Chapter 494: Love the country or love the beauty

Although the military exercises in the 19th year of Zhaowu ended unhappily, life has to continue...

In the blink of an eye, May began to get hotter. At noon, the sun was scorching in the sky, the trees were covered with shade, and the big yellow dog was whispering under the tree, and the cicadas kept making noise on the tree.

In the back garden of the royal palace in Jingshancheng, it is cool and pleasant, with a unique world. The shade of green trees blocks the scorching sun in the summer. There is a pond in the middle of the yard. The pond is crystal clear, and the lotus leaves and fields on the pond are occasionally mottled. It is the pavilion and pavilion reflected in the pond.

A breeze blew, and the entire pond was like a crystal curtain embroidered with lotus leaves and lotus flowers, gently blowing up by the wind. The reflection of the tower also swayed, making people dizzy and intoxicated.

The fragrance floats by the pond. Under the rose stand, there are two recliners and a small machine. The machine is filled with turtle jelly, sour plum soup and watermelon slices. They are all delicious foods that can relieve heat and quench thirst, promote salivation and moisturize dryness.

Qin Lei was wearing a white silk dress, lying on his back on a chair, covering his face with a thread-bound book, and his pair of naked feet were placed straight on Ruolan's knees.

Ruolan wore a single skirt with a light purple gauze inside, and a light red paired armor on the outer cover. She gently pressed the prince's calves with one hand and fanned him to drive away the flying insects with the other. The sleeves slid down to the bend of the arms, revealing her plump pink and white arms, which complemented the green jade bracelet on her wrist, which was very cute.

As soon as he returned from Longxi, Qin Lei took Ruolan here from Jingli. As soon as the walls of Jingshan City had been completed, the city yards in the city had begun to take shape and had full living conditions. Secondly, since he had completely fallen out with Emperor Zhaowu, he killed Lou Wanli and his men, and took over Tieying and his Imperial Bow Camp. His Majesty, who was deeply threatened, transferred Princess Heyang, who was exiled to the Eastern Capital, and ordered him to take charge of the royal secret spy.

After the two major royal secret agencies merged, the power burst out was quite terrible. For a time, the secret agents in other areas of Zhongdu City were caught and killed, and they had to temporarily stop, keep a low profile and keep a low profile.

Adhering to the will of His Majesty the Emperor, the newly established royal secret spies focused on the Prince's Mansion of Longwei County. Although Hou Xin and his intelligence departments worked hard to deal with it, they still suffered considerable losses. Even Zhuang Dieer's restaurant, Chuguan chain, was not disturbed and had to close the business and avoid the limelight for the time being.

Under such circumstances, Qin Lei ordered all institutions of the royal palace to not confront the opponent in full swing, and only shrink their strength to the Nancheng, and retain control over the Nancheng and the Nanmen at all costs, and give up the rest.

The activities of the royal palace in the capital were moved underground, and those parts that had to be exposed to the ground, such as the royal palace itself and the government temple, were moved to the Jingshan City, 80 miles from the outskirts of Beijing.

If she came, she naturally followed her. She originally thought that after she came to Jingshan City, she would see the prince at least every morning and evening, talk to him and squeeze his feet, and she would be very excited to think about it. But after she arrived, she realized that the prince was too busy. He had to train his army, summon gentry who was leaning towards him, inspect the areas she controlled, and had some effort to figure out how to deal with Zhao Wujiu.

Under such circumstances, if you can see him three or five times a month, you will burn incense. Ruolan couldn't help feeling a little disappointed at first, but when she thought of Miss Li, who was trapped in Beijing and Sister Yun Shang, who was far away in the south, she became content... After all, she could still hear news about the prince every day and see him some days later.

‘The prince is the dragon flying in the nine heavens. He cannot expect him to linger in the gentle land. As long as he can occasionally remember that there is a little girl who is waiting for him intently... Of course, if he can occasionally cast a gentle glance, it would be even more perfect.’ Miss Ruolan thought.

The prince was so busy that he never stayed in the mansion for more than eight hours. But this time it was a bit strange that he had never been out since he returned to the mansion two days ago.

He was finally able to rest for a while, which was a good thing. Ruolan thought so at first. But within half a day, she found that the prince was quite wrong... To describe Qin Lei in two words, it was "wildered". If he turned out to be like the scorching sun hanging in the sky, always exuding endless enthusiasm, then now it is the moon on the willow treetops, and it is the thin crescent moon on the second and third grades of the lunar month, light and silent, with a sense of sadness all over his body.

