Chapter 65: True Love
Three months have passed in the blink of an eye, and the reconstruction work in the disaster area is nearing completion, and four rivers flow to the lakes outside Qiuci, and Liu Ye personally designed a simple river dam to facilitate local residents to get water and drain water.
It's done, Chang Hui still has the gold in his hand left, Liu Ye is a contented person, and since she has completed the task, she no longer cares about the gold sand in the river. Sooner or later, nature's mineral deposits will be discovered, and let it wait a little longer, in accordance with history and public opinion.
The local officials who drank and spit out the truth adopted the tactics of keeping a close eye on people, for fear that Liu Ye and the others would disappear out of thin air, and they hated to keep an eye on them from morning to night, and sent their subordinates to take turns to supervise them, and they had to report to him if there was any change. Of course, he still made enough preparations on the surface, and all he said was beautiful words that were confusing. For example, the king was grateful for the princess's contribution to Qiuzi, and could not bear to bear the princess's continued suffering on the front line, and looked forward to bringing her back to the palace as soon as possible to enjoy the glory and wealth. In addition, the people who received the favor of the princess strongly demanded that the officials personally escort the princess back to Beijing, avoid detours, and be sure to send the princess back to enjoy the blessings in the shortest possible time.
Even the simple people have brought it out, which shows that they are determined to win this trip. It's funny, how can they be sure that they can clean her up? Every time Liu Ye saw the suspicious faces of officials, he felt funny, it seemed that not only King Qiuzi was ignorant and stupid, but his officials were no better. Is this true of all those who have been obsessed with spiritual beliefs for many years? Of course, it can't be said that Liu Ye from modern times, her mother eats fasting and recites Buddha, in addition to being kind-hearted and generous, she is also a pragmatic person, diligent and thrifty, and has never fantasized about pies falling from the sky.
It can be seen that whether a person is stupid or not should not be attributed to external influences, but to his character and essence. In order to avoid being seen as ignorant and superficial, King Qiuzi used the prestige of the gods to intimidate the world, and decided the national policy in the way of asking the gods, and gave the power of the king to the shrine maiden. In the long run, he lost himself in the illusory world of his own construction, living in a fantasy reality, seeing what he received as a reward from God, and anyone who was against him was a traitor to God and had to be eliminated to show his loyalty as a believer.
Liu Ye didn't regard this kind of person as an opponent, and the more the officials showed her goodwill, the more problematic it was. King Qiuzi will not fulfill his promise so readily, Liu Ye is prepared for this, but he didn't expect him to be so shameless, even if he is treacherous, he has used the trick of killing people and destroying his mouth.
They are all people who have seen the world, no one is more stupid than anyone else, King Qiuzi thought that his plan was seamless, but Liu Ye saw him thoroughly, officials often came and went, and from time to time mentioned the arrangements to return to Beijing, even Chang Hui smelled the smell of conspiracy.
As soon as the official left on the front foot that day, Chang Hui couldn't help but remind Liu Ye: "Princess, we are remembered by thieves again this time, and we must not let that guy lead the way. I'm sorry, look at his bear that doesn't come out with one hand, and the hair on his body hasn't grown yet, and I want to play tricks with him, and see if I don't kill him......"
Feng Yan had long been accustomed to Chang Hui's way of speaking, she didn't feel annoyed, on the contrary, she had some familiar feelings, she interjected funny: "Come on, you think you can see it alone, the princess has long known that these people are not well-intentioned, and the reason why they are not broken is not because of the face of the people who come to deliver the flatbread every day!" What's angry with a fighter, he's just acting on orders! ”
Chang Hui stared at Feng Yan with wide eyes, and slapped his head hard: "I'll just say, where did this kid get such a big thief, it turns out that someone behind him is instigating!" Tell me, who is the instructor? Isn't it from the Guizi Imperial Court? We can't talk so well anymore, this time we must find out that person, let the people judge and judge, the princess is as kind as a mountain, and the person who intends to murder her deserves to die! To make trouble with the king, and to make him have to punish the wicked severely, it is really ungrateful and lawless, and he will treat us as human beings, and he will kick us when he is finished......"
Feng Yan rolled her eyes and exhaled helplessly, thinking that he had understood everything, but it turned out that he only knew one and didn't know the other. Chang Hui blinked, turned his head to look at Shizhong, who was speechless, there was a shallow smile on the corner of Shizhong's mouth, but his eyes were extremely cold, and then looked at "Kuster" not far away, even the guy didn't agree with his statement, with a sad face, and sighed softly from time to time.
Chang Hui's heart sank, and he looked at Liu Ye in disbelief: "Princess, could it be that person is King Qiuzi?" ”
Liu Ye smiled and said nothing, Chang Hui suddenly felt that the anger was surging, his chest was uncomfortable, and his eyes were red: "His grandmother's, that bastard...... It's a shame that we are tired and half dead to do things for him, but he is good, crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, unloading the mill and killing the donkey...... Bah, that bastard is a damn donkey mongrel, I can't bear this bad breath, let's just make the land the king, this land is the princess's, anyway, we rebuilt it brick by brick, and it has nothing to do with him......"
