last time

Chapter 113
Tangli leaves are rouge-colored, and buckwheat flowers are white and snow-scented. [1]

Li Xunchuan and Jiang Rulan talked briefly about what happened in Gaodu, Zhuo Ran coaxed Chuyun in his arms, but didn't interrupt.

"...Master Jiang, Li Chengru has left Gaodu, but the internal patrol must not make any mistakes." Li Yanchuan sighed imperceptibly, and said: "The Tianzhou garrison cannot all be arranged inside Gaodu. There must be absolutely no omissions.”

Jiang Rulan said: "The left and right ministers and the servants of the other ministries have taken action, the governor can rest assured, but Yi Dong's side..."

Li Xunchuan twirled the ring on his little finger, lowered his head, and said, "I trust Yan Shu, we've discussed the countermeasures, and when I rush back, it's probably about the same time."

"By the way, the situation of Yi Dong reported by the Heavenly Master to His Majesty is very optimistic. The governor has dealt with the matter over there, so hurry back as soon as possible." Jiang Rulan frowned slightly, and said, "To be honest, Gaodu is now a popular figure. Panic, only by capturing Li Chengru can people's hearts be completely calmed down."

When Li Xunchuan heard that he mentioned Tian Wuruo, there were many things he wanted to ask clearly.Obviously he and Fu Sisi are on Zhuo Ran's side, how could Zhuo Ran and Han Congzhong suddenly expose their relationship.

"Master Jiang, how are Prison Fu and Tianshi doing?" Li Yanchuan asked Zhuo Ran with a glance.

Jiang Rulan smiled and said, "It's pretty good. The two of you held a wedding banquet. It's just that the timing was bad and it didn't go well."

Li Xunchuan said coldly, "Wedding banquet?"

Zhuo Ran secretly tugged at the corner of Li Xunchuan's clothes, but was instantly forced back by his eyes.Last night, no matter how hard Li Xunchuan tried, he couldn't pry it out of Zhuo Ran's mouth. Why did Fu Sisi hurt her? He had seen the wound before, and it took a lot of trouble to heal. He felt distressed and angry at the same time. sleep well.

Jiang Rulan looked at Zhuo Ran as if thinking of something, and said after holding back for a long time, "That day...three days after Si Ye left, His Majesty issued an order to bury Taifu Han..."

Zhuo Ran's hand holding the swaddling baby tightened in vain, causing Chu Yun to cry out in fright, Wu Song shrank in a corner and did not dare to speak, Jiang Rulan also fell silent, Li Xunchuan raised his hand to cover Chu Yun's face, Zhuo Ran turned slightly Then dodged his hand.

"Chi Yue..." Zhuo Ran gently patted Chu Yun's back to coax him, and said softly, "What are you doing, this is the prince."

Li Xunchuan looked at Zhuo Ran with a cold face, Jiang Rulan and Wu Song sat together, and suddenly felt that a carriage was really not enough, and I didn't know what these two people were awkward about, but felt that if they said something more, Li Xunchuan would be able to hold him neck to throw them out.

The coachman was driving the horses outside, Li Yuchuan lifted the curtain, and said in a deep voice, "Stop when you get close to Gaodu."

***
Tian Wuruo buried his head in the pile of papers, he had already dismissed the servants in the house, originally he wanted to go to the place where the palace books were stored to find the answer, but Chu Shiyu couldn't explain it, so he had to read it as soon as possible .

The Heavenly Master will not be a real prophet who knows everything. He really wants to know if Zhuo Ran is the princess of the former dynasty. He wants to find a person who can make people's lives peaceful as everyone's hope. Opportunity, as long as he can really produce evidence.

Jiang Rulan and the others didn't get any news, and there was a lot of discussion in the court. Chu Shiyu couldn't stop Youyou's mouth, he could only maintain a balance, even though this balance was built on the sand base.

