knife cut mountains and rivers

On the first day of August in the second year of Tai'an, Kyoto.

It has been two years since Fucheng was trapped in the Demon Subduing Tower, and Zhou Heng did not dare to go up to Zhengxuan Mountain.Emperor Yong Le's pursuit of Taoism made the world fear. The new emperor can no longer follow the old path of Emperor Yong Le, even if Zhou Heng thinks about it, he can't go up the mountain.

What's more... Fucheng didn't see him.

Zhou Heng asked Eunuch Cui to go, and Eunuch Cui would send him a letter once a month, in which he wrote about what he had seen and heard in Zhengxuan Mountain.He talked about how boring he thought the Taoism of Zhengxuan Mountain was, how bad-tempered Xu Yunqi was, and how angry he was to death when he talked about Jiang, and he would be kicked out of Zhengxuan Mountain sooner or later.

There will be some news about Fucheng in the letter, but Eunuch Cui can’t see Fucheng’s face, and he doesn’t know anything about Fucheng’s current situation except to talk about what Fucheng ate today, and Eunuch Cui will write at the end of the letter Two words: peace.

Zhou Heng spent the past two years relying on these two words, he knew that Fucheng was safe.

Zhou Heng has been on the throne for two years, and there are only two noble concubines in the harem, Liu Liu and Xiao Yunniang. He has no concubine and his post has been vacant. He can't tell what he is waiting for.

King Qi died, he died in Jingzhou, Lou Tiandao's people had already attacked him, and King Qi did not escape in the end.Zhou Heng sometimes thought that he was not familiar with the relationship between King Qi, so he didn't feel so uncomfortable.But sometimes I think that I don't have anyone close to me in Kyoto.

He really made himself a loner.

Zhou Heng ushered in an old friend this year. Now it is an era of peace and the imperial examinations have resumed. During the imperial examination, Zhou Heng saw Zhao Xiaohu from Bailu City. Now he changed his name to Zhao Hu.He will try to be the first to come up. He didn't win the first prize but won the third place.He is only eighteen now, and he can be regarded as young and promising to be admitted from a place like Bailu City.

At that time, Bian Qinghe thought that Zhao Xiaohu was joking to take the No. [-] Scholar Examination, but he did not expect that after Jin Ling left, Zhao Xiaohu really put all his energy into it.When Zhao Huhui took the first place in the test, Bian Qinghe had already set up a whole street of running water seats for him, and asked the entire Dongmen Theater to sing.He enthusiastically told them that old Zhao He had a long face, that he was the first real scholar from Bailu City, and Mr. Yu was shocked.

When Zhao Hu saw Zhou Heng, he was stunned at first, and then broke into a cold sweat. The Mr. Zhou Zhou of Wande Academy turned out to be the current emperor. After being surprised, Zhao Hu was a little happy. It turned out that the emperor was his teacher.

After the palace examination, Zhao Hu was stopped by Eunuch Liu, and then he knelt down in front of Zhou Heng with his head down.

Zhao Hu didn't know how to get along with Zhou Heng's current status. Zhao Hu and Zhou Heng exchanged pleasantries for a while, probably asking how Zhao He and Bian Qinghe were doing recently, and also chatting about their views on the world.After Zhao Hu answered one by one, he finally had the courage to ask: "How is Jin Ling?"

When Zhao Hu was still Zhao Xiaohu, he made an agreement with Jin Ling to wait for him in Kyoto.But now that he has come, where is Jinling?

Zhou Heng, who was originally calm, was stunned when he heard this question. He didn't speak, and his face became ugly.

Now that Zhao Hu has stepped into the officialdom, he doesn't bluff like before, he knows how to read people's faces, and he thinks that he probably asked some bad questions.

"She's married." After a while, Zhou Heng finally answered.

When Zhao Hu heard this answer, he froze in place. He came to the capital with Jinling as his goal.Jin Ling is so good, he was just a brat in Bailu City with no achievements, he didn't have any brains and couldn't even talk to Jin Ling.Now that he has become famous, he thinks that he is worthy of Princess Jin of the Fucheng family, but Jinling is already married.

Zhao Hu showed a wry smile, and he asked, "Is it that little yellow flower?"

Zhou Heng nodded. He once sent people to look for He Yan and Jin Ling. Someone saw a young man walking south with a bloody corpse.Zhou Heng's people searched all the way south but did not find the slightest trace. They may have frozen to death on the road, or they may have turned into butterflies.Zhou Heng believes in the second type even more. He is not that kind of person, but at this moment, he is like an idiot in a drama, and likes to believe in such ghosts and gods.

When Zhou Heng spoke, his voice was dry, and he said, "The day they got married was very lively."

It was a very lively day, everyone was beaming, everyone couldn't stop laughing, it was the best day.

Zhao Hu nodded his head, and he understood. He used to miss her when he was in Bailu City, when he was boring studying, when he was walking, and when he was eating.

