When the emperor came out of Cishou Palace, he took a deep breath after taking a look at the westward sun in the sky. He stretched out his arms and stretched his body vigorously. Su Buwei could clearly feel that the emperor's steps were no longer as heavy as before he entered the Cishou Palace.
Perhaps the emperor finished all the words he wanted to say all these years, and also released the anger that had been pent up in his heart for so many years. For the queen mother, it is more painful to keep her alive than to let her die. This woman exhausted all her efforts and always hoped that her son could be the emperor.
The emperor didn't understand it very much, because no matter who inherited the throne, she was a veritable queen mother, and there was no need for her own son to sit on it.
But now, the emperor understands.
Because he has been ignoring the relationship between mother and child that blood is thicker than water, which mother doesn't want her son to become famous? Even if she is the empress dowager, the person sitting on the throne is the son of her former rival, the son of another wife of the first emperor. How can she be happy about this
If it weren't for the many tricks behind the queen mother, the emperor wouldn't even blame her for anything.
But this woman has gone mad, just like Prince Yi.
When walking out of Cishou Palace, the emperor did not board the imperial chariot. He waved his hand and ordered the guards of honor to disperse, turned around and said to Su Buwei: "I want to walk, you just follow."
Su Buwei bowed his head in agreement, and ordered everyone not to accompany him.
"Kill all the people in Cishou Palace, and don't go to interrogate... You personally select a group of new people to add, as for what kind of candidates, you should have a good idea."
The emperor ordered lightly as he walked.
Su Buwei nodded and said: "My servant knows... Later, my servant will order the servants in Cishou Palace to be executed."
The emperor hummed and said: "There can't be any scandals in the Cishou Palace. The criminals who participated in the old six's conspiracy must be strictly interrogated, but those in the Cishou Palace don't need to be interrogated. Especially those few The court lady who is a close friend of the Empress Dowager will be executed immediately. Also, from today onwards, you will go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to watch in person, and you must attend all interrogations of serious offenders. There must be a copy of all case files in the palace."
"Here."
The emperor was silent for a while and then said: "The Cishou Palace can't be involved, and neither can Daozong... Xiao Yijiu failed me, he deserves to die. His four disciples and most of the second-generation disciples of Qingle Mountain deserve to die. If you don’t want to keep it, then don’t keep it. But Daozong can’t fall because of this, if you turn around and pick some of your cronies and put them in the Yiqi Temple, Qingle Mountain must be controlled by me. Although Xiang Qingniu’s temper is not good enough to follow Xiao Yijiu’s old path , but you can’t be completely unprepared.”
"I'm giving Lao Qi face, after all Xiang Qingniu is his junior."
Su Buwei said: "If Prince Zhong is in Chang'an, he must be grateful for His Majesty's kindness."
"If Lao Qi was in Chang'an, Xiao Yijiu wouldn't have the guts to plot against Lao Liu."
The emperor snorted and said, "They actually thought that my throne would be insecure without the help of Lao Qi. This is the most idiotic idea in the world. After Lao Qi left Chang'an City, Lao Liu became restless. At first, I just I thought that he also wanted to be like Lao Qi and become my right-hand man. It was only later that I gradually discovered that his heart is even bigger."
After walking for a while, the emperor continued: "Let someone bring Lao Liu here later, and I have something to ask him. After Fang Jie came back from Qingfeng Temple, he also let him come into the palace. After seeing them, I will go to the Martial Arts Academy in person. Paying a visit to the old dean. If there is no old Liu conspiracy, how can others know that the old dean is still alive. Back then, the Taizu was able to pacify the Central Plains, and the old dean contributed a lot. After that, he founded the Yanwu Academy, which has always been the magic needle of Dinghai in the Sui Dynasty... Everyone knows that Zhou Banchuan is the headmaster of the Academy of Martial Arts, and everyone knows that I respect him a lot, but who knows that he is just a messenger between me and the old headmaster."
Su Buwei didn't know about these things before today.
"Your Majesty... I have something... I want to ask, but I dare not."
Su Buwei hesitated and said.
"Who do you want to ask the old dean?"
