The lover who loved and lost, kissed so much on the temples, as if the tip of the embroidery needle was burned red and stuck on that piece of skin. The flesh felt hot and numb, and then it was painful, as if a fresh tattoo had been carved.

Rong Luoyun wanted to rub his ears and temples, but for fear of appearing timid and stingy, he hesitated, holding his hands, and the whole person looked absent-minded. After a long while, Huo Linfeng couldn't wait, grabbed his arm and shook it.

"Reconcile with me for now, okay?" Huo Linfeng repeated.

Rong Luoyun raised his face, weighed the word "reconciliation" in his heart, and asked, "Reconcile temporarily, how long is the 'temporary'?" Three or five days, seven or eight days, or a month or two?

How to reconcile and pretend nothing happened?

After deceiving oneself, how will it end?

The mood returned little by little, Rong Luoyun pulled out his arm, and even took a few steps back in one breath. He stared at Huo Linfeng, shook his head, and said, "I don't want to."

Huo Linfeng pursed his lips, the hope was shattered to pieces, and he couldn't scold him, so he could only stare at this hard-hearted figure. Unexpectedly, the man's refusal was not enough, and he turned around and left.

"Where to?" He raised his legs to follow.

Rong Luoyun didn't answer, and walked straight up the mountain, not in a straight line, but slightly to the east.

Huo Linfeng followed behind, like a messenger of flowers, if Rong Luoyun stepped on a slippery leaf, he raised his hands to rest on his shoulders, and there were grass snakes hanging from the treetops in front of him, he threw a stone in advance.

In this way, they did not know how long before a gust of cool wind came blowing, and they came to an open place, like a small cliff, where they could see the scenery under Lengsang Mountain.

Rong Luoyun stood still, twisted around and grabbed Huo Linfeng's sleeve, using the strength of holding the flower vase and the strength of shaking the tree, he yanked him forward.

Huo Linfeng was unprepared, he staggered and stopped on the edge of the cliff, looking at the flying rubble, he asked, "Can't you murder your husband?!"

"..." Rong Luoyun released his hand, "I want you to take a look."

Looking down from here, you can see the Bufan Palace on the mountain, and there are farmlands to the east, surrounded by houses where people live. He walked to Huo Linfeng and asked, "General Huo, how are you going to drag it?"

How big is the Extraordinary Palace, how much space will the luxurious Longevity Palace occupy?

Rong Luoyun said: "Abandon the extraordinary palace first, let's take a look at the others."

He pointed with one hand, and grabbed Huo Linfeng's sleeve with the other: "At that time, the farmland will be invaded, and the land that the ancestors have cultivated for generations will be gone, what will they do? The obstructive house is demolished, and where will nearly a hundred families live, sleeping on the street? ?"

Huo Linfeng looked at it, he understood, the moment he received the imperial edict.

It's just that this burden full of thorns is on his shoulders, and he hurts, so he doesn't think about it for the time being. At this time, Rong Luoyun grabbed him, dragged him, and insisted on breaking up with him.

That state... is like a commoner who seeks justice and reasoning, and he is like a dog official who does evil.

Rong Luoyun asked, "Apart from these, what about the manpower?"

Building construction requires a lot of labor. Young and middle-aged people all come here. Farmers and businessmen are left with only the old, young, women and children. How can they live?

When the labor is enough, how to build wood, bricks and tiles, carved fences and jade, and how to build a painting tower? All the spikes alone are an incalculable sum.

Rong Luoyun stroked down the sleeve, and rubbed Huo Linfeng's forearm across the fabric. When he reached the cuff, he lightly held the opponent's palm and stroked the lines of his palm with the pads of his fingers.

"It takes the people and wastes money, why do you have to take on this errand?" he murmured, "I really hate you...but I'm glad it's you."

Huo Linfeng held it back, holding Rong Luoyun's hand tightly: "Why are you lucky?"

Rong Luoyun said, "It's your words, three thousand nails are three thousand nails, and one hundred thousand taels is one hundred thousand taels."

For Huo Linfeng, building the Palace of Longevity is hard work, and the dilemma is torture. But for corrupt officials, it is a rare fat man, a door, a tile, can get oil and water.

"Everywhere has searched for names to increase taxes, exploiting the number of worms that eat fat." Huo Linfeng said, "The tax and silver are gathered in the court, and the court will allocate it to me. My innocence is simply a drop in the bucket."

Holding hands, the time has been warm, and there is no meaning of love. It is more like a temporary relief and a comfort from each other.

Rong Luoyun lowered his head, stared at their hands, and then slowly released them.

