Don't steal a man from me

It was the cold winter of November when Chu Yunqi returned to Yancheng.

Just after the second quarter of Xu time, the housekeeper loosened his shoulders, walked to the front of Zhumen's mansion, rubbed his eyes, and was about to close the door, when suddenly a black shadow flashed in, and before the housekeeper had time to shout out, someone came Cover your mouth.

"It's a widow, don't shout, close the door, and take me to see Xiangguo." The man's deep voice came.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?!" The butler acted cleverly and closed the door with trembling hands.

I don't know whether it's because of the cold winter night or the voice of the king of Chu sounds very oppressive in the cold night. In short, the butler's body was shaking all the time when he led Chu Yunqi to meet Su Jue in the study.

"Hee hee, look how scared you are." A Sheng beside Chu Yunqi looked at the butler and smiled.

The butler lowered his head, glanced at the owner of the voice, and wiped the cold sweat from his brow, he was now a monk of Erzhang and couldn't figure it out.

Didn't it mean that the king of Chu was resting in the palace of Chu?The king, who has not been in court for more than two months, why did he sneak into Xiangguo's mansion and bring a girl with him?

The housekeeper was at a loss, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions. He pushed back the waiter all the way and brought Chu Yunqi to the study.

"Go on, don't mention this matter to anyone, if you hear the wind, I will kill you alive." Chu Yunqi said in a low voice.

"Yes, yes." The butler was so frightened that his legs gave way and he knelt down on the ground.

Chu Yunqi waved his hand, stepped forward, pushed the door open and entered.

Su Jue was wearing a moon-white blouse, with black long hair hanging behind her back, and her white jade-like hands were resting on the finished memorial. When she saw someone pushing the door open, she looked up and met Chu Yunqi's eyes.

Under the orange candlelight, Su Jue's delicate brows and eyes were slightly tired, and there were tears in her beautiful eyes, Chu Yunqi couldn't help but suffocate.

After more than eight months, the two met each other in such a way. Even though the two had reviewed each other's faces countless times in their minds, at this moment, the two seemed to be separated by ages, and each other was stunned. I was stunned, looking at each other speechlessly.

"Huh la la..." All the bamboo slips on the desk fell to the ground, and Su Jue accidentally took them off his sleeve when he stood up.

"You..." Su Jue's body trembled slightly, he opened his mouth and said a thousand words, but he didn't know where to start.

"The widow has read your letter." Chu Yunqi curled the corners of his lips, slowly stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Your letter is very official, and you never mentioned missing me."

Without saying a word, Su Jue stepped forward and hugged Chu Yunqi, tightened her arms, and buried her head in his arms.

"Hey..." Chu Yunqi took a few steps back when he was caught off guard by his hug, and after standing still, he put his arms around the trembling body and patted him comfortingly: "It's been a while. Thank you Xiangguo, I... am back."

Su Jue was very angry. He had never been so angry in his life. He wanted to throw all the memorials on the desk at him, and wanted to point at his nose and put his hips on his hips to scold others.

You bastard, why do you have to go to Mogu to find Gatuo wood yourself, and buy a piece from Ling people?

If you don't like me, why do you tease me again and again?

Su Jue took a few deep breaths, calmed down, let go of Chu Yunqi's arm, took a few steps back, and remained silent with downcast eyes.

Chu Yunqi bent down and picked up the bamboo slips that fell on the ground one by one, opened them and looked at them, nodded and smiled, "Xiangguo still cherishes words like gold, and the annotations are still so concise."

"Hey, hey, have you two finished talking?" A Sheng, who had been standing at the door just now, glared at the two of them angrily.

Su Jue raised her eyes, only then did she notice that Chu Yunqi had brought a girl back.

"Oh, damn it." Chu Yunqi put down the bamboo slip in his hand, smiled and said to Su Jue: "She is a girl I met in Mogu, Xuanjizi personally passed on his disciple, Asheng."

When Su Jue heard the word "Xuanjizi", she raised her eyebrows in surprise.

"This is the mainstay of my Great Chu, Zhaowen Lord Su Jue." Chu Yunqi continued with a meaningful smile on Su Jue.

"Chu Yunqi, this girl is going to sleep in the Chu Palace." A Sheng raised his chin and said crisply, with that momentum, all he had to do was announce that she was going to be the Queen of Chu.

"No. The villain will let you take the princess into the palace." Chu Yunqi said helplessly.

While Chu Yunqi and A Sheng were bickering, Su Jue had already sent a message from Yao'er, ordering him to secretly enter the Chu Palace, to inform Queen Mother Wei of the return of the Chu King, and to quickly prepare a car to take the Chu King to the palace. back to the palace.

