If you don't count, you will die

Shen Mo covered the red forehead that was patted hard by Lin Mu, blinked his eyes, and Shan Xing's heartbeat that had been chaotic just now gradually calmed down.

"When I get back to Jiuzhong, I have some things to do, and I won't go to see you in the Hall of Peeping Pole for a while."

Mo Mo took off the hand covering his forehead: "A period of time?"

Lin Mu smiled and said: "Why do you look pitifully abandoned? I certainly won't leave you for too long."

Nodded silently, silent again.

Lin Mu didn't tease him anymore, the two of them quickly washed and tidied up, and then went back to their rooms to rest. Tonight Lin Mu didn't forcefully occupy half of Shen Mo's bed, but Mo Mo still only slept on one side unconsciously.

The journey back to Jiuchong was uneventful, once arriving at Jiuchong, Su Yuanhuan ran away immediately, and as soon as he entered the imperial palace, Lin Mu also left quickly, only Wen Pu sent Shen Mo back to the Hall of Peeping Ji before leaving.

Before leaving, Wen Pu said: "If you have anything to do, you can come to me when Lin Mu is not around. I am most of the time in the armor guard team, but you'd better not look for me."

Nodding silently, Wen Pu left.

After leaving for a few days, the Hall of Observing Ji is still the same, deserted and sparsely populated.

Before Mo Mo stepped into the Hall of Peeping Pole, some palace servants came to invite him to meet the emperor.

The silence didn't stop, and immediately went to Dijun's study.

After being passed on by the palace servants, Shen Mo pushed the door open and walked in. When he passed the screen at the door, he saw the emperor sitting in front of the desk and reading a book.

He still had the familiar black mask on his face, only wearing a loose white robe, which looked like pajamas, and his black hair was dripping wet behind him, as if he had just finished taking a bath.

Mo Mo bowed and saluted, and before the emperor could speak, he stood up straight and did not move.

Fortunately, Dijun didn't care too much. He picked up a page of the book with his fingertips and turned it lightly. After reading for a while, he slowly put down the book.

Water droplets dripping from a strand of hair on the side of the cheek hit the book, and the good handwriting was immediately condensed into a ball of ink.

Dijun's movements paused, although he couldn't see his expression and didn't say anything, but it made people feel that he was a little annoyed.

"come over."

Dijun closed the book that was smeared by water droplets, paused, and pressed it under the other books. Then he raised his head and tapped the spare book hanging in the corner of the study with his fingertips. towel handkerchief.

"Wipe your hair."

Shen Mo shook hands hanging by his side, then walked over to pick up the handkerchief and came behind Dijun.

This emperor seems to like to let him wipe something. Last time he wiped his back, but this time he wiped his hair.

Dijun's hair is very cool, but the long hair is very smooth when it hangs down. Mo Mo put his hands together loosely, and then slowly wrapped it with a towel and rubbed it.

He seemed to have put on his robe directly after taking a bath, and his entire back was already soaked in water, sticking to his back, revealing a piece of back skin and a few slightly undulating old scars.

"Tell me about Zeshui City."

Dijun closed his eyes, seeming to enjoy it very much, and his tone of voice was much lighter at this time.

"A lot of people died in Zeshui City, not just 15 people."

There was a pause in silence. Thinking of what Su Yuanhuan said about the Yao clan, the current emperor went to strangle and exterminate the clan by himself in the end. He wanted to ask, but after a moment of deliberation, he decided to ask.

"I heard about the Yao clan, and I also heard that the Yao clan was exterminated by the emperor."

Dijun opened his eyes, his voice was calm, "So, what do you want to ask?"

Silent silence.

Dijun reached out and grabbed Shen Mo's hand that wiped his hair, and at the same time held his own hair in his hands.

"If you want to ask, just ask, I give you this right."

Shen Mo moved his wrist and tried to pull it out, but when he exerted force, Di Jun immediately held him firmly.

Dijun: "Ask."

Silence: "...the Yao clan was really exterminated?"

Dijun: "Really."

Silence: "Is there any lucky escape?"

