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Hearing Wei You's name whispered in his sleep, King Jin was taken aback, and his movements froze.He narrowed his phoenix eyes slightly, staring at the young man in front of him playfully, the taciturn and unpredictable nephew slowly emerged in the back of his mind...

Yes, thinking back that day when Ningcheng was besieged, Shen Si did not hesitate to violate the military law and the emperor's order to lead the army to go out privately, that would be a deadly crime. If he and Wei You were just classmates, why bother to save each other?When he single-handedly sneaked into the capital and assassinated Gu Mingzhang, he would rather live in the open, hide in Tibet than turn to Wei You for help easily. The root cause is that he was afraid of hurting the other party?That's how it is, that's how it is...

The small boat swayed, cut across the dark green river, and sailed towards the end of the sky full of clouds and rosy clouds.King Jin slowly got up, stood on the bow of the boat with his hands behind his back, and looked at the rolling peaks on both sides of the river, his face flickered by the reflection of the sparkling water.The wind came head-on, and the sleeves of his robe were full, blowing away the fine silver threads that had emerged from his temples prematurely.

When is the head full of fluttering frost?How many times have you talked and talked?A few songs of flowing water, several torrents of empty mountains and rivers... Standing alone for a long time, he sighed softly, and when he looked back, his expression was as calm as before, as if he had heard nothing, saw nothing, or thought of it.

Not long after Shen Si fell asleep, she was awakened by the bumps and rolls of the boat.The life-and-death scene in the dream that was so realistic made him terrified, and he was stunned for a long time before he could recover.The twilight is coming together, and the coolness suddenly arises, but there is still some warmth under the large coat.He lazily huddled there, his eyes glazed over, not knowing what to think.

At this time, Niu Huang came over with the herbal soup that had just been fried, and he couldn't stop chattering: "My lord, drink it while it's hot. Seeing that your complexion is getting better today, I'm really happy."

"It's time to work." Shen Si took the bowl in his hand, held his breath and poured it down.The medicinal soup was hot, numb, and tasted sour and bitter, and it would stay on the tongue for a long time.If it weren't for the feeling of seasickness, it would be even more unbearable, and he really wished he could vomit it all up.

Fortunately, King Jin was careful and knew that he was addicted to sweets. Before boarding the ship, he ordered someone to prepare a few packs of sesame white jaggery that was only found in the capital. Every time he drank the medicine, he couldn't wait to throw a piece into his mouth.It's a pity that the king of Jin was very strict, he was afraid that the sugar would dilute the medicine's properties, so he ordered the bezoar to be given to him only after a while.

At this moment, Shen Si was choked by the medicine and had a frown, his facial features were tangled together, and his face looked like a pinched meat bun.Niu Huang couldn't bear to see it, no one was paying attention, so he picked a small piece of white jelly from the box and quickly stuffed it into his mouth.Shen Si tasted the sweetness, his brows and eyes gradually relaxed, and he smiled lightly at Niu Huang to express his gratitude.

"Unexpectedly, my son, you look tall and heroic, but you like this kind of fragrant and sweet food." Niu Huang was born in a mountain farmhouse, and he is cheerful and talkative. Because he is about the same age as Shen Si, he likes to chat with him, "It's a pity that the schedule is too long In a hurry, otherwise we should stay in our village for a few days. We have a special fruit halva, which is fried with pine nuts, walnuts, sesame seeds, and melon seeds. It is made with maltose. It tastes delicious after a bite. It's sweet and crisp. When I was young, I would rather not wear new clothes for the New Year, but I would ask my mother to buy a few pieces of halva to eat."

The fear and grief brought about by the nightmare still lingered in Shen Si's heart. He was not in high spirits at all, and he had no intention of listening to Niu Huang's talk about the customs of his hometown, so he just smiled perfunctorily: "Yes, it's a pity... "

Niu Huang didn't notice the indifference in the other party's attitude at all, and was still rambling: "Young master, you are born in a wealthy family, and you are used to eating all kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas. You must look down on rural snacks like us, but if you eat it once, keep it I will never forget it in my life..."

