Haiyan

The wind and snow filled the air, and the sky and the earth were pale without a trace of brilliance.

The time when the first emperor's coffin was broken into the mausoleum was a national taboo, and people were in panic everywhere. The assassins who were besieged were all wiped out by the imperial army. The three or four survivors ordered by Liang Guoying also bit their tongues when they were arrested. I couldn't find the way out, so I had to put it aside for the time being.

Qin Tianjian hastily recalculated the time, and the army and horses of the send-off brigade set off for the Imperial Mausoleum of Xishan again after a short pause.

Most people in the world believe in ghosts and gods. After such an experience, everyone knows in their hearts that disasters will inevitably occur in the Western Han Dynasty within three to five years. This is God's punishment for this century-old empire. From the Battle of Chishui to the slave uprising in Yuezhou, The blizzard disaster in the whole country, now the late emperor is in mourning.

Since the beginning of winter, too many complicated things have happened, and all of them have suppressed the empire that has been calm for too long, and it is a bit lingering and panting.

After all the ceremonies of entering the mausoleum were completed, it was already deep at night.

Although there was no sudden change in the future, the time can be changed easily, after all, it is regarded as a big heart disease firmly stuck in everyone's heart.

In the Wuji Hall, Zhao Yuqiang furiously ordered to send Dali Siqing and others to investigate the attack on the team today.

The elders and clan members all stood aside with their heads bowed, and a strange and quiet atmosphere enveloped everyone, and no one dared to take a breath.

After a long while, a cold voice suddenly came from above: "Where is His Highness the Eighth Prince?"

Chang Shi was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "After the Eighth Highness came back, he went directly to the Chenxiang Hall, he must be tired."

Zhao Yuqiang said angrily: "Tired? Today, such a big incident happened, and he ran back alone? Call him over!"

When the attendant returned, his face was already pale, and he said in cold sweat: "Your Highness Fifth, His Highness Eighth...he..."

"If you have anything to say, just say it!"

Chang Shi said: "The Eighth Highness is playing chess in the hall, no...won't come..."

With a sound of 'bang', the heavy inkstone in front of the case was slammed onto the cold and hard floor. Chang Shi was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down and explained: "Damn it, I can't invite the Eighth Highness, but the Fifth Highness." punishment."

Zhao Yuqiang sneered and said: "Okay, that's great! Did you all hear that, today the late emperor's body was so shocked that our eighth prince actually had the mood to hide in the Chenxiang Hall and play chess! He really is the late emperor's good son!"

A minister hurriedly stepped forward to answer the question: "His Highness the Eighth Highness has not been with the late Emperor for ten years. Now that the late Emperor has passed away, His Highness the Eighth Highness must not feel too sad."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help shuddering. Di Guogong hurriedly said: "What does Jin Shangshu mean by this? The late emperor passed away, and the whole country was full of sorrow. Rao, the Eighth Highness has not been here for ten years." Within this royal domain, but the relationship between father and son cannot be severed. Today the team is in danger. I think among the many princes, only His Highness the Eighth Prince followed the central army to encircle and suppress the assassins. The rest of the people stood behind the imperial army and watched. It's lively, it's probably inappropriate for Jin Shangshu to plant such a big crime on His Highness the Eighth Prince's head!"

Jin Shangshu said with a sneer: "It is true that His Highness the Eighth Highness made a move today, but who knows if it was for the sake of the late emperor? If he really has that kind of heart, he can still sit in the Chenxiang Hall right now so that he can play chess in his free time? Di Guogong, although you are the uncle of His Highness the Eighth Prince, you are so partial, aren't you afraid that the late emperor's spirit in heaven will be dissatisfied?"

Di Guogong was instantly choked and speechless. Jin Shangshu had always followed Zhao Yuqiang's lead. Now that Zhao Yuqing came back, everyone knew in their hearts that that person didn't seem to have a simple purpose, so the atmosphere in the court was almost undetectable. It got weird.

Zhao Yuqiang asked: "Now we are discussing today's assassin. If we can't catch the mastermind behind it, I'm afraid we won't be able to give an explanation to the late Emperor. Di Guogong, since you said that my good eighth brother is filial, now this is considered a what happened!"

