Chiwuxing

Chapter [-], [-] - Evil and frightened become overcast and cloudy, innocent and innocent

In the early peace of Weinan, after the war, civil engineering was rebuilt, warehouses were opened to provide food, and at the same time, the refugees were sent back to resettle the people and began to restore the livelihood of the people.

The whole area to the west of Tongguan was once reduced to a barbarian garrison, with heavy casualties and damage, which urgently needed to be repaired.Fu Chen traveled between these cities to supervise and inspect the chaos and miscellaneous affairs in each city.And the [-] soldiers and horses that were dispatched before also came with food within a few days, which did not delay the expenses of the common people, which made him feel relieved.

Above the city tower, overlooking the foggy long street, the people are surrounded by people.

A soldier climbed to the city to report: "General, the temporary governor of the prefecture dispatched by the imperial capital passed through Tongguan yesterday. At this time, he just arrived in Xuzhou, and he just delivered a letter."

Fu Chen was still looking at the far street, and said coldly after hearing the words:

"I have been working on the book for many days, and all the soldiers from Qianchuan who came to transport food have returned, and they have only arrived at this time... Is this an insult to me, or is it deliberately letting the people hang out, and picking up that sour shelf again?"

The soldier continued: "... I think it's not necessarily because they did it on purpose, after all, those adults couldn't withstand the bumpy road, and they all came in a carriage, so they can't compare to the speed of riding a horse... Besides, I listen to you It is said that the conflict between the government and the businessman broke out in the imperial capital, and the disturbance reached the upper echelons, and it seems that... people were killed."

"It's your own fault," Fu Chen sneered, "Both sides are not good people, let them fight first, let's not get involved... When those people can clearly see each other's dislike for each other, I'll see when the time comes. Deliberately stir up another storm."

"...the general is wise."

"Who is coming?"

"The leader... seems to be called 'Liu Cheng'. He sent the letter to you. The rest of the adults should follow and assist, and they don't know their names."

"Liu Cheng..."

Fu Chen chewed on this name secretly, obviously it was not a dignitary in the imperial court in the past, he searched for a long time, probably remembered that he had heard this name by chance during the Qian Jian incident, and he didn't have much impression of him.

He withdrew his gaze from a distance and looked down at the soldier: "Where is he now?"

"In the old residence of the government office in Xuzhou."

Fu Chen brought people to the old yamen, and the transferred officials greeted them personally in the mansion, which was extremely polite.

Although he didn't get this kind of treatment in Yan Ting in the past, he also clearly knew that they were so attentive to details, probably because they came to the cities to observe the situation, and they knew that the soldiers were besieged and stationed here, and the officers and soldiers disappeared.And he is the person appointed by Hu Jun. If he is dissatisfied, no one will know if he kills them, so he is afraid of him a lot.

Fu Chen smiled lightly and didn't say much, and followed his arrangement into the meeting room.

This Liu Cheng looks like a decent man with broad forehead and square nose.However, Fu Chen had seen a lot of decent-looking, vicious and perverted people in Yan Tingzhong before, so he didn't trust them.While looking at it, he listened to his words and reported the situation when he came and the plan to repair the city state in the future.

"...That's it." Liu Chenggong elaborated.

Fu Chen smiled, and then said: "Master Liu, Jia is a rough person, so I don't have much advice on this small matter. I think since Master Shao arranged for you to be in charge of government affairs, I don't allow me to say more about your ability. It's just that There are a few extra points that I would like to discuss with adults.”

"...don't dare."

"First of all, in the past, the officers and soldiers of Yiwei in Zhucheng were under the hands of the barbarians. Those who were dismissed were dismissed, those who fled, and there were countless people who were captured and killed. There should be vacancies in the officers and soldiers, but the people are stable, especially recently. To recuperate, one must not be able to do without such people. Therefore, Jia decided to stay here with the soldiers who participated in the anti-barbarian attack. Most of them were temporarily recruited for the war. Among them, Jia was in charge of 7000 soldiers. Although they were born in Jiangbei mountain bandits, they now have a regular army establishment. There are still [-] people, they are Chiwuyi Cong who spontaneously gathered. There are people, old Chijia soldiers, and refugees. They all played a big part in this suppression of the barbarians. Therefore, for the ten thousand old Yan people, Jia is tentatively planning to serve as the local army, which can be used by adults, what does Lord Liu think?"

