When Fang Xie arrived at Changchun Garden, he was shocked by what he saw. He really didn't expect that he would have such a courtesy one day, so that he was dizzy and even walked a little abnormally. As a person who did not belong to this era, it took Fang Jie a long time to adapt to the Sui Dynasty where imperial power was supreme. He has lower respect for the emperor than all Sui people. But at this moment, Fang Jie suddenly felt that being a Sui person in this world was not a bad thing.
In front of the Qionglu Gate, the emperor who knew Fang Jie's arrival actually went out and stood at the door waiting for him. This alone shocked both civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. In the entire imperial court, there seemed to be very few people who could let His Majesty go out to greet them personally. When Yu Manlou, the general guarding the eastern border, was transferred back to the capital, His Majesty greeted him out of the room in person. When Luo Yao, the general guarding southern Xinjiang, came to Beijing to report on his duties, His Majesty was waiting for him at the gate of the Tai Chi Hall.
Other than that, no one seemed to have had such an honor in eleven years.
So Fang Jie was in a trance, as if he was living in a TV series.
This kind of wonderful feeling, maybe only he has it in this world.
"Chen Fangjie, kowtow to His Majesty."
Seeing that he was a little absent-minded, the little eunuch Mu San reminded him behind his back. Only then did Fang Xie realize that he couldn't just stand there stupidly, and bowed in a respectful manner. Mu San kept pursing his lips and smiling, as if he was very happy for Fang Jie. But he was even more happy for himself, because he found that he made the right bet on the first attempt to make friends with people outside the palace. Since the founding of the Sui Dynasty, he is the second outstanding candidate of the Academy of Martial Arts in nine disciplines, with a bright future!
A eunuch, what could be more delightful than having a strong friend out there
Of course, except being appreciated by His Majesty.
So Mu San is very happy, happy that he has established a relationship with Fang Jie in advance. If you wait until now to show your favor to the other party, it will inevitably make people feel a little flattered.
The emperor took two quick steps, and leaned over to help Fang Jie up in front of the civil and military officials. He looked at Fang Jie carefully, and said with a smile: "I said, you are one of the few young people I have seen in the past few years that I think is not vulgar. It's just that I don't even have one." Thinking of it, you can do it so well!"
"good!"
"good!"
"good!"
The emperor said three good words in a row, with a smile on his face: "Since the founding of the country in the Sui Dynasty, only the great general Li Xiao has achieved nine excellent results when the ancestor Taizong was in power. He has joined the army in hundreds of battles, big and small, and has never been defeated. During the reign of Taizong, the territory of the Sui Dynasty was almost doubled! The entire Jiangnan was ordered by Li Xiao to fight down. Now... I have my own Li Xiao, good omen! Good omen!"
His Majesty seemed a little overjoyed, first he said hello three times in a row, and then he said good omen twice in a row.
Everyone knew that Fang Jie's five subjects of liberal arts were rewarded by His Majesty, and compared with Li Xiao's real ability, it was more than a notch behind. But really speaking, Fang Jie presented His Majesty with the method of pinyin notation and the method of counting small characters. These two things had a profound impact on Tai Sui. I don't know how many school children will benefit from these two things. Even, because of the implementation of small characters in mathematics, Tai Sui was able to leap to a new level in mathematics!
So speaking of it, it seems that Fang Jie's reward for being excellent in the five liberal arts subjects is not too heavy.
As for martial arts, all four disciplines are excellent, this is Fang Jie's hard work. So those who were waiting to see the joke had to shut up, no matter what the grades were, it was meaningless to say anything, and it was just a sour smell to make people laugh. And when it comes to the three words of good omen, many people have vaguely guessed what His Majesty said before.
It's true that General Li Xiaojin won nine excellent grades in the Martial Arts Academy exam, and it's true that he won all battles after finishing his studies and leaving the Martial Arts Academy. Because there was a Li Xiao during the reign of Taizong, it is even more true that the foundation of the Sui Dynasty was as stable as a mountain and continued to expand its territory. If so, Fang Jie is indeed a good omen for His Majesty.
"My dear friends!"
The emperor took Fang Jie's hand, and said with a smile as he walked: "You all have to look carefully, this young man is the first examinee to win nine excellent subjects in the past hundred years in the Sui Dynasty. You must remember this name, remember this Open your face. I am rich in the world, and I am sitting in the world, but I am even more happy because Da Sui came up with a formula today!"
Fang Jie, who was in a half-dizzy state, did not forget to cooperate with the emperor's speech, and immediately stood up straight and gave the emperor a standard Sui military salute.
"I take it as an honor to be a citizen of the Great Sui Dynasty!"
"It's a good sentence to be proud of being a citizen of the Sui Dynasty!"
The emperor couldn't help but said a little excitedly: "If all the people of the Sui Dynasty are like Fang Jie, who else in this world would dare to stand in my way? Da Sui Xiongwei? Dare to bow down to me?!"
When this sentence came out, everyone present was stunned for a moment.
But soon, a voice of praise began to spread. Fang Jie stood beside the emperor, feeling the emperor's feelings. He suddenly felt that to be an emperor should enjoy this kind of praise. Of course, first of all, you must have the strength to be praised by others.
Fang Jie knew that the emperor couldn't wait any longer.
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"Your Majesty lost his composure today..."