Just as he was talking, King Jin came over from behind, stood in front of Niuhuang calmly, smiled and said to Shen Si: "Nianqing, the sun has set, follow me in and rest, in case you catch a fire It’s cool, I’m afraid I’ll have to drink the bitter medicine soup for a few more days.”

Shen Si hesitated for a moment, didn't say much, got up and turned back to the cabin.He could see clearly that Jin Wang originally didn't want him to get too close to Niuhuang.

Because of his impatience, the outer shirt on his shoulders almost slipped off, but it was King Jin who hurriedly stretched out his hand and pulled it, so as not to be swept into the water by the wind.Unexpectedly, this harmless touch was subconsciously dodged by Shen Si.

King Jin's hand was hanging in the air, neither advancing nor retreating, he rubbed his fingertips embarrassingly, and finally said with a normal smile: "It's a good thing you woke up early, otherwise you slept too much this night. It's time for insomnia." He was looking for something to say to ease the awkward atmosphere, but when he saw Shen Si's face tense, and a bit of stupidity added to his childishness for no reason, he couldn't help thinking Go and tease me, "Nian Qing, let me ask you, why did you call 'Shou Zhi' several times in a deep sleep just now, but dreamed of the king?"

"You..." Shen Si's eyes widened instantly, as if someone had pryed into some shocking secret.He was ashamed and angry, but he couldn't refute it, because in the dream, he was indeed guarding it all over his mind.

Seeing him hesitant to speak several times, his face flushed red, King Jin felt both funny and heartbroken, and couldn't bear to tease him anymore, so he quickly changed the topic and said: "I ordered people to prepare porridge and side dishes at night. Use as much as you like or not, and be patient, we can disembark at noon tomorrow. When you get back to shore and your appetite recovers, you can make up for all the hard work you have suffered in the past few days."

Shen Si listened to King Jin's words, a little absent-minded, he glanced at the busy Niu Huang outside the cabin, and asked without thinking: "What are you going to do...?"

When King Jin saw him asking, he knew that his plan could not escape the eyes of meditation, so he did not hide much: "This is a big matter, not only related to your safety, but also related to the livelihood of countless people in Jinyuan. If you don't do everything well Before preparing, I must not allow the slightest flaw to exist. For those who are not sure whether they can keep the secret, I have to choose to keep it secret."

King Jin's tone was calm, but it was not easy for Shen Si's ears.The king of Jin has always been a superior person, with the power to control life and death, and would never waste time and energy on a small mountain doctor.Although he has a gentle and generous side, but that is only shown in front of certain people. More often, he is good at calculating, ruthless in mind and cruel in means.For him, the most straightforward way to silence is to make a person unable to speak again.

Shen Si is very clear that King Jin does not want to fight in his bones.Once a war breaks out, regardless of victory or defeat, the smooth weather and peace and happiness that he worked so hard to achieve in the Jinyuan territory will be wiped out.

In the final analysis, the little emperor, Gu Mingzhang, and King Jin are all of the same type.In order to keep everything they have, they will do whatever it takes, including sacrificing a few irrelevant lives.

At noon the next day, the boat finally landed in the territory of Dezhouwei. Commander Zhang Shijie led an elite team to wait there early.These people were all dressed in casual clothes, and a group of three or five disguised themselves as caravans and bodyguards, scanning the surroundings vigilantly, not daring to take off their weapons for a moment.

King Jin calmly disembarked, looked at Zhang Shijie from head to toe who came forward to respectfully salute, and already had some inferences in his heart.He avoided the crowd and asked in a low voice, "Why, but there are changes in the city?"

"My lord, everything in Jinyang City is fine. It's just..." Zhang Shijie looked around carefully, and whispered close to the King of Jin, "The little emperor sent an imperial envoy here before you, and Mingli said it was to 'check Jin The soldiers in the Hebei area are preparing for affairs', but in fact, they have been closely watching the movements inside and outside the palace, and I have handed over several times just to ask to see you."

