Love Affairs in Chang’an Chapter 269: Life is like a gambling

lnmao.org, the fastest update of the latest chapters of Changan Fengliu!

At nightfall the next day, Qin Mubai used the special token of the Cishi Mansion to open the city defense gate of Xiangyang City and sent Princess Gaoyang and Li You out of the city.

Walking out for about a mile or two, Princess Gao Yang stopped the car and got out of the car.

"Mubai, go back, don't give it away." Princess Gao Yang walked to Qin Mubai's horse and said softly.

Qin Mubai got off the horse and said, "Didn't I say yes, I will take you on the ferry?"

"No need." Princess Gao Yang smiled and said, "You will accompany the prince brother to the Yangdi Mausoleum tomorrow to continue the ceremony. You should go back and rest earlier! You are exhausted these two days. Look, your eyes It’s a bit dark, I didn’t sleep well. I feel distressed, you know?"

"Okay..." Qin Mubai nodded and smiled. Stretching out his hand, he called the general Yin Yang who was in charge of the escort.

"General Yin, you have worked so hard." Qin Mubai said, "Remember, don't show up along the way, move quickly and make less stops. Be sure to personally **** the princess and King Qi into the palace before you can return."

"Yes, remember it at the end." Yin Yang solemnly promised with his fists.

Qin Mubai glanced at the accompanying soldiers, ten capable Baiqi, twenty of the most outstanding soldiers in the Wu Palace, and Yin Yang, a general who has always been safe, careful and meticulous, as the commander, he felt a little relieved. .

"Okay, Mu Bai, don't leave mother-in-law soon, go back and rest soon!" Princess Gao Yang said softly, "I will miss you when I return to Chang'an. If I have time, I will come again."

"Okay." Qin Mubai nodded and smiled before turning on his horse, "Take care all the way!"

"Qin Mubai!"

Just as he was about to turn his horse and turn around, there was a voice in the car-Li You!

Qin Mubai patted his horse and walked over, and asked, "What's the matter with your highness?"

Li You lifted a corner of the curtain of the carriage, looked at Qin Mubai earnestly, and said: "I only knew you had great wisdom and bravery before, but now I have seen your great benevolence and righteousness. I entrusted my sister to him. You, I can rest assured. If I can survive this trip to Changan, I will definitely come back to drink with you and be my brother for the rest of my life!"

Qin Mubai nodded gently, and said, "Your Highness, take care!"

"Goodbye!"

Li You lowered the curtain and stopped speaking. This was the only passage Li You had said to Qin Mubai since the tea conversation on the ship yesterday.

Princess Gao Yang got on the car, Yin Yang cleaned up the crowd, and the group walked away looking at the river.

Qin Mubai watched him for a moment, then turned his head back to Xiangyang.

At this moment, his feelings are very complicated. First, there was some loss and regret. Princess Gaoyang came happily, but she suffered such a family change and left in such a way; secondly, there were some things he didn’t want to say to Princess Gaoyang, that was... she told Li Shimin Maybe it’s too optimistic.

It is true that Li Shimin is a Mingjun, and Qin Mubai has also seen him as a "father", but as a king, he has an inviolable bottom line.

No matter who it is, even his children's relatives, as long as they dare to rebel, there will be no other results!

In fact, not only Li Shimin, but also any king, can not tolerate the rebellion of others, let alone put it into practice!

That means that Li You's trip is...

But Qin Mubai couldn't bear to tell these words to Princess Gao Yang. She is not stupid, she knows Li Shimin better than Qin Mubai, but at this moment, there is a beautiful and cruel fantasy in her heart, that is, her dearest relatives, it is best to die one less, for this, she Don’t hesitate to put in the last and all your efforts...

Try it, there is little hope of success; if you don't try, Li You and Yin Hongzhi will die!

How can Qin Mubai bear his heart, personally extinguish the last trace of hope in Princess Gao Yang's heart?

"Do your best and obey your fate!...Linger, you have to take care!"

Riding the horse back to Xiangyang County, when it was over, even the most lively Beigang Flower Street had more than 90% of the lights turned off, and the city was completely dark and silent.

