It was already completely dark, and the city gate was not yet closed, Shen Ruoyu was a little strange, tied the horse to the forest by the roadside, and walked into the city gate alone. The soldiers on both sides of the guard just asked him a question and let him in. He was wondering, but a group of soldiers, all carrying lamps, lined up neatly, passed him and walked out of the city gate. When the soldiers defending the city waited for them to go out, they closed the gates of the city.

Only then did Shen Ruoyu know that the reason why the city gate was open was to wait for the night patrol soldiers to leave the city just now. He picked up a bargain and went into the city, and when he came out, it wasn't so easy. However, it is too late for him to think about it now.

He went straight to the mansion and waited outside for a while, when Tie Hyun came out of it and was greatly surprised to see him.

"Ruo Few? Why are you here? ”

"I'm looking for you," Shen Ruoyu smiled bitterly, "I guess you haven't been home for a while, and you're still busy with official business here." Sure enough, yes. ”

"But- why are you here all of a sudden? What about His Royal Highness King Yan? Tie Hyun looked around.

Shen Ruoyu said: "The prince has returned to Beiping. There was business in Beiping, and he was in a hurry, so he went back first. I can only come over to see Brother Keystone, and I will soon go to chase after the prince. ”

"That's right, come home with me to dinner."

"No, no, no, I've already eaten it. I just think it's always bad not to tell you when I pass by Jinan, so I came to take a look and rushed back immediately. ”

Tie Hyun thought for a moment.

"In such a hurry? All right; However, it's always okay to skip meals and go to the house for a while, right? His Royal Highness King Yan was here when I went, and I didn't have a chance to talk to you alone. Now, you go for a walk with me, go home and sit down, and let's talk for a while, there's always some time, right? ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "That's okay." However, I have to trouble Brother Dingshi to go back and write me a note, otherwise I won't be able to get out of the city. The gates are closed. ”

Tie Xuan is used to commuting on foot, so at this moment, he and Shen Ruoliao walked slowly home along the street, walking and chatting at the same time.

Although it was dark, the streets were still very lively, brightly lit and full of traffic. When the pedestrians who came and went saw Tie Xuan, they all greeted Tie Gong warmly, greeted him, and added a word to pay attention to his body and rest often. The people of Jinan had a heartfelt respect for Tie Xuan, which made Tie Xuan himself very moved, and he couldn't stop thanking them, and then turned around and said to Shen Ruoyu:

"You see, with these lovely people by your side staring at you and supporting you behind your back, no matter what you do, you will never dare to slack off, and no matter how much you do, you will never feel tired and bored."

Shen Ruoyu said: "It would be great if all the parents and officials in the world could be like Brother Keystone." ”

Tie Xuan said: "Emperor Xingzong has a good saying: 'There is the king of Yao Shun above, and the people of Yao Shun below'." With such a son of heaven on top, how dare I, a small politician, not do my best. This time, His Royal Highness King Yan entered the palace to congratulate, and the Son of Heaven should be very happy to see him, right? ”

Shen Ruoyu briefly told him about King Yan's affairs in the capital, and he didn't have any feelings. Tie Xuan listened and asked:

"Ruoxiao, what I told you last time, have you thought about it?"

Shen Ruoyu's heart had been hanging, and when he heard Tie Xuan finally ask, he asked weakly, "What...... What's going on? ”

Tie Xuan smiled gently: "Look, you want to fight with me again?" I know you haven't figured it out yet. Otherwise, you wouldn't have carried King Yan behind your back, secretly ran over to see me, and lied to me that the prince had already returned to Beiping, and it was obvious that the prince was staying outside the city at the moment. ”

Shen Ruoyu was shocked: "Brother Dingshi! I didn't ......."

Tie Xuan said: "You haven't thought about it, this is also natural." After all, you just got married, and you are married to the county lord of King Yan. However, you must also understand that no matter how many benefits King Yan gives you, in the end you will be just a chess piece in his hands. Since it is a chess piece, a pawn or a rook, there is actually no essential difference. You know what I mean? ”

Shen Ruoyu replied vaguely: "Brother Dingshi, I don't understand much. ”

Tie Hyun was silent for a moment.

"Ruoxiao, in fact, you know everything. Do you want to keep lying to me? You're hesitating now, because you already know very well in your heart that King Yan must raise troops, right? ”

Shen Ruoyu looked at him in surprise. "Brother Keystone?"