The emperor stopped to take a look at him, then smiled and said, "I don't blame you for being curious, but I'm afraid all practitioners are curious. Let me ask you... In the past two hundred years in the Central Plains, who deserves the number one cultivation base?" "
Su Buwei's face changed suddenly when he heard this sentence: "Lord Master of Wanjian Hall... Wan Xingchen!"
"good."
The emperor laughed and strode forward: "Who would have thought that Wan Xingchen was actually the first dean of the Academy of Martial Arts? Who would have thought that he has lived for so long. I know that the nine ranks of martial arts in the world are He said it, but at that time he was too cunning, and the highest was only set at the ninth rank, so that the world was in chaos for several years, and the gap between the ninth rank practitioners was too big... I thought, since the old dean has been born , then simply publicize it and let everyone know that Tai Sui has never lacked peerless masters."
Su Buwei was stunned for a moment and then said: "This slave suddenly has an idea."
"explain."
"Is it in the name of the old dean to initiate a martial arts conference to call on the people in the world to serve the country? The outstanding ones can be personally evaluated by the old director. I don’t want to be rich, I don’t want to be rich and rich, I don’t want to be rich, but I want to be famous. With the prestige of the old headmaster, it will definitely make the whole rivers and lakes boil, and even those great practitioners who can’t live in seclusion will come here admiringly. People in Jianghu must be overjoyed to receive a comment from the old dean."
"Selecting people who can serve the country from among them... It will also help the war in the northwest. When the Mongolian people enter the pass, they will inevitably bring a large number of practitioners with them. The Buddhist sect has such appealing power. The Buddhist sect ordered that the Mongolian Yuan Practitioners did not dare to refuse. But our Sui Dynasty did not have such a sect, and we did not have such appealing power. Even... Even if Your Majesty orders you to recruit, it will be difficult for those reclusive quacks to come out. In addition to this incident, The vitality of Qingle Mountain has been seriously injured..."
Su Buwei said cautiously: "But now that the old dean has stepped forward, with his influence in Jianghu, he can still help His Majesty do a lot of things."
The emperor was silent for a while, and shook his head in embarrassment: "I just don't know if the old dean is willing. He has lived in seclusion in the martial arts academy for so many years, but he just doesn't want to get involved in the affairs of the world. If it weren't for the old sixth conspiracy, he would not Stand up... Let him re-enter the rivers and lakes, it's hard."
When he reached the gate of Taiji Palace, the emperor pondered for a moment and ordered: "Try it, I will ask the old dean personally. But the court has to send a capable person to do it. After the matter in Chang'an City It's not too late to think about it."
Su Buwei wanted to take this job, but in the end he still didn't say it. Because he knew that the emperor would never let him preside over this matter.
"Don't worry, it won't take a while to mobilize a large army to conquer the northwest. The troops in the northwest are already empty, and it can't be done in an instant. The northwest is now focusing on strict prevention. After the troop deployment is done, we will discuss the personal conquest. I plan to send someone to the southwest to meet Luo Yao in a few days..."
Speaking of military affairs, the emperor frowned again.
"I thought about recruiting Minyong, but it wasn't the right time... Once the recruitment of Minyong started, the common people must guess whether the Northwest War was going to be tight. Since the founding of the Sui Dynasty, Minyong has never been used, and only the Sixteen Guards have been used in foreign wars. Unless it is absolutely necessary, this precedent cannot be set.”
Su Buwei sighed, and said to himself that being an emperor was too tiring.
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On the way back from Qingfeng Temple, Shen Qingfan asked Fang Jie where he was going next and what he hadn't done yet. Fang Jie was silent for a while and replied, "It's time to eat."
Shen Qing fanned them for a moment, then smiled and said: "Then go eat."
"What to eat?"
Mu Xiaoyao asked.
Fang Jie thought about it carefully, and filtered all the famous restaurants in Chang'an City in his mind. In the past year or so, he has entertained a lot, and basically ate in restaurants on the east side of Chang'an City. Those delicacies from mountains and seas came to his mind one by one, but he didn't find one that he was eager to eat.
"Hot noodle soup."
He smiled, and found that when he was hungry, the big bowl of hot noodles was the most attractive.
"good."
Mu Xiaoyao nodded: "I haven't eaten for a long time."
"When will Kirin come back?"