Qin Mubai pondered that he would have to get up early tomorrow to go to the prince to go to the prince to do errands. In recent days, the inns in Xiangyang City are always full, and it is not convenient to go to the Prince of Wu’s Mansion in the middle of the night to nuisance... Forget it, go to Mei’s family for a night!

The whip horse came to the gate of the original Zhengchang Lianghao, and Qin Mubai stepped forward and patted the door. After a long time, a sleepy door came to answer, and said impatiently: "Who is in the middle of the night?"

"Me, Qin Mubai."

"Ah, it turned out to be General Uncle! Please wait a moment, the villain will open the door immediately!" That door is a servant Wu Meiniang brought from Chang'an's house. Like the housekeepers around her, she is used to calling Qin Mubai that way.

When the door opened, Qin Mubai saw from a distance that the back house was still lit with lights, and there were some shadows. He asked, "Is Mei Niang still up, what are you doing?"

"The villain doesn't know." The door said, "The villain only saw that in the afternoon, the owner bought a lot of things from the outside and piled them in the back house."

"Oh, it's okay, you go to sleep." Qin Mubai handed the horse to him and walked towards the back house on his own.

Wu Meiniang is sitting in the hall with an abacus in her left hand and a pen in her right hand, counting carefully. The candlelight shining brightly on her beautiful and shrewd face.

When Qin Mubai walked closer, Wu Meiniang noticed that she hurriedly took down the abacus and put it to her side, smiling cheerfully: "It's midnight, why are you here?"

"Why put away the abacus, what scruples do you have in front of me?" Qin Mubai smiled.

The abacus originated in China and can be traced back to 600 BC. It is said that there was an abacus at that time. Later it gradually evolved into the style of today's abacus. This invention still played a huge role until the 21st century when computers became popular. Many foreigners compare it to China's four great inventions.

In Datang today, the abacus is generally only used in business travel and has become one of the symbols of businessmen. Due to the low social status of Datang merchants, the abacus seems to have become a "contemptible" thing. To say that someone is "good at calculating" means that this person is good at calculating for profit, which is a great derogation.

Wu Meiniang smiled embarrassedly: "I'm used to it. Outsiders don't like to see us using an abacus-why don't you come to sleep so late?"

"Come and borrow the night!" Qin Mubai smiled, "What are you doing in the middle of the night?"

"Oh, I want to open the semicolon of Qinxiange as soon as possible in Zhangluo. Today, I was busy all day and purchased a lot of items for opening a shop. I plan to be opposite within ten days The storefront of Yongye Yanfang will be reorganized and decorated and opened as soon as possible. Therefore, we will work overtime overnight to check the items.” Wu Meiniang said.

"Why are you so anxious? There is a lot of time." Qin Mubai said with concern, "It's not good to stay up late and hurt your body. Go to bed early!"

"You don't understand this." Wu Meiniang smiled mysteriously, "Now is the busiest time in Xiangyang. Wouldn't it be a shame if I didn't take this opportunity to expand my influence? Moreover, the prince and King Jiang Xia, and many others The nobles and celebrities are now gathering in Xiangyang. If I can invite them to visit when it opens, wouldn’t it be twice the result with half the effort?"

"Clever!" Qin Mubai slapped his forehead and suddenly realized, with a smile in his heart: Mei Niang is really a genius, and she actually knows how to use the'celebrity effect'! In the 21st century TV, movies, and online media, advertisements are always overwhelming. As long as it is something with a brand, it is not forgotten to find someone to endorse the advertisement. Whether it is in the 21st century or today in Datang, Chinese people have the habit of advocating celebrities and consumption from the crowd. This seems to be a "fine tradition." Especially in the current era of Datang, the royal family and celebrities are the kings leading the fashion of the world. The success of Qin Xianjiu is the best proof.

"Well, I'm tired too, so I won't do it." Wu Meiniang said with a smile, "Go to sleep!"

"Okay!" Qin Mubai laughed suddenly with joy. This laugh, even he himself felt shameless and lewd.

"Deng's disciple, don't even think about it!" Wu Meiniang obviously smelled the "fishy smell" in his smile, and she scolded with a smile, "I will let the butler arrange a place for you, so let's rest early! Look at you, with a haggard face, you must be busy these days."

