Only God is left

Counting the time to return to Tokyo when the city gates were closed, when he was about to get on his horse and leave the city, he saw Gao Huaide taking off his coat unexpectedly, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"There's mud everywhere, I can't go back through it like that."

"... What do you wear when you take it off?"

"...Aren't there clothes in it?"

He was stunned, but Gao Huaide's tone was not a joke at all: he would really gallop all the way back to Bianliang wearing only the inner layer of clothes against the late autumn evening wind.

"You wait."

As he spoke, he put the bridle into Gao Huaide's hands and ran out quickly, and ran back with some brocade clothes rolled up within a stick of incense.

Looking at the things in his hand, it was Gao Huaide's turn to be dazed: "You, where did you find it?"

It was picked up from someone else's clothes hanger, this matter must not be telling the truth.

Randomly making up: "I got it from a relative's house."

He glanced at him suspiciously, but took it without further questioning. He smiled brightly: "Luoyang City is my territory, not to mention a few clothes, it is the imperial seal of the Emperor of Tang Dynasty. I can get it for you."

Not listening to his gags, Gao Huaide picked up the dress and turned it inside out and smelled it up and down again, still a little scrupulous: "... really no lice?"

I knew it was this: "Ancestor, you can go up and wear it boldly. If you are going to be bitten by lice tomorrow, I will give you ten bites, okay?"

Glancing at him, he shook it off and put it on.

He looked at the side for a long time, smiled and said slowly: "I'm making an appointment... Do you know what clothes suit you best?"

Gao Huaide stopped and turned to look at him, he leaned over and quickly kissed those eyes: "My clothes."

— all his.

……

When they returned to Tokyo, they had just caught up with the closing time. The sinking sunset was shut out of the city by heavy and huge iron gates, and the city tower was suddenly shrouded in shadow. Serious and tidy, cold and somewhat inhumane.

Instead of going up the main street, he walked up a side street.These years of constant wars, even the capital is still barely prosperous, but the situation is far from what it used to be.The side road is no better than the right road, most of the shops have already closed their doors, there are few pedestrians on the narrow road, and the lights in the attics are dim, like a ghost alley.

Leading the horse and walking slowly next to the house, Gao Huaide spoke first: "Let's get down to business."

He remained calm, just waiting for Gao Huaide to continue: "Didn't you ask me how I got in?"

The tone of the next words suddenly became sharp: "I can tell you that I have my connections, and I won't pester you, so you don't want to pry into me, can you?"

Frowning slightly, he glanced at Gao Huaide: "I've never done this before."

Gao Huaide smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes: "I mean, can you tell Han Hezhou not to let people hang around me all day? Seriously, this is a bit too much."

Immediately realizing that telling the truth is the best choice at this time, he quickly replied: "You mean Han Lingkun? I did ask him about your affairs, but he has his place, and I have no contact with him in this regard."

This is not a lie.

"Oh, so you believe your little boy and don't believe me? I will be jealous." Gao Huaide slightly narrowed his eyes and looked at him and smiled, but he couldn't tell whether it was a joke or a serious one: "——You didn't connect with me Do you have guts?"

He smiled dryly and didn't speak.

"Everyone should be at the age where they can distinguish between private and business affairs. I don't like everything being messed up. If you think you can mess with me, then you are wrong. If you don't believe me, you can try it. In the end It does no one any good."

This is an extremely sharp and sharp sentence. He listened silently but still smiled: "You are right, what do you think?"

"I want you to pay me back." The corners of Gao Huaide's lips curled up, and Gao Huaide's tone was still unhurried: "I said that even the interest should not be less, and the total amount of money I borrowed is five hundred dan The [-] Mo coins are full of good copper, and I don’t want lead, tin and iron forged goods.”

These official copper coins were only minted less during the Qianyou period of the previous dynasty. The furnace has not been opened since Emperor Zhou ascended the throne. According to Gao Huaide's words, it is not enough to take back all the Hanyuan Tongbao circulating in the country. account.At present, there is not enough copper money, and the government has been promoting short-term transactions. The previous imperial courts could barely make up the 77 Wen Manmo, but the folks had long been unable to maintain the [-] Manmo. The meaning of Gao Huaide’s words was very clear, and he immediately understood:

——To seek wealth and honor together.

However, what really surprised him was Gao Huaide's next words: "I heard that Prince Chai wants you to go to Chanzhou..."

Seeing that he didn't answer, Gao Huaide continued: "Once you have a decision, do it, and I can guarantee that you will not have nowhere to go."