Tie Xuan said solemnly: "You appeared in front of me alone at such a late hour, and said that you were going to leave soon, which in itself speaks for itself. Ruoxiao, you still remember what I said to you, right? If King Yan rises up and fights, if you stand with King Yan, then I will not leave you any mercy. ”

"I know," Shen Ruoyu sighed. "Brother Dingshi, the Son of Heaven can't catch any evidence that King Yan wants to raise troops, otherwise he won't let the prince leave the capital. Are you so sure he's going to raise an army? -- You can't just say that. ”

Tie Xuan said coldly: "Of course I know. First of all, the Son of Heaven let King Yan return to Beiping, which does not mean that King Yan does not have a handle in the hands of the imperial court, and the Son of Heaven can also want to capture the old people. Secondly, even if there is no evidence, just because King Yan did not appear with you, I am absolutely sure of this. But I'm not going to distance myself from you right now. You know why? You're still hesitating, aren't you, Ruoxiao? You carried King Yan on your back and secretly came into the city to see me, I can see your thoughts. I can guess, and it's completely understandable, what you're worried about. We all still have time, and I can wait. ”

"Brother Dingshi," Shen Ruoliao was distraught, "Even so, you haven't thought that without King Yan, there would never be Shen Ruoliao today, and I would never have had the opportunity to meet you, meet Mr. Fang, let alone serve the Son of Heaven." ”

"You have the right to choose," Tie Xuan said slowly, "King Yan has given you a chance, but that doesn't mean he can control you. As a prince, he has an obligation to choose the best for the country, not to cultivate wings for himself to harm the court. You have your own ambitions, your own mind, your own conscience, you know what you have to do, what path you have to take, and you should be in control of your life. ”

"He's my father-in-law," Shen Ruoyu said softly.

Tie Xuan said: "The county lord is your wife, so she should obey your life. When it comes to the last resort, of course, the people first, the country first, and the world first, you must understand this truth. ”

Shen Ruoyu sighed softly. "Okay, Brother Keystone, I already understood what you meant, but you don't have to tell me again. Even if the prince really has the idea of raising an army, I also feel that my first task is not to betray him and abandon him, but to try my best to lead him back to the right path and make him give up this idea, after all, in front of you, he also clearly said that he wants to follow the example of Zhou Gongfu to become the king. ”

Tie Xuan thought quietly for a while.

"That's what you think, huh?" He smiled faintly. "It's okay, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, a glimmer of possibility, we must try our best to fight for it. After all, it is the most ideal situation for Zhou Gongfu to become king, otherwise, it is impossible for me to avoid a cruel war no matter what. Ruo Xiao, do you still remember that His Royal Highness King Yan said that he wanted to be the Duke of Zhou, and you are Wei Qing, as for me, he said that I am Wei Zheng. ”

"That's what I said first," Shen Ruoyu thought to herself; He said: "You are Wei Zheng, but I don't dare to dream of Wei Qing." ”

"You can become Wei Qing, that's good." Tie Xuan said: "However, let me tell you, I don't want to be Wei Zheng. ”

Shen Ruoxiao was slightly stunned.

Tie Xuan said: "He was first a person from Wagangzhai, surrendered to the Tang King, surrendered to Dou Jiande after the defeat of Dou Jiande, and then returned to the Tang King, and became the horse wash of the crown prince Li Jiancheng, and became Li Shimin's person after the Xuanwumen Change." Although in the history books, Wei Zheng is a virtuous minister and a famous man who has been famous for thousands of years, this person is not a perfect example in the big festival. ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "But, as you said, he also has the right to choose." In the same way, he has the right to make mistakes, and the right to make amends. At the beginning, he chose the wrong direction, of course, he could abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and he could change his course, after all, the world of the Tang Dynasty and Li Shimin's world are by no means a level compared with Li Mi, Dou Jiande and Li Jiancheng. So many people have made similar choices to Wei Zheng, including Cheng Yanjin and Qin Shubao, who in later generations does not say that their choice is correct? ”

"It's not Wei Zheng himself that I'm guarding against," Tie Xuan said quietly, "If the Son of Heaven praises me as Wei Zheng, I must be so beautiful that I can't sleep." However, it is King Yan who is saying this now. If King Yan is anti-hearted and he says that I am Wei Zheng, what does he mean? In this case, he can even say that I am Guan Zhong. But in my opinion, the Guan Zhong he is talking about is no longer the famous minister of the ages, the pillar of the country, but a shameful loser who turned his back on his protagonist Zijie and surrendered to his political enemies, Gongzi Xiaobai and Bao Shuya. Again, you have to understand that I am targeting King Yan, not Guan Zhong. I have a lot of respect for Guan Zhong. Therefore, you can tell His Royal Highness King Yan on my behalf, if he must praise me, I would prefer Wen Tianxiang to Wei Zheng and Guan Zhonglai, or more appropriately, Yan Gaoqing and Yan Zhenqing. ”

