Spring and autumn

The house in Xiangzheng was brightly lit with candles, and a clump of coals was burning. The cold wind was completely blocked by the closed door, and the room gradually became warmer.Watching Jin Guang go, Ying Du turned his head and went to the edge of the steps, and sat down on the slightly cool stone steps with a limp and injured leg.

Lu Shun stood at the top and looked at him, and he spoke as kindly as a friend: "What wind brought Mr. Qin here? For no reason, he fell at the door of this acquaintance."

Being teased by him, Ying Du rolled his eyes at him, covered his legs and said, "It's an acquaintance but not a familiar place. If I don't fall, should I let him fall?"

"Duke Qin is so strong, it's not a big deal if he falls." Lu Shun ignored his white eyes and still sneered, "This small temple of mine can't accommodate a great god like you; I'm afraid you This great god is not only for Jinguang's sake, right?"

"You don't have to tease me, don't you understand what I'm thinking?" Ying Du also sneered, squinting over to see Lu Shun restrain his smile, and felt boring again, he lowered his head and muttered, "One farewell for more than three years, you offer I follow the advice given to my father as a standard."

"The Son of Heaven loses power, and unification is the general trend. Although the Qin State has always been dominant, it did not have overwhelming strength at that time. You have only been in power for a year, and the world has been muddied by you. The strategy is that the literati can speak casually. In practice, it depends on the lord's actions." Lu Shun curled his lips and sighed, "I first offered advice to Duke Qi, but Duke Qi didn't use it, and then went to your country of Qin, thinking that your father can become a generation of hegemony, at least he is a wise lord , I didn’t expect that I didn’t even see you face to face, but you, who seldom show up, would treat you with respect as a teacher.”

"Father is caught up in mother's affairs. In the past few years when the two sides broke the secret, they have completely ignored political affairs." Speaking of his father who has always been respected, Ying Du, who has been isolated from the outside world here, said this, thinking about the past in a daze He actually pulled the corner of his mouth into a wry smile, "Parents who have always set an example for couples in the world, on that day, one suddenly told me that I had an older brother, and the other told me that I had a younger brother."

"I thought you grew up alone and would be happy to have a brotherhood..."

"How can I be happy? My father gave birth to my brother-in-law with another woman after marrying my mother. My mother only found out later, and went to Qi State behind my father's back and gave birth to a younger brother for me! They are doing these things Have you considered my feelings before the absurd thing? I live under the powerful shadow of my father, and the shadow becomes more terrifying as I get behind. Everyone pins their hopes on me, and they hope that I will bear my father without complaint. The foundation left behind, I hope that I can revive my father's glory in the past, countless obligations are thrown at me one by one, but no one has ever asked me what I want!" Ying Du gritted his teeth and growled, like It was venting the resentment that had been suppressed for a long time, and it seemed to be using this breakthrough to vent some other emotions.

Lu Shun is not surprised that he has such a temper.From the first time he met him in Qin State as the prince, Lu Shun had made a conclusion that this is an ambitious young man, and he will become a powerful and dangerous person in the future.The most frightening thing is his hidden heart from others. On the surface, he is gentle, courteous and frugal. The darkness in his heart has never been vented, but that darkness has become deeper and deeper, like a tempered sword. Sooner or later It will hurt people sharply.

However, Lu Shun has always believed that if you hurt someone one point, you will definitely hurt yourself a lot.

"So are you still looking for your brother?" Lu Shun's calm voice withdrew Ying Du's anger, still standing there looking down at Ying Du who was sitting on the steps trembling all over, Lu Shun's eyes became more and more serious. Complicated, "I remember that when you met me, you actually wanted to ask me about your brother, right? Duke Qin and Bai Ji refused to give you any clues. You couldn't trust the people around you, so you had to bet on me?"

Ying Du's hand on the ground pressed harder and harder, and said in a deep voice, "I've found it."

"Found it?" Lu Shun was also a little surprised.

"They are both promising. With such two good sons, the father and mother must be happy too, right?" Ying Du sneered, before simply leaning on the steps and laughing softly, "No wonder they forgave each other in the end. When you die, you still think about the same acupuncture point, waiting for the family of five to reunite?"

Lu Shun remained silent, but when he heard his tone getting more and more harsh, he stopped here with extreme restraint, and said lightly: "That's fine, I've already sent my younger brother away, as for my elder brother, I will bother him and his elder brother." Wait a little longer."

Lu Shun looked at him coldly, but inadvertently received Ying Du's gaze when he was looking up, and moved his eyes a little embarrassedly, Lu Shun asked indifferently: "You must do such a terrible thing, just because Xiangong and Bai Ji are sorry for you? "

"Qin has so many years of hard work and accumulated foundations. The time has come. The responsibility of unifying the world rests on my shoulders. I have to do this for both public and private purposes." Ying Du stared at Lu Shun. It seemed to be very different from the last time we met three years ago, "Mr. Lu is an incomparable national scholar, and he handed over the strategy of unifying the world. Is there any reason why I shouldn't implement it?"

"What's there to brag about? It's just a truth that people with discerning eyes understand." Lu Shun said with a smile, "Since Qi and Chu are already monolithic, if we want to take the road to unification, we must first start with Jin and eat Jin. The Qin State occupies most of the world. Three years ago, I was the only one who proposed the unification strategy, but because the people at the time were short-sighted and didn’t know the world would change hands, you are more vicious than I imagined in implementing it.”