King Jin thought for a while, then smiled slightly: "It's okay, since I sent my eyes and ears to test it, it means that the one in the capital hasn't caught any clues yet. Just tell your people to be careful in their words and deeds."

Zhang Shijie immediately patted his chest and promised: "Your Majesty, don't worry, all the troops under your command have been carefully selected and you can trust them..."

King Jin took a glance from the corner of his eye and found that Shen Si was looking over quietly, as if he was paying attention to the conversation between the two. He didn't want Shen Si to be worried about such trivial matters, so he waved his hand to Zhang Shijie lightly, indicating that there is no need to say any more, and he has all the rest. Proper.

Niu Huang got off the boat with the others, and he felt novelty everywhere, facing the carriage that came to welcome King Jin, he also said a few words of emotion to Shen Si: "My lord, I thought your family was an ordinary merchant and wealthy family. , Now it’s too late to see that they are high-ranking officials and dignitaries. Let’s not talk about anything else, just these tall horses, tsk tsk, how can they be so majestic!”

It was too late for Shen Si to stop him.It's good that he didn't yell, but the fact that he opened his mouth strengthened King Jin's determination to kill.

King Jin summoned two guards, pointed to the bezoar and told him: "Go, settle the medical fee for this trip with him, and then arrange a small boat to send him on the road."

When Niu Huang heard that the silver was about to be obtained, he hurriedly bid farewell to King Jin and Shen Si, and jogged happily all the way to the two guards.Unexpectedly, the moment he was about to board the boat, he turned back for some reason, ran up to Shen Si out of breath, and asked enthusiastically: "My lord, can you leave me the address of your house for the villain? I was thinking, if someday There are brothers and uncles from my village who come here from far away, so I can entrust them to give you a little bag of crispy candy as a gift to the young master. Although it is not a valuable thing, it is a kindness in the end."

A few words made him deep in thought and guilt, and he was speechless. Fortunately, King Jin rescued him in time, and taught Niu Huang to just ask the guards for his address.Bezoar was about to turn around and leave when he got the order, but he stopped two steps and said to Shen Si in a long-winded manner: "By the way, my lord, I thought about it, if it's hot in summer, the halva will melt if you don't walk halfway. Why don't I ask someone for the recipe, write it as a letter and send it to your son, and the cook in your house will make it, and the taste must be the same." He said with a very proud smile, as if he had come up with the idea himself How smart is average.

Shen Si nodded her head indiscriminately, but she didn't even dare to look at Niu Huang, she just lowered her eyes and walked towards the carriage.He stepped on the car with one foot, but the other foot seemed to be stuck in a swamp, and he couldn't lift it even if he stayed where he was.He hesitated for a moment with a sullen face, and finally turned around and called Niuhuang: "Hey, brother Niuhuang, I don't know why I suddenly feel unwell and dizzy, are you willing to take care of me for a while?"

After asking this sentence, Shen Si let out a long breath with relief.He also wanted to learn from Gu Mingzhang or King Jin, treating everyone as pawns in the game, planning and calculating step by step, taking whatever they wanted... Unfortunately, he couldn't do it in the end.

Niu Huang didn't realize that he was hovering on the verge of life and death at all, instead he felt a bit embarrassed, stood there and rolled his eyelids for a long time before reluctantly replied: "Then... well, anyway, I'm alone, and I have nothing to worry about at home. It doesn't matter if you go back one day or one day later."

Unexpectedly, things that had been planned would go awry, and the two guards who were in charge of the action were a little at a loss, and they all cast inquiring glances at King Jin.King Jin's black and white phoenix eyes were straight on Shen Si, first examining, then pondering, and finally he smiled helplessly, and made an imperceptible gesture to the guards.The guards understood, quickly exchanged glances with each other, and retreated to their respective positions.

From the beginning to the end, Shen Si didn't make any response to King Jin. He was not good at lying, and he was too lazy to explain, so he just pretended to be stupid when he thought about it.He also knew that this move would embarrass King Jin, but he couldn't stand the condemnation of his conscience, so he could only bite the bullet and leave the mess to King Jin.

