The King of Liang, the feudal lords outside the town, and the generals inside

Shen Qing took Bai Yu away.

Before leaving, the emperor called Yan Xun to the palace, chatted with him for a long time, and suddenly asked: "Do you still love him?"

Yan Xun was silent for a long time, and finally said: "I will always love him, but now that we are together, we can no longer make each other truly happy."

The emperor said: "That's just because there are too many knots in my heart, can't I try to untie them one by one?"

Yan Xun sighed, his tone was sleepwalking with a little confusion, "If the relationship is gone, it can still be cultivated, but some things will never disappear after they happen, and they will always stay in the memory. More torture."

"But I don't think Li Guang did anything wrong, he just didn't tell you in advance."

Yan Xun nodded, "This is where I feel discouraged. It doesn't feel good to be taken advantage of without being trusted."

"It's not that he doesn't trust you." The emperor's eyes fell on a screen in the palace, "He..."

"Just like the minister, he has a hurdle in his heart." Yan Xundao, "His heart knot is, who is the minister's sword aimed at that day?"

Before the emperor could speak, the screen was pulled open suddenly, Bai Yu came out from behind the screen, looked into Yan Xun's eyes, and asked him, "Then, please tell me the truth, general, who is that sword directed at?"

Yan Xun stared at him for a while, and answered irrelevantly, "I didn't kill him."

"Don't you dare to answer directly?" Bai Yu was very sad, "You didn't kill him, but he died. Did you know that the person who died may also be me!"

"Who died?"

Bai Yu didn't answer him, her voice trembling slightly, "You never completely let go of your doubts about me and Yuchi Yuanhe, I said I didn't have it, but I didn't, but you didn't believe me completely, you just didn't want to pursue it anymore, yes no?"

"Okay, then tell me why you care about him so much, you have to send someone to visit him every month and send him this and that? Do you think I don't know? And why does he give you the soldiers? Do you want to follow you to rebel? Qin Ran is for revenge, Mu Fengyi is for revenge, what is he doing for?"

Bai Yu was silent for a moment, and finally said: "You killed my best friend."

Yan Xun was stunned.

"Yuchi Yuanhe is willing to rebel with me because of him, and it is because of him that I care about Yuchi Yuanhe." Bai Yu's heart ached with boredom, "During those two years, he gave me a lot of help and support. There are so many grievances, without him, I would have suffered a lot. He and Yuchi Yuanhe have gone through a lot, and finally achieved a positive result, but it was ruined in your hands. How can I forget all this with peace of mind? "

Yan Xun's expression was gloomy and stiff, speechless.

The emperor had been listening quietly, and at this moment he let out a faint sigh, and said in a low voice: "Okay. Both of you have problems, so don't talk about each other. Let's separate for a while, don't force yourself at this time Being together is a waste of love for nothing. Take it easy for each other, if there is a real fate, it can't be broken no matter what."

Bai Yu smiled sadly, and said, "General Yan loves me who was innocent and innocent when I was 16 years old, not who I am now. Are you disappointed? I am no longer what you hoped for."

Yan Xun didn't explain, but turned to the emperor and said, "I will leave."

After he left, Bai Yu stood there blankly for a long time, until the emperor came over and took his cold hand.

"I used to think that as long as two people love each other, they will be able to be together happily. Now I know that's not the case. Love can bring happiness, but it can also bring pain. Is it true that two people don't have much affection and treat each other like guests for the rest of their lives? Is it easier to not laugh or cry for each other, just to live a peaceful and stable life?"

"Yes, it's easier this way." The emperor looked at him softly, "but it's not interesting."

"Boring?" Bai Yu murmured and repeated, feeling extremely sad, "My brother met him too early, and now he is only 21 years old, but he will never fall in love with anyone again in this life."

The emperor's eyes were a little fuzzy, he blinked quickly, and Fang said: "You are not finished yet, don't worry."

