"I don't want to doubt any of my people casually."
Fang Jie looked at the waves of the river, his face was surprisingly calm.
It is getting closer and closer to Chang'an, and it is estimated that it will take another seven or eight days to reach Yanyang City. The 1,900 miles from Yanyang City to Chang'an is the last section of the Wanli Rules. Fang Jie had already ordered him to stay in Yanyang City for a day.
"Perhaps this is my weakness?"
Fang asked.
Wu Yiyi sat cross-legged on the bow of the boat, and there was a low table in front of him, even though the bow was shaking, the low table would not move at all. Not to mention the low table, even the teacup on the low table did not spill any water. It is not possible for ordinary people to make tea on the waves of the river.
Xiang Qingniu was lying on the deck two meters away from Fang Jie, pulling a fishing rod. There was no bait on his hook at all. He said he wanted to try his luck and see if he would hurt a big fish while dragging the hook in the water along the way.
"It's everyone's weakness."
Wu Yidao stretched out his hand, and Fang Jie immediately sat down opposite him.
Wu Yidao continued: "Everyone is unwilling to doubt the people around them, but everyone has doubts in their hearts. In the eyes of others, two couples who are affectionate and loving, who knows if they have ever suspected each other of being unfaithful? This kind of doubt Maybe everyone in the world has it, but as long as you don’t get caught up in the demons, it’s a normal thing.”
Fang Jie nodded: "Just now, Liao Sheng received the news from Xiaoqi School that the conflict between Cui Zhongzhen and Dugu seems to be getting deeper and deeper. Most of the civil servants I stayed in Chang'an City were with Dugu, and most of the generals were with Cui Zhongzhen. Over there. It has only been less than a year and a half since I left, and the city of Chang'an is already a bit smoky. Since ancient times, civil servants will gradually seize power after the country is stabilized, while military generals are unwilling to lose the power and status they have fought for with their lives. The contradiction seems unresolved."
"I want to know, is my lord suspicious of Dugu?"
Wu Yidao asked directly.
Fang Jie didn't answer.
He was silent for a while and then said: "Dugu has the ability to stabilize Chaogang, but he has been poor and hard since he was a child, and he has lived a very hard life. He wholeheartedly wants to be famous and return to his hometown. Now that he has gained power and position, if there is a little bit of behavior that violates the rules , can also be understood."
Wu Yidao looked at the cup in his hand: "I heard that after Dugu took power in the court, he sent people back to his hometown to clean up those family members who bullied their mother and son. Those who bullied his mother back then, They were all confiscated by him, and many people were locked up in prisons, and sent to the frontier as slaves for any crime."
Fang Jie nodded: "It is true."
Wu Yiyi was a little worried and said: "This kind of thing is always unavoidable, so it's not just Dugu Wenxiu? I heard that there are many people in the Black Banner Army, regardless of whether they are civil or military generals, who do things like this. It is mainly the generals in the Black Banner Army, most of whom are from poor families. Born, everyone has some past that cannot be forgotten, and most of these pasts are oppressed and cannot be separated. If this trend continues, I am afraid it will be difficult to clean up."
Fang Jie didn't answer the question about Dugu Wenxiu before, and he didn't express his position this time either.
"First, let's see if they have a degree of tolerance in their hearts. Dugu didn't kill anyone this time, so it's quite restrained."
Wu Yiyi didn't understand Fang Jie's attitude, so he just nodded.
He knew that what Fang explained was correct, with Dugu Wenxiu's current position of power, it would be easy to kill those who bullied him and his mother back then. As long as Dugu Wenxiu reveals a little bit, there will be people who are willing to do this for him. At present, the officials of the various ways in the south of the Yangtze River have basically not been replaced. These local officials who are not directly related to the Black Banner Army wish to have a chance to express their views to the court.
Dugu Wenxiu now has all the power, as long as he is willing, many officials in Jiangnan will immediately worship him.
"Let's think about how to deal with the matter in Yanyang City."
Fang Jie said: "Yanyang City is 1,900 miles away from Chang'an City. It is far away, but it is also close. The extension of rights, 1,900 miles in the main context is not far at all. But I want to spread out the details. , 1,900 miles is not close. We don’t know how strong those people are, so I want to try in Yanyang City. If the rebound in Yanyang City is strong, it means that these people’s power within a radius of 2,000 miles. It was very full.”
Wu Yidao hummed: "Gao Xianze, the governor of Yanyang City, still has some small connections with Gao Kaitai. The families of the two don't seem to be too far away. That's why Gao Kaitai only wanted to go there at the beginning. If there is no accident, If Gao Kaitai really captured Chang'an City back then, then Gao Xianze would have supported him to become emperor. It's just that Gao Kaitai's defeat was too fast, and Gao Xianze didn't even have time to express his opinion."
"Gao Kaitai is just a pawn of those people."
Fang Jie smiled: "When Yang Yi was fighting the rebellion in the northwest, why did Gao Kaitai suddenly turn against him? According to the logic, Yang Yi is easy to see a person well. Since he dared to hand over nearly 200,000 troops to Gao Kaitai, it shows that at that time Yang Yi trusts Gao Kaitai. It can't be said that Gao Kaitai is uninitiated, and he was said to have changed his mind when he met Wang Yiqu?"
Wu Yidao said: "Obviously, Gao Kaitai and Wang Yiqu were pawns in the hands of these people at that time. It was just that they were destroyed by the Yang family... Even if those people have a deep background, they don't know that Yang Jian is still alive Come out of the mausoleum."
Fang Jie nodded: "The Yang family, in fact, are extremely desperate when resisting this invisible force."