"...This is of course good," Liu Cheng continued, "but...to the west of Tongguan, there are more than ten prefectures and counties, and [-] officers and troops...I'm afraid it's not enough."

"This is the second point that Jia wants to talk about," Fu Chen said with a smile, "Recently, I have reported to the Ministry of Hu that I would like to send 6 people over here for security. What do you think?"

Liu Cheng smiled: "Then the officers and soldiers are more than sufficient."

"Aside from the number of people, Jia would like to ask, what do you think of the fact that Hu Jun and the gathered Yanren Rebel Army are both officers and soldiers?"

"The same people in the imperial court fulfill their responsibilities, and they should treat each other equally." Liu Cheng answered eloquently.

"How about the law of equal treatment?" This general answer obviously couldn't catch Fu Chen, and he would definitely want to get to the bottom of it, "Even if you want to treat people equally, what if there is an actual conflict in the army?"

Liu Chengsi said: "If there is a conflict, first look at the cause of the matter in detail, and correct it impartially. If someone makes trouble out of nothing, purely due to the conflict between the Hu and Yan tribes, both parties will be punished, and the guards in each city will be announced. To serve as an example to others."

Fu Chen asked again: "From your lord's point of view, how to resolve the conflict between Hu and Yan?"

"The Hu people have been attached to the Yan court since the founding of the former Yan state. The two are subordinates. Now that the dynasties have changed, the attitude of the Hu people to us and the Yan people is not clear for the time being. Maybe the general knows better than me. But The people of Old Yan still have to ask for their livelihoods. Since Master Hu is willing to obey all clans and one family, then of course we should not have any grievances anymore, and we should also treat them as one clan." Liu Chengdao, "As for the solution... I think it will happen in the future. It takes a long time to see people's hearts, and after a long time, the common people will understand."

Fu Chen smiled faintly: "My lord is right."

The waiter brought tea, and the two continued to talk about other affairs.Before getting up to leave, Fu Chen suddenly asked casually: "...has Mr. Liu met Jia before?"

"...Never," Liu Cheng's eyes lit up, and he probably inferred some of his personality from Shao Qian's mouth before coming here. At this time, he didn't know the reason for his temptation, so he just smiled cautiously, "General Jia is very handsome, young and capable, if I was lucky enough to meet you before, and I'm afraid I will never forget it again."

"Heh," Fu Chen squinted his eyes and snorted, "It seems that Mr. Shao has a unique vision and chose the right person."

The accompanying soldiers waited outside the house for more than two hours before they saw Fu Chen appear from the house.

"Lord Liu doesn't need to see you off, we don't have this rule in our army," Fu Chen turned and declined politely, "If you have any doubts in the future, you can tell others at any time, and Jia will do his best."

Liu Cheng and a group of officials, big and small, handed each other off at the threshold: "General, go slowly."

Fu Chen nodded slightly, turned his head and went, and the accompanying soldiers hurriedly followed.

The soldiers looked at his indifferent face for a while, not knowing whether it was joy or worry, so they asked: "General... how about the people sent by the imperial capital?"

"The person Shao Qian chose has the same temperament as him, and he is impeccable," Fu Chen snorted, and then added, "...but they are not idiots...you can use it."

He walked to the gate of the official yamen and led his own horse.

The soldier said again: "General, when you went in just now, someone came to report to you."

Fu Chen got on the horse, and suddenly felt a big movement, his brain was blank and lacked oxygen, his shoulders and elbows lost strength, and he seemed to fall sideways for a moment.

The soldier next to him quickly stretched his elbows to help him up: "General, what's wrong with you?"

"...Thank you," Fu Chen sat back on the horse with his strength, shook his head, regained consciousness, and waved his hands, "It's okay, it's just that I stayed up late these days, and I just sat and talked for a long time, and I was bored Dizziness."

