Luo Qiu stood up and swept the dust off his clothes, glanced at the direction of the He camp, and couldn't help but smile: "I remember that in the first year of Tianyou, His Majesty ordered the governors of all provinces to return to the capital to report on their duties. It's the first year I came to Ping Shangdao as the governor. On August 15th, His Majesty held a banquet in Changchun Garden... "
Although his tone was very calm, Xu Qingzhi could tell that the old man felt a little sad. When an old man recalls the past so carefully and carefully, even if it doesn't mean that he is old enough to only have memories, it is enough to show that he has no ambition to make progress.
"That was the only time since I became governor that I saw the gathering of the twenty-four governors of the Sui Dynasty."
Luo Qiu smiled and said: "Since then, there has never been such a grand event... I remember that His Majesty was very high-spirited at the time, and after drinking some wine, he talked a lot. He pointed at us and said, you guys ...It can be regarded as standing on a high place in the mountains and rivers of the Sui Dynasty. The ancients said that you can see far when you climb high, and because you stand high, you can see farther than ordinary people."
"Your Majesty asked us, what did you see?"
Luo Qiu said: "At that time, I answered six words, and His Majesty asked someone to reward me with an East Pearl... I said, Great Sui Wanshou Yongchang."
Xu Qingzhi couldn't help but change his face when he heard these six words, and then heaved a long sigh. Luo Qiu's words also reminded him of when he was young. At that time, he never thought that Da Sui would have such a corrupt day. Not only him, but almost the entire Sui people, from ordinary people to officials, believed that the Sui Dynasty would really live forever.
"At that time, His Majesty said that the twenty-four of us were considered to be standing on a high place, but none of us saw what we are today after more than ten years. I am afraid that even His Majesty who is standing on the highest place has not seen today. But I have always believed this way all these years, no matter how I see people or things, I still see clearly than others.”
Luo Qiu said with some disappointment: "I just realized today that this world is no longer the world of us old guys. Even..."
He glanced at Xu Qingzhi: "You are in your prime, but this world is drifting away from you... Just now you and I were sitting together worrying, and we couldn't see what kind of means a young man was using to mess with you and me... There is no way to fight back. But now I understand that he has not only played with you and me, he has played with the entire battle situation."
"There are millions of He people, 100,000 people in Nanyan, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Yongzhou City. How can a person with such a big world in his heart put so many people in and still not be able to fill it? On that day, His Majesty said at the banquet on August 15th." We, the twenty-four governors, should not be small-hearted, at least we must hold a country. And His Majesty only needs to hold the twenty-four of us in his heart... His Majesty's words are just encouragement, His Majesty is already a man who can see thousands of miles away Lord Shiming..."
"The sea is open to all rivers..."
Luo Qiu said: "Fang Jie is a very young man. He has only arrived in Pingshang Dao not long ago. He has all his own people and enemies in his hands. I have seen many amazing young talents. Fang Jie is the only one who scares me."
Xu Qingzhi was stunned, he didn't expect Luo Qiu's evaluation of Fang Jie to be so high.
"My lord...Although Fang Jie is not bad, why should he be so respected by you?"
he asks.
"Hehe... Xu Ruonian, I know you are very angry. If the Sui Dynasty is still stable and peaceful, with your qualifications and ability, plus I can help you say a few words in the court, among the sixteen guards You may not have the position of a general. But think about it, even so, how many years will you have to endure?"
Xu Qingzhi was silent for a while and then replied: "At least ten years."
"That's right."
Luo Qiu said: "At least ten years, you must at least survive until the generals of the sixteen guards have removed their armor. At that time, you will be nearly fifty years old, and the generals of the third rank are already the pinnacle of generals. There is only one Li Xiao in a hundred years who has become the second-rank general guard. But the world is in chaos, and logically speaking, if you want to do something in your position, wouldn't it be easier to succeed than Fang Jie?"
"Now he calls himself a great general, and no one can ridicule this great general for not being worthy of his name."
Luo Qiu said: "He is not yet twenty years old."
Xu Qingzhi's heart was very blocked, which made him feel uncomfortable that he could only vent by cursing or killing people. Although Luo Qiu didn't belittle him, Fang Xie's evaluation was too high, so high that he couldn't accept it.
"Time makes heroes."
Luo Qiu smiled: "I know that you will feel uncomfortable when you say this, but you have been with me for so many years, you should understand a truth... I will only lie to my opponent. If you are my opponent, I will say something Good words that make you feel as if you are drunk. But you are my confidant, and some bad words will do you no harm."
Xu Qingzhi nodded: "This subordinate knows that for so many years, my lord has treated my subordinates like a father."
"Stop thinking about Fang Jie, because it's unnecessary."
Luo Qiu suddenly said such a sentence, causing Xu Qingzhi's eyes to flicker immediately.
"Greed always makes people very motivated, but greed always makes people unable to see clearly. Benefits confuse the eyes, but the eyes deceive the heart. Fang Xie may be more ruthless than you imagined... You just now Said that I am like your father, so you have to think about it carefully."
Xu Qingzhi nodded, but his heart became more and more uncomfortable.
He was silent for a while and asked: "Master, then shall we really wait here?"
Luo Qiu shook his head: "If the Black Banner Army is gone in the city, why should we wait any longer? It seems that you still don't understand what I just said. I won't let you play Fang Jie's idea because he will become a lunatic next time. .”
Xu Qingzhi didn't understand, and after pondering for a while, he finally understood: "This subordinate understands!"
