Volume 14 Chapter 7 (6)

With these many clues, Lu Qi already knew Liao Shuiqing's identity, and hesitated to continue, after all, Liao Shuiqing's identity was really unusual, and his heart was going up and down, and he inadvertently caught a glimpse of Liao Shuiqing's smiling eyes, and it was useless to show weakness in his heart, and after a moment of silence, Lu Qi said slowly: " The little woman does not dare to speculate, just look at Mr. bearing, by no means condescending to the people, listen to Mr. talk, must be in the hands of the power, than the prince, Mr. is a woman, it can never be His Royal Highness the King of Han, Mr. once mentioned that there are several women under the knees, but Mr. Lu Qi Suwen has been trekking the rivers and lakes for many years, all year round, there should not be much time to have children, presumably it is the husband and concubine, with the character and talent of Mr., the husband even has three wives and four concubines, then there is only one possibility. Speaking of this, Lu Qi leaned over and bowed again: "The little woman Lu Qi knocked to see Her Royal Highness the Princess of Han Chitose." ”

Liao Shuiqing got up with a smile, helped Lu Qi up with his own hands, shook his head and said: "You girl will talk around, and you actually guessed it, yes, I am the concubine of the Han Dynasty, the mother of Yizhou, but Liao is not used to the life of pampering, so in the name of Qing Xiu in the Buddhist temple, he changed his male clothes to run around the rivers and lakes, although he is not as good as Yu Wangsan who does not enter the house, and only a few days at home throughout the year, and rarely meets people as a princess, so most people in the world are kept in the dark. ”

Seeing that Liao Shuiqing's eyes were full of smiles, Lu Qi became a little bolder, so she chuckled and said: "Actually, Lu Qi still has circumstantial evidence, that Uncle Gu served by the princess's side, and he was originally an attendant, but he was so close to Her Royal Highness the princess, and he did not shy away from suspicion. Lu Qi guessed a few points, not to mention that with the former identity and prestige of the Lord of Huofeng, the family teacher still bowed his head to the minister, but Mr. was able to make friends with her, only with the word 'Hebo', I am afraid that it will not work, since Mr. is not a grandmaster like Ximen's predecessors, then it can only be the identity of the princess. ”

Liao Shuiqing couldn't cry or laugh when he heard this, and stretched out his index finger and tapped it on the center of Lu Qi's eyebrows. Said: "You girl, you are really as careful as a hair, Lao Gu was originally worshiped in the inner palace of the former dynasty, because he had an old relationship with his clumsy husband." After the country was broken, he fled to Yizhou for refuge, and later the humble husband saw that he was strong in martial arts, so he asked him to stay with me and serve, and get along with him day and night for twenty or thirty years. I have long regarded him as a relative, and I can't imagine that you will see the clues based on this. As for my friendship with the county lord......" Speaking of this, Liao Shuiqing sighed and said gloomily: "What you said is not bad. At that time, the lord of Huofeng County invaded like fire, and he was not moving like a mountain, although he was not the respect of the Ninth Five. But there is already the power of the emperor. If I am really just a wise man who can heal the waters. I'm afraid that I would have been willing to vote for her a long time ago, but it's a pity that Liao is still the concubine of the Han Dynasty. The housewife of the Li family, every word and deed, may be involved in the general trend of the world, so they can only treat each other as friends, and it is a pity that for Liao's obsession, the two sides finally turned against each other. ”

Lu Qi couldn't help but have doubts in her heart, although she didn't get along with Liao Shuiqing for a long time, she also felt that this person was by no means a cold-blooded, ruthless and treacherous person, what did Liao Shuiqing do back then, so that she would be regarded as a betrayal by the Lord of Huofeng? Before she could think clearly, Liao Shuiqing's slightly tired voice had already sounded in her ears: "When the county lord sent troops that day, he sent a messenger to meet me, and agreed that the two families would join forces to sweep the Central Plains and overthrow the Yang family. Lu Qi realized that she had just unconsciously said her questions, and she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, but the opportunity was rare, who knows if there would be a chance to ask Liao Shuiqing for advice in the future, so she couldn't help but ask: "As far as the little woman knows, the county lord raised troops that day, and the king of Han and the king had raised troops to echo, why is the county lord still disappointed, and the soldiers, the major affairs of the country, even if the king of Han and the princess are unwilling to use the sword soldiers, this is also reasonable, why does the county lord think that the princess betrayed the covenant?"

