Fang Jie and Yang Jian sat face to face, and the conversation between the two seemed to have come to an end. There was no reason to continue this kind of conversation, Fang Jie blocked all the way for Yang Jian as soon as he opened his mouth. It is impossible for Yang Jian to kill Da Zizai at this time.
Da Zizai was not angry, and kept smiling at the two people. Even though Fang Jie said this on purpose, he seemed unmoved.
Yang Jian was silent for a long time, and then let out a long sigh of relief: "I have always thought that peace in the world is the best thing for everyone. So when I raised troops to fight against Zheng Zheng, I didn't have the slightest mercy on the battlefield. To end the troubled times and return the common people to a peaceful world... It is the same today."
His tone gradually calmed down, and he said in a very soft voice: "I know what you did in the Southwest. Many people say that you take care of the people like this because you came from a poor and humble background and hate famous families. But I understand that, This is something in human nature, it has nothing to do with birth, even if you come from a famous family, you can do this kind of thing. But... "
Yang Jian glanced at Fang Jie: "How capable are you?"
He stretched out his hand and drew a circle in the sky: "This is the southwest."
Then he opened his arms to embrace the whole sky: "This is the world..."
"The reason why you can implement what you want in the Southwest is because the people under your command are loyal to you and will not go against your wishes. It is also because the Southwest is only a corner after all. You kill some rich and famous people, kill If it doesn't touch the real interests of the aristocratic family, they won't be bothered to take care of it and stop it. But, what about after you go out of the Southwest? Can you continue to carry out your wish with your ability?"
Yang Jian pointed behind him: "Don't talk about other places, it is Jiangnan. Do you think you can successfully complete what you want to do? Besides Jiangbei, especially Gyeonggi Province, are you really sure to kill the family that opposes you?"
He looked at Fang Jie and said seriously, "I can!"
He stood up and walked to Fang Jie's side: "I am the founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty. This world was brought down by me, and I am sure to reorganize this world again. No matter how many families are in the world, no matter how big they are, they are no bigger than me." Yang family, I will restore the world to life in the future, and then I will implement what you did in the southwest to the whole world. I have thought about it carefully, what you did in the southwest is very good... I used to only care about the faces of those from the family , only taking care of their interests, because I am worried that they and I are not of one mind."
"But the Great Sui Rebellion this time was not because the court relied too much on these people? I think, if you follow your method, maybe the Great Sui will last forever."
Fang Jie couldn't help clapping his hands after he finished speaking: "This is so beautiful...but no matter how beautiful the words are, they are just empty talk."
"You don't believe I can do it?"
Yang Jian asked.
Fang Jie once again pointed to Dazizai: "What is the status of the Buddhist sect on the western prairie? These Buddhist sects do not produce, cook, weave, or pay taxes, but squander a lot of money. You use Dazizai now , use Buddha Sect, then even if you put an end to all rebellions, what will happen in the future? Go to war with Buddha Sect again? When the time comes, the world will be ruined, do you have the courage?"
Yang Jian choked up, frowning deeply.
"Wartime and current affairs, postwar and postwar affairs."
Yang Jian looked back at Da Zizai: "I will think of a good solution to this matter."
Fang Jie shook his head: "I never believe in making wishes."
He also stood up and walked to the river: "The more beautiful the wish, the more illusory and misty it is. Your Majesty thinks that you can take care of the people according to my method, because your Majesty now hopes to use my black flag army number." One hundred thousand soldiers. No matter how high your Majesty is, it is impossible for one person to kill all the rebels. Everyone knows how powerful the Black Banner Army is... Your Majesty needs me now, so the words can be said to be as beautiful as flowers."
"But what about the future?"
Fang Jie looked at the soldiers of the Black Banner Army: "I have hundreds of thousands of soldiers in my hands, six kingdoms, and hundreds of millions of people. I will hand them over just based on His Majesty's words? When Your Majesty pacifies the world in the future, then my Black Banner Army What kind of treatment will the soldiers get? What kind of treatment will I get? Your son... Emperor Taizong of the Sui Dynasty is magnanimous enough, why didn't he demote Li Xiao to the bitter cold northwestern border?"
