It was raining when it was almost dawn.

The rain was noisy and staggered, and the whole room was quiet.

Gu Mingzhu was neatly dressed and stood outside the bead curtain to talk to people.

Xu Jue was half-asleep and half-awake, unable to wake up and leaving a trace of clarity, in such a state.

He hadn't slept more than an hour in three days.

Gu Mingzhu lowered his voice and said, "Then wait for the Spring Banquet, this rain will not stop for a while and a half, and it is just right for us to do it." ”

Yue Yan sighed, was silent for a moment, and said, "Miss." ”

Gu Mingzhu looked at her quietly.

Yueyan was a little speechless and stopped, for a moment, and finally just said: "It's okay, it's just that the autumn rain is lingering, Miss be careful of the wind and cold." ”

Gu Mingzhu nodded.

Yueyan went out.

There was pen and ink in the room, she sat down at the table, thought about it, picked up the pen and paper and wrote a letter, a few words, and then the pigeon was sent to Gangneung.

The battle between Li Sui and Yun Zhao for the throne is the best time for her to move, if the speed is not fast, once Yun Zhao ascends the throne, free his hands, with his means, there must be a fierce battle between Chizhou and the southeast.

Prior to this, the four prefectures and two counties not only had to hold their hands, but also relied on the topography to establish a southeast defense line.

Gu Mingzhu looked at the rain outside the window and sat quietly for a while, there was movement on the bed, she turned around, Xu Jue sat up from the bed, she said, "Wake up." ”

Gu Mingzhu walked to the bedside, glanced at his injury, it did not get better and did not worsen, and said, "Let's eat first, change the medicine after eating, once this autumn rain passes, it will be cold." ”

Xu Jue didn't speak, got up and got dressed, washed up briefly, and sat down at the table.

It's a very simple porridge side dish, and it's still warm.

Gu Mingzhu put down the chopsticks after eating half a bowl, and seeing that he had eaten almost enough, he said, "Tell me, why are you in Duanzhou?" ”

Xu Jue said: "I left the envoy's plan and killed the people I arranged in the house, and I pressed the news again and again, and I couldn't hold it back, so I wanted to take advantage of this to lead me out of the city, and an ambush was set up on the road, wanting me not to go back." ”

Gu Mingzhu nodded: "It's really ruthless, he also knows that the northwest is tricky, and if he can't control it, he will have to destroy it." ”

Gu Mingzhu paused and continued: "It's just that he never expected that the King of Dingbei had already passed away, and the King of Dingbei in the mansion was pretending. ”

Xu Jue put down his chopsticks and said: "If I inherit the position, it will be inconvenient to act, so I came up with this plan, I left Beijing after the detour was detected, and the news of you came the next day, I was so anxious that I was injured, and when I was about to turn back to Jiangling, I heard the rumor that your body was taken away by a wolf......

Gu Mingzhu looked at him.

Xu Jue smiled, I don't know if he was laughing at himself or her, he was not happy, and said: "I immediately felt that something was wrong, but Xiu Rong saw you injured with his own eyes, and he took you away with his own hands, and he didn't think that you were cheating to death." I chased it all the way, and I heard that Liangzhou rebelled, and he was also called King Ming, and he was also called Gu Jue, so I understood everything. ”

Xu Jue was angry and hateful in his heart, but he still said: "Liangzhou is rising, if you want to gain a foothold in the southeast, there must be a barrier, Cuiping Mountain is the most natural protective barrier, I look at the map, I guess you want to come to Duanzhou, if Duanzhou is taken, connected to Cuiping Mountain, through the waterway rapid march, take Qingxian County and Tiger Hill, the four states are connected, it can be impregnable." ”

Gu Mingzhu listened quietly and reached out to serve tea.

She can't escape today, but she is empty-handed, and for some reason she always feels a little weak.

