Chapter 405

Zhuo Buyi saw that Fang Xie's face turned white and couldn't help asking what had happened. Fang Xie was silent for a moment and handed the letter to Zhuo Buyi. Zhuo Buyi couldn't wait to take over and look. In an instant, his face began to turn white.

"Is the news... Reliable?"

He looked up at Fang Xie, his eyes were unbelievable.

"The news from Mu San should be reliable."

Fang Xie sighed and sat down by the river: "Before I left Chang'an, Luo Weiran told me that the emperor intended me to be a prince in the east palace. The emperor said it in front of several important officials in the East warm Pavilion. Nine times out of ten it was true... So it should be mu San who contacted Luo Weiran immediately after knowing the news. And Luo Weiran knew that Su Buwei's internal guard was now staring at me and couldn't send anyone To deliver the message, so I found San Jin Hou... "

"If the news is true, you must hurry back as soon as possible."

Zhuo Buyi said, "the letter said that the emperor vomited blood many times a day, and his body was getting worse day by day... It seems that the original rumors are also true. I didn't care."

"What rumors?"

Fang Xie asked.

Chubby Road: "It is said that when his majesty ascended the throne, he was already seriously infected. It was rumored that the emperor told Prince Zhong that if he could not hold on for a few years, he would pass the throne to Prince Zhong, but Prince Zhong refused face to face and took out several small gold pills to renew the emperor's life, but the small gold pills were too powerful to bear the emperor's illness... In fact, Prince Zhong had another purpose when he went west, It is said that the Buddha sect has the most precious pill that can prolong life, so Prince Zhong insisted on leaving Chang'an city. "

"Later, because the Emperor didn't have any disease, the rumor was broken. It was expected that the Emperor didn't know how to suppress the disease. It was speculated that Sanjin Hou and Wu went abroad in person and invited a foreigner's doctor to treat the Emperor... Now it seems that even a foreigner's doctor can't cure the emperor."

"No wonder..."

He was silent for a moment and said: "The emperor's decisions over the years are sometimes wise and sometimes confused... He can't wait to fight against Meng Yuan, just to fulfill his long cherished wish before he is seriously ill. He... Although he is ill, his mind is bigger than that of previous emperors. He is determined to be a sage monarch and expand the territory to langrushan for the great Sui Dynasty. Now I know why the emperor killed Qiu family..."

"At that time, there were many aristocratic families supporting other princes to inherit the throne, not just the Qiu family. Moreover, although the Qiu family had a prominent family background, it was not able to influence the court. The emperor summoned the head of the Qiu family alone, and the old head was most famous not for his official voice, but for his medical skills. The Qiu family is a famous medical family in Jiangnan, and people have been imperial doctors in the imperial palace for generations ... presumably, the old master of the Qiu family saw the emperor's incurable disease, which led to the disaster of extermination. "

At this point, Zhuo Buyi sighed.

"If it is true that the emperor is seriously ill, it can explain why he has been confused for many times in the past two years."

Fang Xie shook his head and said: "When the northwest army was defeated, he should have planned to make plans slowly. First, he added soldiers, filled the national treasury, and then transferred troops from all over the country. But before he could finish it, he found that his body could not support it. That's why he thought of a way to recruit bravery... The prince was young, and he didn't want to leave a mess to the prince after his death."

"At the beginning, he just wanted to fulfill his wish, that is, to do something that successive emperors of the Sui Dynasty did not dare to try easily... To send troops to Meng Yuan. He was like a naughty child. In order to avoid the resistance of the courtiers, he chose to use goods to transport troops and grain. At that time, he had a premonition that his time was running out... But he didn't expect to make careful preparations himself After so many years of war, all previous efforts have been wasted because of Li Yuanshan. "

"The Northwest has become a mess. He must clean up the mess before his body collapses. The crown prince is less than ten years old, and the new emperor ascends the throne, the Korean situation will be unstable."

