It was Hou Wenji who slapped Wang Ding from the second floor, not Mo Xidao. Others didn't even see clearly how he got in front of Wang Ding, how he raised his hand, and how he shot Wang Ding and flew out like a cannonball. And just as people were surprised, a shout on the street made everyone feel at a loss.
"His Majesty is here!"
For the people living in Keshengju today, the originally peaceful hearts are under shock again and again.
Many frontier soldiers and diners lost their center of gravity and fell to the ground. Before they got up, they heard the words His Majesty arrived. There is no doubt that it is more heart-shattering than a thunderbolt. For the first time in eleven years, Emperor Tianyou appeared in front of the common people so closely. Compared with his father, Yang Yi is so low-key that it makes people sigh. When the first emperor was in power, he liked private visits in micro-services very much. He also often took hundreds of civil and military officials to inspect various places in Chang'an, and appeared in the eyes of the people in a high-profile manner from time to time.
As for Yang Yi, he rarely stepped out of the palace in the eleven years since he took the throne.
The emperor's sudden appearance this time was not accompanied by a large group of people. With only dozens of guards around, it seems to be simpler than ordinary nobles from aristocratic families. Known as the most low-key and gentle emperor in the history of the Sui Dynasty, we can also see the emperor's temperament from this point. Among these attendants, three of them seemed to be of good status. Although there were only these three people closely following the emperor, no matter from which angle you looked at it, they happened to protect the emperor.
Walking on the emperor's left is Luo Weiran in a flying fish robe, and on the right is a Daoist priest in red. And following behind the emperor was Su Buwei, the eunuch of the imperial study.
These three people are like three walls.
These are the three that can be seen, and on the roof of Jin Ke Zhai opposite Ke Sheng Ju, there is an old man in a light blue brocade suit who has been standing there, his cold and haughty eyes sweeping back and forth among the crowd on the street Pass.
Hou Wenji, the envoy of Qingya Township, slapped Wang Ding away with a slap, and an afterimage of his figure appeared outside the door. Almost at the same time as him, Zhuo Buyi also came down from the second floor and left the Keshengju. The two stood at the door, one on the left and the other on the right, and bowed at the same time: "Kowtow to Your Majesty!"
Emperor Tianyou of the Sui Dynasty Yang Yi walked slowly to the gate of Keshengju, waved his hands to signal Hou Wenji and Zhuo Buyi to get up, looked up at the signboard of Keshengju and said with a smile: "The former emperor once said Ke Shengju's crab noodles and lion's head are better than those made in the imperial dining room in the palace. Whenever I think of it, I want to sneak over to taste it, but because of the government affairs, I have never been free."
The boss of Ke Shengju who was kneeling at the door was very pleasantly surprised when he heard this sentence, but he didn't dare to look up.
"Grassman Li An, greet Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty!"
He kowtowed hard on the ground.
The emperor walked up to him, bent down to help Li An up and said, "I came so suddenly, it makes you feel uncomfortable. Get up, everyone, if you disturb the cleanliness of the people, I will feel uneasy."
He glanced at Hou Wenji, then at Zhuo Buyi.
"Hou Wenji, why didn't anyone tell me that you are here?"
The emperor asked in a flat tone, but Hou Wenji's heart tightened suddenly. He secretly met with Luo Wen in Keshengjuli, which Luo Weiran and others did not know. Even Zhuo Buyi was hidden from him, and the only one who knew about it was Liu Duxiu, the divine eye. But even Liu Duxiu didn't know why Zhuo Buyi suddenly appeared. He didn't say hello to Zhuo Buyi when he mobilized the group of guards, and mobilizing Feiyu Pao was already within his purview.
But when Zhuo Buyi came, he seemed to have known what would happen to Ke Shengjuli.
"I'm drinking with General Luo today, just in time."
