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A bright moon in the sky shone so brightly that the fish pond shimmered, as if it was covered with fine gold leaf.

King Jin stared at the surface of the water, and the ripples were also rippling in his heart, causing ripples.It turns out that standing next to someone you really love, even being angry and cold war is so beautiful and pleasant...

Princess Crimson couldn't stay idle, and wanted to run over to King Jin, meditate and joke, but was pulled back by the concubine's quick eyesight, pointing her fingers to her forehead and silently admonishing her.The princess looked puzzled at the two men standing side by side, sticking out the tip of her tongue and making a mischievous grimace.

I don't know how long I stood there, Shen Si suddenly muttered without thinking: "Thank you." The voice was so small that it was almost inaudible, like talking to himself.Just two words came out of his mouth, and then he fell into silence again.

But King Jin had really listened to it, until the corners of his lips and brows were filled with smiles.He doesn't ask for any return from meditation for everything he does, but only asks that the other party can see his every word and deed in his eyes, and that's enough.

There were figures shaking outside the courtyard gate, it turned out that a few servants who had passed on the message did not dare to come in to disturb them, and were looking in quietly.After a while, the concubine sent a clever girl over to pass on a message, saying that Gu Zhuozi and Sun Rushang had been waiting in the study for a long time for a meeting.

King Jin nodded, waved the little girl back, and told him to think carefully: "Go back early and rest, even though the weather is hot now, don't be greedy for cold food, I sent someone to send a thin silk quilt over there, Make sure to cover it when you sleep at night to avoid the wind..."

He babbled a lot like an old lady, and just listened quietly in meditation. Although he didn't reply, he didn't show any resistance.Therefore, when the King of Jin walked out of the concubine's courtyard that night, he felt very comfortable, and even his steps were brisk.

It's a pity that this relaxation and happiness can't last long at all, and there are dull and depressing news waiting for him in the study.

Gu Zhuozi and Sun Rushang were sitting on both sides of the small table drinking tea and arguing in a low voice. Seeing King Jin stepping in, the two got up to greet each other.As usual, it was Sun Rushang who spoke first: "My lord, I have received news that the little emperor seems to be secretly dispatching soldiers and horses from the Beijing camp, and has followed Gu Mingzhen into the palace for several days. Soldiers are also gathering on the western front one after another.”

"Gu Mingzhen?" Jin Wangfeng thought about it for a while, and suddenly realized, "Oh, isn't it Gu Mingzhang's cousin who is said to have the courage of 'invincible'? If the little emperor worships him as a general in this encounter, It can be regarded as 'knowing people and doing good things'."

This cousin has worked for Gu Mingzhang for many years, working tirelessly and devoting himself to it, which shows that the brotherhood is particularly close.Now that his cousin died tragically at the hands of Shen Si, he must have deep hatred in his heart.The so-called mourning soldiers will win, and those who are full of the belief in revenge will naturally take the lead in fighting and never retreat.Gu Mingzhang was alive, and the little emperor relied on him everywhere. When Gu Mingzhang died, the little emperor would hand over the military power to Gu Mingzhen, who was also a descendant of Gu Mingzhang.

Gu Zhuozi shook open the folding fan and fanned it slowly: "Isn't it the young master Gu? After a while, he will come to Jinyuan under the banner of 'seeking thieves'. If my guess is right, the little emperor He will also appoint his trusted eunuch Zhu Shanbao to be the supervising army. Don’t look at Zhu Gonggong’s fat head and big ears and simple and honest face, the little emperor was able to get rid of the prince’s elder brother with the change of “falling from the horse” all because of Zhu Gonggong’s advice.”

"Ah," Sun Rushang followed with a sigh. As a long-time historian, he has assisted King Jin in governing Jinyuan for many years, and he cares about the people's livelihood. There is nothing to be afraid of. I am only afraid that once the war breaks out, the land in Jinyuan will inevitably be deserted and the population will wither. Thinking of such a tragic situation, it will make people feel uncomfortable."

If you want to avoid the catastrophe of war, there is not no way, as long as you hand over the "rebel" pensive five flowers, all problems will be solved.But seeing King Jin chasing all the way from Runing to the capital in search of meditation, and forgetting about his own safety, how could he say that?

Gu Zhuozi knew that Sun Rushang's words were ambiguous as soon as he listened to them, but with his smooth way of dealing with the world, of course he would not embarrass his master, so he quickly changed the subject and boasted: "Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. If the little emperor wanted to fight, he would simply give him a head-on blow to dampen his spirit and teach him not to dare to attack Jinyuan again. The prince has been stationed in Jinyuan for many years and has always been loved by the people, which is what the people want. , with the prince in charge, even if I, Jinyuan, go through wars, I can quickly return to normal."

