Dean Zhou seems to be able to leave Qiu Yu's last sentence of wisdom because you obviously don't care about letting him go, he curled his lips and said: "Speaking of it, he still has the ability, and the masters in Chang'an who can stand up to the table have gone. After a while, he was still escaped... You are right to say that I let him go, after all, everyone in Chang'an City who knew about this thought that I was the only one who could capture him."
"But... there is only one you in Chang'an City, and there are four Heavenly Venerables in the Buddhist Sect, and one Dalun Mingwang. There are also three thousand golden monks who are said to be invulnerable to swords and swords."
Qiu Yu said seriously.
"That's right... there are four Heavenly Venerates, and there is also a Dalun Mingwang."
Dean Zhou shook his head slightly, and said meaningfully as he walked: "But when the Sui army marched westward, how many monks and soldiers were still available, and how many gods could move, who knows? Eleven years ago, they could not One moved, so there should be at least one this time, right?"
Qiu Yu didn't understand this sentence.
He was not a witness to the fierce battle eleven years ago, and she hadn't been exposed to this level of things at that time.
But Qiu Yu heard something from Dean Zhou's words. She didn't participate in what happened eleven years ago, but it didn't mean she didn't know. So what she immediately thought of was, is there someone going west again? Eleven years ago, that amazingly talented person led a group of people who died generously in the Sui Dynasty to the west, and the world changed color. Eleven years later, who has the courage and strength to go west again
She wanted to ask, but she knew that Dean Zhou would definitely not say it.
For some reason, Dean Zhou's temperament changed after he finished speaking. Looking at his back, Qiu Yu suddenly felt a trace of cold desolation.
Dean Zhou, are you unwilling
She wasn't sure, and couldn't be sure.
Changchun Garden.
dome.
Luo Weiran, the commander of the Ouchi Guards Department, stood in front of the emperor with a solemn and worried expression. The news he just learned was so shocking that his heartbeat was at least twice as fast as usual all the way from knowing the news to rushing to Qionglu to report to His Majesty.
The news that can make a person like him so uneasy is equally important to Da Sui and His Majesty.
After hearing Luo Weiran's words, the emperor dropped the writing brush in his hand on the low table with a clatter. His hands were trembling slightly, and he wanted to pick up the writing brush but seemed afraid to stretch it out. He lowered his head slightly, his face turned pale, and gradually something involuntarily gushed out of his eyes, moistening his eye sockets.
"Eleven years ago... I first ascended the throne as emperor..."
After being silent for a while, the emperor took out his handkerchief and wiped the corners of his eyes, picked up the writing brush that had fallen on the low table, and slowly inserted it back into the pen holder. This simple action seemed to consume a lot of his energy. So much so that even his voice trembled slightly.
He looked at the area on the low table that was stained red with the red ink of the brush, and he seemed to see a large swath of bright red blood.
"Because of the entanglement between me and my brothers, even the court is unstable. Before the emperor died, he pointed out that I was the heir to the throne. Didn't he want to settle this matter quickly and stabilize the court? But in the end, people still look at me When it came to a flaw, I thought that there was a crack in the foundation of the Sui Dynasty. I have been on the throne for less than half a year, and I imprisoned my elder brother and demoted my younger brother, and I still have no heirs. If I die again, the Sui Dynasty will definitely be in turmoil."
"People from Meng Yuan gathered a large number of experts to sneak into the Sui Dynasty eastward, but Li Yuanshan detected the news and quickly reported it to Chang'an. Lao Qi traveled alone from Chang'an, and went all the way west without even telling me. His life in Jianghu The network is already very wide, and he sent orders to kill Hu all the way. When he reached the northwest border, there were hundreds of gangsters who followed him. In the northwest, Lao Qi led people to kill all the masters of Meng Yuan with swords. I thought he would return to Chang'an, but he only asked someone to bring me a word..."
