Chapter 1211

Sunny city

Fifteen miles east of the city

This is a small village that can't be found in the territory Map of the great Sui Dynasty. It's not because the village is small or remote, but because the village is so new that it can't appear on the map printed in the last edition of the great Sui Dynasty decades ago. Until the reign of Tianyou emperor Yang Yi, the standard map needed by the military was also the version of decades ago.

The village has not been established for more than four years.

When Luo Yao entered Gyeonggi Province, a large number of Gyeonggi people fled. Their first choice is near Yanyang City, because it is rich enough and there are no thieves. In addition, Gao Xianze took care of the people in exile here and specially set aside some places to build villages for them. Therefore, the number of people in Shuncheng road has increased rapidly in recent years.

There are no inns in the village, but there is a small tea shop by the side of the road.

The shop is very deserted on weekdays because few people pass by here. The owner of this shop is an old couple. Both sons died in the war in Gyeonggi province. The couple were taken here by their nephew for refuge. On the way, his nephew caught cold and died.

The old couple and their nephew's children settled here and lived on meager tea money. The people in the village take good care of them and come to send some food and vegetables from time to time.

After noon today, a dozen people in fresh clothes stopped outside the village and rested in the tea shop. They drink tea with them, and even bring water with them. They just borrow the kettle of the shop to boil the water. A servant brushed the kettle four times, which made the old couple feel distressed.

However, these people are generous and throw out a silver ingot that can be ten Liang.

This is a huge windfall for poor families.

The old couple peeped out from time to time in the house and found that the middle-aged man with kind eyebrows but somewhat gloomy face must be the leader of these people. The man sitting there naturally has a kind of prestige.

"Master"

A strong man rushed over from a distance and whispered in the middle-aged man's ear: "After lunch, Fang Xie and Wu talked in the room for a while, but they were obviously on guard. Niu Qi heard that they were really doubting Dugu Wenxiu. Half an hour later, Wu left together and Fang Xie slept in the room for a while. Niu Qi said that his breathing was uneven and he should not have fallen asleep."

"Then Fang Xie sent someone to call Gao Xianze. The two left the house and went to the river in the east of the city. They talked while walking. The place was too open for us to get through. After Fang Xie and Gao Xianze left, Zhou Que'er went into the house and checked. There were no traces of used pen, ink, paper and inkstone in the house. He looked at the paper carefully and found no handwriting."

When the man had finished, he hung his head and stood aside waiting for orders.

The middle-aged man sitting there tasting tea listened carefully, his eyebrows slightly wrinkled.

After being silent for a while, he asked the man wearing a hat sitting opposite: "brother Dugu, what do you think?"

The person sitting in front of him raised his head. It was Dugu Bingwen.

"You Ye's family has a hawk dog, snake and mouse. These news should be reliable. Fang Xie can't even be surprised to notice Niu Qi. Niu Qi has no cultivation, but his ears are easy to use. All his current performances are not what he found, but just a habit. He chose to meet Gao Xianze in the open, just worried about someone eavesdropping. However, this book Body is an attitude. "

Dugu Bingwen said, "what would you do if you trusted Gao Xianze?"

Ye Manwen thought carefully for a long time and suddenly understood: "brother Dugu means that Fang Xie doesn't believe Xianze at all?"

"Well"

Dugu Bingwen nodded: "If I trust a person, I won't expose him, especially at such a critical juncture. It's the stupidest thing to expose the person I trust. He and Gao Xianze avoid talking to others by the river. On the surface, he doesn't want others to know what they're talking about. Then it gives people the illusion that he wants to win over Gao Xianze... In fact, it's not. They walk by the river Isn't it just an attitude? He has sold Gao Xianze. I have to say that Fang Xie is a smart man. "

Ye Manwen nodded: "he wants to tell us in this way that he wants to win over Gao Xianze. If we are deceived, we can't wait to get rid of Gao Xianze."

After thinking for a while, Dugu Bingwen said: "Originally, we meant to get rid of Gao Xianze, a guy who can't get into the water. It's a disaster to keep him. Although we took Dugu Wenxiu's way and asked him to send someone to contact Gao Xianze, Gao Xianze is also a smart man. He must guess someone behind Dugu Wenxiu. He just can't know who is behind Dugu Wenxiu Just. "

"Will Fang Xie trust Gao Xianze after a long talk?"

Asked ye Manwen.

Dugu Bingwen was silent for a moment and shook his head slowly: "It doesn't matter. Gao Xianze is worthless. Once a person like Fang Xie makes a decision, he won't turn back. I doubt that he wants to test our ability by Gao Xianze. He sold Gao Xianze in this way, he must want us to get rid of Gao Xianze... In this way, Fang Xie can see how capable we are."

"Ha ha"

Ye Manwen couldn't help laughing: "I can't imagine that the formula of benevolence and righteousness is so cruel."

"Benevolence and righteousness?!"

Dugu Bingwen snorted coldly, "it's not worth a penny."