Liao Shuiqing sneered: "Waving the flag and shouting is also echoing, and the real knife and real gun are also echoing, the county lord raised troops that day, only Nanning and Yizhou can help the wings, but although the southern Xinjiang soldiers under the command of the king are strong, the road is difficult and dangerous, the second is not to accept the water and soil, and the third is to have the Tang family to obstruct each other, even if the city is pulled out and the village is broken, it cannot affect the overall situation, but it can deter the rear of the Tang family, forcing them not to dare to go all out to increase the troops in Hedong, only the soldiers and horses of Yizhou can threaten the foundation of the Yang family - Guanzhong. In the past years, Chu and Han contended, Han Gaozu according to Yizhou, out of the Guanzhong, and finally achieved the imperial industry, the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms competed for power, the Wei and Han dynasties, Zhuge Kongming six out of Qishan, Jiang Bo about nine expeditions to the Central Plains, all in order to seize Guanzhong, if Yizhou wants to seize the world, must first take Guanzhong, there is a line of possibility, the county lord and I agreed to send troops together, she attacked Hedong, I tackled the key, this is the best of both worlds, the county lord naturally will not think that I have other ideas. ”

Lu Qi was puzzled in her heart, and asked hesitantly: "Your Royal Highness the Princess, although the little woman does not understand military strategy, she also knows that the county lord's discussion is indeed beneficial to both sides, if Yizhou can take advantage of the situation to force Guanzhong, it can lay the foundation of the hegemon, and if things are not good, you can also calmly withdraw the army, it is expected that the Yang family will not dare to pursue it too much for the sake of the overall situation, why does Her Royal Highness the Princess feel that it is inappropriate?"

Liao Shuiqing glanced at Lu Qi deeply and said lightly: " The first is inappropriate, at that time, the name of the monarch and the minister was initially determined, the world was unified, although there was the trouble of separating the feudal town, the people of Li could already take a little breather, the people were at ease, the county lord raised troops at this time, although it was the Yang family provocation first, it was still not in time, once the war disaster continued, the people in the world were poisoned, and they would naturally have a grudge against the county lord.

The wind is strong, attached to the Yang family for a long time, the county lord failed to arrange in advance to make a detailed fight, and he lost the advantage; the third is inappropriate, although the Youji is strong, but after all, it is not as deep-rooted as the Yang family, although it has suffered defeats, but it has not hurt the muscles and bones, the strength still exists, and the Tang family can help, on the other hand, the county lord, although the momentum is prominent for a while, but such as rootless duckweed, in fact, it is isolated and helpless, Nanning can not cross Hunan Province, Yizhou soldiers and horses are confined to the mountains and rivers, and there is no trust in each other, it is difficult to work together, the time and place are no longer existing, and the people are lost. Even if the county lord is brilliant, how can he go against the sky. Since I am the princess of the Han Dynasty, I can't help but consider the interests of Yizhou, the king has no ambition to win the land, Yizhou has been in peace for a long time, and I can't stand the reckless army, not to mention that even though I Yizhou is full of help, but Guanzhong is full of congestion, mountains and rivers in the surface. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it is easy to break, and after a long time, the three sides will inevitably fall into a bitter battle. No one can withdraw, and the Nanning and Tang families, who were originally on the sidelines, may also take advantage of the situation to stand on their own, with wars and rivers shattered. It is inevitable that life will be ruined. If the county lord has the power to reign over the world, even if he has not been invited, I am willing to help the county lord, since the county lord has raised troops. Just to avenge personal revenge, snow personal grudges, how can I let the people of Yizhou flow into troubled waters for no reason?"

Midori heard this. I couldn't help but nod secretly. Heartway. Could it be that the princess of Han refused the county lord's proposal to send troops, so did the prince and the ministers hold a grudge because of this? But according to what he has seen and heard. The county lord and the ministers of Youji are not narrow-minded people, if the princess of Han refuses to be reasonable and responsible, how can she still linger?

A strange light flashed in Liao Shuiqing's eyes, and he said lightly: " With your cleverness, how could you not understand, if I refused the county lord at that time, even if the county lord was annoyed, he would forgive me for some painstaking efforts, but unfortunately I swore in front of the messenger on the ground and agreed to raise troops, and even asked to divide the Central Plains equally with the county lord, which made the county lord believe in the sincerity of my troops, and then abandoned the baggage, and the light troops rushed forward, just because once the battle in Guanzhong started, the Yang family was attacked on both sides, and the head and tail could not take care of each other, and the county lord was confident that he could fight the enemy because of the grain, so he decided to fight quickly, lest the Yang family shrink in Guanzhong in order to consolidate the foundation. It's just that when the county lord went deep into the hinterland of Hedong, I stopped fighting, and the Yang family took the opportunity to build a high base in the deep ditch of Hedong, and the wall was clear, and colluded with some forces against the county lord within Youji, cutting off the county lord's grain road, so that the elite of Youji, a dilemma, and turned into elbows and armpits, Yue Qiuxin took the county as a hostage, and then the county lord was forced to marry and humiliate, all of this is the result of Liao's treachery, you know what kind of person I am now, right?"