Di Guogong stood there speechless, no one dared to go up to smooth things over at this time, the matter was of great importance, too many words would make mistakes.

Just when everyone was extremely embarrassed, there was a sudden noise outside.

The door of the main hall was pushed open, and the person who came, covered in cold air and snow, strode in with a knife, and said coldly: "I heard that you are all talking about me?"

It was already late when Li Su came back. Wei Shuyou had the cheek to ask the servants of Wutong Garden to give him the largest and warmest room to live in. Changsheng explained to him all afternoon, and finally managed to scare him off. Unexpectedly, as soon as Li Su entered the door, he faced Chang Sheng in front of Wei Shuyou and said: "There are too many things today, you go to bed first, don't wait for me, by the way, let Ah Cheng instruct the people below to bring you more quilts." , or I will always pull my quilt at night, and be careful to catch a cold."

Chang Sheng: "...?"

Wei Shuyou said: "Shang Yu, after all, you have grown up and stopped sleeping with your brother, and went to sleep with other men?"

Li Su smiled and said, "Husband and wife should sleep together, shouldn't they? Your lord?"

Wei Shuyou raised her eyebrows and said, "Husband and wife? I don't know, when will my good brother marry a man and come back?"

Li Su: "My lord used the word 'marry' wrongly once, it should be 'marry'."

Wei Shuyou looked at Chang Sheng, and asked: "So you actually like being down there? Why do I remember someone saying that he likes being up there?"

Chang Sheng couldn't take it anymore: "Enough!"

Li Su said: "Changsheng, it's not like you to be so shy. Is there anything you dare not admit in front of your brother?"

Chang Sheng was short of breath, turned his head and left.

Li Su looked at Wei Shuyou with arms crossed and said with a smile: "Then Su will take his leave first, the prince should rest well, don't be polite if you need anything."

Wei Shuyou said with a smile: "It's natural, please do it, General."

After Li Su left, Wei Shuyou kicked the air by the door several times, cursing and saying: "You still want to lie to me? Fuck you!"

As soon as Chang Sheng entered the door, Li Su followed. Chang Sheng asked him angrily, "Why are you talking nonsense in front of my brother?"

Li Su chuckled lightly and said, "Nonsense? I don't think it's nonsense! Could it be that you and I are still innocent?"

Chang Sheng gritted his teeth: "Since when have I been innocent with you!"

Li Su thought for a while and said, "Oh, so you think you're innocent after hugging and kissing? Then I misunderstood."

Chang Sheng punched him and cursed: "I have never slept with you."

Li Su said lightly: "Sooner or later, I just told him in advance."

Chang Sheng: "Why are you like this?"

Li Su knew why and asked, "What kind?"

Chang Sheng: "Why are you talking nonsense to my brother!"

Li Su was silent for a while, and then said: "I want to try to see what kind of relationship there is between the two of you."

Chang Sheng: "?"

Li Su raised his eyebrows but did not speak. He would not tell Chang Sheng what he heard outside the Zijin Palace that day. There was no reason for Chang Sheng to feel that he was jealous and was very embarrassing.

"It's nothing, you should rest early, there are too many things to do today, I have to go back to the palace first." Li Su said.

Li Su said solemnly: "I thought you would ask me about today's affairs."

Li Su smiled and said, "I know, it's not you."

Chang Sheng frowned and said, "Aren't you patrolling outside the city today? Why did you come back to look for me suddenly?"

Li Su was taken aback, and laughed at himself: "It's nothing, I just want to come back to see you."

Chang Sheng sighed, and said: "I don't want to lie to you, Li Su, in fact, I originally..."

Li Su nodded and said, "I know everything, Chang Sheng, you don't need to explain anything to me, no matter what you do, as long as you are doing well, I don't care about the rest."

Chang Sheng put half of his head on his chest, and after a long time, he gave a soft 'En'.

Li Su patted him on the back, and said in a low voice: "Today, these people took such a big risk to stop the late emperor's spirit team. It’s going to get worse and worse.”

Chang Sheng said softly: "Can you guess who did it?"

Li Su shook his head and said, "I don't know, but I think it must have something to do with Chishui and Yuezhou."

Chang Sheng asked: "Why do you say that?"