"Seeing that I am so haggard, don't you want to comfort me and feel sorry for me?" Qin Mu said with a smile.

"Come on! With so many people here, you are still talking nonsense-go and go!" Wu Meiniang's face flushed, and she pulled him up and pushed her out.

Qin Mubai left the hall with a smile, and went to a clean and comfortable room. After washing, he lay on the bed, closed his eyes and thought: When I arrived in Xiangzhou, the storms continued, one after another. Brown is more tricky than one brown, and risks and crises are increasing. Maybe I am really tired and want to live a comfortable life. Linger went to Chang'an, and I really hope to have a good ending, otherwise...

Thinking about this, he fell asleep...

A few days later, in the city of Chang'an.

Looking at the familiar Chang'an City and the Imperial Palace, Princess Gaoyang and Yin Yang let out a sigh of relief.

"Finally arrived without incident!"

Li You sat in the car, closing his eyes and concentrating, not knowing what he was thinking. Before long, he will face his majestic father. At this moment, there is a little bit of fear and anxiety in his heart.

"Your Majesty, it's too early, so let the Weichen **** you into the palace sooner! The Weichen may return to Xiangzhou sooner, lest King Wu and General Qin miss them." Yin Yang said to Princess Gaoyang.

"Alright, then enter the palace immediately without stopping." Princess Gao Yang thought for a while and said, "Don't take the Suzaku Avenue and enter the palace from the Suzaku Gate. This entry is all the court's yamen. I got it. I ordered the guards to disperse and rest on their own. Just a few people escorted us around the Lifang path and entered the palace from the Xuanwu Gate of the Daming Palace. The guards there are familiar with me, so I don’t need to check my tongue."

"Yes, the Weichen did it." Yin Yang accepted the promise and said in his heart: This princess Gaoyang is very young, clever and clever, and she is really unsightly!

Yin Yang brought only three or five pawns. Li You and Princess Gao Yang also got in a common carriage. The group of people bypassed the crowded Zhuque Avenue and Xishi Avenue and walked around. After traveling through the streets of Lifang for more than an hour, I finally reached the north of the Daming Palace in the imperial city.

Yin Yang looked at the towering and majestic Xuanwu Gate of Daming Palace ahead, and he sighed in his heart.

At this moment, Princess Gao Yang spoke from the car and said: "General Yin Yang, you can just send it here. Thank you for your **** all the way. Now please go back. You only need to leave a driver!"

"Let Weichen send you to the palace before leaving?" Yin Yang said with Qin Mubai's repeated instructions in his heart.

"No. Xuanwumen's rules are very strict. Except for members of the imperial family and guards of the Imperial City, no one is allowed to approach." Princess Gaoyang said, "It's only three or four hundred steps away. , It’s fine."

Yin Yang is a delicate person, knowing that Princess Gao Yang deliberately insisted so, she must have wanted to put them aside, privately has something to talk to the king of Qi. He raised his eyes and glanced at the Xuanwu Gate in front of him. This place is already the forbidden area of ​​the imperial city, and there will be no problems if he thinks about it. So he stopped insisting and said: "If this is the case, the Weichen will resign!"

"Thank you, General Yin Yang, you have been so **** this journey. I will tell King Wu and let him reward and comfort you." Princess Gao Yang said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Your Royal Highness, take care, Weichen and others are leaving!" Yin Yang thanked him and took someone away.

Princess Goyang told the coachman to drive slowly to the gate of the imperial city without worrying. Then he sat back in the car and leaned side by side with Li You, and whispered softly: "Brother, you are not willing to talk to me on this road. Now, do you want to talk to me?"

Li You kept closing his eyes and meditation, then finally opened his eyes and looked at Princess Gao Yang solemnly, and said: "Ling'er, what do you want brother to tell you?"

"You are scared in your heart, aren't you?" Princess Gao Yang said.

Li You sighed for a long time, and closed his eyes again: "The matter is over, fear is useless."

"I also have a sentence. I have always wanted to tell you, but I didn't dare to say it." Princess Gaoyang said.

"Now, tell me!"

