112. [109] Dissection
Talking about trying, Shen Xian didn't know the bottom in her heart, she felt that she had now become a schizophrenic snake spirit, and her mind was broken in half, half of the suspicious and suspicious ghosts felt that everyone was sent by the emperor undercover, and half of them were so sad that they burst into tears and scolded the suspicious and suspicious brains.
It's really going crazy to go on like this. Shen Xian sighed, tugging at her long hair and thinking silently. Today, it was finally her turn to take a break, and the original plan was to go to Guo Jia to settle the matter between the two of them, but Shen Xian temporarily changed her mind, she didn't want to go anywhere, and finally simply squatted on the edge of the pool in the back garden of the State Pastoral Mansion, grabbed a handful of small stones and threw them into the pool to play in the water. Watching the stones smash into circles of ripples on the water, Shen Xian's thoughts turned slowly.
She was wondering what had led her to this situation now.
Since Cai Yong and Lu Zhi announced Shen Xian's identity that day, coupled with the news that Yuan Shao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, Yizhou has entered a state of preparedness for war, and Shen Xian has been so busy that she has no time to talk to Guo Jia. Now it seems to be quite funny, other people's feelings are getting better and better after rolling the sheets in the depths, which couple is like the two of them, the river crab on the first day and the next day apart.
Then Shen Xian's mind appeared with a rambling Xun You and a smiling Cai Yan.
โฆโฆ Well, this is a special case.
But even if Cai Yan and Xun You are temporarily separated, it is because of official business, and there is no contradiction between them, but what about Shen Xian and Guo Jia? From the very beginning, there was a kind of rift in their relationship that would be difficult to resolve, and even if the two of them invariably ignored the problem at the time, it would always erupt in the future.
Isn't it time to start?
After a long period of thinking, Shen Xian finally admitted unwillingly, even though she firmly said "I want to try" in front of Cai Yan at that time, she still couldn't help but start to avoid this question when she looked back, just like escaping her bloody identity.
It's too much trouble. Shen Xian thought, she is Liu Yan's daughter who was not favored and sacrificed, and then took away her brother's rights to fight the world, and when the world is unified in the future, she will complete the task, what should she do, isn't this okay?
As for being an emperor or something...... Hehe.
Xun Yu can hold the good idea of coming to Mingjun to rejuvenate the Han Kingdom, but Shen Xian can't be stupidly put up as a candidate for Mingjun, not to mention whether she can be the master of Zhongxing, just look at this ruined empire......
It's hopeless, okay?
The Han Dynasty has been established for more than 400 years, which has experienced the rule of Wenjing, the great prosperity of Emperor Wu, and the rule of filial piety, as well as the turmoil that shook the foundation of the country by Wang Mang's usurpation, and finally Emperor Guangwu was born to establish the Eastern Han Dynasty, which made the political situation stable. The powerful clan that Emperor Guangwu relied on when he raised his army was the prototype of the future gate valve family. Although Emperor Guangwu proposed a series of measures to suppress his relatives at that time, after his death, the situation changed.
When the young emperor ascended the throne, he relied on the power of the mother clan to maintain his power, and when the young emperor became an adult, he relied on the eunuch group to fight against the growing mother clan, and the vicious circle went on like this. At the same time as the game between the two parties, the gate valve families that have quietly developed because of the reduction of the binding force of centralized power have formed an irreversible huge force, they control the official career of inspection and conscription, monopolize the number of officials, let "their own people" occupy important positions, and turn the court into a world of clans.
To tell the truth, when the Eastern Han Dynasty developed to the point of such deformity, let alone a Shen Xian, even if Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was found, there were only three words left: no help.
The Han Dynasty is like a broken carriage, falling all kinds of parts and falling apart under the game of various forces, while being reluctantly repaired, crawling forward. The end of the rugged mountain road will not be a broad road, but only a cliff, and the only fate of the Han Dynasty is to fall off the cliff and fall to pieces, and then strive to grow new branches in a cloud of dust.
And Shen Xian is now facing the choice that she wants to be the last emperor of the Han Dynasty and drag this dynasty for more than ten years; Or simply overthrow it, establish a new regime, and become the founding monarch.
