Snake Tale

The boy raised his sword and roared furiously: "The old man!—I'm going to kill him!"

"Stop!" Luo Yi stopped in a low voice, pushed away the medical workers who were trying to apply medicine to him, and shouted to the young man who was about to rush out of the room with his sword in hand, "Where are you going?"

Luo Wuxie was indignant: "Uncle! That old man Huanguo is deceiving people too much! But because he is a public family, he invaded our territory twice and twice, and this time he openly talked to you at the celebration banquet. Speech, but also—" He gritted his teeth, his voice was full of humiliation and resentment, "How dare he hurt you in front of Marquis Jin!"

Luo Yi sneered: "Very good. So now you plan to hold a three-foot sword, and with all your strength, rush into the mansion of a dignified state minister, chop off the guy's dog's head with a wild swing, Then get out of the way like a magician, right?"

"uncle……!"

"I only know how to show off the courage of the flesh and blood, but the ability of a man! You have been with me for these years, have you learned this?"

Luo Wuxie blushed, knelt down on the ground, and confessed: "Uncle taught me a lesson, nephew... nephew knows his mistake!"

"What's wrong?" Luo Yi left the medical worker aside, and wiped away the blood that dripped on his eyebrows in front of the mirror.

Luo Wuxie tried his best to recall what Luo Yi taught in the past, and slowly said: "Nephew should... congratulate uncle!"

"Where does the joy come from?"

"Huan Guo hurt Shangqing while drunk, and despised the emperor... Such arrogance is so arrogant, it will definitely arouse the hatred of the government, the opposition and even the king. It will lead to death, and it will only happen overnight!"

"That's right." Luo Yi pointed to the wound on his forehead: "Take this small flesh wound for an excellent opportunity to do something, do you think it's worth it?"

Luo Yi's calm tone made the angry boy gradually calm down.Luo Wuxie recalled the reports of the past few days, and said: "A few days ago, Huan Guo sent someone to ask us to donate the land of Chang County to him. Although my nephew was angry, he didn't dare to sternly refuse. Let's plan how to deal with it after uncle comes back. Now it seems that it might as well—give Chang County to the Huan family!"

Luo Yi raised his head slightly, and Luo Wuxie knew that this was a sign of approval, so he made up his mind, and his voice became louder and louder: "Huan Guo is arrogant, greedy, and won a territory. He must think that we are timid and afraid of getting into trouble. Belittle the enemy more and more arrogantly. At that time, we will be able to win in one fell swoop with our well-prepared soldiers against those who underestimate the enemy!"

"If you want to take it, you must give it first. You did a good job." Luo Yi smiled slightly.Even when he laughed, it was often with a sinister air, not so much joy from the heart, but more like the contempt of a wild beast facing its prey.But this was enough to make Luo Wuxie rejoice, straighten his chest, every bone cracked like a sprouting willow.

He looked up at his young uncle, and said softly: "Uncle's words of advice, my nephew keeps it deep in my heart, and I dare not forget it! It's just that... just seeing my uncle injured and bleeding, my heart suddenly became confused..."

"You are a person who has been on the battlefield, so you can't make a fuss when you see this little injury." Luo Yi waved the doctor back and looked at the boy's childish face, "If you really know how to share my worries, you should account for me. The matter is settled—what happened to Luo Ning's marriage?"

Luo Wuxie's expression changed, and he bowed his head and said, "The wedding has been held as scheduled. I recently invited the head of the Dai clan to come to Changshan for a banquet in the name of the Luo clan. I just received a reply, and the Dai clan has promised to come..."

Luo Yi said: "I heard that there was a twists and turns on the way to see off the relatives?"

"...Yes. The escorting team encountered robbers at Heming Hill, and was in danger. Fortunately, the head of the Dai clan happened to lead his clan to greet the relatives, and the crisis was saved. Aning was not injured, but...was a little frightened."

"Heming Hill..." Luo Yi flashed the location on the map in his mind, and seemed to remember something vaguely, but before he could think about it, he heard Luo Wuxie say: "My nephew didn't think carefully, I hope Uncle punishes."

Luo Yi said: "Did you send someone to investigate carefully the route to see off relatives? And how many troops did you send to accompany them? The route passes through Zheng's territory, did you visit Zheng Su before?"

Luo Wuxie was momentarily at a loss for words, and lowered his head even lower.Luo Yi said: "A wise man thinks a lot, and there is still one mistake, let alone as careless as you! The marriage with the Dai family is of great significance. If the bride is hurt and the wedding date is delayed, the consequences will be disastrous. You go back and reflect on yourself, and then think about the next step carefully. How to plan."

"Yes." Luo Wuxie obediently agreed.He looked at Luo Yi's case and opened the book, his face looked distant and blurred under the light.This was already a signal to see off the guests, but he couldn't help but said in a low voice: "My nephew is dull and troublesome to my uncle, I hope my uncle can give me more advice..."

