Oriole Line

Qi Dai took a piece of hibiscus cake with chopsticks, took a bite, it was the taste of Guangling, soft and sweet, with a lingering fragrance on his lips and teeth, the tension on his body had just gone, but he heard Zhou Yu leisurely say: " Sijun, are you avoiding me?"

Qi Dai's chopsticks were hanging in the air, and the smile that had been on his face all year round also froze, and he said casually: "What's the matter?".Qi Dai felt that Zhou Yu was staring at him, so he didn't dare to look at him.I just heard Zhou Yu continue: "Ever since I established a concubine at the beginning of the year, Sijun has never stayed in the palace again." Zhou Yu's voice was a bit bitter, "Then you are getting busier and busier. months."

"Your Majesty, in Jiankang's palace there are still a large number of documents and files of the supervisory officials left by the late emperor and Zhou Yan. I need to clarify them one by one."

Qi Dai spoke in a high-sounding manner, but Zhou Yu walked behind Qi Dai at some point, put his hands on his shoulders, and pinched his shoulders that had become thinner recently with his fingertips.He put his head close to Qi Dai's ear, and said gently: "Is everything done?"

Qi Dai blushed and nodded.

"Then stay here today." Zhou Yu's tone was unquestionable.

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"Sijun." Holding a small incense burner in his hand, Zhou Yu carefully lit it for him.

It's past the second watch, and the candlelight in the side hall is a little dim.Qi Dai had been discussing political affairs with Zhou Yu in the side hall for a long time, and the voice of the servant rang out from outside the hall door: "Your Majesty, someone from the imperial concubine's palace came to ask, Your Majesty has not been in the harem for half a month, whether today... ..."

Zhou Yu sighed inaudibly, but said in a normal tone: "Qi Sijian has just returned, and I will discuss government affairs with him in the next few days, and I will go to see the imperial concubine in a few days."

The footsteps of the servant gradually went away, Qi Dai felt a little bit like sitting on pins and needles, he got up and said: "I will meet again tomorrow morning..."

Zhou Yu didn't wait for him to finish, he pushed him back, and only said in a voice that the two of them could hear: "Sijun, as I said, you stay tonight."

Qi Dai sat back on the edge of Zhou Yu's bed in the side hall a little awkwardly. Zhou Yu confirmed that he had no intention of leaving, and sat cross-legged on the bed again, reviewing the memorials piled high on the desk.Zhou Yu's side face was immersed in the candlelight. Originally, when he smiled, the lines on his face were soft, but now his jaw line was tense, which was the expression he only had when he was unhappy.Qi Dai stopped talking, poured himself a cup of tea, drank it in small sips, and covered the stove that Zhou Yugang had replaced with new charcoal in his hand.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhou Yuchang sighed, piled the approved memorials aside, and squinted at Qi Dai, making him a little uncomfortable.Qi Dai had no choice but to break the silence: "Today, when I entered the palace, I saw Da Sima."

"Well, I have almost discussed the deployment of troops in the five Jiangbei states with Da Sima." Zhou Yu looked away and answered casually.

Qi Dai's eyes moved, and he said decisively: "This matter cannot be handed over to Da Sima."

"Why?" Zhou Yu turned his face and met Qi Dai's eyes.

The smile that Qi Dai had been hanging on his face all year round faded away, he leaned forward and said softly to Zhou Yu: "Wuchang Army, we can't stay."

Zhou Yu was stunned for a moment, then his brows were furrowed.The Wuchang Army has 15 soldiers, all of whom have been on the battlefield and defeated Beiyan.Today, there are no strong enemies around Wuchang, and keeping these 15 people in the prosperous age is like hanging a sharp sword. Even if he trusts Pu Chen from the bottom of his heart, the existence of this sharp sword will make many people feel uncomfortable.

"Isn't it okay to disperse to the five states in Jiangbei?" Zhou Yu said.

"Da Sima is now the state shepherd of four states. If the military defense of the five states in Jiangbei is also handed over to Da Sima and let him take charge of the state herds of nine states, is your majesty really relieved?" Qi Dai stared at Zhou Yu.

"Otherwise, what can we do? Brother Yi Xing won't do anything to offend me. If he wanted to, he would have established himself as king long ago." Zhou Yu was a little annoyed, "Besides, there are 15 soldiers in Wuchang. If I can't tolerate it, I will Can only fight within, is this what I want to see?"

Qi Dai pulled a piece of rice paper from the desk, picked up a pen, and slowly wrote the word "tear down".

Zhou Yu's pupils opened slightly, and he blurted out, "Split the Wuchang Army?"

Qi Dai nodded.

Zhou Yu thought about Qi Dai's proposal.Splitting up the Wuchang Army... can not only eliminate the problem of soldiers, but also allow the Wuchang Army to make the best use of it.As for the location of the split, it shouldn't be a big problem to arrange it in the border states.

"But what if Da Sima disagrees?" Zhou Yu said in a deep voice, "Wuchang Army is no different than others, they are Pu's private soldiers."

"Because they are private soldiers, we can't tolerate them even more." Qi Dai said, "Does the 15 Wuchang Army obey His Majesty, or the Great Sima?"

Zhou Yu frowned.