King Jin lowered his head, dusted the floating tea in the cup lightly with the lid of the cup, and was noncommittal to what the two said.

Gu Zhuozi checked his face, stroked his mustache and said again: "I just don't know... which general should be sent to fight in this battle?"

Although he had a candidate in his heart, he didn't want to say it directly, and wanted to lure Sun Rushang to speak out, and then probe into King Jin's intentions.

Sun Rushang is an honest man, and he said whenever he had something to say: "In my opinion, Shen Nianqing, Mr. Shen, is an excellent candidate. In the battle of Fenshui, he was brave and resourceful, and he used soldiers like a god, which is already impressive. If you go out to battle, you will be able to defeat the enemy and return in triumph."

"No, no." Jin Wang waved his hands without hesitation, and said two things in a row, "Nianqing is seriously injured and has just lost a loved one. He is exhausted physically and mentally. It is really not suitable for running around."

Seeing this, Gu Zhuozi already had a plan: "When it comes to fighting, I have a plan, and I don't know if it should be said or not..."

here we go again!King Jin secretly rolled his eyes in his heart, but his face was full of smiles: "Ah Yuan, but it's okay to say."

Gu Zhuozi buckled up his folding fan, glanced at Tu Mo'er who was hiding in the corner, and said unhurriedly: "Water can penetrate rocks, and ropes can break wood. The more aggressive the enemy is, the more we must avoid their sharp edges and use softness to overcome strength. But if I make this plan, I am afraid that I will be disrespectful to the prince..."

When approaching Zi, it was late at night, and Gu and Sun had already bid farewell and left.King Jin drank a few more cups of ginseng tea, so he was still full of energy and no sleepiness at all.

After coming out of the study room, unable to sleep left and right, he simply strolled along the lakeside promenade.The attendants knew that the master was worried and didn't dare to disturb him. Except for two people carrying lanterns to light the way, the rest of them followed far behind, their steps light and slow.

Fighting against the entire imperial court with the power of Jinyuan, the King of Jin was a little nervous after all.Over the years, with the horses in the trough and the golden sword in the sheath, he has almost forgotten what it's like to fight in battle.As the years get older, even the bloodiness of giving it a go when I was young is gradually worn away.

There is no turning back when the bow is opened, and the matter has come to this point, so I have no choice but to bite the bullet and walk on.Perhaps in life, one must be crazy about someone at a certain moment, but now he is worth it for his Shen Xiaowu, no matter whether he succeeds or fails in the end.

As he walked, the cobbled path under his feet suddenly turned into blue brick and stone steps. King Jin looked up and smiled wryly. It turned out that he came to the small courtyard where Shen Si lived again inadvertently.After ordering all the attendants to wait outside the door, he walked into the courtyard lightly.It was pitch black all around, only a faint candle was still burning in the contemplation room.

From the side room came the intermittent snoring of Niuhuang, accompanied by indistinct ravings, whether he slept soundly or not.King Jin shook his head and sighed, everyone said that stupid people have stupid blessings, and it was true.

The door of the pensive room was ajar, and the King of Jin called out twice: "Nian Qing? Nian Qing?"

After waiting for a long time for no response, he simply pushed the door open and walked in, only to see Pensive sitting on the table with his head resting on his arms, presumably falling asleep while reading a book.King Jin took two steps closer, watched the pensive sleeping face carefully as if admiring a rare treasure, and slowly smiled sincerely.

Shen Si's black hair was loose, half of his face was deformed, and the tip of his nose was dripping with sweat. He was only wearing a loose undershirt with the neckline open, revealing a small piece of dark and tight chest.He is not yet 20 years old, his whole body is full of youthful vigor, even his skin is smooth and translucent, making people want to reach out and touch it...

Jin Wang only felt his lower abdomen burning hot, and his legs were swollen. He was afraid that he would not be able to withstand the temptation, so he quickly turned his gaze to look at the messy tabletop.Spread out there is a whole map of Jinyuan, with circles, squares, triangles, and arrows of different sizes marked on it with a cinnabar pen, which is intricate.

King Jin took off his outer shirt, carefully draped it over Shen Si's shoulders, moved his arm a little two inches away, leaned over and carefully examined the map.It turned out that I was meditating endlessly, studying under the lamp which military strategists must contend for in this Jinyuan border, which dangers can be defended by elite soldiers, and which routes are most likely to be selected by the enemy for attack... It seems that I have a good understanding of what is about to happen. He already knew about the war.

For a moment, King Jin's head turned over the sauce dish, sweet and sour, sweet and sour.The happy thing is that Shen Si is still concerned about his safety and the safety of Jinyuan as a whole. The sad thing is that Shen Si clearly has the overall situation in mind, but he never volunteered as he did when he confronted Hariba last time.

