Until the canopy gradually brightened, the rain was still falling, the window on the second floor was ajar, and the raindrops poured in, and the heart was wet, and the heart was carved with a hollow wishful pattern.

Su Huiyi sat on the edge of the bed, looking out through the heart, the plane trees grew lush, and the wind blew between the leaves, which was a rustling sound.

There was a sound outside, but the water at the eaves was getting bigger and bigger. It was already early summer, but it rained one after another, as if it was a cold spring. At such a time, hearing such a sound, the house became more and more quiet, as if it were a barren mountain and a wild mountain.

At this time, the morning sun gradually erupted, but the wisps of light hung low under the window, revealing a circle of white light, as if the window was dyed with a layer of frost, and after looking at it for a long time, it made people feel cold.

He leaned on the head of the bed and just squinted, when he heard a chaotic sound of footsteps, followed by Lin Ning's anxious voice, "Seventh young grandmother, second young grandmother is gone." ”

He frowned, then opened his eyes and asked, "What did you say?" ”

He had a terrible headache at this moment, and after relieving himself, he realized what was happening. The rain on the eaves crackled, which disturbed him, but his voice was soft, "Leave it to the sixth sister." ”

He got up and walked to the bathroom, and there was no blood on his face, like a fine mutton fat white jade, and the white color was not even a trace of variegation. A hundred thoughts flashed through his mind at this moment, but he couldn't tell what kind of state of mind it was, like uncomfortable, and like dazed.

After reluctantly washing his face, his sanity came back a little, and he instructed Lin Ning: "Mobilize all the troops to the front line of Changzhou, and leave Yongzhou alone for now." When he said this, he felt very tired, and asked, "What time does the envoy from the north arrive?" ”

Lin Ning replied: "Six o'clock in the evening." ”

Su Huiyi sighed and waved his hand, "I'll sleep for a while." He had been spinning all these days, and he was already exhausted, and he had just leaned on the edge of the bed and fell asleep to the sound of the rain. I don't know how long it took, but I vaguely heard a report being shouted outside. That's when he woke up.

I took out my pocket watch and looked at it, and it turned out to be five o'clock. It was still overcast, and the room was dark, and the blue curtains were only half-drawn, and they were gently drifting in the wind. He pressed the corner of his forehead, then got up and went to wash his face, Lin Ning knocked on the door and walked in, hesitating and said, "Seven young people, the handsome man wants to see you." ”

Su Huiyi didn't speak, he tied the button on his neckline neatly, put on his hat again, and said as he walked out: "Father needs to recuperate now, and the hospital will send more people to watch it." ”

Lin Ning knew that he was refusing, so he responded and said, "Seven Shao, the Guofu Hotel is ready, and the people who received it have already passed." ”

Su Huiyi sighed, "This time, the north sent an envoy over, but it was just a formality, and I found a few staff officers from the military department to deal with it." ”

Lin Ning thought about the current situation, the south was suffering from the enemy on its back, and the biggest benefit was the north, how could they help? It's just a formality under the banner of unity, so as to avoid the crusade of other Japanese people.

Su Huiyi sat on the bulletproof car and ordered: "Send additional guards to ensure the safety of the envoy." He thought that now that the Northland had sent someone over, it was hard to guarantee that nothing had happened. It's just that now I'm passive, and I can only be more prepared for everything.

The car gradually started to drive, he leaned against the window to look out, the meager light reflected in the window, only to see the vast rain, deserted.

All the way to the military headquarters, I saw that several staff officers in charge of reception were waiting at the door, and when I saw him get out of the car, they all stood up and saluted, "Seven Shao." Su Huiyi raised his eyebrows, and then heard the staff officer Jiang Lin say: "Seventh Shao, Gu Xuanqing is waiting for you in the living room." ”

Only then did Su Huiyi know that the person who came was Gu Xuanqing, he was silent, and he was hugged upstairs, until he arrived in the living room, he saw Gu Xuanqing and a few men in long robes waiting inside, he smiled and said politely: "Second brother, I really didn't expect you to come over in person, it's really rude." ”

Gu Xuanqing greeted him and said with a smile: "You and my brother, why be so polite, now that the war situation in the south is tense, in order to show sincerity, my father specially sent me." ”

He glanced at the people around him, and several of the men who accompanied him walked out. Su Huiyi listened to the meaning of his words, but seemed to be sincerely cooperating with Nandi, but in this critical period, he wanted to make some request, so he said: "The second brother also knows that Nandi is now in a melee, which is in response to the sentence of raising tigers, those warlords were originally my father's old department, although my father was sick, he also made a stand, not only to eliminate the enemy, but also to defeat these rabble. ”

After a pause, he added, "My father had asked me to draw up a manuscript the day before, and to send a telegram to the whole country, vowing to sweep away these rebellious rebels. ”

Gu Xuanqing naturally understood the meaning of his words, so he said: "Su Dashuai has been fighting horses all his life, and he has laid down the rivers and mountains of these nineteen provinces, and he should not give a penny to outsiders. He slowed down a little, "It's just that now the south is divided, Yongzhou has Zhang Peiyuan and others in charge, and Changzhou has Lu Yuping, a hard bone, and Fusang is also taking advantage of this momentum to wage war against the south many times, I think in the short term, it is not so easy to clear the internal troubles." ”

Su Huiyi nodded, but did not speak. Just picked up the cigarette on the table and lit one, and smoked it slowly, Gu Xuanqing looked at him, and saw the smoke on his face, his expression revealed a little unfathomable.

