The rivers and lakes are full of vests

Upstairs on the city wall of Kyoto, where the night wind was howling, Fu Peibai and Li Jingming stared at the imperial city with misty eyes.

After a long time, Li Jingming let out a breath and said, "A Pei, don't blame me for lying to you. I can't help myself. You should understand how difficult it is to live in peace and stability when you were born in the royal family."

Fu Peibai said in a deep voice, "I don't blame you, I understand."

Li Jingming shook his head and smiled, with a sad tone, "My mother was just a concubine from a humble family background. She died of illness shortly after giving birth to me. Above me, there were two elder brothers who were nearly 20 years older than me. Their mother My in-laws have a prominent family background, and in the royal palace, my father loved and loved my mother so much, which made them secretly jealous and hold grudges.

After my mother died of illness, I was adopted to the second wife. If I hadn't pretended to be born stuttering, ignorant and dull, and wouldn't pose a threat to the position of the son, I'm afraid I would have died in some lake long ago. "

"What's more, my father had a quarrel with His Majesty in the early years. If it wasn't because of the blood relationship of the royal family, His Majesty would have eliminated the Xiangyang Palace long ago. If you show your talents or ambitions in the Xiangyang Palace, you will be asking for your own death. .”

After Li Jingming finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Fu Peibai, with a relaxed look on his face that he hadn't seen in more than ten years.

Fu Peibai nodded, and said bluntly: "Jingming, do you want to be emperor?"

Li Jingming's eyes flashed with astonishment, but he didn't answer.

"You are not without ambition, nor are you incompetent. You are just waiting for an opportunity. You and I know exactly what kind of world is behind this scene of singing and dancing. This is the best opportunity."

"Who is my father, and even my life experience, I believe you have already understood that the Tiance Army in the Northwest is ready to go. If you are determined to do this, we can join hands to end the troubled times and restore peace to the world."

"Li Jingming was stunned for a while and said: "Why... choose to help me? "

Fu Peibai chuckled lightly, and meant something in his words, "It's not so much helping you, it's better to help the world, to help those ancestors who would not hesitate to sacrifice their lives for this. Troubled times need heroes, but what you want to have a prosperous world often needs is A benevolent gentleman."

She looked at Li Jingming with burning eyes, and continued: "In you, I have seen the benevolence that an emperor should have. I believe you are that person."

Li Jingming pursed his lips. He looked at the lively and bustling capital. After a moment of bewilderment, his eyes slowly became firm. He turned his head to look at Fu Peibai, loudly.

"Okay, then let us overthrow this troubled world together."

......

After returning to the inn, Fu Peibai simply said to Shiqi, "Shiqi, we should return to the northwest."

Seventeen doesn't ask anything, she knows what Fu Peibai wants to do, and no matter what she does, she will accompany her.

The next day, Fu Peibai gathered together Li Jingming, Sima Tuo, Wen Moyao, and Sang Yunshi to fulfill her promise to treat guests to dinner.

In the noisy wine shop, she straight to the point expressed her intention of coming. After a moment of silence during the dinner, Wen Moyao was the first to stand up, and said loudly: "Brother Fu, I won't say more nonsense, just say you want Whatever I do, I'll do whatever I want."

"I need you, and Senior Sima to return to the northwest with me, revive the Tiance Army, and raise the flag together."

Fu Peibai's voice was drowned in the noise, but everyone at the banquet could hear it clearly.

Sang Yunshi's eyes darkened, and she said seriously: "Have you thought about it? If you succeed, you will be famous, and if you fail, you will lose your life. Competing with those wolves, tigers and leopards, life is at stake, this is not a child's play."

After hearing this, Fu Peibai showed a bright smile on his face, "Miss Sang still thinks that I am the ignorant boy when I first met?"

Without waiting for Sang Yunshi to answer, she suppressed her smile and said flatly: "I don't care about success and fame, and I don't want to compete with others. I just want to fulfill my promise, live up to my conscience, and live up to my predecessors." If you want to live a lifetime, there are tens of thousands of days in total, if you do what you think is right and fight with your life, what is there to be afraid of?"

Sang Yunshi narrowed her eyes and looked at Fu Peibai. She saw something shining in those black and white eyes. Perhaps it was because of this that a girl who was alone was able to walk to this day.

He is arrogant and fearless, and dares to fight against the sun.

Just as she was about to speak, Sima Tuo slapped the table and stood up, with an excited expression, "Well said, calm down the troubled times, help the world, use your life to win, so why not be afraid, I will go to the northwest with you."

Sang Yunshi propped her chin and blinked, "Young master Fu's ability to buy people's hearts is really good. I don't care who is the emperor, but if you can bring down King Yan and let me kill him, I will You can do your best.”

Fu Peibai nodded, "If I catch him, you are free to punish him."

"Okay, tell me what you want me to do."

"You stay in the capital temporarily and help me monitor the various forces in the capital and the king of Yan. His dream of becoming emperor by relying on Dengling Tu will be shattered. He will not be reconciled. He will definitely take action in the near future. You will closely monitor him and send a letter to me. , unless it is urgent, don't expose yourself."

Sang Yunshi said neatly: "Okay." After agreeing, she thought for a while and said: "However, after the matter is completed, what benefits can I get?"

Fu Peibai was taken aback, "What's the benefit?"

Sang Yunshi sneered, "Doing things for others, you have to earn some benefits, no matter what, the King of Yan has given me a salary from time to time these years, you can't be more stingy than the King of Yan, right?"

Fu Peibai touched the tip of his nose and said guiltyly: "I don't have any money..."

Sang Yunshi laughed and said, "Mr. Fu is poor and white, and with just one mouth, he can coax everyone to look forward to you. It's really a great charm."