The former is simple, Shen Xian only needs to go down according to her original goal, unify the world and return the rights to Liu Xie, and then she can go into hiding, stay in the court to be her princess and auxiliary minister, or simply overturn her brother from the throne and sit on it herself, she can achieve this goal.
But what about after that?
When Shen Xian was alive, she was confident that she could take the political and military power into her own hands, and she was also confident that she could engage in an endless game with the family and family, so that the dynasty could develop slowly in balance. However, once Shen Xian dies, who will this mess be handed over? Will it be handed over to Liu Xie? Or Liu Xie's child? Or is it Shen Xian's child?
Shen Xian is not sure that the next generation will be able to suppress these allies.
Then overthrow the Han Dynasty and re-establish a new dynasty?
It's so hard, isn't it? Shen Xian couldn't help but lift the table, she was the daughter of Emperor Han Ling, and her family led troops to overturn her own dynasty, and it was like a joke to say it. Even if Shen Xian doesn't care about the reputation behind her, no one likes to be scolded all the time.
What a dilemma! Shen Xian angrily threw all the pebbles into the water.
What Shen Xian is thinking about now is not cranky, this is a matter of route, it must be decided early, even if she wants to drag it, Cai Yong and they will not agree, and Shen Xian feels that others must hope that she chooses the first path.
Of course, Xun Yu didn't mean to let Shen Xian be the king of a dead country for decades, they still thought that they could save this ruined Han Dynasty, but Shen Xian knew that it was a good wish, and it was okay to dream.
Throwing stones was too hard and cramped all of a sudden, Shen Xian grinned in pain, and at this time, a person behind him leaned down and stretched out his hand, grabbed Shen Xian's wrist and rubbed it gently.
This touches ...... You don't have to look back to know that it's the enemy who is coming. Shen Xian leaned back, leaning on Guo Jia's waist, she exhaled helplessly, and found that she was only thinking about the lofty question of "where should the Han Dynasty go", but she forgot to think about how to solve the potential contradiction between her and Guo Jia.
Guo Jia pressed Shen Xian's shoulder and asked softly, "Are you annoying?" โ
"Annoying." Shen Xian pouted: "I'm so annoyed that I'm going to die." โ
Guo Jia rubbed Shen Xian's hands unhurriedly, and asked while rubbing, "Which aspect?" โ
Shen Xian paused and didn't speak.
Guo Jia rubbed it for a while and then let go of his hand, and he walked around to Shen Xian and sat down side by side with her. Reaching out to clasp Shen Xian's chin, Guo Jia turned Shen Xian's face to him quite forcefully in her dissatisfied gaze.
"I wanted to say ...... before," Guo Jia said after a moment's consideration, "is there anything we can't communicate?" โ
"Huh?" Shen Xian looked dazed, she didn't expect Guo Jia to say this.
A trace of anxiety flashed between Guo Jia's eyebrows, and he took a deep breath: "If you have something, don't hold it in your heart, say it and we'll solve it together." โ
"You can say anything about me or anything that has nothing to do with me." Guo Jia slowly approached Shen Xian and kissed her softly on the corner of her lips: "Lord, you have to believe me...... I'm your man. โ
Shen Xian was shocked, her refusal hand was placed on Guo Jia's shoulder, and her ten fingers slowly curled, and finally turned into a grasp of his collar.
Guo Jia patted Shen Xian's shoulder.
After a long time, Shen Xian whispered, "What should I do?" โ
If there is something you don't know, you have to be ashamed to ask, this is what Shen Xian learned from Xun You, and she invited Xun You here in these three sentences back then. Of course, Xun You agreed to help Shen Xian with how much water was in it, and Shen Xian didn't know.
She didn't want to know either.
