Chang'an City
East Nuan Pavilion of Tai Chi Hall
Xinghuang Emperor Yang Chengqian looked at the memorial in front of him with chills on his face. The things in the capital were enough to bother him, and Yongzhou, thousands of miles away, made people feel uneasy. The memorial was sent by Fang Jie's people thousands of miles away, and the eunuch Dou Shuangfang of Bingbi was shocked after reading it, and ran all the way to Dongnuan Pavilion without daring to delay.
It was snowing, and a layer of Dou Shuangfang's body fell and turned into water as soon as he entered the room. The heat in the room was like a beast, killing the residual snow on his clothes in an instant.
After handing over the memorial, Dou Shuangfang bowed and stood aside, stealing glances at the young emperor from time to time. From the slightly trembling shoulders of the young emperor, he could see how much anger was suppressed in that thin body, so Dou Shuangfang tried hard to think of what words to comfort him.
This solution is indeed a little too much.
It's nothing more than supporting the soldiers with self-respect, but they dare to go to the table to ask for credit!
I don't know how long it took, the little emperor let out a long sigh of relief, then picked up the memorial and read it again, reading word by word carefully.
"That's all..."
The little emperor handed the memorial to Dou Shuangfang: "Send someone to show it to the general, and ask the general what he means. If the general has no objection, I will give Fang Jie some rewards later. After all, Fang Jie led the troops. Putting down the chaos in southern Xinjiang, beating back the southern barbarians, and killing Luo Yao is also a great contribution."
"Your Majesty..."
Dou Shuangfang hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but persuade: "This matter...should I wait a while before telling the general?"
"Um?"
The little emperor was stunned for a moment, and after glancing at Dou Shuangfang, he didn't understand Dou Shuangfang's meaning: "Slow down? Why?"
"Your Majesty... this formula seems to work!"
Dou Shuangfang said in a low voice: "My maidservant, remember, this General Fang is the young master of the prince who was selected by the late emperor for His Majesty. If Luo Yao hadn't revealed his rebelliousness and he was sent to Yongzhou by the late emperor, he should have been sent to Yongzhou by now. He is an important minister in the court. Since the first emperor chose him back then, there must be a reason... The servants looked at him, this Fang Jie is also a useful person. If he had the same thoughts as Luo Yao, there would be no need to send someone to send a memorial It's a credit."
The little emperor pondered for a while and said: "I remember that my father mentioned this person in front of me several times. Although I only met him once or twice, this person acted brightly and generously. Demeanor, not sticking to small details... Before he left Beijing, his father deliberately asked him to be the prince's junior teacher, which shows that his father also trusted him. Later, Fang Jie stayed in Luo Yao's army. Although he did not have the right to supervise the army, he did so. It is also the responsibility of supervising the army, and later he led the troops to the northwest, instead of following the bandits, he led the army to fight against the Mongol Tartars. From this, it can be seen that he is still loyal to the imperial court... "
Dou Shuangfang hurriedly said: "I think this is what I mean, now there are not many courtiers who can be loyal to His Majesty..."
The little emperor's face changed, and only then did he understand Dou Shuangfang's meaning: "You mean, let me reuse this person?"
Dou Shuangfang said: "Few of the courtiers in the imperial court dare to straighten their backs to work for His Majesty, because they are all afraid of death... These people are all from aristocratic families, and they carry more than their own heads on their shoulders. , and the splendor and wealth of a big family with hundreds of thousands of heads. So they are all timid, and none of them dare to die for His Majesty."
The little emperor said angrily: "It's better to count on my dog than counting on them!"
