you got on my tail

When Bai Xuehe left the palace, it was already late at night, and the first heavy snow of the New Year fell rustlingly, covering the world into a dead gray.

The snowy night is also like this in my memory. At that time, Bai Xuehe was 15 years old. He brought a stack of old moth-eaten books from the second-hand bookstore, and walked home through the snow.

He rented the house, and houses in the capital are very expensive, and he had to work several jobs to manage to rent such a remote and dilapidated place. When the snow was a little heavier, it would seep through the roof and seep into the house, like light rain dripping to the ground.

After walking for about an hour, his toes were cold and numb, and he finally saw the outline of the small courtyard. There was a glimmer of light in this normally dark place.

He tensed up in fright, picked up a slightly thicker-knotted branch from the ground, and approached on tiptoe, determined to see what kind of bullshit this was, even visiting a home with incomplete walls like his.

When he walked in, he realized that the shadow of the lamp was shaking in front of him. A tall and tall young man turned his head and smiled slightly, holding a lantern in his hand.

"My lord!" Bai Xuehe was surprised. At that time, Fu Jijue was going out to fight. He heard that he was seriously injured by a surprise soldier, so he was recuperating outside the Great Wall, but he didn't expect to come back.

So he smiled brightly, showing his eyebrows from between the heavy books, and the fluffy snow fell between the ends of his hair and eyebrows, for a moment it was difficult to distinguish between men and women, and the beauty was indescribable.

"The beginning of spring is the spring." Fu Jijue looked at him in surprise, took off his cloak and wrapped him around him, "Let me see how you are doing?"

He only thought that he would be able to stand out in the future, so he naturally learned a lot, compared to those rich young masters with red sleeves, he learned more.

After the spring, there was still a palace test, so he repeatedly recited the poems left by the former emperor in various places, trying to figure out the holy meaning.

So until many years later, seeing those handwriting on the will, it is still shockingly familiar.

So there is no way to be generous and open, not to remember the past.

At this moment, Cang Hua was sitting on the steps under the eaves, leaning against the heavy curtain, guarding a small medicine pot.

Steam was steaming in the medicine pot, after creaking, Bai Xuehe pushed the door and entered, and then sat down on the steps, resting his head on him.

"Xiaowei hasn't woken up yet." Cang Hua sighed, her eyes were a little moist, "The doctor said that the poison you injected stuck into the atrium, but her five internal organs have already been invaded."

"Hmm." Bai Xuehe only responded, without further answer, he knew his own strength, so he didn't expect that to be anything.

The two suddenly fell into a long silence, this silence continued since Cang Hua came back with him, after a long time, Cang Hua still asked: "Xiao Wei didn't finish his speech, do you think that King Yan is still trustworthy. "

"I don't know, but I know that he is eager to try, that he wants to do the same thing as me, and hate the same person." Bai Xuehe shook his head, half-closed his eyes, his voice was not loud but very determined, as if every word was gnashing his teeth , as if weighing a thousand catties, "I also know that the emperor still refuses to let me go. I was forced to end up in this way after I studied hard in the imperial examination. The taste of this half-life."

"What should I do?" Cang Hua turned his head and answered very quickly, looking closely into his eyes.

"I want you to go to King Yan and tell him to contact Xun Luo." Bai Xuehe didn't smile, and stretched out his fingers to gesture in the snow, "And there is still something strange in the will, I haven't understood yet..."

In the middle of his speech, he suddenly stopped his voice and looked at Cang Hua, and his eyes met. He suddenly remembered Fu Jiying's eyes a moment ago, those eyes with sharp outlines and always as cold as iron, so many stars that once appeared heat.

It's a pity that the hot air is always the steam from the boiling water. Although there is some warmth, even if it is placed under the scorching sun at noon, it will eventually cool down.

Before he knew it, Bai Xuehe always thought of Canghua's eyes, the smile in his eyes, and his canine teeth exposed in the sun.

That smile seems to be the warmth of eternal life, which will never disappear.

Bai Xuehe suddenly felt that he had nothing to do with this world, and it was really selfish for him to do these things.

So he paused, ready to take back what he had just said.

"I agree." Only a moment later, Cang Hua replied immediately, "Tell me what you are going to do, and I can go right away."

……

There is silence outside the Great Wall, the heavy snow is passing by with the flying sand, the sky and the earth are like a vast ocean, and half of the sun is faintly shining.

Fu Jijue was sitting alone on the low room, holding a dry leaf in his hand.

He put the blade near his mouth and tried to blow it hard, but there was still no movement, so he had no choice but to put it down.

"My lord, you are wrong, you will never be able to make a sound." A moment later, a voice came from the chaotic sky, the voice was as clear as a spring, clean and clear, "You must be like me."

Fu Jijue turned his head and saw Xun Luo's young and handsome side face. He lightly jumped onto the low room and sat on the floor. Not a moment later, Ye Di's distant and ethereal voice came and flew far away.

"The prince is worried here because the Turks have occupied Dading City." He said this, as if he had heard something from others and came prepared, "Because it is backed by Yudu Mountain, it cannot be attacked for a long time."

"Yes." Fu Jijue smiled wryly, looked down at the Jimu sword slung around Xun Luo's waist, and then raised his eyes to the tall and jagged Yudu Mountain, gesticulating in the air with his bare hands, "I can send out surprise soldiers from the side of the mountain to break through. There is a small road, which can go straight to the back gate of Dading City, and the spies said that the Turks store grain there, and with the help of the wind, they can be burned by fire."

"Of course, if I were ten years younger." Before Xun Luo could speak, Fu Jijue sighed slightly. He lowered his head and looked at his hands covered with scars and calluses. "Now I only have this half of my body left. , I’m afraid that if I didn’t touch the mountainside of Yudu Mountain, I would have been unable to vent my anger.”

