As long as Fang Jie was in Daying, every morning he would routinely go around the courtyard where the eldest princess Yang Qinyan lived, and ask what he needed and what he wanted to do. And the daily conversations are very feeble, basically just a few words. The eldest princess seems to have changed from full of hope at first to hopeless, sitting by the window most of the day in a daze.
today
She saw Fang Jie's first sentence, but it was a little different from the past.
"Did someone kill someone in the camp?"
she asked.
"yes."
Fang Jie nodded, glanced at the dying potted plants in the room, found some water and watered them. This potted plant takes care of itself very well, and just an occasional watering will keep it alive. But now it is a little listless, and I don't know how long the owner of this house has not cared about it.
"Is it about me?"
Yang Qinyan asked.
"Why do you ask such a question, Your Highness?"
Fang Jie asked.
Yang Qinyan glanced at Fang Jie, and after a moment of silence, said: "Actually, you and I both know it well, why pretend not to know? That's right, when I left the palace to join you, I didn't join you but Luo Weiran. Luo Weiran failed because of this incident. I don’t know how many people were cleared from the Xiaoqi School under your command. It must be quite a few. Zhang Chu was in charge of taking care of me when I first joined the Black Banner Army, and now he is about to dead."
"Do women always think like this?"
Fang Jie sat down opposite Yang Qinyan: "Zhang Chu was corrupt because of corruption, and had nothing to do with the eldest princess. As for how many people were cleaned up because of Luo Wei, I can tell you a very precise number... six hundred and thirty-six people , but not many died."
Yang Qinyan was obviously stunned for a moment, and looked at Fang Xie in disbelief: "You didn't kill them all?"
"Some people should be killed, they must be killed. Some people should not be killed, why should they be killed?"
These words made Yang Qinyan even more surprised, she looked at Fang Jie as if she was looking at a monster: "If this happened in anyone's team, I'm afraid they can't tolerate it?"
"I can bear it."
Fang Jie said: "Because I firmly believe that those people I didn't kill will not harm me."
"This is the benevolence of a woman."
Yang Qinyan said in a disappointed tone.
"Say it as if you weren't a woman."
Fang Jie shook his head: "I know Your Highness is a little unwilling. You thought that after you arrived at the Black Banner Army, you could use the power of the Black Banner Army to help your Yang family take back the world. For this purpose, if Luo Weiran kills me Of course there is nothing unacceptable, you might even feel a little happy, right?"
"Up to now, the Black Banner Army hasn't done anything according to your wishes, and the most unbearable thing for you... is that I don't even use your status as the eldest princess, which makes you feel very failed and disappointed ,Is it right?"
"yes."
Yang Qinyan didn't deny it: "I'm the eldest princess, and I'm probably the only one who is still alive in the Yang family... Shouldn't you take advantage of my identity? I thought you would spread the word that the emperor was forced to death as soon as possible." Go out, and then play the banner of revenge for the king, isn't that justified?"
"yes."
This time it was Fang's turn to explain.
"If Your Highness doesn't mention this matter, maybe I will keep silent. Because it has nothing to do with me. If there is, it's just that I promised a friend to take care of his relatives. Your Highness thinks that he is very important. The important person, but I put you in the camp, Your Highness, and I didn't take advantage of you at all... Frustration? Is that so?"
"What do you mean by that?"
Yang Qinyan heard something unusual in Fang Jie's words, and immediately asked a question.
Fang Jie shook his head: "There are some things that you don't want to know because it's not the day you should know, and there are some things that shouldn't come out of my mouth. I'm not a suitable person, at least for You say I am not. And what His Highness thinks he has, may not really have it."
"Speak clearly!"
Yang Qinyan watched Fang Jie speak, her voice became a little sharp.
"I can only tell you now..."
Fang Jie got up: "You are by no means the only blood of the Yang family now, you still have relatives."
"who is it!"
Yang Qinyan stood up abruptly.
"It's a person who made a completely different choice from you. She won't worry about the Sui Dynasty's Jiangshan Sheji, because she no longer regards herself as the Yang family from a long time ago. Let me tell you this, Just to let you know that you are not alone."
Fang Jie got up and seemed to lose his sense of conversation: "I can vaguely guess some of His Highness's thoughts... Your Highness thinks that I should use your identity, and you are waiting for me to use it. As long as I put the news that the emperor is dead Go out, because it is from your news, so many people will believe it. At that time, when the banner of the eldest princess is displayed, many people will come to join them. In troubled times, there is never a shortage of people who think they are smart and ready to stand in line. And as long as Some people, you can use them, you think you can find help with your own wisdom, and then get rid of me... "
"Women tend to think they are smarter than men..."
Fang Jie walked out of the room without looking back: "Actually, women who think like this are probably a little silly."
Yang Qinyan looked at Fang Xie's leaving back, and suddenly felt a very strong sense of loss. She wasn't sure what the cause of this sense of loss was, whether it was because Fang Jie didn't use her or something else. However, she suddenly wanted to throw herself into someone's arms and cry loudly.
At this time, she subconsciously thought about who she could cry in her arms... It seemed that there was no one.
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Jiangnan
Xiaosheng Shanxi Fifty Li
Standing on the high slope, Jin Shixiong looked forward with clairvoyance, and the fighting on the plain in the distance had reached a fever pitch. The troops under his command are attacking frantically, while the troops of the imperial court are forming defensive formations, step by step. It can be seen that the general who commanded the court troops is extremely capable, no matter how he changes, that person has never been fooled.
