Prince Yi Yang Yin asked seemingly casually, do you think the war against Meng Yuan was right or wrong? If this word got out, even if Yang Yin was the prince, he might not be able to escape the punishment. Questioning the emperor, and questioning the emperor during such a major war, Fang Jie did not expect Yang Yin to be so presumptuous.
Logically, he had only met Yang Yin a few times. Although he received Yang Yin's soft armor and Chaolu knife one after another, Yang Yin is not an idiot, how could he be so hasty? But soon Fang Jie understood Yang Yin's intention, so his heart tightened slightly.
Fang Jie frowned and didn't answer.
Yang Yin laughed and said, "It's all just to scare you. How could His Majesty's decision be wrong? The Mongolian barbarians are lordly in the northwest, and this battle will be fought sooner or later. Instead of waiting for the barbarians to overwhelm the territory, it is better to take the initiative to fight it out." , Your Majesty has been preparing for this war for twelve years, absolutely nothing will happen."
Fang Jiexin said that in case the one is you.
Yang Yin changed the topic and said: "You have been in the army for three years in Fan Gu, and you are still the deputy of the scout team. Come... Tell Gu about the barbarians of Meng Yuan. Gu heard that all the women in Meng Yuan look like five big and three rough, worse than men. Be fierce, catch galloping horses with your hands, and catch cattle and sheep with all your strength, but really?"
Fang Jie said with a smile: "Where is it so outrageous, Meng Yuan's women are also women, how can the same people be so different? It's just that they are exposed to the wind and sun all day on the grassland, and they really don't look as juicy as our Sui women. All of them are very dark-skinned, and their bodies are indeed very strong, but they are not as good as men. If they can catch galloping horses and cattle and sheep with their hands, what do they need men for?"
Yang Yin smiled and said: "That's right, Gu also said, if they are stronger and fiercer than men, how can the men of Meng Yuan live?"
This was a pun, and the two beauties who served him drinking couldn't help but laugh coquettishly. Yang Yin embraced each other in his arms, kissed a woman on the face and said with a smile: "What are you laughing at? If you continue to be presumptuous, Gu will send you to the Mengyuan Grassland to sell to those barbarians. Do you have the strength to laugh!"
A woman coquettishly said: "My lord, please forgive us, we still have to save our bodies to serve the lord."
Shen Qingshan frowned slightly, with a displeased expression on his face. She is a strong person, and she can't see women willing to be inferior. If it weren't for being in the palace at this time, I'm afraid he would have been slapped in the face long ago. Just as she was suppressing her anger, her hands suddenly felt warm. She looked sideways and found that Fang Jie was holding her hand under the table. Fang Jie shook his head slightly at her, his eyes tender. Shen Qingfan's face flushed slightly, and he turned his palm to hold Fang Jie's hand.
"I told you to be serious, but you still want to be so sloppy, if you annoy the guests, let's see how I will deal with you!"
Yang Yin teased a few words, then sat up straight and said: "Juexiao, you also know that Gu has such a lazy temperament, and may discuss a few court affairs in his spare time, but Gu really doesn't have the mind to get entangled in court affairs... Your Majesty is the wisest emperor since the founding of the Sui Dynasty, so your Majesty's decisions are naturally correct. So, you don't have to take that joke just now seriously."
He glanced at Fang Jie and said, "But you are different, you will return to the army sooner or later. Therefore, I really want to hear what you think about the Northwest War."
"Students are afraid to have opinions."
Fang Jie bowed his head and said: "As the prince said just now, His Majesty's decisions are never wrong, so what else do students need to understand? In this battle, Da Sui must win."
"well said!"
Yang Yin asked someone to drink up for Fang: "The Great Sui must win. By the way, you have seen King Xujun? In the past in the capital, Gu was the closest to him. Didn't the people in Chang'an say that Gu is the best in the world?" A person who is full of wind, snow and moon, the king of Xu Jun is the second in the world."
"Students have never seen it."
Fang Jie said.