Although I had a premonition, but hearing Liao Shuiqing's blunt words, Lu Qi still felt that his heart was agitated, the past of twenty years ago that was intertwined with blood and tears, and the wind and clouds changed color had long been lost in the dust, and the truth was spread falsely, and it was no longer known, just like Liao Shuiqing's betrayal, in the eyes of the world, it was just the King of Han who raised troops to echo the lord of Huofeng, but he just made a tiger and a snake's tail, or he would sigh, who knew that there was such a hidden intention? Although Lu Qi is a disciple of Mr. Qingjue, because the master is secretive about the things of the year, he knows no more than ordinary people, and now that he knows the truth, when he thinks of the former Huofeng County Lord, in the midst of thousands of troops, he suddenly learned that his friend who was like a sister had reversed his word and treacherously reported the news, how sad and desperate, Lu Qi felt empathetic. Grace and righteousness, cutting robes and breaking righteousness, such a thing is easy to say, but for the beautiful and arrogant woman who bathed in fire like a phoenix back then, it must be a little more painful than cutting meat and removing bones, right?

As if feeling the green gaze, Liao Shuiqing turned his head to look out the window at the surging river, winding the causeway, and said slowly: "Actually, those reasons are just for others, my real mind is really hard to tell, I have learned all my life in water control, I have already made a grand wish, just want the Haiyan River to be clear." The Yellow River collapsed, I got the help of the county lord, cleaned up the mess, the county lord according to my Chen, year after year, even if the flood occurred, it was not caught off guard, but the river in front of me, for decades less floods, so the embankment was corrupted, there are many places that need to be repaired, after Yang Wei ascended the throne and became the emperor, the world has been nominally unified, I worked hard to persuade Yang, The Tang family, agreed to allocate money and grain to repair the river embankment, seeing that everything was ready, there was such a change, Yang Wei took advantage of the fire to rob, naturally it was heinous, the county lord raised troops to retaliate, it was also extremely hateful to me, so for my little selfishness, I finally betrayed the county lord with such a despicable means, after the defeat of the county lord, the Yang and Tang families fully supported me, so that I have today's achievements, of course, further governance is still powerless, probably until the day when the four seas are truly unified. Before the words fell, a slightly mocking smile appeared on Liao Shuiqing's lips.

For the first time in 20 years, Liao Shuiqing mentioned his life regrets to others. The betrayal back then was naturally a helpless move for her, but she originally thought that the most she thought was to force the Huofeng County Lord to be trapped in Youji, and when the goal of controlling the water was completed, even if the sword soldiers rose again, it didn't matter to her, but she didn't expect that people's hearts were so dangerous, Yue Qiuxin actually took the opportunity to make trouble and used all the outrageous means to force her friend to marry into the royal family. On the occasion of her breach of contract and withdrawal of troops. was already ready to lose her confidant and friend, but such an ending was still unexpected by her, and she learned this

At that moment, she knew that it was a big mistake. A letter was sent to her hand with the good news, and there was not a word in the envelope, only a broken brocade and a broken blade. The meaning is quite clear, cutting the robe and breaking the righteousness, and the grievances are eliminated. After a long time, when I dreamed back at midnight. She often got up in horror and couldn't sleep peacefully, and she didn't know how many letters she wrote to Luoyang. But there was no reply. Until the news of the death of the Lord of the Fire Phoenix County came. Her hope was completely extinguished. Whether or not the Fire Phoenix County Lord died in that fire, the situation was no different. Since she chose to die, with the arrogance of the Lord of the Fire Phoenix, she will never reappear in the world, and she, a betrayer, will never have a chance to be forgiven by her former friends.