Princess Gao Yang nodded gently, and said: "In fact, you must know in your heart that even if we come to ask for sin, we will not escape the blame. Conspiracy and rebellion are the first of the ten evil sins, and the sin is not forgiven, and My father has always hated our children for hating and killing each other. So... I have decided. If my father refuses to forgive you, I will accompany you to death with my mother and concubine!"

"You are crazy!" Li You suddenly widened his eyes in astonishment, and shouted in a low voice, "No!"

"Brother, don't get excited! Listen to me first!" Princess Gao Yang hurriedly grabbed Li You and said, "If it weren't for this, the emperor would not forgive you!"

"No, no, no matter what you say, it just can't!" Li You repeatedly reprimanded and shouted excitedly, "I am not sorry to die. The reason why I am willing to come to Changan with you is not for you. And mother concubine? Now you have to bet the lives of both of you on me. I'm not willing to die! Otherwise, why don't I kill myself in Xiangyang?"

"Brother..." Princess Gao Yang's tears came down, and she choked up, "You are willing to commit suicide for us, why don't we want to live and die with you? We are a family!"

"Ling'er, brother is wrong, brother is sorry for you!"

The tears of Princess Gao Yang also touched Li You's heart. Feeling sad, he held Princess Gao Yang in his arms without feelings, tears streaming down.

At this moment, suddenly the carriage sank, and the coachman outside the carriage let out a muffled grunt, but the carriage did not stop.

Li You was quite alert and hurriedly let go of Princess Gao Yang and shouted in a deep voice: "Who?"

With a sound of "brushing", the carriage curtain was suddenly lifted, and a man's head came in.

Seeing this person, Li You's face suddenly paled: "Zan Junmo, why are you!"

Princess Gao Yang's eyes widened in fright and was about to scream. Zan Junmo grinned with a weird smile, suddenly raised his hand, and a cloud of gray mist spread on the faces of Li You and Princess Gao Yang.

"Your Highness, you are really offended!"

……

After a long time, Li You leisurely woke up, feeling dark in front of his eyes, some aches on his body and dryness in his throat. He immediately reacted and knew that he had been in a coma for a long time.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of fire blaring not far away, and an oil lamp blared like a chrysanthemum bean. In the light and shadow, a figure familiar to him appeared.

"Uncle!"

Li You was frightened, completely forgetting his weakness, and sat up in shock.

"You'er, don't come here unharmed." Yin Hongzhi put down Huo Yizi, walked over with a cup of soup in his hand, and said softly, "Hurry up, take the soup."

"I...this...what, how..." For a moment, Li You was stunned and stuttered, not knowing how to use words.

Yin Hongzhi's face was full of Zhizhu holding a look, and he said quietly, "Don't worry, first drink some ginseng soup that moisturizes the throat."

Li You swallowed hard and drank the warm ginseng soup in one sip, and said anxiously: "Where is this? Where is Linger? How is Linger?"

"Don't worry, Ling'er is my heart, what can I do to her?" Yin Hongzhi smiled calmly, "This is already outside Chang'an, in a humble private house. Don't worry, it's safe."

"You think it is safe, but I think it is extremely unsafe!" Li You suddenly shouted hysterically, "Uncle, what do you want to do?"

"Help you." Yin Hongzhi said firmly and concisely.

"Help me? You are hurting me!" Li You roared.

"Calm, You'er." Yin Hongzhi patted his shoulders with both hands, twisted his brows and looked directly into Li You's eyes, and said in a deep voice, "If I want to harm you, that goal has been achieved, shouldn't it be unnecessary now? "

Hearing this, Li You seemed to be possessed, and his violent mood immediately calmed down. He nodded in a daze, and was seated on the side of the bed by Yin Hongzhi, and said: "Then...what do you want now?"

"You'er, you're so confused!" Yin Hongzhi sat next to him and said bitterly, "How can you run to see your father at this time? Do you know how dangerous it was? Just you As soon as you step into the Xuanwu Sect, your life is confessed."

Li You doesn't deny it, he took a deep breath and nodded: "I also know that the father will probably not spare me. But... it's not completely hopeless. After all, there are mother concubines and Ling. I'm here."

