When Fang Jie left East 18th Street, all he heard along the way were the common people talking about the river of blood at Caishikou. More than 2,000 human heads were chopped off one after another, and the heads as big as watermelons rolled around on the ground. It is said that the carriage carrying the corpses was discharged for a distance of one or two miles, and the blood flowed down the carriage like a waterfall.
For some unknown reason, Fang Jie was a little thankful that he didn't go to see the beheading scene.
It must have been shocking, it must have been bloody.
Listening to the excited conversations of passers-by, Fang Jie could imagine the scene in his mind. There was no sympathy in the tone of the people's conversations. In their opinion, these people deserved to die. The great crime of treason, since one has the courage to do so, one must also have the courage to bear the consequences of treason.
"Did you see that so many criminals almost peed their pants when they were dying."
A passer-by sighed and said.
His companion nodded: "I saw it, feces and urine are flowing down the pants. And the wailing sound, maybe half of the people in Chang'an City can hear it. I'm afraid to death, why did I go early?" .”
"Actually, we can't say that they all deserve to die. These people may not all know that their family members are plotting rebellion."
"It's unlucky for them to live in the same family as those who committed treason and felonies."
"What do you think that Prince Yi thinks? The Sui Dynasty is peaceful and the people are peaceful, and the Master Wang is expanding the territory in the northwest. Such a world will actually have the idea of rebellion!"
"I don't want to be emperor yet!"
A passer-by snorted coldly and said: "People's hearts are not enough to swallow a snake, and so many people's lives were ruined in order to become the emperor. If I were an official of the Ministry of Punishment, I would have someone cut that scum into pieces."
"right!"
"It should be cut to pieces!"
Hearing these words, Fang Jie didn't even feel a wave in his heart. It is definitely a gratifying thing for His Majesty to have such Sui people. Now he understands His Majesty's refusal to announce the defeat of the Northwest War to the world more and more. The common people need an ever-victorious and undefeated Great Sui, and a stable and stable Great Sui. The common people of the Sui Dynasty, who were accustomed to enjoying victory, would find it hard to accept if they knew that the imperial court's 700,000 troops disappeared in the northwest.
This defeat in the Northwest War, the loss of the imperial court is indeed so great that it makes people's hearts twitch. What was lost was not only the 700,000 elite and millions of civilians, but also the weapons, armor and supplies that could equip millions of troops. The emperor had been preparing for this Western Expedition for so long, and all the materials transported to the northwest became the spoils of war for the rebels. With those equipment, the rebel army can integrate the defeated army and the green forest robbers.
The northwest is different from the hinterland of the Sui Dynasty. Although the area under the rule of the Three Dao is not small, the climate is bitter and cold, and the grain output is not much. There is not much left except for the taxes paid to the court. Although there is no problem with living, don't even think about having any food in reserve. In a calamity year, the imperial court had to allocate a large amount of food and grass to help. If the rebels control the granary and use this as a lure to encourage the common people to rebel together, the common people may resist it in the early stage, but at this time in March, it is the time when there is no harvest, and it will not take long to survive. They will compromise with the rebels.
Once the news that all the three northwestern provinces have been occupied by rebels spreads throughout the world, it is hard to say whether the imperial court can withstand the pressure. At this time, His Majesty had to pay more attention to the four rivers and mountains in the southwest of the Great Sui Dynasty. What if... what if Luo Yao took this opportunity to no longer accept the imperial court's restraint and blocked the road to the southwest with a large army, then the world of the Sui Dynasty would really fall apart.
Luo Yao had no less than 300,000 soldiers, since this figure was said by Wu Yiyi, the credibility is still very high, Fang Xie even suspected that Luo Yao's men had even more troops.
Once Luo Yao really rebelled and raised the flag of rebellion based on the Southwest Four Ways, then the imperial court, which was already somewhat stretched in military strength, would immediately fall into an even more embarrassing situation. The four provinces in the southwest are rich in food and grass, a land of fish and rice, and the population is much larger than the three provinces in the northwest.