During the ceremony of welcoming Fang Xie like a hero, Shangshu Duguyin whispered something to Pei Yan, the servant of the Huangmen, who was standing beside him.
He had never seen His Majesty so excited. Since His Majesty took the throne, he has always looked as indifferent as water. He had never seen His Majesty grin when he was happy, and curse when he was angry. Even though Jiang Duqiu made such a big move against the case many years ago, His Majesty didn't even show anything.
When the memorial to the Qiu family's treason was handed in, His Majesty just said lightly after reading it that he should not doubt the hero indiscriminately. And when the imperial army washed Jiangdu's family with blood with the force of thunder, His Majesty just said lightly that what should be investigated should be investigated and what should be killed should be killed.
But today, His Majesty did appear to have lost his composure.
Fang Jie won nine excellent results, which is indeed something to be happy about. After all, such a character has only appeared once in a hundred years. What makes His Majesty even happier is naturally the good omen he said before. Taizu established the country, and Taizong opened the frontier. Since the founding of the country in the Sui Dynasty, no emperor has surpassed Taizong's achievements. When Emperor Taizong was in power, there was no doubt that he built the Great Sui Dynasty into the most powerful country in the Central Plains.
The servant of the Huang Gate pursed his lips and smiled, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty is just so happy, so it's not a loss of composure. It's a pity that Fang Jie didn't come from my house."
"very sour."
Dugu Yin said with a smile: "Master Pei has a son, Pei Dingcheng, isn't he satisfied? If I had a son who won the seven subjects, I'm afraid I'd be laughing from ear to ear. Although compared to Fang Jie It is slightly inferior, but it is also a rare good result in a century."
"Seven gates... not nine gates. At this moment, is it worth being happy?"
Pei Yan shook his head, looked at the bewildered young man who was dragged away by his Majesty, and said helplessly: "Thousands of children from aristocratic families are no match for a humble pawn."
"Li Xiao used to be just a humble pawn."
Dugu Yin said with a smile.
There was a pun in this, and Pei Yan understood. He hummed and said: "The biggest advantage of being born in a poor family is that when His Majesty needs a role model, he will never choose from the children of the aristocratic family. The biggest disadvantage of being born in a poor family is that he will not belong to the poor family in a long time."
Dugu Yin nodded with a smile and said: "However, if His Majesty puts Fang on hold in such a way, some people who want to get rid of him secretly don't know if they would dare to move this idea."
"Whoever dares to move is an idiot."
Pei Yandao: "When Li Xiao won the Nine Schools of Excellence, how many people were not convinced? How many people did Emperor Taizong kill for this example? How many people have been killed? Now His Majesty is also setting up an example, and it is up to anyone who doesn’t open their eyes to be stupid. Some people always think that they can turn upside down inside and outside the court... they have to suffer a lot before they can have a long memory.”
"It seems... the rumors about using troops abroad are true."
Dugu Yin sighed: "Your Majesty has made such a big scene, I don't want to hide it anymore."
He changed the subject and stopped discussing the boy named Fang Jie.
"Good omen..."
The corner of Pei Yan's mouth twitched, and he looked at the boy without any hostility, but he didn't have a good impression either. Dugu Yin turned around, not letting Pei Yan see the faint disappointment and a little bit of anger in his eyes.
And when he turned around, Pei Yan also gave him a cold look.
The seemingly ordinary chat, in fact, how can it be so simple
The one who wanted to tease the other was dissatisfied and unwilling, and the person being teased quietly scolded the teaser. It's just that both of them feel uncomfortable.
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His Majesty took Fang Jie's hand and entered the vault, and the adults standing outside immediately dispersed. The short but warm welcome ceremony was announced to be over, and everyone was more or less uneasy. When they left, they walked in twos and threes, all talking in low voices about one thing.
That is foreign war.
His Majesty put on such a posture today, in fact, the intention of going to war is already very obvious. None of the grown-ups who can stand outside the dome today is an idiot. Observing words and demeanor is their specialty. And at this time, people suddenly realized why His Majesty took down the Minister of the Ministry of War Hou Junci and the Minister of the Ministry of War Pei Donglai one after another. Those two people are against rashly going to war, which is not in His Majesty's mind.
It also suddenly dawned on me why His Majesty would use Er Liangchen who had been imprisoned for nearly twelve years. When it comes to using troops, Hou Junci and Pei Donglai are indeed no match for the good Bizong Lianghu.
But few people thought that the emperor had already mobilized his troops a long time ago. Not to mention that the emperor would hand over a large amount of food, grass and supplies to Wu Yidao's Cargo Express to transport them to the northwest. No one noticed that Xujun King Yang Kai was missing from the welcoming ceremony today.
In the crowd, Huai Qiugong and Prince Yi Yang Yin looked at each other. The latter smiled and said: "Your Majesty is right, this is indeed a good sign."
"To His Majesty it is..."
Huai Qiugong smiled and said, "To that young man, I don't know if it is true."
"It's enough for His Majesty, does it make sense to him?"
Prince Yi asked.
Huai Qiugong shook his head without saying a word, and walked slowly to the door.
And Zhou Banchuan, the director of the Martial Arts Institute who walked behind His Majesty and followed into the Qionglu, looked at the young man with anticipation for some reason.
The two elders of the imperial court had different reactions.