Yang Yin said with a smile: "Then you say, he is the second most romantic person in the world who can lead an army to conquer Meng Yuan, but he is the number one in the world, can he do this job?"
"The prince is drunk, and the students are also drunk."
Fang Jie lowered his head and said: "The wine in the prince's mansion is very strong. The student has just drank two cups, but his mind is not clear, he is groggy, his eyes are blurred, and he is shaking when he sees things. The prince just now What was said, the student can't remember at all. What the student said, I forgot... The student is too drunk, and asked the prince to spare the student, he really can't drink any more. "
"You're too weak, you just started drinking and you're drunk..."
Yang Yin laughed and said: "Since this is the case, Gu will not keep you. You and your beauty will go back to rest. You can come to Gu's palace at any time, but don't bring your fan next time. I will find two for you." An upright official who has not yet budded, I guarantee the taste will be very different, haha!"
Fang Jie stood up, cupped his fists and said goodbye. Shen Qingshan also saluted, and then left the third floor with Fang Jie. After getting off the boat along the spiral ladder, Shen Qingfan held Fang Jie's hand from behind, his palm felt a little cold. Fang Jie turned his head and smiled at her, then took her hand and walked out.
Yang Yin came out from the third floor, leaning on the railing, looked at the backs of the pair of Bi people and smiled. I don't know what is behind that smile.
At some point, the steward named Qin Liuqi appeared beside Yang Yin. He leaned slightly and asked, "My lord thinks this son is useful?"
Yang Yin smiled and shook his head: "It's still available or not, he should still be grateful and respectful to Gu's fourth brother, so he didn't dare to answer Gu's several times during the meeting, but this is also good, it proves that he didn't mean it Close to Gu. If so, he would not show it. He is neither humble nor overbearing, and most of the time he would follow Gu's words. Also, if he was ordered by others to approach Gu, he would not bring Shen Qingfan... always with him If a master follows, he doesn't trust Gu. If he wants to get close to Gu, he won't be so stupid as to make Gu feel his distrust."
"The emperor treats him well, and he is grateful."
Qin Liuqi said with a smile: "But the prince treats him better, he will stand here sooner or later."
"I hope."
Yang Yin nodded and said: "Gu likes this young man more and more. It's good to be grateful. Otherwise, if Gu spends such a large amount of money, wouldn't it be a loss to raise a white-eyed wolf?"
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Fang Jie took Shen Qingfan's hand and walked out, not paying any attention to the eyes of those people in the palace. There are many martial arts practitioners in this palace, and there are also many beautiful young women. Especially these women, seeing Fang Jie and Shen Qingshan walking hand in hand, their eyes were mostly envious.
When he was about to walk to the door, a young man in a book-length robe approached him. This man looked about twenty-six or seven years old, with a slender figure and a handsome face. Walking across from Fang Xie, he nodded slightly and smiled in greeting. Fang Jie also nodded in return, and passed the man.
Walking to the door, Fang Jie saw Qilin's carriage waiting at the corner of the street. He waved to Qilin, and Qilin drove over immediately. Fang Jie and Shen Qing got into the carriage, frowned and thought for a while and said, "I should have seen that young man just now."
After thinking about it carefully, he suddenly remembered: "Professor Qiu and I were looking for classmates in Chang'an City to go back to Yanwu Academy. This man walked by the door of my shop. When I went out, he was sitting at Lao Wang's stall to eat. Hot noodle soup."
"You have a good memory."
Shen Qingfan smiled and said.
"No..."
Fang Jie shook his head slightly.
Shen Qingfan was stunned: "What's wrong?"
Fang Jie said: "Since he is a member of the palace, he naturally has no worries about food and clothing... But I remember very clearly the way he ate noodles that day, gobbling it up, as if he hadn't eaten a decent meal for a long time. How can someone who walks around at will be so unrefined even eating a bowl of hot noodle soup?"
Shen Qingfan shook his head: "What does it matter, maybe he was taken into the mansion by Yang Yin."
