Luo Weiran's forehead was covered with sweat, he felt that this year's Changchun Garden was hotter than usual.
The emperor sat cross-legged on the kang and read the memorial, while Luo Weiran stood aside but didn't raise his hand to wipe off the annoying sweat. Looking at the emperor's expression, he didn't seem to be angry, but Luo Weiran knew that the Supreme in front of him seldom showed any expressions of joy or anger.
He knew what the emperor meant by calling him here, and he was the one who insisted that Fang Jie had no problem. People around the emperor, except for the eunuch Su Buwei who never expresses his opinion, others have more or less doubted Fang Xie's origin, but he never believed that Fang Xie would make a statement against the Sui Dynasty. unfavorable people. In other words, he didn't believe that Fang Jie was from the Buddhist sect.
Because he believed in the loyal prince Yang Qi.
He knew how much the loyal prince Yang Qi hated the people of the Buddhist sect. If Fang Jie was really the son of Lao Shizi, when he was in Fan Gu, he had already become a piece of meat under the palm of the prince.
The emperor also believed in Prince Zhong Yang Qi, but the emperor doubted everything except Prince Zhong and Dean Zhou.
It sounds contradictory, but the emperor was not confused.
That's right, Fang Jie did receive favor from the loyal Prince Yang Qi when he was in Fan Gu. The emperor also firmly believed for a while that Fang Jie was the only descendant of Lao Qi. However, this descendant appeared too abruptly. Moreover, this descendant is indeed doubtful. A long time ago, the emperor sent someone to secretly investigate Fang Jie's details, and Luo Weiran's answer was trustworthy. The answer given by Hou Wenji is relatively conservative and can be doubted.
The latter is obviously more stable.
Believe and doubt may sound uncertain, but they represent two completely different attitudes. Luo Weiran and Prince Zhong had a close relationship and were even very close. Hou Wenji was promoted by the emperor after he ascended the throne, and he was skeptical of anyone except the emperor, including Luo Weiran and Dean Zhou.
Because of this, Hou Wenji won His Majesty's trust.
But still the same sentence, except for the loyal prince Yang Qi and Dean Zhou, His Majesty's trust in anyone is not absolute, so Fang Jie seems to be doomed to have this catastrophe.
"I remember that the answer you gave me a while ago is trustworthy."
The emperor didn't look up, and his tone of voice was very peaceful.
Luo Weiran leaned over and said, "I have said the same thing until now."
This sentence seemed to arouse the emperor's interest. He put down the chief writer in his hand, glanced at Luo Weiran, and said two words lightly: "Reason?"
Luo Weiran sorted out his wording, and tried his best to make his words simple but effective: "After President Zhou raised doubts about Fang Jie's physique, I did doubt it. And there is no doubt that his physique is indeed the same as that in the rumors. Buddha Zong and Buddha are very similar. But... I have never seen Buddha, so I dare not say for sure. Many people have said that Fang Jie is a smart person, and I have said so. Because of this, I really can't think of such a smart person traveling thousands of miles away. Why did you come to Chang'an City to die."
"What I want is not your defense for him, but the truth."
The emperor leaned back, shaking his neck back and forth: "You are the commander of the Ouchi Guards Department. According to the logic, you should not have such absolute trust in anyone. And it is precisely because you are the commander of the Ouchi Guards Department." Commander, according to reason, I should believe you... But, don't I understand what you said before? No one can be sure that Fang Jie is not a Buddhist disciple of the Buddhist sect, and who can be sure that Fang Jie is really not? "
"I want this answer, that's why I secretly asked you to investigate. I gave Fang the solution that he would never be honored with his own ability. Do you think that I want to destroy this miracle with my own hands? I remember not long ago I was right You said that Emperor Taizong held up Li Xiao, my grandfather Emperor Zhenzong held up Huaiqiu Gong, and I want to hold up a model... This model is not a flash in the pan, and I originally wanted him to be brilliant forever."
"But Dean Zhou questioned, so I have to listen."
Luo Weiran lowered his head and said: "I dare not refuse to listen to Dean Zhou's question."
"This time, the Martial Arts Academy failed. Three students died... This is something I didn't expect. The reason why Mo Wanwu brought Fang Jie into Banyue Mountain alone was because he didn't want to involve other students. But he didn't It occurred to me that it was not Fang Jie who attracted that Buddhist disciple, but those students."
Luo Weiran straightened his thoughts and said, "If Fang Jie is really a disciple of the Buddhist sect, why would the Buddhist sect kill those students? Logically, they should probably meet Fang Jie first and kill Mo Wanwu What is even more puzzling is that the young monk tried to kill Fang Jie more than once, but ended up dying in Fang Jie's hands. If they are of the same clan, why?"
The emperor pondered for a while and asked: "However, Li Nan told me that that wise old monk captured Fang Xie that day. If he wanted to kill Fang Xie, there would be no one to save him. But the old monk didn't kill him. Why? ?”
Luo Weiran said: "Because of this, I am even more convinced that Fang Jie is innocent."
"speak."
The emperor waved his hand and said.
"If Fang Jie came to Chang'an City with the mission of not knowing what the purpose of the Buddha Sect is, then what does he need most?"
Luo Weiran said: "It's safe, it's the best way to hide your identity. But it's obvious that Fang Jie didn't hide his physique from the beginning. Don't hide it? Also, the old monk wisdom captured Fang Jie but didn't kill him, if Li Nan thinks it's suspicious, then I think there's something more suspicious!"
"If Fang Jie is really a disciple of the Buddha, and as the Second Heavenly Venerable of the Buddha Sect, wouldn't Wisdom know about it? If he knew, why didn't he capture Fang Jie instead of others? Wasn't it suspicious? If Fang Jie He is truly a disciple of the Buddha, so if wisdom does this, isn’t it betraying him?”
