Square inch by Kyushu

Li Muge did what he said, and he really made Gu Yanxi wait for a long time.

Therefore, Gu Yanxi deliberately picked a place farthest from his residence to wait for him - the plum forest in the mansion.

This plum grove was also the place where they were taken by General Li, who Luo Qiuli pretended to be when they first traced Qingyu.I still remember that time at his behest, he was injured quite badly, but it was not as bad as it is now.

It was already summer at this time, and the plum blossoms all over the tree had long since withered, leaving only a huge green cover.The sun shines through the gaps in the green leaves, mottled all over the place.Looking down, it seems that the past time has been shattered all over the ground.

Just like this, Gu Yanxi has one table for one person, a cup of good tea, and a plate of red and black, waiting alone in this fragmented time, letting the fleeting years in his memory be changed secretly.

A pot of fragrant tea is simmering tepidly on the stove under the feet, and the tea fragrance is curling up and mist is rising.

Li Muge walked up to him, and threw the envelope on the chessboard, just covering his pondering sight.

"I decided to bet with you."

Gu Yanxi flicked open the envelope, continued to move the chess pieces, and said, "No regrets?"

"That's exactly what I want to ask you."

At this time, Li Muge picked up the knife he was pondering, and forced the other party to look at him: "You don't put others in your eyes, and you only regard yourself as an opponent? The whole world only recognizes yourself?"

Gu Yanxi raised his head as he wished, faced the aggressive gaze of the other party, and simply said two words: "No."

Li Muge put the black car on the opposite side of the red car, and said: "Although the red car can eat the black car, it will be eaten by the black horse after a short victory. But if the black horse moves, the black soldiers in the palace will die , but the red cannon that knocked down the soldiers is worth a life for another life, but I don’t know if it’s worth it or not. There will be hidden dangers behind hidden dangers. Victory and failure appear alternately, it’s just to see who can have the last laugh .Isn’t that what you and I are doing now?”

Gu Yanxi nodded: "It's good that you understand, so if I figure out your next moves, what's the difference between me and myself?"

Li Muge smiled nonchalantly: "But I can't just waste a good move just to get angry with you about 'not letting you guess'. The key to success is always the next move."

Gu Yanxi took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "It's a pleasant cooperation."

Li Muge took the cup in his hand, put what he had just sipped to his nose, smiled evilly, and sniffed lightly whether it was tea or human fragrance.

After drinking this cup of "second-hand tea", he smiled and said, "It's a happy cooperation."

After he left, Luo Qiuli got out from nowhere.Walking in front of Gu Yanxi, with a wave of his sleeves, all the red chess pieces except the old man turned black.

"If it were me, I would do it."

Gu Yanxi smiled, nodded and said, "It's also a way." Then he poured a cup of tea for him.

Luo Qiuli sat across from him, drank it generously, and shouted: "Good tea! But wouldn't it be more beautiful and magnificent if it was replaced with fine wine?"

"Nothing is perfect, no one is perfect, why bother to be perfect in everything?" Having said that, Gu Yanxi took out a wine jug from the wooden box next to the small stove, and filled it for both of them.

Luo Qiuli immediately beamed with joy when he saw this, the dimples on his cheeks almost bloomed, and he drank all three glasses in one go.

Gu Yanxi couldn't drink alcohol due to illness, but everyone is a hot-blooded man, so it's a joke not to drink alcohol.So he also picked up the wine glass and drank it with his head up, he was already too strong to drink, after three glasses his expression was hazy and his cheeks were flushed.

Luo Qiuli stared at the Yan on the white jade in amazement, the Can in the mist, and sincerely praised: "Mr. Jia's peeping curtain is less than Han Yu, and Concubine Mi is staying as a pillow for Wei Wangcai. Brother Gu is so handsome, if I were a woman, I'm afraid I would also feel sorry for him." Are you overwhelmed?" After saying that, he drank two cups and laughed again: "Hehe, it's not just women?"

Gu Yanxi heard that there was something in his words, wanted to understand but didn't want to understand, so she didn't say or ask anything, and drank another cup.

Luo Qiuli was very forthright when he saw him, and felt very happy in his heart, and his original dislike for him was also suppressed a lot.Although he usually hides half and does half, but when it comes to drinking, he is a soft-tempered person.

"You look like Li Muge because you are addicted to alcohol." Gu Yanxi remembered that Li Muge often drank alcohol when he was with him.

"He drinks to relieve his worries, I drink for fun, we are not the same." Raising his hand and throwing a silver coin, he had to ask someone to buy him some snacks.