The things recorded by Nanhuan all ended with a fire in the palace, and there was no mention of Empress Yu Jing's second child.Was it an oversight by the official historian, or was the princess simply fabricated out of thin air.

Tian Wuruo put the document on the table and sighed deeply.

The door was knocked suddenly, Tian Wuruo was startled, then raised his head and said, "What's the matter?"

"Master Tianshi," said the attendant, "Your Majesty has summoned you."

Tian Wuruo put the documents away and said, "Got it."

pilgrimage hall.

Holding the paper in his hand, Chu Shiyu didn't raise his head when he heard Tian Wuruo's approaching footsteps, but frowned slightly.

"Your Majesty, is it a letter from General Peng?" Tian Wuruo bowed his head and said, "Could it be that the bandits in Luo City have gone down?"

Chu Shiyu laughed, but there was no smile in his eyes, and said, "How do you know?"

Tian Wuruo walked slowly to the front of the imperial court, and said: "If it's about the little prince, your reaction is only to sigh and be anxious and happy. Otherwise, it's Li Chengru and General Peng. What worries His Majesty all the time is probably the rebels outside."

"Let's take a look." Chu Shiyu handed over the letter, and tapped on the table with his fingertips, one after another.

Tian Wuruo frowned and said, "General Peng, what does this mean? Are the Los Angeles bandits rebels?"

The words in the letter were upside down, and Tian Wuruo knew that Chu Shiyu was confused by the letter, and said, "Your Majesty... General Peng has already passed the Wuming Mountain and reached the border of Tuzhou?"

Chu Shiyu shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I haven't crossed the mountain yet."

Tian Wuruo frowned and said, "But based on the time, shouldn't it be here early?"

"I was worried that Los Angeles was a stronghold of the rebels. The number of people brought by General Peng was not large. If they were ambushed by a surprise attack, they would never return." Chu Shiyu sighed, immediately picked up his pen, and was overwhelmed by the sky. Wu Ruo blocked it.

"Your Majesty, no." Tian Wuruo said seriously: "Your Majesty wants to send people to support at this time, and he will only transfer the tiger away from the mountain. The interior of Gaodu has not been thoroughly investigated. Your Majesty cannot take risks."

Chu Shiyu said: "But..."

"Besides, Luocheng is a little far away from Tianzhou. Your Majesty can let Liuzhou prefecture deal with it. You can't separate the troops in Gaodu." Tian Wuruo said anxiously.

Chu Shiyu handed him the memorial on the table again, and said: "Now it's not a matter of separating the troops. Tan Zhen, the prefecture of Liuzhou, handed me the memorial. Liuzhou has insufficient troops, and we must always keep an eye on the internal chaos. , there is no way to help General Peng."

Tian Wuruo frowned and said, "Your Majesty's letter?"

"Of course I don't believe it." Chu Shiyu sighed, and said: "Liuzhou is the border to the west, with Zhonglang as the barrier to the west, Ruoshui Bay to the east, Dingbei Pass to the north, and Tianzhou to the south, so It’s such a good place to encounter such a person.”

Tian Wuruo said: "Your Majesty will continue to make a decree, does he dare not do it? As long as he is still in Dayu, he shouldn't be a vegetarian like this!"

"The reason I called you here is to ask you if there is anyone you recommend to replace Tan Zhen." Chu Shiyu clenched his fists with both hands and put them on his knees.

Tian Wuruo was a little surprised. Seeing him silent for a long time, Chu Shiyu said, "You don't have to be surprised. After a long time, I can see clearly that he is not expected to be a state capital at all. All these years have been peaceful, and he How can someone who is so careless and not prepared for danger in times of peace be able to take on the big responsibility? Sir and Prime Minister Zuo are busy with political affairs in various places, and I don’t want to trouble them, so let’s talk about your favorite candidate.”

Tian Wuruo bit the corner of his lips and said, "Your Majesty wants to tell the truth?"

"Go ahead."