At this point, Fang Xie's mind suddenly lit up: "I now understand... Why the emperor has only the prince."

"Why?"

Zhuo Buyi asked.

Fang Xie took a deep breath and slowly spit it out to suppress his inner restlessness: "For the sake of the great Sui Dynasty, the emperor has thought of everything he can think of. It is precisely because he knew that his body would not last for many years that he would only have one prince. If he had several sons, they would not be controlled and used by malicious courtiers. Once the Emperor died and left a few young princes, the situation would be so chaotic that he could not help it Clean up! "

"For the sake of the stability of the great Sui Dynasty and the stability of the imperial court, the emperor wanted this son... He didn't want his sons to kill each other because of competing for the throne. The most important thing is that he didn't want the great Sui Dynasty to be stolen by those aristocratic families! Since he became king, the emperor had thought of what would happen after his death..."

After listening to Fang's explanation, Zhuo Buyi's face became ugly: "I see... If the emperor leaves early, not only the imperial court will be in chaos, but also the harem. If there are several princes, I'm afraid those concubines and empresses want to let their sons inherit the throne. And the harem concubines are all from aristocratic families and have great potential support behind them... If the harem is connected with the aristocratic family, the dispute of seizing their legitimate rights will be really bloody. And And nine times out of ten... The Yang family's territory will be stolen by others. Even if it's still the Yang family sitting on the Dragon chair, the power will inevitably fall aside! "

Zhuo Buyi said: "now it seems that the emperor made great efforts after he was established. Although the queen also came from an aristocratic family, her family has long declined..."

Fang Xie sighed: "A man's mind is at this point, an emperor is thinking about his death... He has done everything he can think of, but he is unlucky, too bad... If he doesn't want to fulfill his wish and doesn't move troops to Meng Yuan, the rivers and mountains of the great Sui Dynasty won't be so unstable now. Although the crown prince is young, he is taught by the queen and selects several important officials to assist in politics. Nothing will happen to the great Sui Dynasty 。”

"Maybe..."

Zhuo Buyi shook her head: "it's all doomed."

"Are you going back?"

Zhuo Buyi asked.

"No!"

Fang Xie shook his head firmly: "I now understand why the emperor sent me out... And why, just before I left Beijing, he mentioned to the courtiers that he wanted me to go to the east palace to assist the crown prince. The emperor considered things too far. It would be difficult for ordinary people to see things tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, but what the emperor saw was a few years or even ten years later... If I hadn't received this secret letter today, I wouldn't have seen it Someone wants to understand why the emperor arranged it like this. "

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"See what?"

Zhuo Buyi asked.

Fang Xie asked him for the wine bag, raised his neck and took a hard sip. The spicy wine poured into his stomach along his throat. First it was cold in his chest, followed by a hot fire. Only this hot feeling can make Fang Xie get out of the cold and piercing.

"Because the emperor wanted to use me, he let me leave."

Zhuo Buyi didn't understand what Fang Jie meant, so she couldn't help frowning slightly.

Fang Xie was silent for a while and said with emotion: "The emperor wants to use me, but not him. He plans to use me to assist the prince after he ascends the throne. But my qualifications are too shallow and my foundation in the court is even shallower. In the eyes of those aristocratic families and important officials of the court, I am simply a insignificant person. It's too easy to crush me... If the emperor wants to use me, he must let me live."

"If he promoted me too early, what would happen to the important officials of the aristocratic family who wanted to control the imperial government once he died suddenly? In order to hold the crown prince, I would bear the brunt. The dirty courtier who wanted to be the person who would control the imperial court first had to control the crown prince, so I would die. The emperor knew that if I stayed in Chang'an City, once he died, those courtiers would stand You'll kill me in a minute. "

"That's why he made an excuse to let me leave Chang'an. The reason why he let me come to Yongzhou was that the emperor wanted to experience me and let me know more about the great Sui Dynasty. The emperor knew that Luo Yao was the bane of the great Sui Dynasty sooner or later, so he sent me to let me know Luo Yao and deal with it in the future... He knew that after his death, the court was out of control, so he could help the crown prince in the future All the people are sent away from Chang'an City... Including you. "

"If nothing happens, San jinhou should be leaving Beijing soon. The emperor arranged for the prince... And the reason why he mentioned that he wanted me to enter the East Palace before I left Beijing was to pave the way for me to go back later. It is estimated that the emperor must have left a secret message, not only for me, but also for many people."

