I was Idle and Cool Chapter 214: The finale (Part 2)

Before walking in, Lu Jinxi imagined many, many situations in his mind. Maybe Xue Kuang was already dead, or Gu Juefei was also seriously injured and dying.

But she never thought-

It would be such a seemingly peaceful scene.

Half of the Taiji Hall collapsed, and the scattered sparks were also doused by the rain. The short piece of the half of the ruins did not look like a few cases, but more like a section of the imperial case in the past.

The two sat opposite each other without speaking.

Gu Juefei was wearing the azure robe he was used to wearing, with dark bamboo embroidery embroidered all over the sleeves, and stab wounds and arrow wounds on his back and shoulders, but the blood had stopped flowing.

Xue Kuang was still wearing that heavy armor, and with one hand he slammed the long sword with the rolled-up blade on the ground. It's just different from Gu Juefei's understatement, he is like a killing **** who came out of blood, his body is soaked with blood, and together with the rain, it flows into the cracks of the ruins under him.

Meng Ji, Ji Heng and others all retreated far away.

On the other side is Cai Xiu.

When Lu Jinxi walked in from the gate of the palace, people on both sides saw it. Cai Xiu wanted to come up, but Meng Ji came first, so he stopped.

Lu Jinxi saw this vaguely subtle scene, and only waited for Meng Ji to come up before asking, "What's going on?"

"In reply to Madam's words, the adults used a clever plan, and with the fierce battle of General Fang, the situation has been settled, and the chaos of the party has been exhausted. It's just..."

Meng Ji frowned slightly, as if he was a little afraid.

"It's just that Xue Kuang didn't have a good time talking with the adults. I would like to invite you to come and say that I have something to support you."

Anything to support?

Lu Jinxi was a little surprised, but seeing that Gu Juefei was all right, her heart had settled a lot. Although she didn't know why the two sat down and talked together, she still nodded and walked forward.

Gu Juefei sat with a cold face and did not speak.

Xue Kuang supported the corners of those cases, and his originally stable figure swayed a little, as if he was about to fall, but he finally stood firm.

At this time, Lu Jinxi could see clearly that the armor on his chest had been torn open, and the front of his clothes was stained with blood.

The firm eyebrows were chiseled by Saibei Fengshuang, with sharp edges and corners.

There is still blood on the cheeks, but it's ridiculously beautiful.

He gave her a slight fist: "Madam is polite, now this palace is full of broken walls and ruins, you shouldn't be invited to set foot in such a **** killing place. It's just that there is something important, and I want to entrust it to Madam. Although I am in a mess, it has nothing to do with the Xue family. Except for me, all of them are old and weak, women and children, and there are three young children. The soldiers of the old army have also fought for the country, so please let your wife know and be a witness.”

Before Lu Jinxi could speak, Gu Juefei, who was beside him, sneered: "Why do you need my wife to witness the covenant between you and me?"

"You?"

Xue Kuang's gaze on Lu Jinxi turned back, but it was quite casual, but the words were full of contempt and sarcasm.

"Xue can't believe it."

Gu Juefei stopped talking.

Lu Jinxi only felt that a lot of things had happened in the past two days, and only felt that Gu Juefei and Xue Kuang were tit-for-tat, but both of them were forced to endure for some reason and did not have an attack.

She looked at Xue Kuang: "I once said that all three of my children called me 'mother'. The general was defeated today. Even if you don't ask for it, I will do my best to keep them safe. As for this The so-called 'witness' thing is not within my power. Today's matter is a matter of government affairs. It is said that the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty will have their own resolutions. Even if the new emperor will have an idea in the future, it is not Jinxi. One person can object. I am afraid you have entrusted the wrong person."

How could he possibly entrust the wrong person?

The severe injury made him feel a biting chill in the drizzle of early spring for the first time, but his blurred vision still moved towards the palace gate.

Standing there is the seventh prince Xiao Tingzhi who is looking at him.

So Xue Kuang laughed and didn't look back, but said to Gu Juefei, "Master Gu, it's time for you to make a decision."

Gu Juefei's face was extremely ugly.

He made a lot of calculations. He used Fang Shaoxing to resist Xue Kuang, and when he guessed that Xue Kuang was going to rebel in the name of rebellion, he immediately made a countermeasure, so that Yin Liu'er gathered the first party behind his back. Three waves of troops, after luring Xue Kuang to go deep into the palace, attacked him from both sides, only to make him fall into this situation.

But who would have thought that the other party would have a backhand?

At this time, Xue Kuang was just a lost dog in front of him. How could a defeated general speak bravely? Even as long as he gave an order, the person in front of him would immediately be decapitated.