Two days later, the team finally rushed back to Jinyang City.Because an imperial envoy came out halfway, in order to avoid distracting people, King Jin disguised himself as a handyman with deep thoughts, and sneaked into the palace through the back door in the early hours of the morning.It wasn't until the moment he stepped on the threshold that his tense heartstrings finally relaxed a little.

The people in the mansion have already made clear the rules, don't say what shouldn't be said, don't ask what shouldn't be asked, don't look at the prince's handsome face that always has a three-point smile, but his majesty is not to be violated, whoever really offends him, just I am afraid that the Tathagata Buddha will not be able to save him.

As soon as the princess got the news, she took her personal maids to clean up the residence of King Jin and Shen Si.On the day the two returned to the mansion, she even stood guard at the door and waited before dawn.As soon as they met, she couldn't wait to pull the two of them to look left and right, with a look of pity on her face: "I lost weight, I lost weight, I must have suffered a lot this time, just come back! Everyone is safe Just come back!"

Stepping into the courtyard where I used to live, I felt a kind of homely feeling when thinking about it.The green brick floor in the middle of the yard was cleaned spotlessly, a few bare plum trees stood in the southeast corner, and the weapon rack was on the west side, and the knives, guns, swords and halberds on them were wiped bright and shiny.

After a few months, the golden gourd has grown a lot taller, and its voice is louder than before. Many muscles have grown on its shriveled skeleton, and it finally looks like a man.Seeing Shensi go and come back, his eyes were red with excitement, and his lips were tightly pressed together, for fear that he would cry out when he opened his mouth.Hearing the movement, the little fox rushed out with a "swoosh", and swayed its big tail straight into Shensi's arms.I don’t know how many good things the golden gourd secretly fed to it during this time, so that its fox’s head is still small and pointed, but its body swells into a veritable meat ball, which is soft and soft when pinched, and the bones can’t be found .

Seeing this person and fox, Shen Si rarely showed a sincere smile: "Duo Shou, you have really grown up, and you look a bit like a future general. Brother Liuli, I haven't seen you for a long time, and you have changed a lot. Yes……"

Jin Wang has been away for many days, and there are countless backlogs of affairs in the mansion. Since he came back, he has been so busy that he really can't find time to accompany him in meditation.

That night, Shen Si had dinner in his small courtyard with Jin Gourd and Bezoar. Although there were only three of them, there was a huge table with a wide variety of dishes, and they were all cooked according to Shen Si's taste. His mouth was also chewy, he was tired and depressed, he only ate a few mouthfuls indiscriminately, and then he said he wanted to rest and go back to his room.

Because of his special status, Niu Huang was put under heavy surveillance as soon as he entered the mansion. Not only was he not allowed to walk around in the mansion, but even when he went out of the small courtyard, someone would watch him.But I don't know whether to say that he is broad-minded or stupid, but he didn't take this prisoner-like situation into his heart at all, and ate all the food together with the golden gourd, and then patted his round belly together and went back to the room to sleep. .

In the past few days, he was either on a boat or bored in a carriage. Shen Si was completely dirty and messy, but because the sword wound on his abdomen hadn't healed, he couldn't take a bath yet, so he had to scrub his body carefully with clean water.After he changed into clean clothes and walked into the bedroom, he saw a figure in a skirt from the back who was diligently helping him make the bed.Shen Si thought it was the maid appointed by the King of Jin, in order not to scare the other party by speaking suddenly, he deliberately stepped harder when he walked in the door.That person turned around in response, it was Princess Jin!

If Shen Si's mother is still alive, she should be around the same age as the princess, so in Shen Si's heart, she always regards the princess as an elder.Although he had resentment towards King Jin, he still respected the princess.Now he wants an elder to personally serve him as a junior, he feels sorry no matter what, he hurriedly stepped forward to stop him and said: "Madam, I can do this kind of trivial matter by myself, how can I bother you to do it."

The concubine smiled and pushed his arm away in front of her, with a gentle tone: "To tell you the truth, I was also entrusted to come here. I really can't leave Shouzhi tonight, so I temporarily entrusted you to me to take care of you for a day." , I’m going to report back to Lord Chitose later, how can I be careless.”