Hou Wenji answered with his head down. The emperor hummed and didn't ask any more questions. While walking into the hall, he looked at Zhuo Buyi on the other side and asked, "Bu Yi, when you're almost here, I heard from Luo Weiran that just now you used Draw the ground as a prison?"
Zhuo Buyi nodded and said: "Return to Your Majesty, I have used it."
"Pity."
The emperor said with some regret: "It's a step late. I wanted to see your ability to draw the ground a long time ago. It's late...it's late."
While talking, he shook his head and sighed softly, it seemed that he really regretted that he didn't see Zhuo Buyi's tricks.
Before the emperor entered, the people in the room had already knelt on the ground. After entering the lobby, he looked at the mess in the room, and then at the kneeling frontier soldiers. His eyes finally stayed on Wang Ding who was knocked out by Hou Wenji's palm. The emperor's face was slightly displeased.
"Who is this person?"
He pointed to Wang Ding and asked.
Liu Duxiu, who was bowing and standing on one side, quickly bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, he is Wang Ding of the Jiangnan royal family, and he is also a student recruited by the Academy of Martial Arts this year. His father's name is Wang Yishan. This person is Wang Yishan's eldest son, he was famous in the south of the Yangtze River when he was young."
The emperor hummed, walked to the middle of the lobby, put his hands up and said: "Get up, you are all good men who are willing to sacrifice your blood for our borders. After you arrive in the imperial capital, I originally wanted to pick a date." , Let the Ministry of War invite you all to Changchun Garden, and I will personally serve wine for you to thank you for your great military exploits for the country! Since today happens to be here, I will borrow a jug of wine from Ke Shengju and toast you!"
The emperor doesn't ask about today's affairs, but only talks about the merits of the frontier army!
What this means is already very clear.
Luo Weiran smiled slightly, thinking that His Majesty is going to express his opinion. Seeing that he is about to use troops against the northwest, it is impossible for His Majesty to punish the soldiers at this time. Thinking of this, he suddenly realized that His Majesty had decreed to select outstanding talents from all armies for the examination since the last session of the Academy of Martial Arts recruited students. Now it seems that His Majesty was already preparing for the use of troops at that time. His majesty's scheming is too scary.
Hou Wenji glanced at Luo Weiran with some doubts in his eyes.
Luo Weiran just smiled and didn't speak.
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The Flying Fish Robe at Ouchi's bodyguard cleaned up Ke Shengjuli as quickly as possible, and rearranged the tables and chairs neatly. The owner of Keshengju went to the back kitchen to watch in person, and a row of more than a dozen large stoves were all busy. None of the chefs dared to slack off, just like a fully wound-up robot, they were cooking with energy.
The frontier soldiers were all sitting around the table, all feeling uneasy.
The emperor sat at a table in the middle, and beckoned for Zhang Kuang and Mo Xidao to sit beside him. These two frontier brigade leaders, who had never been timid after going through mountains of swords and seas of swords, trembled slightly when they sat beside the emperor. Especially Mo Xidao, who was calculated to almost commit murder before and became a capital crime, but now he is sitting at the same table with the emperor. The contrast between before and after is so great that he can't adapt at all.
"Your name is Mo Xidao, I know."
The emperor smiled and said: "I am very clear about the matter of Dongchu. The court cannot give you too much praise on the face of it. I always feel that I owe you something. Last winter, I specially ordered the Ministry of War to let them Putting your name in the roster of students for the Yanwu Academy examination does not need to discuss any military merits, and I have already discussed with Dean Zhou...you can directly enter the Yanwu Academy without taking the exam."
Mo Xidao was startled, and quickly stood up, took two steps back and knelt on the ground: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The emperor smiled and said: "It is I who should thank you. It is you who guard my country, resist foreign enemies, punish barbarians, wipe out grass bandits, and build a mighty army. A while ago, I mentioned it to several important officials in the court. , to double the salaries of the frontier soldiers, this matter has been handed over to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households for verification, and it should be announced to the world soon."