"Hehe, if Li Muge knew that I used his faceless hidden guard as an errand, do you think he would jump in anger?"

Gu Yanxi shook his head and said, "No, he will reward you with the entire Faceless Bodyguard as an errand, but from now on, all the errands that the Faceless Bodyguard wants to help him will belong to you, and only you .”

Luo Qiuli laughed loudly when he heard this: "That's right, it's indeed something my master can do. You really understand him." After finishing speaking, he glanced at the other party calmly.

Gu Yanxi raised the corners of her lips mockingly, shook the wine glass in her hand and said, "I don't understand him, I just understand people's hearts."

Luo Qiuli picked up a chess piece and played it slowly in the palm of his hand. He was very bored and said, "Today you and I have a chance to drink, so I will give you a piece of advice: You regard life as a chess game and count every step, To know people's hearts is not to be calculated."

Gu Yanxi did not thank him for his "good words of persuasion", but looked down at the light and shadow of the place, and recited a poem to himself: "The forest flowers withered the spring red, too hastily. But the cold rain came in the morning and the wind came later. Rouge tears, stay drunk, when will it be heavy. Naturally, people grow hatred, and water grows east."

Luo Qiuli didn't mind at all, and just followed him and said, "In my opinion, in this scorching midsummer, there are neither falling flowers nor cold rain and evening wind.!"

All he could see was the setting sun, red clouds all over the sky, and greenery dripping with gurgling water.

And, there is Gu Yanxi, who is heavier than the setting sun and brighter than the afterglow, like the enthusiasm before a moth flies into a flame, like the brilliance of a firework before it falls.

He looked so close to death and so far away from the world.

It seemed that no matter how much Li Muge tried to save him, he couldn't be brought back, because no matter what he could do to a person who was determined to die.

When Nan Gongjing told him that there was no cure for this person, although he still harbored hatred in his heart, at that moment he finally understood: Heaven's jealousy of talents is indeed the most embarrassing thing in this world.

"Lord Luo's words are wrong. Although the flowers are in full bloom today, there is no cold rain or wind, but there is no guarantee that tomorrow will be red and rainy?" His voice was a little drunk, and the setting sun was reflected in his eyes.All of a sudden, Luo Qiuli's wandering thoughts were brought back.

So he and he continued to exchange cups, laugh and drink and sing, waiting for the moon rabbit to be born.

In this troubled world, there are no absolute enemies and no permanent friends.The encounters between people are just inevitable driven by fate.

When Luo Qiuli returned to his room, Li Muge was waiting for him.

Looking at the half piece of silver in the opponent's hand, he gave a guilty laugh twice, poured himself a glass of water pretending to be calm, and said casually: "It's so late, general, are you still awake?"

Li Muge weighed the things in his hands, and said with a sad face: "The actions of the subordinates are ridiculous, and the master can't play games."

Luo Qiuli suddenly thought of Gu Yanxi's words when he heard the words, his heart beat faster and he broke out in a cold sweat, he hurriedly covered up and said: "This is a blindfold, just to make the enemy paralyzed and underestimated."

After hearing this, Li Muge smiled even more amiably: "It turns out that what Qiuli did today was to flatter you. I thought you were trying to turn an enemy into a friend?"

"If you turn an enemy into a friend, wouldn't it be an end to the general's concern." Luo Qiuli lowered his head and muttered in a low voice, secretly expressing his dissatisfaction.

Deliberately turning a deaf ear to his "complaints", Li Muge threw the money at Luo Qiuli and said, "Get ready and return to court tomorrow."

He didn't intend to argue with him when he came here today, he just had doubts about the matter of him and Gu Yanxi "having a good time with wine".

Hearing this, Luo Qiuli immediately removed his cynical face, and said sternly, "So fast? Could it be that Jin is ready?"

Li Muge nodded.

Luo Qiuli was silent for a while, and said: "Shui Furong has just entered the palace of the Jin State, and she should not have won the trust of the King of Jin. How could it be possible for the Jin State to attack the Xi State so quickly? What's more, even if she succeeds in provoking the conflict between the two countries In the war, it is impossible to collect all the information about the military deployment of the Jin State so quickly, how can we ensure that we can successfully turn defeat into victory?"

Li Muge smiled contemptuously, and asked back: "Qiu Li, are you questioning me? When did you see me do something unsure?"

Luo Qiuli knew he was talkative, so he quickly smiled brightly, revealing two dimples, and said, "No".

"Remember, you just have to trust me at any time." Li Muge stroked his soft hair, looking at him with unquestionable eyes.He likes to touch his hair like this, it makes him feel like going back in time, the beauty is still there.

