I don't want to play anymore

In the courtyard of the city lord of Jingping City, Cheng Zhi also heard the news that Beirong Imperial Mausoleum had been excavated.

Even different from others, she not only heard about it earlier, but also knew what it was all about.

——Her brother came to her early in the morning and told her what happened last night.

Cheng Zhi was surprised, but also felt relieved.

"Next, we will continue to march north. Ah Zhi will stay here with Zan'er and wait for our good news." Gu Jingyuan said.

He didn't say it clearly, but his words were very clear. He would go straight to Beirong Capital, and even go further north until he captured Beiya...

"Second brother..."

Cheng Zhi was a little worried, and she didn't want to be separated from him so soon.She said: "If the second brother wants to avenge me, then there is no need. It is my life... Besides, I don't hate the prince brother. He is the lord of a country. He really shouldn't think about me..."

"Since it's a country-to-country matter, you shouldn't have to bear it alone." Long Yanzhao took the lead to take over the conversation, and couldn't listen to it.

In this respect, the pair of siblings really don't only have a 01:30 resemblance.

It is true that no matter what happens, the first person who wants to sacrifice is himself.

Long Yanzhao didn't want Cheng Zhi to have any thoughts of self-blame, and he didn't want her to think that everything was caused by her.

So the emperor said very bluntly: "If it is my sister, even if there is a conflict, I will definitely find a way to rescue her first, instead of ignoring her and ignoring life and death, do you understand?"

Cheng Zhi: "..."

Cheng Zhi looked at Long Yanzhao in a daze, she hadn't thought about what he said.

Bei Rong fights for the interests of Bei Rong people to live better, then she and Zan'er are not human...

Hate is hate, and resentment is also resentment.

But in the face of the monarchs of the two countries, no matter which side she wants to retaliate against, she will hit the stone with an egg, so... just forget it.

Especially when she was struggling to survive, how could she dare to ask for revenge?

until……

Cheng Zhi looked at Gu Jingyuan again, but saw that her second brother's face was calm and serious, and he didn't even have the slightest objection to the emperor's words.

Cheng Zhi couldn't help being shocked, and said with gratitude: "Second brother, I... don't know how to repay you and the emperor..."

"Azhi." Gu Jingyuan called to stop her.

He smiled at her and said, "As long as Ah Zhi lives here and takes care of herself and Zan'er, Second Brother will be at ease."

Then, just like when he was a child, he gently patted Cheng Zhi's head.

Although Long Yanzhao had already arranged everything in terms of the life of Ah Zhi's mother and son, and there was nothing to worry about here, Gu Jingyuan still worriedly explained everything to Cheng Zhi.

He didn't bid farewell to Cheng Zhi until he couldn't think of anything else to say.

Cheng Zhi wanted to keep her but didn't dare to speak, so she could only sigh slightly and said, "It's a pity that Zan'er is still awake, so I can't say goodbye to uncle."

Gu Jingyuan said: "Children should eat more and sleep more."

Cheng Zhi glanced at Long Yanzhao beside him again, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Second brother, I have something... I want to talk to you alone."

"..."

Beside him, Long Yanzhao couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat.

Since yesterday, although Cheng Zhi seemed to have been extremely restrained, he still looked at him with a trace of scrutiny and defense, which Long Yanzhao did not fail to notice.

Perhaps the other party felt that he was not a good match for her brother.

Maybe it's because I don't worry about Gu Jingyuan being with me...

And according to the characters carved out of the same model of their siblings, Cheng Zhi will probably tell the truth to Gu Jingyuan...

Long Yanzhao didn't care what Cheng Zhi thought of him.

... If the other party is not Gu Jingyuan's younger sister.

There were a lot of thoughts in an instant, and after thinking about it like this, Long Yanzhao looked at Gu Jingyuan with grievance.

...But I also know that at this time, I have to behave magnanimously, naturally, and have the demeanor of a king of a country...

His voice was normal, but he looked at Gu Jingyuan with extremely resentful eyes.

"Then I'll wait outside for Ah Yuan."

Saying that, the emperor shook his sleeves, turned and walked out of the courtyard.

What Cheng Zhi was worried about was exactly what Long Yanzhao thought.

She saw yesterday that Emperor Dayi looked at her elder brother... the content in it...was too straightforward.

