Su Buwei covered the emperor with the blanket, and then stood half a step behind the emperor with his head down. He had been standing at this distance for more than ten years, and he would not deviate an inch. It had been a while since the emperor stopped taking the medicine. Although he was still coughing up blood, he seemed to be in much better spirits. This surprised even Su Buwei, as if there was no medicine, it would be better for the emperor's condition.
But neither he nor the emperor had ever suspected that there was something wrong with the medicine prepared by Mr. Wan. People like Wan Xingchen, no matter how dissatisfied they are with the Yang family, would never tamper with medicine. Although he is old, he still has that straightforward temperament. Moreover, he didn't have the need at all.
If one day he really plans to do something to the Yang family, no matter how tall the walls of Taiji Palace are, they will not be able to stop him.
In fact, the emperor understood that his days were really numbered.
"The night is cool, Your Majesty should sit down for a while and go back."
Su Buwei persuaded in a low voice.
The emperor hummed, and still raised his head to look at the sky: "It looks like it's going to rain... well, really good!"
Su Buwei understood the emperor's meaning, nodded and said: "The servants obeyed His Majesty's order and went down and turned around. None of the officials who distributed the seeds dared to slack off. The common people also know that if they don't plant the grain, they will miss the season this year. , so although it is busy, it is not chaotic. According to the numbers reported by the people below, tens of thousands of people have received seeds in the hundreds of miles from Fengcheng to Jinyang. If this heavy rain falls, it will not take a few days Sprouts will emerge from the ground."
The emperor smiled: "Li Yuanshan used knives to force the people to rebel with him, and I used seeds to pull back the hearts of the people. In fact, the eyes of the people are brighter than anyone else, but they are water, and the waves are always blown by the wind. Let's fight in one direction. Li Yuanshan's wind is strong, and the waves will hit my side. My wind is strong, and the waves will naturally turn back to fight the rebels."
The emperor's analogy is a bit fresh, Su Buwei lowered his head and thought about it, it really is the case.
"Northwest looks like a mess, it looks like it's rotten to the root, but it's not..."
The emperor smiled and said: "The people are the most benevolent. Only after a catastrophe will they find out who treats them better. So I never blamed them for being forced to follow Li Yuanshan to seek rebellion. After all, no matter how big you are, you will die."
"Your Majesty..."
Su Buwei hurriedly called out, interrupting the emperor's words.
This is not something an emperor should say to his servants.
The emperor looked back at him and smiled: "There is no one else, so I am not allowed to tell the truth? All along, the royal family has said that the people must not be disloyal no matter how big things happen. Loyalty and filial piety are more important than fate. But After all, how many people in this world can achieve the five words "loyalty and filial piety are greater than fate?"
"There are still."
Su Buwei said.
"there's a few?"
The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly, and his tone was a little cold: "If there are more people like this, would I be sitting here now?"
He was like a child, he was in a good mood before, but now he is angry again.
Su Buwei shook his head helplessly, not knowing how to comfort him.
"I seldom ask you about the affairs of the court. Since I have let the prince take care of it, you and I can be regarded as outsiders now. Then tell me, among those people in the court, who can do these five words?" ?”
"Slave servant... Slave servant has shallow eyelids and can't tell. Besides, His Majesty will never be an outsider, but the one in charge."
"You can't see any of them?"
The emperor asked with a helpless smile.
Just as Su Buwei was about to explain, he suddenly stood up straight. When he was beside the emperor, he always leaned forward slightly, but at this moment, his waist was straightened out. He took a step forward, just blocking the emperor behind him. When the emperor saw him like this, his expression froze for a moment, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Far away, in the dark.
"You see it so thoroughly yourself, no wonder you are annoyed. As an emperor, there is no one you trust, and none of your courtiers is willing to die for you. Do you feel that you are a failure as an emperor?"
The words in the dark were very soft, but they reached the emperor's ears very clearly.
After hearing these words, the emperor sat up straighter: "As expected, I guessed correctly, you still took this step."
The person in the dark seemed to smile: "Your Majesty has been calculating everyone since he was a prince, and even more after becoming an emperor, so you always feel that everything is under your control, but you Look now... Da Sui is already like this, why haven't your poor self-confidence escaped?"
The man walked while talking, gradually emerging from the darkness.
He is not the kind of burly and tall person who needs to be looked up, but everyone who has seen him thinks he is a tall and straight mountain. His walking posture is very flat and stable, and the distance he takes with each step will never deviate. This person, no matter how ordinary his appearance is, his aura is unforgettable.
He came by himself.
He was also carrying a huge package in his hand, which looked as if it contained a cow.
"Huh?"
When he stepped out of the darkness, he paused for a moment, then smiled and praised: "The old dog Su of the court, Zhang Yiyang of Wudang... are all people who live up to their reputation."
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The emperor pulled up the blanket covering his body, and his expression had returned to calm. He calmly looked at the man who was walking slowly with a huge package, not even a trace of hatred or hatred in his eyes. It was as if what he saw was a passer-by who had nothing to do with him, or even he himself didn't expect that he would be so nonchalant.
At this moment, the emperor could still think of it... Maybe he knew that this day would come sooner or later, so there was no anger or surprise.
"Whether I fail or succeed, that is a matter for future generations to comment on. But I can be sure that in the future, whether it is in history books or folk word of mouth, my reputation will definitely be better than yours, okay. A lot. Your name will be mentioned together with the three words Li Yuanshan, and you should be very clear about what words to use. I still have this bit of confidence...do you have it?"
