The princess ordered the guards to retreat outside the garden, but the guards hesitated and were very embarrassed. ~with~dream~small~say~щww~mеng~lā

"The second Confucian master is here, what danger will I have? The princess's accentuated tone, seeing that the guards still did not move, she scolded with a majestic face, "There is nothing wrong with your conscientiousness, but how can you peep at the princess's every move, if you still don't avoid it, don't blame me for hurting yourself, you wait to go back and confess!"

The guards looked at each other, but finally relented and retreated to guard outside the garden.

After the guards left, I followed and retreated, but curiosity still made me lose my character. 'Those who achieve great things are not informal', peeping at this kind of thing is indeed so necessary at this time. I stopped behind a large tree and flashed behind it.

"Sir, if a person's life is destined to be used to achieve others, she can't have self, she can't have ambitions, one more is one more sorrow, but it is more worry-free to live as a thoughtless thing, if you are her, sir, will you be willing to live this life?" The princess's voice was faint but revealing an unswerving persistence.

Yan Lu opened his eyes slightly, and seemed to be moved in a slight daze, but it was only a fleeting moment, he faced the princess and said slowly: "If you are honest with yourself and do not seek from others, you will have no complaints." The top does not complain about the sky, and the bottom does not complain about people. Fate often backfires, because in this world, there are people and responsibilities that we can't let go, depending on which is more important, and how to choose is the one that can stand up to moral scrutiny. ”

"Sir, I only talk about righteousness, but I only talk about the heart. I never thought that I would be unwilling, and I could finish my life without food. But since coming to Songhai...... the princess lowered her eyes a little crampedly, took a deep breath and turned her eyes to look at Yan Lu, "My heart can no longer be taken back, and if I go back, it will only be a pool of stagnant water." ”

Yan Lu's eyebrows seemed to darken, and he said sincerely: "Yan Lu's humble opinion, the real freewheeling is not to be unrestrained, but to have an unquenchable generosity and open-mindedness even in difficult situations. ”

The princess's jade hand clenched the hem of her skirt tightly: "But sir, I still don't accept it." If I want to escape, is it a betrayal? I have violated the law!? Great Qin has its own laws, but too many of the people's hearts are still outside the laws. I look at the so-called law, I'm afraid I still can't control people's hearts and minds, and I can't curb power and calculations, so I need to wait for the princess to marry and buy people's hearts. ”

"The princess has seen things thoroughly, but if there is no country, no family, and no burden of responsibility, what else can we betray?" Yan Lu's face showed a touch of pity, but his tone was calm as if he was out of the matter, "There is no perfection in the world, no matter how powerful a person is, there are boundaries that he can't touch, if we are too concerned about the pros and cons of the immediate gains and losses, we may do everything in order not to lose, but lose more and more important." ”

The princess was stunned, and looked at Yan Lu fixedly, her pale lips moved, and she pulled out a smile that was not happy, without a trace of coldness.

"What do you mean by this persuasion of me, sir?"

Yan Lu's face froze for a moment, and he slowly said, "The princess forgives her sins, Yan Lu lost her words." ”

The princess frowned slightly, and her delicate face was soaked in cold sorrow.

She picked up the guqin and placed it in front of Yan Lu, and her voice trembled slightly: "If you can meet a bosom friend, you are fortunate to have three lives, but whenever you get together, you will be separated." This love is a no-nonsense, I just want to listen to Mr. play another song, and say goodbye to the piano with a dance. ”

"It's better to be respectful than to obey. Yan Lu's tone was still gentle and gentle, but he couldn't hide the soft ripples that seemed to be absent.

He raised his hands to caress the strings, and the sound of the piano stretched soothingly, dancing in a roundabout way, it was still the same mountain and flowing water, but the love in it was no longer the original. When you listen attentively, you will feel that your mind is also floating in the clouds, which can go with the wind, but you are still lingering.

Say goodbye, who will listen to the broken strings after that?

Princess Shi Shiran got up, her graceful posture spread between her slender figure, the light smoke like tulle, virtual and real, slowly faint, like love and obsession.

As the music rises, she slowly whirls and dances, her skirt slowly opens, and her wide sleeves slowly dance around her body, or flying, or hanging, or winding, or cocking, volleying in the air, flowing snow and returning to the wind.

Yan Lu's fingertips did not pause, but his expression was slightly drunk. Until the last note stops at the end of the string, the aftersound is still like a ripple, entangled in the string.

The princess stopped dancing and gasped slightly, her porcelain-like face oozing a faint red.

