Blade of Wind

During dinner at night, I told Ao the content of my conversation with Yuexi during the day.At the end he sighed, and said: "I don't know how many sincere words he has, but he said it as if he killed Qilin with a compassionate heart."

Ah Ao pondered for a long time before softly saying: "Maybe it's true?"

"Huh?" I looked up at him in surprise, "Do you believe him?"

"Why did he lie to you?" A Ao asked, "Even if you overthrow you, he should know that he can't be king. Fangguo's false dynasty lasted for almost 20 years, and if it was abandoned again, even Pusu would be ashamed." I can't keep it. At that time, even if he is in a high position, even if he has a lot of money, what's the point?"

"Woyou of the Yan Kingdom didn't even think about becoming king himself, but just wanted to make the king empty and set up a 'Shangwang' on the Jade Throne." I sighed and spread my hands, "How do you know that Yuexi didn't have such an idea? ?”

Ao was silent for a while, and said: "He doesn't seem to be such an arrogant and ambitious person. And...after you ascended the throne, when the state affairs were just handed over, he was pleading guilty. He didn't know you at that time, If he has that kind of ambition, he should test you more subtly. If you plead guilty over and over again, if you dismiss him or even kill him without thinking, then he will have nothing?"

I pursed my lips and said nothing.

Ao said again: "I don't know about other things, but... as your unicorn, if you have any accident, I would rather die together than live alone..."

"What nonsense!" I put a chopstick in his bowl and interrupted him, "Besides, our relationship can't be compared? After all, we have been together for so long..."

Having said that, I paused. Speaking of which, the other kings and unicorns... are actually dependent on each other, right?Maybe it's not just a dozen years, but there are feelings of decades and hundreds of years.

I looked up at Ao, and said, "Ao, could it be that you are just..."

"No."

Before I finished asking, I was interrupted decisively by Ao.

But he didn't look at me, he ate his meal slowly, and said slowly: "I asked Jing Taifu when I was in Pengshan, and I also asked Yan Taifu before, Qilin's feelings for the king... It's different for you..."

I coughed and quickly lowered my head to eat.I think it's really unwise to bring up this topic.

A Ao continued: "Indeed, Qilin will be happy if Wang's attitude is close. Being alienated by Wang will make him sad. So will I. When I see you happy, I will be happy. When I see you sad, I will be sad. But Qilin will not be jealous, Qilin will not want to possess, Qilin will not be selfish, suspicious, angry, unable to restrain, or want to kill when seeing you with others."

His voice was still peaceful, but the last words, like rocks weighing more than a thousand catties, pressed down on me one by one.

I had a mouthful of food stuck in my throat, choking so hard I couldn't breathe.

So Ao didn't say any more, poured me a cup of tea, and reached out to gently pat my back.

It's really self-inflicted.

I finally regained my strength and dared not speak again.

Ah Ao and I finished the meal in silence, and the maids came to clean up, so I took an excuse to go for a walk.

Ah Ao returned to the side hall and did not follow.

I wandered around.

The inner palace was originally big, but now most of the palaces are sealed, the lights are dark, and it is extremely deserted.

But the stars in the sky were extraordinarily bright, so I simply found a flat place to lie down, put my hand on my pillow, and looked at the starry sky.

Will the starry sky here also be divided into constellations?Are there some strange legends?

At the beginning, I would still think about such and such strange questions, but later I would simply be in a daze.

Until someone came over here.

"Who?" I reflexively sat up and called out.

"It's me. My lord." The person who answered had a gentle voice, dressed in spotless white clothes, with a slight smile on his handsome face and warm eyes.

It is Xiuhuang.

"Oh, it's you." I lay down again and continued to look at the starry sky.

Xiu Huang walked up to me, smiled, and said softly: "My lord really likes the starry sky."

"Yeah." I responded, and said, "Don't you think the stars are beautiful?"

Xiu Huang sat down beside me and said, "Well, it's really beautiful."

I stretched out my hands to the night sky and murmured, "Want to hold them tightly?"

Xiu Huang looked at me in a daze, then laughed out loud, and said, "My lord really has great ambitions. Holding a star in your hand... probably no one has ever thought about it, right?"

...That's right, even in the era after a thousand years, there are only a few people who have the ambition to hold the universe in their hands...just a few.

I also smiled, didn't say anything, just grasped it with my hand outstretched in the air, and clenched it into a fist.

Xiu Huang raised his hand, held mine, and said softly: "But I think, if the Lord says it, he can definitely do it."

I turned my eyes to look at him, and said with a smile: "Don't flatter me like that, I'm very poor now, but I won't give you any rewards."

Xiu Huang took my hand, kissed it, and said: "No, it's just... the Lord will give me a feeling that no matter what you want to do, you can definitely do it."

"It flatters me so much. What I wanted to do...in fact, all failed." I laughed at myself, "I used to think that as long as I worked hard, there was nothing I couldn't do, but the result only proved that I'm just beyond my control. Even now...in the Twelve Kingdoms, there isn't a single king who is as incompetent and helpless as I am."

Xiu Huang was silent for a while, then held my hand tightly, and said, "Don't say that. I believe in you, and you will be fine."

"Thank you." I thanked him, lay down for a while, and then asked softly, "Hey, Xiuhuang, in the eyes of ordinary people, what kind of person is Yuexi?"

Xiu Huang pondered, and replied slowly: "It is the great benefactor of the people. He rescued the people from the tyranny of the previous kings, and abolished those inhumane and cruel laws that would be executed just because they were sick for half a day. A relatively stable life. Master Yuexi is a man with talent and responsibility. Almost everyone admires him."

"En." I replied, "So, in fact, if Qilin chooses him as king, it will be in line with the people's will. Presumably the current situation will be much better, right?"