"But..."

Zhuo Buyi said suspiciously, "send all the people loyal to him away from Chang'an. At that time, the emperor will die. There are some small people in Chang'an city. Who will protect the prince?"

"I don't know..."

Fang Xie sighed: "maybe the emperor has already figured out how to arrange it."

"When will you go back?"

Zhuo Buyi asked.

Fang Xie frowned and thought for a moment: "if the Emperor didn't give me a will, it means he would give me a signal. When I saw this signal, I knew it was time for me to return to Beijing. But I don't have a clue what the signal is."

Zhuo Buyi is still difficult to understand the emperor's thinking, because Fang Xie's mind is also very chaotic now, so he can't clear his mind from Fang Xie's words. But he can guess how much pain and helplessness the emperor has in his heart, and he also knows that the emperor is still trying his best to stabilize the Yang family.

"What shall we do now?"

"Wait!"

Fang Xie drank the wine in the wine bag in one breath. After wiping the corners of her mouth, her tone was sad and her voice trembled slightly: "Wait until I see the signal released by the emperor, and then find a way to return to Chang'an city. Shit... Isn't it forcing me to work for the Yang family? This old fellow, figure out what's softest in my heart. Don't you feel shameless to use others like this when I'm dying?"

He's swearing, but Zhuo Buyi knows he's not swearing.

The emperor did everything for the future of the prince, but why not to keep Fang Xie's life?

The softest part of Fang Xie's heart... Is that he can't see the wronged person who is kind to him

Fang Xie handed the wine bag to Zhuo Buyi, stood up and stretched his body: "although I don't know what the emperor's arrangement is, I'm sure this signal will be obvious. After he arranged to leave Chang'an city to see this signal, people can understand that it's time to go back without being reminded."

"Therefore, we must urge Luo Yao to go to war with the rebels."

Fang Xie gritted his teeth: "if Luo Yao is allowed to occupy Huangyang Road, even if the rebellion in the northwest is suppressed, the southwest may not be secure. As long as Luo Yao fights with the rebels, the resistance of the imperial army will be less."

"Cross the river?"

Zhuo Buyi asked.

"Cross the river!"

Fang Xie nodded hard: "you must cross the river."

At the same time, Chang'an City Changchun Garden.

The emperor asked Su Buwei to go out and summon three assistant ministers to the dome house. Su Buwei took the order and left. After su Buwei's figure went away, the emperor called in Mu San, the little eunuch waiting outside the door.

He took out a wooden box from the cabinet behind him and handed it to Mu San: "take this out of the palace, out of the city, find a place to hide, or find someone you believe in. But even if you die, this thing can't fall into other people's hands. As for when you open this thing, you don't need to be told by others. Then you'll know."

"Your Majesty? This is..."

Mu San's face turned white with fear. He knelt down and took the wooden box. Although he didn't know what was inside, he felt that the box was as heavy as a mountain.

"I'll send you out of the city. You can announce... Luo Weiran, the commander of the bodyguard's office in the Imperial Palace, has committed adultery with the imperial prisoner, despises the imperial platform, is unfaithful and unjust, and should be beheaded! But I can't bear to be executed because I've worked for his country for many years. I'm relieved of my title, demoted to the common people, and expelled from Chang'an... You watch him out of the city in person, and then don't come back..."

With these words, the emperor's body shook a few times, as if all his strength had been evacuated. Mu San looked at the emperor's white hair and suddenly felt a knife gouging out in his heart. It hurt