"Your Highness is still very brave." Xun Luo was stunned, he never flattered, and he said this from the heart, "Turks are good at riding and shooting, and they are more used to such cold and cloudy weather. To be able to stand against them for so long, It’s really not easy.”

When Fu Jijue heard these compliments, he smiled very calmly, and seemed to accept them without hesitation.

Although Xun Luo was young, he had also heard the story of King Yan's bravery and skill in battle. For a moment, the two looked at each other, which was regarded as sympathy, so he smiled back.

"That's right." Fu Jijue just got straight to the point, and asked suspiciously: "I heard that General Xun has retired, why did he come here today?"

"I don't want to retire, but I don't know where to go." Xun Luo raised his eyes, his long eyelashes were like fans, and his eyes were vaguely confused. "With the general, at least I can avoid Jin Yiwei for a day."

"Oh?" At this point, Fu Jijue turned around curiously, and lowered his voice involuntarily, "Jin Yiwei? Why did they follow the general?"

Xun Luo smiled wryly, and put the leaf to his mouth, his expression was a little depressed, as if it was a long story.

The snow fell harder and harder, and finally, the two moved to the big tent to talk.

There are many things about Luo Cangxia and the emperor, but Fu Jijue knows most of them, so Xun Luo didn't talk long before he understood everything.

A person's life can be very legendary, but at the end of the story, there is only a sigh left.

And, the jug between the two of them.

It's a pity that both of them can drink a lot, and they won't get drunk no matter how much they drink, so there is no atmosphere of sorrow in the wine, but it is more dignified.

"It's not that you think killing your father and enemy is the main thing, but that he advances by retreating, using both kindness and power." After sighing, Fu Jijue returned to his helpless smile, "This is also a kind of warfare. He first made you believe that Luo Cangxia was captured by him. Kill him, and then use the Stern Sword Technique to lure you, you will naturally believe it, and there is nothing wrong with it."

"That's why my father left his last wish not to let me step into the capital." Xun Luo raised his sleepy eyes and looked at the sword at his waist, "If I don't come to the capital, I won't experience a lot and it's hard to make a choice."

"The general is not difficult to choose. If you come to find me, you have the answer in your heart." Fu Jijue responded with a smile, and offered a pot of new wine, aged for ten years, with a strong aroma rising to the sky. , killing men and leaving women and children behind, even ten-year-old children, they will use it for fun..."

"I know all of this." Although this description is true, it is really shocking. Xun Luo seemed unable to bear it, and quickly interrupted him, "But, I..."

"Actually, I am not different from the general." Fu Jijue bowed his head. Compared with the blood in Xun Luo's mouth, his tone was still warm and mellow, "Why didn't the general ask, I was just in my early thirties, but why I was not physically strong. Every cold day Joint pains, such as today's snow. I have long been used to staying up all night, watching the moon disappear little by little."

"That's..." Xun Luo was taken aback, then turned to look at him.

"Back then, the first emperor died suddenly for no reason, and the deposed prince even seized the throne for no reason. Then he was killed by the emperor in front of Jingtai Gate, and Master Luo died because of it." Fu Jijue looked at the incense burner on the table, and smoke rose from it, slowly Condensed into a line of deep purple, "The emperor is very suspicious. All people related to the deposed prince, or those who held great power in the past, he will use the hands of cruel officials to deal with them one by one. I am the prince's confidant, and Bai Xuehe is my good friend." , so he would rather die than be tortured into a trick, but the emperor only took seven days to teach him to confess everything, and transformed himself into the young minister of Dali Temple, why do you think this is?"

Xun Luo was taken aback for a moment, somehow the topic turned to Bai Xuehe.

"Stop pain ointment." Fu Jijue was still smiling, and the helplessness in his smile deepened, and he finally raised the jug and drank it all in one gulp, "The emperor ordered me to abolish my internal strength and put me under house arrest for two years, but the former Xu Yanmou Rebellious, he was afraid that no one would be able to subdue the soldiers of Saibei, and he was also afraid that I would take the opportunity to seize power, so he also gave me such a taste."

After finishing speaking, he raised his hand, took out a wooden box from under the low table and opened it. Although Xun Luo didn't know the science of medicine, he had seen people smoke it, so he was very familiar with the unique slightly bitter smell.

"He is the emperor, the temptation of the throne is too great, so it is natural to check and balance." Fu Jijue narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked down at the wine cup, which reflected a pair of clear eyes that were so surprised that he couldn't believe it.

"Your Majesty, this..." Xun Luo was surprised, then stared into Fu Jijue's eyes, and began to be silent for a while, then clenched his hands into fists, with blue veins on his forehead, "Even if the emperor checks and balances power, he can't, he can't deceive people to such an extent... ...The prince spent half his life as a soldier, and he was scarred for the country, so the rest of his life must be made of this thing?"

"It's true for half a life as a soldier, and it's true for the common people." Fu Jijue raised his eyes and slowly straightened his body. "At this moment, if I say that I don't want to be held hostage by this thing, it is also true."

"My lord..." The meaning in the words was obvious, Xun Luo only thought for a moment, then suddenly raised his head, "Are you going to raise an army?"

Fu Jijue didn't nod or shake his head, but spread his hands with a smile, calmly acquiescing.

"Why did the lord find Xun Xun?" Xun Luo smiled wryly, as if caught in a dilemma again, "I'm just a commoner, with no soldiers and no generals."

"Because the general cares about the common people." Although the voice of this sentence was soft, the content was shocking and thorough.

Then he smiled, as if he had figured out Xun Luo's answer.