Second possibility

Snow fell from the sky like catkins one by one, Qi Rang and Chu Zhao walked on the path of Wei Palace one after the other, while Li Yan carefully held the oil umbrella at the side.

Chu Zhao silently followed behind, his long and curved eyelashes were covered with tiny beads of ice, and the ends of his messy hair were also stained with frost.

Qi Rang stopped suddenly, and the attendants behind him who were carrying the shoulders also stopped immediately, and then watched the monarch take the umbrella from Li Yan's hand, turned around and put it on the general's head.

"You all go down."

Li Yan rolled his eyes, and led the person back quietly knowingly,

"promise."

Chu Zhao felt a little uncomfortable with Li Yan's eyes when he was about to leave. He frowned slightly, and put his hand on the handle of the umbrella, with scratches from the rein on his palm.

"Your Majesty, let me come."

"Um"

After a word of contact, the two fell silent again.

After a while, Chu Zhao laughed softly beside him,

"I have only been in the army for two years, but the king seems to be a different person."

Qi Rang didn't respond or make fun of him, when he walked into the long corridor, he saw the palace guards took over the umbrella, he turned around and pushed open the palace door,

"The general didn't ask me why I ordered you to return to the capital overnight?"

"Your Majesty has his own ravines in his chest, so why do you need to talk too much?"

If someone else said this, Qi Rang would take it as a compliment, but if it was Chu Zhao... Qi Rang couldn't guess whether it was irony or sincerity from his serious expression.

There was a charcoal fire burning in the hall, and the candlelight illuminated the hall brightly. Chu Zhao stood where he was, and Ren Qirang looked at him with sincerity in his eyes.

When he received the order to return to the capital, it was not that he hadn't guessed what the monarch meant.Rumors of Yanyang spread to Ludi, saying that he was afraid of his high achievements, and when he heard it, he just didn't care. Qi Rang may not be a good monarch, but he is definitely an ambitious and open-minded person.

No one understands Qi Rang's firm belief in his heart better than him. Those rumors may confuse any courtier with high merit, but they cannot confuse him.

Running all the way, he thought about many possibilities, maybe the capital city received a secret report that he didn't know, where is the emergency, maybe there was something abnormal in Lu country... In short, all kinds of guesses, the moment he saw Qi Rang, he All lost confidence.

Those eyes are deep and determined, as unpredictable as an abyss, making people frightened, as if they can see through everything about you.

Suddenly, he saw Qi Rang's first smile tonight,

"The general is tired from the journey, it's because I haven't thought well."

What is thoughtless?

Chu Zhao followed Qi Rang's gaze and touched his face, and then... felt a layer of dried dirt on his face,

His face turned red, and he realized that his brocade robe had been covered by the dust stirred up while running, and there were even traces of being broken due to the slippery road in the snow.

He actually appeared in front of the monarch with such an image just now, and he didn't notice it after walking all the way, it's just... just...

Annoyed, Qi Rang had already called the palace servants to prepare hot water.

"It's already late now, the general should rest in the palace. We'll discuss tomorrow if we have anything to do."

Chu Zhao looked at Qi Rang's figure who was about to leave, and suddenly said,

"Can your Majesty's words still count?"

Qi Rang stopped in his tracks without turning around.

"The king said to wait for the minister, now that the minister has returned, why not..."

Qi Rang's left hand was cupped in his sleeve, and his back was tensed, he couldn't tell whether it was anticipation or rejection...

"Alcohol is prohibited in the army. I have been very hungry for the past two years. Why don't you have a few drinks with me after the king waits for me to wash up?"

Qi Rang's raised heart slowly let go, and frowned,

"It's late today, the general should rest earlier, after tomorrow's rest, I will have a drink with the general."

There was a moment of silence in the hall,

"good."

In the early morning of the second day, the military report of the great victory in Jingzhou came back to the court, and the hall was full of joy, and even less objection to Chu Zhao's return.

Chu Zhao frowned slightly as he watched Qi Rang sitting on the top seat with joy, but his calm eyes.

It shouldn't be this kind of expression. What happened in the past two years?

After coming down to court, Qi Rang summoned Chu Zhao into the inner hall.Surprise flashed across Chu Zhao's eyes as he looked at the alliance book in front of him.

"Your Majesty wants to form an alliance? But what action did the State of Qi take?"

Qi Rang was not surprised by his sharpness, and gave the general situation in a few words,

"In addition to the two identical letters of alliance, the widow also sent a secret letter to the king of Lu."

Chu Zhao hesitated,

"Your Majesty wants to form an alliance with the State of Lu?"

Qi Rang nodded,

"What do you think of the King of Lu?"

"Although he is young, he is calm and restrained. Given time, he will become a great weapon."