"You have worked really hard these days. You travel through several cities a day, and you spend most of your time on the road. How can you have time to rest? The few of our entourages who send messages follow you in shifts. You still have to do everything. My dear..." The soldiers were afraid of their impatience, so they didn't dare to say any more, so they stopped there, "But now that Mr. Liu is here to take care of the government affairs, the general can take a breather for a few days."

"...I wish," Fu Chen took a few deep breaths, before clearing the suffocation in his mind, "...you just said something, why?"

"Oh," the soldier also reacted, and said again, "It is said that the soldiers from the barbarian side came over, and your general Chao led the troops together... Now you can save a lot of hard work Son. But to be honest, this Hu Jun's movements are really fast. If Le Guin has a long way to go and needs to cross the water in case of flood, so many people will arrive at the time..."

The soldiers were so happy for Fu Chen and the people, they didn't notice the young man's eyes that suddenly changed color when he spoke.

"Where is Chao Er?" Fu Chen interrupted suddenly with a stern expression.

The soldiers looked at him in the blink of an eye, not happy, as if they were much more serious than Shicai, and hurriedly said: "It is said that he was settled at Fenying, it should be General Qiu's participation."

"Let's go to Fenying."

The soldiers looked at his back as he strode away, thought about the long official road that Xuzhou and Fenying had to pass through, sighed, gritted their teeth and drove to catch up.

Fu Chen was also excited when he heard this letter at first, but this excitement was not mixed with much joy, instead, something unknown was quietly growing.

This kind of thing that slowly grew in his heart disturbed him all the way, so that his patience was exhausted on the way. When he hurried to the gate of Fenying City, he didn't even look at the guards, and directly drove in. , leaving the entourage behind to explain the reason to the guards.

"General!"

No barbarians were seen along the way, Fu Chen went straight to the palace, how many soldiers were staying in the palace, so he stopped him directly: "What's your business? There are many old, young, sick and sick in this palace now. , I'm afraid I can't let you ride in and disturb me, please forgive me."

Hearing this, Fu Chen had no choice but to dismount, and quickly asked, "Is Chao Er in there?"

"Yes, this morning..." Seeing that he was about to rush into the palace immediately, the soldier stopped him again, "Hey, general, wait a moment."

"What's the matter?" Fu Chen frowned.

"General Chao said, if you come today, let you go to the post to rest first, and he will take the initiative to find you to report to you at night, so..."

Fu Chen stared: "What right does he have to stop me? Get out of the way!"

"General Qiu also agreed, saying that you have been tired for the past few days, and let you take a rest for a while..."

Fu Chen suddenly felt something explode in his chest, and the heat was unbearable: "...If I insist on going in, will you do it with me?"

"General...don't make it difficult for you to mark..." The soldier pursed his lips and struggled to speak, but saw the young man in front of him suddenly gasp for breath, his cheeks were stained with blood red from holding back, he seemed angry and sick, and suspicious Said, "You...what's the matter with you?"

"Let me in..." Fu Chen suppressed his panting, and his hostility arose, "Today I'm going to enter, don't let anyone stop me, otherwise... don't blame me for being ruthless."

He pulled out the saber from his waist, and all the soldiers were horrified on the spot when they saw his posture.It's not a bad thing to go in and out of the palace, and Fu Chen is an acquaintance. They thought about the consequences and consciously stepped aside.

Fu Chen rushed into the palace.

The road was familiar, so he went directly to the palace where Zongzhengxi lived, there were still guards at the gate, but when he saw him coming, he just silently saluted him, and did not stop him from entering.

Fu Chen walked in panting, his pace had already slowed down.

Passing by the flowers and grass mountain stream in Yiting, the scenery no longer makes him feel at ease.

Fu Chen stopped suddenly and took a steady breath.He reached out and took off the saber at his waist, threw it in the grass, and then quickly entered the apse.

Walking outside, he heard a sneer coming from inside the room, Fu Chen paused and recognized that it was Zong Zhengxi's voice:

"...You think you can stop it. The man must have taken the blame, why don't you learn from your elder brother?"

