"Shi Wei?"

When Liu Qinghan heard these two words, he smiled as if he was surprised. Of course, it wasn't really an accident, but an accident that both parties knew. He arched his hand and said with a smile: "This official is only shallow in learning, and this trip to the south is just to support the emperor's will, punish the traitor and eliminate the evil, and get rid of the Lu beetle in Yangzhou City." Being able to hold Yangzhou is already the emperor's might, so how can this official do anything. ”

"Oh?"

Han Zitong looked at him, the corners of his mouth smiled, and said, "Lord Liu is such a thunderous method, don't you want to make a big difference in this river?" ”

"Big deal?" Liu Qinghan heard this, and suddenly burst out laughing.

The Han sisters glanced at each other and did not speak, while Pei Yuanxiu's eyebrows frowned slightly inadvertently.

After a while, his laughter gradually slowed down, and then he smiled and said: "A few years ago, the emperor gave a banquet and invited famous actors into the palace to perform a few plays. One of the good plays is called "Single Knife Club", I don't know how many people have ever heard of it? ”

He had just burst out laughing, and now he had said something that was incomprehensible. And besides - listening to the play? Except for me and him, all of them are royal relatives and nobles, and they have listened to good dramas since childhood, and it is impossible that he has not heard of the "Single Knife Meeting", why is he suddenly saying this now?

As expected, Han Ruoshi's eyes showed a trace of contempt.

Liu Qinghan immediately laughed and said, "This official is stupid." The prince and the two princesses are well-read, so it is naturally impossible not to have heard of this play. The official only heard it a few days ago, and even listened to the teacher explain the play, every word is fine. However, there is a sentence in the middle, although the drama is shallow, the charm is deep. ”

Pei Yuanxiu didn't speak all the time, and at this time he suddenly said with interest: "Oh? Which sentence is it? ”

Liu Qinghan got up slowly, looked at the vast Yangtze River in front of him, and slowly groaned for a while: "This is the inexhaustible blood of heroes for twenty years. ”

My heart skipped a beat.

This is twenty years of inexhaustible heroic blood......

This drama is also what Uncle Ai once said.

Maybe every man, no matter how high or low, no matter what position he holds in this life, will have such a hero complex. Therefore, he scattered his ashes in the Yangtze River, because what flows here is not water, but heroic blood.

There is only such a person who can be called a man!

As for those men who indulge in gentleness every day and only care about their children's love, they just have a bearded eyebrow skin for nothing, how can they be worthy of such pride and ambition!

"This is twenty years of inexhaustible heroic blood...... Pei Yuanxiu also chanted this sentence slowly, his eyebrows were frowning, as if he had a different taste in his heart.

After a while, Liu Qinghan turned around and said with a smile: "Although this official crossed the river alone today, he asked himself if he was a hero like King Guan. On this piece of the Yangtze River, there is no cup of water from the official, how can the official dare to show his ambitions on the Yangtze River? ”

This time, no one spoke.

And the eyes of the Han sisters already revealed a faint smile.

Liu Qinghan's words have been made very clear.

He went to Jiangnan this time, just to punish the traitors and eliminate the evil, to put it bluntly, he wanted to get rid of those people who Pei Yuanxiu had placed in Yangzhou Mansion, to recover Yangzhou, to defend Yangzhou; However, he will not show his ambitions on the Yangtze River, that is, his hands and feet will not extend beyond the riverbank.

In other words, the imperial court behind him did not plan to start a war against Jiangnan at this time.

In any case, this short-term peace has been achieved.

But......

I looked at his eyes, those eyes were extremely clear, no matter how many years, how many winds, frosts, rain and snow, they were still transparent, although the corners of the eyes were full of hideous scars, but they were even more set off like two pearls in the mire, no matter how bad the surrounding environment was, it did not damage the inner beauty of those eyes.

I can almost, in his eyes, see the little sparkles of the sun reflecting off the surface of the river.

