When Su Yuqi was in the last dynasty, he was blocked by Qi Yunxiang under the palace wall and asked: "Do you know that your male princess is going to compete with Kuizhi?" ”

Su Yuqi said lightly: "I know, I gave permission." ”

"Do you know that they have already made a life and death declaration?"

"I know."

Qi Yunxiang's slender single phoenix eyes widened a little: "I know that you still let them fight?" ”

Su Yuqi raised his eyebrows and sneered: "Are you afraid that the number one warrior in your mansion will die at the hands of Xuan Lin?" ”

Qi Yunxiang was so angry that he had nowhere to put his hands and feet, and he gritted his snow-white teeth: "You! Su Yuqi, is there something wrong with your brain? ”

Su Yuqi laughed and said, "Something is wrong with me? Is there something wrong with you? When Xuan Lin was a gladiator, wasn't this kind of thing ordinary? Life and death battles between gladiators were also commonplace. There are not 10,000 but 8,000 gladiators who die in the gladiatorial arena every year in the Rain Division, and you didn't think there was anything wrong with this before, so why did you feel that it was wrong when it was Kuiji's turn? After a pause, the corners of his mouth sneered: "Because as the rumors say, do you have a broken friendship with Na Kuji?" ”

Qi Yunxiang was extremely angry, but sneered, "Then we are really good brothers." You married Caiye as a concubine, and I also got kuiji in my room, is this a good thing? ”

Su Yuqi looked at Qi Yunxiang quietly.

Qi Yunxiang is a little weird these days. Secretly making stumbling blocks and looking for ballast in the open, like fried hair, Su Yuqi tried to see what was wrong with him, but he couldn't see it clearly.

"If you like it, don't get involved with me." Su Yuqi said coldly.

After Qi Yunxiang sneered, he calmed down, and the light in his eyes staring at Su Yuqi was also condensed, "Su Yuqi, if I were the way you say, how could I have a dish today?" ”

What he said is really incomprehensible, what is he doing with Pan Ye again, what is there to do here? Su Yuqi really couldn't understand it, but he still said with a cold face: "Yes or no, it has nothing to do with me." The war book is under Kuizhi, and if you want to find responsibility, it is also the responsibility to find Kuizhi first. You don't want to bite people if you don't go along with yourself. Lord Yunxiang! ”

Su Yuqi angrily pushed Qi Yunxiang away and left angrily.

At the gate of the outer court of the palace, Pei Shanqing, the king of Dongqing, led the honor guard to bid farewell to the little emperor Rong Changjin, and went to the Xuangu country. The little emperor was followed by King An Chen and a group of officials.

Su Yuqi came in a hurry, and came a little late. When he got closer, he confessed: "Your Majesty, Uncle Wang, Yu Qi is late, please forgive me." ”

Rong Changjin was curious: "What is Su Aiqing going to do, why is she in such a hurry?" ”

"That...... Toilet. ”

It just so happened that Qi Yunxiang also rushed over, just as anxious, Rong Changjin glanced at him: "Qi Aiqing, you also went to the toilet?" You guys went together? ”

Qi Yunxiang looked at Su Yuqi's face gloomy, and said busily: "Ah, no, the minister is just lost." ”

King Dongqing said unhappily: "One goes to the toilet, the other goes lost, you two are auxiliary ministers, and you don't look good when you lie!" This king is just an envoy to Xuangu, it doesn't matter if you don't send it, but after this king leaves, social and state affairs, don't be so child's play! ”

In that direction, there is neither a toilet nor a fork in the road, it is impossible to go to the toilet, and it is impossible for a court minister who has been in the court for many years to get lost.

Su Yuqi and Qi Yunxiang both smiled and arched their hands: "Uncle Wang taught you a lesson." The little nephew took it as a warning. ”

After sending off the king of Dongqing, the officials went back to their respective posts, Su Yuqi's throne is a knighthood, and his position in the court is the big Sima in charge of the military aircraft, and he naturally goes to the military affairs office, Qi Yunxiang is the head of the civil officials, and he is the chief of the ministers, and he goes to the Zhaowen Pavilion.

These officials in the Yushi Dynasty all have an office space in the outer court of the palace, and the civil and military are divided into two sides, the Yushi is heavy on the military, the martial arts are in the east and the text is in the west, Su Yuqi goes to the east, and Qi Yunxiang goes to the west, not in one direction.

Chen Yu was also among the civilian officials, and he should have gone west in the same direction as Qi Yunxiang, but Chen Yu had something to say to Su Yuqi, so he chased Su Yuqi under the pretext that he wanted to go to the military affairs office to find information about a criminal.

The criminal was originally a small military general under Su Yuqi, who committed the crime of bullying men and women, and Su Yuqi could have disposed of him on the spot, but in order to avoid suspicion, he still handed over the trial power to the imperial inspector.

The supervisor of the Imperial Inspectorate returned to his hometown, and Chen Yu took the lead for the time being.

Su Yuqi stepped on the threshold of the military affairs office with his front foot, and Chen Yu followed with his hind foot.

Su Yuqi ordered someone to find out the information of the criminal and hand it over to Chen Yuan, and seeing that Chen Yuan had no intention of leaving, he asked, "Brother Wang, is there anything else?" ”

Chen Yu's eyebrows frowned slightly, and he looked like he wanted to speak and stopped, Su Yuqi clearly rebuked the idle people on the left and right, and there were only two of them left in the entire military affairs office, "Brother Wang, please tell me." ”

Chen Yu looked at Su Yuqi with a solemn face: "Aqi, what have you been doing lately?" First, what male concubine to marry, there was a lot of discussion in the capital, and now you are conniving at what kind of life and death certificate your male concubine signed and went to the gladiatorial arena to fight Kuiji. ”

He didn't have a questioning tone, he was all concerned about Su Yuqi's tone.