Li Jingming on the side laughed and said: "Miss Sang, stop teasing Ah Pei. If you succeed, you want gold, silver and treasures, and I will allow you to do so."

Wen Moyao and Sima Tuo also laughed loudly, and the banquet was full of laughter.

After several people discussed the plan for the riot, they each separated in front of the restaurant. Before leaving, Fu Peibai held Sang Yunshi back, showing hesitation.

Sang Yunshi raised her eyebrows and said, "What's the matter?"

Fu Pei frowned, "Second Xiao...qingwan, how is it?"

Sang Yunshi was silent for a while and said: "Few people can come out after going through such a thing."

Fu Peibai let out a deep breath, "Tomorrow we will leave for the northwest, so please say hello to her for me."

Sang Yunshi hummed softly, "Don't worry, I will accompany her."

Fu Peibai didn't think deeply about the deep meaning of this sentence, and returned to the inn after saying goodbye to Sang Yunshi.

In the room, Shi Qi was lying sideways on the couch to rest, and when he heard the doorbell, he sat up and looked at her with a smile, "I'm back."

Fu Peibai remembers that when his father came home from the farm work, his mother also said to him, "I'm back" with such a smile.

This is the intimacy unique to family.

They are family.

This thought softened Fu Peibai's heart. She walked briskly to the side of the couch, hugged Shiqi in her arms, smelled the faint fragrance of the other person's body, relaxed and talked with Shiqi about her plan to go to the northwest.

Shi Qi listened carefully and responded from time to time.

Fu Peibai mentioned Lu Qingwan at the end, and sighed softly: "Fortunately, at least Miss Sang will accompany her, but I really didn't expect that they could develop into such good friends."

Shi Qi pushed her away and asked with a smile in his eyes, "Friend?"

"Well, what happened?"

Shi Qi suppressed a smile and said, "You always thought they were just friends?"

Fu Peibai looked confused, "Yes, aren't they friends?"

Shi Qi couldn't help it, his body softened from laughter, he leaned on Fu Peibai, and said with a muffled laugh: "Silly Apei, if they are just simple friends, wouldn't we be friends too?"

"Huh?" The confusion on Fu Peibai's face expanded, and after a while, she recalled the scenes of the trip to the southwest, and suddenly opened her eyes wide: "You mean they are——!"

Seventeen nodded.

After being startled for a long time, Fu Peibai calmed down from the shock, and murmured: "They, when did they...why didn't I see it, ah yes, who liked whom first Is it Qingwan? Shouldn’t it be, Miss Sang?”

Seventeen's voice was brisk, "If you're curious, you can ask them yourself."

"This is not very good... Shiqi, how did you see that? Tell me about it." Fu Peibai held Shiqi's hand and asked persistently.

But until they finished washing and went to rest on the bed, Shi Qi didn't let go and told her, which made Fu Peibai's heart itch with curiosity.

The next day, in the twilight of dawn, after Fu Peibai and Shiqi packed their luggage, they made peace with Sima Tuo, Li Jingming, and Wen Moyao at the city gate.

Several people were riding a tall horse each, and were about to whip out of the city, a haggard girl slowly walked out from a corner of the city wall, it was Lu Qingwan.

Fu Peibai pulled the rein of the horse and said: "Senior Sima, you go first, we will meet at the inn ahead."

After Sima Tuo and the others left, Fu Peibai and Shiqi dismounted and came to Lu Qingwan.

Lu Qingwan lowered her head, clutching the hem of her clothes tightly with both hands, just as Fu Peibai was about to say something, Shiqi said softly: "Apei, wait for me, I have something to say to Wan'er."

After Fu Peibai said hello, he led his horse to the foot of the city wall and waited.

"Wan'er."

Hearing Shi Qi's voice, Lu Qingwan suddenly raised her head, her almond eyes were red and swollen.

Shi Qi frowned, obviously her comforting words were lying on the tip of her tongue, but she didn't know what to say at this moment, and after a while, she slowly said: "It's all over, good or bad, it's all over."

Lu Qingwan couldn't help crying, the tears soaked her face little by little, her lips trembled slightly, and she made a small voice, "Sister..."

Everything has changed, and it seems that nothing has changed. They are sisters connected by blood from beginning to end.

Shi Qi's eyes felt hot, and he took a step forward, hugged Lu Qingwan into his arms, and gently comforted her.

Lu Qingwan howled, "Sister...Sister..."

Seventeen and a half closed her eyes, and patted her on the back again and again, "I'm here, Wan'er, I'm here."

After a while, Lu Qingwan's mood eased, she got out of Shiqi's arms, looked at the wet stain on the other's shoulder, and lowered her head embarrassedly.

Seeing that they were finished chatting, Fu Peibai came over, Lu Qingwan immediately turned her back, her voice hoarse, "You must treat my sister well, if you dare to bully her, I will not spare you."

Fu Peibai was taken aback, and then said seriously "Okay." After she finished speaking, she thought of something, and said sincerely, "You also want to have a good time with Miss Sang."

Lu Qingwan immediately turned around and stared at her, she didn't know whether she blushed from crying or something, her cheeks were flushed, and her eyes wandered, "What are you talking about! Who wants to have a good time with her."

Fu Peibai felt that he did not say anything wrong, and said innocently: "I just wish you and Miss Sang."

Lu Qingwan's eyes were like knives, and she said angrily, "Who wants your bad blessing." After finishing speaking, she ran back to the city without waiting for Fu Peibai's reaction.

Fu Peibai looked at the light blue back, scratched his head and said, "No, did I say something wrong?"

Shi Qi glanced at her with a smile, and got on the horse, leaving Fu Peibai in a daze.