"I refuse you, not because of enmity."

Huo Linfeng held that hand tightly and was reluctant to let it go.

"I'm even willing to reconcile with you temporarily for the sake of the overall situation and tide over this difficulty."

His palms were wet, and Huo Linfeng could clearly feel that Rong Luoyun was pulling his hands away bit by bit.

"It's just that, by occupying the fields and dwellings and recruiting coolies, your soldiers will definitely provoke the people's grievances." Rong Luoyun said, "If the people are harmed, I will immediately lead the Bufan Palace to obstruct them and confront you tit for tat."

Not to mention reconciliation, confrontation is a sure thing.

Procrastination is only a temporary solution. If it is delayed for too long, it will annoy the emperor, and it will also be charged with ineffectiveness. You can act according to the decree, it is destined to be a tiger and a helper.

Rong Luoyun pulled out his hand completely: "You once said that it is not the court but the people who do everything they can."

Huo Linfeng looked serious: "Yes."

Rong Luoyun asked, "Then it's contrary to what you're doing now?"

This is a huge problem, he asked, but he didn't intend to ask for an answer, he just wanted Huo Linfeng to think about it. Turning around and walking back, after a few steps, he looked back, and the other party was still standing in the same place.

Still tall and straight, but a little lonely in the breeze.

Rong Luoyun moved with sympathy, to be precise, he felt distressed. After hesitating for a moment, he called softly, "Huo Linfeng?"

Huo Linfeng was wringing his stomach, engrossed in thought, and did not respond. Rong Luoyun picked up a stone and threw it hard at that broad shoulder.

"Hi!" Huo Linfeng turned back suddenly, "Why did you hit me?"

Rong Luoyun said: "Go back to your general's mansion to think about it, what is the pestle doing there."

Huo Linfeng asked back: "Can't the pestle be here? Is it on the top of your house?"

Rong Luoyun said in a sullen voice, "You're hysterical, and you fall down carefully and carelessly!"

Huo Linfeng was slightly startled. He had bitten Lu Dongbin, and he held his hand just now, whether he reminded him sentence by sentence, or hurriedly chased people at the moment, all of which were hidden in his thoughts of concern.

When he reacted, the man had disappeared.

Rong Luoyun really left, too lazy to give up his good intentions in vain, and walked into the forest like flying. Twenty or thirty steps out, the soles of his feet slipped, and no one supported his shoulders, so he tilted his body and almost fell.

At first glance, the soles of Aya's shoes were stained with dirt and smelled badly.

Looking at it again, the slippery lump is black mud, it is clearly a bubble of feces!

Rong Luoyun's eyes darkened, he took off his shoes and walked forward with bare feet. After walking a few steps and stopping, the fresh and warm feces were obviously left behind, tiger or wolf?

The wolf's words, wouldn't it be to smell him and seek revenge?

He looked down and noticed a shallow footprint, followed it, and found a cave after a while. The mouth of the cave was filled with a fishy smell, and there was a strong sour odor, which was probably the smell of rotting corpses.

Rong Luoyun covered his mouth and nose and probed in, only to find that he had entered the wolf's den!

He was shocked, not afraid, but surprised at the scene in front of him. In the cave, there was not a single adult wild wolf, only five or six wolf cubs under the age of one, and all of them were dead.

Maybe he fought the wolves last time and killed the parents of these cubs?

A group of guys who are waiting to be fed, have nothing to eat, and are afraid of meeting wild beasts and hunters, and starving to death in a cave?

He was thinking about it when he suddenly saw a small clump of hair moving in the wolf corpse. There was no wind here, so it shouldn't be... Then when he came to the series of footprints, he held his breath and walked in. When he was half a step away, a head The wolf cub suddenly deceived the corpse!

With a whimper, he raised his head, his eyes glowing green.

Rong Luoyun scolded: "Little beast, pretending to be dead with you!"

In an instant, he felt sad again. This wolf cub guarding his brother's corpse seemed familiar, reminding him of the situation seventeen years ago. The younger brother was young and died of illness on the way to escape. He also hugged and guarded him every day, refusing to separate from him.

As for pretending to be dead...it's more like that.

Rong Luoyun stared at the little thing and sighed, "I'm sorry, it's my fault."

The lonely wolf cub snorted, probably scolding him.

He tore off a piece of the hem, wrapped the wolf cub, and walked out in his arms. It was inconvenient to be barefoot, so he swam around in all directions, flying around and frightening the little beast and screaming.

Rong Luoyun swept down the mountain, returned to Bufan Palace, and walked along the long street.

