Snake Tale

Inside the huge treasury, Gongsun Zhuoxin looked at Shen Yuzhu with a complicated expression as if he was in a deserted place, and beamingly pointed to the east and a little to the west, ordering the servants to climb up and drill down to search, and find the things hidden in the deepest part of the cabinet. Antlers, Cordyceps sinensis, Six-leaf Xuanzhi, and wild ginseng were bundled away like flowing water, while turning their heads and smiling at him: "Senior brother really deserves to be a rich and powerful family of the third generation. The treasury's private collections are really dazzling. It's dazzling. It's really hard to move." (

Gongsun Zhuoxin sighed: "That's really pitiful." Seeing that the second and third servants had all dressed up and walked out, he restrained himself and said, "Do you still count on what Junior Brother promised me a few days ago?"

Shen Yuzhu held up a piece of tortoise glue the size of a silver basin, and while using the light source to identify its color, he said: "I said at the time that I have three strategies. I would like to ask my senior brother first, which strategy are I going to listen to?"

Gongsun Zhuoxin shook his head and smiled: "I know your 'best policy' without asking, so you don't need to talk about it."

Shen Yuzhu calmly said: "Zheng Guo is small and aggressive, Zheng Jun is young and shallow, Jin and Chu are two powerhouses, how long can you support yourself?"

Gongsun Zhuoxin sighed lightly: "Junior brother, not everyone can be like you, who can have the freedom to do nothing." With the current situation, I can't bear to abandon Zheng Jun in this troubled time.

Shen Yuzhu smiled slightly, stopped talking, and changed his words: "Since this is the case, you should be able to guess the so-called 'bad policy', which is nothing more than 'repairing internal armaments, forming diplomatic relations externally, moving towards Jin and evening Chu, and using the rudder according to the wind'" Sixteen It’s just words, so far this is exactly what senior brother has done, and he’s already proficient at it, so I don’t need to say more.”

Gongsun Zhuoxin raised his head in agreement, and said again: "So, what I'm really curious about is, what is your middle strategy?"

Shen Yuzhu said: "Is it the right strategy? It would be a waste of time to say it..."

He casually took the flowers and branches from the vase, folded them into wooden chips, and pointed to the situation: "Senior brother, although everything is different, its way is the same. We must outline and outline the main contradiction. The siege of the two powers; the confidant of the Jin State is the threat to the throne caused by the strong rise of the Gongqing; and the most restrictive thing for the Chu State is the moment when it is competing with the Jin State for the hegemony, and it must always be on guard against the Wu State in the rear. Nuisance. Zheng Guoguo is small and weak, so naturally we can't count one against ten, what we can do is to intensify their conflicts and use their respective conflicts to contain each other."

This detailed analysis made Gongsun Zhuoxin suddenly enlightened.He pointed to the country of Wu, which occupies the southeast, and said, "I understand what you mean! But there is one thing, the country of Wu is far away from the mountains and rivers of the country of Zheng. If you want to secretly communicate with the song without being discovered by the country of Chu, it will not be easy."

Shen Yuzhu smiled and said: "That's right. We need to lend a hand to others." He said, pointing to the Qi State in the northeast, leaning over and smiling: "At present, there is a state that can stir up the situation in the world and show benefits to Master Zhongli. Sister's opportunity, but I don't know if my senior brother is willing to seize it?"

Gongsun Zhuoxin's eyes flickered, and he said in a low voice, "You want to..."

Shen Yuzhu went over with his ears, and carefully planned and arranged.Gongsun Zhuo listened intently, the more he listened, the more frightened he became, his expression changed drastically, he stared at him and said, "I'm afraid you're not crazy!"

"Wouldn't it be refreshing to solve all the troubles together?" Shen Yuzhu stroked the petals, smiled lightly, and asked back: "Brother is brave enough, why don't you take a gamble with me?"

Gongsun Zhuo's heart was surging, he paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, he kept weighing the pros and cons, calculating the gains and losses in his mind, and suddenly responded: "Okay, I will give up my life to accompany the gentleman!"

Shen Yuzhu smiled, and said again: "Let's talk about the strategy of chaotic Jin, brother just needs a strong ally who can truly overthrow the position of Jin Jun, and even make this vast and powerful empire collapse from within and re-evolve into another empire." A pattern. In this way, Zheng Guo can not only eliminate the threat from Jin Guo in an instant, but if the senior brother has enough wrists, he can even take advantage of the situation to get a share of the chaos..."

Gongsun Zhuoxin followed his train of thought, unconsciously nodded frequently, and suddenly reacted, frowned and said: "Wait--how do I feel that you are in the final analysis, in fact, telling me to hurry up to please you... that--" Boudoir Chum' huh?"

Shen Yuzhu couldn't help laughing, and threw the flower branch in his hand in the center of the sand table.Gongsun Zhuoxin paced slowly, thinking over the plan he offered in his heart, and felt more and more promising.However, there was one thing he had to understand.

He turned to Shen Yuzhu, and said again: "Junior brother, if I really act according to this plan, what role will you play in it? ——Still the 'gentleman's cook'? Or, this time you finally want to fuck yourself Luan Dao, stay in it?"

Before Shen Yuzhu opened his mouth, he saw Gongsun Zhuoxin's face suddenly changed, and then he realized that his mouth and nose were warm, and before he could reach out his hand, he was caught off guard by a strong ringing in the ears and heart palpitations. Zhuo Xin caught him in time, and almost fell from dizziness.He tightly covered his mouth and nose, but felt that he was suffocating suddenly, his eyes turned black, his limbs felt numb, and he almost lost the ability to control this body.