After a while, Xu Jue said: "When is it?" ”

Gu Mingzhu slowly picked up the tea, pretended to be calm, and said, "A year ago, it was almost this time. ”

Xu Jue thought about it carefully and shook his head: "I only remember that you seemed to be seriously ill last year, it seems that it was almost autumn, and you will have to go out to play after you get well, I heard Xiu Rong say that it is still a long time, is this time?" ”

Gu Mingzhu said: "Yes." ”

Xu Jue was silent.

Gu Mingzhu said: "Liangzhou and Biansha border, the two countries have spoken and spoken for nearly ten years, and there are dragons and snakes mixed in it, I found out that the governor of Liangzhou has colluded with the people of Biansha, so he simply replaced him with his own people, and held the entire Liangzhou in his hands, Liangzhou is large and sparsely populated, which makes it more convenient for me to act." My people have changed from hundreds to thousands, and then to now, the money spent on Liangzhou this year is more than 10 million. ”

Moreover, Liangzhou is too far away from the northwest and Jiangling, even if Xu Jue and the imperial court are unable to stare at this small land.

The military salary allocated by the imperial court was simply not enough for the soldiers to make ends meet, and the people there were poor and the people's hearts were in turmoil, and when they were in a desperate situation, life was the most important thing.

Xu Jue was speechless for a moment, and said slowly: "You ...... early in the morning"

"Yes." Gu Mingzhu recognized it simply, stretched out his head and shrunk his head with a knife, and said: "I had a rebellious heart early on, but I didn't have to take this country at that time. ”

Xu Jue's eyes darkened: "What's that?" ”

Gu Mingzhu said: "I was doing this at the time, I just wanted to ......"

She paused and continued: "If you want to be invincible, you can have a chance of winning whenever and wherever you are. ”

Xu Jue fell into a contradiction.

Gu Mingzhu didn't have the intention of drinking tea, holding it, as if he could grasp a little confidence, looked at him and said slowly: "The disaster has risen, the country is divided, I don't care who sits in the end in the hall, there is no turning back from the bow, I will go to the end of this road!" ”

Sooner or later, one day the skylight will be opened to speak brightly, those dirty schemes, those dark tricks: "One of the lives in my hands counts as one, and if there are not a hundred, there are fifty, hehe......"

Gu Mingzhu put down the teacup, mockery flashed in his eyes, and said, "Don't talk to me about any kindness, I'm not a Gaotang Temple, and I can't be a compassionate Buddha." ”

After these words, the two fell into complete silence.

Gu Mingzhu looked at him for a while, his heart seemed to be inextricably entangled, with some faint expectations and fear.

After a long silence.

She still couldn't help but say, "You, what are you going to do?" ”

Xu Jue said: "The great sin of leaving a stench for 10,000 years......"

Gu Mingzhu smiled lightly and said: "Indeed, with me, it is a crime that has been stinking for 10,000 years, and it may be recorded in the history books in the future: Xu Jue, the king of Li Guodingbei, colluded with thieves to cause trouble in the world, and the name of the Xu family's loyalty and righteousness was ruined." When later generations talk about it, they are all shameless ones who poke at the backbone. ”

Xu Jue said: "So what? ”

Gu Mingzhu was slightly stunned.

Xu Jue smiled, Gu Mingzhu felt that he was a little happy in this smile, and said: "At that time, we were all dead, I didn't stop the world's mouths before I was alive, and I don't care what happens after death, I only know, now I want to be by your side, happy day by day, how future generations comment on me, that's their business, I can't hear it, and I don't bother to listen." The Xu family guards the people, the border, and has never been anyone's world. ”

Xu Jue looked at her, his eyes were blazing: "But now, Xu Jue just wants to guard Gu Mingzhu." ”

Rao is reliving a lifetime, Gu Mingzhu couldn't help but blush, she lowered her head slightly, wanting to avoid this fiery gaze, but soon raised her head again, there was a smile in her eyes, and said, "Okay." ”

(End of chapter)