Immediately afterwards, there was a human voice of "Hang Chi", which could not be formed into words, and was so vague that it sounded like a sigh, but he still recognized that it was Chao Er.

The strings in my heart snapped instantly.

He kicked open the door with a "bang" and rushed in.

As a result, seeing the two people sitting opposite each other in the room, they all looked in amazement.

Opposite Zong Zhengxi, the young man huddled by the chair jumped up when he entered the door. He was startled and terrified, but he still moved towards his place.

Fu Chen looked at Chao Er's face full of wind, frost and exhaustion, the pain and anger in his heart could not be relieved at all, and he opened his mouth to scold.

Unexpectedly, the moment he opened his mouth, the pain in his heart turned into a fishy sweet thick liquid that blocked his throat, he couldn't speak, but was choked by the bloody water, and large streams of thick blood gushed out.

"Big brother!"

Immediately afterwards, there was severe pain extending from the heart, lungs, abdomen, and chest, as if the blood gushing out even the spleen was vomited out.Fu Chen felt his legs were weak and fell straight forward.

Chao Er hastily stepped forward and stretched out his arms to support him, preventing him from falling to the ground.

Zongzheng Xi's eyes were cold, he raised his hand and whistled, calling the guards outside the palace to enter the palace.

Fu Chen coughed half-consciously, the choking feeling from just now still lingered.Every time he coughed, a large mouthful of red blood came out from between his lips. In the end, he coughed so badly that he couldn't stop it.

Chao Er supported the back of his neck with one hand, seeing the young man's lips parting and spitting blood, thinking that Fu Chen was still in a hurry to scold him, the other hand gently covered his mouth and nose, tears streaming down: "It's all my fault... ...you stop talking...it's my fault...you stop talking..."

Fu Chen stared at him with his eyelids gradually lowering.

In a daze of consciousness, accompanied by Chao Er's scream, there was also a command call: "Send it to the inner compartment!"

It was still Zong Zhengxi's voice, but he seemed to have never heard such anxious emotions condensed in the tone of this person who was always calm and indifferent.It really doesn't look like him... He must have misheard...

Dreams always carry the fear of the past.Even though the scene is absurd and ugly, there are deep worries and fears, love and desires hidden in people's hearts.

Fu Chen slept too long this time, and even in this dream, he had a glimpse of the right and wrong of the characters he had seen since he was a child.But the plot was quite different, broken and split, but it was so real that he thought his memory had gone wrong.

In that dream, he met the Miss Ni family for the first time on the side of Dijing Street. After all, she was a wild boy who hadn't seen his daughter for more than ten years. Lane has been wandering for a while, in order to make a living for a while, with all the moves, he signed up for the recruitment of the Chijia Yiwei in the neighboring city, played his life, practiced hard work, and within a year was recommended to the personal guard army. Based on the pride of General Liao Hui, the generals of Jia must take the initiative to ask him to be such a top-notch general. He must be relied on by him because of his hard work. He made great achievements in the first battle and was invited by Jia Yun to give him a reward. He became the leader of the new cavalry army. During the battle, I met Tang Lan, who deliberately framed Jia Yun, but he found out and blocked him, and then he transferred his plot to Jia Yun's trust, and King Yu surrendered his military power and retired. Jia Yun took the power in the army and promoted him step by step. Once discussing military affairs, he discovered that Jia Yun's private seal looks like his own, and they recognize each other. This personal friendship is more and more reliable. As a general, he found his biological father and already made a living. Entertainment Jia Yun was concerned about his daily private affairs and used his military achievements to obtain a noble daughter from the emperor. The husband and wife respected each other like a guest, but soon they had a son. After the death of the old King Yu, his bedtime sickness worsened. Before the eunuchs and party affairs, he was often blamed for his stubborn illness. From time to time, he was filial and served the former. In the end, he lost to the sick, the old and the weak, but he died. The commander-in-chief of the Red Armor Army took over the power of King Yu Jia Yun, and then the barbarians rebelled together. He led the army to quell the rebellion and defeated the Hulan tribe in several battles. And when he saw his wife and child, he was besieged by Hu Qi, captured by Hu people and sacrificed to death. The emperor Ni Congwen was assassinated and died. The crown prince took power to pity him for his hard work.