Fang Jie said: "I'm thinking, was it intentional that he appeared outside my shop that day, or was it just a coincidence? If it was intentional, it means that Yang Yin sent someone to watch me, but if it was a coincidence..."
He sighed and said: "Forget it, there are too many headaches than this, why bother with such a person... Yang Yin deliberately pretended to be crazy and stupid today, but he just wanted to test me. I don't know if my performance is lying Hold him, but this person is definitely not really in love with Fengyue. Those warriors in the yard... said they were quacks, but a few of them fought the boxing skills practiced in the army, and one of them had an arrow wound on his body. Ordinary warriors, very few There will be arrow wounds. Those people are likely to be veterans... Also, I touched the side of the ship when I went up to the building. It was very strong, and there should be an iron layer inside. It’s that simple to keep out the wind and rain.”
"But the ship should really not be able to set sail."
Shen Qingfan said.
Fang Jie hummed, and thought about it carefully: "He shouldn't have taken us to the top of the boat. He wanted to test me, so he deliberately pretended to have nothing to hide... The more a person pretends not to care, the easier it is for him to reveal himself. What a flaw. Standing on the top of the boat, you can overlook Miyagi, and you can clearly see the movement of the Imperial Army. I don’t believe that he just wanted to enjoy the snow scenery... That’s what he said to distract his eyes on purpose after he realized that he made a mistake.”
"This trip is worthwhile."
He sighed and said, "This Prince Yi...is a bit interesting."
Prince Yi's Mansion.
Qin Liuqi glanced at the young man approaching, frowned slightly and asked, "Aren't you worried that he will recognize you? Why did you run into him on purpose?"
The young man smiled and said: "In fact, he doesn't remember my appearance at all. I tested him once outside his shop. If I try again this time, if he really has an impression, his expression will not change at all. The only ones who remember my face are those few students, most of whom have been killed by me. There are only two people left...the daughter of General Guide, and the son of the regular servant of Sanqi."
"You've been more honest recently."
Prince Yi Yang Yin glanced at him coldly and said: "Except for what Gu asked you to do, you are not allowed to do anything else. Fang Henshui... the people from the guards in the inner city have already gone to the south of the Yangtze River to arrest your parents. If you don’t want your family of three to die without a burial, you’d better keep Gu’s words in your heart.”
The young man's complexion changed, and he leaned over and said: "This subordinate knows, since this subordinate has entered the palace, he has already entrusted his life to the prince. Please rest assured, the subordinate will not mess around."
Yang Yin nodded: "You are a smart person, I don't doubt this. You want to be famous, you want to be a master... With your identity and your sins, who else can help you achieve what you want besides Gu. Wish? If you want to become a big shot, you should do what you should do first. Gu will not treat a person who is loyal to Gu badly, and of course... you will not tolerate a person who causes trouble to Gu. Gu knows you want to kill Fang Jie... endure it Bar."
"Here!"
Fang Henshui nodded with a humble attitude.
"Go."
Yang Yin waved his hand: "Although your cultivation is good, your ability to kill is not high. There are many good murderers in the Snake Guards. You should learn more."
Fang Henshui leaned over, saluted and left.
When he left, Yang Yin snorted coldly and said: "Such a person will never be able to get on the stage, self-righteous... can be used as a dagger, but not an arm."
"What about Fang Jie?"
Qin Liuqi asked.
Yang Yin was silent for a while: "Look again, he is not a guy who can be tamed easily. And... the person who told the snake guards to stop recently, someone from the big internal guards has noticed something. Let them put the place where they are active. Put it far away, anyway, it’s too early to use the Snake Guard... That guy called Zhang Kuang is now the deputy of the Snake Guard? He and Fang Jie have a very good relationship in private... Let him approach Fang Jie to see if it is true My fourth brother deliberately asked Fang Jie to lean over."
"Here."
Qin Liuqi responded: "This subordinate will do it now."
He smiled and said: "People like Zhang Kuang are the favorite of my subordinates. He only loves money... People like this are the best to use."