When I walked into Tinghe Tower again and looked at the guests on the first floor who were obviously in disguise and who were full at dawn, as well as the already familiar boss and waiter, huddled timidly behind the counter, Shang Ruyi unexpectedly didn't I didn't feel scared or uneasy.
She just felt a little weak.
It's like a person's powerlessness in the face of fate.
But the next moment, she suddenly felt a little stronger - after all, facing fate, she didn't seem completely powerless, so she took a deep breath and followed Eunuch Yu's guidance to the second floor.
It's still the elegant room by the window, and the slightly swaying bead curtain is still hanging at the door.
Eunuch Yu walked to the door, saluted and said something inside, then turned around and smiled at her, then withdrew.
The surroundings immediately fell into silence.
Shang Ruyi couldn't even hear her breathing and heartbeat. She only felt a depressing feeling coming from inside, almost covering the entire Tinghe Tower. She seemed to know where the depressing feeling came from, so , after taking a deep breath, he stretched out his hand to lift the bead curtain and walked in.
Even the decoration in the private room is the same as last time.
As soon as she heard the sound above her head, Shang Ruyi was shocked again. Immediately, she understood the meaning of these words. Chu Yang came to see her as "Yang Suiran" more than once. Even she herself had It is a habit not to give a big salute in front of the emperor, but this time——
Shang Ruyi knelt on the ground and did not dare to move. He only felt cold all over his body, and even his hands and feet were trembling slightly.
It's that jade pendant.
He said: "You still understand me."
It was at that time that Chu Yin waved his long arm and pointed his sword at Jiangnan.
Recalling the first time she followed Yu Wenye to listen to Helou, it was last August. At that time, although the outside of the city was largely deserted, at least there was still a prosperous scene inside the city, and the place was still full of friends and guests; but After that, every time she came, there were fewer and fewer guests. Even the last time, when Yu Wenye brought her here to eat, there was only one table of them on the entire second floor.
Shang Ruyi couldn't believe that he would say such a thing!
Chu Yang slowly turned back to look at her, his eyes a little colder.
She shivered involuntarily.
She lowered her head and said softly: "Ruyi feels that it is His Majesty who is here today."
So, she knelt on the spot motionless, not raising her head.
A low table is placed in the center of the room, with an exquisite incense burner on it, a pot of wine that has just been warmed, and two wine glasses. The table is covered with a thick carpet, and the air is still filled with the feeling of belonging to a certain person. The human, faint cold fragrance, like a cold hand, held Shang Ruyi in place the moment she entered the room.
The person standing in front of him was silent for a while, and then a chuckle sounded from above his head.
Shang Ruyi's eyebrows frowned slightly.
Shang Ruyi's heart sank for a moment, but he immediately came to his senses and stepped forward to bow and salute: "Ruyi pays homage to the emperor. Long live the emperor. Long live the emperor."
With that said, he slowly stood up and walked to the bedside. This time, the sky was brighter than before, and his eyes could see the movements of pedestrians on the long street below more clearly. He sneered: "What a pity. , but there are so many people in this world who want to make me angry."
….
When he looked up again, he saw Chu Yang standing by the window, seemingly looking at the scenery outside. But if he looked carefully, his eyes looked confused, as if he didn't know where he was looking. One of his hands was slightly bent and hung on the window sill, and his white fingertips kept touching something.
"If there are families and women in the army, will you really follow him?"
Shang Ruyi looked at his gentle yet slightly frantic eyes, and her heart gradually sank.
Chu Yang looked at her for a while and said, "Did you see him off?"
She was silent, but the other party did not intend to keep her silent, and gave a cold "hmm".
Doesn't this prove anything?
and
Chu Yang, who was still the prince at the time, led an army of 300,000 across the Yangtze River. In one battle, he annihilated all the Chen navy and attacked Jiangdu City. He captured Chen Empress alive. After that, he successively surrendered Sanwu, Lingnan and other places, and unified them. The world!
Even if he had never seen the flash of swords and shadows, Shang Ruyi seemed to be able to imagine how high-spirited Chu Yang was standing in Jiangdu City more than ten years ago, looking at the scenery he had conquered.
"Then, do you want to see the scenery in the south?"
"It can be seen that there are still too many people in the world."
However, this fairy’s feet were all covered in blood!
Shang Ruyi knelt on the ground, her brows furrowed slightly, but she was speechless. At this moment, she also completely understood who the deputy general who was guarding the city had stopped and questioned them when they went in and out of the city gate several times.
After an unknown amount of time, she finally heard a sound, which was the rustle of clothes. There was a sound of light footsteps, getting closer and closer. Finally, a pair of pure white Oriyu Shoes appeared in her sight.
Is he talking about the Lei family's father and daughter? Is it Liang Shide?
"..."
After saying that, he waved his sleeves and sat in front of Shang Ruyi.
