Ye Jinnan took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Anyway, you just need to remember that this person's identity is by no means as simple as it seems. Before we came, the general specifically ordered that if you encounter this Fang Jie, you should observe it. I I heard that the Major General had some problems with him when he was in Chang'an, and it was the Major General's fault, but you should understand... Given how much the court relies on the Grand General, if Fang Jie is really a deputy of the frontier army with no background, wouldn't the court stand on his side? Major General here?"
"Did you have a problem with the major general?"
Lu Ou frowned: "In this case, why bother to be polite to him. I still say the same thing, this is in the imperial capital, and everyone in the past is a waste of over-the-top eyes. If it is placed in Yongzhou..."
"Shut up!"
Ye Jinnan said: "I promised to bring you here, but I didn't ask you to cause trouble. In Yongzhou, and even in the whole of the four southwest roads, because you are a left forward, everyone will give you face, so it will make you more arrogant and domineering." .You are a general who was born as a guard, and the general pampered you a lot, but don't think that the world is only as big as Yongzhou! If you cause trouble for the general because of something out of the ordinary, you don't need the general's military law, I can kill you!"
Lu Ou's expression changed, he didn't know what to say.
Ye Jinnan's tone became gentle and said: "When you were young, you worked with the general because you were born brave. The general is domineering, so you set your goal to learn everything from him. There is nothing wrong with that. But you should know the depth , the general is domineering because the general wants to guard the entire southwest of the Sui Dynasty. If he is not tough, will those officials in the local area be convinced? Will those barbarians be afraid? But if you bring this temper to the imperial capital, it would be a big mistake... Even if the general cannot disobey the imperial order and His Majesty's will, why do you think that Lao Tzu is number one in the world?"
"The general is number one in the world..."
Lu Ou replied sarcastically.
"Nor is the general!"
Ye Jinnan said solemnly: "You must always remember that Your Majesty is the one! As far as what you said just now, if outsiders listen to it and participate in the performance, it will cause trouble for the general!"
"I... I remember it, can't I?"
Lu Ou sighed: "I just feel aggrieved, a little ranger general can put on airs in front of me."
"As I said before, Fang Jie is by no means such a simple person. We came at the right time, and there happened to be a big disturbance in the capital to calm down... Prince Yi made a disturbance, and His Majesty took down two or three of the adults in the court in one go. What good is it to annoy the emperor when he is murderous? None of the other meritorious ministers received rewards. Only Fang Jie was directly promoted from a student of the Yanwu Academy to a fifth-rank Ranger General, plus a first-class viscount... Da Sui Over the years since the founding of the country, have you ever heard of someone having such an encounter?"
"Tomorrow, I will be entertaining guests in Hongxiu, Fang Jie will most likely not come."
Ye Jinnan sighed slightly: "You should have heard a saying that the person who can't be offended the most is the emperor's close servant and the prime minister's steward, because their words can affect the judgment of the emperor or the prime minister. Fang Jie is the imperial envoy arranged by His Majesty to go to the southwest , It is enough to show that His Majesty attaches great importance to him. If you offend this person because of your inappropriate words, and what he said in front of His Majesty, wouldn’t the General’s wish come to nothing?”
"Think about it, if the eldest princess can really get married with the young general, then the status of the general will naturally rise to a higher level. But if you let Fang Jie say something in front of His Majesty because of your recklessness, what do you think? Will the general allow you to be presumptuous?"
"Then what to do?"
Hearing what Ye Jinnan said, Lu Ou's expression also changed.
"Tonight, I will personally visit Fang Jie."
Ye Jinnan was silent for a while and said, "I have to think about what gift to give."
"It's a small thing."
Lu Ou leaned close to Ye Jinnan and asked, "When will the big thing be done?"
Ye Jinnan frowned, glared at Lu Ou and said: "I have my own arrangements, if you say such things casually, don't blame me for not being a brother."
Lu Ou was stunned for a moment, and drank the tea in the cup in one gulp: "This is not allowed, and that is not allowed, this trip is so uncomfortable. You can just think here yourself, I want to go out for a walk."
"where did you go?"
Ye Jinnan asked.
Lu Ou said: "I heard that all the girls in Hongxiu Zhao are as beautiful as gods, especially the one who looks like a fairy. Now that you are in Chang'an, there is no reason not to go and see it."
"Don't make trouble."
Ye Jinnan confessed.
Lu Ou said: "Don't worry, I'm not a three-year-old child and I have to find someone to take care of me. I just feel depressed and go to listen to a song or watch a dance, what else can happen? If you go to Fangjie at night, I won't follow. I went straight back to the inn after I got back from the Red Sleeve Recruitment. I feel disgusted when I see that guy now, and I wish I hadn’t seen him for the rest of my life.”
Ye Jinnan gave some more instructions and sent two soldiers to follow Lu Ou. He was really worried about this Lu'ou, and he couldn't really do what he said to Lu'u. Lu Ou worked with the General since he was a child, and later became the General's personal soldier of course. The General liked Lu Ou's simple and straightforward character very much. In addition, he and the Major General Luo Wen had been friends since childhood, so it was inevitable that he would be domineering.
In the southwest, everyone knows that Yongzhou is most famous for its son and dog.