"General, if you continue to fight like this, even the distance of fifty miles will not be able to be captured in a month!"
One of his generals sighed: "The imperial court's troops are just defending steadily and never take the initiative to fight. They will take the initiative to retreat when they suffer a loss. When our offensive slows down, they will push back. This kind of see-saw competition is enough. For twenty days, we haven't even moved ten miles forward."
Jin Shixiong frowned, he didn't know what his subordinates were talking about, it was because the imperial court guarded so securely that he didn't fight back even if he showed flaws one after another, that's why he was troubled.
"It should be the most critical time in Liuzhou."
Jin Shixiong put down his clairvoyance, waved his hands and ordered: "Go up again, two soldiers and horses, and attack from both wings. Before dark, try to tear apart the enemy's formation. If you can't take it down after dark, you can only defend the soldiers. Among the people in the court The armored army seems to have no discomfort at night, but our people are blind in the dark... "
"The general means that the armored general sent troops to hold us back on purpose, and he wants to settle the matter with Shengtu as soon as possible?"
"Um."
Jin Shixiong nodded and pointed to Xiaosheng Mountain: "Although clairvoyance can't see what's going on on Xiaosheng Mountain, and even our scouts can't go there to investigate quietly. But I can be sure that the current Xiaosheng The mountain must be empty, I'm afraid General Iron Armor has taken all the horses to besiege Liuzhou."
"How did you find out, General?"
his men asked.
"It's too far away, and clairvoyance can't see the situation of Xiaosheng Mountain. But have you observed it? It has been at least ten days that there has been no cooking smoke from Xiaosheng Mountain."
Only then did everyone suddenly realize.
"The attack must be stepped up."
Jin Shixiong walked down the high slope slowly, and got on his horse: "Follow me to the front and have a look. It's been so long, and I haven't thought of a way to break the Iron Armored Army..."
"There is no terrain suitable for ambush nearby, and the enemy troops will never come out to fight."
A subordinate sighed: "The Iron Armored Army has invincible defense and unparalleled combat power. It is really difficult to defeat them, but as long as the terrain is suitable, it is not impossible to win. These subordinates have been trying to lure the Iron Armored Army out of the canyon. In a decisive battle, as long as they enter the canyon and move slowly, most of them can be burned to death with a single fire."
Jin Shixiong nodded, and when he was about to walk down the high slope, his eyes suddenly froze: "There is still such a master. I thought that he had only one under his command. Today, this person seems to be even more disturbing."
Just after his words fell, a person suddenly appeared on the high slope where they were standing before. A monk wearing a white monk robe, who looks to be about twenty years old. It was so close that Jin Shixiong just realized it, so he was quite afraid of this young monk.
"People from the Buddhist sect?"
Jin Shixiong looked back at the monk on the high slope.
"yes."
The young monk said gently: "My name is Da Zizai. I have come to kill you according to the order of His Majesty the Sui Emperor."
"His Majesty the Great Sui Emperor?"
Jin Shixiong couldn't help but snorted coldly: "His Majesty the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty is in Chang'an City, can you enter Chang'an?"
"It was impossible to get in before."
The monk said slowly: "When Wan Xingchen was alive, I couldn't get in and I didn't dare to get in. But the ordinary people in Chang'an City can't get in now, so I'm sure I can get in. But... I didn't come from Chang'an, but I was born when I was young." Mountain."
Jin Shixiong's face changed: "That person can't help it?"
"There's no need to hide."
Da Zizai smiled and said: "At this moment, that identity is very useful. Moreover, the Buddhist sect has been established for thousands of years, and there will always be some extraordinary means, so when it is announced to the outside world, there should not be many People questioned. After all... It is not that no one knows the identity of His Majesty."
"Ha ha."
Jin Shixiong couldn't help but sneered: "The Yang family...is more realistic than anyone else. Even the Buddhist sect, which the Yang family hated most before, can join forces. What else can't be done?"
"have."
Da Zizai suddenly changed his tone, and said very seriously: "You can't kill the general."
Jin Shixiong was stunned: "Why? Didn't you say you were coming to kill me?"
"That's right."
Da Zizai said: "Killing you is right, but that is the second choice. As long as there is still a glimmer of hope, I still think talking is better than killing to solve the problem. You should know that Buddhist disciples are compassionate."
"spit."
Jin Shixiong spat: "Aren't you disgusting yourself?"
Da Zizai said: "When I first said these words, I really felt disgusted... But after I said too much, the lies became the truth, so I even lied to myself. However, I did bring some With a compassionate heart, I want to talk to the general about what is a wise man and what is an idiot."
He walked down the high slope slowly: "General, guess what chance Shengtu and your brother have if Fozong and His Majesty the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty join forces?"
Jin Shixiong was silent and did not answer.
"Not a single point."
Da Zizai said: "The general himself understands, right? So why doesn't the general think about it and take a different path?"
"What way?"
Jin Shixiong asked.
"obey..."
Da Zizai's voice was a little fluttering, but every word was so clear: "If Shengtu is defeated, Jin Shiduo, as his founding hero, will undoubtedly die. General, you are admirable for saving your family. But if Shengtu is dead , Jin Shiduo is also dead, do you want to be buried with the general?"
"As long as you nod your head and tell me that you are willing to return to the court and be His Majesty's man, then why would I kill you?"
"This is so boring..."
Jin Shixiong stretched his body, looked at Da Zizai and said, "Why don't you try to kill me?"
Da Zizai thought for a while, then nodded: "Okay... If I do it now, maybe you and your brother's memorial day will be on the same day."