"The general thinks he'll agree to this alliance?"

Chu Zhao put down the alliance letter in his hand, looked up at Qi Rang,

"Your Majesty, what do you... want to do?"

What do you want to do?

Naturally, it is to disturb the situation in this world and everything that will happen in the future.

The King of Qi is forbearing and ruthless, while the King of Lu is young and precocious, a tiger in the forest that has been dormant for a long time, and a wolf cub that has not yet grown up but is already frightening.

He's not afraid of chaos, but he's afraid it won't be enough. Since he chose the second path, he doesn't bother clinging to the memories of the past and sticking to the rules. In this world, if he won the first round, he also won the second round.

He saw that the trapped beast in his heart had sharpened its claws, and its eyes were full of hatred.

He has no regrets or hatred?

He has no regrets or hatred?

No, he regretted, regretted that he was young and frivolous, that the millennium kingdom had been thrown into his hands, and regretted that he had displaced the people of Wei State and become prisoners of other countries.What he regrets the most is that he was a good son of the Wei State, all the warriors who defended their homes and the country with all their heart, did not die on the battlefield or in the enemy's attack, but were aggrieved and useless, because of the stupidity of their monarch, they were tortured by life and death. starve.

He hated the world, and he once hated his father, but the one he hated the most was himself.

The so-called no regrets and no hatred,

It's just that in the previous life, after he regained the lost land and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, he deluded himself that the absurdity of the past had never happened, and comforted himself that he had made up for it.

It wasn't until he was reborn that he realized that he had never let go of it, but had been escaping from that period of humiliation and darkness.

"Your Majesty? Your Majesty?"

Chu Zhao didn't wait for an answer, he called twice with some hesitation, looking at Qi Rang's slightly lowered eyes, he felt palpitations for some reason.

Qi Rang came back to his senses,

"The general is attacking the city of Lu State all the way. I think the court of Lu State must be very afraid of the general. Why don't the general go there for the widow and finalize this alliance during the alliance, how about it?"

"Where does the king want to meet?

"Fuling"

***

Wei State, Fuling

"Prime Minister Lu Guo has arrived!"

Two ranks of soldiers are holding a wooden umbrella-style shoulder car, on which sits an old man in Chinese clothes, with wrinkled skin sticking to his face, looking thin but shrewd.

Chu Zhao hurriedly greeted him,

"Your Majesty Lu is exhausted, how is your health recently?"

There was no wavering on Lu Xiang's face, and with the support of his attendants, he got out of the carriage, cupped his hands,

"General Lao Chu is very concerned. To show our sincerity, our king and the king of Qi came here to show our sincerity. I don't know if Wei Guo only sent a general this time. Is it inappropriate?"

There was hostility in the words, not only probing Wei Xiang's whereabouts, but also cursing Chu Zhao for being a reckless man.

Chu Zhao smiled indifferently,

"Chu Zhao alone is enough."

What's the matter with the reckless man, when you beat you Lu, you didn't use the prime minister of our country.

Lu Xiang snorted, and the two seemed to be walking forward in harmony.

"Prime Minister Qi has arrived!"

Chu Zhao straightened his clothes, looked at Lu Xiang with a serious expression beside him, and said with a smile,

"As the saying goes, a dog that bites doesn't bark, but an enemy who doesn't know how deep or deep is the most terrifying. I think there is some truth to this saying."

Lu Xiang looked back at Chu Zhao meaningfully, Chu Zhao cupped his hands with a smile, and greeted Qi Xiang.

Qi Xiang Xun Ren was born in a wealthy family and studied under the legalist giants. He was proud and arrogant.When he was young, he carried out political reforms in South Korea, which led to a tragic ending in South Korea. After the death of South Korea, he was helpless like a bereaved dog.

It is rumored that when he wanted to raise his sword to kill himself, he was rescued by the king of Qi and invited him into the palace as a prime minister with the courtesy of a national scholar.Xun Ren was ashamed and dared not take it. After three times of refusal, he finally re-entered the WTO.

The two monarchs and ministers became a good story among celebrities for a while.

The curtain was lifted, and a slender and powerful hand appeared in front of everyone, the movement paused for a moment, and then a handsome face was revealed.

The young man walked down slowly, the jade crown on his head was exquisitely carved in the sunlight, a red jade pendant hung on his waist, and he was dressed in a clean and elegant white dress.

After Xun Ren stood still, he looked at Chu Zhao, evoking a faint smile,

"General Chu, I have admired your name for a long time."

The two looked at each other, and both saw the same appreciation and hostility in each other's eyes.

Chu Zhao stretched out his hand as a gesture of invitation,

"Master Qi Xiang, it's a pleasure to meet you."