Chapter 280

The carriage passed in the street, and the wheels made a slight click when they ran over the bluestone slab. Fang Xie, who was holding a bowl of hot noodles in soup, ate heartily and vividly. In front of Mu San, he didn't seem to care about his image. Fang Xie knew that Mu San, a cautious person, behaved more naturally in front of him, but mu San felt that it was a very close performance.

"Who did your majesty summon when he returned to Dongnuan pavilion?"

Fang Xie asked while eating.

"After your Majesty's return, the first people who came to Dongnuan Pavilion were general Yang Shunhui of Zuo Yiwei and General Xu Xiaogong of you Yiwei, and then the general of Wei stationed in Chang'an. They discussed affairs in Dongnuan Pavilion for more than half an hour. The slave and maid were humble and could not come near, but they didn't hear anything. After the general of Wei left, your majesty saw Huai Qiugong, the Minister of rites, several great scholars and the sole leader of the Ministry of punishment Gu Xue, as well as Pei Yan, a servant of the yellow gate, and San Jin Hou Wu. "

"The last thing I saw was President Zhou of the martial arts academy and Luo Weiran, the commander of the Imperial Guard Office... Your majesty had ordered people to escort Yang Yin into the Taiji palace, but I don't know why your majesty reneged. He ordered to hand over Prince Yi to Dali temple and the Ministry of punishment for interrogation, and sent Duke Su to accompany the trial."

Fang Jie couldn't help laughing when he heard that Dugu Xue was in Mu San's name. Dugu was transferred from the Ministry of punishment by the emperor and appointed governor of Shandong Province. It was originally a great thing for him to prosper, but he was unlucky. Before he left Beijing and went out of Gyeonggi Road, there was a rebellion between Li Yuanshan and Yuan Chongwu. Lord Dugu, who had begun to prepare to be a feudal official, had to return to Chang'an city. Fortunately, the Ministry of punishment has not been carried out by others, otherwise he may be regarded as the most unlucky governor in history.

Fang Xie could guess the people the emperor saw.

Those who meet the military first, your Majesty must have asked them to stabilize the morale of the military and then stabilize the situation in Chang'an. Goodbye, huaiqiugong. They ordered Prince Yi to plot rebellion and try the case later. Meeting President Zhou and Luo Weiran must have something to do with Xiao 19 and the Jianghu people who collaborated in the rebellion.

Fang Xie didn't know that there was an old man who shocked the whole Sui Dynasty and even the whole world.

Thinking of this, Fang Xie couldn't help thinking that the emperor saw that these people had a purpose. Why did he see himself? For this rebellion, he is actually insignificant in this huge situation. In his present position, he can't control any major event at all. When it comes to identity, he is nothing more than a virtual Lord of the right Chamberlain, which has no meaning at all. Although he is now very famous in Chang'an City, which is bigger than many imperial court officials, Fang Xie knows himself well. Now Chang'an city does not have his own one-third of an mu of land.

He had thought that the emperor would give him an official post for making some modest contributions this time. Who would have thought that the emperor was a natural good businessman if he got rid of the shackles of the students of the martial arts academy who did not become an official within three years. It seems that it will take time to change his current situation in Chang'an city.

Along the way, he ate a large bowl of hot noodle soup and asked many questions.

Mu San's status is limited and he doesn't hear much news. When the carriage passed the square, Fang Xie opened the window curtain and looked out. He found that the curtain of such a large square had been pulled up. The army patrolled back and forth in the street and no one was allowed to enter the area. If it were not for the palace sign on Fang Xie's carriage, he would have been stopped.

Fang Xie knew that behind the curtain, there were bodies in the square that had not been completely cleaned up. It was the body of 11000 soldiers of zuowuwei, one of the most elite soldiers in the Sui Dynasty. The Emperor didn't see Yu manlou at last, and didn't even give those people a chance to beg for mercy. When he turned and left, the rebellious soldiers were doomed.

Fang Jie doesn't think the emperor's means are cruel. If even serious crimes such as conspiracy can be pardoned, where is the emperor's majesty? He didn't know that at the last moment, Yu manlou still had a fantasy and planned to use the way to kill the enemy in the Northwest for the soldiers of Zuo Wuwei to live temporarily. If Fang Xie knew, he would smile helplessly. The great general, who is famous for his wisdom and Confucianism, has become an idiot at the last moment.

National law and Huangwei, how can those soldiers be allowed to survive?

Fang Xie has no doubt that the whole Chang'an city will be bloodied next. Your Majesty must take the opportunity to take all the courtiers who have an unclear relationship with Prince Yi. I don't know how many people have been copied and how many have been killed. From the example of the emperor ordering to kill the Qiu family in Jiangdu many years ago, the emperor has this courage.

Fang Xie could not see the scene in the curtain, but he knew that the square was full of soldiers at this time. In dealing with those incomplete corpses, the dead soldiers and a total of more than 20000 people would be transported out of Chang'an for burial. If the emperor orders to be implicated, more than 10000 zuowuwei soldiers who died here will involve more than 10000 families and suffer accordingly. If you start killing people, maybe the number of people killed will exceed 50000, or even more.

Rebellion

Fang Xie sighed in his heart.

Success or failure. People who have always been rebellious move forward on numerous bones.

Fang Xie still remembers so many examples in his previous life. In which dynasty, those who tried to change power did not pave their way with human lives? Whether the person who grabs the power wins or the person who defends the power wins, there is a bloodbath after the game, and the killing follows.

Although the turmoil was wiped out by the emperor, was the emperor really a winner?

I'm afraid the foundation of the great Sui Dynasty has been touched by this turbulence.

Fang Xie shook his head and threw away his troubled thoughts.

