Jinan Sea

The dead grass on the plain undulates in the storm, like a silver-gray carpet.The years of small towns are like frozen rivers, and people have been in trouble for a long time.

There is snow floating beside the small river behind Gouge's courtyard, and Little Mirror King is fishing.The bait of shrimps, earthworms or small fish is hung on the hook, and it is thrown into the river and left alone.The hook was up and down, and the cunning little fish ate the bait several times in a row.Mirror King dozed off on the recliner.He's been falling asleep more and more lately and less and less awake.He knew it was not a good thing and he had nothing to do.

The sharp blade slashed across his face with a fishy smell, and King Jing opened his eyes in surprise.A child with big eyes and white skin stabbed him viciously.Jing Wang hurriedly dodged away, with a smile on his face.

The king of heaven was so fierce that he withdrew his sword.The knife was too long and almost hurt myself.The imperial guards and eunuchs next to him helped him put away the knife.This group of people did not act when Tian Wang killed people, only when Tian Wang suffered a loss.Also a bunch of good minions.

The Heavenly King roared angrily, "What are you laughing at?"

King Jing touched his face and neck with his hands, there was some blood.He teased and said, "It's nothing. If I didn't smile, you wouldn't stop curiously and ask questions. I can't escape. Why did you come to kill me?"

"You villain who killed my mother! I will kill you." The king of heaven was so angry that he stabbed him again.There was steaming heat on the top of the little boy's head, beads of sweat were flying from the tips of his hair, and he also carried the madness of rushing on the road without sleep for three days and three nights.He couldn't bear it any longer.The guards spread out and stood in a fan shape, monitoring the down-and-out man by the river to prevent him from escaping.

The mirror king's face suddenly changed.The eyebrows couldn't stop jumping wildly, the cynicism that was always on his face disappeared, leaving only a gloomy and tired look: "Do you think I killed it?"

"Who else is that gun besides you?"

King Jing looked at the eunuch behind Tianwang.The eunuch told the story of the queen's death.

Mirror King was a little depressed after the shock.He shook his head and said slowly, "It's not me. I haven't left Yuren Snow Mountain recently."

"Is there a little boy to testify for you? Do you think this kind of nonsense can deceive people? You want to assassinate the emperor of heaven, and even kill the queen mother, she is so protective of you..." The king of heaven rushed forward angrily.He was young and weak, so he could only clenched his fists and beat him to discourage him.

The mirror king did not resist.His expression was dull and depressed.He thought for a while and then sneered slightly.His head hurt from thinking too much, and the muscles on his face twitched like a monster.He pressed his forehead tightly with his palm.

Little Heavenly King took two steps back in fright, and two guards hurriedly guarded him.King Jing calmed down: "You're right, who else in this world has a continuous-firing gun except me? I don't even know. But you can't kill me."

"Just because you gave her something to eat? You've killed her! The kindness is long gone. You bastard who counts every penny."

Little Mirror King's face turned even paler: "You won't believe anything I say. I won't say anything. But you have to give me some time. I will find the real culprit who killed Tianhou and avenge her."

The king of heaven rushed over: "I will avenge her now."

Mirror King smiled wryly.He hates all brats.He changed his tone and calmly discussed with him: "His Royal Highness is a smart person, you should know that I have friendship with Tianhou. She fled from the north to the Central Plains with her tribe when she was very young. I once gave her three meals and one night. She Marry a saint by chance when I become an adult. For me, there are only advantages and no disadvantages. How can I kill her before I rely on her? People do things for good. You think I am the kind of doing things that are 'harming others and not benefiting myself' person?"

The king stopped.yes.He is the king of mirrors who is only interested in profit, and he will not let go of the biggest backer in the world.The sons of the Emperor of Heaven are just arrogant, arrogant, violent, but not stupid.

King Jing added a heavy code: "I once swore to the Empress that I would never do anything to her and her son. If you want to kill me, kill me, but Your Majesty will be very surprised to see me when I arrive in the underworld. If you didn't kill her, how could you appear here?"

Little Heavenly King was so fierce that he stabbed again.Mirror King sat motionless on the chair and looked at him indifferently.The blade was about to pierce into his head, but it missed his left shoulder.He was pale with pain.The king of heaven rushed over and strangled him by the neck: "I will not kill you, nor will I let you go. What have you done to my queen mother?"

King Jing frowned, looked at his black eyes flushed with anger, and his pale face: "What are you talking about?"

Tian Wang grabbed his neck stiffly, stared at him with stiff eyes, and his tongue was also tied: "Did you have a relationship with her a few years ago?"

Mirror King's eyes also shrank like needles: "What did she tell you?"

No.Tianwang bit his lip so hard that he didn't say those two words.Then he pressed the handle of the knife back to make the thorn a little heavier, and said viciously: "You tell me."

The mirror king glanced at him and showed a common smile.He wanted to say something but shivered for a moment.He shook his head cautiously and said, "I have nothing to say. I can't understand you either. The killing of your mother has nothing to do with me."

Hurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr) of cold, wind and snow, blowing the little face of Tianwang pale and hair fluttering all over.The eunuch in the distance approached and whispered, "Your Highness, the Queen of Heaven said that you must not be disrespectful to the King of Mirrors. It doesn't seem that the King of Mirrors did this. Let's stop now."

Tian Wang took two steps back in frustration, kicked the chair over with one kick, and Li Fu fell down.He yelled at him: "You and your little boy will die here!"

After speaking, he turned around like crazy, jumped on his horse and beat the horse and left.The eunuch took a deep breath, and hurriedly chased after him with the guards.

Now, it doesn't matter whether the Queen of Heaven is killed by Li Fu, but whether the Little Heavenly King can kill Li Fu is very important.

This is a cold, cold, impersonal world.

***

It was cool after the snow, and Haoyue went to the back mountain to cut firewood.Let's see if there is any prey caught in the traps set a few days ago.On the bright and reflective snow, beside the beast trap, sat a middle-aged man on the snow-covered bluestone.One foot stepped on the iron clip, as if it was the prey that Haoyue caught.He has an ordinary appearance, with deep wrinkles on his face, two upside-down eyebrows, dark skin and a stooped figure.Like a depressed old farmer or a small craftsman.With a few equally rustic countrymen as followers.Both eyes are clean and bright.Haoyue slowly put down the ax and silver knife and walked over. The middle-aged man smiled at him.

The middle-aged man sighed, "How is it?"

"What about it?" The dullness and indifference on Haoyue's face disappeared, and a kind of stubbornness surfaced.

"It's time for your vacation to end. You don't think you will be so happy forever, do you? No matter how affectionate and righteous the feelings are, they will fade in the days of firewood, rice, oil, salt, sick people's coughs, and sticky leaves. I thought you were as young as you A self-motivated young man will get bored after staying with him for a while. Why are you still addicted? Don’t you find life boring when you accompany a greasy and ruthless old man like this?” The man’s words were very harsh.

Haoyue frowned and did not refute.In this world, he is the only one who is unwilling to refute this person.He suddenly became alert: "What happened in the capital again?"

The highest official of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Zuodu Yushi, looks like a mean farmer, but in fact he is deep and elegant Liu Chun Liu Yushi said: "Two things happened. First, the sage is finally going to elect the crown prince. He is going to abdicate. The Supreme Emperor is taking care of his life. The vassal kings and princes all returned to the capital to fight for the throne. Another thing is that the Queen of Heaven is fascinated."

Haoyue was taken aback.

Liu Yushi stared coldly at the small town at the foot of the mountain.That lonely courtyard with lights.

"It wasn't him who did it. He was seriously ill and never left the Wang family courtyard."

Liu Chun's eyes and tone tended to be serious: "Just because he hasn't left the courtyard doesn't mean he won't send someone to attack him. Have you figured out this person's nature, relationship and roots? Are you staring at him for twelve hours a day? ? Do you dare to vouch for him?"

Haoyue stopped speaking.He didn't stare at the mirror king for twelve hours.Also have to sleep at night.Go out and work during the day.He lay beside him and couldn't help staring at his profile all night.But I didn't know I fell asleep, and I didn't know I woke up.It was morning when I woke up.He hugged him as if he was afraid of the cold, and looked at the roof with his eyes open.He has recently discovered that he is a heavy sleeper.Did he drug him?

He couldn't figure him out, and occasionally felt that he had mastered him, but he didn't know if that was something specially shown for him.He is too smart and deep, and he will show a gentle smile, but his eyes, heart and hands are always cold.

He is not qualified to vouch for him.

Haoyue's heart was unstable.He had an agreement with Liu Chun at the beginning.Everything has boundaries.Nor did he leave the imperial court and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.The reason he persuaded Liu Chun was that he needed time to dig deeper into the secret of King Jing.He did not believe that Li Fu, who signaled as the "king of mirrors under heaven", would admit defeat.He could only squeeze him dry if he went on with him.Liu Chun agreed to him on the condition that he believed that his duty was above his personal relationship.He's still young, and he'll regret living with that swinger for a while.

"Sentimental beings are full of water" is a big joke.

Young people always fall in love with people they shouldn't fall in love with, and take detours they shouldn't take.

"Mirror King of the World" is the most attractive, challenging and conquering goal in this world.Young people want to conquer unintentional heroes.

Now Liu Chun came to the door.With the bad news and Jinyi Taibao.Zhao Xiachen and the others looked at him as if they were a half-buried dead man.

Liu Chun perched on the big rock and calculated, like a calculating accountant: "It's not your fault. I also hesitated. If he changes his mind, I will treat him as dead. But he has to make another move to trap himself. He is looking for death by trapping you in a dangerous place. Give him to us. You have completed the task."

"That's not what he did, I can vouch for him."

"You're duplicity. You can't vouch for him."

"I quit monitoring, and I don't have to abide by my duties."