"I feel that it is not appropriate to change people at this time." Tian Wuruo looked at Chu Shiyu and said, "First, the localities have been relatively stable in recent years. Your Majesty cannot be angered by a momentary omission. Second, Tan Zhen is His Majesty. You have never exerted pressure on the imperially-appointed Liuzhou state capital. This time, you only need your majesty to let him know what the end is if he resists the decree. There is no need to replace it. Thirdly, your majesty is well aware of Tan Zhen's character. The replacement of Liuzhou can't help but make Liuzhou suspicious, which is not conducive to the present."

Chu Shiyu raised his eyes and glanced at him.

"I have a hunch that Mr. Jiang and the others are coming back soon." Tian Wuruo said: "Mr. Jiang has been in front of the emperor for a long time. Your Majesty can let Mr. Jiang go with the imperial decree. As long as Tan Zhen sees your majesty's decree, he will definitely not dare to do this again." Pretentious."

"This rhetoric?" Chu Shiyu smiled and said, "Why does it look like it was prepared in advance?"

Tian Wuruo looked at Chu Shiyu and said, "Then what I said makes sense?"

Chu Shiyu turned his head, fixed his eyes on the memorial, and said, "Wait until tomorrow at the latest, if Jiang Rulan doesn't come back, I will pick someone from Yushitai to replace him."

Tian Wuruo only nodded and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Chu Shiyu was silent for a moment, looked at Chu Shiyu, and said softly: "You and Fu Sisi...you haven't been back for a few days?"

Tian Wuruo looked away and said, "If Your Majesty has nothing else to do, I will leave first."

"Stop." Chu Shiyu stopped Tian Wuruo and said, "The marriage I bestowed on you was not for you to be like this. Is Fu Sisi blaming herself for what happened to Zhuo Ran, or..."

Tian Wuruo cut off Chu Shiyu's words, and said: "Your Majesty... I'm just very busy recently. After these things are over, I will naturally go back."

"She has deep affection for you, so don't let her down." Chu Shiyu looked at Tian Wuruo and said, "I guess she didn't tell you why she hurt Zhuo Ran that day."

Tian Wuruo raised his head upon hearing the words.

"You and Zhuo Ran have an affair, I don't care about it." Chu Shiyu said: "I just let her choose, either you die or she dies, otherwise Han Congzhong will not be able to speak."

"His Majesty……"

Chu Shiyu smiled and said, "She chose you."

Tian Wuruo clenched his hands hidden in his sleeves, unable to react to Chu Shiyu's words for a long time.

***
Li Xunchuan didn't speak a word along the way, Zhuo Ran coaxed Chu Yun, her arms were a little stiff, she didn't dare to say anything, she just shifted her posture slightly.

Chu Yun opened his eyes wide in her arms, and with his small hands hooked Zhuo Ran's long hair hanging on his chest, the red string on his wrist was very conspicuous, Zhuo Ran lowered his head and looked at him carefully.

This child's eyebrows and eyes are very similar to Chu Shiyu, Zhuo Ran sighed, originally she didn't have to save him, Chu Shiyu killed her master, but she saved his son, it's really ridiculous to say it.

But how could she have the heart to watch a child who smiled at Zhuo Ran like this burn to death.

Chu Yun looked at Zhuo Ran and smiled. He had no teeth, but his smile was beautiful. Zhuo Ran touched his face lightly, it was very soft.

One day, he will also stand on that uninhabited peak.

Zhuo Ran seemed to have seen that day.

"Adults, we're here." The carriage stopped, and Li Yanchuan slowly opened his eyes and said, "Get out of the carriage."

Jiang Rulan and Wu Song jumped out of the carriage first, Zhuo Ran covered their swaddling clothes, and when they got out of the carriage, Li Xunchuan supported his arm and stepped on it firmly.

Li Xunchuan touched Wu Song's hair and said, "Songzi, I won't take you with me when I go to Yidong."