Shen Ruoyu was silent for a long time, sighed softly, and said: "Brother Dingshi, His Royal Highness King Yan is the son of Emperor Gao, even if he starts a soldier, the world is still surnamed Zhu, or Daming, he is also for Daming to be stronger, but he and the Son of Heaven have different ideas of governing the country." How can you compare him to An Lushan? It's completely different. ”

"The nature of King Yan's army is nothing but the rebellion of the vassal king. The nature of the Anshi Rebellion was also a rebellion by the vassal kings. and Lee Hee-yeol; In my opinion, it's all the way. Tie Hyun said coldly.

Shen Ruoyu said: "Okay; I'll pass it on. Regardless of whether the prince is anti-minded or not, he at least always has the heart to love talents, and he should not bear to let you do Yan Gaoqing and Wen Tianxiang. ”

The two of them walked to Tie Hyun's house. Tie Xuan invited Shen Ruoliao into the hall, ordered Tie Liu to serve tea, and called his daughter out to give some words alone, and then said to Shen Ruoliao:

"You sit down for a moment. I just remembered that there are still some small things in the public mansion that I forgot to deal with, and the matter is not big, but it cannot be delayed. I'll be back in a moment. Let Liu'er talk to you for a while. ”

With that, he hurried away.

Shen Ruoyu and Tie Liu chatted for a while, and both of them were a little absent-minded. Shen Ruoyu spoke absentmindedly while pondering every word and every word in Tie Xuan's words in his heart. Suddenly, he realized something, and his heart sank, and his whole body became cold and thorough. He stood up and was about to leave.

Tie Liu hurriedly grabbed him: "Hey, where are you going?" ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "I have to go." I have already told Ling Zun that I can't stay too long and delay the time on the road. I have to go. ”

Tieliu stopped him: "But, Daddy hasn't come back yet." It's not too late for you to leave when he returns. Don't worry, he'll be back soon, and he said it's just a few small things, and it won't take long. ”

Shen Ruoyu was very anxious: "No, Miss Liu, you don't understand-I have to leave right now." ”

"No, no, you can't go now," Tie Liu was also a little anxious, and begged, "You can talk to me for a while." You finally came once, and left in such a hurry. You haven't told me what your county lord's daughter-in-law is really like and how beautiful she is. ”

"I really have to go, I'll talk about it later." Shen Ruoyu pulled out his legs and left. Tieliu panicked and jumped to the door at once, blocking the way.

"Don't go!"

Shen Ruoyu was stunned for a moment, and when she saw her expression, she immediately understood.

He asked coldly, "Ling Zun asked you to stop me and not allow me to leave, right?" ”

Tie Liu's cheeks flushed, and he snorted, "No, people want to ...... with you." I'm going to stay with you a little longer......"

Shen Ruoyu didn't know if she was lying. He asked:

"Miss Liu, are you lying to me?"

Tieliu lowered his head in embarrassment. "I ...... In fact...... My dad said...... Didn't I lie to you...... Oh, you're really, you're so nasty. ”

Shen Ruoyu said coldly: "I'm sorry, I have to go." ”

He took a step around her and had stepped out the door.

It's too late, it's too soon. Shen Ruoyu only felt that the red light flashed in front of him, and Tie Liu had already jumped out and stopped in front of him like lightning, so fast that he, a martial arts master, didn't even see it clearly. She blocked in front of him, very close to him, Shen Ruo had no choice but to take a step back. Tieliu pressed him up and forced him to take a step back until he was forced back into the house.

She blocked the door and said resolutely: "That's right, Daddy said, let me pester you, no matter what, I can't let you out." ”

Shen Ruoyu had completely confirmed his speculation at this moment. He said:

"Your father is lying to me, he said that he was going to the public mansion to do errands, but he was actually going to transfer troops, he knew that King Yan was outside the city, and he was going to arrest King Yan, right?"

Tie Liu was taken aback: "How do you know?" ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "You can't stop me." You don't have any martial arts at all. ”

Tie Liu raised his face and said, "If you have the ability, you will knock me down." ”

She had a good grasp of him. He never had the courage to hit a girl with no martial arts.

