At the end of summer, the thunder was rolling, and a heavy rain washed the heat away.

Li Qingbai went out of the city on a moonlit night, took the good wine that Chu Shixia bought, and waved his hand to signal that the two apprentices did not need to send it. He came casually, walked freely, and when the next day was served, Yuzhu habitually set his dishes and chopsticks.

Chu Shixia knew that he would not see him for a long time.

At the same time, Pei Cifu of the Cabinet published a book entitled "Ten Notes on the Reform of the Military System", which caused a sensation in the government and the opposition.

“…… Ninth, martial arts halls have been set up in various places, and those who have military merits on their ancestors can enter them to study and practice martial arts and participate in martial arts tests; Tenth, liquidate and measure the acres of military fields in various localities, and if it is found that those who occupy acres of land and make false reports to military households will be severely punished. ”

Deng Mian finished reading the ten pieces in one go, and couldn't help smacking his tongue, "Did Pei Cifu eat the bear's heart and leopard gall?" ”

Chu Zhixia played chess pieces with Shen Zhou on the chessboard. Shen Zhou held black, she held white, and set up a chessboard randomly, full of it.

"Didn't you go back to Taixue to study, why are you here again?" Chu Zhixia was careless, and he didn't take this earth-shattering ten pieces to heart at all.

"Mr. Pei is taking a leave of absence today."

Deng Mian sat next to Shen Zhou and said, "Mr. Pei went to Pei Cifu's house for dinner today, and when he went out, he let the stone be smashed." I heard that it was originally going to smash Pei Cifu, and Mr. Pei was really a disaster. Pei Cifu touched the tiger's buttocks, but it was he who suffered. ”

Chu Zhixia knew that Pei Zhang's head was bleeding well. The ten notes must have come from Pei Zhang's hand, and Pei Cifu was just a microphone.

"He's not touching the tiger's butt." Chu Shixia shook the chess pieces in his palm and gloated, "This is riding on the tiger's head, crackling and slapping the tiger's ass dozens of times, and not giving up if it is swollen." ”

The more Deng Mian thought about it, the more bizarre it became, and asked sincerely: "Do you say Pei Cifu is crazy?" ”

Chu Zhixia dealt with him with his mouth: "It's like this when you're old." ”

Deng Mian stayed in Autumn Leaf Mountain for a while, and was prevaricated by Chu Zhixia's words.

"You seem to be alienating him." Shen Zhou said slowly.

"There's no way, Deng Mian's nature is not bad, but his surname is Deng." Chu Zhixia shrugged.

After the incident of the blood lotus, Chu Zhixia understood that Dali Siqing was a person who could even use his son, but it happened that Deng Mian had a kind of innocence without heart. Even though Deng Mian was unintentional, he almost killed Shen Zhou.

Chu Shixia would not make the same mistake a second time.

"My bottom line is not to move his life."

Chu Zhixia stretched out his hand to catch the cold rain dripping under the eaves, and said.

——

Yu Linwei.

Since Cheng Yuan was promoted, he has conscientiously trained the soldiers in the guard, and he does not dare to relax one day. He knew that many people at the bottom said that he relied on Chu Zhixia to get the emperor's blue eyes. But these gossips are nothing compared to the humiliation he had suffered in previous years.

It rained heavily that day, so Cheng Yuan stayed for a while, planning to wait for the rain to stop before leaving.

There was a soft knock on the door.

"Ayuan, I'll bring you an umbrella." The graceful and beautiful woman stood at the door and said with a light smile.

"It's raining so hard, sister, what are you doing here?" Cheng Yuan complained, but he was very happy in his heart, "What should I do if I catch a cold?" ”

"General Cheng Xiao is really an adult, and he has begun to teach Sister A." The sister of the Cheng family stretched out her hand and scratched his nose, and said with a smile, "Everyone else has someone to pick up, but you don't, my sister is afraid that you will hide and cry your nose alone." ”

Cheng Yuan hurriedly learned about the business, put a cloak on his sister's shoulder, and walked out with her umbrella.