Liu Ye saw that he was really angry, and comforted him softly: "General Chang, what was the purpose of our coming here in the first place?" ”
Chang Hui was stunned and said, "Give the refugees a home!" ”
Liu Ye nodded and smiled: "Yes, at the moment of the flood, the most bitter and difficult are the common people, and now that they all have homes, can you bear to push them into the war?" The Qiuzi court is corrupt, and we must punish those who do not seek political power in their positions, and should not implicate innocent people. The source of evil is high above, if it cannot be rectified from the top down, it is the people who suffer, I say this, do you agree? ”
Chang Hui tilted his head and thought about it, and laughed arrogantly: "To cure the disease and cure the root, only by pulling out the tumor first, can the wound heal quickly, princess, I still understand this truth." I listen to you, and you can do whatever you want us to do. ”
"Alright, let's pick a time to go!" Liu Ye is not worried about being ambushed on the road, she just wants to catch the other party's handle, and then let the truth be revealed to the world, and use public opinion to put pressure on the king. In any case, she wants him to fulfill his promise and not let the people become pawns controlled by the royal family.
"General Chang, Master Shi, you arrange the convoy, prepare in advance, and act when the opportunity arises." Liu Ye instructed, "Sister Xiao, you and Qing Ling go first, go back to the palace and tell the old gourd, and take the children out of the palace." ”
"Yes......" Feng Yan knew that the two children were very important, but she was also worried about Liu Ye, "Then what should you do?" In case the other party has a large number of ambushes, it may not be easy to get out! ”
"It's okay, they're all here, don't worry, if I'm not there, I'm afraid it's more dangerous on the palace side." The "they" package that Liu Ye said did not include "Kuster", and Feng Yan was a little confused.
"The point is that some people are unreliable!" Feng Yan deliberately glared at "Kuster", "Who knows if this guy will take advantage of people's inattention to report the news!" ”
"General Chang's ability to keep an eye on people, can't you still believe it?" When Liu Ye said this, Feng Yan finally figured it out, and went back to the room to pack up his things after exchanging treasures.
Liu Ye sent someone to inform the officials that he planned to return to Beijing in the next few days, and everything was arranged by him. When it was time to reply, an unexpected person appeared.
Tu Qitang's smile was eager and joyful, and Liu Ye was a little moved when he saw it in his eyes. Knowing that he didn't bring a single entourage with him, he didn't understand what was going on for a while.
Feng Yan waited outside the door, also looking at Tu Qitang with his back to her for some reason, this prince of rest has always liked to be a maverick, but every time he goes out, it is full of pomp, even if there is no glittering convoy to follow, at least there must be dozens of followers waiting for dispatch. Liu Ye is about to return to Beijing, why did he come here at this time, is it another trick of King Qiuzi? Or is it that Prince Sabbation was brainwashed by the shrine maiden and was willing to cooperate with the king in this scene?
Feng Yan closed the door of the room, leaving a gap in the passage so that she could hear what they were talking about, now Shizhong and Chang Hui are not there, Tu Qitang will not come sooner or later, it is really the right time to come. "Kuster" can't be trusted, and she's still in charge of keeping an eye on him. "Kuster" was within Feng Yan's sight, staring thoughtfully at Liu Ye's room, he wanted to ask for some information, but he didn't let him get his wish.
simply blocked the gap with his body, not even letting him hear a word, Feng Yan faced "Kuster", his hands were crossed on his waist, his face was proud, and his contemptuous eyes seemed to say, you want to eavesdrop, right, I don't want you to hear it.
After Liu Ye was in a trance for half a second, he asked, "Why are you here?" ”
"I wanted to see you, so I came." Liu Ye asked directly, and Tu Qitang answered neatly.
A few words from the heart can move people's hearts more than carefully prepared ornate words. In the past, Tu Qitang preferred to speak at length, and said a lot of sensual things to Liu Ye, but she was not impressed, but now these short words left a deep impression on her.
"I wanted to see you, so I came." Liu Ye repeated this sentence in his heart, looking at him blankly, the ecstasy in his gray eyes was like a burning flame, enthusiastic and undisguised, that impeccable perfect face was like a blooming flower, and the joy and joy from his heart were infectious.
Looking at it, Liu Ye's guarded heart was melted, why did he think that he had other intentions every time he saw him? Maybe he was tired of being in the palace and came to her to relax, he was a man who did whatever he wanted, and he didn't need an explanation to do such a thing. Maybe he found something interesting and couldn't wait to share it with her, no one could restrain him anyway, and he could do whatever he pleased.
Under his joyful gaze, Liu Ye had many possibilities in his mind, but he didn't want to think about his true thoughts, maybe he really wanted to see her, so he came.
Liu Ye didn't say anything for a long time, she deliberately resisted Tu Qitang's overtures, maybe not for Weng Guimi. Even without Weng Guimi, she would not allow herself to fall into the abyss again, in the face of Tu Qitang's repeated temptations, she either ridiculed and ridiculed, or turned a blind eye, in short, refused to believe his intentions.
Only this time, she almost believed it because of his words.