The young master refers to Luo Wen, the only son of the general. This man is smart, but he is too arrogant. In Yongzhou, there was no one he cared about. Although he didn't go out of his way, he still did some speechless things from time to time. And this Lugu is a mastiff under Luo Wen. Whoever Luo Wen asked him to bite, he immediately rushed to bite. But because of this loyalty, both the General and the Major General liked him very much.
Although Ye Jinnan was a fourth-rank general, he didn't dare to do anything to Lu Ou.
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Because of Prince Yi's disturbance, the Academy of Martial Arts has not yet taught normally. After all, many of the students were involved in it. On the day Prince Yi rebelled, the students of Yanwu Academy were ordered to guard the Taiji Palace. In fact, they were immediately supervised by the Ouchi Guards when they arrived in the palace.
When Fang Xie came to the Academy of Martial Arts, he only learned how to control the vitality of heaven and earth with Qiu Yu in private. Today, the tooth called Lu Ou wasted a lot of time in the future, and there is no point in rushing to the Yanwu Academy after checking the time. Fang Jie simply went to East 18th Street to have a look, and then planned to go to Hongxiu Zhao. Look at the old cripple.
During these days, he and the old lame seldom got together. It took Fang Xie more than a year to change from his aversion to the old man at the beginning to his respect later. To be honest, when the old cripple was in Fan Gu, Fang Jie didn't like him very much. Who would have thought that after they arrived in Chang'an, they would have the status of master and apprentice.
Fang Jie bought a pack of braised pork and a few jugs of old wine when he was halfway there. Not in a hurry, just walked towards Hongxiu Zhao like a walk. Although the rebellion had not passed for many days and people were still talking about it in the streets and alleys, the faces of the common people were not serious. When they talked about it, their faces were mostly contemptuous and disdainful. It seemed to them that Prince Yi's rebellion was nothing more than a joke.
Ordinary people, no one thought about how much impact this rebellion had on the court and the Sui Dynasty. They will not speculate, because of how much loss this rebellion has suffered. In their view, those officials in the imperial court who threatened the rebellion should naturally be killed, and their family members are not necessarily innocent. Perhaps the common people will sympathize with the family members of those traitors, but few people think whether they deserve to die or not.
In their view, it is nothing to lose a group of officials in the court, and many newcomers will soon make up for it. Who would think that this rebellion will more or less affect the interests of those big families, and how they will bargain with the court in order to protect their own interests.
Will the emperor make concessions or stand firm.
Fang Jie looked at all kinds of people on the street, and suddenly felt a sense of loss in his heart. Yeah... the people were just talking about it as a more exciting story because the rebellion didn't change their lives at all. They still do what they have to do every day as usual, and will not affect themselves because of Prince Yi's affairs.
Thinking of this, Fang Xie couldn't help thinking, if foreign enemies invaded Chang'an, would the common people still act like this
When thinking of this, Fang Xie couldn't help but shook his head, shaking off his chaotic thoughts.
I can't be loyal to this country, and I can't shed the last drop of blood to protect this country. What's the point of caring about the thoughts of the people
Fang Jie laughed at himself, and asked himself, are you really ready to be a Sui man? Are you... really a Sui person
He couldn't give himself the answer, because the answer was hidden somewhere waiting for him to dig.
But Fang Jie was sure of one thing, that is, when he had to make a choice, he would never stand on the opposite side of Da Sui. Perhaps he would not fight to the death for the Yang family, nor would he put himself to death for the Chang'an city. But he also won't do anything to harm the country, maybe... he's just not ready to be a typical Sui person. Or maybe, he has been an atypical Sui person all his life.
He raised his head and saw the new green that had been spit out from the weeping willows by the roadside. Looking at the willow branches swaying in the wind, I suddenly thought, maybe I just thought too complicatedly. Just as I said to the emperor, Da Sui is a towering tree, it is impossible not to have a moth, and it may hurt the bones when the moth is gouged out, but as long as spring comes, pieces of paper will still be spit out. of tender green.
As long as Tai Sui is given some time, the wound will heal by itself. Leaving a scar is not necessarily a bad thing, at least it can remind people of the pain they once had.
Such as the Northwest.
Just thinking about it like this, I went back to Dongerershisantiao Street before I knew it. The red sleeve move was on the other side of the street, not too far from Fang Jie's shop.
When he walked not far from Hongxiu Zhao, Fang Jie was suddenly attracted by a chaotic noise. He raised his head and looked over, only to see a lot of people gathered at the door of Hongxiuzhao, all poking their heads to look inside.
Fang Jie was taken aback, and thought to himself, who is so closed-eyed and dares to make trouble in the red sleeve trick
He walked over quickly, and a few meters away, he heard someone in the red sleeve move shouting: "A group of bitches, they are all pretending to be saints? Fuck! I want to sleep, you are giving your face, really Qinggao being a dancer and singer? A joke! If you pretend to be fucking with me, don’t blame me for tearing down your broken building!"
"When a bitch still wants to set up a chastity archway, I'll fuck you! Isn't it just touching a bitch's ass, do you want money? Okay, let's talk about sleeping with you How much do you want! I asked her to come out and dance to give her face, but I actually said that I was not at home... Damn, I thought I was easy to bully? Even a bitch in Chang'an city dares to look down on me, do you know who I am!"
When Fang Jie heard these words, he was really angry.