Chapter 274 There are still too many people in the world
I walked into Tinghe Tower again and looked at the guests on the first floor who were obviously in disguise and were full at dawn, as well as the boss who was already familiar with them. When the waiter and the waiter were huddled behind the counter, Shang Ruyi didn't feel scared or uneasy.
She only felt a little weak.
It's like a person's powerlessness in the face of fate.
But the next moment, she suddenly felt a little stronger - after all, facing fate, she didn't seem to be completely powerless, so she took a deep breath and followed Eunuch Yu's guidance to get on the second floor. building.
It's still the elegant room by the window, and the slightly swaying bead curtain is still hanging at the door.
Eunuch Yu walked to the door, saluted and said something inside, then turned around and smiled at her, and then withdrew.
The surroundings immediately fell into silence.
Shang Ruyi couldn't even hear her breathing and heartbeat. She only felt a depressing feeling coming from inside, almost covering the entire Tinghe Tower. She seemed to know that the depressing feeling came from Why? So, after taking a deep breath, he stretched out his hand to lift the bead curtain and walked in.
In the private room, even the layout is the same as last time.
A low table is placed in the center of the room, with an exquisite incense burner on it, a pot of wine that has just been warmed, and two wine glasses. The table is covered with a thick carpet, and the air is still filled with the feeling of belonging to a certain person. The human, faint cold fragrance, like a cold hand, held Shang Ruyi in place the moment she entered the room.
At this time, Shang Ruyi discovered that what was different from the last time they met here was that there was not a single brazier in this private room. In addition, the sun had not risen yet, so it was as cold as icehouse.
She shuddered involuntarily.
When I looked up again, I saw Chu Yang standing by the window, seemingly looking at the scenery outside. But if I looked carefully, his eyes looked confused, as if he didn't know what he was seeing. It went somewhere, and one of his hands was slightly bent and hanging on the window sill, and his white fingertips kept touching something.
It’s the jade pendant.
Shang Ruyi's heart sank, but he immediately woke up and stepped forward to bow and salute: "Ruyi pays homage to the emperor, long live the emperor. Long live the emperor."
Her voice was almost the only one in the Tinghe Tower. sound.
But no one responded to her. After the words were spoken, everything fell into an uncomfortable silence.
Shang Ruyi knelt on the ground and did not dare to move. He only felt cold all over his body, and even his hands and feet were trembling slightly.
I don’t know how long it took, but she finally heard a sound, which was the rustle of clothes. There was a sound of light footsteps, getting closer and closer. Finally, a pair of pure white eyes appeared in her sight. Oriyu step fairy shoes.
"Have you forgotten what I told you?"
As soon as she heard the sound above her head, Shang Ruyi was shocked again. Immediately, she also understood the meaning of this sentence. Chu Yang said it more than once Even she herself has become accustomed to meeting her as "Yang Suiran", not in front of the emperor. It was about giving a grand gift, but this time -
She lowered her head and said softly: "Ruyi feels that it is His Majesty who is here today."
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The person standing in front of him was silent for a while, and then, a chuckle sounded above his head.
He said: "You still understand me."
After saying that, he waved his sleeves and sat in front of Shang Ruyi.
Although he sat down, he did not let her lie flat. In fact, the wind raised by his sleeves directly hit Shang Ruyi's face, which also made her wake up a little more - her guess , is right.
So, she knelt there motionless and did not raise her head.
Chu Yang looked at her for a while and said, "Did you see him off?"
Shang Ruyi said: "Yes."
"The last time he went on an expedition, he still delivered it to his doorstep. This time, it was delivered to the city gate. It's hard to tell."
"… …This time, he can leave Far away.”
“I almost thought you were going to follow him.”
“There can’t be any family members in the army, let alone women. Ruyi knows this very well.”
"If there are family members and women in the army, will you really follow him?"
"..."
Shang Ruyi knelt on the ground, frowning slightly. But she was speechless. At this moment, she also completely understood who the city guard deputy general was who stopped them and questioned them when they entered and exited the city gate several times.
She was silent, but the other party did not intend to keep her silent, and gave a cold "hmm".
Shang Ruyi thought for a while and said softly: "This - Ruyi has never thought about it."
"..."
Chu Yang was silent for a while. After a while, he chuckled again and said, "You know very well how not to make me angry."
As he said that, he He stood up slowly and walked to the bed again. This time, The sky was brighter than before, and his eyes could see more clearly the movements of pedestrians on the long street below. He sneered: "It's a pity that there are so many people under the sky who want to make me angry."
Shang Ruyi’s heart skipped a beat.
Are he talking about the Lei family and his daughter? Is it Liang Shide? Or...
However, before she could think about it, she heard Chu Yang say coldly: "When there are too many people, it is easy to cause trouble."
"..."
" It can be seen that there are still too many people in this world.”