He was thinking about Gao Huaide's words quickly in his mind, and he spoke slowly, with some puns in the sentence: "To be honest, this decision is really difficult."

"It's a bit difficult, but I think you can make up your mind, which is good for you."

After pondering for a moment, he turned to Gao Huaide and smiled, "Can I ask you why you did this?"

"Yes, the reason." Gao Huaide also smiled: "The reason is that I like the way you gamble, and I want to join the gang."

He nodded and suddenly smiled again: "So if I didn't win then, we wouldn't be walking here together now, would we?"

"No, I knew you would win."

"how do you know?"

The sun has completely sunk, but those golden eyes are getting brighter and brighter in the haze: "——I just know."

The road from the city gate to the mansion is not long, but it seems like it can't be finished. The two of them didn't talk much all the way, they were thinking about each other.

Gao Huaide stopped suddenly, Zhao Kuangyin raised his head and found that he had already arrived at his residence, and stopped under the wall of the square some distance from the door, Gao Huaide raised his face and smiled at him: "Let me know in advance when you go back next time. "

The sound of cicadas brought by the night wind dilutes the dullness of the narrow and deserted streets. Zhao Kuangyin saw a few strands of hair on his forehead being blown to his eyes by the wind, so he plucked them behind his ears without thinking.

"of course."

Instead of going back to the house directly, Zhao Kuangyin went to an inconspicuous corner, tied his horse and squatted down along the wall, picked up a few stones and drew a well on the ground to fiddle with them.

He started to think.

He knew about it, he thought, how did he know about it?The current emperor has no parents, only an adopted son with a different surname, Chai Rong. In name, he is the prince who will inherit the throne if there is any change in the mountains, but in fact he is not favored by many people.Wang Jun, the prime minister and privy envoy of the current court, has monopolized power and blocked him in the territory of Chanzhou for fear that he would climb on his head once he entered Beijing.Not long ago, the prince with a different surname heard about his reputation in the army. Through his brother Li Jixun, the commander of the former Si San members of the Yishe Brothers, he approached him and expressed his desire to recruit him to Chanzhou.It is a very sensitive matter for the emperor's adopted son to select someone from the imperial army, even if the emperor nods his head. At present, the court is full of the eyes of Wang Xianggong, and no one dares to release the news until everything is implemented.Even if he formed the so-called ten brothers of the Yishe in the army, they are close relatives. Up to now, he has only discussed with a few confidants such as Murong Yanzhao, Shi Shouxin, and now in the army. No circle of more than five people.

—but he knew.

The biggest incident in Beijing recently was that the prime minister, Wang Jun, was sick and retired and bribed the towns to write letters to protect him from returning to the court.The current emperor relies on the army to win the throne, and he has always been very concerned about the army. Not long ago, the mediocre Qi Tingxun known as "Qi Tuo" was replaced by the iron cavalry army, and Han Lingkun was replaced by Du Yuhou. No one can offend the famous stirrer, but the foundation is firmly established in the old army of Yedu. Han Lingkun also mentioned before that the court intends to insert him into the iron cavalry army.

That's the possibility.

There are going to be big changes.

Putting the last pebble on the top, a random and orderly board appeared on the empty ground just now, and he almost saw a very clear situation.

When Guo Rong's people came to him, he was indeed tempted immediately. Regardless of whether it was real or not, the crown prince of the empire personally called the name, and such an opportunity would never come across again.But it was a little difficult to make a decisive decision. He had been closely watching the movement of the court from various channels and deliberated over and over again, but he still couldn't make up his mind.He also knew that the nominal prince is now cautiously restraining himself in the face of the middle, but he is very arrogant in his bones. If he delays for a long time, he will feel indecisive and disgusting. The matter was completely cleared from my mind for a day, and I reconsidered the decision after I came back.

Now he has made his decision.

But he was still squatting there looking at the layout on the ground in a daze. Some things could not fit into these grids anyway, and sometimes these things that couldn’t fit might be the most important.When faced with some important situations that require decision-making, he is always used to going out for a "walk" alone, but he can't explain why he called Gao Huaide this time, as if he had already done it with a heartbeat or a blink of an eye It's over.

This can kill people alive. He found that he hadn't deliberately thought about Gao Huaide's identity from the beginning. He remembered reading a lot of seemingly stupid and unreasonable behaviors in history books. At that time, he thought it might be exaggerated by later generations. Really Could someone be that stupid?

Now it seems that I may be the stupidest one: who else would fall in love with such a character at this juncture.

It would be great if everything in the world was organized like this.

Taking one last look at the plate of stones, he stood up.

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