Dijun: "No, in their settlements, no one survives, no matter old, young, women, children, or even livestock."

Di Junzhan spoke very calmly and briskly, as if exterminating a clan was nothing more than a trivial matter.

Mo Mo felt that the strength of Dijun holding his hand was a little slack, and immediately broke away, grabbing the scarf and rubbing Dijun's hair, not giving him another chance to grab it.

"In this case, why..."

The emperor interrupted him, "Since you already know the Yao clan, do you also know that the Yao clan has produced a few geniuses who have done all kinds of evil things?"

Nodding silently, the movement of wiping his hair slowed down, "I heard that for some reason, they had internal differences and killed each other..."

"Cannibalism... But it doesn't mean that they are dead. They were not all in the settlement at that time."

Silence stopped completely, looked at Dijun's broad back, and asked, "Your Majesty, what you mean is that the tragedy in Zeshui City and Huaishu Village was controlled by those people behind the scenes? But why did they do this?"

Dijun stood up, took the cane that had been kept beside him and leaned on it, and walked slowly towards the innermost part of the study.

There is a huge screen, and behind the screen is a couch.

Mo Mo saw the emperor walking slowly, through the screen he could vaguely see him leaning on it, but the voice seemed to be in his ears.

"With some amazing abilities, you have to do something to let people know, just like a child."

If those Gu experts in Tucun, Tuzhen and Tucheng knew that they were described as children, they would not be happy.

"Go down, let you talk about Zeshui City, you can't tell why."

Silence took a breath, and silently backed out. It wasn't until he had walked a long way that he remembered that he was still holding the towel for Dijun to wipe his hair.

He stopped and looked at the handkerchief with the insolent word "war" embroidered on the corner of his hand. He always felt that it was not good to lose it, so he brought it back to the Hall of Peeping Ji.

The emperor did not announce the matter of the Yao people to the world. He only found the name of a dead villain and settled the matter of Zeshui City. As for why he did not announce the matter of Shuisheng, it was just to stabilize the hearts of the people. Just imagine that a child of a few years old can do such a thing. Evil things, controlling the dead and killing people, wouldn't it make people panic.

There are some things that people can know, but there are some things that are better not known.

Mo Mo increased his lifespan by three months, although it was still short and pitiful, but compared to his previous lifespan of less than one month, he is still rich now.

So he slumbered in the Hall of Observation, and calmed down to study the deduction technique in his mind.

After spending a few days leisurely like this, the imperial palace became lively again.

In today's world, the largest country in the world bears the brunt of the battle, and it is heavily intimidated, and the one that can live below it is the Kun Kingdom that has always been eyeing it.

As we all know, not long ago, the emperor had just uncovered many spies from Kun Kingdom in the court hall. Among them, a young man who had won the trust of the emperor had already climbed to a position that was as light as an important one in the court hall.

People in Jiuchong still have fresh memories of the scene when the Emperor took the corpses of Kun State spies to patrol the city to demonstrate.

Since that time when Kun State was given a severe blow, Kun State has really become quieter. In recent days, Kun State has even sent its own princess to ask for peace.

It is heard that Kun Xiao is the country's most beloved princess, Kun Xiao, who is here this time.

And the purpose of the enemy country sending the princess is clearly revealed.

Since the current emperor ascended the throne, he has been alone all the time. At the beginning, some officials suggested it, but the emperor's war has always been ruthless, autocratic and dictatorial, so no one mentioned it again.

So today's emperors don't say they are wives and concubines, even if there is no palace for wives and concubines.

And the harem of the former dynasty had long been changed into the punishment hall by the Emperor War.

Don't want wives and concubines and change the former harem into a dark and terrifying torture hall, and fight against the emperor of the heavenly kingdom. I am afraid that there will be no one before or after.

The news of Princess Kunxiao's arrival was delivered secretly by the Kun Kingdom, and there was no publicity. Firstly, it was to protect the safety of the princess of the country, and secondly, it was not a glorious thing for the Kun Kingdom.