“…”
As soon as these words came out, Shang Ruyi felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He raised his head in disbelief and looked at him with wide eyes. However, the person who said these words was still standing by the window, holding a glass in one hand and pouring out the faint aroma of wine. When you bring it to your nose and enjoy it, it looks cool and elegant, like a fairy sucking the wind and drinking the dew.
It’s just that the fairy’s feet were all covered in blood!
Shang Ruyi couldn’t believe that he would say such a thing!
Even Yu Wenye was telling her that the people had suffered terribly after years of fighting, especially the three expeditions to Liaodong, which almost wiped out all the people. If not all the people in the world were empty, then they were empty. And he, He even said that there are still too many people in the world!
Shang Ruyi endured it again and again, but finally couldn't help it, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, does your Majesty really think that there are too many people in the world?"
Chu Yang slowly turned back to look at her, his eyes a little colder.
“Not much?”
“…”
“You probably don’t know that I just ordered shipbuilding in Bohai County. In less than half a month, then The civilians on the border gathered a hundred thousand people and started to rebel; there were also people from Liang Shide and Wanggangzhai - these You should all know that Yu Wenye will not fail to tell you; as for Longmen, the rebellion in Shuduan was just put down last year. This year, his cousin started to rebel again. Now he has joined forces with the Xue family in Longyou, and he is planning to make a big move. ”
Shang Ruyi’s scalp felt numb in waves.
It seemed that Yu Wenye had softened his words to her a lot.
If it is true as Chu Yang said, Daxing City, the real capital of the Daye Dynasty, is probably no longer safe, and if a country cannot even keep its capital, how long can Guozuo last?
Of course, maybe he had the foresight to build the eastern capital Luoyang, but now, Hebei has been lost, and Bohai County is also rebelling. At this time, even if Luoyang is still in the hands of the imperial court, it is more like An isolated island, if it continues, even an isolated island will be swallowed up!
No wonder, no wonder, more and more people are leaving Luoyang City these days.
Recalling the first time she came to Helou with Yu Wenye, it was August last year. At that time, although the outside of the city was largely deserted, at least there was still a bustling scene inside the city, and the place was still full of guests. Customers came like clouds; but after that, every time they came, there were fewer and fewer customers. Even the last time, when Yu Wenye brought her here to eat, there was only one table of them on the entire second floor.
Doesn't this prove anything?
And this is still "there are too many people in the world"? !
Just when Shang Ruyi's heart hurt and he didn't even know how to speak, Chu Yang turned around again and said coldly: "I am extremely disappointed with this place and these people. "
"...!"
Shang Ruyi looked up at him: "Your Majesty?"
Chu Yang suddenly walked up to her and leaned over to look at her. A gentle smile like the warm sunshine of spring appeared on his cold and arrogant face, and said: "You know, in fact, the best scenery is in the south. .”
“…What?”
“I’m still there. When I was the prince, I once sent troops to destroy Chen. Although the Chen Dynasty was weak, Jiangdu had beautiful scenery. No wonder, I almost got drunk on the scenery there several times. "
Shang Ruyi looked at it. Looking at his gentle yet slightly frantic eyes, my heart gradually sank.
Of course she knows.
That was more than ten years ago. Although she was still young at that time, killing Chen was an earth-shattering event. At that time, the Central Plains was divided between the north and the south. The late emperor Chu Yin was a powerful man who unified the north. However, the successor of Chen State in the south relied on the natural moat of the Yangtze River to indulge in wine and sex, and gradually became corrupted in the apricot blossom spring rain in the south.
At that time, Chu Yin waved his long arm and pointed his sword at Jiangnan.
Chu Yang, who was still the prince at the time, led an army of 300,000 to cross the Yangtze River. In one battle, he annihilated all Chen’s naval forces and attacked Jiangdu City directly. He captured Empress Chen alive and then successively recruited and surrendered three others. Wu, Lingnan and other places dominate the world!
Even if he has never seen the flash of swords and swords, Shang Ruyi seems to be able to imagine that more than ten years ago, the high-spirited Chu Yang stood in Jiangdu City, looking at the scenery he had conquered. High-spirited.
Now——
At this moment, Chu Yang suddenly came in front of her, and their faces were almost touching. Shang Ruyi subconsciously stepped back a little, but even if he stepped back, he could clearly see that his eyes were slightly red. , looking excited and happy.
He asked: "Ruyi, have you seen the scenery in the south?"
"..."
Shang Ruyi's eyebrows frowned slightly.
She thought for a while and said softly: "I haven't seen it before."
"Then, do you want to see the scenery in the south?"
"..."
Shang Ruyi was silent for a long time, and finally said softly: "No."
Chu Yang's brows suddenly knitted: "Why?"
Shang Ruyi said: "You can go see the scenery in the south at any time. But Ruyi still has to stay in Dongdu City, waiting for me. My husband is back.”
Chu Yang's eyes suddenly turned cold.
(End of this chapter)