She lowered her head and looked at him: "Sir, Yuqin is saying goodbye." ”

Yan Lu stood up, his body stagnated for a while, and he raised his hand: "Take care, princess." ”

The princess lowered her eyes gloomily, and asked faintly, "Sir, don't you have anything else to say to Yuqin?"

Yan Lu looked at the princess, half speechless, only the small sound of the soft wind blowing the grass and trees.

A tear slid down the princess's cheek. If he could raise his hand to wipe away her tears, it would be a perfect picture.

But he didn't.

Like the people in the painting, they stood face to face, staring at each other, there seemed to be something cool in the silent air, a faint sense of amazement and affection floating, brewing a wave of imminent love.

Watching the play was too engrossed, and I couldn't help but feel full of emotion with the person in front of me, and my palms were sweaty, and I waited with bated breath.

The princess did not disappoint, and her courage was truly admirable.

She only hesitated for a moment, then took a step forward decisively and stood on tiptoe.

Caught off guard, to be precise, Yan Lu didn't think about dodging, otherwise how could he not be able to dodge with his martial arts?!

The princess's lips fell on his lips impartially, and the moment he touched it, the sunset hanging in mid-air was completely obscured by the silhouettes of the two, and the sunlight burst into a fireworks-like beam of colorful light through them.

The one in front of me is beautiful and silent, but the love is strong and gorgeous, and it is full of the sadness of parting.

The princess's cheeks burned as crimson as the sunset, and she immediately turned away as if shyly, ran away a few steps, stopped again, bit her lip and looked back. Her back fluttered in a snowshirt, like black hair fluttering in the wind.

Yan Lu stood stunned for a long time, Fang came back to his senses, and raised his eyes to meet the princess's gaze. He was slightly stunned, but did not withdraw his gaze, but still looked at the princess, his face intertwined with a strange and subtle expression.

I couldn't see the princess's expressions, but I could imagine the glue in their gaze and the cleansing of their hearts.

As if she had completed an important mission, the princess loosened her shoulders, took a few steps back, and turned around again and walked away without looking back, tears overflowing from the corners of her eyes stained with the afterglow of the setting sun, and there was a touch of warmth in the glitter.

Yan Lu froze in place, motionless like a piece of wood. I really want to knock him on the head of this wooden fish!

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, rushed to Yan Lu, and stared straight at his face full of surprise.

"Senior brother, I've seen it all!"

He avoided my gaze, his usual calm look gone.

"You're red!"

He unnaturally clenched his sleeves again, and in an instant even the roots of his ears turned red.

"Senior brother, since you have a skin-to-skin relationship, you have to be responsible for the princess!"

He finally spoke, and said solemnly: "Ziyu, this word must not be publicized and ruin the princess's reputation." ”

"This is a fact, senior brother, you are so worried, why not take this responsibility more practically. ”

"Ziyu ......" He waved his sleeves awkwardly, stopped talking, and a thin layer of red appeared on his neck.

Yan Lu is not calm, he is a little crazy, his face is red, it is really strange! It really makes me want to laugh!

But I couldn't laugh.

Something pressed in my heart, inexplicably panicked.

Next time, Yan Lu can no longer watch the princess leave like a piece of wood, next time, I hope everyone will be okay next time.

"Second Master, Third Master, the head of the family invites you to come over, I have a very urgent matter to see you. A disciple came to deliver the message.

As the head of the house, Fu Nian naturally rarely has time to see idlers like me every day, and I wondered: "I want to go too?"

"Yes, Third Master. ”

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Yan Lu and I went to the main hall, and Zhang Liang had already arrived.

"See for yourselves. Fu Nian handed Yan Lu a volume of letters.

"Fusu is visiting Confucian......ism," Yan Lu said with his eyebrows condensed.

I'm very puzzled, hasn't Fusu been here a few times in private, why is it so solemn this time?

Fu Nian said: "It is Shengqi who sent the letter. ”

Zhang Liang said worriedly: "Gongzi Fusu was assassinated in Haiyue Xiaozhu a few days ago, and the case is confusing and undecided. Fusu made such a solemn visit to the Little Sage Village at this time, and the person who delivered the prayer was not a court attendant, which was unsettling. ”

"Introspection is not guilty, and the husband is not worried. Fu Nian's face was steady and there was no special change in expression,

"I'm afraid that although we are innocent, the empire may not be unintentional. ”

Fu Nian paused, raised his eyebrows and said, "Ziming, Ziyu, I haven't seen them for the past few days, where have they gone?"