Luo Yi paused for a moment, then said calmly: "How much can I teach you? You will be on your own one day. Your aptitude is not bad, if you hone your character a lot, you will surely shine on the Luo family——I will go to the palace to meet you in Haishi Your Majesty, you should step down first."

As soon as Luo Wuxie stepped out the door, the dryness and depression of a young man disappeared in an instant, and his calm and resolute expression was almost the same as that of a scheming politician in the court.

"What happened after Huan Guo returned to the mansion?" He asked his confidant next to him in a low voice.After seeing Shen Yuzhu who was sitting on the porch, holding his chin in a daze, he immediately stopped talking.

"Why are you here?" He asked, glancing at Luo Yi's closed door.

"Luo Yi called me over." Shen Yuzhu stood up unhurriedly.He didn't seem to realize how impolite it is to call his elders by their first names in front of Luo Wuxie, so he smiled kindly at the eldest son, "I haven't had time to wash my green ears yet."

Luo Wuxie looked at the young man in front of him from top to bottom.As a stable boy, Shen Yuzhu was too elegant and handsome, but as a slut, he didn't have the slightest sense of being coquettish and flirtatious.Since Luo Yi became the head of the family, Luo Wuxie has been eager to imitate Luo Yi's every move, but his strange hobby always makes Luo Wuxie puzzled and avoids it.

Luo Wuxie said coldly: "Uncle is busy, you can step back."

"One servant can't bear two masters, the order of the son, forgive A Zhu for being difficult to obey."

Luo Wuxie narrowed his eyes: "Are you contradicting me?"

"A mere stable boy, dare not contradict the prince."

Luo Wuxie snorted, "Okay, which horseman can enter the house like you? If you can honestly do your duty, maybe I can consider talking to my uncle. Abolish your slavery..."

Shen Yuzhu smiled slightly, "Those who promise lightly have little faith, son, it's better for you not to interfere in my affairs. Believe me, there is nothing you can do to help."

The tone was mild, but the meaning seemed to be extremely contemptuous, which made Luo Wuxie very angry: "What a slave! You also know that I am the son? When I inherit the position of Patriarch, I can't teach you a lesson!"

Shen Yuzhu laughed loudly: "My son, when will you inherit the position of Patriarch? After Luo Yi's hundred years? Haha, if he was lucky enough to die young, I, this humble slave, would have been buried for him long ago Now, where are you going to teach me?"

"You!" Luo Wuxie couldn't help being angry, and watched as Shen Yuzhu saluted him, pushed the door open and entered the room, with the smile on his face that he cared about the most—the kind of gentle, respectful, undefended smile .

He still remembered that day when Luo Ning jumped onto his desk, with blushing cheeks, he cheerfully said to him, "Hey Wuxie, have you seen the new stable boy in the mansion?——He's so handsome!"

This sentence made Luo Wuxie's already anxious mood worse because of studying hard all night.However, Luo Ning was unconscious and kept chattering in his ear: "More than that, guess what I found? Do you remember that I told you about the student from Qingyan Mansion in Jiangdu a few years ago? You would never have guessed that he was Our horseman! Hahaha! Tell me, since he is Luo’s slave, he has to listen to whatever I tell him to do?” Her dark eyes rolled slyly: “Tell me, I won’t You can... call him into my room and let him do this and that, and then that and that..."

"Ridiculous!" Luo Wuxie slammed the book down, "You, a girl who has never been out of the court, why are you so unreserved?"

Luo Ning was startled, regained his composure, and immediately stretched out his hand to pinch his younger brother's cheek: "You imitate your uncle's imposing manner quite well, and you almost scared me off!"

"...I just don't understand! What evil have you fallen into?" Luo Wuxie said angrily while avoiding his sister's clutches, "How can such a person stay by my side? Chongfeng can even hurt people , let alone a rebellious scholar from Qingyan Mansion? If he can’t be reused, he should be killed to avoid future troubles, how can, how can... what kind of chess is uncle playing?"

Luo Ning smiled and said: "Don't worry about the sky, haven't you read what is written in the history books? Those who are really rebellious will either speak angry words, scold endlessly, swear and roll all day long, hang themselves on hunger strike; Late at night, sharpening knives, and pretending to be flattering during the day, sucking carbuncles and hemorrhoids, for fear of being underserved. How could he be like him, who should eat and sleep, radiant and radiant, He doesn't please anyone, but he smiles so tenderly! In fact, he has already accepted his fate! Besides, is there anyone in this world who can make trouble under his uncle's nose? If you don't worry about him, you should also worry about your uncle. !"

Luo Ning's tongue is brilliant, and he actually explained this nonsense quite well.But deep down in Luo Wuxie's heart, there was still a strong uneasiness faintly.Perhaps the source of this worry was never that unarmed and weak white-clothed scholar, but...