Li Su: "The Chishui Rebellion has been going on for so long, and I have never been able to find out who the mastermind behind it was. I only know that those people were prisoners of war from the neighboring six counties and Yebei. But these captives and slaves alone can fight against the imperial army. If it is not realistic, there must be some other combat power that we don't know about. A few days ago, I sent someone to investigate secretly, and there was a small breakthrough, but it is not yet certain."

Chang Sheng: "For example?"

Li Su chuckled, "For example, you should rest now, don't ask too many questions."

Chang Sheng suddenly said: "Li Su, I heard that the Eighth Prince was very close to my elder brother Yin Kang...I want you to ask him for me..."

Li Su hesitated to speak, some words, some things, not yet the time to tell Chang Sheng.

After Li Su left, Chang Sheng lay on the bed tossing and turning, unable to sleep, his mind was full of the assassination of Aidi's spirit team today, for some reason, Chang Sheng suddenly came up with a bold idea, but the idea hadn't burned yet. The flames were instantly doused with a basin of cold water and white smoke rose.

The wind and snow outside seemed to be yelling desperately, Chang Sheng was upset, and was uncomfortable with the heat of the room, so he just threw off the quilt, put on a big cloak and sneaked into Wei Shuyou's room.

Sure enough, there was a loud snoring sound, and Chang Sheng tried to scare him lightly, but before he walked in, the person on the bed jumped up, and a silver light appeared, Chang Sheng subconsciously stretched out his hand to block it. He was dragged by Wei Shuyou and thrown directly onto the bed, cursing and saying: "Little bastard, do you still want to trick me?"

Chang Sheng: "..."

"What's the matter, the lonely Ruxue at night can't sleep and want to have some fun with your brother and me?" Wei Shuyou put his hands on his hips shamelessly, and Chang Sheng saw that he looked like he had just woken up, and said, "You did it on purpose." ?”

Wei Shuyou smiled and said, "I knew you would definitely come to me, so I'll trick you first."

Chang Sheng made a 'cut' sound, moved his body inward, Wei Shuyou lay down beside him very naturally, saw that Chang Sheng was silent, and asked: "What's the matter, is there anything unhappy?"

Chang Sheng looked at the ceiling for a long while before saying: "Brother, I seem to feel where Yin Ping is."

Wei Shuyou was taken aback for a moment, then sat up quickly, and said, "How do you say?"

Chang Sheng shook his head and said, "I don't know either, maybe it's a sense of blood connection...I always feel that he is by my side."

Wei Shuyou asked: "What made you suddenly have such an idea?"

Chang Sheng said: "There has been no news of Yin Ping for these years. According to the ability of the Wulie Palace, he has not been found for ten years. Either he is really dead, or he is living hard somewhere, but I don't believe he is dead... He was able to escape from Liang Guoying back then, something must have happened that we don't know, and today I saw that the gang of assassins who came to kill In addition to the coffin that is mainly aimed at Emperor Ai, there is also a general with white hair... I didn't expect this at first, but then I realized that the man with white hair was Liang Guoying. Back then I haven't seen him, but Yin Ping has, so the person who wants to kill someone who wants to kill him must be extremely hated..."

"Do you think the assassination of Aidi's spirit team today has something to do with him?" Wei Shuyou asked.

Chang Sheng nodded and said: "The Chishui Rebellion has been going on for so long, and no one knows who the mastermind behind it is. How capable is it to hide from the strict investigation of the empire? Thinking about the fact that the palace has been unable to find him all these years, So I wonder if the Chishui Rebellion has anything to do with him..."

Wei Shuyou said: "The chaos in Chishui is indeed strange. By the time we knew about it, the chaos had already happened for almost two months. All of them were prisoners of war who were captured from various countries in the Western Han Dynasty. Although the resentment that erupted from these slaves Terrifying, but not enough to overwhelm the Central Army of the Western Han Dynasty... There is something I forgot to tell you, Changsheng, guess what I found from Chishui?"

Chang Sheng sat up and looked at him seriously. Wei Shuyou said: "There are a large number of descendants of He Luo among these slaves. I calculated that it is about [-]. He Luo is famous for his speed and wisdom. , they are short in stature but capable, and they seldom fight the enemy head-on on the battlefield. Any idea that comes into their minds can easily destroy the enemy. Fighting against the central army in the army, for a month, the imperial army retreated again and again, unable to fight back."