I can only let the warm blood rush along the throat and nasal cavity.It seemed that something was rushing wildly in the chest and abdomen, tearing the internal organs and twisting and convulsing.

Gongsun Zhuoxin hurriedly helped him to sit down.Shen Yuzhu took a few deep breaths, and finally managed to stabilize his breathing, and his frighteningly blue face gradually returned to its normal expression.

He stretched out his hand and slowly wiped away the blood and sweat on his face, endured his weakness, raised his eyes and smiled at Gongsun Zhuo who was full of panic, and said, "It's not decent for this poison to explode, it frightened senior brother."

Gongsun Zhuo said anxiously: "I will let the medical workers in the palace—"

Shen Yuzhu shook his head and said, "You don't need to work too hard." He stared down at the half-dried blood on his palm, and said slowly, "I've learned from Qihuang, and I've already made up my mind."

Gongsun Zhuoxin didn't know how to comfort him for a moment, his heart moved, and he murmured in disbelief: "Could it be that the reason you arranged this round and even insisted on persuading me to form an alliance with the Luo family is because you expected yourself...?"

Shen Yuzhu smiled warmly: "Time is tight, and what I can do is very limited. If I can pave the way for others, it will be worthwhile."

His nonchalant attitude made Gongsun Zhuo feel even more sad than his self-pitying gesture.He walked back and forth a few steps, and suddenly said: "Have you told him about this?"

Shen Yuzhu asked back: "How can it help?"

Gongsun Zhuoxin stared at him, and said: "Yuzhu, many things are not done because of benefit—like your arrangement, how does it benefit yourself?"

Seeing that Shen Yuzhu was silent, he made his tone more serious: "Yuzhu, life and death are too important! If it is true as you said, it has reached such a critical moment... If you don't say some things, if you don't do some things, I'm afraid it will be left behind." An irreparable regret."

Shen Yuzhu wiped away the blood, and was hiding the blood-stained sleeves under his robe, when he heard Gongsun Zhuoxin's solemn warning, he felt absurd for a while, and laughed, "Senior brother! He is Luo Yi. "

Shen Yuzhu didn't notice the faint praise in his tone.Perhaps, there is indeed no one in the world who understands Luo Yi better than him.Either secretly and deviously, or triumphantly, he can use various postures to abandon the emotions of love and hate, etiquette and vain fame that ordinary people stick to, sweep away all obstacles, and pursue success tirelessly with deliberate deliberation; and success is also favored by him. Be his guest.Even if there was no Shen Yuzhu in the world, he would definitely be able to rise to the top and grab the power he dreamed of.For him, this arrangement may be nothing more than an insignificant foreshadowing, not worth mentioning at all.Although he is still often puzzled by Luo Yi's unexplainable strong emotions to him, he still remembers the hatred that Luo Yi expressed to him outspokenly in the past, and he has fully seen Luo Yi's display in order to achieve his goals. , cold and even cruel personality and methods - such a smart, pragmatic and strong-willed person, if he would be heartbroken and cry bitterly about Shen Yuzhu's departure - Shen Yuzhu really can't imagine that scene!Shaking his head with a smile, he said, "He and I are just temporarily borrowing the fate of living and dying together..."

He stayed out of the matter and analyzed: "If it weren't for such a critical moment of life and death. Even if we put aside the worldly rituals, with the ambition and character of the two of us, can we still make a long-term plan? Sooner or later, we will utter bad words and part ways. , Maybe one day we will meet each other in battle... Stopping here is the best ending."

He paused, and deliberately teased in a frivolous and calm tone: "Flowers and trees are in full bloom and fail, but when they are about to sprout, they are the most touching—brother, don't you think so?"

Gongsun Zhuoxin gave him a squinting look, and said displeasedly: "I read Confucius and Mencius, don't ask me about your 'indecent' matters."

Shen Yuzhu laughed brightly.Gongsun Zhuoxin paused, but he couldn't help but said angrily: "You are really a fan of the authorities! If you really die, I think he will be the first to go crazy. At that time, he will turn his anger on me and throw a torch It's burning here, I'll see if you can bear it!"

Shen Yuzhu blinked: "If there is such a day, what can I do? I have to get up from the bottom of the Nine Springs and come personally to apologize to you, senior brother."

Gongsun Zhuoxin shuddered, and scolded: "Please forgive me!"

Shen Yuzhu laughed out loud.Turning to look out of the window, there is a scattered bright flower bed. There are many exquisite and tender small bones scattered among the verdant green leaves. On the side, there is a plant of kapok that is pulled up in the air, and the huge and gorgeous fireworks are like flowers. , heavily adorned with branches, arrogantly looking down on its self-confidently weak and humble peers.He likes its exuberant vitality, and even its undisguised ambition, as if it wants to ignite the pale sky.Among the four seasons, spring scenery is the most beautiful, mostly because it is short and irreversible.The so-called "the obsessive loses it", he doesn't intend to climb and break the flower branches, and be a fool who wants to hide this grand scene for himself-how can he be such a fool who claims to be indifferent?

However, even if the knowledge is beyond due, even if it is inappropriate... deep in the heavily wrapped heart, the secret desire is like a silkworm in a chrysalis, scratching the wall of the heart weakly but persistently with its immature feet.

He stared at the kapok plant ecstatically, and thought, "It would be great if I could still smell that fragrance before I die."