Su Yuqi patiently explained: "Brother Wang, the war book was received by Zhan Ye before marriage, he said, people do not stand without faith, I think what he said is right, so he agreed to it." I didn't expect it to be all over the city. ”

"If there is any suspicion between the Su Qi family and the Su Qi family because of this matter, it will not only be unfavorable to the Su Qi family, but also to the entire court situation, Ah Qi, you are not a reckless person, how can you allow such a thing to happen? I don't believe you. ”

Chen Yu's worries were naturally real, and Su Yuqi never doubted his concern, but he really couldn't give him any good explanation in this matter.

With a sigh, Su Yuqi said: "Brother Wang, speaking of which, from childhood to adulthood, Yunxiang and I are the closest. Until the wedding, we were still iron buddies who talked about everything. After a pause, he laughed at himself: "Perhaps, the so-called nothing to talk about is just my self-righteousness." In the past few days, Yun Xiang seems to be deliberately far away from me. I couldn't understand some of the things I did. Brother Wang, I always feel that Yunxiang is getting farther and farther away from me. ”

Chen Yu looked at Su Yuqi. Su Yuqi said that he didn't understand Qi Yunxiang, but in fact, he didn't understand Su Yuqi again. He was asking about the gladiatorial fight, but Su Yuqi quietly diverted the topic, and successfully caused him to sigh with emotion.

"I used to play with the two of you, and now, both of you have grown up." Chen Yu sighed.

Su Yuqi said: "So, Brother Wang, what should happen must always happen, and it can't be stopped." Like, we'll grow up. ”

Just when Chen Yu thought that Su Yuqi was going to prevaricate him like this, Su Yuqi gave him another shocking explanation: "Since Brother Wang asked about this today, I will tell you the truth." First, the war book was indeed received by Zhan Ye before the wedding, and I should respect him; Second, it's time for this gladiatorial arena to change order. ”

Chen Yu also knows that the Yushi Kingdom has gone through 600 years of ups and downs since the founding of the country, and this gladiatorial game is as ancient as the Yushi Kingdom, and its development has long been contrary to the original intention of strengthening the body. In recent years, there have been 18,000 gladiators who die in the gladiatorial arena every year.

Gladiators had a low status, they were just playthings for the rich and wealthy nobles of the kings and grandsons, and they were no higher than cats and dogs. A dead gladiator is like a dead wild dog and a wild cat, and no one ever cares.

"Brother Wang, you are in Beijing, and you are in charge of civilian duties, how do you know that I fought bloody battles on the battlefield, and every time my troops were overstretched, how many good men died on the battlefield, but at that time, what were the people doing? They are gambling with flesh and blood, and they are spending all day and wine in the wine pond and meat forest! ”

Chen Yu looked at Su Yuqi in shock.

Su Yuqi had an extremely cold look on his face, and he was a little self-deprecating, "The new love is busy with his hands, and the old things are shocking and reminiscent of dreams." In the three and a half years since I returned to the DPRK, I have not been able to forget for a moment the scene when I set out on the expedition. Brother Wang should still remember the number reported to the emperor back then, right? ”

"Yes. When the expedition was 253,800 men, after three years of marching, there were 61,200 people left, and 20,324 were disabled, of whom more than 7,000 were incapacitated. Chen Hao's face showed a look of pathos. Although he has not been to the battlefield in person, he can already sense the cruelty of the battlefield with this number.

But in the three years when Su Yuqi fought, Kyoto still maintained the prosperity on the surface, the prince and grandson were extravagant, and the Lingge Qiang pipe never stopped. There will still be gladiatorial arenas every day, the poor and the rich will go to gamble, and every day gladiators will die in the gladiatorial arena. No one ever thought that they were all good men with strong bodies, and even if they died, they should sacrifice their lives for the country and stain the battlefield with blood, rather than being killed in the gladiatorial arena in humiliation.

Su Yuqi's face was cold, and in the face of this number, he was already able to be unfazed, "When I first came back, I saw such a big contrast, I really wanted to drive these people to the battlefield and let them see how the soldiers were bloody, so that they could eat, drink and have fun like that." But I don't have that ability after all. After the tragic death of his parents, Su Wangfu has long since fallen and scattered, and it is no longer the power of the past. I'm lucky to be able to survive to this day. How dare you provoke right and wrong? ”

Chen Yu didn't know what to say for a while. This young man, who is only eighteen, has only a cold face and no sadness. But he could see the vicissitudes of this young man's heart. It was like the vicissitudes of life that had been deposited for thousands of years.

"Is it for this reason that you wronged yourself to marry that gladiator? Do you want to change the status quo, so you have to sacrifice your marriage? After a while, Chen Hao asked this sentence almost in a trembling voice.

Su Yuqi smiled faintly instead: "No." I still like this person. ”

Chen Mi showed a helpless look on his face. But this is Su Yuqi's private matter, and he is not easy to ask, so he has to prevaricate a few words.

"What I said to Brother Wang today is still confidential, and I hope Brother Wang will not mention it to others first." As soon as Su Yuqi's words came out, he suddenly heard footsteps outside the door, although it was very light, Su Yuqi's ears were very good and he could hear it very clearly.