And it is said that Princess Kunxiao asked to come here on her own initiative. Although Dijun Zhan is disabled and is missing a leg, it is known all over the world, but Dijun Zhan is the ruler of the most powerful country in the world, and it is also known all over the world.

Although he has been covering his face with a mask to hide his true face, but also, he does not have a harem, and he does not have countless wives and concubines. Once married, he can reach the sky in one step, and he doesn't even need to compete for favor and jealousy. Why not do it?

So even though the emperor is famous in battle, cruel and tyrannical, there are countless officials and children and princesses from all over the world who want to rely on him, but the emperor has never agreed, why did he agree to this princess from Kun Kingdom this time?Is there anything special about her?

Shen Mo knows this because the arrival of the Princess of Kun has broken his peaceful life for the past few days.

Since Lin Mu returned to Jiuchong Yifarewell, he pretended not to show up for a few days, but the emperor inexplicably entrusted him with the task of welcoming Princess Kun.

This should have been the task of the Court of Rites.

The Kingdom of Kun is second only to the Kingdom of Zhantian, so the welcome ceremony and reception banquet that day were all underestimated, so Mo Mo saw the unsmiling female official who taught him the sacrificial dance again.

The female officer was still the same as when we first met, with a blank face and low eyebrows, only explaining and teaching over and over again.

"The number of etiquette required to welcome the princess of the surrendered country is different according to the size of the national strength. Originally, according to the strength of the Kun Kingdom, it should be done in a big way. There are so many steps and rules that it is difficult to count them in detail. However, the emperor has a purpose. The days are relatively short, and because I have been busy with the case of Zeshui City some time ago, I am very tired, so I specially entrust the national teacher to avoid complicated etiquette, and keep everything simple, as long as the etiquette is thoughtful and decent."

The female officer lowered her eyes and said the high-sounding purpose on her mouth. In fact, she knew in her heart that the current emperor's thoughts on this young national teacher... I am afraid it is not simple.

To welcome the princess sent by the surrendering country is the first task of a country's successor. If there is no latter, it will be replaced by the Court of Rites. What does it have to do with a country's national teacher?

unless……

Dijun doesn't intend to let him be just a national teacher all the time.

But how can the emperor's various thoughts be guessed by a little female official like her?

She grew up in this palace since she was a child. She was intriguing and deceitful.

Because the emperor ordered everything to be simple, the etiquette learned by Mo Mo is not difficult, and he is the most beloved by the emperor today, at least the most beloved national teacher in the rumors.Although his status is a bit delicate because he was a former national teacher who the emperor hated the most.

On the day when Princess Kun arrived, Jiuchong, which had always been under clear skies, had its first rain this year.

Originally it was only drizzle, but when Princess Kun's convoy slowly arrived at the gate of the imperial palace, the rain suddenly became heavier. The body of the maid holding an umbrella was swaying in the heavy rain.

In the end, the all-black guards had no choice but to take over the task of holding the umbrella, and the scene was spectacular.

And Mo Mo was dressed in red at the canonization ceremony, covered his eyes with red gauze, and stood in front of the lacquered red majestic gate of the imperial palace.

Standing in front of Shen Mo, two guards held up a huge umbrella for him, and a group of officials stood behind him. Most of the official robes of Zhan Tian Kingdom were dark in color. In this dark color, the red of Mu Mo stood out.

It didn't take a while for the Princess Kun's team to appear in front of everyone. It was not as luxurious as imagined, and there was not even a palace man playing silk and bamboo.

There were only a dozen people in the team, and there were only four court ladies, so it was difficult to walk in the heavy rain.

And the guard holding the umbrella for the princess didn't look strong, the umbrella veil was skewed, and a lot of rainwater had already splashed on the face and body of Princess Kun.

Silence looked over through the rain curtain, the princess was still sitting upright even though her temple hair was wet and sticking to her face, and the skirt of her clothes collapsed due to being filled with water.

She looked solemn, as if she was neither sad nor happy, but through the heavy rain curtain, the rain seemed to be the tears she shed all over her face.