Zhang Liang's expression flashed, and he said respectfully: "Senior brother, if my judgment is correct, they should be above the mirage at this moment." ”

"The mirage is an important place in the empire, and they are not here to concentrate on studying, but they are in such a dangerous place, isn't it equally worrying?" Fu Nian's tone was a little lower, and with a hint of warning, "Seek good fortune and avoid evil, human nature, there is no way to achieve good fortune and evil, only people take their own troubles." ”

"Senior brother misunderstood, this assassination is not ......" Zhang Liang looked solemn and wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Fu Nian.

"I know it's not the Mo family's doing, Meng Tian was transferred to the north of Xinjiang, Gongzi Fusu stayed in Songhai alone, Li Si Zhao Gao was named as an assistant, but in fact, his mind was unpredictable, for a while, the Yin and Yang family, the Mo family, the quicksand and the Taoist family gathered, and this time the shadow secret guard Zhang Han was stationed in Songhai again, and a huge force continued to converge, and a stormy wave was brewing under the calm sea surface of Songhai. The reason for Haiyue Xiaozhu's assassination is only more thought-provoking. ”

Zhang Liang bowed his head and said: "No matter which force assassinates Qin and chooses Fusu, it is clear that if Fusu encounters an accident, there are still other princes who can succeed to the throne, which cannot endanger the foundation of the Hài Empire, but will needlessly ignite the fire." ”

Fu Nian's face was solemn, and his tone was affirmative: "Fusu's political views have always been different from those of the First Emperor, and his benevolent heart is known to everyone in the world, and it is also the desire of the people. In the land of Qilu, although the surrender of Qin was humiliating, the war was avoided and the people were able to recuperate. Therefore, it is extremely unlikely that this assassination will be due to national hatred and family hatred, and the mastermind is likely to come from within the empire. ”

Fu Nian explained the hidden truth behind the case, and Zhang Liang seemed to be confused: "Senior brother Mingjian." ”

"Ziyu, Fusu Ke once talked to you about what he thinks of Confucianism?"

Fu Nian threw this question so directly, which made me stunned. Zhang Liang's eyes seemed to be groaning, and his face froze.

After a while, I came back to my senses and said, "I trust it very much." It seems that there is also an intention to reuse Confucianism and advocate the rule of virtue. And on the day of the assassination, I was invited by the princess and also witnessed the whole assassination process with my own eyes in Haiyue Xiaozhu. I don't know if this coincidence can also rule out some Confucian suspicions. ”

Fu Nian's face did not change, he just paced a few steps and did not say anything more.

Zhang Liang said again: "Although Fusu is the eldest son of the emperor, he has no real power, even if he doesn't suspect it, I'm afraid there are people with other intentions." If the speculation of this assassination is correct, it is very likely that Zhao Gao did it. Zhao's subordinate six sword slaves appeared at the scene called escort, but in fact, to cover up the truth, with their ability to assassinate without the possibility of missing, there must be a deeper conspiracy. Maybe he really had murderous intentions, but the assassination had been exposed at that time, and the Six Sword Slaves couldn't make a move, or maybe he just wanted to spy on Fusu's true strength and had another unknown intention. But the only constant is to blame Confucianism...... The disappearance of the shopkeeper Ding must be related to this matter. ”

After the last green smoke bomb of Haiyue Xiaozhu dissipated yesterday, six swordsmen did appear, which should be the six sword slaves that Zhang Liang said. At the scene of the crime, it seems that the assassin pretending to be Li Si killed his accomplices in the chaos and then escaped, but in fact, the Six Sword Slaves did have enough time and opportunity to kill people and cover up the truth.

Yan Lu groaned: "Then Li Si and this case ......"

Zhang Liang's expression turned cold, and he said, "Because the assassin just pretended to be Li Si and assassinated, he shouldn't know the plan." But I'm afraid that pointing the finger at Confucianism also has a boost behind him. And his purpose, of course, is ......"

The Seven Nights of the Dragon.

Fu Nian pondered for a moment, and explained: "Ziyu, the Yin and Yang family will accompany Fusu on the day of his visit, presumably there will be a lot of noise in the village, and you will also receive it with us, it is safer in the light than in the dark." ”

"Yes, Senior Brother Chief. ”

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Out of the front hall, I suddenly remembered something that I hadn't asked Zhang Liang all this time for.

"Ovary, I saw the thief on the day of the assassination, how could he ......?"

"The thief has been captured by the Shadow Guard Zhanghan. ”

I was shocked: "What?