Shen Si was inexplicably annoyed: "My lord is too careless, just send a little girl at random, how can I order you at will?"

The princess pulled him to the table and sat down, then poured a cup of hot tea for him, and whispered softly: "You can't blame him, I heard that all the maids he appointed to serve were chased away by you, and he again How can I do useless work again? Presumably only I, with my identity and age, won't be kicked out by Nian Qing."

After hearing this, Shen Si became more and more regretful: "What's wrong with Madam, I'm just used to life in the military, and I don't like others to help me with this and that."

The princess gave him a deep look: "Whether you need it or not is one thing, but whether he has a heart is another. With the relationship between the two of you..."

Shen Si slapped the table with a palm, cut off the princess's words, and said in a cold tone, "Listen, madam, I have nothing to do with him!"

The concubine blinked in surprise, and unconsciously sighed: "Oh, don't you recognize Shouzhi as a righteous father?"

Shen Si opened his mouth for a long time, but was speechless.The abnormal behavior just now is precisely because there is no silver 300 taels here!He found that he had a bit of brains on weekdays, but for some reason, when he met people like the prince and princess, he immediately became naive and extremely stupid.

An empty cup by the table was knocked over by him, Gululu rolled to the ground and broke in two.The maid outside the door heard the noise, and carefully asked for instructions: "Madam, do you have any orders?"

The concubine replied indifferently: "No, let's all go down." When the footsteps faded away, she picked up the broken tea cup with her own hands, her eyes filled with regret, "Nian Qing, I have heard everything that happened these days. I understand that you hate him and blame him. He called me 'Sister', and I was his only family member. My younger brother made mistakes, and as a sister, I should share with him. If you want Scold him, I will listen with him, if you want to hit him, I will carry it with him. But if you still want to kill him like you were in the capital, I will definitely fight with you first."

Shen Si looked at the dancing candles on the table, and smiled wryly: "Yes, I really want to kill him..."

"Nianqing, I can understand the feeling of losing a loved one overnight." The princess stood up, took two steps slowly, and looked out of the window at night and fell into memories, "The battle of Shuozhou in the second year of Tongle, My father, elder brother, and my lover, brother Qing, who wanted to stay together for the rest of their lives, failed to come back alive. When they left, everyone was confident, and the eldest brother even made a fool of himself with brother Qing, saying that this time he would go to battle to kill the enemy, brother Qing If the meritorious service achieved is higher than his, he will lose my younger sister to Brother Qing as his wife. I was actually happy to hear that, but after all, my daughter has a thin skin, so for the sake of face, I had to pretend to lose my temper, and did not talk to her for a few days. They talked, and they didn't even go to see them off. Who knew that after this farewell, they would never see each other again..." The princess's voice was almost choked up, and tears welled up in her eyes, "During the time they left home, I still I was secretly preparing the dowry. According to the local customs, the new daughter-in-law had to make a pair of shoes for her husband before passing through the door. I knew that I was not good at being a female celebrity, and I was afraid that the shoes I made would not fit my feet, so I sewed them stitch by stitch It was very slow, but if a thread was crooked, it had to be torn off and started again. I just sewed it, and I thought that after the shoes were sewn, my father would return triumphantly with my brother and brother Qing, but the shoes It was finally finished, but what was waiting was a few sets of blood-stained and incomplete armor."

Shen Si listened to Wang Hao talking about the pain of the past, and didn't know how to comfort her for a while, so she just whispered: "Ma'am..."