Zhao Hu thought about what kind of life Xiao Jinling should live in Kyoto.Thinking that Xiao Jinling probably didn't adapt to the rules and regulations of the capital, and wanted to make a joke.Thinking about whether Xiao Jinling would be bored in the capital, would Jinling be thinking about a young man in Bailu City who always wanted to come to the capital to marry her.

Zhao Xiaohu thought that after two years of hard study, Jin Ling finally came to the capital, and Jin Ling had already married someone else.Now that Zhao Hu knows that Jin Ling is doing well, he has no regrets.

Zhao Hu wanted to ask where Fucheng had gone, but he didn't ask because he saw the city gate notice last year.The news of Bailucheng was relatively closed, and when the news spread, Fucheng became a monster that everyone shouted and beat.At that time, Bian Qinghe regretted it for a while, and felt that Fucheng met Zhou Heng in this life, it was really a crime.

Life is like a dream, and when you realize it, things are different.

After Zhao Hu saluted Zhou Heng, he slowly backed away, but when he reached the door, he couldn't help turning his head back once.

He saw Zhou Heng sitting in front of the imperial case, looking so lonely in Nuo Da's palace.How strange, Zhao Hu couldn't see Zhou Heng's expression clearly, but he always felt that he was a loner.

Zhao Hu shook his head, thinking that he was probably overthinking.The emperor is the master of the world, how can he feel lonely?

After Zhao Hu left, Zhou Heng rubbed the center of his eyebrows, he couldn't avoid recalling the past.The hall was empty and quiet, as long as he didn't speak, no one would dare to make the slightest movement. He sat alone for a long time, and finally planned to go to the Prince's Mansion.

Since Zhou Heng ascended the throne, no one lived in the Prince's Mansion.It was already dusk when Zhou Heng left, and the place was still the same as it was before Fucheng left, and he didn't know who was waiting for him to come back.

The wedding hall that Jinling arranged when they got married was not demolished. At that time, she wanted to continue the joy, but she didn't expect that there would be such a situation instead of the joy.

Those red candle happy words have faded and looked a bit defeated.

The laughter scene that day seemed to have happened yesterday, Zhou Heng has a good memory, he remembers everything that happened here.He remembered Jinling and He Yan bowed to him, he and Fucheng were Jinling's high school.At that time, Zhou Heng thought, if He Yan treated Jin Ling badly, he would break He Yan's leg.He remembered the high-spirited "one worship to heaven and earth", and he also remembered He Yan's face was glowing red against the background of the wedding dress.

He remembered that Yan Shaokang got drunk, hugged Lu Chuanbai and called Qingqing, he remembered the way Lu Chuanbai and Ren Jianyuan looked at each other, and even remembered every joke Ren Jianyuan said.

Zhou Heng walked to the door. He remembered that Fucheng was drunk that day, and he helped Fucheng out. When he got here, Zhou Heng said to him: Marry me.

Fucheng said: OK.

He remembered Fucheng's smile, Fucheng's eyebrows, and Fucheng's fire cloud patterns, but Fucheng had already left.

Zhou Heng walked slowly in the Prince's Mansion, he always felt that Fucheng didn't seem to have left.He shuttled around the mansion, and when he passed the study, he remembered that they had fought in the study, and he also remembered that when he first came to the Prince's Mansion, Fucheng would play the piano for him in the middle of the night.

Fucheng playing the piano is really ugly, it sounds like sawing wood, but now Zhou Heng can't hear it even if he wants to.

Zhou Heng was tired from walking, so he sat down in front of the corridor, Fucheng often sat here, he always put a knife on his knee, and looked up at the moon, Zhou Heng knew he was missing Daze.

Zhou Heng is also looking at the moon at this time, the moon is crooked, wondering what Fucheng is doing now, is he doing well?

Zhou Heng looked at it for a while, then lowered his head, he felt his head was a little dizzy, and his eyes became blurred for a while.Zhou Heng regained his composure and saw the zodiac card on his waist. He stroked the zodiac card. On the front was a little rabbit, and when turned upside down, it was a little tiger.

At that time Zhou Heng was still in Bailu City, he and Fu Cheng fought like a child over a piece of pork belly, Zhou Heng asked, "What do you belong to?"

Fucheng replied: "I should be 22 this year. If you work backwards, it's either a tiger or a rabbit. Alas! It's really possible that I'm a rabbit!"

Fucheng's voice was a little silly: "You can't eat vegetables even if you belong to the rabbit!"

Who doesn't know whether he is a rabbit or a tiger?It sounds so funny.

Later, Zhou Heng sent people back to the Tianhuo Clan to investigate, and found that Duan Zecheng's son was born on December [-]th, the seventh year of Yongle, so he really belonged to the rabbit.Fucheng's birthday was a few days after Jin Ling got married, and Zhou Heng was ready to give him a baby at that time.Zhou Heng could only think of how happy Fucheng was, he was such a person, he couldn't be satisfied with a little sweetness.