But...

He had to sit down and accept the other's offer.

Because, if he doesn't agree, all the hard work he has spent on everything in the Daxia Border Pass will be in vain!

And the people of the world will also be caught in the flames of war.

Xue Kuang dared to use this to threaten him, but he Gu Juefei did not dare to bet on his authenticity.

The fingers pressed against the corner of the case were tense and even trembling slightly. Gu Juefei almost gritted his teeth and shouted to Meng Ji: "Give it to him!"

"But your lord—"

Meng Ji obviously knew what they were talking about. Hearing this, his eyes widened, and he was anxious to refute.

But Gu Juefei is also a ruthless man who says nothing about it. After thinking about it clearly, he doesn't care about the details. He just said: "I will ask you to give it to him! Do as you said before!"

Everything Mengji had to say was drunk back.

He is a counselor.

And none of the advisors in the world do not want the people they assist to rebel.

But now, all of this has come to nothing.

Meng Ji's eyes were red with anger.

But Gu Juefei had already made a decision, he couldn't resist, he just walked over to Xiao Tingzhi, took out the edict from his sleeve, and handed it over: "This is the last edict of the late emperor, here is the edict. When His Royal Highness is in the hands, all the remnants of Xue Kuang's party will be pardoned, and the news of your official succession to the throne and your enthronement ceremony will be announced to the world."

Xiao Tingzhi took over the widow.

It's just that he didn't open it to look, but looked at the two people sitting on the ruins again, and replied to Meng Ji: "It's time to work."

Meng Ji couldn't hold back, and for some reason, he couldn't stay any longer. With a flick of his sleeves, he left the crowd behind and strode out towards the Tai Chi gate.

Ji Heng is still standing there.

After he glanced at Meng Ji's back, he sighed softly, but when he turned to look at Xiao Ting, he smiled at him with a bit of reassurance.

In the dark palace, there are still palace lanterns hanging in front of the undamaged palace.

Soldiers are lighting up with torches nearby.

The atmosphere and situation at this time were extremely bizarre, and Lu Jinxi really didn't understand it.

Ji Heng also saw that there was something she didn't understand, so he paced over and said to her with a smile, "It's still raining, ma'am, let's go down the corridor to avoid. General Xue, there should be more to say."

Lu Jinxi glanced back at him.

She and Ji Heng were quite familiar with each other. Seeing the posture of Gu Juefei and Xue Kuang, she really seemed to have something to say, so she went down the corridor with Ji Heng and looked at them from a distance.

Then asked: "What chips do Xue Kuang have in his hand?"

Really first class smart.

At first glance at the current situation from another person, I'm afraid I still don't understand what happened, but Lu Jinxi has already seen the depth and grasped the most critical point, which is really admirable. .

Ji Heng still admires her.

At this moment, those eyes couldn't help but look at Xue Kuang, who was sitting back opposite Gu Juefei, and there was a little complexity in his voice, and said, "He is still holding the Daxia Border Pass, especially the Huns, and Master Gu will not be with him. Gambling. If you lose, it is the people of the world who suffer."

Lu Jinxi was stunned.

When Ji Heng uttered the word "Hun", her faint premonition was confirmed.

Yeah, he should have this chip.

"Swish..."

The drizzle falls, like a needle in a cow's hair, it's really not big.

In the messy palace complex, on the collapsed ruins, the two people sat opposite each other. Then Gu Juefei started pouring wine, only poured his own, and drank it in one gulp; Xue Kuang picked up the jug, and only poured his own, and drank it in one gulp.

If it wasn't for the people present at the moment, all of them knew of their past grievances or had seen their strategizing and life-and-death appearance before, I'm afraid they wouldn't believe that they were lifelong enemies. Made friends.

"To be honest, I think the bargaining chips in your hand are fake, and it's true that you are coercing me with the safety of all the people in the world." Gu Juefei put down his wine cup, laughed, and looked at Xue Kuang with a bit of contempt in his eyes. "Under the whole world, there are all kinds of living beings, but they just want to find a place to live and live happily. Even those Huns, if they can live a good life, will not always be full to harass the border. Over the years, you are not the only one who has been in touch with Princess Lanqu. Back then, when she was a princess, she might have been willing to use it for you, but now she is Shanyu and must think about her people. Together with the disaster of war, the two countries suffered, how could it be? Can it be activated easily?"

"But you can't bet."

Xue Kuang easily cleared his predicament.