"Cowardice! Pedestal!" Yin Hongzhi scolded, "As a man, how can you tie your life to the female stream? Even though they are your close relatives, you can't have such illusions! You Who is the father? He is known as Mingjun and Shengjun. This is true; but the more Mingjun is, the more he is, and the more cruel and cold-blooded he is. Because there is no emperor who does not kill, but Mingjun and Shengjun kill more. Ingenious, killing more righteously. Now the mistake you made is to offend his'righteousness', how can he not kill you? If he is a foolish monarch, he might let you go. The more Mingjun, the less impossible !-Even if you are his own son, it is absolutely impossible!"

Li You's face suddenly turned pale, he looked at Yin Hongzhi in amazement, and muttered: "No...After all, I didn't succeed, and I didn't really murder the prince."

"It's wrong, it's wrong, it's a big mistake!" Yin Hongzhi yelled again and again, and said distressedly, "I have repeatedly advised you beforehand, or if you don't do it, just do it all. Take a look. , Now you regret it, are you afraid? In your heart, after all, there are still worries and fears. If you have known today, why did you have this idea?"

"This is the end of the matter, what is the use of saying these?" Li You said, "Although you make sense, I always feel that Linger will not lie to me. She is a persistent girl, and she is determined to do it. She told me that if my father doesn’t forgive me, she and my concubine will accompany me to die together. In this way, there may be a chance of survival..."

"Fuzzy! Stupid!" Yin Hongzhi scolded, "You saw that Ling'er pretended to be crazy and threatened to die, and finally won your father's change and allowed her to be with Qin Mubai, right? Now I want to follow the example of the previous time? Then I can tell you clearly, all of you are going to die, and none of you want to live!"

"Why, why?" Li You stuttered and asked in a murmur.

"It's very simple. The previous conflict was only the different opinions between your father and Linger about the marriage. In the end, after Linger's trouble, Fang Yiai was taken out of the house, and Fang's family took the initiative to request to divorce. Now, what can the emperor do? Even if he killed Ling'er, he can't save anything, it's just a plain sacrifice. Moreover, that matter is a little bit bigger than yours, how can it be compared?" Yin Hongzhi was like a cannon, and said, "Now you have committed the heinous crime of treason, how can he tolerate you? You still have your family and your family go to ask for death. Isn't this threat of death? This one? It will be even more irritating to him-the result is that you all will die! Don’t keep one!"

Li You's body trembled involuntarily, and his temples were cold. He widened his eyes and said with a trembling voice: "So, what should I do now?"

"There are only two ways to go at the moment." Yin Hongzhi squinted his eyes, and a cold sharp light flashed in his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "One, you take Ling'er far away or go out to sea , Fled to Tufan, Western Regions, Baekje, Silla and even the Wa country!"

"No, no, no!" Before Yin Hongzhi finished speaking, Li You shook his head, "We can't escape this far. As long as Father, Li Ke or Qin Mubai are aware of , About the marine arrest document, I was arrested before I left the land of Datang. Moreover, even if I went to these places...Who would dare to shelter us? Even if we stay incognito, how can we survive? How can I survive? No regrets, how can I let Ling'er suffer such a living crime with me?"

"Then there is only one choice left." Yin Hongzhi's face sank, and he gritted his teeth and burst out these words, "Don't do it, don't stop, go back to Dengzhou and raise your troops!"

"Ah!!!" Li You screamed, his face froze suddenly, he looked at Yin Hongzhi in amazement: "You...let me raise the flag to rebel?"

"Yes. You have no choice!" Yin Hongzhi said in a heavy voice, "Let it die and live afterwards. This is the only way. Otherwise, you will have a dead end on both sides. , Give it a go!"

Li You's face was covered in cold sweat, his breathing became abnormally rapid, his eyes widened for a long while, and his expression remained stiff.

After a while, he said: "So, that Ling'er, what should I do? My mother and concubine, what should I do?"

"Ling'er was of course brought to Dengzhou together." Yin Hongzhi had obviously thought about it, and said without thinking, "Ling'er is your father's beloved daughter, Qin Mubai's beloved woman, and Li Ke’s brother-sister relationship is also extremely strong. If we do something by then, we can release rumors, saying that Xiangzhou Wu Wang and Qin Mubai have conspired with me, and they have also conspired to murder the prince. Although such rumors seem very false Few people in the world will believe it, but one will hesitate, that’s enough."