Chang Sheng wondered: "But didn't they have been wiped out by my ancestor King Tierqin long ago?"

Wei Shuyou said: "That is to say, when Heluo still existed before the eyes of the world, everyone was jealous of their wisdom and talents. All countries wanted to incorporate the Heluo clan, but the people of Heluo didn't bother to deal with them. Since then They hid themselves. I don’t know how King Tie Erqin found them. Later, Tie Futu took action and flattened the whole Heluo clan, and then disappeared. Now they suddenly appeared in the world. To be honest, I don’t understand how it happened. thing."

He seemed to think of something, wanted to say it, but held back.

Changsheng said: "If you say that, does Yin Ping have any connection with these Heluo people? That's not right. If Heluo is willing to help Yin Ping, he must know his identity. Back then, my ancestor Mie Heluoquan clan, they must have a deep hatred with Beilu...so isn't that person Yin Ping?"

Chang Sheng sighed in great disappointment, his eyes turned red.

Wei Shuyou patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, it will be found out anyway."

Chang Sheng didn't speak, and Wei Shuyou saw the pain on his face, feeling extremely distressed.

"One more thing, Zhao Yuqing, the eighth son of the emperor who left Wang Yu ten years ago, has not heard from him for these years. He just came back suddenly a few days ago. Guess where he has been all these years?"

Chang Sheng looked at him, Wei Shuyou said solemnly: "He has been secretly hiding in Beilu for ten years."

After all, it is impossible for Wang Yu to be peaceful, and a desperate fight has just been carried out in the Hall of Promise.

At this moment, Zhao Yuqing was sitting cross-legged on the bed in the Chenxiang Hall, and the nineteen ways of fighting that had just been set up in front of him would not give in to life or death.

The eunuch who lit the lamp carefully came over and asked, "His Royal Highness, it's late at night, do you want to turn off a lamp?"

Zhao Yuqing stared at the chessboard in front of him in a daze. He was dressed in white filial piety, his face was cold and pale, and there was no trace of blood on his lips. He said, "Don't worry, you can go down. The door is closed, and no one is allowed to come in to disturb."

When the little eunuch retreated, the huge hall was silent.

The lights were dim, and he dragged his figure on the dark floor, looking a little scary. When the young man who was in high spirits returned again, he had already faded away, leaving behind a strong sense of alienation and indifference.

He picked up a sunspot, dropped it lightly, picked up another white one, followed the sunspot, step by step, after a while, couldn't help frowning, and thought seriously——

"The nineteenth way you taught me last time, I went back and wondered about it for more than half a month, but I didn't figure out what it was. Hey, I said Yin Kang, will you be a teacher?"

"Chess skills are at ease, and the mind is at peace, and only then can you play the right way. In the past, the highest people stopped at the sixteenth way. Later, Mr. Kuang spent more than [-] years to understand the nineteenth way. I also started to think about it when I was six years old. After so many years, you can't even get the essence of it, you have only learned it for a few days, and the time is too short, so you have to take your time."

As if the old conversations were still in his ears, a smile suddenly emerged from the corner of his mouth, and when he settled down again, the gloom in his eyes slowly dissipated, and then he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking: I have been thinking about it for ten years, and finally I have something for you. The style of the year.

There was a slight knock on the door, and the young man, who had seen a little joy, turned his head and shouted, "Get lost!"

The little eunuch outside said tremblingly: "His Royal Highness... yes, General Hongying is here."

A trace of doubt flashed in Zhao Yuqing's eyes, and he said dissatisfiedly: "Let him go back, we can talk about it tomorrow if we have anything to do."

Before the little eunuch could speak, Li Su's voice sounded faintly: "Today, I don't intend to bother Your Highness, but I have to come here in such a hurry because of an important matter. Please, Your Highness, Rong Chen, talk to him face to face."

Zhao Yuqing snorted, "I have never had any friendship with Mr. Li Er, what can I say!"

Li Su said indifferently: "Your Highness will not regret opening the door to you tonight, if His Highness doesn't want to regret it."