Moreover, the recognition and obedience of the people in the southwest to the Great Sui court was entirely based on Luo Yao's iron blood. Rather than saying that they are in awe of the Sui court, it is better to say that what they are afraid of is Luo Manzi's knife that kills without blinking an eye. The people in the southwest were still the people of the Shang Dynasty more than 20 years ago, and their memories of the previous dynasty are still very clear. They surrendered to the military power of the Sui Dynasty, but once Luo Yao rebelled, they became Luo Yao's source of soldiers.
The situation in the southwest, seemingly calm, is actually even more worrisome than in the northwest.
Once the northwest and southwest were all divided by the rebels, the Great Sui would lose half of the country.
The Sui Dynasty had a total of twenty-four lands, the western half of the north and south combined only nine lands, and now Li Yuanshan has occupied three lands in the northwest. If Luo Yao separates the four southwestern regions, the two territories in the gap may not last long. Once Luo Yao's troops leave Yongzhou, the imperial court's counter-insurgency army has not yet assembled, and the remaining two territories may have already been swallowed up by Luo Yao's troops.
Going to the southwest is a journey for Fang Jie.
If Luo Yao really turned his back on him, Fang Jie was really afraid that his head would be hung on the flagpole as a sacrifice to the oath master.
And Luo Yao sent someone to Chang'an to ask His Majesty to marry him at this time... Who knows what An's thoughts are
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Fang Jie's thoughts went from the death row prisoner at Caishikou to Luo Yao in the southwest, and while he was still thinking about it, he had already returned to the shop before he knew it. He looked up at the slightly empty street, and suddenly felt a sense of bleakness in his heart. March, it should be a time of vitality, why is it so lonely
After entering the shop, Mu Xiaoyao, who was sitting in the living room waiting for him to come back, immediately stood up. Fang Jie waved his hand, walked to the chair and sat down a little tiredly.
"Fang Jie, what's wrong?"
Mu Xiaoyao, who had the most sensitive mind, immediately noticed Fang Xie's strangeness.
"It's okay... When I came back from the Academy of Martial Arts, I happened to encounter criminals who were beheaded by the court. There were more than two thousand people, and blood flowed like a river."
He glanced a few times, but did not see Shen Qingfan: "Where is Qingfan?"
"She said go out for a walk, but I didn't ask where she was going."
Mu Xiaoyao shook her head and replied.
Fang Jie hummed, took a sip of water and said, "We have to prepare. I guess the decree to send me to the southwest will come down in a few days. I begged Luo Weiran, you must follow me. Go out this time, by my side." Everyone in Chang'an must be brought along. If something happens, we can retreat without worrying that those who stay in Chang'an will be trapped."
"You have a bad feeling?"
Mu Xiaoyao asked.
Fang Jie nodded: "I always feel that going to the southwest this time will not be smooth, and I'm not afraid of 10,000, just in case."
"I'm going to take a shower."
He smiled at Mu Xiaoyao, stood up and stretched his body, and then said calmly: "Zhuang Die is dead... Among the prisoners executed today, she is there."
Mu Xiaoyao didn't have a deep impression of this woman named Zhuang Die, but only vaguely felt that she was a pretty girl.
"Little waist sister, rub my back for me."
Fang Jie suddenly said something, which made Mu Xiaoyao's face turn red all of a sudden. Helping Fang take a bath is not unfamiliar to her at all. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Fang Xie grew up in her arms. When he first came out to venture out, Fang Xie was still in his infancy, and she was only twelve years old.
"oh… "
She responded, and followed Fang Jie, feeling a little at a loss for some reason. Before coming to the imperial capital, she would not have such a feeling. She always felt that Fang Jie was still the kid who needed her to run with his belt when he was running for his life, but this kid had unknowingly turned into a man.
Walking into the bathroom, Fang Xie took off his clothes naturally.
He sat down in the big wooden barrel and closed his eyes.
He is used to bathing in cold water, no matter winter or summer.
Shen Qingshan took the bucket and poured water on him slowly, until the water in the huge wooden bucket reached Fang Xie's neck. Looking at Fang Xie's majestic male body and sharp-edged muscles, Mu Xiaoyao blushed even more thoroughly, looking like a delicate peach blossom in full bloom.