He turned to look at the closed door.

Shen Yuzhu pushed open the door, walked slowly to the front of the case, bent down and kowtowed.

Luo Yi raised his head from behind the files full of cases, and when he saw the person coming, he immediately showed a bored expression, "You're so dirty." He looked at him with disgust.

Shen Yuzhu smiled apologetically: "I came in a hurry, so I didn't have time to change clothes." Then, he stood up, took off his hair tie, and walked to the bathtub behind the screen in the bedroom.

Luo Yi listened to the sound of water coming from behind the screen, picked up his pen and looked at the twisted words in front of him, for some reason, he could no longer calm down to think.Until Shen Yuzhu walked out of the screen and knelt down in front of the case.He was wearing Luo Yi's deep clothes with a moonlight skirt, his body and hair were warm and steamy, his skin was clean and rosy, like a fish most suitable to be placed on an anvil.

Shen Yuzhu was completely unaware of the situation where he was at the mercy of others, and only watched with interest a stone letter in Luo Yi's hand, which contained several brand-new coins of strange shapes.

Luo Yi didn't seem to look at him, but picked out one casually and threw it on Shen Yuzhu's lap.

Shen Yuzhu blinked in confusion, Luo Yi didn't raise his head and said, "Ye joint venture."

Shen Yuzhu couldn't help but smile, held the coin in his hand and looked at it carefully.It was a brand new copper coin with round shoulders and round feet, shining brightly.

"Come to think of it, is this the new coin style of Jin?" Shen Yuzhu asked with a smile.

Luo Yi said casually: "That's right. This batch of coins was made from the furnace in Jinyang the day before yesterday, and they are about to be issued in the country after being reviewed by your majesty." Jinyang is the territory of the Luo family. Bronze and iron wares are well-known in Jin Dynasty and even in the world.

"Sure enough, it's still warm." Shen Yuzhu put it in the palm of his hand.He seemed to be easily amused by these gadgets, and recalled: "I remember that in ancient books, the earliest word 'qian' refers to agricultural tools for mowing grass in the field. It is shaped like a shovel, with square shoulders and square feet. Later, in the circulation process, Gradually, it has evolved from square foot cloth and pointed foot cloth to round foot cloth and the current round shoulder cloth. Presumably, this coin is like a person. As time goes by, the edges and corners will be gradually worn away, and it will eventually become sleek and exquisite? Hahaha In fact, Yuan coins have already existed in Zhou Ji, and Qin also followed suit. It is a pity that I have not been able to go to see the custom of exchanging animals and feathers..."

Luo Yi raised his eyes from the book, seeing him immersed in his imagination, he smiled after a long while and said, "Does the bird in the cage still love the old forest?"

Shen Yuzhu sighed, kowtowed and said: "The villain dare not."

"This is human nature, so why deny it." Luo Yi took a volume of books from the table, and said slowly: "I have heard that the scenery of Chu is magnificent and the human relationship is romantic. Invitation, maybe this autumn, you can make it."

Shen Yuzhu's heart skipped a beat, and he raised his eyes to look at Luo Yi steadfastly.The candles cast shadows of eyelashes under his eyes, a few locks of curly black hair fell in a bun, pale brown sunburns covered his pale cheeks, and his light-colored thin lips were tightly pressed... This is not What soft and flawless beauty, for some reason, brewed a rare and moving style under the diffuse candlelight.

Luo Yi raised his eyes suddenly, and saw Shen Yuzhu lowered his eyes, picked up the medicine box placed on the desk, dipped his finger in the ointment, and stretched it out to his forehead.

"Master, you forgot to take the medicine again?" Shen Yuzhu said with a smile.His fingers were softer than his voice, his fingertips brushed Luo Yi's brow bone intentionally or unintentionally, paused, and brushed a lock of curly hair on his forehead behind his ears.

Luo Yishun stared at Shen Yuzhu's eyes without blinking: "I said, I'm going to enter the palace at Haishi."

"so?"

"So, stop seducing me."

Shen Yuzhu smiled, met his gaze, slowly applied the ointment on his lower lip, leaned over and kissed Luo Yi's forehead.

With a "bang", Luo Yi suddenly pushed him on his back to the ground, walked over a few tables, and straddled him.

"You're courting death." Luo Yi roughly tore off his belt, and said word by word.

As if he couldn't feel the pain in his back, Shen Yuzhu laughed muffledly: "My lord! You still have to enter the palace when Haishi comes."

While stripping him naked, Luo Yi sneered, "It's enough for you."

Shen Yuzhu looked at him with a smile: "Master, don't you give me a red pill?"

Luo Yi shook off his belt and tied his eyes: "What's the rush?" He leaned over and whispered in his ear, "Of course there will be times when you can enjoy it to your heart's content."