The Tai Chi Palace looked the same as usual. When Fang Jie and Shen Qing, Shan Mu Xiaoyao came in, they found that the number of guards on duty had not increased, and the number of flying fish robes patrolling back and forth was the same as usual. Fang Xie knew that this was just a superficial thing, but in fact, he might have become tense inside.
Prince Yi wants to rebel, but if he doesn't rebel for a while, there is no direct evidence. Yang Yin is very cautious in his work, at least it is difficult to dig him out from the world of money. Even if the emperor is suspicious, it is not good to take down a prince for no reason. And Fang Jie also knew that the reason why the emperor waited for Prince Yi to make a move might be because he wanted to wipe out the anti-party. But he didn't know why the emperor was so confident. Prince Yi hadn't shown panic until now, so he was obviously confident. The two brothers had exactly the same self-confidence in their bones.
Everyone in the Yang family seems to have this kind of quality, perhaps it is the temperament that has been gradually formed in the past hundred years of ruling the world.
The little eunuch Mu San led Fang Jie and the three of them all the way in, and when he reached a place where there were no people, he deliberately slowed down to get closer to Fang Jie.
"A major event happened in the Northwest, and the 700,000 army was wiped out... His Majesty was furious, and after hearing the urgent report from the border, his temples turned white. It looked scary."
He said in a low voice.
Fang Jie hummed, and continued to walk forward pretending to be nonchalant: "I already know about the Northwest affairs, what I want to know now is... Has His Majesty ordered anything about tomorrow's military dispatch ceremony."
Mu Sandao: "I only listened to a few words when I was about to go out, and I didn't dare to stay for long. When His Majesty listened to the Northwest Emergency News, we all the waiters went out, and I deliberately delayed to leave before listening to some. But I don't know what His Majesty said later, but His Majesty hastily summoned General Xu Xiaogong of Right Zuowei and General Yang Shunhui of Zuo Zuowei to enter the palace. These two generals are also waiting in Dongnuan Pavilion now, not in the previous court. "
Fang Xie turned around in his mind, but couldn't find any clues from these words.
"You said His Majesty has gray temples?"
"yes."
The little eunuch Mu San sighed in a low voice: "Your Majesty, you didn't look at it, so it will be useless in a short moment. I was fine when I went out, and when His Majesty sent an order to come in to serve us, I just took a look at it." I saw it, I was sore at the time, and one can imagine how angry His Majesty was."
Turning an aisle and in front of Dongnuange, Mu San stopped talking. After the four of them arrived at the East Nuan Pavilion, as soon as Fang Jie entered, he saw two great generals sitting in the outer room, and he quickly stood up straight to greet each other with military etiquette. The two generals also stood up and returned with the military salute when they saw Fang Xie marching.
"Humble job solution, I have seen two great generals!"
Xu Xiaogong and Fang Jie were quite familiar, and after returning the salute, he said with a smile: "I was surprised when you entered the door to make a military salute. I forgot that you also came from a military background. Very good, very good, you have not forgotten your roots."
It was Fang Jie's first meeting with Zuo Zuowei General Yang Shunhui, and he was not at all familiar with this general who looked only in his thirties. However, he had heard it mentioned before that Yang Shunhui was the youngest general among the sixteen guards. If it weren't for the royal blood, how could he be able to reach the peak position of general at this age.
Yang Shunhui is of medium build, neither fat nor thin, his face is slightly pale, not the sickly white. With a white face and no beard, he doesn't look like a military general at all, but looks more like a teacher. Fang Jie knew that with the character of the current emperor, if Yang Shunhui was really incompetent, even if he was of royal blood, he would definitely not be able to rise to the position of general. The emperor has always paid attention to ability. With so many descendants of the Yang family, Yang Shunhui must have his own specialties to stand out.
"You are the famous Fang Jie?"
Yang Shunhui smiled and said: "He brought two beautiful women with him into the palace, it's really extraordinary."