Zhang Liang's tone was more heavy and said: "I found out where Shopkeeper Ding was imprisoned, and then the thief took the initiative to ask Ying and infiltrated the prison to save Shopkeeper Ding." ”

I worried, "This ...... The thief appeared at the scene of the assassination and was arrested, and the spearhead of the assassination was pointed at Confucianism, Li Si had already suspected that Confucianism harbored the rebellion of the Mohists, so it seems that how can Confucianism protect himself?"

"Things are far from being so simple, not only is the little sage village about to come, but the empire is probably also extremely repulsive to Confucianism. I got the news that long before Li Si came to Songhai, there was a fierce debate in the court, it was the great Confucian Chun Yuyue predecessors and Li Si who competed against each other, although Ying Zheng did not directly target Confucianism, but from the attitude of Li Si visiting Confucianism before, Ying Zheng has long been afraid of Confucianism. On the one hand, he claimed to put an end to Confucianism by using the past to slander the government with private learning, and on the other hand, it was also to get the absolute control of his own Legalist, pave his career and eliminate obstacles. ”

"Fusu still doesn't know what his father thinks....... he still thinks ......"

I sighed in my heart, and I couldn't help but wonder. According to historical records, wasn't the incident that Zhang Liang said was the trigger that directly led to the book burning incident? It should have happened in the year of the book burning, and it should not have happened so early.

In the past few days, I have also found that there are too many coincidences between the qiē that happened in this time and space and history, but there are too many discrepancies, why is this? Is the historical error really that big? There is always a feeling that behind the appearance of this qiē there must be a very simple truth.

Zhang Liang continued: "There is no excuse for the crime that you want to add, not to mention that now there are all kinds of signs that it is difficult for Confucianism to clear itself. In this matter, it would be more beneficial for Fusu to be confused, if he clarified Yingzheng's intentions, with his character, I am afraid that the estrangement in the middle will be inevitable, and it will directly affect his power in the court. ”

My heart sank, it was the series of events caused by the political estrangement between Fusu and Yingzheng that led Fusu to a point of no return, and this fuse would eventually explode. Fusu also said that he would try his best to persuade Yingzheng to let me stay in Confucianism, and in his current form, would he really be able to?

I was all over, and my face was pale. If Ying Zheng insists on keeping me in the Empire, does that mean I have to flee? But where does this put Confucianism? Where do I go from here?

Zhang Liang will not understand this, will he not have thought about it, how will he make a decision?

I wanted to ask him, but I didn't dare to ask for fear of hearing a bad answer. Whether it's an escape or a self-comfort, just take one step at a time and see one step at a time, maybe there will be other turnarounds under his strategy, and a qiē is just a false alarm.

I was a little distracted, and before I knew it, I had already walked into the house.

He greeted me, with some warmth between his eyebrows, held my wrists, and asked, "Yun'er, what are you thinking?"

"It's fine. ”

I smiled slightly, wrapped my arms around him, and nestled in his arms, just wanting to unload the burden in my heart and be quiet for a while.

He is a saint through the ages, and I want to believe him. He promised me that if I hold the hand of my son and grow old with my son, there will be a way to do it.

"Yun'er. He called softly, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Why did the princess suddenly misunderstand you......

My head buzzed, and I didn't know what to answer.

He said lightly: "Was Yun'er scared again when she was in Haiyue Xiaozhu yesterday?"

I couldn't hide anything from him, so I rubbed his shoulder and nodded.

"Yun'er's qi and blood deficiency and depression still need more conditioning. ”

He sighed softly and stopped talking, just hugging me tighter.

The hesitant heart was softly wrapped in his embrace, and the warmth made people want to cry.

I want to rely on him like this, three hundred and sixty-five days a year, and I am reluctant and reluctant to do so for one less day.

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[Note]

The historical record of the court dispute between Chun Yuyue (Fusu's teacher, Confucian) and Li Si took place in the 34th year of Qin Shi Huang (213 BC), which directly influenced the historical event of that year: the burning of books.

Dr. Qi Ren Chun Yuyue opposed the "county system" implemented at that time, and demanded that the children be divided according to the ancient system. Prime Minister Li Si refuted it, and advocated that the common people should be forbidden to slander the government with private learning, and to cater to the needs of Qin Shi Huang's unified speech, and to burn books.

Here, according to the needs of the plot of the Qin period, this court incident has been advanced (but it has not yet developed to the burning of books by Li Si), so as to match the attitude of the Yingzheng in the Qin period towards Confucianism. (Historically, however, Confucianism was not ostracized by the Qin rulers before the 'book burning', on the contrary, Qin Shi Huang valued the role of Confucianism.) ）