Don't be clouded

Chapter 94

When the two walked out of the room, Xu Yang turned back and said that a group of people had come to the door.For a moment, Ji Bieyun thought that there was trouble coming, but it turned out that a group of people he couldn't be more familiar with came.

Fang Muzhi hurried in waving his folding fan, Zhuo Anping walked behind him like a follower, and behind him was Dai Fengmao in casual clothes.

Ji Bieyun had a premonition that the battle was not going well, and he said speechlessly, "It's getting dark, what are you doing here?"

Young Master Fang glanced at the monk behind him, and said with a smile, "I have no one to watch the Qixi Lantern Festival with me, so I have to come to you. But I don't seem to come at the right time?"

Ji Bieyun returned a "you know" look, "You can't find anyone to watch the lantern festival, but what about the last two, did you agree to come together?"

Dai Fengmao replied from behind: "I met you at the door. I'm resting today. I originally wanted to send Zhuo Anping to the prime minister's residence, but I learned that Fang Shaocheng came to Ji's residence, so..."

Fang Muzhi stared at Ji Bieyun unkindly, "You have done a good job, once you take care of your children, you take care of them every day."

Zhuo Anping suddenly said: "Today is my birthday."

Everyone was stunned, Fang Muzhi turned around and asked, "Why did you hold back until now?"

"I thought you guys wouldn't want to help me celebrate my birthday, and you should have other arrangements for Qixi Festival today." This brat has become more stable under the training of Ji Bieyun and Dai Fengmao recently, and he is even a little cautious at the moment Forbearance of the overall situation.

Just as Ji Bieyun felt a little guilty, he suddenly found that all these people's eyes were on him.

"...What are you doing? I'm his general, not his parents." He was a little nervous.

Fang Muzhi shook the folding fan again, "When someone's parents entrust him to you, you are equivalent to an elder. It's not too much to make decisions for him to celebrate his birthday, right?"

It seemed reasonable, but Ji Bieyun wanted to refuse but couldn't find a reason.

In the end, a large group of people went to the restaurant where Gu Shanyue was, and held a simple birthday party for Zhuo Anping.

Ji Bieyun played with the wine glass, quietly watching the excitement on the table.

Xu Yang had already started drinking with Dai Fengmao, and poured several glasses of wine for Zhuo Anping, which made the cheeks of the little brat turn red.Although Fang Muzhi said he was disgusted, he kept persuading the two people not to drink alcohol to the children. Taking care of the children has already brought out the demeanor of the elders.Gu Shanyue was also allowed to rest by the shopkeeper, and sat at the same table with them, eating food as if no one else was there, and occasionally drank two glasses of wine quietly.

The night outside the window was hazy, and the street market had already lit up lanterns. Countless lanterns, like a river of heaven, meandered and flowed in Chenjing, illuminating the entire cool night.

After drinking, he wanted to say something presumptuous. Dai Fengmao spoke inarticulately: "Have you heard the rumor recently? Ever since the Duke of Xiangguo left Beijing, there have been rumors that the secret treasure in Xuanqing Temple has recognized its owner again. Isn't that true?" It is equivalent to saying that Jiangshan Sheji will also..."

"Dai Fengmao." Ji Bieyun interrupted, "Pay attention to the occasion, and be careful not to cut your tongue if you talk too much."

Xiaowei Dai just came to his senses, waved his hand, and took another sip of wine with his head raised.

There are indeed such rumors recently, but no one knows where the source is, and Ji Bieyun subconsciously doesn't want to explore it.

After a while, several people started talking about other things, and the topic returned to Xiaoshou Xing. Xu Yang and Dai Fengmao argued about what kind of weapon this brat should practice.

"What kind of sword practice? Isn't Zhuo Anping holding a sword like holding an embroidery needle? Don't talk nonsense... A knife is the best." Dai Fengmao said drunkenly.

Xu Yang frowned and retorted: "Don't look down on the sword, it is light and convenient to defeat the enemy, unlike the knives in your army that are getting heavier and heavier."

"Then why don't you ask Zhuo Anping for his own opinion?"

"Just ask!"

Zhuo Anping was caught in the middle, but as if he didn't hear, he handed Fang Muzhi a plate of ice and snow cold Yuanzi eagerly.

Ji Bieyun looked across the round table and couldn't help laughing.

He poured himself a third glass of wine, turned around and raised his hand towards Guan Chen, "If the so-called peaceful and prosperous times are like this night, I'm lucky enough to see you, and I won't return if I'm not drunk."

Guan Chen looked at him intently, "If I'm drunk tonight, there will be a poor monk guarding the benefactor."