There was no sarcasm in these words, Fang Jie could tell that the general was just joking. Since he was still in the mood to joke with an unfamiliar person like himself, Fang Jie guessed that they should also be very sure about tomorrow's affairs. Or... They don't know at all? And seeing how relaxed they are, it's obvious that they don't know about the Northwest defeat. His Majesty still hasn't returned from the previous court, and no one expected to mention it to them.
Not sure, Fang Jie smiled and said: "These two were also summoned by His Majesty to the palace for questioning. How could a humble official have the guts to bring his family into the palace."
"family?"
Yang Shunhui was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "The beauty is not shallow."
There is no airs in this person, and he has a familiar personality. After all, in terms of status, Fang Jie and him are far apart by thousands of miles. The little eunuch Mu San served tea, and Fang Jie sat down at the back. Shen Qingshan and Mu Xiaoyao looked at each other, instead of sitting down, they stopped after Fang untied. This move made Xu Xiaogong and Yang Shunhui very envious, they are all three wives and four concubines, those jealous women are not as submissive as Fang Jie's women.
The three of them talked about some boring topics, and none of them mentioned tomorrow. Obviously, the two generals of the guard were somewhat defensive against each other.
While talking, the little eunuch outside shouted loudly: "Your Majesty is here!"
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The emperor quickly walked into the East Nuan Pavilion, and casually took off the crown and handed it to Su Buwei who was behind him: "You two come in with me first, and then I will wait outside, and I will talk to you later."
Fang Jie quickly leaned over and said, "I obey the order."
When he got up, he looked and found that the emperor's temples were indeed white. And it's not that kind of mottled white, it's completely white. It seemed that the emperor seemed to have aged twenty years all of a sudden. Generals Xu Xiaogong and Yang Shunhui followed the emperor into the back room, before Su Buwei entered the door, Xie slightly nodded his head. Fang Jie could tell from the eunuch's eyes that this man seemed to be getting closer to him.
His Majesty had warned him not to interfere with Wu Yidao's affairs. Before Fang Jie entered the palace, he was still a little apprehensive, but looking at the situation now, it seems that the emperor's mind was not on this at all.
He waited outside for a full hour, and it was completely dark outside. The palace maid carried lanterns and hung all the corridors. Under the lights, it was indeed a pleasure to watch those graceful beauties walking in file. But Fang Jie didn't have the heart to look at the beauties at this time, his heart was full of tomorrow's affairs.
An hour later, the two generals came out of the back room. The other party nodded and left straight away, his face already very solemn. At the door, Su Buwei beckoned the other party to come in, Fang Jie got up quickly.
After entering the East Nuan Pavilion, Fang Jie found that the emperor did not sit on the kang as usual, but stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the huge map of the territory of the Sui Dynasty on the wall. In the northwest corner of this map, there is an area outlined with a red pen that is particularly eye-catching. But in the past, red was a festive color, because the Great Sui gained another two thousand miles of territory. But now, the red is as dazzling as blood, which makes people feel uncomfortable.
"Fang Jie, what happened today...you acted recklessly!"
The emperor didn't look back, but there seemed to be no reproach in his tone.
Fang Jie bowed his head and said: "This minister made his own decision, please punish him, Your Majesty."
The emperor's eyes seemed to stay on the northwest corner of the map, and his voice was very calm: "I didn't let you interfere with Wu Yidao's affairs, but you did it anyway. Do you know what this is?"
The emperor turned around slowly, looked into Fang Jie's eyes and said, "It's disrespectful to resist the decree."
Fang Jie didn't want to explain, but just bowed his head in silence. His attitude made the emperor's face relax a little. The emperor did not sit back on the kang, but sat down on that large chair very rarely.
"I've always disliked sitting in this chair, do you know why?"
he asks.
Fang Xie was silent for a while and replied, "I don't know."
The emperor said: "Because this chair is too comfortable, if you sit for a long time, you will become obsessed with it. Sitting on the kang is very uncomfortable. If you change your posture from time to time, even if you sit against the wall, it will be uncomfortable. Uncomfortable, so that people will not sink because of comfort... But I have been sitting on the kang for so long that people think I am stupid and don't know that chairs are more comfortable."