Cheng Zhi worried about it all night.

She was a little worried that her brother sacrificed herself for revenge, and deliberately committed himself to...

Some worried that his elder brother was persecuted by Emperor Dayi.

——It took more than a year to lead the army deep into the interior of the Beirong, such an iron-blooded, now rampant monarch... Does the second brother have some unspeakable secrets that cannot escape the opponent's palm?

The more Cheng Zhi thought about it, the more worried he became, and the more he thought about it, the more he couldn't sleep.

After all, he is Ling Ran's most wanton elder brother!

Even though her brother's temperament has become quite different from the past, once she thinks about the grievances he is still suffering, she finds it hard to accept...It is even more sad than being forced to marry herself, let alone wanting her brother to avenge herself !

In the courtyard with only two people, Cheng Zhi looked at Gu Jingyuan with an expression on the verge of tears.

"It's not like that." Gu Jingyuan said.

Facing his sister's worry, he didn't know how to explain it.

He just said: "I have not suffered any grievances, and the emperor treats me very well."

"Second brother?" Cheng Zhi didn't expect the answer given by the second brother to be like this.

He seemed to have a very natural expression, and it definitely didn't seem like he said this deliberately to appease himself.

Cheng Zhi looked at Gu Jingyuan suspiciously.

"So..." She couldn't help but widen her eyes, her face full of disbelief: "Second brother and that one are really...feeling in love?"

Gu Jingyuan: "..."

Outside the yard, Long Yanzhao fiddled with the pine needles on the nearby pine tree with an extremely manic expression.

He was tall, and the branch he picked was also tall, and he only fiddled with that branch. Looking from a distance, the poor branch was about to be bald by the emperor.

When Gu Jingyuan walked out of the courtyard, what he saw was such a picture.

He walked up to Long Yanzhao with some helplessness and some amusement, and said, "Your Majesty, let's go."

"A Yuan!" Long Yanzhao hurriedly returned to his senses.

I didn't expect Gu Jingyuan to come out so soon.

The reason why he couldn't get along with this pine needle was because he really wanted to go over the fence of the yard and go inside to eavesdrop.

But after thinking about it, he intentionally eavesdropped when the brothers and sisters wanted to talk alone.

So I can only bear it and don't listen.

Fortunately, Long Yanzhao had already guessed the worst case - it was nothing more than Cheng Zhi telling Ah Yuan something bad about him, and he didn't want Ah Yuan to be with him.

He was used to being pushed away, and this time was not bad.

Walking side by side in the mansion, Long Yanzhao carefully looked at Gu Jingyuan's eyebrows.

Noticing that the steps of the people around him became slower and their eyes were still cautious, Gu Jingyuan raised his eyes to look at him: "What's wrong, Your Majesty?"

"A Yuan..." Long Yanzhao hesitated to speak, and then asked Gu Jingyuan: "A Yuan, do you have anything to tell me?"

"what's up?"

"It's just... Ah Zhi, she didn't say anything to you, right? I think since yesterday, your sister has..."

"It's nothing." Gu Jingyuan shook his head directly.

With that said, he continued to move forward.

The back is slender and tall, Gu Jingyuan's neck is straight, and he is naturally extravagant.

Without looking at Long Yanzhao, who was one step behind, he said to himself: "Azhi does have concerns about our relationship, but she is just worried about me."

"Huh?" Long Yanzhao immediately chased after him, with a strange light in his dark eyes: "Our relationship?"

He asked, "What kind of relationship?"

"..."

Gu Jingyuan remembered that just now in the yard, Ah Zhi said that they were in love with each other.

Facing these four words at that time, he was both stunned and puzzled, really stunned for a long time, and didn't know what to say.

Unexpectedly, his own reaction made Ah Zhi laugh.

Ah Zhi said: "Then I can rest assured, second brother, you can go quickly, don't make the emperor wait in a hurry."

"..."

Gu Jingyuan was puzzled by Ah Zhi's reaction.

Even now I can't figure it out.

Now recalling those four words again, Gu Jingyuan pursed her thin lips, carefully analyzing their meanings, still not knowing how Ah Zhi saw it...

"A Yuan?" Long Yanzhao's voice came from the side: "Why are you blushing?"

"?" Gu Jingyuan seemed to have been frightened by something, and suddenly raised his eyes to look at him.