The princess was startled by her gaffe, wiped her eyes and smiled sadly: "What's even more tragic is that the bad luck is not over yet. Because the battle of Shuozhou was too tragic, the Emperor Taizu ordered to hold the relevant people accountable. The abolition of Prince Wei Ji for the sake of He shirked responsibility, ruled out dissidents, turned black and white, and pushed the crimes on the heads of several veteran officials of the Shouyi line. Because of his lies, he temporarily deceived the emperor and caused many loyal officials to suffer unfair injustice. Mr. Gu was sentenced to beheaded all his family members. Mr. Zhuo and Mr. Mo, the servants of the Ministry of War, beheaded the heads of the public. All the men in the family were exiled into the army, and the women were demoted to low status. The governor and Mr. Tu refused to accept the sentence, and fought with the officers and soldiers who came to arrest them Later, the officers and soldiers set fire to the Tu mansion in a fit of anger, and the guard arrived after hearing the news, only in time to rescue the youngest son of the Tu family from the sea of ​​fire. The poor child used to be born with red lips, white teeth, and handsome, talented and talented in both civil and military affairs. , don’t wait for the fire to ruin your face, even your voice is hoarse, and because you are a guilty person, you will never be able to show your real name and surname to others..."

"Could it be that the youngest son of the Tu family..." Tongle hadn't been born in two years of meditation, so everything that happened back then was naturally unknown.It was only at this point that he suddenly realized that it was strange that the few cronies around King Jin were all loyal and loyal without officials or positions.Gu Zhuozi should be a descendant of the Gu family and the Zhuo family, and Tu Mo'er is a descendant of the Tu family and the Mo family. King Jin is using this special method to return their true identities.

Seeing that Shen Si's brows were tightly furrowed, the princess smiled lovingly, and stretched out her hand to gently run over his forehead: "Nian Qing, if you gain something in this world, you will lose it. Enjoying the blessings of being equal to others, seeing him constantly using tricks and tricks in order to maintain his power and position, but do you know that he really can't afford to lose. Beside him, there are many people like us People should live by him. Only when he is the king of Jin can we live in peace."

Shen Si stubbornly turned his face away: "I understand what Ma'am said, but please forgive me for not being able to put aside the grievances of my father, brother and relatives, and think of others instead. The guards always have various difficulties, so if you do it, you will do it. He forged letters to frame my father, if he hadn't secretly leaked the defense secrets to the rebels, how could there be many disasters after that!"

"Well, there are so many good fools and treacherous villains in the world. Nianqing, you are valuable because of your clear and open mind, but it is also because of this that it is even more difficult for you to survive in the world." The princess shook her head helplessly. , "What I said may not be pleasant, just like the melting of ice and snow from winter to spring, which is the trend of the trend. How much does it have to do with people who dig ice for fish?"

"Madam doesn't understand..." Shen Si was silent for a moment, and then slowly said, "Although I am still young, I am not ignorant of world affairs. Even if I haven't personally experienced those officialdom strife and intrigues, I have always heard and seen it. One or two. My father has a straightforward and unselfish temper. He has offended many people in the imperial court by leading the army these years, and it is inevitable that he will be assassinated by people behind his back. Loyal to the stupid emperor! But I hate the emperor and Gu Mingzhang, which is different from hating the guards. You know that just the night before the accident, he told me... he actually said... Forget it..." pondered Unable to continue, he was so oppressed that his breath was heavy, his chest heaved violently, and his grievance looked pitiful.

The princess felt sad for a while, and it was inconvenient to say anything more.Seeing that the night was getting dark, she got up and said goodbye: "Nian Qing, go to bed earlier, don't think about it. No matter what plans you have in mind, you must first take care of yourself." Before going out, she couldn't help but turn her head He persuaded earnestly, "Being a human being, why is there no such thing as perfection? If you want to be happy, you must learn to be content. If you only focus on what you have never obtained, you will only be frustrated for life. Love each other and turn against each other, it is just a difference in one thought, alas... "

Lying in bed at night thinking, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.Thinking of the corpses lying all over the city under Runing, and the unnamed tablets in the Buddhist hall of the palace, I can't help being deeply puzzled. People like him can't live happily, and people like King Jin can't live happily either. After all, who can live happily?Is it true that only the emperor who is the only one who respects me can truly experience the taste of happiness?

Around four o'clock, in a daze, he realized that someone had entered his bedroom and walked straight to the bed in the dark.He closed his eyes and didn't move, but wanted to see what the man was trying to do.Soon, a warm palm covered his forehead, touched it lightly for a moment, then turned down to help him pull the corner of the quilt, and there was no more sound.