"What do you ask?" Guo Jia smiled slightly: "Ask Sheji?" Ask the common people? Or do you ask about marriage? โ
Shen Xian couldn't cry or laugh, she pushed Guo Jia: "Don't make trouble...... I'll ask about marriage first. โ
Guo Jia stared at Shen Xian with the eyes of "Look, where did I make trouble, obviously you are not honest". Shen Xian's face turned red when he saw it, and she defended: "If you don't say it, you can ask Sheji." โ
"It's still marriage." Guo Jia nodded: "Let's solve it first." โ
Guo Jia thought for a while, and suddenly a turn of mind took a turn: "Lord, how long have you not taken medicine?" โ
Shen Xian was stunned, and then remembered that she didn't seem to have told Guo Jia that the poison had been almost eliminated by Hua Tuo, and now she just relied on it. Scratching her head, Shen Xian said a little embarrassed: "No need to eat, it's not a big deal." โ
Guo Jia narrowed his eyes, he looked Shen Xian up and down for a while, and asked slowly, "Really?" โ
"Really!" Shen Xian was helpless: "Before, it was my master who didn't tell you...... It has nothing to do with me. โ
"Nothing." Guo Jia said lightly: "Who made me easy to deceive and soft-hearted? โ
Guo Jia said as he took out Shen Xian's phoenix pendant from his sleeve and handed it to her: "This jade pendant should be left to you by Queen Linghuai, it looks like a pair, and the other piece may be in the hands of His Majesty today, and you may use it in the future." โ
Shen Xian covered her chest vigilantly: "What are you going to do?" I'm not going to give it back to you. โ
Guo Jia was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "...... Lord, if you give it back to me, it's nothing. โ
"I don't!" Shen Xian was furious, she stood up abruptly and looked at Guo Jia condescendingly: "What do you think of me?" โ
Shen Xian was really angry, she felt that there were just some problems between the two that had not been resolved, far from the point of breaking up, Guo Jia said that she wanted to talk, and she mentioned breaking up without saying a word, what does this mean?
"I ......" Guo Jia looked at Shen Xian, who was so angry that she turned in circles, lowered her head and smiled: "I treat you as a lord, treat you as a princess, treat you as someone I like, and want to protect ...... Never let anyone else see it. โ
Shen Xian was stunned, and after a while, she sat back squirming: "That ...... It's unrealistic not to see others. โ
"I know." Guo Jia said lightly: "Now is not the time to talk about this. โ
"I think there's a bit of a problem between us." Shen Xian said seriously: "It's because of my identity, right?" โ
In the past, Guo Jia was hesitant enough when he was the lord alone, and finally fell asleep, and before he had time to continue to deepen his relationship, he got up the next day and became a princess. It turns out that there is no most pit, only more pits.
Guo Jia nodded silently.
"I can't help it anytime soon." Shen Xian pondered: "It's impossible for me to abandon this qiฤ, it has nothing to do with rights, this is irresponsible behavior." โ
"But I can promise it's just you." Shen Xian slowly put her head on Guo Jia's shoulder: "This is the only thing I can promise now, as for the future...... Who will say clearly? โ
Shen Xian felt that if she said anything to Guo Jia, when I would dominate the world in the future, what would happen to the two of us, this kind of behavior of making empty promises would be annoying. Not to mention whether Shen Xian will really fulfill her promise at that time, it is not certain whether she will survive until then.
How do you know you can rule the world? Shen Xian asked herself silently, maybe the last person to dominate the world is Boss Cao, and Yuan Shao is also very likely! And there is also an Uncle Liu Huang who runs around but no one can kill him......
There are countless possibilities for the future, I can't say it, and I can't guarantee it, the only thing I can give you is now.
After a long time, Guo Jiacuo smiled in Shen Xian's ear and smiled lowly: "Lord, this is really your style, uncertain things are never lightly promised." โ
"If you make a promise, you have to do it." Shen Xian said lightly: "Otherwise, it will be too hateful to give people hope and disappoint." โ
"Well, that's fine." Guo Jia nodded, and he gently smoothed Shen Xian's long hair: "Now let's talk about Sheji." โ
Guo Jia pressed Shen Xian's shoulder and looked at her solemnly: "Do you want this world?" โ
Cai Yan also asked Shen Xian the same question before, and Shen Xian gave an ambiguous answer at that time, but whether it was Cai Yan or Xun You, they had obviously decided to help Shen Xian to the end. Now that Guo Jia asked again, Shen Xian thought, she couldn't escape anymore.