Then, he touched his face.

It was indeed hot.

The temperature in the north is not high, especially in the early morning, far from the point where the sun is in full bloom and people will blush...

Suddenly bowing his head, Gu Jingyuan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, let's go."

As he spoke, he quickened his pace.

"A Yuan?" Long Yanzhao chased after him, confused, "So what did you say? A Yuan?"

The emperor's voice became a little anxious.

Gu Jingyuan didn't know how to describe it to him.

I don't know what to say, what to say.

He could only say vaguely, "I'll tell you later."

Long Yanzhao: "...???"

……

After the two reunited with King Guangping, the soldiers on the front line learned that the emperor had rushed over, and this time he brought Lord Hou, and their morale was greatly boosted.

In addition, rumors that the Beirong Emperor's Mausoleum was excavated and that the Beirong's vitality was exhausted continued to spread in the territory.

But in a few days, Dayi's momentum became stronger towards this side.

While sitting in the Beibei territory, only Kyoto and the two cities outside the city are still strictly guarded.

At night, Long Yanzhao discussed with the generals the plan to attack the capital city.

Since reuniting with King Guangping, the emperor has started a lifestyle of non-stop discussing tactics.

Although, this time the emperor is very different from before.

The most obvious change is that the emperor has a smile on his face, not as strict as before.

In the past, I really kept a straight face all the time.

If there was a bad face, the expression must be ferocious, and the eyes were always scarlet like blood. There were even rumors in the army that the emperor's expression was so frightening that even children did not dare to cry.

But this time when he came back, not only did the emperor's eyes no longer turn red, but he often smiled...?

At first, he laughed so hard that several generals under King Quang Binh were terrified and puzzled, thinking that His Majesty was going to punish someone again.

It wasn't until the past two days that there was nothing wrong with each other that everyone gradually relaxed - the emperor smiled, perhaps simply because he was in a good mood.

At this time, the soldiers in the battalion gradually realized that the emperor who had expressions and could smile...in fact, he looked really good.

Not only the brows are handsome and wild, but the eyes are like lacquer, and the emperor who smiles looks very young.

...Finally looking a bit like his early 20s.

The veterans in the army headed by King Guangping were very pleased.

It's just that although the emperor has changed a lot after coming back this time, what remains the same is that he is still working hard as usual, day and night.

...If it goes on like this, even King Guangping, who has watched Long Yanzhao grow up and hopes that he will work hard to rule, will inevitably have to worry.

When it was almost three o'clock, two generals, one middle-aged and one young, yawned and withdrew from the commander's tent.

When I went out, I happened to meet Xiang Yanghou who was standing outside the tent, the two of them were stunned, and saluted him: "See Lord Hou."

The middle-aged general said politely: "Master Hou is still asleep?"

The young general next to him glanced at Gu Jingyuan, his eyes averted, hesitating and not speaking.

Gu Jingyuan greeted them, and after a few polite words, he hurriedly asked them to go back to rest, then opened the curtain and walked in.

Inside, Long Yanzhao was still deducing the sand table repeatedly comparing the map.

After staying up for several nights, the emperor's eyes turned red again, this time he was tired.

Hearing the purposely amplified footsteps, he raised his head from the deduction. Seeing that it was Gu Jingyuan, he couldn't help but brows happily and said, "Ah Yuan is here, did the practice go well today?"

With that said, the emperor came out from behind the sand table and walked in the direction of Mr. Gu.

Gu Jingyuan has not been in touch with the battlefield and war-related matters for a long time, and this is Long Yanzhao's main battlefield.

He can come up with some small ideas, but if he really wants to form an army, he doesn't dare to point fingers easily now.

So in the past few days, he will still participate in their discussions during the day, but most of them are just listening in.

At night, when the emperor was looking for people one by one to discuss countermeasures and simulate actual combat, what he did most was to practice the mental methods in the broken book in the tent, and read military books when he had time.

Gu Jingyuan said: "I'm done with my work. Seeing that you haven't returned yet, I'll take a look."

It was only then that Long Yanzhao remembered to look at the sky outside, and found that it was already almost three o'clock. He looked at Gu Jingyuan with some annoyance: "Sorry, I forgot the time again."

His double pupils were facing him, and Gu Jingyuan didn't feel that the other party had anything to apologize for, so he shook his head slightly: "Then the emperor is done with his work?"