If those things didn't happen.

Fucheng wanted this zodiac card very much, because he didn't have it.Zhou Heng regretted that he always teased him, he should give this thing to Fucheng.

After thinking about it, the night gradually darkened, and Eunuch Liu finally asked if he wanted to go back and rest.Zhou Heng pondered for a moment, and said that he was staying here today, so Eunuch Liu sent someone to pack up the bedding.Zhou Heng looked at the bed they used to lie on. This bed was tidied up by servants, it was neat without a single wrinkle, and it didn't look like it had slept on someone.

The servants held a lamp for Zhou Heng. Against the backdrop of the candlelight, Zhou Heng's shadow was printed on the opposite wall alone.The shadow was very big and thick, as if it was going to swallow Zhou Heng in one gulp.

Zhou Heng thought of what Lu Chuanbai had said to him. Lu Chuanbai was there the day Fucheng killed Rama. He was a step too late, and Rama was already dead.He met Fucheng, and Fucheng was lost all by himself, as if he had lost his soul.

Lu Chuanbai stared at him for a while, not daring to disturb him, and finally watched Fucheng disappear into the thick fog.

Lu Chuanbai later told Zhou Heng: "He vomited in the middle of the walk, and his face was pale from vomiting, crying and laughing at other times."

With a bang, the unclosed window was smashed hard, but was quickly closed by Eunuch Liu.

Zhou Heng slowly climbed onto the bed and wrapped himself up tightly like a child. There was no smell of Fucheng on the quilt, only a little musty smell. There was no way no one would live there for a long time. The house smelled like this. It seems to be reminding Zhou Heng all the time that everything is over, and those things you have experienced are gone.

Zhou Heng was in a daze, and he always felt as if someone was beside him while staring in a daze.He was dreaming, and the dream was a mess.

He dreamed of the first time they met, Zhou Heng stabbed Fu Cheng, Fu Cheng pressed Zhou Heng against the wall, and said angrily, "Are you sick?"

Zhou Heng remembered that when Fucheng taught him to kill and killed Zhang Jinsheng, Zhou Heng felt empathy for Fucheng's past for the first time. Fucheng hugged him tightly from behind and held Zhou Heng's hand, telling Zhou Heng not to be afraid.

"I'm here, don't be afraid." Fucheng's voice seemed to be right next to his ears.

Zhou Heng thought of the first time Fucheng kissed him on his own initiative, it was Fucheng who fell into Bian Qinghe's Tanyun hand.When Fucheng was dying, he held his collar and pressed his forehead against his forehead, saying: "I have nothing, I give myself to you."

These memories were like a revolving lantern, Zhou Heng saw something else again, he saw Fu Cheng holding the alley to vomit, Zhou Heng was heartbroken, he wanted to hug Fu Cheng, but he didn't hug anything.

Fu Cheng vomited pale, with tears streaming down his face, until he left the capital, the tears on Fu Cheng's face were not dry.

Obviously Zhou Heng didn't see these things with his own eyes, but he seemed to have experienced them all with Fucheng.

These clips are always churning in Zhou Heng's mind, Zhou Heng sometimes hates it, he really wants to slowly forget about Fucheng.But sometimes I like it very much, and I always want to have more dreams like this, fearing that I will really forget the appearance of Fucheng after too long.

In the dream, Zhou Heng kept frowning tightly, sweating all over, he felt hands touching his forehead, he felt as if someone was tucking him in.

That hand was warm and dry, just like Fucheng's hand. When he was half asleep and half awake, he reached out to touch it, but it was in vain.

Zhou Heng opened his eyes and found that the room was empty, as if someone had died.

Zhou Heng sighed, he sat by the bed for a whole night, he didn't dare to close his eyes, he was afraid now that he would think of Fucheng, afraid that thinking about it, he would impulsively want to go to Zhengxuan Mountain to do some ridiculous things.

Before dawn, Eunuch Liu pushed open the door quietly and came in. Seeing Zhou Heng sitting by the bed, he was a little downcast and startled.Zhou Heng at this time was not an emperor, but a down-and-out man.

Zhou Heng sensed someone, and when he raised his head, he looked tense again, so cold that it was unreasonable.

"Is something wrong?"

Eunuch Liu woke up like a dream, he realized that he was rude, but he couldn't care less now, he held a memorial in his hand, and said: "The urgent report from the north has disturbed the Lord Long Live."

Zhou Heng felt the seriousness of the matter, he opened the notebook, his whole body froze, and then let go of his strength.

General Li Xiaoyao of the Zhenbei Army died in battle, the Zhenbei Army lost [-] troops, the Northern Mang barbarians entered the pass, and the Zhou army was forced to withdraw to Yanmen Pass.

Zhou Heng maintained peace for less than two years, and before ushering in the so-called prosperous age, it was completely broken overnight.