...seems like something is wrong...what is it...

The pain was unbearable, and my mind seemed to explode.

When Fu Chen reluctantly opened his eyes and saw the golden roof, he wondered if he was already dead.It is said that before a person dies, the things he experienced in his life will reappear, but what he saw just now...has it happened before?

An itchiness slipped over the corner of his eyes, and he wiped it with his hand, it was wet... What were he crying for, didn't he find his home?

"...Brother, I'm sorry."

A word by his side brought him back to reality, memories flooded in, Fu Chen gradually remembered the past, and turned his head to look at the young man beside the bed.

Chao Er's hair and beard were messy, and he was much thinner, even more decadent than what he saw before he fainted.

Dark circles, red eye sockets... Fu Chen wanted to use this to show some compassion, but when he opened his mouth, he was extremely cold:

"You've said so many 'sorry' to me, but this is the only one I don't accept."

Chao Er buried his head on the side of the bed, and kept repeating the words of apology in a low voice.

Fu Chen raised his eyelids, stared fixedly at the roof of the tent, cleared his throat, and said in a hoarse voice, "...how did you get there?"

"...The people in the border town spontaneously gathered young and strong people to murder them," Chao Er said in a low voice. "Originally, they pretended to be robbers and blocked the way. The wolf lord first led a small column in front, and after being captured, he used a trick to capture some of them, and then... Then I stopped them and let them go, but I didn't expect them to rob them again... and after that..."

"How many people died in total?"

"...about five thousand."

"How many are they?"

"In the early [-]s... Scattered around, and later some fled and got separated..."

"How did Princess Hu arrange it later?"

"The news was sealed, and it was only said that they were assigned to Weinan City County to stay behind."

Fu Chen showed no extra expression, turned his neck stiffly, looked at Chao Er, and said hoarsely and calmly, "Tell me the truth, how much selfishness do you have in this matter?"

Chao Er was speechless, and then said: "...I have."

"Then answer me."

"Among the wild bandits... there are old friends and acquaintances from the same city."

"Gone?"

"……and also."

Fu Chen only looked at him, even though his eyes were weak due to illness, Chao Er still didn't dare to look at him.

He swallowed, closed his eyes and said: "...I know you are shackled by his identity, and he is jealous and guards against you...want to...for you..."

"for me?!"

Fu Chen's eyes were wide open, and he was so anxious that he raised half of his body, but he couldn't hold it up, and fell straight on his back on the hardwood bed, his back hurting from the fall.

Chao Er opened his eyes and wanted to touch it, but he fell too fast and missed.

Fu Chen lay down, grabbed his sleeves, and then pulled up his collar with one hand, staring at him: "No matter how suspicious, no matter how afraid, no matter how defensive he is, he is my relatives, my father's brother , do you understand?!"

Chao Er still didn't dare to look at him, the hand on the collar suddenly loosened again, Fu Chen lowered his arms, lay down paralyzed as if he had let go of all his strength, and stared blankly at one place.

"...Do you know how happy I am when I know that there are relatives alive in this world..."

It's like he has been discouraged for more than 20 years, and when he tried everything to make up for a shortcoming, he suddenly found a complete clue.The joy of regaining the loss has broken through everything, but after experiencing so many unbearable past events, he dare not show too much joy, just because he is worried about gains and losses, for fear that if he exceeds the limit, it will pass away as quickly as if he grasped the fine sand.But I didn't expect that even if I carefully concealed my thoughts and protected the wishes of others, I would still be crushed to pieces.

This kind of miss, when he learned the truth after his father's death, he was already in pain, and finally got the chance to figure it out this time, but he still couldn't escape the curse from last time.

Could it be that he was born a mourner, destined to kill his relatives one by one... Could it be that the stone tablet prophesied that he committed a serious crime of killing did not mean killing the enemy, but killing his closest relatives inwardly?

Ever since Chao Er knew Fu Chen, he had never seen him cry so much.His heart ached, he wanted to reach out to wipe his tears away, but he didn't want to slap him in the face, his cheeks were burning hot.