"I haven't decided whether to attack the left city or the right city first."

Kyoto is already in the highest position in the north, surrounded by two cities on the left and right, forming a natural situation that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

This is also the reason why the Dayi army stayed in place and did not move for a long time even though it seemed that the capital was about to be defeated.

With the current strength of the Dayi Dynasty in the north, it is best to take the lead in concentrating and attacking one place. It is not suitable to disperse the troops and attack from both sides.

However, because of the special geographical location on the opposite side and the unpredictable formation of troops, no matter whether you attack the left city or the right city first, you will face great risks accordingly.

Once you choose the wrong one, you may even lose everything.

Gu Jingyuan glanced at the sand table, then at Long Yanzhao, and said, "Isn't the emperor tired?"

Long Yanzhao reached out and hugged him.

Two long arms wrapped around the thin waist, Long Yanzhao put his head on Gu Jingyuan's shoulder, and said weakly, "Tired."

Feeling the weight on his shoulders, Gu Jingyuan couldn't help but hesitate.

He tried to raise his hand to caress the other person's back, and said, "Perhaps His Majesty will take a good rest, and when he wakes up, he will be able to think of countermeasures."

"Hmm." Long Yanzhao still didn't intend to raise his head.

Smelling the scent of saponins on the person in his arms, Long Yanzhao said: "Ah Yuan's strategy earlier really disturbed the hearts of the people of Beirong, and he completely made enemies with Beiya. If I don't take advantage of the victory to pursue it now, I'm afraid that I will be defeated." What happened again?"

Even now, he is actually confident that he can deal with all changes.

but……

Long Yanzhao said: "After all, if there are no accidents, I can take Ah Yuan back to Beijing before winter begins."

He said the latter sentence while biting Gu Jingyuan's ear.

Knowing that what Gu Jingyuan hates the most is the winter in the north, how could he bear to let him stay here?

This time, there was only one motivation for Long Yanzhao to sleepless nights and sleepless nights.

——He wanted to take Gu Jingyuan home before the first winter snow fell.

Gu Jingyuan's ears felt a little hot.

The hand stroking the opponent's back simply stayed there, and he hugged Long Yanzhao back.Said, "It's okay."

In the past few days, he didn't have those dreams anymore.

Excluding this factor, it really doesn't matter if you stay in the Northland, except that it will be really cold here in winter.

but……

Gu Jingyuan said: "I feel that with His Majesty around, it won't be so cold..."

He said it was true.

The emperor's body is hot and dry, and the four seasons are like a big stove, how can it be cold to be around him.

But these words fell into Long Yanzhao's ears, and they became love words that could be worth tens of thousands of sweet words!

Although... Gu Jingyuan is still Gu Jingyuan, he probably didn't realize what what he said meant to him...

But the emperor still grinned silly, and he hugged Gu Jingyuan directly.

"Then let's go to bed first, let me keep warm and warm, Yuan, and continue to think about it tomorrow."

Gu Jingyuan: "..."

The emperor has this ability, no matter how busy or tired he is on weekdays, he can always be full of vigor in that aspect.

It's such a sharp dragon and a sharp tiger, as if he has endless strength and energy.

And it's often awkward...

Later, Gu Jingyuan was tired.

He was so tired that he had to fall asleep, unable to care about anything else.

So that on the second day, Gu Jingyuan got up a little late.

After washing and changing his clothes, he went to listen in the commander's tent as usual.

When passing by the Martial Arts Field, I saw that the inside was crowded with soldiers in armor.

The soldiers usually wake up in the morning and practice in the martial arts field until noon. Gu Jingyuan has seen it a few times and has no intention of staying here.

He passed by from behind, but before he got close, he heard Long Yanzhao's furious voice coming from the front of the team.

—The emperor is losing his temper.

Gu Jingyuan paused.

It happened to stop at the gate of the Martial Arts Field.

The guarding soldiers standing outside saw him and wanted to salute him, but Gu Jingyuan stopped him.

He listened to the movement in front of him, and after listening for a short while, he could hear why the emperor was angry.

At this moment, Yingpachi, who was patrolling so far, rushed over.

He obviously knew the reason for the emperor's anger, so he couldn't help but said to Gu Jingyuan: "Master Hou, don't mind, seven of the warriors in there have always been dissatisfied, eight are not angry, and I was talked about behind my back when I just came here. , if they know about you, my lord..."