Shen Si could feel that the man hadn't left, so he stood in the darkness and watched him quietly for a long time, not knowing what he was thinking...

Early the next morning, Meditation was awakened by the furry fox tail.Brother Liuli got in from nowhere, and jumped onto the bed majestically, and slept soundly next to his pillow. He was not honest in his sleep, and his tail flicked back and forth from time to time, brushing his nostrils and cheeks in deep thought, itching Just wanted to sneeze.

Shen Si was about to pinch the back of his neck to throw the little fox to the ground, when he heard a faint conversation coming from the study outside.It seems that a man and a woman are asking and answering each other.

The female voice was extremely high-pitched, like a chirping bell, and she knew it was Princess Crimson without asking: "Idiot Jin Hulu, let me ask you, what is meant by 'Kin and Separation' in a hundred battles?"

Jin Gourd's voice is already a bit thick and rough like a man's, but it's a pity that when facing the princess, he always seems submissive and lacks confidence: "Well... when you fight with the enemy, you can wait for the gap between the monarch and his ministers in the neighboring country, and send him The spies are waiting for him, and if he guesses two, I will ride with the best soldiers, and I will get what I want."

Princess Crimson seemed very satisfied, and smiled briskly: "Then let me ask you again, what do you mean by 'I don't fight'?"

Golden Gourd thought for a while, then hesitated and replied: "This...this...anyone who fights against the enemy, if the enemy is numerous and we are few, the enemy is strong and we are weak, the army is at a disadvantage, or he comes from afar, and the food and pay are endless, you can't fight with him. In war, it is advisable... to fortify the wall for a long time and keep it open, so that the enemy can be broken."

Without waiting for him to catch his breath, Princess Crimson asked again like a cannonball: "Let's talk about 'use the crowd to advance and stop'?"

This time Jin Hulu didn't make a sound for a long time, Princess Crimson was very satisfied, and reprimanded arrogantly: "Stupid, the name is Hulu, it's really a papaya head!"

Shen Si was so sleepy from the noise of the two, so he had to put on his clothes and walk out, leaning on the bookshelf and casually said: "You can't fight between dangers and obstacles, you need an easy and spacious place. Stop, nothing is invincible."

The target finally appeared, and Jin Gourd quickly glanced at Princess Crimson, who secretly put his hand in his sleeve and gave Jin Gourd a thumbs-up gesture.

Shensi instantly understood the meaning, seeing these two people coming and going, asking each other seriously all morning, where are they discussing the art of war?It is clear that he is trying his best to coax himself to talk more!

Seeing the two not very shrewd people playing tricks, he felt warm in his heart.Aside from King Jin, he couldn't hate everyone in this mansion no matter what.First, Feng Zhuosheng died because of saving him, then Sun Rushang, Zhang Shijie and others worked hard to save his life, and the noble princess also took care of his daily life. I am also racking my brains to make him happy, and this also teaches him how to look at each other coldly!

Jin Hulu didn't know that his little trick had been exposed, and he was still performing hard: "Young master is proficient enough in the art of war. I have also read a lot of books on war in the past few days, but my brain is too stupid. I really don’t remember much.”

Shen Si curled up the corner of his mouth and forced a smile: "Machine equipment, adapt to the changing conditions of the times, it is useless to memorize it by rote. Even if you put all the military books of the predecessors in your head, you are just a Zhao Kuo who talks about war on paper. .”

Seeing that the method of "reciting the book of war" did not have the expected effect, Jin Hulu desperately asked the princess for help.The princess rolled her eyes and had an idea again. After a few winks and hints, Jin Hulu finally slapped his forehead and realized: "Oh my lord, I almost forgot that the day before yesterday General Zhan accidentally got a precious sword and said he would give it to you. Then The knife is narrow and long, and I don't know if it is easy to use."

As he spoke, he ran into the wing room, and quickly fetched a gleaming silver saber and handed it to Shen Si.The blade is three feet long, the handle is four feet long, and it is heavy and heavy to hold.Shen Si looked at it carefully with the knife in his hand and said: "This is a kind of horse-cutting knife, which evolved from the horizontal knife of the Tang Dynasty. It is extremely sharp and good at chopping."