He turned his head and shouted to his soldiers: "Pass my order, the army will return to Yongzhou immediately and close the eight gates!"
Only at this time did he understand what Luo Qiu meant, and at the same time overturned his previous thought that Luo Qiu was too old to be vicious. He also understood the gap between himself and Luo Qiu, and understood why Luo Qiu and Luo Yao had been together for so many years in peace. Luo Qiu just said that Fang Jie made him feel scared, but how could a person like Luo Qiu keep the person he fears by his side
Luo Qiu is an old fox.
What did Luo Qiu ask Fang Jie to do
Let's solve Yongzhou's dilemma!
Originally, both Luo Qiu and Xu Qingzhi thought that no matter how strong Fang Jie was, it would not be easy to defeat Tuhunduobie and Murong Yongduo. But now it seems that there is no need to wait so long. The reason why Fang Jie arranged all this so confidently shows that he is already sure to defeat Tuhunduobie and Murong Yongduo in one battle.
If Fang Jie can do this, then why stay here
Fang Xie must have transferred the Black Banner Army away from Yongzhou City at this time, no matter whether he wanted to surprise the Nanyan army or the He people, Fang Xie had no power in Yongzhou City now. Now go back and close the Eight Gates, let Fang Jie, Tuhunduo and Murong Yongduo fight in a dark place. Even if Fang Jie wins, is he still able to attack the city
With the rest of the army, it is simply impossible to break through Yongzhou.
So even if Fang Jie wins, he can only retreat if his supplies are all in the city. There is no place for him in Pingshang Road, so he can only go back to Huangyang Road. But he has offended too much along the way, whether it is Nanhui Road, Beihui Road or Yongbei Road, countless people are preparing to kill him.
Therefore, Fang Jie did the calculations this time, but he still included himself in the calculation.
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Fang Jie looked at the empty purses of Nie Xiaoju and Chen Xiaoru, and sighed in disappointment: "I only have such a little money on me, it's boring, boring!"
Chen Xiaoru smiled wryly and said: "General... This is already two months' salary for my subordinates, is it still less?"
Nie Xiaoju squatted on the ground resentfully, and looked at her hands: "This subordinate now understands that this hand can only embroider..."
"No."
Fang Jie shook his head, and he threw the money bag back to Nie Xiaoju: "Your hands can embroider and kill people."
Fang Jie stood up, took out a pocket watch from his cuff, and looked at it: "Foreigners can actually use many things, such as clairvoyance, firearms, and this watch. The Han people in the Central Plains desire to control time much earlier than foreigners. , but the means of control are somewhat vague. I asked Marquis Sanjin a long time ago to ask if I could buy this thing from the East Chu merchant, but I didn’t expect it to be.”
"Do you know how much this thing is worth in silver?"
He asked Chen Xiaoru.
"The subordinates don't know... Twelve taels?"
Chen Xiaoru tentatively answered.
"This one, I spent about three years of your salary."
Fang Jie's answer made Chen Xiaoru open his mouth, his salary is already very high, three years' salary is definitely a figure that can make ordinary people speechless. Even Chen Xiaoru was a little surprised that such a small thing is actually so valuable.
"Sometimes time is cheap..."
Fang Jie smiled and said: "For example, when a person is desperate, decadent, doing nothing, and complaining about others, time is worthless. Because the time wasted by people like this is meaningless to him. But now time is nothing to me. It's all important. No matter how much money the Eastern Chu merchants charge, today, even if it is ten times more expensive than this, they will still buy it!"
Chen Xiaoru suddenly remembered that before the general led the army out of the city, when he summoned his subordinates to distribute military affairs, he gave each of several generals one of these things, and also taught Chen Ding Nan Xia Hou Baichuan and Liu Xuri how to use it, in order to ensure that they did not forget , The general personally wrote three things and handed them over to the three of them.
Chen Xiaoru recalled it carefully, and suddenly understood the meaning of Fang Jie's words.
The general said that the control of time cannot be vague.
This thing is used by the general and several other generals for an appointment!
"Let's go."
Fang Jie looked at Nie Xiaoju and the two of them: "You two came in with me, and now you are going to go out with me. When you came in, one of you was dragging a wine jug and the other was holding a paper umbrella... When you go out, you two are ready to go out." Do you have what you have in hand?"
Nie Xiaoju stretched out her hand: "These hands are enough for this subordinate."
Chen Xiaoru smiled: "This subordinate also has hands, although they are smaller than Nie Xiaoju's and not as flexible as his hands, but this subordinate's hands are suitable for killing people."
At this moment, there was a sudden commotion in the big camp outside, and I don't know what happened. The shouts of the He people outside were extremely noisy and flustered. It sounded like half of the He camp was in chaos, and the chaos seemed to spread extremely fast.
Fang Jie hummed, glanced at the girl from the He ethnic group who had sensed something was wrong and was a little frightened, and asked in a flat tone, "Are you running fast enough?"
The girl didn't understand, she subconsciously shook her head, but quickly nodded again.
"Run."
Fang Jie smiled and said, "There will be some chaos here in a while."
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Just when Xu Qingzhi ordered the county soldiers to return to Yongzhou, he suddenly felt a chill on his neck. He wiped it subconsciously, and his face immediately turned pale.
blood on hands
At some point, a beautiful woman appeared beside him. Wearing a light blue long dress, her hair was floating behind her head, and her flawless face was untouched. She just stood there quietly, and then said a word in a very soft tone.
"Let your people wait here obediently. If anyone walks back, I will kill both of you. You will die very quickly, faster than anyone else."