"When I entered the Yanwu Academy for the test, people said that I was the second Li Xiao of the Sui Dynasty."
Fang Jie smiled, looked at Yang Jian and said, "But I still don't think it's an auspicious word, really."
Yang Jian fell silent again, and asked after a long time: "Do you think the Black Banner Army can defeat me? You can defeat me? You said you were thinking about the Black Banner Army, but have you ever thought about it... Once the war starts, the elites under your command will be defeated?" How many can survive? How many bones will lie on the ground, and how many families will lose their loved ones? You don’t think about yourself, your family, don’t you think about these hundreds of thousands of horses?”
"Of course I want to."
Fang Jie smiled: "Your Majesty is also thinking about it."
He looked at Yang Jian and said, "Why did Your Majesty come to me? Because you don't want to fight this battle. I'm not sure of victory, so how can Your Majesty be sure?"
"But I can kill you."
Yang Jian said word by word.
Fang Jie smiled more comfortably: "Your Majesty may not know me very well... Since I can remember, the most thing I have encountered is being killed... Some people have things that are not worth mentioning, but some people have things that are not worth mentioning... Big King Lunming is going to kill me, Luo Yao is going to kill me, Da Zizai behind you is going to kill me too... I'm still alive."
Fang Jie raised his jaw: "Da Lun Ming Wang is dead, Luo Yao is dead, although I did not kill them, but at least it proves one thing."
Yang Jian asked, "What's the matter?"
Fang Jie said seriously: "Fang Juexiao...he is not easy to kill."
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Fang Jie went back to the chair and sat down: "Your Majesty has His Majesty's way, and I also have my own way. Buddhism talks about the way of heaven, Taoism also talks about the way of heaven, the emperor talks about the way of heaven, and the people also talk about the way of heaven. What is the way of heaven? From my point of view, it’s just a word of justice. Can Your Majesty be fair?”
Before Yang Jian could answer, Fang Jie shook his head: "You can't do it."
"The eastern border was invaded by foreign enemies, and the soldiers of the Mu family fought bloody battles. In order to defend an isolated island, five thousand soldiers would rather die than surrender, and none of them surrendered, including Mu Guangling's son. This is what His Majesty should take care of What? Why did His Majesty stand in front of me and promise me a bright future?"
Yang Jian asked: "Is it true that foreigners have invaded Eastern Xinjiang?"
"yes."
Fang Jie said: "Your Majesty has already seen the power of foreign firearms, right? Shengtu only has so many firearms in his hands, and the soldiers don't know how to operate them, so the Iron Armored Army suffered heavy losses. If the Eastern Border is isolated and helpless, wait until the foreign army invades , Your Majesty thinks you can beat the foreigners out with less than half of the Iron Armored Army in your hands?"
"After the founding of the Great Sui Dynasty, they fought everywhere and expanded their territory."
Fang Jie asked seriously, "Why?"
"Because the Great Sui was strong and the neighboring countries were not as good as it was. So the Great Sui could send out troops unscrupulously and rob everything it could. The Great Sui didn't dare to fight against the Meng Yuan easily because the Meng Yuan was not weaker than the Great Sui. Now, the foreigners The Great Sui in his eyes is just like the Shang Kingdom, Southern Chen, and Eastern Chu in the eyes of Great Sui. You can be bullied!"
Fang Jie's voice suddenly rose: "Your Majesty keeps saying that the world belongs to the Yang family, and those of your servants keep saying that the whole world is the land of the king, and the whole world is the king's ministers. Is it true? Since your majesty thinks that the world belongs to the Yang family It's all yours, foreigners have already smashed the door of His Majesty's house, but His Majesty is still at home looking forward to the future generations... It's a bit ridiculous no matter how you think about it."