This really doesn't look like the princess of Kun Kingdom who volunteered to join the Battle of Heaven in the rumors.

The rain came and went quickly, and when the motorcade slowly reached the gate of the palace, the rain stopped.

Silence took a step forward, bowed first, and bowed without humility.

With the help of the palace servants, Princess Kun got out of the Luan chariot, bowed her head and bowed her hands and returned a salute, but it was much heavier than the silent and light salute.

At this time, there is no rain curtain to cover, and the distance is no longer far away. Princess Kun's face, which was thinly applied with makeup, was a little pale due to the cold rain, and her expression was extremely indifferent, but when Mo Mo saw Princess Kun's pair of When the eyes were dark, they felt inexplicably familiar.

These black eyes are extremely bright, not stained with any color, and they seem to be very focused when looking at people, but they shouldn't be as dead as they are now.

This reminded Shen Mo of the man he saw behind the galloping horse's hoof when he first came, with bloody scars on his face, broken legs and tongueless, but still black eyes.

And the piece of carved jade pendant he dug out from the blood mud.

What the person said, "Give it back to him for me", could this "he" be "she"?

Ever since Su Yuanhuan accidentally discovered that piece of jade pendant, he no longer carried it with him, and kept hiding it in the Hall of Observation. At this moment, when he saw those familiar black eyes, he remembered it again.

"Master Guoshi has been looking at me, but what's wrong with me?"

After recovering from silence, he stretched out his hand to help Princess Kun to get up, "There is nothing wrong, I was rude."

Princess Kun stood up, her stature was actually a little taller than Shen Mo's, she pursed her lips and smiled lightly, "I've always heard that Zhan Tian has a young national teacher, seeing him today, he is really handsome."

Mo Mo is not good at these hypocrisy and deceitful snakes, so he just nodded slightly, and then the ceremony officer behind him stepped forward and led all the guests from Kun Kingdom into the palace.

A heavy rain delayed a lot of things, and when Princess Kun and her party packed up, it was already the moonlight, and the reception banquet started on time.

But the emperor did not attend this grand banquet.

Princess Kun's complexion did not change, she was still talking and laughing at Yan Yan, talking and laughing happily with the ministers and female relatives of Zhan Tian Kingdom, she really had some tricks.

Shen Mo sits at the first place under the emperor's throne, and picks out some favorite food to eat. The usual meals of the emperor's palace are very rich, not to mention that during this banquet, the cooks in the emperor's palace even show [-] classes of craftsmanship, wishing to make the world All delicacies are brought to the table.

He took a sip here and a sip there. Although the dish was eye-catching and delicious, for some reason, what he thought of was the pheasant that Lin Mu had caught for him. It was obviously a bland barbecue. Salivating, even the koi that smelled so fishy, ​​he wanted to try it again.

He ate a few mouthfuls in a dull manner, then put down his chopsticks in silence, picked up the wine glass, and poured himself a drink, probably because it was a princess who received the wind this time, so the wine at the banquet was also slightly sweet.

The drink aroused silent interest, and he couldn't resist drinking it down, and immediately poured himself a second glass.

Soon the third cup, the fourth cup, the fifth cup...

The wine glasses used for this banquet are all small and exquisite, and after a few glasses of sweet wine, I don't feel dizzy in silence, but I feel more and more energetic, and I just want to drink more.

Although Shen Mo's status is quite high now, but in this banquet where there are groups of three or four, gangs and oppositions, Mo Mo's side really seems much deserted.

Without him, who made Mo Mo be canonized by the current emperor himself, except for a former national master who was stabbed to death for a felony in name only, he has no backer, except for the current emperor, he has no one to rely on.

But is the current emperor really willing to be his backer?If so, why give him a master who has committed a felony.

So Shen Mo has been surrounded by people watching, but so far no one has dared to win him over.

But even if someone really wanted to win over Silence, he might not be able to understand the way people speak around the bush.

Shen Mo drank a pot of wine alone, and the drink was also water. After drinking such a not-so-small pot of wine, he only felt that his lower abdomen was swollen, and he urgently needed to be liberated.