Just shake it a few times at will, and it's dragons singing and tigers roaring, and the wind blowing fiercely, it's really a treasure.The so-called sword moves lightly, while the sword moves thickly. Compared with the sword, the sword is more straight and masculine.The so-called "the sound of the iron drum at the top of the city is still shaking, and the golden knife in the box is dry", what an exciting victory it was...

Excited, Shen Si unconsciously performed a set of saber techniques that he had practiced when he was young.Not wanting to be careless for a while, I used too much force while slashing and slashing, and I felt a sharp pain in my abdomen, and then a warmth slowly melted away.He secretly thought that it was not good, so he hurriedly retreated and handed the knife to the golden gourd, and then hurried back to his room on the pretext of being weak and wanted to drink tea and rest.

When he went to the room, he took off his outer shirt and saw that the cloth belt wrapped around his waist was indeed wet with blood. It seemed that the wound must have been torn apart by dancing with a knife just now.He didn't want to cause trouble if people found out, so he immediately covered his clothes and went to ask Niu Huang for some medicine powder to stop the bleeding, just daub it on the wound carelessly.

Ever since King Jin returned to the palace, all kinds of problems, big and small, have been in front of him.

Not to mention anything else, let's just talk about the imperial envoy sent by the little emperor.When imperial envoys enter Jinyuan, of course they must first pay a visit to Prince Jin who is guarding one side.But the real prince, Qiansui, is obviously still floating on the water, drinking and having fun all day in the mansion. That is just a Xibei product with a similar appearance. From a distance, he still looks the same, but when he speaks, he will be exposed.Of course Gu Zhuozi and Sun Rushang didn't dare to take him out to meet people, so they could only use all kinds of excuses to delay the time.

The imperial envoy was left hanging in the hotel for several days, and his patience was almost worn out.Now that King Jin has finally rushed back, the sooner we meet on this side, the better.It can be seen that before the meeting, the King of Jin still needs to memorize the big and small matters that have happened inside and outside the palace during this period of time, and he must not let go of even the smallest details.Otherwise, if there is a mistake in the words, it is difficult to guarantee that the other party will follow the clues to find out the truth.

In addition, people have to be sent to thoroughly investigate the imperial envoy's background, temperament, faction, and so on.Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be foolproof.In King Jin's view, no one can avoid the word "desire".Some people are addicted to alcohol, some are lustful, some are greedy for money, some are greedy for fame... Find out what the other party wants, and it is not difficult to subdue it.There are thousands of mountains and rivers between the capital and Jinyuan, whether it is peaceful or tense, every word the imperial envoy utters is very important to the little emperor's ears.

After two days of hard work, I was finally ready.King Jin held a grand banquet at the most prestigious Hongbin Restaurant in the city, and formally greeted the imperial envoy.

Around the Hongbin Building, the idlers were dispersed early, and the soldiers guarded every ten steps and every five steps.Before the time was up, King Jin's guard of honor had already arrived in front of the restaurant in a mighty way, and it was considered a great honor for the imperial envoy.But it's also annoying, the imperial envoy is not very old but not young, he has been waiting for a long time, but he still hasn't arrived.

Just when Jin Wang was sullen and was about to send someone to urge him, a school captain stumbled in and ran in: "Report to the lord, something is wrong, the imperial envoy was assassinated on the way to the banquet..."

King Jin raised his eyebrows: "Where is the person? Is the injury serious? What do the guards sent by the king eat?"

The person who came did not dare to look up, and replied angrily: "The assassin didn't show up at all, he just made a surprise attack in the middle of the way, the imperial envoy, he, he was shot through the heart with an arrow, and died on the spot. As for the murderer... the murderer... ..."

King Jin ordered coldly: "Say it quickly!"

The captain swallowed hard and spit: "The guards chased all the way and found that the murderer had escaped into the palace..."

A flash of lightning flashed through King Jin's mind. Could it be that the murderer was... Pensive?