"Chendi would rather let go of each other completely, and live a lifetime of pain."

The emperor looked at the sky outside the window in a daze, and suddenly said: "Many things are always unsatisfactory, just like..."

Just like when Meng Qingtai said that he was not of the blood of the first emperor, the emperor was relieved for a moment.He would rather Bai Yu not be his own brother.

Sometimes he feels lucky too.Bai Yu will not fall in love with others anymore, he also has his own wife, concubine and children.But since the origin of life, the two of them have been dependent on each other, and the blood blending in those ten months is incomparable to anyone, the deepest fate.

Beyond love, but also beyond family affection.

The night before his departure, Bai Yu went to the Temple of Heavenly Master to say goodbye to Qi Zheng.He picked a charcoal fire, squatted on the ground and said: "Thank you, Master, for helping me to guess Fu Meng Qingtai's plot."

Kuizheng sighed, and said: "I didn't know that he was not the real Prime Minister Shen, but actually helped the evildoers and committed so many wrong things. No wonder, he always seems to have an inexplicable disgust and hostility towards Da Zhou."

"Master is also ignorant. It is not surprising that after knowing the truth, it is enough." Bai Yu sat beside him and said with a smile, "I want to leave with Prime Minister Shen for a while, will Master miss me?"

Cuizheng pinched his nose and said with pity: "I don't miss you, I just wish I could be clean."

"Really? Then I won't come back." Bai Yu said with a snort.

Kui Zheng smiled, and said seriously: "Master Shen took you away to guide and train you. You should seize the opportunity——I know that it is not your ambition to be an idle prince all your life."

Bai Yu nodded and said solemnly, "Master, don't worry, I won't let you down."

"Then..." Kui Zheng paused and asked, "You and General Yan..."

Bai Yu didn't know how to answer, even he didn't have an answer in his heart.What he and Yan Xun are now, maybe they should have made it clear, but there is still a tacit understanding between each other, and neither of them wants to take the initiative to pierce the window paper.

Bai Yu was silent for a moment, and said: "Master probably doesn't know, but I have always felt that I am not worthy of Yan Xun all these years. He is a famous general who has made countless contributions to the Great Zhou, but I have nothing but the false name of a prince. I don't have any real skills. When I was a teenager, I could use my age as a shield, but now... I can't be a piece of trash who stays under the wings of others forever. I want to become an independent and mature person first, and then go to Talk about love. And I also hope that I can help Yan Xun instead of being helped by him all the time, so that I can stand beside him dignifiedly and walk side by side with him—if it is still possible.”

The next day Bai Yu left Da Zhou with Shen Qing, accompanied by Qiu Ye, Wei Shiba and some guards, Qin Ran and Mu Fengyi also rushed to see them off.Shen Qing's other sons were all fine, except that Shen Xiu was too young at that time, and was misled by his husband Meng Qingtai since he was a child. Now that he suddenly learned the truth, he couldn't accept it for a while, so Shen Qing left him at home , taken care of by several older brothers.

The city gate of Shangjing became smaller and smaller, and finally disappeared completely from sight.Bai Yu put down the car curtain, and her heart was filled with sadness and exhaustion layer upon layer.At that time, the mountains were like jade clusters and the forests were like silver clothes. It was an extremely beautiful human world, but it always made people feel that something was missing, empty and without a sense of belonging.

Bai Yu followed Shen Qing to travel around the world, gaining knowledge and listening to teachings at the same time.Shen Qing imparted all of what he had learned throughout his life without reservation, and brought Bai Yu to make friends with many talented people. They often sat and discussed, and Bai Yu could benefit a lot from listening quietly.

Shen Qing's calligraphy and painting are also unique in the world, this Bai Yu also wants to learn.Compared with painting, his talent is more in calligraphy, and he quickly found the way, and he is willing to work hard.