"I've thought of all of this."
The emperor got down from the kang, stretched his body, and sighed slightly: "But can you deny that after Fang Jie arrived in Chang'an, people from the Buddhist sect came. There has never been a Buddhist sect who dared to be so presumptuous after the founding of the Sui Dynasty for a hundred years. If you say that this has nothing to do with Fang Jie, how can I believe it? Again, what I want is not any speculation, but the truth."
He was doing stretching movements while talking, maybe he didn't even realize these movements, Fang Jie taught him these movements.
And just because he saw the emperor's unintentional behavior, Luo Weiran was overjoyed.
Fang Jie can't die!
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Ouchi Guard Office.
The chains on Fang Jie's body had been undone, leaving the cold stone bed made him feel a little more comfortable. The pain on his right arm and chest has been relieved a lot, at least he won't sweat when he touches it. Fang Jie, who left the stone bed, was surprisingly calm. He didn't shout, curse, struggle, or resist. He even took a serious look at all the instruments of torture hanging on the walls of the stone room with great interest.
He was still in the mood to take one off and studied how to use it. He gestured the nail-pulling pliers on his hand, and he even grinned to cooperate with his movements.
So when Qiu Yu walked into this stone room and saw Fang Jie, he had to be surprised. Even she was a little puzzled that in such an environment, after such a sudden change, this young man could still act so calm. It was even very relaxed, and there was no worry about his life or death on his face.
"Sir, you are here."
Fang Jie greeted Qiu Yu with a smile, which made the guilt in Qiu Yu's eyes more intense.
"sorry… "
After she said three words, she couldn't speak again, and she didn't dare to look into Fang Jie's eyes. She hung her head and looked like she was the kid who did something wrong.
"When eating six-gill fish by the Crescent Lake in Banyue Mountain, Mo Wanwu told me some stories about you. Because of what he said, I have a rough impression of you in my heart. How should I put it... a tough genius ?Although he refused to say more, I can infer that your status in Yanwu Academy is definitely a bit special."
Fang Jie said with a smile: "But your appearance today does not match my impression..."
He sat down on the stone bed, pointed to the chair in front of him and said, "The humble room is simple, I will make the bed and you sit on the chair. But there is no tea, why don't I say hello and see if they deliver it?"
"Fang Jie."
"Um?"
Qiu Yu raised his head, was silent for a while and asked, "Don't you hate?"
Fang Jie smiled and shook his head: "Why don't I hate you? But I don't hate you, because after thinking for a long time, I'm sure that this matter has nothing to do with you. If it did, it's because of your research on my physique. Then I gave Dean Zhou a very honest answer. It's not your fault, because you just didn't lie. I don't hate Dean Zhou either. If I were to sit in his seat, I'm afraid I would be more direct. I don't even hate His Majesty, it's the same reason, thinking from their point of view, I seem to be really suspicious... If suspicious, I should die."
"Then what do you hate?"
Qiu Yu asked.
"Hate myself."
Fang Jie said seriously: "I always thought that I was a smart guy, and everyone I met would say, Fang Jie, you are a smart guy. After listening to a lot, even I feel a little bit flustered. If there is no such thing, I really didn't realize that I was such an idiot. After being in a comfortable environment for a long time, I forgot that I should maintain the minimum guard against the outside world. My hatred lies in my idiot, that's it."
"Just before you came, a man named Meng Wudi talked with me for a long time. I am very grateful that he did not use punishment, although I know that he is not qualified to order no punishment. He told me that my current crime is Suspected Buddha of the Buddhist sect... I am also very grateful that he said it sincerely and did not hide anything. The only thing I am uncomfortable with is that this crime sounds serious but I don't understand it at all."
"Fang Jie...it's not your fault."
Qiu Yu's nose was sour, and his heart felt a little uncomfortable.
Fang Jie said, "No, it's my fault."
He glanced at the instruments of torture, and said in a calm tone: "If my experience is deeper, I will know how dangerous it is to easily show that I am different, and it is not something worth bragging about. In the examination of Yanwu Academy, I got nine outstanding points. This is not the beginning of being stupid. But it is the root cause of the current situation. If I were just an ordinary student, Dean Zhou would not be interested in my physique , then... I should still be sitting in the bright classroom of Yanwu Academy, listening to your lecture."
"Not here... so dark and cold."
Fang Jie pointed around, and finally put his finger on the oil lamp: "That is the only light, but without any warmth."
"I believe you!"
Qiu Yu looked at Fang Jie and said firmly, "If you are from the Buddhist sect, then you came all the way to Chang'an to commit suicide. I don't think you are such an idiot, and I don't think the Buddhist disciples of the Buddhist sect are Such an idiot, so I believe in you, from the beginning to now."
"thank you."
Fang Jie got off the stone bed and bowed deeply to Qiu Yu.
"Nothing but thanks."
He said.
The indifferent tone made Qiu Yu feel a pain in his heart. He said thank you, but how could there be any thank you in his words? He looks very calm, but if anyone calms down on such an occasion, that is the most worrying thing, because calmness in prison often means death.
Fang Jie is a very cheerful boy, although sometimes he chatters very annoyingly. But he is always happy, this is what Qiu Yu sees in Fang Jie's eyes. But now, such a thing is gone. So Qiu Yu was a little scared, she didn't know if Fang Jie survived this time, would it still be the Fang Jie in her memory in the future
"I'll take you out!"
Qiu Yu gritted his teeth: "Go see Your Majesty!"
Puchi!
Fang Jie couldn't help but smiled, looked at Qiu Yu and asked seriously, "Sir, can you stop being an idiot?"