"Da Sui Tianwei, Your Majesty's Tianwei, is it something that barbarians can offend at will? They dare to come, why don't you dare to go? Let those people in the west know that no one is allowed to desecrate His Majesty's majesty, not even a thought. If you move Nian, then kill them and let them know how strong Sui is."
When the emperor finished speaking, the tears in his eyes could not be stopped from flowing out.
"He took his friends from the rivers and lakes with him. Most of the hundreds of people were killed or injured after the first battle, and only a hundred people remained... But they walked out of the Sui Dynasty without hesitation, crossed Langru Mountain and entered Mengyuan all the way west. How many people were killed that time? , I don’t know how many people died, but I know that I have never seen this younger brother since then. For me, for Sui, he put aside everything he should have, without fear of life and death.”
"Eleven years, I haven't seen him for eleven years."
The emperor watched his tears fall and wet the low table, and also melted away the small piece of dark red ink.
"Eleven years later, did he guess that I was going to launch an army against Meng Yuan? So in order to win my flag and help me alleviate obstacles, he went west again. He knew my ambition from the very beginning, and he knew that I wanted to conquer the world. The Dragon Banner of the Sui Dynasty was planted to the west of Langru Mountain. Before the first emperor became seriously ill, he asked my seven brothers about their aspirations. The elder brother said that he would stabilize the Sui Dynasty and build a foundation for thousands of years. The third brother said that he would wipe out the remnants of southern Xinjiang and wipe out the remnants of Eastern Chu. "
"I only said two words, Xiangxi. The seventh brother said five words, and helped the fourth brother Xiangxi."
"I know that it is precisely because of this sentence that the first emperor passed on the throne to me before his death. And because of this sentence, Lao Qi has not stopped."
"He has always understood me best, and has always been..."
"But for the sake of the Western Expedition, I had to pretend that nothing happened. Not only did I not give those heroes the honor they deserved, but I also signed an agreement with Meng Ge, the Great Khan of Mengyuan, to kill the Northwest area where they used to fight. The place where he passed was designated as a place for opening trade... He hasn't come back to see me for eleven years, is he blaming me? Is it blaming me for turning the land they swore to protect into a market full of the smell of copper? ? Those heroes who have been buried in the ground, watching the barbarians from the Western Regions walk into the gate of the Great Sui Kingdom, will they curse me every day?"
For the first time in eleven years, the emperor's tears were released so recklessly.
"Eleven years later, he traveled west again, still for me..."
Luo Weiran lowered his head and did not dare to look at the emperor's face, let alone his tears. His heart hurts, because the person who went west twice in the past eleven years also has a relationship with him.
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Gyeonggi-do is mountainous, especially surrounded by mountains to the north of Chang'an City. It looks like a huge crescent moon half surrounding the majestic city of Chang'an. Ordinary people don't understand Fengshui and terrain, but they have heard people mention that the terrain of Chang'an City is excellent, and it can protect the foundation of the Sui Dynasty for ten thousand years. The common people don't understand why Fengshui can keep the Sui Dynasty. Isn't it those passionate sons in the frontier who kept the Sui Dynasty
But this does not hinder his good mood, after all, it is definitely not a bad thing for them to have more reinforcements for Da Sui.
The mountains are half embraced, and Chang'an will not fall.
This sentence has been circulated for a hundred years, and it is said that it was said by a worldly expert when Emperor Taizu established his capital here.
It has been four days since he walked into this mountain, and Fang Henshui has been living humble and cautious. He and the young monk carried the old monk all the way forward with difficulty, trekking across mountains and rivers. He didn't dare to show the slightest reluctance, because he didn't see the slightest reluctance on the young monk's face. It was as if it was a matter of course for the young monk to carry the old monk forward. There is no doubt about it.
And the old monk sat on the sliding pole safely, hardly walking around by himself.