Yin Hongzhi continued: "At that time, we may have the opportunity to instigate Li Ke and Qin Mubai to work with us! Li Ke's bloodline is noble and prestigious, and Qin Mu has a very broad white blood. The one who gets it will be the talent, and these two people hold Xiangzhou such a rich and dangerous place, our chances of winning will be greatly increased. At that time, Xiangzhou and Dengzhou will work together, and the nearby states and counties can pass or decide. Force them to submit to us. From this... we can at least separate one party. Even if you can't take your father's world, at least we have the capital to negotiate prices with him!"

This word by word fell on Li You's heart like a thunderstorm. He looked at Yin Hongzhi in horror and said, "You just said that the only person who would believe this rumor, can Is it my father? Is it possible for us to force Li Ke and Qin Mubai to act with us?"

"Of course. No king is suspicious. Ling'er, Li Ke, and Qin Mubai have an extraordinary friendship between these three. We learned that Ling'er was living and dying together with us, Qin Mubai wilted Can you not come? If Qin Mubai comes, Li Ke will be inseparable. Also, you and Li Ke, the third brother, have always been intimately and intimately linked? You are both the princes of concubine and the same. He was born with sins and injustices, and his fate was the same ups and downs and bitterness." Yin Hongzhi said, "Not only is the emperor hesitating about such rumors, Li Ke is also at least 50% likely to act with you! — —If Linger can catch the big fish Qin Mubai first, we will have an extra solid arm. Regardless of the thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands, just talk about his current reputation in Xiangzhou , Even surpassed Li Ke! Moreover, once a thousand soldiers win, a general is hard to find! Qin Mubai has to be enlightened by Li Jing after the door, and the people around him are also very powerful. When he moves, Li Ke must If you can’t sit still, you’re bound to advance and retreat with him. When that happens, we will have two powerful arms-why not be afraid!"

Li Ke was stunned for a while, fear, excitement, excitement, and hesitation struggling in his heart together. After thinking for a while, he felt as if he had lost the ability to think and only one thought was left, so he said: "Then I am using Ling'er now? If the emperor father finds out, won't my mother and concubine be executed?"

"Don't worry, it won't." Yin Hongzhi said confidently, "She has escaped into the empty door all day and accompanied by the ancient Buddha, why is it sinful? Your father claims to be fair and strict, even though If you take your anger in your heart, you will not spread grievances on her, or you will fall into a faint name, which is what he doesn’t want. Therefore, your mother will be fine. In the future, we will talk to him again. Talk about the conditions, let him send your mother and concubine to Dengzhou, our family is truly reunited, and she doesn’t have to stay cold in the cold palace Taoist temple. Isn’t it wonderful?"

Li You's face trembled. He knew that he had been moved. But in my heart, there are still some bottom lines that cannot be crossed, and I am unwilling to truly become a thief who rebels against the country and the king.

He made the last low resistance and said: "Even if Deng and Xiang are raising the matter together, Li Ke and Qin Mubai will also come to help. We can't fight the entire Yangyang Datang! In the end, it will Isn’t it all a dead end? Instead of that, it’s better for me to go to the palace and die by myself, so as not to involve more people."

"You'er, don't you often say a word?" Yin Hongzhi was not excited at this time, nor screamed, but said in a calm voice, "Life is like a gambling. , You can win the final big prize. You have always been a person with courage and courage. Why have you become so indecisive and indecisive now? If you really want to die, your uncle will never stop you. Just because I know, You are an ambitious man. I have been painstakingly persuading you for so many years. Unexpectedly, when the critical moment is reached, you will become a greedy man who is afraid of death. Your uncle, I am really blind. Lost these old eyes!-you go, I won't keep you anymore!"

"Uncle!" Hearing these words, Li You finally got angry from his heart and gave birth to his guts. He gritted his teeth fiercely, and screamed: "Anyway, it's a death, it's better to let go, and be vigorous!-- Life is like a gamble, I will bet on this one!"

[7800 words super long chapter, ask for a bonus. Please don't talk about how many changes a day are. I can learn from some 2K parties and split them into three chapters, right? ]