Gu Xuanqing smiled, "Before I came, my father had a sentence, saying that the south and the north have been sitting on a half-arm for many years, although they are ruled across the river, but in the end, they are a country, and when they encounter a difficult period, they should not only look at the present." ”

He looked at Su Huiyi and said, "As long as the seventh brother says a word, the 100,000 soldiers of the Gu army will not give up." ”

Su Huiyi silently took two puffs of cigarette, he knew very well that once Gu Jun got involved, the battle situation in the south would not end so simply. It's just that the current situation is not optimistic, and the situation of several battles has greatly damaged the vitality of the Soviet army, and now independence has been declared in many places, which is even worse.

He thought for a while before he said, "Since it's the second brother who came over this time, you and my brother, you might as well say something directly." ”

Gu Xuanqing saw that he was relieved, so he said: "Ming people don't say dark words, my father is going to go to war with Russia recently, and once the war starts, we must make long-term preparations, and I will ask Brother Seventh for help in the area of arms." ”

Su Huiyi might as well Gu Dashuai had such ambitions, so he said: "I am happy to help with the arms, but now there are more wars in the south, and the supply of arms is not as good as before, so this matter is estimated to be slowed down." ”

Gu Xuanqing nodded, "Seventh Brother is really refreshing. When this official matter was finalized, he said: "This time I came to accept my father's order, and it is not advisable to stay for a long time, and since the matter has been negotiated, I will go back." ”

Su Huiyi didn't expect him to be in such a hurry on this trip, so he naturally wanted to leave people behind, but thinking of the current situation, he said a few polite words, and instructed the attendants to arrange a special train, until more than eight o'clock in the evening, he personally sent Gu Xuanqing on the train, on the way back, he sat in the car, and fell asleep in a trance, when he heard a bang, followed by the sound of emergency brakes.

He couldn't help leaning forward, and Lin Ning hurriedly asked, "Qi Shao, are you okay?" ”

He shook his head, and saw two crackles on the window, and the bullet was bounced out with sparks, and the garrison had already gotten out of the military vehicle and surrounded the car layer by layer, and Lin Ning also took out his gun, looking on guard.

The gunshots outside the car rang out for a while, and I don't know how many people came to the other side of the raid this time. Su Huiyi looked through the window in front of him, and saw that the night was vast, the sky was low, and the black seemed to be painted with ink, and there was not even a silky light.

At a glance, I recognized that this was West Street, and I could vaguely see the cornices of the old building in that corner, but the night was too dark, and the bullets and sparks fired flashed messily in front of my eyes, shaking people dizzy. After a long time, the patrol car drove over.

At this time, the gunfire gradually stopped, Lin Ning stepped out of the car, and saw the scattered corpses, he ordered the garrison, "Check to see if there is any alive." ”

He got into the car and said, "Qishao, the patrol director is here, let's leave first." ”

Su Huiyi sighed, seeing that it was dark outside the window, and the car was slowly driving, he said: "Choose to assassinate me at this time, it seems that the people behind it want to provoke a dispute between the south and the north." ”

He sat down tiredly and said, "Now that Qiao Shijun is still in prison, I don't think it may have been done by someone from the Qiao family, so I might as well set up a bureau and announce to the public that I was assassinated and injured." It's a good time to test the attitude of the Northland. ”

Lin Ning knew that this matter could be big or small, and he hesitated and said: "Now the overall situation in the south is unstable, if it is rumored that you have been assassinated and injured at this time, I am afraid that you will not be able to control the situation by then." ”

Su Huiyi said lightly: "This shooting attack is just a temptation, and I want to take advantage of the opportunity of the north-south alliance to set a fire, but it has also helped me a lot." ”

He commanded, "Get the news out." Looking out the window, I saw that the night was miserable, and I could faintly hear the rustling sound, which turned out to be the sound of the rain and the night wind. The road was galloping, until I returned to the Overseer's Mansion, and I saw a white silk set up at the door, and the two huge white lanterns in front of the Zhu Gate were waving in the wind, reflecting under the bright lights, as if there was a bright frost in early winter, a thin layer, and the hearts of those who looked directly felt cold.

The car drove directly in, the eyes were all bright and white, the lights were on everywhere in the house, but the night was bleak, the Biwa Zhu wall was dimmed, and the trees were standing in the eye, and this moment actually gave birth to a kind of artistic conception of the old and remnants of autumn.

When the car drove out of the moon gate, he stopped, and when he passed through the moon gate, he saw rows of white lanterns hanging under the verandah, trembling and shaking, and looking more and more lonely and desolate.

He slowed down before saying, "Let the second child out." ”