But it turned out that Gu Jingyuan came here for a few days, he didn't appear in the martial arts arena, and he just sat in on the discussions in the coach's account every day, and never expressed his opinion. After a long time, he inevitably suffered some discussions and criticisms.

The soldiers here are all soldiers under King Guangping, who have been stationed in the northwest for a long time.Most people have only heard of him.

But seeing that he hasn't expressed any opinions or done anything in the past few days, he can't help but start to doubt and talk about the significance of Lord Hou here.

And because of Gu Jingyuan's outstanding appearance, not to mention how slender and tall his figure is, how unparalleled his face is, even the scar on his brow bone is too eye-catching and beautiful... Such a stunning person stays in this camp, and always By His Majesty's side...

It can't help but make people think too much.

Long Yanzhao accidentally overheard the voices discussing behind the scenes, which can be regarded as touching the Emperor's scales, and today's scene happened.

Gu Jingyuan said to Yingba: "No problem, I know, thank you Xiaoba."

He has always understood the bitter cold on the border and the brutal war.

It is also more clear that in this environment, it is easy to breed malice.

It's not like I haven't experienced it before.

He knows too much.

Gu Jingyuan simply stepped up and stepped into the martial arts arena.

Long Yanzhao in front is still training people.

His voice stopped abruptly when he saw that the long and dense line automatically parted a thin line, and the straight and straight people dressed in common clothes were gradually approaching him.

"A Yuan?" Long Yanzhao whispered softly.

Gu Jingyuan has already come to the front.

It's easy for warriors to look down on literati who can only play with words. Even if they are taught by the emperor at this moment, there are still a small number of people who don't obey discipline and can't help discussing in private.

...The martial arts arena is very large, and they stand densely, and they are not afraid of being heard when they speak quietly.

"Hey, even though Hou Ye has outstanding literary talents, isn't he also a literati? He can't lead troops to fight, and he can't go to the battlefield to charge... What's the point here!"

"It's true... But haven't you seen the appearance of Lord Hou? He is more handsome than a woman! He is in the camp, and everyone is fighting hard."

"Is it everyone's strength or the emperor's strength? You didn't hear that when you were in Beijing..."

The soldier was only halfway through speaking when he suddenly heard the sound of sharp blades piercing the air towards him.

Before he could react, he heard the sound of "dang", and a bamboo arrow pierced the sky, hitting the helmet on his head just right!

The soldier yelled in shock, and the rest of them broke out in a cold sweat, subconsciously retreating.

After everyone reacted, they looked up at the same time, and saw a handsome young man in a plain long gown on the wooden platform in front of him, holding his bow and shooting an arrow again.

His posture is standard and natural, and his movements are skilled and powerful.What the cut head was pointing at was the soldier who had lost his helmet!

"Master Hou, spare your life! Lord Hou, spare your life!"

Being pointed at with a bow and arrow, no matter how courageous you are, you will not dare to be presumptuous now.

What's more... There were so many people around just now, and the place where he was standing was a hundred steps away from the wooden platform where Master Hou was standing in front...

From such a long distance, how did Lord Hou accurately lock on him and even hit his helmet? ! !

The people around were all terrified, so they all continued to retreat a lot.

An open space appeared in the martial arts arena.

At this moment, there was another sound of sharp arrows piercing the air, and the soldier was so frightened that he peed on his ass, and he raised his legs and wanted to run away.

But the bow and arrow pierced straight into the ground in front of him, stopping his footsteps without missing a beat.

……

After a short period of silence, a burst of noisy discussions erupted in the martial arts arena!

"You're right, the military does not support useless people." When everyone was shocked and uproarious, Gu Jingyuan's voice sounded flat, but unconsciously, it overwhelmed all their discussions.

"Before commenting on others, first check whether you are qualified to criticize others and meddle in other people's business. Not to mention..."

Slowly putting down the bow and arrow in his hand, Xiang Yanghou on the stage had a face like a crown of jade, with a romantic appearance and a gentle manner.Even in the dim sun in the early morning, it is also extremely dazzling, which is amazing.

He pointed his eyes at the frightened soldier, and said slowly, "If you were on the battlefield just now, you would have died long ago."