The blood dripped down on the wooden floor of the study along the Zhaolu knife, and quickly accumulated a puddle. Chaolu Knife itself has a cold air that emits a drop of blood, and there is a layer of shallow traces where the blood flows on the knife body, which is due to the flow of water vapor on the outside of the knife body.
The general surnamed Wu had a big head hanging on the tip of the knife, and he died with regret.
Fang Xie's tone was colder than the cold air on Chaolu Dao, and he looked straight at Luo Yao without any hesitation.
"That's the attitude!"
Decisive.
Luo Yao also looked at him coldly, although his expression didn't change much, Fang Xie could feel his anger. The eyes of the two faced each other for a long time, and finally Luo Yao took the lead to look away with a long sigh. He glanced at the rebels outside through the window, and then waved his hands casually.
Ye Jinnan immediately understood what he meant, stood at the door and shouted to the outside to take them all down.
In an instant, several warriors wearing silver armor appeared from the dark place, and without seeing how they made a move, they knocked those rebels to the ground in an instant. Those rebels were actually quite skilled, but they didn't even have a chance to fight back in front of these silver armored warriors.
After the silver armor warriors took down the rebels, they broke their limbs and threw them on the ground again before retreating. Ye Jinnan beckoned, and immediately a soldier came over. He glanced at the few soldiers underground, pointed to one of them casually and said, "Let him lead the way, and take down all the people who came to Yongzhou with him, more than They must have left someone in the city and outside the city to support them, and they must not lose one."
"Here!"
The soldier responded, and ordered his subordinates to set up a rebel army and go out.
Luo Yao sat down, pointed to a chair not far away and explained to the other party, "Sit down."
Fang Xie handed the Chaolu Knife to Mu Xiaoyao, and sat down on the chair with his robe lifted.
Cui Zhongzhen's palms were covered with sweat, and now he finally breathed a sigh of relief. When Luo Yao and Fang Jie looked at each other before, he couldn't help but tremble slightly because of his nervousness. He was afraid that Luo Yao would order someone to kill in a fit of anger, and Fang Xie and himself would not be able to escape at that time. It was at this moment that he suddenly realized that he was not as good as Fang Xie.
He thought that after going through the purgatory in the northwest, he had matured. But when he saw Luo Yao's eyes, his heart began to tremble, that kind of eyes were even more terrifying than a horizontal knife on his neck. He didn't doubt at all, if he was the one who was looking at Luo Yao, he would have been defeated long ago.
"May I have your name?"
Luo Yao glanced at Fang Jie with deep meaning in his eyes and asked Cui Zhongzhen.
Cui Zhongzhen clasped his fists and said, "Cui Zhongzhen is a humble worker, working under the command of King Xu Jun."
"Is Prince Xu still safe?"
"Back to the general, King Xu Jun is well."
"Um… "
Luo Yao nodded: "Tell me about the battle in the Northwest, try to be as detailed as possible. Say what you remember, don't miss anything. I won't see anyone today and I won't go to the camp. I just listen to you talking about the Northwest. Originally, I planned to Listen to what the rebels say, and then ask you, and the situation in the northwest will become clear. Lord Xiaofang acted resolutely and killed the general of the rebels, which really impressed me."
These words were too ironic, Fang Jie just sneered.
Cui Zhongzhen glanced at Fang Jie, and then explained the current situation in the northwest. Luo Yao asked questions from time to time, and Cui Zhongzhen answered truthfully without lying. Luo Yao admired his attitude, and his tone became softer. Cui Zhongzhen was originally an honest character, and he spoke impartially. If you win, you win, and if you lose, you lose. This is exactly the attitude of soldiers that Luo Yao likes, so the atmosphere in the room gradually eased.
When Cui Zhongzhen finished speaking, the sun was already hanging in the middle. Luo Yao ordered people to prepare meals, and then ordered Ye Jinnan to entertain Cui Zhongzhen and others, but Fang Jie stayed behind.
"Master Xiao Fang, I still have something to ask for advice later."
Shen Qingfan and Mu Xiaoyao looked at each other and stood still. Fang Jie shook his head slightly at the two of them, and then they walked out slowly, but they refused to follow Ye Jinnan, but stood outside the tall building.
"It's quite hostile."
Luo Yao smiled, picked up an object on the table and threw it to Fang Xie. Fang Jie reached out to catch it, and saw that it was a memorial. He opened it and glanced at it casually, his expression changed slightly. This is a document that Luo Yao asked the emperor to allow him to lead troops to suppress the rebellion, it seems that it has not been finished yet.
"I am the Great General of Sui..."
Luo Yao got up, went to the window and looked outside and said in a calm tone: "When you first arrived in Yongzhou, I told you that as long as His Majesty gives an order, I will immediately put on the armor and take the left front guard with 400,000 sons to go to the northwest. I Knowing that you don't believe me, I don't need to explain anything to you. Those people in the court don't believe me, so I don't need to explain anything. But if Your Majesty doesn't believe me, I have to speak for myself."
"I have known about the defeat in the Northwest for a long time, and I have long wanted to submit a memorial request to send troops. But you should know why His Majesty has not summoned me to serve the country for so long. Over the years, His Majesty has transferred three guards and horses to the south of the Yangtze River. It is better to say that it is to defend the place than to guard against me. If the Lord is suspicious like me, he should have taken the initiative to resign to comfort His Majesty... But, in this place of Yongzhou, who can control the place except me? Clothes?"
When he said these words, Luo Yao's arrogance was immediately revealed.
"Looking at the entire imperial court, no one can subdue the Southwest. Counting on the civil servants to convince those barbarians? Idiots are dreaming! Sending other generals, can they just kill people?"