The man who came out of the darkness put the big package on the ground, stood more than ten meters away from the emperor, smiled and said: "Your Majesty is always so confident, which is really admirable. But have you ever thought about it, when not?" Success or failure as a hero? Someone will scold me in a few decades, but what about a few hundred years later?"
"Do I have to thank you, you haven't called me by my name, Yang Yi."
The emperor looked at him and asked.
Luo Yao beckoned, and two sacks full of food and grass in the distance flew over by themselves as if they had become conscious, and fell down and stacked on top of each other obediently behind Luo Yao. Luo Yao sat down on the sack, just at eye level with the emperor.
"Your Majesty, please don't blame me for being rude. It's tiring to walk such a long distance with such a package."
The emperor pointed to the package and asked, "Bring a coffin?"
Luo Yao shook his head: "I'm relatively poor, and I don't have the habit of giving away coffins."
He glanced back slightly: "Master Zhang, the last time you and I met was ten years ago. That day I was visiting Wudang Mountain in disguise, and Master Zhang was watching the ants move in the woods... At that time, I had seven thoughts to kill You, in the end, gave up because you used the moving ants to set up a meteorological formation. After ten years of separation, you... why haven't you made any progress?"
There was a sigh from a person behind him, and then the person came out from the shadow tens of meters behind Luo Yao: "Actually, I haven't grown much in decades, but you don't know it."
Luo Yao couldn't help laughing and said, "It's said that real people are the most pure-tempered people these days, but I'm being presumptuous. I just don't understand that people like real people should live in seclusion in the mountains and don't care about world affairs. It was broken years ago, why is it getting more and more vulgar when I get old?"
This real Zhang is the old man Fang Jie met who was fishing for pythons in a dry well.
As he walked, he replied seriously: "Because I also like money, beautiful women, and these things. Although I am old, my waist is still good, and I can support the sky every morning. I have a good appetite, no matter how much I eat. I don’t feel uncomfortable with the chicken, duck and fish. That day I sat in the house by myself and was bored. I will live decades longer than others... But the money I saved from my private house can’t buy a small house in Chang’an City. The women I've met can count on one hand... two hands and two feet, so I feel very bad."
Luo Yao didn't take this as a joke, and asked very seriously: "Can I give you more?"
Zhenren Zhang shook his head and said solemnly: "It's not good... I don't like those who are too aggressive."
Luo Yao's eyes changed slightly, and then he laughed: "Master Zhang thinks he's not getting angry now?"
Zhang Zhenren came to the emperor's side and stood still, put away his smile, and said to Luo Yao word by word: "You think this is a fair competition, but I am too selfish and attach great importance to regional distinctions."
Luo Yao nodded: "So you know a lot of things."
Zhang Zhenren pointed to the sky: "It's embarrassing for a Taoist to know how to divination."
"Ha ha."
Luo Yao laughed heartily: "I like this kind of opponent."
Zhang Zhenren shook his head: "I don't like it."
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The emperor watched Luo Yao quietly all the time, and did not interrupt when he was talking with Zhang Zhenren. When Master Zhang stopped beside him, he nodded slightly, "Thank you, Master."
Zhang Zhenren leaned over: "Your Majesty is serious."
The emperor smiled, and then looked at Luo Yao: "I thought you would always find it very fun, and then just keep playing like this. If you abide by the rules I set, I will play with you and you may not lose. But now you look down on me a little bit, you have broken the rules you made yourself, so what's the use of being strong?"
"Strong, naturally useful."
Luo Yao said indifferently: "It seems that His Majesty already knows a lot of things."
"Actually, you should clean up that mess first."
said the emperor.
Luo Yao shrugged his shoulders: "That's something I've played with enough, I'm not interested in cleaning it up."
The emperor was silent for a while, and then said seriously: "I have to say, you are admirable. It is very gratifying to think about being your opponent."
"You are qualified."
Luo Yao said.
"But you killed me, thinking you can end everything? Although I am seriously ill and can't live long, I have children who will inherit everything I have. I know that there is a saying in the world that Chang'an is not easy to enter. I can’t come out. Presumably your understanding of this sentence is deeper than mine, right?”
"He will die sooner or later, and I will live longer than him. And... other than myself, heirs cannot be trusted."
Luo Yao replied.
"Since Zhizhi entered Chang'an City and caused chaos, many people said that the rumors about Chang'an City being unbreakable were false. A celestial figure of the Buddhist sect came in and out of Chang'an casually. What else could be said about being unbreakable? At such a high level, the so-called Chang'an is not easy to enter, and once you enter, you cannot exit... It is not for such a small person as Zhizhi."
Luo Yao pointed to his nose: "In this world, there are very few people who can make Wanlaoyao do it. Here is one. Only those who have reached the realm of being able to do Wanlaoyao's hands will truly understand the sentence that Chang'an is not good." It’s easy to get in, it means you can’t get out. Xiao Yijiu doesn’t count, it’s because he cleaned up the house. But Wan Laoyao is too old... isn’t it?”
He brought up the big package: "This is not a coffin, but a gift from me. I just came here to tell you that I can kill you anytime I want, but I haven't played enough yet."
The package was scattered, and hundreds of human heads rolled out.
I don't know if it was a coincidence or what, but there was a human head that rolled not far from the emperor before stopping. When Su Buwei saw this human head, his eyes changed, and he murmured: "Li Xiaoche? You actually slaughtered the rebels in Jinyang City?"
"I think, therefore I do."
Luo Yao raised his jaw slightly: "Anytime, anywhere."