The two stared at each other for a long time, facing each other in the snow.

There was a slight sound at the foot of the mountain.Haoyue suddenly turned her head, realizing that Liu Chun was holding him back, and someone else went to Brother Gou's courtyard to find out about Li Fu.He was startled and was about to turn around and go down the mountain.

Liu Chun sneered and added one more sentence: "You don't have to worry. The little heavenly king may not be able to strike. He swore to the Queen of Heaven, Yang Mei, that he would never be rude to Li Fu in his life. Yang Mei worked hard to plan for them."

What does it mean?Haoyue's head was about to split open.He hates these things that he can't figure out.

Liu Chun was also tired.Clapping his hands and standing up, he didn't have any traces of cleaning up, and he decided that it didn't matter if he was discovered by the King of Mirrors. "It's fine if you don't hand over the mirror king. I don't think he will live long. The recent atmosphere is very delicate. The death of the Queen of Heaven has dealt a great blow to the Emperor of Heaven. He doesn't mind the death of the people around him, but if someone crosses him and kills his people, yes The most serious trampling on him. He is old and ready to become a crown prince. His conditions are known all over the world. Any vassal king who is capable of governing the city and the prince who can offer him the treasure he wants most can succeed. This The terms are generous."

"I will not help any prince to succeed. I have left the court."

Liu Chun smiled coldly: "It's really none of your business. You just learned the art of subduing dragons and subduing tigers from a bandit king for a year, and you still can't get the treasure that the Emperor of Heaven wants most. Remember, you once swore allegiance to Thirty Prince Chang Ning Jun. He is very close to the throne, but he has not crossed it. This is your credit."

The words Chang, Ning, and Jun made Haoyue's face shake in a disastrous defeat.It's like being buried in the snow for three years.He stared at Liu Chun.Zhao Xiachen and the others retreated dejectedly.

Liu Chun shook Snowflakes on his shoulders and was about to leave: "A few years ago, when the desperate thirty princes, his mother, that humble woman, and you, the guard who protected them, came to me. I thought I was in a group of crazy princes. I found a normal person. I'm ecstatic. I put all my life's responsibility for being an official and the people on you. I'm even disloyal to the Emperor of Heaven. I know, you know, and he knows. The reason why the God of Heaven tolerates me is because I am loyal to his son. It is normal for an illegitimate child to want to be in power, and he also wants to see if he has the ability to sit in the world. The praise he later gave me as a "pure minister" is mocking me..."

"You went to the bandit king to learn the art of subduing the dragon and binding the tiger. You have learned it half-way, and the emperor of heaven is about to step aside. But you told me that you quit. Abandon your boss and responsibilities and live and fly with a dog. Fuck me, you guys are screwing me to death." Liu Chun, who seemed bitter but elegant and refined, cursed.It's no longer that simple and pure minister, like a gambler who lost his wife and lost his army.He took two quick breaths to calm himself down.

Haoyue looked at him coldly.

Liu Chun walks away.After taking two steps, he turned back and said calmly: "Having said that, I will keep my promise and continue to support you. Do you know what the Emperor of Heaven wants most? I tried my best to investigate, and I guessed the two things he wants the most .”

Haoyue's eyes were clear and dark at the same time: "Does he want the world, or does he want powerful force?"

"What he wants is righteousness! 'The name of righteousness'. When he seized the world in the past, the means were too despicable and low-handed. The world scolded him for stealing the throne and the country. What he has been thinking day and night for many years is to inherit the world in a legitimate way. He What I want is the 'Jade Seal of Chuanguo'! With it, he can become the 'Chosen One' and inherit the great cause of the previous dynasty. Your main duty now is not to live with the old bastard in the small village, but to take Until it elects an illegitimate son to the throne. If the other princes ascend to the throne, you will die."

"There are no imperial seals in the world."

Liu Chun walked away with someone, Zhao Xiachen looked at him worriedly.They all knew that he would not listen to others' persuasion, and left with a sigh.Haoyue stared at their backs and fell silent.

The dilapidated courtyard was very desolate, Haoyue stood outside the courtyard and stared at the figure on the window lattice.In the snow light, the orange-red figure reflected by the candle seemed to ignite his heart with heat.What love and hate power, position and responsibility... His heart was full at the moment.

After a while, he stepped forward and opened the door.Beside the wooden table in the side room, under the oil lamp, a middle-aged man in a gray cloth robe was reading a book while playing with a stone inkstone for pressing paper.The stone inkstone seemed to have been wiped and polished again, the dusty dirt on the surface was wiped off, and it radiated a bright blue light like a deep lake.His face, arms, and room were all covered in miserable green.

The mirror king of the world played with the jade block the size of an inkstone in his hand, and showed him the most tender and loving smile: "Haoyue, you are back."

Biography, country, jade, seal.

Haoyue stared at him for a long time, and fell into the sea as if weightless for a moment.

(ps: Can you understand the hidden meaning in the dialogue between Tianwang and Xiaojingwang at the end of the first paragraph?)