Snake Tale

"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking."

When the two of them were left alone, Luo Yi said coldly.

At that time, Shen Yuzhu was stretching his limbs comfortably on his bed, and said with a lazy smile: "I don't understand a single word you said."

Luo Yi snorted softly, and finally stopped looking into it.It is futile to try to wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep, and besides, the development of Thunderfire is done, and the victory is just around the corner.He was in a good mood, happy to tolerate all harmless little tricks.

For these days, day and night, day and night, it was like walking on a strand of hair among the cliffs.Apart from staring at the end point in the distance, all disturbances from the outside world cannot be taken into account.And today, I finally have a moment of leisure, enough to slowly sort out the long-strained tendons, lean on the table comfortably, and think about the future leisurely, even Luo Yi can't help but feel complacent.

Inadvertently turned to look at Shen Yuzhu, saw that he had opened his eyes at some point, looked at him with a smile, couldn't help but ask, "What are you laughing at?"

Shen Yuzhu was taken aback by the question, and replied naturally: "Because you laughed."

Luo Yi couldn't help raising the corners of his lips, but deliberately said with a cold expression: "Of course I want to laugh. If you put down the thunder and fire, the Qi army will defeat the Yan army in a few days, and draw an end to this protracted war. But as the saying goes 'Crossing the river and demolishing the bridge', 'Unloading the mill and killing the donkey' - I really don't know why you, a 'donkey', can laugh?"

Sure enough, Shen Yuzhu drooped the corners of his mouth quickly, and said sadly: "You just can't see me happy."

Luo Yi couldn't help laughing, leaned over to embrace him with a big smile, and said, "So, while I have a rare free time, quickly think about what else you can take away from me?"

His fingers gently stroked the tired look under Shen Yuzhu's eyes due to days of hard work, and said:

"What exactly do you want? Tell me."

People who are happy are bound to be extra generous, not to mention that Luo Yi has never been a stingy person.He knows many ways to win people's hearts, and he is willing to spend a lot of money to achieve his goals.However, when he was with Shen Yuzhu, he seemed to be constantly plundering and encroaching - although this was due to his nature, most of it was condoned by Shen Yuzhu.Shen Yuzhu's style is completely different from his.He never asks for anything, repeatedly refuses rewards, always enjoys himself, and asks for nothing——

This kind of person is the most dangerous.

At that time, there were two sages, Kuangyu and Huashi, who lived in seclusion on the East China Sea of ​​Qi State.Jiang Shang, then Marquis of Qi, sent troops to arrest them and beheaded them for public display.Zhou Gongdan sent envoys to question him, and Jiang Shang replied: "Although these two men are talented, they live in seclusion overseas and are not under my jurisdiction. If they don't make friends with princes, then I can't send them as envoys; they farm and grow by themselves. If they are self-sufficient and need nothing from others, then it is impossible for me to encourage and restrain them with rewards and punishments; they disdain the wealth bestowed by the monarch, so they cannot be used by me; they do not want to be officials, so they cannot be restrained by me; If they don’t accept appointments, they cannot be loyal to me. The previous kings drove their subjects, not relying on jubilees but on punishments. Now nobility, rewards, punishments, and punishments are not enough to drive them, so whose king should I be?”

If Luo Yi and Shen Yuzhu had never known each other, he would have cut off his head to decorate his own crown.By nature, he is extremely vigilant and wary of such people.He desperately wants to know what pleases him; he wants to know his hobbies, his weaknesses, everything he seeks.Otherwise, no matter how grandly this person speaks and how much he does, he will not be able to convince himself to trust him.

"Do you still need to ask?" Shen Yuzhu sank into the soft and warm quilt, opened his eyes to look at him, and said gracefully: "Whatever pleases me, my hobbies, my weaknesses, and everything I pursue are all the same. The thing...isn't it you?"

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he covered his eyes and smiled as if embarrassed.After seeing the expression on Luo Yi's face, the smile became more and more uncontrollable: "Your expression now is like a fox choking on meat."

Luo Yi said, "This piece of meat must be very greasy."

Shen Yuzhu blinked: "Really? How about..."

His non-socked right foot pushed aside the thin blanket, inserted into Luo Yi's knees, and said with a low laugh, "Feed it to me?"

Luo Yi's eyes darkened, he grabbed his ankle, leaned over to untie his skirt: "Okay, I will fulfill you right away."

Shen Yuzhu evaded with a smile: "Wait a minute! Today is not a good day—"

Luo Yi laughed back angrily, grabbed his wrist and pushed him back on the couch: "What's the bad day? Have you come to Guishui yet?"

Shen Yuzhu smiled and said: "Looking at your posture, do you have to use force?"

Luo Yi snorted coldly: "If I use force, what can you do?"

Shen Yuzhu said: "Then I can only shout 'indecent', I hope your conscience will find out."

