To Rule in a Turbulent World

Qiao Rong went to the iron gate and handed in the prepared clothes. You Miao took out the key given by the jailer, opened the cell door, and let Qiao Rong in. drink wine."

"Hahaha." Nie Dan laughed instead, and said with a smile, "Come, drink."

You Miao leaned against the fence, Nie Dan took a look at You Miao, and said, "Come and drink too, fourth brother, we only talk about love and moon, not about state affairs. Today's eldest brother is still your eldest brother."

You Miao said: "I can't drink it, you two drink it."

Said that Bi Youmiao went to the front of the corridor to talk to Tu Risheng.Tu Risheng smiled and said, "Is that General Nie, God of War over there?"

"That's right." You Miao smiled and said, "It's better to meet you than to be famous?"

Tu Risheng smiled and said, "Indeed."

You Miao said: "How are you doing recently?"

Tu Risheng regretted: "It's so boring, I just hope that there is someone to talk to. Mr. You, you didn't keep your promise."

You Miao said happily: "Why didn't I keep my promise? At the beginning, I only said that I could save your life, but I didn't say anything else."

Tu Risheng breathed a sigh of relief, changed the subject, and asked, "I've been imprisoned for a year, do you think I still have a chance to get out?"

You Miao said: "Wait, wait for the amnesty of the world, maybe there will be a chance."

"I don't think so." Tu Risheng said, "How's it going outside?"

You Miao said: "Everyone has fields to grow and food to eat."

Tu Risheng: "You are not allowed to lie to me."

You Miao: "I just went to the dungeon to lie to you?"

Tu Risheng thought about it with a smile, and replied: "That's right, everyone said that His Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and he didn't even kill me, which shows that he is sympathetic to public opinion."

You Miao sighed, thinking about Zhao Chao's various situations, but didn't answer.After a while, Qiao Rong came over and said to You Miao, "Your elder brother asked you to have a glass of wine."

You Miao asked with her eyes, Qiao Rong nodded slightly to show him to be relieved, You Miao got up and went over, and Nie Dan poured wine for You Miao.

"Your sister said it all." Nie Dan said, "Have a drink, fourth brother."

You Miao said: "Brother, you can't be stubborn, the people are the most important, the community is second, and the king is the least."

Nie Dan smiled wryly, and the two drank it all in one gulp. Nie Dan waved his hands and was speechless for a while, the wine was so strong that You Miao's throat was burning after drinking it.

"If the Hu people invade the south in the future." You Miao murmured: "Brother, you still have to fight in the end, you can't just sit idly by."

Nie Dan fell silent and sighed.

"I thought I would spend the rest of my life here." Nie Dan's deep, powerful voice echoed in the prison: "But now elder brother feels unwilling. You said, fourth younger brother, when elder brother came to you and became sworn brothers with you, Do you blame elder brother for harming you, second and third younger brothers?"

You Miao was stunned, unable to speak for a while, her nose was sore, she choked up and said, "Why? I never blamed you."

Nie Dan sighed: "Now the matter is out of your control, you don't have to blame yourself anymore. Even though Sun Shenzhi, who has been predicting the enemy like a god all his life, has always been at every step, there are times when he can't control it, and manpower will eventually run out. The third brother On the day of enthronement, you wrote a very good letter to him. You are afraid of the sky above, and you are afraid of the people below. Not only is he wearing a yellow robe, but he is like this as a nine-five-year-old man, and you and I, as ministers, should also in this way."

You Miao nodded silently, knowing that Nie Dan was also trying to persuade him.Now that they have come to this point, Nie Dan and Zhao Chao are naturally bound to each other, and no one will be sworn brothers and fathers, whether it is the emperor or a beggar, it has nothing to do with his status.

At that moment, You Miao also felt disheartened.

"Brother, take care." You Miao said, "I'm going back, and I'll come see you another day."