"...What qualifications do you have to dare to say that it is for me, huh?! Why do you?! Do you treat me well based on your self-righteousness?!"

Fu Chen growled more and more anxiously, and gasped again.Chao Er noticed his strange behavior, and quickly said: "I was wrong, I was wrong, stop talking..."

Fu Chen's cheeks were flushed, and he panted, "...Where's my medicine?"

"Medicine... what kind of medicine? The medicine made by the disease doctor today was given to you at noon..."

"Ask Zongzheng..."

Forgive him for being so able to bear the pain, he almost fainted at this moment.

Chao Er didn't hear clearly, then lowered his head and approached: "Ask who? Who are you talking about?"

Fu Chen tried to stay awake: "Qiu Feng...ask Qiu Feng..."

Chao Er didn't dare to delay, so he hurriedly went to Zong Zhengxi to get the medicine, and at the same time ordered someone to make some light porridge, which will be delivered later.

After Fu Chen drank the medicine, he returned to his half-dead appearance when he woke up from a coma, and he rarely spoke.Chao Er felt guilty, but he was afraid of making him angry, so he didn't dare to say more, he hurriedly changed his bedding and clothes, served him two bowls of light porridge, and finally stood quietly by the side, sitting silently.

It wasn't until sunset that Fu Chen said: "...you go back."

Chao Er stared at him: "Where are you going?"

"Go back to where you should go."

"...I won't go," Chao Er was repeatedly frustrated, but he still didn't give up. "I know I'm incompetent and I did something wrong, but I won't do it again, and I won't make my own decisions. Don't drive me away... I have nowhere to go, I just follow you."

"Then you go back to the house," Fu Chen said tiredly, not wanting to deal with him now, "I have something to think about, and I don't want to see you."

Chao Er gritted his teeth, but still left the bedroom.

As soon as the person left, the room became much quieter.Even though Chao Er didn't open his mouth to speak in the room just now, but there is one more person breathing in the room, the feeling is squeezed, especially when that person is the person who is particularly disgusted at this time.

Fu Chen wanted to grieve, but he had experienced too many things in these years, and he was already subconsciously planning for the future.His remaining days will always remind him that he does not have the blessing to indulge in personal grief, all he can do is tear open the pus scars again, expose them naked in front of the world, and then strut forward to Go straight forward, as if you have never suffered any injuries.

Others looked at him like a monster dripping with blood, but he himself knew that he was just a mortal who braved the pain, raced against the clock, tried his best to repay every deserving person.

As he was thinking about the business, the drowsiness came over again. Before he fell into a dream, he thought wildly again: So this body is also a miser who must double his debts. He was running around Weinan day and night. The ground does not rest, and at this time, he will finish making up in bed together... Also, he doesn't want to have those messy dreams...

The moon moved to the middle of the sky, and the night cried out the endless darkness.

"You go back."

The young man sitting by the door frame raised his head when he heard the sound, and squinted his eyes to recognize the person who came.Surprised: Why do everyone ask him to go back today? Could it be that he is so unpopular, so bored that no one wants to see him?

"I'll guard him." Chao Er Gaokui replied with his shoulders propped up, even though his body was curled up against the door.

Zong Zhengxi didn't say much, and the swivel chair continued to move into the house.

"It's so late, why are you going in?" Seeing the man looking back, Chao Er was a little timid, his voice lowered a little, but he still said bluntly, "...you go in at this time, just to disturb him to rest..."

Zong Zhengxi squinted his eyes, and his fierce and cold look was fully revealed in the night.He was able to frighten the opponent back on the battlefield back then, so naturally it can also make Chao Er tremble now.

"I just want to say one thing, if you really want to benefit him, you need to know what he really wants. If you stand in front of him with everything, all you are satisfied with is your own vanity."

After all, without looking at his reaction, he turned the chair and entered the room.

Chao Er froze in place, the late autumn wind was blowing against his face, he just felt that it wasn't enough.

Zong Zhengxi walked to the bedside, only quietly looking at the person on the bed.

The moonlight leaked in from the window, and it was shining on Fu Chen's pale face.