Dou Shuangfang said: "Your Majesty, appease your anger... the servant feels that there is no one in the imperial court who can do things. Among the military... Although Xu Xiaogong and Liu Enjing have soldiers in their hands, they can pursue and suppress Luo Yao's remnants as an excuse to refuse When I returned to the capital, I guess I had some nasty thoughts in my heart. Locally... some powerful people only want to protect themselves, while those with greater strength have ulterior motives. Civil officials can't be pointed out, and military commanders can't be pointed out either. But Fang Xie is different, he is from a poor family Born from scratch, I don't have so many worries, but have greater pursuits... courtiers are not short of glory and wealth, but Fang Jie is short of... "
He glanced at the little emperor's face, and saw that the little emperor seemed to be fascinated by what he heard, so he continued: "Now your Majesty lacks such a general who has soldiers and generals and can fight. Besides, since this Fang Xie can Sniping Luo Yao shows that even if this person is not a good person, he must have some highly skilled quacks under his command. Isn't this just what His Majesty needs right now?"
"Um!"
The little emperor suddenly remembered something: "I remember that this person had a close friendship with the Taoist priest of the Qingle Mountain. That Taoist... Xiang Qingniu had a lot of contacts with Fang Jie. I also heard that Fang Jie was a disciple of the Seventh Emperor Uncle ... and Luo Weiran, the former Commander of the Ouchi Guards Department, are also very close friends. There must be many masters around this person. Since Luo Yao can injure the ..., it means that Luo Yao's cultivation is very strong. And Fang Jie can kill Luo Yao …”
"His Majesty."
Dou Shuangfang smiled and said: "I feel that this Fang Jie not only needs to be rewarded, but also generously rewarded."
The little emperor pondered for a while and asked: "I remember, Fang Jie is now a first-class magistrate? A fourth-rank general?"
"County Marquis."
Dou Shuangfang corrected.
"Um."
The little emperor thought for a while and said: "Let's draw up the decree...don't invent the decree, send a capable person to secretly send the decree to Yongzhou. The Jin Fang will be a third-rank general and a second-class county prince. He will open a mansion and receive double salaries. The Black Banner Army The military pay is distributed according to the military system, and the court is short of money and food, let Fang Xie raise it himself at the local level, and I will just pay him back later."
"Here."
Dou Shuangfang responded, thought for a while and asked: "Your maidservant feels that the secret decree will be issued, and the explicit decree will also be issued... This matter must go through the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, and the Department of Officials, so it cannot be concealed."
"That's all."
The little emperor said: "Since you can't put it in the dark, then put it on the bright side. You go back and ask the general to come to the East Nuan Pavilion, and I will tell you in person. If I say it, he won't doubt anything. Fang Jie is the real deal Military exploits, he can't do it right?"
"My servant feels that Fang Jie should be avoided for the time being. It is better to fulfill his wish. His Majesty ordered him to lead troops to conquer the Nanman He people and subdue Nanyan. After his men are strong, he will be sent back to the capital... Your Majesty There is no need to worry about the self-respect of his soldiers. If Fang Jiezhen is the next Luo Yao, let the general lead the troops to fight. If Fang Jie is loyal to the emperor and patriotic, then let him come back and fight... "
The little emperor couldn't help laughing: "One more decree, the four local officials in the southwest must fully assist Fang Xie in the war, and they are not allowed to slack off, Dou Shuangfang...you are a little clever, well, I will If you raise a tiger, two tigers will fight..."
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Suddenly there was a great general in the capital. No one knew what his surname was, but everyone in Baili Chang'an City knew that this man's power was so powerful that it surpassed the sky. It is said that the young emperor Yang Chengqian is just a puppet, he dare not make decisions on his own in all court affairs, and he has to ask the general for instructions. A while ago, the Iron Armored Army under the command of this great general ransacked more than 20 mansions in the capital at one go, and beheaded more than 2,000 people at Caishikou. The moment of foreign invasion seems a little unusual.
According to common sense, even if these courtiers really colluded with the traitors, now that Luo Yao has been defeated, and the Yong army has retreated thousands of miles, they have already retreated to Jiangbei Road. The emperor does not need to kill so many people to appease the people. On the contrary, people kill If there are too many, it will cause resistance from those aristocratic families.
But people just killed like this, it came suddenly.