"Don't come to see me again." Nie Dan said in a very low voice: "Don't bother all the ministers to plead for me. In time, he will definitely launch a purge in the court. He will remember these things and these people exactly in his heart. You If you want to keep yourself and your second brother, just listen to the elder brother, show weakness and return home."

"Hide your strengths and bide your time." Nie Dan said: "Be wise and protect yourself. The current situation is no longer in your control. Remember."

You Miao's heart moved, and she looked at Nie Dan with a complicated and unspeakable expression.

After leaving the Heavenly Prison that day, You Miao went to the Yulin Barracks to return the badge, and Tang Hui asked, "What did General Nie say?"

"No." You Miao said: "Let us not jointly sign a letter to intercede for him."

Tang Hui nodded slowly, and said: "He is willing. The longer he stays in prison, the harder it will be for His Majesty to explain to the officials..." Tang Hui sighed, and said: "Everyone has their own difficulties."

You Miao returned to the political affairs hall, tossed and turned that night, lay on the bunk all night, thinking about Zhao Chao's words.At this moment, he already felt disheartened and didn't want to go on like this anymore.The words Nie Dan mentioned when he became sworn brothers reminded You Miao of his previous life—everything seemed a lifetime away.That year he was happy and at ease in the villa, and became brothers with the heroic Nie Dan, the laughing Zhao Chao, and Li Zhifeng who had a smile for the first time in his life.

But now, it has become such a scene.

While reminiscing, I heard a message from the palace outside: "Your Majesty, please come into the palace."

Mu Feng outside the door said: "My master has fallen asleep. He is sick these days and cannot enter the palace."

It was really the seventh-rank official of the prime minister's concierge, but the palace servant didn't dare to offend Mu Feng, so he had to leave.

After much deliberation, You Miao made up her mind to resign tomorrow and go back to the villa to wait for Li Zhifeng to return.He didn't want to clean up such a mess for Zhao Chao again.Maybe leaving by yourself can save each other some trouble.Otherwise, in the end, making a scene like Nie Dan's would be just annoying.

Sometimes as long as an impulse sprouts, it will make people want to put it into reality irresistibly.Once the idea of ​​resignation appeared, even nine horses could not pull it back.At the beginning, it was for the promise with Nie Dan, and for the establishment of the new dynasty. When the wind and rain were turbulent, You Miao took over this burden.

But now, seeing that Zhao Chao has his own ideas, You Miao is so happy to let go. Everyone says that he is the mainstay, but even the god of war who guards the country can be imprisoned. Seriously speaking, it is the same without anyone of.Everyone still lives in the same way.

And Li Zhifeng, if he is willing to lead troops, he will still lead troops in Yangzhou. Anyway, the peace talks with Tatars have agreed that there will be no need to send troops to fight again for at least three to five years.Li Zhifeng's position is only a casual job, and he can go home completely, and the two live a happy life.

You Miao gradually fell asleep, thinking over and over again in his mind, thinking about his villa. He didn't know what happened these years. He gradually became obsessed with the life in the villa, and he couldn't wait for tomorrow, no, just put on his wings and fly back now... …

There was another knock on the door outside the window.

This time Mu Feng didn't say anything, Zhao Chao said in a low voice, "You Ziqian, I'll come in and talk to you."

You Miao woke up suddenly with cold sweat on her back.

Zhao Chao pushed the door open and entered, You Miao immediately got up to light the lamp, but Zhao Chao grabbed her wrist.

"Sit down." Zhao Chao's voice was majestic, and You Miao felt uneasy, realizing that if Zhao Chao wanted to get rough, she would not be able to beat him... She had never encountered such a situation before.I just don't know what Zhao Chao is going to say, judging from his tone in the dark night, he might be angry.

Originally, the most confident person should be You Miao, but when Zhao Chao appeared like this, his aura became a little bit timid.

You Miao pondered over and over again, and said lightly: "Please speak, Your Majesty."

Zhao Chao sighed and said, "You're angry, aren't you?"

You Miao: "I dare not."