The world is like a tide, and the tide will polish the edges and corners of the stones, and many changes will also change a person's nature.King Jin was very afraid that the simple and bright Shen Xiaowu would be buried by the mundane world without knowing it.

The candle flame flickered on and off, and finally burned out, turning into a puff of blue smoke and swaying in all directions.In a trance, a red shadow suddenly flashed past the door, startling King Jin.Looking intently under the moonlight, it turned out to be the little fox named "Liuli".The little fox ran up to King Jin and sniffed, as if verifying his identity, and after confirming that there was no danger, he raised his front paw and scratched at King Jin's soft-soled soap boots. Xixi, in a few strokes, the golden silk dragon embroidered on it was caught and turned into a hairy centipede.King Jin was so angry and funny, he wanted to reach out and rub the little fox's head to show his closeness, but it jumped away nimbly.

Afraid that this would wake him up and meditate, King Jin left the little fox and exited the house. Unexpectedly, the fox also followed up in two or three steps, staring at King Jin without blinking his eyes, and curling up his paws. Scratch happily.King Jin let it scratch for a long time, dumbfounded, and stretched out his hand tentatively, but before it touched the fluffy fluff, it "slipped" away again.Repeated this several times, until King Jin walked out of the courtyard and onto the stone bridge, the little fox was still following him not far or near.But as soon as King Jin turned his head, it quickly hid behind the tree again, only the big fiery red tail was left outside, and it flicked and flicked, clearly revealing its whereabouts.

King Jin couldn't help but shook his head and smiled wryly: "Oh, I really love the protagonist!"

Early the next morning, I woke up just after dawn and meditated.After twisting his stiff shoulders a few times, he accidentally discovered that a small piece of stitches on the map had been fainted. He was afraid that he had slept too soundly and accidentally slobbered on it. He quickly raised his sleeve to rub it, but unfortunately it was already completely dry.

Surrounded by a faint fragrance, calm and heavy, it seems that King Jin is standing beside him.Shen Si glanced around in a daze, and it took a long time to realize that there was an extra dress on his shoulders at some point. It was made of loose yellow silk, embroidered with auspicious flowers, and it was exactly the one worn by King Jin yesterday.

Shen Si was immediately annoyed, one thing, he blamed himself for sleeping too hard, someone came in and didn't notice at all, this is really wrong for a martial arts practitioner.What's more, if King Jin saw his stupid appearance of sleeping and drooling, it would be extremely embarrassing.As for why he was not afraid of being seen by others, he was afraid that King Jin would see him alone, and he couldn't explain the reason...

Just as he was thinking wildly, Jin Gourd opened the door and walked in, holding a basin of clean water and counting some toilet utensils in his hand.Seeing that Shen Si had woken up, he ran forward abnormally, wanting to serve Shen Si to wash up.It's a pity that he was clumsy and not used to such chores. Not only did he slide the jasmine soap for washing his face to the ground and trampled it to pieces, but he also dropped the silk towel for wiping his face into the basin, knocking over the copper basin. , The water splashed all over the floor, and even the shoes and socks of meditation were soaked.

Shen Si was really helpless, so he had no choice but to pull him aside: "If you don't have anything to show courteousness, you can either rape or steal, Golden Gourd, recruit, what is your intention?"

Jin Gourd twitched for a long time, and said in a low voice: "Young master, I, I thought about it for a long time last night. A man should not underestimate himself. My surname is Jin, and my name is Fulu, and I live long. This famous name is for a career. Xiangning is kind, let alone a mere general..."

Shen Si couldn't hold back the "puchi" and laughed out loud: "Did you come up with that? That's what I told you yesterday!"

"I want to make meritorious deeds, I want to make a difference, I..." Golden Gourd simply knelt on the ground with a "boom", "Please cultivate me, my lord, I want to fight the enemy!"

Shen Si was not in a hurry to help him up, instead he folded his arms and teased him playfully: "Golden gourd, golden gourd, do you want to make a difference in your career, or do you want to taste the taste of swan meat that is worth thousands of dollars? "

"I, I, I am not like that!" Jin Gourd said that it was not like that, but his face was flushed, clearly saying: Yes, I am like that!

Shen Si hooked the side of his leg with the tip of his toe: "Get up, what a pitiful look!" Seeing that the golden gourd was still kneeling on the ground and refused to move, Shen Si had no choice but to lift him up with his shoulders, "You follow me, It is true that you have developed some skills, but the battlefield is no better than the school field, swords and guns have no eyes, life and death are fate, have you thought about it?"

Jin Gourd was stunned for a while, then recalled, and nodded vigorously: "Think it over! Think it over!"