"What's the point of occupying the majority? It's easy to win Jin, but if you want to set the Central Plains, the three armies will have to make Qi and Chu bow their heads as well." Speaking of the great cause of unification, Ying Du was full of spirits, and said to Lu Shun , "Mr. Lu was asked to stay at the beginning, but Mr. Lu insisted on leaving. How can it be interesting to be the prime minister of power in this poor country?"

Lu Shun smiled contemptuously, and said: "I am a person who has seen all the slaughters, from Qi to Jin and then to Qin, but I am thinking that the national policy I have learned all my life has not been dedicated, and I want to go to Geshan before entering Geshan. Try your luck again. Now that you have met a wise eye like you, there is nothing to worry about. After three years of operation, Yuling can become like this, which is the benevolent government that should be done after the unification of the world in my mind. I can count all my wishes. I have already decided to spend my whole life in this refuge.”

"A place to hide from the world? Mister, do you really believe that there is a place to hide from the world?" Ying Du sneered at this, and said, "Sir, you don't really think that I, as Lord Qin, don't know where the power in my territory is." Can't figure it out? Otherwise, why would you send Nie Xia out to keep an eye on the unification process?"

Sure enough, he couldn't hide anything from him, so Lu Shun pretended not to change his expression, and calmly replied, "Nie Xia was sent out by me, but he is also full of fame and fame, and I have never planned his travel route. He only sends messages back occasionally."

"Even if that's the case, have you really fulfilled all your wishes?" Ying Du sat there with an aura that was not lost at all, and there was no wave on his serious face, "Have you still not given up on your love for Hua Ji? During the time she came to Yuling, she married Han Jia and gave birth to a little boy!"

"Yingdu! You..." Being provoked by him so much, Lu Shun became anxious and rushed up to grab him, but was forced back by Yingdu's cold eyes.

Ying Du saw Lu Shun's dodge in his eyes. He stood up, snorted coldly at this cowardly face, and said, "What do you think you got? Opening up Yuling for Hua Ji to fall in love with someone else." Matchmaking? Unobtainable love is like a refuge, it’s all illusory lies! There is no pure place in the world, where the sun shines, the sky is full of dust!"

"You said so swearingly, but how did you ever do it?" Lu Shun retorted with a simple sentence, and when he turned to look at Yingdu, he was no longer panicked, and there was pity in his eyes, "Yingdu, no one's heart It's made of iron, you have weaknesses, right? To be honest, you like Jin Guang, don't you?"

The erratic look in his eyes is an obvious guilty conscience. It seems that he has poked a sore spot. Lu Shun sneered and continued: "You like him, but you have to use him. The smoother things go, the more frightened you will be. One day you can't hide it, when you get what you want, everything will be exposed, then, how do you think he will hate you?"

Ying Du's face became more and more gloomy, Ming Mu seemed to be struggling, and said with extreme exhaustion: "The sins I should bear, I will bear them all together, but some things are beyond my plan."

"It's all because of you, what's the difference between inside and outside the plan?" Lu Shun shook his head and said, "You're right, wherever the sun shines, the sky is full of dust, and some people don't even know how they died And what about you? You were pushed to this road by the general trend, and falling in love with him was a mistake, because there is no turning back from the moment you took the first step."

Ying Du tightly pursed his lips, he felt his injured leg aching as he stood, facing the door that was opened from the outside, his voice was so soft that Lu Shun could barely hear: "I fell in love with him, it was definitely not a mistake..."

Jin Guang pushed the door open, and the dull air in the room dissipated due to the infusion of cold wind. Facing Jin Guang who walked towards him with gratitude, Lu Shun immediately put on a welcoming smile.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Lu. I have explained to Yang'er that he is willing to go with me, and we will leave tomorrow." Jin Guang's clear voice seemed to bring a sense of freshness to the stale air, but Ying Du's legs were stiff, I just feel more and more pain for no reason.

Seeing Ying Du's actions from the corner of the eye, Lu Shun smiled to Jin Guang: "Will you be in a hurry tomorrow? It's rare for you to come, why don't you stay for two more days and let me, the host, do my best as a landlord?"

Jin Guang also returned the gift with a smile, and politely declined: "Mr. Lu, you don't need to be too polite. We came to find Yang'er for something important. I'm afraid there will be many dreams in the night, so I dare not delay any longer."

"Forget it." By the way, Lu didn't stay any longer, and said, "I'll let them clean up the house tonight. Yuling is no better than Taicheng, so I have to wrong you for this night."

"Where is it, Mr. Lu is lucky to help." Jin Guang said with a smile.

Signaling him that you are welcome, Lu Shun turned to the silent Ying Du, glanced at his injured leg, and said, "I don't have any other good things here, but there is a hot spring, which is very good for healing internal injuries. Mr. Guang seems to be Insufficient, Duke Qin also just fell down, there is no other good place to go in the cold sky, how about going for a soak?"

Ying Du raised his head in bewilderment, Lu Shun had already finished his proposal, turned around and left, Ying Du could only look at Jin Guang, and found it difficult to face that sincere gaze for a while.