Pei Yuanxiu smiled and said, "When Lord Liu said this, he was really arrogant. I heard that the adult studied under the sage Fu Badai of Shudi, and in recent years, he has risen again and again in the imperial court, and the momentum is like a green cloud, with such a teacher, and the emperor's favor, why can't you show your ambitions on the Yangtze River? ”

Liu Qinghan waved his hand and said with a humble smile: "This official is stupid by nature, although he studied under a famous family, he has no attainments in learning, and even the teacher said that this official has lost the style." ”

"Oh? Mr. Fu is so harsh? ”

"yes. The teacher also said that if the official does not practice well, it will be difficult to become a great tool. ”

"Practice?" Pei Yuanxiu recalled these two words, with a smile in his eyes: "Then I don't know how long Master Liu plans to practice in Yangzhou?" ”

"Ten years at most, three years at least."

This time, Pei Yuanxiu smiled and said, "Lord Liu's cultivation actually takes such a long time?" ”

"Hehe, the qualifications are stupid, and the embarrassment is embarrassing."

“……”

Pei Yuanxiu looked at him, and there was a bit of sharp light in his peaceful eyes, as if he wanted to see through the shell of the person and see the heart of the person all the way. I don't know what he saw through at this moment, but Liu Qinghan's smile was indifferent, but his eyes became very deep at this moment, and at a glance, there was a kind of boundless vastness.

I don't know how long it took, Pei Yuanxiu slowly stood up, picked up the teacup on the table and said to Liu Qinghan: "I replace wine with tea, and I salute Lord Liu." ”

When Liu Qinghan heard this, he also hurriedly stood up, and respectfully picked up the teacup and said to Pei Yuanxiu: "Don't dare." Childe please. ”

The two of them shook their bodies and took a sip at the same time.

The tea was already cold, but when I saw them drink this tea, it was like swallowing a piece of coal, which might burn, and even cause a towering fire in the future, but at this moment, it warmed both sides.

After drinking this cup of tea, everyone also understands that today's game is a foregone conclusion.

Although I don't know how much power Pei Yuanhao gave him, or how far he had negotiated before he went south, let him dare to cross the river alone today, and negotiate this deadline with Pei Yuanxiu, at least for now, it seems that it is beneficial to the Celestial Empire if the north and the south do not go to war, even Wei Ningyuan said that Pei Yuanhao's new policy is not the time, in case the implementation of the new policy within him is resisted by the powerful gentry at the same time, Pei Yuanxiu and Luo Shi make trouble again, the situation of the court will be very dangerous; But if this time can really give him a period of "practice", implement the new policy, and pull out the ills, there may not be a new scene.

After drinking tea, Liu Qinghan put down the teacup and seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, looking at us with a smile.

At this time, I felt that although he had been smiling since he entered the Wangjiang Pavilion, there was clearly no smile in those bright eyes, and only at this time could I feel a faint smile.

He also achieved the goal he wanted.

After talking about the matter, naturally everyone relaxed a little, and after a few more gossips, he looked back at the sky, and said with a smile: "It's not early, and it's time for the official to leave." ”

As he spoke, he shook his shirt and stood up, and Pei Yuanxiu also led us to stand up and waved at him.

Liu Qinghan also bowed over, and said with a smile: "Son, there will be a period later." ”

"There will be a date later."

After speaking, he turned around to leave, and as soon as he walked to the exit of the pavilion, he saw that I was already standing there, with a cold smile on his face, and said, "Lord Liu, I will send you." ”

He was stunned for a moment, looking at me with some surprise, and I had already stretched out my hand: "Please." ”

"......" He looked at me, and then at Pei Yuanxiu, who was silent behind him, and could only smile and say, "I'm tired of Mrs. Lao." ”

Out of the Wangjiang Pavilion, go directly to the trestle bridge. This trestle bridge has been expanded a little more than before, and the wide bridge deck has been washed clean by the river wind and rain, and it is still cool.

The attendants who were originally standing on both sides seemed to hear the orders behind them at this time, and they all walked back neatly.

When Liu Qinghan and I walked halfway to the trestle, there were only two of us left on the bridge.

I turned my head to look at him.

This face is indeed not a beautiful man, compared to Huang Tianba, inferior to those proud sons of the Heavenly Family, but it is still handsome, especially the complete right face can not see the terrifying scar on the other side like a ghost, and the scar on the forehead is not very clear, because it is thin, the furrows of the eyebrow bone and the bridge of the nose are particularly distinct, giving people a clear feeling, and the chin is slightly small, which makes this face as rocky and resolute as a little softer.

The face I have thought about countless times, this moment is close at hand.

However, it made me feel so far away.