More than a dozen guards of Yulinwei are all in one place, leaving a wide avenue in the middle of the densely packed houses, with the majestic palace city behind and the lively long street in front of it.

Raindrops crackled on oil-paper umbrellas.

Cheng Yuan suddenly saw a white-faced bearded man standing in the opposite direction of Miyagi.

Cheng Yuan's face turned pale.

It was a eunuch.

The eunuch also saw him, smiled at him, and walked straight to them. Cheng Yuan clenched his sister's hand and found that her palm was cold. Cheng Yuan turned his head to look, his sister's face was pale and stiff.

The eunuch passed them straight past them and went in the direction of Miyagi.

——

Blacksmith Alley.

"When I went back from Taixue that day, His Royal Highness didn't trouble you, did he?"

The dilapidated courtyard had been repaired, but the roof was still leaking. There is a pot of tea burning in the hall, and a ceramic basin is placed in the middle of the house, and rainwater leaks indirectly. The sky was bright and the rain was blowing.

Chu Zhixia stuffed two sweet potatoes into the charcoal fire and skillfully used branches to dig them. Shen Zhou seemed to be asleep, leaning against her back with a sword, and sometimes he would suddenly open his eyes and take out a piece of candy from the sachet he was carrying and put it in his mouth.

Bai Ziche glanced at the two people who were very close to each other, and said slowly: "He wants to, but unfortunately he doesn't have a chance." Your Majesty asked me to live in the side hall of Weiyang Palace, and there must be henchmen and eunuchs to follow me when I enter and exit. ”

"Your Highness, it's better to stay away from those eunuchs."

Chu Shixia said: "Wang Xianfu has relied on the affection of serving His Majesty for many years, disturbed His Majesty's audio-visual hearing, and has been doing evil for many years. The eunuchs in the palace, large and small, all want to call him 'old ancestor', they are his eyes and ears. ”

"I know." Bai Ziche nodded.

"Although Your Majesty's move has temporarily protected Your Highness, after a long time, the Chen family will inevitably regard Your Highness as a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh." Chu Zhixia broke the ripe sweet potato, patted the sleepy-eyed Shen Zhou, handed him half of it, and handed half of it to Bai Ziche.

"I will be more careful, with the queen here, as long as I don't see the poor dagger, the Chen family will not put me to death." Bai Ziche was confident, took a bite of the hot and sweet sweet potato, and looked at Shen Zhou's eyes with some surprise, "I thought he was just pretending to sleep." ”

Shen Zhou looked like a cold-blooded animal waiting for him, even if he fell asleep, he would not show such a soft and harmless appearance, and he was always ready to draw his sword and kill in his sleep.

Chu Shixia smiled and said nothing.

Since that night, Chu Zhixia was restless, ran to Shen Zhou's room, and found that he was in a deep nightmare, so he deliberately took him to try delicious food and fun by his side. Only by standing in the sun for a longer time can you force out the cold rooted in your bones.

Shen Zhou hadn't had a nightmare for several days, sleeping in the outer room of Chu Zhixia's bedroom, breathing evenly, and dreaming brightly.

Shen Zhou didn't say a word, just stared at the other half of the sweet potato in Bai Ziche's hand.

Bai Ziche asked tentatively, "Haven't you eaten enough?" ”

"Hmm." Shen Zhou nodded vigorously.

Chu Shixia said helplessly: "Shen Zhou, you can't do this." ”

Bai Ziche generously handed over the sweet potato, "It's okay, give it to him." Isn't there still one in the charcoal fire? ”

Chu Zhixia is not easy to explain, where is Shen Zhou not full, it is obvious that the child has a temper attack, and he refuses to share it with others.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Shen Zhou thanked him like a person, quickly took the sweet potato, and turned his back, for fear that Chu Zhixia would snatch it back to Bai Ziche. He stubbornly only refused to leave a back for Chu Zhixia.

