General, please be a loyal minister!

Chapter 81 Mask

In three years, enough of the world has changed, and enough of a group of people have been forgotten by the world.

No one still remembers Han Zhao, no one still cares about the destroyed Liangzhou, and no one calls him Zhao Ji anymore.

So much so that Liu Ji began to wonder if the nine years in Liangzhou were his imagination... He seemed to be born as a third son, with no master, no brotherly young master, only selfish and cold-blooded father and brother and sinister Mr. Gongliang Yin.

It's a pity that Liu Ji's natural memory is very good. He still remembers, remembers Han Zhao's deep and pleasant voice when he explained the art of war to him, remembers Han Zhao's body temperature when he taught him marksmanship, riding, and archery, and remembers Han Zhao's restraint but restraint. The inadvertent care for the details, as well as his protection and protection of himself from childhood to adulthood...

He resented that he had such a good memory that he could still recall those feelings and temperatures, so it seemed that the night in Jingzhou was particularly cold.

In order to become the person Han Zhao expected, to become a mature and stable leader, he worked hard every day.

However, when they finally met again, Han Zhao avoided him and turned around to join Liu Jin's camp.

The three years of longing and worry turned into resentment, and the desolate emotion rose from the bottom of Liu Ji's heart, poured on the tortured heart, and instantly turned into a prairie fire of anger.

Han Zhao understood: Liu Ji was angry that he joined Liu Jin, thinking that he chose Liu Jin to make a second-hand investment.

Han Zhao was a little annoyed at being so misunderstood, and he asked Liu Ji, "Do you think I betrayed you?"

"Loyalty" is a hidden scar in Han Zhao's heart, and now it is Liu Ji, who has devoted all his efforts, who is questioning him.

He didn't want to quarrel with Liu Ji, because on the one hand, he lost his master's demeanor, and on the other hand, quarreling never solved the problem.So he took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and calmly explained: "That's not considered betrayal."

Han Zhao felt that he had never served Liu Jin sincerely, so it was not considered a betrayal.

But Liu Ji thought differently, he thought Han Zhao was talking about the definition of betrayal.The premise of betrayal is loyalty. If Han Zhao never gave him such a status in his heart, would it still be considered a betrayal?

Yeah, what is he?

He was just a tool used by Han Zhao to get close to the imperial power. Han Zhao saved him at the beginning because of his blood in the second room. He made it very clear when he left Liangzhou that night. He was still delusional and delusional. Han Zhao got more here, and now he deserves to be injured.

As long as there is one tool, there will be a second one. If Han Zhao can abandon him once, he can abandon him the second time...

Under the extreme anger and grief, Liu Ji laughed instead, and the thick white teeth looked very evil.

He caressed Han Zhao's face with his right hand, and lowered his head to Han Zhao's right ear. He sighed in a hoarse and ambiguous tone, "Mr. Gu's vision is not very good. Do you think Liu Jin can beat me?"

"I will use the facts to make my husband understand that you made a wrong bet this time." When Liu Ji said this, his lips were almost touching Han Zhao's ear, and Han Zhao was also shivers from his warm surprise attack. , sideways to avoid.

Suddenly, the door was opened from the outside, and the light suddenly shone into the dim compartment.

"Boss, tea bubbles—"

Geng Yi's voice stopped abruptly, he stared at the scene in front of him with wide eyes, his head froze on the spot.

What did he see?

Liu Ji pushed Gu Chongming against the wall of the car, and intended to bow his head to kiss him?

Geng Yi seemed to have experienced a storm in his heart: Boss, how could you do such a thing!You were not like this before.You can't just look at Mr. Gu's uprightness and be greedy for talent and body!Look at the reluctance on Mr. Gu's face!

Suddenly being disturbed, Liu Ji raised his head and looked at Geng Yi with dissatisfaction: "Why are you here?"

Because of the lingering anger, his tone sounded rather harsh and frightening.

Geng Yi swallowed: "You asked me to make tea for you."

Liu Ji glanced at the teacup in Geng Yi's hand, and remembered that he had indeed said that: "Put it down and get out!"

Hearing these words, Geng Yi put down the tea tray and fled away. After running for a few steps, he remembered something, turned around and came back and closed the door.

The upcoming dispute was interrupted by Geng Yi, and Liu Ji calmed down a bit.

He let go of Han Zhao, sat back to his original seat, picked up the tea and used the cup lid to push away the floating tea leaves, his face was gloomy, but he didn't say a word.

The moody Liu Ji gave Han Zhao some headaches. He was not good at guessing the twists and turns in a person's heart.

It was only Liu Ji, he wouldn't bother with other people.

Knowing that Liu Ji and him are not very calm now, Han Zhao thinks it is better to talk about it at another time, but before he leaves, he still has one thing to say to Liu Ji: "I will not help Liu Jin deal with you."

Liu Ji stopped drinking tea, raised his eyes, and said sarcastically, "Then should I say thank you? Or should I be thankful? Glad you abandoned me but didn't turn back on me?"

The anger that had finally started to cool down was once again tainted. Liu Ji excitedly slapped the teacup on the table, the tea splashed and poured his hand, but he only saw Han Zhao calmly, with a gesture that Liu Ji hated the most Watch him go crazy.

This calmness contrasted Liu Ji's madness, and this calmness contrasted Liu Ji's embarrassment. He saw his hideous face in Han Zhao's quiet eyes.

He didn't know what answer he wanted. He was always resenting himself. He was annoyed at himself for being unable to become Han Zhao's reliance even after three years of hard work. Even today, Han Zhao still has to use others to achieve his goal.

