Although Fang Jie was puzzled about the Wudang Taoist appearing in Chang'an, even Xie Fuyao didn't know what Liu Huizheng and the others did, and Fang Jie had no way of finding out. But at the very least, he knew where the Taoists in Wudang Mountain lived, so the first thing Fang Jie did after returning was to ask the scholar Chen Xiaoru to go to the Shunde Inn to watch.
Even he himself didn't know why he was so sensitive about Taoists from Wudang Mountain coming to Chang'an. Chen Xiaoru was sent by Su Buwei, so naturally he would not refuse what Fang Jie asked. Taking off the new clothes that Fang Jie bought for him, and putting on the dirty Confucian shirt again, Chen Xiaoru walked away step by step.
Up to now, in fact, Fang Jie doesn't know what these three people are good at. But since Su Buwei chose these three people, there must be some basis for it.
Early this morning, he received news from the little eunuch Mu San. It is said that His Majesty mentioned Prince Yi when meeting Huai Qiugong Yu Manlou and others. . Fang Jie keenly sensed something from it, maybe... the emperor's patience is really going to be worn out.
So he had to speed up the collection of evidence of Prince Yi's secret activities, although he didn't know why the emperor suddenly changed his attitude. He reckoned that it had something to do with the march of the army on February 12th, but after thinking about it, he couldn't figure out what it had to do with it.
Thinking of the army going out that day, Fang Xie had to think that the Taoist priests from Wudang Mountain had arrived in the capital at this time. Could it be related to this matter
Xie Fuyao is right, Liu Huizheng is a person of the same generation as Taoist Heju. This is because Xiao Zhenren was named the leader of Daoist Daozong by the emperor, otherwise Xiao Zhenren would be regarded as Zhang Zhenren's junior in terms of seniority. Wudang Mountain sent such a powerful person, who is he targeting
Just as Fang Jie sat down on the chair, the little girl Zhuang Die obediently brought water for washing her feet. Warm, just to soak your feet. Fang Jie smiled at her, and while she was squatting down to take off her boots, he reached out and touched Zhuang Die's exposed smooth waist.
Zhuang Die blushed and dodged a bit.
She squatted on the ground, rubbed Fang Jie's feet and asked, "Are you tired today, Master?"
Fang Jie shook his head with a smile and said: "Why are you tired? It's not like working in the fields. There is nothing tiring in the Martial Arts Academy, but it's very boring."
Zhuang Die was surprised and said: "Shouldn't the martial arts academy be very busy, right? There are many things to learn, such as the art of war, battle formation, martial arts, and riding skills. , presumably because you are strong."
"How do you know if I'm strong or not?"
Fang Jie chuckled, and teased Zhuang Die's jaw with his fingers. Zhuang Die evaded with a blushing face, and asked after a moment of silence: "The friendship between the young master and Prince Yi must be very deep."
Fang Jie asked, "Why do you ask that?"
Zhuang Die said: "Otherwise, the young master went to the Xinyue Tower the day before, why did the people in Prince Yi's mansion redeem me the next day? The young master was drunk that night...that night, it is expected that the man who came to Prince Yi's mansion People soon found out, in order not to let others touch me again, so they spent money to redeem me and sent me to the young master."
Fang Jie hummed: "Prince Yi is indeed very kind to me."
Zhuang Die paused for a moment and asked: "I just don't understand why the people in Prince Yi's Mansion found out so quickly? The young master was still wearing makeup when he went there, so you can't recognize him at a glance even if you stare at him. "
Fang Jie sneered in his heart, but the expression on his face was still very gentle: "Prince Yi is famous all over the world, and those who want to come to Xinyuelou are also very familiar with Prince Yi. Maybe it is the next day that Prince Yi goes to Xinyuelou It was when you told him a joke. That's why he asked someone to redeem you."
"oh… "
Zhuang Die snorted and asked again: "I heard that Prince Yi claims to be the most romantic person in the world. Shouldn't a big man like him focus on state affairs? Why do he always hang out in brothels?"
"Prince Yi loves beauties."
Fang Jie said seriously: "Prince Yi is obsessed with mountains and rivers, and lingers in the brothels. It's because he is a truly elegant person, with a temperament like a wild crane, and naturally he doesn't want to be entangled in ordinary things."
Zhuang Die lowered her head and wiped Fang Jie's feet: "But when I was in the building, I heard that Prince Yi is a really capable person. It is really a loss for the Sui Dynasty that a person like him does not enter the court. Me and When the sisters chatted with nothing to do, they all said that Prince Yi has real talents in his chest, and he is really a prime minister."
Fang Jie hummed: "In the future, it's better not to say such things. Of course, Prince Yi has his reasons for not entering the court. It's fine to talk about these things in your own home on weekdays, but you are not allowed to talk nonsense with outsiders... I haven't met Prince Yi a few times, but I also admire the prince's character very much. If he enters the court, it will be a great thing for Sui!"
Zhuang Die nodded: "Young master, don't worry, I don't know anyone, who can I talk to?"
"By the way... I heard that you have a deep friendship with Wu Yiyi, the richest man in the Sui Dynasty? When they were in the building, they all said that you live in Sanjinhou's mansion, young master. Because they know that you are handsome, so Those sisters are also talking about going to the gate of the Hou Mansion in their spare time."
"Yeah?"
Fang Jie said with a smile: "If I had known that I was so popular with women, I should have gone to the Crescent Tower earlier."