He snorted coldly and said, "If Your Majesty hadn't known this a long time ago, I wouldn't have stayed in Yongzhou for so many years."
Fang Jie was stunned, he didn't expect Luo Yao to say such words.
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Luo Yao turned around and glanced at the pool of blood on the ground: "You killed someone today, do you know why I didn't stop you?"
"have no idea."
Fang Jie shook his head.
"Because your temper is very similar to when I was young. If I were twenty years younger and the rebels found me, I would kill them immediately. Then I would send someone to send the head to the imperial capital to report to His Majesty. Prove my loyalty. But now, I won't do it again."
"Do you know why?"
he asks.
Fang Xie was silent for a while and then replied: "Twenty years ago, the late emperor had no doubts about the general. The general swung a knife to kill people and sent the head to the capital. The late emperor would be full of praise for the general. Twenty years later, your majesty will give the general I have doubts in my heart, if the general sends the head directly, it will make people feel that this is an act of deception."
Luo Yao nodded: "Not bad."
He looked at Fang Jie and said, "The reason why I waited until now to submit this memorial is because I was afraid of it. If I had just found out that the Northwest Army was defeated, and immediately submitted the memorial, I am afraid that His Majesty would not be pleased with my loyalty to the Left Front Guard. Instead, I was angry at why I found out about the Northwest so quickly? I wondered if I had anything to do with the rebels, and wondered if I had other plans in the name of sending troops?"
Fang Xie knew that Luo Yao was right, the emperor was really worried about Luo Yao.
"Then why did the general decide to send troops now?"
he asks.
Luo Yao was silent for a moment, then shook his head: "Because I suddenly realized something... As a minister, if you do something disloyal because you are afraid that I will be disloyal, that is disloyalty. I am worried that your majesty will doubt me It is actually a matter of disloyalty to plot against the law so that you dare not submit a book and ask for troops."
This was a bit of a mouthful, but Fang Jie understood what he meant.
"I didn't make up my mind at first, but after you came, I suddenly thought of a way to get the best of both worlds. You are able to inspect one side for His Majesty as an imperial envoy at a young age, which shows that His Majesty has deep trust in you. Therefore, I plan to I am writing to ask Your Majesty to appoint you as a military supervisor, and you will be in my left avant-garde army to supervise our army going north to kill thieves!"
"ah?"
This sentence was completely beyond Fang Jie's expectation, he never thought that Luo Yao would have such a plan.
Seeing the change in Fang Jie's expression, Luo Yao couldn't help but smile: "Didn't you tell me that you plan to put on your battle armor and go back to Fan Gu to avenge your dead comrades? I also told you, stay in the left front There is also a chance to avenge them. Now I will honor what I said to you, how about you...give me an answer, are you willing to stay in Yongzhou?"
"reason."
Fang Jie looked straight into Luo Yao's eyes: "Don't say that you think I'm a talent. There are 400,000 troops in the left winger. There are many people who are better than me. You have no shortage of generals or capable people. I don't count at all. What."
"What about fate?"
Luo Yao asked abruptly.
"When I saw you, I felt destined. When I saw you for the first time, I felt that you were close. I rarely feel this way. Is this a good reason?"
Fang Jie was stunned again, then slowly shook his head: "No."
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The atmosphere in the room was a bit cold, Fang Jie endured it several times before suppressing the thought in his heart. He could hardly bear to ask directly, what is your relationship with me. But he still didn't ask in the end, even he himself didn't know why, there was anxiety and fear.
He didn't know what he was afraid of, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back abruptly.
"Think about it again, I will still write the memorial like that. I believe His Majesty will not reject my proposal, and he is also relieved to keep someone by my side."
Fang Jie was noncommittal, and didn't even know what to say.
"You come with me."
Luo Yao was silent for a while, then said something, and then walked out.
"where to?"
Fang asked.
"Yanwuchang, I want to see your way of cultivation."
Fang Jie's heart tightened, and he followed Luo Yao out subconsciously.
When going out, Luo Yao took a look at Shen Qingshan and Mu Xiaoyao, and smiled for some reason: "A man, it's worth living with such a beauty."
Fang Jie blushed and said nothing.
Luo Yao laughed out loud, as if he really enjoyed watching Fang Jie's embarrassment.
The two walked along the stone path to the back, and there was a clearing after passing a bamboo forest. This is a small martial arts arena, empty. At Luo Yao's level, he would no longer put on eighteen kinds of weapons to show his strength.
"Punch."
He stopped, and the other party explained two words.
I don't know what's wrong, Fang Jie just can't bring himself to refuse. He took a deep breath, and then punched out. With this punch, he used the cultivation method he understood, mobilized the vitality of heaven and earth outside his body and then swung it out. With a bang, a green bamboo two meters away was split open by the punch.
Seeing this punch, Luo Yao's eyes lit up immediately.
"Someone taught you to practice like this?"
"No."
Fang Jie shook his head: "I am a waste in practice, and my physique is not suitable for practice."
"fart."
Luo Yao was slightly angry, and suddenly punched out. This punch seemed ordinary and without momentum, but after he punched, the bamboo forest behind Fang Jie suddenly shattered, and even without the wind, a large piece of the bamboo forest fell down. Fang Jie had seen arrogant inner strength before, such as the repulsive force of the red-robed priest Heju Taoist. Every move is like a gust of wind. But Luo Yao's punch didn't have that kind of violent momentum, Fang Jie didn't even feel the murderous aura.
"I don't have a sea of Qi in my body!"
Luo Yao said word by word: "But I dare to say that there are no more than four people in this world who know how to use the vitality of heaven and earth better than me."
These words are more domineering than his boxing.