These things are still a little far away from him now. All he can do is live by himself, and then let all those who are good to him live and live well. Fang Xie never thought he was a good man, but he knew his bottom line. Whether in previous lives or now, more than one person said that if you want to achieve great things, you must refuse to recognize your relatives. Being a real hero will not be bound by love

But Fang Xie never thought so. He knew he couldn't do it and abandoned all his feelings.

Instead, he wants to protect these feelings. Maybe he is impulsive and childish, but this is his bottom line. He is willing to fight for the people who are good to him. The reason is so simple, because they are good to themselves.

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Fang Xie waited until it was dark and he was hungry again. The emperor asked Su Buwei to call him in. Fang Xie was stunned when he entered the door. He found that the emperor's hair was almost white. When I was in the square before, no one found these new white hair because the emperor wore a crown.

Under the lights, the emperor's white hair looked so eye-catching.

Fang Xie saluted, but his heart was still hard to calm. Although the emperor seemed in a good mood, he smashed Prince Yi's plot, stabilized the court, stabilized Chang'an and stabilized his throne. But civil strife is always a matter of killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred. Take the 11000 zuowuwei soldiers who were slaughtered in the square. They are the most elite soldiers in the Sui Dynasty. How can the emperor not be distressed and hurt?

Those who will be beheaded in the future are the people of the great Sui Dynasty. Most people are innocent. Behind a minister who participated in rebellion is a large family. Hundreds of people and thousands of people died. How many of them know? The families of those soldiers, who always thought their son was working for the country, were involved and lost their lives. Even if some murders were controlled, the courtiers had to go to two or three in ten, which was a major event that shook the foundation for the great Sui Dynasty.

And this is only a loss on the surface. Those aristocratic families really had a great impact on the imperial court and the great Sui Dynasty. Who is not a famous official involved? If it is really investigated, at least half of the aristocratic families will be involved. These aristocratic families are the root of the imperial court. Even if the emperor is cruel, can he send troops to kill them one by one? The great Sui Dynasty is really in danger.

These are all because the emperor's hair is getting whiter and whiter.

How could the emperor be happy?

It seems that he won, but in fact, no matter who revolted and was killed, he was a loser to the emperor. Because the whole world is his and the loss is his.

"What's your reaction?"

The emperor was stunned when Fang Xie asked, but his shallow smile was full of fatigue.

He casually pointed to the Hu stool in front of him and said, "sit down and talk."

Fang Xie said, "I'd better stand and talk. It's easier to kneel down and thank you later."

The emperor was amused by his words and smiled. It was a real smile. Standing beside the emperor, Su Buwei glanced at Fang Xie and wondered how the boy dared to speak like that. The vast majority of people are submissive in front of the emperor, even the atmosphere dare not go out. But Fang Xie's natural ruffian spirit and pleasant little intelligence seem to really like his majesty.

"How do you know I will reward you?"

The emperor smiled and asked.

Fang Jie said seriously, "because your majesty is Ming Jun."

The emperor couldn't help laughing. He pointed to Fang Xie and said, "you mean, if I don't reward you, I'll faint the king?"

Fang Xie quickly lowered his head and said, "how is it possible? I firmly believe that your majesty will reward you."

"Scoundrel!"

The emperor glanced at him. After a moment of silence, he raised his head and said, "I didn't intend to reward you, because you know what. I didn't respect the order one after another. If I were someone else, I'd killed ten or eight times. Because I pity your talent, I made an exception and saved your life to serve the country."

Fang Xie lifted his robe and made a big gift: "thank Lord longen!"

The emperor was stunned and couldn't help asking, "I haven't rewarded you yet."

Fang Xie said, "if your majesty doesn't kill his ministers, they will be a great reward."

The emperor smiled and shook his head: "I'm afraid you're glib and duplicity... But I know you're loyal. Put aside the credit and fault. Since you're loyal, I'll reward you naturally."

The emperor glanced at Su Buwei. Su Buwei hurriedly came forward and said, "Your Majesty's will: in the 12th year of God's blessing, Fang Xie, the top right attendant in the martial arts academy, was young and promising, loyal to the country and made many extraordinary achievements. The Sui Dynasty chose talents regardless of style, and meritorious achievements should be rewarded. Fang Xie was specially granted the rank of first-class viscount and the rank of Ranger general!"

First class Viscount... Ranger general?

Fang Xie was stunned. He really didn't expect to get these. Although the general of the Ranger is only an empty title, he is actually the fifth grade. How many people struggle for a lifetime and can't climb to the top five. Although the first-class Viscount doesn't have his own food city, the salary paid by the court every year is a large sum of silver. The most important thing is that the Viscount is not a worthless virtual Lord like Lord Youshi, which means that Fang Xie has completely separated from the ordinary people and is an aristocrat in the Sui Dynasty.

This was completely beyond Fang Xie's expectation, so he was a little dizzy.

"Of course..."

The emperor smiled and said, "it's not for nothing... Since you have an official position, you can't stay in the martial arts academy all day as usual. If you have a job, I'll tell you to do it. If you don't have a job, you'll continue to be your student in the martial arts academy."

"Thank your majesty longen, long live your majesty... I'm a little stupid. Please allow me to take a breath."

A moment later, Fang Xie grinned, then raised his head and asked seriously, "Your Majesty... Does he let his minister go to the northwest this time?"

The emperor shook his head: "someone recommended you to go to the northwest, but I rejected it. They said you know the northwest and it is helpful for the imperial court to move troops. I know they are right. If you choose a pioneer, you are really suitable. But your qualifications and prestige are not enough. And the leader is not the same. Loyalty is not enough. You don't have that ability. And..."

The emperor looked at him and said faintly, "I have some errands for you to do. You'll probably be away from Beijing for some time. I'll give you half a year. You can't come back a day earlier."