Seeing that Fang Jie moved the topic away without revealing any trace, Zhuang Die's face changed slightly and then he asked with a smile: "Master, Wu Yidao is a legendary figure, you are familiar with him, tell me about it?"
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After taking a bath under Zhuang Die's service, when Fang Jie returned to the room, he saw Shen Qingfan reading a book under the lamp. Shen Qingfan's temperament has become more and more calm recently, and in the past, it was like the sky in June. Seeing Fang Xie coming in, she raised her head and smiled softly and asked, "How is it, how does it feel to be bathed by a beauty?"
Fang Xie curled his lips and said, "A Chaihe girl, she's not interested in watching it!"
What he said was righteous, but Shen Qingfan couldn't help but give him a blank look, and his eyes followed Fang Xie's face all the way down, hovering at a certain place that was still upright for a while.
Fang Jie smiled embarrassingly: "This is a natural reaction..."
He sat down next to Shen Qingfan, naturally held her in his arms, and whispered in her ear: "This little girl has been testing the relationship between me and Wu Yiyi. Tomorrow let Hei boy Follow her quietly and see how she spreads the news. From tomorrow onwards, I will hand over the shopping and cooking to her, and give her a convenient condition. In addition... because she has been testing my relationship with Wuyi, so ... It seems that they can't help but want to attack Wu Yiyi."
"What's the reason for the delay?"
Shen Qingshan asked softly: "Those adults in the court didn't do anything, even the emperor seems not in a hurry to snatch Huo Tong Tian Xing over."
Fang Jie said: "Perhaps the emperor is busy dispatching troops these days. After February 12th, who knows if he will suddenly decree to bring Hutong Tianxia Bank back to the court?"
"Return to the household department?"
Shen Qingfan asked again.
"It may also be directly managed by the imperial palace, and the emperor will send someone he trusts to take the helm. Accepting a commodity that can travel around the world is equivalent to the Sui Dynasty getting at least decades of taxes for free... It would be strange if the emperor was not greedy. As for those adults Why haven't they made a move yet? Maybe it's because the things in Wu Yidao's hands are intimidating, and they dare not act rashly if they don't have the things in their hands."
He thought for a while and continued: "However, if the emperor really takes action against the world after dispatching troops, those people will definitely not be able to sit still. The days before dispatching troops are running out, and they are now in a hurry than Wu Yidao, so... On the contrary, Wu Yidao seemed very calm and calm."
"Fang Jie..."
Shen Qing opened his mouth and hesitated to speak.
"What's wrong?"
Shen Qingshan was silent for a while and then asked softly: "If... If those people in the court really want to attack Wu, will you intervene?"
After asking this sentence, Fang Jie also fell into silence.
After a long time, Fang Jie breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I have persuaded myself many times that I have no ability to intervene in this matter. It is best to hide as far away as possible. But it is useless... I can't do much. , but we still have to try our best to save Wu Yidao's life. I can't help him keep the goods going all over the world, but I can barely help him kill some people."
"If you do this, won't all your efforts in Chang'an be in vain?"
"It's a waste, it's a waste... There are some things that you know you can't touch, but you still have to do it in the end. It's best if you can hide it. If you can't hide it, let's escape from Chang'an City together. Gathered with Big Dog and the others, Find a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters to live an ordinary life.”
"Are you willing?"
Shen Qing fan asked.
"Not reconciled."
Fang Jie replied: "That's why I have to think about what to do. I don't want Wu Yiyi to die, and I don't want to cut off my own future. This is a very difficult thing to have both... If I don't want to die before those people do it... I didn’t think of a way, so I had to be stupid.”
"You and I, together with the people around Wu Yidao, should have no problem keeping him alive and leaving Chang'an City."
Fang Jie sighed, "As long as the emperor doesn't interfere."
"Why do you think the emperor won't intervene?"
"Because what he wants is the world of goods, not Wu Yidao's head. If the courtiers make a fuss and Wu Yidao escapes, the emperor can save a lot of trouble... Besides, who knows if he just waited on purpose, let's see How many clowns have jumped out? So far, the person who can't guess his mind is the emperor sitting on the dragon chair... It is not easy for others to think about things after three days. But the emperor often thinks about things. I can think of a few years, or even ten years later.”
Thinking of this, Fang Jie was suddenly taken aback.
"Now that the Sui country is rich and the people are strong, it's not like it can't afford a war that lasts for several years... The emperor doesn't need to be in a hurry to receive goods and go all over the world, right? His courage may not only fight against Meng Yuan." War. If the fight with Meng Yuantian continues for a long time, perhaps it will be ten or twenty years later that the national power of the Sui Dynasty will gradually decline... and at that time, the emperor is already very old. It is not easy to leave the world to the new emperor. okay?"
"good!"
Fang Jie answered himself: "It must be better than now!"
Shen Qingfan couldn't help asking: "Have you figured out something?"
"yes!"
Fang Jie couldn't help laughing: "Wu Yidao must have thought of this too! At first I thought he was so confident just because he held the courtiers' handle in his hand, but now I realize that he still has a card in his hand. The prince is young! Then why did the emperor show his interest in the world of money, so that all the adults jumped up uneasy?"
"Because the emperor is going to kill someone."
Fang Jie sneered and said, "Unfortunately, it may be too late when those adults wake up. And these people... most of them are close to Prince Yi! In the final analysis, the emperor's goal is to abolish those who speak for Prince Yi No wonder Wu Yidao has the confidence...he is simply joining hands with the emperor to make a big show! A person like the current emperor...how can he tolerate courtiers forming cliques for personal gain?"