In addition, Shen Qing did not let Bai Yu lag behind in astronomy, calendar, and arithmetic. He didn't care whether Bai Yu could accept so many things in his head, he had no choice, because he knew that his lifespan was numbered.

Fortunately, Bai Yu is very competitive, born intelligent but not arrogant, has no other worries, never pauses in writing, or forgets meals at the end of the scene, or stays up all night, and also imitates Sima Guang to use logs as police pillows, so it is easy to fall from the past. Wake up from the dream and continue to work hard.

The winter in Beijing this year was still the same as usual, but the year was not very lively, the first seat of the imperial family was vacant, the emperor's eyes fell on it intentionally or unintentionally, and then there was a long silence.

His interest was not high, and the ministers and ministers were naturally not too active, so the New Year's family banquet passed hastily.

Yan Xun once entered the palace to speak with the emperor, and saw wet ink stains on the small table by his window, and wrote: "Since the farewell, the distant mountains are faint, and the water is even more distant. Seeing the willows flying and rolling , getting drunk with peach blossoms."

After the Chinese New Year, Yan Xun went out again, this time the destination was Liangzhou in the northwest.

Chunyujing was stationed there all the time, and was very happy to see Yan Xunlai.After quickly resolving the battle, Yan Xun took off Jiuhuaqiu's armor with his own hands, and asked him, "Are the people assigned by the imperial court two years ago to serve hard labor, or were they exiled into the army?"

Chunyujing immediately understood, "The general is asking Yuchi Yuanhe? He is repairing the city wall. People in Shangjing often come to see him, and he spends a lot of money on it, and the people above just turn a blind eye."

Yan Xun touched the horse's head, put the luan bell on it again, plucked it lightly, and there was a "clang".He said, "Take me to see him."

With Bai Yu taking care of him, and managing a lot of money, Yuchi Yuanhe stayed here quite well, the supervisor and steward would not embarrass him, and would even joke with him when there was nothing to do.The work he did was not heavy, he was just responsible for standing underneath and passing bricks one by one.

But other families who can't afford some money or have no family members at all are undoubtedly the bottom of the oppression.Those sent here basically have no way out for the rest of their lives, and seven or eight out of ten of them die here, and no one will take their lives seriously.

This day, another garrison was beaten, and the reason was that he had been in a hurry for a long time.After a few sticks, the already thin and weak troops fell to the ground and couldn't get up.

The overseer let out his anger, sat on a chair and continued to drink tea.

Yuchi Yuanhe walked over, stuffed the money into the supervisor's hand, and said with a smile: "My lord, give this bastard a life, it's just my lord's favor."

When the supervisor saw Yinzi, his eyes disappeared from the smile, he put it into his arms immediately, looked at Yuchi Yuan and congratulated him: "You are still the most sensible, and your family is also rich."

Yuchi Yuanhe hooked the corner of his mouth and said nothing.

"Yes, let him rest for a day and go back to eat." The supervisor waved his hand boldly.

The garrison was set up and looked at Yuchi Yuanhe gratefully, but he couldn't speak for a while.Yuchi Yuanhe nodded slightly, signaling him to be at ease.

He then went back to work, still standing at the bottom of the ladder, passing bricks to those above him.This is the easiest job, and there are people here who are exhausted carrying bricks every day.

"Hey! That pig dog! What are you doing? You have to leave after carrying so many bricks?!" The supervisor shouted loudly.

The military assistant with the bricks on his back looked only fifteen or sixteen years old, and was so thin that he only reached the chest of the person next to him.

He timidly said: "Returning to the adults, the little ones can't carry so much..."

The supervisor didn't care about him being a child at all, and stared at him and yelled: "Fuck your shit! Can't carry it? If you can't carry it, practice more, and you won't be able to move it! Don't try to be lazy, be careful if I beat you to death!" !"

As soon as he finished speaking, he was suddenly kicked onto the ground by a strong force, including the chair, and screamed strangely, the chair fell apart into a piece of rotten wood.