Gu Juefei poured wine for himself and him this time: "You're right, I can't afford to gamble, and I don't dare to gamble. I don't have anything for someone else, only this one is self-serving and innocent. Your heart. Can't compare to you, Xue Kuang, the majestic general, who trapped countless innocent people in Daxia in dire straits, seeking support from the war at the border, and set up troops to fight back. What will happen in the end?

The merits and demerits are all in vain...

Xue Kuang had a lot of sighs when he thought about it.

But he didn't regret it at all: "I've had enough of the days of 'people are swordsmen, and I'm fish and meat'. The so-called royal family has a destiny, so what is so noble? I, the Xue family, are loyal and loyal. What is it here? A sentence of high power shocks the master, all past achievements are obliterated, conspiracy and tricks, open swords and dark arrows, killing to death. If you want to come here now, you should understand me very well, and see with your own eyes that your relatives are forcibly killed by the high-ranking emperor. , the taste is not good. You have only experienced the pain of losing your father, but my father and brother both died at the hands of the faint-hearted emperor. This hatred is hard to disappear. Because of your so-called 'personal hatred', Mr. Gu who cut off the emperor's head with one knife What's the difference between you and me? It's another day, when the power is high and the life of the Lord is shaken, you Gu Juefei may not be able to escape."

"The difference between you and me is huge."

Gu Juefei was calm, and took the wine to drink again.

"I have a bottom line and you don't."

"The rise and fall of the world is nothing but the principle of winning the king and defeating the bandit. I, Xue Kuang, are not willing to be slaughtered by others, or I am not willing to live under others, and I am not willing to let me die! How do you know, if I ascend the throne as an emperor , wouldn't he be a good emperor?" He also drank, and the spirits drove away the chill he couldn't bear due to his serious injuries, and added an indistinguishable pride to his voice, "You care about the thousands of ordinary people in this world, But thousands of years, time is like a long river, and the torrent is like a roll, how can I know if it's your fault or my fault?"

"You also know that thousands of years have passed, and time is like a long river! It should be noted that in this torrent, you and I are just a tiny speck of dust in this endless history."

Gu Juefei couldn't help sneering, and there was a sense of scolding Fang Qiu in his words.

"You can't see things in the future, and I can't see them either. Gu someone's short-sightedness can't see the rise and fall of the ages behind him, but he can only see the mountains, rivers and people in front of him, one cent, one inch! As for you Xue Kuang's right and wrong, merits and demerits, you must know in your own mind."

Clearly.

Gu Juefei and Xue Kuang are different people.

Gu Chengqian's death certainly made him mad and mad, but he was not like Xue Kuang, who sacrificed the lives of countless innocent people for his own unwillingness and ambition. Instead, he had the debt to kill Xiao Che. That's it.

So today, sitting here, he can confront him with dignity, without any guilt, and with a clear conscience!

Xue Kuang listened without saying a word for a long time.

He picked up the jug and poured a glass for Gu Juefei, then poured a glass for himself, then shook his head and laughed, sighing, "What a pity!"

"It's a pity..." Gu Juefei was actually very tired, so he just picked up the glass of wine, played with his fingers, was silent for a long time, and smiled, "I don't care who is the emperor in this world. Back then The Xue family has been wronged, if you could find me, I would have known you long ago, and I may be able to be like-minded. Even if I assist you as emperor, I don’t know.”

This may be God and destiny.

In the same generation, two of the most amazing and talented people. In the past many years, they have heard each other's names for a long time.

Up to now, if you see the poor dagger, you will live and die.

Xue Kuang didn't say a word, just picked up the wine and touched him, raised his head and drank the wine from the glass.

Gu Juefei stopped talking.

The two just sat facing each other, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, drinking one after the other.

A pot of wine, two people, drinking for a long time.

The surrounding torches were extinguished, only the distant palace lanterns still shone a little bit of light, but there was only a heavy darkness on the ruins.

Vaguely, Lu Jinxi seemed to hear Jian Luo's voice.

When the remnants of wine were exhausted, the night dawned, and the gradually clear light illuminated this magnificent palace again, there was only one person sitting on the ruins of the Taiji Hall.

The empty jug was crooked on the broken table, Gu Juefei blinked, raised his head, and let the dazzling light from the horizon enter into his eyes, without sadness or joy.

A pool of blood ran down his feet.

The general, who has been galloping on the battlefield for many years, unloaded the last splendid, and fell on the ruins of the Golden Temple, with his curled sword lying beside him.

Lu Jinxi suddenly burst into tears.

Gu Juefei stood up staggeringly from the ruins. Without looking at Xiao Tingzhi or Ji Heng, he just walked down the corridor, looked up at her, and reached out to her.

The smile is as old as ever, suave and gentle.

"Stop crying and take you home."