Wu Song frowned and said, "Why, I..."

"Be obedient and follow Lord Jiang carefully." Li Yuchuan bowed his hands and said, "Master Jiang, Wu Song is young, it will be harmful and not beneficial for him to follow me to Yidong, please take good care of him until we come back."

Jiang Rulan nodded, and said, "Your Excellency is serious, I will take good care of my little brother."

Wu Song stared at Li Yuchuan with tears in his eyes.

"Songzi, you protected Xiaqiu very well, and now I want to protect you too, you are not allowed to run away without permission, stay here well, do you hear me?" Li Yanchuan patted Wu Song on the shoulder.

Wu Song lowered his head and said, "I see."

Li Xunchuan looked at Zhuo Ran, Zhuo Ran stepped forward and handed Chu Yun to Jiang Rulan.

"Master Jiang, I will accompany you here." Li Yunchuan said: "Xiaqiu and I will go to Yidong, after these matters are settled, we will prepare some thin wine and invite Lord Yushi to meet us."

Jiang Rulan nodded and said, "Your Excellency, Zhuo Siye, take care."

The two watched them leave, Li Yuchuan turned around and glanced at Zhuo Ran, without saying a word, he just took her waist and gently exerted force, turned over and got on the horse.

The moon was already in the middle of the sky, Li Yunchuan took Zhuo Ran, broke into the city shrouded in moonlight, and went deep.

"Are you angry?" Zhuo Ran plucked Li Yanchuan's palm, hearing Li Yanchuan's heavy breathing, she could only lower her head and bury herself in Li Yanchuan's arms.

Li Xunchuan knew that she was afraid, so he simply held the rein with one hand and wrapped his arms around her with the other. If he didn't say he was angry, then he was really not angry.

Zhuo Ran lowered her head and smiled, grabbed Li Yanchuan's arms with both hands, raised her head and said softly, "...I love you."

Li Xunchuan reined in the reins abruptly.

Zhushi stopped, Zhuo Ran bumped into Li Yanchuan's arms, looked at him inexplicably, and saw Li Yanchuan stretched out his hand, pinched her chin, and moved towards his lips.

Zhuo Ran quickly resisted Li Yuchuan, shrank back, and did not let him kiss.

"What?" Li Yuchuan frowned and said, "Didn't you say you loved me just now? Now you won't even let me kiss you?"

Zhuo Ran smiled and said: "I promised to go with you, not for you to kiss me, the second master will be wrong."

Li Xunchuan let go of her, Zhushi took two steps forward, Zhuo Ran lost his balance without support, Li Xunchuan didn't help anyone, just waited for Zhuo Ran to reach out and hug him.

But Zhuo Ran didn't.

Li Xunchuan pulled him back the moment he fell, Zhuo Ran was strangled by Li Xunchuan, bamboo and stone flew out mercilessly, Li Xunchuan used some strength in his hands, Zhuo Ran tried to break free but did not break free.

In the end, Zhuo Ran couldn't remember how he came to a small town, how he went to the hotel room, and how he was bullied and cried by Li Yanchuan.

Li Xunchuan tightly grasped Zhuo Ran's wrist, pressed Zhuo Ran from behind, grabbed the back of Zhuo Ran's neck in his mouth, and kissed her almost to death.He didn't dare to touch Zhuo Ran presumptuously, he didn't take off his clothes, and was covered in sweat under the blanket.

Concerned about the injury on her back, Li Yuchuan kept a slight distance from her, reached out to untie Zhuo Ran's clothes, but was stopped.

"Fu Sisi must have dared to do something to you because of Tian Wuruo." Li Yuchuan leaned into her ear and said softly, "Don't be afraid... I just took a look and didn't do anything to you."

