Prince Yi's palace compound is on Xi'ertiao Street, one-third of Chang'an City is separated from the Yanwu Academy. The scale of this palace is not very grand. He is a prince who has been entrusted. The prince's residence built according to the specifications is in the fief of Jiaoxi. The palace in Chang'an City is only a temporary residence. However, this temporary residence has become Yang Yin's long-term residence, and the huge palace in the fief has become a decoration instead.
It was already noon when Qin Liuqi, the housekeeper of Prince Yi's mansion, returned to the mansion. He went straight to the backyard to find Yang Yin to report his trip. As if he saw where Yang Yin was, he found Prince Yi who was having a barbecue by the small pond in the backyard without taking a wrong step.
"Received?"
When Yang Yin saw Qin Liuqi came back and asked a question, he quickly turned his eyes back and focused on the barbecue in front of him. He turned the grill slowly and evenly, and the lamb was golden brown and ready to eat. A low table was placed beside Yang Yin, and there were many seasonings on it. The most honorable prince of the Sui Dynasty seemed to be enjoying the process of roasting the meat, and carefully smeared the sauce on the roast lamb. His hands are clean and slender, as beautiful as a woman's hands.
"Received."
Qin Liuqi answered with his head down.
"What did you say?"
Yang Yin asked again.
"I didn't refuse or refuse, I just said something very serious."
Qin Liuqi said: "The soft armor is made of black gold silk from the Western Regions. It's thin and light, so it's not heavy."
Yang Yin smiled and said: "He didn't mean that Wu Jin was soft and heavy, but that the favor he took over was too heavy. Fang Jie is a smart person, he knows how to climb up. He also has self-knowledge and knows what he can't refuse. I I like a young man like this, as long as he is self-motivated and has the desire to climb, he will quickly adapt to some rules in the officialdom. He knows that he has no strength to refuse my kindness, so he simply accepts it."
Qin Liuqi said: "This subordinate feels that since he is a smart person, isn't it a bit hypocritical to express his position so quickly?"
Yang Yin couldn't help laughing, pointed to the stool in front of him and said, "Sit down and talk, and see if Gu's craft has improved again."
Qin Liuqi didn't refuse, sat opposite Yang Yin, first calmed down in the water basin on one side, then took the knife from Prince Yi and started slicing the flesh. The lamb was roasted just right, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, so tender that when it was cut open, it even seemed to have a layer of water inside.
"Do you think he expressed his opinion so easily?"
Yang Yin put a piece of mutton into his mouth, chewed and said: "You haven't returned to the mansion yet, I guess the news that he took away a single treasure has already reached His Majesty's ears. This is nothing in itself Gu didn't intend to hide things that could be kept from anyone. But Fang Jie understood this very well, he didn't have to reject Gu, and His Majesty would not think that Gu was a good courtier just because he didn't accept gifts from Gu, nor would he Because he accepted Gu's gift, he felt that he was a villain who was opportunistic."
"It's boring and uninteresting to express your opinion. Gu has never forced anyone to stand in line, because Gu wants nothing too much."
Yang Yin paused for a while, motioning Qin Liuqi to continue turning the grill: "Gu just admires the young man's intelligence and intelligence, and takes care of him for the court, doesn't he? Gu is not in the court and has no real power, but Gu is still in the Sui Dynasty. Your prince is His Majesty's younger brother, so on behalf of the royal family, if you give some favors to the future pillars of the imperial court, will Your Majesty care?"
He picked up some powder and sprinkled it on the sliced meat, and continued after a moment of silence: "What do the courtiers say?"
Qin Liuqi said: "Seven or eight out of ten people are waiting for your instructions, my lord. As long as your majesty is really disappointed with the war in the northwest, it will only be sooner or later to deal with King Xu Jun and Minister of the Ministry of War. The governors of the three provinces in the northwest and the generals of the guards all have no good impression of King Xu and Mo Liangbi, who jumped from a prisoner to Minister of the Ministry of War, so naturally they will not easily obey their instructions."