When he was in Lejin King's Capital, he also lived under the same roof with him for several months. At that time, he often watched his sleeping face by the bedside.

He knew that Fu Chen was used to curling up sideways when sleeping, like a small animal nestled in a cave, a little defensive, and a little bit of the inertia of hiding in his mother's arms when he was young.In short, I have never been lying on my back in bed upright like I am now.He always wanted to hold him in his arms.It's a pity that the young man's sleep is too shallow, and every time he just touches his wrist to convey his inner breath, he will be awakened several times, so he dare not move rashly, so he can only watch from the sidelines.

Some people just put him in their sight, and their hearts are filled up together.

He has relied on his military habits all year round, and rarely goes out to sensual pleasures, but it's not that he doesn't understand such good things.Only for Fu Chen, he knew that it was blasphemy to talk about those emptiness.Jia Yun has been kind to his father and brother for decades, and now seeing his son in distress and pain, he wholeheartedly helps, but he dare not make delusional thoughts, just watching from the sidelines all the time is at peace.

But I don't know when the split between the two of them happened... Fu Chen once thought that he would transfer Jia Yun's friendship to him. It can be seen that there is nothing wrong with this little brat, except that he can't see himself clearly and never Do not think for yourself.

Although he is related by blood, he has never been born and raised by his side. The environment in the past was different, so he is different from Jia Yun in many ways.

Fu Zijie is brave and tenacious, not easy to admit defeat, and has some of his own stubbornness and courage when he was young.What's better than him is that he has both his tough side and a soft side that he doesn't have.Although he never really knew himself, he was always honest with himself and the people he believed, and thus committed the mistake of trusting others.

The world is full of men and women passing by, and there is only one person who can leave a mark on his heart. Now, this is the only person.

Obviously no longer confused, but again confused by one person.

Zong Zhengxi no longer knew whether he should be ashamed or grateful.Perhaps, he should also learn from him, if he is going to die tomorrow, he just waits for today to be happy and leave no regrets.

The young man on the bed looked as calm as a baby, his skin was vegan, and his chapped lips were sticky due to dryness and paleness. Zong Zhengxi bent over and rubbed them, and the two plain leaves were worn away like rough jade. It was moistened a little, and a narrow slit was gently stretched open.

The inside is warm and soft, like the depths of a dry clam shell, there is always a rich tender inside.Others can't see it, because the shell is ugly, hard, short-lived, and unnoticed by others.It's a pity that they themselves are covered with a thousand layers of colorful hard shells, but they are self-confident in the appearance of trusting others. It's bitter, weird, and stupid.

The young man's eyelashes trembled slightly. Zong Zhengxi held his breath and waited for the flowers to bloom. He saw the moonlight reflected from those eyes that were dull but still clear, and scattered into his eyes again.

Zong Zhengxi didn't move, still touching his lips, and let out a soft voice: "...Did it bother you?"

Fu Chen moved slightly, and Zong Zhengxi saw that he wanted to shake his head in denial.

Fu Chen thought he was still in a dream, and the man's eyes were gentle like he had never seen before.

The two of them pressed their lips together, sniffing each other, even though they were silent, there was an indescribably warm atmosphere.Without words, through the eyes, they can already communicate their thoughts.

Fu Chen blinked twice, Zong Zhengxi bent his lips, and said:

"... Shall I sleep with you?"

Fu Chen held up a smile wearily, and said weakly, "Come up."

Zong Zhengxi straightened up, covering Fu Chen's eyes from the moonlight. In the darkness, there was the clang of the wheelchair hitting the bed, and the rubbing of the clothes.

A simple action requires a lot of effort.Others saw that he was still able to plan strategies in the wheelchair, but they didn't know that there was still such embarrassment behind him.

Fu Chen struggled to move him into a more spacious position, but found that his whole body was as soft as a puddle of water. Except for his arms, which could still move, the rest could not move.After all, there was some frustration in his heart. When he fell off the cliff and healed from his serious injury, he was in pain all over his body, but being able to feel the pain meant that his limbs were healthy and his senses were smooth. Now, he had a tendency to lose control of his limbs. Here, there is still some vague fear.