He smiled deeper, raised his head and gulped it down.

After drinking, he put the cup away and pulled the monk's arm to get up, "Come on, let's go out for a walk."

Regardless of other people's obstruction, Ji Bieyun dragged Guanchen out of the restaurant and melted into the sea of ​​lights.

Slightly drunk, he looked up at the lights and the silver man above his head foolishly, and felt dizzy after staring for a long time, but fortunately, Guan Chen quietly supported him.

"...I want to bring these back to the house." He murmured.

The girls behind him laughed when they heard his silly nonsense.He turned his head and saw two girls each holding a lantern, and said to him jokingly: "How can there be such a greedy person, the young master has brought all the lanterns home, what are we looking at?"

After that, he smiled and left.

Ji Bieyun was stunned for a while, then turned to complain to Guan Chen: "I was made fun of."

However, there was also a smile on the corner of Guan Chen's mouth, he didn't say anything, he turned around and bought a lantern from a booth beside him, and walked back and handed it to him.

"You can take this lamp back to Ji Zhai."

He looked down, and what Guanchen bought was actually a revolving lantern, and the pictures inside were turning around, like people chasing each other on horseback.

Ji Bieyun took it over, stared at it in surprise for a while, but said, "Why did you buy a child's toy?"

"I remember you said when you were a child that you got a revolving lantern during the Lantern Festival, but it was broken." The monk also looked down at the light.

He laughed, and walked side by side with Guan Chen in the street market, the revolving lantern in his hand attracted the attention of many children, very majestic.

"Master Guanchen is so kind, you bought me such an expensive revolving lantern." He began to tease the monk again, "Do you want me to give it back as well?"

Guanchen knew that he was thinking of joking again, and smiled knowingly, "What does Benefactor Ji want to give in return?"

Ji Bieyun looked the monk up and down several times openly, and it seemed that the monk didn't need anything, and he didn't want anything.

"You are still using the beads, and they are not broken. Do I want to give you wooden fish? Buddhist scriptures? Why don't you just tell me what you want?" He couldn't think of anything else for a while.

Guan Chen stopped and turned to look at him, "The poor monk wants Ji Ji's safety."

Ji Bieyun also stopped, and the two stood in the bustling market, with pedestrians coming and going beside them, but they were the only ones looking at each other.

The smile on his face receded, and he asked softly: "The words are so meaningful, let me guess, Duke Xiang has already left the capital, so what else could happen?"

Guan Chen obviously restrained himself, and finally only replied: "The country is in chaos."

The answer is extremely short, but heavier than anything else.

Ji Bieyun recited these four words silently, but he wasn't too surprised.Perhaps he had vaguely guessed the follow-up in the early morning of that day. Emperor Yuanhui alienated Wan Liangao but did not cut the grass and roots, and the two hearts of the monarch and ministers were bound to cause chaos, but this chaos could be sooner or later.

However, Guan Chen now tells him that disaster is not long away.

"So you asked me to go back to Lingzhou just to avoid this matter?" He said in a calm voice, "Because I am a general, I am the easiest to be involved."

"Yes. Emperor Yuanhui is suspicious. Among all generals, he trusts people with no background the most, and you are among them." Guan Chen easily admitted this time, "So I want you to leave Chenjing temporarily to keep safe. This is a reward."

Ji Bieyun fell silent, looked down at the general painted on the revolving lantern for a while, and immediately slashed his sword, looking very mighty.

It took him a while to approach Guanchen, and said in a low voice, "You know whose son I am, and you also know that I was born on the border and grew up amidst the sound of iron horses and soldiers. You haven't been there before you became a monk, so you may not know , What hangs above Lingzhou's head is not the sky, but a sword. No one can guarantee that the war will not spread again, and neither can the captain."

His voice was drowned out by the noise of the crowd, and only the two of them could hear him clearly.

"Whether a war is launched or not is an imperial decree of the king, but in the end it must be borne by the soldiers and the people, whether it is Daliang or Nanchen. As far as I can remember, my father spent most of his time in the barracks. Chen harassed the people on the frontier, and he had to train troops to prepare for the war in the south." His tone was a little low, "My father said that his original intention of joining the army was to keep the world peaceful, but the facts are often not as expected. There are too many unnecessary people in the world. war."

Ji Bieyun and Guanchen looked at each other, firm in every word: "If there is a real war, I can't be a vegetarian, I can't turn a blind eye."

After the words fell, the two faced each other in silence for a long time.