Luo Qiuli stared at him blankly, and a small drum began to beat deep in his heart, which made him short of breath and restless.

Even if the moon is as cool as water, it can't extinguish the hot fire on his face.

After many days, the monarch finally returned to the court early, which made all the ministers of the country of Xi feel more energetic and relieved a little.But who would have expected that King Xi would not show up for a long time, and the sun was about to rise, and the morning dynasty turned into the afternoon dynasty.

Some ministers have been impatient for a long time, but seeing that the general Zhen Guo, who is under one man and over ten thousand people, is still standing there, he is really embarrassed to have any objections.

At this time, an old minister stepped forward and said, "I said General Li, why didn't our lord come here? We have been waiting for almost three or four hours?" He was too old and couldn't bear it .

Although Li Muge was wearing a mask, he could still feel the kindness behind his mask.He shook his head and comforted the old minister: "Lord Liu, the king's heart is unpredictable. How can we, as courtiers, interfere with the king's affairs? Sometimes we can only be foolish and loyal without asking the reason." It means that it is useless for you to ask me, not waiting for you is disloyal and patriotic.

After the old man heard this, he laughed dryly twice, and decided to stand against the wall and stick to his loyalty.

At this time, a younger official said: "I heard that the lord has recently adopted a beautiful and beautiful concubine. Naturally, the spring night is bitter and the days are high. From now on, the king, the king, hehe..." Swallowing the unfinished words , he smiled meaningfully.

Hearing this, Li Muge pretended to be surprised and said: "My lord is wise, shouldn't it be so ridiculous?"

The official continued: "Although you are brave and good at fighting, general, you are too upright. Everyone should be able to see what our lord looks like. Why do you keep deceiving yourself and others and blindly loyal?"

This remark was quite offensive, but no one refuted it, and everyone was silent, as if tacitly acquiescing.

But Li Muge was not among the silent ones, upon hearing this, he immediately pretended to be angry: "The Li family has not treated you badly for decades since the founding of the country, if you have meritorious service, you should encourage him; if you have made mistakes, you should help him rectify it. Talking behind his back, sighing and slandering, is it the work of a virtuous minister?"

All the ministers were shocked when they heard this, they thought that this highly accomplished general had long since intended to seize the throne, but now it seems that he is really a rare loyal minister.

But the official who had spoken just now saw that he had kissed the wrong ass, so he retreated into the official circle in an instant, and never showed his face again.

Li Muge sneered in his heart: Loyal minister?snort!I was not born to be a minister.I can be a citizen, a chivalrous man, a trafficker, and a pawn, but I shouldn't be a minister!

At this time, the eunuch finally sent a thin report from the apse, and saw Xi Wang Li Shengtong walking out with a fat body in his arms and a half-naked concubine Ji in his arms. clean.

None of the ministers of His Highness expected to wait and wait this morning for an absurd scene that stunned them so much.

Li Shengtong stepped onto the dragon chair and let the concubine Ji lie in her arms, with her jade body lying on her breasts and her breasts half exposed. It really made all the ministers of His Highness look stupid, while the elders of the three dynasties all covered their faces, with a look of indecent look on their faces. It's unfortunate for the family.

Li Shengtong just smiled contemptuously when he saw the reaction of his courtiers. Ever since Fuyao Hou conspired against him, he knew that life is short and he needs to enjoy himself in time. What's more, the few bottles of elixir given to him by the general recently are really holy things in heaven, making him feel like he is ascending every day. In the fairy world, it seems that the day of longevity is not far away.

And the concubine Ji presented here is even more stunning in the world, making him want to die every day.Glancing at Li Muge gratefully, Li Shengtong was content to enjoy the red tidbit fed by the sandalwood sip.

Li Muge returned him a tacit look, and continued to play his role of "loyal minister".

Tizi hadn't entered yet, when the newly appointed Minister of Dali Temple stepped forward and said: "I have an instruction." This man has a square face and broad forehead, with thick eyebrows flying slantingly. It seems that he is upright and upright.

Li Shengtong chuckled, and said, "Aiqing, wait a moment, my king has an important announcement to make before you start playing."

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and the upright Dali Siqing also returned to his original position. After all, no matter how upright a person is, he will not ignorantly compete with the monarch for the right to speak.

Therefore, Li Shengtong cleared his throat, and said in a deep voice: "This king announces that the late Dali Temple Qing Luo Qiuli has returned to Yang, and has made meritorious redress. The current official has been reinstated and promoted three consecutive levels, and appointed the post of prime minister. Luo Ai Qing, prime minister Luo, come up."