Looking at the sky pensively, he deliberately dragged his voice and said: "Oh, it's getting late, I think it's almost time..."

"Oops, I have to run errands today." Hearing this, Jin Hulu threw off the wet silk towel in his hand, turned around and ran outside, stretched his neck after a few steps and shouted back: "Thank you, sir! Thank you Son!"

He put his hand into his chest, took out a small cloth bag, unfolded the cloth bag, and inside it lay the paper Jin Fulu and Jin Duoshou written to him by meditation. He lifted it up to the sun and looked at it over and over again, feeling happy Self-victory.

As soon as the golden gourd left, Princess Crimson came back, standing at the door in a big way, holding up her airs and waiting for someone to greet her.It's a pity that Shen Si just cleaned the water stains and soap marks left by the golden gourd, and cared about her flawlessly.She had no choice but to cough dryly twice, signaling that the adults would ignore the faults of the villains, and that this incident would be spared from contemplation for the time being.

The group of colorfully dressed little girls laughed and made noise in the yard, pushing and shoving the weapon racks so loudly that they made a noise to think about.Seeing Shen Si frowned, the princess hurriedly waved her hands: "Go, go, go out, go out!"

After driving all the little girls out of the yard, the princess turned her head and "giggled" and smiled: "You are cleaning? How about... the princess will help you?"

With the lessons learned from the past, Shen Si naturally refused to bother her, and immediately waved his hands quickly: "Speak up if you have something to say, I don't like mother-in-law."

The princess took a small step to Shen Si, pulled her cuffs and shook them back and forth: "Teach me martial arts and the art of war, teach me to be a female general! It's not the kind who just escorts mother to the temple to pray for blessings, but wears iron armor , the kind that wields a spear and goes into battle to kill the enemy."

Shen Si casually perfunctory: "My daughter's family is a general, and it is serious to learn how to knit women's reds honestly."

Princess Crimson twitched her lips: "Hua Mulan and Liang Hongyu are also daughters' families, so they haven't become majestic heroines!"

Shen Si sighed helplessly: "You are a majestic princess, how can you compare with them."

The princess shook her head "tsk tut", with a deep expression of "you don't understand" on her face: "If I have the ability to go to battle and kill the enemy, I don't have to marry those fat-headed princes and grandsons. Do you know that the daughter of King Liang married She is the son of the Taifu, and her husband drinks and has fun every day, and hangs around the place where the fireworks are held. She can only wash her face with tears. As for the daughter of King Qi, she married the only son of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. Half a year later, she had a sudden illness and died, leaving her with only tears to wash her face. What is even more tragic is that the daughter of King Yu married a Tibetan chieftain far away. Letting the yaks, if it were me, I would be suffocated to death."

Shen Si blinked and asked curiously, "Then what kind of husband do you want to marry?"

To this overly straightforward question, Princess Crimson was not as shy as the girl next to her. Instead, she answered generously: "I just want to find someone who is simple and funny. The most important thing is that he likes me sincerely. Instead of coveting my princess position and my father's power."

Shen Si used the golden gourd to match the princess's expectations, which is quite appropriate.While tidying up the desktop, he asked casually: "There are many capable people and strangers in the palace, all of whom are more experienced than me in reading poetry and books, why don't you go to them to teach you?"

The princess could not wait to wrinkle the bridge of her nose: "For my request, they must superficially agree and say 'Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes', and then turn around and report to the father. Wouldn't I have to sit in the study again? Copy the "Women's Commandment"!"

Shen Si flattened her mouth: "Then I can't help you, I'm living in the palace now, and I have to rely on your father for food and clothing, so I can't offend him."

The princess smiled nonchalantly: "Che, you are different from others. They are all afraid of your father, but you are not afraid. Not only are you not afraid, but your father will listen to you in turn. I can see clearly, now in front of my father, you Whatever you say is what you say, that's why I came here to find you. Hmph, now I finally have a way to rule my father!"

Shen Si was speechless: "Little girl, with your temperament, why worry about who you will marry in the future, I'm afraid no man will dare to marry you!"

Princess Crimson put her hands on her hips, sticking out her tongue and wiggling it twice: "You have a dark face, a bad temper, rude words and deeds, and you don't know anything except fighting. Is it because someone likes you so much? , what am I afraid of!"

Shen Si didn't expect to be robbed by a little girl, so she raised her finger and wanted to hit a chestnut, which scared the princess and fled out of the room with her skirt in her hand. : "Nianqing, Nianqing, hahaha..."

The group of little girls who usually followed the princess were all spoiled, and they didn't know the heights of the sky and the earth. Now they are imitating the master's appearance, standing in the courtyard and chirping: "Nianqing, Nianqing, Nianqing, Nianqing, haha Ha ha……"