Fang Jie pointed to the east side: "Your Majesty, are you going to lead the troops to the east to help Mu Guangling? If you don't have the intention, please make way, and I will send troops to rush there."
Yang Jian's face turned blue and white, obviously he was really angry. However, he could not find anything to refute.
"Your Majesty must be thinking, this must be a trick I came up with. The purpose is to transfer His Majesty's troops away, so that I can swallow Jiangnan in one gulp. Or maybe Your Majesty thinks that I am afraid of your Iron Armored Army and your cultivation. , that's why I came up with this excuse to lie to you..."
Fang Jie waved his hand back, and Xiahou Baichuan immediately asked people to wave the flag. The five thousand fine riders slowly separated to the two sides, making way for a passage. Looking inside along the passage, there is a row of no less than a hundred artillery pieces.
Fang Jie looked at Yang Jian: "Your Majesty doesn't believe that I know what happened in Eastern Xinjiang, so I will tell you why I know. Since I arrived in the southwest, I have been preparing to build a firearms battalion. Up to now, the battle of my firearms battalion Strength is not as good as ten victories! If there is a decisive battle, His Majesty's Iron Armored Army may not be able to win. Because I know the power of firearms, I pay special attention to the affairs of foreigners. There are hundreds of scouts under my command in Eastern Xinjiang to inquire about news …”
"I know much more than that."
Fang Jie said with a chilly tone: "Your Majesty fought Shengtu, I was not there... But I know exactly how you two fought each other. If you don't have the freedom to borrow the power of the terrain, can your majesty easily defeat you?" Shengtu?"
"Don't doubt what I know."
Fang Jie proudly said: "I know far more than you, Your Majesty, because you lived in the world two hundred years ago, not the world today."
When Yang Jian saw the artillery lined up behind Fang Jiejing's cavalry, his heart felt like a sledgehammer. It wasn't these cannons that hit him the hardest, but Fang Jie's last sentence.
"Because you lived in the world two hundred years ago, not the world today."
These words, like a sharp knife, cut a hole in Yang Jian's tightly wrapped heart.
Am I really too old to know this world
Yang Jian couldn't help asking himself a question in his heart.
After asking, his heart hurt even more.
"The reason why I want to talk to you, Your Majesty, is not about what His Majesty thinks, but about Eastern Xinjiang."
Fang Jie said slowly: "The power of foreigners' firearms is a hundred times and a thousand times that of mine. If Your Majesty thinks that this is a world that can be leveled with a horizontal knife and a long lance, it would be wrong. If you don't take advantage of the foreigners before they can climb this country If you block it from the outside, the land that His Majesty thought was your own would be left with nothing but devastation. Your Majesty thinks that he is so powerful that he can easily crush the bronze mirror with one finger... But Your Majesty, you restore the bronze mirror As before?"
Fang Jie stood up, turned around and walked back: "Your Majesty can prepare for a decisive battle with our Black Banner Army. There are hundreds of thousands of men in the Black Banner Army who are never afraid of fighting. Your Majesty can also open a way for my people to rush to the east. If you intercept and kill halfway...then it's you and me who will never die."
"Go back to Chang'an."
Fang Jie said as he walked, "If I were you, Your Majesty, I would go back to Chang'an. Then I will issue an edict to the world, in the name of the Great Sui Emperor, to summon the world's powerful to fight against the powerful enemy."
"I..."
Yang Jian looked at Fang Jie's back and opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say or what to say.
In the distance, Fang Jie's last words came softly but heavily: "The Black Banner Army is not afraid of war, and His Majesty is not afraid of war, but some battles need not be fought, and some battles must be fought! How to fight, Who to fight with, I will wait for His Majesty to give me an answer!"
The five thousand fine cavalry of the Black Banner Army retreated slowly, guarding the firearms battalion.
A 200-year-old emperor was left standing there stiffly, bewildered like a child.