She sat next to the wooden barrel, stretched out her hands and gently scrubbed Fang Jie.
"Miss Xiaoyao... You said we came to Chang'an, are you right or wrong?"
Fang Jie, who was leaning on the barrel, asked softly.
"Why do you ask?"
Mu Xiaoyao's fingers moved gently on Fang Jie's chest, and her fingertips rubbed against the skin.
"I was thinking, if we hadn't left Fan Gu, we might be dead by now. It seems right to leave the northwest to Chang'an. But after arriving here, why do I feel that I am less and less like myself ?”
Fang Jie took a deep breath and said in a bitter tone: "I know Zhuang Die deserves to die. She violated the laws of the Sui Dynasty and no one can save her. But why is my heart so restless? Have I changed? Are you getting more and more cold-blooded?"
He turned around and held Mu Xiaoyao's hand. He buried his head in Mu Xiaowa's chest and stroked it, as if he was looking for warmth. Soon, the water from his hair wet the clothes on Mu Xiaoyao's chest. That red dress, Fang Xie's familiar red dress.
"You are still you."
Mu Xiaoyao hugged Fang Jie's head subconsciously, and pressed his chin against Fang Jie's forehead: "It's because you have been under too much pressure these days. Before you were in Fan Gu, and before you arrived in Fan Gu, everything was in turmoil. We did it, we came to protect you. And now, you are trying to protect us, trying to carry everything on your shoulders, and you will feel tired... When you are tired, you will think wildly."
The fragrance on Mu Xiaoyao made Fang Xie's mind gradually peaceful.
"Sister Xiaoyao, I'm afraid that one day I'll get used to the intrigue in the officialdom, get used to watching from the sidelines, get used to killing people, will I no longer be myself?"
"How could you think of so many things?"
Mu Xiaoyao caressed Fang Jie's cheek distressedly: "Don't be afraid, at worst we will go far away again. Even if everyone in the world is your enemy, we will stand behind you."
Even if the whole world is your enemy, we will stand behind you.
These words made Fang Xie's heart tremble suddenly.
"Miss Little Waist..."
He raised his head, looked at Mu Xiaoyao's exquisite face, and suddenly put his arms around her neck, and his lips hit Mu Xiaoyao's lips heavily. Mu Xiaoyao's body froze suddenly, her hands were outstretched as if she didn't know where to put them. Fang Jie's kiss was so long that it made her suffocate.
When the kiss ended, Mu Xiaoyao's face was already very hot.
"Fang Jie..."
She was flustered and at a loss, not knowing what to say.
Fang Jie covered her mouth with his lips again, then he hugged her violently and put her on his body. The wooden barrel is very big, although it can accommodate two people, but the water in the wooden barrel overflowed a lot. The red dress on Mu Xiaowas body was all wet, and it stuck to her body, outlining her curves flawlessly.
"Give me."
Fang Jie kissed her cheek and earlobe indiscriminately, a little crazy.
Mu Xiaoyao was stunned, she knew that this day would come sooner or later, but she felt that she was not ready yet. She lowered her head and looked at Fang Jie, feeling very scared in her heart.
She hugged Fang Jie, feeling the man's body temperature.
"I… "
She opened her mouth, and finally raised her hand to slowly unbutton the front of her red dress. Fang Jie suddenly grabbed her hand, looked at her and shook his head: "Wear this red dress."
He hugged Mu Xiaoyao by the waist, and made her bend forward to hold the edge of the barrel. In this posture, Mu Xiaoyao appeared to have a slender waist and a fuller buttocks. With trembling hands, he pulled up Mu Xiaowa's red dress from the back and pulled it over his hips. Then she ripped off the bodysuit at the bottom of her skirt, which was a little rough.
The bright red dress that was soaked in water was attached to Mu Xiao's waist, and compared with her dazzlingly white skin, it looked even brighter.
Under the red skirt, the round buttocks are so beautiful and so alluring.
Fang Jie put his hand on her slender waist, the perfect arc in his sight made his blood boil. Under the round buttocks, the two beautiful legs are very tight... She is very nervous.
Fang Xie held her waist and felt the warmth.
sprint.
Some reckless, some brutal, some overbearing.