So he stood up without hesitation.

At this time, the banquet had come to an end, and many officials and ministers had already left with excuses, so it was not unexpected for Mo Mo to stand up suddenly.

The strange thing is that the emperor came suddenly.

At the beginning of the banquet, the emperor hadn't arrived, and everyone took it for granted that the emperor must not come because he wanted to give Kun and the princess he sent to Kun country a disgrace. When some fun-loving officials at the banquet were a little drunk, the emperor came.

When the palace servants came in to report loudly, the crowd still hadn't reacted, until the emperor, who was wearing a black robe, covered his face and walked slowly with a cane, came into people's eyes, and everyone recovered from the drunken atmosphere, one by one He knelt down on the ground in fear.

This naturally includes the princess from the Kun Kingdom, but when she knelt on the ground, she boldly raised her head high and looked at the legendary No. 1 in the world without blinking her eyes.

Logically speaking, as a woman, she could actually leave first, but for some reason, Princess Kun has stayed until now, as if competing with each other, but it did make some people admire her.

But at this time, there was one person who did not kneel.

It was the drunken silence, he thought he was sober, but if he took away the red veil, he could see a pair of blank eyes filled with water, how could he be sober.

At this moment, there was only a blur in front of his eyes, and he vaguely saw a familiar figure in front of him, so he ran over staggeringly, and slammed into the arms of that person.

Intermittently said: "I feel uncomfortable... Lin Mu..."

In the end, the voice of the word "Linmu" has become very weak and has become a breathy sound. If the emperor is not standing very close, he might not be able to hear it.

Di Junzhan looked at the young national teacher who was plunged into his arms, and was silent for a moment, as if hesitating, for a while, without a hand holding a cane, he slowly supported his waist.

Immediately, a few gasps of officials with poor concentration rang in my ears.

Silence leaned against a warm body, it felt like driftwood had found support, and the heart that had been fluctuating all night fell to the ground.

Maybe there are some things, the authorities are really obsessed, the onlookers are clear, the silence when sober never doubted the relationship between Lin Mu and the emperor, but the silence after drunk, relying on intuition, found that the person in front of him is Rin twilight.

Dijun Zhan, that is, Lin Mu hugged Shen Mo with one hand, and his arms gradually tightened, and he just hugged and supported Mo Mo, who was already so drunk that he was so weak, and walked out.

All the ministers: "..."

Dijun left just like that?The emperor took the little national teacher and left?

Why did the emperor come here?

Is the little national teacher drunk?right?

Aren't they blind?Was it the little national teacher who took the initiative to lean into the emperor's arms?

Dijun didn't push him away?

Didn't he punish him for a disgrace?

She even reached out to support him?

And took him away?gone?gone?

The ministers watched as Dijun helped Shen Mo out of everyone's field of vision gradually. During the period, the palace servants who were following Dijun tried to take Shen Mo, but Di Jun turned sideways and unquestionably refused.

The minds of the ministers who had been intoxicated by alcohol all night finally became clearer, and at the same time, they had a doubt in their minds.

Didn't the emperor come here specifically to pick up the little national teacher and leave silently?

Of course, Di Junzhan didn't come here specifically to welcome Shen Mo back. He just felt that he had given him his due and should come to see him, but he didn't expect Shen Mo to surprise him.

Supporting Shen Mo to the corridor, where the lights are dim, Lin Mu raised his hand and waved away the palace servants who had been following him, and sat on the ground with Shen Mo.

Shen Mo sat there but was not being honest, he kept struggling and arching back and forth against Shen Mo, as if he was enduring something extremely uncomfortable.

"Rin Mu..."

"Rin Mu..."

"I'm uncomfortable...uncomfortable..."

Lin Mu stretched out his hand to hold Shen Mo's hand, as if to comfort him, "What's wrong with you? You have to make it clear before I can help you."

This is the first time that Lin Mu has revealed a little tenderness while wearing Dijun Zhan's cold face.

Silence, you really made me make an exception again and again.