Fang Xie didn't understand what he said.
"Am I really stupid?"
Fang Jie didn't dare to answer this question.
The emperor didn't need him to answer: "I'm not stupid, but sometimes I don't consider things comprehensively enough. Since I'm not stupid, I know that what you did today was out of loyalty. Because of loyalty, you violated my words, and what you did was true. If it works, I won't punish you. I work hard and think hard, just because I don't want to be judged as a fool in the history books in the future."
"Since you have meddled in Wu Yidao's affairs, I'll ask you... what do you think of Wu Yidao, and what you think of the world of goods."
Fang Jie hesitated for a while and replied: "I think... Wu Yiyi is still loyal to His Majesty, as can be seen from the matter of transporting troops to the northwest. As for the transportation of goods to the world, it is indeed too big..."
"idiot!"
The emperor rolled his eyes at him and said: "I thought you were much smarter than those courtiers, but now it seems that you are not so smart. You said that Wu Yidao is loyal, and I have never doubted that. He helped you, you I also understand that I want to repay my favor... But you think you can change my mind with just one word from you?"
"I dare not!"
The emperor said: "Don't you dare? You seem to say that there are many things you dare not do, but there are not many things you really dare not do."
Fang Jie bowed his head, but still didn't explain.
The emperor didn't seem to be disgusted by his lack of explanation. He was silent for a while and said, "I called you an idiot because you are really an idiot. Those courtiers don't think about it, and you don't think about it. If it wasn't for my permission, a commercial firm would How could it be so big? You all thought that I was going to swallow Huo Tong Tian Xing, right? Idiot! Extremely idiot! Huo Tong Tian Xing belongs to me! Do I want to grab my own things?!"
Fang Xie was greatly surprised by this sentence: "Huh?"
"Ah for what!"
The emperor said: "When I came to the throne, I originally wanted to decree to attach importance to business. But you also know that if you want to raise the status of a merchant, there will always be too many people who oppose it. Even I can't be tough. So I thought of a way, if I can't come out in the open, I will come secretly, I asked Wu to set up a business together to do business with the people of Eastern Chu, and do whatever they want to make money, in less than ten years, the world is the world. The No. 1 Commercial Bank! Because of the existence of Huotong Tianxia, the merchants of the Sui Dynasty were also mobilized, do you know how much more taxes the country has collected because of the prosperous business?"
"I want to set an example of incorruptibility... But I am the emperor, so I can't really be short of money. If I don't even have money to reward the harem, wouldn't my emperor fail? I did it to subsidize my family. Wu Yidao is a genius, and I never imagined that he could make the firm so big."
Fang Jiexin said that what you said earlier is high-sounding, but what you said later is the truth.
"Now do you understand?"
asked the emperor.
Fang Jie nodded: "I understand, no wonder Wu Yidao is so confident."
The emperor snorted and said: "I wanted to use this opportunity to force those courtiers to show their true colors. It's good for you to step in! But fortunately...you didn't break my I have known for a long time that they are recruiting people to buy goods and go through the world. I don’t care because I know that the courtiers also have difficulties. Relying on salary, it is really difficult to maintain... So I have been turning a blind eye and closing one eye, pretending I can't see it. But, what I didn't expect is... Hutong Tianxia has raised them for greed. It's not terrible to be greedy for money, but what's terrible is that they actually want to be greedy with others!"
Fang Jie said: "It's the minister who is being reckless."
The emperor said: "It's good for you to make such a fuss, anyone who is just greedy for money, and anyone who wants to rebel will be forced out by you. If it weren't for this, I don't know how many villains are behind Lao Qi!"
Fang Jie was silent, and after a while couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty... so... where did Wu Yiyi go?"
The emperor gave him a blank look, and Fang Jie smiled sarcastically: "I know, I shouldn't ask, so don't ask."