Zong Zhengxi restrained his movements as much as possible, but he still made a noise after leaning on the bed.He let out a breath, closed his eyes and heated up his whole body with internal energy, and then got into Fu Chen's bed. It was not very comfortable for two men with not thin skeletons to squeeze under the quilt. Zong Zhengxi adjusted After a long while, he hugged him sideways into his arms.

The cold air at the moment when the quilt was lifted was dissipated by the heat of the man's body. Fu Chen leaned on his chest with peace of mind, his heart overflowing.

The two hugged quietly for a while, Fu Chen noticed that the heat had made him regain some strength, and whispered:

"You look at me."

When he raised his head, he was able to touch the man's chin, and he couldn't see his face.But he knew that there was a new burn scar from the sharply shaped jaw to the shadow of the neck.

He still remembered that when the man stood up in front of Fu Xuan with the help of a steel plate, the height was almost a head higher than him. He himself was considered the tallest general among generals. That human figure is both obsessed and sad... Fu Xuan can still admit his mistake with such an obvious difference. How tall is he now?Thinking of this, he felt unspeakable jealousy again.

Zong Zhengxi moved down, and was at the same height as Fu Chen.

Just looking at each other for a while, the two mouths sucked together again.

Fu Chen whispered: "If you were my age...it would be fine."

Zongzheng Ximou showed a smile: "Why, do you think I am old?"

"No," Fu Chen also laughed, "You have so many pasts that I haven't seen...I'm very sorry."

"I didn't participate in your previous 20 years, how does this count?"

"I don't know," Fu Chen looked at him, "but I want to see you at that time, very much."

Zong Zhengxi asked back, "Why?"

"Obviously so many people have seen it, but I haven't seen it...Of course I'm not reconciled."

"They have at most seen the past, but the present and the future are all yours."

Fu Chen smiled, put his hand on his waist, and said with a little complacency, "That's natural, others don't dare to think about it."

Zong Zhengxi looked at his smiling eyes and was also affected by it: "Yes, only you dare."

Both of them put their voices very softly, within the bed curtain, separating a peaceful and quiet world.

After a pause, Zong Zhengxi asked again: "...Aren't you sleepy now?"

"Well," Fu Chen said, "...how long have I been asleep?"

"Five days."

Fu Chen took a deep breath and said, "I had a dream and figured out a reason."

"Tell me."

"...Sometimes what you do is not what you want, everyone is the same... If you know each other, maybe you have to do the opposite of what you want to get the truth."

"Ah."

Fu Chen tapped his eyes with his index finger, then slowly slid the corners of the eyes with a few fine lines, and said, "...these few days I've been sleeping, are you helping me with external affairs?"

"Everyone has arrived, and there are not many things to do," Zongzheng Xi caressed, "The turmoil will stop, as long as someone in the army suppresses it, no one will stir up trouble again."

Fu Chen nodded: "...Have you met Liu Cheng?"

"I've seen it before," Zongzheng Xi said, "the oily habits of the old Yan scholars have not changed, but they have some skills, know how to measure, and are barely usable."

"Have you met him before?"

"I heard before that he was a minister of the former Eastern Palace... But at first, it was Ni Congwen who arranged for the second brother's eyeliner. He knows the current affairs, and later he knows how to rein in the horse in time, and turn to the light. He is considered a smart person."

"That's good." Fu Chen believed in his ability to recognize people, "I... tell you something again."

"Speak straight."

"After I can go to the ground in these two days, I still have to go back to Hu Qiang." Fu Chen said cautiously.

"Yes," Zong Zhengxi replied, "you go."

"...Aren't you going to stop me?"

Zong Zhengxi smiled: "Why do you want to stop you, or do you want me to stop you?"

Fu Chen was a little happy, a little guilty, and stammered: "I, I have hit your bottom line..."

"I told you not to wrong yourself, and don't be wronged in front of me." Zong Zhengxi pressed his forehead, "Just do whatever you want... However, I have to deal with some things recently, so I can't go back with you gone."

Fu Chen was moved and said