His expression was the same as before, with an almost formulaic calm and light smile, but the slight wrinkle between his eyebrows could tell that he was a little impatient, or rather, unhappy.

However, his pace was very fast, and although he deliberately cooperated with my slowed pace, I could still feel his hurry, as if he wanted to walk to the bridge head and leave the boat in a few steps.

That rush only made my heart sink more and more.

This trestle is not long, and even if it is, there will be an end to it.

When I finally reached the bridge with him, he saw the boat and the boatman waiting in front of him, and a smile appeared in his eyes, and he turned his head and bowed his hand to me: "Thank you, madam." Farewell. ”

After that, you have to turn around and walk forward.

This time, I couldn't hold it anymore at all, and almost gritted my teeth and called out his name:

"Liu-light-cold!"

His steps faltered, as if he couldn't react, and after a while, he slowly turned to look at me.

On that half-handsome, half-hideous face, the cold expression has not faded, but there are no more and warmer expressions towards me, especially those cold eyes, at this moment, there is a touch of undisguised unhappiness, looking at me with a slight frown.

I glared at him, and the fire burned my heart.

I even had the urge to slap him hard, or, to tear off a piece of flesh from his body, to make sure that only cool and thin face showed a painful expression!

In this way, he knew how much pain I had!

After staring at me like this for a while, he finally chuckled, but there was not much joy in his smile: "Madame." ”

“……”

"This official crossed the river today, and he is indeed here as a guest. It stands to reason that the guest is as he pleases, and this is also how it should be. ”

“……”

"But madam, you are too unkind to this official!"

He suddenly accentuated his tone, and his face sank, this righteous and stern reproach caught me off guard, and the whole person was stunned.

In front of him, his face was gloomy, and the hideous scars made them more and more terrifying.

The wind blew the fishy mist on my face, and for a while there was a fog in front of me, and the only thing that was clear was his indignant and unhappy look, and his eyes that suppressed his anger, every minute, but they were all so clearly reflected in my heart.

My heart suddenly trembled.

He, he's not......

He's not pretending to be a stranger......

If he really pretended to be a stranger, he didn't have to have such an argument with me, he should have ignored me from beginning to end, even if I looked for his fault, he would turn around and leave. As soon as he entered Wangjiang Pavilion, my anger and-for-tat confrontation with him, he reacted to everything, he was unhappy, he was angry, but he had the patience and scene that his status should have.

This qiē is the reaction of a person who met me for the first time.

His displeasure was due to a stranger's impolite glance at his scar.

His indifference is because I stand on Jiangnan's position and fight against him.

His coldness is because I have been facing him with resentment and anger from the beginning, and of course he will respond to my affection, so his response is more and more indifferent and unhappy, until this moment, I can't hold back my disgust.

I just felt my heart stop beating at this moment, and I looked at him with shivers all over.

"Light Cold ......"

“……”

"Light Cold ......"

He frowned again, although his eyes were full of disgust and displeasure, but he spoke politely: "Madam, this official and you are still acquainted for the first time, the name of this official-"

"You're really, really—" I scarcely dared to utter those words, for fear that as soon as I uttered them, the words would become true.

He frowned slightly, as if he understood the pain and struggle in my eyes at this moment, and he couldn't speak for a while, only looked at me silently.

I don't know how long it took, I slowly pinched my fingers that had been blown cold by the river breeze, and opened my slightly trembling lips, several times, but I was dumbfounded and unable to speak.

By the time I actually spoke, my voice was already shattered in the bitter wind, almost breaking my heart.

"Are you real, don't remember me?"

As soon as he heard this, his face changed suddenly.

"You-?"

He stared at me with wide eyes, a look of disbelief and almost surprise: "You, you mean-" He suddenly stepped forward, almost hitting my body: "You know me?" You knew me before?! ”

“……”

Hearing this, my heart sank hard.

One qiē, all have been understood......

He-

I looked at him with wide eyes, but it was so close, obviously close, but I couldn't see it clearly, and the heat in his eyes made his familiar figure blur, distorted, and even strange in my vision......

He......

He walked over a little hesitantly, as if he wanted to grab my arm, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, he still retracted because of avoidance, but the scar on his face became more and more hideous and twisted because of anxiety. He asked eagerly, "Do you recognize me?" Did we know each other before? You-who are you? ”

At this moment, I had lost all my strength and just looked at him stupidly.