Chapter 167: I've Been Thinking About You for Years
The four seasons are the same, but the cold is the most long, not because it is difficult, but because people always walk by in a hurry with their heads down, rarely pay attention to the scenery around them, and have been looking forward to the spring of the coming year, but the coming year is so long, and time will not stay for you.
It was a long and arduous year, and when the Iraqi people were twenty years old, they felt the most bitter cold wind in the southwest, and the rare white snow, and the snow fell down in a torrent, covering the loneliness all over the ground.
Xiao Yu'an saw the girl standing on the hillside at a glance, the white clouds and smoke blended with the surrounding snow scene, looking at it from a distance, making people feel a sense of distance in their lives.
"It's windy outside, be careful of catching a cold."
Yiren glanced at the cloak he was holding in his hand and smiled, "Seventeen asked you to come over?" ”
Xiao Yu'an's footsteps paused slightly, his eyes slowly dimmed, his hands clenched subconsciously, and he buzzed "um", unfolding the cloak and putting it on her body, "Why are you standing here alone?" ”
She turned back and pointed to the way she came, "We have been moving forward all the way, but the further I go, the more scared I become, afraid that there is no turning back." ”
"If there is a way back, we will not run forward desperately, and Xiao Ye will not be eager to take the throne, for the sake of interests, most people choose to be content with the status quo instead of taking the initiative to provoke a war, because that position is too far away for them, so it doesn't make a difference to them who sits in that position."
This is the truth that Xiao Yu'an only understood after this period of time, the people's resistance is not really resisting, but because they are ignorant, and later found that someone cares about their opinions, so they try to fight for the greatest interests for themselves as the people, and over time, the two parties compromise and achieve balance, and they don't care how the person in the back left sits on it.
They only care about this year's taxes and the next year's harvest, and only when that king does not meet their expectations and harms their interests, will they rise up again, and then the two sides will compromise, and so on.
Xiao Ye or Su Li knew the thoughts of the people, so they couldn't wait to take the throne, strive for the shortest time to be recognized, and grasp the sovereignty, so that they could justifiably confront them or the edict.
The Yiren naturally understand that in the final analysis, the people's understanding is still insufficient, if their overall view is a little richer and their vision is longer-term, maybe they will not be used like this, even if they are using the people to spread rumors to disrupt Xiao Ye's position and become victims of the power struggle.
Today's Xiao Yu'an is a little more sophisticated, no longer a fairy-like appearance in the eyes of the world, it is unpleasant to say, unrealistic, he really understands the minds of the people, and everything is a little more considered.
"Xiao Shizi? You ......"
Xiao Yu'an stopped her words, "We can also be regarded as people who have experienced life and death together, let Xiao Shizi see the outside, you, you call me ......"
Xiao Yu'an held his hand tightly, looked at the girl in front of him who only had her in her pupils, and compromised, "You, you call me Brother Xiao, I and the prince are sworn brothers, you call me big brother, say the past." ”
Yiren was stunned for a moment, big brother? This title was really a wound in her heart, but she was so looking forward to the day when she could shout this again, the tip of her nose quietly began to sour, she lowered her head and shouted muffledly, "Brother Xiao!" ”
Xiao Yu'an smiled bitterly, looked at the son who came with an umbrella, and responded from his chest.
"I heard that you and Seventeen are married, you?"
This time, the Yiren smiled bitterly, "The relationship is not formed, it is just a move taken by His Majesty." It was a bit ironic to say it, but Xiao Yu'an breathed a sigh of relief inexplicably.
"What are you doing here?" Seventeen handed the umbrella to Yiren, stuffed the soup woman in his hand into her hand, tied her cloak and strap, and took the umbrella over to her to tie it, everything was natural.
Xiao Yu'an's face gradually stiffened, "It's nothing, I heard that you got married, and you haven't had time to congratulate you, so I just took this opportunity to congratulate the two of you." ”
"The world is unpredictable." Seventeen couldn't help but regret, in exchange for a roll of the eyes of Yiren, he raised his eyebrows indifferently, as if he suddenly remembered something, "Hey, I'm looking for you for the journey, we set off from the southwest, all the way to the king, but the southwest army really can't fight against Xiao Ye, so ......"
