Chapter XVIII. Choice
Ling Han directly took Shen Bikong to his bedroom, and only then put the person down, Bai Jue squeezed forward, undressed Shen Bikong and took off his shoes and covers, Ling Han smiled, this time he didn't rob this boy's work, otherwise he was afraid that this little boy would not be able to help but pounce on him and bite him twice.
Staring at Shen Bikong's calm sleeping face for a moment, Ling Han turned around and walked to the window, added a handful of incense to the incense burner placed near the window, and then went out of the house, Luo Feng and the old servant were all outside the door, one followed step by step, and the other guarded the door.
Walking around the corner around the corridor, Ling Han stopped and ordered, "Let the stove be prepared with bird's nest porridge and use high-grade blood bird's nest." ”
The old servant did not move, but the figure behind the tree moved, and someone answered in a low voice, and then there was no more sound. In another courtyard not far away, someone shouted, "He brought people back?" ”
The voice alarmed Xie Jinyan, who was doing "Xiaoyue" in the house, and said loudly: "Ji Yan, what's the matter?" ”
The person who exclaimed was Ji Yan, and when he heard the voice, he lifted the curtain and entered the house, and whispered what the people below had just reported, and then said: "What is the commander doing when he brought Gu Jiqian back, is he worried about the body of the Hou Ye?" ”
The implication is that they are very incomprehensible, they are secretive, and they are most afraid of leaking their identities, and the commander really shouldn't bring outsiders over.
"Ling Han does things for a reason." Xie Jinyan's expression was indifferent, and he glanced at Ji Yan, "A little thing, you are impetuous, no wonder after Ling Xiao left, you fell behind." ”
Ling Xiao is the former commander of the Plum Blossom Guard, generally speaking, no one has ever been able to retire alive from this position, either being killed in this position, or being killed in this position, but Ling Xiao is an exception, on the grounds of old age and infirmity, he directly brushed off his clothes and hid his merits and fame.
Ji Yan is Ling Xiao's apprentice, and he is also the right and left hand, according to the convention, as soon as Ling Xiao goes, Ji Yan takes the position, but before Ling Xiao goes, he recommends his nephew Ling Han, Ji Yan is naturally not convinced, and he fights with Ling Han three times in private, the specific process Xie Jinyan is not very clear, although he is the purple-clothed marquis of Nanyue who covers the sky with one hand, but the internal affairs of Meihuawei have their own charter, and he can't intervene, anyway, after the fight, Ji Yan is not convinced by Ling Han, basically every time he has an opinion on Ling Han, he can't help but shout out, It sounded like he was suing Ling Han for his black state, but in fact, he was turning a corner to find a reason to clear Ling Han's name.
For example, now, it seems that he is venting his dissatisfaction in front of Xie Jinyan, in fact, he is telling Xie Jinyan that Ling Han must have a reason for doing this, and then he also pulled Xie Jinyan out as a reason by the way.
What kind of person is Xie Jinyan, I can't hear this voiceover, he is not the Marquis of Ziyi, he is angry and funny, and by the way, he also ridiculed Ji Yan, Ling Han stepped on Ji Yan's position, and he is still desperately whitewashing others, and he is a little brother's life for the rest of his life.
Ji Yan was not annoyed, and responded with a smile, "Hou Ye taught me", what happened to the second thousand-year-old child, he was willing, he did things under Ling Han, he served, it was not a matter to be ridiculed, anyway, as long as Hou Ye understood what he meant.
Seeing him like this, Xie Jinyan was also convinced, and secretly admired Ling Han's means of winning people's hearts, Ji Yan, although he did not belong to the arrogant generation, but he was also a cadre, with his own furrows, when Ling Xiao was still in power, he basically took little care of things, most of the things were passed from Ji Yan's hands, and his ability can be seen, to be able to subdue such a cadre, Ling Han is naturally not easy to match.
In fact, Xie Jinyan doesn't know much about Ling Han, since Ling Han took over as Mei Blossom Wei, he has rarely appeared in the past three years, most of the things of Mei Blossom Wei are still in Ji Yan's hands, until more than two months ago, Xie Jinyan realized that he had been plotted and his body was wrong, so he sought medical treatment everywhere, and at the same time looked for Ji Yan to investigate the matter, which alarmed Ling Han, and then the contact between the two gradually increased, but for Ling Han's ability, Xie Jinyan still saw flowers in the fog, vague, and more impressions were obtained from Ji Yan.
Ling Han wouldn't do meaningless things, so why did he deliberately want to get close to Gu Jiqian? Is it just because of the corpse worms?
Xie Jinyan pondered, and he keenly noticed that Ling Han seemed to care about corpse insects.
Shen Bikong slept very well this night, and when he woke up, it was already dark, Bai Jue took a hot towel to wipe his face, and explained the reason why they would be here.
The heat of the towel hit his face, and after a while, Shen Bikong was completely awake, and while Bai Jue was serving mouthwash, he leaned on the bed and looked at Ling Han's bedroom.
All the color of rosewood furniture, but the style is not complicated, simple atmosphere reveals low-key luxury, the person who makes these furniture should be a master craftsman level, it is easy to simplify the complex, but it is extremely difficult to simplify the complex, there are few people in the world who can do it, a little worse level, it will be reduced to mediocrity.
The window screen is made of rain azure yarn with excellent light transmittance, even if it is dark outside, there is still a glimmer of light that can penetrate into the house through the gauze eye, so that the light in the house is not too dim. There is a white jade incense burner with a carved dragon pattern on the small table near the window, which is burning with requiem incense, the slightest sweetness, if there is nothing, Shen Bikong suddenly understood, no wonder he slept so well this night, this requiem incense added a few spices that help to calm the mind and calm the nerves, the person who is incense is also a master, the added spices not only did not change the original fragrance of the requiem, but made it to a higher level.