Zhao Yuqing ordered the eunuch to add a few more candles to come in, Li Su just sat opposite him very casually, the two looked at each other silently for a while, Zhao Yuqing asked: "What important matter do you have to say tonight? "

He was quite strange, since he was a child, he didn't like Li Su very much. Firstly, this person is usually innocuous and not interesting, and secondly, this person never pays attention to people other than himself. Zhao Yuqing He didn't like his always arrogant and hypocritical appearance, so he was really surprised to see Li Su tonight.

Li Su didn't think too much about Zhao Yuqing, but it wasn't surprising that he didn't think too much about anyone except Chang Sheng, so he didn't know what the person opposite was slandering.

After ten years, no, more than 20 years, it was the first time for the two of them to sit face to face, and it was interesting to think about it.

"It turns out that Your Highness also has the state of mind to comprehend the way of chess. These years, he has worked hard outside." Li Su is rare to be so polite. The shadow of Zhao Yuqing has long been blurred in his heart when he was a child, because he is really not familiar with it, but now he is sitting in front of him. , It made him suddenly feel a little more cordial.

It felt like Li Su thought for a while before realizing that he was somewhat similar to him.

When Zhao Yuqing first heard his words, he wanted to sneer, he had heard too many flattering and hypocritical words, but Li Su's tone, apart from a trace of ordinary politeness, was neither flattering nor caring, just The simple politeness was as casual as two people who looked at each other greeted each other, but he didn't know how to answer the conversation for a while.

He just nodded and said, "Of course it's no more relaxing than being in the King's Domain."

Li Su said lightly: "The weather in the Northland is dry and windy all the year round. Your Highness came back suddenly. Are you still used to it?"

Zhao Yuqing's eyes were full of murderous intent, and he said coldly, "You are quick to investigate!"

Li Su said: "The minister is not talented, there are only a few capable people."

Zhao Yuqing said, "Who else knows besides you?"

Li Su: "I don't know whether other people know it or not, but the minister and the people under him understand what is meant by 'one thing more is worse than one thing less'. You can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense."

Zhao Yuqing: "After all these years, Second Master Li is still so arrogant!"

Li Su smiled and said, "It's His Highness's compliment."

Zhao Yuqing: "What exactly are you looking for?"

Li Su said seriously: "The Nineteen Ways are the ways of the world that Kuang Zichu, the descendant of Fuxi, spent more than [-] years of hard work and devoted all his energy to understand. Now, as far as I know, only Nan Chu Miss Qingjun, the number one champion in the country, this girl has a transparent nature and is different from ordinary people. At the age of twelve or thirteen, she realized the Taoism that ordinary people can't understand in a lifetime. Su admired it, but I didn't know that His Highness also had such fun. , to be able to ponder the nineteen ways to this point."

Zhao Yuqing said: "If you come to me to talk about chess skills, I don't have so much time to talk nonsense with you!"

Li Su said neither soft nor hard: "However, apart from Miss Qingjun, there is another person who has studied the Nineteen Daos quite thoroughly. Presumably His Highness must be very familiar with this person."

Zhao Yuqing frowned, and said coldly, "What are you trying to say?!"

Li Su looked at him expressionlessly, and through the lights in the room, he said neither humble nor overbearing: "Yin Kang, the son of Beilu back then, must have taught His Highness a lot."

Zhao Yuqiang stood up with a bang, his face was full of killing intent, and said in a deep voice: "Li Su, do you know what you are talking about?!"

Li Suyun was calm and unmoved, and said: "Your Highness has been looking for your son for ten years, and Su can empathize with this feeling the most. It's just that Su is luckier than His Highness. The person you want to find has already been found, but Your Highness is not as lucky as Su. Where is it so far, His Highness must not even have a clue."

He didn't show any rhetorical tone, as if he was narrating a fact so plainly.

Zhao Yuqing narrowed his eyes slightly, and his fists were clenched until his knuckles turned white, "What the hell are you trying to say?!"

Li Su stood up slowly. Under the light, in Zhao Yuqing's eyes, this person looked like a terrifying ghost in the region, which made him shiver for a while.

The corners of Li Su's lips were cold, and he said slowly, "If I tell His Highness where the Prince of Beilu is, what good can His Highness do for me?"