Xiao Yu'an took over the conversation, "So we want to bypass Kyoto and go north from the west, so that we can not only recover the west, but also expand the influence of this matter, so that Xiao Ye has always had scruples in his heart." ”
Yiren always had a bad premonition in his heart, and said: "I'm afraid that Xiao Ye is not a good stubble, he will soon ascend the throne, and he will not let us expand his power."
This is the most difficult part of the matter, they only have one way, that is, to go north, Xiao Ye can completely prescribe the right medicine, and they don't know the situation in Kyoto at all, and they don't know what Xiao Ye will do next, if they are not careful, they will be led by Xiao Ye's nose, even if the edict and the missing double seals are in her hands, but the power is in Xiao Ye's hands, and they are struggling.
Xiao Yu'an said: "No matter what, we have to reach the north to have a chance of winning, and bypassing him can always avoid unnecessary trouble." ”
Great Yan was originally a country that was established after the unification of the northern border, the northern territory is vast, and the troops are sufficient, the general of the northern border is the general of the Great Yan Zhenguo, and he is the only one in the entire Yan country who has the ability to confront the Xiao family soldiers, so they will only have a chance of winning if they arrive in the north.
Seventeen took out the map prepared in advance and pointed to their current location, "Xiao Ye is about to take the throne, there is no kung fu to deal with us for the time being, we take the national road, first, to warn the people to raise troops Qinwang, Xiao Ye's ascension to the throne is doubtful, and secondly, it is too complicated for us to recover the troops little by little, it is better to announce it directly, let them come to us, and third, we are too slow to take the trail, we must reach the north as soon as possible, we can't wait for Xiao Ye to sit safely." ”
The fine snowflakes fell quietly, Xiao Yu'an's neck was cold, and he reached out to touch it, only to find that the sky had darkened, and he was groggy and began to snow again.
"This year's snow is not at the right time."
Seventeen smiled and quipped, "This place in the southwest, it snowed in previous years, and everyone said that it was God's reward, but this year's war and snow, and it was said that it was God's punishment, but it was just a state of mind." ”
"That's just as well." Xiao Yu'an glanced at the dim night and walked down the mountain, "Aren't you leaving?" It was cold at night. ”
Seventeen stretched out his hand and grabbed Yiren's wrist, threw the wine jug on his waist to Xiao Yu'an, and smiled openly, "You go down first, I will accompany the little lady to wait for the sun to set, and I will come back later." ”
Xiao Yu'an took the wine jug he threw over, looked at the girl who looked annoyed but didn't struggle, the twilight darkened, and said with a smile: "Okay, come back early." ”
Seventeen smiled and waved to him, his chest was caught off guard by someone who punched her, and Yiren pointed his finger on her chest, "On such a dim day, where did the sun set?" When did I say I was going to see the sun set? ”
"Seventeen wants to see it, the little lady accompanies Seventeen." Seventeen grinned and took her hand in her hand, and said it so seriously.
Seventeen tore the hem of his robe, laid it on the ground and pulled her to sit down, he propped the umbrella on her left side, shielded her from the wind, and sat down casually in a less humid position, his hands on his sides, and the corners of his mouth quietly swirled.
"What are you laughing at?"
Seventeen turned around, and there was a galaxy in his eyes, "Is there one?" ”
Yes! It's just not too obvious! For the first time since they left Kyoto, the pear vortex on the corner of his mouth hadn't been flushed.
"Little lady, do you know, when I first met you, you were still a little girl, and it was also such a snowy day at that time."
Yiren laughed, "What nonsense are you talking about, the first time we met, it wasn't in the back street of Zhangyunjian, I don't know which son said I was hard-hearted." ”
"Hey!" Seventeen smiled, took out a lotus seed from her purse, and handed it to her mouth, Yiren subconsciously opened his mouth to pick it up, who knew that Seventeen suddenly took it back again, threw it into his mouth, and put his finger on her forehead, "The little lady really has no conscience, me!" I've been thinking about you for years! ”
"Really?"