He walked unhurriedly to Wumingju, stepping on the gravel, causing him to frown. Stepping under the eaves, afraid of soiling the floor, stepped into the bedroom with feet on foot.

Looking up, a person was lying on the couch.

Rong Luoyun was shocked and angry: "Why are you here?!"

Huo Linfeng looked at him, "I'll wait for you." Looking down, he saw the movement in the arms and asked, "What are you holding?"

Rong Luoyun opened his mouth to answer, suddenly arrogant: "My son."

Huo Linfeng sat up abruptly, as if surprised and happy: "...You can still have a son?"

Rong Luoyun filled his chest with resentment, threw the ball in his arms on the couch, and swayed to fetch water to wash his feet. Huo Linfeng stared curiously, lifted the wrapping cloth, and rolled out a gray-haired blue-eyed wolf cub.

I saw it a lot when was hunting in Saibei, and he wanted to raise one since he was a child.

Huo Linfeng crouched on the couch and teased the wolf cub, with a "chirp" sound in his mouth, and stroked the fur on the wolf's neck. Rong Luoyun came over after washing, wearing only pajamas, looking light and fluffy.

He stopped by the couch: "There are only three things, if you trespass on my place again, I will slash you with a sword to kill the people."

Huo Linfeng is so wronged, what has he done before he has become a scourge? Looking up at each other, he said, "I thought about what you said on the mountain."

"First cut the wood, and take advantage of the rainy season in the south of the Yangtze River to delay it for as long as possible." He said, "At the same time, the farmers will be relocated, and everyone will not be allowed to sleep in the open air. In addition, those whose fields have been invaded and those with strong family members will be given silver pensions. "

Rong Luoyun asked, "Where does the silver come from?"

Huo Linfeng replied, "The funding for the construction of the Longevity Palace."

Rong Luoyun frowned: "Then there is not enough money to build the Longevity Palace, what should I do?"

Huo Linfeng said, "If I don't build the Longevity Palace at all, how can it not be enough?" He got up and left the bed, and said while pacing, "The military salary in Saibei has been delayed for two months. Let the emperor worry, let him know the importance."

Rong Luoyun immediately understood: "Do you want your father to cooperate?"

Huo Linfeng nodded: "So I came to wait for you, just to borrow a pen and paper."

The two stepped into the study, Rong Luoyun studied ink, and Huo Linfeng picked up the pen. First let me know the situation here, and then tell me the plan in my heart and ask Huo Zhao to cooperate as soon as possible.

"If the casualties in Saibei are serious and the city is difficult to defend, coupled with my father's pressure, the emperor will not dare to delay it any longer." Huo Linfeng said, "I can't wait for the army's salaries to be searched now, and then I can only embezzle my money. ."

The construction of the Longevity Palace had to be put on hold. Rong Luoyun asked, "If that's the case, isn't it a crime of deceiving the emperor?"

Huo Linfeng asked back with a smile: "Do you think my father would dare?" He asked with regret. His father was the enemy of his father's murder. "If my father knew the inside story, he would have dared to disobey the decree."

It's too late to say anything now, Rong Luoyun closed his eyes and said nothing. After the letter was written, he helped to smear the paste, and then asked, "You have no money here, and you need to raise some extra taxes. Do you want you to continue the construction?"

Huo Linfeng said: "I will take the initiative to play before I can extract people's fat and ask the emperor to abolish this matter."

Rong Luoyun was startled, and his hands were covered with paste. Huo Linfeng looked up at him: "When Saibei wins the battle, I will be fine with my father and brother's military exploits."

At that time, the Duke of Dingbei, Taifu Shen, the third prince, plus other upright officials, would all give advice to the emperor.

"Can it be done?" Rong Luoyun was a little apprehensive.

Huo Linfeng laughed softly: "Heavy soldiers are in hand, don't worry." After the envelope was glued, he held it up and shook it, "In front of what you wrote, don't rob my spies anymore."

Rong Luoyun had no intention of joking, he couldn't help thinking, why is this person in front of him the son of Duke Dingbei? If it were an ordinary dude, a common man, and a free-spirited Jianghu person.

"I was born this way." Huo Linfeng seemed to see through, "I'm so pitiful, so can you be with me..."

Rong Luoyun turned his head: "Hurry back to the house to deliver the letter and stop talking nonsense."

Huo Linfeng choked, swallowed the pretentious words to provoke pity, picked up the letter, pouted, and walked out reluctantly.

He thought bitterly, whoever said that a husband and wife are blessed for a hundred days in one day, go to his mother's place!