"Disharmony is of no benefit to the war. Your Majesty will not tolerate the war in the Northwest being dragged on again and again, let alone the chaos of the war. As long as you put in a little more effort, King Xu Jun and Mou Liangbi will leave the Northwest in embarrassment. It's not far away. As long as the two of them can't stay in the northwest, His Majesty will appoint a new person to preside over the war in the Northwest... It must be the prince. As long as His Majesty reveals a little intention of changing people, the courtiers will naturally let His Majesty hear you name."
Prince Yi Yang Yin hummed and said: "Don't be too hasty, it would be bad if it is too obvious. My fourth brother seems to be soft-tempered, but if he really loses his temper, no one can handle it. If he is allowed to I feel that he is being coerced by someone, so no one will have a good life. This matter is not urgent... You turn around and arrange for people to rush to the northwest, and tell Li Yuanshan and the others that this matter will take its time, and the battle will not be over in a while It can be finished. In order not to arouse suspicion, you can win a battle... win first and then lose, and lose more and more tragically, this is true."
"Looking for a few people, the first to find Mo Liangbi is not to write a memorial and hand it over. The logistics and supplies of the 700,000 army in the Northwest are all in the hands of Mo Liangbi. Tens of millions of materials, millions of civilians, Can it be correct? As long as you are willing to look for it, you can still find a lot of them. Although the lonely cousin Yang Kai is a little stupid, he is not stupid. As long as Mo Liangbi is taken down, he may hand in his resignation... It's all As a member of the royal family, I don't want to embarrass him too much."
"My lord is merciful."
Qin Liuqi said: "What my subordinates don't understand is that since your goal is the Northwest, why did you win over Fang Xie so early? Even if he is a talent, it may take more than two years before the war in the Northwest will take place. Maybe it’s already closed, so he can still use it?”
"Liu Qi, you've chosen a good name. You only have six or seven points in your brain, and the other two or three points are like a fool."
Yang Yin smiled and said: "If Your Majesty decrees to take down Mo Liangbi and Yang Kai, he will naturally move some lonely people in order to balance the situation. The first to bear the brunt is Li Xiaozong. It's a pity to lose it. But as far as Meng Yuan's understanding is concerned, no one in the Northwest Army can compare to him, so he will be used by His Majesty as a vanguard... If he is abandoned by then, who will take over? "
"Now... besides Fang Jie, who else knows Meng Yuan and Mandu Banner as well as Li Xiaozong? Don't forget Fang Jie's identity before he came to Chang'an. He was the deputy of the scout team. Fang Jie told him what he knew. As long as Gu goes to the northwest to take charge of military affairs, there is no need for Gu to ask for it, His Majesty will take the initiative to take Fang Jie out of the Martial Arts Academy and hand him over to Gu."
"It's not a bad deal to exchange a precious armor for a useful vanguard."
Yang Yin smiled, with a little complacency.
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The snow finally stopped when it was getting dark. It is not a common thing that there will be two heavy enough snowfalls in a row within ten days. The servants of Chang'an Mansion are about to start working again, hiring carriages from cart dealers to pull out the snow on the street. There is no shortage of Liba in the city waiting to find work, and the government will not squeeze them for the thirty copper coins they are entitled to.
The snow in the Martial Arts Academy was naturally cleaned by servants, and the students didn't have any good mood because of the snow. The killing of five Yanwuyuan students could not be concealed, and the news quickly spread wildly in the courtyard. After class, everyone gathered to discuss this topic.
Most of the attitude is anger and not much fear.
In the many years since the founding of the Sui Dynasty, this was the first time someone dared to challenge the Academy of Martial Arts. No one doubted that the murderer would be caught in the end, let alone that this person would be crushed to pieces by the laws of the Sui Dynasty. In the discussion of everyone, Fang Jie's class obviously became the existence on the cusp.