As a result, King Chu, who had been "unwell" for more than two months, miraculously recovered from his illness, and all the ministers carefully looked at Chu Yunqi who was sitting on the throne on the sixth white jade step when he went to court—— This doesn't look like the look of recovering from a serious illness at all!

Chu Yunqi wears a twelve-pronged crown on his head. Twelve beads carved by Bian Yu are strung together to make a total of twelve pouches. They hang down naturally and cover most of his face. Sitting against the light makes it even more difficult to see clearly. His facial expression shows that he hasn't worn complicated royal clothes for a long time. Chu Yunqi straightened his sleeves a little uncomfortable, raised his head slightly, and threw the wide sleeves on the armrest of the throne. Exposed, lightly resting on the armrest.

Su Jue looked up at him, frowned, and let out a barely audible "Tsk", what did this man go through when he led the army on his own expedition, and why did he wear the king's clothes in a loose way after he came back? ?

Chu Yunqi had a panoramic view of Su Jue's expression. From the last court to the present, Chu Yunqi was listening to the courtiers report their affairs, and at the same time stared at Su Jue, who was the leader of the courtiers.

Su Jue was wearing white clothes and a golden phoenix uniform, with long black hair tied with a nine-day phoenix jade golden crown, with the familiar warmth of Chu Yunqi in his eyes, although the man didn't say a word, he just stood quietly, but he had a kind of A heroic spirit that no one can look at.

Why didn't I find that this person who is both a bosom friend and a powerful minister is so charming in court clothes?In particular, that person's slight frown of unhappiness for some unknown reason is so cute.

Today's court meeting lasted the longest, Chu Yunqi asked all the ministers to report all the important and crucial things since he was absent from Yancheng, so when the court meeting ended, all the ministers were dry-mouthed , legs numb.

"Xiangguo stays, come with the widow, and retire." Chu Yunqi got up and explained briefly.

The side hall of the Chu Palace.Su Jue, who was dressed in white clothes and golden phoenix suit, walked behind Chu Yunqi, a step away from him. Chu Yunqi was still wearing a heavy royal robe. He turned his head and stood there smiling, "Why are you so far away from me?"

"A subject is a subject of the king, and it is not proper to stand shoulder to shoulder with the king." Su Jue bowed his hands and bowed.

Chu Yunqi frowned, feeling inexplicably irritated by Su Jue's words. He gave a "tsk", stepped forward and pulled the man's wrist, and said, "The etiquette is determined by the widow. If the widow says Xiangguo is okay, then it is in accordance with the etiquette."

Su Jue glanced at him. He knew Chu Yunqi's political methods the most. The previous monarchs and ministers shared the same car, loved each other and even sacrificed to the country, all of which were his wooing and admonishing to this high-ranking prime minister.

The king trusts you and can give you supreme rights and honors, and of course he can ruin you and leave you with nothing.

It's just that no matter how much Chu Yunqi expressed his trust in himself before, it was impossible for him to "cross the line" like today.

The two of them are not bosom friends who are singing in harmony with the piano and flute at the moment, and the complicated costumes they wear remind them all the time - monarchs and ministers are different and cannot stand side by side.

Is it a reward for not rebelling against him during the personal conquest?Is it the trust in him to rule the country?That being the case, why did the three powers be separated when Li Yan was left, with the Empress Dowager Wei and the senior official Chu Ping assisting the government?

Su Jue sighed inaudibly.

Chu Yunqi, you don't have to worry that I will betray you, because I love you.

"The reform is complete, and Southwest Chu has been pacified, what should we do next?" Chu Yunqi asked in a low voice.

"Mo country." Su Jue said lightly.

Chu Yunqi raised his eyebrows and looked at Su Jue. The eyebrows and eyes of the people around him were still modest and gentle.

If the situation of the vassal states is compared to a game, Su Jue must be an outsider. He will always watch this game calmly, which he has foreseen the end of. Time, slowly falling, every step is almost perfect, every step has a succession and a transition.

"Mo country?" Chu Yunqi tilted his head and asked.

"If you want to become the overlord of the Central Plains, there are three indispensable conditions." Su Jue turned to look at him, stretched out a white jade-like finger and said: "First: have a population of tens of millions and a land of thousands of miles; , with strong national power; third: According to the pass that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. In short, it is "time, place, and harmony". The pass that is easy to defend and difficult to attack is equivalent to a million troops, which is second only to the strong national conditions of."

Chu Yunqi's eyes flickered, and his thin lips curled up playfully, staring at Xiangguo in white beside him.