This house is full of meticulousness, it should not be a temporary place for Ling Han, but it should be his fixed residence in Yecheng.
Person...... Is it too big-hearted, and the fixed residence actually brought him an outsider over, is this trusting him, or is there something else?
"Did you sleep well?"
Just as Bai Jue went to pour the mouthwash, Ling Han pinched a little, his eyes were soft, and his voice was smiling.
Shen Bikong rubbed his face, although he felt that Ling Han seemed to have other plans, but the picture was not exhausted, the dagger had not appeared, and it was not easy for him to turn his face, and in the face of Ling Han's gentleness, no one could face each other coldly, so he smiled and said: "Naturally, it is excellent, only blame me for not knowing moderation, but it is bothering Lord Ling." ”
"Where, you and I are like each other at first sight, why bother to see outside, it's getting late now......"
Shen Bikong didn't wait for him to continue, Ling Han's intention to stay was too obvious, but before he understood this person's thoughts, he didn't want to get too close, so he intercepted the conversation and said, "It's time to go back, it's late today, come and visit Lord Xie Ling another day." ”
Seeing that he insisted on returning, Ling Han did not force him to stay, and said, "In this case, you can do whatever you want." "Immediately order someone to prepare the car.
When Shen Bikong came, he used the carriage of the Gu Mansion, and with Gu Ping's attitude towards him, he naturally didn't think about how well the interior of the carriage was, and he could use the carriage of the Gu Mansion, and he had to lose Gu San's efforts. Of course, he also has one of his own, which was brought out from the Heavenly Absolute Valley, not to mention the simplicity, with Shen Bikong's enjoyment, he naturally abandoned it long ago. Ling Han didn't care about the car in the Gu Mansion, and sent a carriage to Shen Bikong, the horse pulling the carriage was vigorous and handsome, one in a hundred, not to mention that the carriage was twice as large, and the comfort of the ride alone was greatly improved.
Shen Bikong was even more suspicious, but he didn't say anything polite to Ling Han, and accepted all the orders. If there is a plot by someone, it proves that there is still meaning in his life, otherwise, what is the difference between him and death.
By the time he left, it was already completely dark, and the four corners of the carriage were hung with lanterns to shelter from the wind, and the firelight shook as the carriage moved forward, and gradually, it became a little fire. Ling Han stood at the door, watching the carriage until even the ignition disappeared, he flicked his sleeves and turned back, the heavy gate slowly closing behind him, making a dull low sound.
Almost at the same time, there was also a faint thunder on the edge of the sky, and in the middle of the night, the wind and clouds over Yecheng suddenly changed, and it rained.
The heavy rain fell for three days in a row, many places in Yecheng were flooded, and the people's lives were greatly affected, Shen Bikong let Bai Jue go out and run twice, but the result only made him more disappointed in Emperor Chu. Many of the merchants who came and went suffered greatly losses due to the flooding of their warehouses, but the government could not come up with an effective disaster relief plan and pacification methods, but there were still feasts in the imperial city.
Compared with three years ago, the current Chu Emperor has clearly shown the atmosphere of the king of the dead country, now the Chu State seems to be prosperous, in fact, the people's grievances are accumulating, the outside is strong and the middle is dry, if there is no Zhongxing Lord to replace it, I am afraid that at most ten or eight years, the national fortune of the Chu State will be exhausted by the Chu Emperor. On the other hand, Northern Qin, although Shen Bikong did not know the situation of Northern Qin in the past three years, when he served as the Grand Sikong, he laid a good foundation for Northern Qin, as long as Zhao Hao did not hate him to the point of abandoning the various policies he implemented to rejuvenate the country, Northern Qin would only become stronger and stronger.
Chu, Western Chu, Eastern Wu, and South Vietnam, among the four countries, who can stop the ambition of Northern Qin to unify the Central Plains?
Originally, Shen Bikong had high hopes for the Chu State, after all, the Chu State occupied the richest land, and occupied the righteousness of the country of the Lord, from the historical point of view, Western Chu, Eastern Wu, Nanyue, and Northern Qin were all traitorous countries of the Chu State. The Emperor of Chu back then, not to mention the wise and martial arts, should also be evaluated as ruthless and decisive, but unfortunately, people will change, just like Zhao Hao, who obeyed him in the past, who would have thought that one day he would hate him and poison him with his own hands, so it is not surprising that the once ruthless and decisive Emperor Chu is still degraded in power and lust after all.
It is not easy to attack Nanyue, but Nanyue wants to take the initiative to attack the Central Plains, and then compete in the world, but it also lacks congenital conditions, so it is naturally undesirable.
Xichu ...... Although it comes from the same source as the Chu State, the Western Chu Emperor's ascension to the throne is somewhat unjustifiable, and his own talent is insufficient, and he can't suppress the important ministers in the court, and he is forced to join forces with several families in the Western Chu to keep the throne, but no ability is no ability, and it is not good to drive the wolf and chase the tiger, but the tiger was not chased away, but was bitten by the wolf by the throat, and the current Western Chu is the power of the minister and the family, and the Western Chu Emperor is just a puppet sitting on the dragon chair. Shen Bikong wants to use Western Chu to destroy Northern Qin, and the first thing he will do is to get involved in the battle between the powerful ministers and the family, and when he plans step by step, he can really grasp the power of Western Chu, and he will not want to make achievements without ten years of work, not to mention that it will take at least ten years to make Western Chu stronger and stronger, until he can compete with Northern Qin.
Shen Bikong has no shortage of strategies, but what he lacks most is time, he doesn't have so much time to spend in Western Chu, and the only thing left is Eastern Wu, the only choice.