The five students who died were all from this class, so it is impossible for people to have no doubts. All kinds of strange speculations are rampant in the Academy of Martial Arts, and some people even suspect that the murderer is targeting Fang Jie. Otherwise, why didn't the students from other classes die
Fang Jie didn't have time to pay attention to this boring and malicious speculation. After returning to his room, he stared at the treasure armor said to be from the Western Regions in a daze. Prince Yi sent someone to travel such a long distance to deliver such a precious gift, and any fool would know what it meant.
Looking at the soft armor with a metallic luster, Fang Jie couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.
Twelve years have passed, and you still haven't given up the idea of returning to court... Power is indeed the biggest temptation for men, even beauties can't compare.
Since Prince Yi is willing to lower his status and take the initiative to win over Fang Jie, will he win fewer people in the past twelve years? Fang Jie didn't need to use his brain at all to guess that there are definitely not a few adults in the court who are willing to speak up for Prince Yi. He couldn't help but want to laugh a little, he thought that even I could see it, could it be that His Majesty couldn't see it
In the past, His Majesty killed the Minister of the Ministry of War in anger, Hou Junci, and dismissed the Minister of the Ministry of War, how could he get away with Prince Yi? It's just that His Majesty's beating method obviously didn't make His Royal Highness take back his thoughts. The war in the northwest was the biggest event of the Sui Dynasty in the past 20 years. If Prince Yi wanted to return to the court to take power, there was no more direct and quicker way than to personally control the war and win.
As long as he can go to the northwest to preside over the battle and return in triumph, His Majesty will have no reason to prevent a prince who has made great contributions from returning to the court.
But, could His Majesty really fulfill Prince Yi's wish
Just when Fang Jie was in a daze, the door was pushed open from the outside with a creak, and the female professor Qiu Yu walked in slowly, with a displeased expression on her face.
"You received a gift from Prince Yi?"
She asked directly when she entered the door.
"Received."
Fang Jie answered simply and neatly.
"Why?"
Qiu Yu asked.
Fang Jie pointed to the soft armor on the bed and smiled, "It's a good thing."
"It's that simple?"
Qiu Yu asked again.
"It's that simple."
Fang Jie nodded.
Qiu Yu walked over, picked up the soft armor, looked at it, and said: "It is indeed a good thing... If what he gave you was not this, but a bank note of tens of thousands of taels of silver, or two My beauty, will you accept it?"
"Take it."
Fang Xie took it for granted: "As long as it is delivered to your door, I will never refuse it."
"Do you know that you are setting fire to yourself?"
Qiu Yu said with some annoyance: "Even if you come from a remote place, even if you haven't seen any treasures, are you really an idiot? You can provoke Prince Yi now?"
Fang Jie smiled, poured a cup of tea and handed it to Qiu Yu: "Sir... Just because I can't afford to provoke Prince Yi, do you think I have the strength to refuse? Even if His Majesty thinks I am a useful talent, Prince Yi Do you think it will be difficult to play me to death? If I don't accept...that's an idiot!"
Qiu Yu was taken aback, and couldn't help but slightly angrily said, "Are you so afraid of losing your future?"
"Afraid!"
Fang Jie said seriously: "Otherwise, why would I enter the Martial Arts Academy?"
Qiu Yu didn't have any words to refute this, so she was even more angry: "But have you ever thought about it, if His Majesty knows about this, if he wants you to lose your career and life, it will be easier than Prince Yi many?"
"Won't."
Fang Jie smiled and said, "You underestimate the emperor and Prince Yi too much."
Fang Jie took off his long robe, put on the soft armor, turned around in a circle and asked Qiu Yu, "Is it suitable?"
"This soft armor can stop swords, but it can't stop others from wanting to kill you!"
Qiu Yu said something harshly, turned around and left.
Fang Jie smiled bitterly, looked at Qiu Yu's back and said, "Sir... your fault is that you still didn't see clearly. I put on the soft armor... what blocks the killing intent."