Even Yu Wenye was telling her that the people had suffered terribly after years of fighting, especially during the three expeditions to Liaodong, where they were almost wiped out as soldiers. The people in the world were already empty, if not ten houses and nine houses. But he actually said that all the people in the world were empty. There are still too many people!
Shang Ruyi endured it again and again, but finally couldn't help it, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, does your Majesty really think that there are too many people in the world?"
Shang Ruyi's heart skipped a beat.
Her voice was almost the only sound in this Tinghe Tower.
still……
Shang Ruyi said: "Yes."
"……What?"
If it is true as Chu Yang said, Daxing City, the real capital of the Daye Dynasty, is probably no longer safe, and if a country cannot even keep its capital, how long can Guozuo last?
Of course, maybe he had the foresight to build the eastern capital Luoyang, but now, Hebei has been lost, and Bohai County is also rebelling. At this time, even if Luoyang is still in the hands of the imperial court, it will become more like an isolated island. If it continues , even an isolated island will be swallowed up!
Chu Yang suddenly walked up to her, leaned over and looked at her. A gentle smile like the warm sunshine of spring appeared on his cold and arrogant face, and said: "You know, in fact, the best scenery is in the south. .”
No wonder, no wonder, more and more people are leaving Luoyang City these days.
….
"..."
"..."
But no one responded to her. After the words were spoken, everything fell into an uncomfortable silence.
At this moment, Chu Yang suddenly came in front of her, and their faces were almost touching. Shang Ruyi subconsciously stepped back a little, but even if he stepped back, he could clearly see that his eyes were slightly red. , looking excited and happy.
That was more than ten years ago. Although she was still young at that time, killing Chen was an earth-shattering event. At that time, the Central Plains was divided between the north and the south. The late emperor Chu Yin was a man of great talent and unification of the north. However, the successor of Chen State in the south relied on the natural moat of the Yangtze River to indulge in wine and sex, and gradually became corrupted in the apricot blossom spring rain in the south.
However, before she could think about it, she heard Chu Yang say coldly: "It's easy to cause trouble when there are too many people."
"..."
"..."
It seemed that Yu Wenye had softened his words to her a lot.
"..."
She thought for a while and said softly: "I haven't seen it before."
"..."
And is this still "there are too many people in the world"? !
Just when Shang Ruyi's heart hurt and he didn't even know how to speak, Chu Yang turned around again and said coldly: "I am completely disappointed with this place and these people."
Shang Ruyi's scalp felt numb in waves.
"...!?"
"Not much?"
"You forgot what I told you
talk? "
"There can't be any family members in the army, let alone women. Ruyi understands this very well."
As soon as these words came out, Shang Ruyi felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He raised his head in disbelief and looked at him with wide eyes. However, the person who said these words was still standing by the window, holding a glass in one hand and pouring out the faint aroma of wine. When you bring it to your nose and enjoy it, it looks cool and elegant, like a fairy sucking the wind and drinking the dew.
"...This time, he went far."
But now——
Shang Ruyi was startled and looked up at him: "Your Majesty?"
Of course she knows.
At this time, Shang Ruyi discovered that what was different from the last time they met here was that there was no brazier in this private room, and the sun hadn't risen yet, so it was as cold as an ice cellar.
Shang Ruyi thought for a while and said softly: "This - Ruyi has never thought about it."
"When I was still the crown prince, I once sent troops to destroy Chen Dynasty. Although the Chen Dynasty was weak, Jiangdu has beautiful scenery. It's no wonder that I almost got drunk on the scenery there several times when I went south."
"You probably don't know that I just ordered shipbuilding in Bohai County. Within half a month, the civilians there gathered a hundred thousand people and started to rebel; there were also people from Liang Shide and Wanggangzhai - you should know all of this, Yuwen Ye couldn't have told you; as for Longmen, last year's rebellion in Shuduan was just put down, this year, his cousin started to rebel again, and now he has joined forces with the Xue family in Longyou, and he is planning to make a big move."
"Last time he went on an expedition, you sent him to his doorstep. This time, he sent him to the city gate. It's hard to tell."
He asked: "Ruyi, have you seen the scenery in the south?"
Although he sat down, he did not let her lie flat. In fact, the wind raised by his sleeves directly hit Shang Ruyi's face, which also made her wake up a little more - her guess was correct.
"I almost thought you were going to follow him."
Chu Yang was silent for a while. After a while, he chuckled again and said, "You know very well how not to make me angry."
"...!"
Shang Ruyi was silent for a long time, and finally said softly: "I don't want to."
Chu Yang's brows suddenly wrinkled: "Why?"
Shang Ruyi said: "You can go see the scenery in the south at any time. But Ruyi, I have to stay in Dongdu City and wait for my husband to come back."
Chu Yang's eyes suddenly turned cold.
(End of chapter)
Leng Qingshan