"I don't know." A trace of confusion flashed in Shen Xian's eyes: "It's too fake to say that I don't want to, but I really don't have anything to do with this, I can only say that it goes with the flow, it's mine, it's not mine." โ
Guo Jia smiled: "Your idea is very similar to the Taoist rule of inaction." โ
"Is there one?" Shen Xian was at a loss: "You just say I'm lazy?" โ
"You're not lazy, you just don't want to carry a doomed dynasty." Guo Jia seemed to be smiling, and seeing Shen Xian's shocked look, he added: "Lord, this is nothing, and it's not cowardice, no one wants to be the king of the dead country." โ
Shen Xian grabbed Guo Jia's sleeve and asked softly, "You know?" โ
"Know what?" Guo Jia blinked: "Know that the dynasty is destined to change? Knowing that the country is hopeless? โ
"Actually, everybody knows about it." Guo Jia sighed slightly: "Lord, do you think Wen Ruo doesn't understand?" Do you think Mr. Cai and Mr. Lu don't understand? They all understand, but none of them want to admit it. โ
"I don't want to admit that I can't save the country, and I don't want to be a courtier who dies in the country......"
Shen Xian suddenly said: "They don't want to be the heroes of the founding of the country. โ
"How can it be so easy to do?" Guo Jia shook his head: "Who knows if you are the โกโก Emperor or the Overlord of Western Chu." โ
Shen Xian couldn't cry or laugh when she heard this, and only Guo Jia dared to say this to herself, and everyone else knew how to avoid suspicion.
Of course, it's not that Guo Jia doesn't know how to avoid suspicion, it's just that if he dares to say this, it means that he already regards Shen Xian as his own person.
In this way, Sun Ce may also say, of course, in addition to the reason of his own people, but also because of him.
Shen Xian's mind couldn't help but diverge for a long time, and when she came back to her senses, she saw Guo Jia staring at her with a smile.
"What's wrong?" Shen Xian touched her face: "My face is blooming?" โ
Guo Jia nodded: "The smile is blooming." โ
"My lord, if this is what you are worried about, I have a solution." Guo Jia thought for a while and said, "It's just a little ...... Pit. โ
"Pit?" Shen Xianqi said: "Do you have a time when you don't cheat?" โ
"That's pit others," Guo Jia shook his head: "This time it's my own people, I'm a little ...... I can't get my hands on it. โ
Shen Xian looked at him curiously: "Who are you going to pit?" โ
"Pit your son." Guo Jia smiled and said, "My daughter is okay." โ
Shen Xian: "...... What do you want. โ
It's like I'm going to have a baby and it's not yours!
Guo Jia seemed to see Shen Xian's dissatisfaction, and he smiled: "Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, and I can do it with you." โ
Shen Xian turned her head, and the corners of her mouth curled.
"Actually, it's really not as difficult as you think, my lord." Guo Jia sighed, and he gently touched Shen Xian's head: "You just need to find a scapegoat." โ
Shen Xian looked at Guo Jia with a pleading expression.
By the time Cai Yan came to Shen Xian for dinner, Shen Xian and Guo Jia had already finished talking about marriage and social affairs, and were talking about the problems of their subordinates. The two sat in the pavilion and looked at the empty pond, Shen Xian smiled: "Spring will start soon, let's plant some more flowers." โ
"Akihime, what kind of flowers do you like?" Shen Xian turned her head and smiled lightly at Cai Yan.
Cai Yan was stunned and said, "Peony." โ
"The country is beautiful and fragrant." Shen Xian nodded: "It's pretty good." โ
"Wen Ruo likes lotus." Guo Jia joined in the fun: "You put more lotus seeds in the pool." โ
"The lotus seeds were all taken away by Gongda." Shen Xian said helplessly: "He said that he wanted to soak Zhao Ji in water to drink." โ
Guo Jia turned his head and looked at Cai Yan expressionlessly.
"What's wrong," Cai Yan raised his eyebrows: "What is Mr. Guo's dissatisfaction?" โ
Guo Jia said that he didn't dare to be dissatisfied with the first strategist beside Shen Xian.
"Then it's settled." Shen Xian smiled slightly: "Plant some more peonies by the lotus pond, they will bloom next year, let them compete for beauty." โ