Shen Ruoyu sat down in a chair and hugged her head in distress. He's in a big disaster, why didn't he think that Tie Xuan would have this hand; Actually, he should have expected it.

He was still too naïve. Now, what should he do? He had to save King Yan, he had to.

However, how did he get past the Iron Willow level? Cornered, he can only play hooligan. But is there any other way to do it?

Seeing him sitting on the side with his head in his hands, Tie Liu was silent, and felt a little sad in his heart, closed the door, walked up to him and squatted down, and said softly:

"I'm sorry, I don't have any other way. I can't help but listen to my father. ”

Shen Ruoyu raised his head. "Have you always been so well-behaved? Whatever he says, you listen? ”

Tie Liu said: "I have a heart. I will judge for myself what to listen to and what not to hear. I know what kind of person my father is, and I also know that King Yan is anti-hearted. Daddy said that you are a good person, but you are controlled by King Yan, so you must be protected and you can't be allowed to leave. If you are released, you will definitely save King Yan and give up your life from now on. Therefore, for the sake of the court, for the sake of Daddy, and for you, I will never let you go. ”

"What do you know," Shen Ruoyu muttered distraughtly.

Tie Liu said: "I don't understand, you are such a good person, why do you have to rebel with King Yan?" ”

"In your opinion, King Yan is a big villain?"

"Every time he comes to my house, he behaves so perfectly and kindly, so, at least he is an extremely hypocritical person." Iron Willow Road.

"I'm also hypocritical," Shen Ruoyu said coldly.

Tie Liu said: "You are not hypocritical. However, I think you are a little inexplicable and confused. You obviously told me about "Mencius", "Those who sacrifice their lives to take righteousness" are also so good. But you are so desperate for King Yan. ”

I'm really confused, Shen Ruoxiao sighed secretly. The prince is right, he shouldn't have come to Tie Xuan in the first place. This is a big problem.

Tieliu comforted him and said, "Forget it." Anyway, you can't help it, so you might as well be happy and talk to me for a while. Daddy said, I caught King Yan, as long as he is there, he must have a way not to implicate you. ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "You said it lightly. I'm the son-in-law of King Yan, and the old father-in-law has been arrested, can I run? ”

Tie Liu said: "It was he who married his daughter, and it wasn't you who married into their family, so you and the county lord can have nothing to do with King Yan." ”

Shen Ruoyu didn't bother to pay attention to her, didn't speak, and just kept thinking about how to get out in her heart.

Tie Liu said: "Ruo Shao, tell me about it, is the county lord beautiful?" ”

Shen Ruoyu replied without thinking: "Beautiful." ”

"Cute?"

"It's so cute."

"You love her very much?"

"That's right."

Tieliu sighed. "No wonder you're so nice to King Yan. However, I heard that the county lord of Cheng'an is just the righteous daughter recognized by King Yan, and she was out of the cabinet less than a month after recognizing it, so it is to win over you that she will be the county lord. You don't have to treat him as your father-in-law and bow down to him. ”

"Miss Tie," Shen Ruoyu couldn't help but say, "Can I trouble you to stop for a while?" I'm annoyed enough here, you can't let my ears be quiet for a while. ”

Tie Liu was slightly stunned, and asked softly, "You hate me very much?" ”

Shen Ruoyu was very helpless. "I don't hate you, but you won't let me go. If King Yan is ruined, then the entire Beiping will also be ruined, not to mention me and my family. Did you know or not? ”

Tie Liu was puzzled. "The whole of Peking is also ruined? Why? ”

"Of course; Without King Yan, who would care about the life and death of the people of Beiping? With its successive wars and droughts, the court will not pay attention to us at all. If it weren't for King Yan here, I don't know how many people would starve to death on the streets. ”

"How so?" Tieliu didn't believe it. "'Under the whole world, it is not the king's land', will the imperial court still be biased and give it to Jinan, not to Beiping?"