But he didn't confront the opponent, he knew that the sober Guan Chen would respect his decision.Just like before, knowing that he was going to Chenjing to embark on the road of revenge, and knowing that he was going to participate in the Dengque Meeting, he never stopped him, and this time should be no exception.

It's just that Ji Bieyun can feel the pain in Guanchen's peace.

"come over."

Guan Chen held his wrist under the wide sleeves, led him out of the crowd, walked into the alley and walked around for a long time, finally stopped at the end of an alley.

Ji Bieyun's wrist was released, the surrounding light was only a revolving lantern in his hand, in the dimness, he could vaguely see Guan Chen with his back turned to him.

"You've always wanted to know what I'm doing," Guan Chen said, "Now tell me, are you still willing to listen?"

He replied blankly: "I listen."

The monk sighed softly: "I conspired with Lord Xiangguo before. If the emperor took the initiative to alienate me, I would be able to leave the shackles of the imperial city. Although I will be far away from Chenjing, I will be closer to the throne of the emperor. Soon there will be a so-called Unnecessary wars will be provoked by me alone."

Ji Bieyun's throat tightened, Guanchen paused for a moment, and said in a vague way: "You want to take the initiative to get involved in this chaos, let me let go, and watch you bet your life with my own eyes."

Guan Chen cut open his despicable initiative to show him, the camouflage of compassion was completely broken, and inside was the cruelty to achieve the goal by any means.

Killing the first emperor was killing one person, but now instigating wars means killing thousands of people.

... No, Ji Bieyun didn't want to admit it.

He said with difficulty: "You didn't provoke this. Wan Liangao already coveted the throne and was cruel by nature. If he rebelled in the future, he would also involve innocent people. You just...you just made it all ahead of schedule."

Guan Chen turned around, although the light was dim, he could feel the other party staring at him.The panic in his heart spread, and he continued to stumble and say: "You want to weaken Emperor Yuan Hui's power, so you have to do this... The safety of Xuanqing Temple depends on you alone, and you have no choice."

"Okay." Guan Chen stopped him from whitewashing the peace, "You need to admit that even though I have been immersed in Buddhist scriptures for so many years, I am still the person who is good at using violence in my bones. It's just that the straightforward violence at the beginning has been abandoned by me. It's less conspicuous now that it's wrapped up in the guise of intrigue, isn't it?"

Ji Bieyun didn't want to listen any longer, and said decisively: "Then I will atone for your sins. If you let Wan Liangao do harm to the world, I will kill him. Since you feel that you are so sinful, I will pay for those sins for you. "

He almost lost his grip on the lamp in his hand, but the person in front of him took a step forward, forcing him to let go.The revolving lantern that Guanchen sent him fell to the ground, and the light went out.

With his back against the wall, Ji Bieyun felt Guan Chen leaning closer.In the complete darkness, he heard a wry smile close at hand.

"You are punishing your heart." Guan Chen's tone was still calm, "I just want you to live in peace, and I have nothing else to ask for."

He closed his eyes, but couldn't help questioning in his tone: "If I become a scumbag who only knows how to avoid chaos but doesn't take responsibility, will I still be me? Would you still be happy with me for such a person? "

"I will." Guan Chen didn't hesitate at all.

Ji Bieyun laughed feebly, he thought of the words Guanchen said to him in front of the Shengjing Palace, and the things Guanchen did to him in the dark stone house, it seemed to become ridiculous at this moment.

In desperation, he could hardly control his thoughts, and what he said hurt others: "So I am just a shell with you. What do you like about me? Because I was with you for a few years when I was young, so you Remember me all my life and want to repay me? Or do you just regard me as a symbol, to commemorate your most peaceful days in Lingdong Temple, as long as you see my face, you can feel at ease?"

Even though he was stung by these words, he couldn't help but continue to ask: "Did you really not worry about me during the years you waited for my amnesty in Xuanqing Temple? What if I become a heinous person? Once I came out of that ghostly place in Shugu City, I’m not the same Liu Yunjing I used to be, don’t you really care at all?”

He had a sore nose at the end, tried his best to suppress his anger and said word by word: "Guanchen, I don't like myself like that, I don't want to be a walking dead."

After a long time, the monk said: "Then I am so despicable, you didn't push me away."

Ji Bieyun froze.

The familiar palm was pressed against the side of his face, rubbing it lightly twice, Guan Chen said with disappointment: "I knew I was reluctant to imprison you, and I shouldn't have let you go again and again."

In the next moment, the oppression in front of him disappeared, and the sound of footsteps gradually faded away.

The author says:

Differences in ideas need to be adjusted, it shouldn't be considered abuse... right?