"Master Yuexi has no intention of becoming king. After he overthrew the previous king, he returned to Huizhou. Although he came back to preside over state affairs after everyone's pleading, but this time Taifu came back, he did not go to ascend the mountain." Xiu Huang replied, looking down at me, "Of course, the most important thing is that Taifu chose the Lord. This is God's will."

...It's God's will again.

I couldn't help smiling, and simply told Xiu Huang about the conversation I had with Yuexi during the day, and asked, "Xiu Huang, do you think he's telling the truth?"

Xiu Huang was silent and did not answer immediately.

I turned over, propped my head up and looked at him, and said again: "We don't care about the previous things. You are also a party to the rebellion of the imperial army. Do you think he is really completely ignorant? There is no countermeasure?"

Xiu Huang shook his head, and said: "Since Master Yuexi can arrange for people to escape and report, he will not be completely controlled. Moreover, he has been in the court for many years, so it is impossible that he has not heard any rumors."

I nodded quickly, "So, in fact, he is still lying to me?"

Xiu Huang said: "But if it is said that Lord Yuexi intends to deceive the Lord, I don't think it can be said. He may just have his own considerations, so he stands still and waits and sees the changes."

I frowned and asked, "What consideration?"

Xiuhuang said: "Master Yuexi's policy during the false dynasty is to preserve the national strength to the maximum extent, maintain the status quo, wait for the new king to be selected, and hand over Fangguo to him. Therefore, the officials he appoints are naturally the same. Talents selected in this direction. These people may not be suitable for the new era. So after the lord ascended the throne, he should have appointed another group of people according to his own ideals. But... the lord is a fetal fruit, for the world here It's still very unfamiliar, and I can't control the government for a while. The officials have been content with the status quo for many years, and there are some rumors that are not good for the Lord. Naturally, some people are eager to move. I think Master Yuexi is waiting for such an opportunity to let them Jump out and catch them all."

I thought about what he said, still frowned, and said puzzledly: "But, if he just wants to change the officials in the court, he can just dismiss him. It's not that I didn't give him this right."

"That's different." Xiu Huang smiled and said, "First, if you want to dismiss an official, there must be a reason. Second, if Mr. Yuexi initiates the dismissal, wouldn't it be the same as the false dynasty? Everyone The object of reverence and obedience is still only Yuexi, not the Lord. But if it is the Lord who speaks in person and punishes Liwei, the effect will be completely different."

Speaking of which, could it be that because I refused to kill him after I ascended the throne, did Yuexi try to make me establish my prestige?

"It's still not right." I said, "I went into the Falcon Palace that day, but it was a real knife and a spear all the way. You are my doctor, and you helped me heal. Have you forgotten? Those injuries are not False. If Yuexi just wants to help me gain power, what if I am really hacked to death?"

"But it's all flesh and blood wounds. The soldiers didn't even use winter weapons." Xiu Huang laughed and said, "My lord, think about what happened that day carefully. Although Fang Kingdom's forbidden army has always been in Pusu, the actual combat There are not many opportunities, but after all, they are well-trained, and the superiority in numbers is so obvious. Even if the troops are divided to intercept the Lord and deal with us in the city, does the Lord really think that thirteen people can rush into the Falcon Palace?"

Xiu Huang was the one who watched me walk all the way. He knew all the details of the rebellion very well. When he mentioned it like this, I also felt that there were indeed too many coincidences that day, and the rebellion was quelled too easily. a little.It's no wonder that Yuexi was able to list such detailed and perfect aftermath measures in such a short period of time, people were probably already thinking about it before the rebellion happened.

After trying to understand this, he couldn't help but feel even more frustrated.

I thought I was in control of the situation, but it turned out that I was just being smart again. It turned out that I was just a puppet danced in the hands of Yuexi.

I lay back a little tired and let out a long sigh. "If that's the case, why didn't he just explain it to me?"

Xiu Huang stretched out his hand, gently stroked my hair, and said, "Master Yuexi is a humble person. If he takes credit, he will probably never say it? Besides, although it is said that there is no danger, he is after all Using the Lord as bait, it is probably not good to tell the Lord directly."

I was still a little depressed, pulled his hand down, and looked up at him: "When did you think of this? You didn't even tell me. It made me look like a fool."

Xiu Huang smiled and said, "My lord is not stupid, it's just that I have too little experience. Even if I don't tell you about this kind of thing, my lord will find out by himself."

"Stop making fun of me."

I sighed again, no longer in the mood to look at the stars, and got up from the ground.Then I saw a small medicine hoe beside Xiuhuang, and I couldn't help being a little surprised: "You are..."

Xiu Huang smiled again, and said, "Oh, I'm going to tell the lord. Since such a large space in the inner palace is empty, I want to see if I can open a small medicine garden somewhere, and I checked everywhere today. Let’s talk about the quality of the soil. I wonder if the Lord can approve it?”

"Huh? Do you know how to grow medicine?"

He nodded. "My teacher was born as a medicine farmer. He often said that cultivating medicinal materials by himself can better understand the properties of medicines. So I also learned a little bit. Although I am not proficient, I just want... Anyway, do something when I am idle."

I also nodded, "Well, the place is empty anyway. If you see something, just go and tell Nei Zai."

Xiu Huang bowed his head and said, "Thank you, Lord."

Think about King Lian growing apples in the harem, and I let people grow medicinal materials here, which is also a good contrast.

I laughed and patted the ashes on my body, "You're welcome, I'm going back. How about you?"

Xiu Huang smiled and said, "I'll go with the Lord."

So I went to Changle Hall together with Xiu Huang.

On the way, Xiuhuang asked a few questions about the spring festival, and I suddenly thought, that guy Yuexi, wouldn't want to use me as bait again, would he?

The author has something to say: Huhu, the second bomb!