Luo Yi leaned down and kissed his lips, the tip of his tongue invaded his mouth involuntarily, grinding repeatedly on the base of the tongue between the teeth, sucking deeper and deeper, more than just an "indecent" sound, he couldn't even breathe out.The clothes were also torn off at some point, and the chest was pressed against each other. The weight and temperature of an adult man pushed the body inch by inch, and it felt like sinking into a deep ocean current. However, amidst the fear of drowning, accompanied by Flying away from the soul, as intoxicated as drunk...

Just at this time, a long and urgent report came from outside the tent: "General Qi, the letter from Jucheng has arrived!"

Both of them froze.Shen Yuzhu opened his eyes, looked at Luo Yi's breath-holding dazed expression, and almost laughed out loud, his heart narrowed, and he responded loudly outside: "The general said he's not here."

Luo Yi glared at him.The young soldier outside the tent seemed to be stunned, and replied: "The general told me the day before yesterday that this reply letter is very important, and once it arrives, the generals of all parties should be notified to discuss together. The generals are already waiting in the meeting hall... ..."

Shen Yuzhu smiled softly against Luo Yi's ear, "Look, I just said that today is not a good day."

He covered his skirt with one hand, and was about to turn over and get on the bed, but Luo Yi grabbed his wrist with one hand and dragged him back to the bed.Luo Yi ordered in a deep voice: "I have other important matters to deal with. Immediately notify the generals of the various ministries, and discuss this matter after it has been changed."

Shen Yuzhu gritted his ear and reminded, "Hey, it's not good if you don't keep your promises?"

Luo Yi's expression remained unchanged, and he replied calmly: "You must believe in your words, and you must act with resoluteness. You are a villain."

Shen Yuzhu couldn't help laughing, and said, "I've experienced what the so-called 'singering and disorderly government' feels like."

……

Shen Yuzhu took his hand and put it on his heart, and said in a calm voice: "Okay, let me think about it carefully..." He closed his eyes, his brows were relaxed, his breathing became longer and more even, and he remained silent for a long time, as if he was dozing off It's normal.

Luo Yi couldn't help but said lightly: "Shen Yuzhu?"

He slowly opened his eyes, his eyes shining brightly, and said with a smile: "I want to do too many things with you! I want to go to Chu and Nanman together with you, go boating on Yunmeng Daze, Guilin I want to go to Yanbei to gallop on horses; I want to go to the wild land of Beiming Tianchi to look for big kuns and roc birds, step across the vast snow-capped mountains, and visit the immortals in Gushe Mountain—or Doing nothing, picking red plums, cooking white snow, cooking tea and simmering fire, wasting time together..."

He paused, and said with a smile: "I want to do one unique thing with you the most, so that even if we have to part ways in the future, we can teach you and me to be unforgettable and never forget."

Luo Yi's heart tightened, but he saw that Shen Yuzhu was thoughtful, and slowly laughed to himself: "But, I suddenly felt that there is no need to be so rigid, because every moment with you is Unique... are enough to make me unforgettable."

As he spoke, he rested his pillow on Luo Yi's leg, and closed his eyes sternly. The last few words were soft and misty, like talking in a dream.Luo Yi lowered his eyes to look at his sleeping face, the only sound in the room was the occasional crackling of charcoal fire.

Everything is silent, only the voice of the heart is left.

Luo Yi finally understood that Shen Yuzhu didn't have to do anything, but it was more difficult for him to resist than ever.

Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner as planned.On the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, a vision was born in the border town of Qi State. On a clear and cold morning, the winter thunder came suddenly and smashed the undefended Yan army.

That day, Shen Yuzhu went up the steps and saw Feng Wei standing on the low wall looking at the piece of dust that obscured the sun.His expression was solemn and stern, like a mottled and stubborn city wall. He saw the panicked, running and crying remnants of defeated soldiers hundreds of miles away, soaked in blood and submerged in stumps, but he couldn't say a word, standing silently with.

"I heard people say that Master Feng is leaving?" Shen Yuzhu stood beside him and said in a low voice, "Why are you in such a hurry?...Don't you say goodbye to the general?"

Feng Wei said indifferently: "If you are in line with the Tao, you will go, if you are not in line with the Tao, you will go. I think this kind of farewell is needless to say?"

Shen Yuzhu was startled, and said, "Why did Master Feng say that?"

Feng Wei pointed to the broken city wall in the distance: "In an instant, the sky collapsed and the earth collapsed, dead and wounded, and corpses littered the field——Yuzhu, do you think it is the power of gods or mortals to decide so rashly the lives and deaths of millions of people? Fields that can be involved?"

Shen Yuzhu was noncommittal and smiled slightly.He slowly said: "Master Feng, if the gods are moody and unpredictable things, why should the world sacrifice to them? The Mohists are devoting all their energy to developing the continuous crossbow, borrowing chariots and other attack machines, isn't it also trying to invade the same to benefit the feeble mortals of the world?"