Fang Jie asked the big dog.
Big Dog smiled and said: "He followed Chen Xiaoru and the others to guard the noble houses of the imperial court, and he probably should have withdrawn. It is rare for Yan Kuang to meet someone who can compete with him, and he begged for a long time Qilin Just follow."
"The students of Yanwuyuan did not participate in this matter. Although they were transferred to Taiji Palace, they were of no use at all..."
Fang Jie was silent for a while and shook his head: "Students in this world, I'm afraid not many people can successfully graduate."
Shen Qingfan and the others knew what Fang Jie meant. After all, many of the students in the Martial Arts Academy in this world were the children of officials who participated in the conspiracy. The emperor transferred them to the Tai Chi Palace, nominally to assist in countering the rebellion, but in fact they were imprisoned. Those courtiers who were close to Prince Yi, their children are afraid that their future will also be ruined.
They walked and chatted, and when they walked into Dong Ersan Tiao and were about to reach the shop, they were all taken aback for a moment.
The hot noodle soup stall not far from the shop is gone.
And Lao Wang, who sells hot noodle soup, and his wife stood at the door of the shop, as if they were deliberately waiting for Fang to explain them. Fang Jie and others got off their horses, and when they walked over, they realized that the old couple was quite different from before. Lao Wang, who always seemed to be very honest, and his submissive and rustic wife, stood very straight today, and the temperament of a small family was gone.
"I've seen Master Xiaofang."
Pharaoh and his wife clasped their fists at the same time.
Fang Jie was stunned for a moment, then suddenly understood.
He smiled: "Unexpected, really unexpected."
Old Wang smiled apologetically: "Master Xiao Fang, don't blame the two of us. Naturally, we cannot refuse the task assigned by the Ouchi Guards. And before that, we didn't know what kind of person you are, Master Xiao Fang."
Fang Jie smiled and shook his head: "Are you leaving?"
Old Wang nodded: "It's time to go... For you, Mr. Fang, it's a good thing for us to go."
Fang Xie understood what he meant, since the guards arranged by the Ouchi guards to watch at the door of his shop were about to withdraw, it proved that the emperor really trusted him. In a sense, this is indeed a good thing.
But Fang Jie still shook his head: "It's not good... It's hard to eat the hot noodle soup Xiaolongbao made by you."
"Do it one last time?"
he asked tentatively.
Old Wang hesitated for a moment, his wife stretched out her hand and tugged at his sleeve: "Succeed, Master Xiaofang wants to eat, then we will make it again. But the stall is gone, so I want to borrow your kitchen."
"I'm going to buy wine!"
The big dog smiled, turned around and ran out.
They all laughed, feeling very comfortable.
"Master Xiao Fang, you will have a very great future."
Lao Wang said sincerely.
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in the shop.
Fang Jie looked at the steaming food in front of him, looked at the fine wine in the cup, and was about to say something when he suddenly saw a carriage stopped at the door, the little eunuch Mu San got off the carriage, walked in the door with a smile and bowed to salute : "Master Xiao Fang, Your Majesty is waiting for you to enter the palace, can you leave now?"
Fang Jie sighed, picked up a bowl of hot noodle soup and went out: "Let's go, take the bowl of noodles and eat on the way."
Mu San and he got into the car, lowered the curtains and said in a low voice, "I heard some adults mention it before I came, and it seems that I intend to recommend you to go to the northwest..."
Fang Jie was stunned, his heart tightened suddenly.
Mu San continued: "Your Majesty hasn't agreed yet, but even General Xu Xiaogong said that you can do it. It is estimated that His Majesty may let you appear in the martial arts academy in advance. You must be prepared. In addition... there is one more thing, let the original Your Majesty, who is in a good mood, is angry."
"What's up?"
"I don't know the specifics, but I just heard His Majesty mention the general Luo Yao who was stationed in the southwest. It seems that Luo Yao sent his troops to the capital to do something. The slaves don't know. Originally, His Majesty planned to send someone to the southwest. The decree was delivered, but the candidate has not yet been decided, but Luo Yao's person arrived first."
Fang Jie's complexion suddenly changed, and he thought to himself, at this juncture, why is Luo Yao coming to make trouble