In the past in Chang'an City, it was the imperial guards who could walk sideways, and those arrogant guys were all well-off and domineering. But since the inexplicable appearance of the Iron Armored Army, it is no longer the turn of the Imperial Army in the city of Chang'an. Those iron armored soldiers all looked extremely majestic and rich. Although the armor on their bodies looked rough, the iron armor was as thick as a finger. Not to mention ordinary feathered arrows, armor-piercing cones could not penetrate. An ordinary steel knife cut it, leaving only a mark.
This armor at least weighs more than a hundred catties, and an average man can't even walk steadily in it.
The most chilling thing is that these Iron Armored Army soldiers seem to have a hostile aura on their bodies. They are far away, and the coercive power makes people want to retreat. An old man who has seen the world said that it was a murderous aura, so strong that it could not be dispelled. Only people who walked through the mountains of corpses and seas of blood could have such a strong murderous aura.
If the soldiers under him are like this, then one can imagine what the general will look like.
This general is very mysterious, basically he rarely moves around, and all affairs in the army are also managed by a young man named Puhu under his command. This tiger general looked only fourteen or fifteen years old, and he didn't ride a horse. He always rode an old scalper.
Not to mention ordinary people, even dignitaries in the military and court officials would bow and salute when they saw this tiger-hunting general.
It is said that a few days ago, the wife of the Sun family in Chang'an City was traveling and met a child riding a scalper. The maid who was close to the wife asked him to give way, but he refused. That half-sized boy actually tore up more than a dozen people on the street in one go, regardless of gender.
Including the wife of the Sun family.
When he was in the evening, Master Sun, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, knelt outside the gate of the general's mansion all night, kowtowing until his forehead was rotten. In the morning, an armored soldier came out of the general's mansion, waved his hands and said go away, the little general didn't care about it, and only then did he dare to get up and go back to attend the funeral.
Since then, there has been a word in Chang'an City that has been circulated in secret, and naturally no one dares to say it in the open.
The third-rank officials raised by the emperor are not as good as the old cows of the general who pounce on the tiger.
The General's Mansion was the former Prince Yi's Mansion.
Since Prince Yi's rebellion, this mansion has been idle. Later, the great general moved in and was guarded by the Iron Armored Army, so that no one dared to approach the whole street. As for the rebellious Prince Yi, some people said that he had already been executed by the emperor, some said that he was still imprisoned in the secret cell of the Ouchi guards, and some said that the Emperor Tianyou brought him with him when he went west, and died in the chaos. In the army, in short, there are various opinions.
Originally, such a big case, if the principal culprit was not punished, would definitely cause a lot of discussion, but the chaos that followed made people ignore this romantic prince who was once well-known in Chang'an City.
In fact, Yang Yin is still alive.
Now it is locked in Prince Yi's mansion, an independent small courtyard, guarded by cold armored soldiers outside the door, and a few servants are serving in the small courtyard, eating well and wearing good clothes, it doesn't look like a death row prisoner. In terms of food, he eats things that ordinary people may not be able to eat in their entire lives. In terms of clothes, he was actually wearing brocade clothes and a mink velvet cloak.
Over the past few days, he has been raised in vain and fat.
But for some reason, everyone who saw this great man would have an illusion. This prince has been raised so well, he is not noble at all but like a pig.
The Iron Armored General stood at the gate of the small courtyard, looked at Yang Yin who looked up at the sky and smiled silly, shook his head slightly, then turned and walked to the distance, followed by the half-sized man called Puhu, Looking back at Yang Yin, his eyes were full of disdain.
"People are useless, they are like pigs."
Puhu said.
The Iron Armored General paused for a moment, then slowly shook his head: "In the bones, there is still unruly."
"Nursing?"
Puhu asked.
"Keeping it up."
The Iron Armored General nodded and strode away.
There are two sets of footprints left on the snow, the big one is the armored general, and the small one is the pounced tiger, so harmonious, as if he should follow wherever he walks, completely natural. The Iron Armored General raised his hand and rubbed Pu Hu's messy hair, and Pu Hu smiled silly and happy.