"You are so kind," Shen Ruoxiao sneered, "What about the 'guest of the land, who is not the king', why does the court still want to cut the domain?" Where did it come from? ”

Tie Liu was speechless for a moment. She had no choice but to say:

"Anyway, I just can't let you go. If King Yan didn't have any objections, then even if his father led the troops to arrest him, as long as he was innocent, he would definitely be fine, and the court would let him go home again. At that time, it's never too late for you to go. Besides, you're here for a long time, and I'd like to stay with you a little longer. That's true. ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "What's the point of you staying with me for a while; I don't have the heart to teach you to read right now. ”

"It's nice to look at you, too." As soon as Tie Liu's words came out, he realized that he had lost his words, and immediately blushed, and hurriedly changed his words: "I mean, it's good to chat with you, you are well-informed, both civil and military, and it is very interesting to talk to you." ”

She stopped, bowed her head in some annoyance, blamed herself for saying the wrong thing, thought about it, raised her head, and said angrily:

"Well, I just like you. Why should I pretend to be high? I just want to stay with you a little longer, even if I don't say anything or do anything, just sit together. - Oh, you're already married, and I don't care what you want. You don't have to worry about it. ”

Shen Ruoyu looked at her in horror. "What do you say? Are you crazy? ”

Tie Liu said depressedly, "You're crazy." I have to marry the daughter of an anti-king. You don't want to die. ”

Shen Ruoyu looked at her incredulously. "I'm going to marry her, so I don't care whose daughter she is. I do things for King Yan, and I don't do it for my daughter-in-law. These are two different things, and the public and private should be clearly distinguished. You're the Iron Prince's daughter, and you know that better than I do. ”

Tie Liu said in a sleek manner: "Anyway, in the final analysis, Tie Gong's daughter is not as attractive to you as King Yan's daughter." ”

Shen Ruoyu subconsciously reached out and pinched his arm, feeling pain, and then he was sure that he was not hallucinating. He said:

"Miss Liu, do you know what you're talking about? You're a girl, don't joke about this kind of thing in the future. Let others hear it, and they will say that you are not serious. ”

"Aren't people kidding?" Tie Liu glanced at him angrily, his face flushed. "You hate you, I hate you."

She ran to the door and stood, panting for breath and not looking at him.

Shen Ruoyu was simply inexplicable. He felt that his head was getting bigger, and it was enough to annoy him that there was a night primrose in Beiping, and now there was an extra Tie Liu, obviously he had only seen her twice. It was as if in an instant, all the girls he knew fell in love with him, and this one was at such a fateful moment.

He asked coldly, "Why are you telling me this?" ”

Tie Liu obviously spoiled Tie Xuan very much, and replied angrily: "I love to say, this is my business, can you take care of it?" ”

"Whatever you want," Shen Ruoyu said, "now you should know that you are looking at the wrong person." ”

"How could I be looking at the wrong person?" Tieliu raised her pretty handsome eyebrows. "If you don't like me, forget it, I didn't pester you to marry me."

Shen Ruoliao gritted her teeth, lowered her heart, stood up, and walked to the door.

"I'm sorry, I have to leave." He said coldly and politely.

"I won't let you go," said Tetsuliu, haughtily, "what do you think of me?" I'm the daughter of Iron Keystone. ”

"Ah, of course I know, who doesn't know the wind and bones of Iron Keystone." He said coldly, "However, don't forget, although you have his blood on your body, you are also a woman after all, and you are born to be willow and not iron." Do you understand? ”

Tie Liu looked at his cold expression, and couldn't help but feel a little scared in his heart, afraid that he would really hit himself. If you don't have the slightest strength to fight back, you will definitely get hurt, it will hurt a lot.

She pretended to be a good man and said: "If you have the ability, you will knock me down and break my arms, so that I will not stop you, where do you fall in love." ”

Shen Ruoyu was silent for a moment.

He couldn't help it. Now, it's not just a matter of getting out. He also had to make this crazy girl completely disheartened with herself. Once he escapes, he will betray Tiehyun completely; It would be impossible for him to see Brother Keystone again, and it would be impossible for him to see Tieliu again. Maybe it's better.

He said softly, "You know what? A real scoundrel will hurt a woman deeply, but will never hit her. ”

Tieliu looked at him with a smile. "What do you mean?"

Shen Ruoyu stared at her beautiful big eyes, suddenly lowered her head, and kissed her bright red and strong lips.

Tie Liu snorted, as if he had been struck by lightning, his whole body trembled, he immediately fell down, and sat on the ground against the door frame, his whole body was paralyzed, he couldn't move, he could only stare wide-eyed, looking at Shen Ruoliao incredulously, his eyes were full of shock, shame, admiration, blame, fear and dazedness.

Shen Ruoyu only felt extremely flustered. He looked at her, extremely guilty and helpless, and trembled all over, as if he had also been struck by a thunderbolt. He gritted his teeth, didn't say a word, threw down the iron willow on the ground, turned around and rushed out of the iron mansion.