The past came to her heart bit by bit, all kinds of bitterness and bitterness, such as people drinking water, cold and warm self-aware, unconsciously, Liao Shuiqing turned his head to look out of the window, a pair of eyes reflected the continuous shadows of the city pavilions, but those scenes did not enter her heart at all, and only the memory was indelible and indelible in the heart, as in the past. In fact, she didn't understand that no matter whether the Lord of Huofeng County was alive or dead, she would definitely not forgive herself, and why did she need her forgiveness. Twenty years of Hongyan passed the book, but she never mentioned half a word about the breach of the contract, just because even if she did it all over again, even if she knew Yue Qiuxin's conspiracy at the time, the result would not change anything, she was ashamed, but she would never regret it, so she would not apologize against her heart, presumably the arrogant woman also knew it, so she refused to reply to the letter, did not want to meet, it was difficult to recover, and the friendship in the past years was irretrievable. Compared with that woman, she Liao Shuiqing is really not straightforward!

Lu Qi's gaze stared deeply at Liao Shuiqing's silhouette, and she couldn't move half a minute away. Liao Shuiqingdi's appearance was originally indistinguishable between male and female, resolute and soft, flying eyebrows and eye corners, although it was dyed with wind and frost, but also overflowing with sunshine, she was cheerful and witty, even if people knew her identity, it was difficult to be vigilant. But from the side, Liao Shuiqing's facial contours are as clear as a knife, standing in Lu Qi's position, he can only see Liao Shuiqing's right eye, but it is already like a horizontal wave flowing spring, looking at the posture, it is clear that he has just said the regrets of his life, but Zhou can not see a trace of yin up and down, from the depths of her eyes, Lu Qi only saw resolute and resolute, without a trace of weakness and guilt, without a bit of gloom and helplessness, and a smile on the lips, obviously revealing mockery and sluggishness, but it is shining, bright like the rising sun, which makes people feel dizzy and fascinated just by looking at it。

Looking at Liao Shuiqing like this, Lu Qi only felt trembling, at this moment, she finally understood the vigilance and jealousy of Liao Shuiqing by Ximen Lie and Wu Cheng, such a determination, such a persistence, who can not be afraid? It's just that Lu Qi can't resentment no matter what, for Liao Shuiqing, she only feels heartfelt awe, somehow, a strange idea came to her mind, to be able to have such a strange woman as a wife, I don't know if the Han King Li Zishan, who is known as a coward, is a good old man with Ji Changzhi's ringworm, or a terrible character who pretends to be a pig and eats a tiger?

When Lu Qi was thinking wildly, Liao Shuiqing suddenly turned his head, and those dark emotions seemed to be swept away, and he slapped his hands and laughed: "There is no need to say those annoying things in the past, since you girl guessed my identity, I have to give you some rewards, but I am away from home, and there are no good things around, if you fancy anything in this cabin, except for the flat-headed bookcase, you just open your mouth." ”

Lu Qi woke up in shock, although she didn't have any greed, she couldn't help but move in her heart, and couldn't help asking: "Your Royal Highness the Princess, what is so precious about this bookcase that you cherish it so much?"

Liao Shuiqing said with a smile: "This book case is made of the redwood, which is a specialty of Shuzhong, the age of the tree is about hundreds of years, it is not soaked in water, it is not burned in fire, it is indeed precious, but it has other meanings for me, this is carved by my grandson and sent to me, if it is given to you, I am afraid that he will not be able to say it." ”

Lu Qi was secretly surprised in her heart, she couldn't imagine that His Royal Highness the King of Han actually liked to do carpentry, her eyes rolled, she pointed to the red jade lion paperweight on the bookcase and said: "Your Royal Highness the Princess, this paperweight is delicate and cute, why don't you give it to me!"

Liao Shuiqing's eyes froze, and he chuckled for a while: "This paperweight was originally snatched by me from others, but today it is going to be snatched away by you, you girl is a ghost, it's just fate, you can take this paperweight, but you have to keep it alive, don't throw it away casually." Lu Qi was overjoyed when she heard this, although she didn't cheer, but she immediately picked up the red jade lion paperweight, played with it, and couldn't put it down.

Seeing her like this, Liao Shuiqing couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "It's really a child, by the way, there is one more thing, you don't want to keep calling 'princess' and 'princess', I'm just Liao Shuiqing outside, if I really want to meet as a princess, I'm afraid I may not be willing to save people." ”

Hearing the warning meaning in Liao Shuiqing's words, Lu Qi naturally did not dare to disobey, and promised repeatedly, Liao Shuiqing smiled slightly, then said no more, looked out the window again, and said lightly: "The front will be in Shashi, after going ashore, we will go to Jiangling to wait first, presumably at most tomorrow afternoon, Zijing and Qingping can arrive, I have a separate courtyard in Jiangling, I don't think anyone dares to disturb, it is suitable for treating poison." ”