"The country of Mo is located in the northwest, Hanjun Pass, Jiagu Pass, and Juyong Pass. If you choose any pass, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The place where the Mo people made their fortunes in poor mountains and bad waters is similar to the place where our first ancestor of Chu made his fortune in Jiuxiang poisonous swamp. Because of the similarity, the Chu people and the Mo people have very similar national ethos - indomitable and willing to fight. According to the pass that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, retreat can rest and recuperate, and advance can clean up the Central Plains, which is the only thing for the overlord of the Central Plains The choice. Once the monarchs and ministers of the Mo Kingdom see the pattern of the vassal states clearly, they will spare no effort to go east, and that will be the time when I, Chu, will fall." Su Jue said in a deep voice.

"Heh... There are thousands of ways to kill a young tiger. I don't have the leisure to watch the tiger grow up and bite me." Chu Yunqi sneered, the sun shone in through the window, and he was pale. The resolute face casts a dark and unclear shadow, the eyes are unusually cold, and the bloodthirsty aura emanating from the whole body makes it difficult to approach.

Su Jue looked at him, frowned, and reached out to hold Chu Yunqi's hand tightly. Those hands were already stained with the blood of tens of thousands of people. He knew Chu Yunqi well. The most direct and brutal method will be adopted--Tu Guo.

"The Mo people have been semi-nomadic and semi-agricultural in the northwest border for so long. It is conceivable that their resolute and warlike character should not be confronted head-on in this matter. It is also very difficult for us to force a trapped animal into a corner. Unfavorable." Su Jue kept holding Chu Yunqi's hand tightly.

Chu Yunqi raised his eyebrows and looked at him. Su Jue's cold fingertips scratched his palm, calming down the brutal and bloodthirsty beast in his heart.

"We can only make long-term plans for the Mo country." Su Jue paused and said, "Are you willing to make a bet with me?"

"What's the price? What happens if you win, and what happens if you lose?"

"If you win, Chu will unify the Central Plains. From then on, the world will belong to Chu, the cars will be on the same track, and the books will be written in the same language; if you lose, there will be no Chu State in the Warring States Period of the Central Plains."

"Tell me, what kind of gambling method?"

"Huairou." Su Jue said: "The first step of this plan: Marry with the country of Mo, and the king personally send the marriage to show respect; the second: order all the people who are willing to move their families to live in the country of Mo to enter the third class ;Third: Send the most trusted person of my king to Mexico to introduce the new law into the country. The last step is very important, and my king must be careful."

"Lan Jun is very generous." Chu Yunqi clapped his hands and laughed loudly after a little silence: "I, a Chu people, moved to the Mo country, married and had children with the Mo people, and within three generations, it is "There is Chu in Mo, and there is Chu in Chu." Mo'. At that time, the Mo people only knew the Chu rituals, Chu laws, and Chu system, and they were just like Chu people, while the Mo country was just like our Chu in a county in the northwest. Country, wonderful!"

Su Jue shook her head slightly and said: "The key to this plan is that there must be someone who stays in the country of Mo and controls all this, otherwise the Chu people are likely to be assimilated by Mo Feng, and by then, not only will we not be able to achieve the results we want, We will also be bitten back for 'raising tigers'."

After hearing this, Chu Yunqi became silent, and wanted to find someone in Chu State—this person must not only be loyal to Chu State, but also have excellent leadership skills. Culture, system, and etiquette have subtly penetrated into the blood of the Mo people.

He turned his head to look at Su Jue.

Yes, this person can only be Su Jue.

However, the prime minister of a great country resigned for no reason and went to the poor and white country of Mexico to take over the government. This will make the countries suspicious, and the most fearful thing about this matter is that the country of Mexico will be suspicious and the countries will ask questions.

Su Jue didn't seem to have thought of how to do this naturally. He lowered his head slightly, frowned, and said nothing. His eyelashes, which were as long as butterfly wings, cast a shallow shadow in his eyes, and the light shone on his eyes. The side face, with a hazy softness, thin lips pursed lightly, Chu Yunqi felt an inexplicable tightness in his throat, and an inexplicable hot feeling rose from the bottom of his heart, burning his soul.

When did you stretch out your hot hand to caress Su Jue's gentle eyebrows?When did you hold Su Jue tightly and greedily breathe in the faint orchid fragrance on that person?When did you whisper "You are not allowed to go" over and over again?

Chu Yunqi was in a daze, until the man pushed him away with unsteady breathing and bumped into the stacked bamboo slips on the desk, Chu Yunqi came back to his senses.

"What's wrong with you?" Su Jue took a few steps back, breathing a little unsteadily.

Chu Yunqi hugged himself tightly suddenly, and said in his ear over and over again, "You are not allowed to go", which really shocked him.

"Ah, it's okay. I'm a little tired, let's put this aside for now, let me think about it." Chu Yunqi breathed out, pinched his brows, and waved his sleeves at Su Jue.

"Your Majesty, leave." Su Jue bowed her hands and then withdrew.