Feng Wei said in a deep voice: "The reason why Liannu and Borrowing Chariots were invented is for the purpose of ending wars with war. What's more, no matter how well-developed such equipment is, it is not the same as today's Leihuo. The way of heaven is like the phase of the moon." , One profit and one loss have their own constants. And this way without a single soldier, thousands of lives can be taken away in a snap of the fingers. I am afraid that the balance of heaven will tilt too sharply, which will cause unstoppable disasters. "

Shen Yuzhu said slowly: "I heard that Song Wengong had the heart to fight for the world. He fought against the Chu army on Hongshui. To go to war and refuse to capture the enemy's old or weak soldiers, thinking that this is the "benevolent way"-but, since you cherish your life, you should not start a war in the first place; Go all out to defend your own people. Is he so indecisive that the soldiers of Song State were sacrificed and captured, is it the 'law of heaven' that Mr. Feng advocates?"

Feng Bin said: "Yuzhu, do you think I'm a rigid person who sticks to the rules and has a cold mind? Do you think it's a foolish thing to kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred? However, only through such sacrifices will the world be able to understand There is a sense of awe in war, so you will think twice before launching it. I really don’t agree with the existence of Lei Huo. If there is such an ominous thing, it can kill thousands of enemy soldiers to the point of bleeding without any effort. Oar—then, all the ambitious people will hear the news and scramble to snatch this threat, ignoring the great suffering that the war brings to the people, and launching conquests without restraint. One day, they will fall into a self-destruction The situation. People invent weapons to defeat the enemy, but in the end they perish under the weapons-don’t you think, this is terrible?”

Shen Yuzhu was silent for a long time, and said lightly: "Master Feng, I understand your scruples, and I even agree with your point of view. But all the worries you are worried about cannot be recovered by you alone—not even by me, Shen Yuzhu. You Do you think that if I put the formula of Lei Huo in a high cabinet and hide it deep in the mountains, the world will be peaceful and the people will be safe? A hundred years ago, we were still walking barefoot and trekking mountains and rivers. Now, we can use vehicles, horses and boats to traverse the fields From dawn to dusk—every day changes, every phenomenon is renewed, and one day can travel thousands of miles—to me, this is also the way of heaven, and it is a vast and irresistible way of heaven.”

Feng Wei stared at him closely: "Because of this, are you going to be the one who fuels the flames and helps the evildoers?"

Shen Yuzhu said coldly: "There used to be two famous swords in the world, Longquan and Tai'e. They were sealed in a stone box and buried under the deep soil because of their heavy killings. A hundred years later, there was a purple dragon light Shooting directly at the ruins of the bull fight, it attracted people to dig the ground. After all, these two weapons have reappeared in the world. Do you think I am helping the evil and allowing the ominous thing like Leihuo to appear? ——No, I didn’t find it , it found me!"

There was a kind of unbearable look in Feng Wei's eyes, he held Shen Yuzhu's hands, and said: "Then, are you willing to be a container for this ominous thing?" He paused, and said in a low voice: "I can't put my own Ideas are imposed on you. But Yuzhu, you are far more capable than you imagined, which also means that every step you take will have far-reaching and unpredictable effects. As the saying goes, with a sharp weapon in your body, you will kill yourself. For a long time The ground is immersed in the side of the murder weapon, and one day, they will distort your mind and erode your true nature—please be careful and careful!"

Shen Yuzhu's heart was deeply shaken by this elder brother's admonition and worry.He was dazed for a long time, and said in a low voice: "Thank you, Master Feng... But, I still can't promise you that I will never make Lei Huo public again."

He frowned slightly, raised his eyes and smiled slightly at him: "However, I am the only person in this world who knows the formula of Thunder Fire. As long as you are willing to kill me, everything you worry about will not happen."

Feng Bin looked at the young man's indifferent and calm eyes for a long time, and finally grinned.

"My luggage has been packed and my mount has been fed," he looked at him gently. "I'm going to Tuanzhou soon. I heard that the water source was heavily polluted due to the improper handling of the corpses killed in battle. The plague was rampant, and many people died. I will go there to treat the victims, teach them to build ancient wells, and build aqueducts——if you survive, I will definitely come back and take your life.”

Shen Yuzhu said in a daze: "Master Feng—"

Feng Wei patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Before then, you must take care of yourself."

Shen Yuzhu watched him walk down the steps slowly, gradually disappearing into an insignificant dot of ink, but his shadow gradually blurred, and fell heavily, like dust flying in front of his eyes, filling the space between the four universes .In this world, there will always be these foolish people who are ignorant of the current affairs. They suffer from extreme self-sufficiency all their lives, their hands and feet are bruised, their hands and feet are bruised, they are working hard for the benefit of others, and they are passionately and persistently walking towards the "Tao" they believe...

What an admirable ignorance that is.

The author says:

The ellipsis is Shen Shou's car, I will add it later (meaning I don't know when), if you mind, just pretend nothing happened <(￣︶￣)>