Miss Ruolan felt very distressed. She knew that the prince must have encountered a difficult problem that was difficult to solve, so she fell into such a long period of trouble. Ruolan asked several times, but the prince was vague. Then she stopped asking and instead served her wholeheartedly, hoping to use double her gentleness to help him get through the difficulties quickly.

Awoke from the nightmare, Qin Lei suddenly sat up, and the book covering his face naturally slid to the ground. He scared Ruolan, who was ecstatic, and the Luo Fan in his hand also fell to the ground.

Ruolan said with a heartache: "Master, have you had a nightmare?"

Qin Lei scratched his hair hard, nodded sleepyly, and shouted with entanglement: "I can't sleep, I'm annoyed when I fall asleep, I'm annoyed when I have nightmares, I'm annoyed!"

Ruolan laughed softly and said, "Maybe I was too tired a few days ago, and it was possible that my body would be exhausted."

Qin Lei reached out to rub his eyes and muttered in a low voice: "I'm so angry lately, my eye boredom has increased significantly."

Ruolan covered her mouth and chuckled, bent down to pick up the fan, and whispered: "If I accompany you out for a walk, I will inevitably be annoyed if I stay at home for a long time."

"Go out? No!" Qin Lei hesitated and refused, "I just wanted to hide from outside, and this is how the cat is at home."

"What's wrong with you?" Ruolan mustered up the courage, "I haven't remembered what you've been afraid of."

"You really don't know?" Qin Lei retracted his feet, sat cross-legged on the lounge chair, and fussed: "It's all over the city, you don't know."

"I don't go out of the gate, and I don't go out of the gate. I don't ask or tell anyone. I really don't know anything." Seeing the prince not convinced, Ruolan said in a low voice.

"Okay OK, I'll tell you." Qin Lei gritted his teeth and said, "In three days, I'll... get married..."

"Oh," Ruolan did not have the surprise he expected, but said a little worriedly: "Does Sister Shiyun and Sister Yun Shang know?"

"Are you surprised?" Qin Lei said strangely.

"Your marriage with Princess Yingyu has been made public," Ruolan whispered: "It's just a matter of time."

"I'll tell you another news," Qin Lei said in a deep voice: "Three days later, the Shen family's cousin will marry Miss Li."

Ruolan's face changed and she finally said in surprise: "Why is it such a coincidence?"

"What a coincidence?" Qin Lei narrowed his eyes and said, "It was clearly arranged by the emperor on purpose, just to make things difficult for me."

Ruolan thought for a while, suddenly grabbed Qin Lei's arm and said anxiously: "Prince, you have to save Sister Shi Yun... I know her personality. Although she looks weak, she is strong and tight in her bones. Since she has identified the prince, she will definitely not commit herself to others anymore..."

Qin Lei patted her hand and smiled bitterly, "I don't know, but what should I do if Princess Laushizi?"

"You always have a solution." Ruolan said unreasonably: "Anyway, Sister Shiyun must not have something to do, otherwise you..." As she said that, she felt a little unruly, but she insisted on Mosquito and said, "I will regret it for the rest of my life..."

Qin Lei did not mean to blame her at all, and sighed, "What you said is not right at all, but..." As he said that, Ruolan quickly put on light cloth shoes for him.

With his hands behind his back, Qin Lei looked at the pool of Bibo, as if he was talking to himself: "But the emperor put a big hat that was 'related to the alliance between the two countries' on my marriage. If I kicked Princess Laushizi back to Chu according to my own wishes, it would be just for personal gain and disregard for the national justice. Even if I ignore the world's mouths, I can't convince myself of my conscience." As he said that, he punched the flower stand hard, and the red rose petals fell like drizzle, which looked very beautiful.

"He is hanging me on the rack and baking it!" Qin Lei frowned tightly and said, "What should I do?"

When Ruolan heard the prince say something about the "national justice", she dared not speak anymore. Although in her eyes, these empty and ethereal things are far from comparable to those around her.

This was the first time Qin Lei had a long exam in his life. Even when facing the emperor's step-by-step pressure, he did not hesitate too much. But this time, he was really undecided.

This is indeed a big problem...

On the surface, it seems that the multiple-choice question is between loving the country or loving beauty. But in essence, it is the contradiction between Qin Lei’s previous life and the present life. There is no doubt that after living in this world for several years, he has been completely integrated into it, and his thoughts and ideology have undergone earth-shaking changes. He can sacrifice a lot of things for power and reputation and give up a lot of things.

But he is different after all. He cannot regard power and status as evidence and support for personal existence like Emperor Zhaowu, Grand Marshal Li, and even Prime Minister Wen.