In the four days since he entered the mountain, although Fang Henshui was very tired, he didn't need the young monk to give any instructions. He took the initiative to find water sources and food. He is becoming more and more like a qualified servant, serving the two masters with all his heart.
Sitting on a clean bluestone, the old monk glanced at the back of the Sui man who was struggling to find food on the high ground, and the corner of his mouth twitched: "Can you see that he is different from before?"
"The disciple feels that he compromised out of fear."
"Why?"
"Because... Sui people are still afraid of death even if they harbor demons in their hearts."
"Ha ha."
The old monk seemed to be in a very good mood, and couldn't help laughing happily: "I wanted to go east a long time ago to see how domineering and domineering this great Sui who came out of that big demon eleven years ago is. No Before I came here, even I felt that the Sui people could not be bullied. Because that person declared this in the most direct way back then, I never doubted it. But this time, I found that the Sui people are far less powerful than imagined .”
"Since that's the case, what's so scary about the Sui people? Just cutting a piece of flesh can turn a Sui man into a slave... If the man traveling west knew about it eleven years ago, I don't know how he would feel about it."
Chen Ya thought for a while and said: "But this disciple also feels that this Sui man is still unyielding in his heart."
"Everyone has unyielding in their hearts, it depends on how to overcome this unyielding. When I was in Daxue Mountain, I closed my door and meditated. I used to think about how to deal with the monsters from the east one day, or how the Buddhist sect would preach to the east. Expand. I thought about it for a long time and decided that the ambition of the Sui people cannot be taken away, but can only be killed. Therefore, if you want to spread the Buddhist teachings to the east, you can only kill the Sui people in their prime and even the elderly, leaving only the children to teach them slowly. I had to be naturalized. It was because it was impossible to do that, so I gave up the idea of preaching in the East.”
"Now, I finally understand that I was too obsessed at the time. How can there be truly unyielding people in this world? The reason why the Sui people are strong is because they have never been defeated, so they think they will never lose. After a hundred years , This kind of thinking has made every Sui person proud. But in fact... just cut a piece of flesh from them, and they will submit. No matter what you say, they will obey."
"The Sui people are not indestructible, and the Sui Kingdom is not indestructible either. After returning, I will explain this to King Ming."
The old monk smiled very brightly, and the pride in his eyes was also very strong: "If you don't go east once, you will not be able to see the facts behind the fog. The pride of the Sui people is so hypocritical, and the invincibility of the Sui people is so pitiful." myth."
"Master, should this person be taken all the way back to Daxue Mountain, and let King Ming take a look, the Sui people turned out to be like this."
Chen Ya asked.
"If you don't need to kill him, it's better to take him back."
The old monk said indifferently: "However, maybe he will be killed today."
"Why?"
Chen Ya asked.
The old monk sighed: "I looked carefully along the way. Although this mountain is majestic and majestic, it is a dead mountain. There is no living thing in the mountain except trees and wild grass. Therefore, there is nothing to eat in the mountains, and there is nothing. And the dry food brought by the Sui man has already been eaten... "
Chen Ya was startled, thought for a while and said: "Save some, you can eat for a few days."
At this moment, Fang Henshui, who was dressed in rags, climbed back down the slope with difficulty. He walked up to the old monk out of breath, and said guiltily, "I'm sorry... there's nothing to eat, not even any wild fruit."
After finishing these words, he saw the strangeness in the eyes of the old monk and Chen Ya. In an instant, fear filled Fang Henshui's heart.
Just when he was taken aback, Chen Ya took a step forward.
Fang Henshui knelt down almost at the same time, then sincerely kowtowed and said, "Cut my flesh and eat it, I am willing to dedicate myself to the mage."
As soon as these words came out, Chen Ya and the old monk were stunned.
After a while, the old monk's triumphant laughter floated deep in the mountain.
Chen Ya asked, don't you eat it yourself
don't eat!
why
Save yourself... Get out of this mountain, and you don't have to eat me.
But Fang Henshui didn't dare to say these words.