Ye Manwen took a sip of tea. After looking around, he couldn't help asking, "I just don't understand. Why do you have to run so far away? Why is it not in the west of the city, but in the east of the city?"

Dugu Bingwen asked: "if you were Fang Xie, would you think that we would come to the east of the city? Chang'an city is clearly in the West. He would think that our people are also in the west of Yanyang city. It's just a few more miles. Besides, it's still clean here."

Ye Manwen was surprised and said with a smile, "you are always so careful."

"We are going to sail for ten thousand years."

Dugu Bingwen said seriously, "how can you be careless?"

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Xiaoque River

This river is not known at all, that is, the people near Yanyang city know its existence. The river is not wide enough and deep enough. At its widest point, it is only more than ten meters. Moreover, there are no trees on both sides of the river bank, and there is no scenery on the bare river bank. Even the most coquettish literati can't write colorful words to us, a river without bright spots.

There is only running water and no one else.

There is a small bridge dozens of miles away, but it is also not beautiful.

"Standing on this riverbank, people with good eyesight can see me and the Lord from a long distance."

Gao Xianze couldn't help laughing, a little bitter: "It seems that the Lord has chosen the terrain long ago. He knew there was such a place here before entering Yanyang city. As long as the Lord and I walk around here, even if the Lord just asks me if there are famous actors in Yanyang City, or which girl in the brothel is the most attractive... I'm afraid my head will be marked with a price tomorrow morning."

Fang Xie also smiled: "do you think I'm selling you?"

Gao Xianze asked, "isn't the Lord selling me?"

"I'm protecting you."

Fang Xie answered.

Gao Xianze was stunned and didn't understand.

He knew that those who wanted to get rid of Fang Xie were very clear when Fang Xie came to Yanyang city. And he was sure that maybe somewhere, someone was watching every move here with thousands of miles' eyes. Soon, the news that he had been walking side by side with Fang Xie for a long time would come out, which undoubtedly told those people that Gao Xianze was already the person of Fang Xie. In this way, I'm almost dead.

But Fang Xie told him that he was protecting him.

"Why did the Lord deceive me so?"

Gao Xianze said with some disappointment.

"You didn't think it through."

Fang Xie stood by the river and stood with a negative hand: "I walked side by side with you so far. Those people don't know what you and I talked about, but their attitude has been expressed. You think I'm selling you because you think I'm telling those people that I trust you. As long as I trust you, your danger will come, right?"

"Isn't it?"

Gao Xianze asked.

"No"

Fang Xie said seriously: "If I don't talk to you or even see you with a cold face, you are dangerous. They know my attitude towards you and make a judgment based on it. I seem to be wooing you. The first reaction of those people is that you want to stand on my side. The second reaction? Few people who do great things believe in their first feeling. Because the first feeling will be 90% wrong, especially It's time to face a cunning enemy. "

"They will think, is this what Fang Xie deliberately made? Does Fang Xie deliberately want us to get rid of Gao Xianze? Why does Fang Xie want to get rid of Gao Xianze?"

He looked at Gao Xianze: "what's the answer?"

Gao Xianze thought for a while and suddenly his eyes brightened: "I see! Because they will think that the Lord wants to test their ability by selling me. Now, they don't dare to show all their strength. So... They won't touch me."

Fang Xie nodded: "I need you to help me, so the first thing is to keep you. Compared with now, they have determined that I want to sell you, so they won't kill you. If my expectation is good, they will continue to send people to contact you, and the people they send again are not Dugu Wenxiu's people."

Gao Xianze was silent for a moment and asked curiously, "I just don't understand why they reacted so strongly. Now the Lord is the new Lord recognized by people all over the world. Why do they have to overthrow you?"

"Because I will touch their most fundamental interests."

Fang Xie said, "this sentence is a little empty, and you may not understand it. In other words... I am not the one they chose. I am not easy to control, and they are not easy to profit. This is a relative relationship. I do not rely on them and are not controlled by them. So I need to cultivate my own strength... Now you have to get on my boat."

Gao Xianze smiled bitterly: "it's not my willingness to go on... If I can choose, I'm still like before. I can't go on any ship."

"It's time to choose."

Fang Xie turned around and said, "you can go back... You should go back and I should go back. After you go back, you'd better do your best and show a little anger, but don't be too angry. I should go back, go back to the camp, pretend to be worried, and then take the team back to Chang'an."

"The Lord is worried. There are also their people in your army?"

"Yes"

Fang Xie nodded: "it's impossible not."

"After returning to Chang'an, will the Lord get rid of these people first?"

Gao Xianze couldn't help asking, "can I know who these people are?"

Fang Xie glanced at him: "remember, it's just without you."

With that, Fang Xie strode away.

Gao Xianze looked at Fang Xie's back, but his heart never calmed down. He knew that he was far from understanding the solution, but he could already touch the terrible of the solution. It seems that nothing can hide from him, but no one can guess him.