Wu Yidao sighed: "However, the Yang family doesn't know who they are facing, and they can't fight if they have the strength."
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A big fish was thrown onto the deck by Xiang Qingniu. The fish was more than one meter long. If it were an ordinary person, it would be difficult to pick it up from the river. Xiang Qingniu obviously didn't expect that he could really catch such a big fish, so he was stunned for a while before running over to pick up the fish.
"Is this called throwing yourself into your arms?"
He laughed so hard that his mouth was crooked.
"Put in your arms?"
Fang Jie was stunned for a moment when he heard these four words. After being silent for a long time, he smiled inexplicably: "That's right...it's such a simple and simple truth, but I couldn't figure it out before. It's just these four words."
Wu Yidao and Xiang Qingniu didn't know what Fang Xie was thinking of, and they looked at him eagerly.
Fang Jie seemed to be in a better mood immediately, got up and went over, found a knife to clean up the big fish by himself. The subordinates knew that Fang Xie liked to fish and grill fish, so they immediately moved all his things over when Fang Xie started.
"If the people around you are spies sent by the enemy, how can you tell them apart? Generally speaking, there are two types of capable people under your command. The first type is discovered and recruited by you yourself. The second type is the spies sent by him. They came here. According to the probability, most of these people who come here by themselves are not innocent."
Fang Jie said with a smile: "This is throwing yourself in the arms."
Wu Yidao pondered for a while, and began to count with his fingers.
"But it's still very complicated. Some people did come here by themselves. But judging from their origin, it's impossible to have any background. And some recruited people have very complicated backgrounds."
"It's an appearance."
Fang explained four words. Just as he was about to explain something, he saw you Liu Enjing and Lu Fenghou walking towards this side together.
"I could smell the aroma of my lord's grilled fish from afar, and I couldn't help drooling."
Liu Enjing said something with a smile, and then saluted Fang Jie and Wu Yidao. Fang Jie smiled, pointed to the deck and said, "Then sit down and wait. Anyway, the life on the boat is quite boring. It just so happens that there will be seafood to accompany the wine. Let's have a good drink."
"I'm going to get the wine!"
Lu Fenghou trotted back, and soon came back with a jar of aged wine.
Wu Yiyi looked at Liu Enjing, then at Lu Fenghou, and suddenly seemed to understand Fang Jie's meaning. He and Fang Jie looked at each other without missing a trace, and both smiled.
"My lord, I heard that I'm going to stop at Yanyang City?"
Lu Fenghou asked while pouring wine for Fang Jie.
Fang Jie nodded: "Yanyang City is the same as Jiangdu, both of which are extremely important. Jiang wants to be guarded by Liu Bing, get rid of the original local forces, and let our troops take root there. This is the case in Yanyang City. Gao Xianze is here in Yanyang City. No one has paid attention to him for five or six years, and he has not been in a hurry to join in the fun. He has steadily developed his own strength, and now he should not be underestimated. If this person can be used, it is best, if he cannot be used, over there It's a huge cancer."
Lu Fenghou said: "What are you afraid of? If he is dishonest, he will be wiped out directly. The brothers below are just walking along the way, and their arms, legs and feet are almost rusted. Fight for a while."
Liu Enjing said: "I don't think so."
He looked at Fang Jie and said, "Gao Xianze is still a family member with Gao Kaitai. But when Gao Kaitai was besieging Chang'an City, he wrote to Gao Xianze several times, asking Gao Xianze to bring troops to join him. But Gao Xianze never made a clear statement from the beginning to the end. , this person has great wisdom. Such a person is deeply entrenched in the local area, and I think that even if he wants to get rid of him, he cannot be forced. Gao Xianze has a reputation among the people. If there is no reason to send troops to exterminate him, I am afraid that it will hurt people .”
What he said was ambiguous, and he didn't know whether he agreed to exterminate Gao Xianze or to appease Gao Xianze.
"I think so."
Lu Fenghou said: "You should suppress the arrogance of those people like Jiangdu did."
Liu Enjing was silent for a while and said: "Although I don't agree with sending troops, I also feel that people like Gao Xianze are not reliable. He doesn't help anyone in troubled times, but develops himself steadily. It seems that he has no desire Please, in fact, such a person is the most scheming. He knows that he can't fight for the world, so he will vigorously strengthen himself. He knows very well that no matter who sits in the Dragon Court, he will not underestimate him. He is fighting for the world. He increases the stakes by himself, so such a person has no loyalty at all, he is just waiting, and he will not make a statement until the end."
Wu Yiyi glanced at Fang Jie, and then said, "I think what Old General Liu said makes sense. Such a person is not enough to be trusted."
Fang Jie hummed: "Then wait until Yanyang City to have a look. If Gao Xianze doesn't want to make a clear statement, he's the only one."
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Wu Yidao thought about it for a long time, but he still couldn't help the other party to explain: "I think there is something wrong with Liu Enjing."
Fang Jie smiled: "I found him."
Wu Yidao said: "The lord said before that it was a performance. That's right, Liu Enjing and Xu Xiaogong were rescued by the lord who sent Yan Kuang. But this news, maybe someone deliberately let the lord know. So it seems that they The two were brought here by the lord himself, but in fact they were sent by others? If they really lost their power at the beginning? Why didn't they just kill them and send them to Chang'an for trial? At that time in Chang'an, who could Trial them? At that time, the lord had a lot of soldiers, but lacked generals. The lord knew that the two of them were in trouble, so he must save them..."
Fang Jie's smile became more and more charming: "So, it seems to be more and more interesting."