Chu Zhixia was angry and funny, and slapped him lightly on the back of the head.

"I heard that Pei Zhang was stoned?" Bai Ziche laughed enough and got down to business.

"I'm afraid there's more to it than that." Chu Shixia sighed, "What has always been impossible to do on the surface, there are no other means behind the scenes. Private grants, power transactions, assassinations, and all interests involved will be disputed. ”

"Therefore, Your Highness must not show your face in this matter." Chu Shixia said solemnly, "This is the protection of His Highness. ”

Bai Ziche understood something.

"So, that day, Your Majesty went to Taixue, ostensibly to test the school's homework, but in fact, it was ......"

"Actually, it's to cover up people's eyes and ears, so that I can discuss strategies with Pei Zhang." Chu Zhixia confirmed his guess, "That is, the draft of Pei Cifu's "Ten Notes on Military System Reform". ”

Ten policies such as opening a martial arts hall, holding a martial arts test to recruit the children of the Han family, liquidating and measuring the acres of military tuntian, re-recording the imperial register of military households, and strictly investigating empty salaries were all the theories decided by Chu Zhixia and Pei Zhang in Taixue that day.

"Pei Zhang, a person who does things really well." Bai Ziche sighed and said, "Even so, you have to be careful. ”

Before Chu Zhixia could respond, Shen Zhou finished eating the sweet potato, and took out two pine nut candy and put them in his mouth. The teeth clenched hard candy with a "clattering" sound, which was quite a bit of gnashing of teeth. Chu Zhixia turned around in shock and pinched his cheeks.

"Open your mouth." Chu Zhixia said, "Did you bite your teeth?" ”

Shen Zhou obediently opened his mouth and glanced at Bai Ziche without revealing anything.

Bai Ziche inexplicably felt that Shen Zhou might be a little unhappy, but Shen Zhou's face had no expression, and he couldn't see any unhappy look.

——

The wind and rain outside gradually subsided, Chu Zhixia said goodbye to Bai Ziche, held an umbrella and left with the sinking boat.

The puddles of water on the road were bright moonlight, and they were trampled to pieces by two people side by side.

"What kind of temper are you making today," Chu Shixia asked, "What's wrong with you, Fourth Highness?" You hate him as much as you hate the Third Prince? ”

Chu Shixia still remembered Shen Zhou's sudden and deep-seated dislike for the third prince.

"I didn't." Shen Zhou's mouth is hard.

"You didn't, then you robbed other people's food, and your stomach was round." Chu Zhixia pierced his careful thoughts, "Don't let me talk to others, I'll bite my teeth if I eat candy." You think I can't see it? ”

The drizzle is slightly cool.

Chu Zhixia held Shen Zhou's arm, and the temperature of his palm ironed his arm through the clothes. Holding an umbrella, Shen Zhou reached out to wrap his arms around her waist and lead her around the puddle.

"Isn't it annoying for me to do this?" Shen Zhou asked in a low voice, "But I don't like you to cook for others to eat, and I don't like you to care about others and smile at others." ”

Dislike.

Chu Zhixia chuckled in his heart, this was the second time Shen Zhou had expressed his likes and dislikes.

She came back to her senses and patiently explained to him: "I care about the Fourth Highness because we are allies, and his safety is closely related to me. If something happens to him, I'm going to lose everything. ”

"It's not the same as I care about you." Chu Zhixia said.

Shen Zhou quickly learned to draw inferences from one case and asked, "Then why do you care about me?" ”

Why are you determined to die, but also to protect me in the name of the surviving?

Chu Shixia was silent for a moment, and pretended to be relaxed: "We have grown up together since childhood, and you are of course the most important and special thing to me. You and the Fourth Highness, of course I still choose you. ”

Shen Zhou was not satisfied with this answer, his heart was empty, but he was too timid to ask further.

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