Hearing this, Li Muge really had a headache, he really shouldn't have given him so much medicine, and now he can't even speak human words, what is "returning the yang"?

At this time, accompanied by gasps and confused gazes in the main hall, Luo Qiuli came out of the back hall with a solemn face: he was wearing a fading boa robe, a jade belt around his waist, and a first-grade official hat on his head , obviously already dressed as a prime minister.

When he reached His Highness, he turned around beautifully, knelt down and saluted: "Thank you, Lord Ron."

Li Shengtong immediately dropped his concubine Ji in his arms, staggered from the throne and walked in front of him, salivating with a wretched smile and took his hand to help him up: "Aiqing, why bother to be polite, my knee hurts, what will this king do?" Distressed."

Luo Qiuli desperately pulled out his hand, and secretly wiped it repeatedly on the official robe, but there was a flowery smile on his face: "The etiquette of a monarch and his ministers should not be exceeded, as it should be."

Li Shengtong still did not give up and was not willing to touch him in public: "It is too rigid, it is unavoidable, the relationship between the monarch and his ministers should be unbroken."

Seeing that Luo Qiuli was about to run away, Li Muge immediately stepped forward to rescue him, pulled him away and said, "Master, this person has also been invited out, and the official has also been appointed, should we explain the reason?"

Facing Li Muge's cold and stiff mask, Li Shengtong lost interest all of a sudden. He glanced at Luo Qiuli reluctantly. He returned to the dragon seat and said impatiently: "This Central Plains has many twists and turns. Please ask the general to act as your substitute." Wang, please explain." After speaking, regardless of His Highness's stunned, sighing and snickering, sadness came from it, looking for death and life, he turned around and walked into the back hall with his concubine, leaving His Highness and his officials looking at each other at a loss.

Seeing this, Li Muge immediately stood up and told everyone the reason why Luo Qiuli appeared here, and only then did this ridiculous morning come to an end.

"Hey! This is the worst mess I've ever seen in my life, General, you have a good temper." Luo Qiuli looked at Li Muge with admiration, and almost gave him a thumbs up.

"The worse the stall, the better for us, do you think I can have a bad temper?" Li Muge glanced at Luo Qiuli who was still wiping his hands, and sighed: "Okay, don't wipe it, the man has been touched twice what happened again?"

Hearing this, Luo Qiuli almost jumped up: "What's the matter? What's the matter, what did you say? It's because you're a man, what happened? If you don't believe me, try being groped twice?"

Li Muge stretched out his hands and pinched his cheeks and said, "Who made you have such a watery and clear appearance? Not everyone can have the all-you-can-eat treatment?"

Luo Qiuli snorted coldly: "Don't just talk about me, if you hadn't been wearing a mask all day, you might be the one who was touched today." Speaking of this, he looked at the other party with some doubts: "Huh? You Didn’t the wound on the face heal a long time ago? Why are you still wearing this mask, isn’t it boring?”

Li Muge didn't answer him, but pulled him into the rockery next to him, took off his mask and asked with a smile on his face, "Look, does this face look like it was touched?"

The space in the mountain was extremely narrow, and the two faced each other close to each other.Luo Qiuli stared blankly at the suddenly enlarged handsome face in front of him, felt his heart beat faster and at a loss for what to do, and was so nervous that he couldn't speak for a moment.

Li Muge has never seen such a panicked Luo Qiuli, his heart suddenly became playful, his left eyebrow raised and his lips curled slightly, and he moved his face closer to him: "Tell me, your boss has such a heroic face Does it look like it was touched? Is it natural to touch someone else's hand?" As he spoke, he grabbed Luo Qiuli's hand, held it in his palm, and rubbed it maliciously a few times.

In an instant, his familiar warmth sprayed on his face, his familiar body temperature stuck to his body, and the roughness of his palms... Immediately, Luo Qiuli's whole body froze, and his complexion changed drastically.

To have a clear and definite feeling that something was changing somewhere in his body was a terrible message to him, and a shameful reaction to it.

Pushing Li Muge away, Luo Qiuli straightened his clothes and said seriously, "General, there are many people here, so it's best to be careful."

Li Muge felt a little strange about his abnormality, but he didn't think too much about it. He just said: "I didn't expect you to be so resistant to this kind of thing. It's hard for you to deal with that Li Shengtong for so many years. Let's go." Putting on the mask, he walked out of the rockery first.

Luo Qiuli pretended to be relaxed and laughed twice: "You also know? Then you have to make it up to me, boss."

Li Muge walked in front and sneered, "When have I ever treated you badly?"

The two walked away talking and laughing, and a black crow on the tree behind them also flapped its wings and swirled high.

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