In fact, they are no longer human beings, because family, love, friendship and other human feelings are rarely reflected in them. Their joys, angers, sorrows and happiness are all controlled by power... They have become purely "power animals".

Although Qin Lei is also keen on power competition, he never forgot that he is a human being. As for titles such as "prince", "master" and "politician", they are just his profession. Although this lifelong profession is extremely glorious and will bring him supreme power and glory, it is only part of his life.

As the saying goes, "There are thousands of houses in the house, and only three feet wide to sleep; the power is in the world, and lie down in the same soil." He pursues things outside his body too much, but neglects and even gives up his family, lovers, and friends. Even though he stands at the peak of the world, he finds that he has become a lonely person and has no one to tell the happiness of success. What is the meaning of this?

Qin Lei had to admit that although he wrote "Yueyang Tower Notes", he would never be able to do Wen Zhenggong's "not be happy with things or be sad with himself", "be worried about the world before worrying about the world, and be happy with the world." His creed is actually "If I am not happy, even if the whole world is happy, it will be useless. But if the whole world cannot be happy, he cannot be happy either."

Therefore, he will not sacrifice his own happiness to please others, but he will not sacrifice the happiness of the world for his own happiness.

This is the contradiction between him... He was unwilling to give up his poetic rhyme. In addition to fighting with Emperor Zhaowu and cherishing other girls, more importantly, he knew that his happiness was to marry this girl.

You can say that he is selfish, but he cannot deny his true nature. He is like "you, me, he", with his own little plan, but he cannot ignore the feelings of others. So he cannot sacrifice too many people for his own happiness... If it is because of his reasons that Chu State has defeated the alliance, stood on the side of Qi State, and eventually led to the two fronts of Qin State, even if he married Shi Yun, how could he bear it?

In our opinion, his ideas are very ordinary, but in the land of China a thousand years ago, he was so different and so lonely...

The subordinates advised him almost one-sidedly, gave up their relationship with Miss Li, and honestly went to Princess Shang. As long as he became the son-in-law of Chu, the relationship between the two countries would inevitably be greatly eased. After all, Chu's enterprising spirit... Oh, sorry, Chu did not have enterprising spirit.

Therefore, there are too many benefits. Let me give you some tips: For example, Emperor Zhaowu would have to give up the idea of ​​getting rid of Qin Lei and ease the relationship with him; for example, with the improvement of the relationship between the two countries, the trade between the South and the Southern Chu will inevitably flourish. For the South, where production capacity is increasingly prosperous, the rich Chu State is undoubtedly the best market.

There are many benefits like this, so almost everyone supports his marriage with the Princess of Chu. Even Mr. Le Buyi, the "peerless infatuated man", did not support him indiscriminately.

This is why Qin Lei hides, no one sees him. It’s annoying! It’s so annoying!

That night, he didn't fall asleep again, so he had to get up in the middle of the night to look at the stars.

Ruolan was awakened, but he held it down and said softly: "I want to walk by myself." Ruolan had no choice but to lie down obediently and look at the prince wearing his clothes with worry.

The crescent moon sprinkled a layer of frost, sweeping away the heat during the day. The cicadas on the trees stopped screaming, and the frogs in the pond took to work. The lotus leaves were swaying in the lotus pond, and the fragrance floated under the flower stand.

Qin Lei slowly walked to the edge of the pond and sat down on a stone strip. After these two days of entanglement, he had figured it out that things could not be as good as both sides of the world, so he could only make a choice!

Lying on the back of the stone strips, looking at the stars in the sky. There was no pollution in this era. The stars in the sky were as dense as sesame seeds on the pancake.

Qin Lei suddenly realized that he had never carefully observed the dazzling starry sky, even though it was a wish in his previous life.

As an excellent special forces soldier, he can easily distinguish most of the constellations in the sky, such as Beidou and Beipo.

Before he knew it, he was immersed in the beautiful starry sky and said to himself: "That's Aquila, that's this Lyra."

As he said that, he suddenly murmured: "This is what foreigners call him. What is our Chinese name?"

After a long time, he suddenly said: "The night in the sky is as cool as water, lying on the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl." At that moment, Qin Lei made his own decision.

"The silver candle is cold in autumn, and the light Luo fan flies to the firefly. The night on the sky street is as cool as water. Sitting to watch the Alpine Glossus Vega..." He was about to get up and go back to the house, but he heard a faint female voice in the corner of the wall saying: "It's sitting, not lying down, you're wrong..."
Chapter completed!