Why choose Liu Jin?He can do what Liu Jin can do, and what he can do is a thousand times better than Liu Jin!Why did Han Zhao refuse to rely on him?Why don't you come to him?

——What do you want, tell me!I can give you, I want to give you...

Liu Ji covered his face with his tea-stained hands, resisting the bitterness in his mouth and the sourness in his eyes.

He didn't want to face Han Zhao like this. He hoped that he could be calmer and more like the upright man Han Zhao expected.But it's so difficult, he can plan calmly and calmly in front of anyone, but when facing Han Zhao, he is always easily overwhelmed by emotion over reason.

He lowered his head, his whole body showing a sense of depression.

Han Zhao didn't know what to say or what to do. Since the death of his eldest brother, no matter what kind of negative emotions he had endured alone.

So he can't comfort others, and he doesn't know what Liu Ji like this needs.

In contrast, Zhao Ji, who used to resort to tricks to compensate for a little grievance, was much easier to deal with.

After a long time, Liu Ji's mood gradually stabilized, and he sighed: "Sorry, I mistook Mr. Gu for someone else just now."

After he finished speaking, he put down his hand, and put on the smiling expression from the morning again.

If such a smile just feels fake in the morning, then it is dazzling now.Han Zhao wanted Liu Ji to stop laughing: Why are you laughing when you are obviously sad?

But he didn't know what position he should take to say such a thing. He had asked Zhao Ji to become mature and stable, and it was his actions that forced Zhao Ji to become the current Liu Ji.Now that Liu Ji has learned to hide and suppress his feelings, he tells him not to pretend, isn't it absurd?

He has no reason to ask Liu Ji to be true and pure to him after he has learned hypocrisy.

Han Zhao felt a chill, and he seemed to regret it.

After putting on his mask again, Liu Ji obviously didn't want to continue any conversation with Han Zhao. He politely asked Han Zhao to leave his carriage, just like a third son facing a guest.

For the rest of the journey, Liu Ji deliberately avoided Han Zhao. He would still be respectful and considerate to Han Zhaoli, but he would not make any demands on Han Zhao, nor would he ask for any attention from him.

But he wasn't relieved, the smile that never reached his eyes couldn't escape Han Zhao's eyes, and the anger in Liu Ji's heart was still burning - fueled by himself.

Now Han Zhao, who had always been calm, felt uncomfortable.

Finally, after more than ten days of traveling, Liu Ji's mission arrived in Bingzhou, where they were greeted by Xu Chi.

Xu Chi is more mature than before, with a beard, a black cloth crown on his head, and a green shirt, with a refined style.

Xu Chi bowed to Liu Ji and said, "Third Young Master."

Liu Ji sighed: "Master Xu. Who would have thought that the goodbye would be like this when we were in Liangzhou back then."

Hearing Liu Jiyi's pointing words, Xu Chi's expression sank, Liu Ji suddenly smiled, and said, "Don't worry, I have never been dissatisfied with Master Xu because of the past. It's all over, and you are no longer the Prime Minister of Liangzhou." , I’m not Zhao Ji either, let’s talk in a new capacity.”

Liu Ji's words seemed to have other meanings. Xu Chi thought about Liu Ji's words in his heart, but he stretched out his hand with a smile on his face: "Please enter the post house with the third son and his entourage."

There is no need to rush to discuss today, so after Liu Ji and his party settled down, Xu Chi planned to leave. He instructed: "All kinds of items are available in the post house, and the third son can take them by himself if he needs them. Even though I have ordered the generals staying here to do it, I still have to prepare to receive Prime Minister Yan, so I will leave first."

Liu Ji politely clasped his fists at Xu Chi: "Mr. Xu, thank you." Then he watched Xu Chi leave.

Xu Chi's words revealed a message to Liu Ji: Yan Huan is coming too.

It's not that Liu Ji couldn't find out about this kind of thing, but when Xu Chi said it, he was telling Liu Ji that he was biased towards Jingzhou for this alliance.

After dinner, the inn gradually quieted down. The Bingzhou soldiers guarding the outermost and Liu Ji's soldiers guarding the courtyard.

Except for Su Xin who stayed in Han Zhao's room for less than a quarter of an hour, the main characters were in their respective rooms at other times. Just when the guarding soldiers thought nothing happened tonight, the door of Han Zhao's room opened quietly. .

"Gu——" The guards arranged by Liu Ji to guard outside Han Zhao's gate saw Han Zhao coming out to salute, but Han Zhao interrupted him and put his finger to his lips to signal him to be quiet.

Then Han Zhao walked down the stairs under the suspicious gaze of the guards, avoided the eyes and ears of the Bingzhou soldiers, and left the inn through the back door.

And the soldier didn't realize until he couldn't see Han Zhao's back: Mr. Gu should ask a question when he goes out in the middle of the night!

But he didn't think he was to blame, it was because Gu Chongming ordered him to keep quiet just now, his actions and demeanor were too similar to Liu Ji, and he was shocked.

No, I have to tell the third son immediately!

The author has something to say: make an inappropriate metaphor

From Liu Ji's point of view, Han Zhao's behavior of seeking refuge with Liu Jin for a certain purpose is equivalent to: his wife is short of money and doesn't ask him to ask for money, but asks the old king next door who is far less rich than himself to borrow money.

Liu Ji: I think the metaphor of the wife is very appropriate.

Han Zhao: I think your skin is itchy.