Zhuo Ran buried her face in the pillow, Li Yanchuan touched the back of her neck, and pulled down the clothes a little.Zhuo Ran felt a chill behind her back and shivered a bit. Li Yanchuan sighed, thinking that if he saw Fu Sisi again, he would definitely stab her in front of Tian Wuruo, to see if he would feel distressed.

"I will never let you get hurt again." Li Yanchuan tidied up Zhuo Ran's clothes, and hugged her in a different position. He wanted to ask about Han Congzhong several times, but he couldn't ask.

The corners of Zhuo Ran's eyes were slightly red, Li Yuchuan covered her eyes and said, "Sleep, go to Ruoshuiwan early in the morning, and you will be in Yidong soon."

"Zhang Yue..." Zhuo Ran pulled his hand down, put it in his arms, and said softly, "Wu Song told me, Master said he didn't want anyone to punish me, he said he didn't teach me well, said It's all his fault..."

Li Xunchuan stroked Zhuo Ran's hand, and responded with a deep voice.

"Then..." Zhuo Ran blinked, and the clear stream flowed from the corners of Zhuo Ran's eyes to Li Yuchuan's lapel. She said, "Master said he didn't want to do that, so he left me alone."

"He clearly said that when I go back, he will take care of the grape shed, and he can pick grapes for me..." Zhuo Ran frowned, couldn't help sobbing, and said, "But...but... "

Li Xunchuan followed her back, afraid that she would be out of breath from crying again, but he had no way to comfort her, so he could only keep silent, coaxing her like this.

Li Xunchuan always felt that Han Congzhong was using Zhuo Ran as a sword, but he didn't understand that when Zhuo Ran was desperate, he was the one who gave Zhuo Ran a reason to live and brought her a taste that no one else could taste.

Although this road is not what Zhuo Ran should take.Han Congzhong wanted to overthrow Chu Shiyu, but in the end he didn't. Instead, he ended up with such hatred. Zhuo Ran was also changing with his decision. Perhaps the Zhuo Ran he knew at the beginning was extremely dangerous, but after Han Congzhong passed away, she He became an aimless person, rampaging in the remaining turmoil.In Li Yuchuan's view, it was Han Congzhong's fault. He brought Zhuo Ran to this road, but he didn't give her a good home.

Zhuo Ran is not what Han Congzhong imagined.The first time Li Xunchuan saw Zhuo Ran hurting others because of his extremes, he realized that Zhuo Ran was not cold-hearted, she was just betting, betting with what Han Congzhong had taught her.

If she loses the bet, she will lose her own life.

This is the madness that Han Congzhong has hidden for many years. He has no chance to express it, so all of these are absorbed and distributed by Zhuo Ran, so that when the only goodness left in his heart is exposed and the two struggle endlessly, Zhuo Ran will ignore it, but Li Yuchuan saw someone else An invisible point.

Zhuo Ran has a heart.

She will be in pain, and will be so sad that she will hurt herself to resist the pain. This is the scary thing about Han Congzhong.In the end, Han Congzhong saw the real Zhuo Ran, and at that moment he suddenly understood that he seemed to be really wrong and really hurt someone.

He can't do anything about who owns this world, why bother to involve another person who should be happy.

Zhuo Ran didn't blame Han Congzhong, Li Xunchuan knew it.She just suddenly realized that the only master was gone, and what had completely impacted her was only regret and sadness.

Kindness is hard to repay.No matter what this person has done and what his purpose is, the final result is nothing more than two kinds, or he gets what he wants, and everyone lives happily, or he regrets for life, and regrets are too late.

　[1] Walking in the village [Song] Wang Yucheng

　　The chrysanthemum begins to yellow when the horse crosses the mountain path, and the horse is long and the wild is prospering.

　　Wanhe has a sound and late night, and Shufeng stands silently in the setting sun.

　　Tang pear leaves fall in red and white, and buckwheat flowers bloom with white snow.

　　What is the matter, I suddenly feel melancholy, the village bridge and the original tree are like my hometown.

　　
　
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