"Now that Your Majesty and Da Sima are on good terms, the Wuchang Army may not be a problem. But in the future..." Qi Dai paused, "or after Da Sima is a hundred years..." Qi Dai did not continue, leaving a long speech silence.

After a while, Zhou Yu finally said: "That's all..."

"It's three o'clock." The palace guard on duty reminded.

Zhou Yu responded and blew out the candle.In the darkness, they faced each other silently, Zhou Yu finally embraced Qi Dai silently, and lay down with him in his clothes, on the not spacious couch in the side hall.The moonlight outside the hall shone in, half of Qi Dai's side face was soaked in the moonlight, with a cold white color.All the servants in the side hall were retreated by Zhou Yuping, but there were still palace guards standing outside the hall, and every move inside could be heard clearly. This huge palace was like an exquisite cage.

When Qi Dai lived in Luoyang Palace before, Zhou Yu had not long since ascended the throne, and the rules in the palace were not very perfect, so the two discussed it too late, so they lay down on their feet without avoiding suspicion.Only in those inadvertent moments, such as the fragrant tea prepared by Zhou Yu for him from time to time, such as the faint skylight hitting Zhou Yu's eyebrows and eyes when waking up, such as Zhou Yu's scorching eyes in the candlelight at night, Qi Dai will In a trance, I recalled the private relationship that they mentioned in Zhao Prison with flickering words that day.However, in this solemn and solemn Luoyang Palace, there is no place that can accommodate this affair.

Qi Dai remembered that on the day when Zhou Yu issued an edict to confer the concubine, there was a spring snow in Luoyang. Qi Dai's black clothes looked out of place in the white snow. He was supposed to go to Mingzheng Hall to meet Zhou Yu to discuss important matters, but It happened that at the entrance of the hall, he heard a charming female voice, and when he heard Zhou Yu's hearty smile, his legs couldn't be lifted up like a thousand catties of lead, and he uncontrollably wanted to see through the crack of the door. Look at the scene inside.He didn't remember what he saw at all, he just remembered that the pink skirt was particularly eye-catching, until a servant bumped into him, he hurried away in a strange way, and he didn't know what he was avoiding.Afterwards, he found a reason to stay in Jiankang for two months, shutting himself in the archives of the old capital of Jiankang, shutting himself in the old dust, leaving every night from sunrise to late at night. At that time, the bright moon hung high, and it seemed that he was the only one in the world, a black shadow, like a secret that could never be told.

Zhou Yu turned sideways, and said lightly to Qi Dai: "Sijun, I'm sorry."

Qi Dai was lying on his back, with the corners of his mouth twitching, as if he was maintaining his perennial smile, and it seemed that some high-sounding rhetoric was ready to be uttered from his mouth.

Zhou Yu gently covered Qi Dai's slightly parted lips with her fingers, and whispered: "I don't want to listen. I don't want to listen to a word you say in this palace right now."

The warmth of Zhou Yu's fingertips pressed against Qi Dai's dry lips, Qi Dai felt his throat tightened, his Adam's apple moved slightly, Zhou Yu's fingertips moved downstream, caressing his Adam's apple, Qi Dai It trembled uncontrollably.Zhou Yu sighed lightly, continued to lower his hand, grabbed Qi Dai's hand in his own, and squeezed it hard.He said softly: "I don't want any concubine."

Something in Qi Dai's heart seemed to be hit, his mouth opened, he originally wanted to say, Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, how can there be no one in the harem?How can there be no successor?But he didn't say it after all. When Zhou Yu said that he didn't want the concubine, these words disappeared in an instant like dew in the sun.

Qi Dai lowered his head slightly, and out of the corner of his eyes, he could see Zhou Yu's clear eyes looking at him. He tilted his head to the other side, and a warm hand supported his cheek.

"Don't turn around." Zhou Yu said in a breathy voice, "I haven't seen you for two months, and I finally came back today, so don't let me see you."

Avoiding Zhou Yu's hand, Qi Dai said, "What's so interesting about me?"

Zhou Yu increased the strength in his hand, not to let Qi Dai move again: "I like to watch you." Qi Dai froze, Zhou Yu continued, "Last year, you were traveling for a few months for the aristocratic family to occupy the land, that's all. .This year is the first year of the examination. It is the imperial examination that we have discussed for so long, but you left without saying a word for two months. After finally coming back, you are so awkward, and you say you are not avoiding me. "

Zhou Yu's voice was low, with inexplicable grievances.Qi Dai finally stopped insisting, turned around and faced Zhou Yu's direction.Zhou Yu's hand happened to be holding his head, and with a little force, he pulled Qi Dai into his arms.The ambergris on Zhou Yu's body immediately filled Qi Dai's five senses, and Qi Dai took a deep breath resignedly, like drinking poison to quench his thirst.

"Sijun, if I can choose, I don't want to be the emperor." Zhou Yu's voice lingered in Qi Dai's ear, "Sometimes, I envy Da Sima very much. Said Wen Tao is his most important person in a fair way. I envy him that he can hold Wen Tao in front of all the officials during the change of Renzi. Those officials all look upright, but they are all The master who bullies the soft and fears the hard, took turns in front of me to persuade me to accept the harem and spread the branches. When I came to Da Sima, didn’t I tell you, the last time Taichang mentioned the harmony of yin and yang, Da Sima stared fiercely he one