now, when he was a child, he had to reluctantly stifle his talent for self-protection, which is really distressing.

Xiao Junze was grateful to this brother Wang from the bottom of his heart, and at the same time he knew that if that person hadn't coveted the throne, not to mention that he would not be where he is today, even whether his life can be saved is another matter. The reliance on family affection also made Xiao Beicheng more and more attached to Xiao Beicheng, making Xiao Beicheng enter the palace leisurely every time, and leave the palace in a hurry. When he left, Xiao Junze would hold his thighs behind him, crying and asking him to stay for another meal.

"Don't be so disgusting, you said you were lonely and hugged your brother, this king is a man with a family, let it go, let it go!"

Later, Xiao Beicheng was also afraid, so he simply used the excuse of taking care of the patients to stay behind closed doors. If he had to say anything, he conveyed it through Jiang Linyuan's mouth. If you support the crown prince to become the new emperor, the enthronement ceremony will be delayed again and again.

Xiao Junze himself didn't feel uncomfortable. Anyway, he didn't care about being an emperor, and he didn't feel that he could be alone. If he procrastinated for one more day, he could become a treasure for another day. There was no burden on his body and mind, and it was too late for him to have fun.

As the saying goes, the emperor is not in a hurry and the eunuchs are in a hurry. He is happy for himself, but some people are not happy. Seeing that he has not yet awakened to be the king of a country, Xiao Junhan also hates iron for being weak.

"If you boy don't want to succeed, you can replace Brother Jin as soon as possible, don't occupy the manger..."

"Hey, hey, Brother Huang, you spit out vulgar words, look at you, what you look like."

"It's not your turn to teach me, Ma Liu, put on your robe, pretend like a dog, and just go through the motions. Who doesn't know your virtues, let me go quickly, don't bother to look at your picture again ugly face!"

"Ugly? Brother Huang actually thinks I'm ugly?! Is there justice in this world? I may be inferior to the teacher, but my appearance is not ugly! Besides, let you go? Where are you going, Da Da?" Can't even the whole capital keep you?"

At that time, Xiao Junhan looked at the rippling sea of ​​clouds in the distant sky, feeling quite melancholy. First, he recalled his failed first half of his life with a bitter face, and then suddenly became enlightened, showing a long-lost smile: "Go chase your dream."

"Dream?"

"Which man has never had a chivalrous dream of holding a sword to the end of the world? I am luckier than you. At least this dream has a chance to come true. Unlike you, you are destined to be locked up in this red wall for the rest of your life. The future is waiting for me There is still a wonderful life. I can find a confidante and ride a horse in the rivers and lakes. I can be a hero and live a happy life. When I am tired in my old age, I can ask you for a throne, sit on one side, and embrace the world. At that time, I will definitely Don't reject me."

At this moment, Xiao Beicheng, who was hiding a wall away, held an unburned cigarette stick in his mouth, sipped the filter tastelessly, nodded approvingly, a smile melted on his face that had been frozen for a long time like an iceberg, and he turned his head and said with satisfaction. Set foot on the way home.

It has to be said that Junziyou's tricks were really clever, which made the two princes who had their own thoughts cleared up, and it also established the peace of Dayuan from now on. Rebirth, the world has changed hands, ghosts and man-made disasters have changed.

But the person who laid the foundation for all this is now unwilling to open his eyes to see the prosperous world he laid down...

"...It's fine if you don't want to look at them, and you even give me a glance. Could it be that your feelings have faded?"

Beside the sick bed, he kissed the back of the man's hand, which was so pale that even the blood vessels under the skin were clearly visible, and kneaded the slightly bruised and stiff fingertips for him.

"Ziyou, pretend to be asleep for so long, and you still refuse to wake up. Today, Zhixiang Pavilion gave you some sour plum soft cakes that you like. They are so sour and have an astringent taste. If you eat too much After drinking it, I feel that it is very sweet and greasy. If you don’t want to eat it, it will be ruined... Speaking of this, Muyan Pavilion also sent a jar of good wine, saying it was seven years old. How can you love wine so much? If you miss these good things, why don’t you get up and have a taste.”

Nai He never responded.

He seemed to be used to this kind of life, obsessed with calling that person every day, even if he couldn't wake him up, he still hoped to dispel his suffocating nightmare.

"Ziyou, I won't leave you behind this time, and never again..." Xiao Beicheng said softly, caressing the man's thin face, leaning down, touching the tip of his nose, and rubbing his cool lips .

"You haven't been running around in the past two months. You have my smell on your body, and you haven't got a trace of it. From now on, you will be my person inside and out, and you won't be able to run away even if you want to."

He likes to lean against that person's neck, using his own body temperature to warm his body. Whenever the temperature of that person's surface rises, the looming Gu lines will climb up his skin, leaving a dark red line, As the body temperature drops, the color will also fade away, forming a physique different from ordinary people.

This is evidence that he has recovered.

Xiao Beicheng pressed against the man's forehead, calling his name softly.

"Ziyou, when you wake up, there is a question that cannot be avoided. If you can hear it, you can think of an excuse now so that you can get rid of me later." He smiled and gave the man a light kiss on the cheek. Pinching, "Ziyou, I have been sleeping for two months, have I ever been in your dream?"

Still no response.

After staying tenderly for a long time, he suddenly heard footsteps approaching, Xiao Beicheng tucked up the quilt for the gentleman, got up and opened the door, and met Shenci.

Even though he is used to it, the latter still has to admire it from the bottom of his heart. His prince is very powerful. In order not to disturb the concubine, he even has a miraculous hearing ability. There was a noise, and I don't know whether I want that person to wake up or not.

He glanced inside, and sure enough, Jun Ziyou still had no intention of waking up, and said in a daze, "My lord, Mr. Su is here to visit."

"I'm here to visit Ziyou, so let him in, but this time I might disappoint him again."

"No, Lord Su said, this time I'm here to see you."

"My lord?" Xiao Beicheng was a little puzzled, waved his hand to signal Shen Ci to go out, and asked in a low voice, "Could it be..."

"Yes, my lord, he has made up his mind."

"Well, if you help them, this king has achieved a good relationship. When Ziyou wakes up, he should be happy. Let's go and have a look."

As he said that, Xiao Beicheng glanced back, seeing nothing unusual, he turned around and went out the door, completely unaware that the man who had been sleeping for a long time suddenly twitched, as if he hadn't breathed evenly, and lowered his head. He coughed a few times.

His chest heaved violently, and he greedily breathed in the air that still contained a hint of mint fragrance. He instantly recovered his normal vital signs, and under the slanting sunlight of the afternoon sun, his eyelashes fluttered uneasily and slowly opened. eyes...

"Been in..." Unable to speak, he tried his best to recall the distant dream.

In the dream, he said to him: Ziyou, this time, it's your turn to trust me.