He asked people to help Mo Xidao up and said: "I also know that you may have a lot of resentment in your heart. Many things in the court are not satisfactory, and it may be unfair, but you should trust me and give me time , I will goug out all the injustices little by little, just like gouging out a cancerous tumor on my body, and I won't keep any of it."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
All the frontier soldiers knelt down again and kowtowed to thank them.
The emperor smiled, motioned the crowd to get up, and said to them: "Some people are arrogant because of their slightly better family background. There were hundreds of millions of people in the Sui Dynasty, and such people were still a minority after all. The reason why they are domineering and arrogant is because I feel that there is a so-called famous family behind me, and someone is supporting them."
"But today."
The emperor stood up, glanced at all the frontier soldiers, and said word by word: "You have to remember that there is nothing terrible about them having a backer. It's just a fake show. You also have a backer, and your backer is the most solid and firm, and that is Zhen!" From this family to that family, I really want to see who is bigger than the Yang family!"
These words shook the world.
The hearts of these frontier soldiers were on fire, so warm that they almost wanted to shout for joy!
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Hou Wenji hummed lightly, approached Luo Weiran and frowned slightly: "Your Majesty seems to have said something too much today. If it is spread, it will inevitably cause some people to be dissatisfied."
Luo Weiran curled his lips and said: "When His Majesty first ascended the throne, everyone thought that he was the most gentle emperor of all dynasties, so it was inevitable for the big family to be domineering, but since the Jiangdu Qiu family case... who dares to think so? Next People don't know that His Majesty is going to use troops against the Northwest, and they don't know the heights of heaven and earth just because they come from a declining family. How could His Majesty not speak for the military at this point?"
Hou Wenji shook his head and said, "I still think that His Majesty takes these frontier troops too seriously. After all, the imperial court still relies on important ministers and nobles."
Luo Weiran gave him a blank look and didn't answer.
Hou Wenji smiled helplessly and said: "You know I didn't mean to look down on the poor family..."
"How about the holy will? Who can figure it out easily? Have you ever calculated that the three emperors who killed more people are not as many as His Majesty, but people still think that His Majesty is very gentle. do it?"
Luo Weiran shook his head, not wanting to get entangled in this topic. Hou Wen gave a groan, looked at the border soldiers who were so moved, and couldn't help muttering: "Perhaps, I really don't understand His Majesty's mind. However, it has been a few years since the case of the Qiu family. Those who don't remember beating have forgotten how Tianwei is. The Jiangnan Wang family... hehe."
With his sneer, the meaning behind it was even colder. Before the emperor came, he really just wanted to stand by and watch. It was not a bad thing for him to make trouble with the children of the family.
And the Majesty came down, so he immediately slapped Wang Dingfan away.
He has been favored for so many years because he can always make choices at critical times.
"You broke the ground into a prison, how much cultivation did you use?"
After a moment of silence, Luo Weiran couldn't help asking in a low voice.
Hou Wenji smiled, but said in a flat tone: "The commoner didn't try his best, and I didn't do my best either. But... maybe the commoner is also guessing, how much of my cultivation has I used?"
Luo Weiran nodded thoughtfully.
The two of them chatted in low voices, and in the distance, Zhuo Buyi ordered two Feiyu robes to carry the unconscious Fang Jie out of Keshengju, and after liberating Fang on his carriage, he sat down on the carriage and held Fang Jie. Untie the wrist. After a while, Zhuo Buyi's eyes suddenly changed.
This young man's body was as hot as if it was being roasted on a fire. His skin exposed outside the clothes showed a strange red color, as if the blood was flowing under the skin, ready to come out. What's more, his whole body was as hard as iron, and there was not even a dent in the skin when his fingers pressed it.
Zhuo Buyi pinched Fang Jie's wrist and concentrated on sensing the strangeness in his body.
"Seven orifices?"
He muttered to himself, "What's going on?"